Programs and Classes at Schwartz Living Market in January, 2014, and beyond!

Exciting upcoming Event and Ongoing Programming at Schwartz Living Market!

Free Special Event on Thursday, January 16 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM: Stone Soup and Solar!

Schwartz Living Market is excited and honored to be hosting the monthly meeting of the Western PA Association of SUNWPA! Soup served from the amazing gluten-free vegan Jonathan's Foods!
Go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/stone-soup-and-community-solar-summit-tickets-9977678505 to register for this free event!

SAVE THE DATE: The first every Upcycle/Flea Market on Saturday, February 22, 2014 in conjunction with the South Side Soup contest! Our Saturday vendor Pamela Arder of Soup for Your Soul's soup will be featured in the SSSoup Contest, so come on down!! www.soupforyoursoul.com
Flea/Upcycle Tables are $25.00 for Saturday, February 22. Contact us through the Schwartz Living Market Facebook page, at schwartzlivingmarket@gmail.com or at 412-491-0303 to reserve a table!

Schwartz Living Market's regular vendors including Jonathan's Foods, The Enchanted Garden Juice Bar, Designs by Gloria, Third Day, Yellow Corn, & the Vision Gym, will be at the market along with the first ever South Side Upcycle/Flea Market including treasures from Flashback furnishings, Handmade Hoop sales, Animal Delights and lots more! Stay tuned!

Ongoing classes at the market:

Black Yoga with Kim Massie, 6:30 to 7:30 PM Tuesday evenings; $10.00/class

Yoga Classes with Lauren Pearlman from Noon to 1:00 PM beginning on Thursday, January 16, 2014; $10.00/class

Vision Gym introduction with Elisa Haransky-Beck, O.D., F.C.O.V.D., S.M.E., Doctor of Optometry; Fellow, College of Optometrists in Vision Development; Somatic Movement Educator; These free educational sessions are on Thursday afternoons in January anytime between 3:00 and 5:00 PM! :)

The Schwartz Living Market Transition Town project is interested in those that participate to be fully knowledgable about what this project is all about and what we've been working on behind the scenes since 2009. Yup, over five years now! 

This week is the first in a series from 10 AM to 11 AM Thursdays in January @ SLM now required for current and future vendors. All interactive talks are with Elisa Beck unless otherwise specified. This series is open to the public.

Week 1: Thursday, January 9, 2014; SLM/ 1317 East Carson Street & why and how this is a Transition Town process
Week 2: Thursday, January 16, 2014; The Raw Living Foods Lifestyle with Elisa Beck and Recovery with David Smith
Week 3: Thursday, January 23, 2014: The Living Building Challenge
Week 4: Thursday, January 30, 2014: Vision Therapy and Visioning Present and Future with SLM/1317 EC and beyond!

There will be a second round of the series detailed above in condensed 3 week form on the first three Saturdays in February, 2014, for current Saturday only vendors and others that are interested in our process. No fee for current and prospective vendors and behind the scenes folks who have been working on this process for years now! The fee for these two series for others will be $35 dollars per person/hour session. Saturday classes in February will be filmed by Mark Dixon, and we will ask participants to sign a release form. Rough cuts will be provided for future vendors to see prior to admission as vendors in the market.

And SAVE the DATES to please share with all of your lists!!

May 2, 2014, for the first ever Lifestyle Medicine Conference in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA

May 4, 2014, from 10 AM to 6 PM in Pittsburgh, PA, when Jacob Liberman and I will co-present at Schwartz Living Market! Here's a TEDX talk Jacob did in 2013 in Maui, Hawaii, where he lives...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd0n0qk_cWc
Share this SAVE the DATE widely! Fee is $200/person if registered by April 15 and $225 by May 1. At the door registration is $250.

Elisa Beck :)

Join us later this week at Schwartz Living Market at 1317 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's Historic South Side on Thursday, Friday,  and Saturday from 11 AM to 5 PM.

We will be closed this coming Tuesday, December 31, New Year's eve, and Wednesday, January 1, 2014, for New Year's Day. 
Happy New Year from everyone at the market and behind the scenes!

We are so thankful for our amazing vendors & teachers including:

• Jonathan DiSalle of Jonathan's Foods, specializing in Gluten- free Vegan foods and treats
• Jackie Day, Carmen, and Simon, of The Enchanted Garden Juice Bar
• Cynthia Hill of On the Third Day Soaps and Garden 
• Gloria Pierson of Gloria & Company Designs specializing in handmade and organic jewelry
• Pamela Arder of Soup For Your Soul, specializing in organic soups
• David Smith of Yellow Corn Native American Recovery
• Kim Massie who teaches Black Yoga classes Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 PM

Thanks to Paul K, Market Manager; Jeff Newman;  Jeff S., and Building New Hope

We also would like to thank the South Side Anglican Church whose congregation worships in the space on Sundays.

