tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60289747490885612612024-03-14T02:46:30.044-04:00Loose Leaves: Notes from Third RootThird Root Community Health Center is a worker-owned cooperative business providing accessible, empowering, and collaborative healthcare in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. We want holistic medicine, the oldest form of healthcare, to be available to everyone, as it has been for millenia. Our Center is shaped by our very own clients, community, and students, who inform us about their needs and what would help them feel the most at home at Third Root.Loose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-38650105715262766792009-07-30T12:53:00.005-04:002009-07-30T13:10:31.786-04:00August 19: Third Root’s FIRST Anniversary! Come out to Cortelyou Rd and Celebrate!EVOLVING Healthcare August 19, 6-11pm: Third Root’s Anniversary Event<br /><br />Third Root is about to turn ONE YEAR OLD! That’s right, we've been providing accessible, empowering, collaborative healthcare for a year already, and we’re having a party to celebrate! Please join us August 19 from 6-11pm for an evening of live music, testimonies of our work in the last year, a heartfelt goodbye to Green Weyland-Llewellin, a founding member of Third Root, and a Raucus Welcome to Telesh Lopez, new Community Development Organizer, and two other (yet to be announced, drum roll please...) new staff at Third Root.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Will there be Food? Will there be drinks?</span> Yes! We are going to have a barbeque, and Sycamore is offering a special “Third Root” drink with rooty liquers and tastiness!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bands to Perform:</span> <br /><ul><li> DanceAlisaDance (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/dancealisadance">www.myspace.com/dancealisadance</a>)</li><br /><li> My Gay Banjo (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/mygaybanjo">www.facebook.com/mygaybanjo</a>)</li><br /><li> Bell’s Roar (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/bellsroar">www.myspace.com/bellsroar</a>)</li><br /><li> The Rude Mechanical Orchestra (<a href="http://www.rudemechanicalorchestra.org">www.rudemechanicalorchestra.org</a>)</li><br /></ul><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Where:</span> Sycamore Bar, 1118 Cortelyou Road between Westminster and Stratford (Q to Cortelyou)<br /><br />Get out your calendars: <span style="font-weight:bold;">August 19, 2009, 6-11pm</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Do I get a take home souvenier to remember this momentous achievement?</span> Yes! Local artists have designed Third Root posters to auction off, and we will have Third Root tote bags for sale! If you didn’t get a tote bag last year to cart your goods around the city, or want ample reasons to bring Third Root into casual conversation, we have your back!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />How much? Will it be sliding scale? You know it!</span> $10-20 at the door, with more opportunities to give if you’ve got it!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Can I bring a friend? Can I bring five?</span> Oh yes please! This bar and this event is baby- and child-friendly so no need to get a sitter for this night! We have been building a Host Committee of people who commit to bring 5-7 people — if you’re not on it yet but want to be, let us know!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">See you then on the 19th!</span><br /><br />Angela, Green, Jacoby, Ji-Hye, John, Julia, Romina, and Telesh<br />Third Root Community Health Center Cooperative Members<br />380 Marlborough Rd (Q to Cortelyou)<br />Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York<br /><a href="http://www.thirdroot.org">www.thirdroot.org</a><br /><a href="mailto:info@thirdroot.org">info@thirdroot.org</a><br />718-940-9343Loose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-29689124127492645552009-02-28T10:38:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:39:32.518-05:00Important Announcement!Hello Students, <br /><br />We will be doing some construction on our basement in March and will need to cancel some 9am classes. We will not be having <span style="font-weight:bold;">9am classes on Tuesdays or Thursdays between March 5th and March 19th</span>. All other classes will continue as normal. Tuesday and Thursday 9am classes will resume on March 24th. We apologize for the inconvenience; we are renovating our basement to be able to offer more services in the near future!<br /><br />Enjoy the weekend!<br /><br />Third Root Community Health Center<br /><a href="http://www.thirdroot.org">www.thirdroot.org</a>Loose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-89158966865152352672009-01-19T12:02:00.004-05:002023-05-19T20:43:53.401-04:00Community Workshop Change Jan 24 - Worm Composting!<span style="font-style:italic;">Please note our schedule has changed! In place of the Kundalini Yoga workshop on Saturday, January 24 at 1.30pm, we are happy to host:</span><br /><br /><ul><span style="font-weight:bold;">Table to Garden Compost Workshop with Stella Fiore, Master Composter</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">$5-$10 per person</span><br />Learn how to transform your food scraps into compost, an all-natural fertilizer and soil remediation tool. You’ll divert your waste from the landfill and nourish house plants and outdoor vegetables. This workshop will focus on indoor vermicompost systems for city dwellers. Come learn about worms and their compost bins at this fun and informative demo and Q&A. Bring the kids!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Stella Fiore is a Master Composter with the NYC Compost Project. She has an outdoor bin system plus two worm bins in her Gowanus kitchen. Stella is also marketing director of <a href="http://www.embraceonlylove.com">EmbraceOnlyLove.com</a> and a freelance writer whose work has appeared in iVillage, DailyCandy and the Magazine of La Cucina Italiana. She is a member of the Park Slope Food Coop.</span></ul><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please join us!