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Joyous Body

Written by: Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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"Each one of us is a triumvirate being - at once the union of the body, soul, and all that lies within." For any that exprience disharmony amongst these three vital aspects, Dr. Clarissa Estes reveals a path back to wholeness. Join her with the Joyous Body for the third volume of her masterwork on the Wise Woman archetype. This empowering six-session program shares original and old family stories, poems and psychological commentary on the challenges, remedies and ancient knowings of the female body, "that which is not a dumb servant but a divine human traveler and consort."

©2011 Clarissa Pinkola Estes (P)2011 Sounds True

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Heart healing

I love all of Dr Estes‘ work but this piece made my heart just a little bit bigger. It filled me up. This is for everyone, especially women that have dared to live, and for those that want to show up and be the uninvited guest at the wedding or funeral.

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Will be listening to this book again and again!

This book is amazing. A treasure and so beautiful read by the author. Inspiring and fresh.

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Love this heart and soul filled work!

So beautiful! Love hearing this in the author’s own voice. The beautiful stories filled with reminders to include the body consort as another equal type of intelligence.

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Magnificent story teller!

I love listening to this author. she takes the most common and complex challenges of being human, being woman, and wraps and twists and turns it all beautifully into enchanting stories made easy to understand.

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Beautiful!

The sacred and the real come together and Clarissa reminds us of the Truth of our bodies. all women must listen to this!

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Settle in

If you can settle in to the quality of this recording and the storytelling style, this book is a gift and a gem. Just listen to the sample first!

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Wonderful, Magical, Healing Storytelling

Clarissa Pinkola Estes is a fantastically engaging story teller. The stories and concepts are deeply healing for anyone whose ever struggled to love or feel at home in their own body.

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A treasure

Another radiant offering from Clarissa Pinkola Estes... this one feels perfectly suited to me as I pass through the threshold of peri/menopause and attune to certain newnessess in my body. I just appreciate her so much. I highly recommend this to women of any age, as with all her works.

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Life changing stories for all

Her voice, these stories, the teachings and blessings bring me home, leave me longing to deepen my relationship within and to share everything inside of me to this day and going forward. What a wise woman, reminding all of us how wise and wild we are, thank you thank you thank you.

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like hearing our cosmic grandmother's wisdom

this series is just wonderful. it's such a gift to be able to have such magical grandmother wisdom in our pockets. I really lean on Clarissa's guidance and wisdom in my daily life, in my relationship with myself and others. this is one for keeping for a lifetime and passing on to our children.

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  • Corryn
  • 2012-02-03

Deep, Wise, Healing!

This is my favorite of the "Myths and Stories of the Wise Woman Archetype" series. Clarissa Pinkola Estes disassembles the negative cultural messages we receive about our bodies and provides a series of healing stories, images, and ideas which hold the body as sacred, unique, infinitely precious and idiosyncratic. She threads vivid and unique multicultural metaphors and tales throughout the sessions.

Her voice, pacing, and accents enrich the experience. Hers is a vibrant presence. She brings stories and ideas from many cultures and her language and accents vary by culture.

This is book I will listen to again and again. I could not fully integrate the wealth of knowledge, wisdom and healing in one "reading." Don't miss this unique experience.

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  • Sabrina
  • 2017-05-03

Excellent

The author is so wonderful to listen to. She has made me feel much better and taught me how to embrace my body and the aging process as well as dealing with illnesses that have come along. I recommend it highly

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  • kosmicjerk
  • 2014-01-08

Wonderful content and recording

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This recording is wonderful to listen to or fall asleep to

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Clarissa Pinkola Estes has an absolutely beautiful voice, and is a superb storyteller

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This book is chock full of wisdom about the body, and is told in such a way as to invite the listener into their own inner wisdom about the body

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  • Sally C.
  • 2016-09-04

Pure magic

I just can't get enough of her. This book is healing as well as captivating.

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  • Fern Logan
  • 2016-08-06

Wonderfully inspirational

The author's voice is so soothing and comforting she makes you forget whatever ails you. This book is a must read for anyone male or female who doubts their worth. Beautifully written and presented. My only criticism would be the repetitive sections at the beginning of each chapter.

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  • Sabrina
  • 2015-07-08

Amazing

Absolutely wonderful uplifting and inspiring told with such passion. A book I will definitely listen to over and over again.

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  • Christine Coughlin
  • 2020-10-28

Profound, inspiring, deeply and delightfully Healing

Dr. Pinkola Estes is always great company. I and my family have such gratitude for the sharing of her unique and Jungian perspectives with compassion , passion ,humor depth, joy and wholeness.
She weaves science with personal and mythological story telling and unfolds the paths of wisdom and healing that they contain.
This book is beautiful ,inviting us to enter into a relationship with our bodies our consort , sacred other , sister , ally and friend.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2020-01-21

Joyous Body

In a society of airbrushed perfection, Estes brings a much needed view of the beautiful body, as is. She helps you make the connection of body with the mind and soul.

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  • Stacey Khokhar
  • 2018-10-05

Unprecedented! Delightful! Profound! Healing🧡

Dr. Estes has compiled many soul’s lifetimes of stories and wisdoms into a remarkable journey of coming home to one’s self, in a wholly un-mystical, raw, and completely unique and authentic fashion. I am profoundly grateful for her devotion to exposing the raw insides of the feminine- human understandings and for offering them to us with such care. Bless your beautiful soul Ms. Estes.

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  • Siw
  • 2016-11-22

A Life Saver

This book is everything I need to remember to be centered within myself, Forever Thank You Clarissa

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