Sunday night at the Banquet we'll do it LIKE THIS with Daniel Stolfi!

We had the great pleasure to meet Daniel at Retreat Yourself East 2009 where he connected for the first time with YACC and our amazing community. For those of you who have been to a retreat before, you'll know that we usually hold a talent show on the last day. Well in 2009 we did and we got to see a little portion of Daniel's show and we were all AMAZED! lucky us, we will get to see it all this time! Here's a little about Daniel:

In March of 2008, Daniel Stolfi was diagnosed with Acute Non -Hodgkin's T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer that would need equally aggressive chemotherapy treatment over the following two years of his life. Just when his acting career in the big city was starting to take off, he needed to put it all on hold to embark on the most physically, mentally, and emotionally draining journey of his life. While battling cancer, Daniel lost his hair, his appetite, his strength and his sex drive. The most tragic of all, he lost his ability and his desire to dance. In Cancer Can't Dance Like This, Daniel invites the audience into his fight with a number of comedic monologues, musical numbers, and character portrayals of his lost attributes to the disease. The question: can cancer out dance the dancing machine?

Although he paints a merciless picture, Dan's story is told with a thrill and lust for the finer (but also the necessary) things in life like no other survival story ever performed on stage. He has the courage to recount the pain he endured during his treatment process and does so with his own saving grace -- the fine art of comedy. 

It will be a wonderful evening and a great way to close the "official" program of our 2010 Edition of Survivor Conference.

Are you registered yet? No! Seriously, what are you waiting for? Only a few spots left.

Posted on Aug 16, 2010 - 07:00 AM by Karine

Introducing to you the amazing Workshop with Chef Jay Holecek

If you are registered and confirmed to come to the conference, you will have the unique chance to spend Saturday morning with the young, dynamic, and original chef Jay Holecek!

Growing up in a variety of settings around America exposed Jay to many traditional practices but it wasn't until he suffered illness and spent years neglecting his health while pursuing business success that he learned food has a direct impact on the health of our bodies, relationships, communities, and the environment.
Drawing on the wisdom of traditional cultures and current scientific studies, his passion is to educate, inspire, and nourish those in need. He views whole foods as preventative medicine and he stays up to date on current food issues and health concerns in order to create safe, sustainable menus. Jay loves to create new recipes share them with hungry friends and speak excitably about food with anyone who asks.

Currently he is providing a variety of services to individuals, organizations, and institutions around the country while being based in the San Francisco Bay area. He combines his training, knowledge and passion into a "therapeutic chef" service. This has enabled him to work with various individuals, catering companies, restaurants, and other organizations to provide menu consulting, recipe development, nutritional and cooking demonstrations and classes, resources, and encouragement.

Food Philosophy
Jay views whole foods as preventative medicine and a window into our lives that we can use to develop healthy relationships to every other important part of life. He stays up to date on current food issues and research and incorporates them into some of the wise food traditions to create the healthiest, most enjoyable meals. His approach incorporates environmentally supportive cooking practices that focus on healing the body, mind, and spirit, emphasizing the use of traditionally prepared, primarily organic, plant-based whole foods and humanely raised and pastured animal products -- the way God intended it.

Cooking for Health
With a unique ability and experience in both the traditional cooking profession and the holistic health field, Jay's services are focused on cooking for health, not just flavor or appearance as so many other cooks do. This approach places the health of the whole experience as priority in sourcing, preparing, serving, and discarding of excesses. By cooking and even living this way, one gains an even deeper satisfaction of what we hunger for by knowing that what we choose to eat is contributing to the health of everyone involved.
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If this does not make you want to come, I am not sure what will!

Posted on Aug 02, 2010 - 07:00 AM by Karine