BookTalk
Lucy Wyndham-Read offers a
7-Minute Body Plan (l),
workouts to shape up and feel
good. It comes with
supporting recipes for even
greater impact. She says that
no equipment is needed, the
exercises are easy and
effective whatever your body
shape and fitness level, and
that you really do only need
seven minutes a day.
There was a time when the Yule buying season was marked by
publishers churning out a wide choice of premium-priced,
hardback, celebrity memoirs and biographies. Times have
changed, but looking beyond the few that are still being offered
this year, we find the
inspirational Women Of
Science (l), by John S
Croucher.
Here are the stories of
100 women who have
played important roles in
scientific discovery,
though at times their
participation has been a
challenging and
unrecognised one. Their
scholarly research and
discoveries have
provided a rich tapestry
to add to the scientific
endeavours of the world.
Croucher argues that it is
important that these
scientists be viewed
through the lens of their times, placing their achievements in
context throughout the past few centuries. Their scientific
fields of excellence include astronomy, biology, engineering,
geology, mathematics, medicine, meteorology, physics and
zoology, along with their various subcategories.
Some scientific studies now
confirm what traditional
practitioners have known for centuries - that breathing
mindfully can help to achieve wellbeing. In the book
Breathwork (p), Nathalia
Westmacott-Brown offers 50
simple, step-by-step breath
practices and visualizations
you can do at home. The
claim is that this can help to
balance body and mind, access
inner wisdom, overcome
anxiety, anger or insomnia,
alleviate pain and depression,
nurture self-esteem and more.
The UK-based author is the
founder of an organisation
that runs sessions, workshops,
and training programs on all
aspects of breathwork.
Key: (p) paperback (l) hardback/large paperback depending
on availability.
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