I’m Down, But Don’t Count Me Out

Hi, Boomers, Nothing like getting sick, I mean really sick like in the worst pneumonia sick, like I mean the kind they call “whopping pneumonia, and “that’s the worst right lung I’ve ever seen,” to get one thinking: how the

Bragging Rights

Hi, Boomers, I was recently talking to a young mother about being a grandmother. I have five grandchildren at the moment, and I was telling her how sometimes unreal it all felt to have so many grandchildren, to love unconditionally

The Mind/Body Politic

Hi, Boomers, Watch out. I’m on a rant – of sorts. But let’s first start with the zen of yoga. Yoga is a spiritual practice that connects the mind and body through the breath. In Hatha Yoga – aka Vinyasa

Quote of the Day – October 13, 2010

Quote of the day: ‘Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she’ll

Pasionately Passionate

Hi, Boomers, I spent the weekend dancing tango in Portland. I love the city of Portland. And I love dancing in that city. The combination is unusually pleasing. Portland is an old and new city. Even as it gentrifies it

I’m Dancing As Fast As I Can

Hi, Boomers, It’s been a surreal week. I haven’t been able to blog because my mind of all over the place. I started my full yoga schedule this week at UCLA, adding my classes at the Wooden Center – 2

It’s About the Ordinary

Hi, Boomers, Yesterday, one of my yoga students causally said:, “Hey, Joan, I was riding the bus the other day and I saw someone reading your book.” ‘ I hardly knew what to say, so I blurted out a medium

A Tug of War or is it Divine?

Namaste, Boomers, “The divine in me recognizes the divine in you.” Namaste I was passing a picture on my bookcase of my parents the other day and it a strange feeling came over me. I wanted to talk to my

Last Words Before Dying

Hi, Boomers, I was reading an article in both the NY Times and LA Times about the Koch brothers. These are the infamous Koch brothers as written up, exposed, and pillaged in the recent article in The New Yorker Magazine.

Doing It Alone

Hi, Boomers, Sometimes blogging is downright difficult. You’d think that someone with my verbal acuity would never be at a loss for words or for ideas. But lately, I’ve been mentally preoccupied with my new book. Shamelessly, I mention again: