(5 / 5)
Note: The following review was originally done for Reedsy and is being reposted here with the permission of the site.
How does it sound to take a trip around the planet of health and wellness in 80 minutes, maybe less? Believe it or not, but the ride is there and you get to see all the desirable destinations including (but not limited to): safety, comfort, peace, longevity, beauty, and some more. And it’s NOT fiction, but Jenna Swan’s The Alternative Healing Adventure that includes “Real-life stories and simple summaries of 8 natural and holistic healing paths worth trying.”
In this short and fun-to-read book, Swan takes introduces her readers to several alternative approaches to healing from all kinds of physical, psychological, and even spiritual ailments. The holistic paths to health and wellness in this book include: Naturopathy, NUCCA, Reflexology, Meditation, Acupuncture, Grounding, Homeopathy, and Reiki. The reader gets to know the essentials of each of these approaches while also learning about the common myths or misconceptions surrounding each in their respective chapters.
The merits of this book outnumber its pages by a million. Swan keeps it short and to-the-point and yet gives the reader enough to understand the foundation of each of these paths to wellness. Sharing her personal stories of different health challenges and the commonly known monster of stress, which haunts most of the people most of the time, she motivates readers to explore on their own with an open mind and healthy curiosity. The sup-topics are neatly sorted and all the chapters very well-organized.
What makes The Alternative Healing Adventure an exceptionally enjoyable reading experience is the author’s conversational tone and outstanding sense of humor. These pages do not come from a voice of authority that preaches the benefits of alternative healing approaches; instead, Swan joins the reader as a friend who makes learning about various healing methods and systems an adventure with lots of chuckles and giggles along the way. Reading about sickness, pain, and healing couldn’t be more fun!
By the time the reader reaches the last page, it’s clear that Swan’s warning against the side effects of holistic healing paths also applies to her own book’s side effects – feeling amazing!