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We spend countless hours training our dogs, but how often do we consider what they have to teach us? "Our canine companions aren't just our best friends," explains Tami Simon. "Sometimes they can also be carriers of a special medicine and the wisdom lessons we most need." The Dharma of Dogs shares the reflections of spiritual teachers and writers who have found a source of deep truth and practical wisdom beneath the furry surface of our four-legged friends.For anyone who loves dogs-and who has learned and grown through this special relationship-these 31 essays offer humor, solace, inspiration, and insight into the life lessons our dogs make available to us, exploring such themes as unconditional love, connecting with nature, facing our fears, and much more. Don't forget to add this inspirational book to your list of gifts for dog lovers this year.Edited by Tami Simon, The Dharma of Dogs includes contributions by Alice Walker, Eckhart Tolle, Pam Houston, Mark Nepo, Roshi Joan Halifax, Adyashanti, Julie Barton, angel Kyodo williams, JP Sears, Lama Surya Das, Diane Musho Hamilton, Allan Lokos, Andrew Holecek, Bonnie Myotai Treace, Chris Grosso, Geneen Roth, Jeri Parker, Joan Ranquet, Lama Tsomo, Laura Pritchett, Mirabai Starr, Sarah C. Beasley, Stuart Davis, Susan Martin, Susanna Weiss, and His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche.Portion of proceeds donated to the National Mill Dog Rescue. milldogrescue.org.

Research shows that grit is the quality that makes more of a difference for success and happiness than IQ or other factors, and that it can be cultivated. Here positive psychologist Caroline Miller offers a resource-rich, evidence-based guide of prescriptive practices for people of all walks of life to grow their grit.

There is a particular kind of insanity running rampant in the world that compels most women to stuff down, ignore, or hide parts of ourselves in order to be acceptable, attractive, or taken seriously. Which doesn't work. It actually ensures we remain unfulfilled, miserable, and at war with ourselves-and that is a war no woman can win. So now comes the good news: There is a path to help you become the woman you are aching to become. This path is unruly, messy, a wee bit naughty, and audaciously asks you trust the very parts of you that you previously warred against. While this path has no script, map, or blueprint, you'll learn to use your sensuous, desirous, wildly feeling female body as a steadfast and trustworthy compass. This is the path of Feminine Genius. To get you started, you'll have the best of guides: women's life coach LiYana Silver. "One of the most enduringly inspiring things in my life," says LiYana, "is to watch a woman slip the Gordian knot of self-loathing, people-pleasing, and over-achieving and become simply and fully herself." Partly an irreverently reverent feminist treatise and partly a non-denominational devotional hymnal to the Sacred Feminine, Feminine Genius just might change forever what you know about your body, soul, sexuality, intuition, and power. In these pages, LiYana invites you to: Go deep and reconnect with the powerful parts of yourself you've hidden away. Meet your innate genius: the wild, creative, and infallible wisdom of your body. Brighten your everyday with hands-on practices. Tap into your inner knowing so you can stop second-guessing yourself and get clear about your next steps. Learn how to embrace your sexuality, emotions, desires, and cycles so you can achieve enormous effectiveness and fulfillment in life. Navigate your "dark" and work with painful, difficult experiences in healthy ways. Learn how you overuse your "masculine" strengths to the point of personal, cultural, and global breakdown. Discover why your "feminine" isn't weak, but is one of the strongest and most trustworthy parts of you. Explore the history, physics, and biology of a universe built for harmony between "masculine" and "feminine". Look in the mirror and see the face of the Goddess gazing back at you If you found a dusty bottle on a shelf of your cellar, there would be only one way to know if it contained an all-knowing genie with the power to actualize your deepest desires: open, and look inside.Feminine Genius is a provocative wake-up call, nudging you to uncork that fabulous flask and find out just how much magic you've been hiding. Because you do have a genie in your bottle-and genius in your body. Are you ready to open, and look inside?

Flutter like a butterfly, twist like a grasshopper, wiggle like a beetle! Kids love bugs-so, what better way to teach them the healthy joys of yoga than with the help of our multi-legged friends? For infants to four-year-olds, this delightfully illustrated board book guides young people and their caregivers through ten simple and authentic poses that will benefit children for a lifetime.

