You'll Get Through This
by Max Lucado | 
Let God Fight Your Battles
by Joyce Meyer | 
Immortal Diamond
by Richard Rohr | 
Yoga and Vipassana
by Amit Ray | 
Perfectly Yourself
by Matthew Kelly | 
Reposition Yourself
by T. D. Jakes | 
If the Buddha Dated
by Charlotte Kasl | 
A Gradual Awakening
by Stephen Levine |
Breathe! You Are Alive
by Thich Nhat Hanh | 
Welcoming the Unwelcome
by Pema Chodron |
Woman, Thou Art Loosed!
by T. D. Jakes | 
It's Easier Than You Think
by Sylvia Boorstein | 
Everyday Grace
by Marianne Williamson | 
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love
by Brenda Shoshanna | 
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
by Susan Piver | 
The Art of Mindfulness
by Thich Nhat Hanh |
The Essence of Happiness
by Dalai Lama XIV | 
Arriving at Your Own Door
by Jon Kabat-Zinn | 
Following the Path
by Joan Chittister | 
Aging as a Spiritual Practice
by Lewis Richmond |
Intimately and without jargon, How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow describes the path to peace amid all of life's ups and downs. Using step by step instructions, the author illustrates how to be fully present in the moment without clinging to joy or resisting sorrow. This opens the door to a kind of wellness that goes beyond circumstances. Actively engaging life as it is in this fashion holds the potential for awakening to a peace and well-being that are not dependent on whether a particular experience is joyful or sorrowful. This is a practical book, containing dozens of exercises and practices, all of which are illustrated with easy-to-relate to personal stories from the author's experience.