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Super Rich
A Guide to Having it All
This book was mentioned as a source where the host read about Simmons initially getting into yoga because there were girls at the class. It was later discussed as a book that explores operating from a place of needing nothing, which is described as a state of yoga.
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I read in your book, I think success through stillness that you initially got into yoga because there were girls there.
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This book was mentioned as a source where the host read about Simmons initially getting into yoga because there were girls at the class. It was later discussed as a book that explores operating from a place of needing nothing, which is described as a state of yoga.
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I read in your book, I think success through stillness that you initially got into yoga because there were girls there.
My book Super Rich is in some ways a prosperity book but Super Rich is that state of needing nothing and a state of yoga.
The Happy Vegan
A Guide to Living a Long, Healthy, and Successful Life
This book was mentioned as one of Russell Simmons' works. Simmons noted that he gives away the money earned from this book because he believes people should be vegan.
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And also author of such books as Super Rich's Success Through Stillness and a Happy Vegan.
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This book was mentioned as one of Russell Simmons' works. Simmons noted that he gives away the money earned from this book because he believes people should be vegan.
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And also author of such books as Super Rich's Success Through Stillness and a Happy Vegan.
I say happy vegans a simple book but you know I give away the money for these books.
Notes on a Banana
A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression
The author wrote this memoir about living with mental illness, which was intertwined with funny stories from his life and information about food. He wrote it because the response to an essay he posted online about his bipolar disorder and Julia Child was overwhelmingly positive, convincing him he needed to tell the full story.
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And so he's written this new book called Notes on a Banana in which he talks about dealing with this situation and the plot of the book is intertwined with lots of funny stories from...
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Episode: David Leite, Food Writer, Memoirist (LIVE!)
The author wrote this memoir about living with mental illness, which was intertwined with funny stories from his life and information about food. He wrote it because the response to an essay he posted online about his bipolar disorder and Julia Child was overwhelmingly positive, convincing him he needed to tell the full story.
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And so he's written this new book called Notes on a Banana in which he talks about dealing with this situation and the plot of the book is intertwined with lots of funny stories from his life and lots of stuff about food.
Notes on a Banana comes from Mama Leet, my mother, who ever since I was very young she would have a banana with something written on it every morning at my breakfast spot at the table.
I posted something on my blog called Bipolar Disorder and Julia Child My Therapist.
It is funny and you tell you weave in food, humor and a third ingredient that very few people would have ever predicted but mental illness.
To me writing this book was like crawling on my belly across broken glass. It was so good.
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
The book celebrated its fifth anniversary, prompting a new edition that included a new preface from the author and guided meditations from various teachers in the back.
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It feels like yesterday that the book Ten Percent Happier came out but actually it was five years ago.
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The book celebrated its fifth anniversary, prompting a new edition that included a new preface from the author and guided meditations from various teachers in the back.
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It feels like yesterday that the book Ten Percent Happier came out but actually it was five years ago.
there's a bunch of new guided meditations in the back of the book from people like Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salisberg and you if you buy the book you can get audio versions of those meditations for free on the 10% Happier app.
I've written a new preface that will of course go at the front of this new book so go check it out if you if you want.
God vs. Gay?
The Religious Case for Equality (Queer Action/ Queer Ideas)
This book presented the argument that the majority of Jewish and Christian religious values supported full inclusion and equality for LGBT people, contrasting with common depictions.
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there's one time i wrote a book called god vs gay the religious case for equality and the argument of that book was that the majority of jewish and christian mostly christian religious values supporte...
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This book presented the argument that the majority of Jewish and Christian religious values supported full inclusion and equality for LGBT people, contrasting with common depictions.
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there's one time i wrote a book called god vs gay the religious case for equality and the argument of that book was that the majority of jewish and christian mostly christian religious values supported full inclusion and equality for LGBT people so the opposite of what you know often is depicted certainly in the news
The Jewish Enlightenment (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
This upcoming book, which the host initially mocked due to its niche topic, is a collection of essays written early in the author's contemplative practice, focusing on the Jewish Buddhist spiritual intersection.
