Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle In A New Earth, Tolle expands on his powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence. Suggested by Meghan Donnelly
A Meeting of Mystic Paths: Christianity and Yoga by Justin O’Brien & Jaidev This book offers a daring look at Christianity through the eyes of yoga philosophy. It honors the mystery of Jesus while offering dazzling new possibilities for further spiritual development. This book is an assurance that Christians may indeed practice yoga and how the ancient art of yoga can enliven, reinterpret and inspire Christians. Suggested by Jerome Halverson, PhD.
Beyond Power Yoga: 8 Levels of Practice for Body and Soul by Beryl Bender Birch Learning about the eight limbs of yoga in Beyond Power Yoga could have been a dry and almost scholarly project, but rather is thankfully as rejuvenating as a Hawaiian yoga retreat.Suggested by Christine Hoagland
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd The author’s journey to capture her feminine soul and to live authentically from that soul makes a fascinating, well-researched and well-written story. Kidd’s successful pilgrimage from her Southern Baptist roots and away from the patriarchal and fundamentalist Christian religious systems surrounding her is an account of anger turned to courage, creativity and love. Suggested by Kim Lloyd
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert At the age of thirty-one, Gilbert moved with her husband to the suburbs of New York and began trying to get pregnant, only to realize that she wanted neither a child nor a husband. Three years later, after a protracted divorce, she embarked on a yearlong trip of recovery, with three main stops: Rome, for pleasure (mostly gustatory, with a special emphasis on gelato); an ashram outside of Mumbai, for spiritual searching; and Bali, for “balancing.” These destinations are all on the beaten track, but Gilbert’s exuberance and her self-deprecating humor enliven the proceedings: recalling the first time she attempted to speak directly to God, she says, “It was all I could do to stop myself from saying, ‘I’ve always been a big fan of your work.’” Suggested by Sunny Ray
Itsy Bitsy Yoga by Helen Garabedian
Poses to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer, Digest Better and Grow Stronger.
Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Helen Garabedian
8-Minute Routines to Help Your Child Grow Smarter, Be Happier and Behave Better.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle Ekhart Tolle’s message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle’s clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who’s ever wondered what exactly “living in the now” means. Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explain complicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, within a chapter of reading this book, readers are already holding the world in a different container–more conscious of how thoughts and emotions get in the way of their ability to live in genuine peace and happiness. Suggested by Meghan Donnelly
Power Yoga: The Total Strength and Flexibility Workout by Beryl Bender Birch Through anecdotes, detailed instructions, and hundreds of illustrations, Birch provides a total workout plan that’s perfect for elite athletes, weekend warriors, and people just starting a fitness program. Suggested by Christine Hoaland
The True Power of Water: Healing and Discovering Ourselves by Masaru Emoto
Dear Reader,
“I am honored that you have picked up The True Power of Water. In a world of no mistakes, it is not by coincidence that you and I are embarking on this journey. The words and pictures you are about to see will open a new world of possibilities for you — just as my research has done for me.In this book you will learn of the unique properties of water and its ability to improve your health and your life. You will see the effect each of us has on water — not only the water we drink but also the water that makes up 70 percent of the human body and, most importantly, what happens to that water as we interact with each other. 2005 marks the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Water. It is our individual responsibility to learn all we can about water, the most precious resource on our planet, and to help shift the consciousness through our thoughts, through our words and prayers, and through our commitment to respect each other with love and gratitude. May our understanding of water help bring peace to all humankind.” - Masaru Emoto. Suggested by SteveO Conley
Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence by Matthew Sanford Matt Sanford’s life and body were irrevocably changed at age 13 on a snowy Iowa road. On that day, his family’s car skidded off an overpass leaving him paralyzed from the chest down and confined to a wheelchair. Forced to explore what it truly means to live in a body, he emerges with an entirely new view of being a whole person. The author allows us to follow with him as he rebuilds from the ground up, searching for healing stories to help him reconnect his mind and his body. To do so, he must reject much of what traditional medicine tells him and instead turns to yoga as a centerpiece of his daily practice. The author finds not only a better life, but meaning and purpose in the mysterious distance that we all experience between mind and body. The author offers a powerful message about the endurance of the human spirit, and of the body that houses it. Suggested by Amie Koehn & Sunny Ray
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodren Chodron’s book is filled with useful advice about how Buddhism helps to cope with the grim realities of modern life, including fear, despair, rage and the feeling that we are not in control of our lives. Most importantly, Chodron demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can e in bringing order into disordered lives. Suggested be Beryl Bender Birch
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda This valuable book provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. Suggested by Beryl Bender Birch
