HELPFUL BOOKS ON YOUR JOURNEY

Spirituality

  • Ashan: The Gentle Way by Bo Gatewood

  • A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

  • The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology  by Jack Kornfield 

  • Karma and Reincarnation: Unlocking your 800 Lives to Enlightenment by Barbara Y. Martin & Dimitri Moraitis

  • Your Soul's Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born by Robert Schwartz

  • A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson

  • Ask Your Guides: Connecting to Your Divine Support System by Sonia Choquette

  • Your Soul's Gift: The Healing Power of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born by Robert Schwartz

  • The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav 

  • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer

  • Ask and It is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks

  • The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Don Miguel Ruiz

Spirituality for Parents and Kids

  • Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents by Deepak Chopra

  • Fire in the Heart: A Spiritual Guide for Teens by Deepak Chopra

  • The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Dr. Shefali Tsabary

Meditation/Mind-Body-Soul Connection

  • A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times by Jack Kornfield (includes CD w/guided meditations)

  • Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body’s Wisdom by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana

  • Laughter, Tears, Silence: Expressive Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Open Your Heart by Pragito Dove

  • Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

  • A Path with Heart: A Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield

  • The Secret Language of Your Body: The Essential Guide to Health and Wellness by Inna Segal, M.D.

  • Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh

Therapy

  • Toxic Parents: Overcoming their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming your Life by Susan Forward, Ph.D.
  • The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self by D. Chopra, D. Ford, and M. Williamson

  • There is Nothing Wrong With You: Going Beyond Self-Hate by Cheri Huber

  • The Body Never Lies: the Lingering Effects of Hurtful Parenting by Alice Miller

  • Emotional Blackmail: When People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You by Susan Forward

  • The Gift of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown

  • The Right Questions: Ten Essential Questions to Guide You to an Extraordinary Life by Debbie Ford

  • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown

Relationships

  • How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving by David Richo
  • Boundaries and Relationships: Knowing, Protecting, and Enjoying the Self by Charles Whitfield

  • Spiritual Partnership: The Journey to Authentic Power by Gary Zukav

  • The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond by Patricia Evans

  • If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path by Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D.

  • If the Buddha Married: Creating Enduring Relationships on a Spiritual Path by Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D.

  • Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Love by Marshall B. Rosenburg, Ph.D.

  • Centering and the Art of Intimacy: A New Psychology of Close Relationships by Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. & Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D.

  • How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

Food Addiction & Eating Disorders

  • Feeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating by Geneen Roth

  • Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery by Lindsey Hall & Monika Ostroff

  • Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery by Lindsey Hall & Leigh Cohn

  • Women, Food, and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything by Geneen Roth

Alcoholism

  • The Thirst for Wholeness by Christina Grof

Inner Child Work

  • Do I Have to Give Up Me to be Loved by God? By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

  • Inner Bonding: Becoming a Loving Adult to your Inner Child by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

  • Healing Your Aloneness: Finding Love and Wholeness Through your Inner Child by Erika Chopick and Margaret Paul

  • Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child by Thich Nhat Hanh

Money & Workplace

  • The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist

  • Energy Leadership: Transforming Your Workplace and Your Life from the Core by Bruce D. Schneider

  • Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success & Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington

Codependence

  • Facing Codependence: What it Is, Where it Comes From, and How it Sabotages Our Lives by Pia Mellody
  • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
  • The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation by Melody Beattie
  • The Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome by Harriet B. Braiker

Sexual Abuse

  • The Right to Innocence: Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Beverly Engel, M.F.C.C.

  • Repressed Memories: A Journey to Recovery from Sexual Abuse by Renee Fredrickson, Ph.D.

  • Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis

Inspiration

  • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

  • Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom

  • The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

  • The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Religion/Mysticism/Shaminism

  • The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran

  • The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

  • The Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran

  • The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology  by Jack Kornfield

  • Love Burning in the Soul: The Story of Christian Mystics by James Harpur

  • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche

  • The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism by Daniel Matt

  • Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide by Aryeh Kaplan

  • Mysticism by Evelyn UnderHill

  • The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner

Transpersonal

  • The Spectrum of Consciousness by Ken Wilber

  • Direct Connection: Transformation of Consciousness by Judith Miller, Ph.D.

  • The Stormy Search for the Self: A Guide to Personal Growth through Transformational Crisis by Christina and Stanislav Grof, M.D.

  • Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis by Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof

  • The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives by Stanislav Grof, M.D.

Intuition

  • Discover your Psychic Type: Developing and Using Your Natural Intuition by Sherrie Dillard

  • Intuition: Awakening Your Inner Guide by Judee Gee

After Death/Mediumship/Spirituality

  • Life Among the Dead by Lisa Williams

  • The Survival of the Soul by Lisa Williams

  • Walking in the Garden of Souls by George Anderson

  • Lessons from the Light: Extraordinary Messages of Comfort and Hope from the Other Side by George Anderson

  • Books by Brian Weiss

 

Symbol Guide

    • The Herder Dictionary of Symbols by Chiron Publications