Andy Couturier - The Abundance of Less (Corte Madera Store)

In The Abundance of Less, Andy Couturier captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in ten profiles of ordinary -- yet exceptional -- men and women who left behind mainstream existences 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. This intimate and evocative book tells of their fulfilling lives as artists, philosophers, and farmers who rely on themselves for happiness and sustenance. By inviting readers to enter into the essence of these individuals' days, Couturier shows us how we too can bring more meaning and richness to our own lives.

Andy Couturier spent four years studying sustainable living in rural Japan. There, he worked with local environmentalists, wrote for The Japan Times, and studied how Japanese aesthetics can help us develop new forms of writing. Couturier has also hitchhiked across the Sahara desert, been a researcher for Greenpeace, built his own house with hand tools, and taught intuitive writing for more than two decades. He is a student of many different Asian philosophical systems and is fluent in Japanese.

 

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51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera, CA 94925
The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan By Andy Couturier Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781623171322
Availability: Backordered
Published: North Atlantic Books - August 1st, 2017