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Your Body Doesn't Lie: Introduction to Behavioural Kinesiology
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Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation
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Exercise for Strong Bones: A Step-by-step Program to Prevent Osteoporosis and Stay Fit and Active for Life
T'ai Chi at Home: An Illustrated Guide to the Mastery of the Essential Movements That Promote Physical and Mental Wellbeing
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Where to Find Adoption Records: A Guide for Counsellors, Adopted People and Birth Relatives
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Body Clutter: Love Your Body, Love Yourself

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Terrible!
It's not about the weight
FlyLady's mission is God Sent
Good for today's environemnt
Warm, loving support for turning around your life.

Body Clutter: Love Your Body, Love Yourself
Marla Cilley , and Leanne Ely
Manufacturer: Fireside
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Sink Reflections: Overwhelmed? Disorganized? Living in Chaos? The FlyLady's Simple FLYing Lessons Will Show You How to Get Your Home and Your Life in Order--and It All Starts with Shining Your Sink!
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ASIN: 1416534628

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In Sink Reflections, Marla Cilley -- the FlyLady -- helped hundreds of thousands of her fans combat overwhelming household C.H.A.O.S. (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome). Taking a "baby-steps" approach, she offered little chores to do every day, to wipe out clutter and feelings of inadequacy. Now, in Body Clutter, the FlyLady and Leanne Ely, the Dinner Diva and creator of the Saving Dinner series, team up to teach readers how to handle and erase the clutter they carry on their bodies and minds when it comes to body image.

The FlyLady and Leanne say that it's not about finding the perfect diet, it's about the way you feel about food and your body and understanding sound nutrition. With warm voices, unique lingo, and no preaching, they apply a step-by-step technique, coaching the readers from beginning to end and sharing their own success stories along the way.

Customer Reviews:

Terrible!.......2007-06-15

I'm not normally one to go online and post a bad review, but I was so thoroughly disappointed by this book that I felt I had to do something about it. Not only is it terribly written, but there's no true insight or mental depth to the book. The author's style of writing is just as haphazard and messy as one of the rooms in her house. I do not recommend wasting your money on this book. The most the book does is provide someone with a little bit of comfort to know that there are other messy, overweight people out there. But alas, it doesn't provide any fundamental insights on changing poor eating habits or increasing exercise.

It's not about the weight.......2007-06-09

I've read so many testimonials about this book -- and I've read the book twice myself. Author Cilley has really hit on something important, and it's not about dieting.

FlyLady's mission is God Sent.......2007-06-04

If you look on the grand scale of things you will appreciate the wisdom Flylady puts into this book. Its all about "Fully Loving YOURSELF" = fly, answering those self doubts and putting them to rest.

Marla exposes those inner demons that drive us to put ourselves down, and she gives us examples of how to overcome and take charge, one baby step at a time. Its just convincing yourself that you are worth it. And I believe we all are. Her vision allows us to see ourselves as Jesus sees us. Loveable souls

With the use of the baby step process of building routines that become a foundation for living, the way to success is really quite easy to follow. I recommend this book and her other one too. We are worth the efforts we put into caring for our families. Give back to yourself what you give to others and you will see more joy than you ever thought imagineable. Seize the day and order these books that will be your first baby step towards flying! You are incrediblity worth IT >----->

Good for today's environemnt.......2007-05-29

I'm not exactly the target market for this book but the discussions on body clutter, how we see ourselves, how the media adjusts how we see ourselves, how we deal with our emotions and past history through food, how we don't make the correct choices for our best, and how we let our "inner brats" take over our good choices have all been helpful and pertinent reading. Im in my mid 40's now and want to reduce my weight some without a fad diet and get my health in tip top shape. This book is a great tool for learning how to do that for myself, by myself without gadgets or the present popular diet.

Warm, loving support for turning around your life........2007-05-28

An honest account by the authors of the health, body, and mind issues of being overweight. Simple, but effective suggestions to discover and discard the "clutter" that defeats most diet programs. This is not a diet program, it is a declutter program that gets you to look for and at the roots of self-deprecating behavior. I am not overweight, but have other issues and this book is valuable for me, too.

Bewitch a Man: How to Find Him and Keep Him Under Your Spell

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Bewitch a Man: How to Find Him and Keep Him Under Your Spell
Fiona Horne
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ASIN: 1416914749

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Whose relationship -- or lack of one -- couldn't use a little magic now and then?

Sometimes Cupid needs a kick in the pants. for every woman tired of waiting for the right man to come along, Bewitch a Man is a fun, empowering manual that shows how to conjure him up fast. Real-life witch Fiona Horne offers effective, easy-to-master spells, charms, and magical know-how so you too can:

• be irresistible to the man of your dreams

• bring a straying lover back to the fold

• ward off a potential rival

• fire up his libido and keep a relationship sizzling

• and yes, hex the jerks who truly deserve it.

