To a Zen Buddhist, there is no such thing as a coincidence.
Celia Puz, who grew up Catholic, was first drawn to Buddhism after reading Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha. By way of a Christian monastic, Sist.
It’s time once again for all those New Year’s resolutions that will be gone by February. But they needn’t be all or nothing. Part of forming or increasing good habits is making incremental change. Here are a few suggestions that you can implement this winter to get the new year off to the right start, courtesy of Christina Burns, spa director at the Emerson Resort & Spa in Mount Tremper, a wellness trove nestled in the Catskill Mountains.
After a meticulous four-year renovation of the historic Mount Tremper property formerly known as the Four Corners Country Inn, Oliver's, the British-style pub at Howland House, opened earlier this month.