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1. This beautifully presented book contains a delightful horde of others' perspectives on (obviously!) happiness. From quotes of Lord Byron and Thomas Jefferson to an Irish blessing, this book is a pleasure to read. Not only is it inspirational in providing guidance for finding your own true happiness mantra, it is also a valuable resource when looking for "just the right words" to brighten someone else's day. If you buy no other book this year, purchase this one. And while you are at it, buy one for someone close to you and find joy in sharing "The Language of Happiness".



2. What a lovely book of poems, poetry & excerpts! Definitely a great gift idea. LOVE IT!

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5 comments about The Goddess of Happiness: A Down-to-Earth Guide for Heavenly Balance and Bliss.

1. Reading the Goddess of Happiness is like sipping chocolate in the morning. The texture of Debbie Gisonni's stories (you can almost see her writing with a smile) bring out the spirit of indulgence we feel and often submerge due to the pressures of the day. She'll show you how to enjoy chocolate without the guilt, how to get moving without a big exercise commitment, and how to count your blessings even when you face stumbling blocks. A quick read, a fast way to smile.



2. This book is trite, full of cliches, and has nothing new to offer an intelligent reader. If you seek inspiration in your daily life, check out "Living a Beautiful Life" by Alexandra Stoddard.



3. THE GODDESS OF HAPPINESS is a treasure...easy to read, inspirational and it constantly reminds me...that I am a Goddess with all my happiness right inside of me ready to share with those around me. This book is every bit as delightful as its author. Last fall, I had the pleasure of meeting Debbie! THE GODDESS OF HAPPINESS exudes her warm, charming and optimistic outlook on life. I bought this book for my two daughters and hope to gift it to all of my dear friends on their birthdays.



4. The author, Debbie Gisonni, a fifteen-year veteran of the high-tech industry had it all. Then she lost her mother, father, sister and favorite aunt, all within four years. After four more years of ever-increasing success and responsibilities, Gisonni quit her job and spent some time soul-searching.
   
   The end result is that she started Real Life Lessons; her own company devoted to making life easier and happier for women and became the goddess of happiness. With this book, she shows the rest of us how we are our own goddess of happiness and how we can be more happy.
   
   Your journey to happiness begins with a quiz to determine your current level of bliss. Then, in very short, 1 or 2 page chapters, Gisonni shows you how to capture even more happiness for yourself. Each chapter ends with five ways to practice the chapter's lesson or skill and space for writing your own related affirmations.
   
   Gisonni has some great suggestions for all of us. Much of it is what you've probably heard before, but she presents it in a straight-forward, simple, easy-to-incorporate way in just a few short pages. For example, in the chapter on Play, she shares with us how her husband encouraged her to swing in the park and she had a great time rekindling a childhood joy. Then, she encourages us to play--buy a hula hoop! Her "five ways to play" list includes revisiting your favorite childhood games and do one each week. For me, that would probably include swinging, lip-synching to The Partridge Family, climbing a tree, making mud pies, and jumping rope. I might need to train for a few months first!
   
   The Goddess of Happiness has so many ideas for us: slow down, stop the noise, choose joy, lighten up, indulge, simplify, accept your life, be rich, ask for help and many more. I read through this book all at once first, and now I re-read chapters every day, sort of as happiness reminders. Because I know happiness is a choice, and yet, sometimes, life makes you forget for a minute. With this handy little guide, you can build your own happiness from the ground up, or renovate what you already have.



5. Debbie's book is a practical and fun guide to simply letting go and being happy! She provides current lively stories to remind us that - we are all one and we all face similar challenges! If you are looking for a ray of sunshine to brighten your day and keep you entertained - her book is a must for you!

3 comments about Access Your Brain's Joy Center: The Free Soul Method.

1. Excellent book, the author is clear and gives practical examples and exercises. By learning the techniques in the book you can achieve a lot in your life. The techiques guide you step by step in learning how to improve areas of your life. How can you use a couple of simple techniques to conquer fear, worry, hurt, and stress. Reduce the stress level in your life by using techniques that take just minutes to accomplish, without the use of drugs. (It can't get more natural than this). Reduce the inner stress in your life, stop smoking easily, loose weight, increase the happiness in your life. I tried some of the techniques while at the dentist and it helped tremendously. I recommend it for everyone. Mr. Sanders has the scientific knowledge and backs it up with pilot studies from the University of Northern Arizona. This is a great book if you want to learn how to de-stress easily, and improve all areas of your life.



2. I have read a slew of this type of book and I really got a lot out of this one. The exercises are clear, concise and the visualizations are not too complicated. I enjoyed the relaxed teaching style and anecdotes. Like Nathaniel Friedland, Pete Sanders is an author that is a pretty basic guy who taught himself to open up to his psychic centers. I very much admire his work and just bought the correspondence course! Looks like fun!
   
   Buy this, it is a great book and very well worth the price.



