With stories from south central LA to the jungles of Peru, A Fierce Heart offers deep and honest reflections on compassion and suffering by one of the country's most powerful mindfulness teachers. Spring Washam is a founder of the East Bay Meditation Center, the most diverse and accessible meditation center in the United States. In A Fierce Heart, she shares her contemporary, unique interpretation of the Buddha's 2,500-year-old teachings that get to the heart of mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion. Woven throughout the book are stories from her life, family, and community, along with soulful and unexpected stories of compassion in action from all over the world. The life-saving teachings of this charismatic teacher are universal; her honesty, enthusiasm, and energy are a balm.

Do you share a past life connection with someone special? Are you hoping to reconnect with your soul mate? In this down-to-earth, enlightening guide to karmic partnerships, Maria Shaw characterizes the many types of soul mate connections and offers advice on how to recognize your special someone. Reuniting for love, paying a karmic debt, righting a wrong, or completing a higher purpose . . . there are many reasons why souls choose to meet again. True experiences of the author and her clients illustrate the dynamics of these powerful relationships that often involve our lovers, friends, and family. Maria Shaw also shares advice for achieving spiritual love, finding your soul’s purpose, ending an abusive relationship, and seeking out the soul mate of your dreams.

Aulino's work is a strong contribution to the study of aging in the field of medical anthropology specifically because of the focus on the embodied performativity of care evident in her research practice and analysis. Rituals of Care is an excellent book, which offers a thoughtful approach to everyday care in Thailand. ― Anthropology & Aging End-of-life issues are increasingly central to discussions within medical anthropology, the anthropology of political action, and the study of Buddhist philosophy and practice. Felicity Aulino's Rituals of Care speaks directly to these important anthropological and existential conversations. Against the backdrop of global population aging and increased attention to care for the elderly, both personal and professional, Aulino challenges common presumptions about the universal nature of "caring." The way she examines particular sets of emotional and practical ways of being with people, and their specific historical lineages, allows Aulino to show an inseparable link between forms of social organization and forms of care. Unlike most accounts of the quotidian concerns of providing care in a rapidly aging society, Rituals of Care brings attention to corporeal processes. Moving from vivid descriptions of the embodied routines at the heart of home caregiving to depictions of care practices in more general ways—care for one's group, care of the polity—it develops the argument that religious, social, and political structures are embodied, through habituated action, in practices of providing for others. Under the watchful treatment of Aulino, care becomes a powerful foil for understanding recent political turmoil and structural change in Thailand, proving embodied practice to be a vital vantage point for phenomenological and political analyses alike.

How often do we find ourselves in relationships that echo the past, that recapitulate familiar but destructive patterns? How often have we tried to analyze an unhealthy or unhappy relationship from a psychological perspective, only to find that this kind of interpretation doesn't "feel" right? Martin Schulman suggests that we can reach a deeper and more constructive understanding if we search out the karmic layers in our relationships - those attitudes, behaviors and beliefs which are residue from past lifetimes, and which stand in the way of our achieving harmony and balance, the prerequisites for enduring relationships using a karmic lens. He compares every possible combination of the major aspects, showing the reader how one facet of personality (represented by a planet ) compares to planets in your partner's chart. Where are the points of stress in your relationship karmically, we can grow both spiritually and emotionally.

The worst-case scenario ever! From your POV, your divine partner seems stuck in a toxic relationship but that is not the case! You both have to work through your issues soon or later. You have to respect his or her boundaries: you have to respect their spouse and also appreciate the fact that your Twin Flame is learning various love lessons. It is tough I know. I was the married one. Ia was holding onto whatever was left in my estranged marriage and once we separated, I ran back into it. I had abandonment issues -- I was afraid of being alone. I thought that it was best to hang in there after my Twin Flame blocked me. I had to confront my fears and embrace my truth: it was unfair to my then-husband. During the phase of separation, I heard that he started dating again. I was relieved at some point that at least he wasn't waiting for me to fix my issues. It took me a series of chasing and running to understand that nobody would save me or choose for me what I wanted out of this journey. My life took a very unexpected turn -- I lost everything. Life as I knew it was gone. I hated meeting my Twin Flame at some point because I felt helpless. I had no idea that it was the Twin Flame process that I was going through. You will not believe that meeting my Twin Flame made me realize my issues: I woke up to myself. I had carried my cycles of dysfunction with me everywhere I went. I had mastered the art of perfection when it came to having excuses. This is the reason why I ended up in toxic relationships all the time. It also contributed to my unhappiness. I had to break the cycle of dysfunction. It had to end with me. The separation phase allowed me to rediscover myself. Here I am alone and happy without needing anybody to love me back. I am now free of fear and pain. Is your Twin Flame stuck in a Karmic relationship? This simple book will be very helpful to you! Stay Blessed!

The New York Times bestseller that helps you explore whether romance is in the stars. Linda Goodman’s Love Signs addresses the question asked by everyone familiar with astrology: How do I relate to someone of another sign? Each sign is “related” to the twelve signs of the zodiac in a different and unique way. Each section addresses the differences for a male and a female with the same sign matches. This is an updated edition of Linda Goodman’s lively bestseller, which has introduced millions to the concept of astrological compatibility. “What seems to set Goodman’s books apart from other stargazing guides is their knowledgeable approach and comprehensive reach.” —Newsweek