The Sacred Pathways

Ordinary Days
on an Ancient Road

A memoir of pilgrimage, presence, and the quiet transformation that comes from walking ancient roads.

Yuliya Schreib — author, artist, pilgrim
The Book

Ordinary Days on an Ancient Road

What happens when you leave the familiar behind and walk an ancient path — not to escape your life, but to find your way back to it?

Ordinary Days on an Ancient Road is a memoir of pilgrimage and presence, tracing the journey along sacred routes where centuries of footsteps have worn the stone smooth. It is a book about walking, about seeing, and about the quiet transformation that happens when you surrender the pace of modern life for the rhythm of an ancient one.

She Writes Press · Simon & Schuster distribution Fall 2027
Pathways Walked

The roads that shaped the writing

Camino de Santiago
Spain

The ancient Way of St. James — a thousand years of pilgrims walking toward something they cannot name until they arrive.

Kumano Kodo
Japan

The sacred trails of the Kii Peninsula — where Shinto and Buddhist traditions meet in moss-covered stone and cedar shadow.