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Dr Pedram Shojai is the founder and CEO of well.org, editor of Be More!

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Books by Pedram Shojai

The Urban Monk: Eastern Wisdom and Modern Hacks to Stop Time and Find Success, Happiness, and Peace
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3.76 avg rating — 1,996 ratings — published 2016 — 30 editions

The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
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3.73 avg rating — 699 ratings — 20 editions

Focus: Bringing Time, Energy, and Money into Flow
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4.22 avg rating — 165 ratings — 4 editions

Exhausted: How to Revitalize, Restore, and Renew Your Energy
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3.48 avg rating — 168 ratings — 9 editions

Trauma: Healing Your Past to Find Freedom Now
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4.39 avg rating — 67 ratings — 5 editions

Rise and Shine: Awaken Your Energy Body with Taoist Alchemy and Qi Gong
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3.94 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions

Inner Alchemy: The Urban Monk's Guide to Happiness, Health, and Vitality
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3.81 avg rating — 47 ratings — 3 editions

Conscious Parenting: A Guide to Raising Resilient, Wholehearted & Empowered Kids
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3.36 avg rating — 36 ratings — 3 editions

The Urban Monk Inner Stillness Training Program: How to Open Up and Awaken to the Infinite River of Life
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3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings &

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Wellness guru Pedram Shojai has built an empire

LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Pedram Shojai doesn't have a chair at his desk.

The 40-year-old founder of a Lake Forest, California, multimedia wellness business mostly stands as he works.

He takes five-minute breaks every 25 minutes to do stretches, squats and lunges. A pair of 30-pound weights sits by his desk for occasional lifting. On the floor is an acupuncture mat with thousands of plastic nails where he stands every now and then to activate and relax his nerves.

Shojai, who lives in Irvine, California, rides his bike 6 1/2 miles to and from work and stays far away from gluten and dairy, eating mostly vegetables and "some clean, organic meats."

His is the life of "the urban monk." That's also the name of his latest book, which peaked at No. 11 on Feb. 24 on The New York Times best-seller list in the "advice, how-to and miscellaneous" category.

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So, who is the urban monk?

"We all are," Shojai says. "An urban monk is someone who is practical, real and tolerant of life's ups and downs."

For Shojai, spirituality is a way of life that is easy-going.

"You enjoy people, life, food, nature," he said. "If you want to do yoga, you don't have to wear Lululemon or change your