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Hands on Healing: The Maya Way

Hands on Healing: The Maya Way Saturday, December 5 1 – 6pm $125 At the YinOva Center Nicole Kruck, LMT will be leading a one day in depth workshop for anyone wanting to enhance their fertility and reproductive health in a natural way. Whether you have tried a private session or are just curious about [...]


YO Insomnia Solution YO Insomnia Solution

We all understand the importance of a good night’s sleep, but for some of us it can be hard to achieve.  This is something we treat a lot at the Yinova Center and we’re very fortunate to have a big bag of tricks for this troubling issue. When someone comes in with difficulty sleeping, we [...]


Playtime: Treating Children with Acupuncture Playtime: Treating Children with Acupuncture

Todays blog was written by YinOva acupuncturist and herbalist, Marie Amato, who has a particular specialty when it comes to treating children. You don’t have to wait for your child to catch his or her next cold to try out acupuncture. We recommend bringing kids in for seasonal tune-ups. The change of season is difficult [...]


Basil & Spice Book Review: Making Babies Basil & Spice Book Review: Making Babies

For many women who’ve been told they have “bad eggs,” are too old to conceive, have suffered through multiple miscarriages or those who’ve put all their eggs in the IVF basket with disappointing and expensive results, Making Babies offers an holistic approach to conception that empowers women and their partners to make informed choices about [...]


Jill on CBS: Early Show, Food for Fertility

— Food and fertility. What role does diet play in a woman’s ability to conceive?


Farmers Markets

We love the Union Square Farmer’s Market and think you will too! If you make it to our beautiful, new, spacious offices on a market day (Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday) be sure to give yourself extra time to stop there. It runs all year round and has lovely, fresh produce  grown here in the [...]


Waiting for the Sun Waiting for the Sun

This weather makes it pretty hard for even the perkiest among us to maintain our energy. Many or our patients are telling us that they are hankering for second and third cups of tea or coffee in this weather and we understand. At times that’s a manageable quick fix but here’s something that may be [...]


What happens if you don’t have the labor you thought you would What happens if you don't have the labor you thought you would

Todays blog is written by YinOva Acupuncturist Margaret Sikowitz. I’m very excited today. It is my daughter’s 7th birthday so there is an air of festivity abounding AND I just learned that one of our overdue pregnant mothers-to-be just gave birth. However, the patient in question was a bit disappointed. First she missed the cut [...]


Making time to exercize

Today’s blog was written by YinOva acupuncturist and herbalist Margaret Sikowitz What a week! Crazy weather, way too much to do and not a minute to myself. Sounds familiar, I know since pretty much everyone walking through our doors at the Yinova Center recently echoed a similar sentiment. For me, this calls for a good [...]


The Happiest Uterus The Happiest Uterus

This week’s blog is by YinOva acupuncturist and herbalist Marie Amato Over the weekend I had my first Maya Abdominal Massage™ and I wanted to share this experience with the YinOva community. I was lucky enough to study this technique from our favorite Mayan masseuse, Nicole Kruck. For those of you who have not yet [...]


How to pick a pediatrician How to pick a pediatrician

Today’s blog entry was written by YinOva Acupuncturist and mother-of-two, Margaret Sikowitz. Can you recommend a pediatrician? It’s a question we get asked a lot at the Yinova Center. Different doctors suit different families so here are some thoughts that we hope will guide you as you make your choice. Ask around. The best place [...]


Hormone Balance Veggies Hormone Balance Veggies

Today’s blog was written by YinOva acupuncturist and herbalist, Liz Carlson. Often, when I discover why something is so bad for me, I find it easier to cut it out of my life. In my early twenties, after I learned that aspartame was causing brain tumors in lab rats I didn’t find it too hard [...]


An Ancient Treat for the Modern Girl An Ancient Treat for the Modern Girl

Todays blog is written by YinOva Center Acupuncturist and Herbalist Liz Carlson My sister who is 32 weeks pregnant and at risk for gestational diabetes came across a delicious treat that is friendly both to your blood sugar and your taste buds. Thanks to her discovery, I am getting more nutrients from this new dessert [...]


For Children – A Healthy “Cocktail” to Start the Day For Children - A Healthy "Cocktail" to Start the Day

YinOva Acupuncturist Margaret Sikowitz blogs: Almost a month into the new school year and already many kids have missed days due to colds, stomach bugs and sore throats. It definitely comes with the territory as their little immune systems fatigue easily. In my house we have a morning ritual that I believe keeps them going [...]


Packed Lunches for Kids Packed Lunches for Kids

Hi Everyone, Its Margaret Sikowitz here, blogging while Jill is on vacation. I can’t believe it’s the middle of August already. Like many of you I am enjoying a slightly more relaxed summer schedule but recent talk in the office turned to one of the aspects of back-to-school that fill many of us with foreboding, [...]