Integrative Cancer Care for the Whole Person
December 2, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Are you navigating cancer? What is your map toward wellness? Diagnostic tests, research, doctor’s appointments and evaluating cancer treatments are key components to optimize survival and quality of life. Anyone moving through a cancer journey needs the best conventional cancer care available, but that is only part of the equation. Providing Whole Body Care Research studies have shown for many years that cancer grows in “fertile soil” or a hospitable environment in the body that… Read More >
Love List: Build a Pitt Crew
December 1, 2010
Champion, Last week I shared my daily practice. This week I want to clue you in on my monthly self-care plan. I admit, my daily practice doesn’t happen every single day, but it happens more days than it doesn’t. So you do the math. If there are seven days in a week that means that I check in with myself at least four mornings per week. Remember, we’re spiritual athletes and we need to warm… Read More >
Yoga for Artists: Unleash Your Creativity
November 30, 2010
By Guest Blogger
I have been in the art world for nine years as a critic, curator, theorist, philosopher and artist. Most of my endeavors place me in front of a computer writing reviews, press releases, essays, catalogues and the like. This has caused my erector spinae to shorten and my rhomboids to extend beyond their normal limits. These muscles are imperative for a straight spine and an open heart but are consistently put at risk by my… Read More >
Love List: Integrative Doctors
October 20, 2010
My path to becoming an empowered patient has led me on a journey across the country visiting every kind of doctor you can think of! In my quest for crazy sexy health, I’ve discovered some MD jewels whom I’d like to introduce to you. You’ve probably heard about these folks because their knowledge is red hot, and I know my readers are serious health detectives, but just in case, here are some of my favorite… Read More >
Navigating Middle Age with Yoga
September 30, 2010
By Rolf Gates
At some point in the last few years I stopped being a young person and became a 40-something. I experience this as middle age, but to say this nowadays sounds defeatist and impolite. So I keep my new place in the world largely to myself. This dutiful silence does not change the truth I now embody. The proof of it is everywhere. My children literally cannot conceive of how old I am. The president of… Read More >
Love List: Gratitude Journaling
September 29, 2010
Since I mentioned how much I love Bridget Morris’ journals in my last love list, I thought I’d put them to use this week with a little gratitude is the attitude doodling. As I’ve said before, the best way to tackle glass-half-empty thinking is to remind yourself of the things that are working in your life and to take stock of the beauty and special people/experiences that charge you up. Now, I know it’s tough… Read More >
Inside Yoga Teacher Training
September 21, 2010
By Guest Blogger
The yogi is trained to empty himself or herself of habit and bias and to constantly come to a state of emptiness and deep listening. As we build the necessary technical knowledge of posture, breath and meditation, we must continually move into the space that the technique offers — the space of not knowing — to be in full relationship with our surroundings. In a yoga teacher training we are looking to dispense to our… Read More >
5 Things I Learned About Yoga from the Pros
June 30, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Photo Credit: evanbdudley By Jason Wachob I’m not a yoga pro or a yogi. In fact, I’m not even your typical yoga person. First of all, I’m a dude. I’m tall – 6’7″ to be exact. Yes, is the answer to your next question: I played basketball. I played for four years in college at Columbia, in New York City. I also was a trader on Wall Street for years. But enough about me, you… Read More >
Do We Really Need More Boundaries?
