readings + inspiration

By special request. Deeply inspiring and thought-provoking passages from ancient to modern times. Let’s crack the cover of gifted works from Michael Singer, Mark Nepo, Brene Brown, Caroline Myss and others.

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When was the last time you sang?

Question put to the sick by a Native American Medicine Man.

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The Untethered Soul

Life is continuously changing, and if you’re trying to control it, you’ll never be able to fully live it.

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Anatomy of the Spirit

Given your particular body, environment, and beliefs, will you make choices that enhance your spirit, or those that drain your power into the physical illusion around you?

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The Book of Awakening

All the buried seeds * crack open in the dark * the instant they surrender * to a process they can’t see.

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Buddha’s Brain

With equanimity, you see into the transient and imperfect nature of experience. Your aim is to remain disenchanted--free of the spells cast by pleasure and pain.

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Gifts of Imperfection

Vulnerability is not winning or losing. It’s having the courage to show up when you can’t control the outcome.

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The Subtle Art

It's a book about moving lightly despite your heavy burdens, resting easier with your greatest fears, laughing at your tears as you cry them.

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