Most Intimate

The joy of intimacy—with yourself, with others, and with the whole universe. The long-awaited first book from a prominent modern American Zen teacher. For Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, intimacy is what Zen practice is all about: the realization of the essential lack of distinction between self and other that inevitably leads to wisdom and compassionate action. She approaches the practice of intimacy beginning at its most basic level—the intimacy with ourselves that is the essential first step. She then shows how to bring intimacy into our relationships with others, starting with those dearest to us and moving on to those who don’t seem dear at all. She shows how to grow in intimacy so that we include everyone around us, all of society, the whole world and all the beings it contains. Each chapter is accompanied by practices she uses with her students at the Village Zendo for manifesting intimacy in our lives.

Dear friends, It brings me great joy to reach you through this book, which has been elaborated with all my knowledge, studies and personal experiences lived throughout my life. When I began writing My Most Intimate Secrets, I had very clear details that confirm exterior beauty, especially dieting, which is not only important for living a healthy life but also to reflect radiant beauty throughout your body from the hair on your scalp to the tip of your toes. However something inside me kept telling me that there is no such thing as exterior beauty without inner beauty. In other words, it doesnt matter how much attention we pay to our exterior if we neglect our most important element, our inner self, our essence and spirit. My slogan says: True beauty begins from within, then out. Begin by feeding your soul, spirit, and every beauty procedure you do will be a complete success. I assure you that once you establish contact with your inner self and begin to positively feed it you will be walking directly down the path towards eternal youth. Mark Mounier's.

WARNING: This book will change your marriage! Yes, it’s true. The most intimate act between a manand a woman is prayer. And praying daily with the one person you love more than any other takes you to a level of joy and satisfaction that you simply will not believe until you try it.Author of the bestseller When God Winks at You, SQuire Rushnell, and his wife, entertainer and talk-show host Louise DuArt, know firsthand what praying together as a couple can do. They were amazed at the happiness and harmony this simple act brought to their relationship. With the confirmation of groundbreaking, never previously published research from Baylor University, SQuire and Louise developed The 40 Day Prayer Challenge and, step-by-step, have guided other couples through this process.Those who bare themselves before God in prayer for a minimum of five minutes a day for forty days have achieved extraordinary results: Spousal communication elevates. Respect rises. Agreement becomes the norm. Happiness is a way of life. Satisfaction in lovemaking soars. Inside this book you also learn how to compare your test scores to the national average. Couples Who Pray has everything you and your partner need to begin a more intimate, rewarding relationship, including simple tips that can make your marriage thebest it has ever been! Couples Who PrayTM and The 40 Day Prayer ChallengeTM are trademarks of SQuire Rushnell.

Do you find yourself looking back with nostalgia on the days when you and your spouse first met? Do you miss that sense of discovery and excitement? Do you feel as if the two of you are stuck in the same old routines? In Discovering a More Intimate Response, marriage counselor Phil Cole brings his years of experience to teaching you how to make your marriage flower again…with even more spectacular colors than when you first fell in love. Many of your daily reactions and responses to your partner are like a frost on the garden of your marriage, bringing your relationship to where it is today. But you can learn the skills that will bring nourishing warmth to both of you, while sending your roots even deeper into the soil of your partnership together. Practical, down-to-earth, and fun, Discovering a More Intimate Response is exactly the tool you need to cultivate the blossoms of joyful, lasting love.

There is nothing crude nor erotic in this sexual questionnaire. It is to help couples understand each other’s preferences. Bryan Robinson's own answers are examples and he is not entirely comfortable with that, but he does so with humor, hoping that lightens it up for such a difficult subject. A man or woman can start. Bryan hopes the first reader marks Bryan’s male answers out, and uses their own, then provides blanks for their partner. Partners can then talk with each other about their mutual lack of knowledge, or misunderstandings, which will continue without such a questionnaire.

An intimate mystery encompasses you and tugs upon your heart—what does it mean to follow that tug across the arc of a spiritual life? Reflecting out of more than fifty years of practice in Zen Buddhism, Unitarian Universalism, and other contemplative traditions, James Ishmael Ford invites us into a journey through life's mysteries and the stages of spiritual development. Lightly structured by the archetypal Buddhist oxherding images, Ford’s exploration is rooted in the Zen way while being deeply enriched by various strains of world mysticism. The book, sprinkled with insights and quotes from Buddhist, Daoist, and Christian traditions, serves as a map and a companion to spiritual seekers or pilgrims—whether within one religious tradition or cobbling together a way of one’s own. “Here is the most natural of all natural experiences,” writes Ford. “In the midst of our suffering, our longing, our desperation, we capture a glimpse. Something touches us. And with that, if we are lucky and really notice some movement of some spirit within us, we turn our attention to the intimate way.”

A comprehensive and accessible illustrated guide to lingerie from intimates expert Cora Harrington, founder of The Lingerie Addict, the internet's top intimate apparel blog. While many love the idea of wearing special underthings, lingerie can be intimidating. How is it supposed to fit? How do you take care of it all? Is lingerie really for me? In this beautiful and empowering guide, lingerie expert Cora Harrington demystifies intimate apparel, making it accessible to all sizes, ages, and budgets. Covering everything from basic bras and panties to special occasion wear, shapewear, hosiery, corsets, and more, this no-nonsense handbook empowers you to confidently buy, wear, and care for the underpinnings of your dreams.