Welcome Amazing Books and Records!

In June, 2017, Amazing Books and Records will grace us at the Schwartz Living Market Building@ 1317 East Carson Street with their presence! We're so excited!

Here's a link to the recent article in City Paper's Blog: http://www.pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives/2017/04/20/amazing-books-to-expand-to-pittsburghs-south-side-add-writing-classes

As Amazing Books and Records settles in, we continue working behind the scenes Greening up our building at 1317 East Carson Street to lead us into our Regenerative Future. The idea is we are modeling "the more beautiful future we all know is possible." Thank You Charles Eisenstein for that phrase! :)

  We continue to document the Materials Petal of the Living Building Challenge. The Living Building Challenge. What is That? Well, the idea is this: How do you create a building that is as beautiful as a flower and functions as efficiently and effectively? There are seven petals and 20 imperatives to the challenge. Zero Net or Positive Energy, Zero Net or Positive Water, Materials, Beauty, Equity, Health and Site. Check out the International Living Futures Institute web site at ILFI.org for more details. The idea is to leave the Extraction economy of oil and gas behind and move seamlessly into our Regenerative, Restorative Future NOW! We have been a Transition Town Project, Living Building Challenge Registered Project from the get go since we began this process in 2010!

See The Transition Handbook, by Rob Hopkins to learn about powering down and be sure to check out Paul Hawken's newest book Drawdown. It turns out, there's lots more jobs to be had in the Solar, Wind and Building Renovation sectors than in the dwindling Oil and Gas Economy. So, remember to speak these truths to your family and friends, Divest from Oil and Gas, and here we go gliding into the future NOW!

Currently  at 1317 East Carson Street, we are going for Living Building Challenge Petal Recognition for the front 4600 feet of our 18,000 square foot building with its cold prep kitchen. We plan to complete an overall plan for the entire building. If you'd love to join us on the journey and have resources of any kind to donate, monetary, or otherwise, let us know! There's lots more to write about, so until next time,

Happy Springtime and we'll see you on May 28, 2017, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Open Streets PGH sponsored by BIKEPGH and others:)

Blessings, Peace, Love, Shalom & Namaste, y'all,

Elisa Beck:)
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You Are INvited! HAPPY PRESENT MOMENTS!!! :)

Happy 2017 y'all! Here's to a collection of Happy, Healthy, Regenerative, Restorative Moments NOW and in all the moments of your LIFE! Join us tonight, December 31, 2016 to ring in the New Year for an alcohol and drug free Gathering and be HIGH on LIFE!
VEGAN Pot Luck dinner at 6:00 PM followed by Singing, Dancing, Drumming, and more!

FOR ONE PEACE ARTIST COOPERATIVE is now open at 1317 East Carson Street, the home of Schwartz Living Market on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM!
Schwartz Living Market sells amazing goods including books on the RAW LIVING FOODS Lifestyle by Brian Clement, Body Butters and Pure Soy Lotion Candles by local candle maker TERRA!

On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the third FREE Psychic and Healing Event will be happening!
Contact Clyde Chafer at 440-223-1392 of Journeys Magazine to participate as a vendor.

Stay tuned for mucho amazingness at Schwartz Living Market in 2017! :)

Love and So Many Blessings,

Elisa Beck, the whole crew at 1317 East Carson Street, & FOR ONE PEACE ARTIST COOPERATIVE, Joseph, Devin, Brad and Ashley :)

Schwartz Living Market ROCKS! November 2016 AMAZING EVENTS!:)

Lovingkindness, Peace, Healthful Living and Unity are my buzzwords for the rest of my life! This roller coaster ride is just beginning. I'm in, with my intentions set. Understanding this is going to be the wild ride of our lifetimes and getting excited about all of it. I'm praying for the enlightenment of this new administration. With that will come an immediate capping of the the stacks on the coal fired power plants, not just in Pittsburgh, but in the entire country so greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 80%.  The amazingly quick movement to not just Sustainable, but REGENERATIVE lifestyles....Erin Brockovich is already helping us remotely and who knows, perhaps she'll be visiting this region before we know it to work with us on some proposed toxic choices for this Western PA region! With that will come the removal of subsidies to the oil and gas industries and subsidies to the already existing technologies of Hydrogen, Sun, and Wind, those technologies that have been with us since the beginning of time! Modeling Healing and Wellness from the inside out is our game and the part we play in the heart of Pittsburgh's Entertainment District!!!
I pray for a smooth ride, with a few bumps and unexpected sharp turns, with lots and lots of drug- free adrenaline rushes and calm moments! So many will release so much pain and trauma and move on and into the meaning of why they were put on this planet Earth at this moment in time. How much more exciting can things get y'all?!

