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jraley_writes's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
I loved the intentionality of this book. So many of these wellness lessens bleed over into other trendy realms but are discusses in a way that make you think and don't gloss over the cultural or hard work needed to really GET THERE with these circles. Very reflective and non-judgmental. A relief when reading self-help/wellness!
kansas_b's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book outlines and describes their intentional way of living. It helped me to appreciate and better understand both indigenous and my own ancestral values. Needed book that everyone should read. One of my favorite lines says, “Not only is it okay to not know the answers, it is honorable.” (Read the book to learn more!)
cstange17's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
lee_noel's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This books honors both the similarities and differences across indigenous cultures on health and wellness, revitalizing traditional perspectives in a modern world. The authors encourage an exploration of the reader’s own family traditions and using the Seven Circles as a framework while warning against cultural appropriation of specific Indigenous practices, which serves to honor the lineages that influenced this framework while respecting their autonomy despite the efforts of settler colonialism. As I read more books by Indigenous authors, I have come to realize how Indigenous ways of knowing are often “proven” right by science later on, and this book explores myriad ways native peoples lived healthfully by learning from the Earth, as well as efforts to return to these teachings. I am moved and inspired to seek health as a journey for my community and the first people who called this place home.
Content Warnings
Minor: Colonisation, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Genocide