Super late on posting this, but I wanted to share some healthy New Year’s Eve options! I’ve done yoga on NYE for the past four years (at home, in the Bahamas, and here in NYC), and it leaves you WAY less broke and hungover than the typical celebration.

My back and hip pain are just about gone! I’ve been doing the physical therapy exercises that Claes Passalacqua gave me every day. Week one, I learned a Core series, week two he increased the core work, added some spine and shoulder stretches, and introduced a new friend.

I got a cute tip from the lovely Amanda Zapanta this weekend. She said she’d had a hip injury, too. But instead of focusing on the bum hip, she made sure to focus on the good one, and then imagined herself blowing the sensations of health over to the bad side. She did it all [...]

Brooklyn Outfitters, based in Williamsburg, is leading some cool outdoor adventures throughout the winter. This weekend there’s a 7.5 mile hike up Mt. Wittenberg, “the highest vertical ascent from base to summit” around.

Are you getting depressed because the cold weather is forcing you onto crowded trains, and stealing your endorphin buzz? Let’s find some other options! I’m a fair-weather biker, and I’m fascinated by year-round riders. So I’ve been asking each one I meet for their secrets.

Immerse yourself in the gorgeous and powerful language of yoga — sign up for the American Sanskrit Institute’s week-long introduction. Imagine confident pronunciation, the ability to read devanagari script, and word by word understanding of beloved chants!

Who needs some yoga-breakdance-sauna time? (Everyone.) Try Breakti with the superfun Anya Porter. Beginners are welcome; you’ll learn some basic yoga moves to prep the body for floor work, and then practice a slow-building breakin’ sequence or two.

Staying in the city for New Year’s? Jivamukti is offering two special events with senior teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life. Sharon and David have been teaching packed classes in NYC since the seventies. They now teach internationally year-round and run teacher trainings in New York and Germany. New Year’s Eve at Jivamukti is my [...]

We are making a yoga training video. Needed, one female yoga instructor to create an introduction to yoga training video. Must speak and read Japanese. Must be photogenic with at least two years of experience. Please include resume, photo, and website link if available. Video may be shot in Pittsburgh or New York. $80/hour. All [...]

I’ve been quiet on the class front lately, looking for some help with my nagging aches and pains. Vinyasa would be a joke; even Anusara is no fun. I’ve got a classic zigzag pattern: right foot, left knee, right hip, left shoulder, right wrist. So I’m pretty sure the injuries are related, cropping up due to imbalance.