I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in helping himsef/herself improve their thoungts and positive energy.

This book was recommended by a friend who permanently keeps it on her bedside table. I am reading it now and without even finishing it, I have already purchased 4 others to give to family and friends. I like the author's straight forward approach of taking charge of your life. GREAT book!

I bought this book yesterday and I finished reading it in one sitting. I could not put it down. I'll read the book again slowly and start to do the exercises today.

Although this book was first published over 20 years ago, the message is still so relevant today, especially after the phenomenon of "The Secret".

I recommend to read this book together with "The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-Being".

I love everything I have read from Louise Hay. She gives us all so much hope.

I love everything I have read from Louise Hay. She gives us all so much hope.

I absoulutely love this book. If you apply its principles in your life you will definately see a change. I have very little to say about it because it is such a personal experience for me. If you find yourself reading this review, buy the book you are meant to read it.

Great tips on how to change the negative head talk that can plague one's life.

Great Book, and very quick service. I had this book the next day after I ordered it.

This book really helped me start living my life again after my husband decided to walk out on me and my children. At first I felt like I couldn't go on. Then I saw the author of this book on Oprah and decided to give it a try. I feel so much better about myself and my new life now. This book can be helpful to just about anyone!

I love this book! I also have the DVD extended version of this book. The book is very easy to read with beautifully done art work to make the whole experience just wonderful and inspiring. I love that Louise put in a section with suggestions on medical conditions and which affirmations to use to help heal your own body. It has worked wonders for me. I really recommend it! :-)

I think Louise does an excellent job in this book. I bought three copies, one for myself, one for my mom and one to have on hand to loan out to various friends (and it's loaned out right now in fact). I love how the book is divided, toward the end you can go right to the reasons Louise cites for various maladies and healing affirmations for those. The only reason why I didn't give this beautiful book 5 stars was due to some words on page 165 which I personally disagree with (having to do with some recreational drug use being "just fine"). I did not think such statements were necessary in a book like this. And there were a few small typos on a few pages. Otherwise, the overall message of the book is to work at the thought level, let go of hurts and pains, forgive, and improve one's life.

Every time some one near you complains of an ailment, listen to them talk about the problem. Then ask, "How's everything else?" and listen to that answer. Then go home, pull out the book, go to the list section and see if the ailment and the cause of the ailment is what Louise said it is. If it is a chronic ailment, ask yourself, "Does Louise do a good job describing that other person?"

I don't want to tell you your results, but mine have been so enlightening. Using this information, I've been able to heal myself of maladies. I haven't been brave enough to do anything but observe this in others, but if you were brave enough to do so, you might find you're quite a metaphysician.

Amazingly useful information.

This is a life changing book. I recommend it to anyone who needs some positive influence or needs to learn how to be more positive.

I have read at least 20 "personal growth" books in my life, but this book, which I read when I was a cancer patient 20 years ago, was the single most transformational book I've ever read. I was given a 20 percent chance of survival in 1987 and I can say with confidence, the wisdom I gained from this treasure of a book, contributed significantly to my recovery. But more importantly, it taught me not to just to survive, but to truly thrive... I am forever grateful to Louise Hay, and all these years later I still use it as a reference book.

Erin Gill Reilly

This is a great book.I read it every spare moment I had.I already believed in the [the law of attraction] and this book made me understand it more.If you are wanting to know about [the law of attraction]this is the perfect book.

Dee

Full of Wisdom and Healing opportunities. I highly recommend this book. Louise Hay is full of Spiritual Love and Wisdom.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the authors message that if you choose the right thoughts you will choose that life you want. By using Affirmations you will affirm that. This is the Law of Attraction and her presentation is wonderful....Another book on this subject which is worth reading in a workbook format is Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbook also inspiring to read.

It was a beautiful copy. A gift to myself. I gave my daughter a copy too the the gift copy.

This book will change your life. Even if you think there's not much to heal in Your life, there is always something you can work on to make you feel better and make the most of this life.
Recommended reading!

if i could give this book a million stars, i would. it has helped me enormously in getting over depression, low self-esteem, and assorted other problems. changing the way you think really does change your life! positive thinking really does bring you a positive life! i would recommend this book to anyone looking to really improve their life and outlook on life.

if i could give this book a million stars, i would. it has helped me enormously in getting over depression, low self-esteem, and assorted other problems. changing the way you think really does change your life! positive thinking really does bring you a positive life! i would recommend this book to anyone looking to really improve their life and outlook on life.