Save the date for upcoming classes in 2014:

• Lauren Pearlman will be teaching new lunchtime Flow Yoga classes beginning on Thursdays Noon to one PM on Thursday, January 16, 2014
• Hooping classes beginning in mid-January on Saturday afternoons between 4:00 and 5:00 PM

We are also thankful for the amazing folks that have been working behind the scenes over the past several years including:

• Kate O'Brien, Resident Angel!
• Darrell Frey, Owner of Three Sister's Farm, Permaculturist, Author
• Elizabeth Lynch, Permaculturist 
• Pam Barroso, Advisor and Foodie
• Brad Hochberg, Energreen
• Lauren DeCleva, Interior Designer
• Sarah Ashley B, Permaculturist and Creative Soul
• Tara Alexander, Permaculturist and Filmmaker
• Jenna West, Graphic Designer for Schwartz Living Market
• Mark Dixon, Filmmaker
• Richard Pierson, Advisor
• Patricia DeMarco, Ph.D., Author
• Sven Hosford, Connector
• Patricia Lemer, Author
• Chad Mosesso, Dot Connector
• Kevin May, Flowetry Artist
• Tony Albrecht, A.I.A.
• Plumber Pete
• Electrician Mark
• Mark Power, Managing Director of City Theatre
• In & Out Parking
• Community folks, neighbors, and those shopping in our market
• & many, many others! 

Scroll back in this blog to read our Vision Statement and see what's in store for 2014 and beyond as we continue working in slow mindful development at 1317 East Carson Street, our Urban Oasis for Healthful Living and the center of our Permaculture, Transition Town process in the heart of Pittsburgh's Historic Main Street! We are so excited!

All the best for a healthy, happy and amazingly transformational 2014! From all of us at 1317 East Carson Street!

I am deeply thankful for my amazing husband, children, father, siblings, sister-in-law and family, and friends, for supporting this incredible process,

Elisa Beck :) 

Developmental Optometrist, Somatic Movement Educator, and Developer of 1317 East Carson Street and Schwartz Living Market

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Here's my toast to a new year with a shot of wheatgrass juice dropped into a deep green drink with kale, cucumber and celery! Let's put some sprouts in there too! And lose the plastic cup!!! :) :)

Holiday Hours at Schwartz Living Market and Indecision Reunited Jamming Saturday, December 28 from 9:00 to 10:00 PM!

Happy Holidays! The market is closed until Thursday, December 26, 2013.

The Enchanted Garden Juice Bar will reopen this coming Thursday, December 26, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Jonathan's Foods will reopen this coming Friday, December 27, 2013. On Saturday, December 28, 2013, shop at Third Day Organics, Soup for Your Soul, Designs by Gloria Jewelry, Jonathan's Foods,  and The Enchanted Garden Juice Bar. The Vision Gym's developmental optometrist, Elisa Beck, will be there too on Saturday. Also, David Smith of Yellow Corn Native American Recovery.

Mark your calendar for an exciting music event this Saturday evening December 28, 2013, at Schwartz Living Market from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Between  9:00 and 10:00 PM, Tamon Oshimo from East Africa, and Brendan Lowrey from Shadyside, PA, will be jamming with Indecision Reunited!

Enjoying delicious gluten-free vegan food and juices from the vendors at Schwartz Living Market.

Schwartz Living Market is open five days a week! Tuesdays through Saturdays 11 AM to 5 PM!

Join the Journey! We are so excited Schwartz Living Market is now open five days a week!

Market Hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays 11 AM to 5 PM!

Black Yoga with Kimee Massie Tuesday evenings 6:30 to 7:30 PM;  

Yoga with Lauren Pearlman from Noon to 1:00 PM on Thursdays beginning January 16, 2013

VisioningVision Gym with Elisa Beck Thursdays in December, 2013 & January, 2014 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM;

Current vendors include:

Jonathan's Food, gluten-free~vegan five days a week! Tuesdays through Saturdays 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Enchanted Garden Juice Bar five days a week! Tuesdays through Saturdays 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM 

In addition to the vendors above,Saturday vendors from 11 AM to 5 PM include: 

Third Day Luxury Soaps, lotions and body scrubs; 

Yellow Corn Native American Recovery; 

C&G Animal Delights, all natural pet treats, toys and gifts for dogs and cats, December 21, 2013, only!

