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These pages contain 50 creative ideas that bring mindfulness back to your table. Susan Albers invites you to try out some of her techniques, including self-hypnosis, mindful worrying, and laughing yoga. Stop your mindless binging and engage with this comforting book on mindful

The Kind Diet is a fabulous introduction to the vegan lifestyle. Not only are Alicia Silverstone's vegan recipes delectable, but she teaches readers, with honesty and warmth, how to attain a new, healthier body. All without harming the planet — and, in many cases, helping

There is more to healing than modern and natural medicine can provide. Caroline Myss believes we also need spiritual healing. Defy Gravity offers an array of different spiritual paths to choose from when faced with difficult and distressing

A memoir like no other: entertaining, wise, heartbreaking, frightening, and, of course, hilariously bizarro. Johnson shares his stories with us, stirring them into the brilliant blood bath that is Tattoo Machine. I highly recommend this

Written from the suicide survivor's point of view, Carla Fine's compassionate book, No Time to Say Goodbye, helps readers identify their feelings and find comfort in the assembled stories of other survivors. There are no "answers," but at least you come away knowing you are not alone during this, one of life's most unbearable

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven is the true story of Claire and Suzie, two young Ivy League graduates who naively navigate Communist China in 1986. Popping a tape of a-ha's "Take on Me" into their Sony Walkmans, the girls venture into a world unseen by the West. Gilman draws you into this story with fierce compassion and suspense while the girls survive a never-ending barrage of bad luck and

Studies show that fatigue and other symptoms of MS can be reduced significantly after only six months of yoga! Fishman's Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide for people with symptoms all across the