Untangled

Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion

By: Koshin Paley Ellison

Narrated by: Koshin Paley Ellison

This accessible guide for walking Buddhism’s eightfold path is the perfect way to combat loneliness, disconnection, and depression–true happiness is not as unattainable as it may seem.

Loneliness is on the rise, with detrimental effects on our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. How do we look past the surface, to discover a life filled with meaningful connection and genuine relationships? Untangled is a welcoming guidebook to finding expansive ease and true joy through the eightfold path–one of Buddhism’s foundational teachings.

Psychotherapist and Zen teacher Koshin Paley Ellison compassionately walks readers down these eight roads, leading them to discover true joy. Combining teachings from both Eastern and Western traditions, Paley Ellison equips readers with the tools needed to make profound change, inside and out. Infused with Paley Ellison’s own anecdotes of his own life, this guide will help you transform your relationships and offers a path for social healing.

Wise, practical advice

Like the framework that nearly anything can be a practice. Definitely worth a listen, especially if unfamiliar with Zen.

Must Read. Must Listen.

A most skillfully written and delivered personal interpretation of the Eightfold Path. Koshin Paley-Ellison’s weaving of aspects of his own story with ideas and examples derived from each of our modern lives, creates a most delicious and profound guide for taking a fresh look at relationship, work, human purpose. Told also through the lens of history offering quotes and prose as a framework, Untangled is a must devour book.

Useful & profound insights

Koshin is a wonderful story teller. Compassionate and tender saga reveals truths in me not yet explored. I’m left with no choice but to dig deeper, looking for the depth of myself and the greater meaning of this wondrous journey. Gratitude and joy from this book.

Exactly what I needed

I couldn't have found a more perfect book to connect the elements of mindfulness and the path back to my own life and even my family story. While this is essentially Zen Buddhism for beginners, it's so much more than that.


A worthy listen for those interested in mental health and well-being, veteran Buddhists for it's unique perspective, and of course those who are new to Buddhism or are simply curious about it.


My partner repeatedly asked to turn on the book when we found quiet moments. We inevitably paused over and over again to discuss how the story of the giants or the need for validation cookies or any of the parables and ideas applied to ourselves and our relationship. Great stuff.


I'm buying the hardback as Christmas gifts for my poor unsuspecting friends and family. It's truly a gift.

Delightful, inspiring and illuminating

The narrative and voice beguiled whilst insights percolated through. The author found it wordy but there were few wasted words - very “zen”.