Since the popularity of the modern yoga and meditation movement several decades ago, specifically the late 80s and early 90s, practitioners and gurus have focused on creating a stronger connection between the mind, body, and spirit. The mind, body, spirit connection defines your center, your true self. By knowing and understanding your center, you discover […]
Yoga: It Only Takes One To Practice
Yoga is not only a physical practice, but it is a spiritual practice as well. It is through my yoga practice that I am more able to stay present, to stay internally balanced, and to enjoy good health and a lean body through the principles of breath, alignment, and movements. I am now in the […]
Yoga For Seniors: It’s A State of Mind
Seniors are taking up yoga in droves. They are finding the practice of yoga and meditation to reduce stress and bring more joy into their lives. Because yoga is designed to bring balance and health to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of the individual, people of all ages are finding the practice to enrich […]
5 Ways To Reduce Stress and Find Balance in Life After 60
As published in Sixty and Me: I’ve spent a lifetime aging and had my fair share of stress while pursuing balance. And, if you are part of the boomer generation, you know what I mean. Sometimes the decades go by and you wake up and you’re 64! How did that happen? Where did the time […]
5 Natural Energy Boosting Techniques to Sustain Your Work
As Posted in The Huffington Post How many of you in the working universe think you need coffee to boost your energy and jump-start your day? How many of you wake up with a fuzzy brain and mindlessly think a shot of java will do it for you? When your energy level falls into the […]
Yoga and Recovery
As published in The Huffington Post I took my first yoga class at the age of 52. I had dabbled with yogic concepts during the heady days of the 1960s and did some basic postures and meditation. I even practiced Transcendental Meditation for several years. With yoga, I found the combination of stretching, breathing, and […]
5 Ways to Modify Your Yoga Practice as You Age
As published in The Huffington Post, March 25, 2015 I had an epiphany moment over a year ago concerning my yoga practice and aging. I was teaching one of my many yoga flow classes during the week, still in great health and physical shape for 70 and thinking how grateful I was that I didn’t […]
Could Mindfulness Be The Key to the Fountain of Youth?
As published in the Huffington Post: 12/1/14 I had an experience 10 years ago that I still think about when I go into a department store. My best friend and I were at the makeup counter and no one would wait on us. “It’s our age,” she said to me with disdain. “Our age? We’re […]
TRAVELS FROM A BEATNIK BOOMER
As published in The Huffington Post Over 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to go to South Africa to see Cape Town, travel around the Cape of Good Hope, get up close and personal with the big five animals in the wild, embrace the beauty of the Indian Ocean, fall in love with the […]
Changing Mindsets
One of my dearest friends queried me a few weeks ago in an email: “Franny,” he wrote (that’s his nickname for me), “I’ve got to take some lessons from you about changing. I can’t seem to wrap my head around changing mindsets I have to make regarding my situation.” Now the situation my friend is […]