A collection of stories, essays, and exercises to spark your creative instincts, activate your inner guidance, and enliven your dreams Have you been called to express yourself with a level of courage and honesty that surprised even you? Did an image or moment cause you such joy that you needed to share it with the world? If so, you know what it means to be inspired. World-renowned spiritual teacher Light Watkins has spent most of his life learning how to seek out and tap into sources of inspiration. "Inspiration is part inner guidance, part blind faith in a greater possibility, and part inner voice," he writes, "nudging you to take an action that helps you grow and expand your awareness." In Knowing Where to Look, Light presents a trove of compelling inspirational material to catalyze positive change and give you fuel to push through self-limiting beliefs. Through 108 diverse essays, anecdotes, and parables, Light provides doorways to inspired thinking and imagination. Prompts offer reflection questions and action steps for further bringing your inspiration to life. Here you will also discover: - Recognizing the opposite of inspiration: the inner critic and its demands for safety - The joys and challenges of living minimally in a consumer society - How to listen for the intuitive whisper of true inspiration - Why the best action you can take when you're creatively lost is to keep moving - How to grapple with fear when it stands in the way of your dreams - Why following your inspiration will often remove you from your comfort zone - Questions to ask yourself in order to recognize your blind spots - How to reorient your attitudes toward the concept of success - Embracing whimsy and small moments of chaos as allies - Why the process of achieving mastery is far from straightforward Rather than being a linear set of exercises, Knowing Where to Look is meant to provide the spark you need just as you need it. Open to any page at random, and discover an unexpected source of inspiration.

DELVE INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND YOUR PRACTICE WITH THIS ESSENTIAL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MEDITATION 'This is a book that really can change your life' Arianna Huffington, author of the New York Times bestseller The Sleep Revolution Meditation is fascinating, but often it feels elusive. How can simple exercises change your mental state? How can focussing your breathing lead to changes in your personality? For the first time, Harvard collaborators Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson share the science behind the practice. Drawing on cutting edge research and sweeping away common misconceptions, they show how to improve your technique, how smart practice can cultivate selflessness, equanimity, love and compassion, and even redesign our neural circuitry. Whether you're a beginner or have meditated for years, bring mindfulness and meditation into your life with an essential read for the world we live in now. 'A happy synthesis of the authors' remarkable careers.' Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living and Mindfulness for Beginners

A Garden View of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift from the Sea "This book is a feast, a dream, a wondrous adventure....-Sherry Richert Belul, founder of Simply Celebrate and author of Say It Now. Winner 2021 Eric Hoffer Award #1 New Release in Philosophy, Consciousness & Thought, Tropical Climate Gardening, and Botany During a tropical storm. In the aftermath of chemotherapy. In the midst of marital discord. These are among the times author Charlene Costanzo found comfort, joy, hope, and healing on Sanibel Island. Now, comes a collection of insightful life-guiding reflections inspired by the tropical botanicals of her precious flower garden. Life lessons and line art in the tropics. In the tradition of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charlene finds awe in the bounty of seashells along the Florida shoreline. But, it's the foliage in Sanibel's botanical garden that brings daily reflections and lesson-bearing messages. Translating the beauty of botany. If you look closely, plants sprout with willpower and bloom with determination. Drawing from the beautiful nature of trees and flowers, Charlene crafts garden-inspired messages from her experiences with healing and understanding. Inside, find quotes, reflections, and bonus material: Pen-and-ink line drawings with illustrations of flowers, leaves, and garden plants Charlene's Twelve Gifts resource and lessons learned in the garden An epilogue from two other locales Sedona, AZ and St. John, VI Relaxing garden gift or beach gift. If you're exploring the secret life of trees or the beauty of a cut flower garden, this environmentalist memoir is a great addition to any shelf of nature books. A combination of garden book and meditation book, it is both an ode to ecology and a collection of healing, discoveries, and epiphanies. Looking for Anne Lamott books, gardener gifts, or inspirational gifts for women or enjoyed bestsellers like Braiding Sweetgrass or The Hidden Life of Trees then Twelve Gifts from the Garden is your next read!

Family caregiving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues. AARP Meditations for Caregivers blends emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a mission from the heart. Chapters are organized by theme, including topics such as accepting your feelings, knowing your limits, seeking support, and managing stress. Each reading offers a poignant meditation, an anecdote drawn from the author's personal or clinical experience, and hands-on or psychological advice to foster coping skills and a sense of fulfillment.The meditations in this dispensable book will provide you with solutions to typical caregiving challenges, offer relief and renewal through mindfulness, and inspire you to find meaning and value in the work you do.

