A Few Books That Changed My Life
On Animal Rights, Health, and the Vegan Lifestyle
Clean by Alejandro Junger, MD
Diet for a New America by John Robbins
Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, MD
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights by Ingrid Newkirk
Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
Vegan Freak by Bob & Jenna Torres
The World Peace Diet by Will Tuttle, PhD
Yoga and Vegetarianism by Sharon Gannon
The Vegan Girl's Guide to Life by Melisser Elliot
Cookbooks
500 Vegan Recipes by Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman
Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing by Usha & Dr. Vasant Lad
Indian Vegan Kitchen by Madhu Gadia
Vegan with a Vengeance by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
On Yoga
The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar
The Journey from the Center to the Page by Jeff Davis
Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
The Tree of Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
Yoga Body, Buddha Mind by Cyndi Lee
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali translated by Sri Swami Satchidananda
Fiction (From My Classroom & Beyond)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
The Odyssey by Homer
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
What are some of your favorites?
xoxo,
LJ
ahhh, I'm such a huge Tom Robbins fan its so great to see all of my favorites on your list!!! I actually got to meet him last year at a book signing in Minneapolis and he was soooo awesome and witty, exactly like his writing. If you like Beer, make sure to check out "B is for Beer", or even if you don't like beer it's still an adorable story, he describes it as a children's book for adults and an adult book for children.
ReplyDeleteOMG, Anabell, I'm SO JEALOUS that you met him! I DO like beer, and I have read B is for Beer, SO much fun!
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LJ
Thanks for sharing your list! I LOVE The Alchemist. What do you teach?
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Aimee
Aimee, I'm so glad you happened on to this page--check out some of my favorite yoga books, many of them I read during teacher training. :)
ReplyDeleteI taught high school English for 11 years. Now I'm sort of like an administrator, and I teach teachers. :)
xoxo,
LJ
Will do, LJ!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I would like teaching high school. I would teach French if I got a teaching certificate. My pursuits up 'til now have been artistic/odd jobs and I'm feeling the need for a proper income now.
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Aimee
It's a lot of fun, you should definitely look into it! :)
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LJ
Thanks for sharing your list LJ. I woke up this morning at 4 am with a need to find peace with myself. Your yoga list should be a good start. I would like to read about the art to fully understand it before engaging in it. I live in Miami also, would you mind sharing good places to go for yoga? I kind of want something more private where I can really focus being alone with my thoughts.
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JJ
Hi JJ! Thanks so much for sharing. Glad you enjoyed my list! Where in Miami are you? Private one-on-one classes cost a lot, but you can go to big classes, as well, and still have that kind of alone time if you're really present on your mat. Green Monkey has 3 studios--Sobe, South Miami, and Midtown. Prana in Coral Gables is where I did my teacher training, and it's also excellent. Finally, check out http://www.jasonlawner.com/--he's one of my best friends and an amazing teacher. Now that I'm getting ready to buy a car again, I'll be better able to follow him around town for his classes! :)
ReplyDeleteHope that helps. Feel free to email me if you have more specific questions.
xoxo,
LJ