Synergy Bloom’s Recommended Reading (to improve your life!) List

The Roll Model by Jill Miller

Why Do I Love this Book?

This book written by one of my real life role/”roll” models, Jill Miller, is so reader friendly with big pictures and easy instructions to self massage your muscles.  This book has helped me to more deeply explore my connection to my body and empowered me to help erase any pains I have, all on my own.

Ayurveda The Science of Self-Healing by Dr. Vasant Lad

Why Do I Love this Book?

Dr. Vasant Lad is a smart dude, and this short reference guide covers all the aspects of basic Ayurvedic understanding in easy to read charts and lists. So if you are looking to understand your dosha, the 6 taste and your digestive system, this is a good book. If you are curious about this mode of healing, and don’t know what all those things are, you might be interested in my upcoming class of Ayurvedic habits, Health Bloom, a ten week course starting March 1st. Not sure if it’s for you? You can attend my free talk “Easeful Living: Useful Habits for Thriving this Winter” on February 15th in Portland, OR.

Body Thrive by Cate Stilman


Why Do I Love this Book?
This book is a Yoga and Ayurvedic habit guide from another mentor of mine. It really lays it all out in an easy, accessible way, so that yuo can help your body to thrive. I use this book as a guide and a beacon to get into my body, mind and spirit.

The Desire Map by Danielle Laporte

Why Do I Love this Book?
For my friends that feel things deeply, this is an amazing goal setting book based on the power of how what you’re doing makes you feel. It is filled with inspiring quotes, applicable exercises, and outlines for goal setting in a really good-feeling fueled way. I go through this book every January to help get into what I want for the coming year.

The 12 week Year by Brian P. Moran

Why Do I Love this Book?
This is my other current favorite goal setting book. Laying it out in a super concrete and applicable way, this book is inspiring and helped me to self-generate accountability for the nitty gritty of running my own business.

Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda by Pratima Raichur


Why Do I Love this Book?
This book explains external and internal doshas, how to care best for your skin, hair, and treat common conditions or problems. This is a great reference for anyone looking to bring a more natural element to what you’re putting on your body. After all, your skin is a living breathing organ that is absorbing what is on it!

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