EMOTIONAL ALCHEMY

In this spiritually uplifting work, Bennett-Goleman offers us what we so desperately need in these days of high stress--a way to conquer everyday fears and vulnerabilities. With a foreword by the Dalai Lama, which emphasizes that the fundamental purpose in human life is happiness, and a relaxed, understated narration by Anna Fields, EMOTIONAL ALCHEMY provides easy-to-understand, informative, and intelligent insights into our "maladaptive emotional habits." Bennett-Goleman fuses the Buddhist practice of "mindfulness" with Western psychology to clear destructive patterns from our lives. As Fields's soothing voice intones the practice exercises at the end of each chapter, the listener begins a personal alchemy of transformation out of the long, yet most welcome, healing process. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 02]