I Wanna Be Well

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“Much in the spirit of Dharma Punx, Get in the Van, or even Please Kill Me, Miguel Chen has done something important with this book. And I’m gonna stop feeling self-conscious about listening to DRI while doing yoga.”

—Zach Blair, guitarist for Rise Against

 

“What a wonderful book! I can't recommend it enough.”—Chris Grosso, author of Indie Spiritualist

I WANNA BE WELL

How a Punk Found Peace and You Can Too

Miguel Chen Rod Meade Sperry

All Miguel Chen ever wanted was to be happy. Just like everyone else.

But—also like everyone else—he’s suffered. A lot. Running from difficult personal losses—like the deaths of loved ones—was something he did for years, and it got the best of him. Eventually, though, he stopped running and started walking a spiritual path. That might be surprising for a dude in a relentlessly touring punk band (Teenage Bottlerocket), but Miguel quickly found that meditation, mindfulness, and yoga really helped. They allowed him to turn inward, to connect to himself and the world around him. Suddenly, he had found actual happiness.

Miguel’s realistic. He knows it’ll never be all sunshine and peaches. And yet, he is (for the most part) at peace with the world and with himself. It shocks even him sometimes. But he’s come to see the interconnectedness of all things, the beauty of life…even the parts that suck.

Each short chapter ends with a hands-on practice that the reader can put into action right away—and each practice offers a distilled “TL;DR” takeaway point.

TL;DR: Miguel Chen shares stories, meditations, and practices that can help us reconnect to each other, ourselves, and the world. They’ve worked for him—they can work for anyone.


 

book information
  • Paperback
  • 192 pages, 5.00 x 8.00 inches
  • $16.95
  • ISBN 9781614293910
  • ebook
  • 192 pages
  • $11.99
  • ISBN 9781614294078
about the author
I Wanna Be Well

Miguel Chen is the bass player for long-running punk rock band Teenage Bottlerocket. He is a meditation practitioner, a yoga instructor, and the owner of Blossom Yoga Studio in Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming. In addition to appearing in countless Teenage Bottlerocket press pieces, Miguel has been featured by Lion’s Roar, PunkNews, Full Contact Enlightenment, LionsRoar.com, Modern Vinyl, Chris Grosso’s MindPod podcast, and more. He lives in Laramie, Wyoming.

Other books by Miguel Chen:
The Death of You

I Wanna Be Well

Rod Meade Sperry is the editor of A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation and Editorial Director of LionsRoar.com and Lion’s Roar Special Projects. He is a board member of Zen Nova Scotia, the Buddhist community he practices with in his home of Halifax.

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