Sharon Cormier spends much of her energy developing new ways to apply yoga and Buddhist philosophy to her own life and sharing this knowledge with others in workshops and classes. She is the author of Where the Lotus Blooms: Finding Inner Peace through Mindfulness, Yoga and Meditation. She is on the faculty of Sacred Rivers Yoga Center where she teaches teachers. Barbara Harris Whitfield is a consciousness researcher, therapist and author of 8 books on integrating spiritual experiences especially with a history of repeated childhood trauma. She spent six years researching the after effects of Near-Death Experiences at the University of Connecticut Medical School. Both Sharon and Barbara are Near-Death Experiencers and have appeared on television talk shows including Oprah, Larry King Live, Joan Rivers and many others. Their stories and Barbara's research has been covered in documentaries throughout the world including Japan, England, Netherlands, France, Canada, the U.S. and many others. Foreword by Charles Whitfield who is an MD in private practice in Atlanta Georgia with his wife Barbara. He is the author of the best selling Healing the Child Within and is a consultant and collaborator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).