When I'm attached, I find that I don't see the other person as clearly because I'm more caught up in what I'm wanting.

But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.

Stories can be a jumping-off point to access the emotions and the sensations in the body.

Imperfection is not our personal problem - it is a natural part of existing.

A lot of times in spiritual communities, detachment is considered to be an expression of being spiritually evolved when often, we have want and fear around being in relationship with each other.

We want to be in open, loving communion with each other and our greatest fear is intimacy. That it won't work and we'll be rejected.

Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.