Fulfillment, healing, peace & happiness should never come at the cost of losing our smarts, uniqueness, strength, integrity, sense of humor, or cool…
Finally! Someone had the cojones to write it: A seriously funny & irreverent spiritual self-help book that bypasses all the conventional & cliched niceties & offers you – the reader & star of the show- dead-on, practical ways to change your life for good, forever.
Spirituality for Badasses contains numerous astonishingly simple and spectacularly effective principles, techniques and methods to help you find your true, happy, confident, aware self. No preparation required. Anyone can do it. Start immediately. You’ll experience deep inner changes simply by reading the book. Yes, Spirituality for Badasses is some powerful mojo and it’s also funny as sh#! You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll learn and grow.
Fair warning- contains cursing, tequila drinking, loud rock-n-roll and bar fights. This isn’t your parent’s self-help book. If you’re looking for a bulleted list of coddling, woo-woo, positive-think, rainbows & unicorns spiritual advice & exercises- This is not the spiritual self-help book you are looking for… Move along.
Spirituality for Badasses takes you the reader on a high-stakes, cross country, road trip adventure where you’ll encounter a cornucopia of beautiful places, strange experiences and wild people. In the midst of this adventure you will be challenged, pushed to the edge and invited to experience life and yourself in radically transformative ways: Your guide and traveling companion, J. Stewart Dixon shows you the gritty no-holds bar ropes of what it takes – attention, awareness, mindfulness, recognizing the limited ego-mind, meeting deep seated fears and knowing your most intimate inner self- to become a true spiritual badass.
The Midwest Book review sums it up: ‘Spirituality for Badasses goes where no other books in these genres dare travel…in a way no other book matches.’ Chuck Hillig, best-selling author of Seeds for the Soul says: ‘Spirituality for Badasses is an irreverent, exuberant, free-wheeling, stream of consciousness saga that chronicles the spiritual journey in ways that are unique, humorous, challenging and a hell of a lot of fun … buckle up and be prepared for a wild ride that’s readable, accessible and eminently relatable. Two enthusiastic thumbs up! Highly recommended!’
Table des matières
Part 1: Your Attention Please
Chapter 1: Attention
How to pay attention without being a suck-up
Chapter 2: Lying
How to be honest without being spineless
Chapter 3: Denial
How to embrace your shit & not run from it
Chapter 4: Distraction
How to put your cell phone down for one goddamn minute
Chapter 5: Life
How to grab life by the horns and ride it like a space cowboy
Chapter 6: Emotion
How to stop being an emotional iceberg
Chapter 7: Thoughts
How to deal with the crazy person in your head
Chapter 8: Body
How to get over it and accept that you’ve got one
Part 2: Aware of Awareness
Chapter 9: Evolution
How to evolve from a suffering badass-hole to a spiritual badass
Chapter 10: Noticing Shit
How to notice shit with your eyes, nose, hands and tongue
Chapter 11: In the Zone
How to be in the zone- all the time- good or bad
Chapter 12: Emotional Wreck
How to be aware when everything sucks
Chapter 13: Emotional Bliss
How to be aware when everything is awesome
Chapter 14: Think Again
How to be aware of the constant thoughts in your head
Part 3: The Ninja Warrior Jedi Mindfulness Trick
Chapter 15: Mindfulness is a Beach
How to recognize the Mindfulness Beach Bitch when you see her
Chapter 16: Good Times Bad Times Pt. 1
How to be mindful during a Led Zeppelin song played at high volume on the beach
Chapter 17: Good Times Bad Times Pt. 2
How to be mindful when floating ocean beasties sting like shit
Chapter 18: Let me Buy you a Drink
How to be mindful when drinking tequila shots & more
Chapter 19: Oh Fuck What have I Done?
How to be mindful during a crisis
Chapter 20: Mini Golf Anyone?
How to handle earthquakes in your brain
Part 4: Ego’s Your Bitch
Chapter 21: Know Thyself
How to know yourself, influence people, make friends and get rich
Chapter 22: Angels & Demons
How to ‘meditate’ and see ego – Part 1
Chapter 23: Spiritual Bypassing
How to ‘meditate’ and see ego- Part 2
Chapter 24: Garbage & the Goddess
How to handle brain earthquakes in public places
Chapter 25: Carowinds
How to meet ultimate fear
A propos de l’auteur
Spirituality for Badasses blossomed out J. Stewart’s life as a spiritual seeker, finder and modern mindfulness teacher. He teaches based on his direct experience, twenty-nine years of interaction with numerous nonduality-advaita-zen-unorthodox teachers, his ongoing education / certification in modern mindfulness and a degree in communications / engineering from Syracuse University.J. Stewart Dixon is a frequent media guest, heard on more than 100 stations across the country, including in big cities such as Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and everywhere in between via interviews on National Radio. He has been a featured expert with major media brands such as Sirius XM Radio, i Heart Media, Audacy (formerly Entercom/CBS Radio), Radio America and more.
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