Working women finish deadlines, fire off countless emails, make time for family and friends, stay engaged in current events, and so much more, all with efficiency and ease. Why is it that wellness slips so easily down the priority list? Alexa L....

I've heard from several people that they want to start practicing yoga but don't know where to begin. It's no secret the benefits of yoga include but are not limited to a healthy body, calm mind, reduced stress, feeling of connectivity with self and the world, increased awareness and sensitivity,...

It's the end of the year...again! It's really quite amazing how December sneaks up on us without much warning, and then coasts into January just like it's no big deal. How dare it! No one ever asked us if we are ready for another year! Maybe we haven't finished this...

Try this yoga routine created just for President Bush to help him safely out the door. There are some relaxation moves to calm the mind, useful for the hard work of rewriting the past 8 years. A few side stretches are also included, for gaining a little extra flexibility and...

Dreams are a reflection of what is really going on with us while we're walking around going about our lives. Dreams show us things that are deeply unconscious, things that we probably aren't thinking about all day long while we're at work, at home, spending time with our family, or...

Slipping into your tiniest two-piece or showing off your perfect pecs (dudes) on the beach is usually the last thing on our minds during the holiday season. Why worry about flat tummies when everywhere there are festive holiday cookies, pies, dinners, and fancy cocktails? That's what fuzzy sweaters are for,...

It's almost certain. The holidays come with drinking. Whether it's celebratory, stress related, or just part of the program, alcohol finds its way into many of our livers during the last two months of the year.

Holiday drinking in my family happens about as often as Sarah Palin is...

Does your back pain seize up when you're taking a walk just minding your own business? Does your back pain get in the way of a perfectly good morning? If you have back pain you should do something about it.

Sounds like the beginning of a prescription drug commercial...

Meditation can be intimidating. Sitting there, doing nothing, just breathing can be trickier than it sounds. It may feel strange, uncomfortable, or even put you to sleep. Distractions try their best to pester you. Thoughts of the weekend, family, work, finances, politics, what's for dinner, all invade your aspiring-to-be-still mind....

We're all relieved. The stress knots that had made an unwanted home in my stomach are finally moving out. I couldn't join my friends in the early celebration parties because I was too nervous. Chasing down news sources for the latest updates and glued to CNN, my iPone, and my...

A finance guy, an architect, a comedian, a poet, and a handful of others were sitting around the yoga studio, talking about the election. That sounds like the beginning of a dirty joke, but it was actually the start of a rather somber group chat with a few awkward silences...

I live steps away from one of New York City's best-kept secrets, National Wholesale Liquidators on Broadway between Bleecker and Houston. Recession-proof prices here are one of the most stable things we can count on lately. Where else can I find my essentials like toilet paper, q-tips, sponges, nails, doorknobs,...

November 4 is creeping up, right alongside stress and anxiety levels for most of us. (Even Larry David!) We all have that annoying Palin-McCain fan as a neighbor or coworker, and those sound bites are sometimes tough to tune out. With our eyes, ears, and brains near boiling point,...

"Unplug and Recharge" is a new Living series which aims to give you, our dear readers, a quick break from your day -- whether you have as much time as ten minutes or as little as two. Following the success of our Oasis at the DNC, we're hoping to...

I don't know if Senator McCain would be into trying yoga. Meditation and self-observation tend to create some awareness and make it harder to tell lies. It would be good for him though. For people getting on in years, a regular yoga practice is a great way to stay limber...

"Unplug and Recharge" is a new Living series which aims to give you, our dear readers, a quick break from your day -- whether you have as much time as ten minutes or as little as two. Following the success of our Oasis at the DNC, we're hoping to...

I don't know if Sarah would be into trying yoga. It can be a fairly meditative practice that involves self-observation. Also, I'm pretty sure it's not mentioned in the bible. Of course most everyone knows that yoga is not a religion. And even if you wanted to convert to Hinduism,...

Stress happens. In different ways, we all hold unnecessary tension in our bodies all day long. Shoulders, neck, wrists, hips, hamstrings, back, oh my! Luckily there's still time to hit the reset button. We can release the stress from our bodies and come back to our lives from a restored...

Last week I shot an ad for Wall-Mart yoga. This has to be by far the most impressive work I've done, if you ask the folks back home in Illinois. European designers, fashion magazines, and famous photographers are all a bunch of hoo-ha to my small-town family clan. My relatives...

I stalked a photographer once. I'm sure I'm not alone. Most goal-driven New Yorkers have stalked someone they wanted to work with, right?

Phil Toledano's work is fun, quirky, and inspiring to say the least. His latest project and my newest obsession is "America The Gift Shop." If...