Do you remember your dreams? Do you write them down right away? Let go of your preconceptions and hear what your inner realms are trying to tell you. Much more than merely daytime residues, your dreams can be portentous, containing advice, warnings, even information on cures.As a harried editor-in-chief of New Age Journal, Marc Ian Barasch, author of the fascinating book Healing Dreams, worked late hours and didn't have time for dreams... but his dreams made time for him, flooding his waking hours with unprecedented vividness. Through this medium, he has discovered many enriching and important things, and prevented his own thyroid cancer with no telltale external symptoms. Everyone will enjoy the inspiration, history and truth in Healing Dreams.
George Lavenia, author of What You Think is What You Get, shares his philosophy with a quote attributed to the Buddha, "We are what we think. With our thoughts we make the world. Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts."Most of us do not guess or are not told of our true potential, so we grow up and take on the conditioned thoughts around us, believing that there is no other way. When you start to realize how you created this reality, this worldview, it opens up an opportunity to create life in a way of your choosing, in a new worldview. Corinne Edwards interviews George Lavenia, author of What You Think is What You Get, on the power of thoughts in your life.
The world now recognizes the name of author John Steinbeck. What we haven't heard is the story behind his stories and the effects of his fame upon his family. Now, Nancy Steinbeck, widow of his son, shares with us a personal tale of love, devotion, and the devastation of alcoholism on a family.John Jr. and Nancy initially met at a Buddhist gathering given by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the crazy-wisdom teacher who founded Naropa University, renowned center for contemplative studies in Boulder, Colorado. After following him as a guru, they traveled to meet other lamas in the Buddhist lineage and coalesced their incredible worldly and spiritual experiences in a book called Magical Thinking: Following the Gurus of the World.
Anankha is an everywoman who found herself at one time in deep depression and decided she had to find her way out. She explored therapies and psychopharmacology, with small advantage. After praying for either an answer or a gun, she began to see things that would help her change the way she felt.Step by courageous step, she applied what she saw and learned with both left and right brain techniques, changing her internal feeling and paving the road for new growth, happiness, and sanity. Anankha Chandler, author of Therapist in a Box, leads you out of depression via audio tapes of a hypnotheraputic format so you can heal at your own pace.
Seated within us is the direct path to divine consciousness. If we desire, we can commune with the divine in the depths of our own lives. The experience of all mystics from all traditions corroborates this truth. The next step for humanity is in reclaiming our path to God – beyond dogma.World-renowned religious scholar and teacher Andrew Harvey, author of The Direct Path, shows us practices that help us to bring that awareness uniquely into our lives. Trust the experience of mystics before you, trust yourself, and discover your direct path to divine consciousness.
Corinne Edwards interviews John Hagelin, author of Manual for Perfect Government. John discusses the Natural Law Party and its focus on the prevention of problems before they arise. He touches on prevention oriented healthcare and the motive behind why our government has outlawed it. He also talks about the power of Transcendental Meditation, and the influential effect it has on managing stress on a societal scale. Hagelin advocates that aligning ourselves with Natural Law should be the trend for the future.
In his book, The Original Self, Thomas Moore discusses how the original self is the part of us that reaches deep into our basic nature and cannot be easily reasoned away. Our origins are beyond our birth, and maybe even beyond reincarnation. He discusses how when one comes into being, at birth, one is complete and connected to the original self, and any development that happens after birth is just an unfolding of the original self.
In his book, The Original Self, Thomas Moore talks about how we have a specific purpose when coming into this life. It is important to be the person you are because there is something specific in your nature that makes you different from anyone else. It is important to be open to your own potential and to celebrate your individuality despite the ways in which we have been conditioned to conform to society.
For Dominique Lapierre, bestselling author of A Thousand Suns, the writing on the wall was literally a triumphant revelation capturing his philosophy of unbounded trust and creativity in the universe. One of the most profound gifts we can give is to share the great encounters that have positively shaped our lives, nurtured our dreams, and fulfilled our ambitions. Dominique enthusiastically invites us, when in moments of doubt, to reignite our inspiration, to look beyond our fears or limitations and remember that there are always a thousand suns beyond the clouds.
Heroes, mentors, the giants of our time, we need their reflections to keep our dreams alive. But Dominique Lapierre found the real soul of humanity in an Indian slum paradoxically named City of Joy. He recounts that while it was hell on earth, the people he met knew how to smile, share, hope and celebrate. Moved to write a book about their experience which turned into a motion picture, he shared his earnings with the heroes of the story – built dispensaries, a children's home, rehabilitation centers, irrigation canals, drinking wells, and eradicated tuberculosis in more than 1200 villages. Through his true life experiences of compassion and inspiration, we see how each of us can make a difference.
In her book Journal to Intimacy, Rose Offner discusses how keeping a journal can be used as a therapeutic method to heal problems in relationships. She describes how journaling helps people to become more connected to their thoughts while presenting them with an outlet to express and resolve issues without an emotionally charged confrontation.
Mirroring the hilarious and human journey of their thirty-three-year marriage, Emmy-winning co-actors, writers, directors and producers Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor share moments from their play, If You Leave Me I'm Going with You, and their book of the same title.What happens when a ladies' man meets a woman who sees her soulmate in his eyes? His inner dialog and doubts light up the audience as he struggles in the six months leading up to their wedding. Laugh out loud and be deeply moved as we see opportunities for our own growth in this loving, enlightening relationship.
Improve your memory, make better decisions and achieve your full potential! Craig Karges shows you how in Ignite Your Intuition, a revealing look at the power of the unconscious mind.By moving a key with his mind, Craig demonstrates in this interview how the unconscious mind instigates an idio-motor response in the mind-body connection. He asserts that connecting to your intuition is how you harness your unconscious potential.Intuition is all that information you take in that you aren't consciously paying attention to. Moving matter with your mind may be the next step, but Craig shows how the real magic is learning how to access this warehouse of information, ideas and experiences in the mind and using that connection effectively in your decision-making process.
Marianne Williamson talks about how to live in peace with your loved ones. When a relationship starts, perhaps the euphoria experienced is a real spiritual state. What is the deeper reality of the relationship? With that in mind, the discussion reveals how one can reach out spiritually to recapture the joy in the relationship.
