I put myself on a self-imposed media diet while in China. Granted, it wasn’t terribly difficult considering China’s restrictions on American social media and search engines, but regardless, I left behind my daily news alerts in an effort to immerse myself in the “now.” I didn’t reach for my phone to read the paper or […]
At the end of our yoga session my client asked, “Can’t I just eat a pint of chocolate ice cream for dinner? Does it really matter?” I laughed a bit to myself and even, to my surprise, paused for a second to consider the question. This client ate a healthful breakfast and lunch, played some […]
There is much ado about rice. White rice or brown rice? To eat it or not? Both white and brown rice have benefits, and both have a place in a healthy diet. But here is my question. Do we actually love rice itself, or do we love everything that goes along with it—the vegetables, meat, […]
Time is something I struggle with each and every day. Without a physical office or studio to call my own, I am dependent on public transportation and my own two feet to get me from client to client. On a good day, buses and subways run on time, traffic is moving, and the sun is […]
I’ve had a bad week. It actually all started three weeks ago when I came home to what looked like a light dusting of snow all over my apartment. But this was no winter wonderland. Dust covered absolutely everything. It was so bad that when my puppy came to greet me, she left behind a […]
I paused and stood in front of Flag, a painting of an American flag by artist Jasper Johns. I stepped closer and then back, and moved to my right and to my left. After I was done shifting my perspectives, I settled next to my friend, who was standing squarely in front of the painting. […]
In the fall, as a child, I would pick apples from our trees and spend an entire day making apple sauce, apple pie, apple muffins and baked apples. In the winter, holed up inside, I sewed stuffed animals and made skirts and dresses; in the spring, nature walks, and in the long days of summer, […]
I love pasta. No, really, I love it. If given the choice to eat pasta every day, I would. That said, sadly, pasta does not align with my policy of getting the most nutritional bang for my buck. Pasta isn’t bad for you; it just doesn’t add a lot to your diet. Carbohydrates are key […]
This week I read an article about TV producer Jonathan Koch, a 49-year old former competitive wrestler who ate a balanced, health-focused diet, exercised religiously, and prioritized a good night’s sleep. At a recent health evaluation, his cardiovascular strength was compared to that of a professional athlete, earning him the nickname “Superman” amongst friends and […]
Photo by Reuters. When I was a child, my family was seeking insight into our next canine family member, so we attended a dog show. As a curious seven-year-old, I remember being mesmerized by the prancing dogs; their heads lifted high, joyfully bouncing through space. After the show, when my mother asked what part I […]
My parents did not force me to eat—anything. They lived by the general rule that if I was hungry I would eat, and perhaps more importantly, I would not starve myself. As a child, I spent many dinners at restaurants happily waiting for everyone else to finish their steak, fish, or chicken so that I […]
Still: defined as free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil and calm. Referring to both the body and the mind. It’s a word and a state of being I’ve been contemplating for some time. In one of my grandfather’s hand-written journals, I found an excerpt from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Let us labor […]
In my grandparents’ dining room, there was a painting of an unassuming and impossibly elegant woman dressed in a red velvet jacket. The Woman in Red, as we liked to call her, greeted us on Friday nights for our weekly dinners. She was a part of our family, or at the very least, a part […]
I love stories. They don’t have to be mine or even true. In fact, I often like to create stories in my imagination about the man sitting across from me on the bus, and I’ve been known to weave entire narratives about people with only a few key pieces of information. I like to think […]
My grandparents first noticed each other in college. My grandfather noticed my grandmother’s intellectual curiosity, easy smile, and quick wit. My grandmother, however, noticed my grandfather’s annoying “big man on campus” persona. He was smart. He knew it. That, along with the fact that everyone thought he was “so wonderful,” made her crazy. When she […]
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