</span><br /><br />Third Root Community Health Center<br />380 Marlborough Rd<br />Brooklyn NY 11226 <br />718-940-9343<br /><a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/commhealthworkshops.html">www.thirdroot.org</a><br /><a href="mailto:info@thirdroot.org">info@thirdroot.org</a>Loose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-17099654128738339472009-01-19T11:39:00.006-05:002009-01-19T12:00:05.815-05:00Third Root Update - January 15Hello and Happy Winter!<br /><br />Things are booming at Third Root since the New Year, and we continue to get more press and more volunteers. In response to ally organizations and the interests of the community around Third Root, we are working on building more yoga programs for specific communities: Yoga for Re-entry, a program for the formerly incarcerated; Yoga for HIV and AIDS; and Yoga for Veterans! Currently we are building our relationships with these communities and the organizations that serve and represent them, so stay tuned this spring!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">In this email:</span><br /><ul><li>Put Third Root in Your 2009 Giving Plan</li><br /><li>Third Root's Herbal Education Program</li><br /><li>Yoga Program Update</li><br /><li>January and February Community Health Workshops</li><br /></ul><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Put Third Root in Your 2009 Giving Plan!</span><br />Third Root Community Health Center has been built from small donations and loans from our communities. Although our services are now meeting our costs and paying us a (small) wage, we still have more programs to build, outreach to do, renovations to finish in the basement, and a few other details to seal. We are trying to raise $12,000 by the end of March 2009.<br /><br />We know that you come to us for healthcare, for classes, and pay for our services. In addition to providing healthcare to you, we are also building a new model of holistic care, trying to prove that everyone can receive this care AND we can simultaneously sustain ourselves as a small business. Race, gender, immigration status, gender identity, ability, age, and so many other factors consistently push communities away from quality care — Third Root strives to address those factors in our very structure! <span style="font-weight:bold;">Please consider making a donation of $20-$250 in the coming months to ensure that our doors stay open and we continue to offer you quality care and programs.</span> Go to our website at <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/donate.html">thirdroot.org</a> and press the “Donate” button or send it to our address at the bottom of this update — thank you greatly!<br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Third Root’s Herbal Education Program Begins February 21!</span><br />Announcing Third Root’s Herbal Education Program! This will be a 12-week introductory herbalism course beginning on February 21. This course will take place Saturdays at Third Root from 3-6pm and costs $600. Scholarships and payment plans are available — just email us at <a href="mailto:events@thirdroot.org">events@thirdroot.org</a> or call us at 718-940-9343.<br /><br />You will learn about more than 30 local medicinal plants that grow through the cracks in our own streets, which body systems they help and how that system works, how to make medicine from these local medicinal herbs, and how to identify them in the wild. We ask that you be committed to the entire 12-week session and bring an open heart. <span style="font-weight:bold;">If you are interested, please attend the Information Session at 3pm on February 7.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">About the instructors:</span><br /><a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/trp-jacoby.html">Jacoby Ballard</a> is one of the founders of Third Root Community Health Center in Flatbush, and has been an herbalist for five years after attending the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. He has taught workshops around Brooklyn and the Northeast for the past few years and is excited to put it into one cohesive program! Jacoby believes in re-learning these ancient traditions of empowering healthcare that we have lost in our communities.<br /><br />Karen Rose is a mother of three and a certified herbalist in Western Medicine. Karen is charismatic with a passion for teaching herbal medicine. Karen has been teaching herbal medicine since 2003. She combines challenging study with humor and a grand sense of adventure.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yoga Program Update</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">New Yoga Class: Yoga for Youth!</span> Every Saturday 12.15-1.15pm, ages 11 to 18 for youth interested in building flexibility, balance, and strength. Beginners are welcome: wear comfortable clothes that can stretch.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Yoga en Español</span> and <span style="font-style:italic;">Yoga Without Limits</span> are frozen until further notice. These are both programs that we are committed to at Third Root, but with low attendance in the last few months have realized that we need to build more relationships with the surrounding Latino community and healthcare providers and community centers that serve differently-abled people. Please look for the return of these classes in the coming months.<br /><br />You have asked for it: Third Root will soon be offering <span style="font-style:italic;">Prenatal Yoga</span>. So far we have heard from our students that most prenatal classes in Brooklyn are during the day, which makes it difficult for pregnant people who need to work. <span style="font-weight:bold;">We want to hear from you when will be the best time for you pregnant ones to have this class: Sundays at 12pm, Sundays at 3pm, or Tuesdays at 5pm?<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> Let us know in the next few weeks; we hope to have this program going by the first week of February.