Recent Blog Posts

  Today David and I celebrate three years of marriage and this week we're going to Napa for a celebratory getaway. I couldn't have hit the jackpot any better with my husband, but no relationship is perfect. We have our ups and downs like any other couple, but I truly feel we were made to be together. He's an extrovert who loves to go out. I'm an introvert who likes to stay in. He gets me … [Read more...]

It's March and while you had good intentions with diet and exercise at the beginning of this year, now is the time when things start to slip. A missed workout here, a few too many Happy Hour drinks there and no sooner, old habits start to creep back in. Whenever I give a talk or Q&A, I'm often asked about how to stay consistent with diet and exercise. If the goals you set are starting to slip … [Read more...]

I'm not sure about where you live, but in New York City, it has been raining for a week straight. While we've gotten some relief from freezing cold temperatures, the dark, damp and dreary days are enough to put anyone in a funk and crawling out isn't easy. Feeling low-energy, lethargy and general sadness -- collectively known as "the winter blues" -- is normal this time of year when days are … [Read more...]

Barre classes are some of the most popular in boutique fitness right now so it's no surprise that when I tell someone I'm a Certified Bar Method Instructor, (currently at The Bar Method Noho in NYC), I immediately get lots of questions and curiosity from anyone who has never tried a barre class before. I find plenty of people are interested, but may feel intimidated. So I put together a … [Read more...]

One of my long-time readers recently requested a blog post on how to get everything done in a day. My first thought was that I'm not qualified to write about how to get everything done in a day because I rarely ever do and then I decided that's exactly what makes me qualified to write a post on the topic!  Admittedly, I used to stress over my to-do lists making them long and detailed. I … [Read more...]

Five years ago, in January 2013, I published an article on Mindbodygreen entitled Why I Don't Juice Cleanse and the next day woke up to a barrage of comments - some readers agreed but most vehemently disagreed- and a few were really unkind (in case you're wondering, the comments are no longer there as the website more recently turned off comments on all articles). It was a hard truth to swallow … [Read more...]

  I'm someone who spends most of my days in Lycra, so managing my sweat is necessary. When I'm not teaching, I'm taking a barre class or running from the studio to meetings so I need something that will keep me dry. That sounds easy enough, but lately, I've recommitted to using natural products because we all know that what goes on your skin also goes in. Finding natural deodorants that work … [Read more...]