PRODUCT OF THE WEEK – Eagle River CD
August 1, 2010 by Susan
Filed under Featured Products
Eagle River - Dean & Dudley Evenson
Take an inspiring musical journey down a wild river in the Pacific Northwest. Hear the actual calling of eagles as they feast on spawning salmon who have swum upstream from the ocean to lay their eggs in the calm river inlets and then lay down their lives for the next generation. Seagulls and other birds share the feast, but the eagle is the master. The voice of many rivers echoes across the vast valley.
Dean Evenson’s soaring native and silver flutes merge with Scott Huckabay’s beautiful guitar harmonics, the soothing melodies of harpists d’Rachael and Dudley Evenson and the evocative vocal tonings of Rivers Sterling. A stirring Native American flute duet by Dean and Burke Mulvany plus viola stylings by Phil Heaven and sensitive percussion by Jason Darling are also featured.
Four important new books at Satiama to help live the life you want
November 11, 2009 by Karen
Filed under What's New
People often ask, “What is an integrated spiritual life?” An integrated spiritual or conscious lifestyle means, in addition to work toward inner peace, that the spiritual pilgrim also chooses to support his or her quest in the outer world. This can mean many things: to read articles, surround yourself with art or photos, wear jewelry, read books, listen to music or hundreds of others ways to ‘walk the walk’ that brings your inner life into your outer life. Leading an integrated life is the core purpose and focus of Satiama, and we are always adding new tools to support an integrated lifestyle.
This week, we have four wonderful new books!
50 Ways To Soothe Yourself Without Food, by Susan Albers
Food has the power to temporarily alleviate stress and sadness, enhance joy, and bring us comfort when we need it most. It’s no wonder experts estimate that 75 percent of overeating is triggered by our emotions, not physical hunger. The good news is you can instead soothe yourself through dozens of mindful activities that are healthy for both body and mind.
Albers’s soup-to-nuts list of creative, accessible, self-soothing tips will undoubtedly help anyone who has struggled with dieting, food, or body image. Beyond that, her exercises in mindfulness, deep breathing, and journaling are top-notch tools for finding balance in life overall.
-Leslie Goldman, author of Locker Room Diaries
Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful is a new tool for dealing with the age-old problem of mindless overeating. The author currently uses this workbook with clients in her Mindful Eating Support Groups. The book is a collection of more than seventy worksheets she has created. The workbook is organized around the seven skills of mindful-eater-awareness: observing, being in-the-moment, acceptance, letting go, non-judgment, and mindfulness of the environment. Each worksheet is one to two pages. Close concise, easy-to-use guide is great for introducing people to mindful eating. More advanced mindful eaters love the journal format.
After rushing through your morning routine, dropping the kids off at school, completing your responsibilities at the office, and handling other daily duties, it’s really no wonder that you feel drained at the end of the day. It is possible, though, to find room in even the most hectic schedule to enjoy life moment-by-moment and refocus on the goals that matter most to you.
This powerfully written book will give you the practical tools to live life to its fullest and still maintain your sanity! It is what every working woman is looking for in today’s world of crazy schedules, unreasonable demands, and unrealistic expectations. Renewing your energy and focus with the ideas from Everyday Bliss for Busy Women will change your life and help you avoid self-destruction from toxic stress. —Charles D. Schmitz, Ph.D., and Elizabeth A. Schmitz, Ph.D., authors of Golden Anniversaries
Living Deeply transcends any one approach by focusing on common elements of transformation across a variety of traditions, while affirming and supporting the diversity of approaches across religious, spiritual, scientific, academic, and cultural backgrounds. Each chapter in the book ends with Experiences of Transformation, exercises drawn from wisdom traditions or scientific investigations meant to enhance your direct experience of the material.
Opportunities to actively engage in your own transformation and that of our world are woven into the fabric of your everyday life. Learning more about the terrain of consciousness transformation can not only give you a map, but can help you become the cartographer of your own transformative journey. Research over the last decade at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) has systematically surveyed hundreds of people’s stories of their own transformations, as well as conducting over 50 in-depth interviews with teachers and masters of the world’s spiritual, religious, and transformative traditions.
