Thanks to my mom for taking these fun pictures!
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Yoga Book Discussion
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Join us for some lively discussion, tasty snacks, and yogic community!
Our next book will be:
Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson
Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse's unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world's second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town's first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson's efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way. As the book moves into the post-9/11 world, Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers' hearts.
- from Publisher's Weekly
This book is available at
local bookstores, or online. Please join us!
The Yoga Book Discussion is an informal gathering open to people who are interested in deepening their understanding of yoga. We alternate between books that are dedicated directly to yoga and yoga
philosophy and books that help us broaden our understanding of what it means to "do yoga." In both cases, we read and discuss the books from a perspective of yoga - how the books can enrich our lives and our
yoga practices. You are welcome to join us at any time, when your schedule allows and when the book selection moves you.
Where: Center for Yoga and Personal Growth,
716 Capitola Ave., Suite 1 in Capitola
(On Plum St. & Capitola Ave., one block from Gayle's Bakery)
Date: Sunday - August 24th
Time: 5-6:30 pm
see you there!
Past Books:
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Strength to Love by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Practicing Peace in Times of War by Pema Chodron
Living Your Yoga by Judith Lasater
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
Dharma Punx by Noah Levine
The Essential Ghandi by Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Health, Healing, and Beyond by TKV Desikachar
Freedom, Love, and Action by J. Krishnamurti
Tree of Yoga by BKS Iyengar
Bringing Yoga To Life by Donna Farhi
The End of Faith by Sam Harris
Light on Life by BKS Iyengar
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