Circle Read — Naturally High Performance

The book takes Syd's exploration of the Native American teachings of the Great Spirit - the source of everything and, in a sense, is a guide towards the inside, non-intellectual exploration of truth. What re-occurs all the way through is a message of love and understanding and that wisdom can only lie and be found within each of us. There is nothing superfluous or wordy, it just feels like truth, and I found myself going back over it again and again to catch the feeling behind the words and not let my intellect try to get hold of them! It's funny, because I didn't feel like I learned anything 'new' in reading this, but I did feel a deep sense of connection and reliability - not so much in myself, but in us (as a collective noun).

For me, the book offered a fresh way to see what Syd Banks called Mind — that infinite source of intelligence and potential — framed through a different yet deeply aligned lens. If there’s a watch-out, it’s that there’s quite a lot of form in the book. He uses frameworks, practices, and recipes to get more of the energies. It’s easy to get caught up in doing, rather than seeing. Our take is that the inner core doesn’t need us to “work on it”; it’s already there. But if you read between the lines, you can feel what he’s really pointing to: the simplicity of being guided from within. Click to read more.

Richard Hanson explores the spiritual practice of meditation and enlightenment and then looks at the physical and psychological effects of them - and it's quite compelling. He takes the role of guide or even co-explorer, and is encouraging without preaching, rather making offers and then exploring the evidence and rationale. Each chapter in the book takes a different aspect of enlightenment, offering insights and practical support to help us mere mortals to explore it, including guided meditations (which are particularly good in the audiobook). A great book for those of us who are interested in the practical and the potential of meditation.

Synposis coming soon

George Pransky’s new book consists of ‘metaphors, stories and musings of the heart’. Appealing completely to our living intelligence as opposed to our intellect this book creates the conditions for the reader to have their own insights about how their experience of life is truly created. Short and easy to read.

Powerful and relevant this book that explores inspiring stories of transformation that are extraordinary as well as relatable. Our takeaway from this book was the immense freedom of mind that is on offer to us no matter what is going on.

Easy, simple read consisting of a continuous dialogue of a group of people who meet a man who has had a moment of enlightenment about how the mind works. The reader goes along on a very clear journey of seeing this for themselves. A good read for someone exploring this for the first time.

Sequel to ‘The Enlightened Gardener’: Easy, simple read consisting of a continuous dialogue of a group of people who meet a man who has had a moment of enlightenment about how the mind works. It has a strong mental health message. The reader goes along on a very clear journey of seeing this for themselves. A good read for someone exploring this for the first time.

A poetic, honest and lovingly challenging book which nudges you to reflect and consider this understanding for yourself. A great choice for anyone coming to NHP for the first time or look for a refresh. Our takeaway from this book was how simple and transformational realising how your mind works is.

A core book for us: We point people to Invisible Power time and time again as well as using it alongside our programmes as a ‘manual’ of sorts. It is a clear, easy to read compilation of the principles their major implications. We often recommend to have a glance through the chapters and see which jumps out to you in that moment! There are endless takeaways from this book.

Michael Neill said that when he began to write this book it may have only been 10 pages long (but he had to add a few words to actually create a book). This is because exploring the principles is so simple sometimes it is hard to put into words. Michael does a great job of keeping that simplicity and coupling that with clarity for the reader to understand this for themselves. A good place to point someone exploring the principles for the first time.

A light, powerful, reflective read that wakes the reader up to their inner intelligence and joy. Our takeaway was that everything we need to succeed, we already have. The more we realise this, the more freedom, joy and peace of mind we experience. A good place to point someone exploring the principles for the first time.

A short, powerful read exploring the principles through personal examples and stories. Conversational and easy to read. Our takeaway was that often the most difficult thing to learn is what we already know – this understanding is common sense, simply how it works, and this book illustrates that well.

Similar to Invisible Power, this book is formatted like a manual that you can dip in and out of. It explores the principles through the implications of this understanding on your state of mind and the impact this has on your motivation, success and happiness. This book is particularly useful for a corporate audience.

A conversational, relatable way of pointing people to how their minds work through a focus on habit. Our takeaway is that willpower is simply more thinking! When you understand how your mind works change becomes effortless and you move through life with ease.

Similar to the ‘Little Book of Clarity’ Jamie Smart explores the principles through the lens of getting better results. A resource to understand the principles in an intellectual way.

A simple, friendly and comfortable exploration of the principles. The format feels like an informal chat with a friend that nudges you to look within yourself for insight. Our takeaway was that everything we need to succeed, we already have.

This book is what it says on the tin – somebody should have told us all this sooner! Stories and examples to demonstrate the principles. Slightly dated examples but just as relevant.

A conversational, relatable way of pointing people to how their minds work through a focus on habit. Our takeaway is that willpower is simply more thinking! When you understand how your mind works change becomes effortless and you move through life with ease.

Easy, insightful read pointing the reader back to their true nature. Our takeaway: “This is the real secret to life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work realise it is play.”