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Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future (and a Way to Get There from Here) by Bruce H. Lipton

Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized authority in bridging science and spirit and a leading voice in new biology. A cell biologist by training, he taught at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine, and later performed pioneering studies at Stanford University. Author of The Biology of Belief, he has been a guest speaker on hundreds of TV and radio shows, as well as keynote presenter for national and international conferences.

        Steve Bhaerman is an author, humorist, and political and cultural commentator, who’s been writing and performing enlightening comedy as Swami Beyondananda for over 20 years.  A pioneer in alternative education and holistic publications, Steve is active in transpartisan politics and the practical application of Spontaneous Evolution.
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Meditations for a Clear Mind: Finding Happiness from a Different Source by Tharpa Publications

Tharpa Publications is a non-profit organization dedicated to world peace. Tharpa’s
books and audio on meditation, Buddhism, and self-help have sold over 800,000
copies. From accessible titles for beginners to advanced volumes for serious
meditators, all our books are acclaimed for their clarity and practical application. And
as a collection, our titles reveal the entire Buddhist path to liberation and
enlightenment.

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Life & Beyond: A Medium's Guide to Dealing with Loss and Making Contact by Anthony Grzelka
Anthony Grzelka, 39-year-old father of three is one of Australia's leading spiritual Mediums. As the Australian equivalent to John Edwards, he conducts seminars, workshops and private readings throughout Australia. His private readings are booked out for two years. Four years ago when his corporate career became unfulfilling Anthony, a one time boiler rmaker, began using his unique psychic gift, talking to those from the past to bring hope and relief to families and individuals whose lives have been affected by tragedy, sickness and disaster. His approach to helping people deal with grief and achieve spiritual wellbeing is down-to-earth, practical and achievable. And the results, are beyond belief say the astonished families who've experienced Anthony's special brand of 'crossing over'. He is the man dubbed Australia's own ''Ghost Whisperer'' - and the only Aussie medium endorsed by respected US medium, James Van Praagh.
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The Order of Melchizedek: Love, Willing Service, & Fulfillment by Rev. Daniel Chesbro
"Daniel Chesbro has written a blueprint of where we are today while providing a roadmap for the future. . . . The book is recommended reading for those seeking hope, direction, and spiritual insight."  —Glenn Sanderfur, director, development, Edgar Cayce organizations, and author, Lives of the Master


"The obvious never satisfies Chesbro. He trains people to think for themselves, to look past anything he tells them, even if the information came in a vision."  —P.M.H. Atwater, lhd, author, The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences

Rev. Daniel Chesbro is an ordained minister in the Order of Melchizedek. Trained at the Andover Newton Theological School, Crozer Seminary, and Colgate Divinity School, he is the host of the television show The Open Door and the head of A School for the Prophets. He lives in Consus, New York. Rev. James Erickson has the gift of clairsentience. He is a psychic and aura reader as well as a healer. He was ordained into the Order of Melchizedek in 1993. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children: Becoming a Mindful Parent by Sarah Napthali
“A lovely book for anyone that wants to become more present in their parenting.”  —AmericanBuddhist.net


