Working Inside Out [Paperback]

Adair (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2003

The classic book on practical meditation, updated and revised.
Originally published in 1984, Working Inside Out is one of the first books to bring pragmatic meditation techniques to westerners. Now, for the first time, the classic meditation book is paired with a specially created audio CD of guided meditations. Adair teaches the reader to use symbols that make meditation available to even the most restless and busy people.
Adair has updated her original work to reflect the latest thinking on meditation and its applications, including updates to many meditations, updates and revisions to all chapters and new writing on using meditation to address social issues. The book includes more than 45 guided meditations, a select number of which are contained on the 72-minute audio CD.
"Both pragmatic and visionary, this book is a must for people who are seriously determined to improve their lives."-Philip Slater, author of Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point
"A very important, common sense book about our awareness of ourselves and our responsibility to become what we can be. We should hear its message."-Vine Deloria Jr., author of Red Earth, White Lies

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks MediaFusion (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402200323
• ISBN-13: 978-1402200328
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #786,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars special book on the nature of energy & how you can direct it, October 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Working Inside Out: Tools for Change (Paperback)

This book really helped me when I was first opening up to the idea that our thoughts and beliefs create our reality. It explains everything in such a clear way. Reading it was like having a life couch to give me guidance and faith (in print.) Now, over a decade later, I still refer back to it from time to time when I need some inspiration and reinforcement about my path, how to view difficult situations, or decision-making. I have read many, many spiritual-based books that contain these principles, but this is one of the few that really stands out. It has lots of really creative exercises for those who like them, but even if you don't do any of them, the book is just as valuable. Personally, I do not understand why this book never became "big."

For anyone seeking this type of material, I also highly recommend The Power of Now and the Sanaya Roman books (specifically Creating Money, Spiritual Growth, and Personal Power Through Awareness.)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best stress busting material!!!, February 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Working Inside Out (Paperback)

Margo Adair's book is such a mind opener. It gave me some simple concrete examples of how to calm my life. It's incredible how her exercises not only help me to feel good, but also help clear my mind so that I can find room to develop different solutions to some of my more pressing problems. I keep going back to it often. The CD is the most helpful. I listen to it while cleaning or driving. It's great to do the exercises on the CD when I need to just sit and focus my attention to what's happening at present.

The innovation of using imagination for creating solutions to everyday or stressful problems has won my devotion.
Any person who is seriously looking for ways to get in touch with themselves in a very productive way should read this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful gift for yourself or your loved ones., April 18, 2004

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"amberbamberbamberam" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Working Inside Out: Tools for Change (Paperback)

This book is incredible; it has given me clear and effective strategies for transforming negative self-criticism into positive, transformative visualizations. The accompanying CD allows you to get started with this wonderful process before you even turn a single page. I have given the book to family members who have also loved it.