The Grounded Summer Reading List

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10 Grounded Guest Editors on the one book you should read this summer

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Matthew Shaw, Founder of Sauveur

Bellies by Nicola Dinan

"This is one of my absolute favourite recent books. Nicola’s ability to throw you into the world of twenty-somethings arriving in London and create such a vivid world of identity, friendship, and emotion is remarkable. I was completely pulled into a beautiful and devastating web of friendships and messy life I simply couldn’t put it down."

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Amy Powney, Founder of AKYN

If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie

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Char Yau, Founder of Muihood

Chinese Medicine for the Mind by Nina Cheng

"I have enjoyed learning that TCM doesn't treat insomnia as one condition with one fix. It looks at what kind of sleeplessness you have, and why, before deciding how to help. A wired, racing mind points to Heart heat. Chronic worry and mental overwork deplete the body's ability to wind down altogether."

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Reena Simon, Founder of The Intentional Home

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

"I’m in an era where, even on holiday, life is stop-start with family, so I find myself reaching for books I can dip in and out of rather than read cover to cover. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin is exactly that. It’s less a book to read from beginning to end and more a collection of reflections on creativity, curiosity and living more intentionally. I’m building something at the moment, so it’s the kind of book I keep returning to for fresh perspective and inspiration."

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Sonia Rose, Lymphatic Drainage & Movement Coach

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer

"I love this book. It pushed me to be more present and less attached to the constant noise in my mind. Plus, it’s a beautiful reminder that we don’t always have to react to every thought or feeling we experience."

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Gareth Moran, Fitness Professional & Integrative Humanistic Counsellor in Training

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine

"This book looks at trauma from a somatic perspective, using examples through animals. If you're somebody who has picked up and put down The Body Keeps the Score, this, I feel, is a more digestible version. It's a pick-up-put-down, so you don't need to read it cover to cover to find something useful. I feel it's an incredible and accessible introduction to how we hold trauma in the body."

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Lauren Cunningham, Grounded's Editor-in-Chief

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

"This easy beach read conjures up every kind of emotion: shock, laughter, worry, the list goes on, without the overly clichéd rom-com characters. I got through it in three days."

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Justine Masters, The Alternative Facialist

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

"Every time I read this book, I’m reminded that we all have a choice: to stay where it’s safe or to keep growing. Jonathan is told to conform and stop chasing what seems impossible, but he refuses to give up. He keeps learning, keeps failing, and keeps trying again."

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Hector Hughes, Founder of Unplugged

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

"Extremely funny and yet deeply dark story about the bleakness and insanity of war. As witty as it is sad."

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Johan Depraetere, Author of Pick Your Gummy Bear

Awareness by Anthony de Mello

"De Mello strips spirituality down to one blunt idea: most of what we call suffering is just refusing to see things as they are. It is one of the sharpest and funniest collections of talks I have listened to. Perfect for a long train ride, lying on a beach, or walking with headphones in. De Mello fuses catholic mysticism with Eastern Buddhist insights. Powerfully unique and connects with my core."

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