Ebook {Epub PDF} The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan by Andy Couturier

Intimate and evocative, The Abundance of Less profiles ten men and women who have left mainstream life in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time. Drawing on traditional Eastern spiritual wisdom and culture, these pioneers describe the profound personal transformations they underwent as they escaped the stress, consumerism, .  · The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan by Andy Couturier is, at first glance, simply the stories of ten people quietly living in the countryside. But readers soon discover that these stories offer much more than an introduction to rural Japanese www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins.  · Description. An evocative study of life in rural Japan, this inspiring book for fans of Marie Kondo proves true wealth can be found by living sustainably among life’s simple but profound luxuries. The Abundance of Less captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these ten profiles of ordinary—yet exceptional—men and women who left behind mainstream existences in urban Japan Offer Count: 3.

Less, many times: A book review of "The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan," by Andy Couturier I picked this book up at Kramerbooks in D.C. (if you haven't been there, it's a fun bookstore- not as much fun as my beloved Politics and Prose, but still great), partly because, like many people with too many first. This is the kind of book that in a summary looks like it would be exactly what I like - it covers Japan, Japanese traditional culture, alternative lifestyles, simple living and rural Japan. Great. However I found this book a bit of a bore. GREEN LIVING / SUSTAINABILITY. The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan Andy Couturier North Atlantic Books. DEATH DYING / GRIEF LOSS. Confessions of a Funeral Director Caleb Wilde HarperOne / HarperCollins. HEALTH HEALING. The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China John D Day MD, Jane.

The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan. Andy Couturier. North Atlantic, $ trade paper (p) ISBN Couturier (Writing Open the Mind) offers Authors: Couturier, Andy. Title: The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan. Condition: New. Pages: About Mondazzi Books. Publication Date: Intimate and evocative, The Abundance of Less profiles ten men and women who have left mainstream life in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time. Drawing on traditional Eastern spiritual wisdom and culture, these pioneers describe the profound personal transformations they underwent as they escaped the stress, consumerism, busyness, and dependence on technology of modern life.