Zusatztext 73371741 Informationen zum Autor Dondi Dahlin Klappentext The Five Elements brings the wisdom of an ancient healing system to modern readers, helping them understand themselves--why they do what they do--better. Dondi Dahlin shows us that we are all born with individual rhythms that go beyond the influence of our genes and upbringing. The five elements originated in ancient Chinese medicine over 2,000 years ago--when scholars theorized that the universe is composed of five forces: water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. Understanding these elements helps us stay in balance physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. By explaining the efficacy of wood, the depth of water, the joy of fire, the compassion of earth, and the wisdom of metal, this book helps people understand themselves and form lasting connections to others, answering the age-old question of why we do what we do. My Life with the Five Elements My friend Kelly had been trying to find love on singles' websites. She told me that there are lots of questions on matchmaking sites about likes, dislikes, desires, and a person's job and family that don't really tell you much about the person. For instance, singles' Web sites certainly don't tell you how the person behaves under stress. This may be the most important key to a relationship and is probably the biggest reason for breakups and divorcebecause people behave differently when under stress, and many times they cannot see eye to eye. Kelly said, I wish I could just go onto one of these sites, say that I am primarily a Water/Earth type, and have everyone know what that means. Then I would find my soul mate much quicker and we would undoubt­edly stay together for the rest of our lives! Gain Confidence and Clarity with the Help of an Ancient System The Five Elements have been a part of my daily life since I was a teenager. My mom raised me and my sister to navigate life by understanding how Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal manifest in the world and in people, and this understanding has truly helped me become who I am today. I have learned how to have patience, understanding, and compassion for people when stress, anger, and frustration could have gotten the best of me. My deep knowledge of this system has strengthened my ability to get along with others instead of letting the nitty-gritty details of life bog me down. It has helped me to negoti­ate tricky situations in work and uncomfortable phases in relationships and to find a deep and lasting confidence in myself. Growing Up with the Five Elements My mother, Donna Eden, taught me and my sister the Five Elements when we were young. She said they would never fail us. As a world-renowned healer who can see energies in the bodydarkness and light, flowing (wellness) and not flowing (illness)she knew she what was talking about. My mom has a kind of X-ray vision that allows her to see not just the vibrations and energy of peo­ples' bodies down to their organs and bones, but also the vibrations and en­ergy of their hearts and souls. She cannot remember when she didn't see, feel, know, and experience people's rhythms and their primary elements of Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal. Later, as an adult, she encountered teachers who taught her the formal Five Element system that is described in ancient Chinese medical texts and is fundamental to traditional Chinese med­icine. Only then did she realize what she had always been experiencing. Today, Mom teaches Eden Energy Medicine all over the world, a healing method de­veloped by her based on nine energy systems in the body. The Five Elements is one of those systems. These days, my sister and I both work closely with our mom as she travels internationally giving workshops to teach and heal people. But when I became a teenager and young woman, I was often perplexed by...

ldquo;Dahlin encourages readers to reexamine and expand what they think they know about themselves and others by studying the traits of the different five elements. . . . Readers who are open to these teachings and wonder why people do what they do will have their questions answered many times over.”**
—*Publishers Weekly

***"With the world becoming ever more hurried and busy, understanding personality differences has never been more important. The Five Elements is a key to this understanding, as well as fun, easy to read, and fascinating!"
**—Jack Canfield, coauthor of The Success Principles and the *Chicken Soup for the Soul *series

**"This wonderful book brings ancient wisdom to life and makes it practical for everyone to understand. When you know aspects of yourself and others through nature's elements, how the world and all those who inhabit her work will begin to make complete sense."
**—James Van Praagh, TV producer, spiritual medium, and bestselling author of *Talking to Heaven

***"Dondi is a master of the Five Elements personality system, and presents them in a way we can use in our lives to live more joyfully and understand the steps in our journey. An invaluable book for all of us interested in the wisdom and energy medicine teachings of east and west!"
**—Alberto Villoldo, PhD, shaman, healer, and bestselling author of *One Spirit Medicine

*“This marvelous book teaches you an exquisite system for understanding how you and others operate in all conditions and describes how you can vibrationally call towards you much more of what you desire."
**—SARK, coauthor & artist of Succulent Wild Love

****"The Five Elements takes an ancient system used in the Chinese culture and puts it in a modern context. This is the perfect blend of the old with the new, a very useful tool everyone can use to find out about themselves and their relationships. Dondi’s enthusiastic style and practical wisdom brings The Five Elements to life!"
—Lisa Garr, host of The Aware Show

"After several decades of media exposure, what more can be written about Chinese medicine? Plenty. Dondi Dahlin's incredible book The Five Elements is practical, comprehensive, and authentic—not esoteric, fragmented, or a vestige of New Age Pop Psychology. In other words, not only is The Five Elements a book for all seasons, it is a book for all reasons."
—Stanley Krippner, PhD, coauthor of Personal Mythology and Haunted by Combat

“Baffling characteristics of friends, lovers, and family become understandable when viewed through the lens of the Five Elements. A dive deep into the time-tested concepts in this book can unlock the full range of your wholeness, harmony, and joy.”
—Dawson Church, PhD, author of The Genie in Your Genes

“Dondi Dahlin’s book is full of ‘aha’ moments and practical and powerful exercises that can be transformative for all personality types. You’ll find the code that will open the combination to yourself.”
—Agapi Stassinopoulos, author of Unbinding the Heart

“Over thousands of years, Chinese medicine not only developed a map of the human body, but also a map of the human spirit. With her brilliant knowledge of the Chinese Five Elements, Dondi Dahlin is the perfect guide to show you how to read your personal map!”
**—Jean Haner, author of The Wisdom of Your Face and Your Hidden Symmetry **

“Many books about the Five Elements are written academically like a medical text book. Dondi Dahlin, from her years of experience and mastery of this ancient wisdom, has written The Five Elements with the layperson in mind, blending Western and Eastern cultures, with ease and fun.” 
—Robert Peng, The Master Key: Qigong Secrets for Vitality, Love, and Wisdom

"Dondi has performed for many celebrities and spent a life in show business. …