New Year, Fresh Start
15-minute Stretch : Four 15-minute Workouts for Flexibility, Posture, and Strength
by Suzanne Martin

A doctor of physical therapy and a certified Pilates expert provides four 15-minute, step-by-step, illustrated stretching routines for beginners to help inspire readers to make exercise a part of their weekly routine and enjoy increased strength and flexibility. Illustrations.
50 ways to rewire your anxious brain
by Catherine M. Pittman

This toolkit provides fifty simple, practical and proven-effective daily skills to reduce anxiety and stress by taming triggers, creating lasting calm by banishing toxic thinking, chronic worry and rumination and reducing fight or flight responses. Original.
Beginner gardening
by Dorling Kindersley Ltd

"Beginner Gardening step by step shows you the basics needed to get your green space under control and keep it that way. Drawing on the world-renowned expertise of the Royal Horticultural Society, the book is packed full of creative ideas with lots of simple step-by-step instructions and clear images to help you realize your garden's potential, no matter the size and scale. Get to know your garden and choose plants that will grow well in particular soil types and conditions year after year. From plantingand training decorative climbers to designing seasonal hanging basket displays and growing your own tomatoes, these are the small jobs that will make a huge difference to how your garden looks and feels"
Cook smart, eat well : Mayo Clinic recipes and strategies for healthy living
by Jennifer Welper

To fuel a healthy lifestyle, establish smarter, timesaving habits in the kitchen. Learn a fresh approach to healthy cooking from Mayo Clinic Wellness Executive Chef Jennifer Welper. Inside you'll find more than 100 original recipes with something for every meal, including bright salads, zesty tacos, hearty comfort foods, savory lean meats and burgers, stir-fries, kid-friendly dishes, and desserts. In addition, this master class with Chef Jen gives cooks of any level solid footing in the kitchen and expert advice to streamline shopping and cooking, whether feeding just one or a large family. Here's how to cook smart to eat well, creating foods you'll savor and recipes you'll come back to again and again.
The cure for burnout
by Emily Ballesteros

Combining scientific and cultural research, a burnout management coach and TikTok influencer shares the tried-and-true strategies she successfully implemented with clients around the globe to demystify burnout for our post-pandemic world—and set us on a path toward a life of personal and professional balance. Illustrations.
The dinner party project
by Natasha Feldman

A cooking show host and private chef shares the secrets to throwing fun, no-stress gatherings through recipes for every mood and cooking comfort level, menu suggestions and tips and tricks for taking the pressure off of hosting. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Happy plants, happy you
by Kamili Bell Hill

"Filled with witty advice and helpful plant-care routines, Happy Plants, Happy You reveals the surprising connections between tending houseplants and nurturing a more content, balanced, and healthier you"
How not to diet : the groundbreaking science of healthy, permanent weight loss
by Michael Greger

Dr. Greger hones in on the optimal criteria to enable weight loss, while considering how these foods actually affect our health and longevity. He lays out the key ingredients of the ideal weight-loss diet--factors such as calorie density, the insulin index, and the impact of foods on our gut microbiome--showing how plant-based eating is crucial to our success, and then goes beyond food to identify twenty-one weight-loss accelerators available to our bodies, incorporating the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities
How to be well : the six keys to a happy and healthy life
by Frank Lipman

An expert in integrative and functional medicine offers a hands-on guide to improving health and gaining lifelong vitality through a six-ringed system involving how to eat, sleep, move, protect yourself from toxins, relax and connect with others. 75,000 first printing.
Keep the memories, lose the stuff : declutter, downsize, and move forward with your life
by Matt Paxton

"America's top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family's china, and even the kids' height charts aren't just stuff; they're attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present. 
The joy of connections
by Ruth K. Westheimer

An guide to combating loneliness, with 100 ways to increase connectivity right now, from the therapist and orphan of the Holocaust appointed the first-ever“Loneliness Ambassador” in the country.
Organize your life
by Kelsey Mulvey

Provides a step-by-step action plan for decluttering every room of your home and helping decide what to keep and what to let go while tidying closets, organizing the junk drawer and making room in the refrigerator and pantry. Illustrations.
Pilates for living : get stronger, fitter and healthier for an active later life
by Harri Angell

Argues for the benefits of Pilates for older people seeking a fulfilling and active later life, explaing how it can lower blood pressure, remove the causes of aches and pains, and support good health
Roadmap for the rest of your life : smart choices about money, health, work, lifestyle-- and pursuing your dreams
by Bart Astor

Presents a guide for ensuring that retirement can be lived comfortably, providing tips on such topics as insurance, health, fitness, estate planning, and housing
Start more than you can finish : a creative permission slip to unleash your best ideas
by Becky Blades

"Starting is a skill. And like any other skill, it can be learned, practiced and mastered. When we do it right, we can go anywhere, start anything. We all need to start more. To imagine things and push the ignition switch to begin them. We need to start things that will take ten minutes and things that will take five years, and things we will never, ever finish. Because acting on our ideas is the best of who we are. Whether we finish them or not. Start More Than You Can Finish empowers readers to become stARTists: initiators with a bias for action and the courage to ignite our ideas. Mining the best habits of artists and entrepreneurs, this book introduces the concept of "startistry," or "stARTistry" (registered trademark). 
The Wellness Bucket List
by Nana Luckham

For anyone seeking calming and therapeutic wellness respites, this aspirational guide contains 1,000 travel ideas organized geographically. Every aspect of wellness and self-care is covered: rid yourself of negative energy in a sweat lodge in Mexico; unwind with yoga in a tree house cabin by the Caribbean in Tobago; harness the healing power of seawater in France; practice the art of forest bathing in Japan; go on a wellness cruise down the Mekong in Vietnam; engage in holistic healing therapies in a former Maharaja's palace in India; learn more about gut health and gastronomy in California; experience holistic healing arts in the Hamptons... the possibilities are endless. 
Yin yoga 50+
by Paul Steele

"This book explains what yin yoga is, its history, and the benefits, including stress reduction and improved strength, flexibility, and range of motion. It includes photos and instructions for 24 poses and 15 sequences for specific body regions, sports, or activities"
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