3 stars

Interesting ideas.  Mentions a keto diet and meditation.  As someone who has dabbled with different diets I'm always trying to find the one that fixes everything! I think he's right that the insulin resistance is the next big thing. 

Quite a short read but I was glad I had a chance to read it. 

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The author teaches us about a healing treatment he learned in Nepal. It was an interesting read. 

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy free of charge. This is my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

I like book. It is very insightful and peaceful read. The author seems to be authoritative and sincere throughout the book. It has been proven that the daily practice of meditation helps us to cope with and even heal many psychological and physical problems. This book is certainly worth reading. I recommend it. My thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not regurgitate the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it.

Dr Leonid Altshuler M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist, went through years of misdiagnosis and suffering before he discovered what you are about to learn. Here's how Dr Altshuler puts it: "Some of my patients call me a crazy psychiatrist in the good sense of it.

This is a story about how an American girl was healed in Nepal in a temple high up in the mountains by being placed in an aluminium box. This story is proof that we do not have any idea what is real and what is not, especially related to the mind. Some people consider my methods for the treatment of mental illnesses to be unique. Others say they are unusual. Being unusual means that I take my time to bring in my patient's spirituality, to teach them to deal with the dual epidemics of anxiety and loneliness.

Millions of people in a big noisy extremely polluted city, the capital of Nepal, Katmandu, feel as tired as people in NY city, rushing, rushing and rushing all day long, breathing in fumes, feeling anxious, depressed, not sleeping well, worrying all the time. My teacher, Master Bishal, opened a retreat centre up in the mountains in a temple where he taught a unique meditation method for people from all over the world. I call this meditation a “morning ritual” that, if performed in the morning, keeps people calm, relaxed, content and balanced during the day.

I have been teaching this meditation to all my patients and have seen excellent results in the treatment of many mental illnesses, especially those related to anxiety. I describe this meditation in the first part of this book.  In the second part, I describe how a modern human can recover their inborn potential to communicate with nature. I write about how I, guided by my spiritual Master, was taught a method of recovering the caveman in myself, being able to open myself, intellectually and emotionally to the natural world, which we usually do not notice, as we rush, tangled up in our illusions about what is real and what is not.  I have seen patients opening up to the happiness that arises.

I hope this book will help many readers to recover something that was lost inside themselves - to become a part of nature, not isolated, not lonely, able to talk to nature and share thoughts, emotions, and aspirations. Take a new path today. This book is for you."

Okay, this is a decidedly DIFFERENT book that I had a hard time not laughing at - I am sorry, I said that I would be honest. I am not very spirited-crunchy-granola-new/age so this book just made me think W  T  Fudge?

If this is your kind of idea of mental health care, then you may enjoy this book - me?  Wow ... no.

Written by a certified psychiatrist treating mental illness, he supports alternate treatment learned in Nepal. Words like unique and unusual are used in conjunction with him and his treatments, but the use of meditation in our daily lives has proven to help deal with many "illnesses" caused by our fast moving world. Interesting and uplifting, worth the read.

I really liked this book. There is a sincerity and authentic quality to the author's voice throughout.  To be truthful, writing is not necessarily his strong suit, maybe some more enthusiastic editing could allow his words to flow a little more easily.
Otherwise I enjoyed his journey and what he found, and his suggestions for the readers. 

The title is intriguing and the story moreso. I would love to have a big old oak tree to spill it all to, but having such a thoughtful physician as well would be awesome.
The book is short and worth the time.  As someone who is also searching for peace and insight, I very much  appreciated it.

I regretfully cannot review the book, do not have Kindle. If the author or publisher wishes to assist I would be grateful.