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Break Free From Over-Functioning, Over-Delivering, People-Pleasing, and Ignoring Your Own Needs So You Can Finally Live the Life You Deserve!Most of us were never taught how to effectively express our preferences, desires or deal-breakers. Instead, we hide our feelings behind passive-aggressive behavior, deny our own truths, or push our emotions down until we get depressed or so frustrated that we explode, potentially destroying hard-won trust and relationships.The most successful and satisfied people on the planet have one thing in common: the ability to create and communicate clear, healthy boundaries. This ability is, hands down, the biggest game changer when it comes to creating a healthy, happy, self-determined life.In Boundary Boss, psychotherapist Terri Cole reveals a specific set of skills that can help you stop abandoning yourself for the sake of others (without guilt or drama) and get empowered to consciously take control of every aspect of your emotional, spiritual, physical, personal, and professional life.Since becoming a Boundary Boss is a process, Cole also offers actionable strategies, scripts, and techniques that can be used in the moment, whenever you need them. You will learn:. How to recognize when your boundaries have been violated and what to do next. How your unique "Boundary Blueprint" is unconsciously driving your boundary behaviors, and strategies to redesign it. Powerful boundary scripts so in the moment you will know what to say. How to manage "Boundary Destroyers"-including emotional manipulators, narcissists, and other toxic personalities. Where you fall on the spectrum of codependency and how to create healthy, balanced relationshipsThis book is for women who are exhausted from over-giving, overdoing, and even over-feeling. If you're getting it all done but at the expense of yourself, give yourself the gift of Boundary Boss.

A Jungian analyst and thought leader shares a call to action for women who dream of reuniting with their unique and independent nature.Within every woman lies a powerful force. Yet, somewhere along the line, the burdens of responsibility and desire to nurture the ones they love cause that fire to dim, and they lose their sense of self. The Vital Spark brings women on an immersive journey that reunites them with their innate humor, cunning, and assertiveness. Combining personal stories, intercultural fairy tales, and deep analysis, Lisa Marchiano shares resources that inspire women to break free from the conditioning that has kept them confined to rigid roles and muffled the sound of their soul. Here, she invites us to explore eight core aspects of ourselves: shrewdness, disagreeableness, desire, trickiness, sexuality, anger, authority, and ruthlessness. Each chapter reinforces the truth of our relentlessly human narrative in the truest sense-allowing for the retrieval of our "outlaw" energies and deepest parts of our authentic selves."For a woman to return to herself, she must be reunited with her own central fire," Marchiano says. "No longer does she need to feel obligated to set aside a part of herself to feel valued by society, betraying her essential nature in the interest of pleasing external forces." The Vital Spark offers a guide to recovering the fiercely brave spirit that lies within our original wholeness.

A road map to harness the power of our collective human consciousness as a source for healing our traumatized worldWe are all interconnected-and dependent on each other to shape the world in which we live. Yet even though technology has allowed us to digitally share our lives with more people than ever, the result has been a growing pattern of personal isolation, alienation, and division. Why is this? "We are seeing the manifestation of collective trauma," says luminary Thomas Hübl, who has reached thousands of people around the world through his teachings on mysticism and healing. "The profoundly complex challenges we face demand a new level of human collaboration." In Attuned, Hübl, together with writer Julie Jordan Avritt, shares a visionary guide for individuals, therapists, and other professionals committed to healing our struggling world. Attuning to a person, group, or organization means coming into resonance by listening mindfully to the inner sensations, feelings, images, and information that arise. At the core of the book is the "relational field"-a vast matrix of energy through which information is shared within, around, and between us. In each chapter, you'll find insights and practices for perceiving and tuning in to oneself and others, and ultimately contributing to the healing of this field, including:. The mystical and evolutionary principles behind human development and connection. Resources for embodying resilience, processing toxic stress, and regulating our individual and collective nervous systems. Attunement practices for working with the effects of trauma in yourself and across communities. Transparent communication-a practice of relating through authentic awareness and vulnerability. Guidance for group facilitators, healing ancestral trauma, and moreBy embracing our interdependence, we can activate what is needed to respond to and evolve through the challenges of our age. "It may take only a small number of us," explains Hübl, "to establish a new level of collective coherence-to share our light, heal our wounds, and realize the unawakened potential of our world."

