The Ocean Inside Me
A Spiritual Memoir on Healing Racial Trauma
by R.G. Shore
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Pub Date Mar 01 2024 | Archive Date Mar 29 2024
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Description
The Ocean Inside Me is a spiritual memoir about healing racial trauma as a person of color incarcerated in an almost all-white prison. Amidst harsh conditions and blatant racism, R.G. Shore learned to meditate by going into his body, befriending his shadow, and learning to sit with the traumas held by his younger self.
In The Ocean Inside Me, R.G. Shore learned to love and accept the cause of his deepest pain, his brown body. His prison radio became the conduit by which he transcended the limitations of prison. The static white noise helped transform a world of concrete and injustice into a world where he could connect to nature and find healing through the element of water. His embodied spiritual journey eventually led him to studying law where he advocated for the very men who oppressed him.
A Master in meditation, R.G. Shore found a way to liberate his inner child in the most unlikely place, and is now offering a path for you to find healing as well. This spiritual memoir also offers practical guided steps for you to begin your healing journey.
R.G. Shore is the founder of a nonprofit called Northwest Wisdom, where he teaches people the tools and techniques to go deeper and heal the spiritual wounds within.
Advance Praise
Praise for THE OCEAN INSIDE ME
Winner of the Firebird Award - SPIRITUALITY
Indies Today Award - Finalist 2023
"An insightful, mystic exploration of spiritual and racial healing" - Kirkus Review (recommended Review)
“In this searing, vivid first-person account, Mr. Shore recounts his journey – of abuse, oppression, healing, and love. Having been a prisoner of racism, the prison system, his own ignorance, he turns within to discover that his emotional and spiritual wounds turn out to be the portal to the love and compassion that heals. Love and justice, love over justice. A must read.”
– Mark Unno, Professor and Head of Religious Studies, University of Oregon
“A beautiful and heart-breaking tapestry woven from radios, racism, silence, and violence. A compelling invitation reminding us that true freedom must be pursued from within.”
– Philip Cox - Founder, The Inside Job
“This book takes you on an amazing and challenging journey to hold onto one’s heart and soul as a person of color incarcerated. A powerful and heart-wrenching story of profound spirit.”
–Fr. Jim Galluzzo, Director of Diversity as Gift
“R.G. Shore shares an incredible story of his incarceration and marginalization as an educated brown man in a White supremacist-dominated Oregon prison. Mr. Shore’s writing vividly captures the contrast between the profundity of his inner experience with the harsh realities of his external environment. Somehow, these meditations begin to transform his understanding of himself, and a path begins to emerge leading him toward understanding his purpose and connection to humanity. We are fortunate to be guided by such a journey to explore our own capacities contained within.”
–Alex Greene, Founder, Red Beard Somatic Therapy
Internal Family Systems Practitioner
“The Ocean Inside Me, Mr. Shore shows us the power of meditation through the telling of his dramatic personal story. Woven through his compelling narrative are practices readers can use to explore and connect with the vast reaches of their whole being. He beautifully demonstrates the power of trusting the body to be a gateway to greater self-awareness and healing. As a white man dedicated to transforming my community into a more loving and inclusive space for all, I am also grateful to Mr. Shore for giving us a glimpse into the struggles of being a brown man living in predominantly white spaces. The Ocean Inside Me has led me further into the life-giving rewards of meditation and mindfulness.”
– Tom McLaughlin, World Religions Instructor and Founder, Telios Projects
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798989521906 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 264 |
