Because in our modern world we tend to simplify the idea of the whole human – and that means we’re not very good at working with all our complexities, and different layers, and the subtle parts of ourselves

when a group of friends are in on it, and lying to you… How can you convince yourself that they were all doing something bad and not just behaving in the way that you deserve?

her struggle with being in a group of people, and her fear of being the one who was left out and judged and secretly shunned. It wasn’t a fear of new people, or a fear of people at all – it was a fear that she wasn’t good enough to be an equal part of something. She’d been pushed to the edges of something she thought was safe and loving, and she’d

You’re your own healer – you have all of the tools for growth and change already within you, and this book will teach you how to use them.

I’ve never met anyone – either in my professional life or my personal life – who didn’t have some kind of physical hang-up, or who felt completely comfortable with everything about the way their body looked, felt, and worked. Because almost every experience we’ve ever had is recorded in our bodies.

Is there a voice inside your head saying, This isn’t for me – other people can heal, but I can’t? That voice is your pain talking – and it’s wrong.

Inner healing is the act of letting go of past conditioning, creating a new, empowering belief system for ourselves, and embracing the unknowns of the future with the confidence that we’re strong and capable – no matter what comes our way.

Her main goals were to get fit and to get out more; she felt she’d become reclusive and had developed anxiety in relation to going out and socializing. She wanted to feel confident and happy, and enjoy spending time with other people.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,