Ed
and Deb Shapiro's new book, BE
THE CHANGE - How Meditation Can Transform
You and The World, personal forewords
by the Dalai Lama and Robert Thurman. Contributors
include: Marianne Williamson, Michael Beckwith,
Byron Katie, Jack Kornfield, Jane Fonda, Ed
Begley, Ellen Burstyn, Gregg Braden, Jon Kabat-Zinn,
Jean Houston, Dean Ornish, astronaut Edgar
Mitchell, Joan Borysenko, Ram Dass, Seane
Corn, Krishna Das, Dan Millman and others,
will be published November 3rd 2009 by Sterling
Ethos.
They
are the bestselling authors of fifteen books
on personal development, meditation and social
action, some of which are in over fourteen
languages; Deb’s award winning book,
YOUR BODY SPEAKS YOUR MIND, Decoding the Emotional,
Psychological and Spiritual Messages that
Underlie Illness won the 2007 Visionary Book
Award and was a finalist for the 2007 Nautilus
Book Award.
They
have recorded three meditation CDs: YOGA NIDRA,
Deep Relaxation; SAMADHI, Breath Awareness
meditation; and METTA, Loving Kindness meditation.
Together
their books include VOICES FROM THE HEART
with contributions from the Dalai Lama, President
Gorbachev, Bishop Tutu, and President Vaclav
Havel. They are also the authors of UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE, and THE MEDITATION PACK.
Ed
and Deb are respected workshop leaders who
have been teaching meditation, bodymind awareness,
yoga, and personal development programs for
over 30 years in the US, UK, Europe, Australia
and India.They are the creators and writers
of the CHILLOUT ALERTS, inspirational text
messages for SPRINT cell phones. They are
Corporate Consultants and personal coaches,
having worked with CEO's and senior management
of major corporations. They are Featured Contributors
to the Huffington Post.
Ed
and Deb hosted their own TV series, Chill
Out, which was rated the most popular show
on Channel Health TV in England. They have
been featured in The Sunday Times, The Evening
Standard, The Daily Mail, Variety, OK Magazine,
Hello Magazine Celebrity Health Special, and
on New Dimensions radio.
Ed,
from New York, and Deb from London, have been
on the spiritual path for over 30 years. They
say that the greatest lessons they have learned
are never to take themselves too seriously
nor lose their sense of humor! They live,
laugh and ski in the Rocky Mountains.
Ed
Shapiro won the New York City dance championships
and on NYC T.V.in his late teens. Later he
trained in India and became Swami Brahmananda
(Yoga Master) with Paramahamsa Satyananda
at the Bihar School of Yoga. He also trained
with Sri Swami Satchidananda (the Woodstock
Guru), and Buddhist Crazy Wisdom Master, Chogyam
Trungpa Rinpoche. He is a respected meditation
teacher who is sought after for his compassionate
understanding of the human condition. Ed is
the author of INNER CONSCIOUS RELAXATION:
A Renaissance in Consciousness.
Deb
Shapiro, from London, has trained extensively
in various schools of bodywork, Buddhist meditation,
and Jungian psychology, in both the UK and
the US. She has been teaching both body-mind
therapy and meditation internationally for
the past 30 years.