Becoming acquainted with this book at this time in my life has become a true lifesaver for me. It has truly taught me to reflect on the way I think and how it has affected my health and general well-being. For the first time in many years, I've found that changing my way of thinking has brought me peace of mind, as well as release from a lot of the pain I have experienced. I now believe so much of my deteriorating health is attributed to the way I was thinking. Louise Hays has truly opened my eyes, and I am so very grateful.

I have the book, I have it on audio too. I enjoy listening to Louise L. Hay's voice, especially when she's helping guide my thoughts into imagining positive, wonderful possibilities. This will help you analyze yourself and change/shift your thinking for the better.

THis book is wonderful...makes you want to be THE best in life. I would recommend this book to anyone who is having a difficult time, very up-lifting to look at the other side of your problems, to be more positive in life!

I am so glad to finally find something that resonates with me and what I have always believed in my being but did not have the words to convey. Thank you Louise for bringing this to the world.

Although I looked at this book from a skeptic perspective because of all the ideas of our thoughts creating our reality, etc, I could not help but be inspired by Louise. She seems to just basically live a simple life and find happiness within herself, and always emphasizes that we can also be like this, and everyone deserves to be loved for the person that they are. I am definitely going to try some of her tips.
Some of the ideas about diseases being caused by negative thinking were a little hard to swallow. For instance, cancer and other ailments are supposed to be caused by all these pent up feelings and unforgiveness that we have bottled up...it is just a little hard for me to understand how a newborn could be born with a disease or a small child could get a disease. It's possible that there is more to it though than what is discussed in the book. I definitely think you should give some of her ideas a try, because just hearing Louise or reading her words and seeing what a difference she has made in people's lives is enough to show that she must be doing something right.

I just finished YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE by Louise Hay and would recommend that you
get the print version, if just to see the beautiful work of artist
Joan Perrin Falquet . . . it will increase you enjoyment of this
bestselling self-help book that was written many years before
THE SECRET became such a success.

One other recommendation: Skim the book first . . . then read
the chapter, toward the end, where Hay tells her life story . . . it
will put things in perspective and show you that she really
puts into practice what she writes about ; e.g., in this passage:

* We need to choose to release the past and forgive everyone, ourselves
included. We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive,
but the very fact that we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing
process. It is imperative for our own healing that "we" release the past
and forgive everyone.

I found myself reading and agreeing with just about everything
the author wrote . . . but perhaps my favorite part was her list
of ailments and the emotional causes for each, along with an
affirmation to help overcome the illness . . . she recommends
you follow this four-step approach whenever you have a physical
problem:

* 1. Look up the mental cause. See if this could be true for you. If not,
sit quietly and ask yourself, "What could be the thoughts in me that
created this?"

2. Repeat to yourself, "I am willing to release the pattern in my
consciousness that has created this condition."

3. Repeat the new thought pattern to yourself several times.

4. Assume that you are already in the process of healing.

Whenever you think of the condition, repeat the steps.

So, for instance, when it comes to multiple sclerosis:

* The probable cause is "mental hardness, hard-heartedness,
iron will, and inflexibility." The healing "thought pattern" would
involve saying this aloud: "By choosing loving, joyous thoughts,
I create a loving joyous world. I am safe and fee."

The concept may seem far-fetched to some, yet if you are
ready to accept what Louise Hay has to offer, it may well
work for you. Do give it a try.

I obviously have a different view of Western Medicine than the major rebuttal against Ms. Hay's book. Several years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer and given less than six months to live. When I walked out the door of my Dr. office, I never looked back, nor did I ever return for further treatment. As I write these words several years after the fact (and in good health) my decision was to walk away from Western Medicine, and the hegemony it asserts over our lives.

Afterword, I embarked on another journey by accepting responsibility for my own healing. I travelled to remote corners of the world and worked with indigenous healers, sages, and holy men and women; I began to explore the mystery of spiritual healing that Ms. Hay advocates on behalf of.

At the point I walked away from the Western 'box' so common in our contemporary moment, I also walked away from my fear based belief system. Death will eventually come for all of us. None of us will escape it. It is also nothing to fear as we are eternal beings.

The main rebuttal against this book is mired not only in the fear of death, but also of the fear of a fully embodied life. It fears responsibility for the underlying causes of disease. It fears change, and it fears transformational outcomes. Its primary belief is that health is the sole domain of medical science, and that our life choices do not contribute to our condition.