Peace, Love and Blessings for all of us and for Panchamama, Planet Earth and all her inhabitants:),
Elisa B.H. Beck :)
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@ Schwartz Living Market~ November 2016:

Psychic and Healing Expo
Saturday, November 12, 2016
 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM~  FREE ADMISSION!
"A Great Variety of Psychics & Vendors featuring: Nutrition, bodywork, Crystals, Music, Astrology, Psychic Readings, Aura Imagery, and Much More! Also offering lectures to spark attendees to higher levels of consciousness and featuring The Merkaba Chamber, a four foot Copper and Crystal Merkaba and Hemi-Sync Music. For more Information and Tickets for The Gallery Readings with Carole Obley www.thejourneymag.com or call Clyde Chafer at 440-223-1392"


GRAND OPENING of  412FORONEPEACE Artists' Cooperative #forONEpeace
Friday, November 18, 2016 ~ 7:00 PM FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!

We are so very excited to announce the FOR ONE PEACE ARTIST CO-OP occupying Schwartz Living Market! These five young and truly amazingly talented young artists are full of energy and enthusiasm. We feel so blessed they have come together to continue to change themselves and the whole wide world in a positive way through their art and amazing creativity! A GIANT shout out to Iraq Combat War Veteran Joe Boots for his amazing abilities as the master organizer of the ARTISTS' COOP. Joining Joe are Devin Ashmore, Brad Bianchi, Ashley Cornwall, and John Muldoon, all incredibly creative, energetic and blessed souls! Questions call Joe at 412-495-8830. Thanks to all of you for joining us on the journey of our lifetimes!

Living Building Challenge Update for Schwartz Living Market! Monday, August 11, 2016 at 4:00 PM!

How do we keep the planet cool? Join us at the Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes to learn about how Schwartz Living Market is going about Living Building Challenge Certification for one part of the building at 1317 East Carson Street, and eventually for the whole building! 

Monday, August 11, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Phipps!

Register here: https://www.go-gba.org/events/living-building-challenge-project-updates/?utm_content=bufferf341f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Stay Cool!

Elisa :)

Dr. Elisa Haransky-Beck, OD, FCOVD, SME, PDC

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Functional Forum at Schwartz Living Market on Monday evening, May 2, 2016! We are Feelin' the Bern too!

Hello and Happy Springtime! Stop down to the market to work for the Bernie Sanders campaign and to express your appreciation for all of the amazing volunteers.  Lena, Chris, Raja and so many others are dedicating their LIVES these days for social change. Paradigm shifting has been at the root of the Schwartz Living Market process for many years.....The market is open from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM through the Pennsylvania Primary on April 26, 2016.

Words cannot express how honored and privileged we feel to be hosting both the Bernie Sanders Pittsburgh Campaign Headquarters and Pittsburgh's LIVE STREAMING Functional Forum! Free parking behind the market across Bingham Street for Bernie volunteers and for Functional Forum attendees!

The next Functional Forum is on Monday evening, May 2, 2016 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM!

Join us for an amazingly exciting and intellectually stimulating evening! Healthy Food will be donated by a local non profit called 412 Rescue.
Register here: http://meetup.functionalforum.com/pittsburgh-pa/

Details here:

May 2016 Functional Forum

If there is one conference that has charted the rise of the Functional Forum and the Evolution of Medicine it is the Integrative Health Symposium, the biggest integrative and functional medicine conference on the East Coast, held each February in New York.

For our May episode we bring you the best content from the conference, and a theme emerged quickly… and it was music to our ears…

The Power of Groups, Groupers and Community. Not only was this a theme of some of the best content, but we were also able to capture insight from our NYC Functional Forum community members attending the conference.

We are thrilled to bring highlights of Dr. David Perlmutter’s epic keynote where he talked about “Grouping and Splitting” and how the chronic disease epidemic can best be solved by grouping symptoms, rather than “splitting diagnoses”.

We will also feature a segment from Jamie Harvie, Executive Director of Institute for a Sustainable Future, an incredible talk as part of the “Community in Medicine” panel that James was featured on, hosted by John Weeks.

We also feature Dr. Dan Kraft, Dr. David Brady, Dr. Robin Berzin and many more luminaries at the conference.

 This episode will address the following questions:

• How can we group symptoms to more effectively address multi-factoral chronic diseases
• Why chronic disease must be seen in a larger ecological and community context
• Clinical tips from our NYC community of practitioners to get better clinical results with patients

Keynote Speakers

Dr. David Perlmutter “Groupers, Splitters and the Future of Chronic Disease Care”

Jamie Harvie “Community, Ecology and the Powerful Role of Integrative Medicine”

Other Speakers Include:

Dr. Daniel Kraft, Dr. Robin Berzin, Dr. David Brady, & many more!   
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Many blessings for a Happy and Healthy Springtime!
Smell the amazing flowers blooming everywhere!

Elisa Beck :)
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Functional Forum and Bernie's Headquarters too!!

Hello Schwartz Living Market Fans! This is a REAL BLOG entry! Not just an announcement about an upcoming event, but a behind the scenes Synchronicity STORY too!!! First the announcement:

Join us this coming Monday evening, April 4, 2016 and every first Monday of the Month for James Maskell's LIVE STREAMING Functional Forums.  This month's Forum is Streaming from San Francisco! The event runs from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The LIVE Streaming is from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM with Q&A following from 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Socializing, Snacking and Networking from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Registration link and more details here: http://meetup.functionalforum.com/pittsburgh-pa/

Where? Schwartz Living Market, 1317 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Free parking behind the Venue across Bingham Street for attendees! This month we'll be meeting in the space behind the GIANT BERNIE Banner!

