Health and Wellbeing

Emma Ahlqvist's graphic memoir about the birth and early moments of raising her first child is a wry and resonant portrayal of both the challenges and excitement of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and embracing the experience of motherhood.

What leads the human body to get the message that it needs to store fat, and what leads the human body to get the message that it needs to burn fat? This title shows that the 'calorie equation' - how much you eat versus how much you move - is not the only determinant of our body shape and size.

This is a book that teaches women to see themselves as perfect just the way they are, to resist society's insistence that they seek value, wholeness and love through something outside themselves, such as a husband, children, boyfriend, career or a spiritual path.

Ayahuasca is a powerful tool for transformation, that more and more Westerners are flocking to drink in a quest for greater self-knowledge, healing and reconnection with the natural world. This formerly esoteric, little-known brew is now a growth industry. But why? Ayahuasca is a psychoactive tea that has a long history of ritual use among indigenous groups of the Upper Amazon.

Each week-to-view spread features an inspiring quote that encourages reflection on the theme and an exercise to further your overall well-being. Focusing on just one theme for each month, but in a different way each week, allows a seed of inspiration and awareness not just to be planted but also to grow substantially, so that positive action can become an integral part of daily life.