The Art of Living: Reflections on Mindfulness and the Overexamined Life

The Art of Living is a humorous, uplifting look at mindfulness from beloved illustrator Grant Snider. It offers a fresh new approach to the buzzword, focusing on empathy, relaxation, gratitude, and awareness. The book includes a die-cut cover and is the perfect gift for those in need of reflection, commiseration, hope, and self-care. Snider's cartoons will inspire and encourage a more thoughtful way of experiencing the world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Abrams

Find a quiet spot away from all distraction,

Listen to your breath,

Watch your thoughts float past you,

Forget the obligations of today,

Try not to consider your eventual decay,

Let yourself drift away,

Arise, connected with the Earth,

Awakened to the Universe.

Mindfulness is a buzzword that has become increasingly popular in recent years, with books filling the shelves of indie bookstores. While clichés may remind us of the familiar and the commonplace, they take on new meaning and greater significance when presented in a fresh new way. In The Art of Living, cartoonist Grant Snider has created an all-new collection of one- and two-page comics that map his inner thoughts, poetic observations, and frequent failures at living mindfully. With humor and a touch of reality, The Art of Living centers on mindfulness, but also empathy, relaxation, gratitude, and awareness—evergreen subjects that are more important and relevant now than ever.

The striking package of The Art of Living, which includes a die-cut cover, extends the themes of Snider's first two books, which explored the creative process and the love of reading. It is the perfect gift for those in need of reflection, commiseration, hope, and a little extra self-care. Above all, Snider's cartoons will inspire and encourage a more thoughtful way of experiencing the world.

In conclusion, The Art of Living is a humorous, uplifting look at mindfulness that will inspire and encourage readers to live more thoughtfully and mindfully. With its striking package, it is the perfect gift for those in need of reflection, commiseration, hope, and a little extra self-care.

Weight: 690g
Dimension: 204 x 243 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781419753510