There's Never Been a Better Time to Relax and Renew

Lucky Lotus Yoga
Yoga dates back 5,000 years to approximately 3300 BC. And in 2009 AD, as we are guided to bring our focus to the lights shining at the centers of our hearts, we are undertaking the ancient endeavor of slowing down, focusing on our breath, and turning our usual frenzied thoughts inward.
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Karen's Body Beautiful
"Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Stearate, Myristyl Myristate, Cetyl Alcohol": these are just the first few ingredients in the hand lotion I was given by my doctor last week. I only thought to check the ingredients list (lengthy thing that it is) after recently interviewing Karen Tappin Saunderson of Karen's Body Beautiful. No one is a bigger advocate for reading ingredients lists than Karen, who makes her own line of soaps and body products for her store on Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill. She has good reason to be: the back of the bottle of her hand lotion makes for pretty easy reading: "Purified Water, Olive Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Vegetable Wax, Aloe Vera Fragrance and/or Essential Oil & Vitamin E."
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Pins & Needles
Feeling a bit out of sorts and you can't put your finger on exactly why? Have your friends recently been introducing you as Mr. Crabby Apple or Ms. Prickly Pear? Has your yin lost its yang? Acupuncture might just cure what ails you! And lucky you, the "doctor" is in... I ducked into Heidi Botnick Licensed Acupuncturist's 218 Dekalb Avenue office one bright mid-April afternoon, excited to learn more about her practice, the benefits of this treatment, and to experience acupuncture firsthand.
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The Healthy Body/Mind Connection
Maya Lomask began dancing at age nine, but it wasn't until the first week attending SUNY Purchase, almost 10 years later, that she got her first injury. This ankle injury began an avalanche of problems and further injuries to practically her entire body, from the ankle on up. At SUNY, she co-taught anatomy and specialized in injury prevention. After her MFA in dance, Maya pursued massage school and became a full-time masseuse.
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Body by Brooklyn
Lying on a deck chair by the hot tub, sipping a cocktail and plotting your next hydrotherapy treatment, you'd never know that traffic on the BQE was whizzing by three stories above your head. Everything about Body by Brooklyn, a 10,000 square foot spa on the ground floor of the converted chocolate factory on the corner of Washington and Park, is designed to help you forget about daily stresses and indulge in the fine art of lounging.
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Food: Getting Back to Basics
It no longer matters what your income bracket is, the price of food has escalated so significantly that everyone is looking for ways to reduce costs: changing eating habits; finding alternative food sources and even starting food programs.

There are two new programs and one existing program that are right in our midst; all we need do is register to participate.
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