EDITED BY ELLEN TOUT
IMAGE: FROM ‘A BOOK THAT TAKES ITS TIME: AN UNHURRIED ADVENTURE IN CREATIVE MINDFULNESS’ BY IRENE SMIT AND ASTRID VAN DER HULST (WORKMAN PUBLISHING, £19.99)
A mindfulness retreat between two covers, A Book That Takes Its Time encourages us all to pause – to breathe, create, reflect and let go. Much more than just a book, the pages brim with mini journals, cut-out quotes (pictured), poems, recipes and exercises. Immerse yourself in these and let your feelings of calm and creativity flow. ‘Life is so much better when you enjoy living in the now, when you focus more on the beautiful moments, and when you don’t expect so much of yourself all the time,’ say the authors.