{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-zen-healing-japanese-rituals-for-beauty-harmony-and-love-9781645473916","title":"The Little Book of Zen Healing: Japanese Rituals for Beauty, Harmony, and Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback! Accessible and adaptable Japanese Buddhist rituals to infuse your life with purpose, healing, and gratitude when you need it most.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do we make and sustain meaning amidst the messy conditions of daily life? Personalized rituals can help us blossom like lotuses right in the mud of the present. On a pilgrimage she began after her mother's death, author Paula Arai encountered numerous Japanese Buddhists who taught her the remarkable power of ritual to heal--practices you can adapt to your own cultural and personal circumstances. Applying principles of Zen practice, she offers stories and insights that illuminate how to nourish and reap a healing bounty of connection, joy, and compassion. Examples include how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Relate to a late loved one as a \"personal Buddha\" who supports you \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Create a home altar to serve as a safe space to be vulnerable, face intense emotions, and experience a depth of warm gratitude that melts fear and anger \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Engage in daily tasks with attentiveness, intention, and creativity such that they become opportunities for body-mind integration \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDevelop family rituals to celebrate relationship and mark transition \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eApproach illness and grief with a purposeful sense of connection to life-and-death in its wholeness \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Marie Kondo's Shinto principles for decluttering, Paula Arai uses rituals influenced by Japanese Zen for personal and relational nourishment and spiritual healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16599907\"\u003ePaula Arai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645473916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645473910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL016000\"\u003ePersonal Growth | Happiness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI025000\"\u003eZen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HOM\"\u003eHouse \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HOM019000\"\u003eCleaning, Caretaking \u0026amp; Organizing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePAULA ARAI was raised in Detroit by a Japanese mother and did Zen training in Japan. She obtained her PhD in Buddhist studies from Harvard University in 1993 and is now the Eshinni \u0026amp; Kakushinni Professor of Women and Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBringing Zen Home: The Healing Heart of Japanese Women's Rituals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen Living Zen: Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePainting Enlightenment: Healing Visions of the Heart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45844252098735,"sku":"9781645473916","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_77b4646f-e5db-4c3c-ac63-18429dfdf7f6.jpg?v=1756917073","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/the-little-book-of-zen-healing-japanese-rituals-for-beauty-harmony-and-love-9781645473916","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}