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LATEST ARTICLES ( 46 )

• Time for an Adventure

  

  Flying in SonomaAdventure to me used to mean flying into the heavily militarized Srinagar, capital of Kashmir, and grabbing a cab to Gulmarg—which lies three... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ashtanga Yoga: Non-Violence

  

  The physical practice of yoga, asana, is only one of yoga's eight tenets. In India, asana is considered the basest aspect, but a necessary part of practicing th... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION

• There's No Bacon in Yoga

  

  Scranton's "Hot Yoga" (that is, Bikram Yoga taught by instructors who were not trained by Bikram) draws a sizable crowd—easily 40 to 50 people per class. True t... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mother Daughter Memoir

  

  I have to be honest, I'm prejudiced. Presented with the opportunity to review Vanessa Williams' memoir, You Have No Idea, I was less than enthusiastic. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Climate Change Causes Economic Hardship

  

  When winter weather—temperatures below freezing, snow—failed to appear for any meaningful length of time this year, the Pocono Mountains of Northeast... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dancers and Lawyers and Art

  

  Kathryn Morgan of the New York City BalletScranton, PA, a short drive from both New York City and Philadelphia, is an odd mix of evergreen rolling hills, silver... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• National Poetry Month

  

  In honor of "National Poetry Month," I am reprinting my poem, Upstate, which was published in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1988. I wrote this poem when I was 26... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Adventure Travel: Jim Thorpe, PA

  

  Historic Jim Thorpe, perched in the southwest corner of the Pocono Mountains, is perhaps the crown jewel of the Pocono Mountains region. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• March Madness

  

  Polarizing, Proselytizing Good Guy Tim TebowI love March. March is far and away my favorite month of the year, dating back to childhood when a season once calle... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Pocono Mountains Green

  

  Lake Lacawac, the southernmost glacial lake in the northern hemisphere.Travel can be hard on the environment. From the fuel it takes to reach a destination, to... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Marching into Spring

  

  St. Patrick's Parade Day arrives this Saturday (March 10th) in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Due to its deep seated Irish roots, Scranton celebrates St. Patty's Day i... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Living with Loss

  

  As a woman who has experienced tremendous loss in life, I read Claire Bidwell Smith's memoir, The Rules of Inheritance (Hudson Street Press, 2012), with... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Compassionate Consumer

  

  Pure Citizen describes itself as a flash sales site with heart. Featuring cruelty-free, made-in-the-U.S., vegan, sustainably cultivated products—skin care,... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Shakespearean Sibling Rivalry

  

  Eleanor Brown's The Weird Sisters, a chick-lit novel that employs the literary devices of Shakespeare, left me with mixed feelings. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Institutionalized Extortion

  

  Last week my Farmer's Insurance agent over-debited my checking account by $180 for my monthly car insurance premium. I called her on a Friday to report the... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Monday Travel Tip: Best Time to Buy Airfare

  

  According to a report on NPR news last week, the best time to purchase your plane tickets is exactly six weeks prior to your date of departure. Six weeks,... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• A Sort Of Mardi Gras

  

  Mardi Gras hits Main Street Honesdale on February 18, 2012. With a twist: Instead of going big and chaotic, a la New Orleans, Honesdale is keeping it quaint. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Location is Everything

  

  Surrounded by gently rolling evergreen hills accented with crystal clear glacial lakes, Scranton, Pennsylvania enjoys a superb location. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Winter Fun in the Pocono Mountains

  

  Full disclosure: The Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania use the word "mountains" loosely. With a peak elevation of 2,693 feet (Elk Hill's North Knob)... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 5 Travel-Inspired New Year's Resolutions

  

  With my year of travel officially over and my next journey, an Easter-time trip to South America, still in the dream phase, I spent this New Year's Day... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL