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Healing family trauma requires deep internal work over time, and I am thankful for the lessons shared in this book.\" * Maileen Hamto, San Francisco Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Living Life in Full Bloom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo You Have the Power to Change Anything? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Healing My Roots\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Why Heal Your Roots?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCan You Inherit the Fate of Your Ancestors?\u003cbr\u003eSeeing Patterns\u003cbr\u003eFilling the Void \u003cbr\u003eWhat Happens When Your Ancestors Fail to Move On? \u003cbr\u003eWhat to Expect in This Book: The Journey Ahead \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Power of the Unseen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Dispensation of Hope \u003cbr\u003eThe Arrival of Haripriya \u003cbr\u003eLeaving India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom Fate to Destiny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscovering Flower Essences\u003cbr\u003eThe Threshold of Life and Death \u003cbr\u003eMy Lifeline Finding\u003cbr\u003eMy Purpose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDiscovering Family Energy Fields What Is a Family Constellation?\u003c\/b\u003e Whose Emotions Are We Carrying? Karma: The Law of Cause and Effect \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Healing Tools \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHealing with Flower Essences \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHow Essences Work \u003cbr\u003eEssences of Transformation \u003cbr\u003eHow Long Should You Take Flower Essences For? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHow to Honor Your Ancestors \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHow to Set Up an Ancestral Altar \u003cbr\u003eThe Power of Prayer\u003cbr\u003ePrayers to Release the Past \u003cbr\u003eYour Ancestors Wantto Connect with You Too \u003cbr\u003eHow to Do Tarpanam \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Understanding Your Family Energy Field\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRewriting Your Parental Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Debt of Life: Parents Give and Children Receive \u003cbr\u003eHow Trauma Affects Your Roots \u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Your Parental Wounds\u003cbr\u003eRewriting Your Parental Story \u003cbr\u003eReleasing Your Unconscious Loyalty to Your Parents \u003cbr\u003eConnecting with Universal Unconditional Love \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. 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