• LevitatedLife.com

    Inspiration to help make life a little ligther & lovelier

  • Hello & Welcome!

    I'm obsessed with finding ways to make my life be the best it can possibly be. I'm a bit of a self-help enthusiast. I'm a perpetual life-long learner. I'm wanderlust. I start and stop yoga/pilates/tai chi every other month. I can advise on self-care for days but usually forget to partake myself. I have multiple college degrees and professional certifications because I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up. I have no end goal in mind. I just love the meandering journey in pursuit of the good life.

    I've created this website for two reasons -

     

    1) I want a place to park all those "OMG - that is life-changing advice" books, articles, practices, etc.

    2) I want to share ALL the insight and goodness I've picked up along the way.

     

    Disclaimer - I always wanted a place to go where I could just feel better, no matter what was bothering me. I just wanted to go to some website, bookstore, all-knowing sage and search how to feel better about whatever situation I was faced with. Maybe this website will be what I was looking for.

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    Guiding Lights

     

    A list of PEOPLE that I have found helpful and inspiring. From afar they have provided me with guidance, solace, comfort and joy. They have helped me to find my own North Star time and time again.

    Artist, Speaker, Teacher, Author

    WAY back in the early 2000s I stumbled upon this colorful, beautiful book called Succulent Wild Woman by SARK. I was smitten as once. I found her website and felt like I had found a place I could go to for comfort. I'm not sure which I love more; her words or her art! She's splendid.

    OPRAH

    No intro needed. A living legend that has changed millions of lives. I love her, I love her, I love her!

    Deepak Chopra

    Author, Doctor, Spiritual Teacher

    The first time my daughter heard me listeing to an audio reading of one of his books, she said - "Mom, is that God talking?" While I'm fully aware Deepak is not Good, anytime I listen to/read/come across Deepak I feel I am in instant communion with God. Deepak speaks to my soul.

     

    Warren Buffet

    Investor

    Darren Hardy

    Author, Publisher, Speaker

    Success Magazine

    Malcolm Gladwell

    Author, Journalist, Speaker

    Iyanla Vanzant

    Author, Speaker, Life Coach

     

    Maya Angelou

    Poet, Author, Civil Rights Activist

    Byron Katie

    Author, Speaker

    Sharon Salzberg

    Author, Meditation Pioneer and Teacher

    Nelson Mandela

    South African President, Anti-Apartheid Activist

    Martha Beck

    Author, Coach

    Brene Brown

    Professor, Social Worker, Author

    Tim Ferriss

    Entrepreuner, Author

    Rick Warren

    Pastor, Author

    Arthur Brooks

    Harvard professor, The Atlantiic columnist

    John Kabat-Zinn

    Author, Meditation Teacher

    Thich Nhat Hanh

    Zen Master

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    Concepts, Systems, Philosophies, Practices, Ideaologies, Traditions

     

    Some are well-know others are obscure, here are other ways of thought and traditions that I've found along my journey

    Kaizen

    Qigong

     

     

    Mindset

    Yoga

    Meditation, Mindfulness, Presence and Awareness

    Chakras,

    Reiki

    Cold Therapy

    Positive Psychology

    Zentangle

    Massage, Reflexology

    Enneagram

    Tapping

    Breathwork

    Shinrin Yoku

     

  • Nonfiction Books

     

    Biographies, Memoirs, Self-Help - all words that have tranformed my life in one way or another

    *A Man's Search for Meaning * The Five Love Languages of Children * Unf***k Your Body *Eat That Frog

    Viktor Frankl                                                           Gary Chapman     Faith G. Harper Brian Tracy

    *How to Win Friends and Influence People      *The Body Keeps the Score          * The Power of Habit                                                   

    Dale Carnegie Bessel Van Der Kolk Charles Duhigg                                                           

    The Motivation Manifesto This I Believe The Social Animal

    Brendon Burchard Jay Allison & Dan Gediman David Brooks

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People *Untangled You Can Heal Your Life

    Stephen Covey Lisa Damour Louise Hay

    Wishcraft Tao Te Ching The Greatest Secret

    Barbara Sher Lao Tsu Rhonda Byrne

    The Language of Letting Go The Ikagai Journey Radical Acceptance

    Melody Beattie Hector Garcia Tara Brach

    Man Seeks God The Unteathered Soul The Four Agreements

    Eric Weiner Michael Alan Singer Don Miguel Ruiz

  • Nonfiction Books

     

    Biographies, Memoirs, Self-Help - all words that have tranformed my life in one way or another

     

    *A Man's Search for Meaning * The Five Love Languages of Children * Unf***k Your Body *Eat That Frog

    Viktor Frankl                                                           Gary Chapman     Faith G. Harper Brian Tracy

    *How to Win Friends and Influence People      *The Body Keeps the Score          * The Power of Habit                                                   

    Dale Carnegie Bessel Van Der Kolk Charles Duhigg                                                           

    The Motivation Manifesto This I Believe The Social Animal

    Brendon Burchard Jay Allison & Dan Gediman David Brooks

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People *Untangled You Can Heal Your Life

    Stephen Covey Lisa Damour Louise Hay

    Wishcraft Tao Te Ching The Greatest Secret

    Barbara Sher Lao Tsu Rhonda Byrne

    The Language of Letting Go The Ikagai Journey Radical Acceptance

    Melody Beattie Hector Garcia Tara Brach

    Man Seeks God The Unteathered Soul The Four Agreements

    Eric Weiner Michael Alan Singer Don Miguel Ruiz

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    Fiction Books

     

    The words found in these pieces of fiction have lifted me up, touched me deeply and spoke infinite wisdom

     

    Song of Solomon Beloved

    Toni Morrison Toni Morison                                                                         

    The Kite Runner A Thousand Splended Sons

    Khaled Hosseini                                                                                                                                  Khaled Hosseini                                                                     

     

    Three Fresh Water for Flowers

    Valerie Perrin Valerie Perrin                                                                     

    The Dutch House Bel Canto Common Wealth

    Ann Patchett Ann Patchett Ann Patchett             

    The Patron Saint of Liars The Magician's Assistant These Precious Days

    Ann Patchett Ann Patchett Ann Patchett             

    The Seven Sisters Series (8 books) The Midnight Rose The Butterly Room

    Lucinda Riley Lucinda Riley Lucinda Riley             

    Jane Eyre Little Women The Secret Garden

    Charlotte Bronte Louisa May Alcott Frances Hodgson Burnett

    An American Marriage This Is How it Always Is Atlas Shrugged

    Tayari Jones                                                                                                                 Laurie Frankel Ayn Rand

     

    The Red Tent The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek The German Wife

    Anita Diamant Kim Michele Richardson                                                            Kelly Rimmer