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The metaphysical “dawn” Ava yearns for remains out of reach. It’s not until she helplessly admits to getting nowhere that a naked stillness sets in. It’s then she stumbles upon the essence of her quest: that surrender (from our own designs) can be the more direct path, while trying too hard often leads to more of the same.
“Some Swamis are Fat” is a not-so-serious look at what is sacred. You’ll both lose and find yourself in the fresh, energetic writing. Ava Greene's candor and humor put you more at ease with your own inner voice. And her gutsy traction keeps bringing you back to the present moment, that elusive experience that matters most.
'AVA GREENE' IS A PEN-NAME FOR 'W.M. RAEBECK.' OTHER BOOKS BY W. M. RAEBECK INCLUDE —
'I DID INHALE—MEMOIR OF A HIPPIE CHICK'
'EXPEDITION COSTA RICA'
'STARS IN OUR EYES'
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHula Cat Press
- Publication dateJanuary 21, 2016
- File size176 KB
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Thanks for your interest in my books (all the others under W. M. Raebeck, not Ava Greene.). Each book is different, each its own journey. Coming August 2022 is my new book, "Nicaragua Story—Back Roads of the Contra War," available NOW for pre-order in ebook, and paperback up soon.
The book is strong, unusual, and stirring. It's an acute lesson in history, philosophy, courage, and politics—gleaned from the back roads of a war. But this a different kind of 'war' book, really a story; about America as well as Nicaragua....
Visit WendyRaebeck.com for more about all my books. : )
Product details
- ASIN : B07B8KSDTY
- Publisher : Hula Cat Press (January 21, 2016)
- Publication date : January 21, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 176 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 124 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,229,655 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,126 in New Age Mental & Spiritual Healing
- #3,742 in Yoga (Books)
- #4,557 in Happiness
- Customer Reviews:
About the authors
Ava Greene lives in Hawaii where she adores turquoise waters, her lush tropical garden, naughty little cat, and lilting birdsong. Retrieving live creatures from the jowls of White Boy is the worst part of her day (aside from seriously questioning everything about today's America).
Ava Greene (NOT the Ava Greene who writes erotica) is actually a pen-name for author, W. M. Raebeck, who has numerous other books, all in both paperback and ebook, with more on the way, including audio. Her most recent, "Nicaragua Story — Back Roads of the Contra War" (July 2022), takes a hard look at a people's war, on Raebeck's second trip to Nicaragua as a freelance journalist. Her other books chronicle unique adventures, romance, and the uncalculated risks of committing to the artist's life. Browse her Amazon reviews right here for more about each of the books, all different.
Also, please visit 'WendyRaebeck.com,' where you can sign onto her email list for updates and advance info on new releases. Coming in spring 2023 is "Ta Ta for Now — the Movie," a quirky and absorbing 'cinematic experience' in original screenplay format. Pre-orders on Amazon available SOON!!! (This one is published in paperback only, to preserve the carefully-crafted screenplay lay-out.)
FUN NEW BOOK OUT JUNE 1: "TA TA FOR NOW — THE MOVIE." Something totally different.
PRE-ORDER NOW! (Price discounted $3 right now — goes to $15.99 on June 1.) And visit 'WendyRaebeck.com' to sign onto the email list for more info (and to get 2 free stories).
The other recent book (an Amazon #1 New Release) is: "NICARAGUA STORY—BACK ROADS OF THE CONTRA WAR."
A courageous country with compelling history, sad truth, and tremendous hope. This personal account of a freelance journalist informs about our southerly neighbors…who've struggled forever.
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BIO:
W. M. Raebeck's trademarks are quirky candor, spiritual stretching, and frequent exits from the comfort zone. Her true-life escapist literature includes:
- 'I Did Inhale' — misadventures of a sugar-freak hippie chick
- 'Stars in Our Eyes' — 20 true stories of art, Hollywood, risk, love and ambition
- 'Expedition Costa Rica' — an extreme trek through a mighty rainforest
- 'Some Swamis are Fat' — a California yoga teacher's inadvertent quest (*under pen-name Ava Greene)
- 'Silence of Islands' — a poetry collection spanning 50 years and half the globe
- 'Nicaragua Story—Back Roads of the Contra War' — a journalist's hard look at a people's war
- 'Ta Ta for Now—the Movie' — lively as it sounds! Out in June '23. **
The author lives in Hawaii, where gratitude, writing, long walks, visions of self-improvement, yoga, swimming, and tennis (in that order) are an unbalanced mix. 'Farming' organic lemons and mangos (one tree of each) is another seasonal occupation—with grapefruits, clementines, papaya, avos, and cashew saplings heading for maturity.
In previous lifetimes, Raebeck was a film and television actress, freelance journalist, rascal, yoga instructor, massage therapist, photographer, model, and always a friend to animals and the environment.
What's next? _________ <== Your suggestion here.
All books are available in print and ebook everywhere books are sold or loaned, with audio editions, narrated by the author, coming later in 2023.
Meanwhile, pre-order TTFN hot off the press, and get the discount! You're going to love the movie!
* Pen-name Ava Greene, soon to be retired, is NOT the Ava Greene that writes erotica!
** 'Ta Ta for Now,' is in paperback only; screenplay format doesn't conform to ebooks.
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Unlike many books of its ilk, “Some Swamis are Fat” gave me honest hope, not because of any proselytizing about how to live a meaningful, joyful life, but because she tells us when she backslides on the “soppy” path and then keeps going, stumbles again, pulls herself back up and overcomes her fear. It’s instructional, realistic and, well, satisfying to read about the reality of a strong women’s quest, honest about all the backsliding, inspiring us to keep slogging up the hill. I gave this journal to my daughter for Christmas – a little way of saying that the journey is hard, sometimes it takes you back a few steps and then a few more, but it can always be rewarding if we don’t give up
Beautifully written and full of sublime gems (“There’s a searing full moon bleaching the blackness out there tonight….”).
Steven C. Washington, DC