Miscellaneous The Journey From the Center To the Page by Jeff Davis OK, so here is where my job gets really fun. I have a chance to enthuse about a friend's work, learn more about yoga and myself and share something I think is of great value with those who can benefit. What could be a better way to spend an hour?!      I wish this book had been available to me 30 years ago when I was writing for various campus publications and then embarking on a short lived career in television production and I'm glad to have encountered it now. What is so great about this book is that it invites, encourages and exorts the reader to make a commitment to find their inner voice, to tap the wellsprings of creativity within and to discipline themselves to find true freedom. The focus is on using the the practices of the yogi, particularly breathing exercises, physical postures and meditation to inform and enhance one's writing. The exercises in the book could be applied to crafting a more creative and satisfying life in any field of endeavor or no field of endeavor, however. So non-writers may like it too.      Author Jeff Davis's descriptions of the processes of becoming centered and exploring inner landscapes alone would be worth the price of this book, but there is much more. In chapter after chapter, Jeff instructs us in ways of goal setting and problem solving by listening to our inner voice. He shows us how to overcome the many obstacles that will stand in our way and come out the other side made stronger by the experience. He gives countless examples of how this sort of process can lead to wonderful creations and it is truly inspiring.      There are many "yoga for this" and "yoga for that" books out today and some have merit and some seem more like a chance to cash in on yoga's new found popularity. This book is an outgrowth of Jeff's teaching of creative writing for 20 years and his deep practice of yoga. He is a certified yoga instructor in two traditions and teaches regularly at his Wen Barn Studio. He also gives regular writer's workshops throughout the year all around the United States.      The full Table of Contents from this book appears below the buy button.      High Praise for The Journey from the Center to the Page: " ...maps the way for living the authentic life of the writer, a life not found in the bottle, in pills, or in misery, but rather a life found at the center of our authentic selves." - Robert S. Nelsen, Director of Creative Writing, The University of Texas at Dallas " There is so much good information in this book... Yogis may find a desire to write and writers will find support for turning their sedentary, often lonely, vocation, into an embodied and dynamic practice." - Ascent Magazine " Jeff Davis inspires us to find the genuine voice of our own body/mind by sharing the time-tested yogic practices of breathing consciously, getting grounded, and creating space. This book is a terrific road map toward creating the conditions for writing to happen." - Cyndi Lee, founder of OM Yoga " Finally a book that blurs the distinction between Doing and Being." - Jack Meyers, poet laureate of Texas, 2003, and director of creative writing at Southern Methodist University " In addition to suggesting specific yoga exercises for various writing roadblocks...this is a substantial writing guide with lessons in voice, symbol, syntax, and dialogue." - The Dallas Morning News

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This trade paperback book has 330 pages.

Table of Contents: The Journey from the Center to the Page

Introduction: Remember Your Body - xv

The Four Preparations: Intention, Time, Perseverance, Concentration - 1
1. Put on the Robe: What are You Writing For? - 3
2. Show Up & Shape Time - 11
3. Stoke Your Writer's Fire - 24
4. Ride the Wave of Concentration - 33

Setting Out: Consciousness & Craft - 51
5. From Pea to Garden: Consciousness & Craft - 53
6. The Art of First Drafts - 62
7. Unspoken Words, Unstruck Sounds: To Throw an Authentic Voice - 75
8. Presence & the Writer's Reservoir of Images - 85
9. The Genius of Wonder in Waking Dream - 95
10. Rain & the Brain: Embodied Metaphors & Symbols - 105
11. Bliss in a Toothbrush: Writing Into Things - 118
12. Listening to the Sunrise: Music in Poetry & Prose - 127
13. The Kiss of Syntax, Rhythm, and Kirtan - 138
14. Non-Violence & the Art of Dialogue as Revelation - 153

Navigating Emotional Crags for Complexity - 163
15. When the Inner Heckler Calls - 165
16. Dogs, Lovers, and Other Things that Bite: Writing the Truth - 179
17. A Web of Contradictions: Writing the Self in Memoir, Poetry, & Fiction - 192
18. Stories of Scars and Deep Memories: Writing Beyond Trauma - 205
19. Compassion for the Good, the Bad, & the Downright Depraved - 217
20. Be Careful What You Hate: From Anger to Satire - 230

Looking Back and Looking Forward - 245
21. Eating Leaves and Other Ways to Re-vision for Form - 247
22. Letting Go of Delusion and Control: Revise! - 262
23. Friendly Warnings of Inauthenticity - 273
24. For Writers Who Already Practice Yoga - 279
25. A Writers' Sat-sanga - 288
26. A Call to Teachers of Creative Writing - 295
27. Yoga As Muse Lab: Muses of the Other Arts - 305

Glossary of Key Terms - 317

Endnotes - 323

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