Dani Katz

Nope, it’s not those mangled earlobes that have migrated from Black Rock City’s beloved Playa to the (almost) mainstream streets of Venice Beach. It’s ... FLESH! Round arms, full faces, radiant complexions, happy, glowing, plump feminine figures that celebrate all that is woman and abundance and yes, please; more, please;......

You’ve got a date to hike Runyon, you hate your wardrobe and you’re broke. Don’t panic. The little shop next to Trader Joe’s on Santa Monica Boulevard at Fuller sells a decent selection of American Apparel seconds, among other various cotton-jersey wares, for a fraction of American Apparel prices. They......

Do you need to remove some obstacles, refresh your incense supply, deodorize your pits (without chemical additives), buy a beach cover-up and a housewarming gift, and eat, all for less than 50 bucks? Govinda’s boutique, housed inside the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in West L.A., is your one-stop shop......

You care about the planet, so not only did you convert your diesel Benz station wagon to run on veggie oil, but you carpool. Your morning crew is a hodge-podge of finicky morning beverage preferences, and you’re tired of the early morning arguments over to where to stop for your......

And, why wouldn’t you rather be in London? Cute boys, great curry, high fashion, public transportation, sexy skies of gray and drizzle, and the chance at a chance run-in with Thom Yorke. But you’ve got obligations keeping you stateside — your book proposal’s (over)due, your bandmates would freak, and your......

No one wants to face a dimensional shift with kinky shoulders and knotted chakras. How’s your Kundalini gonna rise? As every avatar knows, you need a free flow of energy for proper ascension. And this is where Carolyn Jacques comes in. Jacques takes an amalgamated kitchen-sink approach to bodywork; the......

Walking into Dr. Leroy Perry’s International Sportscience Institute’s ’80s-opulent octagonal waiting room is like entering a time warp. Hanging above the emerald green carpet is a framed photograph of Elizabeth Taylor, circa 1986, dwarfed by puffy sleeves and shoulder pads, autographed with cursive adoration for Perry’s multifaceted chiropractic prowess. Delving......

In a town lousy with yoga (and so much of it lousy yoga), how does one pinpoint The Best? What does “Best Yoga” even mean? The whole idea of “best” is anathema to yoga, which means “union,” which obliterates reductive, dualistic differentiations like “best” and “worst.” Aargh! I’ll give it......

We’ve all been there: hot Scottish boyfriend needs a green card and you’ve always wanted a European passport; or, your waif-y girlfriend has systemic candida and could suck some serious marrow out of your SAG health insurance. All signs point to happily ever after, so you throw both caution and......