50 Books like The Active Life Leader's Guide

AARP Falling Upward

by Richard Rohr • 2004

Life builds you up so it can break you open. The breaking is the point.

4.22

19k+

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🧭 Midlife Spirituality 🕶️ Shadow Work ☯️ Non-Dual Spirituality 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering

AARP Falling Upward 97%

Life builds you up so it can break you open. The breaking is the point.

by Richard Rohr 2004

4.22

19k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🧭 Midlife Spirituality 🕶️ Shadow Work ☯️ Non-Dual Spirituality 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering

The Naked Now

by Richard Rohr • 2009

God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.

4.26

5k+

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Non-Dual Thinking 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🦋 Ego Transcendence

The Naked Now 97%

God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.

by Richard Rohr 2009

4.26

5k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Non-Dual Thinking 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🦋 Ego Transcendence

Let Your Life Speak

by Parker J. Palmer • 1999

Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.

4.15

14k+

🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🖤 Shadow Work 🌧️ Depression Recovery 👤 Self-Aware Leadership

Let Your Life Speak 97%

Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.

by Parker J. Palmer 1999

4.15

14k+ ratings

🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🖤 Shadow Work 🌧️ Depression Recovery 👤 Self-Aware Leadership

The Wisdom Pattern

by Richard Rohr • 2020

Collapse is not the end; it is the middle of the only pattern that produces wisdom.

4.43

618

📿 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🌪️ Crisis And Growth

The Wisdom Pattern 97%

Collapse is not the end; it is the middle of the only pattern that produces wisdom.

by Richard Rohr 2020

4.43

618 ratings

📿 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🌪️ Crisis And Growth

Entering the Castle

by Caroline Myss • 2007

The interior journey Teresa of Ávila mapped, translated for people who still have bills to pay.

4.06

2k+

✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Divine Union 🔍 Inner Work ⛪ Contemplative Christianity

Entering the Castle 97%

The interior journey Teresa of Ávila mapped, translated for people who still have bills to pay.

by Caroline Myss 2007

4.06

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Divine Union 🔍 Inner Work ⛪ Contemplative Christianity

Immortal Diamond

by Richard Rohr • 2013

The identity you built must fall apart before the real one can emerge.

4.21

4k+

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality 🎭 Ego Dissolution 💔 Redemptive Suffering

Immortal Diamond 97%

The identity you built must fall apart before the real one can emerge.

by Richard Rohr 2013

4.21

4k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality 🎭 Ego Dissolution 💔 Redemptive Suffering

On the Threshold of Transformation

by Richard Rohr • 2010

A year of meditations for the inner life most men were never taught they had.

4.37

171

🛡️ Men's Spirituality 🕯️ Christian Mysticism 📆 Daily Meditation 🌑 Shadow Work 🏛️ Archetypal Psychology

On the Threshold of Transformation Summary

On the Threshold of Transformation 96%

A year of meditations for the inner life most men were never taught they had.

by Richard Rohr 2010

4.37

171 ratings

🛡️ Men's Spirituality 🕯️ Christian Mysticism 📆 Daily Meditation 🌑 Shadow Work 🏛️ Archetypal Psychology

The Wounded Healer

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1971

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

4.23

13k+

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Wounded Healer 96%

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1971

4.23

13k+ ratings

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Dark Night of the Soul

by Gerald G. May • 2004

Spiritual emptiness isn't failure. A psychiatrist reveals it as the hidden liberation of the soul.

4.02

3k+

🌑 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌧️ Spiritual Crisis 🧠 Psychology And Faith ⛈️ Faith And Doubt

The Dark Night of the Soul 96%

Spiritual emptiness isn't failure. A psychiatrist reveals it as the hidden liberation of the soul.

by Gerald G. May 2004

4.02

3k+ ratings

🌑 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌧️ Spiritual Crisis 🧠 Psychology And Faith ⛈️ Faith And Doubt

Living Deeply

by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz • 2008

A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.

4.00

253

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔄 Spiritual Integration 💔 Crisis And Awakening ❤️ Compassion Practice

Living Deeply 96%

A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.

by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz 2008

4.00

253 ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔄 Spiritual Integration 💔 Crisis And Awakening ❤️ Compassion Practice

The Wisdom Way of Knowing

by Cynthia Bourgeault • 2003

Reclaim an ancient Christian path that integrates heart, body, and mind to awaken a deeper wisdom.