Customer Reviews:

More good than bad.......2007-01-09

I received this book as a Christmas gift, and am almost finished, but wished to share my thoughts. Fiona Horne is very important to me as her book "Witch: a personal journey" (published in Australia) actually set me on my Witchy path, so I will always have a soft spot for her.

I enjoy the way that Fiona writes, as if it was a conversaton with your girlfriend, but I think maybe living in LA has changed Fiona into dropping famous people's names more often, which is a shame, but I guess that is LA. Also, I am a bit disapointed in the underlining theme of the book that females have "power over" men, and that this book will help you increase that power. Yes males have had power over females for too long a time in history, but we should know be viewing the sexes as equal.

That aside, I love the section on "Poetry in motion" on page 112 and will use that myself, aswell as the "Let it go" ritual on page 103. All rituals you can use in your everyday life. Also the story on Yhi in the introduction is a must-read for all Witches, and Fiona's explanation of how a spell works expresses her breadth of knowledge. Even though the title suggests this is a "fluffy" book, Fiona Horne is not a "fluffy" witch.

The Art of Mindful Living: How to Bring Love, Compassion and Inner Peace into Your Daily Life

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Great item - beware download
Audio tour of this idea: present moment, wonderful moment.
Old Wisdom in a New Format
mindful
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The Art of Mindful Living: How to Bring Love, Compassion and Inner Peace into Your Daily Life
Thich Nhat Hanh
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ASIN: 1564557987

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Zen meditation master and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh offers his practical teachings about how to bring love and mindful awareness into our daily experience. These rare moments were recorded during a family meditation retreat. Kind - purposeful - illuminating - here is an abundant treasure of traditional gathas (teachings) that unify meditation practice with the challenges we face in today's world. Enhanced features include traditional Vietnamese music performed by the monks and nuns of Plum Village, a meditation practice from Thich Nhat Hanh's Mindful Movements video, and an interview with the author.

Customer Reviews:

Great item - beware download.......2007-03-21

As a Thich Nhat Hanh fan, (tough to say!), this item is a nice addition to my collection of print and audio. For those of you who are tempted to download the audio, be aware that it comes from an Amazon partner, [...] I discovered too late (my bad) that their proprietary DRM software doesn't support my particular mp3 device, a Sansa e250. So I'm going to wind up buying it twice.

Audio tour of this idea: present moment, wonderful moment. .......2007-01-11

I have been listening to this tape for years, not as a guided meditation, but more as a reminder of strong, important, simple ideas that are easy to forget.

Thich Nhat Hanh has published many books and tapes. This audio CD stands out because in its several hours it covers all the major bases of Zen thinking and practice. When you have listened to it you will have all you need to begin a meditation practice, to understand some basics of Zen or EuroAmerican Buddhism, or advance your existing meditation practice.

The CD includes comments on the importance of being fully present in the moment. ("Present moment, wonderful moment") It goes on to teach a basic but very useful guided meditation, with explanations of each step, so that it is easy to learn and understand. For example, one part has you saying to yourself silently on your in-breath, "breathing in I am aware of a tree," and on the out-breath, "breathing out, I smile to the tree." The words alone don't sound like much, but after hearing the comments, it becomes powerful. The author explains that the tree can be a symbol for all the resouces that are outside my body, that are readily available for me. If there is a tree, he says, there have to be sun, rain, and earth, for example, or else there would be no tree. This thought can be calming as we encounter daily anxieties and sometimes feel that we are not getting enough of what we need: we can look on a tree and remember that the earth has all we need that is important. Enough food, enough air, etc. Breathing in I am aware of a tree, breathing out I smile to the tree.

He also uses this idea to advance the ideas of interbeing and impermanence, but I'll let you find out about those when hearing the CD!

Please don't hesitate to e-mail me with any questions.

Old Wisdom in a New Format.......2007-01-09

Very practical advise & also very creative. I've listened & read quite a few self help books but this is very unique - I loved it! Not heavy handed or preachy - Thich Nhat Hanh's compassion comes through along with his giggle.

mindful.......2006-10-29

Thich Nhat Hanh has taught me and my family to be totally present and mindful in everything we do. This title and many others from Thich Nhat Hanh, have changed our family into a unit of knit together by love and mindfulness.

Wisdom with Humor.......2006-08-03

I received this as a gift and have listened to it 3 times, and each time I find more gems of wisdom and compassion. Hanh is a very gentls soul who gives many tips and insights for the ups and downs of life's journey. Highly recommended.

Healing Your Aloneness: Finding Love and Wholeness Through Your Inner Child

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One of those books that changed my life--still changing!

Healing Your Aloneness: Finding Love and Wholeness Through Your Inner Child
Margaret Paul , and Erika J. Chopich
Manufacturer: HarperSanFrancisco
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ASIN: 0062501496

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Erika Chopich and Margaret Paul show how anyone can reconnect with his or her Inner Child to short-circuit self-destructive patterns, resolve fears and conflicts, and build satisfying relationships. Healing Your Aloneness outlines a self-healing process that can be used every day to restore a nurturing balance between loving Adult and loved Inner Child.

