A Mystical Approach to Healing Trauma. To heal trauma, we have to start with its origin: disconnection from spiritual experience. This is the breakthrough premise of Transforming Trauma, Caroline Myss and James Finley's first audio-learning course on how combining contemplative and clinical practices can dramatically enhance our ability to heal. This landmark seven-CD program begins with Caroline Myss, as she describes trauma as a gateway to transformation that beckons each one of us to the next phase of human evolution. Next, James Finley teaches you a seven-step process for spiritual healing, including how to follow the lead of mystics across the ages in the practice of meditation. Caroline Myss concludes your seminar by revealing why trauma "shatters our survival instinct"-and how the path of the mystic can return us to wholeness. Suffering is an inherent part of an authentic spiritual life-but so is the liberation we find by working through it. With Transforming Trauma, now you have the support of two modern luminaries as you yourself become a healing presence for our collective human family.
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Caroline Myss (above) is a leading voice in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness, and the author of four New York Times bestsellers. James Finley, Ph. D., (below) is a clinical psychologist and former Trappist monk who studied with Thomas Merton. His books include Merton's Palace of Nowhere (Ave Maria, 2003).
Cyndi Dale is recognized worldwide for her accomplishments as an author, energy healer, speaker, and authority on the chakras. She is president of Life Systems Services, a corporation that offers intuitive-based healing, destiny coaching, and corporate consulting. Cyndi has been trained in multiple healing modalities, including shamanism, intuitive healing, Lakota medicine, and Reiki. Her books include Illuminating the Afterlife, Advanced Chakra Healing, and The Subtle Body.
CAROLINE MYSS is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: Anatomy of the Spirit, Sacred Contracts, Invisible Acts of Power, and Why People Don't Heal and How They Can. She is a leading voice in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness, and holds degrees in journalism, theology, and intuition and energy medicine. She has appeared on two highly successful public television programs and in other major national media, including The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Cyndi Dale is recognized worldwide for her accomplishments as an author, energy healer, speaker, and authority on the chakras. She is president of Life Systems Services, a corporation that offers intuitive-based healing, destiny coaching, and corporate consulting. Cyndi has been trained in multiple healing modalities, including shamanism, intuitive healing, Lakota medicine, and Reiki. Her books include Illuminating the Afterlife, Advanced Chakra Healing, and The Subtle Body.
CAROLINE MYSS is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: Anatomy of the Spirit, Sacred Contracts, Invisible Acts of Power, and Why People Don't Heal and How They Can. She is a leading voice in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness, and holds degrees in journalism, theology, and intuition and energy medicine. She has appeared on two highly successful public television programs and in other major national media, including The Oprah Winfrey Show.
JAMES FINLEY, PhD, left home at the age of 18 for the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky, where he lived and studied with Thomas Merton for almost six years. He later earned degrees from the University of Akron, Saint John College, and the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. Today he is a retreat leader and psychologist in private practice. His books include Merton's Palace of Nowhere and The Contemplative Heart.
Caroline Myss is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: Anatomy of the Spirit, Sacred Contracts, Invisible Acts of Power and Why People Don't Heal and How They Can. She is a leading voice in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness, and holds degrees in journalism, theology, and intuition and energy medicine.
James Finley, PhD, left home at the age of 18 for the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky, where he lived and studied with Thomas Merton for almost six years. He later earned degrees from the University of Akron, Saint John College, and the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. Today he is a retreat leader and psychologist in private practice. His books include Merton's Palace of Nowhere and The Contemplative Heart.
Caroline Myss is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: Anatomy of the Spirit (Three Rivers,1997), Sacred Contracts (Three River 2003), Invisible Acts of Power (Free Press, 2005) and Why People Don't Heal and How They Can (Three Rivers, 1998). A leading voice in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness, she holds degrees in journalism, theology, intuition, and energy medicine. She has appeared on two highly successful public television programs, and on The Oprah Winfrey Show
James Finley, Ph.D., left home at the age of 18 for the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky, where he lived and studied with Thomas Merton for five and a half years. He has degrees from the University of Akron, Saint John College, and the Graduate Institute of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. Today James Finley is a husband, father, retreat leader, writer, and psychotherapist in private practice. His books include Merton's Palace of Nowhere (Ave Maria, 2003) and The Contemplative Heart (Sorin, 1999).