In the discussion of her book Enchanted Love, Williamson urges her readers to go beyond the surface of their relationships, and to discover what really makes people tick and to recognize that the needs of men and women are very different.Childhood often establishes how one behaves in a relationship, and because we have all been hurt, by someone in some point in our lives, how can we forgive that and move past it?Williamson urges her readers to leave their past behind and to trust that there is somebody that is right for everyone, someone who will be exactly what that person needs.
What can a brand new 24-year-old fifth-grade teacher do to change the status-quo in an inner-city school? Esmé Raji Codell, author of Educating Esmé, has revolutionized and scandalized the system, winning Teacher of the Year award from the International Teaching Association for her non-traditional methods.For parents and principals alike who don't otherwise have a view into the classroom, Esmé chronicles the chaos and breakthroughs as she helps kids find confidence in their abilities across the board at an age when they are psychologically discovering what they're good at.
To heal, Dr. Judith Orloff suggests, the key is learning what areas of our body need to heal and channeling energy to those part of our body. In her book, Dr. Judith Orloff's Guide to Intuitive Healing, she explains how we can promote healing of our body and mind through intuitive healing. Corinne Edwards interviews Dr. Orloff for Book Tours.
Intuitive Healing is a revolution for patients. It involves listening to our bodies in order to work better with Western medicine. Intuitive medicine is just that, intuition of your body. A key to healing is learning what areas of our body need to heal and channeling energy to those parts. Judith Orloff talks about her book, Dr. Judith Orloff's Guide to Intuitive Healing, and how we can promote healing of our body and mind through intuitive healing. This is Part 2 of Corinne Edwards' interview of Dr. Orloff for Book Tours.
Betty J. Eadie died after surgery, according to the legal definition, yet she revived immediately and tells the story of her near death experience in her book Embraced By the Light, which has sold more than10 million copies. Betty has returned with a mission: to share the reality of unconditional love which she experienced during her brief time on the other side.With guardian angels to guide her, she traveled through a tunnel where she experienced tremendous healing love, and then witnessed a being of light with spiritual light emanating from him. When she got closer she knew him intimately as one would know a parent or a dear one...she recognized him as a central figure of one of the world's most recognized wisdom traditions.Unconditional love is intuited and recognized by many. When articulated with divine clarity within the story of human experience this remembrance of love, this call to awaken, takes on a life of its own. It acts as a gift, showing a deeper possible reality, the real truth of living, to the hearts of those who are involved in the play of forgetfulness and separation.
Join Dr. Andrew Weil, author of Eating Well for Optimum Health, in a discussion of the values and dangers of the modern American diet. Of the thousands of books on diet and nutrition out there, what works?Short term dietary solutions can often be detrimental to the body over the long term. The high amount of protein consumed when on the Atkins diet, for example, puts tremendous strain on the liver and kidneys over the long term. Carbohydrate sensitivity should be addressed by identifying the different types and how they work for you, since carbohydrates themselves are not the enemy. Portion size and how often you eat are just as important as what you eat.And of course, nothing beats walking after a meal. The real key to healthy balanced nutrition is educating yourself about foods, how your body processes the foods you consume, and making informed choices about what is best for your lifestyle.
Check out the labels, says Dr. Andrew Weil. The author of Eating Well for Optimum Health – Part 2 – Food For Pleasure, says that finding the right food isn't that hard if you do your research. There are many foods that are very good for us that we love, that are good for our bodies and good for our health. Just because we are looking to eat healthy doesn't meant that we have to give up the things that we find pleasure in, he says. Check out how to feed your body well and healthily on this Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards.
To lose weight, we've tried everything: low-fat diets, sugar busters, calorie counting, grapefruit, fasts, you name it. Nothing works for long. Deborah Arneson, renowned nutritionist and author of Fries, Thighs and Lies, exposes the “myth-information” that dooms so many women to weight-loss failure.She insists that the key is letting go of the falsehoods we've been fed for years, such as the Atkins diet, which, even if it sheds pounds, can be injurious to your health with dreadful side effects. Discover how eating a wide variety of foods will give our bodies everything we need to stay healthy and looking good.
Echo Bodine was an overly sensitive young woman. Or so she thought, until at age 17, in a reading, she was told of the true nature of her psychic gifts: clairvoyance (sight), clairaudience (hearing) and clairsentience (sensing). Initially wary of what it would mean to accept and use these gifts, Echo has since become one of our most popular psychics and healers.While working in the garden one day, she asked God for more knowledge of “the other side,” a bigger picture than what she knew to be able to share with others. She then forgot about her request. A few days later, in her first out-of-body experience, she found herself leaving her physical body and traveling through the tunnel and into the light where her guide came and gave her a tour of what she can only call Heaven.Listening to this and many more of her incredible experiences, you may never look at death or the afterlife in the same way again. Join Corinne Edwards interviewing Echo Bodine in Book Tours as we explore psychic abilities and out-of-body experiences.
Eighty-five percent of people pray, according to a major New York newspaper report. But how many of us get answers? Is God not listening? Are we not hearing? Are we doing it wrong? Dr. Ron Roth, former Catholic priest, renowned healer, and author of Prayer and the Five Stages of Healing, explains truths that will deepen your understanding of prayer and healing.In Ron's experience, if you want to heal yourself, pray for someone else to heal! His concept of spiritual healing involves learning to live by the spirit, which can mean a lot of things – it can be about giving, about harmony, about celebrating life to the fullest, about exhilarant relationships, triumph over fear, living in the present moment and doing what you can for others while also looking at what you want to fulfill in your own life. Indeed, when people come to Ron looking for help, they are often startled by his counsel that if they want to find healing they can begin by focusing their kind and compassionate thoughts on other people.
Do you ever feel that there is a blueprint or master plan for your life, and somehow along the way you lost it? Laura Berman Fortgang, author of Living Your Best Life, is one of the first of a new breed of counselors, a life coach. She finds that people she coaches normally have the answers inside of them, but they have made other choices in their life so that the blueprint for their life, imprinted on their soul, has been forgotten. She describes herself as the whisperer that helps people to remember what they forgot.
How do we help the addict? Addiction is a cycle of behavior that can be hard to break. Author Melody Beattie says that addiction starts at a young age. How we nurture the addictive habits is how we can either make or break that cycle. Beattie's book Codependent No More gives more clues on how to help those with addiction. Check out this Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards on addiction.