Now, here is a secret the medical establishment wants kept under wraps, but with indigenous healers, and spiritual healers (or spiritual knowledge that leads to healing) is that healing is an inside job. Once a healing is introduced, the subject has to also change the life style choices that led to the health dysfunction; if the subject returns to the old habits, the condition will return too. Spiritual healing does not offer a magic bullet, it provides another chance to change. The change is up to the person undergoing the problem. If the courage to change is weakened, so to will the healing be reversed or rendered illegitimate.

The aim of spiritual healing is to transform the underlying causes. And the only savior you will find in this process is oneself. This is the prime focus of Hay's work.

In the final analysis, only you can decide which direction to go. No one can do it for you. The only one you can save is yourself!

I got this audio book very fast and it was in excellent condition. Thanks a lot.

Take Care
Have Fun
B.L.Morgan

This book just jumped out at me. It is so healing and refreshing. If you are on the path for Mind, Body & Soul, this book is a winner!!!

This book is a must have. This is our first Louise Hay book and we will read more. My husband and I are reading it together - chapter by chapter - discussing what we learn and what we've observed about each other. It is a easy read with very powerful points. Our lives are changing thanks to Louise and a new way of thinking.

READ IT!

Buy How To Find Yourself and Your Best Match Socionics by Rod Novichkov.

This book, you wasted your money on, tells you that all your physical flaws are do to a disorder you may have in the way you think. How sad! Don't you want something positive that actually acknowledges you for who you are instead of pointing out everything about you you should be fixing?

No amount of this book's receips will cure you of your acne (medicine and a good diet can).

Isn't the whole purpose of this book to fix who you are so you can be happy for yourself and for those around you? Well you'll be too busy fixing rather then just being happy. Rod Novichkov's books shows you who you are and how to find happiness, truly, at last, a book that has come to humanity's aid.

I think Louise Hay has the right idea but the wrong message.
The 1st chapter titled 'What i believe' is just Louise noting her personal opinions which some readers may disagree with, i know i did and so did a couple of other people who read this book. I for one do not agree with a couple of her beliefs especially the belief about that fact that we chose our parents, no one chooses abusive parents. I'm shocked that Louise who has experienced abuse in her life would put such a damaging statement in her book.To say that we manifest everything in our lives with the thoughts we think is ridiculous. Yes we do choose our cheating partners and disloyal friends and rubbish boring jobs and sometimes we see the signs or we hate our jobs and complain complain complain but we dont get up and leave but no one chooses to be struck with breast cancer or a disability.
I think Louise Hays books should be read carefully because some of the material is very damaging and dangerous.

I would highly recommend 'Feal the fear and do it anyway' by Susan Jeffers, it is a fantastic book for anyone who is holding back on changing any aspect of their lives especially their career.

In You Can Heal Your Life, a saint of a woman brings us face to face with self sabotaging patterns so we can become aware of them. Once we are aware of something, it is much easier to transform.

I think (IMHO) that Louise Hay is the closest thing to a living Saint. Her heart and soul pour on to the pages of this great book, and immediate relief can be experienced.

There is a section on page 81 "Creating Changes" and I have the statement underlined in my book "I appreciate all that I do."

Right there is an opening to the inherent greatness YOU hold within. Appreciating yourself instead of bashing yourself will bring you into emotional, spiritual and physical wellness.

There is also a thorough section providing a list of physical ailments the cause, and how to treat it. It was interesting to read "HEADACHES comes from the invalidating of self... Migraine headaches are created by people who want to be perfect and who create a lot of pressure on themselves..." - now I know why I was getting migraines two years ago.

There isn't anyone who cannot genuinely benefit from this beautiful book, written by an EXTRAORDINARY person - LOUISE HAY - as she has from her heart provided us with a timeless classic on personal and life transformation.
Thank you, LOUISE, for being such a gift to humanity!

This is a wonderful book if you're looking for a simple and effective way to heal both physically and emotionally. I would also suggest a just published book, "Thinking Your Way to Better Health" by Dr. Andrew Goliszek as another great source for health and self-healing.

"You Can Heal Your Life" is a classic book, that has had numerous reprints and now appears in electronic form thanks to the Kindle, but matter what form you read this wonderful book, the truth of the words of remain. It contains methods of healing, affirmations, and discusses many of the emotionally based reasons why many of us become ill. You will learn by altering your life actions, you can also change your illness into a path of wellness. In this newly revised version, the list of ailments and likely emotional connections. But putting positive thought into practice can be easier said than done. I read this book in a much earlier edition, checked out from the library, but while it seemed to make sense, I could never quite live it. Much frustration was with my body, my weight has been a problem for years. There was an emotional connect that I knew was there, but couldn't quite understand.

