Tobin Blake is the author of Everyday Meditation: 100 Daily Meditations for Health, Stress Relief and Everyday Joy, and The Power of Stillness: Learn Meditation in 30 Days, a One Spirit Book Club selection for readers. His short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in a number of publications, including Surfer Magazine. He has also contributed to The Holy Encounter, a magazine dedicated to the teachings of A Course in Miracles, a profound spiritual teaching that has impacted the lives of many thousands around the world. Tobin has been a student of the Course for eighteen years, and has been practicing meditation for nearly twenty.
He received his formal training in meditation through Self Realization Fellowship, which is an international organization with more than 500 temples and centers worldwide, founded by the great Paramhansa Yogananda. He was initiated in Kriya Yoga - SRF's highest meditation technique - in 1995.
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Since the publication of The Power of Stillness, Tobin has appeared on television and radio talk shows nationwide, and he has developed a series of inspiring, life-changing workshops on contemporary meditation, spiritual relationships, A Course in Miracles, and conscious living. He is a member of Willamette Writers, and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and is available to speak at private and public gatherings.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, he now resides in Bend, Oregon. He has two daughters, and when he isn't writing or reading he enjoys staying active, hiking, camping, film, and fine wine. He appreciates both the cities of the world as well as the unspoiled countryside.
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