{"title":"Oriah","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-call-discovering-why-you-are-here-paperback","title":"The Call: Discovering Why You Are Here - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final book in Oriah Mountain Dreamer's bestselling trilogy opens us to finding and consciously living the meaning and purpose--the unique calling--at the center of our lives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn The Invitation, visionary writer and teacher Oriah Mountain Dreamer wrote about what we long for. In The Dance, her second book, she explored how to live this longing. Now, in The Call, she shares with us her struggle with and discovery of “why”--why we are here and why we must each undertake the journey from longing to living fully and deeply in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Like her previous bestsellers, The Call is filled with moving stories and wisdom born of experience, an intimate and insightful exploration of Oriah's journey to heed her own call, which comes in often unexpected forms. Readers journey with Oriah into the recognition that to be fully human is to consciously live what we are--an echo of the sacred Presence that is beyond all thought--through the messy reality of who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gently challenging and persistently practical, Oriah guides the reader in living every day awake to the essence of who we are, showing us how to find and embody the meaning in our lives in the unique way we are each called to do so. The Call takes us on a journey into living a deeply spiritual and wholly human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Call\u003c\/em\u003e exhorts us to heed the voice inside us, calling us to discover and to live fully our true selves and our heart's desires - finding our own unique calling, not in the expectations of others and in the outside world, but deep within ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have heard it all my life\u003cbr\u003eA voice calling a name I recognized as myown.\u003cbr\u003eSometimes it comes as a soft-belliedwhisper.\u003cbr\u003eSometimes it holds an edge of urgency.\u003cbr\u003eBut always it says: Wake up my love. Youare walking asleep.\u003cbr\u003eThere's no safety in that!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Call\u003c\/em\u003e, like Oriah's previous books, starts with an evocative, richly textured prose poem. In it, Oriah challenges readers to discard what they know of themselves as seen through other people and the world around them, and to delve deep into their own selves to find who they truly are. She persuades the reader that there is nothing as essential as what you believe yourself to be, and that it's not necessary to search for meaning in other people and the world's agendas; just be confident of your own distinct gifts, challenges and dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e--Daniel Ladinsky, best-selling author of The Gift: Poems by Hafiz\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Call\u003c\/em\u003e exhorts us to heed the voice inside us, calling us to discover and to live fully our true selves and our heart's desires - finding our own unique calling, not in the expectations of others and in the outside world, but deep within ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have heard it all my life\u003cbr\u003eA voice calling a name I recognized as myown.\u003cbr\u003eSometimes it comes as a soft-belliedwhisper.\u003cbr\u003eSometimes it holds an edge of urgency.\u003cbr\u003eBut always it says: Wake up my love. Youare walking asleep.\u003cbr\u003eThere's no safety in that!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Call\u003c\/em\u003e, like Oriah's previous books, starts with an evocative, richly textured prose poem. In it, Oriah challenges readers to discard what they know of themselves as seen through other people and the world around them, and to delve deep into their own selves to find who they truly are. She persuades the reader that there is nothing as essential as what you believe yourself to be, and that it's not necessary to search for meaning in other people and the world's agendas; just be confident of your own distinct gifts, challenges and dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51380238844127,"sku":"9780061116698","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8_pKqvsk4R9780061116698.webp?v=1789275692"},{"product_id":"the-dance-moving-to-the-deep-rhythms-of-your-life-paperback","title":"The Dance: Moving to the Deep Rhythms of Your Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003cem\u003eThe Dance, \u003c\/em\u003e the wise and practical book that expands on Oriah Mountain Dreamer's new moving prose poem. In this compelling book the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Invitation\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\"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, \u003cem\u003eThe Dance\u003c\/em\u003e is an invitation to discover a place of connection, serenity, and joy that is uniquely our own.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003cem\u003eThe Dance, \u003c\/em\u003e the wise and practical book that expands on Oriah Mountain Dreamer's new moving prose poem. In this compelling book the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Invitation\u003c\/em\u003e 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. 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Practical, inspiring, and profoundly illuminating, \u003cem\u003eThe Dance\u003c\/em\u003e is an invitation to discover a place of connection, serenity, and joy that is uniquely our own.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51380239433951,"sku":"9780061116704","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/0t6TVxYXXN9780061116704.webp?v=1789275693"},{"product_id":"the-invitation-paperback-5","title":"The Invitation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShared by word of mouth, e-mailed from reader to reader, recited over the radio, and read aloud at thousands of retreats and conferences, \"The Invitation\" has changed the lives of people everywhere. 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