Maureen Goss Acupuncture

I 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 […]

“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 […]

Last week when it hit 54 degrees, the first rush of spring moved through me as I walked from my home to the office. No bitter cold to shrug up against—shoulders dropped, big breath in. I could almost see the […]

Two months ago, the cover page of the Sports Tuesday section of the New York Times had a photograph of Jets fullback Tony Richardson lying prone with two lines of acupuncture needles down each side of his back. It said […]

Last weekend the trail heads where I enter the woods to hike around the well-worn paths were piled high with snow blocking my entry. I desperately needed some fresh country air coursing through my arteries, veins, lungs, alveoli. It was […]

One silken thread of silence is often all we need to sew the different textures of our lives together. We can weave our work, family, friends, art and downtime together in ways that reflect our essence in true and meaningful […]

In my last year of acupuncture school, a teacher told us to create practices we love by individualizing them according to our unique brand of helping. At the time, it seemed a dream to have an office in my neighborhood […]

Sometimes, we just have to say no when everyone thinks we should say yes in order to pursue our passion, even when we have no idea where it will lead. Such was the case when young Arya Nielsen declined acceptance […]

Anyone who works in New York City knows the absolute necessity of balancing work and downtime. Casualties of not getting this mix right can result in insomnia, excess muscle tension (i.e. backaches, headaches, stomachaches, etc), and, as we say in […]

The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day was spent in the mountains of Vermont sitting before the fireplace with my son, husband, sister and father. Usually there are more of us, but this seemed the perfect mix this year […]

“The best way to find your self is to lose yourself in the service of others.” This quote from Ghandi rings true on this last day in my office for 2010. I am grateful for my personal and professional blessings […]

COMMUNITY YOGA AT URBAN ZEN “Its wonderful, such a great way to start the week,” said Lauren Bush after the Monday morning community yoga class in the West Village at Urban Zen, the non-profit foundation launched by Donna Karan. Every […]