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and now Jewish enlightenment which is a collection mostly of essays that i wrote early on in my practice my path where i always felt that the best my best writing on contemplative practice was that wo...
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This upcoming book, which the host initially mocked due to its niche topic, is a collection of essays written early in the author's contemplative practice, focusing on the Jewish Buddhist spiritual intersection.
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and now Jewish enlightenment which is a collection mostly of essays that i wrote early on in my practice my path where i always felt that the best my best writing on contemplative practice was that work
when dan heard uh that my next book was called jewish enlightenment he burst out laughing and mocked it for the fact that it was a tiny venn diagram overlap of two already small circles
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
The fifth-anniversary edition of the original book was coming out on April 16th, featuring a new preface written by the author and an expanded list of guided meditations.
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we are now at the fifth anniversary of the publication of Ten Percent Happier, the original book came out in March of 2014 and the fifth anniversary edition of the book is coming out on April 16th
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The fifth-anniversary edition of the original book was coming out on April 16th, featuring a new preface written by the author and an expanded list of guided meditations.
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we are now at the fifth anniversary of the publication of Ten Percent Happier, the original book came out in March of 2014 and the fifth anniversary edition of the book is coming out on April 16th
And there's a new preface that I've written that's in there and also there's an expanded list of guided meditations in the back of the book from Ten Percent Happier app teachers including Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg.
Life After Suicide
Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss
The book was part memoir about the author's experience after her ex-husband's suicide and part track of stories from others who endured suicide in their close circle. The author discussed accelerating the publication timeline due to recent events related to suicide.
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but she has a new book that's coming out in April and I normally would have waited until April to interview her about this late April when the book comes out, but the book is called Life After...
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The book was part memoir about the author's experience after her ex-husband's suicide and part track of stories from others who endured suicide in their close circle. The author discussed accelerating the publication timeline due to recent events related to suicide.
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but she has a new book that's coming out in April and I normally would have waited until April to interview her about this late April when the book comes out, but the book is called Life After Suicide.
this book Life After Suicide which is in part a memoir about her experiences but also tracks the stories of other folks who've endured this suicide in the family or in their close circle of friends.
anger blame guilt shame are kind of the four emotions that I talk a lot about in my book Life After Suicide
Man's Search for Meaning (Beacon Classics)
The book was recommended by Gretchen Ruben, and it detailed how survivors of concentration camps framed their suffering through the lens of meaning to get through the crucible of experience.
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she recommended that I read a book called Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl who had survived uh several concentration camps during the reign of the Nazis
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The book was recommended by Gretchen Ruben, and it detailed how survivors of concentration camps framed their suffering through the lens of meaning to get through the crucible of experience.
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she recommended that I read a book called Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl who had survived uh several concentration camps during the reign of the Nazis
The Untethered Soul
The Journey Beyond Yourself
The guest listened to this book and found the imagery about putting up walls against pain, which also blocks out the sun, very resonant with her own experience.
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two days ago I read an incredible book called The Untethered Soul did you ever read that
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The guest listened to this book and found the imagery about putting up walls against pain, which also blocks out the sun, very resonant with her own experience.
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two days ago I read an incredible book called The Untethered Soul did you ever read that
the imagery that he describes which really resonated for me is that you know we all have pain or hurtful experiences in life and most people and I was so leading the pack in this maneuver it was ridiculous most people respond by putting up a wall putting up our defense mechanisms
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Shambhala Library)
This book was given to the speaker for his bar mitzvah and was one of the earliest books on Zen, containing stories of Zen enlightenment episodes.
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for my bar mitzvah my sister gave me a book called Zen Mind Beginners Mind.
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This book was given to the speaker for his bar mitzvah and was one of the earliest books on Zen, containing stories of Zen enlightenment episodes.
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for my bar mitzvah my sister gave me a book called Zen Mind Beginners Mind.
Focus
How One Word a Week Will Transform Your Life
This recent book discusses how people stay focused.
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also emotional intelligence and an excellent book you wrote in the recent years called Focus which really talks about what the title suggests how we stay Focused
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This recent book discusses how people stay focused.
