From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Alternative medicine guru Chopra, author of more than 50books, argues that the bond between body and soul has been severed; it's hishope that humankind is about to embark on a restoration project that will givethe soul the attention it deserves. Chopra presents five breakthroughs thataddress the body and five that address the soul. He also walks readers througha fascinating discussion of how energy affects spiritual and physical health,and includes a scored personal energy efficiency quiz. According to Chopra,when subtle energy becomes blocked, awareness can act like an invisible forcethat turns unhealthy energy around (he also explains how the expression ofgenes can be altered by lifestyle changes). Chopra encourages readers tofollow their inner guidance, to embrace a journey to higher consciousness, toexpand awareness through meditation and other methods, to ask for guidance andthen wait for it to appear, and to trust their instincts. By accepting theoverarching power of the invisible or nonphysical world, Chopra maintains thatwe can begin to nourish a state of wholeness in which there is no longer adisconnect between body, mind and soul. Though Chopra offers 10 simple stepsto wholeness (including focusing on relationships instead of consumption),this is a multilayered text to savor and study; readers will continue tocontemplate the author's message long after the final page is turned.(Oct.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Allrights reserved.Review"Alternative medicine guru Chopra, author of more than 50 books, argues thatthe bond between body and soul has been severed; it's his hope that humankindis about to embark on a restoration project that will give the soul theattention it deserves. Chopra presents five 'breakthroughs' that address thebody and five that address the soul. He also walks readers through afascinating discussion of how energy affects spiritual and physical health,and includes a scored personal energy efficiency quiz. According to Chopra,when 'subtle energy' becomes blocked, awareness can act like an invisibleforce that turns unhealthy energy around (he also explains how the expressionof genes can be altered by lifestyle changes). Chopra encourages readers tofollow their inner guidance, to embrace a journey to higher consciousness, toexpand awareness through meditation and other methods, to ask for guidance andthen wait for it to appear, and to trust their instincts. By accepting theover-arching power of the 'invisible' or non-physical world, Chopra maintainsthat we can begin to nourish a state of wholeness in which there is no longera disconnect between body, mind, and soul. Though Chopra offers 10 'simplesteps' to wholeness (including focusing on relationships instead ofconsumption), this is a multilayered text to savor and study; readers willcontinue to contemplate the author's message long after the final page isturned."—_Publishers Weekly_, starred review"Dr Chopra moves us from the mundane lives that trap many of us to the sacredinsights offered by our souls."—Mehmet C. Oz,bestselling co-author of _You: The Owner's Manual_"Health and disease often begin in our consciousness, so awareness is thefirst step in healing. InReinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul,Deepak Chopra eloquently and beautifully describes how to enhance ourawareness and transform our health more dynamically and powerfully than hadonce been thought possible."—Dean Ornish, M.D., founder and president of the Preventive MedicineResearch Institute; clinical professor of medicine at the University ofCalifornia, San Francisco; and author of _The Spectrum_