letter from the publisher
Welcome to the December issue of Natural Awakenings New York City.
It’s the holiday season and there’s no better place to enjoy the holidays than New York. The city is crowded, noisy and bright with activity. And this is maybe the one time of year no one seems to mind (much). One of the attractions offered here is the New York Botanical Garden’s Annual Holiday Train Show. It’s a great treat for both children and adults.
This month’s inspirational Natural Heroes are the students, teachers and administrators of The George Jackson Academy. This empowering private Middle School for boys, offers students from less-advantaged economic backgrounds, educational opportunities that are fast-tracking them to successful academic futures.
In Be Inspired…Give From the Heart This Season , shows how we can hit the “restart” button on all the pressures surrounding holiday presents and bring sense and significance back into the season. Children are an important part of this runaway-present equation that threatens to takeover the holidays in many homes. Gifts for Good, Instilling Generosity and Joy in Children , discusses ideas for introducing your child to alternative gift giving.
Many people plan to entertain family and friends this month. Maybe this is the year you Throw a Green Holiday Party. Green Living contributing writers, Corey Colwell-Lipson and Lynn Colwell, have some great ideas. For many, the holidays can be a time of great stress. In Emotional Fitness, Kathleen Noone offers suggestions on ways to trade that stress for an opportunity of introspection and growth.
If you’re tired of talking about the health care controversy, this month’s Natural Pet offers another heavy topic of almost equal controversy…“Should Fido and Fluffy share your bed?” In this month’s Local Greens Robin Mattson temporarily puts down her heavy load of C.S.A. vegetables and shares her family’s favorite Christmas cookie recipe, Pecan Puff Balls. Go ahead and enjoy the cookies. You can always work off some of the extra calories ice skating in Central Park.
And speaking of calories, the fun doesn’t stop with Robin’s beloved Pecan Puff Balls. Conscious Eating includes a half-dozen additional holiday favorites with a healthy slate of ingredients. And if the ice skating doesn’t keep you ahead of the calorie count, supplement with cross-country skiing in the park, or power-shopping on Madison Avenue.
No matter what you’re celebrating this month, enjoy the holidays! New York is an incredibly diverse city. There is arguably something here for everyone. In this month’s Calendar of Events we’re featuring a special holiday calendar, chock full of special events and things to do during this special time in our city. So find something to celebrate and make a holiday of it.
Tom Citrano
Publisher
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