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ANGELS WHISPER reviewed by Joan Cronk
Free takes the reader on a voyage through past lives to the present. Her book leaves the reader with a positive feeling about life on Earth as well as about death and dying. She sees the process not as one to be feared but as a learning opportunity, and talks of choices, boundaries, and the little lessons life teaches us again and again until we finally get it right.
WE ARE ONE reviewed by Madeline Weise
YOGA reviewed by Carmen Viola,
Yoga is a Sanskrit word meaning "yoke" or "union." In India, yoga is regarded as one of the six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy. Yoga as it is know in the West is a physical form of exercise that has quickly risen in popularity over the last several years. Ultimately, over time and with consistent practice, the physical poses enable the practitioner to discipline not only the body, but the mind, the will, and the emotions as well.
UNFOLDING reviewed by Liz Bardon
To help her readers reach self-actualization, Mossbridge fills her book with exercises designed to help readers discover their gifts, have faith in themselves, and share their gifts. Mossbridge is a scientist by training and firmly believes in an experimental/experiential approach to self-discovery. There are more pages devoted to exercises than to text in this book. The amount of text is just right; it supports and structures the exercises without taking over and telling the reader how his or her personal self-discovery should be progressing.
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In Angels Whisper, Lou Free encourages readers
to take a mental jump and cover the distance between this life
and the next. Free manages this with ease: I am not sure how
one can feel really good about the process of death and dying
and what lies beyond, but somehow she is able to do that.
The sole purpose of We Are One is to help
its readers remember who they are. In fact, the author, Helen
D. Vandeman, is constantly reminding the readers that this is
the only purpose of life: to realize that we are the Truth
we are seeking, and that the memory of who we are will satisfy
all our other needs and desires. We don't need to do anything
else but remember that we are all intricately connected. We already
are what we are trying to become. There is nothing missing in
us for which we must seek. All we have to do is just let go of
our false belief that we are just our bodies, separate from each
other and from God.
Nationally acclaimed yoga teacher Rodney Yee has
long been featured in a variety of instructional yoga videos
and DVDs created by Gaiam. With a recent guest appearance on
Oprah, his new book Yoga: The Poetry of the Body
is sure to delight steadfast followers and newcomers alike.
The self-help genre has often been accused
of promoting "navel-gazing," the self-centered introspection
that allows people to ignore the larger problems of the world.
In Unfolding, self-examination is only the beginning of
"unfolding," or consciously revealing your inner self.
For author Julia Mossbridge, self-actualization happens when
you learn to share yourself with the world.
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