Transform Your Life Through Handwriting (Book & CD) [Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Vimala Rodgers (Author)

Book Description

Series: Book & CD | Publication Date: November 28, 2009

Can you change your life just by changing your handwriting? While graphologists have long known that the psyche expresses its deepest truths through the pen, Vimala Rodgers has discovered that line of communication works both ways. Her revolutionary work shows that you can "reprogram" your subconscious by making purposeful shifts in your handwriting. With Transform Your Life Through Handwriting, Rodgers presents a complete course for igniting practical, lasting changes in your life with nothing more than a pen and paper. This comprehensive training program includes: Two audio sessions with guidelines for writing practice, explorations of the deeper meaning in every letter, and inspiring success stories A 102-page illustrated workbook with step-by-step instructions and exercises for self-exploration through handwriting, the meaning behind different writing styles, and much more Twenty-six quick reference cards for working with each letter in a 40-day cycle, including the "soul quality" of each letter An 86-page blank journal for your writing practice Writing a single page a day for 40 days is all it takes to alter even the most ingrained handwriting patterns-and to invite profound changes to unfold in your life. Vimala Rodgers has helped thousands of people experience personal empowerment, spiritual growth, and spontaneous healing. Transform Your Life Through Handwriting is a unique, easy-to-use kit with everything you need to begin your own transformative journey

Editorial Reviews

Review

Vimala Rodgers has taken the ancient idea that letters of an alphabet contain the energy of living spirits and brought it into the modern world. She has created a practical system, Integral Handwriting, for drawing letters in a specific and deliberate way in order to enhance the qualities that one wants to increase in his or her life.

After a brief introduction explaining her system and how to use it, Rodgers takes us through each letter of the English alphabet individually, giving us it's related soul quality, element, gender, gemstone, animal, and guardian protector (angel). She then tells us how to write the letter in a way that will enhance these attributes.

The book is part of a beautifully designed kit which also contains two CDs, a flash card for each letter of the alphabet, and a blank journal with unlined paper. ("Unlined paper extends an open invitation to release hidden dreams that are yours alone and allows you to become more of who you really are, playing life at the highest level.") The flash cards contain both the soul quality that Rodgers associates with the letter and an affirmation intended to increase that quality.

The author's vibrant personality comes through on every page. There is no excess of theory. We are given the basic facts and then told to start writing and see for ourselves what happens. Because of the visual appeal and unique content of this item, it will be a great present for people to buy for themselves, especially if the holiday season has them a little down in the dumps.

I discourage you from displaying it with books on graphology or handwriting analysis. You will risk diminishing the excitement this package has the potential to create as a stand-alone. You might, however, want to consider a small sign that says, "NEW from Sounds True. -- New Age Retailer, January 18, 2010

About the Author

Dr. Vimala Rodgers, author, educator, and handwriting expert, has taught her unique approach to self-actualization through handwriting to hundreds of students, including doctors, nurses, psychologists, Zen priests, astronauts and politicians, and to such diverse groups as Boards of Education; the Philosophical Research Society; staff, faculty, & students at both Stanford University and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology; American Mensa; the National Health Federation; and numerous spiritual groups. Dr. Rodgers has trained at Stanford University as a Peak Performance Coach and is an avid student of Latin, Sanskrit, history, philosophy and psychology. Her publications include Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life, (Simon and Schuster, 2000) and Vegetarian Meals for People on the Go (Hay House, 2002), as well as the self-published Handwriting & the Enneagram: Tools to Jumpstart Your Life. (1997) and The Vimala System: Character Building Through Simplified Handwriting (2004), a teacher's manual. She has written articles for Persectives, the journal of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and Family Life Magazine, among others. In 1991 Vimala founded The International Institute of Handwriting Studies in Palo Alto, CA where she offers seven distinct courses designed to help people redefine their life work and reshape their futures, "drawing out the positive and uplifting attitudes that live within us all."

Vimala Rodgers is an educator, handwriting expert, and motivational speaker, as well as the director of The International Institute of Handwriting Studies in Sacramento, California. She is author of Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life(Fireside, 2000).

Vimala Rodgers is an educator, handwriting expert, and motivational speaker, as well as the director of The International Institute of Handwriting Studies in Sacramento, California. She is author of Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life(Fireside, 2000).

Product Details

• Audio CD: 102 pages
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Com/Pap/Cr edition (November 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591797152
• ISBN-13: 978-1591797159
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Self-Help > Handwriting Analysis

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Change Your Life by Changing Your Handwriting, January 20, 2010

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Cynthia Sue Larson "www.realityshifters.com" (San Francisco bay area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Transform Your Life Through Handwriting is a spiritual graphology kit consisting of two audio CDs, a spiral bound guidebook, a spiral bound journal, and a deck of alphabet graphology cards. While all these go together very nicely, I was initially surprised to see the way this handwriting transformation kit was arranged, as apparently I'd been expecting a book and CDs, rather than a kit of so many things inside a box.

