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Vibrar en tu elemento: Fuego - Tierra - Aire - Agua. Y su relación con los signos zodiacales
by Beatriz LeverattoUn valioso libro. A partir de los cuatro elementos básicos (fuego, tierra, agua, aire) y su relación con los signos zodiacales, nos ofrece herramientas de autoconocimiento para entendernos mejor, aceptarnos a nosotros y a los demás, y vivir una vida más sincera. En función de los cuatro elementos presentes en nuestro planeta -Fuego, Tierra, Agua y Aire-, Vibrar en tu elemento describe las distintas formas de percibir las cosas de la vida. Así, tenemos un estilo de personalidad asociado a cada elemento: el Fuego es pasional, la Tierra es concreta, el Aire es racional, y el Agua, sentimental. Por otra parte, Beatriz Leveratto explica que podemos manifestar nuestro elemento -vinculado a nuestro signo del Zodíaco- bajo tres modalidades, según el momento del año en que hayamos nacido: activa, comprometida o buscadora. Este misterioso ritmo de 3 × 4 descubre la lógica de los doce signos zodiacales, es decir, los doce tonos de personalidad que surgen de combinar elementos y modalidades. La particularidad de esta combinación aporta claves fundamentales para a entendernos mejor e intentar vivir una vida más plena y sincera.
Vibrational Healing Through the Chakras: With Light, Color, Sound, Crystals, and Aromatherapy
by Joy GardnerEvery life form is made up of vibrations that coincide with the harmonic frequency to which all life is attuned. The vibrations of the body easily go out of tune when a person is exposed to physical or emotional stress. VIBRATIONAL HEALING THROUGH THE CHAKRAS provides the most up-to-date information on the use of vibrational tools such as crystals, aromas, sounds, bodywork, and homeopathy to help the body remember its own healthy harmonic resonance. Author Joy Gardner offers this in-depth look at vibrational healing for people interested in improving their own health and well-being, as well as those who want to become practitioners of this gentle art. Explore how to use vibrations to release old dysfunctional patterns in the body-mind and replace them with new patterns that resonate with the body'¬?s own healthy frequencies.An in-depth resource guide to using vibrational tools at the chakra points to heal the body and mind. Includes a detailed explanation of chakras and the human energy field and how to heal with a variety of tools including colors, crystals, aromatherapy, and light.Joy Gardner'¬?s books have sold over 175,000 copies.
Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies
by Richard GerberThe original comprehensive guide to energetic healing with a new preface by the author and updated resources. • More than 125,000 copies sold. • Explores the actual science of etheric energies, replacing the Newtonian worldview with a new model based on Einstein's physics of energy. • Summarizes key points at the end of each chapter to help the serious student absorb and retain the wealth of information presented. Vibrational Medicine has gained widespread acceptance by individuals, schools, and health-care institutions nationwide as the textbook of choice for the study of alternative medicine. Trained in a variety of alternative therapies as well as conventional Western medicine, Dr. Gerber provides an encyclopedic treatment of energetic healing, covering subtle-energy fields, acupuncture, Bach flower remedies, homeopathy, radionics, crystal healing, electrotherapy, radiology, chakras, meditation, and psychic healing. He explains current theories about how various energy therapies work and offers readers new insights into the physical and spiritual perspectives of health and disease.
Vibrational Nutrition: Understanding the Energetic Signature of Foods
by Candice CovingtonA hands-on guide to the vibrational signatures of the food we eat and how they affect our behaviors, emotions, and spirit • Details the energetic and spiritual qualities of more than 400 common foods, revealing how each affects you on multiple levels, how a food&’s color plays a role, which chakra it resonates with, and how to interpret cravings and aversions • Explains how to use your diet to fine-tune your energetic body, remove negative energy patterns, and consciously craft a positive state for body, mind, and soul • Includes a selection of recipes with their energetic interpretations • Provides exercises to help you identify the vibrational meaning of your current diet and deepen your relationship with the food you eatMost of us are familiar with the physical health benefits of fruits, vegetables, meats, herbs, and spices and their nutritional effects on the human body. It is well known, for example, that turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory and carrots significantly improve eyesight, but what about the vibrational benefits of foods? How does our diet affect the energy body and our emotional, mental, and spiritual states? In this comprehensive guide to vibrational nutrition, Candice Covington explores the vibrational signatures of the foods we eat and how they help form the energetic structures that influence our behaviors and spirit. She explains how, by choosing foods that resonate with your natural vibrational patterns, you can use your diet to fine-tune your energetic body, remove negative energy patterns, and consciously craft a positive state for body, mind, and soul. She details the energetic and spiritual qualities of more than 400 common foods, drinks, and seasonings, including a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, nuts, eggs, mushrooms, grains, seafood, poultry, other proteins, tea, wine, and both cooking herbs and medicinal herbs. She explores how each food affects you on multiple levels, how a food&’s color determines which chakra it resonates with and how to work with dreams to decode the divine role of foods in your life. The author explains how to interpret food cravings and aversions on an emotional and spiritual level and provides exercises to help you identify the vibrational meaning of your current diet. Offering a selection of recipes along with interpretations of their energetic stories, Covington explores how to intuitively select foods and food combinations to reinforce your energy patterns, support you in any endeavor, and provide nutrition for body, mind, and spirit.
