tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29086097955313699822011-09-16T09:34:40.340-04:00Nora Lismannoreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908609795531369982.post-82037450740402998742010-08-19T14:22:00.000-04:002010-08-19T14:22:55.656-04:00

This is where we're going to tie the knot! So, apparently there is a limit to what I can do while staying sane and well myself. Sorry for those empty promises about all those fun articles I was going to post this month. I have been working hard on the new site behind the scenes, but I'm just not there yet. I assure you I will be back in full effect in mid-September, with tons

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So, here is the thing. I love food, and I cook often, but I am not really "a cook". I have some friends that are just amazing to watch in the kitchen. Calm, graceful, effortless. I am more like a hurricane. Food flies everywhere. Heaps of dishes get used. And on more than one occasion... things break. (Lucky for me, B and I have a rule that when one person cooks, the other has to clean up! )

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Hello Hello!!! Let's tear down these cobwebs, dust off the chairs, and sit down for a chat! I feel the urge to apologize for disappearing for so long, but I really needed the time away and am working on not apologizing for taking care of my needs. That being said, I can say that I have really missed writing this blog and am excited to be back right now! It's been a fun-filled few weeks. I

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How are you? Lately I have been thinking that how one answers this question might actually impact one's state of being, rather than simply reporting on it. I work a few days a week at a public high school in Brooklyn. Many of the teachers have been there for 10, 20 plus years, and well, let's just say they slant towards the burnt out end of the spectrum. Often when I happen to cross a teacher

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Remember massages? I'm not talking Swedish or shiatsu here, but the personal ones that came during the awkward early stages of romance. I.e. college. You start dating someone special. You like him. You think he likes you. And then... "the massage".  That's how you know it's getting serious. At the end of your date he would say, "How about I give you a massage?" As if this

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OK, so some of you have been noticing that I haven't been posting as often as I used to. The thing is, I am really, really, super-duper busy. Like, knot in stomach, piles of paper, accidentally double booking appointments, taking the train in the wrong direction kind of busy. The kind of busy where something's gotta give. And lately that something has been this blog. I

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I am pretty into yoga. I try to take about 3 classes a week and have been practicing for a while. I love yoga. To me it's like therapy and exercise rolled into one. For those of you that are curious, I go to Prema Yoga and take class with Lesley. I've been going to Lesley's classes for years now. She is a great teacher. She plays amazing music and designs challenging, sweaty,

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Dear readers, Oy! I am so sorry for disappearing on you like that. I feel like a bad friend who fell off the face of the earth for a few weeks. No calls. No emails. What happened? Well I went on vacation. A delicious, luxurious, tropical vacation complete with pina coladas, snorkeling and sun-bathing. I had every intention of writing a blog post while away, but yeah... that

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I started my nutrition and coaching practice because I love working with people and helping them reach their goals to live a healthier, happier life. However, I quickly realized that as I build my practice, working with people is really only half of what I do. The other half is getting the word out there about what I do.  In simpler terms: marketing. The idea of selling myself

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One of the reasons I love working with people on their diet is because I think examining what and how we eat is a great tool for self-exploration. What do our food choices say about our relationship to ourselves? Do we see eating as an act of self-love or simply a means to an end? Through studying our relationship to food, and making changes to our diet, we can begin to understand and heal areas

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When you go food shopping do you ever steal peeks into other people's carts, curious to see what they are buying? I am super excited for next week's post because it's going to satisfy exactly this curiosity. Peeking into other people's carts can be really educational. When I first decided I wanted to start to eat more healthfully, I would walk into the super market or health food store and

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This morning I gave a workshop on the nutritional needs of children  for 10 directors of after-school programs around New York City. I am feeling pretty inspired from it and thought I would share. Part of what made today so cool, was that it brought together several of  my passions. I have worked in the social work field in NYC for the past ten years. I care deeply about

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I work three days a week as a Social Worker in a public high school here in Brooklyn.This past week was school vacation. Besides the simple joy of working with teenagers, the vacation schedule is one of the best aspects of working in a school. I am sad to report that my precious vacation, with its promise of time to focus on my business and upcoming workshops, organize my home,

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I have a set of Angel Cards that I keep in a pretty box by my bed. Angel cards are about the size of your pinky finger and have different angels on them representing feelings or concepts like Compassion, Release or Humor. Each night before I go to sleep, I close my eyes and I reach my hand in to pull out a card. Once you pick an angel card, the rest is up to you to interpret. The

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So, it's 9:46pm. It's been a full day and a full week. I met with a new client on Monday. The Shake Off had it's finale on Tuesday night. (These women rocked it by the way. "I have a totally new morning routine!" said one participant about her new commitment to morning stretching. Others increased their exercise, gave their afternoon snack a makeover and carved out more time for creativity.)

