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"How do i help others grow and transform if I haven't done it myself...?" Cyndi Lee asks in the opening web pages of her memoir, May I Be Happy, where she makes a surprising revelation. In spite of her success in physically demanding occupations - dancer, choreographer, and yoga exercise educator - Lee was captured in a lifelong cycle of repeated self-judgment about her body, that was infecting her closest relationships - including her marriage with herself. Encouraged by the credibility and vulnerability of her students, Lee embarked on a quest of self-discovery that led her outward - from the sacred sites of the parched Indian countryside to the guts of the 2011 earthquake in Japan - and inward, to seek the counsel of knowing women, friends and strangers both. Author and actress Jamie Lee Curtis; visionary health pioneer Dr. Christiane Northrup; and a creator of the self-help activity, Louise Hay, each have knowledge to impart. Making use of the traditional Buddhist practice of loving-kindness deep breathing - "Normally you do it for others," a sage scholar advises, "nevertheless, you must do this by yourself right now" - Lee involves learn that compassion is the one antidote to hate. With candid, contemplative prose, May I Be Happy offers words to Lee's opinion that every life develops, abides, and eventually dissolves. By becoming her own best university student, Lee internalizes the power, stability, and quality she imparts in her Buddhist-inspired yoga exercise classes.
