How can we escape the clutches of consumer culture?
What might enable us to live more fulfilling lives at the same time as stepping more lightly on the Earth?

In "Simplicity: Notes, Stories and Exercises for Developing Unimaginable Wealth", Mark Burch eloquently guides you through an exploration of your own lifestyle, freeing you to choose for yourself an enriching alternative to the dissatisfying culture of consumption. A hands-on manual for personal and community-wide change, "Simplicity" focuses on practical exercises for expanding awareness of your own patterns of consumption and taking steps to reduce them. The outcome, as "Simplicity" describes, can be a simpler life full of as-yet unimagined wealth.

"'Simplicity' does not preach escape from the world but encourages us to discover a more loving and direct engagement with life. Mark Burch writes from personal experience about opening the space in our hearts and minds to more consciously discover the richness of life that lies beneath the clutter and complexity of our modern world." ~ Duane Elgin, author of "Voluntary Simplicity" and "Awakening Earth"

"An inspiring blend of philosophy and practicality. Burch doesn't leave us hanging with lofty ideals; instead, he helps us incorporate dreams into daily life. A guidebook for the soul." ~ Janet Luhrs, Editor and Publisher of "Simple Living", the journal of voluntary simplicity

"This ingenious workbook will help you see your way out of the consumer rat-race, whether you use it individually or in a group. It will enable you to avoid guilt about goods and to enrich your life by distinguishing, in a careful and orderly way, between what you really need and what you have merely been convinced you want." ~ Ernest Callenbach, author of "Living Cheaply with Style" and "Ecotopia"

Mark Burch has 12 years experience as a counselor and therapist, and currently works as a specialist in sustainable development education. He has written extensively on environmental education, and lectures and gives workshops on environmental citizenship, sustainable development, and voluntary simplicity.