For new and experienced students, practical guidance in kundalini yoga for happiness, health, and fulfillment Kundalini is a universal life force within each of us that, once awakened, holds the power to transform every facet of our lives. Kundalini yoga is the art and practice of activating this radiant energy. With Essential Kundalini

The best writers say their work seems to come from a source beyond the thinking mind. But how do we access that source? "We must first look inside ourselves and be willing to touch that raw emotional core at the heart of a deeper creativity," writes Albert Flynn DeSilver. In Writing as a Path to Awakening, this renowned poet, writer, and teacher shows you how to use meditation to cultivate true depth in your own writingΓÇöso your words reveal layers of profound insight that inspire and move your readers. Constructed as a year-long exploration with a new focus for each month and season, Writing as a Path to Awakening includes: ΓÇó How to approach writing and reading with a greater level of presence and immersion ΓÇó Engaging curiosity, playfulness, and spontaneity to keep your regular practice fresh ΓÇó Meditating with poetry to deeply embody the power of language ΓÇó How you can spark your imagination by connecting to the groundless source of creation ΓÇó The meditative approach to storytellingΓÇöhow not being trapped in your story liberates your capacity to create ΓÇó Editing, rewriting, and the path of spiritual transformation "Writing and meditation practice are a powerful pair, a dynamic duo," Albert Flynn DeSilver teaches. "Together they nourish and push, trigger and define, inform and inspire, enable, and energize. To engage in both practices fully is to activate a more complete, creative, and spiritual self." With a mixture of engaging storytelling and practical exercises, Writing as a Path to Awakening invites you on a yearlong journey of growth and discoveryΓÇöto enhance your writing through the practice of meditation while using the creative process to accelerate your spiritual evolution.

How would you like to experience your life? ItΓÇÖs an intriguing question, and yet weΓÇÖve been conditioned to believe our life visions and goals are often unattainableΓÇöuntil now. With The Possibility Principle, psychotherapist Mel Schwartz offers a revolutionary approach to living the life we choose. Though science has vastly expanded our knowledge, it has also led us to adopt a worldview where we see ourselves as insignificant specks living in a mechanical universe. Now, insights from quantum physics reveal that our universe is, in fact, a vibrantly intelligent reality and that each of us plays a vital role in shaping it. In this groundbreaking book, Schwartz shows us how to integrate this new quantum worldview into our everyday lives, allowing us to transcend our limitations and open to infinite possibilities.The Possibility Principle reveals how we can apply the three core tenets of quantum physicsΓÇöinseparability, uncertainty, and potentialityΓÇöto live the life we choose, free from the wounds of our past and the constraints of our old beliefs. You can learn to: Develop a mastery of your thinking as you free yourself from the replication of old thought patternsΓÇó Utilize the concept of wave collapse to realize that you are not imprisoned by your genes, brain chemistry, or past traumasΓÇó Overcome anxiety and depression through a shift of mindΓÇó Thrive in resilient relationships and develop powerful communication skills that foster empowerment and intimate connectionΓÇó Embrace uncertainty to ride the waves of personal change

An empowering guide to finding balance and restoring health in mind, body, and soul.

Imagine opening a book that told the story of your life and, suddenly, you realized that the painful parts held the key to knowing yourself as completely whole, well, and good. As many of Linda Howe s students have found, this is the transformative process that we can experience through the Akashic Records, an energetic archive of the soul and its

For parents, educators, counselors, caregivers-anyone looking to share mindfulness with the young people in their lives-Growing Up Mindful is a step-by-step guidebook with more than 75 mindfulness exercises to learn, model, and integrate into the lives of children of all ages and interests.

