Qoya: A Compass for Navigating an Embodied Life that is Wise, Wild and Free

by Rochelle Schieck

Are you ready to step into a world where you can trust yourself and trust life?

Your body is your guide to accessing your inner wisdom, creativity, sensuality, and soul so that you can fully embody and express your truth, do your sacred work, receive life’s blessings, and commune with the divine.

QOYA: A Compass for Navigating an Embodied Life that is Wise, Wild and Free will help you go beyond illusion to remember the physical sensation of truth in your body as your North Star.

Rochelle Schieck draws on spiritual teachings from across the globe, personal pilgrimages from suburban Minnesota to the Madre de Dios River in Peru, and extensive studies of the divine feminine to craft a book that is part memoir, part social commentary, and part workbook, with over 35 detailed exercises that initiate your own life’s journey back to yourself.

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 2016

Reviews

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book, read after starting classes and is fab if if miss a class so I can create something at home. I am at a different time in my life to the author, think more crone than maiden, and I do hope that as she becomes older she writes an update because I think there is so much strength in that next phase in life,I guess I struggled with the focus on romantic relationships but maybe that’s something I need to consider why it felt so jarring. Willis recommended if you want to find out more about Qoya or want to consider a new way of living. I did love her inclusiveness as I had been concerned before reading that this would not be the case.

[Sally · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Qoya and exploring its creation, the pillars, and Rochelle's own life in this way helped me deepen that love.

Rochelle's writing is open, candid, and beautifully lyrical. Metaphor-heavy is not usually my jam, but it works here.

I'm excited to continue connecting and reconnecting with Qoya in the months and years to come.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is rich and deep with meaning about ways to love our body and live our lives more fully and authentically. The writing is sprinkled with stories from the author's own life, as well as a myriad of suggestions for ways that we can incorporate the principles here into our own lives. Highly recommend.

[Emma Seymour · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book changed my life. Qoya changed my life! Rochelle’s writing is so candid and warm that she really takes you along on her adventures, and this is a woman who has truly explored, lived and loved. There’s a lot to learn from this book (and the author, and the practice of Qoya), and if you’re a woman and identify as a seeker, it’s a must-read.