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"Los
Angeles, CA - Carol Cumes,
author, gardener, yoga retreat chatelaine, and non-profit founder of the Willka
T'ika Children's Fund in Peru, has won First Place in the Writer's Digest Awards
Inspirational category for her publication Chakra Gardens: Opening the
Senses of the Soul (Mitra
Publishing). The award will be announced in the
March/April issue of Writer's Digest magazine being mailed to subscribers in February 2010.
Cumes'
Chakra Gardens invites the reader
into the world of the Sacred Valley, deep in the heart of the Andes of Peru,
and into a magical reconnection with Mother Earth and oneself. Each chapter weaves stories of personal
healing and transformation with the garden's elements, and includes a living
cultural history of the Quechua people, and the sacred rituals and ceremonies
they use to create a world in balance.
The seven chakra gardens are inspired by the ancient yoga philosophy
which connects the seven energy centers to one's soul. "Chakra gardens are gardens of
peace. They do not restrict or
impose. They simply support people
in experiencing their own deep connection to Source," writes the author.
Proceeds
from the book benefit the non-profit Willka T'ika Children's Fund to support
the isolated mountain schools and Andean children in their communities.
Writer's
Digest, both a popular print magazine and web site for writers, "is considered
the No. 1 magazine for writers, celebrating the writing life and what it means
to be a writer in today's publishing environment," according to its
editors. 2010 commemorates its 90th
anniversary. Cumes' win is part of
the 17th Annual Awards competition, and is particularly noteworthy
as the award honors the quality of her writing and was judged by writer peers.
The
Writer's Digest Awards are produced by Writer's Digest parent company F+W Media of Cincinnati, Ohio. There were 2600 contestants who
entered in nine categories; 250 applied in the inspirational category.
Cumes
also won the Independent Publisher Book Award (also known as the IPPY Award),
for Best New Age/Mind Body Spirit Book 2009.
More
about Carol Cumes and her work can be found at ChakraGardens.com, and
WillkaTika.com.
Please note that the proceeds of every copy of this
magnificent book sold goes directly to our fund in support of
Children in the Andes.
Books may be ordered from
www.chakragardens.com
Sincerely,
The Willka T'ika Children's Fund
