Aquarius : A sign of the Times
Vol. 7, No. 2, July 1999

Author Joy Lynn Freeman is both nurturing and inspiring as she guides you on your quest for personal truth in her book Express Yourself - Discover Your Inner Truth, Creative Self, and the Courage To Let It Out.  Her approach to cultivating creative expression is deep.  "The more we know our truth and are able to express it responsibly to ourselves and others, the more our lives begin to creatively express who we truly are, rather than some idea of what we should be. "  The three parts of this book progressively deepen intellectual understanding of the transformational process, while the "Try Its" that conclude each chapter affect change on other levels and encourage integration of mind/body/spirit.  The "Try Its" are effective and often fun exercises taken from a wide range of modalities,.  She includes some wonderful energy release rituals, breathing and expressive dance exercises, plus offers cognitive adventures with future-pacing sentences completions and exploratory question.  Try them all, try them fearlessly and unleash your truly creative spirit.  And when your world is sunless, listen to her musical ventures, a flavorful CD titles Let It Shine.  Each of the 17 mostly upbeat tracks express themes explored in her book.  I tried to put it on as background music, but caught myself really listening each time.  They lyrics are inspiring and the movement of the different grooves is interesting because several different vocalists are featured.  One jazzy smooth cut feels like a soothing hug ("Surrender") another is a heartfelt gospel ("Who Am I"), and for a quick minute, you can Afro-boogie to "Love What I do."  Let It Shine is my new mental Windex. 

(Review By Hope Ross)