Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You

This was an enjoyable listening experience. Most of the information was already something I had known deep inside, though I can see how this could be groundbreaking for others. It also felt like, while I agreed with much of what Deepak talked about, he didn't give me many ways to actually enact it, though I suppose there is no easy answer and that's the point. It sounds easy to be present and understand you and your body are already whole, but I suppose actually believing that and living with that truth everyday is a lot more difficult to actually do. Or maybe my ego is in the way, and I need to grapple with that for a while.

I did come away feeling like I have a lot to think about. I know I could slow down and be more present than I am. show more I've always believed that our brains are a lot more powerful than we give them credit for, though the 'we only use 98% of our brain' myth isn't quite what we're talking about here. Manifestation and creating your own reality are very true things and don't just belong in sci-fi novels, though it should still be grounded in what is reasonable. I believe that Western society has lost that inner connection (and even mocks it), and now that we are losing our communities at an alarming rate as well, this is even more true than ever. We need to be in touch with our body and soul to feel complete, to survive, and appreciate happiness while it's in our favor. I think many ancient civilizations, and many societies today that lay outside the Whiteness of the West, knew this to be true and live(d) their lives carrying that knowledge everyday.
We also need companionship. Going on this sort of journey alone can feel like you are breaking down all the walls, but when you don't have anyone to socialize with, it's so easy for the ego to be secretly hindering you. In other words, you may think you're growing, but if there's no one to test that growth on, you may simply be deceiving yourself. So, this book is about not only reinventing your mind and body, but also understanding that other people are crucial to help further that growth and break our walls down. We are whole as ourselves, but as a people we are so divided. Discourse, tech, pettiness- these things are so abundant in society today and they all, right now, are serving to alienate us from eachother when really we should be recognizing how we are all parts to one whole and could be working together for the amazing future we are capable of engineering.

I'm thankful that Deepak put words to something I already felt, and I would recommend this to anyone seeking to further their personal growth and bridge the divide between their soul and body. Be aware, there is a lot of religious talk, but it goes beyond just Christianity and I feel it was used as a tool to help the most faithful to incorporate it into their lives instead of fight against it as ungodly, so it didn't bother me too much as someone who is not religious at all.

I did struggle a bit with understanding him at times, but this has more with my APD and how it interacts with accents, than with Deepak Chopra's enunciation. show less

I once got to meet Deepak at a book signing/speaking event where I worked--even got to ride down a couple of floors in the elevator with him--and a crowd of other people. The event was too crowded for any kind of meaningful interaction, but memorable, all the same.
In this book, Deepak explains that we have more control over our bodies than we realize; that our bodies are not only affected by what we are exposed to, and what we consume; they are equally affected by what we think and feel.

Despite many people's skepticism (including some of my own) involving Mr. Chopra, I was actually quite enthusiastic about this book and the lessons that it contained and feel that for those looking for a good non-fiction book to read- this would be a good bet. This book is written in a way that facilitates understanding by its readers while at the same time offering relevant and potentially stimulating information in a resourceful and utilizing way.

4.5 stars!

Fifteen years after his !3 New York Times Bestseller, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Deepak Chopra revisits “the forgotten miracle”--the body’s infinite capacity for change and renewal. You cannot take advantage of this miracle, Chopra says, unless you are willing to completely reinvent your body, transforming it from a material object to a dynamic, flowing process. “Your physical body is fiction,” Chopra contends. Every cell is made up of two invisible ingredients: awareness and energy.
Using Chopra’s ten steps to wholeness, you can harness those basic elements to change the distorted energy patterns that are the root cause of aging, infirmity, and disease.
Transformation can’t stop with the body, however; it must involve the show more soul. The soul--seemingly invisible, aloof, and apart from the material world--actually creates the body. Only by going to the level of the soul will you access your full potential, bringing more intelligence, creativity, and awareness into every aspect of your life.
Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul delivers ten breakthroughs--five for the body, five for the soul--that lead to self-transformation. In clear, accessible terms, Chopra shows us how to commit ourselves to deeper awareness, focus on relationships instead of consumption, embrace every day as a new world, and transcend the obstacles that afflict body and mind.
Deepak Chopra has inspired millions with his profound teachings over the years. His bestselling books have explored the mind/body connection and the power of spirit. With his latest book, he invites you to experience with him the miracles that unfold when we connect the body directly to the awesome mysteries that give life meaning--directly to the soul. When you have completed this journey, after reinventing your body and resurrecting your soul, the ecstasy of true wholeness becomes possible for the very first time. show less

Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul...How to Create a New You by Deepak Chopra.

I found a universality that has enlightened and expanded my own beliefs without changing any of the basic principles.. My own copy is filled with notes, comments, underlining, and checkmarks for return references. This will always be a treasure........Review posted Oct 21, 2014. Reading is not complete. I read Chopra's books by falling into them and taking a long time to emerge. ...hence the review and favored recommendation before I've completed reading the book. I never finish studying Chopra and use his books for references continually.

This book really opened up my mind (even further) and had me look at situations in my life through another perspective.