Health & Wellbeing Books

Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......Trade Review"Powerful alternatives to help children become their most caring, responsible selves." -- Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen . . .

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Book SynopsisThe Expectant Fatheris the best-selling pregnancy guide for men, with more than 1.5 million copies sold. This reassuring month-by-month overview gives you the tools you need to support your partner, prepare for your baby's arrival, and take care of yourself during this exciting time. It concludes with two special sections: one on labour and delivery, guiding you through the big day; and the other on what comes next, covering the first few months after the baby's arrival. This new edition of The Expectant Father is updated from cover to cover with the latest information on fertility options, delivery options, navigating pregnancy in a post-COVID-19 world - and much more. It incorporates the expertise of leading OB-GYNs and researchers, and the real-life experience of hundreds of dads and moms. Illustrated throughout with stress-relieving cartoons, The Expectant Father is a friendly and readable companion for dads-to-be seeking confidence, guidance, and joy. (Mums will love it, too!)Table of ContentsIntroduction First Decisions The 1st Month The 2nd Month The 3rd Month The 4th Month The 5th Month The 6th Month The 7th Month The 8th Month The 9th Month Labor and delivery Cesarean section Gee honey, now what do we do? Fathering today Appendixes

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Book SynopsisEnjoyable mental exercises to help boost performance on IQ tests This engaging book offers readers the ultimate in calisthenics for the brain.Table of Contents1 Introduction 1 Aspects of intelligence 3 Intelligence quotient (IQ) 7 Test 1.1 IQ test 11 2 Specific aptitude tests 25 Section I − Verbal aptitude 28 Test 2.1 Synonym test A 28 Test 2.2 Synonym test B 30 Test 2.3 Antonym test A 31 Test 2.4 Antonym test B 33 Test 2.5 Analogy test A 34 Test 2.6 Analogy test B 36 Test 2.7 Classification test 38 Test 2.8 Comprehension 40 Test 2.9 Advanced verbal test A − multi-discipline 41 Test 2.10 Advanced verbal test B − anagrams 46 Section II − Numerical aptitude 49 Test 2.11 Numerical sequence test 49 Test 2.12 Mental arithmetic 51 Test 2.13 Working with numbers 53 Test 2.14 Advanced numerical aptitude test 56 Section III − Technical aptitude 60 Test 2.15 Technical aptitude test 60 3 Logical reasoning 67 Test 3.1 Pure logic 67 Test 3.2 Progressive matrices test 70 Test 3.3 Advanced logic test 79 4 Creativity 84 Test 4.0 Creativity personality test 88 Section I − Imagination 91 Test 4.1 Imaginative shapes 93 Test 4.2 Wild imagination 94 Test 4.3 Creative logic 95 Test 4.4 The bucket test 101 Section II − Lateral thinking 102 Test 4.5 Lateral thinking test 102 Test 4.6 Lateral thinking exercises 105 Section III − Problem solving 108 Test 4.7 Problem-solving exercises 110 5 Emotional intelligence 114 Test 5.1 Anxious or relaxed 116 Test 5.2 Extrovert or introvert 120 Test 5.3 Optimist or pessimist 127 Test 5.4 Self-confidence 131 Test 5.5 Tough or tender 138 6 Memory 144 Test 6.1 Pattern recognition A 145 Test 6.2 Word association 145 Test 6.3 Verbal dexterity and memory test − anagrams 146 Test 6.4 Number/shape recognition 147 Test 6.5 Pattern recognition B 147 Test 6.6 Instructions 148 Test 6.7 Pattern recognition C 148 Test 6.8 Shopping list 148 Test 6.9 Attention to detail 149 Test 6.10 Memorising an address 149 7 Answers, explanations and assessments 150 8 Hints 205

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Book SynopsisThe Ancients lived by a feminine cosmology of creation, where everything was birthed and dissolved through a sacred universal Womb. Within each of us, whether female or male, lies a holographic blueprint of this Womb of Creation, connecting us to the Web of Life. By awakening your spiritual Womb, the holy of holies within the temple of your body, you can reconnect to the transformative energy of Womb Consciousness and reclaim your sacred powers of creation and love. Revealing how we must reconnect with the Divine Feminine to rebirth the Divine Masculine and restore balance to our world, they show how, as we reawaken the powerful ancient path of the Womb Mysteries, we help return our world to harmony with the wild, untamed creative flows and cyclical rhythms of the cosmos.Trade Review“Womb Awakening gave me total body chills the moment I turned the first page. Here is a masterwork of beauty, power, and mystical truth--long buried but now rising as both women and planet Earth heal and assume their full potential and grandeur.” * Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Godesses Never Age *“Womb Awakening is a magnificent achievement that gives new life to the vision of tantra, with women as spiritual power-holders and initiators who celebrated the womb as a treasury of knowledge and source of bliss, compassion, and liberating wisdom. With radiant prose, the book ushers us to the original altar and holy temple within us all, guiding us into the womb realm of magic, transforming power, and healing grace of sacred union with ourselves, our partners, and the earth.” * Miranda Shaw, Ph.D., author of Passionate Enlightenment *“A brilliant and heartfelt book, I believe this work has the potential to forever change our ideas about the womb. I was enthralled from the very first pages. A beautiful and timely body of womb wisdom that will be shared for generations to come.” * Rosita Arvigo, D.N., Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer *“An extraordinary book that is both a revelation and a priceless shamanic guide to the Divine Wisdom of the Feminine--obliterated and obfuscated by patriarchal religion for five millennia--a wondrous, generous, astonishing, deeply researched, and utterly extraordinary gift to women and men who are searching for the true meaning of the Holy Grail and the deeper purpose of their lives on this planet.” * Anne Baring, author of The Dream of the Cosmos *“Womb Awakening is a comprehensive and unrivaled guide to the hidden wisdom of the womb. More than just a book, it is an initiation into the sacred feminine mysteries, opening a portal to the possibility of embodying ancient insight. Allow yourself to be transformed by the deep feminine wisdom contained in this powerful book.” * Lucy H. Pearce, author of Moon Time, Burning Woman, and Full Circle Health *“Azra Bertrand, M.D., and Seren Bertrand have captured the spirit of this deeply important journey we must all go on at some stage of our lives. Together they compel, inspire, guide, and encourage both men and women into Womb Awakening. I highly recommend this book for everyone!” * Anaiya Sophia, author of Sacred Sexual Union *“The Bertrands have gathered a compendium of historical information to illustrate how we have lost our connection to nature. By relying upon ancient and reverent womb wisdom, we can move away from the current human crisis of separation that has been imposed upon us through a polarization of masculine consciousness. This book points the way to recover our wholeness through inviting the feminine consciousness of unconditional love into our lives as a necessary guiding force.” * Pia Orleane, Ph.D., author of Sacred Retreat *“Womb Awakening is both a mystery school and a portal. It is a reclamation and celebration of the womb as adytum within the temple of a woman’s body. Through story, mythology, history, poetry, ritual, and lush imagery, the authors deftly induct the reader into the heart of the feminine mystery. A stirring and heartfelt offering whose pages shimmer with wisdom and magic.” * Shonagh Home, author of Ix Chel Wisdom: 7 Teachings from the Mayan Sacred Feminine *“This book is to be read in exactly the same way you should eat dark chocolate: slowly, intentionally, and with complete devotion. Its pages are encoded with the wisdom of the ancients--the womb bodhisattvas and menstrual mystics--it’s a full-bodied remembrance of who we really are, which is so ‘bloody’ necessary when navigating these interesting times we’re currently living in.” * Lisa Lister, author of Love Your Lady Landscape and Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic. *“Azra and Seren Bertrand have woven together a convincing theory of ancient myths and practices to help us understand that womb wisdom has been honored and preserved throughout the millennia of time. The nonlinear presentation accentuates the necessity of a return to living by nature’s rhythms. Their work should become a model for understanding the wisdom and the depth of the Divine Feminine.” * Cullen Baird Smith, coauthor of Remembering Who We Are and Conversations with Laarkmaa *Table of ContentsForeword by Linda Star Wolf Preface: Love Letter from the Authors Introduction Cycle 1 Welcome to Primordial Womb Consciousness Spiral 1. Womb Awakening: Opening the Magical Doorway Within Spiral 2. Message from an Ancient Mother: Awakening the Magdalene Womb Spiral 3. Awakening the Wild Masculine: The Womb Births the Sacred Man Spiral 4. Power of the Womb: Gateway to Infinite Love Cycle 2 Ancient Womb Cosmology and Feminine Mystery Schools Spiral 5. Womb Cosmology: The World’s One Religion Spiral 6. Womb Symbology: The Lost Feminine Holy Grail Spiral 7. Cosmic Womb and Earth Womb: Gateways to Upperworld and Underworld Spiral 8. Womb Mystery Schools: Resurrection Rituals of the Mermaid Priestesses Spiral 9. Feminine Womb Enlightenment: Womb Bodhisattvas and Menstrual Mystics Spiral 10. The Age of Innocence Returns: Fairy Tales and Lost Womb Wisdom Cycle 3 Womb of Life and Alchemy of Rebirth Spiral 11. Womb of God: The Queendom of Feminine Consciousness Spiral 12. Wombtime Origins of Shamanism: The Dreaming Dimension of the Brain Spiral 13. Soul Midwife Rites: Conscious Creation and Conscious Death Spiral 14. Placenta of the Void: Divine Milk of the Cosmic Mother Spiral 15. Total Rebirth: Healing Conception, Gestation, and Birth Spiral 16. Shamanic Birthing: Avatars of New Earth Cycle 4 The Lunar Mysteries and Womb Codes of Creation Spiral 17. Moon Alchemy: The Lost Lunar World Spiral 18. Womb Blood: Original Blessing of the Great Mother Spiral 19. Codes of Creation: Sacred Science of Menstrual Stem Cells Spiral 20. Wild and Holy Womb: Uniting the Red and White Rivers of the Feminine Spiral 21. Voice of the Womb, Voice of Wisdom: Living the Truth of Feminine Power Spiral 22. Dark Side of the Womb: The Trickster, Guardian of Power Cycle 5 Grail Womb Shamanism and Sacred Soul-mate Union Spiral 23. The Grail Lineage of Love: Traditions of Sacred Union Spiral 24. Sacred Duality: The Mystical and Magnetic Union of Opposites Spiral 25. Opening to Love: The Feminine Path of Sacred Relationship Spiral 26. Descending to Earth: Awakening the Feminine Crown Spiral 27. Twin Spiral Chakra System: Marriage of Your Inner Soul Mates Spiral 28. Dragon and Dove Alchemy: Ascending and Descending Kundalini Cycle 6 Womb Medicine Wheel: Awa kening the Eight Grail Gates Spiral 29. Royal Road: Entering the Three Grail Gates of the Yoni Spiral 30. Dragons of Creation: Journey through the Four Womb Elements Spiral 31. Black Mother, Womb of Creation: The Eighth Grail Gate Cycle 7 Return of the Feminine Christ: Compl eting the Circle Spiral 32. Awakening the Grail Knights: The Sacred Masculine as Guardian of the Womb Spiral 33. The Feminine Christ Returns: Womb Consciousness Rebirths Acknowledgments Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Womb Awakening Audio Tracks About the Authors

