The problem isn't that we have bodies; the problem is that we're not living in them. — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“Most of us are so enthralled with the scary tigers in our minds--our stories of loneliness, rejection, grief--that we don't realize they… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“Wake up to the riot of life around you every second. The singer Pearl Bailey said, “People see God every day; they… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
It's not life in the present moment that is intolerable; the pain we are avoiding has already happened. We are living in… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
You cannot spend your life wanting to be someone else, snipping off pieces of yourself you don't like, and suddenly expect, upon… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“. . . hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are. Being one place and wanting to be somewhere… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
Most of our suffering comes from resisting what is already here, particularly our feelings. All any feeling wants is to be welcomed,… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
Weight (too much or too little) is a by-product. Weight is what happens when you use food to flatten your life. Even… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
The real work of this life is not what we do every day from 9-5...The real work is to be passionate, be… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
When you ignore your belly, you become homeless. You spend your life trying to erase your own existence. Apologizing for yourself. Feeling… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“Staying requires being curious about who you actually are when you don't take yourself to be a collection of memories.When you don't… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“When you ignore your belly, you become homeless. You spend your life trying to erase your own existence. Apologizing for yourself. Feeling… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
Diets are based on the unspoken fear that you are a madwoman, a food terrorist, a lunatic…The promise of a diet is… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
No matter how developed you are in any other area of your life, no matter what you say you believe, no matter… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
I think we all have a hunger that's hard to name. A lot of people who come to my retreats have never… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“Most of us are so enthralled with the scary tigers in our minds--our stories of loneliness, rejection, grief--that we don't realize they are in… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
Most of our suffering comes from resisting what is already here, particularly our feelings. All any feeling wants is to be welcomed, touched, allowed.… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
The relentless attempts to be thin take you further and further away from what could actually end your suffering: getting back in touch with… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
I tell my retreat students that they need to remember two things: to eat what they want when they're hungry and to feel what… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
After initial needs are metenough food, shelter, comfortthere is no correlation between money and happiness. That's a difficult thing for people to believe. — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“When you ignore your belly, you become homeless. You spend your life trying to erase your own existence. Apologizing for yourself. Feeling like a… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“People often mistake tenderheartedness for indulgence, as if being kind to themselves leads to lethargy—sitting around the house all day eating bonbons and wearing… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
If you pay attention to when you are hungry, what your body wants, what you are eating, when you've had enough, you end the… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“Pay careful attention to the bodily sensations that you recognize as hunger. When you feel yourself starting to get hungry, sit down for a… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
The purpose of healing is to live while you are alive instead of dying while you are alive. Healing is about being broken and… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“But replacing hunger for divine connection with Double Stuf Oreos is like giving a glass of sand to a person dying of thirst. It… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
