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Gluten-Free Baked Cakes Workshop

Becca Crawford

I am excited to be running a series of gluten-free baked cakes workshops limited to 10 people each. 

Fewer things delight more than the smell and taste of a freshly baked cake. We eat for pleasure just as much as for nourishment and sustenance. But the key to dessert consumption is maximising quality and minimising quantity! You do this by using only nutrient-dense ingredients and removing all the empty fillers. When you eat real food, your body gets its fix and fill super fast!  

Even if you don’t have a sweet tooth, there are certain special occasions in life which require us to provide forth a cake- such as a child’s birthday or a dinner party. I will show you how you can make your own home-made nutritious and delicious version very quickly and simply, without resorting to the store-bought variety (which are often laden with processed and questionable ingredients). 


IN THIS WORKSHOP I WILL … 


…teach you my renowned craft of how to make delicious super-simple fuss-free baked cakes made exclusively with nutrient-dense ingredients, no empty fillers, minimal natural sweeteners and with as few steps and ingredients as possible. I will reveal all my baked cake recipes with you using a basic fail-safe “formula” that I have developed and fine-tuned for over a decade. We will make and bake 2 cakes together using 2 different gluten-free flour substitutes and compare them to 2 other pre-made cakes made with 2 other gluten-free flour substitutes. By the end, you will rest assured that you can have your cake and eat it too ;-) 

I will discuss and showcase raw cakes and tarts in another workshop. 

COST IS $140 PER PERSON AND INCLUDES: 
 

  •  Detailed theory discussion on traditional cake ingredients focusing on my favourite gluten-free flour substitutes, natural sweeteners and traditional fats
  • Detailed workshop booklet including theory & recipes based on my go-to cake “formula”
  • Practical demonstrations
  • Hands-on experience
  • Tasting several different cakes each made with different gluten-free flour substitutes 
  • Opportunity to ask questions and purchase pastured butter, several gluten-free flour substitutes, maple syrup and lots more!! 

THIS WORKSHOP IS IDEAL FOR: 
 

  •  Those who are interested in making their own home-made cakes very simply, quickly and fuss-free using only nutrient-dense ingredients (in other words, a truly healthy cake)
  • Those who are grain-free or gluten-free
  • Those who want to transition off cakes containing processed or other questionable ingredients and want a healthy substitute for themselves or their family members
  • Those who want to take their health and well-being to the next level by understanding the role of sugars, gluten and fats in the body
  • Those who want to try new delicious guilt-free things!
  • Those who attended by cakes workshop in the past as the recipes have been fine-tuned and streamlined


THIS WORKSHOP MAY NOT BE IDEAL FOR: 
 

  • Those with egg allergies or sensitivities. This is because I am a traditional cook and all my baked cake recipes contain eggs, as a nutrient-dense cake riser and binder. If you fall into this category you are more than welcome to attend and not consume any of the cakes and simply experiment with your own egg substitutes at home.
  • Those with butter sensitivities.  A couple of the cakes I will be showcasing will contain butter. If you fall into this category you are more than welcome to attend and not consume any of those cakes and simply substitute another natural fat in your cake recipes at home.


WHEN AND WHERE:

When: Choose from..

SEPTEMBER 13th, 2017

Class runs from 6:30PM – 9pm ish. Please diarise to arrive by 6:20pm at the latest so that we can promptly kick off by 6:30pm. 

Where: BROTH BAR & LARDER, 49 BELGRAVE STREET, BRONTE (FREE STREET PARKING)


TO SECURE A SPOT
 

To secure your spot, CLICK HERE and simply follow the steps to checkout and purchase your place in this workshop. 

Cancellation Policy; Please note that once payment has been made, it is non-refundable and your place can not be moved to a different date. If you can not make it due to last minute unforseen circumstances, feel free to gift your place to a friend and let me know. Thank you for your understanding. 

Essential Oils Workshop 2017

Becca Crawford

Due to popular demand, I am excited to be running more essential oils workshops this year with colleague Lisa Wood. 

