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About Me

Extended Banner Editor MySpace Editor MySpace Layouts Glitter Words MySpacei'm a holistic health practitioner who just moved to Montreal last September. Along with my designation as a registered holistic nutritionist (through the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition ), i am a Reiki practitioner, a certified Healthy Breast Teacher , and am also currently studying Shiatsu massage.
i write about food and health - on my weblog and for The Link , Concordia University's student newspaper. A serious interest of mine right now is making holistic health education accessible, which is why i do nutrition and wellness-focused talks around town when ever i can.
A variety of experiences inform my practice: organic farming, childbirth education, a herbal apprenticeship, work in health food stores and professional kitchens, and years of childcare, to name a few. My areas of speciality as a practitioner include cleansing and detoxing, pediatric nutrition, pre- and post-natal nutrition, and breast health.
To date i have 14 zines under my belt - 5 of which are cookzines. The content of the cookzines is slowly morphing its way into a full-fledged cookbook, which will be published by Arsenal Pulp Press in early 2008.
Oh, and my name's jae steele. i don't think it says that anywhere else here. You can contact me directly at domesticaffairATgmailDOTcom .I'M NOT REALLY ACTIVELY USING MYSPACE ANYMORE. IF YOU ARE A PERSONAL FRIEND, YOU CAN LOOK ME UP ON FACEBOOK. OTHERWISE, PLEASE CHECK MY WEBLOG - DOMESTICAFFAIR.CA - FOR INFO ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS, ETC.OH, AND PLEASE DO NOT ASK TO BE MY "FRIEND" IF YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING. I AIN'T BUYIN' IT.THANKS.

My Interests

baking, cooking, writing, knitting... domestic affairs. oh yeah, and reiki - that's huge for me these days.

I'd like to meet:

* those who're into holistic health, good food, crafty projects, and rockin' barters.

Music:

indie kids who let me trade baked goods for show admission: Le Bell Orchestre, The Hidden Cameras, The Arcade Fire, Jason Sharp...
i've also been spending a little too much time these days sorting through the gajillion songs Ryan recently plunked on my hard drive.

Movies:

nothing sad, please. i'm a bit of a wuss. the sign of a good movie for me is something i'd want to watch more than once.
favourite movies of all time (be embarrassed for me if you must): Pretty in Pink, When Harry met Sally, Reality Bites, Antonia's Line, New Waterford Girl, Billy Elliot, But I'm a Cheerleader.
recently seen movies: The Notorious Bettie Page, Volver, Little Miss Sunshine.
and if you want to learn something important, rent The Future of Food.

Television:

seasons of teevee shows on DVD: Queer as Folk, Six Feet Under, Grey's Anatomy... you name it.

Books:

though i've been devouring cookbooks like trashy romance novels for a few years now (my collection currently boasts more than 70 titles), reiki books have a firm place by my bedside these days.
some of my favourite books/novels tend to be by San Francisco-based dykes: Michelle Tea, Erika Lopez, Inga Muscio... i'm also a big fan of Natalie Goldberg and Miriam Toews.

Heroes:

Caroline Dupont, Sat Dharam Kaur, Rebecca Wood, Vandana Shiva, Thich Nhat Hanh, Inga Muscio (google them - they're all wonderful healers in one way or another)... oh and my mum, of course.