Institute for Animal Happiness

Thank you to our friends at The Institute for Animal Happiness, for donating a raffle basket!  The raffle basket will include some of the vegan-message items they sell.

What is the IFAH?  Rebecca says,

“We create art and opportunities that encourage joy, learning, non-speciesist dialogue and positive action for animals that is grounded in a vegan, animal rights = human rights (Intersectional) philosophy. IFAH also creates empowering and fun message-wear that helps support our animal rescue, care & advocacy efforts – and has supported the efforts of many great organizations. We also make spontaneous gifts of our merch to hard working animal rights advocates in the trenches, because we’ve been there and know that a sign of support and a warm hat in winter can be meaningful when you are outside caring for animals or leafletting in the cold.”

Among many other things, they have recorded a song, Animal Anthem.

Niblack Foods

Thank you so much to Niblack for donating a beautiful raffle basket of spices to VegFest!

Niblack is located in the Genesee Valley Regional Market on Jefferson Road in Henrietta, and they have a truly amazing selection of herbs, spices, and other ingredients in a variety of sizes of pre-packed bulk, from sample sizes to restaurant packs.

Yoga Class – Sandy Hicks

September 15th during Rochester VegFest!  Classes are $20 and all proceeds go to charity – half go to Rochester VegFest and half to Sandy’s choice of the Rochester Area Vegan Society. Our gratitude to Sandy for donating her time! And thank you for supporting VegFest!

11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Sandy Hicks – Purchase tickets at VegFest Booth

Sandy HicksNamaste friends. My name is Sandy but am often called Saraja, the name given to me by my teacher Brahamand Stapleton after 20 years of 4 path yoga study under his wing. Yoga / meditation has never not been a part of my memory. At the age of 11, I sat upon a rooftop in downtown Rochester with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and discovered Transcendental Meditation. My adult yogic path is Jnana Yoga, and it has served me to create Yoga Teacher Trainings with great depth, wisdom, and transformation. So very blessed to have had parents that allowed me to eat and drink whatever I wanted ever since I can remember. One of my earliest memories was sitting with the cows that butted up to my parents’ land, and knowing they were my friends, not food or drink. At about 7, I realized we were all connected. And that is Yoga, that knowingness of this, is the greatest path to peace I think one can have.

On September 15th, I offer a class of soulfulness, kindness, friendliness and compassion to honor our friends that need our support, voice and love. Yoga is for healing. All are welcome to this class. There are ‘no limitations’. If you can breathe, you belong here. My greatest gratitude for the organizers of the Rochester VegFest. I wanted to do one long ago, but thought I’d be the only one that would show up! THANK you…..its a privilege to be a part of this event.

Peace and light to ALL, Saraja.

Grounded by Yoga Studios & Yoga Teacher Training Center, LLC, Founder/Director Finger Lakes Natural Living Fair September 29, 2018, Founder / Organizer

Classes meet in the lodge at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The lodge is right next to Chestnut Street, down the stairs and through the glass doors on the left.

Yoga Class – Jessica Middleton

September 15th during Rochester VegFest!  Classes are $20 and all proceeds go to charity – half go to Rochester VegFest and half to Jessica’s choice of Skylands Animal Sanctuary. Our gratitude to Jessica for donating her time! And thank you for supporting VegFest!

9 am – 10 am: JESSICA MIDDLETON – Purchase tickets at VegFest Booth

Jessica MiddletonI am: Yogi. Vegan. Activist. Mother. Nurse. Recovering worrier. Thrift-store shopper. Art-admirer. Truth-seeker. Blue Moon drinker. Film watcher. Coffee-lover. Tree-hugger. Cold-hater. Lady-bug saver. Traveler. Listener. Reader. Wonderer. Wanderer. Procrastinator. Communicator. Collaborator. Stubborn. ?

Classes meet in the lodge at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The lodge is right next to Chestnut Street, down the stairs and through the glass doors on the left.

Yoga Class – Chris Meeker

September 15th during Rochester VegFest!  Classes are $20 and all proceeds go to charity – half go to Rochester VegFest and half to Chris’ choice of Skylands Animal Sanctuary. Our gratitude to Chris for donating his time! And thank you for supporting VegFest!

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: CHRIS MEEKER – Purchase tickets at VegFest Booth

Chris Meeker

Yoga is moving meditation. For me, practicing is a way to bring mind and body into alignment with each other, the breath and movement synchronizing with the moment as the practice progresses. As a teacher, I feel it is my goal to create the space for yoga practitioners to experience and explore their own personal possibilities, tapping into their true potential and transformation.

Classes meet in the lodge at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The lodge is right next to Chestnut Street, down the stairs and through the glass doors on the left.

Yoga Class – Imani Olear

September 15th during Rochester VegFest!  Classes are $20 and all proceeds go to charity – half go to Rochester VegFest and half to Imani’s choice of Yoga 4 a Good Hood. Our gratitude to Imani for donating her time! And thank you for supporting VegFest!

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm: IMANI OLEAR – Purchase tickets at VegFest Booth

Imani Olear

Imani heads Yoga 4 a Good Hood, which seeks to restore peace of mind, peace of heart and peace within the community on and off the mat.

Classes meet in the lodge at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The lodge is right next to Chestnut Street, down the stairs and through the glass doors on the left.