Vibrational Sound Healing: Take Your Sonic Vitamins with Tuning Forks, Singing Bowls, Chakra Chants, Angelic Vibrations, and Other Sound Therapies
by Erica LongdonA practical and accessible guide to sound healing therapies • Explores tools such as tuning forks, gongs, singing bowls, drumming, chakra chants, and angelic vibrations • Provides simple practices such as humming, vowel toning, and affirmations that you can begin using right away for self-healing • Explains how sound therapy triggers self-healing mechanisms and offers a non-invasive way to permeate every cell of the body with healing intentions All sound and vibration affect us. From the moment of birth--even in the womb--every word, thought, or sound we encounter is important and powerful, nourishing or toxic. When we understand the powerful effects of sound and vibration, we can consciously apply them for our health and well-being. In this practical and accessible guide, Erica Longdon explains the therapeutic and healing impact of sound, frequency, and vibration on the body, mind, and spirit. She shows how sound therapy triggers the body&’s natural self-healing mechanisms and offers a non-invasive way to permeate every cell of the body with healing intentions. She presents a wide range of sound-healing methods and vibrational practices and explores tools such as tuning forks, gongs, singing bowls, drumming, chakra chants, and angelic vibrations as well as cymatics--the study of wave phenomena, which makes sound visible. She explains how to use different sound healing methods and offers instructions both for self-treatment and as preparation if you go see a sound therapist. She reveals how each of us has a sound healing tool at our disposal--our own voice--and provides simple practices and exercises such as humming, vowel toning, and affirmations that you can begin using right away for self-healing. She also explores the power of silence and how even our inner vibrations--thoughts and intentions--affect us sonically and can be used for vibrational healing. Offering a natural way to treat pain and illness, this guide gives you the tools to connect with your inner healer, restore balance and harmony, and harness the power of vibration for sound health.
Victor Hugo's Conversations with the Spirit World: A Literary Genius's Hidden Life
by John ChambersFirst English translation of Victor Hugo’s writings on his experiments in spiritualism • Reveals Hugo’s conversations with renowned discarnate entities such as Shakespeare, Plato, Galileo, and Jesus • Examines his contacts with aliens from the planets Mercury and Jupiter and the revelation that our entire universe is a quantum hologram • Discusses Hugo’s possible role as a grand master of the Priory of Sion During Victor Hugo’s exile on the Isle of Jersey, where he and his family and friends escaped the reign of Napoléon III, he conducted “table-tapping” séances, transcribing hundreds of channeled conversations with entities from the beyond. Among his discarnate visitors were Shakespeare, Plato, Hannibal, Rousseau, Galileo, Sir Walter Scott, and Jesus. According to the transcripts, Jesus, during his three visits, condemns Druidism, faults Christianity, and suggests a new religion with Hugo as its prophet.To the skeptic, some of the “conversations” may seem self-serving--at best, the subconscious wishes of the naïve participants. But author John Chambers places Hugo’s experiments firmly in the tradition of visionary literature and psychic exploration, aligning those experiences with the poetry of William Blake, the table-tapping experiences of the Fox sisters, and the channeled writings of the great modern-day Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Merrill, whose spirits’ utterances uncannily resemble those of Hugo’s. Hugo’s transcriptions are the missing link between the early nineteenth century’s fascination with the kabbalistic Zohar, reincarnation, and the writings of the Illuminati and the rise of spiritualism and the societies for the study of psychic phenomena in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
A Victorian Guide to Healthy Living
by Dr. Thomas AllinsonThe Victorian Dr. Thomas Allinson founded the famous Allinson bread firm in 1892 and wrote five volumes of medical essays outlining his beliefs that food was an important factor in health. His sage advice was an anathema to his Victorian peers and he was struck off in an age where medicines were made of mercury and arsenic. His outrageous beliefs included exercise being good for health, the need for a work-life balance for better efficiency and health, avoiding tea and coffee in the evening to promote better sleep and obesity being caused by eating too much. These misguided beliefs are so relevant to todays market and written in a wonderfully anachronistic but accessible manner. Best-selling author and food and health expert Anna Selby has edited his five books into one volume, incorporating chapters such as vegetarianism, exercise and the work-life balance, as well as a chapter containing some of his quirkier beliefs.
