Get Healthy
Balancing Your Life
Achieving true balance in life is not easy, and in fact, is only attainable for short periods of time for most people. What we can hope to do is become aware and conscious of ourselves, others, and our environment so that when our lives get out of balance, we can first recognize it and then take steps to bring things back to center.
When we think of health, many people first think of the physical body, and of course, that is central to our well-being. But how we "feel" at any given moment depends on not just physical health, but emotional, psychological and spiritual as well. Neglecting any one of these for an extended period of time will often create a feeling of disharmony, that something is not "right."
Resources--Lisa's Favorites
With the amount of information available to us about healthy foods and supplements, beauty products, exercise, holistic courses and more, it is helpful to have a place to go to get sound information. The folllowing websites can help you navigate the web to insure you are getting the best, most up-to-date information.
Beauty products http://dyingtolookgood.com
What you put "on" your body is as important as what you put "in." Dr. Christine Farlow researches ingredients in beauty products and categorizes them based on their effect on your health.
Green Living http://www.greenopia.com
"Eat, shop, live green guide." Includes blogs, recipes, news, green business directory and ratings of a lot of products.
Healthy cooking classes- NYC http://www.naturalgourmetinstitute.com
Annemarie Colbin's school not only teaches healthy cooking but also has classes on the relationship between food and a variety of health issues.
Healthy recipes http://eatingwell.com
While many magazines profess to be "healthy," Eating Well comes closest to using ingredients that are truly health-ful. And they have beautiful photographs!
Holistic classes - NYC http://www.opencenter.org
If you live in or near the New York City area, the Open Center provides a variety of courses to satisfy your intellect, nourish your body and feed your soul.
Medical questions/recipes http://www.drweil.com
As one of the first medical doctors to embrace "integrative medicine," Dr. Andrew Weil bridges the allopathic and holistic communities. You can also find lots of recipes on his site.
Retreat center: Omega http://www.eomega.org
Located just a couple of hours north of New York City, Omega has been on the forefront of holistic education for decades. They provide a sanctuary for study and healing. Be sure to check out their conferences in major cities throughout the year.
Retreat center: Kripalu http://www.kripalu.org
Kripalu is located in the Berkshires, and is another wonderful retreat center. They specialize in yoga studies but also have many other programs.
