Secrets of Your Cells: Discovering Your Body's Inner Intelligence Paperback – May 1, 2013

I LOVE it when a scientist "gets it!" And Sondra Barrett, PhD GETS IT! She sees the mind, body, spirit connection that many others dismiss. This book looks at cell-life from a medical perspective, while encompassing healing modalities. At times it theorizes healing methodolgies and suggestions to help expand your thinking in certain directions. It also provides meditations to expand your awareness. Overall, the book provides: Information, Reflection (questions to ask self and ponder), Exploration (exercise/practice/meditation), Definition, and Detailed explanation of cells.The preface begins with a quote from Albert Einstein, "Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe - a spirit vastly superior to that of man."In this forward thinking and thought-provoking 2013 book, Sondra views the body's inner intelligence with both the eyes of a scientist and the heart of a shaman. Her 360 degree approach to acknowledge there is more to life than science and "proof" of everything is a refreshing walkabout from the skeptic's view of double-blind studies only. Based on her training, experience, research, studies, Sondra takes you from her once scientific only beliefs to her expanded knowledge base to include the effects of the mind and heart on healing. Her own scientific mind was amazed when she first noticed the potential of the mind in wellness, including delays, remissions, and cures. The more she experienced, the more she widened her perspective on healing.Sondra provides 209 pages of information, + a 9 page appendix (personal energy mapping graph and 8 pages of helpful Qigong movements), + 6 pages of reference notes + 26 pages of reference material/books, + 4 pages of suggested reading, + a 17 page index, + the author page. She also provides 14 color plates, including a stunningly beautiful computer graphic of DNA. She also includes 26 illustrations, including the basic architecture of a cell on page 19. Throughout the book, she references various studies for those of you who are looking for the scientific explanations.Her left-brained credentials: She has a degree in biochemistry from the University of Illinois Medical School, post-doctorial training in immunology and hematology at the University of California Medical School. She continued on the faculty at the latter school for over 10 years. She also worked with children with life-threatening illnesses while developing basic cancer research and supportive care.Her right-brained credentials: She studied expressive arts, alternative energy practices, and shamanism. She also won awards for some of her special photography (photo micrograms). She does publications, presentations, workshops, and lectures.As a Reiki Master, I found this book inspirational, to say the least, that a well educated and experienced scientist sees the connection. Once I saw the cell's architecture (p. 19), I was better able to see it in the mind's eye. I felt compelled to meditate on my billions of cells and just thank them for all they have provided throughout my life, keeping me healthy, fending off illness, etc. I was truly amazed at the intense feeling that I was floating in peace and love, that I experienced almost immediately. That was all the proof I needed to know that my cells "heard" me and appreciated the acknowledgement.BTW - I also bought a copy of this book for an engineer-minded, "double-blind study" thinking, doubting-Thomas friend whom I call Mr. Spock. I hope this book helps him to see the Light :)

Sounds True has done it again. Where do they find their amazing authors? I have been so well educated and inspired over the years. Sondra Barrett, PhD has joined their ranks with her fascinating new book, "Secrets of Your Cells," a practical guide for applying the innate wisdom of our cells to our health and spiritual lives. "Our cells are more than just fortuitous arrangements of chemicals," explains Dr. Barrett. "They are a community of trillions of sentient entities cooperating to create a sanctuary for the human soul." Dr. Barrett takes us on an exciting adventure of seeing the inner workings of our bodies in a new way and she demonstrates how our physical lives relate to this vast universe in which we live.There are so many "take aways" from the book, but one of the unexpected ones is to be able to see cells and molecules as sacred art, as revealed by the fascinating color photographs of the inner and outer world. Dr. Barrett, I am a fan!

Secrets of Your Cells by Sondra Barrett PhD. explores the deep resonance between our physical and spiritual selves supported by insights from her scientific background as well as her personal life journey. Her expansive point of view invites us to consider relationships between ancient sacred symbols and cellular structure, between our postural tone and information expressed by our DNA, between biological health and the art of being human.Many dedicated scientists arrive at a place of wonder when they fully comprehend the magnificence of creation but seldom do they translate their acquired wisdom into a user's manual for well being. This book inspires us to activate what is possible for us, adjusting our thoughts, behaviors and beliefs to live in optimal accord with the nature of our cellular design and function: as above, so below. It also suggests that we are not the first generation or culture to understand this potent metaphor as a key to thriving. While Bruce Lipton brilliantly shifted our point of view towards a new understanding of the cell membrane as the `brains of the operation', Sondra guides our attention inwardly, as she illuminates the body of the cell. Greater understanding of the nature of cellular structures such as microtubules form the basis for insights applied directly to ways that we can physically, mentally and emotional change our health patterns.As an energy healer dedicated to exploring embodied consciousness, I was grateful to increase my knowledge base with some essential biomedical data that enhanced and blended with some of my own acquired insights. I loved being asked the many questions along the way, feeling invited to share in the joy of discovery. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is curious about creating a vibrantly healthy life. I also envision a child's version of this essential human `user's guide' becoming available in every elementary school classroom. Both current and new generations will greatly benefit from Sondra's insights that teach us how to enhance internal harmony with this greater understanding of our human design. Sharon McCarthy ~ SoulsVision.com

I didn't think I would like this book because I am more into spirituality than science, but after years of studying spiritual material, I realize that we should be considering our physical body into that equation. Dr. Sondra Barrett does just that. She is heavy on the biology but it wasn't too much for someone who might have had even high school biology. A lot more is known about cell biology and the mind than back then anyway. This book is a good companion to books by David Wilcock. I like this book, Secrets of Your Cells. It fits perfectly with my spiritual unfoldment at this time.