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September 3, 2008
Battersea Park Road is Isabel Losada’s wry memoir of the various self help/spiritual programs she undertook in her efforts to become a happier and more peaceful person. Unlike some of the other self-help memoirs that have come out recently, however, Losada is writing about a journey she took as an organic part of her life rather than something that seemed like a good experiment for a book proposal, so right away she gets bonus points for that.
Though Losada considers herself a skeptic, it didn’t take long for her to be swept away by the power of the workshop experience. Over the course of the book, she pushes the edge of her "comfort zone" in programs like Insight Seminars, a goddess workshop, Sky-Dancing Tantra, past-life regression, anger release, NLP, and angels.
Like everyone who has ever dropped a lot of cash on a weekend workshop, Losada is pretty motivated to find the positive in her experiences. Though she doesn’t hesitate to criticize the aspects she dislikes, she also loudly sings the praises of many of her programs.
Having traveled much of the same road as Losada in my earlier years, I feel this book is a pretty accurate reflection of what walking the workshop road is like. Each program offers the excitement of new insights and experiences, yet the effects wear off so quickly it’s not long before a person is drawn to the next guru-du-jour who promises to change one’s life in a weekend.
Since it’s been a while since I've been on that path, what was most interesting to me was the opportunity to step back and observe the kind of mindset I used to have. It was fascinating for me to notice how willing Losada was to try to fit herself into whatever particular belief system she was being presented with—though she doesn’t really fit the classic description of a codependant, she spent six weeks attending meetings designed to convince her that she was. In addition, I had never before realized just how masochistic self-help can be. In the chapters on rebirthing and past-life regression, Losada doesn’t seem to question the belief that pushing one’s self to generate the most traumatic emotional experience possible is a good thing. I remember when I used to think that, too, and I’m really glad I no longer do.
There are some genuinely funny moments in this book, and Losada offers enough real insight into her journey to make it worth reading. How much a person enjoys it will likely depend a lot on their relationship to the world she's writing about.
At the end, she talks about what she learned, and speaks about the importance of accepting herself as she is with all her flaws. I’m glad she’s come to a place where she is able to do that, but I can’t help wondering if she realizes that the entire workshop industry is built on people doing exactly the opposite.
Though Losada considers herself a skeptic, it didn’t take long for her to be swept away by the power of the workshop experience. Over the course of the book, she pushes the edge of her "comfort zone" in programs like Insight Seminars, a goddess workshop, Sky-Dancing Tantra, past-life regression, anger release, NLP, and angels.
Like everyone who has ever dropped a lot of cash on a weekend workshop, Losada is pretty motivated to find the positive in her experiences. Though she doesn’t hesitate to criticize the aspects she dislikes, she also loudly sings the praises of many of her programs.
Having traveled much of the same road as Losada in my earlier years, I feel this book is a pretty accurate reflection of what walking the workshop road is like. Each program offers the excitement of new insights and experiences, yet the effects wear off so quickly it’s not long before a person is drawn to the next guru-du-jour who promises to change one’s life in a weekend.
Since it’s been a while since I've been on that path, what was most interesting to me was the opportunity to step back and observe the kind of mindset I used to have. It was fascinating for me to notice how willing Losada was to try to fit herself into whatever particular belief system she was being presented with—though she doesn’t really fit the classic description of a codependant, she spent six weeks attending meetings designed to convince her that she was. In addition, I had never before realized just how masochistic self-help can be. In the chapters on rebirthing and past-life regression, Losada doesn’t seem to question the belief that pushing one’s self to generate the most traumatic emotional experience possible is a good thing. I remember when I used to think that, too, and I’m really glad I no longer do.
There are some genuinely funny moments in this book, and Losada offers enough real insight into her journey to make it worth reading. How much a person enjoys it will likely depend a lot on their relationship to the world she's writing about.
