**Order Beth Kempton's new book KOKORO: Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived**'A truly transformative read' Sunday Times STYLE'More than ever, we need books like this' Jessica Seaton, Co-Founder of Toast and author of Gather, Cook, FeastA whole new way of looking at the world - and your life - inspired by centuries-old Japanese wisdom.Wabi sabi ("wah-bi sah-bi...

Wabi sabi biedt een heel nieuwe kijk op de wereld en je leven, geïnspireerd op eeuwenoude Japanse wijsheid. Het helpt ons de schoonheid in imperfectie te zien, simpelheid te waarderen en de vergankelijkheid van het leven te accepteren. De filosofie van wabi sabi is relevanter dan ooit, in een wereld waarin alles draait om sneller, beter en meer. Wat als we daar nu eens mee zouden stoppen? Dit boek gaat over accepteren en loslaten. Het is een uitnodiging om de schoonheid te zien in je huidi...

侘寂是對美的直覺反應，反映人生的本質。侘寂是接受與欣賞萬物不恆常、不完美與不完整的本質。侘寂是承認簡單、緩慢與自然生命的賜予。貝絲•坎普頓(Beth Kempton)在《侘寂：追求不完美的日式生活美學》(Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom For a Perfectly Imperfect Life)裡，邀請讀者一起在異地當一個好奇的探險家。她試圖藉由文字所勾勒出的地圖指引人們離開常人走的路，走進曲折的小徑，穿過古老的木門，進入遠古森林，沿著蜿蜒的河流，深入群山之中。在貝絲的引領下，讀者偶爾會停在路邊的茶室，稍做停留與沉思；或是搭上陌生人的車，追尋未知的新風景；抑或與新朋友聊天，從他們那裡獲取意想不到的智慧。有時候邊走路邊唱歌；有時候覺得疲憊。也許會停下來把酸痛的身體泡進溫泉，或者因為降雪而安靜下來。有幾天，和太陽一同在晨光中醒來；有幾天，和影子一同在星光下漫步。過程中，讀者將...

Una nuova, indispensabile guida per vivere una vita autentica ispirata al wabi sabi giapponeseIl wabi sabi è un'affascinante visione del mondo che deriva dall'estetica giapponese e che ci aiuta a cogliere la bellezza nell'imperfezione, ad apprezzare la semplicità e ad accettare la natura transeunte di ogni cosa. Affonda le sue radici senza tempo nella cultura zen e nella cerimonia del tè, ma oggi è importante più che mai, perché oggi più che mai siamo alla ricerca ...

**Order Beth Kempton's new book KOKORO: Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived**'A truly transformative read' Sunday Times STYLE'More than ever, we need books like this' Jessica Seaton, Co-Founder of Toast and author of Gather, Cook, FeastA whole new way of looking at the world - and your life - inspired by centuries-old Japanese wisdom.Wabi sabi ("wah-bi sah-bi...

The definitive guide that teaches you how to use the Japanese concept of wabi sabi to reshape every area of your life and find happiness right where you are.Fed up with the exhausting challenges of our fast-paced, consumption-driven existence, millions of people around the world are turning to timeless cultural traditions to find true meaning. In this transformative handbook, Beth Kempton introduces you to wabi sabi (”wah-bi sah-bi”), a captivating concept from Ja...

This is a book about Christmas. But it's also a book about belonging, connection, self-care, joy and ordinary magic, by the host of the UK's number one favourite Christmas podcast.Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year offers inspiration for a new kind of holiday season - one where you radiate calm and cultivate delight. Spanning late November to early January, Calm Christmas embraces the festive build-up, the celebrations and the turn of the year in...

This global pandemic has disrupted life as we know it, in ways we could never have imagined. Even with the gradual easing of restrictions, many material challenges remain. The time has come to consider what happens next.If this experience has made you realise you want to prioritise different things from now on, and set yourself up so you feel less vulnerable to sudden change in future, We Are in This Together will help you do that.If you are feeling anxious about t...

«Una lettura ricca di ispirazione. Un manifesto per la felicità.»The BooksellerLibertà è volontà e capacità di determinare il proprio commino e vivere assecondando l’autentico sé.Intrappolati nella quotidianità, insicuri di noi stessi, gravati dal peso di ciò che ci si aspetta da noi, delusi per non aver inseguito i nostri sogni. È questo che proviamo, o che abbiamo provato almeno una volta nella vita, tutti noi. Ci sentiamo...

De omstandigheden in de wereld zijn momenteel ongekend. Deze wereldwijde pandemie heeft ons leven ontwricht, op alle mogelijke manieren. Samen staan we sterker is een praktisch en inspirerend kompas om je door deze turbulente tijden heen te loodsen, zodat je niet meer weerstand biedt maar weerbaar wordt, en je in deze chaos voor jezelf en je familie kunt blijven zorgen. Het helpt je kalm te blijven, te beseffen wat echt belangrijk is, je leven te versimpelen en een goede basis te leggen vo...

Do you feel stressed, exhausted and weighed down by responsibility? Are you itching to do something different, but don’t know what or how? Is fear holding you back from living the life you want?Beth Kempton went from being a life-loving, risk-taking adventurer to a grown-up, settled-down mother, wife and business owner, before realizing the life she had built was suffocating her. She set out on a journey to find personal freedom, and along the way encountered many ...

This global pandemic has disrupted life as we know it, in ways we could never have imagined. Even with the gradual easing of restrictions, many material challenges remain. The time has come to consider what happens next.If this experience has made you realise you want to prioritise different things from now on, and set yourself up so you feel less vulnerable to sudden change in future, We Are in This Together will help you do that.If you are feeling anxious about t...