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SAIL Above the Clouds 2 - How to ALIGN Your Life: A Sailor’s Lessons for Navigating Challenge, Mastering Emotions, and Harnessing Personal Power
**WINNER of the International Impact Book Award in the Book Series Category.* (July 2024)***
PUT THE WIND BACK IN YOUR SAILS!
Our favorite sailing yogi returns with more salty tales from her exciting 20 years of living on a sailboat, navigating life and health challenges, learning how to conquer her fears, and lighting the spark that will guide her ship home.
S.A.I.L. Above the Clouds 2 picks up with Carole Fontaine sailing into more adventures, surviving sea monsters, storms, sword encounters, and poop deck explosions while saving divers from certain death, developing her intuition, getting unstuck, and reclaiming her life by discovering her true purpose.
Embark on an inspiring journey that will open your heart to incredible human resilience in the face of adversity and expand your awareness to connect you with the infinite source of love and wisdom within.
This is the second of a four-book series where each book represents a unique aspect from the author’s signature program S.A.I.L: Simplify, Align, Integrate, Let Go™. Readers benefit from an interactive set of tools at the end of each chapter that helps them tap into: the incredible healing power of mindfulness, chakra balancing, and an enhanced intuition to align all aspects of their lives for success.
Root for this sailor through: highs and lows, her stormy galley prowess, dives into mystical caves, cringing through the crashes, and embracing her authenticity. Celebrate her voyage of self-discovery.
Prepare to launch your search for what sets your soul on fire, capture the energy to fill your sails, and get ready to Sail Above the Clouds.
MAY THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THIS SAILOR INSPIRE LAUGHS, LOVE, AND INSIGHTS!
PUT THE WIND BACK IN YOUR SAILS!
Our favorite sailing yogi returns with more salty tales from her exciting 20 years of living on a sailboat, navigating life and health challenges, learning how to conquer her fears, and lighting the spark that will guide her ship home.
S.A.I.L. Above the Clouds 2 picks up with Carole Fontaine sailing into more adventures, surviving sea monsters, storms, sword encounters, and poop deck explosions while saving divers from certain death, developing her intuition, getting unstuck, and reclaiming her life by discovering her true purpose.
Embark on an inspiring journey that will open your heart to incredible human resilience in the face of adversity and expand your awareness to connect you with the infinite source of love and wisdom within.
This is the second of a four-book series where each book represents a unique aspect from the author’s signature program S.A.I.L: Simplify, Align, Integrate, Let Go™. Readers benefit from an interactive set of tools at the end of each chapter that helps them tap into: the incredible healing power of mindfulness, chakra balancing, and an enhanced intuition to align all aspects of their lives for success.
Root for this sailor through: highs and lows, her stormy galley prowess, dives into mystical caves, cringing through the crashes, and embracing her authenticity. Celebrate her voyage of self-discovery.
Prepare to launch your search for what sets your soul on fire, capture the energy to fill your sails, and get ready to Sail Above the Clouds.
MAY THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THIS SAILOR INSPIRE LAUGHS, LOVE, AND INSIGHTS!
276 pages, Paperback
Published November 22, 2023
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About the author
Carole D. Fontaine
5 books43 followersKnown to some as, “The Sailing Yogi,” Carole Fontaine teaches by sharing stories of her 20 years of living aboard a sailboat. With 20,000 nautical miles under her belt, she has triumphantly embraced the art of navigating the currents of life with ease and grace. A successful graphic designer, she left the busy world of design after her health failed and sent her on a 10-year journey to search for answers on how to heal her body and soul. She studied holistic and yogic philosophies and trained in many different meditation techniques.
Fontaine is a certified Life Coach specializing in Mindfulness and Empowerment, NAMI Mental Health First Aider graduate, Meditative Writing, Shakti Dance® Yoga, and Reiki Master Teacher.
Author of the S.A.I.L. Above the Clouds Series which won the BEST BOOKS IN A SERIES Award from International Impact Book Award (July 2024), her first book, S.A.I.L. Above the Clouds—How to Simplify your Life, was a #1 BESTSELLER on Amazon for weeks, Finalist for BOOK of THE YEAR from Book Talk Radio Club, and sold copies on 5 continents. SAIL Above the Clouds 2—How to Align your Life launched to #1 on Amazon for 12 days. Her series offers readers salty tales, harrowing adventures, insights, inspiring tips, writing prompts, and exercises following each chapter.
