Author: Max Hindle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Life can change in an instant and it may have taken you a long time to reach this one instant. This book will give you the information but also a guided process of what to do in order to make the changes stick in your life, knowledge is important but action always trumps knowledge and that is why you have something to implement into your day. We don't all have hours a day to make the shifts and that is why I keep it short, the book and the process! Quicker chanegs in less time! Your past does not dictate your future and how you live your life, as of today, can be the dream reality you have always wished for. First you will find out the proof that it is possible and then move into the information of how you can do it. Understand how science and spirituality are becoming one and bridging the gap that has been there for years. Not only will you learn how to change from the old self and create a new self but also have a repeatable formula to follow in order to get the results in your life. This book has an accompanying tape that you can listen to in order to make those long lasting shifts in your life. Enjoy the book and make this year the best year yet with all the tools inside! Head over to https://www.maxhindle.com for more information and more of Max's free resources.
Kintsugi for the Mind
Author: Max Hindle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Life can change in an instant and it may have taken you a long time to reach this one instant. This book will give you the information but also a guided process of what to do in order to make the changes stick in your life, knowledge is important but action always trumps knowledge and that is why you have something to implement into your day. We don't all have hours a day to make the shifts and that is why I keep it short, the book and the process! Quicker chanegs in less time! Your past does not dictate your future and how you live your life, as of today, can be the dream reality you have always wished for. First you will find out the proof that it is possible and then move into the information of how you can do it. Understand how science and spirituality are becoming one and bridging the gap that has been there for years. Not only will you learn how to change from the old self and create a new self but also have a repeatable formula to follow in order to get the results in your life. This book has an accompanying tape that you can listen to in order to make those long lasting shifts in your life. Enjoy the book and make this year the best year yet with all the tools inside! Head over to https://www.maxhindle.com for more information and more of Max's free resources.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Life can change in an instant and it may have taken you a long time to reach this one instant. This book will give you the information but also a guided process of what to do in order to make the changes stick in your life, knowledge is important but action always trumps knowledge and that is why you have something to implement into your day. We don't all have hours a day to make the shifts and that is why I keep it short, the book and the process! Quicker chanegs in less time! Your past does not dictate your future and how you live your life, as of today, can be the dream reality you have always wished for. First you will find out the proof that it is possible and then move into the information of how you can do it. Understand how science and spirituality are becoming one and bridging the gap that has been there for years. Not only will you learn how to change from the old self and create a new self but also have a repeatable formula to follow in order to get the results in your life. This book has an accompanying tape that you can listen to in order to make those long lasting shifts in your life. Enjoy the book and make this year the best year yet with all the tools inside! Head over to https://www.maxhindle.com for more information and more of Max's free resources.
Kintsugi Wellness
Author: Candice Kumai
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062669869
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The classically trained chef and wellness author shares favorite Japanese rituals & recipes in a common-sense guide to finding balance, joy & good health. Where we come from is who we are. And Candice Kumai’s Japanese heritage has informed her journey back to health at every turn. Now, in Kintsugi Wellness, Candice shares what she’s learned and guides us through her favorite Japanese traditions and practices for cultivating inner strength and living a gracious life. Interwoven with dozens of recipes for healthy, Japanese-inspired cuisine, Kintsugi Wellness provides the tools we all need to reclaim the art of living well. “Candice has created a guide to an ancient, common-sense and approachable way of living. In a crowded wellness space, Kintsugi Wellness truly stands out.” —Sophia Amoruso, Founder and CEO, Girlboss “All aspects of our well-being are connected. And with Kintsugi Wellness, Candice Kumai uses her own journey to show how Japanese traditions can enhance not just our bodies, but our minds, our hearts and our spirits. Candice Kumai is a true new role model, showing how ancient practices can help us thrive in the modern word.” —Arianna Huffington, Founder of Thrive Global and CEO and Co-founder, Huffington Post
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062669869
