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What is the difference between having empathy and being an empath? "Having empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain," says Judith Orloff, MD. "But for empaths it goes much further. We actually feel others' emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies, without the usual defenses that most people have." With The Empath's Survival Guide, Dr. Orloff offers a practical tool set to help sensitive people develop healthy coping mechanisms in our high-stimulus world-while fully embracing the empath's gifts of intuition, compassion, creativity, and spiritual connection. This practical, empowering, and loving book was created to support empaths and anyone who wants to develop their sensitivities to become more caring people in an often-insensitive world. It helps empaths through their unique challenges and gives loved ones a better understanding of the needs and gifts of the sensitive people in their lives. In this book Dr. Orloff offers crucial practices, including: . Self-assessment exercises to help you identify your empath type . Tools for protecting yourself from sensory overload, exhaustion, addictions, and compassion fatigue while replenishing your vital energy . Simple and effective strategies to stop absorbing stress and physical symptoms from others and protect yourself from narcissists and other energy vampires . How to find the right work and create relationships that nourish you . How to navigate intimate relationships without feeling overwhelmed . Guidance for parenting and raising empathic children . Awakening the empath's gift of intuition and deepening your spiritual connection to all living beings For any sensitive person who's been told to "grow a thick skin," this paperback edition of The Empath's Survival Guide is an invaluable resource for staying fully open while building resilience, exploring your gifts of depth and compassion, and feeling welcome and valued by a world that desperately needs what you have to offer.

We perform ceremonies to mark important events and celebrate holidays-yet our modern approach to ceremony only scratches the surface of its true potential. With The Book of Ceremony, shamanic teacher Sandra Ingerman presents a rich and practical resource for creating ceremonies filled with joy, purpose, and magic. "We are hungry to connect with more than what we experience with our ordinary senses in the material world," writes Sandra. "By performing ceremonies, you will find yourself stepping into a beautiful and creative power you might never have imagined." Weaving shamanic teachings together with stories, examples, and guiding insights, The Book of Ceremony explores: . The elements of a powerful ceremony-including setting strong intentions, choosing your space, preparing ceremonial items, and dealing gracefully with the unexpected . Stepping into the sacred-key practices for leaving behind your everyday concerns and creating a space where magic can happen . Guidance for working alone, in community, and across distances with virtual ceremonies . Invoking spiritual allies-the power of working with the elements, the natural world, ancestor spirits, and the creative energy of the divine . Sacred transitions-including ceremonies for weddings, births, rites of passage to adulthood, funerals, honorable closure, and new beginnings . Ceremonies for energetic balance-healing and blessing, resolving sacred contracts, getting rid of limiting beliefs, creating Prayer Trees, and more . Life as a ceremony-how to infuse your entire life with ceremonial practice, from planting a garden to revitalizing your home or office to helping heal our planetThe Book of Ceremony is more than a "how-to" guide-it will inspire you to create original ceremonies tailored to your own needs and the needs of your community. When you invoke the sacred power of ceremony, you tap into one of the oldest and most effective tools for transforming both yourself and the world. As Sandra writes, "If you perform one powerful and successful ceremony for yourself, the principle of oneness ensures that all of life heals and evolves."

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Break Free From Over-Functioning, Over-Delivering, People-Pleasing, and Ignoring Your Own Needs So You Can Finally Live the Life You Deserve!Most of us were never taught how to effectively express our preferences, desires or deal-breakers. Instead, we hide our feelings behind passive-aggressive behavior, deny our own truths, or push our emotions down until we get depressed or so frustrated that we explode, potentially destroying hard-won trust and relationships.The most successful and satisfied people on the planet have one thing in common: the ability to create and communicate clear, healthy boundaries. This ability is, hands down, the biggest game changer when it comes to creating a healthy, happy, self-determined life.In Boundary Boss, psychotherapist Terri Cole reveals a specific set of skills that can help you stop abandoning yourself for the sake of others (without guilt or drama) and get empowered to consciously take control of every aspect of your emotional, spiritual, physical, personal, and professional life.Since becoming a Boundary Boss is a process, Cole also offers actionable strategies, scripts, and techniques that can be used in the moment, whenever you need them. You will learn:. How to recognize when your boundaries have been violated and what to do next. How your unique "Boundary Blueprint" is unconsciously driving your boundary behaviors, and strategies to redesign it. Powerful boundary scripts so in the moment you will know what to say. How to manage "Boundary Destroyers"-including emotional manipulators, narcissists, and other toxic personalities. Where you fall on the spectrum of codependency and how to create healthy, balanced relationshipsThis book is for women who are exhausted from over-giving, overdoing, and even over-feeling. If you're getting it all done but at the expense of yourself, give yourself the gift of Boundary Boss.

