New Age weight loss book to compete in American Idol-type contest for authors

April 2, 2010 - PRLog -- Singers have American Idol. Dancers have Dance with the Stars. New Age authors have the Next Top Spiritual Author competition, and author Lisa Bonnice thinks she has what it takes to make the cut in the first round, this April.

First prize in the competition is something all authors dream of … a contract with a New York publisher. Offering the prize is Hampton Roads, publisher of some of the biggest authors in the New Thought book genre: i.e., His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch and Richard Bach. The competition, which takes place over the next several months, includes four rounds, each of which narrows the field significantly. Contest creators James Twyman and Robert Evans expected only 500 or so entrants but were amazed when, at last count, the number was hovering around 2,500.

What makes Bonnice think she stands a chance in so large a pond? “I may not be a huge fish, but I have a powerful message to deliver that I think people are ready to hear.” That message, delivered in her book Shape Shifting—the Body/Mind/Spirit Weight Solution, is aimed at anyone who struggles with their weight. “We’re so out of balance in our culture that our bodies, minds and spirits are out of whack. No matter what your religion—or lack thereof—being centered and living in the Now are vitally important when making permanent, healthy lifestyle changes.”

“There is growing evidence,” she adds, “that says the way we express or repress emotions affects our bodies in different ways. The most commonly held body/mind belief is that excess weight is a shield of protection. When we don’t feel safe or able to protect ourselves, our energy bodies tend to swell up, like psychic porcupine quills, sending out a vibe to ‘stay away.’ When something like that lives in our energy field long enough, it eventually becomes physical, in the form of a layer of excess fat.”

Sound nutty? Maybe not. Studies show that many heart attacks are suffered by people with Type A personalities, i.e., those who are too busy and stressed out to stop and smell the roses. Those who develop ulcers tend to be those who “eat themselves up inside” with worry. Many victims of sexual assault develop eating disorders that make their bodies sexually unattractive.

Bonnice is excited about the contest because she’s been preparing for this type of opportunity for many years. “I self-published Shape Shifting a few years ago and have spent the time since then building a platform to help people learn how to ‘shift their thoughts to shift their shapes.’” That platform includes an internet based radio show that features many of the top names in new thought, an online community and a Shape Shifting Team on the popular SparkPeople website, a social networking site aimed at the diet and fitness crowd, which has been featured on Today and many other national news shows.

But does Shape Shifting work? According to Bonnice, who lost 50 pounds in the writing, it does, “People write to me with stories of losing 60, 70 and even 80 pounds. They’re happier now that they’re living a balanced life, instead of just focusing on the scale. That kind of weight stays off once you lose it.”
   
Round One consists of a popular vote, where contestants are judged, online, by the general public at http://www.nexttopauthor.com/profile.cfm?aid=2155. Voting begins March 29 and ends April 25. The winner will be announced in October.

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Contact:
Lisa Bonnice   
727-858-2610
lisa@lisabonnice.com
http://www.shapeshiftingonline.com

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