Wedding Zen

Author : Susan Elia MacNeal
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811844154
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wedding Zen written by Susan Elia MacNeal and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2004-12-02 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For stressed-out brides-to-be, finally there's an alternative to last-minute elopement: Wedding Zen is an oasis of calm amidst the chaos of planning a wedding. By applying the classic teachings of Zen to time-honored nuptial traditions, this darling book shows that a little namaste can improve The Big Day in a dramatic way. Drawn from Zen teachings such as staying mindful of worldly attachments (remember: it's the thought, not the gift, that counts!) and surrendering the ego (but she's your mother, and you love her), here are dozens of tips for warding off trouble in nirvana. Wedding Zen packs a bouquet of wisdom into a charming, beautifully illustrated volume, making this a perfect bridal shower gift. So when preparations get a little crazy -- or a lot crazy -- relief for the bride, and good karma for the giver, is close at hand.

Author : Ada Calhoun
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393254801
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give written by Ada Calhoun and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven essays celebrating the beauty of the imperfect marriage. We hear plenty about whether or not to get married, but much less about what it takes to stay married. Clichés around marriage—eternal bliss, domestic harmony, soul mates—leave out the real stuff. After marriage you may still want to sleep with other people. Sometimes your partner will bore the hell out of you. And when stuck paying for your spouse’s mistakes, you might miss being single. In Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, Ada Calhoun presents an unflinching but also loving portrait of her own marriage, opening a long-overdue conversation about the institution as it truly is: not the happy ending of a love story or a relic doomed by high divorce rates, but the beginning of a challenging new chapter of which “the first twenty years are the hardest.” Calhoun’s funny, poignant personal essays explore the bedrooms of modern coupledom for a nuanced discussion of infidelity, existential anxiety, and the many other obstacles to staying together. Both realistic and openhearted, Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give offers a refreshing new way to think about marriage as a brave, tough, creative decision to stay with another person for the rest of your life. “What a burden,” Calhoun calls marriage, “and what a gift.”

Author : Christopher Shelley
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1682682862
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Ceremony Ever: How to Make the Serious Wedding Stuff Unique written by Christopher Shelley and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gravitas and fun get married within these pages, and we're all invited Certified lifecycle celebrant Christopher Shelley is on a mission to revolutionize the wedding ceremony—or at least to make it as enjoyable as the reception. In Best. Ceremony. Ever., he will forever alter the way couples and wedding pros think about tying the knot. Shelley, who has officiated hundreds of weddings, walks couples and officiants through working together, from setting the atmosphere to telling an unforgettable love story. He shares questions for the couple to ask themselves before meeting with their officiant, and offers a wedding vow workshop and complete sample ceremonies. Shelley cares about the guests as much as the couple getting married, and his friendly, entertaining guide is a treasure chest of ideas to make guests laugh, cry, and then laugh at how much they’re crying. From announcing the wedding (insert cliff-hanger) to selecting venues (consider breweries!) to choreographing processionals (dance party!) to explosive recessionals (balloon drop!), opportunities to surprise guests abound.

Author : Meg Keene
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN 13 : 0738215155
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Practical Wedding written by Meg Keene and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-228) and index.

Author : Isabel Stirling
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1593761708
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zen Pioneer written by Isabel Stirling and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruth Fuller Sasaki, who died in 1967, was a pivotal figure in the emergence and development of Zen Buddhism in the United States. She is the only Westerner — and woman — to be made a priest of a Daitoku–ji temple and was mentor to Burton Watson, Philip Yampolsky, and Gary Snyder, and mother–in–law of Alan Watts. This is the first biography of her remarkable life. Few devoted their lives to Zen Buddhism as Ruth Fuller did. As a senior student of Sokei — an Sasaki in New York — Ruth helped him develop the infrastructure of what would eventually become The First Zen Institute in New York City. She married Sasaki in 1944, and it was her mission to maintain the Institute and later, to establish The First Zen Institute of America in Japan. Her legacy remains today in the Zen facilities she helped build in New York and abroad and in the many texts she saw through translation, published from the 1950s to the 1970s. For the first time in book form, three of her writings are included here — Zen: A Religion, Zen: A Method for Religious Awakening, and Rinzai Zen Study for Foreigners in Japan.

