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article	How
How	to
to	create
create	a
a	Zen
Zen	space
space	at
at	home
home	and
and	no
no	it
it	doesn
doesn	t
t	need
need	to
to	be
be	perfect
perfect	Zen
Zen	can
can	boost
boost	our
our	health
health	and
and	vitality
vitality	increasing
increasing	happiness
happiness	energy
energy	concentration
concentration	and
and	even
even	problem
problem	solving
solving	By
By	Jane
Jane	Alexander
Alexander	Jan
Jan	small
small	vase
vase	on
on	top
top	of
of	blue
blue	linen
linen	House
House	Beautiful
Beautiful	Nassima
Nassima	Rothacker
Rothacker	Stylist
Stylist	Jen
Jen	Haslam
Haslam	Production
Production	Sarah
Sarah	Keady
Keady	The
The	Japanese
Japanese	have
have	always
always	understood
understood	the
the	importance
importance	of
of	creating
creating	a
a	peaceful
peaceful	home
home	to
to	help
help	its
its	inhabitants
inhabitants	feel
feel	happy
happy	and
and	nurtured
nurtured	And
And	now
now	is
is	the
the	perfect
perfect	time
time	to
to	learn
learn	from
from	their
their	approach
approach	says
says	Jane
Jane	Alexander
Alexander	The
The	benefits
benefits	Zen
Zen	is
is	tailor
tailor	made
made	for
for	our
our	stressful
stressful	world
world	There
There	s
s	something
something	about
about	the
the	simplicity
simplicity	and
and	serenity
serenity	of
of	a
a	home
home	designed
designed	around
around	Japanese
Japanese	principles
principles	that
that	makes
makes	us
us	breathe
breathe	deeper
deeper	and
and	lets
lets	our
our	shoulders
shoulders	sink
sink	that
that	bit
bit	lower
lower	Coming
Coming	from
from	a
a	school
school	of
of	Buddhism
Buddhism	that
that	dates
dates	back
back	thousands
thousands	of
of	years
years	Zen
Zen	arrived
arrived	in
in	Japan
Japan	from
from	China
China	and
and	elevates
elevates	simplicity
simplicity	to
to	an
an	art
art	form
form	making
making	the
the	home
home	as
as	much
much	meditation
meditation	space
space	as
as	living
living	hub
hub	And
And	it
it	doesn
doesn	t
t	just
just	look
look	good
good	research
research	shows
shows	Zen
Zen	can
can	boost
boost	our
our	health
health	and
and	vitality
vitality	increasing
increasing	happiness
happiness	energy
energy	concentration
concentration	and
and	even
even	problem
problem	solving
solving	Zen
Zen	is
is	the
the	perfect
perfect	tool
tool	for
for	modern
modern	life
life	says
says	Zen
Zen	master
master	Julian
Julian	Daizan
Daizan	Skinner
Skinner	founder
founder	of
of	Zenways
Zenways	It
It	works
works	with
with	your
your	body
body	mind
mind	and
and	energy
energy	to
to	create
create	greater
greater	wellbeing
wellbeing	vitality
vitality	and
and	awareness
awareness	Lighting
Lighting	Zen
Zen	is
is	all
all	about
about	blurring
blurring	the
the	lines
lines	between
between	inside
inside	and
and	out
out	If
If	you
you	have
have	a
a	lovely
lovely	view
view	and
and	aren
aren	t
t	overlooked
overlooked	go
go	nude
nude	on
on	your
your	windows
windows	If
If	privacy
privacy	is
is	an
an	issue
issue	keep
keep	everything
everything	light
light	and
and	fluid
fluid	soft
soft	gauze
gauze	curtains
curtains	or
or	pale
pale	coloured
coloured	blinds
blinds	suit
suit	a
a	Zen
Zen	aesthetic
aesthetic	It
It	isn
isn	t
t	all
all	about
about	bright
bright	light
light	though
though	It
It	also
also	plays
plays	with
with	shadow
