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May

Love Your Liver: The Prometheus Recipes

With Pedro Acuna

Thursday May 23rd

7 – 9 pm

Suggested donation of $20

Did you know that over 1/2 million people in America have their gallbladders removed or undergo Liver surgeries every year? With a little love and attention towards these organs with the respect they deserve, much of this could be avoided.

In this workshop we will learn the details of, as well as how to prepare for, one of the most powerful cleanses known to humankind for the Liver and Gallbladder. Known as the “Liver and Gallbladder flush”, you may of already heard of this and perhaps have questions as to the procedure or efficacy of this cleanse.

Well this is the class where we bring in Pedro Acuna to review and discuss the science, technique and results of the cleanse and to show us variations of the main recipe. Also, you will have the opportunity to taste some delicious recipes that will help you to keep your Liver and Gallbladder healthy and vital.

During the session Pedro will use audio & visual material that will help you to learn the anatomy and physiology of the Liver and Gallbladder and understand the important role of these organs have in your overall health.

Delicious Dehydrating

Saturday May 25th 1-4pm

with Robyn Lilley

$55

Dehydrating is fun and easy!  It feels good to save money and make your own healthy and delicious dehydrated snacks at home.

Join Robyn Lilley as she will share tips and recipes for successful dehydrating. Get inspired to make the most out of the extra produce from your garden this summer.

Discover what will soon become your own dehydrating favourites: Garden Chia/Flax Crackers, Onion Bread, Nori Nachos, Buckwheat Veggie Pizza Crust, Fruit Roll-Ups, Apple Cookies, Fruit and Veggie Crisps, Amazing Kale Chips, Sprouted Buckwheat Cereal Bars as well as many other recipes! All recipes are dairy-free and gluten-free.

Class includes your very own dehydrating recipe booklet and lots of samples for you to enjoy on the day.

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Friendly Ferments: Cultured Brews and Drinks

Sunday, May 26

1 – 3:30 pm

with Malcolm Saunders

$45

Explore the world of eclectic bubbly brews and beverages from around the world. Learn how to craft honey wines (mead), cider, vinegars, nourishing root beer & other old-fashioned sodas as well as water and dairy kefirs.

Samples of all beverages will be enjoyed in this 3hr cultured brews and fermented drinks special.

Recipe booklet included as well.

Join Malcolm for this class at the 2013 Vancouver Island Herb Gathering May 31- June 2

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 June

Raw Chocolate Making – The Alchemy  of  Cacao

Thursday June 6th

6 – 9 pm

with Malcolm Saunders

$65

In this chocolate-filled 3 hour class, you will learn about raw chocolate, why it is so nourishing for you and how to create your very own chocolate superfoods, bars, fudges, sauces and mylks.

A hands-on portion will have you crafting your very own raw chocolate from scratch that you will get to take home to enjoy and share.

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Chocolate Drinking Elixir Workshoppe!!!

Solstice Sunday, June 22, 12-2pm

with Denis Manzer

$20 or by donation

Come and learn all about the art of preparing cacao as a delicious beverage! You will be initiated into the ancient traditional knowledge of the Mayans and Aztecs, who actually drank chocolate to help them cool down in the hot sunshine of Mexico!

We will explore all the wonderful health benefits of consuming cacao elixirs as well as the medicinal herbs that synergize with, and potentiate, your chocolate drinking experience! Refreshing Cacao Elixirs will be served!

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Local Calgary Herbs: Medicine and Food of our Land

Thursday June 27th, 7-9 pm

with Patrick Kooyman

Suggested donation $20

Discover the amazing health benefits of wild plants that are common and growing locally in the Calgary area. In this class you will learn how First Nations used local plants as medicine and food, and how in this modern age we can incorporate these same plants for their medicinal benefits, as a source of wild food, and as a way of connecting back in with the land we live on.

You will learn simple and practical ways of identifying these plants in the wild, how and when to harvest, and how harvesting can be done in a way that is sustainable. We will discuss how these plants can be stored and prepared to eat or use as medicine, and what modern science and herbalism have discovered of their healing properties.

