Books on Healing, Wellness & Expansion
When it comes to books, absolutely always work to shop at a small, locally owned bookstores and explore a diverse range of authors and perspectives. E-mail hello@semiwoo.com to help expand this list!
Spark and Personal Growth
The Power of Now A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue (Conversations with God Series) by Neale Donald Walsch
The Art of Life by Ernest Holmes
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
BIPOC
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing by Joy DeGruy, Ph.D.
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
Spirit Medicine (Plant, Energy, Breath, Somatic Etc.)
Food of the Gods, The Search For the Original Tree of Knowledge: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs and Human Evolution by Terrence McKenna
Feminist Weed Farmer: Growing Mindful Medicine in Your Own Back Yard by Madrone Stewart
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer's Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally by Stephen Gray
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence By Michael Pollan
A Little Book of Self-Care Breathwork: Use The Power of Breath To Energize Your Body and Focus Your Mind by Nathalia Westmacott-Brown
Energy and Wisdom
The 13 Original Clan Mothers: Your Sacred Path to Discovering The Gifts, Talents & Abilities of the Feminine Through the Ancient Teachings of The Sisterhood by Jamie Sams
Living in the Light: Follow Your Inner Guidance to Create a New Life and a New World by Shakti Gawain
Women Who Run With The Wolves: Myths and Stories of The Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph. D
Pronoia is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You With Blessings by Rob Brezsny
The Last American Man Elizabeth Gilbert
Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents: Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries and Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy by Lindsay G. Gibson
Human Consciousness & Mindfulness/Meditation
Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection by Sharon Salzberg
Why Can’t I Meditate?: How to Get your Mindfulness Practice on Track by Nigel Wellings
Stay Woke: A meditation guide for the rest of us by Justin Michael Williams
Creativity and Purpose
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Elizabeth Gilbert
A New Earth Awakening to your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle