Awakening to Awe is a self-help meditation on an alternative—and growing—spiritual movement. This is a movement comprised of people who refuse the "quick-fix" model for healing, whether that model entails popping pills, indulging in material comforts, or adhering to doctrinal dogmas. By contrast, the movement about which Schneider writes is composed of people who have developed the capacity to experience the humility and wonder, or in short, awe, of life deeply lived. In particular, this book highlights the stories of people who through the cultivation of awe have transformed their lives. For example, readers will discover how awe transformed the life of an ex-gang member into a beloved and productive gang mediator, an ex-drug addict into a communally conscious healer, and a sufferer of stage three cancer into a contemplative and spiritual seeker. The book will also inform readers about the challenges and joys of awe-based child-raising, education, humor, political activism, and aging. Drawing on the philosophy of Schneider's earlier work, the acclaimed Rediscovery of Awe, Awakening to Awe tells the down-to-earth stories of a quiet yet emerging revolution in the transformation of lives.
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Preface Introduction: Awe-Wakening Part I. Our Awe-Depleted Age 1. What Keeps Us from Venturing? 2. The Stodgy Road to Awe 3. The Awe Survey: Format and Background Part II. Awe-Based Awakening: The New Testaments to Spirit 4. Awakening in Education 5. Awakening from Childhood Trauma 6. Awakening from Drug Addiction 7. Awakening through Chronic Illness 8. Awakening in Aging 9. Awakening through Humor Part III. Toward an Awe-Based World Awakening: Guideposts to an Awe-Informed Life 10. Awe-Wakening in the Everyday 11. The Societal Challenge Conclusion
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An inspiring and refreshing new concept through which to understand and appreciate life’s mysteries and to unleash aliveness; Schneider’s guide to 'awakening to awe' offers meaningful psychological theory and sensible real-life examples of applying an 'awe' perspective to aging, recovery from drug abuse, and all aspects of everyday life. Readers will truly enjoy and be uplifted by the journey with Schneider as they embrace this new positive lens and make their own list of awesome experiences–-from art, music, sport, nature, relationships—to uncovering humor, surprise, emotion, and vastness of appreciation in life.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780765706652
Publisert
2009-08-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers
Vekt
327 gr
Høyde
226 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
170

Forfatter

Biographical note

Kirk Schneider, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for humanistic psychology. He is the author of eight books, current editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, adjunct faculty at Saybrook Graduate School, and vice president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute.