{"product_id":"the-japanese-art-of-rest-takeshi-mori-9798249517571","title":"The Japanese Art of Rest: Finding Stillness in a World That Never Stops","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou are tired in a way that sleep cannot fix. This book was written for that tiredness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in a culture that has turned rest into a performance. We track our sleep. We schedule our recovery. We meditate with one eye on the clock. We collapse at the end of the day, scroll for two hours, and call it relaxation. We wake the next morning no more restored than the night before. And we wonder what is wrong with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing is wrong with you. Something is wrong with how we rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Art of Rest\u003c\/i\u003e draws on centuries of Japanese philosophy to recover what modern life has stolen: the ability to be still without guilt, without purpose, and without the nagging feeling that you should be doing something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYutori\u003c\/b\u003e - the spaciousness that cannot be manufactured or measured. The feeling of having enough time, even when you don't. \u003cb\u003eMa\u003c\/b\u003e - the sacred pause between things, where the real meaning of your day lives. \u003cb\u003eBoketto\u003c\/b\u003e - the lost art of staring into nothing. The rest your brain has been begging for. \u003cb\u003eShinrin-yoku\u003c\/b\u003e - forest bathing. The sensory rest your body craves. \u003cb\u003eKata\u003c\/b\u003e - the evening ritual that tells your nervous system the day is done. \u003cb\u003eAmae\u003c\/b\u003e - the courage to let someone else carry you for a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter opens with a story, introduces a concept, and closes with a gentle exercise - no apps, no tracking, no optimising. Just simple, ancient practices for a body and mind that have forgotten how to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Art of Rest\u003c\/i\u003e is the third book in Takeshi Mori's series exploring Japanese wisdom for modern life. For the burned-out professionals, the over-scheduled parents, the people who rest hard and wake up tired - this is your permission slip to do absolutely nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe simplest thing you can do right now is nothing at all. And that is enough.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Takeshi Mori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249517571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Takeshi Mori","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454433112319,"sku":"9798249517571","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e80b93d-88d2-4601-bdfa-19133c558802.jpg?v=1777306210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-japanese-art-of-rest-takeshi-mori-9798249517571","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}