Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Weekly Wellness Blog Wednesday August 19th, 2020


Our 25th Anniversary Virtual Mela is coming up on Friday, August 21, 2020 (1:00–4:00 p.m. IST)! Here is the Digital Program with activity descriptions and trailers, community partner information, and more

Video of the Week


Article of the Week


Highlights From WNT ( Wellbeing Network Team)

Cooking with Amy


Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies


  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 2 large eggs (sub 4 Tbs corn starch + 6Tbs water)
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cups creamy peanut butter (not all-natural)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • coarse sea salt for sprinkling cookies

This week you will want to use an electric mixer if you have one. You'll also need 2 bowls, baking sheets, and a hungry family.
Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 962 1337 8455
Passcode: bake


AISC's Recipe Book 

Have a penchant for cooking? Please consider sharing a favorite recipe (that you're able to find the ingredients locally) so that we can all have a little more variety.  Just add a slide and input your recipe's details. Click Here

Reminders & Upcoming Event Suggestions


Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'f LIVE 3:30 PM |August 20, 2020 U.S. & MADRAS NANBENDA!! STORY OF TWO FRIENDS Janaki Sabesh Storyteller'
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Image may contain: text that says 'IB ART/ NORKSHOP MEEE ONLINE ECOURSE Gouache Painting Workshop Vidiya Kumaresan August 23rd 4.30pm (2.5 hours) Recorded Session Available'
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Image may contain: text that says 'FEED THE CROCS REGTSTER NOW!! DONATE FOR A CAUSE'
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Make Your Own Bioenzyme Cleaners
Click Here


Eggless Cheesecake Workshop with Chef Pooja Dhingra
Click Here


South Side Story Online Edition
Click Here



Local Businesses, Restaurants and Take Away

Please feel free to send me contact details of people you may know who may benefit from this platform. You may email me at vpriya@aischennai.org

Here are my suggestions for local businesses you may want to explore and give a chance to invest in.  These suggestions are to kickstart this initiative. 


Tailor


TGIHomemade




Check us out on Facebook @TGIHomemade or Instagram @thankgoditishomemade 

Call Barkha- 99404 73768 for a custom menu.

Shiraz Cafe


Sugar Momma


Sinful Temptations

Contact 8939254425


Cardy's Catering


For Pet Lovers


The Farm 

OUR FARM SHOP IS OPEN.
WE ARE WORKING ON A PRE-ORDER & PICK-UP BASIS ONLY.
PLEASE CONTACT US ON 9384677571 OR 9176050562 TO RECEIVE OUR SHOP PRODUCT LIST. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN WALK-INS & OTHER VISITORS DUE TO SAFETY PROTOCOL.
SHOP WORKING HOURS FOR JULY 2020: WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY

Wellness Academy


We are fully aware that social connections and virtual community activities are needed to support our wellbeing in this time of uncertainty.  If you are interested in supporting us in this fill out this Google Form to apply to lead a course within the Wellness Academy for the Fall and/or Spring semester- (stipend included).

*If you have any questions about these processes, you can email me at vpriya@aischennai.org 
We hope to hear from you and would love any support you can provide as we strive to support our staff and faculty wellbeing in these times of uncertainty. Please email me if you are interested in joining the Faculty Wellness Committee (led by Priya). 




Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is the true story of the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone during the 1999 Kargil War. The much-awaited film features Janhvi Kapoor in the eponymous role and will highlight Saxena's inspiring journey and intrepid feats.

Streaming on Netflix



August Birthdays

Greeting Zone - Birthdays - Discoverweyburn.com


Rebecca ThomasAugust 1
Jennifer CypraAugust 2
Pepper McFarlandAugust 3
Jodie SovakAugust 7
Michele NessAugust 10
Serge NicolaiAugust 15
Mohan KumarAugust 16
Angeline MohanAugust 17
Prasanth BaskaranAugust 22
Esther DharmarajAugust 23
John SandmanAugust 31


Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Weekly Wellness Blog Wednesday August 11th, 2020

independence special

Article of the Week.



Video of the Week - The Power of a Teacher | Adam Saenz | TEDxYale


Highlights From WNT ( Wellbeing Network Team)


Cooking with Amy

This Saturday we will make a Mix-in-the-pan chocolate cake. As usual, we meet on Zoom at 9am.
Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 962 1337 8455
Passcode: bake

You will need:
1 1/4 cup flour 8 inch square glass baking pan

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa measuring cups (dry and liquid)

1 cup sugar measuring spoons

1/2 t. salt fork and spoon for mixing

3/4 t. baking soda rubber spatula

1 cup water damp paper towel

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 t. vanilla

1 t. vinegar


Missing your office chair?

