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Love Your Body: A Positive Affirmation Guide for Loving and Appreciating Your Body
In this wonderful little book, Louise L. Hay brings you 54 affirmation treatments designed to help you create a beautiful, healthy, happy body.
If you are challenged by a particular part of your body, use the appropriate affirmations daily until you achieve positive results.
If you are challenged by a particular part of your body, use the appropriate affirmations daily until you achieve positive results.
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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About the author
Louise L. Hay
625 books2,888 followersLouise Hay was born to a poor mother who married Hay's violent stepfather. When she was about five, she was raped by a neighbor. At fifteen she dropped out of high school without a diploma, became pregnant, and on her sixteenth birthday gave up her newborn baby girl for adoption.
She moved to Chicago, where she worked in menial jobs, before moving in 1950 to New York. At this point she changed her name and began a career as a fashion model. She was successful at this, working for Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, and Pauline Trigere.
In 1954, she married Andrew Hay, but after fourteen years of marriage Louise was devastated when Andrew left her for another woman.
Hay said that she found the First Church of Religious Science on 48th Street, which taught the transformative power of thought. Hay revealed that here she studied the metaphysical works of authors like Florence Scovel Shinn and the Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes.
In the early 1970's Hay became a Religious Science practitioner. In this role she led people in spoken affirmations meant to cure their illnesses. She also became popular as a workshop leader.
She studied transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his university in Fairfield, Iowa.
In 1977 or 1978 she found she had cervical cancer, and she concluded that its cause was her unwillingness to let go of resentment over her childhood abuse and rape. She refused medical treatment, and began a regimen of forgiveness, therapy, reflexology, nutrition, and occasional enemas, and claims she rid herself of the cancer. She declared that there is no doctor left who can confirm this story, but swore that it is true.
In 1976 Hay wrote a small pamphlet, which came to be called "Heal Your Body." This pamphlet was enlarged and extended into her book You Can Heal Your Life, which was published in 1984. As of February 2008, it is still on the New York Times best sellers list.
Around the same time she began leading support groups for people living with H.I.V. or AIDS that she called Hay Rides. These grew from a few people in her living room to hundreds in a large hall in West Hollywood. Her work with AIDS patients drew fame and she was invited to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Donahue" in the same week in March, 1988.
You Can Heal Your Life immediately landed on the New York Times Best Sellers List. More than 35 million copies are now in print around the world in more than 30 languages and has been made into a movie.
Louise Hay established Hay House Publishing. It is the primary publisher of books and audio books by Deepak Chopra and Doreen Virtue, as well as many books by Wayne Dyer.
In addition to running her publishing company, Hay runs a charitable organization called Hay Foundation that was established in 1985.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.org.
She moved to Chicago, where she worked in menial jobs, before moving in 1950 to New York. At this point she changed her name and began a career as a fashion model. She was successful at this, working for Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, and Pauline Trigere.
In 1954, she married Andrew Hay, but after fourteen years of marriage Louise was devastated when Andrew left her for another woman.
Hay said that she found the First Church of Religious Science on 48th Street, which taught the transformative power of thought. Hay revealed that here she studied the metaphysical works of authors like Florence Scovel Shinn and the Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes.
In the early 1970's Hay became a Religious Science practitioner. In this role she led people in spoken affirmations meant to cure their illnesses. She also became popular as a workshop leader.
She studied transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his university in Fairfield, Iowa.
In 1977 or 1978 she found she had cervical cancer, and she concluded that its cause was her unwillingness to let go of resentment over her childhood abuse and rape. She refused medical treatment, and began a regimen of forgiveness, therapy, reflexology, nutrition, and occasional enemas, and claims she rid herself of the cancer. She declared that there is no doctor left who can confirm this story, but swore that it is true.
In 1976 Hay wrote a small pamphlet, which came to be called "Heal Your Body." This pamphlet was enlarged and extended into her book You Can Heal Your Life, which was published in 1984. As of February 2008, it is still on the New York Times best sellers list.
Around the same time she began leading support groups for people living with H.I.V. or AIDS that she called Hay Rides. These grew from a few people in her living room to hundreds in a large hall in West Hollywood. Her work with AIDS patients drew fame and she was invited to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Donahue" in the same week in March, 1988.
You Can Heal Your Life immediately landed on the New York Times Best Sellers List. More than 35 million copies are now in print around the world in more than 30 languages and has been made into a movie.
Louise Hay established Hay House Publishing. It is the primary publisher of books and audio books by Deepak Chopra and Doreen Virtue, as well as many books by Wayne Dyer.
