Book Reviews

Body & Soul Escapes

Caroline Sylge, £19.99

Where to retreat and replenish accross the globe

Body & Soul Escapes by Caroline Sylge is the first book of its kind, bringing together over 450 inspiring journeys and retreats around the globe including family-run guesthouses, villas and hotels for do-it-yourself retreats in rejuvenating locations; yoga, pilates, tai chi, dance, art & adventure holidays; meditation retreats and ashrams; purpose-built holistic venues offering personal development courses; life coaching weeks; ayurveda and detox resorts; thalassotherapy and thermal spa retreats; destination health spas and extreme fitness weeks.

FIRST PRESS REVIEWS
'full of snappy information, with no fluff, on where to get the spa effect you want at the price you want it'
Red

'packed with advice that manages to be both sensible and inspirational'
Condé Nast Traveller

'comprehensive guidance on the newest and best retreats, spas and fitness adventures'
Vogue

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The Overload Solution

EXTRACT From THE OVERLOAD SOLUTION

by Jane Alexander, £9.99

Do you wake up in the morning feeling as exhausted as when you went to bed?

Does the prospect of the day ahead fill you with untold dread? Are you juggling your life so fast and furiously that you can't even remember how many balls are supposed to be in the air?

If life seems like one long struggle, you're not alone. Let's face facts:
we're completely and utterly overloaded, and it's getting worse. Virtually every day I come across people who say: 'I'm not coping.' I've written this book for them, and for you - because, fortunately, there are solutions and steps you can take to stop juggling and start living once again.

First of all, don't be too tough on yourself. Overload is not all your fault. The 21st century is an incredibly difficult place. Life is changing faster than anyone could have predicted, and our bodies, minds and emotions just aren't keeping up. You would need to be superhuman to keep pace with
modern expectations.

However, we're all different and so, for this book, I asked many other people for their top strategies for beating overload. The Overload Solution truly is different. It's not one person's rose-tinted vision of a stress-free future. It's the amalgamated wisdom and common sense of many, many people: experts in stress relief, psychology, meditation, natural therapies and ancient philosophies. I can't wave a magic wand and banish stress forever, but I can give you sure-fire strategies to kick overload
back into place.

THE OVERLOAD SOLUTION is available online in The Wellbeing Store

Seven Stages of Authenticity

by Neil Crofts

Avialable for download £10.00
Printed copy £20.00

Seven Stages of Authenticity is a map and a guide book to help you to find health, wealth, success and happiness in all areas of your life. It helps you to understand your full potential and guides and inspires you one step at a time until you get there. Seven Stages of Authenticity suggests ideas, proposes exercises and recommends inspiring movies, books and songs for every step of the way. It is for anyone who feels there must be more to life and worries about how to pursue their dreams while still making ends meet.

Seven Stages of Authenticity is the third book on authenticity by Neil Crofts who has been working with authenticity both for himself and with others for five years.

Here is what a reader has to say about Seven Stages of Authenticity:
"The Seven Stages of Authenticity is not offering a quick fix, and it does not emphasize development in one area of life at the expense of others. For these reasons I love it. It takes a holistic view and offers a language that has enabled me to explain how I am feeling much more easily . The exercises are not prescriptive but open enough to allow you to create your own meaning, that which is authentic to you. Some parts of the book are inspiring and others challenging, I suspect that it is something I will keep returning to again and again." - Hazel

More information: http://www.sevenstages.net/buythebooktrc.htm

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