Shakti Gawain

Shakti Gawain (born September 30, 1948) is a New Age and personal development author.^[1] Her books have sold over 10 million copies.^[2]

Background

Born Carol Louisa Gawain, she graduated from the University of California with a degree in fine arts and dance in the mid 1970s.^[3]

Gawain's best known book is Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Life (1978).^[4] It has been a bestselling book for nearly 40 years.^[5] The book was said to have inspired Des'ree's 1994 hit song "You Gotta Be". She is the co-founder, with Marc Allen, of New World Library Publishing Company^[6] and founder of Nataraj Publishing, a division of New World Library.

Gawain and her husband, Jim Burns, divide their time between California and Hawaii. Her father was a professor at a military academy in Northern California. Her mother, Elizabeth M. Gawain (born 1921), was a city planner for HUD in Washington DC in the 1970s and currently lives in Northern California with her daughter.

Publications

• "Creative Visualization" (1978)
• Living in the Light: A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation (1985)
• Developing Intuition: Practical Guidance for Daily Life (1987)
• Contacting Your Inner Guide: Step-By-Step Guided Meditations Designed to Help You Make Choices That Are Right for You (1989)
• Return to the Garden (1989)
• Awakening: A Daily Guide to Conscious Living (1991)
• Every Moment: A Journal with Affirmations (1992)
• Meditations: Creative Visualization and Meditation Exercises to Enrich Your Life (1992)
• The Path of Transformation: How Healing Ourselves Can Change the World (1993)
• Making Sense of Your Dollars: A Biblical Approach to Wealth (1995)
• The Four Levels of Healing: A Guide to Balancing the Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical Aspects of Life (1996)
• Creative Visualization Meditations (1996)
• Creating True Prosperity(1997)
• Creative Visualization and Transformation (1997)
• Partnering: A New Kind of Relationship (2000)
• Reflections in the Light: Daily Thoughts and Affirmations (2003)
• Create Your Own Affirmations: A Creative Visualization Kit (2003)
• The Millionaire Course: A Visionary Plan for Creating the Life of Your Dreams (2003)
• Living in the Light: Follow Your Inner Guidance to Create a New Life and a New World (2011)

References

1. Gawain Biog
2. Bond, Gwenda (4 April 2014). "Inspirational and Spirituality Books 2014: Getting Centered". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
3. Shakti Gawain personal website
4. Share Guide
5. Callahan, Maggie (20 November 2015). "Visualization: The Power Of Positive Thought". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
6. New World Library

External links

• Shakti Gawain's Official Website
• "New Age Author Balances Life Like the Rest of Us" Miami Herald (Subscription required.)
• New-Age "Author Gawain Goes "Back to the Garden" Los Angeles Daily News (Subscription required.)