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Upcoming Community Health Workshops in January and February</span><br /><ul><br />January 17, 1.30pm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Prevention and Treatment of the Flu with Homeopathy with Erika Simonian</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">$5-$10</span><br />Homeopathy is a holistic system of healing that is incredibly effective in treating acute illnesses such as winter flus, coughs and colds. Remedies are chosen based on a combination of physical, mental and emotional symptoms, with an emphasis on what is unique about each individual case. We’ll discuss how to prescribe homeopathic remedies at home for these typical winter acutes, covering several remedy pictures and learning how to take an acute case in order to find the most specific remedy for each situation. Homeopathic remedies are natural, non-toxic and non-invasive and have been shown to be efficacious in rapidly turning around acute situations.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Erika Simonian is a classical homeopath with a private practice in Manhattan. She is a graduate of the School of Homeopathy, NY and her post-graduate study includes clinic work in India with Rajan Sankaran’s Bombay School. For more information, visit her website at <a href="http://www.ny-homeopathy.com">ny-homeopathy.com</a>.</span><br /><br /><br />January 31, 1.30pm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fighting Fatigue with Summer Kriegshauser</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">$10-$20</span><br />A 1 1/2 hour workshop giving information about how to rid yourself of fatigue. Summer will discuss some causes of fatigue, from stress to unhealthy diet, and how everyone can make adjustments using diet and lifestyle and fight the fatigue that is found in their daily lives. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Summer Kriegshauser is a chef and nutrition coach that specializes in healthy, whole, organic food and the power of food and natural remedies to heal the body and bring it back into balance. She cooks for people who are fatigued, giving them a diet that will assist their personal needs, and she coaches people via phone who fight fatigue regularly.</span><br /><br /><br />February 7, 1.30pm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Build your Immune System Naturally with Karen Rose, local herbalist</span> <br />You can prevent the flu and other ailments! This workshop will cover the use of herbs, how the immune system works, and which herbs benefit the immune system. Come learn how to take care of yourself and your loved ones this winter season!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Karen Rose is a mother of three and a certified herbalist in Western Medicine. Karen is charismatic with a passion for teaching herbal medicine. Karen has been teaching herbal medicine since 2003. She combines challenging study with humor and a grand sense of adventure.</span><br /><br /><br />February 14, 1.30pm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Partner Yoga! with Ambyr and Rebecca, Third Root Yoga Instructors</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">$25 for two, $15 for one</span><br />Take some time to have fun and unwind this Valentine’s Day. Bring a partner with you — or find one at the workshop! Stretch as a team, and find your inner strength together. The first half of the workshop will include a warm-up, deep breathing, and some partner yoga poses. The second half will be an introduction to thai yoga massage, allowing time for each partner to give and receive a massage. Thai yoga therapy is a great way to release tension in the legs, hips, and lower back, and is done with loose-fitting yoga-type clothing on the floor. Please wear long yoga pants to the workshop.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Ambyr D’Amato received her 500-hour Advanced Teacher’s Certification from Atmananda Yoga in New York City. Ambyr is an Anatomy for Yoga teacher and also teaches Prenatal Yoga and Thai Yoga Therapy. She credits yoga and healthy lifestyle as the primary method for successfully losing over one hundred pounds. She inspires her students to understand that a safe, fun, and vigorous Vinyasa flow is part of a healthy practice for most body types. A composer, singer, and songwriter, Ambyr holds a degree in performance arts from American Musical and Dramatic Academy.</span><br /><br /><br />February 21, 1.30 pm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Leisure Awareness with Joel Jules, Third Root Yoga Instructor</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">$10-$20</span><br />This is an interactive workshop where participants are given a chance to explore the different ways that they use leisure/recreational activities for overall wellness. Discussion is made on how different cultures perceive leisure participation and the effect it has on the culture and its individuals. Hand outs will be given, and participants will share how they are involved with leisure participation in these five areas: physical, social, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Joel Jules has had an M.A. in leisure awareness and therapeutic recreation. He has conducted this workshop with the mental health community, seniors, differently-abled people, and social services.</span><br /></ul><br /><br />Thank you once again for all of your support in a myriad of ways. So many people have helped us build this place, from dozens of volunteers to those who have given small loans and gifts. Thank you — you are part of Third Root.<br /><br />Much love to our Beloved Community,<br /><br />Angela, Green, Jacoby, Ji-Hye, John, Julia, and Romina<br />Third Root Community Health Center Practitioners and Cooperative Members<br />380 Marlborough Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218<br />Q Train to Cortelyou Rd.<br />718-940-9343<br /><a href="http://www.thirdroot.org">www.thirdroot.org</a><br /><br />P.S. To our Loose Leaves blog readers: If you want to receive these updates via email, drop a line to <a href="mailto:jacoby@thirdroot.org">jacoby@thirdroot.org</a> and ask to be added to our mailing list.Loose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-57957036404277124472008-12-18T10:37:00.006-05:002008-12-18T11:10:39.291-05:00Third Root Update - December 11<span style="font-weight:bold;">Greetings and Well-Wishes Third Root Supporters, Students, Clients, Partners, and other Wonderfuls —</span><br /><br />In November, we added 6 new yoga classes, after gathering input from the students. One of these classes is New York City’s first and only yoga class for differently abled people, called Yoga Without Limits. We have had some outstanding workshops on Saturdays — on topics ranging from Herbs for Children to HIV Prevention Justice — partnering with local practitioners and organizations to empower the health of the Flatbush and Kensington neighborhoods! Check our <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/commhealthworkshops.html">website</a> or stop in to see what’s next!