Holistic Moms Network of Queens, NY

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The Holistic Moms Network, Queens Chapter invites all interested parents and others to join us for a meeting to find out if you would like to be a part of our community. We meet every month on the 2nd Wednesday at 6:30 pm and the fourth Thursday at 10:30 am.


January Meeting: The Real Deal on Raw Milk
Have you ever wondered if raw milk is worth the risk? Join us in a family-friendly discussion about raw dairy including...

• Why raw milk is illegal
• The differences between raw and conventional milk (including organic)
• Claimed health benefits regarding raw milk
• Whether raw milk is safe to consume

Date:
January 13th, 2010, 6:30pm - 8pm
Location:
ARROW Community Center
Address:
35-30 35th Street
(btwn 35th & 36th Aves)
Astoria, NY 11106

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Queens Holistic Moms meeting May 12

Please join us!


Choosing the Best Supplements for
You and Your Family
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010, 6:30-8pm
@ ARROW Community Center
35-30 35th Street (between 35th & 36th Aves) in Astoria

Have you ever stood in the health food store or supplements shop, completely bewildered and confused? How do you know which is right for you and your family? Dr. John Salerno, board-certified family physician practicing holistic and integrative medicine in Manhattan, former senior staff at The Atkins Center and author of The Silver Cloud Diet, will de-mystify supplements and answer your questions about family health. Join us for the evening and learn...
•Whether or not you need to supplement your diet with vitamins
•Which supplements are appropriate for your child
•How to get the best quality for the price

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July Meeting

Is just being in the sun enough? Find out who needs to supplement with vitamin D and why from chiropractor and Queens native, Dr. Angelo Ippolito. He'll tell us how the vitamin works, including its history, lab testing, dosages, and signs of deficiency.

Dr. Ippolito graduated from Holy Cross High School in Queens and went on to receive his BA in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry from Yale. In practice for nearly 20 years, he integrates exercise and nutrition counseling into his chiropractic practice.

Where: ARROW Community Center 35-30 35th Street (between 35th & 36th Aves) in Astoria
When: July 14th, 2010, 6:30pm - 8pm

Non-members are welcome to join us for one meeting. Contact us at [e-mail] with questions.

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September: Ice Cream Social

Looking to find your tribe in Queens? We'd love to meet you!


Our September meeting:
Let’s savor every last morsel of summer while we get to know the other families in our community with an ice cream social. Come and enjoy a variety of cool creamy treats from vegan sugar-free to super choco chunk…and ...toppings too. Or, if you’d like to bring your fav to share, we’d love to taste
it.

Where: Arrow Community Center35-30 Street (Between 36th & 36th Avenues) in Astoria

When: September 8th, 2010, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Non-members are welcome to join us for one meeting. Contact us at [e-mail] with questions.

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October: Maintaining a Healthy & Happy Uterus

Join us!


Meeting Date: 10/13/2010

Topic/Guest Speaker: Maintaining a Healthy & Happy Uterus
Description: 35-30 35th Street (between 35th & 36th Aves) in Astoria Join us as Sophia Mattis, MD, holistic reproductive health and women’s wellness specialist helps us decode some of the messages the uterus gives us such as PMS and cramps, fertility challenges, fibroids and swelling, and painful periods. With patients worldwide, you may have seen Dr. Mattis in print, heard her on the radio or met her as a community health care advocate. Bring your questions and get ready to learn how to make your uterus smile, naturally.
Meeting Location: ARROW Community Center 35-30 35th Street (between 35th & 36th Aves) in Astoria
Meeting Time: 6:30

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November: How does your child learn?

Join us as Queens Paideia School founder Karyn Slutsky and Yolanda Marin, a QPS learning manager facilitate a lively discussion on individualized instruction, learning style and temperament, and how to understand and enhance your child's educational experience. Together, we will delve into issues that profoundly affect not only your child but your family as a whole. QPS is an independent school that specializes in individualized instruction, using a "whole-child" philosophy and incorporating current sensibilities.