"If you liked her first book, Buddhism for Mothers, you'll adore this one. It'll give you a new perspective on parenting and may even help you enjoy it more."  —Sunday Telegraph
Sarah Napthali is a mother of two who tries to apply Buddhist teachings in her daily life. She is the author of Buddhism for Mothers and Buddhism for Mothers of Schoolchildren.
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Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children by Sarah Napthali
Buddhist practitioner Napthali has written an eminently practical book that gives frazzled mothers usable advice and empathy. At a time in their lives when women must balance the pulls of instinct, hormonally charged emotion and familial and social expectations, it is both possible and highly beneficial to practice Buddhism. While Buddhism has a long history of monastic practice and application, its modern expansion into the West has emphasized its relevance to householders. Parenting books are a logical application, though still relatively few in number (e.g. Jacqueline Kramer's Buddha Mom: The Path of Mindful Mothering). In a highly selective culling of teachings, Napthali wisely focuses on maternal mind states and how Buddhism can give a mother insight and literal breathing space before she responds to any parenting situation. The essential Buddhist teaching that all things are impermanent is highly relevant when responding to, for example, a toddler throwing a tantrum in public. The book is perhaps less deep than those written by longtime teachers, as so many Buddhist books are. But precisely because she is not a teacher and is in the midst of mothering, Napthali offers the approachable and authentic perspective of a rank-and-file practitioner who lives the techniques and situations she writes about. This book will be most useful for mothers of young children, providing them spiritual resources at a life stage when women need all the help they can get.
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"The author guides busy women in the art of transforming their lives in the midst of chaos." -- Library Journal --This text refers to an alternate edition.
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Stepping into the Magic: A New Approach to Everyday Life by Gill Edwards
"Seldom have I seen such glorious ideas expressed so clearly . . . Gill Edwards has a special gift, a unique treasue, to offer humanity, and my soul signs its thanks to her every time I read a page of her writing."  —Neale Donald Walsch, author, Conversations with God


"Always inspiring and enlightening. Gill is a great spiritual teacher whose wisdom lovingly and clearly illuminates the inner worlds and everyday reality."  —William Bloom, author, Psychic Protection

Gill Edwards is a clinical psychologist, a spiritual writer and teacher, and the author of Life is a Gift, Living Magically, and Pure Bliss. Neale Donald Walsch is the bestselling author of When Everything Changes, Change Everything, in addition to Bringers of the Light, Conversations with God, Happier Than God, and Home with God.

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The Perfect Gene Diet: Use Your Body's Own APO E Gene to Treat High Cholesterol, Weight Problems, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's...and More! by Pamela McDonald

Pamela McDonald is a leading integrative-medicine nurse-practitioner, author, and international speaker who has focused her work on the prevention of chronic illness, especially heart and Alzheimer’s disease.

Pam has used her advanced specialty training in surgery, women’s health care, adult primary care, pediatrics, pediatric obesity, family practice, heart-disease prevention, nutrition, exercise sports medicine, mind-body medicine, energy medicine, and botanical medicine to develop the groundbreaking Apo E Gene Diet.

The foundation of her work utilizes the body’s own unique genetic expression in combination with its innate healing system. She brings together leading-edge tools in medical science and technology, as well as today’s rigorous scientific research. This enables her to prescribe a personalized patient program that honors each individual’s mind, body, emotion, and spirit, while using resources such as organic whole food, exercise therapies, and effective behavioral changes—all coming together in a powerful healing solution.

Pam was born in Paisley, Scotland, and grew up in the southernmost part of England. Originally trained as a nurse at the Royal Hospital of St. Bartholomew’s in London, England, she now lives in Northern California with her husband, Rick, and their three children.

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Chakra Balancing by Judith Anodea
Complete Learning Kit comes with a 102-Page Study Book with Chakra Cards in Gift Box. A great gift!
Anodea Judith, Ph.D. is one of the country’s foremost experts on the therapeutic use of the chakra system. She holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology and a doctorate in health and human services, specializing in mind/body healing. She is a popular workshop presenter.
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God Makes the Rivers to Flow: An Anthology of the World's Sacred Poetry and Prose by Eknath Easwaran
"This book is incandescent with insight and inspiration. It reveals a common wisdom uniting the great spiritual traditions of the world, which is a much-needed realization in our troubled times." --Larry Dossey, MD
"I have read these passages countless times, yet I have never tired of them. With every encounter I find deeper meaning. May you, too, find in them a river of inspiration without end."
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Loving Your Partner Without Losing Your Self by Martha Baldwin Beveridge
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Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart by Patricia Donegan
“Haiku Mind contains the best—the most insightful—commentary on haiku since the great works of R. H. Blyth. If you want to know what haiku is about, what a haiku can do, why haiku are important, read this book. Patricia Donegan looks into the heart of haiku by exploring outstanding individual examples with a perceptive, aware, and sensitive eye. The literary essay has never known finer moments.”—Cor van den Heuvel, editor of The Haiku Anthology 
Patricia Donegan is a poet, translator, and promoter of haiku as an awareness practice. She was a faculty member of East-West poetics at Naropa University under Allen Ginsberg and Chögyam Trungpa; a student of Japanese haiku master Seishi Yamaguchi; and a Fulbright scholar to Japan. She is a meditation teacher, the poetry editor for Kyoto Journal, and a member of the Haiku Society of America. Her haiku works include Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart, Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master  (co-translated with Yoshie Ishibashi), and Haiku: Asian Arts for Creative Kids. Her poetry collections include Without Warning, Bone Poems, and Hot Haiku.
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Ordinary Recovery: Mindfulness, Addiction, and the Path of Lifelong Sobriety by William Alexander
“Bill Alexander gets at the blood and soul of recovery.”—Kevin Griffin, author of One Breath at a Time

