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Chinese New Year Eve

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year! Which means that today we prepare. You don’t need to get too crazy since yes, I know, it’s a weekday. Here are 3 ways today to prepare to welcome in the Year of the Horse: 1) Make Space. Clear off your kitchen counter so you will have healthy food this…

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On your mark, get ready….

It’s that time of year again and we’ll be prepping for the Year of the Wood Horse. Chinese New Year falls on January 31st and it promises to be a very active year. Think about what you know about horses in general – strong, fast moving animals with unbounding energy. Now imagine that in your…

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Monastic Sunday (lots of pix!)

The craziness and the humidity of the city had us seeking out quiet and solace. We went to visit some friends upstate and took advantage of visiting the Chuang Yen Monastery in Kent NY. We were so happy we did. We were surrounded by quiet and beauty. Our main goal was to visit the “Giant…

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Brooks Brothers Wellness Fair

What a great week it’s been – if you don’t count the weather and the clouds and storms that courted NYC recently. I am feeling the transition of the season and the excitement that usually precedes the long awaited summer temperatures. Change of seasons often get us thinking about changing things around our home and…

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Chinese Lantern Festival

If you have nothing planned this weekend, go check out Lantern Festival in Flushing, Queens this Sunday. Unfortunately I’m not available but it promises to be a beautiful and time worthy event. Start your Chinese New Year off right. Vive Year of the Snake!

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Prepping for the Snake

I’m super excited, the Chinese New Year of the Water Snake is quickly approaching. Chinese New Year this year falls on Feb 10th and lasts for 15 days. Many families like my own have dinner together on the eve of the 15th, then officially “open” the new year on 16th, continuing the festivities with friends…

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Smile and say “qi!”

The other night, I took a qigong class with Master Yang Yang at The New York Open Center. It was a roomful of diverse folk who were looking for ways to alleviate the stress of everyday life. What we didn’t anticipate (or at least I didn’t), was an evening of joyful instruction, sprinkled with qigong…

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Jon Sandifer, man extraordinaire

A very loved Feng Shui colleague sadly passed away this weekend, Jon Sandifer. I never personally met him, but the outpouring of international love is testament to the man he was. Jon was best known for his boundless positive energy and his love of teaching through seminars and books he wrote on Chinese astrology, face…

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Happy Year of the Water Dragon!

I’m so excited that we are the eve of Chinese New Year of the Dragon! It’s always an exciting time. As you have read in my past blog posts, it’s the time where traditional Chinese families are preparing to welcome in the New Year by cleaning their homes, cooking their favorites foods and sharing special…

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Prepping for the Dragon

Now that the western New Year has come and gone, it’s time for a second chance – Chinese New Year! This year it arrives earlier than usual on January 23rd. In order to prep for Chinese New Year, Chinese families usually do a huge cleaning, both at home and in finances. This ensures that the…

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