The authors Judith Sherven, Ph.D., and James Sniechowski, Ph.D., discuss with Corinne Edwards the problems people experience when trying to make a relationship work. Ordinary life can have romance; one simply needs to be open to finding it. In relationships, the authors remind us to reinforce acts of love and to refrain from taking acts of love for granted. The authors also help you to recognize that your partner is a separate being from yourself and that it is important to respect and love each other's differences.
Laura Ticciati, author of Genetically Engineered Foods, and John Hagelin, chairman of the Natural Law Party, discuss the scary trend towards the influx of Genetically Modified Food into our daily diets. The issue addressed is whether there is a need for Genetically Modified food in order to feed the population, or is it merely a problem with food distribution that leaves many hungry?Ticciati argues that it is merely a problem with food distribution, that there is plenty of food to go around. Ticciati also addresses the fact that a large percent of the population is unaware of the ways in which the DNA of our food has been tampered with, and advocates that food buyers should demand GMO labeling on food that has been tampered with.Hagelin argues that messing with the Evolution of food, by changing its DNA, is a slippery slope, for once an organism has been modified it is forever changed. Ticciati recommends that the only way to know for sure that your food has not been tampered with is to only buy food that is labeled Organic.
The question is posed, were we happier in tribal society than we are in today's world? And, is it possible to operate in the world today with a tribal mentality? We evolved, as a species as tribal people, people who work together to make a living.The point of this book is not to reform society; rather it is to change society's perspective. In his book, Quinn emphasizes the idea of walking away from the pyramid, and going back to the tribal way to create a community where everyone is supportive of one another.
The power of healing through sound is well documented – including the sound you make when you sing. Even if you can't carry a tune, Robert Gass, Harvard-trained psychologist, classical musician and author of Chanting, reveals how the power of sound will make you happier and healthier.In our society, the enjoyment of singing or making music has become quite passive. You put on a CD and someone sings or plays for you. Engaging song and music yourself, such as chanting, actualizes your body-mind, bringing you into greater resonance with heart and spirit. In groups this creates powerful heart-felt union and spiritual resonance. Take a journey with Robert Gass as we discover the joy and spirit in sound.
Divine presence is everywhere in our daily lives, in the little things, as well as the big. Where we find God in our lives we feel good, says Father Dominic Grassi, author of Bumping into God.Father Grassi's own path to realization began when he used to think God was "out there" somewhere – a God he prayed "to" in the heavens, remote and distant. His external distraction made him doubt whether he had enough faith.Now he takes us with him as we begin to conceive that God is everywhere, bumping into us, pushing us to immediate realizations and guiding us through profound lessons...if we open our eyes to our daily life.
Motivational speaker and former football star Dan Clark, author of Chicken Soup for the College Soul, uses the power of parable to tell a good story and give you that quick inspirational pick-me-up right when you need it. More growth happens in our college years then at practically any other time in our lives as we learn to assert ourselves in the world and expand our potential.Getting the right hit of inspiration at this time in your life can make a lasting difference. Books in the Chicken Soup series are each a themed anthology of 101 quick stories compiled from authors the world over aimed at making a difference in your life.
Some people have all the luck, yes? But luck is no secret. Victoria Moran, author of Creating a Charmed Life, serves you sensible spiritual secrets that every busy woman should know in order to lead her own charmed life. The media may draw your attention outside of you, or life's challenges may seem insurmountable when compared to others.Victoria's tips help you see who you really are in the situation, and how your true empowerment lies in 'polishing the silver spoon you happen to be born with.' With this charming book to help you through the tough spots, create your life the way you want it and fulfill what you came here to do.
We all have inner strength, but how exactly are you using yours to achieve success? Reverend Floyd Flake, author of The Way of the Bootstrapper, reveals nine actions that will allow you to fulfill your dreams.A poor African-American boy, one of thirteen children, Reverend Flake became pastor of one of the largest churches in America, dean of a university and an elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives. There's no limit to your success when you learn the Way of the Bootstrapper.
Do you have a messy closet? Do you have trouble organizing? Regina Leeds shares her Zen secrets to organizing your life. The key elements to organization are: eliminate, categorize and organize. To be organized means getting rid of the things that you don't need and living in the present moment.
Corinne Edwards interviews Michael Shermer, author of How We Believe. He discusses human beliefs and how they change over time. He argues that the reason people believe in a higher power is because human nature leads us to be pattern seekers. We have a need to believe in something greater than ourselves, and that reoccurring patterns in daily occurrences resemble what most people perceive as a higher power.
In this Corinne Edwards' interview with Dan G. Tripps, Ph.D., Dr. Tripps says that the key to success is not what is commonly defined by our culture, like fame or fortune. Instead, he defines success as mastering the craft that is your endeavor. He says it is important to enable others to share their own pursuits and live life fully and richly with the talents you were given.
Remember the peak of the mad cow disease epidemic? You may also recall a controversy when a former rancher named Howard Lyman appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996 and warned viewers of the dangers of mad cow disease and the meat industry. He also encouraged the viewers to avoid eating meat, which prompted a lawsuit filed by a group of Texas cattlemen. Here, he talks to Corinne Edwards about his book, Mad Cowboy, and many of the dangerous and unhealthy practices now in use by the cattle industry, making meat-eating a risky business.
Can we be spiritual and operate in the world? Everyone today knows about meditation and personal interior exploration, so now we're exploring spirituality in relationships, sacred living in the interpersonal arena. Sacred living can include relationship, romance, business, family and deals with friendliness, love, and letting a spiritual connection emerge in every part of our life.Since most of us are not going to go live in a hermitage or in the Himalayas, it's important that we make our spiritual connection in the world -- we don't even have to be of this world to do that. Join Corinne Edwards interviewing Lama Surya Das on Book Tours as we explore Awakening the Buddhist Heart.
The Buddhists of Tibet and the Hindus of India revere Mount Kailash for its mystical meaning, which is central to their religious stories. Dr. Robert Thurman and Tad Wise, authors of Circling the Sacred Mountain, highlight their mystical experience visiting sacred Mount Kailash. Experiencing something extraordinary and quite unexpected in the energy of the mountain beneath their feet, in the quality of the air, in dreams and visions, they come to understand things in a profoundly different way while in its presence.
