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A richly rewarding guide for women stepping into their full feminine powerPre-patriarchal cultures revered the passage from youth to maturity as a part of nature's cycle. Yet, today's society has largely severed women from this connection, asking them to remain young, pretty, and disconnected from their inner sacredness. Maiden to Mother offers a desperately needed pathway out of infantilization and disempowerment and into soul-sourced sovereign wholeness. Through story, ritual, and teaching, Wilson ushers women through the ancient passage of the immature "Maiden" phase of life and guides us through the crucial initiation into the archetypal Mother-the powerful, safe, compassionate, full-bloom feminine life force that exists within all of us. The Mother is every woman's birthright, regardless of whether or not she raises children. It is an embodiment of who we needed as a child, who we were meant to be in this life, and who the world needs us to be now.Here, we are invited to dismantle our internalized conditioning with its false, constricting standards for the feminine, so that we may live with authenticity and feast on the richness of life. "Midlife is not, as our culture proposes, where a woman's power ends," says Wilson, "but where it really begins."

A unique offering teaching how tarot is more than just a party trick, but a fundamental tool for empowered healing and personal growthAre you longing to rewrite your narrative, find your purpose, and pursue it with confidence? Do you seek a grounded approach to connecting to your intuition, being seen, heard, and heart-led? "Anyone interested in falling in love with their mind, body, and spirit should look to the tarot," says intuitive healer and tarot reader Kate Van Horn. "Tarot has an uncanny knack for illuminating what already exists in our energies, bodies, and intuitions. When harnessed, it can serve as a helpful tool for empowered healing."The Inner Tarot isn't just a book about how to read the cards. It's a guidebook for those ready to embark on a healing journey equipped with tools to help them foster their intuition, own their stories, and harness their soul's purpose. Just like a deck of tarot cards, the book is divided into two parts. Part 1 is a primer, offering high-level information for readers on what tarot cards are, their history, how to read them confidently, and reading as a ritual. Part 2 will guide the reader through individual card interpretations as well as thought-provoking, heart-opening exercises intended to facilitate healing and teach resilience. Readers will discover a new approach to self-inquiry, a new depth in their experience, pride in their personal story, and an empowered approach to their communication.

Supercharge your manifestation practice with this practical guide for invoking the help and guidance of the Universe."Why can't I make manifestation work?" Many people struggle with this question in their practice-and the answer, says expert teacher Tammy Mastroberte, is they're trying to do it alone. "The key," she says, "is to put down the stressful burden of changing your reality by yourself, and place the Universe in charge."In The Higher Help Method, Mastroberte affirms the Universe will support you to create what you want-or something even more incredible. To access the full potential of manifestation, you must learn to invoke the aid and wisdom of the divine with confidence, receptivity, and trust. Here, she shares her tried-and-true system for framing your intentions with clarity, calling in specialized higher help, recognizing guidance as it appears around you, and following the Universe's lead. Then she dives deeper with specific tools such as custom prayers, exercises, crystals, and rituals for manifesting in seven key areas: money and abundance, health and healing, emotional well-being, relationships, career, parenting, and spiritual connection."The Universe always responds when you ask for help," says Mastroberte. "When you learn to trust it as a partner, creating positive change becomes easier, more effective, and much more fun." Here is an indispensable guide for becoming a cocreator of your reality, supported by divine forces to consciously create a life you love.

Explore the language of openhearted feeling to live as your full embodied self and access the most powerful parts of your life."Most of us weren't taught how to feel-in fact, we were taught not to feel," says author and spiritual teacher Alexandra Roxo. "The more we try to control or retreat from feeling, the more we shrink away from some of the greatest parts of being a human: crying, laughing, creating, taking risks, and loving."Dare to Feel explores the language of feeling and heart-opening as a transformational path, showing you that the key to connecting with yourself, others, and the world is turning toward feelings you once avoided. Through personal stories, poems, rituals, and reflective exercises, Alexandra explains how to start tapping into your spectrum of feeling in a safe and loving way. You'll learn how you were conditioned to close down in the first place and why you continue. Then you'll go on a journey of opening and feeling exploration-and discover how to engage with tough emotions like shame, pity, grief, and regret. As you see how the loving threads of your life intertwine, your heart will expand in ways you haven't known since childhood. It takes courage to shed our armor-to stop checking out, overthinking, grabbing for phones, or running for the door. Yet the effort is worth it. "It is when you dare to feel, even when it hurts, that you open the heart and soul," says Alexandra. "You become the sculptor of your reality and free yourself to experience all your life can be."