Even after years of spiritual practice, self-improvement, or therapy, many of us still have trouble with one essential challenge: self-acceptance. How do we stop from constantly judging ourselves as inadequate, finding fault with our bodies, or being plagued by our inner critics? The Self-Acceptance Project was created to help us find a solution. In this collection of essays, contemporary luminaries in spirituality, psychology, and creativity offer insights and teachings for truly embracing who we are no matter what our circumstances, including: . "Waking Up from the Trance of Unworthiness"-Tara Brach illuminates the source of self-rejection and offers a powerful process to reverse unconscious patterns . "Compassion for the Self-Critic"-Dr. Kristin Neff shows how self-judgment is often a misplaced but well-meaning survival instinct . "Held, Not Healed"-Jeff Foster on making the space to accept anything that arises with open-hearted curiosity . "No Strangers in the Heart"-poet Mark Nepo helps us reconnect to the sense of deep aliveness that we were born with . "Taking in the Good"-Dr. Rick Hanson offers effective neuroscience-based insights and practices for overcoming our "negativity bias" . "Transforming Self-Criticism into Self-Compassion"-Dr. Kelly McGonigal reveals practical strategies for changing the habitual way we treat ourselves Why is it often so much easier to feel compassion and forgiveness toward others than toward ourselves? Where do our self-critical voices come from? Can we be motivated to grow and excel while still accepting ourselves as we are? In these 19 offerings, some of today's most trusted teachers share their most valuable practices and techniques for building confidence, transforming our relationship with our inner critics, and using any circumstance as an opportunity to treat ourselves with kindness, compassion, and love.

Most people think of the Tao Te Ching as a book on philosophy or a treatise on leadership. Yet there is a little-known treasure hidden within the familiar passages of Lao Tzu's work: step-by-step practical guidance for the spiritual journey. With Practicing the Tao Te Ching, renowned teacher Solala Towler reveals a new facet to this spiritual classic, offering accessible instructions paired with each of the 81 verses of the Tao Te Ching. "Tao is a way of deep reflection and learning from nature, considered the highest teacher," writes Towler. "It teaches us to follow the energy flows within the heavens, the earth, and our own bodies." With lucid instruction and deep insight, he guides you through meditations, movement and breathing practices, subtle energy exercises, and inner reflections-all to help you to embody Taoist wisdom in every aspect of your life.

On the day her first book came out-a new translation of Dark Night of the Soul by Saint John of the Cross-Mirabai Starr's daughter, Jenny, was killed in a car accident. "My spiritual life began the day my daughter died," writes Mirabai. Even with decades of spiritual practice and a deep immersion in the greatest mystical texts, she found herself utterly unprepared for "my most powerful catalyst for transformation, my fiercest and most compassionate teacher." With Caravan of No Despair, Mirabai shares an irreverent, uplifting, and intimate memoir of her extraordinary life journey. Through the many twists and turns of her life-including a tangled relationship with a charlatan-guru, her unexpected connection with the great Christian mystics, and the loss of her daughter-Mirabai finds the courage to remain open and defenseless before the mystery of the divine. "Tragedy and trauma are not guarantees for a transformational spiritual experience," writes Mirabai Starr, "but they are opportunities. They are invitations to sit in the fire and allow it to transfigure us."

Natural healing for pets has emerged into the mainstream-veterinarians across the nation are now providing acupuncture, chiropractic, and other alternative methods. With Energy Healing for Animals, acclaimed animal communicator Joan Ranquet offers an essential guide for anyone seeking to enhance their pet's health, longevity, and quality of life-and deepen their bond with a beloved companion. "Animals are so receptive to healing energy," explains Joan, "that they're often easier to work with than our fellow humans. In this engaging do-it-yourself pet therapy resource, this gifted healer offers a broad spectrum of guidance and tools to help our animal companions with behavior issues, pain relief, anxiety, and overall well-being. Here she presents practical instruction in pet Reiki, massage, feng shui, chakra systems, acupressure, Healing Touch, and much more-including breed-specific guidance for cats and dogs.

Calling Forth Your Inner Council of Wise, Brave, Crazy, Rebellious, Loving, Luminous Selves"A woman's work is to define herself," says award-winning slam poet Dominique Christina. While this task is important for everyone, there is an urgency for women. "When you have inherited a societal construct that names, describes, and practices an ideology that women are somehow less important, and less necessary, then the work of defining yourself carries with it a kind of fury."Every woman is composed of many selves-archetypal players of the psyche who contribute their voices to her greater "I." Here, Christina creates an empowering space for women to examine their inner workings and honor the feminine aspects that make them who they are. Each chapter is devoted to a different archetype, delving into the magic and gifts of our inner world in all its forms, such as the Willing Woman, the Rebel, the Beggar, the Shapeshifter, and the Warrior. Combining firebrand poetry, compelling inquiry, and heart-opening exercises, Christina helps us make an intimate connection with each of our inner women-known and unknown, loved and feared-so we may integrate their voices, realize their wisdom, and open ourselves to our full expression and power.

