Two years ago Catherine Foley had a sudden vision in the middle of an acupuncture session: to open a “general store for the spirit” and call it Help Your Self. […]
Category: Wellness
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Greenpoint’s Gorgeous Little Secret: The Karcher Salon & Spa
From the outside, The Karcher is an unassuming, if not extremely charming-looking salon. But inside, past the hair parlor and through the back door the space opens up to a […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Love Bites, Recipes, Wellness
Spring Vegetable Scones
The Brits may think this is a joke that we’re defiling their scones this way, Greenpointers. But we’re superserious when we say these scones are savory and made even more delicious by Greenpoint’s […]
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Spring Into Fitness with our 12-Week Intense B.E.S.T. Bootcamp at Human@Ease (Sponsored)
With the change of seasons comes a renewed time to recommit ourselves to our fitness and wellness goals. Though the spring is not the beginning of our calendar year, it’s […]
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Coconut Tomato Soup with Crispy Kale
Warning: This is not your traditional tomato soup. Sure, it’s hearty and comforting, and it is definitely chock-full of tomatoes, but it also offers a unique richness that allows it […]
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Know Your Neighbors: Hosh Yoga Studio’s New Teacher Training Scholarships
While sifting through clothes at beacon’s closet or grabbing a beer and a brat at Spritzenhaus, you may have seen a procession of yoga-pantsed Greenpointers heading in and out of the unassuming […]
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Five Winter Workouts You Might Actually Do
If you’re like me, your New Year’s resolution (if you made one at all) is already abandoned, and training for a half-marathon has been replaced with a snowy sprint to […]
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5 Greenpoint Dishes to Defeat Your Cold
Fever, cough, red and runny nose, strong desire to never leave your couch … sound familiar? If you live in New York City — or anywhere where it’s cold, really — […]
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Feeling Like You Need a Detox After the Holiday Binge? (Sponsored)
The holidays are over and a bright new year is ahead of us. But maybe you’re not feeling too good about yourself. Yeah trust me, I know… about 8 weeks […]
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Following CitiStorage Victory, No Rest for the Bushwick Inlet Park Activists
North Greenpoint was treated to some unusually good news regarding the legal status of its waterfront right around the New Year, but as the anniversary of the CitiStorage fire approaches, […]