“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” –Thich Nhat Hanh This beautiful statement best describes how Jodi Hurwitz, co-owner of Greenhouse Yoga in Great Barrington, MA defines happiness. “It’s our favorite quote and answers all the questions at once,” says Hurwitz, who owns the artful, innovative studio, which recently moved into a brand new, expanded space with fellow yoga instructor, Alex Cosgrove. But she’s quick to add another essential element for happiness: “Acknowledging what…
“An ordinary sunny day with no plans and the ease that comes with maturity.” That’s how Hudson-based Pilates instructor Nicole Meadors Keegan defines happiness. But she also finds joy and…
Attention stressed out fellow mountaineers! If you’re feeling anxious, panicked or just agitated by something, don’t try to fix it (that’s not a mistake or typo, keep reading). To ultimately…
When the editor in chief sent over the theme for this issue, I almost leapt in the air and clicked my heels, like I was a lovesick fool in a…
As someone who’s been fortunate in my life to travel extensively—both within the US and abroad, for work as well as pleasure—it was becoming sort-of an annoying joke that for…
I don’t remember much from October 8, 2021, the day I buried both of my beloved parents (they died suddenly within 48 hours of each other, otherwise healthy and in…
In 1983, I donned a starched white apron as one of Café Luxembourg’s first cadre of waiters when it opened on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Since it was the second…
Just as we’re starting to embrace the bright colors of spring, there’s a hint of excitement in the air for a historic occasion that has grown to be a beloved…
The famous comedian and former host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, will be performing at the Bardavon, 25 Market St., Poughkeepsie, on March 1-2 at 7:30 p.m.…












