Holistic Moms Network Rochester, NY

January Meeting (January 9, 2012): Cold and Flu Primer by Dr. Lesley James, MD

2012-01-23T14:37:00.002-05:00

Dr. Lesley James discussed integrative therapies for prevention and treatment of colds and flu. We came away with nutritional strategies to lower your risk as well as an integrative approach to ease symptoms. We created a list of herbs and supplements for your medicine cabinet along with home remedies you can prepare in your kitchen.

December Meeting (December 12, 2011): Group Discussion - How to Keep the Happy in Your Holidays

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As always our open discussions are informative, enlightening and interesting. Thanks for sharing.

November Meeting (November 14, 2011): Caring for Your Skin Naturally by Elizabeth Hornak, Certified Aromatherapist and Herbalist

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Our group had a fun night taking time to learn about ways to care for your skin naturally. From decoding common cosmetic ingredients (you will be surprised!), to easy skin care routines (baking soda as an exfoliant!), and super foods that nourish your skin and body. We also had a chance to make natural cleansers.

October Meeting (October 10, 2011): Thermal Imaging

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Robyn Van Zeilen, Certified Clinical Thermographer, of Dynamic Thermal Imaging helped us learn more about thermal imaging. DITI (Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging) or thermography as a part of a screening process for early detection of any pain, pathology, injury or breast disease which is completely non-invasive. There is no contact of any kind with the body, no radiation, and the procedure is completely painless.

September Meeting (September 12, 2011): Mindful Parenting

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Emily Horowitz, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Transpersonal Psychotherapist, and Wellness Coach, joined us in conversation about mindful parenting. “Mindful Parenting” is the experience of cultivating mindfulness in our busy and often chaotic (and sometimes triggering) parental roles. Our time together included dyadic components, experiential moments, and a great deal of discussion about your own experiences with this concept.

August Meeting (August 8, 2011): Group Discussion

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Once again we came together for a group discussion! We tackled many fascinating topics and shared many interesting ideas. Looking forward to more meetings like this one!

July Meeting (July 11, 2011): Accessing Fresh, Clean and Local Food (and Meat) by Peter McDonald of McDonald Farm

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Peter McDonald shared with us his farming knowledge and educated the group on how to determine which local farmer are using practices fulfilling relationships between soil, animals and people through a farming enterprise dedicated to restorative agricultural practices for clean food production.

June meeting: Homeopathy / Mind-Body Medicine

2011-06-21T08:03:00.002-04:00

We had a delightful evening as Dr. Seema Khaneja MD and Beth Treiber MS, RN, NP from Bridges to Wellness, offering an introduction to teachings from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. We learned insightful ways to help bring the highest level of health and wellness to the mind, body and spirit connection.

May meeting (May 9, 2011): Essential Oils Overview and Blending Activity

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We had a fun and educational night with Mindy MacLaren a nationally certified Aromatherapist and owner of Sweet & Woodsy Aromatherapy. In addition to learning about the wonderful way aromatherapy can balance the body-mind we gathered to also make homemade cleaning products.

April 2011 Meeting: Acupuncture

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Laura Chey-Warren a licensed acupuncturist and nationally certified Chinese herbologist, enlightened our member with her broad knowledge base of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We discussed how acupuncture, Chinese herbology, nutrition and lifestyle choices effects our daily life force or chi. Laura addressed our individual questions about acupuncture and demonstrated acupuncture points of interest. She and her husband Ric own Balance Acupuncture & Wellness Center in East Rochester, NY.

March 2011 Meeting: Restorative Circles

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Duke Duchscherer, who is a Certified Trainer with the International Center for Nonviolent Communication and is on the Board of Directors for the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, introduced the system and process of Restorative Circles. He explained the methodology of Restorative Circles, to give us further insight on how to bringing more harmony to family and community life. He demonstrated the process by having us partake in a group exercises teaching us methods to help create dialogue with respect and understanding in order to reach agreements that sustain effective and nurturing relationships. Congrats on our Lori’s Natural Food winner-Jean!

February 2011 meeting: Group Discussion

2011-02-15T23:33:00.006-05:00

February 15, 2011

Back by popular demand, we came together again for a group discussion! We tackled big topics like vaccines, diets / nutrition, natural childbirth, asthma / allergies, holistic dentists, understanding doctors, and more -- we could have gone on for hours longer! Looking forward to more meetings like this one!

Congratulations to member Christy, who won the drawing for a gift card for Lori's Natural Foods!

January 2011 meeting: Top Ten Ways to Avoid a Hysterectomy and Stay Out of Adult Diapers -- and Have Fun Doing It!

2011-01-10T22:51:00.006-05:00

January 10, 2011

Up to 50 percent of women suffer with incontinence, prolapsed ("fallen") pelvic organs, or both. Alyce Adams, RN, the Kegel Queen, shared with us how the way you exercise, the way you give birth, and even the way you eat can increase your risk, and the secrets of addressing these problems without drugs or surgery. Those of us experiencing problems now and those wanting to prevent them learned how lifestyle habits, safer childbirth choices, and Kegel exercises -- done correctly -- can optimize our pelvic and sexual health, at any age. Congrats to new member Michele, who won a copy of the Kegel Queen's complete kegel instruction package, free!

Congratulations also to member Linda, who won the drawing for a gift card for Lori's Natural Foods!

December 2010 meeting: Adrenal Fatigue

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December 13, 2010
Dr. Leila Kirdani, Western New York's only physician board certified in anti-aging, regenerative and functional medicine, spoke about adrenal fatigue. Adrenal fatigue is the result of chronic stress and heavy metal poisoning and can lead to problems such as low energy, muscle aches and pains, weight gain, and irritability. In her fascinating and infirmative talk, Dr. Kirdani discussed symptoms, causes, and treatment for this under-diagnosed condition.

Congratulations to member Amy, who won the drawing for a gift card for Lori's Natural Foods!

November 2010 meeting: Children of Now

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November 8, 2010

In these changing times, with the children who are here -- "Indigo," "Crystal," "Star," "Sun," or "Diamond" -- what is our role as parents? What do all these children have in common? They are bringing great light and love as well as many challenges. They may be energetically sensitive, have sensorial differences, or dietary sensitivities. They may be behaviorally challenging and/or aware beyond their years. Lynne Kliman and Kim Corpus led a talk on how they are stretching us and leading us on an accelerated path of learning as their parents and teachers.

Congratulations to member Laura, who won the drawing for a gift card for Lori's Natural Foods!

October 2010 meeting: Nourishing Our Children

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October 11, 2010
Laura Villanti, Certified Healing Food Specialist, CHFS; and Rochester NY Chapter Leader, Weston A. Price Foundation; shared timeless principles for supporting learning, behavior, and health through optimum nutrition. Her eye-opening and inspiring presentation included: dietary principles to guide parents during preconception and pregnancy, as well how to nourish rather than merely feed their children; the foundational nutritional principles Weston A. Price discovered during his extensive travels and research; the dangers of modern processed foods; information about water and fluoride, traditional fats and oils, milk, soy, vital nutrients, and healthy meal preparation. You can see Sally Fallon's presentation at the HMN national conference with the same important information.