4.34

608

🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🧬 Embodied Spirituality 📜 Wisdom Tradition 🤲 Spiritual Surrender

The Wisdom Way of Knowing 96%

Reclaim an ancient Christian path that integrates heart, body, and mind to awaken a deeper wisdom.

by Cynthia Bourgeault 2003

4.34

608 ratings

🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🧬 Embodied Spirituality 📜 Wisdom Tradition 🤲 Spiritual Surrender

Care of the Soul

by Thomas Moore • 1988

What if depression, failure, and heartbreak are doing necessary work that happiness never could?

3.98

18k+

🧱 Inner Work 🔍 Depth Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🚫 Anti-Self-Help ✨ Everyday Sacred

Care of the Soul 96%

What if depression, failure, and heartbreak are doing necessary work that happiness never could?

by Thomas Moore 1988

3.98

18k+ ratings

🧱 Inner Work 🔍 Depth Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🚫 Anti-Self-Help ✨ Everyday Sacred

Breathing Under Water

by Richard Rohr • 2011

The 12 steps aren't just for alcoholics: they map the spiritual disease every human shares.

4.32

5k+

🪜 Twelve-Step Spirituality 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🌑 Shadow Work 👐 Spiritual Surrender ❤️‍🩹 Redemptive Suffering

Breathing Under Water 96%

The 12 steps aren't just for alcoholics: they map the spiritual disease every human shares.

by Richard Rohr 2011

4.32

5k+ ratings

🪜 Twelve-Step Spirituality 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🌑 Shadow Work 👐 Spiritual Surrender ❤️‍🩹 Redemptive Suffering

A Hidden Wholeness

by Parker J. Palmer • 2004

The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.

4.09

4k+

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪷 Soul Care 👥 Group Facilitation 🌿 Authentic Living 🕊️ Nonviolent Practice

A Hidden Wholeness 96%

The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.

by Parker J. Palmer 2004

4.09

4k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪷 Soul Care 👥 Group Facilitation 🌿 Authentic Living 🕊️ Nonviolent Practice

Simplicity

by Richard Rohr • 2004

The way of Christian leadership runs opposite to every instinct for status, applause, and control.

4.31

2k+

🐑 Christian Leadership 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 💧 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Simplicity 96%

The way of Christian leadership runs opposite to every instinct for status, applause, and control.

by Richard Rohr 2004

4.31

2k+ ratings

🐑 Christian Leadership 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 💧 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Spiritual Formation

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 2010

The heart's quiet turn from fear to love and resentment to gratitude; no steps, no ladder.

4.33

1k+

📖 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Christian Mysticism 🌧️ Grief And Grace 🤝 Inclusive Church

Spiritual Formation 96%

The heart's quiet turn from fear to love and resentment to gratitude; no steps, no ladder.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 2010

4.33

1k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Christian Mysticism 🌧️ Grief And Grace 🤝 Inclusive Church

The Surrender Experiment

by Michael A. Singer • 2015

Into the woods to meditate. Out as CEO of a billion-dollar company, facing federal charges.

4.08

21k+

📖 Spiritual Memoirs 🧘 Meditation Practice 🍃 Letting Go 💼 Spiritual Business 🔄 Reframing Adversity

The Surrender Experiment 96%

Into the woods to meditate. Out as CEO of a billion-dollar company, facing federal charges.

by Michael A. Singer 2015

4.08

21k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoirs 🧘 Meditation Practice 🍃 Letting Go 💼 Spiritual Business 🔄 Reframing Adversity

The Other Side of Chaos

by Margaret Silf • 2011

Life's breakdowns are not detours. A spiritual guide for making the most of the in-between.

3.99

106

🧘 Spiritual Growth 🌉 Navigating Transitions ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🍂 Letting Go 🌫️ Embracing Uncertainty

The Other Side of Chaos 96%

Life's breakdowns are not detours. A spiritual guide for making the most of the in-between.

by Margaret Silf 2011

3.99

106 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Growth 🌉 Navigating Transitions ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🍂 Letting Go 🌫️ Embracing Uncertainty

Practicing the Presence

by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1984

You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.

4.51

349

🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✨ New Thought 🧘 Meditation Practice 🌟 Divine Abundance 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender

Practicing the Presence 96%

You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.

by Joel S. Goldsmith 1984

4.51

349 ratings

🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✨ New Thought 🧘 Meditation Practice 🌟 Divine Abundance 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender

The Spirituality of Imperfection

by Ernest Kurtz • 1992

The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.

4.12

3k+

🕊️ Recovery Spirituality ✨ Radical Acceptance 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 💔 Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Spirituality of Imperfection Summary

The Spirituality of Imperfection 95%

The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.

by Ernest Kurtz 1992

4.12

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Recovery Spirituality ✨ Radical Acceptance 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 💔 Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Resurrecting Jesus

by Adyashanti • 2014

A Zen teacher reveals the Gospels as a map of awakening, each episode a stage of transformation.

