Naikan

Co-op available

Galleys available

Association of Asian Studies

National print campaign

The New York Times, Japan Times, Kyoto Journal, Nippon, Nikkei Asian Review, Booklist, BookPage, Foreword, Kirkus, Library Journal, NPR, Portland Book Review, City Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Rain Taxi, Shelf Awareness, Asian Review of Books, Books on Asia, Lion’s Roar, Shambala Sun, Tricycle.

General eBook marketing plans

eBook will be available at the same time as print publication to maximize sales

eBook ISBN will be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed

publisher and author will be promoting both e and p through social media

Excerpts in

Tricycle, Lion’s Roar, Shambala Sun

Promotion through the [author’s/book’s] website:

http://www.todoinstitute.com/staff.html

Bookseller/Library promotions

Association of Asian Studies

Edelweiss and Netgalley digital review copies to the trade and blogs.

Podcast interviews with book related podcasts such as Books on Asia, Asian Review of Books.

Naikan is a Japanese word that means "inside looking" or "introspection." A more poetic translation is "seeing oneself with the mind’s eye."

Drawing on Eastern spiritual and psychological traditions, Naikan is an effective method of self-reflection for cultivating self-awareness, gratitude, empathy, and a path for moving forward in our lives. Naikan began as a spiritual practice in the Buddhist tradition and is now recognized by psychologists as an effective tool for helping people navigate the path of personal relationships, addictions, and other mental health challenges.

This edition commemorates the 20th anniversary of this influential work’s first publication. Author Gregg Krech, now after 30+ years of teaching Naikan, shares the depth of his experience with essays, parables, poems, quotations, and recommended reflection exercises, and includes new material on relationships, a 7-day practice program, and an updated appendix for counseling professionals.

The unique structure of Naikan illuminates truths that we may otherwise overlook and that can have a dramatic impact on our understanding of life, our relationships, and our daily experience of being alive. More than a philosophy, Naikan is a deep and transformative practice that can open us up to a different understanding of how we have lived and where to go from here.