Congratulations to HMN member Karen, the winner of the Lori's Natural Foods gift card!

September 2010 meeting: Composting 101

2010-09-14T08:23:00.004-04:00

September 13, 2010
We learned the ins and outs of composting from Master Gardener, Carol Erb. She brought hands-on examples and answered our many questions about this environmentally friendly way of giving our gardens a boost.

August 2010 Meeting: Recipe Swap

2010-09-10T05:20:00.003-04:00

August 9, 2010
We talked about ways to make life easier and still feed our families healthy food. We shared recipes that have gotten us through busy times, are always a hit with the kids, that we've used when we have to make a meal with only the food you have on hand, etc. We also shared ideas for easy, healthy snacks. Lots of great sharing among mamas!

July 2010 potluck!

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July 23, 2010
Water balloons, face painting, games, food, and community! We had great fun on a lovely evening at Brighton Town Park.

July 2010 meeting: Group Discussion

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July 12, 2010
We tapped into the wealth of knowledge and support of other Holistic Moms and discussed many topics, from cloth diapers to PCOS to water filters and more. It was great to have face-to-face discussions on such varied subjects!

June 2010 meeting: Bringing Sexy Back

2010-06-15T17:25:00.006-04:00

June 14, 2010
In this mini interactive workshop, AliciaMarie Nassar M.S., LMFT and Melissa Spooner M.S., LMFT of Rising Lotus Therapy explored the challenges women face while negotiating different roles in their lives (e.g. mother, lover, spouse, partner, etc.). Together we explored and shared tips with one another on maintaining one's own sense of "sexiness" amidst a world of diapers, play groups, and breastfeeding.

May 2010 meeting: First Aid with Essential Oils

2010-05-10T23:16:00.006-04:00

May 10, 2010
Amy Jane Stewart of Organica Jane shared her vast knowledge on how to use essential oils for our families' first aid needs. Afterward we had great fun making our own blends to take home, including bug spray, lotions, discreet inhalers, aloe gels, home cleaners!

April 2010 meeting

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April 12, 2010: Importance of Bees and Honey PLUS tasting!
We enjoyed a honey tasting with local beekeeper Rich Riedman. He discussed the importance of bees, buying local honey, health and beauty benefits, and how we can help the bees.

The Ontario-Finger Lakes Beekeepers Association offers a free introductory course in beekeeping.

Rich recommended the film The Last Beekeeper, which follows the lives of three commercial beekeepers (from South Carolina, Montana, and Washington) over the course of a year as they struggle with Colony Collapse Disorder.

A member recommended the children's book The Bee Man, by Laurie Krebs.

We saluted Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli for her leadership over the past year and a half. Thank you, Gabrielle!

Welcome New HMN Co-Leaders, Melanie and Jean!

2010-03-14T16:35:00.004-04:00

HMN Rochester is so excited to have long-time members Melanie Ryan and Jean Lockwood taking over the chapter as Co-Leaders.

They're very excited about their new roles and about continuing to bring educational, fun, holistic meeting topics to the members.

Jean is a mom of three and Melanie is a mom of one.

In the photo from left to right are our new Co-leaders Melanie Ryan, Jean Lockwood, and HMN Member Yvonne.

Thank you Gabrielle for your 1.5 years as a HMN Leader!

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Thank you Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli for your 1.5 years as the leader of HMN Rochester chapter!

Your commitment and dedication to the chapter allowed it to continue serving many families and helping them make more informed decisions.

Good luck with your new venture as the Founder and CEO of the Global Network of Expressive Arts Facilitators

March 2010 Meeting

2010-03-14T16:20:00.007-04:00

March 8, 2010: EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique
Tom Porpiglia, LMHC of Life Script Counseling explained EFT and gave three demonstrations of this unique technique and all three recipients experienced a positive result.

EFT is sometimes called acupressure for the emotions, wherein meridian points are stimulated by tapping on them with fingertips. Properly done, this frequently reduces the therapeutic process from months or years down to hours or minutes. And, since emotional stress can contribute to pain, disease and physical ailments, EFT provides astonishing physical relief.

Tom works with a variety of ages who are experiencing a variety of symptoms. He does do a lot of work with veterans.

Tom Porpiglia, MS, LMHC, D.CEP, EFT-ADV, VV
500 Helendale Road, Suite 110
Rochester, NY 14609
585-704-0376

----Congrats to HMN Member Therese for winning the $25 gift card to Lori's Natural Foods! ----

February 2010 meeting

2010-03-14T16:17:00.007-04:00

February 8, 2010: Maya Abdominal Massage
Erin McCollough, LMT, RYT of CNY Healing Arts Wellness Center and Spa explained how this unique massage technique is an external, non-invasive manipulation using massage to reposition reproductive organs and improve blood flow to digestive organs. It has been documented to improve issues around fertility, endometriosis, menses, ovarian cysts, and much more!

She brought in a short, but wonderful video giving the history of this massage from Belize.

---Congrats to HMN Sasha for winning the $25 Lori's gift card! ----

January 2010 Meeting

2010-02-01T00:35:00.012-05:00

January 11, 2010: Non-Violent Communication and Discipline: Parenting through Conflict, Lightening the Load

left, speaker Karen Moses and right, member Mary

Moms and dads attended this meeting with Karen Moses, Early Childhood Educator of Best Beginnings who has over 15 years experience. Karen explained what Non-Violent Communication was and how to use it when conflict arrives. Everyone learned something new at this interactive meeting!

Congrats to member Cindi for winning the $25 Lori's Natural Foods gift card!

Here are a few books Karen suggested to learn more:

Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Non-Violent Communication Way by Marshall Rosenberg

Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline by Becky Bailey

Don't Get So Upset! Helping Children Manage Their Feelings By Understanding Your Own by Tamar Jacobson

December 2009 meeting

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December 14, 2009: Guidance from Your Archetypes for 2010

Ellen Genrich Rusling, PhD. from Life Discernment Consulting brings over 30 yrs of experience as a family therapist and mental health consultant and can be contacted at ldc at rochester dot rr dot com.

Ellen gave an overview of what an archetype is, what are our four survival ones are, how to use different graphs to work with our own, and different resources of how to find all of yours. Who are your archetypes and how can they help you in the new year? Are you a Goddess, Victim, Rebel, Rescuer, or Lover? Work on your own or with Ellen to find out and be guided by these different patterns of behavior!

(Ellen on left, HMN member Annette, right)

Congrats to member Jo for winning the box of Archetypal Cards and to co-leader Gabrielle for winning the $25 Lori's gift card!

