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In 1977, after experiencing some tumultuous years, I decided to take "a road less traveled." I left the comforts of city life and moved to a primitive cabin in the woods of New Hampshire. What followed for the next few years was a transformation of spirit that renewed my faith and hope that I could be happy in this life. Confronting my demons through meditation, therapy, and mindfulness practice, I discovered that, yes, I could put aside the past and future, and, for precious moments, live in the present. I literally took a "breather" from the anxious world I left behind, finding healing in this intimate contact with nature. Eventually I left the cabin and returned to city life, needing more human contact than the woods could provide, but using my experience there to continue my close connection with nature. This is the story of that outer and inner journey.
Golf is a Zen sport. If you leave the present moment, you will likely feel the immediate karmic consequences like a hammer hitting your thumb. In The Mindful Golfer: How to Lower Your Handicap While Raising Your Consciousness, Stephen Altschuler helps you nail it all right—hard and true and into another level of surrender, satisfaction, and, self-awareness. He uses the tools of Zen to raise the game several notches on the ladder of consciousness. The book discusses the state of the game, some of its more illustrious players, its glories, and its challenges. The author covers some of his own struggles with golf, and some moments of achievement, if only fleeting. His book is a reflective loo...
Join Stephen Altschuler, who discovered his own spiritual path through an insightful relationship with nature, as he leads you on a walk along the trails of Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California. With each chapter, The Mindful Hiker will guide you toward the discovery of your own path where you'll find the inner strength to face the challenges of today. Book jacket.
With the help of sleep coach, Daniel Erichsen, M.D., Stephen Altschuler, M.Ed. overcame his own insomnia struggle and found his way to natural sleep. Stephen describes his personal experience with insomnia, lists methods unsuccessful in treating his insomnia and discusses effective tools and strategies that help him obtain a night of sleep naturally. --Cataloger description.
In the tradition of Annie Dillard, John Muir, and Gary Snyder, the author reports how he learned to experience nature in a "wakeful state of mind" in order to heal his emotional pain and grow spiritually. He has found that the power of nature to facilitate meditation is available to everyone, as evidenced in these passages and essays. Photographs and line drawings.
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In 1977, after experiencing some tumultuous years, I decided to take "a road less traveled." I left the comforts of city life and moved to a primitive cabin in the woods of New Hampshire. What followed for the next few years was a transformation of spirit that renewed my faith and hope that I could be happy in this life. Confronting my demons through meditation, therapy, and mindfulness practice, I discovered that, yes, I could put aside the past and future, and, for precious moments, live in the present. I literally took a "breather" from the anxious world I left behind, finding healing in this intimate contact with nature.Eventually I left the cabin and returned to city life, needing more human contact than the woods could provide, but using my experience there to continue my close connection with nature. This is the story of that outer and inner journey. Foreword by Thomas Moore, Author of Care of the Soul
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