All Consuming : Silly Drowa

Consumed "Lessons from San Quentin: Everything I Needed to Know about Life I Learned in Prison"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:51:33 GMT

Lessons from San Quentin: Everything I Needed to Know about Life I Learned in Prison

by Bill Dallas

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:50:39 GMT

The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life

by Lauretta Hannon

Consuming "Managing Transitions, 2nd Edition: Making the Most of Change (Your Coach in a Box)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:46:36 GMT

Managing Transitions, 2nd Edition: Making the Most of Change (Your Coach in a Box)

by William Bridges

even so, I'd recommend it.

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:47:59 GMT

The Light On Pranayama: The Yogic Art of Breathing

by B.K.S. Iyengar

This book is the CLASSIC in terms of breathing & pranayama exercises. It’s a chore to read, though & often contradicts itself in terms of the wild claims it makes around effects & contraindications for various practices.

EVEN WITH all of that, this book will remain on my shelf as an oft-consulted reference (speaks really highly to the contents that I can overlook some of the other major challenges)—I can’t wait until someone writes a modern & well-respected book on Pranayama!!

Why I recommend "Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:49:29 GMT

Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life

well,

I was prepared to be underwhelmed. Yet another yoga book telling me how to achieve the stilling of my mind fluctuations. (YAWN)

I was captivated. I came home in the afternoon, eager to be able to pick up the book & see where Judith would take me next…

Delicious – i looked forward to every anecdote, quote & next line. I took notes pointing me toward my own spiritual development.

This book very pleasantly surprised me.

A story about "We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:52:24 GMT

We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change

by Myles Horton

A friend who usually reads books that end up on my ‘5 star’ list highly recommended this. I’ve read the first two chapters, & am bored out of my mind. It is on the strength of her recommendation that I am persevering!

A story about "Cheesemaking Made Easy : 60 Delicious Varieties"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:26:36 GMT

Cheesemaking Made Easy : 60 Delicious Varieties

by Ricki Carroll

I made buttermilk cheese last night.
I was astonished at how easy it was to make. This cheese MELTS like nobody’s business & is tastey too… Huzzah!

I’m ready to make some hard cheese even though I’ve been told that making hard cheese is “hard”—This will be a long-time reference book for me!

A story about "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:24:37 GMT

No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva

by Pema Chodron

I read the first half from the library, but was savoring it & reading it slow, & had to go out & buy my own copy.

I loved this so much that I got to the end & started around at the beginning again.

Real, practical advice on how to wake up NOW.

A story about "The Tao of Natural Breathing : For Health, Well-Being, and Inner Growth"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:25:36 GMT

The Tao of Natural Breathing : For Health, Well-Being, and Inner Growth

by Dennis Lewis

reading this for class…

A story about "All About Love: New Visions"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:01:11 GMT

All About Love: New Visions

by Bell Hooks

I want to love this book more than I do.
It reads for me, not like the mind-candy I expected, but rather, like an encyclopedia.

I wanted to be “in love” w/ bell (my first reading of her books) by page 2. Instead, I’m on p78 wishing for Arundhati Roy or Rumi or someone who will help me LOVE being alive…

Why it's taking me forever to finish consuming "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:10:18 GMT

No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva

by Pema Chodron

reading slowly – really digesting line by line.
this is one you want to take with you everywhere & apply to life…

A story about "In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:30:23 GMT

In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop

by Steve Kowit

i have been reading this for YEARS now…
I keep coming back to it – now /this/ chapter, now the next

it’s delicious, & a FANTASTIC companion to Ted Kooser’s book: The poetry home repair manual…

whee!

NOT ROSIE!! (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:02:18 GMT

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

So here I am, a pretty concientious consumer of food.
This book is rocking my world.

Damn, if I’m gonna live within my values, I’m gonna have to go through a life-style change.

I think that our world is SO out of balance, that w/ what I’ve read here, I’m not sure I’m ABLE to keep eating as I have been.

I thought Rosie Organic chickens were the responsible way for a meat eating girl to go… Info in this book will make you rethink having another serving of corn… damn, I’ve got to go get to know the farmer, & eat really local.

I think I’m gonna need community support to make this kind of change…

A story about "Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:34:14 GMT

Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out

My favorite line thus far is from an essay by Karen Hurley entitled “Coming out in spirit and in flesh”

“I no longer wish that I could float above my body; I want to join in the dance of the universe and work up a good sweat.”

Why I recommend "Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:17:18 GMT

Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

by Chogyam Trungpa

I loved the book, was engrossed line by line—it’s been a while now, though, & just have this vague recollection of having had new insights as I read the book.

I really enjoyed, & was interested in getting it again & rereading portions.

cut it down to it's essence (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:15:13 GMT

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

I think this book really needs to be read to oneself (silently) the footnotes were a distraction & provided more detail than I really wanted.

I ended up getting the book on tape from the library.

I stopped following at some point, & just heard the friendly voice reading & occasionally tracked that the story was progressing.

I think it coulda been shorter & maybe /more/ effective??

heart opening & refreshing (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:25:03 GMT

The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi

by Andrew Harvey

Everytime I picked this book up, I could feel my heart expanding & opening to life. I don’t know how to endorse this enough. Rumi’s words, Harvey’s descriptions, all of it was delicious from start to finish.

I cried, I took notes, & laughed (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:55:43 GMT

Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness

by Marc Ian Barasch

need I say more? If you want to find ways to open your heart, this is one way to do it…

Absolutely yummy to be ‘witness’ to so many acts of humanity. I wanna read it again!

Why it's taking me forever to finish consuming "What the Buddha Taught"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:46:14 GMT

What the Buddha Taught

by Walpola Rahula

I can’t figure out where it went… It’s in here somewhere, I’m sure!

Why it's taking me forever to finish consuming "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:45:00 GMT

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

he’s reading it aloud to me, chapter by chapter…

A story about "Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Silly Drowa) — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:42:35 GMT

Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness

by Marc Ian Barasch

so far so good, really enjoying the anecdotes & some of the quotes are real notables.