We are blessed to live in a time and place where the most powerful herbs from around the world are available to us, however this class is a reminder that some of the best medicines may be growing right under your feet, just waiting for you to pick them!

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Pre-registration is required for all classes by visiting or contacting the store.

Visit, call, email or register online

6326 Bowness Rd NW, Calgary

403.453.1343

info@thelightcellar.ca

shop.thelightcellar.ca

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Book a class for you and your friends, social network and/or business. We can custom tailor events to suit your groups interests and needs.

Rates are similar to regular classes depending on group size and needs.

Topics can include, but are not limited to:

• Raw Chocolate – Hands-on class for your group on the Art of Making Your Own Chocolate from scratch using Raw Organic Ingredients
• Nutrition – Whole Foods to Raw Foods
• Superfoods
• Raw Pie Making
• Fermented Foods – Kraut, Kim Chi, Mead and more…
• Fasting, Cleansing and Detoxification
• Raw Food Recipes – all kinds of wholefood, healthy and raw recipes – from desserts to snacks to meals – all gluten-free, dairy free, healthy, easy to prepare and 100% naturally good for you.

Email or call 403.453.1343 for rates and information

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by Denis Manzer

In Dedication to the Aztec Goddess Uei Tocoztli, who is the source and bearer of those goods which are sustenance for the people’s life: Maize, Beans and Chia!

Historical Background

In recent years, Chia seeds have experienced a wild surge in popularity amongst those seeking optimal nutrition and health. Valued as an energy source for athletic endurance, Chia was brought to the attention of modern humanity through the astounding physical feats of the Tarahumara people. There exists in the south-western United States, a gruelling 200 mile race that attracts elite endurance athletes from around the world.

During one of these such races, a fifty-one year old Tarahumara man named Ciraldo Chacarito, came to the race as he was, without any prior training or conditioning, and outlasted some of the world’s finest young athletes with the most advanced technology of running shoes and professional physical trainers, to win the race! His secret: The consumption of Chia seeds!

The Tarahumara people were known to travel on long journeys, across desert and mountains, to trade with the people of the Pacific Coast taking with them only a pouch full of Chia Seeds as their sustenance. Somehow, Chia was able to nourish them for the long distance, and they ran most of the way. Chia seeds are one of the most nourishing, energy-giving, endurance sustaining foods ever discovered! The Tarahumara people, however, were maintaining the use of Chia seeds that has a long history of use amongst the great civilizations of Meso-America.

Chia was one of the staple food crops of the great Aztec people! It was held to be equally valuable to their diets as the famous beans and corn. In the 1500’s when Hernando Cortez and the Spanish conquistadores arrived in modern day Mexico, they were astounded by what they found. The capital city of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City), supported a population of 200,000 people. This was double the population of comparable Europeans cities such as London and Rome.

Without a doubt, the Aztecs were a highly developed, sophisticated civilization. The Aztecs had a deep knowledge of plants used for food and health and were able to produce a surplus of food to feed the blossoming of their people. The agricultural system of the Aztecs was brilliant, and their civilization was one of the world’s main centres for the domestication of plant species we know today. It is very important to note that Chia was one of their most valued staple foods!

It is one of the curious fates of food that Chia has fallen into obscurity for so long. The Spanish Conquest was the principal reason for this! Just as with Quinoa in the Inca Lands to the South, the dominant Spanish culture forced their own system of agriculture upon the land. This had to do with the demand of European markets for traditional “wholesome” foods, but also, the deliberate elimination of crops such as Chia served to undermine the culture of the conquered people. The close relationship of Chia with the Aztec religion made it especially vulnerable.

It is sobering to note that at the time of conquest, Meso-America as a whole supported a thriving population of 11 million. Today, 12.5 million people are living there in hunger!

Traditional Chia Preparations and Folk Medicine

Chia belongs to the sage family of plants. It’s latin name salvia literally means “to save” or “saviour”. As we shall see, it bears this name for good reason.

