Pub Choir founder Astrid Jorgenson’s memoir reveals what happens when you put aside perfection and start doing what truly brings you joy.
Sally Gould
Frog
A raw, witty memoir of paramedic life—trauma, absurdity, resilience, and dark humour—revealing the hidden emotional toll behind the sirens.
Gabor Maté
The Myth of Normal: Illness, Health and Healing in a Toxic Culture
In this life-affirming book, Gabor Maté connects the dots between our personal suffering and the relentless pressures of modern life – showing that ill health is a natural reflection of our disconnection from our true
Gabor Maté
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Mate’s acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link – and the role that stress and our
Thich Nhat Hanh
Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
The world’s most revered mindfulness master shows us how to find peace through silenceWe can spend a lot of time looking for happiness when the world right around us is full of wonder. But our
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art of Living
Thich Nhat Hanh, the most well-known Zen master in the world, turns his attention to the most important subject of all – the art of living. This book teaches us the importance of looking inside
Thich Nhat Hanh
Transformation & Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
he teachings contained in this The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness are fundamental to the practice of meditation, and constitute the foundation of all mindfulness practice.The Sutra has been studied, practiced and handed
Dr Hinemoa Elder
AROHA: Māori wisdom for a cnotented life lived in harmony with our planet
Ki te kotahi te kakaho ka whati, ki te kapuia, e kore e whati When we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are unbreakable See the world differently, through some of the wisest
John O'Donohue
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
From the author of the bestselling Anam Cara comes a beautiful collection of blessings to help readers through both the everyday and the extraordinary events of their lives. John O’Donohue, Irish teacher and poet, has
John O'Donohue
Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom From the Celtic World
In this revered classic, John O’Donohue excavates themes of friendship, belonging, solitude, creativity and the imagination, among many others. Widely recognized for bringing Celtic spirituality into modern dialogue, his unique insights from the ancient world
Mark Nepo
The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live an Authentic Life
In these fast-paced times, the exquisite risk facing each of us every day is to slow down and “still our own house” so that we may experience life rather than simply manage it. In “The
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Full Catastrophe Living
FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING is a manual for developing your own personal meditation practice and learning how to use mindfulness to promote improved health and healing in your own life. It is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s
Dr Rick Hanson with Dr Richard Mendius
Buddha's Brain: The practical neuroscience of happiness, love & wisdom
Science continues to reveal how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain, and more and more, we are learning that it’s possible to strengthen positive brain states. By combining breakthroughs in neuroscience with insights
Michael A West
The Psychology of Meditation
Meditation has become a key therapeutic tool for conditions such as depression, anxiety, chronic pain and addiction. Discover its benefits across health, neuroscience, education, workplaces, and in your own personal practice.
Mark Nepo
Things That Join The Sea and The Sky: Field Notes on Living
From poet and teacher Mark Nepo, a compelling treasury of 145 short prose reflections to turn to when struggling to keep our heads above water-to help us surface and breathe into all of our sorrows
Dr Lorin Roche
The Radiance Sutras: 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder & Delight
The gateways to wonder and delight are flung open wide for all to enter. At once a beautiful love song and an encyclopedia of yogic techniques, the cherished text known as the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
Stephen Mitchell/ Lao Tzu
Tao Te Ching
Stephen Mitchell’s translation of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) has sold over half a million copies worldwide. In this edition, Mitchell’s text is set against ancient Chinese paintings selected by Asian art
Gregory Ripley
The Hundred Remedies of the Tao
In modern Taoist practice, the emphasis is often on “going with the flow” (wu-wei) and not following any fixed rules of any kind. This may work well for an already enlightened Taoist Sage, but for
Thich Nhat Hanh
You are here
Cut through the busyness and anxieties of daily life to discover the simple happiness of living in the present moment, as taught by world-renowned Zen monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. You Are Here offers a range of
Elizabeth Gilbert
Big Magic : Creative Living Beyond Fear
With profound empathy and radiant generosity, Elizabeth Gilbert ponders the mysterious nature of inspiration, asking us to embrace our curiosity, tackle what we most love and face down what we most fear. Whether we are
Kathy Willis
Good Nature: The New Science of How Nature Improves Our Health
Good Nature brings together recent scientific findings on the link between nature and our physical and emotional wellbeing. Professor Willis provides practical insights into how nature improves our lives, such as: did you know that
Rick Hanson
Neurodharma: new science, ancient wisdom & seven practices of the highest happiness
Neurodharma shares seven practices for strengthening the neural circuitry of profound contentment and inner peace—qualities that offer essential support in everyday life.
