Spirituality Through a Highly Sensitive Lens - by Elaine N Aron (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Dr. Elaine Aron, world-renowned author of the groundbreaking, internationally bestselling classic The Highly Sensitive Person, gives readers everything they need to find their path toward peace, equanimity, and simply feeling okay--no matter what's happening in the world around them and how overwhelming it may be.

A spiritual supernova has taken the world by storm since the Sixties. Suddenly more and more people are shifting into a state of profound inner peace, almost unshakeable calm, and clearer focus. So how do the rest of us get there?

In her most personal book yet, Dr. Aron offers the first ever objective overview of meditation methods and paths to enlightenment. Sharing practical explanations of spiritual practices as well as her own experiences from fifty-five years of meditation practice, she helps readers better understand the form of spirituality that suits them best. She also delves into the recent brain research regarding this end state, this shift that can occur.

Highly sensitive people, with their natural depth of thinking and feeling, as well as their greater need for inner peace, are instinctively drawn to such a spiritual journey, but this is a book for everyone. With Dr. Aron's signature empathy and profound caring, as well as her attention to science, this one-of-a-kind guide will help all of us embark on our own spiritual journey.

Review Quotes

Praise for Dr. Elaine Aron and her groundbreaking classic, The Highly Sensitive Person

"Elaine Aron has not only validated and scientifically corroborated high sensitivity as a trait--she has given a level of empowerment and understanding to a large group of the planet's population. I thank Dr. Aron every day for her having brought this awareness to the world." --Alanis Morissette, artist, activist, teacher

"Elaine Aron's perceptive analysis of this fundamental dimension of human nature is must reading. Her balanced presentation suggests new paths for making sensitivity a blessing, not a handicap." --Philip G. Zimbardo, author of Shyness

"Enlightening and empowering, this book is a wonderful gift to us all." --Riane Ensler, author of Nurturing Our Humanity

"Shy people fear being judged or rejected, whereas highly sensitive people have a keen awareness of their environment, frequently becoming overstimulated by it." --Self

"If you are easily overwhelmed by noise, chaos, and emotions; perform poorly when being observed; and require time alone each day, there is no need to worry; recent research shows your heightened sensitivity can do you more good than harm." --Counseling Today

"At book signings, people have come up to her [Elaine Aron] and said, 'You've saved my life.'" --San Francisco Chronicle

"Aron's book is not a fly-by-night, self-help tome, but instead a serious effort to explore a subject on which little has been done." --The Oregonian

"This book is a valuable resource for the HSP, as well as those who are trying to understand the HSP." --The New Times

"This innovative psychologist has figured out that the extreme reactivity of a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) can be a good thing. This comes as a relief to people like me--and probably you, too." --Pathways

About the Author

Elaine Aron, Ph.D. is the internationally bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person, the groundbreaking, life-changing guide, in print for nearly thirty years and translated into 32 languages. She is also the author of The Highly Sensitive Parent, The Highly Sensitive Person Workbook, the Highly Sensitive Person in Love, The Highly Sensitive Child, and Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person. Dr. Aron obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology from Pacific Graduate Institute and trained at the Jung Institute in San Francisco. She is widely published in academic journals on research regarding both sensory processing sensitivity and, along with her husband, Arthur Aron, the scientific study of close relationships. Dr. Aron maintains a website and newsletter at hsperson.com. Aron lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.