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Resources for Self-Help Work
As a former public library librarian my goal has always been to provide quality resources to those looking for them. As as a trained energy worker I'm aware that there is a lot of misleading or useless material available today in the categories of self-help, spiritual growth, or energy work. Below are some of those authors or materials that I feel are of particular merit. My criteria are the expertise of the author, a balanced coverage of the subject, and the ability to convey useful and grounded information.
If you are looking for something in a topic not covered below please email me and I'll make additions to this listing. Most of these items are available for purchase via Amazon.com and other book sellers, but don't forget your local public library. Many of these titles are available as either books and/or audios but I only list the titles as various editions exist.
Recommendations for Reading or Reflection
Of course I have to start the list with the two books written by Barbara Brennan herself. Her first book Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field remains as a classic and extremely informative study of the human energy field and how it is intimately connected to a person's health and well being. It also gives information about techniques used by healers such as myself who are graduates of her school of healing.
Barbara's second book Light Emerging: the Journey of Personal Healing provides more information on chakras and the human energy field as well as of the relationship among the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical parts of ourselves. She stresses the importance of self-responsibility through personal growth and self-care in healing from any illness and provides self-assessment exercises and stories about healing clients.
the Human Energy Field
Donna Eden Energy Medicine: Balancing Your Body's Energies for Optimal Health, Joy, and Vitality Updated and Expanded and her Energy Medicine for Women: Aligning Your Body's Energies to Boost Your Health and Vitality contain useful information and techniques to balance the chakras, aura, and meridian energetic systems. Her Energy Medicine Kit provides very brief information in written form but contains a DVD and an audio CD that demonstrate and teach several of her energy techniques.
Channeled Materials from Higher Beings
There are several older books by Pat Rodegast that were channeled from a being called Emmanuel. They are very soothing and nurturing to read and resonate deeply within your soul. For those times when you need to feel support from the universe, which for most of is all of the time! The books are Emmanuel's book : a manual for living comfortably in the cosmos, Emmanuel's book II : the choice for love, Emmanuel's book III: what's an angel doing here??
For times when you feel that you are struggling with the universe and with yourself is When things fall apart - heart advice for difficult times by Pema Chodron. Pema is a Buddhist nun who is extremely honest and real about what it means to be fully human and struggle with the parts of ourselves that cause us discomfort and distress.
Tara Brach's book Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha or her audio Radical Self-acceptance provide stories and techniques she uses in her workshops that can help people awaken from what she calls "the trance of unworthiness." Tara teaches how one can transform a sense of deep self-hatred and shame that so many people feel into self-acceptance, forgiveness, love, and freedom.
Scientists on Energy and Consciousness
Bruce Lipton, Ph.D. The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles. The author's research as one of several leading-edge scientists has produced stunning new discoveries about the interaction between the mind and body and the processes by which cells receive information. Using simple language, illustrations, humor, and everyday examples, Bruce shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology, that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our thoughts.
Gregg Braden is another leading edge thinker who believes that our consciousness controls not only our health and well-being but affects everything that is. He has several best-sellings books including The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief and The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits
A growing number of pioneering researchers embrace a new view of healing as discussed by Richard Gerber M.D. in his groundbreaking book A Practical Guide to Vibrational Medicine: Energy Healing and Spiritual Transformation and his audio CD Exploring Vibrational Medicine both of which review research findings which support vibrational forms of healing. Dr. Gerber shows how to put this new way of thinking into practical use, describing the role of consciousness and "thought forms," and also explains the benefits of various therapies. A traditionally trained physician, Dr. Gerber combines scientific evidence with traditional methods of the East and West to unlock our potential for healing ourselves.