From the founders of Eden Energy Medicine comes a unique guide to one of the most powerful and well-researched tools for personal evolution.Tapping is an authoritative new work that offers a vibrant answer to the psychological and spiritual challenges presented by a world in unprecedented distress. Tapping energy points on the skin while bringing problems and goals to mind changes the brain in ways that help to overcome those challenges and support those aspirations. This stimulating practice places an astonishingly effective tool into your hands, quite literally. The approach is as deceptively simple as it is potently effective.Emerging from the field of energy psychology, the procedure signals your nervous system to reduce fear, anger, stress, and grief while activating brain regions involved with problem-solving and managing emotions-to help you find inner balance and take charge of the internal models that govern your life. As cultural historian Dr. Jean Houston shares in her foreword, this "is a stunning call to action at a time of desperate personal and collective need."Through their extensive research and field-tested refinements on this method, Donna Eden and Dr. David Feinstein have emerged as the top experts on this approach for self-development-combining the verified effectiveness of tapping with the best practices of psychotherapy. Created for popular and professional audiences alike, here is an unprecedented resource for self-care and personal growth.

Qigong master Robert Peng returns with daily meditations to empower your organs-and tap into the limitless wisdom contained in your body."Peace on earth mirrors peace within," says Robert Peng. Yet when we bring energies of disharmony into our lives-like stress, anxiety, trauma, and discord-those energies take up residence in our bodies and minds. Fortunately, the antidote for healing the buildup of inner toxicity is all around us in the form of life-giving qi. With The Way of Virtue, this renowned teacher presents a guide to Qigong meditations that will direct cleansing energy directly to the parts of yourself where it is most needed-and make room for the abundant virtues that naturally arise from a healthy and balanced body. Through Peng's lucid descriptions, along with illustrations and downloadable audio guidance, The Way of Virtue presents Qigong meditations focused on the internal organs. Here you'll learn which emotions are stored in specific organs, along with practices to draw in qi to awaken, purify, and empower your tissues. As you engage in these daily practices, you'll unleash the virtuous qualities of every organ: peace, resilience, forgiveness, creativity, and much more. When suffused with qi, every cell becomes charged with vitality and benevolence-and you will radiate this nourishing energy wherever you go. "Our bodies contain the virtues that our world needs," shares Robert Peng. "Each of us can become a living blessing to enshrine peace and serenity in our imperfect world."

Featuring significant updates, the new edition of this beloved book takes readers to the heart of each emotion's powerful gifts and messages.Every emotion-even shame, anger, and anxiety-brings us vital information and wisdom. Emotions-especially the unwanted and dishonored ones-hold a tremendous amount of energy. "Too often, we either repress our feelings or let them run wild," says researcher and educator Karla McLaren. "What many of us were never taught are the fundamental skills for honoring and understanding our profound, powerful emotions." In this new edition of The Language of Emotions, McLaren takes us much deeper than naming or managing our feelings-she teaches us to listen to the messages within each emotion, reflect on their questions, and incorporate their wisdom into our lives.Enhanced through more than a decade of research and teaching, this edition offers a time-tested emotional guidebook, including: . How to safely feel and identify emotions-especially the most intense ones. Practices for working with feelings-including setting boundaries, grounding, and the healing power of complaining consciously. Building your empathy-five key skills for awakening your emotional genius. The role of emotions in the resolution of trauma. Decoding the unique messages, gifts, and insights carried by each emotion. New to this edition: insights and practices on anxiety, an exploration of loneliness, and much more Learning the language of our emotions can deepen our self-understanding, improve our intuition, and enhance our relationships. "Emotions aren't problems to be solved," teaches McLaren. "If you learn their language, your emotions can become an indispensable source of vitality, personal growth, and profound healing."

