Hold Nothing: An Invitation to Let Go and Come Home to Yourself

A distinctive, artful, contemplative guide for self-discovery and self-inquiry, with wisdom, encouragement, and thought exercises by the best-selling author of Practice You. Includes 45 practices and full-color pieces of artwork by the author.

This distinctive contemplative guidebook by beloved yoga and spiritual teacher Elena Brower offers you the opportunity to slow down, connect with yourself deeply, and explore the question, “What is being asked of your life—personally, spiritually, and in relation to the world?”

As an evolution of, and a departure from, her best-selling journals, Practice You and Being You, Brower draws on her memories and life experiences, her practice of yoga and Nonviolent Communication, and more recently, her study of Zen, to help you discover what is being asked of you. 

Each chapter offers insights, teachings, and wisdom on a single theme, such as: 

• establishing presence in your daily life
• bearing witness to small moments of reverence  
• embracing the art of not knowing 
• invoking the wisdom of emptiness and stillness 
• and more  

She also includes 45 pieces of her full-color artwork to inspire deeper contemplation, insight, and creativity as readers explore each theme. Through questions, contemplations, and prompts, Brower encourages readers to experience reflection, reverence, self-empathy, and flow in their own life.