Product Description

For over 25 years, readers have found practical advice for improving their lives in Shakti Gawain's books and audio. The guided meditations found on these audio CDs (read by the author) offer easy-to-implement approaches to finding and following inner guidance, including creating an inner sanctuary, using relationships as mirrors, balancing male and female energies, discovering and creating true prosperity, and envisioning a better future. These meditations will benefit anyone needing to reconnect with the basic principles of living in harmony with oneself and others.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #565454 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-20
• Formats: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Audio CD

Features

• ISBN13: 9781577314776
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Four different guided meditations are presented in a strong 2-cassette pack which reveals 45-minute exercises designed to help the listener focus on an inner guide and a source of self-healing. This collection together provides a step-by-step encouragement for nurturing the healing process from within. -- Midwest Book Review

From AudioFile
Shakti Gawain has published a wide range of written materials, but this really is a superior format in which to encounter her work. The program features smoothly delivered lectures addressing creativity and the inner male and female, but the real draw is the meditations. Gawain's firm but gentle voice guides listeners through a sequence of visualizations. Her pacing is superior; lots of time is left for listeners to explore the images arising from their depths. The closest thing to a weakness in the production is the music, which is louder than need be. Otherwise, those interested in self-exploration will find this useful. G.T.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Customer Reviews

I was disappointed
I bought these cassettes expecting guided meditations from a woman who is considered to be a "master" in the field of meditation. During the first listening of the first tape, I had to wait while Shakti talked for nearly fifteen minutes about meditation, and nothing she said during this introduction was very earth-shaking. I don't have time to listen to the same lengthy introduction every day, so I have to fast-forward through it, which is inconvenient. She has a nice voice, but I found several things distracting. First, it's apparent that she was working without a script (I never expected this from a writer!). She hesitated often, indicating that she was trying to think of the next thing to say. Second, she was apparently nervous because I could detect her voice shaking a bit and her mouth was dry. I understand nervousness very well, but hearing it definitely strained my meditation! Her tone of voice was not focused; sometimes it had a "sing-song" quality that undermined the importance of what she was saying. And, throughout the tapes, I can hear her swallowing between phrases, and I can hear what I can only describe as "mouth noises"; it seems she had the microphone much too close to her mouth. These surely cannot be the best meditation tapes available. (As a side note, I am enjoying reading Shakti Gawain's book, "Creative Visualization".)

Not bad... not great.
The meditations are fine, but I suppose I've heard better in the past. Her discussions are less than stellar, though, in particular leading into the "Find your inner male/female"... which is a place where "male" and female" just aren't the right words to use. If you're a woman you may dig it because it SOUNDS LIKE "women are in tune with the universe and men are just the muscle necessary to get things done". Sure, people do have those aspects within themselves: that part which is the decision-maker and is in tune with your surroundings, and that other aspect that has the drive and desire to get things done. But why call one "female" and one "male"? Gawain herself goes to great pains to make the listener comprehend that she doesn't REALLY mean male and female... but she then continues to draw EXACTLY that parallel with the world we live in. I think she should remake this and some other terms (e.g. "Yin" and "Yang", "feeler" and "doer", "id" and "ego"... whatever), which essentially mean the same stuff, but wouldn't hit you with a non-stop barrage of, essentially, "females should be in charge".

The other two meditations are very nearly worth the price of the CD package though: I imagine I will continue using those ones for meditation for quite some time. But, as one other reviewer suggests, her voice isn't as smooth as it could be. Sooner or later I'll look for something better, but if she would release a "2nd edition" where she cleans things up a bit, both in her discussions and in the overall smooth delivery during the meditations, I'd consider getting that even though I already have this.

Well-known author's latest work
This inspirational CD provides four different guided meditations to help the listener focus on a self-healing and develop a stronger outlook and more balanced perspective on life. The author provides step-by-step encouragement for nurturing the healing process from within. Shakti Gawain is probably best known for her book on creative visualization.