The principal method by which Chia was consumed by the meso-american people was as a refreshing beverage. Chia is remarkable in that when it is soaked in water, it becomes gelatinous. There exists today in Mexico the drink called “Chia Fresca”.

Chia Fresca

• Take one tablespoon of chia seeds and stir it into a cup of water, orange juice, lemon water, lime water or any liquid you wish. Add Honey if desired. Let the Chia soak in the liquid for roughly 5-10 minutes, even overnight, and then drink it as a magnificent energizing beverage

This was one method to consume chia seeds but the Aztecs used this versatile seed in many ways. They would grind it into a flour with amaranth to create a dough known as “tzoalli”. They would press the oil from chia seeds to be used as a food as well as for painting. One of the most delicious recipes that I have come across is a savoury porridge they called Chianatolli.

Chianatolli (chia atole)

• Soak your chia seeds in a moderate amount of water. You want the chia to have a texture similar to porridge. traditionally they would mix corn into this mixture. Today, we will mix in a special heirloom purple corn extract powder into our porridge to have the essence of maiz in our meal. Now you can literally season the porridge any way you wish! Chiles and pumpkin seeds were popular back then. It is now ready to be served as a delicious savoury dip to accompany for example toasted Sprouted corn tortillas, or enjoyed on its own. Can be served as a warm food as well.

Today, in keeping with the spirit of Chia seeds, we will be serving up our chia seeds with a modern ingenious use: as a dehydrated cracker. Chia seeds are essential in modern raw cracker recipes as their gelatinous goo helps all the ingredients you wish to use in your crackers bind together.

Sprouted Chia Crackers

• Soak your chia seeds with enough water to reach a consistency similar to the porridge recipe above. Too much water and your chia crackers will be too thin. Add whatever spices or ingredients that you can imagine! Be creative! Decorate your crackers or make fun shapes out of them. Spread your mixture thinly on your dehydrator sheets and dry for 6-8 hours on one side before flipping them, and drying them until they are ready, usually another 6-8 hours!

Chia seeds are incredibly versatile: Add them to smoothies, guacamole, salsa, soups, quinoa etc, etc. anything you dream can be nutritionally enhanced by the addition of chia seeds! They will give your meal an extra nutritional boost that will leave you feeling good!

It is interesting to explore the various ways the meso-americans used chia as a medicine as well as a food:

• Colds and Sore throats: Swallowing the gelatinous mass serves as emollient, soothes inflamed mucuous membranes and cools fever

• Ease Childbirth and Fertility Food: Native American Women were fed additional Chia seeds to ease childbirth. By eating it regularly while pregnant, they assured their babie’s health: OMEGA OILS are essential for the development of brain, central nervous system and retina as we shall see.

• Poultice for wounds to draw out infection and Cleansing sweat glands for hunting: The gelatinous mass of Chia was applied as a poultice wrapped in a cloth upon the affected area overnight.

• Prostate Problems: old indian men would consume a tablespoon of soaked chia a day to relieve problems associated with enlarged prostate

Modern Scientific Knowledge

As chia has gained popularity, so has our knowledge of just what makes it so beneficial in terms of modern scientific nutritional knowledge. what we learn is that chia is a miraculous powerhouse of positive nutrition.

• Chia seeds have been found to be an Excellent source of Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, Iron, Zinc, Copper.

• Protein content of 19-23%: Chia seeds are a nearly complete food, (interestingly the consumption of the four main Aztec crops of Chia, maiz, beans and amaranth provide all the nutrients recommended by the RDA)

• Boron: Vital for the synthesizing of certain hormones, particularly those necessary for the metabolism of calcium, magnesium, manganese and phosphorus in the bone and for muscle growth. essential for Preventing and coping with osteoporosis and arthritis

• Antioxidant rich: Protects Cells from free-radicals

• B vitamins: essential for Metabolizing Carbohydrates into energy, may be one of the secrets of chia’s endurance and stamina bestowing properties

• Soluble Fibre: alleviates Constipation, diarrhea and other digestive disturbances

• Gelatin-Forming Phenomena: Creates a physical barrier between carbohydrates and the digestive enzymes that break them down, slowing the conversion of carbohydrates into sugar. Acting as preventative against diabetes. acts as a colloidal food, delivering water and nutrition to the body over a long period of time, thus sustaining extended periods of strenuous activity. these elements are interestingly know as viscous muco-polysaccharides.

