Gail Silver, is the founder of Philadelphia's Yoga Child, where she teaches yoga and mindfulness classes for adults and children as well as birth preparation programs for expectant parents.
The wise and gentle mindfulness teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh serves as a tremendous inspiration for for the development of the themes of my stories. However, it is the quiet and contemplative observation of my three young children mixed with reflections of my own childhood that provide the subject matter for my stories. I find that I am continually influenced and excited by the idea of recognizing the emotional and moral dilemmas that children face and am then challenged to find a way to create a humorous story to move them through their dilemma while teaching the reader a lesson in mindfulness. With this as my intention, almost everyone and everything around me serves as influence and inspiration.
Favorite Books
Prep, A Girls Guide to Hunting an Fishing, Awakening the Buddha within, Into Thin Air, Creating True Peace, Moral Disorder, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat, The Love Letter.
Favorite Authors
Margaret Atwood, Curtis Sittenfeld, Robert Yalom, Wendy Wasserstein, Sylvia Boorestein
What I'm Reading
Old Path White Clouds, The Post Birthday World, It's Easier Than You Think,
