Coming Home to Your Body: 365 Simple Ways to Nourish Yourself Inside and Out [Paperback]

Carmen Renee Berry (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Coming Home To Your Body presents 365 simple ways to nourish yourself inside and out in a proactive role counteracting the barrage of negative reinforcements detrimental to good health. People who respect themselves and their bodies are much more likely to take care of themselves through diet, exercise, and preventive medical care. Short entries in Coming Home To Your Body are designed to be read every day, bringing the reader an awareness of themselves thus raising self-esteem and confidence, and helping change old destructive habits into healthful, nurturing behavior. Coming Home To Your Body is especially recommended for women readers who are subjected daily to negative messages about their bodies through media, advertising, and peer culture. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: PageMill Press (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879290073
• ISBN-13: 978-1879290075
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #675,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant for an improved self-image, May 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Coming Home to Your Body: 365 Simple Ways to Nourish Yourself Inside and Out (Paperback)

This book helped me de-program all those messages that make women think they have little value unless they are thin, firm and young. This book opened my eyes. Short, daily meditations teach us to enjoy and respect our miraculous bodies.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, January 20, 2009

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Linda Suriyakham (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coming Home to Your Body: 365 Simple Ways to Nourish Yourself Inside and Out (Paperback)

This book is a wonderful way to get in the habit of self-care. So much of our daily experience is imprinted on our physical beings-- our bodies-- yet, our culture is so cerebral that we have learned to "tune out" these vital messages. Understanding what your body is saying to you, stopping and listening, and reflecting back to your body "I understand you" are the foundations for mind-body wholeness.

This book has practical exercises for increasing your understanding of your body's messages. Some of them are not very realistic, because they require a chunk of time that is hard for many of us to create. Others are so simple and so effective that it makes no sense NOT to give them a try.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coming Home To Your Body: Five Stars!, May 30, 2001

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"anoniemoose" (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coming Home to Your Body: 365 Simple Ways to Nourish Yourself Inside and Out (Paperback)

This is a beautifully, compassionately written little book on learning to honor your body, respect your needs, and take care of yourself. Berry teaches self-nurturance in one of the best ways that it can be fully experienced: on a moment-to-moment, daily basis. She encourages readers to take good care of their bodies through regular physicals, nutrition, exercise, massage, hot baths, and more. Included are delightfully sensual and joyous ideas for self-nurturance, and many little quizzes to see where you are in the process of self-nurturance. Extremely valuable for those who have become disconnected from their bodies, as well as for women who have experienced childhood trauma. A wonderful gift for a close friend or a sister. Most of all--for yourself! Highly recommended.