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A Course in Love: Powerful Teachings on Love, Sex, and Personal Fulfillment

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Joan Gattuso's book "A Course in Love"is the best book on relationships I have read . The book deals basicly with finding a spiritual base for the relationship with ourselves, clearing out all the blocks to our own good, forgiving our past , and taking full responsibility for our lives. Sounds like other spiritual books on relationships? In many ways ,most new thought books like this one , do ask the reader to assume the responsibility for what occurs in his/her life. I like Joan's book because she gives the explicit tools to accomplish all of the above.She incorporates many mystical traditions , Sufi, ACourse in Miracles, Unity and many more to remind one of their spiritual inheritance. I do feel, one has to be ready and open to this understanding ,and willing to do the work she has laid out in the book. The spiritually hearty will welcome this book.The forgiveness techniques, the opening the heart meditations,and the 10% of the pyramid clearing are a few of the reasons I continually workwith the book. I am now ordering it for my daughter. Thankyou Joan, for this wonderful reminder.

I learned at least (!) two powerful lessons from this book. The first is that, if I do not have the relationship I desire, it is probably because *I* am pushing it away with a conflicting value. For example, I may desire intimacy on one hand, but desire to avoid rejection on the other. So when intimacy becomes a possibility, I unconsciously push it away to avoid rejection. This truth helped me see that I am not powerless or entirely dependent on fate to bring me a partner - there are steps I can take to maximize the possiblity of finding the right person. The chapter on spirituality and sex was very powerful as well. Well worth reading for anyone who suffers singleness or is afraid of being divorced.

I disagree. Even a perfect, loving relationship with your soul mate requires some degree of work and sacrifice. Any licensed marriage counselor will tell you that. Gattuso believes that once you find your soul mate, it should take no effort to keep the love alive. Everything should fall into place without any work or sacrifice, she believes. No effort? That may work in fairy tales but not in real life! I was much younger (and single) when I read this book. I totally bought into her views, but being older and more experienced (and happily married for seven years), I know better now.

I've read all of Joan's works and I find them and her to be "on point" with regard to human relationships--be they intimate or familial. The temptation is to negate Ms. Gatuso's findings because he doesn't mention any "professional" credentials (whatever those are). The fact that most find the book too artistic is (by and large) a justification for the books existence. If there is anyone looking for simple ways of finding the love that is inside each of us (without the expense of therapy or prescription drugs) this book is a must read. Indeed, you will find it so useful that you will want to read it more than once.

Joan Gattuso's book "A Course in Love"is the best book on relationships I have read . The book deals basicly with finding a spiritual base for the relationship with ourselves, clearing out all the blocks to our own good, forgiving our past , and taking full responsibility for our lives. Sounds like other spiritual books on relationships? In many ways ,most new thought books like this one , do ask the reader to assume the responsibility for what occurs in his/her life. I like Joan's book because she gives the explicit tools to accomplish all of the above.She incorporates many mystical traditions , Sufi, ACourse in Miracles, Unity and many more to remind one of their spiritual inheritance. I do feel, one has to be ready and open to this understanding ,and willing to do the work she has laid out in the book. The spiritually hearty will welcome this book.The forgiveness techniques, the opening the heart meditations,and the 10% of the pyramid clearing are a few of the reasons I continually workwith the book. I am now ordering it for my daughter. Thankyou Joan, for this wonderful reminder.

This book was a wonderful and enlightening look into myself and my life...it taught me things about myself, and reflections on myself that have changed my life, and views on love....

This book is well written, informative, and inspirational. The author gives many practical tips on finding true love, and all I can say is that the techniques worked for me

A COURSE IN LOVE is the best book I have read on love and relationships. This book has given me tools to love myself as well as my brothers and sisters on the planet. A COURSE IN LOVE is a must read for everyone alive today.

I love this book, i could not put it down. I recommend this book to anyone that want to be happy in there marriage or love relationships. It is a must for all loving couples to read.

I only recently discovered Joan's lessons on love and relationships. Rich in example and insights, her book contains some of the most memorable statements about relationships I have read. Her message is clear and on the mark. I wish every 20 year-old would read this book - what angst we would save the world from!