- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (9 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0787997498
- ISBN-13: 978-0787997496
- Product Dimensions: 15.1 x 1.8 x 22.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 798,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Seixas offers no quick fix or hollow slogans. Rather, she delivers carefully considered, gently explained, and tested tools for simplifying life via small but meaningful steps." ––Boston Globe, October 2006
"Psychotherapist Abby Seixas ... won′t tell you how to tick more items off your to–do list or find time for more activities. Instead, she counsels women to pare down their lives by learning to say no, quieting their inner perfectionists, and taking alone time every day. Seixas′ program is a practical antidote to our culture′s obsession with having––and doing––it all."––Ladies Home Journal Online
"If you can wait at a red light without applying makeup or practicing Italian verbs with a CD, this book is not for you. For the rest of us, Seixas has a message: Slow down!" ––Brandeis University Magazine
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For over two decades, Abby Seixas has taught women how to slow down and reclaim their lives from the tyranny of their to–do lists. Based on the experiences of women whose lives have been transformed by her workshops, this highly anticipated first book presents her comprehensive program to nurture contact with the Deep River Within, the soul–nourishing dimension in each of us that flows beneath the busyness of daily life. With gentle encouragement, practical guidance, and compelling stories of struggle and success, Finding the Deep River Within details the three preliminary doorways and six core practices for inviting the rich resources of our deeper nature into everyday life.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Reading Finding the Deep River Within has been truly inspirational. The book nourishes the body, mind and soul with its practical exercises and spiritual insight. Abby Seixas's wisdom and gentle guidance have helped me find an inner calm and peace I thought might always elude me.
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This is a book I am so pleased to have found.The author is a psychotherapist who has been working with women for a long time.She set up the Deep River Within groups which are the source of much of the book's excellent material.Her premise is that women need to ask themselves different questions about the way they live their lives instead of unconsciously attempting to do or have it all.There are 6 techniques/approaches which are both immensely practical and do-able.The many real life examples from home makers to the self employed or the executive give new ideas and credibiity to the book's purpose.I shall return to these 6 principles again and again both for myself and for the women I coach.Highly recommended.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
choose Abby Seixas new book,Finding the Deep River Within
19 Sep 2006
Format:Hardcover
Amidst the clamor of self help books, take a quiet moment to reach out and choose Abby Seixas' new book, "Finding the Deep River Within: A Woman's Guide to Recovering Balance and Meaning in Everyday Life."
This jewel of a book is not another guide on how to become more organized; to "pack more into already overbusy schedules," nor is it a solely spiritual guide to meditation and slowing down. In a personal, accessible style, Abby takes on the plight of real women in 2006, who hunger for something not yet named, perhaps....the sacred in daily living.
She starts with guidance to identify and begin to tackle the external blocks to living more mindfully , providing good solid tools. Then, she takes us inside to explore the blocking beliefs there, giving gentle guidance and practical advice along the way. Finally, she addresses (in a way that draws one in) the larger implicatons of this culturally radical shift in relation to self.
Abby fills in the space between most self help books of our time. As a therapist and busy woman, I can say this is a must read for all women struggling with balance and meaning, today.
This jewel of a book is not another guide on how to become more organized; to "pack more into already overbusy schedules," nor is it a solely spiritual guide to meditation and slowing down. In a personal, accessible style, Abby takes on the plight of real women in 2006, who hunger for something not yet named, perhaps....the sacred in daily living.
She starts with guidance to identify and begin to tackle the external blocks to living more mindfully , providing good solid tools. Then, she takes us inside to explore the blocking beliefs there, giving gentle guidance and practical advice along the way. Finally, she addresses (in a way that draws one in) the larger implicatons of this culturally radical shift in relation to self.
Abby fills in the space between most self help books of our time. As a therapist and busy woman, I can say this is a must read for all women struggling with balance and meaning, today.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Easy to Use
17 Sep 2006
Format:Hardcover
For people like me, who move at too constant and rapid a pace, a book like this needs to send a understandable and concise message. It also needs to be well-organized and formatted for easy usage. I found all this to be true about *Finding the Deep River Within.* In a clear and concise format, this book gave me great tools for slowing down and finding my way back from all the busyness, to ME! I also found the quotes particularly helpful. The author found beautiful and inspiring passages from widespread sources, which will continue to inform me for years. I plan to copy several of them, and keep them in my day planner for a "Deep River boost" when the pace of life gets the better of me.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Great Guidance for a More Meaningful Life
5 Oct 2006
Format:Hardcover
The six practices Abby Seixas describes in Finding the Deep River Within contain sound psycho-spiritual skills that bring me home to myself and provide excellent guidance for my clients. The great value of this book is that Seixas has laid out these essential skills in a coherent, well-organized way that's easy to understand and inviting to use. Her writing is direct and intimate, and her message is desperately needed to create balance in our demanding world. Valuable wisdom for enriching one's life, and a treasure to give to your women friends.
Jean Guenther, Psychotherapist, Burlington, VT
Jean Guenther, Psychotherapist, Burlington, VT
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