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Autumn 2006 - Change
Summer 2006 - Time Out: Taking Time Off Mindfully
Winter/Spring 2006 - Mindfulness in Practice: Anger Management, Pts. 1-3
Summer 2007 - Relationships, Part I: Emotional Intelligence
Autumn 2007 - Relationships, Part II: Communication
Winter 2008 - Relationships, Part III: Intimacy
Autumn 2009 - What You Should Know About Sleep
| AGING |
| Meaning Making in Later Life |
Carlson, Mary Barnett |
| Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life |
Hollis, James |
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| CAREER |
| Zen and the Art of Making a Living |
Boldt, Laurence G. |
| What Color Is My Parachute? |
Bolles, Richard N. |
| Do What You Are |
Tieger, Paul D., &
Barron-Tieger, Barbara |
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| CARING FOR AN ALZHEIMER'S PATIENT |
| The 36-Hour Day |
Mace, Nancy L. &
Rabins, Peter V. |
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| DEATH & DYING |
| Tuesdays With Morrie |
Albom, Mitch |
| Still Here |
Dass, Ram |
| On Death and Dying |
Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth |
| http://www.elisabethkublerross.com/pages/AboutGrief.html |
Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth |
| Who Dies? |
Levine, Stephen |
| Tibetan Book of Living and Dying |
Rinpoche, Sogyal |
The Grace in Dying
(To read before anyone close to person is actually amid the
dying process) |
Singh, Kathleen Dowling |
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| DEPRESSION |
| The Depression Book |
Huber, Cheri |
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| EATING DISORDERS |
| Your Dieting Daughter…Is She Starving for Attention? |
Costin, Carolyn |
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| INTIMACY |
| For Women: |
| The Dance of Anger |
Lerner, Harriet, Ph.D. |
| The Dance of Intimacy |
Lerner, Harriet, Ph.D. |
| Unisex: |
| Fearless Loving |
Britten, Rhonda |
| Emotional Intelligence |
Goleman, Daniel, Ph.D |
| 7 Principle for Making Marriage Last |
Gottman, John, Ph.D., & Nan Silver |
| Passionate Marriage |
Schnarch, David, M.D. |
| You Just Don’t Understand |
Tannen, Deborah, Ph.D. |
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IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME AND OTHER DISORDERS
Note: If you are suffering from IBS or other disorders affecting the nervous system and/or digestive system, read any/all of the following books as well as books listed in the meditation/mindfulness section below. |
Conscious Eating
(only the first few chapters unless you’re a vegetarian) |
Cousens, Gabriel |
| The Second Brain |
Gershon, Michael D., M.D. |
| Healing Into Life and Death |
Levine, Stephen |
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| MEDICATION |
Your Drug May be Your Problem:
How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications |
Breggin, Peter R., M.D. |
| Toxic Psychiatry |
Breggin, Peter R., M.D. |
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| MINDFULNESS (MEDITATION) |
| Radical Acceptance |
Brach, Tara |
| Be Here Now |
Dass, Ram |
| Everywhere you Go, There You Are |
Kabat-Zinn, Jon |
| A Path With Heart |
Kornfield, Jack |
| Healing Into Life and Death |
Levine, Stephen |
| Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind |
Suzuki, Shunryu |
| Meditation for Practical People |
Tart, Charles |
| The Path of Emancipation |
Thich Nhat Hanh |
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| MEMORY |
| Don’t Lose Your Mind |
Bridge Learning Systems |
Learn to Remember:
Practical Techniques and Exercises to Improve your Memory |
Chronicle Books |
| Memory: Remembering and Forgetting in Everyday Life |
Intelligence Amplification Inc. |
| Don’t Forget! Easy Exercises for Better Memory |
Perseus Books |
| Maximize Your Memory |
Reader’s Digest |
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| PAIN MANAGEMENT |
| Healing Into Life and Death |
Levine, Stephen |
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| PARENTING |
| Children the Challenge |
Dreikurs, Rudolf, M.D., &
Soltz, Vicki, R.N. |
| Parenting from the Inside Out |
Siegel, Daniel, M.D., & Hartzell, Mary |
| The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce |
Wallerstein, Judith S., Lewis, Julia M. & Blakeslee, Sandra |
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| PROCRASTINATION |
| Procrastination |
Burka, Jane B., Ph.D., &
Yuen, Lenora M., Ph.D. |
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| RELIGION |
| Leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses: |
| The Search for Christian Freedom |
Franz, Ray |
| Crisis of Consciousness |
Franz, Ray |
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| SEX |
| For women: |
| For Yourself |
Barbach, Lonnie, Ph.D. |
| For men: |
| The New Male Sexuality |
Zilbergeld, Bernie, Ph.D. |
| For couples: |
| For Each Other |
Barbach, Lonnie, Ph.D. |
| How to Have Magnificent Sex |
Holstein, Lana L., M.D. |
| Guide to Getting It On |
Joannides, Paul |
| Hot Monogamy |
Love, Pat, E.D. |
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| SPIRITUALITY |
| Essential Spirituality |
Vaughan, Frances |
| Eye of Spirituality |
Wilber, Ken |
| Integral Spirituality |
Wilber, Ken |
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| SUFISM |
| The Essential Rumi |
Barks, Coleman |
| Essential Sufism |
Fadiman, James, &
Frager, Robert |
| Tales of the Dervishes |
Shah, Idries |
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| TRAUMA |
| Waking the Tiger |
Levine, Peter &
Frederick, Ann |
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| LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES |
| Meditation classes, groups & retreats in the Los Angeles area: |
InsightLA |
| Meditation classes, groups & retreats in Northern California: |
Spirit Rock |
| Transpersonal Psychology: |
Dr. Franklin's Transpersonal Psychology Page |
| Wellness & Personal Growth on the East Coast: |
Kripalu |
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Omega Institute |
| Wellness & Personal Growth on the West Coast: |
Esalen |
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