Community News

Kids cooking classes at Belly Catering

Belly Catering and Take Out is hosting a series of kids cooking classes for ages 6-9 this summer. Accepting slightly older and younger children based on maturity level. Classes are being held 10:30am-1pm on July 6-10, July 13-17 and Aug. 10-14. Cost: $150 for the week, lunch and recipes are included with each class. Menus are tailored to local, seasonal ingredients that kids can prepare on their own or with minimal parental supervision. Elements of meals can be enjoyed for lunches or afternoon snacks.  The goal is to empower kids and inspire them about food.

What to expect: kids at the grill, sushi time, Greek inspired menus, pizza Thursday and fiesta Friday. Belly is located at 1574 Queen St. W. Email yumyum@bellycatering.com.

Culinarium’s™ Canning & Preserving Series

This summer learn how to eat locally and economically all year round. It is possible with a little planning ahead. Once per month join us at this hands-on cooking class. We’ll teach you how to preserve the produce of summer and fill your pantry with Ontario goodness to enjoy all winter long. Upcoming class dates:

July 15, 7:30 - 9pm: cherry jam & currant jam. August 12, 7:30 - 9pm: canned peaches, peach jam, plum jam. September 2, 1 - 3 pm: canned pears, pear jam, pickles. October 7, 7:30-9pm:  tomatoes (canned, sauce, salsa). October 21, 7:30 - 9pm: apple sauce, canned pears, pear jam.  

Location: 705 Mount Pleasant Rd. (647) 430-7004.  Visit www.culinarium.ca

The Power of Art and Plants

An integrated, multi-faceted exciting workshop with water colour painting, music, open talk and teaching the powerful wisdom of plant therapies to balance your energies, heal and create amazing art.

Stand alone seminars: July 15, 7 - 9pm; July 18, 2 - 4pm; July 22, 7-9pm; July 25, 2-4pm; Aug 12, 7-9; Aug 15, 2-4pm.

Call (416) 783-3379 or email musing@eol.ca for more info.

Money is My Friend Workshop

Back by popular demand on Thurs., August 6, from 7-9:30pm, Sandra Moon Dancer B.Sc., M.H.Sc will be offering the workshop, Money is My Friend. In this transformative workshop, Sandra teaches participants how to enjoy a positive loving relationship with money.

You are not alone in this world of debts and increased expenses. Learn how to make money work for you with practical lasting tools, new belief systems and Tibetan Feng Shui magic. Come learn how to treat money with love, a sense of humour and respect.

Sandra Moon Dancer is a shaman and energy medicine teacher, founder of  the Centre of Circlewisdom in Toronto. To register for the workshop, go to info@circlewisdom.ca or call (416) 538-7709; $50 if registered before Aug 4; $60 at door if space available. Location: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. one block south of Runnymede subway, free parking.

For more details see www.circlewisdom.ca or join us for an optional introductory session of Money is My Friend on Tues. July 7, 7-8pm, $10, at 348 Danforth Carrot Common seminar Rm 212.

Weekend Retreat in the City

On Saturday August 22 and Sunday August 23, The Inner Eye hosts “Weekend Retreat In The City.” This is a time to unwind and step outside your daily routine, allowing space for something fresh to emerge. This affordable summer respite focuses on renewing purpose, simplicity and inner-direction.

Included is meditation, centering, gentle movement, walks in park/ravine, heated pool and sauna. Near subway at Yonge & St.Clair; guest parking is available.

For details, contact Virginia Hart Nelson (416) 960-1690; virginia@theinnereye.ca; website: www.theinnereye.ca

Evergreen Adventures’ restorative Retreat Weekend

Evergreen Adventures invites you to Gravenhurst on August 28-30 to join our 150-acre facility and stay in our 5,000 sq. ft. lodge for a weekend of outdoor adventures, yoga and healthy cooking classes.

In this all-inclusive three-day, two-night tour, participants will enjoy nature hikes, canoe and kayak lessons, nightly campfires and more, as a way to reconnect with nature.  There will be a minimum of four yoga classes and optional meditations meant to re-energize the body and mind. We will be provide all natural, organic and homegrown meals. There will be two interactive cooking classes where participants will get a hands-on experience, meant to renew your love for food and reward your bodies with healthy dietary choices.
 
This Evergreen experience will revitalize each adventurer in many ways. There will be elements that will inspire, engage and educate you. For more information, contact us at info@evergreenadventures.ca or email Jonny at jonny@evergreenadventures.ca; or call (416) 901-9363. 

 
Bruno Groening Circle of Friends

A higher power exists which can help everyone.  It is a part of all religions and was known to physicians centuries ago. Bruno Groening (1906-1959) had very precise, intuitive knowledge of this energy and through his simple teachings he made it available to everyone. The words of Bruno Groening, “There is no such thing as incurable; God is the greatest Physician,” continue to prove their validity today through medically documented healings. This power is abundantly available for everyone. The knowledge about how to make use of this power is passed on free of charge in the worldwide non-profit, volunteer based organization of the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends, (www.bruno-groening.org/english).   

Meetings of the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends are held in GTA, Hamilton and Guelph. If you wish to attend these meeting call Susan Stewart at (416) 203-7576.   

One Day Dreamhealer Workshop

Adam Dreamhealer presents his one-day Intention Heals Workshop at the Marriott Toronto Airport on September 5. Experience the healing energy of two group healings as Adam, Molecular Biologist BSc.(Hon), speaker, author and gifted young energy healer, presents his full day workshop. Adam combines his First Nations healing background with channeled insights and academic background in molecular biology.

