FEATURED AUTHOR: JISUN SUNNY FISHER

ABOUT THE BOOK



For thousands of years, the greatest minds have all sought to understand the purpose of life. Bodhi(sattva) means one who seeks enlightenment, and if you’re here, love and freedom call your name. The Bodhi Blueprint is here to take the heart-wrenching years of guesswork off your shoulders and guide you powerfully on your path to a courageous life worth living.
 
In The Bodhi Blueprint, you will find answers to questions like:
•           What would make me feel truly happy and fulfilled?
•           How do I live with intention, so I have zero regrets?
•           How can I break free of my limiting thoughts and self-defeating patterns?
•           How do I find the confidence to live authentically?
 
Derived from a series of cosmic downloads, the information in this book will:
•           Point you in the direction of your true north.
•           Guide you to profound peace.
•           Help you feel more alive.
•           Show you how to go from living a reactionary life to one where you’re in control.
•           Open portals for you to manifest your best life.
 
Imagine living life on your terms, on purpose. How do you feel? What have you transformed? This is my invitation to you: are you ready to follow the cosmic breadcrumbs and experience your most epic, authentic and meaningful life?

 

Book Details


Title: The Bodhi Blueprint: Ultimate Freedom! Master Your Fears and Live Life on Purpose


Author: Jisun Sunny Fisher, PhD    


Genre: nonfiction, self-help, spirituality

Publisher: Jisun Sunny Fisher, Ph.D. (June 26, 2022)


Print length: 354 pages

 

LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT WITH JISUN SUNNY FISHER

A few of your favorite things: hiking with the pups, my toes in the sands of Hawai’i, reading tarot, Haagen-dazs vanilla ice cream, dancing to music, playing the piano, reading a mind-shifting book.

Things you need to throw out: jeans from high school, poinsettia plant from December of last year (I don’t like clutter – when anything goes missing in the house, everyone comes to me first because I like to throw things out – very liberally, I might add).

Things you need in order to write: peace and quiet on some days, soothing solfeggio music on other days, while on most days I need invigorating cinematic music.

Things that hamper your writing: clutter, unfinished task list, a loud environment.

Easiest thing about being a writer: I channel my writing, so just opening up to be a vessel comes easily.

Hardest thing about being a writer: I’m also very type-A with perfectionistic tendencies – this leaves me needing control over some areas of my life on most days; if I have a deadline but don’t feel a divine resonance, I’m SOL.

Things you love about where you live: peaceful, serene, lots of green and birds.

Things that make you want to move: it’s not Hawai’i.

Words that describe you: magnetic, bold, fearless, inspirational.
Words that describe you but you wish they didn’t: stubborn, impulsive, jack-of-all-trades.

Favorite foods: ice-cream with warm brownie, drunken grandma’s sicilian pie/pizza, egg-fried rice and kimchi.

Things that make you want to throw up: licorice.

Favorite smell: patchouli.

Something that makes you hold your nose: gasoline.

Something you wish you could do: choreograph hip-hop dancing.

Something you wish you’d never learned to do: saying, “I think” when I know.

Favorite places you’ve been: Maui, Kaui, Switzerland.

Places you never want to go to again: NJ beaches.

Favorite things to do: creating deep connections and intimacy (in-to-me-see).

Things you’d run through a fire wearing gasoline pants to get out of doing: making small talk.

Things that make you happy: reggae music, remembering my grandmother, playing with my pups.

Things that drive you crazy: people who complain.

Proudest moment: presenting my dissertation.

Most embarrassing moment: walking out of the bathroom after clogging the toilet at my mother in law’s house.



ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jisun Sunny Fisher, PhD, MA, CHt, CAPP, is a licensed psychologist and purpose coach who helps courageous leaders remember their true north and re-discover what makes them fall in love with life again. Through her gentle but powerful guidance, clients learn to master their narratives, break old patterns, and turn their weaknesses into superpowers. They learn to embody absolute clarity, unshakeable confidence, and ultimate conviction.
 
