Dr. Judith Orloff's Guide to Intuitive Healing: 5 Steps to Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Wellness

by Judith Orloff

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"We are the keepers of an intuitive intelligence so powerful it can tell us how to heal." In her groundbreaking new book, Dr. Judith Orloff leads readers to the heart of a radical revolution in health care: the union of medicine and intuition, of body, mind, and soul. We're all born with the gift of intuition; many of us have long ago blocked that "indisputable sense of rightness" which is our truest inner compass.

Dr. Orloff's guide will show you how to recapture, nurture, and affirm your intuitive ability, so that you can utilize it to help heal yourself. Intuition plays an indispensable role in self-diagnosis, pain control, immune response, and recovery from acute and chronic illness; it can lead you to breakthroughs in anxiety, panic, depression, and other emotional blockages, even when traditional psychotherapy has failed. Intuition also offers insights into the use of medications and the selection of the right healer for your needs. Further, it is integral for sexual healing, since sexuality is a potent connector and energy source for clarifying spirituality and improving vitality.

Dr. Orloff introduces five practical steps she uses in her own life and teaches to patients which illustrate how to harness the power of intuition to heal. You'll learn to clarify your beliefs, listen to your body's messages, access inner guidance, sense subtle energy, and interpret your dreams. Practicing these steps you'll recognize early warning signals and act on them to help prevent illness. You'll have skills to uncover important information from meditation and remote viewing (a way of intuitively tuning in) to make sense of confusing signals. The insights you'll gain from these tools will lend reason, compassion, and meaning to events such as illness, loss, or despair. Following Dr. Orloff's simple, clear instructions, illustrated with examples from her own experience and psychiatric practice, you'll recapture a sense of vision that will bring vibrance to all that you do.

"Our intuition can open us up to our spirituality and show us how to be more healthy and whole," writes Dr. Orloff. "If you're in good health, you'll want to know about intuition because it can help you stay well and recognize messages that prevent illness. If you or your loved ones need healing, you'll also want intuition to show the way." Written with abundant warmth, humor, and compassion, this guide is your companion to a healthier, more fulfilling life.

Genres: Self Help, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Health

368 pages, Paperback

First published March 7, 2000

About the author

Judith Orloff, MD is a psychiatrist, an empath, and author of the recent book "The Genius of Empathy" (Foreword by the Dalai Lama) which offers powerful skills to tap into empathy as a daily healing practice. Her upcoming children’s book "The Highly Sensitive Rabbit" is about a caring rabbit who learns to embrace her gifts of sensitivity through the kindness of loving animals. Her other books include "The Empath’s Survival Guide" and "Thriving as an Empath."

Dr. Orloff is a New York Times bestselling author and a UCLA psychiatric clinical faculty member. She synthesizes the pearls of conventional medicine with cutting-edge knowledge of intuition, energy, and spirituality. Dr. Orloff specializes in treating highly sensitive people in her private practice. She has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Oprah Magazine, and in the New York Times and Scientific American. Learn more about the power of empathy at www.drjudithorloff.com

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like the idea that your body wants to heal, it is a matter of listening to your body and aligning your mind with the process of healing. I love to explore alternative ideas in healing. Some ideas I loved and others I am still thinking about and wonder if and when it will find place for me. The last section of the book, the section about Sexual Wellness was a little too far out "on the limb" for me. Overall I liked the book.

[L · Rating 2 out of 5]

A series of different stories focusing on how the 5 steps approach helped.

1. Notice your beliefs
2. Be in your body
3. Sense your body's subtle energy
4. Ask for inner guidance
5. Listen to your dreams

It's less about techniques than I would have liked but a rather comprehensive guide to a variety of common issues.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the first chapter on the body extremely interesting, but I found it repetitive as the chapters went on. This is a good introduction to energy healing, though, if you are new to it.

[Rosemary Schwartz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book!

[Bryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s a lot of opportunity between all the words to realize yourself. It does seem dated or out of touch, based on the year it was written this is to be understood.

[Andrea James · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author seems like a nice person and writes in an easy, breezy style. I've only given it two stars because it is a little repetitive with lots of anecdotal examples to try to convince the reader of the value of thinking intuitively. The trouble is that she is either preaching to the choir, in which case they are just there for entertainment or if the reader is skeptical about new-age sounding evidence, they are unlikely to be convinced by one-off examples.

However, the author does provide some instructions on how to improve one's ability to listen to one's intuition and gives one hope that intuitive thinking can be trained and developed.

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is taking me some time to get through. I am enjoying the insights, but as of late, I find I am more attracted to fiction. This was given to me by a friend at work. I do therapy with children and, at times, I feel completely drained by the work. This book is an aid on how to set up boundaries that allow one to be fully present with someone, yet not soak up their energy through the experience. Mostly, it reminds one to rely on their intuition as a guide.

[Corey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Doctor Mixes Science and Intuition in treating her patients using hunches, gut feelings, her inner voice. Growing up in a family of doctors, she resisted becoming a doctor and then embraced psychiatry and alternative medicine. Cross between Larry Dossey and Sylvia Brown and questions why we heal and what give us the spirit to live.

[Anne Leazar · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read for Intuitive Healing with a LOT of information to begin the healing process on the path to wellness. This book deserves to have its own wellness class for those who want to experience the actual process. I am glad that I bought this book so I can reread it over and over again. Fabulous subject matter.

[Monica Sztybel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enlightening and informative. I like how she uses each chapter to explain how the steps can work in a variety of situations from the physical to the spiritual to the interaction with those around us.

[Virginia Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another medical scientist who is willing to look at every angle of healing.

[Irina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just added this one to my read, so now I have two books that I am simultaneously reading. There is nothing like multitasking!

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful reference book to have on hand!

[Gato Negro · Rating 1 out of 5]

Try as I might, I could not muddle through this save for a few pages a week. I ended up returning it to the library after 141 pages and 12 weeks.

[Dianna Gloria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this author. I am an empath as well and highly sensitive to energy.