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Mary Lawrence
Feb 2, 20202 min read
What is Resilience?
Confronting injustice with authenticity and integrity reverberates strength and personal power. It is advancing despite adversity.
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Mary Lawrence
Dec 31, 20192 min read
2020 Vision
Many of us think about goals and set new year's resolutions in an effort to achieve them. But statistics show that within the first 3 months
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Mary Lawrence
Dec 21, 20192 min read
Return to Nature
Winter is upon us, and for many of us that often means a time to hibernate. Staying inside where it's cozy and warm, wrapped in a blanket...
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Mary Lawrence
Dec 14, 20192 min read
My Italian grandmother's kitchen
My grandmother's kitchen was always a busy place, like a takeout restaurant with the most popular review on Yelp...
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Mary Lawrence
Dec 13, 20192 min read
It's been a good year
And a busy one, too! Over the past 12 months I've been fortunate to teach two sessions of my popular Vegan Home Chef cooking class throu
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Mary Lawrence
Nov 30, 20192 min read
Stillness
There is a frantic pace that builds every year at this time. It starts just before Thanksgiving and revs up as the year winds down. It's
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Mary Lawrence
Nov 22, 20193 min read
The practice of "Noticing"
This past week has been a particularly busy one for me. My mornings have been filled with early meetings, cooking, teaching, event planning,
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Mary Lawrence
Nov 17, 20192 min read
Our future is in our hands
How do you teach people to care about the environment? You bring it to them. You literally connect them. This is what I did yesterday with..
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Mary Lawrence
May 1, 20161 min read
Planting a Chef's Kitchen Garden Class
It was so much fun welcoming guests to the first official class at Ahimsa Health & Harmony recently. There's nothing like digging in the...
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Mary Lawrence
Apr 12, 20162 min read
Ahimsa Health & Harmony Grand Opening
It was a whirlwind of excitement welcoming everyone to my new vegan wellness center Ahimsa Health & Harmony this weekend. Thank you to...
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Mary Lawrence
Apr 3, 20162 min read
CT Entrepreneur Launches New Vegan Wellness Center
Connecticut-based chef and entrepreneur Mary Lawrence has opened the state’s first all-vegan wellness center, Ahimsa Health & Harmony, an...
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Mary Lawrence
Mar 31, 20163 min read
How to Eat Well on a Budget
It seems only fitting that with income taxes due April 15th, April has come to be known as Stress Awareness Month. I can't imagine any...
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