Shirin A. > Recent Status Updates

I (not so) jokingly refer to this book as the Bible (of somatics), and I should say it has never left my desk since I bought.
I read it over months as my training —with Staci!!!— progressed and it has worked like a compass for me.
Now attempting to read it again in one go ✨

On a mission to tackle my currently reading pile and finish as many books as possible before the end of the year! Wish me luck :)

Hello book friends :) Join me for my next expressive writing workshop on December 1 to explore darkness.

We will tap into the transformative power of writing to reveal the spacious and emergent possibilities of the unknown and restore our inner strength and wholeness.

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Officially entering my Tolkien era!

Am I the only one not losing it for the SR book announcement? Please tell me there’s more of us out there

An “Introduction” more readable and enjoyable than that Romantic Comedy everyone’s raving about.

At last I finished reading the very good intro by Lopate. Now onto the essays!

I'm dreading the fact that this book is almost over. I'll miss taking a peek inside Sontag's brain. Thankfully I still have the first volume to read.

I'm dreading the fact that I'm almost over. I'll miss taking a peek inside Sontag's brain. Thankfully I still have the first volume to read.

I thought the book would be nicer than the film (which was ok), but it's actually not?

This book is turning me into a highlighting monster!

To dnf, or not to dnf, that is the question. I am all for past-obsessed, miserable protagonists, but Ivy's inner monologue is just terribly boring at this point.

"Per due milioni di anni abbiamo vissuto a contatto con il fuori o in luoghi intermedi tra il chiuso e l'aperto. Pochi secoli di civiltà industriale e urbanesimo ci hanno abituati a vivere chiusi in gabbie di cemento. Il nostro modo di abitare va ripensato dalla constatazione che eravamo fatti per l'esterno, per montagne, praterie e foreste [...]"