Brown - Soulshaping : a journey of self-creation

E ARLY PRAISE FOR
S OULSHAPING

Spiritual erotica! Jeff Brown lays down his soul on these pages for us to see ourselves. In so doing, he demonstrates a rare vulnerability, a wicked sense of humor, and a deeply personal insight into the human condition. K ATHRYN B EET, master yoga practitioner and owner of Yoga Space, Toronto

Jeff Brown takes readers on a journey seeking to find his inner self. It is a search for self-fulfillment, a field guide for life, and a quest for the meaning of life. E DDIE G REENSPAN, QC, criminal lawyer and earnest defender of the presumption of innocence

Soulshaping is a beautiful story of one mans spiritual journey that reveals the inspiring, yet often humbling, path of growth and self-transformation. Jeff Brown offers us a raw, honest, and humorous glimpse into the exploration of self, while also imploring us to celebrate the opening of the heart and the awakening of the soulno matter where we are directed, what is revealed, or who shows up. S EANE C ORN, international yoga instructor and spiritual activist

Soulshaping is lit with epiphanies and hard-won psychospiritual savvy not just for the author, but for all of us. Jeff Brown has faced his dragons and has emerged from the flames with significant treasures and a soul-centered, refreshingly raw travelogue that is as readable as it is instructive. A brave book this isa book that serves our own journey of awakening and healing simply by being so unswervingly and nakedly human. R OBERT A UGUSTUS M ASTERS, PhD, author of Meeting the Dragon

If you dont have a gut reaction to this book, you may be dead! My heart completely opened up as I felt each page come alive with emotion. Its a must-read for anyone on a spiritual path to identify and discover our powerful and majestic self. J EWELS J OHNSON, host of Law of Attraction Talk Radio

Tired of another by-the-numbers guide to spirituality? Soulshaping is the real deal, a gritty look at the reality of fully inhabiting your life. It may be the only soul-help book I have read that brings spirituality and psychology together in a grounded framework. I love the way Jeff Brown shows us how to shed our emotional debris and ego armor, while at the same time transforming all of it into the lessons we need. Nothing gets lost or misplacedeverything is grist for the soul mill! Soulshaping represents the next step in the spiritual transformation of Western culture, a perfect blend of Eastern mysticism and emotional healing. Brilliant and perfectly down to earth at the same time. Z EYDL H EMREND, lawyer and film producer

Jeff Brown takes us on an intimate, compelling, enlivening, and often quite humorous set of adventures with many of todays leading consciousness teachers on his journey to uncovering the deep truths that live at the heart of all spiritual paths. R OBERT G ASS , E D D, workshop leader, spiritual activist, composer, performer, and recording artist

As a therapist and as a human being, I highly recommend Soulshaping. It is a must-read for anyone wanting to move beyond the profound emotional blocks of early wounding and gradually, very gradually, begin to awaken to increasing levels of self-acceptance through the wisdom and tenderness of their own essence. Through his school of heart knocks, and with astonishing emotional authenticity, Jeff Brown implores us to embrace and fully excavate our Shadow, the seeming darkness within. Only by fully honoring all aspects of our journey (every wound, every person, every trauma) can we begin to accept and eventually honor all of who we are. J OHN P OLLARD, MA, psychotherapist and spiritual director at Transformational Arts College

Soulshaping was the most valuable, engaging, and hard to put down book I read this year. This book goes way beyond the rote how to presented in so many spiritual books and offers a sincere and true-life story of what it is really like to journey into the inner world of self-creation and to listen, truly listen, to that tiny voice inside. Jeff Brown is the real deal and he shows with heartfelt honesty that there is no arrived when it comes to the quest of the spirit. D R . M ELISSA W EST, international radio show host with Contact Talk Radio

Just as a sculptor shapes his clay on the wheel, Jeff Brown shapes his soul from the wheel of his life. An alluring and riveting journey, a definitive cure for soul-dysplasia, this book is real! Never before have I read a book so eagerly anticipating the next pagenot because of a mystery unfolding, but because I wanted to see if Brown had my story right. For those on their soul journeys, this book will no doubt reveal a different vantage point to help them find their way. S USIE B ONHAM -C RAIG, spiritual psychologist and author and host of Wisdom Wide Open Radio

If I were to use words to describe my innermost feeling after reading Soulshaping, I would use two: true inspiration. I believe this book will be used as a bible to those who truly need a guide for their journey. Jeff Browns life journey will truly inspire those who have started and then stopped, those who have a knowing, but dont know where to begin, those who have despised their life due to some traumatic experience at some point in time, and will realize by reading this book that they can go on! L AURA A NNICHARICO