Dr. J received her graduate degrees from Columbia University and the University of Connecticut. She is also certified in Positive Psychology, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and Hypnosis. Dr. J’s thought leadership has been featured in Yahoo!Life, Thrive Global, Bustle, Goalcast, and more.
 
Dr. J loves hiking with her pups, dabbling on the piano, reading tarot for growth and healing, and making annual trips to her beloved land of Hawai’i. If you catch her in the kitchen cooking, run the other way!
 
Her forthcoming book, The Bodhi Blueprint, Ultimate Freedom! Master Your Fears and Live Life on Purpose, is due out in June 2022.

Connect with Dr. J:

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FEATURED AUTHOR: JOHN FORELLI

ABOUT THE BOOK

Have you ever asked yourself the question . . . what is the true nature of reality and what is my place in it?

John Forelli went to Peru in search of the answer. Waiting for him in the Sacred Valley was a hut, a psychoactive brew called ayahuasca, and a beautiful woman.

Presented with photographs of Peru from the ancient alleys of Cusco to the dizzying heights of Machu Picchu, Ayahuasca in the Age of Donald Trump is a spiritual quest within a travel memoir.

It is the true story of John’s trip—the journey of a lifetime.

Book Details:


Title: Ayahuasca In The Age Of Donald Trump    


Author: John Forelli


Genre: Narrative non-fiction


Published: March 8, 2019


Print length: 342 pages


LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT WITH JOHN FORELLI

Things you need in order to write: Inspiration.
Things that hamper your writing: The lack thereof. 


Things you love about writing: Everything!
Things you hate about writing: I don’t hate anything about writing!


Easiest thing about being a writer: Actually doing the writing. I can write all day long. 


Hardest thing about being a writer: Finding inspiration.

Things you never want to run out of: Coffee.
Things you wish you’d never bought: Gucci shoes. Expensive and unnecessary. 


Words that describe you: Calm. Thoughtful. Observant.
Words that describe you but you wish they didn’t: Human.

Favorite foods: Steak. Chocolate.
Things that make you want to throw up: Anything with vinegar.

Favorite song: "Hotel California."
Music that make your ears bleed: I’ll listen to anything!

Favorite smell: Snow. The ocean. Freshly cut grass. 

Something that makes you hold your nose: Ax body spray.

Something you’re really good at: Writing.

Something you’re really bad at: Doing the same thing day after day for years.

Something you like to do: Listen to music. 

Something you wish you’d never done: I have no regrets in life. Everything I’ve ever done has brought me to this moment, and in this moment I am happy.

People you consider as heroes: Anthony Bourdain. Buddha. Tiesto. 

People with a big L on their foreheads: Donald Trump, which is partially what the book’s about.

Things you’d walk a mile for: A view.
Things that make you want to run screaming from the room: Pointless conversation.

Favorite places you’ve been: Machu Picchu (which I talk about in the book). The Grand Canyon. Lake Tahoe. 

Places you never want to go to again: I can go anywhere and have fun.

People you’d like to invite to dinner: Barack Obama. The Dalai Lama.

People you’d cancel dinner on: Donald Trump.

Things that make you happy: Thinking, listening, and smiling. 

Things that drive you crazy: People who don’t think, listen, or smile.

Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Go to Peru and drink ayahuasca. 

Something you chickened out from doing: Skydiving, though I plan on doing that eventually.



OTHER BOOKS BY JOHN FORELLI

The Simulations 
One Woman Two Towers 
Finding DJ Macguffin 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

John is an avid reader and traveler who calls Philadelphia home (go birds). You can follow his travels on Instagram. 



Connect with John:
Website  |  Twitter  |  Goodreads  | Amazon


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FEATURED AUTHOR: JENNY Q

ABOUT THE BOOK

In January of 2014, the village’s beloved herbalist fell dramatically ill.  The shock of this event brings the community of Joshua Tree together, each member using their own form of wit, practical magic and spiritual wisdom, in a desperate effort and race against time to save the life of their beloved Jenny Q. 

A close-knit desert community takes center stage in this unique book.  A woven compilation of letters, prose and poems tell the story of the power of love to overcome adversity, death, coma and amputation.

