Broken open is not only a testament to the inner richness and potential of every life but also a deeply trustworthy guide to the dynamics of healing and growth how we resist and how we surrender how we stay stuck and how we grow and how we can turn misfortune into insight and grief into joy it helps us to discover within ourselves a fearless heart a clear mind and a shining soul. An alright self help book about how we can use difficult times to grow elizabeth lesser co founder of the omega institute known for spiritual retreat and personal growth shares her own story of loss as well as the journeys of those she has encountered through her work she mixes theory with memoir with metaphor to address difficult experiences and the potential pockets of revitalization these types of trials can bring. Broken open re released in 2020 and updated for these challenging times this book features a new introduction and tools to support readers through lifes difficulties during times of transition amid everyday stress and even when we face seemingly insurmountable adversity life offers us a choice to turn away from change or to embrace it to shut down or to be broken open and transformed. And the time came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom anais ninelizabeth 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 the lives of those she has taught and counselled and . Broken open how difficult times can help us grow elizabeth lesser no preview available 2005 view all common terms and phrases asked baby became become began begin better birth body boys breath broken called child close dark death died difficult dont door dying everything experience eyes face father fear feel felt force friends give grief hand happens happy head healing heart hold