Loving LifeLoving Life

A rollicking ride through a remarkable life adventure! In Loving Life, a pioneering figure in the fields of somatic psychology and relationship transformation takes us on a candid, heartfelt and often hilarious tour of his life journey. First, we meet his quirky Southern family, including his grandmother, who refused to drive in reverse, and a chainsmoking, high-powered mother who ran for mayor on a dare and won. Then we accompany Gay on a far-ranging set of transformational experiences such as a bicycle trip across Tibet, a trek through a tiger-infested Himalayan jungle, a psychedelic night in the desert of central Mexico and a bowl of transcendent minestrone. Along the way, we witness the growth of consciousness and the evolution of love in a modern Renaissance man. Preface Chapter 1: My Secret Birthday Wish Chapter 2: Family Matters: Memories Of "A Very Unusual Group of People" Chapter 3: How to Be Happy Even When You Have the Flu Chapter 4: The Tiny Titan of Crackle: A Night at the Opera Chapter 5: Quests for the Ultimate Chapter 6: Appreciating the Cats in My Life: Lucy, Greta, and Ali Chapter 7: Adventures in Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness Chapter 8: Very Small Meetings with Very Big People: Chance Encounters with Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix Chapter 9: The Many Jobs I've Had Chapter 10: Pedaling to Lhasa, Sobbing to Tashilumpo Chapter 11: Thrown Off the Bus At The Border Chapter 12: Baseball and Me Chapter 13: Celebrating My Daughter, Amanda Hendricks Chapter 14: Celebrating My Big Brother, Mike Hendricks Chapter 15: The Two Moments of Illumination That Created My Career Afterword