Welcome to this month’s Aspire Magazine Top 10 Inspirational Books list! You’ll discover inspirational and empowering books, written by women and for women, each dedicated to sharing a universal message of love, hope and self-empowerment. Through their wisdom-filled books, these visionary female authors are illuminating the path for women on the journey of healing and self-discovery. Add these transformational books to your inspired living resource library.
Energy Strands: The Ultimate Guide to Clearing the Cords That Are Constricting Your Life by Denise Linn
Native shamanic traditions tell us that there are cords, strands, threads, and filaments of energy that flow to and through us, connecting us to everyone and everything in the Universe. Some energy strands make us feel vibrant and alive. Others deplete and weaken us. Most of us are unaware of these energy strands, but they are extremely powerful forces that surround us every day. In her latest book, Denise Linn shows you how to release the cords that bind you and strengthen the ones that heal you. Energy Strands explores the connection between the chakras, breath, meditation, visualization, sound healing, and more.
The Tapping Solution to Create Lasting Change: A Guide to Get Unstuck and Find Your Flow by Jessica Ortner
Why do we fear the unknown so intensely that we’re willing to shy away from our deepest desires and settle for playing small? Why do we get enthused when we first start something, only to burn out the moment things feel challenging? Why does getting what we want sometimes feel just as scary as not getting what we want? And why, even with new outcomes we desire, do we often struggle to sustain them and instead slip back into old, self-sabotaging patterns? Readers will learn how to use Tapping (also known as Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT) to navigate the unknown with new energy, hope, and an open heart.
A Unicorn in a World of Donkeys: A Guide to Life for All the Exceptional, Excellent Misfits Out There by Mia Michaels
A Unicorn in a World of Donkeys offers a playbook for living a creative and authentic life. Using her own story as a launching spot, and creative quizzes, charts, and lists to engage the reader in an interactive journey, Mia Michaels explores the experience of the unicorn in a world of donkeys, a world where fitting in, pleasing others, following rules, and maintaining norms-no matter how messed up those norms are-is the only acceptable path. She acknowledges the struggles of the unicorn life-loneliness, ridicule, being misunderstood and undervalued-and goes on encourage readers to reframe the unicorn life the way she has, as essential to a life of brilliance.
Crystal Companion: How to Enhance Your Life with Crystals by Judy Hall
A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Crystals! This latest resource from Judy Hall, the bestselling author of The Crystal Bible, is the most complete guide to working with crystals for the body, heart, mind, spirit, children, karmic clearing, ancestral healing, grounding and protection, the home, and the environment. With 350 crystals listed in this book, fifty of which are new to the market, you’ll find the material throughout to be accessible and suitable for both the entry-level and experienced crystal worker.
Real World Mindfulness for Beginners: Navigate Daily Life One Practice at a Time by Brenda Salgado
Major changes are a part of life, yet dealing with them can be overwhelming. Mindfulness is a simple way to navigate the difficulties you face with more clarity and courage. Real-World Mindfulness for Beginners was written particularly for those who are new to mindfulness and are having trouble with the ups and downs of daily life. In Real-World Mindfulness for Beginners you’ll find: Simple mindfulness techniques that take only minutes or seconds to work into your busy day, expert guidance from 10 of the most trusted mindfulness teachers in the country for dealing with anxiety and stress, anger and hurt, grief and loss, and more.
The Perfection Detox: Tame Your Inner Critic, Live Bravely, and Unleash Your Joy by Petra Kolber
Tired. Stressed. Overwhelmed. Just one more email, one more meeting with the kid’s teacher, oh and lose that last five pounds. Today, women are striving for perfection more than ever–and feeling like failures for not meeting unattainable goals. Health and wellness expert Petra Kolber knows this intimately; as a dancer and fitness professional, she’s experienced the ultimately dissatisfying quest for perfection. Her Perfection Detox program helps women to overcome the unhealthy, unproductive demands we place on ourselves–and others. Based on her popular workshops, Kolber’s strategies help women to recognize and constructively root out the perfectionistic impulse to be critical of self or others and to harness the power of our own internal resources, willpower, and habits.
