You Are the Guru: 6 Messages to Move You Through Difficult Times with Certainty and Faith by Gabrielle Bernstein

You Are the Guru: 6 Messages to Move You Through Difficult Times with Certainty and Faith Reviews

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  Sharon :)

  The meditations in this audiobook are game changers!!
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  Tracey

  Was pleasantly surprised by this one. Normally her work is a little too light - if I'm reading a self-development book it's because I'm in a rut and need some inspiration/motivation/fresh tactics - but this one was perfect amount of meaty yet light-ish for me right now. Bernstein deals with concepts around panic, anxiety, and overwhelm that require a lot of REAL work to get results. She doesn't pretend that it's easy, and yet makes her "messages" feel approachable and manageable. For example, I have had anxiety for many years and until 2020 was able to manage it with minimal help. Now I'm struggling daily just to function (and deal with the guilt I feel because I'm not "technically" struggling, and have a stable home/family/income). Her six messages are simple and I began applying them in real time as I read and have begun to notice changes. I will be returning back to this Audible Original - and that's something I rarely ever do.
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  Vanessa

  Rolled my eyes a few times at the way things were presented (“it worked for me it will work for you” attitude, the black and white statements about how spirituality is always the answer, or how it is spirituality that saved her from suicide, except, she had the privilege to have a psychiatrist and a therapist at the same time lol… etc.) but if I take it with a grain of salt, it was better than I expected and good messages in it!
  
  Practicing not canceling a person because I dont agree 100% or think they are not getting the full picture & trying to just take what is useful to me and move on lol!!! This book was good for practicing that!!!
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  Nada AbuHassan

  Insightful
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  Nicole Ediss

  I like to call this kind of inspo "foofy enlightenment", but I did find that there were a few tricks that she offered that I will return to in the future that helped me immediately.
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  Melinda Elizabeth

  A really short book that will give plenty of us to think about and work on to make our lives a little better in hectic times.
  With a few meditations thrown in and workbooks that you can use at your convenience, the book provides a really strong basis for some self work for positive outcomes.
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  Nicole

  Ufff, I love all of Gabby's work, it always arrives for me at the perfect moment for me to hear it, so needless to say I devoured this book 🥰
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  Diana Shaffner

  The lessons in this book are basic truths and certainly helpful. For example, the fact that compassion creates connection and that we receive what we need to know in stillness. However, the book is extremely 'New Agey'. The author seems to be afraid of using the word God. Instead, it is all 'the universe' and universal energy. Her advice is to "let spirit guide you". What spirit?? Like most New Age books, the teachings are actually all truths to be found in (and probably taken from) scripture only that God has been edited out of them. By the way, no - you are not the Guru.
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  Felicity

  I liked certain aspects of this.
  
  If we aren’t trying to control and not coming from a place of fear.... why is there a huge manifestation movement? Why must we manifest?
  
  Surrender ? Do we give up and become passive or is surrender a sequence of inspired permission?
  
  I agree if we surrender to creative solutions it opens things up and a lot of the slogans here make sense on an emotional level.
  
  I enjoyed this.
  
  If you do this then this will happen is a little prescriptive but self help is often prescriptive I guess and in terms of spiritual invitation through mantra I think I may prefer Matt Kahn.
  
  I will finally read Judgment Detox at least.
  
  She makes sense to me.
  
  It was a nice introduction though.
  
  I already practice pranayama breathing and she aligns it with some useful slogans.
  
  I probably still prefer Matt Kahn and Wayne Dyer.
  But I got it for free and it had some timely reminders
  
  I liked the “ You are my reflection- What can I learn from you” journaling technique. .
  
  
  FYI. The music behind the later meditations is a bit cheesy but go with it.
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  Alexandra

  I'm a strong believer that we find certain books and/or audiobooks when we're ready to receive certain messages. I had a tough year in 2022, in the years prior I set up a faulty expectation about what my happiness was supposed to look like, and I ended up getting 2 burnouts in a relatively short period of time then getting diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. When I received my diagnosis I promised to myself that I was going to cherish each day and the small things in my life that makes me happy. But when I started to listen the 'You Are the Guru', I came to the realisation that I was again waiting for some milestones in the distant future to be reached in hope of getting a spark of happiness. Luckily, the audiobook reminded me that I should be a bit more patient with myself, enjoying the process of inspiration and that sometimes you need to take a step back to see the bigger picture and receiving the answers that are already in you.
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  Eila

  En general no me gustan los audiolibros porque lo que me disfruto de leer es, pues, leer, pero llevaba meses esperando el libro nuevo de Gabby y cuando vi que sólo estaba en Audible supe que lo iba a escuchar, no sólo porque confío en ella sino porque además su voz me gusta mucho.
  Siento que está IDEAL para estos tiempos. Da 6 mensajes muy cortos y aplicables y lo que más me gusta es la filosofía detrás de todos ellos, que ella misma resume en la idea de que no viene a enseñarnos nada, sino a recordarnos todo lo que ya sabemos. Esa frase me llegó completamente porque es exactamente lo que pienso de ella como maestra y la razón por la que leo (o en este caso, escucho) sus libros.
  Siempre encuentro inspiración y motivación en ella ❤️
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  Sarah Kettle

