Sustainability

[First Name],

This week, it's all about sustainability.

To celebrate my birthday next week, I am gifting myself with a new fundraising campaign to build HK heartbeat into a sustainable business. The vision has not changed and our world is ready for us.

Visiting HKCEC for, Natural and Organic Asia, I found members spread throughout HOFEX and Retail Asia in neighboring halls. Everyone is getting in on the game with booths in all shows featuring green colors and green promises.

Feedback from new friends offered a great boost and I'd love to spend more time in my happy place.

There's lots to be done. Cocktails with egg shells were served in "compostable" plastic cups -- industrial composting might be coming. If that's the case, we best be learning all we can about composting.

Sustainable is the new green.

The word is used in investor packets to secure investor confidence: sustainability (noun) the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level "the sustainability of economic growth".

Marketers respond to fresh customer demand by using sustainable to promote everything.

In 2001 when that first email went out, Hong Kong was talking sustainable development along with green measures, a new sustainability assessment system and updates to the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance.

Today, the world has changed lot and some habits have not changed at all.

It will be great for the next 20 years to be easier than the last twenty.

Will you help?

Naturally,

Founder
HK heartbeat

"Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good." Jochen Zeitz

Listen to your own heartbeat.

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It's my birthday month and my gift to me is the decision to make HK heartbeat sustainable. Running HK heartbeat is a labour of love. It is my passion and it takes effort and energy and resources. Born in 2001, the natural network has thousands of social media followers, 800 free newsletter subscribers and 1,000 daily website visitors with 2,000+ listings on the directory and over 50 calendar events each month. Please support Heartbeat's sustainability by contributing with paid monthly or annual membership or make a single contribution towards natural life in the fast lane. I am very resourceful and no amount is too small or too large ... details

THE CALENDAR

Wed 1 (12-3pm) Lockdown Nutrition & Healthy Eating

Wed 1 (7:30pm) Music Making for Wellness (Drum Jam)

Wed 1 (7:30-9:30pm) Open the Path of the Heart (Heart Forest)

Wed 1 (7:30-8:45pm) Spiritual Yoga (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Thu 2 (10am-12pm) Japanese Fermented Veggies (FoodCraft)

Thu 2 (10am-12pm) Nuka Zuke Making Class (FoodCraft)

Thu 2 (11am-12:30pm) Hakka Lei Cha Thanksgiving Party (Club O)

Thu 2 (12:45-1:45pm) Yoga class for silver-haired people (Dr Caren Yoga Studio)

Thu 2 (1-7pm) Post-Human Narratives -- The Co-existing Land (Cattle Depot Artist Village)

Thu 2 (6-8:30pm) Tofu Making Class - Soy Tofu & Chickpea Tofu (FoodCraft)

Thu 2 (7-8:30pm) Beginner's Calligraphy Workshop

Thu 2 (7-8:30pm) Gaining "Me Time" with a Busy Schedule (Makerhive)

Thu 2 (7:15-9pm) Full Moon Autumn Equinox Healing (Club O)

Thu 2 (7:30-10pm) Oracles and Guiding Spirits (Thee Spiritual Source)

Thu 2 (7:30-9:30pm) Basic Culinary Skills Course (Greenwoods Raw Cafe)

Fri 3 (9-10am) Yoga Therapy with Charlotte (Pranava Studio)

Fri 3 (10am-12pm) Gluten-Free & Plant Based Breakfast (FoodCraft)

Fri 3 (1-7pm) Post-Human Narratives -- The Co-existing Land (Cattle Depot Artist Village)

Fri 3 (7-8pm) Introduction to Classical Pilates (Flex Studio Central)

Fri 3 (7:30-10:30pm) Family Counseling Service Lectures (Togetherness)

Sat 4 (9am-12pm) Yoga Alliance Teacher Training (Wellbeing Yoga Pilates)

Sat 4 (10am-6pm) Bach Flower

Sat 4 (10am-6pm) Sourdough Bread Class (Pots n Pans Cooking Studio)

Sat 4 (10am-1pm) Sourdough Baking - Level 1 (FoodCraft)

Sat 4 (10:30am-5:30pm) Usui Reiki Natural Therapy Certificate Course (Soul Free World)

Sat 4 (11am-4:30pm) Sleep Happy (Asia Society)

Sat 4 (11am-1pm) Cocktail Hat for Beginners (Millinery Workshop) (Artisan Blossoms)

Sat 4 (11:30am-5:30pm) Energetic Alignment Workshop (YogaUP)

Sat 4 (12-1:15pm) Charity Yin Yang Yoga and Meditation (Flowga)

Sat 4 (1-7pm) JCCAC Handicraft Fair (Sept 4-5) (Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre)