• Provides complete satiation! Helps combat over-eating

….and somehow I have saved the most important point of them all for last!

Lipids and Human Nutrition: Chia and Omega 3

The Evolution of Our Diets: in our human history, human beings have evolved by eating a diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids. These were found in wild game and fish, that at that time was a considerable part of our diet. As the agricultural revolution took place, human diets shifted from an estimated 1:1 ratio of animal foods to plant foods to in some cases a 9:1 consumption of plant foods. Next, the industrial revolution brought drastic changes to our nutrition, in terms of processed foods, especially refined oils, as well as the feeding of grain to livestock.

This drastically reduced our consumption of omega 3 consumption, and drastically increased our consumption of Omega 6 fats so that now we find ourselves in our modern nutritional predicament. all degenerative diseases can be traced to deviance from our evolutionary dietary requirements. remarkable healing of chronic degenerative diseases can occur when we reverse this trend and begin consuming the proper amount of omega 3.

• Chia as richest plant source of omega 3 known,with an oil content of 29-33%

• Essential Fatty acids: are part of the structure of every single tissue in the body, especially the brain, where very large amounts of EFA are found. They are components of all cell membranes. they are the major phospholipid ingredient of cell membranes that surround neurons in the brain”

• Omega 3 is essential! They are precursors (i.e. they are the source) from which are made an important group of hormonal compounds which are involved in many physiological processes associated with the central nervous system, hormonal functions, regulation of blood pressure, cholesterol transport, immunological mechanisms and inflammatory mechanisms omega 3 can help menopause as well as pre-menstrual syndrome!

• Consuming an adequate amount of chia seeds has proven in numerous scientific studies to be helpful in conditions of high-cholesterol levels, prevention of strokes and heart attacks, angina, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, eczema, cancer and depression! (Helps to lessen symptoms and prevent them*)

Lessons for the New World

By embracing chia seeds as a staple food, as once they were by the great meso-american civilizations of the past, we are ensuring our nutritional needs are met! Let us not allow the same fate to happen to other treasured plant foods of the world, as agriculture of cash-crops is quickly devouring our planet’s bio-diversity! Traditional foods shall guide us to a new golden age of vibrant health! The new world is the old world all over again!

Click here to purchase Chia in our online store

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For good reason, gathering spring water has become increasingly popular as more and more people experience the undeniable benefits of consuming pure, clean, living water. Wild water is of course found in wild places, and with the increased popularity comes increased traffic and potential for damage to sensitive ecosystems in which springs are found.

Here are 8 tips to help you maintain right relationship with your water source.

Go Lightly

Springs are often found in wild places – in forests, in caves or along roads and highways on the edges of forests. Sometimes, they’re found on or near private land, protected ares, or may be the water source for small communities. Wherever you find a spring, go lightly and with the greatest respect.

Clean water is under threat in Canada and around the planet. Springs are vibrant ecosystems, micro-climates full of life and wonder. Help care for and maintain these places for all who visit – whether it’s for next month, next year or the next seven generations, do everything you can to be a good steward and strong guardian of water, forests and all life.

Keep it Clean

It’s a whole new era, yet littering occurs and it’s always sad to see a piece of plastic in otherwise pristine wilderness.

Avoid leaving anything behind at the spring, like bits of plastic, bottle caps, wrappers, broken glass.

Whether intentional or not – please don’t litter – and if you see trash left behind – please pick it up and recycle appropriately.

