The Organic Teaching Kitchen

Smoothie & Superfood Workshop
2015-06-30 18:30 - 19:45 UTC | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Experience the health benefits of blending and drinking your leafy greens, vegetables, fruit and superfoods in this interactive workshop. You will leave with the tools and confidence you need to make your own!
Samples and recipes will be provided.

Sugar Seduction Workshop
2015-07-08 19:00 - 20:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Suffering from Sugar Seduction?
If your sweet tooth is sabotaging your efforts to lose weight and get healthy, this Sugar Seduction Workshop is for you. You will learn how to curb your cravings naturally.
You will be sampling sweet alternatives that will leave you sweet tooth very satisfied
You will learn:

Why sugar is so harmful
Causes of cravings
Steps & tips to reduce cravings
The many names of sugar
“Natural” alternatives

Suffering from Sugar Seduction?
2015-08-05 11:00 - 12:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Suffering from
Sugar Seduction?
Is your sweet tooth is sabotaging your efforts to lose weight and get healthy? Then this Sugar Seduction Workshop is for you. You will leave with tools to empower you to curb your cravings naturally. We will be sampling tasty natural alternatives too!

LOSE THE BAGGAGE AND RECLAIM YOUR MOJO
2015-08-14 11:00 - 12:30 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Tips for Rocking Life Changes!

Three experts discuss the best ways to:

ELIMINATE negative self-talk, unhealthy behaviors and
unproductive beliefs which get in the way of your success
SUPPORT successful career or life changes with a few simple, energy-boosting habits
DEBUNK myths around career change that keep you from taking a chance on yourself

Come join our panel discussion, featuring:

Dr. Christopher Rigling, Psy.D./MBA, founder of C. Sloan Consulting, helps people and organizations remove obstacles to bring about positive change in work and life
Susan Chasen, nutrition and health coach and founder of The Organic Teaching Kitchen, expertly guides her clients in making gradual changes to the way they eat to restore their confidence, energy and overall health and well-being
Lisa Noble, career coach and founder of Career Connectors LLC, helps students, grads and career changers discover, market themselves for and land great jobs.

This is an informal event in an intimate setting, with plenty of time for Q & A and mingling.

BONUS: GREEN SMOOTHIES! Susan will demonstrate and serve delicious green smoothies as a pre-lunch treat!

Harvest Moon Celebration
2015-09-25 18:00 - 19:30
EAT . DRINK . GARDEN
You are invited to celebrate as we share seasonal tastings from the garden. It’s Free!
Myra Marsocci, owner of Shades of Green, Inc., and NYBG instructor will be launching a “hands-on” gardening program to demonstrate growing and using your own food for better health. Myra designed the Organic Healing Garden for Hudson Valley Hospital, the Organic Teaching Garden of Croton and will help you design and develop your own garden.
Gardening Program includes:

Eight hands-on garden workshops at The Organic Teaching Garden
Spring starter garden plants, seedlings and other give aways
Ongoing group advice and support through social media
Introductory rate – $150/year

For more information, contact Myra at Myrasg@mac.com or call 914 526-8470.

Columbus Day 5-hour Kid/Teen Workshop
2015-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Sew What’s Cooking
We are delighted to collaborate with Groovy on Grand for this special Columbus Day workshop! Students will make pumpkin-spice truffles & apple crisp at TOTK and a 2′ large apple pillow at Groovy on Grand!
SEW WHAT’S COOKING for Kids and Teens is a 5-hour, 2-location collaborative cooking & sewing class, where students will chop, slice, learn, bake, sketch, sew, and stud & stitch. You will leave with loads of new skills, two baked items and a stuffed pillow.
Students will start at the Organic Teaching Kitchen for the cooking portion, and then walk to Groovy on Grand– for the sewing portion. Students will each take home a mini Apple-crisp pie, a box of truffles and a giant red or green apple reading-pillow!
On Monday, October 12, 2015: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. $90.00 per student for the 5-hour workshop; all ingredients, fabric and supplies included, except lunch. Please bring a bagged lunch. ($15.00 additional if you need to use a Groovy on Grand sewing machine for the day).
Students must bring their own sewing machines to work on. (Sewing machines must be standard-size and in good working order. Machine cannot be a Lil’ Stitch-n-Sew, nor any similar small, starter machine for this heavy sewing project.)
If student, does not have a sewing machine to sew on, they can use a Groovy on Grand machine for the 1-day workshop (at an additional $15.00 fee- as less students can now enroll). Two students max will share each Groovy on Grand sewing machine.
Workshop is geared to students ages 9 through 16! (Students will be grouped by age groups in the studio)
Minimum students required: 4
Maximum number of students: 10
SIGN UP – Upon enrollment, you will receive an email confirmation

