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Events for March
From 03/08/2010 to 03/14/2010
Mothers/Daughters/Sisters/Friends Week: March 8-14
The bond between a mother and her daughter is one of the strongest relationships women will experience. This is why Lake Austin Spa Resort has generated a program to provide mothers and daughters with the perfect environment to reconnect and enjoy one another's company. March 8-14's special guests are Anne Irving and Rev. Susan Hawkins Sager.Monday, March 8
Soulful Living with Anne IrvingThe pressure of our busy, modern lives often leaves us feeling over-stressed and over-stimulated. Let Anne teach you how to turn STRESS into BLISS and live your healthiest, happiest, most fulfilling life.
Anne Irving is a mind/body therapist, yoga teacher and wellness consultant for the Lake Austin Spa Resort. As an Exercise Physiologist, Kriya Yoga Teacher and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, Anne has over 17 years of experience in Health and Wellness. Formerly the Fitness Director of the prestigious Peninsula Spa in New York City, Anne has delivered lectures on health, wellness and empowerment in health spas and corporations across the country. A passionate and inspiring speaker, she is totally dedicated to enhancing individuals' physical and emotional well-being. A sincere and humble student of yoga, she knows there is always more to learn. Anne is currently pursuing graduate studies in Somatic Psychology.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Ties that Bond You
with Special Guest: Rev. Susan Hawkins SagerSusan Hawkins Sager is a sought after speaker and consultant who has been an active force in personal and organizational transformation for almost twenty five years. The co-author of three books and numerous articles, she is also ordained as interfaith clergy. Her presentations offer a compelling combination of wisdom, warmth and wit.
03/12/2010
For the Love of Books Club: Love Stories in This Town, Amanda Eyre-Ward
Join us each month for a wine and cheese book chat as we host great guest authors in a lively discussion about all things literary and not so literary. Authors and guests have fun discussing the writing process, exchanging titles, sharing informal book reviews and debating about wireless reading devices! March's featured book is Love Stories in This Town by special guest author Amanda Eyre-Ward.
Explore the lessons of love with Amanda Eyre-Ward, critically acclaimed author of Love Stories in This Town, Sleep Toward Heaven and How to Be Lost.
Amanda Eyre Ward was born in New York City in 1972. In 1998, Amanda moved to Austin, Texas where she began working on Sleep Toward Heaven. She wrote for the Austin Chronicle and worked for a variety of Internet startups. In 1999, Amanda won third prize in the Austin Chronicle short story contest with her story Miss Montana’s Wedding Day. She published Butte as in Beautiful that same year. In July 2000, Amanda married and spent a summer in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Amanda wrote the short stories The Beginning of the Wrong Novel and Classified. During that summer, Amanda finished Sleep Toward Heaven, which was published in 2003. Sleep Toward Heaven won the Violet Crown Book Award and was optioned for film by Sandra Bullock and Fox Searchlight. To promote Sleep Toward Heaven, Amanda traveled to London and Paris. She moved to Waterville, Maine, where she wrote in an attic filled with books. Amanda’s second novel, How to Be Lost, was published in 2004. How to Be Lost was selected as a Target Bookmarked pick, and has been published in fifteen countries. After one year in Maine and two years on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Amanda and her family returned to Austin, Texas. To research her third novel, Forgive Me, Amanda traveled to Cape Town, South Africa. Forgive Me was published in 2007.
Amanda's short story collection, Love Stories in This Town, was published in 2009, and will be published in France and the UK on Valentine's Day, 2010.
From 03/15/2010 to 03/21/2010
Mothers/Daughters/Sisters/Friends Week: March 15-21
The bond between a mother and her daughter is one of the strongest relationships women will experience. This is why Lake Austin Spa Resort has generated a program to provide mothers and daughters with the perfect environment to reconnect and enjoy one another's company. March 15-21's special guests are Dr. Ted Lain, Dana Minney and Michael Hanz!Thursday, March 18
Essentials of Skin Care with Dr. Ted Lain
After graduating with highest honors from the University of Texas, Dr. Edward (Ted) Lain obtained his joint medical/masters in business administration degrees from Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University in Houston, Texas. He then moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he completed his internship in Internal Medicine and his specialized training in Dermatology. Although born in South Africa, Dr. Lain has spent most of his life in Texas, and considers himself a native Texan. Having grown up in this climate, he understands how the sun and local environment affect the skin. Dr. Lain specializes in treatment of the skin, hair and nails. He also specializes in minimally-invasive cosmetic and laser procedures.