3. First of all, this is not just another self-help book.
   
   In the first 40 pages, the author uses very simple, straight-forward instructions to teach you how to stimulate the pleasure and mood-elevating responses (through the Septum Pellucidum) in your brain easily, naturally, and AT WILL. Out of 214 pages, those first 40 pages alone earn the book 5 stars! In fact, he specifically wrote the book so that you could just read those 40 pages, containing the deceptively simple instructions, and walk away with an incredible new ability for life! That's the good part.
   
   Here's the not so good part - after those first 40 pages, the book seems to lose it's focus and wander aimlessly all over the field of self-help and new age fluff. The author seems intent on describing how to apply the technique to every conceivable ailment known to humanity. Unfortunately, he never stays on any one topic long enough to really discuss anything in depth, including the technique itself.
   
   So, for me personally, the value of the book dropped dramatically just after the first chapter. On the bright side, knowing what I know now, I would have happily paid five times the price for that one chapter alone.
   
   I just think this book and it's author, missed an opportunity to discuss in laymen's terms, the hard science and biofeedback theory behind the actual technique itself. After all, there's more than enough new-age self-help methods going around, but this one is actually rooted in physiology. It's a chance to appeal to a larger audience through simple scientific fact.
   
   Regardless, my advice is whether you're an avid new ager, an agnostic explorer, or even a hard core skeptic, find a copy of this book, read to page 40, and just follow the simple instructions. Because this isn't about believing in a new age self-help method, it's about feeling an ability that you already have, but may not be aware of - the ability to trigger your brain's reward system and feel really, REALLY GOOD, INSTANTLY, AT WILL!
   
   This is not the kind of thing you read about and then never get around to using in real life. Once you learn how to do it, it simply feels so good, you'll probably find yourself doing it all the time, without even thinking about it. All those other benefits, like pain reduction and mood-enhancement just seem to happen as a by-product. The amazing thing is, triggering this effect just becomes a habit, because the more you do it the better it feels and the better it feels, the more you'll find yourself doing it!
   
   And if that's not self-help, I don't know what is.

5 comments about True Work of Dying H.

1. This book is the best gift you can give to a family or friend who is having a death. It is not preachy or sugaring. It is full of useful and informative information. It was given to me by a friend, at the time of my inlaws dying. The entire family and friends read it.



2. "The True Work of Dying" is a valuable book for any Hospice worker or volunteer and anyone else dealing with its subject. It is filled with helpful insights and informations. Some of the death stories shared are amazing and a helpful guide to stay open and open-minded to the many ways and possibilities of the dying process and death. Since reading the book two years ago, I have shared it several times with grateful family members of dying patients.



3. This book opened my eyes to the beautiful process of dying. With numerous touching stories stories coming from the experience of two OB and hospice nurses, it showed the relationships between the birth of a baby and the dying process, with the dying process as a form of birth into a new, spiritual life, and a natural part of life. It deals with the physical realities of the dying process, and also the emotional/spritual processes.
   
   I read this book because I'm going into the ministry and have a heart that reaches out to those in mourning. What I discovered was that it helped to prepare me for my father's dying of cancer the following year, it helped me to come to closure with him and to release him in a very loving way, to find joy in the midst of the sadness rather than fear.
   
   I highly recommend this book to everyone in the "helping" professions, and also to everyone facing the death of a loved ones, or even facing one's own death. I'm so glad I read this book, I'm getting a second copy!



4. I'd read many other books on death and dying (Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Stephen Levine, Tibetan Book of Living and Dying)after my parents died in 1979 and 1983, then after friends' passings in 1993. I bought this book two years ago after a friend's mother had hospice care. I didn't start reading it until my brother-in-law was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor in July 2005. It is such a wonderful book. There are beautiful stories of real hospice experiences that are inspiring and comforting. The information given to assist a dying person, helps one understand the process very well, and it demystifies a natural stage in life. Further, support for caregivers is addressed in a compassionate and supportive manner. This book became my guidebook as my brother-in-law went through his process, to peacefully pass in April 2006. I've shared it with family members to help them understand and gain support. I am so thankful this book was written.



5. I discovered "The True Work of Dying" while browsing through a friend's book case. I was immediately drawn to the title and asked to borrow it. I read it every night before falling asleep for about seven days, from beginning to end. I was especially interested in the sections entitled "Birth/Death Parallels" and "Midwives and the Labor of Dying" which articulated many things I intuitively felt in my own experiences with home birth and helping people to die at home. As I got deeper into the book I could not help thinking how helpful it would have been to have read this book during the years that I worked as a home health care provider for elderly people. Now as a yoga teacher, I have many opportunities to openly discuss death and dying with my students. While there are many other insightful books on death that I also recommend, "The True Work of Dying," is a book I feel most comfortable giving to my own parents (whose religious and philosophical beliefs are different from mine) and all of my students. I highly recommend this book for every one, but especially for other yoga teachers working with people at midlife and older.
   
   Suza Francina, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, author, "The New Yoga for Healthy Aging," and "The New Yoga for People Over 50."

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