Interpretation is the key to the art of Tarot reading. This pack includes a Tarot deck and an easy-to-use book which explains the key concepts of the cards in simple terms that the reader will find easy to remember and then put into practice in a reading. The Tarot has a 500-year history and most Western and Eastern cultures have created their own unique decks. The cards in this set, exquisitely illustrated by artist Emma Garner, express the rich imagery and symbols of the Tarot in a way that is both stunning and immediate. There are eight different card arrangements to try laying out, plus essential information on timing a reading; this is often omitted in Tarot instruction guides, even though the first question asked of a Tarot reader is often 'When will these events happen?'. Particular attention is also paid to interpreting the 'people' or Court cards of the Minor Arcana, as these are often stumbling blocks for the new reader. Armed with the knowledge in this book, the reader will be able to make sense of a complete reading for him or herself or a friend, and use these inspiring cards to solve problems, identify opportunities, and ultimately divine the future.

Reflective meditations and thoughtful journal prompts for every season help you connect with nature and the magic of the world around you on the path of mindfulness and self-care. Brimming with rituals, wishes, and enchantments to encourage spiritual growth, the Find Your Magic journal is an illuminating guide to harnessing the Earth's power for personal reflection. Featuring beautiful illustrations, it reveals how magic can be used as a force for good that protects and promotes our well-being, attracts abundance, and brings about prosperity. Touching on topics like personal self-care practices and the importance of finding your place in nature, Find Your Magic is organized by the seasons and features meditations and prompts like: For Spring In many cultures and spiritual traditions, the cleansing bath is not just for the sweat and dirt of your skin, but it's a spiritual purification as well. Think of it as cleansing your spirit, energy, or aura. The most important part of the ritual bath is what you bring to it yourself: your magic. Imagine clearing out stagnant energy from your body, washing off the energy of others, and emerging fresh from the ritual. How will you intentionally cultivate your thoughts and goals while engaging in this mindfulness practice? For Winter This is the time of year where the Earth is at rest. Silence and stillness are fundamental to well-being, and they are often undervalued. The quiet-a kind of magical emptiness-is where our brains and bodies can rejuvenate and restore themselves. When was the last time you cultivated a quiet moment, one without background noise, busy activity, or a time limit that you were rushing against? Featuring the beautiful and introspective nature creations of Russian artist Selcha Uni (@selchauni, @stars_and_needles), the soothing, dark-toned illustrations will guide your mind to a place of calm awareness where you can develop your magical relationship with the world around you. The Everyday Inspiration Journals series has a guided journal for every self-improvement journey. Whatever your personal goal, whether it is to incorporate more positivity into your life, or to slow down and find calm, or to hone your spell-building craft, or something else, you will find in this series an elegant journal in which you can record your thoughts, aspirations, and progress. With a simple, easy-to-follow structure, each journal is filled with powerful prompts and helpful trackers to illuminate your way. Expand your self-reflection practice with the other Everyday Inspiration Journals: Astrological Self-Care Journal Be Happy: A Journal Night Meditations Calm Your Anxiety Journal Essential Dream Journal Everyday Calm: A Journal Find Your Mantra Journal Finding Gratitude: A Journal Healing Burnout Morning Meditations Self Care Journal Spellcraft

In the "Little Bit of" series: a fresh, accessible introduction to the increasingly popular spiritual practice of mindfulness: being present and peaceful in the moment. In these fast-paced modern times, mindfulness can keep us centered, calm, and energized--no matter how much the outside world keeps distracting us. Thanks to Amy Leigh Mercree's accessible introduction, beginners can master this spiritual practice. You'll learn methods for cultivating inner peace, accessing a deeper creativity, and creating a healthier body, along with rituals that support these mindfulness techniques.

"A POWERFUL WORK OF SPIRITUALITY AND ANTI-RACISM"-Publishers Weekly "IF YOU READ ONE BOOK IN 2020, MAKE IT THIS ONE."-Tricycle From much-admired meditation expert Sebene Selassie, You Belong is a call to action, exploring our tangled relationship with belonging, connection, and each other You are not separate. You never were. You never will be. We are not separate from each other. But we don't always believe it, and we certainly don't always practice it. In fact, we often practice the opposite-disconnection and domination. From unconscious bias to "cancel culture," denial of our inherent interconnection limits our own freedom. In You Belong, much-admired meditation expert Sebene Selassie reveals that accepting our belonging is the key to facing the many challenges currently impacting our world. Using ancient philosophy, multidisciplinary research, exquisite storytelling, and razor-sharp wit, Selassie leads us in an exploration of all the ways we separate (and thus suffer) and offers a map back to belonging. To belong is to experience joy in any moment: to feel pleasure, dance in public, accept death, forgive what seems unforgivable, and extend kindness to yourself and others. To belong is also to acknowledge injustice, reckon with history, and face our own shadows. Full of practical advice and profound revelations, You Belong makes a winning case for resisting the forces that demand separation and reclaiming the connection-and belonging-that have been ours all along.