At the end, she talks about what she learned, and speaks about the importance of accepting herself as she is with all her flaws. I’m glad she’s come to a place where she is able to do that, but I can’t help wondering if she realizes that the entire workshop industry is built on people doing exactly the opposite.
December 29, 2014
This is the first book I've read since joining Goodreads that I've rated one star but I really CBA going into a thousand-word rant. It's just not worth the time and energy. I only read it because I've owned it for years, I'm going through a lot of my unread books, and because I slept badly I couldn't concentrate on the other book I wanted to finish. I used to read a lot of crap like this about ten years ago; now I'd say that it was because I was usually too tired and too busy to think much – the stuff I did during that time which I'm still glad of was all about work - I didn't have enough interesting anything else in my life, not even to read/watch/listen to, and I was trying to make myself be a boringly normal sort of person. (If you see it that way in the first place, you're clearly not doing anything you'll like or stick with.) (And in case you're thinking that the self-helpy trash must have done some good because I got out of the rut - no, that was inspired by an angry, depressive aesthete who was into the same interesting stuff I'd liked years earlier.)
A few major objections to this book:
- Incredibly superficial approach to some things (e.g. tai chi) which require at least months of commitment to get a good idea of the material that's worth communicating in an actual book. You can do and discuss stuff in depth and still have a sense of humour. I know it's a common journalistic tactic, try a lot of workshops/ self-help books and write about each... but * YAWN *
- Very little serious critical thinking even about the areas she's sceptical about.
- Doesn't consider how inaccessible these workshops and many of their propositions are for people who aren't rich, relatively healthy and in London or other major cities. Even if you can do them, IMO what would be better, more useful and also show you more of life and humanity than just a few posh new-agers, would be some voluntary work (most importantly), a basic meditation class, and some serious psychology books rather than this self-help shit.
- Crappy attitude to gender & sexuality. Really -essentialist and -normative of numerous things. And even re. the straight cis monogamous men & women who seem to be her exclusive consideration and acquaintance, she assumes, and lets various “practitioners” assume, that they all work pretty much the same way and if they don't they're not right and need to change.
There are a few okay bits - maybe 1.5 stars, then, for those few pages - but the majority of them read like a succession of advertorials (not that I'd have seen it that way in the days when I consumed lots of glossy magazines).
A few major objections to this book:
- Incredibly superficial approach to some things (e.g. tai chi) which require at least months of commitment to get a good idea of the material that's worth communicating in an actual book. You can do and discuss stuff in depth and still have a sense of humour. I know it's a common journalistic tactic, try a lot of workshops/ self-help books and write about each... but * YAWN *
- Very little serious critical thinking even about the areas she's sceptical about.
- Doesn't consider how inaccessible these workshops and many of their propositions are for people who aren't rich, relatively healthy and in London or other major cities. Even if you can do them, IMO what would be better, more useful and also show you more of life and humanity than just a few posh new-agers, would be some voluntary work (most importantly), a basic meditation class, and some serious psychology books rather than this self-help shit.
- Crappy attitude to gender & sexuality. Really -essentialist and -normative of numerous things. And even re. the straight cis monogamous men & women who seem to be her exclusive consideration and acquaintance, she assumes, and lets various “practitioners” assume, that they all work pretty much the same way and if they don't they're not right and need to change.
There are a few okay bits - maybe 1.5 stars, then, for those few pages - but the majority of them read like a succession of advertorials (not that I'd have seen it that way in the days when I consumed lots of glossy magazines).
August 15, 2024
This author goes on a journey to discover more happiness and satisfaction in her life. She takes us through a multitude of self improvement courses and procedures. We are along for things as diverse as tai chi and weekends at a convent to past life regressions, tantric sex, and colonic irrigations. It was interesting although at times it seemed too superficial (many of these courses and practices take months or even years to reap benefits). It also is probably not accessible to many who have jobs that they have to attend or don't have access to the money that most of these require (or both). If you're just looking to entertain yourself about her journey, read on. But if you're trying to decide on a practice or course to try, it's probably not going to give you the details you need to make up your mind. I came away thinking that I'm not likely to try anything she did....so I guess it did help eliminate choices.