shadow	creating
creating	different
different	moods
moods	with
with	screens
screens	and
and	diffused
diffused	lighting
lighting	Sho
Sho	ji
ji	is
is	the
the	traditional
traditional	paper
paper	and
and	bamboo
bamboo	lattice
lattice	sliding
sliding	partition
partition	that
that	lets
lets	light
light	filter
filter	through
through	while
while	separating
separating	out
out	large
large	spaces
spaces	wooden
wooden	side
side	cabinet
cabinet	large
large	bowl
bowl	vase
vase	and
and	a
a	black
black	pendant
pendant	light
light	abovenatural
abovenatural	partnerssimple
partnerssimple	pieces
pieces	grouped
grouped	together
together	on
on	a
a	sideboard
sideboard	form
form	a
a	relaxed
relaxed	display
display	with
with	a
a	jute
jute	rug
rug	addinga
addinga	welcoming
welcoming	textural
textural	layer
layer	walls
walls	in
in	wevet
wevet	modern
modern	emulsion
emulsion	l
l	farrow
farrow	ball
ball	felizsideboard
felizsideboard	hurley
hurley	rug
rug	in
in	tan
tan	leather
leather	and
and	jute
jute	both
both	habitat
habitat	House
House	Beautiful
Beautiful	Tim
Tim	Young
Young	Texture
Texture	Floors
Floors	are
are	traditionally
traditionally	wood
wood	or
or	stone
stone	though
though	polished
polished	concrete
concrete	or
or	earthy
earthy	tiles
tiles	work
work	well
well	too
too	they
they	all
all	help
help	you
you	to
to	stay
stay	earthed
earthed	and
and	grounded
grounded	Walking
Walking	mindfully
mindfully	in
in	bare
bare	feet
feet	both
both	indoors
indoors	and
and	out
out	is
is	a
a	classic
classic	Zen
Zen	practice
practice	says
says	Zen
Zen	meditation
meditation	teacher
teacher	Kim
Kim	Bennett
Bennett	founder
founder	of
of	Serenity
Serenity	Retreat
Retreat	Explore
Explore	Etsy
Etsy	or
or	seek
seek	out
out	local
local	craft
craft	fairs
fairs	and
and	find
find	things
things	that
that	make
make	your
your	hands
hands	smile
smile	when
when	you
you	hold
hold	them
them	Squeezing
Squeezing	pebbles
pebbles	between
between	fingers
fingers	or
or	toes
toes	is
is	a
a	form
form	of
of	self
self	shiatsu
shiatsu	baskets
baskets	are
are	both
both	practical
practical	and
and	beautiful
beautiful	Muji
Muji	has
has	a
a	good
good	selection
selection	and
and	basketwork
basketwork	or
or	bamboo
bamboo	also
also	make
make	light
light	diffusing
diffusing	light
light	shades
shades	if
if	you
you	want
want	to
to	break
break	away
away	from
from	classic
classic	Japanese
Japanese	paper
paper	ones
ones	try
try	Ikea
Ikea	s
s	Sinnerlig
Sinnerlig	bamboo
bamboo	pendant
pendant	lamp
lamp	a
a	low
low	white
white	sofa
sofa	with
with	scattered
scattered	green
green	and
and	white
white	patterned
patterned	cushions
cushions	in
in	a
a	white
white	room
room	with
with	a
a	large
large	french
french	doors
doors	wooden
wooden	shelves
shelves	with
with	black
black	metal
metal	poles
poles	holding
holding	brown
brown	and
and	silver
silver	pots
pots	of
of	green
green	plants
plants	books
books	and
and	ornaments
ornaments	and
and	a
a	brown
brown	fold
fold	out
out	chair
chair	underneath
underneath	a
a	large
large	woven
woven	lampshade
lampshade	walls
walls	painted
painted	in
in	yeabridge
yeabridge	green
green	estate
estate	emulsion
emulsion	for
for	l
l	farrow
farrow	ball
ball	bowen
bowen	rattan
rattan	seats
seats	with
with	cushions
cushions	each
each	bowen
bowen	rattan
rattan	ottoman
