Vidyamala shares her own story of injury and pain management, her journey to the Buddha's teachings, and her successes in helping others.

"As you can imagine, I've had some very dark and challenging times in my life. But finding the teachings of the Buddha—and learning how to work with my own responses to the pain, to open my mind, to soften my heart—has been enormously transformative. These days I generally have a very good quality of life. I hold life much more lightly. I laugh more and I'm happier."