Know Your Source

Before you consume spring water be sure it is safe – ask around, talk with locals or other spring water enthusiasts and consult findaspring.com to ensure the water you’re collecting and drinking is not contaminated and is in fact a spring and not a stream or river (which may provide you with giardia, instead of vibrant health).

Consider getting a TDS Meter – a device used to test the Total Dissolved Solids in a solution. Generally speaking a lower TDS signifies a more pure drinking water.

Be Safe

Whether you’re collecting spring water in a secret spot in the woods, alongside a road or highway, or at a more developed location – be safe, be aware, and use common sense when gathering spring water.

Conditions can be slippery, muddy and unstable and water can be surprisingly and deceptively heavy. Trust me – you do not want to slip and fall while carrying a six-gallon glass carboy full of water.

Know your surroundings. Take your time.

Be aware of spring-specific warnings: A spring near Port Alberni, BC warned of cougar sightings in the area at dusk. Good advice when we found ourselves taking longer than expected and were deeper off the path than we first thought. Check findaspring.com for updated information on springs around the world.

Be Smart

Water is heavy. Rocks are slippery. Roads are dangerous. Glass breaks.

Use your ingenuity when gathering spring water. If you’re hesitant to carry glass – collect in plastic bottles and transfer to glass at a safe location. Use sturdy crates, or carrier straps and handles to help ease the load.

Be Clear

Sometimes springs may be in or near a Provincial or National Park, in which case you may be approached by a Park Warden, or a Conservation Officer. Taking anything – whether it’s a rock, plant or artifact from Provincial or National Parks is against Regulations. Technically these regulations also include water. Collecting spring water for commercial use is prohibited – but gathering spring water in Parks for personal use is often seen as a “grey area”.

However, it’s no secret that park wardens themselves know very well the delicious benefits of spring water, and you may often find common ground.

In a recent case in Alberta, there were concerns regarding the exact location of the Canmore spring, and whether or not it was located inside Provincial Park boundaries. Several spring water enthusiasts were met with warnings and potential fines as a result of the confusion. To help clear things up, a gracious spring water guardian teamed up with a park warden, and using GPS determined the spring to be in fact outside of Park boundaries.

Working together and communicating in a courteous, friendly and clear manner benefits everyone.

Water is Precious, Time is Infinite

Yes, we generally live fast-paced-ultra-busy-fully-on-intense-lives these days – no doubt about it. However, gathering spring water can encourage a practice of slowing and flowing.

Make a day of it, make it special.

Remember, springs are an abundant source of Negative ions – negatively charged electric atoms and molecules that do a whole lot of beautiful things for you – like relieve stress, cast away depression, boost your immunity, and lighten your mood.

Give Thanks

Whether you preform a small ritual, perhaps by leaving (natural) Tobacco tucked gently at the the base of a tree, or simply whisper “thank you” when you’re leaving a spring – offer your gratitude to the water, to the forest and to all life.

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Do you have other spring water tips & guidance?

Post them in the comments!

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We want everyone to have the opportunity to experience Daniel Vitalis’s dynamic and inspiring talks, so we’ve worked out a truly amazing event special with tickets now available for Friday November 16th on a sliding scale for only $10 – $20 each!

Bring your friends, bring your family, and register early before it sells out.

Read on for full details for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday…

The Light Cellar is excited to announce 3 inspiring special events this November with DANIEL VITALIS

ReWild Yourself 

Restoring the Health of the Human Animal

Friday November 16, 2012  6:30-9:30pm (Doors at 6pm)

at the John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Trail S.E. (map)

Evening Ticket Value: $35*

*Super Special Offer for Friday night: We want everyone to have the opportunity to experience Daniel Vitalis’s dynamic and inspiring talks, so we’ve worked out a truly amazing event special with tickets now available on a sliding scale for only $10 – $20 each!

Bring your friends, bring your family, and register early before it sells out.

The Human Animal is, like all living things, engineered for optimal health and fitness within its natural environment.  We have rapidly left our natural way behind, leading us, as a civilization, and as a species towards an ever deepening state of disease and degeneration.

