Rating: 
Summary: LOUISE IS THE "GURU" OF THE SELF HELP GENERATION
Review: DID YOU KNOW THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO CREATE THE SELF HELP SECTION IN BOOKSTORES FOR HER? THIS BOOK LITERALLY ALTERED THE COURSE OF MY LIFE. I HIGHLY SUGGEST IT.
Rating:
Summary: You can heal your life
Review: I have a gift edition of the book. And it was one of the first self-improvement books I ever read. I am happy that I picked Louise Hay. She is a Master in making people feel great about themselves and cut criticism and megative thoughts that often creep into our minds and try to make us feel miserable. I can tell you that after reading the book you start to work on your mind and finally you change your life. It has exercises and affirmations that do significant improvements in your life and even in your looks. If you buy a gift edition the book of Meditations is really good. A meditation on headache almed and treated mine right after I read it several times. And illustrations... You can buy the book only to see amazing work of Joan Perrin Falquet.
Rating:
Summary: Thank you, Louise!
Review: I really shouldn't even write a review of this book or of Louise Hay, for I am extremely biased. Biased in the fact that she and her writings literally saved my life. People often say that something "completely changed their life" and while it sounds cliche here to say that, it's exactly what happened. I can't begin to describe to you the power of positive affirmations. I literally went from sleeping on someone's livingroom floor and earning just above minimum wage, to owning my own home (7 bedrooms, thank you) and a large steady income. Not to mention health, happiness, an perfect mate, and everything in between. This book is easy to read, easy to follow and a great motivator. Do yourself a favor and buy several copies, because you'll want to give them out as gifts. I just can't say enough about Louise and how she has changed my life and the lives of others. Thank you, Louise--you're a treasure.Also recommended: A Child Called It, Bark of the Dogwood, A Man Called Dave
Rating: 
Summary: this is so innacurate.
Review: if your problem is that you feel sad, and you wish there were more pop-psycology in your life, this book is for you.
I am a rape victim. Are you honestly telling me that because I didn't "Love myself truly enough," I was asking that kid to attack me? Please. This woman has such a limited perspective. It is NOT always as simple as she describes here. Develop your own philosphies, and do NOT base them off of this book.
Rating:
Summary: This Book Saved My Life
Review: Louise Hay has been there and done that and this is evidenced by the content of her book. When I first bought a copy of You Can Heal Her Life, I read the first 2 chapters, and put the book down. I was angry because Ms Hay was telling me like it was, and I didn't want to hear the truth. I didn't want to look at myself and take responsibility for my life and my happiness and my health. I wanted to be told that My situation was beyond my control. A couple of years later, I picked up that copy of You Can Heal Your Life, ready to read it and hear the truth that saved Ms Hay's life, years before. As I worked through the exercises and started practicing the affirmations in the way Ms Hay instructed, I literally began to heal my life of suicidal depression, kidney disfunction, arthritis, and the hurt of child sexual abuse, as well as a slew of other problems. A miracle happened. I started to become happy. Since this time, I have continued to use the mirror exercises and affirmations that she describes, and continued to work to change my thought patterns. As a result of this, my attitudes have changed, and I have become a much more positive, optimistic person. Everything that I need in life seems to come to me as I need it. I used to get sick with great regularity, catching everything whether it was a common disease/disorder or not, and I rarely get sick or become injured now. I am happy almost every day and am seeing my dreams come true. The last 10 years, since I read You Can Heal Your Life for the first time, have been a wonderous journey, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. While I did the work, I owe a debt of gratitude to Louise Hay for writing and marketing this book so that her message could reach me and countless others. I have seen the same kind of results in almost a dozen other people who have read You Can Heal Your Life. There is a better way, and this is it. Give it a try, you're worth it! Love and Peace!
Rating:
Summary: Will help on Healing Journey
Review: Louise L. Hay took the proverbial lemons and made lemonade out of them. She made beauty out of ashes, she truly turned her life around. And, having done so, she shares with the world how we can accomplish healing also. Ms. Hay is an inspiration. Someone had given me a copy of this book about 12 years ago. At the time I was not ready for all this what I called "hocus-pocus" back then. But because of a class I am taking for holistic healing, I had to purchase this book use as part of a research paper. I am so glad that I did, because this edition is even more beautiful than the original one I had. For those on the healing path, this is a definite buy. Keep in mind though that she is coming from a metaphysical perspective and that such things as a virus do come from sources other than ourselves.
