Posted tagged ‘Manhattan’

The Second, Annual “Get Your Wellness On” Suicide Awareness & Prevention Fair

September 12, 2011

What with the extra 9/11-related-security slowing down getting into Manhattan, and the gentle, oh so gentle, sprinkle from the sky while setting up – the sound check was complete and the tables and chairs decked and ready… well, a little later than planned. But we were ready, willing and eager to Get The Wellness going. [...]

We Have A Date

July 6, 2011

Hi – We have a date for the second “Get Your Wellness On” Fair September 10, 2011 Washington Square Park, Manhattan More details to come – Please save the date See you soon, Esmeralda

Stand By Me

July 1, 2011

Stand By Me. Stand By Me is the piece I wrote last year at the end of Amma’s program in New York. Tonight I have this year’s three days with Amma in New York ahead of me, and I am looking forward to every moment of those three days. For many years when he was [...]

Sicilian Expedition Report

June 3, 2011

Attending to people while they were waiting for Dr. Weng’s acupuncture needles, giving them a simple massage such as gently rocking their bodies from side to side,letting the Reiki energy flow freely from my hands, answering their questions… I felt in my element. Being in Sicily and working side by side with powerful healers like [...]

News Update

February 11, 2011

Left my amazing daughter and the glorious, warm sun in Rome and am back in good old freezing New York. When I came out of Newark airport I had a shock. It’s not like I am not used to the cold, but… my breath almost froze in my lungs and my ears tingled in the [...]

Living Proof 2

January 17, 2011

Last night Neil Totton and his friends organized another great concert – Living Proof 2 – to remind us that every hour of every day four people die of suicide. One every fifteen minutes. And every minute, one person attempts suicide. As the mother of a suicide victim, and the Founder of Get Your Wellness [...]

I Am Going To The Washington Square Park Vigil Tonight

October 3, 2010

      The above pictures are from the Washington Square Park’s, NYU students-organized vigil on Thursday, November 5, 2009, two days after Andrew died. I am going to Washington Square Park and take part in the Vigil organized by the LGBT. Like millions of others, I am heartbroken at the tragic loss of lives. [...]

A Year Ago Yesterday

September 23, 2010

Even though I was sick and exhausted, the days leading up to the Fair, the day of the Fair and the couple of days that followed it, were blissful. The relentless sorrow and the inability to accept that Andrew is gone, receded for a while. Yesterday I was busy writing thanks yous, post-event media follow-up, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 2, 2010

Break the Silence, Let Suicide Out of the Closet -“Get Your Wellness On” First Annual Fair New York City – September 2, 2010 Every year in the United States, thirty-three thousand Americans die of suicide. Of those thirty-three thousand, eleven hundred are college-aged students, making suicide the third leading cause of death among young adults. [...]

Tomatoes Calling (for my attention)

August 28, 2010

I have so much to do. Yesterday, jet lagged – not thinking straight – I went to a local farm and bought 25 lb of tomatoes. “I am going to make tomato sauce and freeze it,” I thought. “It won’t take long.” I also bought a couple of small baskets of ripe peppers and zucchine. [...]


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