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Title: The Power of Your Other Hand : A Course in Channeling the Inner Wisdom of the Right Brain by Lucia, Ph.D. Capacchione, Mona Brookes ISBN: 1564145581 Publisher: New Page Books Pub. Date: August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33
Rating: 4
Summary: Simply put, a good book
Comment: I picked up this book while going through a phase. I was trying to tap into my more artistic side which had been easy for me up until about three years ago, with real world concerns pressing in and working at a job that didn't spark my creativity I found it harder and harder to distinguish what I really wanted to do compared to what I thought I should do. This book I was hoping would help-and it did. It has many, many exercises to help you get more in touch with your more spontaneous, child like side. Many of these exercises were uncomfortable for me at first for me because they involved giving up the control I held so rigidly to.In fact I found it very hard because giving up control would mean I would have to trust in myself. I didn't know how to flow anymore and this book is all about flow. Some of the exercises involve drawing pictures with your non-dominant hand and others involve getting in touch with different parts of yourself you might have left behind for some reason or another. I find Lucia Cappachione an author who's style is very warm and the personal stories she tells in the book set her apart from self help guru's who just preach and preach and give nothing of themselve's in turn. This book is never boring and is like a kid's activity book for adults.
Rating: 2
Summary: art involves the whole brain
Comment: I believe that the author is sincere about her claims that drawing with the other hand can lead to well-being. However, it is very common knowledge now that artistic creativity involves the whole brain, not just the mysterious right brain. Using one hand or the other does not just use the right brain-- in fact, if you saw someone draw while hooked up to brain scan, many parts of the brain would literally light up.
I give the exercises in this book 5 stars and I think it is great way to discover your creativity and experience parts of yourself that are otherwise untapped (although that it "heals" is yet to be proven-- it would be great to see the studies that prove this claim). It is the theory that the author is basing her claims on that is the problem. Artistic expression, even with a non-dominant hand, is a little more complex than the "intuitive" part of the brain or the right brain doing all the work. This idea has been proven incorrect for the last 10 or 15 years, it is time the author caught up with the literature in order to give her readers the best possible information on why art expression is a way to health.
Rating: 5
Summary: Power indeed!
Comment: I've recently started doing the exercises in this book, and I am already progressing in my efforts to overcome fear (fear being the only thing which holds people back) and achieve happiness. This book can be a major help to everyone in moving along their path of personal growth. I've always sensed that life didn't have to be a painful struggle, and getting in touch with my inner self by dialoguing with myself using my dominant and non-dominant hands is providing me with powerful insights into how I can live the life I want to live. I recommend combining this book with "Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life" by Vimala Rodgers (who also recommends writing with your non-dominant hand). Happiness is possible for everyone and not nearly as difficult as it may seem.
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Title: Recovery of Your Inner Child by Lucia Capacchione ISBN: 0671701355 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: March, 1991 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Visioning: 10 Steps to Designing the Life of Your Dreams by Lucia Capacchione ISBN: 1585420875 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 22 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself by Lucia, Phd Capacchione ISBN: 1564145387 Publisher: New Page Books Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Putting Your Talent to Work : Identifying, Cultivating, & Marketing Your Natural Talents by Lucia Capacchione, Peggy Van Pelt ISBN: 1558744061 Publisher: Health Communications Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Lighten Up Your Body, Lighten Up Your Life: Beyond Diet & Exercise: The Inner Path to Lasting Change by Lucia Capacchione, Elizabeth Johnson, James Strohecker ISBN: 0878771506 Publisher: Newcastle Publishing Co Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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