Relationships are a work of art. They are a fine balance between the needs and wants of each person in the relationship. However, what we forget sometimes is that the other person is another entity. How we delegate our differences is how we come closer through our similarities. Dr. Judith Sherven and Dr. James Sniechowski are guests on Book Tours with Corinne Edwards to discuss their book Be Loved For Who You Really Are.
Surrounding yourself with things that you love starts at home. Your personality matter when it comes to your home. You need to make your house comfortable and style your house to your liking. Interior designer Alexandra Stoddard explains that your house needs to be a product of the things that make up your life and things that you love. Her book Feeling at Home is featured on this Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards.
When families split, children are often victimized by the loss of fatherly parenting. Fifteen million children now live in single-parent homes, yet only 3.5% of these are living with their dads. Are all these fathers simply walking away from their kids? Jeffery Leving, author of Fathers' Rights, reveals how, contrary to popular belief, fathers are often pushed away from their children, and they find an ineffective legal system to be an obstacle to reuniting. Jeffery reveals how fathers can love, nurture and psychologically parent children as well as mothers.
Alan Cohen, author of Happily Even After, discusses relationships and how we can love our leaver. He says that we need to train ourselves that there is no victim and victimizer. We each do many things that make break-ups happen. We all have our choices and we need to grow beyond those choices. There can and should be peace and healing after relationships because if we don’t we are doomed to repeat them. We must use our heart to learn or else we will follow in the same footsteps.
New age author and publisher Arielle Ford talks about the mystical child. The mystical child is one who is in touch with the spiritual and Godly world more than other children. In her book, Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Teenage Soul, she shares many stories of the mystical child. Check out this fascinating and inspiring Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards.
Abuse can happen to anyone. The warning signs sometimes can be too easily overlooked or even nonexistent, says Michele Weldon, author of I Closed My Eyes. She discusses in this Book Tours interview how the book came about and how she overcame the abuse to empower herself. A tough subject to talk about, this amazing interview sheds light on this important topic.
Cherie Carter-Scott talks about her two books on this Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards. The focus of the interviews are on how to find success as a teen and how to find success as an adult. She speaks on the two topics and how we must adapt to our situations to learn where we are headed in life, at any age.
Dr. Robert Thurman, internationally recognized Buddhist scholar, professor at Columbia University, and author of Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness, clarifies that while the West categorizes Buddhism as a religion, the teachers themselves see Buddhism as a system of learning that became a movement due to its successful influence on so many. It is a system to educate yourself to have a pleasant and happy life.Touching on the history of the Buddha, his discovery of true happiness and his methods to attain Nirvana or the extinguishment of unnecessary personal suffering, Dr. Thurman elucidates the origins and methods of this most powerful inner revolution.
Dr. Joan Borysenko, PhD., author of Inner Peace For Busy People, talks about the inner calm that we all have. Stress escalates in our busy, everyday lives. It is easy to skip over finding inner peace, and when we try, we rarely know how. Joan explains how to find ways that help us relax. It is not that hard to find inner peace, as she explains techniques in this Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards.
Having suffered a stroke, Elisabeth Kubler Ross could not be at this interview. However, her co-author of Life Lessons, David Kessler, joins Corinne Edwards on this Book Tours interview to explain how love is a key factor in our life. We must embrace love to live a happy life.
Bipolarism is discussed on this Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards. Authors and experts in the field of clinical illness Jan Fawcett, MD, and Nancy Rosenfeld, authors of New Hope for People With Bipolar Disorder, talk about the issue of bipolarism. They also discuss how its causes and new ways of treating it.
Spiritual Divorce takes a time of devastation and helps us to look at how we can grow and evolve from it. One of the most important steps in Spiritual Divorce is to take a relationship inventory. According to Debbie Ford, a relationship forces you to ask yourself what you bring to the relationship and what your own beliefs about yourself are.In order to transform your relationship you need to find the gift and the blessing in your relationship. Until we see the gifts in our past/present relationship we will always remain negatively connected to that person and we won't have the freedom to walk away if necessary.
Over the years, we have moved from the masculine God and are returning to the Mother. This is the belief of Andrew Harvey, author of The Return of The Mother, who talks about the loving nature of God that is more motherly than fatherly.The question is, where does the mother come into play with the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost? He says that the real Trinity is God the Father, God the Mother, and God the Child. This brings out a more encompassing nature of the loving side of God. He talks about how the Divine Mother is in the heart and how everything is brimming with love and nurture.
Rabbi David Aaron shares his experiences with Kabbalah and how we can find a loving God with guidance. His book, Seeing God, explains that many times we have a fear of God. We are taught too often to have a fear of the powerfulness and almightiness of God. However, we should not be afraid, he says, because God is a loving God, and not a fearful God.We must understand what the words of scripture really mean. He says that we exist within God. When we realize this we can experience God and see him here, now, within us and around us. Check out this Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards.
As a child, Raun Kaufman would spin plates, rock back and forth, and cover his eyes for hours at a time. Diagnosed with autism it was believed that he didn't want anything to do with others and had an IQ of 30. His diagnosis came at the age of 18 months, but as he says, his parents never gave up on him.What they did is saw him as incredible gift, by looking at his abilities and not his deficiencies. They nurtured a purpose behind the things that he was doing. By doing this they fostered connections and communication with him. Today, he works with autistic, hyperactive, and ADD children to help them overcome their disorders in a healthy manner.Check out this inspiring Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards.
Studying the power of prayer for years, Daniel Benor, medical doctor, psychiatrist, and author of Spiritual Healing, proves the validity of healing via scientific research. Raised Jewish, he nevertheless found himself leaning toward agnostic belief while also maintaining a skeptical psychiatric opinion on the subject – until his own experience witnessing a patient's dramatic physical healing in the hands of an energy worker opened his heart and mind to the manifest power of spiritual healing.Daniel asserts that people have the ability to heal themselves from almost anything and proposes that healers not be categorized as alternative therapists, but work directly with doctors in an integrative therapy.
Witnessing the resilience of the human spirit in his patients, Dr. Mitchell L. Gaynor, M.D., author of Sounds of Healing, was inspired to use the healing power of sound in his medical practice. Used for centuries in healing, studied copiously by science, sound can improves your body's capacity from immune strength to brainwave patterns, as well as the quality of your daily life.A graduate of one of the best medical schools in the nation, nonetheless, Dr. Gaynor's exposure to the powerful properties of sound healing did not come from academia. He invites his patients on a journey inward, no matter what's going on in life, to resonate at their core essence and watch their transformation.
