and dinner in the signature Pan-Asian cooking style of Mount
chester. TABLE is also a Community Supported Market (CSM),
Kisco’s Myong Feiner. The café offers a selection of Myong’s
with 60 current members and growing. Memberships provide
favorite recipes and nutritious treats, including beautifully pre-
the “community foundation” of the market and are available
pared natural and organic food and beverage choices.
to all. Included in membership is a house account, weekly
specials, discount days and special events. Brennan and her
Visit the APOGEE Pilates & Wellness Center in White Plains at
staff renovated the store space to LEED (Leadership in Energy
140 Mamaroneck Avenue and enjoy the open house festivities
& Environmental Design) standards, and they are committed to
from May 1-3. For more information, call 914.644.8884 or visit
environmental practices—from the building materials used, to
apogeelifestyle.com.
food packaging to their recycling and composting program.
TABLE is located at 11 Babbitt Road in Bedford Hills, across
from the train station. The store is open Monday through Fri-
Oral Traditions Program
day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Launches at The Graduate Institute
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
T
he Gradu-
ate Institute
is pleased to
announce that
Prosperity in Times of
a new cohort
Transition: Tibetan Workshop
of the Master
of Arts in Oral
R
edding Medi-
tation Soci-
Traditions will
ety will host a
begin on Friday,
Saturday, May
May 29 in Dan-
16 workshop on
bury, CT. The
Creating Pros-
program ex-
perity and Abun-
plores the pro-
dance in Times of
Oral Traditions Colleagues engaged
found impact
Transition. Lama
in active dialogue during a session.
of oral language
Lobsang Palden,
on cultural de-
a Tibetan yoga
velopment and personal psychology, with an emphasis on the
value of oral language in creating meaning and understand-
Lama Lobsang Palden, Tibetan yoga
master, will con-
ing in diverse contexts. The program integrates the fields of
master, will visit Redding, CT this month.
duct the five-hour
session, using the
anthropological history, psychology and sociology, mythology
Tibetan Guru Yoga Practices of Green Tara and Dzambhala.
and folklore, literature and linguistics. Students will learn the
The mother of all Buddhas, Tara is a swift protector, giver of
practice and practical applications of the art of oral language,
prosperity, and remover of obstacles. Dzambhala, the Bud-
and the program is ideal for storytellers, performers, clergy,
dha of wealth and prosperity, embodies the Buddha’s perfect
educators, and anyone who are interested in using storytelling
generosity, personifies abundance, and removes obstacles
as a transformational and bridge-building tool.
to health and wealth. Lama Lobsang will demonstrate yoga
mudras and breathing exercises that open the channels and
Sessions are held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation,
chakras, allowing greater and more free-flowing energy, and
located at 24 Clapboard Ridge Road in Danbury. For more in-
relieving stress and anxiety. Lama Lobsang Palden was born in
formation, please contact Anthony Medaglia at 203. 874.4252
Tibet, recognized as a reincarnated lama as a boy, and trained
or visit learn.edu. See ad pg 11.
at Amdo Tashi Kyll Monastery.
The workshop fee is $135, which includes a Green Tara
practice book and statue. Workshop hours are from 1 p.m.
Local and Delicious Food at TABLE
to 6 p.m. Redding Meditation Society is at 9 Picketts Ridge
Road, West Redding. Register at www.blueberyl.org (Blue
T
ABLE Local Market is open for business in Bedford Hills.
The store carries fresh produce from local and regional
Beryl Dharma Center). For information, contact Robert
farmers, sustainably raised meat and poultry, and locally pro-
MacDonald at ihw4U@aol.com, and for directions, visit
duced cheese, dairy products, bread, and other items. Visitors
reddingmeditationsociety.org.
can also enjoy a select menu of delicious and seasonal prepared
food by Jon Pratt and the TABLE kitchen each day.
Founder Cynthia Brennan is committed to bringing high
Have news to share? Email news briefs by May 5 to
quality local, sustainable food to communities throughout West-
wpceditor@naturalawakeningsmag.com
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