Practice You: A Journal: A Journal

by Elena Brower

When the way forward seems uncertain and we're running low on energy and heart, where do we turn for help we can trust? For yoga luminary, meditation teacher, and artist Elena Brower, the answer has always been close at hand. -Whenever I've needed guidance, strength, or centering, I turn to my journals. Why? Because the answers we seek so often are found within ourselves.-

Now, for those compelled to the pen and page, Elena invites us to gather our own wisdom through writing, self-inquiry, and reflection. Practice You is a portable sacred sanctuary to play, create, record fleeting gems of insight, find our ground, clarify our dreams and goals, and bear witness to our evolution.

With more than 150 beautiful pages of questions, teachings, inspiring imagery--and plenty of space to write, draw, and return to--this journaling adventure guides readers into nine life-changing portals to our highest ways of living.

Genres: Self Help, Art, Inspirational, Journal, Nonfiction, Spirituality

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 19, 2017

Reviews

[Patrycja · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is quite unique journal. It has beautiful artwork and I love the colorful pages and photographs. ( Just for the art this journal deserves attention ).

It may be appealing more to those who meditate or more to spiritual souls, but I think every person can actually benefit from reading and feeling up the pages.

There are words of wisdom from the author, inspiring teachings and art. There is plenty of space to write our own answers and reflections, draw, and be creative. The journal helps to practice you.


I am. I feel. I do.
I love. I speak.
I see. I understand.
I trust. I serve.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a beautiful journal with high quality paper which I adored. It was enjoyable and felt beneficial. Some of the prompts felt a little off to me which is why I gave it 3 stars. About 1/3 of the pages benefited me and the rest didnt vibe with me personally. It was a gift and I enjoyed it but I never would've purchased it for myself.

[Charissa Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love love love this. It felt like I was sitting in Elena's yoga classes. (Or at least what I imagine them to be like.) A beautiful walk through your inner self, she prompts you with beautiful ideas, thoughts, images, watercolor design, and questions to get your heart spilled out onto the pages.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful and heart-centered journal that I'll continue to use for years to come. I also highly recommend the Practice You deck. Pour yourself a cup of tea and plan to spend some time with yourself often!

[Lorraine · Rating 1 out of 5]

hmmm....no

[Stephanie Spence · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a beautiful compliment to any yoga practice. After a month of personal reflection using the author's practice companion, I highly recommend this journal. Perfect gift for a friend.

[Chelsee Hicks · Rating 4 out of 5]

This took longer than usual for me to fill, as the prompts slowed down my typical stream-of-consciousness writing. While laborious, I did ultimately appreciate the insights and epiphanies wrought.

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This journal introduced me to the practice of structured life-writing with prompts as opposed to the unlined Moleskine notebooks I’ve favored for the last 10+ years. Elena Brower accompanies her writing prompts with beautiful watercolors, most of them abstract. She provides a balance of open-ended and more specific prompts to provide a loose structure.

The structure provided by the prompts and the gentle splashes of color feels like a soft, warm blanket as opposed to the starkness of a journal full of blank pages. Many of us could use such a blanket during 2020, of all years.

I would have given Practice You five stars had the author included more space to develop journal entries at length, especially those after prompts involving meditation. Overall, I liked the writing rhythm this journal sparked enough that I may buy Elena Brower’s next watercolor journal, Being You.

[Noelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great thought provoking questions and prompts that help you in reconginizing patterns and negative self-talk.