Ikigai : the Japanese secret to a long and happy life / Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles ; translated by Heather Cleary.

By:

Garc©Ưa, H©♭ctor, 1981- [author.]

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Material type:

TextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017]Copyright date: ℗♭2017Description: 194 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780143130727
0143130722

Other title:

Japanese secret to a long and happy life

Uniform titles:

Ikigai. English

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Genre/Form:

Student Life and Profession Collection.

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Ikigai.DDC classification:

613 23 GAR

LOC classification:

RA776.75 .G3713 2017

NLM classification:

WT 116

Contents:

Prologue: Ikigai: a mysterious word -- Ikigai: the art of staying young while growing old -- Antiaging secrets: little things that add up to a long and happy life -- From logotherapy to ikigai: how to live longer and better by finding your purpose -- Find flow in everything you do: how to turn work and free time into spaces for growth -- Masters of longevity: words of wisdom from the longest-living people in the world -- Lessons from Japan's centenarians: traditions and proverbs for happiness and longevity -- The ikigai diet: what the world's longest-living people eat and drink -- Gentle movements, longer life: exercises from the East that promote health and longevity -- Resilience and wabi-sabi: how to face life's challenges without letting stress and worry age you -- Epilogue: Ikigai: the art of living.

Summary: "Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally bestselling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai -- the happiness of always being busy -- as revealed by the daily habits of the world's longest-living people."--Amazon.com summary.Summary: According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai, a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world's longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Garc©Ưa and Miralles interviewed the residents of the village, and reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and how bring satisfaction to their lives.

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"Originally published in Spanish as Ikigai: Los secretos de Jap©đn para una vida larga y feliz by Ediciones Urano, Barcelona."

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"Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally bestselling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai -- the happiness of always being busy -- as revealed by the daily habits of the world's longest-living people."--Amazon.com summary.

According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai, a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world's longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Garc©Ưa and Miralles interviewed the residents of the village, and reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and how bring satisfaction to their lives.