Hallyu and Korean Culture in the BPCL

Improve the overall health and balance in your life with Korean wellness practices and traditions of mind and spirit, nature, skincare, food as medicine, and natural healing. Join holistic wellness and integrative nutrition expert Isa Kujaswski, MPH, RDN, to discover Korean wellbeing concepts and centuries-old healing traditions. Explore the mind and spirit practices of sohwakhaeng (small but certain happiness), Kuok Sundo breathing (a form of meditation), and worabel (Korean slang for work-life balance). Learn about "hitting mung" to empty one's mind, and salim yok (forest bathing) where you immerse yourself in nature. Find the healing benefits in foods, including kimchi for digestive wellness and the use of medicinal ingredients such as ginseng, ginger, and green tea. Take a closer look at Korean skincare, known around the world for resulting in glowing skin, and discover spa techniques such as seshin, a scrubbing ritual, that you can use at home to unwind and detoxify. Connecting nutrition, mental wellbeing, and Korean healing concepts, this book shows how to find true wealth through vibrant health.

Kerry Thompson and Coco Park, the beauty writers behind the influential blogs Skin & Tonics and The Beauty Wolf, come together to bring you Korean Beauty Secrets: A Practical Guide to Cutting-Edge Skin Care and Makeup. This guide is your gateway into the alluring and sophisticated world of Korean beauty for every skin type and color. Kerry and Coco bring their expertise from years of experience and immersion in the beauty industry. Korean beauty is a blossoming trend, quickly weaving its way through Western mainstream culture. With Kerry and Coco as your mentors, you will discover everything you need to get in on the ground floor. From the multistep Korean skin-care routine to chic makeup looks from the streets of Seoul, this full-color guide offers detailed product explanations, tutorials, and insider information that will have you submerged in the trendsetting culture of Korean beauty in no time.