As a small child, Rachel Remen sat at the feet of her grandfather, an orthodox rabbi and scholar of the kabbalah, and learned the secret of life: that love and blessings given to others heals our loneliness, unhappiness, and in fact all our wounds. Remen uses her power as a master storyteller to bring to life the extraordinary blessings of ordinary existence. These exquisite pieces show us how we bless and serve each other most often without knowing it, how much life gives to us, and how many of our own blessings we have still yet to receive.

There is nothing more comforting than hearing Rachel's grandfather speak of love, life, and God to a small, lonely, and very spiritual child who was trying to find her way in an unspiritual world. These are stories for keeping at the bedside, for those dark nights when we go out in search of our souls.

Rachel's grandfather has blessed not only his beloved granddaughter but, through her, has blessed us all. ...

Praised by everyone from Bernie Siegel to Daniel Goleman to Larry Dossey, Rachel Remen has a unique perspective on healing rooted in her background as a physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness. In a deeply moving and down-to-earth collection of true stories, this prominent physician shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives....

As a physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness, Dr. Rachel Remen, author of the inspirational classic Kitchen Table Wisdom, has a unique perspective on healing. Here are the passages, quotes, and stories from Kitchen Table Wisdom that have profoundly affected her legions of fans. The result is a guide to inner healing that everyone will cherish, and such spiritual issues as suffering, meaning, love, faith, and miracles that everyone can learn from and live by....

"Life is best defined not by science, but by mystery," teaches Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen. Now, the beloved "healer of the heart" probes the universal experience of the unknown that can come in times of crisis. Join this master storyteller as she shares compelling front-line stories of people who opened to mystery and found healing. Complete with step-by-step exercises that Dr. Remen recommends to her own patients....

Kitchen Table Wisdom
Stories That Heal
As I [began] reading this book, my eyes filled with tears and my heart was full once again-before I had even finished the introduction! Rachel Remen and her work are pure inspiration. Let her stories heal your heart and soul." (Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom)

"A beautiful book about life, the only true teacher." (Bernie Siegel, M.D.)

"Rachel Naomi Remen is nature's gift to us, a genius of that elusive and crucial capacity, the human heart." (Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.)

My Grandfather's Blessings
Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
"Rachel Naomi Remen has done it again. My Grandfather's Blessings is a massage to the heart. It is a wonderful book." (Marianne Williamson, author of Illuminata)

"Rachel Remem is both a physician-healer and a masterful storyteller. The stories she tells in My Grandfather's Blessings are simple and profound, with healing lessons for all of us." (Andrew T. Weil, M.D., author of Eight Weeks to Optimum Health)

"[My Grandfather's Blessings] encourages readers to recognize and celebrate the unexpected blessings in their own lives." (Publishers Weekly (starred review))...