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Hear Your Body Whisper: How to Unlock Your Self-Healing Mechanism
Hear Your Body Whisper: How to Unlock Your Self-Healing Mechanism
byOtakara Klettke
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hear Your Body Whisper: How to Unlock Your Self-Healing Mechanism
byOtakara Klettke
Format: Kindle Edition|Change
Price:$2.99
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Unique perspective on the body
ByDr. Giaon August 15, 2016
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This is a fascinating book! I've read a lot about diet and exercise and healing, and Otakara has a perspective I've never heard before. She sees the body is a separate entity from the being. She also acknowledges that every body is different and has different needs and desires.
Otakara tells stories to understand bodies, such as having walking sticks (bugs) when growing up and developing a relationship with them, where she understood them deeply, and correlating this to having a relationship with our bodies, which are comprised in large part by microorganisms. Another interesting analogy is how bees kill and cover invaders in their hive, such as a mouse, with substance in much the same way as the body covers toxins with fat, to isolate it from infecting the rest of the body.
I learned several new facts, such as up to 20% of our energy is consumed by the brain -- it's not just calories in/calories out the way we're usually taught (food minus exercise equals whether we gain or lose weight). I also learned that the body responds best to repetitive foods, rather than variety. However, those foods are different from person to person.
A great way to learn about and communicate with our bodies is through meditation, and Otakara walks us through that process.
If you want to learn more about your body and how to listen to it and communicate with it, this book is for you!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
ByDr. Giaon August 15, 2016
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This is a fascinating book! I've read a lot about diet and exercise and healing, and Otakara has a perspective I've never heard before. She sees the body is a separate entity from the being. She also acknowledges that every body is different and has different needs and desires.
Otakara tells stories to understand bodies, such as having walking sticks (bugs) when growing up and developing a relationship with them, where she understood them deeply, and correlating this to having a relationship with our bodies, which are comprised in large part by microorganisms. Another interesting analogy is how bees kill and cover invaders in their hive, such as a mouse, with substance in much the same way as the body covers toxins with fat, to isolate it from infecting the rest of the body.
I learned several new facts, such as up to 20% of our energy is consumed by the brain -- it's not just calories in/calories out the way we're usually taught (food minus exercise equals whether we gain or lose weight). I also learned that the body responds best to repetitive foods, rather than variety. However, those foods are different from person to person.
A great way to learn about and communicate with our bodies is through meditation, and Otakara walks us through that process.
If you want to learn more about your body and how to listen to it and communicate with it, this book is for you!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Transformative, inspiring, and empowering!
ByRebecca C.on August 27, 2016
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I usually read very fast, but I had to sip this book slowly like a cup of tea, inhale it like flower essences, rub my fingers through it like earth.
This is not just a book: it’s a sensory experience.
It’s an experience of being gently urged and encouraged by a wise teacher, to get in touch with our bodies in ways that have been off limits to those of us who grew up in a culture that sees the body as a battleground.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been fighting with my body since before I was born. My mother was fighting with HER body, and my grandmother with hers.
This book is telling me, gently and kindly, to stop it. And it is teaching me, with wisdom and insight, HOW.
ByRebecca C.on August 27, 2016
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I usually read very fast, but I had to sip this book slowly like a cup of tea, inhale it like flower essences, rub my fingers through it like earth.
This is not just a book: it’s a sensory experience.
It’s an experience of being gently urged and encouraged by a wise teacher, to get in touch with our bodies in ways that have been off limits to those of us who grew up in a culture that sees the body as a battleground.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been fighting with my body since before I was born. My mother was fighting with HER body, and my grandmother with hers.
This book is telling me, gently and kindly, to stop it. And it is teaching me, with wisdom and insight, HOW.
Otakara Klettke used the techniques she so generously shares in this book to heal herself of a very serious illness she’d had since childhood. Her perspective is different from any I’ve encountered in the many other health-related self-help books I’ve read.
The book’s main message is very simple: love your body. And listen to it, because it knows what it needs to be healthy, and it knows what’s good for you.
The author goes into detail about how listen to your body, using meditations, affirmations, exercise, and a loving and simple approach to diet and supplements.
Reading this book is not like reading other books. It is not about absorbing information (although there is plenty of good and useful information in it).
