{"product_id":"after-the-walk-the-amazing-places-the-mind-goes-9798201280970","title":"After the Walk: The Amazing Places the Mind Goes","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery day, my dogs and I walk around beautiful Ramona, CA. While we walk, I practice walking meditation. My concentration is on the sounds the dogs' paws and my feet make as we touch the ground, their breathing and my breathing, the sound the leaves make when the wind caresses them, and the loud voices of some reactive dogs we encounter along the walk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a book about meditation or dog training.\u003cstrong\u003e It is a book about philosophy of life and the wandering mind that flourishes after the walks.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a collection of 34 short stories. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think deeply about your own life.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn October 2021, Julie Gallant from the Ramona Sentinel interviewed me, and we talked about my choosing the canvas to express complex feelings. A few months later, I decided to choose the pen to express things for which the canvas would not have been the right medium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the time of this writing, my loyal walking buddies were my service dog Nena, her daughters Juliette and Panda, Jolie, Kapa'a, Indie and Luna. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCome inside the book to discover what transpires after the walks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnastos, Cecilia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCecilia Anastos holds a Master's Degree in Strategic Intelligence with specialty in Middle East Issues, a Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime, a B.A. in Criminal Justice with specialty in Psychology, and a Dog Trainer degree from the Animal Behavioral College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Anastos is also an award-winner fine artist with her art studio located in Ramona, CA; and she also trains service dogs for children with disabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFluent in five languages, she is a pioneer in the utilization of digitized open source and publicly available information to create actionable intelligence, and in the reduction of digital signatures in the cyberspace domain. She designed and taught the first cyber defense program to US Navy SEALs; as well as police departments, and private sector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, Ms. Anastos was recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the field of cybersecurity by the San Diego Business Journal's SDBJ500; and she founded her www.meridusk9.com and art studio ceciliaanastos.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Anastos is an Adjunct Professor at San Diego State University where she lectures on the topics of open source information collection and analysis (OSINT), risk management when online\/operational security in the cyberspace domain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cecilia Anastos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834642366738,"sku":"9798201280970","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74df9665-7729-4ec6-a6b7-ab5e648b7b02.jpg?v=1767096871","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/after-the-walk-the-amazing-places-the-mind-goes-9798201280970","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}