Into the Magic Shop

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Extraordinary things happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heartGrowing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education CCARE at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires Her final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart.Doty would go on to put Ruth s practices to work with extraordinary results power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve year old, riding his orange Sting Ray bike But he neglects Ruth s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts. New Read [ Into the Magic Shop ] Author [ James R. Doty ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 4 stars This was an enlightening read with a simple but powerful message There are two stand out words for me in this book COMPASSION and KINDNESS Among other things, this book explores the power these two simple words can have This is a memoir by Dr Jim Doty, the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education CCARE at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor He is also a cl...There s just something so sapioromantic about this book You just have to stop and revel in the gorgeous wonder of the brain, the sheer capacity of all it can do While there are graphic depictions of brain surgery here, the focus is mainly on neuroplasticity and the importance that presence and concentration can have on our health view spoiler hide spoiler I also like the early nostalgic bits of when the author was a child in the 60s and learned from Ruth at the novelty shop It reminded m There s just something so sapioromantic about this book You just have t...The power of positive thinking and mindfulness are nothing new, but this is the first time that I ve heard of a child learning such things Jim Doty had a pretty poor childhood both financially, and in terms of nurturing There s no doubt that HE was the adult in his family caring and worrying about his mother, father and brother, and then came that fateful day when he met Ruth Ruth taught him all manner of what he saw as magical things, not only to help him cope with the life he d been dealt The power of positive thinking and mindfulness are nothing new, but this is the first time that I ve heard of a child learning such things Jim Doty had a pretty poor childhood both financially, and in terms of nurturing There s no doubt that HE was the adult in his family caring and worrying about his m...This book changed me in some wayThis book wasn t like I expected it to be I thought it would focus on the Neurosurgeon part of the title, so I expected it to be a story about how we can discover the mysteries of the brain through academic research or something like that However, it was a spiritual story and when I discovered that, I almost stopped reading I am so glad that I didn t, though Although I am not big on spirituality, this story was still extremely interesting and wor...One of those rare books where, as I m reading it, I keep thinking ofandandpeople I want to give it to One of those rare books where, as I m reading it, I keep thinking ofandandpeople I want to give it to I ve read this book because it was recommended by BTS and one of the songs on their new album is called Magic Shop and it s been hinted clearly that it s about the psychological process used in therapy where a patient and the psychiatrist play out a magic shop, the patient exchanging past traumatic and painful memories with happier ones Basically, this is what this book has at its starting point.It sounds intriguing, but unfortunately, I never had any contact with psychology before and no I ve read this book because it was recommended by BTS and one of the songs on their new album is called Magic Shop and it s been hinted clearly that it s about the psychological process used in therapy where a patient and the psychiatrist play out a magic shop, the patient exchanging past traumatic and painful memories with happier ones Basically, this is what this book has at its starting point.It sounds intriguing, but unfortunately, I never had any contact with psychology before and no real interest in it I still read this bo...This was basically Tuesdays With Morrie with some neuroscience thrown in Far too sensational Far too exaggerated Far too everything Was he really that insightful at such a young age Is any of that even true Was Ruth that insightful I doubt it This readslike a morphed memory of how he became a neurosurgeon If it were an historical fiction book, I am sure I would have enjoyed it But, passing off this much sensation as fact, even if it has a lot of obvious truth to it, is ext This was basically Tuesdays With Morrie with some neuroscience thrown in Far too sensational Far too exaggerated Far too everythi...James Doty never really set out to write this book, but he told his story to so many people with whom it resonated and being one of the founding creators of CCARE The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research he was eventually convinced how manypeople could be inspired by his story and learn about the amazing work being undertaken, that he agreed to share his experience.Doty came from a poor background, raised in a dsyfunctional family, his mother was frequently depressed and had suici James Doty never really set out to write this book, but he told his story to so many people with whom it resonated and being one of the founding creators of CCARE The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research he was eventually convinced how manypeople could be inspired by his story and learn about the amazing work being undertaken, that he agreed to share his experience.Doty came from a poor background, raised in a dsyfunctional family, his mother was frequently depressed and had suicidal tendencies, his father, who when he was sober Doty adored, often disappeared after one of his drinking bouts and when he did retur...

Into the Magic Shop
  • English
  • 16 August 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 288 pages
  • 1594632987
  • James R. Doty
  • Into the Magic Shop