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Books On My Shelf


Soaked in bathwater, filled with highlighter and dogeared within an inch of their lives, here are a few of my favorites.


 

 Stealing Fire

By Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal

Two guys talking about hacking into ecstasis and the bliss state. Formerly reached through decades of meditation, now people are getting there through extreme sports, pharmaceuticals, and brain training. Fascinating read.

Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self Discovery

By Steph Jagger

I have the unbelievable good fortune (and unabashed joy), to call Steph my bestie. All that aside, this book is wonderful; full of insightful wisdom delivered in her inimitable cheecky way.

Thank & Grow Rich — A 30 Day Experiment in Shameless Gratitude and Unabashed Joy

By Pam Grout

Who doesn't need more shameless gratitude and unabashed joy? Right?

Autobiography Of A Yogi

By Paramahansa Yogananda
Steve Jobs' favorite book and as the story goes, at his insistance it was given to every attendee at his funeral.

The Forgetting Time

By Sharon Guskin
A delicious fictional story on the subject of reincarnation. One reviewer remarked, "When I wasn't reading this book, I was dying to get back to it." I felt the same way.

My Year of YES

By Shonda Rhimes

Damn, I loved this little book! Such a fun, easy read‚and an important reminder to say YES to more things in life.

Love Warrior

By Glennon Doyle Melton
Picked by O herself for her book club.

The Power Of I Am

By Joel Osteen
Please give this a read! Loved it.

Big Magic

By Liz Gilbert
If you create anything in life you should read this book.

Diana - Herself

 An Allegory of Awakening

By Martha Beck
I loved this book so much, I was sad when it ended. Luckily, it's book one of a trilogy!

The Surrender Experiment

By Michael Singer
Author of another one of my all time favorites, The Untethered Soul, here's my video review!
 

Goddesses Never Age

By Christiane Northrup M.D.
Every Goddess needs a copy of this.

A New Earth

By Eckhart Tolle
In a nutshell: Free your mind, the rest will follow.

Awakening Intuition

By Mona Lisa Schultz
Ever wonder how to sharpen your own intuition? This is the book for you.

The Zim Zum Of Love

By Rob And Kristen Bell
A Must read for anyone who's ever been married, in a relationship or in love –– so pretty much EVERYONE!

The Inside Out Revolution

By Michael Neill
Short,fast read. Powerful stuff!

The Alchemist

By Paulo Coelho
Because Of Super Soul Sunday I'm re-reading "The Alchemist", a nightstand favorite.

Thrive

By Arianna Huffington
Such an important book!

Promise of A Pencil

By Adam Braun
Love, love, love this book.

Living Beautifully

By Pema Chodron
Always on my nightstand.

The Book of Awakening

By Mark Nepo
A Classic.

Broken Open

By Elizabeth Lesser
This book fucking broke me open. Full stop.

Sacred Contracts

By Caroline Myss
Re-reading Sacred Contracts and it feels very appropriate to be doing so right now.

Within

By Dr. Habib Sadeghi
You are not doomed by your genes to be overweight. Epigenetics: how behavior and enviroment can change your body's relationahip to its own DNA. "What? You heard me!"

Any book written by Anne Lamott

I'd probably laugh at her grocery list.

Eat Pray Love

By Elizabeth Gilbert
The comfort food of memoirs. I love the movie too.

The War of Art

By Steven Pressfield
Love, love, lovity loved this book!!He talks about the Muse and resistance being the strongest when you're close to your soul's dream.I can totally relate!

E-Squared

By Pam Grout
Okay! I'm really enjoying E-Squared. Easy experiments that prove you really do control your reality!

Daring Greatly & Rising Strong

By Dr. Brene Brown
I've seen her speak live a handful of times and I Love her, love her books!

Lean In

Sheryl Sandberg
About women in positions of power, or what I think is an even better, more authentic book OPTION B - which is about how she coped with the overwhelming grief at the sudden death of her husband.

Daring Greatly & Rising Strong

By Dr. Brene Brown
The Untethered Soul I re-read little bits of it every night. It's like spiritual "pillow chocolates".!

Crazy Sexy Diet

By Chris Karr
 To me it's a must-have handbook!

Dying To Be Me

By Anita Moorjani
 Her story about waking from her deathbed NOT DEAD and how that completely changed the way she looks at life and death is bananas! A must-read!!

Younger Next Year

Younger Next Year for Women helping to turn back your biological clock

Steering By Starlight

By Martha Beck
I love pretty much anything she writes. Deep, deep wisdom wrapped in humor!

Any book by Marianne Williamson

A devotee of "A Course In Miracles", Marianne is able to decontruct the most complicated concepts into bite-sized nuggets of easily understandable spiritual wisdom. If you can ever go and see her speak, do yourself a favor. Since I live in LA I've been fortunate enough to see her speak since the early 90's during the AIDS crisis. I would often leave her lectures in tears, they were so transformative!

Untamed

By Glennon Doyle
Take it from this cheetah, this book saved 2020 for me.

The Dancing Wu Li Masters

By Gary Zukav
This book was my first introduction to quantum physics and THAT started everything for me!