Olive feels conflicting emotions. As she sorts through her feelings, she learns it's OK to feel lots of ways-all at once. In this illustrated picture book, Olive experiences contradictory emotions. The first day of school is exciting but also scary. When she attends a friend's birthday party, she is both delighted for him but also disappointed that the presents aren't for her. And when she thinks about her little sister, she's both glad and mad-for lots of reasons!In Olive All at Once, our title character helps young readers explore the sometimes-contradictory ways they feel about various events in their lives, both big and small. Building social-emotional intelligence in children helps them to allow all of their emotions to coexist inside them. It's part of being human to feel many different ways-all at the same time-and it's totally OK.

Can we shift our habit of withdrawing from life to avoid suffering? A New York Times bestselling author shares a powerful new approach.With the avalanche of information we get every day, closing down our minds and hearts seems to be the only way to survive. We close to ourselves by compulsively checking our devices. We close to each other by getting caught in echo chambers of outrage. But what if there's another way? What if being more open to life is actually what brings us sanity and happiness? In this climate of distraction and division, Nate Klemp's Open offers a path back to a way of living that is expansive, creative, and filled with wonder.Drawing on personal stories, scientific findings, and traditional wisdom, Klemp explores why we close down when faced with stressors or threats-then reveals why training ourselves to fully engage even with discomfort, pain, and sadness leads to greater well-being in the long run. Here, you'll explore the many approaches to opening (such as psychedelic-assisted therapy, open meditation, and letting go), guidance for maintaining healthy boundaries while opening, antidotes to the social pressures that cause us to dehumanize others, practical tools for choosing to welcome any experience in the moment, and much more."We've made the path to a happier life overly complicated," says Klemp. "Yet each time we choose to engage instead of avoid, our mind expands. We find we can hold it all-anxiety, bliss, outrage, and feelings of genuine kindness. This is the magic of opening."

Liberating meditation practices designed to invoke profound compassion for humanity and the struggles that divide us.Many of us have been conditioned to think about justice as something to be sought only externally, a cause to fight for in the world. But what if instead of looking outside ourselves, we start within? With Joyfully Just, we are invited on a transformative journey that brings our inner world into liberating reflection and radically reframes the way we think about privilege, oppression, and equality.With her empowering new book, Dr. Kamilah Majied shares many of the insights and experiences that gave rise to her leadership as a joyful champion of contemplative approaches to mental health and social justice. Joyfully Just offers Dr. Majied's inspiring and unique approach to facing injustice by embodying joy and allowing playful curiosity to guide us. Readers are enveloped in an intimate experience where they are encouraged to play with ways of being just towards themselves and extend that playful engagement to friends, family, social settings, and the natural environment. Woven with threads of timeless wisdom, Joyfully Just illustrates a profound vision of what is possible. "We are all learners and teachers," Dr. Majied says, "and by engaging with these practices, we are able to access the freedom that comes with tearing off the restrictive garments of privilege and internalized oppression as we allow our hearts, minds, and souls to be liberated and unafraid in the world."

Experience Life Beyond Fear and Self-Doubt Self-confidence is a theme of universal appeal-and for a good reason. When you have genuine confidence, you take action on your goals, have empowered relationships, and feel better about yourself. Others see you as more competent, likeable, and trustable, and this opens many doors in life.In Wise Confidence, Giovanni Dienstmann brings a refreshing approach to the topic, teaching us a how to transform the core of self-doubt into self-belief, so that our confidence becomes stronger and more unshakable. Rather than rely on quick fixes and motivational platitudes, this comprehensive book brings together lessons from psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and mindfulness into a practical framework of self-empowerment. Wise Confidence is an invitation for you to develop confidence from the inside out. It is confidence without the shadows of conceit, arrogance, and toxicity. Dienstmann guides us through dozens of exercises and meditations targeted at developing the five elements of self-confidence: self-belief, courage, optimism, integrity, and determination. You will also learn how to break free from past conditioning, find your core strengths, develop willpower, face fear, set boundaries, and effectively manage negative emotions.

