How can books help you transform your lifestyle?
With global warming reaching unprecedented levels and our environment degrading daily, a sustainable living philosophy is paramount. The concept of sustainable living is deeply rooted in transforming your mentality of how your actions impact the world around you. You must understand the gravity of your choices and study how to make better ones.
And in that pursuit, books are the best aid. They allow you to understand sustainability and its logic thoroughly and more accurately. Books on sustainability will take you through an evolutionary journey, word by word, and help you develop a wholesome, eco-friendly lifestyle more methodically. Since they cover the topic more holistically, you can understand sustainability from multiple points of view and get a rooted understanding of its ideology.
Must-read books on sustainable lifestyle, available online at Amala Earth
All of us must contribute, in whatever way possible, towards conserving the environment and resources to preserve them for future generations. However, many of us may not know where to start or how to follow a sustainable lifestyle. The following books can inform and inspire readers looking to incorporate sustainable practices in their lives. It can include activities ranging from making and using handmade items for multiple purposes to exploring healthier and sustainable routines for the earth and yourself. These books are available online on Amala Earth.
Books on yoga
Yoga is one of the world's oldest practices for a healthy mind and body. Practising yoga involves techniques to enhance mental and physical well-being. It also teaches you how to have a nature-conscious mindset and encourages you to live a sustainable lifestyle. Gurus and yoga practitioners have inculcated a balanced lifestyle where they take from nature what is necessary and use the resources to their optimal potential.
Here is a list of various books on yoga, its core principles, practices, different forms, and places that conduct yoga retreats. They will also help you understand how yoga can help you pursue a healthy and sustainable life.
- Tibetan Yoga: Principles and Practices | Ian A. Baker
- Dance as Yoga | Rekha Tando
- Yoga and Spiritual Retreats | Sibylle Kramer
- Yoga for the Family: A Holistic Approach | Bharat Thakur
Books on flowers
Most people like flowers and gardens that are pleasing to their senses. They give a calming ambience to your house and organic embellishment. However, each plant has specific necessities and nutrition requirements that need to be adhered to. And not everyone can be well versed in understanding these varied necessities for all plants.
To help you out, listed below are books that will help you get started on how to grow various flowers and plants in your garden and how to nurture them. They also discuss the beautiful, fragrant, nutritional, and decorative elements of different types of flowers, how they promote a sustainable lifestyle, and how readers can get started with gardening.
- Flower Shower |Dr. Alka Pande
- The Garden | Toby Musgrave
- Flower: Exploring the World in Bloom
Books on healthy, sustainable food
Unhealthy food is one of the major reasons for ecological imbalances. Not only is it detrimental to your health, but the process of producing them also requires numerous precious resources, which are depleting day by day. Therefore, to live a sustainable life, you must understand food, recipes, ingredients, and cooking styles that allow an eco-friendly and healthy lifestyle.
The following books talk about healthy, eco-friendly, and easy-to-follow vegetarian and vegan recipes from various places (even from the heights of the Himalayas) and their history.
- Vegetarian Cuisine from Himalayan Foothills | Veena Sharma
- Healthyish | Lindsay Maitland Hunt
- Pure & Healthy: Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cuisine | Vidhu Mittal
- Guilt-free Vegan Cookbook | Nandani Gulati & Mala Barua
- Eating with History | Tanya Abraham
- Should We All Be Vegan?: A primer for the 21st century | Molly Watson
- Pure and Simple: A Natural Food Way of Life | Pascale Naessens
Books on natural remedies
Ayurveda is one of the most ancient medical systems in the world. It is well-known for its sustainability because of its advocacy for yoga and natural sources of medicine. The millennium-old practices of Ayurveda help you foster a symbiotic relationship with the environment around you and respect its offerings. For ages, books on Ayurveda have guided people on how to appreciate and utilise the natural products available in their environment and enrich their life.
And now we are here to impart that knowledge onto you. The below-listed books on Ayurveda and natural healing remedies explain how people can lead a healthy, sustainable life with the help of medicinal elements from nature and ancient therapies like massaging with herbal oil.
