A Brotha Gonna Work it Out- Terence Ollivierra

My 2011 New Year's Resolution is to step outside of my comfort zone and as divine fate would have it, I stumbled into an Iyengar class with Terence Ollivierra.



Terence Olliviera has taught yoga in DC since 1991 and studied Iyengar under the infamous John Schumacher at Unity Woods. Terence has an amazing grasp on how alignment, flexibility, strength and breath can alleviate injuries while advancing your yoga practice.

I took his Iyengar Level 1 at Flow Yoga Center and felt an integrated sense of form and body awareness. Iyengar differs from most yoga styles because it focuses heavily on proper alignment and holding poses for what feels like an eternity.


Terence's Iyengar class is like getting beat down and built back up, but the masochist in me seems to love it! I enjoy the painful pleasure of Iyengar so much that I am willing to spend my hard-earned money on Terence Olliverra's 7-day Iyengar Retreat in Negril, Jamaica. We will practice yoga on the cliffs of Negril while grooving to reggae rhythms and soothing our sore muscles in the satly sea.

Cliffside Negirl, Jamaica Yoga Retreat
April 13-April 20, 2011
Samsara Hotels- Negril
$700- All inclusive (Yoga, Meals, Drinks & Hotel)
$500- No Yoga (Food, Drinks & Hotel)
taolivierra@gmail.com

If you can't make it to Jamaica, check out Terence Ollivierra's classes throughout DC!
Unity Woods
Flow Yoga Center
Centered Yoga
Yoga Chai

Anacostia Warehouse Supermarket

The recent River East Emerging Leaders Winter 2011 newsletter revealed that the "Anacostia Warehouse Supermarket has been purchased by the Anacostia Economic Development Corp and will be undergoing a major renovation and other changes."



They are asking Anacostia residents to complete a survey to let them know what we want to see in a local supermarket. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BGT62LPP9/

The fearless blogger of Anacostia Now gave us an inside peek of the Anacostia Warehouse saying the produce was cool, but the decor, not so much.

The Anacostia Warehouse should be a mix between a food coop and a Trader Joe's. That would be an awesome way to offer affordable, fresh and locally grown produce while building community and businesses in Anacostia. While they're at it, commission an amazing mural or art piece to grace the brick wall that so blandly stares you in the face as you enter Good Hope from Minnesota.

This acquisition, if done properly, can drastically shift the energy of Good Hope Road SE. Already, there are so many health services set up on Good Hope Road that we should think of branding Good Hope Road as the "Health Corridor to Anacostia", or something like that. So far, we have Bread for the City, Good Hope Institute, H.E.A.T. Haven, The Arch and the African American Heritage Drummers Institute.

Regardless, this is great news and will require the voices of the community if we expect our renovated supermarket to reflect a progressive and healthier Anacostia!

For more info on R.E.E.L. and Health in Anacostia
Health & Wellness
Date:Thursday Jan 20th, 2011
Time: 7pm
Where: Anacostia Library
Chair: Aisha Moore
Email: Health@reeldc.org

Fresh Veggies Right Around the Corner!

The Healthy Solutions co-op site is open for orders. The website to order is www.producecoop.com. and functions every 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month.

If anyone is interested in being a pick up point, we are looking for new pick up points as well. We have worked out a lot of our transportation issues and would be able to host additional pick ups each co-op week.

Also if anyone is interested in volunteering, during pick ups or just in general for Healthy Solutions, please contact me as well. We will have a new office space soon, and could use any additional help.

My best contact email is tcunningham@healthysolutionsgroup.org

Thanks

Tanikka

Tanikka Cunningham
Executive Director
Healthy Solutions
Office: 888-415-2667x 702
Fax: 877-349-0272
email: tcunningham@healthysolutionsgroup.org

Healthy Solutions is a 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to increase the capacity of communities of color, particularly African Americans, to achieve self-reliance through distribution, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and cooperative healthy food enterprises.

Our vision is to use this model to create sustainable, equitable communities that realize both the health and economic benefits of their community food systems and their community food security.