{"product_id":"the-deep-heart-john-j-prendergast-9781683642527","title":"The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn experiential guide for exploring the convergence of psychological healing and spiritual awakening that happens most clearly and powerfully in the depths of the heart\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Deep Heart \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis what I call a living book, that rare gem of a book that is alive with the presence of its author . . . A book like this should be \u003ci\u003efelt \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eexperienced \u003c\/i\u003eas much as it should be read.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Adyashanti\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe great human quest is to discover who we really are--a discovery that changes our lives and the lives of those around us. With \u003ci\u003eThe Deep Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, spiritual teacher and psychotherapist Dr. John J. Prendergast invites us on a pilgrimage within, using the heart as a portal to our deepest psychological and spiritual nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"deep heart\" is Prendergast's term for our heart center--a subtle center of emotional and energetic sensitivity, relational intimacy, profound inner knowing, and unconditional love. \"The heart area is where we feel most deeply touched by kindness, gratitude, and appreciation, yet it is also where we feel most emotionally wounded,\" writes Prendergast. \"Whether we realize it or not, the heart is what we most carefully guard and most want to open.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eThe Deep Heart, \u003c\/i\u003ePrendergast expertly combines the boundaried wisdom of psychotherapy with a spacious, embodied path to liberation, bringing attention to both the joys and pitfalls of each approach with the compassion of a friend who's walked the path for decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this experiential guide, Prendergast invites you to tune into your inherent wisdom, love, and wholeness as you journey into the deep heart. Through precise and potent meditative inquiries, insightful stories, and reflections drawn from Prendergast's intimate work with students and clients, you'll begin to open your heart, see through your core limiting beliefs, and discover the true nature of your being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John J. Prendergast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 168364252X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683642527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sounds True\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/07\/2019","brand":"John J. Prendergast","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994419953919,"sku":"9781683642527","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6375bc0-163c-49f6-8588-c7093a445b07.jpg?v=1683330042","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-deep-heart-john-j-prendergast-9781683642527","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}