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Recommended Books for Healing The Body & Soul
The Untethered Soul
Michael Singer
The Untethered Soul is probably the simplest instruction set to quickly transform one’s life. The book focuses on tools that help us let go of our fears, anxieities and live life fully. This is managed by understanding how to stop listening to our monkey mind and connect into the flow of the universe. This Untethered Soul is very similar to A New Earth but much easier to assimilate into one’s daily life. His Sequal The Surrender Experiement is a great follow-up after you finish.
Check it out here.
The Empath’s Survival Guide
Judith Orloff
Do you feel that the world is tough, have you been called “too sensitive” or told to “get a thicker skin”. Well, you are not alone. About 20% of the population are sensitive types and we feel much deeper than others. This causes so many struggles for us and also makes us feel alone but Judith has created a great guide to help with these struggles and solutions on how to make our challenges actually our super powers. This book has not only taught me a lot about myself but also a lot about 2 of my past girlfriends. Check it out here.
A Course in Miracles Made Easy
Alan Cohen
A Course in Miracles (ACIM) is a self-study spiritual-thought system that teaches the way to love and forgiveness. Although it is based on religious studies, anyone can gain insight from the book. Alan Cohen has taken the original text and simplified it to make it easier to absorb. Similar to The Untethered Soul, it is a very simple book to integrate into one’s life. Check it out here.
The 4 Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
In The Four Agreements, Don reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing
Sarah Peyton
Synopsis: “Have you ever noticed how cruel and self-sabotaging your critical inner voice can be? Have you been looking outside of yourself for friends and loved ones to reassure you of your worthiness and lovability?”
The Happiness Hypothesis
Jonathan Haidt
Many of my original ideas on how money does not promote happiness and the more you have has a direct correlation to how unhappy you become in life, started with this book. If you are ready to let go of attachments, this book may help. It took me many years to put the knowledge gained from this book into practice but you can thank this book for helping me create Loving Co-Op.
Prescence
Amy Cuddy
By accessing our personal power, we can achieve “presence”, the state in which we stop worrying about the impression we’re making on others and instead adjust the impression we’ve been making on ourselves. Amy Cuddy’s reveals, we don’t need to embark on a grand spiritual quest or complete an inner transformation to harness the power of presence. Instead, we need to nudge ourselves, moment by moment, by tweaking our body language, behavior, and mind-set in our day-to-day lives.
The World Peace Diet
Will Tuttle
Will connects the choices we make daily to a profound impact we have on the planet which sustains our life. The book shows how we have the ability to have peace in the world and it starts with what is on our dinner plate.
Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions
Russell Brand
“This manual for self-realization comes not from a mountain but from the mud…. My qualification is not that I am better than you but I am worse.” (Russell Brand)
This book is very heavy but if you choose to follow the instruction set, it will transform your life!
A New Earth: Awakening Your Life’s Purpose
Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: He implores us to see and accept that this state, which is based on an erroneous identification with the egoic mind, is one of dangerous insanity.
Ego Is The Enemy Ryan Holiday
This book is a historical reference to how ego can affect outcomes in business and life. It teaches us that the more humble we are, the greater we grow! Check it out here.
Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time
Melody Beattie
In simple, straightforward terms, Beattie takes you into the territory beyond codependency, into the realm of recovery and relapse, family-of-origin work and relationships, surrender and spirituality.
Forgive to set yourself free!
Recommended Memoirs
The Surrender Experiment
Michael Singer
Michael’s wild life and his choice to choose to follow the universe instead of resist it is so inspiring. It was one of the most fun reads I have gone through in a long time. Check out The Surrender Experiement
Finding Ultra
Rich Roll
This book is a must read for anyone who wants to become their best self. This book along with Rich’s podcast lead to the journey which in time created the organization you are currently viewing. After you read the book be sure to check out his podcast. Every week he meets with visionaries of our time and discusses hundreds of topics on how to excell beyond our greatest imagination. Check it out here.
Drinking: A Love Story
Caroline Knapp
If your life has been touched by alcoholism or addiction, this is a must read. Caroline shares her tale of alcohol abuse and how she found recovery. It helps “normies” understand what it is like to be dependant on a substance.
Leave your ego at the door.
Free Resources
Rich Roll Podcast
Rich Roll
This organization would not exist if it was not for Rich and his podcast. Beginning in winter of 2015, his podcast led me on the journey which brought me years later to creating Heal Hurt. I am forever grateful for all of the wisdom he has shared with the world! If you are wanting a place to get started, I created a list of favorite episodes on my personal website. It has not been updated in years. There is no bad episode so just jump in and enjoy. Favorite guests are: Josh LaJaunie & John Joseph.
Get started by adding “Rich Roll Podcast” to your favorite podcast app on your phone, listen on his website or check out his youtube channel. He now records each episode on video so you get to experience a deeper level of the podcast.
The Little Shaman Podcast on YouTube
The Little shaman is one of the best resources for understanding the Narcissistic Personality Disorder Spectrum. She shares weekly podcast episodes which are about 10 minutes each. We highly recommend listening to every episode in her catalog, if you are struggling after a traumatic situation with someone who is on this spectrum. Listen on YouTube.
She also leads workshops and seminars from time to time.
You may also visit her website: The Little Shaman Healing