A Victorian Guide to Healthy Living
by Dr. Thomas AllinsonThe Victorian Dr. Thomas Allinson founded the famous Allinson bread firm in 1892 and wrote five volumes of medical essays outlining his beliefs that food was an important factor in health. His sage advice was an anathema to his Victorian peers and he was struck off in an age where medicines were made of mercury and arsenic. His outrageous beliefs included exercise being good for health, the need for a work-life balance for better efficiency and health, avoiding tea and coffee in the evening to promote better sleep and obesity being caused by eating too much. These misguided beliefs are so relevant to todays market and written in a wonderfully anachronistic but accessible manner. Best-selling author and food and health expert Anna Selby has edited his five books into one volume, incorporating chapters such as vegetarianism, exercise and the work-life balance, as well as a chapter containing some of his quirkier beliefs.
Victorian Occultism and the Making of Modern Magic
by Alison ButlerThe late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs.
The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming: And Other Lessons I Learned from Breast Cancer
by Jennie NashBreast cancer made Jennie Nash a wise old woman at the age of thirty-six. She learned, among other things, that her instincts are good, her kids are really resilient, and that, in the fight against breast cancer, the journey for patients, family, and friends can be a surprisingly positive, life-changing experience. Some five years younger than the AMA-recommended age for mammograms, Jennie Nash insisted she be tested, not because of a lump but because of a hunch brought on by a friend's battle with lung cancer. Jennie was as shocked to discover as her friend had been that cancer knows no age limits. From detection and surgery to reconstruction and recovery, Jennie gives readers a road map for a journey no one chooses to take. She details both the large and small lessons learned along the way: the importance of a child's birthday cake; the pleasure of wearing a beautiful, provocative red dress; how to be grateful rather than guilty when someone brings lasagne to the door; and that sometimes the only difference between getting to live and having to die is luck. A celebration of survival, Jennie Nash's account transforms one of life's most harrowing experiences into a story of reassurance and enlightenment.
Una vida de ensueño
by Asma ElferkoussEscribiéndole una carta a su hija, una madre intenta prodigar consejos y recomendaciones para permitir a su progenitura tener las claves a la mano para vivir una vida plena, "una vida de ensueño".
A Vida Em Annwn: A história da vida após a morte de Willy Jones (Annwn #2)
by Owen JonesA Vida Em Annwn continua diretamente de onde Uma Noite E Annwn parou. Willy já faleceu e está finalmente com a esposa que ele sentiu falta por uma década ou mais, sua amada Sarah. No entanto, desde o início, a vida em Annwn, a antiga palavra galesa para o Paraíso, não é o que ele estava esperando por quase todo o seu tempo na Terra, ou A Superfície, como ela é chamada, já que Annwn está no subsolo. Sua primeira surpresa é quando Sarah o leva a uma pousada para se recuperar da provação de seu funeral, mas não para por aí. Cada 'dia' revela novas surpresas, até que o que é misteriosamente chamado O Bloqueio cai e ele experimenta A Vida Após A Morte como ela realmente é. A Vida Em Annwn é uma surpresa por si só, mas também é uma visão cômica de uma realidade alternativa que não poderia estar mais perto da Verdade do que qualquer outra coisa que você já leu! A Vida Em Annwn é uma leitura obrigatória, porque pode mudar para sempre a maneira como você vê as coisas.
