The Woman's Belly Book: Finding Your True Center for More Energy, Confidence, and Pleasure

This morning when my alarm went off I JUMPED out of bed... eager to do Lisa's belly "workout". It's that good! I absolutely love the way I feel after moving through the gentle rhythms...I feel deeply connected to myself with all the gaps filled in...I feel centered, whole and filled with Self. Lisa's teaching of connecting breath to belly to body is grounded, real and powerful. I highly recommend her work to anyone who is working to heal body image, self esteem or disordered eating issues.

Don't let the word "belly" scare you away from this excellent book. After reading this book, I now think of my belly as the center of my soul. Initially, the word belly made me think of a line from the movie "Austin Powers - the Spy who Shagged Me" where a disgustingly obese character, called Fat Bast*rd, yells at the midget to "Get in my Belly!" because he wants to eat him. And there is always the "Night before Christmas" where Santa's belly shook like a bowl full of jelly. But after reading this book, my idea of the word belly and what it stands for has completely changed. And anyways, those two references are to men's belly's. Now I understand more about the Women's belly, and that it includes so much more than a stomach. The idea that the region between your pubic bone and your rib cage can be a well spring for courage, confidence and passion may seem absurd. But the author provides historical and cultural references that the female belly is all that and more. Like most women in their late 40's, I grew up with women's lib and the knowledge I could go to college and just like the boys, I could become anything I wanted. I grew up thinking that any real power is what I store in my brain - in my head. So it was difficult in the beginning, to accept that I do have power in my abdomen. After all, that is the place where I have been storing all the shame and self-doubt I earned during a traumatic childhood. Women need to read this book. We have lost touch with who and what we are as females. Historically, the ancient wisdom of women and their bodies was honored and respected, rather than demeaned. This book, with its breathing techniques and exercises, helped me break down a barrier that has stood for many years - decades even. A barrier of shame and disgust because my stomach is not flat and taut as society and the media has decreed it should be. This barrier kept me from truly loving my body and listening to the wisdom held deep inside me - inside my center, my belly.

When I told my friends that I was reading a book about loving my belly, they all snorted. It seems that no one likes, much less loves, their bellies. The Woman's Belly Book is more about honoring your creative power center. Using breathing techniques, visualizations and art therapy, the reader is led through the process of discovering your secret treasure. Just using her belly dialogue techiniques, I feel more connected to my inner strength. Highly recommended.

This is one Great Book! Easy to follow, real advice ... a leap towards healing the warped image we have of our bodies, especially in this culture where the emphasis on image often ranks above substance. Personally, this book helped me to connect deeper to my body, I am now including short mini-meditations specifically to connect with the center/belly. The instructions are clear and easy and much of it can be done in a matter of minutes! I have also finally changed my wardrobe to eliminate restrictive clothing, my posture changed in the process as well and I feel SO much better! I have recommended this book to many of my female friends, clients and acquaintances and will continue to do so. A real jewel!

A wonderful experience in reading and in exercises presented in the book. Easy to read - much valuable information presented in a clear and fun way, which made the book a truly wonderful experience. Good illustrative examples, much information that showes a great level of knowledge of the author. Does not only discuss "a problem", but has an excellent solution to it worked through with illustrated exercises. I truly wish the author will come out with several similar books in fields she certainly has much knowledge to share and I highly recommend this book to anyone having interest in this field.