Recommended ...
In this section I will be recommending and reviewing various books, websites, CDs and DVDs. If you would like to recommend any for review then please contact me with the details. A lot of these items can be purchased from www.amazon.co.uk
Books
There are so many wonderful books out there, so turn off the television, make yourself a cup of herbal tea and curl up on the sofa, with some candles lit and enjoy these books and maybe you might just find some of the answers and guidance, you have been looking for.
Dr Cristiane Northrup – Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
The complete guide to creating physical and emotional health and healing
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom is a groundbreaking and inspiring healthcare guide for women of all ages. Dr Christiane Northrup, a holistic physician trained in obstetrics and gynaecology, explains the workings of the female body and guides you through a comprehensive list of women’s conditions and concerns. She powerfully demonstrates that when women listen to their body’s own wisdom or change the basic conditions of their lives that lead to health problems, they heal faster, more completely and with far fewer medical interventions.
A book all women should have in their health library.
Also available by Dr Northrup:
- The Wisdom of Menopause – The Complete Guide to creating physical and Emotional Health and Healing
Another must-have book for women.
David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. – The Instinct to Heal
Curing stress, anxiety, and depression without drugs and without talk therapy
A unique book, as confirmed by the following:
"This book, the translation into meaningful clinical insights and practice, bears the unmistakable signature of Dr Servan-Schreiber’s unique abilities and voice, which echo with humor, wisdom, and compassion"Jonathan D. Cohen, M.D., Ph. D., Director of the Center for the Study of Brain, Mind, and Behavior at Princeton University
Also check-out: www.nofreudnoprozac.com
Carl Honore’ – In Praise of Slow
How a Worldwide movement is challenging the Cult of Speed
"...this book is a wake-up call to a world obsessed with going faster. Everywhere, people are fed up with rushing through life in a blur – and many are choosing to slow down..."Carl Honore’
Daniel Goleman – Destructive Emotions, a dialogue with The Dalai Lama
...how we can overcome them
"...a common challenge for humanity lies at the heart of this book, which documents collaboration between the Dalai Lama and a group of scientist centering on understanding and countering destructive emotions..."Daniel Coleman
Dr Bernie S. Siegel – 101 Exercises for the Soul
A Divine Workout Plan for Body, Mind, and Spirit
Dr Bernie S. Siegel has been a leading advocate of alternative healing and patients’ rights for nearly thirty years. He is the author of several books on healing, including 365 Prescriptions for the Soul, Love, Medicine, and Miracles and Prescriptions for Living. Retired from medical practice, he lives with his family in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
"This simple book has all the wisdom you need to live life from your best self. Bernie has the gift of taking complex ideas and making them simple and accessible. Follow his workout plan, and you’ll create a life more wonderful than any you might ever have imagined"Joan Borysenko, PhD, author of Inner Peace for Busy People
The H Factor – Patrick Holford & Dr James Braly
Homocysteine – The biggest Health Breakthrough of the Century
"Homocysteine is the new cholesterol. It’s potentially your most important health statistic"Dr Chris Steele, ITV’s This Morning
H stands for homocysteine, a toxic substance produced by your body. Your H level is the best single indicator of whether you are going to live a long and healthy life, or die young. A high H level is a greater risk factor for heart disease than cholesterol. High homocysteine has been linked to over 100 diseases including:
- Alzheimer’s
- Arthritis
- Cancer
- Chronic Fatigue
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Heart attacks
- Infertility
- Strokes
- Thyroid problems
- Ulcers
A must-have book for our generation with the continued increase in many chronic and severe diseases. Take responsibility for your own health, instead of waiting to be ‘fixed’ once it is too late and the damage is done.
Chicken Soup for the Soul – Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen
Stories that will restore your faith in Human Nature.
Chicken Soup for the Soul is a heartwarming collection of inspirational stories on all the best qualities we share as human beings, including compassion, grace, forgiveness, generosity and faith. These stories will open the heart and rekindle the spirit, share a collected wisdom on love, parenting, teaching, heroism, death and the overcoming of obstacles.
Also available is:
- Chickensoup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship
- Chickensoup for the Grandma’s Soul: Stories to Honor and Celebrate the Ageless love of Grandmothers
- ...and many more...
These books are a great gift to anyone is feeling a bit sad and lost and need a reminder about the wonderful diversity we humans are, and the many fantastic and uplifting stories that are out there in the world.
The Art of Happiness – The Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler
"An intriguing encounter between East & West"Mail on Sunday
In this unique and important book, one of the world’s great spiritual leaders offers his practical wisdom and advice on how we can overcome everyday human problems and achieve lasting happiness.
The Art of Happiness is a highly accessible guide for a western audience, combining the Dalai Lama’s eastern spiritual tradition with Dr Howard C. Cutler’s western perspective. Covering all key areas of human experience, they apply the principles of Tibetan Buddhism to everyday problems and reveal how one can find balance and complete mental and spiritual freedom.
Feel the Fear and do it anyway – Susan Jeffers
"...comforting, practical, upbeat..."Today
What is stopping you from being the person you want to be and living your life the way you want to live it?
