Acupuncturist Upper West Side Dr. Phil Trigiani Physical Medicine Acupunture 201 West 74th Street, Suite 16-G 212-769-6443 email: intothelimbic@yahoo.com His business card says Physical Medicine Acupuncture but it should read, "Miracle Man" or "Dr Feelgood" something along those lines. Acupuncturist Midtown Jenise Parris 161 Madison Ave, 12th floor (at 33rd. St.) 646-320-8806 www.acufinder.com/acupuncturist/59234 With her down to earth sense of humor and expertise, Jenise will make even the biggest skeptic or needlephobe feel the love for the practice.
Acupuncturist Downtown Julie Lanning julie@analytica.org 280 Mott Street 718-300-0579 http://www.newclinic.org Julie is a specialist in both women's health and infertility and immune/digestive disorders. She is pursuing her Doctoral degree in Integrated Medicine and has worked with some of the most well know experts in the field. Her acupuncture and herbal practice focuses on treating the physical, psychological and spiritual.
Airbrush Tan Anna at Rita Hazan Salon 720 Fifth Avenue 11th Floor (212) 586-4343 Say what you want, but it beats getting sun damage Blowout (downtown) Shanelstylz Pangea Salon 13 W.17th Salon: 212-337-9600 Cell: 718-781-2982
Colonics/Water Therapy BeverleyBlass 25 West 81st Street 212-496-8702
Cycling: Most kick-ass class Flywheel Sports There's nothing hotter in fitness right now: Sweet sound system, stadium seating, latest technology (you can track your rpms and resistance)... http://www.flywheelsports.com/ ...I didn't have to turn sideways to get to the desk. The music rocks, cool crowd, the whole vibe is right. You wouldn't expect anything less from Ruth.
Dentist Sassan Rastegar 340 Madison Ave., Suite 4B 212-692-9090 Sassanbelieves that "50% of the success of a dental or medical procedure isdependent upon how you feel about it." From the friendly door staffdownstairs at his luxurious Madison Avenue office to the massagingchairs and gracious, compassionate approach of Sally his hygienist,Sassan makes you feel as peaceful as humanly possible about havingdental work. His work is flawless and prices fair.
Dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt 317 East 34th Street 212-889-7096 Icannot say enough nice things about Dr. Brandt. He is the most geniusman in the skin care business as far as I'm concerned. And no doubthe's the sweetest.
Equipment Bob Hoshour ADVANTAGE FITNESS PRODUCTS www.afproducts.com email: bhoshour@afproducts.com Office: 212-666-9696 Fax: 917-591-6418 Cell: 917-748-3281 From elliptical machines to free weights, yoga mats and medicine balls, this place has it all.
Exercise at the Beach Pant Be Present Mobility Pant www.bepresent.com
Facial (uptown) Aida Bicaj Institut De Beaute 61 East 75th Suite 1F 212-879-5257
Feng Shui Master Gui Ferru 707-521-2317 guyferu@aol.com He is an MD in Chinese medicine, has a following of clients around the world. He makes this somewhat elusive practice accessible to even those who haven't yet experienced this amazing ancient art. And his prices are fair and reasonable.
Haircut River Lloyd 646-752-0868 John Frieda Salon River and Sharon (see below) are probably the most favorite of my favorite people... They are both artists. Their long lists of famous (and loyal) clients is a testament to their talent. Hands down, they are the best at what they do.
Hair Colorist Sharon Dorram Sharon Dorram color at Sally Hershberger 17 E. 71st st. 212-535-3519 Home exercise equipment Urban Rebounder www.urbanrebounding.com Ido 20 minutes ofrebounding every day, sometimes twice a day while I am at home. Justget on and bounce, jog or sprint. It's so easy and there are so many benefits without the impact to the joints.