<br /><br />If you have had a grand experience at Third Root as a client or working with us as an organization, help us by spreading the word— give us a <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/testimonials.html">testimonial</a> to post on our website by emailing <a href="mailto:feedback@thirdroot.org">feedback@thirdroot.org</a> or post a review at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/third-root-community-health-center-brooklyn">yelp.com</a>. This will help bring more people to us and keep us moving towards more of our goals!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">In this email:</span><br /><ul><br /><li>Gift your Favorite Activist!</li><br /><li>In the spirit of giving: give a Community Health Scholarship!</li><br /><li>Third Root on ABC!</li><br /><li>New Years Day: Special Yoga Classes</li><br /><li>Third Root Holiday Schedule</li><br /><li>Third Root Herbal Education Program</li><br /><li>Upcoming Workshops</li><br /></ul><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Gift your Favorite Activist!</span><br />One of Third Root’s priorities is to support social justice organizing with an attention to self-care in a space where your work and identity is acknowledged and loved. <span style="font-weight:bold;">As we head into the holiday season, consider giving your favorite activist a few yoga classes, an acupuncture session, or a nutritional consultation at Third Root. We now have gift certificates available for you to spread the love!</span> We know activists, organizers, and other social workers work so hard — they need some self-care!<br /><br />Of course, even if your loved ones aren’t activists, give the gift of self-care this holiday season. Do you have family coming home for the holidays? Does a special someone have some days off at the end of the year — the perfect time for a yoga class or acupuncture treatment? In the chaos of New York City and the excitement and bustle surrounding us, everyone could use this gift!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Stop in for a gift certificate or you can buy one online at <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/donate.html">www.thirdroot.org</a> — click the donate button.</span> You don’t need to have a PayPal account — just a credit/debit card. Enter the amount of your donation, click “Update Total,” then look for the credit card signs on the lower left of the page, and click “Continue.” You’ll be asked to fill in your billing information. Once you’ve submitted that information, you’ll receive a confirmation email in your Inbox shortly. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Third Root Community Health Scholarships — Give the Gift of Health!</span><br />Third Root knows that healthcare can be expensive and out of reach for many people. To this end we have a <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/feescale.html">sliding scale fee process</a>, as many of you know. However, many cannot afford the bottom of that scale, and for those folks, we offer <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/commhealthscholarships.html">Community Health Scholarships</a>. These scholarships are paid for by generous Third Root supporters who want another person in the community to receive the healthcare that we offer.<br /><br />We are receiving more and more scholarship applicants and would like to be able to support them all. Many of these applicants have not received adequate care for years because of the cost. Please consider a gift of $50, $100 or up to $500 toward the healthcare of another in the Flatbush community. Your entire gift will go directly into the scholarship fund!<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Recent Media on ABC!</span><br />We had some surprising and effective news coverage from WABC New York three weeks ago. The one-minute segment played at 6am on a Monday morning and looped through New York City taxi cabs for the next week and covered a yoga class, some herbal medicine making, and a community acupuncture treatment and interviewed several . We were especially pleased to see our <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/slidingscale.html">Sliding Scale</a> featured — bringing the conversation about disparate incomes to mainstream television. To see the segment, go to <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6509152">http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6509152</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Special New Year’s Day Yoga Classes:</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A Practice for Change: <span style="font-weight:bold;">11am-12.30pm</span></span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Opening your Heart to This Moment: <span style="font-weight:bold;">12.30-2pm</span></span><br />The parties are over, the presents are opened, and it’s time to begin the new year. What better way to start than with a beautiful yoga and meditation practice! Join Third Root for a class focused on connecting with the body and breath and setting intentions for the new year. Start off 2009 with balance and equanimity, sealing in your intentions for the year! Together we will create a quality of joy, justice, and community that we can carry forward to our lives in the months ahead. <span style="font-style:italic;">Pre-registration is recommended in order to guarantee your spot.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Third Root Holiday Schedule</span><br />Third Root will continue to offer our herbal and nutritional consultations, massage, and private acupuncture services throughout the Kwanzaa, Christmas, Solstice, Hanukah, and New Years season. Call us for an <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/appointments.html">appointment</a>!