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Energy, Soul-Connecting and Awakening Consciousness: Psychotherapy in a New Paradigm

Author(s) : Ruthie Smith

Reviews and Endorsements

'This is a very fine and lucidly written introduction and guide for any psychotherapist or general reader who would like to understand more about the astonishingly effective methods of energy psychotherapy. Ruthie Smith gives a fascinating account of her own life experiences and therapeutic journey that led her to energy psychotherapy. She places all this in a wide-ranging context that embraces spirituality and higher consciousness, physics, and psychodynamics, to explain the nature of our subtle energy system and its interface with both mind and body. Clear instructions are provided for the reader to explore some of the well-known techniques. This is a delight to read!'
Phil Mollon, PhD, psychoanalyst, energy psychotherapist, author and past president of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

'As the title suggests, Smith´s book is as much a guide to being fully alive and interconnected as it is an introduction to energy therapy. Written with infectious enthusiasm and optimism, Smith´s work is deeply informed by her life-long (but non-institutional) practice of Buddhism and it also embraces an awareness of developments in neuroscience, quantum physics and the new paradigm. The book is greatly strengthened by Smith's account of her own spiritual journey and her holistic approach. This book will interest all psychotherapists seeking to expand their horizons.'
Jean White, author of Generation: Preoccupations and Conflicts in Contemporary Psychoanalysis

'As I began reading Ruthie Smith's impressive book, Energy, Soul-Connecting and Awakening Consciousness, I was immediately drawn into her story of transformation. We teach what we need to learn. Ruthie managed to meld her own personal history and needs with her search for her remedy. It is a compelling personal saga coupled with insightful questions and inquiry. She found what she needed to learn - energy psychology. Along the way, she offers the reader a vast and comprehensive compendium of knowledge of states of consciousness and paths to personal growth. She presents the techniques in a clear, understandable manner. I love that she describes Energy Psychology as focused more on healing than therapy. I highly recommend it.'
Sandi Radomski, ND, LCSW, an ACEP award winning innovator in the field of energy psychotherapy

'This book moves psychotherapy on to a new level - Ruthie Smith has taken a huge step in the integration of psychoanalysis, the body, energy work, spirituality and quantum physics. She explores the different dimensions of our being - grounded in methods of working with energy therapeutically in simple and effective ways and illustrated by examples from Ruthie’s personal experience and from case vignettes. I found the quantum aspect fascinating and exciting - seeing experiences that may appear unexplainable put within a scientific framework, illustrating the nature of energy and how it works within the context of human connection. For a book so rich and diverse I found it very readable and immediately accessible. I believe it to be a groundbreaking addition to the field of psychotherapy.'
Rebecca Cooper, energy psychotherapist

'Ruthie Smith invites us on a tour of new modalities and she makes the most informed and engaging guide. Her book is both a handbook for existing practitioners and an introduction for newcomers to energy psychotherapy and as someone who has not come across this work before, I found the breadth of her understanding inspires confidence and the clarity of her writing makes the journey a pleasure.'
Anne Power, author of Contented Couples

'This is an ambitious book, but Smith has impeccable credentials for writing it. [...] This book would speak best to those who are already on board with energy work, or might provide a valuable handbook to practitioners who are embarking on it. [...] The book is particularly interesting when Smith examines familiar concepts such as projective identification through the lens of energy therapy. There are also practical insights, such as the value of yawning and its links to yogic breathing.'
Anne Power, UKCP-registered therapist and author, New Psychotherapist, Autumn 2023