Join renowned spiritual teacher Adyashanti for a practice-based journey out of the thinking mind and into the awakened awareness beyond perceptual reality.For renowned teacher Adyashanti, every single moment contains a doorway into spiritual awakening. But what does it actually mean to "wake up" to the truth of reality? And what does it take to recognize these opportunities?In The Direct Way, Adya (as his students call him) offers a sequence of 30 practices intended to connect with and cultivate ever-greater awareness of the unseen dimensions of your being. From the simple expression of "I am," to an exploration of the Spiritual Heart, and all the way into the fundamental ground of being, these exercises emphasize that the process of awakening takes "many small glimpses, experienced many times." Adya concludes with practical pointers on how to integrate transcendent experiences into the everyday fabric of life-including your career, personal goals, and intimate relationships.Here you will discover:· How to dis-identify from conceptual, ego-based thinking· Perceiving the ego as a tool to navigate consciousness rather than an obstacle· The "knowing yet empty" quality of foundational awareness· The surprising route to realizing awareness of the Spiritual Heart· Feeling through the Spiritual Heart as a way to experience true interconnection· The meaning of the Zen teaching phrase, "This very body is the Buddha"· Exploring the exhilarating paradox of Being and Becoming· How to establish anchor points to stabilize your journey into the Ground of Being· What it means to live each day with "enlightened relativity"· How awakening puts control of your experience in your hands-but also the responsibility for itNo one experiences awakening quite the same. With The Direct Way, join Adya to discover pathways toward an awareness as wide as the sky and as personal as your innermost heart.

Join a respected Jungian analyst for a deep dive into the emotional and symbolic journey of motherhood.Motherhood is the true hero's journey-which is to say that it can be as harrowing as it is joyful, and enlightening as it is exhausting. For Jungian psychoanalyst Lisa Marchiano, this journey is not just an adventure of diaper bags and parent-teacher conferences, but one of intense self-discovery.In Motherhood, Marchiano draws from a deep well of Jungian analysis and symbolic research to present a collection of fairy tales, myths, and fables that evoke the spiritual arc of raising a child from infancy through adulthood. After all, this kind of storytelling has always been one of the most important conduits of humanity's collective wisdom-and Marchiano provides each tale alongside keen insights into the timeless archetypes they represent.Balanced with real-life case stories from Lisa's own practice and in-depth questions for personal reflection, Motherhood explores how events like pregnancy, the calamities of childhood, and the empty-nest experience are invitations to an adventure into the wild frontier of your own soul. Here you will discover:. How the challenges of motherhood send you on journeys into your innermost source. Seeing the value of conflict with your child even while working to solve it. "The dark passage" of confronting and dispelling the energy of childhood wounds. "The thirteenth fairy"-how to recognize when we are resisting inconvenient or uncomfortable truths. Understanding how anger, rage, and aggression arise in parental relationships. Recognizing the ways that you have been taught to ignore your deepest instincts. How to navigate the inevitable periods of grief that accompany your child's many life changes. Why much of successful mothering requires surrendering your sense of controlWith Lisa's gentle but straightforward guidance, you'll return from this inner journey in possession of the treasured knowledge needed to clarify your values, embrace your disowned parts, and claim the mantle of motherhood in the full bloom of your empowerment.

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Bestselling author Pedram Shojai, "The Urban Monk," presents a comprehensive guide on how Taoist alchemical practices can help you release stress, harness life force energy, and awaken your true self. "We have fallen asleep to the knowledge of our true nature, and now it is time to wake up." ΓÇöPedram Shojai There is a way to break free from trance of modern life and awaken to your true, limitless nature. The path lies in an ancient system of Taoist alchemy, and with Inner Alchemy, qi gong master, physician, and former monk Pedram Shojai presents an in-depth guide for harnessing the transformational power of this wisdom in your own life: Part 1 lays out Taoist principles and philosophy for understanding the bodyΓÇÖs energy matrix and the nature of our current challengesΓÇöall in down-to-earth languageΓÇó Part 2 covers specific exercises and techniques for mastering your energy and awakening your true powerΓÇöincluding diet, meditation, exercise, sleep, lifestyle tips, and traditional qi gong setsΓÇó Part 3 provides an advanced exploration of traditional Taoism for modern times, along with a 100-day practice formula to help you regulate your energy, wake up from the hypnotic daze of daily life, and make the world we live in a better place "The process of turning the material ΓÇÿleadΓÇÖ of our human experience into the ΓÇÿgoldΓÇÖ of awakening is the essence of this ancient science of spirituality," writes Shojai. "My promise is that if you practice what you learn in this book, your life will change in ways that you have never imagined."