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The classically trained chef and wellness author shares favorite Japanese rituals & recipes in a common-sense guide to finding balance, joy & good health. Where we come from is who we are. And Candice Kumai’s Japanese heritage has informed her journey back to health at every turn. Now, in Kintsugi Wellness, Candice shares what she’s learned and guides us through her favorite Japanese traditions and practices for cultivating inner strength and living a gracious life. Interwoven with dozens of recipes for healthy, Japanese-inspired cuisine, Kintsugi Wellness provides the tools we all need to reclaim the art of living well. “Candice has created a guide to an ancient, common-sense and approachable way of living. In a crowded wellness space, Kintsugi Wellness truly stands out.” —Sophia Amoruso, Founder and CEO, Girlboss “All aspects of our well-being are connected. And with Kintsugi Wellness, Candice Kumai uses her own journey to show how Japanese traditions can enhance not just our bodies, but our minds, our hearts and our spirits. Candice Kumai is a true new role model, showing how ancient practices can help us thrive in the modern word.” —Arianna Huffington, Founder of Thrive Global and CEO and Co-founder, Huffington Post
Kintsugi
Author: Céline Santini
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524855006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
An award-winning self help guide to healing emotional wounds and building resiliency, inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi—includes photos. Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with powdered gold. Day after day, week after week, stage by stage, the object is cleaned, groomed, treated, healed, and finally enhanced. Nowadays it has also become a well-known therapy metaphor for how to build resilience. Winner of the 2019 Golden Nautilus Book Award, Kintsugi offers practical advice to help you overcome rough times, heal your deepest wounds, and become whole again through the numerous stages, writing exercises, and testimonies.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524855006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
An award-winning self help guide to healing emotional wounds and building resiliency, inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi—includes photos. Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with powdered gold. Day after day, week after week, stage by stage, the object is cleaned, groomed, treated, healed, and finally enhanced. Nowadays it has also become a well-known therapy metaphor for how to build resilience. Winner of the 2019 Golden Nautilus Book Award, Kintsugi offers practical advice to help you overcome rough times, heal your deepest wounds, and become whole again through the numerous stages, writing exercises, and testimonies.
Kintsugi
Author: Bonnie Kemske
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1789940001
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
A broken pot is made whole again, and within its golden repair we see a world of meaning. Kintsugi is the art of embracing imperfection. In Western cultures, the aim of repair has been to make the broken item 'as good as new'. Kintsugi on the other hand, is a Japanese art that leaves an obvious repair – one that may appear fragile, but which actually makes the restored ceramic piece stronger, more beautiful, and more valuable than before. Leaving clear, bold, visible lines with the appearance of solid gold, it never hides the story of the object's damage. Kintsugi traces memory, bringing together the moment of destruction and the gold seams of repair through finely-honed skills and painstaking, time-consuming labour in the creation of a new pot from the old. There is a story to be told with every crack, every chip. This story inevitably leads to kintsugi's greatest strength. an intimate metaphoric narrative of loss and recovery, breakage and restoration, tragedy and the ability to overcome it. A kintsugi repair speaks of individuality and uniqueness, fortitude and resilience, and the beauty to be found in survival. Kintsugi leads us to a respectful and appreciative acceptance of hardship and ageing. Author Bonnie Kemske explores kintsugi's metaphorical power as well as exploring the technical and practical aspects of the art, meeting with artists and ceramists in Japan and the US to discuss their personal connection to this intricate technique. With the inclusion of diary entries, personal stories, and in-depth exploration of its origin and symbolism, this book shows kintsugi's metaphoric strength as well as its striking aesthetic, making it a unique and powerful art form that can touch our lives.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1789940001
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
A broken pot is made whole again, and within its golden repair we see a world of meaning. Kintsugi is the art of embracing imperfection. In Western cultures, the aim of repair has been to make the broken item 'as good as new'. Kintsugi on the other hand, is a Japanese art that leaves an obvious repair – one that may appear fragile, but which actually makes the restored ceramic piece stronger, more beautiful, and more valuable than before. Leaving clear, bold, visible lines with the appearance of solid gold, it never hides the story of the object's damage. Kintsugi traces memory, bringing together the moment of destruction and the gold seams of repair through finely-honed skills and painstaking, time-consuming labour in the creation of a new pot from the old. There is a story to be told with every crack, every chip. This story inevitably leads to kintsugi's greatest strength. an intimate metaphoric narrative of loss and recovery, breakage and restoration, tragedy and the ability to overcome it. A kintsugi repair speaks of individuality and uniqueness, fortitude and resilience, and the beauty to be found in survival. Kintsugi leads us to a respectful and appreciative acceptance of hardship and ageing. Author Bonnie Kemske explores kintsugi's metaphorical power as well as exploring the technical and practical aspects of the art, meeting with artists and ceramists in Japan and the US to discuss their personal connection to this intricate technique. With the inclusion of diary entries, personal stories, and in-depth exploration of its origin and symbolism, this book shows kintsugi's metaphoric strength as well as its striking aesthetic, making it a unique and powerful art form that can touch our lives.
