An intimate account of the development of a spiritual tradition and a biography of its creators--told by one of the Diamond Approach cofounders.The Jeweled Path invites you to enter into the storyof how the modern spiritual path of the Diamond Approach emerged. With humor and intimacy, Karen Johnson, cofounder with A. H. Almaas, reveals the personal experiences that birthed the teaching and furthered its development. These profound awakenings—occurring ami...

Helpful, inspiring guide for mothers seeking to flourish and succeed after their kids grow upIn What Do I Want to Be When They Grow Up? (And Other Thoughts from a 40-Something Mom), renowned parenting influencer Karen Johnson provides a fun, easy-to-understand, and inspiring guide for mothers currently experiencing an empty nest, or who see one on the horizon, and are looking to lead their best, most fulfilling lives and feel comfortable that they're not a...

One day a teddy who couldn't smile, met a little girl who loved him just the way he was...'When Teddy Lost His Smile' is a story designed for children living with facial palsy.The book aims to:• Improve self-esteem in children with facial palsy by normalising the condition.• Reduce feelings of isolation so they don't feel they are 'the only one'.• Increase awareness of facial palsy in schools and the wider community....

First published in 2000. This study explores the lives, educational philosophies, and social activism of Anna Julia Cooper and Nannie Helen Burroughs. They were among the most outstanding late 19th and early 20th century Black women educators. The study identifies and analyzes themes that illuminate Cooper and Burroughs' unique angle of vision of self, community, and society as it relates to their distinctive educational philosophies and contributions to American education.

Baba is a farmer and a father of five sons who sang the song each morning before going into the field to work. Baba taught each of his sons that when you rise each morning, give thanks and sing this song.

What do desire and passion have to do with our spiritual journey? According to A. H. Almaas and Karen Johnson, they are an essential part of it.Conventional wisdom cautions that desire and passion are opposed to the spiritual path--that engaging in desire will take you more into the world, into egoic life. And for most people, that is exactly what happens. We naturally tend to experience wanting in a self-centered way. THE POWER OF DIVINE EROS challenges the view that the divine an...

The Eisner Award–nominated tribute to Peanuts creator Charles M. SchulzReproducing the best of the Peanuts newspaper strip, all shot from the original art by award-winning photographer Geoff Spear, Only What’s Necessary also features exclusive, rare, and unpublished original art and developmental work—much of which has never been seen before.Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) believed that the key to cartooning was to take out the extr...

Two innovative spiritual teachers show how to use desire and passion—eros—as a gateway to realizing our fullest potentialWhat do desire and passion have to do with our spiritual journey? According to A. H. Almaas and Karen Johnson, they are an essential part of it.Conventional wisdom cautions that desire and passion are opposed to the spiritual path—that engaging in desire will take you more into the world, into egoic life. And for most people, that is exac...

Everything you want to know about the Amish but are afraid to ask.Do the Amish pay taxes? Are they Christians? Why do they use horses and buggies but agree to ride in other people’s cars? And how can they even survive in the contemporary world?In All about the Amish, Amish expert Karen Johnson-Weiner answers the most commonly asked questions people have about the Old Order Amish. After more than thirty years of being friends with the Amish and studyi...

Swedish Lagom: Discover the Secret to a Happier, More Balanced LifeYou don't need to be Swedish to benefit from the principles of lagom. Swedish Lagom shows you how to embrace balance in all aspects of life—work, relaxation, relationships, and hobbies.Sweden consistently ranks among the happiest countries in the world, and many attribute this to their uniquely balanced lifestyle. At the heart of this lifestyle is the concept of lag...

For Phoebee, today was the day every little bee looks forward to…..the day to meet the Queen. She hoped the Queen would tell her what kind of bee she would become. But instead, the Queen gave Phoebee a map and sent her on a journey where she would meet three different bees who love their jobs. Will Phoebee be like them? Follow along with Phoebee as she discovers who she came to be.

From the author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this brilliant recreation of the vibrant, optimistic but politically treacherous world of London's Restoration theatre, where we are introduced to the remarkable playwright Aphra Behn, now a feminist icon but then an anomaly, who gravitated to the stage - a place where artifice and disguise are second nature and accommodates those who do not fit in.'Karen Brooks demonstrates her considerable talent for capturing the historical...