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Greetings,
March will be a busy month at SunRaven. The Mindful
Gardening Project has just gotten underway and there are
some very "spring minded" activities planned as
well.
Please read on and consider joining us for one of
the upcoming events.
We hope to see you
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Book Club
Wednesday March
26th, 7PM
The Findhorn Garden, Pioneering a New
Vision of Humanity and Nature in
Cooperation, is both a tale and an
extraordinary story of cooperation between human beings
and nature. To some it seems like a fantasy, and to
others a mystery. Even still, the story is a true one
and described in this book , written by the original
founders of Findhorn.
For us, reading these accounts of the "miracle at
Findhorn" provides an inspiration to see our paths in
life come together along with all other aspects of
nature.
As the founders of Findhorn describe, "one radiant
energy pervades and gives rise to all life. While it may
speak to us through plants, nature spirits or the human
beings with whom we share life on this planet, all are
reflections of the deeper reality behind and within
them. Myth has become reality in the Findhorn garden,
not to present us with a new form of spiritualism, but
to offer us a new vision of life, a vision of unity.
Essentially, the devas and nature spirits are aspects of
our own selves, guiding us toward our true identity, the
divine reality within. The sotry of the garden is the
celebration of this divine life in its myriad forms. May
the joy we expreience in participating in this
celebration deepen our commitment to revealing the total
beauty of ourselves and all life around us."
Please join us then to discuss this understanding
and wisdom.
All are welcome!
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Introduction to Fasting and
Detoxification
Friday March 28th
6:00-7:30 PM
or
Thursday April 3rd
7:00-8:30PM
Over the last several years many people have asked
me questions about various fasting protocols and the
merits of detoxification. In preparation for our fourth
organized SunRaven Group Fast, I invite you to join us
for an introductory discussion on these topics.
During the evening, I will discuss the principles of
detoxification and offer some specific recommendation
about fasts. I will also demonstrate the preparation of
"green juice" and prepare you to begin your own
program.
For those who would consider participating in the
fourth SunRaven Group Fast (which will begin on Friday
May 2nd), this would be an excellent introduction.
The seminars will be held on the two dates
listed...it is not necessary to attend more than one.
The fee for the evening will be $25 which will include a
glass of deliciously nutritious freshly made "green"
vegetable juice. Please RSVP to juicefast@sunraven.org
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Group Juice Fast
Spring 2008
If you have been thinking about undertaking a true
"cleanse" or detox, a green juice fast along with a
comprehensive protocol developed by one of the leading
experts in the field can be an extremely valuable
experience.
The SunRaven Juice Fast is unique in that it offers
the support from a group of participants who share this
interest and live in the same community.
The fast program will begin Friday May
2nd and continue through Saturday May 10th.
Introductory meetings are described above and will
be held on two dates later this month and in early
April. These meetings will address the aspects of
cleansing and detoxification that each of us should
know, as well as cover the details of the Group Fast. If
you are interested in participating in the juice
fast for the first time it is required that you attend
one of these two meetings.
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| Get Your
Life Together
Wellness Program
Connect
Your Mind and Body Through a Holistic Health and Fitness
Solution
With
hands-on, individual attention (and no shortcuts or
cheating) let's spend a year together.
Dr.
Michael Finkelstein, Founder and Director of SunRaven
and Personal Trainer, Shawn Mallon Founder of Shawn's
Personal Fitness, work toward a broader approach to your
well-being with a custom-designed, professionally-guided
integrative health and wellness program built around
your lifestyle, your choices and your need to drive
positive transformation and change in your
life.
Program
Components
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Health
and Wellness |
Fitness |
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Initial
2 Hour Comprehensive Health and Wellness
Evaluation
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Nutritional
Evaluation
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Individual
Holistic Action Plan
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Review
of Complementary Health and Wellness Approaches
including Supplements and Alternative
Practices
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8
Ninety Minute Program Assessment "Check-ins"to
Reinforce, Update and Adjust Action
Plan |
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Baseline
Condition Assessment - including BMI, Body Fat
Composition, and Functional Parameters including
Exercise Response Measurement
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Ongoing
Program Assessment to Reinforce, Update and Adjust
Action Plan
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Cost
$2,250. Additionally,
personal training is recommended (30 minute sessions
$55, 60 minute sessions $77.50). Cost includes unlimited
use of cardio equipment, 6 days/week.
Get
Started
Call Dr.
Michael Finkelstein 914-234-6646 or Shawn Mallon
914-232-4462
Integrative
Medicine is both prevention and healing oriented. It
incorporates modalities that focus on the mind and
spirit as well as those that are more conventionally
rooted in the biological sciences. Integrative Medicine
is finding its place with those whose minds are open
while remaining grounded in credible
practices.
SunRaven was
created as a space to hold this intention: that
individuals and our society as a whole will learn and
move forward in their evolution - to achieve a state of
peace, tranquility, harmony and balance that comes from
the collective wisdom of our great teachers
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Michael
B. Finkelstein, M.D.,
F.A.C.P., A.B.H.M. |
Shawn
Mallon |
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A graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania, (B.A. and M.D.), Dr. Finkelstein is
also a graduate of the Associate Fellowship
Program in Integrative Medicine at the
University of Arizona, School of
Medicine,
a program founded and directed by
Dr. Andrew Weil. He is also
the former Medical Director of Northern
Westchester Hospital and the Founder and Medical
Director of the Center for Health and Healing of
Northern Westchester.
Michael's
work has evolved over the years from a traditional
internal medicine practice to a more
healing-oriented approach to health and wellness
where he integrates this body of collective wisdom
and science into something that is practical for
individuals directly. His belief that everyone has
the potential to attain a greater degree of
resonance drives his optimism that better health
is within reach for all of us. |
A
graduate of Manhattan College, Shawn holds a
certification by the American College of Sports
Medicine.
His team of 7 Personal Trainers hold both
bachelor degrees as well as certifications from
either the National Academy of Sports Medicine or
the National Strength and Conditioning
Association.
Shawn's
Personal Fitness has been open since 1993. At
Shawn's, all trainers reinforce their
knowledge through continuing education with the
Institute for Human Performance as well as Perform
Better seminars - leaders in functional training
education.
Shawn
was voted Best Personal Trainer by Westchester
Magazine and believes that fitness drives high
function both in sports and in
life. | | |
 Personal
Consultation
If you have an interest in learning more about
how you can take better care of yourself, or are
struggling to make sense of the health and medical
advice offered by your doctors, friends and the media
perhaps it is time to make an appointment.
For more information about the process, please
contact me by email or phone.
Mitakuye Oyasin,
Michael
SunRaven
914-234-6646
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