On and Off the Mat...
Often in class, especially in my hybrid, morphed version of Pilates/yoga, you will often hear me encouraging students to be non-judgemental, and non-critical of them...
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Because Peace Begins in Our Own Hearts....
Sage Advice from a Not So Serious Guy!
"There are no rules. Just follow your heart." --Robin Williams
Walk This Way and Smoke Gets In Your Eyes...
Working in a gym, all too often I hear that thump of someone flying off the treadmill. Please, do yourself a big favor and when you join a new gym or workout on a t...
Say Cheese (Maybe this will be the one!)
Thank you Tal Ronnen. Chef Tal Ronnen won my heart when he was on the Oprah show and introduced the world to Gardein products. He first became famous preparing veg...
The Perfect Pair
We all know that what we eat and how much we exercise both effect our weight but one question that is often asked of me is "Which is better for weight loss, eating l...
Thank You, Father (of Medicine that is...)
"All diseases begin in the gut." --Hippocrates Months ago we talked about the G-BOMBS; GREENS, BEANS, ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, BERRIES and SEEDS. Dr. Joel Fuhrman, who w...
A Fool For April
“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything. (Sonnet XCVIII)” ―William Shakespeare Good morning and welcome to April. Thank you, William, for summing up so well...
From the Easter Bonni
Wishing everyone a very happy Easter and Passover. As you eat, drink and celebrate, remember to take some time to be grateful for YOUR bounty of blessings. Much lo...
The Survey Says....
One of the greatest things about the warm seasons is swimming...but it's not warm enough yet. Knowing we turn the calendar to April, on Monday, reminds me that I am...
Making Muscles
There is something beautiful trendy in the world and that is the idea that strong, fit and athletic are the new beautiful. Whenever I see or hear 3 things in a very...
Forks Over Knives
Since my college days, I have always been a coffee drinker. Sitting at the diner in our college town of New Paltz, NY, I made the decision to delete sugar from my c...