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Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self by Anodea Judith
mrs_phelps's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
ewalshy's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the combination of Western psychology with the Eastern healing, chakra, and yoga practices. I found this really helpful for managing anxiety symptoms lerl :)))
mcipher's review against another edition
4.0
A really good look at the chakra system (if you are into that sort of thing!) I feel like I need to dip back into it again to really solidify what I’ve learned, but it helped add to my understanding of how it all works together. There are some really cool exercises and meditations to help with particular chakras as well as ideas to work in the system as a whole, and a lot of ways to help you “diagnose” yourself (and maybe others if you feel like it) to really hone in on your issues. She uses a lot of mainstream psychology to fit it all together so the book is very accessible even if you are not a chakra person. Definitely worth reading and highlighting/bookmarking for further study.
learipper's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
symah's review against another edition
5.0
So many reasons this book has been meaningful - it has fallen into my life at the perfect time. I’ve read through it once - what a beautiful melding together of worlds, metaphors, healing modalities. Will be working through it again with a focus on specific chapters, and most importantly this book will be a huge guide for my parenting when I embark on that adventure someday.
(also, it was shocking to me as I read it that it was written in 1992. So prescient and still relevant to today's world because it is so wise)
(also, it was shocking to me as I read it that it was written in 1992. So prescient and still relevant to today's world because it is so wise)
innowen's review against another edition
5.0
I've read Judith's other book on chakras, which is a great introduction and was looking forward to seeing how this book differed. This book contains good info on the psychology of chakras, human development patterns and how we can grow children with better and stronger chakras, and lots of info on the ways chakras can become "blocked."
With all this good stuff, this book still was a hard read for me. While it contains great information on chakras (as well as some introductory info), the parts on diagnosis and dis-ease made me a bit depressed. It was hard to read through the various ways that we can have our chakras blocked. In every chakra chapter, I kept trying to relate my own experiences and knowledges to each thing being talked about.
I do want to recommend this book to my parent-to-be friends, as it may help them understand their little one's development stages better, and to anyone who wants to learn more about chakra systems and how they may interact with psychology.
With all this good stuff, this book still was a hard read for me. While it contains great information on chakras (as well as some introductory info), the parts on diagnosis and dis-ease made me a bit depressed. It was hard to read through the various ways that we can have our chakras blocked. In every chakra chapter, I kept trying to relate my own experiences and knowledges to each thing being talked about.
I do want to recommend this book to my parent-to-be friends, as it may help them understand their little one's development stages better, and to anyone who wants to learn more about chakra systems and how they may interact with psychology.
bookfairy99's review against another edition
4.0
I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this up, but I'd heard the title mentioned frequently, and I was excited to dive into such a meaty tome on the subject. Knowing next to nothing about the chakra system when I opened to the first page, I expected to be immersed in information--and boy, was I ever! To say the writing is dense would be a complete understatement. It's esoteric, detailed, and sometimes painfully informative; as though the author wanted to make sure nothing escaped mention and decided to cram every bit of info even remotely related to the topic into the 500+ pages of the book.
Having said that, I quite enjoyed Judith's approach to explaining the chakra system, but I could never quite sink into the book. I had to read many pages repeatedly just to make sure I understood what the author was trying to say (and sometimes I had to give up after repeated readings that just weren't making the topic any clearer).
I did, however, particularly enjoy the focus on a psychological approach to the chakras. And, as a mother to a feisty 5-year old, I felt that the sections on childhood development as viewed through the various chakras were particularly illuminating and well-developed.
This is definitely a book that will find a permanent spot on my reference shelf.
Having said that, I quite enjoyed Judith's approach to explaining the chakra system, but I could never quite sink into the book. I had to read many pages repeatedly just to make sure I understood what the author was trying to say (and sometimes I had to give up after repeated readings that just weren't making the topic any clearer).
I did, however, particularly enjoy the focus on a psychological approach to the chakras. And, as a mother to a feisty 5-year old, I felt that the sections on childhood development as viewed through the various chakras were particularly illuminating and well-developed.
This is definitely a book that will find a permanent spot on my reference shelf.