Proactive, Preventive, and Powerful

Happy 2019!

We are delighted to wrap up yet another soulful year with you at the Sustainable Wellness soul sanctuary. We uplift all who have experienced breakthroughs and improvements this year and want to share one such story here.

We thank you for allowing us to guide you in your transformative journey! The preventive lifestyle journey is more fun with a guide by your side, isn't it?!

Speaking of prevention, a key cause of chronic disease is unaddressed historical emotional stress and trauma stored in the body, mind, and heart. ACE's study reveals how developmental childhood trauma is correlated with an increased occurrence of physical and psychological conditions such as diabetes, heart conditions, depression, and addictions, and anxiety just to name a few in adulthood. Read more about the study here.

Thanks to all the different trauma research and the work of Harville Hendrix PhD and Helen Hunt PhD, the authors of Getting the Love You Want, a NY best seller, we now know that an effective way to heal and reduce the impact of developmental trauma is by consciously creating healing relationships in adulthood through relationship and trust building skills such as the Imago Dialogue.

Conscious communication skills help us to create healthy, wholesome, and empowering relationships. Through conscious communication, we can regulate our nervous systems better during hard moments, recognize and reduce breakdowns while restoring trust and respect with others. As a result, we feel more connected with each other and therefore more supported, empathetic, open, and heard with each other. As we communicate more effectively, our professional and personal relationships heal and improve. As our relationships improve, our overall quality of life improves.

A preventive approach to health and a conscious approach to relationships is truly where the future of collective wellness is headed because it is easier and more powerful to take proactive action than to take action after a breakdown. More of us are recognizing that when we take proactive action in taking charge of our joy and well being, we feel greater vitality and inspiration in our lives.

To become a part of this proactive and powerful journey, join us in 2019!  

Conscious Cooking Class for the Holiday Season

Are you seeking more creative, convenient, and healthy ways to cook and feed yourself/friends/family/community during the holiday season?

Then join us for our cooking class on November 11th.

In this class you will learn:

- How to correctly transition to a more plant-based diet

-Maintain a boosted immune system

- Nutritious cooking principles that promote the regeneration of your body

- Spice/flavor profiles across the globe that you can use in your daily cooking

- Proper knife and other utensil techniques to ensure you feel confident in the kitchen

Attendees will learn all of this and more while enjoying a cooking demonstration and tasting your favorite holiday dishes in a supportive group setting for $55 a person.

Conscious Cooking

I believe that when we treat the food we consume with love and respect, we allow the love and respect to translate into every cell of our bodies...nourishing our bodies and igniting our spirits, we create a wholesome conscious experience of the way we love and care for ourselves.

If this intrigues you or resonates with you, then join me in our cooking class from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on October 15th at our new Sustainable Wellness Ashram!
 

In this class you will learn:

• How to transition to a more plant-based diet and do it right

• Nutritious cooking principles that promote the regeneration of your body

• Time saving tricks to reduce your time in the kitchen by 50%

• Proper knife and other utensil techniques to ensure you feel confident in the kitchen

You will learn all of this and more while enjoying a cooking demonstration, tasting delicious, healthful dishes in a supportive group setting, and learning simple vegan and gluten free recipes you can take home with them and cook themselves on their journey to better health!

Contact Sonali promptly to RSVP!

New Space, New Beginnings

We are thrilled to announce our new Sustainable Wellness Ashram!

In today’s hectic and tense life, imagine a space where we can all feel empowered on our journeys, while maintaining a sense of groundedness and unity with the divine.  We are pleased to announce the opening of our Sustainable Wellness Ashram in Old Fourth Ward- a space for conscious community where we can all reconnect with and unleash our highest potential!

Our new space provides you with clarity in the midst of life's stress.  The center serves as a kitchen studio classroom for both private and public cooking workshops (the next one is October 16th!) as well as our in-house nutritional retail store to support your unique needs.  The expansive main area of the ashram houses our yoga classes and relaxing lounging are.  Additionally, we also have an energy, bodywork, and cupping room that is ready for appointments.  If you're looking for a session, contact us right away.
 

Enjoy the serenity of our new space as we nurture the whole self through:

• Conscious cooking education and support

• Products to support your unique nutritional needs

• Yoga and meditation

• A place to relax and restore with community 

We are delighted to have you join us for our Open House at the end of October.  Stay tuned for more details!

Embracing and Upgrading Community for 2017!

Dear Friends of Sustainable Wellness, 
We claim you are enjoying your holiday season and preparing for 2017! There is no denying that 2016 has been a trying year, politically, personally, and beyond. We have experienced losses, however, we have also participated in and held witness to the rise of movements that affirm our humanity and protect the very land and water that support our well being and survival. What is clear now more than ever as we close 2016 and welcome 2017 with open hearts is that we will benefit from focusing on not just our own self-care but also collective-care with authenticity and resiliency in connection with one another.  

Our world is about to change and we have courageous choices to make. Will we allow overwhelm to shut us down, to drift, resist change, and continue to "other" those things/people we do not understand, OR do we choose connection, curiosity, growth, oneness, kindness, understanding, change, and healing?

You are not alone in this journey of making challenging choices and taking courageous actions and doing it with a sense of balance and wholeness. This is not always easy, we know. However, with the proper tools and support by your side, we know it can be done in grace and wholeness rather than constant stress and overwhelm.

We at Sustainable Wellness commend you for the ongoing inner and outer work you do and we are excited to continue to support you in this life journey. 

For more support in your lifestyle journey, please do not hesitate to reach out, email, and/or connect with us on our FACEBOOK fan page and on Instagram! We are here to customize services to meet your unique needs.

Creamy Butternut Soup

Immune Boosting Winter Recipie

Stay healthy and cozy this cold season with these two delicious recipes that warm your stomach and fortify your immune system!

Makes 5 servings

Ingredients: 

1 medium butternut squash/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and 2-inch chunked
1 medium onion (cut in 4 quarters)
6 cloves garlic
2 TBS curry powder
4 TBS fresh lime juice
1 one-inch piece fresh ginger
3 cups water
1 cup/can coconut milk
1-2 tsp salt, to taste
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, to taste (cayenne pepper is allowed) 

Directions:

1. In a deep and heavy-bottomed pan, add squash, onion, garlic, ginger, salt, and water. 

2. Bring to boil and then simmer for 10 minutes or until the squash is almost breakable with a wooden spoon on a comfortable push. Do not over-cook to mush.

3. Once everything is somewhat soft, transfer to a blender. Blend until everything is pureed. Be careful, content is hot. Make sure blender lid is on tightly. You may consider blending half the content at a time. 

4. Transfer puree into the pot again and add the black pepper and the coconut milk.  Bring to a gentle simmer for 2 minutes.

5a. Add lime juice and reduce the heat to low, stirring for 1 minute or until the everything is uniformly creamy and thick like soup.  If too thick, add more water to your desired thickness. If too watery, keep simmering to evaporate water and create thickness. 

5b. Taste for your flavor preferences. Add anything else that you may want to.

~Garnish with fresh cilantro or parsley flakes or anything green like scallions.

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