SHEFFA FOODS

Hi everyone,

I received an email from my friend who owns a small health food company called SHEFFA FOODS.  I am a big fan of their products.  Their snacks and salad sprinkles are gluten free, vegan, low is sugar and sodium and very, very tasty.  Sheffa is sold in Fairway, Zabar's, select health food stores locally and online, but they are getting more and more attention and are available now in some of Whole Foods stores.  Here's their website: www.SheffaFoods.com

Chase bank and LivingSocial are running a unique grant competition for small business owners, offering $250K to 12 small businesses.  It would be a huge help for them, and all we need to do is just vote for them to qualify.  Please see the email attached below for more specifics, but you can login using Facebook to www.missionsmallbusiness.com and enter Sheffa Foods (New York, NY is their location, but shouldn't be necessary).

Please take a few minutes to give them your vote; it would be so wonderful for them to have the support in expanding their healthy business!

Shizuka Moriwaki

Ms. Mariko Mori Exhibition

We are pleased to share with you the recent news about Ms. Mariko Mori, who is our royal client and a famous artist, in The Art Newspaper.　

It says that the exhibition “Mariko Mori: Oneness”at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio, was the 1st most visited contemporary art exhibition in the world and the 7th most visited museum exhibition in the world in 2011. It received an average of 6,991 visitor per day and 538,328 in total during the exhibition’s run.

We feel very proud on hearing of her success and would like to continue supporting her.

Below is the related article in The Art Newspaper.

SPA WEEK SPECIAL!!!

It has been an interesting spring with the very early arrival of flowers and sunshine, yet still cold temperatures returning here and there.  It is worth taking extra care of your body at this turn of season, to slow down, drink water, meditate, or whatever you feel moved to do.  Of course, ease NY recommends massage!
Just in time, annual spa week starts April 16 through 22.  Enjoy our spa week special menu at discounted prices!

This spring's special aroma is a blend of Myrtle, Clary Sage*, Geranium.  This combination will raise your spirits, relieve stress and help drain excessive fluids from your body. It makes you feel refreshed and ready for the warm and active season!

Please see below for more details.  We look forward to seeing you. 

*50min Swedish aroma massage $75→$50

*50min Reflexology $75→$50

Enjoy the spring!

We apologize in advance, but for those who are/may be expecting will not be able to have the Spa Week Special. We regret for the inconvenience and appreciate for your understanding. 


Shizuka Moriwaki

Report: ease NY Japan Recovery Event

Spring is here in New York!  I trust this finds you well and enjoying the warm sunshine.

We are pleased to report that ease NY Japan Recovery Event on March 11 was a great success.  Thank you to all of you who came and everyone who was there in spirit in support of our initiative.  We are deeply moved by the caring and kindness shown by so many people.

Reflecting on my own experience from one year ago, I was scheduled to fly to Japan with my one-year-old daughter on March 11, 2011.  I was woken up by a phone call from Makiko in the middle of the night and learned about the disaster which had just hit Japan including her family in Kesennuma-city.  There was not enough information about the situation, and my flight was not going to be cancelled.  I decided to take the flight as planned.  I thought I could go help Makiko’s family.

Arriving at Narita Airport, I found all the transportation was paralyzed.  It took us more than 6 hours to get to a hotel in Tokyo.  Frequent aftershocks continued every day.  Bottled water was sold out, the threat of radiation contamination was increasing.  It was a very difficult time, especially with a young child, but I thought of the people who lost their loved ones, homes and livelihood.  My difficulty was nothing, compared to what they were going through.

For the past year, I have been wanting to go to the hardest hit areas and work as a volunteer.  But with both business and family responsibilities, I was only able to send monetary contributions.  Approaching the one year anniversary, everyone at ease NY thought of ways to help, and came up with the idea to hold the ease NY Japan Recovery Event on March 11.  Everyone of my staff was eager to participate.  It is my great honor and pleasure to work with such caring colleagues.  One of our therapists has volunteered to work at the site removing debris. 

In addition to this event on March 11, we have held an “aroma fundraising” campaign since last year, together which we have raised $5,711.05.   We will donate the full amount to “Ashinaga Ikueikai” which supports orphaned children.

We continue to pray for the victims and those affected by the disaster and wish for their fast recovery.   It is our aspiration to give what we can and help those in need in Japan and beyond.

Thank you for your support as always.

Shizuka Moriwaki