- Table View
- List View
Godsfield Companion: The guide to principles, practices and more
by Dr. Patrizia CollardA comprehensive guide to mindfulness: its benefits, the science and how to use it to improve your relationships, work life and mental health.Mindfulness expert Dr Patrizia Collard outlines the principles of mindful living and how it can help all of us to improve our wellbeing.CONTENTSChapter 1: Awakening to MindfulnessIncluding Understanding mindfulness, Opening up to a new way of living and Breaking habits with mindfulnessChapter 2: Relationships and Mental WellbeingIncluding Mindfulness for secure relationships, Mindfulness & parenting and Improving relationships with all beingsChapter 3: Food and SleepIncluding Mindful eating, Mindfulness for connecting with sleep and Meditation to reduce cravingsChapter 4: The Gifts of Later LifeIncluding Mindful ageing, Inspirational elders and Connecting with lossChapter 5: Your Ongoing JourneyIncluding Mindfulness and invoking joy, Mindful art and craft and A mindfulness journey, week by week
Godsfield Companion: The guide to principles, practices and more
by Thimela GarciaA comprehensive guide to chakras, their associated features and how strengthening and healing each chakra can lead to improved health, energy and wellbeing.Chakras specialist Thimela A. Garcia provides easy-to-follow practices to help open up your chakras, optimise the flow of energy and boost your wellbeing.CONTENTSChapter 1: What are Chakras?Including Introduction to chakras, The history of chakras and Morning ritualChapter 2: The Energy BodyIncluding The aura and the seven bodies, How to protect your aura and Awakening kundalini energyChapter 3: The ChakrasIncluding Aspects of the Chakras, The five elements and A detailed guide to all seven chakrasChapter 4: Energy Healing Including Colour therapy, Crystal healing and Energy and aura-cleansingChapter 5: Chakras in Daily LifeIncluding Meditation, Yoga and Positive affirmations
Godsfield Companion: Crystals
by Lauren D'SilvaA comprehensive guide to crystals: their history, powers and how to incorporate them into your day-to-day life.Crystals expert Lauren D'Silva provides practical insight into choosing the right crystals for you and how their many healing properties can enhance your daily life. Alongside information on attuning with your crystals and energy safety, there is also a comprehensive crystal directory detailing common names, suggestions for use and handling instructions.CONTENTS INCLUDES:Chapter 1: About CrystalsIncluding A brief history of crystals, Chemical composition and How does crystal healing work?Chapter 2: Energy SafetyIncluding Grounding, Centring and Considerations when using crystals for healingChapter 3: Tuning Into CrystalsIncluding Choosing your crystal and Attuning to a crystalChapter 4: Caring for Your CrystalsIncluding Cleansing crystals, Charging crystals and Creating an altarChapter 5: Crystals and Your EnergyIncluding Crystals and your chakras, Crystals and your aura and A chakra healing visualisation
Godsfield Companion: Yoga
by Lucy LucasA comprehensive guide to yoga, its history, philosophy and how to incorporate the practice into your everyday life.Expert yoga practitioner Lucy Lucas offers fresh insight into the history, philosophy and science of yoga, helping you to truly understand its ancient wisdom.CONTENTSChapter 1: What is Yoga?Including The history of yoga and Yoga philosophyChapter 2: How Yoga WorksIncluding How we move and why it matters, How yoga impacts upon the brain and A guide to posesChapter 3: How to Live Your YogaIncluding A practice for hip strength and mobility, A gentle flow for boundaries and Letting in more of the good
GodSpace: Embracing the Inconvenient Adventure of Intimacy with God
by Keri Wyatt KentThink you don't have time or space for spiritual stuff? That intimacy with God is impossible?Here's how-in the life you already live-you can make time and space for God.Godspace offers seven practices that help busy Christians pay attention to God. They help us align our sometimes messy daily lives with our spirituality. And they strengthen our most important relationships, giving our lives meaning, significance, and purpose. It's not holding a set of beliefs, reading the Bible, going to church, or even praying that determines how we connect with God. It's our pace of life. When we live hurried and distracted lives, we miss the chance to experience the intimacy we desire with God. Experience God more deeply and live more joyfully by exploring these seven spiritual practices:SabbathHospitalityWorshipSimplicityGratitudeGenerosityCritical thinkingWith abundant wit, humorous anecdotes, and authentic sharing of her own joys and struggles, Keri Wyatt Kent guides us toward a deeper and more meaningful faith in the midst of our overcrowded, cluttered lives. A lay pastor at Willow Creek Community Church, where she has been a member for thirty years, Kent is the author of eleven books. She speaks at events and retreats around the country. Learn more at www.keriwyattkent.com.
Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters
by Anne KreamerAnne Kreamer considered herself a youthful 49 until a photo of herself with her teenage daughter stopped her in her tracks. In one unguarded moment she saw herself for what she really was -- a middle-aged woman with her hair dyed much too harshly. In that one moment Kreamer realized that she wasn't fooling anyone about her age and decided it was time to get real and embrace a more authentic life. She set out for herself a program to let her hair become its true color, and along the way discovered her true self. Going Gray is Kreamer's exploration of that experience, and a frank, warm and funny investigation of aging as a female obsession. Through interviews, field experiments, and her own everywoman's chronicle, Kreamer probes the issues behind two of the biggest fears aging women face: Can I be sexually attractive as a gray-haired, middle-aged woman? Will I be discriminated against in the work world? Her answers will surprise you. In searching for the balance between attractiveness and authenticity, Kreamer's journey of middle-aging illiminates in a friendly, useful, and entertaining way the politics and personal costs of this generation's definition of "aging gracefully".
Going Home: Jesus And Buddha As Brothers
by Thich Nhat HanhIn GOING HOME, Thich Nhat Hanh celebrates the life-affirming roots of two disparate spiritual traditions: Buddhism and Christianity. As he syas. 'Redemption and ressurection are neither words nor objects of belief. They are daily practice. We practice in such a way that Buddha is born every moment of our daily lives, that Jesus Christ is born every moment of our daily lives. ' The author - a world famous mystic, meditation master, scholar and activist - also discusses the theological convergences between Buddism and Christianity, as well as the prayers, rituals and forms of practice of both. His book is an exquisite guide to establishing deep roots in the tradition into which we are born, a moving reading experience for anyone inetersted in finding their spiritual home.
Going Mad? Understanding Mental Illness: Debunking Myths about Madness
by Dr Michael Corry Aine TubridyDr Michael Corry died in 2010. He qualified in medicine from UCD in 1973 before training as a psychiatrist and a constructivist psychotherapist. A frequent and often controversial commentator on issues of mental health in national newspapers and on television and radio programmes, he was an outspoken opponent of over-medication and the use of electro-convulsive therapy in the treatment of mental illness, believing instead in a holistic approach to healing. He is the co-author of two books with Dr Áine Tubridy: Going Mad? and Depression: An Emotion, Not a Disease.
Going to the Mountain: Life Lessons from my Grandfather, Nelson Mandela
by Ndaba Mandela‘You empower yourself and then you reach out to others.’ Uplifting life lessons from one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known... through the eyes of the grandson whose life he changed forever.In his book Going to the Mountain, Ndaba Mandela shares the story of his coming-of-age alongside South Africa’s rebirth. It is a remarkable journey, and one that took him from the violent, segregated Soweto ghettos to his grandfather’s presidential home.As a young boy, Ndaba was constantly shunted from place to place. But at eleven years old he was unexpectedly invited to live with his grandfather, Nelson Mandela, even though he had met him only once before, during a prison visit. And, slowly, they built a relationship that would affect both of them profoundly. Ndaba's teenage years were complicated, but as he approached his twenty-first birthday, Mandela decided that Ndaba was finally ready to ‘go to the mountain’ – a test of courage during which you become a man. At the end of this gruelling ritual journey, the elders of the Mandelas’ tribe gathered and Ndaba’s grandfather was there, as ever, to share his greatest life lessons.From Nelson Mandela, Ndaba learned the spirit of endurance, the triumph of forgiveness, the power of resistance and the beauty of reconciliation. And as Mandela grew older, Ndaba had the chance to repay his grandfather’s love and support by demonstrating the ways in which he’d understood all that he had taught him. Intimate and inspirational, Going to the Mountain is a powerful reminder of how one person can impact profoundly on another, and a testament to the awesome power within us to change ourselves and our world.
Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise
by Justin Talbot-Zorn Leigh MarzWhat if the most serious personal and global challenges won't be solved with more thinking or talking?The world is louder than ever. It's not just the noise in our ears, but also the noise on our screens and in our heads. 'Silence is golden,' the adage goes. But how do we find it in times like these?Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz take us on an unlikely journey exploring why silence is essential for physical health, mental clarity, professional fulfilment, nourishing relationships, ecological sustainability, and vibrant community. Drawing on lessons from neuroscience, philosophy, business, politics, activism, and the arts, Golden teaches us how to go beyond the ordinary rules and offers tools of mindfulness to help individuals, organisations and whole societies dial down the noise and reclaim pristine quiet.Quietly profound and constantly surprising, Golden is a field guide to finding silence.
The Golden Rule
by Robin CadeThe Golden Rule is the ancient, simple, beautiful principle, enjoyed for thousands of generations, supporting people to treat others fairly with respect as they would like others to treat them. In this refreshing presentation the wonderful concept is explored in depth and breadth with all its implications well thought out. Frequently with examples and explanations, constantly prioritising that as every human is individual; the script is based on increasing choice and options, providing important angles on the topic with some amazing points. It's such a fine topic, one that is both timely and timeless and the script provides an enjoyable read. Superbly applicable for today, The Golden Rule is definitely relevant for our cultures and one-to-one dealings with one another and the wider world. Numerous examples of situations which reduce people's quality of life and threats to the Earth are researched, asking the question that if we treated other people, other species and the Earth fairly, with respect, would quality of life and the Earth's future be improved. It's a great awakening time to step away from the things that have taken over our lives and to look at what are lives actually are and could be, day-by-day.
Golf For Enlightenment: The Seven Lessons for the Game of Life
by Dr Deepak ChopraGolf for Enlightenment is the fable of Adam Seaver, an ordinary person, with a terrible game. Adam meets a mysterious young teaching pro named Wendy who, in seven crisp, short yet profound lessons, teaches him things that seem baffling at first:- You and the ball are one- Find the now, and you will find the shot- Let the game play youFrom the moment they begin to put these lessons into practice, what was previously a humiliation turns into a transforming experience, not just for Adam's score but for his whole life. Long a famous writer on spiritual subjects, hailed as the poet-philosopher of mind-body medicine, Deepak Chopra found himself fascinated by the game of golf. He could not escape its parallels to life: 'Golf is like lightning caught in a bottle. It can turn triumph into disaster in a split second.' Faced with the wild ups and downs of his own game, Chopra crystallised a teaching based on mindfulness, the ability to remain calm and focused, relaxed and powerful at the same time. Mindfulness can improve any golf game, from the beginner's to the tour professional's. And it can improve anybody's life, no matter what game they play - or none.
Gone in the Morning: A Writer’s Journey of Bereavement
by Geoff MeadAn exploration of death, bereavement and grief. This first hand account gives Geoff Mead's experience of responding to the loss of his wife from a brain tumour. Giving insight into the grieving process and how Geoff learned to manage his grief, this book will offer hope to anyone experiencing something similar. After coming to the realisation that mourning is a conscious process, to which we can apply creativity, passion and intelligence, Geoff explored the unknown territory of bereavement through his writing. The book shows how artful practice, such as writing, can help to make sense of our experience and navigate the wreckage of grief.
Gone in the Morning: A Writer’s Journey of Bereavement (PDF)
by Geoff MeadAn exploration of death, bereavement and grief. This first hand account gives Geoff Mead's experience of responding to the loss of his wife from a brain tumour. Giving insight into the grieving process and how Geoff learned to manage his grief, this book will offer hope to anyone experiencing something similar. After coming to the realisation that mourning is a conscious process, to which we can apply creativity, passion and intelligence, Geoff explored the unknown territory of bereavement through his writing. The book shows how artful practice, such as writing, can help to make sense of our experience and navigate the wreckage of grief.
