The Simplicity of Stillness Method

Disclaimer: I received a eARC of this book from Netgalley.com.

I really wanted to like this book. It was line from the review page that pushed me into the decision to get it, “The Simplicity of Stillness® (SOS) is a comprehensive, yet simple method for activating the vital life Energy that accesses deep peace and infinite intelligence.” My expectation was for a book that taught me a methodology of using meditation and other tools to allow me to seek the creativity, peace, and enhance a brighter outlook in my life. Karlin's program may be great in person and in class but it fell flat in the book.

Karlin's program combines the use of recorded meditations (3 of which I received from the publisher to help this review), along with 5 other “tools” to supposedly achieve dreams, higher states, and this Energy in your life. The book, as written, didn't really help me learn those tools. Instead, I felt like I was watching a late night sales pitch. One hundred pages into the book, I expected the pitch to transform into a teaching voice... but that voice never came.

This book included a lot of endorsements on how the program helped various people through sickness, challenges, and other growth opportunities in their life. It was interesting to hear but I felt like I didn't come out of reading this book the way most changed. I suspect that if taking the courses from Karlin are much better than reading the book about the project.