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This short audio presentation is designed to bring a clear definition of what being centered is, and how to recognize and use a centered state, and to give you an opportunity to focus and reflect on the level of centeredness currently in your life. Living a principled, healthy life, growing in spirit, and realizing your potential is always very challenging. How do we keep our thoughts and actions grounded in the present moment, especially in uncertain times? One useful antidote to stress is a simple process known as "centering".

This short audio presentation is designed to bring a clear understanding of relaxation to enhance your daily life, and to give you an opportunity to focus and reflect on the level of effective relaxation currently in your life. We look forward to summertime as an opportunity to break from routines and to relax. Even if the weather isn't great, our bodies and minds need rest and relaxation. And the more we feel relaxed and at ease, the more enjoyable life becomes. A day at the beach or lazing by the pool can be a great way to “simply be”—for a while.

Do you find the relentless daily grind of go-go-go, do-do-do exhausting? Always feel like you're playing catch-up in every aspect of life?World-renowned researcher Sara C. Mednick PhD has the solution. She developed the concept of the Downstate while studying how our internal systems sleep...

Whoosh! Squirrel takes off at full speed through the autumn leaves. But slam on the brakes because this year The Golden Nut Hunt race is a team event. Squirrel reluctantly enlists her friends and is not impressed. Will Squirrel's competitive spirit take over, or will she learn how to be a team player?  

This short audio presentation is designed to bring clear understanding of satisfaction, what it is, how to harness it to enhance your daily life, and to give you an opportunity to focus and reflect on the level of satisfaction currently in your life. Clarity, Commitment and Completion are the 3Cs that contribute to getting more satisfaction. The more Clarity you have around what you want and why, the greater the Commitment you are prepared to make, and your ability to keep going through difficulties, until Completion, then the more likely you are to achieve satisfaction in the end.

This short audio presentation is designed to bring a clear definition of what hunger is, to help you to recognize hunger and its role in successful living, and to give you an opportunity to focus and reflect on the level of hunger currently in your life. This audio presentation has been designed using an experiential learning model developed by D.A. Kolb (1984): concrete learning, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. By taking this approach, we hope to cater to all learning styles.

Our underlying habitual thoughts, about ourselves and others, are often described as our "mindset". We have greatness within us. All of us have unique gifts and abilities. But if our mindset is too fixed or negative, we will never achieve our best life. We have a responsibility to develop our skills and maintain a positive mind. The more we begin to know and trust the power within, the more we connect with what we can be. A life truly worth living is within us and we can connect with it. In doing so, we grow and enrich our lives and the lives of others. It begins with our mindset.

Body, mind, and spirit are one integrated trinity. What we do to one part impacts the whole. The body is the physical form that represents the most obvious, tangible aspect of what we are. It is the vehicle that conveys us through space and time, on our mysterious life journey.

Cameroon, 1929. As colonial powers fight for influence in Africa, French military surgeon Eugène Jamot is dispatched to Cameroon to lead the fight against sleeping sickness there. But despite his humanitarian intentions, the worst comes to pass: seven hundred local villagers are left blind as a result of medical malpractice by a doctor under Jamot’s watch. 

In 1884, the Canadian government enacted a ban on the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people. The tradition, which determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth, was seen as a cultural impediment to the government’s aim of assimilation.

William Shakespeare, long hailed as history's greatest dramatic writer, has been lauded for his mastery of poetic expression, his insight into the human condition, and his deep exploration into the psyche and motivations of his characters. 

The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, this volume featuring some of the most influential women in world history. Fort Raphael Publishing has collected seven of the most important and iconic speeches of all time, all of which were written and delivered by the most important women of their respective eras.

Welcome to Barksdale, where all the dogs strive for perfection. Every shopkeeper claims to be the “best groomer” or sell the “best biscuits.” And at Barksdale Academy, the pressure is on for one pup to be named Best in Show. Duke’s cousin Coco, a French bulldog from Paris, is visiting for the K-2 loyalty exam. During this exam, the Underdogs and their classmates will participate in a field day event against a rival school.

Drawing on her many years of research on human-animal interaction, Dr Carri Westgarth will help you to gain a new understanding of your dog's needs and how to be the best owner you can be. Learn to harness the power of your special bond with your pet and train your dog to be a canine alarm clock, cuddle on command and get you out and about more than ever before. Improve your pet's wellbeing with a wealth of science-led techniques and easy-to-learn tips - because a contented, well-behaved dog leads to a relaxed, healthy owner.

Mystery fiction fanatic Amelia Adams is stunned when she inherits a dilapidated mansion, complete with secret passages, hidden compartments, and its very own legend. Helped by her brother, her best friend, and a documentary maker who’s determined to turn her new life into a hit TV show, Amelia throws herself into renovating the house and unravelling old secrets. When an unknown saboteur starts ruining her plans, Amelia doesn’t know who to trust. Everyone around her is acting strangely, and she soon finds herself in the center of her very own murder mystery.

TV producer Barrie MacDonald has worked for years to get her sitcom on the air. So when network executive Michael Compton tries to reschedule her show, she isn't quick to let him have his way - no matter how charming or handsome the man might be. Though it's clear that he’s interested in her, the spunky producer knows better than to mix their personal and professional lives together. But as Barrie sees similarities between her real-life problems and the romance of her on-screen heroine, she begins to rethink her decision to brush Michael aside.  

"Thumbelina" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published in 1835. The story is about a tiny girl and her adventures with toads, moles, "cockchafers" and other small creatures - until she finally meets a tiny prince and lives happily ever after. Over the years, the story has been adapted in various media, including songs and animated films.

Beauty and the Beast is one of the world's most famous fairy tales. This is the very first published version of the fairy tale, by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in 1740. Variations of the tale are known across Europe. It has been enormously popular for centuries. In 1991 the story was made into a Disney animated musical fantasy.

In She Is Me, veteran journalist Lori Sokol, PhD, introduces listeners to 35 women hailing from all walks of life who have successfully utilized qualities like compassion, empathy, introspection, and solidarity to create change and transform lives. 

Who are we? What is our place in this vast and ever-evolving universe? Where do science and spirituality meet? If you’ve pondered these questions, you’re not alone. Join some of the most spiritually curious and renowned minds of our time for an exploration into the mystery of being. From founders of the Science and Nonduality (SAND) conference, Maurizio and Zaya Benazzo, On the Mystery of Being brings together an array of visionary spiritual leaders, psychologists, philosophers, scientists, teachers, authors, and healers to celebrate and explore what it means to be human.