Check the Schwartz Living Market Facebook page for Saturday evening details and updates and go to http://1317eastcarson.blogspot.com for updates too!

My Thought for the Day: Perhaps 1317 East Carson Street is the Urban Oasis for Healthful Living (our current market tag line) and Schwartz Living Market is the 'Regenerative Engine That Could', the 'Engine for Green Growth for the project and processing at large'. Watch this amazing talk for an hour and forty five minutes with Polly Higgins and Charles Eisenstein, and you will understand more about the process and the goals of this Transition Town, Natural Step, Social & Earth Equity, Living Building Challenge process at 1317 East Carson Street. You'll hear the words and hear examples of Permaculture and Transition Town in action. After all, the Earth is calling us! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTyY2VSq7R4&feature=youtu.be! Thoughts anyone?! 

The market process is the foundation for all that is yet to develop. Be part of the process Thursday afternoons at the market with yours truly in the Visioning/vision Gym! Dress to move!

Vendor inquiries through the Schwartz Living Market Facebook page, schwartzlivingmarket@gmail.com or 412-491-0303. Share this blog address : http://1317eastcarson.blogspot.com too!

The market process is the foundation for all that is yet to develop. Be part of the process Thursday afternoons at the market with yours truly in the Visioning/vision Gym! Dress to move!

Vendor inquiries through the Schwartz Living Market Facebook page, schwartzlivingmarket@gmail.com or 412-491-0303. Share this blog address : http://1317eastcarson.blogspot.com too! Elisa Beck :)

Patricia Lemer speaking on healthful food and treats for the holidays! November 30, 2013, at 1:00 PM

Join us at Schwartz Living Market: An Urban Oasis for Healthful Living, on Saturday, November 30, 2013, at 1:00 PM to hear Patricia Lemer, author of Envisioning a Bright Future, and sample some deliciousness!

from Patty: "Want to stay on your elimination diet over the holidays? Need some support?  Ideas?  Join Patricia Lemer, local counselor, author, foodie, and dietary specialist to learn about how to make traditional Chanukah and Christmas goodies without poisoning your family!  We will introduce you to gluten- casein- and soy-free latkes, cookies, cakes, truffles, and roasted nuts.  Best of all, pick up recipes and run home to make your favorite sweets just in time for gifts and a party!"

Shots of wheatgrass juice from The Enchanted Garden Juice Bar are available from Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM & Saturday evenings from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Come hear DJ'Edit Block Remix on Saturday evening, November 23, 2013,  from 6:00 to 10:00 PM~

We are the new home of The Enchanted Garden Juice Bar, and Jonathan's Foods Tuesday through Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 5 PM.

 Vendors on Saturdays include: Third Day Organics soaps, lotions and more; Dragonfly Castle Toys; Designs by Gloria vintage and handmade jewelry; Yellow Corn Native American Recovery; Native American Fine Art by Harry Nez, Vision Gym Education with Elisa B.H. Beck, developmental optometrist and somatic movement educator; and more!

The market experience is free and open to the public. Join us Tuesdays through Saturdays and bring along a friend or two or three! Free parking behind the market across Bingham Street!

Free Lecture Demonstration on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 1:00 PM with Tasso Spanos certified Trigger Point Myofascial Therapist: Freedom From Physical Pain!

Freedom From 

Physical Pain

MEET TASSO G. SPANOS CTPM at Schwartz Living Market at 1317 East Carson Street

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2013 @1:00 PM

EXPLORE AND LEARN!

Everyone has experienced pain, but often pain can become chronic & debilitating. Whether you suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, Fibromyalgia, migraines or back pain, this lecture is a must see!

• Explore how and why Myofascial (muscle) dysfunction and trigger point can cause pain
• See how adjustments to your environment can prevent and/or decrease pain
• Watch volunteers from the audience experience the relief of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy
• Learn to help yourself and your family

Mr. Spanos is a certified Trigger Point Myofascial Therapist with over 30 years experience solving pain problems. A student of Dr. Janet Travell, White House physician to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, Tasso delivers more than all the aspirin in the world! Known in Pittsburgh, PA and at the Chautauqua Institute as a “life saver”, Tasso brings his knowledge and expertise to Pittsburgh’s Historic South Side at Schwartz Living Market!