ottoman	with
with	cushion
cushion	all
all	habitat
habitat	lounge
lounge	chair
chair	alburni
alburni	table
table	indah
indah	hide
hide	rug
rug	all
all	heal
heal	s
s	a
a	line
line	shelf
shelf	graham
graham	and
and	green
green	rattan
rattan	shade
shade	habitaton
habitaton	sofa
sofa	l
l	r
r	kulgam
kulgam	greywhite
greywhite	cushion
cushion	cover
cover	luma
luma	botanist
botanist	embroidered
embroidered	cushion
cushion	sainsbury
sainsbury	s
s	haveli
haveli	cushion
cushion	cover
cover	luma
luma	syssan
syssan	cushion
cushion	ikea
ikea	linen
linen	lines
lines	cushion
cushion	zara
zara	home
home	alpaca
alpaca	blend
blend	throw
throw	northlight
northlight	homestore
homestore	on
on	coffee
coffee	table
table	tumblers
tumblers	each
each	tequila
tequila	jug
jug	all
all	heal
heal	s
s	on
on	top
top	shelf
shelf	pots
pots	for
for	three
three	rockett
rockett	st
st	george
george	on
on	second
second	shelf
shelf	pot
pot	from
from	dobbies
dobbies	vintage
vintage	bottles
bottles	find
find	similar
similar	at
at	home
home	barn
barn	ingefära
ingefära	plant
plant	pot
pot	from
from	for
for	cm
cm	dia
dia	ikea
ikea	heritage
heritage	twine
twine	paperchase
paperchase	third
third	shelf
shelf	socker
socker	plant
plant	pot
pot	from
from	p
p	for
for	cm
cm	dia
dia	ikea
ikea	faux
faux	deer
deer	skull
skull	in
in	dome
dome	rockett
rockett	st
st	george
george	House
House	Beautiful
Beautiful	Mark
Mark	Scott
Scott	CREATING
CREATING	A
A	ZEN
ZEN	SPACE
SPACE	The
The	pared
pared	back
back	Zen
Zen	home
home	originally
originally	came
came	about
about	through
through	necessity
necessity	but
but	the
the	Japanese
Japanese	swiftly
swiftly	realised
realised	that
that	this
this	minimal
minimal	way
way	of
of	living
living	had
had	benefits
benefits	way
way	beyond
beyond	the
the	practical
practical	Full
Full	on
on	Zen
Zen	spaces
spaces	can
can	feel
feel	a
a	trifle
trifle	too
too	monastic
monastic	for
for	most
most	of
of	us
us	but
but	here
here	are
are	some
some	simple
simple	tweaks
tweaks	we
we	could
could	all
all	adopt
adopt	to
to	make
make	our
our	lives
lives	and
and	homes
homes	more
more	serene
serene	Simplicity
Simplicity	Traditional
Traditional	Zen
Zen	spaces
spaces	are
are	a
a	lesson
lesson	in
in	minimalism
minimalism	and
and	there
there	s
s	no
no	doubt
doubt	that
that	most
most	of
of	us
us	could
could	do
do	with
with	paring
paring	down
down	our
our	stuff
stuff	One
One	Zen
Zen	principle
principle	is
is	datsuzoku
datsuzoku	freedom
freedom	from
from	worldly
worldly	attachments
attachments	While
While	we
we	don
don	t
t	need
need	to
to	turn
turn	into
into	monks
monks	a
a	clean
clean	clear
clear	home
home	is
is	restful
restful	Look
Look	at
at	yours
yours	with
with	a
a	critical
critical	eye
eye	or
or	ask
ask	a
a	friend
friend	to
to	be
be	honest
honest	What
What	do
do	you
you	really
really	love
love	and
and	need
need	What
What	are
are	you
you	clinging
clinging	on
on	to
to	because
because	of
of	nostalgia
nostalgia	those
those	boxes
boxes	of
of	old
old	birthday
birthday	cards
cards	guilt
guilt	your
your	mother
mother	gave
gave	it
it	to
to	you
you	or
or	ego
ego	will
will	you
you	re
re	read
read	those
those	books
books	or
or	are
are	they
they	there
there	to
to	show
show	how
how	smart
smart	you
you	are
are	Clear
Clear	out
out	that
that	clutter
