Living AWAKE
A Guide to the Path of Freedom
A simple, honest guide for those navigating anxiety, striving, burnout, relationships, and the search for peace.
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About the book
After years of sitting with this work—in meditation halls, therapy rooms, retreats, and in my own struggles—I wrote Living AWAKE as a practical and compassionate guide back to presence, peace, and freedom.
Meet the author...
Erik Vienneau, LPC, MA, RYT-200
Erik is the Founder of AWAKE Mindful Living, your home for Wisdom Tradition Therapy. He offers individual psychotherapy, group sessions, retreats, and mindfulness-based experiences to support healing, presence, and awakening.
With more than 30 years of mindful living practice, Erik blends modern therapeutic tools with timeless wisdom traditions to help people navigate anxiety, burnout, relationship struggles, and the search for deeper meaning and peace.
Erik is a graduate of Naropa University’s unique and highly sought-after Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling Program and is dedicated to meeting you where you are on the path of wellness—offering grounded guidance and compassionate support toward a more peaceful, authentic, and fulfilling life.
Erik is also the author of Living AWAKE: A Guide to the Path of Freedom, a practical and heartfelt guide to living with greater awareness, freedom, and inner peace.
Reviews...
"Living AWAKE does what yoga teachings have always pointed toward — it strips away the performance and the striving and points directly at what remains. Erik Vienneau brings together the wisdom of the contemplative path and the grounded language of modern psychology in a way that is both honest and accessible. Perspective must unite with Practice and Erik provides a workable roadmap for both."
- Derik Eselius
Founder of Denver Yoga Underground, yoga teacher and practitioner since 1991
"Living AWAKE was a really easy and enjoyable read. It didn’t feel like most self-help books that tell you what to do or repeat the same ideas over and over without getting to the point. Instead, it felt like a simple but deep unfolding—touching on what so many of us experience on the path of awakening, and doing it in a way that builds naturally as you go.
The writing is smooth, clear, and very approachable. I didn’t feel like I had to stop constantly to take notes or do practices—it was more about reading, reflecting, and letting it land.
What stood out most was the tone. It felt soft, kind, and genuine. I think a lot of people are going to really connect with this book."
- Brandon Clester
“Erik has a gift for zooming out until the problem looks smaller. He is a map-maker—able to watch, name, and bring clarity to what feels overwhelming.
I loved the pacing of Living AWAKE. The language is stripped down and straightforward, and Erik has a beautiful way of translating abstract ideas into something concrete and easy to understand. His use of the ‘Adult’ and ‘Child’ lenses was especially powerful.
Erik is a gifted author who can transform pain into clarity for people who think they are alone.”
- Lisa Serio