So here's the BLOG part of this post:

A week ago Saturday, I was planning a few outings. Part of my plan was to stay away from my electronic devices including my desk top computer. But then I realized I needed to figure out the address of where I was going that afternoon. I was planning to attend a Native American Spring Equinox Ceremony and I did not have the address. So you know how it happens...I googled the event, the address, and then decided to quickly check my e-mail before leaving the house....

And there was an e-mail from a friend of mine with a note: Elisa...I think your Schwartz Living Market Venue would be perfect for this: And there it was, a forwarded Bernie Sanders for President Newsletter announcing the need for a space for the Pittsburgh Bernie Sanders Headquarters.
Requirements listed were:
1) 2,000 to 3,000 square feet
2) Open space for meetings/gatherings
3) Preferably a Bernie Supporter

Check, Check, Check...All three requirements met, so I sent an e-mail to the scout. He called me within 10 minutes. I had not yet left my home. He asked if he could see the space. I said, "Sure, ", "How about tomorrow, I asked? He said, "How about this afternoon?" And so it goes, I met him in the space two hours later. We spent an hour and a half going over details.. He videoed the space and said he'd let me know. I walked around the block to the parking lot, got into my car and began to text to my husband when all of a sudden, Alex, the scout knocked on my car window. When I opened the window, he put his thumb up and said, "It's a GO!"

Talk about fast action and synchronicity. So that's the back story of how 1317 East Carson Street become the Official Bernie Sanders for President Official Headquarters...Hey that's my synchronicity story for today! Next time I decide to blog on synchronicity, I'll talk about why and how the energy we've created in the space at 1317 East Carson Street attracted the Bernie campaign, and how our process at Schwartz Living Market has been an example of a Transition Town, Living Building Challenge, Permaculture Based Project from the start, and how that ties in with the Bernie Sanders campaign, and why it is so important to educate the masses about how wise Bernie is and why it is so important to elect him as the next President! Our process at 1317 East Carson Street has been all about transforming culture, our inner and outer ecosystems and morphing ourselves and our built environments into spaces for healthful living! Yee Hah!

Happy April, Many Blessings, and I hope to see you down on the South Side!

Elisa Beck:)
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Feeling the BERN?!

Schwartz Living Market at 1317 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's Historic South Side is serving as the Official Pittsburgh Headquarters for the Bernie Sanders for President campaign. With that in mind, be sure to REGISTER to vote by tomorrow evening, that's Monday evening, March 28, 2016.
Register to vote on-line at votespa.com by midnight on Monday, March 28, 2016, or pick up a registration form at the office at the Bernie for President Headquarters site at SLM and be sure it is postmarked by March 28, 2016!

The phone number of the South Side Bernie office at Schwartz Living Market is 412-525-3429.
Free parking behind the market across Bingham Street for volunteers!

We are wondering when Bernie will show up on site? Hey, keep checking this blog and Facebook page for EVENTS and Happenings! This past week we loved the Students for Bernie event planned by Pitt Students for Bernie on Monday evening with so many young faces and the Official opening event this past Wednesday evening with the amazing GIANT BERNIE Puppet. What a kick!

Stop by and take your photo with a life size Bernie who stays on site 24/7! The office hours are 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM seven days a week! Volunteer by phone banking and more....

And for those that choose to vote for Bernie, you must be a registered DEMOCRAT in order to vote for Bernie in the Primary on April 26, 2016. If registered as an Independent, you cannot vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in the primaries. Just sayin' ! :)

Have a wonderful week!
Schwartz Living Market :)

LIVE STREAMING Functional Forum on Monday evening, April 4, 2016 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM

Happy March! We are so excited to be hosting the Functional Forum on Monday evening, April 3, 2016! Free parking behind the venue across Bingham Street for attendees!

Mark your calendar now:  Monday, April 4th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

We will again be LIVE streaming James Maskell's Functional Forum.  This time it is coming from San Francisco.  Note, the earlier time.

Here is the link for more information and to register.  http://meetup.FunctionalForum.com/Pittsburgh-PA/

The program is exciting!

Keynote speakers include:

• Acupuncturist Chris Kresser on Adrenal Fatigue and 
• DO Stephanie Daniel on the Thyroid as a signal of Alarm. 

We will gather at 6:00 pm for networking and refreshments provided by 412 Food Rescue and others.  Sample some fermented products and learn about local products and services.

The LIVE stream begins at 7:00 pm and will be followed by a group discussion.  Please share the above link on Facebook and through other social media and emails to friends and colleagues.

Looking forward to another exciting evening!

Patty Lemer and Elisa Beck :)

You Are Invited! Functional Forum on Monday evening, February 29, 2016 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at Schwartz Living Market and Clear Communication!