KINTSUGI - The Japanese Art of Repairing the Body, Mind and Spirit
Author: Hinata Kobayashi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
A NewYork Times Bestseller! Have you ever heard of KINTSUGI Before? Do you ever feel like something is not right in your lives or relationship? Are going through Emotional pain or Psychological disorder that you even think that your life is already beyond repair. Are your soul, lives and body already broken into pieces? Do you think your life is been subjected to a burden that your soul can no longer bear? Are you been depressed that you rather prefer isolating yourself rather than to stand up and seek professional help? Are you thinking about suicide because you think your life is miserable? This is the reason why I created this book. Here you will find everything you need to know about KINTSUGI - The Japanese Art of Healing the Body, Mind and Spirit and effective way of applying the procedures involved. My aim and objective is not just to give you the tools to free you from being depressed, remain broken and psychologically disturbed, my goal is also to teach you practical ways to actually help the broken ones feel better and be free of discrimination. I know that many times, that affected person is someone you love and care about and sometimes is better to let go, other times I believe we can all save him/her from been traumatised for the rest of his/her life. " I know this journey I will take is part of the Grand Plan, and that my instructor also has actually been sent into my life by the World " Hinata Koboyashy " Come down to its simplicity " Hinata Koboyashy In fact, in this book you will surely learn; Introduction to Kintsugi (Art of repairing our lives, body and soul) Kintsugi and your Anxiety How scars beautify us? What is psychological pain? Reason behind our psychological pain How to recover from psychological pain? Emotional pain Getting recover from trauma. Children reactions to emotional pain. Protecting our hearth from emotional pain Repairing our soul with nature Repairing our soul with education Repairing our self confidence Repairing our job loss Repairing our soul with creativity Even If you have tried other guides but they didn't work, even if you have experience but you want to sharpen your abilities, even if you feel completely loss and you don't know where to start, this is the guide that will finally take you to the next level of repairing you lives and souls. I strongly believe that this book will help you relief from your psychological and emotional dis-order and will also help you to understand better how to help and live with someone that is going through a broken life and pain. Now scroll to the top and click buy now!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
A NewYork Times Bestseller! Have you ever heard of KINTSUGI Before? Do you ever feel like something is not right in your lives or relationship? Are going through Emotional pain or Psychological disorder that you even think that your life is already beyond repair. Are your soul, lives and body already broken into pieces? Do you think your life is been subjected to a burden that your soul can no longer bear? Are you been depressed that you rather prefer isolating yourself rather than to stand up and seek professional help? Are you thinking about suicide because you think your life is miserable? This is the reason why I created this book. Here you will find everything you need to know about KINTSUGI - The Japanese Art of Healing the Body, Mind and Spirit and effective way of applying the procedures involved. My aim and objective is not just to give you the tools to free you from being depressed, remain broken and psychologically disturbed, my goal is also to teach you practical ways to actually help the broken ones feel better and be free of discrimination. I know that many times, that affected person is someone you love and care about and sometimes is better to let go, other times I believe we can all save him/her from been traumatised for the rest of his/her life. " I know this journey I will take is part of the Grand Plan, and that my instructor also has actually been sent into my life by the World " Hinata Koboyashy " Come down to its simplicity " Hinata Koboyashy In fact, in this book you will surely learn; Introduction to Kintsugi (Art of repairing our lives, body and soul) Kintsugi and your Anxiety How scars beautify us? What is psychological pain? Reason behind our psychological pain How to recover from psychological pain? Emotional pain Getting recover from trauma. Children reactions to emotional pain. Protecting our hearth from emotional pain Repairing our soul with nature Repairing our soul with education Repairing our self confidence Repairing our job loss Repairing our soul with creativity Even If you have tried other guides but they didn't work, even if you have experience but you want to sharpen your abilities, even if you feel completely loss and you don't know where to start, this is the guide that will finally take you to the next level of repairing you lives and souls. I strongly believe that this book will help you relief from your psychological and emotional dis-order and will also help you to understand better how to help and live with someone that is going through a broken life and pain. Now scroll to the top and click buy now!
