Family and health Books

Your Spine, Your Yoga is arguably the first book that looks at the spine from both the Western anatomical/biomechanical point of view and the modern yoga perspective. It is filled with detail, discussion, illustrations, and practical advice for spines of...

Two volumes are provided in this book: Volume 1 raises a new mantra to be used in every yoga posture: What Stops Me? The answers presented run through a spectrum, beginning with a variety of tensile resistance to three kinds of compressive resistance...

The first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to viniyoga--yoga adapted to the needs of the individual. - A contemporary classic by a world-renowned teacher. - This new edition adds thirty-two poems...

Follow your nose to nature's pharmacy: the garden, where the essence of flowers, fruits, and trees provide some of our most powerful-and pleasurable-sources of health and healing…   Essential oils-including peppermint, eucalyptus, rose, and tea tree-are...

With this practical workbook filled with more than 100 writing prompts and exercises, recognize your anxiety as it develops, then move beyond it toward a calmer, more peaceful you. Anxiety can rob you of your motivation and your joy. In a matter of...

With wise advice and helpful exercises, this charmingly designed, interactive workbook will help you find a path toward a calmer, happier daily life. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a psychological intervention program that teaches you various...

Complete Guide to Sleep Care, The: Best Practices for Restful Self-Care: Volume 8

Relieve anxiety, burnout, feelings of overwhelm, and chronic physical symptoms by healing your dysregulated nervous system with this 5-stage roadmap based on the latest science. Dr. Linnea Passaler has helped thousands globally in her digital health...

Transform your body, mind, and life - without missing out on the foods you love! Feel great and lose weight without deprivation, skipping meals, or eliminating food groups with The Sculpt Plan, a holistic lifestyle approach designed for the busy woman. ...

Infertility can make women - and their partners - feel completely powerless. This clear, perceptive and incredibly helpful book enables women to empower themselves to not only deal with infertility but navigate the often difficult and confusing path...

Being healthy is a priority in today's world - and with new fad diets popping up all the time, it can be hard to know what to eat in order to get the most out of your body. Get back to basics and let Australia's Clean Living experts Luke and Scott show...

Out of a lifetime of experience psychologist Gordon Livingston has extracted 30 bedrock truths. For everyone who feels a sense of urgency that the clock ticks and we still aren't the person we'd like to be, it offers solace, guidance and hope. From a...

Expert advice on how to help your baby to sleep - from Australia's most trusted parent support organisation. Gentle, expert advice for tired parents of babies and young children - from Australia's largest and most trusted parent-support group. ...

Have you ever watched your child give up too quickly and easily, moaning 'I can't'. Perhaps your child resists going to school because they don't like their teacher or their friend rejected them. Maybe they failed in a sporting contest or an exam.  One...

Everyone wants their family to be happy, but so much gets in the way - work stress, commitments and our children's challenging behaviour are some of the usual suspects. Less obvious obstacles are our own habits and expectations, a reactive parenting...

Bev Aisbett, who has helped thousands of Australians find a way out of depression and anxiety, now shows you how to find the most loyal friend of all ...YOU!  Do you feel that life has left you out in the cold? Do you feel unloved, unwanted or...

The international bestselling step-by-step guide that will show you how to break the cycle of fear and cure your feelings of panic and anxiety. My heart beats too fast. My hands tremble and sweat. I feel like there's a weight on my chest. My stomach...

Using 10 steps from her popular workshops, counsellor Bev Aisbett provides you with practical, sound advice on how to recognise and tame anxiety, whether it affects you just occasionally or every single day. Do you beat yourself up over mistakes? Do you...

A practical guide to managing anxiety, from a clinical therapist who used to be a sufferer and now specialises in treating clients with anxiety. 'I know what it's like to be stuck in a cycle of anxiety. I used to feel as though fear and worry were a...

Harville Hendrix has illuminated the paths to healthy, loving relationships in his New York Times bestsellers Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find.Now, with his coauthor and wife, Helen Hunt, he brings us to a new understanding of the...

Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys: Why Boys are Different - and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men (4th ed)

Embrace the personal transformation of yoga with this illustrated deck of 50 postures that promote full-body wellness from renowned mindfulness expert Deepak Chopra. This deck of cards offers fifty yoga postures, all drawn from Deepak Chopra's Living in...

Plant-based is best for health, go vegan to help save the planet, eat less meat... Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy - or eliminate them from our diets...

The secret to your health, fitness and overall wellbeing lies in the most basic and overlooked aspect of your workout: how you breathe. Developing body strength while ignoring breathing strength is counterproductive. In The Oxygen Advantage, Patrick...

Everyday Blessings is a practical and inspiring book which offers a clear outline for people who want to understand and embrace mindful parenting. It is one of the few books on parenting that embraces the emotional, intuitive and deeply personal...

*THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'This book might just change your life' Sunday Times 'Wise, wonderful, moving and brilliant... will leave your heart in a much better place' Stylist After years of feeling that love was always out of reach,...

Restore vitality, reduce stress, and get your mojo back with yoga tailored to the female body. Discover how yoga can provide health benefits specifically for your female body, whatever your stage of life. Women are more prone to asthma, thyroid disease,...

Natural pregnancy advice and techniques, grounded in science, presented in a calm and friendly package - trimester by trimester Enjoy a natural, positive, stress-free pregnancy. Organised trimester by trimester, this beautiful book gives you safe yoga,...

A beautifully designed guided journal that invites our mothers to record the story of their lives, creating a personal keepsake for generations to come. When Elma van Vliet's mother became ill in 2001, she realised there was still so much she wanted to...

Cured: The Power of Our Immune System and the Mind-Body Connection by Dr. Jeff Rediger offers a revolutionary perspective on health, healing, and the power of the human body. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Rediger—a Harvard-trained physician and...

In The Four Pillar Plan, Dr Rangan Chatterjee presents us with an incredibly simple framework for taking control of our health. He divides health into four pillars: diet, rest, sleep and movement. By making small, easily achievable changes in each of...

The #1 Sunday Times bestselling guide to healthier, happier relationships by a leading psychotherapist How can we have better relationships? In this Sunday Times bestseller, leading psychotherapist Philippa Perry reveals the vital do's and don'ts of...

Understand yourself from body to brain! How The Body Works is a fascinating exploration of the weird and wonderful processes that occur within the human body, often without us knowing. Understand how our bodies keep us alive and thriving and get to the...

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when your child suffers from anxiety, but there are many things you can do to help.  Anxious Kids offers parents a new perspective on their children’s anxiety, encouraging them to view each episode as an opportunity to...

Dr. Nick Fuller, one of Australia’s leading obesity researchers, has helped thousands of women to lose weight. Now he wants to help you. Women are constantly bombarded with information about the latest diets – diets that can result paradoxically in...

An indispensable reference guide to the heart by Australia's favourite relationships adviser Zoë Foster Blake. Most of us mosey between single, dating and committed in a half-rapturous, half-tortured loop for a large portion of our lives. There’s no...

Can what you eat determine how long, and how well, you live? The clinically proven answer is yes, and The Longevity Diet is easier to follow than you'd think. The culmination of 25 years of research on ageing, nutrition, and disease across the globe,...

David Gillespie was 40kg overweight, lethargic, sleep-deprived and the father of four, with twins on the way. He knew he needed to lose weight fast, but he had run out of diets - all had failed. After doing some reading on evolution (why weren't our...

It’s well established that parents in western countries such as Australia currently do too much for their kids, albeit with good intentions. Before driving their kids to school (or station or bus stop) each morning most parents would have woken their...

An essential and empowering guide for any adult living with ADHD - compassionate, funny and full of practical tips. Matilda Boseley's adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a prescription but had no idea what ADHD...

Letters to You: Words of Support and Inspiration for Difficult Times

My Journey Starts Here is a pretty yet practical guided journal for personal reflection and working on your mental well-being. Jazz Thornton has achieved huge international recognition for her work in advocacy for mental health and the use of voices of...

Are you obsessed about your baby's sleep? Do you feel 'weak' because you can't leave him to cry himself to sleep? Do you need to relax more and enjoy being a parent? Parenting expert Pinky McKay offers a natural, intuitive approach to solving your...

Eat well, stay active and take control TYPE 2 DIABETES is a health priority for everyone. One in 12 adults now has diabetes. In the over-65s, it's now one in three. Chances are that diabetes could affect you, your friends or your family. Diabetes has the...

Is having 'somebody to love' the most important thing in your life? Do you constantly believe in Mr Right, and that being with him would guarantee you would no longer feel depressed or lonely? Are you bored with 'nice guys' who are open, honest and...

A baby has joined the family. Now what? Practicing GP, mother-of-two and Instagram’s popular Wholesome Doctor, Preeya Alexander, is a refreshing new voice in the parenting space. Her practical, inclusive and down-to-earth advice, combined with a big...

From the global pioneer whose work inspired The 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet, a life-changing guide to reversing type 2 diabetes.  For centuries type 2 diabetes was regarded as an incurable, lifelong condition. Even worse, it seemed to be inevitably...

Featuring 150 delicious recipes to help you lose weight and keep it off. The10:10 Diet Recipe Book is the ultimate companion to the successful The 10:10 Diet which shows you how to lose 10 kilos in 10 weeks the healthy way. This companion cookbook offers...