Join us in our Urban Sanctuary!

You are invited to our amazing event coming up on Monday evening, February 29, 2016 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. 

It's the Functional Forum with Jeffrey Bland and others STREAMING LIVE from Schwartz Living Market in Pittsburgh's Historic South Side!

 Five dollars at the door which includes VEGAN snacks by Mya Zeronis of extraVEGANza and VEGAN snacks prepared by Silva Abraham of Basha 21. Here's the registration link: http://meetup.functionalforum.com/pittsburgh-pa/

What's been going on at Schwartz Living Market? Well, the next chapter is upon us. We are preparing the space for the next Grand Opening in May, 2016 with lots of GREENpeneurs and HEALTH and WELLNESSpreneurs. So, a few days ago I walked in to this Urban Oasis for Healthful Living and what did I smell? Was it my imagination, or was I smelling some noxious fumes? There was my amazing contractor painting some sort of stain on a thin strip of wood adjacent to the beautiful, Made in the USA tile that now lines the area below the front window that I had hand picked, arranged by hand as a flowing riverbed, and cranked my shoulder over....

Why? What is it in me that created the situation of possible volatile organic compounds in the air inside our building? I thought I had been so very clear with all of the people putting their precious and wonderful energy into the space. You see, we have been complying with the Materials Petal of the Living Building Challenge for many, many years...I've repeated over and over and over again to everyone working and playing and being in the space that all materials MUST be cleared with me, through me before using them....Why do patterns continue to repeat themselves and why must lessons be learned over and over again?

If you've got any answers to this question, please let us know by posting on the Facebook page Schwartz Living Market or e-mail us at schwartzlivingmarket@gmail.com!

Many blessings for vibrant health, wellness and clarity!

Elisa Beck :)
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Happy Valentine's Day and SAVE the DATE: Monday, February 29, 2016 Functional Medicine Forum at Schwartz Living Market :)

Hello and Happy February!

Enjoy the Valentine's Day weekend with a wonderful Pre-Valentine's Day luncheon today and Valentine's Day Dinner tomorrow evening at Schwartz Living Market, 1317 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's Historic South Side. These weekend events are by Mya Zeronis of extraVEGANza!

Save the Date: Monday evening, February 29, 2016 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM to hear a LIVE STREAMING Functional Medicine Forum from the market. For registration and more details go to:
 http://meetup.functionalforum.com/pittsburgh-pa/

Happy Valentine's Day weekend and many blessings for vibrant health and lots of love,

Elisa Beck :)
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Raw CaCaO Holiday Festivities at Schwartz Living Market in December, 2015 and beyond!

December, 2015 at Schwartz Living Market and beyond:

Saturday, December 12, 2015: Schwartz Living Market will have a table the Pittsburgh Vegan Festival- Holiday Ball, north of the city, vending amazing healthy candles from Pittsburgh's Terra, Body Butters for Babies and Adults from Lavender Moon, and some books on RAW foods too! Join us while we take the show on the road! Details for the Pittsburgh Vegan Festival: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1481446832158598/

On Thursday, December 17, 2015: Amanda Maloney along with Jenna and Parker will facilitate an amazing RAW CaCao infused Holiday Event at Schwartz Living Market from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM! Candles, soap, body butters and books will be for sale too. Details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raw-cacao-party-tickets-19872196274?utm_campaign=201308&ref=esfb&utm_source=Facebookenivtefor001
Donation is $18.00/person~! 

The South Side Anglican Church meets in the market on Sundays at 11:00 AM. Services are open to the public and all are welcome!

If you are interested in renting space in the market for a business or party event,  please contact us at schwartzlivingmarket@gmail.com

Many blessings for a wonderful holiday season,

Elisa Beck :)
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Cultivating Miracles on 11/11 with Jenna and Parker at Schwartz Living Market!

• Special Event at Schwartz Living Market :)

  Cultivating Miracles on 11/11!

  Wednesday, November 11, 2015 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM

  With Jenna and Parker: "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED!!! List of Activities Music & Mingle (Bring Instruments) • Drum Circle and a chance to connect with others

  Yoga & Movement (Bring Yoga mats)

  • Stretch out and move to get the energy flowing

  Authentic Relating Games

  • Face fears and become vulnerable with these effective connection games Workshop on Cultivating Miracles

  • Hear about ways to cultivate miracles in your life, as well as epic stories and lessons learned from hitchhiking the US

  Premier Video from our Hitchhiking Journey

  • Be the first to watch the brand new Organic Osmosis video, a culmination of the best moments from our journeys 

  Healing - Reiki, Sound Healing, Massage Circle (Bring pillows and blankets) • Receive healing and get a chance to heal others FREE Snacks & Reiki Blessed Water

  • We will provide organic snacks and hydrating water Dancing!

