Understanding the nature of emotions -- First things first : the mechanics of the mind -- Repression and control : the roots of emotional conditioning -- Big boys don't cry, nice girls don't shout -- Varieties of emotional expression -- Emotions and the body -- From head to heart to being : a journey back to the center -- Emotional wellness -- Reclaiming our inner harmony -- Begin with acceptance -- Anger, sadness and depression : branches of the same tree -- Understanding the roots of jealousy -- From fear to love -- Watchfulness : the key to transformation -- Create a little distance -- Suppression or transformation : the freedom of being human -- Thought, feeling, action : understanding your "type" -- Cloud watching : observer and observed -- Meditations and exercises for transformation.