Reviews and Endorsements:
If you are looking for an inspirational and uplifting book about dying, this is it! Practicing Conscious Living and Dying: Stories of the Eternal Continuum of Consciousness has brightened my perspective about death. Each of these wonderful stories is full of security, clarity and warmth.
Michelle Cromer, author of Exit Strategy: Thinking Outside the Box.
Practicing Conscious living and Dying: Stories of the Eternal Continuum of Consciousness offers a wide range of research that confirms death is only a transition. Even ardent skeptics will be impressed by the excellent first hand accounts that provide evidence for the continuum of consciousness following death of the physical body.
Bill Guggenheim, co-author of Hello From Heaven.
Practicing Conscious Living and Dying weaves an exceptionally beautiful fabric of historic, religious, modern-day and philosophical views of near-death and related phenomena interwoven with inspiring true stories that underscore the positive and dramatic effect that death can have on a person's life. A must read for anyone interested in near-death experiences and the continuity of consciousness.
Yolaine M Stout, President, International Association for Near-Death Studies.
I am captured by the style in which this book is written. Counterbalanced within each section is a series of personal stories of real people, illustrating through events in their own lives what has previously been described. And the way that is done is like nothing else I have seen in any book - creating a unique and friendly closeness that makes what is shared as immediate as it is intimate. An exceptional book. Highly recommended.
P.M.H. Atwater, Near-Death Researcher and author of books on her findings, including The New Children, Beyond the Light, and The Near-Death Experience Complete Sourcebook.
Death, it has been said, is the supreme teacher, and this beautiful and deeply moving book certainly exemplifies the adage. In it, you will meet about twenty people whose lives were profoundly touched -- and immeasurably enriched -- by an encounter with death, either through a near-death experience or the death of a loved one. The stories you will find here are not just consolatory, they are inspiring and instructive, and some will cause you to weep or marvel.
Kenneth Ring, Ph.D., author of many books on the near-death experience including Lessons from the Light.
This is a glorious book. It is an antidote to the fear of death, the bugaboo that has terrorized humans since time immemorial. Practicing Conscious Living and Dying raises the power of story to its most majestic purpose that of helping people live richer, fuller, more meaningful lives.
Larry Dossey, M.D., author of The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things.
Practicing Conscious Living and Dying achieves a perfect equilibrium between spiritual insights and inspirational testimonies of some exceptional individuals who, by their generosity, altruism and courage have transformed the lives of many. A must-read for anyone who wishes to live consciously and, as a result, prepares for dying and beyond.
Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino, author of Death and Survival. Co-author with Kenneth Ring of Lessons From the Light.
This book offers an important and helpful message. For those who have experienced a near-death event, you will be familiar with these stories. For those who have not experienced such an event Practicing Conscious Living and Dying: Stories of the Eternal Continuum of Consciousness offers insight and understanding to that space between life and death. It is not a new thing, but a familiar state of being, as if you have experienced it many times before. It is like going home. I am happy to have my story among this unique group. You just have to read it.
Larry Hagman
