by Nalanda Institute
Summertime offers us longer days, warm breezes, and a natural invitation for more play, a slower pace, and joyful activities. It’s a magical time when lush foliage and blooming flowers invite us to depart from our regular routines and create new rituals that evoke a sense of expansion and connection.
Our Summer Reading List, an annual Nalanda Institute tradition, is a compilation of book recommendations thoughtfully shared by members of the Nalanda Institute community. The intention of this list is to help support a sense of wonder, ease, and connection through the joy of reading. We have some great recommendations that will no doubt spawn introspection, wisdom, practice, healing, embodied awareness, contemplation, activism, and awe!
We hope you find a book or two that can accompany you over the next few months. Happy Summer!
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by Geri Loizzo
‘Cause it’s summer / Summertime is here / Yes it’s summer
My time of year / Yes it’s summer / My time of year
“Summer” by War
As I step into the warmer months and longer days here in the northern hemisphere, a song frequently heard on the radio waves, back in the 1970’s comes to mind, Summer by the funk rock fusion band War. It’s a song with a groove that evokes pleasure — riding around with the car window down, hearing your favorite songs, stretching out on a blanket in the sand, seeing children play in the street with the fire hydrant open, and feeling the balmy breeze on your face. The somatic experiences of summer can be so expansive and at the same time, grounded in warmth.