What do you do when your Jewish parents are in town? Simple. Take them to the Joan Rivers’ movie! We saw A Piece of Work the other day, which tells the story of one woman’s (albeit a loud and often obnoxious one!) tough journey to stardom.
Not everyone is as sure as Joan was about their destiny. [...]
Not to be a “Debbie Downer” but a recent study said that by 2020 depression will be the second largest killer after heart disease. Could this be true?
I spoke to Dave the Monk about this at our last coffee date.
As you may remember, Monk Dave is an American who went to Korea after graduating from [...]
There are about a million dating rule books out there, but I wonder if they really have the answers. Why is something as simple as “guy meets girl, guy and girl fall in love and then overspend on their wedding” so complicated?
Maybe a more spiritual approach to courtship can enlighten our social lives. It’s worked for Deepak Chopra [...]
The other day I was reading Metro and came across an interview with a “meditation consultant.”
Is this really a new line of work in 2010? What do meditation consultants do? Sit with you and breathe away stress? Where do I apply?
Then I read on. The interviewee, Andy Puddicombe, is a former monk who studied in monastaries all over India, [...]
I tried them all—from $5 palm readers at fairs to well-known astrologers in East Village apartments. I even once trekked out to Queens to see some foreign woman who couldn’t speak a lick of English but did amazing things with coins and stones.
The last Gypsy I visited all but squeezed the life out of my palm, and kept [...]
My departure from the 9-5 cubicle world was one of the best things I’ve done for myself. I love managing my own schedule and being free. But with this independence comes limited human-to-human contact. Sometimes I miss having conversations outside my own head; and yes, I even miss that nonsensical water cooler chatter.
Nowadays, I’ll be [...]
A friend of mine vacationed in Argentina a few years ago and fell in love with a Reiki master named Marcelo. Fast forward five years: They’re married, she’s preggers and Marcelo’s hands were over me.
Yes, he and I were having a Reiki affair—but don’t worry, his wife was cool with it.
I’ve always been curious about [...]
I don’t understand how I run into the most random people who lead me to even more randomness.
I took my single friend to a temple dinner near my apartment. Of course, she motioned me to sit near a cute single guy to my right. I insisted she take the seat instead (her being the single one), but she refused.
So, [...]
Yesterday, I found myself hanging out with Dave The Monk. I was taping him for a segment on meditation for HealthyStyleNY. Of course, for the life of me I could not get the words, “I’m here with Myong Haeng SN at the Chogyesa temple” out of my mouth for the clip. I kept laughing and [...]
Sometimes it feels like the older I get, the less I know. How is this possible! We’re supposed to be getting smarter, wiser, and more fabulous as we age, right? (Okay, the part about “fabulous” might only be true for Jennifer Anniston, whose body could inspire the sequel to Benjamin Button!)
But it seems like, as [...]
