June 2019
Sauerkraut 101 & Pickles, with Monica Ford
This is a "Hands On" workshop! Come learn the tenets of fermentation from Monica Ford, master fermenter & founder at Real Food Devotee. Ingredients provided & samples galore. Fermented vegetables and their juices are chock full of beneficial bacteria, enzymes, vitamin C and B vitamins which help to re-establish proper intestinal flora. Learn to ferment traditional sauerkraut and other vegetables to increase their digestibility, nutritional value, and to create your own probiotic foods. Monica Ford is an Ancestral Foods Chef…
Find out more »DIY Clean Skin Care Class, with Monica Ford
Discover how to make a most nourishing moisturizer with Monica Ford, founder of RealFoodDevotee.com Self-care is sacred. Why ingest ingredients through your skin considered toxic to ingest through your mouth? Not only is it a form of disconnect with our bodies but, this choice usually brings hormone disruption and superficial moisture instead of deep hydration. As you know, we're all about deep nourishment. So, come learn about skin, your endocrine system, how to optimize both and go home with a…
Find out more »Sole Desire: Fix for Your Plantar Fascia, with Kathy Braidhill
Did you know that your feet can affect your knees, hips + back --and vice versa? In this exclusive workshop, you will learn simple solutions and healing habits to resolve Plantar Fascia, and to release and restore mobility to the foot and ankle, which in turn eases movement in the knees and hips. It's particularly helpful for people who have plantar fascia, bunions, neuromas or just achy feet. And when your feet feel good, you have more energy and stamina! You…
Find out more »July 2019
Einkorn Sourdough Bread-making, with the Moonlight Bakers
Einkorn is the ORIGINAL wheat. It has been cultivated for over 5,000 years, and has not been hybridized. (A recent discovery of ancient utensils show traces of Einkorn dating back 20,000 years!) It is lower in gluten and has a lower glycemic profile than modern wheat. Come join Suzanne Rosen and Harry Nickelson, the Moonlight Bakers, and learn all about making real sourdough bread using this ancient grain. You will mix bread using a traditional sourdough starter. You will have…
Find out more »You Can Carve a Beautiful Wood Spoon, Live Demonstration with Tom Ford
Enjoy a live demonstration from this remarkable craftsman, artist and story-teller! Tom Ford is a local talent who takes a block of raw, reclaimed wood and transforms it to a stunning, useful spoon that is truly a work of art. He teaches his students how to do this as well! We are pleased to present Tom as part of our Sustainability Series. General Tuition: $10 Member Tuition: $5 To Register: click here, come into the store, or call (626) 893-5164 Want…
Find out more »Fighting Inflammation with Food + CBD Class and Tastings, with Alexandra Poer & Shari Boyer
Alexandra Poer, of alexandra’s table, and Shari Beyer, of Plant Society, will lead a hands-on workshop that will help participants to transform inflammation! Alexandra and Shari will demonstrate with foods that fight inflammation in the most delicious way, and talk about CBD as it assists in reversing inflammation, and ways to incorporate it into our food creations! We will make: A vibrant greens, cacao, and blueberry salad with a turmeric, ginger, curry, citrus and CBD oil dressing Avocado toast (on…
Find out more »FILM NIGHT: HAPPY
Happy is a 2011 feature documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Roko Belic. It explores human happiness through interviews with people from all walks of life in 14 different countries, weaving in the newest findings of positive psychology. Roko Belic spent several years interviewing hundreds of people, from leading happiness researchers to a rickshaw driver in Kolkatta, a family living in a co-housing community in Denmark, a Cajun fisherman, and more! We will be serving our delicious stove-top,…
Find out more »AUTOPHAGY 101: A Fasting Education & Support Community
Join us the first and third Thursdays of each month as we discuss and further explore the exciting research, in which Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi garnered the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology. We will be sharing supporting resources, videos and other materials. We will also be sharing contact information of doctors and practitioners in the area offering to support our Autophagy 101 community in establishing baselines and providing ongoing support as needed. We will explore the potential for integrative and complementary…
Find out more »WHAT ABOUT THE BIRDS?! A Presentation, with Elaina Luther
Come and join us for a FREE cup of our coffee and learn about the hidden truth that the coffee industry does NOT want you to know! Elaina Luther, Culture Club 101 Founder and Owner, presents a FASCINATING exploration about the SHOCKING truths behind every cup of coffee here in America. 'What About The Birds?!' is a powerful presentation designed to inform and transform with its SOLUTION-BASED message. Come and learn how much good you can do by simply choosing…
Find out more »Mountain to Jungle: Expedition in Ecuador, with Rubey Carey
Immediately following Elaina's, What About the Birds?! presentation, we are thrilled to have local resident, and friend of CC101, 17-year-old, Rubey Grace Carey. Rubey will speak about her mountain to jungle expedition within the magical land of Ecuador. Stories, songs and photos will be shared! This Special Presentation is FREE.