Juicer Vitamix www.vitamix.com Make-Up Artist Shannon Grey Williams 917-523-8349 www.shannongreywilliams.com Represented by Ford Artists (a division of Ford Models) New York City based make-up artist Shannon Grey Williams has beenpracticing her craft for 17 years and fell in love with make-up in theeighties while painting her own face. Shannon always knew she wanted acreative career, and applying imagination to the art of make-up was anatural fit. Shannon moved to NYC 14 years ago to conquer the city andhas never looked back. Her expertise has given her entrée to the fashion andentertainment industries. She has collaborated on campaigns for AnnTaylor, Izod, Levi's, Macy's, Triple-Five Soul among others. Shannon'scommercial clients include American Express, Sprint and Lubriderm. And,her celebrity roster includes Eve, Christy Turlington, U2 and castmembers of the Sopranos.
Massage Therapist David The Original Chinese Bodywork 152-154 W. 72nd St. 2nd Floor, Room 2B (between Amsterdam and Columbus Ave.) 212-877-3620 $55.00 for the best full body, hour long massage I've ever gotten. Need I say more?
Medical Pedicure
Clive Russeau 718-473-2348 nailsbyclive@aol.com If you're like me, you use those peds constantly. And after that half marathon or spin class, you want them to feel and look good in your strappy sandals or flip flops. Also, you can't afford to waste precious time getting pedicures that have to be re-done a week later. So Clive's your go to for the most thorough (including the leg/foot massage/reflexology -can you say ahhhh!), month-long lasting pedicures. Best part, he comes to you! http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/04/fashion/thursdaystyles/04skin.html
Meditation: Simplest and most effective Two Bells www.coherence.com It doesn't get any easier than this, download it to your iPod, breathe in on the high bell, out on the low bell. Now just do it!
Organic Juice Bars Lower East Side: *****Organic Avenue********Most Highly Recommended 101 Stanton Street New York, NY 10002 or 43 8th Avenue New York, NY 10002 212-3344593 www.organicavenue.com or Paul Labrecque Salon 171 East 65th Street New York, NY 10021 212-988-7816 www.paullabrecque.com Organic Avenue Delivers all over the New York City Area. I love this place and recommend the juices, foods, Alkalined Water and Packaged Goods to all our clients on a regular basis. . East Village Liquiteria
Greenwich Village Life Thyme 410 Avenue of the Americas (between 8th & 9th Streets) 212-420-9099 www.lifethymemarket.com Earth Matters Juice Bar 177 Ludlow St 212-475-4180 www.earthmatters.com
Hamptons (South Hampton) Annie’s Organic Cafe 56 Nugent St Southampton (631) 377-3612 www.anniesorganiccafe.com Jessica,one of the owners, was incredibly nice & accommodating for us withall of our juice needs. There is also a health food store on Main St.in Southampton, right around the corner…
Midtown East Free Foods 150 East 52nd (Between Lexington and 3rd) New York, NY 10022 212-371-1945 www.freefoodsnyc.com
Midtown West: Westerly Market 913 8th Ave @ 54th 212-586-5262 www.westerlynaturalmarket.com They have a juice bar in the back. They have a menu, or you can ask them for your own recipe. Like many juice bars, they tend to complain when you ask for too much spinach or kale because it takes so much to make a drink. Now I buy my own ingredients and bring them to the bar. They charge about $2 for a service fee and make whatever juice I want. I buy 1 apple, 1 lemon, 2 bundles of spinach, and 1 bundle of kale. It makes a 32 ounce bottle of juice (usually there’s a little left over that they pour into a 16 ounce bottle). Free Foods NYC 18 West 45th (Between 5th and 6th) New York, NY 10021 212-302-7195 www.freefoodsnyc.com
Upper East Side Candle Café NYC 1307 3rd Ave (between 74th & 75th Street) 212-472-0970 www.candlecafe.com
Health is Wealth 1014 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10021 (Between 72nd and 73rd) 212-772-8422
Personal Stylist Ariel Lawrence 917-715-8271 While intimes like these a personal stylist seems like the last expense youcould justify, with Ariel's impeccable fashion sense and intrepidcloset editing skills (not to mention discounts at almost everydesigner boutique in the city) you almost can't afford not to have her.
Inaddition to saving you money, she saves you time. And she's betterthan your best friend because answers honestly the question "Do thesepants make my butt look big?"
Photographer
SaraBeth Turner sbt@sarabethturner.com www.sarabethturner.com SB is an expert at making her subjects comfortable and bringing outtheir inner as well as their outer beauty. She has a knack for catchingher subjects in candid moments that show their essence even more thanthe posed shots. Fun and easy to work with.
