Kirjahaku

It's a lot, we say. And sometimes, it's true - everyday life feels like too much! So what habits can we prioritise for mental clarity and creative verve? How can we wind back to care for the basic needs of our biology, while continuing to do what's normal and necessary? Best-selling author and respected health journalist Jodi Wilson explores the practical and accessible evidence-based habits that can allow us all to live well. After a lifetime with anxiety, Jodi wanted to better understand herself so she could continue being creative and productive without slipping into the modern maladies of overwhelm and exhaustion. In this fascinating evidence-based exploration of the brain and the body, she discovers that neuroscientists and psychologists as well as artists and sustainable living experts all agree on the one habit that can change how we live. It's something our ancestors had in abundance but what we've essentially eradicated from our lives: free time, spare time, leisure time - breathing space. Right now our brains are overwhelmed and our schedules too busy; we need to reinstate breathing space regardless of how and where we live. This goes beyond and beneath the self-care paradigm we've been sold: instead of looking ahead for answers, we need to consider our evolutionary biology and what our ancestors would have done 10,000 years ago. In this gentle, wise and actionable guide, you'll learn the science, simply. Full of evidence-based suggestions to embrace the power of 'soft fascination', 'enoughness' and intentional 'not-doing' so you can declutter your mind, restore your attention, and live a big, beautiful, productive life.

'In a time of infinite choice and possibility, Jodi has provided a grounded road map to becoming a grateful, settled soul.' Alexx Stuart, author of Low Tox Life'I'm not here to nag you and tell you that you need to live with less stuff. Nor will I tell you that owning less is a sure and certain path to happiness. But let me tell you what it's like to carry all you own with you ... to reduce your consumption and increase your free time and to realise that everything you need in life can fit in a caravan along with those you love most ...'It is natural to fear uncertainty. But what if you embraced it, listened to your intuition and made the tiny or big decisions to slow life right down? What if you had more space in your life for connection to nature and those around you? What if you stepped off the treadmill and forged a new path?In Practising Simplicity, author and photographer Jodi Wilson shines a light on all the best things in life that don't cost money and how you can incorporate them into your lifestyle, whatever your circumstances. For her, the simplicity of living in a tiny home on wheels was at first terrifying but ultimately the essential answer to anxiety and overwhelm. A beautiful, unflinching encouragement to let go of the unnecessary, Practising Simplicity inspires us to celebrate the simple yet extraordinary joys that make life meaningful.