Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser - ISBN: 9781844135615
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Adversity can break you open: find joy, passion, and rebirth.

Broken Open

How difficult times can help us grow

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    2 August 2004

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Summary

For anyone who has ever faced a crisis, Broken Open shows how to grow, change and retrieve a natural sense of joy and passion in life.

‘And the time came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom’ - Anais Nin

Elizabeth Lesser shows how it is possible to deal with fearful change or a painful loss and be reborn, like the Phoenix, to a more vibrant and enlightened self. In Broken Open she shares penetrating tales from her own life, t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781844135615
ISBN-10:1844135616
Author:Elizabeth Lesser
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Pimlico
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:2 August 2004
Weight:344g
Dimensions:214mm x 135mm x 27mm
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Critics Review

Never again will a painful experience wipe me out. This book shows how you can transform any difficult transition into a time of great strength and awakening.

Never again will a painful experience wipe me out. This book shows how you can transform any difficult transition into a time of great strength and awakening. * Jane Fonda *
Elizabeth Lesser bravely and beautifully explores one of the most compelling questions of life: how do we emerge from suffereing and challenge with real, encompassing wisdom and love – Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness

About The Author

Elizabeth Lesser

Elizabeth Lesser is the co-founder of the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York which offers conferences and workshops attended by 20,000 people a year, and she has been a director and teacher at that organization. Formerly a midwife, she attended Barnard College and San Francisco State University and now lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and three sons. She is the author of The Seeker’s Guide and The New American Experience.

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