{"product_id":"crafting-calm-maggie-oman-shannon-9781936740406","title":"Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation","description":"In this wired, wild world, it is harder than ever to shut out noise and busyness in order to truly calm yourself, but in \u003ci\u003eCrafting Calm\u003c\/i\u003e, a D.I.Y. guide to peace of mind, you'll find inspiring ideas for how to do exactly that through a wide range of creative exercises. In this book, author Maggie Oman Shannon explores crafts and creativity as a practice with enormous physical, mental, and spiritual benefits. By immersing ourselves in a craft with intention and mindfulness, we can quiet those voices around us and in us--we can enter sacred stillness. Through revealing interviews, personal stories, and forty suggested activities, the author shows how creative processes can become spiritual practices. Whether you're an aspiring artist, longtime craftsperson, or someone who has never set foot in a craft-store (yet ), you'll find something in \u003ci\u003eCrafting Calm\u003c\/i\u003e to inspire you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrafts and how-to ideas include contemplation candles, visual journals, prayer shawls, collage mandalas, intention beads, finger labyrinths, personal prayer flags, spiritual toolkits, and tabletop altars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatures inspired craft ideas from luminaries such as Angeles Arrien, Mary Ann Radmcher, Shiloh Sophia McCloud, Sister Marianne Heib, May Ann Brussat, and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maggie Oman Shannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1936740400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936740406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viva Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 7.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013","brand":"Maggie Oman Shannon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937613021439,"sku":"9781936740406","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_00a3b082-0846-4046-ba6e-d5194f5312c4.jpg?v=1681431067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crafting-calm-maggie-oman-shannon-9781936740406","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}