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The Spiritual Power of Empathy: Develop Your Intuitive Gifts for Compassionate Connection
Discover your innate empathic abilities with popular author Cyndi Dale as your guide. With this hands-on training course, you'll learn how to comfortably use empathy for better relationships and healing the self and others.
The Spiritual Power of Empathy presents this often-unrecognized ability in accessible ways, allowing you to discover an expanded awareness of what empathy is, how it works, and the myriad ways it manifests. Develop deeper connections with your loved ones, use specialized techniques for screening and filtering information, and gain insights on how to overcome the difficulties empaths often face. With the power of empathy, you'll transform the way you live and connect with the world around you.
2015 IPPY Award Gold Medal Winner in New Age (Mind-Body-Spirit)
The Spiritual Power of Empathy presents this often-unrecognized ability in accessible ways, allowing you to discover an expanded awareness of what empathy is, how it works, and the myriad ways it manifests. Develop deeper connections with your loved ones, use specialized techniques for screening and filtering information, and gain insights on how to overcome the difficulties empaths often face. With the power of empathy, you'll transform the way you live and connect with the world around you.
2015 IPPY Award Gold Medal Winner in New Age (Mind-Body-Spirit)
264 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2014
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About the author
Cyndi Dale
117 books193 followersCyndi Dale is an internationally renowned author, speaker, and intuitive consultant. Her popular books include The Subtle Body Coloring Book: Learn Energetic Anatomy (Sounds True, 2017), Subtle Energy Techniques (Llewellyn Publications, 2017), Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Chakras (Llewellyn Publications, 2016), The Intuition Guidebook: How To Safely and Wisely Use Your Sixth Sense (Deeper Well Publishing, 2011), Energetic Boundaries: How to Stay Protected and Connected in Work, Love, and Life (Sounds True, 2011), The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy (Sounds True, 2009), and The Complete Book of Chakra Healing (Llewellyn Publications, 2009), as well as nearly 20 additional books. To learn more about Dale and her products, services, and classes, please visit www.cyndidale.com.
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August 26, 2014
This book really called out to me because for a long time I have been struggling with the overwhelming feelings I get from empathic data on a daily basis. I've found it difficult to distance myself from the emotions emanating from strangers nearby, and even harder to differentiate between my feelings and those of people close to me. I sought out this book, hoping to gain some wisdom and guidance for creating boundaries and learning to better interpret the empathic information I receive.
My expectations were met -- and exceeded.
Cyndi Dale clearly knows her stuff when it comes to recognizing, processing, and dealing with empathic data. This book goes into detail about the six different types of empathy, and how they might affect us in our daily lives -- whether it be in our own personal issues, in relationships, or at work. The book includes charts and worksheets to help you determine the strength of your own empathic gifts, and then provides a series of practical and very helpful exercises that can help you use, strengthen, and recognize these gifts in your everyday life.
Though some of what this book talks about goes a bit too deep into the spiritual realm for me, I still find most of the advice within very applicable to my situations. It has helped me recognize my gifts, the ways in which I've been having trouble with them, and I've already begun to use the tools and exercises provided in this book to build boundaries and help recognize which feelings are mine and which are not.
This is one book that I will definitely want to add to my physical shelves, because I know I will want to refer back to it time and again. I'm really grateful to have found a book like this, especially during a point in my life when I really needed some guidance in the area of empathy. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about empathy, understanding others, and/or understand their own feelings.
My expectations were met -- and exceeded.
Cyndi Dale clearly knows her stuff when it comes to recognizing, processing, and dealing with empathic data. This book goes into detail about the six different types of empathy, and how they might affect us in our daily lives -- whether it be in our own personal issues, in relationships, or at work. The book includes charts and worksheets to help you determine the strength of your own empathic gifts, and then provides a series of practical and very helpful exercises that can help you use, strengthen, and recognize these gifts in your everyday life.
