Thu, Mar 01, 2012
For decades now, Dr. Andrew Weil has been giving advice on health, nutrition, and well-being from an integrative perspective that honors both western science and the wisdom from eastern traditions where spirit and body were never viewed as separate
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
“This simple two-CD production says it all about an equally simple practice that an increasing body of scientific evidence says can increase well-being.”
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
“[The authors’] discussions are free-ranging, fascinating, and rich enough to be enjoyed many times. A must-have for modern spiritual seekers.”
Tue, Nov 01, 2011
Rosenthal writes with a clear and deliberate prose that the British accent of narrator Gildart Jackson underscores.
Sat, Oct 01, 2011
---“ the spirit of a life lived with purpose and dedication to bringing an ancient wisdom to the benefit of others comes through. “
Thu, Sep 01, 2011
This single CD audio is a good idea and could be a helpful addition to the in-car CD collection for type-A drivers.
Sun, Jul 31, 2011
[Lama Surya Das] strips Tibetan Buddhism of its many esoteric, phantasmagorical trappings to reveal its gem of practical psychology – that much is to be gained from simply slowing down and paying attention, very close, loving attention to each moment
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
[Buddha’s Brain] is a practical, well-written guide that contributes to other scholarly works that are purging the fuzzy new-ageism that used to surround meditative practices
Sun, May 01, 2011
Deepak Chopra, the founder of The Chopra Center, is the preeminent teacher of Eastern philosophy to the Western world. He has been a bestselling author for decades, his books have appeared on virtually every bestseller list in America, and his writings have sold millions of copies. Debbie Ford conducts seminars on the dark side at the Chopra Center for Well Being in La Jolla, California, where she is a consultant, teacher, and integral faculty member. She also leads her own day and weekend Shadow Process workshop nationwide. Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed lecturer and the best-selling author of A Return to Love, Healing the Soul of America, A Woman’s Worth, Illuminata, Everyday Grace, The Gift of Change, and The Age of Miracles, among other works. Williamson has done extensive charitable organizing throughout the country in service to people with life-challenging illnesses (she founded Project Angel Food in Los Angeles). She also founded the grassroots campaign to establish a U.S. Department of Peace.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
Susan Edmiston, a former editor at Redbook and Glamour, writes for New York, The New York Times Magazine and Book Review, Esquire, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Women's Day. She lives in Berkeley, California. Leonard Scheff, a successful trial lawyer in Tucson, Arizona, is also a practicing Buddhist who, for the last fifteen years, has conducted seminars on managing anger.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
Australian novelist Traci Harding has ten books published, including two complete trilogies – The Ancient Future trilogy and The Celestial Triad. The Alchemist's Key is a stand-alone book published in 1999 while Ghostwriting is a collection of 6 haunting tales.
Mon, Nov 01, 2010
Michael Pollan is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including In Defense of Food, The Botany of Desire, The Omnivore's Dilemma.. A contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, he is also currently the Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.
Fri, Oct 01, 2010
Hermann Hesse was born in 1877 in Germany. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. He is the author of Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, Journey to the East, The Glass Bead Game, and many other books.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Kelley Armstrong lives in rural Ontario with her husband, three children, and far too many pets. She is the author of nine bestselling Women of the Otherworld novels, as well as a crime series featuring female hitwoman Nadia Stafford, and a young adult trilogy, Darkest Powers.
Tue, Jun 01, 2010
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, celebrated Tibetan Buddhist master and author of the internationally acclaimed The Joy of Living, is deeply versed in the practical and philosophical disciplines of the ancient tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He is perhaps best known for his accessible style, his self-deprecating humor, and his ability to address human weakness with deeply personal understanding and compassion. Eric Swanson is coauthor of The Joy of Living. A graduate of Yale University and the Juilliard School, he is the author of the novels The Greenhouse Effect and The Boy in the Lake. After converting to Buddhism in 1995, he cowrote Karmapa, The Sacred Prophecy and authored What the Lotus Said, both of which focus on Buddhism within Tibet.
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
MATTHEW B. CRAWFORD is a philosopher and mechanic. He has a Ph.D. in political philosophy from the University of Chicago and served as a postdoctoral fellow on its Committee on Social Thought. Currently a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, he owns and operates Shockoe Moto, an independent motorcycle repair shop in Richmond, VA.
Fri, Jan 01, 2010
Neil Wenborn is a full-time writer and publishing consultant. He is the author of several biographies and is co-editor of the highly respected History Today Companion to British History.
Fri, Jan 01, 2010
Jinananda was born in Bedford, England. He has written The Middle Way-The Story of Buddhism and karma and Rebirth-In a Nutshell for Naxos Audiobooks. He has taught meditation and Buddhism since 1987 and has been the Chairman of the West London Buddhist Centre since 2005.
Tue, Dec 01, 2009
Jennifer Michael Hecht is an accomplished historian and an award-winning poet. Her book, The End of the Soul: Scientific Modernity, Atheism, and Anthropology in France, has been recently published by Columbia University Press. And The Next Ancient World, her book of poetry, won the Poetry Society of America's prestigious Norma Farber First Book Award for 2002, the Tupelo Prize, and ForeWord's Poetry Book of the Year. She is the co-author of a popular introduction to Western Civilization. Hecht earned her Ph.D. in the history of science from Columbia University and is an assistant professor of history at Nassau Community College.
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Jinananda is the author of several books on Buddhism.
Sat, Aug 01, 2009
Winifred Gallagher’s books include House Thinking, Just the Way You Are (a New York Times Notable Book), Working on God, and The Power of Place. She has written for numerous publications, such as Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times.
Sat, Aug 01, 2009
James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) was an African American author, poet, and civil rights activist.
Sat, Feb 21, 2009
The author of more than a dozen books, James Hollis, Ph.D., teaches at the Jung Center of Houston and is a distinguished faculty member of the Saybrook Graduate School in San Francisco. A graduate of the Jung Institute of Zurich, Switzerland, he lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife, Jill, and maintains a private analytic practice.
Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, is a head of state and the religious leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
Sat, Nov 29, 2008
David Michie is a corporate communications consultant, published novelist, and Buddhist practitioner. He lives in Perth, Australia.
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