Customer Reviews:

Great gift.......2006-03-17

I gave this book to my friend on her 45th birthday. She can't stop talking about it and how much it has helped her.She says she just keeps reading it over and over again.

Excellent Help.......2006-02-26

Most of us have been raised by parents who did not realize the damage they did to us in our formative years.

This book allows us to see and repair that damage and therefore to treat ourselves as our parents should have treated us.

I recommend this book highly.

Well-received, well-written, helpful and insightful.......2005-05-26

This is really one of the most profound books out there on Inner Child work. It is written in a concise, easy to read and follow manner. I bought it some time ago and recently was drawn back to reading it and this time the light bulb really went off and I really "got it." The authors do an excellent job in really making it very reader-friendly. My copy is now dog-eared and highlighted all through...it has helped me tremendously and continues to help me tremendously as an individual, and also as a counselor/therapist.

All growth is hard work.......2005-03-03

All growth is really hard work. This is hard work. I would equate it to the transformation that The Incredible Hulk goes through. The thing is though, it isn't that fast. It takes time and dedication. I've read maybe 30 books and they all have their wisdoms and their truths, but it was this book that put me on the road I needed to be on. Somethings just resonate. This resonated with me, and when I started communicating with the abandoned and hurt child within me, I could for the first time see what had gone wrong and what I needed to do to fix it. I'm not completely there, but I have no doubt that I will.

One of those books that changed my life--still changing!.......2002-06-01

I bought this book 2 years ago. I wasn't able to absorb everything in this book at the time, because I was in a nervous breakdown. Now I've been in therapy and on medication for 2 years, and I'm stable. I picked it up and started reading just 2 weeks ago again, I'm reading it everyday, highlighting and highlighting all the good insights, and everytime when I open up the book just started reading something I've already read, I still get new insights about the healing process. I highly recommend this book!

Reclaim Your Family From Addiction: How Couples and Families Recover Love and Meaning

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Reclaim Your Family From Addiction: How Couples and Families Recover Love and Meaning
Craig Nakken
Manufacturer: Hazelden
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What happens to the "we" of a family when one member opts for the blind and single-minded "me" of addiction? In an instructive, reassuring way, Craig Nakken explains just how families and couples who have spent years building a life together can lose their cohesive identity and meaning in the wake of addiction. The perfect starting point in the healing process, this book also reminds us that recovery is possible--for individuals, couples, and whole families--if only we know what to do. With histories, personal stories, and the latest research, the book helps readers chart their own way out of the hell of addiction and back to the fullness of family by using principles that restore the "we" of lasting, loving relationships. Craig Nakken, M.S.W., author of The Addictive Personality and Men's Issues in Recovery, lectures, trains, and specializes as a family therapist in the treatment of addiction. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Soul Love: Awakening Your Heart Centers (Roman, Sanaya)

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The most Lovingly Written
Dedicated To My Beautiful Wife, Tracy...
Pure Light..Pure Love
This book is fabulous!
The transforming power of soul love

Soul Love: Awakening Your Heart Centers (Roman, Sanaya)
Sanaya Roman
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ASIN: 0915811774

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Soul Love teaches you how to open our heart in order to feel more love, self-love, and love for others. You will learn to use love - the most powerful energy in the universe - to lift, purify, expand, harmonize, balance, and transform all the energies around you. In four sections, Roman leads readers through step-by-step preparations toward allowing love to transform their lives.

In Section I, you will prepare your personality, journey to the soul plane, meet your own soul, and blend with it. You will learn to make your soul a part of your daily life, tapping into its strength, presence, light, and will to assist you with daily living.

In Section II, you will join with your soul to awaken the three heart centers that can increase your ability to love. You will learn to work with others at a soul level to release power struggles and conflicts, transform negative energy, stay true to yourself, and follow your heart.

In Section III, you will meet the soul of a soul mate and draw this person into your life. You will learn to create the higher purpose of a relationship, dissolve obstacles to love, and let go with love.

In Section IV, you will create wheels of love to transform your relationships with groups of people such as friends, family, and co-workers. You will join in a call to the Great Ones to ask for love to be sent to awaken the heart centers of humanity, volunteering - if you choose - to become a shining light for others.

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The most Lovingly Written.......2007-02-26

I have read a lot of books on spiritual subjects, and Orin / Sanaya books are so far the most lovingly written. I love the way they are so easy to understand, nothing too scientific or mysterious. They have put it like it was just common sense we human beings have long forgotton. As you read their books, you will feel that something inside has changed slightly. The power of the book itself is amazing ! While reading Soul Love, I feel like I am so blessed and loved !!! Thank you !

