An Invitation to Reana's RawPotluck Housewarming Party + Laughter Playshop!

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A Grand House Warming Rawparty Event!

And… Celebrating our 6th year Anniversary! 22 June 2014

Dear North London Pot-Luckers!

I would like to invite you to a Grand House Warming Rawparty Event!

And… Celebrating our 6th year Anniversary

Welcome Everyone! Let’s have fun exploring and eating raw food dishes, connecting with new and familiar friends, support each other with our food choices! In the garden, weather permitting and there will be enough space indoors as well.

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NB For bookings email me and i'll send you details to book - click Reana under organizers top left column

Two Choices

1. £5 [contribution in advance see (NB) above]

-> Times: 16.00 - 22.00 +

= Laughter Yoga Playshop+Potluck +Party (PPP)!

[please see description below]

Playshop people - Please arrive at 16.00 and we will start promptly at 16.30

2. £3 [booking in advance see (NB) above]

-> Times: 18.00 - 22.00 + = Potluck+Party (PP)

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Laughter Yoga Playshop

I would like to start the Party rolling with a Laughter Yoga Playshop, which I will be leading, for those who are curious and would like to laugh! (see description further down)

Please Bring

Comfortable clothing and indoor footwear

Raw Potluck

A generous size Potluck dish to share = organic (would be good) live, plant food

• eaten in their natural, uncooked live state :o)

~ veg, greens, nuts, seeds, fruit

~ ripe/soaked/chopped/grated/sliced/blended…

NB - kindly avoid agarve nectar and other processed products – suggestion: replace with soaked/dried or fresh fruit

For newcomers, there are lots of quick easy demonstrations on youtube.

Our Meetup History

To give you a bit of background…6 years ago I had a dream of creating a rawfood community. I held my very first rawpotluck meetup on May 24 2008, in Highgate Wood and 3 of us showed up. As the membership grew and we started meeting regularly in a Hall in New Barnet…up to 30-40 of us would congregate. We would have a rawfood presenter/educator to talk and demonstrate rawfood and have amazing raw feasts!

3 years ago, in June 2011, I hosted my last rawpotluck meetup at my home. Adam took over, hosting wonder-ful potlucks, during his stay in Highgate; while I made my move, further into Greater London, to Potters Bar and I began developing my dream home on a budget. It is now ready enough to welcome you! 6 years on, from our first 3 members, we have now grown to over 600!

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Laughter Yoga Playshop (see description below)

16.00 - I would like to start the Party rolling with a Laughter Yoga Playshop, which I will be leading….

for those who are curious and would like to laugh!

Please arrive at 16.00 and we will start promptly at 16.30.

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Potluck – Rawpotluck + Party

18.00.00-Raw Potluck Feast

First course

Delish rawtreats!

Entertainment- any offers???

Time for entertainment from the group!

Anyone who would like to sing a song, dance,

tell a story/poem/joke, play an instrument,

get us all singing, this is the time!

Desserts

Yummy Desserts and Fresh Fruit

More Party & Dance & Chillout

…and we can go on into the evening!

Anyone got some good dance music/drums/instruments to bring?

Travel http://www.tfl.gov.uk

Nearest Tube – Cockfosters – Piccadilly line – 298 bus to Potters Bar Southgate Road/Oakmere Avenue stop ( I will send fuller details in the days before, to those that book

Overground – Potters Bar Station 298 plus other buses (allow enough time for Sunday services)

30 mins from Kings Cross/Finsbury Park/Highbury etc connections

3 mins car ride from Jct 24 - M25, A1, A1000 and other routes to Central London

Shoe-free-zone

The house is shoe-free, so please bring slippers or indoor shoes for your comfort

Weather permitting we have lots of space to chill out in the garden. I'll put in an order for warm weather!

If you have any queries, you can send them to me, by clicking on my "Event Host" picture

at the right of this page, and using the "send email" option

I look forward to seeing you there, both regular peeps and newcomers

Looking forward to celebrating my house warming with you!

Laughter Yoga Playshop

Are you someone who wants to move on and bring more laughter and joy into your life?

Laughter Yoga is a revolutionary idea – simple and profound and I want to share it with you!

It’s an laughter routine sweeping the world - a complete wellbeing workout (without the usual yoga postures). Developed by a medical doctor from India Dr. Madan Kataria and it has spread across 72 countries.

What would it be like to laugh for no reason? We’ll laugh with special guided laughter techniques and for no reason without relying on humour, jokes or comedy and one can feel the benefits on the very first session! How does it get any better than that??!!

What if you could laugh yourself healthy? Laughter Yoga is combination of deep breathing exercises from yoga and laughter exercises, which oxygenates our body and brain, makes us feel more healthy and energetic, with physiological and psychological benefits. Clinical research has proved that Laughter lowers the level of stress hormones (epinephrine, cortisol, etc) in the blood.

It is like a cardio workout, bringing more oxygen to the body and brain making us feel more energetic as well as relaxed.

How can we laugh when faced with challenges? Laughter Yoga helps to create a positive mental state to deal with negative situations and negative people. It gives openness and optimism to cope with difficult times. It helps to change your mood within minutes, releasing happy endorphins cells. Are you ready for that? It is like a cardio workout, bringing more oxygen to the body and brain making us feel more energetic as well as relaxed. Only come if you seriously want to laugh & feel good! :oD!