edited by Ravi Nathwani and Kate Vogt This collection of timeless poetry celebrates the eternal spiritual truth within each heart. Since ancient times, this hidden essence has been symbolized by the number 108. There are 108 earthly desires, 108 human feelings, 108 delusions, 108 beads in the traditional meditation mala and 108 sacred poems in […]
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Fragile
April 15, 2012
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by Chris Katsaropoulos Amelia, Holly and Tris, the characters of this literary novel, are indeed fragile. Each is broken in one way or another, shaped and constrained by their relationships with others — basing their individual framework on how people see them. They have lived their lives as fragments of their whole selves, searching day […]
The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body and the Sixth Sense
April 15, 2012
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by Michael A. Jawer with Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D. Contemporary science holds that the brain rules the body and generates all of our feelings and perceptions. The authors disagree. They contend that it is our feelings that underlie our conscious selves, and determine what we think and how we conduct our lives. And, that […]
The Dice Game of Shiva: How Consciousness Creates the Universe
April 15, 2012
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by Richard Smoley Smoley examines the roles God has played for us and reconciles them with what we today know through science and reason. In the process, he shows that consciousness is the underlying reality beneath everything in the universe. In one of Hinduism’s great myths, Shiva plays a dice game with his consort, Parvati, […]
An Extraordinary Absence: Liberation in the Midst of a Very Ordinary Life
April 15, 2012
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by Jeff Foster If you think that liberation is a special state reserved only for enlightened masters and gurus, then think again. Foster invites you to forget everything you know, everything you have been taught, everything you have ever read about spiritual awakening, oneness, enlightenment, nonduality and advaita, and to consider a new possibility: the […]
Bridge Between Worlds: Extraordinary Experiences That Changed Lives
April 15, 2012
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by Dan Millman and Doug Childers A decade before Millman wrote his spiritual classic, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, a motorcycle crash ended his Olympic dreams. Some years later, two thugs, one armed with a metal pipe, closed in to attack a young writer named Doug Childers. These two men had no notion that they […]
Soulshaping: A Journey of Self-Creation
April 15, 2012
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by Jeff Brown This is the inspiring memoir of an archetypal male warrior — a trial lawyer — who struggled to find his heart and a more authentic, soulful path. Rivetingly personal and profoundly universal, this book is for anyone who has heard a whisper of something truer calling out to them amid the distractions […]
Ashtanga Yoga — The Intermediate Series: Mythology, Anatomy and Practice
April 15, 2012
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by Gregor Maehle In this much-anticipated follow-up to his first book, Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy, Maehle offers a detailed and multifaceted guide to Ashtanga Yoga’s Intermediate Series. An expert yogi and teacher, Maehle will guide you to your next level with an unprecedented depth of anatomical explanation and unparalleled attention to the philosophical and […]
If I Die Before I Wake: A Memoir of Drinking and Recovery
April 15, 2012
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by Barb Rogers Rogers’ book begins with the tragic death of her teenage son and delves into the horror that was her life to that point. Due to a home life fraught with substance and emotional abuse, she found herself bottomed out more than once and even homeless along the way. She relates that when […]
Shamanic Breathwork: Journeying Beyond the Limits of The Self
April 15, 2012
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by Linda Star Wolf Incorporating psychospiritual tools with her Shamanic Breathwork practice, Star Wolf shows how to spiritually journey the same way shamans entrain to the rhythms of drums or rattles — using the breath, either alone or together with music. Much like traveling to sacred places or ingesting entheogens, this practice can be used […]
Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin
April 14, 2012
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by Zoltan Rona, M.D. M.Sc. Vitamin D may be the superhero of vitamins, as studies show that the risk of death from all causes can be decreased 26 percent with vitamin D supplementation. Readers benefit in two ways: they can take immediate steps to improve their own health, and they can again feel safe enjoying […]
Spiritual Practice: An Open Door to God
April 14, 2012
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by Danielle Jackson Jackson says that hearing the voice of God is not difficult and, in fact, is so easy that most people fail to realize how simply it is accomplished. Most people have forgotten how to listen; their minds are full of other thoughts that interfere with true hearing and listening. She shares several […]
Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body’s Wisdom
April 14, 2012
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by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana Many teachers stress the importance of living in the present moment. Few offer the actual practices that make it attainable. This book teaches you how to return to the incredible navigational system of the body and more fully inhabit each moment. For more than 25 years, Scurlock-Durana has masterfully taught her step-by-step […]


April 15, 2012
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