New Book Release - Movie Yoga
Tav Sparks is available for speaking, interviews, and book signings.
Book Press Contact: Email Stephen Michael, Producer to schedule Tav Sparks to talk about his book, Movie Yoga: How Every Film Can Change Your Life.
Publication Date: July 1, 2009
Title: Movie Yoga" How Every Film Can Change Your Life
Author: Tav Sparks
ISBN: 192 pp, $18.95
Binding: Softcover, 6" x 9"
We all have different reactions to movies. Really paying attention to those unique responses is a yoga, or practice. Tav Sparks says we can learn a lot about ourselves just by watching movies with our inner Awareness Positioning System™ turned on. Once we know how to look for it, we can discover our own lives playing out in film, frame by frame. Not only can we do this, we can have fun doing it while enjoying ourselves in the theater, on the couch, and talking it over with our movie buddies. Sparks talks about his passion for movies, describes a template that applies to every film, and inspires us to look at movies in a brand new way. Here's what Gay Hendricks, Co-Founder of The Spiritual Cinema Circle says about Movie Yoga: Movie Yoga is an entertaining exploration of the transformation path of movies. It is both deep and fun, two fine qualities in any book. I recommend it highly!
Listen to Tav Sparks discuss his new book with Pat Sendejas on her “Let Go and Grow” program at Contact Talk Radio (July 1, 2009).
Tav Sparks, author of Movie Yoga: How Every Film Can Change Your Life and The Wide Open Door: The 12 Steps, Spiritual Tradition and the New Psychology and his partner have just opened Fires Creek, a state-of-the-art, first-of-its-kind addictions recovery program, spiritual emergency center, and wellness retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
"Behind the Scenes of Movie Yoga: A Conversation With Tav Sparks published in The Inner Door (August 2009) Add PDF provided
1. How did you come to write a book called "Movie Yoga?" Is movie yoga a kind of therapy or spiritual practice?
2. What transforming experiences have you had personally while watching movies?
3. You say people can transform from just watching movies. What do you mean by "transform" and how does that happen?
4. Is this approach something you can use with someone else, a spouse, partner, movie buddy?
5. How does this method work with movies you don't like?
6. What could possibly be helpful about watching a violent movie?
7. How would the world be different if everyone were doing Movie Yoga?
8. What is the Death/Rebirth Matrix? Why is it useful to know?
9. What is the Awareness Positioning System™? How does it work?
10. Could you give some examples of how to use movie yoga for specific problems (addiction recovery, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, spiritual crisis)?
Tav Sparks is the author of Movie Yoga and The Wide Open Door. He is an international workshop leader and owner and Director of Grof Transpersonal Training, a program which offers certification in Holotropic Breathwork™. He lives in Mill Valley, California, with his wife, Cary, and son, Bryn. His son, Ason, and his grandsons, Dallin and Kellin, live in Georgia.
Listen to Tav Sparks discuss his new book with Pat Sendejas on her “Let Go and Grow” program at Contact Talk Radio (July 1, 2009).