Dedicated To My Beautiful Wife, Tracy..........2006-10-25

I am not big on "channeled information"...not that I don't believe that there are certain people who can channel the wisdom of ancient masters, but I believe that all of the wisdom, all of the guidance, all of the power that ever was, is, and will be is already within us. The only reason that the vast majority of us don't access this wisdom, however, is because most of us identify with our small "s" self rather than our Large "S" Self.

After saying that, I do enjoy the 'Orin' series and have read quite a few of "his" books. The reason why I like these books is because there is a very nice, easy going style to them. There is really nothing too preachy in them. Most of it is all common sense...and after saying that, is there really anything common about common sense?

Before I met my wife I had gone out with many women and yet they were all the same. Not only did they all bare an uncanny resemblance to each other, but they all acted the same. I seemed to attract women who were very selfish and aloof and cold. The last girlfriend I had before my wife was the last straw. I was determined not to go out with the "same" woman again. I decided to get to the "brass tacks" of the situation. I made up a list of everything I wanted in a future mate. This was recommended in this book. And then instead of looking for this in another, I had to "become" what I wanted to attract.

I dated people who were very unattached and very aloof and very unappreciative of me because this is the way I thought I deserved to be treated. Not consciously, but unconsciously. I attracted women to me that were "unavailable" to me because I was unavailable for myself. I attracted rejection and abandonment because I rejected and abandonded myself on many occasions and so I had to really heal the relationship I had with myself. This is the real secret of relationships; the only person we are ever with, is ourselves. It may look like there is another person standing there, but every person that is in our lives (whether a positive or negative influence) is simply an extension of who we are on some level.

I had a friend at the time that was there for me when I was going through my last breakup. No, she wasn't a short,exotic, dark haired Latina (the type I usually went out with). She was a cute, Irish redhead. She always supported me. She always appreciated me. She was just always there for me and the only reason I never saw her is because I was too busy looking at my own wounds, as soon as I began to heal, I saw this woman...this lovely, down-to-earth, spiritual woman and I asked her to be my wife.

Despite all of this, however, she is not my soul mate and I'll tell you why, because when you really, really get this stuff, you won't be looking for one person to be your soul mate, the world becomes your soul mate. Every pair of eyes reflects back to you your light or your darkness, every person becomes a potential friend, every moment you share with another is either helping to heal the illusion of separation or helping to perpetuate it. This book will really help you to see how very, very important it is that you work on you so that you can be the best you can be. The world needs another "wounded victim" like we need another Bush in the Whitehouse.

This book is a Godsend. Is it really channeled information? Y'know, what...who cares...just listen to your heart and it'll guide you to the very best.

Peace & Blessings.

Pure Light..Pure Love.......2006-02-09

I love this book...it is absolutely one of the most beautiful books I have ever read..life changing..it opens one and connects them to the Pure Light and Love of their Soul... the best of who we truly are....There are no words....Thank you..

This book is fabulous!.......2005-09-06

This is a great book. I will tell you a story. About 3 years ago, I bought this book and only read the first few pages and put it down. I ended up giving it away and later rediscovered the book after having read CREATING MONEY. At first, I didn't realize that it was the same book I'd had before! This time, I loved the book!

What makes this book so great is that it is very approachable. Orin's channelings are always written in a basic language that is easy to understand. I've read channeled books which have very complicated language that can be difficult to read if you aren't used to reading technical material.

This book is filled with love. Every word is written from a heart -centered place and is designed so that you can feel this warmth inside of yourself.

Now, onto the meat of Soul Love. This book gives you detailed exercises about how to connect with your higher self and receive its love as well as visualization exercises for healing your relationships and finding a soul mate. Being very honest, Soul Love makes no promises that it can't keep. It doesn't lead you on about what soul mates are or how relationships work.

It is mainly a book for self-discovery and owning the love within your own being FIRST, and then loving someone else. The deepest kind of love is always with yourself and by knowing and loving yourself, then you can reach out to someone else.

Soul Love is great because you can use it whether or not you are concerned about finding a soul mate. Maybe you've suffered abuse in your life or maybe you are discovering your spirituality and you want reassurance and guidance. This book can help. It can also help when you've had a painful experience with someone and you want to move forward. It shows you how to love yourself and that person from a place of universal love. You don't have to hold onto any relationship that hurts you, but you can hold on to the love that your higher self has for every person who has crossed your path, even someone who has hurt you. It gives you exercises so that you can make peace and move on.

I don't think I can say enough about how real this book is and how full of love it is. I will say that it's not your usual book, so don't expect it to sound like other books (some of it will, and some of it won't). But if you are a fan of Sanaya Roman, you'll definately like this book. This is one of her best.

The transforming power of soul love.......2005-08-19

The insights in this book are many and profound, the journeys fascinating, the changes tremendous and exciting.

Soul love is more evolved, and develops as you follow the exercises to overcome fears, and judgments, the road blocks to true love. Soul love transcends personality issues, so you make a deeper connection.