Let's face it, Mondays are the worst of our week, especially if we don't love what we are doing. However, Robin Sheerer believes that there should be no reason for the Monday blues.The author of No More Blue Mondays says that we need to give ourselves a chance to breathe instead of being anxious. Instead of looking at what is going to be the best paying job, we need to look for work that is going to be a good fit. Her book covers all aspects of work and is featured on this Book Tours interview with Corinne Edwards.
Where is the medicine that heals a broken bone, or makes a headache go away without intervention? Roger Jahnke, author of The Healer Within, reveals the natural healing that occurs within and how you can consciously turn that system on and off. He distinguishes those resources that are constantly and spontaneously repairing the human system collectively and refers to the process as the Healer Within.The immune system, for example, is a major healing resource. Neurotransmitters in the brain effectively turn the immune system on or off, depending on whether we are experiencing trust or stress. We can consciously decide to turn on the ones that promote healing in the human body, or forget and in the process activate that ones that depress it.
What if everything we need to be able to heal is already within ourselves? Our bodies have the miraculously natural ability to manufacture healing medicine for a wide variety of potential ailments. Dr. Roger Jahnke, Doctor of Oriental Medicine and author of The Healer Within, continues his revelations on how the body can naturally heal itself.
The world was fascinated when the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1946. But what hidden messages do they tell us? Gregg Braden, author of The Isaiah Effect, describes what the Dead Sea Scrolls are and introduces us to perhaps the most significant of the scrolls, the Isaiah Scroll, which holds a powerful healing form of prayer.From the library of the ancient Essenes, 500 years before the time of Christ, come these records that describe the most transcendent basic structures of how humans relate to the universe. Theirs is an expansive esoteric understanding which has been partially reflected in the foundations of our religions and wisdom traditions.The message for each of us is how a specific activation of the very power hidden within our bodies can avert some of the greatest human suffering ever to afflict humanity. Find out what that power is and how exactly your life mirrors your interior truth... and the truth of humanity.
A close personal friend of the Dalai Lama, Catholic monk Brother Wayne Teasdale, author of The Mystic Heart, blends East and West to create a universal approach to the Heart of Hearts. Brother Wayne realizes that we are all mystics. A mystic is someone who has a direct experience of reality, whether you call it God, Great Spirit, or Infinite Realization.Mysticism is accessed at a transcendental level of awareness together with a strong moral capacity for actualization. Two centers for mystical study in England have found that 70% of people have had a mystical experience at least once in their life. Moving beyond the world's sectarian religious identities into an emergent world mysticism and spirituality is precisely what direct experiences like these, like yours, help to create.
Focusing is really about figuring out what you want and honing a skill to zero in on it without becoming distracted. Unfortunately, there's no guarantee you'll be good at it. So it is just as important to focus on what you're brilliant at. Business in America is losing billions of dollars because people are focusing on what they do worst, rather than what they do best. Les Hewitt, renowned motivational teacher, business coach, and co-author of The Power of Focus, shares the best techniques to sharpen your brilliance.
Will you live to be 120 or 150 in this lifetime? The notion of longevity and immortality has been with us since the Bible. Yet aside from a single person, modern science has yet to prove the existence of a human being over the age of 120.Jay Olshansky and Bruce Carnes reveal how the process of aging is a continuum, and because each of us is unique, no number can express how each of us ages. Combating infectious diseases and saving the young has been the 20th century's fundamental contribution to longevity. Today, explore how everything from your genes to your diet plays a role in your lifespan.
Any outward journey is really an inward journey made visible. If you're looking for yourself, for meaning, for life, you won't be surprised at how the wildest experiences can inform your everyday life. Jeff Salz, Ph.D., author of The Way of Adventure, a thrill-a-minute ride of dare-devilry and wild achievement, shares how each of these dangerous activities can actually serve a larger purpose. They can be used in life and business when the adventurer comes home. Learn how to translate your adventures into a world of service.
Ruth L. Hayden, author of For Richer Not Poorer, shares why money creates the most stress in relationship – even more than sex, parenting, and in-laws. To be clear, millionaires deal with the same issues you'll talk about here. It's not how much you have, it's how you approach it. Couples don't need to learn how to count, they need to learn how to talk about money – to talk about the emotional content – in a way that works for them.
Why should we put our past behind us? We all know that it can make us happier, but it turns out there are additional health benefits to overcoming past traumas. In his new book, Making Peace with your Past, Dr. Harold Bloomfield cites research supporting the link between putting the past to rest and disease of the body, and he outlines a step-plan to help you do it.Despite writing several books on personal development, Dr. Bloomfield considers this one the most important because of the ample research suggesting that overcoming adverse experiences benefits you both emotionally and psychically.
Australian author and “calm consultant” Paul Wilson takes us step-by-step from burned out to brilliantly calm in his book Calm at Work. When you actually make the decision to practice being calm in the face of stress, things really begin to change. Fed up with the advertising industry, Wilson spent time in Taiwan studying with a Wushu martial arts master.Observing how he was able to manifest immense power and vitality with his outer movements via an unshakable inner calm, Wilson set about researching how to bring this practice to work for others. Join Corrine Edwards interviewing Paul Wilson in Book Tours as we explore how to stay brilliantly calm at work.
Turn your stage fright into a comfortable conversation with a friend. Lee Glickstein, author of Be Heard of Now!, shares the secret to overcoming your fear of public speaking. It's not really about the speaking; it's about listening while you're speaking. Our vulnerability in groups is human, so feeling stage fright can actually help us to overcome it, rather than to ignore it with a practiced facade.The idea is to lead with the power of receptivity, rather than confidence. Instead of walking into a room imagining that you're the picture of confidence and that the first thing you say will get everyone's attention, walk in being receptive, available to the other person. Whether it's dealing with hecklers or finding your authenticity in front of a group, Lee's perspective is key.
