Comments on: MY MENTOR: DR MICHAEL CARRERA http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/ Official Site Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:41:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim C. http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8321 Tim C. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:06:34 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8321 He sounds like a great guy, and a terrific mentor. He sounds like a great guy, and a terrific mentor.

]]> By: Nirmala Heriza http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8225 Nirmala Heriza Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:14:15 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8225 Jane, this week something else happened that cut me off from the last strand and "real" physical connection to my personal family. The connection was through my darling nephew, who is gay and an actor who up until now I felt I could confide in, and has been the one person I have felt I could involve in my work and leave my professional legacy to. To oversee and protect on behalf of my Guru. I've been thrust into a situation where my only communication is with you, which I realize could now be constued as mythic. I've devulged things to you that I'm myself overwhelmed by. In spite of my alligence to your and Tom's early work in Santa Monica and California which was absolutely sincere and iron clad, I can't imagine what you might be thinking. Since you don't know me. And I don't know you on a peronal basis. Except those two times when I treated you and Vanessa at your Alta house. Twenty years ago. On a conscious level, I'm able to conduct my life normally. So far. I'm able to sustain a stong front. But, on a personal level, the test I've been presented with,recently, increasingly, I have to say is overwhelming. Every source of communication with regard to my most personal feelings and life has been taken from me, except through you. And you don't know me. Nor I you. On a personal level. You're this enormously famous Star and personality. So far, all communication with you has been conducted in my mind. Which, clinically, could be diagnosed as borderline psychotic. Which I know I'm not. They say that God never gives us more than we can endure. At this moment in my life, I'm not sure that's true. Nirmala Jane, this week something else happened that cut me off from the last strand and “real” physical connection to my personal family. The connection was through my darling nephew, who is gay and an actor who up until now I felt I could confide in, and has been the one person I have felt I could involve in my work and leave my professional legacy to. To oversee and protect on behalf of my Guru.

I’ve been thrust into a situation where my only communication is with you, which I realize could now be constued as mythic. I’ve devulged things to you that I’m myself overwhelmed by. In spite of my alligence to your and Tom’s early work in Santa Monica and California which was absolutely sincere and iron clad, I can’t imagine what you might be thinking. Since you don’t know me. And I don’t know you on a peronal basis. Except those two times when I treated you and Vanessa at your Alta house. Twenty years ago.

On a conscious level, I’m able to conduct my life normally. So far. I’m able to sustain a stong front. But, on a personal level, the test I’ve been presented with,recently, increasingly, I have to say is overwhelming. Every source of communication with regard to my most personal feelings and life has been taken from me, except through you. And you don’t know me. Nor I you. On a personal level. You’re this enormously famous Star and personality. So far, all communication with you has been conducted in my mind. Which, clinically, could be diagnosed as borderline psychotic. Which I know I’m not.

They say that God never gives us more than we can endure. At this moment in my life, I’m not sure that’s true.

Nirmala

]]> By: Nirmala Heriza http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8222 Nirmala Heriza Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:08:05 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8222 Jane, today, before the incident with the patient I told you about, during a catnap, I had a dream about You, Tom, Vanessa and Troy when you lived at the Wadsworth house in Santa Monica, not far from my bungalow. During those days, for me, You and Tom were the Citadel. Our dream. I felt so honored to be a part of it. I awoke sobbing. Then I stabilized myself. and had to deal with the patient. Later this evening I began having thoughts about my dear friend Herb Ross and again began sobbing. I loved him so much. I treated him with my Yoga Cardiac protocol after his heart surgery at CS when he stayed at the Bel Aire Hotel and at the location across from Charlie Chaplin’s old home in Beverly Hills. Those were such wonderful times. He respected you so much, and was such a fan of yours, candice, and others who I treated. I helped to restore a rift between him and Michael Eisner, who was also my patient. After his therapy, he would regale me with the most sublime stories of old Hollywood. Barbra Streisand, Marlon Brando and others. He was so kind. So supportive of my burgeoning career with my Yoga media projects. Here was this world famous legendary man and filmmaker so generous with his time about my small projects. I miss him so much. He helped to lift the energy I was dealing with in this town. He actually had never met my Guru, but he loved the Yoga we teach and truly benefitted from it. It helped him in his recovery process with his heart disease. He only treated with me when he came to the west coast for film projects. With love Nirmala Jane, today, before the incident with the patient I told you about, during a catnap, I had a dream about You, Tom, Vanessa and Troy when you lived at the Wadsworth house in Santa Monica, not far from my bungalow. During those days, for me, You and Tom were the Citadel. Our dream. I felt so honored to be a part of it. I awoke sobbing. Then I stabilized myself. and had to deal with the patient.