Though some of what this book talks about goes a bit too deep into the spiritual realm for me, I still find most of the advice within very applicable to my situations. It has helped me recognize my gifts, the ways in which I've been having trouble with them, and I've already begun to use the tools and exercises provided in this book to build boundaries and help recognize which feelings are mine and which are not.
This is one book that I will definitely want to add to my physical shelves, because I know I will want to refer back to it time and again. I'm really grateful to have found a book like this, especially during a point in my life when I really needed some guidance in the area of empathy. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about empathy, understanding others, and/or understand their own feelings.
July 20, 2018
Nu mai citisem nimic scris de Cyndi, dar aș face-o oricând pentru că e un autor care știe să „vorbească” cu cititorii prin intermediul cărților sale, indiferent de subiect. Nu știu mental asta, ci simt. Despre a simți e și cartea asta și despre cum simțim fiecare în funcție de tipul de empatie pe care ni l-am dezvoltat. Cu alte cuvinte, există șase tipuri de empați: fizici, emoționali, naturali, spirituali, mentali și șamanici. Fiecare dintre aceste tipuri simte într-un fel anume pentru că empatia, printre altele, presupune să te pui în pantofii celuilalt și să simți ce simte el, fără să te identifici plenar cu el, ci să știi să faci diferența dintre el/ea și eu. Acesta e scenariul ideal, însă, în funcție de aceste șase tipuri, fiecare rezonăm într-un fel sau altul cu un om, animal, o frunză sau cu un spirit.
Cartea e foarte accesibilă, are și exemple concrete, mici povestioare care vin să întregească, un punct pe care l-a bifat cu brio autoarea și de care aveam nevoie, personal.
Deși destul de restrânsă ca material de expunere vis-a-vis de tema extrem de generoasă, subiectul nu e tratat superficial. Dimpotrivă, e de admirat modul în care Cyndi Dale reușește să sintetizeze lucrurile cu adevărat impactante și esențiale pentru cititor.
Am învățat mult din cartea aceasta și mi-am confirmat o grămadă de lucruri pe care le simțeam față de mine și de cei din jur, dar am aflat și lucruri la care nu mă așteptam.
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Cartea e foarte accesibilă, are și exemple concrete, mici povestioare care vin să întregească, un punct pe care l-a bifat cu brio autoarea și de care aveam nevoie, personal.
Deși destul de restrânsă ca material de expunere vis-a-vis de tema extrem de generoasă, subiectul nu e tratat superficial. Dimpotrivă, e de admirat modul în care Cyndi Dale reușește să sintetizeze lucrurile cu adevărat impactante și esențiale pentru cititor.
Am învățat mult din cartea aceasta și mi-am confirmat o grămadă de lucruri pe care le simțeam față de mine și de cei din jur, dar am aflat și lucruri la care nu mă așteptam.
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June 13, 2023
What a load of drivel. Empathy is an incredibly important capacity. It makes us better, kinder people but it can also be very dangerous. There is research that shows most people have less empathy toward people of different race, people they perceive as ugly, animals they don't find cute, which has negative impact on equality, wildlife preservation, creation of just societies etc.
Luckily empirical research shows existence a variety of interventions to improve empathy. I was hoping this book might talk about some of them, and work on correcting these biases.
No such luck. It's talking about The Divine mumbo-jumbo, horse whisperers, people who (somehow) ace their tests in school through power of empathy without ever studying or listening to lectures, anchoring your empathic processes in your own spirit...
I guess it's a lot easier to invent concepts rooted in nothing than write a well-researched book about actual social, cognitive, and emotional process of empathy in humans which has far reaching consequences for our world.
Luckily empirical research shows existence a variety of interventions to improve empathy. I was hoping this book might talk about some of them, and work on correcting these biases.
No such luck. It's talking about The Divine mumbo-jumbo, horse whisperers, people who (somehow) ace their tests in school through power of empathy without ever studying or listening to lectures, anchoring your empathic processes in your own spirit...
I guess it's a lot easier to invent concepts rooted in nothing than write a well-researched book about actual social, cognitive, and emotional process of empathy in humans which has far reaching consequences for our world.
