According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s ICSD-3 manual, insomnia is defined as “persistent difficulty with sleep initiation, duration, consolidation or quality,” and the CDC stated that 1 in 3 adults don’t get enough sleep. As anyone who’s ever had a sleepless night can tell you, lack of sleep can affect our mood,...

Stress. It feels like an emotion, an unwelcoming presence, an intruder. It’s a six letter word but despite this, has the capability of being an overbearing pressure we face commonly. Whether it's work, family, or any other life-related inconvenience, stress creeps in on us and can affect our mental and physical health. As a college...

After living through 2020, you’ve probably been through the anxiety cycle at least once -- elevated heart rate? Check. Can’t get a full breath or are breathing heavily? Check. Can’t sleep once your head hits the pillow - even if you’re exhausted? Check. Other signs include a panicky sensation that may be moving from your stomach...

Earlier this week we transitioned through the winter solstice. Smack in the middle of the holiday season, the solstice is the shortest day of the year, with night gradually falling earlier and earlier in the preceding weeks. This means sunset at around 4 pm at our latitude in New York City - for a whopping 15 hours of darkness compared to...

Are you exhausted at the same time that your nervous system is revved up? Do you:  Rely on caffeine as a pick-me-up in the morning, and/or sleep aids at night? - Struggle to get out of bed in the morning, but are wired in the evening when you should  be winding down?  Regularly have bouts of insomnia around 3-4am?  Often...

I didn’t realize how emotionally wired I was until someone asked me, “What do you do to relax?” and I didn’t have an answer. It’s funny how I was raised with all these different skills – piano, ballet, figure skating, which garnered a lot of different hobbies – and yet I’ve become so busy that I don’t even know what...

Let’s cut to the chase—I’m referring to slow, conscious, diaphragmatic breathing. Simply shifting your awareness internally with each inhalation and exhalation as you deeply expand and contract your belly, extending the exhale for slightly longer than the inhale. For example, a round of ten breaths employing a 4-second inhalation...

Migraine headaches can be a chronic condition that can hinder a person’s day-to-day life.  There can be a plethora of causes for migraines including lack of sleep, depression/anxiety, and poor nutrition. They can lead to nausea, sensitivity to light and throbbing in specific areas on the head. Many resort to taking pain medication to...