Inspired Lives (Paperback)

Paperback. In this anthology from award winning "Ascent" magazine, editor Clea McDougall collects the most compelling voices of yogis who are thinking deeply about yoga and actively living a spiritual life. Whether risking life and limb fighting for social change, sitting with an ailing mother, or feeling the fire of a stretch in yoga class, the wide range of stories in "Inspired Lives" is told with the intimacy and humanity characteristic of "Ascent" magazine. It is the rarity of this kind of writing that has won "Ascent" numerous awards of excellence, including Utne's Best Spiritual Coverage and brought the magazine a devoted readership. Collected from 1999-2004, "Inspired Lives" revisits classic interviews, profiles and personal essays from an eclectic mix of yogis, authors and activists, including Georg Feuerstein, Yann Martel, Arundhati Roy and Tenzin Palmo. The depth of human experience is revealed in candid personal essays concerning illness and health, life and death, suffering and happiness. With the magazine's emphasis on the arts and social engagement, "Inspired Lives" gets to the heart of how we live our yoga. An anthology which contains the voices of yogis who are thinking deeply about yoga and actively living a spiritual life. This work reveals the depth of human experience in personal essays concerning illness and health, life and death, suffering and happiness. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…