Award Winner in the Science category of the 2020 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest Award-winning author and thought leader Dawson Church, Ph.D., blends cutting-edge neuroscience with intense firsthand experience to show you how you can rewire your brain for happiness-starting right now. Neural plasticity-the discovery that the brain is capable of rewiring itself-is now widely understood. But what few people have grasped yet is how quickly this is happening, how extensive brain changes can be, and how much control each of us has over the process. In Bliss Brain, famed researcher Dawson Church digs deep into leading-edge science, and finds stunning evidence of rapid and radical brain change. In just eight weeks of practice, 12 minutes a day, using the right techniques, we can produce measurable changes in our brains. These make us calmer, happier, and more resilient. When we cultivate these pleasurable states over time, they become traits. We don't just feel more blissful as a temporary state; the changes are literally hard-wired into our brains, becoming stable and enduring personality traits. The startling conclusions of Church's research show that neural remodeling goes much farther than scientists have previously understood, with stress circuits shriveling over time. Simultaneously, "The Enlightenment Circuit"-associated with happiness, compassion, productivity, creativity, and resilience-expands. During deep meditation, Church shows how "the 7 neurochemicals of ecstasy" are released in our brains. These include anandamide, a neurotransmitter that's been named "the bliss molecule" because it mimics the effects of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. It boosts serotonin and dopamine; the first is an analog of psilocybin, the second of cocaine. He shows how cultivating these elevated emotional states literally produces a self-induced high. While writing Bliss Brain, Church went through a series of disasters, including escaping seconds ahead of a California wildfire that consumed his home and office and claimed 22 lives. The fire triggered a painful medical condition and a financial disaster. Through it all, Church steadily practiced the techniques of Bliss Brain while teaching them to thousands of other people. This book weaves his story of resilience into the fabric of neuroscience, producing a fascinating picture of just how happy we can make our brains, no matter what the odds.

Praised by US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera as "a monumental achievement," The Selfless Bliss of The Body is award-winning novelist Gayle Brandeis' first full-length poetry collection. Poems from the book have been honored by the Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Competition and the US Department of the Interior, which installed one of the poems at the Visitor Center in Joshua Tree National Park. These poems reach deeply into the body to reach beyond the body; Fresno Poet Laureate Lee Herrick writes "These tender and fierce poems are breathtaking gifts from a writer whose love for the world knows no bounds."

We all long to live as the light we really are. We long to be seen. We crave deep connections. In short, we want to sustain a state of bliss that carries us through the challenging times and allows us to change the world into a better place. But first, we must complete the inner work that transforms us into butterflies from the inside out. Life coach Alaya Matter is a former attorney who shifted her own life into a blissful existence. In an inspiring and heartfelt guide, she intertwines her personal story with a simple roadmap that guides others to realize their true self and attract happiness. By incorporating her simple techniques that encourage a shift in focus, others will learn how to release the blocks to the unconscious mind that often get in the way of achieving dreams. Throughout her guidebook, Matter gently reminds all of us to remember who we are, how great we are, how worthy we are, and most importantly, to always be ourselves. Bliss with All My Body shares personal stories and trusted guidance from a former attorney turned life coach on how to realize a life full of happiness.

Would you like to lose unwanted pounds, eliminate the ongoing stress of unbalanced living, and regain your zest for life? If so, then this easy-to-read diet-and-lifestyle book is for you, as it will gently guide you on a journey to unparalleled vitality, your ideal body weight, and the confidence you need to control your own health destiny. Renowned author Susan Smith Jones shares the secrets of health and diet success that her private clients pay thousands of dollars for. She shows you how to select the healthiest and most delicious foods, explains how a little bit of exercise can go a long way, reveals the importance of silence and solitude, and empowers you to make the changes that will make you look and feel younger and more energetic than ever! The 21-day approach recommended in this book will give you the motivation you need to take charge of your body, your health, and your life - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually as you learn which foods heal, detoxify, and rejuvenate your body, look and feel ten years younger in just 90 days, understand how raw, plant-based foods facilitate healing and restore youthful vitality, lose 20 to 30 pounds over three months by eating more, not less, free yourself from depression and negative self-talk, and much more!

The best-selling author of The Healing Power of NatureFoods and Health Bliss Do you want to learn how to make and enjoy the finest and most delicious healthful recipes imaginable? Would you like to lose weight and gain fitness and vitality? If so, then this extraordinary recipe book is for you! It will introduce you to the surefire secrets of how to make irresistible, nutrient-rich meals; trim excess pounds; and promote a life of vitality, happiness, and renewed self-esteem. In this book, renowned health expert Susan Smith Jones shows you how to make the appropriate food and lifestyle choices to reduce your risks of premature aging, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, mental dysfunction, and some common forms of cancer. You’ll enjoy fast, easy-to-prepare meals and snacks that are as delicious as they are nutritious, all made with familiar, easy-to-find ingredients. You’ll learn to make and enjoy over 250 scrumptious, natural-food recipes, lose weight the easy, natural way, know which SuperFoods heal your body, look and feel ten years younger in 30 days, discover the world’s seven best stress-busters, and rejuvenate your self?esteem and confidence.

