San Juan Books Presents Its Special Authors: Meet Julie Gentile

 




San Juan Books is the hybrid division of MSI Press LLC. It allows first-time writers to become published in a traditional way through the reduction of risk by sharing publication costs. All other publishing features are traditional in nature, and most SJB authors go on to be offered traditional contracts for their subsequent books. SJB publications are available as paperback, hard cover, and e-book versions.

SJB authors' books very much hold their own against their contemporaries in the traditional publishing division. Indeed, a number of them have outsold their traditional compatriots.

Today, San Juan Books presents author and yogi Julie Gentile.

Julie M. Gentile is a yoga teacher, author of two award-winning books: 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas and How to Stay Calm in Chaos: An Everyday Self-Care Guide, and creator of the Stand Up for Your Self-Care blog and YouTube Channel. She is on a mission to empower busy people to prioritize self-care.

In 2019, Julie’s book 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas received a bronze medal in Exercise/Fitness/Yoga from the Independent Publisher (IPPY) Living Now Book Awards. This award recognizes “books for better living” and authors “changing lives and changing the world.” The book was also named a 2019 Book Excellence Awards Finalist in Body, Mind and Spirit.

In 2021, How to Stay Calm in Chaos: An Everyday Self-Care Guide was recognized in the Mind, Body & Spirit category by the 2020 Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards.

Get monthly self-care tips by registering for her Nourish Note newsletter: 

Learn more at www.JulieGtheYogi.com. 

Connect with Julie on Instagram and Facebook @JulieGtheYogi.

Read more posts about Julie and her books, including excerpts, HERE.

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