ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I offer heartfelt thanks to my partner, Leo. Without your encouragement, this book would never have happened.

Thanks also to Shanti Einolander for your loving and very patient editing. Thank you for your invaluable suggestions and feedback that helped to turn a bunch of notes I had been writing and collecting over the years into a book.

Finally, I offer a deep bow of love and gratitude to all the amazing teachers who have guided and inspired me on my path. I owe you a huge debt of gratitude and every day I offer all that is bright and joyful in my life at your feet, because without you, I would never have had the ability to appreciate it and recognize it.