When our cover star, Sarah McLachlan, came out with her album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy in 1993, the songs lit me up. But it was the single “Possession,” about longing for love, that struck me to the ground. Her lyrics, “The night is my companion, and solitude my guide…Oh, into the sea of waking dreams, I follow without pride… And I would be the one to hold you down, kiss you so hard, I’ll take your breath away,” had me bursting at the seams for someone to take my breath away. A great song stands the test of time—you feel it in your gut and it stays with you for decades. That is the music of McLachlan, and her new album, Better Broken, is no different, by covering a span of subjects like relationships in love and family and more in her soul-stirring fashion. Then there are the musicians that bridge generations. DJ John Summit remixed McLachlan’s “Silence,” so my 15-year-old is already a fan of hers, and the beautiful Disney song “When She Loved Me” from Toy Story 2 already has nearly 110 million listeners swooning over it on Spotify alone.
We are honored to have this music icon on our cover, not only for her talent, but for her contribution to the general well-being of her listeners. After all, music elevates mood and reduces anxiety and depression by triggering the release of biochemical stress reducers, including the neurotransmitter dopamine.
In this issue, you’ll also find our list of Wellness Warriors practicing in the Hamptons. For eight years, we have chronicled the ebb and flow of health and wellness and we’ve met some special healers along the way. This list encompasses those in both Eastern and Western modalities—dynamic health gurus who focus on physical, energetic and internal landscaping. I have met with or experienced the methods of many of those on this list, so I can attest to each one’s talents and intuitive healing abilities. There is no time like the present to get your health in order, or just stay ahead of good health. As McLachlan writes in “I Will Remember You,” which won her a Grammy in 2000: “Don’t let your life pass you by.”