Children and family members are welcomed at this and all QHMN events!
11/10/2010 at 06:30 PM, ARROW Community Center 35-30 35th Street
Astoria, NY 11106

Non-members of QHMN are welcome to join us once to learn more about our organization and to find out if our community is right for them. If they decide that they are interested in our community, we ask that they join us as a member to take advantage of all of the benefits of membership and to help support both our local chapter and our national non-profit organization.

If you'd like to join our chapter...

http://membership.holisticmoms.org/

Our chapter website...

http://queensny.holisticmoms.org/

Visit us on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39906928908

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Playgroup Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:00 AM

Where: Arrow Community Center
35-30 35th Street
Astoria, NY 11106

Join us as we count our blessings!

We’ll do a simple themed craft and read a book about Thanksgiving!

Even if your child is too young to participate in this activity, please join us anyway.  There will be lots of opportunity for us to chat and get to know one another as a community.

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December Meeting

Join us as we celebrate the holiday season. There will be healthy treats to enjoy. If you would like to bring your favorite healthy – or not so healthy – holiday treat, please do. We will have plenty of time to relax and enjoy each other’s company – to greet old friends and make new ones! Families and friends welcome.

Children and family members are welcomed at this and all QHMN events!

Non-members of QHMN are welcome to join us once to learn more about our organization and to find out if our community is right for them. If they decide that they are interested in our community, we ask that they join us as a member to take advantage of all of the benefits of membership and to help support both our local chapter and our national non-profit organization.

If you'd like to join our chapter...

http://membership.holisticmoms.org/

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We have some exciting news to report. Starting this month, our evening meetings and monthly playgroups will take place at Kidz Yoga, 27-14 23rd Avenue, in Astoria, NY. The studio is just two blocks from the N and Q train, and easily accessible by car. See their site, here: http://www.kidzyoga.net/

Our new schedule of monthly events is as follows:

Playgroup: Third Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Months: October, November, December, January, February, March

Evening Meeting: Second Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Our meeting for February will be a potluck dinner.  Please join us!

If you'd like to join our chapter...

http://membership.holisticmoms.org/

Our chapter website...

http://queensny.holisticmoms.org/

Visit us on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39906928908

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2nd Year Anniversary Party!!!

Thurs, March 10th, 7:00-8:30p @ Kidz Yoga 27-14 23rd Avenue (between 27th and 28th Sts) Astoria (Ditmars N,Q stop) This is a FREE event, open to the public. Families welcome!

• Meet families who are interested in living holistically

• Connect with practitioners and business in your hood

• Enjoy free samples, demos and food

• Enter to win raffle prizes including a membership,  children’s books, personal care products and more!

Special thanks to the following sponsors and participants:

Allison – Music for Aardvarks Ana Tucker - Hypnotherapy

Barbara Lynn Cantone - Body & Soul Restorations Skin Care, Holistic Body Therapy

Dr. Angelo Ippolito - Art of Health Chiropractic and Holistic Health Care

Hadas Shapira – Reflexology Kidz Yoga

Leann Stella – Peaceful Healings Flower Essences, Emotional Freedom Technique Maria Delgado - Barefoot Books

Marija Mikolajczak - EC Wear Eco-Friendly Baby Clothes, Cloth Diapers

Meg Cotner - Traditional Foods Advocate and harmoniousbelly blogger

Meg LaBarbara - Daffy Local Handmade Hummus, Tapenade and Dips

Molly Rusich - Dance Instruction

Ramiro Rodriguez - Body & Soul Restorations Massage

The Holistic Moms Network is a non-profit support and discussion network for families with an interest in natural/holistic and alternative health and parenting. For more information or to RSVP for one of our events, please visit http://queensny.holisticmoms.org, call 917-697-3618 or email [e-mail]. We’re always looking for ideas for future events and people to help plan them. Contact us if you’re interested.

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The 2d GREEN FOR QUEENS EARTH DAY FAIR
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1 to 4 p.m.
At the Central Queens Y in Forest Hills

Earth friendly fun for kids: Wildlife Children's Theater, worm composting, edible ecosystem, live animal workshop, cooking for kids, and more!
...
For adults: Information, workshops, and exhibits! Save energy, save $, and fight global warming!