“Unpretentious and profound. Alexander’s book shows readers that simple awareness itself has the magical power to heal.”—Publishers Weekly

“The engaging story of an ordinary alcoholic who takes an extraordinary path to recovery, as he combines the ancient wisdom and tough discipline of Zen practice with the time-tested path of the Twelve Steps.”—Jan Chozen Bays, author of Mindful Eating
William Alexander is on staff at the Harzelden Foundation in Minnesota, where he teaches meditation and leads workshops in Ordinary Recovery nationwide.
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Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery by Chogyam Trungpa
“Powerful dharma encouragement to awaken our own fearless and wise heart—from one of the most remarkable and brilliant teachers of modern times.”—Jack Kornfield

“The teachings presented in this book are transformational—and especially relevant today, when so many of us are facing uncertainty and anxiety. Chögyam Trungpa shows us how to uncover our innate strength, confidence, and joy under any circumstances. I strongly recommend this book to all those seeking awakening and freedom.”—Pema Chödrön

“There is no one better than Chögyam Trungpa to show us how to be fearless. He overcame great difficulties while remaining true to his principles—bravery, compassion, and gentleness. These are the qualities of a Shambhala warrior, which shine through brilliantly in this book.”—Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

“Throughout this publication it is stated many times that the road to compassionate enlightenment and change is sitting meditation.  These gentle reminders are always welcome because it is so easy to go to sleep and forget what is useful.”—The Bloomsbury Review 
Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987)—meditation master, teacher, and artist—founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books including Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, and Smile at Fear.
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What You Practice Is What You Have: A Guide to Having the Life You Want by Cheri Huber
Cheri Huber is the founder of the Zen Center in Palo Alto, California, and the Zen Monastery Peace Center in Murphys, California. She is the author of There Is Nothing Wrong With You; Transform Your Life; and When You're Falling, Dive. She lives in Murphys, California.
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Tantric Quest: An Encounter with Absolute Love by Daniel Odier
"An eye-opening intro to a powerful, much misunderstood tradition."
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Natural Living

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"Daniel Odier's story is the stuff of dreams for the spiritual seeker. Until this book, we have had few (if any) modern first-person accounts of a Westerner's initiation into tantrism. Tantric Quest fulfills our longing to understand this mysterious method and does so admirably, describing a path where sensual delight is married with full attention to re-create our birthright of life in the garden of the Goddess."
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Holly Hammond, Yoga Journal

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
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Why Meditate: Working with Thoughts and Emotions by Matthieu Ricard

Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk who had a promising career in cellular genetics before leaving France to study Buddhism in the Himalayas 37 years ago. He is a bestselling author, translator, and photographer; and an active participant in current scientific research on the effects of meditation on the brain. He lives in Nepal and dedicates much of his time to humanitarian projects in the Himalayas. Find out more at www.matthieuricard.org.

All of the author’s proceeds from the sale of this book go to Karuna-Shechen, a humanitarian organization that he founded to provide primary health care and education for the underserved populations of the Himalayan region.

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