Dancing with Elephants by Jarem Sawatsky (Paperback, 2017)

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About the Author Jarem Sawatsky, PhD, an award-winning National Bestselling author, is internationally known for his work as a peacebuilder, award-winner author, and teacher working to bring an engaged mindfulness for those interested in wellness, resilience and transformation. He is Professor Emeritus of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies at Canadian Mennonite University and author of numerous books and articles on healing justice, peacebuilding, and restorative justice. Since his diagnosis with a terminal disease, he has been blogging at Dancing with Elephants, exploring how peacebuilding and mindfulness insights might help those facing chronic illness, dementia and aging.

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If you need some encouragement in living with joy, read this book. It will change your perspective on everything. --Lana Philips Sawatsky beautifully models a way to dance in the gale of full catastrophe, to celebrate life, to laugh with it and at himself. --Jon Kabat-Zinn, national bestselling author of Full Catastrophe Living ...beautiful and inspiring book...full of humor and wisdom about the pain of loss in our life, by someone living with a debilitating disease. --Jean Vanier, national bestselling author of Becoming Human NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2017 NAUTILUS AWARD WINNER 2017 LIVING NOW BOOK AWARD WINNER Want to enjoy the life you are living, even as you face major life challenges? Is your mind succumbing to age? Is your body failing you? Can you ever find joy, peace, or fulfillment in these challenging conditions? The answer is a resounding YES. Author Jarem Sawatsky saw the countless guides out there for those caring for the ill and healing the curable, but when he was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease he found there was nothing for those living with incurable illness. He quit his job as a professor and devoted his life to exploring the possibilities of living with chronic conditions. Now he's bringing his findings and insights to you in this empowering mindfulness guide. In Dancing With Elephants you'll discover: Simple practices to bring healing to your heart and life to your new outlook Humorous (and occasionally heart-wrenching) stories of Sawatsky's own journey of self-discovery and surprising family caregiving Multiple ways to build confidence in yourself, even when you've been shaken to the core A new perspective to transform your pain and renew your spirit Practical tools to face your seemingly inescapable fears, and much, much more! Based on the popular blog of the same name, Dancing With Elephants includes insightful interviews with compassion experts Jon Kabat-Zinn, Lucy Kalanithi, and Patch Adams. Sawatsky's landmark book provides support that only a fellow traveler down this road can offer. If you like touching stories, mindful wisdom, and a touch of irreverent humor, then you'll love Sawatsky's life-changing book. Buy Dancing With Elephants today to discover a new way to live with joy! Book 1 in the award-winning & National bestselling series. More than 35K copies of the series sold and over 475 of five star reviews. Available in digital, print and audiobook.

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PublisherRed Canoe Press
ISBN-139780995324206
eBay Product ID (ePID)234322798

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Book TitleDancing with Elephants
AuthorJarem Sawatsky
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicMental Exercise, Mental Health
Publication Year2017
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages222 Pages

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Title_AuthorJarem Sawatsky

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