Something to be happy about: This mesmerizing bestseller is revised and updated. Originally published 25 years ago (happy anniversary!) from a list that Barbara Ann Kipfer started making as a child, it's the book that marries obsession with happiness. And it now has 4,000 fresh and more current reasons to be happy:
Rabbit tracks in the snow.Kiteboarding and kitesurfing.
Caramel gelato.
Scoring super-high on a Scrabble turn.
Babies burping.
Summer storms.
White cupcakes with multicolored sprinkles.
Big red barns.
20 minutes all to yourself. No opinions, no explanations, no asides, no footnotes, editorializing, or proselytizing. Just the simple premise of a list of things that make us smile. With its chunky shape, striking black-and-white cover, and 100 whimsical illustrations by Pierre Le-Tan, the new 14,000 Things is an irresistible catalog of good thoughts completely updated to reflect today's world--and an uplifting gift for people of all moods and all ages.
Fit exercise into your busy life with quick, gentle yoga programs. Do you struggle to find time for regular yoga practice? Stress no more: these four 15-minute programs for beginners offer the flexibility and ease of use that busy lifestyles demand. At home, with just a mat and a few household items, ease tension, increase vitality, and get the flexible body you've always wanted by regularly practicing these 15-minute routines. Clear, step-by-step photographs paired with easy-to-follow instructions explain exactly what to do in each asana, and at the end of each 15-minute program there's an at-a-glance summary of the routine. 15 Minute Gentle Yoga will inspire you to make yoga part of your weekly routine, so you soon reap the benefits of enhanced health and wellness.
No time to exercise? No problem! This 15-minute fitness guide gives you all the tools you need to squeeze regular exercise into your busy life. This fantastic format offers four detailed fold-outs for easy, step-by-step instruction; a DVD to walk you through each routine; and a fully-illustrated, fully-annotated book to help you perfect your technique. Choose one of four complete mini-workouts each day to target a specific part of the body, and to strengthen, stretch, and build your way to a more toned, healthier you. Forget gyms, expensive videos, and hours of punishing fitness regimes; try these easy-to-follow yoga routines and get your body in top shape in no time. If you want to mobilize your joints, enhance your health, and improve your posture, but don't have the time to spare for a complete workout, you can achieve your goals with this fast and easy strength and fitness package. Getting fit at home has never been easier or quicker with 15 Minute Gentle Yoga.
Fit exercise into your busy life with short but effective Pilates programs. Do you struggle to practise Pilates regularly? Stress no more: these four 15-minute programs offer the flexibility and ease of use that busy lifestyles demand. At home, with just a mat and some weights, build these 15-minute routines into your week to get the lean, sculpted body you've always wanted. Clear, step-by-step photographs paired with easy-to-follow instructions explain exactly what to do in each move, targeted feel it here graphics help you to understand which part of your body to focus on, and at-a-glance reminders at the end of each 15-minute program show all the poses in sequence. 15-Minute Pilates will inspire you to make Pilates part of your weekly routine, so you will soon reap the benefits of enhanced health and wellness.
Based on a phenomenally popular blog post, a simple and counterintuitive approach to finding true joy
When Luminita Saviuc, founder the PurposeFairy blog, posted a list of things to let go in order to be happy, she had no idea that it would go viral, shared more than 1.2 million times and counting. Based on that inspiring post, this heartfelt book gives readers permission to give up--that is, to let go of the bad habits that are holding them back from achieving authentic happiness and living their best lives. Lessons include: - Give Up the Past
- Give Up Your Limiting Beliefs
- Give Up Blaming Others
- Give Up the Need to Always Be Right
- Give Up Labels
- Give Up Attachment Simple yet wise, and informed by the author's own inspiring personal journey, this liberating little book presents a fresh twist on happiness advice: take a step back to reflect, and give yourself permission to let things go. Includes a foreword by Vishen Lakhiani, New York Times-bestselling author of The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and founder and CEO of Mindvalley.
