Suza Francina

Email: sfrancina@aol.com
Phone: 805-646-2613

Current Schedule
Private Lessons

Yoga for Healthy Aging Photo Gallery

Asanas, Ahimsa, Animal Activism
The great yoga masters through the ages urge us to consider all aspects of our lives and to revere all living things. Yoga addresses the ethical life through a whole range of practices that encourage us to live in harmony with nature, which includes how we treat animals.

The practice of yoga is rooted in the principle of "ahimsa" (non-violence). The great yoga masters teach that "The yogi believes that every creature has as much right to live as he has. He believes he is born to help others and he looks upon creation with the eyes of love." The yogi knows that his life is linked inextricably with other living things. A complete, holistic yoga practice encompasses a way of life that addresses the harm we inflict on animals.
-- Autobiography of a Yogini.

Suza's Review of Earthlings
Suza's Review of Green Yoga
The Reality of What Humans Do

Writing News
With my 60th birthday on the horizon, the time has come to complete a spiritual memoir that I have been working on for many years:
Autobiography of a Yogini: Innocence, Illusion, Illumination.

I am pleased to have a story included in a new book, Sixty Seconds: One Moment Changes Everything by Phil Bolsta. It’s a collection of 45 life-changing stories from well-known people. To order a copy visit www.sixtysecondsbook.com To view an excerpt from my story, click on “Meet the 45 Storytellers” and then click on my name.

Suza was born in 1949, in The Hague, Holland, and is of Dutch–Indonesian heritage. She has lived for over fifty years in Ojai, California, a valley widely considered one of the most beautiful and sacred places on Earth. She is a former mayor of Ojai and a spokesperson for green, sustainable lifestyles.

Suza Francina is a pioneer in the field of teaching yoga to people at midlife and older. Her first book Yoga for People Over 50, was published in 1977. She is the author of The New Yoga for People Over 50 (Health Communications, Inc., 1997); Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause (HCI, 2003); and The New Yoga for Healthy Aging (HCI 2007). She is currently completing a spiritual memoir:
Autobiography of a Yogini: Innocence, Illusion, Illumination.

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A step-by-step guide for the millions of baby boomers who want one simple practice for feeling and looking great—yoga! One in five Americans is now moving toward the age bracket of "sixty and beyond," and while many are calling sixty the "new forty," this milestone is the perfect time to take stock in good health. One form of exercise that is proven to prevent or alleviate a host of physical and mental ailments for the last 5,000 years is yoga.

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