The Winds of Change: A Guided Journey with Healing Music through Grief, Loss & Transformation [Paperback]

Marcia Breitenbach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

This innovative book and CD combination provides inspiration and useful tools for healing spirit, mind, body and heart. The author, an expressive arts grief and loss therapist and musician, has combined her expertise in the field of grief and loss with 14 of her original healing songs to create a multi-dimensional healing package.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I would advise anyone experiencing a significant loss not to go through the grief process without your book and music." -- Letter from Ella Gregory, New York, October 16, 2003

A beautiful blend of concrete suggestions combined with tender spirituality. The music flows with the text, touching heart and mind. -- Book Cover, Peter Woods, Hospice Bereavement Counselor

Inspiring messages throughout the book, and the music is sooo healing! -- Email from Annegret, Cost Rica

From the Author

I was in a major auto accident in 2003 that led to many life changes. I opened my book a couple of weeks after the accident and wept. I had new eyes for what I had written and for the music...it was such an assistance to me. So many people have written me to share how the book has helped them, and I began to believe its worth when I needed it myself!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 94 pages
• Publisher: self (January 2003)
• ISBN-10: 096705074X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967050744
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,674,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Spiritual Journey through Change, November 27, 2004

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Michael E. Tymn (Kailua, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Winds of Change: A Guided Journey with Healing Music through Grief, Loss & Transformation (Paperback)

As a very good friend of mine made his transition when I was about one-third of the way into this book, I read the remainder of it before his funeral so that I could pass it on to my friend's widow. I knew she would be grieving and that this book would be of great help to her.

The book is about dealing with grief, loss, and transformation. "Each one of us can travel the road of transformation with awareness and choice," the author, a grief counselor, states in the Introduction. "So many of us make an unconscious choice to be a victim to its ups and downs." The author's objective is to show a way to respond "empowered" to all life's changes and challenges, not just death.

"It is how we look at these losses and changes that can make a difference between becoming a victim of change and grief energy, or learning to channel this energy to higher purpose," she continues, going on to offer a six-step program or "journey" by which to face the challenge. Woven through the six steps, are 13 affirmations designed to punctuate the journey and serve as day-to-day reminders. There are also a number of "reflections," pertinent verbiage extracted from the text to highlight the messages, while also serving as day-to-day lessons for those who find themselves struggling and in need of reinforcement. A very big bonus to the written word is a CD offering music which touches the heart and soul. I found the music very comforting as I drove the 600 miles to my friend's funeral.

The author explains how she has met some of her own challenges as well as describing how others have dealt with the adversity accompanying change and loss.

The book is about transformation. It is about healing the soul and allowing it to become whole again. It would be a great gift to give someone who is experiencing a difficult change or loss.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's all about Change, October 4, 2004

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Beth Schecher - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Winds of Change: A Guided Journey with Healing Music through Grief, Loss & Transformation (Paperback)

I loved this book! At first I thought it was only going to be about grief, but it is really about change. We all have change happening to us. The book helps you to look at whether or not you want to handle the changes kicking and screaming, or whether you would feel better if you could embrace the change and all of the good things it can bring to your life. At first I didn't understand the power of the musical CD, but by the end of the book, I was singing lyrics throughout the day, affirming wonderful things to myself. This book is easy to read, and the author's wit clearly shines through.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Renewal, July 5, 2004

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Pat Kuhn (Tucson, Az. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Winds of Change: A Guided Journey with Healing Music through Grief, Loss & Transformation (Paperback)

Marcia's book eloquently offers a step by step guide to lead you to your own personal healing journey and new found fulfillment.