About the author
Elena Brower is a yoga teacher, artist, and author whose books combine contemplative practice with journaling and visual art, best known for her earlier title Practice You. Hold Nothing: An Invitation to Let Go and Come Home to Yourself (Shambhala, 2025) continues that approach, offering forty-five practices paired with full-color artwork as a guide to self-inquiry, and carries endorsements from Elizabeth Gilbert, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Yung Pueblo. Being You: A Journal (St. Martin's Essentials / Sounds True, 2021) is a companion journal built around prompts, questions, and artwork meant to support self-reflection and creative expression. The Practice You Daily Awakening Deck (St. Martin's Essentials / Sounds True) extends the same material into a fifty-four card deck for daily contemplation. Brower's work sits at the intersection of yoga, journaling, and contemplative art, aimed at readers already familiar with her teaching or drawn to guided, art-based approaches to self-inquiry.
📖 Where to start with Elena Brower
💬 What our editors say about Elena Brower's books
“Elena Brower’s deck succeeds as a compassionate tool for inner exploration, offering clear pathways to dissolve barriers and reveal one’s authentic nature. However, readers seeking rigorous theological study or complex divinatory…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Practice You Daily Awakening Deck: 54 Cards
“Brower’s interactive journal serves as a compassionate tool for those committed to deep inner work. Its strength lies in balancing thoughtful prompts with engaging visuals, making the process of self-sculpting feel less like…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Being You: A Journal
“Brower and Jago provide a beautifully illustrated, accessible guide that successfully merges movement with meditation. The approach is inviting for beginners and intermediate practitioners alike, focusing on inner presence rather…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Art of Attention: A Yoga Practice Workbook for Movement as Meditation
📋 Editions by Elena Brower in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice You Daily Awakening Deck: 54 Cards | — | St. Martin's Essentials / | 60 | 9781683642664 |
| Being You: A Journal | 2021 | St. Martin's Essentials / | 152 | 9781683647126 |
| Art of Attention: A Yoga Practice Workbook for Movement as Medit | 2016 | St. Martin's Essentials / | 232 | 9781622035939 |
| Hold Nothing: An Invitation to Let Go and Come Home to Yourself | 2025 | Shambhala | 296 | 9781645473022 |
