Revolution of the Soul: Awaken to Love Through Raw Truth, Radical Healing, and Conscious Action

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Celebrated yoga teacher and activist Seane Corn shares pivotal accounts of her life with raw honesty-enriched with in-depth spiritual teachings-to help us heal, evolve, and change the world "My first lessons in spirituality and yoga had nothing to do with a mat, but everything to do with waking up. They included angels, seeing God, and being in Heaven. But, believe me, not the way you might think." So begins Revolution of the Soul. What comes next reads like a riveting memoir filled with uncensored moments of joy, pain, wonder, and humor. Except, this book is so much more than that. Seane's real purpose is to guide us into a deep, gut-level understanding of our highest Self through yoga philosophy and other tools for emotional healing-not just as abstract ideas but as embodied, fully felt wisdom. Why To spark a "revolution of the soul" in each of us, so we can awaken to our purpose and become true agents of change. Just a few of the stops along the way include: The everyday "angels" Seane finds in the gritty corners of New York's 1980s East Village; her early struggles as a total yoga-class misfit; the profound shadow work and body-based practices that helped her to heal childhood trauma, OCD, unhealthy behaviors, and relationship wounding; hard-earned lessons from some of the most heartbreaking places on the planet; and many other unforgettable teaching stories.

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"Peppered with gems of wisdom and Corn's generosity, this hopeful book will appeal to yoga practitioners, as well as readers looking for stories of connection." --Publishers Weekly

"Seane Corn took me by the hand and led me into so much more than a yoga practice. She guided me through my body, into my mind, and into an appreciation for the sound of breathing, the people around me, and for my own two feet. She is a gift." --Sally Field, Academy Award(R)-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author of In Pieces

"Holy hell, do we need a worldwide love revolution! After reading Revolution of the Soul, I am more convinced than ever that we can have it: but only if we begin with ourselves. Revolution of the Soul is heart-wrenchingly vulnerable, relentlessly honest, and refreshingly hilarious. With every personal story, Seane wrangles the power of yoga down from the clouds and into our ordinary relationships, hardships, and bodies. Then she shows us how to use that power to heal ourselves and the world. Seane is a master teacher, one of my favorite human beings, and a hell of a writer. I am a better person for having read this book."--Glennon Doyle, founder of Together Rising and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Love Warrior

"Seane's passionate, tough, compelling, honorable, healing dharma story will touch your heart . . . and inspire the real yogi in you." --Jack Kornfield, PhD, author of A Path with Heart

"Seane Corn is a wise and beautiful woman, articulating elegantly modern teachings that emerge from ancient truths. Her book is a gift to all of us." --Marianne Williamson, acclaimed lecturer, activist, and New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love, Healing the Soul of America, Tears to Triumph, and A Politics of Love

"This book is everything that Seane is as a teacher and person in life: authentic, raw, honest, irreverent, self-aware, and joyously inspirational. Revolution of the Soul is filled with humor, hope, and the direct transmissions of love, grace, and magic that you come to expect from Seane when you enter her class. If you know her work, on and off the mat, you will hear her powerful voice on every page and feel comforted by her guidance. For those of you who are being introduced to Seane's work for the first time, you are in for a heart-opening, ass-kicking, and soul-stirring ride. Enjoy every moment. For it will blow your heart wide open, and invite you into a movement of inner and outer change that can heal this world toward peace." --Naomi Watts, Academy Award(R)-nominated actor, film producer

"Reading Revolution of the Soul is like having the most amazing conversation with your wisest, funniest, and kindest friend. Seane's honesty and vulnerability will inspire you to get real and heal! She shares beautiful teachings and practices that will help you free yourself from limiting beliefs and effect change from a place of love." --Gabby Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back

"A wondrous kaleidoscope of stories told with grit, humor, and humility, Revolution of the Soul will inspire you to take your practice off the mat and into the world--and show you how." --Valarie Kaur, JD, founder of The Revolutionary Love Project

"It is hard for me to imagine anyone else could write this book other than Seane Corn. It is laced with deep wisdom that was born out of the challenges and tribulations of Seane's life. In other words, it is real! And the realness of her path means this wisdom can be learned and applied by all of us as we walk this crazy path of being alive in today's world. I am grateful for this modern woman's modern wisdom." --Congressman Tim Ryan, Ohio, author of Healing America

"Seane was my first yoga teacher 25 years ago. Back then she was a passionate and magnetic teacher just finding her voice. Seane proves what time and practice can do. In Revolution of the Soul, Seane uses that voice--and opens her own soul--to reveal herself to be a wise and profound woman, sharing all she has learned on her journey as a yogi, woman, and citizen of the Earth. This book is accessible, poetic, and full of love and hope, and it provides the necessary tools for the reader to do their own soul's work and explore what it means to be in service to the world today." --Debra Messing, actress, activist, and mother

