Introducing Mandala Kids and Earth Aware Kids

Mandala Publishing and Earth Aware Editions are excited to launch a new line of books especially for young readers.

Hector by Steve Barnes and Manu's Ark lead our new line of books for Mandala Kids and Earth Aware Kids this season, adding a wider range of appeal to our books for humanitarians and titles focusing on Eastern philosophy.

        

May is a few pages away (on our monthly calendar), but join us for a week-long celebration for Children's Book Week, May 7 - 13th and as we share our forthcoming children's titles, including Earth Notebook, Peaceable Forest, Agha the Eight-Mile Monster, and Kaliya Serpent King this fall.

Contact High

In Contact Yoga, Tara Lynda Guber shares the seven points of contact as it pertains to yoga and every relationship we have, whether it be with our co-workers, children, parents or partners.


Using poses specifically designed for two people and utilizing the seven points of contact - trust, passion, commitment, love, communication, vision, and union - this method of yoga helps create greater intimacy, and increase the joy found in our current relationships.

As Guber points out, "It's easy to see what happens when these points are skipped over." We see it all the time.

"Without trust, passion can lead you to betrayal; without passion, commitment is an obligation; without commitment, love doesn't have the protection it needs to deepen; without love, communication can be hurtful; without communication, there is no shared vision; and without all of these, union is incomplete."

Double Pretzel

With black and white photographs of a multitude of yoga poses, shot by Norman Seeff, Contact Yoga is geared toward those who want to take yoga - and their relationships - to the next level.

Contact yogis posing in the book include Cheryl Tiegs, Harry Hamlin, Lisa Rinna, Elizabeth Berkley, Linda Gray, as well as many other recognized faces and names in the yoga world.

Spring Cleaning

For those of you who made - and kept - your New Year's resolutions, you should be proud of yourselves. Not many follow through, or end up using Lent as their next motivation for giving up some bad habits or making more healthy decisions to better their life.

Our spring titles will also encourage you to make a fresh start in your diet and exercise routine so get ready to be inspired to make some great changes!

April 2012

Vegeterannean: Italian Vegetarian Cooking was written by the owners and proprietors of the Country House Montali, an award-winning hotel and restaurant in the Umbrian hills of northern Italy. They have created gourmet vegetarian dishes for over twenty years and have garnered rave reviews in major international media outlets.

March 2012

Written by Tara Lynda Guber, founder and CEO of the nationally recognized Yoga in Schools program Yoga Ed., Contact Yoga: The Seven Points of Connection and Relationship is for the individual ready to take yoga - and their relationship - to the next level. 

Now Available

Change is never easy, which is exactly why Peter Crisp's modern version of the I Ching will appeal to anyone with pocket-size problems. Taking your everyday worries and questions, Crisp created a fun and unique way to interpret one of the oldest books in the world in his small but hearty, The Little Book of Changes (a pocket I Ching).

Spring cleaning never felt so good.

The Golden Gate Bridge turns 75

This year marks a wonderful anniversary here in California, one that holds a particularly special place in our hearts, since the Golden Gate Bridge is practically in our backyard! The Mandala Publishing / Earth Aware Editions office is located in San Rafael so the backdrop of San Francisco, including the magnificent bridge that is turning 75 this May, is something most of us see on a daily basis.

Statistically, the most photographed bridge in the entire world is the Golden Gate and our photographic collection by Morton Beebe and edited by Peter Beren, shows the glorious bridge from different angles, never seeming to capture the same bridge twice.

April 2012

Many events and celebratory exhibits are taking place in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Golden Gate Bridge, culminating in San Francisco with the Golden Gate Festival on May 27th.

You can share your Golden Gate Bridge photos by tagging them on twitter, with the #GoldenGate hashtag or posting them to your favorite photography board on Pinterest.

India's Tale of the Great Flood

With gorgeous illustrations and lyrical text, Emma V. Moore shares this Eastern story of the Great Flood, retold for children.

When good King Manu prays for God Vishnu to protect the world, his prayers are answered in a most unexpected way.

Manu's Ark
Written and Illustrated by Emma V. Moore

Manu's Ark: India's Tale of the Great Flood is an ideal introduction to the universal wisdom tale.

Emma V. Moore attended Stourbridge College of Art before moving to India, where she studied Hindu art and philosophy for five years. She currently teaches classical Indian dance and is working on her next illustrated book. She lives in Hertfordshire, England.

Take Action

Richard O'Barry, founder of the Dolphin Project Inc. and director of Earth Island Institute's Save Japan Dolphins campaign, is a world-renowned advocate for dolphin freedom. He starred in the Academy Award (R) - winning documentary The Cove and in his son Lincoln O'Barry's television series, Blood Dolphin$, on Animal Planet and Planet Green. He lives in South Miami, Florida.

Zebrapotamus

Hector
May 2012

Meet "zebrapotamus" Hector. He's not like the other hippos in the jungle. His unusual black-and-white striped skin makes him the target of hurtful teasing from the other animals on the riverbank. But when a chance encounter opens Hector's eyes to true friendship, he begins to appreciate qualities of character he never knew he had. And when dangerous circumstances put him to the test, he proves just how powerful kindness can be.


Beautifully illustrated in rich water-colors, this simple story underscores the values of forgiveness, respect for differences, and the need to see beyond external appearances-important messages for young minds growing up in a globally aware era.


Hector
by Steve Barnes
Hardcover | $16.99 | 32 pages | Ages 3+