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POSITIVE ENERGY - Ten Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue,
Stress, and Fear Into Vibrance, Strength, and Love
(Three Rivers Press, 2005)


Are you forever rushing around, fending off chronic exhaustion? Are youdesperately overcommitted, afraid to say no? Do you have fang marksfrom being bled dry by energy vampires? Does the onslaught of violencein the news leave you drained? If so, you're the victim of a hiddenenergy crisis. To resolve it you need more than traditional solutionssuch as eating well, getting a good night's sleep, and exercising. Hereat last is the complete prescription to stop you from feelingconstantly drained and enables you to live a more vibrant life: thePositive Energy Program created by Judith Orloff, M.D.

Dr. Orloff is the pioneer behind Energy Psychiatry, a new field thataddresses the subtle energetic components of health and behavior.Energy Psychiatry blends the practice of mainstream medicine with anemerging scientific understanding of subtle energies, revered by manycross-cultural healing traditions as our life force. In PositiveEnergy, Dr. Orloff explains this exciting new discipline and how it ledher to formulate ten essential prescriptions for boosting energy,improving relationships, and combating energy vampires. Theprescriptions are:

• Awaken your intuition and rejuvenate yourself--and learn the cure for technodespair and overload from emails, computers, and phones
• Find a nurturing spiritual path that fits your own beliefs and inner stirrings
• Design an energy-aware approach to diet, exercise, and health--and learn how to avoid the "energetic overeating" that sabotages attempts to lose weight--a major reasons diets fail
• Generate positive emotional energy to counter negativity
• Develop a heart-centered sexuality
• Open yourself to the flow of creativity and inspiration to achieve greater joy
• Celebrate the sacredness of laughter, pampering, and the replenishment of retreat--it's not selfish to take care of yourself
• Discover how to attract positive people and situations
• Protect yourself from energy vampires with specific shielding techniques
• Create abundance and a continuing flow of energy

Following each chapter are Dr. Orloff's interviews with luminaries whoshare their personal secrets about how they use a specific prescriptionto generate more energy. You'll discover how Quincy Jones's intuitionopened up after brain surgery, Larry King honed his interviewingtechniques, Naomi Judd recovered from hepatitis C, and Jamie Lee Curtisdeals with draining people.

Dr. Orloff says, "We can't stop the negative circumstances of ourtime--our cell phones will keep ringing, e-mails will keep coming,people will be rude, our children will be demanding, and bad thingswill happen in the world. But we can learn ways to protect our energyso that we can stay centered in dealing with the stresses that arise."Positive Energy shows you how to slow down time to match your naturalrhythms, allowing you to be fully present for your life. Learning thiscan make the difference between an exuberant life and one you're alwaysrecovering from. Filled with Dr. Orloff's warmth, humor, andcompassion, Positive Energy is your tool kit for transforming fatigue,stress, and fear into an abundance of vibrance, strength, and love.