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Becoming Aware: How to Repattern Your Brain and Revitalize Your Life
Becoming Aware
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216 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 2015
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November 14, 2015
I received a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.
Lisa Garr is best known for her internationally syndicated radio program, The Aware Show, where for the past 15 years she has interviewed new thought leaders from a variety of scientific and spiritual pursuits. “On my shows I purposely do not share much about myself,” she says, “because I like to give the guest the platform so that their message can shine.” Now Lisa gets to tell her own story in her first book, “Becoming Aware: How to Repattern Your Brain and Revitalize Your Life”. And what an amazing story it is.
I like how the book is organized. In Part 1 Lisa tells her story of how she became “aware”. In these tales of her growing up years, including time with her famous aunt (the actress Teri Garr) we get to know Lisa as a person before she she gets into “life lessons” in the second half of the book. Her most powerful story is her account of a near fatal bike accident while racing in the 1999 California State Mountain Bike Championship. On the verge of overtaking the leader to win the race, Lisa suffers a horrific crash, plunging down the side of a mountain. After suffering a severe head injury, Lisa recalls, “I don’t even know if there are words that could explain the level of consciousness I experienced, something that is much more expansive than anything I’ve ever known … This was a place of complete, unconditional love.”
There it is again. If you’ve read my reviews of Near Death Experience books in the past (including accounts from Anita Moorjani and Eben Alexander) each tells of a place of unconditional love beyond this life – a place Lisa describes so well in her book, too. My spiritual practice is based in the unconditional love of Spirit, and it is comforting to read these NDE accounts as further proof that such Love is the key to all existence.
But you don’t have to be on the verge of death to achieve this level of consciousness. In the second part of the book Lisa gives the reader a series of “Awareisms” so that we, too, can experience our own expanded level of consciousness. Such “Awareisms” as:
We’re powerful beings who were put here to live very fruitful lives. Quite often what stops us is … us.
Know that bad things happen, but your reaction to these bad things is what really matters. Of course, you’re not immune to negative events, shock, and criticism, but what counts is how you deal with them when they happen.
Quite often our biggest life failures push us into our greatest successes. Always put life on pause and look for the lesson in each disappointment.
Helping others quiets your mind and releases your own restless energy. It’s a complete win-win situation.
These “awareisms” and others each have an accompanying story to drive home the point. Lisa uses quotes from a variety of experts in addition to sharing her own experiences. In this part her years of interviews serve her well, as she tells how she applies the lessons she has learned from her guests to her own life.
I was fortunate to hear Lisa Garr speak in person at the recent Hay House “I Can Do It” conference in Denver. Hearing her story, which she said was the first time she told it in front of a live audience, motivated me to read her book. I’m glad I did. More than an accomplished interviewer, Lisa has life lessons of her own to share. I recommend you read “Becoming Aware” to learn more.
Lisa Garr is best known for her internationally syndicated radio program, The Aware Show, where for the past 15 years she has interviewed new thought leaders from a variety of scientific and spiritual pursuits. “On my shows I purposely do not share much about myself,” she says, “because I like to give the guest the platform so that their message can shine.” Now Lisa gets to tell her own story in her first book, “Becoming Aware: How to Repattern Your Brain and Revitalize Your Life”. And what an amazing story it is.
I like how the book is organized. In Part 1 Lisa tells her story of how she became “aware”. In these tales of her growing up years, including time with her famous aunt (the actress Teri Garr) we get to know Lisa as a person before she she gets into “life lessons” in the second half of the book. Her most powerful story is her account of a near fatal bike accident while racing in the 1999 California State Mountain Bike Championship. On the verge of overtaking the leader to win the race, Lisa suffers a horrific crash, plunging down the side of a mountain. After suffering a severe head injury, Lisa recalls, “I don’t even know if there are words that could explain the level of consciousness I experienced, something that is much more expansive than anything I’ve ever known … This was a place of complete, unconditional love.”
There it is again. If you’ve read my reviews of Near Death Experience books in the past (including accounts from Anita Moorjani and Eben Alexander) each tells of a place of unconditional love beyond this life – a place Lisa describes so well in her book, too. My spiritual practice is based in the unconditional love of Spirit, and it is comforting to read these NDE accounts as further proof that such Love is the key to all existence.
But you don’t have to be on the verge of death to achieve this level of consciousness. In the second part of the book Lisa gives the reader a series of “Awareisms” so that we, too, can experience our own expanded level of consciousness. Such “Awareisms” as:
We’re powerful beings who were put here to live very fruitful lives. Quite often what stops us is … us.
Know that bad things happen, but your reaction to these bad things is what really matters. Of course, you’re not immune to negative events, shock, and criticism, but what counts is how you deal with them when they happen.
Quite often our biggest life failures push us into our greatest successes. Always put life on pause and look for the lesson in each disappointment.
Helping others quiets your mind and releases your own restless energy. It’s a complete win-win situation.
These “awareisms” and others each have an accompanying story to drive home the point. Lisa uses quotes from a variety of experts in addition to sharing her own experiences. In this part her years of interviews serve her well, as she tells how she applies the lessons she has learned from her guests to her own life.
I was fortunate to hear Lisa Garr speak in person at the recent Hay House “I Can Do It” conference in Denver. Hearing her story, which she said was the first time she told it in front of a live audience, motivated me to read her book. I’m glad I did. More than an accomplished interviewer, Lisa has life lessons of her own to share. I recommend you read “Becoming Aware” to learn more.
April 24, 2017
Unfortunately, I could only read about half of the book because I had to return it to the library.