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The only definitive work authored by Wim Hof on his powerful method for realizing our physical and spiritual potential. Narrated by Olympic and world champion short track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno. "This method is very simple, very accessible, and endorsed by science. Anybody can do it, and there is no dogma, only acceptance. Only freedom." --Wim Hof Wim Hof has a message for each of us: "You can literally do the impossible. You can overcome disease, improve your mental health and physical performance, and even control your physiology so you can thrive in any stressful situation." With The Wim Hof Method, this trailblazer of human potential shares a method that anyone can use--young or old, sick or healthy--to supercharge their capacity for strength, vitality, and happiness. Wim has become known as "The Iceman" for his astounding physical feats, such as spending hours in freezing water and running barefoot marathons over deserts and ice fields. Yet his most remarkable achievement is not any record-breaking performance--it is the creation of a method that thousands of people have used to transform their lives. In his gripping and passionate style, Wim shares his story and the three pillars of his method: - Breath--His unique practices to change your body chemistry, infuse yourself with energy, and focus your mind- Cold--Safe, controlled, shock-free practices for using cold exposure to enhance your cardiovascular system and awaken your body's untapped strength- Mindset--Build your willpower, inner clarity, sensory awareness, and innate joyfulness in the miracle of living Wim Hof is a man on a mission: to transform the way we live by reminding us of our true power and purpose. "This is how we will change the world, one soul at a time," Wim says. "We alter the collective consciousness by awakening to our own boundless potential. We are limited only by the depth of our imagination and the strength of our conviction."

Shamanic journeying is the inner art of traveling to the invisible worlds beyond ordinary reality to retrieve information for change in every area of our lives from spirituality and health to work and relationships.With Shamanic Journeying, readers join world-renowned teacher Sandra Ingerman to learn the core teachings of this ancient practice and apply these skills in their own journey. Includes drumming for three shamanic journeys.

The only official workbook from Internal Family Systems founder Dr. Richard C. Schwartz, this workbook offers more than 50 practices, exercises, and meditations to help you understand the parts that make up your system, extend compassion and healing to each part, and uncover the core Self that is the source of your deepest wisdom.

From conscious creativity leader James McCrae comes a guide to reclaim creativity as a sacred path to healing, awaken your sense of wonder, execute your craft, and reclaim the artist within.Whether an accountant or a writer, you are an artist whether you realize it or not. You create your life in each passing moment. The question is, are you creating with conscious intention or creating by default? Creativity is our true magic. To be alive is to be in a state of constant co-creation with the universe, and the ability to convert our thoughts into reality is a defining characteristic of being human. But it also requires courage and commitment-especially in a culture that values conformity, trends, and marketability above authentic expression. For anyone who has hit a creative wall and wants to reignite their imagination and passion, author and poet James McCrae's The Art of You is a powerful resource to help you access your inner magic and spark your joy in creativity.Presented in his signature creative style, The Art of You helps you dissolve blockages and jump-start your imagination. Awaken your sense of wonder, your childlike curiosity, and your ability to create something uniquely you out of nothing. Here you'll find a flexible set of tools, exercises, rituals, and insights to help you address the most common impediments to the creative process, including: . Visual inspirations . Opportunities for creative play . Setting intentions . Cultivating intuition. Addressing emotion and your inner critic. Developing your own style. Creating with consistency. Art as service to the world "Art matters," says McCrae. "Art gives us comfort, opens our minds to new perspectives, and leaves us awestruck. Art is medicine-for ourselves, others, and the world." Here is an indispensable resource to awaken the creative power of your soul-whether you're a writer, painter, dancer, singer, or someone who wants to express your unique truth in work, life, and love.

