Below, find some resourses that have informed my thinking, teaching and guide work. Not at all comprehensive, these are just a few key works that I have particularly enjoyed. I’ve started below with some books that I think are especially worthwhile reads. Later, I will add some links to websites and scholarly papers. I get some percentage of the sale price of the books here if you buy through the link. Enjoy!

Sam Harris is a neurobiologist and also an adept meditator whose book is required reading for those who identify as “rational materialists” and therefore may be resistant to connecting with their spirituality. This book gave me the permission to be spiritual in an authentic way without needing the trappings of religion or new age woo. Sam explores many topics including meditation, spirituality, ethics, gurus, psychedelics and consciousness with unparalleled clarity, depth and rationality. BUY NOW

I’ve given this book more than any other. It is the book I read on my first trip to Peru. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer is written in plain language, using simple examples and metaphors to make spirituality as clear as possible for the reader. Powerful and clear explanations of how the mind works and how to watch it. You are not your self-concept (the structure of thoughts, emotions, and beliefs of yourself in your mind). You are the awareness who hears the thought and sees a woman’s body in the mirror… BUY NOW

I’ve read this book several times. Each time I am remined of the Jeff Foster’s very nuanced but clear message, “Don’t try to change or escape your present experience, just accept what is here.” -Experience is the key word here- The author was always trying to maintain and control his life. He had a breakdown and wound up in the hospital. This depression was a giant invitation to awaken, to go from “depressed” to “deep rest”. The entire universe is exactly as it should be. Discover how ‘even this is allowed.’ Discover how every moment is perfect. The end of suffering: 1) Admit the truth, 2) Allow it in, 3) Notice it as acceptable. BUY NOW

I have read a lot of Alan Watts. In this fun and interesting read, and the message is one of connectivity – and not just with our fellow women and men, but with all of creation. In this book, you will discover a glimpse into the ancient wisdom of the Vedanta; what language can tell us about people’s perceptions; and why the inevitability of death needn’t be a cause for concern. Line after line of profound prose. BUY NOW

The Four Agreements was published in 1997. It remained a best seller in the New York Times for eight years and sold over 7.2 million copies. It is based on ancient Toltec Wisdom and is a great self-improvement and awareness book. If you get the four agreements outlined in the book, you will be just fine: 1) Be Impeccable with Your Word, 2) Don’t take anything personally, 3) Don’t make assumptions 4) Always do your best. What a handbook for life! BUY NOW

I read this the first printing of this book in 1996 when I had just graduated from undergrad. I have kept it all these years because it was invaluable for learning about sex in a gentle, funny and highly informative way. This book is a masterpiece and is now in its 10th edition. After recently recommending it to a client, I decided to reread it myself. Amazing! Any question you have about sex (note, it is targeted to heterosexual relationships) and any question you never knew you had about sex is answered completely. I consider this book required reading. A manual for one of the most enjoyable parts of life! BUY NOW

Wow! This book filled so many holes in my understanding. Hawkins presents a wonderful model to understand where people and societies are in terms of “levels of consciousness.” The book explores the ego’s expressions and inherent limitations and gives detailed explanations and instructions on how to transcend them. This leads to progressive spiritual awareness and on to higher levels of consciousness, providing specific steps for transcending each level, from preparatory to advanced states such as enlightenment itself. BUY NOW

After working in expanded states, the thesis of this book may seem obvious and consistent with a lot of what eastern spirituality (is that even a thing?) has been teaching for millennia. Hoffman puts puts much of this spiritual understanding into a scientific and presumably, testable, framework. The theory argues consciousness creates neural activity, and humans have evolved to see what is needed for survival— perceptions are a user interface, but not necessarily reality. Really cool! BUY NOW

This should be required reading for every man. What a shame that the true and ancient ways of masculinity and femininity have been tainted in the modern age. David Deida has handbook for reconnecting to these energies. On giving and recommending this book, I’ve leaned it is somewhat of a litmus test. I’ve noticed that the most joyful, loving and open hearted men whom I’ve recommended this book to, love it. Those men that just “don’t get it”, seem to be struggling more. That is OK… It just means we have some more work to do! "Stop waiting. Feel everything. Love achingly. Give impeccably. Let go" "The creative challenge is to tussle, play, and make love with the present moment while giving your unique gift" BUY NOW

This is a mind bender. If you already know the universe is big, get ready to learn that it is bigger. Also, did you know there may be many kinds and levels of multiple realities? Tegmark tackles big concepts in an easy to comprehend manner. Honestly, I was a little overwhelmed by the implications of this book. By the way, intuitively, I feel the framework of the multiple levels of the multiverse, as laid out by Max Tegmark in this book, is not inconsistent with the observations of many of the great spiritual teachers. The universe is an amazing gift! BUY NOW