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Reveals the profound, often surprising ways the literature we love conveys the awakening we seek Suppose we could discover enlightenment teachings in Macbeth, The Catcher in the Rye, Moby-Dick, The Bluest Eye, and The Cat in the Hat . . . read Hemingway as haiku . . . learn mindfulness from Virginia Woolf and liberation from Frederick Douglass . . . see Dickinson and Whitman as Buddhas of poetry, and Huck Finn and Gatsby as seekers of the infinite.Some of us were lucky enough to have one passionate, funny, inspiring English teacher who helped us fall in love with books. Add a lifetime of teaching Dharma - authentic, traditional approaches to meditation and awakening - and you get award-winning author Dean Sluyter. Sluyter's habit of finding enlightenment in unexpected places started at the age of twelve, when Mad magazine triggered his first glimpse of deep transcendence.
About the Author
Dean Sluyter (pronounced "slighter") has taught meditation throughout the U.S. and beyond since 1970, from elite prep schools to maximum security prisons. His latest book, "Natural Meditation: A Guide to Effortless Meditative Practice," is an Amazon #1 best seller in stress management and winner of the 2015 Nautilus Gold Award for best book on mind-body-spirit practices. A grateful student of Eastern and Western sages, Dean has completed numerous pilgrimages and lengthy retreats in India, Tibet, Nepal, and the West. He is known for conveying authentic teachings in a form that is practical, accessible, label-free ... and fun!
Dean leads workshops, talks, and retreats for universities, corporations and professional associations, wellness and yoga centers, and houses of worship. He blogs for The Huffington Post and has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, InStyle, New York Magazine, and Publishers Weekly, which called his work "extremely well written and joyously entertaining." His media appearances include Oprah Radio, Coast to Coast AM, and The Lisa Oz Show.
Dean lives in Santa Monica, where he is married to documentary filmmaker Yaffa Lerea and is on the faculty of the West Coast Writers Conferences. When not writing or teaching, he narrates audiobooks, is a singer-musician (kirtan, blues, jug band) , and happily rides his Vespa.
Book chapters, teaching schedule, and more at DeanWords.com.
