Buddhism Meets Bukowski When Free Drinks Meet Meditation

    BROOKLYN, NY, December 08, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Author and meditation teacher Lodro Rinzler is proud to be releasing his first book The Buddha Walks into a Bar this January 2012. As part of the book's launch, the author will be guest-bartending at several different New York City bars and lounges, mixing drinks, signing advance copies of his book, and stepping out from behind the bar to lead "Mindful Drinking" seminars and teach the basics of meditation. Anyone who purchases the book will receive a free drink made by the author and get their book signed at the same time.

The book becomes available in bookstores January 10th but can be bought pre-launch at the following bars this December:

Mercury Bar East - December 9th, 6-9pm (493 3rd Ave at 33rd St)
Heathers - December 20th, 6pm (15 E. 13th Street at Ave A)
Epstein's Bar - December 21st, 8:30pm (82 Stanton St at Allen St)
Butterfield 8 - December 22nd, 6pm (5 E. 38th St at 5th Ave)
HiFi - December 28th, 8pm (169 Ave A at 11th St)

Additional bar events will be announced shortly on the author's website, www.lodrorinzler.com.

The Buddha Walks into a Bar (dist. Random House) is a book for those who are spiritual but not religious, who are disillusioned by the state of the world, who are sick of their jobs (and just started last Tuesday), who like drinking beer and having sex and hate being preached at, who are striving to deepen their social interactions beyond the digital realms of Twitter and Facebook. This is Buddhism presented to a generation leaving the safe growth spurts of college and entering a turbulent and uncertain work force.

The author, Lodro Rinzler, is a practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. Over the last decade he has taught numerous workshops at meditation centers and college campuses throughout the United States. He has served as the Executive Director of the Boston Shambhala Center and currently oversees development efforts for Shambhala internationally. Lodro's column, What Would Sid Do, appears regularly on the Huffington Post. Lodro writes from his apartment in the East Village of New York City. For more information about his work and his new book, please visit www.lodrorinzler.com.

If you'd like more information at this these events or The Buddha Walks into a Bar, or to schedule and interview with Lodro Rinzler, please contact Helen Frank at 917.715.2337 or [email protected].

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