Apolo Ohno shares his most valuable lessons for overcoming challenges with resilience, creativity, and purpose.In speed skating, a hard pivot is an aggressive shift of direction that requires courage, practice, and split-second timing. For Apolo Ohno, the most frightening hard pivot of his life didn't happen on the ice-but rather, when he had to hang up his skates for good. "After my final Olympics, I felt confused, vulnerable, and adrift without purpose," he says. "Yet that's when I realized my experiences had given me something much more valuable than medals and memories. I had tools I could use to shift my life in a new direction-and most importantly, these were tools anyone could benefit from."With Hard Pivot, Apolo combines practical guidance, personal stories, and deep insights from the psychology of success into a resource to help you through challenging times. Here he shares his most valuable lessons and tools, condensed into the Five Golden Principles:. Gratitude: A daily practice to help you maintain perspective, cultivate empathy, and alleviate stress. Giving: How to elevate your life's purpose by offering your time, attention, and resources to others. Grit: Exercises to build mental stamina, resilience, and toughness to persevere through hard times. Gearing Up: Ways to prepare yourself to meet the unknown with flexibility and grace. Go: Develop the courage to take risks, learn from success and failure, and come back strongerWhen life drastically changes-whether by choice or circumstance-the hardest part is often letting go of what was familiar and stable. Yet in Hard Pivot, Apolo provides the tools and inspiration to create a new life filled with greater purpose, wisdom, and joy. "You can trust yourself," he writes. "You can lean into the curve, pick up momentum, and speed down the track to success. In that pivotal moment, you might even find that you're having the most fun you've ever had. You're in flow. You're enjoying your precious life. And you're winning."

Unshackle your mind and claim your spiritual birthright of freedom, wholeness, and joy through the perennial wisdom of ancient yogaThere's a reason that the Vedas, a 5,000-year-old collection of celebrated verses from ancient India, have given rise to several world religions and influenced Western thinkers from Emerson to Ram Dass-they provide us with a uniquely accessible and effective path to liberation and sovereignty. With Sovereign Self, Acharya Shunya shares a groundbreaking guide to the wisdom of these classic texts so that each of us may emancipate ourselves from restrictive belief systems and discover our true nature-that which is always whole, joyful, and free. As the first female lineage holder in a 2,000-year-old line of spiritual teachers, Shunya provides a rare opportunity to receive these authentic teachings from a genuine Vedic master-one with a distinctly down-to-earth, feminine flavor who never lets us forget that our humanity is to be embodied and enjoyed. Throughout Sovereign Self, Shunya adeptly guides us through the core concepts and practices of the Vedas, demystifying and contextualizing sacred concepts for modern life. In this masterful guide, you'll explore:. Beginning the journey to radical self-acceptance-recognize your innate worth and wholeness . How we create our own prisons of shame, compulsion, blame, and obsession-and how you can begin to break free . Learning to embody personal autonomy in your life and relationships . Clear advice from a Vedic master for avoiding countless obstacles on the path to liberation-from spiritual bypassing to the true meaning of guru . Original meditations and contemplative practices taken directly from Shunya's 2000-year-old lineage . How to wake up from being a "sleepwalker" and find authentic freedom, everlasting joy, and unshakable sovereignty Filled with hidden insights and engaging guidance, Sovereign Self will help you awaken and recognize your potential to be joyful, resourceful, abundant, limitlessly expansive, and sovereign.

Profound empathy. Clear insight. A gift for healing. These are just some of the talents of the "spiritually sensitive" person-yet these apparent blessings can often become a source of loneliness, self-doubt, and limitation. Belonging Here is a lifesaving book that shows how our spiritual gifts become entryways into both the depths of human connection and our innermost selves.Written by one spiritual sensitive for another, Belonging Here draws from Dr. Blackstone's personal story as well as her 30-year psychotherapy practice, which has focused on teaching clients how to integrate personal healing and spiritual awakening through an embodied approach she calls the Realization Process. Join this pioneering teacher to explore five of the most common challenges of the spiritually sensitive, along with exercises and meditations for living mindfully and compassionately with each, including:. Thin Skin-how to create strong but permeable boundaries between ourselves and the external environment. Landing on Earth-staying grounded within the whole of one's body by mending inner fragmentation. Hearing the Cries of the World-how to open to our own joy even as we respond to the suffering in the world around us. Shape Shifters-removing the protective masks of the false personality. The Stranger-how to make the return from self-exile to self-acceptanceYou can live authentically in a world that once seemed alien. You can find happiness and acceptance where isolation and confusion have reigned. You can come home at last, with Belonging Here.