Karen Casey's daily meditation books have guided millions through their recovery and daily lives. She has written eloquently about almost every facet of recovery and how to live a sober, balanced life by trying to live in the present, one day at a time.
In this new collection Casey offers meditations for the next step in recovery: developing serenity in order to live a happier, more peaceful life.
Drawn from her most popular meditation books, "Peace a Day at a Time" offers a classic meditation-a-day: an opening quote, a brief essay, and a takeaway message--for every day of the year. This powerful set of daily reminders on how to stay centered and find inner peace features a companion index with key theme words to reference any issue you are struggling with.
Meditations include:
* paying attention and listening to your inner voice
* avoiding drama and letting go of blame
* how to stop living from crisis to crisis
* coping with fear, sorrow, anger, and pain
* embracing change
* practicing kindness, joy, hope, and acceptance
Karen Casey is a popular workshop leader and speaker, whose groundbreaking "Each Day a New Beginning," a 365-day meditation book, has sold more than 2 million copies.

Often we all feel frantic and stressed when travelling, whether on the daily commute or the annual family holiday. But travel presents many opportunities that - with a mindful approach - can open up our minds and hearts to new places, new people and new experiences that can enrich our existence. Often we focus on where we are going and how we are to get there, but the questions this book poses are why we travel and how we can gain fulfilment by doing so. With inspirational quotes, practical travel tips and Tiddy's own observations on travel, The Little Book of Mindful Travel is a stimulating read for travelling both in mind and body.

A beautiful oracle deck of 44 African goddesses, spirits, queens and ancestors from many powerful peoples - reaching from the continent of Africa and throughout the diaspora. Although African spirituality is vast, most practices share foundational beliefs including ancestral veneration, reverence for elders and community, respecting natural phenomenon and the power to transmute obstacles. This stunning card deck is faithful to sacred truths and secrets passed down through oral tradition and will support you as a tool for divination, healing, awakening and personal development. 'From the moment that I received the sacred assignment to birth this deck, these magical folks would not leave me alone. I come from generations of intuitives and healers, so divine channelling is not new to me. But these oracle keepers were persistent! They "dreamed me," pursued me and guided me through this co-creation.' - Abiola Abrams, from the guidebook

Despite the increase in meditation studies, the quality remains variable; many of them are trivial, and most remain unreplicated. Research on meditation has been plagued by insubstantial theorizing, global claims, and the substitution of belief systems for grounded hypotheses. Meditation punctures some of the myths about meditation, while retaining a place of value for mediation as a normal human function.

In each chapter includes discussion of the major questions addressed, followed by a detailed critique of important theoretical, clinical, and research issues. In several instances the reader may find that questions seem to beget questions: research bearing upon certain issues may be contradictory, or not yet of sufficient thoroughness. In these cases, the author suggests the specific future research necessary to resolve the questions posed, so that claims about meditation are justified, and which are not. The profession of psychology itself is, and has been, in a polarized debate between the "practitioners" and the "experimentalists." The latter accuse the former of being "soft, non-empirical, non-scientific," while practitioners accuse the experimentalists of conducting research which is essentially irrelevant to human concerns.

This approach provides a bridge between research and clinical practice. Meditation provides an encompassing survey of the topic--nearly forty tables and figures; sample questionnaires, evaluations and programs and a detailed overview of a controversial field. Shapiro separates self-regulation with self-delusion, to outline questions and possible answers.

Major changes are a part of life; yet dealing with them can be overwhelming. Endorsed by the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, mindfulness is a simple way to gently help you become more present with the challenges you face and navigate difficulties with more clarity and courage.

The guidance presented in Real-World Mindfulness for Beginners has been praised by today s leading voices on mindfulness. Particularly helpful to those who are new to mindfulness, Real-World Mindfulness for Beginners offers knowledge that is easy to understand and techniques that can be applied immediately. Each chapter offers mindfulness practices that are specific to common challenges such as dealing with anxiety and stress, managing anger and hurt, and coping with grief and loss.

