Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully.

That non-attachment gives us the freedom to be exactly who we are.

Perhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns.

This longing to express and celebrate life is innate and quite beautiful.

Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.

By taking the time to explore charged memories in therapy we might uncover feelings that have been buried for decades.

Unless we're completely awake, have a degree of that. We tense against love and hold on in a way that doesn't let it flow. When that's really strong, the key piece to freeing our hearts is self-compassion.