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E D I TO R’S L E T T E R CONSIDER THE SOURCE cancer—Rick LaPierre, the famed “mold warrior” specialist. He preached the importance of purifying the air we breathe, which has been compromised over time. He was overexposed to the very thing he spent a lifetime eradicating in people’s homes. Heed his basic directive: If the air smells funny in your home, find the source. We won’t let his preachings on the importance of air quality go unheard and will continue to bring you information on how to purify this precious survival commodity. H20 is no longer that simple compound it was when I was growing up. Back then, it was free, and freer of toxins. Many water sources have been contaminated with dangerous agents like heavy metals, arsenic, and chlorine (a carcinogen). The very source that sustains us is now compromising our immune system and damaging our DNA. Doing research and finding a multi-barrier filtration system is worth the time. The medical industry has a lot of catching up to do in understanding that food is medicine. As Wendell Berry, American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic and farmer, wrote, “People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.” Consider the environmental abuse, industrial greed, even government neglect that has gotten us to this point. If you can’t get an answer from your butcher when you ask, “where’s the beef from?” you’re most likely going to end up with not only a swollen, aching tummy, but overall health issues. Most of the items in your shopping cart should be from the produce section. It’s a great place to educate your children, too. Dial it back to anti-inflammatory, unprocessed whole foods like vegetables and fruit, and know where they come from. In this issue, we also celebrate Earth’s oxygen source: trees. Some important days to pause and consider the sources: Earth Day—April 22, World Oceans Day—June 8; and June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness month. And one date that’s particularly dear to our cover star Julianne Moore is National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2. Read all about the dedicated gun safety advocate’s efforts in her interview with Cynthia Rowley on page 114.
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Our mission is simple: wellness. Thank goodness it’s the fastest growing industry, albeit it’s ironic that all things natural are an ‘industry’ now. When asked what works and where I start?—I say: with life’s essentials, because they are what keep us alive. From the air we breathe to the water and food we consume, these are life’s sustaining elements, and we must keep them clean. Of course, sleep is the catalyst that makes those necessities effective, but I always start with pure air, clean water and whole foods. My father says, “consider the source.” While he’s mostly referring to the believability of a statement as it relates to the reliability of the speaker (good advice in today’s political atmosphere), I apply it to air, water and food. Air quality is often a topic we address in Purist. We recently lost a contributor and expert on that topic to
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FEATURES
“I have a tendency to get anxious. Yoga taught me how to just exist,” says Lili Mirojnick.
114 NATURAL WOMAN Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley welcomes actress Julianne Moore into her home to chat about Gloria Bell, Moore’s latest film; sex after 50; and current gun safety regulations. 120 THE PATH OF THE YOGI Yoga master Eddie Stern details his practice in an excerpt from his new book, One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How It Can Transform Your Life, with an introductory essay by Deepak Chopra, MD. 124 ASPEN
The mountains of Aspen come alive in spring, with wildlife and greenery providing a backdrop for white-water rafting, hikes, trail-running, walks through meditation gardens, Kundalini yoga and quiet nights at the W Aspen or One Snowmass.
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Cali-based wellness warriors: actress and mykind Organics founder Alicia Silverstone, who has long embraced holistic living; fitness guru Brooke Burke brings the heat in her apps and inspiring retreats.
ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: MIGUEL REVERIEGO STYLING: KATERINA ZOLOTOTRUBOVA DRESS: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, ALEXANDERMCQUEEN.COM EARRINGS: CHOPARD, CHOPARD.COM
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Holly Peterson goes inside Wellington: The World of Horses; yoga and plant-based cooking classes at Sacred Space.
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Happy! actress Lili Mirojnick brightens up; Hudson Yards brings the future to NYC; next-level wellness centers at NYDG and Yinova. 14
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26 A MOTHER’S MANTRA Mary-Louise Parker on meditation for the whole family 28 STRATEGIC SLEEP The key to restful slumber 30 THE STORIES WE TELL Hidden Roots hosts talk circles. 32 THE SENSUAL WORLD Experience The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing by Julia Plevin. 34 TOP 10 WAVE-MAKERS A ranking of the most sustainable companies 38 WHAT WELLNESS MEANS TO ME Actress Jaime King shares her secrets to healthy living. 40 COMFORT ZONE How memories tie to habits
HEALTH 44 TEENS: JUST SAY WAIT Addressing drug and alcohol use with your kids
46 YOU’RE NOT CRAZY, YOU’RE IN PERIMENOPAUSE What to expect with the onset of hormonal changes 48 ASK THE DR. Dr. Frank Lipman on autophagy 50 A CALL TO ACTION Kara Goldin takes to DC on behalf of public school kids. 52 THE ART OF HARMONY Marina Abramovic´ praises Dr. Linda Lancaster’s prescriptions for healthy living.
SPACE 58 HEALTH-CONSCIOUS HOME Darwin by Delos’ in-house wellness components 60 EXTRA SENSORY DESIGN Architect James Merrell explores senses beyond sight. 62 A PLACE TO BREATHE Deepak HomeBase’s inspiring community platform 64 ON POINT 16
Inside architect Frederick Stelle’s retreat in Montauk 68 PURE PROPERTY Real estate news in Aspen, LA, NYC and Miami/Palm Beach
GLOW 74 SKIN HEALTH Pure and powerful: Clark’s Botanicals, One Ocean Beauty 76 SCIENCE-BACKED SUPPLEMENTS Nutrafol promotes healthy hair; SEED cleans from the inside out. 80 CLEAN BEAUTY The Detox Market houses more than 150 clean brands. 82 PURE PICKS O2 Aspen founder Brittany Van Domelen's fit-friendly favorites 84 CLEAN HAIR The lowdown on sulfates in shampoos, and which to avoid 86 EDITOR’S PICKS Cristina Cuomo's current wellness and beauty obsessions
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104 IN GOOD TASTE Chef Jeremy Enriquez of Tastings NYC and SoFlo creates a heartfelt Mother’s Day vegan breakfast tray. 106 RETHINKING MEAT Suzy Amis Cameron reframes the argument for changing to a plant-based diet. 108 EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN Solar cooking skills and mastery from Aspen chef Alex Forsythe 111 FOOD BLOGGING Take a sweet dive into vegan, keto and gluten-free desserts.
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98 HEAD OVER HEELS Alina Cho clicks with designer Paul Andrew, the celebrated creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo.
90 PURE FASHION POWERHOUSE Black Iris brings a chic, slow-fashion line to the market.
FOOD IS MEDICINE
92 STYLE AND SUSTENANCE Stacey Boyd’s e-commerce site, Olivela, enlists fashion to help kids all over the world.
102 IN A SNAP NYC chef Dan Kluger of Loring Place whips up a refreshing spring salad.
94 PURE PICKS Seasonal must-haves from brand consultant Juliette Longuet and Pitkin County Dry Goods buyer Nathan Harris.
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VEGGIE DU JOUR: CELERY Going beyond the hype on the green stalk—there are serious health benefits, but it’s no miracle worker. 18
PLAY 162 LOVE CONNECTION Matchmaker Samantha Daniels dissects today’s dating scene, and recommends the best apps to download. 164 ROCK OUT Indoor climbing peaks across the country. 165 COACHES Go-to wellness experts: Jess Ewart, Amanda Cole, Robert Raeder and Judi Pasos 166 NUMEROLOGY A by-the-numbers look at music legend Elton John 168 PURE LOVE Melissa Errico rhapsodizes over her TM practice.
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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHIC STYLE? “Portraiture, because I love to create characters and tell stories. I always strive to amplify my subjects’ unique personality.”
WHAT’S INSPIRING YOU THIS SEASON? “All I can think about is hanging out with my family in Montauk! I’m excited about our surf camps coming up and all the pretty new dresses.”
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SPRING ACTIVITY? “Sailing dinghies off the Breakwater Yacht Club in Sag Harbor while the harbor is still empty.”
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT MUSIC OBSESSION? “The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern. I spend so much time singing Sondheim, who says the best melodist was Kern.”
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT YOUR WORK? “The opportunity to collaborate and create with new people every day.”
WHAT’S ONE THING THAT’S NOT HELPFUL IN LIFE? “Social media. I don’t want to know what angry thoughts people have.”
MIGUEL REVERIEGO
CYNTHIA ROWLEY
JAMES MERRELL
MELISSA ERRICO
GREGG DELMAN
MARY-LOUISE PARKER
who photographed Julianne Moore
who interviewed Julianne Moore
who explored sensory experiences in a space
who wrote “Pure Love”
who photographed actress Lili Mirojnick
who penned an essay on her meditation practice
Miguel Reveriego was born in Madrid and raised in Almería, on the coast of Spain. By 8 years old, he received his first camera and later took a course at NYU before returning to Spain to assist local fashion photographers. In 2005 Reveriego embarked on a solo career as a photographer. He now makes his home in NYC.
Cynthia Rowley began her career studying at The Art Institute of Chicago. After graduation, she moved to NYC to start her eponymous fashion brand. Rowley, also a best-selling author, has won accolades including a CFDA Award and Designer of the Year at the American Image Awards.
James Merrell came to architecture by way of art and the history of ideas, rather than engineering and design. For over 30 years, Merrell has designed an impressive collection of residences from the firm’s home base in Sag Harbor. Today, the practice is comprised of a collaborative team of highly regarded architects.
Singer Melissa Errico has recently been honored with a caricature at Sardi’s in celebration of her Broadway-starring theatrical performances, concerts, engaging essays and new album, Sondheim Sublime. Errico will return to London and France this spring and over the summer, she is working with Michael Feinstein on various projects.
With a passion for portraiture, Gregg Delman has traveled the world creating timeless, award-winning imagery. His downtime is spent with his family at his home in New York City. His first book, Misty Copeland, published by Rizzoli, is in stores now.
Actress Mary-Louise Parker’s work on stage, and in television and film, has been recognized with Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe awards. She has written for Esquire, The New York Times, and O, among other publications, and authored the best-selling memoir Dear Mr. You. Parker has been honored for her humanitarian efforts.
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ing for a week. You feel another way after meditating for two weeks. Over time, this little act of taking the time to meditate profoundly changes the way you sleep, the way you treat other people, the way you look at yourself in the world, the way you walk through life. It’s a commitment that is not just for you, but for the people around you. If you expose your kids to meditation when they’re young, they will understand that they don’t necessarily have to rely on other people for peace of mind—that they can go to themselves for that. I also find it’s really important how you frame meditation when you talk to your kids. If you make a big deal about it—that it’s something they have to do—I think they might resist it. But when your kids learn about meditation, and when they see the way people who meditate treat other people, I think they take it in. “This is a person who meditates, and that person is rested and balanced and energetic.” Kids take that in. I want my kids to know that they’re not just meditating for themselves—they’re meditating for the people around them. They communicate better, they approach people with respect and patience. It’s not an act of selfishness to meditate, it’s an act of kindness and compassion.
I first came to meditation when I was young—probably when I was 17. I was always attracted to things meditative without knowing what they were doing for me, like swimming or knitting. They offered some kind of relief. At age 30, I took meditation more seriously. It was a time when people kind of made fun of me about it. It’s much different today, when meditation is on the cover of magazines and it’s more accepted to say you meditate. When I had my kids, it was hard for me to meditate regularly because I was so used to waking up and beginning the race. Over time I lost my practice, but I knew I needed to get it back. I’d always heard about Transcendental Meditation, and I thought, maybe that’s the way back in for me. I learned TM and it changed everything. There’s just no comparison how much more even I am when I meditate, particularly as a mother of two teens. I am, by nature, quite sensitive and I get into trouble when I’m reactive. I find that meditation doesn’t take away my emotions, it doesn’t take away instincts or feelings. But it does allow me not to overreact, to listen better, to receive. People sometimes tell me, “I can’t meditate.” Or, “Meditation didn’t work for me that time.” But I tell them to be patient. It’s a progression. You feel one way after meditat26
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A good night’s rest supports a balance of hormones that impact health and well-being. BY DONNA D’CRUZ thyroid gland, which helps how we store and use energy. The goal is to try and improve leptin levels, while keeping a healthy level of ghrelin through better, more restful sleep. There are small but significant steps you can take to sleep better, and thereby gain some control of your metabolism and harness your levels of ghrelin and leptin. Take time to be more aware of how you are sleeping, and the ways that sleep affects the other aspects of your life. Some easy things you can do to sleep better include avoiding caffeine, alcohol, and sugar in the three hours or so before bed. Meditate regularly—in whatever form that works for you to still your mind, your heart and soul. You can utilize the curated Sleep Beditations playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music, or Amazon Music—with or without guided meditation, or build your own with the affirmations you need. Take a few minutes of quiet reflection (sans social media) or a brisk walk around the block. Do something, however small it may be, to sleep better than you do now. We sleep about one-third of our lives. Let’s use that time to better our health—we owe it to ourselves.
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“Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food.” –Hippocrates Lack of restful sleep, or not getting enough sleep, can wreak havoc with our daily lives, but come to find out, there are also distinct correlations between sleep deprivation and weight gain. Enter ghrelin and leptin, hormones that play a role in regulating weight and sleep patterns. Simply put, ghrelin makes you want to eat. Leptin, on the other hand, has been shown to decrease the appetite while simultaneously increasing energy. Ideally these hormones should work in tandem to regulate feelings of satiety and hunger, turning on and off in a balanced way. Sleep disturbances can disrupt the delicate balance of ghrelin and leptin, resulting not only in ongoing sleep problems, but also weight gain. If we don’t get restful sleep, we can end up with too much ghrelin. The body thinks it’s hungry and wants to consume more. Leptin, on the other hand, is closely connected with the regulation of metabolism and appetite. Leptin signals the brain that the body is full, initiating messages that begin in the hypothalamus and end in the
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THE STORIES WE TELL
In Virginia, when I was 8 years old, we sold our homegrown tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and pumpkins at small roadside tables in the towns near our farm, and my parents often left me to manage the stand. Although I enjoyed eating raw corn and tomatoes for lunch and making change from the Danish butter cookie tin, I was often lonely. We were also poor; that winter my parents took odd jobs to make ends meet. In 1980, we attended our first farmers market, in the parking lot of the Arlington County Courthouse. Markets were just emerging, and our farm soon became profitable—modestly profitable, to be sure, but we never needed off-farm income again. I thrived, too. Meeting other farmers and the city dwellers who loved our basil and blueberries gave me a social life apart from home and school. Going home after market, the handsewn apron filled with cash, I was filled with pride and new ideas. Farmers markets have been a part of my life ever since, and I often go back, not only for the food, but also for the feeling. Farmers feed me with stories about the crops, the animals, the weather. Many of us spend too many hours in the digital world, and life in any large city is typically speedy. Even though we live in walkable, sociable Greenwich Village, I long for
pride, joy, ecstasy. There is a limit, however, on the size of the circle. Humans can only remember so many names, faces and stories. We need intimacy, time and intention to look beneath the surface, beyond assumptions we attach to superficial qualities such as dress, accent, ethnicity or profession. Like trees, humans Basic principles share deep, underlying connectivity. guide us. The first is authenticity. Our stories are true. The second is spontadeep and quiet conversation, and neity. We don’t plan stories in adI’ve found it in an ancient and simple vance. Third, we are lean. We say all practice: storytelling circles. that we need to say, no more and no Circles are very old. Danish tribal less. Fourth, we listen without analysis leaders sat in circles 5,000 years ago, or judgment. and Native Americans still do. The The circles are called Hidden Roots, technology of the circle is primitive. after the vast, connected root system We are seated comfortably, arranged in a mature wood, which allows trees intimately so that we see each other to share nutrients and information, face to face. We’re equal: The talking thereby keeping the entire forest piece travels a circular path, without healthy. Hidden roots connect us all, hierarchy. The candle plays the role but in the rush of daily life we may of campfire: It centers, comforts and overlook our mutual ties, deep ties mesmerizes, just as when humans that appear, Brigadoon-like from the harnessed fire a million years ago. mist, when a good circle gets going. Our circles are deceptively simple. As a little girl, I found a lively and We tell true stories. The woman with nourishing community in farmers marthe talking piece has the floor. We kets. Sitting in an intentionally crafted pose a simple, open-ended question: circle allows for a deep conversation, Tell a story about a time you did the one that stays with me for days. We right thing/took a risk/began to thaw. We listen deeply, and when the speak- rise from the circle unburdened of our er finishes, the talking piece moves on. stories and with new stories thrumming in our heads, with an open heart, With respect and confidentiality, and a crackling connection to other there are no borders on what we humans. hidden-roots.com share: pain, loss, doubt—and also 30
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At Hidden Roots, participants find comfort and community in the ancient practice of talk circles. BY NINA KAUFELT
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THE SENSUAL WORLD
In The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing, Julia Plevin urges readers to spend time outdoors, activate their senses and get in touch with nature—and themselves. To reinvigorate your senses, practice focusing on them one by one. Focusing on each sense will help you open up to greater perception and awareness. As you meander, invite the forest in with all your senses. Take a moment to isolate each sense; then see how many senses you can engage at once. It’s a bit like rubbing your belly in a circle with one hand while trying to pat your head with the other, and it takes practice. Senses are like muscles that we can strengthen by being in the forest. As the calming forest enables your eyes to relax and you focus on what you hear, smell, taste and touch, you invite nature to seep in through all of your senses to provide healing. Nature is a healer; you just have to open up to her power and her healing. When all your senses are engaged at once, you are, by definition, fully present. It’s a feeling of being alive, and it is absolutely sensational.
SEE Nature cinematographer Louie Schwartzberg says, “If you compare light energy to musical scales, it would only be one octave that the naked eye can see, which is right in the middle.” In modern life, we rely a lot on our vision, but the benefits of nature are far more than what meets the eye. We take in 80 percent of our information through our eyes, and yet there’s so much that we can’t see with the naked eye.
You can smell your way to bliss. Place your nose next to a tree, plant, or the soil, and inhale deeply. Don’t try to recognize the aroma; let it dance through your nostrils as you share this connection with nature. Close your mouth and breathe in the nutrient-rich scents of the Earth.
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and insects, and the rustling of the trees. The sounds we hear in nature can relieve stress and restore us. You can hear so much once you quiet your own thoughts and open your ears to listen. Listen to sounds that are nearby and others that are more distant. Some sounds are so constant that we forget to notice them, and other sounds, such as the music that arises from Earth herself, are so subtle that it takes a long time of being in a very quiet place before you hear them at all.
TOUCH Shift your awareness to touch. If you’re standing, notice how your feet feel touching the Earth. As you sit, touch the soil, put some in your hand, and notice how it feels. Gather a handful of soil and inspect it. What do you notice? What happens if you rub it into your skin? Get lost in the ancient processes at work in the forest. Touch is an often overlooked but very important part of forming bonds with one another and with the Earth. Sometimes we walk through nature as though we’re strolling in an art museum, keeping our hands politely to ourselves. The more we physically touch the Earth, the more we open ourselves to her healing powers—and our touch can be healing for the plants as well.
TASTE Open your mouth, stick out your tongue, and cultivate your sense of taste. We usually associate taste with eating and drinking, but we can also taste the air. Taste the morning dew. Eat a wild berry. Notice how you merge with nature as you open to taste the world around you.
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Plevin says taking time to listen to the sounds of nature can relieve stress.
More than 2,000 years ago, Greek philosopher Aristotle proposed that humans had five senses. Contemporary neuroscientists, however, have determined that we have a symphony of senses—from 22 to 33, in fact. When we spend our days staring at screens and scrolling with our thumbs, we’re not engaging most of our senses and we are not fully present. As we deepen our nature connection, we reawaken our senses and discover there is a lot more to living than we ever imagined. With all of these sensations in your awareness, what do you notice? Do colors look a bit more vibrant? Does everything have an extra sparkle? With all our senses engaged, we experience what mythologist Joseph Campbell calls “the rapture of being alive.” Excerpt reprinted with permission from The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing by Julia Plevin, copyright © 2019. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
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possible dream until December 2018, when the esteemed house of Chanel took a radical step toward sustainability by announcing its intention to ban all fur, fur trim, and exotic skins from its collections. The global luxury label that legendary founder Coco Chanel made world-famous as an iconic trendsetter is now a beacon for all companies that aspire to compassionate, sustainable style.
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Just Water wants to eliminate plastic bottles.
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A bleach company with sustainability status? Clorox’s claim to clean certainly isn’t its toxic chlorine product, but rather the company’s Burt’s Bees brand, which offers a line of carbon-neutral-certified products ranging from moisturizer to mascara; and priding itself on a recycling/composting program that means never sending anything to the garbage dump. Ethical vegans are delighted to see the Leaping Bunny seal on Burt’s Bees packaging: The brand does not test on animals, nor does it ask others to do so on its behalf.
These big brands are making epic moves in sustainability. BY JULIA SZABO
AVOCADO GREEN MATTRESS We humans spend a substantial portion of our lives in bed; our lucky animal companions sleep twice as long.
During those vulnerable hours, why risk exposing ourselves and our loved ones to toxic mattresses that off-gas harmful chemicals? (Not to mention the devastating impact on the environment when those mattresses are discarded.) Truly nontoxic bedding was out of most people’s price range—until the advent of this game-changing, affordable brand named for everyone’s favorite superfruit. Avocado Green Mattress’ mission: “to help safeguard your health and protect our planet.”
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Delta has put more fuelefficient planes on the runway.
DELTA AIR LINES Living up to its “Keep Climbing” motto, the carrier sets sustainability soaring with new, more fuel-efficient planes, while its Carbon Calculator lets passengers learn about an itinerary’s carbon impact (not surprisingly, jet fuel makes up more than 98.5 percent of Delta’s total carbon footprint). A
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Each year sees the publication of lists ranking the most sustainable companies, whether globally or in the United States. Sustainability is subjective, however: Iconic American meat mongers McDonald’s and Burger King have both made the cut on many lists this year, despite only the latter offering a burger option for non-meat-eaters. Change happens slowly, but hope springs eternal. Read on to discover Purist’s opinionated picks for the top 10.
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partnership with The Nature Conservancy gives Delta travelers the option to donate toward TNC’s vigorous forest protection projects.
HASBRO Clorox’s Burt’s Bees brand follows ethical procedures. Invest in a nontoxic Avocado Green Mattress.
Shake any McCormick spice—dill weed is particularly perfect—and catch a whiff of everything nice: The kitchen cabinet mainstay is committed to sourcing its flavorful ingredients sustainably, recognizing small farmers (especially women), lowering its carbon footprint, and providing plastic packaging that, by 2025, can be reused, recycled or repurposed.
HIGH MOWING ORGANIC SEEDS Plant foods are only as green as the seeds they started from. A non-GMO project verified seed supplier, this Vermont-based company promises “100 percent certified organic seed, 100 percent of the time.” High Mowing’s helpful customer-service team is patient with novice growers, and shipping is free on all orders over $10 within the contiguous United States.
JUST WATER Plastic water bottles contribute to pollution no matter what form they take: Even repurposed into feel-good fleece fabric (for companies such as Patagonia), plastic bottles don’t stop harming the environment, releasing as many as 250,000 microscopic, non-biodegrad-
Honorable Mentions DROPPS
It’s estimated that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the deep than sea creatures. Laundry detergent pods are a scourge on the oceans—a sad but true fact that inspired the creation of
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TARGET able, synthetic microfibers at each washing. Conscious consumers prefer to hydrate by twisting the sugarcane cap off a planet-friendly, paper-based bottle of Just Water, pure spring water that’s ethically sourced and packaged (available plain or infused with organic fruit).
LOWE’S Residential housing accounts for 20
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In the near future, Target stores will be as clean as they are convenient, operating energy-efficient and sustainable buildings powered by wind and the sun. A projected 500 of the chain’s locations will have solar-paneled rooftops by 2020. Meanwhile, clean wind energy generated by the Stephens Ranch project in Texas and Kansas’ Solomon Forks will, combined, offset approximately 13 percent of Target’s total energy usage.
Kellogg’s also employs a chief sustainability officer.
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NOW FOODS
Founded in 1906 as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, the cereal superpower guarantees that “almost all” of its grains come from the USA. Offering health-conscious options (Kashi and Bear Naked) for breakfast and beyond (Morningstar Farms, Gardenburger),
The trusted source for supplements, essential oils and healthy foods both great-tasting and good for you (mango-chili cashew butter, anyone?) celebrated turning 50 last year. Browsing its website—especially “NOWledge,” the comprehensive online
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database of helpful articles, accessible free of charge— becomes an enjoyable continuing-ed course in wellness empowerment.
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This retail chain, outfitting farmers since 1938, carries all the necessities for country life. For customers’ convenience, used oil and vehicle batteries can be recycled in-store.
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Toys account for a sizable portion of the plastics polluting the world’s oceans, so the company behind Monopoly, Clue and Candyland is playing to win the sustainability game. Among its initiatives: using all-paper packaging, plus tapering the iconic Play-Doh container and removing its paper label to save an estimated 2,000 trees each year.
percent of total energy consumption, and more than 25 percent of greenhouse gases in the U.S. Recognizing that it’s time to start renovating planet Earth, the home improvement giant showcases materials from VOC-free paint to vinyl flooring with toxic ortho-phthalates removed, and offers 100 percent FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certification for all wood products sourced from identified regions at risk by 2020.
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WHAT WELLNESS MEANS TO ME
Jaime King plays a protective mother during a zombie apocalypse on the new Netflix show Black Summer. Here, she tells Purist how she stays healthy and balanced among the living.
