Throughout this course we will explore love on many levels. Today we begin with self love. Self love is important because it informs the amount of love we can allow from others. We cannot give or receive more than we can allow for ourselves. Whether you have been taught to love yourself fully, or you have had experiences that made you feel the concept of loving yourself is strange, we can always benefit from opening up to more love for ourselves. After all, the concept of loving ourselves is often challenged as we move into different stages of life.