Héctor García has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 3.7★ across 93 ratings. The most-rated is Ikigai.
Ikigai
Summary
Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally best-selling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai - the happiness of always being busy - as revealed by the daily habits of the world's longest-living people. "Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years." (Japanese proverb) According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai - a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world's longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai - the place where passion, mission, vocation, and profession intersect - means that each day is infused with meaning. It's the reason we get up in the morning. It's also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there's no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they've found a real purpose in life - the happiness of always being busy. In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds - one of the world's Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and - their best-kept secret - how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn't want to find happiness in every day?
©2017 Héctor García and Francesc Miralles (P)2017 Gildan Media LLC
The Book of Ichigo Ichie
Summary
Find happiness by living fully in the present with this definitive guide to ichigo ichie - the Japanese art of making the most of every moment - from the best-selling authors of Ikigai. Every moment in our life happens only once, and if we let it slip away, we lose it forever - an idea captured by the Japanese phrase ichigo ichie (pronounced itchy-GO itchy-A). Often spoken in Japan when greeting someone or saying goodbye, to convey that the encounter is unique and special, it is a tenet of Zen Buddhism and is attributed to a 16th-century master of the Japanese tea ceremony, or "ceremony of attention", whose intricate rituals compel us to focus on the present moment. From this age-old concept comes a new kind of mindfulness. In The Book of Ichigo Ichie, you will learn to... appreciate the beauty of the fleeting, the way the Japanese celebrate the cherry blossoms for two weeks every April, knowing they'll have to wait a whole year to see them again; use all five senses to anchor yourself in the present, helping you to let go of fear, sadness, anger, and other negative emotions fueled by fixating on the past or the future; be alert to the magic of coincidences, which help us find meaning among the disconnected events of our lives; use ichigo ichie to help you discover your ikigai, or life's purpose - because it's only by learning to be present, to be tuned into what catches your attention and excites you in the moment, that you can identify what it is that most motivates you and brings you happiness. Every one of us contains a key that can open the door to attention, harmony with others, and love of life. And that key is ichigo ichie. A Penguin Life title.
©2019 Héctor García and Francesc Miralles (P)2019 Penguin Audio
Ikigai
Summary
Según los japoneses, todo el mundo tiene un ikigai, un motivo para existir. Algunos lo han encontrado y son conscientes de su ikigai, otros lo llevan dentro, pero todavía lo están buscando. Este es uno de los secretos para una vida larga, joven y feliz como la que llevan los habitantes de Okinawa, la isla más longeva del mundo. El proyecto de este libro surgió uniendo la experiencia en cultura japonesa de Héctor García (autor de Un Geek en Japón), que lleva doce años viviendo en Japón, con el arte escribiendo de Francesc Miralles (autor de decenas de libros y novelas y especialista en psicología). Para escribir la obra, los dos autores fueron recibidos por el alcalde de Ogimi (Okinawa), una localidad del norte de Japón con el mayor índice de longevidad del mundo, y tuvieron acceso a entrevistar a más de un centenar de sus habitantes. Analizamos las claves de los centenarios japoneses para una existencia optimista y vital, descubriendo cómo se alimentan, cómo se mueven, cómo trabajan, cómo se relacionan con los demás y - el secreto mejor guardado- cómo encuentran el ikigai que da sentido a su existencia y les impulsa a vivir cien años en plena forma. Tener un ikigai claro y definido, una gran pasión, es algo que da satisfacción, felicidad y significado a la vida. La misión de este libro es ayudarte a encontrarlo, además de descubrir muchas claves de la filosofía japonesa para una larga salud del cuerpo, la mente y el espíritu. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2016 Héctor García & Francesc Miralles (P)2019 Audible, Inc.