Archive for the ‘Author Tour’ Category
It was not your normal 9-11 event
Here at Beyond Words, we are pretty used to the odd ‘God Wink,’ but we were all delighted when one of my wonderful booksellers Wings Bookstore in Saint Petersburg, Florida, sent us this report on a truly glorious moment.
At 7pm on September 11, 2010, in St. Petersburg, a crowd gathered at Pass-a-Grille, the southernmost of the city’s Gulf beaches.
They were there to take part in a sacred ceremony of meditation and prayer led by Dr. Masaru Emoto, the Japanese doctor and scientist who has become a house-hold name in the realm of the emerging field of spiritual science. (more…)
*Blush* Bodhi Tree are big fans of Inna Segal!
“Inna Segal‘s booksigning for The Secret Language of Your Body at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore on September 14, 2010 was a wonderful success. We had a large turnout and she sold almost 100% of the room with a combination of her books, card deck, and CDs! She gave a captivating presentation and inspired all who attended with the depth of her knowledge and experience. Inna’s beauty, grace and inner strength are a powerful catalyst to delve within and do the work required to create total health.” Jo Carey, Events Coordinator, Bodhi Tree Bookstore.
11 Steps to Stress Release
Guest Blog by Inna Segal, author of The Secret Language of Your Body.
Feeling stressed out? Try these 11 ways to relieve the tension.
Recognize what you are stressed about
Is it your health, work, money or relationship? You need to clarify what is causing you stress so you can do something about it.
Ask for help
Often people feel that they have to do it all on their own. If you are feeling that you need help in an area of your life, then don’t be afraid to ask for it, whether it is financial advice, help with children, assistance with your relationship or advice about a health condition.
Time management
People are often stressed because they have too many things to do. Take a pen and paper and make a list of what you can realistically do today.
Then do those things. (more…)
Swami Ram Dev says “Everyone should read this book.”
We have some exciting news to share here!
The Swami Ram Dev has endorsed Jefferey Armstrong’s Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar. The New York Times calls Swami Ramdev an “Indian who built Yoga Empire….a product and symbol of the New India, a yogic fusion of Richard Simmons, Dr. Oz and Oprah Winfrey, irrepressible and bursting with Vedic wisdom.”
“…At a recent event in Ottawa Canada Swami Ramdev publicly endorsed the book and honoured Armstrong for his work on behalf of the international Hindu culture and community. In Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Armstrong informs the reader about the greatness of India and the real meaning of Avatar. The book speaks to Hindu students and youth in a contemporary way giving them new tools to clearly explain their culture. Swami Ram Dev said: “Everyone should read this book.” Included in the book are two brief summary chapters explaining the great epics and Avatars of India: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar also received a copy during his visit to Vancouver Canada this past week.”
~ from “Vedic Book Opens Doors in the Commercial Markets“ by Sri Nandanandana dasa – Courtesy of…www.dandavats.com
You can read more about Jeffrey meeting the Swami Ram Dev and other endorsements for Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar here.
Transforming Awareness: A Dialogue with Michael Bernard Beckwith and Robert Thurman
An Intimate Evening with Two World-Renowned Spiritual Luminaries
What happens when two inspired spiritual leaders—who are also great friends—share the stage? On Friday, September 10, 2010 at 7 pm, Robert Thurman and Michael Bernard Beckwith will share an evening of lively and spontaneous conversation, spanning topics from the global to the personal.
Held at Portland’s Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and sponsored by Beyond Words Publishing and The Center for Spiritual Development, Transforming Awareness: A Dialogue with Michael Bernard Beckwith and Robert Thurman will be a conversation that explores the current chaos in the world and potential lessons we may learn. This event will also be filmed for a new documentary of the same name releasing this October. (more…)
Bloodline Mystery Tour – September 2010
The team that brought you the film Bloodline has organized a one-in-a-lifetime tour of Renne-le-Chateau (the Church of Mary Magdalene) in France. Learn more below and click through to find out how you can be a part of it!
Rennes-le-Chateau, France
Autumn Equinox
September 19—25, 2010
A place of beauty, mystery and pilgrimage…a place of potent earth energies…a place of intrigue and questions, history and treasure. Why did Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, use the mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau as the underlying basis of the bestselling novel of all time? Why does Henry Lincoln call this “The Holy Place? And why do people from around the world flock to this tiny, remote village?
What is the real secret of this magical place? Why did Abbé Sauniére leave so many clues behind in the Church of Mary Magdalene? Who was his “housekeeper” Marie Dénarnaud and what secrets of Rennes did she take to her grave?
