Spirit of the Home: How to Make Your Home a Sanctuary [Paperback]

Jane Alexander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 1998

A practical guide, packed full of simple, easy-to-follow advice, on how to create your own sacred space and sanctuary and discover peace and tranquillity in your home.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Alexander, a writer who specializes in natural health and holistic living, shows how to create a restful, energizing, and healthful environment in a way similar to Suzy Chiazzari's Healing Home (LJ 5/15/98), currently reissued in paperback. However, Alexander includes more detail about feng shui and a section on smudging (a Native American practice in which smoke from burning herbs is used to purify the air) and spirits for the home. Purchase if there is a continued interest in holistic, spiritual interior decorating.
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About the Author

Jane Alexander is a writer and freelance journalist, best known for her features on natural health, psychology and mind/body/spirit in the Daily Mail. She also writes for, amongst others, New Woman, Here's Health, Health and Fitness, Top Sante, Zest, Cosmopolitan and She. She has published two books, both published by Bantam: Supertherapies (Feb 1996) and The Natural Year (Feb 1997).

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons (September 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0722535899
• ISBN-13: 978-0722535899
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,206,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jane Alexander is a UK-based journalist and author of over twenty non-fiction titles in the fields of wellbeing, natural health and Mind Body Spirit. She has monthly columns in several UK magazines, often appears on television and radio and is quoted in the press as an expert on natural health and alternative spirituality. She has also ghosted several books for celebrity authors.

Jane's blog, Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman (http://exmoorjane.blogspot.com) has a large and enthusiastic following and was shortlisted for the Author Blog Awards. She tweets as @exmoorjane and is active on social media platforms.

Jane grew up in a family which was fascinated by natural forms of wellbeing and the arcane. She learned tarot and yoga from the age of seven and went on to study Kabbalah, herbalism, homeopathy and flower remedies from her teens. She has also trained in past life therapy, shamanism and SHEN.

Jane has a very down-to-earth and pragmatic approach to spirituality and wellbeing. She insists she is no "guru" (despite often being given the label). 'I'm afraid I don't always practice what I preach,' she admits ruefully. 'We live in a busy, crazy world and few people have the time to devote their lives to perfection. So don't beat yourself up. I think making even small changes, little shifts, can make a huge difference. Do what you can and dump the guilt.'

Jane is married (to beer writer Adrian Tierney-Jones, editor of 1001 Beers you Must Taste Before you Die) with a young son and two ridiculous dogs.
They live on Exmoor, a wild and beautiful part of the UK, a place of myth, magic and brooding intensity - an inspiration for her work.

Jane is now turning her hand to writing teen fiction - calling on her knowledge of the arcane and a very clear memory of being sixteen. Her novels blend supernatural romance, horror and edgy realism.










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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable reading for anyone who cherishes their home, January 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Spirit of the Home: How to Make Your Home a Sanctuary (Paperback)

I've read so many books about interior decor, Feng Shui, space clearing, etc., etc. - but this book covers all aspects of making your home a true haven for body, mind and spirit. It is not only inspiring to read but beautiful to look at. Jane Alexander gives many tips which are easy to carry out without a great deal of expense. I can personally vouch for the fact that if you follow her advice, you will notice the difference in the atmosphere of your home - and so will your visitors. This lovely book makes a perfect gift, particularly for someone who needs their spirits boosting or is contemplating decorating their home, or perhaps moving house. Only trouble is that if you buy it for someone else, you'll probably be tempted to keep it for yourself!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All you need to transform your home - and your life!, January 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Spirit of the Home: How to Make Your Home a Sanctuary (Paperback)

I was bowled over by this book. It made me look at my home - and at my past and present - in a totally new light. Jane Alexander doesn't just talk about feng shui, light, color and sound (although she does that too) - she looks beyond all that to the mythology and psychology of your home. I was intrigued to find out why I always want "look-good" homes rather than ones which are practical and "feelgood". I was so inspired that I rearranged my whole space - and it made a huge difference. If you want to go beyond feng shui to the next level, I'm recommend this book. I bought one for a friend and ended up keeping it - and buying six more for presents.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great approach, with a bit of everything, February 20, 2005

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merrymousies (Waterford, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spirit of the Home: How to Make Your Home a Sanctuary (Paperback)

This book pulls together a variety of spiritual concepts - feng shui, goddesses, purification/smudging, creating altars, use of stones and crystals, aromatherapy/scents in the home, and colors. It's really a great overview. Activities like spring cleaning and decluttering are covered as are specific rooms like bedrooms, kitchen, etc. There are some terrific photographs throughout the book which really inspire. I like that the author put all of this together into one book. I have other books that talk around all this - one on feng shui, one on crystals, one on potpourri, etc. This book ties them together and I feel like now I can go back to those other books and apply them better.