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The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing
Written by Ann Weiser Cornell
Narrated by Margo Trueblood
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Focusing is a gentle yet powerful self-awareness technique that lets you tap into your body's wisdom and make positive changes in your life. The Power of Focusing guides you in learning this vital technique of self-exploration and self-discovery.
Focusing is the process of listening to your body in a gentle, accepting way and hearing the messages that your inner self is sending you. It's a process of honoring the wisdom that you have inside you, and helps you become aware of a subtle level of knowing and experience greater clarity. When you learn to listen to a feeling, it is much more likely to relax, release, and let you go on with what you're doing in a clear and centered way.
The results of focusing are insight, physical release, and positive life change. You understand yourself better, feel better, and act in ways that are more likely to create the life you want. This step-by-step guide will help you develop a powerful skill and open to the depth and richness of your whole self.
Focusing is the process of listening to your body in a gentle, accepting way and hearing the messages that your inner self is sending you. It's a process of honoring the wisdom that you have inside you, and helps you become aware of a subtle level of knowing and experience greater clarity. When you learn to listen to a feeling, it is much more likely to relax, release, and let you go on with what you're doing in a clear and centered way.
The results of focusing are insight, physical release, and positive life change. You understand yourself better, feel better, and act in ways that are more likely to create the life you want. This step-by-step guide will help you develop a powerful skill and open to the depth and richness of your whole self.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent. The Power of Focusing teaches a nonstandard way of living more effectively or healing yourself - without outside help. With this book, it is not difficult to understand or implement. A large university study supports the process as possibly being the most effective way to improve one’s well-being.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Simply amazing, a very simple and deep guide for yourself and to guide your own sessions. Extremely helpful, I profoundly recommend
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