Foreword by David Life, co-founder Jivamukti Yoga School
For many years at the Jivamukti Yoga School in New York City and throughout the country, popular and highly regarded yoga teacher Ruth Lauer-Manenti (affectionately known as “Lady Ruth”) offered her students “dharma talks”—stories from her life that accompany her classes and represent the yogic commitments to ahimsa (non-violence), compassion, and service. Some of these talks have now been collected in a book, many of them accompanied by a reading from classic Hindu texts, such as The Bhagavad Gita, The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Composed with humor and sensitivity, An Offering of Leaves is the perfect gift for the aspiring yoga practitioner and any spiritual seeker wanting to live with thoughtfulness and integrity.
“Ruth sees not only beauty and wonder in the world around her, but receives profound guidance from observing everyday activities like an old woman getting her hands dirty changing a flat tire or ants carrying carrots. This is because to Ruth all of life pulsates with the wisdom teachings of the guru—the enlightenment principle that surrounds and permeates through all of us at all times.”—Sharon Gannon, co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga School
“Ruth gives readers an understanding of the philosophy of yoga through all that she has experienced in her many dedicated years of practice under the guidance of my grandfather, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.”—Sharath Rangaswamy
“I turn to An Offering of Leaves for guidance, comfort and inspiration. It motivates me to be a better wellness warrior, to walk the walk and talk the talk. Add it to your library. Your soul will thank you.”—Kris Carr, best-selling author and filmmaker of Crazy Sexy Cancer