The exercises in this book are designed to open the heart, resolve emotional issues, and there are really wonderful exercises for combining the different chakras (energy points).

I can feel warmth flooding my chest area as I do this. Since I have started doing these exercises people seem to be responding to me more positively. You also tend to feel more positive to the world.

This author was recommended to me by two other people, and I am now working on two of her other books.

I highly recommend this book.

The message of this book is a positive one waiting to be experienced by the wider world.

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The Secret Language of Relationships: Your Complete Personology Guide to Any Relationship with Anyone

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One of the Best Astrology Books on the Market
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Entertaining, but Definitely not Spiritual

The Secret Language of Relationships: Your Complete Personology Guide to Any Relationship with Anyone
Gary Goldschneider , and Joost Elffers
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The Secret Language of Relationships adopts the format of its bestselling predecessor, The Secret Language of Birthdays, and the compendious collection of combinations that follows proves the book's assertion that "A relationship is a rather mysterious and amazing third entity, one that can come to lead an existence independent of the will or desire of its two partners.... in certain cases a relationship can prove far stronger than either individual, leading us to believe that a certain kind of synergy is at work."

Well-organized, packed with fascinating "personality" information, and replete with snapshots (on every page) of famous couples--whether colleagues, spouses, or lovers--The Secret Language of Relationships is also simple to use. A glance at the two-page chart at the beginning of the book determines your birthday "period." Next, find the period of the person who interests you--friend, parent, child, lover, or mate. The ensuing relationship dynamics are named colorfully and aptly: "Peas in a Pod," "Uncommon Intimacy," "Flexible Structures," "Few Dull Moments," and "Few Antipathies."

Describing 1,176 possibilities, The Secret Language of Relationships sheds light on the classic questions--the hows and whys of chemistry in relationships. Is there a prime ingredient for love at first sight, a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of it all? An entertaining exploration of the very thing we cannot do without--each other--this wonderful volume explains why we feel the way we do about the people in our lives, and how--if necessary--to make it better.

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The Secret Language of Relationships shows how astrology can craft a relationship profile between any two individuals born during any two weeks of the year. The result is an indispensable guide to getting the most out of every relationship.

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One of the Best Astrology Books on the Market.......2007-06-14

I've studied astrology for over 15 years, and this book is definitely one of the best. Sun-sign astrology is the first step to understanding astrology, and this book is a must-have for anyone interested in exploring it more in-depth. Highly recommended.

Hit or miss..........2007-04-04

Ehhh... I'm just not real impressed with this one. First of all - splitting the larger sun sign categories into subgroups is kinda nice, but also kinda vague. It's essentially a re-working of the standard sun sign stereotypes, and if you're interested in astrology at all, you know them already. Don't get me wrong - it's not *bad.* There's no wrong information, it's passably accurate (for astrology.) I can see how it would be very helpful for those on cusps, and even for the rest of us, it's occasionally got some new info (this book, for instance, is the first one to accurately point out some quieter aspects of my personality that go against the Aries norm.) It's just not enough to get excited over, and most people will get the same level of accuracy or better by just going whole hog and getting a star chart done.

Secondly, and more irritatingly, the actual relationship pairings were astonishingly scattershot. I think it would have been easier to deal with if they'd ALL just been laughably wrong, but no - after slogging through, say, 4 or 5 descriptions that could have been describing total strangers (because they certainly weren't describing me and my people), I'd hit upon something like "Confidential Projects," which was just a spot-on explanation of the vibe between me & my brother. What do you do with a book like that? (Also? As has been noted by other reviewers, the book really is amazingly negative about almost every relationship pairing. If I were to take it seriously, I'd be huddled in the corner now, wide-eyed, whimpering "nobody loves me and I have no real friends!" Sheesh.)

It leads me to one of two conclusions: 1) it really is scattershot - they're just throwing it at a wall and seeing what sticks; or, 2) they're actually on to something, but haven't worked out all the kinks yet. Which wouldn't be too bad, except that it's being published as a finished product, you know?

Final recommendation: pass. If you're reading for entertainment, there are more entertaining astrology books out there; if you're a serious student, there are more thorough and accurate books. If you've got money to burn and don't mind weeding through the stuff that's superfluous and the stuff that's just inaccurate to find the few true additions to this field that this book makes, it might make a decent addition to round out a library. Just please don't be fooled into thinking this is the be-all and end-all of relationship astrology!

Pretty cool!.......2007-02-21

This book is pretty cool, I find myself using it a lot actually. It's pretty accurate too I think.

A fun book.......2006-11-04

A different take on astrology and synastry (relationship astrology) but fun and interesting.

Entertaining, but Definitely not Spiritual.......2006-07-20

THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF RELATIONSHIPS is a follow up to author Gary Goldschneider's earlier book about the study of people based upon the day they were born, rather than their astrological sign.