clutter	it
it	s
s	clogging
clogging	up
up	the
the	ki
ki	vital
vital	energy
energy	in
in	your
your	home
home	making
making	you
you	feel
feel	muddled
muddled	If
If	this
this	sounds
sounds	suspiciously
suspiciously	like
like	feng
feng	shui
shui	it
it	s
s	because
because	it
it	is
is	Feng
Feng	shui
shui	is
is	alive
alive	and
and	well
well	in
in	Japan
Japan	and
and	has
has	been
been	influential
influential	for
for	hundreds
hundreds	of
of	years
years	says
says	Zen
Zen	master
master	Julian
Julian	Daizan
Daizan	glazed
glazed	tiles
tiles	ceramic
ceramic	bowls
bowls	and
and	wooden
wooden	utensils
utensils	textures
textures	natural
natural	materials
materials	House
House	Beautiful
Beautiful	Dan
Dan	Duchars
Duchars	Colour
Colour	If
If	you
you	re
re	addicted
addicted	to
to	eye
eye	popping
popping	shades
shades	colour
colour	clashes
clashes	and
and	wild
wild	pattern
pattern	this
this	will
will	all
all	leave
leave	you
you	cold
cold	A
A	key
key	aspect
aspect	of
of	Zen
Zen	is
is	shizen
shizen	naturalness
naturalness	and
and	its
its	palette
palette	takes
takes	natural
natural	and
and	neutral
neutral	to
to	a
a	fresh
fresh	degree
degree	Black
Black	and
and	white
white	are
are	the
the	classic
classic	combination
combination	but
but	strict
strict	monochrome
monochrome	can
can	feel
feel	harsh
harsh	so
so	soften
soften	it
it	up
up	with
with	subtle
subtle	yet
yet	warmer
warmer	tones
tones	cream
cream	mushroom
mushroom	calming
calming	greys
greys	duck
duck	egg
egg	blues
blues	and
and	gentle
gentle	mossy
mossy	greens
greens	look
look	fabulous
fabulous	against
against	natural
natural	wood
wood	and
and	stone
stone	Earthborn
Earthborn	has
has	a
a	wide
wide	range
range	of
of	paint
paint	formulated
formulated	to
to	strict
strict	environmental
environmental	standards
standards	Think
Think	Rothko
Rothko	rather
rather	than
than	Rubens
Rubens	for
for	any
any	artwork
artwork	one
one	simple
simple	striking
striking	piece
piece	that
that	leads
leads	the
the	mind
mind	into
into	meditation
meditation	The
The	classic
classic	Zen
Zen	brushstroke
brushstroke	circle
circle	enso
enso	that
that	stands
stands	for
for	enlightenment
enlightenment	the
the	universe
universe	and
and	mu
mu	the
the	void
void	would
would	look
look	striking
striking	on
on	clear
clear	walls
walls	Find
Find	examples
examples	on
on	Etsy
Etsy	or
or	practise
practise	painting
painting	it
it	yourself
yourself	Calligraphy
Calligraphy	and
and	mindful
mindful	art
art	are
are	both
both	great
great	Zen
Zen	practices
practices	for
for	focusing
focusing	the
the	mind
mind	and
and	coming
coming	into
into	the
the	moment
moment	a
a	glass
glass	vase
vase	with
with	a
a	fern
fern	in
in	on
on	a
a	wicker
wicker	chairdreamweavescontemporary
chairdreamweavescontemporary	rattan
rattan	accents
accents	add
add	personality
personality	and
and	a
a	hint
hint	of
of	warmth
warmth	to
to	any
any	room
room	left
left	walls
walls	in
in	river
river	reed
reed	perfect
perfect	matt
matt	emulsion
emulsion	l
l	designers
designers	guild
guild	bala
bala	bench
bench	john
john	lewis
lewis	partnerscassini
partnerscassini	decanter
decanter	the
the	conran
conran	shop
shop	wicker
wicker	and
and	glass
glass	cup
cup	rose
rose	grey
grey	cushion
cushion	made
made	up
up	inbelge
inbelge	linen
linen	in
in	green
green	m
