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Second Chance at Your Dream: Engaging Your Body's Energy Resources for Optimal Aging, Creativity and Health

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Dr. Dorothea Hover-Kramer's book is a helpful guide for readers who want to be engaged in the second half of life. Her application of energy psychology to aging is a welcome addendum to other methods of staying emotionally and physically fit in the later years. The practical tools and exercises - complete with photographs - are well demonstrated, clearly explained and easy to follow.

This is a welcome invitation not only to participate actively but also to connect to inner wisdom. By freeing our minds of negative scripts, we are increasing the positive flow of energy. Hover-Kramer encourages the reader to nurture our yearning for a meaningful life. Her own positive attitude and enthusiasm almost jump off the page.

In order to live our dreams, she often reminds us that self-discovery is at the heart of change. Letting go of more dysfunctional belief patterns will lead to greater self acceptance. Hover-Kramer then gives specific examples of what to do - access a beautiful memory, express gratitude, give affirmation, acknowledge positive intention, focus breathing. Staying curious increases hope for facing life's challenges. According to Hover-Kramer, miracles await us wherever we're willing to see them.

Hover-Kramer reframes the aging process from our collective fears of seeing ourselves as becoming worn-out and useless to viewing the "golden years" of later life as a prime opportunity to complete the parts of our life's work when we have maturity, skills, and time. Not only does she inspire us to see the gift of long life as a wonderful opportunity, but she also gives us practical tools and exercises to make our dreams happen. Dorothea is a pioneer in the field of energy therapies and has written many books. Second Chance at Your Dream includes many exercises from her earlier book Creative Energies, but working with the basic energy system of meridians and chakras does not change through the lifespan, and these simple Energy Psychology techniques are especially valuable as we age. Dorothea also addresses a topic which has been generally considered taboo in our society: death and dying. When we do not talk about the end of life, the natural conclusion of aging, we miss out on seeing the beauty of life as a cycle and the spiritual dimension of helping people prepare for the next world after the spirit leaves the physical body. The wisdom in this book is valuable for readers of any age!

Barbara Stone, PhD, LISW, DCEP, author of Invisible Roots: How Healing Past Life Trauma Can Liberate Your Present and Cancer As Initiation: Surviving the Fire

Invisible Roots: How Healing Past Life Trauma Can Liberate Your Present
Cancer as Initiation: Surviving the Fire (Dreamcatcher)

The old saying "Life begins at 40" is, for many people, more fantasy than reality...

As we age, we typically undergo a plethora of different changes, including everything from decreased memory to slowing reflexes to diminished physical features. The reason? Quite naturally, our minds and bodies "tire" with age, and with them the concomitant pep and drive that keep us going every day.

Until now, the phenomenon of diminished capacity/abilities with age has been an accepted - and expected - practice; however, in Second Chance At Your Dream, Dr. Dorothea Hover-Kramer writes a brand new chapter regarding the scope and quality of later life. A helpful guide for those who want to be active participants - and not mere observers - in the second halves of their lives, Second Chance is an expertly crafted volume that teaches readers how to use their body's natural energy in order to manifest optimal creativity and health. Furthermore, Dr. Hover-Kramer cites her vast array of personal and professional experiences as a means of providing readers with first-hand examples of how to equip themselves with the tools necessary to overcome unforeseen challenges, as well as thrive in the face of continued adversity.

Bolstered by illustrative photos and practical, easy to follow tools and exercises, Second Chance encourages readers to embrace - rather than flee from - the omnipresent yearning for a meaningful life that lingers within us all. Reminding us that dispelling negative energy is the key to achieving true self acceptance - and ultimately realizing our dreams - Dr. Hover-Kramer reassures readers that miracles are not distant, unattainable phenomena, but rather ever-present, readily accessible gifts just waiting to be discovered every day.

A must read for anyone seeking to live an enriched, fulfilling life, Second Chance At Your Dream is a highly recommended literary treat.


Kenya Dow
Apex Reviews

Dorthea Hover-Kramer's newest book is filled with exercises that you can use to increase your body's energy resources for optimal aging, creativity and health. I will keep this handy in my resource library for my well-being and my work. Well-organized, good research and bibliography - well-written; another great work by DHK.

If you have ever desired a guide to enchanted daily living, this book is it! Written by Dr. Dorothea Hover-Kramer, an acknowledged leader in the field of Energy Therapies, this book is jam-packed with information and practical tools that can be used to strengthen positive energies. Clearly written, it is both enjoyable and inspiring.

Our generation of "Baby Boomers" seems to redefine the aging process. Remember when 40 seemed "ancient"! Today's seniors are active, vital, engaged...living life to the fullest. And this book is a wonderful guide for achieving our goals and dreams...at any age...and with renewed energy.
From vignettes, to exercises, to tools for reflection, this book will be an often-used reference for making the second half of life both fun and fulfilling!

Second Chance at Your Dream: Engaging Your Body's Energy Resources for Optimal Aging, Creativity and Health

Through the marvelous book, "Second Chance at Your Dream: Engaging Your Body's Energy Resources for Optimal Aging, Creativity and Health" Dr. Dorothea Kramer endorses energy work like EFT and other positive psychology modalities to accomplish a specific objective, which is my alternative take on her particular theme: "shifting collective consciousness to resolve the negative stigmatization of growing old by

(a). shifting that self-imposed stigma, from our older wiser generation; and (b) by shifting the mindset of younger culture and media, which project it.

Here is an opportunity for the baby boomer who wants a second chance at fulfilling all dreams by using energy to heal a human culture that has forgotten the metaphysical benefits of growing older.

I found this book extremely interesting. While I have had several energy therapies done, I had never read up on it a lot. That has now changed, and I expect to keep using this book as a manual to feeling better and getting more control over my thinking and emotions. This is definitely not one of those books that you read once and never pick up again. This book is full of exercises and information to help you live a more fulfilling, healthy and positive life. Don't let the idea of it being for the second half of your life keep you from reading this, these techniques can be applied at any stage of life. The included pictures are a definite plus in understanding the material.

Quite honestly, it's almost impossible to contain in a short review all of the positive aspects of this book. For anyone who has ever contemplated alternative therapies, this is an excellent place to start learning what it's all about. I think this is a great resource for anyone who'd like to learn alternative techniques to handling the daily stressors of life. This book gets a 5 star rating from me!

Are you feeling tired and worn out as you age? Kids aren't home, job is getting boring, friendships a bit stale? Then this book is for you. Through exercises and great vignettes, Dorothea Hover-Kramer manages to help you jump start mid-life. More than just a intellectual exercise however, this book incorporates energy psychology strategies in a way that will help you to find renewed energy and excitement for these middle years. What are you waiting for?
Mary Sise, LCSW co-author of The Energy of Belief:Psychology's Power Tools to Focus Intention & Release Blocking Beliefs.


The Energy of Belief: Psychology's Power Tools to Focus Intention and Release Blocking Beliefs

There are lots of good ideas and exercises in the book for
strengthening self-esteem which is essential in finding good dating
and growing relationships. I think the book is invaluable for any woman who wants to succeed with relationships!