Maureen Goss Acupuncture

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 […]

Yesterday, I received this gorgeous photo of northern California from my friend Susan who told me she is “taking a break from Facebook” to actually see her friends in person. As usual with this good friend on the other side […]

I know, Thanksgiving is not even here yet and I am advocating getting ready for spring. You will thank me when the daffodils start to sprout and you start to look for lighter clothes, think of joining a gym and […]

For most of my adult life I have kept a journal in which I write most mornings. It is kind of a ritual. Eat breakfast, write for 10 minutes, close it up and get on with my day. I never […]

“I want to be dancing with you when I am an old lady”. That is what Lynn Simonson, creator of a technique that allows any body to dance regardless of age, injury or expertise, use to tell us when we […]

Almost every patient I treat gets gua-sha—the Asian healing technique so well known in the East that usually the ‘cook of the house’ administers it to whomever is in need–whether for a cold, a tight neck, ‘a chill in their […]

No matter where we are, we have two abundant resources to help us restore and maintain our balance—the earth and the sky. The energy of the earth is yin, and the energy of the sky is yang. They are opposite, […]

Here are some solid tips to get you flying into fall and beyond with a spring in your steps and a smile on your face: LET GO: If you have not used it in a year, it is not yours. […]

“To Boob or Not to Boob”. That is the question asked in a blog recently by a therapist as she pondered whether to pump up her chest with some fake ones to see a new client after a double mastectomy. […]