SUSTAINABLE FOOD is this year’s theme!
· Author Anna Lappe speaking on Diet for a Hot Planet at 1:30 p.m.!
Anna Lappe is a nationally bestselling author and a much sought-after public speaker on sustainability & food politics. She will be speaking on the impacts of food choices on climate change.
· Organic chocolate, cheese & coffee tastings
· Vegan & vegetarian cooking for adults & kids!
· Organic food coops

Learn how you can save energy & water, compost in an apartment, and get clean wind energy. Find out about Queens food coops, community gardens, biking, and lots more!

Sign up for FREE energy audits! (Bring 1 year’s utility bills along or a print-out of a year’s bills for both gas & electric.)

FREE CFL light bulbs, water bottles & reusable shopping bags!
Recycle: rechargeable batteries, cell phones, clothes, & shoes.

Look for the Queens Holistic Moms Network table at the Fair!

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Timeless Principles for Infant and Child Nutrition

June 9 @ 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Gym-Mazing/ Kidz Yoga

27-14 23rd Avenue

Astoria, New York

 

Are you seeking to give your family and particularly your children a healthy, well-balanced diet? This presentation answers the question "Can children be well-fed but malnourished?" by offering an in-depth look at the true nutritional needs of growing children and the dangers of depleted modern foods, including many labeled as "natural" and "organic." We will examine the historic significance of many foods that are now vilified ...as dangerous and unhealthy, and explain why a return to a traditional, nutrient-dense diet is crucial for restoring our youngest generations to health and vitality. This seminar will provide an overview of the pioneering research of Weston A. Price, a dentist who traveled to isolated communities around the globe in the 1920s-30s to learn about traditional and modern diets and their impact on dental health. He discovered that people living on the natural foods of their ancestral traditions enjoyed not only healthy, straight, cavity-free teeth, but overall excellent health as well.

Hannah Springer, MS, HHC will present on traditional foods for children’s health and speak about her personal health transformation after she adopted a traditional foods diet following the birth of her son. Hannah is a co-leader of the Brooklyn Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation and leader of the Parents’ Group of the Traditional Nutrition Guild, a group which provides support, education, resources, and social opportunities to families seeking to raise their children on a traditional nutrient-dense diet. Hannah received her training as a holistic health consultant at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in Manhattan, and is certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Hannah offers health and nutrition consultations for women and families with babies and young children, traditional foods cooking instruction, and an array of prepared nutrient-dense traditional foods products.

For additional and background information, please visit:
http://www.westonaprice.org/
http://www.tngparentsgroup.org/
http://www.earthbodybalance.com/

The Holistic Moms Network is a non-profit support and discussion network for moms with an interest in natural/holistic and alternative health and parenting. Our goal is to develop a thriving local community of holistic parents with a wide range of interests. The Queens, NY Chapter will offer monthly meetings every 2nd Thursday evening of the month on a variety of natural health and parenting topics as well as a playgroups and activities throughout the month.. For more information please visit http://queensny.holisticmoms.org/,  or email [e-mail]. We welcome all interested holistic parents and practitioners to come to a meeting to see if you would like to join our group.

For more information about joining the Holistic Moms Network, please visit:

http://www.holisticmoms.org/category/connect/membership/join-now/
http://queensny.holisticmoms.org/hmnqueensny/index.cfm

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We are changing our meeting location and date/time. 
This month we are meeting at a private home, and if you'd like to join us please send me a PM. 

6 pm September 14.

At our meeting we will be sorting out where we will be having our meetings again starting the following month. 

The Holistic Moms Network is a non-profit support and discussion network for moms with an interest in natural/holistic and alternative health and parenting. Our goal is to develop a thriving local community of holistic parents with a wide range of interests. The Queens, NY Chapter will offer monthly meetings every 2nd Thursday evening of the month on a variety of natural health and parenting topics as well as a playgroups and activities throughout the month.. For more information please visit http://queensny.holisticmoms.org/,  or email [e-mail]. We welcome all interested holistic parents and practitioners to come to a meeting to see if you would like to join our group.

