Tea and Cake with Demons
A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy
by Adreanna Limbach
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Pub Date Jul 09 2019 | Archive Date Jul 09 2019
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Description
This is the book on Buddhism the new generation has been waiting for.
If the Buddha were alive today, what would he say about the unique challenges we face? In Tea and Cake With Demons, NYC-based mindfulness and meditation teacher Adreanna Limbach shares a down-to-earth, often humorous, and delightfully insightful discussion of Buddhism through the lens of modern life—and all our cultural, technological, and still-timeless obstacles.
So many of us go through our days feeling overwhelmed. We do our best to navigate the craziness of the modern world—finding a purpose while making ends meet, going down social media black holes but craving meaningful relationships, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle in a society that seems to be falling apart . . .
At the end of the day, we have a sneaking suspicion of some fundamental flaw—our “demons” rear their heads, manifesting for many of us as a chronic sense of not-enoughness.
Using The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path as a guide, Adreanna guides us to meet all our most common demons—shame, perfectionism, self-doubt, fixation—all while myth-busting the cultural narratives that keep us stuck.
Throughout Tea and Cake with Demons, Adreanna shares simple meditation practices, personal anecdotes, and traditional Buddhist tales that help you embrace the full experience of being human—even those pesky demons—and realize your fundamental, untouchable, and true self-worth.
Advance Praise
“In a voice both vulnerable and erudite, balancing storytelling and philosophy, Adreanna Limbach illuminates how to bring the demons of our unworthy feelings along with us on the spiritual journey. Limbach [shares] her own journey in a way that is both disarming and inviting. A lovely book for anybody who wants to get real about the path of awakening.”
—Ethan Nichtern, author of The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path
“Adreanna has written an articulate, respectfully irreverent book that brings essential Buddhist teachings to bear on an obstacle with which we all struggle: insufficiency. If you’ve felt even for one moment that you aren’t enough, this book holds the keys to unlocking greater self-love and abiding acceptance.”
—Elena Brower, bestselling author of Practice You and Art of Attention
“Whether you’re new to meditation or have a life-long practice, Tea and Cake with Demons offers the most crucial teaching to remain[ing] right here in the present moment: our worth is unconditional. Through relatable and illuminating stories, and with clear, practical meditations, Limbach invites us to practice this awareness of our inherent worth and change our life in the process.”
—Meggan Watterson, author of How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People) and Mary Magdalene Revealed
“Adreanna Limbach explores our self-worth as she illuminates the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path. If we are struggling, she suggests we welcome each demon, befriend each one, and engage each one because where our demons dwell, there exists a possibility to be in touch with our Buddha essence, our fundamental wholeness.”
—Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation and Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781683641223 |
| PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
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