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Book SynopsisWill Smith, Tony Robbins, Tom Brady, and others praise Sadhguru's book on karma for its transformative power and practical guidance. Sadhguru's teachings offer a fresh perspective on karma as a tool for empowerment and self-realization, shedding light on human complexities and potential for positive change.

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Book Synopsis FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING WHAT TO EXPECT SERIES, 40 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE.FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED THROUGHOUT. This comprehensive and practical month-by-month guide clearly explains everything parents need to know – or might be worrying about – in the first year with a new baby.  Including:- All-new chapter on buying for baby; helping parents navigate through the dizzying gamut of baby products, nursery items and gear. Baby care fundamentals, from crib and sleep safety to vitamin supplements. Feeding for every age and stage, including tips on breastfeeding, preparing homemade baby food and the latest recommendations on starting solids. Charts for key development stages and sleeping habits, as well as sleep strategies that really work. Research on the impact of screen time (TVs, tab

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Book SynopsisPsychotherapist Terri Cole teaches a simple but powerful truth: without healthy boundaries, you can't live an authentic and fulfilled life. After all, if you're always smiling and saying "yes" to everything, how is anyone else supposed to know you're burnt out, overloaded, and not up to taking on yet another task? This is especially true for today's women, who are often caught between cultural conditioning toward being "nice" and the need to protect their own well-being. With that in mind, Cole presents Boundary Boss, a comprehensive guide for any woman who wants to master creating and maintaining healthy boundaries. In Boundary Boss, Cole's proven methodology is based on her Five Pillars of Transformation for examining and adjusting your personal and professional limits. Each of these overarching themes branches into more specific lessons about mindful communication, body language techniques, and how to deal with the guilt, fear, or backlash that arises when finally setting a boundary. Cole offers an actionable tool kit of scripts, strategies, and practices that can be used in the moment, whenever you need them. "For every single client who has walked through my office doors, no matter what their presenting problem, boundaries and effective communication (or lack thereof) are at the root of their pain," writes Cole. With Boundary Boss, you'll discover tools for transcending that pain and creating a healthier, happier life.

