Ley Lines of Love

In Ley Lines of Love, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle shares wisdom gained from a lifetime of spiritual seeking and devoted practice. A dedicated practitioner of Buddhism, she shares many remarkable stories about her inner journey, including the joys of learning from enlightened teachers. She also recounts how her years of involvement with a devotional tradition from India ended in an archetypal story of disillusionment. In this compelling, deep and far-ranging memoir, she confronts legacy issues connected to her family and illustrious ancestry, while tracing the intricate "ley lines of love" that span cultures, centuries, and countries. Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle is a writer and dharma teacher whose work has been inspired by over fifty years of practice in Buddhist meditation, psychology, and the wisdom traditions. For more than twenty years, she has been offering talks and courses on Elder issues. She's the author of Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories & Teachings and the award-winning book Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple's Journey Through Alzheimer's.

In Ley Lines of Love, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle shares wisdom gained from a lifetime of spiritual seeking and devoted practice. A dedicated practitioner of Buddhism, she shares many remarkable stories about her inner journey, including the joys of learning from enlightened teachers. She also recounts how her years of involvement with a devotional tradition from India ended in an archetypal story of disillusionment. In this compelling, deep and far-ranging memoir, she confronts legacy issues connected to her family and illustrious ancestry, while tracing the intricate "ley lines of love" that span cultures, centuries, and countries. Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle is a writer and dharma teacher whose work has been inspired by over fifty years of practice in Buddhist meditation, psychology, and the wisdom traditions. For more than twenty years, she has been offering talks and courses on Elder issues. She's the author of Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories & Teachings and the award-winning book Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple's Journey Through Alzheimer's.

Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle is a writer and dharma teacher whose work is inspired by almost fifty years of practice in Buddhist meditation, psychology and the wisdom traditions. She taught in the field of mind/body medicine where she pioneered the integration of meditation, yoga, and cognitive therapy with traditional Western medicine. Olivia is the author of the award-winning book Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple's Journey Through Alzheimer's, and more recently Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories & Teachings. Now living in an Elder community in Massachusetts near her two families, she also spends time at the family place in Vermont where, as a lover of nature, she hikes, gardens, and sky gazes.