Do I Really Need to Fast?

My research and fascination with fasting began over 20 years ago when I first starting learning about Ayurveda. I fasted on Mondays and would complete a 3-day Ayurvedic cleanse during the change in season (approximately March 18-21, June 18-21, September 18-22, and December 18-21).

Why Monday? In this past life, I worked in Corporate America world. It was the best day for me, when I considered my work and home environments:

  • As an insurance trainer and Quality Analyst, my work load was very demanding.

Nutritional Wellness FREE Library Event

Nutritional Wellness Free Library Event July 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Central Islip Public Library What is wellness? For me personally, wellness is something we strive for with the whole of our being—it’s not just the pursuit of healing the mind, body or spirit individually.  I also believe we have a skewed sense of …

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Pandora’s Lunchbox – weekly menu 06/19/17

Who: Do you want to lose weight?  Do you have little to no time to cook healthy?  Are you are confused about what healthy food even is? Do you hate cooking? Have you just started out with plant-based food, or are just curious about it?  Have you been plant-based so long that you just need …

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Food Flix Cinema designs meals to match movie scenes

Updated October 14, 2016 2:20 PM By David J. Criblez  david.criblez@newsday.com Clockwise from left, David Jarmula from East Patchogue, Victor and Deborah Urbach from Huntington and Kara Sdraley from East Patchogue enjoy dinner and a movie, Food Flix dinner and movie night, Cyrus Chai & Coffee Company, Bayshore, Sept. 24, 2016. (Credit: Yvonne Albinowski) Dinner …

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October ’16 Events and links for more details:

It’s my favourite season, and it’s starting off with a real bang with all these October events!  Join me for some amazing ways to “Fall Into Wellness!” *October 1: Fall Festival 2016 Phoenix Eastern Medical Center, Farmingdale—11am-3pm. Food and Family Fun – Free Massages, Free Yoga Classes, Martial Arts Show, Face Painting, Raffles, organic skincare …

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September ’16 Events and details

Please click the title of each September event to be directed to further information on Facebook, as well as RSVP links.  Thank you as always, for your interest in Holistic Wellness! *September 10: YOGA OPEN HOUSE Celebration Kundalini Yoga of Long Island, Northport—11am-3pm. FREE CLASSES ~ RAFFLES ~ FUN ~ GONG ~organic skincare ~plant-based snacks …

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It’s a wrap!

I hate getting wraps or burrito’s that are messy, or uneven.  My first job was in a Mexican fast food chain for 4-1/2 years (I’m sure you can guess which one!), and was highly-trained in wrapping burritos.  Yes, one can be “highly-trained” in a skill such as this—or at least you could be in those years! I’ve recently learned this IS still a handy skill.

Never-the-less, that training made me quite picky about how to properly portion, ration, roll and present burrito’s and wraps:

August ’16 Events and links for more details

August 4: Alive After Five, Patchogue (in front of Roast Coffee)—5-9:30pm. For our 3rd year, join Pam as she offers mini tarot readings throughout this 4-night event. I’ll have samples of my organic skincare products, with specials you won’t find anywhere else! If you want to learn more about a spiritual practice or how to …

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Dinner and a Movie? #FFC

In case you didn’t know, my husband and I started a side project together, called Food Flix Cinema (#FFC).  We’ve combined our love of movies and food (respectively), hosting monthly events at Cyrus: Chai & Coffee Company in Bay Shore.  We were fortunate enough to have an article published about it, just 4 months into …

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