Reading this book feels like being gently lifted and transformed, taken to a place where the war that western society imposes on our bodies, is over, where it’s not only OK to be friends with your body: it’s the right thing to do.
Reading this book makes you think. If you read it like I did, slowly, deeply, inhaling its wisdom into your pores, you will be a different person by the time you finish reading it.
You will be a person who feels good about their body, who loves every cell and organ and microorganism that is part of you.
This book will make you think differently. Instead of fighting with myself for being “too fat”, I now have a scientific understanding of how fat works as a protective mechanism to fight inflammation.
Instead of urging me listen to an authority figure speaking from on high about what I need to do for my body, this book takes a totally different approach. This book teaches me to understand that the ultimate authority on what is good for my body is my body itself... and teaches me how to listen to the wisdom my body wants to share with me.
The chapter on diet inspired me to put together my own list of simple, healthy foods that work for me. I don’t need to consult a book to know what those are (not even this book). In fact, this book doesn’t give you a standard list of foods you “should” eat at all... because the book’s whole point is that YOUR BODY will tell you what it needs to eat. And indeed, I know very well what my body does and doesn’t need to eat, but I hadn’t been listening because what I knew didn’t match with what “experts” were saying I SHOULD eat.
Instead of feeling guilty or “wrong” because my food list does not agree with what an expert or theory says I ‘SHOULD” eat, I now feel happy and confident because I have been supported in my inner knowing about what my body wants and needs.
This book will take you on a journey in which you will learn that your body is not the enemy, a foe to be subdued. You will feel different after reading it, than you did before. You will have a different relationship with your own body.
I don’t want to give too much away... read it for yourself. Reading it will be a different experience for each person, because this book is not about how to make one size fit all. It’s about how to make YOU fit YOU.
Your experience of reading it will be unique, and different from mine, because you are different from me.
But trust me on one thing:
This is not just a book. It’s a revolution.
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5.0 out of 5 starsShe began to listen to her body and is now in good health, having seen a doctor only two times ...
ByWendy Higdonon August 21, 2016
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Otakara Klettke opens her book with her heartfelt story of being so sick as a teen that she wanted a way out of all the pain. She began to listen to her body and is now in good health, having seen a doctor only two times in 15 years other than for pregnancy visits.
With a wealth of information, she builds the case for listening to your body and covers the gamut, including such topics as your brain, drugs, GMO vs. organic foods, detoxification, meditation, use of affirmations, exercise, drinking pure water, being in the outdoors, and getting healthy. It is an approach to listen to and honor your body to be healthy. I love the quote she used by Dean Ornish, "Healthy is not something that you need to get; it's something you have already if you don't disturb it."
Hear Your Body Whisper is well worth the read!
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I absolutely loved the part about self observation
ByEmma G.on February 12, 2017
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Shows the futility of healing your body by waging war with it.
I must say, this book was very refreshing because it parallels mine own similar experiences in overcoming physical afflictions via natural means as much as possible. And the way to do this is often at odds with what mainstream medicine espouses.
First off, I absolutely loved the part about self observation, even if it's just for a few days followed by what she covers on meditation. Personally, I found this to be very effective both with things like diet and exercise, along with the way we process information, manage emotions, handle problems and even deal with stressful personalities around us.
Second, I loved how she educates the reader on some of the latest discoveries in the medical sciences along with that timeless wise parallel of eastern practices. The result is that the reader has a much richer tapestry of perspectives to draw from.
Finally, I was absolutely shocked when she talked about the changes in peoples diets over the past hundred years, especially how much sugar people consume today versus the past. Very eye-opening, and explains many of the conundrums people are struggling with physiologically.
(Pay special attention to what she has to say about artificial sweeteners, too!)
There's much more I can say about this book; suffice it to say that it's obviously a labor of love for the author and will surely go a long way in improving the lives of those who read it....
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5.0 out of 5 stars
ByEmma G.on February 12, 2017
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Shows the futility of healing your body by waging war with it.
I must say, this book was very refreshing because it parallels mine own similar experiences in overcoming physical afflictions via natural means as much as possible. And the way to do this is often at odds with what mainstream medicine espouses.