This workshop will focus on how to incorporate essential oils into your daily life and includes a “make and take” of 4 products!

From my last round of essential oil workshops I have an efolder full of testimonials on how essential oils have made radical changes in people’s lives:

Soulla, you are amazing....your fast pace of innovative and quality goods and recommendations is overwhelming...we are loving it...and loving essential oils...have done away with soap and moisturiser...I just use body scrub we made at your place now ....I absolutely love it....many thanx. PS love the diffuser too..
— Maria
I LOVED Saturday’s workshop. I feel like I have been opened to a new world. Have already used most of the oils in the kit. And thank you for having me in your beautiful home
— Melissa

I will never hang my hat on any one thing (as there never is one panacea), but since I started using Young Living essential oils daily over the past 2 years I have felt so much calmer, happier, and healthier. My emotions are more on an even keel with fewer lows. My skin is glowing like never before and my kids are so much more chilled out. There’s less fighting, yelling and screaming in my house. I have saved a heap of money on personal care products and household cleaning products that are now redundant. Good stuff, right?



COST IS $90 PER PERSON AND INCLUDES: 

1. Detailed discussion on:

  • What is an essential oil 
  • The difference between a therapeutic vs pure essential oil
  • 12 important questions to ask when choosing an essential oil
  • The difference between diffusing versus burning
  • The 3 basic methods of application
  • How essential oils can be effortlessly incorporated into the 8 foundations of health to turbo-charge your health and well-being
  • An overview of 11 specific essential oils and what they can be used for 
  • How to replace toxic substances in your life with essential oils (household cleaning, personal care products and perfumes)
  • How to care for children with essential oils 
  • How to incorporate food-grade essential oils into your food and drinks

2. Hands-on experience in making four products containing essential oils to take home with you:

  • Facial spray mist or room spray
  • Household cleaner
  • Epsom salt body scrub
  • Mouth wash

3. Organic afternoon tea of Star Anise Organic Wholefoods orange oil infused chocolate coconut balls, peppermint oil herbal tea, activated nuts and filtered water infused with lemon essential oil. 

4. Opportunity to purchase at wholesale prices Young Living essential oils which are reputed to be the most pure, potent, and therapeutic on the planet. 

5. Opportunity to ask questions about essential oils especially how Lisa and I have incorporated them into our day to day life as mothers on a quest to raise happy, healthy and well-adjusted children. 


THIS WORKSHOP IS IDEAL FOR: 

  • Those who are interested in replacing their personal care products, air fresheners, perfumes and household cleaners with essential oil based natural alternatives.
  • Those who wish to use essential oils to support themselves and their children suffering various aliments
  • Those who want to take their health and well-being to the next level with the inclusion of essential oils
  • Those who want to learn and make new things and meet new people!

When and where

Choose from the following two dates:

Saturday 22nd July 2:30- 5pm
Wednesday 26th July 6:30-9pm

Where: 23 Kent Street Waverley  


TO SECURE a SPOT

To secure your spot, CLICK HERE and simply follow the steps to checkout and purchase your place in this workshop. I will then email you further details closer to the date.

Please note that once payment has been made, it is non-refundable.


PLACES WILL BOOK UP QUICKLY!
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD TO ANY FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS

 

FASCIA RELEASE WORKSHOP 2017

Becca Crawford

Some of you may recall that I ran a few foam rolling workshops a couple years back. I have had such overwhelming positive interest in this area from clients, customers and friends about foam rolling: why do you do it? what is it? how do you do it? I often explain and showcase the benefits of fascia release through foam rolling and rubber balls to my clients in my one on one health coaching sessions and they are blown away by the benefits. I love to move and I love sharing what I know and what has benefited me, so I have teamed up with PT Michael James of Primal Fitness to show you the what, why and hows of releasing fascia in this upcoming workshop.


