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The Artist's Way: A course in discovering and recovering your creative self by Julia Cameron (Pan, 1995)
Material possessions leave us feeling empty and they do not feed our souls. This book will help us recover our creative selves and dispel the “I'm not talented enough” conditioning that tends to hamper the creativity of many people.
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Britain on the Couch: Why we're unhappier compared with 1950, despite being richer by Oliver James (Arrow, 1998)
This influential psychologist argues that our aspirations for more and more wealth essentially make us more discontented. Capitalism encourages people to earn and spend more and compete. Individuals become trapped on a hedonistic treadmill not of their own making, a never-ending pressure to earn, spend more and keep up with the Joneses.
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Green Living in the Urban Jungle by Lucy Siegle (Green Books, 2001)
Embracing an eco-friendly lifestyle can be a daunting prospect for the average urban dweller but well worth the effort. This book explores everything from severing the cord to your local supermarket and looking at some other more exciting shopping options to thinking creatively about recycling and transport and even enjoying a green night out!
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Little Book of Happiness: Your guide to a better life by Patricia Whiteside (Vintage Ebury, 1998)
Claims to hold information about what is needed to become happy and how to enjoy it when it comes.
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The Natural Health Bible: Stay well, live longer by Lisha Simester (Quadrille Publishing, 2001)
Presents modern approaches to healthy eating, regular exercise and relaxation for achieving optimum physical health, exploring the connections between physical, mental and emotional well-being.
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Open Your Mind, Open Your Life by Taro Gold (Andrews McMeel, 2002)
The author argues that genuine happiness, or enlightenment, is already within us; we have only to reveal it. She guides you along this path, thought by thought, from an Eastern perspective.
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Parents, Teens and Boundaries: How to draw the line by Jane Bluestein (Health Communications, 1994)
Offers parents practical strategies for setting boundaries with their teenagers, avoiding conflict, resolving problems, and establishing mutual respect. This book comes highly recommended by therapists and other writers.
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Transform Your Life: A blissful journey by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Tharpa, 2001)
We all share the potential for enormous self-transformation and limitless happiness, through travelling the inner journey of a spiritual path. By following the practical advice given in this book you can transform your mind and your life and find everlasting peace and happiness.
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You Can Change the World: An action handbook for the 21st century by Erwin Laszlo (Positive News, 2002)
With an introduction by Mikhail Gorbachev, this timely book addresses every one of us and helps us to understand the current situation of our planet - our shared situation - and find the path we must take.
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Links
Aromatherapy
www.channel4.com/health/microsites/C/ comp_medicine/aromatherapy_help.html
Explains what aromatherapy is and what is does. It lists organisations, books and products that will help you to relax.
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
www.business-humanrights.org
Before you head off on your next shopping spree, take a look at this fantastic resource made in partnership with Amnesty International. Updated hourly, it has thousands of links and articles on over 1,600 companies, detailing the effect they are having on human rights and the environment.
Complementary Medicine
www.channel4.com/health/microsites
/C/comp_medicine/remedies.html
Part of Channel 4's Health site, this complementary medicine section covers Alexander Technique, Ayurveda, T'ai Chi, Yoga and many more therapies. Each section has a list of useful organisations and books.
Money and Happiness
www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/
0,3604,909025,00.html
Polly Toynbee discusses whether more wealth means more happiness, raising some interesting issues about the capitalist world we live in. The evidence is clear: our wellbeing depends on cooperation and the public good, not personal enrichment.
The Simple Living Network
www.simpleliving.net
American website with tools, examples and articles for conscious, simple, healthy and restorative living.
Stress for Families with Teens
www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1660C.pdf
Compact PDF document that looks at the common stresses for parents and teens and offers advice and tips for making life easier.
Yoga Village UK
www.yogauk.com
Lots of useful information with links to local teachers in the UK and descriptions of the different types of yoga available.
Organisations
National Family and Parenting Institute
430 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
London NW5 1TL
E-mail: info@nfpi.org
Website: www.e-parents.org
A campaigning charity working towards a more family-friendly society. Unable to offer telephone advice, but the website has lots of useful information for parents.
Parentline Plus
520 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
Kentish Town
London NW5 1TL
Helpline: 0808 800 2222 (24 hours a day, every day)
E-mail: contact@parentlineplus.org.uk
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Offers support to anyone parenting a child, including a child's parents, stepparents, grandparents and foster parents. Runs a free helpline, parenting courses and offers information leaflets.
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