"A true spiritual friend, filled with thoughtful inspiration on loving and experiencing your own unique beauty at the soul level."



"...The book that we've all been waiting for. What a sensible, loving, liberating guidebook to feeling truly beautiful... refreshing ideas."



"A true spiritual friend, filled with thoughtful inspiration on loving and experiencing your own unique beauty at the soul level."


Book Description
Some women exude radiance -- a glow that brings out the inherent beauty -- beyond conventional "prettiness." This quality, says women's wellness visionary Victoria Moran, is independent of age or body type. Rather, it is the result of a well-tended soul.In this inspirational and Wise book, Moran shares the wisdom and experience from her own search for inner and outer beauty. Her thoughtful observations and advice show how anyone can transform their thinking about what makes us beautiful, while providing simple guidance for creating a radiance that only comes from within.Each compact essay contains a tool you can Put to use today to heighten your awareness of your own inner beauty. With her trademark candor, Moran illustrates how true beauty comes from a sense of wholeness. She combines tips for taking care of your spirit with simple techniques for tending the needs of your body and essays on self-affirmation and the care and feeding of the soul. Women of all ages will relate to Moran's reflections on her journey to a deeper understanding of inner radiance -- beauty that is soul deep.This sane, sensible approach to a strong self-image and loving self-care is firmly grounded in spiritual common sense, the marriage of body and soul. You start by lighting up your life -- and before you know it, you're lighting up the room.


About the Author
Victoria Moranlectures nationwide and is the author of several books on contemporary living, including Shelter for the Spirit, Live Yourself Thin, and Get the Fat Out. Her articles have appeared in magazines such as Ladies' Home Journal and New Age Journal.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
While we'd all love to unleash that "beauty that arises from deep within," few of us have the time or the wherewithal in our daily lives to seek any beauty that cannot be purchased at the pharmacy. But this exceptional tome provides the groundwork for what could become a lifelong passion, not for outward appearance but for cultivating inward beauty and vitality.

Each short, readable chapter offers a recommendation for tending to one's soul or body. While Moran stresses that beauty starts from within, she points out that some of the happy side effects of a "well-tended soul" just happen to be glowing skin, twinkling eyes, and youthful energy. Personal appearance is not discounted -- attention to grooming and outward appearance is encouraged, but as a way of reflecting pride in one's body, not as an attempt to meet society's expectations. The overall goal should be to do just enough every day to feel comfortable and attractive in your own skin.

Fans of the self-help/inspiration genre will no doubt be familiar with many of the recommendations in the book -- among the scores of practical and easy suggestions are making peace with one's body; using affirmations; acquiring one better habit; surrounding oneself with positive influences; practicing yoga; giving gratitude; protecting oneself from negativity; and nourishing the body with natural, wholesome foods. What is truly unique to this book is the author's warmth, humor, and down-to-earth attitude. (The book is filled with little nuggets of wisdom readers will want to jot down, but the one that resonated most with me was, "Being perfect is unnecessary. Being human will do.") The end result is an utterly winsome invitation to adopt a lifestyle that will produce inner serenity -- which can't help but show on the outside. (Karen Burns)

FROM THE PUBLISHER

A well-tended soul creates true beauty, says woman's wellness visionary Victoria Moran. In this inspirational and wise book she shows women how to transform their thinking about true beauty, while providing simple guidance for creating that radiance that only comes from within.

True beauty comes from a sense of wholeness. To foster this sense of wholeness, the author provides an essay about diet next to one about prayer, or a chapter on dedicating your life to a higher purpose adjacent to one about taking a lucurious bath. When you do something delightful for your physical well being, your soul benefits too.

The suggestions inthis book are designed to acquaint you with your true identity. As long as you remember who you really are in the face of the world's expectations about what you're supposed to be, says Moran, the light that is in you will take care of the rest.

SYNOPSIS

In this inspirational and wise book, Moran shares the wisdom and experience from her own search for inner and outer beauty. Her thoughtful observations and advice show how anyone can transform their thinking about what makes us beautiful, while providing simple guidance for creating a radiance that only comes from within.

This sane, sensible approach to a strong self-image and loving self-care is firmly grounded in spiritual common sense, the marriage of body and soul. You start by lighting up your life—and before you know it, you're lighting up the room.

FROM THE CRITICS

Jennifer Louden

...The book that we've all been waiting for. What a sensible, loving, liberating guidebook to feeling truly beautiful... (full of) refreshing ideas.

Kristine Carlson