Williamson looks at weight loss from a spiritual perspective, offering 21 lessons that can be done separately or in conjunction with any other serious spiritual path. These 21 lessons are designed to "retrain your consciousness" in the area of weight in order to break the cycle of overeating, dieting, and shame that rules so many lives.

Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed lecturer and the best-selling author of A Return to Love, Healing the Soul of America, A Woman's Worth, Illuminata, Everyday Grace, The Gift of Change, and The Age of Miracles, among other works. Williamson has done extensive charitable organizing throughout the country in service to people with life-challenging illnesses (she founded Project Angel Food in Los Angeles). She also founded the grassroots campaign to establish a U.S. Department of Peace.To learn more about Williamson's work, and to join her e-mail list for notices regarding her lectures and events, visit her website.