Rick Hanson
Just One Thing: developing a buddha brain one simple practice at a time
This guide offers simple things you can do routinely, mainly inside your mind, that will support and increase your sense of security and worth, resilience, effectiveness, well-being, insight, and inner peace.
Thich Nhat Hanh
You are here
Cut through the busyness and anxieties of daily life to discover the simple happiness of living in the present moment, as taught by a world-renowned Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art of Living
Renowned Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh shares that by changing the way we think and process our emotions and experiences, we can permanently change the way we find joy and meaning in our lives. Containing the
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
Embracing pain with compassion, rather than judgment, fosters healing. This book reveals the power of self‑compassion and offers creative, science‑based strategies to cultivate it in daily life
Gilbert & Choden
Mindful Compassion
Mindful Compassion is a unique blending of evolutionary and Buddhist psychology. Learn how mindfulness and compassion can work in harmony to offer a practical approach to manage everyday psychological distress.
Steven Wright
Harold
Harold follows the thoughts of a 1960s third grader during a single day at school. Like most of us, Harold has a whole lot of weird and wonderful thoughts flying through his head.
Brooke McAlary
Destination Simple
For the many of us who are over-worked, over-connected and over-stressed, taking a simpler, slower path can be extremely helpful. Brooke McLary explores everyday rituals that allow us to enjoy a slower life.
Dr Anne Lembke
Dopamine Nation
This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential
Thich Nhat Hanh
Fear
When not held in the grip of fear, we can truly embrace the gifts of life. In this book, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains how you can learn to identify the sources of pain
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Miracle of Mindfulness
In this beautifully written book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to acquire the skills of mindfulness.
Susanne White
Self-Care for Caregivers
Take care of yourself as you care for others with this accessible, easy-to-follow self-care guide to relax and rejuvenate.
Dr Kristy Goodwin
Dear digital, we need to talk
Award-winning digital wellbeing and productivity expert Dr Kristy Goodwin provides brain-based strategies to help you thrive in the digital world without abstaining from social media or Netflix binges.
Pema Chödrön
Welcoming the unwelcome
From the bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart, an open-hearted call for human connection, compassion, and learning to love the world just as it is during these most challenging times.
Dr Kristin Neff
Fierce self-compassion
Dr Kristin Neff explores our notion of self-kindness & its capacity to transform our lives, showing women how to balance tender self-acceptance with fierce action to claim their power & change the world.
Dr Kristin Neff & Dr Christopher Germer
The mindful self-compassion workbook
Are you kinder to others than you are to yourself? This science-based workbook offers a step-by-step approach to breaking free of harsh self-judgments and impossible standards in order to cultivate emotional well-being.
Paul Callaghan with Uncle Paul Gordon
The dreaming path: Indigenous thinking to change your life
The Dreaming Path has always been there, but in the modern-day world, it can be hard to find. There are so many demands on us – family, health, bills, a mortgage, a career – that
Suzy Reading
Rest to reset
The busy person’s guide to pausing with purpose. Suzy Reading is here to challenge everything you’ve ever been told about rest. Rest is not only calming and restorative, but energising and fortifying.
Bill Gammage & Bruce Pascoe
Country: future fire, future farming
For millennia, Indigenous Australians harvested this continent in ways that offers contemporary environmental & economic solutions. Gammage & Pascoe demonstrate how Aboriginal people cultivated the land through manipulation of water flows, vegetation & firestick practice.
Dr Rick Hanson
Just one thing
With over 50 daily practices you can use anytime, anywhere, Just One Thing is a groundbreaking combination of mindfulness meditation & neuroscience that can help you deepen your sense of well-being & unconditional happiness.
Matthew Walker
Why we sleep
Neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revelatory exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being.
Peter Wohlleben
The hidden life of trees
Are trees social beings? This international bestseller makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. Using ground-breaking scientific discoveries renowned forester Wohlleben describes how trees live together, communicate & support each other.
