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Yoga Teacher, Author, Animal Advocate Suza Francina was born in 1949 in The Hague, Holland, and is of Dutch-Indonesian heritage. A yoga teacher since 1972, she is the author of four bestsellers on yoga for people at midlife and older: Yoga for People Over 50 (Devin Adair, 1977); The New Yoga for People Over 50: A Comprehensive Guide for People at Midlife and Older (Health Communications, Inc., 1997); Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause: A Guide to Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health at Midlife and Beyond (HCI, 2003); and The New Yoga for Healthy Aging: Living Longer, Living Stronger, and Loving Every Day (HCI 2007). She is a contributing author for many other books. Suza is a contributor to Yoga Journal, LA Yoga, Yoga Vidya, and other yoga magazines. Her articles on a wide range of topics appear in print publications and web sites world wide.  She  is one of 45 storytellers in  Sixty Seconds: One Moment Changes Everything by Phil Bolsta ( April, 2008). Suza's new book, Fishing on Facebook: A Writing Yoga Memoir, will be released in March, 2012. Fishing on Facebook is the first in a planned series of "writing yoga" memoirs. Suza lives in Ojai, California, where she is a former mayor and long-time community activist. She considers her social and ecological activism to be an essential part of her daily-life yoga practice. The mother of a grown son and daughter, she is a passionate animal advocate whose family also includes several dogs and cats. www.suzafrancina.com www.Suzaji.com (Suza's Writing Yoga Memoirs Blog)

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Yoga for Writers Wordfest Workshop with Suza Francina

by Suza Francina March 19, 2012

Suza Francina, yoga expert and author of five books, will teach a yoga workshop on Sunday, March 25, from 4:30 – 6 p.m., at Soul Centered, 311 North Montgomery Street. Suggested donation: $5–$15 (yoga workshop is free with purchase of one of Suza’s books.) Suza will lead participants in a…

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Yoga for Healthy Aging Expert Suza Francina to Give Talk at The Gables

by Suza Francina March 19, 2012

Suza Francina, author of The New Yoga for Healthy Aging and other books on yoga for people at midlife and older, will give a talk and inter-active demonstration at the Gables, 701 N. Montgomery Street, on Friday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m.

Suza is a nationally known expert in the field of…

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Ojai Author David E. Moody to Speak on Krishnamurti and David Bohm: An Uncommon Collaboration

by Suza Francina March 10, 2012

On Sunday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m., at the Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Road.

The long and unusual relationship between J. Krishnamurti and theoretical physicist David Bohm will be the subject of a talk by David E. Moody, Ph.D.

Early in his career, Bohm was closely affiliated with J. Robert Oppenheimer, Albert…

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Plastic Bag Ordinance at Ojai City Council Tonight and California Update

by Suza Francina February 28, 2012

Reminder: The Ojai Valley Green Coalition will give a presentation to the city council at its first reading of the ordinance tonight,  February 28 at 7:30 p.m. The council is then tentatively slated to vote on the ordinance March 13. We encourage you to attend these meetings and voice your support…

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It’s easy being bag free! Plastic carryout bag ordinance coming before Ojai City Council Feb. 28.

by Suza Francina February 22, 2012

Coming before the Ojai City Council this Tuesday, February 28 is a single-use point-of-sale carryout bag ordinance. At its basis, the ordinance bans plastic bags and places a .10 fee on recycled content paper bags (state law does not allow a fee on plastic bags).  Details at end of…

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Guest editorial by Marilyn K. Miller: Making a Case Against the Car

by Suza Francina February 15, 2012

By Marilyn K. Miller, AICP

On Christmas day my sister was hit by a car. She was bicycling on the Ojai Bike Trail and crossing the highway on a green light. A car made a right turn in front of her and she was forced to stop in the middle of…

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Inspiration for the Journey of the Second Half of Your Life with Elizabeth Spring

by Suza Francina February 10, 2012

“Where do we find inspiration for the “further journey” of the second half of life? How do we attend to our inner life in an outer-directed culture?” Jungian counselor, author and astrologer Elizabeth Spring, M.A. will guide us on a journey through these questions.  www.elizabethspring.com

All classes will be held…

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Please help end the use of cruel glue traps

by Suza Francina December 16, 2011

Update, here is PETA link re use of glue taps (am having trouble getting link “live,” so if it doesn’t work, please copy in your browser.)

http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/Urge-US-Capitol-to-Halt-the-Use-of-Glue-Traps-.aspx

Please email:
Christine A. Merdon, Chief Operating Officer, Architect of the Capitol cmerdon@aoc.gov
and
Eva Malecki,Communications Officer, Architect of the Capitol
emalecki@aoc.gov

I am writing to urge you to join…

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Ojai Stories: Birth of Monica at Home of Beatrice Wood

by Suza Francina December 16, 2011

December 16, 1981

As I looked at this baby I was aware that her gentle, peaceful birth did not disturb her innate tranquility. She was still in the Garden of Eden, our original, unconditioned state. I could sense that she came from Source and was still deeply connected to Source. I…

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Kickstarter Patron of the Writing Arts Update

by Suza Francina December 2, 2011

 Kickstarter Backer Alert. $1,072.00 is currently pledged toward the $1,000.00 goal!

Saturday Morning Update:  34 Backers! $952 Pledged of $1,000 Goal! 50 Hours to Go!

Friday Night Update: 29 Backers! Close to $800! 63 hours to go!

Update, Friday, 3pm. 68 hours to go: I now have 26 Backers and…

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