4.40

822

🕯️ Mystical Christianity 🌉 Interspirituality 🌀 Nondual Awareness 📖 Mythic Interpretation 💀 Ego Death

Resurrecting Jesus 95%

A Zen teacher reveals the Gospels as a map of awakening, each episode a stage of transformation.

by Adyashanti 2014

4.40

822 ratings

🕯️ Mystical Christianity 🌉 Interspirituality 🌀 Nondual Awareness 📖 Mythic Interpretation 💀 Ego Death

Surrender to Love

by David G. Benner • 2003

Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder. It's about letting yourself be loved at your worst.

4.39

3k+

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💗 Divine Love 🔓 Overcoming Fear 💔 Spiritual Vulnerability

Surrender to Love 95%

Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder. It's about letting yourself be loved at your worst.

by David G. Benner 2003

4.39

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💗 Divine Love 🔓 Overcoming Fear 💔 Spiritual Vulnerability

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!

by Kate Bowler • 2024

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

4.34

2k+

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! 95%

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

by Kate Bowler 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Returning to Eden

by Heather Hamilton • 2023

You are not broken. The kingdom is already inside you, beneath the self you built.

4.16

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 💫 Divine Within 📖 Myth And Scripture

Returning to Eden 95%

You are not broken. The kingdom is already inside you, beneath the self you built.

by Heather Hamilton 2023

4.16

86 ratings

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 💫 Divine Within 📖 Myth And Scripture

The Way of Silence

by Br. David Steindl-Rast • 2016

You were born a mystic. Gratitude wakes that up, one sense at a time.

4.09

193

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌿 Everyday Mysticism 🙏 Gratefulness Practice ✨ Embodied Spirituality 🕊️ Interfaith Mysticism

The Way of Silence 95%

You were born a mystic. Gratitude wakes that up, one sense at a time.

by Br. David Steindl-Rast 2016

4.09

193 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌿 Everyday Mysticism 🙏 Gratefulness Practice ✨ Embodied Spirituality 🕊️ Interfaith Mysticism

Spiritual Direction

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 2006

Why the path to God runs through silence, community, and choosing the lower place.

4.36

3k+

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🫂 Christian Community 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer

Spiritual Direction 95%

Why the path to God runs through silence, community, and choosing the lower place.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 2006

4.36

3k+ ratings

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🫂 Christian Community 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer

Soulful Spirituality

by David G. Benner • 2011

Reclaim the three things religion forgot: your body, your wonder, and the person across from you.

4.16

243

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕺 Embodied Spirituality 🌟 Wonder And Awe

Soulful Spirituality 95%

Reclaim the three things religion forgot: your body, your wonder, and the person across from you.

by David G. Benner 2011

4.16

243 ratings

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕺 Embodied Spirituality 🌟 Wonder And Awe

The Prophet's Way

by Thom Hartmann • 2001

Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.

4.10

295

📖 Spiritual Memoir ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🤲 Compassion Practice 🌿 Nature Spirituality 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

The Prophet's Way 95%

Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.

by Thom Hartmann 2001

4.10

295 ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🤲 Compassion Practice 🌿 Nature Spirituality 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

Just This

by Richard Rohr • 2017

The simple practice of paying attention: how to hold life's contradictions and let them reshape you.

4.53

561

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Practice 👁️ Nondual Awareness ✝️ Dying To Self 🌿 Presence And Awareness

Just This 95%

The simple practice of paying attention: how to hold life's contradictions and let them reshape you.

by Richard Rohr 2017

4.53

561 ratings

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Practice 👁️ Nondual Awareness ✝️ Dying To Self 🌿 Presence And Awareness

The Untethered Soul at Work

by Michael A. Singer • 2019

Work stress lives in your head, not the office. The awareness practice that sets you free.

4.13

587

🏢 Workplace Spirituality 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 👁️ Self-Observation 🍃 Letting Go ☮️ Inner Peace

The Untethered Soul at Work 95%

Work stress lives in your head, not the office. The awareness practice that sets you free.

by Michael A. Singer 2019

4.13

587 ratings

🏢 Workplace Spirituality 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 👁️ Self-Observation 🍃 Letting Go ☮️ Inner Peace

Celebration of Discipline

by Richard J. Foster • 1978

A guide to making prayer, fasting, and simplicity into tools of freedom rather than duty.

