The Mindful Home: The Secrets To Making Your Home A Place Of Harmony, Beauty, Wisdom And True Happiness

The Mindful Home: The Secrets To Making Your Home A Place Of Harmony, Beauty, Wisdom And True Happiness

A house is merely physical but a home is far more subtle and elusive. The Mindful Home takes the view that being ?at home? is a metaphor for finding ourselves and our core. Home is about qualities that we could equate with 'good' itself - true happiness, peace, beauty, wisdom and inspiration. It is also about the good things in life such as harmony, relationships, health and wealth. Mindfulness can help us find our core and create a home that reminds us of the qualities associated with it. By exploring the ways in which we feed our mind and our heart through our senses, how we use space, the practicalities of managing a home, and how we can live a healthy and sustainable life at home, The Mindful Home will enable us to shape the living space we really want, creating an environment that both nurtures and invigorates us, while meeting our needs.?The two megatrends of Mindfulness and Home Improvement are combined in a beautiful, useful book, which has attracted enormous interest around the world as the only book of its kind. Sections include Philosophy of The Mindful Home, The Five Senses The Five Spaces, and Home as a Healthier Environment. Beautifully designed, this is the ultimate guide to the art of conscious living. Learn to create a nurturing home and mindfully care for yourself and your family.Review"...this tome will be useful for those who are practicing this increasingly popular process presented by Craig Hassed, a doctor and expert in the field, and those desiring an aesthetically pleasing home." - Library Journal"A mindfulness teacher and an artist offer instruction on using the senses and taking a mindful approach in order to create a beautiful peaceful environment." - Publishers WeeklyAbout the AuthorAssociate Professor Craig Hassed works at the Department of General Practice and is coordinator of mindfulness programs at Monash University. His teaching, research and clinical interests include mindfulness-based stress management, mind-body medicine, meditation, health promotion, integrative medicine and medical ethics. Craig is regularly invited to speak and run courses in Australia and overseas in health, professional and educational contexts. He was the founding president of the Australian Teachers of Meditation Association and is a regular media commentator. He writes regularly for medical journals and has published eleven books, as well as featuring in the documentary The Connection. Craig has a long-term interest in philosophy and the world's great wisdom traditions.Deirdre Hassed has had a fascination with handwriting since childhood, often delving into her grandfather?s old sign-writing box with its treasure trove of brushes, gold leaf and finely crafted steel pens. This hobby eventually led to the pursuit of a career in the craft of calligraphy and hand lettering. Deirdre trained in calligraphy and bookbinding and now works from the tranquil space of her purpose-built studio. A deep interest in philosophy underpins her life, with the wisdom traditions of the world offering a rich reservoir of texts to inspire her calligraphic works.