Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life Paperback – December 28, 2010

Has your child ever been overwhelmed by perfectionism, sensitivity, intensity, or other innate aspects of their giftedness? In her book, Emotional Freedom, Judith Orloff, M.D., energy psychiatrist and best selling author suggests ways we can bring peace and calm to our lives. Recently finding myself in physical and emotional chaos after what may have been the flu, I decided to take another look at Dr. Orloff's book. It occurred to me that gifted children often have such an amplified awareness, parents are usually their constant model of how to interact with the world and deal with emotional disequilibrium. I know there were times when my own sensitivity and intensity caused chaos for my family. On the other hand, I know there were times when my own sensitivity and intensity brought greater awareness for other members of my family.So what did I learn from Dr. Orloff about emotional freedom and parenting a gifted child?* Dr. Orloff defines emotional freedom as "Increasing your ability to love by cultivating positive emotions and being able to compassionately witness and transform negative ones, whether they're yours or another's."* We need to make sure our children aren't being ruled by negative emotion.* "The power of love is the champion of emotional freedom. We must respect the voice within that says, `Honey, be kind to yourself. You are enough. You are beautiful.' Compassion is in each of us: it is the ultimate answer." Dr. Orloff believes that spirit of compassion will help all of us to become strong and joyful. What parents wouldn't want that for themselves and their children?* Dr. Orloff recounts a Native American story about what we "feed" will grow stronger. She suggests that we set our "intention to feed what is best and most beautiful within" ourselves in order to gain emotional freedom.* Our bodies are depleted by emotional stress and our bodies are revived by calm. Dr. Orloff describes many ways to bring calm to our bodies.As someone who has experienced the emotional stress brought on by my sensitivity and intensity, I would recommend Dr. Orloff's book. She weaves together practical suggestions with stories from her life as well as those of her patients. One of my favorite parts of this book is when Dr. Orloff suggests that we let ourselves "feel the sensuality of inhaling and exhaling as air passes through your nostrils and chest like a cool breeze. Take pleasure in the breath's hypnotic rhythm....With each slow, deep breath, feel yourself inhaling calm, sweet as the scent of summer jasmine... Emotional Freedom reminds me to not take the power of my breath for granted. How lovely it would be if highly sensitive and intense children could be taught ways to gain their own emotional freedom!

This seller was great. The book is in excellent condition - and it was packaged really well. I'm a happy customer!

Hello Sensitives and Anyone Seeking Emotional Freedom,I bought Dr. Orloff's book when it was published and read some of it, but at that time, I wasn't ready to dig deep into my own being and face my emotional issues. I've known for several years that I'm empathic, and I've experienced it as a gift. However, with life's changes and challenges, I shut down and stopped engaging in life. I shut down because I was feeling everything around me and I was going CRAZY!I recently came to the realization I had to get a hold of my life as I was allowing my emotions to lead me instead of staying connected to my source; what some call Spirit or God, and what Dr. Orloff recognizes as Intuition.Intuition is truly one of the greatest gifts we all possess. It is the ability to consult the highest source for the answers to your life. It allows you to follow the path that the universe has already created for you as a part of the divine creative dance of life.The challenge for me with intuition is learning to trust it. There is so much fear, anger, hate and war in the world and I believe it is because most people are not conscious of their connection to God and are focused on the external world, attempting to control it to "fix" it. The truth is, intuition allows me to follow God's will, to live with compassion and kindness, and to live with an open heart.Emotional Freedom teaches me how to use the tools of meditation, laughter, exercise, and dreams to stay in tune with my intuition and to trust it. I can then deflect the bombardment of energy in the world that can often times shriek louder than the peaceful thunder of silence within my own being.If you are in need of a way to harness your intuition and impersonalize the emotions of others and the world so you can live a life of peace, joy and freedom, Emotional Freedom is a resource that can liberate you.To your success, happiness and living with an open heart!Nina

Very useful

This book really came to me at the right time and each chapter holds so much learning and growth for all of us. It's really a bible to emotional freedom providing you action what you learn from it. I can't praise this book enough and I hope all who read it get as much value from it as me. Thank You Dr. Orloff

Intéressant et facile à comprendre.

I purchased this book in India, and I hold it very close to my heart. As I read through, it feels like the book was written just for me. Highly useful insights that help me understand who I am, and why we do what we do, or sometimes why we dont, why we get affected by the behaviour of others, and most of all to recognise what it is to be an empath in today's world. Thank you Dr. Judith for helping everyone who picks this book. With your help, I am on my journey to healing and getting stronger. Thank you.

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