Literary Luncheon at La Quinta with Katie Arnold

Join bestselling author, Katie Arnold, for an exploration of destruction and resilience through the lens of Zen and what it means to truly heal. Arnold’s recently published second book, Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World, is a memoir written by an elite ultrarunner as she struggles to make it to the other side of a life-shattering injury. Having gone from a reluctant spiritualist to a Zen practitioner over the course of a decade, Arnold offers unique company for those seeking nature’s exquisite highs as well as for creatives, spiritualists, and sensualists who want to slow down and examine the possibilities of a well-lived life. As the late Japanese Zen master Shunryu Suzuki wrote, “sometimes a flashing will come through the dark sky.” These brief flashings are enlightenment - moments when we suddenly feel as if we’re part of everything, and everything’s part of us. This book is about how to experience the flashings when they come, and about what they mean for how we live our lives.

Registration opens at 11 AM. The author talk will begin at 11:30 AM, followed by a light 3-course lunch. A signed copy of Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World is included in the ticket price. The author's first book, Running Home, will be available for purchase at the event.

$65 per person which includes a three-course lunch (alcohol excluded).

Speaker Bio: Katie Arnold is the author of two books and a contributing editor at Outside Magazine. A Zen practitioner and elite ultrarunner, Katie teaches writing workshops exploring the link between movement and creativity. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Men’s Journal, ESPN Magazine, Marie Claire, Runner’s World, Elle, and Sunset, as well as on NPR Weekend Edition Sunday and The Upaya Zen Center Podcast. Katie lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband, Steve Barrett, their two daughters, and two dogs.