Embrace your health
Simple recipes for a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
We had such a wonderful time at our Chocolate Brunch Club in June. Thank you to everyone that helped and got chocolate wasted with us.
I was a bit afraid that chocolate everything would be overwhelming, but it was such a hit!
Excited for the next Brunch Club coming up in August. Stay tuned.
Photography by Regina Felice.
Brunch Club was a hit - we are GRATEFUL for the amazing help and everyone who came together to celebrate a Sunday. We had a wonderful time sharing about seasonal foods and enjoying a gluten-free, organic feast made with whole ingredients. We're already wishing we had some leftover coconut whipped cream! Hope to see you all again for March Brunch Club on the 14th. Happy Monday :)
Change isn’t always easy, but all we can do is embrace it and CELEBRATE it. At Brunch Club we’ll be saying farewell to the winter harvest before welcoming the bright vegetables of spring. Come enjoy a three-course meal and learn about the importance of eating for the seasons. All ingredients are organic, local, vegetarian friendly, and free of gluten and refined sugars. You’ll take home new recipes and connect with some awesome people. Check out photos from January Brunch Club to see what you’re in for.
There’s also an optional yoga practice before brunch (10am). Francesca Gobeille will be starting us off with a gentle, all-levels yoga practice to ease in the day. Visit Francesca's website to learn more about her teaching practice.
Hope this menu makes you ‘MMMMMmmmmmm’ as much as us!
FIRST COURSE
Green Winter Smoothie
A balanced blend of seasonal fruits and vegetables with an added superfood bonus of spirulina, seeds, and raw honey.
Kombucha by House Kombucha
Lavender lemonade House Kombucha.
Grindstone Bakery Gluten-Free Bread with Homemade Almond Butter
Served with sides of fresh bananas and ground cinnamon.
SECOND COURSE
Sweet Potato and Brussels Sprout Scramble (Vegan Option Available)
Organic eggs and vegetables cooked in coconut oil and seasoned with warming spices. Topped with herbs and served with avocado.
Grapefruit pancakes with coconut whipped cream
Coconut flour pancakes with fresh grapefruit zest and cinnamon. Topped with coconut whipped cream, pure maple syrup, and sliced kumquats.
THIRD COURSE
Apple pie breakfast bars
Raw dates, apples, coconut, almonds, cinnamon and sea salt.
Sounds amazing, doesn’t it?! Get your tickets on Feastly. See you on 2/22 .
The pictures from January Brunch Club are here! Our friend and talented photographer, Ana Kamin, did a beautiful job capturing the event. We are incredibly grateful for everyone who brought their wonderful energy to the brunch table. We hope you’ve been experimenting with your new quick and healthy breakfast recipes. (More photos on Facebook). The menu is set for the next Brunch Club and it’s another mouth-watering line up. Save the date 2/22 – more details to follow. Xo
Let’s get together to ring in 2015 with a delicious meal, great company, and good intentions! We’ll gather for a family style meal made with all organic, local, and gluten-free ingredients by Giovanna Garcia, Natural Chef at A Purified Life. We'll learn the importance of a personal 'Morning Ritual' to set the tone for our days and help us sustain our New Years resolutions. Giovanna Garcia will give us tips to get our metabolism going and recipes for quick and healthy breakfast options. Crystal Sanders, Yoga Teacher for Yogafish, will show us simple stretches and breathing exercises to get our energy flowing in the morning and throughout the workday.
Also, an optional pre-brunch yoga class at 10 AM is available to add onto your ticket, space is limited so get your ticket and come get down (ward facing dog) with us.
Note: If you purchase only a brunch ticket (no 10 AM yoga) you don’t need to wear workoutattire, we won’t be engaging in a yoga practice during the event. Simplywear something that’s comfortable for moving around in your chair, as youwould at your desk.
Date: January 17th, 2015
Location: Naked Kitchen (945 Valencia Street, San Francisco)
Optional Yoga Class: 10:00am-11:00am
Morning Ritual Brunch: 11:00am-1:00am
Get tickets here!
Presented by A Purified Life and Yogafish
I’m happy to announce that my sister, Regina, has officially joined the team at A Purified Life! She’ll be assisting with marketing, event production, and collaborations. We’ll be combining ideas and energy to produce more community brunches, group dinner parties, cooking classes, and superfood chocolate.
Please feel free to reach out to Regina with any collaboration ideas, if you’d like to volunteer at one of our events, or simply to drop a happy note – she loves those. [reginafelice@apurifiedlife.com]
We’re so excited to begin this journey together. We’ll be kicking off this new chapter with Brunch Club in January. Stay tuned for more details.
Cheers to endless kitchen dance parties and new beginnings!
I'm so excited to say that our first brunch club was a success! The room was filled with like-minded and inspiring individuals. If I've learned anything in the past 4 years that I've been a nutrition & health educator (and going through my personal health journey), it's that health is so much more than 'what to eat and what not to eat.' It's truly about community and surrounding ourselves with people that are also on the path to optimal health and well-being.
I loved sharing this experience with everyone and opening up the opportunity for people to connect and support one another. The location was amazing as well - 18Reasons, it made the event that much better.
Thank you to everyone that attended, supported, and participated in making this day happen. Below are the beautiful captures of the September brunch club, taken by my lovely friend Erica Bean.
I cannot wait for the next one this month! Stay tuned for the date.
Xo,
Giovanna
Join our Brunch Club if you're in the San Francisco Bay Area! I've been wanting to host an event to bring like-minded people together. What better way to do it over a nourishing brunch?
Brunch + Good Company + Therapeutic Chocolate + Open Forum
This event is for you if you're interested in learning a few things about health and wellness while indulging in a whole foods meal.
There will be an open forum with the topic of the month being: "I want to eat healthy, but..."
Anyone and everyone can participate in the open forum. We have a few suggested topics, but are not limited to them. The purpose of this brunch is to help and support each other through our individual health journeys. We are all in this together.
Details
Date: September 27, 2014
Time: 11am-2pm
Location: 18 Reasons (3674 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110)
Contact: Giovanna Garcia (415-379-0508, giovanna@apurifiedlife.com)
Menu, tickets, and more details here.
Space is limited. Please buy your tickets to reserve a seat.
We'll share a wholesome meal, therapeutic chocolate, new recipes, and fresh ideas to support our health journeys.
I hope to see you there!
