The
Playful Way to Knowing Yourself:
A
Creative Workbook to Inspire Self-Discovery
Published by Houghton Mifflin
A
simple, fast, innovative, and fun-filled way to discover
yourself.
With
THE PLAYFUL WAY TO KNOWING YOURSELF, Roberta Allen reveals a practical method for changing,
or simply enhancing, the way you look at yourselfóand
others. Employing her signature combination of verbal
directives and visual cues, Allen has created a dynamic
workbook that prompts you to look at yourself from angles
and perspectives you would not otherwise see. When traditional
barriers are broken down through these refreshing, unpretentious,
and gently probing exercises, the results can range
from subtle to astonishing. At the very least, you will
get surprising glimpses of yourself. At best, you will
have deep insights that lead you to action or to accepting
yourself just as you are.
Whether
used as a journal, or a serious self-help tool, The
Playful Way to Knowing Yourself will take you on a delightful,
illuminating, and inevitably fulfilling personal journey.
In the end you will know yourself better than ever before.
Advance
Praise for The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself
"Roberta
Allen manages to accomplish the impossibleóinspiration
from a how-to book. By using her methods you will discover
the powerful inner voice lurking behind the fear."
--Rabbi
Yehuda Berg, author of The Power of Kabbalah.
"A
delightful primer on building self-awareness that manages
to blend real insight with the simple, unexpected power
of play."
--Dennis
Palumbo, psychotherapist and author of Writing From
the Inside Out
"In THE PLAYFUL WAY TO KNOWING
YOURSELF, Roberta Allen provides self-seekers and frustrated
creators alike with a fun, reassuring way to tap into
their creative juices. An original book the really does
the trick."
--Suzanne Falter-Barnes,
author of How Much Joy Can You Stand?
More Praise
for The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself
"Thank
you for being such an incredible role model to me. I
pull up your site each time I need to remind myself
of my direction and say to myself... Oh yeah! I can't
tell you how valuable that is. You're part of my recommended
reading when I do workshops."
--Jill
Badonsky, M.Ed, author of The Nine Modern Day Muses
, www.themuseisin.com
"As
a writer and aspiring essayist, I've looked endlessly
for a book to help me bring my attempts at writing essays
alive. Last month that book arrived on my doorstep.
THE PLAYFUL WAY TO KNOWING YOURSELF immediately had
me tapping into parts of myself I didn't know existed.
This book is designed to help you catch the spontaneity
of what you see and feel at that moment. The fantastic
part is you are able to redo the exercises at any given
time. Each time I've completed an exercise I've come
away with something new."
--From
a review by Linda S. Dupie, www.rainydaycorner.com
"Allen
shows the way to a deeper connection to ourselves as
well as the world around us."
--Heidi
Rain, Spirit of Change Magazine, www.spiritofchange.org/bookreviews.shtml
"THE
PLAYFUL WAY TO KNOWING YOURSELF contains a collection
of exercises to get those creative juices flowing and
to reach deeply into oneís self. People who can be open
and honest with themselves will get the most out of
using this book. I highly recommend it."
Paula
Kirman, http://womenwriters.about.com
"Last
night in the book store, THE PLAYFUL WAY TO KNOWING
YOURSELF jumped off the shelf. I finished it at 4 this
morning. I love your book."
--Joanne
Klassen. Heartspace Associates, Winnepeg, Manitoba Canada
www.write-away.net
"I
love your exercises."
--Sarah
Powers, age 11
"At
first glance, THE PLAYFUL WAY TO KNOWING YOURSELF appears
to be a book you could breeze through in an afternoon.
But after spending a few minutes with author Roberta
Allen's format, one soon discovers that there is a whole
world of self-discovery packed into these 213 pages.
Allen's book is unlike any workbook I have ever used
or read in the past. The writing prompts have much greater
impact because Allen has carefully paired them with
photographic images that draw us in or push us further
in our dreaming, our thinking, and our writing."
Lee
Ambrose, Naples, FL, Story Circle Reviews, http://www.storycircle.org/BookReviews
"I
am Vice President of the Resident Council at Serna Village,
a transitional living program that helps homeless people
to help themselves and also the Living Skills Coordinator
for Cottage Housing Inc. We came across your book, THE
PLAYFUL WAY TO KNOWING YOURSELF and presented it to
the participants in our programs.
They
love it! And are going to make a support group centered
on your book. We will also encourage its use by other
programs."
Steffanie
Cline, CHI Living Skills Coordinator
"When
I found your book, I had just returned to California
from adventures in Spain, Italy, and London. I felt
hollow inside. That night I finished half your book.
Next morning that hollow feeling had vanished. I was
at peace."
Manpreet
Komal, California