The Way of Rest gathers nearly 200 of Jeff Foster's most inspiring essays, poems, and reflections on restoring and reviving ourselves when we feel exhausted or defeated. Drawing from his personal journey--including his own struggles with illness and depression--Jeff invites us to contemplate "the Way of Rest" and its potential to transform o

The American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun presents her first book that explores in-depth what she considers the essentials for an evolving practice that helps people live in a wholehearted way. Meditation, Chodron explains, gives people a golden key to address this yearning.

Live a soul-aligned life as you learn a new way of accessing the wisdom of your Akashic Records in this modern guide.In every moment, you are receiving divine messages to help you align with your soul's path-a path of spiritual evolution, soulful meaning, and universal love. These messages originate from the vast metaphysical library of your entire soul journey known as the Akashic Records. With The Line, Ashley Wood, along with her creative collaborator Ben Wood, shares a new way of accessing your Akashic Records-one that is updated for the rapidly changing times we live in. Whereas past instruction in accessing the Akashic Records often involved layers of preparation and ceremony, through her channeling Ashley was shown how to receive immediate guidance by aligning with the frequency of your Line-an energetic connection with your soul's Akashic Records.Throughout The Line, Wood offers a wealth of tools, practices, and teachings channeled from a spiritual group of beings known as The Pinnacle, to help you activate your Line for clarity, guidance, and soul insight. You'll discover:. Simple breath and movement practices for activating your Line and connecting with your own Akashic Records. How to turn on your intuition so you can receive, understand, and trust your messages-and then find the courage to act on them . Guidance for managing your emotions and healing your wounds so you can commit to your soul's growth and evolution. Techniques for making multidimensional connections across your soul's experiences in this life and beyond. A wealth of exercises and journaling prompts to help you identify and align with your authentic gifts and purposeWhen you learn to access and understand the wisdom held within your own Akashic Records, you'll discover the key to fully expressing the truth of your wholeness, magnificence, and purpose in this lifetime-and, perhaps most importantly, you'll learn how to truly and authentically love all of yourself.

A respected leader in men's work shares a practical guide to redefine, heal, and re-embrace masculinity in our world.Men today face a crisis of identity. While we can see how the old paradigm of patriarchal dominance needs to go, is the solution really to deconstruct the very idea of masculinity out of existence? No-that's not the answer. As John Wineland writes, "We need a generation of conscious men who can provide guidance and direction in their communities, just as we need to support and encourage women to do the same." With From the Core, Wineland sets out a clear roadmap for men who want to live, love, and lead from the most profound places within them.The techniques in From the Core will help you adapt to a changing world while staying in touch with your masculine essence. If you're willing to spend at least 30 minutes a day in practice, you can transform your entire approach to love, success, and relationships. Here you'll learn how to:. Get strong-go beyond building your muscles to strengthening your nervous system, awareness, and ability to conduct energy. Become masterful in the art of sexual and energetic polarity. Align with the Sacred Feminine-operate in harmony and trust with the feminine forces within you and in others . Take responsibility for the life you've created, the legacy of manhood, and your personal role in healing our damaged world. Prioritize depth over comfort-becoming highly attuned to the truth of your heart and the power of your intention. Use the Eleven Precepts of Conscious Warriorhood as your life's compass"Despite all of the flak men have received," writes Wineland, "I see brothers every day who are hungrier than ever to step into their lives more powerfully, nobly honor and protect their feminine partners, and be a source of healing and liberation in their communities." From the Core is an inspirational guide and a call to action for men who are ready to embody conscious awareness, unflinching accountability, and true leadership.