Author : N. Grace
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137014490
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Transnational Beat Generation written by N. Grace and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection maps the Beat Generation movement, exploring American Beat writers alongside parallel movements in other countries that shared a critique of global capitalism. Ranging from the immediate post-World War II period and continuing into the 1990s, the essays illustrate Beat participation in the global circulation of a poetics of dissent.

Author : Nora Cabrera
Publisher : Running Press
ISBN 13 : 9780762424351
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zen Bride written by Nora Cabrera and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2005-11-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the strong market for books that deal with improving overall well-being, the focus of our fabulous book-plus Zen Bride is on encouraging the anxious bride-to-be to balance mind, body, spirit, and heart as she creates her wedding experience. Author Nora Cabrera emphasizes the importance of staying present and grounded, and urges brides to appreciate the moments of joy, inspiration, and abundance that accompany planning for this most important day. The 96-page book also includes aromatherapy suggestions, relaxation and meditation techniques, and plenty of poetic advice. The kit contains a selection of products scented with soothing lavender-spray mist, bath crystals, and a candle in a handsome silver tin-plus a silky sleep mask.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book CMJ New Music Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-10-25 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales. CMJ's trade publication, compiles playlists for college and non-commercial stations; often a prelude to larger success.

Author : Mary Kosut
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1412990807
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Gender in Media written by Mary Kosut and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The media strongly influences our everyday notions of gender roles and our concepts of gender identity. The Encyclopedia of Gender in Media critically examines the role of the media in enabling, facilitating, or challenging the social construction of gender in our society. The work addresses a variety of entertainment and news content in print and electronic media and explores the social construction of masculinity as well as femininity. In addition to representations of gender within the media, we also analyze gender issues related to media ownership and the media workforce. Despite an abundance of textbooks, anthologies, and university press monographs on the topic of gender in media, until now no comprehensive reference work has tackled this topic of perennial interest in student research and papers. Features and benefits: 150 signed entries (each with Cross References and Further Readings) are organized in A-to-Z fashion to give students easy access to the full range of topics within gender in media. A thematic Reader's Guide in the front matter groups related entries by broad topical or thematic areas to make it easy for users to find related entries at a glance, with themes including "Discrimination & Media Effects," "Media Modes," "New Media," "Media Portrayals & Representations," "Biographies," and more. In the electronic version, the Reader's Guide combines with a detailed Index and the Cross References to provide users with robust search-and browse capacities. A Chronology in the back matter helps students put individual events into broader historical context. A Glossary provides students with concise definitions to key terms in the field. A Resource Guide to classic books, journals, and web sites (along with the Further Readings accompanying each entry) helps guide students to further resources for their research journeys. An Appendix provides users with a number of reports related to gender in media.

Author : Allison Moir-Smith
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440649634
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emotionally Engaged written by Allison Moir-Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the country’s foremost expert on “cold feet,” a smart and compassionate guide for the bride-to-be who thinks she should be blissfully happy—but is freaking out instead For most brides, the elation of engagement is accompanied by a cocktail of unexpected emotions: Anxiety about making a lifelong commitment. Sadness about leaving their single life behind. Confusion when even simple decisions—should we serve chicken cordon bleu or beef Wellington?—bring them to tears. Worst of all, since everyone around them expects them to be happy, few brides feel there’s anyone to turn to with these conflicting feelings. Written by one of Modern Bride’s “25 Trendsetters of 2006”—and targeting the 2.5 million women who get engaged each year—Emotionally Engagedis the only book geared toward helping brides survive their engagements and emerge as stronger, happier, better- adjusted married women. In the book, Allison Moir-Smith shares her threestage, tried-and-true process from her workshops and individual therapy sessions, along with the stories of over a dozen brides-to-be and newlyweds, helping readers transform their bridal blues into bridal bliss.