Journal Me Organized: The Complete Guide to Practical and Creative Planning by Rebecca Spooner
Whether you’re rearranging your laundry room, planning the week’s menus, outlining your dream vacation, or training for your first 5K, Journal Me Organized provides all the information you need to eliminate mental clutter, focus on goals, and enjoy a creative outlet. Author Rebecca Spooner covers everything, from choosing a notebook and the basics of cross-referencing to the intricacies of different types of journaling, planning, goal setting, and time management. The fun truly begins with Spooner’s inspirational pages, clever ideas, and easy-to-follow instructions. She provides tutorials, sample lettering to trace, and templates that range from minimalist daily spreads to exuberant designs that capture the joy of holidays, birthdays, and personal milestones.
Zen as F*ck: A Journal for Practicing the Mindful Art of Not Giving a Sh*t by Monica Sweeney
The road to serenity is ahead, and it’s paved with a f*ck-ton of profanity. When quiet meditation and peaceful mantras aren’t enough to cut through the bullsh*t and brighten your day―hold close the pages of Zen as F*ck. On each and every page, you can give the good around you a warm f*cking hug and kick the bad on its ass. Journal your way through positive affirmations and cathartic-as-f*ck activities on your liberating journey toward something pretty close to happiness. Sprinkle, scatter, or set off a glitter-bomb of happy vibes onto your trail of tranquility with Zen as F*ck!
Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World by Brooke McAlary
Are you constantly striving to keep up with life’s busy expectations? It’s easy to feel consumed with the desire to “succeed” and “acquire”, and miss the simple opportunities waiting for you to slow down: a walk in the forest, sharing laughter with family, a personal moment of gratitude…
Once upon a time, it became clear to Brooke McAlary that the key to happiness was discovering a simpler, more fulfilling existence. She put the brakes on her stressful path, and reorganized her life to live outside the status-quo, emphasizing depth, connection and meaningful experiences. Alongside Brooke’s affirming personal stories of breaking down and rising up, Slow provides practical advice and fascinating insights into the benefits and challenges of the slow life, such as: Decluttering to de-owning; Messiness to mindfulness; Asking why, to asking where to now?
Slow is an inspirational guide on creating a life filled with the things that really matter, and is meant for anyone seeking peace, meaning, and joy in their otherwise rapid lives. Slowly―of course.
The Mindful Mother’s Way: Finding Confidence, Connection and Calm in the Practice of Motherhoodby Sarah Gyampoh
In the midst of preparing meals, driving children to activities, maintaining a home, and having time to spend with your children, it can be easy to lose ourselves in the busyness of motherhood. Waking up one morning to her world spinning in circles, Sarah Gyampoh,MSW, RYT a Mindful Motherhood Specialist, has been there. In this book, she shows you how adding mindfulness techniques to your daily life will transform your mothering experience. The book’s gentle approach makes it a practical and easy-to-use guide for moms who are new to mindfulness, as well as those who already know of its gifts. In these pages you’ll discover: Simple ways to release anger and calm your “mommy monster”; Practices for deepening the bond you have with your children; How to honor and celebrate your role as a mother and more.
Welcome to this month’s Aspire Magazine Top 10 Inspirational Books list! You’ll discover inspirational and empowering books, written by women and for women, each dedicated to sharing a universal message of love, hope and self-empowerment. Through their wisdom-filled books, these visionary female authors are illuminating the path for women on the journey of healing and self-discovery. Add these transformational books to your inspired living resource library.Native shamanic traditions tell us that there are cords, strands, threads, and filaments of energy that flow to and through us, connecting us to everyone and everything in the Universe. Some energy strands make us feel vibrant and alive. Others deplete and weaken us. Most of us are unaware of these energy strands, but they are extremely powerful forces that surround us every day. In her latest book, Denise Linn shows you how to release the cords that bind you and strengthen the ones that heal you. Energy Strands explores the connection between the chakras, breath, meditation, visualization, sound healing, and more.