PURIST: What is your wellness philosophy? JAIME KING: In my experience, wellness is something that changes and shifts continuously, depending on situations, circumstances, environments and age. There’s no “one size fits all,” and it took me years to realize that. Finding out what works in a practical way has been key, so that the inner reflects the outer and vice versa. PURIST: How do you stay healthy? JK: I drink a lot of water. I also do my best to move
delivered every day is a big game-changer. Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Skin Food is a must-have, as well as her Hyaluronic Serum, face mask and moisturizer, as they all contain purslane, one of the most effective ingredients that reduces inflammation. Tatcha body scrub with a dry brush increases circulation and invigorates me. Sleep is so imperative. I’ve found that Slip Silk pillowcases and eye masks literally make me want to jump into bed at night. I love Ultima Electrolyte Powder for extra hydration. Having fresh flowers in
my body every day, and to hold an attitude of gratitude even when it can be really challenging. Being with my children in all ways, and creating meaningful work artistically, brings me the most joy. That is what fuels me, rather than trying to hold on to an unrealistic idea of wellness. If I am with those who I love and doing what I love, I know that I am on the right track. PURIST: Are there any wellness must-haves? JK: I use Zen Foods for myself and my family; having healthy meals 38
the house inspires me, and reminds me of the simplicity and beauty of this planet. I go to the farmers market with my children, and we pick them out and arrange them together. It’s a simple weekly tradition that brings so much happiness. And always, I make sure to have a great book and a journal. PURIST: What’s one thing you do every day to stay clear-headed? JK: Meditation and yoga are at the core of my practice, even if it’s for 15 minutes. Laugh and play with my family.
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In her new book, Cozy, Isabel Gillies asks pointed questions to uncover the essence of a peaceful moment.
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Identity. The truth of who you are. Knowing yourself is at the epicenter of coziness. What makes you tick? What is your jam? Point of view? What roads have you traveled? How do you learn? Who do you love? Funnily enough, some people find coziness in things that once made them sad. I asked someone I met at a dinner party what she found cozy. While twirling spaghetti, she confided that she had a lonely childhood, and was often left by herself in a nursery. She recalled there had been a grate over a heater in the room where she sat and read. She pantomimed how she hooked her little fingers into the shining brass cover. The habit of holding on to the warmed metal was a self-soothing habit, she suspected, but now that she’s a happily married mother of two with loads of friends, any time she has the opportunity, she’ll hold her hand up to the grate of a heater. I suspect the warmth plays a part here, but perhaps there is a reckoning with her past as well. The light that came into your window as a child—be it warm, cool, bright, hardly there, or blazing—could shape elements of what you can tap into later in life. But in order for that to happen, you must first notice the light. Coziness is in the particular. It’s a good start to know that you like color, for example. But what kind of color and where? Do you like wearing a certain shade of green? Do you like to have green notebooks to write in? Would you pick a green blanket over a red one? Do you use a green pen? Would you paint a room green? Recognizing yourself is a lifetime project. In learning how to be cozy, you are responsible for what happens to you, learning from it, then connecting it to your innermost self. From the book Cozy by Isabel Gillies. Copyright © 2019 by Isabel Gillies.
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JUST SAY WAIT
No one likes to be told no, especially teenagers in their rebellious years. So when I am asked how to parent a teenager when it comes to drugs and alcohol, I encourage a message of “just wait.” Parents are fighting a losing battle when it come to that old-fashioned, Nancy Reagan “just say no to drugs” approach. Our goal as a parent is to keep that brain as pure as possible until they are mature enough to understand the risks of drug use. The first drug that is skyrocketing among teens are e-cigarettes like JUUL, which come in flavors like mint and mango. The nicotine in these has the addiction potential of heroin. They contain flavoring such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to a serious lung disease; volatile organic compounds such as benzene, which is found in car exhaust; and heavy metals such as nickel, tin and lead. Recreational and medical marijuana is legal in many states, with more to follow. It seems that every other patient walking into my office is asking about CBD oil and its use for common mental health issues, such as anxiety. Teens may be underestimating the risks of marijuana as a recreational drug. THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, is more concentrated in edibles than ever before, and
can induce a psychotic, paranoid state in teens. Marijuana is outpacing alcohol as a public health problem for teenagers. It affects the cerebellum of the brain, associated with motor skills, responsiveness and memory (not good for that biology test or college entrance exam). What I hear most about the dangers of marijuana is “I don’t care.” Teens stop caring, don’t do their homework, don’t ask that girl/guy to prom, and do not learn valuable coping skills to manage anxiety. Studies have revealed pot-smoking may have a permanent effect on teen brains, including shrinking brain volumes with reduced gray matter and increased damage to white matter. These have been seen on brain scans well into the adult years. What should you tell your kids? Say that marijuana can be fun, and can be used safely, but not as a teenager. Encourage them to hold off, as they will have time for that later in life. Positive reinforcement is the best way to keep your child from smoking marijuana. I recommend quarterly drug testing starting at age 14 (start earlier or test more frequently, if you are suspicious) for all teens. Kits can be purchased at the drugstore and
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are pretty accurate. If the test comes back clean, I would offer rewards such as special privileges, extra spending money, a shopping trip, or financial help buying a car. If the test is positive, I recommend taking away their phone and computer (aka the lifelines for most teens) until the test comes back negative. You must stop the addiction before it starts. Alcohol is also a drug, and it can do the most damage of any drug. One problem with alcohol in teenagers is they already have impulse-control issues due to a condition called adolescence. Combine that with alcohol, and you get a recipe for disaster. So what do we do about it? Talk about drinking alcohol in moderation with your teens, and be a good role model. It is important to expose them to the concept of moderation. Be proactive and make sure you discuss the risks of drug use often. Use articles and videos as a starting point. The book The Teenage Brain by Frances E. Jensen, MD is a great resource for learning more about the subject. Talk to your kids about drug use. Don’t say never. Just say wait. Dr. Lea Lis, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist, and assistant clinical professor at NYU School of Medicine.
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YOU’RE NOT CRAZY, YOU’RE IN PERIMENOPAUSE Menopause takes the main stage for hormonal changes in a woman’s later life. However, the transition period, called perimenopause, can be just as tumultuous and last up to 10 years! This particular period in every woman’s life is largely underrated. We speak about
puberty, pregnancy, post-childbirth and menopause as hormonally turbulent times in our lives, but very rarely discuss the slow burn of perimenopause. Even my spell-check does not recognize it. Perimenopause usually happens to women when they are in their 40s, but sometimes can happen as early as their 30s. Like puberty, perimenopause entails significant hormonal shifts. Typically, this transition begins seven to 10 years prior to menopause. During this period, the ovaries begin to make less estrogen. Between 35 and 55, a woman’s estrogen levels drop around 75 percent. A woman’s fertile years are controlled by a delicate, well-orchestrated dance of hormones. Estrogen, which is produced by the ovaries, plays a critical role in multiple systems. It is a chemical messenger that controls how almost every tissue and organ system behaves. The consequences of having less available estrogen throughout the body are varied and can range from unnoticeable to severe. Some women sail through this transitional time completely unaffected by the hormonal shifts and changes, while others feel the effects profoundly. These symptoms of perimenopause include hot flashes, frequent UTIs, weight gain, increased PMS, moodiness, depression, breast tenderness, low libido, fatigue, vaginal dryness, incontinence, irregular menstrual cycle, insomnia, urinary urgency, increased heartbeat, headaches, difficulty concentrating, hair changes, muscle 46
aches, decreased fertility, forgetfulness, bone loss, changes in cholesterol levels and discomfort during sex. How a woman experiences perimenopause has a lot to do with her stress level. The decrease in available estrogen has a negative impact on her neurotransmitters. This is amplified by the stressors associated with this demanding time in a woman’s life: caring for aging parents, raising young children, reaching a peak in our careers or all of the above. Perimenopause, though uncomfortable, is a natural event in the body. It is the necessary slowdown of the fertility cycle to bridge the time between fertility and infertility. Natural methods of balancing the body can be utilized to moderate the symptoms. Making your body as healthy as possible and not participating in behaviors that can have negative long-term consequences will have a big impact on how well you get through perimenopause. Here are a few tips: • Don’t smoke • Maintain ideal body weight • Exercise—both aerobic and strength training • Treat and control medical conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure • Follow a diet low in saturated fat and low in trans fat • Eat a diet high in fiber, whole grains, legumes, fruits, cruciferous vegetables, fish (especially omega 3-rich fatty fish), nuts and seeds, and folate-rich foods • Meditate
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ASK THE DR.
The awesomeness of autophagy: Dr. Frank Lipman on 9 ways to harness the body’s disease-busting, antiaging superpower. for longer, with a side of slowed-down aging. Sound good? Then here’s an introduction to this wellness wonder:
Wellness—we all want it, and if you’re reading this, chances are, you’ve got some kind of handle on the essentials like clean diet, good sleep, movement and regular relaxation. This holistic approach is the path to feeling good and living well, for as long as possible. But there is another piece of the puzzle that’s starting to get some well-deserved attention. That’s autophagy. Auto-what? Scientists have known about it since the ’60s, but now it’s beginning to blossom in the public consciousness, in part due to the recent discoveries on the mechanisms of autophagy by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi. But outside the lab, what does autophagy mean for you? For starters, better health,
Possibly, you remember the term from high school biology? OK, probably not. Well, autophagy is your body’s cellular house-cleaning system. It’s a process that breaks down sub-par cells, the banged-up ones that aren’t functioning very well, then salvages the remaining good bits, recycling the components to help build fresh, new, healthy cells. This stripping of parts and regenerating them goes 48
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on constantly inside your cells at varying rates. When your cells are getting what they need in terms of the nutrients that fuel energy production, autophagy hums along at low, maintenance-level speed. However, when things aren’t going so well and your cells are stressed by nutrient deficiencies, viral invaders, failing subcellular components, etc., autophagy rises to the occasion and kicks into high gear. The uptick helps clear out the garbage—the underperformers, the infected cells, the cellular toxins, etc.—to help protect the rest of your healthy cells from damage, which in turn can help lengthen life span, slow the aging process and cut disease risk.
AUTOPHAGY—GIVE YOURS A KICK-START. Granted, autophagy is going on all the time in your cells, but there are a number of natural, healthy ways you can help ramp up the ‘taking out the trash’ process. Here are a few ways you can help fire up the autophagy incinerator: Eat more autophagy friendly spices—such as curcumin, ginger and ginseng Drink autophagy-boosting teas—like green tea and ginseng tea Dig in to autophagy-stimulating foods—such as coconut oil, mushrooms, lentils, green peas, pomegranates Get into regular, timerestricted eating—that is, eating all your food in an 8- to 10-hour period daily. This fasting for 14 to 16 hours stresses the body (due to the lack of incoming nutrients) and stimulates autophagy, despite the temporary nutritional dip. Try a ketogenic, or very-low-carb diet—by slashing carb intake, cells are forced to use fat as their fuel, sending the body into ketosis, a switch that helps boost autophagy, in addition to helping with body-fat loss and reducing diabetes risk. Add some aerobic exercise—power-walking, running and swimming laps all stress the body in a good way, and in so doing, turns up the autophagic heat. Don’t forget to load up on good, quality sleep—just in case you needed one more reason to get your fill: Autophagy also occurs during sleep, so get your rest and let your cells clear out the cobwebs while you snooze. Add autophagy-supportive supplements—including omega-3 fish oils, vitamin D and MCT oil. Run hot and cold—as in alternating sauna or steam room time with cold showers; both hot and cold stress the cells, promoting autophagy.
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Autophagy’s got its fingers in everything, cellularly speaking, delivering an impressive array of protective and preventive benefits from head to toe. Among the big bonuses, autophagy helps: Regulate inflammation, boosting it as needed to fight off pathogens, and decreasing it as needed, so cells don’t remain in an inflamed state indefinitely, thereby suppressing chronic inflammation Promote brain health and protect against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia, by removing the misshapen proteins whose accumulation is associated with the development of neurological disorders Fight infectious diseases, by removing illness-inducing microbes from inside the cells, clearing toxins, regulating inflammation and helping to keep immunity strong Prevent metabolic dysfunction, like diabetes and obesity, by promoting cellular health and turnover Boost muscle performance, by replacing the cells that have been worn out or ‘stressed’ by exercise, with fresh, healthy cells
While our scientific understanding of autophagy continues to evolve, the bottom line is that autophagy-supporting behaviors—like having a great diet, getting quality sleep, moving our selves, and instituting a good supplement program—are antiaging health habits that we all should put to work in service of our bodies every day, right now! drfranklipman.com
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A CALL TO ACTION
When the drinking water in many of our nation’s public schools became suspect, hint founder and CEO Kara Goldin began mobilizing to bring healthy beverage alternatives to students. In the past year, she has taken the cause to Washington. BY JIM SERVIN crusade) to encourage Americans to improve their health by drinking more water. Now, with a crisis looming in our schools, Goldin has taken the cause of getting healthier beverages to kids all the way to Washington D.C., where for the past year, she has met with a bipartisan lineup of politicians including senators Stabenow (D-MI), Roberts (R-KS), King (I-Maine), Feinstein (D-CA), Harris (D-CA), Shelby (R-AL) and Chairman Grassley (R-IA). “All are excited about our initiative to bring water to our children,” Goldin says, “but it is slow going for sure with shutdowns. One senator said to me, ‘I’ve got to tell you. You’re one of the only beverage executives here. Why do you think that is?” I said, ‘We’re not doing this as a money-making initiative. Sure, if we got hint into schools, it would be more exposure for our brand, and we’d be helping kids get healthy, but at the end of the day, we’re offering to do it for cost.’ That’s the problem—you’ve got large soda companies that don’t view this as important, because it’s not where they’re going to make lots of money.” The source of much of the lead and arsenic content in school water is, Goldin says, old pipes in the buildings. “The only way to fix arsenic in drinking fountains is to change the pipes. That means digging up streets—there’s a lot of work involved in doing that. Unfortunately, a lot of work means a lot of funding.” The next step in Goldin’s game plan: a widespread call to action. “I urge people to phone their local public schools, any school with federal funding,” she says. “Find out what the water test reports look like. Then call your local senator. In order to get senators and Congress to move on this initiative of helping our kids in schools, we need to be the voice of creating awareness, and get people to understand that it’s no longer as easy as going and filling up your SIGG bottle with water from the drinking fountain, when we live in a time when we don’t even necessarily have clean drinking water available at public schools. My goal is to make sure that more people are aware. This for me is a mission. It’s the right thing to do.”drinkhint.com
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Mother of four and crusading wellness-beverage exec Kara Goldin, founder and CEO of hint water, says that all of her kids attended public schools, K-8, and “I never had to worry about them drinking fountain water.” With her youngest now in 8th grade, a basic fact of life that Americans once took for granted has changed, with last year’s study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office showing that an estimated 37 percent of public school districts have excessive levels of lead content in drinking water, among the 43 percent of school districts who tested for lead in 2017. “It’s pretty scary,” Goldin says. “We’re not even just talking about Flint, Michigan.” While no federal law mandates testing of drinking water for lead in schools, the public systems that supply the water are monitored by the EPA. This bombshell revelation follows the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent recall of initiatives instituted by the Obama administration to give public school kids healthier lunches (macaroni and cheese is back, along with nonskim chocolate milk). Another factor in play is the National Dairy Council’s lock on the beverages served at public schools: kids’ choices are limited to milk, orange juice and tap water. A January report in Bloomberg cites a source stating that federally subsidized school meals account for 7.6 percent of the nation’s total fluid milk sales, two-thirds of which is flavored. The accumulation of unfavorable circumstances surrounding public school children and their beverage intake has spurred Goldin to action.“Natural flavored water,” she says, “is an alternative kids deserve. They shouldn’t just have options of milk and orange juice.” Goldin has continually sought creative ways to make the world a healthier place, as she did in 2005 by introducing hint, a privately owned brand of water with natural flavors—ranging from honeycrisp apple and watermelon to blackberry, pineapple, mango, grapefruit and cherry—minus sweeteners and preservatives. Hint was a hit, earning the approval of Michelle Obama, who in 2013 asked Goldin to join her and the Partnership for a Healthier America team (in conjunction with, but independent from the former first lady’s “Let’s Move!”
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THE ART OF HARMONY
Almost 20 years ago I began working on my health with a legendary, but famously understated, holistic doctor from New York and Santa Fe who would go on to shape my approach to wellness. Dr. Linda Lancaster’s protocols helped me easily become pregnant at the “advanced” age of 39, and as her writing collaborator when I interviewed her colorful 52
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see myself in a hugely different way. I’m much more aware of my body as a tremendous but delicate system in which everything is interconnected. So many doctors are always giving you something new to take. Dr. Linda is the opposite—she takes things away! Her approach is to help the body heal itself, and to take this process slowly and steadily. What’s the rush? She’s taught me about the vitality of fresh whole food that nourishes the energy field of the body. When you’re her patient, you eat slow-cooked lentils, tomatoes from the garden, the best quality olive oil and a dash of salt— everything that’s normally piled on top gets stripped away to help the liver rejuvenate and allow your energy to return—and the taste is out of this world; you fall in love with food again! Dr. Linda’s mission is to return us to
array of patients for Harmonic Healing (Rodale), the long-awaited book in which she shares her profound healing knowledge of “subtle medicine” for the first time, I was blown away by just how many of them said the same four words: She saved my life. Here, long-time patient, artist Marina Abramovic, ´ offers her recollections of the yogi-turned-natural doctor, whose book offers a unique and loving approach to staying well in a challenging time. —Amely Greeven I first met Dr. Linda the way many people meet her: I ran into some friends who looked so great I stopped in my tracks and said, “What’s happened to you?” They said, “We’ve found a miracle worker! It’s this incredible healer called Dr. Linda who’s put us on an eight-day goat milk diet to
“Dr. Linda took the job of preparing me for The Artist Is Present performance very seriously. The result was phenomenal: I was strong, steady, and clear throughout.” –MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ help us cleanse our bodies.” They were on day seven of the diet and about to go to a red-carpet event, and were clutching thermoses full of milk to sip during the dinner. I thought, This is pretty radical, even for me. I want to meet this woman. So I went for my first consultation, in which she evaluates the energy field of the body using a technique called radiesthesia, checking the vitality of all the organs and systems, and detecting imbalances caused by pollutants, radiation and parasites. (The last is what the goat milk fast addresses.) It was an important time for me: I’d been preparing for a year to launch a performance art piece at MoMA called The Artist Is Present in which I would be sitting for eight hours a day, with no food and no bathroom breaks. It would be one of the most difficult projects of my life and I knew I needed to completely make over my
whole body and cleanse my system of chemicals, metals, bacteria and viruses in order to get ready—I had to elevate my health to another galaxy! Dr. Linda took the job of preparing me for the performance very seriously, tending to my physical and mental-emotional balance, and detailing the foods I was to eat each day. The result was phenomenal: I was strong, steady, and clear throughout. The process led us into a really good friendship in which I am also a student, constantly learning from my teacher. Dr. Linda helps me to maintain my health year-round. If she detects parasites in my system—which are incredibly common, believe it or not—she has me do a cleanse. I also do her naturopathic baths, which use kitchen ingredients to balance out the effects of chemicals, metals and radiation on the body. Through my education and healing with Dr. Linda, I have come to 54
harmony in body, mind and spirit and to treat our bodies like the treasures they are. It’s the time for it—now or never. We are losing our spiritual center; we’re struggling to listen to our bodies, to understand who we are and what our function is in society. It’s like our natural connection to the unseen has been reduced to zero and it’s swung too far! Dr. Linda puts all this back together in a really old-fashioned, simple way. She teaches that less is more—I always say, we need to have more and more of less and less! We need to be reminded of how we are created to function and how good we can naturally feel. She is the one who reminds us, and that’s what the great teachers do. Harmonic Healing: Restore Your Vital Force for Lifelong Wellness by Dr. Linda Lancaster (Rodale) is out on April 16.
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Ann Ciardullo and Keith Green Proudl resent 22 Bull Run East Hampton This home was designed to be the quintessential Summer vacation home, yet it is unparalleled in its four seasons accommodations. Brilliantly designed to be wide and rambling so that all major rooms open directly onto the resolutely private back yard, featuring a pool with generous brick surround and terraced stone walls. One of the most gracious first floor master suites ever. This master suite has it all: Large bedroom with outdoor access and private arbor, walk-in closet, spa-like bath, and a private master library with fireplace. A second ground floor bedroom with private entrance can serve as guest room, media room or office. The second floor features two en suite bedrooms and small office. All this at the end of a private cul de sac, half way between East Hampton and Sag Harbor villages, right in the heart of the storied Pine Forest. From the moment you drive up, you will feel.... away from it all. Offered at $2,395,000 22BULLRUN.COM
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Darwin by Delos monitors the quality of interior air, water and lighting.
HEALTH-CONSCIOUS HOME Delos delivers next-level green real estate: smart properties with wellness intelligence. research brought together doctors and architects to review how building has an impact on health outcomes (cardiovascular, respiratory, immune systems, cognitive and sleep). “We looked at smart-home connective devices and felt overall that a home is not smart if it’s not healthy. We wanted to introduce a layer of wellness intelligence to that smart-home dialogue,” says Scialla. That initiative turned into Darwin, a home-wellness “brain” that utilizes software and hardware components to monitor and improve air, water, lighting quality and elements of comfort. A homeowner can check the air quality on his or her tablet or phone and see in real time how Darwin’s algorithm “senses changes and remediates” pollutants or toxins (for example, brought in on shoes or generated from cooking oils). One of the most enticing ideas is a wake-up call for the bedroom: “The temperature starts to rise before you wake up, lights slowly simulate a sunrise, your shades start to rise and you’ll hear birds chirping or the sounds of nature,” says Scialla. The ideas behind Darwin were a simple premise for the better part of a 100,000 years, he adds: “We’d wake up with the sunrise, be active and productive during the better part of a day, light would hit our circadian optic nerve and boost hormones for energy and activity and suppress hormones for sleep. We breathed pure air, drank pristine water, slept in cooler temperatures and digested our food under a different kind of light.” Buying in brings those simple elements back home. delos.com
Here is a startling idea to ponder: We spend 90 percent of our time indoors, whether we’re in our homes or the office, at school or a hotel. That experience runs counter to most of human history, when life was lived mostly outdoors, says Paul Scialla, founder and CEO of Delos, a mover and shaker in the wellness real estate industry. Around 10 years ago, Scialla, who has a degree in finance from New York University and worked for years on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs, became intrigued with the notion of sustainability in real estate and the ideas around green building. “At the time, green building was focused primarily on the impact it had on the environment,” he says. “I wondered why no one was talking about all the people we put inside the buildings.” That eureka moment led to Delos in 2013, with its mission to create a well-building movement that complemented the green-building approach and looked at the human or biological sustainability side of construction and design. “We were curious whether we could use real estate as an intervention tool to enhance the way we breathe or sleep,” says Scialla. There was also an economic curiosity involved: to merge the world’s largest $200 trillion asset class—real estate—with the world’s fastest growth industry, health and wellness. The company pioneered this effort in the commercial real estate realm, introducing a set of protocols for building tenants, owners and operators to implement and measure features that support health and wellness. During that time, 58
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the echoes of his snoring behind me. Recently, I had an experience that started me thinking about how critical all our senses are to the enjoyment of space. I was entering a just-completed project on a house tour with friends, a modern barn, when I noticed my scalp relaxing and a slight tingling at the crown of my head. I had that sensation before, but never taken time to examine it. But this time, as the cheerful conversation of my friends stopped, I recognized that they were feeling this too—something powerful about the way the space was affecting us. The house itself, a finely detailed 6-bedroom with a limestone entry and bleached-wood interiors, is beautiful, and I say this with pride, but it was not the architecture alone that stopped us. Rather, it was a combination of the house, and the world it framed: the movement of clouds over a pond in winter, the sounds of geese, a dramatically sloping 4-acre terrain that appeared to flow through the glass barn, the warm sunlight piercing its two stories from seemingly every angle. In short, with all our senses firing, sight was no longer dominant. The experience of space is most pleasurable when felt with all our senses; the camera’s eye is not to be completely trusted. When we focus visual attention on architectural surfaces, we may miss this profound truth: a house is often at its best when the architecture gets out of the way. jamesmerrellarchitects.com
I love the design of houses, from antique to contemporary modern, so I regularly take time out to look at shelter magazines and blogs. I’m interested in what people are doing—it’s omnivorous, like nibbling chocolates. But sometimes my eyes start to feel strained, my forehead tightens, and I wonder how much more visual input I can take. Modern living bombards our visual senses above all else. And with the proliferation of screens and so-called virtual (3-D) technologies, architecture runs the risk of becoming virtual, too—experienced more in images than in person. Eyestrain aside, each new viewing format makes our world a little flatter. Just look at the photo on this page for a moment, and think about what you are experiencing. Does it have real depth, or is it as flat as the paper it’s printed on? Now recognize that this photo triggers only one of your senses—and arguably not your most important spatial sense. Because the camera’s lens records what we can see with a single eye, it defeats the parallax vision we need for walking down the street. It abandons our other senses, leaving them to atrophy. How important are our other senses when it comes to inhabiting real spaces? Close your eyes right now, where you are sitting, and observe how little your sense of the space you occupy changes. In fact, sound is much more critical to our perception of space. I could probably lob a treat onto my sleeping dog’s bed at the moment, just from 60
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(Beyond a community space, it is also literally Deepak Chopra’s home base when he’s in New York—his office is just around the corner from the event space.) In her two-plus years as program director, David has put more emphasis on environmental events and talks— such as the upcoming April 30 benefit for the Rainforest Action Network—to help urban dwellers cultivate a deeper connection to Mother Earth. “As the window of time of a habitable Earth becomes smaller and smaller, the urgency is upon us,” she says. “In urban centers it’s sometimes difficult for people to feel connected to the Earth, but in order to care for the Earth we must first feel connected to it.” Interconnectedness is also key for the upwards of 100 people who attend the special events here. “We are feeling a call back to music, ritual, poetry and events where it’s not just the audience watching and the people speaking, but really a collaboration between audience and presenters,” notes David. Case in point: the upcoming yantra (sacred geometrical symbols) building workshop in May, during which participants will be crafting the shapes with flowers, sand and candles, all to the soundtrack of live chanting. “It’s such a nice thing to do at the end of a work day,” says David, “to come and meet new people and just get back to gathering and making art together, in a sacred space.” abchome.com/about/deepak-homebase
If there was a way to measure the energy inside the Deepak HomeBase center at ABC Carpet & Home, one could imagine it being off the charts. Beyond its namesake founder, Deepak Chopra, the motivational all-stars who have led workshops and given community talks here since it was founded in 2011 have all left an indelible mark, according to program director Téana David. “Over the years of so many thoughtful and heartfelt visionaries sharing their wisdom with us,” says David, “this space has been imbued with all of that sharing, and so in the floorboards, in the walls, there is a certain vibration.” Step inside, pull up a colorful meditation cushion, and see if you can you feel the Oprah or Obama vibes for yourself. Original calligraphies from the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh hang on one wall, reminding people to, among other altruistic sayings, “Look with compassion.” The hand-painted works were a gift after a 2014 appearance, during which “he blessed this place and labeled it the breathing room,” says David, “so that New Yorkers could have a place where they could just come during the day and sit and breathe and be.” What a relief. A cozy spot to gather, and listen to conversations that make a difference, Deepak HomeBase has been enriching the New York community ever since Chopra and Paulette Cole, the CEO of ABC Carpet & Home, launched it with a series called Love in Action, a title that sums up its mission. 62
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Built on the tip of Long Island’s South Fork by photographer Richard Avedon and architect Harris Feinn, and then owned by Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects founder Frederick Stelle and his family for two decades, the private oasis offers centering, solitude and wide open spaces. BY DONNA BULSECO
Bettina, the beauty of the views held even more meaning. “I’m convinced there were native dwellings here long ago. It would make sense, as a lookout for the whales, or for security,” she says. “Everyone who visit feels the sacred aspect of the place.” Nowadays, the world seems sadly bereft of soul-nourishing spaces. When was the last time any of us has been in a place where our eyes encounter only sea and sky and our ears hear the singing of silence? “The view is iconic,” says Frederick, describing the property. “It could be anywhere on the North Atlantic coast; it could be Maine, or Martha’s Vineyard, or even Ireland on the North Sea.” As remote as it is, their abode is also a classic seaside house, one where a family can comfortably relax in the sun and be buoyed by the waves, or on a rainy day, feel cozy and complete inside, talking or reading books or napping. While the house underwent an update of its systems and finishes about 10 years ago, the couple pretty much
There’s a phrase Frederick Stelle uses to describe his place in Montauk: surrounded by wildness. For countless weekends and many summers, he and his family have driven to the eastern tip of Long Island to a cedar-shingled house in a setting that welcomed them back with a kind of profound openness and peace. “There’s a strong spiritual quality there,” says his wife, Bettina, who initially read about the place in 1998, when Richard Avedon owned it. The legendary photographer had bought the 8-acre property in 1977, and later worked with architect Harris Feinn on a structure inspired by a 17th-century saltbox farmhouse on the Village Green, the center of colonial East Hampton. (That farmhouse is now the Home Sweet Home Museum at 14 James Lane.) But it wasn’t Avedon’s modest house and studio that drew the Stelles in—“it was the solitude of the sky and the ocean,” says Frederick, who is the founding partner in Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects in Bridgehampton. For 64
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bought into Avedon’s vision, so while the spacious interior feels light-filled and modern, the place retains its seaside austerity. Most time is spent outdoors, but on a brisk day, everyone congregates in the kitchen, which has a stone fireplace and a giant window seat with views of the ocean. “That spot is the overlook to the world,” says Frederick, a longtime conservationist and trustee of the Long Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. “We fight over the window seat,” says Bettina. “When someone gets up, another person will sneakily go take that place.” Still, when the weather is glorious, everyone makes a beeline to the great front lawn, with its picnic tables, Adirondack chairs and firepit. “It all happens outside on the bluff,” says Frederick. (There is also a pool hidden behind the house for more secluded sunbathing.) When their children were growing up, the family would trek down to the beach to surf, or take bike rides through Camp Hero State Park nearby. Meals included fresh produce from the garden designed by Dawn Roman, who along with her husband, Ed Johan, have been caretakers since the house was built. The Stelles developed strong ties in the community. One summer, their son Tom learned free-dive spearfishing from a local fisherman, a retired Long Island ConEd lineman. “It’s similar to hunting; you’re going after the creature, not standing on the shore,” says Frederick. That sense of freedom and discovery is what they want to share with guests. “You learn to leave the world,” says Frederick, who muses about the ritual of arrival that involves meandering on a path surrounded by trees. “The woods is the transition space, where you can’t see the house. All of a sudden it appears, and it’s like you’re transported.”
