New Paradigm Coaching

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Meditation/Peace/Mindfulness

Dieting/Weight Control/Fitness

Self Awareness

Healing

Stress

Finances

Mindful Parenting

RELATIONSHIPS

Conscious Loving. The journey from co-dependence to co-commitment. Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D. (Bantam Books, 1992).

Let go of power struggles and the need for control; balance needs for closeness and separateness; increase intimacy by telling the “microscopic truth”; communicate in a positive way that stops arguments; make agreements you can keep; allow more pleasure into your life.

At the Speed of Life. A new approach to personal change through body-centered therapy. Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D. (Bantam Books, 1993).

How to work with the body’s natural birthright – breathing and movement – to heal the split between thinking and feeling that keeps so many of us strangers to ourselves. Through dozens of dialogues and case histories we learn specific strategies for resolving longstanding conflicts, getting stuck relationships moving again, and even healing chronic physical symptoms.

The Dance of Intimacy.A woman’s guide to courageous acts of change in key relationships. Harriet G. Lerner, Ph.D. (Harper and Row, 1989).

Outlines the steps to take so that good relationships can be strengthened and difficult ones can be healed. Taking a careful look at those relationships where intimacy is most challenged – by too much distance, too much intensity or too much pain – she teaches us about the specific changes we can make to achieve a more solid sense of self and a more intimate connectedness with others.

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MEDITATION/PEACE/MINDFULNESS

Peace is Every Step. The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life. Thich Nhat Hanh. (Bantam Books, 1992).

In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make positive use of the very situations that usually pressure and antagonize us. For him, a ringing telephone can be a signal to call us back to our true selves. Dirty dishes, red lights and traffic jams are spiritual friends on the path to “mindfulness” – the process of keeping our consciousness alive to our present experience and reality. The most profound satisfactions, the deepest feelings of joy and completeness lie as close at hand as our next aware breath and the smile we can form right now.

The Art of Happiness. A Handbook for Living. His Holiness the Dalai Lama. (Riverhead Books, 1998).

Through conversations, stories and meditations the Dalai Lama shows us how to defeat day-to-day anxiety, insecurity, anger and discouragement. He explores many facets of everyday life, including relationships, loss, the pursuit of wealth, to illustrate how to ride through life’s obstacles on a deep and abiding source of inner peace. This book crosses the boundaries of traditions to help readers with difficulties common to all human beings.

Wherever You Go There You Are. Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. Jon Kabat-Zinn. (Hyperion, 1992). 

In this book, Jon Kabat-Zinn maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in one’s own life. It speaks both to those coming to meditation for the first time and to longtime practitioners – anyone who cares deeply about reclaiming the richness of his or her moments.

Full Catastrophe Living. Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain and illness. Jon Kabat-Zinn. (Dell Publishing, 1990).

Kabat-Zinn first explains how to develop a meditation schedule, and in later chapters pragmatically applies his plan to the main sources of stress. An impressive middle section clearly marshals scientific and anecdotal evidence relating state of mind to state of health. And while emphasizing meditation’s healing potential, Kabat-Zinn makes no sweeping claims, suggesting that the discipline serve not as a means but as an end.

A Year to Live. How to live this year as if it were your last. Stephen Levine. (Bell Tower, 1999).

Stephen Levine teaches us how to live each moment, each hour, each day mindfully – as if it were all that was left. Most of us go to extraordinary lengths to ignore, laugh off, or deny the fact that we are going to die, but preparing for death is one of the most rational and rewarding acts of a lifetime. It is an exercise that gives us the opportunity to deal with unfinished business and enter into a new and vibrant relationship with life. Levine provides us with a year-long program of intensely practical strategies and powerful guided meditations to help with this work, so that whenever the ultimate moment does arrive for each of us, we will not feel that it has come too soon.

Conscious Breathing.Breathwork for health, stress release, and personal mastery. Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. (Bantam Books, 1995).

Conscious Breathing brings awareness to this core activity, which, like life, is enhanced and enriched by the application of consciousness.

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DIETING/WEIGHTCONTROL/FITNESS 

When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies. Jane R. Hirschman/Carol Munter. (Ballantyne Books, 1995).

