2020-09-28 17:11
yForty years ago, I orchestrated a spring equinox gathering in a field in Ashland. The event was quite glorious, as this photograph shows. We did a lot of singing, drumming and dancing in th… Read More
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2017-04-01 18:52
Hi friends, I just published a newsletter and you can access it at:http://eepurl.com/cJf7ibI am probably going to use that vehicle and not this blog, so hope you will sign up for the n… Read More
2016-09-07 19:30
"Letting go of the ego." That's one of the main developmental tasks of aging defined by Carl Jung, who called the later years the afternoon of life, quite a pleasant image, calling up the pl… Read More
2016-07-01 03:17
Rogue Valley Road, photo by Larry TurnerWhat a wonderful surprise it was to receive so many letters via email in response to my last post from the summer solstice, in which I wondered who wa… Read More
2016-06-20 17:58
I find myself wondering who you are, reader. Who is it that continues to peruse my now very occasional messages here? I would love to know.Here, I find myself in a retiring… Read More
2016-04-05 16:51
When I call my friend Philip and ask how he is, he invariably answers, "Still here" and I usually say, "Me too." I think Philip is 81. He used to be a Hollywood set designer. He has always b… Read More
2016-01-25 22:44
It's lush, fragrant and green on the way to the beachI just returned from a 10-day trip to Zihuatanejo. I was on my way to my Saturday morning yoga class yesterday, when one of my many fans… Read More
2015-10-19 20:42
Step out of ordinary time and let go of self-consciousnessSpontaneity, Freedom, and Renewal I am a woman who loves to play. It's true that I did have a serious play deficit during part of my… Read More
2015-08-26 02:51
I am always on the lookout for interesting articles, books and movies about aging, and I often link to them on the Sage's Play Facebook page.Here are a few articles that have captured my at… Read More
2015-08-06 04:06
Dear friends: This blog contains the musings of Gaea Yudron, director of Sage's Play, which offers programs and resources for creative aging. You can find news about Sage's Play programs and… Read More
2015-07-19 18:05
I met Harry Moody, gerontologist and author, at the Sage-ing International conference in 2012. I liked him immediately for his intelligence, empathy and easy humor. I've talked with him a fe… Read More
2015-07-17 03:18
My housemate Kate Nehrbass has done aikido for 30 yearsI was still traveling in Mexico early this year when Kate Nehrbass emailed me asking whether I would like to share her house. Kate and… Read More
2015-07-07 01:42
Crater Lake and the Milky Way: Photo by Tiffany Nguyen &nbs&hell…Read More
2015-06-23 15:07
It's not like anythingthey compare it to--the summer moon. ----Basho Though that poem has nothing to do with this photo, I had to start out with it. Summer, and… Read More
2015-05-02 23:18
Since I returned to Oregon from Mexico in early March, I have plunged back into the creative development of Sage's Play, and in the process of that, I have naturally found myself immersed in… Read More
2015-03-21 23:02
“Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.” … Read More
2015-02-27 19:54
A restaurant in Oaxaca “Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.” – Frank HerbertI left… Read More
2015-02-27 19:49
In Ensenada, sky and clouds on a sunny day Read More
2015-02-05 02:51
The usual fantasyThe Idyllic Beach Life FantasyWhen I started planning a journey to Mexico last summer, I fell back into my habitual fantasies, which in this case involve the Idyllic Beach L… Read More
2015-01-14 01:47
A window in the restaurant of Casa MariaSan Agustin Etla, Oaxaca--This morning someone posted a marvelous article about 33 Artists in 3 Acts, a book by Sarah Thornton. The article included s… Read More
2015-01-03 20:32
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." … Read More
2014-12-30 00:22
Full moon over the mountains, 3 Sisters, Oregon I Looked Up I looked up and there it wasamong the green branches of the pitchpines -thick bird,a ruffle of fire trailing over the shoulders an… Read More
2014-12-30 00:20
Sonnet 73That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruined choirs, wher… Read More
2014-12-30 00:19
One of the thermal pools at La GrutaA group of us who study Spanish at La Escuela Falcon went on an outing with Alberto, one of the school's teachers. Alberto is very sympatico and it was fu… Read More
2014-12-30 00:18
Cobblestones of Calle Antigua Sirena, high above the townI am going to place the blame on Mica Miro, my friend Carolyn Myers' younger daughter, who loves Mexico and is currently living in Oa… Read More
2014-12-30 00:18
Clouds in the sky over CholulaNo, my heart is not asleepIt is awake, wide awake,not asleep or dreaming.Its eyes are open widewatching distant signals,listening on the banksof a vast silence… Read More
2014-12-21 01:07
One of the many examples of street art in Oaxaca"The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity." &nbs&hell…Read More
2014-12-14 02:16
"Let me sit here, on the threshold of two worlds. Lost in the eloquence of silence." ~ RumiDoes it seem an odd way to begin speaking, to… Read More
2014-11-24 01:56
Domingo, 7am--let's start the day with a loud celebratory explosion! Not just one, but four of them resounded across the valley this morning.I don't know what the occasion was but Viva la Vi… Read More
2014-11-12 00:37
High above GuanajuatoIt is quite wonderful to be at Lucy's guesthouse high above the town. From the big patio outside my room, the expansive display of the sky and clouds provides cont… Read More
2014-09-27 03:12
A great white egret in full flight, wings stretched out in the big blue skyEach of us has an affinity with certain other creatures. My own animal kinships are with the whale, coyote, frog an… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Downtown Ashland, Oregon in December snowstorm. Photo by Mark ArinsburgOver a week ago, we had an unusual snowstorm that dropped 4-6 inches on the floor of the Rogue Valley. We are accustome… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Two small figures made of Herend China from Hungary circle a small Tibetan prayer wheel on the mantelIt has been so long since I've felt inclined to share here in any real way that I feel I… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I enjoyed sharing some positive aging perspectives and a couple of the songs from A New Wrinkle today at the AARP's Vital Aging conference for southern Oregon. Several hundred people attende… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
--> Southern Oregon Vital Aging ConferenceSmullin Center2825 E. Barnett Rd., Medford, Oregon Saturday, November 16, 2013The conference starts at 9:30am. At 12:45, I will be pr… Read More
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