To Shake the Sleeping Self

Thrilling, tender, utterly absorbing ... Every chapter shimmered with truth ... An unforgettable debut

Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild

Thought-provoking and inspirational . . . This uplifting memoir and travelogue will remind readers of the power of movement for the body and the soul

Publishers Weekly

Jedidiah Jenkins is a storyteller and one of those humans that makes everything about them seem inviting

USA Today

Jedidiah Jenkins is a mystic disguised as a millennial

Tom Shadyac, author of Life's Operating Manual

Jenkins' words are brutally honest and leave me thinking a little deeper about my own observations when I pass a stranger on a street or see a flower blooming on a rocky trail

Outside Magazine

At once an adventure story and personal diary of the internal struggles and ultimate triumph of a deeply thoughtful gay man

The Advocate

I am in awe ... you must pick up a copy. It's liberating and life affirming in multiple ways

Fearne Cotton