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Book SynopsisLyme disease infects a minimum of 300,000 people per year in the United States and millions more throughout the rest of the world. Symptoms run from mild lethargy to severe arthritis to heart disease to incapacitating mental dysfunction. Although tests have improved over the past decade, they are still not completely reliable, and antibiotics are only partially effective. Up to thirty-five percent of those infected will not respond to antibiotic treatment or will relapse. The spirochetes that cause Lyme are stealth pathogensthey can hide within cells or alter their form so that our immune systems cannot find them, as well as inhibit the effectiveness of antibiotics. Lyme disease is, in fact, a potent emerging epidemic disease for which technological medicine is only partially effective. The coinfections that accompany Lyme are often as, or more, incapacitating than Lyme itself. Worldwide, hundreds of millions experience infection with babesia, bartonella, ehrlichia, anaplasma, mycoplasma, chlamydia, and the spotted fever rickettsiosis.Healing Lyme examines the leading, scientific research on Lyme infection and its tests and treatments, and outlines the most potent natural medicines that offer help, either alone or in combination with antibiotics, for preventing and healing the disease. The book has been a bestseller for over a decade, and during that time the author has had contact with over 25,000 people who have used some form of these protocols during their healing journey. This edition has been significantly updated, fully revised, and expanded to reflect the increased understandings from that extensive contact, including depth-treatment experiences with hundreds during the past decade. Healing Lymeis the primary text in print on what Lyme bacteria do in the body and how natural approaches can heal the disease. It is the first book in print covering depth understanding and treatment of chlamydial and rickettsial coinfections.This new updated version of Healing Lyme joins the author's other two books on the treatment of Lyme coinfections (babesia, bartonella, mycoplasma, anaplasma, and ehrlichia) and completes his exhaustive work on these stealth pathogens.Trade Review“One of the plant geniuses of our time.”--Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist, founder of United Plant Savers, and author of Rosemary Gladstar’s Family Herbal and Planting the Future“Packed with information never before presented, Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections is a not-to-be-missed treasure on the topic of Lyme disease. While exploring numerous new therapeutic interventions, Buhner’s pure intent and deep wisdom unfold before the reader, while his humorous style lightens the journey. This book is a masterpiece that provides its readers with life-changing information and is poised to become the reference book for the ages.”--Scott Forsgren, editor and founder of BetterHealthGuy.com“The first seventy-five pages are as a good a review of the scientific literature as I've seen. . . . I was impressed by his grasp of the literature. He really did his homework.”--Richard Horowitz, former president ILADS, author of Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease “Anyone touched by Lyme disease—patients, their families, or healthcare practitioners—will find this insightful and thorough book to be the essential guide for Lyme disease and its treatment. A hopeful, life-altering book.”--Wendy Leffel, MD“Our immune systems are becoming increasingly burdened, and we desperately need the complexity and synergy of plant-based medicine to help restore the microbial balance in our bodies. This valuable resource book helps you to know what to use, how, and when.”--Jeff Wulfman, MD, integrative functional family physician“An important book that anyone involved with healthcare should read. The ideas bridge traditional herbalism, modern phytotherapy, and laboratory and clinical research. It is a major contribution to the healing of humanity's relationship with bacteria.”--David Hoffmann BSc, FNIMH, medical herbalist“Elegant, articulate, and brilliantly researched. Given the nature of our ecological fragility, this book is a must for every practitioner’s library.”--Kathleen Maier, director, Sacred Plant Traditions

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Book SynopsisThe executive director of the Design Program at Stanford and the co-founder of Electronic Arts outline strategies for enabling a thriving life by incorporating design thinking habits that promote fulfillment and meaning by emulating the examples of the engineers of today''s most popular technologies.

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Book SynopsisA humorous, uplifting look at mindfulness, from beloved illustrator Grant SniderFind a quiet spot away from all distraction / Listen to your breath / Watch your thoughts float past you / Forget the obligations of today / Try not to consider your eventual decay / Let yourself drift away / Arise, connected with the Earth / Awakened to the Universe.Mindfulness is a buzzword bordering on the cliché, with books filling the shelves of any indie bookstore you step into. Although clichés remind us of the familiar and the commonplace, they take on new meaning and greater significance when presented in a fresh new way. In The Art of Living, cartoonist Grant Snider, author of The Shape of Ideas and I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf, has created an all-new collection of one- and two-page comics that map his inner thoughts, poetic observations, and frequent failures at living mindfully. With both humor and a touch of reality, The Art of Living centers on mindfulness, but also empathy, relaxation,

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Book SynopsisAre some people born to achieve anything they want while others struggle? What is the real reason for their success? John C. Maxwell has the answer: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.Most people are never prepared to deal with failure. Bestselling author John C. Maxwell says that if you are like him, you feared it, misunderstood it, and ran away from it. However, he has learned to make failure his friend, and he can teach you to do the same.Maxwell takes a closer look at failure and reveals that the secret of moving beyond failure is to use it as a lesson and a stepping-stone.In Failing Forward, Maxwell will show you: the key main reasons people fail, how to master fear instead of being mastered by it, and positive benefits can accompany negative experiences. Filled with action suggestions and real-life stores, Fa

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Book SynopsisThe dangerous work of leading change--somebody has to do it. Will you put yourself on the line?To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your career and your personal life. It requires putting yourself on the line, disrupting the status quo, and surfacing hidden conflict. And when people resist and push back, there's a strong temptation to play it safe. Those who choose to lead plunge in, take the risks, and sometimes get burned. But it doesn't have to be that way say renowned leadership experts Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. In Leadership on the Line, they show how it's possible to make a difference without getting "taken out" or pushed aside. They present everyday tools that give equal weight to the dangerous work of leading change and the critical importance of personal survival. Through vivid stories from all walks of life, the authors present straightforward strategies for navigating the perilous straits of leadership. Whether you're a parent or a politician, a CEO or a community activist, this practical book shows how you can exercise leadership and survive and thrive to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

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Book SynopsisLoving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950 portrays the history of romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and tender vernacular photographs taken between the years 1850 and 1950. This visual narrative of astonishing sensitivity brings to light an until-now-unpublished collection of hundreds of snapshots, portraits, and group photos taken in the most varied of contexts, both private and public. Taken when male partnerships were often illegal, the photos here were found at flea markets, in shoe boxes, family archives, old suitcases, and later online and at auctions. The collection now includes photos from all over the world: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Japan, Greece, Latvia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Serbia. The subjects were identified as couples by that unmistakable look in the eyes of two people in love - impossible to manufacture or hide. They were also recognised by body language - evidence as subtle as one hand barely grazing another - and by inscriptions, often coded. Included here are ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, glass negatives, tin types, cabinet cards, photo postcards, photo strips, photomatics, and snapshots - over 100 years of social history and the development of photography. Loving will be produced to the highest standards in illustrated book publishing, The photographs - many fragile from age or handling - have been digitised using a technology derived from that used on surveillance satellites and available in only five places around the world. Paper and other materials are among the best available. And Loving will be manufactured at one of the world's elite printers. Loving, the book, will be up to the measure of its message in every way. In these delight-filled pages, couples in love tell their own story for the first time at a time when joy and hope - indeed human connectivity - are crucial lifelines to our better selves. Universal in reach and overwhelming in impact, Loving speaks to our spirit and resilience, our capacity for bliss, and our longing for the shared truths of love.Trade Review"Some images, taken under umbrellas, speak to the secret code used in the mid 1800s up until the late 1920s - posing beneath meant the two men were involved with one another." -- Emma tucker - Creative Review; "There is something that transcends time periods, nationalities and social standing: the look of love. And it was these glances and gazes that led couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell to amass a singular photographic trove of men in love that spans 100 years." -- Dusica Sue Malesevic - Daily Mail; "A new book collects photographs of male romance over the course of a century - with many images taken secretively so the lovers didn't get caught." -- Mee-Lai Stone - The Guardian; “They may seem like simple images now, and nothing out of the ordinary, but in fact they show incredible acts of bravery.” – Faima Bakar, Metro UK; “The captivating gazes and embracing poses reveal a world entirely different from the one we live in today.” -- Liucija Adomaite and Justinas Keturka, Bored Panda; “In a press release to Upworthy, the authors described it as a "visual narrative of astonishing sensitivity"” -- Jisha Joseph, Upworthy; “…a collection of previously unpublished vernacular photography depicting romantic love between men that powerfully and movingly reasserts both that love is love and that we’ve always been here.” -- James Kleinmann, The Queer Review; “Love between men was forbidden, but still some adventurous wanted to perpetuate their relationship: Stunning historical images show the splendor of a man in love.” – Laura Airola, Helsingin Sanomat, Finland;

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Book SynopsisA journal for meeting grief with honesty and kindness-honoring loss, rather than packing it away With her breakout book It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine struck a chord with thousands of readers through her honest, validating approach to grief. In her same direct, no-platitudes style, she now offers How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed-a journal filled with unique, creative ways to open a dialogue with grief itself. "Being allowed to tell the truth about your grief is an incredibly powerful act," she says, "This journal enables you to tell your whole story, without the need to tack on a happy ending where there isn't one." Grief is a natural response to death and loss-it's not a problem to be fixed. This workbook contains no cliches, timetables, or checklists of stages to get through; it won't help you "move on" or put your loss behind you. Instead, you'll find encouragement, self-care exercises, daily tools, tear-and-share resources to help you educate friends and allies, and prompts to help you honor your pain and heartbreak. "Your grief has an intelligence of its own," Devine writes. "Let it tell you what it knows." With How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed, this pioneering author brings you an essential resource to help you enter a conversation with your grief, find your own truth, and live into the life you didn't ask for-but is here nonetheless.

