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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Guide to natural childbirth. I attended her lecture and workshop in Seattle during her book tour (2.03) - she's awesome! So are the touching birth stories in this and her earlier book, "Spiritual Midwifery." A must for all. |
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Inner Beauty, Inner Light by Yoga for Pregnant Women. Gorgeous inspirational pictures of Iyengar's daughter practicing yoga serenely during her pregnancy. Intro by Iyengar. I also recommend Leboyer's other books about non-violent birthing and baby massage. |
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide by I studied and worked with authors Penny Simkin and Ann Keppler in Seattle during my doula training. They have been at the forefront of so many improvements in birthing in the U.S. We even take this book to births with us as a reference. |
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Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Whether you are trying to get pregnant or want to avoid it, this has the info you need. |
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The Scientification of Love by ahh, M.O. is a blessing to us all. This is a summary of much of his earlier work. I recommend anything by this author- books, articles, videos. If you're taking my classes, ask me for some of his articles. |
| Drum/Music | |
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Drum Circle Spirit by Arthur is the King of Drum Circle Facilitation. I've taken his workshops and assisted him at Bumpershoot's annual Rhythm Equator. Great games, exercises; comes with cd. |
| Inspirational/Healing | |
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Journey to the Sun : The Journey of Tei Fu Chen & the Legacy of Sunrider International by What an inspirational account of a family who held to their dreams despite all challenges. These are the owners of my amazing marketing company. This is their story. |
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Kitchen Table Wisdom by Beautiful, provoking, thoughtful, healing, true stories addressing spiritual issues. |
| Leadership/Personal Growth | |
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How to Win Friends and Influence People by Classic treatise to help you solve a big problem we all face- that of getting along with and influencing people in your everyday, family, buisness and social contacts. |
| Nutrition/Health | |
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Healing with Whole Foods by I haven't gotten to this one yet, but I trust the recommendation by Harold Klemp. |
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Herbs, The Magic Healers by A guide to physical and spiritual well-being. |
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Natural Vision Improvement by This is one of the sources I used to improve my vision (threw away my contact lenses!) |
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The Water of Life by Treatise on Urine Therapy |
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Your Body's Many Cries for Water by How to stay healthy and avoid many common imbalances just by hydrating more. |
| Spiritual/Personal Growth | |
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Dreams: Your Window to Heaven by Finally! The Dream Classes I've been teaching for years have been put into a great guide. How to get better dream recall, keep a dream journal, use techniques to find hidden meanings in your dreams for practical application in your daily life. |
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Earth to God, Come In Please by true stories about how the Divine helps in daily life |
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Great course to do with a buddy, group, or alone - like free therapy! |
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The Essential Rumi by |
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The Spiritual Exercises of Eck by Great seeds for meditation, practical exercises to gain greater insight into your life and its purpose and challenges |
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The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart by continuation, in the same vein as Artist's Way (see above) |
| Wealth/Abundance | |
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Cashflow Quadrant by |
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Clicking by trends of the future and how SR fits in |
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad by |
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Think and Grow Rich by Every financially successful (7+ figures earned annually) person I know recommends this book. |
| Yoga | |
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How to Use Yoga by Soft cover version: Good reference book for all levels, especially beginners, lots of photos of yoga sequences. |
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How to Use Yoga by Hard cover version: Good reference book for all levels, especially beginners. Good picture sequences of what you learn in class. |
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Light on Life by I am still enjoying reading my autographed copy of this rich philosophical newest work (2005) from our Master Yoga teacher. It seems, in his late 80's, he knows better now, how to cut right through to the essence of what we need to know in Yoga. Let me know how you like it. |
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Light On Pranayama by The yogic art of breathing. Step by step detailed instruction of the breathing we do in class. |
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Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by BKS Iyengar's translation of the Sutras, a collection of 196 aphorisms concerning aspects of the path to enlightenment through yoga, compiled over 2000 years ago. So far, my favorite of the different translations I've come across. |
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Light on Yoga by Classic "bible" of the Iyengar Yoga system. Introduction is a great summary of yoga philosophy. |
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Yoga in Action PRELIMINARY COURSE by This is the recommended companion book for Joni's Intro and Beginner's Series. Not available in bookstores. May be purchased directly from instructor. |
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YOGA: A Gem For Women by BKS Iyengar's Daughter's book with good sections on menstruation, pregnancy, good pics of her poses and her pregnant sister's poses |
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Yoga: The Iyengar Way by Excellent study book for the serious student, used as our text for Apprentice Teacher Training, also good for beginners, but without pictured sequences (as in How to Use Yoga) - sequences are named in sanskrit with cross reference to pages with the poses. |
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Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health by A newer comprehensive Iyengar Yoga guide for all levels, TONS of photos of yoga sequences |