www.mamaglowfilmfest.com

Saturday August 20th, 2011, 5pm
at wellNEST Studio
51 Division street, Sag Harbor, NY

To Purchase Tickets:
contact wellNEST: 631.899.4600 or email: Emily@wellNEST.com
$50 advance purchase/$65 at the door
seating is limited- tickets based on availability
a portion of the proceeds go to- Every Mother Counts

Featured Films:

No Woman, No Cry- with Introduction by Christy Turlington-Burns
Madamn Tizo- by David Belle

Panel Discussion:

Moderated by Haley Binn

Sponsored By:
wellNEST, Tender Shoots Wellness, The Ash Center for Comprehensive Medicine,
Pure Essentials, Mamatini, Kiki De Montparnasse, Rebecca Minkoff, Jay Kos, GAIAM,
Dapple, The Juicy Naam, Belly Bandit, G-Diapers, Exhale, Plum Organics, Tata Harper,
Girly Girl Army, EGG by Susan Lazar, Moms & the City, Divalysscious Moms,
Hot Moms Club & Cord Blood Registry, Basq, The Bump, Choices in Childbirth

Press Contact:
Deborah Hughes
Deborah Hughes, Inc.
212.727.2220 deb@deborahhughesinc.com

Mama Glow!
Film Festival at WellNEST
Mama Glow is a maternity lifestyle brand created by Latham Thomas, prenatal wellness expert and founder of Tender Shoots Wellness. Mama Glow! is also the title of her forthcoming book on pregnancy and wellness which has been endorsed by wellness giants including Dr. Christiane Northrup, Richard Ash M.D., Frank Lipman M.D, and Kris Carr, and features influential moms like Haley Binn, Veronica Webb, Doutzen Kroes, Rebecca Minkoff, Rachel Roy, and many more. The book will be released in September of 2012.

The Mama Glow!™ Film Festival at WellNEST was created by Latham Thomas, along with Haley Binn, mother and contributor for Hamptons Magazine, and Rachel Paletsky, an advocate for integrative alternative medicine practices and founder and creative director of WellNEST and WellNEST Studio.

The idea of creating a positive culture of birth that is empowering for women and families resonates with Haley, Latham, and Rachel. They decided to showcase two films that have taken a tremendous stance in bringing awareness to maternal health and birth options. With gratitude they welcome you to their first annual event honoring women and innate wisdom of the female body. We welcome you in joining them in shifting towards a healthier consciousness around birth.

About the Films
No Woman, No Cry- Christy Turlington-Burns
with Introduction by Christy Turlington-Burns
In her gripping directorial debut, Christy Turlington-Burns shares the powerful stories of at-risk pregnant women in four parts of the world, including a remote Maasai tribe in Tanzania, a slum of Bangladesh, a post-abortion care ward in Guatemala, and a prenatal clinic in the United States.

Madamn Tizo- David Belle
The inspiring story of a 100 year old Haitian midwife/leaf doctor known as “Ms. Little Bones” in the town of Jacmel. The portrait of Madame Tizo is one of the rare matriarchs who embraces tradition and whose great influence resonates throughout her community.

Details

Format for the Day
Saturday, August 20th, 5pm-8pm
-Introduction- Latham & Rachel

-1st Film No Woman, No Cry

-2nd Film Madamn Tizo

-Panel Discussion moderated by Haley Binn- including Latham Thomas, Rebecca Minkoff, Drena DeNiro, Tata Harper, Denise Albert- NBC Moms & The City.

-Silent Auction & hor d’ourves

Giving back!
As part of the mission, to spread awareness about healthy birth, including birth options, affordable care, etc we are collect donations for one cause in maternal wellness related care. This year we are working to raise funds for Christy Turlington’s organization- Every Mother Counts www.everymothercounts.org

Silent Auction
Including products and services from maternal, child, and health/wellness related companies.

More about Mama Glow! & Tender Shoots Wellness:
Latham Thomas- Founder
latham@tendershootswellness.com
www.tendershootswellness.com
917.328.4720

More about WellNEST:
WellNEST- 125 Main Street, Sag Harbor
Rachel Paletsky- Founder
rachel@wellNEST.us
www.wellNEST.us
631.899.4600

WellNEST is featuring the art work of Dalton Portella, a local artist known throughout Long Island and Manhattan for his photography.

Tracy Anderson eats, sleeps and breaths all things healthy. From impossibly perfected exercise regimes to eating habits we can all be jealous of, it makes absolute sense she and Dr. Ash would sit down to discuss what it is about wellNEST and his philosophy that are so special. Watch the video above to learn more.

For over 11 years, Tracy Anderson has been refining a technique called the Tracy Anderson Method to help countless women achieve toned and defined bodies. Tracy’s overall mission is to strengthen the smaller muscle groups so that these muscles can pull in the larger muscles – which results in a lean figure that is not bulky giving every woman the tools she needs to look and feel her best!

