In her bestseller The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment, Isabel Losada set out with a modest aim - 'to be absurdly happy every day'. But a few years down the road, she's stuck in a pothole. No job (not good). No man (very not good). Nothing has turned out as she'd intended. There's only one way to get out of the hole: throw out the ideas that landed her there and start over. So, using the ancient Chinese tradition of the five elements of life - Metal, Fire, Wood, Water, Earth - Isabel breaks her own life down to its essentials to explore five areas of inner and outer change. She calls in a feng shui consultant to discover that her bedroom decor is 'draining the father' (whatever that means)...takes a motivational workshop to experience the power of 'doing'...turns a silent meditation retreat into an exercise in unrelenting 'being'...sits at the feet of a Brixton guru to examine the nature of mind...and undertakes a shamanic ritual in the Amazon to part company with her own mind completely. As rich as the book is in the particulars of a life hilariously lived, it's also universal: readers can see themselves in Isabel's experience and look at their lives with new eyes.
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'Engaging, lyrical and courageous, Isabel Losada is an intrepid explorer of human development and spirituality. She dives into weird and fantastic situations like a freefall parachutist and gives us valuable and inspiring insights. Her journey and her honesty will make you laugh and touch your heart. This is rock'n'roll of the soul. I love this book.' William Bloom 'The Battersea Park Road to Paradise is a funny, well written, warm and intelligent book which made this reader smile broadly. Leading us through the labyrinth of new age spirituality, mad-cap Feng Shui consultants, gung-ho American motivation gurus, the wonderful contemporary teacher Mooji, and a brave hallucinogenic excursion to South America, Isabel Losada proves herself a fantastic prose-stylist and the most eloquent of guides. It's a book which grapples with the big questions with the lightest of touches. If there's any justice in the world, it'll give Eat, Pray Love a run for its money because it's a better book in every way.' From Piers Moore Ede (Author of 'All Kinds of Magic' and 'Honey and Dust')
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Isabel Losada, actress, broadcaster and author, lives on the Battersea Park Road in London. Her books include The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment, For Tibet and With Love and Men! - each one a joyful exploration on the theme of living life to the full. Isabel can be found through her website, www.isabellosada.com, and her fan page on Facebook, where she chats to readers about subjects raised in her books. The house is always full of visitors and the neighbour's ginger cat visits daily.
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By Sudakshina B
Format:Paperback
Well, what can I say! I have read all of Losada's books and each have got me thinking in various ways as much as they have got me to laugh out loud as she brings you to reality with a bang!
This book reflects Losada's deep, meandering layers of Spiritual and philosophical understanding, which is coated with her very down-to-earth humourous take on life as we're living it in today's digital, consumerist world.
Through her findings, she brings about an acute understanding that there is indeed an 'i' which is beyond our physical bodies, our minds, our planet. This 'i' is our Soul that connects with the Universal Soul and not only does she get to this understanding- she talks us through it, taking us with her on this fascinating journey.
Well Done, Isabel- you are a star!
This book reflects Losada's deep, meandering layers of Spiritual and philosophical understanding, which is coated with her very down-to-earth humourous take on life as we're living it in today's digital, consumerist world.
Through her findings, she brings about an acute understanding that there is indeed an 'i' which is beyond our physical bodies, our minds, our planet. This 'i' is our Soul that connects with the Universal Soul and not only does she get to this understanding- she talks us through it, taking us with her on this fascinating journey.
Well Done, Isabel- you are a star!
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Orla
Format:Paperback
Isabel Losada's The Battersea Park Road to Paradise opens with a tour of her home following the flow of energy with a range of Feng Shui experts. She invites the reader to join her as she walks across hot coals on the Anthony Robbins weekend, struggles through the 10 day silent Vipassana retreat and journeys through the Amazonian jungle to meet a shaman.
Isabel writes with a good dollop of skepticism before embarking on each experience and she shares the good and bad with her readers. She tells it as it is. If you like your affirmations and are trying to just "be" more in your life, this book will give you a lift, some ideas and definitely some laughs.
There are a few passing mentions to a man Isabel fell in love with and if like me, you hate to finish a good book until you have another one lined up, you can read a true life love story in her book Men! and at the same time pick up some fascinating insights into what men really think. The Battersea Park Road to Paradise
Isabel writes with a good dollop of skepticism before embarking on each experience and she shares the good and bad with her readers. She tells it as it is. If you like your affirmations and are trying to just "be" more in your life, this book will give you a lift, some ideas and definitely some laughs.
There are a few passing mentions to a man Isabel fell in love with and if like me, you hate to finish a good book until you have another one lined up, you can read a true life love story in her book Men! and at the same time pick up some fascinating insights into what men really think. The Battersea Park Road to Paradise
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By P D Newton
Format:Paperback
Isabel Losada writes with humour and honesty about her quest into the 'real her'. On one level, it could be simply described as a bit of a smorgasbord of spiritual practice, but underlying this is a serious theme. What does it mean to be human? Who are we really? In the midst of the rather extreme, occasionally painful (and often very funny!) experiences the author has, there is an enduring idea - that there is more to every person than meets the eye, and there is a part in all of us that connects with something bigger - if only we will take notice of it! So even if you have no desire to attempt some of her experiments (and some should definitely come with a health warning!), the abiding message that each human has worth and significance is well worth taking on board.
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Where was the humour?
I found this incredibly dull, heavy going and with zero humour. I kept on going purely because I hate to give up on any book once started. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Andrea Smedley
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth a read.
Isabel Losada always delivers a light-hearted but meaningful read - and this is no exception. I recommend it to anyone on the path to a more meaningful life.
Published 4 months ago by Karen Kent
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Great book
I really enjoyed this and all of Isabel Losada's books. I found it both insightful and funny - a great combination in a book! Read more
Published 9 months ago by olirach1
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Brilliant Read
Not necessary to have read "The Battersea Park Road to Englightenment" to enjoy this book. Like the other book, this was a very funny and informative read. Excellent!!
Published 12 months ago by Vanessa C
2.0 out of 5 stars
I had so much faith this was going to be great but....
As I first started reading this book I loved it...I then got really annoyed with it and found it very similar to eat prey love,it just all seems a bit middle class women trying to... Read more
Published 13 months ago by nic
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Entertaining and informative
This is the second of Isabel's books that I have read. I've thoroughly enjoyed them both and I think I've learnt from them too. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jansty
3.0 out of 5 stars
a rambling road that does at least finish the journey
Battersea Park Road to Paradise by isabel losada i admit this is the first of losada's book i had read and read it as i have read others on this totally passe othe peoples relgions... Read more
Published 13 months ago by mark1000
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Patchy
The book starts off with a good hook and I found the last chapter to be engrossing, however in between I found the writing patchy and poorly edited. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mumcious
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Self Indulgent and reckless
I had previously read and enjoyed "Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment". However I found this book too self indulgent and possibly even unsafe. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Janice
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Enlightening, entertaining, occasionally irritating!
This is made up of five separate sections, corresponding to the elements - including Metal and Wood, but no Air, which is a bit of a puzzle. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Archy
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