Rating:
Summary: You must first believe that the mind controls your health
Review: My journey through bad health has been going on now for eight years, cost me over $100,000, and my condition has been hurt more by the MDs who claimed they could fix it -- than was helped by them. Enough was enough. Doctors are more concerned about maxing their fees, assembly-lining as many patients per hour through their offices -- anything -- to overcome the hold that insurance companies presently have on their standard of living. And their patients -- are the losers to such practices. If you are to benefit from Louise Hay's book, you must accept that there is a mind/body connection to health -- a belief that our minds cause our colds as well as our cancers. That past traumas -- or simply bad beliefs -- have sufficient emotional impact on us -- "zapping" us -- into negative thought patterns that lodge somewhere in our bodies, wear us down, cause us to be hurt, in pain, paralyzed with fear, frightened into intertia -- in effect, our bodies to break down into -- dis-ease. That is the premise of this book. Should you believe it? After eight years of seeing top MDs to alternative practitioners, I tired of feeding "the healthcare mill" that makes MDs wealthy -- and me increasingly disabled. I am now fighting my way back to wellness -- exploring many authors based on their mind/body teachings, and using their techniques. My belief that I can get well is what is making me well. The proof is clear -- by the progress I have made.
Rating:
Summary: You must first believe that the mind controls your health
Review: My journey through bad health has been going on now for eight years, cost me over $100,000, and my condition has been hurt more by the MDs who claimed they could fix it -- than was helped by them. Enough was enough. Doctors are more concerned about maxing their fees, assembly-lining as many patients per hour through their offices -- anything -- to overcome the hold that insurance companies presently have on their standard of living. And their patients -- are the losers to such practices. If you are to benefit from Louise Hay's book, you must accept that there is a mind/body connection to health -- a belief that our minds cause our colds as well as our cancers. That past traumas -- or simply bad beliefs -- have sufficient emotional impact on us -- "zapping" us -- into negative thought patterns that lodge somewhere in our bodies, wear us down, cause us to be hurt, in pain, paralyzed with fear, frightened into intertia -- in effect, our bodies to break down into -- dis-ease. That is the premise of this book. Should you believe it? After eight years of seeing top MDs to alternative practitioners, I tired of feeding "the healthcare mill" that makes MDs wealthy -- and me increasingly disabled. I am now fighting my way back to wellness -- exploring many authors based on their mind/body teachings, and using their techniques. My belief that I can get well is what is making me well. The proof is clear -- by the progress I have made.
Rating:
Summary: A must read for any student of metaphysics
Review: Negative reviews are by those who are not ready for metaphysical study. The great thing about metaphysics, and the community that supports it, is that, unlike organized religion, you will never hear a student of metaphysics tell you that you are "wrong" if you disagree with them, or that you will "go to hell" if you don't practice what they practice. So, if you feel that there is a "right" way and a "wrong" way to think, then you may not be ready to study metaphysics. If you're not sure but would like to find out, then this is good book to use to test yourself. It is gentle and unassuming. If you do not like the message, simply disregard it and know that the author and her supporters feel no animosity or fear in your disregard. If you are already a student of metaphysics, and have not yet read this gem, please read it. If you read it before, and it's been awhile, read it again. My second reading (after about 7 years) left me with a profound understanding of the affirmation "I approve of myself". I thought I had outgrown affirmations, but man oh man, did this one make an impact this time around. I wonder what I will get out of it the next time I read it?
Rating: 
Summary: Tried to keep an open mind, but.......
Review: There is a universal truth to the basic principles discussed in Louise Hay's book, You Can Heal Your Life. When you love yourself and have a positive perspective on life, you are physically healthier and able to battle illness much better than those who are depressed and negative.
Unfortunately, Louise Hay takes this idea to such an over the top extreme that it's hard to take her seriously. Hay makes references to clients who were magically cured of physical ailments after breakthroughs in therapy.
I believe in the power of affirmations, of prayer and positive thinking. I do believe there have been occasions where individuals were able to beat the odds because they used these tools. But what about those who don't beat the odds? Were they simply not trying hard enough? Were they not forgiving the right people or loving themselves enough?
In the back of Hay's book there is a reference for various physical "dis-eases" and the possible mental cause. If you're suffering from AIDS it might be because you have feelings of hopelessness, denial of self and sexual guilt. If you have Post Nasal Drip it's due to childish fears, being a victim.
This book will probably appeal to those who are interested in Spirituality or New Age Psychology. If you're suffering from Depression and prefer something more practical and realistic, I do not recommend this book.
|
