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 […]
read moreI 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, […]
read more“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, […]
read moreIn 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 […]
read moreYou 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 […]
read moreIt 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 […]
read moreA 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 […]
read moreLast 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 […]
read moreThe 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 […]
read more“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 […]
read moreI was happy to hear my friend tell me over lunch of his renewed commitment and inspiration to create fine art for his upcoming exhibition. Artists, when using their gifts well, have the ability to jolt us out of the […]
read more“Let the breath inform the movement,” is what a teacher said in yoga class the other day. It took me years to become aware of my breath and I try to do exactly what the teacher suggested, not only in […]
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