What do you think would happen if women stopped hating their bodies? We would...learn to eat when, what, and how much our bodies need; overcome our fear of not dieting; look in the mirroir and like what we see; decode our fat talk to reveal our real concerns; stop trying to measure up to society’s ridiculous and impossible standards of female beauty; learn to accept ourselves – our bodies as well as our feelings – unconditionally.

Overcoming Overeating.Jane R. Hirschman/Carol Munter.(Ballantyne Books, 1998).

Shows you how to stop dieting and eat your way out of an eating problem – a startling but welcome message for the millions of people trapped by diets and tormented by an addictive relationship with food. Give up dieting forever and discover that you actually eat much less without the pressure of restraints; eat from true stomach hunger instead of “mouth” hunger; enjoy the enormous satisfaction of meeting true hunger with the foods you most desire; stop overeating and lose weight naturally; move beyond your negative preoccupation with eating and weight toward a fuller, more satisfying life. 

Feeding the Hungry Heart.The experience of compulsive eating. Geneen Roth. (Signet Books, 1982).

How to overcome emotional hungers that lie behind secret food binges and obsessions. An honest, painful, sometimes funny look at the experience of being a compulsive eater. These vignettes take us behind the fat, behind the so-called greed, to the isolate and tortured struggle so many women engage in daily and hourly with their food and with their bodies... Reading these women’s experiences will be enormously helpful and liberating.

Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating.Geneen Roth. (Signet Books, 1984).

Learn to recognize the signals of physical hunger. Eating without distraction. Knowing when to stop. Kicking the scale-watching habit. Withstanding social and family pressures. Strategies to help break the binge-diet cycle.

Strong Women Stay Slim. Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D.(Bantam Books, 1998).

Combines the fat-fighting power of strength training with a safe, medically proven weight-loss program. Scientific research has shown that strength training increases metabolism – a key to permanent weight loss – by as much as 15 percent. No matter what age or fitness level, you can start tomorrow with six simple, no-sweat exercises you can do at home or in the office.

A Woman's Book of Strength. Karen Andes. (Perigree, 1985).

An empowering guide to total mind/body fitness using the pathway of the body to mine the extraordinary powers within us all. Strength is not about physical perfection. It's the profound union of body and soul that gives us the freedom to live our lives to the fullest. Strong, we can defeat feelings helplessness, fear, or low self-esteem. Strong, we can inspire change, justice and enlightenment. Karen Andes shows us how to use our bodies to unlock those inner powers - a journey into ourselves.

SELF-AWARENESS

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams. Deepak Chopra. (New World Library, 1994) 

In this book Deepak Chopra distills the essence of his teachings into seven simple, yet powerful principles that can easily be applied to create success in all areas of your life. Once we understand our true nature and learn to live in harmony with natural law, a sense of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, energy and enthusiasm for life, material abundance will spring forth easily and effortlessly.

Dare to be Yourself. Alan Cohen (Fawcett Columbine, 1991). 

How to quit being an extra in other people’s movies, and to become the star of your own.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. (Ballantyne, 1987).

Are you fearful of making decisions... asking your boss for a raise... leaving an unsatisfactory relationship... facing the future? Whatever you fear, here is your chance to push through it. Dr. Jeffers inspires us with many dynamic techniques and profound concepts that have helped a multitude of people grab hold of their fears and move forward with their lives. You will learn what we are afraid of and why; how to move from “victim” to “creator”; the secret of making “no lose” decisions; the vital 10-step process that helps you outtalk the negative “chatterbox” in your brain; how to create more meaning in your life. How to become powerful in the face of your fears – and enjoy the elation of living a creative, joyous, loving life.

Conscious Living. Finding Joy in the Real World. Gay Hendricks. (Harper Collins, 2000).

A practical guide for the individual that brings new insights into the fundamental truth of daily life. five simple lessons of “conscious living” rooted in the ancient traditions of Stoicism and Taoism, help us overcome obstacles and fears and awaken our own creativity: Feel all your feelings deeply; seek your true self; let go of the uncontrollable; open yourself to spiritual opportunity; be true to yourself.

