Recommended Readings

Spirituality, Personal Growth, Mind/Body Medicine,
Joy: Celebrating Life, Holistic Health, Energy Medicine, Nutrition.

Spirituality

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
My Grandfather’s Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
The Sage’s Tao Te Ching: Andcient Advice for the Second Half of Life by William Martin
Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust - Immaculee Ilibagiza
Gratefulness, The Heart of Prayer - Brother David Steidl-Rast
The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
As A Man Thinketh - James Allen
Man's Search for Meaning - Victor E. Frankl
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom - John O'Donohue
Loneliness is for Loving - Robert E. Lauder
Prosperity Secrets of the Ages - Catherine Ponder
Fire in the Soul - Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Stillness Speaks - Eckhart Tolle
When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Harold Kushner
The Seat of the Soul - Gary Zukav
The Song of the Bird (or other titles by)- Anthony DeMello
Take Your Time: Finding Balance in a Hurried World - Eknath Easwaran
Peace is Every Step (or other titles by)- Thich Nhat Hanh
The Road Less Traveled - M. Scott Peck, M.D.
The Prayer of Jabez - Bruce Wilkinson
When the Heart Waits (or other titles by)- Sue Monk Kidd
The Spirituality of Imperfection - Ernest Kurtz & Katherine Ketchum
The Way of the Heart (or other titles by) - Henri Nouwen
Circle of Stones: Woman's Journey to Herself - Judith Duerk
A Woman's Worth (or other titles by) - Marianne Williamson
After 50: Spiritually Embracing Your Own Wisdom Years - Robert Wicks
Turning Toward the Mystery (or other titles by) - Stephen Levine
Everything Belongs (or other titles by) - Richard Rohr
Pocketful of Miracles: Prayers, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year - Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
The Way to Love: The Last Meditations of Anthony de Mello
An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941-43
The Path to Love: Renewing the Power of the Spirit in Your Life - Deepak Chopra
Letters to a Young Poet - Rainer Maria Rilke
Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope - Joan D. Chittister
Inspiration (and other titles by) Wayne Dyer
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Personal Growth

The Book of Secrets - Deepak Chopra
If How-To's Were Enough, We Would All be Skinny, Rich and Happy! - Brian Klemmer
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
Grow Rich With Peace of Mind - Napoleon Hill
The Energy of Money - Maria Nemeth. PhD
Defy Aging: Develop the Mental and Emotional Vitality to Live Longer, Healthier and Happier Than You Ever Imagined - Michael Brickley, Ph.D.
Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming The Life You Were Meant to Live - Martha Nibley Beck
Relax, You're Already Perfect - Bruce D. Schneider, Ph.D.
Happiness is an Inside Job - John Powell, S.J.
Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting - Lynn Grabhorn
Lists to Live By - Compiled by Alice Gray, Steve Stephens, John Van Diest
Called by Name: Discovering Your Unique Purpose in Life - Robert J. Furey
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway - Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
Codependent No More (or other titles by) - Melody BeattieHawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy (or other titles by) - Sarah Ban Breathnach
The Road Less Traveled - M. Scott Peck
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity - Julia Cameron
Anatomy of the Spirit (or other titles by) - Carolyn Myss
The Dark Side of the Light Chasers - Debbie Ford
The Dance of Anger (or other titles by) - Harriet Goldhor Lerner, Ph.D.
Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older - Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald S. Miller
Healing Through The Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear and Despair - Miriam Greenspan
The Impossible Will Take a Little While - edited by Paul Roget Loeb