For more information about joining the Holistic Moms Network, please visit:

http://www.holisticmoms.org/category/connect/membership/join-now/
http://queensny.holisticmoms.org/hmnqueensny/index.cfm

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Our new meeting location is Discovery Lane, a daycare center near 30th Avenue.  Our next meeting will be October 13 at 6:15 pm.

Herbs and Kitchen Remedies for Fall and Winter Health

Just as foods are best eaten seasonally, so also are many herbs. In this presentation, we will hear from Claudia Keel, a clinical herbalist, how seasonal herbs can be easily included into our families food and drinks for both vital health and immunity. She will also present information on how to easily use herbs for common winter ailments as they arise – for both adults and children. Re-skilling with these age-old remedies and techniques helps our families avoid many illnesses, and heal well with strengthened immunity when we do become ill.

Claudia Keel is an herbalist, flower essence therapist and nutritional counselor with a practice in Union Square in Manhattan. She teaches courses and at conferences in all three disciplines on both an introductory and practitioner level. Claudia is also the Weston A Price Foundation NYC chapter leader and the founder and developer of the Traditional Nutrition Guild and Traditional Foods Club. Claudia is also an Assistant Organizer of this meetup group.

The Holistic Moms Network is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization connecting parents who are interested in holistic health and green living. Our mission is to generate national awareness, education, and support for holistic parenting and green living by providing nurturing, open-minded, and respectful local community networks that encourage families to share these ideals and learn from each other. To learn more about the Queens Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network, become a member, become a local sponsor, or check our calendar for upcoming meetings and events, please visit http://queensny.holisticmoms.org/

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November meeting is tomorrow!

 

BodyTalk First Aid:  Tapping Out Cortices

Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:15 PM

Discovery Lane Daycare

2717 27th Street, Astoria, NY (map)

 

 

 

Tap Out Cortices is a self-healing technique from the BodyTalk System that is simple to learn and apply. School-aged children and their parents have found that this brain-balancing technique helps students concentrate, feel more peaceful, and get over colds more quickly. They have also use it to reduce stress, relieve pain, improve sleep, and heal more quickly from injuries and sickness. 

Join Jean Menges, a licensed acupuncturist and certified BodyTalk practitioner, in a discussion and demonstration of using the Tap Out Cortices technique. You and your children will enjoy having this wonderful tool to help yourselves any time, anywhere!

Topics Covered:

    * Brief introduction of the brain/body connection
    * How parents and children can balance their brains every day
    * Demonstration of the Tap Out Cortices technique
    * Achieving instant reduction in stress and relief of pain
    * The benefits of the BodyTalk System for children

Please note that we have extended the time of the monthly evening meetings to accomodate more schedules, so if you need to come early and leave early, or arrive late and stay til the end that is no problem.  Coming for a part of it is better than not coming at all.

Child care will be provided in an adjacent area at $4 per child.  Children may alternatively sit with their mother during the meeting (e.g. in-arms babies or children over 12) or attend with an adult dedicated to their care.

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December Meeting

Our December chapter meeting will be a relaxed, casual event without a speaker or childcare.  We will sit in the play area and share about our favorite holiday traditions. 

Thursday, December 8 @ 6:15 pm

Discovery Lane Daycare

2717 27th Street, Astoria, NY (map)

 

We are also holding weekly events during the day including a new moms' support group, playdates, as well as family activities on weekends.  Please see our website for our calendar.

 

The Holistic Moms Network is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization connecting parents who are interested in holistic health and green living. Our mission is to generate national awareness, education, and support for holistic parenting and green living by providing nurturing, open-minded, and respectful local community networks that encourage families to share these ideals and learn from each other. To learn more about the Queens Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network, become a member, become a local sponsor, or check our calendar for upcoming meetings and events, please visit http://queensny.holisticmoms.org/

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January Events for Queens Chapter of Holistic Moms Network:

Structural Integration for Moms

Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 6:15 PM at Discovery Lane Daycare, 2717 27th Street, Astoria, NY

Learn better body usage, healthier posture, and more efficient movement patterns with everyday activities that you perform as a busy mother. Along with hands-on bodywork, Structural Integration empowers and educates every client to move more fluidly to prevent chronic pain, tension, and rigidity and sustain postural balance. It is a powerful soft-tissue approach that restores alignment, balance, fluidity and effortless grace from head-to-toe.

