When you search for “the best books about improv,” Stephen Nachmanovitch’s Free Play is always near the top of the list. With more than 200,000 copies sold, it’s in its 30th year of publication and still going strong. Nachmanovitch’s long-awaited second book is finally here! The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of Life shows exactly how the passion and immediacy of improvisation can be cultivated and how, in fact, we all improvise all the time. It is not a special act of genius of which few are capable but is in fact the natural activity of all humans, whether we’re driving a car or holding a conversation. People who might claim they could never improvise negotiate these tasks with fluidity and ease every day. We hope you’ll enjoy this excerpt from the book.

How do I stop falling for unavailable men? Marriage and family therapist Dr. Marni Feuerman has answers. In her new book, Ghosted and Breadcrumbed: Stop Falling for Unavailable Men and Get Smart about Healthy Relationships, she inspires women to take back their power by asking for what they want in their relationships and intimate connections. We hope you’ll enjoy this excerpt from the book.

Sophrology is a dynamic relaxation, stress-management, and meditation system that can help you connect with your inner resources quickly and easily, anytime, anywhere. Founded by Spanish neuropsychiatrist Alfonso Caycedo (1932–2017), it is used to connect the body and mind in a dynamic and powerful way. People from all walks of life have successfully used Sophrology to overcome fear of failure, manage stress and anxiety, beat insomnia, prepare for big events, and fulfill their potential. 

Most of us intuitively feel that reality contains a spiritual dimension hidden from our five senses. For author Lee Harris, that spiritual dimension became startlingly real one day when he began communicating with “the Zs,” a group of nonphysical beings from another plane of reality. 

At first, Lee dismissed the Zs as figments of his imagination, but they spoke with such wisdom and compassion that he became convinced of their existence. He quickly discovered that they had profound insights to offer into the big issues facing all of us: relationships, prosperity, health, and more.