While the words of her community tell the story from an outside perspective, Jenny Q’s own insightful writings provide a fascinating window into a range of rare experiences- from the worlds encountered inside a coma, to being ravaged by sepsis, the absolute alteration of losing one’s legs, the subtle venom of PTSD, and the nightmare of opiate withdrawal.

Though Held Together ruthlessly explores dark and fearful places, it is also a celebration of the human will and the power of love.

Book Details:

Title: Held Together

Author: Jenny Q

Genre: Narrative nonfiction

Publish date: June 1, 2018

Page count: 500

Full Author interview 

LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT INTERVIEW WITH JENNY Q

Things you need in order to write:
Quiet. I write best when I am alone and not too tired.
Things that hamper your writing:
Lots of interruptions. I used to believe in multi-tasking. Single-focus is my new, favorite way.

Things you love about where you live:
My community. In my opinion, there has never been a more supportive and creative one. And the vast sky and dazzling, desert mountains.
Things that make you want to move:
The water supply. I love growing things and never shake the bit of guilt for having herb gardens and fruit trees.

Favorite smell:
Depending on the day or the season- vetiver, frankincense, jasmine, ylang ylang… I could go on and on. I do own an aromatherapy bar.
Something that makes you hold your nose:
Chlorine bleach and synthetic perfume.

Something you’re really good at:
Throwing a party, sharing my feelings, loving those around me, being the first on the dance floor.
Something you’re really bad at:
Creating boundaries, hiding my emotions, denying myself of good food.

Things you’d walk a mile for:
A night of good music, a home-cooked Arabic meal, Joshua Tree Music Festival.
Things that make you want to run screaming from the room:
People who are racist, homophobic, misogynist, judgmental, and selfish.

People you’d like to invite to dinner:
Amy Goodman, Noam Chompsky, David Hoffman, most of my community.
People you’d cancel dinner on:
Most everyone in the White House.

Favorite things to do:
Family night with my daughter and wife (which usually involves fiber arts while listening to a good audiobook), being on stage with cello in hand, dancing, making herbal formulas for people.
Things you’d run through a fire wearing gasoline pants to get out of doing:
Hurting someone.

Things that make you happy:
Delicious, organic food and sharing it with loved ones, a good movie with a bowl of over-spiced popcorn, a sunrise hike.
Things that drive you crazy:
Environmental issues and politics, especially today’s.

Best thing you’ve ever done:
Becoming a mother to Yazzy and a wife to Myshkin.
Biggest mistake:
Hurting an ex-partner by running away from her in my young adulthood and not being able to save my bestie from drinking herself to death.

Words that describe you:
Passionate, exuberant, wistful, optimistic, unrealistic, forgetful, emotional.
Words that describe you but you wish they didn’t:
Unrealistic, forgetful, emotional.

EXCERPT FROM HELD TOGETHER


ALTERNATE WORDS

One

my goddess.. it seems so far away from my ordeal..  
so often, i am incredulous that this even happened.. 

did this happen to me?

where are my legs?
i lost my legs??!

damn, i never believed i was artistic or creative,  but look what i conjured up for my body! who but an artist could have dreamed this body up? 

sometimes, when i’m not tired, when i am not feeling insecure, 
when i am not in pain..
i look at my body and revel in the beauty of the unimaginable.. 

i actually enjoy the legs, the quilted skin grafts— and yes— the colostomy bag. 
i actually revel in this body..

in this interesting new body

alternate words for interesting..
alluring
amusing
arresting
attractive
beautiful
captivating
charismatic
compelling
curious
delightful
elegant
enchanting
exceptional
exotic..

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jenny Q was born in Southern California to Palestinian immigrants. Her love of herbs
began in her teens while on the road following the Grateful Dead. After exploring many heart
homes, she set her roots in Joshua Tree, California, where she opened Grateful Desert, the
local apothecary.

Joyously sharing her life with her tight-knit desert community, Jenny lives with her
beloveds~ Yazzy, her daughter and Myshkin, her wife.

Connect with Jenny:
Website  |  Blog  |  Facebook

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