More info and RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/events/330322600327839/

Shonishin- Japanese acupressure

Saturday, January 21, 1:00 p.m. at the Broadway Branch of the Queens Library, 4020 Broadway , Astoria, NY

Sabrina Havens, an Acupuncturist, Herbalist and Massage Therapist, who holds a certification in Pediatrics, will be sharing natural ways to treat certain childhood ailments thru pediatric acupressure techniques and food therapy. The technique that she practices is called Shonishin, which is a Japanese acupressure technique that helps with a myriad of issues. It is used as a substitute for needles for children, the elderly and the extremely needle sensitive. For her pediatric patients, she often teaches parents how to do the technique so that it can be done every evening rather than a once a week treatment in an office setting.

More info and RSVP here:  http://www.facebook.com/events/124463341000472/

The Queens Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network invites you to attend a meeting of our chapter, to see if membership is right for you.  We also hold daytime playgroups, and support events.

The Holistic Moms Network is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization connecting parents who are interested in holistic health and green living. Our mission is to generate national awareness, education, and support for holistic parenting and green living by providing nurturing, open-minded, and respectful local community networks that encourage families to share these ideals and learn from each other. To learn more about the Queens Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network, become a member, become a local sponsor, or check our calendar for upcoming meetings and events, please visit http://queensny.holisticmoms.com

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The word Reiki means spiritually guided life energy and is a Japanese stress reduction technique that promotes healing and relaxation by the use of energy. It is believed that when our life force is low we are prone to illness and we then need to increase life force.  The practitioner transfers energy to and thus increases the life force (chi) of a recipient by placing the hands closely above them while he or shy is lying down fully clothed.  At this meeting, Reiki Master Johanna Gunnarsson will give a presentation about this alternative healing modality.  She will explain what Reiki is, its history, the concept of healing with energy, how it is practiced today and examples of its growing acceptance within mainstream medicine.  She will also perform a brief demonstration on a volunteer participant.

Johanna Gunnarsson has been a Karuna Reiki Master since April 2010. Prior to choosing a career in alternative health, Johanna travelled and worked in more than 40 countries. A life-long athlete and outdoors enthusiast, and certified as both a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and a GAPS Practitioner, Johanna is also the Queens Chapter leader for the the Weston A Price Foundation. Johanna's career in the field of nutrition  and Reiki began as a result of her own health issues that she finally resolved with the discovery of the healing powers of food and the life force energy, which triggered a passion for helping others achieve better health. Johanna believes that for true health to be achieved both body, mind and soul needs to be in balance.  

Child care will be provided in an adjacent area at $4 per child.  Alternatively, as age appropriate, children may sit with their mother during the meeting (e.g. in-arms babies or children over 12) or attend with an adult dedicated to their care.  Please let us know if you would like to reserve a spot with the child care provider.
 

You can RSVP here http://www.facebook.com/events/344168585606098/ or via email to [e-mail]

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April Meeting

Friday, April 27 at 6:15 pm.

Discovery Lane Daycare, 27-17 27th Street, Astoria NY

Ina Bransome is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and (DONA international certified Birth and Post-partum Doula with a degree in The Psychology of Language and Communication. Based on over 30 years of working with newborns, Ina developed BrainKiss®, a unique set of principles which help parents understand and respond to their newborns.

Ina knows newborns are bodily-connected, self aware, capable social beings from birth. This insight is nourished by years of experience and the study of many disciplines: Focusing, the practice of sensing into the body's layered experience and Non-violent Communication, a way of being with others authentically and empathically.

Ina will discuss soothing, brain development (otherwise known as breastfeeding), who newborns are (before they become like us) and being with baby (what makes it hard and what baby wants).

Child care will be provided in an adjacent area at $4 per child.  Alternatively, as age appropriate, children may sit with their mother during the meeting (e.g. in-arms babies or children over 12) or attend with an adult dedicated to their care.  Please specify in the comments if you would like to reserve a spot with the child care provider.

We welcome all interested parents, expectant parents, and practitioners to attend a meeting to see if you want to join our Chapter.