The Way of the Happy Woman Living the Best Year of Your Life

by Stover, Sara Avant

• ISBN13: 9781577319825
• ISBN10: 1577319826
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: New World Library

Summary

The Way of the Happy Woman playfully prescribes how to honour each season of the year with wholesome foods, yoga, meditation, and reflections. When we listen to and follow our biorhythms, health and happiness follow. After introductory chapters that explore women's health and lifestyle needs, The book provides specific information and suggestions for each season of the year. Each of these sections includes clear and specific ways to nurture your body, soothe your soul, and invigorate your mind. Women are ready for a powerful shift, a shift toward self-nurture and an empowered, happy life. The Way of the Happy Woman is an owner's manual For The radiant mind, body, and spirit every woman craves.

Author Biography

Sara Avant Stover is an inspirational speaker, teacher, mentor, and the founder and director of The Way of the Happy Woman.® After a health scare in her early twenties, Sara moved to Thailand, where she embarked on an extensive healing and spiritual odyssey throughout Asia and served as one of the pioneer Western yoga teachers in that part of the world. She now lives in Boulder, Colorado, and continues to teach around the world.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The Basics
Keep It Simple	p. 11
The Cycles That Heal	p. 21
A Woman's Inner World: Yoga and Meditation	p. 35
A Woman's Outer World: Sacred Nutrition	p. 55
Preparing for the Way	p. 67
Spring
Coming into Being	p. 77
In the Kitchen: Clean and Green	p. 85
On the Yoga Mat: Revitalize and Transform	p. 105
Spring Reflections	p. 131
Summer
Rejoicing	p. 135
In the Kitchen: Colorful Celebrations	p. 145
On the Yoga Mat: In Full Bloom	p. 161
Summer Reflections	p. 179
Autumn
Harvesting	p. 185
In the Kitchen: Root Wisdom	p. 195
On the Yoga Mat: Gathering Strength	p. 209
Autumn Reflections	p. 229
Winter
Listening	p. 235
In the Kitchen: Staying Warm	p. 249
On the Yoga Mat: Deep Rest	p. 261
Winter Reflections	p. 279
Epilogue	p. 283
Acknowledgments	p. 286
Notes	p. 289
Index	p. 291
About the Author	p. 299
About the Way of the Happy Woman	p. 301
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