Relaxing into Meditation wins a Living Now Book Award - Press Release

Relaxing into Meditation wins a Living Now Book Award

Cardiff author Ngakma Nor’dzin's book Relaxing into Meditation has received a bronze medal in the Living Now Book Awards 2012. The Living Now Book Awards celebrate books that enhance the quality of our lives.

More information can be found in this PressDoc:
http://pressdoc.com/p/000q3o

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Relaxing into Meditation Aro Books worldwide  ISBN 978-1-898185-17-8 http://bit.ly/nrprim

Available from Lulu.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, Wisdom Books, and other bookshops worldwide

Aro Books worldwide at Wordstock 2012

Aro Books worldwide had a presence at Wordstock in Portland Oregon this year. Thanks to Ceri Shaw and AmeriCymru for flying the flag for Welsh authors and publishers at this annual event.

About Wordstock

"Wordstock is a literary art and education organization that celebrates and supports writing in the classroom and in the community. Our mission is to use the power of writing to effect positive change in people’s lives."

"Our flagship program is our annual book and literary festival in Portland, by far the largest such event in the Northwest, known nationwide as Wordstock. We believe showcasing the artistic accomplishment of contemporary writers at our festival is one of the most compelling examples of writing’s power that we can provide."

AmeriCymru : Featured Welsh Publishers: Aro Books worldwide

Aro Books worldwide is featured in the AmeriCymru Bookstore. All the books are written by authors living in Cardiff and Penarth.

An Interview With a Welsh Buddhist Publisher

AmeriCymru is a social network for the Welsh, ex-pats, persons of Welsh descent and cymruphiles. AmeriCymru is the home of the West Coast Eisteddfod.

AmeriCymru talks to ’ö-Dzin Tridral of Aro Books worldwide, a Welsh printing press specializing in publishing works in the Aro Tradition of Nyingma Buddhism.

“Our two most recent publications are Relaxing into Meditation by Ngakma Nor'dzin and An Odd Boy (Volume One) by Doc. Togden. Relaxing into Meditation is an accessible introduction to meditation which can enable someone with no knowledge of the subject to approach meditation via practices of relaxation. An Odd Boy is a memoir from the period of the British Blues Boom of the 1960s and 1970s. Interwoven with this is the view that everyone has the possibility of being an artist and of appreciating life as art.”

Read the rest of the interview at AmeriCymru

Relaxing into Meditation - wins a Living Now Book Award

We are very happy to announce that Ngakma Nor'dzin's book Relaxing into Meditation has won Bronze in the Relaxation and Meditation category of the Living Now Book Awards from Independent Publisher.

"The Living Now Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to the year’s very best lifestyle books and their creators, and celebrate the innovation and creativity of newly published books that enhance the quality of our lives, from cooking and entertaining to fitness and spirituality. "

"The awards are presented by Jenkins Group of Traverse City, Michigan. Jenkins Group has been involved in book packaging, marketing and distribution since 1988, and is dedicated to promoting books that improve readers’ lives, bring families together, and make the world a safer, healthier place."

It is wonderful to see that Relaxing into Meditation has received this recognition.

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Relaxing into Meditation Aro Books worldwide  ISBN 978-1-898185-17-8 http://bit.ly/nrprim

Available from Lulu.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, Wisdom Books, and other bookshops worldwide

The greatest British Blues band there never was

Volume I and Volume II of ‘an odd boy’ portray a plethora of poignant insights into what Blues meant to four lads during the British Blues Boom of the 1960s.

Doc Togden details his Blues education—as an 8-year old English boy—in terms of the informal schooling he received form Mr Love an elderly shell-shocked gentleman who introduced him to Bessie Smith, Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Blind lemon Jefferson Memphis Minnie, and many others.

The story continues from 1960 to 1970. The initial idea of creating a Blues band comes into focus and becomes an on-stage reality by 1968. As Cream leaves the scene and Savage Cabbage takes its first steps as the band that could conceivably have filled their shoes – had not two untimely deaths intervened.

This is the story of the greatest British Blues band there never was – a story of a passion for a milieu that became a religion to four lads form the outskirts of the Thames Delta 

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Doc Togden is the author of Volume 1 of an odd boy published by Aro Books worldwide.
Excerpts can be read on Doc Togden's Facebook fanpage and at anoddboy.com

Should I Meditate?

Illustration: Oscar Ramos Orozco

'Should I Meditate?' is a wonderfully simple article on the subject of meditation, written by Scott McDowell and published on The 99%.

Scott's advice includes:

'Establish a routine. Many people meditate in the morning when they wake up, or at night before bed. The big thing is making it a regular part of your day. You can start by sitting for just a few minutes. In the beginning, it's feels very difficult to be still.  Work your way up 20-30 minutes, or more. But remember, meditation is all about consistency; it's much better to do 5 minutes each day than an hour once a week. '

Read the full article: Should I Meditate?

People new to meditation may also like to read Relaxing into Meditation by Ngakma Nor'dzin and subscribe to the eMail Meditation Course.

Lulu Celebrates 10 Years of Author Success

Lulu.com has now been in business for 10 years

"We started small by offering basic print-on-demand services and over the years worked up to being able to distribute author content all over the world in both print and digital formats."

Read more on the Lulu Blog.

In celebration of this milestone, they have a promotion in each of their stores until 18th May.

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