<br /><br />We will be offering Community Acupuncture on December 24, 26, and 31 by appointment only. Please let us know if you are interested in coming in by emailing <a href="mailto:appointments@thirdroot.org">appointments@thirdroot.org</a>.<br /><br />Our yoga program will be limited to 1 class per day from December 22-January 1. Please see our <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/cal-events.html">website</a> for details.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Announcing the Third Root Herbal Education Program</span><br />After two successful workshops on Herbs for Infants and Herbs for Children, Third Root herbalist Jacoby Ballard and Third Root Community Advisory Board Member Karen Rose are teaming up this spring to offer an ongoing herbal education program. Many of you have been hankering to dive deeper into how to use medicinal herbs and holistic methods for differing circumstances. Keep a look out for our 13-class program to be launched in March of this coming year or email jacoby@thirdroot.org for more information.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Upcoming Workshops in January</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Please register with Third Root if interested at <a href="mailto:info@thirdroot.org">info@thirdroot.org</a> or 718.940.9343<br />**more workshops to be added soon!**</span><br /><br /><ul>January 3, 1pm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yoga for Young Adults (ages 14-23) with Jenna Ritter, founder of Dhara<br />Free</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Donations Welcome</span><br />Bring in 2009 by learning about the power of your own breath and connect in with your own self-healing! Practices taught bring immediate stress relief, relaxation and balance to your body and mind. In this class you will learn a breathing practice to bring relaxation and focus, as well as easy to learn gentle yoga stretches and qi gong sequences that reinvigorate the whole system. The session will close with a guided <br />meditation. Movement and breathwork taught can easily be integrated into daily life.<br />No prior experience necessary. <br /><br />January 10, 1pm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wild Fermentation with Sandor Katz</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">$5-10</span><br />Come experience how simple it is to make your own kimchi, kefir, and other fermented <br />delicacies. Learn about the healing qualities and nutritional importance of live-culture ferments, as well as their illustrious history and integral role in human cultural evolution. Empower yourself with simple techniques for fermenting these healthful foods in your home. Be part of the fermentation revival!</ul><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Much love, warmth, and nourishing change as the new year approaches,</span><br /><br />The Third Root Practitioners: Angela, Green, Ji-Hye, Jacoby, John, Julia, Romina<br />Third Root Community Health Center<br />380 Marlborough Road (Q to Cortelyou Rd)<br />Brooklyn, NY 11226<br /><a href="http://www.thirdroot.org">www.thirdroot.org</a><br /><a href="mailto:info@thirdroot.org">info@thirdroot.org</a>Loose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-42591567457058787082008-11-21T18:51:00.001-05:002008-11-21T18:52:38.249-05:00Thanksgiving Holiday ClosingsGreetings friends,<br /><br />In observance of Thanksgiving, Third Root Community Health Center will not offer yoga classes or community style acupuncture on Thursday or Friday 11/27-11/28. All other days that week will have regular schedules for yoga and community acupuncture, including Wednesday and Saturday.<br /><br />Enjoy the holiday weekend!<br /><br /><a href="mailto:john@thirdroot.org">John Halpin</a><br />Third Root PractitionerLoose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-54609154022317590922008-11-13T19:03:00.002-05:002008-11-13T19:06:18.750-05:00Third Root is going to be on TV!Hello Third Root Friends and Family!<br /><br />This past Tuesday, a TV crew from WABC came into Third Root and filmed a treatment, herbal medicine making, a yoga class, and did a few interviews! We are going to air on <span style="font-weight:bold;">Monday, November 17th at 6am</span>, so I am looking for kind earlybirds out there who may have <span style="font-weight:bold;">access to a TV and VCR, and would be willing to tape it for us</span>?! WABC itself isn’t allowed to give out tapes of what they show, they told us, because that would be all they did — make copies of their shows for people they featured on it. <br /><br />Thanks! <a href="mailto:jacoby@thirdroot.org">Let me know!</a> <br /><br />JacobyLoose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-50720499703574086072008-10-29T19:17:00.005-04:002023-05-19T20:43:48.119-04:00Third Root Update - October 30Hello and Happy Autumn to our friends, fans, students, clients, and other fabulous ones,<br /><br />Third Root continues to grow, partner with more organizations, and bring in more people from the neighborhood around Cortelyou Road! In recent weeks, we have partnered with the <a href="http://www.caeny.org" target="_blank">Center for Anti-Violence Education</a>, <a href="http://www.casaatabexache.org" target="_blank">Casa Atabex Ache</a>, and local health providers in our <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/commhealthworkshops.html">Community Health Workshops</a>, and have many more exciting collaborations on the horizon. <a href="#workshops">Skip to the bottom for more workshops!</a><br /><br />In this update:<br /><ul><br /><li>Third Root Grand Opening Celebration November 2, 2008</li><br /><li>Election Day Special</li><br /><li>Community Health Forum at Third Root</li><br /><li>Yoga Without Limits and New Yoga Schedule Start November 3!</li><br /><li>First Community Health Scholarship Provided</li><br /><li>Community Health Workshops at Third Root</li><br /></ul><br /><br /><strong>Third Root Grand Opening November 2</strong><br />This coming Sunday, on November 2, just before we all go to the polls to cast our votes for new possibilities, Third Root invites you to gather with community to access our services and learn more about us. The celebration will entail a slideshow documenting the birth of Third Root with clips from StoryCorps, music by Dance Alisa Dance (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/dancealisadance">www.myspace.com/dancealisadance</a>) and Mark Lee, candied apples and brown rice bars provided by Anne Ries (local baker extraordinaire), and the story of Third Root!