|
Here are some books which I often turn to for information and inspiration:
Sex
Sex Tips for Busy People
Sex Tips for New Parents
How Up To Sex Are You?
Life
Life Rating
This form enables you to rate the various parts of your life. You’ll see how balanced (or otherwise) your life is and which areas need improving.
Direction Finder
This form is designed to make you think laterally about what you want out of life. Take your time with it – it’s provocative, but fun.
Focus on Values
If you're not living your life aligned with your values you'll never be in flow or feel content. This is a preliminary form to get you thinking about what your most important values are.
Look After Yourself
To be successful and happy in life it's important that you look after yourself. This form helps you identify how you are doing in terms of your health, wellbeing and environment.
Organising Kit
This four part kit gets you organised. You set targets for your life, and divide them into manageable tasks. A special feature is the link between tasks, priorities and your commitment.
Budgeting
Uncertainty about your finances can be one life's biggest stressors. This tool helps you to create a budget. It's very simple, just read the instructions and fill in the template. Then you'll have the reassurance of knowing your financial situation. From there you can decide what changes, if any, you need to make.
Booklist
Here are some books which I often turn to for information and inspiration:
Life
The Power of Now - a guide to spiritual enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library, 1999)
The modern classic on being calm, centred and in the now.
Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman (Random House, 2002, Sydney)
An excellent book by the founder of the field of positive psychology.
The Magic of Conflict - turning a life of work into a work of art by Thomas Crum (Touchstone, 1989, NY)
Based on the principles of aikido, this book explains how to apply them to daily life.
Women Who Run With the Wolves - Contacting the power of the wild woman by Clarissa Pinkola Estes (Random House, 1992, UK)
Shows how to cultivate feminine wildness.
The Happiness Handbook - strategies for a happy life by Dr Timothy Sharp (Finch, 2005, Australia)
Shows what you can do to become happier.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (first published 1937, current edition Wiltshire Book Company, 1999, California)
The classic motivational text containing philosophical and practical techniques for success in life.
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman (Bloomsbury, 1996, London)
This
book redefines intelligence to include self-awareness, impulse control,
persistence, empathy and social deftness, all qualities that lead to
success in life more so than IQ.
Conversations with God, books 1, 2 and 3 by Neale Donald Walsch (Hodder, 1996, Sydney)
An interesting discussion on the meaning of life.
Finding Flow, the psychology of engagement with everyday life by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Basic Books, 1997, New York)
A fairly technical book about flow, the author is also a founding figure of positive psychology.
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E Frankl (First published 1946, current edition, Random House, 2004, London)
The classic tribute to hope from the holocaust. An amazing book, very inspiring.
Plato not Prozac by Lou Marinoff (Quill (Harper Collins), 1999, New York)
By a key figure in the field of philosophical counselling.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by S Covey (The Business Library, 1990, Melbourne)
A good manual on what makes effective people effective.
Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain (Narataj Publishing, 1995, California)
Visualisation
can be a great adjunct to action in making changes to your life (as
long as you actually take action and don't depend solely on the
visualization). This book outlines a number of useful techniques.
The Origins of Virtue by Matt Ridley (Viking, 1996, UK)
A
fascinating book that looks at the evolution of society from a
biological perspective, and importantly, examines how this has led to
cooperation and "virtue".
French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano (Chatto & Windus, 2005, Great Britain)
A brilliant book about eating for pleasure. It's so sensible.
Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck (Piatkus, 2001, UK)
A very engaging book about how to find your direction in life.
I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was by Barbara Sher (Hodder, 1994, Australia)
A very
good book that describes different categories of people and why they
find it difficult to find their true vocation or career.
What Colour Is Your Parachute by Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press, California, updated annually)
Considered the "job-hunter's bible"
The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine (Broadway Books, 2006, New York)
As the author puts it: "Life design for people with too many passions to pick just one."
