My quest for happiness led me to the pages and covers of international fashion magazines as a model and fashion designer; to sing with several bands including Santa Esmeralda; to sign a record deal with Warner Elektra Atlantic and to perform in New York City's nightclubs. I married, had a son and daughter, and moved from New York City to Celebration, Florida. I traveled the world and spent weeks at retreats for yoga teachers, the Sedona Method, and have been certified to teach from the Eckhart Tolle School Of Awakening.  I taught yoga to preschoolers and wrote children's meditations for Nick Junior Magazine, and recently released my memoir "Fashioned: The Secret Life of a Mom." I currently design interiors, and teach yoga and peaceful living.  

 

I have learned that the world only provides the happiness I am willing to see. It lies within every moment spent in gratitude, acceptance, silence, or awe. 

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When my daughter Joy was little, she used to ask me "why isn't there peace on earth?" I was not sure what to answer. All I knew was I could work on finding it within myself. I often wonder if everyone on earth did the same, if her question would be answered.

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Namaste,

Joanne