La vida en Annwn: La vida de Willy Jones en el Más Allá (Annwn #2)
by Owen JonesLa vida en Annwn La vida de Willy Jones en el Más Allá La vida en Annwn retoma directamente desde donde terminó Una Noche en Annwn. Willy ha pasado al otro lado y por fin está con su amada esposa Sarah, a quien extrañó durante una década o más. Sin embargo, desde el principio, la vida en Annwn (antigua palabra galesa para referirse al Cielo) no es lo que imaginó casi todo el tiemp que pasó en la Tierra, o La Superficie, como lo llama ella, debido a que Annwn está bajo tierra. La primera sorpresa sucede cuando Sarah lo lleva a una posada para recuperarse de la terrible experiencia que fue su funeral, pero no termina allí. Todos los "días" revelan nuevas sorpresas, hasta que el misterioso "Bloqueo" cae, y él experimenta la vida después de la muerte como es en realidad. La Vida en Annwn es una sorpresa en sí misma, pero también es una mirada cómica a una realidad alternativa que podría estar más cerca de La Verdad que cualquier otra cosa que hayas leído. La Vida en Annwn es una lectura obligatoria, porque podría cambiar para siempre la forma en que ves el mundo.
La Vida en un Hospicio: Reflexiones sobre el cuidado al final de la vida
by Ann RichardsonLa muerte es un tema incómodo. A nadie le gusta pensar cómo serán nuestros últimos días. Pero si es que pensamos en ellos, queremos que estén llenos de paz y tranquilidad, con la oportunidad de despedirnos de nuestros seres queridos. La Vida en un Hospicio te permite dar un vistazo al cuidado del final de la vida, donde verás los enormes esfuerzos de las enfermeras, doctores, capellanes y el resto del personal, incluyendo a un considerado cocinero, para brindar la calma que todos esperamos. Quizás estás buscando cuidados del final de la vida para algún ser querido. Quizás te preguntes si éste trabajo es para ti. O sólo tienes ganas de ser inspirado por la humanidad en su mejor momento. Este libro es para ti. ALTAMENTE RECONOCIDO por la Asociación Médica Británica (BMA), 2008 “Las reflexiones simples sobre los temas complejos del cuidado se quedan contigo mucho tiempo después de haber terminado el libro.” Boletín del foro de Enfermería Oncológica Royal College of Nursing (Real Colegio de Enfermería) “Un libro fácil de leer, lo cual puede ser una sorpresa para muchos profesionales y lectores en general por su ligereza, humanidad y tono refrescante. Es reconfortante leer estos relatos honestos del trabajo con los pacientes al final de la vida.” Dra. Nansi-Wynne Evans, Médico General Concurso de libros médicos de BMA
Una vida genial: Sana tu mente, fortalece tu cuerpo y vuélvete extraordinario
by Max LugavereUn programa de 21 días capaz de restaurar tu cerebro y tu cuerpo para combatir la fatiga, la ansiedad y la depresión. Desde Alimentos geniales, Max Lugavere definió un plan de nutrición enfocado en la salud cerebral, y ahora, en Una vida genial, lleva su propuesta de estilo de vida un paso más allá, ahondando en las investigaciones internacionales sobre biología circadiana, psicología, prevención de la demencia, optimización cognitiva y fisiología del ejercicio. A través de un programa de 21 días, Lugavere nos muestra paso a paso cómo integrar decisiones saludables en nuestra rutina para desintoxicar, desestresar y fortalecer nuestro cuerpo. Además, nos explica cómo mantener la salud de nuestro cerebro -incluyendo las funciones cognitivas y el bienestar emocional- a través del buen funcionamiento de nuestros sistemas digestivo, endocrino, cardiovascular y nervioso. Una vida genial es el antídoto para esa sensación de cansancio, inflamación y malestar generalizado que nos afecta diariamente. «Una vida genial esclarece el hecho de que la degeneración física es todo menos una casualidad. Nosotros somos los arquitectos del destino de nuestra salud a partir de las decisiones que tomamos. Estas páginas presentan las mejores recomendaciones extraídas de nuestras investigaciones médicas más respetables, para empoderar al lector con herramientas que afecten de manera positiva su futuro.» DAVID PERLMUTTER, autor de Cerebro de pan, bestseller #1 de The New York Times La crítica ha dicho: «Laura Baeza, en este bello libro, nos conduce a una inquietante trama, donde prevalecen terribles preguntas, ¿quién es en realidad la gente que queremos?, ¿la conocemos realmente? Y la pregunta más terrible de todas, ¿sabemos en qué país vivimos? Laura consigue lo que desea todo escritor, mover de sitio al lector, hacerlo voltear hacia donde nunca imaginó. Los invito a subirse a este viaje