Just Trying Something New

52 New Things to Try This Summer!

by Karen Amster-Young

Sometimes you have to shake it up to get “unstuck.” Summer is a great time to try new things. So break out of your comfort zone and try something new, even if it’s seemingly small or insignificant. In fact, doing one new thing often leads to another. Did we mention that More magazine recently asked […]

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categoryPosted: 06/19/13 11:31 AM

Getting Unstuck in Boston

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post by Peggy Barons. Peggy contacted the52weeks.com and told us about how she has been getting unstuck with a group of women in Boston. Pretty incredible. When we heard about everything she was doing, we had to share her story. There is no doubt that what she has crossed off her […]

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categoryPosted: 10/21/12 10:03 PM

Flash 52: Meditation “Express”

by Karen Amster-Young

What I Tried: Meditation “Express” Details:  Keep Calm & Carry On (CD); Music to Encourage Stress Relief (CD); Just 10 Seconds (App) and Simply Being (App )(99cents!) When: August Where: At home, on a couch, in a car and near a clam bar To Keep or Not to Keep: Yes, I need it. Definitely great […]

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categoryPosted: 08/15/12 1:14 AM

Flash 52: Bikram

by Pam Godwin

      What I Tried: Bikram Yoga Class Details: Heat, sweat, 26 poses When: About a month ago Where: Bikram Yoga East 83rd St. NYC (but you can find Bikram classes worldwide) The Back Story: In my never-ending quest to find the perfect exercise that I will stick with (running, tennis, body ballet are […]

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categoryPosted: 08/2/12 9:58 AM

Flash 52: Detox

by Karen Amster-Young

What I Tried: Drinking Green Stuff Details:  “Green Love” and “Mixed Green” When: Started early July Where: Organic Avenue in Southampton, New York Elm Health in New York City. The Back-Story (if you want to read more): Okay, so I admit my favorite drinks are Diet Coke and a good white wine.  Almost daily I […]

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categoryPosted: 07/18/12 9:42 AM

This is a guest post by Amy Gutman. Amy is a writer, lawyer and journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Salon, the Huffington Post, and The New York Law Journal to name a few. She is the author of two suspense novels, Equivocal Death and The Anniversary  (Little, […]

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categoryPosted: 04/30/12 9:35 AM

What is a Baritone?

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post from John Malik and the first male guest blogger for the52weeks.com. Originally from New Orleans, John Malik is the author of the novel Doughnuts for Amy. He and his wife Amy owned and operated 33 Liberty Restaurant in Greenville, SC from 2001 until 2008. John received a James Beard semi-finalist […]

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categoryPosted: 04/10/12 12:42 PM

What Do You Plan on Doing This Year?

by Karen Amster-Young

I know some of you prefer to win tickets to the Super Bowl (Go Giants!).  Or, maybe you still haven’t landed tickets to the amazing The Book of Mormon on Broadway (I haven’t either).  We can’t help you there but we can help you score tickets to the 92nd Street Y for a night of […]

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categoryPosted: 01/24/12 9:02 AM

Yoga, In the Flesh

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post by Diana Spechler.  She is the author of the novels Who By Fire (Harper Perennial, 2008) and Skinny (Harper Perennial, 2011). She has written for The New York Times, GQ, O Magazine, Esquire, New York Magazine, Self, Details, The Wall Street Journal, Nerve, Glimmer Train Stories, and elsewhere. She is also a Moth StorySLAM winner and […]

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categoryPosted: 01/19/12 1:07 PM

Ahh…Kabbalah

by Karen Amster-Young

“I’m astounded by people who want to ‘know’ the universe when it’s hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.” -Woody Allen I recently took my first Kabbalah class. It is something I have been meaning to do for a very long time. I am not sure why it took me so long to get […]

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categoryPosted: 12/20/11 2:17 AM