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Animal Wisdom Word Search: Yoga for the Brain
Boost your health and happiness through the power of positive play.
Discover goodies galore to enjoy, including amazing animal communications from thirty-three different species, secret messages, brain training fun, and uplifting stories to help make your life better. Chicken soup for your brain and soul, Animal Wisdom Word Search invites you to play!
Who would have thought that practicing mental yoga, turbocharging creativity, and empowering personal mastery could be so much fun? Featuring Lauren McCall’s Animal Wisdom messages, these sixty easy to advanced puzzles are both an entertaining challenge to be solved and a meditation for self-realization.
Once all words are found, a hidden message is revealed—a powerful wisdom quote to affirm each animal’s story. Plus, you’ll uncover fascinating facts and enlightening insights, savoring tasty food for thought on every page.
This book can help you:
* Stay sharp with a more flexible brain
* Bring more peace and happiness into your life by connecting with our animal companions
* Reduce the risk of early onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
* Have fun with a purpose
Both a profound philosophy and fun puzzle book, Animal Wisdom Word Search is yoga for the brain that stretches your mind, nourishes your soul, and touches your heart.
Complete all sixty puzzles, and in the process, discover that you have also solved the most important puzzle of all…you!
Discover goodies galore to enjoy, including amazing animal communications from thirty-three different species, secret messages, brain training fun, and uplifting stories to help make your life better. Chicken soup for your brain and soul, Animal Wisdom Word Search invites you to play!
Who would have thought that practicing mental yoga, turbocharging creativity, and empowering personal mastery could be so much fun? Featuring Lauren McCall’s Animal Wisdom messages, these sixty easy to advanced puzzles are both an entertaining challenge to be solved and a meditation for self-realization.
Once all words are found, a hidden message is revealed—a powerful wisdom quote to affirm each animal’s story. Plus, you’ll uncover fascinating facts and enlightening insights, savoring tasty food for thought on every page.
This book can help you:
* Stay sharp with a more flexible brain
* Bring more peace and happiness into your life by connecting with our animal companions
* Reduce the risk of early onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
* Have fun with a purpose
Both a profound philosophy and fun puzzle book, Animal Wisdom Word Search is yoga for the brain that stretches your mind, nourishes your soul, and touches your heart.
Complete all sixty puzzles, and in the process, discover that you have also solved the most important puzzle of all…you!
- GenresAnimals
208 pages, Paperback
Published February 19, 2019
About the author
Cristina Smith
23 books183 followersA curious introvert, Cristina Smith has learned to be an award-winning extrovert author through years of practice. Her idea of fun is to write best selling books about the puzzle of life and its mystery, magic and science.
Cristina is the founder and CEO of the Subtle Energy Center and award-winning author of the Yoga for the Brain series. Her research, discoveries and teachings have helped thousands of people bring more health and happiness into their lives.
She served as founding president of the San Diego Holistic Chamber of Commerce and adjunct faculty for Holos University Graduate Seminary. Cristina is devoted to cultivating community, cooperation and communication among us to make the world a kinder place.
She lives in the lovely forests of wonderful community of historic Nevada City, CA.
As puzzling as life is, it's wise to stay sharp, have fun and play often! And...curiosity is the difference between being a grown up and continually growing.
Cristina is the founder and CEO of the Subtle Energy Center and award-winning author of the Yoga for the Brain series. Her research, discoveries and teachings have helped thousands of people bring more health and happiness into their lives.
She served as founding president of the San Diego Holistic Chamber of Commerce and adjunct faculty for Holos University Graduate Seminary. Cristina is devoted to cultivating community, cooperation and communication among us to make the world a kinder place.
She lives in the lovely forests of wonderful community of historic Nevada City, CA.
As puzzling as life is, it's wise to stay sharp, have fun and play often! And...curiosity is the difference between being a grown up and continually growing.
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March 21, 2019
Welcome to the 'Animal Wisdom Word Search' aka 'Yoga for the Brain' not only is this a word search but the unused letters within also create fun animal messages. These hidden animal messages are actual conversations had between animals and animal communicator Lauren McCall. The purpose of this puzzle book is to boost happiness and health through the power of positive play. It's all about the positive play and keeping our minds sharp, which helps to keep us young and helps prevent Alzheimer's Disease. Winning with over 60 exercises for the brain!
The foreword explaining how to alternate perspectives and shift from right brain to left brain thinking was absolutely fascinating. I was not expecting so many extras in this word search. These exercises are fun and keep the mind sharp! Whenever I am having a creative block I will bring out this workbook and do the right brain/left brain training and by the end, I've worked out the stagnant energy. Shook off the dust in my mind so to speak. Yoga anyone? Yes, yoga for the brain!
