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America's best-known and beloved spiritual teacher shares his life story in this definitive memoir, set against the backdrop of eight decades of cultural transformation.Professor Richard Alpert's star fell fast. To the dismay of his wealthy Boston family, he got fired from Harvard over experimental use of psychedelics with his psychology students. In 1967, he traveled to India to lick his wounds and find himself. And he did, at Neem Karoli Baba’s ashram, in a direct encounter with unconditional, unlimited divine love.He returned to America as Baba Ram Dass, countercultural activist for expanded human consciousness. As a spiritual guide, at the bedside of the dying, and as a stroke survivor, he has always been ahead of his time, pulling the world along behind him. The author of over a dozen books, he now shares for the very first time the full story of how his life of service intersected with an era of profound cultural upheaval.From the details of his groundbreaking research in psyched

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Apolo Anton Ohno shares his "five golden principles" for overcoming challenges with resilience, creativity, and purpose. In speed skating, a hard pivot is an aggressive shift of direction that requires courage, practice, and split-second timing. "In life," says Apolo Anton Ohno, "we all face moments when we must make a hard pivot--times when we must adapt, reinvent, and find renewed purpose in the face of profound changes." With Hard Pivot, this Olympic gold medalist and bestselling author offers an invaluable guide to anyone facing uncertainty, hardship, and loss of identity in the ever-shifting landscape of our lives. The world sees Ohno as an athletic superstar. "But inside," he writes, "I faced challenges like anyone else. The inner voice that once motivated me became toxic, amplifying my fears and insecurities." Through each crisis--in his athletic career and beyond--he developed new habits and practices that helped him restore inner balance and overcome the odds. Now he shares hi

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In her irresistible spiritual memoir Red Hot & Holy (Sounds True, 2013) Sera Beak told the story of how she lost and found her soul on the mystical path. With Redvelations, Sera illuminates the mystic

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From education and medicine to business and politics, we are in the midst of a great flowering of mindfulness. And with each new application we find for it, priceless benefits emerge. Yet the original

The universal force known as Kundalini has been shrouded in mystery for centuries, yet it influences our every breath, thought, and emotion. With Awakening Kundalini, one of the West’s most respected

Cyndi Dale is clearly the 21st century expert on energy medicine-she takes the reader to the leading edge of this emerging, exciting field with her brilliant insight and intuition. This is the perfect

In the teachings of Jesus, there are prayers, and then there is prayer-the silent, loving communion with the divine beyond words or ritual. Now, with The Path of Centering Prayer, Father Thomas Keatin

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For the serious yoga student, a reference guide demonstrates how to read and pronounce sacred sounds with precision, including more than 200 asanas with illustrated yoga postures and 300 Sanskrit defi

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The breath and body move as one in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition. This classical path harnesses the power of the postures to reveal the pure awareness, freedom, and depth of all that is yoga. With The

Dr. Myss, a pioneer in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness and best selling author, has electrified America with her teachings on the human energy system.

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Create your own experience of time with the guidance of a premier researcher in the field.Time is something none of us can escape and yet few of us actually comprehend. While some feel time can't pass

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When faced with challenges and difficulties, it’s easy to feel trapped—by our circumstances, our personal history and conditioning, and our daily struggle to change. But what if we could escape these

Defiant chronicles the remarkable life of Janine Shepherd, an Australian elite ski racer who was the victim of a tragic accident just before competing in the Winter Olympics. Her story begins with her

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What does it mean to “meditate with the body”? Until you answer this question, explains Reggie Ray, meditation may be no more than a mental gymnastic—something you can practice for years without fruit

It's 1972 in the industrial city of Xiangtan, China. A frail child with a heart condition sneaks into a hotel boiler room and befriends the elderly yet vibrant attendant, who reveals his true identity

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Viwers come face to face with Eckhart Tolle for a transformational meeting with this respected teacher and influential author.

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