Quotes I liked:
Choose your rut carefully - you may be in it a long time.
It's really not about who we are with. The real journey is with ourselves.
Quotes I liked:
Choose your rut carefully - you may be in it a long time.
It's really not about who we are with. The real journey is with ourselves.
April 10, 2017
BOOK CLUB (za srpanj 2014)
Recimo da bi to mogla biti svojevrsna self-help literatura u kojoj autorica želi pomoći sama sebi pa isprobava različite načine iscijeljenja, a usput ih i nama predstavlja.
Zabavna knjiga, na momente humoristična, a i naučila sam neke nove stvari.
Recimo da bi to mogla biti svojevrsna self-help literatura u kojoj autorica želi pomoći sama sebi pa isprobava različite načine iscijeljenja, a usput ih i nama predstavlja.
Zabavna knjiga, na momente humoristična, a i naučila sam neke nove stvari.
June 29, 2013
Reading Isabel Losada gives me an unending pleasure and continuing inspiration in life. Her wit makes me feel at home and the beauty and warmth in her writing stays with always. This book visits every aspect of modern day self help. Isabel takes herself on a spiritual and physical journey of self discovery and fulfillment by trying out every type of new age method she can, from NLP to Colonic Irrigation and back. She writes about their foibles and advantages with candor and unique humour. Her empathetic approach to the subjects she covers are fresh and unique in a trade that is insistent on producing bulbous hardback parchments of the same thing from the never ending roundabout of celebrity nobodies. Isabel herself is a star, she transcends every other author I have ever met and I feel eternally blessed for having her work by my side at night.
March 21, 2010
A friend had been raving about Isabel Losada's books, and since I wanted to learn more about the subject matter, 'The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment' seemed like a good place to start. I loved it! Not only have I gained a great deal of knowledge, but Isabel's quirky writing style made the book a very entertaining read as well. I'd recommend this book to anyone, but especially to those who might be trying to shift gears or view life a little differently.
March 16, 2013
Like Losada, I've recently found myself (a usually committed skeptic) lurking in the self-help book sections and lingering over alternative therapy products. This book records her exploration of a number of therapies and happiness promoting programmes ranging from a past life retreat to colonic irrigation. She writes candidly, comically and, thankfully, without the "nauseatingly positive" attitude that most self-help books radiate. Losada doesn't obscure the fact that some of the techniques could become more exploitative than enlightening (fairies and angels I'm looking at you). Although the road to enlightenment is a portrayed as a long, expensive and potentially damaging one, Losada has inspired me to be more open minded. Meditation taster course, here I come...
June 3, 2017
This was the first of Isabel Losada's books that I read. Loved it from the start. I have experienced quite a few of the therapies she talks about. Some worthwhile, some enjoyable, but I found that , often, the practitioners took themselves WAY too seriously. The delight in this book is that Isabel approaches each encounter with a sense of enquiry, tinged with humour. This is done very gently, so that the approaches are never dismissed, but rather described as a personal experience. A tour de force !
February 7, 2013
I love this book - its like Eat, Pray, Love written by someone with a sense of humour and who is not afraid to laugh at themselves. Her good humour is infectious and by the end of the book I am actually tempted to give some of the things a try :-)
June 3, 2020
Увлекательное описание похождений жизнерадостной британки испанского происхождения по различным тренингам и семинарам личностного роста: НЛП, управление гневом, тантрический секс, прошлые жизни, астрология и т.д.
Написано с хорошим чувством юмора, местами заставляет задуматься, а главное экономит деньги, которые могли быть потрачены на подобные мероприятия.
Понравившиеся мысли:
"Что такое зло, если не злоупотребление могуществом?"
