Click to Preview Table of Contents and selected excerpts Erich Schiffmann, yoga master, author of End Your Story, Begin Your Life is an inspiring, life-transforming guide to the depth of inner freedom also known as awakening, enlightenment, or self-realization. Through his words and his presence on every page, Jim Dreaver teaches the revolutionary three-step practice that helps you awaken to the peace, love, and creative joy within you: Step 1: Welcome Everything
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“To us Jim's teaching is most similar to Eckhart Tolle, but unlike Tolle, who had an unexpected spontaneous awakening, Jim’s awakening came after years of spiritual seeking. His book, End Your Story, Begin Your Life, makes his teaching easy to relate to and his guidance down-to-earth and helpful.”
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Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness
Normally we avoid, deny, resist, or try to push away unwanted experiences, but if you are facing conflict, upset, or suffering, you must learn to welcome, or at least accept, it. After all, it is showing you where you are not yet free.
Step 2: Notice The Story
Behind every reactive emotion, whether it is stress, self-doubt, guilt, anger, envy, jealousy, loneliness, anxiety, depression, or fear there is always a story, belief, or thought. Remind yourself: “I am not my story... I am the pure awareness that is present right now...”
Step 3: Breathe, Relax, And Be...
Now take a deep, slow breath, and relax into the feeling of being present. Observe any residual feelings or emotions, but don’t create a new story around them. Notice how “you,” as an aware being, the witness, are still very much here. Feel the shift in your energy, the new sense of ease and well-being. Feel how you are more truly present, more centered and grounded. You see everything anew, and can deal with what’s in front of you from a place of confidence and strength.
In time, as you get freer, you will inevitably inquire into this “me,” this “I” that you take yourself to be. This is the “fourth” step needed to fully awaken. When you see that the "I" is just a story too, the story-teller, your emotional energy harmonizes and living becomes rich in meaning, love, and purpose—plus a whole lot more fun! You can then use the power of thought, your goals and dreams, to create what you are passionate about. 
About The Author
Jim Dreaver, a native of New Zealand, was on a spiritual quest for twenty years before finally awakening to the inner freedom that is his true nature. His gift is being able to deeply connect with people and transmit, through the power of his presence, the authentic taste of that freedom. He lives in Sebastopol, California, and travels widely to share his message, including teaching at Esalen Institute, where he will be teaching again Sep 7 – 12, 2008. Visit www.esalen.org and type the name 'Dreaver' into the search feature to register.
He is also the author of The Way of Harmony (Avon, 1999), The Ultimate Cure (Lewellyn, 1995), both of which are available used from www.amazon.com, and Somatic Technique (Wild Goose Press, 1991), which can be ordered through his personal web site at www.jimdreaver.com.
To sign up for his free, monthly Wisdom emailing, visit his web site or email him at jdreaver@aol.com
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