In addition to running her publishing company, Hay runs a charitable organization called Hay Foundation that was established in 1985.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.org.
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May 21, 2020
If you are a firm believer in the Law of Attraction Louise Hay is the original thinker. This is a great little book filled with wonderful affirmations to help you lift yourself up, love your body, build confidence, and embrace body positivity. This will be kept close and I will be repeating these affirmations over and over for a long time to come.
May 12, 2018
I listened this book in audiobook!! I loved it
May 7, 2023
Feels Good Audiobook.
March 6, 2019
Alright... Lets be real. This was as cliche and cheesy as can be! Is that necessarily bad though? We criticize everything in our bodies, from the inside and the out. We tear ourselves down and compare what we have or don't have to everyone else. In this book she goes through almost every part of your body you could think of, from your eyes to your anus. No I am not exaggerating unfortunately.
We may want to giggle and judge her for even thinking she needs to mention something as peculiar as an anus! And yet, there are people out there who are bleaching their bums because they have an image of how their bodies should look.
This made me take a good hard look at myself, inside and out. What are my expectations? What am I always trying to hide or what do I wish I could change? As she began listing off everything she loves and why she loved that part of her, it took me aback. Of all the things I may not necessarily hate, can I honestly say I love or even like those things about myself?
This was a short and easy read. It was a free audio book that her website provided. I think everyone should at least read/listen to this once. I feel it really gives a good perspective to yourself.
We may want to giggle and judge her for even thinking she needs to mention something as peculiar as an anus! And yet, there are people out there who are bleaching their bums because they have an image of how their bodies should look.
This made me take a good hard look at myself, inside and out. What are my expectations? What am I always trying to hide or what do I wish I could change? As she began listing off everything she loves and why she loved that part of her, it took me aback. Of all the things I may not necessarily hate, can I honestly say I love or even like those things about myself?
This was a short and easy read. It was a free audio book that her website provided. I think everyone should at least read/listen to this once. I feel it really gives a good perspective to yourself.
April 29, 2012
"...If you are a person who affirmations work for, or you would like to give something like this a try, I would suggest looking at the book in an actual bookstore before buying it, rather than getting it online like I did. The affirmations in this book all felt so corny and disingenuous to me, and each one was almost exactly the same. She could have written just one affirmation, and rather than specifying the body part, you'd just fill in the blank with whatever. Maybe other people don't think of these ones the same way I do, but if I had read through some of them first, I wouldn't have bothered purchasing this book since it was really not for me."
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October 27, 2021
I made a commitment to myself to read a page of this book every day and post this page on social media under #DailyAffirmation
It’s a constant reminder about how much you should love and appreciate every single organ of your beautiful body ♥️ amazing positive vibes and to me to it was the best way to start my day on a positive note ♥️
It’s a constant reminder about how much you should love and appreciate every single organ of your beautiful body ♥️ amazing positive vibes and to me to it was the best way to start my day on a positive note ♥️
September 28, 2011
I thought I'd try reading affirmations but realized they must be my own in order for them to work. The only line that was worth reading in this entire book was: "I kneel at the altar of myself". Loved that one!
May 18, 2008
Very good affirmation book.
July 10, 2020
Glad I got this out of the library instead of spending money on it, because I would have been seriously cheesed off if I had paid for it. This is hardly even a book—no, it’s more like a booklet. It’s less than 80 pages, and the first 15 pages are ads for the author’s other works and some general yammering about how to use affirmations. The self-proclaimed “Science of Mind minister” makes some pretty far-fetched claims for the power of affirmations, but that is unfortunately to be expected in this sort of book.
The rest of the pages follow a very obvious pattern, with each page having a short paragraph with affirmations for a specific body part. (There are some general ones, like “my age” or “my weight” at the end, but most pages are specific—feet, wrists, hips, etc.)
As a public service so you don’t have to waste your time on this book, here is the formula for each page of affirmations:
* I love my (fill in body part).
* My (fill in body part) is perfect and works.
* I (insert synonym for love or celebrate) my (fill in body part).
* Statement attempting to be poetic about some sort of common symbolism regarding the body part (e.g., love for heart, seeing truth for eyes) and how I’m awesome at it.
* Everything’s great because of fate/destiny/God/Mother Nature/the universe/Divine Spirit.
* I choose my own thoughts and they magically come true.
* I love my (fill in body part).
