Books published by Hearthside Press

For nearly five years, the Soul Artist Journal, a weekly e-column/blog by healer and award-winning author L.R. Heartsong, explored the art of living a meaningful connected existence, celebrating "a life for the senses." Though the posts were diverse, the underlying theme was always, how do we nourish the soul?A Life for the Senses is the second compilation in a trilogy, a further gathering of posts selected from the archives and twenty-plus categories, spanning the Journal''s arc of existence. As with the previous volume (To Kneel and Kiss the Earth), these easily accessible, heart-full writings invite readers to welcome the ordinary, sensory moments in their days as small celebrations of a soul-centered existence.Fans and subscribers of the Soul Artist Journal, as well as new readers discovering Heartsong''s work, will delight in this second offering of lyrical prose in praise of nature, food, soul, and intimate relationship with Earth. With a gently luminous heart, here is another timely and welcome nod toward the re-enchantment of everyday life.

WINNER, Nautilus Book Award, 2018, Personal Growth and Self Help In The Bones & Breath, L.R. Heartsong asserts that we each have a unique gift to bring to the world and through embodying the soul—primarily through our expanded, physical senses—we undertake a profound, transpersonal journey; one that serves humanity and the earth at a crucial phase of our collective evolution. Our life task is not to transcend the body but to descend into the bones and breath, to there discover the gift one’s soul has to offer to the ‘more-than-human’ world. Heartsong seeks to bring men out of their heads and down into the bodysoul, to claim their personal authenticity as a wild soul.Eros is the key. Something much bigger than romantic love, Eros is the elemental force of allurement that plays a pivotal role in our evolution as conscious beings and pulls us towards our destiny. The Sacred Masculine is an important archetype now making a much needed return to assist humanity, as mankind shifts from being the single most destructive force on the planet to a life-sustaining and interconnected one. Interwoven with personal stories, 7 key Soul Skills and embodiment exercises, The Bones and Breath is part inspirational narrative, part ‘how to’ manual for a soul-centered life.”Heartsong is also the author of To Kneel and Kiss the Earth: Inspiration from the Soul Artist Journal.

For five years, the Soul Artist Journal explored the art of living a meaningful connected existence, celebrating "a life for the senses." These collected, heart-full writings offer inspiration for one's daily journey.