SoulNourishment
 Resources to support your inner work
as you dive deeper into your beautiful soul
Books: A Beginner's Guideto Changing the World, by Isabel Losada. Subtitled, A True Life Adventure Story, this amazing book surely is justexactly that! A little bit like thewell-loved book Eat, Pray, Love withseveral dashes of humor thrown in. Fromher home place inEngland,Losada decides to make a difference. She travels toNepal,Tibet,and even meets the Dalai Lama. This isnot-your-average travel book. You will laugh out loud, you will be led to thinkdeeply about what matters to you, and you will definitely be challenged to makeyour own difference in the world, no matter what your passions are.
Catching Light:Looking for God in the Movies, by Roy M. Anker. In-depth essays on 19 well-known films andhow they relate to us on a spiritual level. Fascinating ideas for anyone trulypassionate about movies. Some of themovies explored are: American Beauty, The Mission, Star Wars,GrandCanyon, Three Colors: Blue, Babette's Feast, Places in the Heart.
The Dream Workbook,by Jill Morris. This book wasrecommended by Kindred Spirit DianeinNorth Carolina,who led our Sweet Dreams tele-class in July 2007. I picked it up again last week and it'sreally been helping me to intuit some meaning from a perplexing but powerfuldream I had a few weeks ago. There aremany simple written and imaginary activities given in this book that are trulygifts for anyone seeking to understand their dreams in a deeper more concreteway.
The Year of Pleasures, by Elizabeth Berg. This is one of my favorite novels by one of my favorite authors. When Betta Nolan's husband dies, she honors a promise she made to himto move to a small town and start a new life. Without minimizing hergreat sorrow, she nevertheless attempts to find pleasure on a dailybasis. The Year of Pleasures is about deliberately acknowledging thesolace found in ordinary things: a warm bath, good food, the beauty ofnature, music, art found in museums and in gardens. Above all, it isabout the various kindnesses people can and do offer one another.Betta's journey from grief to joy is an inspiring reminder of what isavailable to us all, regardless of our life circumstances. It suggeststhat no matter who we lose, life can still give bountifully to thosewho will receive.
Art and Soul: Notes on Creating, by Audrey Flack. This book of nourishing wisdom by a leading woman artist, is a seriesof meditations on art, the art world and the creative process. Intendedto offer comfort and nourishment to other artists (including poets,musicians, dancers, painters, and sculptors), Flack's insights help toopen our pathways of creativity.
Movies:
American Beauty,featuring Kevin Spacey, Alison Janney, Annette Bening, Thora Birch. There is so much to love about thisfilm. Every time I watch it, I amreminded to pay attention to the beauty that is around me every day- the beautyin nature, in myself, and in the faces and lives of the people I love.
Music:
 Elephant Prayers, by Daniel Paul. The songs on this beautiful CD are simple, slow and soothing. They are based on a popular devotional form of folk music known as kirtan. Found in India for thousands of years, kirtan is a simple prayer sung with love and devotion, a gospel style of singing from the heart. Male and female voices mingle with bamboo flute, harp, dulcimer and other instruments. You can listen to a minute from each of the tracks too. Better still, purchase the mp3 version and the cost goes down.
 Seasons of the Soul, by Karen Olson. Soothing, calming viola mediations that will help you go to hold still. I use this music to calm myself after a busy day, and to ease myself into meditation and/or sleep. You can listen to a minute from each of the tracks too. Better still, purchase the mp3 version and the cost goes down.
Websites:
Sacred Imagination- A women's center for creativity and spirituality.
Syunsaku Hishikari- Amazing art effects created only using newspaper. What if you created a SoulCollage card for your deck like this?
Campaign for Love & Forgiveness- This site combines public television programming, community activities and events to encourage contemplation and conversation about how love and forgiveness can affect meaningful change in individuals and society.
 Comfort Queen- Pop on over to the colorful, creative siteof best-selling author Jennifer Louden (that's my SoulCollage to honor her onthe right). You will indeed be comforted by the wide array of tools andresources for anyone interested in self-care of the sweetest kind.
Also, if you're looking to organize your life in a way that is deeper and more soul-full than an ordinary Organizer, then you might want to take a look at her The Life Organizer:A Woman's Guide to a Mindful Year and see if it is exactly what you need.
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