Kintsugi
Author: Tomás Navarro
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781529366839
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover how to embrace the imperfect with Kintsugi. Apply this ancient principle to your life and you will learn how to repair yourself, rebuild your life and love your flaws. Japanese Kintsugi masters delicately patch up broken ceramics with gold adhesive, leaving the restoration clearly visible to others. Psychologist Tomás Navarro believes that we should approach our lives with the same philosophy. Everyone faces suffering, but it is the way in which we overcome our troubles, and heal our emotional wounds, that is key. We shouldn't conceal our repairs, they are proof of our strength. Navarro presents real solutions to genuine problems that he has seen in his professional practice. His anecdotes demonstrate that it is possible to transform adversity or setbacks into a strength. His psychological understanding and perspective will leave you feeling courageous and prepared, should you experience misfortune, be it heartbreak, a job loss or bereavement. Often practised alongside Ikigai (or the art of finding one's life purpose), Kintsugi shows you how happiness can be found again, often against all odds. A painful experience can in fact make you a more determined individual, ready to face the world with optimism. 'Kintsugi, which translates as "golden joinery", is the latest lifestyle trend promising to transform our lives.' - The Telegraph
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781529366839
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover how to embrace the imperfect with Kintsugi. Apply this ancient principle to your life and you will learn how to repair yourself, rebuild your life and love your flaws. Japanese Kintsugi masters delicately patch up broken ceramics with gold adhesive, leaving the restoration clearly visible to others. Psychologist Tomás Navarro believes that we should approach our lives with the same philosophy. Everyone faces suffering, but it is the way in which we overcome our troubles, and heal our emotional wounds, that is key. We shouldn't conceal our repairs, they are proof of our strength. Navarro presents real solutions to genuine problems that he has seen in his professional practice. His anecdotes demonstrate that it is possible to transform adversity or setbacks into a strength. His psychological understanding and perspective will leave you feeling courageous and prepared, should you experience misfortune, be it heartbreak, a job loss or bereavement. Often practised alongside Ikigai (or the art of finding one's life purpose), Kintsugi shows you how happiness can be found again, often against all odds. A painful experience can in fact make you a more determined individual, ready to face the world with optimism. 'Kintsugi, which translates as "golden joinery", is the latest lifestyle trend promising to transform our lives.' - The Telegraph
It's OK to Cry
Author: Molly Potter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147297719X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
From the best-selling author of How Are You Feeling Today? comes a picture book that sensitively deals with developing emotional intelligence in young children. Young children can find it really frustrating when they are unable to explain what they are feeling and express their emotions. Cue: this book! Written with boys in mind because they are often encouraged to suppress their feelings, Molly Potter covers a whole range of emotions from those that are uncomfortable to happy feelings where you care about yourself and other people. Perfect for starting those all-important conversations, It's OK to Cry includes colourful illustrations, child-friendly strategies and vocabulary for managing feelings, and helpful notes for parents, carers and practitioners. Let's Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147297719X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
From the best-selling author of How Are You Feeling Today? comes a picture book that sensitively deals with developing emotional intelligence in young children. Young children can find it really frustrating when they are unable to explain what they are feeling and express their emotions. Cue: this book! Written with boys in mind because they are often encouraged to suppress their feelings, Molly Potter covers a whole range of emotions from those that are uncomfortable to happy feelings where you care about yourself and other people. Perfect for starting those all-important conversations, It's OK to Cry includes colourful illustrations, child-friendly strategies and vocabulary for managing feelings, and helpful notes for parents, carers and practitioners. Let's Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.
Art and Faith
Author: Makoto Fujimura
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300255934
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity’s quintessential—and often overlooked—role in the spiritual life “Makoto Fujimura’s art and writings have been a true inspiration to me. In this luminous book, he addresses the question of art and faith and their reconciliation with a quiet and moving eloquence.”—Martin Scorsese “[An] elegant treatise . . . Fujimura’s sensitive, evocative theology will appeal to believers interested in the role religion can play in the creation of art.”—Publishers Weekly Conceived over thirty years of painting and creating in his studio, this book is Makoto Fujimura’s broad and deep exploration of creativity and the spiritual aspects of “making.” What he does in the studio is theological work as much as it is aesthetic work. In between pouring precious, pulverized minerals onto handmade paper to create the prismatic, refractive surfaces of his art, he comes into the quiet space in the studio, in a discipline of awareness, waiting, prayer, and praise. Ranging from the Bible to T. S. Eliot, and from Mark Rothko to Japanese Kintsugi technique, he shows how unless we are making something, we cannot know the depth of God’s being and God’s grace permeating our lives. This poignant and beautiful book offers the perspective of, in Christian Wiman’s words, “an accidental theologian,” one who comes to spiritual questions always through the prism of art.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300255934
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity’s quintessential—and often overlooked—role in the spiritual life “Makoto Fujimura’s art and writings have been a true inspiration to me. In this luminous book, he addresses the question of art and faith and their reconciliation with a quiet and moving eloquence.”—Martin Scorsese “[An] elegant treatise . . . Fujimura’s sensitive, evocative theology will appeal to believers interested in the role religion can play in the creation of art.”—Publishers Weekly Conceived over thirty years of painting and creating in his studio, this book is Makoto Fujimura’s broad and deep exploration of creativity and the spiritual aspects of “making.” What he does in the studio is theological work as much as it is aesthetic work. In between pouring precious, pulverized minerals onto handmade paper to create the prismatic, refractive surfaces of his art, he comes into the quiet space in the studio, in a discipline of awareness, waiting, prayer, and praise. Ranging from the Bible to T. S. Eliot, and from Mark Rothko to Japanese Kintsugi technique, he shows how unless we are making something, we cannot know the depth of God’s being and God’s grace permeating our lives. This poignant and beautiful book offers the perspective of, in Christian Wiman’s words, “an accidental theologian,” one who comes to spiritual questions always through the prism of art.
