We scanned far and wide to bring you our top picks of best wellness books for the new year. These are all written by inspiring women who are blazing a trail and making a profound difference in the wellness world.
We think you’ll love these wellness books as much as we do. Enjoy.
Best Book for Achieving More Balance
Aim True: Love Your Body, Eat Without Fear, Nourish Your Spirit, Discover True Balance! by Kathryn Budig
Yoga teacher and inspirational speaker Kathryn Budig is known for her ability to encourage others to set their intentions and goals, no matter how lofty, and work toward them while staying true to themselves. Whether your goal is to love who you are right now, reshape the way you view food, develop a meditation practice, or discover new ways to embrace the great balancing act that is life, this holistic approach to yoga, diet, and mindfulness has something for you. Filled with vibrant photographs and whimsical illustrations, this guide is as beautiful as it is life-changing. (This book will be released on March 29, 2016)
Best for Transforming Self-Sabotaging Habits
Adventures for Your Soul Transform Your Habits and Reach Your Full Potential Paperback by Shannon Kaiser
Best-selling author and our very own wellness coach, Shannon Kaiser inspires you to find your most authentic self by removing self sabotaging patterns. In this book you’ll discover twenty-one innovative, emotional explorations to boldly confront the habits that are holding you back. The program uses an empowering process that encourages you to go on adventures for your soul so you can achieve your goals, remove limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging patterns, and make happiness your natural way of life.
Best for Getting Creative in the Kitchen
The Forest Feast: Simple Vegetarian Recipes from My Cabin in the Woods By Erin Gleeson
The Forest Feast, based on Erin Gleeson’s popular blog is a cookbook to make you feel like a professional chef. Most of the book’s 100 wholly vegetarian recipes call for only three or four ingredients and require very few steps, resulting in dishes that are fresh, wholesome, delicious, and stunning. Our personal favorite, the delightful eggplant tacos with brie and cilantro, and rosemary shortbread. Vibrant photographs, complemented by Erin’s own fanciful watercolor illustrations and hand lettering, showcase the rustic simplicity of the dishes. Part cookbook, part art book, The Forest Feast will be as comfortable in the kitchen as on the coffee table.
Best for Upgrading Your Health Routine
Make Your Own Rules Diet by Tara Stiles
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n Make Your Own Rules Diet, Tara Stiles introduces readers to easy and fun ways to bring yoga, meditation, and healthy food into their lives. When people understand what they need for true well being, they can make their own rules—rules that will help them become their best selves. In her rulebook, it’s no pain, much gain. Readers will not only learn to create their own rules but also to understand when something isn’t working any more so they can update their rules as circumstances change.
Her approach takes readers from the kitchen to the mat to the cushion in an effort to help them get to know themselves. After leading them through some basic guidelines about how to write their rulebooks, Tara lays out tips, techniques, and practices, to help you be healthier now.
Best for Creating a Miracle Mind Set
Miracles Now: 108 Life-Changing Tools for Less Stress, More Flow, and Finding Your True Purpose By by Gabrielle Bernstein
Let’s be real for a sec. Most of us don’t have time for an hour of yoga or 30 minutes of meditation every day. We’re overwhelmed as it is. Our spiritual practice shouldn’t add to that. That’s why Gabrielle handpicked 108 simple techniques to combat our most common problems: stress, burnout, frustration, jealousy, resentment. The stuff we have to deal with on a daily basis. This book is designed so that you can achieve peace and experience miracles now.
Best for Preventing Diseases
Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself by Lissa Rankin
Through her research, Dr. Rankin discovered that the health care she had been taught to practice was missing something crucial: a recognition of the body’s innate ability to self-repair and an appreciation for how we can control these self-healing mechanisms with the power of the mind. To better understand this phenomenon, she explored peer-reviewed medical literature and found evidence that the medical establishment had been proving that the body can heal itself for over 50 years.
Best for Juicing Inspiration
Crazy Sexy Juice: 100+ Simple Juice, Smoothie & Nut Milk Recipes to Supercharge Your Health by Kris Carr
Whether you’re an old pro at making juice or just starting out, Kris Carr will help you experience juicing and blending as a fun and delicious journey into the transformative powers of fruits and veggies! By simply adding these nutrient-dense beverages to your daily life, you can take control of your health—one sip at a time.
With more than 100 scrumptious recipes and oodles of information, you’ll be ready to dive into a juicing paradise. Cheers to that!
Best for Getting in Touch with Your Spiritual Side
The Soul Searcher’s Handbook: A Modern Girl’s Guide to the New Age World by Emma Mildon
In this illuminating introductionfor the modern-day soul searcher, Emma Mildon shines light on everything neo–New Age practices. With something for every type of spiritual seeker, The Soul Searcher’s Handbook offers easy tips, tricks, and how-tos for incorporating everything from dreamology and astrology to mysticism and alternative healing into your everyday life. This handbook is your #1 go-to guide—handy, accessible, entertaining, and packed with all the wisdom you need in one place.
Best for Surrendering
Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender by Tosha Silver
From the author of the life-changing book Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead, a thoughtful collection of prayers and stories to help you actively invite the Divine into your life.
“Change me Divine Beloved into One who can give and receive freely and be a clear vessel for Your Light.”
In this sequel to her first book, Tosha Silver, with her characteristic mix of passion and humor, shows how to embrace transformation from the inside out. Covering a variety of topics—from work and finances to love and self-worth—Change Me Prayers shows how to truly surrender to a Divine plan in the most joyous and uplifting way.
Best for Daily Inspiration
Find Your Happy Daily Mantras: 365 Days of Motivation for a Happy, Peaceful and Fulfilling Life by Shannon Kaiser
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appy Daily Mantras provides 365 days of inspiration to cultivate more self-awareness, confidence and inner peace. A companion to the international bestselling book Find Your Happy, this is a must-have guide to make happiness and inner peace a habit. This book is more than a self-help guide. It is a tool for recovery, providing hope and a path to freedom from pain. Any recovery process requires a dedicated practice, and the wisdom contained in these pages will guide you to open your mind and heart to create a more purposeful, happy and healthy life.
She is best-selling author of three books about happiness, including Find Your Happy and Adventures for Your Soul. She appears regularly as a happiness expert on AM Northwest and Huff Post Live, and was named among the “Top 100 Women to Watch in Wellness” by the Mind Body Green. Shannon's the founder of Playwiththeworld.com, an award-winning self-help and personal development website. She's an author, international life coach, teacher, travel writer and inspirational speaker who left her job in advertising several years ago to follow her heart and become a writer.
Her work has been recognized in media outlets across the globe such as HuffPost Live, Health Magazine, Australian Vogue, Women’s Health, Spirituality & Health and Entrepreneur magazine. Everything Shannon does is to help you connect to your true self and unapologetically live your authentic purpose.
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