For those who have read graphology books and studied graphology to any extent, the principle behind transforming one's life through changing one's handwriting is fairly obvious, yet seldom fully explained. There seem to be many more examples and descriptions of what not to do in other books, so Vimala Rodgers' approach of focusing entirely on positive patterns is refreshingly different.

I like the sound of Vimala's voice on the audio tracks of the CDs, and once I'd adjusted to the initial shock of this entire kit being so very different than every other book on graphology I've seen, I started having fun with this program. Each letter is described in terms of its soul quality, its declaration of intent, its alphabetic family, its element, its gender, its gemstone, its animal and its angelic guardian protector. These qualities for each letter gave me a deeper appreciation for the meditations involved in writing each letter in upper and lower case -- and meditation is indeed the best way to describe what is involved. With only a modicum of advice on what not to do, I found myself fascinated by some of the reasoning behind the advice. We therefore learn to avoid writing a "secretary f," for example, that states, "I'll do your work well, but my ideas don't count."

I highly recommend this for anyone open-minded enough to try changing their handwriting, as there is a great deal to learn here, and this system really can work!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Vimala Alphabet is Life Changing, February 17, 2010

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After having read the Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life! book, I decided to order this book and CD combination. Wow, I am so glad I did. Folks, this is not a handwriting improvement or a handwriting analysis program. This is a life transformation program! The CDs are awesome; Vimala gives so much information on each letter and her warm personality and in-depth knowledge just comes right through. The cards are very easy to carry or tuck into the notebook I use to practice my letters. I've been using the Vimala Alphabet every day for the last 60 days or so and I can say that amazing and wonderful things are happening almost every day.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Watch Your Life Unfold, June 14, 2010

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Vimala Rodgers has developed alphabetical patterns based on "sacred technology of the ages" and shares them in Transform Your Life hrough Handwriting: a kit with two CDs, a guidebook, a blank journal and 26 cards. Simply put, the author guides readers and listeners to adopt handwriting patterns that bring their hidden talents, abilities, and dreams to life.

"Writing patterns are a graphic image of how your subconscious mind interprets the world and your place in it. As you adopt new letter shapes, you are telling your mind how to think--for perhaps the first time in your life," says Rodgers.

With an interest in handwriting from early childhood, Rodgers has studied Latin, Sanskrit, history, philosophy, and psychology while holding a vision of a career for herself that involves "the transformational power of the letters." "Each stroke of the pen makes a statement--not about who you are, but about who you say you are, i.e., your self-image," she writes.

I've just pulled a card from the Transform Your Life through Handwriting deck, in my left hand, as Vimala Rodgers suggests on her CD, and asked: "What attitude do I need to bring into my life today?" The letter card I chose is U for open-mindedness. The back of the card reads: "I listen to others as though I know nothing."

The guidebook offers me more information on the "soul quality" of the letter U. If I find it difficult to listen "to what others share, without offering contradictory feedback," I ought to start practicing this letter today. The letter U is part of the alphabetical family Rodgers calls the Family of Learning and Evaluating.

Each letter of the alphabet is described in the guidebook with an element, gender, gemstone, animal and guardian protector. On the CDs, Rodgers describes the letters in the order of their alphabetical families, beginning with the Family of Communication; Family of Learning and Evaluating; Family of Honoring and Expressing; Family of Insight, Family of Applied Creativity, Family of Status and Vision, Family of Trusting and Inner Authority; and ending with Grandfather which is the letter Z.

Besides choosing a letter of the day, Rodgers advises practicing a letter for 40 days, the formation of which she describes in the guidebook and on the CDs. I love Rodgers' voice as it's so down-to-earth and practical. She sounds very comfortable and well-versed in this vision she is sharing with the world.

I've chosen to work with the letter of my first name for 40 days: M. the letter M is "the matriarch of the Family of Honoring and Expressing." All this practicing is done with a pen on unlined paper in the landscape direction as "the portrait direction is common; your dreams are not".

I'm finding the practice meditative and spiritual. While practicing a page of letters, I also get to declare my intent, review the aspects of a particular letter and fill a page with how I see "the aspects of this letter impacting [my] life in an uplifting way."

Rodgers says she loves to work with doubters. She gives an example of a male client who was a skeptic but tried the writing system anyway. After the first 40 days he quit smoking. In the second 40 days he went on retreat to Hawaii and in the third, he stopped drinking. Skeptic or not, it sure seems worth a try. As Rodgers says if you follow her practices: "Now watch your life unfold." Vimala Rodgers has done it and inspires others to express their gifts in the world, to "make a difference doing what you love."

by Mary Ann Moore
for Story Circle Book Reviews
reviewing books by, for, and about women