The Pressing Stones
The Healing Journey of a Nazi’s Daughter by Andrea van de Loo
Through heartfelt prose, Andrea shares her inspirational path of healing, tracing her quest to find her place in the world amidst the shadows of history.
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Meet the Author
Andrea was born as Angela van de Loo in the Netherlands in 1942 during WWII, to a father who was part of the German occupying forces, as a member of the Nazi SS. He was sentenced to death for war crimes, but later released. She studied psychology at the University of Amsterdam. In 1971 she hitchhiked to India where she met the Mother at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. She lived in Auroville, South India, Mother’s experimental city in the making, dedicated to the evolution of human unity, till 1978. Her two daughters were born there.
Andrea has been living in Santa Cruz, CA, since 1979 where she had a healing practice. After retiring in 2007, she continues to open and learn from life, devotes her energy and presence in service of family and friends and dedicates herself to offer her memoir as her small contribution to a peaceful world.
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