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Book SynopsisSweet, fun, and lighthearted, I Wrote a Book About You is designed to be filled out by you and given to someone you like a lot--a spouse, a best friend, a sister, or even an awesome co-worker.

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Book SynopsisThe Women's Circle is your practical guide to hosting women's circles with intention, purpose and meaning, making them a healing and empowering experience of gathering community.A women's circle is a gathering of women in order to share, experience and relish in each other’s company. They are the ultimate ‘safe space’, a place where women can commune, open up and feel seen and heard. Sacred Space Holder Anoushka Florence invites you to reclaim the women's circle by exploring and remembering the true power of your feminine.Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photography, The Women's Circle is a practical and inspiring guide to hosting circles of your own. Including the history of circles, the importance of gathering, and steps for hosting 35 different rituals with the women in your life – a bridal blessing, mamahood blessing, memorial circle, new love circle, grief circle, sun circles, moon circles and circles to honour the change of season.Seeking to revive, reclaim and remember the tradition of the women's circle, The Women's Circle will bring back to life this ancient feminine practice illustrating the benefits, healing, and magik that occurs when women gather. This is an opportunity for the reader to call in their community, gather and connect. Never has there been a more important time to rediscover the power of women’s circles.

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Book SynopsisFor men who reject toxic ideals of conquest and oppression that once defined masculinity, what comes next? How do we define the new paradigm that is wanting to emerge? "Authentic masculinity is a transmission of love and freedom, not dominance," teaches John Wineland. "It invites us to feel deeply, disavow numbness, and turn away from ego-driven dogma that has harmed women, the planet, and men themselves." With From the Core, this renowned teacher presents a vision of awakened masculinity rooted in conscious awareness, unflinching responsibility, and true leadership. Men want to live in integrity, know their purpose, and love well-yet most are never shown how. Here, Wineland presents eleven core concepts for masculine evolution-including ways to strengthen your biology, strip away egoic delusions, become a trustworthy healing presence for women, and more. Through guided practices and a fearless exploration of truth, Wineland helps us step powerfully into this unprecedented moment in history. Wineland's mentor David Deida threw down the gauntlet for men in his classic book, The Way of the Superior Man. In this shifting time when we must navigate gender fluidity, sexual politics, and the new rules of intimacy, From the Core delivers a compelling call to advance our exploration of what masculinity means-so each of us can step up, open up, and be of service in our unique way.

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Book SynopsisThe ideal gift for su doku enthusiasts.If you like to live dangerously and push beyond your mental comfort zone, steel yourself for The Times'' toughest Ultimate Killer puzzles. A bumper collection of more than 360 puzzles for hard-core solvers. Selected from The Times these puzzles will challenge the sharpest minds.Includes Deadly-level Killer puzzles, and Extra Deadly, to really test your limits: this is the only place you''ll find such a torturous collection in a single book.These puzzles are not for the fainthearted, they use the same 9x9 grid as Su Doku, and have an added mathematical challenge. The aim is not only to complete every row, column and cube so that it contains the digits 1-9, it is also necessary to ensure that the outlined cubes add up to the same number as well.But unlike with previous books, there is no chance to ease yourself in with Easy, or even Tough puzzles: this book is the Ultimate Killer Su Doku completely deadly.Puzzles in this collection are taken from T

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Book Synopsis"A bold new approach to improving your performance and deepening your purpose." —DANIEL H. PINK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive, When, and To Sell Is HumanA Three-Step Process to Access and Activate Your Full PotentialImagine switching on the television to see a highlight reel of the best moments from your life. Like a professional athlete, with every clip you''d learn how to repeat past successes, pinpoint positive blind spots, and build confidence in your skills. In Exceptional, London Business School professor and expert social scientist Daniel M. Cable reveals how building your own personal highlight reel—a collection of positive memories about yourself from your network—is key to accessing your potential. Using the latest science and proven research behind best-self activation, his three-step process will help you improve your life by: Focusing on what you do best Crafting a life around your strengths Increasing your confidence and resilience Cable has worked with tens of thousands of people to create their highlight reels and make the most of their gifts. The three-step process ultimately reveals how living up to your full potential can improve the relationships you value most and transform your mindset to one of possibility.Each of us can bring forth a version of ourself that is uniquely outstanding. It''s a version of ourself that already exists—all we have to do is access it. A practical book on how to create one''s own human highlight reel, and then use that highlight reel to direct one to success, growth, happiness, and fulfillment in work and life based on scientific results Great for readers interested in achieving self-improvement and a sense of purpose. Add it to the shelf with books like Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy, and The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. Digital audio edition read by the author.