<br /><br /><ul>Schedule for the Day:<br /><li>Free and Open Yoga, taught by Romina: 12-1pm</li><br /><li>Free Community Acupuncture: 1-3pm</li><br /><li>Free and Open Yoga, taught by Jacoby: 3.30-4.30pm</li><br /><li>Celebration: Starts at 5pm!</li><br /></ul><br /><br /><strong>Election Day Special</strong><br />This presidential election is going to go down in history for sure! We know that it’s not just the actual vote that you cast, but also all of the intention, hope, and faith that you put forth, so come together at Third Root with community to mark this special day and take good care of yourself at the same time!<br /><br /><ul><br /><li><strong><a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/commacupuncture.html">Community Acupuncture</a></strong> from 11am-3pm</li><br /></ul><br /><br />Election Day <strong><a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/yoga.html">Yoga Classes</a></strong>:<br /><ul><br /><li>Morning Flow 9-10.30am</li><br /><li>Afternoon Flow 3.30-5pm</li><br /><li>Yoga Without Limits 5-6.30pm</li><br /><li>Intermediate Yoga 6.30-8pm</li><br /><li>Meditation and Pranayam (free) 8-8.30pm</li> <br /><li>Vinyasa 8.30-9.30pm</li><br /></ul><br /><br /><strong>Community Health Forum at Third Root November 8 at 1pm!</strong><br />For the past five months, Third Root has been uniting with various community groups to at <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/healthforums.html">Community Health Forums</a>, usually hosted by the organization, during which we present Third Root, and then ask participants what else we could do to reflect their needs, make the Center more accessible to them, or appeal to their community.<br /><br />On November 8, we will host our own Community Health Forum at Third Root, and we are asking YOU who have attended classes, been given treatments, supported us financially, given our staff trainings, and connected with us in a myriad of other ways, to attend. We want to hear from you! What ideas, hopes, and inspirations do you have to share with us to make us reflect the community even more?<br /><br /><strong>New Yoga Schedule and Yoga Without Limits</strong><br />We have been open for over two months now, and are learning what kind of yoga classes the community needs. In fact, we asked our yoga students for input on what kinds of classes and what times would most appeal, and have expanded and adapted our schedule accordingly. Please note that beginning on November 3, this coming Monday, our schedule will have more beginner classes, more intermediate classes, a few later class times. Check our <a href="cal-events.html">website</a> or stop in at Third Root for the new schedule.<br /><br />We are also pleased to announce that when we opened, someone in the community, now one of our students, asked for a specific class for people with differing physical abilities and bodies. Well, two months later, we are providing this new class called Yoga Without Limits on Tuesdays at 5pm. This is a Hatha Yoga for individuals who feel that a beginner class would not fit their specialized physical needs. Conducted primarily from a seated position in a chair and using props and posture modification this class will focus on stretching and strengthening muscles, increasing breath capacity and coordination, and ultimately calming the mind for improved daily life. To our knowledge, this is the first such class in New York City!<br /><br /><strong>Community Health Scholarships</strong><br />Third Root is pleased to announce that we have granted our first <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/commhealthscholarship.html">Community Health Scholarship</a>! Although we offer a <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/slidingscale.html">sliding scale</a> fee structure, we also know that some people still may not be able to access our <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/feescale.html">services</a>. We have created our Community Health Scholarship fund as a way for people with the means to do so to provide direct healthcare to people who cannot afford it. To donate to this fund, apply for a scholarship, or learn more about it, go to <a href="http://www.thirdroot.org/commhealthscholarships.html">www.thirdroot.org/commhealthscholarships.html</a>.<br /><br /><a name="workshops"></a><strong>Upcoming Community Health Workshops at Third Root!</strong><br /><br /><ul>Nov 1, 1pm<br /><strong>Acrobatics and Group Movements for All: LAVA</strong><br /><em>$10-$20</em><br />LAVA classes are based in the physical training of the acrobat, the social training of the activist, and the creative training of the artist. The workshop will include handstands and movement activities designed to allow participants to build strength and flexibility while having fun and feeling good. It will also include group activities that will promote communication, connection, and sensitivity. These can include theater games, human pyramids, and choreographic experiments. LAVA members are trained in Chinese acrobatics, modern dance, capoeira, yoga, martial arts and social dancing. This workshop promises to be physically challenging while also enjoyable, in an environment that is sensitive to the social needs of diverse groups of people.<br /><br />LAVA is a Brooklyn-based non-profit arts organization whose mission is to create original performances using dance and acrobatics in ways that are empowering, inspiring, and inclusive. The company also teaches their unique blend of acrobatics and dance to kids and adults at their studio in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.<br /><br />Nov 1, 6pm<br /><strong>Sugar Blues: Julian Cortez</strong><br /><em>$5</em><br />This workshop concerns the dangers of refined sugar on the physical, emotional, and spiritual self. Julian Cortez is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. He is a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.