Freedom From Emotional Eating
2015-11-21 10:00 - 12:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Nourish Thy Self – Freedom From Emotional Eating
Are Your Ready To Nourish Yourself ?
Join psychotherapist, Dr. Annecy Baez for a six week psycho-educational support group to nourish the self and strengthen your relationship with food. It is not uncommon that many of us will overeat or mindlessly eat snacks, and meals when under stress or disconnected. This 6 week psycho-educational support group will focus, not on what and how to eat, but on self care skills that will teach you how to mange your emotions, your urges, how to live in the present moment, and to learn from your feelings, as well as how to cope with distress more skillfully. This group is scheduled biweekly, every other Saturday for 2- hours. Material will be provided.
*This group is currently in session and closed out. If you are interested in the next group, please contact us.

Saturdays, Bi-weekly – 9/19, 10/3, 10/17, 10/31, 11/7, & 11/21
Time: 10am-12pm

Croton-on-Hudson Small Business Saturday
2015-11-28 10:00 - 15:00
Join Croton-on-Hudson’s 3rd annual American Express Small Business Saturday, a COLLABORATIVE HOLIDAY SHOPPING & GIFT-MAKING WORKSHOP. This 5-hour, multi-location collaborative gift-making shop-hop welcomes kids – adult ages 8 and up.

The shop-hop starts at Groovy on Grand, where participants will design a hand-crafted holiday gifts, then walk the town to The Organic Teaching Kitchen, Rutheny Jewelers, Baked by Susan, Sunshine & Clover and Shades of Green to create a hand crafted gift. Each gift will wrapped & ready to gift!

Finish the day with a shopping bag full of 8 hand-crafted holiday gifts ready to gift to their loved ones!

Cost – $115 (including lunch!)
Register

Nutrition Bootcamp
2016-01-19 17:30 - 19:30 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Nutrition Boot Camp is a 3-week, supported program to jump-start you to good health. Creating a paradigm shift in your diet by consuming more whole foods while engaging in physical activity is the cornerstone to good health.
Susan Chasen, Nutrition & Health Coach will support and guide you on choosing foods that promote wellness while removing common food allergens from your diet. We will meet weekly (3x’s) for 2-hrs of coaching and cooking, Jan 19, 26, Feb 9th.
Clients will gain confidence and knowledge as they work with Natalie Zeno, personal trainer, to implement an individualized fitness plan 2x’s a week, 60 minute each session.
Your rewards:
*Strengthen immune system
*Reduce inflammation
*Reduce sugar cravings
*Improve your mood
*Weight loss (if desired)
*Improve cardiorespiratory & muscular fitness
AND THAT’S JUST THE BEGINNING!
email to register

How to Break the "Busy" Habit
2016-02-13 16:00 - 18:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Do you spend most of your time living by the seat of your pants, showing up late, eating on the run, spread too thin, sleeping poorly, and unable to say “no”? If so, this workshop is for you. Learn that Is it possible to never hurry, be centered and to get everything done.
Join Amy Reyer, Editor-in-Chief of ArtofLivingSlowly.com and professional coach specializing in Zen Living, meditation and personal/professional transformation. She has spent the last 10 years studying, practicing and teaching Buddhist meditation. Prior to this, Amy was a successful women’s media executive and busy-aholic.
You Will Learn:

The Slow Down Mindset
How to not hurry
How doing less means getting more done
How less stuff means more time (decluttering)
A simple meditation practice
How and when to disconnect
How to eat slowly

COST: $50 per 2-hour class
WHEN: Saturdays Bi-weekly – Jan.16th, 30th, Feb. 13th, 27th
TIME: 4:00-6:00 PM
WHERE: The Organic Teaching Kitchen
18 Old Post Road South, Croton on Hudson
RSVP/Questions: amy.reyer@reyerec.com, (914) 373-9234
SIGN UP
*Contact me to create your own group (minimum 3) if these dates don’t work with your schedule or if you are interested in individual coaching.

