Elena Brower – författare

Endorsed by Elizabeth Gilbert, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Yung PuebloA distinctive, artful, contemplative guide for self-discovery and self-inquiry, with wisdom, encouragement, and thought exercises by the best-selling author of Practice You. Includes 45 practices and full-color pieces of artwork by the author.What if the most important work of your life isn’t something you chase—but something you uncover, slowly, in stillness? What if your presence is the greatest offering you can make to the world? This book is an invitation to come home to yourself—gently, honestly, and with great love.As an evolution of, and a departure from, her best-selling journals, Practice You and Being You, Brower draws on her memories and life experiences, her practice of yoga and Nonviolent Communication, and more recently, her study of Zen, to offer us a road map for living with presence and reverence.Each chapter offers teachings, contemplations, and prompts on a single theme, such as: establishing presence in your daily lifebearing witness to small moments of reverence  embracing the art of not knowing invoking the wisdom of emptiness and stillness and more  She also includes 45 pieces of her full-color artwork to inspire deeper insight and creativity as readers explore each theme. This is not a manual for self-improvement; it is a field guide for self-remembrance, for cultivating tenderness toward your own heart, and for showing up to life completely, with purpose and heartfulness.

An accessible guide to navigating the challenges of divorce that combines practical legal advice with yoga and meditation practices."Potent, accessible tools for your family and your future." —GwynethPaltrow"Think of it as the conscious uncoupling how-to." —PeopleWhat if you emerged from your divorce stronger and more resilient than ever before? While many of us may be better together, some can actually become better apart. Marital strife and divorce can be your chance to profoundly transform yourself, your mindset, and your relationship with a more harmonious and steady vision. Better Apart is the first book to combine practical advice and legal wisdom with the life-changing, healing power of meditation and yoga aimed at helping anyone going through the painful and seemingly intractable realities of divorce.Gabrielle Hartley and Elena Brower are warm and caring guides who can help you compassionately detach from your partner. Whether your separation is amicable or your ex is combative, Better Apart can help you find peace, calm, and hope. Gabrielle and Elena are experts and realists who created a simple five-step process that uses effective mediations, perspective-shifting exercises, and fresh suggestions to help navigate the common legal and emotional pitfalls of divorce. Don''t worry if you''ve never tried yoga or mediation: Gabrielle''s insight buttressed by Elena''s lessons are accessible for all. Together, they show you how to meaningfully shift your perspectives and to move forward though any—or all—parts of this emotionally fraught process whether you''re in mediation or you find yourself in high-conflict litigation.Better Apart radically reframes the way couples experience, execute, and recover when "for better or worse" is no longer an option, and helps you find the road to a better life.

From beloved yogi, teacher, and artist Elena Brower comes the writer’s debut collection of poetry: a lyrical exploration of grief, self-compassion, and learning from the past to navigate life’s challenges with grace.Softening Time is both autobiography and self-help, poetry and inspiration. Drawing on events in her own life, particularly her experiences as a mother, daughter, sister, and friend, Brower writes poignantly on themes of love, loss, healing, and rebirth. Punctuating her work with themed quotations from a wide variety of celebrated writers and thinkers, Brower guides the reader along an intimate journey of both deepening and “softening” self-awareness.

Softening Time is both autobiography and self-help, poetry and inspiration. Drawing on events in her own life, particularly her experiences as a mother, daughter, sister, and friend, Brower writes poignantly on themes of love, loss, healing, and rebirth. Punctuating her work with themed quotations from a wide variety of celebrated writers and thinkers, Brower guides the reader along an intimate journey of both deepening and "softening" self-awareness.

From beloved yogi, teacher, and artist Elena Brower comes the writer’s debut collection of poetry: a lyrical exploration of grief, self-compassion, and learning from the past to navigate life’s challenges with grace.Softening Time is both autobiography and self-help, poetry and inspiration. Drawing on events in her own life, particularly her experiences as a mother, daughter, sister, and friend, Brower writes poignantly on themes of love, loss, healing, and rebirth. Punctuating her work with themed quotations from a wide variety of celebrated writers and thinkers, Brower guides the reader along an intimate journey of both deepening and “softening” self-awareness.

When the way forward seems uncertain, where can we turn for guidance we can trust? For yoga luminary, meditation teacher, and artist Elena Brower, the answer has always been close at hand."Whenever I’ve needed direction, strength, or centering, I've so often turned to my own journals. Why? Because many of the answers we seek are found within ourselves."Now, for those compelled to the pen and page, Elena invites us to gather our own wisdom through writing, self-inquiry, and reflection. Practice You is a portable sacred sanctuary to record our flashes of insight, find our ground, create and clarify our goals, and bear witness to our own evolution. With more than 150 beautiful pages of questions, teachings, inspiring imagery, and plenty of space to write, draw, and reflect, this journaling adventure guides us into nine compelling portals to our highest ways of living.

Who are you? Why are you here? What gifts do you carry? Being You: A Journal takes you on an interactive journey of discovery, creative expression, and empowerment. Filled with prompts, thoughtful questions, lists, inspiring quotations, and beautiful art, this journal will help you embrace self-discovery, work through difficult feelings, and shape the life you want. A celebration of joys, possibilities, and potential, Being You also embraces the questions, anxieties, and complexities of life. You'll learn to own your experience and authentically define the changes you want to see in yourself and in the world. The latest from Elena Brower, author of the acclaimed Practice You, which has sold 100K copies since its publication in September 2017, Being You offers space for personal inquiry, reflection, and peace.