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by Paramahansa Yogananda (Author), Sayer Ji (Foreword by)
"If the mind can produce ill health, it can also produce good health."
These are the words of Parahamansa Yogananda--beloved Hindu yogi, guru, and monk, and author the international bestseller of The Autobiography of a Yogi. Yogananda was also one of the first voices to recognize the power of positivity with Scientific Healing Affirmations. First published in 1924, this groundbreaking book describes the pathway to achieve wellness and clarity through a series of time-honored affirmations derived from Eastern spiritual philosophy. Far ahead of its time, this book was the one of the first to highlight the scientific correlations between positivity and bolstering your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Organized into dynamic, easily digestible sections, this powerfully succinct book teaches how positive affirmations can help you:- Prevent physical, mental, and physical disease
- Reduce the impact of negative emotions
- Avoid defeatist self-talk
- Choose your words carefully
- Build willpower and confidence
- Meditate and hone your focus
- Live authentically
- Achieve and maintain inner peace
- Awaken your life energy
- And create lasting positive change
By working through this time-tested book, you can reduce suffering for you and others, unleash your inner potential, and begin on the path toward true and enduring happiness.
Author Biography
ParahamansaYogananda was a Hindu monk, guru, and yogi. Yogananda is credited for enlightening millions of people in America and the Western world to the benefits of yoga and meditation. Born in India, he immigrated to the US at the age of twenty-seven to teach Eastern philosophy to the West. He rapidly became a prominent influential figure in the yoga culture in Los Angeles and traveled the world preaching his principles. He is the author of the bestselling classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, which has sold more than four million copies and has been hailed one of the best "100 best spiritual books of the twentieth century." Biographer Philip Goldberg considers him "one of the best known and most beloved of all Indian spiritual teachers." He passed away in 1952. Medical experts concluded that the cause of death was a heart attack, but disciples claimed he entered mahasamadhi, a yogi's conscious exit from the body.