4.21

40k+

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🦋 Inner Transformation 🧘 Contemplative Tradition ⚪ Quaker Spirituality 📖 Practical Theology

Celebration of Discipline 95%

A guide to making prayer, fasting, and simplicity into tools of freedom rather than duty.

by Richard J. Foster 1978

4.21

40k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🦋 Inner Transformation 🧘 Contemplative Tradition ⚪ Quaker Spirituality 📖 Practical Theology

The Me I Want to Be

by John Ortberg Jr. • 2009

Your best self isn't someone else. The habits that open you to the Spirit's flow.

4.13

4k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Living 🎯 Identity And Purpose 🧠 Mind Renewal 🙇 Spiritual Disciplines

The Me I Want to Be 95%

Your best self isn't someone else. The habits that open you to the Spirit's flow.

by John Ortberg Jr. 2009

4.13

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Living 🎯 Identity And Purpose 🧠 Mind Renewal 🙇 Spiritual Disciplines

Stop Fixing Yourself

by Anthony de Mello • 2021

The search for happiness is its only obstacle: awareness drops the chase.

4.17

1k+

🧘 Spiritual Awakening 🪷 Non-Attachment ⏳ Present-Moment Awareness 👁️ Self-Observation ✝️ Christian Mysticism

Stop Fixing Yourself 95%

The search for happiness is its only obstacle: awareness drops the chase.

by Anthony de Mello 2021

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Awakening 🪷 Non-Attachment ⏳ Present-Moment Awareness 👁️ Self-Observation ✝️ Christian Mysticism

Integral Life Practice

by Ken Wilber • 2006

Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.

4.09

663

🌿 Holistic Self-Help 🖤 Shadow Work 🧘 Body-Mind Integration 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌏 East-West Synthesis

Integral Life Practice 95%

Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.

by Ken Wilber 2006

4.09

663 ratings

🌿 Holistic Self-Help 🖤 Shadow Work 🧘 Body-Mind Integration 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌏 East-West Synthesis

Power vs. Force

by David R. Hawkins • 1985

Force creates resistance. Power is an invisible field like gravity. One always wins.

4.15

14k+

📚 Transpersonal Psychology 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚡ Energy Fields 🌟 New Thought 📊 Emotional Hierarchy

Power vs. Force 95%

Force creates resistance. Power is an invisible field like gravity. One always wins.

by David R. Hawkins 1985

4.15

14k+ ratings

📚 Transpersonal Psychology 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚡ Energy Fields 🌟 New Thought 📊 Emotional Hierarchy

Sacred Companions

by David G. Benner • 2002

Sacred companions help you hear God, not human advice. Here's how to be one.

4.29

887

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🤝 Spiritual Friendship 🌿 Spiritual Formation 🏘️ Christian Community 💑 Marriage Spirituality

Sacred Companions 95%

Sacred companions help you hear God, not human advice. Here's how to be one.

by David G. Benner 2002

4.29

887 ratings

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🤝 Spiritual Friendship 🌿 Spiritual Formation 🏘️ Christian Community 💑 Marriage Spirituality

Sacred Fire

by Ronald Rolheiser • 2014

Spiritual maturity demands you give away the things that matter most, including your final breath.

4.43

1k+

🌅 Midlife Spirituality 🌱 Christian Maturity 🕊️ Forgiveness 🙏 Prayer And Contemplation 💝 Self-Giving

Sacred Fire 95%

Spiritual maturity demands you give away the things that matter most, including your final breath.

by Ronald Rolheiser 2014

4.43

1k+ ratings

🌅 Midlife Spirituality 🌱 Christian Maturity 🕊️ Forgiveness 🙏 Prayer And Contemplation 💝 Self-Giving

Soul Boom

by Rainn Wilson • 2023

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

3.81

8k+

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

Soul Boom 95%

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

by Rainn Wilson 2023

3.81

8k+ ratings

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

The Great Omission

by Dallas Willard • 2006

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

4.24

3k+

🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

The Great Omission 95%

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

by Dallas Willard 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

Take Your Time

by Eknath Easwaran • 1994

Hurry promised more hours; it delivered less. The practice that reclaims the time your mind steals.

4.31

593

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📜 Wisdom Traditions 🐌 Slow Living 🧠 Mind Training 🔔 Mantra Practice

Take Your Time 95%

Hurry promised more hours; it delivered less. The practice that reclaims the time your mind steals.

by Eknath Easwaran 1994

4.31

593 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📜 Wisdom Traditions 🐌 Slow Living 🧠 Mind Training 🔔 Mantra Practice

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

by Peter Scazzero • 2015

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

4.33

4k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🛑 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders

The Emotionally Healthy Leader 95%

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

by Peter Scazzero 2015

4.33

4k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🛑 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders

The Power of Ritual

by Casper ter Kuile • 2020

From shared meals to phone-free Sundays: the rituals that build meaning without religion.

