Alexander explains that home is where healing begins, and thus, presents techniques that can be practiced in the comfort and privacy of our own home. She takes us through several approaches including basic yoga, meditation techniques, mini-detox plans, natural beauty aids, and art therapy, each a different solution for relieving stress, pampering our mind and spirit, or treating pain.

Our busy schedules often chase us into the weekend where it is much too easy to sink further into old unhealthy habits. The Weekend Healer proposes several rejuvenating breaks, each designed to bring back a healthy balance and send us calmly into the next week. Below is just one small exercise in a fabulously planned weekend.

Mind and Emotion weekend suggests to break your routine. Sometimes we're following the same routine, feeling jaded or bored. This weekend challenges your perceptions and shifts your consciousness... Feel a Stone's Energy Go out to your garden, a park, or wild place nearby. Look for a stone, one that "speaks to you." You'll know it when you find it. Pick it up and sit quietly with it (or sit by it if it's a huge boulder!). Feel it (with your fingers and hands, against your face); smell it; look at it closely; taste it. Get to know it really well. Feel the stone's energy...

Like The 5-Minute Healer, the exercises and suggestions in this book all fit neatly on one or two pages, include color illustrations and easy-to-follow directions. Pick a weekend and take care of yourself!

Book review by Nancy Eggleston

To Purchase:
   • The Weekend Healer at Amazon.com
   • The Weekend Healer at Amazon.CA (Canada)
   • The Weekend Healer at Amazon UK