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Book SynopsisMore than 200 straightforward, nutrient-dense, delicious recipes! “This book provides easy, mouthwatering recipes. It offers practical ways to restore your gut to optimum function, and help you and your family take control of your gut health.”—Dr. Joseph Mercola The Heal Your Gut Cookbook was created by Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) Diet experts Hilary Boynton and Mary G. Brackett to help heal your gut and to manage the illnesses that stem from it. Pioneering British MD Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride provides the book’s Foreword. GAPS addresses disorders, including: ADD/ADHD, autism, addictions, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, stemming from or exacerbated by leaky gut and dysbiosis. It also refers to chronic gut-related physical conditions, including: Celiac disease Rheumatoid arthritis Diabetes type one Crohn’s disease Asthma Eczema Allergies Thyroid disorders and more! An evolution of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, the GAPS Diet will appeal to followers of the Paleo Diet, who are still struggling for optimum health, as well as anyone interested in the health benefits of fermentation or the Weston A. Price approach to nutrition. In The Heal Your Gut Cookbook, readers will learn about the key cooking techniques and ingredients that form the backbone of the GAPS Diet: Working with stocks and broths Soaking nuts and seeds Using coconut Culturing raw dairy The authors offer encouraging, real-life perspectives on the life-changing improvements to the health of their families by following this challenging, but powerful, diet. The GAPS Diet is designed to restore the balance between beneficial and pathogenic intestinal bacteria and seal the gut through the elimination of grains, processed foods, and refined sugars and the carefully sequenced reintroduction of nutrient-dense foods. The Heal Your Gut Cookbook is a must-have if you are following the GAPS Diet, considering the GAPS Diet, or simply looking to improve your digestive health and―by extension―your physical and mental well-being.Trade ReviewLibrary Journal- "Mind the GAPS! GAPS stands for either 'Gut and Psychology Syndrome’ or 'Gut and Physiology Syndrome.’ In either case, the GAPS diet is meant to address mental health and physical issues that arise from “leaky gut” and abnormal stomach bacteria. This combination cookbook and guide provides a road map and tools for those attempting to improve their intestinal biome. Beginning with a strict introductory program that also serves as an allergen screening tool, readers who choose to follow certified holistic health counselor Boynton and Brackett’s program start with a severely limited diet and then add specific food categories every few days for about a month. After this initial period, the authors recommend a less restrictive (but still fairly limiting) diet to be followed for at least two years. Meat, eggs, and coconut products are heavily featured, so cholesterol may be an issue for some. ­VERDICT Not for the fainthearted, this serious dietary regime will nonetheless be embraced by those who feel they have not been helped by other medical solutions. Purchase where there is interest.”“More than half of American children are currently diagnosed with a chronic illness, and much of that statistic can be attributed to a long list of damaging exposures (from antibiotics to GMOs) that have destroyed the health of the American gut. For all the damage we have done to our gut and immune health, there is hope. Healing the gut through nutrient-dense, restorative diets like the GAPS Diet is absolutely foundational to recovery. Recovery is within reach and The Heal Your Gut Cookbook is a terrific companion for that journey.”--Beth Lambert, author, A Compromised Generation: The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America’s Children, executive director, Epidemic Answers, and executive producer, The Canary Kids Project“The GAPS protocol is a particularly effective antidote to the standard American diet. But GAPS involves a big lifestyle change and a serious commitment to cooking from scratch. This change can be intimidating, even to experienced home cooks. Hilary Boynton's and Mary Brackett's new book makes GAPS accessible to a wide audience, both through its no-nonsense narrative and through its wealth of straightforward, delicious, and healthy recipes. It's as if she is saying, ‘You are not alone . . . and here's what we're having for dinner.’ Anyone following GAPS, or even just thinking about it, will appreciate the recipes and ideas in this book.”--Alex Lewin, author, Real Food Fermentation“I couldn't stop reading Hilary Boynton’s and Mary Brackett's book on the GAPS diet, The Heal Your Gut Cookbook. I found myself famished for the amazing information and guidance they offer on how to improve gut health and ultimately restore optimum immune function. Hilary and Mary do a wonderful job of weaving their own personal and family stories of health redemption together with fantastic, mouth-watering recipes that build on their food philosophy. Moreover, the recipes are easy to follow. I plan to make this book available to my friends and family, so they can all benefit from the important information here.”--David Gumpert, author, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Food Rights and The Raw Milk Revolution“Hilary is an excellent cook and has mastered the GAPS diet for her family. If you want to try the GAPS diet, this book is a must have. Her recipes are simple, nourishing, and delicious.”--Diana Rodgers, author, Paleo Lunches and Breakfasts on the Go“Hilary Boynton is a wife, mother of five, artist, amazing cook, health coach, and cooking teacher. She, along with Mary Brackett, has created a delectable cookbook, full of recipes that are very flavorful and yummy. The Heal Your Gut Cookbook is sure to be coveted by people on the GAPS diet, as well as people looking for nutrient-dense, healthy, and delicious meals.”--Kristin Canty, director, Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms“Hilary Boynton, busy and dedicated mother of five, has teamed with photographer extraordinaire Mary Brackett to create a beautiful book that accurately and elegantly lays out delicious, delightful, and fun recipes for the GAPS diet. No one will be bored again while cooking to heal. The highest kudos to Hilary and Mary: The Heal Your Gut Cookbook is a true gift to all of us!”--Monica Corrado, MA, CNC, traditional food chef, GAPS cooking teacher and certified nutrition consultant“As a homeopath, this is now my recommended go-to guide for my clients and students. Instead of explaining what they ought not to eat, I now direct them to this little masterpiece. It offers freedom from worry and is loaded with satisfying meals. A must-own!”--Joette Calabrese, homeopathic consultant, author, How to Raise a Drug Free Family System“If you feel enslaved to standard food and pharmaceutical remedies, The Heal Your Gut Cookbook provides a comprehensive can-do liberation plan. These pages scream 'freedom to be healthy!' As a farmer servicing wellness-lovers, I yearn for the kind of understanding and participation a recipe roadmap like this can offer. Wellness eaters create wellness landscapes.”--Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm“Over my many years of healing through diet, especially healing the gut through diet, the problem has always been how to make the information and the food readily available to those in need. In the beginning the food was not to be had and the diet plans, recipes, and explanations were not to be found. Over the years this has begun to change. There are ever-expanding farmers markets, small businesses, and cooperative ventures that are filling the food-availability gap. Hilary's and Mary's book is a valuable addition to the question of what to do with the food and why. This book is another small step in my eventual fading away, as I can finally say ‘it’s all out there now. Just follow the advice and wonderful recipes; my work is done.’”--Thomas Cowan, MD, author, The Fourfold Path to Healing, and co-author, The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care“The GAPS diet can change your life; the challenge is how to apply it. Hilary Boynton to the rescue! She is a busy mother of five and lives by the guiding principle of “let your food be your medicine.” Along with photographer Mary Brackett, she has created this beautifully illustrated manual for creating delicious and nutritious GAPS meals. This book provides easy, mouthwatering recipes. It offers practical ways to restore your gut to optimum function, and help you and your family take control of your gut health.”--Dr. Joseph Mercola, founder, Mercola.com“If you think ‘healing diet’ means renunciation of delicious foods, you are in for a surprise. The Heal Your Gut Cookbook shows that you can enjoy every morsel while your body recovers from a lifetime of nutrient deficiencies and processed food. The recipes are delicious and the book beautifully illustrated. It is a wonderful contribution to the literature on the topic.”--Sally Fallon Morell, president, The Weston A. Price Foundation

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Book SynopsisA powerful guide to manifesting the happiness and satisfaction we desire in the present by reconnecting with our experiences from the past, from a master intuitive and expert life coachIn our identity-obsessed culture, it is easy to think that who we are is determined by what we see in the mirror. But what if we open our minds to the notion that we are souls journeying through many lives over time? How would it change the way we think about ourselves now to remember how we lived before? Michelle Brock has helped thousands of people discover the stories of their previous lives - their traumas and triumphs, losses and loves - and has witnessed incredible results. When we learn our stories from the past, we can reach unprecedented heights of self-awareness in the present. Asking questions about our other lives is inherently human and essential to our spiritual development. With Michelle''s enlightening guidance and prompts throughout to encourage se

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Book SynopsisResearchers have shown that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often endure lifelong symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to unexplained physical pain, fatigue, illness, and harmful acting out behaviors. Today, professionals and clients in both the bodywork and the psychotherapeutic fields nationwide are turning to Peter A. Levine''s breakthrough Somatic Experiencing methods to actively overcome these challenges.In Healing Trauma, Dr. Levine gives you the personal how-to guide for using the theory he first introduced in his highly acclaimed work Waking the Tiger. Join him to discover: how to develop body awareness to renegotiate and heal traumas by revisiting them rather than reliving them; emergency first-aid measures for times of distress; and nature''s lessons for uncovering the physiological roots of your emotions.Trauma is a fact of life, teaches Peter Levine, but it doesn''t have to be a life sentence. Now, with one fully integ

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Book SynopsisRichard Dennis ran a classified ad in the "Wall Street Journal" looking for trainees. His trainees became known as the "Turtles". This book tells the story of the Turtles, their selection, their training, how they made (and lost) astounding fortunes, and certainly not least, the tools readers will need to start trading like Turtles themselves.Trade Review"Tells the 'real stories' rather than just the glossy good bits-a thoroughly good read." -- Your Trading Edge "This warmly written book brilliantly captures the formation and evolution of the legendary Turtle investment program. It is loaded with wonderful anecdotal insights plus lessons on trading, risk, and life we should all follow. It should be on any novice or seasoned trader's bookshelf alike. A must read!" -- Michael Shannon, Original Turtle

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Book SynopsisPeter Drucker is widely regarded as the father of modern management, offering penetrating insights into business that still resonate today. But Drucker also offers deep wisdom on how to manage our personal lives and how to become more effective leaders. In these two classic articles from Harvard Business Review, Drucker reveals the keys to becoming your own chief executive officer as well as a better leader of others. "Managing Oneself" identifies the probing questions you need to ask to gain the insights essential for taking charge of your career, while "What Makes an Effective Executive" outlines the key behaviors you must adopt in order to lead. Together, they chart a powerful course to help you carve out your place in the world.

