Comments for Karen Kisslinger

Comment on In Memoriam with Love by Kerry Drury

Kerry Drury — Sat, 15 May 2010 07:37:05 +0000

I was stunned to open up the Barnard College Alumae Magazine yesterday and read that Karen had died. How is it possible for someone who was the very embodiment of vibrant energy and life force to be gone? Karen was uniquely gifted, giving and fun. I’ve not met anyone quite like her in my life, ever. My sympathy is with you, Rob, Emma, and Ava, for your huge loss.

Comment on In Memoriam with Love by Andrea Boggs

Andrea Boggs — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:48:13 +0000

Karen was my practitioner.
I felt so grateful to get connected with her. The first time I met her she was giving out home-grown moxa to everyone at an acupuncture meeting in NYC.
She was a wonderful practitioner, and had integrated valuable things into her classical 5E practice. When I made the long drive up to her to be treated, I felt like I was on a healing pilgrimage. She had so much deep knowledge and life experience, which was woven into her work.
She was such a great wood person – and always encouraging me to new endeavors, and possibilities. I loved hearing that she played saxophone,
and jammed with folks, and that she was a sculptor – those wonderful Buddha figures for example – meaningful, but playful and creative.
At her house atop the mountain in Millerton NY – Her treatment room has a skylight and windows on a huge willow tree by a pond.
I watched clouds moving by as the needles went in. After the treatments in the summer she invited me to take a swim. Raspberry bushes surround the pond, and that was a delicious dessert afterwards. She was a macrobiotic guru for me – her kitchen looked like a drawing in a cookbook. After a treatment she would often feed me from her kitchen, since I had a long trip home. One of my favorite dishes came from Karen’s kitchen: Millet in the pressure cooker with Onions and Butternut Squash, seasoned with toasted Pumpkin Seeds and Almond Milk. She told me that she and her family ate it for breakfast too.

We went together to Spring Acucamp in ’07 or ’08. She added so much instantly to the scene. The next year she was already contributing, she was a natural leader and teacher. At her class in the great room at Spring Acucamp she passed out golf balls, and we stood rolling them under our feet – it was brilliant, actually, and so much fun. Very Karen.

In her guest bathroom there is a black and white picture of a bunch of naked 3 or 4 year old girls in a bathtub. Karen’s bright eyes & smiling face stood out from the group of cousins. This seemed to me to capture her essence.

On our long drive together to Maine Acucamp, she told me that Rob and she were still very much in love, after so many years together.

Sending love and prayers for Karen as she makes her journey. And also to her beloved family, Rob, Ava and Emma, and all within the loving circle of her life.
Andrea Boggs

Comment on In Memoriam with Love by sheryl kennedy

sheryl kennedy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:01:15 +0000

I send my deepest sympathy to Rob, Emma and Ava, and all who loved Karen.

I will miss Karen’s sprightly spirit, her articles on Huffington Post and her radio show which always reminded me to take a minute out of my day to relax.

But most of all, I will miss her as a friend and supportive colleague with whom I had many wonderful conversations over the years.

There is no one who loved her family more, her community more, her world more…

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Comment on Out Past the Breakers: Surviving and Thriving Beyond the Western Medical Approach to Cancer by Karen Tokatyan-Collins

Karen Tokatyan-Collins — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:21:41 +0000

Thank God there are doctors who accept and believe in something other than what they were taught. You are most fortunate and you sound like a beautiful and gentle soul, Karen.
Your Rob, is my Dr. Dweck. He is the only doctor I ever met who put down the paperwork and looked me straight in the eyes. That was many years ago and I am still blessed to be one of his patients. Thank you for sharing him…
I hope you and I shall meet one day.
Happy Holidays to you all.