November 2009 Meeting

2009-11-09T22:37:00.006-05:00

Getting Organized and Staying Organized with the help of a Professional Organizer
Speaker Joani Hardy with new HMN Co-Leader Dr. Paula Derleth

We had a wonderful, insightful meeting with Joani Hardy, Professional Organizer and Clutter Coach. There were a lot of laughs as we shared some of our own organization challenges. Joani explained the steps of organizing principles and procedures and addressed all the various questions from the attendees.

She shared many ideas and tips. One of her tips for families was for the parents to lead by example. If a child sees you throwing stuff in a junk drawer, chances are they will mimic that behavior with their toys and clothes.

Joani can be reached at 585-750-2418 and at joani@joanihardy.com

Welcome New Co-Leader Dr. Paula Derleth

2009-10-28T14:27:00.003-04:00

We are so so so excited to welcome Dr. Paula Derleth as the new Co-leader of HMN Rochester! YAHOO! She brings a wealth of knowledge and a boat load of passion about all things holistic. Plus, she is just a super nice woman!

Here's a little bit of info about Paula in her own words -

I am a native of Rochester and grew up in Penfield. Graduated with a
BS in biology from Nazareth College then received my Doctorate of
Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College. I married my best
friend of 8 years in April of 2008. My husband Phil is finishing up
his Doctorate of Chiropractic and plans to join me in our office in
Fairport upon Graduation. We have not yet been blessed with children,
although are family consists of 4 very friendly furry dogs!

I enjoy spending time with family and friends, working out, shopping,
and reading/studying vaccinations and the immune system.

My passion is health and wellness, in my office I strive to have a
family wellness practice. My specialty in Chiropractic is in
pregnancy and pediatrics; I trained for my post doctoral certification
in pregnancy and pediatric chiropractic (CACCP) through the
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (www.icpa4kids.com).
I am also certified in Active Release Technique (ART) which is a
system that is used to analyze and treat muscular and soft tissue
components of injuries.

Derleth Chiropractic
1387 Fairport Road
Fairport, NY 14450
Phone: (585) 598-3535
Fax: (585) 598-3534
Derlethchiropractic@gmail.com
www.Derlethchiropractic.com

October 2009 Meeting

2009-10-22T14:58:00.007-04:00

Slow Food/Fall Harvest

Michael Warren Thomas, radio host of Savor Life and Rochester Convivium leader of Slow Food USA shared with the large group ways we can all enjoy slow foods. Michael, a Rochester resident, even has his own chicken coop for eggs!

Michael stressed how important buying from and supporting local farmers markets or CAS is to our health and to the local economy. The term slow foods is in reaction to the fast food movement.

September 2009 Meeting - Early Literacy

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September 14, 2009: Early Literacy: Your Child's Journey to Reading

Rebecca Wolf, MA owner of Sibley Learning Center, shared a plethora of ideas of how to engage the young child in early reading skills. So many great ideas! She also had us experience what learning to read is like for a child so we'd be more understanding of their journey.

A few of her offerings:

Montessori-inspired preschool for 3 and up
Primary grades homeschooling group
Short session multi-age music group
Reading assessments
Individualized homeschool curriculum development
Private and group tutoring in reading

Basic Reading Assessment: reg price $75, Special HMN price $40
Private Reading Consultation: reg price $100 per curriculum, Special HMN price $40 per hour
phone (585) 935-7131

Rebecca (seated) sharing ideas with HMN member Melanie.

Just a few ideas and resources!

HMN member Jean and her son

HMN member Ashley with her daughter

August 2009 Meeting - Aromatherapy

2009-08-10T22:19:00.009-04:00

We had an exciting, hands-on meeting with Pat Brogan, LMT and nationally certified Aromatherapist, of The Scents of Healing. Pat shared her wealth of information about the various ways to use essential oils and showed us how to make a spritzer and a jar of bath salts! We all got to make one of each! She also pampered us with lovely hand massages. ahhhh...
phone 585-473-6498
Young Living Oils Distributor

Pat Brogan on right giving a hand massage with essential oils

Making spritzers and bath salts

Lauri Boone, HMN Co-leader and member Veronica

Everyone's talking about essential oils

So much fun!

July 2009 Meeting: Dream Interpretation with Donna Grant

2009-07-15T20:42:00.007-04:00

We had an informative meeting with Donna Grant, MSW of Artemis Psychotherapy and Counseling Services. Phone 585-442-3050.
There were many a-ha! moments.

Here's HMN Member Esra (left) and Donna Grant (right).

Thank you Eileen Mendoza for your 1.5 years of service as a co-leader! Below from left are HMN Members Veronica, Eileen, and Co-leader Lauri Boone.

A few HMN members.

Update: Pictures and info on May and June meetings

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June 2009 Meeting: Holistic Pet Care
From left to right: Deb Roller, Dr. Mathes, and Mario from TLC Natural Pet Food Store.

Mario informed the group of raw food alternatives and how we should be just as concerned with what our pets eat as we are with all the other members of our families. Dr. Mathes, from Pumpkin Hill Vet Clinic in Byron, NY, spoke about the benefits of alternative therapies for pets such as Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Bach Flower Remedies. Deb Roller shared how many pets welcome reiki and energy work and all the benefits that come from it such as pain relief/management and stress relief.

May 2009 Meeting: Honoring our Mothering Selves
Kim Corpus in the center, with her daughter (left) and her colleague (right), facilitated a lovely evening in celebration of Motherhood.
The 30 plus attendees shared photos of their children, remembered and honored their own mothers and grandmothers, sang, laugh, and connected. A magical evening.

May Day Celebration at Powder Mills Park

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Mom's Night Out at New Leaf

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The event was well attended and everyone had a wonderful time eating EcoBella Bakery treats, drinking organic wine from Four Chimney winery, while learning about
eco-friendly beauty supplies, getting manicures, and receiving skin care and makeup consultations.

Pictures are of: Owner Nadia and her Mom, HMN member Gali getting a makeup consultation with HMN member Camden looking on in the background

Holistic Kids February Hike

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Nature club went on a hike at Powder Mills Park in Pittsford on the Trillium Trail. The children had a lot of fun exploring, climbing, sliding, slipping and playing together. The kids dispersed seeds, dried fruit and vegetables for the wildlife during the hike. Sometimes it was scattered in a shower of food and others it was artfully tucked into nooks and crannies of an inviting tree. They also enjoyed games of hide and seek in the forest.

Pictures from late 2008

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Top picture: Current leaders Gabrielle and Eileen with Dr. Pam Howard (thermography meeting)
Bottom pictures: Dr. Peechatt discussing homeopathy

Winter Party!

2009-02-02T13:19:00.004-05:00

Thank you to Carol for hosting a lovely party! Great company and great food!

Pictures of December's Collage meeting

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Amy Wolski made the cake from the HMN logo! Moms had a fun night connecting, eating great food, and collaging!

November and December Events

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Monday December 1st at 7pm: Mom's Night Out at Pitcher of Health in Bushnell's Basin. POH takes HMN on a personal tour of the store and then we get to shop for the holidays.

