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The Open Center Hosts ‘Art of Dying’ Training

Jan 06, 2021

This year the New York Open Center is bringing back it's Integrative Thanatology Certificate Training, the signature program of The Open Center’s Art of Dying Institute.

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Meditation Is Simple, Essential

Dec 02, 2020

Even a limited meditation practice can help us release tension, improve our mental and physical health, and make our lives easier and less complicated, says Ma Mokshapriya Shakti, Ph.D., founder of Yogashakti Yoga Center, in Queens.

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How to Choose a Dentist Longtime Tribeca practitioner suggests holding a ‘job interview’

Dec 02, 2020

Choosing a dentist is one of the most important healthcare decisions we make. Unfortunately, many of us make this choice blindly or based solely on office location or our insurance company’s provider list.

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Holiday Specials in SOHO at Modern Acupuncture

Dec 01, 2020

Escape into a tranquil, Zen-like health and beauty experience at Modern Acupuncture. Whether for loved ones or for self-care, giving the gift of acupuncture can help reduce anxiety, reduce stress and improve sleep through the holidays and into the new year.

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Three Open Center Classes Begin in November

Nov 01, 2020

The New York Open Center is offering several multi-session classes beginning in November, including Medical Qigong, a Breath-Body-Mind Teacher Training and The Art and Science of Hand Reading. All classes will be taught virtually through OpenCenter.org.

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Overcoming the Pain of Genital and Oral Herpes and Shingles

Nov 01, 2020

Sponsored Content Almost everyone answers yes to this question. If you answered yes, then you have a herpes infection. Both types of viral infections are easily transferred by contact with someone with a current outbreak. You may have both!

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Natural Awakenings will host an exclusive webinar, Empowerment Through Movement:

Oct 03, 2020

Natural Awakenings will host an exclusive webinar, Empowerment Through Movement: How to Change Your Attitude in a Split Second, at 6:30 p.m. on October 14. This hour-long interactive presentation will be offered free to the first 15 readers who enroll.

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Cross County Shopping Center Seeks Holiday Market Vendors

Oct 03, 2020

Cross County Shopping Center, located in Yonkers, in Westchester County, is issuing a call for vendors to participate in its upcoming 2020 Holiday Market. The market will take place on the east side of the shopping center, in the parking lot between Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Vendors have until October 16 to apply for consideration.

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‘Awakening Your True Voice’ Online at New York Open Center

Oct 03, 2020

This fall Jean McClelland will teach her signature six-session course, Awakening Your True Voice: Health and Vitality through Better Breathing, as a virtual series through the New York Open Center. The first session is set for November 2, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at OpenCenter.org. She will also offer a free virtual intro to the course October 26 at 6 p.m.

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Stress Control as Preventive Medicine

Oct 03, 2020

It can be argued that we live in the best time in history. We have more conveniences, food, access to health care and overall options for just about anything we could ever want.

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Oral Symptoms Possible COVID Clues

Aug 02, 2020

A distinguishing feature of COVID-19 has been the baffling variety of ways it manifests in people who test positive—from no discernable symptoms to physical and cognitive issues typically not associated with a respiratory virus. Two recent studies add new pieces to the diagnostic puzzle, by exploring the link between oral symptoms and novel coronavirus.

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Free Webinar Focuses on Stress Reduction

Aug 02, 2020

Natural Awakenings will host an exclusive webinar, Staying Upright in Challenging Times, taught by Jean McClelland, at 6:30 p.m. on September 16. The 45-minute class will be offered free to the first 15 readers who enroll.

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Come Together with Natural Awakenings NYC|LONG ISLAND

Jul 03, 2020

Don't miss a post! Follow these hashtags: #newyorkstrong | #stopthespread | #savelives | #nycnaturalawakenings | #naturalnyc

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GrowNYC Greenmarket Targets Food Insecure

Jul 03, 2020

GrowNYC, whose environmentally focused community-service programs engage 3 million New Yorkers annually, has reconfigured its Greenmarket program to respond more swiftly to people in need. A network of open-air markets, farm stands and fresh food box pickups, Greenmarket was established to ensure that all New Yorkers have access to healthy, locally produced food.

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HealthyLine Donates Supplies to COVID First Responders

Jul 03, 2020

HealthyLine, which has a Manhattan storefront as well as a global online store, has donated thousand of face masks, gloves and other medical supplies to those on the front lines of the pandemic response in New York and New Jersey, the two states hit hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

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Virtual ‘Awaken Wellness Week’ Set for Early June

Jun 05, 2020

Awaken Wellness Week, a virtual edition of the long-running “body-mind-spirit” fair, will be held May 31 through June 6, with free admission for teachers and first responders. As with the traditional Awaken Wellness Fair—tentatively scheduled for July 26 in Tarrytown, New York—the online fair will feature dozens of exhibitors, including speakers, healers, vendors and readers, representing both ancient healing practices and cutting-edge holistic technology.

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