About School of Life Press

School of Life (SoL) is an international charity registered in Spain, working in the fields of environment, health, the arts, faith, economics and conflict resolution to inspire people to actively participate in the movement towards the creation of a positive future for the planet and ourselves.

SoL focuses on providing the education people need to make informed choices, building a network of different organisations and individuals finding positive and innovative ways of working towards the common goal of a sustainable future. The main educational focus is the creation of an innovative one-year full-time training programme which will train a new kind of professional - the Sustainability Designer, capable of measuring the impact of human activity on all areas of human culture and promoting sustainable values such as awareness, responsibility, creativity, integrity, etc. For more information about the project, please visit the web page at www.school-of-life.net.

SoL's initiative, School of Life Press, furthers the work towards a sustainable future for all by promoting individual work for transformation and growth on every level. The annual list is selected from the understanding that each individual can release personal issues and find balance within themselves and in this way we can collectively influence the movement of energy on the planet. School of Life Press will focus initially on books in the area of personal and spiritual growth, and starts their list with the publishing of The Key to the Universe - a Toolkit from the School of Life (ISBN 84-607-9107-6, priced £16.99.) and The Shaman's Garden - A Branch of Toltec Shamanism (ISBN 84-609-1035-0, priced £9.99).

The books can be purchased from good bookshops in the UK and Norway, from our UK distributor Omnigen www.omnigenresources.com or on line from the School of Life web shop. If you have any difficulty obtaining the book, or are interested in buying wholesale, please contact us on

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School of Life Press Gives you the Key to the Universe

Cádiz, Spain, April 23rd 2004 - School of Life Press, an initiative of the international not-for-profit School of Life (SoL) based in Spain, releases its first two books this May. SoL works towards a sustainable future for all by promoting individual work for transformation and growth on every level. "All our publications and activities start from the understanding that each individual can release personal issues and find balance within themselves. In this way we collectively influence the movement of energy on the planet. It's a powerful experience to open up to energies that until now haven't been reachable for the individual, and these books and courses are transformational!" says Silja Winther, founder of SoL.

SoL works in the fields of environment, health, the arts, faith, economics and conflict resolution to inspire people to actively participate in the movement towards the creation of a positive future for the planet. "We focus on providing the education people need to make informed choices, and building a network of different organisations and individuals finding positive and innovative ways of working towards the common goal of a sustainable future," says the foundation's director, Joanna Crowson. The main educational focus is the creation of an innovative one-year full-time training programme which will train a new kind of professional - the Sustainability Designer, capable of measuring the impact of human activity on all areas of human culture and promoting sustainable values such as awareness, responsibility, creativity, integrity, etc. School of Life Press will focus initially on books in the area of personal and spiritual growth, and starts their list with the publishing of The Key to the Universe - a Toolkit from the School of Life (ISBN 84-607-9107-6, priced £16.99.) and The Shaman's Garden - A Branch of Toltec Shamanism (priced £9.99).

The toolkit consists of a book (153 pages) written by Joanna Crowson and Silja Winther and 53 full-colour oracle cards, painted by Katrina Vrebalovich, packaged in an attractive box. "The Key to the Universe is a contemporary women's expression of ancient esoteric principles, retold artistically through oracle cards and a luminous text that informs and guides the seeker with ideas and suggestions that make sense. A work of love," says Vicki Noble, one of the authors of the well-known Motherpeace Tarot.

In The Shaman's Garden - A Branch of Toltec Shamanism, Mexican shaman Itzcoatl Papalotzin, known in Spain as Agustín, presents his personal vision of shamanic philosophy, inviting us on a voyage of discovery to learn how to enjoy and understand life. With a preface by Victor Sánchez (author of The Teachings of Don Carlos and The Toltec Path of Recapitulation) The Shaman's Garden is three books in one: a book of knowledge, a book of poetry and a book of exercises. Each part is designed to activate one aspect of consciousness and create a state of wisdom and well-being.

The books will be published in the UK in May and will be on sale at London's Mind Body Spirit Festival, 26th-31st May, where the authors and the artist will be available on Stand 105 to answer questions and to give free card readings. Also on sale will be reproductions of Vrebalovich's inspiring artwork in poster and postcard format. Visit www.school-of-life.net to find out more about the charitable foundation and the activities and publications it offers, and to buy either of the books on-line.

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