<br /><br />November 15, 1pm<br /><strong>Big Person Little Person Yoga: Romina and Jacoby, Third Root Yoga Teachers</strong><br /><em>$10 for each adult</em><br />Parents, caregivers, and friends, bring your tots to Third Root, giving them a chance to play and toddle as Romina and Jacoby lead you through a series of asanas, songs, and movements to stretch and strengthen you AND engage and entertain your child! This class is specifically for parents and toddlers, so children under age 5 are welcome to attend. We will be developing a Children's Yoga class, so keep checking in with us about that. Please bring 2-3 toys to share!<br /><br />Jacoby Ballard has been doing social movement organizing for 10 years, teaching yoga for 8 years, and practicing herbal medicine for 4 years, and the three disciplines are absolutely intertwined and interconnected for him. Jacoby has been teaching yoga in non-profit offices, art galleries, and homeless shelters and working with clients to create their own wellbeing through herbs and nutrition before creating the dream of Third Root.<br /><br />November 15, 3pm<br /><strong>Naturally Healthy Infants: Karen Rose, local herbalist</strong><br />Spend your afternoon learning how to keep your infants healthy with herbal medicine and common sense prevention. You will leave knowing how to make an herbal oil to cure and prevent a diaper rash, learn how to soothe a colicky infant and more, all — Naturally!! <br /><br />Karen Rose is a mother of three and a certified herbalist in Western Medicine. Karen is charismatic with a passion for teaching herbal medicine. Karen has been teaching herbal medicine since 2003. She combines challenging study with humor and a grand sense of adventure.<br /><br />November 22, 1pm<br /><strong>Naturally Healthy Children: Karen Rose, local herbalist</strong><br />Spend your afternoon learning how to keep your children healthy with common sense prevention and herbal medicine. You will leave knowing how to address four of the top ten childhood ailments — Naturally!!<br /><br /><em>(See Bio Above)</em><br /></ul><br /><br />Thank you all for your hope and belief in community holistic healthcare, and I hope to see you Sunday!<br /><br />Be well,<br />Jacoby Ballard<br />Third Root Community Health Center<br />Yoga Teacher, Herbalist, Health Educator<br />718-940-9343<br /><a href="mailto:jacoby@thirdroot.org">jacoby@thirdroot.org</a><br /><br />P.S. To our Loose Leaves blog readers: If you want to receive these updates via email, drop a line to <a href="mailto:jacoby@thirdroot.org">jacoby@thirdroot.org</a> and ask to be added to our mailing list.Loose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028974749088561261.post-16251443370062814102008-10-12T12:49:00.008-04:002008-10-12T13:52:15.612-04:00Third Root Update - October 10<span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Hello to our Friends, Clients, Students, and other Fabulous Folks!<br /><br />We hope this letter finds you well as the weather is cooling down and the leaves begin to turn!<br /><br />In this update:<br /></span><ul style="font-family:lucida grande;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Third Root Grand Opening Celebration November 2</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Third Root in Timeout NYC</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Third Root’s Website is Up!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Connect with Third Root on an Organizational Level</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"> Community Health Workshops</span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br />Third Root has just kept on growing. In our first month, we made enough income on our sliding-scale basis to cover rent and expenses, demonstrating that our services are needed and it is entirely feasible and successful to serve different sectors of the society at once. Our yoga classes are getting bigger, one drawer of client folders is becoming full, and the number of organizations with whom we are connecting is growing!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third Root’s Grand Opening: November 2</span><br />You have been asking for months now. “When is the Grand Opening?” and “I’ll be there!” Well, it’s here folks! Please join us for an afternoon of free yoga classes, acupuncture services, and herbal teas, and then a celebration at 5pm, complete with live music, a slideshow of the beginnings of Third Root, scrumptious snacks, and festive beverages! Note that all classes for the day will be cancelled. A complete schedule of the day’s events will follow in the next week, but for now, mark it in your calendars, make your travel plans if you live outside of New York, and invite friends!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third Root in Timeout NYC!</span><br />Third Root was in the “Spas & Sport” section of Timeout last week, with a 1/4 page of coverage. Especially exciting is that the magazine features our <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.thirdroot.org/yoga.html">yoga classes</a> that are offered for specific communities: Queer and Trans, Abundant Bodies, and Yoga en Español. These classes are both community-building and taught with great awareness and consideration about the unique struggles that given communities bring into the room for class. If you are part of one of these communities and haven’t been yet, come check them out!<br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.timeout.com/newyork/venues/flatbush/31501/third-root-community-health-center">http://www.timeout.com/newyork/venues/flatbush/31501/third-root-community-health-center</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third Root’s New Website</span><br />Thank you to the fabulous work of Emily Haddad, who has been building a beautiful website for Third Root. It is up on the web and it is beautiful. Through the website, you’ll be able to find out about new Third Root events and collaborations, make appointments, give donations, read more about us, see fabulous health books that we recommend, and more! Give a big high-five to Emily the next time that you see her, and check out <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.thirdroot.org/">www.thirdroot.org</a>!