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Happiness is a far more positive feeling that comes and goes. Science is now proving that happiness is a skill that you can develop. On Meditations for Happiness, Rick Hanson leads you through a series of guided meditations that allow you to literally re-wire the neural pathways in your brain to experience deeper and more lasting happiness.

Potent and timely lessons on healing and connection—both individually and collectively—through the wisdom and magic of honeybees, written by beloved equity educators, authors, and beekeepers Michelle Cassandra Johnson and Amy Burtaine.

If happiness comes from within, why can’t we just “think” our way to a fulfilling life? “Positive thinking can only relieve fear and negativity for a little while,” says Moshe Gersht. “To change our lives, we must address and challenge the most basic beliefs that we have about ourselves and the world we live in.” Now, this bestselling author shares his insights on the keys to energizing your transformation to a life filled with confidence, synchronicity, and abiding happiness: The Three Conditions.

In every moment, you are receiving divine messages to help you align with your soul’s path—a path of spiritual evolution, soulful meaning, and universal love. These messages originate from the vast metaphysical library of your entire soul journey known as the Akashic Records. With The Line, Ashley Wood, along with her creative collaborator Ben Wood, shares a new way of accessing your Akashic Records—one that is updated for the rapidly changing times we live in.

The secret to better health is something you are doing right now: breathing. But are you breathing effectively? Centuries ago, the qigong masters of China discovered that how we breathe has a profound impact on our overall health and awareness. On Breathing: A Beginner's Guide to Increase Health and Vitality, qigong expert Ken Cohen teaches listeners to instantly breathe energy and healing qi (life force) into the body every minute of the day.

Joyfully Just is a tour de force of insights and practices from Black cultural traditions and Buddhism to help listeners overcome injustice with courage, playful curiosity, and joy. Dr. Kamilah Majied offers original practices that invite us to play with ways of being just toward ourselves, our friends, our families, our communities, and the world.

Tired of headaches? Through the use of guided imagery, Dr. Martin L. Rossman has helped thousands of people over the past three decades find safe, effective relief without drugs or other costly treatment. In Headache Relief, you join Dr. Rossman to learn proven guided imagery exercises that work with both simple tension headaches and severe migraines.

The structure of your brain changes constantly in a dynamic, unfolding process that you yourself can help direct to create the life you want. Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson offers the "Steadying Your Mind" meditation to tap the full creative power of your attention and strengthen the neural circuitry that supports focus and clarity.Sounds True Practices are short downloadable audio sessions selected from our most popular courses.

With more than 40 years of experience practicing traditional Zen, Jakusho Kwong-roshi removes some of the mystery surrounding this enigmatic philosophy through clear instruction in its core principles and how it relates to our everyday world, including methods of zazen meditation, why delusion is inseparable from enlightenment, turning our light inward, and more.

Hard times come to everyone. When they come, we can all use help. Fortunately there are skillful ways to illuminate our path and strengthen our heart's courage, clarity, dignity and compassion. To help us navigate our own difficult time, trusted meditation teacher Jack Kornfield, known for his gift of transmitting meditation with his warmth, wisdom and precision, offers Guided Mediations for Difficult Times.

What if you turned to meditation for the sheer enjoyment of it? That may sound unlikely, but when we approach the practice with playfulness, receptivity, and excitement, meditation can become one of the most intimate and fulfilling relationships we will ever have. Sally Kempton welcomes newcomers to a practice based on embracing the fullness of our experience with this heart-centered breathing meditation.

Set in sync with the progression of the seasons, A Year in Practice is a program of holistic techniques and journaling prompts to guide the creative seeker all year long. Four seasonally themed chapters keep you connected to natural phases of creative contraction and expansion.

Twenty years ago, two spiritual seekers met at a workshop about conscious dying. What happened next is the extraordinary foundation for To Love and Be Loved - a life-changing program about what it means to be alive and in love. Together ever since that first day, Stephen and Ondrea Levine poured all of the wisdom, compassion, and courage they gained from their work with the suffering and grief stricken into the mystery of their own relationship.

Entrepreneurship isn’t for the faint of heart. Melissa Bernstein, cofounder of the wildly successful toy company Melissa & Doug and cofounder of the wellness company Lifelines, knows this firsthand. Connecting deeply with your soul and crafting a clear vision is central to launching a successful business. In The Heart of Entrepreneurship, Bernstein offers a guide for the creative and visionary process of bringing a business, product, or service to life.

In these sessions, you will explore the 10 core practices of Revolutionary Love - how to reclaim wonder, be brave with your grief, harness your rage, reimagine solutions, embrace joy, and more. Drawing on wisdom learned on the front lines of social justice movements and research in religion, law, ethics, and science, Kaur’s new framework has been called a moral compass for our time.

With Pain Relief, Shinzen Young teaches listeners how to step outside of pain through traditional meditation practices. Drawing from 20 years of results in the field, this widely respected teacher offers a practical program to address both chronic and short-term pain, possibly reducing the need for drugs or surgery. Step-by-step techniques taught in plain language show how to overcome internal resistance, the key to transforming physical pain into a flow of pure energy.

Modern society has conditioned us to perceive aging as an unpleasant experience with a growing list of pain symptoms and an even longer list of prescription drugs. Esteemed Ayurvedic practitioner Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh invites us to reframe these beliefs by illuminating what is possible when we honor the passage of years and usher in the second stage of life as a time full of vitality and wisdom. In The Longevity Formula, Dr. Avanti distills her expertise with Ayurveda into easy-to-follow steps to help increase cellular repair and decrease inflammation—the foundation of the longevity formula.

Spiritually, We aims to restore the connection to spirituality and spirituality to connection. Drawing from his own experiences of breaking boundaries and making connections—supported by contributions from scientists, communication experts, and other specialists—Sah D'Simone shares a road map for becoming a healing presence in the world.

A guide for Black women to uncover your truest story and step into your power through radical self-love, self-acceptance, and joy. Shelah Marie, founder and CEO of Curvy, Curly, Conscious, teaches tools for shedding expectations from society, family, and culture, and uncovering and embracing the many layers of your authentic self.

If you’ve experienced the trauma of loss, you might find yourself struggling with the “whys” of grief: Why can’t I remember anything? Why can’t I sleep? Why do I feel angry and isolated? Why do I suddenly dislike my friends? Psychotherapist and grief specialist Meghan Riordan Jarvis shares a research-based resource filled with clinical insights to these questions and more, along with practical steps for navigating loss. Whether you’re currently grieving or are looking to support a loved one, here is guidance to uncover the answers to why and discover what you can do to help.