Love Your Belly
by Sharon Turnbull

[A] sacred space, one that has the great convenience of being close at hand, no travel needed, is your own belly.

Many of us (dare I say most of us) have a love-hate relationship with this love-basket, baby-cradle but saggy/baggy part of our anatomy. How delightful it was to discover an entire book devoted to the subject—an unusual book, a guide to activating the energy concentrated in your body's center.

The Woman's Belly Book features breathing exercises, invigorating moves drawn from yoga, playful ways to befriend your belly, and words of wisdom that help you learn to treasure your belly, your body, yourself, no matter what kind of shape you're in.

There's even a belly-breathing/muscle relaxing exercise that will literally empty your mind and put you to sleep. I've shared it with a couple of my insomniac clients, and they report it really works!

[Sharon Turnbull is the originator of Goddess Gift. This review appears in the October 2004 issue of her e-zine Goddess Path along with "The Belly Goddess," an excerpt from The Woman's Belly Book.]