First off, I absolutely loved the part about self observation, even if it's just for a few days followed by what she covers on meditation. Personally, I found this to be very effective both with things like diet and exercise, along with the way we process information, manage emotions, handle problems and even deal with stressful personalities around us.
Second, I loved how she educates the reader on some of the latest discoveries in the medical sciences along with that timeless wise parallel of eastern practices. The result is that the reader has a much richer tapestry of perspectives to draw from.
Finally, I was absolutely shocked when she talked about the changes in peoples diets over the past hundred years, especially how much sugar people consume today versus the past. Very eye-opening, and explains many of the conundrums people are struggling with physiologically.
(Pay special attention to what she has to say about artificial sweeteners, too!)
There's much more I can say about this book; suffice it to say that it's obviously a labor of love for the author and will surely go a long way in improving the lives of those who read it....
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this book
ByAngelaon November 12, 2016
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I absolutely loved this book. Having had digestion problems for the past 5 or so years, I have been really struggling to find the right "diet" without actually going on a diet. So frustrating. What to eat? How much to eat? When to eat? Why to eat? So many questions that have to be answered at least 3 times a day. :-O Otakara has really given me food for thought ... pun intended.... her approach makes so much sense, the part that particularly resonated with me was to make it easy and automate your meals. I started to do that as soon as I put the book down and I can honestly say my digestion problems have all but been resolved. I know it's sounds too good to be true, but it's more of a mindset than anything else, I automate my breakfast and lunch and get creative with my children for our evening meal. The stress of eating has gone. THANK YOU Otakara. <3
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5.0 out of 5 stars
ByAngelaon November 12, 2016
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I absolutely loved this book. Having had digestion problems for the past 5 or so years, I have been really struggling to find the right "diet" without actually going on a diet. So frustrating. What to eat? How much to eat? When to eat? Why to eat? So many questions that have to be answered at least 3 times a day. :-O Otakara has really given me food for thought ... pun intended.... her approach makes so much sense, the part that particularly resonated with me was to make it easy and automate your meals. I started to do that as soon as I put the book down and I can honestly say my digestion problems have all but been resolved. I know it's sounds too good to be true, but it's more of a mindset than anything else, I automate my breakfast and lunch and get creative with my children for our evening meal. The stress of eating has gone. THANK YOU Otakara. <3
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An Amazing Book that everyone should read
ByPeggy Limon August 23, 2016
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Otakara Klettku shares her experiences which will help all of us who want a healthy body without summarily resorting to medication and too many dietary supplements. To be healthy, we should first “honor, respect and love” our bodies. There are lots of micro-organisms living within our gut that help us to function optimally and we can complement their roles by eating a simple diet consisting of high quality food, preferably organic. She stresses the need to be consistent in a diet that is free from artificial additives but of high nutritional value, which should include fiber, protein, healthy fats, vitamins and micro-nutrients. She teaches how to cleanse and detox, how to meditate and how to talk to our bodies so that they will let us know what is needed to be healthy and to stay healthy. Our bodies are self-healing if we know how to activate the process and Ms. Otakara shows us how.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRefocusing My Hearing
ByAmazon Customeron August 21, 2016
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I'm just half way through and, without a doubt, this is one book I will finish. The writing style is engaging. Every page I read makes me want to read more. With a lifetime of experience in dieting, I've never before learned that listening to my own body could make the difference. What the author had to go through as a child to put her in a place to seek out the knowledge in this book just proves that bad things can be the driving force for good things. These words are destined to help many.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
ByPeggy Limon August 23, 2016
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Otakara Klettku shares her experiences which will help all of us who want a healthy body without summarily resorting to medication and too many dietary supplements. To be healthy, we should first “honor, respect and love” our bodies. There are lots of micro-organisms living within our gut that help us to function optimally and we can complement their roles by eating a simple diet consisting of high quality food, preferably organic. She stresses the need to be consistent in a diet that is free from artificial additives but of high nutritional value, which should include fiber, protein, healthy fats, vitamins and micro-nutrients. She teaches how to cleanse and detox, how to meditate and how to talk to our bodies so that they will let us know what is needed to be healthy and to stay healthy. Our bodies are self-healing if we know how to activate the process and Ms. Otakara shows us how.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRefocusing My Hearing
ByAmazon Customeron August 21, 2016
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I'm just half way through and, without a doubt, this is one book I will finish. The writing style is engaging. Every page I read makes me want to read more. With a lifetime of experience in dieting, I've never before learned that listening to my own body could make the difference. What the author had to go through as a child to put her in a place to seek out the knowledge in this book just proves that bad things can be the driving force for good things. These words are destined to help many.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing concept
ByTaya Mon October 3, 2016
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Great book and truly amazing concept. The author draws on her life experience overcoming major health problems as a child by listening to her body. The author covers a lot of knowledge of her ideas on nutrition as well, which is very insightful. She talks of the deep importance of listening to the body's needs over the mind's cravings and how your life, health and well-being can change when you begin to do this - and backs it up with credible research into the advantages. I found myself highlighting many valuable lines and takeaways. In fact more than I've done in a long time. I just sooo wanted her to cover more deeply HOW to differentiate between a mind craving and a body's need, basically how to actually go within and do that amazing work she talks about the importance of. Maybe in a second edition??