3.86

7k+

🏛️ Secular Spirituality 🧱 Ritual Design ✨ Everyday Sacred 📵 Digital Sabbath 🤝 Community Building

The Power of Ritual 95%

From shared meals to phone-free Sundays: the rituals that build meaning without religion.

by Casper ter Kuile 2020

3.86

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Secular Spirituality 🧱 Ritual Design ✨ Everyday Sacred 📵 Digital Sabbath 🤝 Community Building

A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe

by Paul Rademacher • 2009

Heaven is a shift in perception, not a future reward. A former minister shows the way.

4.18

🕊️ Mystical Christianity 📖 Spiritual Memoir ☯️ Unity Consciousness ✨ Mystical Experience 💀 Near Death Experiences

A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe Summary

A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe 95%

Heaven is a shift in perception, not a future reward. A former minister shows the way.

by Paul Rademacher 2009

4.18

39 ratings

🕊️ Mystical Christianity 📖 Spiritual Memoir ☯️ Unity Consciousness ✨ Mystical Experience 💀 Near Death Experiences

Everyday Enlightenment

by Dan Millman • 1999

Your body, your money, your fear, your shadow: the ordinary ground where enlightenment takes root.

4.10

672

🧘 Practical Spirituality 🕯️ Shadow Work 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 💪 Willpower And Discipline 💰 Money Mindset

Everyday Enlightenment 95%

Your body, your money, your fear, your shadow: the ordinary ground where enlightenment takes root.

by Dan Millman 1999

4.10

672 ratings

🧘 Practical Spirituality 🕯️ Shadow Work 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 💪 Willpower And Discipline 💰 Money Mindset

The Enneagram

by Richard Rohr • 1989

Your personality's greatest strength is also its deepest spiritual trap. Here is the map out.

4.15

5k+

🧩 Personality Typology 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Sin And Virtue 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Enneagram 95%

Your personality's greatest strength is also its deepest spiritual trap. Here is the map out.

by Richard Rohr 1989

4.15

5k+ ratings

🧩 Personality Typology 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Sin And Virtue 🪞 Self-Awareness

Self to Lose, Self to Find

by Marilyn Vancil • 2020

Jesus says lose one self to find another. The Enneagram shows which is which.

4.15

950

🧩 Enneagram Typology ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🎭 False Self True Self 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🆔 Identity In Christ

Self to Lose, Self to Find 95%

Jesus says lose one self to find another. The Enneagram shows which is which.

by Marilyn Vancil 2020

4.15

950 ratings

🧩 Enneagram Typology ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🎭 False Self True Self 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🆔 Identity In Christ

The Religion of Tomorrow

by Ken Wilber • 2016

Enlightenment needs three tracks. Skip the shadow work, and even deep meditation backfires.

4.19

266

🌀 Transpersonal Psychology 🪜 Developmental Stages 🧘 Meditation Practice 🌑 Shadow Work 🌊 States Of Consciousness

The Religion of Tomorrow 95%

Enlightenment needs three tracks. Skip the shadow work, and even deep meditation backfires.

by Ken Wilber 2016

4.19

266 ratings

🌀 Transpersonal Psychology 🪜 Developmental Stages 🧘 Meditation Practice 🌑 Shadow Work 🌊 States Of Consciousness

Life's Big Questions

by Jonathan Robinson • 1995

Two hundred questions that work like meditations, turning spare moments into a spiritual practice.

4.25

🔍 Self-Inquiry 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💡 Inner Wisdom 🧘 Contemplative Practices ❓ Spiritual Questions

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Two hundred questions that work like meditations, turning spare moments into a spiritual practice.

by Jonathan Robinson 1995

4.25

16 ratings

🔍 Self-Inquiry 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💡 Inner Wisdom 🧘 Contemplative Practices ❓ Spiritual Questions

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

by Peter Scazzero • 2017

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

4.25

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🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 95%

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

by Peter Scazzero 2017

4.25

23k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

The Mindful Catholic

by Gregory Bottaro • 2018

Trade anxiety and autopilot for God's peace: mindfulness practices rooted in Catholic tradition.

4.20

741

🕊️ Catholic Spirituality 🧘 Christian Mindfulness 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🤲 Self-Compassion ⚖️ Perfectionism

The Mindful Catholic 95%

Trade anxiety and autopilot for God's peace: mindfulness practices rooted in Catholic tradition.

by Gregory Bottaro 2018

4.20

741 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Spirituality 🧘 Christian Mindfulness 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🤲 Self-Compassion ⚖️ Perfectionism

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