An award-winning journalist and former features editor of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin with a degree from Northwestern University, Margaret Bendet has also edited a number of books for an international yoga foundation. Currently, she lives on Whidbey Island in Washington State, where she teaches classes on memoir writing. After helping hundreds of people find the voice to tell their stories, Bendet decided that any story can be told—even one as thorny as her own. More about her can be found on her website, MargaretBendet.com.
“Learning to Eat Along the Way is a beautifully written, engaging,
and powerfully honest memoir of one woman's spiritual process.
Margaret Bendet has shared a powerful personal story of her own
awakening to the promise of Spirit, and then revealed how she
worked through some of the deep psychological issues that can arise
on the journey. A profoundly moving and helpful addition to
contemporary spiritual literature.”
—Sally Kempton, author of Meditation for the Love of It and
Awakening Shakti
“A fascinating and honest depiction of one woman’s reach toward
enlightenment.”
—Erica Bauermeister, author of The School of Essential Ingredients
and Joy for Beginners
“The journey of self-discovery is every bit as perilous as a quest
to foreign lands and fire-breathing monsters, and those readers
exploring inward and those hesitant to try will find much to enjoy
and learn in Margaret Bendet’s thirty-five-year spiritual and
psychological progression. This memoir is smart, heartfelt,
perceptive and instructive, like a letter from an old friend.”
—William Dietrich, author of The Barbed Crown and Natural Grace
“Bendet describes her dissatisfaction with her busy job at the
Honolulu Star-Bulletin and what she comes to realize is a failing
marriage. She begins taking yoga and meditating, which leads her to
join the pack of followers of an unnamed swami. Ultimately, she
accepts help from her spiritual community to heal.”
—Publishers Weekly
“It was a great delight to savor the reading of Margaret Bendet's
exquisite and fascinating memoir. With a deft and tender
touch, and with a fierce honesty, Margaret weaves a tale of life
adventures, discoveries, and personal struggles. She
generously allows us to peer into her encounters and interactions
with her meditation teachers. She candidly tells the
important story of what it actually took for her to sustain her
immersive affiliation with and service to a large spiritual
community. Learning to Eat Along the Way makes many
valuable contributions, not the least of which is that it adds to
the literature of personal encounters and experiences with
traditions of Indian spirituality and practice. I really loved
this book!”
—Paul Muller-Ortega, founder of Blue Throat Yoga
“The incredible impact of Eastern spirituality on American culture
in the 1970s and beyond is far from adequately documented—and
Margaret Bendet's book gives us insight into this formative period
from a first-person perspective. Even more importantly, it is
honest, raw, warm, funny, and real, and everyone who has committed
to deep spiritual work with a living teacher can relate to this
story and benefit from Margaret's company in the form of this
wonderful book.”
—Christopher D. Wallis, author of Tantra Illuminated
“This is a candid, insightful and courageous autobiographical
narrative of Margaret Bendet’s encompassing spiritual yearning and
continuing process of awakening. This book will encourage,
inspire, and give support to readers as they reflect on the meaning
of their own stories.”
—William K. Mahony, author of Exquisite Love
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