Learn how you can optimize your lifestyle and personal habitat to restore your body’s blueprint, and experience greater levels of health and personal sovereignty than our encultured mind has ever believed possible!

All that is required is an open mind and desire for personal development!

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Feeding and Cleansing the Human Animal

A Path to Thriving Health

Saturday, November 17, 2012,  10am-5pm

at the John Dutton Theatre, 616 Macleod Trail S.E.

Tickets – $97

**Early-Bird Special – $77

***Bring a friend or family member for – $57!

This in-depth workshop is a Users Guide to Maintaining the Physical Health of the Human Animal.

Learn a customizable system for health maintenance that will last a lifetime and beyond.

You will learn:

The Four Pathways of  Human Nourishment & How to Optimize your Nutrition Strategy

-What foods are we biologically adapted for?  How do we obtain and prepare these foods?  What roles do microorganisms and earth compounds play in our historical and modern diets?

-How do we fully hydrate ourselves in a world of “processed water”.  What kind of water are we biologically adapted to, and where can we obtain it?  How can we make the most of the water we have?

-What is the role of fresh air in our long-term health strategy, how can we create healthy air right in our own homes?

-What is the role of natural sunlight in the health of the human animal?  How can we use sunlight to develop robust health and vigor?

Plus:

The Four Pathways of Cleansing and Detoxification and how we can maximize our bodies ability to cleanse in an increasingly toxic world

- What are the four organs responsible for eliminating wastes and toxins from our bodies?  How can we utilize this knowledge to create our own, personalized cleansing strategy?

- How can we maximize our bowel health and elimination?  How can we be sure that the bowel carries away our liver’s toxic load?

- Optimizing our bodies elimination of water-soluble toxins.  How can we utilize our urine output for cleansing and elimination?

- Wringing out the lungs, using our respiration for detoxification.  How do the lungs eliminate metabolic wastes?

- What role does our sweat play in eliminating both water and lipid soluble toxins?  How can we increase our sweat output to remove toxic metals, industrial and nuclear toxins, and create a more meditative mind?

Demonstrations Will Include:

- Using the Neti pot for respiratory health and cleansing

- Creating our own inexpensive, detoxifying toothpaste at home

- Dental hygiene 101

- A blended drink recipe to restore our bodies healthy fat ratios

Bring a notebook and pen to record your thoughts, plans, and inspirations!

Malcolm and Daniel talk about Saturday’s workshop in this video:

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Training the Human Animal with ReACT

Re-Adaptive Conditioning & Training Workshop

Sunday, November 18, 2012  10am-5pm

Location: TBA

Very limited capacity! - This workshop will sell out.

Tickets – $97

Learn pain reducing, injury proofing and survivability enhancing exercises and postures.  Discover how your body can move with greater ease and flexibility.  Did you know that there are fundamental human sleep and rest positions that few of us have ever learned?

This is not a “work out” class, but rather an exploration of body intelligence!

Dress in comfortable clothing that allows you to move with ease, and bring plenty of water.  A yoga mat and notebook/pen will greatly enhance your experience!

Students will learn:

- A full-body joint mobilization.  Develop your mobility for greater flexibility and range of motion.  This is injury-proofing at its finest, and this routine is yours to use and customize for a lifetime of physical health and greater ease in your body.

- “Abdominal Vacuuming” for a stronger, tighter core and respiratory cleansing and health.

- Dropping and Rolling, Survivability Enhancing and Impact Injury Reducing body intelligence exercises.  Make the ground your friend!

- Barefoot “Prehensility” training.  Develop your oft-forgotten feet!  Your feet are your connection to the ground.  Develop your foot flexibility, grip, and podiatry intelligence!

- Mastering the Flat-footed Squat.  This is the Human Animals natural resting position.  Our modern lifestyle has made the squat all but absent from our lives.  practice and develop your squat for better hip and knee mobility, more efficient bowel health!

