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title: Celebrating Women Authors for International Women's Day
description: In honor of International Women’s Day, we created a list of some of our favorite books and articles written by leading women in the mindfulness, wisdom and emotional intelligence movement.
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# [Celebrating Women Authors for International Women's Day](https://siyli.org/resources/blog/celebrating-women-authors-international-womens-day)

 Written by [Admin](https://siyli.org/resources/blog/author/admin) | Mar 4, 2020 8:02:27 PM

In honor of International Women’s Day, we created a list of some of our favorite books and articles written by leading women in mindfulness, wisdom, leadership, personal development and emotional intelligence.

- “A Fierce Heart” by Spring Washam
- “Peak Mind” by Dr. Amishi Jha
- “Acts of Faith: Meditation for People of Color” by Iyanla Vanzant
- “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert
- “The Path to Flourishing” by Carolina Lasso
- “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- “Sit down to rise up” by Shelly Tygielski
- “Creative Visualization” by Shakti Gawain
- “Contemplation Nation: How Ancient Practices Are Changing the Way We Live” by Mirabai Bush
- “Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World” by Jennifer Palmieri
- “Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing” by Anita Moorjani
- “El Leopardo al Sol” by Laura Restrepo
- “Good Morning, I love You” by Shauna Shapiro
- “How to Meditate” by Pema Chödrön
- “Kindred” by Octavia Butler
- “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou
- “Leadership Embodiment” by Wendy Palmer
- “Loving What Is” by Byron Katie
- “Mindful Parenting in a Messy World” by Michelle Gale
- “Mindful of Race” by Ruth King
- “Paula” by Isabel Allende
- “Quiet” by Susan Cain
- “Rabbit Proof Fence” by Doris Pilkington
- “Radical Acceptance” by Tara Brach
- “Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation” cowritten by Rev. angel Kyodo Williams
- “Real Happiness” by Sharon Salzberg
- “Rising Strong” by Brené Brown
- “Self-Compassion” by Kristin Neff
- “She Had Some Horses” by Joy Harjo
- “The Bean Trees and Pigs in Heaven” by Barbara Kingsolver
- “The Blind Spot Effect” by Kelly Boys
- “The Inner Work of Racial Justice” by Rhonda V. Magee
- “The Infinite” View by Ellen Tadd
- “The How of Happiness” by Sonja Lyubomirsky
- “The Mindful Day” by Laurie Cameron
- “The Politics of Trauma” by Staci Haines
- “The Village Effect” by Susan Pinker
- “The Way of Tenderness” by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
- “Temple of My Familiar” by Alice Walker
- “There is Nothing Wrong with” You by Cheri Huber
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
- “Wild Mercy” by Mirabai Starr
- “Wild Swans” by Jung Chang
- “Working Identity” by Hernimia Ibarra
- “Working with Mindfulness” by Mirabai Bush
- “Why Walk When You Can Fly” by Isha Judd

 

Women Authors of the SIYLI community:

*SIYLI’s Director of Marketing, Carolina Lasso with her new book “The Path to Flourishing” *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*SIYLI’s Board of Directors Mirabai Bush (left) and Amishi Jha (right) with the book Mirabai co-authored “Walking Each Other Home.”*

 

 

 

 

 

 

*SIYLI’s Chair of the Board of Directors, Rhonda Magee with her book “The Inner Work of Racial Justice”*

 

 

 

 

 

 SIY Certified Teacher with her book, “Sit Down to Rise Up”

 

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