"Истинный путь, всегда ведет к себе, и пройти его надо самому"
"Используй любую возможность для обучения, личностного роста и духовного развития"
Написано с хорошим чувством юмора, местами заставляет задуматься, а главное экономит деньги, которые могли быть потрачены на подобные мероприятия.
Понравившиеся мысли:
"Что такое зло, если не злоупотребление могуществом?"
"Истинный путь, всегда ведет к себе, и пройти его надо самому"
"Используй любую возможность для обучения, личностного роста и духовного развития"
February 13, 2021
Losada is a quirky, honest and humorous writer. I'd recommend this book for anyone interested in new age spiritual or religious beliefs/practices and/or anyone keen to learn more about enlightenment. You'll follow the path Losada took in an attempt to become one of those 'nauseatingly cheerful' people who radiate optimism. I think everyone knows someone who is consistently merry. Diffusing their happy energy into the atmosphere surrounding them and one day I hope to be one of these individuals !
May 17, 2020
«Il non-attaccamento teorico è un conto, non avere nessuno a cui attaccarsi disperatamente è tutta un’altra faccenda. Eccomi qua, preparatissima sul sesso tantrico e senza un uomo con cui metterlo in pratica. E mi riferisco solo al guardare qualcuno negli occhi. Non c’è giustizia al mondo.
Avrò mai una relazione con un uomo con cui voglio stare davvero?»
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“Voglio vivere così. Una donna alla ricerca dell’Illuminazione.” Questo viaggio insieme a Isabel Losada è stato molto piacevole.
È un libro pieno di spunti interessanti, è diviso in varie fasi in cui l’autrice affronta un percorso per rinascere e appunto trovare una strada che possa portare alla felicità più intensa e illimitata.
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Si parla di uscire dalla comfort zone, di religione, di arti orientali, di sesso tantrico e dea interiore, di psicologia e co-dipendenza, di relazioni, di massaggi, di astrologia, di saper lasciare andare. Attraverso rimandi letterari e biblici accompagnati da avventure, introspezione e psicologia, l’autrice ci offre varie strade per essere almeno un pochino ottimisti e affrontare la vita con un bel sorriso!
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Lettura diversa, piacevole e coinvolgente che con ironia ci fa riflettere e ci invita a essere positivi.
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Consigliata a chi ha una “curiosità divorante” che spesso non trova pace.
Avrò mai una relazione con un uomo con cui voglio stare davvero?»
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“Voglio vivere così. Una donna alla ricerca dell’Illuminazione.” Questo viaggio insieme a Isabel Losada è stato molto piacevole.
È un libro pieno di spunti interessanti, è diviso in varie fasi in cui l’autrice affronta un percorso per rinascere e appunto trovare una strada che possa portare alla felicità più intensa e illimitata.
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Si parla di uscire dalla comfort zone, di religione, di arti orientali, di sesso tantrico e dea interiore, di psicologia e co-dipendenza, di relazioni, di massaggi, di astrologia, di saper lasciare andare. Attraverso rimandi letterari e biblici accompagnati da avventure, introspezione e psicologia, l’autrice ci offre varie strade per essere almeno un pochino ottimisti e affrontare la vita con un bel sorriso!
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Lettura diversa, piacevole e coinvolgente che con ironia ci fa riflettere e ci invita a essere positivi.
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Consigliata a chi ha una “curiosità divorante” che spesso non trova pace.
October 5, 2014
From now on, whenever one of my friends rolls their eyes at the hippie turn of my life, I will give them this book. The Battersea Park Road to Enlightment is an exhilarating account of the author's attempt at self-improvement via a variety of alternative approaches, from the more traditional like tai chi or spiritual retreat with nuns to colonic irrigation and past lives regression. Each chapter describes one of these alternative routes to self-discovery Losada embarks on.
