{"id":17517,"date":"2018-07-01T01:10:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T06:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=18503"},"modified":"2018-07-02T09:10:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T14:10:29","slug":"book-review-we-are-magical-beings-by-paola-collazos-lmt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/07\/01\/book-review-we-are-magical-beings-by-paola-collazos-lmt\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: We Are Magical Beings by Paola Collazos, LMT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Review<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

We Are Magical Beings: A Healing Guide for Earthlings <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

by Paola Collazos, LMT<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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We Are Magical Beings is a book written by Paola Collazos, LMT. It is published by Balboa Press, a division of Hay House. Paola Collazos is a Reiki master, energy medicine practitioner, a licensed massage therapist and now, a publish<\/span>ed<\/span> author.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We Are Magical Beings takes us on a magical journey. First through Paola\u2019s life and then through the journey of energy work. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While this book is not an autobiography, we get a glimpse into Paola\u2019s life starting with her childhood. We see how situations and experiences can shape a person and affect, not only their life, but also, their energy. This made me rethink my life, the situations, and experiences that I have been through. I can see how life has shaped me into the being that I am today. But I am a magical being, that can change the energy that is going on in my life. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe body is a wise self-healing structure\u201d. We Are Magical Beings goes over numerous different areas of energy work. Paola not only explains the different areas of energy work but she goes into detail on how you can incorporate these practices into your daily life. Some of these areas of energy work are chakras, meridians, auras, yin and yang, along with the elements. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paola explains why it is so important to treat our bodies like a temple and to keep our thoughts pure. \u201cI am talking about the wars that exist within our minds, the ones that some fight with every day in order to get by with ease\u201d. This statement helped me realize that I am not the only one who battles with their thoughts. It also makes me (and anyone who reads this book) realize that we can change this mindset! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paola is able to explain how the body and energy work together. She explains this not only in Yin and Yang but also in the meridians and the elements. It\u2019s amazing to read how these energy systems control the different areas of the body. She also explains how we can use our thoughts and yoga poses to put these areas back into balance. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> One of my favorite chapters talks about the perfection that comes with imperfection. I have dealt with anxiety my whole life. I have always been a perfectionist and when I cannot reach it, I suffer mentally. I was amazed to see that the imperfections in my life are truly perfection. \u201cBelieve in yourself, have fun, and don\u2019t be so hard on yourself\u201d. This statement has helped me release some of the anxiety. For once, I am able to live without worrying about being perfect. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I shared this book with my skeptical mom. By the end of the book, she was asking for more reading material on this subject. Not only did this book help her see a new way of living but she has been able to incorporate energy work into her daily life. Her health has been improving and I truly believe that \u201cWe Are Magical Beings\u201d started it all. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I would encourage anyone who is curious about energy work to pick up this book. Give it a read, practice the exercises and incorporate the energy work into your daily life. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We Are Magical Beings: A Healing Guide for Earthlings<\/a><\/p>\n

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Book Review We Are Magical Beings: A Healing Guide for Earthlings by Paola Collazos, LMT We Are Magical Beings is a book written by Paola Collazos, LMT. It is published by Balboa Press, a division of Hay House. Paola Collazos is a Reiki master, energy medicine practitioner, a licensed massage therapist and now, a published author. We Are Magical Beings takes us on a magical journey. First through Paola\u2019s life and then through the journey of energy work. While this book is not an autobiography, we get a glimpse into Paola\u2019s life starting with her childhood. We see how situations and experiences can shape a person and affect, not only their life, but also, their energy. This made me rethink my life, the situations, and experiences that I have been through. I can see how life has shaped me into the being that I am today. But I am a magical being, that can change the energy that is going on in my life. \u201cThe body is a wise self-healing structure\u201d. We Are Magical Beings goes over numerous different areas of energy work. Paola not only explains the different areas of energy work but she goes into detail on how you can incorporate these practices into your daily life. Some of these areas of energy work are chakras, meridians, auras, yin and yang, along with the elements. Paola explains why it is so important to treat our bodies like a temple and to keep our thoughts pure. \u201cI am talking about the wars that exist within our minds, the ones that some fight with every day in order to get by with ease\u201d. This statement helped me realize that I am not the only one who battles with their thoughts. It also makes me (and anyone who reads this book) realize that we can change this mindset! Paola is able to explain how the body and energy work together. She explains this not only in Yin and Yang but also in the meridians and the elements. It\u2019s amazing to read how these energy systems control the different areas of the body. She also explains how we can use our thoughts and yoga poses to put these areas back into balance. One of my favorite chapters talks about the perfection that comes with imperfection. I have dealt with anxiety my whole life. I have always been a perfectionist and when I cannot reach it, I suffer mentally. I was amazed to see that the imperfections in my life are truly perfection. \u201cBelieve in yourself, have fun, and don\u2019t be so hard on yourself\u201d. This statement has helped me release some of the anxiety. For once, I am able to live without worrying about being perfect. I shared this book with my skeptical mom. By the end of the book, she was asking for more reading material on this subject. Not only did this book help her see a new way of living but she has been able to incorporate energy work into her daily life. Her health has been improving and I truly believe that \u201cWe Are Magical Beings\u201d started it all. I would encourage anyone who is curious about energy work to pick up this book. Give it a read, practice the exercises and incorporate the energy work into your daily life. We Are Magical Beings: A Healing Guide for Earthlings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17517"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16093,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17517\/revisions\/16093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}