Poetic Listening

About the Book

Poetic Listening aims at capturing, by a subtle letting go, in words that which is beyond the words themselves. The interplay between sections that appear to flow more freely and those that intentionally "bog" the reader down in the hope of pausing the experience of reading itself, is a deliberate attempt at showing that the idea of "flow", a fluidity with regards to the experience of experience, is ever-present, and that it ultimately is up to each individual whether or not to participate in this, the only "now experience" that is their life. It is because of this that Poetic Listening not only succeeds at pointing to the experience of meditation in the way that a sign points to a given idea or action, but also exists as a meditation itself, in the way that a symbol embodies that which it references.

Participate and enjoy; grounding, breathe, feel, flow, relax, pause, expand, listen, love, bloom.

About the Author

Jonathan Reynolds began his spiritual path in the form of philosophy and yoga. A trip to a Buddhist colony in the Italian Alps and a pilgrimage to Northeast India, in addition to being a platform for many of his poems, allowed Jonathan the insight to his life's purpose, the sharing of intimate and empowering experiences using whatever vehicle necessary. Currently this vehicle exists in the forms of yoga, meditation, the writing of poetry, and allowing the love in each and every person to act as his teacher. He currently finds his home in San Francisco, where he teaches both yoga and meditation.

For more information or to contact, please visit www.jonathanreynolds.com, or e-mail: practicelearning@yahoo.com.