Resolution Resources: Become Your Best Self with the Library’s Help!

The Healthy Brain Book by William Sears and Vincent M. Fortanasce

Whether you’re experiencing “normal” mental and emotional burnout or wrestling with diagnosed illness, The Healthy Brain Book can help you thrive. It explains: How what we think can change how well we think, he role of inflammation in the brain, and how food and activity can reverse it, what drugs enhance and suppress the brain’s ability to heal itself – Actionable advice to improve your memory, promote learning, and prevent common brain ailments – How to personalize the book’s tools for your unique brain.

Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty (Audiobook)

Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty summarizes how to adopt a monk’s mindset for greater peace and purpose by training the mind to overcome negative thoughts and find clarity. The book is structured around three stages: letting go of baggage, growing your inner self, and serving others. Key principles include setting clear intentions, living intentionally by aligning actions with values, and creating routines that support focus and mental clarity.

The Neuroscience of You by Chantel Prat

From University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus from what’s average to an understanding of how every brain is different, exactly why our quirks are important, and what this means for each of us. With style and wit, Chantel Prat takes us on a tour of the meaningful ways that our brains are dissimilar from one another. Using real-world examples, along with take-them-yourself tests and quizzes, she shows you how to identify the strengths and weakness of your own brain, while learning what might be going on in the brains of those who are unlike you.

Move by Caroline Williams

For our earliest ancestors who hunted and gathered, movement meant survival. Our brains evolved to reward physical activity. What happens when we stop moving? Today, on average, we spend around 70 percent of our lives sitting or lying completely still. Our sedentary lifestyle is not only bad for our bodies, it can also result in anxiety, depression, and a lower overall IQ. Williams explores the research behind brain health and physical activity. She shares the good news: even the simplest movements can reactive our bodies and reframe our relationship to movement. She reveals easy tricks that offer a more stimulating and productive way of freeing our caged minds to live our best life.

Lifelong Yoga by Sage Rountree and Alexandra DeSiat

Yoga gives active people vital tools for healthy aging: strength, flexibility, balance, and focus. In this one-of-a-kind book, Sage Roundtree and Alexandra DeSiato clearly describe the what, why, and how of poses and routines that help keep people in any decade of life–but especially older people–fit and injury-free. Addressing the four biggest concerns of the older yoga student–balance, core strength, hip flexibility, and recovery–Lifelong Yoga is a unique and essential guide to the philosophy, poses, and routines that can help solve the challenges we encounter as we age.

Belly Dance Fitness for Beginners (DVD)

Identical twin sisters Neena and Veena Bidasha have been practicing the ancient art of bellydance since childhood. In this series, they introduce the slimming and toning aspects of this exotic dance. This full-body workout burns calories, increases endurance, and strengthens hips, buns, thighs and abs, all while teaching the basics of bellydance.

The Brain-Gut Connection with Dr. Emeran Mayer (DVD)

Recent science is now revealing that the vital connection between your gut and your brain impacts everything: your physical health, mental health and even the choices you make. Producer: Dr. Emeran A. Mayer, Jessica Olthof, Courtney Minifee. Host: Dr. Emeran A. Mayer

Attend Sit + Be Fit at DeKalb Public Library on January 7, 22, or both dates to enjoy a fun and stress-free seated workout! All abilities and fitness levels are welcome!

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now teaches that true peace comes from living fully in the present moment. Tolle explains how to quiet the mind, detach from ego, and stop dwelling on the past or future to experience deeper awareness and inner calm.

How to Focus by Thích Nhất Hạnh

The distractions of modern life vie for our attention, pulling us in many directions and interfering with our ability to focus. We are losing our capacity to concentrate, and with it our ability to be fully present, to have sovereignty over our life, and to be at our best for ourselves, each other, and the world. In inspiring passages and simple yet profound meditations, Thich Nhat Hanh guides us in reclaiming our capacity for concentration and insight, so we can live with intention and clarity.