Gonzo Capitalism: How to Make Money in an Economy that Hates You
by Chris GuillebeauFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, comes a captivating guide that explains how to thrive in today's turbulent global economy.Burdened with massive debt, stagnant wages and the ever-rising cost of living, a growing number of millennials and gen-Z are abandoning the traditional nine-to-five model of work, instead turning to the ecosystem of largely unregulated, decentralized platforms to pursue a host of novel ways to make money.In Gonzo Capitalism, New York Times bestselling author and serial entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau explores this brave new world – from the Texas software rep who earned $80,000 sending potatoes in the mail, to the British teenager who earned nearly $500,000 naming other people’s babies, to the community of online gamers getting ‘paid to play’.Along the way, he shows you how our economy really works and reveals how you can capitalize on the new tools and platforms at our disposal, and come up with your own unconventional ways to turn your time and talents into income.
The Good Ally
by Nova Reid‘I invite you to be courageous and get comfortable with being uncomfortable, because any discomfort you feel is temporary and pales in comparison to what black and brown people often have to experience on a daily basis. Are you ready? Let’s get started, we have work to do.’
The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World
by Roman Krznaric'This is the book our children's children will thank us for reading' – The Edge, U2How can we be good ancestors?From the first seeds sown thousands of years ago, to the construction of the cities we still inhabit, to the scientific discoveries that have ensured our survival, we are the inheritors of countless gifts from the past. Today, in an age driven by the tyranny of the now, with 24/7 news, the latest tweet, and the buy-now button commanding our attention, we rarely stop to consider how our actions will affect future generations. With such frenetic short-termism at the root of contemporary crises, the call for long-term thinking grows every day – but what is it, has it ever worked, and can we even do it? In The Good Ancestor, leading public philosopher Roman Krznaric argues that there is still hope. From the pyramids to the NHS, humankind has always had the innate ability to plan for posterity and take action that will resonate for decades, centuries, even millennia to come. If we want to become good ancestors, now is the time to recover and enrich this imaginative skill. The Good Ancestor reveals six profound ways in which we can all learn to think long-term, exploring how we can reawaken oft-neglected but uniquely human talents like ‘cathedral thinking’ that expand our time horizons and sharpen our foresight. Drawing on radical solutions from around the world, Krznaric celebrates the innovators who are reinventing democracy, culture and economics so that we all have the chance to become good ancestors and create a better tomorrow.
The Good and Beautiful You: Discovering the Person Jesus Created You to Be
by James Bryan SmithThe Christian faith is about much more than belief and practices - it's also about the kind of people that we become. Yet some of the biggest barriers to our transformation come from our own toxic narratives about ourselves, narratives that shape the way we see ourselves and the way we interact with the world. We are made with a deep longing in our souls to be wanted, loved, alive and connected to God. Healing our souls requires more than knowing what God thinks about us. Our healing comes not through reason alone, but through revelation. 'The best practice I have seen in Christian spiritual formation' was Dallas Willard's endorsement of the Good and Beautiful series a decade ago. Now this fourth book in the series, The Good and Beautiful You, addresses the self-narratives that hinder spiritual growth and the desires of the soul that only God can satisfy. James Bryan Smith reminds us how Scripture reveals the beauty and goodness of our own souls and how we long for healing that only God can provide. Complete with spiritual practices that help us live into that reality, The Good and Beautiful You will serve as a welcome companion on your journey to discover who you truly are in Christ.
