Lotus Effect by Pavel G Somov

Lotus Effect by Pavel G Somov

Discover the Lotus Effect

The lotus plant has a unique ability to survive in muddy, humid swamps, producing beautiful flowers that bloom just above the water's surface. By repelling dirt and parasites from their leaves, lotuses are able to thrive and access as much sunlight and water as possible. What if we, like the lotus, could let the trials and tribulations of everyday life slip away and emerge unscathed and whole?

Suffering results when we lose sight of our true sense of self and absorb everyday frustrations instead of letting these feelings fall away. Inspired by Buddhist and Vedic psychology, The Lotus Effect will help you rediscover who you are by clarifying what you are not. Through the contemplative identity detox exercises and meditations in this book, you'll learn to let go of stress, worry, anger, suffering, and need for approval as naturally as the lotus sheds mud from its leaves. As you practice detaching yourself from life's disappointments, frustrations, and fears, you'll take the first steps toward strengthening your core lotus self so that you, too, will possess the resilience to blossom, no matter the circumstances.

Somov, Pavel G. Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Pittsburgh, PA, works in private practice. The ideas and tools he established for his clients are used in the mindful-eating approach outlined in this book. He's had success with comparable mindfulness-based approaches with recovering substance abusers. Somov left Russia when he was twenty-one years old and became a US citizen in 1996.

His Ph.D. was awarded to him. In the year 2000, she earned a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology from the State University of New York in Buffalo.