Over the last couple weeks I have been literally suction cupped to two fabulous new books. I am a huge reader and though I haven’t had the time recently, I had to make an exception for these mind blowing reads. Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, and Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth, rocked my world and opened my eyes to the power of living life in the moment.

Mindfulness, or being present, is an idea I write about frequently because it’s the only way I have found to really experience and enjoy life. As much as I try to live mindfully, it’s challenging at times. I find myself swallowed in thoughts and overwhelmed a lot of the time. Thanks to these two books, I’m inspired, actually ecstatic, about incorporating more meditation and “living in the now” into my life.

In Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert chronicles her journey around the world in her desperate attempt to find herself and purpose in life. I was given this book as a gift for Christmas and just got around to reading it. Every woman should read this book! If you’re looking for inspiration this is the ticket. Gilbert is hilarious, witty, and above all spiritually insightful.

Eckhart Tollee, on the other hand, follows up his #1 New York Times Best Seller The Power of Now, with A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life’s Purpose. Oprah jumped on this wonderful book taking Tolle’s philosophy and audience to new heights. In A New Earth, Eckhart expands on his powerful ideas of living “in the now” to show “how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world.” After reading The Power of Now, I was eager to read Tolle’s latest and found it utterly awakening. This book will show and teach you how to successfully live mindfully!

I can’t recommend these books enough!

Here is a list of some of the best quick feng shui books I have come across. Let me know if you have any others that just have to make the list!

1. Fast Feng Shui: 9 Principles for Transforming Your Life By Energizing Your Home, by Stephanie Roberts. This book offers clear and concise information and easy to implement tips on feng shui. A great reference book for all things feng shui!
   “In the often complex world of feng shui, Fast Feng Shui is a breath of fresh air. It takes ancient concepts and makes them applicable to modern life in a way that is fun, valuable and fast.”- Denise Linn- author of Feng Shui for the Soul, Sacred Space, and Space Clearing.

2. 10-Minute Feng Shui: Easy Tips for Every Room, by Skye Alexander. For those of us who want quick tips with out all the explanation.

3. Sacred Space, by Denise Linn. While this isn’t a quick tip book, it’s a great read with amazing insight and information!
   “In this fascinating and unusual book, Denise Linn shows you how you can dramatically change your life by changing the environment in your home or office. She combines information from her own Native American heritage with material she has personally collected from native traditions around the world to bring you practical, easy-to-use exercises for balancing the physical, emotional and spiritual energies in your home.”-Editorial Review from Amazon.

   Let feng shui bring balance to your life and calm to your home!

Eric Franklin is brilliant! He is the author of four books related to movement, alignment and imagery. All which emphasize the importance of the mind+body connection. Within this book Franklin uses techniques from his own method (The Eric Franklin Method), which is used extensively by some of the best dance schools in the world, including Julliard School of Arts in New York and The Royal Ballet School in London. This book changed the way I think about movement. I had no idea how powerful the use of imagery was in all aspects of life until I came across this book! I recommend this book for dancers especially, but also for anyone who is interested in improving their workout with imagery.

Here is a blurp off the back:

“Conditioning for Dance improves your technique and performance in all dance forms by strenthening the body’s core while improving your coordination, balance, alignment and flexibility. The result is more lift without tension, deeper plies, higher jumps with less effort, tighter turns and improved extension and turn-out… featuring 170 imagery illustrations paired with 160 dance-specific exercisees to help you maximize body-mind conditioning.”

Undoubtly the best book I have ever bought!! I recommend this book as a reference for creating your most EPIC SELF. It’s basically an encyclopedia of foods and their healing qualities from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective. A friend of mine just got here degree in herbology and this was their bible. Easy to read and understand…not at all like a text book! For anyone suffering from a serious disease to the common cold, this book has the remedy and research necessary to bring one’s body, mind and spirit back into balance.

Here is one of the quotes off the front cover:

“This book has the feel of a life’s work: it’s packed with information essential for anyone seriously investigating the relationship between food and healing”- Yoga Journal

Check it out because I garrantee it will change your life and how you eat!