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Ok, I am just going to come right out with it. This week's post is about sugar, and I am going to tell you not to eat so much of it. It tastes good, I know. I have as much of a sweet tooth as the next person. But this stuff is bad for you. Real bad. And the average American consumes 2-3 pounds of it a week. Pounds. Most likely, many of you out there are probably addicted to it. How could you not

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I made the picture above using Microsoft Paint. B is really into this dinasaur of a program for making art, so I decided to give it a try. This one was made about a year ago. It's funny because at the time I didn't think anything of it. But the other day B found it saved on his desktop and I said, "Whoa, that's pretty.  Who made that?" (yes, I was temporarily blinded and did not see my name

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The other night I hosted the 1st night of the in. Wellness Shake off. An inspiring group of women gathered together and we shared our challenges in trying to live healthier. We laughed a lot, strategized together and set goals for the coming weeks. It was awesome! I'm sorry fellas, but there is just nothing better than a great group of women sharing with and supporting each other. There are still

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Happy New Year in. Wellness! I've missed you! I hope you'll forgive my absence. I needed some time off. Plus, today is my birthday, so you can't be mad at me! I actually can't say that I have been relaxing much in my time off, mostly B and I have been hard at work. The week between X-mas & New Years was spent doing a full-on deep cleaning of the apartment. No corner went unexplored. It's a

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About five years ago, on a winter night, I was walking through the West Village on a way to a friend's holiday party. It was a really, really cold night, and in my usual winter posture I was walking hunched forward, shoulders scrunched up, with my head ducked down to protect myself from the frigid wind. My downward glance ended up being of great benefit to me as I stumbled upon a small fold of

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Over the Thanksgiving Holiday I went with my family to see This is It, the Michael Jackson movie. It was one of those rare times when I went to a movie without having read or heard anything about it and had no idea what to expect. I was blown away. As soon as the movie began, I was completely immersed in it. Half way through, I had a brief moment of self-awareness, and I found that I was sitting

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Last week's post contained lots of tips about having healthy holidays. The tips focused on portion control, loading up on veggies, etc. However, the list took for granted that you were already "healthy" to begin with. This ended up not being the case for fiance B (or B-iance if you will) who got hit with a bad cold that reached its worst on Turkey day itself. The poor guy had to sniffle his

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Dear in. Wellness readers, Please forgive my brief hiatus from posting, but I have some exciting news to share. A little over a week ago, I got engaged! You have heard me refer to my boyfriend "B" or Brian. Well, now he is my fiance B. It's been a very exciting week and two days, but I must admit that in the meantime I let some of my responsibilities go. The dishes piled up, the dust

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I don't know if you can make it out fully (this picture was taken with my phone), but there is a rainbow up there. The other day I found myself with some extra time on my hands.  I decided to walk to my afternoon meeting rather than take the subway. Walking meant that I got to cross one of my favorite bridges in Brooklyn, the Carroll St. Bridge. It's not the Golden Gate, I know.  The river

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So, In. Wellness Community (IWC), do you notice anything new about me? IWC: Did you get a new hair cut? No... IWC: Are you wearing different makeup? Wrong again! Give up? I've got some new flair! You can check it out to the right of this post. I was awarded "Top Health Blogger" status by Wellsphere. This is one of those things that sounds much more impressive than it actually is (though I did

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I've been having big squash cravings lately.  Winter squash are deliciously sweet and have tons of fiber, vitamin A and potassium. Squash are an anti-inflammatory food and are particularly helpful at healing the lungs. Maybe I'm craving them to purify all the lovely exhaust I breathe everyday. I bought this spaghetti squash recently, but wasn't sure how I wanted to fix it up. Years ago I

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A few weeks ago I was talking to a yoga teacher that I met by chance at a health food store. She said something to me that has stayed with me. She said, “In yoga there are the strivers and there are the coasters. The strivers bring it, each and every class. The coasters just do what they need to do to get by.” I hate to admit this, but I have a tendency to be a coaster.  I don’t like pain!

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I am lucky enough to have just returned from a yoga retreat at Kripalu in the Berkshires (Run by Lesley Desaulniers from Prema Yoga). I spent the last four days with 14 women, meditating, doing yoga, and reflecting on ancient yogic texts and how they can help us live a more powerful and authentic life. I feel sleepy and sore, peaceful and content. Here are some pictures from my experience. My

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(Those of you who get this blog via email - please click on the link above to ensure the proper formatting with pictures, etc.)Living in New York City, I am lucky to have so many incredible restaurants around me. Much of my social life revolves around going out to dinner.Earlier this week I went with some friends to Roberta's Pizzeria in Bushwick. (www.robertaspizza.com)Yum! The pizzas were

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The past few days I have been thinking about what I wanted to write about for this post. I have a long list of topics I am excited to cover: how to prepare various grains, repairing your digestive system, natural remedies for sleep difficulties...... but none of them felt right for right now.So, then I asked myself, well what are you thinking about right now in terms of your own wellness, Nora?

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I love the fall.I love the way the light makes all the colors more muted, and the air gets cool and blustery, making me eager to wear my boots and wrap myself up in a scarf! It's the perfect weather for a heaping serving of warm roasted root vegetables!Let's get rooted!The root of any plant is its anchor and foundation; roots are essential parts of the plant that support and nourish it. I like to

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Welcome to my blog!As many of you know, I have already begun working privately with clients and conducting wellness workshops around the city, and now I will be adding this blog to my endeavors to help people live a healthier, happier life!Why the name in. wellness?These days, living healthy can feel very complicated. There seem to be endless studies about how we are not getting enough of this

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