Dr. Lain lives in Austin with his wife and two children. He enjoys the outdoor lifestyle of Central Texas, and cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.
How to Talk to the Other Sex with Special Guest: Dana Minney
How to Talk to the Other Sex gives you the communication tools to build long-lasting connections with people in your life. You can learn to win the heart of your mate, earn the trust of your business associate or boss, and protect the aliveness of your sons and daughters.
~Discover how to get your way by giving in
~Explore self-destructive habits (how are you currently shooting yourself in the foot?)
~Develop an environment of unconditional love
~Reduce your conflict by half
~How to focus your conversation on events rather than interpretations
~Forge a new basis for cooperationSaturday, March 20
Five Minute Makeovers
with Special Guest Make Up Artist: Michael Hanz
From 03/15/2010 to 03/21/2010
The Culinary Experience: March 2010
Learn the secrets of preparing and enjoying deliciously healthy food and take part of the Lake Austin Spa Resort experience home with you! This month's special guests are Chef Kirk Bachmann and Beth Pav.Monday, March 15
Chef Kirk BachmannChef Bachmann, a fourth generation chef, began his career at a very young age in the pastry kitchen of his father, a master pastry chef, trained in Germany. As a young teen, he spent much time training at a resort in Northern Germany owned and operated by his uncle, also a classically trained chef. After graduating from the University of Oregon, with an honors degree in International Studies, Chef Bachmann went on to receive his formal culinary training at the Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon. Later, Bachmann earned his Masters in Education from American InterContinental University. After a culinary career that began more than 20 years earlier, Chef Bachmann returned to the Western Culinary Institute in 1995 as a Chef Instructor. He has cooked for Heads of State and celebrities and holds many associations and honors.
Today, he holds the title of Vice President of Education/Academic Affairs and is the Corporate Chef for Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America. He continues to ensure the highest level of professionalism at Le Cordon Bleu Programs throughout the United States. He has also been very instrumental in the implementation of Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie and Baking Program as well as Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management Program.
Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20
Cooking Session with Guest Chef: Beth PavAfter a career in the world of television production, Beth decided to take her producing talents in another direction by developing Cooking by Design Culinary Studio; a Cooking School and Catering business designed to work one on one with clients, meeting their needs through expert culinary instruction and the creation of fabulous food.
Beth has taught at acclaimed cooking schools nationwide. She was the first featured chef in Central Market’s, “Women Chefs in Austin” series and has been featured and/or quoted in “The Dallas Morning News,” “New Texas Magazine” and austincitysearch.com. Her food articles and recipes have been published in the “IACP Cooking Schools/Teachers Membership Section Newsletter,” “The Austin Chronicle,” and on the web. Beth has been a featured guest chef on Austin’s Fox7 morning news program. She is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, and is a charter member of Les Dames d’ Escoffier – Austin.
Beth has worked both as a chef and line cook in restaurants on both the East and West coasts including Zuki Moon Noodles in Washington D.C. and Jeffrey’s Restaurant and Bar in Austin. Beth was formally trained at L ‘Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, Maryland and has continued her education through coursework at the Culinary Institute of America and Tante Marie’s in Northern California.
03/20/2010
"In the Spirit of Capri" with Town & Country Editor-in-Chief Pamela Fiori
Join author and Town & Country Editor-in-Chief Pamela Fiori at Lake Austin Spa Resort as she shares experiences and pages from her book In the Spirit of Capri, a stunning tribute to the famed Mediterranean isle.
This unique experience combines the opportunity to meet one of the country’s most celebrated editors with a relaxing escape to one of the world’s top destination spas. Don’t miss the inspiration, entertainment and relaxation!
Saturday, March 20
Champagne reception in the breathtaking LakeRoom overlooking Lake Austin with a signing and discussion of Pamela’s book In the Spirit of Capri.
Under Pamela Fiori’s editorship, Town&Country has become the premier luxury lifestyle magazine in the U.S., edited for the country’s most sophisticated, affluent and accomplished women. Fiori revitalized Town&Country by expanding the boundaries of the magazine to include a greater variety of topics, voices, personalities and departments. She writes a monthly column for Town&Country as well as feature articles. Her focus on philanthropy, fashion, beauty, healthy living and style has elevated the magazine’s stature. In addition to being editor-in-chief of Town&Country, she is also editorial director of the biannual Town&Country Weddings.
