Carin Holmqvist

Karma,Dharma and Butterflies is a mind opening,and at times hilarious account of the inevitable ups and downs that are part of the path to inner happiness through Vipassana meditation practice. The book begins with the author reluctantly spending three days of a Hawaii dream vacation at a New Year's retreat at a Zen center in Honolulu. Little does she know that the meeting with a teacher at the retreat will have a dramatic life changing impact on her. Along with the inner journey, there is an exotic outer journey taking place, which brings the reader from Florence, to Hawaii, French Polynesia, Burma and back to Florence again. Karma, Dharma and Butterflies is a truly inspiring book about meditation as a way to inner happiness and peace. "Happiness is like a butterfly, which when pursued is always beyond grasp, but if you sit down quietly, happiness may slight upon you."

DREAMING UNDER THE TUSCAN MOON is a book about a dream group in Florence, Italy. It is a step-by-step guide that helps us remember our dreams, understand the messages they bring, and learn to act on those messages. We explore ways in which dreams can be used as tools for inner growth, and how they can ultimately help us to become more aware, even at night while we sleep. The book tells the stories of four of the women in the group, of their daily lives, and of their dream worlds during periods of great personal transition. They share with us the ways in which their dreams helped them to make decisions and gave them strength and comfort during moments of confusion and change. We learn how their dreams brought them to a deeper understanding of themselves, and how the dreams actually "knew it all", long before they themselves consciously did. The dream-work in this book is based on knowledge from the modern Western world's dream research, as well as the ancient teachings of the Dream Yoga from the Far East.

Fun and educational stories, with colorful illustrations, about children in Africa. You will meet: Dondo who saves his village from a terrible sandstorm, Amina who learns from her aunt how to make tie-dyed material, Ojo and the dream monster, Punji who falls from his canoe into the lagoon and almost drowns, Miriam who dances for grandma at the big family party, Ulli who finds a friend at the Saturday market where he sells oranges, Ali who helps build a new schoolhouse in the middle of the jungle, Chinere who receives seven magic stones on her wedding day, Nandi who meets her grandma in a dream, and Saku who stumbles on a magic medicine man who can read his thoughts.

Embracing Life Again is a book for those who have lost a relative or a close friend. In its very personal style, it gives us comfort and help to face our grief, and shows us that grief can even become a passageway to our own spiritual path. The author describes how her journey through loss and despair, after her husband's sudden death, brought her to a deeper understanding of life itself.