BOOK REVIEWS
Your Way Home
The Psychology of Place Inside and Out
By Lou and Bruce Stewart
Amazon.com Reviews
An Excellent Resource for the Conscious Reader, February 6, 2006
Reviewer: Nancy Illing "educator and author"
Your Way Home, by Bruce and Lou Stewart, is a thoughtful, readable,
practical guide to living the life you imagine for yourself. Clear
explanations walk you through the principles of NLP and Feng Shui.
Insightful examples, and relevant exercises, help the reader apply
thses principles to achieve health, prosperity, and harmony.
I am always looking for answers to the typical questions of life. Why
are we here, What's wrong with other people, and how can I get my
life together? I have studied Psychology, Anthropology, and
Astrology. I have looked into religion, physics and metaphysics. I
followed Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Phil Donahue, Oprah, Dr. Weil, and
Dr. Phil. I have read and tried NLP and Feng Shui. I can say with
authority that this book is a remarkable reference.
You can do the exercises. You can apply the principles. You can
change your life. Complete with index and glossary, this is a book
you will return to again and again as you move through your life. Get
yourself a copy and give a copy to a friend.
Reviewed by Nancy Illing, author of Sparks Ignite Imagination, a book
about creativity.
Unique blend of principles, January 21, 2006
Reviewed by Christina Gonzalez, LMHC, for Reader Views (1/06)
"In Finding Your Way Home: The Psychology of Place Inside and Out,"
the authors have created a very unique blend of psychological
principles to help the reader find his or her Core self through
Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) techniques, and, with Feng Shui
techniques create an external environment that reflects that Core and
truly create a sense of "being home" both inside and outside. This is
highlighted with interested mind-body-soul techniques including
reflective exercises, partner exercises, techniques from Aikido
martial arts, and much more.
In reading this book, as a psychotherapist myself, at first I was
taken a back by some of the foreword from Grandmaster Lin Yun and his
poetry and thought "what am I getting into?" as this was obviously
something far removed from my own training and experience. Each page
that I read, however, led me almost voraciously to the next and then
the next and the book flowed smoothly and easily. I found myself not
only reading the book to review it and to see potential applications
for others but also found myself stopping along the way to do most of
the exercises presented in this book, underlining many passages and
actually taking some notes in my own journal. Not to mention the fact
that I also completely rearranged my bedroom and de-cluttered one
corner of the room. I felt I could not continue reading without doing
something physical in my own environment.
If concepts like NLP, Aikido and Feng Shui are foreign to you, this
book does a great job of introducing how borrowing from various
traditions can help to create a sense of "home" both within and
without and help people release themselves from the physical and the
emotional clutter that often times keeps us "stuck". This book might
open a new world to some and might spark a desire for further reading
about these topics. Even for those well versed in these fields, the
exercises, thoughts, and quotes presented present a very innovative
and integrating approach that is sure to offer some useful techniques
for anyone who is open to receiving them. The book is sprinkled
liberally with interesting anecdotes, thought-provoking quotes from
many traditions, and a bit of the authors' own sense of humor that
makes it a delightful and an interesting read.
The exercises at the end of the book in particular convey some very
powerful techniques that can go a long way towards helping people
become "unstuck" and are probably best done with a supportive
partner. In fact, this whole book would be a great "buddy read" for
two like-minded individuals to serve as support during the exercises
and to discuss the exercises. While all exercises can be done easily
in a journal or a notebook, the authors also have a workbook which I
didn't review but would probably be a very beneficial with this process.
This book is highly recommended for anyone who is feeling "stuck" in
some area of their lives and is committed to following through on the
exercises, particularly if they have a supportive family member,
therapist, friend, or other "buddy" to help support them through the
exercises. Reading the book alone will not only change lives or
environments, but the topics presented along with the exercises can
substantially improve the resources, tools and even major areas of
lives for the open-minded reader.
Your Path to Peace, January 15, 2006
Reviewer: Anita Jefferson "Author, Climb Every Obstacle: Eliminate Your Limits!
new edition in 2006"
The Stewarts, authors of Your Way Home, are your guides to inner
peace. They teach you how to create an "inner" sanctuary and home,
whereever that may be.
What I loved about this book is that it answered my questions, and I
am sure the questions of many others, about how and why to integrate
Feng Shui, NLP and other methods to create peaceful existence. Lou
and Bruce Stewart tell you how and why as well as provide knowledge,
based on their years of experience and practice, that helps improve
the manner in which you live. They artfully blend together ancient
practice (Feng Shui), which I now better understand, with
contemporary advances. They use principles, exercises and personal
stories to valaidate our home or place can be free of negativity.
This is a unique book; it simplifies the complex and show you ways to
adapt your environment so that you can continually experience inner
healing and peace for your mind, body, and spirit. Buy this book and
grow.
Intriguing Concepts for Rearranging Your Inner Self, January 8, 2006
Reviewer: Richard R. Blake (San Leandro, CA)
The authors combine the ancient art of Feng Shui with today's Neuro-
Linquistic programming to provide a solid foundation to create this
blend of Eastern philosophy and science for becoming your true self.
Maintaining a journal during your reading and study of this book will
enhance the value of your experience on this exciting discovery of
finding your way "home". After integrating only a few of these
principles I have already experienced a newly awakened sense of
confidence and creativity.
The book includes an excellent glossary, end notes, an index of
exercises and an extensive general index. These helpful tools make
this a valuable book for future study and reference.
The Stewart's have thoughtfully packed the book with comprehensive
background information, charts, exercises, and inspiratioal stories.
I found it to be captivating reading.
The behavior patterns modeled throughout this book are applicable for
the beginner, the intermediate, and the advanced student of Feng Shui.
Other Reviews
Read Review (pdf) printed in Chi & Me Spring 2008
Read Review (pdf) printed in The Indie, Asheville June 2007
Read Review (pdf) printed in Gambit Weekly March 2005
Read Review (pdf) by Andree Cosby, a poet who lives in Mandeville, LA and teaches English at Southeastern Louisiana University. CHIL Magazine reprint 2005
