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What would happen if you were to allow everything to be exactly as it is? If you gave up the need for control, and instead embraced the whole of your experience in each moment that arose? In the 14 years that he studied Zen Buddhism, Adyashanti found that most seasoned meditators had used the...

*An AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner* This program is read by the author. "In this spirited exploration of our relationship with technological devices, Zomorodi's melodic voice beckons and inspires listeners to develop a deeper understanding of how tech devices affect our potential...

Nine Potent Tools to Breathe Your Way to Health and Vitality “The Power of Prana is a compelling bridge between the reader and higher level practices to revitalize your life force.” — Deepak Chopra, MD, author of Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul “The Power of Prana addresses...

Although life was physically more difficult in the days of the horse and carriage, we complained much less back then, and when we did, our complaints were more likely to get results. Today we complain about everything--yet do so with remarkable ineffectiveness. Most of us grumble, vent, and...

Finding Guidance and Courage: A Light in Hard Times We all face tough times. But how can we meet these difficult situations with a compassionate heart and a clear mind? "Inside each of us is an inner light that I call 'The One Who Knows,'" teaches Jack Kornfield. "Awakening to this wisdom can...

Does mindfulness practice improve your physical, social, and mental well-being? To what extent can your mind shape your brain? What does the latest research have to say about meditation and other awareness practices? Now on The Mindful Brain, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, a pioneer of the emerging field...

This program is read by the author. Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived— and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning. On paper, Sarah Levy’s life was on track. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and...

When mindfulness meditation was introduced as an aid for patients suffering from chronic pain, physicians were skeptical. Today, mindfulness meditation is used in hundreds of hospitals and clinics across the country. On Break Through Difficult Emotions, meditation mentor Shinzen Young adapts the...

Personal Transformation Based on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion What's your most important goal? Why does it matter so deeply? How will you overcome the obstacles? Answer these questions with sincerity, proceed with mindfulness and compassion, and you have just set in motion a revolutionary...

From Jennifer Anderson—registered dietitian and founder of Kids Eat in Color, trusted by over two million parents—comes the evidence-based guide to feeding children from baby’s first foods through the teen years. When you became a parent, you probably thought feeding your child would be...

Discover the Most Powerful Healer of All What if our ability to heal was tied to our ability to forgive? As the creator of the Radical Forgiveness books and workshops, Colin Tipping knows that this is more than just a theoretical question. According to Colin, unconditional forgiveness is not...

It is often difficult if not impossible to assimilate certain new ideas, especially if they come from an entirely different culture and time. In Playing Hide and Seek, the incomparable Alan Watts invites us to consider the mind-blowing truth of the total interdependence of everything in the...

"A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE." —Meb Keflezighi "A BEAUTIFUL REFLECTION ON WHAT IT MEANS TO KEEP SHOWING UP." —Allyson Felix "LEFT ME ON THE SIDELINES CHEERING." —Joan Benoit Samuelson Sara Hall shares the story of her record-breaking career and her unconventional path to motherhood...

Freedom. Truth. Discovery. It’s Who You Are. Have you ever felt that you’ve yet to be fully and truly alive? That just beyond reach, there might be something far more vast, immediate, and real? “What you’ve sensed was the ‘absolute You’ beckoning,” teaches Gangaji, “the boundless...

A profound transformation can occur just by training your attention in awareness—a practice sweeping the country with its capacity to decrease stress, cultivate inner calm, and expand wisdom and creativity. Clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Brach has been at the forefront of...

Meditation is not a means of self-improvement. It is a way of discovering the truth and relating to it with compassion and honesty. Awaken to a richer spiritual life with The Inner Art of Meditation, a comprehensive six-CD study course about vipassana (or insight) meditation from Jack Kornfield...

What guides us when our world is changing? Discover the path to deeper meaning and purpose through depth psychology and classical thought. How did we get to this crossroads in history? And will we make it through—individually and as a species? “We all assumed that learning, rationality, and...

Expand and Enhance Your Skills as a Therapist with the Guidance of an Internationally Respected Clinician Couple therapy combines the intense work of one-on-one sessions with the need for close mediation skills—which is why the practice can be twice as difficult and emotionally draining. This...

Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. This fascinating and persuasive program argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life. Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research...

Course objectives: List ways in which you can practice mindful living Identify how mindfulness can be used in psychotherapy Discuss how to utilize mindfulness from the perspective of both client and therapist Before you can help others, Thich Nhat Hanh teaches, you must first bring...