John Calvi

This book is about John Calvi's work as a Quaker healer. It is a mosaic of written pieces the author set down over the course of thirty year's work to try to understand himself, his healing work, spiritual honesty, and giving over to Divine leadings.

In this book, Quaker healer John Calvi suggests that knowing your own goodness offers strength and balance both for self-healing and healing others.

The core of this book is about goodness and knowing your goodness. The author suggests that knowing your goodness offers strength and balance for hard work, specifically the hard work of healing one’s self and others. This book describes an underlying dynamic that makes the path smoother. It’s about goodness and knowing it yourself. Seeking how things become is great work.

John has worked for the past decade with people with AIDS and tortured refugees in the United States and Canada. His workshops on healing from trauma and avoiding burnout have been used in prisons, hospitals, and crisis organizations to make compassion pragmatic and decrease stress. Recognized by his Monthly Meeting in Putney, Vermont, to have a true leading on, John is a Released Friend living primarily on gifts.