I was heartbroken yesterday to hear of Barbara's passing, from someone from Palo Alto, whom I met at a party. I met Barbara 6.5 years ago, when I first got married. Over the years, I have shared so much with her and learned so much from her. What a lovely, spiritual, funny and wise woman! and how well she related to people! I had no idea she had cancer, she was always so strong ... and she loved her family so much. My condolences to Lyman, Elizabeth, and the rest of the family. Barbara often referred to her family with great pride and love, and took a huge delight in her close comradery, as she put it, with her daughter. She called herself the matriarch, like an elephant, of the family. I love her and will miss her! I had not written to her for about 2 years. Suchitra

I just had an etherial expierience where western tanagers were stopping on their northerly migration in the calm, green debts of our alley. I stood watching them fly about in some towering laurels as if barb was right there with me and delighting as ownly she could at the beauty of it all. A steady light drifting of cherry petals were wafting about and i knew my friend Barb would always be there for these beautiful moments. she never liked to miss anything special.

I am deeply touched by Barbara's courage and grace in the way she lived her life and how she lived her dying process. I remember her well as a student, colleague, and friend in breathexperience and I sense joy in having known her each year when my amarylllis blooms that she gave me as a gift when she graduated as a breath practitioner after 3 1/2 years! ~ Margot Biestman, Sausalito, Sonoma, California

My visits with Barbara were inspiring for me. From the first, when I saw her riding her bike to her little office and glimpsed a wonderful red sofa inside, I felt at home. Her practical approach helped me solve some real issues I faced in caring for my own parents and brother and I appreciated her support and encouragement during all my visits with her. I will always remember her as she spoke of her garden, her garden, and the pleasure that music brought to her. She was a wonderful teacher.

What a beautiful person. I am so grateful to have had Barbara in my life. I will remember her wit and her wisdom. And her fine generosity and that of her family in sharing her life with the many of us who love her.