In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body began shutting down-overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her inherent worth . . . and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had improved so rapidly that she was released from the hospital within weeks-without a trace of cancer in her body!
Within these pages, Anita recounts stories of her childhood in Hong Kong, her challenge to establish…
Few westerners will ever be able to understand Muslim or Afghan society unless they are part of a Muslim family. Twenty years old and in love, Phyllis Chesler, a Jewish-American girl from Brooklyn,embarked on an adventure that has lasted for more than a half-century. In 1961, when she arrived in Kabul with her Afghan bridegroom, authorities took away her American passport. Chesler was now the property of her husband's family and had no rights of citizenship. Back in Afghanistan, her husband, a wealthy, westernized foreign college student with dreams of reforming his country, reverted to traditional and tribal customs. Chesler…
Grow old on purpose. This book invites readers to navigate a purposeful path from adulthood to elderhood with choice, curiosity, and courage.
Everyone is getting old; not everyone is growing old. But the path of purposeful aging is accessible to all—and it’s fundamental to health, happiness, and longevity.
With a focus on growing whole through developing a sense of purpose in later life, Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? celebrates the experience of aging with inspiring stories, real-world practices, and provocative questions. Framed by a long conversation between two old friends, the bookreconceives aging as a…
This guide treats physical well-being and spiritual growth as two sides of a coin, exploring spiritual awakening yoga-style, and the fundamentals of yoga’s sister science, ayurveda, for care of the body. Age Like a Yogi (paperback original; ISBN 978-1958972595; 234 pages, US $19.99) not only gives the reader immediately applicable tools for spiritual awareness and physical health in the post-fifty decades, but also a way to leave this world kinder, safer, saner, and a little more beautiful.
"It is the deftness with which Moran handles this delicate balance between the metaphysical and tangible that makes her guide such a pleasure to read" - Kirkus Reviews
“This book is an honest and light-hearted companion for fully embracing every day and every decade. Highly recommended!” —Dean Ornish, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Age Like a Yogi is an essential guide to living a long, vibrant and fulfilled life.” —Tara Stiles, author of Yoga Cures; co-founder of Strala Yoga
