26/05/2026
Stories have always been how we survive.
Long before we had episodic tv, podcasts, reels or even written language, we gathered around fires and tried to make sense of what it means to be human. We told stories about loss and longing, about gods and grief, courage and betrayal, death and rebirth, love and devotion. Stories became the thread that helped us remember who we are in the midst of uncertainty and change.
And, they still are.
Lately, I find myself wondering if part of the collective exhaustion we feel is not only political or environmental or social, but mythological. We are flooded with information yet starving for meaning. We know more than ever and somehow feel less connected to ourselves, each other, and the deeper rhythms that hold life together.
This is part of what led me to write my new book, Stories of Our Lives: Awakened Living Through Sacred Mythology.
We are living in times that can feel overwhelming, fractured, and at moments almost incomprehensible. Greed, division, ecological collapse, loneliness, disconnection, speed. It can feel difficult to locate ourselves within the enormity of it all.
But stories help us orient by helping us inhabit it with greater wisdom, compassion, humility, and perspective.
The book became a weaving of these sacred stories alongside personal reflection, contemplative practice, breath, mantra, and questions I continue to live inside myself.
It is not meant to be a book of answers.
More an invitation…
Finally...my book is available for pre-order, and truly, if it feels wonderfully emotional to share it. I would be so grateful for your support in pre-ordering, sharing, and leaving a review. These simple things genuinely help a book find its way into more hands & hearts.
https://www.janetstoneyoga.com/offerings/stories-of-our-lives-workshop
https://www.janetstoneyoga.com/product/stories-of-our-lives-awakened-living-through-sacred-mythology
