D. Patrick Miller is a senior writer for "Yoga Journal "and a frequent contributor to "The Sun: A Magazine of Ideas."His work has also appeared in "Natural Health, Self, The Utne Reader, The Columbia Journalism Review, "and many other periodicals. He is the author of "A Little Book of Forgiveness "and co-author (with Tom Rusk, M.D.) of "Instead of Therapy "and "The Power of Ethical Persuasion. "A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Miller lives with his wife, Laurie Fox, in Berkeley, California.