Movie & Farm-To-Table Event
2016-04-19 06:00 - 21:00
The Greenhorns, is a documentary about the new farming movement in America, followed by a “farm-to-table” tasting showcasing area chefs and farms.
WHERE: Yorktown High School – 2727 Crompond Road | Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Purchase ticket

Meditation For Beginners
2016-05-31 19:30 - 20:30 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Don’t just do something, sit there!

This 4-week meditation series on calming the mind is appropriate for anyone, regardless of religious or cultural orientation, who is interested in learning how to meditate in a secular format. Mindful awareness meditation draws on the wisdom of ancient meditation traditions as well as neuroscience to train the mind to be calm, focused, attentive, flexible, and efficient.
Each session includes basic meditation instructions, guided meditations, tips for daily practice and ways to bring mindfulness into everyday life. This series is being offered by Amy Reyer, Ph.D., Mindfulness Educator and Meditation Practice Leader from the Hudson Valley Meditation Community.
Suggested donation -$20 per class
Space is limited, please RSVP to Amy
Dates: May 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st

Teen Meditation for Boys
2016-07-26 17:00 - 18:15 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
There is a growing body of evidence supporting the benefits of meditation or mindfulness, which teaches one how to pay attention to the present moment, and learn how to regulate our thoughts in a special way to help stop automatic reactions and increase skillful, caring responses. A mindful practice could be beneficial to teens, helping them cultivate empathy, as well as skills for concentration and impulse control and /or help teens navigate the challenges of adolescence.
For ages 12- 18yrs
Tuesdays 5:00-6:15pm
$20 drop in or $80/5 week sessions
Elisha Simpson, RCYT of Crossover Yoga Project offers weekly mediation class for teens at The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
RSVP to Elisha

Are You Seduced By Sugar?
2016-10-26 10:00 - 11:15 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Do you have a “sweet tooth” that is sabotaging your efforts to lose weight and get healthy? Join Susan Chasen to learn:

Why sugar is so harmful
Causes of cravings
Steps & tips to reduce cravings
The many names of sugar
“Natural” alternatives

We will be sampling healthy sweet treats!

Smart Snacking "101"
2016-11-17 10:00 - 23:30 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Awaken your taste buds! In Smart Snacking “101”, you will discover how easy and delicious it is to make nutrient dense snacks that will curb cravings and increase your energy, guilt-free, using simple, seasonal whole foods.
Bring your aprons, we will be making and sampling treats. You will leave armed with recipes to make at home for your loved ones.
Health starts in the kitchen, The Organic Teaching Kitchen
RSVP for avaialibility
Create a group of 4 or more that suits your schedule, email to reserve a time.

Addicted to Sugar?
2017-01-06 11:00 - 12:00 | The Ossining Library, 53 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY
Start the New Year off on a healthy note with Susan Chasen, Nutrition & Health Coach for an eye-opening conversation about why we crave sugar, bread, donuts and the likes and why its not your fault.
You will leave feeling equipped with the knowledge and resources you need to control these cravings by making some simple changes in your food choices.
Bring your questions, there will be time for Q & A.

Superfood & Smoothie Workshop
2017-06-26 13:30 - 15:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Join Susan Chasen, Nutrition & Health Coach for an interactive workshop to experience the health benefits of making smoothies. We will be blending nutritious and delicious organic leafy greens, vegetables and fruits with super-foods.
You will leave with tools and confidence to make your own delicious and nutritious smoothies at home. Samples and recipes will be provided.
WHEN: Monday June 26th
TIME: 1:30-3:00pm