Since I started fascia release a few years ago this is what I have noticed in my body:
•    My injuries have dramatically reduced
•    My osteo-skeletal issues have minimised
•    My flexibility has improved out of sight despite doing less stretching
•    My recovery after intense interval training has improved
•    I am able to manage and resolve the vast majority of my muscular-skeletal niggles myself

... and, most importantly, when I foam-roll consistently (a few times a week at a minimum) I am pain-free. For someone who spent most of their teens, 20s and 30s in chronic osteo-skeletal pain, I can’t begin to tell you the sheer ecstasy of being pain-free. Moving to a nutrient-dense wholefoods diet, being well hydrated, sitting less, sleeping more, being more mindful, quitting long slow steady-state cardio and simply moving how our bodies are designed to move, all made profound improvements to my ailing health, but fascia release (through foam rolling and rubber balls) has, without a doubt, taken it to the next level. It was the last missing piece of the puzzle in my osteo-skeletal malaise. 


COST STARTS from $70 PERSON 

The cost of the 2 hour workshop is;

- $70 if you bring your own foam roller (short to medium length preferable) and fascia release ball.
- $80 if you bring your own foam roller and we will order a fascia release ball for you to keep AND use in the workshop.
- $110 if you bring your own fascia release ball (e.g. made by Ironedge) and we will order a foam roller for you to keep AND use in the workshop.
- $120 if you do not have your own ball and roller and we will order both of them for you to keep AND use in the workshop.


WHAT YOU WILL GET

•  An explanation of what fascia is, its role in the human body, what causes it to tighten, the consequences of tight fascia, and how to loosen it
•  An explanation of why stretching alone is not enough
•  Practical demonstrations
•  1.5 hours of releasing fascia via foam rolling and fascia release balls
•  Opportunity to ask questions
•  Your very own foam roller and a rubber ball for you to release fascia at home at your convenience (if you don't already own both)!
•  Opportunity to check out a new gym and be given 1 week free unlimited classes!


THIS WORKSHOP IS IDEAL FOR


•  Those who attended one of my earlier workshops and wish to take fascia release to the next level
•  Those who want to take their flexibility and /or athletic performance to the next level
•  Anyone with tight muscles, tight spots, niggling pains, or inflexibility in certain parts of their body (especially mums carry bubs, anyone who carries heavy loads, those who don’t counter all of the forward movements in day to day life, or those feeling tight /constricted in the chest, shoulders and any part of the body)
•  Anyone who enjoys the feeling of being massaged (yes please!) or would love to have a regular massage but might not have the time and/or funds for it
•  Those who feel like they are not getting enough benefit from stretching alone
•  Those who want to learn how to effectively release fascia and iron out tight spots in the comfort of their own home
•  Anyone curious to try something new and have some fun!

WHEN AND WHERE

WHERE: Primal Fitness, Shop 11 Cosmopolitan Shopping Centre, 2/22 Knox St Double Bay NSW 2028
WHEN: Friday 23rd June, 7-9pm
PARKING: street parking or paid parking in the Cosmopolitan Shopping Centre
WEAR: tight fitting gym/yoga clothes (loose clothing and loose hair gets caught up under the roller- I learnt that one the hard way!)
BRING: your ball and/or roller if you have them otherwise we will pre-order for you

Spaces strictly limited to 15.  If this class books out we will run additional classes in the following weeks.


TO SECURE A SPOT

  1. Text Soulla Chamberlain on  0407 871 884 to confirm that there are spaces available (spaces strictly limited to 15 per class) and on your equipment needs.
  2. Once I confirm that there is a spot available you will need to transfer funds ($70, $80, $110 or $120 depending on if you have a ball and /or roller) referencing your name into the following bank account within 24 hours (as places can only be reserved for up to 24 hours): Star Anise Organic Wholefoods EducationBSB 062 000 Acct 1628 4526

I will then email further details closer to the date. 


PLACES WILL BOOK UP QUICKLY! IF THE CLASS IS FULLY BOOKED MORE WORKSHOPS WILL BE RUN IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD TO ANY FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS.

CANCELLATION POLICY: ONCE FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT THEY ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.