YOU: The Owner’s Manual, Updated and Expanded Edition: An Insider’s Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger by Michael F., M.D. Roizen and Mehmet, M.D. Oz The flagship book of the YOU series, which spawned three subsequent New York Times bestsellers, has now been expanded and updated to make you understand your body even better-perhaps too well. YOU: The Owner’s Manual, Updated and Expanded Edition challenges your preconceived notions about how the human body works and ages, then takes you on a tour through all of the highways, back roads, and landmarks inside of you. In this update, the doctors have included a new chapter on the liver and pancreas, which will finally demystify the most exotic parts of our bodies; a new workout chapter that will finally get you moving; and nearly one hundred Q&As asked by you, the reader. It has also been updated throughout to give you up-to-the-minute know-how to not just understand what to do to keep fit, but also why and how. Suggested by Oprah
You: Staying Young: The Owner’s Manual for Extending Your Warranty by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz At the core of this landmark book are the Major Agers–14 biological processes that control your rate of aging. Some you’ve heard of, some you haven’t, and some you never knew contributed to the aging process. Some speed decline, others inhibit your repair mechanisms. These Major Agers are everything from short telomeres and inefficient mitochondria to stem cells and wacky hormones. The doctors explain the principles of longevity and many of the causes of aging and how to fight the effects. The climax of the book is a 14-day plan to help you along your path to staying young. The doctors want you to be able to integrate important processes into your daily life in order to make staying young routine, but first you’ll need to measure your real age and health right now. Staying young encompasses your emotions and mental health as well as your exercise habits, eating habits, personal hygiene, and genes, among other things. Suggested by Oprah
YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner’s Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz This follow-up to Roizen and Oz’s current bestseller YOU: Staying Young, targets three dimensions of beauty: looking beautiful, feeling beautiful and being beautiful. True to their holistic vision, they provide tools, tips and quizzes on physical appearance-caring for hair, skin, nails, teeth, etc.; forming healthy diet and exercise habits; reading labels and selecting products; and choosing cosmetic enhancements (breast implants, Botox, tattoos, piercing and LASIK, for example).They also include practical ways to manage energy levels, ease aches and pains, prevent injury, cope with mood disorders, end addictions and create positive home and work environments. Identifying work and finances as major stressors and loving relationships as key to health and happiness, they offer insights and suggestions for developing a big-picture, spiritualized view of life. A 24-hour ultimate beautiful day shows readers how to implement changes into their typical schedule. Suggested by Oprah
You: On A Diet: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, America’s most trusted doctor team and authors of the bestselling YOU series, are now translating this cutting-edge information to help you shave inches off your waist. They’re going to do it by giving you the best weapon against fat: knowledge. By understanding how your body’s fat-storing and fat-burning systems work, you’re going to learn how to crack the code on true and lifelong waist management.
Reading/Resources Recomedned by Dr. Saskia Lytle-Vieira
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Understanding the Crucial Link Between Mothers, Daughters, and Health by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Dr Fulford’s Touch of Life: The Healing Power of the Natural Life Force by Robert Fulford, D.O. (introduction by Andrew Weil, M.D.)
Eating Well for Optimum Health by Andrew Weil, M.D.
10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace (either book or audio) by Dr. Wayne Dyer
Hands of Life: From the Operating Room to Your Home, An Energy Healer Reveals the Secrets of Using Your Body’s Own Energy Medicine for Healing, Recovery, and Transformation by Julie Motz
Love, Medicine & Miracles by Bernie Siegel, M.D.
The Essential Eating Well Cookbook
Eating Well Monthly Magazine (subscribe at www.eatingwell.com)
Reccomended Viewing
What the Bleep Do We Know!?The protagonist, Amanda, played by Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the uncertain world of the quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal, waking reality. She is literally plunged into a swirl of chaotic occurrences, while the characters she encounters on this odyssey reveal the deeper, hidden knowledge she doesn?t even realize she has asked for. Like every hero, Amanda is thrown into crisis, questioning the fundamental premises of her life ? that the reality she has believed in about how men are, how relationships with others should be, and how her emotions are affecting her work isn’t reality at all! Suggested by Sunny Ray & Meghan Donnelly
What the “Bleep” Do We Know!? - Down the Rabbit Hole Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin is Amanda, a photographer suddenly transported into a metaphysical world of quantum mechanics, odd science and mind-bending phenomena. Guided by the world’s top physicists, engineers, biologists and mystics, she tumbles down the rabbit hole and gets a first-hand look at the fascinating links between science and spirituality in our everyday lives. Suggested by Meghan Donnelly
FLOW- How Did a Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water?
Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis.
Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question ‘CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?’
Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround. Suggested by Sunny Ray & Christine Hoagland