Body, Mind, & Spirit bestsellers

Wintering

The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

By: Katherine May
Narrated by: Rebecca Lee
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

“Katherine May uses 'winter' as a metaphor for life’s darker seasons in this poetic memoir about retreating from the demands and expectations of a pressuring society. She encourages the reader to explore the quiet and restorative moments in life that help us to grow, relax, and heal from difficult times. Lyrical, reflective, and comforting; this... Read more

How to Change Your Mind

What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

By: Michael Pollan
Narrated by: Michael Pollan
Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

“Pollan brings his humor, lyricism, and love for deep research to the admittedly taboo field of psychedelics. This book is an exhaustive exploration of these mysterious substances, in which he balances skepticism of the culture that surrounds them with optimism for their potential therapeutic use. Read more

Rest Is Resistance

A Manifesto

Rest Is Resistance: Book #1

By: Tricia Hersey
Narrated by: Tricia Hersey
Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

“Our bodies are not machines. This book is the call to slow down you may not even have known you needed. We are all deserving of rest, an act of resistance against capitalism and white supremacy. A life-changing read. Read more

All the Way to the River: Oprah's Book Club

Love, Loss, and Liberation

By: Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

“Gilbert is one of my favorite writers, so of course I devoured her new memoir. But seriously, she is so talented (pick up The Signature of All Things if you haven't yet). I read All the Way to the River in two wild nights. Wild is the right word for it, though Gilbert tells the story from a clear-eyed place, many years after these events, after... Read more

The Alchemist

By: Paulo Coelho
Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
Length: 4 hours

“Wonderfully narrated by Jeremy Irons. He is perfect for this book. It's such a beautiful story that everyone should read or listen to at some stage in their lives. Highly recommend this audiobook. Read more

Emergent Strategy

Emergent Strategy Series

By: adrienne maree brown
Narrated by: adrienne maree brown
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

“Perfect intro to those looking to start organizing and facilitating activist spaces! Read more

Greenlights

By: Matthew McConaughey
Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

“I listened to the audiobook and felt like I was in a deep conversation with Mr. McConaughey. This is a textbook example of fantastic storytelling. Matthew shares his deepest truths, and speaks candidly about some of his most pivotal moments in life. Read more

The Other Side of Change

Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans

By: Maya Shankar
Narrated by: Maya Shankar
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

“Through the experiences of ordinary people undergoing immense and uncontrollable changes in life, clinical scientist Maya Shankar offers us powerful insights into the transformative gifts often hiding in the losses that most challenge our sense of self and our orientation to the world. Full of the courage to face our worst fears and the... Read more

The Creative Act

A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin
Narrated by: Rick Rubin
Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

“The Creative Act by Rick Rubin is a wise and inspiring discussion of what it means to be an artist, a maker. He emphasizes that creativity is a way of being in the world - open, attentive, accepting of awe. And makes the case that each of us has a unique vantage onto the world and that expressing how life looks and feels to us is worth... Read more

The Book of Alchemy

A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life

By: Suleika Jaouad
Narrated by: Suleika Jaouad, Vidish Athavale, Fabian Cook Jr., Sean Patrick Hopkins, Emma Ladji, Karen Murray, Soneela Nankani, Nikki Patel, Maggi-Meg Reed & Gail Shalan
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

“Journaling isn’t just about putting pen to paper; it’s a way to process, reflect, and spark creativity. In The Book of Alchemy, Suleika Jaouad, bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, explores the art of journaling and shares everything she has learned about how this life-altering practice can help us navigate life’s ups and downs. With... Read more

The Conjuring of America

Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic

By: Lindsey Stewart
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

From a Black philosopher and the author of The Politics of Black Joy, an epic retelling of American history from slavery to Jim Crow from the perspective of the Black women who used magic and spirituality to gain freedom and reshape the culture of the nation.

The Conjuring of America tells the epic story of conjure women, who, through a mix of... Read more about The Conjuring of America

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

A Memoir

By: Maggie Smith
Narrated by: Maggie Smith
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

“The story of Maggie Smith's divorce (the American poet, not the British actress) is absolutely breathtaking. I sent it immediately to my best friend, labeled 'Required Reading Drop Everything'! If you like Glennon Doyle's books and podcast, if you liked Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, you will love this. I can not recommend more highly. Read more

On Muscle

The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters

By: Bonnie Tsui
Narrated by: Bonnie Tsui
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

“Fascinating! Combination of science, history, gender studies, biography and art. Read more

Big Magic

Creative Living Beyond Fear

By: Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

“I love Elizabeth Gilbert’s earnestness, sincerity, and enthusiasm. Gilbert speaks about inspiration as a magical, living being, and she also instructs us to be responsible adults, to not torture ourselves or others, and to play. I like the mix of pixie dust and house dust in this book, perfect for anyone who is in a rut, doubting their creative... Read more

