‘The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook’, by Amrita Sonhdi, Arsenal Pulp Press ISBN 978-1-55152-204-3 In my quest to make wise food choices and add some variety to my diet, I’ve been enjoying The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook, now in its fourth printing. Ayurveda originated in India more than 5,000 years ago. At its heart “is our intimate connection […]
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The Self-Compassion Diet
The Self-Compassion Diet: A Step-by-Step Program to Lose Weight with Loving-Kindness by Jean Fain (Sounds True 2011) ISBN 978-1-60407-075-0 and The Self-Compassion Diet: Guided Practices to Lose Weight with Loving-Kindness by Jean Fain (Sounds True audio 2011) ISBN 978-1-60407-077-4 When I was recuperating from knee replacement surgery a year ago, I found an in-the-moment awareness […]
Book Review: The Tao of Motherhood
“The Tao of Motherhood” by Vimala McClure, New World Library, ISBN 978-1-60868-013-9 Just in time for Mother’s Day, I received a copy of the 20th Anniversary Edition of The Tao of Motherhood. Its author, Vimala McClure, says her heart learned its lessons from meditation and mothering. “Since before the birth of my first child, parenting […]
Book Review: Human Design
“Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born To Be” by Chetan Parkyn New World Library ISBN 978-1-57731-941-2 Chetan Parkyn was a mechanical engineer in 1979 when he was introduced to the ashram of Osho, known at that time as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. (Chetan dedicates his book to him.) Osho directed Chetan to a “shadow […]
Book Review: Keepers of the Trees
“Keepers of the Trees: A Guide to Re-Greening North America” by Ann Linnea, Skyhorse Publishing, ISBN 978-1-61608-007-5 Ann Linnea, co-author of The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair (Berrett-Koehler), is also a botanist, a speaker, and “listener of story.” She writes in her introduction to Keepers of the Trees, “I have always been fascinated […]