Eve Neuhaus

Born to older Viennese refugees in Philadelphia, in 1950, I never was part of the mainstream. At seven, instead of going to Sunday school or Hebrew School, my parents began sending me to stay with family friends in a Quaker intentional community. Summer days swimming in the pond and riding bikes, dinner with leaders of the Civil Rights movement. At twelve, I discovered my tribe at Lighthouse Music and Art Camp, and not much later explored the world of psychedelics. I spent my college and hippie years in Philadelphia, and in England and Wales, but mostly in the countryside near Ithaca NY, where I raised five children and taught in the public schools. In 1979, I was fortunate enough to have the Guru-I-thought-I-wasn’t-looking-for come to my door. Formally Shrimahant Swami Ganeshananda, Ganesh Baba integrated Kriya yoga and cannabis use. Three years of profundity and fun, the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, followed. Ganesh Baba's teachings have served as my lens on life to this day. Later, I did an MA in Myth at Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2001-2003, wrote a middle grades fantasy, Journey to Mythaca; and a book on Ganesh Baba and his teachings, The Crazy Wisdom of Ganesh Baba. For many years, my husband Tom and I had a chocolate business in San Luis Obispo, CA, called Mama Ganache. Today, we live Cordes-sur-Ciel, France, where we marvel at our surroundings every day. I write books and blogs; he has a small chocolate cafe in the village. My recent novel, Red Vienna, historical fiction based on my parents’ stories, was released in 2024. An astrologer once told me I was born under a charmed sky. I wouldn't be rich but I'd always have enough. Funny thing, I did turn out to be rich, though not in the conventional sense. Today, in my 70's, I have everything anyone could want. The purpose of this blog is to share my treasures with you.