Solar Pioneer - Park Slope Food Coop

6 August 31, 2006 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYWITH LARA ROSENTHAL, L.AC.UNDERSTANDING FERTILITY:• The energetics of reproduction• What our grandmothers never told us:reading our body’s signalsOBSTACLES TO FERTILITY:• Chinese medicine patterns of imbalance• “Unexplained infertility” explainedIMPROVING THE ODDS:• Nutrition and lifestyle choices for yourbody type• Tilling the soil: preparing the body for the rigorsof pregnancyWORKING WITH ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES:• Eastern and Western approaches side by sideLara Rosenthal is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified ChineseHerbologist. She maintains a private practice in Manhattan specializing inWomen’s Health and Fertility and works at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases’Initiative for Women with Disabilities. She has a B.S. in Biological Sciencesfrom Stanford University, is fluent in Chinese, and studied and worked in Taiwanfor three years. She is a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicineand a Coop member.FREENon-members welcomeSunday, September 1012:00 p.m. at the CoopViews expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food CoopTHE ZEN OFCOMPUTERMAINTENANCEWITH P HOENIX S OLEILPhoenix Soleil is a Coop member with ten years professional experience working withand troubleshooting computers. She is a creative and spiritual person who enjoys technologyand wants to spread the joy around.FREENon-members welcomeWhat are the philosophicalframeworks that help youapproach and solve technologyproblems? We will go oversome key epiphanies in computinghistory, as well as somerecent movements aimed atdemocratizing technology.There will be an overview of the major parts of the computerusing fun metaphors that help you visualize how yoursystem operates.We will discuss perspectives that geeks bring to their technicalgoals and successful troubleshooting strategies. “You’reOK. Your computer’s OK.”Saturday, September 164:00 p.m. at the CoopViews expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food CoopMeet YourMindWITH ALLAN NOVICKThe fundamental nature of mind is stable, strongand clear—yet these qualities becomeobscured by the stress and speed of our lives.Meditation opens and calms the mind.This is a basic meditation class for beginners,and for anyone who would like a renewedunderstanding of the technique.Allan Novick, has practiced meditation in the Shambhala Buddhisttradition since 1975 and is a certified meditation instructor in thattradition. He lives in Park Slope, has been a Coop member for 14yars, and works as a psychologist for the NYC Dep. of EducationFREENon-members welcomeFriday, September 297:30 p.m. at the CoopViews expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop