Brandi's Blog
Certifiable Tree Hugger!
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Date:1/1/07
Certifiable Tree Hugger!
Beginning the New Year embracing nature = )The Healing House of Round Rock in the News!
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Date: 12/13/06This past Saturday, December 9, there was a half-page article on The Healing House of Round Rock, LLC in the Round Rock Leader newspaper! Complete with a picture of yours truly, the article told a bit about my dream for the House, and a few of the folks already on board. I am so excited and blessed to be creating this vision! To read the article, you can subscribe to the Leader online, or you can stop by their office and pick up a copy. I also have a House copy that you can read when you come visit. = ) www.rrleader.com
Our ribbon cuttings and Open House were huge successes! It has been a blast sharing The House with the community. If you missed the events and would like a Grand Tour, give me a call and we'll set up a time.
If you need some last-minute Christmas gifts I can help you with that, too. I have gift certificates for massage, Myofascial Release and Reiki, as well as the famous Skinny Dip candles (the candle you use on your skin) and BioFlexor, a pain-relieving gel. I would love to help you be a hero this holiday season!
Cheers!
Brandi
924-7620Upcoming events of interest
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Date: 10/29/06
If you are interested in learning how food affects you and how you can make healthier choices, be sure to check out these events!
November 4 - FREE CLASS
Deirdre Earls, RD, LD, teaches 'Let Food Be Your Medicine' and how we can experience the healing power of food within the midst of very busy lifestyles. We meet at 11am on at the Whole Foods Market in downtown Austin at 525 N. Lamar. This class is always free and it includes a tour of the store and tastings of healing foods. The class is limited to 12 participants so an RSVP is required. Please email me at d@yourhealingdiet.com with your RSVP. We always meet at the concierge's desk which is located across from the gelato bar.November 8 FREE LECTURE
FREE COMMUNITY COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Cooking Class lead by Dawn Pallavi
Wednesday, November 8th, 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Cielo Room at Casa de Luz, 1701 Toomey Road
Cost: FREELearn to make Sweet Potato Casserole with Mapled Pecan Topping
HOW FOOD AFFECTS HEALTH & EMOTIONS
Lecture presented by Dawn Pallavi
Wednesday, November 8th, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cielo Room at Casa de Luz, 1701 Toomey Road
Cost: FREENovember 18 – COOKING CLASS
THE VERY BEST VEGAN THANKSGIVING DINNER
Saturday, November 18th, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cielo Room at Casa de Luz, 1701 Toomey RoadCome enjoy this special 3-hour cooking class. A full lunch feast will be served after the class.
Sat, Nov 18th, 9:00 am - Thanksgiving Dinner
Sat, Nov 18th, 12:15 pm - LunchCost: $55.00 for class, ingredients, and lunch. (Only $40.00 for a friend or family member who enrolls and attends with you.)
Cost for lunch only, without coming to the class: $25
Cost to retake the class (if you've taken it before) and lunch: $25Please pre-register for the Thanksgiving class.
November 18 – FREE CLASS
Deirdre Earls, RD, LD, teaches 'Let Food Be Your Medicine' and how we can experience the healing power of food within the midst of very busy lifestyles. We meet at 11am on at the Whole Foods Market in downtown Austin at 525 N. Lamar. This class is always free and it includes a tour of the store and tastings of healing foods. The class is limited to 12 participants so an RSVP is required. Please email me at d@yourhealingdiet.com with your RSVP. We always meet at the concierge's desk which is located across from the gelato bar.2006 Pflugerville Pfamily Pfestival & EXPO!
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Date: October 2006The weather is predicted to be fabulous on Saturday... and if you are looking for something to do... bring your pfamily, pfriends and neighbors to our
2006 Pfamily Pfestival & EXPO
"Come Home to Shop!"FREE ADMISSION!
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Pflugerville High School, 1301 W Pecan
(look for us next to the Performing Arts Center, not the football stadium side!)There will be booths from our Gpcc Members (learn about your fellow Chamber Member's businesses!), performances by church, school and local groups, lots of FABULOUS Door Prizes!, food and beverages, helicopter displays, fire truck display by Pflugerville Fire Department, child ID by Pflugerville Police Department, coloring contest, boats, trucks, classic autos and "muscle car" displays, martial arts demonstrations, BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse) and much more!!!
Sponsored by:
Greater Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce
H-E-B
Pflugerville Independent School District
AT & T
A+ Federal Credit Union
Cen-Tex Rental Center
Falcon Pointe by Newland Communities
LandAmerica Commonwealth Title
Meyer's Elgin Sausage
The City of Pflugerville
St. David's Oakwood Surgery Center
Wells Fargo Bank
Atmos Energy
First Texas Bank
Heatherwilde Park Retirement Apartments
Regions Bank
Shelton, Van Houten & Morrison, CPA, LLP
Travis County Emergency Services District 2
Cook Walden/Capital Parks
Jeff Fleece for State Representative
IESI
KAHickman Architects & Interior Designers
Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc
Pflugerville Community Development Corporation
The Pflugerville Pflag
State Representative Mark StramaCommunications Department
Greater Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce
Pfamily Pfestival & Expo - "Come Home to Shop!"
Saturday, October 21 - Free Admission!
512-251-7799
gpcc3@sbcglobal.net
www.gpcc.pflugerville.tx.usFeeling grateful...