There's no room for new age non-sense here, Isabel Losada is just as skeptical as my friends who roll their eyes (and myself, some stuff is too much even for me...), but nonetheless decides to go on this journey with curiosity, open mind and, most important of all, self-irony. I absolutely loved this book, even though I found myself losing a bit of interest towards the end, possibly because I began to feel Losada's attitude and consequently the chapters were a bit formulaic. However, I couldn't recommend this book enough: it's a light-hearted and funny read whether you intend to go on a re-birth session or not.
There's no room for new age non-sense here, Isabel Losada is just as skeptical as my friends who roll their eyes (and myself, some stuff is too much even for me...), but nonetheless decides to go on this journey with curiosity, open mind and, most important of all, self-irony. I absolutely loved this book, even though I found myself losing a bit of interest towards the end, possibly because I began to feel Losada's attitude and consequently the chapters were a bit formulaic. However, I couldn't recommend this book enough: it's a light-hearted and funny read whether you intend to go on a re-birth session or not.
September 9, 2013
"[T]he fact is that we can all make ourselves miserable by remembering unhappy events in our lives time and time again. Why do we choose to do that?" (p.194)
I bumped into Isabel Losada in W.H. Smith's in Paris in March 2012 where she was promoting the 10th anniversary edition of this very novel. Little did I know who she was as she started talking to me about the stack of books I was carrying.
Back then I was recovering from losing my mom 7 months earlier, so she said "Battersea" was exactly what I needed. Being somewhat wary of promotional talk but enchanted by her personality, I caved in and returned home with my very own signed copy.
I kept it on the shelf for 1,5 years until I felt the time was right to 'enlighten' myself.
All in all, an entertaining, funny, and educational read. I think I might even take Ms. Losada up on her offer to email her now that I've read her adventures in search of enlightenment!
I bumped into Isabel Losada in W.H. Smith's in Paris in March 2012 where she was promoting the 10th anniversary edition of this very novel. Little did I know who she was as she started talking to me about the stack of books I was carrying.
Back then I was recovering from losing my mom 7 months earlier, so she said "Battersea" was exactly what I needed. Being somewhat wary of promotional talk but enchanted by her personality, I caved in and returned home with my very own signed copy.
I kept it on the shelf for 1,5 years until I felt the time was right to 'enlighten' myself.
All in all, an entertaining, funny, and educational read. I think I might even take Ms. Losada up on her offer to email her now that I've read her adventures in search of enlightenment!
April 15, 2010
This is the story of Isabel's journey to enlightenment. Over a number of years (it's not really clear how many) she goes to lots of different workshops and alternative health practictioners (some of which I too have done, some of which I wouldn't touch with someone else's bargepole). It's down to earth without being cynical and I really enjoyed the story.
But I just didn't warm to Isabel. And like Lucy Edge's Yoga School Dropout, the centrepiece wasn't about yoga or finding inner peace or learning to be happy with your lot. It was about finding a man.
When will there be a book aimed at women that isn't, ultimately, about finding a man?
But I just didn't warm to Isabel. And like Lucy Edge's Yoga School Dropout, the centrepiece wasn't about yoga or finding inner peace or learning to be happy with your lot. It was about finding a man.
When will there be a book aimed at women that isn't, ultimately, about finding a man?
November 24, 2012
I read this book for one of my book-club meetings and I instantly fell in love with it. Written as a memoir this book is a quick and hilarious read. The title has to do with the street the author lives on in London, England. In an attempt to find happiness, the author goes through a series of experiments. She tries everything from Tai Chi to messages, astrology reading to colon cleanse, goddess seminar to tantric sex. I love her passion for life and the fervor with which she throws herself in every experience. I related to her extrovert personality, her desire to embrace everything and to acquire first hand experience.
April 29, 2017
I read this after really enjoying Losada's more recent book The Battersea Park Road to Paradise, and from reading reviews on here I thought it was going to be the better book. Bu-ut... I much prefered 'Paradise'. I found this book to cover too many subject matters and none of them in any great depth. Still, Losada writes with great warmth and humour and is a delightful narrator.
