Year: 2007

Advanced Laugher classes now in Toronto

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I want – I got reader Albert emailed about his new Laughter Therapy workshop on Toronto. Don’t Agonize, Laughercize Can we practice joy? Yes, apparently. That’s the idea behind a new form of Advanced Laugher workshops called Laughercize. Laughercize is a new combination of Laugher-Yoga, Improv Theater and Martial Arts where laughter is practiced as an art. Laughercize relies on new science which claims laughter has remarkable and often ignored health benefits. Laughing Benefits http://stress.about.com/od/stresshealth/a/laughter.htm Albert Nerenberg, the director who leads the 1 month workshop says he developed the method while working on a TV documentary about laughing while studying laughter yoga and that it’s a blast. Albert Nerenberg http://www.trailervision.com/castpage.php?PHPSESSID=1b4a578298fc95f927cf49b8f7ae52c1 Laugher Yoga was developed originally developed in India by Doctor Madan Kataria whose innovation was revealing that even pointless laughter is really good for you. Advanced Laughter which combines Theatre, Martial arts and Laughter Yoga is Laughercize – it’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Laughercize – Advanced Laugher begins March 6th at the Centre for the Arts and costs $150. Contact: 416-926-8886 …

Ask a Geek: Where to find Prom and Formal Dresses in Toronto – Updated June 15, 2010

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Sometimes readers ask me questions. If they are of value to all my readers I post them online. If you have a question, please feel free to submit it using the contact form. I’ll definitely do my best to answer it. I want I got reader Fran wrote: Hey, I came across your website and see that you seem to know a lot about shopping in TO. I am looking for the perfect formal dress for a graduation prom and was wondering if you can give me some advice. I am looking for BCBG, ABS schwartz, that type of quality. Something gorgeous dazzling, understated and around 300-500. I know there are BCBG stores in the eaton center and yorkdale but have been disappointed by their selection in the past. I heard their are some good stores on Avenue Rd. DO u know of any really good ones? Hi Fran, I don’t shop for formal and evening wear very must but I’m good at putting together lists and I wander around a lot. So here is …

pantone fashion color report fall 2007

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These are the hot colours for Fall 2007. What a fantastic colour palette. I love all the colours. I’ve been feeling purple again and it definitely catches my eye whenever I see it around. For the longest time I didn’t really have a favourite colour;. I have a clearer vision of that now and it’s purple.

an i want and i got..

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I’ve been feeling the ring love recently. I have a rather long history of not wearing rings. It all stems from high school when I lost one that was very important to me. Recently a good friend of mine bought we this wicked ring with a blue hummingbird on it. I loved it and of course I lost it. However, I haven’t given up and I recently picked up two costume jewelery rings. Refinery29 recently linked to Melissa Joy Manning whose jewelery is breathtaking and available in Toronto! She also runs a ethical business out of L.A. which makes these designs so much more sweet. Geology nerds are probably salivating over some of these designs.

Footloose – the future of heels

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Footloose the adjustable heel. It’s a shoe that can be worn as a flat or a high heel. This picture of course is just the base and not what the final product will look like. Footloose- adjustable high heels by Marte den Hollander It’s often said that ‘everything has been thought of’. As a designer, I think the opposite is true. As soon as you take a closer look to the world, you notice all things can be improved. The high-heeled shoe is a classic example of a no pain, no gain product. Women wearing them take so much trouble for granted! I decided to challenge this compromise. Would it be possible to make a shoe having all advantages of high heels, just as well as the comfort of flats? I designed a shoe with a high heel, which can be changed into a shoe with a low heel. No more extra pairs of shoes in your bag, no more trouble driving a car or walking stairs, no more painful feet, no more knee and …

i want…

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Miranda cuff by Whitelotus Design Edina Racz is a successful Toronto jewelery designer. She has been on my posting radar for a while, but it’s just been one of those things I haven’t gotten to yet. She helped me along by emailing me about her designs. I love the colours in this bracelet, perfect for the upcoming warm weather. Edina makes them in different colours using different materials. Semiprecious gemstones and metals, silver and Swarovski crystals are the ingredients of Whitelotus jewelery.