Smoothie Workshop

Monday June 26 $50.00 USD

It's Time To Harvest
2017-07-21 14:00 - 16:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
IT’S TIME TO HARVEST THE GARLIC AND POPPY SEEDS in The Teaching Garden. We will be planting summer crops too!
Come harvest and plant with Horticulturist & Organic Gardener Myra Marsocci.
Susan will do a smoothie demo to keep us cool.
FRIDAY, JULY 21ST 2:00-4:00PM
We hope you can join us!
WHEN: POSTPONED!
TIME:
RSVP-18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Miles For Meals 5K Fun Run
2017-09-09 08:30 - 11:00 | PACE UNIVERSITY, 861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY, United States
Food banks across the country ask everyone in America to take action to fight hunger in their community throughout the month of September. The Food Bank for Westchester is asking you to join their movement and contribute to the real and lasting impact they continue to make in our county every day. By joining Miles for Meals 5K, you can help move one step closer to create a hunger-free Westchester.
Join in on Saturday, September 9 2017 for their First Hunger Action Month Miles For Meals 5K Fun Run at Pace University! In the true spirit of fun, participants of all skill levels can “pace” themselves as they run, jog, walk or sprint the 5 kilometer course– as long as you have FUN while supporting the Food Bank for Westchester!
Stop by The Organic Teaching Kitchens Table for an energizing post race/walk treat.

Cooking Demo -Croton Farmers Market
2017-10-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Down to Earth Farmer’s Market, Main Street, Ossining, NY, 10562, United States
Join me for some healthy inspiration and get your MoJo fired up! Meet me at the Croton-on-Hudson Farmers Market Sunday, Oct. 8th.
Stop by for a nutritious tasting sure to ignite you using seasonal ingredients from the MARKET

Free Wellness Talk "The Skinny On Fat" @ Hen Hud Library
2017-10-10 14:00 - 15:15 | Hendrick Hudson Library, 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY, 10548
There are so many myths out there that ‘F A T’ is the enemy and the cause of weight gain, diabetes, heart disease and the likes. On the contrary, fats can be heart healthy, improve your skin, boost your mood and maintain a healthy weight.
Join Susan Chasen, Nutrition & Health Coach for an interactive wellness talk that will debunk this myth and get you over your fear of dietary fat.
Leave the guilt at home, we will be sampling some of my favorite healthy FATS!
Free for teens and adults
DATE: October 10th
TIME: 2-3:00PM
RSVP

"What The Health" (CANCELLED)
2017-11-02 19:00 - 21:30 | Hendrick Hudson Library, 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY, 10548
The Hendrick Hudson Free Library invites you to a showing of What The Health, a film and panel discussion.
A groundbreaking follow-up film from the creators of the award-winning documentary “Cowspiracy.” The film exposes the collusion and corruption in government and big business that is costing us trillions of healthcare dollars, and keeping us sick. “What The Health” is a surprising, and at times hilarious, investigative documentary that will be an eye-opener for everyone concerned about our nation’s health and how big business influences it.
A panel discussion with local health professionals, will follow.
Register

Luncheon-Nourish Your Chakras & Reiki Circle
2017-11-05 12:30 - 14:30 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Join Kacey Morabito Grean (WHUD’s radio personality) and Susan Chasen for an enlightening lunch & learn workshop on the power of nourishing your chakras.
Nourish your body with a lunch filled with colorful organic seasonal ingredients and a seasonal smoothie inspired by the colors of our chakras with Susan. (Gluten-free & vegetarian friendly)
Plus, Kacey will be doing a group Reiki experience after lunch!
RSVP – You may reserve a space using the link below
Date: Sunday, Nov. 5th
Cost: $55
includes organic lunch / positive inspiration / Reiki experience

Chakra Luncheon

Sunday, Nov 5th $55.00 USD

The Three Treasures
2017-12-31 10:00 - 12:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Join Amy Reyer, Carol Davis and Susan Chasen for
The Three Treasures
BODY + ENERGY + SPIRIT
Alchemy of Joy
JOIN US TO MEDITATE + MOVE + EAT
Join us for a reception to toast to The New Year
Free / Kindly RSVP

