Surfing Your Inner Sea: Essential Lessons for Lasting Serenity

by Raphael Cushnir, Raphael Cushnir

In this eminently readable evocatively photographed volume best-selling author Raphael Cushnir provides a simple and holistic path to achieving lasting peace of mind and body. Through a series of short deceptively approachable essays Cushnir details the day-to-day practices that comprise the foundation of a stress-free life. Cushnir's signature mix of personal anecdote and approachable metaphor ensures that each of his 18 lessons rings home. In the spirit of Cushnir's popular How Now: 100 Ways to Celebrate the Present Moment Surfing Your Inner Sea is a guidebook a resource and a wellspring of practical inspiration.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

120 pages, Hardcover

First published July 15, 2009

Reviews

[Eugene Yeo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Casual read on methods on finding serenity and managing the stresses in life.

Rather than resisting unpleasant thoughts and past mistakes, the author explains that the way to true serenity is by accepting those troublesome experiences as what they are. "Surfing" those emotions that come our way liken to a surfer riding the waves. Eventually we will learn to not let turbulent waves wipe us out, but in turn, learn to ride it and let it guide us to lasting acceptance.

When we begin to accept the way things are, to see a bird as a bird and a dog a dog, not attempting to change facts and realities of life, we can experience peace. We can't change our past but we can change how our past can effect the present.

Overall, the book doesn't offer something overly captivating, but I find myself slightly more content with life. I learnt that we should not fear pain and escape from it, but instead, to be calm and have assurance that by facing these painful emotions, they too shall pass. Thus, leaving us with more energy to pursue our goals and not be crippled by regrets.

[Hasna Afifah · Rating 3 out of 5]

light reading. the words are easy to understand, but I still can get the point. this book taught me "acceptance" and yeah, that's the hell key. it's good for everyone who just learning to enjoy reading. and I really love the packaging

[Dee Sanfilippo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed his smooth pacing and the surprising depth of his simple stories. This was a very simple book, and reading it left me with a very competent, satisfying feeling. It read much more like a book of observations than a self help book. In some ways I was reminded of Johnathan Livingston Seagull as I read it. Simple, profound and satisfying.
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[Bebe · Rating 3 out of 5]

done in one sitting. really like the idea of surfing our inner emotions, learning to handle them like riding waves instead of fighting against them or letting them overwhelm us.. but besides that, nothing too special.

[Nazrul Kamsol · Rating 5 out of 5]

A light read, that helps you to look at your daily life on a different perspective. How you are able to overcome your daily obstacles and struggles into a different head space. Mindfullness.

[Diana Deen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has build me "self acceptance"

[Akmal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love how simple the application is yet profound!

[Maryam ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short self-help book about serenity. My rating to this book is simply for how it made me feel. Something about the way it was written, the font, the cover that is so calming.

[Robbie · Rating 2 out of 5]

does not apply to queer adolescence, only old heterosexual individuals.

how obnoxiously righteous and pretentious !

[Nikka Brewer · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is an easy read.I like the idea of surfing your emotional waves to get to the shore of serenity.