THE SELF-INQUIRY PROCESS: Using Powerful Questions to Awaken Awareness is not a theoretical, information-oriented book; instead, it is experiential in nature. The reader will embark on a process of introspection to increase self-awareness, and bring unconscious material into consciousness. Many people claim to have the answers - this book asks the questions. It introduces a unique framework with which to understand yourself, and goes on to ask direct questions: some quite challenging, some provocative, others simple and to the point. The questions reveal the sources of suffering that can hinder our everyday experience. Other questions point the way to fulfillment and joy. Each question in the book can take you deeper into relationship with your own Self, and closer to the Self-love that makes so many things possible, including loving others and the world. ABOUT THE AUTHOR... Linda Brierty, LCSW, is an integral psychotherapist and Reiki Master. She was trained by Diane Shainberg, Ph.D., noted psychoanalyst and Zen priest. Linda is the director of The Bodhi Tree Holistic Center in Manhattan. She also has a deep love for music and is a classically trained musician.
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Linda Brierty has written an impressively thorough series of probing questions in The Self-Inquiry Process, a workbook that speaks to the wide spectrum of human experience, and suffering. The workbook offers an accessible guide to everyone, written with clear language that helps readers forge through complex psychological conditions. The book's goal, as editor Vanessa Caskey writes, is to "guide us through an investigation of the blocks and obscurations keeping us from living in harmony with our true nature...The idea is to identify and break down these defensive obscurations, at the behavioral, emotional and cognitive levels, so that we can be in touch with our pure being and live from the self, rather than be enslaved by the defensive self we have built out of fear and pain."More than being just one more self-help book that crowds bookstore shelves, The Self-Inquiry Process is the most interactive book in this genre I have seen. Rather than merely espousing her own obviously rich and deep wisdom, Brierty translates her gift for therapeutic healing into questions, so readers do not get away with simply absorbing wisdom (or letting it slide through one's mind without rooting as the case may be!) Instead, book users/readers are pushed to discover their personal truths through startlingly intelligent questions that point directly to places inside of us that are often kept secret or dimmed. More than 200 pages, the book is not just a short-term exercise; rather it promises a lifetime of self-examination work. The questions range from asking about how you communicate with different types of people to more philosophical questions, such as, "What is the difference between surrender and giving up?" Or, "resignation and letting go," "complacency and letting be," and "loneliness and solitude." The book is challenging, and my technique was to handle it small section at a time. Readers can flip through the book or go about diligently processing it from beginning to end. It can be read backwards and forward and it holds nuggets of wisdom throughout, which, if you are feeling lazy, are delightful to read at any time. The questions often inspired me to respond with drawings or paintings because words sometimes came up short. And I was helped by the glossary of technical and "psycho-spiritual terms," and Brierty's informative words on core emotions, love and attachment, and the relationships we have with time, love, money and reality. While the book should not supplant therapy, it can augment whatever professional help a reader is undergoing or be called upon during difficult times. I also think that the book, while encouraging solitary reflection, can be shared with a loved one to lead to greater understanding of each other. I also appreciated the author's firm and kind guidance found throughout the book. She insists that the workbook be used with compassion. Rather than berate oneself - which it is easy to do because the questions require such intense examination - she asks that all the questions be approached with warmth. There is something in this book for everyone, for the whole spectrum of personalities and problems and pain, and in the process, you will strengthen the dialogue you have with yourself to transform it into one that can guide you to healing.
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Questions that can improve your life,
This review is from: THE SELF-INQUIRY PROCESS: Using Powerful Questions to Awaken Awareness (Paperback)
I love this book!!! The probing and insightful questions helped me uncover my deep rooted feelings and patterns of behavior. By the end, I had gained a much better understanding of myself and feel that I have stronger relationships with others. I have read a number of self-help books and this is by far my favorite!
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