There are many reasons to rejoice when we “spring forward” and turn the clocks ahead, as we did Sunday morning.  But at least one major study has shown that the spring time change may actually increase the risk of a major heart attack. Last October, a Swedish study was published that found that for the…

The latest in our series of yoga galleries asks you to make today “Take Your Yoga to Work Day.”  I am particularly excited about this feature because it’s by Liz Owen, my own wonderful yoga teacher (her gentle Iyengar class is my most-looked-forward-to hour of the week).  And, because I took the photos for the…

I promise to stop blogging about my soul-clogging headcold (if it promises to go away…ok? it’s a deal!), but I did want to share some cool acupressure wisdom I picked up yesterday at my acupuncture session.  You might already know about points under the eyebrow or along the sinus ridge, but did you know there…

Alas, but this snowy day is beyond my ability to enjoy (oh, Valerie – snow ice cream!).  Instead of dancing among the flakes, I am shuffling around the house and blowing through piles of tissues, sidelined by a completely soul-clogging headcold.  Despite my voluminous healing tea-drinking, I wound up taking Valerie’s advice over the weekend. …

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