March 2009 Schedule of Sustainable Lifestyle LecturesCOFFEE
BREWING COFFEE AT HOMEMarch 19, Thursday, 2 - 5 p.m.Php 500.00 fee, including snacksThere’s nothing like the scent of freshly brewed coffee wafting through your kitchen in the mornings. Brewing Coffee at Home is a must-attend lecture for any coffee lover. Learn the different ways of brewing coffee right in the comforts of home. Find out how you can make your very own espresso-based beverages like cappuccinos, mochas and macchiatos like any barista pro. Speaker: Chit Juan is known as "the Coffee Lady." She is an advocate for Philippine coffee, as well as for small and medium enterprises, the environment, and green living. She is one of the founders of Figaro Coffee Company and was formerly its CEO. She is presently the Co-Chairman of the Philippine Coffee Board. Chit has spearheaded several projects to promote locally grown Philippine coffee and to revitalize the Philippine coffee industry as well. She regularly holds coffee seminars to help budding entrepreneurs set up their own coffee shop. HEALTHY LIVING
HEALTHY & FAST FOODMarch 28, Saturday, 2 - 5 p.m.Php 500.00 fee, including snacksTired of fast food chain menus? Make the shift to a healthier lifestyle today. Join us as Reena Francisco shares her secrets on how to whip up quick, easy and healthy meals that are good for the body and for the soul. Speaker: Ms. Reena Francisco has put up close to 70 coffee shops all over the country as co-owner of Figaro Coffee Company. She is an advocate of sustainable lifestyle and is one of the founders of ECHOstore where she handles all the Operations. Her menus at ECHOstore and Kape Isla are made from fresh organic ingredients available locally WOMEN
EMPOWERING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSMarch 25, Wednesday, 6-9 p.m.Php 500.00 fee, including snacksWhether you are a multi-tasking housewife, an active organization member or a hardworking employee there is an entrepreneurial opportunity out there for you. Learn the basics of putting up your own business with Ms. Chit Juan as she shares the tricks of the trade of successful women entrepreneurs. PARENTING
MINDFUL PARENTING: An In-depth Journey into Modern-Day Attachment ParentingMarch 21, Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m.Php 550.00, including snacksBreastfeeding and Extended Breastfeeding, Babywearing, Co-sleeping, and WAHM (Work At Home Moms). Join 4 mindful yummy mummies as they share their experiences and journeys about being attachment parenting and breastfeeding advocates. Learn about the benefits and beliefs behind this modern-day style of parenting that asks one thing only: trusting your heart. Speakers: JEN C.C. TAN is a consultant by day, blogger (and shopper!) by night, part time entrepreneur, and full time mom and wife. She has been married for 10 years to the same guy she dated for 13 years. They are blessed with two precocious boys. She is an advocate for attachment parenting, babywearing and breastfeeding. BUDING AQUINO DEE (representative from L.a.t.c.h.) Buding Aquino-Dee is a Canadian trained certified breastfeeding counselor competent in the areas of breastfeeding education, management and support. She completed the Breastfeeding Course for Health Care Providers given by the Douglas College Perinatal Program in Vancouver, British Columbia, which consisted of classroom instruction and actual field work in hospitals and various public health units. To date, she has counseled hundreds of new mothers and has taught and trained peer counselors, nurses and midwifes. Buding fosters her commitment to the breastfeeding advocacy through a local group which she co-founded, called L.A.T.C.H. (Lactation Attachment Training Counseling and Help). LATCH is a non-profit, hospital-based organization whose thrust is Lactation Education. She is a loving wife to her high-school sweetheart Du and simply mom to her two boys, Tommy (9) and baby Colby, 21 months whom she still breastfeeds and baby wears blissfully to this day. Monica Eleazar-Manzano
Yummy mummy Monica is an Attachment Parenting and breastfeeding advocate. Co-founder of INDIGObaby and Manila Wedding Bees, she finds time to squeeze her entrepreneurial skills while being a hands-on mother to her son Santi who soon turns two years old. She is also a yoga enthusiast, a semi-vegetarian and practices natural medicine with herself and her family in hopes of attaining a healthy lifestyle. Denise C.S Gonzales
Yummymum Denise is a dedicated mother to her son Benny, a little more than a year old, and to her business INDIGObaby. A graduate of media production from Assumption College, she dipped her feet into the world of Advertising before the calling of motherhood. Today, she inspires other women on the great multi-tasking role of mumprenuer and hands-on parenting.
Our store is open for use by groups and individuals who need space for lectures and workshops related to sustainable lifestyle, or even just a small social gathering.Please e-mail Stephanie at smp.echolifestyle.store@gmail.com, text us at 0922-8234647, or call us at 901-3485 for details and to block off your preferred schedule. |
