The founder of the RA MA Institute in Venice, California (a second location is soon to open in Palma de Mallorca, Spain), Guru Jagat is a buzzed-about figure in the yoga community who teaches a variety called Kundalini while draped in white garb, often including a turban. Even Alicia Keys ... More

Time: It’s the one thing that keeps on rolling, no matter what we do. And if we could choose a superhero power, many of us would probably choose to freeze it, just so we could buy ourselves a few more minutes, hours or even days to get something done. It’s ... More

Craning my neck to look backwards, I notice that just about every row of red velvet seats behind me has filled with people. The gradual slope of the floor here at the United Palace Theater in Washington Heights makes the crowd look like a cresting wave, and a loud conversational ... More

One could easily blame Gwyneth Paltrow for fueling the latest detox obsession that has wellness enthusiasts flocking to the nearest furnace. It all started about a year ago, when the then flu-riddled actress-turned-lifestyle guru posted an Instagram selfie with her lying on a terrycloth towel basked in crimson fluorescent light, ... More

The view from a luxury suite on the 17th floor of Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, encompasses a vast suburban scene framed by jagged mountains. Looking down there is the white roof of a shopping mall, an orderly parking garage, a spiraling freeway system. Beyond the highways are neat ... More

Somewhere outside Sequoia National Park—and somewhere inside a yurt—a group of more than 50 turban-adorned women, clad in all white, are laughing uncontrollably. One of them is kicking drugs. Another is reeling from the dissolution of her 25-year marriage. Two are pregnant. And then there’s the famous face in the ... More

Imagine running through the wilderness for days, diving (on purpose) under solid blocks of ice or rowing a tiny boat across the Atlantic Ocean—then suiting up and heading into the office for a day of delegating. It sounds like the trajectory of a Bond movie, but this sort of double ... More

At Houston’s tot-friendly haven for relaxation, Float Baby, ‘pamper’ means much more than a diaper brand. Privileged little ones at the “spa” are treated to a 20-minute hydrotherapy session, where they are free to move their limbs in the water, immediately followed by an instructor-led neonatal massage from a parent ... More

Aesthetic laser specialist Jeannel Astarita doesn’t cut corners. When she worked in various doctors’ offices and saw patients whose concerns couldn’t be suitably addressed by whatever body-contouring machines she had on-hand, she’d send them away, refusing to treat using anything other than the precise mix of technology she knew to be ... More

Let's face it; buying fresh-pressed juice these days (from small cafes, Fresh Direct and even Starbucks) is akin to purchasing organic in the grocery aisle. It's something many of us do regularly, even when we aren't sure exactly what we're paying for. Portlandia-esque questions – Is the chicken really farm ... More