Fiori has been honored many times for her accomplishments, including the “Matrix Award” for magazine journalism by Women in Communications, Inc., a prestigious honor that acknowledges outstanding women who have distinguished themselves in the field of communications, and France’s highest civic honor, the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite. On the Board of Directors of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Fiori is also the founding co-chairperson of the UNICEF Snowflake Project, and received the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award – named for UNICEF’s legendary Goodwill Ambassador – in 2005.
From 03/22/2010 to 03/28/2010
Mothers/Daughters/Sisters/Friends Week: March 23-28
The bond between a mother and her daughter is one of the strongest relationships women will experience. This is why Lake Austin Spa Resort has generated a program to provide mothers and daughters with the perfect environment to reconnect and enjoy one another's company. March 22-28's special guests are Izzy Rose, Susan Swartz, Dr. Ted Lain and Dr. Diann Newman!
Monday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 23
"I'm Turning into My Mother. I'm Turning into My Daughter." and "Friends for Life" with special guests Izzy Rose and Susan SwartzI'M TURNING INTO MY MOTHER. I'M TURNING INTO MY DAUGHTER. From how we prioritize family and work to how we dress, Susan and Izzy, mother and daughter, talk about what they've borrowed from each other. Whether it's how to stay hip, fit or professionally savvy, Susan and Izzy engage their audience in what the generations can learn from each other.
FRIENDS FOR LIFE. We all know the importance of friends but how do we find a new BFF when we move to a new town or country or change jobs and status? And once we've found a keeper, how do we nurture these relationships and authentically care for our friends?
Susan Swartz is a journalist, author and radio commentator with two books about and for women over 50, the ones she calls "Juicy Tomatoes" (women who are ripe and luscious). Her books have been translated into six languages and turned into a play and radio performance. She is currently collecting interviews with women around the country for a book on how Boomer women spin retirement. She does a weekly broadcast on public radio and has produced a series of radio shows on and for women called Juicy Tomatoes.
Izzy Rose is an Emmy award-winning television producer from the San Francisco Bay Area and the author of The Package Deal: My (not-so) Glamorous Transition from Single Gal to Instant Mom. She's the creator of a blog and resource site for thirty-something stepmoms with national and international readership. She's a regular contributor to Stepmom Magazine and Commitmentnow.com and she's been featured on television and radio around the country. Her work has been called "compulsively readable," "laugh out loud," "heartfelt," and "ultimately reassuring."
Wednesday, March 24
You Can Never be Too Organized! with The Clutter Consultant: Amy BradyAustin-based professional organizer Amy Brady will share her secrets for shedding clutter, enabling personal style to shine through. Through humor and life-tested tips, Amy will teach the fundamentals of organizing as well as give specific tips for organizing many areas of our busy lives. Have questions of your own? Amy's session is interactive and allows for open floor questions and group discussion.
Amy began her professional career in Marketing at Dell Inc. after earning a Bachelor's Degree in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin. After relocating to Chicago in 2001, Amy pursued her passion for organizing and began her career as a professional organizer. Amy joined the professional organizing firm of Chaos To Order and quickly established a loyal client base through her ability to effectively teach organizing skills and implement solutions tailor-made for each client. Amy founded The Clutter Consultants in 2003 upon returning to Austin from Chicago.
Thursday, March 25
Essentials of Skin Care with Dr. Ted LainAfter graduating with highest honors from the University of Texas, Dr. Edward (Ted) Lain obtained his joint medical/masters in business administration degrees from Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University in Houston, Texas. He then moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he completed his internship in Internal Medicine and his specialized training in Dermatology. Although born in South Africa, Dr. Lain has spent most of his life in Texas, and considers himself a native Texan. Having grown up in this climate, he understands how the sun and local environment affect the skin. Dr. Lain specializes in treatment of the skin, hair and nails. He also specializes in minimally-invasive cosmetic and laser procedures.
Dr. Lain lives in Austin with his wife and two children. He enjoys the outdoor lifestyle of Central Texas, and cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.
Friday, March 26
Developing your Personal Power with Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Diann Newman
This entertaining and motivating presentation explains the power of choosing the thoughts you think, the pictures in your mind and the actions you take.Saturday, March 27
Personality Profiles with Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Diann Newman
Learn the four basic communication and personality styles and suggestions to communicate effectively, yet differently with each style. This interactive workshop will give you insight into different types of people and how to understand and communicate with them.Dr. Newman is a professional speaker and workshop facilitator. She conducts seminars on topics such as self-esteem, and communication skills. Dr. Newman is licensed in Florida as a Mental Health Counselor. She has co-authored the book, Human Resource management: A Customer-Oriented Approach (Prentice-Hall, 1998).