por los misterios de la condición humana, no se arrepentirán.» Guillermo Arriaga «Niebla ardiente lleva al lector por un viaje emocional y una montaña rusa de nostalgia. Es una novela escrita con prosa filigrana sobre la ausencia, la pérdida y lo que significa “hogar”.» Kevin Gerry Dunn «Laura Baeza ha escrito un sorprendente juego de espejos entre una mujer y su hermana: una novela cargada de nostalgia y ternura acerca de los lazos familiares que nos enredan más allá de lo que somos capaces de aceptar.» Ave Barrera «Laura Baeza nos sumerge en un universo femenino donde los propios sentimientos y las convenciones sociales son cuestionados, donde el océano Atlántico funge como barrera entre un doloroso pasado y un presente en apariencia en calma, pero en el que la tragedia se abre espacio.» Lola Ancira
La vida integral
by Eric Dupont Christine Michaud Diane BilodeauDescubre las claves de la salud global para transformar tu vida y alcanzar una existencia plena. La esperanza de vida aumenta sin cesar, pero ¿significa eso que vivimos nuestras últimas décadas en plena forma? Nada menos cierto. <P><P>A la luz de los más recientes estudios sobre la longevidad, Éric Dupont se ha rodeado de diversos especialistas para proponer un enfoque preventivo y global de la salud, es decir, un conjunto de elementos que favorecen la salud física y estimulan los mecanismos fisiológicos beneficiosos del cuerpo, a la vez que pone de relieve los factores emotivos y psicológicos que participan en el bienestar y dan sentido a la vida. <P><P>Nutrición, microbiota, actividad física, estrés, sueño, suplementos alimenticios, relaciones y realización son algunos de los temas de esta obra exhaustiva, profusamente ilustrada y rebosante de consejos prácticos, que permitirá a todo aquel que lo desee alcanzar la venerable edad de cien años+ dichoso y en plena posesión de sus facultades.
Una vida ordenada: 7 pasos para disfrutar tu tiempo, tu hogar y tu vida
by Marietta VitaleUna vida ordenada, el nuevo libro de la interior planner Marietta Vitale, tiene como objetivo sumar la organización personal y hacer foco en nuestra primera casa, es decir, nuestro cuerpo. ¿Cómo hacer para que nos rindan las 24 horas del día, que parecen no alcanzar nunca para todo lo que debemos -y queremos- hacer? El fin de este libro es articular el orden de los espacios con la organización personal. Lograr un día a día más simple es posible. ¡Basta de "no tengo tiempo para nada"! En siete pasos, Marietta Vitale propone aprovechar el tiempo de la mejor manera. La autora ha ayudado a centenares de personas a cambiar su vida a partir del orden. Sin embargo, a veces otros aspectos de la vida siguen desorganizados. Para estar en equilibrio, este es el momento de centrarte en tus tiempos y tu cuerpo. La creadora de Terapia del orden ahora va un paso más allá con una guía pensada para que, a través del orden, hagas todo lo que querés, maximizando tu bienestar y el de quienes te rodean.
Una vida valiosa: Los procesos de la terapia de aceptación y compromiso
by Manuela O'ConnellCon un estilo cercano, a través de prácticas inspiradoras, preguntas que desestructuran y ejercicios que propician el autodescubrimiento, Una vida valiosa nos convoca a mirar la vida de frente, amarla tal como es y vivirla en plenitud y libertad. Lejos de los dogmas y las promesas de felicidad, Una vida valiosa nos invita a conmover los cimientos más profundos de lo que llamamos "nuestra vida", "nuestros deseos", "nuestra personalidad", para redescubrirlos en su sentido más genuino y vital. A partir de la terapia de aceptación y compromiso (ACT, por sus siglas en inglés), modelo que pertenece a la tradición de las terapias cognitivo-conductuales, Manuela O'Connell guía al lector y lo acompaña en un recorrido fascinante y revelador. No es un camino fácil. Emprenderlo implica desaprender las respuestas usuales con que solemos enfrentar el dolor, el malestar, la adversidad. También significa desarrollar una mirada nueva, más abierta, más flexible, sobre nosotros mismos y lo que nos rodea. Y esa perspectiva nos devuelve la capacidad de "registrar y elegir cómo relacionarnos con lo que nos pasa. Además, y sobre todo, nos provee de una serie de aprendizajes a través de diferentes procesos para ayudarnos a vivir una vida con sentido". Con un estilo cercano y poético, por medio de prácticas inspiradoras, preguntas que desestructuran y ejercicios que propician el autodescubrimiento, Una vida valiosa nos convoca a mirar la vida de frente, amarla tal como es y vivirla en plenitud y libertad.
