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The Essential Louise Hay Collection
For decades, Louise Hay has helped people throughout the world discover and implement the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing. In this single volume, you will find three of her most beloved • You Can Heal Your Life is a true classic, with millions of copies in print worldwide. Louise’s key message here is that "if we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed." She explains how limiting beliefs and ideas are often the cause of illness, and how you can change your thinking . . . and improve the quality of your life. • In Heal Your Body, Louise describes the methods she used to cure herself of cancer, which will help you discover patterns in your own health conditions that reveal a lot about yourself. It offers positive new thought patterns to replace negative emotions, an alphabetical chart of physical ailments with their probable causes, and healing affirmations so you can eliminate old patterns. • The Power Is Within You expands on Louise’s philosophy of "loving the self" and shows you how to overcome emotional barriers through learning to listen to your inner voice, loving the child within, and letting your true feelings surface. In these pages, Louise encourages you to think of yourself positively and be more accepting of—and grateful for—who you are.The Essential Louise Hay Collection is the perfect read for anyone seeking insights into the mind-body connection, as well as for those who want the pleasure of finally having their favorite Louise Hay books together in one convenient volume!
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First published September 24, 2013
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About the author
Louise L. Hay
624 books2,880 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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October 13, 2015
I love this book!
I bought this book when I was at an all time low in my life..at a personal and professional level it was pure chaos and no direction.
It gave me the tools to get through and thrive. From being mindful of our thoughts to giving ourselves the proper love and guidance daily it truely helps you mature and understand life deeply.
Incorporate these lessons into your life and you will live a healthy life.
I bought this book when I was at an all time low in my life..at a personal and professional level it was pure chaos and no direction.
It gave me the tools to get through and thrive. From being mindful of our thoughts to giving ourselves the proper love and guidance daily it truely helps you mature and understand life deeply.
Incorporate these lessons into your life and you will live a healthy life.
April 2, 2015
A gentle way to deal with difficult issue. Louise transmits empathy and love to everyone who suffers. Offers beautiful ways of changing ones outlook and the faith in the universe.
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June 12, 2024Change my drive life
my inner merror hold many thowgh
river of stars dance throw my mind
white and black page cut from my book
somtime my yallow flower turn gray
and my jasmin and lafnder go black
then go in pray circle and silent montine
then every color return
and life stand from hidden hole
sun take my gd thowgh
gd news i rebearth
batgj in holy words
and come stright
many pep want us like them
but being us being diffrent that we have
clothes our day
coloer winp of bird
being us
my inner merror hold many thowgh
river of stars dance throw my mind
white and black page cut from my book
somtime my yallow flower turn gray
and my jasmin and lafnder go black
then go in pray circle and silent montine
then every color return
and life stand from hidden hole
sun take my gd thowgh
gd news i rebearth
batgj in holy words
and come stright
many pep want us like them
but being us being diffrent that we have
clothes our day
coloer winp of bird
being us
May 10, 2017
Awesome self help book to teach proper boundaries, & aid in being in control of your feelings, not controlled by them. More than anything this book helped me see new ways to look at myself.
October 15, 2020
Louise is always one of my favourites and most respected teacher/mentor, a beautiful person inside and out.
Her work was simple, straightforward and powerful - her books and recordings have helped me heaps during my lowest moments.
I feel very grateful and thankful to have such a beautiful soul existed in my era that I am able to learned so much from her and for myself.
Highly recommend anyone to listen to her recordings, her voice and affirmations were the amazing!
Thank you Louise xx
Her work was simple, straightforward and powerful - her books and recordings have helped me heaps during my lowest moments.
I feel very grateful and thankful to have such a beautiful soul existed in my era that I am able to learned so much from her and for myself.
Highly recommend anyone to listen to her recordings, her voice and affirmations were the amazing!
Thank you Louise xx
March 8, 2023
This is three books in one: You Can Heal Your Life (1984), Heal Your Body (1984), and The Power is Within You (1991). Some of it is a bit dated and I'm not sure it holds up very well (especially Heal Your Body), but I enjoyed reading these. Great affirmations.
October 20, 2021
Она прекрасна.
January 22, 2022
Definitely a keeper to reread in the future. Love her insights and thoughts on life.
February 7, 2022
A must have collection.
April 28, 2023
A must read and practice
What a lovely collection of wisdom and knowledge. I am lucky enough to read these books. Very fascinating.Now is the best time to practice what I learnt.
What a lovely collection of wisdom and knowledge. I am lucky enough to read these books. Very fascinating.Now is the best time to practice what I learnt.
July 16, 2023
5 stars for my queen x
August 30, 2024
Although the ideas resonate, it seemed a bit antiquated and written as tweets or instagram one liners.
March 7, 2016
This will be an ongoing read for the rest of my life. Since its conception it has never been outdated and from the first reading of You Can Heal Your Life, included n this collection, in 1989 - it changed my life...
May 21, 2015
Relaxing, poetic, captivating.
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