“I’m convinced that Spirit is trying to get kindred spirits together, like some cosmic social director. Help out by talking to the people who talk to you. Or start up the conversation when someone looks interesting, or gives you some indication that you might not be in the same room or on the same bus…

As part snarky native New Yorker, part spiritualish yogini, I can semi feel Gwyneth Paltrow’s pain from the media-whipping she’s gotten for GOOP, her recent holistic lifestyle venture. Launched last September, GOOP (a name made from her initials) aims to educate about things like balance, yoga, healthy-but-tasty eating, detoxing, conscious parenting, and the like in a simple, from-the-heart way. Meaning,…

While visiting Boca Raton, Florida over the weekend (oh warmth, how I miss you), my step-mom turned me on to GreenWise Market, a sub-chain of mega-grocer Publix. It’s an almost exact replica of Whole Foods, down to the slate-like floors and organic coffee bar. Except you’ll also find all the regular, er, crap, from the…

If we could track and tally everyone’s inner musings, I’m guessing “I feel fat” would make the Top 10 Most Thought list, at least. Over and over I’ve heard average-sized women say it, women svelte as poles say it, women fit and buff as Wonder Woman say it. A true bummer because those three tyrannical words usually just make us feel panicky and bad…

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