Tracy’s Bio:
Tracy Anderson started dancing as a child, and at age 18 she traveled from her hometown in the Midwest to New York, determined to realize her life-long dream of becoming a professional dancer. After experiencing a considerable amount of weight gain, she began to experiment and create her own workout methods that led to a complete transformation of her own body. After 10 years of extensive research and using her own method to keep herself in shape, Tracy has designed several fitness systems – including bands, bars, and cubes. These systems challenge the small muscle groups by offering resistance as well as forcing the body to rely on its balance. Tracy’s list of celebrity clients includes Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakira, Courtney Cox and Kate Hudson. She is constantly developing new moves, routines, and techniques to ensure that her method stays fresh. Tracy has a studio in Los Angeles and New York City. Clients at both studios will have full access to Tracy’s band, bar, and cube systems, as well as the HBR. She came to wellNEST our store in Sag Harbor to interview our very own Dr Richard Ash MD and this is what she had to say:
I have learned so much from Dr. Richard Ash, particularly from his personal health story and how that has helped him create his practice for diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Ash believes that we are so preoccupied with treating the symptoms of illness that we don’t focus on treating the causes; his healing philosophy is based on finding the true cause of toxicity. After hearing about Dr. Ash’s practice and philosophy, I had a true “ta-da moment”, much like I had so many years ago when I first started researching fitness and the body’s muscular structure.

Dr. Ash has opened my mind and research to a new world of body balance I have learned so much from him.It is important to test your body’s pH level and always be aware of any level of acidity in your body, because this can lead to serious health problems. You can test your body’s alkalinity with standard pH strips and you will receive a score from 1 -14. A score below 7 indicates that your body has levels of acidity and a score over 7 indicates that your body is alkaline (with a score of 7 being neutral).It is important to have your body be alkaline but you don’t want the score to be too far above 7, and should aim to have your score around 7.5. High acid levels can weaken your immune system and be a conducive environment for disease and toxicity. Additionally, acidity can lead to premature aging, cardiovascular damage, osteoporosis, and chronic fatigue. There are some simple changes that you can make to neutralize the acid accumulation in your body and you will be amazed at how this can improve your quality of life.

A healthy diet should consist of 60% alkaline forming foods and 40% acid forming foods. However, if you already have high acidity and need to restore your alkaline level you should modify your diet to consist of 80% alkaline and 20% acid forming foods. Foods that are high alkaline foods are: kale, almonds, bananas, celery, lentils, nuts, and tomatoes. High acid forming foods include: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, grains, and legumes. As always, foods to avoid, which can also increase your acid levels include: white flour, sugar, sodas, and artificial sweeteners. Water is a neutral and as with any dietary change, it is important to stay hydrated and to drink a lot of water.

Exercise can also help maintain your alkaline level and remove toxicity from your body. If you would like to start with a comprehensive 3 level workout, I would recommend my Perfect Design Series which not only helps build long, lean muscles, but also offers a lot of variety in exercises with the different levels. It may seem like the answer for everything is “diet and exercise” but I want everyone to know that restoring and maintaining your body’s alkalinity will provide you with health benefits in all areas of your life. Please watch the video which shows the entire interview of two like minded people.

Dr. Ash’s motto is less a motto and more a rally cry. The fact is, most people are ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’. To get his message out there that life doesn’t have to be this way, every Sunday evening from 5-7pm on WOR 710AM radio, Dr Ash talks with callers, answers emails and responds to Twitter. Recent shows have been broadcast from wellNEST, where Dr. Ash has been joined by Joan Hamburg, Joy Behar, Lorraine Bracco and also by Core Fusion & Exhale Spas’ Fred DeVito and Elizabeth Halfpapp.

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WOR 710AM colleague, Joan Hamburg, gets a healthy conversation in with Joy Behar and Lorraine Bracco at wellNEST.

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Dr. Ash breathes a little easier with help from Fred DeVito and Elizabeth Halfpapp of Core Fusion and Exhale Spa: www.exhalespa.com

Dr. Ash lives the life he prescribes to others. His story is one of inspiring patients to seek more than medications as a reaction to ailments. Instead, he helps patients alter the body’s PH balance and hypersensitivity reactions to diet and environment. His mission in founding wellNEST with the creativity and artistic vision of Rachel Paletsky was to make this lifestyle accessible.

With that in mind, Dr. Ash has stocked the vitamin room at wellNEST with his line of Pure Essentials – vitamins and supplements that compose a true modern day pharmacy. From weight loss to allergies to stress, come in and let us talk with you to help you find the unique combination to help you feel better faster.

wellNEST invites you to the CORE Fitness Summer Series with Exhale Spa CORE FUSION Founders Fred DeVito  & Elizabeth Halfpapp in a special private class setting within the wellNEST, 125 Main Street, Sag Harbor. Tel:631 899 4600.We here at wellNEST have teamed up with Fred & Elizabeth for you to experience a transformational Core Fusion toning class. The class is based on the Lotte Berk Method fundamentals, Pilates & 50 years of combined fitness expertise, to achieve a strong, athletic, flexible and a youthful body. You can learn how to improve your performance in sports with a total body workout, Core Fusion Sport. You can strengthen  your overall wellbeing within a combination of yoga asanas, Qi Gong, core strengthening and stretching with a Core Fusion Yoga Class. All the classes include a cardio element and are fueled by upbeat and inspirational music rhythms. CORE is offered through Exhale, a mind body spa company that provides programs, classes and therapies to help people on their path to transformation and wellness.