Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom: The Feminine Face of Awakening - Softcover

Robinson, Rita Marie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846940680 ISBN 13: 9781846940682

Publisher: Mantra Books, 2007

Synopsis

Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom is a collection of intimate, heartfelt conversations with women spiritual teachers who live and look like ordinary people. They have kids, husbands, jobs, and bills to pay. What makes them extraordinary is that each woman has awakened to her true nature. And while that sounds like enlightenment, it doesn't look like the old stereotype of transcendence, detachment, and bliss. Quite the contrary. This is the feminine half of the spiritual journey―bringing it down to earth and embracing all of what it means to be human.

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About the Author

Like many of her generation, Rita Marie Robinson has been on a lifelong search. Innocently looking outside of herself for the answer, she explored many paths--from the occult to shamanism to Buddhism and New Thought Churches. Her work interests were equally eclectic--she worked as a radio journalist, in real estate sales and development, and finally as a psychotherapist. She received her Masters Degree in 1995 from Pacifica Graduate Institute, known for its archetypal and soul-centered approach to counseling. After the death of her husband in 1994, Rita trained as a Hospice volunteer and in Compassionate Care of the Dying with Joan Halifax. Rita has lived and worked in Santa Barbara, Santa Fe and Telluride, Colorado where she currently lives on a peaceful mountaintop with her husband, dog, and big garden.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mantra Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846940680
• ISBN 13: 9781846940682
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260