“What We Say Matters” by Judith Hanson Lasater and Ike Lasater is based on Marshall Rosenberg’s techniques of “Non-Violent Communication.” Ike and Judith describe their practice of NVC as spiritual in nature as a way to connect to ourselves first and then to others. For them it’s a way to practice “Satya”(a Yama of YogaContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: What We Say Matters by Judith Hanson Lasater & Ike Lasater”
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Katie’s Bookshelf: The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
“The Little Prince” by Antoine De Saint-Exupery is a sweet fable of a pilot who crashes in the desert and runs into a young boy who tells of his story of the asteroid where he lives and the other asteroids he has visited inhabited by a single adult. Each asteroid that he visits he getsContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery”
Katie’s Bookshelf: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
“Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol Dweck examines the concepts of “fixed” and “growth” mindsets. A fixed mindset believes that talents come with us and cannot be improved upon. A fixed mindset spends their time proving their abilities over and over again as well as externalizing and internalizing when problems occur. On theContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck”
Katie’s Bookshelf: Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
“Girl, Wash Your Face” by Rachel Hollis is a book about the lies we believe and how to stop believing them in order to live your most full life. Rachel owns an event planning company in LA as well as runs a lifestyle blog. She uses her own experience growing up to explore the liesContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis”
Katie’s Bookshelf: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
“The Untethered Soul; The Journey Beyond Yourself” by Michael A Singer explores the mind and our thoughts and how they create suffering in life. We tend to attach to our thoughts and believe them to be truth; truth about other, the world, circumstances, and ourselves. Singer calls our thoughts our “inner roommate.” He emphasizes theContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer”