The Prosperous Heart – Creating a Life of “Enough”

by Julia Cameron

In The Prosperous Heart, Julia Cameron, author of the international bestseller The Artists Way, presents a 12 week programme for using practical financial tools – in partnership with your creative heart and soul.

Drawing on her decades of experience working with artists as an expert on a creative process, Cameron shines a clear light on the path to forging a healthy relationship with money and a rich creative life.

I was asking myself  “Jude, would you rather live a life of prosperity or a life of lack? Are you ready to shift into?” Then by sheer universal magnetism along came Julia Cameron’s approach to how we could live our lives in a prosperous heart. Her way is simple, effective and turns your view on how to live in a prosperous way creatively. In only 6 weeks this book takes you step by step, and a ‘step up’ each week with exercises on how to  live in gratitude, counting your money without judging yourself, using powerful affirmations and working with your god or higher consciousness and thanking him/her. De-cluttering areas of your home and relationships.

Already I have resolved issues with money and how to ‘value’ myself more and I am learning how to live more prosperously and live more abundantly.

There will be aha! moments and your perception of money changes with daily walks, time out thinking, counting and daily 3 page journalling. It all wonderfully supports you along your path to a more financially prosperous future. Blown out the window is the idea that we are in a recession. Not with Cameron’s book, there is an abundant world out there you just have to change your focus and create a wonderful plan of richness in your life.

Review by Jude Dickinson

Published by Hay House

www.hayhouse.co.uk

ISBN: 1848509774

http://juliacameronlive.com

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I CAN DO IT – 2012 Calendar

A moment of affirmation for every day of the year

by Louise L Hay

Louise Hay brings out another masterpiece in the form of a 12 month desk calendar, which you can either place on the wall or on your desktop. It is bright, colourful and connects with your soul. Each
page is a affirmation set in the background of colourful patterns which are incredibly eye-catching. At the start of every month there is a longer affirmation to start the calendar month nicely.

The beauty of this calendar is that after each day you can tear off each slip and use an affirmation that resonates with you by either placing it in your diary, sticking an affirmation on the wall (which I have done) using it to teach others with. If you are a positive living workshop leader, each affirmation is positive and simple i.e. In April ‘I love the great outdoors. Today I commit to enjoying the weather whatever it may be!

Review by Jude Dickinson

Published by Hay House UK

www.hayhouse.co.uk

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You Can Create An Exceptional Life

by Louise Hay & Cheryl Richardson

For countless people, the words of Louise Hay have served as a beacon, leading them out of the darkness of despair and into the light of a better life. Cheryl Richardson is one of the many individuals whom Louise has greatly influenced . . . before going on to become a best-selling author herself.

So what happens when these two combine their collective wisdom into one book?

The result is this lovely book. As Louise and Cheryl engage in a series of empowering and intimate conversations, you’ll feel as if you’re simultaneously having lunch with your best friends and also attending a master-class, put on by two leaders of the self-empowerment movement.

As they travel throughout North America and Europe together; Louise and Cheryl discuss a wide range of topics, including the importance of loving ourselves and our bodies; ageing consciously; bringing true prosperity and abundance to the world; manifesting positive relationships – both with family and friends and in the workplace; and facing death in a dignified and peaceful way.

These two amazing women are living proof that the spiritual principles they discuss in these pages really work. As you read, you’ll discover that you, too, have the ability to create an exceptional life!

When I picked this book up, I thought it may be about far away goals in life and how to meet them. Yet this book is so much closer to home! It is about what you can do in the here and now to create a life that is more engaged, more in keeping with who you are. Ultimately this book is about self-love and how to make small changes to create big differences in your life.

Lovely affirmations are added for healing, for special moments in the day but also for times when you are facing difficulties.

I sometimes encounter people who use affirmations and the law of attraction to start a blame game. If things go wrong in your life, you must have been thinking negatively. Thankfully this book is not about that at all. It is about being compassionate and loving towards yourself AND opening up to positive change.

Review by Cathelijne Filippo-Kokkeel

Published by  Hay house UK Ltd  www.hayhouse.co.uk

www.louisehay.com   www.cherylrichardson.com

ISBN: 978-1-84850-585-8

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Secrets of the People Whisperer

by Perry Wood

Perry wood has a gentle yet commanding presence in this inspired book.  Perry, a coach, workshop leader, musician, and author has a fine tuned and sensitive approach to teaching the reader how to understand and commune with themselves and others.

The book is set in three clear sections; Communicating with your self, People Whispering in Practise, and Reaping the rewards of people whispering.  The first section discussing posture, tone of voice, body language, the unspoken signals we give off, the language and words we use.  I found this useful and a good reflective tool as I am a therapist and healer myself.  The second section has many aspects of person centred counselling, such as active listening, getting into others people’s shoes and examining our own boundaries and beliefs.  Lastly bringing all the above together, Perry discusses sharing our success, balancing life/work/relationships and personal power-which I particularly felt helpful.

