Books
Dr. Andrew Weil has a way of getting your attention. With book titles including the bestseller 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, the renowned integrative medicine doctor ...
Take a deep breath. As author Martin Boroson says in his new book, One Moment Meditation, that’s all we really need to do to meditate, or be in the present ...
What kind of “porn” do women want? The authors of one recent bestseller thought they had the answer: pictures of men pushing vacuum cleaners and washing the ...
Have you ever missed an exit on the highway because you were daydreaming? Mental Resilience: The Power of Clarity (New World Library, 2008) will help you control ...
These days, we have so much on our minds that it constantly feels like we are fighting a traffic jam in our heads. From the grocery lists to work deadlines, it ...
How often do you think of an idea, get distracted with daily tasks, and ultimately forget what your original thought was? Our life lists go through a similar vanishing ...
We make wishes when blowing out birthday candles or when throwing a penny into a fountain, but often these rituals are followed by secrecy. We’ve all been told ...
Sometimes words get the best of us—during a heated family argument, in bumper-to-bumper traffic as we yell at our dashboard, or while screaming at the overly ...
If you could change one part of your body what would you change? For many women, their immediate response is their belly. Why? In our quest to obtain flat abs, ...
Quick—are you more likely to go to the gym if you or someone else commands you to or because it makes you feel better? I’m guessing that unless you like to ...
It’s rare to find a yoga book that is truly comprehensive, covering the physical, mental, and spiritual aspect of the practice as well as tips and techniques ...
Kabbalah may seem like the trendy spiritual movement du jour, but its celebrity following should not taint Kabbalah’s genuine and inspiring teachings. Karen Berg ...
As many women know, menopause isn’t just a slew of symptoms, it is a complete life change and unfortunately, a lot of books neglect certain aspects of this period ...
Within hours of receiving Heidi Swanson’s new book, Super Natural Cooking (Ten Speed Press, 2007), I was elbow-deep in espresso-banana muffin batter, eager to ...
By Kenneth Cohen (Ballantine Books, $25.95)
Entertaining for a Veggie Planet: 250 Down-To-Earth Recipes, by Didi Emmons, has won the 2004 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook ...
Have you ever wondered why the moon is revered in so many cultures? How about the symbolism of the lotus flower? For these answers and more turn to 1001 Symbols: ...
For health-conscious travelers, the hardest part of a road trip is maintaining a healthy diet. Fortunately, a new guidebook can help you avoid greasy spoons and ...
By Shubhra Krishan (New World Library, $14.95)
Just as thumbing through a cookbook will almost certainly make you hungry, leafing through this beautifully illustrated book will create a sudden urge to submerge ...
Holidays and birthdays need not be the only days you take some time for yourself. Most of us don’t even take time for ourselves on these special occassions! But ...
In Judith Hanson Lasater’s new book, A Year of Living your Yoga (Rodmell Press, 2007), she offers an inspirational “Judith aphorism” as well as a practice ...
When was the last time you made a self-care appointment for yourself? A dentist appointment or your annual mammogram doesn’t count. When was the last time you ...
After watching former Vice President Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, I felt saddened by the destruction we’re causing, but also awakened to the ...
Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine and hailed by the BBC as “the Michelangelo of yoga,” yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar’s ...
An NYU freshman, sitting at Starbucks, types “What is the meaning of life?” into an online discussion forum. In fifteen minutes he had received forty responses. ...
In the National Council of Women’s Organizations’ guide, Fifty Ways to Improve Women’s Lives (Inner Ocean Publishing, 2005), some of the most prominent women ...
Fitness walkers tired of doing the same route over and over will love The Walking Deck: 50 Ways to Walk Yourself Healthy (Chronicle Books, 2005) by Shirley Archer, ...
Going through life with a plan for everything is safe, but uninspiring. Maybe it’s better to take things as they come and—get this—make mistakes once in a ...
People living with cancer and cancer survivors often feel like they are missing key information for their health—specifically what they should be eating. The ...
Mike George’s new book, 1,001 Meditations (Chronicle Books, 2004) features positive and motivating affirmations and quotations designed to help you navigate your ...
Every year, I’m inundated with the 365-day books. You know, 365 movies to see this year, 365 words you don’t know, 365 inspirational quotes to make your life ...
You probably purchase their produce each week at your local Whole Foods, infusing your diet with organic, vibrant greens, carrots, and fruits. Inspired by their ...
The statistics say it all: A regular meditation practice not only reduces stress but also reduces your resting heart rate, oxygen consumption, and sympathetic nervous ...
In Yogi in the Kitchen (Avery Books, 2004), author Elaine Gavalas tackles both how you use your body and what you put into it, presenting healthy recipes accompanied ...
Why 40 days? Because that’s how long Jesus wandered in the desert to be purified. That’s how long Noah spent in the ark. And that’s how long Baptiste says ...
Raw foods diet principles are clear: Virtually no cooking, nothing processed, all ingredients as close to their natural state as possible. The practicality is trickier: ...
As you can guess, the answer to the title question is “Yes.” But the real question addressed here is: “How?” Cope, a scholar-in-residence at the Kripalu ...
By Michio Kushi and Alex Jack (Ballatine Books, $27.95)
