Are you interested to deepen your knowledge in certain areas? Below are a number of titles, I like to recommend.
The books are listend in the following categories: family constellations, trauma healing, inspiring books, communication, other healing approaches.
Family constellations
Absent Fathers, Lost Sons – the search for masculine identity (Guy Corneau)
When a father is absent, e.g. because of long working days and only present to his children at weekends, it may be difficult for a son to identify himself with masculine energy. The son may (unconsciously) have difficulty in getting free (emotionally, mentally) from his mother. Or he may find intimacy difficult or struggles with his sexual identity. Perhaps he holds a negative image of the ideal father. Possible he doesn’t know how to use his aggression or ends up in a depression.
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Nest scents – about the meaning of the parent-child relationship in a human life (Piet Weisfelt)
Piet Weisfelt explains about that the way you approach your environment, is based on themes that play a role in the parent-child relationship, for example attachment, symbiosis, identity development and loyalty.
The themes also come from transactional analysis and neuro-linguistic programming.
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Sparks of desire – systemic work, perspective and practice (Wibe Veenbaas, Joke Goudswaard)
Wibe Veenbaas is co-founder of the Phoenix training institute in Utrecht, where, among other things, the training systemic work (family constellations) is provided. This book is about systemic work, and specifically working with family constellations. Both the practical implementation and background themes such as parents and children, identification and trance, guilt and innocence and the path of desire are described. The book contains many examples, poems and stories and is primarily intended for people with a therapeutic background, but also perfectly readable and understandable for others who are interested in this.
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Trauma healing
Waking the tiger – healing trauma (Peter A. Levine)
After studying how animals deal with trauma, Peter Levine translated this into a method to heal trauma for humans. A trauma is a response to a life-threatening situation. The autonomic nervous system and part of the brain react with a physical reaction: fleeing, fighting or freezing. Animals know how to release this energy again; people however often don’t. The energy of the primary physical reaction remains in the body and can be released through this method. Peter Levine has devoted his working life to research on this and treatment of traumatized people around the world.
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The body never lies – the lingering effects of hurtful parenting (Alice Miller)
Alice Miller was a German psychologist, writer and painter, who became known for her research into and her fight against child abuse. She says about this: the human body carries with it all the experiences of life and oversees all your inner truths. You have suppressed experiences from your childhood and you are no longer aware of it. However, they still have consequences for your body. Signals and symptoms indicate that your body still has to resolve what these experiences are concerned. You notice this in aches, ailments and diseases. By starting to deal with them, you can come into contact with the lively and once hurt child in yourself.
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The drama of the gifted child – the search for the true self (Alice Miller)
German psychoanalyst Alice Miller has studied for many years how childhood forms the breeding ground for life and where the ‘I’ of the person is rooted. A lot of psychological suffering can be explained from childhood: children easily adapt to the often unconscious wishes of parents. Own needs and desires are suppressed. They hide their emotions with masks, which hinders free contact with the ‘true me’.
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The body remembers – the Psychophysiology of trauma and trauma treatment (Babette Rothschild)
This book is about physiology, the impact of trauma on the body and the phenomenon of somatic memory.
The memory often appears in the symptomatology of a post-traumatic stress disorder, nightmares, flashbacks, fright reactions, and dissociative behavior. In essence, the body of a traumatized individual refuses to be regulated. Rothschild presents principles and not touch techniques to let the body do its healing.
Other healing approaches
The journey – a practical guide to healing your life and setting yourself free (Brandon Bays)
Brandon Bays is an American motivational author and speaker and best known for her book The Journey. She followed an intensive path of various alternative therapies to heal herself from a tumor in her belly, which had the size of a football. She has transformed this healing journey into a form of therapy and describes this therapy in this book. The therapy is about going directly to the origin of long-term emotional and / or physical problems. It is an imaginative process that gains access to memories stored in specific parts of the body.
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My voice will go with you – the teaching tales of Milton H. Erickson (Sidney Rosen)
The American hypnotherapist Milton Erickson often used ‘learning stories’ in his practice to get his patients moving. He knew that these stories influence them on conscious and unconscious layers. This book is about 100 of these stories and his approach to hypnosis and psychotherapy.
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Transactional Analysis, the handbook (Ian Stewart, Vann Joines)
The Canadian psychiatrist Eric Berne was specialised in group therapy and in social psychiatry, striving towards healing people. He developed a model to make the terms from psychotherapy also available for the client: Transactional Analysis. The key to this analysis is a transaction, as the fundamental unit of social intercourse. Berne also defined a stroke, as the fundamental unit of social action. The starting point is that earlier life experiences form the base of how adults take decisions for themselves and their environment. Berne defined three ego states: parent, adult and child. As an adult it is possible to react from a parent or child position.
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Healing without Freud or Prozac – natural approaches to curing stress, anxiety and depression (Dr. David Servan-Schreiber)
David Servan-Schreiber was trained in France and the United States and became a professor of clinical psychiatry. He recognized the merits of, e.g. Tibetan medicine and alternative health care. He describes seven effective alternative approaches instead of long-term and radical treatments such as psychoanalysis and antidepressants. The basis of the problems lies in the emotional brain, which corresponds to the limbic system. It is the key for causes and possible cure for many chronic conditions such as stress and depression. This brain controls feelings, mood, behavior, blood pressure, and immune system.