September 15, 2021
This is one of the only resources about supposed “psychic” abilities that I’ve found even remotely beneficial. Cyndi Dale is a good writer, and her base concepts are broad enough to apply to almost any faith or worldview. Her specific practices, like healing streams of grace, may seem hippy-dippy but can ultimately cause no harm. What’s wrong with positively focused energy aiming to benefit others? I really like her focus on empathy being about others, wholly and completely, even going so far as to give examples of misdirected empathy and how to avoid it. In all, I really enjoyed her concepts, and I want to come back to this book in the future when I have more brainpower to commit to her practices in a meaningful way. Even so, I’ve found this book helpful, and it’s changed my way of thinking/feeling.
February 4, 2023
A bit too anecdotal and not based in science, HOWEVER I imagine this book may have been helpful to me at a point in my past (perhaps during the time I bought the book) and can certainly be helpful to others.
October 7, 2019
Many excellent tips from Cyndi Dale, as always!
March 22, 2021
This is a very useful book for any empath to read, especially one who is new to the subject. I have been actively working with my empathic gifts for many years and still learned from this book.
May 20, 2020
Reading this book is a great reminder of each persons natural empathetic abilities. The author provides tools that are simple and effective to recharge and reconnect with our empathetic tendencies. I found the information in the appendix chapters to be extremely insightful.
March 12, 2019
"El poder espiritual de la empatía" de Cyndi Dale es una guía que nos enseña a manejar nuestras habilidades empáticas para ir hacia una vida más equilibrada.
El libro se estructura en dos partes, cada uno con 4 capítulos. La primera parte ahonda en los cimientos, el conocimiento general acerca de la empatía. La segunda parte es una aplicación práctica, que nos describe las herramientas para manejar nuestra empatía y como utilizarlas en nuestro entorno.
Una parte de este libro que me asombró bastante es como tanto es un problema la falta de empatía, como el exceso de ella, incluso llegando a afectar nuestra propia salud. Aquellos que somos más sensibles a las emociones sociales de un grupo, o solo de una persona aun, podemos de cierta forma “absorber” y apropiarnos de emociones, sentimientos y dolores que no son los nuestros.
Recomiendo este libro ampliamente a los que se sienten abrumados con su entorno, los que empatizamos de más en perjuicio de nuestro propio bienestar, y a los que se encuentran en el otro extremo, a los que la falta de empatía ha afectado tanto relaciones personales como laborales. A aquellos que, como yo, abordan estos temas con mucho escepticismo les cuento que saldrán gratamente sorprendidos.
La reseña completa la pueden encontrar en www.lalectoraerratica.com
El libro se estructura en dos partes, cada uno con 4 capítulos. La primera parte ahonda en los cimientos, el conocimiento general acerca de la empatía. La segunda parte es una aplicación práctica, que nos describe las herramientas para manejar nuestra empatía y como utilizarlas en nuestro entorno.
Una parte de este libro que me asombró bastante es como tanto es un problema la falta de empatía, como el exceso de ella, incluso llegando a afectar nuestra propia salud. Aquellos que somos más sensibles a las emociones sociales de un grupo, o solo de una persona aun, podemos de cierta forma “absorber” y apropiarnos de emociones, sentimientos y dolores que no son los nuestros.
Recomiendo este libro ampliamente a los que se sienten abrumados con su entorno, los que empatizamos de más en perjuicio de nuestro propio bienestar, y a los que se encuentran en el otro extremo, a los que la falta de empatía ha afectado tanto relaciones personales como laborales. A aquellos que, como yo, abordan estos temas con mucho escepticismo les cuento que saldrán gratamente sorprendidos.
La reseña completa la pueden encontrar en www.lalectoraerratica.com
October 28, 2015
Although this book won't be for everyone, I really appreciated her insight and suggestions for increasing my ability to be empathetic and recognizing those moments when I think I am being empathetic and am not. Very useful information.
March 27, 2015
Great read! Great find!
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