"The essential adventure of our time is the rediscovery of our interconnections with all life. For all who would reclaim the wholeness of our world and of our selves, Cathy Holt is a trustworthy guide. The Circle of Healing provides a wealth of stories and counsel to help us come home to the power of life within us. This book can reconnect us to our own vitality--and to all our relations."
- Joanna Macy, world-renowned teacher of deep ecology and Buddhism, spiritual activist, and author of Coming Back to Life.

"If you want a reassuring guide, one which continually reminds you of your inner wisdom and keeps you on the healing path, get this book and keep it as a companion. You will feel like you are making a friend, because this is a book about soul friendship-with each other, with ourselves, with the planet.

This book is both radical and authentic. Radical because it deeply connects us to our roots in community and the Earth. Authentic in its personal stories, honesty, and constant gentle reminders to be good to ourselves. The Circle of Healing builds important bridges, a welcome gift helping us usher in the healing century."
- K. Lauren de Boer, editor, EarthLight Magazine.

"The Circle of Healing is an invaluable resource to connect deeper to the healing opportunities found within relationships, nature, and oneself. Cathy Holt serves to remind us that holistic health is available to us in all aspects of our lives."
- Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropologist, and author of The Fourfold Way and Signs of Life.

"An artful blend of inspirational stories and practical steps, Cathy Holt's new book, The Circle of Healing, is an invitation to participate in our own circle of healing. Drawing on a wide array of wisdom traditions, this engaging read is sure to delight and empower anyone seeking to live a more authentic life."
- Joanne Lauck, author of  The Voice of the Infinite in the Small: Revisioning the Insect-Human Connection.

"A wonderful portal to enter, or continue on, the road of personal growth and development. Each page brims with practical nuggets of wisdom. Read a chapter a day and allow Holt's concepts and practices based upon self-regulation to nurture the wholeness within. Inspiring reading for anyone who wants to enter and stay in the circle of healing."
- Erik Peper, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Holistic Healing Studies, San Francisco State University; co-author, Creating Wholeness and Healthy Computing with Muscle Biofeedback.

"Gems of wisdom on every page. Holt writes with humor, depth, and amazing perceptiveness. Circle of Healing is simply magnificent. Philosophy,trauma recovery, nature, and a lot more. This is a book that ought to do very well in the self-help area, but also in a number of other market sectors. It's a book a NY Giant may pick up in a year or two, if it does well on its own. She takes the wisdom of great philosophers, ancient and modern, and adds to the triumph of the human spirit through sharing her own spiritual journey of healing. A book that could be life-changing!"
-Shel Horowitz, author, environmental activist, and founder of Save The Mountain

"If you wish to heal your body, mind, and spirit, The Circle of Healing is a valuable guide. Bringing a wealth of personal and professional experience as a biofeedback therapist and holistic health educator, Cathy Holt's intriguing stories and exercises help you access your inner and outer resources for healing."
- Martin Rossman, M.D., author of Healing Yourself: A Step by Step Program for Better Health through Imagery.

Awards:

"Best Self-Help/Health Book Award"
- Bay Area Independent Publishers Association.

"Certificate of Merit"
-Writer's Digest 2000 NationalSelf-Published Book Awards.