Stilte, Mirjam van der Vegt
Stilte, Mirjam van der Vegt
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Stilte
The Dutch Art of Quietude

Author: Mirjam van der Vegt

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 3 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Worthy Books

Published: 10/05/2021


Synopsis

Live like the Dutch and create space for peaceful moments in your hectic life with the calming addition of silence into your daily routine.
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Life can get hectic, as we continuously hop from one thing to another. Days are often filled with too much noise, anxiety,  and confusion. What do you do when the life you created isn’t what you expected it to be? What can you do to slow it all down?
 
Author Mirjam van der Vegt encourages each of us to focus on stillness and literal silence, creating space for moments of peace in our crazed everyday lives.
 
Originally published in Dutch, Stilte reveals tips and tricks to bring mindfulness and calmness into your personal daily practice. Rooted deep in the Dutch culture, this book will teach you how to experience the benefits of silence. Just as the Dutch do!

Reviews

Stilte: The Dutch Art of Quietude is a small but mighty book. This 6” x 6” (approx.) hardcover book holds a treasure of guidance in focusing on silence and inviting peace, calmness, and serenity into life. Our days are often filled with noise, multi-tasking, rush…rush…rush… But Stilte, or silence, h......more

Goodreads review by Joan

I know there are commands in Scripture to be still or silent, a vital part of spiritual growth and transformation. I have learned from van der Vegt that being still or silent does not necessarily mean the kind of inaction we usually think of as meditation. The idea she presents in this book is more......more

Goodreads review by Gloria

Had envisioned a book more along the lines of the Danish lifestyle called hygge, but this is the Dutch version of monastic living, but with modern inclusions. It has a strong Christian theme running throughout even though many of the topics included are more likely or just as likely to be found in a......more

Goodreads review by Alya

This book has been mistitled. The book is more about appreciating the art of solitude and stillness (or quietness) from a Christian perspective. I bought the book in the hope of learning more about the art of solitude and stillness from a Dutch perspective. Hopefully, they will change the title in t......more