Repose Library
A Curated Selection of our Therapists’ Recommended Reading to Enrich Your Journey
Radical Acceptance By Tara Brach, PH.D.
A healing book by psychotherapist and meditation teacher Tara Brach on the transformative effects of radical acceptance and deep self-compassion.
Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
Short essays and stories to inspire you on your journey to living a more mindful and peaceful life.
Mindfulness For Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn
We may long for wholeness, suggests Jon Kabat-Zinn, but the truth is that it is already here and already ours. The practice of mindfulness holds the possibility of not just a fleeting sense of contentment, but a true embracing of a deeper unity that envelops and permeates our lives. With Mindfulness for Beginners, you are invited to learn how to transform your relationship to the way you think, feel, love, work, and play—and thereby awaken to and embody more completely who you really are.
How To Relax by Thich Nhat Hanh
Another part of Thich Nhat Hanh's series on Mindfulness, How to Relax will guide you through breathing and mindful exercises that are available to you to partake in just by engaging with your breath and body.
How To Love by Thich Nhat Hanh
Written by a renowned Buddhist monk and global spiritual teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh speaks of the primary emotion of love and how our relationship with it connects us to others we love and also in humanity.
Daring Greatly by Dr. Brené Brown
Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives.
Conscious Dreaming by Robert Moss
Conscious Dreaming shows you how to use your dreams to understand your past, shape your future, get in touch with your deepest desires, and be guided by your higher self. Author Robert Moss explains how to apply shamanic dreamwork techniques, most notably from Australian Aboriginal and Native American traditions, to the challenges of modern life and embark on dream journeys. Moss's methods are easy, effective, and entertaining, animated by his skillful retelling of his own dreams and those of his students—and the dreams' often dramatic insights and outcomes.
Beautiful You by Rosie Molinary
In Beautiful You author Rosie Molinary passionately encourages women—whatever their size, shape, or color—to work toward feeling wonderful about themselves despite today’s media-saturated culture. Drawing on self-awareness, creativity, and mind-body connections, Molinary incorporates practical techniques into a 365-day action plan that empowers women to regain a healthy self-image, shore up self-confidence, reframe and break undermining habits of self-criticism, and champion their own emotional and physical well-being.
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
With his bestselling spiritual guide "The Power of Now," Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived in the now. In "A New Earth," Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence. "The Power of Now" was a question-and-answer handbook. "A New Earth" has been written as a traditional narrative, offering anecdotes and philosophies in a way that is accessible to all. Illuminating, enlightening, and uplifting, "A New Earth" is a profoundly spiritual manifesto for a better way of life and for building a better world.
A Beautiful World by Greg Tyler Milligan
A Beautiful World addresses the harsh realities of child abuse and stands out in the memoir category as bold and emotionally shattering. From the beginning, the straightforward prose shows us a brutal world of sadness and depravity. The narrative becomes ever more lurid as the writer recounts in graphic detail the horrors of child abuse. It is a shocking and moving story – rife with gritty realism, hope and the endurance of the human spirit. The reader will find A Beautiful World thought-provoking and, in many places, a genuinely moving experience. The writer draws the reader into his valuable personal insights, providing a firm grasp of the perils and challenges faced by victims of abuse along the road to healing and deliverance.
10% Happier by Dan Harris
Nightline anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.
Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul by Melody Beattie
Beautiful daily insightful meditations for 365 days of the year that inspire wisdom, self-compassion and well-being to the soul.
Inward by Yung Pueblo
Yung Pueblo weaves together words that speak to the soul and encourages the reader to look deeper into themselves.
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat- Zinn
A practical resource and useful guide to help you develop a relationship with mindfulness and learning to use the power of focused awareness of meeting life’s challenges.
Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes PhD
A powerful lyrical book that uses myths and fair tails to help women of all ages reconnect with their innate power and reminding them that it is never too late to connect to yourself and change your life.