Later this evening I began having thoughts about my dear friend Herb Ross and again began sobbing. I loved him so much. I treated him with my Yoga Cardiac protocol after his heart surgery at CS when he stayed at the Bel Aire Hotel and at the location across from Charlie Chaplin’s old home in Beverly Hills. Those were such wonderful times. He respected you so much, and was such a fan of yours, candice, and others who I treated. I helped to restore a rift between him and Michael Eisner, who was also my patient. After his therapy, he would regale me with the most sublime stories of old Hollywood. Barbra Streisand, Marlon Brando and others. He was so kind. So supportive of my burgeoning career with my Yoga media projects. Here was this world famous legendary man and filmmaker so generous with his time about my small projects. I miss him so much. He helped to lift the energy I was dealing with in this town. He actually had never met my Guru, but he loved the Yoga we teach and truly benefitted from it. It helped him in his recovery process with his heart disease. He only treated with me when he came to the west coast for film projects.

With love
Nirmala

]]> By: Kaylon Plugge http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8219 Kaylon Plugge Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:34:25 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8219 You energizie me and I dont know.... what to do to join you....but until I figure it out....Im with you in heart... which is probably the most powerful connection there is....if there is some other option or until it presents itself....I will pray and be so supportive of you....this is from the mother or 2 daughters and the grandmother of 3 girls and 3 boys.....and in my heart I can trully say "there is neither male nor female greek nor jew but we are one in christ jesus"...much love kp You energizie me and I dont know…. what to do to join you….but until I figure it out….Im with you in heart… which is probably the most powerful connection there is….if there is some other option or until it presents itself….I will pray and be so supportive of you….this is from the mother or 2 daughters and the grandmother of 3 girls and 3 boys…..and in my heart I can trully say “there is neither male nor female greek nor jew but we are one in christ jesus”…much love kp

]]> By: Jason http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8216 Jason Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:49:48 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8216 Hi Jane, I just read this article on timesonline.co.uk. Clive James, who interviewed you in the 90s (by the way, I loved that interview! I taped in and used to watch it a lot until I moved away, forgot about it and my father taped Mississippi Burning over it!!!) was not always taken by celebrities, but he had this to say about you: "I was suspicious of Jane Fonda’s “Hanoi Jane” track record but the first few minutes in her company told me where her political enthusiasms came from: she had a generous nature. She was a dream, in fact: smart, funny and without pretensions. I had already figured out why one egomaniac after another had fallen for her: she gave them the humility they lacked. She was full of affection and there would always be some cold-hearted male monster to suck it up. Posing with me for production stills, she embraced me from behind with one leg wrapped around my waist. Eyebrows were raised at home but you could tell she would have done the same for Ronald Reagan." Best regards from Germany Jason Hi Jane,
I just read this article on timesonline.co.uk. Clive James, who interviewed you in the 90s (by the way, I loved that interview! I taped in and used to watch it a lot until I moved away, forgot about it and my father taped Mississippi Burning over it!!!) was not always taken by celebrities, but he had this to say about you:

“I was suspicious of Jane Fonda’s “Hanoi Jane” track record but the first few minutes in her company told me where her political enthusiasms came from: she had a generous nature. She was a dream, in fact: smart, funny and without pretensions. I had already figured out why one egomaniac after another had fallen for her: she gave them the humility they lacked. She was full of affection and there would always be some cold-hearted male monster to suck it up. Posing with me for production stills, she embraced me from behind with one leg wrapped around my waist. Eyebrows were raised at home but you could tell she would have done the same for Ronald Reagan.”

