Positive Energy

10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love

By: Judith Orloff M.D.

Narrated by: Judith Orloff M.D.

Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Are you forever rushing around, fending off chronic exhaustion? Are you desperately overcommitted, afraid to say no? Do you have fang marks from being bled dry by energy vampires? Does the onslaught of violence in the news leave you drained? If so, you're the victim of a hidden energy crisis. To resolve it you need more than traditional solutions such as eating well, getting a good night’s sleep, and exercising. Here at last is the complete prescription to stop you from feeling constantly drained and enables you to live a more vibrant life: the Positive Energy Program created by Judith Orloff, M.D.

Dr. Orloff is the pioneer behind Energy Psychiatry, a new field that addresses the subtle energetic components of health and behavior. Energy Psychiatry blends the practice of mainstream medicine with an emerging scientific understanding of subtle energies, revered by many cross-cultural healing traditions as our life force. In Positive Energy, Dr. Orloff explains this exciting new discipline and how it led her to formulate ten essential prescriptions for boosting energy, improving relationships, and combating energy vampires. The prescriptions are:

• Awaken your intuition and rejuvenate yourself--and learn the cure for technodespair and overload from emails, computers, and phones

• Find a nurturing spiritual path that fits your own beliefs and inner stirrings

• Design an energy-aware approach to diet, exercise, and health—and learn how to avoid the "energetic overeating" that sabotages attempts to lose weight

• Generate positive emotional energy to counter negativity

• Develop a heart-centered sexuality

• Open yourself to the flow of creativity and inspiration to achieve greater joy

• Celebrate the sacredness of laughter, pampering, and the replenishment of retreat--it’s not selfish to take care of yourself

• Discover how to attract positive people and situations• Protect yourself from energy vampires with specific shielding techniques

• Create abundance and a continuing flow of energy

The purpose of this program is to make your life easier. Each prescription has clear instructions for practicing the simple, powerful exercises Dr. Orloff gives her patients and uses herself—plus, there’s a "Treat Yourself" section to help you relax and enjoy the program’s full benefits. Following each chapter are Dr. Orloff’s interviews with luminaries who share their personal secrets about how they use a specific prescription to generate more energy. You'll discover how Quincy Jones’s intuition opened up after brain surgery, Larry King honed his interviewing techniques, Naomi Judd recovered from hepatitis C, and Jamie Lee Curtis deals with draining people.Dr. Orloff says, "We can't stop the negative circumstances of our time—our cell phones will keep ringing, e-mails will keep coming, people will be rude, our children will be demanding, and bad things will happen in the world. But we can learn ways to protect our energy so that we can stay centered in dealing with the stresses that arise." Positive Energy shows you how to slow down time to match your natural rhythms, allowing you to be fully present for your life. Learning this can make the difference between an exuberant life and one you're always recovering from. Filled with Dr. Orloff's warmth, humor, and compassion, Positive Energy is your tool kit for transforming fatigue, stress, and fear into an abundance of vibrance, strength, and love.

©2004 Judith Orloff (P)2004 Random House, Inc., Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

“A ‘let me count the ways’ of [how to deal with] work, eating, sex, computers, and getting away from the human ‘energy vampires’ around us. Orloff is a serene maverick.” —USA Today

“Dr. Orloff’s book takes you on a wondrous journey through the mysteries of energy. A must-read for anyone who’s rushed, stressed, or stopped by fear.” —Deepak Chopra

“A brilliant, intriguing, and extremely practical book . . . Dr. Orloff is a true visionary.” —Caroline Myss, Ph.D., author of Sacred Contracts

Enlightening, thoughtful, freeing ....

I found the book enlightening, informative, thoughtful, and freeing. Much to consider and reflect upon.

Love it

I have found MY self-help book. I have already listened to the recording once and have started it again on my iPod. I have always had a certain belief in energy though I haven't always known how to deal with it. Dr. Orloff's book provides a great structure to follow in order to become intune with positive energy and guard against the negative. I love that her methods, and her "make changes now" are written for people that live in the real world. She doesn't require you to throw out your TV or to never touch sugar again. Instead she requests you to become more aware of each moment and what makes you happy. I am so grateful I found this book!

Thanks to Judith Orloff

Judith Orloff brings credibility to energy medicine that few other experts on the subject can. Weaving in her experiences as a medical doctor, she makes clear the necessity and value of applying both allopathic medicine and energy medicine to heal the whole person. She is clear and elegant in this book, organizing her points into 10 prescriptions. She gives a lot of information in few words. I listened to the audio version, then bought the book in paperback so that I may reference it and make these prescriptions a part of my daily life.

Very helpful

Excellent insights and helpful suggestions. Clear and well narrated. Highly recommend. Dr Orloff’s credentials are impressive and she is a pioneer in the field.

Feeling Vibrant

This was such a positive personal contribution and provided a greater understanding from my partner,about the ways in which I operate.

Huge Judith Orloff M.D. Fan

I've been a huge fan of her literature for a very long time. This book was incredible!

Smarmy

I wanted to like this book. I really did. But from the get-go it comes off as a sugary chunk of fluff that fails to add any new ideas to the flooded field of self-development and new thought. Worse, she is heavily focused on fighting back against "negative energy" and "psychic vampires". That just doesn't do a thing for me. A disappointment.