She speaks and teaches self-improvement and empowerment workshops on mindset and stress management. She was the publisher of Real Sailors Magazine, featured speaker at the Toronto International Boat Show 2022-2024, contributing writer for Journey Magazine (Maine), and contributing author in bestselling “Meditation, Intimate Experience with the Divine” published by acclaimed spiritual leader, radio, and TV personality, Sister Dr. Jenna, and collaborated on “Women of Spirit, Transforming Lives.”
Fontaine was featured in various publications across the US, Canada, and the Caribbean, including the Miami Herald, and will guest on season 2 of Maine Women Authors on Maine’s Empowered Women TV. She was awarded an Inspirational Leadership Scholarship by Female About Business (FAB), a division of the Florida Deland Chamber of Commerce.
Originally from Québec, she spent 25 years in Florida and cruised the Bahamas before sailing to Maine where she currently lives with her husband of 33 years. She is working on Book #3 in the series.
Fontaine is a certified Life Coach specializing in Mindfulness and Empowerment, NAMI Mental Health First Aider graduate, Meditative Writing, Shakti Dance® Yoga, and Reiki Master Teacher.
Author of the S.A.I.L. Above the Clouds Series which won the BEST BOOKS IN A SERIES Award from International Impact Book Award (July 2024), her first book, S.A.I.L. Above the Clouds—How to Simplify your Life, was a #1 BESTSELLER on Amazon for weeks, Finalist for BOOK of THE YEAR from Book Talk Radio Club, and sold copies on 5 continents. SAIL Above the Clouds 2—How to Align your Life launched to #1 on Amazon for 12 days. Her series offers readers salty tales, harrowing adventures, insights, inspiring tips, writing prompts, and exercises following each chapter.
She speaks and teaches self-improvement and empowerment workshops on mindset and stress management. She was the publisher of Real Sailors Magazine, featured speaker at the Toronto International Boat Show 2022-2024, contributing writer for Journey Magazine (Maine), and contributing author in bestselling “Meditation, Intimate Experience with the Divine” published by acclaimed spiritual leader, radio, and TV personality, Sister Dr. Jenna, and collaborated on “Women of Spirit, Transforming Lives.”
Fontaine was featured in various publications across the US, Canada, and the Caribbean, including the Miami Herald, and will guest on season 2 of Maine Women Authors on Maine’s Empowered Women TV. She was awarded an Inspirational Leadership Scholarship by Female About Business (FAB), a division of the Florida Deland Chamber of Commerce.
Originally from Québec, she spent 25 years in Florida and cruised the Bahamas before sailing to Maine where she currently lives with her husband of 33 years. She is working on Book #3 in the series.
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August 13, 2024
Sail Above the Clouds by Carole Fontaine (Book 2, How to Align Your Life)
Having read Carole Fontaine’s first installment in the series, How to Simplify Your Life, I was eager to dive into Book 2, How to Align Your Life. And, for those who haven’t read it yet, the first book introduces the reader to the author (and her husband’s) 20-year journey of living on the ocean in a sailboat, along with those and other personal challenges. It’s inspiring, so pick it up and read it if you haven’t already!
How to Align Your Life begins with the author describing how she met her husband, both having been motorcycle enthusiasts and living their youth a bit on the wild side. We recap that the author and her spouse made the decision to leave the 'normal’ world behind and gamble it all on a 41’ sailboat named the Windsong. Although not having entirely left their partying and not-so-carefree ways on the shoreline at first. Those lessons come later.
The stories focus on life at sea, both in solitude and with friends and family on board, and the challenges of each. Like the time that they had their friend with them who decided to go spearfishing only to catch the palm of his own hand…ouch! The author also conveys a specific and touching tale, and one of my favorites (without spoiling it too much for you) when she took her father, the ‘landlubber’, on a snorkeling excursion in the Bahamian waters and they both had the experience of their lives.
