John Amodeo. PhD, MFT (MFC14453), holds graduate degrees in both Clinical and Transpersonal Psychology has been a licensed marriage and family therapist for 39 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in San Rafael and the Sebastopol area. He is the author of four books and was a writer and contributing editor for Yoga Journal for ten years. He is a Certified Focusing Trainer and Certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist. He has conducted workshops worldwide on love, intimacy, and couples therapy, lectured internationally at universities, and has been featured on national television and radio programs that include CNN, Donahue, and New Dimensions Radio. He has led workshops at centers such as Esalen Institute, The Omega Institute, and The New York Open Center, and has been an adjunct faculty member of Meridian University. He has written blogs for the Huffington Post, currently writes for Psych Central, and is a popular blogger for Psychology Today, with over 2 million total views of his articles. He resides in Sonoma County, California. People on a spiritual path yearn to connect with something larger than themselves. Along the way, there is often a subtle bypassing of feelings and longings that are uncomfortable or difficult. We move toward emotional and spiritual maturity as we uncover, welcome, and convey our deepest human feelings and tender longings. By bringing loving-kindness and a warm acceptance to whatever we're experiencing, we cultivate a spacious presence to our inner world, which makes us more available for meaningful connections with each other. This book explores relationships as a spiritual path--a vehicle for integrating our desire for intimacy, fulfillment, and joy with a robust spiritual life.