The Gentle Art of Blessing: A Simple Practice That Will Transform You and Your World

This is such a beautiful and inspiring book to read that I keep buying it, only to give it away to one of my friends. It is such a simple idea, and beautifully written. Applying his ideas on blessing have made me more peaceful and loving, and it is such a quick way to feel positive again if I have been caught up in some challenging situations or feelings. Can't recommend it enough.

One of the most magical and powerful books ever written. What happens when we wish someone well or ill. Beautifully written and the reader is reminded to bless themselves too. I have used much of the information contained in this beautiful and yet simple book to make changes in my life and the lives of others. A practice for daily use and for all of ones life .. Thank you Pierre Pradervand Bless you and yours

This book will change your life if you take its simple message and bless everything, including, or especially, the 'bad' stuff. We are in the main, very quick to judge, criticise and complain. All this does as harm ourselves as it puts us in negative mode, which does us a lot of physical & spiritual damage when practised regularly. People have cured themselves of illness by blessing others. A man on death row (who is innocent) transformed his life after being sent the book by the author, even though he is still on death row! Many people have sent money to enable his defence team to get him out of prison. (In the US, they keep people on death row even when they know they are innocent.) Buy this book, read it and start blessing. It doesn't matter if you don't really feel the blessing to be genuine at the start, especially when you bless someone who has said or done something bad to you. Blessing regularly will change how you feel when you do it so that it is heartfelt. It will revolutionise your life.

I read this book a few years ago and loved it. I recommended it to many friends and then gradually forgot about it. Being faced with a difficult and unpleasant situation at present it suddenly came to mind again and I am immensely grateful to have remembered it. The message of the book is extraordinarily helpful to anyone, but particularly those facing challenges in their relationship with others.

Has some very good practical advice

What a wonderful way to look at life. Pierre Pradervand tells the story of his own painful journey to a place of surrender where he discovered a way to find peace and transform negative events by a very simple method of mystical alchemy. This book presents an alternative way to respond to hostile situations and people, without relinquishing power or integrity. I am both challenged and inspired at the same time.

I had read quite a lot of great reviews for this book when it was initially available and really wanted to get a copy. At last after several years, I have one. Although I wholly support the other reviews about this book, I can't emphasise enough that words cannot describe the impact of this book with its concise, accessible, proactive and above all useable wisdom. It truly is one of those books that needs to be a mandatory read for the world over. You'll know what I mean when you read it. :-)

This is such a delightful book -I have bought 4 copies over the years, and given them away as gifts. This one I'm keeping for myself, I hope, although to give such a gift is a blessing in itself and so we'll see how long it is before I'm buying more.

The paper quality is poor not worth the amount

Ich habe dieses Buch als täglichen Leckerbissen aufgespart, weil ich es so inspirierend und fein in der Energie und zutiefst angenehm empfand. Der Autor ist kein Besserwisser, sondern vermittelt Gelebtes. Ich mag es, wenn die Menschen aus ihrem Leben authentisch erzählen und dann ihre Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse als Geschenk (manchmal auch als Abkürzung für die Leser) weitergeben. Ich habe mich wohlgefühlt mit seiner Ausstrahlung und den feinen Differenzierungen zu dem großen Thema des Segnens. Ein Freund erzählte mir, wie eindrucksvoll der Autor auch als Redner und Seminarleiter ist. Sein Charisma kommt ohne jegliches Abgehobensein aus und ist gut zwischen den Zeilen zu spüren. Ich habe mich mit diesem Buch sehr inspiriert gefühlt und bin seitdem hoch motiviert, täglich beim Segnen zu bleiben. Ich hoffe sehr, dass es bald einen deutschen Verlag findet!

Amazing book, what a gift. I've been using blessing for years now but this book just reinforces what I know to be true. A blessing that was given to me by an amazing teacher and I use it with the people in my life daily is this, "I bless the essence that you are and I send you love." Try it you'll find is easy to use and bless the people in your life on a soul that takes away the personal image and gives you freedom to bless them as often as you wish. It works, you'll find when you remove the personality and go to soul/spirit level after a few days of blessing, that person usually make contact with you. Enjoy the book, it's amazing.

There were days while I was reading this beautiful book that my heart would spill over with love and my entire day would be full of “chance” blessings. It was amazing. It is my fervent intention to make blessing a part of the rhythm of my life.

In our spiritual journeys, many of us have turned ourselves inside out/upside down with metaphysical gymnastics. The idea presented in this book - that consistent, unconditional well-wishing for others (and oneself)transforms situations and lives for the better - both simplifies and deepens the journey. The well-wishing Pierre Pradervand writes about is rooted in the idea that there is a universal unity of being and that blessing brings that to the fore. The book is rich with profound and modest examples of the power of blessing, and anyone who practices what it teaches will soon have examples of their own. One of the first friends I gave it to said that the night she finished the book she couldn't wait to wake up the next morning and greet life with the blessing practice. "I jumped out of bed, eager to begin!" she told me. The decision to bless brought joyous anticipation to every encounter. It stemmed judgment. Spawned patience. Inspired forgiveness. She bought copies for her daughters and several friends. Books are my favorite gifts - and I've given this one to about a dozen people from all walks of life. Like me, they had an urge to share it after reading it. I suspect that's because we all long for & need genuine well-wishing - and if enough people read this book, we're bound to have some of those transforming blessings come our way!