  • Let go and dance like nobody is watching! ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  Miracles are not always random or coincidental, they can be cultivated through conscious creation and faith in the great mystery of spirit. We will be explaining how to use our inherent magical abilities to create miracles in our lives. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Healthy Food and Juices will be available from extraVEGANza in Schwartz Living Market until 8:30 pm We will provide FREE HEALTHY SNACKS afterwards Admission -> Donation $5  (Portion of fee will go to Schwartz) We are not trying to make money off this event. Most of the money will pay for the food we will be buying. We really want everyone to attend, no matter what your financial situation, so we may all raise our vibrations, connect with each other, and co-create miracles together!!! Additional donations for the beautiful Schwartz Living Market are also welcome :)"

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  "Come with an open mind, and leave remembering the magic of cultivating miracles in your life!" Jenna and Parker :)

Intercontinental Superfood Brunch at Schwartz Living Market, November 7, 2015 and more!

For the most amazing REAL food in Pittsburgh, PA! Chef Mya Zeronis's extraVEGANza is open in Schwartz Living Market at 1317 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's Historic District.Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Woo Hoo! Free parking for customers behind the market across Bingham Street. Come on in to this Urban Oasis for Healthful Living, buy a book, a candle and some body butter, and enjoy some delicious food and drink. Nurture yourself! :)
Elisa Beck,  :)

Join us at the next Inter-continental Superfood Brunch on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Go to this link to pre-register: nov7brunch.brownpapertickets.com

Serving Health in Most Natural, Delicious Form

Inter-Continental Superfood Brunch Schwartz Living Market Pittsburgh, PA Share this event:  Raw acai chia falooda, fermented green tea salad and more... Gluten free, vegan, soy free, unprocessed and with no refined sugar......yes, it's possible. A part of the monthly Saturday Superfood Brunch series, this is a one-of-a-kind slow food event that typically runs for 2-3 hours, allowing guests to eat mindfully, socialize, network, have intellectual conversations, get informed about healing superfood ingredients and enjoy themselves while the food comes out course after course. By eating mindfully and not loading up on empty calories and carbs, guests leave more than full, nourished and satisfied. This is not a buffet, and table manners will be expected. Milestones: http://vstw.net/2015/04/an-evolution-of-eating/ http://www.muddymelissa.com/2015/04/12/review-zest-wishes-vegan-brunch/ http://pittsburgh.cityvoter.com/best/brunch/great-meals/pittsburgh http://www.post-gazette.com/life/munch/2014/08/28/Munch-goes-to-Schwartz-Living-Market/stories/201408280139 http://www.wonderaddo.com/index.php/family-friendly-vegan-brunch/ http://www.pittsburghmagazine-digital.com/pittsburghmagazine/january_2014/?pg=104&pm=1&u1=friend#pg104 http://www.post-gazette.com/life/recipes/2013/09/19/Food-Column-Cook-and-learn-at-pop-up-dinner/stories/201309190282 http://www.popcitymedia.com/features/creativedinners0918.aspx Enjoy a-whole-new-level vegan brunch items crafted by Chef Mya Zeronis of Lean Chef en Route/extraVEGANza, using GMO-free, local, organic ingredients and NO refined sugar, gluten, processed textured mock meats, vegetable protein isolates TVPs and processed vegan cheeses. A chef who weighs 98 pounds, Mya Zeronis started cooking plant-strong Burmese farm food in her parents' kitchen at the age of 11. Despite her decade-long career in conventional, meat-centric, butter-drowned, flour-covered and sugar-coated U.S. restaurant kitchens, she identified a need for healthful foods in Pittsburgh and made it her business in 2013. By returning to her roots, she resolved some of her health issues resulted from eating whatever was readily available in restaurant kitchens. Her multifaceted business (personal chef and catering services, raw organic juice bar, vegan whole food cafe and monthly plant-based superfood brunches) aims to make healthy eating and sustainable living accessible. Nearly a dozen of her recipes won top prizes in national and local contests. Some others were published in magazines and cookbooks. [;4 BEVERAGES]; Juice counter for make-your-own raw fresh juice blends: Orange Glow - carrots, Mandarin oranges, ginger; Virgin Mary - tomatoes, celery, banana peppers,  garlic, lemon, pink Himalayan salt Raw vegan nog with coconut milk, bananas, cinnamon, nut mag, cloves, turmeric, nutritional yeast, vanilla Organic, fair-trade coffee with homemade almond milk and grade B dark organic maple syrup [;10 DISHES]; This is reservation-only event and guests must pay in advance. Cutoff is 48 hours prior to event. Want to get this brunch and upcoming brunches for $15 each? Sign up for a one-year Born To Brunch membership (link below). 1)Raw pizza with dehydrated flax-oat-buckwheat-sunflower seed crust, sundried tomato basil sauce, garlic cashew  ricotta, dehydrated zucchini, eggplant, Swiss chard, pine nut parmesan 2)Kale-purple cabbage slaw with raw coconut aminos, avocado lime scallion dressing 3)Garbanzo battered and baked Buffalo cauliflower bites served with organic cayenne-apple cider sauce, spirulina cashew blue cheese dip, celery and carrot sticks 4)Japanese pumpkin squash soup in ginger coconut cream, topped with English peas 5)Euro open-face sandwich on anti-wheat whole grain-seed bread with roasted eggplant, peppers, lemon avocado spread, fresh tomato, red onion, kale 6)Golden sticky rice and potatoes with turmeric, toasted sesame oil, fried onions 7)Pan-fried black lentil fritters with mint tamarind chili dip 8)Fermented green tea salad with raw sunflower seeds, raw hemp hearts, raw sesame seeds, cabbage, tomato, lime juice, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil 9) Acai chia falooda with raw kelp noodles, dried jackfruit crumbs, crushed banana chips, crushed raw pecans, dried coconuts and mixed berries 10)Raw cacao walnut brownies sweetened with dates and raisins Raw fresh ingredients are washed three times using baking soda-sea salt-filtered water solution. Up to two children age 7 or younger, accompanied by paying adult, eat free. For each additional child or those 8-14, the cost is $10 and it's donated to No Kid Hungry. This is reservation-only event and guests must pay in advance. Cutoff is two days prior to event. Want to get this brunch and upcoming brunches for $15 each? Sign up for a one-year Born To Brunch membership. Please email organizer well in advance if you have any food sensitivities and allergies. If bringing children under 7 years of age, please let organizer know how many.

