The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz, published in 1997, reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the book offers a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love. The four […]
Five Wishes
Five Wishes is an advance care planning program trusted by more than 40 million people, created by Aging with Dignity to help people talk to their loved ones today about what matters most. Founded in 1996 by Jim Towey—who worked as Mother Teresa’s legal counsel and witnessed firsthand what was important to people before death—Aging […]
MindUp
MindUP believes global change begins at an individual level, with every person deserving a fair chance at a healthier and more balanced life. By teaching learners of all ages how to regulate emotions, calm the nervous system, and choose kindness and gratitude daily, MindUP creates a more interconnected and compassionate future for all. For over […]
Compassion Games
Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest is a community engagement experience inviting people around the world to inspire one another to reveal and promote acts of compassion that better our lives, our communities, and all life on Earth. Through the spirit of play, individual players and teams strive together to unify intentions within a global […]
Charter for Compassion
Charter for Compassion began when scholar and author Karen Armstrong received the TED Prize in 2008 and made a wish to create, launch, and propagate a Charter for Compassion. After contributions from thousands of people, the Charter was unveiled on November 12, 2009. Inheriting contributions from TED.com, the Compassionate Action Network, the Fetzer Institute, and […]
The Spirit of Intimacy
Sobonfu Somé, born in the remote West African village of Dano, Burkina Faso (population 200), brings ancient wisdom from a culture that has preserved traditional ways of life for over ten thousand years to offer profound insights into the nature of intimate relationships. As one of the first and foremost voices of African spirituality to […]
Teachings on Love by Thích Nhất Hạnh
Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh weaves together traditional Buddhist stories, personal experiences, and deep understanding of mindful living to provide step-by-step practices that foster understanding and intimacy in any relationship while extending love even to those who cause us pain. This treasure-trove of guidance serves couples, co-workers, friends, and anyone seeking to nourish the gift […]
The Art of Community
Charles H. Vogl’s updated guide to building robust, thriving communities draws on 3,000 years of history and personal experience to present seven time-tested principles that any organization can follow to create cultures of belonging where members support one another, share passions, and achieve personal growth. The second edition includes 25% new content, featuring a dedicated […]
Turning to One Another
Margaret Wheatley’s profound exploration of conversation as a catalyst for change builds on her foundational belief that “we can change the world if we start listening to one another again,” offering hope for reversing our world’s descent into aggression, fear, and separation through the simple yet powerful act of talking with each other—especially with those […]
The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter
Art of Hosting is a highly effective approach for harnessing collective wisdom and self-organizing capacity in groups of any size, based on the principle that people give their energy to what matters most to them in both work and life. This practice blends powerful conversational processes—including Circle, World Café, Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space Technology, ProAction […]
The Circle Way
The Circle Way is a lightly formalized, lightly facilitated social structure founded in 1998 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to mainstreaming circle process as a transformative shift in how organizations and communities function and work together. Operating without hierarchical structure and instead working collaboratively through relationships of reciprocity, generosity, and trust, The Circle Way […]
Difficult Conversations
Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen’s transformative guide revolutionizes how we approach challenging dialogues by revealing that every difficult conversation actually contains three conversations: the “What Happened?” conversation (about differing perceptions and values), the “Feelings” conversation (emotional responses), and the “Identity” conversation (what the situation implies about our self-worth). Rather than viewing difficult conversations as battles […]
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
John Gottman’s revolutionary research, based on unprecedented longitudinal studies of couples over decades, has identified seven key principles that guide relationships toward harmony and longevity while revealing the specific habits that make or break marriages. This New York Times bestseller, with over a million copies sold, presents straightforward yet profound strategies for resolving conflicts, creating […]
The Center for Nonviolent Communication
Founded in 1984 by clinical psychologist Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, the Center for Nonviolent Communication is an international nonprofit peacemaking organization dedicated to teaching Nonviolent Communication (NVC)—”the Language of Life”—based on the principle of Ahimsa, the natural state of compassion when violence is absent from the heart. Rosenberg first developed NVC in the 1960s through federally […]
How to Talk our Teens Through Their First Heartbreaks
How to Talk to Our Teens Through Their First Heartbreaks is a 1A radio interview with journalist, professor, and author Lisa A. Phillips exploring the emotional landscape of teen heartbreak—and why adults so often get the conversation wrong. Drawing on her book First Love: Guiding Teens Through Relationships and Heartbreak, Phillips reframes what we tend […]
AfterNow
AfterNow: When We Cannot See the Future, Where Do We Begin by Bob Stilger is an invitation to create the lives and communities we want—now. The book begins with Stilger’s personal experiences working alongside people and communities in Japan for six years following the devastating March 11, 2011 Triple Disasters—earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear explosions—that left […]