Wildly entertaining and surprisingly accurate, this book is used by cross-referencing two birthdays on the charts provided on the inside covers. At the point where these two birthdays meet, you are given a page number where you will find a profile about the relationship between the two people, regardless of whether that relationship is based on friendship, romance, family or business.

These profiles are a half of a page long; include a brief synopsis of the relationship, advice and nutshell facts about strengths and weaknesses.

Despite the fact that I am skeptical by nature and put little if any stock in astrology, I found this book fun. What's more, I was very surprised to cross reference couples I know, colleagues I've worked with, etc and found that these relationships are perfectly described in this book.

I am surprised to read some of the reviews here that reveal customer dissatisfaction with this book. I never expected to learn anything spiritual or mystical here. And though I am not exactly surprised that some are saddened to learn that there are potential challenges in their own relationships, I suspect that these reviewers cross referenced themselves with their spouses and were horrified to read they'd be better off friends or business associates.

Still I recommend THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRTHDAYS for those looking exclusively for mindless entertainment for themselves or for their friends who visit and find it in a bookshelf.

- Regina McMenamin

Count Your Blessings: The Healing Power of Gratitude and Love

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You need this
This is simply....Soul Medicine
The teachings of Dr. Demartini helped me to change my life
A shift in perspective can be the difference between heaven or hell

Count Your Blessings: The Healing Power of Gratitude and Love
John Demartini
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ASIN: 1401910742

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You could lead the life you’d love, if only you lived the one you’ve been given!

Are you really living or barely breathing? Do you feel sick, run-down, anxious, or low? In Count Your Blessings, Dr. John F. Demartini reveals the connection between health and state of mind. The old adage about making the most of what you’ve got forms the basis of 25 principles that will help you to live a healthy and fulfilling life. Through real-life examples, exercises, meditations, and affirmations, Dr. Demartini shows how you can use and develop your own inner resources, just by living in the present moment.

• How to turn any stressful situation into an inspiring learning experience

• Transform the negativity of your fears and problems into positive actions

• Discover your goals and how to stick to them

• Learn to love what you do

• How to create more loving relationships

Count Your Blessings will be the source or inspiration you will come back to again and again.

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Book - Count Your Blessings.......2007-04-01

The moment I heard about this book my interest was sparked. Unable to find this book in any local bookstores, I placed my order with Amazon.
Wow! This is a truly incredible book. I am reading it a second time, and no doubt will read it many more times, using it as a guide for living daily life. A must read!

You need this.......2007-01-12

If you think you would get alot out of this book get it soon, if you think it isnt anything you would be interested in BUY IT NOW. This is one book that I can honestly say that if I had it years ago many of my recent lessons would either have not had to happen or in the case of the tragedies they would have been handled far better and with less guilt. Dr Demartini is a Genius and he honestly does utilize his wisdom every day.
If your realtionships are on the rocks with your family or perhaps someone who you are truly blessed to have CHOOSE to spend some of their precious time with you, Get this book. If you want to help someone from destroying something wonderful in their life buy this book for them, it will make them think....... maybe for the first time in years.

This is simply....Soul Medicine.......2006-10-29

"Do you have the heart to heal yourself?"
"We all have the healing power of unconditional love within us." -excerpt from the beginning of the book.

Each chapter of this book has a short but powerful story pertaining to a wide variety of subjects about life and spirituality. There are wONderFuL quotations relevant to the subject and each chapter ends with "The Truth is...", which includes a quotation, and then "Reflections" "Realizations" and "Affirmations"

I have had this book for a few years now, and I pick it up occassionally and then don't want to stop reading it. There is so much wisdom in this book. Universal Laws throughout.

Here are a few excerpts from the book:
"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror." -Ken Keyes,Jr

"You can only see things in others that exist in yourself."

"How you feel about something or someone is based on your perceptions."

"Every cloud has a silver lining and finding it is one of the most reliable ways to turn an apparent problem into a blessing! True wisdom is the ability to see the equal benefit or blessing hidden in every challenge, situation, sickness, or crisis. The silver lining is always as bright as the cloud is dark."

Chapter 11: "Inspiration is the secret of Vitality" -"Are you full of life...or barely breathing?"

The teachings of Dr. Demartini helped me to change my life.......2006-05-11

It's amazing how differently you look at the universe when you are grateful for all of your experiences, humbled because you are just one small piece of a big picture and inspired knowing that you have a purpose. Instead of seeing obstacles, you recognize opportunities and manifest miracles. Read this book if you are ready to open your mind and heart to a new way of living. I read it three times and each time gained a new insight. Enjoy!

A shift in perspective can be the difference between heaven or hell.......2006-03-30

This is a diamond find. At the very least this book should inspire you to write a daily gratitute list ... and begin a record of how blessed your life is. There is always room for improvement, we are not perfect, but it is in being grateful that we are in a mental state to see what else is possible. I believe Nelson Mandela once said that hate has caused alot of problems and solved none of them. If hate only begats hate, only love can heal hate. Both emotions are two sides of the same coin. Start with this daily counting of blessings, and see what more you can be grateful for.

Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself: Embracing Your Wisdom and Wholeness

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Struck a chord
every woman NEEDS this book!
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Awful, Just Awful

Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself: Embracing Your Wisdom and Wholeness
Patricia Lynn Reilly , and SARK
Manufacturer: Conari Press
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ASIN: 1573241695

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Vanquishing once and for all the tired biblical theory of woman as the cause of man's fall from grace, Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself empowers women to move from self-loathing to self-love, from self-criticism to self-celebration. It dismantles the question "What's wrong with me?" by exploring its historical, theological, and personal origins. Patricia Lynn Reilly explores 20 self-affirming qualities that encourage women to be the authors of their own lives and to cultivate knowledge and love of themselves. Each section is filled with reflections and meditations that ask readers to reclaim their inner resources and reconnect with the essential truth about themselves.

Customer Reviews:

Struck a chord.......2007-06-14

This book really got to my core as I read it! Its not a long read and it was almost disappointing to complete it so quickly but I knew I would end up re-reading the book many times. It is a beautiful novel that often left me teary or grinning. Thank you for such a wonderful piece!

every woman NEEDS this book!.......2007-05-11

a beautiful combination of poetry, story telling, personal insight, sharing and comraderie amongst women. every woman on earth should read this, cherish it and share it!

Not what I expected.......2006-12-31

Honestly, I don't even know why this book was written. While reading it I thought this sounds so odd....we should be heading towards equality and the whole part of "out of balance" is rediculous...eating ice cream and spending time with your mom and fantasizing about sex...ummm last time i checked that kept a lot of ppl i know away from medication and a lot of stress. I did not like this book at all and thought it to be a complete farse....seriously children dont masterbate when they are little....yeah they are sexually aroused but they dont go exploring there bodies and think the way Reilly is describing...its too profound and the world girl-child sounds too robotic...creepy almost like the movie Donnie Darko.

Review .......2005-08-16

I am enjoying this book, although I am reading it at a slow pace. The chapters are divided by sections of the poems and there are meditations in each chapter-which I find helpful.

Awful, Just Awful.......2004-11-27

I really wanted to like this book. I have been schooled in the wisdom of "original blessing" as a corrective for the concept of original sin, and well, I'm a woman. So I thought this book would be right up my alley. Reilly goes overboard, however, in rejecting _any_ attempts at self-discernment as negative. There is such a thing as self-assessment that is accepting, positive, and life-affirming, without necessarily approving of everything that we accept about ourselves.

In the end, by overlooking the necessary distinction between "acceptance" and "approval," the book limits the possibilities for growth that it can nurture. And that's a shame. It is, ultimately, patronizing to believe that women are too fragile to handle self-critique. We can be our own best critics, but this book won't help.

Conclusion: stand by with the insulin shots while reading this one.

Healing the Hardware of the Soul: How Making the Brain-Soul Connection Can Optimize Your Life, Love, and Spiritual Growth

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Healing the Hardware of the Soul
This book could change your life.
Healing The Hardware Of The Soul
A Powerful Discussion of The Brain's Effect on Behavior/Mood

Healing the Hardware of the Soul: How Making the Brain-Soul Connection Can Optimize Your Life, Love, and Spiritual Growth
Daniel Amen
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ASIN: 0743204751

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As the title suggests, Healing the Hardware of the Soul is a unique blend of advanced scientific technique and fundamental religious principles. Dr. Daniel Amen, a graduate of Oral Roberts University, isn't promoting a strictly Christian agenda, but he makes it repeatedly clear that one of the crucial steps in achieving mental health is prayer. Depending on your beliefs, this insistence can range from pleasing to offensive.

His work is centered around the physical aspects of the brain--in some ways, it resembles a modern form of phrenology. Using detailed imaging technology, he has established connections between specific behaviors--panic disorders, depression, ADD--and over- or underactive areas of the brain. As with most new forms of medical research, his work is both lauded and ridiculed, and only further research will determine its ultimate validity.

For people anxious to put his findings to use, there are several chapters devoted to questionnaires that can be used in place of brain scans. Exercises and suggestions follow, and stay surprisingly simple--forming personal connections, seeking appropriate medical care and medications, and creating short-term, specific goals are a few old standbys. Regardless of what methods Amen is using to arrive at the solutions, it's clear he finds plenty of value in tried-and-true solutions. --Jill Lightner

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Dr. Daniel Amen's breakthrough brain-healing program has helped hundreds of thousands to overcome depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention deficit disorder. The maverick author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Healing ADD now presents his proven program for repairing and strengthening our relationships, child-rearing practices, work and study routines, and, ultimately, our soulful connections, in the deepest ways possible. Guided by this book, each of us can learn to balance and optimize the parts of the brain responsible for inner growth, intimacy, and spiritual health.

