Description: In the same way the trip in the classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was a vehicle to examine how to live out readers' values, the story of this one-day adventure uses the ancient art of tracking to convey profound lessons on how to live a purposeful life.
Brief description:
BOYD VARTY is a certified Master Life Coach, author, and TED speaker who has spent the last ten years refining the art of using wilderness as a place for deep introspection and personal transformation. Having learned martial arts in Thailand, hiked through the jungles of the Amazon, and apprenticed to a renowned tracker from the Shangaan tribe, Boyd currently runs retreats that merge tracking, coaching, and storytelling into an experiential learning environment at Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa, the sanctuary where he was born and raised.
Review Quotes:
"A quiet, delightful, unsettling read."--Booklist "A beautiful, timely book that will unleash brave minds. Packed with the rare wisdom one feels emanating off a human who has spent a lifetime attuned to and tested by nature." --Josh Waitzken, author of The Art of Learning "This book is a treasure map. It leads to precious things we all need, through an ancient experience too few of us will ever have: tracking wild creatures through wild places. With his vivid, elegant storytelling, Boyd Varty invites us into his wilderness, and into the wilderness within each of us. He teaches us to follow the trail of something elusive and powerful within us. The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life will help you find, honor, befriend, and ultimately live in harmony with your own true nature." --Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star