The Road That Teaches - Softcover

Brown, Valerie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937768058 ISBN 13: 9781937768058

Publisher: Quakerpress of Fgc, 2012

Synopsis

This book explores some of the world's great pilgrimages, destinations, and the author's reflections on the lessons she learned from them. Read this book to discover how travel can be transformational, how to be more mindful while traveling and every day, the adventures of traveling alone, the delights of encountering new people and places, ancient pilgrimage journeys and sacred travel worldwide. Written from the perspective of a Buddhist Quaker spiritual teacher who has a knack for capturing life's wonders in words.

About this title

About the Author:

Valerie Brown, J.D., M.A., ACC has practiced mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition since 1995 and was ordained in the Tiep Hien Order by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2003.  She is a consultant, leadership coach, and Principal of Lead Smart Coaching, LLC, (leadsmartcoaching.com), specializing in leadership and mindfulness training for educators and others.  As a lawyer, lobbyist, and mediator, her expertise is in working with educational organizations and non-profits seeking societal transformation and conflict resolution.  She blends career paths to bridge disciplines, focusing on mindfulness and leadership.  Valerie is passionate about powerful transformation through mindful awareness, and designs and creates environments that promote greater trust, authenticity and integrity among people. 
 
Valerie has completed several national level trainings that support her study, practice and teaching of mindfulness.  These include the Center for Courage & Renewal with educator Parker J. Palmer, the Center for Transformational Leadership at Georgetown University, and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, completing the Practicum in 2007, and the Teacher Development Intensive in 2013.  Understanding the body-mind connection, Valerie is a certified Kundalini yoga teacher, completed in 2000, with more than 500 hours of training.

She lives in the funky artists village of New Hope, PA, midway between Manhattan and Philadelphia.  She firmly believes that carousel rides and vanilla ice cream are essentials of a free society!

About this edition

• Publisher: Quakerpress of Fgc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1937768058
• ISBN 13: 9781937768058
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178