From the Fire Into the Garden: A Healing Journey

And intimate and soul-baring memoir that takes you from the fire and suffering of cancer into the creation of Healing Gardens the authors earth school that gave birth to an inspirational healing space open to all. What began as journal entries to make sense of the sudden shocking reality of a terminal diagnosis became a powerful raw account of the authors transformative journey. With Cancer as teacher and Nature as healer she was launched into a compelling crash course in how to integrate body mind and spirit into health and wholeness.Anyone who reads this book will go away with a deeper understanding of the suffering from a sudden threatening medical diagnosis - from seeking and researching the best treatment to inner family relationships to financial pressures and to marital stressors. The author gives voice to those unable to share their anguish fear and distress which encompass all aspects of life. With her naked gut-wrenching honesty the author gives support and permission for others to share their own story of suffering no matter the cause with the same honesty and vulnerablity as we all struggle in the human family. The author chooses not to wallow in the victim role but instead uses the simple gifts that are available to all of us such as being fully present to Nature the practice of journaling meditation and dream work. She crawled ran and sometimes danced into health and wholeness with the determination of a victor focused on learning each life lesson - lessons that will inspire everyone..One reader said It reads like an elegant silk thread weaving its way through a life filled with truth passion integrity raw pain and love grounded in the unwavering connection between the unconditional love of God and one woman. My desire is to read it again and give this book to any human being. It is a rich description of a life lived well and there is much to learn for all of us.