An Invitation to Discover Personal Freedom, Authentic Relationships, and Limitless Possibility What is the greatest obstacle to your fulfillment, success, and happiness? "It's the belief," teaches Fleet Maull, "that your current situation, whatever it is, has the power to determine your future." Before he was a revered meditation teacher, Fleet Maull served 14 years in prison for drug trafficking. And during that time, he embarked on a path of transformation and service that today has helped tens of thousands-from inmates to hospice patients to top-level business leaders. With Radical Responsibility, he invites us to experience for ourselves the life-changing journey from victim to co-creator. Here, he guides us step-by-step to shift our fear-based conditioning into the habits of courage, compassion, and positive change. Join him to delve deeply into: . The complete Radical Responsibility® method for breaking free of your learned limitations and accessing limitless possibility . Discovering basic goodness- your indestructible inner resource for happiness, connection, and strength . Fleet Maull's mindfulness-based emotional intelligence (MBEI) model-neuroscience-informed principles and tools for shedding shame and blame and embracing self-awareness, resilience, and freedom from our self-created suffering . Getting off the Drama Triangle and into the Empowerment Zone-profound practices to transform interpersonal conflicts . Creating your life plan-a clear and achievable map for living your highest purpose, and many other chapters of real-world-tested insights and strategies If you would like to take your life to the next level and truly optimize your health, relationships, career, and other life pursuits, Radical Responsibility will give you the expert guidance to move beyond the inner walls of your beliefs and realize your full potential.This book includes access to guided audio sessions for many of the exercises, available online.

A contemporary take on manifesting based on processing our emotions within the context of metaphysical truths to create a full lifeThe universe responds to our feelings. This idea is crucial in manifestation-but when we try to put it into practice, things fall flat and we feel stuck. We can become afraid of what our fear is manifesting or defeated when our feelings aren't positive enough. If your emotions aren't flowing and your manifestation practice just isn't working, Sherianna Boyle has good news: you can achieve a loving mastery of your emotions that will help you create the life you want. Energy in Action explores how emotions-when in flow-raise your vibration to cultivate an optimal inner state for successful manifestation. By applying her signature emotional detoxing and CLEANSE system, Sherianna helps you get to know the spiritual laws of the universe as a guidance system for energetic alignment. You'll learn to create from an inner space of discernment, insight, intuition, and levelheadedness. Here, you'll explore: . How the universe responds to your emotional states. Preparing to move energy with the CLEANSE system. How to overcome the most common blockages to manifestation. The spiritual laws of the universe beyond the law of attraction. Practical tools to align your emotional energy for each law"Emotional habits can seem tough to change," says Sherianna, "but as you follow this process, you'll discover that you're not alone-the laws of the universe are supporting you each step of the way. You can realize your most joyful and connected life."

A profound new approach to healing trauma, grounded in a radical reframing of how we understand this nearly universal experienceFor centuries, we've been taught that being traumatized means we are somehow broken-and that trauma only happens to people who are too fragile or flawed to deal with hardship. But as a researcher, teacher, and survivor, Dr. MaryCatherine McDonald has learned that the only thing broken is our society's understanding of trauma. "The body's trauma response is designed to save our lives-and it does," she says. "It's not a sign of weakness, but of our function, strength, and amazing resilience."With Unbroken: The Trauma Response Is Never Wrong, Dr. McDonald overturns the misconceptions about trauma with the latest evidence from neuroscience and psychology-and shares tested practices and tools to help you work with your body's coping mechanisms to accelerate healing. Here, you'll explore: . What is trauma? The latest science that undoes the stigmas of shame, blame, and humiliation. Moral injury-having our basic sense of how the world should work overturned. The truth about triggers-what they really are and how they can guide the healing journey. Traumatic patterns-new findings to help break free from recurring habits and toxic dynamics. Why we can always rewrite our inner narratives, no matter how much time has passed . Finding a "relational home" for trauma-how we can help each other return to wholenessDr. McDonald's case studies reveal the many ways trauma can manifest and persist in our lives, yet there's one factor every case has in common: the trauma response itself reveals the path to healing. "Our traumatic experiences reveal that we can be bent, dented, or bruised," she says, "but we cannot be broken." For anyone who has gone through trauma or wants to help others who are struggling, here is an empowering resource for finding our way home to our bodies, rebuilding our relationships, and returning to full engagement with life.

