Finding My Balance by Hemingway
Stardom, thanks to Woody Allen and his film Manhattan, came at an early age.but so did the problems of a broken and dysfunctional family. Yet in a life so out of kilter, Mariel Hemingway summoned the strength and inner resolve that enabled her to find -- and to keep -- her balance. In Finding My Balance, actress Mariel Hemingway uses the lessons and practices of yoga as a starting point for her own personal reflections and larger-than-life family story. The result is a searingly honest memoir that is as deeply moving as it is helpfully prescriptive. Mariel turned to yoga and its meditative practice in an effort to maintain her center when her life threatened to spin out of control. Having experienced family tragedy, sudden stardom, and the continuing challenges of a full and demanding life, Mariel learned through practice how to find her balance in emotionally disorienting situations. Throughout the book, Mariel uses her yoga training as a starting point for each chapter, carefully describing a particular position, then letting her mind wander into thoughts of the past and of her tumultuous life. As each chapter begins with instruction, so does the book end with exercises organized in a sequence that can be followed by anyone who wants to practice them. As a special bonus for this edition, Mariel has added a section that describes the basics of her own In Balance Philosophy, calming words of advice for people in search of their own emotional center.Mariel Hemingway, the famed novelist Ernest Hemingway's granddaughter, was born into the spotlight. She made her feature film debut in Lipstick when she was just thirteen years old, and she became famous in her own right. Hemingway received an Oscar nomination for her appearance in Woody Allen's film Manhattan three years later, when she was sixteen years old. She's currently an actress, model, yoga instructor, mother of two adolescent daughters, and one of the most outspoken advocates for holistic and balanced living.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743238076 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743238079 |
| Title | Finding My Balance |
| Author | Hemingway |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2003-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 231 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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