Bring the Sunshine Back Into Your Life

by Deborah Metzger The Courier News and Home News Tribune, February 10, 2010 Seasons change, and many of us change with them. During fall and winter, many people experience a lack of energy, mood swings, a change in eating or social habits, and the desire to sleep excessively. Feeling “blue” or even more seriously depressed,… Continue reading Bring the Sunshine Back Into Your Life

Yoga for a Healthy Back

By Deborah Metzger, Founder and Director of Princeton Center for Yoga & Health of Skillman, NJ According to the American Chiropractic Association, back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work – in fact, back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory… Continue reading Yoga for a Healthy Back

Meditation Helps Take the Stress Out of Everyday Life

The Times of Trenton and at NJ.com, June 2007 Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. Five weeks have passed since I started the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course, a joint venture of Capital Health Systems and the Princeton Center for Yoga and Health in Skillman. The eight-week series is a structured, educational… Continue reading Meditation Helps Take the Stress Out of Everyday Life

Living Well – Take a Deep Breath

By Deborah Metzger Packet Online, January 15, 2008 Are you really breathing? OK, so you’re thinking, ‘She’s got to be kidding.’ Well, I’m not, but go ahead and have a good laugh – it’s good for you. Laughter is a form of breathing that revitalizes you and helps you to get rid of sad feelings.… Continue reading Living Well – Take a Deep Breath

Exploring the Mind-Body Connection

By Michael Redmond, Lifestyle Editor Packet Online, August 28, 2007 Based upon the success of their initial collaboration in the spring, Capital Health System in Trenton and the Princeton Center for Yoga & Health will once again be presenting an eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course at the yoga center’s studio in Montgomery, beginning Sept.… Continue reading Exploring the Mind-Body Connection