Two New York Times–bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain.In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship to your achievement level. Unveiling here the kind of cutting-edge research that has made them giants in their fields, Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson show us the...

What parts do people play in the drama of life? Playing the Christ is the final volume of the Getting Changed trilogy, which offers the first sustained study of New Testament clothing metaphors. This book presents a theatrical vision of Christian living, arguing that Paul's call to put on the new self in Christ (Eph 4:24; Rom 13:14) beckons God's people to dramatically play a new part in the cosmic Christodrama. But how do people act on the world stage without a comprehensive script? They ...

This longawaited book by a pioneer in brain research offers a new model of our emotions- their origins, their power, and their malleability.For more than thirty years, Richard Davidson has been at the forefront of brain research. Now he gives us an entirely new model for understanding our emotions, as well as practical strategies we can use to change them.Davidson has discovered that personality is composed of six basic emotional "styles," including resilie...

What is the endgame of God’s transforming work in human beings?Putting on Christ is the first volume of the Getting Changedtrilogy, which offers the first sustained study of New Testament clothing metaphors. This volumeexamines passages where the apostle Paul speaks of “putting off” the old self and “putting on” the new self to illustrate the past and present spiritual transformation of God’s people. Paul also speaks of “putting on” an immortal, brilliant body lik...

His name is ElianasTorrullin's sanctuary is invaded by a desperate call through the spaces. Someone has stolen the Xenian seer Lowen Dalrish, and he suspects Agnimus, the draithen who nearly annihilated his world and then vanished without a trace.It is time for the Animated Spirit to stand forth.Meanwhile three Valla heirs await the rising of the Valleur Throne; only one will be chosen as Vallorin. When a prophecy is uncovered about Three Kingdoms and rumours of an ...

There is a darkness coming …Rayne of the Mantle, to confirm Infinity's presence on Valaris, knowing the witch will seek her revenge for the death of her son, travels to Farinwood to find Aven. The old magician will know. There he discovers changeling children, a secret Society of Sorcerers, the mysterious waif Averroes, as well as the Maghdim Medaillon, a dangerous coin that creates a thread of light between two realms.In another universe, the Darak Or Margus watches for th...

On the banks of a river, a boy sees and hears a girl laughing, the most glorious music, and falls in love. Time, however, is not the same for them. Erin is human; Kell is something other.Kell watches her from the shadows under the willow at the water's edge, refusing to surrender to their differences. For Erin he plays the most beautiful music, for he may never speak to her and she cannot ever see him. Music becomes their words.Love, however, cannot measure time. The minstr...

Michael J. Davidson was born in 1940, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Qualified as a Dental Surgeon in Johannesburg, emigrating to London in 1962. He retired in 2005.Previous publications 1998 'Odd Bedfellows' a compilation of Poetry and Prose. 'Thoughts in an MRI Scanner ' was published in Medical Journals in UK South Africa and even Japan!. 2009 his first novel , 'Brothers and Lovers ' was published 2012 'Quadrangulation', a novel in Fatal Attraction genre.Sports and hob...

An ancient map points the way …… as well as a strange prophecy, and anyone who dares speak of either, dies.A new enemy enters the Valla arena, but this one is as old as time and seeks a forbidden place. The terrible source of Valla power is uncovered. As friends and family are murdered, Torrullin reveals the truth about the Valla Dragon. He hurtles into battle when his twin sons are kidnapped, and takes with him into danger a pilot, a navigator and an innocent girl - they a...

Destiny stalks the twinsMargus and Torrullin are the two faces of a coin. No matter how opposite they are, they remain equal, except Margus has no qualms in using Torrullin's twin sons against him; an agenda he knows causes his enemy suffering. To negate their destiny, desperately seeking release from their symbiosis, Tymall and Tristamil must fight until only one remains standing.The Forbidden Zone is behind them; the wars of attrition return to Valaris. In a golden city wa...

**How can we live happy, fulfilling lives in the face of today’s challenges?**This accessible program grounded in neuroscience answers the question with simple practices we can easily fold into our daily lives for profound results.In a world pulling our thoughts and emotions in so many directions, Born to Flourish offers a way to turn stress and anxiety into clarity and calm. Renowned neuroscientists and contemplative teachers Richard J. Davidson and Cortl...

Step over the threshold at your peril!The real truth about the Valleur through the ages is uncovered when exploiters delve the green hills of Echolone for gold. After an ancient door is discovered in the bowels of the earth, it serves to unmask the hidden power Elianas carries within, a power that places him on the same pedestal Torrullin, as Elixir, already inhabits.The two men swerve through different realms unravelling what now lies between them and every step reverberat...