When it comes to sex, most of us want more. The question is: more of what? According to David Deida, when the depth of intimacy you've been experiencing is no longer fulfilling to your heart and body-when you sense that sexuality should go far beyond an embrace of brief satisfaction-the time has come to explore your unique sexual path to the divine. In Finding God Through Sex, this brilliant writer and internationally renowned expert on spiritual sexuality presents a revolutionary new way to love-one in which sex literally becomes an erotic act of devotional surrender, "making love, magnifying love, from the boundless depth of your heart through every inch of your body and in merger with your lover."Through provocative vignettes that illuminate the many moods that color lovemaking, and direct instruction that speaks honestly to the masculine and feminine desires within each of us, Deida brings wisdom gained from 30 years' work with thousands of couples to illustrate the distinct yet complementary avenues men and women can skillfully travel toward untamed passion and sacred unity. What unfolds is an unparalleled road map to the place where we "love as the cosmos loves: One loving itself as an other, yet remembering itself as One."

Transform your mind, open your heart, and help the world by uncovering and celebrating the authentic you! Wild dance parties, vegan cake, and meaningful spirituality. Stop trying to put yourself into a box of what spirituality "should" look like--because, honey, being yourself is spiritual. Spiritually Sassy is a guide for a generation that celebrates diversity, authenticity, and freedom both in life and on the spiritual path. Queer, brown, flamboyant, immigrant spiritual seeker Sah D'Simone is a voice for anyone who wants to grow in creative ways. To be of service and make an impact on the world. To embrace their fierce, funny, and fabulous selves--even the parts they might feel ashamed of or feel aren't "spiritual" enough. Sah distills the art of living well in our modern world into eight radical yet totally attainable steps. By incorporating scientifically backed principles of modern psychology with time-tested Buddhist techniques--and a heavy dose of sassy sauce--Sah will help you unblock your heart, befriend your mind, and live your truth out loud. In other words, he'll help you find your sass. You'll learn to: ? Clear out old ways of thinking to make room for a new story that reflects your fabulous heart--and quiets your inner critic? Overcome imposter syndrome and know you are worthy of love, abundance, and joy? Get out of your own way in a big way? Uncover your true self to become spiritual--and sassy? Get real about your dreams and goals, and learn powerful manifestation practices? Embrace your superpowers--the gifts and talents that help you live your purpose? Look beyond yourself to your community, your tribe, and how you give back? Plus--tons of practices for meditation, breathwork, mantra, movement, journaling, working with your mind, and more Spiritually Sassy isn't a quick fix, spiritual bypassing, or entitlement. It's a life-embracing path to awakening in modern times. Dive in to uncover your most radically authentic and spiritual self--and get sassy.

To Tend and To Hold is a heartfelt, holistic guidebook for those enduring, grieving, and healing from pregnancy and infant loss. Blending collective wisdom with simple embodiment practices, Rosete serves as a warm confidante, helping readers to know they deserve to feel seen, held, and honored, and helping the world to know this too.

This dynamic workbook offers tools and exercises to help you understand the wisdom in each emotion-even those you'd rather avoid. Beloved teacher Karla McLaren shares empathic mindfulness practices to connect with your feelings, practices for each of the 17 emotions, and questions to ask yourself to understand the wisdom behind each emotion.

Every night, we gain unfettered access to a world of mythic images, improbable encounters, and strange beauty. Dreams carry vital messages about our life's path-but how do we decipher their meaning? With Dream Wise, the hosts of This Jungian Life bring you a practical, self-guided method for excavating the transformative wisdom of your dreams.

From a beloved couples therapist, a research-backed and solutions-focused guide to help readers work with the primary problem facing relationships today-stress! With warmth and humor, Elizabeth Earnshaw helps readers identify why and how they're stressed and learn strategies to find more calm and deepen connection, even amidst challenges.