m	christopher
christopher	farr
farr	cloth
cloth	House
House	Beautiful
Beautiful	Tim
Tim	Young
Young	Scent
Scent	and
and	sound
sound	Seijaku
Seijaku	is
is	the
the	Zen
Zen	principle
principle	of
of	tranquillity
tranquillity	and
and	a
a	key
key	part
part	of
of	Zen
Zen	lifestyle
lifestyle	is
is	the
the	practice
practice	of
of	meditation
meditation	sitting
sitting	quietly
quietly	focusing
focusing	on
on	the
the	breath
breath	just
just	being
being	Finding
Finding	stillness
stillness	solitude
solitude	and
and	silence
silence	can
can	be
be	tough
tough	in
in	our
our	frenetic
frenetic	lives
lives	but
but	try
try	switching
switching	off
off	distractions
distractions	for
for	at
at	least
least	part
part	of
of	the
the	day
day	Do
Do	you
you	always
always	have
have	music
music	on
on	Does
Does	your
your	phone
phone	constantly
constantly	ping
ping	alerts
alerts	Try
Try	turning
turning	it
it	off
off	and
and	notice
notice	how
how	you
you	feel
feel	Tune
Tune	in
in	to
to	the
the	natural
natural	sounds
sounds	around
around	you
you	birdsong
birdsong	the
the	wind
wind	in
in	the
the	trees
trees	If
If	outside
outside	sounds
sounds	are
are	just
just	too
too	distracting
distracting	explore
explore	tracks
tracks	for
for	Zen
Zen	meditation
meditation	on
on	Spotify
Spotify	or
or	YouTube
YouTube	Bells
Bells	are
are	a
a	key
key	part
part	of
of	monastic
monastic	life
life	and
and	their
their	clear
clear	chime
chime	can
can	help
help	you
you	sink
sink	into
into	meditation
meditation	Zenergy
Zenergy	meditation
meditation	chime
chime	soundtravels
soundtravels	co
co	uk
uk	Burn
Burn	some
some	incense
incense	to
to	complete
complete	the
the	temple
temple	feel
feel	the
the	practice
practice	dates
dates	back
back	to
to	the
the	eighth
eighth	century
century	in
in	Japan
Japan	and
and	is
is	believed
believed	to
to	calm
calm	the
the	mind
mind	and
and	focus
focus	intention
intention	vectiskarma
vectiskarma	co
co	uk
uk	has
has	a
a	good
good	selection
selection	of
of	Japanese
Japanese	incense
incense	japanese
japanese	incense
incense	Yagi
Yagi	StudioGetty
StudioGetty	Images
Images	Plants
Plants	We
We	all
all	know
know	the
the	benefits
benefits	of
of	shinrin
shinrin	yoku
yoku	Japanese
Japanese	forest
forest	bathing
bathing	but
but	bringing
bringing	nature
nature	inside
inside	is
is	also
also	therapeutic
therapeutic	Plants
Plants	don
don	t
t	just
just	look
look	good
good	there
there	s
s	a
a	growing
growing	body
body	of
of	research
research	that
that	shows
shows	they
they	can
can	make
make	us
us	feel
feel	more
more	settled
settled	and
and	connected
connected	while
while	increasing
increasing	concentration
concentration	and
and	improving
improving	memory
memory	It
It	s
s	down
down	to
to	the
the	way
way	they
they	trigger
trigger	the
the	release
release	of
of	the
the	happy
happy	making
making	neurotransmitters
neurotransmitters	dopamine
dopamine	serotonin
serotonin	and
and	oxytocin
oxytocin	Bamboo
Bamboo	and
and	dragon
dragon	trees
trees	dracaena
dracaena	are
are	both
both	very
very	Zen
Zen	but
but	just
just	choose
choose	what
what	makes
makes	you
you	smile
smile	The
The	Morvah
Morvah	ceiling
ceiling	hanging
hanging	planter
planter	from
from	Heal
Heal	s
s	lets
lets	you
you	garden
garden	vertically
vertically	and
and	has
has	those
those	clean
