David’s Comments (group member since Jan 12, 2017)

David’s comments from the Aspiring Authors Group group.

I recently created a group called Paths to Wholeness, intended to serve as a forum where readers and writers can share and discuss the books and other resources that have helped them in self-discovery and self-actualization - their paths to wholeness.

Although there is a Promotions folder, and you can post your books to the Bookshelf, the purpose of the group is not to promote books or to get reviews, but instead to engage in meaningful conversation about the ways in which we seek to become our full selves, and the books and teachings and practices, across many genres, that have helped us to do so.

Here's the link: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Hope to see you there -
David

Hello, everyone. I'm a psychotherapist, writer, and photographer living and working near Boston, MA. I've recently come out with two books:

In my book Paths to Wholeness: Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas, I distilled the best of what I’ve learned as an artist, writer, and psychotherapist into a unique blend of Flower Mandala images and related essays on 52 fundamental aspects of human experience. Here are links to the print and eBook editions:
Book page: http://transformationspress.org/paths...
Print edition: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0984699406
Kindle eBook: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAAFU3S
iBooks eBook: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id118...

I also created a free, shortened eBook version that includes, among eight others, a chapter on the near-death experience that led me to becoming a psychotherapist:
Kindle eBook: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1NV2MA
iBooks eBook: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/paths...

I've also published a new coloring book based on the Flower Mandalas. In my therapy practice, I've come to see that coloring is more than a fad or a diversion. It can also be a mindful activity for many people who might be unwilling to try meditation. I collaborated with artist Mary O'Malley (http://maryomalleyart.com) to create 52 (more) Flower Mandalas: An Adult Coloring Book. That's available here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0984699422

Reviews appreciated. If you read any of these books and feel inclined to leave a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads, that would be very helpful in getting them out into the world, where I hope they can do some good.