Ep: 1744 Cynthia Moore - Dancing on Coals

After 38 years of daily meditation practice in addition to retreats, workshops and studying with a variety of teachers, Cynthia Moore found the answer to her question: "What is the point? Why do we do any of it?" The answer came to her in a small church in Arezzo, Italy, but had been in her heart all along: "We do what we love, and we stay firmly planted in the present moment. That's all. That is enough. That's love." Endorsed by Whoopi Goldberg, she takes readers through wildly varied incarnations in the author's life that both impress and amuse… and sometimes make us shudder. From her childhood in the Bahamas to finishing school in Switzerland, a theater career (including a turn as an award-winning playwright), and becoming a therapist, we take a bumpy roller coaster ride until we ultimately land at her final phase: happiness and peace with her husband, children, and, most importantly, herself. She has worked as a mental health counselor for twenty-three years, with a particular focus on the connection between spirituality and trauma.