clean	clear
clear	lines
lines	you
you	re
re	after
after	macrame
macrame	just
just	won
won	t
t	cut
cut	it
it	If
If	you
you	re
re	hopeless
hopeless	with
with	plants
plants	maybe
maybe	invest
invest	in
in	a
a	tabletop
tabletop	Zen
Zen	garden
garden	raking
raking	patterns
patterns	in
in	sand
sand	is
is	supremely
supremely	soothing
soothing	Etsy
Etsy	has
has	a
a	good
good	selection
selection	Bloombox
Bloombox	Club
Club	Dragon
Dragon	Tree
Tree	bloomboxclub
bloomboxclub	com
com	SHOP
SHOP	NOW
NOW	Furniture
Furniture	Traditional
Traditional	Japanese
Japanese	furniture
furniture	hugs
hugs	the
the	floor
floor	and
and	a
a	low
low	table
table	with
with	cushions
cushions	for
for	seating
seating	is
is	not
not	only
only	sociable
sociable	but
but	over
over	time
time	will
will	strengthen
strengthen	your
your	back
back	and
and	create
create	flexibility
flexibility	in
in	your
your	hips
hips	and
and	legs
legs	Too
Too	tough
tough	Mid
Mid	century
century	furniture
furniture	has
has	the
the	clean
clean	lines
lines	Zen
Zen	loves
loves	while
while	floor
floor	cushions
cushions	and
and	beanbags
beanbags	in
in	sludgy
sludgy	neutral
neutral	tones
tones	are
are	great
great	for
for	low
low	level
level	lounging
lounging	Try
Try	the
the	Zen
Zen	lounger
lounger	from
from	ambientlounge
ambientlounge	co
co	uk
uk	and
and	a
a	hanging
hanging	chair
chair	Bali
Bali	rattan
rattan	hanging
hanging	nest
nest	ball
ball	chair
chair	from
from	cielshopinteriors
cielshopinteriors	com
com	is
is	perfect
perfect	for
for	quiet
quiet	contemplation
contemplation	Cielshop
Cielshop	Bali
Bali	Basket
Basket	Rattan
Rattan	Hanging
Hanging	Ball
Ball	Chair
Chair	cielshopinteriors
cielshopinteriors	com
com	SHOP
SHOP	NOW
NOW	Futons
Futons	are
are	ideal
ideal	for
for	small
small	spaces
spaces	or
or	for
for	when
when	you
you	have
have	overnight
overnight	guests
guests	as
as	they
they	can
can	be
be	rolled
rolled	up
up	during
during	the
the	day
day	They
They	re
re	also
also	well
well	known
known	for
for	easing
easing	bad
bad	backs
backs	as
as	they
they	re
re	super
super	firm
firm	and
and	don
don	t
t	sag
sag	The
The	Futon
Futon	Company
Company	has
has	a
a	good
good	selection
selection	futoncompany
futoncompany	co
co	uk
uk	If
If	you
you	can
can	t
t	give
give	up
up	your
your	beloved
beloved	memory
memory	foam
foam	there
there	s
s	nothing
nothing	to
to	stop
stop	you
you	plonking
plonking	a
a	mattress
mattress	on
on	a
a	futon
futon	base
base	or
or	get
get	creative
creative	with
with	pallets
pallets	and
and	make
make	your
your	own
own	low
low	level
level	bed
bed	or
or	sofa
sofa	bases
bases	Cox
Cox	Cox
Cox	Velvet
Velvet	Round
Round	Floor
Floor	Cushion
Cushion	Smoke
Smoke	Grey
Grey	coxandcox
coxandcox	co
co	uk
uk	SHOP
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NOW	WABI
WABI	SABI
SABI	Wabi
Wabi	sabi
sabi	lies
lies	at
at	the
the	heart
heart	of
of	Zen
Zen	philosophy
philosophy	It
It	s
s	all
all	about
about	making
making	the
the	very
very	most
most	of
of	life
life	accepting
accepting	that
that	things
things	can
can	never
never	be
be	perfect
perfect	Wabi
Wabi	means
means	transient
transient	beauty
beauty	while
while	sabi
sabi	is
is	the
the	beauty
beauty	of
of	nature
nature	and
and	ageing
ageing	Together
Together	they
they	teach
teach	us
us	not
not	just
just	to
