Ask and ye shall receive.

That’s exactly what happened when I put out a call on Twitter to get a healthy living book club going. I am beyond excited about all of the interest in a virtual book club like this!

My pal, Paige over at Virginia Health Coaching, agreed to help out with the group.

The devil is in the details.

The details, as we have them together so far:

• We will have one book per month to read, starting in August.
• New books are “released” the first day of each month. {Ex: August 1st}
• Discussions will be held via Twitter at 9PM ET on the last Monday of the month {Ex: August 29th}
• The hashtag for the discussions will be #virutalbookclub — feel free to use it when talking about the books, as you are reading it, and for the evening of the discussion.

Virtual Clubbing

The chats will be moderated by myself {@emilylevenson} and Paige {@Paige_Lysaght}.

We would also love to have guest moderators each month, so that everyone has a chance to get involved, choose the questions, and take charge. Don’t worry, Paige and I will always be around to help out.

Please let us know what month/book you would like to volunteer for!

Healthy Reading

Speaking of books, Paige and I {and the rest of the group} have a few that we would like to read.

Here is what we have so far:

1. Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth {August}
   
2. Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr {September}
3. Spirit Junkie by Gabrielle Bernstein {October}
   
4. Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin {November}
5. The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Craft Rubin {December}
6. Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer {January}
7. Savor (Mindful Eating, Mindful Life) by Thich Nhat Hanh {February}
8. Forks over Knives by Colin Campbell
9. Make Miracles in Forty Days by Melody Beattie
10. Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer
11. The Social Animal by David Brooks
12. The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
13. Reshaping it All by Candace Cameron Bure
14. In Buddha’s Kitchen: Cooking, Being Cooked, and Other Adventures at a Meditation Center by Kimberley Snow
15. The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
16. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
17. SURVIVE!: A Family Guide to Thriving in a Toxic World by Sharyn Wynters ND, Burton Goldberg LHD
18. Comfortably Unaware by Richard A. Oppenlander
19. What to Eat by Marion Nestle
20. Eating Animals by Jonathon Safran
21. Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul by Deepak Chopra
22. New Optimum Nutrition for the Mind by Patrick Holford
23. The Body Ecology Diet by Donna Gates & Linda Schatz

But we want your feedback too! Feel free to post your favorite healthy living books in the comments, and we will get them added to the list.

How to officially join in on the fun:

1. Fill out this handy dandy sign up form and get your name added to the list.
2. If you aren’t already on twitter, SIGN UP NOW.

Can’t wait to get things rolling. Really looking forward to reading good books, and the great discussions that will follow!!