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Relationships
 The Conscious Heart
by Kathlyn Hendreicks PhD and Gay Hendricks PhD
We have been given the invitation to open our hearts more deeply. Psychotherapists Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks offer a rich platter of tools, techniques and pearls of wisdom for intimate relationships. New levels of insight into qualities of responsibility, committment and authenticity pave the way to greater understanding of oneself and one's partner/spouse. Expanded chapters on ways of breaking through outdated relationship patterns are a true addition to refreshing and releasing unnecessary obstructions to loving relations. The authors bring us into the home of their blended family. By sharing their personal lives with us, we see the Hendricks putting into action the messages they are sharing with us. The fine points of gratitude and appreciation are revealed to us in such a way that we feel inspired to remember what is most important in life. Then we too can proclaim, "Appreciation opens like a rose." Each page is full of personal experience, tips on developing the conscious heart and further direction for committed relationships. The Hendricks compassionately remind us that, "We come to know ourselves through the mirror of relationship." And they also tell us that we need "plum-blossom" courage to walk the path of the conscious heart. Let's join them! Reviewed by Jacqueline Mandell.
Price: $16.00  
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 The Couple's Tao Te Ching
by William Martin
The poetic Tao is defined as the way things work. This deeply satisfying book teaches us that 'The ability to love and be loved lies deep within each of us.' Reading ancient Tao's wisdom for today's relationships reminds us to.."Simplify our busy life...so that we and our beloved might live in deepest joy." Geared towards those couple's well on their way to mutual love, respect and caring we are guided to deepen our awareness of oneness and to look beneath life's challenges. This book is can go anywhere with you. The books' brush stroke illustrations illuminate the calm feeling of the text. Opening a page and reading a phrase such as, 'When you return to your center you will find your beloved waiting', brings us back to what is most important in life. Introducing times for couples communing is silence honors the ebb and flow so well recognized in the original ancient text of the Tao Te Ching. Utilizing the original Chinese text of the Tao and Mr. Martin's new adaptation for couples can only bring us closer to the depth we all seek. Reviewed by Jacqueline Mandell.
Price: $13.95
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 Embracing The Beloved
by Stephen and Ondrea Levine
The author of Gradual Awakening who has worked with issues of death, dying and grief, turns his attention to the spiritual potential of relationships. The Levines explain: "Few recognize the enormous power of a relationship as a vehicle for physical, spiritual and emotional healing." "This is not a book about how to 'make nice' in relationships. This is about using relationships as a means for profound inner growth." This is really a book about our inner relationships to the Divine-using relationships as a spiritual practice. Reviewed by Andrew Macklem-Cross.
Price: $13.95
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 Enchanted Love
by Marianne Williamson
What a beautiful book! Marianne Williamson proclaims,"An enchanted love cannot exist without regular visits to the heart of enchantment." The heart of enchantment is the inner temple of God where we pray and meditate. Page after page we are brought to crystal clear relationship wisdom. We are reminded that 'real forgiveness means we realize that only love is real'.This lovely,well written text is interspersed with personal prayers and blessings. We can see that Ms Williamson has reflected on her relationships in a way that she sees them from the inside out. Like sheets flapping in the wind, all sides are revealed. Each page brings us into another turn of the multi-faceted crystal of relationships. We have an opportunity to reflect on the true basis for love, cultural conditioning,communication and mutual support. Reading sentences such as "Enchanted intimacy is a temple of the Holy Spirit, where we are most quickly and most likely to be transformed by grace" inspired me to turn the pages more quickly to encounter the many exquisite jewels of Enchanted Love. Reviewed by Jacqueline Mandell.
Price: $14.00
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