In Real-World Mindfulness for Beginners, you ll find:

- Mindfulness practices that are most applicable to your current need

- Easy mindfulness practices that take only minutes or even seconds

- Tips that modify mindfulness practices to inspire new experiences

Through the practices in Real-World Mindfulness for Beginners you ll unearth the quiet strength within to handle life s curve balls as they come, wherever you may be.

Find peace and serenity through the mindful art of stone stacking. This calming desktop kit includes: - 9 hematite stones - Beechwood tray - Bag of sand - 32-page book on the art of stone stacking

The practice of yoga, hypnosis, and the use of psychedelic drugs to alter psychological and physiological states is not unknown to the study of psychology. They have been called "soft" studies and labeled unimportant. This is mostly because they are difficult to study and understand, often focusing on unobservable internal states such as altered states of consciousness, Samadhi, or hypnotic states. This book, in its approach to thinking about this topic and method for analysis, focuses only on phenomena that can be observed, such as behavioral changes.

By centering on only those aspects of the psychological and physiological effects of yoga, hypnosis, and psychedelic drugs which can be measured and analyzed using this new method, Barber distinguishes this book from others in the field. He asks what overt behaviors and verbal reports are clearly observable when psychedelic drugs are taken, yoga is practiced, or hypnotic-induction procedures are administered. Instead of treating the phenomena traditionally associated with psychedelic drugs, yoga, or hypnosis as undifferentiated conglomerates, an attempt will be made to set apart and treat separately each of the many phenomena associated with each of these areas of inquiry.

This book does not set out to simply demonstrate the importance of psychedelics, yoga, and hypnosis, or to present substantive material pertaining to these topics. It also treats each topic as continuous with other known psychological phenomena and as an important piece to the puzzle of social psychology. It differs from most previous treatises in that it does not assume that psychedelics, yoga, and hypnosis can bring out unused mental or physical capacities in man, heighten awareness or give rise to enhanced creativity, or produce altered states of consciousness, suspension of conventional reality-orientation, changes in body-image, or changes in perception.

Break the addiction cycle once and for all with this powerful and compassionate workbook--now fully revised and updated! If you struggle with addiction, know that you are not alone. Addictive behaviors are often the result of loss--the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, or even the end of a romantic relationship. If you're like many others, you may have turned to drugs, alcohol, or other troubling behaviors to avoid the pain of loss. But this only delays the healing process, and can ultimately lead to a destructive cycle that leaves you feeling trapped. So, how can you break free? This second edition of The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction will help you identify the root of your addictive behaviors while providing healthy coping strategies to deal with the stress, anxiety, and depression that can come from experiencing a loss. With these powerful mindfulness exercises and lifestyle tips, you will be able to replace addictive behaviors with healthy behaviors to begin healing. This workbook will help you: Determine the function your addiction is serving Develop healthy coping skills for dealing with loss Accept your thoughts and emotions Avoid addiction "triggers" Heal broken relationships and build a support system No matter the loss, the mindfulness skills in this workbook will allow you to process your grief and replace your addiction with healthy coping behaviors.

Relax and unwind the creative way! Learn to use drawing as a pathway to relaxation with the creative art exercises and soothing meditations found inside this inspiring book. Anyone who has ever experienced a relaxed, calm state while doodling understands the powerful connection between hand and mind. From flowing one-line designs to calm-inducing repetitive patterns, drawing can put us into a state of flow. And, with this book, you'll return to that feeling repeatedly with the meditative exercises offered. Each exercise includes instructions, a pattern, and a practice area for drawing. Also included are guided meditations in the form of key words to ponder as you draw. Finally, inspirational quotes and short prompts help you put each lesson into practice. A more calm, present, and mindful moment is waiting. A pencil and this book are all that's needed!

This concise, easy to read guide provides the perfect foundation to mindfulness, setting you on the path to peace and tranquillity. 'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' - TIME 'Hyde's book delivers a profound vision: The simple magic of the human heart' - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: ***** - 'A solid book to start you off on making mindfulness a part of your everyday life.' ***** - 'Do yourself a favour and read this book. Over and over.' ***** - 'A wonderful book that gives helpful tips to quiet the mind.' ******************************************************************* In Peace of Mind, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us that integrating body and mind is the only way to feel truly alive in each moment. Bringing together ancient wisdom and contemporary thinking on the subject of mindfulness, Peace of Mind is a deceptively simple book which provides a practical foundation for understanding the principles of mind/body awareness. As it introduces critical tools for sustaining authentic wellbeing, it helps us to take control of our lives, de-stress and find peace and happiness in this frantic world.