Friday, August 15, 2008

Tools for the Life Coach

Paradigms Ltd. is holding a special offer on a bunch of tools for life coaches. For just more than $100, you can order more than 100 life coaching tools, relationship tools, and additional material. And the bonuses look well worth buying the bonus pack, which includes seven months of email and MP3 training and coaching, as well as a subscription to new tools as they're available.

I've yet to pick it up, so I can't speak to the quality of the material. Anyone who's checked it out? Leave your feedback here.

The School of Practical Philosophy

I'm fascinated by the Philosophy Works course offering at the School of Practical Philosophy. The 10-week course is designed to help people put great philosophical ideas into practice in their everyday lives -- practical philosophy. And at $175, it seems quite reasonable.

Has anyone ever taken one of their courses? Any insights or feedback you can share?

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The List: Free Entrainment Recordings

The folks at XtremeMind pointed me to these free entrainment recordings. Download 'em while they're still available, and report any results here!

Energy Through Gemstones?

Energy Muse Jewelry has been all over the place in recent days, with reported sightings of David Beckham and Olympic athletes wearing the company's Health, Prosperity, Strength, Transformation and Performance necklaces as they compete.

While I've never experienced augmented success through the use of crystals or gemstones, I'm intrigued by the notion. Can anyone share any first-hand accounts?

Book Summaries for the New Philosopher

Last week or so, I subscribed to a new book summary service that focuses on self-help and -development books. PhilosophersNotes offers "concentrated wisdom for your hero's journey."

You can request free PDF and MP3 samples, or you can subscribe for either $97 or $167. Titles summarized include books by Stephen Covey, Joseph Campbell, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, T. Harv Ecker, and others. Summaries run about six pages (MP3s are 20 minutes long), and the site's founder, Brian Johnson, also founded Zaadz, now Gaia.

It's a wonderful project -- a good way to digest some of the better self-help and -development books out there, and an interesting next step for this dotcom millionaire. I'm looking forward to see how it unfolds!

"Spa Musicians" Seek Respect

There's an interesting article in the Los Angeles Time about how spa-music makers struggle for legitimacy. Partly a profile of record label Gemini Sun, the piece takes a look at the role of spa music, which taps into New Age, Celtic, world, ambient, Native American and other music.

Intended to straddle the conscious and unconscious, spa music aims to provide a kind of white noise for the spa experience -- to provide a soundtrack for the self-repair and -healing that spas can bring. Made me wonder what music might aid self-development.

Post your recommendations here.

Integral Life Beta Launched

The new Integral Life site, influenced by the work of Ken Wilber, launched in beta today. I haven't had a chance to fully explore the new landscape, but it looks promising.

There's a free version of the site, as well as a relatively inexpensive ($15) premium version that grants access to more content. Might be worth exploring!