Stepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice

by Sandy Nathan

WHEN YOUR INNER VOICE SPEAKS,DO YOU LISTEN? STEPPING OFF THE LEARNING & LIVING SPIRITUAL PRACTICE was written by Sandy Nathan, a Santa Ynez, California author and horsewoman. Follow Sandy as she confronts issues that many of us face in the modern world.Got an on-line addiction? Trying to fit in rather than be who you are? Join Sandy as she finds her roots and battles an eBay addiction--and wins. Her story is uplifting, and inspiring.Sandy had always been aware of the voice of spirit, she just chose to ignore it some of the time. While struggling to find her spiritual path and manage her challenges, Sandy forgot to look at was in front of her life.Until things got too bad. During an intense few years when almost everything happened, that inner voice that grew loud enough to drop kick her in the direction she needed to go. This voice yanked her out of self-defeating patterns and propelled her to the Gathering, a Native American spiritual retreat. It made her realize that her life was her spiritual Handling what was in front of her was what she needed to do to achieve her spiritual goals.Now you can benefit from Sandy's experiences. This book is a combination of memoir and self-help that reads like a novel. The author's adventures, awareness, and awakenings help us gain insight into what is possible in life.The book contains an abundance of simple, fun, practical techniques to enhance our search for Self. This is a book that will leaves us knowing that we can hear the voice of Spirit every moment of every day. And it gives us some tangible things we can do to get to the place of trust. Is it simple? Yes. Is it easy? Not exactly.It's a lot like stepping off the edge.

Genres: Spirituality, New Age, Memoir, Self Help, Nonfiction

324 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

About the author

Sandy Nathan writes to amaze and delight, uplift and inspire, as well as thrill and occasionally terrify. She is known for creating unforgettable characters and putting them in do or die situations. She writes in genres ranging from science fiction, fantasy, and visionary fiction to juvenile nonfiction to spirituality and memoir.

"I write for people who like challenging, original work. My reader isn't satisfied by a worn-out story or predictable plot. I do my best to give my readers what they want."

Mrs. Nathan's books have won thirty
national awards, including multiple awards from oldest, largest, and most prestigious contests for independent publishers. Her books have earned rave reviews. Most have close to five-star averages on Amazon.

Sandy was born in San Francisco, California. She grew up in the hard-driving, achievement orientated corporate culture of Silicon Valley. Sandy holds Master's Degrees in Economics and Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling. She was a doctoral student at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and has been an economic analyst, businesswoman, and negotiation coach, as well as author.

Mrs. Nathan lives with her husband on their California ranch. They bred Peruvian Paso horses for almost twenty years.

TALES FROM EARTH'S END, Sandy Nathan's new SCI-FI / FANTASY / VISIONARY FICTION SERIES IS FINISHED AND AVAILABLE on AMAZON. You can get all three books without having to wait for them to be written and published! The series follows a group of people who are pushed to the literal end of the earth.

THE ANGEL & THE BROWN-EYED BOY, Book I, introduces Eliana, the exquisite dancer from another world who has come to earth on a mission to save her planet. She finds earth on the verge of nuclear meltdown. Only she and Jeremy Edgarton, a 16-year-old tech genius, can save the planet, and hopefully find each other. The Angel won the GOLD MEDAL in the 2011 IPPY (Independent Press) Awards in VISIONARY FICTION. Also won the 2011 INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD in VISIONARY FICTION.

LADY GRACE, book II, brings the action forward a few thousand years. The radiation has finally lifted and survivors come together to begin new lives on a planet blasted back to prehistoric times. "FIVE STARS! A MODERN SCI-FI MASTERPIECE Lady Grace was first-rate science fiction and one of the most absorbing page-turners of that genre that I've read in years. Author Sandy Nathan exhibits the imagination of Ray Bradbury combined with the whimsicalness of Douglas Adams. That's high praise, but it's warranted. The story includes so much action; tense, suspenseful drama; and two charming love stories that it's irresistible." J. Chambers, Amazon Top 100 Reviewer

Lady Grace is brand new, out in print and Kindle versions.

SAM & EMILY, the third and final version of Tales from Earth's End, tells the story of Sam Baahuhd, the village headman on the Piermont Estate, and the mysterious stranger he brings to his people at the end of the world. This is an epic love story to be remembered for the ages. Not a perfect love, but a brilliant love.

Out as a print version; Kindle is following very soon.

The Angel & the Brown-eyed Boy tells the story of an angelic extraterrestrial and the boy she comes to love. It's set in a dark future world on the night before nuclear Armageddon. The Angel combines thrills, intrigue, and extraordinary characters. It is in the magical realism genre of my ...novel, NUMENON.

"A good book elicits an emotional response while being read; Nathan's book haunts the reader long after the final page is turned. In Angel & the Brown-Eyed Boy two dying worlds fight for survival, their futures dependent on a revolutionary and an angelic otherworldly dancer. It is world not that many heartbeats away from our own, making the premise chilling."
Todd A. Fonseca, award-winning author of The Time Cavern

TECOLOTE: THE LITTLE HORSE THAT COULD––A new book for children of all ages. Born prematur

Reviews

[Didi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This reads almost like two books in one. The beginning is much like a spiritual self-help book. Although there are some personal details in the beginning, I felt the writing had a bit of distance to it, plus it included exercises to take you away from the reading and attempt to get you jumpstarted on your own path. A few chapters in, there is a dramatic shift and this book becomes deeply personal. It morphs into a spiritual memoir, a description of an awakening period in her life.

As such, it is an amazing read. I found it difficult to put down except to ponder the inevitable "aha" moment. More than once, Ms Nathan reminded me of truths I should know, consciously did know, and did not actually think to apply to my own life circumstances until I read her version of it. For that alone, the book was worth it to me!

I highly recommend this book, with one small caveat. The resource portion of the book is of limited usefulness. There are quite a few interesting and informative books listed. However, when she writes that there is more information on her web page, steppingofftheedge.com, it is misleading. I found only an ad for her book and some contact information. The detailed lists she mentions simply are not there. I don't know if it will eventually be there, or if it was removed for some reason, but I would have loved to peruse them!

[Tammie Lynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's funny how the Universe, God, the Great Spirit, or whoever you believe in will bring into your life what you need at the moment you need it. I have been on a personal journey of exploration into who I am, spiritual this past couple weeks.

Here I am given a copy of this book right when I'm asking myself the very question that Sandy explores in her writing of her own journey... "Is there more?" As I traveled her journey with her through the pages, I realized I didn't have many of the same exact experiences as she did, but I can't help thinking she was writing about me and my life.

I had to read these words a few times over a couple hours because it stirred something in me... "You fall in love with what you're becoming." I knew I was on a journey that was going to change my inner life. Was I ready for this change? I'd asked for a door to be open last Thursday and now Sandy was telling me it "only opens for those who love it the most." I decided, in the middle of reading this book, that I wanted my tombstone to read these words too, "She became what she fell in love with: ___"

Now I'm on the journey to see what goes in that blank space. Thank you Sandy for the amazing insight into your life and helping me to be open to seeing into mine.

[Chariss Walker]

New-age self-help book