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Book SynopsisThe instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Change when you eat and change your body, your health, and your life!Diets don't work. You know you know that, and yet you continue to try them, because what else can you do? You can Fast. Feast. Repeat. After losing over eighty pounds and keeping every one of them off, Gin Stephens started a vibrant, successful online community with hundreds of thousands of members from around the world who have learned the magic of a Delay, Don't Deny intermittent fasting lifestyle. Fast. Feast. Repeat. has it all! You'll learn how to work a variety of intermittent fasting approaches into your life, no matter what your circumstances or schedule. Once you've ignited your fat-burning superpower, you'll get rid of diet brain forever, tweak your protocol until it's second nature, and learn why IF is a lifestyle, not a diet. Fast. Feast. Repeat. is for everyone! Beginne

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate ''one stop'' guide to training with dumbbells. Practical and easily accessible, The Total Dumbbell Workout is perfect for the fitness enthusiast or fitness professional who wants to lightly improve their knowledge and heavily improve the range of exercises they can use in their training. Tried and tested exercises are accompanied by clear photos and illustrations presented in a modern and logical way.The Total Dumbbell Workout is brimming with ideas for using this bestselling piece of fitness equipment not just in the gym but at home too. Packed with clear and easy to use exercises, this how-to reference book also provides adaptations of basic and advanced exercises making it ideal for anyone who wants to get the most out of their fitness gear.- Each exercise idea is organised by fitness level and includes follow-up and extension ideas. - Written in a jargon-free and concise style, this book is light on the science and background, heavy on practicality.Trade ReviewThe Total Workout books are one-stop guides to training with dumb-bells and gyms balls ... these books are a great incentive to push your sessions that bit further. * Metro *

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Book SynopsisFrom the world-renowned authority and internationally bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person, comes an indispensable guide for the significant number of parents who are unusually attuned to their children.The Highly Sensitive Parent is the only book of its kind, written specifically for parents who think deeply about every issue affecting their kids, experiencing strong emotions as a result, and face unique stressors that do not impact parents without high sensitivity.Parenting is the most valuable and rewarding job in the world, and also one of the most challenging. This is especially true for highly sensitive people. The good news is that sensitivity can also be a parent's most valuable asset, leading to increased personal joy and a closer, happier relationship with their child.Dr Elaine Aron, world-renowned author of the classic The Highly Sensitive Person and other bestselling books on the trait of high sensitivity, has written an indispensable guide for these parents. DTrade Review‘This book is filled with validating, healing and empowering information about how to navigate one of the most important roles of our lives while being highly sensitive. It changed my life in the most healing and empowering ways.’Alanis Morissette Praise for The Highly Sensitive Person ‘I wept through almost every page of this book out of sheer self-recognition. To say this book changed my life would be an understatement. I am forever grateful to Elaine Aron.’ Alanis Morissette ‘Elaine Aron’s perceptive analysis of this fundamental dimension of human nature is must reading. Her balanced presentation suggests new paths for making sensitivity a blessing, not a handicap.’ Philip G. Zimbardo ‘Enlightening and empowering, this book is a wonderful gift to us all.’ Riane Eisler

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Hormonal birth control is harmful to women’s brains, mitochondria, fertility and health! Dr. Jolene Brighten’s groundbreaking protocol guides you in understanding natural ways to address your hormone symptoms and how to safely transition off of birth control.” — DAVE ASPREY “Dr. Jolene Brighten is my go to expert for anything related to women’s hormones! Beyond the Pill provides insight and much needed solutions to common issues women on hormonal birth control face. I highly recommend reading this book if you’re on birth control or considering starting.” — IZABELLA WENTZ, PharmD, FASCP, Pharmacist and author of Hashimoto’s Protocol Life after birth control does not need to be complete hormonal hell of feeling exhausted, breaking out, gaining weight uncontrollably, or losing your libido for good. Dr. Brighten gives you the exact, easy to follow steps to recover your body, reclaim your hormones and get back to your normal. — JJ VIRGIN “Whether you’re on the pill, recently off of it, or off of it for many years, the tools and information in this book will guide you through transforming your health, step by step. This is now the go-to resource that women will use to take back their hormonal health.” — DIANE SANFILIPPO, Certified Nutrition Consultant and New York Times bestselling author of Practical Paleo, The 21-Day Sugar Detox, and Keto Quick Start “Dr. Brighten’s comprehensive patient guide details the long term side effects and consequences that come with popping that daily pill. I highly recommend you read Beyond the Pill if you’re considering starting birth control or have already been prescribed it.” — KELLY BROGAN, MD “Groundbreaking solutions for the common hormonal struggles women face both on and off birth control. [Dr. Brighten’s] words are uplifting, inspiring and empower women to honor their body...a must read book to help take control of your hormones naturally.” — AMY MEDLING, Founder of PCOS Diva and author of Healing PCOS “This is the book I wish I had 5 years ago when I was contemplating coming off birth control. Dr. Brighten’s signature blend of smart, savvy advice plus a dash of sass is the answer to your question, ‘What is there for me beyond the pill?’” — STEPH GAUDREAU “This detailed work unpacks the problems with hormonal birth control and gives women real and actionable ways to help their bodies recover and thrive!” — KATIE WELLS, Founder of WellnessMama.com “Beyond the Pill is an extraordinary 30 day program for your period, mood, fertility and missing libido. Dr. Jolene Brighten is leading the way in women’s medicine with her innovative approach to hormones and getting off of birth control. This is a must read for every woman!” — DANA TRENTINI, MA, EdM “Beyond the Pill is THE book to detail the impact of hormonal birth control on women. Every woman must read this if and when she uses birth control. The consequences are too great if not read. Protect your future child - and your own health. Read this book!” — DR. BEN LYNCH, bestselling author of Dirty Genes “If you or a loved one has taken oral contraceptives, please read Beyond the Pill immediately. Dr. Brighten has singlehandedly created awareness of the profound effects contraceptives can have on your health.” — DR. ALAN CHRISTIANSON, New York Times bestselling author of The Adrenal Reset Diet and The Metabolism Reset Diet “Beyond the Pill is a book every mother should gift her daughter, for every daughter to read and pass it on to another woman. Even though the unravelling side effects of birth control are troubling, the book empowers with protocols to naturally regain our womanhood, and periods.” — MAGDALENA WSZELAKI, Author of Cooking for Hormone Balance and founder of www.HormonesBalance.com “As a PCOS advocate, I highly recommend Beyond the Pill if you’re considering taking birth control or transitioning off. Dr. Brighten has provided the most comprehensive patient guide regarding birth control. Before you start, continue, or stop birth control you need to read this book.” — DR. FIONA MCCULLOCH, Bestselling author of 8 Steps to Reverse PCOS “Dr. Brighten’s book Beyond the Pill is a beacon of hope for every woman searching for a way off hormonal birth control. Written by a doctor who really knows her stuff, it’s a must-read in this important time of change for women’s health.” — DR. LARA BRIDEN, Bestselling author of Period Repair Manual “An innovative approach to women’s hormone health! You do not need to depend on hormonal birth control to optimize your hormones. You can begin to transform your hormones and live a better life with the protocols in Beyond the Pill.” — AMY MYERS MD, Author of the New York Times bestsellers The Autoimmune Solution and The Thyroid Connection “As a functional medicine practitioner, I have seen the havoc birth control pills can wreak on a women’s health. Dr. Brighten steps up with this stellar, practical guide and takes the guesswork out by delivering an easy to follow 30 day protocol to start reclaiming your health.” — DR. WILL COLE, Leading functional medicine expert and author of Ketotarian

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Book SynopsisWhether walking clients through a new program, guiding an audience through a presentation, or helping our children to kick a ball, every day we share knowledge with others. But very few of us have been taught how to teach! Stop Talking, Start Influencing draws on the author's 15 years of experience in neuroscience and education to outline 12 principles of how people learn. The result is a book that shows readers how to impart knowledge to others so that it sticks with and truly influences them.