Mind/Body Medicine

Your Body Doesn't Lie - John Diamond, M.D.
The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain -
John Sarno M.D.
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind Deepak Chopra M.D.
Healing and the Mind - Bill Moyers
Molecules of Emotion: The Science of Mind-Body Medicine - Candace Pert
Peace of Mind, The Creative Power of Imagery - Ian Gawler
As a Man Thinketh – James Allen
Reiki:  Energy Medicine – Libby Barnett and Susan Davidson
The Body Electric – Robert O. Becker, M.D. and Gary Selden
Timeless Healing:  The Power and Biology of Belief (or other titles by) – Herbert Benson, M.D.
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind (or other titles by) – Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Light Emerging: The Journey of Personal Healing – Barbara Brennan
Defy Aging:  Develop the Mental and Emotional Vitality to Live Longer, Healthier and Happier Than You Ever Imagined  - Michael Brickley, Ph.D.
Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine (or other titles by) - Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind – Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Anatomy of an Illness (or other titles by) – Norman Cousins
Energy Medicine – Donna Eden
Peace of Mind: How you can Learn to Meditate and Use the Power of Your Mind (or other titles by) – Dr. Ian Gawler
Vibrational Medicine – Richard Gerber, M.D.
Mind/Body Medicine:  How to Use Your Mind for Better Health – D. Goleman and Joel Gurin
Power vs Force – David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
You Can Heal Your Life – Louise Hays
Full Catastrophe Living:  Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (or other titles by) – Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Healer Within – Steven Locke
Love, Medicine and Miracles – Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.

Joy: Celebrating Life

Living with Joy: Keys to Personal Power and Spiritual
Serious Laughter - Yvonne Francine Conte
Finding Joy: 75 Ways to Free Your Spirit and Dance with Life - Charlotte Davis Kasl, PhD
Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life - M.J. Ryan
The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People - David Niven, PhD
Esoteric Anthropology - T.L. Nichols, 1853
Out of the Blue: Delight Comes into Our Lives - Mark Victor Hansen and Barbara Nichols
Authentic Happiness - Marin E. Seligman, Ph.D.

Holistic Health

Your Body's Many Cries for Water - F. Batmanghelidj M.D.
You Can Heal Your Life (or other titles by) - Louise Hays
Anatomy of an Illness - Norman Cousins
The Next Trillion - Paul Zane Pilzer
The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health - Robert Young, Ph.D
Reverse Aging - Sang Whang
The Healer Within - Roger Jahnke, Doctor of Oriental Medicine
Spontaneous Healing - Andrew Weil, M.D.
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause - John R. Lee, M.D.
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change - Christiane Northrup
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom - Christiane Northrup
The Creation of Health: The Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Responses That Promote Health and Healing - C. Norman Shealy, M.D., PhD and Carolyn Myss, PhD
Alkalize or Die - Theodore A. Baroody
Drugs & Natural Alternatives - Clell M. Fowles, Pharmacist
New Choices in Natural Healing - Prevention Magazine
Why People Don't Heal and How They Can - Carolyn Myss, PhD
Love, Medicine and Miracles - Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.
Healing Myths, Healing Magic - Donald M. Epstein
Vitality Challenge - Dr. Art Ulene
The Anatomy of Hope:  How People Prevail in the Face of Illness - Jerome Groopman, M.D.
You Can Conquer Cancer - Ian Gawler
Unexpected Recoveries:  Seven Steps to Healing Body, Mind and Soul When Serious Illness Strikes  by Tom Monte

Energy Medicine

Energy Medicine - Donna Eden
The Pain Relief Breakthrough - Julian Whitaker M.D.
Your Body Doesn't Lie - John Diamond, M.D.
Prana: The Secret of Yogic Healing - Atreya
Vibrational Medicine - Richard Gerber, M.D.
Reiki: Energy Medicine - Libby Barnett & Susan Davidson
The Body Electric - Robert O. Becker, M.D. & Gary Selden
Light Emerging: The Journey of Personal Healing - Barbara Ann Brennan
The Magnetic Effect -Albert Roy Davis & Walter C. Rawls, Jr.
Power vs Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior - David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.

Nutrition

A Week in the Zone - Barry Sears, PhD
Coming Clean, your guide to detoxifying the body - Steven Horn
Prescription for Dietary Wellness - Phyllis A Balch, C.N.C. and James F. Balch, M.D.
End Your Addiction Now: The Proven Nutritional Supplement Program that Can Set You Free - Charles Gant, M.D., PhD & Greg Lewis, PhD
Eating For Good Health - Reader's Digest
Diet for a New America - John Robbins
The Miracle of Fasting by Paul C Bragg, N.D., PhD and Patricia Bragg, N.D., PhD
The New Detox Diet by Elson M. Haas, M.D.