Thrilling issues have been taking place lately. Within the area of only a week or so I used to be been provided two publishing contracts, one for a e book popping out subsequent yr, and one for the next yr.
“The Coronary heart’s Awakening”
The Coronary heart’s Awakening” is scheduled to return out in September 2025, and is being revealed by Windhorse Publications.
The e book relies on 4 programs I created on the subject of the Brahmaviharas, that are practices for bringing extra kindness, compassion, and appreciation into our lives. In these programs I radically re-imagine these practices. For instance,
- I discover metta as kindness, somewhat than lovingkindness, the previous time period being rather more down-to-earth and experiential.
- I stress the need for growing empathy earlier than cultivating kindness.
- I place a whole lot of emphasis on self-compassion as a prerequisite for having compassion for others (one thing I additionally discover in my e book, “This Troublesome Factor of Being Human.”)
- I talk about mudita not as “sympathetic pleasure” however as joyful appreciation of what’s skillful.
- And I talk about upekkha not as a state of withdrawal into peace, however as a chilled of reactivity in order that we are able to love extra deeply.
“SIT: 28 Days to a Rock-Strong Every day Meditation Follow”
The second e book is based mostly on my course, “Get Your Sit Collectively.” It’s popping out via Knowledge Publications within the Spring of 2026. The title is self-explanatory. It’s aimed toward individuals who have been practising for some time — maybe years — however who’ve by no means managed to ascertain an unshakable each day apply. It comes out of my very own struggles with this, and from my work in serving to others to ascertain a rock-solid each day meditation apply.
That is all very affirming, and I’m thrilled that the work I’m doing will attain and profit a wider viewers. I’ll after all allow you to all know when these two titles can be found for pre-order.
