Provides lessons on using the mind, body, and feelings to tap into the four foundations of mindfullness, in order to gain new insight into life.

Without complex doctrine or far-out philosophies, this friendly guide demystifies spirituality and shows readers how to incorporate prayer and meditation into their daily lives. The author lived a monastic life for ten years in an Indian ashram before working in television and film.

An award-winning best-seller from the UK recounts how the author, an experienced falconer grieving the sudden death of her father, endeavored to train for the first time a dangerous goshawk predator as part of her personal recovery. "As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle...

"Known for his penetrating books on resilience and suffering, poet, philosopher, and cancer survivor Mark Nepo continues to go deeper into what matters and to sift the wisdom that comes from confronting and recovering from the physical and spiritual challenges of life. In Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, he offers new lessons and insights on the importance of giving our full attention to all that life has to offer. Written in Nepo's beautiful, lyrical...