Often life seems to be about having or achieving more, but what happens when we choose less
Discover the joys of simplicity and moderation with practical exercises to clear your home, calendar and mind.
Through fascinating anecdotes and intriguing vignettes, How to Make Space reveals how people throughout history and around the world have embraced a simpler life, from Buddhist monks to Swedish Lagom and modern minimalism. Be inspired to follow their example and reap the benefits of more time, more clarity, more joy, more space.
| Introduction: A More Spacious Life |
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Chapter One Space at Home |
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Food, Friends and Conversation |
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Chapter Two Take Your Time |
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Chapter Three A Clear Mind |
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Chapter Four Space in the Body |
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| About the Authors & Illustrator |
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Dr. Arlene Unger is a California-based clinical psychologist and wellness coach, with thirty years of experience in the field. In her busy practice, The Empowerment Center, she emphasises the need to find life balance and to let go of the judgment and self-criticism that can hold us back. She blends clinical expertise with her intuition and imagination, treating people face-to-face but also specialising in online coaching and counselling. She uses a wide range of therapeutic tools, including Mindfulness, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Emotional Brain Training.
Jo Parry is a professional illustrator and artist. She describes her artwork as "fun, bold, colour-inspired and unpretentious" and usually works in soft pastels. Her hobbies outside the artistic field include photography, travel, sport and cooking.
