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"""I've been reading your archives... reading and rereading everything I could find. You are an amazing creature. Bravissimo..."" - Marlena de Blasi, internationally bestselling author of A Thousand Days in Venice and A Thousand Days in Tuscany For nearly five years, the Soul Artist Journal, a weekly e-column/blog by healer, chef, and author L.R. Heartsong, explored the art of living a meaningful connected existence, celebrating ""a life for the senses."" Though the posts were diverse, the underlying theme was always, how do we nourish the soul? A LIFE FOR THE SENSES is the second compilation in an anthology, a further gathering of posts selected from the archives and twenty-plus categories, spanning the Journal's arc of existence. As with the previous volume (To Kneel and Kiss the Earth), these heart-full, delicious writings-including recipes-invite readers to welcome the ordinary, sensory moments in their days as small celebrations of a soul-centered existence. Fans and subscribers of the Soul Artist Journal, as well as new readers discovering Heartsong's award-winning work, will delight in this second offering of lyrical prose in praise of nature, food, soul, and intimate relationship with Earth. With a gently luminous heart, here is another timely and welcome nod toward the re-enchantment of everyday life."

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I've been reading your archives... reading and rereading everything I could find. You are an amazing creature. Bravissimo... - Marlena de Blasi, internationally bestselling author of A Thousand Days in Venice and A Thousand Days in Tuscany For several years, L.R. Heartsong's Soul Artist Journal landed gracefully in my in-box once a week. I was an avid reader, admiring his calm and lyrical voice, knowing I would be given a connection with the everyday sacred: bare feet on earth, a grandmother tree outside his door, a lit candle, a fragrant soup, a hike in the mountains, the soul of cooking. This was mixed with a wry, searching mind, soulful melancholy, refreshing honesty, deep connection to spirit, and candid self-reflection. Always a varied and luscious feast! After reading, I emerged more engaged with life, slower, more careful, less distracted. Thank you, River, for bringing together some of these kernels into a book. They are needed in the world. - Carolyn Brigit Flynn, author of Communion: In Praise of the Sacred Earth, editor of Sisters Singing: Blessings, Prayers, Art, Songs, Poetry & Sacred Stories by Women River is a brilliant writer who shares deep and important life wisdom with his readers. - Michael Stone, award-winning Conversations Radio (arewelistening.net) Like the classic polenta dish that L.R. Heartsong describes in such glorious detail, the writings compiled here are seriously delicious. Consume slowly, savor each rich detail, and nourish yourself with the small miracles of sensual pleasure that make life, even amid all the madness, worth living. - Mary Reynolds Thompson, award-winning author of Reclaiming the Wild Soul

"""I've been reading your archives... reading and rereading everything I could find. You are an amazing creature. Bravissimo..."" - Marlena de Blasi, internationally bestselling author of A Thousand Days in Venice and A Thousand Days in Tuscany ""For several years, L.R. Heartsong's Soul Artist Journal landed gracefully in my in-box once a week. I was an avid reader, admiring his calm and lyrical voice, knowing I would be given a connection with the everyday sacred: bare feet on earth, a grandmother tree outside his door, a lit candle, a fragrant soup, a hike in the mountains, the soul of cooking. This was mixed with a wry, searching mind, soulful melancholy, refreshing honesty, deep connection to spirit, and candid self-reflection. Always a varied and luscious feast! After reading, I emerged more engaged with life, slower, more careful, less distracted. Thank you, River, for bringing together some of these kernels into a book. They are needed in the world."" - Carolyn Brigit Flynn, author of Communion: In Praise of the Sacred Earth, editor of Sisters Singing: Blessings, Prayers, Art, Songs, Poetry & Sacred Stories by Women ""River is a brilliant writer who shares deep and important life wisdom with his readers."" - Michael Stone, award-winning Conversations Radio (arewelistening.net) ""Like the classic polenta dish that L.R. Heartsong describes in such glorious detail, the writings compiled here are seriously delicious. Consume slowly, savor each rich detail, and nourish yourself with the small miracles of sensual pleasure that make life, even amid all the madness, worth living."" - Mary Reynolds Thompson, award-winning author of Reclaiming the Wild Soul"

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L.R. Heartsong is a body-centered therapist and Paris-trained chef. The pen behind the Soul Artist Journal (2012-2017), he is the award-winning author of THE BONES AND BREATH and ORDINARY SACRED, along with other titles. His writings convey a deeply embodied life for the senses and celebrate the human experience.

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