Monday December 8th at 6:30pm (Christ Episcopal Church): Creativity Nite for Mamas: Know thyself Through Collage!" Come, relax, and enjoy a lighthearted meeting that will brighten everyone's holiday's & spirit. Creativity Nite for Mamas: Know thyself Through Collage! A chance to relax, express, connect, have fun!

Stay tuned for a Winter Party later in January!

Upcoming: Fall 2008

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We have some great events lined up for the Fall of 2008!

Mon., Sept. 15: Playdate at Buckland Park (10:30am)MEMBERS ONLY EVENT

Thurs., Sept. 18: Immunity & Wellness and Homeopathy Meeting at member's home(6:30pm)MEMBERS ONLY EVENT

Mon., Sept. 22: Open House for new West Side chapter (6:30pm)FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC

October:

Thurs., Oct. 9: Mom's Night Out, TBD MEMBERS ONLY EVENT

Mon., Oct. 13: Monthly meeting -- The Healing Art of Acupuncture with Paul Rooney, from American Acupuncture Clinic (6:30pm)FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC

Sat., Oct. 18: HMN Natural Living Conference in Mahwah, NJ

November:

Mon., Nov. 10: Monthly meeting -- Homeopathy: the Path to Vibrant Health with Dr. Gregory Peechatt (6:30pm)FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC

August Meeting:Children's Health & Vaccines

2008-07-29T15:42:00.001-04:00

Childrens Health and Immunizations

Join us as we welcome Elaine Newkirk,N.D., who will faciliate a lively and educational nite for parents and caregivers wanting to know more about children's health and vaccines.
Families, caregivers, and people who aren't parents always welcome.
For information about joining Holistic Moms Network visit www.holisticmoms.org or
(585) 278-7013
Date:
August 11th, 2008, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location:
Christ Episcopal Church
Address:
36 S. Main St. Pittsford NY 14534

July Monthly Meeting

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When: Monday, July 14, 6:30PM
Phone: 585-278-7013
Join us for a transformative meeting, facilitated by Dale Goldstein, LCSW-R founder of the Heartwork Institute. "How to get what you Really Really want" is something that we all may ponder on our daily walk. We all want something more than what we have. It is part of the human condition. But what if the truth is that we already have what we really want? And what if the larger Truth is that what we really, REALLY want is always here just waiting for us to show up? What would that mean for your life?

June Monthly Meeting!

2008-05-31T07:14:00.002-04:00

Join us for our June Monthly meeting! The topic is " Introduction to RAW foods" led by member Ann Strauch, owner of RAW.

Location: CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
36 SOUTH MAIN STREET, PITTSFORD, NY 14534

When: Monday, June 9, 6:30PM
Phone: 208-1411 or 729-5987
Join us for an exciting and informative discussion on "Introduction to RAW Foods!" facilitated by Anne Stauch.

Anne Strauch lives in Pittsford with her husband and two children, Devon(6) and Emma(2). Anne is a fitness instructor at the Pittsford and Penfield YMCA's. Anne is the founder of Rochester Area Wellness (RAW), a resource for Raw and living foods education and physical fitness. Anne became interested in the living foods lifestule following a one week vacation at the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida. Personal Illness, following a c-section lead her back to the living foods lifestyle. Anne is a certified raw foods instructor through Alissa Cohen. She has attended the Living Foods Institute in Atlanta, GA and trained one on one with Kelly Serbonich, raw foods chef, cookbook author, an former chef at the Hippocrates Health Institute.

Upcoming May Events

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Look what is coming up this month! Lots of fun! Hope you can make it to an event!

Wednesday May 7th at 7pm:
Moms Night Out will be at Pitcher of Health. Located in Pittsford, Pitcher of Health "supports a holistic view of wellness and, in that effort, provides a blend of natural, healing, nurturing and inspiring products and gifts of the highest quality." We can meet there, browse, talk to owners and maybe go someplace afterwards.

"Visit us for all that is natural, healing, nurturing and inspiring -inside and out."
http://www.pitcherofhealth.com/
672 Pittsford Victor Road
(96/Jefferson)
Pittsford, NY 14534
(585) 218-0580

Monday May 12th 6:30 Monthly Meeting: Join us as our longtime member Jodi Aman, LCSW-R treats us to an evening of parenting awareness. Jodi will lead us through "Parenting with Acknowledgement" which is a conflict dissolution (rather than resolution) method. She will empower parents towards; Deconstructing meanings parents and children place on actions, help parents begin to uncover what is in the shadows of actions, introduce metaphors for understanding, discuss the role of acknowledgement, address fears and anger, and acknowledging one self.

Jodi, the founder of the Center for Narrative Practice, has been working with children and adults since 1993. She has undergone intense training in Narrative Therapy through the Hincks Delcrest Institute in Toronto, Yaletown Family Therapy in British Columbia and Dulwich Centre in Adelaide, Australia. Jodi has taught Narrative Therapy workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. She is also available for consulting and community work with other agencies.
www.centerfornarrativepractice.com.

Wed May 14th: Immunity and Wellness Study Group

Friday May 16th (10-noon) Play date

Monday May 19th at 7:30pm In Defense of Food Book Club Discussion! Come even if you haven't finished the book! Bring a healthy snack to share!
Lively conversation guaranteed! The HMN Rochester Book Club meets monthly to discuss books and magazines.
Join our Yahoo group MamaReaders@yahoogroups.com

In Defense of Food shows us how, despite the daunting dietary landscape Americans confront in the modern supermarket, we can escape the Western diet and, by doing so, most of the chronic diseases that diet causes. We can relearn which foods are healthy, develop simple ways to moderate our appetites, and return eating to its proper context -- out of the car and back to the table. Michael Pollan's bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating. Pollan's last book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, launched a national conversation about the American way of eating; now In Defense of Food shows us how to change it, one meal at a time.

Monday May 19th from 6:30-8:30pm Creative Play Parenting Night (Cost: $10) Pizza will be served, bring own beverages. Kathleen Seaboldt is interested in hosting us at the Children's Garden of Farmington for a fun and experiential evening. More info to follow, but here are some basics; Wear your oldest t-shirt and plan to have fun! This event will be packed with creative idea's you can bring home and share with your family! Kathleen will lead us on an inspirational journey through play, while we re-discover and build on our own creativity! We will leave with a deeper and more inspired connection to play, all of which we can share with our kiddo's!

Sunday June 8th: 3rd Annual Picnic Potluck . Mike Kornrich will be the musical entertainment.

Monday June 9th: 6:30 Monthly Meeting: Raw Foods with Anne Strauch Stay tuned to local loop for more details.

Thursday June 12th: Mom’s Night Out 5:30-8pm Let's start at the vegetarian Ethiopian buffet dinner
at Natural Oasis Market on Monroe Av in Rochester. Then, from 6:30-8 we can go to Jude Lardner's (who
spoke at the Monday meeting in March) workshop on non-violent communication. The dinner costs $10 as
does the workshop. For more details on directions or questions contact Mom’s Night Out Coordinator Gena Merliss at: merliss@yahoo.com.

