Thank you for asking this important question! I’ll let Bright Way practitioner Lorinda Jones answer:

“At first I feared: Oh yeah, another self-help group. I'm going to buy a bunch of books and they're going to tell me how great I am and how great this person is, and that will be it. 

I have to say that did prove to be wrong because, from the very beginning, The Bright Way is truly focused on what I need.

Before starting The Bright Way, I was really feeling pretty overwhelmed with juggling performance therapy, music therapy, teaching, to the point that I was actually considering just retiring from music completely. I was coming up on 40 years of music as a career. 

As a relatively new harper, I think I was also suffering a bit from imposter syndrome, and at the time was not familiar with that term, but I realized now that that's part of what was going on. So I was on the verge of quitting my Celtic trio and telling them to get a real Irish harper!

Now I actually am so motivated to complete projects and goals and have started so many different things that now I don't even have time to do everything! I feel like I've been a worthy contributor to music and in so many aspects of my life, and that I contributed to my students, to my music therapy clients, and to my performance groups.

Before starting to use Diana's approach, I wasn't going to recertify my music therapy degree. But now I've decided I am going to go for another five years. I feel confident that I can still work in that field in a way that compliments what I'm doing. I feel like I've been a more creative teacher and shared more of my own things with them in a way that they've benefited. And I feel much better about the contribution that I have with my Irish trio. 

So thank you, Diana, for creating this approach. It has helped me and I feel good about the direction of things right now!”

- Lorinda Jones, Kentucky

Let’s hear from more Bright Way practitioners:

“I'm a mechanical engineering student, and often struggle brainstorming unique and novel product designs because I am so solution oriented. I read this book [The Bright Way] to try to break out of this cycle and try to be more creative -- and let me tell you it worked! I feel like my creative side is growing, and I've already seen results in my work. Thank you Diana!”
- Matt K., online Amazon verified review

“I highly recommend this book for any artist and entrepreneur, and furthermore, for anyone wanting full support in realizing and manifesting their innate creative potential in their life. We all have the ability to create and benefit the world through what we choose to focus on, and Diana's book guides you step by step through this process of living your life to its fullest creative potential. Her method is personal, clear and supportive every step of the way. I will keep this book close to me and read it many times over as my guide and reference to my work in the world. Thank you Diana!”
- Sonja Drakulich, California

“As a spiritual entrepreneur, I incorporate artistry meaningfully into every aspect of my practice, including music. This book is the best resource I've encountered to UNLEASHING the creative part of me in a way that uses small but powerful steps AND doesn't hold me to an impossible standard. You'll receive gems from world traditions and also get practical steps for moving forward. The book is both linear and circular at the same time, honoring the unique rhythms that all creatives have.”
- Katy Valentine, California

“No matter who you are, you are an artist with limitless creative potential. Diana's Bright Way crystalizes her years of experience growing as a musician, a teacher, an entrepreneur, a creator, and (yes) a philosopher. While the mystical is never far removed from what she seeks to show us here, the book will be loved even by folks like myself who are looking for concrete, actionable steps and process around growing our creative capacity. 

The Bright Way is remarkably grounded in relatable experience and strives to inspire real action and new habits. To be sure, it sparks a great deal of introspection, thought, and some fascinating conversations--but the reason I love The Bright Way, above all else, is that it really gives you actual homework, and with exercises and and an ingenious, well-conceived program, proves the merit of the approach at every step of the way...even to the skeptics among us (guilty).

The Bright Way made me believe that I am an artist--well, it showed me the truth. I *am* an artist. Like everyone, I have nearly limitless creative potential, and all that is required is for me to remember and to engage in this process, grounded in wisdom that is timeless, ageless...and I can remember what I am and find the confidence and freedom to create in a voice that is unique to me.

I can't think of a single person who would not benefit from reading (and living) this book.”

- Michael S. Young, California

“Why am I writing a review for a method of being creative in the midst of a global pandemic, the likes of which have not been seen since the plague years of the 1400’s? Because, just as happened with the Black Death, our ways of living are being remade in ways we cannot yet predict or comprehend. We don’t know how our lives will and must change. We don’t know what we will have to do to survive and thrive in a world that contains the novel COVID-19 virus. New thinking and understanding, new strategies and behaviors will be needed. And as Diana Rowan, the creator of the Bright Way and the author of this book, explains, "You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be."

This book will teach you a new way to think- about yourself, your life, and your creativity- and teach you a new way to be, a way that frees and invites your creativity to be the trusted guide of your life's journey, and the source of meaning and joy.”
- Janet Hince, North Carolina

“Diana Rowan encourages both magic and skill in creating what we want to create and even in unearthing what it is we want to create. In this way "The Bright Way" is unusual. It leads us through a thorough system of intuition and hard-nosed analysis to get to the bottom of what we want to reach for and how to stretch and grow as we accomplish and create. I have never experienced a book that brings so much together. 

While traversing the five steps of each spiral, we look at essential elements linked with natural elements; we consider ancient philosophy alongside a clear-eyed look at our current world. Alchemy and centering are vehicles for getting us tuned into ourselves and our world. I highly recommend this book, especially to those who have longed to find their way but haven't quite been able to cut through the tangles. "The Bright Way" is a gentle and encouraging book and an incredibly inspiring one!”
- Kathy Rees Johnson, Kentucky