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A Depth of Meaning and Purpose I Have Not Heard Before,
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This Audio Book should satisfy both people looking for a psychological approach to healing and people who prefer a more Spiritual approach. In this Audiobook a Spiritual sort of healing is important, but no one religion or teacher is held above another, and I for one appreciate that a huge amount. This is classified as an Audio Book, and sounds a bit more like a Seminar, especially since most of it was "recorded before a small live audience" but that is completely OK. Compared to The Secret (the best Audiobook I have ever heard) this seems to start out a bit dry, but after I recognized the brilliance in the information that is being conveyed, and the nearly perfect way it is organized to enhance comprehension, I warmed up to it fairly quickly. Right from the first CD, I noticed a depth of purpose and meaning that I have never heard before (and believe me, I have heard and read a lot since I began my own personal quest for healing and enlightenment in 1979). There is a greatness here seldom found in self-help books or CDs. On the first CD, Caroline (who sounds a bit like Peggy Cass on To Tell The Truth) speaks of both personal trauma and events on a global scale. James Finley has a pleasant voice and explains things very well. CONTENTS The 7 steps to heal the 7 spiritual wounds The critical turning point in the healing process How to avoid the trap of spiritual escapism Recognizing and sustaining moments of spontaneous spiritual experience Guided meditations inspired by history's great mystics And much more... TECHNICAL QUALITY OF THE CDs AND CASE The sound quality is excellent - Very clean and clear. When there is music it sounds very good. The CDs are nice and long too, so you really get your money's worth. Amongst the 7 CDs there is only one that is less than 70 minutes. One is actually 79 minutes long! This is by far one of the nicest CD cases or albums for holding a small number of CDs that I have ever seen. It's a quality clamshell with a small 2 ring binder inside. The CD booklet and vinyl sleeves for the CDs have holes for the rings. The CDs will be well protected in these sleeves and the case. Dust will not get to them at all, unlike certain other Audio Books on CD, like The Secret. My Secret CDs are scratched worse than any other CDs I own, because of the cheap cardboard holder they came in. I threw it away after I realized how bad it was getting. So I really appreciate this one. Top quality in every aspect!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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More Zen than Psychology,
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Many of you who have endured physical or emotion abuse may be drawn to this CD set. Be forewarned that it is NOT self-help psychology. It takes a Zen-like approach that stresses transcendence of your abuse through what amounts to Zen practice. In other words, be here now, see the event in an impersonal way, find those moments when you feel selfless and at one with the universe, and move beyond your issues.
Myss was interesting and lectured on three of the seven CD's. She moves quickly from personal affairs to global. If you know her views on "woundology", you can probably imagine how she feels about people basking in the energy of their abuse issues. She doesn't have a lot of sympathy for those who do and explains why doing so is not going to free you. In her words you are either bitter or better and she never advocates bitterness. That is not to put down her presentations. She makes some very useful comments and I was pleased to see her return to the kind of ideas she first put forth in Energetic Anatomy. She actually comes across as more of a psychologist than Finley. Finley often belabored his points and I had a very hard time staying focused on him. Most of what he had to say I had read before in beginner level books on Buddhism. The fact that he is a psychologist suggests that this contains a traditional therapeutic approach. While he says that your parents had an effect on you and you should think about who they were, he does not examine topics such as this. His voice, while very soft and supportive, quickly becomes sleep inducing as he gives example after example to illustrate material which I found to be easily understood. The series is much more about Transformation than trauma. If you have suffered abuse and have yet to get past your anger, you probably won't find much here to help you. If you are reasonably well healed and want a spiritual perspective on what happened, you may like this series, especially Myss's comments. Unfortunately, even at Amazon prices it will cost you almost as much as a therapy session!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
interesting, but far from perfect,
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If you like Carolyn Myss, you'll probably like this.
If you like James Finley, you'll probably like this. If you're not familiar with Myss, this is not a good place to start. She relies on her listeners having some knowledge of materials she has presented in earlier works. In comparison, Finley does not assume any prerequisite knowledge of his audience. In a very brief overview: Myss stresses the universality of 'being wounded,' while Finley discusses meditation as a tool for healing and transformation. Finley speaks for the larger part of the presentation, while Myss opens and closes it. Myss tends to speak more in terms of society and species, while Finley directs his attention towards individual problems. Myss can be a bit strident, and Finney tends to be soft spoken. Myss is well organized and well prepared - Finney even more so, and they make an interesting presentation, despite their very different presentation styles. If you already have some background knowledge of meditation, energy healing/ spiritual healing, and the interrelationship between these modalities and trauma, this is an interesting presentation. If not, I would not suggest this as a place to start.
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