NEW! HMN Nature Club: This month we'll spend exploring Powder Mills Park in Pittsford. All ages are welcome, and no experience necessary! You can obtain a park map from:

May 12th - Powderhorn Trail, meet in parking lot near Powderhorn lodge on Woolston Rd.
May 19th - Hatchery, meet in parking lot near fish hatchery on Park Rd. (bring quarters & small paper bag for feeding the fish)
May 26th - Trillium Trail, meet in parking lot near Mill Wheel/East Area

Bring: Water, Snacks, Blanket/Mat to sit on
Optional: Picnic lunch for afterwards

We plan to play robustly. :) So please have your kids, and you, wear clothes that you don't mind getting stained. :) I highly recommend rain pants and waterproof footwear this time of year, even on bright sunny days.

Pictures of the Firehouse

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Thanks to Eileen Mendoza for setting up this pladate at the Greece Ridge Fire Dept. Fun was had by all!

April Events!

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Below is a list of events for April! We hope to see you there!

Fri., Apr. 4: Mom's Night Out -- "tea & tour" of Balance Acupuncture and viewing of Two Angry Moms (meet @ 6pm for tour, movie starts @ 7pm). More info will be forthcoming! Stay tuned to the loop!

Monday April 7th: Immunity and Wellness Meeting: 6:30pm, at Carol's house, stay tuned to loop for directions. For more info on the group contact Therese at 585-461-2418.

Monday April 14th: Monthly meeting: Kathleen Siebold: Reggio Emilia philosophy; an overview and discussion on bringing Reggio inspired activities into your home. (6:30pm)

Mon., Apr. 21: Book club meeting -- magazine, title TBD (7:30pm, location TBD)

*Regular meeting place is: 36 S. Main St, Christ Episcopal Church, Pittsford, 14534. Meetings start at 6:30pm. Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of every month. Stay tuned for upcoming meetings and events!

Holistic Kids at Children's Garden of Farmington 1/24/08

2008-01-30T14:36:00.002-05:00

Katheen Seaboldt from the Children's Garden invited us down for some messy fun! Her request was simple: "Don't wear anything that you wouldn't throw away!" We arrived to a warm welcome and tables set up with paints, shave cream, water, sand, squirt bottles, ice cubes, sponges, & a whole bunch of toys! The kids enjoyed going from one messy station to the next, and the moms tried to have some chit-chat amidst the fun. Michael loved the paints, Olivia loved the mess, Simon played with the amazing wooden castle, Adele hit up the water table, Grace skipped around singing and dabbling in everything, Moses soaked it all in, the Slavis kids enjoyed the squirt bottles, and our new member Tammy & her beautiful daughter got to meet everyone! After the messy fun the kids toured the beautfiul play areas, and explored the morning away!

Thank you, Kathleen, for hosting us, and providing our kids with a beautiful day of Artful Exploration! For more info on the Children's Garden, check out their website at http://thesunflowerschool.org/childrens_garden

They are also holding weekly Messy Art days on Mondays; contact Kathleen at 398-2450 for more information.

Michael
Michael & Simon
Simon
Kim, Alex, Moses, Tammy's daughter
Amy & Macrina, Moses, Kim & Alex, Tammy's daughter, Michael, Aurora
Lisa & Olivia, Mary & Adele

Thanks to Lisa for the write-up!

Book club meeting 1/21/08

2008-01-22T22:21:00.000-05:00

This month's book was Circle of Stones: Woman's Journey to Herself, by Judith Duerk. Great conversation, great munchies, great plans for future gatherings!

We will be deciding on our next book by Feb. 1 and will meet to discuss it in March. In the meantime we will convene again in February to discuss the current issue of Brain, Child. Join us!

Janet (and Bryce) & Renata

Renata & Jean

Gena

our hostess and facilitator, Deborah

Meditation for Moms meeting 1/14/08

2008-01-22T20:42:00.000-05:00

Padme Livingston was our speaker. She gave us a new perspective on ways to bring awareness to our hectic lives, and led us through some meditation.

We had so many people attend this meeting we had to go fetch more chairs!

Padme had a few recommendations.

A book:
Loving What Is, Byron Katie
exceptional instructions for seeing through all painful belief patterns
(I can testify that this book is amazing.)

and a web site:
http://joannamacy.net/
for those who might be in despair about the future of the planet; how to help in healthy ways

and a gathering:
Mindful Meditation at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Tuesdays 7-8pm
(yours truly found info at http://www.ststephensrochester.com/activities.htm and http://www.rochesterhealthyliving.com/happenings.html)

Padme Livingstone

Mom's Night Out: ornament exchange at B&N, 12/17/07

2007-12-18T03:34:00.001-05:00

A night out at Barnes & Noble for an ornament exchange, complete with birthday brownies and lively conversation! We got kicked out of B&N after they closed, and a handful of us made our way across the street to Applebee's for more chatting and laughs (and a mixed bag, food-wise). We closed THAT venue, and two of us boogied our way down the aisles at Wegmans.

Therese & Jean
Lisa & Carol, the birthday girls

Gena & Lisa
our Buddha, Bryce
Lisa & Carol

Not (yet) pictured: Deborah (thanks, as always, for the pictures!), Janet, Renata, Esra, Steph, Mary.

P.S. Perhaps "boogie" is an overstatement. Perhaps "joyfully trolling" would be more accurate....

Metro Justice Alternative Fair, 11/30 & 12/1/07

2007-12-12T07:46:00.000-05:00

HMN Rochester had a table at the Metro Justice Alternative Fair on 11/30 & 12/1/07 at the First Unitarian Church on Winton Road. Lots of vendors and shoppers! Live holiday music! Moms and dads signing up as prospective members and businesses as resource alliance members! We had whole-grain vegan treats by Amy W. for sale as well as leather goods by Renata's brother. (Note for future events: Amy's 3-year-old daughter as barker had almost a 100% passerby-to-real-sale conversion rate! No adult can compete with that!) Thanks to all who volunteered to run the table on those two days.

Lisa spreading the word at our booth
Renata with Sonya and Sylvia
Deborah

Holiday De-stress meeting: 12/10/07

2007-12-10T23:32:00.000-05:00

A relaxing night of massage, energy therapies, and a conversation on holiday traditions. Not to mention delicious goodies by Amy W.! Westfall Studios was there with their jewelry and Amy C. displayed her photography. They graciously donated a percentage of all sales to our chapter.

Lisa & Esra
Amy & Christy
Alisa & Jean
Bryce!
Melissa & Lisa checking out Westfall Studios' goods
What a beautiful belly!
Melanie enjoys CST by Mary Joan Deutschbein

Holiday Party at King's Bend Park 12/9/07

2007-12-10T22:54:00.000-05:00

Festive fun at the lodge at King's Bend Park! What a special time, getting together with kids and spouses. And lots of yummy food!