When Luminita Saviuc, founder the PurposeFairy blog, posted a list of things to let go in order to be happy, she had no idea that it would go viral, shared more than 1.2 million times and counting. Based on that inspiring post, this heartfelt book gives readers permission to give up--that is, to let go of the bad habits that are holding them back from achieving authentic happiness and living their best lives. Lessons include: - Give Up the Past
- Give Up Your Limiting Beliefs
- Give Up Blaming Others
- Give Up the Need to Always Be Right
- Give Up Labels
- Give Up Attachment Simple yet wise, and informed by the author's own inspiring personal journey, this liberating little book presents a fresh twist on happiness advice: take a step back to reflect, and give yourself permission to let things go. Includes a foreword by Vishen Lakhiani, New York Times-bestselling author of The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and founder and CEO of Mindvalley.
Tone and improve flexibility anywhere, any time, with this illustrated step-by-step guide to 1,500 stretching poses organized by body part, with stunning photographs and the health benefits of each pose. Great for family activity at home or anywhere! Stretching is vital for to retain muscle tone, alleviate chronic pain, and achieve free movement. It also helps manage anxiety! 1,500 Stretches offers a comprehensive collection of stretches organized by body part--back, calf, hamstrings, chest and many more. Each stretch is demonstrated with full-color photographs. The steps are easy to follow and explain what muscle groups are targeted and that stretch's benefits for pain relief and physical appearance. There are additional chapters on yoga and partner stretches and the importance of stretching correctly.1,500 Stretches provides practical advice to feeling and looking your best.
Flatten your belly and boost your metabolism with the least expensive, most scientifically proven weight-loss plan ever created! Fast, permanent weight loss is just a sip away, thanks to this unique program developed by the bestselling authors of Eat This, Not That! And all it takes is a cup of hot water and a humble bag of green tea. The secret lies in a rare but powerful nutrient known as EGCC-- found almost exclusively in green tea-- that improves fat burning, inhibits your body's ability to build new fat cells, and protects you from each and every one of the major diseases of our day. With a complete, easy-to-use eating plan that works for everyone, plus delicious recipes for meals, snacks, and even desserts, the 17-Day Green Tea Diet is the perfect plan for anyone who wants proven results--fast!
Doctor-approved do-it-yourself treatments for more than 100 health complaints! You don't have to run to the doctor for every bruise, backache, cut, or cold. Chances are, the solution you need is right at hand. From bee stings to bunions, heat rash to hiccups, warts to wrinkles, here are doctor-approved treatments for more than 100 health complaints--remedies that are easy, safe, clever, and effective. Learn how to use: - ginger to reduce arthritis pain - acupressure to ease a toothache - tennis balls to stop snoring - crushed aspirin tablets to soften a corn - dandelion to flush out kidney stones - a mustard footbath to ease a headache plus discover the 20 Top Household Healers you should keep on hand for emergencies, from aloe vera to baking soda to zinc. Long before the age of high-tech medicine, people healed themselves at home using time-tested techniques. With the help of our board of medical advisors and modern-day scientific research, Reader's Digest has selected the very best herbs, foods, and household healers to help you feel better fast, without expensive drugs and with fewer side effects.
"Jon Levy is what happens when you mix a behavioral scientist like Robert Cialdini with Indiana Jones." --Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness Jon Levy used to be a nerd. Now, he runs with the bulls in Pamplona, battles Kiefer Sutherland in Jenga, and crashes million-dollar weddings. How did he do it? The E.P.I.C. Model of Adventure, a breakthrough four-step process (Establish, Push Boundaries, Increase, Continue) for building the perfect adventure, from picking the right team, to choosing the right mission, and taking the right risks--with plenty of stories from his own exploits to show you how it's done. With the mold-breaking brilliance of Timothy Ferriss's The 4-Hour Work Week, and the geeky enthusiasm of a TED Talk, this book is your ticket to the next level. You'll learn plenty, but the first lesson is easy: nothing good happens after 2 AM--except the most EPIC experiences of our lives.