"In this insightful and integrated book, Seane Corn journeys into the depth of essential wisdom that can be found on the yoga mat. Drawing connections from classic ancient teachings and physical practices to modern-day realities, she presents a roadmap from abstract theory to in-your-life application. She boldly confronts issues of privilege, race, and justice that yogis and meditators too often bypass, starting where it matters: from the inside out. Seane goes beyond lip service that our liberation is bound together and offers up her own journey--backsteps and all--as an invitation for each and every one of us to walk our own path of liberation, too." --Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Sensei, author of Radical Dharma, and founder of Transformative Change

"Thank you, Seane, for courageously digging deep to bring forth with compassion, humor, and wisdom the stories and healing tools of your own personal journey to transform the most difficult shadow issues and traumas into a revolution of the soul on behalf of all. Thank you for inspiring and empowering the world with the way you lead with love and embody activism from the heart." --Shiva Rea, founder of the Samudra Global School for Living Yoga and author of Tending the Heart Fire

"One of the traditions that I study asks, 'If it's not practical, how can it be spiritual' In Revolution of the Soul, Seane takes the ancient wisdom and practices from yogic traditions and transforms them into a practical way to inquire into our everyday lives. It invites us into the introspection of how to see more clearly and love more deeply through relevant, honest, and beautifully polished reflections that inform and reveal things we don't even know that we don't know. I LOVE this book! Quite frankly, I personally deem Revolution of the Soul necessary and required reading for all on the path of yoga . . . especially for yogis in the Western world." --R. Nikki Myers, founder of Y12SR: The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery

"Love this book. Like Seane herself, the message is direct, honest, funny, heartfelt, and filled with wisdom that can help all of us, except me, do better, be better, and work toward creating a healthier and more peaceful planet for all." --Larry David, actor, writer, director, producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld

"Only Seane Corn could write a sweeping, insightful, spiritual manifesto that still feels so relatable and grounded--so . . . gritty. Revolution of the Soul is for anyone who wants to feel a little more connected to the world around them, to the people in their lives, and to themselves." --Kate Fagan, sports journalist, author of What Made Maddy Run and The Reappearing Act, and cohost of Free Cookies

"Seane Corn's account of her discovery of yoga is positively riveting, and it is paired with a systematic description of the path--as it gradually unfolds itself in her life. Corn writes like a skilled novelist--building suspense and quietly drawing the grateful reader into an irresistible world. I simply could not put this book down. It is raw, honest, moving, hilarious, and oh-so-human. I predict that many, many people will find themselves in the pages of this story, and will find here too the very soul of yoga." --Stephen Cope, scholar-in-residence, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, and author of many bestselling books on yoga and meditation, including Yoga and the Quest for the True Self and The Great Work of Your Life

"My friend and sister has written a hilarious, holy, raw, deep, and essential book about life, not just yoga. Her voice, which I have been blessed to know for 20 years, is rich, astonishingly honest, messy, and messianic with promise and hope of transformative healing for all beings. It is replete with practical guidance for rolling out our yoga mats, literally and metaphorically, and stepping onto our paths of radical self-inquiry, discovery, and accountability, all for the ultimate purpose of being in healthy, honorable, and sustainable service to our fellows and our world. Read this book!" --Ashley Judd, actor, activist, and New York Times bestselling author of All That Is Bitter and Sweet

"Seane has written a powerful book about the connection between the inner work of personal growth and the outer work of social justice. It speaks to the ways we create, and can heal, from the attitudes and ideas that separate us from each other, this planet, and our highest nature. I appreciate the timeliness of this message and the honest and straightforward way in which Seane delivers it." --David Geffen, philanthropist, producer, and cofounder of Asylum Records, Geffen Records, and DreamWorks SKG

"I have known Seane as a teacher, and more importantly, as a dear friend for over 25 years. This book is fully the woman I know, trust, and love. Every word, every story, is filled with truth bombs and gorgeous wisdom, but what makes this book compelling is that Seane is a natural- born storyteller, and her life lessons read like a page-burner fiction. Except they are all true. These stories, like Seane herself, are raw, funny, deeply transparent, and unafraid to confront the power of our shared humanity a

Author Bio

Seane Corn is an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and public speaker who has been featured in more than 50 print and broadcast media channels including The Today Show, Yoga Journal, and Mantra magazine. She is the cofounder of Off the Mat, Into the World, a global humanitarian leadership training program. In addition to her many popular instructional DVDs, Seane teaches extensively at workshops, conferences, and retreats throughout the US and abroad. Learn more at seanecorn.com and offthematintotheworld.org.