Janet (with Bryce) & Carol

Melissa & Kim
Nadia & William
Evan, Ian, & Anna
Adele, Mary, & Jean
Craig & Dan

our Angel Tree

Alisa, David, & Arabella
Maya, Therese, & Emma

Aden & Leo
Ken & Kim
Olivia & David
Esra, Nicholas, & Adam

Arianna, David, William, & Patty
Lisa & Olivia
Carol's "farewell" tribute to Deborah & Aimee, leaders stepping down
Deborah, Evan, Aimee, Mary, & Adele

Raina, Margaret, Ella, & Katy play during the farewell

leaders past & present: Melissa, Lisa, Deborah, Aimee (with Evan), Carol (with Lily & Kit), & Mary (with Adele)
the whole gang! (almost)

Holistic Kids: making talking sticks 11/26/07

2007-11-27T17:35:00.000-05:00

We had a great time at Mary's making talking sticks and then telling a story together with one of them!

making the sticks: Mary, Anna, Aden, Aimee, and Evan

Raina, Jean, & Lana painting beads

Grace and Raina making interesting color combinations

Telling a story together: Lana, Anna, Evan, Mary, Adele, Grace, Raina, and Jean

Lana, Jean, Raina, and Grace

Evan, Mary, Adele, and Aden

Aden listening intently to the story

Jean & Lana passing the talking stick

playdate at Carol's 11/13/07

2007-11-13T14:42:00.000-05:00

What fun we had at Carol's house today! Thanks for hosting, Carol!

fun on the swingset!

Aden

Aden, Will, & Melanie

Aden

Jean & Lilliana

Jo & Quinn

Aurora, Grace, Janet, & Margaret

Kim & Janet and their babes

Aden & Michael

sorting goodies from Kim's Tierra Farms Co-op

Parenting with Awareness meeting 11/12/07

2007-11-13T08:44:00.000-05:00

Thanks to all who brought a bounty of donations to support the food cupboard last night! What a great show of support to the church who lends us that beautiful space. We collected a whole laundry basket full last night!

The magazine swap was a HUGE success too! YEARS of issues were happily exchanged for other amazing magazines! Let's do the same next month, too!

Our speaker was Dr. Seema Khaneja, integrative pediatrician, who spoke on Parenting with Awareness: The Heart of Spiritual Parenting. She talked about Awareness, Acceptance, and Allowing.
http://integrative-pediatrics.org/bio.html

She recommended the following resources:
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting, by Myla & Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran
Circle of Stones: Woman's Journey to Herself, by Judith Duerk
Spiritual Growth: Being Your Higher Self, by Sanaya Roman
Living with Joy: Keys to Personal Power & Spiritual Transformation, by Sanaya Roman
Personal Power Through Awareness, by Sanaya Roman
http://www.abraham-hicks.com/
http://www.thefourwinds.com/ (work of Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.)
http://www.munay-ki.org/

Lisa, Mary, Melissa, Sarah, and Nadia listening to Dr. Khajema

Lisa & Alisa checking out the magazine swap!

Janet and her littlest babe

Carol

In the Hindu tradition, every child is a baby Krishna.

Upcoming meeting: Parenting with Awareness 11/12/07

2007-11-04T07:31:00.000-05:00

We hope you can join us for our next meeting!

Location: Christ Episcopal Church
36 S. Main St., Pittsford, NY 14534
When: Monday, November 12, 6:30PM
Phone: 585-248-5583

Rochester integrative pediatrician, Dr. Seema Khaneja, will lead an experiential evening on Parenting with Awareness. This roundtable discussion will focus on spirituality in parenting and mindfulness. Come ready to share your thoughts and questions!

Dr. Seema Khaneja’s earliest memories of medicine are of spending time with her great-grandfather in Northern India. He practiced Unani medicine, a traditional form of Indian herbal medicine – including pulse diagnosis, lifestyle modification, yoga and meditation. Throughout her years of medical training, Dr. Khaneja searched for a way to practice medicine that captured the essence of her great-grandfather’s approach. He helped many people – not only because of his knowledge of herbs, but because he truly listened to them, which in time revealed the cause of their illness. He truly walked his talk, using the same therapies for his own health that he recommended for his patients. Dr. Khaneja has studied many complementary approaches to health and healing, ranging from Ayurvedic medicine to Qi-gong therapy. She’s found that a combination of a healthy lifestyle, homeopathy and a practice of mindful awareness of the body and mind have helped her most in her own path of health and healing. This is what she shares with her patients. Dr. Khaneja graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City in 1992 and completed residency training in pediatrics at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, also in New York City, in 1996. She completed her board certification in pediatrics in 1996 and has been practicing general pediatrics since July 1996. Dr. Khaneja was listed as one of the “Best Doctors” in General Pediatrics in New York Magazine’s yearly issue of the Best Doctors in New York in 1998. She has also written several chapters on various medical topics for Attorney’s Textbook of Medicine (published by Lexis Nexis/Matthew Bender), including autism, battered child syndrome and psychological maltreatment of women and children. She has also reviewed and co-authored many other chapters on various medical topics including asthma, dermatitis, dyslexia, epiphyseal injuries and sleep disorders.

Have you attended a meeting, but still haven't joined as a member? We'd love to have you be a part of the group! HMN's policy allows for guests to come to up to 2 meetings prior to joining. Chapter dues help keep the group running and membership entitles you to attend all meetings, discounts with our resource alliance (20+ local practioners) playgroups, study groups, special events, members-only email loops and more. Join online at http://www.holisticmoms.org/

In consideration of our guests with chemical sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing perfume to our meetings.

In gratitude for their generous donation of our meeting space, we ask that you consider bringing a donation to the church food cupboard.

If you are already a member and are interested in using our babysitter's service during the meeting, please let us know prior to the meeting.

Join us after the meeting for some tea and conversation!

Families, caregivers, and people who aren't parents always welcome.

See you there!
Deborah, Aimee, Mary, Lisa, and Melissa
Co-Leaders HMN Rochester
http://www.holisticmoms.org/
http://holisticmomsrochester.blogspot.com/
http://www.freewebs.com/holisticmama

photos from Holistic Kids event at Powers Farm Market 10/29/07

2007-10-30T09:59:00.000-04:00

On Oct. 29, 2007, Holistic Kids met at Powers Farm Market. Fun was had by all, petting and feeding the animals, picking out pumpkins, browsing the market, and walking through the teepees.

checking out the animals

Aimee with Anna and Evan

Carol with Kit and Lily
Jean with Lilliana and Raina

Spooky fun in the teepees!

Aden

Lisa with Olivia

Photos from National HMN Conference 10/13/07

2007-10-21T22:57:00.000-04:00

The 4th Annual Natural Living Conference was held on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel in Mahwah, NJ. The Holistic Moms Network featured fabulous Keynote Speakers: author and parenting educator Elizabeth Pantley on the topic of her new book "The No-Cry Discipline Solution"; renegade lunch lady and activist Chef Ann Cooper on "Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children"; and author and publisher of Mothering Magazine, Peggy O'Mara on "Trusting Yourself As a Parent"!

