I m a sucker for self-improvement. Anything that will help me feel happier, more fulfilled, successful, creative, or peaceful is worth a shot, as far as I m concerned. When I came across Chakras for Beginners , I expected it to be a simple, americanized course in chakra work , and it is. That does not take away from the book s merit, however.
Pond writes in a personal, conversational style that builds rapport with the reader.
He explains that while his work with the chakras, the seven energy vortexes located along the spine from the tailbone to the crown of the head, incorporates the traditional model given to us by the Eastern yogis, it expands upon that model to incorporate direct personal experience in a way that helps the modern Western reader apply this knowledge in daily life. Most of us operate within the belief that if things are as we want them, on an outer, physical level, we will feel happy and fulfilled internally. The right cars, the right jobs, the right relationships, we tell ourselves, are all we need to be happy. We quickly become dissatisfied with our lives again and start lusting after some new object or person, convinced that this time attainment will bring lasting joy. Pond says we re approaching fulfillment from the wrong angle.