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Confessions of a Closet Yogi

by Larry Wardwell
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Excerpt: Chapter Titles and Introduction



Chapter 1: Visions of Golden Light and Cold Beer
Excerpt–Visions of Golden Light and Cold Beer

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Larry (left) in 1957 with the local chapter of the Mensa Society on Cape Cod

Chapter 2: The Air Force for Dummies

Iconoclast or Idiot ? Larry's photo of Nikita Kruschev posted in his barracks Cold War, 1960
Iconoclast or Idiot ? Larry’s photo of Nikita Kruschev posted in his barracks
Cold War, 1960
Enjoying the great outdoors--Alaska at fifty below
Enjoying the great outdoors–Alaska at
fifty below
 Horsing around with helicopter 1960

Horsing around with helicopter 1960
Protecting our nation from the Commie menace South Dakota 1960
Protecting our nation
from the Commie menace
South Dakota 1960

Chapter 3: Dreaming in German

How did this happen?" Larry-right
How did this happen?” Larry-right
Looking for coffee and donuts
Looking for coffee and donuts
Larry's life as a European before he's exiled to Cleveland
Larry’s life as a European before he’s exiled
to Cleveland


Chapter 4: Lower Education in Texas

Excerpt: Lower Education in Texas

Rob, Wally and Larry cramming for exams Mexico 1963
Rob, Wally and Larry cramming for exams
Mexico 1963

Chapter 8: Top Secret Acidheads

Excerpt: Top Secret Acidheads

Timothy Leary's Commune, Millbrook, NY 1960s
Timothy Leary’s Commune, Millbrook, NY 1960s

Chapter 9: It Happened One Night!

Linnea with "carnivorous fig tree" Georgetown 1967
Linnea with “carnivorous
fig tree” Georgetown 1967
Backyard wedding in Georgetown 1967
Backyard wedding in Georgetown 1967
Larry's lucky day! Wedding 1967
Larry’s lucky day! Wedding 1967

Chapter 11: The Search Begins

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Linnea out of the office 1968 Grand Canyon
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Retired government employees Grand Canyon 1968

Chapter 12: Homecoming

Our well-landscaped first house in Oakland 1968--find car in garage!
Our well-landscaped first house in Oakland 1968–find car in garage!

Chapter 13: Retreat to the Mountains
Willits California Homestead
Willits California Homestead
Linnea's garden
Linnea’s garden
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L & L in 1970

Chapter 14. A Month with Maharishi

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Maharishi and Jerry Jarvis Humboldt 1970

Chapter 16: Bible Belt Meditators
Excerpt: Bible Belt Meditators


Chapter 17: Master’s Degrees from the Master

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Swiss Spring

Chapter 19: Higher Consciousness at Higher Altitudes
Majarishi on the Siddhis Course, Interlaken, 1978
Majarishi on the Siddhis Course, Interlaken, 1978
A great place to meditate--Lake Lucerne 1978
A great place to meditate–Lake Lucerne 1978
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Jerry and Debby Jarvis–Founders of US TM Movement

Chapter 22: New Delhi and the Sacred Industrial Park
Larry (left) and Craig on the lawn at NOIDA 1980
Larry (left) and Craig on the lawn at NOIDA 1980
Meditating at NOIDA
Meditating at NOIDA
Boy Scout Yoga Camp: NOIDA
Boy Scout Yoga Camp: NOIDA
Trying to breathe at the Indian Express
Trying to breathe at the Indian Express
Back Alley Gourmet Kitchen for 2000 people at the Indian Express
Back Alley Gourmet Kitchen for 2000 people at the Indian Express
L & L India 1980
L & L India 1980
Anna and Linnea, Rishikesh 1980
Anna and Linnea, Rishikesh 1980

Chapter 23: Midnight Monster in the Closet
Yoga Asanas 1982
Yoga exercises–Larry and Devan
Wellesley TM Center 1982
Skiing 1982
Larry and Devan Cross-Country Skiing, 1982

Island Paradise
On the hook 1983
Punishing Devan
for not doing his chores
1983
Fog In Maine 1983
Fog in Maine 1983
Devan on ice 1988
Summer water sports on an island in Maine 1988

 


Chapter 24: A Taste of Utopia
Taste of Utopia
Chilling in Iowa, 1983
Golden Dome 1983
Golden Dome, 1983

Chapter 25: Back to Washington, Again!

Passport Photos, 1988
Passport Photos, 1988

Chapter 27: Lost on the Mountain

Lost, 1991
Chiricauhua Mountains 1991

Epilogue

Wardwells 2016
Linnea, Larry, Sarah, Palmer and Devan Wardwell, Mount Ashland, Oregon, 2016
Larry, Linnea, Sarah, Palmer and Devan Wardwell, Christmas 2016 Jakarta, Indonesia
Larry, Linnea, Sarah, Palmer and Devan Wardwell, Christmas 2016 Jakarta, Indonesia