A sacred healing journey to awaken the boundless power of your words, thoughts, and voice. Includes guided audio practices."The medicine of Grace is sound," says gina Breedlove. "Sound is an immediate point of entry to the mind, body, and spirit, and has been sourced as a healing modality since humans appeared on the earth." With The Vibration of Grace, this extraordinary teacher and healer shares a sweeping, glorious guide to help you invoke the power of sound as a vehicle of love and liberation-for yourself and your loved ones, and in service to our world.Guided by a sacred presence she has known all her life as Grace, Breedlove has spent decades exploring the many ways sound and vibration can enable us to grow, heal, and connect. Here she shares profound insights, heart-opening stories, and clear instruction for rituals and daily practices, including:. Identifying your soul tone-how to locate and work with the vibrational presence that is uniquely "you". The language of healing-invoking the sacred energy of words to create, bless, and transform. Soul retrieval-a time-honored ritual to release stored fear and free up your energetic resources. Grief letting-powerful practices to witness, move through, and transform grief into healing energy, by yourself or in groups. Ways to overcome the cultural shaming that causes you to repress your voice and self-expression. Self-care tools, including daily sound rituals and medicine bath practices. Resources to support your journey-including links to Breedlove's guided recordings for each ritualThe Vibration of Grace shows us the power of sound has no limit. We can use it to harmonize with the wisdom of our ancestors, communicate with our body and soul, resonate with divine truth that disrupts systems of tyranny, and add our strength to the chorus that sings of a new and better world to come. "Let the space between us be open and blessed," says gina Breedlove. "May your ancestors and mine guide us through each ritual, to a place of sovereignty and dominion over our lives."

An inviting guide to nondual awakening that is fully embodied, deeply connected, and available in every momentThe Fullness of the Ground distills Dr. Judith Blackstone's decades of teaching into the essentials of the nondual spiritual path. Embodied nondual realization can have a profound effect on your senses, your experience of your own authentic existence, and your relationships and ability to love.The first part of this guide introduces the lived experience of nondual awakening as the uncovering of a subtle, fundamental consciousness that pervades your body and environment-the ground of your individual wholeness, the fullness of your embodied being, and unity with everything around you. The second part shares Dr. Blackstone's signature path to nondual awakening, the Realization Process®, with effective practices for recognizing, embodying, and stabilizing nondual realization. And the third part describes ways to bring this awareness into your daily life and relationships. In practicing this work, you will learn how to: . Deepen your connection with your body, your breath, and your environment. Attune to fundamental consciousness at any time, in any setting. Awaken to a stable realization of nonduality. Cultivate happiness, authenticity, and presenceThis guide offers a powerful yet accessible invitation to experience the essential oneness that underlies all life.

A Buddhist Lama and intersectional thought leader shares a guide for those who would dream a more just, ethical world into being.Saints, spiritual warriors, bodhisattvas, tzaddikim-no matter how they are named in a given tradition, they all share a profound wish to free others from suffering. Saints are not unattainable beings of stained glass or carved stone. "Saints are ordinary and human, doing things any person can learn to do," teaches Lama Rod Owens. "Our era calls for saints who are from this time and place, speak the language of this moment, and integrate both social and spiritual liberation. I believe we all can and must become New Saints."With The New Saints, Lama Rod shares a guidebook for becoming an effective agent of justice, peace, and change. Combining personal stories, traditional teachings, and instructions for contemplative and somatic practices, he shares inspiring resources for self-exploration and wise action. Each chapter reinforces the truth of our interdependency-allowing us to be of service to the collective well-being, access the unseen realms of divine guidance and strength, and call on the support of the countless beings who share our struggles and hopes.The status quo of our society is crumbling, and rightly so. But what future will emerge to replace it? "There's nothing like crisis to wake us up and force us to get serious about change," says Lama Rod. "Ancient, powerful magic is returning. With the end of the lies of the old world comes the awakening of truth." For those who have the willingness to allow our hearts to break, disrupt systems of violence, and let deep, authentic care guide our actions instead of fear and hate, here is a clarion call for becoming a spiritual warrior-a human refreshed, serving a vision of a world shaped by love.

