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.

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

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