Finally, years later, a concerned friend told me to check out, "Body Esteem: Weight Loss Through Self-Discovery (includes 2 Audio CDs)." That book turned out to finally help me get in control of my emotional eating. I think perhaps the reason was the two hours of amazing guided imagery CD's that came with the book. After listening to the Cd's over and over, often before bed, something changed in me and I began to change my eating habits. Words can be powerful on paper, but sometimes our stubborn minds need a little more convincing and guided imagery, meditation, hypnosis...a deeper level of access to the mind is necessary. I mention all this because now, after so many years, I read Louise Hay's book again and it was so much more tangible. Her insight is amazing, but I needed to be in the right frame of mind to really appreciate her words...I guess life is ironic like that...those who need to hear the words the most sometimes aren't ready. Thank God for my friend and her urging me to try Body Esteem.

Now I've integrated healthy eating in to my life along with a healthy, positive mind. I'm doing Kathy Freston's cleanse in "Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness," and feel amazing.

Good luck on your journey, stay with it and you'll get there...it feels great! You really can heal your life! God Bless.

I am so thankful that I came across this book! Little miracles are beginning to happen in my life and I'm so very grateful! I left my job in January and have been home ever since. I have gone on interviews here and there and nothing. Around the middle of June my Aunt asked me to accompany her to a doctor's appointment. While waiting for her to get ready she told me that she was reading this book called You Can Heal Your Life. She told me it was the same concept of The Secret (Which I'd already seen and own the DVD). I read a few lines and said yes it is the same as The Secret and put it down. On our way out she insisted I take it with us so I can read it while she met with the doctor. I took it reluctantly since I already know much about the Law of Attraction. I got bored enough in the waiting room (no fashion magazines) and started to read it. I then realized that the main focus of You Can Heal Your Life was not about getting stuff. It seemed more personal. Loving the self. I only read up to page 40 that day and gave it back to my Aunt, reluctantly. I kept thinking about the book and how I wanted to read it. A few days later I convinced my boyfriend to get it for me on audio. I listened to it in one day. I took a notebook and did the exercises in the book. I then typed out all the affirmations and started saying them out loud daily. Specially the job related affirmations. Although I'd always seen my previous job as unpleasant I started to bless the entire place with love even the customers! I even made a song about one of the affirmations. Very silly, but it made me laugh. My situation did get worst I must say. After moments of anxious thinking I remembered the book mentioned things will get worst at first. I rejoiced and my boyfriend looked at me like I was crazy. In the midst of a financial chaos I applied for a job and was called for an interview the following day. I got lost on the way to the interview and could not seem to find my way. Pulling over several times to try to figure it all out. I wanted to call them to say forget it, it's not meant to be but was too embarrassed. My boyfriend convinced me to still show up and I did an hour late. I was handed an application and began to fill it out. Thoughts were racing through my head. I would catch myself and say just be with it. Don't fight this situation you can't change what has happened. To top it off another girl showed up while I was filling out my application. She was there for the same job. She finished her application first, and since she was on time they interviewed her first. I did my best on the interview and went home and tried my best not to think about what had happened. They called me to tell me I got the job a few days later! Getting paid more money than my last job! Less than a month since I read the book. Thank you Source I accept it! I will continue doing my affirmations and blessing all the good in my life with love! Not only does it work, it feels great too! Louise, you are amazing and I love you and bless you!

This is such drivel.

The idea that we create everything in our lives is simple-mindedness at best. At worst, it can lead people who don't know any better to abandon medical treatment and blame themselves unnecessarily for things truly out of their hands.

What little good I gleaned I learned a long time ago.

Also, it's outdated in at least one area. I didn't finish the whole thing; it may be outdated in other areas, too.

I'm so sorry I wasted money on this. I ordered it from a book club. I wish I had had a chance to view it first.

Don't waste your money. There are much better self-help books out there, ones that are sound and helpful.

This s a wonderful book and even though it was originally published years ago, it really applies to all of us today. The theme that thoughts create your experiences is dealt with on all levels. Similar to another favorite book of mine but in the workbook format is Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbook,it gives you the tools to heal yourself.

This is a gorgeous book, and it makes a fantastic gift! It makes a great introduction to ease one into spiritual avenues and mind/body/spirit healing aspects without all of the new-age nonsense.