The fascinating quest of a New York Times contributor to follow Mahatma Gandhi's code of ethics in modern times-and to discover what it actually takes to "Be the change you want to see in the world"Mahatma Gandhi championed truth and nonviolence, led the struggle for India's independence, and staunchly stood up for the marginalized. "When I despair," he said, "I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won." In Becoming Gandhi, veteran journalist and author Perry Garfinkel sets out on a three-year quest to examine how Gandhi's ideals have held up in a world beset by troubling trends. "As I saw myself and society moving further away from a moral point of view," Garfinkel states, "I wanted to see if an ordinary person living in the 21st century could, like Gandhi, follow a morally driven game plan." While tracing Gandhi's legacy through India, England, South Africa, and even American communities where his spirit endures, Garfinkel attempts to follow six of the key principles that guided the Mahatma's life:. Truth-Practicing honesty in thoughts, words, and actions in an increasingly artificial world. Nonviolence-Choosing peace in our words, behavior, and even choice of entertainment. Vegetarianism-The complex ethics of deciding what we put in our mouths. Simplicity-How to find practical antidotes to conspicuous consumer culture. Faith-Exploring the meaning of our lives and our relationship with what we cannot know. Celibacy (wait, really?)-The search for a moral path between permissiveness and abstinenceTo many, Gandhi was a beacon of hope; to others, a lightning rod for controversy. As Perry Garfinkel found, walking (and even stumbling) in Gandhi's footsteps can reveal how we each have a role to play in creating a more compassionate, peaceful world. "Being Gandhi is unattainable," Garfinkel observes. "But becoming more Gandhi-like will continue to engage me as long as I live. How about you?"

Enduring and accessible advice for living with wisdom and compassion¿and meeting the end of life with courage and peace Through countless editions and across centuries, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has drawn readers intrigued by the Tibetan Buddhist view of the end of life. In a world that often ignores death or hides it from view, Tibetan Buddhists acknowledge it as the last of a countless series of endings in this lifetime. And after each ending comes a new beginning. The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners draws on this timeless wisdom to help readers today live with more joy and approach the end with more ease. Lama Lhanang Rinpoche, born and raised in Tibet and now teaching in the United States and internationally, partners with student and meditation teacher Mordy Levine to share teachings inspired by The Tibetan Book of the Dead. They make clear that "how we live is how we will die." The book explores karma, impermanence, the bardos (or the "in-between"), and what happens next, sharing accessible practices to cultivate wisdom and compassion along the way. With empathy and warmth, Lama Lhanang and Levine offer support for readers grappling with their own mortality and those caring for loved ones transitioning from this lifetime. The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners helps readers cultivate courage and embrace the unknown¿not just in the final days, but every day.

A Revolutionary Guide for Understanding and Changing the Way We ConnectEmpathy is undergoing a new evolution. In a global culture, we can no longer afford to identify only with people who seem to be a part of our group. "We are all connected on a neurobiological level far more than we have previously realized," says Dr. Helen Riess. "Consciously or not, we are in constant, natural resonance with one another's feelings."With The Empathy Effect, Dr. Riess shares a definitive resource on empathy: the science behind how it works, new research on how empathy develops from birth to adulthood, and tools for building your capacity to create an authentic emotional connection with others in any situation. Here, she will guide you through her breakthrough E.M.P.A.T.H.Y.® program, a powerful seven-step system to learn how to:¿ Recognize and promote empathic behavior in yourself and others¿ Parent and teach empathy in kids-including guidance for every stage of development¿ Explore empathy through art and literature-and discover the power of creative expression to expand our emotional experience¿ Lead with empathy by combining compassion with efficiency through group empathy skills and shared mind intelligence¿ Reverse scapegoating by recognizing our shared humanity with those we usually keep at a distance"Nourishing empathy lets us help not just ourselves," says Dr. Riess, "but also everyone we interact with, whether for a moment or a lifetime." The Empathy Effect is a life-changing book that will revolutionize the way you understand yourself, relate to your loved ones, and connect to every person in your life.