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Loving what is – four questions that change your life (Byron Katie)
“The Work”, as it is also called, consists of four questions: (1) is it true? (2) can you absolutely know that it is true? (3) how do you respond, what happens when you believe that question? (4) who would you be without that thought? Then you reverse that thought. By answering these four questions, you get the opportunity to see what is bothering you in a different perspective. As Katie points out, “It’s not the problem that causes our suffering, it’s our thought about that problem.” It helps with: relief from depression, reduction of stress, improved relationships, reduced anger, more mental clarity, more energy, more peace.
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Communication
Nonviolent communication – a language of life (Marshall B. Rosenberg)
This book is about recognizing your own emotions and the underlying needs and those of the other. The way in which people respond to each other, in particular their use of language, often leads to a negative spiral in which irritation, anger, resistance and fear prevail.
Consciously nonviolent communication helps you to stand more firmly in life: say what you really want and hear what the other person means to say. Instead of ending up in a power struggle, use a language of compassion to create room for connection.
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Inspiring books
The power of now – a guide to spiritual enlightenment (Eckhart Tolle)
Eckhart Tolle is one of the most beloved and inspiring spiritual teachers of the moment. His books The power of the now and A new earth are the best known and have been bestsellers for years. He inspires millions of people worldwide to find more love, happiness, creativity and inner peace by living much more in the Now. In short it is about letting go of the identification with your analytical mind and the ego. You are not your thinking. You can free yourself from psychological pain. Your authentic power is present as soon as you surrender to the Now. The biggest blockage to getting into the Now is often the way you are in your relationships. The author explains that focusing on the Now can lead to the recovery of inner joy and peace.
The Seth Material – the spiritual teacher that launched the new age (Jane Roberts)
Jane Roberts was an American author, poet and spiritual medium. She has had countless sessions with an entity named Seth, always in the presence of her husband, who took the notes, and regularly from others. This book is the first of many books, written with help from or by Seth. The topics are: life after death, life in-between, how illness gets lost, reincarnation, why people are born under different circumstances, God (or All That Is as Seth calls it), dreams, exercises for the inner senses to develop and more. Tip where to buy: Amazon.
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The life changing magic or tidying up – the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing (Marie Kondo)
Marie Kondo explains in detail what the best way is to tidy up and organize. The entire process cleans up your inner self at the same time. In particular, three pages about philosophy are an important starting point for cleaning up: which calm and inspiring environment would you like to create from the bottom of your heart. In other words: get rid of what distracts you from enjoying. Marie Kondo has become a global speaker and her practice is very successful.
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Out on a limb (Shirley MacLaine)
Shirley MacLaine is best known as an actress and dancer. She has played in many films. Through her work she has also traveled a lot and has met many people. This book is the fascinating account of a journey of discovery to a higher consciousness, which can inspire you to be more aware of your own life and experiences. She describes inspiring conversations with people she meets all over the world. In the beginning she is quite skeptical about what she reads and who she meets. The highlight of her trip is a trip to the Andes Mountains in Peru, where she learns to continue her life as an other person. Because of her authentic surprise and honest, critical questions you can easily identify with her.
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Create your heaven on earth – your soul points out the road (William Gijsen)
Psychotherapist William Gijsen is skeptical of the supernatural, but that disappears when he comes into contact with it through conversations with a higher soul, named Anthon. Anthon explains how the other side works, where you can find your soul in your body and how you help shape the course of your own life. Master Anthon explains the soul’s mission and how it evolves through seven spheres. The book also indicates what you can learn per atmosphere. Every sphere also has a number of stairs, the so-called wisdom levels. This book can help you to understand yourself better, why you do or don’t certain things , and that there is a higher purpose where you grow towards to.
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Emed – his life on the other side (W.A.H. Mulder-Schalekamp)
The title Emed is the name of the guide who describes his life on earth, his physical death and his life thereafter. He explains that you have multiple lives on earth, to perfect your spiritual growth. The book gives answers to questions such as: is there life after earthly existence, how is life after earthly existence, do you remember your past lives, can you make contact with the other side.
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On the border of two worlds – the amazing life after death (W.A.H. Mulder-Schalekamp)
Mrs. Mulder-Schalekamp worked for a bank and in her spare time she was intensely busy as a clairvoyant, both before the Second World War and afterwards. This book describes her experiences in a friendly but serious way. As a reader you become familiar with spiritualism. It is also a great guide to find out how spiritual séances are.
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Light as a feather – to live and work with spiritual guides (Ellen Scheffer)
After a spiritual quest and a process of awareness Ellen Scheffer came in 1994 unexpectedly in touch with her personal guide. This book is divided into three parts, covering the following with regard to living and working with guides. First Ellen deals with her awareness process and the introduction to her personal guide. Then different life questions and themes are discussed in question and answer form. Finally, the guides provide information about their work and how they interact with people. The book ends with an exercise to get in touch with your own guide.
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We are more alive than many living humans – (Sylvia de Witt)
Sylvia de Witt interviewed Barbara Bandel, psychic and medium, on various questions and topics . The title concerns a statement by a deceased person with whom Barbara was in contact. What about life and death now? Is there such a thing as coincidence? What about dying? What are you doing as a soul on the other side? The book is written lightly and is therefore easily accessible for a broad target group.
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Film What the bleep do we (k) now !? – science and spirituality come together in this mind-bending film
Numerous scientific approaches are explained in a playful and educational manner. The film is interspersed with interviews with scientists and substantiated with beautiful visual effects and animations, and connections are made between science and spirituality. Topics discussed in the film include: neurology, quantum physics, psychology, epistemology, ontology, metaphysics, magical thinking and spirituality.Privacy statement Proudly powered by WordPress Scroll UpContact