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Waking up in Paris : overcoming darkness in the city of light / Sonia Choquette.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Sydney, New South Wales : Hay House, Inc., 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: xi, 229 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781401944476 (paperback)
  • 1401944477 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Devastated by the unexpected end of her decades-long marriage, renowned spiritual teacher and intuitive guide Sonia Choquette undertook an equally unexpected move and relocated to Paris, the scene of many happy memories from her life as a student and young mother. Arriving in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, she found a Paris as traumatized by this unforeseen event as she had been by her divorce. Together, over the following years, she and the city she loves began a journey of healing that involved deep soul-searching and acceptance of a new, sometimes uncomfortable, reality. In this follow-up to Walking Home, Sonia shares her intimate thoughts and fears, as well as the unique challenges of setting up a new life in a foreign land. From moving into a freezing, malodorous apartment, to a more pleasant - yet haunted - flat across the Seine, to her current light-filled home, Sonia shares how these changes parallel her inner transformation."-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Devastated by the unexpected end of her decades-long marriage, renowned spiritual teacher and intuitive guide Sonia Choquette undertook an equally unexpected move and relocated to Paris, the scene of many happy memories from her life as a student and young mother. Arriving in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, she found a Paris as traumatized by this unforeseen event as she had been by her divorce. Together, over the following years, she and the city she loves began a journey of healing that involved deep soul-searching and acceptance of a new, sometimes uncomfortable, reality.

In this follow-up to Walking Home, Sonia shares her intimate thoughts and fears, as well as the unique challenges of setting up a new life in a foreign land. From moving into a freezing, malodorous apartment, to a more pleasant-yet haunted-flat across the Seine, to her current light-filled home, Sonia shares how these changes parallel her inner transformation.

Along the way, Sonia regales readers with vivid stories of her unfortunate encounters with French hairdressers and beauticians, her adventures in French fashion, and her search for the perfect neighborhood cafe. Her companion throughout is the city of Paris-a character unto itself-which never ceases to fill her with wonder, surprise, and delight, and provides her with the spiritual strength to succeed in establishing her new life.

"Devastated by the unexpected end of her decades-long marriage, renowned spiritual teacher and intuitive guide Sonia Choquette undertook an equally unexpected move and relocated to Paris, the scene of many happy memories from her life as a student and young mother. Arriving in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, she found a Paris as traumatized by this unforeseen event as she had been by her divorce. Together, over the following years, she and the city she loves began a journey of healing that involved deep soul-searching and acceptance of a new, sometimes uncomfortable, reality. In this follow-up to Walking Home, Sonia shares her intimate thoughts and fears, as well as the unique challenges of setting up a new life in a foreign land. From moving into a freezing, malodorous apartment, to a more pleasant - yet haunted - flat across the Seine, to her current light-filled home, Sonia shares how these changes parallel her inner transformation."-- Provided by publisher.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Prologue (p. xi)
  • Part 1 The End
  • Falling Apart (p. 2)
  • A French Connection? (p. 8)
  • Departures and Arrivals (p. 11)
  • Part 2 The Old Lady
  • Home Sweet New Home (p. 18)
  • Les Pigeons (p. 20)
  • Solidarity (p. 24)
  • Bienvenue, Mesdames (p. 29)
  • Soul Medicine (p. 37)
  • Ça Va? (p. 42)
  • Shopping 101 (p. 46)
  • Out with the Old (p. 51)
  • How to Be Parisian (p. 55)
  • Red Lipstick (p. 60)
  • Hot Tempers (p. 64)
  • The Laundromat (p. 66)
  • A Crisis of the Liver (p. 72)
  • Daily Prayers and Rituals (p. 77)
  • Time to Commit (p. 81)
  • Part 3 The Old Man
  • Cutting the Cords (p. 88)
  • Rue Belgrade (p. 91)
  • Rue Cler (p. 97)
  • Salut, Grand-père (p. 103)
  • It's Official (p. 106)
  • Summertime on the Seine (p. 111)
  • Back to Basics (p. 117)
  • Monsieur Coupe (p. 122)
  • Playing Dress-Up (p. 126)
  • En Vacances (p. 131)
  • La Rentrée (p. 136)
  • November 13th (p. 143)
  • Part 4 The Sanctuary
  • Third Apartment Is a Charm (p. 150)
  • Avenue M! (p. 158)
  • On Strike (p. 163)
  • Crash and Burn (p. 170)
  • The Euro Cup (p. 174)
  • Groucho Marx and Me (p. 178)
  • Phoenix Rising (p. 183)
  • Locked Out (p. 189)
  • Locked In (p. 193)
  • Dancing with Mr. Bean (p. 198)
  • Ballet in Tuscany (p. 201)
  • Oil the Beaten Track (p. 205)
  • Opening My Heart (p. 209)
  • The Christmas Party (p. 215)
  • Epilogue (p. 221)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 225)
  • About the Author (p. 229)

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