For the hopeless romantic in you! Think you're out of ideas for romance? Think again! With this completely revised and updated edition by your side, you can tap into even more passion, pleasure, and romance than ever before. With 2002 Romantic Ideas, you'll make every moment count--from simple and sweet surprises to ideas adventurous and exotic enough to spice up any encounter. Complete with tips, romantic quotations, and romance rules that are sure to liven up your love life, this essential guide helps you bring romance into your life--every day of the year!
It's time to turn back the clock! In 20 Years Younger, Bob Greene offers readers a practical, science-based plan for looking and feeling their best as they age. The cutting-edge program details easy and effective steps we can all take to rebuild the foundation of youth and enjoy better health, improved energy, and a positive outlook on life. The four cornerstones of the program are: an exercise regimen for fighting muscle and bone loss, a longevity-focused diet, sleep rejuvenation, and wrinkle-fighting skin care. Woven throughout the text is practical advice on changing appearances, controlling stress, staying mentally sharp, navigating medical tests, and much more. Readers will walk away with a greater understanding of how the body ages and what they can do to feel-and look-20 years younger.
It's time to turn back the clock! In 20 Years Younger, Bob Greene offers readers a practical, science-based plan for looking and feeling their best as they age. The cutting-edge program details easy and effective steps we can all take to rebuild the foundation of youth and enjoy better health, improved energy, and a positive outlook on life. The four cornerstones of the program are: an exercise regimen for fighting muscle and bone loss, a longevity-focused diet, sleep rejuvenation, and wrinkle-fighting skin care. Woven throughout the text is practical advice on changing appearances, controlling stress, staying mentally sharp, navigating medical tests, and much more. Readers will walk away with a greater understanding of how the body ages and what they can do to feel-and look-20 years younger.
Have you ever had a dream in which you were flying? Or perhaps you've experienced the terrifying sensation of falling to the ground, only to wake up safe in your bed with your heart thudding. But what do these dreams mean? Discover the hidden meanings of your dreamscape with dream authority Mary Summer Rain in 20,000 Dreams. It features the following. - An easy-to-use bedside reference guide to help you interpret the apparently random symbols that occur in our dreams every night. - A comprehensive and contemporary guide to dream symbols that is easy to use. It can be used for examining dream fragments by theme in addition to the quick A to Z reference. - From bizarre and unusual dream fragments, to common themes experienced by most people, dreamers are given the insights and ability to accurately interpret the secret language of their dreams, and ultimately, to live a more fulfilling waking life.
In The 20/20 Diet, Dr. Phil McGraw identifies seven reasons other diets fail people over and over again: hunger, cravings, feeling of restriction, impracticality and expense, boredom, temptations, and disappointing results or plateaus. Then, he addresses each of these roadblocks by applying the latest research and theories that have emerged since his last best seller on the same topic, The Ultimate Weight Solution. Dr. Phil and his team have created a plan that you can start following right now and continue working for the rest of your life. In this diet, readers will start by eating only 20 key ingredients, called the "20/20 Foods," which theories indicate may help enhance your body's thermogenesis and help you feel full. But that's just the beginning. This book explains why you haven't been able to lose the weight before, and empowers you with cognitive, behavioral, environmental, social and nutritional tools so you can finally reach your goal, and learn lifelong healthy habits to maintain those results.
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Cross James Merrill, H. P. Lovecraft, and Carlos Castaneda -each imbued with a twenty-first-century aptitude for quantum theory and existential psychology-and you get the voice of Daniel Pinchbeck. And yet, nothing quite prepares us for the lucidity, rationale, and informed audacity of this seeker, skeptic, and cartographer of hidden realms.
Throughout the 1990s, Pinchbeck had been a member of New York's literary select. He wrote for publications such as "The New York Times Magazine," "Esquire," and "Harper's Bazaar." His first book, "Breaking Open the Head," was heralded as the most significant on psychedelic experimentation since the work of Terence McKenna.