Of course, not everything about life at sea is what we would dream it to be, there are many foul weather events, mechanical failures, and other mishaps on the boat. The reader will discover that it wasn’t all smooth sailing as you enjoy the collection of stories to include the day that something very ‘poopy’ occurred, and how ‘Captain Sandbar’ enjoyed seeing how shallow he could take the boat and still remain afloat.
As in the first book, the author continues to speak of her chronic illnesses and non-conventional treatments. However, in this book, she also tells the tale of helping others, including a friend during a ‘sisterhood’ weekend on the boat. Her bestie was suffering from a fairly common ailment and the author, who you’ll come to know as a strong believer in self-healing and calming techniques such as meditation and yoga, in this instance uses a technique known as Reiki to help her friend seeing that hospitals on the ocean were fairly non-existent. As part of the power of self-healing and self-discovery the author also talks about magic of simpler things such as gazing up into clear, starlit sky…and the bliss that it can lead to.
The author even includes an enjoyable tale told from the perspective of a doggie and what the furry friend thought of sailing, and coercion through the use of treats.
Sail Above the Clouds, How to Align Your Life, is similar to the author’s first book in that with each story the author provides us with an adventure, a lesson to be learned, a question to ask ourselves, and a simple action that the reader can take to better their life. It’s an inspirational series of tales that’s very enjoyable and the author’s style is to open herself up (and her family), allow you in, and not worry about any judgements. If you’ve read and enjoyed Carole Fontaine’s first book, you’ll enjoy this one just as much!
Having read Carole Fontaine’s first installment in the series, How to Simplify Your Life, I was eager to dive into Book 2, How to Align Your Life. And, for those who haven’t read it yet, the first book introduces the reader to the author (and her husband’s) 20-year journey of living on the ocean in a sailboat, along with those and other personal challenges. It’s inspiring, so pick it up and read it if you haven’t already!
How to Align Your Life begins with the author describing how she met her husband, both having been motorcycle enthusiasts and living their youth a bit on the wild side. We recap that the author and her spouse made the decision to leave the 'normal’ world behind and gamble it all on a 41’ sailboat named the Windsong. Although not having entirely left their partying and not-so-carefree ways on the shoreline at first. Those lessons come later.
The stories focus on life at sea, both in solitude and with friends and family on board, and the challenges of each. Like the time that they had their friend with them who decided to go spearfishing only to catch the palm of his own hand…ouch! The author also conveys a specific and touching tale, and one of my favorites (without spoiling it too much for you) when she took her father, the ‘landlubber’, on a snorkeling excursion in the Bahamian waters and they both had the experience of their lives.
Of course, not everything about life at sea is what we would dream it to be, there are many foul weather events, mechanical failures, and other mishaps on the boat. The reader will discover that it wasn’t all smooth sailing as you enjoy the collection of stories to include the day that something very ‘poopy’ occurred, and how ‘Captain Sandbar’ enjoyed seeing how shallow he could take the boat and still remain afloat.
As in the first book, the author continues to speak of her chronic illnesses and non-conventional treatments. However, in this book, she also tells the tale of helping others, including a friend during a ‘sisterhood’ weekend on the boat. Her bestie was suffering from a fairly common ailment and the author, who you’ll come to know as a strong believer in self-healing and calming techniques such as meditation and yoga, in this instance uses a technique known as Reiki to help her friend seeing that hospitals on the ocean were fairly non-existent. As part of the power of self-healing and self-discovery the author also talks about magic of simpler things such as gazing up into clear, starlit sky…and the bliss that it can lead to.
The author even includes an enjoyable tale told from the perspective of a doggie and what the furry friend thought of sailing, and coercion through the use of treats.
Sail Above the Clouds, How to Align Your Life, is similar to the author’s first book in that with each story the author provides us with an adventure, a lesson to be learned, a question to ask ourselves, and a simple action that the reader can take to better their life. It’s an inspirational series of tales that’s very enjoyable and the author’s style is to open herself up (and her family), allow you in, and not worry about any judgements. If you’ve read and enjoyed Carole Fontaine’s first book, you’ll enjoy this one just as much!
January 17, 2024
Thank you Carole for a great follow up book. I loved the stories and life lessons you share.
I look forward to the the next book.
Smooth sailing and clear skies.
I look forward to the the next book.
Smooth sailing and clear skies.
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