When I was a little kid, I was a sprinter. I was the fastest girl in my class, and I loved to race. However, time, puberty, and vegetarianism apparently caught up with me, because as I got older, I got slower. By the time I reached high school I could barely run at all. I [...]

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As part of my yoga teacher training, one of the subjects I’m studying is restorative yoga. Designed to help you de-stress and recharge, restorative yoga utilizes props to support the body through a series of relaxing poses. My “textbook” for this subject is Judith Lasater’s Relax and Renew, which details sequences for insomnia, jet-lag, pregnancy, [...]

So, season 3 of Gossip Girl premiered this week. The biggest scandal of the episode wasn’t Serena’s desperate cry for attention, Blair and Chuck’s twisted sexual game or Vanessa hooking up with Dan’s secret brother. Nope. It was the clear disdain, nay, hatred! that the wardrobe and hair/makeup departments unleashed on most of the female [...]

As summer winds down (I can’t believe it’s almost September), I’ve been feeling the need for change. I’m ready for jackets, pumpkin spice frappuccinos and a new television season. And, on top of that, I’ve been in the mood for some new music. I’m tired of summer’s hip-hop beats, and in the mood for something [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow has been catching a lot of flack lately for her lifestyle blog Goop, which seeks to “nourish the inner aspect.” I guess that because 1) she’s an actress, not a health expert, and 2) a lot of her suggestions involve alternative healing, people assume that’s she’s kooky and doesn’t know what she’s talking [...]