November Meeting: 11/18/09


For our November Meeting, we welcome special guest, Dawne Vrabel, HHP, AADP. She'll be sharing her expertise on: Nutrition, First Foods, and Natural Flu Prevention.


Dawne Vrabel, an Integrative Nutrition practitioner, Certified Herbologist, Reiki Master and Molecular Biologist educates and empower mothers and moms-to-be through her private practice and as Co-Leader of the Monmouth County Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network (www.holisticmoms.org). She is passionate about educating Moms about mindful parenting, conscious health and food choices and child-directed education. Dawne is Mom to 2 naturally birthed and unvaccinated boys, ages 2 and 5.

She is Co-Founder of Citizens for a GMO Free World (
http://www.gmofreeworld.org/), a Life Health Choices Speaker and Pure Food Advocate (http://www.lifehealthchoices.com/), Nutritional Advisor for a Candida awareness and support organization (http://www.atlanticjourneytowellness.org/) and a founding board member of the Jersey Shore Sudbury School (http://www.jerseyshorefreeschool.org/).

"Make conscious and informed health decisions. Empower yourself with knowledge, ask questions, trust your intuition and your body's innate healing ability. Be very aware of the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs, risks known and unknown. Listen to your body and do what you can do to nutritionally and naturally support it through any life process and make sure to enjoy it along the way and say thanks."
Subscribe to her nutritional newsletter, soon to be published on the full moon at
http://www.ourfoodchoices.com/. Dawne can be contacted at dawnevrabel@gmail.com.
This topic is so vital, we're welcoming ALL parents and care providers to this meeting. As always, our meetings are free.
Weds. 11/18/09
6:30 (Meeting Opens)
7pm (Dawne's Presentation Begins)
Belmar Library Community Room
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719
Hope to see you there!

Red Tent Event 11/14/09

We're inviting all women to our Red Tent Event!

Nov. 14, 2009
7-10pm


*Belly Dancing (for beginners, pregnant women, etc.)
*Henna
*Sharing Birth Stories
*Silent Auction

Admission is Free!

Silent Auction Includes:

The Business of Being Born DVD

*The Business of Being Born Organic Cotton Onesies (pink or blue)

Orgasmic Birth DVD

Gift Certificate to Gymboree (Howell/Ocean)

Gift Certificate for Postpartum Doula-Care

MamaCare Gift Bag, MotherLove Herbal

Earth Mama Angel Baby
*Labor Ease Kit
*Postpartum Recovery Kit

Birth Tub Rental, Ready For Birth

Snooty Booty Diapers

Mothering Magazine, 1 year subscription

Sleepy Wrap Baby Wrap

ONA Nursing Pillow

$30 Gift Card for I-Tunes, donated by Annie Raulerson

OMBaby Yoga

Charlotte West

Hands to Health LLC

Nature's Corner Market

Red Tent Sponsors:

Your Best Birth

Chakra Massage, contact Kim Metcalfe: Kim760@juno.com

We have more sponsors coming, so check back for updates! (If you'd like to suggest a business or service who would be interested in participating, contact us.)


Our Red Tent Event will be at our usual meeting place, the Community Room at the Belmar Library. (517 Tenth Ave, Belmar, NJ 07719....Entrance on back of building)

*Babies and children....Are always welcome at our monthly meetings, but for this event, mamas will enjoy themselves more if they come without mobile babies and children.