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also emotional intelligence and an excellent book you wrote in the recent years called Focus which really talks about what the title suggests how we stay Focused
Ecological Intelligence
Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature
This book addressed the environment and explained why people are often poor at recognizing their impacts on it, along with potential solutions.
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there's a book called Ecological Intelligence which is about the environment and why we are so bad about our impacts on the environment what could be done about that
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This book addressed the environment and explained why people are often poor at recognizing their impacts on it, along with potential solutions.
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there's a book called Ecological Intelligence which is about the environment and why we are so bad about our impacts on the environment what could be done about that
Emotional Alchemy
The art of being at peace with yourself
This was the first book that integrated mindfulness into cognitive therapy, and it was widely embraced as a wonderful work.
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mindfulness-based cognitive therapy which can we just say that your wife has done some work in that area she wrote the first book putting the other mindfulness in cognitive therapy which is called
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This was the first book that integrated mindfulness into cognitive therapy, and it was widely embraced as a wonderful work.
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mindfulness-based cognitive therapy which can we just say that your wife has done some work in that area she wrote the first book putting the other mindfulness in cognitive therapy which is called Emotional Alchemy just to this day a wonderful book
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
This book was mentioned as a massive decluttering bestseller written by Marie Kondo. Gretchen Rubin was a fan and even recommended it in her own book.
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We talk about the difference between her approach and that of Marie Kondo who's got that massive decluttering bestseller. I think it's called the Life Changing Magic of tidying up and also she has tha...
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This book was mentioned as a massive decluttering bestseller written by Marie Kondo. Gretchen Rubin was a fan and even recommended it in her own book.
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We talk about the difference between her approach and that of Marie Kondo who's got that massive decluttering bestseller. I think it's called the Life Changing Magic of tidying up and also she has that big new show on Netflix that we talk about the difference between Gretchen's approach and Marie's.
I only recommend three books at the end of Outer Order in Recalmin. Hers is one of them.
The Four Tendencies
The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)
This book on habit change was mentioned as being utterly fascinating and was discussed alongside her book 'Better Than Before'.
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And then she wrote some books about habit change which are utterly fascinating. They're called one is called Better Than Before, the other is called For The Four Tendencies.
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This book on habit change was mentioned as being utterly fascinating and was discussed alongside her book 'Better Than Before'.
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And then she wrote some books about habit change which are utterly fascinating. They're called one is called Better Than Before, the other is called For The Four Tendencies.
Let Your Life Speak
Listening for the Voice of Vocation
This book was given to Jerry Colonna by his sister during his crisis, and he read it while crying through the pages. He considered it one of the first times he read something that spoke openly about the experience of being depressed from a perspective of just another broken-hearted person.
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She gave me Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer.
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This book was given to Jerry Colonna by his sister during his crisis, and he read it while crying through the pages. He considered it one of the first times he read something that spoke openly about the experience of being depressed from a perspective of just another broken-hearted person.
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She gave me Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer.
And I consider him one of my core teachers.
Walk with Jesus
Bible Study for Women
This was one of the books Jerry Colonna read while crying through every page during his personal breakdown in 2002, alongside works by Pema Chodron and Parker Palmer.
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When things fall apart by Pemma Children and Faith, the Sharon Salisburg.
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This was one of the books Jerry Colonna read while crying through every page during his personal breakdown in 2002, alongside works by Pema Chodron and Parker Palmer.
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When things fall apart by Pemma Children and Faith, the Sharon Salisburg.
And it was that experience plus chemist, plus Sharon's work and the combination of those two.
The Courage to Teach
Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
This was mentioned as Parker Palmer's first major work, known for its influence on education.
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His first major but work was Sunday called The Courage to Teach.
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This was mentioned as Parker Palmer's first major work, known for its influence on education.
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His first major but work was Sunday called The Courage to Teach.
Healing the Heart of Democracy
The Courage To Create a Politics Worthy Of The Human Spirit
This was noted as a more recent book by Parker Palmer that was very fashionable at the time of the recording.
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He's very fashionable because he has a book called Healing the Heart of Democracy.
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This was noted as a more recent book by Parker Palmer that was very fashionable at the time of the recording.
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He's very fashionable because he has a book called Healing the Heart of Democracy.
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