Meditation Secrets For Women (Paperback)

I found "Mediation Secrets for Women" a pleasure to read and revolutionary. The authors challenge traditional approaches to meditation (mostly developed by male monks) and describe a meditation practice particularly tuned to women. It is more sensual and creative than most traditional practices. The book is full of suggestions and it invites the reader to really investigate and create meditation for oneself. When I finished reading "Meditation Secrets for Women" I felt as though I had gotten a "transmission". The writing itself seems to transmit the practice the authors describe and invite the reader into it.

Even though it is "for women", and I am a woman myself, I thought that many men, especially men interested in meditation, would be interested in this book. Sensuality, creativity, emotion, rhythms in life and instincts are domains of all humans. At the very least the book could help men to better understand the deep nature of women.

I find "Secrets" to be revolutionary and a very important book for the empowerment of women because I believe women's progress depends on women accessing inner power which is authentic to them. As I read the book I thought about how practicing deep internal techniques in order to empower themselves is very important for women for all sorts of reasons: making their creative and productive mark in the world, standing up for themselves, resisiting abuse, nurturing themselves and their loved ones, having satisfying intimate relationships, impacting politics, staying healthy and more. Reading this book made me think about how for women to be trying to access their deepest resources by practicing techniques which are an expression of the male psyche, the aesetic male psyche at that, doesn't make too much sense. In fact, it seems like women might unwittingly oppress themselves further by taking the traditional approach. Not that the authors invalidate that approach. They simply bring forward a female way, a female voice from the depths. And, they do it in such a fun and eloquent way.

Deeply thought provoking, practical and useful, beautifully written. Obviously, I highly recommend this book.