Anyone on the advanced spiritual level will find this book trivial except for the emotional healing affirmations in the rear of the book. Those are priceless to have around the home, and their effectiveness speaks for itself. The wealth of good reviews on Amazon reinforce just how effective these affirmations are for healing.

As a spiritual book I would rate this purely beginner, and of limited value. As a book on the mind/body/spirit connection, emotional healing, and affirmations I would rate this book in the top of its class.

One must also not discount the creator in all of this, we're all empowered with a very powerful spirit on behalf of the creator. Avoiding spiritual egoism is critical so we don't think we're beyond the creator itself. The creator expresses through us, and because of that we're empowered with many gifts of spiritual power including the ability to heal ourselves and others. Use them wisely, for the highest good, and with a loving heart.

I must say, Louise Hay is a genius. She isn't saying you intentionally make yourself sick, it is how you feel and dealing with your life that makes you sick. I was going through a rough time in my life and reading this book and the affirmations- it really helped.
There's nothing wrong with feel good about your life and yourself- the only side effect is that you don't worry- you feel good!

This book is excellent! The way she puts things in a new perspective for me, changed my whole outlook on things. From work to play...I'm a much happier and "sane" person for having read this book. I would encourage every single person to read this. But it's more than just reading too, you have to believe in what she is saying. Once you read this, you'll see what I mean. Happy Reading!

If I could give no stars, I would. I'm putting this review on each of Louise Hay's titles to warn people who fall into believing that this is a caring, compassionate person. I met her recently at an event and was about to compliment her on one of the books her company publishes that Dr. Dyer wrote for children. Louise Hay was so incredibly rude to me before I even got to open my mouth that I was shocked. The woman seemed to be only about capitalism, power and ego and, though I had been a previous customer of her publishing company, I will NEVER purchase anything by them again nor will I recommend them. I will not give money to someone so ill-behaved, let alone someone who's telling others to be nice when they haven't learned that lesson themselves. Louise Hay, I hope someone on your team shares this with you. You should be ashamed of yourself for being so nasty!

By contrast, I have dealt with the people at Sound's True a zillion times and all of them are as nice as can be and behave in accordance with their products. I spoke with their people at the same event (and others before it) and they were all lovely.

And, no, I do not work for or am in any way compensated by Sound's True. I simply people should know the truth about who practices what they preach and who doesn't. In my opinion, Hay's behavior was one step down from Cruella De Ville. If you're shocked reading that, imagine how shocked I was experiencing it from her.

The person who told me about this product, was not kitting. This book is a excellent must have addition to my home, my family to ME!!

This premise that thoughts and body can determine illness has been around. However, the author deals with it in a very informative way. Another book I have read, Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbookdeals with the subject through the Law of Attraction. It states that what you think (thoughts), you will attract more of the same.

I find the chapters from the middle forward to be more interesting and practical than the beginning. A lot of the philosophies that the author advocates in the book, in my opinion, is very very constructive and TRUE. For example, when you change from the inside (look at yourself differently), everything else on the exterior or around you in the real world would follow the change. It seems easy to understand, but it is actually quite something that most people have trouble doing, if they do think about it.

My reason for giving it a 4-star rating is that I found the beginnning of the book to be a bit dull.

This book was recommended to me by a grief counselor from Hospice. It is absolutely a source that should be in every home. I lost a dear friend and this has helped me get through the grieving process. I also bought 3 additional copies to send to my friend's sisters. They also think it is a wonderful reference and extremely helpful guide.

this book has helped me enormously to start healing my life. the affirmations are so helpful and yes, they really do work. thank you very much to Louis Hays.
Cathy

This is one of those books that I go back to time and time again - it brings peace to a troubled heart in times of turmoil and can immediate soothe the mind, heart and soul, bringing love and compassion to the forefront even when you want to strangle someone. Everyone should have a copy of this precious book on their nightstand.

Sally Shields, bestselling author of, The Daughter-in-Law Rules, 101 Surefire Ways to Manage (and Make Friends with) Your Mother-in-Law!

Joanne Scaglione, Author Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbook

Thank you so much Louise for spreading the word. I so agree: our health is so tied to our mind and our thoughts.It's time we all open our eyes. I'm glad this book revisits this principle and shows people how they can heal themselves. Another fascinating book which only validates what Ms. Hay says is Edgework: Exploring the Psychology of Disease: A Manual for Healing Beyond Diet and Fitness by Dr. Ron Peters. Highly recommended !