Beyond Anxiety

Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose

By: Martha Beck
Narrated by: Martha Beck & Maria Shriver
Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
INDIE BESTSELLER
USA TODAY BESTSELLER

From bestselling author Martha Beck, a new path to overcoming anxiety by awakening the creativity within

We live in an epidemic of anxiety. Most of us assume that the key to overcoming it is to think our way out. And for a while it works. But there is always something that sends... Read more about Beyond Anxiety

Guided

The Secret Path to an Illuminated Life

By: Laura Lynne Jackson
Narrated by: Laura Lynne Jackson
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

“The kind of book that stays with you.”—KIM KARDASHIAN
“A reminder [that] you’re never walking alone.”—JAY SHETTY
“Imbued with both spiritual insight and emotional clarity.”—GWYNETH PALTROW

The renowned psychic medium and New York Times bestselling author of Signs explains how our loved ones who have passed continue to communicate with us, steering... Read more about Guided

This Is Your Mind on Plants

By: Michael Pollan
Narrated by: Michael Pollan
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

“A fascinating dive into society's relationship with three distinct and ubiquitous substances that are harvested from plants and form parts of our everyday life: opioids, caffeine, and mescaline. Michael Pollan's work is part journalism, part memoir, and wholly engaging. Read more

Meditations for Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

By: Dr Joe Dispenza
Narrated by: Dr Joe Dispenza
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Step out of who you’ve been—and into who you’re becoming.

In this four-week guided meditation program, New York Times best-selling author and researcher Dr Joe Dispenza teaches you how to access the operating system of the subconscious mind, where your automatic habits, emotional reactions, and self-limiting beliefs live.

Across eight guided... Read more about Meditations for Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon

By: Dr. Joe Dispenza
Narrated by: Adam Boyce
Length: 14 hours 6 minutes

The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most... Read more about Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon

Daring Greatly

How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

By: Brené Brown
Narrated by: Brené Brown
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

The #1 New York Times bestseller. 1 million copies sold!

From thought leader Dr. Brené Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability.
 
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer... Read more about Daring Greatly

This Changes Everything

A Surprisingly Funny Story About Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don't Talk About

By: Tyler Merritt
Narrated by: Tyler Merritt, Jerrie Merritt, David Tieche & Dr. Marcus Tan
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

“I am so glad I chose the audiobook version so I could listen to Mr. Merritt narrate his own story. He discusses cancer, race, and religion - topics that can be considered taboo or controversial but listening to it was like having a conversation with a friend. He handles each topic with data, grace, and humor. I recommend listening to his first... Read more

The Body Is a Doorway: A Memoir

A Journey Beyond Healing, Hope, and the Human

By: Sophie Strand
Narrated by: Sophie Strand
Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

In this lyrical, radically expansive self-portrait, celebrated poet, author, and lecturer Sophie Strand explores—with searing insight and honesty—the intersecting spaces of her own chronic illness, the complex ecology of a changing world, and the very nature of the stories we tell ourselves.   

At age sixteen Sophie Strand—bright,... Read more about The Body Is a Doorway: A Memoir

The Wild Edge of Sorrow

Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief

By: Francis Weller
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Hope and healing for a profoundly fractured world—a pathway home to the brightness, pains, and gifts of being alive

The bestselling book on grief and loss from psychotherapist Francis Weller: “One of the best books on grief I have ever read. … It helped me turn to and understand my grief in ways I never had before. It has helped me feel alive... Read more about The Wild Edge of Sorrow

The Book of Awakening

Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have

By: Mark Nepo
Narrated by: Mark Nepo
Length: 17 hours 27 minutes

Hailed as one of “Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things,” Mark Nepo’s bestselling “thinking person’s devotional” of inspirational stories and essays is now available from S&S Audio.

In this work, Mark Nepo invites listeners to explore their own inner core through the stories of ordinary people, political activists, artists, and spiritual teachers... Read more about The Book of Awakening

Divine Union

The Essential Path to Oneness

By: Paul Selig
Narrated by: Paul Selig
Length: 12 hours 58 minutes

Move beyond separation and fear into a state of divine union, with renowned channel Paul Selig. This program is read by the author.