Find out more »Organizing and Loving Yourself, Space & Life, with Ashley Moon Stanfield
Ashley Moon Stanfield blends practical and spiritual guidance to educate and inspire de-cluttering magic inside and out, creating a more balanced and purpose driven life. In this workshop she will gift you her workbook and walk you through it. Topics include: getting and staying organized, remaining balanced, sustainable prioritizing, and life purpose. She can’t wait to meet you and answer all your questions! http://www.creativelyneat.com Passion with a Purpose Ashley believes in the power of clarity and its ability to transform…
Find out more »Nature’s Wonder Workers: How to Raise Earthworms, with Ben Gellinger & Nenah Bondi
Come and discover how to raise earthworms, with Ben Gellinger and Nenah Bondi! Earthworm’s most valuable attribute is their ability to transform organic material into a highly nutritious substance called “castings.” Controlling this process by vermicomposting will give you a way to get rid of organic waste, not to mention provide you with a constant supply of organic fertilizer! Ben Gellinger & Nenah Bondi made a series of radical shifts three years ago to live a more sustainable lifestyle. It…
Find out more »August 2019
CANNING Whole Tomatoes & Fermented Pepper Salsa, with Brie Wakeland
Join food preservationist, Brie Wakeland, and discover how to extend your summer harvests by learning how to safely can tomatoes using the water bath canning method. You will also prepare a delicious lacto-fermented pepper salsa to take home in addition to a jar of canned tomatoes. This is a three hour class that includes a few extra tasty surprises! Through her deep involvement with the LA Arboretum, LA Public Libraries, Garden School Foundation, The Gourmandise School, and Slow Food LA,…
Find out more »Brain Health Hacks: Brain Mapping & Neurofeedback, with Dr.Yoshi Rahm & Kellie Kell, FNP of Oasis Family Medicine
Brain Health Hacks, Brain Mapping & Neurofeedback presentation by Dr. Yoshi Rahm & Kellie Kell, FNP of Oasis Family Medicine WHO SHOULD ATTEND? * Anyone over 50 * Children with learning disabilities * Memory issues / concerns * Anxiety * PTSD * Depression * Sleep issues * Migraines * Chronic fatigue * Chronic pain * Anyone with a brain ;) WHAT WILL BE PRESENTED? Integrative FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER KELLIE KELL will be presenting on a wide range of subjects regarding…
Find out more »Autophagy 101: Fasting Education & Support
Join us the second Thursday of the month as we discuss and further explore the exciting research, in which Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi garnered the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology. We will be sharing supporting resources, videos and other materials. We will also be sharing contact information of doctors and practitioners in the area offering to support our Autophagy 101 community in establishing baselines and providing ongoing support as needed. We will explore the potential for integrative and complementary therapies to…
Find out more »CANNING Whole Tomatoes & Fermented Pepper Salsa, with Brie Wakeland
Join food preservationist, Brie Wakeland, and discover how to extend your summer harvests by learning how to safely can tomatoes using the water bath canning method. You will also prepare a delicious lacto-fermented pepper salsa to take home in addition to a jar of canned tomatoes. This is a three hour class that includes a few extra tasty surprises! Through her deep involvement with the LA Arboretum, LA Public Libraries, Garden School Foundation, The Gourmandise School, and Slow Food LA,…
Find out more »Featured Chef Series Pop-Up Dinner, with Cynthia Mendoza
We invite you to join us for a special gathering to share in a finer dining experience! This Featured Chef Series Pop-Up Dinner brings together the highest quality locally-sourced ingredients with the talents of Chef Cynthia Mendoza. The Menu Main Course: Cabrito Birria, (A delicious Mexican Goat stew!) wrapped in a Chia Tortilla Side: Cauliflower Mexican Rice Ferments: Tomatillo Salsa Curtido Tepache Salad: Summer Squash Salad Dessert: Mexican Egg Custard You are invited to bring in your favorite bottle of…
Find out more »FILM NIGHT: The Biggest Little Farm
The Biggest Little Farm is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by Emmy Award Winning director, John Chester. The film profiles Chester and his wife Molly as they acquire and establish themselves on Apricot Lane Farms in Moorpark, California. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival. It had its second screening at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Documentaries. It was selected as the Opening Night film at…
Find out more »A Special Introduction to the Landmark Forum
We are so pleased to bring a Special Introduction to the Landmark Forum, for the Culture Club 101 Community! "I would like to personally invite you to "test drive" one of the most impactful and transformational experiences of my life. I first participated in Landmark's educational programs in 1993. Out of this work, I turned my business around while raising three young children as a single mom, AND discovered my passion in the Health and Healing Arts... and never looked…
Find out more »Gua Sha: An Ancient Healing Art, with Sarah Adcock
Gua sha is a healing technique of traditional East Asian medicine. Sometimes called ‘coining, spooning or scraping’, Gua sha is defined as instrument-assisted unidirectional press-stroking of a lubricated area of the body surface to intentionally create transitory therapeutic petechiae called ‘sha’ representing extravasation of blood in the subcutis. Raising sha removes blood stagnation considered pathogenic in traditional East Asian medicine. Modern research shows the transitory therapeutic petechiae produce an anti inflammatory and immune protective effect that persists for days following…
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