Regarded as one of the best books ever written on Gestalt Therapy, the reader is challenged to face his responsibilities in a practical and pro-active manner. Too many books today are too idealistic in their approach to life but certainly this one is not.

The experiments are simply explained and easy to relate to. Risking Being Alive is user friendly with no quick fix here, or false promises, but certainly the effort put in will produce the desired outcomes.

	Hello Joshua Books, Until reading Risking Being Alive, I had no knowledge of Gestalt Therapy. But the title and its subtitle - The Wisdom of NOW - had far too much appeal not to explore further. And what an adventure it turned out to be - one that has continued since the first page. Practical, do-able, sensible and grounded steps to enable anyone who wants to, to become present in each moment and to be able to check that awareness. And from my own recent experiences, that awareness enables physical, emotional and intellectual truths about myself to become clear which then allow my decisions to be based on solid ground - not on vague, airy-fairy, wishful thinking. This book is an excellent guide for everybody. The only qualification is that one recognises that "this moment is all there is" and wishes to make the absolute most of it. - Adele New Zealand

Yaro Starak

We have used some words from each of the authors that explain their individuality and passion for Gestalt Therapy. James, Yaro and Tony are all qualified practioners and Yaro Starak is recognized right throughout the world for his outstanding workshops and lectures. Yaro has edited and updated this edition of Risking Being Alive.

Gestalt therapy arose during the fifties and is part of The Human Evolution Movement. Risking Being Alive brings the process of self-mastery within reach of all those who which to take control of their destiny and live a full and abundant life. The German word Gestalt means ‘form, figure or shape’.

I work with concrete reality now, and trust what I see and feel rather than what I think I see and feel. Poetic abstractions can still trap me, but much less than before.
- James Oldham

As I write I ask myself – where am I now? And the answer – I am in process. I will be in process until the end of my days. The difference in my being and living now is that I am able to respond clearly and accurately.
- Yaro Starak

My fear was that I would lose some of my clarity and strength; this fear appears to be unfounded, I am much more wiling to trust myself now and I believe there is very little that I could not do if I but chose to.
- Tony Key

Yaro Starak may be contacted through the publisher, Joshua Books by email. Click here