Collection: Self-Development

This simple book is packed with information on hydroponic gardening. The graphic color and layout and design help to guide a hydroponic gardener from basic plant science and environment to purchasing a garden and appropriate supplies. Plans for making your own hydroponic garden, nutrient deficiencies, plant problems, and growing a garden beginning to end are all included in this invaluable guide.

"Talk to the Animals" by Gary M. Douglas & Dr. Dain Heer gives you pragmatic tools and techniques to actually talk to the animals and contribute to the earth! What if peace was a natural state for animals? When you create or tap into a place of peace for your horse, dog or cat, then everything becomes calm, cool and collected...you're in the zone. Did you know that every animal, plant and structure on this planet has consciousness and desires to gift to you?

If you are unwilling to receive, then you miss out on what they wish to give you. You also limit your ability to receive in every area of life...the money you can have, what you can experience and what is possible for you! Did you know animals can talk? It's interesting to observe animals misbehaving when we don't listen to them. They know what they require and they'll communicate that to you, if you're able to receive it. Animals telepathically pick up on all your thoughts, feelings and emotions. That's language to them and they can give you the whole picture of what's going on for them, if you ask the question. One of the greatest gifts that animals give to us is the way they receive from us without judgment and without limitation. They give us the opportunity to do the one thing that most of us never get the chance to do, to totally gift everything we have without limitation or consideration. What if your animals are more conscious than you are? When you acknowledge their consciousness, they will start to behave differently with you. They can teach you how to have a more expansive reality and they'll give this to you if you will listen. Animals can help you learn to function with the Earth. That is the gift of being able to talk to them.

An accessible guide to the practice of conscious humming

- Details conscious humming and breathing exercises from simple to advanced, including online access to examples of these practices

- Examines the latest studies on sound, revealing how humming helps with stress levels, sleep, and blood pressure, increases lymphatic circulation, releases endorphins, creates new neural pathways in the brain, and boosts blood platelet production

- Explores the spiritual use of humming, including its use as a sonic yoga technique and its role in many world traditions

- Includes access to online examples, allowing you to experience the powerful vibratory resonance that humming can create

Humming is one of the simplest and yet most profound sounds we can make. If you have a voice and can speak, you can hum. Research has shown humming to be much more than a self-soothing sound: it affects us on a physical level, reducing stress, inducing calmness, and enhancing sleep as well as lowering heart rate and blood pressure and producing powerful neurochemicals such as oxytocin, the "love" hormone.

In this guide to conscious humming, Jonathan and Andi Goldman show that you do not need to be a musician or singer to benefit from sound healing practices--all you need to do is hum. They provide conscious humming and breathing exercises from simple to advanced, complete with online examples, allowing you to experience the powerful vibratory resonance that humming can create and harness its healing benefits for body, mind, and spirit. They explore the science behind sound healing, revealing how self-created sounds can literally rearrange molecular structure and how humming not only helps with stress levels, sleep, and blood pressure but also increases lymphatic circulation and melatonin production, releases endorphins, creates new neural pathways in the brain, and releases nitric oxide, a neurotransmitter fundamental to health and well-being. The authors show how sound can act as a triggering mechanism for the manifestation of your conscious intentions. They also examine the spiritual use of humming, including its use as a sonic yoga technique and its role in many world traditions, such as the Om, Aum, or Hum of Hindu and Tibetan traditions.

Providing a self-healing method accessible to all, the authors reveal that, even if you have no musical ability, we are all sound healers.

Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Plotkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation.

With evocative language and personal stories, including those of elders Thomas Berry and Joanna Macy, this book defines eight stages of human life - Innocent, Explorer, Thespian, Wanderer, Soul Apprentice, Artisan, Master, and Sage - and describes the challenges and benefits of each. Plotkin offers a way of progressing from our current egocentric, aggressively competitive, consumer society to an ecocentric, soul-based one that is sustainable, cooperative, and compassionate. At once a primer on human development and a manifesto for change, Nature and the Human Soul fashions a template for a more mature, fulfilling, and purposeful life - and a better world.

Discover how to harness the power of your breath with 20 simple breathwork techniques.

Breathing is essential to life, and it is one of the simplest methods to increase your energy, improve your sleep and reduce stress--you can practice alone and it's free!

Drawing from the practices of yoga, meditation and mindfulness, Breathe includes clear, step-by-step instructions for 20 exercises to improve the way you breathe. Learn the essentials such as moving breath, mindful breathing and how to rebalance the breath and open yourself up to feelings of renewed energy.

Our Middle School Math workbooks introduce math subjects with explanations of topics, definitions of terms, and practice problems designed to improve your child's math skills. We approach math in a logical, step-by-step manner that allows children to learn and master concepts without feeling frustrated or overwhelmed. We provide plenty of practice and review so your child can feel confident in their abilities.

Review of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, angles, area, circles and perimeter

Review of volume and net, scales, line, and symmetry

Circles including circumference, area, arc and sector, area, pi

Perimeter and area

Prisms and cylinders

Surface area and volume

Line, ray, and segments

Using a compass and ruler

Anti-Racist Psychotherapy: Confronting Systemic Racism and Healing Racial Trauma

Transform your understanding of racial trauma.