Office Chairs for Executives at Price 2000 INR/Piece in New Delhi ...


Please email mryan@aischennai.org if you would like your office chair to be delivered home before this Friday the 14th of August. He will revert back to you on the process involved with the delivery of the chairs.


AISC's Recipe Book 

Have a penchant for cooking? Please consider sharing a favorite recipe (that you're able to find the ingredients locally) so that we can all have a little more variety.  Just add a slide and input your recipe's details. Click Here

Reminders & Upcoming Event Suggestions


ART Workshops





Chirping Birds - Online Watercolor Painting Workshop
Click Here




Learn Beautiful Madhubani Painting Art with Mira Vara on Zoom
Click Here




SOUL MANDALA WORKSHOP
Click Here




Storytelling with Doodling : Online Workshop
Click Here







Click Here


Click Here



Image may contain: text that says 'PAINT ME HAPPY STUDIO PRESENTS TWO-DAY VIRTUAL ART WORKSHOP FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME Kerala Mural Painting Fee Rs. 2000 2000 August 15 16, 3-5pm Art Instructor: Beenu Govind Rao website: www.goldenbangle.com Instagram: @beenugovindrao CONTACT NO. 9003077711'

MUSIC


Click Here



Krishna Aur Kahaaniyan
Click Here

RECYCLE and REUSE


ALT EFF's Grow & Compost Your Own Food - Independence Day Special
 Click Here



Zero Waste Living Workshop
Click Here



Fitness









Local Businesses, Restaurants and Take Away

Please feel free to send me contact details of people you may know who may benefit from this platform. You may email me at vpriya@aischennai.org

Here are my suggestions for local businesses you may want to explore and give a chance to invest in.  These suggestions are to kickstart this initiative. 


Tailor







TGIHomemade


Check us out on Facebook @TGIHomemade or Instagram @thankgoditishomemade 

Call Barkha- 99404 73768 for a custom menu.


Shiraz Cafe



Sugar Momma



Sinful Temptations


Contact 8939254425


Cardy's Catering



For Pet Lovers

The Farm 

OUR FARM SHOP IS OPEN.
WE ARE WORKING ON A PRE-ORDER & PICK-UP BASIS ONLY.
PLEASE CONTACT US ON 9384677571 OR 9176050562 TO RECEIVE OUR SHOP PRODUCT LIST. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN WALK-INS & OTHER VISITORS DUE TO SAFETY PROTOCOL.
SHOP WORKING HOURS FOR JULY 2020: WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY



Wellness Academy


We are fully aware that social connections and virtual community activities are needed to support our wellbeing in this time of uncertainty.  If you are interested in supporting us in this fill out this Google Form to apply to lead a course within the Wellness Academy for the Fall and/or Spring semester- (stipend included).

*If you have any questions about these processes, you can email me at vpriya@aischennai.org 
We hope to hear from you and would love any support you can provide as we strive to support our staff and faculty wellbeing in these times of uncertainty. Please email me if you are interested in joining the Faculty Wellness Committee (led by Priya). 






The latest addition to animated Disney movies is set to be a spy comedy. Will Smith plays super-spy Lance Sterling in this comedy, whereas Tom Holland of Spider-Man fame plays scientist Walter Beckett. Both of them are complete opposites of one another. Lance is smooth, suave, and debonair, while Walter… well, none of the above. But, this unlikely duo must pair up for a mission to save the world against an experiment, which has incidentally turned Lance into a… wait for it… pigeon!
Release Date – August 8, 2020


Cooking Video of the Week




Mushroom, Leek and Tarragon Pasta - Gordon Ramsay

A simple dish of pasta with a creamy mushroom sauce and fresh garlic bruschetta. Leeks are a fantastic ingredient - cheap and easy to work with and they give a subtle savory flavor.

August Birthdays

Happy Birthday Wishes



Rebecca ThomasAugust 1
Jennifer CypraAugust 2
Pepper McFarlandAugust 3
Jodie SovakAugust 7
Michele NessAugust 10
Serge NicolaiAugust 15
Mohan KumarAugust 16
Angeline MohanAugust 17
Prasanth BaskaranAugust 22
Esther DharmarajAugust 23
John SandmanAugust 31