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Broadway producer Terry Allen Kramer’s H-shaped home on Palm Beach Island
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Penthouse 43A, atop the luxury tower known as 25 Park Row, combines a new build with a past that hits all the right notes in the “new downtown” near Manhattan’s One World Trade Center and Wall Street. The former site of New York’s first music superstore, J&R Music World, which opened in 1971, 25 Park Row is a 50-story condo designed by CookFox Architects. Listed for $12.5 million from Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, this 4-bedroom penthouse features two terraces and protected views of City Hall Park. Residents will find 20,000 square feet of abundant amenities that include a 65-foot swimming pool, a spa treatment room, a park-facing gym, private yoga, golf and billiards sporting areas, a furnished terrace complete with private lawn, an outdoor playspace and a meditation studio. In Midtown, the duplex in Olympic Towers that Anne Hathaway once rented (with her then-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri) is for sale at $19.5 million.
With floor-to-ceiling windows providing north, east and west views and a spectacular chef’s kitchen, wet bar and a 12-seat dining room, the home is perfect for entertaining. Five bedrooms provide ample light-filled space for guests and family to stay. Stribling has the listing. Miami’s iconic Coconut Grove twin towers, Grove at Grand Bay, features the turnkey lifestyle that sunshine-seekers crave. At just shy of $11 million, this 5-bedroom contemporary, designed by Bjarke Ingels, is offered fully furnished and tailor-made for the art collector. Italian porcelain and hardwood floors throughout, and a sweeping gallery entrance—with custom woodand-onyx walls—provides the perfect backdrop to a growing fine-art collection. Marble walls and custom built-ins in the living and dining spaces add drama—and of course, the views are a masterpiece. This listing is with Gabriela Dajer at One Sotheby’s Real Estate International. 68
On Palm Beach Island, Broadway producer Terry Allen Kramer’s “Billionaire’s Row” estate is listed off-market for $135 million, with Douglas Elliman. The Kinky Boots and Hello Dolly! hitmaker’s estate is the only home that sits directly on the ocean, stretching all the way to the Intracoastal Waterway. The 5-acre, 13-bedroom residence known as “La Follia” is reminiscent of Palm Beach’s heyday of the 1920s. The H-shaped home offers symmetrical facades to maximize the views, and features a fitness center alongside a tranquil pool and cabana. There’s also lush landscaping of the descending gardens and even a small orchard of citrus, mango and banana trees. Aspen warms up with special listings like the home on Willoughby Way in Red Mountain. At just under $31 million, the David Johnston-designed modern estate, represented by Douglas Elliman, features soaring ceilings and views from Independence Pass to Pyr-
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in keeping with the owner’s eco-conscious lifestyle. A saltwater pool and patio, as well as a state-of-the-art cooks’ kitchen, are a few of the special features—and not surprisingly, the home is tech-ready, with integrated security and audio systems.
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amid Peak. With 7 en-suite bedrooms as well as a Bulthaup kitchen opening to a huge living space, this showplace is tailor-made for entertaining family and friends. Telescoping glass doors overlook generous outdoor patios, gorgeous landscaping and a pool. “If you are looking for a contemporary home close to town, this is it. This East Aspen 6-bedroom is sophisticated in style, with beautiful interior design, an open floor plan and smarthome technology,” says Douglas Elliman’s Jennifer Engel, who—along with her listing partner, Marian Lansburgh—are agents for the $8,995,000 jewel. Situated on a coveted culde-sac with stunning views of Aspen Mountain and Independence Pass, the Northway Drive residence features media and wine rooms, a hot tub, expansive decks and yard. In Los Angeles, the Brentwood home of Tesla and SpaceX impresario Elon Musk, a 4-bed, 4-bath midcentury gem, affords views of city, canyon and ocean and is on the market with Hilton & Hyland for $4.49 million.
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These beauty entrepreneurs push the envelope of active ingredients to make transformative skin care. BY AMELY GREEVEN CLARK’S BOTANICALS: SUPERCHARGED SKIN CARE
Marcella Cacci is a visionary and also a pragmatist. The founder of the ultra-clean, marine-ingredient-based skincare collection One Ocean Beauty wants to help women make the shift to a toxin-free lifestyle. She also knows that even the most devoted wellness warrior might backslide when it comes to improving stubborn cellulite—especially in the run-up to summer! Cacci was determined to offer a rigorously clean and safe alternative to traditional body-firming and cellulite-reducing creams that was also super effective. “I want the whole package,” she says. “If I use clean products on my face, why would I put dirty ingredients on my body?” She turned to ocean-derived ingredients and harnessed marine actives to create a pair of One Ocean Beauty products that, in her clinical trials, significantly helped tone and contour skin and reduce the appearance of cellulite by increasing the release of a fat-regulating protein (adiponectin), improving microcirculation, reducing fat nodules, and “reinforcing the skin’s matrix,” Cacci says, “for a smoother appearance.” While results are improved when used together (though they can work alone—the BioActive Body Sculpting Marine Cream for day, and Ultra Marine Cellulite Night Cream while sleeping) the One Ocean Beauty body products, says Cacci, work best as part of a holistic approach to skin health. “Our trials showed the best results when combined with exercise. Try to see them as part of a daily holistic approach to skin: Drink lots of water, dry-brush your body in the morning to encourage lymph circulation, and eat clean every day!” With all those in place, bring on the bikini—or maybe the one-piece. oneoceanbeauty.com
For beauty fanatics, the Clark’s Botanicals origin story is already legend: A 20-something fashion assistant named Francesco Clark experienced a life-changing injury in 2002 that caused him to lose mobility from the neck down; as a project of “emotional and psychological recovery” he developed personal skin-care products using a supercharged jasmine complex for his newly compromised skin. Harper’s Bazaar discovered them, insisted on shooting them for their September 2010 issue and “suddenly,” Clark says, “It was a thing!” Fast forward nine years, and his luxury “radical botanical” products have grown into a cult collection of skin care that challenges the big guns in efficacy and results—yet bypasses old-school, overly feminized branding. (Though mainly women buy the products, Clark says men become converts, thanks in part to the multitasking approach and hip packaging in almost-black green). Clark’s enduring obsession is with the synergy of active ingredients—his Retinol Rescue products pair highly active, microencapsulated retinol with synergistic microencapsulated vitamin C in an invisible tango that leaves skin undeniably more rejuvenated and plump. The unlikely skin-care entrepreneur is also passionate about “optimizing and supercharging botanicals, to push them beyond what they normally do.” See, for instance, his Dual Charcoal Detox, an exfoliating wash made with gentle activated Japanese charcoal, detoxifying brown algae, natural gold mica and papaya enzymes. It’s one of the collection’s 100 percent clean products—the others are free of egregious ingredients like parabens and sulfates. For those who’ve long been beholden to their mother’s skin-care brands or danced around grown-up ingredients like retinol and glycolic acid, Clark extends a helping hand to step into a radiant and smoother-looking future. clarksbotanicals.com
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the paradigm-shifting “hair wellness service” Nutrafol. “But we do know more if we study the literature: Hair loss and thinning is the first sign that the balance of the body is off, and the culprits are almost always elevated cortisol from chronic stress, which can throw off thyroid hormones and DHT hormone, leading to inflammation, poor liver function, a compromised gut microbiome, oxidative stress and nutritional deficiencies. You just have to connect the dots, then
Ancient systems of health care and ultramodern fields of medicine have both held the keys to stopping hair loss and encouraging hair growth, but you wouldn’t know it from conventional approaches. “For decades, women and men have been told by physicians, ‘Your labs are normal, our hair problems are genetic; try Rogaine or biotin, there’s not much else we can do,’” rues Roland Peralta, co-founder of 76
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bial therapies can do. They don’t want to just improve your skin, digestion, heart health, immunity and metabolic function with their precisely calibrated formulas that—unlike most probiotics in the unregulated, $40 billion universe of supplements—combine strains that have been clinically proven to achieve targeted effects. They also want to blow your mind. First revelation? Ingested probiotics don’t “rebalance” or “restore” your microbiome, clinging to gut walls like new tenants taking up residence. It’s way cooler than that. They’re transient superheroes that, if exactingly selected and properly delivered (and that’s a big “if”), can travel through your GI tract, interacting with immune cells, gut cells, dietary nutrients and existing bacteria and switching on myriad functional effects—sometimes on-site, helping to improve leaky gut and metabolic function, and other times in far-off parts of the body, like your cheeks, forehead and chin. SEED co-founder Raja Dhir explains how “the right strains of probiotics down-regulate inflammatory skin responses like dermatitis, eczema and acne.” SEED’s potent daily synbiotic (probiotics plus the prebiotics that feed them) for women contains these skin-saving strains— among many others clinically tested to improve whole system health. SEED also makes a powerful men’s product. Second revelation? Your daily kombucha or sauerkraut may well have benefits, but deliciously tangy as they are, can’t hope to meet SEED’s rigorous definition of probiotic. seed.com
you can truly help your hair.” Peralta and his team did just that, creating a proprietary “secret sauce” complex of super-high-concentration ashwaganda, long prized in Ayurveda for balancing the effects of stress, turbocharged curcumin, marine collagen, saw palmetto and antioxidant tocotrienols that, used regularly, helped improve hair growth by 80 percent in their first clinical trial (four more studies are in the pipeline). Cleverly, they’ve wrapped their hair-boosting supplements in layers of health and wellness support: An algorithmic diagnostic quiz empowers Nutrafol users to identify areas of weakness that could benefit from extra help, and naturopathic doctors trained in functional medicine offer free one-on-one consultations to guide users on their journey to lustrous hair. Peralta is passionate about pulling back the curtain on compromised hair health. “We believe 50 percent of women experience hair loss due to chronic stress; we also know 85 percent of users in one of our studies had nutrient malabsorption; and that low thyroid is epidemic today. If you take a multifactorial approach, you can help your body return to homeostasis and have a great chance of achieving healthy hair growth.” nutrafol.com
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CLEAN BEAUTY
A one-stop shop for natural beauty, The Detox Market aims to inform and inspire. BY MARISA BELGER
If you think natural and organic beauty is a passing trend reserved for hippies and Goop-ies, you have yet to visit The Detox Market. With seven bright and airy retail outlets in Toronto, Los Angeles and New York (which opened in fall 2018)— and a comprehensive e-commerce platform for the rest of us—the purveyor of safe and luxurious personal-care products is poised to pull this small slice of the beauty market into the mainstream. For founder and CEO Romain Gaillard, the approach is two-fold: commit to high standards for every ingredient in every product, and staff each store with a team of “Detox Ambassadors,” naturopaths, makeup artists, and green-beauty experts trained to inform and inspire, not merely to sell. “This is a relatively new movement, and as a result, there is no universally agreed-upon standard when
it comes to what ingredients are considered ‘bad,’” Gaillard explains. “We are committed to protecting our clients above all else, which means anytime we have even a sliver of doubt about an ingredient, it gets put on the blacklist.” And in an industry that has historically highlighted no-go ingredients, harmful additions like parabens and synthetic fragrances, The Detox Market ensures that the focus is on the good stuff as well. “Removing certain ingredients is They carry over 150 not enough. In order to make efficagreen beauty and cious products that deliver, we want wellness brands. to ensure brands are including, and maximizing, the potent ones,” Gaillard says. Over 150 green beauty and wellness brands have made the cut, including American favorites Tata Harper and Shiva Rose as well as lesser-known European brands Lily Lolo, De Mamiel, and Bivouak. thedetoxmarket.com. 80
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“As soon as I started using de Mamiel’s Cleansing Dew, my evening skin routine has felt like a facial. Following Annee de Mamiel’s tip of taking a moment to inhale the aroma, I feel calm and restored.” Pure Calm Cleansing Dew, $73.25, de Mamiel, demamiel.com
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It may come as a surprise when you check the fine print, but many shampoos that are labeled as natural, even if they are found in health stores, contain sulfates that strip hair of natural oils that keep it lustrous, and are harsh enough to shorten the life of anti-frizzing treatments and color applications. There is a growing movement to make products without sulfates, and many salons and product lines, along with high-end hotels, are switching over. Sulfates are the agents that create lather along with attracting dirt and oil, so shampoos without them can take a little getting used to. “I changed all our formulas but we have to educate our clients,” says Paul Labrecque, who has salons on the Upper East Side, in the Core Club, in Palm Beach and in Philadelphia, and was a pioneer in removing sulfates— as well as carcinogenic parabens—from his entire line of products, including his Restorative Hair Wash and Color Preserving Hair Wash. “People notice the difference and they have to
Sulfates can dry and weaken hair, cautions Valery Joseph.
Natural:Luxe from Original Mineral, Peach Black Tea Anti-Shedding and Intense Volume Therapy Shampoo from The Mane Choice and Wen Cleansing Conditioner. Ishi, of Salon Ishi in Midtown, which specializes in conditioning and anti-frizz treatments, suggests that if you are going to use sulfates, sodium laureth sulfate, made from plants, is preferable to sodium lauryl sulfate, which can be derived from petroleum. “Sodium laureth is a bit milder,” he says. “We give clients the choice of sulfate-free or sodium laureth;
get used to fewer suds, but once they do, their scalps have noticeably less itching and flaking.” Sulfates can also increase breakage, according to Valery Joseph, who has salons in Midtown and on the Upper East Side, and whose Long by Valery Joseph products are sulfate-free as well as vegan. “My line is all about hydrating hair, and sulfates are a form of salt, which dries and weakens the hair,” he points out. Among the other sulfate-free shampoos available on the market are 84
we don’t have any sodium lauryl in the salon.” Park Avenue dermatologist Dr. Anetta Reszko, MD, agrees the plant-based sulfates are generally preferable. “Depending on the formulation, they may have less of other byproducts of petroleum processing,” she notes. “Some people are actually allergic to sulfates, so should stay away from them completely.” Not everyone is anti-sulfate. Sally Hershberger, who has a new salon at Hudson Yards, along with three others in NYC and two in California, maintains that while those who have had keratin treatments should avoid sulfates, for others there are distinct advantages to consider. “Sulfates have gotten a bad rap over the years, but they can make hair more manageable and weightless,” Hershberger maintains. “They can be extremely beneficial in the process of cleaning the hair and scalp, and will not damage color-treated hair, as long as the hair was processed in a high-quality fashion.”
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“The combination of softening, clean ingredients makes me want to apply it all day long, and Beach Rose is the perfect natural tint.” Lip Tint Conditioner SPF 15 in Beach Rose, $9.95, Babo Botanicals, babobotanicals.com
“Who would have thought roses are more than beautiful mood-enhancers— they’re soothing and packed with antioxidants, too!” Ultimate Rosewater, $20 (6.76 oz.), gülsha, available at C.O. Bigelow, bigelowchemists.com
“Each tube is pocketsize, so I can apply the oil to various pressure points throughout the day to keep focused and de-stressed.” BREATHE Roller Ball, Archipelago, $14, shoparchipelago.com “UMA might have my favorite fragrance of any candle, ever, and the soy base does not emit harmful toxins in the air.” UMA x Equinox Pure Recovery candle, $68, umaoils.com
“I can see the vitamins brightening my skin tone within minutes of application.” AZN Labs Afterglow Ampoule, $120, available at beautytap, beautytap.com
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Hermès opened its first independent store on 53rd Street in NYC in 1930. This month, the fashion house has officially unlocked its new doors, set among cobblestone streets at 46-50 Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District, where CEO Axel Dumas feels there’s “an incredible source of energy… as well as a wonderful way to reconnect with our roots.” The 5,330-square-foot space used to house the photo studios of Annie Leibovitz and Steven Meisel, and evokes the cool, industrial vibe of its neighborhood. 3 Surfs beach towel, $580, available at Hermès stores nationwide, including the Meatpacking District and Manhasset (1988 Northern Blvd.) locations, hermes.com 89
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PURE FASHION POWERHOUSE NYC-based womenswear line Black Iris aims to reduce waste and encourage buyers to invest in quality, timeless pieces. BY CHARLOTTE DEFAZIO
of unsold, mass-produced garments that only add to the surplus of harmful emissions in our atmosphere. Black Iris makes the conscious decision to take it slow by manufacturing products solely in its hometown and aims to produce limited amounts of each product in order to meet, but not exceed, demand. All four founders are involved in drawing inspiration for each season and they often channel images of Marge in The Talented Mr. Ripley or other iconic women of the late 1950s as they seek a sophisticated, ladylike silhouette with classic and floral prints reminiscent of earlier eras. What are they most looking forward to wearing from their first spring collection? The deep-V Daisy dress in Marine Green, Ivory or Blush; a wool Tulip blazer; and the cotton-embroidered Bella bralette—each evoking a sense of natural elegance. shopblackiris.com.
Mystery, depth and rarity come to mind when studying Georgia O’Keeffe’s 1926 painting, “Black Iris.” It’s fitting that one of the most lauded female painters inspired the moniker of a company helmed by four unstoppable women: Aly Gradone, Candice Miller, Chloe Rosenberg and Rachel Wexler. A black iris wildflower, says Miller, “appears beautiful and delicate at first glance, but is also known for its strength and difficulty to find,” a sentiment they carry throughout the production process of their direct-to-consumer, slow-fashion line of womenswear. To Black Iris (and many others in the know), slow fashion—a term coined by Professor Kate Fletcher of the Centre for Sustainable Fashion—means to “reduce the amount of waste in the ecosystem, stop overproducing and start partnering with local factories to create high-quality, lasting products.” Fast-fashion companies wind up burning tons 90
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incredible group of brands, and said, what if we create this multibrand retail site with doing good built into every purchase, and they loved it. We launched with 12 brands about a year ago. CC: Do they create special items just for the site? SB: We are working on exclusives for the Olivela site. The best way of thinking about us is, we’re really Saks or Net-aPorter, but with a portion of the proceeds going to nonprofits. CC: So, the growth potential is incredible, and yet you are one of the few brands that are doing brick-and-mortar, too? SB: We are doing a combination. About 90 percent of luxury shopping still happens Stacey Boyd, offline, surprisingly enough. Our founder of stores are an experience. It’s Olivela an opportunity for us to tell our story, and people respond differently to a brand when they know the story behind it. Both in Nantucket and here in Aspen, we have been able to do some great storytelling, and I think that’s really resonated. CC: Where are you based? SB: London is home. A lot of our team is in New York, but we are building a global brand. We have grown, and so has our impact. We gave away 50 times more in December than we did in January of last year, in one year. CC: Wow. How do you decide what charities you’re going to partner with? SB: We currently are working with Malala Fund, Too Young to Wed, and CARE, all of whom have an incredible track record in working with girls around the globe. We may expand from there in a small way, but I feel like we have a really great group of charities that we are able to work very closely with. CC: And then you offshoot Olivela, and create partnerships with charities like the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, where proceeds will go directly to those charities.
CRISTINA CUOMO: Before you came up with the Olivela concept, what were you doing? STACEY BOYD: I’ve started a number of different organizations and companies. I launched a middle school in Boston two weeks after I graduated with a joint degree from Harvard Business School and the Kennedy School. That then turned into a software company, helping parents and teachers communicate more effectively. From there, I launched Schoola, the used-clothing brand. It was my experience with Schoola that gave birth to Olivela. Schoola is still a brand that we run. It’s very different from luxury and what we do with Olivela, but it’s a powerful way for schools to raise money. CC: Tell me about the root of the name, Olivela. SB: Olive for olive tree, the symbol of growth and wisdom. Vela, which is Latin for ‘sails of a ship’—with the idea being that we can help set girls on the right path, the world forward on a better path. CC: What was the concept behind it, initially? SB: The idea was really simple. I got off a plane with Malala [Yousafzai] and her father, whom I adore, in Dadaab, Kenya, and reached into my bag to take a picture of this incredible group of young women who were getting a distance education through Vodafone and I realized two things: one, that talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not; and two, more importantly, that a fraction of the cost of the bag that I was grabbing my phone out of could send a girl to school for a year. It was this moment, when I reached into my bag, and I was running this other brand and we were processing up to 10,000 units a day, that I thought of Schoola. If I could sell $500 to $5,000 items and get to 10,000 units a day, imagine the good I could do. So, I came back and talked to Stella McCartney, Givenchy and Jimmy Choo, an 92
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Business whiz Stacey Boyd teams with 350 (and counting) leading fashion brands on Olivela, a luxury e-commerce site benefiting children around the globe. BY CRISTINA CUOMO
Finding a way for their everyday actions to have an impact is really important. I was on the Syrian border almost a year ago today, and I met this incredible young woman who, in the first five minutes, reminded me so much of my daughter. She was standing there, giggling with her friends, and sort of laughing in the way a middle school kid laughs, slightly awkward around adults. Just a classic kid. I asked her how old she was—she was the same age as my daughter. I found out that she had not been to school for three years, she was a Syrian refugee living in Jordan, and was working in order to help her family make ends meet. She is now in school as a result of what we are doing. CC: What makes you go to these places? Syria, Jordan, Africa, Dubai… SB: Dubai is its own story [laughs]. The thing that is so fascinating to me is, again, that notion that talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not—it’s a really profound one, when you take it to heart. You can’t know that and not do something about it, and I am moved by this wonderful girl, Rama, whom I met in Somalia, and the incredible young woman I met on the Syrian border. These girls are going to change the world. They just need the littlest bit of help in order to get on the right path. In Syria, $100 a month can literally feed a family, put a roof over their heads and send a girl to school. CC: How many schools have you helped fund? SB: We just crossed the 100,000 days-of-school mark for the girls that we’re supporting around the globe. CC: Do you support them through scholarships, or do you support the schools? SB: It’s a combination. In Jordan, we are working with Syrian refugees through our partner, CARE. It’s $1,000 to feed a family, and give the family $100 a month in return for them agreeing to send their daughter to school, because otherwise their daughter would be forced into early marriage. When a girl goes to school, the impact it has not just on her, but on her entire community, ends up being profound.
