There are a wealth of resources and voices in this field. This is our curation of books that we feel point clearly or with an interesting slant to the principles behind the mind. We have added our summary and insights to give you the essence of each book. Scroll down further to explore.
This list will continue to grow as we curate and discover more. Please ask if you are looking for something more specific or let us know if something really resonated with you from the list below.
You can download the full reading list to your device on the button above.
If you are looking to purchase one of the books from our list most of them are listed on our book shop on the link above.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
We recently read (and listened to the audiobook of) Neurodharma, a book that takes a scientific and spiritiual look at meditation practices and we really liked it. To be clear, for us, meditation is only one way to uncovering our capacity for internal peace, sharper thinking and heightened awareness, so we aren't saying you 'should' meditate. However, in Neurodharma, 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. He's like a kind friend taking you on a mountain hike, showing the way, pointing stuff out, and generally taking care of you but not being patronising. 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