The E Myth Revisited by Micheal E Gerber (Harper Business, 1995, New York)
About
why most small businesses don't work and what to do about it. Essential
reading if you have, or are thinking of starting, a small business.
Lovemarks by Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi (Murdock Books, 2004, Australia)
The
author of this ground-breaking book on business philosophy believes
that the way forward for business is love. An engaging read for anyone
in business.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (first published 1937, current edition Wiltshire Book Company, 1999, California)
The classic motivational text containing philosophical and practical techniques for achieving your financial goals.
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T Kiyosaki (Techpress, 2000, USA)
Common-sense information on taking control of your finances. An accessible read.
Sex
Healing Love Through the Tao - Cultivating Female Sexual Energy by Mantak Chia (Destiny Books, 1986 & 2005)
Reveals the traditional Taosit practices that enable women to cultivate and enhance their sexual energy by transforming it into creative power, healing power and spiritual power.
Taoist Secrets of Love - Cultivating Male Sexual Energy by Mantak Chia (Aurora Press, 1984)
As above, but for men.
She Comes First – the thinking man’s guide to pleasuring a woman by Ian Kerner, PhD (Souvenir Press, 2004)
A sex manual dedicated entirely to woman's pleasure for both men and women.
He Comes Next - the thinking woman's guide to pleasuring a man by Ian Kerner, PhD (Harper Collins, 2006)
The companion guide to She Comes First.
Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch, PhD (Owl Books, 1997)
A respectful, erotic and spiritual guide dedicated to making intimacy and love a reality for every couple.
The Sex Life Survival Guide for Parents - how to have great sex in spite of the kids by Jacqueline Hellyer (New Holland, 2006)
This book shows you how to prevent the frenetic stress of parenthood eating into your life as a couple.
Mating in Captivity - reconciling the erotic and the domestic by Esther Perel (Harper Collins, 2006)
Explores the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire and explains what it takes to bring lust home.
Women Who Love Sex by Gina Ogden, PhD (Trumpeter, 1999 & 2007)
Women who consider themselves highly sexually responsive talk in intimate detail, redefining sex based on how women really experience pleasure.
When God Was A Woman by Merlin Stone (Harcourt, 1976)
A fascinating study of the ancient worship of the Great Goddess and the eventual suppression of women's rites.
Zen Sex – the way of making love by Philip Toshio Sudo (Harper San Francisco, 2000)
A beautifully poetic book on transcendent sex.
Sexual Secrets – the alchemy of ecstasy by Nik Douglas and Penny Slinger (Arrow Books, 1979)
Explains the vast wealth of oriental eroticism and sexual knowledge.
The Art of Sexual Ecstasy - the path of sacred sexuality for western lovers by Margo Anand (Tarcher/Putnam, 1989)
A course in enhancing pleasure and deepening intimacy.
Reclaiming Goddess Sexuality - the power of the feminine way by Linda E Savage, PhD (Divine Feminine Publications, 1999 & 2004)
Explains women's sexuality historically, biologically and spiritually. Very refreshing.
Passionate Enlightenment - Women in Tantric Buddhism by Miranda Shaw (Princeton University Press, 1994)
A scholarly look at women's fundamental role in the history of Tantric Buddhism, also a great explanation of what this tradition is.
How to Have Magnificent Sex by Lana L Holstein MD (Random House, 2001)
Outlines seven dimensions of sex to get in touch with your body and sexual energy.
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman (Phoenix, 1996)
A wonderful look at our senses - after all, good sex is a sensory experience.
The Pleasure Zone - why we resist good feelings and how to let go and be happy by Stella Resnick, PhD (Conari Press, 1997)
This book doesn't just talk about pleasure, in all aspects of our lives, it shows how simple and healing it can be.
Quiver by Tobsha Lerner (Penguin Books, 1997)
A book of erotic tales.
Tremble by Tobsha Lerner (Penguin Books, 2004)
More erotic tales.
|
|