Learning to Love Your Self. A Guide to Becoming Centered. Gay Hendricks.(Prentice Hall Press, 1982).

Learning to love yourself gives a strikingly new approach to dealing with your feelings and increasing your willingness to love yourself. In addition to creative exercises and specific instructions, you will undertake a journey to your own center. This book is about: how to drop notions of hoping and believing and start actually experiencing life; how to stop seeking love and be the source of love; how to learn to love your body and your sexuality; how to love your feelings – even the ones you hate; how to free yourself from anger, guilt, fear and frustration.

A Gradual Awakening. Stephen Levine.(Anchor Books, 1979).

A simple and gently written book by a man who shares his own personal experiences and insights into how meditation can work and how we can become aware of ourselves.

Journey of Awakening. Ram Dass. (Bantam Books, 1990).

Explores the many paths of meditation – from mantra, prayer, singing, visualization, meditation and “just sitting” to movement such as t’ai chi and suggests that you can find a method suitable for you. He illuminates the stages and benefits of meditation practice and provides wise and often humorous advice on overcoming difficulties along the way.

Living in the Light. Shakti Gawain. (Whatever Publishing, 1986).

A new way of life – becoming “a channel for the creative powers of the universe.” The key is in learning to listen to your intuition, an to act on it at all times, even at the risk of going against old patterns, expectations, and belief systems. The rewards are personal fulfillment, aliveness, and creativity, as well as complete transformation of the world around us.

The Courage to be Yourself: A Woman's Guide to Emotional Strength and Self-Esteem.  Sue Patton Thoele. (Conari Press, 2001).

A wonderful book written from the heart - it provides tools and gentle guidance helping you learn to set boundaries, change self-defeating patterns of behaviors, communicate effectively and become a loving and tolerant friend to yourself.

HEALING

Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. (Bantam Books, 1998).

Based on the groundbreaking work at the Mind/Body Clinic at New England Deaconess Hospital – this book shows you how to take control of your own physical and emotional well-being. Using a unique blend of mental and physical exercises she teaches you how to elicit the mind’s powerful relaxation response to boost your immune system, overcome chronic pain and alleviate the symptoms of a host of stress-related illnesses. 

Anatomy of the Spirit. The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. Caroline Myss, Ph.D. (Crown, 1996)

Dr. Myss’s work shows how every illness corresponds to a pattern of emotional and psychological stresses, beliefs and attitudes that have influenced corresponding areas of the human body. By teaching you to see your body and spirit in a new way, Anatomy of the Spirit provides you with the tools for spiritual maturity and physical wholeness that will change your life.

You Can Heal Your Life. Louise Hay. (Hay House, 1987). 

An excellent book for restructuring your life and finding self-esteem and self-love.

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STRESS

Timeshifting. Creating more time to enjoy your life. Stephan Rechtschaffen, M.D. (Doubleday, 1997).

Rechtschaffen has been helping people use a deepened, expanded sense of time’s passage to discover what their real priorities are. He has shown these people a way to take each day as an opportunity for finding (and expressing) greater love, fulfillment and peace of mind.

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life. How to create a more peaceful, simpler life from the inside out. Richard Carlson & Joseph Bailey (Harper, 1997).

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life helps you: Slow down your life without downsizing your lifestyle; enjoy the increased creativity and productivity that flow from inner calm; free yourself from the stressful influence of other peoples' habits, attitudes, behaviors, and moods; attain a sense of satisfaction with your life - and be happy!

FINANCES

Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow. Marsha Sinetar. (Paulist Press, 1987). 

Discovering right livelihood. A spiritual and practical approach to following your heart and making a living.

Your Money or Your Life. Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin.(New York: Penguin 1993).

Transforming your relationship with money and achieving financial independence. An inspiring and empowering nine-step program for transforming your relationship with money and achieving financial independence.

MINDFUL PARENTING 

Everyday Blessings.The Inner work of mindful parenting. Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn.(Hyperion, 1997).

"Mindful parenting is a deep spiritual practice... this book will inspire and guide all parents." Thich Nhat Hanh.

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