I'd been searching for something meaningful and lasting in my life for many years; I love Eckhart's Power of Now and everytime I get down in the dumps, I get on my bike and climb up into the hills with it in my ear. When I come back I'm 99% better, but his advice of, ..."always say yes to the present moment..." doesn't have the resonance to really stick, even though I wish it would.

"Shift" has given me the hope that I will be able to stay present and switch out of the uncomfortable anxiety that I've suffered with since puberty; a reeling mind anytime I have to perform under pressure with someone watching me has been the norm for nearly 40 years now.

I know there is a honeymoon period to many things in life, but I feel that this beautiful book has given me so much ammunition to battle my habitual way of negative thinking, which is so deeply engrained. Loch, thank you! I feel like a new chapter of confidence and clarity filled with awake awareness in my life has begun.

Loch Kelly has provided humanity with a profound, yet practical means for each individual to come to a deep recognition of their essential nature while still incorporating psychological development. Loch is clear and concise and yet provides a wide breadth of information that looks at science and wisdom and the ways in which they relate. There are a wide range of practices in the book that offers each individual the opportunity to see what resonates for them and works for them. What I appreciate most about the book is that Loch goes into the nuances that can occur as we shift into the various levels of mind and ultimately into awake awareness. This allows for the book to serve as a guide that can be picked up numerous times from the book shelf to allow for a deeper resonance to occur each time it is revisited.

Simply put, this book is simple in its elegance and practical and inviting. Loch's experience working as both a psychotherapist and spiritual teacher are evident and this book will surely support those interested for years to come.

Shift into Freedom promises exactly what the title states; this book is a clear, refreshingly new perspective on the ancient art and science of meditation, as well as the science and art of opening the heart. Clear, concise, spacious, wise, and with Freedom.

The clarity with which Loch has distilled and shared this experiential understanding is truly a treasure.

This approach really worked for me. I have M.S. with fatigue and pain, in addition to the medication side-effects of depression and anxiety. This method uncovered strong relief and started me on a way to practice feeling the complex of symptoms as awareness itself. Surprisingly, THAT feels great. Outstanding.