Holistic You Workbook (eBook)

Rabbi Daniel Lapin and Susan Lapin are media personalities, speakers, and authors with a passion for teaching ancient Jewish life principles extracted from the Bible, making them accessible to folks of every background. International audiences regard the Lapins' work as entertaining, enlightening, and life-changing.

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xiii

About the Authors xv

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Meeting the Five Fs 9

What Systems Have We Been Sold? Getting Rid of Our Myths of Happiness 14

The Secret of Ancient Jewish Wisdom 19

How Holistic Systems Work 22

It Helps to Play by the Rules of the Game 29

Chapter 2 Connect for Success 33

Connections in Time 36

The Bible's Teaching of Connection 39

Family Connection 43

Connection to Belongings 47

The True Meaning of Harmony 48

Chapter 3 Seeing the Invisible 53

The Blindness of Science 57

Human Origins 61

Can We Really Get Along Without God Awareness? 69

Chapter 4 Bodybuilding 77

How Fitness Is Impacted by the Other Four Fs 79

Healing the Soul to Heal the Body 87

Healing the Body to Heal the Soul 90

The Golden Mean 92

Food: Filling and Fulfilling 94

The Other End of the Mouth-- The Indignity of "Crap" 100

The Spiritual Message of Sleep 102

Resistance and Struggle 103

Chapter 5 Money and Morality 107

Let's Connect 112

Language Matters 120

Earning Money Versus Receiving Money 122

Chapter 6 Sex: Pleasure and Pain 125

Changes and Not- So- Changes, Let There Be 127

Are Men and Women the Same? 135

The Explosive Power of Sex 141

The Physical Depicts the Spiritual 144

Chapter 7 Some Tough Decisions 147

Are Marriage and Children Disposable? 151

Finance and Marriage 153

Platonic Relationships 155

Making Money Is Central to a Man's Masculinity 159

Teams Are Made of People Fulfilling Different Roles 160

Deliberate Decisions 166

Chapter 8 Putting the 5Fs to Work 167

How to Grow 169

Takeaways from The Holistic You 170

Index 177