I am in union with the Source of all things. This may be the Guides’ most important teaching to date, and Paul Selig channels this crucial message in his newest audiobook, Divine Union. A standalone audiobook to... Read more about Divine Union

Witchcraft

A History in Thirteen Trials

By: Marion Gibson
Narrated by: Rose Akroyd
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

“A history of thirteen witchcraft trials around the world. This book highlights what defines witchcraft in the past and present. Highlighting how these trials were steeped in misogyny, racism, colonialism, sexuality, and even ableism. A gut-wrenching read about how women and some men were wrongly accused and sentenced to horrible deaths. I was... Read more

Postcolonial Astrology

Reading the Planets through Capital, Power, and Labor

By: Alice Sparkly Kat
Narrated by: Heni Zoutomou
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Tapping into the political power of magic and astrology for social, community, and personal transformation.

In a cross-cultural approach to understanding astrology as a magical language, Alice Sparkly Kat unmasks the political power of astrology, showing how it can be channeled as a force for collective healing and liberation.

Too often, magic and... Read more about Postcolonial Astrology

Enchantment

Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age

By: Katherine May
Narrated by: Rebecca Lee
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

“In Wintering, Katherine May encouraged us to see life as cyclical, not linear, in order to better handle our inevitable low periods. In Enchantment, she presses forward in her journey to see the world in a new, gentler way. Separated into sections loosely based around earth, water, fire, and air, Enchantment explores different means by which we... Read more

The Book of Joy

Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

By: Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu & Douglas Carlton Abrams
Narrated by: Douglas Carlton Abrams, Francois Chau & Peter Francis James
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity.
 
The occasion was a big birthday. And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. The friends were His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The... Read more about The Book of Joy

The Miracle of Mindfulness

An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

By: Thich Nhat Hanh
Narrated by: Phap Huu
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

In this eloquent and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means for learning the skills of mindfulness. From washing dishes and answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and... Read more about The Miracle of Mindfulness

Catching the Big Fish

Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity

By: David Lynch
Narrated by: David Lynch
Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

In this “unexpected delight” (The Boston Globe), visionary filmmaker, musician, and actor David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation.

David Lynch’s Catching the Big Fish provides a rare window into the internationally... Read more about Catching the Big Fish

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

By: Dr. Joe Dispenza
Narrated by: Adam Boyce
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

You are not doomed by your genes and hardwired to be a certain way for the rest of your life. A new science is emerging that empowers all human beings to create the reality they choose. In Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, renowned author, speaker, researcher, and chiropractor Dr. Joe Dispenza combines the fields of quantum physics,... Read more about Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

Karma

A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

By: Sadhguru
Narrated by: Sadhguru & Leslie Howard
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER 
“Full of valuable insights to guide you.”—WILL SMITH
“Thoughtful and life-affirming . . . a must-read.”—TONY ROBBINS
“This book will put you back in charge of your own life.”—TOM BRADY

A new perspective on the overused and misunderstood concept of “karma” that... Read more about Karma

The Way of Integrity

Finding the Path to Your True Self (Oprah's Book Club)

By: Martha Beck
Narrated by: Martha Beck & Maria Shriver
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“A roadmap on the journey to truth and authenticity… [The Way of Integrity] is filled with aha moments and practical exercises that can guide us as we seek enlightenment.” –Oprah Winfrey

Bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck explains why “integrity”—needed now... Read more about The Way of Integrity

The Science of Magic

How the Mind Weaves the Fabric of Reality

By: Dean Radin, PhD
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

A science-backed guide to discovering the real power of magic and implementing it in your life, from the renowned author of Real Magic

There is an idea that shakes the core of our scientific principles: That our consciousness participates in creating our physical reality. It's an idea that runs counter to the materialist worldview we're all... Read more about The Science of Magic

HOW TO KILL A WITCH

A Guide For The Patriarchy

By: Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi
Narrated by: Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

“A detailed, entertaining, and thought provoking guide to the Witchcraft Trials of Scotland. If you are familiar with, and support the work of the Witches of Scotland campaign then you will enjoy this book! But more importantly this book shines light on why the campaign is important. Read more

Ghosts of the British Museum

A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects

By: Noah Angell
Narrated by: Noah Angell
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

“I cannot say I have had a burning desire to visit the British Museum prior to reading this book, for reasons around the colonial "acquisition" of many of the items. However, I feel drawn to the idea after listening to the instances of haunting and the history of the items those accounts center around. It is also fascinating how, as a society, we... Read more

Almost Everything

Notes on Hope

By: Anne Lamott
Narrated by: Anne Lamott
Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

“How does she do it? How does Anne Lamott capture the tension of mystery and truth in a way that makes you want to follow her anywhere and believe everything? If you opened this book to any random page you’d find something you’d feel compelled to read aloud to the stranger at the next table. Her familiar writing style spreads a blanket in the... Read more

The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy

How to Be Creative, Show Your Work, and Keep Going

By: Austin Kleon
Narrated by: Austin Kleon
Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

“Looking for some inspiration for keeping your chin up while you create your art? Austin Kleon does a fantastic job of giving you just that as he describes many processes and advice from major thinkers throughout our times. There are lots of great little tidbits about finding your tribe and sharing your work that were particularly poignant. Read more

Love and Rage

The Path of Liberation through Anger

By: Lama Rod Owens
Narrated by: Lama Rod Owens
Length: 9 hours

A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
 
In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation?

