Personal Vision

To live a life that expresses --

Compassion for a sick and suffering world

Commitment to healthier lives for all

Courage to be an agent of change

"Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel before what you dislike and rejoice at what brings you nothing but misfortune.  Our nervous system isn't just a fiction; it's a part of our physical body, and our soul exists in space, and is inside us, like the teeth in our mouth.  It can't be forever violated with impunity."  Boris Pasternak

"Physical health is not a commodity to be bargained for.  Nor can it be swallowed in the form of drugs and pills -- it has to be earned through sweat.  It is something we must build up."  Iyengar

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."  The Buddha

"What can anyone give you greater than now, starting here, right in this room, when you turn around?"  W. Stafford

"Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?  Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"  M. Oliver