by Celeste Yacoboni | Jun 30, 2015 | News
How Do You Pray? by Celeste Yacoboni has been named an Honorable Mention for the Body, Mind & Spirit Category for the IndieFab awards! As the IndieFab organization explains: Foreword Reviews is the only review magazine solely dedicated to discovering new indie books. And when we find the amazing ones that stand out from the crowd, we make sure that everyone knows about them. Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards are more than just a shiny sticker on the front of a book; they help connect the best indie books to readers eager to discover new stories written by previously unknown authors. Librarians, booksellers, and enthusiastic readers all make buying decisions with more confidence knowing a book has earned an award from a reputable organization. As a review journal responsible for more than 10,000 sharply opinionated book reviews since 1998, Foreword Reviews takes that role...
by Celeste Yacoboni | Apr 20, 2015 | News
Celestes Yacoboni’s article “How Do You Pray? Awareness Beyond the Boundaries of Religion” has been published in Mantra Yoga+Health Magazine (Issue 9). The article features photos of Celeste taken by Jennifer Esperanza. Click the image below to enlarge the article (a version will open in a separate tab that you can click on to make...
by Celeste Yacoboni | Mar 28, 2015 | News
We are very excited to announce that the How Do You Pray? book by Celeste Yacoboni is a Foreword Mag Book of the Year Award...
by Celeste Yacoboni | Mar 22, 2015 | News
Celeste contributed the following article to the Contemplative Journal at http://contemplativejournal.com. In the autumn of 2008 I was blasted with a vision that would change my life forever. Four simple words stopped the activity of my mind and invited me to stillness. Like a koan they invoked reflection like a mirror to the soul. I awoke to illumination in the darkness of early morning. It was an intensity that lit up the room. Yes, it was a voice. I heard the words “How do you pray?” And the voice continued: “How do you dance in ecstasy, bare your soul to the divine, bow in gratitude, cry out for guidance, and merge with nature? Do you pray an hour a week at a designated place of worship or do you take your prayers out to the streets? Do you pray like your parents, culture, or tribe or did you develop another way? Do you pray to God or do you have another special name, or no name at all? Is it a monolog or a conversation, or neither?” The words became visual, and I saw the prayers of every religion and spiritual practice being said, expressed, and felt. I saw the whirling dervishes, the davening Jews, the prostrating Muslims, the meditating Buddhists, the knelling Christians, the adoring Hindus. I saw the dances of the indigenous people all over the world as their feet gently touched the Earth. I heard the songs of praise, longing, and love. I smelled the fragrance and tasted the nectar of devotion. The prayers overlapped and it was all one voice—the voice of our heartbreaking humanity...
by Celeste Yacoboni | Mar 15, 2015 | News
Celeste Yacoboni invitest you to the Event at BODY! Come celebrate Spring and the Spirit that unites us with a How Do You Pray? event at Body of Santa Fe, Sunday March 22 at 3 pm. We’ll have contributors sharing and reading their prayers,Sita chanting,a meditation, blessing and celebration! Book signing, tea, cookies and connecting. Free and fun, please join us and invite...
by Celeste Yacoboni | Feb 8, 2015 | News
Author Celeste Yacoboni will be featured in a free lecture and book signing on March 7, 2015 at the Elysian Fields bookstore in Sarasota, FL. Contact the bookstore for...
