Liz Gilbert said of Italy, "In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, only artistic excellence is incorruptible." I have pondered her insight for weeks. I keep asking myself the essential question. Is the US headed the way of Italy?
The powerful forces of celebrity and popular culture have thrust India's Vedic heritage into the spotlight. All the media attention inspires some to cynicism and others to a genuine spiritual enquiry.
If life is not full of meaningful moments, then something is terribly wrong. Material possessions can't fill in the void. If you think your relationships will complete you, you are disappointed.
Everyday I have to fight to be seen as equal to men, and in doing so, I gotta play it cool, keep it steady, don't get upset, stay calm, get solid, rol...
The only person responsible for forgiveness is the one who feels the need to forgive. The feeling of the need to forgive another or to be forgiven by another is the need to forgive ourselves.
How many people read Elizabeth Gilbert's book, wanting to jump on the next plane to anywhere that would take them out of their own world of disenchantment?
I attended the taping of Oprah's special with Julia Roberts. I jumped at the chance, not knowing it would fall on the day following my (now former) husband and I's separation.
It's not Gilbert's fault, but I have an instinctive reaction to books about white people discovering themselves in brown places. I want to gag, shoot and leave.
A great spiritual journey may be facilitated by a physical one, but physical travel is surely not a prerequisite of spiritual growth. One can take a spiritual journey without ever leaving home.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know by now that "Eat, Pray, Love," the movie version of Elizabeth Gilbert's travel memoir, comes out in t...
In Bali, they're seeking guidance from a spiritual healer. In Rome, they're lapping up gelato. And in India, they're visiting temples.
Fans of Elizab...
"Eat Pray Love" hits theaters on August 13, but the soon-to-be blockbuster is only the latest movie to feature a writer as its main character. Because...
Hyperion has canceled "Displaced," the rebuttal memoir by the "Eat Pray Love" author's ex-husband Michael Cooper. Elizabeth Gilbert broke with Cooper ...
Eat Pray Love is teaming with Home Shopping Network in an unprecedented promotional partnership. HSN describes it as a "complete takeover" of the network.
The bestselling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love" is now a movie starring Julia Roberts which will open August 13 (movie trailer after the jump). In advance of...