Louise Hay is an author, speaker, and founder of publishing company Hay House Publications. She teaches a message of personal responsibility and self love. Her books and CDs are based on healing our bodies with our thoughts, and are geared towards leading a life of positivity and prosperity in all spheres.
Message of Louise Hay
Louise Hay believes that we create our own disease with our limiting feelings, thoughts and beliefs. Louise Hay published her first book, You can Heal Your Life in 1976, at a time when mind-body connection was not given much importance. In addition to the mental and emotional causes of physical diseases, Louise also provides specific affirmations to overcome limiting thought patterns to help heal our bodies faster.
Louise Hay's Influence
Louise Hay attended the Church of Religious Science in New York, where she was introduced to the idea that positive thinking could help heal our physical body. She became a Religious Science practitioner in the 1970s. She started to conduct workshops. She also studied Transcendental Meditation at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's University in Fairfield, Iowa.
Practicing What Louise Hay Preaches
Louise Hay also had cervical cancer in 1977 or 1978 and refused traditional medical treatment and instead did her affirmations, forgiveness, nutrition, therapy and other alternative healing techniques to rid herself of cancer. She also said that her cancer was because of her unwillingness to let go of childhood abuse.
Hay House Publications Founded by Louise Hay
Louise Hay started Hay House Publications to market her own books but soon started publishing uplifting messages by other authors as well. Some of her own books and CDs include
Books by Louise Hay
- You Can Heal Your Life
- The Present Moment
- The Times of Our Lives
- The Adventures of Lulu
- Power Thoughts
- I Think, I am
CDs by Louise Hay
- The Empowering Women Gift Collection - Louise Hay and Dr.Christiane Northrup
- Totality of Possibilities - Louise Hay
- You Can Heal Your Life Study Course - Louise Hay
Movie - You Can Heal Your Life
At age 81 Louise Hay appeared in a film, You Can Heal Your Life - The Movie, which is based on her life, views, principles and beliefs. The expanded edition has many in-depth interviews with noted self-help experts.
Related Reading
To learn about other inspiring teachers, also read Eckhart Tolle's Power of Now and The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz along with The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Sources
- Interview with Louise Hay by Mark Oppenheimer
- Louise Hay's Official Website
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