Health, Life, and Balance
The Brooklyn Free School is offering donation-based Vinyasa yoga classes three times a week. 50% of all donations benefit the school. Here are the details:
When: Mon & Thurs. 6:45-8pm, Sun. 11-12:15pm
Where: 372 Clinton Ave (btwn. Green & Lafayette) 2nd Floor
Contact: freeschoolyoga AT gmail DOT com
Namaste.
On Sunday July 24 I served as a Just Food Community Chef at the Summer Streets Festival in the Bronx. I made my ‘”It’s Too Hot To Cook! Summer Squash Salad, quite fitting for a 91 degree afternoon! There were lots of great children present who sampled raw zucchini, learned how to say ‘carrot’ in Spanish and that veggies are good to help you poop. This was met by a great big ‘Ewww!’ followed by giggles. Click ‘more’ for the recipe. Continue reading ‘Just Food Community Chef Demo’
The plate has replaced the pyramid as the new visual guideline for healthy eating. This is a historic moment in food and nutrition and already it has created lovers and haters alike. I love the emphasis on fruits and veggies! If there’s one change you can make to improve your diet, try adding more of these foods in your life. With the harvest season beginning to share its bounty, why not take a walk to your local farmer’s market and see what new dish (or old favorite) you can make this week? Here’s mine: I bought a pint of fresh, pesticide-free strawberries, washed and froze them (after gobbling down a few) to blend into a smoothie.
The Bushwick Farmer’s Market is back this year! Stop by on Wednesdays for your organic fruits, veggies, dairy products and baked goods. There’s also a market happening on Saturday’s at Maria Hernandez Park from 9am-5pm. There are Latino/a family farms and lots of treats to eat, so be sure to get out there soon.
Join the No Farms, No Food rally in Albany on Wednesday March 30th and let legislators know that you support farmers and farmland in New York! If you register by March 23rd, you can get on a free round-trip bus ride from Union Square. Click here for more info. Hope to see you there!
CUNY School of Law is hosting this very cool and very FREE Food Justice Panel tomorrow evening. I’ve seen Anna Lappé speak before and am interested in seeing her as moderator. Come learn about who controls our food supply and how we can take it back!
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Be good to your heart, literally and figuratively. xoxo
Got a few dresses hanging around your closet that you haven’t worn in who knows how long? (I know you do!) Make room for the new while helping a young lady look fly on her prom night. Dominican Sunday, Inc. is hosting a Prom Dress Giveaway on Saturday, March 5th from 1-4pm. They will be collecting NEW or GENTLY USED dresses, shoes, and accessories. You can come drop off the items at their office, located at:
175 W 107th Street (between Amsterdam + Columbus)
New York, NY 10025
Sponsors, raffle items and goodie bag donations needed! Check out the link below for further details on the giveaway event:
.. doesn’t mean it’s good for you! A recent study found those who drink diet soda are more likely to suffer strokes or heart attacks. Some folks tend to go overboard with extra calories because they think they’re consuming less sugar with diet drinks. Also, diet drinks are loaded with chemical substitutes to replace sugar that are dangerous, scary and unpronounceable! So what’s the best choice to quench your thirst and keep you heart healthy? Good old fashioned WATER. Drink up and read more here:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41479869/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/
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During one of WBAI’s station pledge drives last year, I received a meditiation cd as a thank you gift for my donation. Nurse Practitioner and Yoga Therapist Teresa Palmer put together four Meditations For Well Being which she very generously encouraged us to share with our friends, and I’m sharing it with you! This one is called “Seven Minutes of Solitude”. Let me know what you think…