A roundup of the books I learn in February and if I’d advocate including them to your assortment.
Hello mates! How are you? I hope that you simply’re having fun with the week up to now! I’m instructing a barre class right this moment and looking out ahead to a juice date with a good friend.
For right this moment’s put up, I’m sharing a roundup of the books I learn in February and if I’d advocate including them to your TBR record. After being in a stoop with books for some time, and with launching Therapeutic Code + engaged on IHP3, I learn three books final month, which I’m calling a win.
Right here’s the complete roundup:
February 2025 Reads
The Lotus Sneakers
I’ve been all in favour of Chinese language historic fiction (LOVED Girl Tan’s Circle of Ladies) and this one caught my eye. This ebook is concerning the story of Little Flower, who’s bought as a muiazi (maidservant) to a distinguished household. She has sure toes and is gifted in emboirdery, that are two traits usually reserved for the upper courses. This ebook was action-packed – it began off rapidly and stored the identical tempo, which made it simple to learn rapidly – however shattered my coronary heart so many occasions. It was a testomony to the ability of resilience, even when it looks like every little thing is stacked in opposition to your favor. 10/10- extremely advocate it in case you get pleasure from historic fiction.
From Amazon:
1800s China. Tightly sure toes, or “golden lilies,” are the mark of an honorable girl, eclipsing magnificence, a wealthy dowry and even bloodline within the marriage stakes. When Little Flower is bought as a maidservant—a muizai—to Linjing, a daughter of the distinguished Fong household, she clings to the hope that someday her golden lilies will lead her out of slavery.
Not solely does Little Flower have sure toes, unusual for a muizai, however she is very gifted at embroidery, a ability related to the very best class of a girl. Resentful of her abilities, Linjing does every little thing in her energy to thwart Little Flower’s escape.
However when scandal strikes the Fongs, each ladies are forged out to the Celibate Sisterhood, the place Little Flower’s inventive prowess catches the attention of a nobleman. His consideration threatens not solely her improved standing, however her life—the Sisterhood punishes disobedience with demise. And if Linjing finds out, will she sabotage Little Flower to reclaim her energy, or will she defend her?
This was extremely really useful on a Skinny Confidential podcast, so I downloaded it instantly. It’s introduced me peace throughout some current difficult days and helped me shift my mindset. (I haven’t shared a lot on the weblog, however there’s loads happening proper now on the non-public entrance. Everyone seems to be wholesome, however it’s been sort of a tough time.) This ebook consists of mantras and workouts for shaping your ideas to affect your actuality, and is filled with optimistic affilmations. When you’re in search of one thing uplifting and peaceable to take heed to, positively give it a obtain. 9/10
From Amazon:
You Can Heal Your Life has remodeled the lives of tens of millions of individuals. It is a ebook that folks credit score with profoundly altering their consciousness of the affect that the thoughts has on well being and wellbeing.
On this inspirational ebook by the late world-renowned bestselling writer and self-help pioneer Louise Hay, you’ll discover profound perception into the connection between the thoughts and the physique.
Exploring the best way that limiting ideas and concepts management and constrict us, she presents us a strong key to understanding the roots of our bodily dis-eases and discomforts. Filled with optimistic affirmations, this sensible guidebook will change the best way you suppose without end!
Louise Hay, bestselling writer, is an internationally recognized chief within the self-help area. Her key message is: “If we’re prepared to do the psychological work, nearly something could be healed.” Louise Hay had an excessive amount of expertise and firsthand data to share about therapeutic, together with how she cured herself after being identified with most cancers.
“My message is easy and never confined by borders: You Can Heal Your Life has been translated into over 40 languages all through the world and continues to heal, remodel and empower the lives of so many individuals.
To today, I’m moved by the tales of profound adjustments that optimistic affirmations have made in so many lives. I’m additionally happy that my work has been embraced not solely by my technology, however those that have adopted.
To these of you who could also be new to utilizing affirmations, I’d prefer to share with you the next: Each thought we expect and each phrase we converse creates our future. Life is basically quite simple. What we give out, we get again.
What we take into consideration ourselves turns into the reality for us. I consider that everybody, myself included, is accountable for every little thing in our lives, the very best and the worst.
Affirmations are like seeds that you simply plant and anticipate to develop. I urge you to find the ability of affirmations as there are not any limits to what they’ll carry.
This ebook caught my eye as a result of these 4-A issues are extremely widespread in youngsters, and I’m at all times in search of new insights and knowledge for find out how to assist children really feel their very best. (About half of my purchasers are youngsters! I’ve had optimistic outcomes with their dad and mom, who’ve gone on to run practical labs for his or her kiddos, and now have kindly unfold the phrase about my companies as an IHP2. I’m so grateful, and have discovered that I completely adore working with children.)
The writer of this ebook, an MD, has some controversial opinions about vaccines, so if that’s triggering to you, I might completely skip this ebook. It’s additionally value mentioning right here that simply because I learn this ebook doesn’t imply that I agree with every little thing he says, or that I consider the identical issues. I prefer to maintain an open thoughts and take heed to as many viewpoints and experiences as doable.
The therapeutic program that he consists of is split into dietary remedy, supplementation, cleansing, and medicine. It wasn’t essentially the most participating/enjoable, and a few components may completely use an replace with present therapies, however I completely realized loads from studying this ebook. 7/10
From Amazon:
Medical doctors have typically neglected the connections among the many 4-A issues. For years the medical institution has thought of autism medically untreatable and totally incurable, and has restricted ADHD therapy primarily to symptom suppression. Dr. Kenneth Bock, a number one medical innovator, alongside together with his colleagues, have found an answer that goes to the foundation of the issue. They’ve discovered that trendy toxins, dietary deficiencies, metabolic imbalances, genetic vulnerabilities, and assaults on the immune and gastrointestinal techniques set off many of the signs of the 4-A issues, leading to frequent misdiagnosis and untold mysteries.
Dr. Bock’s outstanding Therapeutic Program is an modern biomedical strategy that has modified the lives of greater than a thousand youngsters. Drawn from medical analysis and based mostly on years of medical success, this program presents a protected, wise answer that’s individualized to every baby to assist treatment the foundation causes. Dr. Bock additionally shares the dramatic true tales of fogeys and kids that can encourage you to vary the lifetime of your personal baby. Hope is ultimately inside attain.
So, inform me, mates: what have you ever learn these days and beloved?
Any new historic fiction that you simply’ve loved?
xo
Gina
