50 Inspiring Books to Uplift Your Life, Health and Well-being

50 Inspiring Books to Uplift Your Life, Health and Spirituality is an open invitation to immerse yourself in a transformative journey of personal growth and well-being.

Purposefully compiled over nearly 30 years, this list of golden nuggets, selected from a much longer list, includes diverse genres to spark awareness, shift, transform, and expand mindsets, invite wisdom, and enhance health and well-being.

The “Journey Begins” with inspiring classics and mind-opening topics. Explore our innate powers with “Personal Growth and Mindset” teachings, learn profound wisdom in “Yoga Philosophy” and “Buddhist Teachings“, open your mind and soul with “Spirituality“, and nourish your body with “Food, Nutrition, and Health” and “Plant-Based Recipes“. Finally, find some “Inspiration“.

As the world continues to evolve rapidly, it’s more important than ever to use whatever tools are available to help us gain presence, perspective, and intention.

My tool of choice is books.

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50 Inspiring Books to Uplift Your Life Health and Spirituality

The Journey Begins

In my 20s, these were some of the books that triggered my awareness and curiosity about the intricacies of life and spirituality. From there on, sheer curiosity about the various branches of spirituality and self-actualization fed my thirst for knowledge.

  1. Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse
  2. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Pocketbook Guide to Fulfilling Your Dreams , by Deepak Chopra
  3. Many Lives, Many Masters: The True STory of a Prominent Psychaistrist, His Young Patient, the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives, by Dr. Brian Weiss
  4. Conversations with God – Book 1, by Neil Welsh
  5. An Introduction to Buddhism: (Core Teachings), by The Dalai Lama
  6. The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran
  7. The Madman: His Parables and Poems, by Kahlil Gibran

Personal Growth and Mindset

Only in my mid-40s did my craving for intentional personal growth begin. Amongst books, courses, videos, films, and blogs, my life became a constant search for answers and ways to improve myself. Committed to my search, I intended to understand what it means to live my best life and learn how to implement it.

  1. The Success Principles – How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, by Jack Canfield
  2. Superbrain – Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-being, by Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi
  3. The Power of Now – A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, by Eckhart Tolle
  4. The Chimp Paradox – The Science of Mind Management for Success in Business and in Life, by Prof. Steve Peters
  5. Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway: Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger into Power, Action, and Love, by Susan Jeffers
  6. How to Take Charge of Your Life: The Users Guide to NLP, by Richard Handler
  7. Coaching for Performance: GROWing Human Potential and Purpose – The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership, by John Whitmore
  8. Creatrix – She Who Makes, by Lucy Pearce

Yoga Philosophy

Had it not been for yoga practice, I don’t know which course my personal growth journey would have taken. Since being introduced to this ancient philosophy of life in my late 20s, everything in my life started to change. Slowly, but surely.

  1. Yoga: Your Home Practice Companion, by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre
  2. Thought Power, by Swami Sivananda
  3. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Translation and Commentary by Sri Swami Sachidananda
  4. Pranayama Rahasya (With Scientific Factual Evidence), by Swami Ramdev
  5. Personal Excellence Through The Bhagavad Gita, Swami Sukhabodhananda
  6. Where there is Light, Paramahansa Yogananda
  7. Living Fearlessly, Paramahansa Yogananda
  8. The Law of Success, Paramahansa Yogananda

Buddhist Teaching

Since my college years, I have been interested in Buddhist teachings and although the time has not yet come for me to delve deeper into this faith, every time I have a chance, I explore a bit more.

  1. The Way to Freedom: Core Teaching of Tibetan Buddhism, by The Dalai Lama
  2. The Art of Happiness, by  The Dalai Lama
  3. Beginning Our Day*, by Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
  4. Finding the Missing Peace*, Ajahn Amaro
  5. Contemplations of the Seven Factors of Awakening*, Ajahn Thiradadhamo
  6. The Four Noble Truths*, Ajahn Sumedho

* These books, and many others about the Theravada Buddhist Tradition, can be found for free at www.forestsangha.org.

Spirituality

This is where resistance and controversy may arise. Open your mind and explore different takes on spirituality and the spiritual world.

  1. The Spirits Book – Allan Kardec
  2. Search: Journey on the Inner Path, by Jean Sulzberger
  3. Anatomy of the Spirit, Caroline Myss
  4. How to Read The Akashic Records: Accessing the Archive of the Soul and Its Journey, by Linda Howe
  5. The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life, by Professor Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh

Food, Nutrition and Health

Fundamental pillars of our life on earth, Food, Nutrition and Health, in my opinion, should be subjects mastered by all, from an early age. Ranging from different topics, the list below gives you a cross-section of what I have learnt from experience to be fundamental pieces of knowledge that when applied have the potential to improve your life in way that you cannot start to fathom.

  1. How not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease, Dr. Michael Greger
  2. Eat To Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustainable Weight Loss, by Dr. Joel Fuhrman MD
  3. Leaf to Life: The Natural Approach to Slow Down Aging and Living a Healing Life, by Sebastian Liew
  4. Food Pharmacy: A Guide to Gut Bacteria, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, and Eating for Health, by Lina Aurell and Mia Close
  5. Nutrition: Food, Health and Spiritual Development, by Rudolf Steiner
  6. Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever!, by Clinton Ober (Author), Dr Stephen T Sinatra M.D. (Author), Martin Zucker (Author), James L Oschman Ph.D. (Foreword), Gaetan Chevalier (Commentary)
  7. The Beautiful Cure: The Revolution in Immunology and What It Means for Your Health, by Daniel M. Davis
  8. Befriend Gravity: The Commonsense Approach to Rebuild Your Happy Spine, by Glenn Duffy, D.C.

Plant-Based Recipes

Although I love books, more often than not I go online to search for a “quick and easy” recipes. Hence, the limited length of this list.

  1. How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease, by Dr. Michael Greger, Gene Stone
  2. The Yoga Kitchen: Over 100 Vegetarian Recipes to Energize the Body, Balance the Mind & Make for a Happier You, by Kimberly Parsons
  3. Ella Mills Woodward Collection 3 Books Set (Deliciously Ella The Plant-Based Cookbook, Deliciously Ella Quick & Easy, Deliciously Ella Every Day, by Ella Woodward
  4. Cook Share Eat Vegan, by Wine Carlin

Inspiration

From my perspective, although all books in this list are inspirational, these last suggestions are books that have touched me at turning points in my life.

  1. The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint Exupéry
  2. Cirque du Soleil: The Spark – Igniting the Creative Fire that Lives within Us All, created by Lyn Heward, written by John U. Bacon
  3. The Virgin Way: If It’s Not Fun, It’s Not Worth Doing, by Richard Branson
  4. The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision (Celestine Series), James Redfield

A retrospective of my personal growth journey, each book on this list has helped shape who I am today. Compiling this list of 50 inspiring books to improve your life, health, and spirituality led me to relive my journey and understand how far I have come from where I was to where I am now.

While these books have paved the way for my journey of transformation, book by book, step by step, some of these topics may not resonate with you. That’s okay. However, if you are inspired by just one of these book titles, I invite you to read it and let it work its magic in your life. There is a reason you were drawn to it.

Now tell me, have you read any of the books I have listed above?

Which ones resonate with you the most?

Let me know in the comments below, and don’t forget to share this list with your family, friends, or colleagues who might need some inspiration to change their lives.