"David Archer shares great insights on race relations, mental health, and how to heal from trauma. Buy this now!"

Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP

Author: My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

"David Archer's book is a welcomed and much-needed guide to an intentionally anti-racist approach to psychotherapy."

Mark Nickerson, LICSW

Author: Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy: Insights, Strategies and Protocols

"David Archer introduces the reader to essential elements of Critical Race Theory, Mindfulness meditation, and EMDR therapy"

Andrew M. Leeds, Ph.D.

Author: A Guide to the Standard EMDR Therapy Protocols for Clinicians, Supervisors, and Consultants, 2nd Edition

"[David] has hit the nail on the head with his ideas on anti-racist psychotherapy, presenting without needless jargon, the tools we need to work effectively in the real world we live in today. Therapists can benefit from his analysis of the literature and his experience as an EMDR therapist himself. Trauma therapists will want to add this book to their resource library now!"

Carol Miles, LCSW

EMDRIA Past President, EMDR Certified Therapist,

EMDRIA Approved Consultant, EMDR Therapy Trainer

Anti-Racist Psychotherapy is an approach designed to clarify the mental health effects of racism and provide a neuroscience-informed approach to resolve racial trauma. This book will help you learn a new and unique perspective for conceptualizing racism and recovering from its effects on the nervous system. Using the approaches described in this book will reveal how we can reprocess the pain of our past, inspire hope for the future, and gain a higher level of awareness when discussing the mental health effects of systemic racism.

David Archer, MSW, MFT, is an anti-racist psychotherapist from Montreal, Canada (Tiohtià ke). In addition to being trained as a clinical social worker, he is also a registered couple and family therapist. Mr. Archer is an ally of LGBTQ, Black, Indigenous, people of color, and all others who seek justice around the world.

Kids will love printing their ABCs, entire words, and silly sentences with this take-anywhere tablet. Traceable uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet will help kids learn to correctly write each letter on their own, and fun activities on every page reinforce how letters work! This tablet features traceable letters, 7/8" ruled paper for accurate letter proportion and placement, and 96 practice and activity pages. Plus, the tablet includes a sticker for each letter of the alphabet and a sticker of a critter or object that starts with that letter. The vertical, portrait-oriented cover makes for easy shelving or dropping into a backpack, yet the horizontal, landscape-oriented pages offer lots of space for writing practice. Because it lays flat, left-handed writers will have free space on the left side. A nice size for little learners, it's packed with fun!

For those in pursuit of a better life, psychiatrist Marian Rojas Estapé presents the essential guide to neuroscience-driven mindfulness. Understanding your brain, managing your emotions, and being aware of your responses to stressors can give you greater self-control. Rather than a gimmicky guidebook, this is a thorough look at how our brains react to stress, threats, hyperstimulation, and the vices of our digital age. With proven techniques backed by solid, up-to-date psychiatric research, Estapé teaches us how to make the best of our lives.

Combining science, psychology, and philosophy, Estapé delivers practical advice about how we can cultivate a happy existence. This includes understanding the parts of the brain, setting healthy goals and objectives, strengthening willpower, cultivating emotional intelligence, developing assertiveness, avoiding excessive self-criticism and self-demand, and mastering the proven art of optimism.

Introduce your brain to moments that are free of worry, anxiety, and pressure.

Whether it's from work stress or relationship discord, an overactive brain is never a good thing. It keeps you trapped in the future or the past, and it keeps you out of the present. It's time to change.

Your anxious brain is completely within your control. Really.

Rewire Your Anxious Brain tackles the problem of an overactive brain from the inside out. Anxiety comes from thoughts, which come from beliefs, which can come from environmental and upbringing factors. The key is to deal with all of these aspects simultaneously, and this book offers you the tools to do that.

Stop dwelling on the negative with therapy techniques.

Nick Trenton grew up in rural Illinois and is quite literally a farm boy. His best friend growing up was his trusty companion Leonard the dachshund. RIP Leonard. Eventually, he made it off the farm and obtained a BS in Economics, followed by an MA in Behavioral Psychology.

Deconstruct the cycle of anxiety and conquer it.

-Learning how to emotionally calibrate to deal with hardships

-The simple ABCDE method for anxiety and overcoming overwhelm

-How to manage your expectations and change your beliefs

-How to use three columns to see a different perspective

-How to turn your anxiety and worrying into an actual superpower

How to overcome feeling paralyzed and terrified - and start living your life.

Projects in Leather is the ultimate, must-have guide to take your projects to the next level! Learn from best-selling authors and master leather artisans, Tony Laier and Kay Laier, as they provide insight on a variety of leather crafting techniques, including stamping, carving, braiding, punching, coloring, stitching, and other skill-building techniques to add beautiful details and textures. Also included are overviews on setting up a workspace, installing hardware, transferring patterns, preparing your leather, and other essential basics. The project section features 22 step-by-step leather projects, ranging from simple to complex, for belts, bracelets, ID tags, key fobs, trays, and more.