- Natural Human sleep positions.  How did early humans, and modern hunter/gathers sleep without pillows and mattresses?  Learn these fundamental human sleep postures.

-  Reawakening Our Senses, Developing our Situational Awareness through Sight, Sound, Touch, Smell, and Taste.  These exercises put us in touch with our environment, increasing our quality of life and enhancing our survivability!

Tickets for all events are available only through the Light Cellar

Visit, call, email or register online:

6326 Bowness Rd NW, Calgary

403.453.1343

info@thelightcellar.ca

shop.thelightcellar.ca

About the presenter

Daniel Vitalis is a Leading Health, Nutrition, and Personal Development Strategist and a Nature Based Philosopher

He encourages you to “ReWild Yourself”, by teaching that our invincible health is a product of living in alignment with our biological design and our role in the ecosystem, he incorporates the wisdom of ancient, time-tested indigenous life-ways into our modern lives.

His entertaining, motivational and magnetic delivery style has made him an in-demand public speaker in North America and abroad.

He is the creator of FindASpring.com, a resource helping the public find clean, fresh, wild water – free of man made pollutants, wherever they live. Daniel is also a founding member of SurThrival.com, a company dedicated to developing the cleanest, highest-grade regenerative meta-foods available anywhere.

Daniel was recently featured in the widely acclaimed film “Hungry For Change”.

Learn more at DanielVitalis.com.

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The Light Cellar is excited to announce 3 inspiring special events this November with DANIEL VITALIS

ReWild Yourself 

Restoring the Health of the Human Animal

Friday November 16, 2012  6:30-9:30pm (Doors at 6pm)

at the John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Trail S.E. (map)

Evening Ticket Value: $35*

*Super Special Offer for Friday night: We want everyone to have the opportunity to experience Daniel Vitalis’s dynamic and inspiring talks, so we’ve worked out a truly amazing event special with tickets now available on a sliding scale for only $10 – $20 each!

Bring your friends, bring your family, and register early before it sells out.

The Human Animal is, like all living things, engineered for optimal health and fitness within its natural environment.  We have rapidly left our natural way behind, leading us, as a civilization, and as a species towards an ever deepening state of disease and degeneration.

Learn how you can optimize your lifestyle and personal habitat to restore your body’s blueprint, and experience greater levels of health and personal sovereignty than our encultured mind has ever believed possible!

All that is required is an open mind and desire for personal development!

-

Feeding and Cleansing the Human Animal

A Path to Thriving Health

Saturday, November 17, 2012,  10am-5pm

at the John Dutton Theatre, 616 Macleod Trail S.E.

Tickets – $97

**Early-Bird Special – $77

***Bring a friend or family member for – $57!

This in-depth workshop is a Users Guide to Maintaining the Physical Health of the Human Animal.

Learn a customizable system for health maintenance that will last a lifetime and beyond.

You will learn:

The Four Pathways of  Human Nourishment & How to Optimize your Nutrition Strategy

-What foods are we biologically adapted for?  How do we obtain and prepare these foods?  What roles do microorganisms and earth compounds play in our historical and modern diets?

-How do we fully hydrate ourselves in a world of “processed water”.  What kind of water are we biologically adapted to, and where can we obtain it?  How can we make the most of the water we have?

-What is the role of fresh air in our long-term health strategy, how can we create healthy air right in our own homes?

-What is the role of natural sunlight in the health of the human animal?  How can we use sunlight to develop robust health and vigor?

Plus:

The Four Pathways of Cleansing and Detoxification and how we can maximize our bodies ability to cleanse in an increasingly toxic world

- What are the four organs responsible for eliminating wastes and toxins from our bodies?  How can we utilize this knowledge to create our own, personalized cleansing strategy?

- How can we maximize our bowel health and elimination?  How can we be sure that the bowel carries away our liver’s toxic load?

- Optimizing our bodies elimination of water-soluble toxins.  How can we utilize our urine output for cleansing and elimination?

