Evy Chambers is stuck in an unfulfilling life. Fueled by stubbornness and obligation, she's vowed to never abandon her family the way her mother did when she was little. But working for her father's plumbing supply company, Evy feels as disconnected and futile as the toilets on the showroom floor. Marlboros and merlot numb her discontent until an intervention forces her to find a new coping mechanism. With one half-hearted journal entry Evy somehow summons her own personal spirit guide.

This mystical Mr. Myiagi leads Evy through an Eastern philosophy boot camp-like makeover. With each new experience a spark of joy is rekindled in Evy's life. Putting logic aside, for once she trusts her intuition and moves from Arizona to Wisconsin; in the dead of winter.

Despite the icy isolation, Evy finds friendship and even romance. But in building her future, she inadvertently opens the door to her past. Now Evy's novice zen skills are put to the test.