Transcend fear and rediscover hope with this step-by-step process for intuition development and spiritual attunement.Imagine having an inner faith and trust so magnificent that you are fully aligned with your true self and confident with every choice. No more worry, self-doubt, judgment, fear, or insecurities. A wonderful goal, but is it even possible?As someone who was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety for years, Shannon Kaiser knows that it is. Through her own spiritual journey, she cured herself by awakening her faith and intuitionΓÇöand since then has helped so many like herself. In Return to You, this acclaimed life coach and visionary shares her 11 spiritual lessons for finding unshakable inner peaceΓÇöa complete guide to her most effective strategies for tapping your innate wisdom and stepping into your true power. Here youΓÇÖll find the exact lessons she used to remain grounded during one of the most disruptive times weΓÇÖve faced as a culture. Lessons Include: ΓÇó You Are in a School Called Planet EarthΓÇöLift the veils of illusion, see the truth of all, and discover your reason for beingΓÇó Your Soul Has SeasonsΓÇöGracefully navigate change and embrace reinvention ΓÇó If You DonΓÇÖt Go Within, You Go WithoutΓÇöDevelop and strengthen your own connection with self, spirit, and the source of all things through intuitionΓÇó Everyone Is on Their Own JourneyΓÇöUnderstand your emotions and how those emotions can guide you to personal breakthroughsBy using the lessons laid out in this book, you will come back into alignment with who you really are. From this place of wholeness, everything that does not serve youΓÇöwhether it is added body weight, self-sabotaging patterns or addictions, toxic relationships, drama-filled days, or anxious tendenciesΓÇöwill naturally give way to peace and love.You are here to enjoy your life, not worry yourself through it. No matter what you are going through, peace can be your priority. Whether youΓÇÖre longing for a more fulfilling career, stronger relationships, a healthier body, or more abundance, it can and will happenΓÇösimply by opening the way with these powerful keys for letting go of fear and frustration and connecting to limitless freedom and love.

Apolo Ohno shares his most valuable lessons for overcoming challenges with resilience, creativity, and purpose.In speed skating, a hard pivot is an aggressive shift of direction that requires courage, practice, and split-second timing. For Apolo Ohno, the most frightening hard pivot of his life didn't happen on the ice-but rather, when he had to hang up his skates for good. "After my final Olympics, I felt confused, vulnerable, and adrift without purpose," he says. "Yet that's when I realized my experiences had given me something much more valuable than medals and memories. I had tools I could use to shift my life in a new direction-and most importantly, these were tools anyone could benefit from."With Hard Pivot, Apolo combines practical guidance, personal stories, and deep insights from the psychology of success into a resource to help you through challenging times. Here he shares his most valuable lessons and tools, condensed into the Five Golden Principles:. Gratitude: A daily practice to help you maintain perspective, cultivate empathy, and alleviate stress. Giving: How to elevate your life's purpose by offering your time, attention, and resources to others. Grit: Exercises to build mental stamina, resilience, and toughness to persevere through hard times . Gearing Up: Ways to prepare yourself to meet the unknown with flexibility and grace. Go: Develop the courage to take risks, learn from success and failure, and come back strongerWhen life drastically changes-whether by choice or circumstance-the hardest part is often letting go of what was familiar and stable. Yet in Hard Pivot, Apolo provides the tools and inspiration to create a new life filled with greater purpose, wisdom, and joy. "You can trust yourself," he writes. "You can lean into the curve, pick up momentum, and speed down the track to success. In that pivotal moment, you might even find that you're having the most fun you've ever had. You're in flow. You're enjoying your precious life. And you're winning."

Discover your body's neural pathways to calmness, safety, and connection.An intense conversation, a spat with a partner, or even an obnoxious tweet-these situations aren't life-or-death, yet we often react as if they are. That's because our bodies treat most perceived threats the same way. Yet one approach has proven to be incredibly effective in training our nervous system to stop overreacting and start responding to the world with greater safety and ease: Polyvagal Theory.In Anchored, expert teacher Deb Dana shares a down-to-earth presentation of Polyvagal Theory, then brings the science to life with practical, everyday ways to transform your relationship with your body. Using field-tested techniques, Dana helps you master the skills to become more aware of your nervous system moment to moment-and change the way you respond to the great and small challenges of life.Here, you'll explore:. Polyvagal Theory-get to know the biology and function of your vagus nerve, the highway of the nervous system. Befriending Your Nervous System-attune to what's going on in your body by developing your "neuroception". Using Your Vagal Brake-discover key techniques to consciously regulate the intensity of your emotions. Connection and Protection-learn to recognize and influence your internal cues for safety and danger. Your Social Engagement System-find ways to create nourishing relationships with others and the world around you. Practices and guidance to gently shape your nervous system for greater resilience, intuition, safety, and wonder Through guided imagery, meditation, self-inquiry, and more, Anchored offers a practical user's manual for moving from a place of fear and panic into a grounded space of balance and confidence. "Once we know how our nervous system works, we can work with it," teaches Deb Dana. "We can learn to access an embodied, biological resource that is always present, available, and there to guide us toward well-being."

