{"product_id":"how-to-live-the-essential-mindfulness-journal-9781952692307","title":"How to Live: The Essential Mindfulness Journal","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inspirational, contemplative journal and guide for your own mindfulness practice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA companion to the bestselling How To (Mindfulness Essentials) books from Thich Nhat Hanh, this guided journal contains quotes to contemplate for your own mindfulness practice. Lined pages for writing are interspersed with quotes and the beautiful sumi-ink illustrations of Jason DeAntonis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Mindfulness Essentials have appeared on the NPR Bestseller list, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller list the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller list, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller list, the \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller List and the extended \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller List. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike the How To books, this journal is small enough to fit in your pocket or backpack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason DeAntonis\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning polymathic Bay Area artist, known for his fine carpentry and detailed woodwork. He has also worked in sculpture, costume design, glass blowing, painting, printmaking, and book illustration. His work has appeared in Parallax Press books \u003ci\u003eMindfulness in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMindfulness Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e series, among others. He lives in Berkeley, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Parallax Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647265411346,"sku":"9781952692307","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59cfcd97-235d-4891-be44-913b83120fbb.jpg?v=1733199852","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-live-the-essential-mindfulness-journal-9781952692307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}