A top conscious business consultant shares the essential inner skills you need to be a force for change-in your workplace and in the world.The way we do business is changing. Every day, we see new evidence that we've got to move away from the status quo that is burning out workers, enabling greed, and endangering our planet. Yet how do you develop the skills and practical tools to prioritize people, planet, and prosperity? "Everything starts with your inner game," teaches conscious business consultant Carley Hauck. "In this book, I'll share the most powerful methods I know for learning to fully embody your highest values, lead with compassion and generosity, and create soul-nourishing workplaces that become forces of good in the world."With Shine: Ignite Your Inner Game to Lead Consciously at Work and in the World, Hauck distills the research-based methods and game-changing skills she's brought to corporate settings such as LinkedIn, Pixar, Genentech, Clif Bar, and more. Here you'll learn tools and practices for cultivating the six "inner game skills" for conscious leadership:. Self-Awareness-understand your strengths, blind spots, motivations, and behaviors, and how these impact others. Emotional Intelligence-learn how to navigate challenging feelings and develop the qualities of empathy and attunement. Resilience-how to adapt gracefully to the constant state of change in business and the world. Love-lead from the heart, create a caring and collaborative workplace, and build lasting connections based on shared passion and ideals. Well-Being-self-care techniques to prevent burnout in the workplace and promote sustainability for the planet. Authenticity-embracing the shadow sides of yourself and your workplace through vulnerability, forgiveness, and trustLeadership in a conscious workplace is not just about CEOs and executives-everyone has a role to play to create a healthier, more equitable, earth-friendly way of doing business. "I want to support you in cultivating a strong, brilliant inner game that will help you inspire greater collaboration, innovation, and belonging," says Carley Hauck. "We need each other's support for a collective response to today's complexities. When we grow the qualities that allow us to shine from the inside out, we each contribute our light to the creation of a better world."

Disruptive practices to revolutionize your relationship with meditation and fully engage with the full breadth of your experience.Why do we meditate? The main reason most modern people start meditating is because it helps us feel better-reducing anxiety, improving sleep, decluttering the mind, and so forth. "But where does your meditation go when things go bad?" asks Andrew Holecek. "Where is your spirituality when 'rock meets bone,' as they say in Tibet-when the crap hits the fan?"Reverse Meditation is for anyone who wants to bring the challenges of life onto the path of awakening. When things get hard, it's time to turn your practice on its head-and throw out any assumption that meditation exists to insulate you from the confusion, difficulties, and uncertainty of life. "By putting your meditation into reverse," Holecek teaches, "you'll actually find yourself going forward. Step into your pain and you can step up your evolution."With his signature blend of depth and accessibility, Holecek invites you to explore: . Three core forms of meditation-mindfulness, open awareness, and the boundary-smashing reverse meditations . How to know when you're ready to engage with reverse meditation. On-the-spot practices for snapping into a meditative mindset in difficult situations . Contraction and expansion-how to dismantle habits of avoidance to become more open, resilient, and fully alive. How reverse meditation opens you to a direct experience of the fundamental perfection of reality-just as it is"These unique meditations are designed to reverse our relationship to unwanted experiences, which means going directly into them instead of avoiding them," says Andrew Holecek. "It's not an easy journey-yet this path leads to the discovery of unconditional happiness, basic goodness, and true freedom in the most turbulent situations."

A breakout teacher invites us to cast aside division to make room for fully engaged spirituality that heals through connection. If you've been on a spiritual path, doing the work of personal healing and transforming your relationship with yourself, that's amazing-but it's not enough. "It's not just about getting our needs met," says spiritual guide Sah D'Simone. "It's about what's best for everyone." In Spiritually, We, Sah teaches us to view others through the lens of our heart, radically improving how we relate to our friends, family, lovers, strangers-and even our "frenemies."Drawing from his own experiences of breaking boundaries and making connections-supported by contributions from scientists, communication experts, and other specialists-Sah shares a road map for becoming a healing presence in the world. He offers wisdom and tools to help you stop asking "why" and start asking "how," take radical ownership of your own actions, and break free from the mindset of separation to revolutionize your relationships. You'll cultivate confidence, calm, and compassion so you can relate to others through the most radiant, magnetic version of yourself. The culture of "us vs. them" divides us by sowing hatred and fear. Here is a bold and unapologetically loving guide for building a culture of enlightenment-in which we creatively transform our struggles into opportunities for awakening, evolution, community care, and actions for the benefit of all beings.

