When you walk into Donna Karan’s New York apartment, the first thing to greet you is the heady smell of essential oils. It is the first indication of the importance of meditation and spirituality in her life. Further evidence is provided by artworks depicting the 72 names for God, photos of the Dalai Lama (one of her acquaintances) and shelves of books on Kabbalah. Karan may be renowned as a fashion designer with a multi billion-dollar company, but she is also a yogi who first became interested in the benefits of alternative therapies when she was 18. “I have chosen a spiritual path,” she says, “because without that, life makes no sense to me.”
步入唐娜•卡兰(Donna Karan)位于纽约的寓所，扑鼻而来一股浓浓的精油味，一下子就说明了静坐与意念在其生活中的重要地位；进一步的证据则是刻画上帝72种称谓的艺术作品、达赖喇嘛（Dalai Lama，与她相识）的照片、以及介绍喀巴拉教(Kabbalah)的好几大柜书籍。但卡兰为世人所知的头衔或许是时装设计师，以及拥有一家资产达几十亿美元的公司，但她同时也是一位瑜伽修炼者，18岁那年第一次对替代疗法的种种裨益产生了兴趣。“我选择意念修炼，”她说，“因为没有它，生活对我就会变得毫无意义。”