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Journaling for Health:
Guided Meditations for Writing and Relaxation

This new CD is a companion to Lori's book, Journey to Health: Writing Your Way to Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Well-being. It contains a series of meditations designed to jumpstart your healing process through writing.

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By Lori Batcheller

ISBN: 0-595-9222-X

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Journey to Health:
Writing Your Way to Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Well-being

An easy-to-use book on the why's and how to's of keeping a healing journal. This book teaches 14 different ways to use a journal to promote health and well-being and offers over 30 specific writing exercises for your journey.

You will learn:

  • How to start and keep a journal for physical, emotional and spiritual health
  • How medical research is revealing the powerful healing effects of writing on the immune system, physical ailments and emotional well-being
  • How to work with your body and mind to relieve stress and painful symptoms
  • How to release anger, sadness, anxiety and other powerful emotions
  • How to connect with your Inner Healer
  • How to track your journey to improved health
"As a clinical psychologist who has worked with patients of all sorts of health issues, I wish I had had a book like this one to recommend for my clients. The author, Lori Batcheller, a physical therapist and writer, has combined both of her professions into a wonderful, easy-to-read book with an accompanying relaxation CD."
Dr. Patricia Ferguson Read the full review
 
"(Lori) uses the concept of the mind, body and spirit connection -- to use a journal as a tool to reach your optimal level of health and well being... This was timely for me to read since my fibromyalgia has gotten worse again... Now that I've read the book, I fully intend to use it as a guide for my own journaling ."
Sherye Hanson Read the full review
 
" Journey to Health is an easy-to-follow guide for using journal-writing to improve health and well-being."
Jack Canfield , co-author, "Chicken Soup for the Soul®"
 
"Packed with useful tips and helpful information, this book offers a fun, creative approach to discovering and removing the blocks that limit our physical, emotional and spiritual health."
Noah St. John , author of  " Permission To Succeed "
"Lori Batcheller's passion for writing as a pathway to body/mind/spirit health shines through the pages of Journey to Health .  Each specific exercise is carefully explained in a nurturing way that feels like a hand on your shoulder.  The author's education and experience are impressive and her natural talent for organization a plus for those needing gentle but direct journaling guidance.   Highly recommended for your healing journey."
Eldonna Bouton , author of " Journaling from the Heart: A Writing Workshop in Three Parts" and "Loose Ends: A Journaling Tool for Tying up the Incomplete Details of Your Life and Heart"
 
"Journey to Health: Writing your Way to Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being is a very clear and concisely written book which has been used with striking results privately and through workshops. Both the book and CD offer us excellent tools to stop and look at our lives in unique ways and discover new ways of healing. Journey to Health provides us with an open-ended self-integrating process whereby each person has the opportunity to begin the journey of healing previous trauma and illness, and to find and redefine the direction and meaning of our lives."
Reuven Goldstein, Lic. MT, M. Acup. Lic./Dipl. Acup.
"With her deep understanding and compassionate skill Lori, like an adept scout, will lead you through the emotions and memories of your life that you wish to heal. Following her guidance can bring you clarity, peace and new self-awareness. It's good to buy the book; it's even better  to use it."
J. insui Giehl , Life Transformation Coach

Suggested reading:

Journal-Keeping: A place for healing, self-discovery, and creative flow by Lori Batcheller.

Books

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These are some of my favorite books about journaling and are available through Amazon.com by clicking on the cover.

Click for details Henriette Anne Klauser, Ph.D.
Write It Down, Make It Happen

Simon & Schuster, 2001
Adams, Kathleen.
Journal to the Self: Twenty-Two Paths to Personal Growth ,
Warner Books, 1990.
Baldwin, Christina.
Life's Companion: Journal-Writing as a Spiritual Quest ,

Bantam, 1990.
Bouton, Eldonna.
. Loose Ends: A Journaling Tool for Tying Up the Incomplete Details of Your Life and Heart
,

Whole Heart Publications, 1999.
(Full of ideas for unsent letters)
Bouton, Eldonna.
Write Away: A Journal
Writing Tool Kit,
,

Whole Heart Publications, 1999.
(Great list of references!)
Klug, Ronald.
How to Keep a Spritual Journal: A Guide to Journal Keeping for Inner Growth and Personal Discovery.

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1993

Pennebaker, James.
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions ,

Guilford Press, 1990.

Progoff, Ira.
At a Journal Workshop: The Basic Text and Guide for Using the Intensive Journal ,

Dialogue House Library, 1975.
Rainer, Tristine.
The New Diary: How to Use a Journal for Self-Guidance and Expanded Creativity ,

Tarcher, 1978.
 
More...

The Way In: Journal Writing for Self-Discovery by Rita D. Jacobs. Stewart Tabori & Chang, 2001

Starting From Scratch, a Different Kind of Writer's Manual by Rita Mae Brown. Bantam Books, 1989

Writing from the Inner Self , Writing and Meditation Exercises That Free Your Creativity, Inspire Your Imagination and Help You Overcome Writer's Block by Elaine Farris Hughes. HarperResource, 1992.

A Walk Between Heaven and Earth , A Personal journal on Writing and the Creative Process by Burghild Nina Holzer. Three Rivers Press,1994

Writing Your Authentic Self by Lois Guarino. Dell, 1999

Writing Down the Bones , Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg. Shambhala, 1998.

Walking on Alligators , a Book of Meditations for Writers by Susan Shaughnessy. HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

Writing for Your Life , A Guide and Companion to the Inner Worlds, by Deena Metzger. HarperSanFrancisco, 1992.

Writing the Natural Way , Using Right-Brain Techniques to Release Your Expressive Powers, by Gabriele Rico, Ph.D. Putnam, 2000.
Excellent resource for information on clustering techique.

Writing from Personal Experience: How to Turn Your Life into Salable Prose , by Nancy Davidoff Kelton. Writer's Digest Books, 2000.

 

Useful Links to Journaling Resources

Writefully Yours offers books and resources for writers, journalers, and seekers of self knowledge. 
Free newsletter, discussion list, and book reviews.

The Center for Journal Therapy

Reflective Journaling Software

LifeJournal is personal journal software that is easy-to-use, private and secure, comprehensive, organized, and innovative. Your journaling will be consistent, deeper, and more enjoyable.

Other Web sites of interest:

Wild Women Enterprises - A Celebration of Women. Casual sportswear and gifts with positive messages to empower and raise the self-esteem of women and girls.

Winter Cabins - Alaska native, International Women's Writing Guild member, and author Donna Blasor-Bernhard, runs an Alaskan Bed and Breakfast catering to writers and artists. The web site includes links to other writing resources and information about Alaska.

My Favorite Ezines - The most popular family friendly ezine directory on the internet. Find family friendly ezines here or list yours at no charge. No adult or objectionable content allowed.

Sample Resume Writing - Sample resume writing tips and tricks designed to scientifically optimize your chances. Resume writing services also available.

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