Discover Spiritual Minimalism: the "inside-out" path to getting rid of inner clutter and living a more fulfilled life. Everywhere you look, people in all walks of life are "going minimalist" and getting rid of their possessions. Yet as exciting as it can be to throw out half of your belongings, does it really bring happiness? As Light Watkins says: "If you're unhappy now, becoming a minimalist isn't likely to change that... unless you do the inner work to cultivate happiness on the inside." Light is famous for taking minimalism to the extreme-and now lives his whole life out of a single backpack. In Travel Light, he shares his surprising revelation that being a "spiritual minimalist" means you don't focus on material objects. What matters more than clearing out your closets is how much trust you have in your inner guidance. "Spiritual Minimalism is not about how much physical stuff you have," he says. "It's about how you communicate, incorporate service into your life, exercise, cook, clean, and express your love."Light shares his unique inside-out approach to minimalism using stories, anecdotes, and vignettes, along with real-world experiments and exercises that you can adapt to your own life. Here you'll learn how to:. Prioritize and cultivate inner happiness. Make the most important decisions from your heart. Get comfortable in the discomfort . Live as though there are no throwaway moments. Tap in to your curiosity as a gateway to your true path. The "freedom of choicelessness"-decluttering your life decisionsYou'll be invited to discover the joy of giving what you want to receive; following your curiosity; and living with a "clutter-free" approach to your choices, values, and life purpose. Implementing the principles of Spiritual Minimalism will get you aligned with your values and lead you to a life-changing adventure!

Make the most of your gifts as a sensitive, caring person with this weekly affirmation journal from the foremost expert on empaths.An affirmation can be your most potent ally for immediate self-care when you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck in negative thinking. "Affirmations are like friends you can call on when you need protection, grounding, a loving attitude adjustment, or a reminder of your strengths," says Dr. Judith Orloff. "For empaths and all caring people, they are a crucial element of self-care." With Affirmations for Empaths, this trusted empathy expert and "godmother of the empath movement" presents a new resource filled with her favorite affirmations to support sensitive people. Affirmations are powerful tools that can radically enhance the quality of your life-especially when used daily. Dr. Orloff offers key strategies for getting the most out of affirmations, with guidance for strengthening your intentions, reinforcing the energy of affirmations, and creatively personalizing your practice. You'll have 52 affirmations to explore, with space for weekly journaling, organized into eight topics:. Treasuring Yourself . Nurturing Vitality. Creating Wellness. Balancing Emotions. Building Healthy Relationships . Discovering Purpose & Work . Honoring Intuition. Finding Sanctuary "Words and beliefs contain energy," says Dr. Orloff. "Affirmations are energy shifters. They let you say no to any thoughts, habits, or beliefs that don't serve you." This journal offers simple, quick, and effective tools for supporting your empathic gifts of intuition, compassion, and joyous connection.

Discover the Proven "Low Drama, High Joy" Method for Productive, Empathy-Based Communication and Collaboration.Why do so many organizations, teams, couples, families, and groups who should be working together end up wasting energy on unproductive conflict? Even when everyone has the same general goals, what's often missing is a deeper alignment based on mutual trust, respect, and empathy. With Radical Alignment, top-level life and business coaches (and happily married couple) Alexandra Jamieson and Bob Gower share their potent method for helping groups to stop clashing and start working together-to jump from "we can't" to an enthusiastic "hell yes!"The essential tool at the heart of Radical Alignment is the All-In Method: a four-step approach to communication designed to increase clarity, minimize miscommunication, honor each person's individuality, and build a shared sense of trust and respect for long-term success. With easy-to-follow instruction, Jamieson and Gower bring you:. The Foundations of Great Communication-what works, what doesn't, and how to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your own style. The All-In Method-a step-by-step walk-through of this proven approach to getting into radical alignment with others. The Method in Action-examples and exercises for using the All-In Method at work, at home, and in any situation. Scripts, suggestions, guidance, and additional resources for making this a lifelong practice for greater connection and intimacy "We believe passionately that the world needs more aligned teams in our businesses, organizations, communities, families, and intimate partnerships," write the authors. "This means we need people who are able to have powerful and clear exchanges that build better connections." Radical Alignment brings you a "low drama, high joy" technique to transform the way you collaborate and communicate in every area of your life.