Wednesday evening, September 30, 2015 Be At Home in Your Body Work/Play Shop from 6:30 to 8:30 PM with Jenna Maloney

Join us on Wednesday evening, September 30, 2015 at Schwartz Living Market at 1317 East Carson Street from 6:30 to 8:30 PM for the 

Be At Home In Your Body Work/Play Shop!

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/411452712388374/

Hi, Friend!
I invite you to join me to explore the power of nutrition paired with self-healing for optimal health. During this workshop we will do a few exercises including meditation, reiki, using crystals and an intention share. We are living temples of Life itself and here you will be given the space to express what you are.  Nourishment comes in many forms. Change your food, habits, environment, company, anything, and it changes all aspects of your life. Come and explore what makes you feel energized, nourished and joyful.

The rate of this workshop is $10.
Half of the funds are going to Schwartz Living Market to contribute to its goal of becoming a Living Building with a green roof running off 100% renewable energy and growing into a thriving healing center.

There will be amazing vegan food made by Maya at ExtravEganza Pgh - Lean Chef En Route! Sooo yummy!

Benefits you will receive by attending:
~Understand holistic nutrition to make empowered choices
~Being at home in your body
~Opportunity to receive healing
~Gain respect and amazement for the intelligence of your body
~Knowledge of how to heal naturally
~The power and support of community

I am very excited about this and I hope you can join us!
Sincerely,
Jenna Maloney ♥

Party with us and see Plant Pure Nation Film on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 5:00 and 7:30 PM!

Join us on Thursday evening, August 27, 2015 at 5:00 PM for a Plant Based food gathering. Then mosey on over to the South Side Cinema with us to see the 7:30 PM showing of the Pittsburgh Premier of Plant Pure Nation. We are so excited! Join the Pittsburgh Plant Pure Nation POD by going to PlantPureNation.com and adding your contact information. We are sooooo excited! :)

extraVEGANza, Mya Zeronis's newest Whole Foods, Plant Based venture will be there serving their delicious food and amazing juices and for a $5.00 donation you'll get some healthy whole food snacks for the movie.

extraVEGANza is now open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM and 5:30 to 8:30 PM. Free parking behind the market across Bingham Street for customers!

See you soon! Elisa Beck :)

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Introducing extraVEGANza! It's the newest business to grace Schwartz Living Market!

Welcome extraVEGANza to Schwartz Living Market!! We are so excited! Go to this link to be part of the process: Just cut the link below, and paste it into your browser, and you'll help Mya big time, to launch her newest venture!

 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/eat-these-donuts-be-healthy#home

Mya Zeronis's business is morphing from Zest Wishes and The Lean Chef en Route to the 98 Pound Chef...Yes, you read that correctly! Mya was 145 pounds at one time!! Take a look at some recent blogging by a few of the bloggers at the brunch in April, 2015, and you'll see what I'm talking about. You'll see Mya spinning a giant piece of pizza dough! Those links can be found from the Schwartz Living Market Facebook Page.

What is new and what is next? Schwartz Living Market: An Urban Oasis for Healthful Living is an amazingly open, inspirational, changeable, fruitful, sensorimotor experience! When you find yourself asking what is next, what is this process, what is this project, know that you're talking to yourself, raising your awareness, and thinking about what is next for you too!!

Schwartz Living Market is selling delicious VivaPura superfood Buddha's Delight mixes, Vitality Super Mixes, and more! We also sell inspirational books by Brian Clement, Ph.D. of the Hippocrates Health Institute and his amazing wife, Anna Marie Clement, Ph.D. whose raw, vegan cookbook is outstanding!

