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Finding Sisu
- Author
- Katja Pantzar
- Narrator
- Karen Cass
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 22 March 2018
- Run Time
- 5 hours 51 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Sisu - a kind of everyday courage - is the Finnish approach to well-being that is turning lives around. In this beautiful book - part memoir, part guide - Katja shows how to embrace the daily practices that make Finns among the happiest people in the world.
Topics include:
* Movement as medicine: How walking, biking and swimming every day are good for what ails us-and best done outside the confines of a gym
* Forest therapy: Why there's no substitute for getting out into nature on a regular basis
* Healthy eating: What the Nordic diet can teach us all about feeding body, mind and soul
* The gift of sisu: Why Finns embrace a special form of courage, grit and determination as a national virtue - and how anyone can dig deeper to survive and thrive through tough times.
In Finding Sisu discover the ways in which you too can integrate this age-old philosophy of hope and perseverance into your life, wherever you are in the world, whatever challenges you may face.
Find your courage. Find your grit. Find your sisu.
(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Details
- Author
- Katja Pantzar
- Narrator
- Karen Cass
- Duration
- 5 hours 51 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 March 2018
- ISBN
- 9781473669918
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Memoirs, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Lifestyle and personal style guides
Synopsis
An engaging and practical guided tour of the simple and nature-inspired ways that Finns stay happy and healthy - including the powerful concept of sisu, or everyday courage.Sisu - a kind of everyday courage - is the Finnish approach to well-being that is turning lives around. In this beautiful book - part memoir, part guide - Katja shows how to embrace the daily practices that make Finns among the happiest people in the world.Topics include:* Movement as medicine: How walking, biking and swimming every day are good for what ails us-and best done outside the confines of a gym* Forest therapy: Why there's no substitute for getting out into nature on a regular basis* Healthy eating: What the Nordic diet can teach us all about feeding body, mind and soul* The gift of sisu: Why Finns embrace a special form of courage, grit and determination as a national virtue - and how anyone can dig deeper to survive and thrive through tough times.In Finding Sisu discover the ways in which you too can integrate this age-old philosophy of hope and perseverance into your life, wherever you are in the world, whatever challenges you may face. Find your courage. Find your grit. Find your sisu.(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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