This short, accessible guide introduces readers to Sæ-sii meditation, which differs from the vast number of other meditative methods in that it relies solely on the inner voice as a guide. What sets Sæ-sii meditation apart is that it can be done anywhere without the use of any visual cues, aromas, or special music. This is extremely beneficial in situations that require people to instantly escape mentally, and can even be done with their eyes open.Readers will learn how this simple method can help them overcome difficult situations and unlock-and resolve-deep personal issues. The path to learning this valuable practice has been broken down to its simplest form so as to reach the largest audience. In twenty-five easy, unintimidating lessons, readers receive practical step-by-step methods, allowing them to calm their minds and connect to their internal teachers.Using simple yet profound techniques that are easy to adapt, I combine my own insight, knowledge, wisdom, and humor to guide the readers on a joyful journey of self-discovery that ultimately leads to their bliss.

For thousands of years, human lives and diets have been closely tied to the rhythms of the seasons—and for good reason. Following the season-by-season nutritional principles of Chinese medicine is the best way to maximize the nutrients in your diet and strengthen your body. Real Food All Year offers seasonal shopping lists and meal suggestions, detoxifying cleanses drawn from the wisdom of ancient traditions, and tips for putting together quick snacks on the go. This guide includes everything you need to enjoy the pleasures of eating fresh foods and nourishing your body in the way nature intended. In Real Food All Year, you’ll learn to: • Use Eastern medicinal principles to balance your diet for greater energy • Understand how each season affects your body’s health • Refresh your body with simple, energy-building cleanses • Prepare delicious meals using over 35 gluten-free recipes

Reconnect to your inner sense of pleasure and joy through embodiment practices, which put you in touch with the natural wisdom of your body and enhance your ability to connect with others. In this time of increased fatigue, loneliness, and anxiety, disconnection from our bodies and from each other is at the core of our personal pain and our collective suffering. Women in particular are rewarded for, and expected to participate in self-denial. By weaving together historical and cultural commentary, humorous and poignant anecdotes, and experiential tools backed by science, The Pleasure Is All Yours is a step-by-step guide to help you release barriers to receiving life’s pleasures and deeper connections with others. In this timely guide, holistic psychologist, relationship and sex therapist, and yoga teacher Dr. Rachel Allyn introduces bodyfulness, an embodiment method she developed to help you to awaken into your body's own capacity for healing and deeper connection. Allyn explains how bodyfulness can connect you to four essential and overlooked types of pleasure—sensual, playful, lively, and erotic— which overlap in many ways, and helps you identify what can inspire your own pleasure in each category. Through bodyful activities such as breathing exercises, mindfulness, yoga, auditory release, and dynamic movements, this book helps you reunite with your inherent wisdom and soulful delight.

Writings from the ONE is the experiential guide to accessing THE FIELD of Grace through DEEKSHA~ These 108 Insights from the Divine reveal powerful messages about the importance of Awakening at this time of the great shift of the ages. Topics include: Empowerment, Oneness, Abundance, Passion, Acceptance, Praise, the Divine Presence, Relationships, the FIELD, Energy Management, and Humility~ These words of Grace will help activate you in realizing THE FIELD of Grace is infinitely abundant, in all areas of life, just waiting to bestow gifts unto you~ Where these are perhaps intellectual concepts now, the Deeksha transmitted in these Insights can bring as direct experiential realizations~ Realize THE FIELD of Grace is accessible, interactive, responsive, and infinitely generous~ Realize Divine Consciousness IS the missing link to inter-acting with this FIELD of Grace~ Realize this FIELD is accessible to you, NOW~ Realize AWAKENING is one of the most important roles on the planet right now~ Experience DEEKSHA, the Divine Consciousness, just by reading these words of Grace~ Wherever you are in your Awakening journey, Writing from the ONE will greatly accelerate your path of growth and transformation~

Lauren Myracle brings her keen understanding of teen dynamics to a hypnotic horror story of twisted friendship. When Bliss’s hippie parents leave the commune and dump her at the home of her aloof grandmother in a tony Atlanta neighborhood, it’s like being set down on an alien planet. The only guide naïve Bliss has to her new environment is what she’s seen on The Andy Griffith Show. But Mayberry is poor preparation for Crestview Academy, an elite school where the tensions of the present and the dark secrets of the past threaten to simmer into violence. Openhearted, naïve Bliss is happy to be friends with anyone. That’s not the way it has ever worked at Crestview, and soon Bliss is at the center of a struggle for power between three girls—two living and one long dead.