Seasonal/Downtown

Matthew Sanford Talk & Booksigning

  • August 02, 2012 - August 02, 2012
  • Location: Malaprop's Bookstore & Café
  • Address: 55 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801
  • Times: 7pm to 8pm
  • Admission: free and open to the public
  • Contact: Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
  • Phone: 828-254-6734
  • Email: info@malaprops.com
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When Matthew Sanford was just thirteen, his family’s car skidded off an overpass on an icy Iowa road — killing his father and sister, paralyzing him from the chest down, and changing his life forever. Years later, yoga would dramatically change it again. In WAKING: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence, Matthew chronicles his journey from the intensive care unit to becoming a paralyzed yoga teacher and founder of a nonprofit organization. Along the way, Matthew gains a deeper understanding of the connection between mind and body, and formulates an entirely new view of existence as a “whole” person. Matthew will discuss and sign copies of his book. While he's in town he's leading workshops at One Center Yoga.