{"product_id":"salute-bob-merckel-9798329005783","title":"Salute","description":"\u003ci\u003eSalute\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about yoga and not about yoga. Moving breath by breath through each pose in the Sun Salute, this collection is about starting over and giving ourselves permission to fail. Each chapter reminds us to live in the moment, whether we're at home, on a beach in Barcelona, in a park in Cadiz, or at the gym in Provincetown. \u003ci\u003eSalute\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us to accept and appreciate what we have in the now.\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSalute\u003c\/i\u003e reminds me of Natalie Goldberg's, \u003ci\u003eWriting Down The Bones\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running\u003c\/i\u003e by Haruki Murakami in which writing and running practice become metaphors for any number of other expressive practices, and how those practices teach us about life. 'We are a part of everything, ' Goldberg says. Murakami says, 'You make do with what you have. As you age you learn even to be happy with what you have.' Bob Merckel says, 'There is no perfect.' \u003ci\u003eSalute\u003c\/i\u003e reassures me that the imperfections I see in myself are only stepping stones to 'doing it better.' That I can always choose to be at the beginning of something, and stand in the light.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Lynne Rees, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hungry Writer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReal Port Talbot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Merckel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798329005783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.23d","brand":"Bob Merckel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851270893823,"sku":"9798329005783","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/salute-bob-merckel-9798329005783","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}