River to Ocean: Living in the Flow of Wakefulness
River to Ocean: Living in the Flow of Wakefulness reflects the human voyage of finding your way to an awakened self. As with a river that traverses steep mountains and winding valleys, your inner and outer worlds can be encumbered by a lack of connection to yourself, old beliefs, preoccupation with death, or compromised relationships with others. Each and all of these can interfere with living wakefully.
Author Katherine Jansen-Byrkit, MPH, LPC, suggests another possibility: to wake up through your human life, not in spite of it. Like a river traveling to the sea, you are intrinsically connected to that which you move toward; a vastness that you are a part of and to which you eventually return. In discovering your awakened self, you access the current that connects you to that vastness.
Her book serves as a river guide helping you navigate the waters of your humanity. Katherine, almost 200 lbs at the age of sixteen, was far from feeling or living expansively. The journey of waking up for her began with a suicide attempt and the long, hard passage between despair and hope. After healing from the inside out, she shares her message in River to Ocean: Living in the Flow of Wakefulness, offering insights, practices, and inspirational stories as she explores nine aspects of wakefulness.
Excerpt from the Introduction to
River to Ocean: Living in the Flow of Wakefulness
“Just like the river flows to the ocean, you are part of a greater whole, moving toward that vastness on your individual, precious path: your human life. My intention for you is to experience wakefulness as you navigate the waters of life, amidst adversity and alongside struggle, as you travel toward that expansiveness that is who you are and is yours to claim.
I offer these writings as my answers, not the answers.
Some of you reading this book could write your version of it. Others are new to a portion or all of the ideas around wakefulness. My hope is that I strike a balance between those of you familiar with wakefulness and those of you who are not, and inspire all readers to affirm and explore wakefulness within his or her life. Ultimately, it is my intention for this book to be a handbook that you return to again and again.”
Katherine Jansen-Byrkit
BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Harbor Glow Publishing
ISBN: 9781733744904 – Softcover: $16.95
ISBN: 9781733744911 – eBook: $9.99
6 x 9 – 244 pages
Category: Personal Growth/Healing, Inspiration