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5.0 out of 5 stars
ByTaya Mon October 3, 2016
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Great book and truly amazing concept. The author draws on her life experience overcoming major health problems as a child by listening to her body. The author covers a lot of knowledge of her ideas on nutrition as well, which is very insightful. She talks of the deep importance of listening to the body's needs over the mind's cravings and how your life, health and well-being can change when you begin to do this - and backs it up with credible research into the advantages. I found myself highlighting many valuable lines and takeaways. In fact more than I've done in a long time. I just sooo wanted her to cover more deeply HOW to differentiate between a mind craving and a body's need, basically how to actually go within and do that amazing work she talks about the importance of. Maybe in a second edition??
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Satisfying, moved quickly, right to the points
ByElizabethon November 18, 2016
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I liked that it had a focus on the microbiomes in our body, and I learned that they are more efficient the more you eat something repeatedly, especially if it's something natural(and not a mess, like GMO so it has confusing dna).
Pretty simple in its presentation, covered a lot of ground. I was skeptical because the author wasn't some know it all expert, but I was drawn in by the "if this person figured out how to..." sense of curiosity.
I'd say give the book a preview, check out the chapter titles. It's probably too woo if you are a materialist thinker, but for anyone else it's a read that makes sense. $3 well spent!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
ByElizabethon November 18, 2016
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I liked that it had a focus on the microbiomes in our body, and I learned that they are more efficient the more you eat something repeatedly, especially if it's something natural(and not a mess, like GMO so it has confusing dna).
Pretty simple in its presentation, covered a lot of ground. I was skeptical because the author wasn't some know it all expert, but I was drawn in by the "if this person figured out how to..." sense of curiosity.
I'd say give the book a preview, check out the chapter titles. It's probably too woo if you are a materialist thinker, but for anyone else it's a read that makes sense. $3 well spent!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Down-to-Earth Practical Advice
ByKim A.on August 29, 2016
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I love this book! The author presents a plan to help each of us achieve a higher level of health through well-reasoned, clearly explained steps that are possible for each of us to implement as soon as we decide to do so. Most self-help books are like that, I suppose. What sets this one aside is the rationale for each suggested step. Understanding why something is a good step and exactly how it will help is so beneficial. The author's tone is supportive throughout which I found very re-assuring. I was also impressed with the number of factors addressed. Obviously food and exercise are included, but you will also read about different ways to meditate (and how to do it!), grounding, navigating supplements (and even some things to do instead), and more. I learned so much reading this! Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Otakara Klettke!
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ByKim A.on August 29, 2016
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I love this book! The author presents a plan to help each of us achieve a higher level of health through well-reasoned, clearly explained steps that are possible for each of us to implement as soon as we decide to do so. Most self-help books are like that, I suppose. What sets this one aside is the rationale for each suggested step. Understanding why something is a good step and exactly how it will help is so beneficial. The author's tone is supportive throughout which I found very re-assuring. I was also impressed with the number of factors addressed. Obviously food and exercise are included, but you will also read about different ways to meditate (and how to do it!), grounding, navigating supplements (and even some things to do instead), and more. I learned so much reading this! Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Otakara Klettke!
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