Ikigai
The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Ikigai explores the Japanese idea that a long and happy life comes from knowing your reason for getting up each morning. Drawing on interviews with some of the world's longest-living people, especially in Okinawa, Héctor García and Francesc Miralles set out the habits, attitudes and daily routines that keep body and mind in good shape well into old age. The book looks at diet, movement, community, work and the small rituals that give life meaning, and shows how readers anywhere can bring them into their own days. First published in Spanish in 2016, it became an international bestseller and is translated into English by Heather Cleary. Short, calm and easy to dip into, this hardcover suits readers of self-help and popular psychology, anyone curious about Japanese culture, and anyone looking for simple, practical ideas on living well and ageing better.
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- 208 pages
- English
- Penguin Life
- 2017
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Ikigai explores the Japanese idea that a long and happy life comes from knowing your reason for getting up each morning. Drawing on interviews with some of the world's longest-living people, especially in Okinawa, Héctor García and Francesc Miralles set out the habits, attitudes and daily routines that keep body and mind in good shape well into old age. The book looks at diet, movement, community, work and the small rituals that give life meaning, and shows how readers anywhere can bring them into their own days. First published in Spanish in 2016, it became an international bestseller and is translated into English by Heather Cleary. Short, calm and easy to dip into, this hardcover suits readers of self-help and popular psychology, anyone curious about Japanese culture, and anyone looking for simple, practical ideas on living well and ageing better.
- Pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- Penguin Life
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- 2017
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- Hardcover
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
Héctor García
Héctor García (born 1981) is a Spanish author and blogger who writes under the name Kirai. He lived in Japan for over a decade and has written several books about Japanese culture and wellbeing. He is best known as co-author of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.
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Francesc Miralles is a Spanish writer, journalist and musician born in Barcelona in 1968. He has written fiction and non-fiction on psychology, spirituality and personal growth, and co-authored Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life with Héctor García.
More by Francesc Miralles →Heather Cleary
Heather Cleary is an American translator from Spanish to English. She has translated works by several Latin American authors and is the translator of the English edition of Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles.
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