SB: That’s right. We obviously have a vetting process for making sure that nonprofits we work with are in good standing. CC: What do you see happening in five years from now? SB: My hope is that the majority of the worthy nonprofits out there are ones that we’re partnering with, and are helping raise sustainable streams of funding for them on an ongoing basis. Running a nonprofit is really hard. It’s an annual process where you need to go out and pass the hat. People who run nonprofits spend most of their time raising money, Olivela works with and not on what they do Malala Fund, Too better than anyone else, Young to Wed, which is providing the and CARE. services. Olivela is a sustainable, ongoing revenue source that its supporters and those that support it can do. It’s turning an everyday action into a force for good. CC: How does it make you feel? SB: I feel like I’m a big player in a much larger movement, and I feel really lucky to be at a place where I can support both the brands that are doing amazing work, and also the nonprofits that we’re partnered with. We just happened into an idea at the right time, and I feel really lucky to be in the place that I am. CC: It’s been a year now? SB: A little over a year. We launched in 2017. CC: How are sales? SB: They’re great! It’s been crazy. Our sales this January were 50 times what they were the previous January. CC: This store is new? SB: This store is brand-new. We just launched over the holidays. Nantucket, we did last summer, so really our first pop-up was last summer. We’re going to be launching Olivela in LA soon. CC: And the Hamptons this summer, hopefully. SB: Yes, exactly. CC: As a working mother, what you’re doing is so important for your children to witness, because it puts their expectations in the right place. SB: I feel like our kids’ generation, and the ones a little bit older, are moving through the world in a very different way. 93
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With her passion for fashion, luxury brand consultant Juliette Longuet has a keen eye for the best on the market.
“I wear Golden Goose sneakers, a sophisticated and modern style with a vintage taste. I can mix and match them easily for any occasion.” May sneakers, $460, Golden Goose, goldengoosedeluxebrand.com
“YZ necklaces are fantasy jewels for summer—playful, colorful and you can add them with anything for a chic bohemian touch.” Heishi 24 necklace, $102.21, available at All the Must, allthemust.com
“I enjoy shopping the freshly blended perfumes, handmade with personalized labels. This one is addictive.” Santal 33 eau de parfum (3.4 oz.), $275, Le Labo, lelabofragrances.com
“Sandals with iridescent rhinestones are easy and fun for the beach and at night. They’re comfortable and glamorous.” Diana Strass Flip, $995, René Caovilla, renecaovilla.com
“Effortless style is my motto, and this season I’m inspired by single color schemes—all red, pink or green.”
“Riccardo Tisci’s classic cotton gabardine trench coat reworked with runway press studs and ring piercings is my favorite.” Ringpierced cotton gabardine trench coat, $6,900, Burberry, burberry.com
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“I like the silhouette of this versatile and eye-catching bag—plus, red is one of my top colors.” Hammock small bag in scarlet, $2,250, Loewe, loewe.com
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Nathan Harris, buyer and stylist at Pitkin County Dry Goods, shares his menswear must-haves for spring. Shirt, $645, Dries van Noten; suede zip jacket, $795, Our Legacy; chinos, $495, Maison Margiela; all available at Pitkin County Dry Goods
“This Brooklyn-born DIY company has brought fun back to the fragrance world. My go-to is Italian Citrus. It’s the perfect mix, with citrus and a clean, musk finish.” Italian Citrus Cologne, $260/100ml, D.S. & Durga, available at Pitkin County Dry Goods, pitkincountydrygoods.com
“If you’re going to go through the sweat and pain of cycling in the Rockies, you might as well look good doing it. Based out of London, Rapha offers both functionality and design. Plus, they have stateside clubhouses in Boulder, LA and NYC.” Pro Team training jersey in black, $115, Rapha, rapha.cc
“One of my favorite things about summertime is the Saturday market. I fill my bag up with fresh flowers, local produce and all the supplies necessary for a weekend dinner party. Tip: add ice to keep wine and cheeses cold on your way to the John Denver Sanctuary for a sunset picnic.” Apolis x Pitkin County dry goods bag, $68, available at Pitkin County Dry Goods
“Summer is when Aspen truly comes to life. The same can be said for this season’s trends: bold prints, bright color, light-washed denim and loose-fitting trousers. The right blend of casual and sophisticated color is key to any outfit I style.” “When I’m not in the store or traveling, you can find me riding up Red Mountain or Castle Creek. It’s a true moment of meditation to be on a bike, without interruption, to reflect on your thoughts and take in the spectacular views.” Oltre XR3 Dura Ace Mix bike, Bianchi, $5,200, available at bianchiusa.com or via ReCycle Art Aspen, recycleartaspen.com 96
“A refreshing dip in the Roaring Fork River is the perfect remedy after finishing up a morning hike. Known for their use of photos by the iconic Slim Aarons, these shorts are a great conversation starter.” Bulldog Roc Pool mid-length swim shorts, Orlebar Brown, $350, available at Pitkin County Dry Goods
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“The Original Achilles from Common Projects has become a staple for most men. This season, I’m loving the tonal suede colorways. It’s a great take on an old classic, and one that will go well with any summer outfit.” Original Achilles suede sneakers, $425, Common Projects, available at Mr. Porter, mrporter.com
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Paul Andrew, the high-stepping new creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo, talks inspiration, meditation and balance with Alina Cho.
Designer Paul Andrew trained under Alexander McQueen.
ness and his fast-moving career. ALINA CHO: What’s the best way to describe what you’ve decided to do with Paul Andrew shoes? PAUL ANDREW: I’m pausing the brand, so that I can fully focus my time and attention on my new role as creative director of all categories at Ferragamo. When I started at Ferragamo twoand-a-half years ago as the women’s shoe designer, the company saw that I had a very clear vision for how to bring the brand forward and engage a new generation of consumers. About a year ago, they asked me to become creative director of Women’s. The business has seen some pretty 98
great success. Then they asked me whether I would be interested in bringing Men’s in line with that, also. AC: It’s a huge responsibility. PA: It’s also a total dream come true. I had no idea that I even wanted that a few years ago. But to be the head of a multibillion-Euro luxury heritage brand is an opportunity that I really couldn’t refuse. AC: I remember handing you the Newcomer Award at the Footwear News Awards in 2013. You’ve come a long way, baby. PA: My first job out of school was with Alexander McQueen in London, in
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Though Paul Andrew and I haven’t known each other since childhood, it feels that way—we go back to the very early days of his highly successful shoe design career. Today, Andrew is keeper of one of fashion’s most coveted jobs: the recently appointed creative director of Ferragamo oversees all categories for the brand, including menswear, womenswear and accessories. In March, the 40-year-old designer put his highly successful namesake shoe line on hold to focus exclusively on Ferragamo, a decision he arrived at with the help of his growing meditation practice. We sat down recently during New York Fashion Week to talk about well-
1999. Looking back, I realize how much he taught me about thinking outside the box, about pushing design boundaries, and not getting caught up with what other people think—to always stay true to your vision. Prior to coming to McQueen, I had won an award from my college; several months after that, American Vogue wrote a story about my graduation collection. That prompted several American designers to get in touch, and I came here with my portfolio and landed my first job at Narciso Rodriguez. After a year with Narciso, I was headhunted by Calvin Klein to work with him until he retired, and then he introduced me to Donna Karan, where I spent the better part of a decade as the head of her shoes and accessories.
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AC: What did you learn from Calvin Klein? PA: When Calvin would walk into a room with an inspiration for a season, it would never change—not from that moment to the end, which is such an unusual thing. He had a very clear understanding of what he wanted, how things should look and how they should feel. It’s extremely rare to find that in a designer. I often think about that when I’m changing my mind. AC: What did you take away from Donna Karan? PA: I went from maximalist with McQueen to minimalist with Calvin, and then with Donna, it was much more about the way it feels as much as the way it looks, and empowering women. Of course, that’s a very big discussion today, but Donna was having those conversations two decades ago. AC: That probably informed, in a lot of ways, your Paul Andrew line, because I know that comfort is a huge component of what you do. PA: Absolutely. Donna gave me the education on that, and drilled into my mind the importance of comfort, specifically in footwear. So when I launched my own collection, I had a
Laser-cut bracelet with Gancini, $300, from the Salvatore Ferragamo SS19 collection
“A FRIEND TOLD ME TO TRY THE MEDITATION APP HEADSPACE... I HAVE COME TO QUITE RELY ON IT.” vision for shoes that were very fine and elegant and feminine, and were on a single sole, which immediately gives you a bit of support, rather than a big, chunky platform. AC: Tell me how you manage it all. You’ve said that you meditate when you can. PA: This is pretty new to me, so it’s funny that we’re having this conversation. I realized at a certain point in the middle of last year that there were too many things going on, and I wasn’t able to focus properly. A friend told me to try the meditation app Headspace, which walks you through the process. I have come to quite rely on it. AC: You’re super strict with your diet. 99
PA: I’m a pescatarian. I gave up eating meat almost 15 years ago. I try to eat as healthy as I can, but I really have a sweet tooth, and a penchant for cookies. AC: Loyal customers can still order a custom pair of Paul Andrew shoes, correct? PA: Exactly. I’ve put a pause on all of my wholesale accounts, but you can still buy Paul Andrew shoes customized, made-to-order through Farfetch. It’s a series of my signature styles that have sold well over the past couple of years; you can choose different colors and materials for different parts of the shoe. AC: Everything that you’re doing in your life now is leaning toward trying to create more balance, right? PA: Yeah, this was exactly why I made the decision to pause Paul Andrew. I realized I was already struggling with that balance, and after having made the decision, I’m feeling quite different. Freer. AC: Good! OK, we are done. Don’t you feel like you were in a therapy session? PA: In a way, I almost do. I need to do that, by the way. That’d be great.
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IN A SNAP
Chef Dan Kluger of Loring Place in NYC shares his spring salad creation with Purist. BY RAY ROGERS
PURIST: What do you love about the flavor profile? DK: The smokey char of the sugar snaps along with the acidity and creaminess of the dressing mixed with cheese creates a really refreshing, flavorful dish. PURIST: What would you pair this salad with? DK: Malvasia, Bodegas Los Bermejos, Lanzarote 2017— The malvasia is a very floral, spicy, fruity and aromatic grape that pairs nicely with the rich pecorino dressing on the salad. For food, it goes great along a piece of roasted chicken or grilled steak. PURIST: In what ways does this dish embody your approach to cooking, at Loring Place and at home? DK: It uses seasonal ingredients that we source from farmers at the Greenmarket as well as a combination of different cooking techniques to achieve a variety of textures and flavors. We mix blanched sugar snaps with charred sugar snaps from the grill. There is some acidity and spice, and then that is balanced out with the richness from the cheese in the dressing. PURIST: What’s your favorite way to prepare meals for friends and family when off duty? DK: I really love outdoor cooking when the weather gets warmer—entertaining at home and cooking over the grill. loringplacenyc.com
GRILLED SUGAR SNAP PEAS, RADISH AND PECORINO VINAIGRETTE Serves: 4 FOR THE VINAIGRETTE: (Yield ¾ cup) ¼ cup buttermilk ¼ cup Sparrow Lane Champagne vinegar 3 tbsp. lemon juice (freshly squeezed and strained) 4 tbsp. California Olive Ranch Arbequina extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup pecorino (roughly chopped) 2 tsp. kosher salt ½ tsp. black pepper (finely ground) Combine everything in a blender and puree until well-incorporated. FOR THE BLANCHED SUGAR SNAPS: 2 cups sugar snap peas, trimmed and stemmed 1 gal. water 2 cups salt Bring the water and salt to a boil. When the water is boiling, drop the sugar snaps in and blanch for 10 seconds then shock in ice water. FOR THE CHARRED SUGAR SNAPS: 102
2 cups sugar snap peas, trimmed and stemmed 1 tsp. salt ¼ cup olive oil Make sure the grill is very hot, but not flaming. Place a wire rack on top of the grill. Toss sugar snaps in the oil and salt and char on the wire rack. Cool down immediately on a sheet tray lined with parchment. ASSEMBLING: 1 cup mixed charred and blanched sugar snaps 1 oz. vinaigrette 1 tbsp. radish (washed, quartered and cut on a bias) ½ cup baby romaine (washed, cut in half through the rib and into 1-inch pieces) 1 tbsp. fresh herbs 1 tbsp. pecorino Sea salt Black pepper Place the romaine on a serving plate and top with sugar snaps. Drizzle with the dressing and top with radishes, grated pecorino and fresh herbs. Finish with sea salt and black pepper.
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PURIST: Tell us about why you chose this recipe for our spring issue. DAN KLUGER: Sugar snap peas are one of my favorite vegetables to cook with because I love the flavor and texture of them. Also, they are one of the first “signs of spring” in the kitchen.
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Whichever way you chop it, slice it or juice it, there are serious benefits to the magnificent stalk—but it’s not a miracle worker, cautions Purist’s Contributing Health Editor Tapp Francke.
Celery, the trendy vegetable of the moment, is being extolled as the answer to everything from controlling your cholesterol to paying your taxes. Celery’s rise from its humble past as a mere garnish on your Sunday bloody mary to the king of the hill has been rapid. This is due, in part, to Anthony William’s book, Medical Medium, in which he claims that a glass of celery juice every morning will make you überhealthy. He is not totally wrong: For some people it will make a positive change, but for others, not so much. I am not here to push celery off its pedestal, but rather to bring some much-needed rationale to celery fever. I am a lover of celery and drink a big glass of celery juice (with some other greens thrown in) every morning. It also makes a crisp, hydrating snack. I frequently suggest celery with almond butter or with hummus to people looking to control calories and to bring more fiber into their diets. I also use it as one of the many vegetables in bone and vegetable broths. As a part of a healthy diet, celery is generally beneficial, but it is certainly not the be-all and end-all of things nutritious. Celery is not good for everyone in large amounts. Though it has many virtues—high in vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C as well as minerals like calcium, magnesium and phosphorus—it is also abundant in sodium and fiber. Eaten in high quantities, celery can be troublesome. For people who suffer from Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), more than one stalk of celery can cause major stomach upset. This is because, although celery has both soluble and insoluble fiber, it has a higher concentration of the latter. In any amount, insoluble fiber makes people with SIBO feel bloated and uncomfortable. The same fate can befall anyone who eats insoluble fiber in large amounts—this is particularly true for people with intestinal inflammation. Too much insoluble fiber intake can cause bloating, gas and general pain in your digestive tract. Another area of concern about celery is its ability to lower blood pressure. This seems contraindicatory, because of the high amount of sodium in celery, but it has been proven that celery consumption reduces blood pressure. While that is positive for some people, for those who have low blood pressure already, eating large quantities of celery could cause their blood pressure to drop too low. Encouraging people to eat more fruits and vegetables is a big part of what I do every day. However, I do think we should pop a hole in this celery mania. Along with a wide variety of other fruits and vegetables like berries, leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables, celery can be part of a healthy diet. Celery’s virtues certainly outweigh its faults but, just like everything, it should be eaten in moderation. Celery is a vegetable worthy of a place at the table—just maybe not the centerpiece. Tapp Franke, a holistic nutritionist, is the founder of STANDwellness; standwellness.com 103
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Tastings, a catering and events company based in NYC and South Florida, celebrates one of its key members, Chef Jeremy Enriquez, and his new Mother’s Day vegan breakfast tray. BY CHARLOTTE DEFAZIO
From soy yogurt to edible flowers, have fun dressing up your pancakes.
VEGAN BREAKFAST IN BED Ginger, Beet & Lemongrass Juice Shot Chayote Salad Exotic Fruit Salad Mini Vegan Banana-Oatmeal Pancakes GINGER, BEET & LEMONGRASS JUICE SHOT Boil 3 cups beets. When they have cooled down, peel and add to blender with 1 piece of lemongrass, peeled (remove tough outer leaves) and 1 small ginger root (peeled). Mix well. CHAYOTE SALAD Cut 1 chayote in julienne strips. Add 1 tablespoon soy yogurt and a pinch of fresh cilantro. Garnish with avocado and radish. EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD Cut pitaya (dragon fruit), cerimoya or pear, and pineapple into bite-sized pieces. Combine.
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VEGAN BANANA-OATMEAL PANCAKES INGREDIENTS: 1 cup certified gluten-free rolled oats ½ cup almond milk 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 ripe banana 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder (optional) ¼ teaspoon salt Coconut oil for cooking Favorite toppings (maple syrup, fresh fruit, nut butter, jam) PREPARATION: Place oats, almond milk, maple syrup, banana, vanilla, baking powder and salt in a blender. Process until completely smooth. Brush oil on a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Add batter in small amounts to make mini pancakes and cook until edges are golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. Flip the pancake and cook another 2-3 minutes. Repeat until batter is gone. Serve topped with maple syrup and fruit (or other preferred toppings).
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Jeremy Enriquez’s passion began early on, fostered by his mother’s and grandmother’s love for culinary arts. By age 15, Enriquez was enrolled in FERRANDI Paris, a leading culinary institute in France known for churning out future Michelin-starred chefs. Enriquez specialized in catering, which landed him employment with the high-end catering house Potel et Chabot. After mastering haute French and international cuisines, he brought his skills across the world to Oceania, where he worked in the kitchen at New Zealand’s 5-star Langham Hotel, followed by catering jobs in Australia. It was during this time that he was frequently asked to accommodate vegetarian and vegan lifestyles. His knack for blending plant-based
ingredients carried into his career today in the United States, where he’d dreamed of moving since the beginning of his culinary journey. Three years ago, Tastings NYC and SoFlo hired Enriquez, who has since become an essential member of what he calls a “family-style company where individuals develop true human connections.” Though his favorite meal to cook (and eat) is risotto, his latest creation, the vegan breakfast tray, features a healthy juice shot, banana-oatmeal pancakes and two refreshing side salads (one fruit, one veggie). While he’s convinced that “in cooking, there are things to learn from every culture in terms of skills and habits,” Enriquez still manages to mix in the flair and flavors from his roots. tastingsnyc.com
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RETHINKING MEAT
Researchers from Lancaster University in the U.K. analyzed the reasons why people eat meat, and found that 90 percent of them professed to the “four Ns” of meat-eating: They consider eating meat to be “necessary, natural, normal and nice.” Social psychologist Melanie Joy coined the word “carnism” to describe the eating of meat as the corollary to the word vegan—both are simple descriptors of the basis of each person’s diet, but it highlights how vegans are considered the oddity. “People are socialized not only
to believe that eating animals is normal, natural and necessary, but that not eating animals is abnormal, unnatural and unnecessary,” she says. Let’s look at the four Ns. Is meat necessary? Processed meat has been designated a carcinogen by the World Health Organization, and diets that are rich in meat are associated with increased rates of heart disease and other major chronic diseases. We can digest meat—but we are also able to digest paper, mud and other non-nutritive-yet-still-edible substances. 106
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In “Tackling the Four Ns,” an exclusive excerpt from her latest book, OMD: The Simple, Plant-Based Program to Save Your Health, Save Your Waistline, and Save the Planet, Suzy Amis Cameron explains why now is a good time to cut back on meat consumption—starting with one meal a day (OMD), and going as far as you like.
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Bottom line: We can get all the nutrients we need from plants—and we can supplement for the very few nutrients that come in short supply. “There’s no convincing literature saying that modern societies get better when people eat more meat,” says Dr. David Katz, founding director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center. But, he adds, “there’s overwhelming evidence to say that the prevailing ailments in modern societies get better when people eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds.” Large populations of plant-based eaters are among the healthiest on the planet. Is meat natural? “You can’t say that humans are adapted to eat grain-fed beef, let alone pepperoni,” says Katz. “There was no Paleolithic pastrami.” If someone is invoking a native diet as a reason to eat meat, Dr. Katz would like to issue a challenge: “Get a bow and arrow or a spear, and get out there, go the miles, wait in the woods, and have venison for dinner tonight.” Is meat normal? We’ve been raised to think that meat is “the point” of the meal—the sun around which all the (usually vegetable-based) side dishes orbit. But if we step back and think, we can recognize that this is just our mental habit. We can consciously redefine what “normal” is at any time. Melanie Joy says that meat is just accepted as a given, so the idea of eating meat has become invisible, and the choice not to eat meat is seen as the exception: “There’s vegans and vegetarians, and then there’s everyone else.” But for most of the world, for most of human history, eating meat at this level was not normal. At most, it was eaten sparingly—as Dr. Mark Hyman refers to it, as “condi-meat”—akin to a seasoning on top of a plant-based meal rather than the foundation of the meal itself. Unfortunately, our “normal” consumption of meat is becoming the norm around the world—and the trajectory is truly unsustainable. Is meat nice? We might like the sensation of biting down into a burger—that might feel satisfying and familiar, and “nice.” But with all the new advancements in meat analogues—such as Alpha Foods, Hungry Planet beef, and burgers from Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat—we’re getting closer and closer to that mouthfeel with every iteration. Perhaps, when weighing it against all the other mitigating factors, it’s time to say that feeling is not quite equivalent to the destruction it represents. We are compassionate people who have been taught to dissociate from the cow that burger came from. We don’t like to think about the way animals are raised because, no, it really isn’t nice. “The way we generate meat today is cruel and unbelievably costly to the environment,” says Dr. Katz. “And because it adulterates the meat and changes the nutritional composition, it makes meat bad for health, too.” Instead of thinking about OMD as “giving up” animal
“THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN GET IN A PLANT-BASED DIET, THE FLAVORS AND TEXTURES.”
