At 29, Stephanie Ryan became chronically ill overnight. She spent eleven years searching for answers, trying to survive through her chronic stress, fatigue and overwhelm, and desperately hoping the next protocol would be the cure.

Then she finally picked up a brush and began watercolor painting from bed.

In her debut book, Watercolor Your Way to Peace, contains the practices and rituals born from her own journey of painting to help heal her body and bring safety back into her nervous system, and her life.  She wrote this book to be a companion and guide for anyone who is carrying overwhelming stress from the noise of the world, or trying to find relief inside of chronic pain or fatigue, and wants to use this simple practice of art as their medicine.

Inside this visually beautiful and intuitive book, you’ll find simple, guided watercolor projects designed to de-stress as you paint, instructions for breathwork, Vagus nerve stimulation, and mindfulness practices you can weave directly into the creative process, explorations on how color, repetitive mark-making, and fluid movement naturally downshift the stress response, and techniques for building a sustainable painting ritual that will support your emotional regulation and inner calm

A soft, grounded place to start for beginners and experienced painters alike, you won’t need any artistic background (or natura talent) to make painting your peace practice.

Whether picking up a brush for the first time or returning to a practice, Watercolor Your Way to Peace offers a clear pathway to feeling more grounded, centered, and at ease… one brushstroke at a time.