Sat 4 (2:30-6pm) Transformation of Destiny Course (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Sat 4 (3-5pm) One Tea, One Appointment (Club O)

Sat 4 (6:30-7:30pm) New Moon Sacred Fire Ceremony (Alive Wellness)

Sat 4 (7-10pm) Galactic Observation Photography Workshop (Saiyuen Camping & Adventure Park)

Sat 4 (Online: Meet Up with International Travellers) The Hive Wan Chai

Sun 5 & 12 (9am-4:30pm) Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (The Headquarters Cowork)

Sun 5 (10am-6pm) Basic Bakery Skills, Baguette & Bagels (Pots n Pans Cooking Studio)

Sun 5 (10am-6pm) Transformation of Destiny Course (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Sun 5 (10am-5pm) Singing Bowl Workshop (Yau Ma Tei)

Sun 5 (11am-6pm) Reiki For You & Your Pets (Sheung Wan)

Sun 5 (11am-6pm) Usui Reiki Workshop (Thee Spiritual Source)

Sun 5 (2-3:30pm) Food Therapy -- Autumn Moisturizing (Club O)

Sun 5 (2-3pm) Free Kidding Around Yoga Family (Hersha Yoga at Platform Events)

Sun 5 (2:30-4:30pm) Vegan Mooncake Class (Greenwoods Raw Cafe)

Sun 5 (3-6pm) Tulip Passion Reiki (Soul Free World)

Sun 5 (3:30-5:30pm) Paws For Tea (The Murray)

Sun 5 (6-7pm) Singing Bowl Audio Relaxation (Club O)

Mon 6 (11am-12:30pm) Chinese Tea Appreciation (FoodCraft)

Mon 6 (7:30-10:30pm) Shaman Drum Basic Training (Ravens n Wolves)

Tue 7 (8:52am) New moon

Tue 7 (10am-12:30pm) Vegan Jack Fruit Cooking Class (FoodCraft)

Tue 7 (11am-1pm) Facial Reflexology Basics (FoodCraft)

Tue 7 (4-5pm) Walking with Wheels (Designing Hong Kong)

Tue 7 (6-8:30pm) Sauerkraut Class (FoodCraft)

Tue 7 (7:30-9:30pm) Mindfulness Coaching (Greenwoods Raw Cafe)

Tue 7 (8-9:30pm) Intro to Craniosacral Therapy

Wed 8 (11am-1pm) The Art of Ikebana (FoodCraft)

Wed 8 (3-5pm) Kid's Rainbow Sourdough Baking Class (FoodCraft)

Wed 8 (6-8:30pm) North Indian Vegan Cooking Class by Aditi (FoodCraft)

Wed-Thu 8-9 (6:30-7:30pm) 60mins Fitness Yoga (Dr Caren Yoga Studio)

Wed 8 (7-10pm) SRT Professional Training (Secret of Bliss)

Wed 8 (7-8pm) Sexual Abuse / Assault Support Group (Sheung Wan)

Wed 8 (7:30-9:30pm) Open the Path of the Heart Workshop (Heart Forest)

Thu-Sun 9-12 (9:30am-7:30pm) Shamanic Heart Healing (Blue Lunar Night Heart Healing)

Thu 9 (11am-12:30pm) Taste the Elegant Life (Club O)

Thu 9 (12:45-1:45pm) Yoga class for silver-haired people (Dr Caren Yoga Studio)

Thu 9 (7:15-9pm) Full Moon Autumn Equinox Healing Night (Club O)

Thu 9 (7:30-9:30pm) Basic Culinary Skills Course (Greenwoods Raw Cafe)

Fri 10 (9-10am) Yoga Therapy with Charlotte (Pranava Studio)

Fri-Sun 10-12 (9:30am-6:30pm) SRT Advanced Class (We Me Studio)

Fri 10 (2-5pm) Aromatherapy Introductory Course (Hua Fu Commercial Building)

Fri 10 (7-8pm) Introduction to Classical Pilates Beginner Course in Central (Flex Studio Central)

Fri 10 (7:30-9:30pm) Fresh Vegan Cheese and Tempeh Class (Greenwoods Raw Cafe)

Fri-Sat 10-18 (9-11:30pm) HK International Comedy Festival (TakeOut Comedy)

Fri 10 (10-10:30pm) Ahara Reiki Course (Soul Free World)

Sat 11 (9am-6pm) First Aid Care of Children (Discovery Bay)

Sat 11 (9:30am-4:30pm) Laughter Yoga Leaders Training Course (Sham Shui Po)

Sat 11 (10am-12:30pm) Sourdough Baking (FoodCraft)

