Robert Kopecky survived a traumatic childhood, and then traveled extensively living a variety of lives until becoming an award-­‐winning illustrator, art director, and animation designer for The New York Times, PBS Kids, and many others. His unusual path was punctuated by three dramatic, distinctly different "Near Death Experiences" – all of which he obviously survived!

Eventually, he was delivered to his own “dark night of the soul,” followed by more than a decade of study, meditation, and service. His realizations of what life and death are, and can be, inspired him to write and teach about the lessons he’d learned the hard way, in his serious, but light-­‐hearted way. His first book, How to Survive Life (and Death), A Guide for Happiness in This World and Beyond, was published in 2014 by Conari Press.

His essays and memoirs appear online at Gaia, The Mindful
Word, Soul Life Times, Innerself, Beliefnet, and more, and on his blog at RobertKopecky.blogspot.com. His second book, How to Get To Heaven (Without Really Dying), Wisdom From a Near Death Survivor is due out March, 2018, from Llewellyn Books. You can also find him on his site: www.RobertKopecky.com

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