The Transformative Power of Human Connection

Human beings are universally wired for one thing: vital connection with one another. Join us for an online book club that creates a community to support discovering the deep purpose hidden at the very core of your being.  

The yoga tradition is very interested in the idea of inner possibility harbored within every human soul. Yogis insist that every single human has a unique vocation called Dharma. Dharma is a potent Sanskrit word that, for our purposes, means vocation or sacred duty. Dharma means, most of all, truth. Not only did yogis name this hidden genius, but they created a detailed method for fulfilling it in the ancient treatise called the Bhagavad Gita.  

Hosted by Charlyn Anandamai Reihman, this four-week book club will provide an opportunity to engage with Stephen Cope, bestselling author and Scholar Emeritis at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.  

To know your true calling is perhaps the greatest desire within each of us, and yet few of us can say we know our purpose with absolute certainty. We will be discussing a time-tested guide for discovering and fulfilling your unique calling.  

“We feel the happiest and most fulfilled when we bring highly concentrated effort to our true calling,” teaches Cope. Moving and inspiring, The Great Work of Your Life is a call to action and step-by-step guide for each of us to discover and embrace our dharma.  

In this program, we will explore:  

• Four Pillars of Dharma we move through as we fulfill our own true calling
• Riveting true stories reflective of each pillar  
• Identifying and accepting one’s purpose in life  
• Committing fully and earnestly to one’s truth  
• Inspiration from Jane Goodall, Walt Whitman, Susan B. Anthony, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gandhi, Harriet Tubman, and more

This series includes reflections, journaling, and meditations as well as skills for developing a deeper understanding of who we are and who we are becoming.  

Required Reading: Stephen Cope, The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling  

NOTE: The book club series will include 30-minute discussions between the author and the host, weekly journal prompts, breakout sessions that include prompts and discussion points, and large group sharing around themes from the reading and conversations.  

This is part of a Book Club Series with authors of Kripalu lineage.