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Book SynopsisExplore and embrace all parts of yourself with the help of the mental health self-care practice of shadow work so you can dig deeper into discovering who you are and pursue a happier, more fulfilled life.Shadow work—the process of exploring your pain, trauma, and imperfections—is a powerful tool to help you embrace and accept yourself, even the parts that are difficult.The Shadow Work Workbook gives you everything you need to get started with a clear explanation of what shadow work is, how it works, and how it helps you, as well as guided meditations and accompanying journal prompts and affirmations to walk you through your own shadow work. Written by licensed therapist Jor-El Caraballo, this book is the perfect companion for your self-exploration journey.

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Book SynopsisReclaim your power from narcissists, manipulators, and other toxic people.If you're a highly sensitive person, or identify as an "empath," you may feel easily overwhelmed by the world around you, suffer from "people-pleasing," experience extreme anxiety or stress in times of conflict, or even take on the emotions of others. Due to your naturally giving nature, you may also be a target for narcissists and self-centered individuals who seek to exploit others for their own gain. So, how can you protect yourself?In The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide to Dealing with Toxic People, you'll learn evidence-based skills grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you recognize and shut down the common manipulation tactics used by toxic people, such as gaslighting, stonewalling, projection, covert put-downs, and love bombing. You'll also discover targeted tips to protect yourself from the five main types of toxic people: Garden-variety boundary-steppers Crazymakers and attention-seekers Emotional vampires Narcissists Sociopaths and psychopaths Finally, you'll learn how to heal from toxic or narcissistic abuse, and find strategies for establishing healthy boundaries and a strong sense of self. If you're an HSP who is ready to take a stand against the toxic people in your life, this book has everything you need to survive and thrive.