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Wild Mercy is essential reading for anyone ready to awaken the feminine mystic within and birth her loving, creative, and untamed power into the world."Mystical brilliance at its best." -Caroline Myss"No one can take us into the fiery and tender depths of the sacred feminine with more skill, humor, clarity, and vibrant naked honesty than Mirabai Starr." -Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope and The Return of the Mother We live in a world that has suffered the abuses of an unbalanced masculine rule for thousands of years-but the feminine is rising. "Seeds of feminine wisdom that have been quietly germinating underground are now breaking through the surface," writes Mirabai Starr. "Women everywhere are rising to the collective call to step up and repair our broken Earth. And we are activating a paradigm shift such as the world has never seen." With Wild Mercy, Mirabai shares the subversive wisdom and fierce compassion of the feminine mystic across cultural boundaries and throughout history. From saints and sages, to goddesses and archetypal energies, to contemporary teachers and seekers-you'll meet women who blazed a path that will illuminate your own. Each chapter explores a different facet of feminine mysticism through a tapestry of teachings, reflections, and stories, along with a practice for integrating the chapter's themes into your own life. As you journey through these pages, you'll explore: Taking refuge in contemplative practice with St. Teresa of Avila and the Shekinah. Longing, embodiment, and union as the heart of feminine spiritual practice with the Hindu poet Mirabai and Mary Magdalene. Your relationship with the Earth, motherhood in all its forms, and a loving call to action alongside Gaia and Ix Chel. Community and the web of life with Indra, the Beguines, and female prophets throughout history. Wild, playful, and compassionate mercy with Tara and Kuan Yin. Finding joy in creativity and the arts with Saraswati and Chiyo-ni. More inspiration from archetypal goddesses and amazing women past and present-Julian of Norwich, the Sufi saint Rabia, Pachamama, Sophia, Old Spider Woman, Hildegard of Bingen, Demeter, Kali, and moreWild Mercy provides a much-needed alternative to the models of religion and spirituality that have dominated history. Here, Mirabai invites you to welcome the wisdom of women back into the collective field where it may transform the human family, heal the ravaged Earth, and awaken the divine love in our hearts.

Re-enchant your life with this book of rituals, ceremonies, and practices for personal growth-anchored in the hidden power of everyday things. "We all have a deep capacity to make magic . . . . . . and to do it as easily as we breathe or open our eyes. This is not a matter of belief. You can discover your own capacity for magic in your own direct experience." -Briana Saussy When you think of magic, do you imagine something supernatural, extraordinary, or beyond your everyday reality? Many of us are drawn to magic because we think there's something "out there" that can bring enchantment and wonder back into our lives. Yet there's a secret to real magic: the extraordinary is much closer than you may think. With Making Magic, expert teacher Briana Saussy invites you to discover a practice of magic that will bring a new depth and power to each moment, act, and choice of your life. Through teaching stories, wisdom from a wide variety of world traditions, and no-nonsense practices you can easily weave into your daily routine, Briana will help you reconnect with the wild and creative force of magic that is always around and within you, waiting for you to remember. As you explore this path of transformation, you'll discover resources of magic that permeate your life, including: . Doors and thresholds-ways we "cross between worlds" . Communication-creating magic with your voice, body, intentions, and relationships . Holy helpers-ancestors, angels, saints, and spirit beings who guide and support you . Water and washing-access the revitalizing energy of water when you drink or bathe . Textiles and threads-how to loosen, mend, or bind up supportive energies . Candles and fire-elemental power to bring light to darkness and burn away what no longer serves you . Kitchen magic-using food to nourish your whole self and reconnect you with nature . Talismans-infuse your beloved objects with sacred purpose and supportive power "Magic is the most real part of any 'real life'-the spark illuminating the authentic core of every experience," writes Briana Saussy. If you are ready to enter a world that is ripe with possibility and rediscover the electric wildness of your life, here is an essential resource for Making Magic as only you can.