Starting a new year is always an invitation to reorder priorities and, often, this exercise involves looking inward. You have to slow down, understand your own emotions and look for new ways of living with more presence and lightness.
Literature plays a valuable role in this journey, providing accessible and in-depth tools for managing anxiety and building healthier relationships with oneself and others. The simple act of reading can inspire true transformation.
With this in mind, we have selected works that allow us to rethink habits, rhythms and expectations in search of well-being. Check it out!
1. Fractal self – know yourself
Beatriz Breves invites us to begin the year with an in-depth review of the paradigms that shape our understanding of the Self. Integrating psychoanalysis, physics, biology and art, the author presents the Alpha Consciousnessconceived as a vibrational space in which past, present and future converge in the “Now Moment”. In this book, the reader learns to delve into their own complexity, tune into a new inner frequency, and embark on a transformative journey of the Self in 2026.
2. Chakras
Considered the bible of the chakra system, the edition published by Editora Mantra is updated and expanded, with a very practical approach, including topics on relationships, evolution and healing. Anodea Judith reveals a concept for following a new journey based on unique forms of wisdom, development and transformation. Through harmonic meditations and simple movements, it is possible to obtain spiritual wisdom and improve physical and mental health.
3. Ego is not your enemy
Maybe the biggest gesture of well-being It means trading hurry for presence and realizing that life is not against us, but is teaching us all the time. This is the intention of André Neves in this work which seeks to show that the ego, previously perceived as a villain, turns out to be only a guardian trying to protect us, while the soul whispers the path to growth. In this new year, looking inward can be the most revolutionary turning point: turning problems into masters and expectations into lightness.
4. Paths to prosperity
Prosperity isn’t just about having plenty of money or paying bills. Being prosperous means having the health to enjoy life, healthy and meaningful relationships, and emotional balance. In this practical and inspiring guide, published by Latitude, psychic and astrologer Pedro Baldansa brings energetic practices that align the mind, soul and attitudes, with teachings for attracting prosperity in all areas in the new year.
5. Transitions
Changes, whether expected or sudden, challenge us and invite us to start again. In this book published by Mundo Christiano, Karen Bomilcar shows how to navigate these times wisely, transforming uncertainties into opportunities for improvement. spiritual growth. Without quick formulas, it embraces the complexity of brokenness and points to God’s direction. A reading to learn how to experience transitions with faith, courage and determination.
6. The eternal journey
For those who wish to start 2026 with more serenity, spirituality and awareness, João Gomes Ribeiro offers a deep dive into the meaning of life and what transcends it. Through 35 mediumship stories, he illuminates topics such as emotional self-care, forgiveness, conscious choices and purpose, showing how understanding the soul can transform the present. The book invites the reader to slow down, reflect and strengthen their relationship with themselves.
7. Unlearning to live
This is an inspiring guide to rethinking priorities. By chronicling the decision to abandon a busy lifestyle and embrace a simpler path connected to nature, Bejinha shows that well-being is born from courageous choices aligned with what truly matters. Between travels, discoveries and practical reflections, he encourages the reader question the habits that weigh us down, reclaim the pleasure of living and build a lighter, more conscious and human routine.
8. Autonomous antifragile leadership
Discover how to develop personal leadership based on emotional awareness and the ability to grow in the face of adversity. Inspired by the concept of antifragility, the book presents a practical model for thinking strategically about your own life. The seven pillars of personal leadership help you recognize your limitations, adjust your routes, and conserve your energy in times of pressure.
9. Exhausted
Currently, well-being is compromised by exhaustion, which has become part of everyday life and affects our emotional health. With a clinical eye, Lucas Freire explains how constant stimuli, multitasking and digital addiction imprison the mind. By presenting the concept of Playfulness, he proposes to recover lightness, imagination and presence. The book presents “neuroprisons” and provides practical exercises that help reorganize routine and expand consciousness.
10. The weight of non-existence
Amélia Greier reveals the impact of precarious care on women’s bodies and emotional health. The protagonist, anonymous and burdened by multiple journeys, faces exhaustion, anxiety and loss of self in a routine that demands everything and returns nothing. By showing how invisible work sickens and erases, the novel invites us to reflect on personal care, limits, dignity and the right to exist beyond utility. A powerful fiction about the well-being of women in a world that insists on not seeing them.
11. Prologue of life
By revisiting different phases of his journey, from adolescence to maturity, Naide Adriano transforms personal experiences into poems which record how time, faith and relationships shape life. The collection covers moments that marked the author and converts them into reflections on change, memory and personal reconstruction. It is a book that offers a pause to look within and recognize, in past cycles, ways to begin a new year with greater clarity and meaning.
By Caroline Arnold
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