{"product_id":"radical-friendship-seven-ways-to-love-yourself-and-find-your-people-in-an-unjust-world-9781611808117","title":"Radical Friendship: Seven Ways to Love Yourself and Find Your People in an Unjust World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA case for friendship as a radical practice of love, courage, and trust, and seven strategies that pave the way for profound social change.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrounded in the Buddha's teachings on spiritual friendship, \u003ci\u003eRadical Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e shares seven strategies to help us embody our deepest values in all of our relationships. Drawing on her experiences as a leading meditation teacher, as well as personal stories of growing up multiracial in a racist world, Kate Johnson brings a fresh take on time-honored wisdom to help us connect more authentically with ourselves, with our friends and family, and within our communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe divides we experience within us and between us are not only a threat to our physical and emotional health--they are also the weapons and the outcomes of structural oppression. But through wise relationships, it is possible to transform the barriers created by societal injustice. Johnson leads us on a journey to becoming better friends by offering ways to show up for our own and each other's liberation at every stage of a relationship. Each chapter ends with a meditation or reflection practice to help readers cultivate vibrant, harmonious, revolutionary friendships. \u003ci\u003eRadical Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e offers a path of depth and hope and shows us the importance of working toward collective wellbeing, one relationship at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKATE JOHNSON teaches classes and retreats integrating Buddhist meditation, somatics, social justice, and creativity at leading meditation centers, universities and cultural institutions around the country. Kate also works as a culture change consultant, partnering with organizations to help them achieve greater diversity and sustainability. She's a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center's four year teacher training, as well an utterly unprofessional dancer and performer who earned a BFA in Dance from The Alvin Ailey School\/Fordham University and an MA in Performance Studies from NYU.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619352678674,"sku":"9781611808117","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce159bf9-a39a-4f52-bb69-4e3e633ff04e.jpg?v=1732548495","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/radical-friendship-seven-ways-to-love-yourself-and-find-your-people-in-an-unjust-world-9781611808117","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}