These 52 affirmations and prayers?one for each week of the year?will help you strengthen positive qualities in yourself such as good health, will power, forgiveness, security, happiness, and many others. Author Swami Kriyananda teaches that negative thoughts exist in the subconscious mind, mentally whispering thousands of times each day, "I am afraid, I am tired, I am angry...." To be successfully overcome, these thoughts must be faced in their own territory. Affirmation is a proven method of influencing the subconscious mind, and replacing those negative thoughts with positive statements of well- being. Each of the affirmations in this book reaches the subconscious in a language it can hear and understand. Where other methods fail, these affirmations are sure to succeed. About The Author: Swami Kriyananda , a direct disciple of the great master, Paramhansa Yogananda, is an internationally known author, lecturer, and composer. Widely recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on meditation and yoga, he has taught these principles and techniques to hundreds of thousands of students around the world. In 1968, Kriyananda founded Ananda Village in Nevada City, California, dedicated to spreading the spirit of friendship, service, and community throughout the world. Ananda is recognized as one of the most successful intentional communities in the world; over 1,000 people reside in Ananda communities in the US, India, and Italy.