{"product_id":"woman-awake-women-practicing-buddhism-paperback","title":"Woman Awake: Women Practicing Buddhism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Feldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditionally women are socialized to embrace values based on conformity, passivity, and surrender of the self, which can eventually contribute to feelings of low self-worth and powerlessness. Using the central tenets and practices of Buddhism, \u003ci\u003eWoman Awake\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers an opportunity to break out of negative belief systems and move toward increased self-acceptance, strength, and vitality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a thoughtful selection of exercises and reflections, readers are guided to expand their awareness of life and its connectedness to all things, as well as their own dignity and place within the universe. For those women new to Buddhist meditation, Christina Feldman offers sensitive and valuable guidelines on breathing and relaxation, using an approach that encourages readers to overcome their social conditioning and appreciate their own qualities in new and significant ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1970s, Christina Feldman spent several years in Asia, studying and training in the Buddhist meditation tradition. She has led insight meditation retreats in the West since 1974. A cofounder of Gaia House, in Devon, England, she is a regular teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts and at Spirit Rock in Woodacre, California. In addition, she leads retreats in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is the coauthor (with Jack Kornfield) of \u003ci\u003eSoul Food\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eQuest of the Warrior Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWays of Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBuddhist Path to Simplicity\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWoman Awake\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Totnes, Devon, England.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48640415564025,"sku":"9781930485068","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nPcIhquxO49781930485068.webp?v=1783326191","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/woman-awake-women-practicing-buddhism-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}