Learn techniques to focus your intentions toward healing and personal growth through manifesting your desired reality and how many issues in your daily life can be improved through visualization. Explore how you can reach your peak performance in all your activities. Be proactive and take charge of every aspect of your life!

These participatory conferences are focused on teaching people how to heal themselves. With some basic visualization tools, knowledge about energy healing and the confidence obtained from experiencing the group healing sessions, participants leave the workshops knowing that they have the power to take control and influence their own healing. You can always improve your health or any aspect of your life through the focus of your intentions. Register at www.dreamhealer.com

Vegetarian Food Fair

This September 11-13, the Vegetarian Food Fair will celebrate its 25th Year. North America’s largest vegetarian food fair will be at Harbourfront Centre with more than 100 exhibitors. Discover new products and ideas, watch cooking demos, enjoy musical performances, an all-veg café and more. Please bring reusable cutlery and dishware. Free admission. For more information go to www.veg.ca/foodfair

The Healing Power of Angels

We welcome you to commune with legions of angels on September 11, 12 and 13. This event is about our relationship with angels – our innate, intimate friendship with them, and re-acquainting ourselves with them and with who we really are. Come and be transported to angelic realms and learn the universal laws of life at a seminar presented by Rev. Carla Healy and Rev. Eleanor Rosenzweig, as originally released by Elizabeth Clare Prophet.

Kokoro Dojo is Growing!

Kokoro Dojo is very excited to announce our ever-expanding Diploma Programs. Starting this fall we will be offering all new Diploma Programs in Zen Shiatsu, Acupuncture and Moxibustion.

Kokoro Dojo offers a unique and comprehensive study of East Asian Medicine: incorporating Traditional Zen Shiatsu, Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Spiritual and Physical Practice, Internal Martial Arts and East Asian Philz.

For details please contact: Kokoro Do Jo, 358 Dupont St. (200 meters from Dupont Subway Station). Call (416) 925-5722. Email: kokorodojo@mac.com or visit our website at www.kokorodojo.com

Nembutsu Buddhist Chanting

Buddhist Chanting every Monday evening from 7-8pm and every Monday morning from 7-8am at the Wada Ji Sangha Temple. Experience the power of chanting. Feel light, develop a state of calmness. Purify negativity, get relief from suffering, grow spiritually, connect to a higher power.

Kindly call to confirm, (416) 925-7575. Temple located at 344 Bloor St W #607.
 
Charity Shiatsu
 
Ongoing every Wednesday from 12-2pm, experience “mini” Tao Shiatsu treatments, feel better and help others: 10 minute Shiatsu $15; 30 min $25.  Available only at the Tao Shangha Centre 344 Bloor St. W., #607. All proceeds go to charities. Call (416) 925-7575 to reserve.

Congratulations to the Founder of Hypno Healing Institute

Debbie Papadakis, founder of Hypno Healing Institute Inc., has been honoured with the prestigious Life Fellow in Hypnotherapy award in recognition of her esteemed contributions to the field.

In addition to her most recent decoration, Debbie has been featured on Positive Living with host Aida Memisevic, about the influences of the subconscious mind on our behaviour, and Remedy Me!, where Debbie worked with a person who had problems with an overactive bladder.

As a highly sought-after speaker in the industry, Debbie’s dedication and commitment to her craft has garnered much attention all over North America. She has also had three of her industry leading reports on sleep and procrastination published by Arrival World Magazine and the National Guild of Hypnotists Hypno-Gram. You can also catch Debbie on Slice TV’s Newlywed, Nearly Dead? August 24, 10am, 4pm and 9pm.

Call (416) 760-8996, info@hypno-healing.com, or www.hypno-healing.com.

Charter Challenge on Prescription Drug Advertising Adjourned Indefinitely

The Charter challenge case on prescription drug advertising between CanWest Media works Inc. and the Attorney General of Canada has been adjourned indefinitely due to financial difficulties of the CanWest Corporation. The case was scheduled to be heard before the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario June 15 to 19, 2009.

A coalition of groups, including Women and Health Protection, was granted intervener status in the case to present evidence about the risks to public safety of lifting Canada’s ban on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. CanWest Media- works mounted the Charter challenge to the statutory prohibition on direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs in 2005 on the basis that the current regulations on DTCA in Canada infringe on the company’s right to freedom of expression.

 
Ontario Hits Pause on Nuclear
Ontario’s race to build new nuclear units at the Darlington Nuclear Station has turned into a slow stroll. Energy Minister George Smitherman today announced that the province has indefinitely postponed any decision on building new nuclear units until the federal government decides what it will do with the troubled Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL). 

The Minister also noted that unless he sees a better price than what was offered in the first round of proposals, Ontario will not purchase any new nukes. 

These statements and actions are to be commended as they hint at a more enlightened approach to Ontario’s energy future – one that favours plentiful green and clean alternatives over high cost, high risk nuclear power (for more on these, see our Powerful Options report, www.cleanairalliance.org/). 

Now it is time for the federal government to get sensible and say no to throwing more money at the “dysfunctional sinkhole” of AECL (www.thestar.com/article/649629).  Using federal money to pay for Ontario’s nuclear plants is just taking money from taxpayers’ right pockets instead of their left – the bottom line is still more wasteful bailouts for yesterday’s technology.

Please congratulate Energy Minister George Smitherman (www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=88) on his sensible move to postpone any decision on costly nuclear, and please tell Prime Minister Stephen Harper (www.cleanairalliance.org/send_a_message)  that you do not support further subsidies for AECL.