{"product_id":"listening-below-the-noise-a-meditation-on-the-practice-of-silence-isbn-9780061353352","title":"Listening Below the Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eListening Below the Noise\u003c\/em\u003e offers readers the possibility of finding grace and peace in the natural world and in ourselves. Elegant and honest… one of those rare books that finds its way into our hearts, and stays there.” — Ann Hood, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Knitting Circle\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meditation on silence, the art of being present, and simple spirituality from critically acclaimed novelist Anne D. LeClaire (\u003cem\u003eEntering Normal, The Lavender Hour\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eListening Below the Noise\u003c\/em\u003e offers a practical path to achieving calm, peaceful solitude in hectic lives. Practitioners of yoga and meditation of various traditions have long known the curative powers of stillness; in \u003cem\u003eListening Below the Noise\u003c\/em\u003e, LeClaire offers her own unique, compelling version of this ancient wisdom tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhen Anne D. LeClaire decided to turn an ordinary Monday into a day of silence, she viewed her experiment as a one-time occurrence. Little did she realize she had begun an inner voyage that would transform her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the seventeen years since, LeClaire has practiced total silence on the first and third Monday of each month. By detaching herself from the bustle of her hectic lifestyle and learning to listen to her deepest self, she has found a center from which to live—one that tests, strengthens, and heals her. In practicing silence, she has discovered her own secret garden—a cloistered, sacred, private place where true personal growth is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this eloquent book—part memoir, part philosophical inquiry—LeClaire reflects on how silence can help us attend to the world around us, expand our awareness, and achieve inner peace. Silence, LeClaire contends, reminds us to pay attention to the ordinary moments of our existence. In silence we can learn how to listen, become more compassionate, ignite and nurture creativity, uncover our inner yearnings, and ultimately find peace and improve our well-being. By confronting ourselves and learning from the anxiety that arises when we are freed from distraction, we can become whole. With clarity and humor, LeClaire reveals how silence has brought joy to her life and helped her foster new connections with nature, with others, and with herself.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Eloquent and moving. . . . Although technically a memoir, this book moves beyond that genre into spirituality and philosophy. LeClaire’s reputation as a novelist may draw readers to this lovely book, which should also have crossover appeal to spiritual seekers of any religion and no religion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Against the cacophony that pervades our lives, novelist LeClaire (The Lavender Hour) offers a persuasive antidote: silence. . . . LeClaire’s prose is colloquial, friendly and familiar, and the book is as much memoir as it is inspiration.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anne D. LeClaire illuminates the treasures that can be found in the practice of silence. But the book does much, much more. It offers readers the possibility of finding grace and peace in the natural world and in ourselves. Elegant and honest, \u003ci\u003eListening Below the Noise\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those rare books that finds its way into our hearts, and stays there, working its magic again and again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn Hood, author of The Knitting Circle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Luminous.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe NewsHour with Jim Lehrer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engaging. . . . Poetic and intimate. . . . A refreshing and important book for an age in which people increasingly tend to avoid silence, continually tuning in to noise and information.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“LeClaire leads us gently and persuasively through her inspirational experience.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarole Goldberg, Hartford Courant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beautifully written. . . . LeClaire has discovered the key to calm and bliss.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirituality and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888613355749,"sku":"NP9780061353352","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061353352.jpg?v=1730229448","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/listening-below-the-noise-a-meditation-on-the-practice-of-silence-isbn-9780061353352","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}