products for one meal a day, think about everything you get as you eat a more plant-based diet—a wider variety of colors, flavors and textures, and an endless world of experimentation and food combinations; guiltfree and automatic weight loss and/or management; all that smooth skin and shiny hair and those sparkling eyes; an endless supply of vitamins, minerals, and soluble and insoluble fiber; and all those glorious antioxidants that can tamp down runaway inflammation and keep your innards humming along happily. (Did I mention hot sex, cool planet?) Suzy Amis Cameron is a noted environmental advocate, former actor and model, and founder of MUSE School with her sister Rebecca Amis. She has also founded several environmental organizations, including Cameron Family Farms (with her husband, director James Cameron), Plant Power Task Force, Food Forest Organics, and Red Carpet Green Dress. 107
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NATURAL WOMAN Academy Award-winning actress Julianne Moore celebrates the feminine mystique with two films about indomitable Glorias: In Gloria Bell, out now, she’s a divorced mother in her 50s who finds love on the dance floor. Meanwhile, she’s just wrapped The Glorias: A Life On the Road, playing feminist icon Gloria Steinem. For Purist, Moore, a dedicated yogi and gun safety advocate, took time for wide-ranging girl talk with her real-life friend, fashion designer Cynthia Rowley. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIGUEL REVERIEGO
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takes it. She feels everything that comes her way and keeps going, so this idea of being tough, of not letting stuff in, that’s not human. We’re not like that. We’re people who feel things and experience things and have real highs and real lows. That’s drama. That’s real-life excitement. CR: It definitely shows through in the movie. What is your most famous nude scene before this? And does it involve a blow dryer? JM: No, no, no. Let’s not go there. CR: Well, there’s a lot of dancing in the movie. Do you have a favorite dance scene in a movie in history? JM: Dirty Dancing. That’s the best one ever, right? What Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze did in Dirty Dancing is unparalleled. Well, that’s not fair because then there’s all the old… CR: Fred Astaire and all of that. JM: That kind of stuff, but I think for me growing up, it was Dirty Dancing. CR: That’s perfect. I also saw this film as a meditation on loneliness. What are some of the other themes that appealed to you about this role? JM: That she was a whole woman. You got to see this woman in her entirety. You saw her at work, you saw her with her friends, you saw her engage with her children and with her
CYNTHIA ROWLEY: I loved the movie. Loved. First of all, on behalf of women over 50, thank you for the hot sex scenes in Gloria Bell. JULIANNE MOORE: [Laughs] You’re welcome. CR: Oh my god. I was like, Yeah. JM: What I love about it, too, is that she goes to that club because she wants to dance. She’s there to dance, not necessarily to pick up men, and then she meets this guy and she takes him home and she sleeps with him and that’s the end. That’s what her expectations are. She’s not looking for any kind of relationship. When he calls later and asks her for a date, she’s like ‘Are you asking me out?’ And she’s sort of thinking, I don’t need this anymore. Sex is fine. End of story. Oddly, she gets kind of roped in by him; not the other way around. CR: Does dating get harder or easier than when we were in our 20s? JM: I think it’s all bad. I think it’s always bad. I don’t think it was fun in our 20s. I doubt that it’s fun now. I think having to spend time with someone who really is a stranger is challenging. Even getting to know a new girlfriend, you’re not even sure at first if the two of you are going to click or not. To go through all that, and then add a sexual element to it with
“YOU HAVE ONE LIFE, DO WHAT YOU mother. I love the fact that when she’s in trouble, the only person she can think of to call, the only person she tells this happened, is her mom. And her mom bails her out. That’s a really wonderful thing. It’s wonderful to see that happen with an older woman and her mother. Not just a very young woman. CR: That it never ends. JM: It never ends. CR: The other part of the movie that I thought was interesting is your daughter’s boyfriend. JM: The surfing part? You like the surfing part? CR: Yeah. Knowing the men in your family surf, were there other parellels in the movie to your real life? JM: Not really. As you know, I watch, I don’t surf. But even watching is fun, and that was the other thing, actually, about transposing her life to mine. I was like, oh my god, yeah, she could have a boyfriend who came to surf in California and was a big wave surfer. I loved the fact that she’s a yoga teacher too, because I’m a yogi. I think one of the things that’s really important to say about this movie is that it’s so pleasurable. It’s really fun and really easy to watch. Everybody leaves feeling great. CR: Exactly. It’s not the typical…I don’t want to give it away. JM: I know. Don’t give it away. But it’s like life. It’s like the dra-
a stranger…ew, that’s difficult. CR: I also thought the odds that she was going to go to this bar and find a guy without any dating apps or all that, it was such a long shot. Thinking about dating, tell me about your worst date ever. JM: My worst date ever was in college, in Boston. I worked in a lot of restaurants then. Unfortunately, I went out on a date with a customer, which is always a bad idea, but I was too young. I didn’t know any better. We had a nice date and we went and had dinner and wandered around Faneuil Hall. And then he was like, well, come back to my room and we’ll have a drink, and I walked in and he took off his clothes and just stood there in his underwear. I hadn’t even kissed the guy and I was like, what are you doing?! And I just left. I don’t remember the guy’s name or anything like that. I was shocked. CR: But you knew to leave. JM: Of course. CR: Yeah, that’s bad. Is vulnerability your greatest asset as an actor while filming? Since there were so many nude scenes. Or just vulnerability in general. JM: I think it’s everybody’s best asset. That’s what makes us most human: the fact that we’re permeable. What’s great about Gloria is that she’s so vulnerable, but so resilient. She 116
JM: Twice the fun, yeah. CR: Let’s talk a little bit about fashion. Have there been specific roles where the clothes, as costumes, are especially transformative in developing the character? Have you ever stolen—I mean, been gifted—an outfit from the set? Like, for instance, Harrison Ford got to keep his hat from Indiana Jones. JM: Clothes are significant in everything that you do. There are certain costumes that might be more memorable in a fashion sense—that people are like, oh my god, those clothes— but as you know, clothes are signifiers. So everything that you wear, everything that you put on your body, is directly or indirectly telling the world who you are or what you want to be. So you always have to think about that character and what they’re trying to communicate. Somebody like Gloria, her clothes…I don’t know if they’re memorable, but they are absolutely appropriate. You realize all her clothes are clothes that she can dance in. In terms of taking things from
ma of real life. CR: There were so many relatable things throughout the movie, and it’s almost like you were left to have your own ending. John Turturro’s character, Arnold…he was outstanding. JM: I love John so much. He’s the best. Moore marching in CR: He reads Gloria poetry in the Everytown for Gun Safety’s film. 2015 Orange Walk JM: Yeah, I love the closeness, the intimacy of their relationship and then the fact that they’re also strangers. There’s so much that they don’t know about each other. CR: If a guy was going to romance you, what would be his best way to get ahead? Apologies to Bart [Freundlich, her husband] in advance. JM: I don’t know. Having been with the same man for 23 years, it’s hard to know, but the thing that’s great about my husband—and your husband, too—is that they’re present. They’re there when you’re at home. They’re there with your family, they’re there to meet your friends and to talk to you
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WANT WITH IT. TRY TO DO EVERYTHING.” movies, what I’ve learned is, if you ever have something that you want to keep as memorabilia, that’s great, but you’ll never wear it again. CR: Like maternity clothes. JM: You put it on and you’re like who’s this? This isn’t me. This is this character. So I generally don’t take any clothes from the films. I’m just like, eh, I’ll never wear that. CR: Now I know you love this subject… JM: Is it about houses? CR: Yes… JM: Is it about me making you move your rug over? CR: You said move the rug 3 inches and it changed everything. JM: That’s right. Because when I walked in you were like what’s the matter with this rug. It was just in the wrong place. You just gotta move it. CR: Well, actually I should’ve probably just redone the whole house. JM: No, no you don’t need to redo the house. The rug was… the size was a little too small for the area, but it could be corrected just by moving it over a little. That’s all. CR: Right, but you have an eye. You have a real eye, and it seems natural and you just can nail it right away. JM: But the way you have it with clothes. I have a harder
and be with you and support you in your work and in your life, and they’re genuine friendships, too. Someone really paying attention to who you are is the most romantic thing. CR: Perfect. Thinking about family, ultimately you’re a working mom, so I’m wondering if you have any advice for shutting out work and being present when you’re home. JM: It’s easier for women…I don’t know, maybe that’s wrong. For me, I actually found that once I had children, it was easier for me to compartmentalize my work because when you have little children, they’re not interested in it. They just want you to be their mom, so you have to walk in the door and that’s it. You’re done. CR: Forget about everything. JM: Yeah, and it is possible. It’s funny; I was just on Watch What Happens Live with Diane von Furstenberg. She’s a great role model, because she’s always saying you can have it all. Yeah, you can. It’s challenging to have a family and to have a career and to have a life, but isn’t that what life is all about? Why do you have to say to yourself you can’t? Why not? You have one life, do what you want with it. Try to do everything. CR: That’s so inspiring. I always thought it was funny when people would say, ‘Oh you have two kids. That must be so hard.’ No, it’s twice the fun. 117
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time looking at myself objectively, physically, and going, What looks good? I can see a space and figure out where to move the rug or where to put something higher or lower, but it’s harder for me to do it on a body. CR: When it comes to home design, would you say you have a style that you love, or an era? JM: Probably French, Italian and Scandinavian ’50s, ’60s, ’70s all mixed together. But I’m excited by anybody’s visual style. As long as it’s coherent, I love it. CR: I always say mine is a little Royal Tenenbaums on acid or crack. JM: I love it. It’s original. It looks like your family. It’s very inviting. It looks like you. CR: Very messy. JM: No, it’s not messy. It looks great. CR: We’re sitting in my house right now by the way guys. JM: Near the rug that I moved. [Laughs] CR: And I still haven’t done a few other things that you suggested, but I will. JM: A house is an evolving, living thing, so you’re never done with a house. You’re always… CR: Unfortunately. JM: Or fortunately. It’s fun, too. CR: This is a subject I definitely wanted to talk about. Arnold, your boyfriend in Gloria Bell, runs a paintball park, and I know you must be sensitive to how guns are portrayed in Hollywood, given your advocacy concerning gun safety, so I wanted to talk about Everytown For Gun Safety, and some recent big wins. JM: The fact that the background check bill was just recently passed in the House—and Nancy Pelosi is a real hero—I actually do feel like the tide is turning. The majority of Americans are in favor of common-sense gun safety measures. We all want to keep our children safe. We want to keep everybody else’s children, every other community safe, and what’s happening right now, which is really exciting, is that all these diverse groups are coming together and saying this is our No. 1 issue. It’s a responsibility that we have as citizens, and as parents, to move forward on this. I grew up in a time when my father was in the army and I had plenty of people in my family, I knew plenty of people who hunted, but back in the day it was like you didn’t handle a gun unless you were licensed and registered and you knew how to handle it properly. This idea that anybody should be able to get one at anytime is a false idea, and it’s all the NRA’s lobbying. It’s really important to remember that the NRA does not work for gun owners; they work for gun manufacturers. Their interest is in selling guns and ammunition, so it’s economics. When you talk to people who handle guns, who are around them, they know how carefully guns have to be handled, and with what restrictions. CR: What you do for gun reform is amazing. You work really
hard at it, and it’s working, and we’re very lucky for that. Now there’s also another Gloria in your life? JM: Gloria Steinem! Like, how crazy? CR: And I know you’ve been able to spend some time with her [while preparing for your role in the upcoming The Glorias: A Life on the Road]. Was she always a feminist hero for you? JM: God, yeah. I’m playing one version of Gloria Steinem. Alicia Vikander plays another. Two little girls also play her. What’s been wonderful for me is doing the research and learning about her and how she evolved, and really listening to how consistent she’s been in her messaging and how patient she’s been. She’s a real example of someone who believes in something, and is able to kind of move the needle forward little by little by little. She’s a true feminist hero, and she will be remembered as one of the major figures of the 20th and 21st centuries. CR: Definitely. Can we just talk about beauty for a minute? I see you a lot without a stitch of makeup, like right now, but I also see you get really dolled up, decked out. How do you keep your flawless skin? JM: It is so dull to talk about sunscreen, but I’ve been wearing Olay SPF 15 on my face every day of my life since I was 23. Every day, I wear sunscreen. If I’m out in the sun, maybe in the summertime, I’ll wear something more. I’ll wear a hat and all that, but this everyday application of an over-thecounter sunscreen has made a major difference in my skin. That really helps. CR: Bath or shower? JM: Bath. If I can, I take a bath twice a day. When I’m out of town, I’ll take one in the morning before I go to work—even at 5 in the morning—and then at night before I go to bed. When I’m at home, less so. CR: Yoga or Pilates? JM: Yoga. I did Pilates for a really long time, but then I felt like yoga was more meditative. CR: Barefoot or slippers at home? JM: Barefoot. Oh no, actually I wear my furry Birks a lot. CR: Gel or regular polish? JM: Regular. Gel seems dangerous. CR: It does last forever, though. Wax or laser? JM: Wax. CR: Yeah, we saw it. JM: [Laughs] Yeah, you see it in the movie. CR: Red, white or rosé? JM: White. Rosé in the summer. CR: Spa day or shopping day? JM: You know what, I’ve decided to stop shopping for a year. Well, we’ll see how it goes. I mean it’s April and I haven’t shopped since the beginning of the year. I feel like I have so much stuff, so I really want to wear what I have, live with what I have and then we’ll see how long I can stand it. CR: Oh, that’s good. Wait, I shouldn’t agree with that!
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F THE YOGI IN HIS NEW BOOK, ONE SIMPLE THING, BROOKLYN-BASED YOGA MASTER EDDIE STERN SPEAKS TO THE PLEASURES AND PRACTICALITIES OF MAINTAINING A SUCCESSFUL, FULFILLING AND LONG-LASTING PRACTICE.
Once we establish a yoga practice, we on occasion find that we are not always as regular, consistent, and diligent as we would like to be, and a couple of things may happen: We can get discouraged and give up. We can become hyper-enthusiastic and then fail to keep our momentum going through cycles of practicing and not practicing, until we find one day we aren’t doing it anymore. The Bhagavad Gita provides a simple formula for how to maintain a consistent, diligent, and, most important, effective yoga practice. Yuktahara viharasya yuktacestasya karamasu | yukta svapna avabodhasya yoga bhavati duhkhaha: “For that person who is moderate in food, moderate in enjoyments, moderate in work, and moderate in sleep, yoga is the remover of suffering.” Even twenty-five hundred years ago, moderation apparently was the key to a happy life. We often think life was easier in the past, because there was no technology, no stressful city living, and so forth...but of course that isn’t true. As long as there have been people—especially people living in big cities—there has been stress. Here, I’ve outlined some basic suggestions and ideas to help you build a consistent, moderate, and effective yoga practice. What’s interesting about the above verse is that though we know that we need discipline in yoga, and that without it our progress is slow or does not come at all, it tells us that we also need to be moderate and enjoy life. Discipline does not mean rigidity. It means that we recognize that what we are doing is important enough to be committed to; once we recognize that, we choose our level of commitment, as in any relationship the more we enjoy what we choose to practice, the more likely we actually are to do it. Your practice should be something you are passionate about. Even if it is challenging or difficult to do at times,
it should bring you joy or fulfillment or a feeling of satisfaction that you have attended not just to your body and mind but also to that invisible part of yourself that is the essence of who you are. So while yoga is a discipline, we also have to make sure that we love doing it. That love for practicing will make our efforts at being disciplined softer and kinder. And then we will become that way, too.
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1. Decide how often you want to practice. Two, three, four, or five times per week—it is up to you. Even once a week is okay as long as you actually do it. Allow this to change over time. A daily practice might be too much for you when you first start doing yoga, but perhaps after some time, it will be second nature for you to wake up every day and do some practice 2. Choose the days that you will practice, and try to stick to them so it becomes a part of your routine. If you are practicing daily, make sure you leave at least one day for rest. 3. See if you can practice yoga at the same time each day. This is very important for forming a new internal rhythm, and will help to hardwire your new habit in you. 4. If you struggle to make it to class on your own, bring a friend or find someone who is also interested in making practice a regular part of their life. Community, called sangha in Sanskrit, is helpful for maintaining regularity in practice. Our sangha becomes our spiritual friends. 5. Appreciate and give silent thanks each time you practice. Congratulate yourself each time you practice. And when you finish, reflect on your efforts and let the feeling of that soak into you. In this way you will bring your practice into your long-term memory and it will become a part of the background character trait of your conscious mind. 6. Recognize that practicing yoga is 122
good for you. It’s a time for you to be with your thoughts, your body, your breath, and your potential to expand your capacities, all necessary things for us to take the time for. 7. If you find yourself getting obsessive or compulsive about practice, back off a little. If you are not able to temper yourself in your actual practice, then you may need to take a little break, or relax your discipline slightly. Eat some chocolate, go to a movie, sleep in. As soon as we become too driven about practice, we reinforce old patterns. At the same time, you have to watch out for laziness. Skipping one day of practice is okay, but be careful, because it can lead to skipping two days, then three, then many! 8. Yoga should create a feeling of vitality in you. Try to do your practice in such a way that you feel you are building energy, not depleting yourself. 9. It is not that difficult to build energy through yoga, but it can be difficult not to waste it. Considering lifestyle changes and examining addictive tendencies will go a long way toward preventing you from wasting your newfound energy. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says that practice that is like poison in the beginning, but filled with nectar or joy in the end is sattvic; practice that is like nectar in the beginning but like poison in the end is rajasic; and that which is like poison in the beginning and at the end is tamasic. Check to make sure your practices all fall into the first category. And of course, after some time, our practices can become a joy at the beginning and at the end. But sometimes they are just plain hard. That’s okay, too, and that’s part of why it’s called practice. Because regardless of how today went, tomorrow we have to get up and try again. From One Simple Thing: A New Look At The Science of Yoga And How It Can Change Your Life, by Eddie Stern and Deepak Chopra (North Point Press, 2019), $26
MIND MATTERS
The pioneer of integrative medicine, Deepak Chopra MD, praises the power of yoga to connect the brain and the body to balance the stresses of modern-day living, in his introductory essay to One Simple Thing. It seems peculiar on the face of it that the mind is a problem, and even more peculiar that the mind is a problem for the mind. But the evidence of mental suffering is rife in modern society (one statistic reveals that Americans who are on a long-term regimen of antidepressants has doubled since 2010, and millions more are on long-term medication for anxiety). Any solution that might end mental suffering would be greeted with wild hope and relief—or so you would think. It’s possible for the mind to get so lost in itself that a person’s very identity becomes confused, conflicted, and obscured. When Rumi asks, “Who am I in the midst of this thought traffic?” he speaks for every modern person. The sheer chaos of the mind is frightening, and finding an end to suffering by diving into oncoming thought traffic doesn’t work. Eddie Stern’s insightful, wide-ranging book on yoga takes an optimistic view of how mental suffering can end. Healing through “one simple thing,” the regular, dedicated practice of yoga, is the essence of his message. To accept healing is difficult, and mental healing the most difficult of all. Rumi confronted a mind filled with teeming, seemingly random thoughts, and our mental landscape today, distracted by video games, social media, and the internet, would be totally foreign
to medieval Persia or ancient India. Yet Rumi and every other fully conscious person who has waked up knows that people will spend a lifetime choosing to be in denial, afraid of their own impulses and desires, driven by those same impulses and desires, totally convinced that the darker aspects of the psyche must be suppressed, and deeply embedded in social conformity. When William Blake walked through the streets of eighteenth-century London, the “marks of weakness, marks of woe” he saw in the passing crowd were the result of “mindforg’d manacles,” a haunting phrase that I have kept in the back of my mind for three decades. When the mind functions as both jailer and prisoner, finding an end to mental suffering seems incredibly difficult. Even motivating people to try is daunting. Yoga currently rides a crest of popularity, but trends are fickle, and Eddie Stern knows that unless there is more than regular yoga class, unless there is a complete vision of yoga’s potential, there is a real risk of yoga becoming a passing phenomenon. His underlying vision rests on yoga as union, which means overcoming the divided self. Separation is the opposite of union, and the ultimate separation, which has affected all of us, is the mind in separation from its essential nature. You
can approach the issue from many angles: a kidney, heart, or lung cell is already unified in its natural state. Cells don’t doubt their existence. They function holistically, and offer us a model for life as a flow of energy and intelligence. One can also focus on other distressing signs of separation, in troubled relationships, social discord, and all manner of self-destructive behavior, including addictions and preventable lifestyle disorders that people exacerbate rather than helping themselves to heal. Yet in the end, it is the self divided against itself that yoga fundamentally addresses. One of the most important tenets of yoga is that the level of the problem isn’t the level of the solution. As long as we remain inside the state of self-division, we are dominated by it. There are only three attitudes one can take to mental suffering: put up with it, fix it, or walk away from it. Unfortunately, all three are doomed to failure—and for the same reason. The mind that attempts to put up with suffering, fix it, or escape from it is the very mind that has been split by the state of separation. A fragmented mind is like Humpty Dumpty, whose fall is misunderstood. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men can’t repair a broken egg, no doubt. But Humpty Dumpty can’t put himself together again, which is the real problem. Yoga solves this dilemma by 123
asserting some home truths that are then carried out through the practice of yoga and meditation. I’ve already given the first one, that the level of the problem is never the level of the solution. Here are the other home truths, as I understand them: The level of the solution is consciousness, which in its very nature is whole, complete, and undivided. Consciousness, being the source of creation, is always present in its pure, whole form. When the mind experiences its source in pure consciousness, solutions dawn, not through the effort to end suffering but through the state of wholeness itself—no outside agency, motivation, or thinking is required. The body, brain, mind, and universe are different modes of consciousness. Each mode is self-regulating, and so is the whole. When self-regulation fails, the underlying cause is loss of contact with wholeness. By experiencing pure consciousness, self-regulation is restored. I know that using yoga to return the universe to its natural state seems unbelievable, and the claim too vast to explore in a page or two. But when yoga returns us to source and allows us to experience the awakened state, there is no alternative but for reality itself, which we dub the universe, to shift along with everything else.
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THE HEART OF HEALING True Nature is Carbondale’s wellness central.
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BY LINDA HAYES
The nautilus spiral of the Reflexology Path promotes a meditative state, while stones along the walkway target acupressure points.
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Just off Carbondale’s Main Street near the Rio Grande Trail, True Nature’s curated, campus-like setting unfolds like a lotus flower in a series of sustainably built structures. Gong baths, meditation sessions and workshops such as Isha Upanishad Seminar with Hindu philosophy teacher Suryaji (April 24-28) and Better Boundaries (May 4), designed to improve relationships via yogic philosophy, are held in the architecturally stunning Kiva that spirals below ground. “By honoring the significance of True Nature’s present public garden and their wishes to connect sky and earth, we conceived of a kiva-like space; subtle, sunken, synthesized within this garden, as another landform to explore,” says architect Lea Sisson, who designed the Kiva. Serenity can be found in the adjoining spa, which is fast becoming the go-to in the Roaring Fork Valley for body and facial treatments such as the energy-balancing, skin nourishing Ayurvedic Abhyanga massage performed using warm herbal oils, aromatic milk baths and reflexology. Surrounding it all, the Peace Garden, created by landscape architects DHM Design, invites visitors to experience the calming effects of walking the sandstone labyrinth or the stone Reflexology Path, or setting a prayer or intention at the Wishing Tree. “Our vision is unfolding even in the present moment,” says Eaden Shantay, founder—with his wife, Deva—of True Nature Healing Arts, as he sips a sparkling CBD water from the center’s organic café. And so it seems, as around him people check in for yoga classes or spa treatments such as craniosacral therapy and purifying detox body scrubs. Other guests peruse altar-like displays of Aura-Soma essential oils, specially curated crystals and books, all the while absorbing the benefits of one of Carbondale’s naturally healing energy vortexes at the heart of the boutique. 100 N. 3rd St., Carbondale, CO, truenaturehealingarts.com
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W Aspen and The Sky Residences at W Aspen reinvent the alpine escape. BY LINDA HAYES
generation of travelers and residents,” says John Rowland, of Rowland+Broughton, architects on the project. “The design concept of a modern ski chalet—including long, sloping rooflines—that was prevalent in Aspen when skiing was first introduced, links Aspen’s past, present and future.” Interiors within the 88-room hotel and 11 W-branded fractional Residences feature bespoke furnishings, details and accents that speak to both Aspen’s heritage and inherent decadence. Well-being of body, mind and spirit, an ode to Aspen’s historical credo, is addressed via a split-level living room-lounge, the 39º lounge (think high-style cocktails and light fare), topped off by the 8,000-squarefoot WET Deck’s heated pool and hot tub, firepit and cabanas, and 360-degree town and Aspen Mountain views. waspenskyresidences.com
Anyone who remembers the 2017 ski season closing party at The Sky Hotel knows that what now stands in its place, the new W Aspen and The Sky Residences at W Aspen, has a lot to live up to. Specifically, a reputation as one of Aspen’s foremost places for fun and frolic. (Its ’80s iteration, the Aspen Club Lodge, held its own as well.) Launching this summer as parent company Marriott International’s only alpine resort escape property in the United States, the W Aspen and The Sky Residences at W Aspen promise a youthful, energetic vibe and conviviality for locals and visitors alike. Aspen’s historical and cultural legacy lives on, right at the outset. “W Aspen and The Sky Residences at W Aspen are a great example of how the true spirit of a property can be maintained, while elevating the experiences of the next 126
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The sleek living room of The Sky Residences at W Aspen
ASPEN Farm Collaborative kids bond with alpacas Kona and Roy.
RAISING HOPE
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Earth Keepers cultivates a new generation of planet stewardship. BY BRITTA GUSTAFSON to feel compelled to nurture that which sustains us? Caring for our natural environment should feel inspiring,” he explains. “That is what Earth Keepers is all about.” Over the past decade, The Farm Collaborative has taught thousands of children where their food comes from, nurturing young environmental stewards dedicated to a better tomorrow. The nonprofit is now entering a new phase, offering more outreach to the community than ever before, with a goal of raising $5 million to fund the current capital campaign; in one year, they’ve raised nearly half the money. “The time is right,” says Vardy. “The climate is calling, our community is eager to engage with us.” Well-known throughout the Aspen Valley for their farmto-table, free community meal that takes place before Thanksgiving, and for resident alpacas Kona and Roy at the Aspen Saturday market, the Farm Collaborative will soon expand Earth Keepers and regenerate the Cozy Point land. “Modeling an innovative community-farm system, and inspired by land stewardship,” Vardy says, “we are working to stimulate a global movement toward healthier relationships among food, people and the land.” The half-acre “FarmPark” of outdoor gardens and greenhouses has provided life-changing experiences for the children in the Earth Keepers programs, who explore the FarmPark gardens, taste the edible landscape within the biodome and connect with the baby animals. “Our sole focus at The Farm Collaborative,” says Vardy, “is for nature to guide us as we nourish our community and the land on which we thrive.” After all, at the season’s end, success is measured best not by an abundant harvest, but by seeds sown so far and deep that they will return to multiply year after year.