Our elders can be difficult to take care of. Those who once took care of us, now need our care. Joy Loverde, director of Silvercare Productions and author of the second edition of The Complete Eldercare Planner, clarifies for us where to start, which questions to ask, and how to help. Joy consults for attorneys, financial planners and clergy, and she has been featured on USA Today and The Today Show. She asserts that elder care is not defined by age, but rather by a person's ability to do something – some people in their 70's may be sick, while others are running marathons.
For everyone who has ever felt shocked by the realization, “Wow, I sound like my mother,” Patricia Commins, author of Remembering Mother, Finding Myself, says that in a sense it's true. We contain our mothers and the memories of our mothers. We are invited to remember our mothers and appreciate their lives. For anyone who has lost their mother, this humorous and poignant journey is a discovery of the woman your mother really was and of really finding yourself.
We spend most of our lives working. However, when retirement hits, we often find that we are out of work and without a real purpose. The key to adjustment, according to John Barnett, author of How To Feel Good As You Age, is to continue to work at something. We need a purpose, he says. To do that, we need to be able to find our place and keep working toward our purpose.
Warren Hanson, award-winning illustrator and author of The Next Place, was inspired to help when two small children in his town lost their parents. Being a parent himself, he wanted to give them something they could understand, something that would give them some small comfort at their time of profound loss, but some surprises were in store for him as well.He purposefully held the subject matter of death and what comes after free of religious iconography or concept, making this truly unique book available to everyone. Many people have responded with gratitude, saying that through his book, they experienced a depth of understanding that they had not felt anywhere else.
Corinne Edwards of Book Tours interviews James L. Creighton about his book, How Loving Couples Fight. Healthy couples fight. It is a normal part of relationships, and couples can learn skills to help them effectively handle fighting when it occurs.Dr. Creighton recommends people fight fair and stick to solving the problem, rather than engage in accusations and blame. The goal is to resolve the issue, not to hurt the other person. Dr. Creighton discusses his 5-minute rule to break down resistance between two people.
Sirah Vettese, author of What Happened to the Prince I Married?, touches on spiritual healing for a wounded relationship. Is it a fantasy or does your prince exist? The honeymoon's over, so how do we cope with the more challenging parts of our other half?Sirah reveals how to start with ourselves. Only we have the choice to become more powerful, effective and loving and to create the life we desire. Using the analogy of Beauty and the Beast, she encourages us to own the powerful parts of ourselves daily and realize that relationships don't work when someone is playing the victim role, even with good intentions. Authentic empowerment is the name of the game in order to be most effective with your partner day to day.
How can we make and manage our money and live a life based on our spiritual values? George Kinder, internationally renowned financial planner, Buddhist teacher, and author of Seven Stages of Money Maturity, explains that money has to do with how we are articulating our soul in the world. We want to feel that the central purpose of money in our life is connected to how we live our true interests, which is not separate from our spiritual life.Ask yourself what gives you the most freedom and joy, and how you can accomplish it in the world. Money is often a taboo subject in our society. People will talk about their sex life before they'll tell you how much money they make. The consequence of hiding our lives around money is too often that we aren't finding a way to deal with it that will make our lives whole and complete. Gain expert practical advice in Seven Stages of Money Maturity to help you grow your relationship to money immediately and manifest your true self in the world.
Business in the United States has changed little. It's a dog-eat-dog world. However, there is a new perspective that is more about cooperation than competition, according to author Jeff Tobe. His new book, Coloring Outside The Lines, looks at a new business model that benefits not just your company, but others. By coloring outside the lines, business owners can reinvent the market. However, he warns, that when we do color outside the lines we should not fall off the page entirely.
Dr. John E. Brandenburg and Monica Rix Paxson discuss their findings on how the planet Mars used to be. Questioning if it was once hospitable to life, and how it has evolved into the planet that we see today. They also look into global warming and the changes that Earth is undergoing, with potentially dire consequences. Brandenburg and Paxon discuss the ways we can start taking the necessary steps to resolve the problems we all face before it is too late.
Creating what you want takes practice. Mitch Meyerson and Laurie Ashner, authors of Six Keys to Creating the Life You Desire, invite you to take a look at how patterns, such as your early family experience, may be influencing how you see the world. Here are six powerful and effective keys to help you let go of the patterns that aren't working for you and truly embrace the life you desire.
Entrepreneurs face competition daily, especially in a world of big business. Need an edge? Ronald E. Guzik explains how awareness improves your personal productivity, your bottom line and ultimately your ability to manifest your true desires.You have the passion and dedication, and you're willing to take the risks in starting and running a business. Learn how a few simple yet effective meditation techniques and key mindsets will help illuminate your path and prepare you to rise above the challenges inherent in entrepreneurship from right where you are.
Tom Feltenstein, author of Uncommon Wisdom, defines how to live a joyful life with financial success and avoid chasing after it. By going inside, centering and accepting yourself, you can begin to release this tendency to feel out of control, to find yourself grasping for the next thing to help your situation.On counterpoint, Feltenstein points out that the love you have for yourself is your gift to your life's work and to those around you, and it all pivots on you getting to know yourself within. Learn how to respond and rise to the occasion rather than contract under the weight of reactivity.
How do you find your soulmate in a social climate where more than half of all marriages end in divorce? Dr. Basha Kaplan, author of Soul Dating to Soul Mating, explains how to follow the path toward spiritual partnership. Touching your own soul, knowing deeply who you are up front, will allow you to touch another person and co-create your soul journey together.
Gail Prince, author of Soul Dating to Soul Mating, specializes in coaching relationships, authentic dating, and for those who choose it, being comfortably single. You might ask what the biggest error is that people make when they put themselves out there looking for a partner. Gail says it is simply not making themselves approachable enough. From negative self talk, to being overly identified with the way we appear, many of us listen more to our mental chatter than to the what's going on in the present moment. At a deeper level, dating is a chance to meet others when you have identified clearly for yourself what your values are and what is meaningful to you.
M. J. Ryan reveals how gratitude paves the way to fulfilling everything you've dreamed of and wanted to give to life. Research shows that people who are the most grateful are those who have had extreme challenges in their lives. Here are powerful practices to sustain your gratitude and change your reality for the better.
Empathy is the key to loving relationships and the antidote to the loneliness, fear, and anxiety that afflict us. Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of The Power of Empathy, defines empathy as your ability to understand and respond to the unique experiences of another.Explore the clear differences between empathy, sympathy, and compassion. Recognize when you have pre-judgments, expectations or projections when conversing with a family member or loved one and learn how to listen and reframe your intentions to allow for real interaction.
