Learning to Breathe, Alison Wright
Learning to Breathe, Alison Wright
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Learning to Breathe
One Woman’s Journey of Spirit and Survival

Author: Alison Wright, The Dalai Lama

Narrator: Alison Wright

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2022

Synopsis

An extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive … one breath at a timeAlison Wright covered humanitarian issues with her camera until her own life was nearly cut short during a horrific bus accident with a logging truck on a remote jungle road in Laos. Suffering from excruciating life-threatening injuries, she drew upon her years of meditation practice, concentrating upon each breath, believing it to be her last. Wright’s memoir, Learning to Breathe: One Woman’s Journey of Spirit and Survival, chronicles this inspirational story of survival and years of rehabilitation, and her ongoing determination to recover and continue traveling the world as an intrepid photojournalist. The book details her ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro as well as her circumambulation of Mount Kailash in Tibet.

About Alison Wright

Alison Wright, a social documentary photographer, has spent a career capturing the universal human spirit through her photographs and writing. For many of her editorial and commercial projects, Wright travels to all regions of the globe photographing endangered cultures and people while covering issues concerning the human condition. She was named a National Geographic Traveler of the Year as someone who travels with a sense of passion and purpose. Wright is a recipient of the 1993 Dorothea Lange Award in Documentary Photography for her photographs of child labor in Asia and was twice awarded the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award.

About The Dalai Lama

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and of Tibetan Buddhism. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the US Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. The Dalai Lama travels extensively, promoting kindness and compassion, interfaith understanding, respect for the environment, and, above all, world peace. He lives in exile in Dharamsala, India. https://www.dalailama.com/ | @DalaiLama

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dona on October 11, 2011

Despite the cheesy title and subtitle, this is the story of a remarkable woman, her incredible energy, experiences and grit. Alison Wright is a photojournalist who specializes in documenting the plight of underprivileged children throughout the world. In 2000, Wright survived being a victim in a deb......more

Goodreads review by Kate on December 23, 2012

What an amazing life this woman has had. What was most striking to me is that her near-death experience didn't really lead to a big change in her life; instead, it helped her see with even more clarity how she'd been living the life she truly wanted. How many people can say that? I also love how her......more

Goodreads review by Jen (bookscoffeedogs) on December 17, 2009

I loved this book. It was fun to live vicariously through her many life adventures as well as seeing her strength and motivation during her recovery. Last night as I finished it and was falling asleep, I did wonder how much easier it is to stay in the present moment when traveling around the world o......more

Goodreads review by Mary on July 24, 2018

I really wanted to give this book 5 stars just because the author is such an amazing person. Threading her story of recovery from what should have been a fatal accident, Wright weaves in tales of her past adventures with her spiritual growth and challenges. Her travel stories are fascinating, but wh......more

Goodreads review by Louise on January 20, 2011

Alison Wright was in a severe bus accident in Laos when a logging truck hit the bus head on. Alison was sprawled on the pavement, covered in blood with life threatening injuries. The pain was excruciating and combined with her difficulty breathing, she was hanging onto life by a thread. She had prac......more

Quotes

“Alison’s story makes clear that if you have courage, you can achieve what others consider to be impossible.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from the foreword

“A profound writer…a true pilgrim…There is muscle and tears here, and the fiercest flame of inspiration.” Richard Gere, actor and producer

“Wright has gone to the ends of the earth, including some mountaintops, in a career that has documented the human wonders of the world, especially resilient children and endangered cultures. In this memoir she turns her lens on herself and her own astonishing story…The author’s spiritual insights are fascinating.” Publishers Weekly

“Wright’s seize-the-day attitude and fierce determination to reach the summit will spur you to hurdle whatever obstacles might lie in your path.” Self

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