But slowly something happened: Rather than writing from a journalistic remove, Pinchbeck-his literary powers at their peak-began to participate in the shamanic and metaphysical belief systems he was encountering. As his psyche and body opened to new experience, disparate threads and occurrences made sense like never before: Humanity, every sign pointed, is precariously balanced between greater self-potential and environmental disaster. The Mayan calendar's "end date" of 2012 seems to define our present age: It heralds the end of one way of existence and the return of another, in which the serpent god Quetzalcoatl reigns anew, bringing with him an unimaginably ancient-yet, to us, wholly new-way of living.
A result not just of study but also of participation, "2012" tells the tale of a single man in whose trials we ultimately recognize our own hopes and anxieties about modern life.
Natural ways to look after yourself, using the wisdom of your body and the extraordinary power of breath. Are you desperate for a good night's sleep? Do you require powerful pain relief or wish to supercharge your fitness and self care? Oliver James, a body-led psychotherapist and growing presence in the world of breath and breathwork, introduces readers to the power of breathwork through twenty-one simple but effective breathing techniques. Weaving psychotherapy and science with movement and breath, James provides a way to experience life's simplicity through breathing exercises. Sketches and easy-to-follow instructions will help you experience the remarkable potential that has always been right under your nose.
Are you ready for a total body transformation?
In The 21-Day Yoga Body, renowned wellness warrior and lifestyle expert Sadie Nardini gives you a program to renovate your body, mind and spirit. This fast-acting program, based on Sadie's potent inspirations, real-world recipes and unique Core Strength Vinyasa yoga style will turbocharge your results: speed up your metabolism, build lean muscle, and burn fat, all while building nutritional savvy and emotional strength. Designed to fit into your busy life, each day of the three-week plan includes a series of daily lifestyle tips, new-generation yoga poses (illustrated with step-by-step photos), breathing and meditation exercises, and nutrition tips and recipes (vegans, vegetarians and meat-eaters alike, welcome!). There's even wine! Here's what results many people are getting in just 3 weeks:
- A fun, fresh yoga practice that's based in cutting edge anatomy for the maximum safety, strength, flexibility, and mind-centering benefits for the time you spend on the mat.
- More confidence, clarity of purpose, a renewed spirit and the ability to know yourself more deeply and act from your truth.
- Daily guidance about how to approach your personal, life and relationship challenges--and totally rock them.
- A daily meal plan that gives you a new, creative relationship with food and reveals how to eat fresh, whole--and fantastically well--for a lifetime.
- Creative action steps to make all these great ideas a reality and create more success for you on all levels! So get ready to kick some asana, play while you learn, and create your most fit, fierce, and fabulous self ever!
In The 21-Day Yoga Body, renowned wellness warrior and lifestyle expert Sadie Nardini gives you a program to renovate your body, mind and spirit. This fast-acting program, based on Sadie's potent inspirations, real-world recipes and unique Core Strength Vinyasa yoga style will turbocharge your results: speed up your metabolism, build lean muscle, and burn fat, all while building nutritional savvy and emotional strength. Designed to fit into your busy life, each day of the three-week plan includes a series of daily lifestyle tips, new-generation yoga poses (illustrated with step-by-step photos), breathing and meditation exercises, and nutrition tips and recipes (vegans, vegetarians and meat-eaters alike, welcome!). There's even wine! Here's what results many people are getting in just 3 weeks:
- A fun, fresh yoga practice that's based in cutting edge anatomy for the maximum safety, strength, flexibility, and mind-centering benefits for the time you spend on the mat.
- More confidence, clarity of purpose, a renewed spirit and the ability to know yourself more deeply and act from your truth.
- Daily guidance about how to approach your personal, life and relationship challenges--and totally rock them.
- A daily meal plan that gives you a new, creative relationship with food and reveals how to eat fresh, whole--and fantastically well--for a lifetime.
- Creative action steps to make all these great ideas a reality and create more success for you on all levels! So get ready to kick some asana, play while you learn, and create your most fit, fierce, and fabulous self ever!