Fear of tackling an issue with your boss, fear of getting to grips with a problem in your home. Fear of change. Fear of taking control ...
Everyone has these fears, and they run throughout our lives. Susan Jeffers’ inspiring and mould-breaking book shows to break this Catch 22 cycle and work through fear to a resolution. Feel the fear, she argues, but do it anyway.
Dr Jeffers simple but profound techniques have inspired thousands to turn their anger into love – and their indecision into action.
Choosing Simplicity – Linda Breen Pierce
Real People Finding Peace and Fulfillment in a Complex World
Linda Breen Pierce is the founder of the Pierce Simplicity Study, a three-year study of 211 people who simplified their lives, and author of Simplicity Lessons: A 12-Step Guide to Living Simply. Pierce is also a keynote speaker and workshop leader on simplicity and work/life balance.
An amazing book for anyone who wants to make changes, but doesn’t know where to start. These are real life people’s real stories and experiences and even if you only want to make minor things, this book would give you some great ideas
Though this occurs mainly in the States, the universal themes are the same.
Chapters include themes such as:
- Chapter One: Why Simplicity?
- Chapter Four: A Parent’s Choice: Savouring Life with Our Children
- Chapter Six: Work We Can Live With: A Balancing Act
- Chapter Ten: Having Enough: Living Simply with Financial Freedom
- Chapter Thirteen: Environmental Champions: A Passionate Love for the Earth
- And a great resource guide, with further book suggestion and websites.
This is a great book to start with if you are looking to make changes in your life/work balance.
Natural Healing for Women – Susan Curtis & Romy Fraser
Caring for yourself with herbs, homeopathy & essential oils.
Susan Curtis originally trained as a homeopath and has since studied and used other forms of natural healing, including herbs, essential oils and flower remedies.
Romy Fraser founded the internationally successful Neal’s Yard Remedies over 20 years ago, specializing in alternative medicines and natural cosmetics.
In a new edition of the classic handbook for women, Susan Curtis and Romy Fraser draw on many years’ experience in natural medicine to explain the different needs of our energy and repair systems, and the natural healing options now available.
The book contains:
The Repertory of Ailments covers the psychological as well as the physical ailments – from anxiety and acne to colds and cancer – end explains conventional methods of treatment as well as the benefits of alternative approaches.
The Materia Medica is an A to Z of alternative remedies and treatments, including homeopathy, herbalism, flower remedies and essential oils, with clear instructions on preparation and application.
Lifestyle contains practical and realistic guidelines for improving diet, exercise and sleep patterns, as well as relaxation techniques, a cleansing program and a natural first aid kit.
These are very complex issues made easier in this book, but for complicated health problems, please see a homeopath or herbalist, as well as your own doctor to ensure a correct and clear diagnosis. The aim is again the work together towards the least invasive forms of treatment or indeed for one treatment form to support the other.
The Simple Living Guide – Janet Luhrs (Publisher of Simple Living Journal)
"The Simple Living Guide will open wide the road to a simpler and fulfilling life for anyone"Vicki Robin, co-author of Your Money or Your Life
A sourcebook for less stressful, More Joyful Living.
Janet Luhrs gave up a law career to practice voluntary simplicity, and she is now a journalist and the editor and publisher of Simple Living: The Journal of Voluntary Simplicity. Her quarterly newsletter, which has been called 2the nation’s premier newsletter on voluntary simplicity” (Boston Globe), as well as her own personal simplifying journey have been featured in U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Whether you are looking at small solutions for cutting down the stress in your life or taking the big leap toward the simpler life, this book can be your guide. Janet Luhrs, the nationally recognized founder and editor of the Simple Living Journal, brings together strategies, inspiration, resources, and real-life profiles of people who have slowed down, overcome obstacles, and created richer lives. As Janet Luhrs says, “Simple living is about living deliberately. Simple living is not about austerity, or frugality, or income level. It’s about being fully aware of why you are living your particular life and knowing that life is one you have chosen thoughtfully. Simple living is about designing our lives, and coincide with our ideals” In The Simple Living Guide Janet Luhrs demonstrates how to live a deliberate, simpler life – and savour it.
DISCOVER SIMPLE LIVING APPROACHES TO:
- Time
- Money
- Inner simplicity
- Work
- Simple pleasure and Romance
- Virtues
- Families
- Holidays
- Cooking and Nutrition
- Health and Exercise
- Housing
- Clutter
- Gardening
- Travel
Simply: ENJOY! This book could change your life!
Wherever You Go, There You Are – Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness Meditations for Everyday Life (Bestselling author of Full Catastrophe Living)
In Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn awakens us to the unique beauty of each present moment and show how simple meditation technique of ‘mindfulness’ can enable us to be truly in touch with where we already are.
Mindfulness is considered the heart of Buddhist meditation. But its essence is universal and of deep practical benefit to everyone. This book will be enjoyed by those who are new to meditation as well as those who are long-time practitioners.
"This book shines with an exquisite simplicity and straightforwardness. Jon Kabat-Zinn is one of the best teachers of mindfulness you will ever meet"Jack Kornfield - Buddhist teacher and author
Fascinating book!
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