What to Read to Relax as the Semester is Finishing
We are college students juggling a lot of things - from elections, personal life needs, to the rapid ending of classes, we are going through everything at once. At this rate, it’s easy to quickly burn out. It is no joke that we need a break.
Reading has proven multiple times to be beneficial for our health. Multiple studies show that reading improves your memory, heightens brain activity, and helps you live longer. Most importantly, for us right now, reading is beneficial by helping us de-stress and relax.
Throughout these next busy weeks, take time to read. It is a therapeutic exercise to rest and give our brains a break. We will be listing a few books that can make you stop and temporarily forget about your tasks. Ranging from Jillan Pransky’s “Deep Listening” soothing methods, Sarah Knight's tips to not giving a f**k, to Alexis Daria and Mia Sosa’s page-turner rom-coms, you can either set a time out of your working schedule to pick up a book or you can read before going to bed.
Just Sit: A Meditation Guidebook for People Who Know They Should But Don't
“A perfect blend of information and instruction, Just Sit covers everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask. Sukey and Elizabeth address meditation myths and realities, offer advice on how to combat awkwardness, extoll the physical and emotional benefits of meditation, show readers how to find those precious minutes to meditate every day, and more. They also include an eight-week plan to get help readers kick start—and stay with—their own daily practice.” -Amazon
“After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez…” -Amazon
Deep Listening: A Healing Practice to Calm Your Body, Clear Your Mind, and Open Your Heart
“In Deep Listening, Pransky presents her signature Calm Body, Clear Mind, Open Heart program—a 10-step journey of self-exploration that she’s taught around the world. Derived from the techniques that healed her, the practice of Deep Listening invites you to pay close attention to your body, mind, and heart. You’re taught how to tune inward and relax into a state of openness, ease, and clarity. This is the new frontier in integrative wellness—mindfulness designed for healing.” - Amazon
“Mia Sosa delivers a sassy, steamy #ownvoices enemies-to-lovers novel, perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, and Sally Thorne! A wedding planner left at the altar? Yeah, the irony isn’t lost on Carolina Santos, either. But despite that embarrassing blip from her past, Lina’s offered an opportunity that could change her life. There’s just one hitch… she has to collaborate with the best (make that worst) man from her own failed nuptials…”- Amazon
“Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn't normally do. But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist. On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend....” - Amazon
Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts & Emotions
“Heart and Soul is a spiral of thoughts laid out upon a page- of life, of love and full of the beauty and emotions of a woman whose skin can only shine and whose eyes tell many tales of poetry.Heart and Soul is a collection of poetry meant to encourage and showcase the beauty of being a woman in our world. The themes revolve around self-love, relationships, life, and internal struggles and doubts.”- Amazon
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World
“By offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas—including relationships, love, and spirituality—Haemin Sunim emphasizes the importance of forging a deeper connection with others and being compassionate and forgiving toward ourselves. The more than twenty full-color illustrations that accompany his teachings serve as calming visual interludes, encouraging us to notice that when you slow down, the world slows down with you.”
“For those on a journey to find self-love and acceptance, the words on these pages are dedicated to helping you see the beauty staring back in the mirror, finding the strength to conquer your heartbreak, gaining the confidence to bury your insecurities, and to remind why you are such a powerful creature. Every woman should experience the reality of being loved, and the joy of radiating those feelings toward the one they love. This beautiful expression of heartfelt emotion using short, gratifying sentiments is a perfect read for anyone with a beating heart in them. Inside you will find... Words of affirmation for all women - Insights for men looking to understand “HER”’- Amazon
“Are you stressed out, overbooked, and underwhelmed by life? Fed up with pleasing everyone else before you please yourself? It's time to stop giving a f*ck.
This brilliant, hilarious, and practical parody of Marie Kondo's bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up explains how to rid yourself of unwanted obligations, shame, and guilt -- and give your f*cks instead to people and things that make you happy. The easy-to-use, two-step NotSorry Method for mental decluttering will help you unleash the power of not giving a f*ck about: Family drama Having a "bikini body" Iceland Co-workers' opinions, pets, and children And other bullsh*t!” - Amazon