A world-renowned expert in lucid dreaming and Tibetan dream yoga guides us into the tradition's daytime practices, a complement to the nighttime practices taught in his previous book Dream Yoga.Most of us are absolutely certain that we're awake here and now-it's a given, right? Yet, according to Tibet's dream yoga tradition, ordinary waking life is no more real than the illusions of our nightly dreams.In his previous book Dream Yoga, Andrew Holecek guided us into Tibetan Buddhism's nocturnal path of lucid dreaming and other dimensions of sleeping consciousness. Now, with Dreams of Light, he offers us an in-depth, step-by-step guide to its daytime practices.Known as the "illusory form" practices, these teachings include insights, meditations, and actions to help us realize the dreamlike nature of our lives. Through an immersive exploration of the tradition, beginners and seasoned practitioners alike will learn everything they need to deeply transform both their sleeping and waking hours."If you've struggled to awaken in your dreams," teaches Holecek, "these techniques will often spark spontaneous lucidity during sleep. And if you're already a successful lucid dreamer, they will open you to new depths of experience throughout your day."For those wishing to explore Tibetan Buddhism's profound path for awakening to the true nature of reality-day or night-Dreams of Light shows us the way.

A counselor in the depth psychology tradition shows readers there's nothing to fear from anxiety"The Wisdom of Anxiety serves as a well-lit pathway to the truth of who we are and to how to navigate life when paralyzed by anxiety, depression, overwhelm, and a sense of hopelessness." -Alanis Morissette, singer-songwriterWork anxiety. Relationship anxiety. Social anxiety. World anxiety. Money anxiety. Health anxiety.How does reading those words make you feel?All too often, when we experience the things that give us anxiety, our first instinct is to try to run away or numb out from feeling them. But what if the unpleasant feelings you want to turn away from are actually vital sources of information about your well-being?In The Wisdom of Anxiety, counselor Sheryl Paul examines the deeper meaning of the racing thoughts, sweaty palms, and insomnia that accompany the uncertain moments of our lives. No one likes to feel anxiety-and yet, Paul asserts it can be a remarkably direct messenger of our subconscious. Here you will learn how you can pause and listen to your anxieties to discover inner truths that you've been avoiding.This lyrically written book not only considers the many forms anxieties can take, but also provides deep-dive practices for addressing them at their roots.Here you will learn: ? The nature of intrusive thoughts and how to manage them.? How to explore states of loneliness, apathy, regret, and shame without being caught up in them.? Feeling anxiety around feeling good? Discover why and what to do about it.? How to cultivate your own loving inner parent.? Why anxiety can arise from boredom and longing.? How to create healthy and meaningful personal rituals to relieve anxiety.? Navigating the many sources of anxiety in relationships.Whether it's worry around raising children, nervousness about world events, or any other way anxiety manifests, The Wisdom of Anxiety can help you uncover the true source of your discomfort and find the rich self-knowledge within.

NOTE: To access the audio practices that accompany this book, visit the URL located at the top of the Table of Contents page.An in-depth reference guide to the vast majority of Sanskrit posture names, terms, and chants used in yoga.Ashtanga. Adhomukhashvanasana, Chakra. Prana. The complex terminology of yoga can be overwhelming to someone new to the practice.For longtime Sanskrit and yoga scholar Nicolai Bachman, these words are not just foreign terms to be memorized and recited during practice. In The Language of Yoga, Bachman shows that each syllable is a door to deeper, richer engagement with yoga not only as a physical exercise, but as a living, vibrating connection to the life force of this tradition. Providing translation, cultural significance, and precise pronunciation for more than 200 illustrated asanas, The Language of Yoga is the definitive guide to the modern usage of Sanskrit. You will also discover:-Why the exploration of yoga philosophy complements and enriches the physical practice-Correct spelling and pronunciation of common terms you'll likely encounter in the studio-Mudras and chants for different life circumstances-Downloadable audio files for pronunciation of hundreds of terms and posture namesMore than just a supplement to your yoga practice, The Language of Yoga vividly illuminates an ancient system of sacred syllables that resonate deep in the subtle body. Whether you're a passionate enthusiast or a curious beginner, The Language of Yoga offers an invaluable reference guide for any explorer of the yogic path.