How to Be Zen in a Crisis Journal is the quintessential journal for making it through life's most challenging times. Samantha Gordon offers the timely gift of mindfulness with this beautifully designed, uplifting journal for those who want to survive and thrive during and after a crisis. It is the perfect complement to the book How to be Zen in a Crisis or a fantastic standalone guided journal with space for you to reflect. The journal provides just the right amount of prompts to guide you on your journey to peace. This is an accessible zen journal for all walks of life, in every type of crisis. This is meditative reflection for when your life is on fire. This is a self-help journal for when your world is upside down - and it's not because you're doing a handstand in yoga class. Whether your crisis is a global pandemic (*ahem*), sexual harassment, a bad boss, rape, a court case, breakup, divorce, kidnap, death, injury, sickness, sociopath reeking havoc in your life, a combination of many or any sort of other impending doom... real crisis comes in many forms. It doesn't matter which particular flavor of crisis you are experiencing, they all have a similar vein of terror and panic that runs through them that requires deep self-care. You are in a crisis and it's time to pick up the pen and get zen. Throughout the journal, you are supported and encouraged to dive deep and uncover the truth of the predicament you are facing. You are guided to find the light at the end of the tunnel - or light that biotch up yourself, through the power of meditation and journaling. Journal your way to zen and liberation from the crisis. From that point of calmness, you can then make the best decisions and those decisions can save you in your time of need. Being zen, has a fundamental role in shaping your brain, whereby it can better assist you through a crisis. Numerous studies have shown that relaxation techniques and mindful journaling can allow you to not only be more relaxed, but to have better awareness of what is happening around you and improve your decision making capabilities. There is no sitting in a lotus position while ignoring the disaster around you - no, this space for self reflection will improve your life in a practical and introspective way. This is mindfulness for resilience. This is for everyone who needs to get pragmatic during a crisis, no matter your background. This is a space to articulate your thoughts and feelings. How do we get zen, in this context? Well firstly, let's address the myths. To be zen, you don't have to renounce your possessions and move to Nepal. To be zen, you don't have to chant, say om or wear wooden jewelry. To be zen, you don't have to pray to Buddha, Vishnu or sacrifice a goat. To be zen, you just need to journal and do the inner work that goes along with it. You can not only survive, but thrive from the crisis - and you can journal your way there. You can be calm and analytically assess the situation. You can be relaxed and strategically write out your plans for the next moment. You can address all of your emotions and be mentally stable. You can survive the crisis and be a better person for it. Go as deep as you want to. With introspective quotes throughout and plenty of space to act as the backdrop for your analysis and inner work, this journal gives just enough direction for you to connect to what is really needed during this unprecedented time. Together, we breathe through the process to being zen with meditative prompts. You will embody a new sense of self by centering yourself. It's cleansing. It's rewarding. It's powerful. It's fun. Beautiful, complete in its simplicity and modernly zen, How to be Zen in a Crisis Journal is the journal you need right now.