11/29/200711:14:22 AM Link | | Add comment
Date: 9/28/06
Earlier this week I received a wonderful gift.
Meredtih Maples, from the American Cancer Society, presented me with a beautiful plaque acknowledging my "exemplary service." I am touched and honored by this show of appreciation, and wish to pass along my gratitude to everyone who contributed to my fundraising efforts. To date, 60 people have contributed funds totalling $2,257 dollars! Wow! Thank you all for helping me to prove that one dedicated soul truly can make a difference, especially with the help of their community. ; )
Public speaking is fun!
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Date : 9/23/06
This week I had the honor of speaking at my first conference.
My audience was sixty women employed in the financial aid division of higher education across Texas. The conference, sponsored by Sallie Mae Education Trust, focused on leadership and was called Empower U. My presentation, "Empowering YOU to Take Control of Your Health", provided these women with information on ways that stress affects their health, and gave them tools to decrease these effects. The presentation was well-received and I heard many commments later that they were grateful for the chance to let go and unwind, and that they would be implementing these new ideas into their daily lives.
I have discovered a great passion in public speaking, and look forward to future opportunities to share self-care and wellness techniques in a public setting.
If you would like to empower those in your workplace to be proactive with their health, I do hope that you will consider inviting me to share my knowledge. You and they will reap the rewards of decreased stress, decreased pain, decreased sick time and increased productivity, increased focus, and increased energy.
From CNN.com- Don't eat bagged spinach
11/29/200711:10:03 AM Link | | Add comment
Date : 9/15/06
This story is posted today on CNN.com. Please click the link below for the full article.WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers nationwide should not eat fresh bagged spinach, say health officials probing a multistate outbreak of E. coli that killed at least one person and made dozens of others sick...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/15/tainted.spinach.ap/index.html
"WHAT THE BLEEP?! - DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE"
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"WHAT THE BLEEP?! - DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE"
Two Special Screenings by the
"Oneness Movement"
www.austindeeksha.org
Sunday Oct. 1st at 7pm (Sept. 17 viewing CANCELLED)
Casa de Luz, 1701 Toomey, 78704Absolutely Free
As great as What the Bleep was, this version blows the original away!!!
Science meets Spirituality in a profound and transformative way. Millions have been changed by the original What the Bleep. It was the longest running movie in Austin in 2005.WHAT THE BLEEP?! - DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Extended Director's CutFEATURING:
• Four new characters – two scientists, a journalist, & an animated Dr. Quantum
• 90 minutes of new, never-before-seen, material
• A new exploration of Entanglement, the greatest mystery in physics 20 minutes of new animation, including the Double-Slit Experiment (often called the context of quantum physics)We still follow Amanda's journey, but in the Director's Cut the interviews are lengthened and a full 95% of all interviews are new. This is the deeper exploration that audiences have been asking forWant to get a sneak peek at the movie?
Go to www.whatthebleep.com
WHAT THE BLEEP!? – DOWN THE RABBIT HOLECONTAINS:
NEW scientific information, never before seen footage, 1 hour and 30 minutes of NEW interviews, interviews with Dean Radin, Ph.D., Dr. Masaru Emoto, and author Lynne McTaggart; a NEW opening and three NEW animation sequences. Down the Rabbit Hole will satisfy the most ardent BLEEP fans and blow away newcomers to this outrageous hybrid film about cutting edge physics, biology, consciousness, mysticism, reality and more.Evolving Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
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Dr. Joe Dispenza, from "What the Bleep Do We Know Anyway?" will be presenting a two hour seminar at Unity Church of the Hills on Friday, September 22. He will share how the mind can affect the body and the perception of reality through personal physiology, giving insights into what a person can do to make lasting results in everyday life.
I had the honor of hearing Dr. Dispenza speak last year at a "What the Bleep" conference here in Austin and was absolutely mesmerized. I highly recommend registering for this eye-opening, life-changing event!
~BrandiEvolving Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind with Dr. Joe Dispenza
As seen in the movie "What the Bleep Do We Know?"Event Type: Seminar
Date: Friday, September 22
Time: 7:30 - 9:30PM, followed by Q & A
Cost: $30 per person in advance, $35 at the doorWhat are the ways in which we can interact with our self and make lasting change? If I make an effort, will I see a measurable result? How do I break the habit of being myself long enough to bring effective changes in my life?
In this seminar, Dr. Joe will lecture on the biology of change. He will share what he has learned, experienced and researched throughout the years as student, teacher and doctor. He will share how the mind can affect the body and the perception of reality through personal physiology, giving insights into what a person can do to make lasting results in everyday life.
With the dynamic combination of science and accessible how-to, Dispenza will inform you on using the most important tool in your body and life – the brain.
Joe Dispenza, D.C studied biochemistry at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. and went on to receive his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree at Life University in Atlanta, Georgia, graduating magna cum laude. Dr. Dispenza's postgraduate training and continuing education has been in neurology, neurophysiology, functional brain imaging, brain function, neuroplasticity, cellular biology, memory formation and genetics. His forthcoming book, Evolving Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind connects the subjects of thought, brain, body, mind and consciousness.
His work attracted the attention of the producers of the movie, What the BLEEP Do We Know? And he is one of the 14 scientists, researchers and teachers featured in that multi-award winning hit movie.
To register, go to www.unityhills.org/events.htm.
