These are some of my favorite books – ones that will help you live, work, and play with greater happiness and freedom. When you click through and purchase a book on Amazon from this list or one of my posts, I receive a a small commission. Thanks for supporting me so I can continue to write and share on Always Well Within.
Currently Reading:
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Self Improvement, Personal Development, Success
Clutterfree by Courtney Carver and Leo Babauta
10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place (and Staying There) by Galen Pearl
You Can Buy Happiness (and It’s Cheap), How One Woman Radically Simplified Her Life and How You Can Too by Tammy Strobel
You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control Over Your Life by Jeffrey Schwartz, M. D. and Rebecca Gladding, M. D.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister
The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed by Jasmin Cori
The Fire Starter Sessions: A Souldful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms by Daniela LaPorte
Memoir and Adventure
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Memoir) by Cheryl Strayed
Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest by Robin Easton
In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discoveries in Tibet by Matthew Pistono
A Three Dog Life (Memoir) by Abigail Thomas
Mindfulness, Awareness, and Wisdom
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
The Power of an Open Question: the Buddha’s Path to Freedom by Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel
The Raven Who Spoke with God by Christopher Foster
Health and Wellness
The Low Oxalate Cookbook by Joanne Yount
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of the Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by John Kabat-Zinn
Feng Shui That Makes Sense, Easy Ways to Create a Home that FEELS as Good as it Looks – Cathleen McCandless
Sacred Path of Reiki: Healing as a Spiritual Discipline by Katalin Koda
On Writing
The War of Art: Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battle by Steven Pressfield
Your Life as Story, Discovering the “New Autobiography” and Writing Memoir as Literature by Tristine Rainer
Writing the Memoir, A Practical Guide to the Craft, the Personal Challenge, and Ethical Dilemmas of Writing Your True Stories by Judith Barrington
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
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