Vidas en positivo
by Ana AsensioPRECIO ESPECIAL DE PREVENTA DEL EBOOK: 3,99 EUROS HASTA EL 10 DE SEPTIEMBRE «El mejor encuentro es con uno mismo. ¿Te animas a descubrir toda tu capacidad para ser feliz?» Ana Asensio, psicóloga y doctora en neurociencia ¿Has pensado ya cómo quieres vivir? ¿Has invertido lo suficiente en ti, en conocerte, en descubrir las actitudes que solo dependen de ti? Ana Asensio, doctora en neurociencia y psicóloga con más de veinte años de experiencia, te descubre en este libro todo lo necesario para entender mejor cómo funcionan nuestro cerebro, nuestras emociones y nuestros genes. Con él podrás conocer y desarrollar las mejores técnicas psicológicas para superar momentos difíciles, gestionar el estrés y la ansiedad, mejorar la confianza en ti mismo, controlar la auto exigencia o aprender a tomar las mejores decisiones en tu camino hacia una verdadera inteligencia de vida. «Me encantaría ser tu psicóloga de cabecera, que me sientas cerca y que pueda ayudarte siempre. Este es mi propósito de vida: invitarte a vivir la vida en positivo, más amable y dicho sa. ¿Qué me dices? ¿Te animas?»
Vietnam: A Buddhist Proposal for Peace
by Thich Nhat HanhThis stunning commentary on the cultural and political background to the war in Vietnam resonates deeply as the first work of Vietnamese writer, peace activist, and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat HanhThis rare book from 1967 is one of the very few written in English giving a Vietnamese perspective on the Indochina Wars. Many years ahead of its time, Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire will be welcomed by historians and readers of contemporary Vietnamese narratives. As war raged in Vietnam, the Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh became a leading figure in the Buddhist peace movement. With the help of friends like Catholic monk Thomas Merton, he published Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire in 1967 in the US (and underground in Vietnam as Hoa Sen Trong Biển Lửa), his uncompromising and radical call for peace. It gave voice to the majority of Vietnamese people who did not take sides and who wanted the bombing to stop. Thomas Merton wrote the foreword, believing it had the power to show Americans that the more America continued to bomb Vietnam, the more communists it would create. This was Thich Nhat Hanh's first book in English and made waves in the growing anti-war movement in the United States at the time. Thich Nhat Hanh's portrayal of the plight of the Vietnamese people during the Indochina Wars is required reading now as the United States and Europe continue to grapple with their roles as global powers—and the human effects of their military policies. Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire is of special interest for students of peace and conflict studies and Southeast Asian history. It also gives the reader insights into the thought of the young Thich Nhat Hanh, who would later go on to found--in exile--Plum Village in France, the largest Buddhist monastery outside Asia, and influence millions with his teachings on the path of peace and mindfulness.
The View From a Kite
by Maureen HullAn “ambitious and well-written” novel of a teenage girl who struggles to overcome medical and family challenges on Cape Breton Island during the 1970s (Quill & Quire).I must admit that when I first started losing weight I was pleased. I dropped from a pudgy hundred and twenty-five down to one-eighteen in a month, and kept on going. One hundred and five, and my breasts disappeared. By the time they hauled me off to the Sanatorium, a feverish, weepy, ninety-pound weakling, I was out of love with elegant bones and scared that I was coming out through my skin.A teenager in the 1970s, Gwen is stuck in a tuberculosis sanatorium with only her journal and the occasional illicit cigarette to keep her sane. Her twisted sense of humor helps her deal with invasive medical procedures, oversensitive friends, and dictatorial nurses, but nothing can spring her from prison.Not that life outside would be much better. Gwen is haunted by the dark and violent turn her life took just before she got sick. Her family has been shattered, and Gwen is fighting hard—with all the stubbornness and humor she can muster—not to be shattered too.“Expansive, deep and nourishing.” —The Globe and Mail“Beautifully written prose, humorous events, and a character who grows to appreciate the gift of being alive.” —School Library Journal“Compelling.” —Booklist“A challenging novel . . . an appealing and admirable character dealing with enormous challenges, yet never losing her sense of humor or her determination to overcome the difficulties and make her life matter.” —CM Magazine
The Viking Method: Your Nordic Fitness and Diet Plan for Warrior Strength in Mind and Body
by Svava SigbertsdottirThe Viking Method uses Svava's strong mental practices inspired by her Icelandic upbringing to help the reader build the lean, powerful and toned physique they desire. It'll render the reader more resilient, bolder and full of belief in themselves. Unlike other fitness and diet books, The Viking Method isn't about the external superficiality of a beach body. It's about three core pillars: thinking like a Viking, training like a Viking and eating like a Viking. Svava introduces these pillars early on in the book - along with mantras for each pillar which are connected to empowerment, mental strength and internal validation over counting calories.The book features information on eating and exercising for your hormones, detailed workout routines based around body-weight exercises illustrated with photographs, and a selection of delicious Scandi-inspired recipes such as Thor-red Salmon and Icelandic Lamb Stew.
The Village by the Sea
by Paula FoxWinner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award:A young girl learns some hard truths about human nature in this thought-provoking, beautifully crafted novel. Tomorrow, Emma's uncle is coming to take her to his house on Long Island while her father undergoes surgery and her mother stays with him in hospital. For two whole weeks, Emma will be stuck with her father's half-sister: the strange, bossy Aunt Bea. Luckily, Emma makes a friend at the beach, Bertie, and the two girls begin building a village made entirely of shells. There's the mayor's house, constructed of sand dollars and with a roof of pinecones, and the main street with white bubble shells. Every day the girls add to their village by the sea. Then, just before Emma is to return home, something awful happens. In this thoughtful novel, Newbery Medal and Hans Christian Andersen Award winner Paula Fox offers an unflinching and candid depiction of forgiveness and unconditional love.
The Village Effect
by Susan PinkerIn her surprising, entertaining, and persuasive new book, award-winning author and psychologist Susan Pinker shows how face-to-face contact is crucial for learning, happiness, resilience, and longevity. From birth to death, human beings are hardwired to connect to other human beings. Face-to-face contact matters: tight bonds of friendship and love heal us, help children learn, extend our lives, and make us happy. Looser in-person bonds matter, too, combining with our close relationships to form a personal "village" around us, one that exerts unique effects. Not just any social networks will do: we need the real, in-the-flesh encounters that tie human families, groups of friends, and communities together. Marrying the findings of the new field of social neuroscience with gripping human stories, Susan Pinker explores the impact of face-to-face contact from cradle to grave, from city to Sardinian mountain village, from classroom to workplace, from love to marriage to divorce. Her results are enlightening and enlivening, and they challenge many of our assumptions. Most of us have left the literal village behind and don't want to give up our new technologies to go back there. But, as Pinker writes so compellingly, we need close social bonds and uninterrupted face-time with our friends and families in order to thrive--even to survive. Creating our own "village effect" makes us happier. It can also save our lives.Advance praise for The Village Effect "A terrific book . . . Pinker makes a hardheaded case for a softhearted virtue. Read this book. Then talk about it--in person!--with a friend."--Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human "What do Sardinian men, Trader Joe's employees, and nuns have in common? Real social networks--though not the kind you'll find on Facebook or Twitter. Susan Pinker's delightful book shows why face-to-face interaction at home, school, and work makes us healthier, smarter, and more successful."--Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business "Provocative and engaging . . . Pinker is a great storyteller and a thoughtful scholar. This is an important book, one that will shape how we think about the increasingly virtual world we all live in."--Paul Bloom, author of Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil "A fascinating, nuanced study of that most fundamental need: the need for human connection."--Maria Konnikova, New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes "The Village Effect is a fascinating explanation of why we need regular contact with people, not just screens--and why time spent with your neighbors will enrich and extend your life in ways you never imagined."--John Tierney, New York Times bestselling co-author of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength "With a raft of surprising data, this compulsively readable, lively and meticulously researched book shows that direct and frequent human contact is at least as important to our survival as clean air or good nutrition."--Christina Hoff Sommers, author of Freedom Feminism: Its Surprising History and Why It Matters TodayFrom the Hardcover edition.
The Village of Left Behinds
by Ethel PochockiIn a basket in the corner of the laundry room lives the village of Left-Behinds, a community of socks missing their mates. The mistress of the house finds ways to repurpose them like dusting cobwebs and polishing silver, but all they hope for is their mate to return. Can you think of other ways to use mismatched socks?