by Meredith Litz
Flowing solo this Thanksgiving? We’ve got you covered!…
Not everyone is fortunate enough to spend Thanksgiving with their families. Sometimes it’s work, distance or simply lack there of that prevent us from stuffing with stuffing and negotiating with the last piece of pumpkin pie. Well, if you relate to one of the preceding conditions – here are some bright ideas to keep you pumped with prana (life force) this Thursday!
- DO YOGA at Golden Bridge NYC! – This Thanksgiving Day Join Guru Dharam Singh in a special Kundalini Yoga and Meditation class followed with a community Thanksgiving Day Feast and Gathering. Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm, Meal starts at 1pm. Cost: $25/pre-reg, $35/drop in. More Info: Visit Website
- SALUTE THE SUN at The Om Factory! This would be kind of like the turkey trot for yogis. Ashley Bouldin has built a special morning Thanksgiving class revolving around Sun Salutations – 108 of them, to be exact. But don’t worry, it’s not about how many you do as much as it is the anticipated radiance you’ll feel afterwards. Start the day in a happy place! Time: 8:30am – 10:00am. Cost: $17 drop in. More Info: Visit Website.
- TREAT THE SENSES at one of NY’s Finest Restaurants! Check out the best Turkey Tables for 2009 at NY Magazine’s Thanksgiving Guide. Or for a Vegan Thanksgiving Super Vegan has a great list of locales with menus – Lavender chocolate cheesecake from Blossom anyone?
- BE THE SEER at the 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Ya know, “when in Rome…” ! Here’s a list of talent you can expect to see in addition to the 1500 cheerleaders, dancers, singers, performers and 800 clowns (no I’m not kidding): Bello, Grandma and the cast of the Big Apple Circus, Andrea Bocelli, Boys Like Girls, Alan Cumming, Billy Currington, DJ Lance Rock and the cast of Yo Gabba Gabba!, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, Gloria Gaynor, Emily Hughes, Kermit the Frog and Tiffany Thornton, Jane Krakowski, Cyndi Lauper, Ziggy Marley with Judah Marley, Katharine McPhee, Miss America 2009 – Katie Stam, the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Mitchel Musso, Keke Palmer, The Pizzarelli Quartet, Jay Sean and Carly Simon.
- VOLUNTEER TIME at the Woodstock Senior Center! Serve the clients restaurant-style at their annual Thanksgiving Lunch. Woodstock is a single resident occupancy hotel in Midtown, is the only source of nutritional meals for many of its members, both the homeless and the housed. Time: 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Register first at NY Cares - Website.
- CREATE THEN DONATE! Make a “Blessing Bag”.
Every Thanksgiving season The Bowery Mission distributes “Blessing Bags” containing personal hygiene items and other necessities to the men and women they serve. Below are the listed items to include in your donation! Visit Website.
- Toothpaste
- Shampoo
- Razors
- Socks (white and black)
- Hats
- Toothbrush
- Deodorant
- Shaving cream
- Underwear (all sizes)
- Gloves
- Toothpaste
Gavin Degraw’s In Tune with His LavenderSense 
MillionTreesNYC is a part of the 127-point plan introduced by Mayer Bloomberg, called PlaNYC. The goal is to plant one million trees (1,000,000) in the five boroughs by the year 2017. By achieving this, it will increase our ‘urban forest’ by 20%! “I urge every New Yorker to dig in and be a part of Million Trees NYC,” encourages NYRP Founder Bette Midler.
