"What inspires people to care for the environment, to put their lives on the line for those whose human rights don't even exist, to create works of magnificence and beauty, to heal the deepest wounds, to reach a hand across the chasm of different worlds to truly connect with another, and kiss in wild abandon? Love. Here. In each of us, and alive between the stars. But how do we connect with that and live it in our lives and in the streets of this world, not in some airy-fairy realm? How do we heal and resolve the root of disconnect and lack of love that causes us to create suffering on earth and in ourselves? I have discovered this love in the darkest trenches of human suffering, in relationships, in the company of animals, while walking with saints on mountaintops, and in the stillness of being. I know firsthand that it does turn lives around, and what is possible for our world through its intelligence and power. Like bread delivered straight from the oven, "Love Unleashed" rises from fiercely lived experience. I worked with Mother Teresa helping the poor and dying in the slums of Calcutta, and learned from Tibetan Buddhist monks in the Himalayas. I rode alone on horseback through the Rocky Mountains on a vision quest and was trained by the indigenous people in the Amazon. I was an educator in Scotland's pioneering Findhorn community and established a thriving spiritual center in a castle in California. As a spiritual teacher and psychologist, I've led retreats and trainings around the world. And I was taken through a ruthless fire where all was stripped away in my life. Throughout this holy, heart-breaking ride, love has been my deepest passion and is the ground upon which I stand today. I wrote this book to offer people an integrated way to awaken, heal and embody this unshakeable loving presence, to feel connected amidst the difficulties and joys with each other, and to inspire the turning of the tide in a world on the edge. "Love Unleashed" is a unique symphony of real-life adventure stories, sound practical skills and wisdom teachings, served fresh from the river of life. It unites psychology and spirituality, embodiment and activism. With a grounded and illuminating approach, it lifts readers beyond mere concepts and reveals what it takes to live love for real in our daily affairs and relationships, with all of our human vulnerability. It helps people to grow capacities to unleash love's power right in this moment of our collective and personal situation. And it evokes greatness of soul to make a magnificent difference in a shaken world, amidst the horror and beauty we encounter here. With eloquence and simplicity, the red wine is poured for the reader in earthy, at times ecstatic language to ignite a blazing fire to touch hearts, awaken lives and transform the world. One book, one heart at a time"--