Feeling the winter blues? Get raw!
20 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
Wellness by Laura
28 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
in Health, Home, Organic Products, Wellness, Yoga
Wellness by Laura has launched.
Organic Body Care Line
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Artisanal body-care products hand crafted in NYC. All WBL products are organic, vegan, and packaged in recyclable materials.
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I believe that all beauty and body-care products should be free of chemicals and toxins. This philosophy is a lifestyle, and ensures that what you are putting on your skin is beneficial and therapeutic.
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Why organic?
I believe that all beauty and body-care products should be free of chemicals and toxins. This philosophy is a lifestyle, and ensures that what you are putting on your skin is beneficial and therapeutic. Organic essential oils are obtained from plants that have not been chemically treated, and the soil is usually certified to be chemical free for a certain number of years.
Current products include:
Organic mists for your body, room and/or yoga mat: Tea Tree Oil and Lavender Mat Spray, Sweet Orange and Lavender Mist, Sweet Vanilla Almond and Sugar Mist (Seasonal only though April) and Cinnamon Clove and Vanilla Body Mist (Seasonal only through April).
Organic/ Vegan Lip Balms: Unscented, Citrus and Vanilla
Organic Makeup Remover
Daily Acne Toner
More products to come!
Website is currently being updated.
Ballet Deviare Film in the ROYAL FLUSH FILM FESTIVAL
06 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
My dance company, (Ballet Deviare)’s short film “Disconsolate” was accepted into the ROYAL FLUSH FILM FESTIVAL and will be screening on Sunday Evening, October 16th @ the Knitting Factory NYC. Can’t wait to see it on a large screen, hope you can come and see it too!
Get your amazing vegan cookies on!
02 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
in Food for thought, Health, Organic Products, Vegan
These cookies are simply amazing. Trust me. They make wonderful gifts. Get them as soon as you can.
Delicious Vegan cookies baked locally in New Paltz, NY.
Vegan O’Brien cookies are available in local stores, for catered events (big or very small), or they can be shipped to your door!
If you expect a vegan chocolate chip cookie to be bland or lacking in rich flavor, you need to have one of our delicious cookies and see the difference.
You can find these cookies at the following locations:
New Paltz:
The Bakery 13a North Front Street
Slash Root 60 Main Street
Snug Harbor 36 Main Street
Mohonk Mountain House Gift Shop
Poughkeepsie:
Blue Mountain Coffee Roasters (by the Metro North Train Station/Mahoney’s)
NYC/Manhattan:
Earth Matters Cafe 177 Ludlow Street
Roastown Coffee St Mark’s & 2nd Ave
Fete Coffee 247 3rd Ave (Betw’n 20/21st streets)
Also,congratulations to the Vegan O’Brien Baking Company for getting the Best Vegan Cookie by Hudson Valley Magazine for their Best Of 2011 issue!
Hudson-Valley-Magazine/October-2011/Best-of-Hudson-Valley-2011
Yoga pose of the week- Bridge Pose/Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
23 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in Fitness, Health, Laura Teaching Yoga, Wellness, Yoga
Relieve and reduce mild stress, anxiety, depression and fatigue with this one posture. This pose also helps to alleviate asthma, sinus problems and back pain. Does it get better?
Bridge Pose starts supine on the floor with knees up and heels as close as possible to the sit bones. Legs are parallel to the floor and the knees track over the second toe, so as not to touch each other. Life the buttocks up and knees are directly over the heels. Bring your arms underneath your hips and interlace the fingers while at the same time elongating the arms towards your heels. Inhale and exhale slowly while maintaining the correct posture. Stay in this pose for up to one minute. Exhale when you release the pose.
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Get your sprouts on for optimal health…
22 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in Anti-inflamatory, Eat to Live, Food for thought, Health, Prevention, Wellness
Broccoli sprouts are loaded with nutrients and also offer anti-cancer components. Eating these sprouts can fluff up your salad while providing you with a powerful antioxidant, Sulphoraphone.
Use Broccoli Sprouts in pita pockets, sandwiches, rolls, salads, wraps and in soup.
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Train with me!
03 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
in Fitness, Health, Personal Training with Laura, Resistance Training, Strength Training, Wellness, Yoga
Train with me and get into the best shape of your life . All fitness levels welcome, whether you are a beginner or an athlete that needs a steady program, I can help you with your fitness and wellness needs.
Contact me today for availability and rates.
Yoga pose of the week- Bound Angle Pose/Baddha Konasana
21 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment
in Health, Laura Teaching Yoga, Wellness, Yoga
This pose helps with the following:
- Stimulation of abdominal organs, ovaries and prostate gland, bladder, and kidneys
- Stimulation of the heart and improves general circulation
- Stretches the inner thighs, groins, and knees
- Helps to reduce mild depression, anxiety, and fatigue
- Relieves menstrual discomfort and sciatica
- Helps to relieve the symptoms of menopause
- Therapeutic for flat feet, high blood pressure, infertility, and asthma
- Consistent practice of this pose until late into pregnancy is said to help ease childbirth.
- Traditional texts say that Baddha Konasana destroys disease and gets rid of fatigue.
Confessions of a coffee/Redbull addict.
18 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment
in Eat to Live, Food for thought, Health, Wellness
Yes, it’s true, I was a coffee and Red Bull addict for a while. I couldn’t start my day without a strong cup, or three of coffee (Organic), and if I didn’t have that, I started my day with a not so organic Red Bull. Sometimes more than two Red Bulls throughout the day. I knew it was the wrong choice, however I just couldn’t seem to kick the habit, until recently. I kept saying to myself (and others) that I needed the “kick” to get through my hectic and rushed day, that I wouldn’t be able to think without the caffeine and other ingredients. Well, I was wrong.
I actually, stopped the caffeine altogether and actually swapped out coffee/Red Bull for warm water with lemon. Seriously, you’re asking? Yes, seriously. Not only do I actually wake up on this simple mix, but I actually have far more energy than I did when I was on all those liquid stimulants. Amazing right? Not really. It makes sense that once you stop flooding your body with toxins that your body can begin to repair itself from the inside out.
My point here is to consider what you are doing on a daily basis. I’m not saying to go nuts and cut out everything you are used to, I’m simply saying be mindful of what you are doing to your body. I’m no saint and I do know that I will be enjoying my coffee from time to time, just not daily. The less is more motto works here. Take a chance and try it.
Be well!
