Fellow acupuncturist, Rick Weisbrot, who is working with the tennis players at the U.S. Open, inspired me to host my first ‘Acupuncturist’s Acupuncture‘ session. Last week several acupuncturists came to my office to watch Dr. Carolyn Bengston show us how […]

Every acupuncturist needs time to replenish their energy (chi) because of the nature of the work we do and that is exactly what I have been doing. It has been brilliant to be clipping errant vines and weeding at sunset […]

What a brilliant way to begin my three month sabbatical this past Memorial Day weekend—hiking, practicing qigong at sunset, and even going for a very quick swim in Long Island Sound (very, very cold but refreshing!) I am grateful for […]

I know, it is only spring and I am already talking summer…but this is an unusual one for me. During the months of June, July and August I will be away from the office for professional development and renewal. Professionally, […]

“I don’t know whether or not acupuncture deals with arthritis, but if you have any ideas about treating it, please let me know”. Last month I received this question in an e-mail from a woman with knee pain. In response, […]

In last week’s blog post, I shared with you a type of breathing that is particularly useful when feeling stressed because it helps balance the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.  This is called abdominal or diaphragmatic breathing in which the […]

You know the feeling. Your shoulders start to climb closer to your ears, your breath becomes shallow, or worse, you inhale and hold it for way too long before exhaling. Chances are good your stomach might tighten along with other […]

It is the women who determine whether or not a society will function. If they are not treated well, nothing will work. This is what Donna Karan stressed, one of four women speaking at Urban Zen last Wednesday evening on […]

A group of teens from the James Baldwin high school for “students at risk” listened to a teacher at Integral Yoga teach talk about the connection between mind and body. She told them that the mind is like a body […]

Last night, three friends and I saw Bill Cunningham New York at the Film Forum. Cunningham photographs ‘style’ for the New York Times–on the street, at parties, and at fashion shows here and abroad. That he continues to be so […]

The following article by Maureen Goss was published in the March 2011 issue of Westview: The New Voice of the West Village. A List of Things to Do — or Not Do — When Winter Finally Wanes Ah…spring in the […]

“How many vacations do you take a year?”  This is one of the questions I ask new patients. Why? Because time away from our routines is good for us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I am in Barbados practicing what I […]