Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
From Flow, the groundbreaking international magazine that takes its time, comes the first big book in a publishing partnership that celebrates mindfulness, creativity, beautiful illustration, a love of paper, and life s little pleasures. Flow is unique for a magazine in how it mixes articles, inspiring quotes, and what the editors call goodies bound-in cards, mini-journals, stickers, posters, blank papers for collaging, and more giving it a distinctly handcrafted, collectible feeling.
A Book That Takes Its Time is both a book about mindfulness and a book that literally inspires mindfulness. It s like a meditation retreat between two covers. You can t hurry through it; it s the anti-page-turner. It s a book that makes you stop to savor, play with, and appreciate all the lovely and interesting detours that hands-on activities provide. Read an article on the benefits of journaling then come to The Joy of One Thing at a Time Notebook tucked into the book. An essay on the power of being grateful is followed by pages of illustrated Beautiful Moments cards to fill in, punch out, save, and revisit. Suddenly being grateful becomes a habit.
Readers will learn hand-lettering, the basics of collaging, even how to meditate while running. There s never been a book like A Book That Takes Its Time, a book that mixes reading and doing, to help readers live a more thoughtful life and have so much fun in the process.
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Synopsis
Take time to breathe. Take time to create. Take time to reflect, take time to let go. A book that's unique in the way it mixes reading and doing, A Book That Takes Its Time is like a mindfulness retreat between two covers.
Created in partnership with Flow, the groundbreaking international magazine that celebrates creativity, beautiful illustration, a love of paper, and life's little pleasures, A Book That Takes Its Time mixes articles, inspiring quotes, and what the editors call "goodies"--bound-in cards, mini-journals, stickers, posters, blank papers for collaging, and more--giving it a distinctly handcrafted, collectible feeling.
Read about the benefits of not multitasking, then turn to "The Joy of One Thing at a Time Notebook" tucked into the pages. After a short piece on the power of slowing down, fill in the designed notecards for a Beautiful Moments jar. Make a personal timeline. Learn the art of hand-lettering. Dig into your Beginner's Mind. Embrace the art of quitting. Take the writing cure. And always smile. Move slowly and with intention through A Book That Takes Its Time, and discover that sweet place where life can be both thoughtful and playful.