Profound Healing

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH "This book is an absolute pleasure to read, rich in wisdom and expression." --Caroline Myss, Ph.D., author of Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential "I was deeply touched. There is profound wisdom here." --Dr. Wayne Dyer, author of 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace "A sensitive, clear description of guidelines for dealing with a catastrophic illness--from someone who has been there--that can help the reader cross the bridge of forgiveness and spiritual transformation." --Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., coauthor of Love Is Letting Go of Fear At the age of 41 Cheryl Canfield was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer. Going against warnings from doctors, she rejected proposed surgeries that would involve removing her uterus, cervix, lymph nodes, and surrounding nerves. Instead, she decided to accept death and focused her energy on attempting to die well. In the process, she cured herself. Profound Healing is Canfield's down-to-earth account of her journey as she inadvertently experiences a modern-day miracle, and her subsequent reflections on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing. Her story is intertwined with the exercises, dreams, visualizations, and experiences that assisted her healing process--from her encounters with the modern mystic Peace Pilgrim to her own acceptance of cancer. Canfield summarizes her healing techniques--emotional clearing, meditations, and lifestyle changes--into twelve self-help practices of wellness so others may use her hard-earned insights as a source of hope, inspiration, and practical advice. Relevant to anyone seeking personal growth and life wisdom, Profound Healing is not merely about dying or living; it is about discovering one's life and living it fully. CHERYL CANFIELD is a wellness counselor who lectures nationally on topics of profound healing and steps toward inner peace. She is the editor of Peace Pilgrim's Wisdom and co-compiler of Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words. She lives in northern California.

Cheryl Canfield is a wellness counselor who lectures nationally on topics of profound healing and steps toward inner peace. She is the editor of Peace Pilgrim's Wisdom and co-compiler of Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words. She lives in northern California.

Foreword by Joseph Chilton Pearce Acknowledgments Introduction Mobilizing Our Inner Resources Part I Preparing for the Possibilities One--Face to Face with Mortality Two--Weighing the Alternatives Three--Exploring Death Four--Buying Time Five--Tying Up Loose Ends Six --Making My Way Through the system Part II Life Stories Seven--The Spiritual Path Eight--Encounter with a Modern Mystic: A Woman Called Peace Pilgrim Nine--Peace Pilgrim on Healing Ten--The Journey Home Eleven--Land of Vastness Twelve--Sojourn in Paradise Thirteen--Testing the Water Fourteen--The Greatest Gift Fifteen--More Goodbye Part III ReEngaging Life Sixteen--Surviving the Dark Night Seventeen--Time in the Wilderness Eighteen--Embracing the Possibilities Nineteen--Five Healing Storie Part IV Twelve Steps in the Healing Process Twenty--The Beginning of Self Transformation Twenty-One--Step One: Take Charge Twenty-Two--Step Two: Develop an Empowered Attitude Twenty-Three--Step Three: Create a Healing Environment Twenty-Four--Step Four: Practice Forgiveness Twenty-Five--Step Five: Explore Attitudes and Beliefs Twenty-Six--Step Six: Transform Negative Feelings to Heal and Release the Past Twenty-Seven--Step Seven: Build a Support System Twenty-Eight--Step Eight: Simplify Life Twenty-Nine--Step Nine: Establish Personal Integrity Thirty--Step Ten: Open to Intuition Thirty-One--Step Eleven: Love Yourself Thirty-Two--Step Twelve: Do All You Can and Release the Rest Epiloque Heal Ourselves, Heal the World Appendix: Summary of Steps in the Healing Process Recommended Reading