Kensho
Author:
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834828731
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Kensho is the transformative glimpse of the true nature of all things. It is an experience so crucial in Zen practice that it is sometimes compared to finding an inexhaustible treasure because it reveals the potential that exists in each moment for pure awareness free from the projections of the ego. Among the traditional Zen works are a number of important texts focusing on the profound subtleties of this essential Zen awakening and the methods used in its realization. The selections here are taken from: · Straightforward Explanation of the True Mind, by Korean Zen teacher Chinul (1158-1210), which provides the contextual balance needed to understand kensho by relating it to the broader teachings of the Buddhist scriptures and treatises. · Several works by Japanese Zen master Hakuin (1786-1769), whose teachings emphasize the techniques used in the cultivation and application of kensho and the importance of going beyond the experience itself to apply Zen insight to the full range of human endeavors. · The Book of Ease, a Chinese koan collection from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, with commentary showing the practical dimension of classical koan practice. The translator provides extensive introductory notes and detailed commentary on each of the selections to help the reader understand the inner meaning of this essential experience of Zen.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834828731
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Kensho is the transformative glimpse of the true nature of all things. It is an experience so crucial in Zen practice that it is sometimes compared to finding an inexhaustible treasure because it reveals the potential that exists in each moment for pure awareness free from the projections of the ego. Among the traditional Zen works are a number of important texts focusing on the profound subtleties of this essential Zen awakening and the methods used in its realization. The selections here are taken from: · Straightforward Explanation of the True Mind, by Korean Zen teacher Chinul (1158-1210), which provides the contextual balance needed to understand kensho by relating it to the broader teachings of the Buddhist scriptures and treatises. · Several works by Japanese Zen master Hakuin (1786-1769), whose teachings emphasize the techniques used in the cultivation and application of kensho and the importance of going beyond the experience itself to apply Zen insight to the full range of human endeavors. · The Book of Ease, a Chinese koan collection from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, with commentary showing the practical dimension of classical koan practice. The translator provides extensive introductory notes and detailed commentary on each of the selections to help the reader understand the inner meaning of this essential experience of Zen.
Wabi Sabi
Author: Andrew Juniper
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462901611
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence. As much a state of mind--an awareness of the things around us and an acceptance of our surroundings--as it is a design style, wabi sabi begs us to appreciate the simple beauty in life--a chipped vase, a quiet rainy day, the impermanence of all things. Presenting itself as an alternative to today's fast-paced, mass-produced, neon-lighted world, wabi sabi reminds us to slow down and take comfort in the simple, natural beauty around us. In addition to presenting the philosophy of wabi-sabi, this book includes how-to design advice--so that a transformation of body, mind, and home can emerge. Chapters include: History: The Development of Wabi Sabi Culture: Wabi Sabi and the Japanese Character Art: Defining Aesthetics Design: Creating Expressions with Wabi Sabi Materials Spirit: The Universal Spirit of Wabi Sabi
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462901611
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence. As much a state of mind--an awareness of the things around us and an acceptance of our surroundings--as it is a design style, wabi sabi begs us to appreciate the simple beauty in life--a chipped vase, a quiet rainy day, the impermanence of all things. Presenting itself as an alternative to today's fast-paced, mass-produced, neon-lighted world, wabi sabi reminds us to slow down and take comfort in the simple, natural beauty around us. In addition to presenting the philosophy of wabi-sabi, this book includes how-to design advice--so that a transformation of body, mind, and home can emerge. Chapters include: History: The Development of Wabi Sabi Culture: Wabi Sabi and the Japanese Character Art: Defining Aesthetics Design: Creating Expressions with Wabi Sabi Materials Spirit: The Universal Spirit of Wabi Sabi