Introduction
Page 5, “and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life”: Genesis 2:7, New International Version.
1. The Root Chakra
Page 26, “We should have a liver appreciation day”: Wayne W. Dyer, The Awakened Life, audio CD set, Simon & Schuster Audio/Nightingale-Conant, 2006.
Page 30, Can all your worries: Matthew 6:27, New Living Translation.
2. The Sacral Chakra
Page 43, Chronic lifestyle diseases such as diabetes: Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, “The Growing Crisis of Chronic Disease in the United States,” https://www.fightchronicdisease.org/sites/default/files/docs/GrowingCrisisofChronicDiseaseintheUSfactsheet_81009.pdf, accessed November 30, 2017.
Page 49, He calls this power sex transmutation: Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich (New York: Fawcett Books, 1960), 175–96.
Page 58, the January 11, 2017, issue of The Lancet: Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School, “Uncovering the Link between Emotional Stress and Heart Disease,” April 2017, https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-disease-overview/uncovering-the-link-between-emotional-stress-and-heart-disease.
Page 61, “The great artists, writers, musicians, and poets become great”: Hill, Think and Grow Rich, 179.
Page 62, “Everything in your external world”: Anthony Robbins, Get the Edge: A 7-Day Program to Transform Your Life, 10-CD set, 2001.
4. The Heart Chakra
Page 91, In the United States, heart disease is: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Health, United States 2016: With Chartbook on Long-Term Trends in Health,” May 2017, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus16.pdf#019. Also, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Leading Causes of Death,” March 17, 2017, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm.
Page 92, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”: Luke 23:34, English Standard Version.
Page 92, Hurricane Harvey damaged 203,000 homes: Kimberly Amadeo, “Hurricane Harvey Facts, Damage, and Costs,” The Balance, September 30, 2017, https://www.thebalance.com/hurricane-harvey-facts-damage-costs-4150087.
Page 92, American companies pledged over $157 million: Kaya Yurieff, “Businesses Donate Over $157 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts,” CNN Money, September 3, 2017, http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/companies/hurricane-harvey-corporate-donations/index.html.
Page 95, As Pope Francis so eloquently voiced: Angela Dewan, “Pope Warns against Walls ahead of US Election,” CNN, November 7, 2016, http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/06/europe/pope-walls-us-election-trump/index.html.
Page 96, “If it is one man’s karma to suffer”: “About Amma Amritanandamayi: How She Began,” Amma.org, http://amma.org/about/how-she-began, accessed November 15, 2017.
Page 98, “Where is the enjoyment in chaos and hysteria?”: Deepak Chopra, Primordial Sound Meditation Course on the 7 States of Consciousness, DVD.
Page 98, This great organization has managed to: “History: Saving Lives, Serving People,” MADD, https://www.madd.org/history, accessed December 1, 2017.
Page 107, “I can choose peace rather than this”: Mary NurrieStearns, “Manifesting Spiritual Change: An Interview with Wayne Dyer,” Personal Transformation, http://www.personaltransformation.com/wayne_dyer.html, accessed November 15, 2017.
Page 108, “Love is always open arms”: Leo Buscaglia, Love: What Life Is About (New York: Fawcett Books, 1972), 64.
6. The Third-Eye Chakra
Page 142, “Ajna is where time ceases to exist”: Dr. K. O. Paulose, “Agnya Chakra or Third Eye Chakra,” May 10, 2010, http://drpaulose.com/general/agnya-chakra-or-third-eye-chakra.
Page 146, According to the Centers for Disease Control: “Chronic Diseases: The Leading Causes of Death and Disability in the United States,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/overview/index.htm, accessed December 1, 2017.
Page 152, According to a Mayo Clinic article: “Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment: Choosing a Light Therapy Box,” Mayo Clinic, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/in-depth/seasonal-affective-disorder-treatment/art-20048298?pg=2, accessed December 1, 2017.
Page 159, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer used to say: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Your Sacred Self: Making the Decision to Be Free (New York: HarperCollins, 1995).
7. The Crown Chakra
Page 170, “That is why I tell you not to worry”: Matthew 6:25 and Matthew 6:34, New Living Translation.