- Ayurvedic Herbal Massage | Geeta Ramesh
- The Novel Cure: An A - Z of Literary Remedies | Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin with Indrajit Hazra
- Home Doctor: Natural Healing with Herbs & Condiments | Dr P.S. Phadke
Books that readers willing to lead a sustainable life must read
In addition to the above categories, Amala Earth sells books on textiles, forests, endangered species, design printing, beads, arts, and crafts, among others. These books provide extensive knowledge about these categories and enable you to practice them in your personal life to maintain a sustainable lifestyle.
They can also help interested readers to pursue them as a vocation and attract others to live an eco-friendly life. Not only do they preach about how to live a sustainable life, but they also help you communicate this ideology to others and help them enrich their lives and nature.
- Beads of Arunachal Pradesh | Sarit K. & Sucheta S. Chaudhuri
- Woven Textiles of Varanasi | Jaya Jaitly
- Phulkari From Punjab | Shalina Mehta | Anu H. Gupta
- Jungle Tails Recycled Paper Story Book
- Imprints of Culture | Eiluned Edwards
- Stamping & Printing: 20 Creative Projects | Emilie Greenberg and Karine Thiboult Demessence
- Baluchars | Edited by Jasleen Dhamija
- Megha Meets Vishwakarma | Harsha V. Dehejia
- Crafts Atlas of India | Jaya Jaitly
- Crafting A Future | Archana Shah
- Paper Crafts: A Maker's Guide
Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History
While pursuing a nature-conscious and sustainable lifestyle is noble, practising it can be difficult for some. You must carefully select the books that can help you align your current lifestyle with sustainable and eco-friendly goals in a convenient manner. With benevolent Mother Nature providing us with numerous resources, we must care for her in return. At Amala Earth, we aim to help consumers reduce their carbon footprint and encourage them to be more nature-conscious. We are dedicated to creating the most elegant and eco-friendly products made using environment-friendly raw materials. Thus, they leave a smaller carbon footprint than traditionally manufactured products.
Additionally, we select books that are useful and not misleading for our customers. Our well-curated catalogue of books covers topics ranging from yoga, Ayurveda, and handicrafts to flowers and products for wellness, beauty, fashion, gifting, etc., to enable you to follow an eco-friendly and sustainable life. We help you take the first step towards enriching your life and the environment around you.
FAQs
What are eco-friendly products made of?
Eco-friendly products are made of natural resources and depend on recycled raw materials. They may be made of organic farm-grown cotton, hemp, bamboo, and other natural fibres.
How are eco-friendly products better than traditionally made garments?
Eco-friendly products have a wide range of benefits. Here are the top advantages of having eco-friendly garments:
- They help reduce textile waste.
- They are healthier for your body.
- They contribute towards supporting ethical companies.
- They are highly customisable.
- They are recyclable.
What kind of books are available at Amala Earth?
Amala Earth has a wide range of books that can inform and inspire readers looking to incorporate sustainable practices in their lives. They include books on activities ranging from making and using handmade items for multiple purposes to exploring healthier and sustainable routines for the earth and yourself. Here are the major categories of books available at Amala Earth:
- Books on yoga
- Books on flowers
- Books on healthy and sustainable living
- Books on natural remedies
How are eco-friendly products better for the environment?
Eco-friendly products have a considerably smaller carbon footprint and help preserve the environment. With global warming increasing day by day, every individual must participate in reducing carbon emissions and preserving our environment.
Are eco-friendly products costlier than traditionally made ones?
The best part about recycled products is that the raw materials used to create them are comparatively cheaper. As most of them are made with discarded raw materials or used items, it reduces the production costs, which invariably reduces the price of the final products.
Is it healthier to use eco-friendly products?
Eco-friendly items are a more sustainable and healthy option for your delicate skin. As most of the raw materials are created without any pesticides and chemicals, they do not irritate your skin. This makes your garments more breathable and absorbent, making you feel comfortable wearing them for extended durations.
