Japanese Parenting

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, read by Noako Mori. Bring meaning and joy to your every day with the internationally best-selling guide to ikigai. The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai - a reason for being; the thing that gets you out of bed each morning. And according to the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa - the world's longest-living people - finding it is the key to a longer and more fulfilled life.

Wabi sabi (wah-bi sah-bi) is a captivating concept from Japanese aesthetics, which helps us to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity and accept the transient nature of all things. With roots in Zen and the way of tea, the timeless wisdom of wabi sabi is more relevant than ever for modern life, as we search for new ways to approach life's challenges and seek meaning beyond materialism.

Discover the Japanese secret to unlocking your purpose, productivity, and passion in life!

This audiobook offers a way to build good habits and remove bad ones, without being too hard on yourself along the way. The focus is on having patience, shaping solutions for yourself rather than following others and not giving up when things aren’t working. Rather than being critical of your faults, the emphasis is on mindful, positive change. Well-known in the business and sports worlds as a method for mapping incremental goals, Kaizen is also a wonderful tool for slowly improving aspects of your life without feeling daunted or overwhelmed by the challenge.

Join author and Japanologist Beth Kempton on a sacred journey to uncover the secrets of fearless writing which have lain buried in Eastern philosophy for two thousand years. In a radical departure from standard advice and widely held assumptions about the effort and suffering required for creative success, The Way of the Fearless Writer will show you there is another way to thrive—a path of trust, ease, freedom and joy.

This book offers a path to wellbeing and satisfaction for the anxious and exhausted and anyone charmed by concepts such as hygge, ikigai, and wabi sabi. Psychologist Scott Haas spends much of his time in Japan, and with this book he provides a host of delightful examples of the way he has been made welcome, accepted and happy in this distant country, as well as many thought-provoking and practical lessons which you can apply.

For more than 25 years Noriko Morishita has studied and practised the intricate rules of the famous Japanese Tea Ceremony, trying to master its complexities in order to find inner peace. In this vivid account of her experience of the universal trials and triumphs of adulthood, Morishita connects the core tenets of this ancient art with leading a fulfilling life, showing how we too may use mindfulness to achieve happiness.

Japanese by birth but transplanted to Europe in adulthood, Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. Why do primulas bloom in snow? Do the trees really ‘talk’ to one another? What are the blackbirds saying today? And is there a mindful way to deal with an aphid infestation? From rising early to walk barefoot on the grass each morning, to afternoons and evenings spent sipping tea in her gazebo or watching fireflies as she recalls her childhood in Japan, Sakamoto shares observations from a life spent in contemplation – and cultivation – of nature.

「あの人」の期待を満たすために生きてはいけない―― 【対人関係の悩み、人生の悩みを１００％消し去る〝勇気〟の対話篇】

女性からも「使える! 」と絶賛された、男のための恋愛マニュアル。

The Japanese know only too well the significant link between living your purpose and how happy and fulfilled you will be in life. Purpose is your reason for getting up in the morning. It is often considered some grand ambitious achievement but this really isn't the case. Purpose comes in all shapes and sizes and is very individual. This purpose will ultimately lead to your happiness, it could be simply growing vegetables or making hats to finding a cure for rare conditions or a world changing energy source, as long as it's your purpose then this is what you should do.

Vivir cada día con plenitud y serenidad es el ideal al que aspiramos, a pesar de que, en ocasiones, no tengamos fe en ello. Alcanzar nuestros objetivos parece imposible; perseguirlos requiere bastante esfuerzo. Gran parte de los consejos y métodos de desarrollo personal que hemos intentado aplicar una y otra vez, no han dado sus frutos, a tal punto, que la idea de llevar una vida armoniosa, con sentido y plena de felicidad, se considera prácticamente una utopía. Pero esto era antes de descubrir el Ikigai.

■世界25カ国以上で刊行決定！ベストセラー作家が初の英語書き下ろし作品で説く、これからの人生をお金と楽しく心安らかに過ごす方法。構想20年、執筆期間３年――。

じっとしていられない　お友達と仲良くできない　好き嫌いがたくさん「うちの子だけ、どうして？」の悩みが軽くなる！

「将来の収入」を上げる教育とは？　「第１志望校の最下位」と「第２志望校の１位」、どちらが有利？　子育てには「時間」をかけないといけないの？　家庭・学校・塾・職場で「人を育てる」あなたの疑問に、最新の科学がすべて答えます！

待ってました！ ネットで話題騒然の大人気自己啓発系ブログ『笑えるスピリチュアル』のさとうみつろう氏による初著書がついに発売！

「言いたいことがあるのに、言葉が出てこない」「話してるうちに、何が言いたいか見失う」そんな悩みを一気に解決する「言語化の型」を、著書累計180万部を超える言語化のプロが解説！伝えたい、伝えるべきことがパッと言葉にできて、一生役に立つ！言語化は、人生を「確実に」豊かにする！

鬱病、肥満、散漫な集中力、慢性疲労、モチベーションの低下、不眠、弱い意志力など、一見バラバラのように見える問題も、根っこまで下りてみれば実は同じもの。すべては一本の線でつながっています。

人間の脳は、常に「錯覚」を起こしながら物事を判断しています。

つまり、あなたが良いと感じることも、悪いと感じることも、
すべてはあなたの脳が錯覚を起こしている結果なのです。

この「脳の錯覚」をうまく操ることができれば、
あなたの人生は成功に向けて面白いほど激変するはずです。

本書では、私たちの身近にある様々な「錯覚」を例に挙げながら、
「錯覚」を有効に活用する方法を紹介しています。

累計100万部超のベストセラー著者が、
成功脳を作り方を惜しみなくお教えします！

世界的なパンデミック、不安定な国際情勢……逆境が続くように思えるなか、 暗い世相を払拭するかのように、一人さんから最新の言葉が届きました。