Peter Wohlleben
The heartbeat of trees
In an era where many of us fear we’ve lost our connection to nature, Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact.
Dr. Katie Cooper
Plant therapy
We know that being near nature is good for our health, but why? Cooper showcases the theory behind the recent surge in the ‘self-care’ approach to living with plants, no matter what your environment.
Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Shinrin yoku
Discover the Japanese art of forest bathing. Explore the science and the many health benefits; as well as recipes and rituals for bringing the healing power of the forest home.
Jolleen Hicks
Essential Aboriginal insights
With this book, Jolleen Hicks aims to empower the relationships between Aboriginal Communities and those responsible for achieving positive outcomes for Aboriginal people.
Bruce Pascoe
Loving country
Discover Australia through an Indigenous narrative. Learn to see the country as herself, know her whole & old story, & find the way to fall in love with her, our home.
Marcia Langton
Welcome to country
A curated guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the Torres Strait Islands, with insights into Indigenous languages and customs, history, native title, art and dance, storytelling, and cultural awareness and etiquette for visitors.
Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher & Lesley Head
Plants: past, present & future
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples have always known that plants are the foundation of life on Earth. Could engaging with the cultural significance of plants be the key to a healthier, more sustainable future?
Dr Tara Brach
Trusting the gold
In this beautifully illustrated book, beloved meditation teacher and author Tara Brach teaches us how to uncover our gold and let our true nature shine out with love, kindness and spirit.
Red Room Poetry
Guwayu - for all times
This fiercely uncensored collection features 61 poems from First Nations poets in 12 First Nations languages, and together they are an exquisite expression of living First Nations culture.
Noel Beddoe
Linda: unfinished journey
This is the story of Linda Burney, a woman who has overcome extraordinary adversity to become a great leader in the Australian community, described by the author as ‘the most remarkable woman I’ve ever met’.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The miracle of mindfulness
The definitive book on mindfulness from Zen master & Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh. With his signature clarity & warmth, he shares practical exercises & anecdotes to help us arrive at greater self-understanding.
Dr Carl D. Marci
Rewired: protecting your brain in the digital age
Living in an age of digital distraction has wreaked havoc on our brains―but there’s much we can do to restore our tech–life balance.
Archie Roach
Tell me why: the story of my life and my music
A powerful memoir of a true Australian legend: stolen child, musical and lyrical genius, and leader. A stunning account of resilience and the strength of spirit – and of a great love story.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Silence: the power of quiet in a world full of noise
We can spend a lot of time looking for happiness when the world right around us is full of wonder. To hear the call of life and love, and respond to it, we need silence.
Dr Tara Brach
Radical compassion
Through a blend of Western psychology & Eastern spiritual practices, world-renowned meditation teacher Dr Tara Brach reveals how to find healing & freedom through the sources of love, courage & wisdom alive within us all.
Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey's remarkable guide to happiness
Look beyond the mumbo-jumbo of the wellness industry & discover what inspires joy & contentment. From mini golf to swimming in a glacial river, Bailey explores playful pursuits that can get you feeling good.
Yumiko Kadota
Emotional female
Years of training, dedication & excellence resulted in exhaustion, burnout & hospitilisation for Kadota. An unflinching account of the challenges facing a young, female surgeon and the brutal conditions which led to her burnout.
Ambelin Kwaymullina
Living on stolen land
A prose-styled book that pulls apart the myths at the heart of our nationhood, & challenges Australia to come to terms with its own past and its place within and on ‘Indigenous Countries’.
Olatz Lopez-Fernandez , Ed
Internet and Mobile Phone Addiction
Health & educational effects The papers contained in this e-Book provide unique and original perspectives on the concept, development, and early detection of the prevention of internet use-related addiction problems.
Adam Briggs
Our home, our heartbeat
Adapted from Briggs’ celebrated song ‘The Children Came Back‘, Our Home, Our Heartbeatis a celebration of past and present Indigenous legends, as well as emerging generations, and at its heart honours the oldest continuous culture on earth.
Margot Neale & Lynne Kelly
Songlines: the power and promise
Weaving deeply personal storytelling with extensive research on mnemonics, this book offers unique insights into Indigenous traditional knowledges, how they apply today and how they could help all peoples thrive into the future.