COOKING CLASS FOR TEENS
2018-01-12 15:00 - 16:00 | BRIARCLIFF MANOR RECREATION DEPARTMENT, 3 LIBRARY ROAD, BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY 10510 , 10510, United States
Do you want your teen to eat healthier? Teens In The Kitchen is a hands-on cooking program (Briarcliff Rec. location) that will not only empower your teen with cooking skills, they will learn about new healthy foods and be inspired to cook simple, tasty, healthy meals & snacks that are nutritionally good for them.
TOTK uses mostly organic ingredients free of additives, dyes, pesticides & GMO’s.
Gluten-Free & Vegetarian Friendly.
DATES: FRIDAYS- Jan 12th, 19th, 26th, Feb 2nd, 9th
WHERE: Briarcliff Community Center
Time – 3:00-4:00PM
Cost: $185/5 sessions Briarcliff residents / $195 non-residents
RSVP to register

Day Retreat
2018-01-13 10:00 - 15:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Please join Kacey Morabito Grean, Kathleen Booker and Susan Chasen to welcome and set intentions for The New Year.
Choose to start the day at 10AM with an invigorating power walk at the Croton Riverfront with Kacey (Weather permitting)
Or, meet at 11AM at The Organic Teaching Kitchen for tea time
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“The Jedi of Calm”, Breath Work Life Coach Kathleen Booker will help us breathe out the old and breathe in the new!
Learn breath work tools for creating peace and coping with stress.
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Susan will nourish + warm you with an organic seasonal lunch, gluten-free & vegetarian friendly.
SET YOUR INTENTIONS IN MOTION FOR THE NEW YEAR WITH REIKI & MEDITATION.
Saturday, January 13th 10:00AM– 3:00PM Cost: $75
A portion supports the Crossover Yoga Project, empowering young women.
RSVP

A Day Of Wellness & Relaxation at the Library
2018-01-20 11:00 - 12:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Mental stimulation, stress alleviation and physical rejuvenation await participants in the Croton Free Library’s Wellness Day workshop series. Explore ways to enjoy a lifestyle full of positive energy. Teens and adults are invited to attend workshops led by local experts and running consecutively through the day.
Join me, from 11-12pm for an interactive hour to explore nutrition packed smoothies to boost your immune system for optimal health.
Be prepared to get energized, I will be blending and sampling highly nutritious greens, veggies and fruits!
To get the full schedule, and to register, contact crotonfreelibrary.org or 914 -271-6612

Spring Treats + Sweets Baking Class
2018-03-18 12:00 - 13:30 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Join in for a fun filled ‘hands-on’ sweet class where will will be whipping up sweet treats for the upcoming Easter & Passover Holidays.
Gluten-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free, refined sugar-free, you can now have your sweets and eat them, ‘guilt-free’ too!
If you love sweets like truffles and macaroons, sign up.
Leave with easy to make-at-home recipes and samples, if you don’t devour them all!
Tweens, Teens and Adults are welcomed!
WHEN: Sunday, March 18th
TIME: 12-1:30pm
COST: $45

Sweets+Treats Class

Sunday 3/18 $45.00 USD

Chocolate Meditation
2018-04-01 10:00 - 23:00 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Join Amy Reyer, Ph.D. for a special ‘chocolate” and loving-kindness meditation, an ancient mindfulness-based practice designed for emotional healing, mood enhancement, building self-confidence, social connection and overall mental well-being.
$15 per person. You can pay at the door or here. The fees help to cover the rental and operational costs of the running the group. If the fee is a hindrance for you, please reach out to Amy about volunteering for a reduced or waived fee.
DATE: Sunday, April 1st
TIME: 10-11:00AM
RSVP

Soup, Soul & Himalayan Bowls
2018-04-06 17:15 - 19:45 | The Organic Teaching Kitchen, 18 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Join Sound Healer Michelle Clifton and Health Coach Susan Chasen for a nourishing evening that will feed your body and soul.
The evening begins cooking in the kitchen prepping a seasonal soup and salad that’s organic, gluten-free and vegetarian friendly.
Then, Michelle will guide you in a wellness circle where you will experience deep relaxation while Himalayan Singing Bowls, crystal bowls, chimes, tuning forks, and tingsha are played in the room retuning and balancing your own vibration and awakening your body’s innate healing powers.
We will gather around the table together, a circle of women, maybe men, to share a nourishing dinner, a spirit of friendship and community.
WHEN: Friday, April 6th, 2018
TIME: 5:15-7:45pm
COST: $65
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