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MEDITATIONS
FOR
SELF-DISCOVERY
Guided
Journeys for
Communicating
with Your Inner
Self
By Shepherd
Hoodwin
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NEWS
RELEASE
MEDITATIONS FOR SELF-DISCOVERY
PROVIDES TOOLS FOR INNER EXPLORATION
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA--Meditation is
becoming increasingly popular, with both groups and individuals.
Corporations are finding that meditation increases productivity.
School teachers are using meditation with children, and doctors
are recommending it for their patients. Even the White House has
hired a teacher to teach its staff a variety of meditation
techniques, and has distributed a flyer encouraging "energy
renewing quiet time."
There are many approaches to meditation, but
they fundamentally fall into two categories: guided and unguided.
Unguided meditation is free form--one simply seeks to empty the
mind and come into the present moment. Guided meditation is
directed--one invites particular experiences.
Guided meditation audio cassettes abound.
However, Meditations for Self-Discovery: Guided Journeys for
Communicating with Your Inner Self, a beautiful new book from
Summerjoy Press by Shepherd Hoodwin, is one of the first
collections of guided meditations in book form. It is perfect for
group facilitators who would rather lead meditations themselves
than play tapes. For individuals, these "journeys" can be read
silently as meditations or poetry, or be read aloud and
recorded--it has been found that listening to guidance in one's
own voice can make it more powerful. These meditations are
designed take readers and listeners to new places within
themselves, helping them feel uplifted and energized. Afterward,
the meditation experience can be interpreted like dreams,
providing insight into where one is mentally, emotionally, and
spiritually. Meditations for Self-Discovery provides space
for journaling after each meditation.
There are 45 meditations in this book, each
lasting about 15 minutes, although they can be shortened or
extended to meet the needs of those using them. Titles include
"Journey Through Your Mind," "The Crystal Cave," "Visiting Venus,"
"The Angel's Gift," "A Friend Across the Universe," and "The Great
Mother."
Meditations for Self-Discovery is a
valuable tool for leaders of personal growth groups, including
support and therapy groups, healing circles, and classes of all
kinds. The meditations can promote relaxation and self-knowledge,
as well as help bring their group together. Doctors, nurses,
therapists, and other healers can use the imagery in this book to
create a healing atmosphere in their patients and among their
staff. Members of the clergy may wish to use this book with their
congregations. Children love meditation, and the vivid images in
Meditations can stimulate their imagination as well as their
self-knowledge--parents or teachers can invite children to draw,
dance or musicalize what they experienced in meditation, and can
discuss their experience with them afterward. With its gorgeous
cover and beautiful design elements, Meditations makes a treasured
gift.
Shepherd Hoodwin is a Laguna Beach, California
channel, workshop leader, and teacher. He does counseling,
past-life therapy, and channeling coaching, in addition to both
individual and group channeling sessions. He is the author of
several articles on the Michael teachings and six books of
channeled material, including The Journey of Your Soul: A
Channel Explores Channeling and the Michael Teachings and
Loving from Your Soul: Creating Powerful Relationships as well
as a children's book, Sabina and the Angel's Golden
Crystals. He has been channeling Michael since 1986. He is a
graduate of the University of Oregon in Music Education, and is a
songwriter, singer, and actor. He is currently writing a
musical.
EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS AND
LETTERS
"Envision yourself as you might be seen by an
angel," writes Shepherd Hoodwin in his superb new book. Or imagine
how you would feel sitting in a chair made of clouds, or standing
under a waterfall of light. Contained within this beautifully
written volume are 45 guided meditations, most only a page in
length. Space for journaling is included after each meditation to
record your experiences. Those who normally have trouble
meditating will especially appreciate the vivid imagery. This is a
perfect book to have by your bed at night to read before you drift
off to sleep. Meditations for Self-Discovery is also indispensable
for personal growth group leaders, healers, and teachers, and
makes a treasured gift.
--Leading Edge Review
Exquisite meditations that capture the symmetry
of existence. The journeys resound in our minds and transport us.
A fine collection.
--The Book Reader
A wonderful resource. What I particularly like
is the page for notes following each meditation.
--Gloria Reiser, Intuitive
Explorations
These meditations are very visual and
expansive, and there is lots of love and wonder in
them.
--Mayo Gray, author of The Savage
Season, actress, poet
Reading this book was a beautiful experience. I
could actually feel myself being energetically and emotionally
uplifted as I read it.
--Leslie-Anne Skolnik, Editor
I found Meditations for Self- Discovery
to be refreshing, calming, pure--a very positive
experience.
--B.W., Knox, Indiana
I just did one of the meditations, and had an
incredible journey into the universe. Who would have thought that
visualizing movement could be so powerful?
--F.N., Englewood, New Jersey
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