Health and Wellbeing

Many of us know intellectually that we need to be good to ourselves if we want to be happy. But it feels so hard. We are simultaneously the harsh judge and the lost, scared child who wants to stop feeling judged. It becomes a vicious cycle. It only stops when we step outside ourselves and observe how we get ourselves stuck.

With romantic interpretations for each of the 78 tarot cards and for various spreads, the authors offer ideas for sexual play that arise from them. Guided visualisations, Tantric meditation, and much more help readers use the tarot to unfold their love lives in more fulfilling ways. The symbolic language of tarot lends itself beautifully to discussions and inspirations of romance and sex.

Pranayama, the practice of breath control, is detailed here in an easy-to-understand and even easier-to-practise format. Professional yoga instructor Scott Shaw introduces 16 breathing exercises and shows you how to get the best benefit from each of the forms by training, refining and witnessing your breath. Try one of the calming breaths, Nadi Sudi or the Nerve Purifying Breath.

In this book the commonplace belief that enlightenment is only for saints comes apart at the seams. Anyone can be enlightened, and all we need to do is ask.