Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Bits of Wisdom”
Behavior change is not for the faint of heart! Making a commitment to achieve a healthier weight, more organized office, or better work-life balance is an excellent first step. But most people make two fatal errors in their quest to make permanent lifestyle changes: They take action for the wrong reason. Metrics such as numbers on a scale or vague …
When I think of the word abundance, my mind goes almost immediately to one of my favorite family fall traditions: Apple picking. Once a year, my daughter and I load up the car with snacks, water, and a friend or two, and head north in search of our annual fix of orchard-fresh apples. Highlights of the trip typically begin as …
The Soup Project combines the story’s basic elements: generosity, many individual contributions, and a community coming together around a shared goal.
Please join me and my colleague Stephanie Harding for our third annual fall celebration This retreat will be held at the fabulous Stony Point Retreat Center, about an hour’s drive from NYC, where we will enjoy the exclusive residence of the Gilmore Sloane House, a 150-year-old Victorian mansion with period furnishings. All the rooms have ensuite baths & accommodate 2 people. …
Do you throw your shoulders back in an effort to improve your posture? How’s that going? Contrary to years of admonishments from our mothers and other elders to stand up straight, achieving healthy posture is way more complicated than simply pulling ourselves into an erect stance. A variety of elements go into the way we carry ourselves, including heredity, structural symmetry, …
A blue kayak floats on a lake of crystalline water. White clouds drift lazily across a blue sky punctuated by the pinks and purples of early sunset. It’s not visible, but there’s a breeze, gentle and cooling. Also invisible is the fresh, piney scent of lush greenery that surrounds the lake. It was crisp and refreshing. I know because I’m in that kayak taking …
Thanks to all who participated in our poll regarding your interest in a springtime Walking and Yoga one-day retreat. My partner-in-walking-crime Stephanie Harding and I both got a lot of feedback from you with a fairly even breakdown between May and June preferences. Given that, AND that we found more fabulous walks than we can possibly host this year (hint hint on 2017), we’ve decided …
I can usually predict that my clients and students will have joint issues in their hands during the winter, but it’s now spring and the complaints are still coming in. It may be a weather-related thing, but I suspect a different culprit. Our hands and wrists are home to some of the body’s true workhorse joints, about 27 of them on each side, give or …
At any given moment, approximately 20-30% of us are in the throes of an episode of acute, nonspecific back pain. The American Spinal Decompression Association speculates that at least 80% of the US population will experience mild to severe pain lasting anywhere from a month to many years at some point in their lives. The source of pain may vary, …
A science-backed program for chronic back pain Six Tuesday Evenings: September 13 – October 18 6:30-8:30 PM This course covers the most common low back dysfunctions, including hypo- and hyper-mobility, S.I. destabilization, pelvic misalignment, scoliosis, and lumbar-disc conditions. Via lecture, adapted postures, supportive breath work, and other self-management tools, participants will learn to alleviate pain and cultivate strength and stability. Tuition …