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Mindful Eating

A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship to Food(includes a CD of guided mindful eating exercises)By Jan Chozen Bays, M.D.Shambhala, 2009, $16.95The Zen tradition…
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Jesus in the Lotus

The Mystical Doorway between Christianity and Yogic SpiritualityBy Russill PaulNew World Library, 2009, $14.95“The yoga of Christianity is love,” says Russill Paul. “It is indeed a…
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Play

How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the SoulBy Stuart Brown, M.D., with Christopher VaughanAvery/Penguin Group, 2009, $24.95“A lack of play should be tr…
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The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales

By Dawn Casey, with illustrations by Anne WilsonBarefoot Books, 2009, $19.99Both children and adults will delight in these seven stories from seven different cultures, pleasingly r…

Offside

Directed by Jafar PanahiSony Pictures Home EntertainmentIn Farsi with English subtitlesRunning time 1 hour 28 minutesThe Tehran soccer stadium and the 2005 game in which Iran faced…
Music

Erica Wheeler

Good Summer RainBlue Pie Music / BMIWheeler’s voice comes from the heart and is strong and true, with just enough of a rasp to make us feel that she’s lived some. Her songs tell of…
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John Rutter

Gloria: Sacred Music of John RutterCollegium RecordsProbably the most successful choral composer of his generation, Great Britain’s John Rutter has received many awards and honors,…
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Florie Brown

Best of Irish FiddleARC MusicBrown’s classical training is evident in the full, rich tone of her fiddling, her true sense of pitch, and her attention to musical subtleties. Showcas…
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Ann Licater

Following the Call: Wood and Clay Flute Music for Meditation and InspirationCul de Sac Mystic ProductionsAnn Licater skillfully blends intuition and her classical training to craft…
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Gabriel Mann and Tanya Witman

Vive, Chakra SongsParkhill Records / Shabby MusicGabriel Mann and Tanya Witman have created this music to enhance relaxation and activate the energy of the chakras, using the known…
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Happiness Is an Inside Job

Practicing for a Joyful LifeBy Sylvia BoorsteinBallantine Books, $13.00“I feel delighted to have been born into what the Buddha called ‘this realm of 10,000 joys and 10,000 woes,’”…
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Healing through Exercise

A New Way to Prevent and Overcome Illness — and Lengthen Your LifeBy Jörg BlechDa Capo, $26.00According to science writer and author Jörg Blech, the declaration made by Hippocrates…