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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Not Perfect but Whole, 30 Sep 2003
There's no heart as whole as a broken heart", is a Yiddish saying that Dr. Judith Orloff quotes in "Intuitive Medicine". I can't think of a more apt or concise description of healing and growth - which is what the book is about. The groundwork of the process requires that we be in our body, that we give it room and listen to its voice. We are vulnerable, physically, mentally and sexually, but this is by no means the tragic flaw of imperfection, as seen in classical Greek tragedy. For Orloff our very vulnerability is the cue we get to pay attention to our inner body-voice and listen to it with solidarity, compassion and generosity. It is also the starting point for the process of healing and growth, not to become perfect, but to become whole. The beautiful and deeply meaningful Yiddish saying quoted above, also reflects Orloff's poetic, metaphorical language. Systematic as it is in its layout, "Intuitive Medicine" reads more like imaginative writing - as we read, we perceive the whole before we understand the reasoning sequence behind it - we become participators. In keeping with the book's title and spirit, we could call this "intuitive reading" as we are guided into the deepest inner sources of our own creativeness.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Activate your own healing!, 16 Nov 2008
In Second Sight, Dr. Judith Orloff shares her journey to becoming a psychiatrist and practicing intuitive. And as I recommend it as an essential read at PsychicBridges, I was very keen to review her subsequent book Dr. Judith Orloff's Guide to Intuitive Healing -- 5 Steps to Physical, Emotional and Sexual Wellness.
As a physician, Dr. Orloff understands first hand that the medical community can no longer ignore the role that the mind and spirit play in the overall health of the body. To her the future of medicine lies in the integration of intuition with what we typically think of as conventional treatments.
But in Intuitive Healing, we - the would-be patients - are Dr. Orloff's audience. It is up to us to take a more active role in our health and not, in her words, "leave your healing to chance". Her approach, like her writing, is honest, frank and uncomplicated.
Her framework to unlocking your own intuitive healing abilities consists of five steps:
1. Notice your beliefs
2. Be in your body
3. Sense your body's subtle energy
4. Ask for inner guidance
5. Listen to your dreams
The steps are easy to understand. The challenge, like any tool of self-awareness, is the extent to which we are willing to apply them for growth. Herein lies the true value of this book.
Throughout Intuitive Healing, Dr. Orloff illustrates how to apply these basic tools with profound results to become aware of the body's energy system, maintain one's physical health, engage in self-diagnosis and, most importantly, to activate the healing process.
Dr. Orloff is one of the few within what you might call the establishment who recognises that intuition has a key role to play alongside the conventional medical doctor in the field of health care. Perhaps it's because she is a doctor herself. Or perhaps it's because she's an intuitive. But either way, she writes with a poignancy and an authenticity that can change your life.
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