I love the words chosen to search for, pure positivity radiates from this book and the cute hidden animal messages remind us we can be humble and still have self-mastery over ourselves. The messages are heartfelt and the self-realization prompts were an added bonus allowing me to look at puzzles in a way I never have before. Noticing what words jump out at you first is now a journaling practice I use to see how my mentality is doing at that moment. A self-care check-in. Everything happens for a reason we just need to be mindful of it. Who knew the first words to jump off the page was something I could look at and analyze the state of my mind? Cool huh?
If this sounds fun and interesting to you then I'd definitely recommend this book to you, my friend. If you are into alternative things I know you will enjoy this lovely puzzle book. I now want to check out her 'Word Search Oracle' because these are just too fun and relaxing!
Thank you, author, Cristina Smith, for the print copy, I absolutely adore this! All reviews and opinions are my own and voluntary.
The foreword explaining how to alternate perspectives and shift from right brain to left brain thinking was absolutely fascinating. I was not expecting so many extras in this word search. These exercises are fun and keep the mind sharp! Whenever I am having a creative block I will bring out this workbook and do the right brain/left brain training and by the end, I've worked out the stagnant energy. Shook off the dust in my mind so to speak. Yoga anyone? Yes, yoga for the brain!
I love the words chosen to search for, pure positivity radiates from this book and the cute hidden animal messages remind us we can be humble and still have self-mastery over ourselves. The messages are heartfelt and the self-realization prompts were an added bonus allowing me to look at puzzles in a way I never have before. Noticing what words jump out at you first is now a journaling practice I use to see how my mentality is doing at that moment. A self-care check-in. Everything happens for a reason we just need to be mindful of it. Who knew the first words to jump off the page was something I could look at and analyze the state of my mind? Cool huh?
If this sounds fun and interesting to you then I'd definitely recommend this book to you, my friend. If you are into alternative things I know you will enjoy this lovely puzzle book. I now want to check out her 'Word Search Oracle' because these are just too fun and relaxing!
Thank you, author, Cristina Smith, for the print copy, I absolutely adore this! All reviews and opinions are my own and voluntary.
February 2, 2019
Do you love animals? I certainly do. And I feel like I communicate with. Do you talk to your pets or other animals? It was wonderful to collaborate with internationally renowned animal communicator Lauren McCall on this super fun and enlightening book featuring messages from 33 species.
One thing that stood out to me about the conversations is that each animal had a strong sense of self esteem. They are who they are and feel comfortable with that. The hidden messages reveal the deep wisdom that our planet mates share. Though it’s just a puzzle book, reading and playing with it may help make the world a kinder, more understanding place.
One thing that stood out to me about the conversations is that each animal had a strong sense of self esteem. They are who they are and feel comfortable with that. The hidden messages reveal the deep wisdom that our planet mates share. Though it’s just a puzzle book, reading and playing with it may help make the world a kinder, more understanding place.
November 20, 2018
Stretch your mind and broaden your horizons! Learn about the perspectives that animals from around the world have to share with us while you enjoy expertly crafted word search puzzles. Fun, relaxing and educational all in one book, how can you resist? I’m addicted to the whole Yoga for the Brain series.
June 12, 2019
Reviewed by Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views (6/19)
“Animal Wisdom Word Search” by Cristina Smith, Rick Smith, and Lauren McCall is the latest book in the Yoga for the Brain series created by Cristina and Rick Smith. I’ve read several of the books in this series and it’s always fun to see how Cristina and Rick put their unique spin on the word search, one of the pillars of the puzzle world.
In this latest book, Lauren McCall an animal communication instructor and author, brings her animal wisdom to the table to inspire, encourage and celebrate our relationships with animals. In her introduction, Lauren asks, “How do we talk to the animals?” There are probably as many different answers to that question as there are animals! You know that special way you and your beloved pet seem to know what the other is thinking - little nuances that put you on the same page. For instance, my cat, Fred and I communicate in many ways, but the way he gets straight to my heart is by winking at me! We’ll be sitting across the room from each other and all of a sudden he’ll wink. Then I wink back, and this continues until one of us (usually Fred) finds something else to do. It’s so heartwarming!
These types of communications are featured in each puzzle in “Animal Wisdom Word Search,” each page highlighting a different animal, a few interesting tidbits about the species, and a transcript of Lauren’s communication with this animal. The conversations are candid and enlightening, with many species often wondering why we humans behave as we do! An example of the communication between Lauren and Indie the Cat (page 18):
“Lauren: I want you to know that I love you very much.
Indie: Me too. I feel really happy when we are together. We are buddies, friends.
Lauren: Yes, we certainly are. When I go out to work, do you like it when I leave the radio on?
Indie: Yes, but I like it better when you are home.
Lauren: Me too. Unfortunately, I do have to work. It’s one of those tedious human things I have to do.
Indie: Yes, humans have a lot of odd things they do.
Lauren: Like what?
Indie: Laundry. You have to take your clothes off to wash. I don’t. I wash and wear my fur!”
