Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence
10 best books like Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence (Matthew Sanford): The Light Jar, Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, Murder in Chelsea, A Year of Living Your Yoga: Daily Practices to Shape Your Life, Praying for Strangers: An Adventure of the Human Spirit, Cripple Creek, Pushing Up Bluebonnets, The Plague of Thieves Affair, Don't Bite the Hook: Finding Freedom from Anger, Resentment, and Other Destructive Emotions
| Author | Lisa Thompson |
| ISBN | 1407171283 |
Nate and his mother are running away, hiding out in a tumbledown cottage in the middle of a forest. When Mum heads off for provisions, and then doesn't return, Nate is left alone and afraid, with the dark closing in all around him.
But comfort can come from the most unexpected of places - a mysterious...
Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment
| Author | Surya Das |
| ISBN | 0767901576 |
Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the first comprehensive book of Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker.
Buddhism offers a profound yet practical path to enlightenment. In this loving and generous book, the American-born...
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that...
| Author | Victoria Thompson |
| ISBN | 0425260410 |
Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at Hope’s Daughters Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine’s nursemaid, now acting on behalf of the girl’s mother to reunite them.
Unwilling to simply...
| Author | Judith Hanson Lasater |
| ISBN | 1930485158 |
Judith Hanson Lasater has been teaching an annual yoga retreat at Feathered Pipe Ranch, in Helena, Montana, for 28 years. When she learned that one of her students was collecting Lasater’s thoughts — which she called “Judith’s aphorisms” — Lasater decided to collect them in this book....
| Author | River Jordan |
| ISBN | 0425239640 |
What if there was something readers could do that could positively influence others and change their lives in the process? As 2009 approached, New Year's resolutions were the last thing on River Jordan's mind. Her sons were both about to go off to war and all she could do was pray for their safety and hope...
| Author | James Sallis |
| ISBN | 0802715206 |
Ex-policeman, ex-con, former therapist, Turner has become Deputy Sheriff in the small town within driving distance of Memphis, Tennessee, to which he had migrated in hopes of escaping his past. His life is mending as he and Val Bjorn grow closer. And then a young man, arrested on a routine traffic stop...
| Author | Leann Sweeney |
| ISBN | 0451222830 |
When asked to help identify a young woman who may not survive an attempted murder, Abby discovers a possible connection between the girl and a prominent Houston family-the questions about her past are getting stickier than pecan pie. Abby's about to learn the hard way that when she crawls out on a limb,...
The Plague of Thieves Affair
| Author | Marcia Muller |
| ISBN | 0765381044 |
Can the true identity of the Sherlock Holmes imposter be revealed at last?Sabina Carpenter and John Quincannon are no stranger to mysteries. In the five years since they opened Carpenter and Quinncannon, Professional Detective Services, they have solved dozens, but one has eluded even them: Sherlock...
Don't Bite the Hook: Finding Freedom from Anger, Resentment, and Other Destructive Emotions
| Author | Pema Chödrön |
| ISBN | 1590304349 |
Life has a way of provoking us with traffic jams and computer malfunctions, with emotionally distant partners and crying children—and before we know it, we're upset. We feel terrible, and then we end up saying and doing things that only make matters worse. But it doesn't have to be that way, says Pema...
Downward Dogs & Warriors: Wisdom Tales for Modern Yogis
| Author | Zo Newell |
| ISBN | 0893892661 |
Downward Dogs and Warriors expounds the rich oral tradition of India's mythological stories with the yoga postures that evolved from them. Each chapter begins with a color photograph and richly detailed bazaar art of the deity associated with the creation of the posture.Have you noticed that colorful...
| Author | Leslie Kaminoff |
| ISBN | 0736062785 |
See inside every yoga pose! With clear, expert instruction and full-color, detailed anatomical drawings, Yoga Anatomy depicts the most common asanas to provide a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself.
From breathing to standing...
| Author | Margaret George |
| ISBN | 0142002798 |
The New York Times bestselling author of Elizabeth I reveals the untold story of Mary Magdalene--a disciple of Jesus Christ and the most mysterious woman in the Bible.
Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute, a female divinity figure, a church leader, or all of those? Biblical references to her are...
Yoga for Golfers: A Unique Mind-Body Approach to Golf Fitness
| Author | Katherine Roberts |
| ISBN | 0071428704 |
From the unquestioned expert in the field, the authoritative guide to yoga for golfers
"Working with Katherine for the last couple of years has allowed me to compete at a very high level."
--Gary McCord, CBS golf commentator and Senior PGA Tour player
Katherine Roberts,...
Yoga for Osteoporosis: The Complete Guide
| Author | Loren Fishman |
| ISBN | 0393334856 |
Osteoporosis leads to painful fractures due to loss of bone mass; yoga strengthens bones without endangering joints: it stands to reason that yoga is the perfect therapy for osteoporosis. Forty-four million Americans suffer from low bone mass, and osteoporosis is responsible for more than 1.5 million...
Everyday Yoga: At-Home Routines to Enhance Fitness, Build Strength, and Restore Your Body
| Author | Sage Rountree |
| ISBN | 1937715353 |
America's leading expert on yoga for active people, Sage Rountree, shares her approach to practicing yoga every day in this colorful, lay-flat guide to yoga poses and routines.
Flexibility, balance, whole-body strength, recovery, range of motion, focus--a regular yoga practice brings...
Confessions of a Christian Mystic
From the author of Praying for Strangers and four Southern gothic novels comes a chronicle of faith and spirituality that is personal, raw, wise, revelatory - and very funny.
With a unique mix of passionate revelation and quirky humor, River Jordan takes us on a journey through...
