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The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea and educated in the United States, offers advice on everything from handling

‘Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man…a scholar of immense intellectual capacity’ -Martin Luther King Learn how to bring love and compassion into an angry situation. Many of us don’t know how to handle strong emotions and our distorted perceptions can make us feel angry or filled with despair. Here, ‘the father of mindfulness’ teaches […]

Grasping how to swear is a crucial skill to any English-speaker, but it can be a tricky business. Owing to the rich and complex history of swearing, a single word can have a host of different meanings – from expressing surprise, excitement, anger, celebration, disgust or simply that you’re fucked off. If you don’t get […]

Modern life is hectic and relentless: trains delayed, endless emails filling the inbox, kids squabbling before bedtime… There has never been a more important time to rediscover your pause button. Calm is the book that will show you how to take back a little bit of peace, space and all-important calm. This book contains the […]