I enjoyed the true stories throughout the book to illustrate authentic examples and the structure was coherent.  This is a good recommendation for those setting out on the path to  better more fulfilling communication and relationships.

Review by Ann O’Keife 

Published by Random House

www.randomhouse.co.uk 

 

http://perry-wood.com

ISBN 184413563-2

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Heal Your Life Workshop

Heal Your Life Workshop

 Presented by: Carrie Harris

Carrie is careful to begin the workshop with a few house ground rules explained, which has the affect of putting you at complete ease. She makes it clear from the outset that this is a workshop where we will be required to put effort into it and be an active participant in order for changes in our life to manifest.

The venue is stunning!  The ambiance and mood of the room is carefully and lovingly attended to prior to our arrival. Tea, coffee, water, fruit and biscuits are freely available and provided for the group by Carrie.  Her thoughtful supplies and frequent breaks are yet again a reminder of her sincerity and compassion.

I love Carrie’s style and panache.  Although this is a Louise Hay workshop it definitely carries with it the life experience and witticisms of Carrie Harris!  One of her favourite sayings is ‘You Have to Kick Butt! Followed by an explanation of how you can negate a sentence when you use the phrase ‘but’…and ‘however’ as it is just the posh form of ‘but’…. this sets the group off into peels of laughter and warms the atmosphere for the sharing of life’s experiences with each other.

Carrie lovingly and skillfully teaches you how to turn negatives into positives and helps you to create life changing affirmations that resonate within you.  She reminds us that if we are uncomfortable with a certain situation or behaviour of another it is because that person or situation is mirroring ourselves!

Finally the day is ended in a round of compliments with yet another one of Carries pearls of wisdom.  ‘A good measure of self worth is the ability to give and receive compliments.’

The group has now bonded and there is a complete feeling of comrade with a fervent desire to keep in touch once the workshop has drawn to a close.  Carrie offers to make this possible and to continue with a further tailor made workshop in about 6 weeks time to assist the group with any difficulties we may encounter on this new life journey!  A further testimony to her caring and compassionate nature!

When the time came for the workshop to end, everyone was reluctant to say their goodbyes including myself.  In the space of a weekend, Carrie had taken a beleaguered but hopeful group of strangers and had turned them into an optimistic close knit family group ready to change and to accept the world for what it is!  This alone should stand in testimony of an awe-inspiring and quietly unassuming power house we called Carrie!

The next ‘Heal you Life’ weekend will be held in Ely on the weekend of 15^th – 16^th October. Details of her new ‘Free Your Future’ 1 day workshops are available on her website.

Reviewed by: Vadia Rademaker

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Opening Doors Within

by Eileen Caddy MBE

Since the day in 1952 when Eileen first heard an inner voice say, ‘Be still and know that I am God,’ she has not only lived her personal life by that inner guidance, but has also been instrumental in creating the international spiritual community centred round the Findhorn Foundation.  Eileen realised that her role was to help others turn within and find their own inner direction, and her books reflect this encouragement to us all.  Eileen’s books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies throughout the world, in more than 30 languages.

This DVD is uniquely presented in chapters.  Each chapter unveiling the inspiring story of the beginnings of the Findhorn community in Scotland.  The DVD begins with Eileen reflecting on her initial reaction and surprise to the guidance she received on been directed to go to Findhorn and establish a community where ‘thousands and thousands of people would come to this place.’

Each chapter of the DVD closes with a meditation or affirmation led by Eileen in a well spoken and gentle manner, leading the viewer to the acceptance of both positive and negative aspects of the soul; and to see God’s divinity in oneself and others.

On a personal level I found both the affirmations and meditations extremely enlightening, and a useful tool to use every day.  The advantage being that it is a DVD and you are able to listen and repeat; rather than having to remember or read them had they been in book form.

If I were to say one less than favourable thing about this DVD it would be that the film quality is barely adequate and the images are often grainy, which spoils the overall impact of this particular DVD

Review by Vadia Rademaker

Published by Findhorn Press   www.findhornpress.com

ISBN: 978-1-84409-056-3

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Experience Your Good Now

 Author: Louise L. Hay

Within these pages, Louise discusses specific topics and concerns (health, fearful emotions, addictions, prosperity issues, love and intimacy, and more) and presents exercises that show you how to make beneficial changes to virtually every area of your life.

For anyone wishing to make positive changes to their lives this book is a must.  There is a chapter that covers every area of our lives with exercises and suggested affirmations.  The CD which is supplied with the book explains what affirmations are and how by using them we are able to change our negative thought patterns.

If you want to create a more positive you, then I suggest buying this book and following Louises teachings.

ISBN: 978-1-4019-2748-6

Published by: Hay House

http://www.hayhouse.com/

http://www.louisehay.com/p://

Reviewed by: Sandra Roberts.

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