Best regards from Germany
Jason

]]> By: Roberta http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8212 Roberta Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:23:53 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8212 Jane, you are wonderful! Jane, you are wonderful!

]]> By: Nirmala Heriza http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8210 Nirmala Heriza Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:11:25 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8210 one by one two by two roundin up all your bad boy crew two by two three by three dancin up to our destiny three by three four by four smashin through that golden door. four by four five by five dancin up through the starry sky five by five six by six throwin away all the stones and sticks six by six seven by seven risen up through your bad boy heaven seven by seven eight by eight once we're there goin to tie our fate eight by eight nine by nine that's the day gonna make you mine eight by eight nine by nine that's the day That the moon'll shine With love Nirmala one by one
two by two
roundin up all your bad boy crew

two by two three by three
dancin up to our destiny

three by three
four by four
smashin through that golden door.

four by four
five by five
dancin up through the starry sky

five by five
six by six
throwin away all the stones and sticks

six by six
seven by seven
risen up through
your bad boy heaven

seven by seven
eight by eight
once we’re there goin to tie our fate

eight by eight
nine by nine
that’s the day
gonna make you mine

eight by eight
nine by nine
that’s the day
That the moon’ll shine

With love
Nirmala

]]> By: Rebecca http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8197 Rebecca Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:56:57 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8197 As an adolescent medicine physician working tirelessly each day, I applaud your efforts, Jane. Adolescent medicine is such an under served area . . . many pediatricians would rather see only infants and small children. Too many issues affect teen girls today and I'm up for the challenge of doing all I can do to make their lives a little better through education, listening, and a whole lot of patience! As an adolescent medicine physician working tirelessly each day, I applaud your efforts, Jane. Adolescent medicine is such an under served area . . . many pediatricians would rather see only infants and small children. Too many issues affect teen girls today and I’m up for the challenge of doing all I can do to make their lives a little better through education, listening, and a whole lot of patience!

]]> By: Nirmala Heriza http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8174 Nirmala Heriza Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:21:38 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8174 Lovesong Love won't blind you love will find you and give you eyes to see It'll lift you up on the crescent moon and let you turn the key Love won't hurt you or desert you and leave your heart to bleed It'll lift you up on the crescent moon to restore your destiny It'll lift you up on the crescent moon it's all we'll ever need. Love won't shame you or ever pain you or cause your heart to stray It'll lift you up on the crescent moon and brush your tears away Love won't leave you or deceive you and turn your feet to clay It'll lift you up on the crescent moon to live another day It'll lift you up on the crescent moon to live another day. With love Nirmala Lovesong

Love won’t blind you love will find you and give you eyes to see
It’ll lift you up on the crescent moon and let you turn the key
Love won’t hurt you or desert you and leave your heart to bleed
It’ll lift you up on the crescent moon to restore your destiny
It’ll lift you up on the crescent moon it’s all we’ll ever need.

Love won’t shame you or ever pain you or cause your heart to stray
It’ll lift you up on the crescent moon and brush your tears away
Love won’t leave you or deceive you and turn your feet to clay
It’ll lift you up on the crescent moon to live another day
It’ll lift you up on the crescent moon to live
another day.

With love
Nirmala

]]> By: suzanne weidie http://janefonda.com/my-mentor-dr-michael-carrera/comment-page-1/#comment-8162 suzanne weidie Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:59:00 +0000 http://janefonda.com/?p=3310#comment-8162 “These children aren’t at risk, they are at promise.” ..... love this quote! I have worked with children for over 30 years, teaching in classroom for 21 and it is the "at promise" kids who have been such a joy to teach and work with. As always, enjoy reading your blogs, Geepers, can you believe how many you have under your belt? it's a long list! Thinking of you, your work and hoping to be involved in a more direct way some day soon. take care x suz “These children aren’t at risk, they are at promise.” ….. love this quote!
I have worked with children for over 30 years, teaching in classroom for 21 and it is the “at promise” kids who have been such a joy to teach and work with.
As always, enjoy reading your blogs, Geepers, can you believe how many you have under your belt? it’s a long list!
Thinking of you, your work and hoping to be involved in a more direct way some day soon. take care x suz

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