On New Year's Day I sat high up on a rock in the East End, overlooking the whole valley. Here I could immerse myself in the spectacular view of the majestic mountains, orange and avocado groves, and relax in the profound peace and stillness that still pervades this part of the valley.
August 16, 2009 - Ventura County Star Opinion:
4-H responsibility should include visit to slaughterhouse
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/aug/16/4-h-responsibility-should-include-visit-to/
Suza for Ojai (political activism for a sustainable Ojai)
Transforming politics - a new paradigm
Book Description and Excerpts
About seven years ago I gradually changed my trip to work from a two-hour car commute to a refreshing ten-minute bicycle ride.
Years ago I went to a market in Saanen, Switzerland and, much to my chagrin, they did not provide a bag for me to carry my groceries back to the chalet. I purchased a string bag on the spot, and after that I never again forgot to take my own bag to the store in Europe.
It's no use trying to save the world
When I myself am drowning
I head out in the dark
to catch the magic moment --
the crack of dawn
this moment
a bright sliver of the moon hangs over
the dark shadowy mountains of the
valley of the moon
With my 60th birthday quietly behind me, the time has come to complete a yoga memoir that I have been working on for many years: Autobiography of a Yogini: Innocence, Illusion, Illumination.
