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Favorite Books

Below is a list of selected favorite books in my personal library, works that have particularly inspired me, some to the point of changing my life, or that I have returned to regularly on my personal journey.

Spiritual and Self-Help

You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise L. Hay
Creative Visualization, by Shakti Gawain
Wake Up and Roar: Satsang with H. W. L. Poonja, edited by Eli Jason-Bear
Embracing Our Selves: The Voice Dialogue Manual, by Hal Stone and Sidra Winkelman
Embracing Your Inner Critic: Turning Self-Criticism into a Creative Asset, by Hal and Sidra Stone
Partnering: A New Kind of Relationship—How to Love Each Other without Losing Yourselves, by Hal and Sidra Stone
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice, by Shunryu Suzuki
The Sivananda Companion to Yoga, by Lucy Lidell with Narayani and Giris Rabinovitch
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships, by David Schnarch
The Llewellyn Practical Guide to Psychic Self-Defense and Well-Being, by Melita Denning and Osborne Phillips
Tao: The Subtle Universal Law and the Integral Way of Life, by Master Ni, Hua-Ching
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You, by Elaine N. Aron

Holistic Health and Herbalism

Healing with Whole Foods: Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition, by Paul Pitchford
Chinese System of Food Cures: Prevention and Remedies, by Henry C. Lu
Natural Vision Improvement, by Janet Goodrich
The Aromatherapy Book: Applications and Inhalations, by Jeanne Rose
Everybody's Guide to Homeopathic Medicines, by Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman
The Herb Society of America Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses, by Deni Bown
Personalized Whole Brain Integration: The Basic II Manual on Educational Kinesiology, by Paul E. Dennison and Gail E. Hargrove
Bach Flower Therapy: Theory and Practice, by Mechthild Scheffer

Mythology and Culture

The Masks of God, by Joseph Cambell
The Power of Myth, by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers
Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness, by David Weeks and Jamie James

Writing, Music, and Visual Art

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, by Julia Cameron with Mark Bryan
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence, and Spirit, by Brenda Ueland
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg
The World Is Sound: Nada Brahma—Music and the Landscape of Consciousness, by Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art, edited by Diane Noomin


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