Sat 11 (11am-1:30pm) Gluten-Free Dumplings Class (FoodCraft)

Sat 11 (11am-12:30pm) Taoist Health Care (Club O)

Sat 11 (11:30am-1:30pm) Chat on the Mat (YogaUP)

Sat 11 (2-8:15pm) Ocean Drum Full-day Beginner Class (Ravens n Wolves)

Sat 11 (2-5pm) The Breathing Class (PURE Yoga The Centrium)

Sat 11 (2-3:30pm) Vegan Snowy Mooncake Class (Club O)

Sat 11 (2:30-4pm) Basic Detoxification and Fasting (Club O)

Sat 11 (2:30-4pm) Dye with Homemade Indigo (MILL6 Foundation)

Sat 11 (4-5:30pm) Dip-and-dye Experience (MILL6 Foundation)

Sat 11 (6-7pm) Singing Bowl Audio Relaxation (Club O)

Sat 11 (6:30pm) Redress Design Awards 2021 (Redress)

Sat 11 (6:30-10pm) Sai Kung mystery night adventure (Sai Kung)

Sat 11 (10-11pm) Online Meet Up with International Travellers (The Hive Wan Chai)

Sun 12 (11am-6pm) September Discovery Bay Sunday Market (Discovery Bay)

Sun 12 (2-6pm) Deep Healing Workshop (InnSaei)

Sun 12 (2-3:30pm) Getting Started with Vegetables (Club O)

Sun 12 (3:30-5:30pm) Paws For Tea (The Murray)

Mon 13 (1-2:30pm) Flower Art Course Intro (HK Academy of Flower Arrangement)

Mon 13 (3-4:30pm) Kids Sourdough Baking Camp (FoodCraft)

Mon 13 (6-7:30pm) Introduction to Chinese Tea Appreciation (FoodCraft)

Mon 13 (7:30-10:30pm) Shaman Drum Basic Training (Ravens n Wolves)

Mon 13 (7:30-9:30pm) Oracle Divination Practice Meeting (Thee Spiritual Source)

Mon 13 (7:30-9pm) Moving Meditation (We Me Studio)

Mon 13 (8-9:30pm) Flower Art Course Intro (HK Academy of Flower Arrangement)

Tue 14 (11am-1:30pm) Non-Soy Tempeh Making Class (FoodCraft)

Tue 14 (3-4:30pm) Kids Sourdough Baking Camp Level 1 - (5 days) (FoodCraft)

Tue 14 (7:15-9pm) Tai Chi and Spiritual Practice (Club O)

Tue 14 (8-9pm) The Natural and Spiritual Path (Bruno Groning Circle of Friends)

Wed 15-16 (2:30-7:30pm) Twin Flames, Soul Mate, Intimacy (Diamond Hill)

Wed 15 (3-4:30pm) Kids Sourdough Baking Camp (FoodCraft)

Wed 15 (6:30-7:30pm) Fitness Yoga (Dr Caren Yoga Studio)

Wed 15 (7-8:30pm) Food Compost Workshop (Banyan Workspace)

Thu 16 (7-9pm) Make Your Own Candle with Candle Up (The Hive Wan Chai)

Thu 16 (7:15-9pm) Full Moon Autumn Equinox Healing Night (Club O)

Thu 16 (7:30-9:30pm) Basic Culinary Skills Course (Greenwoods Raw Cafe)

Thu 16 (7:30-9:30pm) Shaman Drum (Ravens n Wolves)

Fri 17 (11am-1pm) Basics of Ayurvedic Face Massage (FoodCraft)

Fri 17 (5-7pm) Vegan Cheese and Low Sugar Wine Tasting (FoodCraft)

Fri 17 (6:30-8pm) Paint & Wine: Mid Autumn Festival (The Hive Studios Hong Kong)

Fri 17 (7:30-9:30pm) Kimchi, Natto and Soy Sauce Workshop (Greenwoods Raw Cafe)

Sat 18 (9:30am-4:30pm) Laughter Yoga Leaders Training Course (Sham Shui Po)

Sat 18 (10am-5pm) Festive Folk Art Canvas (Wild at Art)

Sat 18 (10am-12pm) Gluten-Free & Plant Based Breakfast Club (FoodCraft)

Sat 18 (11am-2:30pm) Sham Shui Po Tour

Sat 18 (2-3:30pm) KIDS Low Carb Mooncake Class (FoodCraft)

Sat 18 (2:30-4:30pm) Weave-Your-Bag Workshop (MILL6 Foundation)

Sat 18 (2:30-4pm) Basic Detoxification Workshop (Club O)

Sat 18 (3-6pm) Botanical Eco-Printing (MILL6 Foundation)