What exists beneath this infamous hill of ancient interest? Is it healing water enhanced with special properties? Water that could lead to an alchemical process so powerful that its use was prohibited at all costs, even when the village itself was ablaze?
Is this the burial place of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, as legend holds? And if so, why there? Of all the places on earth, why is Rennes-le-Chateau considered such a strong possibility? (more…)
Jessica Maxwell on Coast to Coast
It is always exciting when one of our authors is on George Noory’s radio show Coast to Coast, and just last week the delightful Jessica Maxwell took the audio-spotlight to talk about her memoir Roll Around Heaven.
Roll Around Heaven is an all-true accidental spiritual adventure that led one nonbeliever to lunch with Deepak Chopra, dance with Stephen Hawking, heal animals with Yogananda, sing Christmas carols with an enlightened rabbi, banish evil spirits with a Himalayan Rinpoche, talk all night with the daughters of Islam, find true love in a Presbyterian choir, share Celtic visions on the isle of Iona, and learn an abiding respect for all paths to God.
Jessica has received some terrific reviews for her book. More magazine wrote:
If you want laughs, you don’t usually turn to spiritual memoirs. But Jessica Maxwell’s Roll Around Heaven is so full of LOL moments, it fits the bill…. Maxwell is exuberant, grumpy, skewering, wise and so gosh-darn good-hearted in her quest to understand the universe, I couldn’t help wanting to tag along for the ride—er, roll.
To hear more from the author who the great Tom Robbins once described as “Empress Tizzie Izzie of adventure writing,” click here to listen to the Coast to Coast episode.
The Blessing of Pierre Prandevand
This past week, we had an author visit our office. His name is Pierre Prandevand and he is the author of a book called The Gentle Art of Blessing. I found this topic of interest as it mirrors a shamanic teaching: being aware of your own energy, and living in a good way to bring about the best karma to all.
In the shamanic teaching (and it really isn’t a solely shamanic teaching as it has echoes in many other areas, I find), I am to be aware of how I am being at all times, of what energy I am putting out at all times. It is an awareness of how I am affecting others, life, my energetic environment. I am to take a step back and see how I may need to alter my behavior, my energy, my intention, how I respond versus how I react.
Mike Dooley on the Road
What a pleasure it has been to send Mike Dooley on a nationwide tour. Whitney, our fabulous publicist, set up dates for Mike to promote his newest book, Infinite Possibilities, in New York, Denver, Tempe, AZ, Los Angeles, Portland, OR and Seattle, and today he’s off to a home turf event in Orlando, FL, Mike’s hometown.
Whitney and I followed the tour every step of the way, and in each city, the Mike Dooley magic happened. Each event seemed to build on the other, ending in over 400 enthralled attendees in both Portland and Seattle. Mike was as gracious as could be at each venue and showed up ready to spread the message he is well-known for, “Thoughts Become Things.”
What stands out to me, a person who works very hard at promoting the fine books that we publish, is that when you think it will be effortless, it IS effortless. Mike certainly brought that attitude to the party and I will be using that lesson learned for the rest of my life. Thanks, Mike, for that gift, and to all of our readers for their support of Infinite Possibilities.
Check out some pics from the tour below, and visit our Facebook page for the full photo album, and plenty more!
Backstage at AM Northwest
The Gentle Art of Blessing
Tomorrow marks the release date for our re-issue of an updated version of Pierre Prandevand’s Gentle Art of Blessing. And Wednesday, November 11, we are thrilled to have Pierre both visit our office and then do an event at the New Renaissance Bookstore Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM.
Pierre Pradervand has worked for decades in personal development and social justice across the world, and currently lives in Switzerland so it is a real treat to have such a beautiful and inspiring gentleman with us in Portland. I have watched a video of one of his talks and it was incredibly moving and profoundly inspiring.
In his wonderful book, The Gentle Art of Blessing, described blessings in these simple but eloquent terms:
“To bless means to wish, unconditionally and from the deepest chamber of your heart, unrestricted good for others and events; it means to hallow, to hold in reverence, to behold with awe that which is always a gift from the Creator. He who is hallowed by your blessing is set aside, consecrated, holy, whole. To bless is to invoke divine care upon, to speak or think gratefully for, to confer happiness upon, although we ourselves are never the bestower, but simply the joyful witnesses of life’s abundance.
For you Portlanders, don’t miss Pierre’s exclusive event, one-night only, at New Renaissance Bookstore.
