Staff Picks
Low-Key: How to Keep (or Find) Your Cool
- Morgan R.
- Sunday, September 15, 2019
Collection
Self-care is all the rage, and while you may think it is a self-centered millennial obsession, there is power in nurturing your whole self, beginning with your mind. Sometimes life gets crazy. Sometimes stress gets the best of us. Sometimes we need to find our inner calm before we totally lose it. Try these titles and start living that low-key life!
Transforming Your Life Through Self-care
A Guide to Tapping into Your Deep Beauty and Inner Worth
Published in 2019
The Creativity Challenge
Design, Experiment, Test, Innovate, Build, Create, Inspire, and Unleash Your Genius
Published in 2015
"A collection of activities and exercises meant to improve readers' creativity"-- Provided by publisher.
Happy @ Work
60 Simple Ways to Stay Engaged and Be Successful
Published in 2014
"Tips, advice, and practices to help employees find happiness, fulfillment, and productivity in the workplace, illustrated with vignettes drawn from the author's career and consulting practice"-- Provided by publisher.
Big Magic
Creative Living Beyond Fear
Published in 2015
"Coming September 22nd from the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you've dreamed of. Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the "strange jewels" that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy"-- Provided by publisher.
Crafting Calm
Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation
Published in 2013
Explains how creative activity can become an integral part of a spiritual practice, with suggestions for forty handicraft projects which can be done with mindfulness and have emotional and physical benefits.
In This Moment
Five Steps to Transcending Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroscience
Published in 2015
" Little daily hassles can add up to big, big stress. Whether you're stuck in traffic, hauling your kids out the front door in the morning, dealing with a demanding boss, or worrying about money, it's easy to become overwhelmed. Stress is a normal part of daily life; but over time, chronic stress can take its toll on both your mental and physical health, leading to everything from anxiety and depression to weight gain and disease. So how can you move past the little hassles that get in the way of fully enjoying life? In This Moment will show you how to find a sense of calm and serenity using a breakthrough, evidence-based program grounded in mindfulness and neuroscience. Imagine feeling stressed, and being able to work through it by paying attention to your thoughts and feelings, moment by moment, no matter where you are or what you're doing. It's not as difficult as it sounds! Written by cofounder of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) Kirk Strosahl and pioneering behavioral health researcher Patricia Robinson, the mindfulness exercises in this book will help you strengthen the parts of your brain that support vitality and a sense of being fully present in the here and now. And with a little practice, you will learn to combat stress in healthy ways, stay balanced, and live a happier life, no matter what challenges arise"-- Provided by publisher.
Astrology
Using the Wisdom of the Stars in Your Everyday Life
Published in 2018
"The book outlines the key principles of astrology and pinpoints ways you can use it as a form of self-help. This ancient art can help you improve many different areas of your life--from your personal and professional relationships to your health, wealth, and well-being. You'll also see how astrology can help you when you need it most, with practical advice about handling life's key moments, including changing jobs, starting a family, coping with financial difficulty, or facing retirement. Written in plain language and with sample case studies and beautiful graphics, Astrology is your essential guide to navigating all of life's challenges and opportunities."-- Publisher's description.
Acupressure with Essential Oils
A Self-care Guide to Enhance Your Health and Lift Your Spirit
Published in 2019
"An experienced healer and Five Elements acupuncturist offers the opportunity to discover the power of using essential oils with ancient acupressure techniques in this engaging self-care guide for healing 24 common ailments. Fast, easy, and fun, Acupressure with Essential Oils empowers you to take control of your health to dissolve tension patterns, relieve symptoms and pain, and rediscover an integrated sense of self. Author Merina Ty-Kisera introduces the unique Breathe, Point, Heal method for self-care--applying the healing properties of essential oils to points on the body that cue energetic changes to bring the body and mind back to balance. With helpful illustrations and a reader-friendly layout for quick reference, the book will appeal to those interested in enhancing their quality of life with methods that don't require big lifestyle changes. Holistic health care professionals can also expand their skills and offer the tools here as additional support for their clients. Including simple routines for relief of common ailments such as cold/flu symptoms, digestive issues, muscular aches and migraines, Acupressure with Essential Oils also provides care for uplifting emotions and rejuvenating the mind. Learn daily practices to soothe a racing mind, ease into restful sleep, and lift fatigue caused by burnout and stress. The results--in as little as five minutes--can be complete relief as well as feeling more centered, calm, alert, and fully present, offering a powerful new dimension to healing the self and others"-- Provided by publisher.
Why Can't I Meditate?
How to Get Your Mindfulness Practice on Track
Published in 2016
"An accessible guide from an expert on Mindfulness on how to get the most out of meditation--and make the practice a permanent part of your daily life. Meditation is supposed to be a practice that's relaxing and beneficial...so why is it so hard to commit to? While many people have taken workshops in meditation, a significant number don't maintain their practice for long after the class is finished. Mindfulness can help us relax and is great for coming to grips with thoughts that make us depressed or anxious, but it can also bring us into a more intimate relationship with ourselves--a prospect that can make some feel uncomfortable. Yes, lots of good things come out of meditation practice, but keeping it up is challenging. This is where Why Can't I Meditate? comes in. Full of practical ways to help our mindfulness practice flourish, it also features guidance from a wide spectrum of secular and Buddhist mindfulness teachers, and personal accounts by new meditators on what they find difficult and what helps them overcome those blocks. It takes what is boring, painful, or downright scary about meditating and shows how these struggles can become an invaluable part of our path. If you have been considering meditating but doubted your ability, if you are having a hard time continuing, or if you've reluctantly stopped, Why Can't I Meditate? will help you get your mindfulness practice back on track"-- Provided by publisher.
The Little Book of Lykke
Secrets of the World's Happiest People
Published in 2017
"So nobody knows more about happiness--what the Danes call lykke--than Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and author of the bestselling sensation The Little Book of Hygge. But he believes that, while we can certainly learn a lot from the Danes about finding fulfillment, the keys to happiness are actually buried all around the globe. In this captivating book, he takes us on a treasure hunt to unlock the doors to the good life. From how we spend our precious time to how we relate to our neighbors and cook dinner, he gathers evidence, stories, and tips from the very happiest corners of the planet. This is the ultimate guide to how we can all find a little more lykke in our lives,"--page [4] of cover.