Nowadays, diets have turned into “how long can I eat like this until I can’t do this anymore.” So with that being said I hate diets! Eating well should be an everyday thing. I’m going to make this so simple, you cannot fail. When you shop for food, shop for only natural (non processed) foods. Yes this means no bread…(even whole wheat). Seems hard right? I have a trick that can make grocery food shopping very easy. When shopping only shop on the outskirts of the grocery store. There are only a few exceptions to go through the shopping isles and that is for nuts, oatmeal, and rice. Also there are some exceptions...

WHAT IS KOMBUCHA TEA? It is a sweet-sour, fermented, acidic, slightly carbonated beverage, which has been described as either a wine that tastes like a delicious tea or an unusual tea that tastes like a rare wine. There are claims that Kombucha tea is a “fountain of youth elixir” used in China for thousands of years. It is purported to be a ancient tonic created by growing a so-called Manchurian mushroom on sweetened tea. The history and lore surrounding Kombucha imply an element of magic. Used in China for centuries during sacred rites of atonement, received, passed down, and transported all over the world, there is a ritual and...

As Entertainment Chairperson for the annual Hospice Gala, I would like to mention an ambitious project underway at United Hospice of Rockland – the Joe Raso Hospice Home! Read on for more information about this amazing and essential home. Since 1988, United Hospice of Rockland has cared for thousands of our neighbors in Rockland and lower Orange Counties, providing the essential care and services that enable those who are seriously ill to remain in their own homes, and offering them comfort, dignity and control over the important decisions that impact their end-of-life care. In recent years, a large and growing number of people who...

SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT…..I FELT GREAT, as I bundled up about to depart the Hot Nyack Yoga studio….Was it an aberration? A momentary phenomenon?  No…could it be the cumulative effect of about five or six weeks of visiting the hot yoga studio,,,, maybe?  And not every night mind you, perhaps a few times a week. I’ve experienced their various types of yoga (Hatha, Bikram, Vinyasa and Forrest) with little or no expectations but with an open mind and a strong willingness to try my best.  In the very beginning, I went through the motions (poses) at times feeling lost, few times as a pretzel...

Skyelight Healing Arts Center is a great place for the young, middle aged and old to express themselves and feel part of a larger community. Skyelight offers a wealth of programs, classes, events and opportunities for enriching your life through creativity, self-growth and inner awareness. Skyelight recognizes the entire range of being and extends an invitation to reveal your AUTHENTICITY and be free. Skyelight extends the invitation to healers, practitioners, workshop guides, therapists, holistic professionals to bring their work to Skyelight and contribute your gifts. The center holds very interesting and fun classes such as: Family...