Michael Powers, the author of several short stories from the book Heart Warmers, discusses the stories he has written, ranging from raising his own kids to the story of how he met his wife. He believes that this great book is a real feel-good read. He touches on the fact that these days, people enjoy stories of encouragement, stories that help them feel less alone and inspire them to become better people.
Howard Rafael Cushnir explains that the key to bliss is available to us regardless of the circumstances of our life. Howard makes an important distinction between feeling bliss for bliss's sake versus achieving goals in order to experience that bliss. If you want to drive a Jaguar, what you really want is the experience of bliss you associate with driving the Jaguar. In truth, you can experience that bliss with or without the Jaguar. Learn to tap into your innate ability to experience bliss regardless of life's circumstances.
Author of The Art of Intimacy – The Pleasure of Passion, Mel Schwartz, shares his insights on why half of all marriages fail. He says that we are illiterate in the field of relationships and gives us advice on how we can make selections of partners by finding someone who enhances our lives, not on a relationship based upon neediness.To do this, we must examine our own life and grow to be comfortable with who we are. In relationships we then must exhibit what we want from the other person by picking appropriate times to communicate.
There are many in this world who are gifted. You might be one of them, according to Dr. Mary Elaine Jacobsen. Sometimes, there are ordinary people, who stand out in a crowd. Even an IQ test might not be able to test those that have learned experience and everyday knowledge. There are 20 million unidentified gifted adults who have traits of gifted people.
Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer discusses how prayer and faith can heal the body and different ailments. He also discusses the differences of faiths and the importance to have God in your heart, because God is universal. As he says it, "one has to lead a good life and embrace the one God into their being." He talks about how God wants us to be happy, no matter who we are, and that when we are happy, we can heal through his might.
When the doctor says you're going to need surgery, and the subject is your uterine reproductive organ, a woman's very femininity, her fundamental self image, is threatened. Authors Nancy Rosenfeld and Dr. Dianna Bolen, Ph.D., enlighten all, women and men, who would benefit from knowing a woman's fears and self-inquiry in having a hysterectomy. With great practical detail and humor, we discover at the heart that she is Just as Much a Woman.
Dr. Barry Bittman, neurologist, and Anthony DeFail, hospital administrator, co-creators of Mind Body Wellness Center and authors of Maze of Life have pin-pointed 7 questions to help you deal with healthful change in your life. There are few masters who have a lot of answers for us, but there are a lot of questions to address ourselves.If you look at life as an opportunity and recognize where you resist when change occurs, you'll notice it seems so much more comfortable to look at that clear path of change from where you're already settled. But the real opportunity occurs when need arises and the maze appears. Maze of Life assists you in taking an active role in your own life.
You're not old enough to be a grandparent yet, right? But here you are. Babies don't come with instructions, and neither does grandparenting. Dr. Lillian Carson, author of The Essential Grandparent, shows how you gain the wisdom that inspires and enlightens your role as grandparent in the midst of learning to navigate your growing family relationships.
In her book, Every Woman Has a Story, Daryl Ott Underhill discusses how she put together a tool of inspiration for both men and women by sharing real-world experiences from every day women. Each of the stories reflects on the valuable lessons women have gained through enduring life experiences and provides valuable insight concerning how the lessons they have learned have transformed their lives.
Philip Kavanaugh, M.D. discusses his book Magnificent Addiction, with Corinne Edwards. Kavanaugh talks about his own past addictions, and the fact that he believes addiction is misunderstood in our society. He coins the term "master addiction," which he explains as the need humans feel to have control over the situations that they face in their lives. Kavanaugh argues that everything we do on a daily basis is an attempt to feel in control of our lives and our situation.
New York journalist Diane Goldner, author of Infinite Grace, investigates the value and addresses the skepticism of energy healing in today's discerning market. Very real physical, emotional, and mental healings occur at the hands of an energy worker that can seem to defy rational science. From personal experience to documented research, explore the how and why of the power of energy medicine with Diane.
Where do we go when we die? Who will meet us on the other side? Betty J. Eadie, author of The Ripple Effect, shares her experience of dying and coming back to life. Whether or not doctors believe in the near death experience (NDE), all agree that many many people have these experiences and that they are all remarkably similar. Perhaps no one has yet come back with as much revelatory information to share as Betty.
Meditation is the practice of being present and centered. In Zen, they call our constant chatter within our mind the monkey mind. It's not always easy to shut that part of our brain off but, if we practice calmness throughout the day, we can find that we meditate while we are doing some of our favorite things.Patricia Monoghan, author of Meditation: The Complete Guide, talks about bringing meditation into everyday life. Learn how to infuse the art of meditation into all our activities.
Sonia Choquette, Ph.D,, provides tips about how to nurture yourself to be happier, healthier, and the best you can be. She brings Corinne Edwards a first-aid kit for the spirit and explains the items in the kit, which help each of the 7 chakras.
Renowned spiritual leader Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, author of Simple Words, illuminates how the most basic words help us to define ourselves and what really matters in our lives. It has been said about Rabbi Steinsaltz that a mind like his comes around only every couple of thousand years, however his book is distilled for readers of any faith (or none). Dive into this divine collection of fifteen shorts on subjects ranging from Hollywood as a new religion to wisdom in relationship.
Authors Stephen Lewis and Evan Slawson reveal exciting subtle-energy technology for creating and maintaining health and well-being. In a novel that reads like science fiction, Sanctuary: The Path to Consciousness explores healing generated from within, rather than from doctors or methods outside you. Using technology that helps you focus your consciousness via specific technique, you naturally begin to focus your life force in ways that are inherently healing to your unique body, mind and spirit.
Is there a way to predict the odds of engaging a successful marriage and to choose the right person as a partner? Dr. Sam Hamburg, author of Will Our Love Last, banks on compatability or similarity as the key feature in successful marriages. It's true, opposites attract, but attraction only runs so deep.Regardless of personality differences, truly lasting love stems from compatibility on three deeper dimensions: the practical, sexual, and wavelength. If your goals, values, beliefs, work, or practices affirm and help deepen your autonomous and mutual growth, you can bet your marriage has the best odds.
