Pause Now: Handbook for a Spiritual Revolution

by Lyla Yastion

Overview

This handbook in practical spirituality proposes that the level of stress, violence, fear and disconnect from Nature in the global society has risen in direct proportion to a fall in the collective level of conscious awareness. In order to reverse this trend a conscious impulse is required. Human beings need to rediscover the mystical underpinning of all religions and the engine of spiritual transformation: the art of presence. Only by learning to be present and stay present is it possible to dissolve harmful energy - in the form of false opinions and negative feelings - and create positive energy that imbues actions with intelligence, compassion and respect for the sacredness of all life. To this end, a practice in sensory awareness is offered. It is called 'the Pause'. Pausing affirms the body-mind continuum by empowering the senses as conduits of conscious awareness. When pausing is then applied to ordinary activities such as speaking, working, thinking and relating to others, spiritual evolution accelerates. The fruit of a re-awakened life is healing — for ourselves, for society, and for the entire Earth community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761842835
Publisher:	Hamilton Books
Publication date:	02/28/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	370
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Lyla Yastion obtained a Ph.D. in Anthropology from SUNY - Albany and has taught courses in religious studies and philosophy at Iona College, College of New Rochelle, and Mercy College. She is a reiki master, with training in shamanic healing. She lives in New Paltz, NY.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Secret
Chapter 2. A Spirituality of the Senses: the Pause
Chapter 3. The Steps - a Close-up: posture and the spirituality of touch
Chapter 4. Close-up continued: the spiritualities of seeing, smelling, and tasting
Chapter 5. Close-up concluded: the spirituality of listening; resting in simple awareness
Chapter 6. The Spirituality of Moving
Chapter 7. The Spirituality of Speaking
Chapter 8. The Spiritualities of Work and Play
Chapter 9. The Spirituality of Thinking
Chapter 10. The Spirituality of Relating
Chapter 11. Sowing Seeds of Spiritual Revolution

Editorial Reviews

Pause Now: Handbook for A Spiritual Revolution is a spirituality book that encourages readers to find time in life to stop and become more aware of everything around them. Pause Now is a strong pick for spirituality collections.

Midwest Book Review

It is hard to find the right metaphor to describe this book, for it is so full of metaphors, but here is my best shot: I felt like a hummingbird in an endless meadow of flowers. I was nourished, yet did not want to depart with anything unsampled. If there is a 21st century guide to the mystical journey, this is it.

T.L. Brink

Folding in Celtic crosses, indigenous spirituality, Buddhism, Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalists, and St. John the Divine cathedral in Manhattan, Yastion argues convincingly that there is some consensus across cultures and traditions on what constitutes sacred space. Could there be a universal truth about such places—and if so, what is it?”

Chronogram

This is a beautifully written invitation to awaken readers to the depth of their spiritual nature. Rich with the wisdom of greatly diverse religious and secular sources, this book is full of verbal treasures guaranteed to inspire and encourage the reader along the spiritual path.

Dennis R. Ryan

[A] very helpful, well-illustrated guide to individual practice....Excellent book....Recommended.

Choice Reviews

Pause Now: Handbook for A Spiritual Revolution is a spirituality book that encourages readers to find time in life to stop and become more aware of everything around them. Pause Now is a strong pick for spirituality collections.

December 2009 Midwest Book Review

[A] very helpful, well-illustrated guide to individual practice....Excellent book....Recommended.

September 2009 Choice Reviews

[A] very helpful, well-illustrated guide to individual practice....Excellent book....Recommended.

September 2009 Choice

This is a beautifully written invitation to awaken readers to the depth of their spiritual nature. Rich with the wisdom of greatly diverse religious and secular sources, this book is full of verbal treasures guaranteed to inspire and encourage the reader along the spiritual path.--Dennis R. Ryan, Ph.D., Professor of Religious Studies, College of New Rochelle, author of Religious Elements of Life and Dreams about the Dead: Glimpse

It is hard to find the right metaphor to describe this book, for it is so full of metaphors, but here is my best shot: I felt like a hummingbird in an endless meadow of flowers. I was nourished, yet did not want to depart with anything unsampled. If there is a 21st century guide to the mystical journey, this is it.--T.L. Brink, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Crafton Hills College, author of Ways to the Center: an introduction to world religions and Dream Encyc

[A] very helpful, well-illustrated guide to individual practice....Excellent book....Recommended.--CHOICE, September 2009

From the Publisher

[A] very helpful, well-illustrated guide to individual practice....Excellent book....Recommended.

September 2009 CHOICE

Pause Now: Handbook for A Spiritual Revolution is a spirituality book that encourages readers to find time in life to stop and become more aware of everything around them. Pause Now is a strong pick for spirituality collections.

December 2009 The Midwest Book Review