Begin to meditate—or renew your practice—with this straightforward guide that is free from pretension and complication. Is there a way you can learn to slow down and experience yourself more fully, your life more deeply, and other people in the present moment without adopting a new religious or philosophical ideology? Clark Strand answers with a clear and simple "yes!" Short, compelling reflections show you how to make meditation a part of your daily life, without the complication of gurus, mantras, retreats, or treks to distant monasteries. What is the proper way to breathe? Where should I meditate? What should I sit on? How often should I practice? You'll find the answers surprising as Strand breaks down modern-day stereotypes about meditation and leaves the one thing a successful meditation practice truly needs: you.

Begin to meditate—or renew your practice—with this straightforward guide that is free from pretension and complication. Is there a way you can learn to slow down and experience yourself more fully, your life more deeply, and other people in the present moment without adopting a new religious or philosophical ideology? Clark Strand answers with a clear and simple "yes!" Short, compelling reflections show you how to make meditation a part of your daily life, without the complication of gurus, mantras, retreats, or treks to distant monasteries. What is the proper way to breathe? Where should I meditate? What should I sit on? How often should I practice? You'll find the answers surprising as Strand breaks down modern-day stereotypes about meditation and leaves the one thing a successful meditation practice truly needs: you.

Beak Open, Feet Relaxed offers a poetic chronicle of one woman's journey on her way to mastering the Way of Haiku. Award-winning poet Priscilla Lignori elevates the traditional 5-7-5 form to the level of serious art, producing images that capture the essence of nature and touch the depths of the human heart. Here is the poetry of life itself, expressed in a mere handful of syllables-a collection of small, perfect miracles that only haiku can capture in words.

Winner of the 2013 Basho Award, Priscilla Lignori invites readers to join her on a path that has been lost to many modern people, following nature and returning to nature-and restoring us in the process to our deepest, truest selves.