Love and Awakening: Discovering the Sacred Path of Intimate Relationship

Welwood, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060927976 ISBN 13: 9780060927974

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998

Combining practical advice (like that of Harville Hendrix) with spiritual teachings (like those of Thomas Moore), John Welwood, psychotherapist and author of the bestselling "Journey of the Heart," creates an extraordinary new book about the sacred power of intimate relationships.

Review:

"Original, honest, and profound, this book offers a powerful new message for love and intimacy in the nineties and beyond. Read it, and your relationships will never be the same again." -- "John Gray, Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are froom Venus" "Few writers who explore contemporary love as a sacred path do so as lyrically, as deeply, and as cogently as John Welwood. In his beautifully rendered new book Love and Awakening, Welwood examines human relationship at that unique juncture where psychology and spirituality meet." -- "Body Mind Spirit" "Welwood has combined Eastern philosophy with Western teachings in previous bestsellers and here turns to long-term intimacy as the most spiritual teacher in life.... Welwood welcomes us to the magic of our innermost nature as reflected in the gaze and soul of the beloved." -- "San Francisco Chronicle"

From the Back Cover:

Men and women are searching for deeper meaning in their everyday lives and in their relationships. In this groundbreaking new book, renowned author and psychotherapist John Welwood, Ph. D., points the way, taking up where his previous bestseller, 'Journey of the Heart', left off. He sets forth a compelling new paradigm of relationship as a path of soulwork, demonstrating how every psychological obstacle arising between two lovers provides a special kind of spiritual opportunity to tap into hidden inner resources and relate to each other in a more honest, enriching way. Offering practical guidance as well as lively illustrative dialogues from Welwood's relationship workshops. 'Love and Awakening' is about much more than just making one's whole life work in a richer, more deeply satisfying way.

John Welwood, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist in private practice and author of 'Journey of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love'. His innovative approach integrates Eastern contemplative teachings with Western psychotherapeutic insight. He and his wife, Jennifer, lead workshops on conscious relationship and psychospiritual work, and live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"Original, honest, and profound, this book offers a powerful new message for love and intimacy in the nineties and beyond. Read it, and your relationships will never be the same again."
JOHN GRAY, author of 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus'

"A compelling new psychospiritual model of intimacy based on truth-telling, no-fault listening, self-inquiry, and soulwork. By far the best book on relationships that I've read."
ANGELES ARRIEN, Ph.D, author of 'The Four-Fold Way'