Elena Brower + Yung Pueblo: Hold Nothing

Join us for a release event with bestselling author Elena Brower, discussing her new book Hold Nothing: An Invitation to Let Go and Come Home to Yourself. Joining Elena in conversation is critically acclaimed author Yung Pueblo. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

Can’t make the event? Purchase a signed copy of Hold Nothing here.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Strand Book Store is an ADA-compliant venue. The event space is accessible via elevator.

ASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our events team at events@strandbooks.com by Nov. 6 to request.

Please ask a Strand employee upon arrival for directions to accessible seating if preferred.

For further information on accessibility in this space, or to make a request, please contact events@strandbooks.com

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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 offer us a road map for living with presence and reverence.

Each chapter offers teachings, contemplations, and prompts 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 insight and creativity as readers explore each theme. This is not a manual for self-improvement; it is a field guide for self-remembrance, for cultivating tenderness toward your own heart, and for showing up to life completely, with purpose and heartfulness.

Photo credit: Stephanie Scarcella

Elena Brower is a mother, mentor, artist, teacher, bestselling author, and host of the Practice You podcast. Elena has taught yoga and meditation since 1999. After graduating from Cornell University in 1992, she designed textiles and apparel for almost a decade before focusing on yoga, meditation, art, and writing. Her latest book is Hold Nothing.

Photo credit: Chris Orwig

Diego Perez is a #1 New York Times bestselling author who is widely known by his pen name, Yung Pueblo. His writing focuses on the power of self-healing, creating healthy relationships, and the wisdom that comes when we truly work on knowing ourselves. Much of Diego’s inspiration comes from the many silent meditation courses he has sat in the last 13 years. His latest book is How to Love Better.