Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk with Chef Dorit By Helena Speights Meet Dorit, Founder of the Green Lifestyles Network (GLN), owner of Serenity Spaces, raw vegan, Certified Living Foods Chef and when in Los Angeles, Dorit is the personal chef to tennis pro, Serena Williams. Over the last five years, Dorit and her impeccable staff, have skillfully crafted the nonprofit to include the Green Lifestyles Film Festival, the EcoSalon Film Series, Green Lifestyles TV (internet), podcasts, blogs and even an Eco-Fashion & Beauty Show!
She maintains the position of Creative Director of GLN and serves as a guide to keep the 501c(3)‟s mission and vision intact, though Dorit aims to free up time to nourish and pursue her other prized possession, Serenity Spaces. Serenity Spaces may be the name of her website, and although it has nothing to do with interior design, it has everything to do with how to holistically live one’s life, and how to live one’s life to return to the serene spaces within us, Dorit says.
Why a Green Lifestyle Films Festival? This facet of GLN evolved through Dorit‟s realization that people are captivated and influenced by film and media. Her goal is that by harnessing the positive message of mentorship and selfelevation in film, people will begin to emulate and embrace positivity within their own lives.
So many people do not realize how much every aspect of their life is affected by their food choices, she claims, prompting the change of her company‟s name from Serenity Spaces to Serenity Foods, and eliminate any confusion about what her main objective is: food.
Why an Eco-Fashion show? Dorit maintains that every thing has it‟s own energy and residual energy; from the food we eat, to the water we drink, and even the material that our clothing is made from. She aims to show people that sustainable fashion doesn‟t mean having to wear a burlap sack, or spend ridiculous amounts of money. Conscious and sustainable fashion can be span the gamut from haute couture to yoga pants, costing thousands of dollars to a mere double digits.
Food has tremendous energy. There’s food that’s relaxing. There’s food that stimulating. The energy is accumulating. Most people’s lives are out of control. People are restless. Listless. People are overlystimulated. The over-stimulation is huge, she maintains.
While Dorit has seen GLN grow from an idea to an innovative icon in Southern California, she is passionate about teaching and sharing of her knowledge of the food-mind-body connection that so many of us are disconnected from.
Her workshops premise that everything in our lives should take us back to the place inside of us that’s serene. Where we will only be attracted to foods that create serenity in our lives. Food has tremendous energy. Most people’s lives are out of control. People are overly-stimulated.
We tend to attract whatever energy we are at the moment, that’s why most people are attracted to food that over-stimulates them. Such a spicy foods, but people rarely reach for the bitter.