From poor boy to self-made multimillionaire by the age of 25, David Samuel, author of Practical Mysticism, shares his secrets for integrating the material and spiritual worlds. Motivated to show people a spiritual truth that they didn't have to suffer and struggle the way they were living, David learned early that they would listen only if he did it himself.Now, one of his companies assists small family businesses with organizational restructuring, saving not only the businesses but also the families. David wisely and humorously references what many mystical teachings agree, that we have a mundane mortal life as well as our immortal spirit and we must attend to both for the benefit of others as our highest spiritual expression.
Join David Samuel, author of Practical Mysticism, and explore the secrets to integrating the material and spiritual worlds. Money gives you the freedom and the power to help others while, in turn, enriching your life with valuable experiences. Pointing to the teachings of many mystical traditions, he highlights that you have a mundane mortal life as well as an immortal spirit, both must be attended to for the benefit of others as the highest spiritual expression.
Sometimes, we are at a crossroads and finding the path is not always easy. Joan Anderson, author of A Year By The Sea, shares her experience of running away and finding her own way. She said it's hard to find self when we are constantly surrounded by others. Although you don't have to run away to find yourself, she advocates taking time to self to learn. You need to retreat, she says.
Absolute victory is a victory over your self, not others. Robert Pino tells of his experiences as a top business leader and how he came into a spiritual awareness. With his new found perspective of life and the world, he developed and shares his methods for achieving success.
If normal isn't healthy, then why be normal? We need to strive to be as healthy as possible, says Dr. Bowen White. We know how to work hard and be as successful in our careers as possible. However, to be truly healthy, we have to love, think and play soundly. Why Normal Isn't Healthy is an inspirational book about how to move foward in a healthy manner.
Randi Noyes talks about how to find a higher point of love by finding an emotional intelligence. The author of The Art of Leading Yourself tells how finding love can be a hard thing but if we set sights on what we want to love, we can find the right love for us. She says that we need to define what we want and make sure what we want comes from the heart and to be true to ourselves is to be true to the person we are in a relationship with.
Continuing the journey with Randi Noyes, we learn how to find the right love for us. You will find yourself at a higher point in your life when you exercise your emotional intelligence in concert with your intellect. Be true to yourself by coming from the heart when you set your sights on what you want and define your relationship. Being true to the person you are in a relationship with is also being true to yourself.
Everyday Miracles is about miracles in itself, the little gifts that we give others and that other give us everyday. We can make a difference every single day by showing others that they matter. Dr. Noelle Nelson is interviewed about her wonderful book.
In her book, All the Joy You Can Stand, Debrena Jackson Gandy challenges people to evaluate the simple things in life that bring them joy, and from there to become more in touch with their own inner rhythm. Rather than try to control an outcome, she suggests that we let the experience unfold naturally. Life is a dynamic experience – when things are meant to happen they do. Many forces bring things into rightness; all we can do is to trust ourselves to let things unfold the way that they are meant to.
Where would we be without guilt? We would likely be moral monsters, Charles Shelton says. Guilt is a necessary feeling and to achieve a high sense of morality, we need to have it. His book, Achieving Moral Health, talks about the dynamics of morality and how to achieve a high sense of moral health.
Greg Hicks talks about his experience of finding and interviewing the happiest people in the United States. He says that all of the happiest people in the United States have something in common. All of them seek out the happy experiences and find the things that motivate them. He says that letting your emotions be your guide, you will know how to be happy. You cannot be happy if you haven't been sad he says.
Writing to Save Your Life is a powerful and easy practice explained by Michele Weldon that can help you beat stress and experience the peace that comes from finding the solutions your problems. When you write, you are exercising your heart, mind and soul. No matter what level of writer you consider yourself to be, it's essentially talking on paper. If it's true, there's not a wrong way to write it.
Scientist Jeff Levin explains that spirituality and health have a direct correlation with each other. He says that science and medicine rarely looks at correlations like this, but his findings show that those that are more spiritual have a healthier life. He shares his findings and what role spirituality has on science.
Susan L. Abrams, author of New Success Rules for Women, has interviewed more than 45 of the top women executives in the country, gathered their wisdom together with her own and has created new rules for us. Having it all can look different for every woman. It all starts with being honest with yourself about what is most important to you and then creating a realistic time frame to pay attention to each area that is important to you. From how you learn not to take "no" as an answer, to being true to your objectives, we can all learn from these women's experience and carve new paths in today's professional lifestyles.
How can you tell if you would have a successful marriage with your partner? Sidney J Smith provides 101 questions to ask yourself so you can gauge if your relationship is strong enough to endure marriage. After being startled by the high divorce rate, Smith decided to write this book as a way to prepare potential newlyweds for the life ahead.Smith himself is remarried after a happy 50-year-long marriage. After becoming a widower, he married his current wife whom he had known for 50 years. He explains how important friendship before a relationship is. In the friendship, two people can get to know each other in an intimate way before getting romantically involved.Smith gives tips about what characteristics are important in a relationship (i.e., trust and communication), which are ones you should avoid (jealousy), and practical issues that influence marriages (finances).
Be a modern day goddess. Inspirational and comedic writer Cynthia Daddona, author of Diary of a Modern-Day Goddess, talks about how women can embrace their inner and outer beauty to prosper in today's superficial world. She includes tips into how to make the most out of your day and boost self-esteem to a point where you are feeling vibrant and beautiful.
Author of Life Goes On, Joseph Neeley discuss the emotions men go through during the divorce process. He talks about having an idyllic life and being married to his high school sweetheart and going through various traumatic experiences leading up to his eventual divorce.
Work is sometimes seen as the last place to bring in one’s own spirituality. However, because of our work schedules it can be hard to find the time to be as spiritual as we want to be. Gregory F. A. Pierce, author of Spirituality at Work, speaks about how we can view holiness in the work that we do. Find out how we can integrate spirituality in the work place without imposing on others.
In Jewish culture, more emphasis is placed on living through our good deeds and passing our loving thoughts to those who come after us than on an afterlife per se. Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz, author of Does the Soul Survive, is breaking new ground by exploring the Jewish journey to belief in afterlife, past lives and living with purpose. Rabbi Spitz looks seriously at learning more about this part of us that survives, our soul, based on more than faith, but on experiences that open the doorway to a whole new world of inquiry.