White supremacy in the United States has long necessitated that Black rage be suppressed, repressed, or denied, often as a means of survival, a literal matter of life and death. In Love and... Read more about Love and Rage

Meditations

A New Translation

By: Marcus Aurelius
Narrated by: Roger Davis & Ryan Holiday
Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.

Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way!

“Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his... Read more about Meditations

The Four Agreements

A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

A Toltec Wisdom Book: Book #1

By: Don Miguel Ruiz & Janet Mills
Narrated by: Peter Coyote
Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

The incredible New York Times and international bestselling guide to true happiness.

“This book by don Miguel Ruiz, simple yet so powerful, has made a tremendous difference in how I think and act in every encounter.”—Oprah Winfrey

In The Four Agreements, a perennial bestseller published in dozens of languages worldwide, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the... Read more about The Four Agreements

Signs

The Secret Language of the Universe

By: Laura Lynne Jackson
Narrated by: Laura Lynne Jackson
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned psychic medium teaches us how to recognize and interpret the life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides on the Other Side.

“A collection of incredible stories . . . that speak to the universe’s endless capacity for magical moments.”—goop

Laura Lynne Jackson is a psychic medium and the author... Read more about Signs

Returning Home to Our Bodies

Reimagining the Relationship Between Our Bodies and the World--Practices for connecting somatics, nature, and social change

By: Abigail Rose Clarke
Narrated by: Abigail Rose Clarke
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

For readers of adrienne maree brown, Staci K. Haines, and Robin Wall Kimmerer

A body-based healing model that interrogates what we’ve been wrongly taught about hierarchies of nature and the body—and pushes back against the white supremacy, colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism embedded in modern embodiment practices.

Pushing back against a... Read more about Returning Home to Our Bodies

Mary Magdalene Revealed

The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet

By: Meggan Watterson
Narrated by: Meggan Watterson
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

--WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER-- The Gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals a very different love story from the one we've come to refer to as Christianity. Harvard-trained theologian Meggan Watterson leads us verse by verse through Mary's gospel to illuminate the powerful teachings it contains.

A gospel, as ancient and authentic as any of the... Read more about Mary Magdalene Revealed

Many Lives, Many Masters

The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives

By: Brian L. Weiss
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

From author and psychotherapist Dr. Brian Weiss comes the classic New York Times bestseller on the true case of the past-life therapy that changed the lives of both the prominent psychiatrist and young patient involved—now featuring a new afterword by the author.

As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when... Read more about Many Lives, Many Masters

Enchantments

A Modern Witch's Guide to Self-Possession

By: Mya Spalter
Narrated by: Mya Spalter
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

“Are you looking to add a bit more magic in your life, or have a friend who seems to be collecting crystals at an alarming rate but doesn’t seem to know what to do with them? Look no further than Spalter’s fun and warm introduction to all things witchy! Perfect for the beginners or those looking for a bit of structure in their practice. I... Read more

Open Book

By: Jessica Simpson
Narrated by: Jessica Simpson
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

The #1 New York Times BestsellerIncludes six new songs by Jessica Simpson, available exclusively in the Open Book audiobook.
Performed by the author featuring her music throughout.
Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique... Read more about Open Book

Releasing Our Burdens

A Guide to Healing Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma

By: Thomas Hübl & Richard Schwartz, PhD
Narrated by: Tim Lounibos, Deanna Anthony, Dominique Franceschi, Noah Michael Levine, Sanya Simmons & William Slammon
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

"The authors’ definition of trauma is valuably broad and complex, and their concepts are unpacked in nonjudgmental terms. It’s a solid addition to the rising tide of literature on trauma." —Publishers Weekly

A groundbreaking collaboration between Dr. Richard Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Dr. Thomas Hübl, renowned... Read more about Releasing Our Burdens

Slow Seasons

A Creative Guide to Reconnecting with Nature the Celtic Way

By: Rosie Steer
Narrated by: Rosie Steer
Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Slow Seasons written and read by Rosie Steer.

Woman's Own Book Club 2023

‘A truly beautiful book. Rosie’s writing makes me want to close my laptop, step outside, and appreciate the magic that each season brings’ Jessica Elliot Dennison

In her late-twenties, feeling utterly overwhelmed by the pace of modern city life, Rosie Steer... Read more about Slow Seasons