If you think meditation is just about being quiet and "peaced out," think again!
This is a meditation companion unlike any other, offering a collection of passages, essays, and poetry that will make you laugh, cringe, or maybe even incite anger, as well as radiate the peace and calm you would expect from this type of guide.
Author Larry Li bravely bares his heart and soul in MeditationSwerve with the aim of helping you discover transformative power through the vast range of human emotion-which is what makes meditation a truly authentic experience.
Meditation, Larry teaches, is about being nonjudgmental. It's about directing your energy inward, exploring yourself-both the negative and the positive-and recognizing there is more to you than your fears and desires.
Stressing self-mastery, honesty, and compassion, MeditationSwerve awakens the spirit and opens the door to unlimited possibility. Larry's inventiveness and enthusiasm will inspire you to try meditation. He shows you how to become your own guru by finding the path that best suits your personality and needs.
Included inside the book is a black and white art gallery of oil paintings by Larry's second meditation teacher who is a master artist, healer, and meditator.
About the Author: Larry Li holds a BA in philosophy and honors in holistic nutrition, and he is in the process of studying Ayurveda and special intervention for autism. He works one-on-one with clients as a healer, counselor, and meditation facilitator. Having previously specialized in OCD-related disorders, he is now branching out and is interested in developing meditation techniques for youth, especially those with special needs.
Larry has battled apathy, anxiety, and depression and been diagnosed with Graves's disease and lung cancer. As someone who used to be overweight, hates authority, can't sit still, and is generally hedonistic, he considers his journey to becoming a meditation proponent an interesting ride, and now, he's sharing his story to inspire others.
This book is also a means to pay it forward. It contains the teachings given to Larry by teachers all around the globe.