Being Magazine - Issue 4

In this issue

Love isn’t just the feeling of holding someone’s heart in your hands and offering your heart back to them. Love is also what moves you to show up in the world as your most authentic self. It’s what explodes out of you after deep-belly laughing with a dear friend until your cheeks hurt; it’s what radiates from you when you’re feeling at ease in your own skin. In her story on openhearted living on page 36 of this issue, Emma so beautifully reminds us “the heart in its essence is unbounded”. These experiences of being in your heart — in your true nature — are at the core of this issue of Being; exploring what it means to be a wholehearted human being. In some of the stories gracing the pages of this issue, the heart element is soft and subtle. In others, it is strong and defined. This is to highlight the sheer uniqueness of the heart and the myriad opportunities we have in each moment to cultivate love. Journey to pages 14 and 48 to discover how stillness acts a gateway towards the heart, page 60 for reconnecting with loving self-care, page 90 to contemplate wholehearted self-acceptance and page 120 to learn about Lola Berry’s heartfelt way of being. As you read some stories, you will be inspired to give love. As you read others, you will be warmed to receive it. Both of these sacred gestures from your heart are a reflection of the unwavering love that always exists within you. We hope that this issue of Being touches your heart in some way.