Join us at the market on May 9. 2015 anytime between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM for a shot of wheatgrass juice, and beginning at 1:00 PM for Mya's amazing 14 course delicious meal. Allow three hours to savor the food, one course at a time. Yup, the meal is served over a course of three hours. Ingredients for the first make your own juice of the day will be available when you arrive, and the fun continues course by course over the following three hours. Mya grew up in Burma, in a different culture than those of us that grew up in the United States. This Slow Foods meal will be one of those experiences you will not forget. Where else in the 'Burgh can you be served a 14 course meal over the course of three hours that is VEGAN, ORGANIC, GLUTEN-FREE, and GMO-free and if you register early or for a series of meals, the total cost is $15.00? It's unheard of! So register soon for an individual meal or for the series, otherwise the price creeps up to the also amazingly reasonable rate of $35.00/person. I am 100% convinced that a meal of this amazing quality would cost $75.00 if it were being served at a fancy establishment at the top of Mt. Washington or in Shadyside!!

Stay tuned for the exact date when Mya will be open in Schwartz Living Market five days a week from 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM serving grab and go Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!

We are excited and blessed! Thanks so much to Violet, a graduate of Duquesne University in the field of Sustainability and Finance, and Sally graduates soon and who volunteered their time at the market and helped us get the WIFI up and running!



Blessings to all of you for a happy and healthy springtime!

Elisa :)
Elisa Beck
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Special Events in April, 2015: Amazing Vegan Brunch and Spring Into Spirit Holistic Wellness Extravaganza!

Join us for two special events in April, 2015!

Beginning May, 2015, Schwartz Living Market will be open five days a week! In April, 2015, the market is open on Saturday, April 11 and Saturday, April 18 for two very special events!

On Saturday, April 11, 2015, Mya Zeronis of Zest Wishes will host an amazing Vegan Brunch at 1:00 PM. Go to ZestWishes.com or the Zest Wishes Facebook page or here: http://april11brunch.brownpapertickets.com for details!

On Saturday, April 18, 2015, The Journey Magazine will host a Spring Into Spirit, Holistic Wellness Event! Details here:http://thejourneymag.com/spring-into-spirit/

Happy Springtime! Stay tuned for very exciting food and fun five days a week at Schwartz Living Market beginning in May, 2015!!! We are so excited! :)

Elisa Beck :)
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A Recipe For Success with Brian Clement, Ph.D. N.D. Co-Director of the Hippocrates Health Institute speaking at Schwartz Living Market February 20, 2015 7:00 PM and more!!

February 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM at Schwartz Living Market: Brian Clement speaks!

Join us on Friday evening, February 20, 2015, between 6:00 and 9:00 PM to hear amazing Brian Clement, Co-Director of the Hippocrates Health Institute speak on A Recipe for Success! Brian will begin speaking at 7:00 PM. $15.00 at the door. You can Pre-Register on site at Schwartz Living Market, 1317 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's Historic South Side, or by e-mailing to schwartzlivingmarket@gmail.com. Free parking is available to customers and participants behind the market across Bingham Street. Zest Wishes, Mya Zeronis will have Vegan, Gluten, Free-GMO-Free, organic food for sale, some raw, some cooked. Dress warmly!

On Saturday, February 21, 2015, join us for the Second Annual Upcycle/Flea Market between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM! Interested in selling some things? Inquire through schwartzlivingmarket@gmail.com, or stop by the market to talk with Liz or Paul during market hours, Thursdays and Saturdays between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM, and Fridays between 11:00 AM and 7:30 PM.

Schwartz Living Market is a co-sponsor for Environmentalism Begins on Your Plate on Wednesday evening, February 18, 2015, at 6:30 PM, a Repair The World Workshop at 6022 Broad Street in East Liberty. Jeff Cohan, Executive Director of Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA) will speak on the environmental ramifications of food production, comparing plant based and animal-based diets. The talk will be followed by a collection of activities to stimulate both your social conscience and inner foodie! Other co-sponsors include the East End Food Coop, JVNA, and Repair the World! Mya Zeronis of Zest Wishes, will be there sampling her delicious fare and representing Schwartz Living Market!

Be sure to check out the Schwartz Living Market Facebook page, and LIKE us on Facebook!

Have a Happy Day with many Blessings!

The Schwartz Living Market Team :)

What do Earth Guardians, Transition Towns, Schwartz Living Market, Sustainable Monroeville & Power of One Voice have in common?

Schwartz Living Market hours are 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Thursdays and Saturdays and 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM on Fridays. 

This photo is from our Earth Friendly Holiday Party at Schwartz Living Market last week! We served Plant Based, VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE food, amazing shots of wheatgrass juice and other juices too, and Phil Osopshical performed some beautiful and inspirational FLOWETRY! Thanks Paul for DJing and thanks all of you Schwartz Living Market friends and family for joining us!

Wear your green arm band, take a photo and send that photo to the Earth Guardians through EarthGuardians.org. Why? To show that you are working on yourself, with yourself, by yourself, and with others, to manifest the magnificent EDEN that Spaceship Earth is, and is meant to BE!!

