Deborah Quilter

Deborah Quilter is an ergonomics expert, a certified Feldenkrais practitioner, a yoga therapist and the founder of the Balance Project at the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She is also the author of Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide and The Repetitive Strain Injury Recovery Book.

Most Recent

New PBS Film Explores How We Feel About Death

Let that question shape your life, urges 'Into the Night' filmmaker Helen Whitney

MARCH 22, 2018 | By Deborah Quilter

Caregiving

Hiring a Private Eye for Your Parent’s Nursing Home

A PI might uncover troubling things about your loved one's care

FEBRUARY 21, 2018 | By Deborah Quilter

Health & Well-Being

How Men Can Become More Flexible Without Pain

When guys try to stretch, they usually go about it the wrong way

AUGUST 7, 2017 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

Offering Space and Support for Mentally Ill Artists

An innovative New York “clubhouse” provides unique services for older members

JULY 24, 2017 | By Deborah Quilter

Health & Well-Being

When Retirement Makes You Unhappy

They retired, but grew antsy — 3 stories of 'un-retirees'

JULY 21, 2017 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

A Second Chance for Singers Over 55

How the performers in 'Alive! 55+' give new meaning to familiar songs

APRIL 13, 2017 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

What a Blast It Is Getting Old When You’re in a Rock Band

Boomer musicians are in demand and getting plenty of life satisfaction

MARCH 15, 2017 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

Discovering the Thrill of the Tightrope in Midlife

Walk like an orangutan, and other lessons from my initiation into the aerial arts

JANUARY 24, 2017 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

How to Take Great Family Photos This Holiday Season

Tips from a pro photographer on getting pictures you’ll treasure

DECEMBER 7, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

The Many Benefits of Choir Singing When You’re Older

It's a way to improve memory, reduce stress and make breathing easier

NOVEMBER 23, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

Want to Age Better? Join a Choir

A groundbreaking study examines the health benefits of making music as we age

NOVEMBER 22, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Health & Well-Being

The Surprising Health Benefits of Drumming

It can curb depression, improve immunity and even fight Parkinson's

OCTOBER 19, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Health & Well-Being

Is Big Pharma to Blame for Soaring Health Costs?

Or is this the necessary by-product of new wonder drugs?

OCTOBER 18, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

What I Learned About Life in Voiceover Class

When you try something new, you never know what will happen

JULY 21, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Health & Well-Being

What I Found on My Ayurveda Spa Adventure

The ancient healing practice looks nothing like Western medicine

JUNE 24, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

How Do You Organize 40 Years of Artwork?

Zigi Ben-Haim with the "Zigiland" Globe.

When students help older artists catalogue their work, everyone benefits

MAY 4, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

This Play Puts Alzheimer’s Caregivers in the Spotlight

(L to R) Sharon Washington, Marjorie Johnson, Finnerty Steevens.

The heart-rending off-Broadway production 'Dot' sparks tears and hope for change

MARCH 4, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Health & Well-Being

Is 78.8 Years Long Enough to Live?

Here's what experts just said in a debate about extreme longevity

FEBRUARY 5, 2016 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

Aging Takes Center Stage On and Off Broadway

James Earl Jones in D.L. Coburn's The Gin Game, directed by Leonard Foglia.

4 plays explore unsettling truths about growing older

NOVEMBER 16, 2015 | By Deborah Quilter

Living & Learning

Who Says You Need Talent to Be on Broadway?

How anyone, including you, can work with pros and star in a show

OCTOBER 20, 2015 | By Deborah Quilter

Health & Well-Being

How to Recognize Mental Illness in Children

Is it normal kid behavior or something more serious?

Special Report

Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults

This special report includes storytelling, news and information about health care for older adults in rural areas

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Special Report

Vitality Arts

Our special series, Vitality Arts, shows the powerful effect that participating in the arts can have on our minds, bodies and souls. Look to this page for information, resources and inspiration that will help you age better through the arts and show that creativity has no age limit.

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