Felipe Adan Lerma


Biography

Born and raised in Texas, and now a young senior living in Vermont, his wife Sheila's home state, Adan brings a gentle infusion of yoga and fitness to bear on life long interests in writing, painting, dance, photography, and the arts in general.

Determined to learn about the ideas of Western Culture that have informed our civilization, Adan put himself through college with the help of his GI Bill benefits. More recently, he has added certifications in fitness and yoga.

His self stated mission on his website, reads, "Integrating Yoga Fitness and the Arts."

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M.A. Humanities, University of Houston Clear Lake
M.A. English Lit, University of Houston Clear Lake
B.A. Theatre Arts, University of Houston Clear Lake
AFAA - Group Fitness Certification
CPR/AED - American Heart Association
Zumba - Zumba & Zumba Gold Licensed
SilverSneakers - MSROM (Muscular Strength & Range of Motion); Cardio Circuit; Yoga Stretch - Stress Reduction
Yoga 200 Hr CYT - Lex Gillan, The Yoga Institute

Where to find Felipe Adan Lerma online


Where to buy in print


Books

101 Sports Poems Vol 1 - Baseball    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $2.99 USD. 8470 words. Published on June 2, 2012. Nonfiction.

First of nine mini sports poetry collections. Together they total 101 original sports poems. The poems for "101 Sports Poems Vol 1 - Baseball" are all baseball related. Subsequent volumes will combine titles and topics. Vol 2 features poems for dance, yoga, martial arts, twirler, drill team, and ice skating.
101 Sports Poems    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $4.99 USD. 11980 words. Published on May 29, 2012. Nonfiction.

Sports is where a person can compete with oneself, and with others, with integrity and safety. Sports is where a person can learn a great deal about themselves doing something they love. It's rare that integrity and fun can be found in one activity, but sports is at its best when combining the two. Nearly twenty years of poetry writing is exhibited in this collection of sports poems.
Everyday Inspiration - PhotoPoems Vol 2    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $0.99 USD. 1730 words. Published on May 18, 2012. Nonfiction.

Volume One in this series is free at participating outlets. My poetry is free verse style, and my photography is of the every day. My intent is to provide work that inspires a small sense of inspiration or gratitude for living life day to day, with a wonder of common things and occurrences that are accessible to most everyone.
Everyday Gratitude Vol 2    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $0.99 USD. 5370 words. Published on May 11, 2012. Nonfiction.

"Everyday Gratitude Vol 2" - Part of a larger continuing work, "A Year of Gratitude" My intent is to provide work that inspires a small sense of inspiration or gratitude for living life day to day, with a wonder of common things and occurrences that are accessible
Enterprise, Poems for Business & Professionals    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $4.99 USD. 8020 words. Published on May 7, 2012. Nonfiction.

This volume of poetry, like my other collections of poetry currently in ebooks, dates from the early 90s, is all original, and is mostly free verse in style. However, there are several differences in this presentation, from that in my other volumes of poetry, such as my poetry for sports, teachers, nurses, lovers, the law, the arts, and family. In format, this ebook is not divided into sections.
Upholding the Constitution, Poetry for Legal Military and Law Enforcement    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $3.99 USD. 5590 words. Published on May 5, 2012. Nonfiction.

Over 50 Original Free Verse Poems, Dating from the early 90s. Sample Titles : "Attorneys Are..." - "ParaLegal" - "Constable" "D.A.R.E. Officers Are..." - "VFD" - "Reservist" - "Dispatcher"
12 Stages of Loving - Prose-Poems, Infancy to Infinity    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $0.99 USD. 1420 words. Published on May 2, 2012. Nonfiction.

Unique - in the sense this small book is written from the perspective of age. And of an-aging still being lived ;-) The idea is that we are all lovers, always have been, and always will be - Just in different ways at different times...
A Month of Mornings Vol 2    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $0.99 USD. 4970 words. Published on April 29, 2012. Nonfiction.

"A Month of Mornings" is a four part journey of discovering awareness by notating my mornings. My other series, "Everyday Gratitudes" then ventured to find a moment of gratitude each day. After four months, I felt I had grounded and recognized myself enough, I felt I could concentrate on the fuller days' series, seeking to recognize or find my point of gratitude each day.
Arts Poems, Dance Yoga Music Art Writing +    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $4.99 USD. 12600 words. Published on April 19, 2012. Nonfiction.

Over one hundred original arts poems for : Dance, Yoga, Music, Art, Theatre, Writing, and more, including a small selection of photopoems.
Everyday Inspiration - PhotoPoems Vol 1    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: Free! 1390 words. Published on April 17, 2012. Nonfiction.

Why guess ;-) try a Volume One of one of my gratitude or inspiration series FREE. See my site page for participating listings : yoga-adan.com/2012/04/01/national-poetry-month-april-2012-free-poetry-prosepoems-photopoems-artphotopoems/ Please read the Long Description for more detailed information. Thank you much, sincerely, Adan Lerma
Everyday Gratitude Vol 1    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: Free! 3570 words. Published on April 8, 2012. Nonfiction.

Finding, seeing, or discovery a point of gratitude each day, in my every day daily life. Prose-poem works conveying a sometimes dramatic, but much more often mundane day to day living of each day. Yet identifying something to be grateful for, or recognizing what I may already be grateful for, but hadn't realized it. Thus each day is a practice of awareness, something we all already do.
Creative Gratitudes Vol 2    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: $0.99 USD. 1010 words. Published on April 4, 2012. Nonfiction.

Ten impressionist digitally enhanced original photographs with ten original matching verses. All images from Vermont. For a more complete sample, please see the free Vol 1 at participating outlets.
Creative Gratitudes Vol 1    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: Free! 1030 words. Published on April 1, 2012. Nonfiction.

Vol 1 of “Creative Gratitudes” is a sampler of future volumes in this series of ArtPhotoPoems. While I used a variety of effects from Photoshop in this edition, it is planned that future editions will tend to focus on one or two styles of affect per volume. Impressionistic renderings will mark the style of Vol 2. Small original gratitude verses are written for each image.
A Month of Mornings Vol 1    by Felipe Adan Lerma
Price: Free! 2740 words. Published on March 27, 2012. Nonfiction.

Please Note: The complete four volumes will be available in a compilation ebook the first week in June. First in a short series of prose-poem daily writings, of waking each day, and finding where my awareness is focussed. This was intended as an experiment, to see what might develop within myself, as I wrote my morning impressions each day.

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