W. M. Raebeck, Ava Greene

Broschiertes Buch

Some Swamis are Fat

Beschreibung

*NOTE from publisher: Amazon lists the wrong price for this paperback. The actual price is thirteen-ninety-nine. All other retailers (on and off line) sell it for that price. Sincere apologies! Please still purchase this book - either through another bookseller or through the author's website (WendyRaebeckDOT COM), where it's discounted for $12.99! <3 <3 "Some Swamis are Fat" is a not-so-serious look at what is sacred. W. M. Raebeck, a yoga instructor, bares her soul in a quest that's both light-hearted and agonizing. "Enlightenment," "truth"...what and where are they? And why always just out of reach? Raebeck's late-night rants and quirky sidetracking lead us easily along, wanting more of her courage and insight. Yet it's when she admits to getting nowhere that a naked stillness sets in...and her efforts begin to bear fruit. She experiences how surrender (from our own designs) is actually the more direct path; where trying too hard often leads to more of the same.You'll both lose and find yourself in the fresh, energetic writing. Raebeck's gutsy traction keeps bringing us back to the present moment, that elusive experience that matters most. - excerpt -"Enlightenment is just a tool. What you do with it, how you use it to make peace, how you serve the universe, that's the next step. Some people don't have to belabor this stuff. Like slugging the ball over the fence, their lives are those kind of homers from the start. Greek fishermen, rice growers in Indonesia, those who never miss a beat, rise with the sun, and do their day's work cyclically as nature. They go innocently around the calendar, decade after decade, marrying, parenting, aging then dying. They hit the ball out of the ballpark first time at bat. They walk the bases. They're neither jaded nor part of the problem. Somewhere they chose or didn't choose not to have too many choices. Others of us play nine long evolutionary innings, and into overtime. Singles, doubles, a lot of fouling out."

Autor

W. M. Raebeck lives in Hawaii where she adores turquoise waters, tradewinds, birdsong, her tropical garden, and little White Boy. Retrieving geckos from his jowls is the worst part of her day.Writing, yoga, swimming, animal friends, family and travel keep her occupied in these strange American times. "You must create your own bubble," she says, "a safe haven of beauty, goodness, and morality in which to reside, withdraw, and nurture your sanity."W. M. Raebeck has had an adventurous life, much shared in her books. She's packed a few lifetimes into one, with endless travel, acting in film and television, hiking or hitch-hiking across various countries, years as a journalist, renovating houses in Hawaii, modeling in Paris, NYC, and L.A., plus continuous political, environmental, and animal rights activism. Lifelong pursuits are also yoga, natural health, and photography. She likes to believe she's just getting started.... We'll see what the universe decides on that.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hula Cat Press
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 226g
• ISBN-13: 9781938691096
• ISBN-10: 1938691091
• Artikelnr.: 36601067