Book Reviews
Nature as Teacher
"I want to see the movie!”
— Christiane Northrup, M.D.
"Naked in Eden is a can't-put-it-down thrilling account of who we really are--and why our connection with the natural world is so healing and vital. This book is a page-turner. I couldn't help but think, 'I want to see the movie!'"
— Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause,and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"Naked in Eden is an amazing presentation of life in the most rigorous conditions of nature, evoking that sense of wonder needed for maximal appreciation of the planet and the cosmos."
— Thomas Berry, Ph.D., author of The Dream of the Earth, The Great Work: Our Way into the Future, and with Brian Swimme, The Universe Story. His latest collection of essays is Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community.
"Robin Easton's is a heroine's journey that, like all such journeys, risks everything. The payoff is transformation and a discovery of her deep intimacy with the earth itself. At a time when nature as we know it is in peril - and we with it - we need Easton's message as never before."
— Larry Dossey, M.D., author of the New York Times bestselling book, Healing Words, Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine, and others
“Every now and then a book comes along that, by its very authenticity, makes you sit up and take notice. Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest is just such a book.
”To read an account of a very courageous woman healing herself in Nature, learning--and sharing--many of her profound insights, can not only heal, but can also affect the very reality of your life. We are conscious Beings, and Robin’s great lesson was to access this consciousness on an aware and elevated level, thus powerfully and positively affecting every cell of her body.
”This book is fresh; it moves, it is uplifting, and it contains a positive contribution toward the life of anyone who reads and digests it.”
— Michael J. Roads is the author of Talking with Nature/Journey into Nature; The Magic Formula; More Than Money, True Prosperity; and the 1998 award-winning visionary novel Getting There. Visit Michael’s website at www.michaelroads.com. Michael is well known in the United States, Australia, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and other countries.
Giant ‘Strangler Fig’ - Daintree Rainforest, QLD, Australia
“Did you ever have the urge to grasp a loved one by the lapels and shout: "You have GOT to read this book!"? That's how I feel about Robin Easton's luminous NAKED IN EDEN. Her account of time spent deep in the Australian rainforest with her husband while both were in their 20s is hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking, lyrical, mystical, thrilling, romantic, humorous and wise, oh so wise. That's a lot to squeeze between two covers, but Easton pulls it off triumphantly. I hung on every single word as she moved from a grudging respect for her green surroundings to a profound understanding of the blessings and lessons that living in Nature so generously provides. This is a spiritual coming of age tale of the first magnitude. Whether you take Easton's communing with her non-human neighbors literally (I do) or as metaphor, you will fall under this highly gifted writer's spell. She will charm you, she will educate you and, most important of all, she will change you. I'm delighted I read it; I wish like hell I'd written it. I give NAKED IN EDEN my highest recommendation.”
—Burt Kempner has worked as a scriptwriter in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Florida. His work has won numerous major awards. His documentaries have appeared on PBS, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, CNBC, and European and Asian TV networks. Kempner is also a children’s book author: The Five Fierce Tigers of Rosa Martinez, Larry the Lazy Blue Whale, A Mild Wild Story, Monty the Movie Star Moose, and many more.
”A Must-Read Spiritual Thriller. I don't know anyone else who lived naked in the jungles of Australia and has written about it. The transformation this brought the author was phenomenal. She became so tuned into Nature that she no longer experiences herself as separate from Nature...anything or anyone. I could not put the book (Kindle) down. Every page is gripping and moving. This is a fearless, deeply empathic, compassionate person who has a great deal to teach all of us. This book is literally a Spiritual Thriller. Robin Easton progressed from the usual disconnection in the Western world...to feeling and being fully connected to Everything. There is a great deal to learn from this book. As a psychiatrist, I have recommended this book to my patients as part of their overall healing, as a way to help them become more complete and whole...and more connected on all levels.”
— Dr. David Gersten, MD, Psychiatrist, Nutritional Medicine, Author, Musician, and Artist at www.drdavidgersten.com
"This is a beautiful and brave book, a woman's true story of her remarkable transformation in one of the most exotic, most dazzling, and most dangerous places on earth, the Australian rainforest. Compelling reading, spiritually charged, unforgettable."
— Joseph Dispenza, author of God on Your Own: Finding a Spiritual Path Outside Religion, The Way of the Traveler, and Live Better Longer
"As crusty as an adventure novel, as labyrinthian as a spiritual memoir, Naked in Eden is an in-depth exploration of the central questions of our time: Who are we human beings, and what is our place in this wild world?"
— Chellis Glenndinning, Ph.D., author of My Name Is Chellis and I'm in Recovery
"A wonderful read that takes you into the wonder of unknown spiritual worlds."
— Lynn Andrews, author of the bestselling Medicine Woman series, Love and Power, Tree Dreams, Teaching Around the Sacred Wheel, The Mask of Power, Walk In Balance and more.