Schwartz Living Market: An Urban Oasis for Healthful Living

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FREE PARKING AVAILABLE behind Schwartz Living Market across Bingham Street

AND DEMONSTRATION

Schwartz Living Market hosts 4th River Free Skool and more on Saturday, October 19, 2013!

Schwartz Living Market hosts 4th River Free Skool10-19-2013 Noon to 8:00PM! Regular market hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Come one, come all! Saturday, October 19, 2013, Schwartz Living Market at 1317 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s Historic South Side hosts 4th River Free Skool! The market will be open with The Enchanted Garden Juice Bar from 11 AM to at least 5 PM as well and other vendors including Third Day Organics, Owlet Organics, Dame Ashley's Attic, handmade and vintage jewelry by Gloria, Yellow Corn Native American Recovery, Harry Nez's Fine Native American Art, Alanna and Odin's Four Winds Metaphysical/Healing, Designs by Lauren DeKleva, and more! 

Free parking behind the market across Bingham for market customers. Then walk around the block and come on in the front door on East Carson Street!

-12:00-12:20--What is the Living Building Challenge? with Elisa Beck, Ambassador, Living Building Challenge

--1:00-1:20--What is Optometric Vision Therapy? with Elisa Beck, Developmental Optometrist, Somatic Movement Educator

--12:50-1:50--

Clothing Hack! .
A few simple DIY demos will be added to clothing swap during this hour (clothing swap starts at 12). Learn how to cut a T-shirt into a racer-back tank, turn old jeans into a rad utility belt and more. Try it out on something you find at the swap! Most of the demos will be no-sew but there will be a sewing machine available for use. Bring safety pins, decorative items, thread, and other materials you think might be useful.

Herbal Preparations Demo with Michelle Czolba.
Come and learn how to make herbal tinctures using the simpler's method. It is quick, easy and oftentimes dirty. Bring a 4 ounce jar if you'd like to make your own during class. We will tincture whatever is ready to be put up.

DIY Bikes with D'Aubin

--2:00-3:00--

Speakin' on the Vegan with Judah. KMT
9-year-old Judah will talk about living a vegan lifestyle.

Yoga with Derek Martin - BRING YOUR YOGA MAT ;)
Yoga is the language of breath and movement.  In a basic power vinyasa class, students learn the Ujjayi breathing technique and how to use it in the varying parts of a yoga practice.  A power practice can be challenging and taking rest when your body calls for it is of utmost importance.  In breath, movement, and rest we all participate in the process of self-discovery; getting to know our limits and furthering them at our own comfort level with full awareness of mind, body and breath. 

--3:10-4:10--

Poi Spinning 101 with Faith Hersey. 
Learn the basics of the Maori art of spinning balls on strings and how to make your own practice poi. Two practice poi will be available.

Artistic License 101 with James Bristol. 
Introduction to creative thinking. Explore processes to access inner creativity. Practice techniques for allowing flow of ideas. Apply ideas though various mediums such as graphite, charcoal, pastel, colored pencil and acrylic paint.

Kids' Story Writing with Cecil Merlin.

--4:30-5:30--

Astrology with Alex Baker.

Understanding the Cause of Health with Amanda Maloney. 
Natural Hygiene is literally the science of health. It is about identifying the cause or causes of a disease, as opposed to simply diagnosing and attempting (futilely) to cover up symptoms. By addressing the causes, it is therefore the next logical step to stop doing what is causing the problems, whether it be rooted emotionally, physically, spiritually, or mentally. A common factor in many people's dis-ease is diet, a close second being exercise, and a third certainly being sleep/meditation.  There are many factors that create (or destroy) health, and they all need to be addressed. Sunshine, fresh air, connection with others and relationships, love of nature, are all important examples.

--5:40-6:40--

Improvisational Dance with Anna Thompson and Taylor Knight 
A workshop to guide and connect with movers and 'non-movers' alike through a workshop exploring imagery and musically driven creation. This class is geared toward entering awareness through a meditative and internal place to expand and express through simple, clear, and honest movement. **spontaneous creation

Fermentation 101 with Isaac Hill.

Pittsburgh for Trayvon Martin with Tamisha Evonne.

--6:50-7:50--

Gong Demo with Mike Tamburo.

Squatting with Daniel Chilltop

In addition to everything listed above, Elisa Beck, Developmental Optometrist, will be offering a VisionGym experience. $12.00/adult and $7.00/child age 12 and under from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. Register on the spot or pre-register by calling Dr. Elisa Beck at 412-491-0303.

Welcome Enchanted Garden Juice Bar to Schwartz Living Market!

A busy day at Schwartz Living Market!