Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival Hardcover - 2008

A searing and uplifting account of one woman’s spiritual journey from surviving a terrible accident to a triumphant ascent of Kilimanjaro On the second day of this century, world- renowned photojournalist Alison Wright was traveling on a windy mountain road in Laos when the bus she was riding in collided with a logging truck and was severed in half. As Alison waited for help to arrive—in excruciating pain and believing she was moments from death—she drew upon her years of meditation practice and concentrated on every breath as if it were her last. Learning to Breathe is an extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive. After the bus collision, Alison spent fourteen hours without proper medical attention (her arm was first sewn up by a boy with a needle and thread) and endured months of surgeries and grueling physical therapy. She struggled to remain positive while doctors discouraged her from expecting a return to her previous life. Never one to accept defeat, Alison set herself a goal: to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Alison did climb Kilimanjaro, reaching the summit on the morning of her fortieth birthday. Gasping for air once again, she stood at the highest point in Africa, thankful for every moment she’d had since the accident and determined to never again take one single breath for granted. Bringing the story full circle, she retraces her steps in Laos to thank those who helped her, and she has since resumed traveling the world photographing children and the underprivileged.

Details

• Title Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival
• Author Alison Wright
• Binding Hardcover
• Edition First edition
• Pages 271
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Hudson Street Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Date 2008-08-14
• Illustrated Yes
• ISBN 9781594630460 / 1594630461
• Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
• Dimensions 9.24 x 6.36 x 1.06 in (23.47 x 16.15 x 2.69 cm)
• Ages 18 to UP years
• Grade levels 13 - UP
• Library of Congress subjects Buddhism, Photojournalists - United States
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008022742
• Dewey Decimal Code B