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Mary Paterson

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Canada

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https://www.marypaterson.ca/

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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I am the author of The Monks and Me: How Forty Days in Thich Nhat Hanh's French Monastery Guided Me Home published in the United States. Translations include: Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Czechoslovakian, Polish, Turkish, Indonesian, and Complex Chinese. Selected by Kristine Pidkameny, Editor-in-Chief, One Spirit® as one of Bookspan's Book Clubs List of Top 12 Books of 2012. "This wonderfully honest and often humorous chronicle is about finding a true home within ourselves. Life changing and inspiring, it will touch your heart."

Spiritual journeys often spring from crisis. When I was 28 years old, my mother died from breast cancer. I found healing through practicing yoga and volunteering at Wellspring - a cancer support ce I am the author of The Monks and Me: How Forty Days in Thich Nhat Hanh's French Monastery Guided Me Home published in the United States. Translations include: Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Czechoslovakian, Polish, Turkish, Indonesian, and Complex Chinese. Selected by Kristine Pidkameny, Editor-in-Chief, One Spirit® as one of Bookspan's Book Clubs List of Top 12 Books of 2012. "This wonderfully honest and often humorous chronicle is about finding a true home within ourselves. Life changing and inspiring, it will touch your heart."

Spiritual journeys often spring from crisis. When I was 28 years old, my mother died from breast cancer. I found healing through practicing yoga and volunteering at Wellspring - a cancer support centre. After my father died when I was 40, I lived for 40 days in Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in France, a deeply transformative experience. I have traveled extensively throughout India and Nepal studying yoga and meditation in-person with authentic teachers, most notably with renowned Tibetan Buddhist master Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. I have completed multiple certifications in yoga, meditation and mindfulness, and have over 22 years experience teaching people from all walks of life. In 2001, I founded a yoga/health centre in Toronto, which I operated for 11 years before selling the studio to travel, write, and teach more widely. I have designed wellness programmes for multiple organizations including TD Bank, Princess Margaret Hospital, BioScript Solutions, Hamilton Beach Brands, and Wellspring. In March 2021, I was the featured presenter for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts inaugural virtual global conference, which was streamed to 50 properties in 20 countries.

In my first career, I was a professional ballet dancer. Highlights of my two decades of dancing include producing and performing in 3 Well-World Galas (charitable benefits for World Literacy and Wellspring) with Principal dancers from The National Ballet of Canada; The Nine Sentiments, a live dance/poetry collaboration with multiple award-winning author Michael Ondaatje that was adopted to film; and a theatrical production with singer/songwriter Jane Siberry. I have a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University, Canada, and currently teach creative writing at The University of Toronto.

Forthcoming: A memoir about my journey throughout Nepal. www.marypaterson.ca ...more

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	The Monks and Me: How 40 Days in Thich Nhat Hanh's French Monastery Guided Me Home 3.75 avg rating — 493 ratings — published 2012 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astrologia, psicologia e os quatro elementos 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doorways: Women, Homelessness, Trauma and Resistance by Bekki Perriman, Jess Chandler (Editor), Moyra Peralta (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Entanglements of Two: A Series of Duets by Mary Paterson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Season Butler (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Karen Christopher (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joshua Sofaer: Performance \| Objects \| Participation by Roberta Mock (Editor), Mary Paterson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Healthcare Economics and Finance for Advanced Practice Nurses and Clinical Professionals by Mary Paterson (2014-05-24) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	(Monks and Me: How 40 Days in Thich Nhat Hanh's French Monastery Guided Me Home) [By: Mary Paterson] [Sep, 2012] by Mary Paterson (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We are deemed successful, and therefore worthy of respect based on the simple fact that we managed to work enough hours, to accumulate enough wealth, to then have the means to acquire loads of stuff. How is sucking the life out of the planet admirable? It is a deeply flawed way of thinking and living.”
― Mary Paterson, The Monks and Me: How 40 Days at Thich Nhat Hanh's French Monastery Guided Me Home

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“There have been many times you have been drinking tea and didn't know it, because you were absorbed in worries . . . . If you don't know how to drink your tea in mindfulness and concentration, you are not really drinking tea. You are drinking your sorrow, your fear, your anger—and happiness is not possible.”
― Mary Paterson, The Monks and Me: How 40 Days at Thich Nhat Hanh's French Monastery Guided Me Home

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