Physical Therapist Marty Jaramillo Reebok Sports-ICE 212-362-6800 Martyis my go-to for any sports injury/post op related questions. I sendall my clients to him. I trust him more than most orthopedic surgeonsI've met to get my clients back "in the game." Pilates Mat Class Mat 57 at Physique 57 24 West 57th www.physique57.com Thetypical pilates mat classes can be borrrring! But there's nothingtypical about Mat 57 classes. The instructors are all great, seasonedPilates teachers with fun personalities and awesome bodies whichmotivate you through the most difficult sequencing of exercises I'veever encountered (except for P57's trademark class of course).Thankfully they use the same, great music they use in their otherclasses.
Places to Stay
Chile - Pichelemu
Hotel Rocas del Pacifico
http://www.hotelrocasdelpacifico.cl/home.asp http://chile-hotels.chileantourism.cl/pichilemu-hotels.htm Afterspending a month doing Iyengar Yoga training in Santiago I headed tothis surf town on the coast where I met, among many other cool, laidback people, a nice group of Brazilian surfers. Pichelemu is where theyheld the National surf competition and is not a great place to learnhow to surf (see hotel in New Zeland) And there aren't a lot of sightsin this town. But if you're in Chile and you want to chill, head toPichelemu, find some surfers, buy some great fresh fish from the localfishermen and have a bar-be-que with your new buddies.
http://www.hotelmandala.com.np/index.php?page=about-us This chilled out little town, which is the starting point for most of the treks in the Annapurna area, is a 5 hour bumpy drive from Kathmandu. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful place in the whole wide worldand well worth the trip if you're already in Nepal. It has a Buddhistmysticism that is both relaxing and reinvigorating. Not much to do buthang out and enjoy the view of the mountains.
MuriwaiBeach is approx. 45 minute from Auckland central. From the cliffsoverlooking Maori Bay and the Gannet Colony north to Kaipara Head, thisis one of the best places to learn how to surf because of its long,clean breaks.
http://www.hduquesadecardona.com/home.php Thishotel has some of the best views in all of Barcelona and even has apool on the roof! That, the views, the luxurious beds and the amenitiessold me the minute I walked in the door. A must visit, and must stay.
United States, New York - Montauk
Surf Lodge http://www.thesurflodge.com/ Thename speaks for itself as the perfect mixture of the "hipness" of theHamptons with the laid back "chic" characteristics of a surf town.Guests of the hotel and drop in guests of the restaurant and bar canget dressed up or come in off the beach after a day of surfing with wethair and flip flops. My favorite day to go is Sundays, at sunset, for Reggae.
Reiki Master/Energy Worker Britta Dubbles 631-379-8844 www.presentinc.com Britta is like an angel sent from heaven sent to grant you all your wishes. I just don't know how else to describe her...
Running Shoes New Balance - style # 992 NY New Balance Stores 51 W. 42nd St -212-997-9112 745 7th Ave- 212- 398-2449 821 3rd Ave - 212 -421-4444 http://www.newbalance.com/992/ They are simply the best and most comfortable running shoes I have ever had and always the ones I go back to. And they're kind of cool because they're old school.
Shoe Salesman Fiore Guglielmi@Bergdorf Goodman 754 Fifth Ave., 2nd Floor 212-872-8940 cell: 347-229-6167 Fiore has excellent fashion sense, is honest (willing to tell me when I really don't need all three pair of the shoes I'm considering at any given moment) and patient. Isn't that what we women want in all our men?...Well maybe not the part about telling us we don't need all three pair of shoes we're considering:)
Tailor Dynasty Tailor 6 E 38th St 212-679-1075
Treadmill Woodway http://www.woodway.com/commercialtreadmills/commercialtreadmills.html It's tread looks like a tank tire but feels like your jogging (I can actually jog on this treadmill because it's so shock absorbent) on the bridle path around the reservoir in Central Park. Better on the joints. This is far and away the best treadmill on the market. None of the others even come close. Equinox has a few if you want to try it out. But watch out, it's pricey.