Drawing upon his experience with over fourteen thousand brain-imaging studies of patients from all walks of life, Dr. Amen has developed an essential tool called the Amen Brain System Checklist, a 101-question self-test used to evaluate the five brain systems that are key to achieving and maintaining a healthy brain-soul connection. The questionnaire identifies the problem brain areas readers may need to work on, offers insight into the degree to which these imbalances affect their lives, and provides targeted strategies for each area of the brain involved with spiritual issues.

These are just a few of the many "brain prescriptions" to be found in Healing the Hardware of the Soul:

Develop focus and improve decision-making with the One-Page Miracle for the Soul
Use prayer, meditation, and diaphragmatic breathing exercises for superior emotional and spiritual flexibility
Heal painful deep soul memories through thought and behavior exercises
Learn how forming strong, positive new bonds actually controls impulsive behavior and stabilizes mood swings

Dr. Amen's recommendations include cutting-edge advice on diet, nutritional supplements, and the judicious use of medication when needed. He also explains which medications can unbalance the brain when used improperly. Dramatic before-and-after pictures of the brain demonstrate the medical effectiveness of these clinically based healing techniques.

Whether we learn the self-help strategies of cognitive reprogramming, self-hypnosis, or nutraceutical therapy, seek out psychotherapy, or rely on prescription antidepressants and antianxiety medications, Dr. Amen's sage advice and comprehensive treatment programs give us all the tools we need to optimize our work, relationships, and spiritual connections to become the people we want to be.

Customer Reviews:

healing the hardware of the soul.......2005-09-25

give us very good thought of souk

beautiful book

Healing the Hardware of the Soul.......2005-09-03

This is a wonderful book. Combining science with spirituality. It is very easy to understand. Dr. Amen does it again. Anyone looking for answers should read this book.

This book could change your life........2005-08-23

This book changes the way you see depression, ADD, and relationship-destroying behaviors. What a relief for those who struggle with these areas to know they are not "crazy" or unable to change, and that there is help available. This book empowers the families of those who face these challenges to have patience, and hope that things can get better. A must read for anyone who has depression especially!

Healing The Hardware Of The Soul.......2002-08-06

Dr. Amen has done it again! He shares with us how making the brain-soul connection can optimize your life, love, and spiritual growth. Acclaimed neurologist, Daniel Amen's breakthrough program has helped hundreds of thousands overcome depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and ADD. As one of the most innovative researchers of the mind today, Dr. Amen unites the concepts of neurology and values of religion in his holistic therapy for the mind and soul.

A Powerful Discussion of The Brain's Effect on Behavior/Mood.......2002-07-16

This book is the latest in a series of books in which Dr. Amen shines rays of light on the workings of the human brain, and discusses the relationship between brain functioning and behavior. This book takes the discussion a step further, however, into the connection between brain functioning and the human soul.

Dr. Amen asserts, "When the brain is healthy we are compassionate, thoughtful, loving, relaxed and goal directed, and when the brain is sick or damaged, we are unfeeling, impulsive, angry, tense, and unfocused, and it is very hard for our souls and our relationship with god to be at peace."

The book begins with an easy-to-follow explanation of each major part of the brain and its function, including SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) scans that show both healthy and under-functioning brains.

Dr. Amen compares the brain to a computer's hardware, with the variety of functions we perform day-to-day being the software. If a computer's hardware is not functioning correctly, it cannot successfully run software. Similarly, if one's brain is not healthy, one cannot successfully execute the "programs" of one's life, such as parenting, working, learning, teaching, coping with crises, etc.

The book includes many fascinating examples, drawn from the thousands of patients Dr. Amen has treated at his clinics. In each case, Dr. Amen describes the presenting problem, and shows, using SPECT scans, the unhealthy part of the brain that is causing the problem. In each case, after specifically treating the unhealthy part of the brain, the presenting problem diminished or disappeared.

The last half of the book includes tools for self-assessing brain functioning, and a discussion of the various methods used to optimize brain function. These methods include medication, natural supplements, cognitive strategies and breathing work.

I highly recommend this book for everyone who works with underfunctioning individuals at any level (and for underfunctioning individuals themselves). It presents a perspective that I think is imperative to the understanding of why people feel, behave, and function as they do. I think this information is a critical piece of the puzzle that we seek to solve each time we try to help an underfunctioning individual.

I can speak personally about the effectiveness of Dr. Amen's approach to understanding and treating underfunctioning individuals. We adopted our son at the age of 11, with full knowledge that he had a life-long history of violent behavior. Dr. Amen's SPECT scans and evaluation showed clearly the parts of his brain that were not functioning properly. And they showed that the medication he'd been on while in county group homes for four years was the exact opposite of what he needed. This helped us understand why he behaved as he did, and the new medications stopped the violent rages, which he could not otherwise control. Dr. Amen's intervention, along with a year of attachment therapy and hard work at home, have literally saved this child from life in an institution.

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