The rest of the pages follow a very obvious pattern, with each page having a short paragraph with affirmations for a specific body part. (There are some general ones, like “my age” or “my weight” at the end, but most pages are specific—feet, wrists, hips, etc.)
As a public service so you don’t have to waste your time on this book, here is the formula for each page of affirmations:
* I love my (fill in body part).
* My (fill in body part) is perfect and works.
* I (insert synonym for love or celebrate) my (fill in body part).
* Statement attempting to be poetic about some sort of common symbolism regarding the body part (e.g., love for heart, seeing truth for eyes) and how I’m awesome at it.
* Everything’s great because of fate/destiny/God/Mother Nature/the universe/Divine Spirit.
* I choose my own thoughts and they magically come true.
* I love my (fill in body part).
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January 22, 2018
I truly agree with Louise Hay about her statement "What we keep repeating becomes our truth.", which makes it possible for us to change our reality for better. Loving our body is essential for both our good physical and mental health and can be achieved by repeating these affirmations on a daily basis. I also feel encouraged to create and use my own personal affirmations in getting to love my body.
February 21, 2020
It was nothing like I was expecting. I read one page every night, reread it the next morning, reread it the next night, then read the next page. At first it seemed too frufru/new age, or whatever, for me. Then certain phrases really started leaping out at me. By the end I was looking forward to the "my thoughts" sentence. Overall I am glad this book came into my life and I can see myself picking it up again at a later date.
July 5, 2021
I remember reading this book in or around 1990. I was very serious. I am trying it out again (found it in a Street Library) by flicking to differant pages randomly or picking one I relate to most on the day. For some reason, they make me giggle. But I also think that within the individual paragraphs, they create a positive attitude and help integrate a sense of basic inherent goodness towards ones own body. But I do giggle a lot.
August 20, 2017
Wonderful work as usual
Mind blowing. Louise Hay always knows what to say! The connection to the thought patterns and body parts always make sense. Therefore it is easy to address.
Mind blowing. Louise Hay always knows what to say! The connection to the thought patterns and body parts always make sense. Therefore it is easy to address.
August 28, 2019
I listen to this often. Coming from a family with too many people dying of cancer and stroke. I want my body to feel loved and appreciated daily. I want it to radiant that love through health and positive energy.
June 20, 2020
Although this book is USD1.99, that's about SGD3.00. I find it a total waste of money. There are much better book out there on positive affirmations and positive self-talk. If it is a 10 stars rating, I would give this 1 out of 10 stars, not 1 out of 5 stars.
April 24, 2022
I now feel and look healthier. Best health care system I have ever found. Your thoughts are who you are whether you speak them or not. They make up every part of your body. Dis-ease is gone when you forgive all. Amen to Louise.
May 20, 2018
Great affirmations for each part of your body!
Great affirmations for each part of your body to share love and light and appreciate the magnificence of who you are!
Great affirmations for each part of your body to share love and light and appreciate the magnificence of who you are!
October 9, 2018
Super short book with a great deal of affirmations for that 'after lunch - I am fat' pick me up and boost of confidence towards your body. A good reference.
June 11, 2019
Yep yep
I have read this for many times already. I love my body more. I like the confirmation in the book as well.
I have read this for many times already. I love my body more. I like the confirmation in the book as well.
November 6, 2019
I love the way express each part of the body
Expressing the feelings about our body I have never thought . To love yourself . Meaning of life . Make you think differently
Expressing the feelings about our body I have never thought . To love yourself . Meaning of life . Make you think differently
August 5, 2020
Mirror work is hard for me cause it seems cheesy, but these affirmations did make me feel better about myself sooo 👏🏼
October 23, 2020
A great book of body affirmations
It's a perfect book for keeping your
Body in good shape
Affirmations for every part of the
Body
Excellent book
It's a perfect book for keeping your
Body in good shape
Affirmations for every part of the
Body
Excellent book
April 1, 2021
She’s exceptional! Her voice and words are soothing...one of the few people that can truly speak to my soul.
April 30, 2021
Labas afirmācijas..
December 24, 2021
Hmmm no. This book is just a collection of adoration for different parts of the body and I actually think it's a mild representation of toxic positivity.
April 16, 2022
Considering it's Louise Hay, somehow I expected more.
April 10, 2023
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July 23, 2023
This is a quick little book of affirmations about your body which will help anyone with their body and accepting it.
August 21, 2023
very interesting idea - that fear and anger are the basis of all dis-ease.
so interesting!
so interesting!
September 29, 2023
I love listening to the audio of this while I do my makeup and hair in the morning. Has me smiling the whole time 🥰
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