Visiting Author ***At Eastmont Living – Susi Amendola – The Centered Heart: Evidence Based Mind Body Practices to Stress Less and Improve Cardiac Health

Francie & Finch Bookshop will join Lincoln Yoga Center at Eastmont Living, 6315 O Street,  to welcome author and Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist Susi Amendola! Susi will talk about her new book, The Centered Heart, and introduce attendees to the power of yoga. We’ll see you there!

To order a copy of the book follow the link HERE
F&F will also be selling copies at the event.

About the Book:
Stress is often the first domino in chronic illness and disease. Too often, however, doctors have little training or information to offer patients about managing stress. In The Centered Heart, yoga therapist, stress management expert and senior trainer for Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, Susi Amendola, navigates the intricate relationship between stress management and overall health. She invites readers into a transformative experience with the ancient and time-tested somatic practices of yoga that have been shown to improve cardiac outcomes as well as outcomes from many of the chronic diseases that plague our society. Developing a daily stress management practice that includes gentle movements, breathing, relaxation, meditation, imagery, compassion, and a connection to nature gradually shifts awareness to an internal locus of control. Practitioners will feel better, connect with their innate inner wisdom, and come to understand that through lifestyle choices they control they can be their own first line of intervention.  While we may not be able to affect what is happening around us, with the wisdom and insights offered in The Centered Heart, we can make a difference in the quality of our own lives, change the way we react to stress, calm our hearts, and reclaim our health.

About the Author:
Susi Amendola is an Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist who brings over 40 years of experience utilizing Yoga and lifestyle practices to help others heal. In 1983 she founded Yoga Now in Omaha, Nebraska where she currently teaches classes and directs the annual 200-Hour Yoga Certification program. Susi has developed yoga-based stress management programs for schools, businesses, and hospitals throughout the country.

Presently, Susi is a National Senior Trainer of Stress Management for the prestigious Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program for reversing heart disease. The program includes Yoga as part of a multi-dimensional approach to healing, and is covered by Medicare under the guidelines of Intensive Cardiac Rehab. Susi has contributed over 150 articles to Ornish Living Magazine , an online publication to support those who are making lifestyle changes to improve their health and well-being, with an audience of over a million subscribers.

With her expertise in both the ancient practices of Yoga and the medical world, Susi’s teachings and classes are unlike anything else you will find. Her teaching style is heart-centered, nurturing, practical, and empowering. She continues to practice, teach and inspire others to listen deeply to the healer within.

Learn More about Susi at:
YourCenteredHeart.com
Instagram: @thecenteredheart
Facebook: The Centered Heart / Your Centered Heart Community

Praise for the Book:
Beautifully written and filled with actionable information, this book is required reading for anyone with a family or personal history of heart disease. This book leaves you both empowered and inspired to make changes essential for both quality of life and better health outcomes. ––Dr. Amy Rothenberg, Author, “You Finished Treatment, Now What? A Field Guide for Cancer Survivors”

This beautiful, luminous book can change your life and heal your heart. It feels like an act of grace. ––Michele Marie Desmarais, PhDAssociate Professor Religious Studies, Native American Studies, Faculty, Medical Humanities Faculty, University of Nebraska at Omaha