{"id":3265,"date":"2026-10-14T18:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=193729"},"modified":"2026-10-14T18:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:28:32","slug":"notice-the-life-you-are-already-living-space-between-breaths-the-debut-book-by-justin-p-van-tonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/notice-the-life-you-are-already-living-space-between-breaths-the-debut-book-by-justin-p-van-tonder\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice the Life You Are Already Living Space Between Breaths, the Debut Book by Justin P Van Tonder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xmsonormal\">What if you could be busy living, yet still miss your life?<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">That question sits at the heart of <b><i>space between breaths<\/i><\/b>, the debut book by Cape Town-born writer Justin P Van Tonder. A lived journey into presence, the book arrives this November for readers who recognise the rush towards the next meeting, the next achievement, the next version of themselves, and the quiet fear that something essential is being missed along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Born from Van Tonder\u2019s experience of walking beside his mother through a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis, and through love, uncertainty and loss, <i>space between breaths<\/i> reaches far beyond one family\u2019s story. Through intimate storytelling, honest reflection and simple practices for everyday life, it invites readers to pause, to listen and to return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">\u201cI didn\u2019t set out to write a book about cancer, or even about grief,\u201d says Van Tonder. \u201cI set out to understand what happens when certainty disappears. What I found is that the life-changing moment is not always the one that stops your world. It is the moment you finally become present enough to notice the world you are already in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">This is not a book about finding all the answers. It is a companion for the questions. A place to pause. To breathe. To listen. To return. Because sometimes we don\u2019t need life to change. We simply need to become present enough to notice it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Van Tonder, an only child raised by a single mother in Cape Town, has built a career across media, radio, brand and event strategy, and human performance. He currently holds a senior role at one of South Africa\u2019s largest human performance organisations, designing programmes that connect people and inspire performance. Writing, he says, always lived quietly alongside that work. <i>space between breaths<\/i> became the reason he returned to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Today he writes and speaks about presence, awareness and connection. This is his first book and, in his words, a return to the voice that was there all along.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><i>space between breaths<\/i> will be available from November on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><b>Publication details<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Title: <i>space between breaths<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Subtitle: A Lived Journey into Presence<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Author: Justin P Van Tonder<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">ISBN: 978-1-0483-4737-1<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">\u00a9 2026 JP van Tonder<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Images:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_193730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=193730\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-193730 size-full lazyload\" alt width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/justin-p-van-tonder-image-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/justin-p-van-tonder-image-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/justin-p-van-tonder-image-469x625.jpg 469w, https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/justin-p-van-tonder-image-225x300.jpg 225w\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-193730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin P Van Tonder. Photo: Supplied by Client<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_193731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193731\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=193731\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-193731 size-full lazyload\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PNG-image-scaled.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PNG-image-scaled.png 1024w, https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PNG-image-625x417.png 625w, https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PNG-image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PNG-image-768x512.png 768w\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-193731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">space between breaths by Justin P Van Tonder Photo: Supplied by Client<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/Notice the life you are already living Space between breaths, the debut book by Justin P Van Tonder\/2\/\">Boilerplate and Editor\u2019s Notes<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/><strong>More Info on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Notice the life you are already living Space between breaths, the debut book by Justin P Van Tonder<\/a> here:<\/strong><br \/><strong>X<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fyfeturck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/x.com\/fyfeturck<\/a><br \/><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alison-fyfe-turck-19377169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alison-fyfe-turck-19377169<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/save-with-myprs-monthly-flat-fee\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <strong><\/p>\n<h3>Track Your Press Release HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mypr-visibility-box\" readability=\"4.2608695652174\">\n<h4>Check Online Visibility<\/h4>\n<p>Verify where this release is currently indexed:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\" aria-current=\"page\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/notice-the-life-you-are-already-living-space-between-breaths-the-debut-book-by-justin-p-van-tonder\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/notice-the-life-you-are-already-living-space-between-breaths-the-debut-book-by-justin-p-van-tonder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Press Release Submission<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/MyZA.co.za\/events\">Click HERE<\/a> to Advertise your Upcoming Event\/Match\/Conference\/Stage Show\/Performance for FREE.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if you could be busy living, yet still miss your life? 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