{"product_id":"9781967175024","title":"Between Earth and Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eA transformative 100-day exploration through the seemingly desolate lands of Mexico's \"place of the dead\" etches a path of collapse and renewal, documented in poignant, imaginative prose and remarkable macro lens photography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA visually arresting and contemplative giftable object that pairs luminous, full color macro photography from the stark, mythical deserts of Oaxaca, Mexico with short, reflective prose rooted in mindfulness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the loss of his career and identity as a New York City journalist, Jo Confino finds himself in pandemic exile in Mitla, Mexico—the “place of the dead”—where the silence of the landscape becomes the canvas for a radical unlearning. The book that emerged, compact and aesthetic, is a tactile, treasured companion for personal reflection or ritual space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the Engaged Zen teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the tradition of mindfulness, these reverent pages invite the reader to slow down, look deeply, and encounter impermanence, interconnection, and endless mystery. The spritiual arc—from disintegration to insight and renewal—the author discovers offers a map through global disruption and toward rootedness in unfamiliar places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing 100 days of unexpected lockdown, \u003ci\u003eBetween Earth and Sky \u003c\/i\u003efolds together memoir, photographic meditation, and spiritual inquiry to create a fresh, poetic take on ecological awareness and spiritual resilience in a time of crisis that speaks to anyone who’s ever been brought to their knees by change and found something sacred in the dust.","brand":"Jo Confino","offers":[{"title":"Parallax Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-04-07","offer_id":47338499932415,"sku":"9781967175024","price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_70a1dffb-4ed8-4fe5-aefe-552130bbd27b.jpg?v=1759938396","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781967175024","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}