Lisa Garr is apparently well-known for her radio show, the Aware Show, in the US, and I received a good impression of her when hearing her once on the net.
Wayne Dyer has written a foreword to the book in which he calls it a “wonderful” book.
She used to be a top mountain biker but had a serious accident, and the first half of the book tells of this and how she recovered. She also recounts an NDE she experienced at the time of the accident in which, among other things, she sees a silver cord filled with light attach from her body to that of her boyfriend, later husband, Jon, connecting the two of them.
Lisa couldn’t speak following the accident and had to have special EEG (electroencephalogram) treatment in order to heal her brain. So it was quite an achievement that she recovered and has now written this book.
In the second half of the book (which I didn’t get round to), Lisa gives us tips called “Awarisms” and provides us also with other good sections such as “Ways stress affects your body”, “Tips for dealing with worry” and “How to stop Negative Thoughts and Self-Talk”.
There are chapters entitled “Your Aware Body”, “Aware of Manifesting what you want”, Aware and in love”, “Aware of your True Potential” and “The Aware Child”.
I didn’t feel this book to be a page-turner but it is a worthwhile read if you have plenty of time and are interested in self-development.
Lisa Garr is apparently well-known for her radio show, the Aware Show, in the US, and I received a good impression of her when hearing her once on the net.
Wayne Dyer has written a foreword to the book in which he calls it a “wonderful” book.
She used to be a top mountain biker but had a serious accident, and the first half of the book tells of this and how she recovered. She also recounts an NDE she experienced at the time of the accident in which, among other things, she sees a silver cord filled with light attach from her body to that of her boyfriend, later husband, Jon, connecting the two of them.
Lisa couldn’t speak following the accident and had to have special EEG (electroencephalogram) treatment in order to heal her brain. So it was quite an achievement that she recovered and has now written this book.
In the second half of the book (which I didn’t get round to), Lisa gives us tips called “Awarisms” and provides us also with other good sections such as “Ways stress affects your body”, “Tips for dealing with worry” and “How to stop Negative Thoughts and Self-Talk”.
There are chapters entitled “Your Aware Body”, “Aware of Manifesting what you want”, Aware and in love”, “Aware of your True Potential” and “The Aware Child”.
I didn’t feel this book to be a page-turner but it is a worthwhile read if you have plenty of time and are interested in self-development.
January 27, 2016
An interesting perspective after author Lisa Garr experienced a near-death experience after a major bike accident. She describes that our anxiety and other negative emotions truly do hurt us physically by presenting our functioning optimally. EEG training includes meditation as party of recovery to achieve brain coherence and a state of flow. She suggests useful methods to help with relaxation, such as relaxing your tongue and letting it fall to the bottom of your mouth, which puts your brain into a meditative state. Enjoy the moment and think of positive images while your brain wants to relax. Apparently it's especially helpful during times of stress. She also lists web resources like www. EEG institute.com for staying healthy. I especially appreciated her chapters on being aware and not stressed out, being aware when experiencing death and loss, and using awareness to help your body. Her idea of having a "Let It Go" whiteboard or chalkboard for writing down all the negative things that happen to you in a day, reading them aloud, then erasing them, seems like a useful strategy to be done with specific stressors. Listening to peaceful music, Chinese healing music or Holosync for 20 minutes is also supposed to help with stress. Your words are strongly connected with your destiny, so be mindful that everything you say should be positive. Visualize what will go right, instead of what will go wrong.
September 24, 2015
I am big on awareness. I consider it to be the start of pulling yourself out of a mess, or moving towards becoming the person you were meant to be. Awareness is the first step towards authenticity, in my book.
In Becoming Aware, you will find inspiration and motivation to look at your own life more closely and find all the beauty that surrounds you. The book will help you to connect with your own desires and using what Lisa refers to as ‘awarisms‘, you can become more and more attuned with yourself.
Read more here: http://everydaygyaan.com/becoming-aware/
In Becoming Aware, you will find inspiration and motivation to look at your own life more closely and find all the beauty that surrounds you. The book will help you to connect with your own desires and using what Lisa refers to as ‘awarisms‘, you can become more and more attuned with yourself.
Read more here: http://everydaygyaan.com/becoming-aware/
September 18, 2018
Really enjoyed her journey ...and helpful ideas to live a rich life
April 5, 2020
Quite ok book
March 19, 2023
It is about living while becoming aware, that living is not measured by the numbers of liabilities you have and the standard of living imposed by money-driven societies.
June 12, 2015
Self help with a feel good approach
Lisa first came into my awareness as a weekend host on coast to coast. Her aware show has some great minds and personalities and I enjoy receiving her emails as a subscriber. When she said she had written a book I wanted to support her by reading it. For anyone who has studied self awareness and healing it is all things we have heard before but Lisa's energy and love go a long way toward making it feel like a new approach. The book is very lucid and a good read and I look forward to her next one.
Lisa first came into my awareness as a weekend host on coast to coast. Her aware show has some great minds and personalities and I enjoy receiving her emails as a subscriber. When she said she had written a book I wanted to support her by reading it. For anyone who has studied self awareness and healing it is all things we have heard before but Lisa's energy and love go a long way toward making it feel like a new approach. The book is very lucid and a good read and I look forward to her next one.
January 1, 2016
This is a great introductory book to living life aware. I have been reading for many years in this area, yet I found some pearls in this book. What I wish is for references to be included in the book, so that I can delve in some of techniques or read more from the authors mentioned in the book.
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