{"product_id":"woman-awake-women-practicing-buddhism-paperback","title":"Woman Awake: Women Practicing Buddhism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Feldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause women have been conditioned to live according to traditional feminine values--conformity, passivity, and surrender of the self--they often feel powerless to transform their lives and afraid to lose their sense of worth. In \u003ci\u003eWoman Awake\u003c\/i\u003e, Christina Feldman suggests that it is possible for women to break out of their negative patterns and accept themselves as they really are. With a growing awarenss of the dignity of all life and its connection with them, women can overcome the social conditioning and myth-making that overwhelm and oppress them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor those women new to Buddhist meditation, Christina Feldman offers sensitive and valuable guidelines on breathing and relaxation--stressing, above all, that learning to understand, appreciate, and value themselves is the first step toward women's creative and joyful integration with the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1970s, Christina Feldman spent several years in Asia, studying and training in the Buddhist meditation tradition. She has led insight meditation retreats in the West since 1974. A cofounder of Gaia House, in Devon, England, she is a regular teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts and at Spirit Rock in Woodacre, California. In addition, she leads retreats in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is the coauthor (with Jack Kornfield) of \u003ci\u003eSoul Food\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eQuest of the Warrior Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWays of Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBuddhist Path to Simplicity\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWoman Awake\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Totnes, Devon, England.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735872409696,"sku":"9781930485068","price":22.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/a0DSY2PMXe9781930485068.webp?v=1777798565","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/woman-awake-women-practicing-buddhism-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}