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Elizabeth Lesser



Elizabeth Lesser is an American wellness educator, bestselling author, and cofounder of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and the Omega Women’s Leadership Center. She brings a background in Sufism and other spiritual, philosophical, and wellness knowledge to her work in personal growth and social transformation.

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Take "The Other" to Lunch | Elizabeth Lesser

There's an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within us (call them "the mystic" and "the warrior") that can be harnessed to elevate the way we treat each other.

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The Seeker's Guide

Working with eminent thinkers of our times, including Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists, and an array of notable American figures, Lesser finds that by combining a variety of religious, psychological, and healing traditions, each of us has the unique ability to satisfy...

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Women, Power & the Shadow

Whoever fights monsters, should see to it that in the process (s)he does not become a monster. —Friedrich Nietzsche | The Swiss psychologist C. G. Jung used the term shadow work to describe the kind of introspective work that Nietzsche alludes to in the above quote.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageHow ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be.

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The Simple Question That Can Repair a Broken Relationship | SuperSoul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network

Best-selling author Elizabeth Lesser explains the simple way she went about rebuilding her relationship with her younger sister Maggie.

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How Her Sister’s Death Affirmed Elizabeth Lesser’s Belief in an Afterlife | SuperSoul Sunday | OWN

Best-selling author Elizabeth Lesser describes how observing her sister Maggie as she prepared for death made her believe more strongly in an afterlife.

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Words of Wisdom: Elizabeth Lesser on How to Get Through a Rough Patch

She's Oprah Winfrey's soul sister, and her books became big best sellers: Elizabeth Lesser. Back in the day, she used to be a midwife. It taught her that when you are going through a rough patch, it's just like in labor: resistance is useless, try to relax and embrace the situation.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageWhen we try to protect ourselves from the inevitability of change, we are not listening to the soul. We are listening to our fear of life and death, our lack of faith, our smaller ego’s will to prevail.

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Elizabeth Lesser Interview by Kristen Noel for Best Self Magazine

Elizabeth Lesser, NY Times bestselling author and co-founder of the Omega Institute, discusses her latest book, Marrow: A Love Story and the soul lessons learned through her experience as a bone marrow donor for her sister.

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Elizabeth Lesser: The Courage of Emotional Intelligence

Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of Omega Institute and the Omega Women’s Leadership Center (OWLC), celebrates the "guts" it takes to be an empathetic human being. Women & Power 2015: Being Bold.

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