April 15, 2009
A wonderful, funny, witty, book about a person trying to find their self and all the things she has to go through to get there. I absolutely loved this book and couldn't quit smiling the whole time I was reading. Her writing style is full of sarcastic humor and her thinking is so like mine that we could have been sisters. LOVE love LOVED every minute I was reading this. I can't wait to see what else she has published.
June 27, 2012
Wow...where to start! Absolutely loved this book. Very much enjoy Isabel’s writing and this is amazing. A true journey of exploration from convents to tantric sex, massages to tai chi and goddesses to anger management just to name a few! This book truly balances excellent humour with the fragility of human emotions. Interesting and highly entertaining; definitely recommend and look forward to the next one to find Paradise!
June 12, 2015
This book is autobiographical.It starts very well and is quite touching, but without most autobiographies where you tend to feel pity for the writer, this ones makes you laugh a lot. The author, who I had the opportunity to speak with while I bought her book, is lovely and a genuine funny person.
It is a light read, fun. I would recommend for those who want to read something light and I think is perfect for a summer holiday.
It is a light read, fun. I would recommend for those who want to read something light and I think is perfect for a summer holiday.
July 5, 2011
Didn't enjoy it as much as The Battersea Park Road to Paradise but this was still blinking amazing - would recommend if you love Isabel's style of writing. It gave me a few giggles whilst reading it on the train into work - I could see the guy sitting next to me reading the chapter I was on at the time "tantric sex" - pmsl..... I wonder if he enjoyed it as much as I did....................!
March 20, 2016
This book was fun! So much fun to read, so much fun to think about and so many topics to chat about over dinner tables and coffee.
Never would I have had the nerve to visit any of these alternative practitioners, but I was so curious to know what went on. Losada took me into their worlds - without me having to do so myself. And that was enlightening and ... fun!
Never would I have had the nerve to visit any of these alternative practitioners, but I was so curious to know what went on. Losada took me into their worlds - without me having to do so myself. And that was enlightening and ... fun!
April 20, 2014
Un livre qui nous parle des démarches spirituelles de l'auteur, c'est du déjà vu par contre ce livre ce différencie par le style d'écriture souvent très drôle, un humour sarcastique et "autodérisoire" j'ai beaucoup ris. Ce livre est vraiment divertissant !
December 9, 2009
WONDERFUL! Me to a 'T'!
November 14, 2010
lei potrebbe essere ME: ho provato anch'io quasi tutte queste treapie/corsi/guru ... !
September 5, 2011
A mixture of frustration, cynicism, enlightenment, encouragement, inspiration, and a large dose of identity made this a highly enjoyable read....
August 16, 2013
Loved it!!
January 29, 2017
Hard to put down. Well written...but so strongly identified myself with the author that I felt I could have penned it myself.
