Fearless After Fifty: How to Thrive with Grace, Grit and Yoga

by Michelle Marchildon, Desiree Rumbaugh, Cyndi Lee (Introduction)

Overview

It's not Game Over. It's Game On.

In these days when so much about a youthful world is glorified, along comes a courageous new book that shows how to flourish in midlife with yoga. Fearless After Fifty: How to Thrive with Grace, Grit and Yoga is written by two internationally-known yoga teachers, Desiree Rumbaugh and Michelle Marchildon, the Yogi Muse. These two women write with a candid, conversational tone that demystifies yoga and makes you want what they're having. Fearless After Fity has a forward by best-selling author Cyndi Lee and is endorsed by Seane Corn, Amy Ippoliti, Elene Brower and many more. It is filled with anecdote, story, proven scientific research and practical advice for how to get that swagger in midlife.

Fearless After Fifty is also the inspirational life story of Desiree Rumbaugh, who used yoga and Eastern philosophies to reclaim her right to joy after the tragic murder of her son. Her story reminds us that everyone has endured hardship in life. "I had to choose love over fear if I was going to survive," she said.

In addition to story, scientific research, anecdote and philsophy, Fearless After Fifty shows how to get started with yoga in a strong and accessible manner. The yoga is designed to be accessible by all levels and will make us stronger and more resilient. We believe that if you practice strong you will cultivate a fearless attitude on and off the yoga mat.

Fearless After Fifty: How to Thrive with Grace, Grit and Yoga is available August 10, 2017. Published by Wildhorse Ventures, it is 292 pp. in a perfect paperback format.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780984875542
Publisher:	Wildhorse Ventures
Publication date:	08/10/2017
Pages:	292
Sales rank:	523,866
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Desiree Rumbaugh is an international yoga teacher with an unquenchable enthusiasm for life, love and healing. Desiree travels the world full-time sharing her compassion and her joy with others interested in the transformational power of yoga. She blends playful humor with an authentic inquiry in the nature of being in order to bring the ancient teachings of yoga wisdom into modern life. She is a registered teacher, an E-500 RYT, with 30 years of experience. Her yoga videos are carried by Gaia, Tint Yoga and YogaDownload.com. This is her first published book. You can find more information at www.DesireeRumbaugh.com.

Michelle Marchildon is the Yogi Muse. She's an award-winning journalist, the author of three books on yoga, and a columnist. You can find her in Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Mantra Yoga and Health, Origin Magazine, Elephant Journal and Sports Illustrated.com. She is a certified yoga teacher, an E-500 RYT, and teaches in Denver, Colorado. You can find her blog and website on www.MichelleMarchildon.com.

Cyndi Lee is a best-selling author and esteemed international yoga teacher. She is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching. In 1998 she founded the OM yoga center in NYC, which became a mecca for yogis worldwide. When she's not on her mat, Cyndi writes and is a regular contributor to Yoga Journal, Shambhala Sun, Yoga International and Oprah magazine. She is the author of several books on yoga, most recently "May I Be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Yoga and Changing My Mind."

Table of Contents

Fearless After Fifty: How to Thrive with Grace, Grit and Yoga

Foreword: Cyndi Lee. A Good Recipe for Now

But First: A Word about the Yoga

Introduction: Can We Be Fearless?

One: Finding the Okay

Two: Keep Calm and Steady On

Three: Connection and Community

Four: Faith Is the First Step

Five: Be the Change

Six: Warrior Heal Thyself

Seven: Equanimity and Balance

Eight: Plan B

Nine: Our Time to Thrive

There’s Always More…Appendix

· One More Thing: FAQ about Yoga and Midlife

· And Another: Fifty Things to Love about Being 50!

· We Can’t Stop! Recipes and Nutrition from the Fearless Foodie Cookbook

· About the Authors and Photographers

• Index

Editorial Reviews

“Desiree is a teacher of depth, vulnerability, wisdom and soul, and has had a rich life journey filled with wondrous joy and unimaginable heartbreak. I am grateful to be able to rely on her experience and thoughtfulness as a guide on the second half of this journey.” Seane Corn.

“Desiree discovered the outer form of yoga through diligence and discipline. She discovered the inner form of yoga for survival due to intense grief. The readers of this book will have the opportunity to discover both as she lays out the magic and practicality of this art form called yoga.” Colleen Saidman.

“You could not be in better hands if you are looking to start a yoga practice in midlife, than with these two wonderful teachers. I've known both Desiree and Michelle for more than a decade and it's a pleasure to grow older and better with them." Amy Ippoliti.

“The book you hold in your hands will help illumine your way to your own fulfilling practice, coming from a strong, sensitive teacher whose greatest wish is to introduce you to a nourishing relationship with your body, mind and spirit. Elena Brower.

Fearless After Fifty is a gem of wisdom earned from a lifetime of exploring what it means to truly grieve, truly love, to be authentically and fully human and to celebrate life through all it presents. Enjoy! Bruce Bowditch.

“Fearless after Fifty is an accurate, honest, and much needed book on the realities of yoga and aging. The truth is, no matter how fit you are in your twenties and thirties, once you reach your fifties the "doorbell" of grace rings. This book is a positive, uplifting message that it's not game over, rather, it's game on!” Todd Norian.

“This a guidebook for growing older with dignity, to claiming one's own wisdom, and to becoming a warrior for the only fight that really matters – love.” Christina Sell.

Fearless after Fifty, has given students that are 50 and beyond the perfect resource to stay physically, emotionally, and mentally engaged with the yoga practice.” Jason Crandell.

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