Maria Toso, SomaYoga Teacher through the International SomaYoga Institute, holds a degree in international communications from Copenhagen Business College. Born and raised in Denmark, she is grateful to call the United States her home. She lives and teaches in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she raised her two children. Maria leads the Yoga Teacher Training program at Minneapolis College and runs a private coaching practice centered on her Heal What Hurts method—a somatic approach to emotional healing. Through group and individual coaching, workshops, and retreats, she helps others reconnect with the Divine Love within and transform long-held patterns of pain. To learn more about Maria and to share your experiences with the healing method in this book, please visit MariaToso.com.