  Gabby inspires me! She always seems to have a message that is so relevant to me at the present moment. Gabby has taught me to trust the universe. This book provides insight into her experiences and she’s vulnerable and honest. I love having control of my life - who doesn’t? However, in many of Gabby’s books I have learned it’s turning inward that allows us to release this willingness to control everything. In this book Gabby writes about the importance of human connection and compassion. My primary takeaway is to surrender to my creativity. I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to follow my passion. Gabby has reiterated that it is as simple as taking that next small step, a subtle shift...and now.
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  Bree Glasbergen

  I am an avid Gabby lover and her books Spirit Junkie and The Universe have your Back have been pivotal in my growth as a person. I am a big fan of the book Judgement Detox and have read Miracles Now multiple times. This book was tough to get through. It didn't resonate with me and at times felt forced. Like she had written a book she wasn't yet ready to write. The reference to 'the covid-19 pandemic' over and over felt tone deaf. I don't live in the US but we all went through the same thing together it could have been referenced in a more nuanced manner and using a full title like that I felt ostracising to the audience. Sorry to hear Gabby went through PPD and anxiety. This book still had actionable insights but they didn't feel as geniunely written as in previous works.
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  Kelly Oliva

  In this mini manifesting guide, Gabby presents six mantras to apply to our lives at any time we feel resistance. This Audible Original is particularly timely as we cope with the fear and uncertainty of COVID-19. Gabby shares each mantra, includes examples of how the mantras have helped her surrender during difficult times and also sprinkles in some guided meditation for listeners.
  
  I love everything Gabby produces, and I love this book.
  
  My only grudge is that this is an audiobook available only through Audible. I am frustrated that Gabby limits her message to only those who can afford to pay.
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  Annagrace

  Exactly what I needed to hear and remember in this last third of 2020, and while historic fires and wind quite literally rage and burn around me (I’m in the PacNW). The daily heartbreak of news and pandemic related illness and death, the clear and terrifying resurgence of fascism, and now my beloved forests and fields and mountains on fire... This audiobook isn’t a cure for any of it. Of course it isn’t. But for me it’s a reminder of the spiritual practices I already have in place and a calm and gentle reminder to keep doing the work of presence and stillness.
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  CelticMoonGoddess

  Loved it. Have heard about Gabrielle Bernstein and her books, but this is my first one and good pick for powerful listening with nice mix of info, sutras, affirmations and meditations.
  Looking forward to tuning into more of her books as really practical, helpful and clear explanation to follow and accessible.
  Six sutras/messages that now written and posted proudly on my fridge for daily reminder. Good mix of tips, simple and useable and practical to bring into daily and doable!
  Highly recommend.
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  Kate

  I’ve struggled a bit with Bernstein’s work in the past — for me it has felt like a lite / slightly saccharine version of heavier-duty teachers and teachings. This one clicked, though. The ideas are accessible but they take a lot of hard work and dedication to implement, and she is clear that that is all on me and you, which is the truth. Audible is making it harder and harder to walk away – there’s now essentially a streaming library, which is how I read this. I will come back to it.
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  Diana

  Meh. I didn't even notice when I finished this book. All of the sudden it wasn't in my list anymore and Audible marked it as finished.
  Mostly, I feel like if you read a lot of self-help books, they all start to sound the same. Same with this one. The meditation parts might be nice if you're into that sort of thing (I am not, if I wanna meditate I will do so in my chosen circumstances) and I really did not appreciate the author's push for God and the holy divine in a self-help book.
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  Emma May

  The title originally threw me off but this book was the answer to a lot of things I didn’t realise I was looking for. It’s just the right length at under 4 hours, it makes you feel good and the meditations are excellent and easy to follow, all the chapters are titled on audible so it’s easy to dip into the lessons you need a recap on. Plus Gabby has a great and soothing voice for an audio book. Will definitely listen again and recommend to friends.
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  Lindzi

  Gabbie Bernstein’s books should be listened to as audiobooks. I love her voice and passionate message. This Audible original teaches 6 guiding sutras:
  
  * See through the lens of love.
  * Surrender to creative solutions.
  * Inspired action clears the path.
  * In stillness, we receive.
  * Compassion creates connection.
  * You are the guru.
  
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  Dan

  The audiobook may seem to say the obvious. However, Bernstein's story surprisingly is powerful enough to help me practice inner peace. She shares her stories of being anxious and obsessive to control. Her struggle helped me face and accept my own. I am not the only one. I can pat myself on the shoulder for being myself.
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  Alex Smith

  A short monologue of part sutra part anecdotal spiritual tool-kit. Though I found myself feeling like a block of wood in place where there should be a wheel, I managed to find some gems in these concepts. I kept reminding myself that many of these perspectives are tangential to core beliefs I have and that it isn’t always easy to maintain serenity.
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  Gabriela RL

  Normally, I find that though, I really like her and her writing, and other work I felt she sometimes ignored people of color. Not consciously, but just didn’t address some things that can bump up against spiritual practice when you are in survival mode at times. But in this book, she does address that and not just once. Really loved this one.
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  Nicole

  I’m a fan of Gabby’s work, and her messages always arrive right when I need to hear them most and helps get me back on course. This was done very well, I will be going back and listening again in smaller chunks to help the lessons sink in more.
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  Stacy

  This audiobook is perfection. It's a gentle reminder of what you already know if you have read her other books. If you haven't read her before, this is a wonderful introduction to her messages. It also includes loving meditations.
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  Jessica Looman

  I like her message but I feel like it's overly complicated in this book. Meditate and listen for the answers within. Live YOUR life. Stop caring what others think. Be kind to people.
  
  Prana exercises are good for beginners who are new to breathing techniques.