A Solas: Descubre El Placer de Estar Contigo Mismo / Alone: Discover the Pleasure of Being with Yourself - by Silvia Congost (Paperback)

About the Book

To remain in silence listening to our body, connecting with the beating of our heart, with the noise of our breathing or observing the shape and content of our thoughts. To cross the tortuous paths of solitude until we reach our own liberation, that which is only achieved when we go head-on, without stopping moving forward. "- Publisher

Book Synopsis

No tener pareja no significa estar sol@.

Deseada, buscada, provocada, inadvertida, la soledad puede adoptar muchas formas, pero en la mayoría de casos es una situación que nos da miedo, nos genera rechazo y tratamos de evitar a toda costa. En el mundo actual y especialmente a partir de una cierta edad, parece que la soledad se entiende como un fracaso: estar soltero, divorciado o separado es algo que debe superarse a toda costa. Sin embargo, saber estar solo es en realidad un signo de madurez, de autonomía, de riqueza personal.

A solas es una oda a la vulnerabilidad, al atrevimiento, a no dejarse vencer. Silvia Congost, una de las psicólogas más conocidas de nuestro país, rompe en este libro, lleno de reflexiones y consejos, con las ideas preconcebidas sobre no tener pareja y nos invita a perderle miedo al monstruo de la soledad desde su propia experiencia. A quedarnos en silencio escuchando nuestro cuerpo, conectando con los latidos de nuestro corazón, con el ruido de nuestra respiración u observando la forma y el contenido de nuestros pensamientos. A atravesar los tortuosos caminos de la soledad hasta llegar a la propia liberación, esa que solo se consigue cuando vamos de frente, sin dejar de avanzar.

Aprender a estar a solas puede ser la mayor aventura de tu vida y un viaje fascinante hacia tu interior que te conectará con el mundo y contigo mism@.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Not having a partner does not mean being alone.

Desired, sought, provoked, unnoticed, loneliness can take many forms, but in most cases it is a situation that scares us, generates rejection and we try to avoid at all costs. In today's world and especially after a certain age, it seems that loneliness is understood as a failure: being single, divorced or separated is something that must be overcome at all costs. However, knowing how to be alone is actually a sign of maturity, autonomy, personal wealth.

Alone is an ode to vulnerability, to daring, to not letting oneself be defeated. Silvia Congost, one of the best-known psychologists in our country, breaks in this book, full of reflections and advice, with preconceived ideas about not having a partner and invites us to lose fear of the monster of loneliness from her own experience. To remain silent listening to our body, connecting with our heartbeat, with the noise of our breath or observing the form and content of our thoughts. To cross the tortuous paths of solitude until you reach your own liberation, the one that is only achieved when you go straight ahead, without stopping advancing.

Learning to be alone can be the greatest adventure of your life and a fascinating journey into your interior that will connect you with the world and with you.