Spirituality for Badasses and 21 Days blossomed out J. Stewart’s life as a spiritual seeker, finder and teacher. He teaches based on his direct experience, twenty-nine years of interaction with numerous nonduality-advaita-zen-unorthodox teachers, his ongoing education / certification in modern mindfulness and a degree in communications / engineering from Syracuse University.
He has been interviewed by Rick Archer on Buddha at the Gas Pump, was the meditation editor of the mind/body/spirit blog All Things Healing, was a board member of Sevenoaks Retreat Center (a nondenominational spiritual retreat center in Madison, VA) and is the owner/founder of a tech design -install firm called Charlottesville Audio Visual Services.
J. Stewart Dixon has been a very creative individual for most of his life. In addition to two self-published books, he has written and produced a rock musical, has two professionally produced and recorded CDs with his former band Alchemy and has dabbled in abstract art.
He lives in central Virginia with his family. When he’s not working or creating he can be found cavorting with the fish, bears, and bald eagles on the local rivers with a fly rod in his hand.
Visit his website at http://www.spiritualityforbadasses.com or connect with him on Facebook.
Thanks for stopping by! What attracted you to the irreverent self-help
genre?
It was a perfect match for my personality. I love self-help and I love to be potty-mouthed. Bingo. Fucking worked for me- and apparently it also works for my fans. Spirituality for Badasses has been #1 in 9 Amazon categories and has won 2 awards.
Do you write in any other genres?
Nope.
What inspired you to write Spirituality for Badasses?
Spirituality for Badasses is my second book. The first was written ten years ago. I’ve had multiple false starts on a second book over the years. I’d write a chapter or two and then resign it to the dust bin. Spirituality for Badasses came about after a frustrating attempt to make a more conventional version of my work fly. It didn’t fly. It flopped. So, in frustration, I said screw it, and wrote the first few chapters of Spirituality for Badasses in one sitting. I gave those chapters away for free and it immediately flew.
Can you give us your book blurb so others can find out
what your book is about?
Spirituality for Badasses is a non-religious approach to discovering the spectrum of awareness, told through the POV of the author while accompanying you, the reader through a series of adventure travel destinations and experiences. There are numerous how-to exercises. There is cursing. There is humor. There are sobering opinions offered about honesty, shadow, ego, mind, depression and many of the typical obstacles that prevent us from discovering our genuine, unique "spiritual badass" natures.
How can readers discover more about
you and your work?
Amazon- just type in Spirituality for Badasses. It will pop right up.
You can visit me at….
www.spiritualityforbadasses.com
Where can readers buy your book?
You can pick up a copy of my book at…
Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to take part in this interview. What’s next for you?
Thank you. You are
welcome. I’m writing the workbook version.
Peace and laughter-
J.