It was in the moment I saw my daughter’s eyes widen with wonder, watching the seeds she had just freed as they danced away on the wind. And I can still hear her laughter, the sounds of pure imagination, born from the delight of seeing each little parachute twirl off into the breeze as she capered along. We had discovered Earth Keepers, a place that would nourish her childhood, in which the seeds of future hope would grow. Even at a tender age, my daughter began learning how she was a part of the wonders of nature, and she treasured setting it in motion. “Celebrate morning… celebrate living… celebrate Earth Day every day,” John Denver once sang, and the synergy he felt while living in this valley radiated, expanding beyond his lifetime. Denver’s love for this land resulted in many great things, including Earth Keepers, which he helped pioneer, and which now continues to thrive at the Farm Collaborative. This one-of-a-kind program was set in motion during the 1970s as a way to get kids outside and inspire them to care for their world through hands-on learning in natural sciences, land-based skills, innovation in environmental design and technology, and general Earth stewardship. Originally, Denver and Tom Crum developed the program as part of the Windstar Foundation. Eden Vardy, executive director and Farm Collaborative visionary, inherited Earth Keepers in 2010, breathing new life into the original concept with the addition of the public FarmPark and edible landscape at Cozy Point Ranch. It was a serendipitous fit for Vardy. “I asked myself, how can we bring about change without fear, by instilling so much love for the Earth that it would be a natural next step 127
TWO OF A KIND
Timeless designs offer a singular experience for Residence owners and guests at One Snowmass with Inspirato. BY LINDA HAYES
A luxurious kitchen designed by Barclay Butera Interiors
A modern master bathroom by Smith Firestone Associates
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Acknowledging the beauty of the natural surroundings and the active, indoor/outdoor lifestyle it promotes, Barclay Butera Interiors (BBI) of Park City, Utah, and LA’s Smith Firestone Associates (SFA) sought to establish a singular sense of place for the interior models at the new One Snowmass with Inspirato residences. With a nod to midcentury-modern design elements (slanted rooflines, floorto-ceiling windows and natural materials typical of 1960s ski lodges in the area) that Denver-based 4240 Architecture specified for the exteriors, both focused on creating a timeless aesthetic. Complementing finish interior elements from Styleworks that are standard to each residence, such as metal-clad fireplaces, wire-brushed oak flooring and sleek Caesarstone countertops in the open kitchen, BBI designers Johanna Serino and Tam Taggart strove to create what they termed “midcentury mountain” design. “We added textures for warmth and a touch of signature glam, accessories like pillows for fluff and jewelry-like light fixtures for sparkle,” says Taggart. Meanwhile, SFA president Kara Smith went for a purely modern asthetic. “It’s relaxed and free-flowing, with a mountain nod and modern lines,” she says. “A little bit more exciting, detailed in design yet understated, an artistic rather than rustic feel.” Enhancing the space with textured wallpaper and drapes played a role, as did the installation of custom furnishings, such as a slab-maple sectional in the living room and a versatile built-in banquette in the dining niche. Both design studios note that their services are available to purchasing owners. It’s also possible to create your One and only. Thanks to One Snowmass’ partnership with luxury hospitality company Inspirato, owners of the 30 whole-ownership One Snowmass West and East residences will have access to an exclusive collection of luxury homes, hotels, resorts and travel experiences. The extensive health and wellness amenities include a rooftop terrace with infinity-edge pool, private ski lockers and a fitness center with adjacent yoga studio by local yogi Aaron King. Only the 11 residences in One Snowmass West are currently offered for sale. allinsnowmass.com
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SHAKE IT UP
Setting free Shakti, powerful feminine creative energy, through transformative Buddhi yoga. BY JAYNE GOTTLIEB
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Increased stamina is one reward of a Buddhi yoga practice.
ativity and joy become undeniably attracted to you. As one of the core ingredients to make up the whole of Buddhi, the age-old Kundalini yoga system is basic, indescribably powerful, and one that works fast. While bone broth, jade eggs and meditation can offer powerful healing results, Kundalini yoga has the capacity to work in just one session. African dance in Buddhi yoga awakens freedom, opens the heart and shakes any stale, stuck, stagnant energy up and out, releasing toxins and making space for the new. This spirited movement increases your life force and turns the entire system on. Capoeira requires focus and balance, and promotes agility, grace and fluidity. Putting all of these art forms together, Buddhi is a most enlivening, comprehensive and healing total body workout, equivalent to running 7 miles. It’s known to transform one’s inner environment: Buddhi students have noticed powerful physical results, such as wrinkles fading, eyes becoming whiter and brighter, and best of all, the building and awakening of one’s vitality and magnetism, which shifts the law of attraction in one’s favor. The first week I began consistently practicing Buddhi yoga, my reality turned from surviving to thriving, from being in force to being in flow, from being turned off to turned on. I knew I had found a practice that offered my body, mind and spirit a perfect food to feed the most important radiant source inside me—my inner shakti. Jayne Gottlieb is the founder of Aspen Shakti, where she is also an instructor. aspenshakti.com
When I first found Shakti Buddhi yoga, not only did my whole life light up, but this practice became the most potent source of my vitality and an addiction I will never give up. Shakti is the creative fertile energy of the universe. Anything that has shakti is alive, luminous and desirable. Part of my life’s work is to share the magic of Shakti Buddhi yoga (“buddhi” is the Sanskrit word for higher consciousness) with as many men and women as I can. Any practice that increases radiant health, confidence, fun, sexuality, and one’s inner and outer beauty has the potential to change the way people can relate to one another, and therefore has the capacity to positively change our reality and our planet. Since I started practicing Shakti Buddhi yoga three times a week over a year ago, I have lost weight, and tightened and toned my entire body. My face looks younger, my spirit is brighter, my joy is contagious, my love life has shifted from frustrating to peaceful, my career is thriving, my stamina is vital. My light is brighter, and my “alive” nature is palpable. If you want to feel empowered and confident enough to step across a threshold that has been holding you back from being your best self, then Shakti Buddhi yoga is your practice. Buddhi Yoga is a brilliant blend of Kundalini energy technologies, vinyasa, African dance, capoeira, strength-training and twerking. This practice is a means to move energy through the body, to clear and purify, as well as to awaken sexual energy, inner confidence, outer beauty, positive body image, joy, freedom and spirit. Life, abundance, cre129
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Jordie Karlinski tells Purist how she combines her love of nature, fitness, and wisdom from hard-won life lessons into soulful trail-running and hiking retreats for women. Karlinski in the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
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and mindfulness with other women, I created wilderness-based retreats out of Aspen. Some are two nights spent in a cozy backcountry hut, and some are one-day retreats. All of the retreats include mindfulness discussions and practices like meditation, daily hikes or trail runs, and seasonal and local food prepared by my sister Alex, who is a private chef. The goal of the retreats is to have women leave with a deeper connection to themselves and unique mindfulness practices that will support them in their daily lives moving forward. Take away the distractions (cellphone, emails, partner, work) of daily life, truly begin to be in the moment, and connect with yourself on a much deeper level. Build awareness of the body and what it is communicating to you, your thoughts and emotions. When you have this new awareness, you are able to respond more clearly to situations rather than react to them, and are able to manage your thoughts and emotions rather than having them manage you. These intimate retreats will inspire you to live mindfully, engage in conscious conversations, and feel empowered to live your dream life. Get ready to move mindfully, get your heart rate up, eat nutritious food, and spend time in the Colorado backcountry cultivating awareness of your mind, body and spirit!
I found mindfulness indirectly from my 16 years as a competitive snowboard athlete, and directly from ‘failing’ to achieve one of my biggest childhood dreams, making the 2014 US Olympic Team for Snowboarding Slopestyle. My dream was ripped away from me in a split second when I fell on my last opportunity to qualify for the Olympic team, yet the heartbreak took much longer to heal. When I retired from competitive snowboarding that year, I went on a self-discovery journey that helped me uncover who I was outside of my athletic pursuits. On that journey, I was introduced to mindfulness and mindful performance. Instantly these concepts were familiar; I saw how I had already developed certain mindfulness practices to help manage my thoughts and emotions when I was training and competing, so I could perform at my peak, day after day. Over the years, I’ve developed a variety of formal mindfulness practices to help me heal from my ‘failure’ as well as manage stress, anxiety, doubt and fear in my daily life. These experiences led me to become a certified mindful-performance coach, and now I work with athletes and individuals, and host mindfulness-based wilderness retreats. I was fortunate enough to grow up in the beautiful mountain town of Aspen, Colorado. Because of this, I naturally have been drawn to mountain hobbies like backpacking, hiking, fly-fishing, trail-running and rock-climbing. The mountains helped me heal from trauma. They’re where I become inspired, where my creative energy flows, and where I feel the most alive and connected to myself and others. Wishing to share the healing powers of mountains
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PASSAGE TO PARADISE The shortest distance between two fabled mountain towns, Aspen and Crested Butte, can be achieved by way of a stunning nature hike.
Tonic Method studio merges the benefits of HIIT with Pilates.
REFORMING ASPEN Spring brings new vigor to high-country Pilates.
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BY TESS WEAVER STROKES With two new Pilates studios opening in Aspen in the past six months, and one slated to open in May, supply can meet demand for Aspenites looking to complement their mountain activities with classes that improve alignment, muscle engagement and core strength. Aspen native Madeleine Hasulak opened Tonic Method (tonicmethod. com) in December 2018 with seven High Intensity Pilates Reformers in a bright space on Durant Avenue with views of Aspen Mountain. “The mission is to add longevity into your life with a workout that helps you now, and years from now,” says Hasulak, a certified Pilates instructor. Tonic Method combines the benefits of HIIT with the low-impact advantages of Pilates into a 45-minute class incorporating the “Five Pillars of Longevity.” One of Aspen’s most sought-after physical therapists, Amber Davenport, is also a Balanced Body–trained Pilates instructor. She brings her expertise in sports medicine, orthopedics and sports performance to
Capital Wellness (capitalwellnessaspen.com), her new private studio on Monarch Street. “A physical therapist can provide the individualized attention certain clients need to stay safe and pain-free while doing Pilates,” says Davenport. “I aim to optimize muscle balance for injury reduction, improved posture, strength and function.” Pilates instructor Jennifer Metcalf of Flex Pilates Aspen introduced the Lagree method to Aspen when she opened Ritual Fitness Aspen (ritualaspen.com) on East Hyman in February. The 45-minute Megaformer workouts designed by Sebastien Lagree feature controlled, laser-focused movements targeting slow-twitch or endurance muscle fibers to build a strong core and a lean physique. “It’s a perfect fit for the outdoors-oriented Aspen crowd— high-intensity, low-impact, super-challenging and efficient,” says Metcalf. Ritual’s robust class schedule includes Ritual HIIT, InfraRED Hot Pilates and Cardio Sculpt. 131
The Elk Mountains send drivers between two of Colorado’s most charming mountain towns on a 100-mile route. In the summer, when the snow melts, the distance between Aspen and Crested Butte shortens to a mere 11 miles for those willing to hike West Maroon Pass. The Alps-esque idea of walking from town to town (well, almost—a shuttle picks you up at the end of the hike and drives you 14 miles to Crested Butte), spending the night and either shuttling or hiking back the following day has become so popular, it’s practically a rite of passage for any Aspen summer regular. For good reason: The day hike from Maroon Lake near Aspen through the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area to Schofield Park—an area often filled with thigh-high wildflowers—is so stunningly beautiful, you’ll forget about the mileage and elevation. Crested Butte’s new luxe accommodations, hip restaurants and watering holes offer even more motivation. A pre-booked shuttle (Maroon Bell, Alpine Express or Dolly’s Mountain Shuttles) will meet you in Crested Butte, at the end of your hike. Shuttle back to the same trailhead the following day for the return hike to Aspen—or helicopter with Aspen Heli Charter. Eleven Experience offers worldclass lodging options right off Main Street in Crested Butte, including Public House Lofts ($300/night and up) and Sopris House (starting at $525/night). Re-fuel with Colorado’s finest gourmet pizza at the Secret Stash. —T.S. Take the scenic hike from Maroon Lake.
ADVENTURE TIME Elk Mountain Expeditions looks forward to a possible record-breaking summer on the rivers of Aspen. BY CHARLOTTE DEFAZIO
Fishing program boatmen lead clients to big catches.
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Imagine taking 30 campers with a range of hearing disabilities out on river rapids, where participants are typically dependent on audible commands to keep things running smoothly and safely. Elk Mountain Expeditions—founded by childhood friends Lange Adams, James Foerster and Conor Uris—discovered effective, fun ways to accommodate clients from the Aspen Camp for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing out on the water. In some cases, an interpreter would sit up front signing, while in other circumstances, a guide would smack the side of the boat, so campers could feel the command from under their seat. Foerster says, “Individuals with disabilities tend to be some of the most excited rafters we encounter. It just proves that the river is a place where social barriers are broken and people are forced to work together, be present and enjoy nature.” From scenic floats and leisurely fly-fishing to high adventure whitewater rafting, the company truly caters to all mobility levels and ages. Uris, a skilled boatman and angler, leads the fishing program and has noticed that usually the biggest challenge for any beginner is hooking and landing a fish, not casting. He advises hiring a guide to properly navigate the area and to find “the best honey holes” since the Roaring Fork River can be tricky and overcrowded in more obvious access points. While 18- to 22-inch fish are not uncommon, on a good day with Uris you could catch up to 30-inch brown and rainbow trout (the Colorado state record brown trout was a whopping 38 inches long). This year the trio is excited to announce a new partnership with the historic Smuggler Mine. Starting on June 21, they’ll be hosting weekly Friday evening trips called “Mine n’ Dine” that features a unique delve into Aspen’s mining history followed by a sunset BBQ overlooking downtown. They’re also excited about the upcoming season’s water forecast, as this year has had the second-largest amount of snow, recorded in March, on Independence Pass since 1981 (second to 2008). That mountain snow will melt into water, resulting in faster, more thrilling rapids on the river for both whitewater rafting and the health of the fishery. raftinginaspen.com; fishinginaspen.com
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AT A GLANCE
The mountains of Aspen come alive in the warmer months with summer festivals, art experiences and fitness events. BY LAUREN BRUCE Expand your mind at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
ics, jewelry and photography. Free. E. Main St. and S. Garmisch St., artfestival.com
Courtesy Aspen Ideas Festival; courtesy of John Armleder and Massimo De Carlo, Milan/London/Hong Kong; photo: Alessandro Zambianchi
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Another Look: Roland McCook on Indigenous Animals Roland McCook, a former Ute tribal chairman, shares insights into the sacred bond that exists between the indigenous peoples and the animals of western Colorado. Free. Aspen Art Museum, 637 E. Hyman Ave., aspenartmuseum.org
Aspen Ideas Festival Join lively discussions about health, science, the economy, the environment and more. Get educated on the issues of today, so you can be the solution tomorrow. Tickets from $2,000. The Aspen Institute, 1000 N. Third St., aspenideas.org
JUNE 14-16 FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen The world’s most accomplished winemakers, culinary experts and celebrity chefs gather to raise money for Wholesome Wave, a nonprofit which offers affordable access to healthy produce for all. The weekend begins at the base of the mountains, starting with a 5K run. Tickets from $1,700. Wagner Park, S. Mill St., aspenchamber.org
Backcountry Marathon Participate in the full- or half-marathon, both offering sweeping views of the Elk Mountains and downtown Aspen, and more than $8,000 in cash and prizes for the winners. Registration from $75. Full marathon starting at Cooper Avenue & Mill St.; half-marathon begins at Rio Grande Park, aspenspecialevents.com 1960s. The exhibition focuses on his dynamic series of textured abstracts, Pour Paintings and Puddle Paintings. Free. Aspen Art Museum, aspenartmuseum.org
JULY 13 & AUGUST 17 Audi Power of Four Trail Run & Mountain Bike Race On July 13, 10K, 25K and 50K races take place through the four Aspen Snowmass mountains, on a mix of single-track and dirt roads. On August 17, cyclist endurance will be tested in competition for cash prizes. Trail run registration from $50; mountain bike registration from $80. Locations vary, aspensnowmass.com
JUNE 27-AUGUST 18 Aspen Music Festival Nearly eight weeks are dedicated to this classical music fest—now in its 70th year— with performances by the Aspen Chamber Symphony, Renée Fleming, Gregory Porter and more. Pricing and locations vary, aspenmusicfestival.com
AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1 Jazz Aspen Snowmass: Labor Day Experience John Mayer, Sting and Weezer headline this year’s festival from JAS, a nonprofit with the mission to preserve jazz through education programs and performances. Three-day pass from $275.95. Snowmass Town Park, 2000 Brush Creek Road, jazzaspensnowmass.org
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Aspen Art Festival Howard Alan Events and the American Craft Endeavors host the 17th annual Arts Fest, where visitors can shop for glass paintings, ceram-
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LOS ANGE THE EARLY ADOPTER Actress, author, mykind Organics founder and healthy living pioneer Alicia Silverstone shares top takeaways from her totally clued-in wellness journey. BY RAY ROGERS PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN BOWEN SMITH
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RAY ROGERS: You’ve been a vegan and committed animal rights advocate for a long time now. What first made you aware of the plight of animals? ALICIA SILVERSTONE: I’ve been an animal lover ever since I was a little girl. My mom was the same way; if we saw a stray dog running in the street, we would rescue it, which I still do to this day! Because of this love for animals, I flirted with vegetarianism throughout adolescence but it wasn’t until I was 21 that it really struck me profoundly and I went all-in. I watched the documentary The Witness and took a look at my dog and thought, If I’m not willing to eat you, how can I continue to eat these other creatures that have the same desire to live, are just as funny, and have the same reaction to pain as my dogs? Little did I know, this diet would completely transform my health: I ditched my asthma inhaler, weekly allergy shots, and acne. RR: It’s so much easier to eat a healthy and delicious vegan diet today than in years past, whether cooking for yourself or dining out. Can you talk a little about how you like to cook for yourself at home now and what restaurants you cherish, at home in LA or elsewhere in the world? AS: My books The Kind Mama and The Kind Diet have some of my absolute favorite recipes: a couple of highlights from The Kind Mama include protein-packed waffles, veggie sausage and sweet potato hash, and chocolate-dunked coconut delights. From The Kind Diet some go-to dishes include: quick date-apple-cinnamon oatmeal; artichoke, mushroom and leek crostini with pesto; bok choy drizzled in ume vinaigrette; and chocolate-peanut butter cups. Other go-tos really depend on the season, and what’s fresh in our garden. In the summer, I make killer salads that my son, Bear, helps me put together. In the winter, I love a warming soup. Some of the eateries I love in LA include Vromage—they have so 135
many insane nut-cheeses and tasty sandwiches—and Crossroads Kitchen! Crossroads’ menu changes seasonally, but delicious dishes I enjoy include the vichyssoise soup, impossible sliders, truffle potatoes, squash blossoms, and the peach sundae. In New York, I frequent Souen, Candle 79 and AbcV. Souen has been a staple for me for the past decade, with items like greens and daikon, kinpira, yuba soup, maze rice, and watercress salad. Candle 79 and the Candle Cafes have yum fun dishes like seitan piccata, seitan chimichurri, and peanut butter bliss. AbcV is out of this world; Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s vegetarian food is seriously next level. The beet carpaccio is insane. RR: Was mykind a natural extension of the kind of cruelty-free health regimen that being vegan is for you? AS: Yes. This vitamin journey began when I was pregnant with my son. In order to grow the healthiest little human possible, I was already feeding my body with all the clean, nutrition-packed foods that had transformed my health years ago. But because these babies can be little nutrition vampires—and because some days were not all sunshine and kale—I wanted to have peace of mind that I was getting every health-supporting vitamin and mineral that my body needed during this time. I embarked on a quest to find the cleanest prenatal vitamin possible, ideally one that was aligned with the way I eat: organic, non-GMO, plant-based, and free of funky processed junk. I didn’t want a bottle of chemical isolates dressed up with organic fluff. The vitamin I wanted to take didn’t exist. So I went looking for a partner—the stars aligned with Garden of Life—and I co-founded mykind Organics. It is made from whole foods, and is certified USDA organic, non-GMO-verified and free of synthetic binders and fillers. RR: What is one thing you would recommend taking every day? AS: Before we made our own truly
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us about working on it? Looks frightening—in a good way. AS: At this time, I have yet to see it, but I can’t wait to watch it. I’m a bit scared! Some of my friends saw it, and jumped into each other’s arms at a certain point in the film. RR: How do you cultivate a sense of well-being in the home? AS: Food is No. 1, hands-down: cooking and serving plant-based meals. Bear and I maintain a veggie garden in our backyard, and make it a ritual to plant and harvest together. We also 136
supplement the gardening with weekly farmers market adventures. After food, every material in our house has been consciously considered for its sustainability and health. A couple of examples: Almost all of the furniture in our house is vintage and bought second-hand; we have a house filtration system, so we can drink and cook with clean water while also eliminating the use of plastic bottles; our graywater is recycled for our fruit trees; and we use Branch Basics plant-based, nontoxic eco cleaning materials.
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Interior designer to the stars Jeremiah Brent shows Purist his meditation space in the Hancock Park home he shares with husband Nate Berkus and their two children.
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Invoking ceremony and ritual has become something of a personal mantra for Jeremiah Brent. “I’m deeply ritualistic and ceremonial in terms of everything I do—from getting the kids ready in the morning, to my work,” notes the acclaimed television-star designer and principal of his namesake firm, Jeremiah Brent Design. Personal wellness permeates Brent’s Jeremiah Brent self-described “no rules” aesthetic, clear from the designer’s earliest exposure on The Rachel Zoe Show. Since then, he’s brought his stylish blend of contemporary lifestyle needs and Los Angeles sunshine to mainstream audiences via hosting the Emmy-winning House Made Simple on OWN and TLC’s Nate & Jeremiah by Design, co-hosting with his husband and fellow star designer, Nate Berkus. Along with Oprah and Ellen Pompeo (whose Grey’s Anatomy trailer he famously luxed up), Zoe embraced Brent’s minimalist yet warm, vibrantly Instagrammable interiors—all deeply personal to their inhabitants. It was no surprise, then, that Brent designed a unique meditation space in the LA home he shares with Berkus and their equally telegenic young children, Poppy and Oskar. After purchasing the Hancock Park house in 2016, Brent noticed sublime all-day sunlight atmospherically infusing an unused passageway. “Light for me has always been a big factor,” he notes. To highlight the beatific rays, Brent oriented pale Gio Ponti chairs (“a favorite—they’re inviting, but don’t distract”) toward the bay windows, setting them on salvaged stone tiles that artfully lead the eye toward the room’s natural light source. Elsewhere, Brent tops tables made from sunbleached old palo santo wood with palo santo candles (“always the same smoky scent”), Santa Maria Novella potpourri (“I even have it in my car”), and a Ganesh statue, bringing focus to the calm, spiritual setting. Since then, Brent commences each day there with a half-hour personal meditation. “Giving that room intention and purpose has connected the energy and vibration of the house,” the 35-year-old tastemaker/influencer notes. “These kinds of spaces have become more common: People are asking for areas specifically meant for disconnecting. It’s now part of the conversation: ‘How can I carve out this little spot to reset and jump-start my day?’”
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Tartine’s Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt have gained a cult following and superstar status with their legendary breads and baked goods. Now, the San Francisco couple launches their most ambitious project, The Manufactory, in Downtown LA’s Arts District (tartinebakery.com/ los-angeles/the-row). The bilevel, 40,000-square-foot space is a multiconcept dining destination that includes a bakery, coffee roastery, ice cream and coffee take-out window, market and café—Tartine Bianco. The all-day restaurant—chef Chris
Bianco of Phoenix’s famed Pizzeria Bianco collaborates on a menu of open-faced tartines, flatbreads, and salads—highlights farmers market produce and, of course, its namesake bread. Pioneering the renaissance of artisanal loaves, Tartine Bianco’s are made with naturally fermented, quality grains from local farmers. For a more intimate dinner and brunch experience, check out Alameda Supper Club, complete with outdoor patio, 16-seat private dining room, and menu of housemade pastas and rustic wood-fired fare (ala138
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medasupperclub.com). Soul food meets Californian at Alta Adams (altaadams.com). The West Adams restaurant features a straightforward menu of Southern classics with a feel-good twist of local, seasonal produce and refined flavors: cornbread with honey butter, deviled eggs, skillet-fried chicken. Chef Keith Corbin (with Daniel Patterson, of San Francisco’s highly touted Coi) cooks up dinner and a just-launched weekend brunch in the homey two-room dining space with an open kitchen. There’s also an outdoor patio and full bar serving up specialty cocktails, and craft beer and cider from local breweries. As a self-described Vietnamese kitchen inside an American bakery, Fiona offers Vietnamese beef stew, caramel-braised chicken bánh mì, and baked goods from Nicole Rucker. Everything is made in-house, including breads, pastries and specialty beverages such as sparkling hibiscus-ginger-yuzu-ade and passion fruit-rosewater soda. The pastry chef/ baker refines toast—jam and butter gets elevated with housemade country sourdough, housemade strawberry jam and Beurre de Baratte, or topped with Japanese black and golden sesame seed paste—for breakfast and lunch. Expect key lime and seasonal fruit pies, available whole or by the slice. Shawn Pham’s delectable dinner menu highlights Thao Farms vegetables and Southeast Asian-French fare. (fionabakeryla.com)
Forget space cakes and gummies. CBD unveils a sleeker (and more accessible) form: Enhance your cold-pressed juice at Moon Juice (moonjuice.com) with a shot of the nonpsychoactive oil—they use Colorado-based Charlotte’s Web— or add a shot to your latte at Alfred Coffee (alfred.la). Coffee upgraders can also stop into Alfred and Backyard Bowls (backyardbowls. com) for Vybes sparkling juices. The LA-based company fuses organic ingredients—try prickly pear and passion fruit (maracujá) or blackberry ginger—with 15 milligrams of hemp CBD.
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BEAUTY IN A BOTTLE Go beyond your typical beauty regime by drinking your way to better skin and hair. Rosewater, a medicine cabinet staple, is the new beauty beverage: Benefits include boosting mood, energy level, digestion and detoxification. Santa Monica-based Simples (simplestonics. com) offers a plant-based tonic at their storefront and distributes to LA retailers such as Farmshop. Simples’ The Elevator promises to lift mood and open the heart. Angelenos can also visit Moon Juice for Rose GL’eau rose water, and Erewhon for floral almond milks and smoothies (erewhonmarket.com). 139
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SkinTé is also getting on the beauty beverage bandwagon with its sparkling teas—green tea-grapefruit and white tea-ginger—infused with collagen and herbs. The Portlandand LA-based company uses kosher bovine peptides (hydrolysate from grass-fed, pasture-raised beef) to improve skin, hair, nails and bones. Why is collagen so important? The protein makes up 30 to 40 percent of our body, and starts to deplete as early as our 20s, leading to skin aging, weakened bones and muscles, and joint problems (skinte.com). Gluten, soy and dairy-free Kalumi protein bars contain 12 grams of marine-based (wild-caught cod) collagen, in flavors such as lemon-rosemary, sweet potato pie, chai and cacao-almond. Find this beauty food at SunLife Organics and Erewhon (kalumibeauty.com).
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Brooke Burke, Dancing With the Stars alum (she co-hosted for four years) and tireless workout guru, uploads new material every week to her fitness app, Brooke Burke Body, with programs ranging from lower-body Saddlebag Slimdown (think pliés that burn, and plank combos) and Recovery Yoga Flow, to ab workouts with catchy titles such as Best Ab Moves You Aren’t Doing. “The app is a collection of what I call ‘bite-size burns,’” Burke says of the variously timed exercises that make it easy to squeeze in a workout. “You decide whether it’s six minutes, eight minutes, or 40. Once you download a workout, you don’t need Wi-Fi, so it’s great for travel.” Variety is key for Burke, who admits that even she can get into a fitness rut. To encourage herself and others to stay motivated, Burke created forums on her app for community-based support (think virtual gym buddies, many of whom leave motivating comments as soon as a new workout is uploaded), and Woman 2 Woman interviews with inspiring people such as Michelle Weiss Boyle, who lost 70 pounds, and self-made millionaire health supplement entrepreneur Emily Vavra. In the spirit of women helping women, Burke has more recently kicked off what she refers to as “soulful” retreats, which she saw a need for in today’s world of “girl bosses” and busy working moms. So far, they’ve convened in dreamy locales such as Dana Point, California, and Red Mountain Resort & Spa in Utah. Attendees took silent reflective beach walks at sunset and enjoyed spa treatments in between motivating chats and workout classes like Cardio Party and Booty Burn. “Women lose their sense of self when they become a boss or a mom,” says Burke, mother of four. “It’s important for women to give themselves permission to have dreams, take chances, take care of themselves, push themselves.” In addition to her fitness projects and TV Land adventure show I Dare You, Burke is working on a future reality competition show and other projects. “I’m always doing something, always busy,” she says. “We grow when we push ourselves, so we can’t let ourselves get boring in fitness or in work.”
