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Style
So many parties and holiday gatherings, yet so little to wear … what is a woman to do? Check out this article that offers inspiration from Hollywood – classic and timeless looks that your favorite stars epitomized. You can take a cue for holiday chic from Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor or Brigitte Bardot.
On New Year’s Day, after a long night of celebrating, getting into anything but cozy duds is a daunting prospect. Comfy should never be mistaken for sloppy, and can definitely be sexy with sweater dresses.
Health
The holiday season can be particularly stressful, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about meditation. Just 10 to 15 minutes a day can make a difference in your life. This article introduces you to eight specific benefits meditation provides and points you to some resources if you are inspired to learn even more.
People who meditate regularly find it easier to give up life-damaging habits such as smoking, drinking and drugs, according to Elizabeth Scott, M.S., the stress management expert for About.com. “Many people use vices to deal with stress, and when people try to quit those life-threatening habits, the quitting becomes even more stressful … Meditation gives a person another focus … They learn to deal with stress in a healthier way …
Book Corner
Columnist Debbi Honorof has found the perfect gift – for your best friend, your mother, your daughter, your aunt, and most of all … for yourself. When Wanderers Cease to Roam: A Traveler’s Journal of Staying Put, by Vivian Swift, is part memoir, part sketchbook, part travel journal … the book defies genres. The author spent most of her adult life traveling, living in exotic locales and working at offbeat jobs. Now, Ms. Swift lives in a 100-year-old house in Roslyn with her new husband and has become quite a fan of the Long Island Sound.
I was born and raised inland. That’s why there’s hardly a beach anywhere in the world that doesn’t bore me after a day or two … But then I came to live on the Long Island Sound. Here is a coast that has no straight lines and all the moods and wilderness of an old growth forest … I can wander these beaches forever.
Ladies at Lunch
Find out what readers just like you think about the many dining establishments all over our Island. Long Island Woman treats a reader and a guest to lunch; you get the inside information. This month, reviewers visited George Martin’s in Rockville Centre and Ciao Baby in Commack. (Sign up to do a review at liwomanonline.com/lunch.html)
FYI
Get in the seasonal spirit with Port Jefferson’s annual Dickens Festival … attend a discussion about the global epidemic of violence against women … find a festive menorah at The Jewish Museum … and check out this month’s picks: a product (a yummy Iavarone Brothers gift basket); a book (a Yankee Stadium retrospective); an event (Chanticleer Holiday Concert); a place to eat (Café Musee); and, a website to check out (funky stationery for all ages).
Plus, meet this month’s Long Island Woman, Ann-Leslie Berger-Zaslav, Ph.D., a clinical cytogeneticist.
Happenings
Find plenty of ways to be merry with our calendar of events including classes, lectures, outdoor activities, art exhibits and entertainment of all kinds.
Support Groups
No matter what challenge you are facing, you can turn to our latest compilation of support groups (categorized by subject matter for easy reference)
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