Woody Vaspra and Catie Johnson

Co-founder, World Council of Elders

"The 5-Minute Healer captures the essence of timeless healing traditions. Capone and Rupp share with us their wealth of knowledge, experience and thorough research through this extraordinary guide, which is chock full of simple, heart-centered techniques for self-healing. Their insight, straight-forward approach and loving touch help the reader to shift behaviors from those leading to stress and ill-health to those that promote life, energy, joy and peace."

Peter A. Levine, PhD

"In a time when many authors proffer shamanistic knowledge, Jan Rupp knows of this terrain first hand. A healer of the highest integrity, Jan's deep knowing is of rare value to those desiring soul nurturance."

~ author of Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

The Book

The 5-Minute Healer
Self-Healing Techniques for Busy People

Mary Capone and Janet Rupp

The 5-Minute Healer is targeted to the millions of Americans looking for positive ways to navigate today's accelerated world. The authors have mined ten time-tested healing traditions to provide simple but effective techniques for those in search of quick solutions.

Unlike other self-help books, this book covers a range of healing disciplines:

Sound Therapy: Arias for the Aura, Symphonies for the Soul
Color Therapy: Beating the Blues
Aromatherapy: Only Your Nose Knows
Breathing Techniques: Portable Prana
Yoga: Asanas for Everyone
The Mind: Blueprints for a Better You
Meditation: Don't Just Sit There ... Meditate
Chakras: A Layman's Guide
Angels, Devas, and Spirits of the Earth: Heavenly and Earthly Assistants
Prayer and Positive Thoughts: Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative

Each chapter offers a brief introduction to its subject, followed by simple-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that make these age-old healing formulas available to everyone. Backed by years of research and practical application, the authors show that, with just a few moments taken each day, these time-proven healing techniques can have an enormous impact on our quality of life.

Mary Capone is a founding member of the School of Sound and Sacred Art, as well as a long-time practitioner of yoga, sound, breath, aromatherapy, meditation, and more. For the last 10 years, Ms. Capone has apprenticed with many energy work masters and applies many of the valuable techniques discussed in the book in her daily practice.

Janet Rupp is an internationally known hands-on healer who has maintained a beloved private non-traditional therapy practice for 20 years. Her multi-cultural practice is based on studies with Lakota Elders, Mayan shamans, psychic healers, a New Mexican Curandero as well as many U.S. masters of energy work. She is certified in acupuncture, herbal medicine, color analysis, iridology, therapeutic touch and as a healing minister.

Advance praise for The 5-Minute Healer:

"This little book will serve as a convenient and much-needed reminder of how to tune into ourselves - in whichever ways work best for us - so we can help ourselves return to a more calm or connected state of mind. What a wonderful resource!" ~ Dr. Ellen Maslow, psychotherapist

"The welcoming message of this wonderful collaborative effort is to keep it simple, rest deeper, and trust more fully in our inherent intelligence for self-healing - whatever amount of time we have." ~ Vicki Dodd, author of Tuning the Blues to Gold: Soundprints

"I have used the 5-Minute Healer: Self-Healing Techniques for Busy People both professionally and personally. As a clinical practitioner who treats both pre- and post-operative conditions, I highly recommend it for health care workers, their patients and all who provide human services. Capone and Rupp have captured the essence of many valuable self-healing techniques in ten cons ice and effective chapters. they describe each technique and offer exercises that are easily understood and implemented. The 5-Minute Healer provides the vehicle to achieve a happy, stress-free life, which in itself includes the miracle of recovery." ~ Dr. Julie M. Artigliere, speech and language pathologist

"I have the great privilege of knowing Jan Rupp's work personally. I have found her depth of knowledge in a vast number of modalities to be extremely effective. She has so many windows of wisdom to look through that it is guaranteed to lead to clarity and a clear course of action. This well-composed book gives an insightful overview that will be helpful to the neophyte as well as the experienced practitioner. A must read for those taking responsibility for their own healing." ~ Diane Poole Heller, author of A Self-Healing Guide to Auto Accident Trauma and Recovery

Erratum: We apologize for the oversight of not crediting Ivan Guerrero for his generous work and artistry in the development of the chakra chart in "The 5-Minute Healer". His name will appear in the next printing of the book which will happen soon.
Ivan, thank you again! ~ Jan Rupp