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Where to go and what to do on the West Coast this summer for a healthy body, mind and spirit. BY LAUREN BRUCE MAY 3-5
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Beachlife Festival Willie Nelson and Family, Brian Wilson, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros, Violent Femmes, Sugar Ray, Ziggy Marley and more bring good vibrations to Redondo Beach for a colossal, rocking jam session. Even pro surfer Rob Machado will be hitting the stage with Sack Lunch. Tickets from $95. beachlifefestival.com
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swims and more. Four-day passes from $350; five-day from $410. 13601 Ironbark Road, Bakersfield, lightninginabottle.org
MAY 5 Vegfest This well-rounded festival features vegan food booths, live music, speakers, animal adoptions, an eco-marketplace and more. Visit the site for a full list of the exhibitors. From $30. 60046076 Woodley Ave., Encino, vegfestla.org
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Standup Newport Beach All levels of athletes are welcome to join the standup paddleboard games to raise funds for early breast cancer detection, treatment and education.
Lightning in a Bottle The live music lineup is an added bonus, but many will flock for the wellness workshops, healing experiences, family camping, art classes, yoga, meditation, lake
MAY 16-19 Joshua Tree Music Festival Camp out in Joshua Tree National Park for this family-friendly bohemian event featuring live music, yoga, visual arts and more. Tickets $190 for a four-day pass. Joshua Tree Lake Campground, 2601 Sunfair Road, joshuatreemusicfestival.com
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live music, yoga, sound healing, vegan food and art. This year’s themes include honoring indigenous roots, practicing forgiveness and releasing trauma. Free or $10 donation for a speed pass. Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1245 North Spring St., disclosurefest.org
JULY 27–AUGUST 4 Vans US Open of Surfing Founded in 1994, this iconic SoCal competition is known to make or break professional surf careers, as it determines qualification to the Championship Tour. You’ll spot some of the world’s best surfers here. Free. Huntington Beach Pier, surfcityusa.com
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Welcome to the World of Wellington, the home of the Winter Equestrian Festival, or WEF. During the winter season, individual riders from all fifty states, not to mention Olympic and national teams from countless countries convene to chart their animals over jumps, guide them in the distinguished ballet of dressage, or pit them against other champion polo teams. We arrive at the barn each morning in the early hours. The darkness surrounds us, and a cloudy fog hovers low, brushing over the fields and rings. It’s quite cool most mornings, and we don jackets and sweaters to ward off the chill. Well before the sun rises, the adjacent practice rings and muddy pathways are already abuzz, even frenzied, with activity. In the distance, a trainer lunges a horse on a long lead line, guiding him to canter in a circle. His animal’s abundant energy must be warmed up before stepping into a show ring for competition. Inside the stables, horses’ faces peek out of their stalls, waiting to play, train and compete. Grooms first take them out and ready them, bridles, saddles and halters hanging
nearby. They love these animals as we all do, and know their different personalities as well as anyone. Grooms work their own intense schedules, arriving before anyone to feed the animals, and leaving last at the end of the day after turning them out to play in pasture. When the competition nears, riders first zip up their tight boots, put their hair neatly in nets, then helmets, and button their collars. Now, as the sun shines through, heating the fog and then dispersing it, we all shed a few layers. Outside, someone is washing a horse down, a simple task that each time draws me to stare and marvel. The sun’s rays cause subtle rainbows in the water’s mist that spray over his back like a halo. I watch the beautiful beast, his muscles more clearly outlined now, wet and shining in the morning light. Riders saddle their horses, adjusting their girths to the proper tension, pulling their stirrups to just the right length. Finally, they set their knee into a groom’s clasped hands and are launched up and into the saddle. First, they ride their horse over a few jumps to make sure they are in sync, 144
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the only competitive Olympic sports where men and women go head to head as equals. For a Grand Prix class in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the horses are tested on speed and their ability to clear every rail. They soar over five foot high jumps that can be nearly 6 feet wide. It’s downright strange to watch them suspended in air for so long. I often joke with my daughter that they resemble a rabbit leaping over a large SUV. On Saturday nights, each of these top-level classes is represented at sponsored events with astronomical prize money, which pack the stands with insiders and fans scrutinizing and enjoying top techniques and talents, and outsiders watching a horse defy gravity as it soars over 15 or more elegantly built jumps. On these nights, men and women from all countries, young and old, have qualified over time to earn a precious, hard-fought place on the roster. Unlike any other sport, the athletes of these varying sizes and stripes are judged equally: 17-year-old Lucy Deslauriers could enter the ring right after 72-year-old Ian Millar, the only person in the world to compete at 10 Olympic games over the years. I’ve witnessed both of them myself take first win in this Grand Prix ring, up against many of the most accomplished riders the world over. “Anything can happen,” says Millar. “You are dealing with two athletes. There are so many variables that go into it. There’s drama. Hollywood scriptwriters couldn’t do a better job sometimes.” As lead characters in this dramatic tale, riders must navigate the pressures that come with going up against the world’s great champions. Equally courageous athleticism can be witnessed in a polo match at Wellington’s International Polo Club Palm Beach. Here, the advanced turf footing and grass stand as charging grounds for champion teams from the world over. Horses gallop full speed in a tight pack, clashing up against each other to either defend or score. On the sidelines 50 feet away, you feel their pounding hooves rumble the ground beneath you. When all the training comes together, the bond between rider and horse is both invisible and infinite. Most riders pursue this sport throughout their lives: wanting, wishing for that rare sense of peace found in perfect synchronicity with another being. And all of them, whether young or old, man or woman, first-time competitor or seasoned Olympian—know that respect for the majesty of the beasts beneath them counts above all those elusive ribbons. From Wellington: The World of Horses, by Holly Peterson (Assouline, 2019), $85
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working out the kinks in practice rings. Then, amidst the spectators on stands, they hear their name and number at the entry gate. They are now ready to grind through a hot Florida day, harnessing their own talents against the best competitors in the world. Wellington’s horse community has given life to surrounding country clubs, restaurants (from gourmet to taco trucks), and, ringside, tented shopping alleys with art galleries. Mobile tutoring trailers provide calm quiet so young riders can concentrate on their studies, away from the highest levels of competition the sport offers. The accoutrements range from an Hermès store with accessories, both human and equine, saddles that retail for over $6,000, to Loopy and Dan’s melted cheese-and-ham crepes everyone devours between trips into the ring. The competitions here are comprised of four varying— yet equally challenging—disciplines: Jumpers, Hunters, Equitation, and Dressage. All four disciplines are further categorized into Professional, Amateur, Junior, Adult and Child, or by the height of the obstacles. Of these masteries, Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing are 145
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Karla Dascal, founder of The Sacred Space Miami, speaks with Purist about her mission to empower the community through her center’s commitment to wellness and holistic practices. BY CRISTINA CUOMO PURIST: How did you discover your passion for wellness? KARLA DASCAL: My own story of transformation is how The Sacred Space came to fruition—this is a brand born of my personal life experiences. I was not living in alignment with myself when I began to discover a love for wellness. Having enjoyed every possible marker of external success in my business, I still felt something was missing as I struggled to feel contentment, joy and health. One day, I simply realized that without health and lightness on the inside, the financial success would never give me the life satisfaction I was seeking. In pursuit of reinventing myself, I traveled the world to study with the most renowned spiritual masters. I changed my diet to entirely plant-based and made a conscious choice to lead an intentional life. As a result, my health improved tremendously, relationships changed and a path of healing emerged as a new business direction.
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PURIST: Sacred Space is home to yoga and meditation; a restaurant, Plant Miami; a lifestyle shop, Flow; a plant-based cooking school, Plant Culinary; and an event venue, Container Space. What is your objective with all these offerings? KD: To create a wellness epicenter for self-care, self-love, healing and spiritual growth, and to holistically evolve the mind-body-spirit and elevate the consciousness of our community. Wellness begins with knowledge and tools enabling evolution for the whole person—mind, body, spirit and soul. It’s all connected. Vibrant plant-based cuisine, yoga, meditation and green 147
self-care tools nourish every part of the self. Everything that you see and experience at The Sacred Space is based on that approach and faith in personal development. PURIST: Tell me about the visiting gurus you invite to bring their knowledge to Miami. KD: We bring the best of the best. I look for world-renowned teachers and healers that practice what they preach like [meditation teacher] Sah D’Simone; functional medicine doctors Dr. Will Cole and Dr. Karen Koffler, MD; authors Sahara Rose Ketabi and Yung Pueblo; cathartic-movement expert Taryn Toomey; and cannabis educator Dr. Michelle Weiner. Not only are we bringing the best to Miami, but we are curating wellness programming, plant-based experiences and green beauty in other cities. PURIST: What are some of your favorite wellness tips? What do you do every day? KD: Everything starts with daily practices and rituals. Morning rituals set the tone for the rest of your day. I love walking in nature, making fresh celery juice, sipping on a matcha latte and enjoying an adaptogen smoothie. I’m working on my personal healing path and deepening of my own consciousness every day, going the deepest I’ve ever gone with my healing, and even still, I’m going deeper because the work is never over. PURIST: What’s the best advice anyone has given you? KD: Listen to your inner self. sacredspacemiami.com
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THE FULL WELLNESS IMMERSION Hippocrates Health Institute offers transformative programs. BY BETH LANDMAN
said to feed on, is verboten, and for guests with cancer, even fruit is off-limits. Detoxing the body is another part of the regimen at Hippocrates, and it is done with a combination of juicing, colonics, acupuncture, electromagnetic energy and infrared saunas, which help remove chemicals and heavy metals from the body. There are also specific programs for those with cancer or diabetes, and Clement firmly believes that epigenetics, factors you can govern, affect the body’s immune system more than actual genetics. “Lifestyle habits from families contribute to what people call genetics,” he maintains. “There are genetic diseases, like Down syndrome, but studies show it is how you eat and think and exposure to toxins that have the most impact.” For those seeking more of a classic spa experience, Hippocrates has a 21-day weight-loss program with trainers and fitness classes. “A lot of people come just to slow the aging process,” notes Clement. While Hippocrates hopes people will continue the practices they learn after they leave, it is a modified version. “If you are living a healthy lifestyle, you don’t have to constantly cleanse,” says Clement. “You don’t have to be on a totally raw food diet the rest of your life, only when you are in the conquest of a disease. A healthy lifestyle activates the immune system and that’s what heals you.” Says Fisher: “Our main goal at Hippocrates is education; we teach the lifestyle so that people can take it home and be independent.” 1466 Hippocrates Way, West Palm Beach; 800.842.2125; hippocratesinst.org
There are many spas and wellness retreats offering fitness, lectures and healthy cuisine, but few go to the lengths of Hippocrates Health Institute, which was founded in 1956 and relocated to West Palm Beach in 1986. The programs here are called “life transformation” for a reason: They are meant to totally reset the way you live. The most comprehensive package is a three-week visit, which ranges from $8,303 for shared accommodations to $20,748 for a private villa room or house. People can also come for one day, which costs $300 and includes one meal, two therapies and access to the campus, with pools, saunas and gym. “We pioneered the field of lifestyle medicine and this program activates the immune system,” maintains Brian Clement, co-owner of Hippocrates, along with his wife Anna Maria. “It takes 21 days to change habits, so if you are really sincere we suggest staying for that time.” A chief goal at Hippocrates is to create an environment in the body that discourages disease. One of the most important aspects of that is de-stressing, which begins when you arrive at the peaceful 55-acre property, and continues through therapy and meditation sessions. Nutrition is an important aspect of a visit, and it is not for the undisciplined. The diet here is vegan and raw. “When we heat food, we destroy the nutrients, and cooking food with oil creates carcinogenic activity,” maintains Tom Fisher, a registered nurse who acts as the institute’s medical supervisor. Meals are meant to maintain an alkaline balance in the body, said to be hostile to cancer and other diseases, and are filled with sprouts. “Broccoli, pea and sunflower sprouts, for example, have 50 times the nutrients of the mature plant,” says Fisher. Sugar, which cancer is 148
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Enter Biologique Recherche for expert treatments.
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Game-changing skin care experts Biologique Recherche launch a new Palm Beach mecca.
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BY BETH LANDMAN Four Seasons Resort has just launched Biologique Recherche treatments, and in March, Biologique has its own “Ambassade” (a beauty mecca previously located only in Europe and Asia) just steps from City Place. A 2,000-square-foot white space containing three cushy treatment rooms (one for couples), Biologique offers a range of services from nail and hair grooming, to eyelash extensions, to the famed “remodeling” facial, which uses sponges charged with microcurrent to stimulate muscles and increase the penetration of serums. Pop inside for an hour or two before your next event across the street at the Kravis Center. 550 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite CU-3, West Palm Beach
There are skin-savvy aficionados who religiously follow the Biologique Recherche line, and maintain a perky, hydrated appearance by using its fragrance-free products loaded with botanical, marine and biological active ingredients. They get regular Biologique facials and whisper names like P50, an exfoliating toner often referred to as a “facial in a bottle,” or Crème MSRH, which contains yam and soy, smells like dessert, and brightens, tones and oxygenates. The company has headquarters in New York; emporiums like Sia’s Beauty, Karina NYC, Rescue Spa and the offices of dermatologist Anetta Reszko offer its next-level facials. Now the line has come to Palm Beach in a major way: The newly renovated 149
MIAMI + PALM BEACH Farmer’s Table led the way for mindful dining in Boca Raton.
CONSCIOUS CUISINE At last, healthy eating takes root in Palm Beach County. BY BETH LANDMAN Waitstaff at Boca Raton’s Farmer’s Table begin each meal with a speech, explaining the restaurant’s philosophy: The kitchen uses one-third the salt of most restaurants, and no butter or cream; there are no fryers or microwaves on the premises; all produce on the “dirty dozen” list is organic; and seafood is sustainably caught, captured or raised. The restaurant (farmerstableboca.com) opened five years ago, and has become so popular that it has expanded into catering services, taking over the steak house next door and opening a separate take-out shop. Later this year, it will open a second location, in North Palm Beach. Though the flagship has 280 seats, it is packed nightly with health-conscious diners gobbling up items like the “root to stem salad” with power greens, watermelon, quinoa-Brussels sprouts tabbouleh, roasted butternut squash and pumpkin seeds with a fig vinaigrette; and vegan meatballs with spaghetti squash, spinach, and tomato-basil sauce. Sides include “fried rice” made with cauliflower and quinoa, while “ice cream” is created with a combo of avocado and coconut milk. “We were the first to believe in a healthy approach and come into a community
where the most popular restaurants at the time were traditional steak houses,” says Mitchell Robbins, the restaurant’s co-founder. “It completely paid off.” The runaway success of Robbins’ wholesome approach was not lost on other restaurateurs. At Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar (harvestseasonalgrill.com) in Delray Beach, the mandate is “Healthy Indulgence” by way of a seasonal menu with sustainable, locally sourced fare. For spring, pillows of al dente ravioli are stuffed with sweet English peas and plated with sugar snaps, asparagus, broccolini, fennel, cherry tomato, lemon oil, basil and marigold. The Impossible “BBQ” Burger is served with seitan jerky, avocado and pickled onion on a vegan roll. Last year, a branch of Arizona-born True Food Kitchen (truefoodkitchen.com), dedicated to “conscious nutrition,” opened in Town Center at Boca Raton. Pizzas are topped with butternut squash, roasted garlic, organic kale, vegan almond ricotta, dried cranberry and sage. Even the tacos are something your doctor might approve of: They’re filled with grass-fed beef, tomatillo-avocado salsa, pickled jicama, Anasazi beans and coconut-lime yogurt. 150
A passion for Paleo led to a game-changing business for South Florida native Jordann Windschauer-Amatea. Her company, Base Culture, revolutionizes the baked-goods market by offering sweet, wholesome treats made from premium ingredients. Hitherto Paleo-forbidden foods like bread, brownies and granola are given a healthy makeover—100 percent Paleo-certified, certified gluten-free, kosher-certified, grainfree, dairy-free, soy-free and non-GMO-verified. “The mission of Base Culture has always been to provide consumers with a different way of looking at life, and we are doing so by providing them with clean, healthy and crave-able products,” said Windschauer-Amatea. Their new line of Paleo almond butters in five flavors (including chocolate espresso) are all-natural and contain zero preservatives. This month, Base Culture also adds CBD-infused sweets to its lineup. Each brownie and blondie contains 25mg of CBD isolate, imbued with coconut oil. We’ll take one of each! Base Culture is available at grocery and health stores nationwide, including Albertsons, Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market and Whole Foods. baseculture.com —Nancy Kane
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A rendering of The Underline project, to restore the space surrounding Miami’s Metrorail
AT A GLANCE Family festivals, 5K races and other eye-opening experiences await on the Florida Gold Coast. BY LAUREN BRUCE APRIL 27 Palm Beach VegFest Enjoy this vegan-food-only gathering, featuring plantbased local food and a variety of vendors selling everything from essential oils to healing crystals. Free. Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, pbvegfest.com
APRIL 27-OCT. 19 Underline Yoga Chakra Series The Underline, a nonprofit working to transform the underutilized land below Miami’s Metrorail, is hosting free yoga chakra sessions beginning with The Sacral. Free. Brickell City Centre, Rooftop, Level 4 Block C, 601 South Miami Ave., theunderline.org
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MAY 2-5 SunFest Keith Urban, Ludacris, Earth, Wind & Fire, OneRepublic, Papa Roach and Flogging Molly are among the 2019
free for spectators. Tamiami Park, 11201 SW 24th St., race. gorunstore.com
performers. Tickets from $47. Along S. Flagler Drive from N. Clematis Street to Lakeview Avenue, West Palm Beach, sunfest.com
MAY 17-19 Redland International Orchid Festival Spring into a flower fest that celebrates the beauty of orchids, with more than 60 vendors to buy from, and a lecture series featuring orchid experts. Tickets are $10; 3-day pass $25. Fruit & Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave., Homestead, redlandorchidfest.org
MAY 10 In To America Written by William Massolia and performed by Chicago’s Griffin Theatre Company, the drama focuses on the experience of immigrants to the United States, chronicling the lives of ordinary men, women and children, and their ongoing struggles to fit into a foreign land. Tickets $20. 2901 W. Flagler St., miamidadecountyauditorium.org
JUNE 2 South Miami Hospital Twilight 5K Part block party, part track event, this race doesn’t end when you cross the finish line. Music, food, festive drinks and a kiddie section for the younger racers will be waiting for all participants. Tickets from $30. FootWorks Running, 5724 Sunset Dr., South Miami, teamfootworks.org
MAY 11 Go Run 5K Go Run Miami, a specialty running store, hosts its fourth annual race around Tamiami Park. Winners receive cash rewards, and all attendees are invited to partake in a post-race party. Registration fee from $30; 151
JUNE 12-16 23rd American Black Film Festival Watch film, television and web content by and about people of African descent at this annual showcase for emerging black artists. Ticket packages from $120. Locations vary, abff.com
JUNE 22-23 Redland Summer Fruit Festival With wine tastings, exotic fruits and a petting zoo, the whole family will enjoy a day at the park. Tickets from $8. Fruit & Spice Park, 24801 SW 187 Ave., redlandfruitandspice.com
JULY 26-28 South Beach Mango Festival Mango-loving fanatics will fill up on their favorite food while also enjoying live music, contests and vendors. Tickets from $19.95. 1200 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach, sobemangofest.com
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HAPPY PLACE
Actress Lili Mirojnick finds her joy on Happy!, the over-the-top comedic crime drama, and in real life. BY RAY ROGERS PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREGG DELMAN
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After years of one-off roles on television series from CSI to Grey’s Anatomy, Lili Mirojnick was more than ready to dig in to the empowered female cop she plays in Happy!, back on Syfy (and Netflix) for its second demented season. “You don’t get a lot of strong female characters who don’t have to be femmed-up on television. The amount of times I book a guest-star role and it’s like, OK, where’s the push-up bra, where are the heels?” says Mirojnick, who stars opposite Christopher Meloni on the darkly comedic crime caper. (“The writers have some twisted minds—we blow up nuns and there’s more orgies with latex-clad people this season,” she reports.) What a welcome change of pace to go to work in the same minimal, natural makeup she wears in real life to play badass detective Merry McCarthy. “It just so happened that I’m very much Merry—no bullshit, easy life, not a lot of frills, taking care of what she needs to take care of. She was me and I was her.” Happy! also brought Mirojnick back to her happy place: hometown New York City (where the show is filmed) after an extended stint in LA. “I always felt that LA was a place where I had to build a life, but New York is a place where I can just be. My energy and the New York energy align.” Newly settled in Williamsburg, she revels in long solitary walks in the city and as many nights of theater as she can take in. Her long-held dream of starring in a musical is “one I will never let go of!” she says. “Being back on stage is all I want. I left 12 years ago, so whatever I have to do, I’m ready to go shake some hands.” In the meantime, a daily yoga practice keeps her fit and grounded. “I have a tendency to get anxious. Yoga taught me how to just exist,” she says. “It doesn’t matter what’s happening in my life—I could be the happiest person in the world or in a deep depression—but when I walk through those studio doors, I am home.” 153
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MEX APPEAL
Gitano Jungle Room at the James Hotel in Soho delivers the healthiest and most delectable tastes of Tulum. BY JULIA SZABO
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Beyond the luxury shops, Hudson Yards is Manhattan’s new wellness central. BY NANCY KANE The much-anticipated Hudson Yards restaurants, shops and public square opened last month on Manhattan’s West Side, drawing residents and visitors alike to a perfectly contained world where the bustle of shopping and dining meets urban serenity. Get in a workout climbing New York’s newest landmark, the Vessel. The 150-foot-high structure counts 2,500 steps and 80 platforms and public space. Catch your breath at luxurious, plantfilled 3Den, a drop-in club where you can take a nap (in your very own pod), shower, and Zen out in the meditation room. Pop by for a vegan, chemical-free, nontoxic mani-pedi at sundays; get your glam on at celeb-hair guru Sally Hershberger salon inside the city’s first Neiman Marcus. Guys will want to check out athletic wear at Rhone—their first brick-and-mortar store—and women can choose from Athleta or Lululemon to get in gear for walking the 5-acre park, a lush landscaped plaza that links Hudson Boulevard Park at West 33rd Street and the High Line three blocks down. Worked-up appetites can be satisfied at eateries including those helmed by David Chang (Asian fusion at Kawi and Peach Mart) and Thomas Keller (TAK Room’s Continental fare). Paleo haven Belcampo offers organic meals from their regenerative California farm.
entrees alongside No sooner do carne asada (try beachcombers Pot-Roasted Cauarrive home from liflower with Black the Yucatan PeninGarlic and Mole). sula than they crave Absolutely nothing is a return trip. New fried—not even the Yorkers experiencing addictive corn chips, this phenomenon which aren’t chips need only travel as A vibrant spread at the per se, but pieces of far as Soho, home of Gitano Jungle Room tlayuda, 2-foot tostaGitano Jungle Room das, slow-toasted and delightfully crispy. at the James Hotel—which also, conveJungle Room’s bill of fare prides itself niently, operates a property in Tulum. The on unprocessed ingredients, from freshly eatery captures “the essence of Yucatan squeezed citrus juices to never-frozen cuisine,” promises Executive Chef Ivan avocados, made daily into guacamole Lemoine, veteran Tulum traveler and served with an array of crudités far from the restaurant’s co-partner (with Mads the usual suspects: chayote squash, red Refslund). “It’s food that is better for you, and white endive, jicama. Cocktails and and makes you feel better.” dessert offer still more opportunities to fill Forget the stereotype of “unhealthy” Mexican fare, and indulge in bean-laden up on freshness: Each item on the drinks menu “requires two or three fruits,” and burritos without artery-clogging crema. the dairy-free panna cotta gets its lush Here, you’ll find no sour cream anywhere creaminess from coconut. 23 Grand St., on the menu, while cruciferous vegeta212.201.9119, grupogitano.com bles hold their own as mouthwatering
HE’S GOT THE CHOPS Chef Richard Farnabe reinvigorates Reserve Steakhouse with a gourmet kosher menu.
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Holder of the Guinness World Record for creating the most expensive soufflé, chef Richard Farnabe feasts on “a fantastic challenge.” So when Albert Allaham approached him to revamp Reserve Cut, FiDi’s modern steak house, Farnabe went big: “It will be the world’s first-ever Michelin-starred kosher restaurant,” he promised. “Next-level kosher.” Nonkosher-keepers, fear not: Farnabe flavor means that forgoing dairy and shellfish won’t feel anything like a sacrifice. Highlights of Farnabe’s new Reserve
Cut menu, unveiling May 6, include red snapper with ginger, cilantro, mint, star anise and cinnamon; porcini pizza with walnuts, caramelized onions and a gluten-free cauliflower crust; cassoulet of roasted vegetables with saffron, cumin and coriander in a light sherry-tomato sauce; and strawberry-rhubarb baba au rhum or vanilla Napoleon, both paired with a whipped coconut cream dreamy enough to render regular schlag obsolete. The Setai – Wall Street, 40 Broad St., 212.747.0300 —J.S.
