Will I love Into the Magic Shop?

I love this book for many reasons.

It reads like a novel, but it’s a true story, a story of a young boy raised in a dysfunctional family—his father was an alcoholic who couldn’t hold down a job, and his mother was suicidally depressed. Poverty, eviction, his mother’s repeated attempts at suicide—this was his life until one day, at age 12, he met a kind woman who taught him to meditate.

I won’t give away the details of the story, only to say that I felt personally connected to young Jim as he awakened to greater peace of mind, hope,… show more.

Really changed my outlook

I fell in love with this book and couldn’t put it down until completion. It had such a unique blend of neuroscience and psychology woven into the fabric of brilliant storytelling.

I found the storyline quite fascinating:  the author’s chance encounter as a young boy with a woman named Ruth at a magic shop, which forever changes the trajectory of his life. As someone who has always loved magic and been drawn to the spiritual, as well as someone drawn to mindfulness practices for decades, this book resonated so deeply with me.

Besides having a fantastic craft for writing, James… show more.

Coming from a dysfunctional family, I connected with twelve-year-old Jim, who had an alcoholic father and a depressed, suicidal mother.

One day, he walked into a magic shop in a local strip mall, where Ruth, the owner’s mother, taught him the “magic” of meditation that changed his life. In this remarkable book that combines neuroscience insights with engaging narrative, I felt I knew Jim as I, too, learned Ruth’s lessons of mindfulness, meditation, and compassion that would change my life as well.

I loved the book so much that I sent a copy to my friend Pat, who also began… show more.

We are born with so much untapped potential and Dr Doty’s techniques can really help us transform our lives through a series of visualisation and relaxation exercises. From humble and difficult beginnings Dr. Doty has had considerable achievements in his lifetime and has been so generous in sharing what he has learned over the years. Being a neurosurgeon, Dr. Doty has a wealth of experience of the inner workings of the mind. His self-development journey brought him to create amazing tools to increase confidence, positivity, and self-expression.