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The Sevenfold Journey: Reclaiming Mind, Body & Spirit Through the Chakras | 
 enlarge | Authors: Anodea Judith, Selene Vega
Publisher: Crossing Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 61648
Media: Paperback
Pages: 294
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0895945746
Dewey Decimal Number: 131
EAN: 9780895945747
ASIN: 0895945746
Publication Date: April 1993
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Condition: Visible shelf wear -- may have some notes/markings on pages
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Product Description
Combining yoga, movement, psychotherapy, and ritual, the authors weave ancient and modern wisdom into a powerful tapestry of techniques for facilitating personal growth and healing.
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 This is a good chakra class book. January 31, 2008
Teri Ciocco (Grand Junction, CO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was surprised at how well this book was put together. I considered myself fairly knowledgeable on the chakra system but this book was less technical but more practical about the basics of the system. It has been wonderful grow another level using this book. After journeying threw the book, I'm humbled and left thirsty to learn more. The only con is that the photo's in the book need updating, although I did find the 1980's clothing to be amusing.
Wonderful and Informative January 18, 2007
Chakra Healer (Rural, Ohio United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is one of the best Chakra books available. It is suited for the beginner along with someone like me that has been studing Chakras for several years now. Each Chapter is devoted to 1 Chakra, in it you have several sections like general information, correspondences, then Yoga practices that can be done alone or with a partner or group, and journaling exercises. There are also sections for people into the Metaphysical world like Alter setups and Rituals.. Put all this together and you have a really nice study into each Chakra. The only thing I really found missing is meditiations, which can be found in some of her other published works. Currently she is my favorite in studing the Chakra system and would recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn how to bring your energy systems into balance. This is an easy read- but it is best to follow the writers advice and work on each Chapter(Chakra) for 1 month, making this a 9 month program of study, this is not something to be rushed, it takes time to make the Chakra system, strong, healthy and in balance- this can not be said enough- Take your Time with this book, and do all the exercises she puts forth to get the most out of this book.
In the end you will find a difference in yourself and how you feel and you deal with life's up and downs.
 Very Beneficial March 14, 2006
Jamie Lewis (Bellingham, WA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I worked with the exercises in this book alongside traditional psychotherapy recently, and my therapist was suprised how much progress I quickly made. This workbook gives another aproach to mental health that is spiritually aligned, whatever your religious or spiritual background. The exercises are interesting, useful, and very relevant to what the rest of the book teaches. The authors give many different tactics to approach a problem, which I found useful, and their explanations of the chakra system was consitant with other texts I have read. They arrange things easily and plainly, without over-complicating the subject. This book provides a great reference that I've used again and again, and as a workbook, it allows you to use it directly in your life. The yoga stuff in the book could have been improved--I'm not familiar with Yoga and found it hard to do the physical exercises in the book.
Great Book on Chakras for the Novice March 7, 2004
David K. Brinkley (Nashville, TN United States)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This was among the first books I have read on the Chakra system that gets straight to "the point" and offers practical exercises for achieving results as it relates to the activation and management of Chakra points. However, with that said, this book omits all but the most essential "background" information about the various Charkras themselves. It is perhaps best studied along with another book with more information (Anodea Judith's other book, WHEELS OF LIFE, for example). Since you're likely to obtain results here, you want a better idea of what you are getting into than this book alone will provide! The only real gripe I have is that specific breathing techniques are not really covered. This is typical of most "Western"-oriented books/videos outlining Hatha Yoga practices. While many who have done breath work for meditation practice will have little problem adjusting, others might want to pick up a book focusing specifically on breath technique. Donna Fahri's THE BREATHING BOOK is a great place to start. Nonetheless, a great book if one is inclined toward the more "Western" systems of Chakra work. Unlike the previous reviewer, I'm not going to toss it out just because it doesn't conform in every detail to the "Eastern" paths from whence they came, but I do agree that it probably isn't for those who reject the "Western" points of view inherent in both the "bestseller" New Age or more serious Occult practices ala the Golden Dawn. GREAT RESULTS TO BE HAD FOR THOSE THAT WANT THEM!!!
 New Age, New Age, New Age. . . October 25, 2002
W. Maxwell (Los Angeles, CA United States)
62 out of 77 found this review helpful
I began to read this book and put it away thinking that I was having a bad day and was not open and receptive. A few weeks later I picked it up again and continued to read it hoping that I might be open to its message. Again, I was not impressed on my second attempt although I felt a bit more open than on my first reading. I am not an expert in chakras but I am doing a good deal of reading in the subject lately. What I am learning is that chakras in the west are predominately cloaked in "New Age rhetoric" and chakras from the east (India, Vedic, Yoga) are centered in reality, not real (tangible), but real (cultural). If you are comfortable in the "New Age", then this book is for you. You will find the terminology and phrases right in line with typical "New Age" subject matter. If you are looking for a real (cultural) definition and or therapy you might want to look elsewhere. Chakras are subtle energy pathways that are an intricate part of Yoga practice (Yoga in its entirety). This book has its place and there are those that will find the information and exercises helpful, I was not one of them. I have been interested in eastern philosophy for many years and find that the truth lies at the source, not in the west. We westerners have a bad habit of interpreting eastern philosophy and culture without truly understanding it. The New Age takes the bits and pieces and try to make sense out of it or create something altogether different. There is no quick western "New Age" way to remove what ails you. Your answers lie in the East and they will take time, knowledge, and practice. Thanks for reading my review.
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