Earth Guardians are Protecting Planet Earth

What are you doing to protect the Earth?
Are you an Earth Guardian?
If you are not yet an Earth Guardian, how will you become an Earth Guardian?
Look at Itzcuauhtli's first speech here: http://www.earthguardians.org/ItzBio.shtml
Learn about the work of Xiuhtezcatl and Itzcuauhtli at EarthGuardians.org

 Earth, by Elisa Beck :)

As our Inner Ecosystem
As the Spaceship Earth
As the Present, the Future and the Past
As the rivers flow
and the fluids flow in our bodies
and in the
bodies
of all forms
of Life
the blood
the lymph
the single cells of hemoglobin flowing
through
our arteries
and veins
through the cytoplasm, the ecoplasm, the plasma
the chlorophyll
the SUN powers all of this and all of it

The beautiful Spaceship
called Earth
with all its
majesty
colors
sights
smells
The Perception
we hold
is ours
to form
Our thoughts
CREATE
OUR REALITY
So shift your thoughts towards Positivity
Creativity
Blissful wonder
& let's
CREATE
together
through
how we act
towards
ourselves
and
towards one another
What we eat
drink
and think
the new world that is
MEANT TO BE
IS
as we
Look
Feel
&Think
that way!

Earthguardians.org
#silenceintoaction

More excitement than ever here in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Premier of Power of One Voice Premier!!

Go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-one-voice-film-pittsburgh-premiere-tickets-14796477663 to register! Congratulations friends and local Pittsburghers Patricia DeMarco and Mark Dixon!

What do Earth Guardians, Transition Towns, Schwartz Living Market, Sustainable Monroeville and Power of One Voice and your senses and feelings and actions all have in common? What do you think?!

Stay tuned for amazing events at Schwartz Living Market in February, 2015:

SAVE the DATES!
February is Healthful Living Month at Schwartz Living Market!
On Friday, February 20, 2014, Brian Clement, Ph.D. Co-Director of the Hippocrates Health Institute will be speaking at 7:00 PM. $15.00/person at the door. Dr. Clement will sign his books following the talk. Healthy food and amazing drinks will be for sale throughout the evening.

On Saturday, February 21. Schwartz Living Market will participate in the South Side Soup Contest and feature the soup of Mya Zeronis's Zest Wishes, the Lean Chef en Route!

In March, 2014, Mary Renschler will offer a workshop on Reflexes. Details soon.

Looking forward to seeing all of you soon at Schwartz Living Market!

Elisa :)

Elisa Beck
Schwartz Living Market: An Urban Oasis for Healthful Living
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http://1317eastcarson.blogspot.com
Phone # 412-491-0303

You Are Invited!~Healthy Eating for Healthy Vision Party at Schwartz Living Market, 1317 East Carson Street from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday, December 15, 2014!

Healthy Eating for Healthy Vision Party!

What? FREE! Sample amazing food and juices from Zest Wishes, Mya Zeronis, the Lean Chef en Route! Try a shot of wheat grass juice prepared by Juice Heaven! We are an alcohol-free establishment, but no worries, you'll feel amazingly wonderful when you leave this party!  Dr. Elisa Beth Haransky-Beck, Doctor of Optometry, Fellow in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, and Somatic Movement Therapist, will talk briefly on the subject of Healthy Eating for Healthy Vision, and the process of transforming our Vision. 
James Rodgers will be teaching us about Young Living Oils and selling his amazing Pure In Spirit cookies, and Rich Fishkin will be teaching us about Sprouting and selling his Sprouting Kits! 

Who is invited? Everyone, including children!

When? Monday evening, December 15, 2014, 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Where? Schwartz Living Market at 1317 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's Historic South Side. Free parking behind the market across Bingham Street. Bingham Street is one way from 13th towards 14th Street and the parking lot is halfway down the block on the left. If the upper parking lot is full, drive down the small step slope and park in City Theatre's Lot. We share parking lots!

Why? We are so excited about the work we do here at Schwartz Living Market and 1317 East Carson Street, and the FUN we have! Please join us with friends and family! 

RSVP with the number attending to the Schwartz Living Market FACEBOOK page, to schwartzlivingmarket@gmail.com or to Elisa Beck at 412-491-0303.

Upcoming Events in 2015:
February 20, 2015: Brian Clement, Co-Director of the Hippocrates Health Institute at 7:00 PM
February 21, 2015: Schwartz Living Market participates in the South Side Soup Contest with Zest Wishes! Noon to 3:00 PM

All the best for a happy, healthy, and consciously aware holiday season!

Elisa :)

Elisa Beth Haransky-Beck, O.D., F.C.O.V.D., S.M.T.
4203 Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217  Phone # 412-491-0303
Developmental Optometrist, Fellow, College of Optometrists in Vision Development, Somatic Movement Therapist

Schwartz Living Market: An Urban Oasis for Healthful Living
Linking the Urban and Suburban Food Not Lawns Movement to the Urban Core!
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Outside The Happy Pear in Greystones, Ireland! December, 2014

Inside The Happy Pear!