to	accept
accept	transience
transience	and
and	imperfection
imperfection	but
but	to
to	honour
honour	it
it	There
There	are
are	seven
seven	key
key	principles
principles	kanso
kanso	simplicity
simplicity	fukinsei
fukinsei	asymmetry
asymmetry	or
or	irregularity
irregularity	shibumi
shibumi	beauty
beauty	in
in	the
the	understated
understated	shizen
shizen	naturalness
naturalness	and
and	unpretentiousness
unpretentiousness	yugen
yugen	subtle
subtle	grace
grace	datsuzoku
datsuzoku	freeness
freeness	seijaku
seijaku	tranquillity
tranquillity	Selfridges
Selfridges	SELETTI
SELETTI	Kintsugi
Kintsugi	N
N	porcelain
porcelain	and
and	ct
ct	gold
gold	bowl
bowl	cm
cm	SELETTI
SELETTI	selfridges
selfridges	com
com	SHOP
SHOP	NOW
NOW	Those
Those	ceramic
ceramic	bowls
bowls	mended
mended	with
with	gold
gold	dusted
dusted	lacquer
lacquer	kintsugi
kintsugi	that
that	you
you	see
see	all
all	over
over	Instagram
Instagram	are
are	just
just	the
the	start
start	of
of	wabi
wabi	sabi
sabi	but
but	they
they	re
re	a
a	good
good	way
way	to
to	understand
understand	the
the	principle
principle	Rather
Rather	than
than	throwing
throwing	away
away	something
something	old
old	or
or	broken
broken	you
you	mend
mend	it
it	or
or	upcycle
upcycle	it
it	relishing
relishing	its
its	new
new	form
form	It
It	s
s	the
the	antidote
antidote	to
to	our
our	modern
modern	day
day	pursuit
pursuit	of
of	perfection
perfection	Find
Find	wabi
wabi	sabi
sabi	in
in	mismatched
mismatched	china
china	in
in	visible
visible	mending
mending	in
in	faded
faded	fabrics
fabrics	and
and	the
the	wonky
wonky	handmade
handmade	mug
mug	that
that	didn
didn	t
t	quite
quite	make
make	the
the	grade
grade	Wabi
Wabi	sabi
sabi	isn
isn	t
t	just
just	about
about	physical
physical	objects
objects	either
either	It
It	s
s	a
a	total
total	mindset
mindset	It
It	s
s	about
about	finding
finding	beauty
beauty	in
in	things
things	and
and	people
people	just
just	as
as	they
they	are
are	not
not	how
how	we
we	wish
wish	they
they	might
might	be
be	says
says	Kim
Kim	Bennett
Bennett	Above
Above	all
all	it
it	s
s	about
about	being
being	kind
kind	and
and	compassionate
compassionate	to
to	ourselves
ourselves	not
not	beating
beating	ourselves
ourselves	up
up	for
for	our
our	imperfections
imperfections	It
It	s
s	a
a	call
call	to
to	slow
slow	down
down	to
to	pause
pause	to
to	be
be	mindful
mindful	and
and	present
present	in
in	the
the	moment
moment	The
The	joy
joy	of
of	Zen
Zen	is
is	that
that	imperfection
imperfection	and
and	asymmetry
asymmetry	are
are	built
built	into
into	its
its	philosophy
philosophy	Zen
Zen	teaches
teaches	that
that	mistakes
mistakes	can
can	be
be	beautiful
beautiful	says
says	Kim
Kim	It
It	s
s	a
a	great
great	life
life	lesson
lesson	Jane
Jane	Alexander
Alexander	is
is	the
the	author
author	of
of	Spirit
Spirit	of
of	the
the	Home
Home	How
How	to
to	Make
Make	Your
Your	Home
Home	a
a	Sanctuary
Sanctuary	HarperCollins
HarperCollins	and
and	many
many	other
other	wellbeing
wellbeing	titles
titles	Her
Her	latest
latest	book
book	is
is	The
The	Energy
Energy	Secret
Secret	Kyle
Kyle	Books
Books	Her
Her	website
website	is
is	exmoorjane
exmoorjane	com
com	and
and	she
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s	on
on	social
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