Florence Williams
The nature fix
Discover why nature makes us happier, healthier and more creative. Researcher Florence Williams delves into the science of nature, exploring the many benefits of escaping the urban jungle.
Catherine Burns
Occasional Magic
A selection of 50 of the finest Moth stories from recent live shows, where storytellers found the courage to face their deepest fears. Moving stories of strength, passion, courage & humour from around the world.
Shannah Kennedy
The life plan
Discover what you really want in life and how to get it. A practical workbook to help you identify your true self and values; simplify your life and guide you towards your goals and visions.
Dr Tara Brach
True refuge
How do you cope when facing life-threatening illness, family conflict, faltering relationships, old trauma, obsessive thinking, overwhelming emotion, or inevitable loss? A practical guide to finding our inner sanctuary in the midst of difficulty.
Karlie Noon & Krystal De Napoli
Astronomy: sky country
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest scientists in human history. This book explores the connections between Aboriginal environmental & cultural practices and the behaviour of the stars.
Thich Nhat Hanh
How to relax
Discover meditations to help you achieve the benefits of relaxation, no matter where you are. Gain new insights on healing, relief from non-stop thinking,transforming unpleasant sounds, solitude, and more.
Leigh Sales
Any ordinary day
The day that turns a life upside down usually starts like any other, but what happens the day after? Dual Walkley Award-winner Leigh Sales investigates how ordinary people endure the unthinkable.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Wherever you go, there you are
A bestseller that continues to change lives, mapping out both the rationale & a simple path for cultivating mindfulness one’s own way in one’s own life.
Thich Nhat Hanh
No mud, no lotus
The secret to happiness is to acknowledge & transform suffering, not to run away from it. Thich Nhat Hanh introduces ways to be in touch with suffering without being overwhelmed by it.
George Dawson & Richard Glaubman
Life is so good
Glaubman captures Dawson’s irresistible voice & view of the world – a slave’s grandson who learned to read at 98 & lived to 103 – offering insights into humanity, history, hardships, & happiness.
Dr Tara Brach
Radical acceptance
Brach leads us to trust our innate goodness, showing how we can develop the balance of clear-sightedness & compassion, empowering genuine change: healing fear & shame & helping to build loving, authentic relationships.
Martin McKenna
The boy who talked to dogs
An inspiration to anyone who’s ever been told he or she won’t amount to anything.
Tara Lal
Standing on my brother’s shoulders
A suicide loss survivor tells her story. When grief & insecurity threatened to engulf Tara following her brother’s suicide, the words he left behind in his diaries helped her find her reason to live.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Flow
Legendary psychologist Csikszentmihalyi teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness, unlock our potential, and greatly improve the quality of our lives.
Dr Brene Brown
The gifts of imperfection
A guide to help readers embrace imperfection & vulnerability so they can live authentically.
Thich Nhat Hanh
How to love
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh shows that when we feel closer to our loved ones, we are also more connected to the world as a whole.
Prof Paul Gilbert & Choden
Mindful compassion
Gilbert combines the best of Compassion-Focused Therapy with the most effective mindfulness techniques. The result is an extremely effective approach to overcoming everyday emotional & psychological problems & improving one’s sense of wellbeing.
Victor Frankl
Man’s search for meaning
Frankl’s story of his struggle for survival in Auschwitz & other Nazi concentration camps – this remarkable tribute to hope offers us an avenue to finding greater meaning & purpose in our own lives.
McKay, Forsyth & Eibert
Your life on purpose
Do what matters to you every day instead of waiting for the perfect time to feel fulfilled & alive. Zero in on the passions that connect you with your true self.
Dr Brene Brown
Daring greatly
In a powerful new vision Dr. Brene Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, and dispels the widely accepted myth that it’s a weakness.
Dr Russ Harris
The happiness trap
While it’s easy to get caught up in the pursuit of happiness, Dr Russ Harris argues this constant chase may be doing you more harm than good. In The Happiness Trap Dr Harris explains how
Alison Page & Paul Memmott
Design: building on country
Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. This book shows how Indigenous design principles are now being applied to contemporary practices.