Jalaja Bonheim, PhD, is an inspiring visionary, teacher and speaker who illuminates our path toward peace, wholeness, and joy. Founder and director of the Institute for Circlework, she is one of the world's foremost experts in the use of circle gatherings as a tool for healing and empowering women. Her workshops and trainings have changed the lives of thousands of women by connecting them in a spirit of true sisterhood, open-heartedness, and authenticity. Jalaja (pronounced Dja-la-dja) has mentored hundreds of leaders from around the world and has gathered international acclaim for her groundbreaking work with Jewish and Palestinian women in the Middle East. Visit her website for more information on her books and workshops as well as free guidelines for study groups.
"This outstanding feminist guide to fostering peace in
communities opens hearts up to facilitating justice in an often
violent world.… Bonheim shares powerful stories and practical
guidance in a must-read volume that teaches how a
continued shift in human consciousness can indeed bring healing to
the planet.… The Sacred Ego is a practical and compelling
guide for conscious living. Through her truth telling, Bonheim
leaves us with nothing but hope that peace is achievable—because it
is already present within our hearts."
—Foreword Reviews
"Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, The Sacred
Ego is an inherently fascinating read that is as informed and
informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking."
—Helen Dumont, Midwest Book Review
"The Sacred Ego is a gem—a beautiful and vitally important book.
Jalaja Bonheim is the voice of the essential feminine wisdom
without which we cannot heal ourselves and our planet. Her work is
a rare and wondrous amalgam of earthy pragmatism and visionary
inspiration."
—Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Love for
No Reason and Happy for No Reason
"The Sacred Ego blends profound spiritual wisdom with exciting new
insights into the human psyche. For anyone committed to personal
and collective transformation, [it] is a must-read. It
sheds new light on our evolutionary journey and offers profound
insights into why we're in crisis and where the path to healing and
wholeness lies."
—Lynne Twist, author of The Soul of Money
"This brilliant and visionary book outlines a pathway to peace that
is grounded in our collective evolutionary capacity for loving
presence and intelligent action. Jalaja Bonheim’s compelling
stories of deep transformation in Circlework both inspire and
energize … she gives us hope for the healing of our world."
—Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge
"With an authority that grows from years of experience, Jalaja
Bonheim helps us understand how we can be the change we hope to
move toward. Absorbing, inspiring, and practical, her book is
grounded in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience."
—Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, author of Goddesses in Everywoman and The
Millionth Circle
"The Sacred Ego is an exciting, compelling, groundbreaking book,
and a work of irresistible compassion."
—Joan Borysenko, PhD, author of It’s Not the End of the World:
Developing Resilience in Times of Change
"Jalaja Bonheim has written a lucid, inspiring vision, based on her
direct experience of how to unlock the potential of the human heart
for the benefit of all. The Sacred Ego shows how we can awaken the
deep wisdom already inside us. A deeply insightful and important
work."
—James Baraz, coauthor of Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You
on the Road to Real Happiness and cofounding teacher of Spirit Rock
Meditation Center
"The Sacred Ego is a brilliant, wise, profoundly grounded and
practical guide to transmuting the selfish ego into one that serves
joyfully and humbly the divine truths of love, compassion, and
justice. All seekers and sacred activists should read and
integrate the wisdom Jalaja Bonheim unfolds here with such seasoned
pragmatism and spiritual grace."
—Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism"The
focus is on collective consciousness and conditioning. Topics
include head-thinking versus heart-thinking, ending the war within,
relational education, belief addiction, control addiction,
detachment from thought, and how greed makes us stupid… Powerful
work on the cutting-edge of a major evolutionary step forward."
—Retailing Insight magazine"What a powerful book! Revealing a path
to peace within and without, The Sacred Ego is a much-needed
offering to the world."
—Dorothy Firman, EdD, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Mother &
Daughter Soul and Chicken Soup for the Father & Son Soul
"This penetrating and deeply kind book, based on Jalaja Bonheim’s
invaluable experience of working with circles of people from around
the world, shows how we can create a sane and peaceful world for
ourselves and the children of the future."
—Sherry Ruth Anderson, coauthor of The Cultural Creatives and
author of Ripening Time
"With beauty, grace and insight, Jalaja Bonheim peels away layers
of encrusted cultural conditioning to reveal a shining jewel: the
evolutionary potential of the human race when it taps into its own
heart. Read this book and it may change your way of thinking."
—Liz Walker, cofounder, executive director of EcoVillage at Ithaca
and author of Choosing a Sustainable Future
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