Pictured below are Chef Ann, Peggy O'Mara (Mothering Magazine) and HMN Executive Director Nancy Massotto.

Our Deborah, Mary, and Therese attended this year -- here are some pictures from the conference and the leaders meeting on 10/14!

Mary Mellody-Rundberg and Peggy O'Mara

Therese, Mary and Chef Ann.

Nancy Massotto and Deborah Conquest

Photos from the Natural Living Faire 10/8/07

2007-10-21T22:20:00.000-04:00

Holistic Moms of Rochester's First Natural Living Faire!
We had over 40 exhibitors and hundreds of visitors.
Lots of buzz and new members--
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make it possible!

Upcoming meeting: Parenting with Awareness 11/12/07

2007-10-21T22:16:00.000-04:00

Location:
Christ Episcopal Church
36 S. Main St., Pittsford, NY 14534
When: Monday, November 12, 6:30PM
Phone: 585-248-5583

Rochester integrative pediatrician, Dr. Seema Khaneja, will lead an experiential evening on Parenting with Awareness. This roundtable discussion will focus on spirituality in parenting and mindfulness. Come ready to share your thoughts and questions!

Have you attended a meeting, but still haven't joined as a member? We'd love to have you be a part of the group! HMN's policy allows for guests to come to up to 2 meetings prior to joining. Chapter dues help keep the group running and membership entitles you to attend all meetings, discounts with our resource alliance (20+ local practioners) playgroups, study groups, special events, members-only email loops and more. Join online at http://www.holisticmoms.org/

In consideration of our guests with chemical sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing perfume to our meetings.

In gratitude for their generous donation of our meeting space, we ask that you consider bringing a donation to the church food cupboard.

If you are already a member and are interested in using our babysitter's service during the meeting, please let us know prior to the meeting.

Join us after the meeting for some tea and conversation!

Families, caregivers, and people who aren't parents always welcome.

See you there!
Deborah, Aimee, Mary, Lisa, and Melissa
Co-Leaders HMN Rochester
http://www.holisticmoms.org/
http://holisticmomsrochester.blogspot.com/
http://www.freewebs.com/holisticmama

Dr. Mary Claire Wise talk 9/24/07

2007-10-21T21:57:00.000-04:00

On Sept. 24, 2007, HMN presented Dr. Mary Claire Wise, who spoke on Natural Ways for Preventing Thyroid Problems and Cancer. The event took place at the Pittsford Library and attendees seemed to get a lot out of her talk.

NATURAL LIVING FAIRE

2007-09-12T13:21:00.000-04:00

Holistic Moms Network's Rochester, NY chapter announces its first annual Natural Living Faire. Faire will be held at our monthly meeting location, Christ Episcopal Church, 36 South Main Street, Pittsford, NY 14534 on October 8, 2007 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Admission is free, donations accepted. Moms, Dads, Caregivers, Children and anyone interested in natural living are welcome!
The Faire will feature over 40 local and regional natural health care practioners-- chiropractors, Reiki practioners, acupuncturists as well as vendors of natural living items, including natural toys, baby carriers, essential oils, healthy living products. Individual booths will feature free samples as well as raffles.
Please visit our website at http://www.holisticmoms.org/ or our blog at http://www.holisticmomsrochester.blogspot.com/ to learn more.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at holisticmomsroc@gmail.com or at 585-413-6833

Yoga, Children, and Health Meeting

2007-08-15T08:47:00.001-04:00

We had a wonderful meeting with Jo Ann Arcarese of Open Sky Yoga. Here are some pictures:

Hike through Corbett's Glen

2007-08-06T23:02:00.000-04:00

The air was "as thick as pea soup" but we had a wonderful walk around the glen and even waded a bit in the water. Fun was had by all. Here are a few pictures:

More pictures of the campout

2007-08-02T19:49:00.000-04:00

Campout at Mary's

2007-08-02T12:01:00.000-04:00

Here are some pictures of our wonderful campout at Mary's house on Tuesday! We enjoyed hanging out in the backyard while campers pitched tents, a walk to the Daffodil trail at Powder Mills Park, the roasting of marshmallows, and delightful music. Thank you to Mary and Dan Rundberg for hosting! It was a wonderful time!

More Fundraising Success Pictures

2007-07-26T23:12:00.001-04:00

Stay tuned for more pictures from our Fundraiser, we will post as they come to us!

Fundraising Success

2007-07-26T23:04:00.000-04:00

$1711 is the grand total of what was made at this weekend's HMN Roch fundraiser!!! We surpassed our goal by $211 !!!

THANK YOU to all who donated time, energy, items for sale, tables, tents, baked goods, support etc... We could never have done it without all of you!!!

Tables, tents and plastic bins are ready to be picked up-- come anytime-- garage door will be open again this week.

What did we do with ALL those left-overs?
A WIC employee who came to the sale asked to pick up unsold baby/kids clothes and small toys on Monday. WIC (a gov't program for women, infants and children in need) has a clothes closet for its clients. We're glad it will help local families directly!
Adult clothes and misc. are set to be donated to Salvation Army and ABW (Alternatives for Battered Women) on Thursday
A follow-up Garage Sale fundraiser is being held the weekend of Aug 3 and 4 at a friend of HMN's home where we will make another valiant attempt to find new homes for these items (Help is gladly received for the days of the sale-- contact Deborah for more info!)
Thanks again! What a wonderful community-building event!

:) Deborah, Mary and Aimee

UPCOMING MEETINGS

2007-07-06T15:21:00.000-04:00

Please be sure to attend one of our monthly meetings:
Upcoming:
July 9th: Alternative Education with the Cobblestone School
August 13th: Yoga

36 S. Main St
Christ Episcopal Church
Pittsford

Due to construction use side Locust St entrance!

Even more Picnic Photos!

2007-06-06T13:55:00.000-04:00

Great food, Great fun, Great conversation!

More Picnic Photos

2007-06-06T13:54:00.001-04:00

We had fun getting to know everyone's families better!

Honoring Carol Chittenden

2007-06-06T13:48:00.001-04:00

We are so grateful to Carol Chittenden for having founded our chapter of HMN. She has served as a courageous and creative leader for over 2 years. We honored her by creating the beginnings of a beaded necklace (still in progress), gave her an engraved Kenyan kisii stone statue, and we will be placing 5 copies of Carol's favorite homeopathy book in 5 local libraries. Thank you for planting the seed. We will miss your guidance Carol!

HMN Second Anniversary Picnic

2007-06-06T13:44:00.000-04:00

Can you believe it's been 2 years already? Our chapter keeps growing.
We celebrated on a windy, cool day at Buckland Lodge in Brighton.

HMN Kids Event at Rochester Roots!

