“The Tao of Pooh” by Benjamin Hoff is a cute little book exploring the principles of the philosophy of Taoism. Hoff uses the characters, predominately Pooh to show how their traits and actions reflect Taoism. Such as Pooh being the epitome of the “Uncarved Block,” when he has used his “inner nature,” and following theContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff”
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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: Rising Strong by Brene Brown
“Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way we Live, Love, Parent, and Lead” by Brene Brown is the third book in her sequence about overcoming adversity and coming out the other side even better than before. Brown references “being in the arena” where we reckon(with our uncomfortable emotions), rumble(with the stories weContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Rising Strong by Brene Brown”
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”
Katie’s Bookshelf: Go Wild by Richard Manning and John Ratey
“Go Wild; Eat Fat, Run Free, Be Social, and Follow Evolution’s Other Rules for Total Health and Well-Being” by Manning and Ratey uses the premise of going back to our “wild” nature to achieve more overall health. They explore running and exercise, nutrition, sleep, nature, the brain, and our tribe as all areas to returnContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Go Wild by Richard Manning and John Ratey”