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Confessions of a Spiritual Thrillseeker: Medicine Teachings from the Grandmothers (1991)
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The Invitation (1999)
Shared by word of mouth, quoted on the World Wide Web, recited over the radio, and read aloud at spiritual conferences and other gatherings, "The Invitation" has been passed along by thousands who have discovered and treasured its unique message. Now Oriah Mountain Dreamer expands on her beloved prose poem, presenting a powerful and inspirational challenge to all of us who long for true intimacy and joy. ¶Speaking from the heart, Oriah Mountain Dreamer invites us to confront the varieties of human experience, from desire and commitment to sorrow and betrayal, and challenges us to open repeatedly to love and life. Unique, practical, and often surprising, The Invitation is an invaluable guide to living the ecstasy of everyday life, learning to recognize true beauty in ourselves and the world, and finding the sustenance our spirit longs for. -
The Dance: Moving to the Rhythms of Your True Self (2001)
Welcome to The Dance, the wise and practical book that expands on Oriah Mountain Dreamer's new moving prose poem. In this compelling book the acclaimed author of The Invitation challenges readers to live with passion, energy, and honesty. The key, says Oriah, is to savor the everyday world of family, friends, love, and work with clear minds and open hearts. When we are physically and emotionally stressed and our spirits are depleted, we must realize that happiness has not vanished but is buried beneath the clutter of our harried lives. With rare courage and honesty, Oriah unveils the challenge of her inspiring poem through compelling stories from her own experience, offering us tools to become fully the person we already are -- not ways to change. ¶"To dance -- to live in a way that is consistent with our longing" -- is to discover a gift that we can give ourselves again and again over a lifetime. To dance, alone or with others, is to be who we truly are as we fulfill our soul's desires. To do this, we must learn how to let go and slow down, returning to the sacred emptiness where we encounter our true self. Practical, inspiring, and profoundly illuminating, The Dance is an invitation to discover a place of connection, serenity, and joy that is uniquely our own. -
Your Heart's Prayer: Following the Thread of Desire into a Deeper Life (2002)
Your heart has a prayer. Are you ready to answer it? ¶Somewhere beneath the surface of our wants and needs lies a deeper longing -- a yearning that connects us to who and what we are in our essential being. On YOUR HEART'S PRAYER, Oriah Mountan Dreamer takes you on an inspirational "journey into the soul's desires," bringing a new vision to what it is that matters most. - In The Invitation, visionary writer and teacher Oriah Mountain Dreamer wrote about what we long for. In The Dance, she explored how to live this longing to the fullest. Now, in The Call, she completes the trilogy, showing us why we are here and why we must each undertake that journey from longing to living fully and deeply in the world. Each of us, Oriah believes, has our own call, our own way to discover and live fully our true selves and our heart's desires. But the call cannot be found in the expectations of others or in the outside world; it can only be found within ourselves. And heeding it is not a matter of doing, but of accepting, "not doing." ¶With her trademark practical style, Oriah gently guides us through her journey to find and heed her own call. What she discovered is that to be fully human is consciously to be who we truly are. By joining Oriah on this path, we may find the way to live, awake to our distinct essence. The key is to give up striving to become who we think we should be and to embrace our true self, imperfections and all.
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Opening The Invitation: The Poem That Has Touched Lives Around the World (2004)
This beautiful edition of the beloved poem -- including the story behind its widespread popularity, and the author's reflections -- is for anyone who loved the bestselling book The Invitation, or wants to share the gift of Oriah Mountain Dreamer's inspirational writing with a friend. Shared by word of mouth, passed along on the Internet, recited over the radio, and read aloud at spiritual conferences, weddings, and other gatherings, the poem is cherished by the thousands who have discovered and treasured its unique message. Now, readers will learn not only what inspired Oriah to write the poem, but how "The Invitation" haschanged lives by presenting a powerful and inspirational challenge to all of us who long for true intimacy and joy. -
What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul (2005)
Making meaning in our lives through the expression of
our creativity
See also:
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Cancer As a Turning Point: From Surviving to Thriving (Cancer as a Turning Point) (2004) with Elaine Whitefeather; Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.; Jeanne Achterberg; Jeanne Wallace, Ph.D, CNC; Lawrence L. Leshan, Ph.D.; Martin L. Rossman, M.D.; Oriah Mountain Dreamer; Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.; Susan Chernak McElroy; Terri Tate, R.N., MS; and Wayne Muller
In 11 sessions, this audio, Cancer as a Turning Point Volume II, teaches life skills, such as the importance of humor and loving relationships, and specific techniques, informed by current research on diet, guided imagery, and the role of meditation in cancer treatment. Central to this collection is a revisioning of cancer as the "wisdom disease" – the illness that can teach us how to live.