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A pr i l 2 0 1 6 8 3 Wellness courtesyphoto IntervIeW by claIre Z. cramer DancingDancing Around The FireWiTh Christiane Northrup Finally I danced around the fire. I didnt hold backI suspended all concern about what others would think. Dr. Christiane Northrup from 12 Examples of Things I Am Too Wise For D r. Christiane Northrup an outspo- ken authority on womens health is the author of Goddesses Dont Age Hay House 2015 and other best-sellers including The Wisdom of Menopause and Mother-Daughter Wisdom. The Dartmouth-trained physician began practicing medicine in Maine in 1981 she co-founded Women to Women a practice based on both holistic and Western medi- cine in Yarmouth in 1985 and she was an assistant clinical professor of OBGYN at Maine Medical Center for 20 years. Dr. Northrup left Women to Women in 1997 and conventional medical practice to focus on writing teaching and speak- ing. Through her books e-newsletter radio show television specials and appearanc- es on such TV programs as the Today Show and Oprah she has been a leader in the dis- cussion about what it means to grow older. Not that Northrup who W magazine lik- ens to a platinum-blonde pixie seems to have any time for being older. She advis- es banishing the terms aging and senior moment urging us instead to dance with life rather than take it sitting down to take pleasure in ageless living. How can you tell an ageless Maine goddess from an ageless goddess from away AgelessgoddessesinMainedontwearhigh- heeled fashion boots in the snow or in air- ports. We have our feet on the ground. And we love having a good stack of firewood at our disposal. We love your list of 12 things youre too wise for. Can you make adjustments to it with some specific Maine examples Im too wise to worry about keeping up with the latest fashion. But I also know that func- tion neednt be ugly. Example the Aristelle lingerie store on Exchange Street. Im too wise to allow my chronological age to be a cage. I dont think about it. Or use it as an excuse. When asked how old I am I tell them the truth my biological age is 33. My wisdom age is 300. Im too wise to believe that the best years of my life are behind me. I keep getting bet- ter and better at dancing Argentine tango with my Portland community. We dance close embrace with all ages and walks of life. Check us out at porttango.com Im too wise to think its normal to get stiff and achy as I get older. Ive prevented this by regular workouts with Hope Matthews at Sparhawk Pilates in Yarmouth and I started Pilateswith Nancy Etnier in Portland. Im too wise to curtail my creativity I This physician advises ageless living with common senseand tango lessons.