BIO

Joan Borysenko has written thirteen books, including Minding the Body, Mending the Mind; Inner Peace for Busy People: 52 Simple Strategies for Transforming Your Life; and Your Soul’s Compass: What is Spiritual Guidance?, the latter coauthored by her husband, Gordon Dveirin. Borysenko was trained as both a medical scientist and a psychologist. Her vision is to bring science, medicine, psychology, and spirituality together in the service of healing. For more information, visit www.joanborysenko.com.

STORY EXCERPT

When the vision was over and I returned to the room, my sight had changed. Instead of seeing things as solid objects, I saw everything as energy—it looked like everything was made of light and interconnected. And I saw that the energy of my mother’s now lifeless body was the same as the energy of the bed, the ceiling, the floor. I looked over at my son, who was sitting on the opposite side of the bed. It looked like he had a halo. He was crying. He looked at me with such a soft look in his eyes and said, “Mom, the whole room is filled with light. Can you see it?” I told him I could, and I moved around the bed and sat next to him.