Urban Zen

Haiti: A Story of Resilience, Creativity and Passion

Donna Karan | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Mary J. Blige, Urban Zen, Clinton Global Initiative, Haiti Earthquake, J/P Haitian Relief Organization, Haiti, Donna Karan, Good News News

It's hard to believe it's been two years. When the earthquake struck Haiti, it had a ripple effect that changed countless lives, including mine. I've discovered a new purpose, to be an ambassador -- a cheerleader -- for this country.

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WATCH: Donna Karan Reveals Her Joy triggers

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Donna Karan Philanthropy, Video, Donna Karan Fundraising, Donna Karan Urban Zen, Laura Brown, Harper's Bazaar, Wie 2011, Wie Symposium, Urban Zen, Donna Karan, Women News

Donna Karan talks about the UrbanZen Foundation and shares her "joy triggers" with HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features/Special Projects Director ...

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Joaquin Phoenix, Donna Karan, and Salman Rushdie Urge Ubuntu at Urban Center

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: The Lunchbox Fund, Progressive Radio, South Africa, Education, Connect the Dots, Causes, Health, Nutrition, Donna Karan, Urban Zen, Ubuntu-Education-Fund, Food, Ubuntu, Salman Rushdie, Joaquin Phoenix, Alison Rose Levy, Impact News

If there are any people on earth who can teach us about the lessons learned from living in an unjust society, while seeking opportunity, it's the people of South Africa.

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WATCH: Arianna Discusses The Wellness Revolution

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Sustainable Wellness, Healthy Living, Healthy Living Body, Urban Zen Nyc, Holistic Medicine, Mindfulness, Urban Zen, How to Sleep Better, Wellness Tips, Integrative Medicine, Healthy Living Spirit, Functional Medicine, Dr. Frank Lipman, Wellness, Arianna Huffington, Healthy Living News

In a world where the default position seems to about making the unhealthy choice -- whether that’s eating poorly, avoiding exercise, holding onto st...

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Donna Karan Talks Urban Zen, Spirituality And Wisdom For The Future

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 07.04.2011

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Fashion designer Donna Karan has added another item to her résumé: international wellness crusader. Her passion project, The Urban Zen Foundation, s...

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Talking Sustainable Wellness At Urban Zen NYC (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Josh Fleet | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Sustainable Wellness, Healthy Living Body, Urban Zen Nyc, Holistic Medicine, Mindfulness, Wellness Tips, How to Sleep Better, Urban Zen, Integrative Medicine, Dr. Frank Lipman, Functional Medicine, Arianna Huffington, Wellness, Home News

There's a wellness revolution going on, but creating real global change depends on one thing: you. Such was the conclusion of Arianna Huffington an...

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WATCH LIVE: Experts Explain Functional Medicine

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: What Is Functional Medicine, Dr. Frank Lipman, Functional Medicine, Frank Lipman, Wellness, Urban Zen, Home News

The Urban Zen foundation is holding a Wellness Series in New York City, led by integrative physician Dr. Frank Lipman -- regarded as the voice of sust...

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The Power Of Gathering Empowers Us All

Mitchell J. Rabin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Living, Green Living, Peace, Spirituality, Creating a Spiritually Inspired Future, Donna Karan, Inspiration, Donna Karan Urban Zen, Urban Zen Creating a Spiritually Inspired Future, Urban Zen, Deepak Chopra, Andrew Cohen, Arianna Huffington, Healthy Living News

Arianna brilliantly and humorously laid out the ground for conversation, and both Deepak and Andrew added their inspired take on what we need as a humanity to take our dance routine to a next level.

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Wisdom 2.0 Panel Explores The Power Of New Media For Inner And Outer Transformation

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Urban Zen TED Talks, Social Media, Social Media Activism, Derrion Albert, Wisdom, TED Talks, Dan Harris, Social Networking, Activism, Russell Simmons, Urban Zen, New Media, Social Media Zen, New Media Social Networking, TED Prize, Wisdom 2.0, Healthy Living News

What are the actual up- and downsides of social media's impact on spiritual awareness, compassion, authentic interconnection and social transformation?

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Becoming the CEO of Your Own Health

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Chronic Disease, Health, Alison Rose Levy, Urban Zen, Donna Karan, Mark Hyman MD, Integrative Medicine, Autism, Health Care, Wellness, Healthy Living News

In the absence of a medical model able to address these prevalent diseases at an early stage, the bottom line, according to Hyman is that "You have to be the CEO of your own health."

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How Do We Help Kids Eat Healthy Foods?

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Urban Zen, Chidhood Nutrition, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Children, Nutrition, Donna Karan, Childhood Obesity, Michelle Obama, Health, Healthy Living News

Teaching kids about healthy nutrition directly challenges school food offerings which are typically poor quality, fattening, and fast, a turnkey bureaucratic solution that translates into weight gain and poor health.

