How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body Paperback – February 1, 2010

Amazing, lovingly written book that completely captures the essence of healing. It is written full of hope and optimism, and is written with a complete focus on helping others - especially those in vulnerable and painful situations - feel better. It is extensively and methodically researched and has an impressive evidence base - which, as a physician, I am drawn to (many people writing about healing are too quick to exploit the vulnerability that comes with pain and sickness to promise the moon, using unfounded and dubiously copyrighted techniques, for excessive sums of money and little proof of objective results). That being said -- not everything in this modality of healing can be proven with a randomized, double-blind controlled trial - and shouldn't be. The power and inspiration of subjective experience and the unexplainable must be respected by mainstream medicine, which certainly does not have all the answers to a sizeable swath of the population's ills (especially pain, chronic disease, and disability). To this end, the author's work is an invaluable and profound addition to my medical library. I applaud the author for the compassion, intelligence and sincerity he demonstrates throughout the work. I will be reading and re-reading this for many years to come, and it has helped me in my own journey.

I discovered the work of David Hamilton, Ph.D. after watching the Heal Documentary movie. As I got to know his background and his work, I knew it was just what I needed at this juncture of my healing journey, healing the effects of paralytic polio and childhood trauma. When David put out the call for stories of healing using visualization, I responded to his query. The editors chose my story to be included in the book. David brings his knowledge from the time he worked in the pharmaceutical industry and weaves in the latest research about the mind/body connection to empower everyone to be at the top of their game. How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body is for everybody; whether someone wants to improve their sports performance or harness the power of the mind to heal from disease, illness or injury. David's compassion, warmth and wit make this an easy read. He takes complex scientific concepts and makes them easy to understand. Although I have used visualization for many years, I discovered new information and was particularly inspired by the case studies he presents with people explaining in their own words how they harnessed the power of their mind through visualization to heal from a range of diseases, illnesses and injury. David talks about the importance of using the best that all modalities have to offer and how harnessing the power of the mind through visualization can enhance so called traditional treatments. He talks about the power of love and kindness and the effect that they have on our health and well being. Conversely, he talks about the adverse affects of stress and how visualization can be a powerful antidote to the effects of stress in our lives. I am deeply honored and grateful that my healing story is included in this tenth anniversary of David's book. I purchased many copies to give as gifts to loved ones who I know will benefit from David's wisdom and the collection of wisdom from research and patients that make up How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body.

I somehow came across this book shortly after my diagnosis with Stage IIIc breast cancer. I never liked the idea of visualizing "attacking" my cancer like a war analogy, because the cancer was a part of my body. I used the ideas in this book to visualize the cancer melting away as I filled my breast/chest area with light. A few weeks into the chemo, my oncologist examined me and said, "it almost feels like the tumor is melting away!" And I said, "that's my visualization, exactly!" I'm happy to report my treatment (chemo, surgery, radiation) was successful. I just picked up this book again to recommend it to a friend, and ended up using the visualizations there to 1) fall asleep; and 2) help me lose weight. I highly recommend this wonderful book!

I always thought I knew something about life and healing until I read this book. I feel full of thanks to the author for all the wisdom,knowledge and love he has so adeptly infused into my mind through his masterpiece. Hate to think how ignorant I have been for so long but it is time to start over now that I have become enlightened. Thank you.

Well, it’s worth a try. Straight ahead talk on mental techniques for any kind of ailment, illness or life threatening disease. The author is not lettered scientist, apparently, which might raise a concern that he’s not qualified to be writing on this topic, but having read so many health enhancement books by doctors and scientists, one finds these most advanced certificates interfere often with the writing. In short, experts talk too much. This author is concise and poignant, I read the entire book over one breakfast.Well, I’d say give it a go, do the visualizations, nothing to lose. Note he never suggests forgoing conventional medical treatment, only that the mind plays a strongly influential role in how the body responds to physical (and obviously also psychological) problems so you’ld be well advise to make use of it.

Dr David Hamilton really makes you open your mind to your mind and shows you how you can heal yourself - recently diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder this book is helping me read my own body in a very different way - already making changes because of heightened awareness - Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledgeAnyone with any illness that effects themmentally as well as physically should read all of David’s books - incredible thank you

If you or someone you are close to is facing up to dealing with illness this is an absolutely fantastic book. I started reading it whilst waiting to hear my results as to whether I had cancer or not. I went from thinking, I might as well face that I will only be alive for a few more months, to enjoying and making the most of every day.(btw I got the all clear :0))

I love this book. It has helped me so much. Thanks to this book I’m now off my anti depressants and have not taken one pill for anything since December 2018 as I now have learnt to ‘trick’ my mind into believing I’m taking the pills. The placebo effect really does work BUT you HAVE to believe in it 100% because even if there is one percent doubting it won’t work - then it won’t - the brain loves to listen to negativity.This is now my bible. Thank you Dr David Hamilton.

I loved the easy to read and approachable style of this book. Finally science is beginning to be able to prove things that the worst sceptic can't debunk. I was inspired to try to work on an intense hip and lower back pain I had been troubled with for over four years - I was blown away when the pain quite literally just stopped. I lay there wondering if it had really gone and it had!! Now if I feel a twinge I concentrate on it and 'pop' it away. I have M.S. so am currently working on visualisations to heal my body - so a work in progress - but what an exciting start! I have since bought the Quantum Field Healing CD which has David's seminar and visualisation on it - brilliant :)

I just didn't like this book, as it was condescending and preachy. Yes, I get it about bong positive and how that affects everything but telling us not to complain! Why? We can complain if someone or something upsets us. It's called standing up for yourself and not letting people walk all over you, which is the message of this book.