04/01/2023
Come join us this week on Waukegan Wellness, an innovative web show about reclaiming
wellness for the people. The medical industry is backwards in that they only will fix you after your
broken. Come learn how to be proactive in finding wellness and resources that will help you achieve your
best self.
This week join our host Annemarie Sampson as she interviews Calvin Piktel and Jeffery Williams they introduce themselves, their business, and what wellness means to them.
First Place Sanctuary is an at-home wellness homestead and yoga studio in Gurnee, Illinois. Ran by owner Calvin Piktel, certified RYT200 under the Himalayan Institute and Sound Healing practitioner. With a focus on both physical and mental trauma recovery as well as PTSD, First Place Sanctuary offers unique ways to tap into wellness. Offering services such as restorative Himalayan style vinyasa with guided meditations, Crystal bowl sound healing, fresh on-site grown microgreens, opportunities to work and play with chickens and even experience the therapeutic benefits of beekeeping!
In 2023 Calvin at First Place Sanctuary partnered with non-for-profit organization Growing Healthy Veterans to use his property as a satellite campus for GHV. Allowing the opportunity for these wellness services to easily be offered to the veterans in their program."
Jeffery Williams is a Chicago-raised private chef, and Waukegan Urban Farming And sustainability teacher focused on solving the food crisis throughout urban landscapes. After six years of supporting and coaching high school students, he found peace and a safe space in his backyard during the pandemic. Jeff connected his passions for cooking and gardening and founded From Hood To Table. He aims to prioritize access to the best and freshest food by teaching communities how to grow and use what they have to make compost and organic inputs. He intends to build a bridge to the past and connect black and brown communities to a more sustainable and flourishing lifestyle.
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