The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow DownThe Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea and educated in the United States, offers advice on everything from handling setbacks to dealing with rest and relationships, in a beautiful book combining his teachings with calming full colour illustrations. Haemin Sunim's simple

cogent and positive reminders of the beauty of life’ Independent

techno-fascism is descending

They streak across consciousness like a comet in the night sky

Keep this collection handy for a moment of relaxation whenever you need it

history and literature

Poetic remedies for Love’s Perplexity

based in Bishops Castle

rather than what’s right

This is a tool to help us overcome our vagueness: cards that offer definitions of twenty moods that we can all recognise but that can be hard to pin down and explain

Poem extracts are taken from 100 Poems to Help You Sleep edited by Jane McMorland Hunter and published by Batsford Press• No bitter pills• No adverse reactions• Not to be swallowed (except metaphorically)

Helen Ivory

Spurred on by her father's declining health and inspired by the history he once wrote of his small Devon village