Rebirthing: The Science of Enjoying All of Your Life [Paperback]

Jim Leonard (Author), Phil Laut (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 289 pages
• Publisher: Trinity Publications; First Printing edition (August 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961013206
• ISBN-13: 978-0961013202
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,223,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Technical Manual on Rebirthing, October 8, 2008

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William Bagley (Ashland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rebirthing: The Science of Enjoying All of Your Life (Paperback)

This book eventually got republished as VIVATION: THE SCIENCE OF ENJOYING ALL OF YOUR LIFE and then this book also went out of print, being replaced by another book book called VIVATION: THE SKILL OF HAPPINESS by Jim Leonard. There is only a small difference between REBIRTHING: THE SCIENCE OF ENJOYING ALL OF YOUR LIFE and VIVATION: THE SCIENCE OF ENJOYING ALL OF YOUR LIFE, some minor revisions. Both these books are probably the best technical manual on Rebirthing. Part of the reason why the change in name happened is that the word "Vivation" is a registered name and therefore its use can be legally controlled. Rebirthing is a public use name and therefore anyone can use it regardless of the breathing method. Jim Leonard more rigorously defined Rebirthing aka Vivation in this book and in a short article in CELEBRATION OF BREATH by Sondra Ray which is an excellent summary and covers almost everything that is in this book. The key of Rebirthing is the "five elements". Only one of them is the breathing mechanics, the other ones are "awareness in detail", "intentional relaxation", "integration into ecstasy" (radical acceptance of all states which get stimulated up), and "doing whatever you do because everything works" (trusting intuition). Jim Leonard found that integration of emotional content is easier and more complete when all five elements are running together. While I think it is possible to learn Rebirthing from this book, going to a Breath Coach is useful, because many of our unconscious suppressions will defend themselves and a coach can keep you on track. The older Rebirthing tradition recommended that you commit to 10 coached sessions within a relatively short time to move through the core suppressions. Unlike classical Hindu pranayama, Rebirthing is more dynamic and more aggressive in bringing up suppressed emotional content. The Hindu pranayama approach usually intentionally focuses energy in specific locations and moves energy through specific meridians, usually the pingala and ida, and then the sushumna. Rebirthing focuses on the strongest sensation and then follows the energy where it wants to move. This particular book is more than a how to book on Rebirthing and is really a manual for people who want to become a breath coach. The information is well organized and is useful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Book on Rebirthing!!!, April 5, 2004

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This review is from: Rebirthing: The Science of Enjoying All of Your Life (Paperback)

This is a superb book on rebirthing which will give you a blissful change on self-improvement.Try it,you might like it!!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUCH MORE than rebirthing!, July 28, 2005

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AlwaysLearning "Happy2Be" (ALPHARETTA, GA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rebirthing: The Science of Enjoying All of Your Life (Paperback)

I hope someday this book is republished because it is one of the most creative books on the use of affirmations I've read. In addition to information about the rebirthing process, it shares a philosphy of life that includes physical immortality, "integrating" instead of releasing negative belief patterns, and the "ecstasy principle". My favorite quote is, "All statements are equally true because truth is a function of context. Everything is the way it is but 'truth' is how the mind thinks about it. Do not mistake truth for the thing itself." That quote may sound esoteric but the book is chock full of exercises to help us recognize our personal boundaries. Get it!