Family Wellness Wanderers

Its that time of year once again! The malls here in Istanbul are crowded with shoppers and decorations are up. Though Christmas has become more and more about buying stuff, the real gift...

Three days into this morning routine, I woke up unable to get out of bed. I eventually worked my way carefully onto all fours and finally into a standing position. My daughter had to help me put on pants and socks. I had never been immobilized from any pain like this before.

Today we are here in Quito, Ecuador on the middle of the world, literally at the equator. Yoga is usually a solo experience. Whether you join a class or do yoga at home...

Packing to leave for Ecuador, we ended up spending a lot of time indoors trying to fit everything into our backpack and figuring out travel and living arrangements for the first leg of...

“My stomach is upset with me,” is what my daughter said the day after Halloween. Our version of Halloween this year, given the unusual circumstances (both with the pandemic and being in a...

As we get ready to leave for Ecuador, there is a shedding process. And I’m referring to more than just grooming the dogs hair and getting our haircuts. My biggest challenge has been...

Starting your day off right, Part II I first began to see the value of a morning routine that included meditation and movement when I was living and teaching in China for a...

When you want to have the energy to make the most of every day (which, I imagine, all of us do) it is important to pay attention to how you start your day....

About a year ago, our family decided to go learn Spanish in a small remote village in the center of Costa Rica. So we grabbed our backpacks and got on a local bus....

Well, we have been here in Rhode Island a whole year now. It has been almost two years since I closed the Aurora Acupuncture clinic! While I have missed seeing all of my...