Barbara Ann Brennan's bestselling first book, "Hands of Light," established her as one of the world's most gifted healers and teachers. Now, in her long-awaited new work, she continues her ground-breaking exploration of the human energy field, or auro - the source of our experience of health or illness. Drawing on many new developments in her teaching and practice, she shows how we can be empowered as both patients and healers to understand and work with our most fundamental healing power: the light that emerges from the very center of our humanityIn a unique approach that encourages a cooperative effort among healer, patient, and other health-care providers, "Light Emerging" explains what the healer perceives visually, audibly, and kinesthetically and how each of us can participate in every stage of the healing process. Presenting a fascinating range of research, from a new paradigm of healing based on the science of holography to insights into the "hara level" and the "core star," "Light Emerging" is at the leading edge of healing practice in our time. You'll discover: How each of us can tap our innate power to heal ourselves and othersA complete patient's guide to working with a healer: How a healer's technique and goals differ from those of a physician or a therapist and how these professinals can best cooperate to facilitate healingThe seven layers of the healing process: how to meet your needs on each level, plus step-by-step instructions for creating your own healing planStartling new information about energy interactions in relationships and how to break through negative patterns to new, positive contracts with those closest to usThe crucial connectionbetween healing, creativity, and transcendenceAnd much moreComplete with case histories, exercises, and both black-and-white and full-color illustrations, "Light Emerging" offers a new path to healing, wholeness, and expanded consciousness.