- Wringing out the lungs, using our respiration for detoxification.  How do the lungs eliminate metabolic wastes?

- What role does our sweat play in eliminating both water and lipid soluble toxins?  How can we increase our sweat output to remove toxic metals, industrial and nuclear toxins, and create a more meditative mind?

Demonstrations Will Include:

- Using the Neti pot for respiratory health and cleansing

- Creating our own inexpensive, detoxifying toothpaste at home

- Dental hygiene 101

- A blended drink recipe to restore our bodies healthy fat ratios

Bring a notebook and pen to record your thoughts, plans, and inspirations!

Malcolm and Daniel talk about Saturday’s workshop in this video:

-

Training the Human Animal with ReACT

Re-Adaptive Conditioning & Training Workshop

Sunday, November 18, 2012  10am-5pm

Location: TBA

Very limited capacity! - This workshop will sell out.

Tickets – $97

Learn pain reducing, injury proofing and survivability enhancing exercises and postures.  Discover how your body can move with greater ease and flexibility.  Did you know that there are fundamental human sleep and rest positions that few of us have ever learned?

This is not a “work out” class, but rather an exploration of body intelligence!

Dress in comfortable clothing that allows you to move with ease, and bring plenty of water.  A yoga mat and notebook/pen will greatly enhance your experience!

Students will learn:

- A full-body joint mobilization.  Develop your mobility for greater flexibility and range of motion.  This is injury-proofing at its finest, and this routine is yours to use and customize for a lifetime of physical health and greater ease in your body.

- “Abdominal Vacuuming” for a stronger, tighter core and respiratory cleansing and health.

- Dropping and Rolling, Survivability Enhancing and Impact Injury Reducing body intelligence exercises.  Make the ground your friend!

- Barefoot “Prehensility” training.  Develop your oft-forgotten feet!  Your feet are your connection to the ground.  Develop your foot flexibility, grip, and podiatry intelligence!

- Mastering the Flat-footed Squat.  This is the Human Animals natural resting position.  Our modern lifestyle has made the squat all but absent from our lives.  practice and develop your squat for better hip and knee mobility, more efficient bowel health!

- Natural Human sleep positions.  How did early humans, and modern hunter/gathers sleep without pillows and mattresses?  Learn these fundamental human sleep postures.

-  Reawakening Our Senses, Developing our Situational Awareness through Sight, Sound, Touch, Smell, and Taste.  These exercises put us in touch with our environment, increasing our quality of life and enhancing our survivability!

Tickets for all events are available only through the Light Cellar

Visit, call, email or register online:

6326 Bowness Rd NW, Calgary

403.453.1343

info@thelightcellar.ca

shop.thelightcellar.ca

About the presenter

Daniel Vitalis is a Leading Health, Nutrition, and Personal Development Strategist and a Nature Based Philosopher

He encourages you to “ReWild Yourself”, by teaching that our invincible health is a product of living in alignment with our biological design and our role in the ecosystem, he incorporates the wisdom of ancient, time-tested indigenous life-ways into our modern lives.

His entertaining, motivational and magnetic delivery style has made him an in-demand public speaker in North America and abroad.

He is the creator of FindASpring.com, a resource helping the public find clean, fresh, wild water – free of man made pollutants, wherever they live. Daniel is also a founding member of SurThrival.com, a company dedicated to developing the cleanest, highest-grade regenerative meta-foods available anywhere.

Daniel was recently featured in the widely acclaimed film “Hungry For Change”.

Learn more at DanielVitalis.com.

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Here’s a few photos from the day, if you have pics let us know on Facebook.

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Mushroom Lovers

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Rob and his Reishi, Pondering the Universe

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Mushroom paper, made from Reishi and Chaga, by Amanda Noelle Rishaug

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Mushroom Menu

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Terry Willard

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The Radiant Reishi of Denis

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Mushroom Notes

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Mushroom Lovers

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David Wolfe, The Mushroom Realms

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Yarrow Willard and Malcolm Saunders, Mushroom Alchemists

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