Waking Up in Paris: Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light

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In this follow-up to Walking Home, Sonia shares her intimate thoughts and fears, as well as the unique challenges of setting up a new life in a foreign land. From moving into a freezing, malodorous apartment, to a more pleasant-yet haunted-flat across the Seine, to her current light-filled home, Sonia shares how these changes parallel her inner transformation. Devastated by the unexpected end of her decades-long marriage, renowned spiritual teacher and intuitive guide Sonia Choquette undertook an equally unexpected move and relocated to Paris, the scene of many happy memories from her life as a student and young mother. Arriving in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, she found a Paris as traumatized by this unforeseen event as she had been by her divorce. Together, over the following years, she and the city she loves began a journey of healing that involved deep soul-searching and acceptance of a new, sometimes uncomfortable, reality. In this follow-up to Walking Home, Sonia shares her intimate thoughts and fears, as well as the unique challenges of setting up a new life in a foreign land. From moving into a freezing, malodorous apartment, to a more pleasant-yet haunted-flat across the Seine, to her current light-filled home, Sonia shares how these changes parallel her inner transformation. Along the way, Sonia regales readers with vivid stories of her unfortunate encounters with French hairdressers and beauticians, her adventures in French fashion, and her search for the perfect neighborhood cafe. Her companion throughout is the city of Paris-a character unto itself-which never ceases to fill her with wonder, surprise, and delight, and provides her with the spiritual strength to succeed in establishing her new life.

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Heartbroken Venus moves to Paris. Unflinchingly honest, entertaining, and real,Waking Up in Parisis an enlightened journey back to wholeness.
John Gray, Ph.D., #1 best-selling relationship author of all time

In the deepest sense, life is a spiritual journey. In this incredibly heartfelt book, Sonia Choquette opens the gateway for you to accompany her and her daughter on her spiritual sojourn in Paris. PartUnder the Tuscan Sun, partEat Pray Love, and part journey of the heart. Youll laugh, youll cry, and along the way youll gain valuable life lessons. And for anyone whos starting over in life, youll be inspired beyond measure. Highly recommended!
Denise Linn, best-selling author ofEnergy Strands

Are you going through a dark time, or do you know people who are This lyrical, uplifting, and life-changing book is for you and them. It is not filled with do this-do that instructions that might pile on to an already daunting situation. Instead, it tells a story. An honest, Ill go first story that will make you laugh, reflect, tear up, and open up to real-life ways to transform dark into light and recreate the quality of life you want, need, and deserve. Read it and reap!
Sam Horn, author ofGot Your Attention

Never before have I come across a memoir with Paris as a spiritual teacher. Choquette expertly illustrates how when you heal internally, the external beauty is revealed. A simply wonderful read.
Janice MacLeod,New York Timesbest-selling author ofParis LettersandA Paris Year

Waking Up in Parisis about the ultimate pilgrimage we can dare to go on; its about the humbling and humorous process we get initiated into when we want to find true love; its about finally staying still, in order to heal, all the way back and all the way through. Its about coming home, at last, to this unlit cathedral that waits for us, in our own sacred hearts.
Meggan Watterson, author ofRevealandHow to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People)

Author Bio

Sonia Choquette is celebrated worldwide as an author, spiritual teacher, six-sensory consultant, and transformational visionary guide. An enchanting storyteller, Sonia is known for her delightful humor and adept skill in quickly shifting people out of psychological and spiritual difficulties, and into a healthier energy flow. Because of her unique gifts, Sonia's expertise is sought throughout the world, helping both individuals and organizations dramatically improve their experience and abilities to perform at optimal levels through their experience and abilities to perform at optimal levels through empowerment and transformation. Sonia attended the University of Denver and the Sorbonne in Paris, and also holds a doctorate from the American Institute of Holistic Theology. Website- www.soniachoquette.net.