A shame-free, sex-positive, no-holds-barred guide to understanding our erotic selves-both gifts and challenges-through astrologyAstrology offers a potent portal to self-inquiry, including the deep terrain of our erotic landscapes. In Sex and Your Stars, clinical sexologist and astrologer Stefanie Iris Weiss invites us to explore our sexual selves-as complex, confounding, and fulfilling as we are-through the lens of astrology. "So much of what I see in my clinical practice can be addressed when we work through the shame we retain about our sexuality," Weiss explains. "Sex and Your Stars will help you dissolve the shame you're holding on to, no matter where you are in your sexual journey." Weiss introduces us to each sign, illuminating its core gifts and common challenges. With keen insight, she reveals the many ways we relate to each sign-including as a Sun sign and as a season during the year. Subsequent chapters look at Venus and Mars, as well as explore how to discuss sex, intimacy, and creativity in astrology readings. Weiss supports us in navigating sensitive topics-including libido, sexual function, religious conditioning, and what turns us on. Somatic practices and meditations help us investigate and embody what we learn. This guide to the elemental, archetypal sexual self can help us understand our erotic desires and relationships in ways we may never have allowed ourselves to consider.

A guide to reading tarot not only as a tool for personal reflection but also as an invitation to community engagement and social changeWhile many think of tarot as a personal tool for self-reflection, there's a broader, more social history behind these indelible cards of divination-a hidden source of inspiration and power that can speak directly to the collective yearning for change so many of us feel. In Seventy-Eight Acts of Liberation, tarot reader and activist Lane Smith offers a guide to using the cards with an eye toward collective justice and liberation.Smith invites us to explore power through the lens of tarot-both our own ability to create change and power dynamics in the world. They reveal the little-known history of tarot and the way the deck and readings have changed over time, encouraging us to explore the archetypes in new ways. Each card offers a question for not only individual reflection but also social consideration. Throughout, Smith shares examples from social movements-from the Indigenous Water Protectors to #MeToo-that illustrate how we can put the power of these timeless archetypes into action.The tarot deck offers seventy-eight invitations for reflection and change-not only in our inner world, but beyond-change that can feel joyful, hopeful, freeing, and empowering. As Smith explains, "Truth alone will not set us free. We have to act on it." This guide offers inspiration for action.

A step-by-step guide to understanding why your friendships are floundering and what you can do to find steadier (and happier) groundWith all the social tools for keeping in touch with each other, this should be the "age of friendship"-so why has the US Surgeon General warned we are living in an "epidemic of loneliness"? Although the accelerated pace of modern life, a more diverse society, and the rapid spread of new technologies have made it more complicated than ever to have meaningful friendships, journalist Anna Goldfarb has a smart, sensible solution. Now the New York Times "friendship correspondent" shares a step-by-step guide for nurturing the mutually supportive relationships that are vital to us.In Modern Friendships, Anna offers a framework she calls Wholehearted Friendship for embodying devoted, committed, and enthusiastic connections. Weaving together cutting-edge social research with real-life examples, she reveals the essential ingredients of healthy friendships, diagnoses the factors that lead us to drift apart, and provides practical tools for nurturing your high-quality friendships through the different seasons of your life-including actionable guidance for helping friends in distress; tips for open, authentic communication; a 14-Day Wholehearted Friendship Cleanse; and more. "As we've learned in these past few years of isolation, life is more meaningful (and manageable) with cherished friends by your side," says Anna. "We all deserve that happiness-let me show you how to find it."

A Black woman's modern guide to authentic happiness, healing, and radical transformation to foster a life of unapologetic self-expression"If you asked my grandmother what self-care was," says Chianti Lomax, "I'm pretty sure her response would be: 'Self-care? That's for rich white women!'" Our mothers and grandmothers were too busy fighting for the future of their families to even consider their own wellness and happiness-and now, as the inheritors of their mighty labors, we have the opportunity to do more than simply survive. So how do we thrive? How do Black women grow, transform, and make good use of the power we have?In Evolving While Black, Lomax-renowned life coach and "Chief Happiness Curator"-shares a guide to help Black women achieve authentic happiness and liberation on their own terms. By shifting the culturally constrained language and perspective from which mindfulness and self-care practices are normally presented, she breaks down barriers and invites us to bring the power of these evidence-based teachings into our lives, families, and communities. This joyous guide paves the way for personal growth with Lomax's "Black, Blessed, and Highly Favored" approach-presenting bite-sized actions that lead to healing, confidence, self-efficacy, and, most importantly, true self-love.With no-bull bravery, honesty, and warmth, Evolving While Black bridges the gap between transformational practices and Black culture-welcoming us into a flourishing space of growth and self-discovery.

