On January 31st, 2008 I experienced the beginning of a spontaneous Kundalini Awakening. My heart quit beating properly, I began losing consciousness, the docs thought I might die…it was quite a dramatic evening wherein I had no idea what was happening to me. That was just the beginning. That was day 1. On March 1st 2008, one month later-4 years ago today-was when I died the rest of the way. In a blink of an eye, the “I” that I had always been disappeared amidst a maelstrom of panic and confusion, never to return. It was the kind of peek behind the curtain of nonduality that wasn’t fun. The initiation into Truth was not an easy one for me. Today, I finally release a book that captures what aided me in surviving the last 4 years since that day. What aided me the most was listening to my body and how it called me to place it into certain positions. All I can say is that when I finally began listening, I went from surviving my awakening to thriving. I went from ungrounded to planted tree. Over time I found that these body positions were what we call “yoga”. They arose spontaneously for me and have ever since. They come for me in the night, during the day and say “hey…go into this position now”. And deeper peace is always the outcome.
I am so happy to finally have completed this project as I feel it encompasses so many layers of what I came here to share. I had no idea I was releasing this babe 4 years to the day from the last day of my recognizable life. I didn’t see that until today, while sipping some coffee with the sun on my face. This book is for everyone who wants to understand the connections between spirituality, nature, love, the divine feminine and the roots of yoga..and last but not least-the innocence of the naked body. And if there is someone you know who is not into yoga, but appreciates artistic photography in natural settings…as a fine art photographic work, ASANA is also a beautiful creation that stands alone in that regard…thanks to Erica Mueller, the lady behind the camera.
So, I invite you to dive in and enjoy ASANA and help spread the word about this invigorating and inspiring work. You can see more about the specifics of how to buy on our BLURB store.
There is more specific info available on this website as well on my ASANA BOOK link.

Charlie, are there words in this book?
Caitlin,
Yes. There is a very thorough introduction and discussion. But after that the pictures tell the story. You can read the intro a d see some of the pictures in the Preview of the book on the blurb site.
Thanks,
Charlie
Congratulations Charlie!
Thank you and Erica for this potent expression of the heart of Yoga.
I look forward to having my own copy and to sharing it with others.
much love,
Elysabeth