November 21, 2020
Tanto per cominciare, il sottotitolo di questo simpatico ed interessante libro è piuttosto fuorviante. L’Illuminazione è quel misterioso stato di potenziamento dei sensi, della percezione e dell’essere, proprio di molti santoni orientali o di mistici, che al giorno d’oggi persone solitamente piene di sé e dall’ego decisamente ipertrofico cercano strenuamente di raggiungere per sentirsi superiori agli altri, utilizzando i mezzi più astrusi - meditazione yoga o d’altro genere, rinuncia a mangiare cose buone o addirittura digiuni, presunte mortificazioni dell’ego, eccetera… In realtà, qui si parla, o meglio, parla di sé una donna che cerca - giustamente - in tutti i modi di stare meglio, provenendo da un’infanzia piuttosto problematica (abbandonata dal padre e altre piacevolezze assortite) e ritenendo un suo preciso diritto da perseguire a tutti i costi quello di stare bene. E così, con uno spirito aperto ed esplorativo, Isabel Losada affronta esperienze di vario ordine e grado: tai chi, ritiri dalle suore, lavaggi del colon, sesso tantrico, rebirthing e molto altro… quattordici capitoli per quattordici “esperienze”, descritte sempre con molta intelligenza, grande umorismo e notevole sincerità. Anche troppa: devo dire che la sua ferocia selettiva nello scegliere, o meglio nel rifiutare gli uomini con cui avere storie, appellandosi a ragioni del tutto idiote - presunte preoccupanti ossessioni per le ricorrenze numeriche, ad esempio, o accenti di pronuncia sgraditi - mi ha parecchio dato sui nervi nel corso della lettura… Sono assolutamente d’accordo sulla chiosa finale del libro: fate attenzione ai ciarlatani, ma fate ancora di più attenzione alle persone in buona fede ma del tutto incapaci di gestire le esperienze, le emozioni e le energie che mettono in movimento. Ne so qualcosa anch’io… come anche so quanto lo sbattersi tra l’una e l’altra esperienza di “crescita” sia talvolta un semplice palliativo per non vedere il proprio disagio la cui enormità magari ti sta davanti agli occhi ma ci si rifiuta totalmente e pervicacemente di cogliere (ricordo di una mia amica di tanti anni fa: meditazione, intrugli druidici fatti col sangue, magie, pietre protettive, tutto e il contrario di tutto, pur di non accettare il proprio disagio… qualcosa di talmente grande ed atroce che io stesso mi rifiutavo di vedere, e lo compresi solo quando ormai ci eravamo persi di vista). Quindi: Svalbard-terapia, lezione numero 1, 2, 3, 4, 5….: siate sinceri con voi stessi. E credo che Isabel Losada mi darebbe ragione.
November 30, 2018
In each chapter Isabel writes about a different personal development group she’s tried. It starts with Insight Seminars and ends with Angels via colonic irrigation!
I have long been interested in personal development, so when I saw this in the second hand bookshops I couldn’t resist. I have read much but never attended workshops. I arned about a lot of different approaches. I might follow up Insight but will give colonic irrigation amiss.
The book is making a lively read. It’s quite amusing in parts. You get a strong sense of Isabels personality. I think she would be good fun to be with. I really admire the way she’s open to trying everything. I’ve lost count of the times she ends up stripping off in front of complete strangers for some therapy or other.
As I read it Jon Ronson sprang to mind.
She concludes: first there is the magic spell taught by Insight which has become a linchpin of my batty belief system. You know the one-altogether now: “use everything for your learning, upliftment and growth.“ I really do apply this principle. So when something shitty happens, as well as saying, ‘Oh, shit’ I think, ‘what can I learn from this one? So this idea may be a delusion but it’s an eminently practical one, don’t you think? ...We have a limited number of heartbeat left. So whatever it is that I want to do, I guess I have to do it now. How much should we be doing? Everything is joy to us and joy to those around us.
I have long been interested in personal development, so when I saw this in the second hand bookshops I couldn’t resist. I have read much but never attended workshops. I arned about a lot of different approaches. I might follow up Insight but will give colonic irrigation amiss.
The book is making a lively read. It’s quite amusing in parts. You get a strong sense of Isabels personality. I think she would be good fun to be with. I really admire the way she’s open to trying everything. I’ve lost count of the times she ends up stripping off in front of complete strangers for some therapy or other.
As I read it Jon Ronson sprang to mind.
She concludes: first there is the magic spell taught by Insight which has become a linchpin of my batty belief system. You know the one-altogether now: “use everything for your learning, upliftment and growth.“ I really do apply this principle. So when something shitty happens, as well as saying, ‘Oh, shit’ I think, ‘what can I learn from this one? So this idea may be a delusion but it’s an eminently practical one, don’t you think? ...We have a limited number of heartbeat left. So whatever it is that I want to do, I guess I have to do it now. How much should we be doing? Everything is joy to us and joy to those around us.
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