"Waking up is hard to do," so says Halle Becker the Manhattan yoga instructor who has corralled a group of twenty or so pilgrims from the comforts of their New York City homes to the foothills of Mount Mansfield in Stowe, Vermont and rallied them for an early morning deep flow outdoors. Day two of a four day
Photo courtesy of Topnotch Best time of the year to head for the Mountains of Vermont? While New Englanders love their snow, many folks might just argue that spring/summer time trumps ski season when the landscape is blanketed in white. Take the town of Stowe for example. Come April when most of the skiers have departed,
SMALL BATCHED IN BROOKLYN The creative team of herbalists behind Mullein & Sparrow are guided by their conviction that authentic beauty unfolds naturally. That belief coupled with their commitment to cultivating and blending only the purest botanicals is distilled into every product in their holistic apothecary line. "We believe in nurturing the mind, body, and spirit as
Suzanne Borgioli has been practicing yoga for some twenty five years. Most days you can find her sharing the merit at Giving Tree Yoga and Wellness, an "extension of her heart" she founded and has grown immeasurably since its inception in 2012. This past fall, Giving Tree opened its doors in a brand new street level
"A class at the gym is to November Project what riding in the back of a taxi is to space travel. There is nothing in the world of fitness, motivation and sheer energy that compares to showing up at 6:27 AM with hundreds of screaming people ready to train in the cold, rain, snow, ice,
Just in time for summer, the Marimekko store on Newbury Street has a brand new neighbor! San Francisco based Marine Layer, purveyors of "absurdly soft shirts" and more, this month opens their 15th store (and first in the Boston area) at 142 Newbury Street between Clarendon and Dartmouth Streets. Known for their custom fabrics crafted from supima cotton
When Cliff Hakim was growing up he had a love of landscaping and an affinity for stone. And, he has always had a knack for solving puzzles and visioning possibilities. This passion and talent simmered in the background for some thirty years while he built a career as an Executive Coach and Consultant in
POPULAR NYC CHAIN ADDS CAMBRIDGE TO ITS LINE-UP Looking to fuel up? Check out Liquiteria's latest location in the heart of Harvard Square. As the New York City based chain's popularity continues to soar, they are blazing beyond the city's Union Square, Greenwich Village and Chelsea neighborhoods and making their signature cold-pressed juices right here with their first location outside
Meet Roman Szpond of Inner Strength Studios... For nearly two decades, the team at Inner Strength Studios (with locations in Watertown and Sudbury) has been obsessed with providing the ideal space where physical, mental, emotional and spiritual transformation happens. This week we chat studio owner Roman Szpond who practices seven days a week using yoga's benefits to
SPA AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL OFFERS JUST THE REMEDY FOR TIRED RUNNERS The award winning Spa at Mandarin Oriental Boston will once again be offering its Marathon Boost treatment in honor of the 120th running of the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon. Custom designed for runners, this one hour and twenty minute full body massage focuses on fatigued legs and feet while