{"product_id":"little-book-of-zen-healing","title":"Little Book Of Zen Healing","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback! Accessible and adaptable Japanese Buddhist rituals to infuse your life with purpose, healing, and gratitude when you need it most.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we make and sustain meaning amidst the messy conditions of daily life? Personalized rituals can help us blossom like lotuses right in the mud of the present. On a pilgrimage she began after her mother’s death, author Paula Arai encountered numerous Japanese Buddhists who taught her the remarkable power of ritual to heal—practices you can adapt to your own cultural and personal circumstances. Applying principles of Zen practice, she offers stories and insights that illuminate how to nourish and reap a healing bounty of connection, joy, and compassion. Examples include how to:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Relate to a late loved one as a “personal Buddha” who supports you  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Create a home altar to serve as a safe space to be vulnerable, face intense emotions, and experience a depth of warm gratitude that melts fear and anger  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Engage in daily tasks with attentiveness, intention, and creativity such that they become opportunities for body-mind integration  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDevelop family rituals to celebrate relationship and mark transition  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eApproach illness and grief with a purposeful sense of connection to life-and-death in its wholeness  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Marie Kondo''s Shinto principles for decluttering, Paula Arai uses rituals influenced by Japanese Zen for personal and relational nourishment and spiritual healing.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57195337908606,"sku":"NW9781645473916","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781645473916.jpg?v=1778598379","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/little-book-of-zen-healing","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}