Lyla Yastion

Presenter
Lila Yastion received a PhD in anthropology from the University at Albany and has taught courses in anthropology and religious studies at the college level for 18 years. She now teaches courses at various lifelong learning centers. Lyla has written three books: Pause Now: Handbook for a Spiritual Revolution, Homesick: Finding Our Way Back to a Healthy Planet, and, most recently, My Years as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver: Transcending Loss by Nurturing Spirit. Lyla studied with Jon Kabat-Zinn and is certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.

Richard Cahn

Presenter
Richard C. Cahn practiced law on Long Island for 60 years, appearing in all levels of the state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He taught continuing legal education courses and served as an adjunct professor at the Touro Law Center, a member of the Adelphi University board of trustees, and president of the Suffolk County Bar Association. The author of Making Law: A Memoir of Good Times (2020), he and his wife, Vivian, moved to the Hudson Valley in 2019.

Margaret Shuhala

Producer