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You are bidding on a Common Ground Speaker Series Gift Basket.

The Waldorf School of the Peninsula is one of 29 schools that make up the all-volunteer Common Ground Speaker Series. Parents, faculty and staff at member schools can attend any Common Ground lecture for free. This nationally-recognized series brings researchers and experts from around the country to share the most current thoughts on education, health and parenting.

This basket contains a small sampling of the speakers and topics that Common Ground has covered in recent years. More information, including summaries of past talks, can be found at Common Ground Speaker Series.

The How of Happiness: by Sonja Lyubomirsky, best-selling author and professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside.
Dr. Lyubomirsky draws from over two decades of rigorous scientific research to present a pragmatic approach to realizing our happiness potential and explains how small, simple activities can transform us into flourishing, contented individuals. (Paperback)

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Dr. Kelly McGonigal, health psychologist and Stanford University lecturer.
Dr. McGonigal's work reveals strategies or "willpower boosts" to enable parents to conquer common self-discipline challenges and establish an effective model for improving self-control in ourselves and our children. (Audiobook)

Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing by award-winning journalist and author, Po Bronson.
Mr. Bronson discusses the influences that shape our approach to competition and teaches parents strategies to help our children increase their odds for success and accomplishment in any challenging situation. (Paperback)

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Harvard psychiatrist and best-selling author John Ratey.
Dr Ratey's work illustrates how exercise sparks the growth of new brain cells and leads to greater physical and mental well-being. He presents persuasive evidence that certain forms of exercise may be the best defense we have against ADHD, substance abuse, mood swings and the effects of aging and shows us how to put the brain-fitness connection to use to reduce feelings of stress, sharpen our focus and improve our mood. (Audiobook)

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