The Thought Exchange: Overcoming Our Resistance To Living A Sensational Life is a self-help book written by David Friedman, published in 2011. A response to the law of attraction,[1] it claims that positive thinking techniques and self-help books cannot work unless the person becomes aware of his/her physical sensations and is willing to experience them.[2] The book also suggests that we are invisible 'avatars' who experience the world by noticing sensations and thoughts.[3] The book was promoted on the Today Show on April, 2011.[4][5] The methods mentioned in the Thought Exchange are also taught by Friedman in New Thought Churches across the United States.[6]

Documentary Film edit

The book became the influence for the 2012 film by the same title. The film was directed by Usher Morgan and starred Friedman, Lucie Arnaz, Arje Shaw and others.[7][8] The film received a few positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes[9] and was widely reviewed by various self-help and spiritual bloggers [1][10][11][12][13] The film was released Straight-to-DVD on May, 2012.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Thought Exchange: David Friedman Reveals The Secret's Missing Link". Here Women Talk. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  2. ^ Skipper, Richard (2012-01-24). "Richard Skipper Celebrates...: David Friedman!". Richardskipper.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  3. ^ The Thought Exchange, ISBN 9780578077901. Published by Library Tales Publishing
  4. ^ "Kathie Lee, Hoda and Sara talk Favorite Things - allDAY". Allday.today.msnbc.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  5. ^ Friedman, David (July 3, 2012). "The Thought Exchange". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  6. ^ "The Thought Exchange At Unity Center - Fair Calendar". Submit.enaturalawakenings.com. Retrieved 2013-01-07. [dead link]
  7. ^ "The Thought Exchange". IMDb. 15 March 2012.
  8. ^ "The Thought Exchange - Practical Method of Moving Beyond Positive Thinking: David Friedman, Lucie Arnaz, Michelle Spiro, Usher Morgan: Amazon Video". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  9. ^ "The Thought Exchange". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  10. ^ "The Thought Exchange". Film Threat. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  11. ^ Alysia (2012-05-04). "MichiGal: Review of The Thought Exchange". Michigalmom.com. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  12. ^ "The Thought Exchange". Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  13. ^ "Why Did "The Secret" Not Work ? a New Breakthrough Film, "The Thought Exchange", Tells All - Yahoo! Voices". voices.yahoo.com. 2012-07-13. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

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