Unexpected Awakening

<p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>Discover a courageous journey that will inspire your own healing personal and spiritual growth and self-discovery.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em></em></strong><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Unexpected Awakening is a testament to the power of compassion and the vast potential we each hold for healing and forgiveness.</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>-Sharon Salzberg author of<em> Lovingkindness </em>and <em>Real Life</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>At forty-three Laurie Jacobson believed her life was over. Trapped in a remote farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania she was married to a man who had once inspired her but who had become emotionally abusive and increasingly hostile toward her Jewish identity. Feeling isolated broken and desperate for relief she makes a bold decision: to attend a silent retreat at a Buddhist monastery in the mountains of West Virginia.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(14 14 14 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>In </em><strong style=color: rgba(14 14 14 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>Unexpected Awakening</em></strong><em style=color: rgba(14 14 14 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </em><span style=color: rgba(14 14 14 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>readers are taken on an intimate journey of healing personal growth spiritual renewal and self-discovery. Through quiet mornings humble chores sacred chants and meditation she begins to unlock the wisdom and courage that had been within her all along.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>In this immersive inspiring memoir you'll discover:</span></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>What it's like to live inside a Buddhist monastery</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>How mindfulness and meditation can release trauma stored in the body</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Honest reflections on emotional abuse resilience and self-compassion</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>A path to gain peace of mind clarity and insight</span></li></ul><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>If you've ever longed for freedom peace or the courage to begin again this unforgettable memoir will meet you where you are and gently walk you home to yourself.</strong></p><h4></h4>