Women’s Wellness Book Club

Women's Wellness Book Club in La Plata, MD and online

Reading is a common way to gain information and ponder your personal choices and habits. Reading about wellness topics will empower you to be a better you! Having a group of like minded women to connect with feels fabulous!

Join us as we journey together looking for new ways to feel great, defy aging, make more time in the day, and live a life with more meaning.

One of the many gifts that books give readers is a connection to each other. When we share an affection for a writer, an author or a story, we also have a better understanding of people unlike ourselves. Books cultivate empathy. ~ Sarah Jessica Parker

Zen Lending Library

Zen Lending Library in La Plata, MD contains a wealth of wellness oriented books.

Wellness books abound at the Zen Lending Library. Our focused collection spans the dimensions of wellness, phases of life, and possibilities! Feel free to browse the collection when you are in the studio for a wellness session or class or request a book rental (small rental fee supports the library’s existence and maintenance). Wellness book donations are accepted!

Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed. ~ Joseph Addison

 

Current Book Club Plans

The Women’s Wellness Book Club is currently not meeting. In the past, our book club has looked like:

We read or listen independently then meet weekly on Wednesday at 6:30-7 pm. To accommodate as many schedules as possible, meetings are held both in person (in La Plata, Maryland) and virtually. During our time together, we connect socially (as many women need more than we admit!), fess up to whether we made time to read in the last week (!), share what has resonated with us the most so far, discuss how we are responding to the book’s information, and its impact on our personal wellness choices. A benefit to joining us for several books or more is the ability to connect information and lessons from book to book to help each other and ourselves!

Remember to save money and help the environment by making good use of the public library, book swap sites, audio books, the Zen Lending Library, and Better World Books.

Past Books Read by the Book Club

  • Jan/Feb ’22 ~ Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life by Dr Jill Bolte Taylor
  • Nov/Dec ’21 ~ Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High Performing Human You Were Meant to Be by Dave Asprey
  • Sept/Oct ’21 ~ Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
  • May/June/July 2021 ~ Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Using Authority, Warmth, and Energy to Get Exceptional Results by Steven Herz
  • February/March/April 2021 ~ Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty
  • November/December/January 2020 ~ Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life by Barbara Stanny
  • October/November 2020 ~ The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Are Supposed to be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown
  • September 2020 ~ Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by B.J. Fogg
  • August 2020 ~ SuperHuman: The Bulletproof Plan to Age Backward and Maybe Even Life Forever by Dave Asprey

 

Wellness Book Titles

When you enjoy a wellness session at Zoa’s La Plata, Maryland studio, you have the option of browsing through one of these titles during your Ionic Detox Foot Bath or other session. Local clients are also welcome to request to rent a title for several weeks.

  1. Anatomy Coloring Book by Princeton Review
  2. Hatha Yoga Illustrated by Kirk, Boon, and DiTuro
  3. Head Strong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster – in Just Two Weeks by Dave Asprey
  4. Herbal Healing for Children by Demetria Clark
  5. Itsy Bitsy Yoga: Poses to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer, Digest Better, and Grow Stronger by Helen Garabedian
  6. Juicing for Life by Cherie Calbom, Maureen Keane, Jeffrey Bland
  7. Living Your Yoga by Judith Lasater
  8. Material World by Peter Menzel
  9. Our Babies Ourselves by Meredith Small
  10. Nutrition Almanac by John Kirschmann
  11. Prescription for Nutritional Healing by James A. & Phyllis A. Balch
  12. Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life by Barbara Stanny
  13. Seven Masters, One Path by John Selby
  14. Super Human: the Bulletproof Plan to Age Backward and Maybe Even Life Forever by Dave Asprey
  15. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW
  16. The Healthy Mind Cookbook: Big-Flavor Recipes to Enhance Brain Function, Mood, Memory, and Mental Clarity by Rebecca Katz with Mat Edelson
  17. The Multi-Orgasmic Woman: How Any Woman Can Experience Ultimate Pleasure and Dramatically Enhance Her Health and Happiness by Mantak Chia and Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD
  18. The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in “Healthy” Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain by Steven R Gundry, MD
  19. The Wisdom of Menopause by Christiane Northrup
  20. Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
  21. Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by B.J. Fogg, PhD
  22. Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
  23. Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness by Erich Shiffman
  24. Earthing by Clinton Ober, Stephen Sinatra MD, and Martin Zucker
  25. Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme disease, Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness by Neil Nathan, MD
  26. The Bulletproof Diet by Dave Asprey
  27. Stillness: Whispers from Nature by Kent Burkhardsmeier
  28. Awareness: Whispers from Nature by Kent Burkhardsmeier
  29. Don’t Take Yes For An Answer by Steve Herz
  30. The Dental Diet by Dr. Steven Lin
  31. Fast This Way by Dave Asprey
  32. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking The Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA

Wellness DVD Titles

  1. Essential Matwork Exercises – STOTT PILATES®
  2. Essential Reformer Exercises – STOTT PILATES®
  3. Essential Cadillac Exercises – STOTT PILATES®
  4. Intermediate Matwork Exercises – STOTT PILATES®
  5. Intermediate Reformer Exercises – STOTT PILATES®
  6. Intermediate Cadillac Exercises – STOTT PILATES®

Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind. ~ Toni Morrison