As to the puzzles themselves, they progress in difficulty with puzzles 1-10 being the easiest, the words spelled forward in either horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines. Puzzles 11-60 are more advanced with the words appearing in backward as well as forward formation. The word list for each of the puzzles come Lauren’s communication with the featured animal, the leftover letters provide a bit of animal wisdom at the end of each game. I gotta say, Rick Smith is a puzzle guru. As stated, puzzles 1-10 are the easiest, but even those present some challenges (in a good way) and definitely call for the puzzler to do some “yoga for the brain!” Sometimes the words just jump out at you. Other times you may find yourself looking letter-by-letter. It’s interesting to note what our brains focus on and see first.
Overall, I found “Animal Wisdom Word Search: Yoga for the Brain” by Cristina Smith, Rick Smith and Lauren McCall to be a delightful elevation from the standard word search puzzle books. Fun facts about the animal world combined with the stimulating exercises to keep your mind sharp, I recommend this book to all yogis, puzzle enthusiasts and animal lovers!
“Animal Wisdom Word Search” by Cristina Smith, Rick Smith, and Lauren McCall is the latest book in the Yoga for the Brain series created by Cristina and Rick Smith. I’ve read several of the books in this series and it’s always fun to see how Cristina and Rick put their unique spin on the word search, one of the pillars of the puzzle world.
In this latest book, Lauren McCall an animal communication instructor and author, brings her animal wisdom to the table to inspire, encourage and celebrate our relationships with animals. In her introduction, Lauren asks, “How do we talk to the animals?” There are probably as many different answers to that question as there are animals! You know that special way you and your beloved pet seem to know what the other is thinking - little nuances that put you on the same page. For instance, my cat, Fred and I communicate in many ways, but the way he gets straight to my heart is by winking at me! We’ll be sitting across the room from each other and all of a sudden he’ll wink. Then I wink back, and this continues until one of us (usually Fred) finds something else to do. It’s so heartwarming!
These types of communications are featured in each puzzle in “Animal Wisdom Word Search,” each page highlighting a different animal, a few interesting tidbits about the species, and a transcript of Lauren’s communication with this animal. The conversations are candid and enlightening, with many species often wondering why we humans behave as we do! An example of the communication between Lauren and Indie the Cat (page 18):
“Lauren: I want you to know that I love you very much.
Indie: Me too. I feel really happy when we are together. We are buddies, friends.
Lauren: Yes, we certainly are. When I go out to work, do you like it when I leave the radio on?
Indie: Yes, but I like it better when you are home.
Lauren: Me too. Unfortunately, I do have to work. It’s one of those tedious human things I have to do.
Indie: Yes, humans have a lot of odd things they do.
Lauren: Like what?
Indie: Laundry. You have to take your clothes off to wash. I don’t. I wash and wear my fur!”
As to the puzzles themselves, they progress in difficulty with puzzles 1-10 being the easiest, the words spelled forward in either horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines. Puzzles 11-60 are more advanced with the words appearing in backward as well as forward formation. The word list for each of the puzzles come Lauren’s communication with the featured animal, the leftover letters provide a bit of animal wisdom at the end of each game. I gotta say, Rick Smith is a puzzle guru. As stated, puzzles 1-10 are the easiest, but even those present some challenges (in a good way) and definitely call for the puzzler to do some “yoga for the brain!” Sometimes the words just jump out at you. Other times you may find yourself looking letter-by-letter. It’s interesting to note what our brains focus on and see first.
Overall, I found “Animal Wisdom Word Search: Yoga for the Brain” by Cristina Smith, Rick Smith and Lauren McCall to be a delightful elevation from the standard word search puzzle books. Fun facts about the animal world combined with the stimulating exercises to keep your mind sharp, I recommend this book to all yogis, puzzle enthusiasts and animal lovers!
May 3, 2019
I found this word find puzzle book to be entirely enjoyable. If you take the time to read the little story above the puzzle, the answer you get makes perfect sense. Some people like th circle the whole word when they find it in the puzzle, but I prefer to circle the individual letters. This really allows the person doing the puzzle great ease in finding the letters that answer the puzzle. HINT - go from left to right line by line from the top down. I think this is a wonderful way to exercise your mind. I highly recommend this book.
March 15, 2019
I love this series of puzzle books! I've gotten the entire series so far and each book has been a great deal of fun and also enlightening and meditative. This may be my favorite of the word search books because I am a huge animal lover and I favor earth-based spirituality and shamanic belief systems. The meditations in this book range from informational bits, to short stories and personal insights. A great pick!
March 9, 2019
Research shows mental puzzles help keep the brain active and youthful - this book has great word search puzzles that are fun and keep your brain active. I loved the snippets of wisdom from the animal archetypes. It was an enjoyable and heartwarming book and I highly recommend it.
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