Beautifully illustrated book shows how to embrace life in the slow lane

Each page features her wonderful illustrations. Feelings of dissatisfaction and stress are understandable when we live our lives on fast forward, while quietly yearning for more peace and meaning.

Slowing down in our bustling modern world can help to address anxiety, weariness and feeling overwhelmed. It is a necessary medicine for every living being - to health, healing and contentedness.

In Slow, Meredith shows us that now is the time to relish the sweetness of life, not when everything is done, or when time permits.

Each chapter in Slow (Hardie Grant Books, $29.99, April 3) explores how slow living can create a more meaningful life that has connection, joy and beauty, empowering us to ultimately slow down and appreciate what we have.

By living our lives more slowly, we grow to understand what matters most to us - we become mindful of what we are really striving for in this life.

Meredith Gaston Masnata is an internationally acclaimed best-selling author, artist and passionate wellness advocate who continues to grow her prolific and diverse creative practice.

While exhibiting her artwork locally and abroad from a young age, Meredith graduated from the University of Sydney, majoring in Art History and Theory and Gender and Cultural Studies.

She has lived and studied in Italy and Germany, travelled extensively, and enjoys life in both rural and urban landscapes.

Continuing her education as an Integrative Health Coach, Meredith frequently features in the media and public sphere discussing wellbeing and creativity in daily life.

Her lovingly illustrated books are translated into various languages, her artworks collected worldwide.

Meredith lives with her husband in the Blue Mountains.