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Book SynopsisHave you ever seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find nothing? Hallucinations don't belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. In some conditions, hallucinations can lead to religious epiphanies or even the feeling of leaving one's own body. Humans have always sought such life-changing visions, and for thousands of years have used hallucinogenic compounds to achieve them. In Hallucinations, with his usual elegance, curiosity, and compassion, Dr Oliver Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what hallucinations tell us about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every culture's folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination is present in us all, a vital pTrade Review‘Oliver Sacks is a neurologist, a man of humane eloquence, and a genuine communicator’ Observer‘Sacks writes, basically, adventure stories, accounts of voyages into the unexplained territory of the brain. In doing so, he reveals a landscape far more complex and strange than anything we could infer from our daily interactions’ Sunday Times‘Sacks is above all a clinician, and writes with compassion and clarity . . . The result is a sort of humane discourse on the fragility of our minds, of the bodies that give rise to them, and of the world they create for us’ Daily Telegraph‘In measured prose with a blessed lack of jargon, Sacks explores the ingenuity with which individuals cope with bizarre neurological conditions . . . humane, empathic, he is the doctor you would want’ Independent‘Oliver Sacks has become the world’s best-known neurologist. His case studies of broken minds offer brilliant insight into the mysteries of consciousness’ Guardian'Sacks is at his most engaging when he brings the ostensibly strange into the realm of normality . . . This is where Sacks triumphs. Not just in the clarity with which he teaches us about the obscure phenomology of the human brain, but in the light his writings casts on even our most ordinary experiences.' Daily Telegraph‘The king of pop-neurology reveals how almost all of us have hallucinations’ GQ‘It’s a feat to bring any specialty in medicine vividly to life, and to do so without relinquishing the sensitivity and empathy that characterise the best doctors is something that few achieve. Oliver Sacks has managed it throughout his career . . . Affable, affectionate, respectful and smart, Sacks could be the David Attenborough of the human mind.’ Independent on Sunday'An enthralling, often guiltily comic insight into the pecularities the brain can conjure.' Irish Examiner'Oliver Sacks is a graceful, lucid and elegant prose stylist. Though perhaps above all, he is the witty, warm, humble and deeply compassionate explorer of how our brains influence our world . . . fascinating.' Lady'Hallucinations is an absorbing study of an exotic subject . . . Hallucinatory literature is either transgressive or presented as a search for enlightenment. This new volume sits elegantly between the two extremes and is more rewarding than either - a continuing investigation into what makes us human.' Literary Review'The greatest living ethnographer of those fascinating tribes qho live on the outer and still largely unchartered shores of the land of Mind-and-Brain.' Observer'A very human insight into what happens when our brains go awry.' Psychologies'Sacks writes in the the great tradition of literary doctors. He is humane, relaxed and amused, and loved a good anecdote.' Spectator'Startling and intriguing' Sunday Times‘No more enlightening science book has appeared this year . . . Miss this at your peril.’ Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 'A superb synthesis of the literature on these arresting, disturbing and sometimes terrifying phenomena, and a profound work of humanity.' TLS'Fascinating' * The Times *‘Wide-ranging, compassionate and ultimately revelatory . . . Hallucinations is the keystone of the amazing edifice that is this remarkable thinker’s oeuvre.’ Will Self, GuardianSacks's trip through the world of hallucinations - and his own LSD experiences - explains some of the mesmerising ways our brains can deceive us -- Best Books of 2013 * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisIn The Ikigai Journey, authors Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles take their international bestseller Ikigai: the Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life a step further by showing you how to find your own ikigai through practical exercises, such as employing new habits and stepping outside your comfort zone.Ikigai is the place where our passion (what we love), mission (what we hope to contribute), vocation (the gifts we have to offer the world) and profession (how our passions and talents can become a livelihood) converge, giving us a personal sense of meaning. This book helps you bring together all of these elements so that you can enjoy a balanced life.Our ikigai is very similar to change: it is a constant that transforms depending on which phase of life we are in. Our "reason for being" is not the same at 15 as it is at 70. Through three sections, this book helps you to accept and embrace that—acting as a tool to revolutionize your future by helping you to understand the past, so you can enjoy your present. Section 1: Journey Through the Future: Tokyo (a symbol of modernity and innovation) Section 2: Journey Through the Past: Kyoto (an ancient capital moored in tradition) Section 3: Journey Through the Present: Ise (an ancient shrine that is destroyed and rebuilt every twenty years) Japan has one of the longest life spans in the world, and the greatest number of centenarians—many of whom cite their strong sense of ikigai as the basis for their happiness and longevity. Unlike many "self-care" practices, which require setting aside time in an increasingly busy world, the ikigai method helps you find peace and fulfillment in your busy life.Trade Review"From the authors of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life comes a sequel that goes beyond the concept of understanding and empowering all aspects of ikigai (one's purpose in life)…Beneficial for readers who find the concept of ikigai intriguing." -- Library Journal"I can HIGHLY recommend getting this book yourself…it's full of in-depth activities and questions that will really make you re-think your life, no matter what stage of self-development you're at." --The Travel Tester blog"Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, The Ikigai Journey is thoroughly 'reader friendly' in tone and narrative style--making it an ideal and enduringly popular addition to community, college, and university library Self-Help/Self-Improvement collections." --Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWise Power is a radical revisioning of menopause as an awakening to the kind of power we need today, for the sake of the world. - Lynne Twist, global visionary, co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance and bestselling author It’s more than time that women began having new conversations about menopause, telling each other stories about beginnings, not endings. Wise Power is a rich, inspiring and practical guide to navigating this time of bone-deep metamorphosis – a thoughtfully crafted map charting the new opportunities ushered in by this profound initiatory experience. - Sharon Blackie, author of 'Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life' Fizzing with potent wisdom. This is the book on the menopause I’ve been waiting for: straight talking, courageous, initiatory and wise, wise, wise. - Lucy H. Pearce, author of 'Moon Time', 'Burning Woman' and 'Medicine Woman' At once tender and intimate, fierce and clear-eyed, Wise Power is a bounty of rich observations and story-telling that leads us through the labyrinth of menopause: that is, the years of perimenopause through to postmenopause. With robust truth telling, loving kindness and embodied wisdom, Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer have brought forth a map of menopause that is fresh, original and revolutionary. If you’re up for a deep dive into the power inherent in the menopause transition and keen to take charge of your bumpy journey to mature self-knowledge, Wise Power is your book. - Jane Bennett, creator of Celebration Day for Girls and co-author of 'About Bloody Time'Reading the book Wise Power is an experience of feeling deeply seen, affirmed and honoured. As the authors, with breathtaking clarity, both practically and spiritually, guide us through the phases of the menopause transition, we are drawn back into an intimacy with the unfathomable rhythms that move us. An antidote to dusty hand-me-down ignorance, this book offers us a profound framework for reclaiming menopause as a spiritual death/rebirth initiation, as well as generous guidance for how to navigate each phase of the process. - Chameli Gad Ardagh, founder of AwakeningWomen.comThis book is essential. Finally a map and a guide for one of life’s greatest initiations and greatest confusions for women. No longer shrouded in shadow, the path becomes one of courage and beauty, letting go and allowing. Instead of holding on to what we know, we are shown how to understand a level of spiritual emergence that can and should transform our lives into expressions of personal sovereignty and authority. What a blessing of a book. - Clare Dubois, founder of Treesisters (treesisters.org) This is a magnificent book, possibly the one we’ve all been waiting for. For so many of us the only stories about menopause have been negative. Wise Power tells the real story: why we “suffer” and what to do about it. Woven through with many illuminating experiences, it reframes menopause, creating a new language and a map, offering a deeper understanding of the spiritual and psychological transformation that’s happening. - Jane Hardwicke Collings, Women’s Mysteries teacher and founder of the School of Shamanic WomancraftMy menopause has been a deep, challenging and yet wonderful journey for me, my husband and our relationship; my “menopausal bend” as I call it. This book is a radical, liberating reframing of menopause that will support you in the transformative alchemy of this era of your life, or of your woman’s life. Alexandra and Sjanie bring wisdom and fierce humanity to whatever they touch, including this fiery topic which is, at last, beginning to be acknowledged as the powerful and demanding rite of passage that it is. - Susannah Darling Khan, author and co-founder of Movement MedicineA compassionate and unflinching guide to the spiritual journey through menopause which Alexandra and Sjanie so rightly identify as the 'most creative and satisfying period of our lives'. - Lara Briden, author of 'Hormone Repair Manual: Every Woman’s Guide to Healthy Hormones After 40'Sjanie and Alexandra are women of power and have the deep heart wisdom to use it wisely for the good of all. Wise Power is a necessity if we are to evolve as a species, and the knowledge and experience contained in this book are surely a part of creating it. - Ya’Acov Darling Khan, Shaman, author and co-founder of Movement Medicine Wise Power reveals menopause as a time of awakening and spiritual activation. Like an elder sister, Wise Power guides us through the five stages of the menopausal initiation so that we may celebrate our well-earned wisdom and timeless beauty. - Tami Lynn Kent, author of 'Wild Feminine', 'Wild Creative' and 'Mothering from Your Center'In Wise Power, Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer invite perimenopausal, menopausal and postmenopausal women into a space of wisdom, empathy, rich stories, community and pragmatic resources. Thus equipped, we find ourselves more enriched, soothed, inspired and aligned with the Good Mystery that is Life. - Dr Claudia Welch, author of 'Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life'This book is a gift that takes you to a much-needed menopause pulpit where – if you’re open and brave enough not to believe the cultural narrative that demonizes menopause – you’ll find a transformational path to menopause awaits and that this is truly a time of great awakening. As I read this book, I found myself cheering “Yes! Yes! Yes!”, thrilled to see the importance of rest and related topics stressed throughout, and convinced that the menopause “medicine” you will discover is exactly what is needed right now. When this wise power is known and embodied, your life, and the world, will change for the better. - Karen Brody, author of 'Daring to Rest: Reclaim Your Power with Yoga Nidra Rest Meditation' Wise Power is essential medicine for this time. As I read it, every cell in my body, down to my marrow, said “Yes!” The beauty of this book is that it speaks to healing the deeply ingrained and implicit biases of the patriarchal cultures that so many of us were raised within. And also to healing the violence of ageism, which is particularly acute for women. Simultaneously, it lifts up the lived experience of power, creativity and wisdom that elder women are invited to own; the power and creativity that has in the past led people through catastrophic situations – both environmental and social. Now, as we face a confluence of emergencies that threaten the very future of our species, it’s vital that we do the inner work this book invites us to. We may then fully own the power, insight and wisdom that nature has gifted to us, to step boldly and purposefully into the callings of this time. - Nina Simons, co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer, Bioneers, and author of 'Nature, Culture & the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership' Wise Power is an initiation into the profound power and wisdom of menopause. This book is incredibly timely and I have no doubt it will completely shift our view of menopause, which has traditionally been seen as an affliction we must simply suffer through. It is the handbook needed to rewrite the story of menopause, and I truly believe that if you follow the guidance offered within its pages, you will experience immense benefits. - Nicole Jardim, author of 'Fix Your Period'Dreading or struggling with menopause? Wise Power embraces the richness of this phase that so many experience as challenging. Brought to life with women’s stories, it offers a clear map of the territory with practical suggestions for navigating your way through. I found so much that resonated with my own experience and revelled in Wise Power’s reclaiming and celebrating this potent time. - Kim McCabe, founder of Rites for Girls CIC and author of 'From Daughter to Woman'This is a timely self-help book that breaks the taboos and makes menopause part of a wider conversation. - The Lady magazineWise Power is packed full of accessible practical tools and techniques to help you on this important phase of life. A spiritual new take on this impactable stage of life. - OM Yoga MagazineEven though menopause is a natural part of a woman's life, it can feel daunting and overwhelming. Understanding your body is the best way to navigate this phase and a new book, Wise Power… by Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, is all about redefining menopause as a sacred rite of passage that can awaken greater power and wisdom. - Spirit & DestinyAt long last, a wise and timely book that will forever change your view of the menopause as a moment of positive transformation, and not an embarrassment to be denied or medicated. Women of every age: get hold of a copy of Wise Power and embrace its central message that the change is a change for the better, when you finally discover yourself, and all your vast potential, and truly hit your stride. - Lynne McTaggart, internationally bestselling author of The Power of Eight, The Field, The Intention Experiment and The Bond

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