How can I look at it and say, there it is - it's real. This is what is happening. It might even be a catalyst for more personal growth for me. It might be a blessing in disguise. It might not be. What's my best course of action? How can I be skillful?

I was at a point in my life that was really between life or death, and I sort of intuitively and instinctively knew, I have to listen.

I actually think it's courageous to be vulnerable, and it's not something to be avoided.

When I work with private clients now, one of the first places that I try to take them to is cultivating a sense of gratitude for their circumstances. And that's usually one of the first big steps in their healing.

You now have permission to be strong and healthy and calm and relaxed. There's no place else to go. There's nothing else to do.

I feel positive when I feel vulnerable, because it's another reminder that it's not all about me and about my ego.

Definitely an intelligence in the light of the heart. In yoga, we refer to this as the heart center - right behind the breastbone, and visualize it as a golden candle flame of light and spirit.