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Connect with Third Root as an Organization</span><br />Third Root wants to support social movement organizations in the self-care of your staff and members. We have begun meeting with some organizations and participating in their events — and now we want you! We know that community organizers frequently work ourselves into the ground because there is so much work to do. We also know that as a movement, that dynamic is unsustainable. We want to meet with you to figure out how Third Root can be a part of the self-care and community care that keeps good organizations going year after year and the social justice consciousness in this city growing. Help us figure out how by hosting a Community Health Forum at your organization's home. Email Jacoby at <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="mailto:jacoby@thirdroot.org">jacoby@thirdroot.org</a> if you are interested.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Community Health Workshops begin October 18!</span><br />Our <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.thirdroot.org/commhealthworkshops.html">Community Health Workshops</a> involve a broad view of what is involved in good health, from the ways in which we internalize our struggles in society within our own bodies to learning better eating habits to learning to provide care for our families and loved ones when they get sick. Below is our current roster of workshops — our first two are next weekend, on October 18! Please come show your support and dive into your own health and that of your community! If you or your organization is interested in offering a workshop, please email us at <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="mailto:info@thirdroot.org">info@thirdroot.org</a>.<br /><ul><br />Oct 18, 1pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Self Defense, Mind and Body: Center for Anti-Violence Education </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Free</span><br />This introduction to Self-Defense combines verbal and physical strategies (including blocks, hand and foot strikes, and releases) to protect oneself and others. The workshop will also allow for time to brainstorm about things we already do to stay safe, and ways that we could be safer. This is truly a workshop everyone should take: students of all skill and ability levels are welcome. <br /><br />Oct 18, 4pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Whole Foods 101: Teresa Theophano </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">$10-$25</span><br />This will give participants the basics of healthy eating-and incorporating better eating habits into our lives in a realistic way. We’ll explore ways to transition from the “standard American diet” to one based on whole foods; talk about the effects of different foods on our bodies; and look at sources of affordable organic and natural items. Handouts provided. <br /><br />Oct 25, 1pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Internalized Oppression: Casa Atabex Ache </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">$15, no one turned away for lack of funds</span><br />This participatory workshop is designed to understand oppression and power, identity, culture and raise consciousness. The participants will be able to critically analyze and think about the challenges and issues in their lives and in their communities such as racism, sexism, and classism. The participants will be able to make link between Casa’s philosophy, educational methods and healing techniques and reinforce what they are already questioning about the world around them. In addition, they will learn how to take this information and make change both in their lives and in their community. <br /><br />Nov 1, 1pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Acrobatics and Group Movements for All: LAVA</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">$10-$20</span><br />LAVA classes are based in the physical training of the acrobat, the social training of the activist, and the creative training of the artist. The workshop will include handstands and movement activities designed to allow participants to build strength and flexibility while having fun and feeling good. It will also include group activities that will promote communication, connection, and sensitivity. These can include theater games, human pyramids, and choreographic experiments. LAVA members are trained in Chinese acrobatics, modern dance, capoeira, yoga, martial arts and social dancing. This workshop promises to be physically challenging while also enjoyable, in an environment that is sensitive to the social needs of diverse groups of people. <br /><br />Nov 1, 6pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sugar Blues: Julian Cortez</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">$5</span><br />This workshop concerns the dangers of refined sugar on the physical, emotional, and spiritual self.<br /><br />Nov 8, 1pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Community Health Forum: Third Root Practitioners</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Free</span><br />Community Health Forums are an opportunity for our clients, students, and community partners to hear more in depth about Third Root Community Health Center and to give us input as to how to better shape Third Root to care for the health of the community. Come hear about our Community Health Scholarships, our thoughts on our yoga program, learn more about community acupuncture, and more! And please, bring your thoughts and ideas about community health and social justice. This is your chance to tell us what is working and what could be done more effectively. Working together, we can truly serve the Flatbush community!<br /></ul>Thank you so much for all of your love and support as we plot our way forward!<br /><br />Be well,<br />Jacoby Ballard<br />Third Root Community Health Center<br />Yoga Teacher, Herbalist, Health Educator<br />718-940-9343<br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"href="mailto:jacoby@thirdroot.org">jacoby@thirdroot.org</a><br /><br />P.S. To our Loose Leaves blog readers: If you want to receive these updates via email, drop a line to <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="mailto:jacoby@thirdroot.org?subject="Mailing List"">jacoby@thirdroot.org</a> and ask to be added to our mailing list.Loose Leaves: Notes from Third Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918881631103388485noreply@blogger.com0