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Autism And Allergies: What Can Your Child Eat?

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Food Allergies, Children, Nutrition, Food, Adhd, Autism, Diet, Allergies, Donna Karan, Urban Zen, Parenting, Healthy Living News

There's an experiment going on right now--but it isn't being conducted by scientists. It's being conducted by parents. In 30 million kitchens across the U.S. that experiment is called "What Can My Child Eat?"

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5 Steps To Channeling Your Very Own Greek God/Goddess (VIDEO)

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Tara Stiles, Agapi Stassinopoulos, Artemis, Goddess, Urban Zen, Spirituality, Greek Goddesses, Greek Gods, Video, Healthy Living News

Step 1. Know your archetype. We all have one. I am Artemis, who represents independence, focused, daring, adventurous. Artemis needs to work on healing being cut off from emotions.

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Donna Karan, Mary J. Blige, and Andre Harrell: For the Love of Haiti

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 05.25.2011

The Hope Help & Relief Haiti benefit on Monday followed Donna Karan's lead: "Let's join together as a community to help the Haitians rebuild their communities. Dreams can come true."

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TEDMED 2009: The Future Of Mind-Body Medicine

Alana B. Elias Kornfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ted Med, Ted Med 2009, Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Dean Ornish, Urban Zen, Donna Karan, Deepak Chopra, Tedmed 2009, Wellness, Tedmed, Healthy Living News

Our genes and nervous system are not fixed and can change, Deepak Chopra said. He added his own twist that psychological information is transformed into biological information.

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A Meeting Of The Hearts: The Dalai Lama And The Thirteen Grandmothers

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama, Wisdom, Health, Donna Karan, Thirteen Grandmothers, Urban Zen, Healing, Prayer, Peace, The Inner Life, New York News

Many indigenous cultures have foretold a time when humanity, our future, and the earth itself were at stake. In a typical fairy tale, and in our hopes and dreams, "a hero" would come forth to save us.

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Trudie Styler: 'Sadomasochism Is The New Tantra'

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sting, Tantra, Christmas, Yoga, Sadomasochism, Urban Zen, Donna Karan, Authenticity, Winter, New York City, Healthy Living News

Living, breathing, and being present is the practice that can lead us to having a full and authentic in-the-body experience. If we can shift our perspective from being separate to being part of it all.

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Shopping for a Change

Tess Ghilaga | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Impact, Women's Rights, Urban Zen, Fashion, Global-Goods-Partners, Impact News

Global Goods Partners is a fair-trade, non-profit organization focused on diminishing poverty and promoting social justice by enhancing women-led development initiatives in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

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Urban Zen Connects the Dots on Personal Healthcare

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Donna Karan Urban Zen, Service, Wellness, Healthcare, Donna Karan, Urban Zen, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News

What's the single most important service you can do to help our troubled economy recover? With health care costs rising (nearing 20% of GDP), if you commit to service for health, we'll all get a double-duty payoff.

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Can Yoga Fix Health Care?

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yoga, Health Care, Urban Zen, Donna Karan, Health, The Balanced Life, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Most of us agree that America's health care system is broken. Disease management is a more accurate way of putting what we have in our country's oper...

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WATCH: Donna Karan On How Holistic Living Can Cut Your Medical Expenses

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Urban Zen Retreat, Stress, Breath Work, Awareness, Yoga, Nutrition, All Natural, Holistic Living, Donna Karan, Holistic-Eating, Urban Zen, WalletPop.Com, Anxiety, Breathing, Andrea Chalupa, Video, Healthy Living News

Donna Karan says that simple relaxation methods such as yoga, loading up on veggies, and using breath to combat anxiety and stress have proven to reduce medical expenses.

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WATCH: Donna Karan Talks Unplugging, Recharging, And Her Hopes For Urban Zen

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Tara Stiles, Donna Karan Interview, Urban Zen Foundation, Urban Zen Conference, Urban Zen, All for Good, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News

Last week, Donna Karan's Urban Zen Foundation hosted it's Nutrition Speaker Series, part of Urban Zen's ongoing initiative committed to educating Amer...

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Donna Karan's Urban Zen: A Place Where Everything Is For Sale - For A Good Cause!

Willow Lindley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Corporate Philanthropy, Urban Zen Organization, Philanthropy, Fashion and Philanthropy, Donna Karan Urban Zen, Urban Zen, Donna Karan, Fashion for a Cause, Fashion, Urban Zen Foundation, Sonja Nuttall, Fashion Week, Fashion Trends, Donna Karan Spring Summer 2009, New York Fashion Week, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News

The Urban Zen store and fashion line are a part of the Urban Zen Foundation, which has a three-part mission: Well-being, Empowering Children, and Preserving Cultures.

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