It is with some sadness, but more so, a feeling of celebration of a life well lived, that we honor the life of John Ardagh, father of Arjuna Ardagh, founder of The Living Essence Foundation.

Mr. Ardagh was a British journalist, writer and broadcaster. In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked as a staff writer and correspondent for The Times and The Observer. His book The New French Revolution, published in 1968, has been updated many times, most recently as France in the New Century: Portrait of a Changing Society (1999). He also wrote anatomies of contemporary Ireland and Germany and co-authored and edited several travel guides.

We offer our heartfelt condolences to the Ardagh family.