September/October 2011 Conscious Media
Reader's Choice
Hidden Treasure: Uncovering the Truth in Your Life Story
, Gangaji, Penguin Group, 2011, $24.95
What is your life story? Has it created an identity that is not the real you? Are you suffering because of your story and wondering what you can do about it? In this soulful and heartfelt new book, Gangaji invites you to explore these concepts as well as others to help you discover the truth of who you really are and to find lasting inner peace and fulfillment. To assist you with your search for your true self, Gangaji offers the “naked truth” of her life story as an example of how she searched for and eventually found her true self. Her deeply personal story sets the stage for you to begin your inquiry into the story or narrative that may limit you. She encourages you to let those limitations go so that you too may discover your true self and lifelong contentment. Filled with insight, emotion and probing questions, this treasure is sure to please all conscious awareness seekers.
— Kristy Musalo
No-Risk Abs: A Safe Workout Program for Core Strength
, Blandine Calais-Germain, Healing Arts Press, 2011, $19.95
I admit it — I worry about my abs. Do I have enough strength to pick up heavy boxes? Can I support my back with my core strength? And finally — my most telling worry — does my belly look fat? No-Risk Abs offers a simple and safe workout for increasing your strength, building your core, and yes, losing both superficial and deeper visceral fat. Written by certified physical therapist Blandine Calais-Germain, who is also the author of the classic book Anatomy of Movement, No-Risk Abs shows you the inside world of the abs and how this amazing group of muscles keeps your body moving. Using illustrations and photos, this handy guide shows you how to do ab exercises safely and effectively. This book is as powerful as any exercise machine, filled with solid guidelines for a holistic approach to achieving a strong and healthy body.
— Vicky Thompson
GhettoPhysics, William Arntz and E. Raymond Brown, Captured Light Films, 2011, $24.95
GhettoPhysics is a raucous documentary DVD from William Arntz — who is the co-creator of What the Bleep Do We Know?! — on life as we have collectively created it. The film shows the possibility of creating a new paradigm — that we don't have to settle for the dog-eat-dog society we’ve always known. GhettoPhysics holds that each person must take responsibility for changing the phenomenon of “pimps and hos,” because pimps and hos do not exist only in the ghetto, as many of us would like to believe, but they also envelope our whole system of commerce. The film examines the interplay between power players and their foot soldiers and how that dynamic is the simplest expression of how power is wielded in the world. Even in the spiritual community there are bona fide pimps and hos — we cannot hide from this timeless game of power even though it may make us uncomfortable in our ever-so-clean skin. GhettoPhysics can hit every one of us where we are sure to feel it — physically, emotionally and spiritually. Visit www.ghettophysics.com.
— David Moyle