For the first time in many years, I quietly let the New Year roll in. My usual routine is a host of rituals on New Year’s Eve: incense, painting, writing and smashing an egg symbolic of the things I want to let go of in 2012. But I did nothing this year and I was [...]

My favorite show of all time – Dancing With the Stars – literally has me jumping off the couch, dancing, cheering and screaming with delight! I couldn’t wait to see Kirstie dance – the heels, the form fitting clothes and Maks by her side.  A woman who most likely has stuggled her entire life with [...]

Too often we are focused on what is not working on our lives instead of celebrating what is working. The art of saying “great job” or “I did really well” to oneself may be a bit foreign to you, but a skill I highly recommend and invite you to flourish in. Each time you self [...]

The daffodils and crocus were freezing this morning as temperatures dropped below 32 degrees. But at 12:45am, the true sign of spring rumbled through the midtown tunnel. Truly a New York “must see,” the elephants from the Ringling Brother’s circus made their ceremonial trip through the midtown tunnel and across 34th Street to Madison Square Garden.  Friends, [...]

We are smack in the throws of a great deal of change right now – as a country and as a world.  But how resilient are you?  Does change “knock you over” or “fire you up?”  The key to success is to create resiliency.  I decided to try this hair cut and color experiment to [...]

At long last… my pen and paper writing is transformed to a keyboard and my butterfly covered journal has now morphed into a blog! Here I am! I am still passionate about dance aerobics, core strength, warrior II and tutus, but my “workout” lately has included HTML, style sheets, streaming video and frames, fields and [...]