Sat 18 (4:30-6pm) Alleviate Body Pain with Yamuna Body Rolling (Flex Studio Central)

Sat 18 (6-7pm) Singing Bowl Audio Relaxation (Club O)

Sun 19 (10am-5pm) Recycling and Waste Management (Sept 19-20) (Sha Tin)

Sun 19 (11am-2pm) Connecting Personal Soul Digital Blueprint (Sense Production)

Sun 19 (2-5:30pm) Kayak & Hike Community Cleanup (Mui Wo, Lantau)

Sun 19 (2-3:30pm) Vegan Snowy Mooncake Class (Club O)

Sun 19 (7-10pm) Biodiversity Night Excursion (Lung Fu Shan Country Park)

Sun 19 (7-8pm) Singing Bowl Audio Relaxation (Club O)

Mon 20 (3-4:30pm) Kids Low Carb Mooncake Class (FoodCraft)

Mon 20 (7:30-10:30pm) Shaman Drum Basic Training (Ravens n Wolves)

Tue 21 Mid-Autumn Festival

Tue 21 (7:55-8:25am) Full moon

Wed 22 Day after Mid-Autumn Festival

Wed 22 (7:30-9pm) Aroma Hand Therapy Intro Class (Auntie Rebecca Food Therapy)

Thu 23 (1-3pm) Natural Hand Sanitizer & Home Scent Workshop (FoodCraft)

Thu 23 (6-8:30pm) Labyrinth Mandala Night (Wild at Art)

Thu 23 (6:30-9:30pm) Rapid Transformation Therapy Session (The Hive Wan Chai)

Fri 24 (10am-12pm) Gluten-Free & Plant Based Breakfast Club (FoodCraft)

Fri 24 (3-4:30pm) KIDS Soy Free Miso & Amazake Class (FoodCraft)

Sat-Sun 25-26 (9:30am-5:30pm) Bowen Therapy Foundation Course (ISBT - Bowen Therapy)

Sat 25 (10am-6pm) Crystal Healing Advanced Course (Sept 25-26) (Kwai Hing)

Sat 25 (10am-1pm) Ebru: Turkish Paper Marbling (Wild at Art)

Sat 25 (11am-12:30pm) Taoist Health Care (Club O)

Sun 26 (10am-5:30pm) Kintsugi Ceramic Repair (Touch Ceramics)

Sun 26 (10am-4pm) Yoga and Healing Retreat (Clear Water Bay)

Sun 26 (1-3pm) Happy Dessert Class (Club O)

Mon 27 (7:30-10:30pm) Shaman Drum Basic Training (Ravens n Wolves)

Mon 27 (7:30-9:30pm) Water Kefir Probiotics DIY Workshop (Greenwoods Raw Cafe)

Tue 28 (7:15-9pm) Tai Chi and Spiritual Practice (Club O)

Wed 29 World Heart Day

Thu 30 (9am-4:30pm) Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (The Headquarters Cowork)

Thu 30 (7:15-9pm) Energy Resonance -- Love Yourself and Others (Club O)

Coming up

5 Oct Rethink Hong Kong

14 Oct Vegfest 2021

20-21 Nov Aids Walk 2021 (virtual)

>> Updates on the website calendar | submit your event

Both of Aya’s parents are HK heartbeat pioneer members and we have proudly witnessed this young person grow into a eco-hero being a powerfully creative voice for positive change. Please help us spread the word to help gather information and raise awareness that will drive solutions around composting in Hong Kong ... details

IN THE NEWS

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Why Gratitude is the Best Marketing Plan Ever (Entrepreneur - 4 Sept 2021)

Reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than competitors (Fast Company - 3 Sept 2021)

Hong Kong barristers win years-long campaign to dump wigs for religious headdress (HKFP - 2 Sept 2021)

‘Do what you love’ is ‘impossible’ advice to follow (Grow Acorns - 2 Sept 2021)

When North Goes South: Is Earth's Magnetic Field Flipping? (Discover - 1 Sept 2021)

Things to know about Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong (Time Out - 1 Sept 2021)

Invasive cannibalistic toads are pushing the limits of evolution (ZME Science - 1 Sept 2021)

10 Little Habits that Can Transform Your Mornings in 5 Minutes or Less (Apartment Therapy - 1 Sept 2021)

Re-making the oldest wet market in Hong Kong (HKFP - 13 June 2021)

Astronauts' photos reveal highs and lows of watching Earth from above (Business Insider - 31 Aug 2021)

Berlin’s university canteens go almost meat-free as students prioritise climate (The Guardian - 31 Aug 2021)

Singapore is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the world (CNA - 13 Jan 2019)

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