PEAKLIFE

By Kratika Agarwal

Wellness is a pursuit embraced by people of all ages, yet in our rapidly advancing world, true wellness often feels out of reach. As technology accelerates our lives, it frequently detracts from our well-being. This week, in celebration of Global Wellness Day, we explore our bookshelf to uncover editions brimming with wellness wisdom. From “The Creative Act” to “Mind Magic,” immerse yourself in the newest publications dedicated to enhancing personal well-being.

1. The Hunger Habit 2024

For those who find themselves stress-eating, binge-eating, or overeating, Dr. Jud Brewer’s book is an ideal solution. Based on twenty years of extensive research, “The Hunger Habit” offers a compassionate approach to understanding your eating habits. This step-by-step programme aims to heal your relationship with food, address long-standing issues, and counteract feelings of shame that lead to overeating. It’s important to note that this is not a diet book. Instead, it focuses on fostering a positive relationship with yourself to enhance your overall well-being.

2. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, by Oprah Winfrey and Arthur C. Brooks (2023)

A powerful guide that influences its readers to take control of their lives, success, and happiness. It sheds light on the value of personal growth and pursuing a fulfilling life. The book Build the Life You Want surfaced during the pandemic when popular TV host Oprah Winfrey connected with Harward Professor Arthur Brooks to help millions find their happiness and the true meaning in life.

3. Secrets of Giants: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength (2023)

This book explores the realms of science and psychology, revealing how we can achieve more than we imagine. Through its pages, you will follow Alyssa Ages on her journey to peak strength, where she could flip monster truck tyres and walk carrying 300 pounds on her back. However, this sense of invincibility was challenged when her body had other plans, leaving her feeling vulnerable and seeking control. Alyssa Ages, a journalist and fitness practitioner, shares her insights in “Secrets of Giants,” a book that will help you uncover the true essence of strength.

4. Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything (2024)

In his new book, James Doty has compiled his latest results on neuroscience to highlight the wonders of manifestation in the brain and body. You will come across on how manifestation can open a whole new world of possibilities to us. His previous work, like The Magic Shop, was focused on individual benefit along with success. This book is based on making a call to manifestation so that we can use that to heal from the problems that trouble us today.

5. The Creative Act: A Way of Being 2023

What do you think it really means to be an artist? Or what does being an artist mean to you? Scroll through this meditative manifesto, which will help you answer the same questions. This book has received various accolades, like The Sunday Times Bestseller and The New York Times Bestseller for marvellously grabbing the attention of the artists. In his book, author Rubin talks about how everyone is creative and you have to practice it well to commit to it.

6. Microjoys: Finding Joy (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay by Cyndie Spiegel (2023)

An epic read that will guide you through the passage of microjoys in life. Cyndie Spiegel started by taking notes on her micro-joys while she was experiencing the most difficult time in her life. If you are looking for something that lifts you up from fleeting moments of hope and helps you move forward, then you should pick up this book next. Microjoys are like a practice to uncover hidden wisdom and lifetime memories through the ordinary things that are around us. It will help you realise that small and happy moments are just around the corner if we look carefully.

7. Falling Back in Love With Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom (2023)

Thom, a trans-Chinese Canadian poet and author of the Lambda finalist Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars, delves into the theme of monstrous behaviour both professionally and personally. With a deep fascination for the monstrous and love, Thom’s new book, Falling Back in Love With Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls, is a collection of lyrical love poems dedicated to runaways, liars, compulsive caregivers, and even J.K. Rowling. This book features prompts for self-reflection and rituals, offering a compassionate, inclusive, and radical perspective on the complexities of humanity and dreams for the future.