Your Mindbody Energy: How to Access Your Hidden Energies and Take Control of Your Life
Self-Help Vintage Wellness Holistic Health Energy Healing New Age Mind-Body Connection Mental Wellness Activity Book
Louise Samways’ 1992 vintage paperback “Your Mindbody Energy” is one of the rare early-’90s wellness manuals that still feels ahead of its time. Written at the intersection of psychology, New-Age bodywork and Australian holistic medicine, this compact activity book teaches readers how to locate, move and direct the subtle energy systems Western science was only beginning to acknowledge. Short, practical exercises—breath-work, visualisation, meridian tapping, posture resets—are laid out in workbook style so you can test the concepts on the spot and record results. The result is a self-contained course that blends the credibility of a clinician (Samways is a psychologist) with the accessibility of a friendly tutor.
Collectors prize the 1992 first edition because it captures the moment when “mind-body” entered mainstream vocabulary yet still retained the raw optimism of the New Age movement. Unlike today’s reprints, this vintage paperback preserves the original page layouts, hand-drawn energy diagrams and era-specific terminology that researchers and nostalgia readers love. Physical condition is remarkably clean: pages are unmarked, spine tight, only light cover scuffing and a few dog-eared corners to hint at its thirty-year journey. No ex-library stamps, no inscriptions—just an honest, well-travelled copy ready for a new shelf.
For modern users the book is a goldmine of quick mental-health tools that require zero gear. Whether you are a young adult coping with study stress, a professional fighting burnout, or a mindfulness coach sourcing retro techniques for clients, Samways’ “energy hacks” can be slipped between meetings or classes. The writing is jargon-free, empowering and refreshingly non-dogmatic, making it an ideal entry point for newcomers and a rich reference for seasoned practitioners who want to trace today’s somatic therapies back to their popular roots.
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