The much needed message of this book is that spiritual practice is not something mysterious or alien to ordinary existence. Neither is it defined by difficult exercises or maintained by unruffled tranquility. Waking to Ordinary Life speaks directly to the false presumption that our relationship to the Divine, to Spirit, somehow precludes a simple life based in human maturity, dignity and kindness toward others. It casts unrelenting light on how clear-cut spiritual practice actually is, if only we have the courage to choose it. This courage, the author states, means squarely facing the unconscious or destructive habits we've used since childhood to keep us comforted, and to get us through the day. Lalitha challenges and guides her readers in how to work with this denial mechanism, and how to pay attention to the body's innate wisdom which consistently signals us, yet is consistently overridden.