Recent Blog Posts

It's a new year and I couldn't resist posting a little wrap-up post featuring 2015 hightlights and favorites. Leaving such an eventful year behind feels bittersweet, but I'm ready to see all the good things 2016 has in store.  Year-inReview: 2015 Highlights If there's something we did most in 2015 it was travel. We visited Aspen, Louisville, Mexico, Palm Beach, Shelter Island, Chicago, … [Read more...]

As we near the final few days before Christmas, I'm sharing some of my favorite healthy holiday finds. Of course, they're holistic and perfect for anyone who needs last minute gift ideas - or if you just want to treat yourself, of course, because let's be honest - who doesn't like the "one for me, one for you" approach?  Before we dive in, I have to come clean. This was supposed to be a … [Read more...]

In my old corporate job which was in Internet security, we used to publish our year-end security predictions. It was some of the most anticipated content of the year, so I figured why not do it for health and wellness?? Wellness trend predictions for 2016, if you will.  I spent the past few months thinking about and researching what I've observed and experienced in wellness, what I hope … [Read more...]

At my recent NYC workshops, I've been starting with a simple, but powerful two-minute exercise: the 5-5-7 breath. I first learned this technique as the fastest way to unwind during a lecture Dr. Andrew Weil gave at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition  You can do this anytime, anywhere and it's guaranteed the quickest and most inexpensive way to completely relax.  Here's how it … [Read more...]

Yes, I'm writing a book, but I'll start at the beginning.  In May 2014, I went to Ft. Lauderdale for the Hay House Writer's Workshop. At the time I wasn't sure it was something I wanted to spend my money on (hotel, flight, etc.) and I didn't know anyone else going, so of course I contemplated just waiting until it came back to my home turf in New York City again. But there were a few things … [Read more...]

A few things about me ... I started Where I Need to Be 7 years ago when I was studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to become a Health Coach. I just wanted a place to share everything I was learning. Also, I was coming out of a very dark and difficult time in my life and the positive changes I was making on the road to becoming a health coach were changing my life in every way. … [Read more...]

Because I'm a Health Coach, it basically goes without saying that I'll be hosting a group coaching program in January. Of course. It makes sense. January is the time of year when we set goals and are committed to achieving them. Hence, the program, my new Holistically Hot 6 Week Group Coaching Program. It will be magical and unlike anything I've ever created before. In that group program I will … [Read more...]

Though I love all types of workouts from running to HIIT to yoga and barre, I tend to get comfortable and set on a routine, going to the same classes and doing the same things on the same days of the week. Then I get bored.  When FitReserve, a fitness booking membership service, offered for me to try their service for a month, the timing was perfect because I had been stuck in a workout rut … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago, I was leading a nutrition workshop at Athleta and a woman in the audience asked me about salt. She was someone who craves it and was looking for ways to eat less of it while not sacrificing the flavor of her food. That question inspired me to put together these healthy alternatives to table salt.  I totally understood this woman's question, but here's the thing about salt … [Read more...]