Meditations In My Favourite Places In Southern Africa: A Travelogue For Inner And Outer Jounries [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Gail Evans (Author) "I am standing on the tarmac on the runway in Maun, safari centre, and gateway to the Okavango..." (more)
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"In this evolutionary book Gail has presented the most powerful combination of Nature's captivating beauty with inner, spiritual awakening..." -- Foreword: Ram P. Varma

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Explore the splendours of Southern Africa. Visit wide open vistas, coastlines, deltas, forests and mountain ranges. Journey through space and time where the end of each and every chapter takes you through a meditative, unveiling of the seven chakras. Indulge yourself in the wonder of nature!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: IUniverse; illustrated edition edition (October 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595200869
• ISBN-13: 978-0595200863
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,195,838 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible little book., July 29, 2002

By	W. Lambdin "Two Bears" (Ellensburg, WA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book has several things going for it.

1. Beautiful black and white photos of the places the author visited in Southern Africa.

2. The Author uses vivid word pictures. I have quoted one of them for you.

Page 7: "I hear a splash behind me and turn just in time to see a sititunga antelope with gentle frightened eyes and white brushed streaks on the brown fur of his ears, dive into the water."

3. Seven different meditations (to work with each chakra)

4. A great description of the chakras so you can determine if your chakras are functioning properly or not.

5. Pages 97-104; The author provides travel information should you wish to travel to Southern Africa

I only have one complaint with the book. On page 74; the author associates the Pituitarity gland with the 6th chakra when the Pituitary is associated with the 7th chakra.

Please comtact me via E-Mail if you have questions or comments; Two Bears.

Wah doh Ogedoda (we give thanks Great Spirit)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A travelogue for the mind, July 6, 2003

By	Elizabeth Burton ", Zumaya Publications LLC" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

With the media committed to focusing on the negative side of everything, it would be no surprise to learn that the majority of the people in the US have no idea of the beauty that is integral to the region of southern Africa. Author Gail Evans wants to change that, but her little travel book offers more than just sightseeing.

Ms. Evans has selected seven of her favorite spots in that vast nation and created short essays describing their wonders. She then takes her journey a step further, tying the external to the eternal as she uses the symbolism each place has for her to create a meditation exercise. Thus, we not only join her in appreciating the natural beauty she describes but can follow her inward journey as well. Hence, her subtitle: "A Travelogue for Inner and Outer Journeys."

This is an excellent study guide for beginners in the art of meditation for several reasons. First, there are Ms. Evans's clear, concise discussions of the method and purposes of each exercise. Second, however, the places she's chosen to use as the focus for each one are of the kind that can be found almost anywhere. So, even those who can't travel to Africa may be able to somewhat duplicate the sites described somewhere near their own place of residence.

MEDITATIONS IN MY FAVORITE PLACES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA is an excellent book to give as a gift or to tuck into your suitcase as you set off on vacation. Ms. Evans has a gift for painting vivid pictures with an economy of words, and she communicates her delight in the joys of nature with crystal clarity. And for those who may actually be able to take a trip to the places she's been, there is a long list of web addresses that provide more information.

So, whether your travels are internal or external, this slender book is an excellent choice as a guide. My only complaint was that it suffered a bit from mediocre copyediting, but not enough to spoil the trip

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The place descriptions make me want to visit them, November 8, 2002

By	Charles Ashbacher "([e-mail])" (Marion, Iowa United States([e-mail])) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

In this book, Evans describes the various regions of southern Africa with great skill. From the cooler west coast to the perpetual summer of the east coast, you find yourself figuratively transported to places of great natural beauty. Until I read this book, I had no idea that the climate of southern Africa was so varied. Once the area is described, the author then presents a form of mediation where the main thought is different for each location. Since I am not a practitioner of this form of meditation, I have no proper frame of reference to comment on those sections.
While I have never been to southern Africa, the thought has crossed my mind on occasion, and after reading this book, the urge to do so has increased. It is obviously a very beautiful place, and in this book it is described with words that clearly speak of that beauty.