Imagine for a moment that you had no pressures in your life-no problems to fix, no deadlines to meet, no struggles to overcome. Do you feel that sense of spacious relief? It's not an illusion, teaches Mary O'Malley. It really is possible to live with that profound openness all the time, even while tending to your everyday tasks and obligations. In What's in the Way Is the Way, Mary offers practical guidance for meeting all of your experience with an abiding sense of ease, trust, and peace of mind. This accessible book is divided into ten phases, featuring inspiring wisdom and step-by-step exercises to heal the core beliefs that keep you stuck. With each chapter, Mary invites you to come into the present and see yourself and your circumstances in a different way-unclouded by preconceptions, struggle, or fear. Join her on this illuminating journey to discover: . How fear controls our lives-untangling the conditioning that keeps us from trusting our complete experience . The healing power of curiosity-a natural way to meet our lives without needing to change or judge anything . Trusting what happens even when we feel threatened, ashamed, or afraid . Why we become more active, engaged, and effective when we stop "doing" life and start being fully present for our lives . Remembering exercises-simple, powerful practices for reconnecting with our natural state of curiosity, trust and love "No object, person, or experience will ever bring you the deep and lasting peace that comes from simply being open to life," writes Mary. With What's in the Way Is the Way, this renowned teacher brings you a powerful guide for turning your obstacles into your greatest allies and teachers-and showing up for your life with all your vulnerability, passion, and magnificent perfection.

Effective mindfulness practices for transforming your relationship with technology and reconnecting with your real life Our reliance on technology is rapidly changing how each of us experiences life. We're facing new issues and difficulties, we're encountering new emotional triggers, and we're relating to each other in new ways. As Dr. Nanc

The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the song of increase declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in its abundance. Song of Increase takes us inside the world of the honeybee to glean the wisdom of these fascinating creatures with whom humanity has shared a sacred bond for millennia. Within

Shakti is the pure feminine principle personified by the goddesses of the yoga tradition. The Shakti Coloring Book was created to help anyone begin to activate the transformational currents of this sacred energy in their own lives. Ekabhumi brings readers a serious yet thoroughly enjoyable spiritual practice in ink-and-paper form, including:

A friend criticizes you. You grow impatient with someone you re trying to help. A cell phone user annoys you on a train. Would your first response to these situations be kindness? In The Kindness Handbook, Sharon Salzberg explores with insight and clarity how kindness for ourselves and others can be the quality we choose to steer our lives by. From

Kids love yogaΓÇöand itΓÇÖs great for them, so much so that the PresidentΓÇÖs Council has added the practice to the fitness activities in the annual PresidentΓÇÖs Challenge. For parents and caregivers looking for a fun and effective new routine for bedtime, innovative educator Mariam Gates presents Good Night Yoga, a playful yet wholly practical book for preparing for sleep. This beautifully illustrated, full-color book tells the story of the natural world as it closes down for the night, while teaching children a simple flow of yoga postures inspired by their favorite characters from nature. Moving from "Sun Breath" to "Cloud Gathering" to "Ladybug & Butterfly" and more, readers learn techniques for self-soothing, relaxing the body and mind, focusing attention, and other skills that will support restful sleep and improve overall confidence and well-being.

In Touch is a book to help us recognize and strengthen our felt-sense of inner knowing through a combination of profound wisdom teachings and practical methods drawn from spirituality, psychology, and science. These insights and experiments guide us to live more gracefully, discover who we essentially are, and experience a profound intimacy with the whole of life.

Addiction recovery requires a serious commitment, yet that doesn't mean it has to be a bleak, never-ending struggle. "Recovering takes us through many difficult steps of discipline, humility, and self-realization," says Kevin Griffin ."In doing so, many of us forget that we are capable and deserving of basic happiness." With Recovering Joy, Kevin Griffin fills in what is often the missing piece in addiction recovery programs-how to regain our ability to live happier lives.Recovering Joy offers a deeply insightful look at how we can cultivate positive mind states within the challenging context of addiction. Through reflections, self-inquiry, and mindfulness practices, Griffin reveals how we can better act in accordance with our core values, cultivate healthy and satisfying relationships, renew our sense of playfulness, and find the unexpected joys in the journey of recovery.