The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom
The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom
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Author: Willa Baker
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 11/23/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.51w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781611808742
About the Author
WILLA BLYTHE BAKER, PhD is the founder and spiritual director of Natural Dharma Fellowship in Boston, MA, and its retreat center Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield, NH. She was authorized as a dharma teacher and lineage holder in the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism after twelve years of monastic training and two consecutive three-year retreats.
Willa completed a doctorate at Harvard University and was visiting lecturer in Buddhist Ministry from 2013 to 2017. At present, Willa writes, teaches, guides meditation retreats, and develops curricula for lay Buddhists interested in cultivating a deep meditation practice in daily life. She also teaches at Kripalu. She is the author of several other works including The Arts of Contemplative Care (Wisdom, 2012) and Everyday Dharma (Quest Books, 2009), and is the translator of Essence of Ambrosia: A Guide to Buddhist Contemplations (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 2005.)