June 28, 2010
By Elena Brower
Photo Credit: Lee Jordon Recently, I was asked if I felt that yoga was actually (perhaps) an imposition on natural, organic movement. I think it depends. For those super-attuned people who are aware of what feels healing for them based on previous experience or understanding, maybe yoga is an imposition creating boundaries that actually stifle free movement and flow. Maybe. In my humble experience, the boundaries offered by yoga, specifically the technology of Anusara® yoga,… Read More >
Transforming the Body into a Sanctuary
May 31, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Photo Credit: Hillary Harvey By Jeffrey Davis I don’t have time to feel ill. At least, that used to be my attitude. I didn’t ignore a head cold or sinus infection. I just had my acupuncturist wife pin me down to perk me up, practiced a few key yoga postures, and moved on. Dis-ease desisted. But then a tick bit me in the gut and kicked my attitude in the butt. That was in June… Read More >
How Yoga Helped Me Get Over My Ex
May 13, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Jennifer Garam Two and a half years ago, I tried Bikram yoga and I hated it. As I was lying on my back in a pool of my own sweat in Savasana at the end of class, the teacher urged new students to come back the next day because it “gets better,” and my internal dialogue screamed, “NO FREAKIN’ WAY!” Then, as I burst out the front door and into the cool fall air… Read More >
Our Power to Create the Sacred
May 7, 2010
By Rolf Gates
“We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.” -Tao Te Ching One of the rituals my young family has embraced is the last-minute search for something essential before leaving the house to do anything. Our initial rituals involved “the finding of the socks.” There were only three pairs of socks my daughter would wear to pre-K, and they never seemed to be where we put them… Read More >
Scott Jurek’s Personal Marathon
April 12, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Scott Jurek By Geoff Cohen Standing relaxed and confident before a full house at NYC’s Jack Rabbit Sports, Scott Jurek began speaking to a rapt audience. He discussed training, running, and his race against the Tarahumara Indians through Mexico’s Copper Canyon. He is uniquely qualified to talk about these topics. He brings the practical knowledge gained from winning seven consecutive Western States 100-mile ultra marathons, the “book” knowledge earned from a degree in physical therapy,… Read More >
The Missing Piece: Spirituality
March 2, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Lauren Nastasi I have come to the realization that healing has to do with many things; not just my diet. I am sure many of you already knew this, but the problem is realizing how to fix it. For me, the issue was digging down and finding what needed to be healed. I have Crohn’s Disease and have been working toward healing it with a high raw, vegan diet consisting of green juices, green… Read More >
Are We There Yet?
February 26, 2010
By Elena Brower
After graduating from Cornell in 1992 and delving into the textile and clothing design world for more than six years, my supposedly envious life in an apartment overlooking the Po River in Turin, Italy, was not exactly satisfying. I returned to New York to embark on a graduate studies program in Childhood Art Education at the New School. Two semesters in two of the best schools in New York City later, I found myself in… Read More >
Five Sleep Mistakes & Solutions
February 23, 2010
By Frank Lipman, MD
Although we may not like to admit it, many of the sleep problems we experience are the result of bad habits and behaviors. We stay up late or sleep in late. We eat foods that disagree with us or enjoy a drink late at night, oblivious to their disruptive impact on our sleep rhythms. Over time, we teach our body not to sleep and for relief we often turn to sleeping pills, which mask rather… Read More >
Add Yoga to Your Day
January 28, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Suzanne Stephens Every day, and many times throughout the day, your body and mind are in different places. Perhaps your body feels heavy and drained as your mind is wired and frenzied. Maybe your body feels wired while your mind is heavy and sluggish. Living with Multiple Sclerosis, I learned to add yoga to my life. Rather than considering success as doing an hour of asana every day, I add my yoga practice throughout each… Read More >
Learning to “Just Be”
January 19, 2010
By Cameron Alborzian
Has the idea of newness and the illusion of another year passed been enough to move us out of the habits we have built from two, five or thirty years back? Has one minute to midnight and one minute after made any difference yet? Through the philosophy and science of Yoga and Ayurveda we learn that body and mind need to work in unison for real ever lasting change to take place, otherwise one or… Read More >
Detox: A Fresh Start in 2010
December 22, 2009
By Alejandro Junger, MD
Forgive me for getting an Outkast song going through your head (my Clean Team is composed of super hip (they’ll love that!) music lovers so I’m getting quite an education) but your very own “so fresh and so clean” New Year begins with not only a catchy little beat but three very important R’s. These R’s will be the tools for absolutely amazing vitality as well as an immune boost. They are: Remove, Restore and… Read More >
Hello Veggies, Goodbye Arthritis
December 9, 2009
By Guest Blogger
Vicki Sanford & Family Hello! I am a 43 year old stay at home mom to two beautiful daughters ages 6 ½ and 23 months. These girls keep me hopping, which means I need to be pain free and full of energy, not a small feat for someone with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition that involves inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. Symptoms include fatigue, stiffness, weakness, anemia, limited range of… Read More >
