Edited by Clea McDougall

In Inspired Lives some of today’s most innovative thinkers and writers explore the meaning of yoga in their lives.

In interviews and essays, the yogis, Buddhists, artists and activists explore yoga as a practice of engaged living. Inspired Lives offers the best of the journalism that garnered ascent magazine its passionately dedicated readership and international acclaim.

Whether they are reflecting on the meaning of love, teaching meditation to prison inmates, or sitting with the dying, the voices of Inspired Lives define a thoughtful approach to yoga and engaged spirituality. The delightful, the surprising, the painful and the inspiring moments of a life lived with meaning are all captured in this remarkable collection.

Inspired Lives includes interviews with Joan Halifax Roshi, Yann Martel, bell hooks, Georg Feuerstein, Arundhati Roy and many others. The finest writings from regular ascent contributors such as Soren Gordhamer, Sikeena Karmali, Lesley Marian Neilson and Juniper Glass are featured. The beautiful original artwork ascent was known for accompanies the essays.

As relevant today as when it was first published, Inspired Lives is testament to how yoga can be brought into the world, and into your life.

“Showing up for your life, I mean really showing up is the hardest part. But the stories in this book, and the people behind them, reveal that showing up is not only possible, it is essential. Warm, wise, beautiful, and deeply engaged, Inspired Lives will transform the way you see the world, and your life.” –Karen Olson, author and coach.

Paperback: 300 pages
Published: 2005
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