A guide for women of all shapes and sizes who are in the bold process of going beyond stereotypes to find the truth of who they areThere's a new generation of multicultural women who refuse to conform to the "serene and calm" model of spirituality. "We're Black and white. We're feminists who twerk. We're spiritual and take tequila shots. We're unruly... and our tribe is growing strong," says women's wellness influencer Shelah Marie. Yet breaking the mold only gets us so far-what's needed is a road map for creating a life that embraces our contradictions and lets us shine in our unique glory. In Unruly, Shelah shares a guide "for that little girl who never quite fit in, and all my other naturally unruly ladies."With respect and relatability-no gurus here, sisters-Shelah shares how to become the architect of your life, using a culmination of her best tried-and-true teachings from her retreats, courses, and online programs. The 10-step guided journey mixes story, prescriptive content, and structured practices, opening you up to a new level of agency, self-acceptance, and confidence. "I want you to see the best and highest parts of yourself reflected on each page," she says. "I want you to say YES to your life and your dreams."Finding your true self is an act of love, and expressing it is an act of liberation. "If you join me on this journey," Shelah promises, "you'll grow past feeling guilt, shame, or a need to fit in-and you'll move through life with grace, strength, and unshakable authenticity."

Discover what comes after mindfulness-an expansive guide to the limitless possibilities of meditative practice.Mindfulness is everywhere-touted as an essential part of a healthy lifestyle like exercise, diet, and good sleep. Yet many of us who practice mindfulness wonder: "Now what?" For anyone who has sensed the potential for something much deeper and more profound than stress relief within the stillness of the present moment, expert teacher Andrew Holecek presents an essential guidebook on what is possible in the vast, transformative world of meditation beyond mindfulness.With I'm Mindful, Now What?, Holecek reveals how the form of mindfulness many of us know is merely one thread in a much older, greater tapestry of contemplative practice. Here he presents an encompassing survey of the many dimensions of meditation-including paths for opening your heart, nurturing compassion, connecting with your body, expanding your dreaming life, and investigating the fundamental nature of reality. In accessible language, he shares insights and tools to help you develop your practice, navigate the limits and pitfalls of mindfulness, use "meditation snacks" to explore new directions, and much more.Meditation can be so much more than 20 minutes of tranquility each day. As Holecek says: "With some initial practice, you'll bring a mind that is more present, open, sensitive, kind, and aware into every facet of life. Wherever you go, your wondrous mind will go with you."

A road map to recognize and heal the unspoken, often-misunderstood experience of everyday loss-and finally move into living a full life "Compared to most, my problems are small." "I should be happy with what I've got." We have an inner judge that tells us grief is "allowed" for big losses, but that we should be able to tough it out through everyday heartbreak-like financial worries, isolation, prejudice and bigotry, or our sense of helplessness in a troubled world. "These are losses society doesn't recognize, mirror back to us, or validate," says acclaimed grief educator Christina Rasmussen. "As a result, we don't recognize or validate them either."In Invisible Loss, Rasmussen shines a light on this unrecognized form of grief. Because we avoid invisible loss, we don't process it; instead, we seek the protection of an endless "waiting room" in the hope that time will heal our wounds. Here, Rasmussen helps you meet your loss with grace, free from shame or guilt. Then she shares a powerful five-step process called the Life Reentry® Model to help you cleanse stagnant emotions and habits, build your capacity for reflection and acceptance, and reclaim control of your life."The entire world is silently grieving, attempting to process a form of heartbreak unlike anything we've ever experienced. We need a new language and road map for our invisible losses," says Rasmussen. This book gives you the tools you need in order to heal, move forward, and embrace the life you were meant to lead.