Wisdom Circles shows readers how to form their own wisdom circles with friends and community members based on ten simple guidelines. A wisdom circle serves many purposes: It is a place to practice communication skills, to heal wounds, to find the courage to act upon that small voice within. It's a place to share a vision or define a mission. The authors show readers how to open and close the circle, how to mutually agree upon a topic or intention, and how to create a safe place for truth t...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An empathetic and wise book that will guide you on a journey toward a deeper understanding of self.”—Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW, New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find PeaceA radically compassionate plan for turning inward and lifting the heaviness that prevents us from healing ourselves and the world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Clarity & Connection

From one of most prominent figures in the field of meditation comes a guidebook for how to use mindfulness to build our inner strength, find balance, and help create a better world.In today's fractured world, we're constantly flooded with breaking news that causes anger, grief, and pain. People are feeling more stressed out than ever, and in the face of this fear and anxiety they can feel so burnt out and overwhelmed that they end up frozen in their tracks and unabl...

The New York Times bestselling author and a central figure in the field of meditation, Sharon Salzberg, uses ancient Buddhist wisdom to redefine love and experience it in a more profound way.You are a person worthy of love. You don't have to do anything to deserve all the love in the world.Real Love is a creative tool kit of mindfulness exercises and meditation techniques that help you to truly engage with your present experience an...

"Medical science has added years to our lives. Reb Zalman's warm and wise book arrives just in time to add life to those years." —Rabbi Harold Kushner, national bestselling author of When Bad Things Happen to Good PeopleOver two decades ago, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi felt an uneasiness. He was growing older, and fears about death and infirmity were haunting him. So he embarked on mission to get to the bottom of his fears. Through a series of events tha...

This approachable guide conflict resolution offers practical advice on how to manage difficult conversations and foster healthier relationships—the Zen wayThe people who get under your skin the most can in fact be your greatest teachers. It’s not a matter of overlooking differences, as is often taught, but of regarding those difficult aspects of the relationship with curiosity and compassion—for those very differences offer a path to profound connection.Dia...

A case for friendship as a radical practice of love, courage, and trust, and seven strategies that pave the way for profound social change.Grounded in the Buddha’s teachings on spiritual friendship, Radical Friendship shares seven strategies to help us embody our deepest values in all of our relationships. Drawing on her experiences as a leading meditation teacher, as well as personal stories of growing up multiracial in a racist world, Kate Johnson brings...

Are you happy? What matters to you? Are you where you want to be in your life? What do you believe in? The Examined Life helps ask the questions that bring us back to the fundamental basics that influence the decisions we make, and, ultimately, our happiness. If you've ever contemplated making changes in your life, The Examined Life is your first step in the process.

* Who am I?* Why am I here?* What is my Purpose?If you are seeking answers to these questions, then you are poised to discover your Soul's purpose—to manifest a life of meaning, peace and joy for yourself.Manifest Your Soul's Purpose provides practical and life-enhancing exercises to help you increase energy in your Seven Chakras, enhance your gifts and achieve your goals, as well as:-Reprogram Yourself for Success-Increase Your Life Energy

The collapse of industrial civilization, well underway since at least 2007, presents humankind with unprecedented and daunting challenges in the area of energy, environment, and economics. Just as the Transition Handbook of 2008, provided specific strategies for addressing these changes logistically, Navigating The Coming Chaos, provides a toolkit of emotional and spiritual preparation for an uncertain future. It offers us an opportunity to step across an evolutionary thr...

Tori has done a lot of f*cked up things in the pursuit of being a "good" yoga teacher. She didn't mean to be f*cked up; f*cked up things just happened while she was busy attempting to be a personable sage and humble expert on philosophy, mediation, anatomy, functional movement, energy healing, and everything else a yoga teacher is supposed to be good at. It never occurred to her that how she was going about teaching all this expertise might be, well, f*cked up, or potentially even harmful ...

Unlocking the Source for True LeadershipToo many people, men and women alike, have bought into a notion of leadership that exclusively emphasizes traditionally “masculine” qualities: hierarchical, militaristic, win-at-all-costs. The result has been corruption, environmental degradation, social breakdown, stress, depression, and a host of other serious problems. Nilima Bhat and Raj Sisodia show us a more balanced way, an archetype of leadership that is generative, c...