Good and Evil Spirits: And Their Influence on Humanity (Collected Works Of Rudolf Steiner Ser. #Vol. 102)
by Rudolf Steiner‘We learn gradually to raise our eyes not only to material existence; instead we discover spiritual entities and their actions wherever we look in the universe... We get to know the deeds of these spirits. We are alive and active and we are within the spiritual entities and their activities.’ – Rudolf Steiner. >This classic series of lectures presents systematic knowledge on many different spiritual entities, ranging from the higher hierarchies of angels down to hindering demons. Basing his presentation on spiritual-scientific research, Rudolf Steiner intends to awaken us to the existence of these beings and how they interact with all aspects of our lives. Steiner describes how animals, plants and minerals have group souls – with even an inert stone having a spiritual counterpart in the invisible world. The various planets in the cosmos are connected to great spiritual beings and hierarchies too, as is the zodiac, which is not a static band of fixed stars but is also evolving. Steiner gives a remarkable picture of how Christ relates to the zodiacal constellations and to our own higher aspects. Spiritual entities are associated with the evolution of earth and the previous stages of its existence – and here Steiner elaborates relevant chapters of his book Occult Science, An Outline, explaining how our task on earth is ultimately to develop love rather than wisdom (which was the goal of earth’s previous stage). From cosmic considerations, Steiner leads to the spirits of the kingdoms of nature – the elemental beings, with their four classes connecting to the four elements – gnomes, undines, sylphs and salamanders, or earth, water, air and fire spirits. He describes how elemental beings are created by human activities – with coercion of the views of others leading to ‘demons’, lying leading to ‘phantoms’, and bad social systems to ‘spectres’. Spirits are also created in the association of humans and animals, whilst other spiritual entities connect us with the arts. Steiner emphasises the importance of developing and appreciating the arts – such as music, sculpture, architecture, painting and poetry – for the sake of humanity’s future evolution.
A Good Appetite: Eating for Planet, Body and Soul (National Trust)
by Jenny Chandler National Trust BooksA must-have cookbook and guide for food lovers who want to be greener
The Good Birth Companion: A Practical Guide to Having the Best Labour and Birth
by Nicole CroftAll expecting mothers have an innate capacity to give birth safely and naturally, but it's easy to be distracted by stories of traumatic births and a deep anxiety that you won't be in control.Experienced doula and Active Birth Associate, Nicole Croft, takes the fear out of labour and childbirth in this empowering and practical guide. Full of wise advice and simple skills to prepare you mentally and physically, Nicole tells you everything you need to know to ensure you have a very positive experience giving birth, whether you labour naturally or require medical intervention.- Be calm, relaxed and prepared for childbirth- Feel less pain during labour and help your birth progress naturally- Remain confident and in control throughout the birth- Feel very positive about your birth, with or without medical intervention- Flourish with your baby in the first weeks after birth Warm, wise and incredibly reassuring, The Good Birth Companion will give you all the information and resources you need to give birth safely to your baby.
The Good Book: A Secular Bible (Playaway Adult Nonfiction Ser.)
by A. C. GraylingDrawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative non-religious writing on all that it means to be human - from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life - A. C. Grayling, Britain's most popular and widely read philosopher, has created a secular bible.Designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and consolation, The Good Book offers a thoughtful, non-religious alternative to the many people who do not follow one of the world's great religions. Instead, going back to traditions older than Christianity, and far richer and more various, including the non-theistic philosophical and literary schools of the great civilisations of both West and East, from the Greek philosophy of classical antiquity and its contemporaneous Confucian, Mencian and Mohist schools in China, down through classical Rome, the flourishing of Indian and Arab worlds, the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, the worldwide scientific discoveries of the 19th and 20th centuries to the present, Grayling collects, edits, rearranges and organises the collective secular wisdom of the world in one highly readable volume.Contents: GenesisProverbs Histories Songs Wisdom Acts The Lawgiver Lamentations Concord ConsolationsSages The Good Parables
Good Company: The Money Issue (Good Company)
by Grace BonneyA biannual journal of inspiration, community, and practical advice for creative women
Good Company (Issue 1): The Community Issue
by Grace BonneyInspired by the success of her latest book, In the Company of Women, Grace Bonney's Good Company will provide motivation, inspiration, practical advice, and a vital sense of connection and community for women and nonbinary creatives at every stage of life. Each issue of Good Company focuses on one overarching theme, including Change, Fear, Community, Mentors, and much more. Content includes first-person essays and pep talks from well-known creatives, studio visits and interviews, group discussions, and in-depth explorations of specific fields and niches, from designers in rural areas to the next generation of publishers providing platforms for marginalized voices and communities. With its emphasis on the power of inclusivity, community, and embracing our differences, Good Company provides an energetic, safe, and supportive place to connect, learn, grow, and work through the challenges that creative people experience in pursuing their passions and dreams.
Good Company (Issue 2): The Fear(less) Issue
by Grace BonneyA biannual journal of inspiration, community, and practical advice for creative women