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Ed & Deb Shapiro

Can Meditation Save the World?

~ Voices of Remarkable Spiritual Leaders ~

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Ed & Deb Shapiro are internationally respected teachers who have been teaching meditation, bodymind awareness, yoga and personal development programs for over 30 years. They have been featured speakers at Conferences and Expos in the US, the UK, Europe, Australia, and India. In the US they teach at the Learning Annex, Crossings, Omega Institute and others. In the UK they had their own TV series, Chillout.

They are the writers of the highly successful Chillout Alerts, inspirational daily text messages for Sprint cell phones, and all other major cell phones through Dada.net.

They are the authors of 15 books on meditation, personal development, bodymind, and social action, many in ten or more languages, including:

  • Your Body Speaks Your Mind — Finalist for the 2007 Nautilus Book Award, Winner of the 2007 Visionary Book Award in Alternative Health, 2006 Piatkus UK, Sounds True USA
  • Voices from the Heart — interviews with the Dalai Lama, President Gorbachev, Archbishop Tutu, Muhammed Yunus, Thich Naht Hanh, Marianne Williamson and others, 1998 Tarcher/Putnam USA
  • The Way Ahead — foreword by Richard Gere, contributions from the Dalai Lama, President Vaclav Havel, Deepak Chopra, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono and more, 1992 Element UK and USA
Can Meditation Save the World ~ Voices of Remarkable Spiritual Leaders is a fascinating examination of the transformations regular meditation can bring, and includes interviews with extraordinary luminaries such as Eckhart Tolle, Coleman Barks, Michael Beckwith, Ram Dass, Larry Dossey, Matthew Fox, Rupert Sheldrake, Robert Thurman, Bernie Siegel, Malidoma Some and Kitaro, amongst many others.
 
This is not an anthology. The interviews are  woven into the body of the Shapiro's commentary and text, which proves a fascinating read.
  • “I am so grateful for your invitation to contribute to this very important and relevant book.” Byron Katie
  • “I would be honored to make a contribution to your book.” Michael Beckwith
  • “What a beautiful vision you have!” John Gray
  • “A timely and important book” Jack Kornfield