More than 250 guests at the 80th Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) anniversary gala on March 28 at the Brae Burn Country Club celebrated and honored Board members Michele Brettschneider, a Scarsdale resident, and William Shirley, a Larchmont resident. The evening was especially celebratory as WJCS, now one of the largest human services organizations in […]
Yoga teacher Petra Winkler-Hirter credits yoga with teaching her to live in the present moment – and to accept her mortality. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, and discovering it had spread to her brain two years later, Winkler-Hirter says a vital cornerstone of her cancer journey has been her regular yoga practice. It enabled her to accept the diagnosis,.