2007-06-01T16:29:00.000-04:00

We had a great time helping out at Rochester Roots! Thank you for planning our day at the Rochester Roots garden yesterday Mary. We had 5 mamas and their kiddos - We planted and watered lettuce and met some of the neighborhood kids. One 8 year old girl from the neighborhood, Sierra, was given a whole row in the garden for herself and her family this summer because she comes to volunteer so often. Jan from Rochester Roots was very appreciative.

Hope to see you all at the next HMN Kids event!

Swap Party!

2007-05-17T17:20:00.000-04:00

Mary, Carol, Therese and Deborah had a ball swapping childrens-related items!

We all walked away with a treasure or two-- Solved a few of the world's problems in the process too!

King's Bend Play Date

2007-05-17T17:04:00.000-04:00

We had a great time on the playground and by the lake at King's Bend park in Pittsford--

Melanie and Will, Deborah and Aden, Anne and Devon and Emma, Mary and Grace and Adele, Aimee and Evan and Anna.

Hope you can join us next time!

Post-Meeting meetup

2007-05-17T16:57:00.000-04:00

We always enjoy a lively discussion after our monthly meetings-- This month we were at Northfield's. Join us next month after the meeting!

Toddler Play Date: Lilac Festival

2007-05-17T16:30:00.000-04:00

The Rundberg and Bany Ata families had a great time under the sun at the Lilac Festival for the Toddler Play Date!

MORE HMN Kids Yoga

2007-04-11T16:40:00.000-04:00

Not ALL of us did yoga....

HMN Kids Yoga with Nikkie Murphy!

2007-04-11T16:31:00.000-04:00

HMN kids got their yoga groove on at Mary Mellody-Rundberg's house yesterday. HMN member and YogaEd instructor Nikkie Murphy led a roomful of kids aged 1-7 in a fun afternoon of yoga.

Look for upcoming HMN Kids Yoga events!

April Meeting: The Power of Knowing

2007-04-11T10:38:00.000-04:00

We had a powerful presentation and discussion about vaccines with HMN member Sam Spaker of www.knowvaccines.com

Be sure to join us for next month's meeting May 14 as we explore how to honor the expectant mother with Barb Lucke, local author of the book Blessingways.

MORE Children's Spring Event Photos

2007-03-22T14:59:00.000-04:00

Adele
Adele, Mary,Grace, Anna, Aimee, Evan
Group outside

Adele and Aden

Children's Spring Event

2007-03-22T14:38:00.000-04:00

We had a great time yesterday at Mary Mellody-Rundberg's house looking for signs of Spring! We planted violas in pots that we painted. We found crocus, moss, lichen, buds, deer evidence and mystery footprints in the snow!

Mary, Grace and Adele; Aimee, Evan and Anna; Lilly and Lalita; Canden and Elijah; and Deborah and Aden.

March and the Energy of Money

2007-03-19T23:28:00.000-04:00

Past March events have included:
Monthly meeting: The Energy of Money
Mom's Night Out: viewing of The Secret

It has truly been a powerful month with high energy gatherings and meetings. We have also processed about 10 new member applications this year making our membership rise to well over 40 people!

Upcoming Events

2007-02-18T22:12:00.000-05:00

Last week we welcomed Imago therapist Linda Grice to speak at our meeting. What a fantastic meeting with 2 new members, pushing us over 40 total members!!!

In March, we will have our Health Faire planning meeting. Also, as a Mom's Night Out event we will be watching THE SECRET at Dr. Heather Feinman's office on South Ave. In April, we will be cleaning out at a SWAP PARTY! Times to be announced!

Also, mark your calendars---playdates are held every Tuesday at 3:30, time and place vary in the winter!

February 2007

2007-02-08T21:46:00.000-05:00

This month's meeting is on Holistic Marriage with a local Imago therapist. We welcome all to come (moms, dads, kids, grandparents) and join us in a lively discussion. Our meetings are held at 36 S. Main St., Pittsford at the Christ Episcopal Church. February 12th at 6:30pm. To thank the church for donating the space we take food donations for the local food cupboard. We also ask participants to refrain from wearing fragrance as we have many chemically sensitive individuals. We hope you can make it!

EVEN MORE picnic photos

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MORE Picnic photos

2006-08-14T00:00:00.000-04:00

HMN ROCHESTER Anniversary Picnic

2006-08-13T23:50:00.000-04:00

We had a wonderful time at our picnic August 8. The weather was ideal, the location gorgeous and the company delightful.

What is going on this week...

2006-07-31T15:14:00.000-04:00

Hi all-
We've got a busy week ahead with our Picnic and trip to Lollypop Farm and Egypt Park. Our picnic is slated for Wednesday BUT due to excessive heat indexes we may have to schedule for our raindate. Stay Tuned and we will make a final decision tomorrow so you can plan accordingly. Amy Jeary has set up a playdate for Thursday 10am at Lollypop Farm and Egypt Park. If you have any questions, email: aimeekwood@gmail.com

Stay cool!

Picture of labyrinth at Tinker

2006-07-27T16:30:00.000-04:00

Here is a picture of the labyrinth at Tinker Nature Park in Henrietta.
It is made of stone and brick, located next to the Cobblestone House.

What we've done this week

2006-07-26T08:10:00.000-04:00

This week has been busy and productive.

First, I'd like to mention that HMN's Mother to Mother program has been taking donations on behalf of a local woman-in-need who is about to give birth to a baby. A local shelter is getting her settled into a new apartment, but she will need many items. Please contact Lisa Rizzo at lcap1@yahoo.com.

Deborah invited the group over to her house for a pool party on Monday. We played, swam, had lunch and enjoyed great conversation! Thank you Deborah for a wonderful day in the sun.

Yesterday, many of us braved the Seneca Park Zoo. Children of all ages from HMN attended and fun was had by all. Our next outing is our usual playdate on Tuesday of next week. Check back here for more details later this weekend.

A Few Tinker Photos

2006-07-19T20:04:00.000-04:00

Stopping for some rest under a kind old tree...

On the boardwalk in the marsh...

Tinker Nature Park was enjoyed today!

2006-07-18T14:32:00.000-04:00

Hi all-
We enjoyed a great morning at Tinker Nature Park, the weather was gorgeous and the trails were fantastic. It was great to see:

Carol, Lily, and Kit
Deborah and Aden
Danae, Juny, and Grace
Janet, Sammy, and Margaret
Aimee, Evan, and Anna

I will post some pictures later once I get my camera charged.

Tinker nature park is just inside the Town of Henrietta outside of Pittsford. If you coming from Clover St. from Jefferson, take a right onto Calkins Rd. and it is just down a bit. It was really a neat place.

Aimee

Pictures from Monday's meeting

2006-07-14T20:33:00.000-04:00

Enjoy these pictures from Monday's meeting

Below: Lisa and family with Lindsay and baby

Below: Lindsay and Francesca

To left: Carol, Kim, and Sarah
Below: Janet, Amanda and Baby Francesca

To left: Kim and Carol
Below: Christ Episcopal Church

To left: Anne and Laura
Below: Deborah, Aimee, and Carol