Thank you for Kitchen Table Wisdom. I read it for the first time, and then I immediately read it again. You have put into words the beliefs that I have been forming since my mother passed away from ALS two years ago. The human spirit is a powerful thing. Your writing is a gift. Thank you for sharing it.

Dear Mrs. Remen,
I just wanted to let you know that I love reading your books. Every now and then I read a few stories since I keep it next to my bed. I really like the way you put your experiences in words, they inspire me in many ways. Thank you for sharing your lessons in life.
I wish you all the best,
Melanie

Dear Rachel,

What a relief to have found your book amongst my husband's favorites. It inspires me everyday with simple but profound truths and how difficult to live up to those truths after a lifetime of lies. I am reading it again as I do so yearly. My brother in law has been diagnosed with cancer with a poor prognosis and my younger sister is struggling with the reality of her life. I and hoping that she will take my suggestion and read you book "Kitchen Table Wisdom". Thank you once again for your beautiful piece of work and for sharing all your wisdom and love.

Sincerely,


Cecilia

Dear Dr Remen
Thanks you for yours marvelous books.

Thank you for inspiring me to make medicine into I want to be, because I often felt lost and isolated.

Dr. Remen,

What a joy to read the words of an evolved mind. I thank you.

Dr. Remen, I see the white feather everywhere I go now. I picked your tape up (What the Living Can Learn From the Dying) with no intention of listening to it, it was for resale. Listening to it was to keep me from boredom on a two hour road trip across Florida last month. Imagine my surprise. Have now read most of your work and my life has done a U-turn since much of your advice saw me through crisis with my son and grandson. Thank you so much for you gentle yet awesome look at wholeness, dying and mystery.

My favourite book

Dr. Remen, I had the great fortune to come across your book in a used bookstore. I was intrigued by the deletele and picked it up. I'm grateful that I did. I have been struggling with a chronic illness for years now, and I found a great deal of comfort from your message of healing. I especially have kept in mind your insight that life isn't just for the well. I realized that I had been putting off celebrating and enjoying life because of my illness. I now try to live more fully and authentically, knowing that life, love, and healing can be for me, too. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. In kindness, Kelly

Dr. Ramen, I first met you through you book, Kitchen Table Wisdom, after my daughter died. I've since passed it on to my physician and asked him to pass it along when he finished reading it. It contains much of what I would have liked my daughter's doctors to know as they dealt with us, while she was being treated for multiple myeloma and lymphoma and receiving 2 stem cell transplants. I then looked for more from you and found My Grandfather's Blessings and am now on my 2nd time through. These books have and continue to help me heal in this 2nd year since her death. She would have appreciated your work. Thank you ever so much. SandyB

Dear Dr. Remen, I met your work because of your chapter in the book "The body and the mind", where you spoke about integrity. I work with cancer patients in a private hospital in my hometown and I would love to be able to meet and maybe, one day, attend to one of your workshops! Is there any possibility for you to come to Brazil? Would you be interested?
If i can be part of your mailing list I would really appreciate
Thank you and congratulations on your beautiful and meaningfull work
Luciane

Hello Rachel,
Well worn and ear marked pages of both of your books are at my bedside and in my car. I can't imagine my life without the lessons and wisdom I continue to learn from you. Every morning I start my meditation saying, "Blessed art thou Oh, Lord my God, King of the Universe..." and I reach out to all the amazing wonders of our world and life with your gift of gratefulness in mind. Thank you for sharing yourself so unselfishly. You are always at the top of my list to share with family, friends and strangers. Namaste, Vivian

Dr. Remen,

As I sit here this evening with my father who is very close to dying, I find myself grateful for having read "Kitchen Table Wisdom" and "My Grandfather's Blessings" several years ago. Your work helped me understand some of the emotional and spiritual process of dying. It's very quiet tonight, and I am able to sit with him and consider how his spirit is managing the transition from his broken, but well-lived-in, 86-year-old body to something greater, and I am thankful for being able to be here with him right now. The understanding you helped impart to me helps me realize that his comfort and our love for him are helping the process. Thank you.

Hello Naomi... Don't expect you to remember me, but I was a friend of Dr. Ray Hively and Pat Morrison. We meet at Kaiser when Ray stopped up to see you when you were a patient there during your work with The Humanist Medicine project, and I stopped over to your M. W. house at least once. I have followed your work for all these years... it just gets better! Thank You Moss Butler

Thank you for speaking to us at Casa de la Luz staff meeting tonight. I was so moved. You are a wonderful gift to us all. I hope to hear you speak again in the future. Thank you again.

Dear Rachel, there is so many wonderful stories that you have written and I have enjoyed both books of yours. Here is some You Tube music that would go well with them. "There will be rest" Ticheli and "Remember" Stephen Chatman to share with you and others who's heart and mind will be touched. Thank you! Bets

Hello. My name is Sylvia Schueller and I am a registered physical therapist of 30 years. I just read your book "Kitchen Table Wisdom" and though a student of mind/body health and wellness for 35 years, I found your book simply beautiful and profound! I came upon it because of my nephew who recently received his Phd in psychology and is doing research up at UCSF. Maybe you know him? Dr. Stephen Schueller. I am very interested in being on the mailing list and in attending workshops etc. Thank you for the opportunity to learn and grow. Sincerely, Sylvia Schueller PT

Hello,

I would love to be on your "mailing list" for future workshops and trainings for health professionals.

Thank you,

nancie gertler

Dear Dr. Rachel,
I have read Kitchen Table Wisdom more than once. I am now reading My Grandfather's Blessings. I love both books. You are a treasure. I am giving both books as gifts; they are so special.
I just finished "L'Chaim" in My Grandfather's Blessings. I have written a page and a half play based on your story that I would like to give with my ESL students at Richmond High this holiday season. Each class gives a performperformance at the celebration and I'd like to share your story. If you email me I'll be glad to attach a copy of our play. It is written for 3 voices: Narrator (Adult Rachel), Grandfather, Little Rachel and the rest of the class.

Best wishes,

Maria da Silva
A real admirer

You have taught me what healing really means. Thank you for writing it all down, for taking the journey you have and for having the tenacity to continue to hear and make sense of the stories. With much love and gradeleteude.

I am an italian psychoterapist. For me you are a great doctor and a great person. I love your job.
Carmelo Pignatelli

Thank you for writing your books they are great and I have enjoyed Kitchen table wisdom and My Grandfather's blessings. so much wisdom
and comfort! I hope that there is someone that inspires you the way
you have been for so many people like myself. After my Dad died this past Jan. its been great to read your books.

I have been sick in bed with reoccurring sinusitis and have so enjoyed reading your book," my grandfathers blessings". I love the message of your book so much and reading it has brought tears to my eyes numerous times. I feel it has strengthened my soul in my time of sickness, and helped me see the blessing in it too. ( thank g-d its nothing series but still a strugel) I'm an orthodox Jew living in Jerusalem. thank you for having the corege to step out of the box and share your quest for meaning with us all. your book in a blessing

Hello Dr. Rachel Remen,
I met you at CHEST 2008 in Philadelphia. I'm enjoying reading Kitchen Table Wisdom.
I hope to meet you again at CHEST 2011 in Honolulu. On October 26, 2011, I'm presenting a poster endeleteled How Would Firefighters Benefit from Learning to Breathe Effectively.
Betsy Thomason
www.btbreathingtraining.com

I am a modern dancer/choreographer and have understood intuitively what you teach. Now I am finishing my healing process and purpose with the dance. I will be reading your books as I have finally been introduced to you! thanks.