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LE BOTANISTE: A PRESCRIPTION FOR HEARTY, HEALTHY FAST SLOW FOOD
Gorgeous lighting at Brasserie Cognac
BONNE SANTÉ
The lighter side of French fare at Brasserie Cognac.
Courtesy of Brasserie Cognac; courtesy of Springbone Kitchen; courtesy of Le Botaniste
French food has long been synonymous with rich, heavy dishes. And while there’s much on Brasserie Cognac’s menu to satisfy any appetite, the local foodie favorite offers lighter options packed with flavor. Chef Luis Gutierrez oversees menus at Brasserie Cognac’s Midtown and Upper East Side locations, and takes a nimble approach to dishes such as the tuna tarte, prepared with Grade-A sashimi tuna, pickled ginger and wasabi, and pan-seared sea scallops with celery root and green apple purees and Chardonnay
sauce. The All-Day Menu features the brasserie’s signature chicken salad, made with napa cabbage, cranberries and a basil vinaigrette. Gutierrez says the spinach and avocado salad—with roasted pine nuts, thinly sliced Parmesan and white balsamic dressing—is a favorite with ladies who lunch at the Upper East Side location, where Tina Fey, Steve Martin and P. Diddy have all dined. And the gougères (warm cheese puffs), a French classic, are so light and airy, they’re dangerous. cognacrestaurant.com —N.K.
BONE BROTH AND BEYOND
Springbone Kitchen’s philosophy is simple: “Healthy food is not complicated, and it doesn’t have to taste like cardboard,” says Jordan Feldman, who, along with friend Sam Eckstein, opened the nutritious eatery in the West Village in 2016. Last month, the duo introduced a second Springbone Kitchen to the Financial District. “We look at the things that we want to eat— free-range, grass-fed meat and organic vege-
A cup of Liquid Gold tables—and we use the best ingredients we can find,” Feldman says. The main draw has always been bone broth: classic chicken and beef and a seaweed-mushroom for vegans, but also cups of Liquid Gold (chicken with organic coconut milk and turmeric) and
New Roots (beef with ginger and garlic). Bone broth contains a myriad of good-for-you ingredients including collagen and hyaluronic acid; benefits include stronger joints, glowing skin, gut health and a strong immune system. Bonus points: The FiDi location features a broth called Bad Hombre (classic chicken broth, Spanish rice, chicken and salsa verde), with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the American Civil Liberties Union. springbone. com —N.K.
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“Let food be thy medicine” is the credo of Le Botaniste, an apothecary-styled, plantbased organic eatery and wine bar, which just opened its third Manhattan location, on 43rd Street and Third Avenue, in April (following spots at 833 Lexington Avenue and 127 Grand Street). From the founder of Le Pain Quotidien, Alain Coumont, the “fast slow food” concept began in Belgium in 2016. Organic, plant-based dishes, slow-cooked or raw (never grilled or fried), are paired with natural wines. “It’s more like a home-cooked meal” than a sit-down restaurant experience, explains managing director Laurent Francois. Serving stations (manned by attendants in white lab coats) offer cold appetizers and spreads like green pea hummus, a caviar of beets, a coconut ceviche, and hot main courses, such as the rich and tasty Tibetan Mama (brown rice with coconut-peanut butter curry sauce, steamed greens and kimchee). For anyone still reluctant to try vegan meals, Francois suggests starting with the tangy Bolognese sauce (Pasta al Mafiosi). The reactions, he notes, are unanimous: “Oh, wow! I wasn’t expecting that.” Beyond the hearty dishes, the eco-conscious operation is also something to rave about: “It’s a very greenand-lean concept. We don’t generate much waste, and the waste that we do generate is compostable. Our carbon footprint is very minimal,” says Francois. “We are not trying to preach, but what we are doing is actually good—for you and for the planet.” lebotaniste.us —R.R. A plant-based smorgasbord
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BEYOND SKIN DEEP
Dr. David Colbert, dermatologist to the stars, devotes a new floor of his practice at the New York Dermatology Group to inspired, state-of-the-art wellness treatments. BY RAY ROGERS of integrated health care which includes dermatology, performance orthopedics, antiaging medicine, and bespoke concierge medical services. We do this with a team of doctors and aestheticians who are passionate about what they do.
PURIST: Why did you decide to create a new wellness center as part of your practice, and in what ways does it differ from your standard practice? DR. DAVID COLBERT: This was a natural evolution for me as a dermatologist, internist and former ER doctor. Cosmetic dermatology is an integral part of wellness. The skin is the final expression of what’s going on inside. I’ve been waiting to officially add the wellness concept to our dermatology practice for a decade. We differ markedly from a standard practice in many ways; offering prevention, therapy and performance tools makes us unique. Most importantly, it fits with my personal philosophy.
PURIST: What does holistic skin care expert Susanne Kaufmann bring to the table? DC: Her products, based on Austrian mountain wildflowers, are what initially attracted me. I love Susanne Kaufmann’s expert approach to skin care and wellness—she’s the perfect fit for NYDG Integral Health & Wellness. Her hands-on lymphatic-activating body treatments are out of this world. It is a natural complement to our services such as cryotherapy, IV therapy, and infrared beds.
PURIST: What were you hearing from patients that they needed? DC: Our patients wanted to have everything in one place, along with the cosmetic dermatology services we offer. Clients love having an IV drip, a cryotherapy session or infrared healing lights after they get Botox and fillers, or a laser facial. And now we’ve added performance orthopedics and regenerative medicine, along with bio-identical hormone replacement therapies. Being able to magically turn one office visit into six or seven saves a lot of time, and is very appealing to New Yorkers.
PURIST: As we gear up for summer season, what do you recommend for optimal skin health? DC: Some helpful tips include: reducing your carb intake, switching to a protein-rich diet and making sure you amp up your sunblock usage. Always apply SPF with zinc oxide, like NYDG Chem Free Active Defense SPF 30. Finally, before the sunny days arrive, you should do some skin repairs with a Clear and Brilliant session. PURIST: I know you like to surf during the summer season in Montauk. How do you keep fit the rest of the year? DC: Winter fitness is surfing in Costa Rica. I meet with a trainer, Dave Corona, once a week to stay on track with stretching and core strength. I swim a few times weekly at Chelsea Piers, and of course practice vinyasa yoga with Laura Brandel at Yoga Vida. I also do cryotherapy and infrared every week. Laird Hamilton sent me a wave machine for my living room last Christmas. It’s made of a metal arc that simulates riding a wave. I have it in front of my Apple TV so I can surf and binge. nydgwellness.com
PURIST: Wellness is the buzzword in the health-beauty space right now. You are a professional medical operation. Can you speak to what people get when they make an appointment with you? DC: When someone comes to NYDG Integral Health & Wellness, they meet with our doctors and plan a bespoke health and wellness regimen. This means looking at you inside and out; from your joints to your hormone levels to your nutrition needs. We address prevention performance. Our mission is to provide a global center of excellence 156
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The new wellness floor at NYDG
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GOOD FORTUNE
For the past 20 years, Yinova Center, an acupuncture and Chinese medicine clinic, has been treating ailments from baby colic and arthritis to infertility and insomnia. Here, Purist speaks to its founder, Jill Blakeway, DACM, LAC, who has much to celebrate this year: the center’s vicennial anniversary, the opening of a second location, and the launch of her third book, Energy Medicine: The Science and Mystery of Healing. BY CHARLOTTE DEFAZIO
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PURIST: What initially sparked your passion for acupuncture and Chinese medicine? JILL BLAKEWAY: I was amazed at how well it worked for long-term, chronic health conditions. I love how the medicine takes a look at the whole body and the patterns of disharmony between symptoms, and then offers the body prompts to self-heal in a way that is really effective. I founded the Yinova Center because I wanted to take these ancient medical treatments and translate them in a way that met the needs of busy New Yorkers. PURIST: What can readers expect from your new book? JB: It’s about a subject that is often considered esoteric. The book explains that the human energy field is measurable, and that we are affecting each other energetically in a way that can be measured. For example, at the University of Connecticut, they put two people in separate MRIs, and when one thought healing thoughts about the other, their brain waves synchronized. That’s the same feeling you have when you think about someone and they text you. In the book, I explain why that happens.
PURIST: What do you think can be accredited to the surge in mindfulness and holistic healing, and where do you foresee the medical field heading? JB: We live in anxiety-provoking times, and I think people are looking for ways to find peace within, rather than looking outside of themselves for solutions. Meditation and breathing techniques have been used for thousands of years to calm the mind, and as an acupuncturist, I know that calming the mind calms the body, and a calm body goes back into homeostasis, where it is capable of healing itself. In Energy Medicine, I take this a step further by looking at a variety of healing prompts that provoke the body’s intelligence to self-heal. These range from acupuncture and hands-on healing to breathing techniques and the placebo effect. I believe that in the future, medical doctors will pay more attention to our self-healing abilities and start to look at these prompts in a more serious way. PURIST: Is there a story you can share about the benefits of healing practices at Yinova? JB: I once treated a doctor who was in 157
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premature ovarian failure. The stress of her residency had put her into menopause in her 30s. I gave her Chinese herbs and regular acupuncture and her FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) level, which was abnormally elevated, began to decrease. I was going to suggest to her that she be monitored by a reproductive endocrinologist and have intrauterine insemination, but before I could, she conceived naturally and had a little girl. PURIST: How do you feel about the center’s recent expansion? JB: I’m thrilled that we’ve opened a second location in Brooklyn Heights. We chose it because we found that a lot of patients coming to our Flatiron spot commute from Brooklyn and we wanted to serve them closer to home. My hope is that we become a community resource there, in the same way that we have in downtown Manhattan. We want people to feel comfortable dropping by to discuss whatever ails them. yinovacenter.com.
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Alix Klineman serves in the 2018 AVP Gold Series in NYC.
AT A GLANCE
Thought-provoking and heart-racing happenings around the Big Apple and in the Hamptons. BY LAUREN BRUCE APRIL 20
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Christine Sciulli: Phosphene Dreams Sciulli’s imaginative use of light shines through site-specific installations featuring suspended fabric forms to evoke sculptures. Viewers are invited to sit, linger, play and interact with the work, showing at Guild Hall’s Woodhouse Gallery. Free. Guild Hall, 158 Main St., East Hampton, guildhall.org
PEN World Voices Festival: Open Secrets Writers and artists from more than 50 nations gather to share work covering a range of topics from The Politics of Poetry to Writing in Prison. Some of the participants include poet Raúl Zurita, artist Laurie Anderson and performance artist Elyla (Fredman Barahona). Ticket pricing and locations vary. worldvoices.pen.org
AVP Gold Series New York City Open Watch some of the best beach volleyball players compete. The third stop of the Gold Series tour will be the only one played in the Eastern time zone, and the first with higher-stakes prize money and points. Free; Adult Club AVP tickets begin at $100. Piers 25 and 26, avp.com
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Games For Change Festival Enter the digital world of gaming, followed by two days of talks, panels and workshops dedicated to three topics: Civics & Social Issues, Games for Learning and Health & Wellness. Nonprofit/educator passes from $129; all other from $149. Parsons School of Design at The New School, 63 5th Ave., festival.gamesforchange. org
Health, Wellness & Business Expo NYC Nutritionists, massage therapists, vegan chefs, naturopaths and fitness experts are among the list of attendees at this yearly body and soul summit. Free. 4W43 Gallery Building, 4 W. 43rd St., hwncc.com
Yung Jake: cartoons Yung Jake’s latest exhibit, at Guild Hall’s Moran & Spiga Galleries, focuses on sculpture and video, all following a common narrative about main character Kelvin, his family, environment and influences. Free. Guild Hall, guildhall.org
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World Science Festival More than 70 events focusing on the subject of science include outdoor experiences and interactions with mathematicians and biologists. Ticket pricing TBA. Locations vary, worldsciencefestival.com 158
AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 8 US Open Watch your favorite tennis players serve cross-court in one of the sport’s most intense tournaments. Ticket prices TBA. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens, usopen.org
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“I never took a day off. I’ve been training since I was 5,” says ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick, girlfriend of Mick Jagger and mother of Devi, their 2-year-old son. Her performances based on the music of the Rolling Stones made their American debut this month at the Youth America Grand Prix gala at Lincoln Center.
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LOVE CONNECTION
It’s not just about swiping right or left anymore. Samantha Daniels on modern-day matchmaking and the best apps for online dating. apps quite successfully. If you are thinking of using one, you need to use them smartly and efficiently so you can make a real connection. To that end, don’t be the person who is on every app; choose one or two at a time. Remember, it’s OK
or are a man who is more Type A, then this app might feel a little frustrating.
THE LEAGUE A good choice for people who are all about invitation-only. If you are someone who enjoys being where other
one who lives or hangs in your own neighborhood.
JSWIPE This is a dating app akin to Jdate. It’s for the social and trendy single Jewish people. If religion is important to you, this would be where you hunt for your significant other.
RAYA Strictly for
to eliminate people who are not true contenders and focus on real prospects only. And make sure to follow up with true possibilities so that you can meet “the one.” What’s the right app for you? Here is my take on some of the top ones on the market right now:
people might be excluded, this is the app for you. You can either join their gargantuan waitlist, or ask a friend who is a member to invite you. To me, The League has a somewhat collegiate feel to it, so it’s a better fit for a younger singleton.
HAPPN It’s all about
BUMBLE Popular because
locale. HAPPN shows you matches who are in your vicinity at any given moment. Don’t get scared off by the surveillance gimmick; it might be fun to date some-
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the Hollywood crowd. You need to be accepted to Raya, like a Soho House or a San Vicente Bungalows. There is a certain appeal to this if you are one of those people who prefers exclusivity and who likes to be at the right place all the time. (I have an invitation-only dating app, The Dating Lounge, thedatinglounge.net, hitting the market shortly, that focuses on strategic connections and dealbreakers.) However, Raya sometimes feels cliquey, so if you want to be successful here, be bold, be confident and bring your best you! Samantha Daniels is the owner of bicoastal matchmaking service Samantha’s Table (samanthastable. com) and the author of Matchbook: The Diary of a Modern-Day Matchmaker (Simon & Schuster).
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I have been a professional matchmaker for 20 years. I started my business, Samantha’s Table, before dating apps or even online dating was in existence. Back then, I needed to break through a stigma because matchmaking was considered only for the desperate and the lonely. Fast forward to today, dating apps and matchmakers are the norm, and my matchmaking business is booming with high-profile, successful and busy clients who prefer meeting people with strategic assistance rather than meeting them by chance or having to wade through endless profiles on their phone. Why this sea change? Why do we now require a full-blown digital résumé before agreeing to grab a cup of coffee? We saw the shift with Google; people can now find the name, rank and serial number of any potential suitor, and this creates a false sense of connection. As I tell my clients, it’s not until you are sitting face-to-face with someone that will you know if you have that “je ne sais quoi” chemistry. Be that as it may, many people still do use dating
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quite the feat for beginners (that kind of finger strength takes training). Avid climber and Brooklyn Boulders manager Carina Finn says that many first-climber trials consist of “muscling through everything using upper-body strength alone” and holding on for dear life, but “climbing is just as much about core strength, flexibility and body positioning as it is about pulling hard.” Take a lesson at any of the following gyms (depending on your location) and you’ll get a grip on all the tricks. The shifting of your body weight into foreign angles will suddenly seem OK—or in this case, necessary. If you’re in beautiful Aspen, surrounded by scenic, mountainous trails, you’re likely to be active. Hit up one of the local rec centers for a taste of an indoor climb—the Red Brick Recreation Center (aspenrecreation.com) is the largest, with more climbing surface, and the Aspen Recreation Center (aspenrecreation.com) has a 32-foot climbing tower with four auto belays (you don’t need a person holding your ropes below). If you’re in the Snowmass Village area, you can try their center’s bouldering cave or climbing wall (snowmassrecreation.com). Farther west, Angelenos will find the most fun at one of these LA joints: Rockreation, which offers cross-training and physical therapy for serious climbers (rockreation-la.com); LA Boulders, with bouldering only, no ropes or harnesses (touchstoneclimbing.com/la-boulders); and Sender One, where Honnold has trained (senderoneclimbing.com/lax). Flying south to Miami, there’s no shortage of gyms for a quick adrenaline rush. X-treme Rock Climbing has more than 14,000 square feet of climbing (x-tremerock.com); Coral Cliffs in Fort Lauderdale (about a 30-minute drive from Miami) has a ton of routes to try that change on a weekly basis (coralcliffs.com); and the Ninja Lounge, in North Miami, claims to be the only Florida location with more than 200 feet of bouldering wall for sideways climbing (ninjalounge.com). It’s almost shocking how many opportunities there are in NYC—legitimate indoor climbing gyms, not scaling skyscrapers. The Cliffs in Long Island City are arguably the most lauded if you’re keen to travel there, though their new Harlem spot is expected to open any day now pending permits (thecliffsclimbing.com). Central Rock Gym (centralrockgym.com) offers mostly bouldering, as does Steep Rock Bouldering (srbnyc.com) on the Upper East and West Sides. Brooklyn Boulders is a mecca offering everything from bouldering upside down and auto belaying to personal strength-training (brooklynboulders.com). Regardless of where you go, most gyms are kid-friendly, have finger boards to strengthen your crimp grips and other training facilities to really master the sport. As Finn says, “Expect a lot of falling and get comfortable with it. Climbing is 90 percent failure, which makes that 10 percent success rate that much sweeter.” On belay!
Great heights: Alex Honnold in Free Solo
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Since Oscar-winning Free Solo hit the screen, indoor rock climbing has been on the rise. BY CHARLOTTE DEFAZIO For those who have yet to see Jimmy Chin’s documentary film—which, by the way, leaves one with anxiety and sweaty hands—Free Solo is about pro rock climber Alex Honnold’s 900-meter ascent up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Honnold has inspired steady climbers and first-timers alike around the globe as a surge in climbing on rocks to obscene heights has hit every city. Even the Olympics has jumped on the boulder bandwagon: Sport climbing has been added to the 2020 Summer Olympics. Indoor climbing is not just a great physical workout; it’s a mental workout, too. Like a puzzle or mind game, it requires strategy to figure out how to perfectly move your body up the wall, relying solely on foot and hand grips in a multitude of sizes and names. Grabbing a crimp—a minuscule ledge where you literally crimp your fingers to hold on—is 164
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Sarah Chatham; @robertraeder; Samantha Galvez
JESS EWART, AYURVEDIC HEALER The mission of Aspen Ayurveda is to help clients feel as blissfully at home in their skin as its radiant founder does in hers. Ayurvedic healer and educator Jess Ewart came to appreciate the therapeutic power of India’s ancient medicine system two decades ago, while studying yoga. “I like Ayurveda because it’s tailored for the individual,” she says. “Not everyone needs to be vegan and eat raw.” The pillars of Ayurveda—the three doshas, kapha (cold), pitta (hot) and vata (dry)—are elemental energies that rule the body and its functions. They work best when balanced; if disrupted, disease results. Lifestyle guidelines include: “Awaken at the same time each day,” says Ewart. “Then drink a full glass of warm or heated water with one tablespoon of lemon juice. You can enhance the effects by drinking from a copper cup.” Ewart offers her clients a wide range of healing recommendations, from food to fitness, outlined in easyto-follow analysis reports that come complete with charts, simple recipes, and generous sprinklings of healing wisdom. jessewart.com —Julia Szabo
ROBERT RAEDER AND AMANDA COLE, 360-COACHING
JUDI PASOS, TRANSFORMATIONAL SUBCONSCIOUS PSYCHOTHERAPIST
The Unthinkable Co., a two-on-one coaching practice run by Amanda Cole and Robert Raeder, takes a holistic approach to client betterment: “To help clients fully optimize themselves,” says Cole, “we look at every aspect of a person’s life.” Adds Raeder, “Those aspects are all interconnected in ways we sometimes don’t realize.” An individual might be following a pristine meal plan, exercising and meditating regularly—but using home-cleaning chemicals that trigger a toxic reaction. “In order to build your vitality, we need to look at the full picture: the information you are taking in, and is it helping or hurting you?” Raeder explains. “That means everything from the media and food you consume, to your rituals and routines, your physical environment, the way you exercise.” The duo’s goal: your self-sufficiency. “We show up,” says Raeder, “ keep you accountable to what you commit to, and provide a support system until you can be that support system yourself.” theunthinkable.co —J.S.
Imagine everything you avoided, you suddenly allowed in. People and triggers you feared—you now loved. That’s the power of reprogramming the brain into pure, uncluttered space. “You can design your life, and what you let in,” says Judi Pasos, a licensed yoga-psychotherapist in Miami. Inevitably, we’ll experience death and a host of life challenges. But what if you saw the “bad” as a catalyst for growth? “Life is about connecting with the divine, seeing moments as a gift, and every person as a unique messenger,” says Pasos, whose brand, @BeWellAndRise, and practice, New Earth Therapy, center around the mind, body and spirit. Pasos’ holistic, spiritually focused therapy is grounded in neuroscience and subconscious energy healing, by using traditional psychotherapy along with yoga and meditation-mindfulness, among other modalities. “People rise up from the darkness of rock bottom to see the light,” says Pasos. “The dark is just a shadow, and nothing to be afraid of.” newearththerapy.com
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A by-the-numbers ode to singer, songwriter, pianist, composer and philanthropist Sir Elton John, whose iconic life hits the big screen in Rocketman this May.
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“Nothing is more profound or more powerful than recognizing our common humanity.”
Number of charities John is currently aligned with as patron or ambassador. He is also a member of the executive advisory board to four charities, and funds scholarships for The Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School of Music.
Age at which John was awarded a scholarship as a junior exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Music, which he attended every Saturday morning for four years
HOROSCOPE: Elton John, Aries, b. March 25. Elton John is passionate and action-oriented. Aries means he can bring things to life in an explosive and charismatic way, insuring a rocket-like streak to success in the music industry. His Moon in Taurus gives him a steady, hardworking personality that is artistically creative and romantically sensitive. He is ruled by Mars and Venus, the gods of love and war, who have come together to give him their blessings. It is a truly dynamic combination. This year, Mars offers a surge in innovative creativity, while Venus gives an increased emotional sensitivity, especially in his lyrics. —by Karen Thorne, karenthorne.com, @karenthornesastrologaie
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Age John began playing piano. He would play “The Skater’s Waltz” by ear.
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Age of John and husband David Furnish’s elder child, Zachary. Their younger son, Elijah, is 6.
Year Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born on March 25 in Pinner, Middlesex, England. He legally changed his name to Elton Hercules John in 1972.
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Number of John’s Grammy wins. He also scored an Oscar and a Golden Globe for The Lion King soundtrack, and his first Tony for Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida in 2000.
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Number of “Candle in the Wind” adaptations John has released. The original was written in memory of Marilyn Monroe (1973). The second (1997) was written in memory of Princess Diana; John played it at her funeral and it remains the second-best-selling single of all time (after Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”). All of its proceeds go to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.
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Amount in millions of dollars that the Elton John AIDS foundation has raised. In recognition of his charity work, John received a Commander of the Order of the British Empire award from the queen and was later knighted.
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What a difference a year can make. Melissa Errico pens a love letter to Transcendental Meditation, on her first anniversary of practicing. fail. A reason for bliss, in itself. There is no right way to meditate. During my first experiences meditating, I felt released, expanded, quiet, full, calm. Tears followed the first few sessions because I realized I hadn’t been that physically quiet ever, except for the few times I had been in a hospital and was forced to be entirely still. (Yoga class is somehow a different kind of peace.) TM is your time, and it is your companion and it is your access to yourself, much like the Persian poet Rumi teaches us about the nature of finding a lover: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” In a seeking age, it’s nice to find. I loved a video Sarah showed me once, of an Indian TM master who said that a mantra is like a mountain that comes to you, and if it does not come, you go to it. Always effortlessly. Twenty minutes of TM can feel like a night’s sleep, where once a night’s sleep felt like a terrible 20 minutes. But you aren’t allowed to lie down and put your head on the pillow. You must be awake to be this asleep. You must not sleep with your TM. In fact, like with a good lover, you will be too alert and excitable in the aftermath to actually sleep. It is best done in the morning and again around 4PM. I mean, TM. You have to find time for it, and I admit, on this oneyear anniversary, that there are periods that I felt I could not make the time. But TM is not about guilt. You begin again, go to the mountain, walk again. With, and toward, your companion, with whom you share a secret code, with whom you cannot sleep during the real darkness of night, and with whom you might very well come to understand yourself better.
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Transcendental Meditation is a demanding companion. I started TM just a year ago because, outwardly, enough people told me I should; and inwardly, because I knew I needed something deep within to slow down the speed of my mind and the pace of my days, and even find some comfort and pleasure far inside myself. I did what we are told to do—going on what is like a dating app of its own (the Tinder or Bumble of people seeking inner companionship, I suppose) and that is merely to type in www.tm.org and immediately give my physical address and ZIP code (I suppose the one thing you don’t do on real dating apps) so I could be assigned a teacher. I met my teacher, Sarah, an understated, shy-mannered, blond woman who worked in a makeshift office in a neighboring town, and I promptly signed up and paid about $900 to fulfill a longing I knew very little about except that it existed. The process was sweetly ritualistic. I had to offer a few things—the first being time, a mandatory few hours on four consecutive days. I had to offer flowers at one session, to an altar with an Indian man’s face in a frame. I had to offer a new white handkerchief (which I had to provide). I can’t remember the purpose of all this, but I recall the sense that I had made a commitment and that it was clean of intent, and kind of charming in comparison to my rushed, charged, high-tech, coffee-fueled parenting and career-juggling days. I was given my mantra, which only my teacher knows, despite how many times my teenage daughter has begged me to divulge it. The practice of TM involves saying your mantra silently over and over again for 20 minutes, and living that period of time with a sense that you cannot
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