My fingertips on the keys, I begin typing.

Where comes out our memories, memories and stories my grandfather told me,

vivid descriptions of ancestors I never met, places in Chile I may never see again.

In telling this story, giving it shape, the people and places become real to me again.

There is still sorrow, but there is life too.

Best-selling author Isabel Iende has led an extraordinary life marked by moments of tremendous loss.

She rose to fame with her first novel The House of the Spirits, which she wrote after fleeing

her home country of Chile following the 1974 coup. Now at 80 years old, having confronted exile

and the death of loved ones, Isabel feels a lightness that eluded her in youth.

This week Isabel shows us how the most unbearable loss can sometimes offer the most profound gift.

The freedom to live a joyful, fearless life.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breath-taking music and mindfulness

prompts so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories.

And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives.

From weight what, this is a meditative story.

I'm Rohan and I'll be your guide.

The body relaxed.

The body breathing. Your senses open. Your mind open.

Meeting the world.

I'm in the backyard of my grandparents' home in Santiago, Chile.

The rough stone patio is lined with sprawling green shrubs and succulents.

Towards the back, the stone gives way to a dusty, fenced enclosure where the chickens and

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