First tell us a little about what went into your book: 


Cathy: 


I finished the first draft of the manuscript in 2005 following my first trip to the sacred mountain Arunachala. I returned in 2006 where I added journal entries that were for "my eyes only."  I wanted to make the book "real" to the spiritual search, so the book is a honest account of a path to awakening.


Please describe some unique aspects your book offers:


Cathy: 

1. By telling this story in chronological order, readers are taken on a colorful pilgrimage from meditation retreats in the U.S., walking with sadhus in the Himalayas, falling in love with a Mountain in India, to finally finding the teacher within in Bali. 

2. A variety of meditation techniques and spiritual teachings are weaved into the book, so the reader can explore a variety of practices to help them begin or deepen their spiritual practice. 

3. Common spiritual roadblocks such as giving thoughts authority, and the dance of the student-teacher relationship are included to normalize these struggles on the path, along with specific teachings and insights that proved helpful on the way.

4. Throughout my spiritual search, I worked a full-time job as a social worker. I share a variety of practices used to bring spirituality to daily life.

5. Working through a variety of emotions proved freeing on my path. I share what I learned intuitively in the caves of India, and how these techniques can be used in daily life. 

6. I followed a path of devotion balanced with the practices of self-inquiry, otherwise known as the search for truth. I describe both paths, and how in the end they converge and lead to the end of seeking.

It is my greatest hope that this book finds those who can most benefit from its encouraging message: We are what we seek. Consciousness is ever present right now!

Enjoy.