May I be Happy by Cyndi Lee

May I be Happy by Cyndi Lee

How can I help others grow and transform if I haven't done it myself  ? Cyndi Lee asks in the opening pages of her memoir, May I Be Happy, where she makes a surprising revelation. In spite of her success in physically demanding professions--dancer, choreographer, and yoga teacher--Lee was caught in a lifelong cycle of repetitive self-judgment about her body, which was infecting her closest relationships--including her relationship with herself. Inspired by the honesty and vulnerability of her students, Lee embarked on a journey of self-discovery that led her outward--from the sacred sites of the parched Indian countryside to the center of the 2011 earthquake in Japan--and inward, to seek the counsel of knowing women, friends and strangers both. Author and actress Jamie Lee Curtis, visionary health pioneer Dr. Christiane Northrup, and a founder of the self-help movement, Louise Hay, each have wisdom to impart. Applying the ancient Buddhist practice of loving-kindness meditation--Normally you do it for others, a sage scholar advises, but you must do this for yourself right now--Lee comes to learn that compassion is the only antidote to hate. With candid, contemplative prose, May I Be Happy gives voice to Lee's belief that every life arises, abides, and ultimately dissolves. By becoming her own best student, Lee internalizes the strength, stability, and clarity she imparts in her Buddhist-inspired yoga classes.

Cyndi Lee is the author of Chronicle Books's popular OM Yoga. Director of the OM Yoga Center, she is a practitioner of hatha yoga and Tibetan Buddhism and has been teaching yoga for over 20 years. Cyndi and the OM Yoga center have been featured in Self, Fitness, Shape, New York Magazine, Yoga Journal, and on CNN and Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Currently a regular columnist for Shambhala Sun, she lives in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780525953845
ISBN 10	0525953841
Title	May I be Happy
Author	Cyndi Lee
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2013-01-24
Number of pages	272
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