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breathe investor’s program: creative solution for today’s economic reality
Dear breathe books customer,
I need your help.
Throughout the almost six years since I opened breathe books we've been quite successful. We attract authors and presenters from around the world, we have turned a profit every year since we opened, and we hired Jenn Northington as full-time manager late last year. It is a good business. Classes are often full and people show a great interest in our programs, but the truth of the matter is that people are simply not buying as much as they used to.
Still we have had such wonderful success, but I am not immune to the current economic situation. It's become increasingly difficult to keep cash flow at a level to cover operating costs. That money allows us to pay presenters to come to breathe, and to stock the great variety of books, music, gifts and other items on our shelves, drawing a diverse group of customers. Inventory is a major investment.
To address this we're doing something that may sound counter-intuitive: we're going to expand. I believe that I need to bring you more of what you want. In order to adapt to this new reality, breathe books is launching an expansion program.
The expansion plans include diversification of products, the addition of new classes, and ultimately the purchase a beautiful space to hold more classes, workshops, concerts, cooking classes and more. Here is where we need your help. In order to finance the new business plan, we are starting a community investment program, modeled after a successful program in Brooklyn where the community recently supported the creation of a new bookstore in their neighborhood.
So I'm asking you today to help breathe books thrive as a center of community and learning. You can either donate money, invest in the store and receive interest on your principal (2% - 4% - you choose your interest), or purchase gift cards that never expire but have a start date one-year from purchase. Rather than having money sit in a CD in a bank, every time you come to breathe you will actually see your money at work. This is not only an investment in breathe books, it's an investment in our community.
Please let me know if you are interested in learning more. I'd be happy to send you the promissory note, investor's agreement, and a business disclosure form, per Maryland State law. And of course I'd be happy to talk to you about how we will use the money raised in order to create a deeper foundation for the bookstore and continue to offer classes, books, products and experiences that enrich us all.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this letter and for considering becoming a breathe books community investor!
With much love and gratitude,
Susan L. Weis
proprietress, breathe books, LLC
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Rishi Masala Chai 100% Organic Tea
Spiced Loose Tea is what the cream-colored label on the tin of tea announces. What's inside the tin is the most delightful treat to the senses. This is simply the most sensuous tea...whole cardamom pods, ginger, pepper, sweet and aromatic spices and thick black tea. Just taking off the double lid (keeps it exceedingly fresh) and deeply inhaling sends me to India.
I mix if with just a touch of Really Raw Honey, and a splash of whole goat milk. The result is an almost sinful (if I believed in sin!) blend of flavors and scents. I actually feel grateful to the Rishi people for concocting such an elixir.
I don't indulge every morning, but when I do I'm thrilled. Such a little thing creates such satisfaction.
Of course, since I discovered Rishi Tea, I had to offer it in the store. Please come in and try a tin. I hope it makes you happy too.
Really Raw Honey
I first bought Really Raw Honey two years ago when I began my Ayurvedic journey. Lucky me -- honey scrapes excess Kapha! Besides being the most delicious honey I've ever tasted, it's made by a Baltimore company.
So, you open the jar and scrape off the wax cappings and chew it, extracting propolis, enzymes and the nutrient-rich "crown jewels" of the honey. Every jar has a slightly different taste, texture and color to reflect the bees and hives. Sometimes smoky, sometimes flowery, sometimes fruity. It's always a surprise!
One day I decided to call the company to see if I could sell the honey in my shop. They said come on down! We'll load you up. So off to the Canton warehouse I went. At first I just bought the smallest jars, but as it's caught on, you all have been asking me for the bigger jars. So now we sell the 1 pound and 2 pound jars to feed your addiction!
This honey is SO good for you. Completely unprocessed, never heated, no pesticides -- exactly as nature intended. It's healing properties are amazing. Soothes sore throats, burns, skin problems and rashes. A teaspoon a day will help your allergies as well as your entire digestive system.
From the hive to the jar to breathe books. I'm quite proud to offer you this incredible honey. You'll find it next to the tea...
BRIX Meter (a.k.a. Refractometer)
Check out the link below...my friend Larry Bohlen is promoting the Brix meter. It allows you to check your food for nutrient content. It's very cool to have this much power in your own hands. No need to rely on anyone else to tell you how good your food is for you. You can do it yourself! Ordering information and more at the link below.
http://www.naturalcheck.com/brix_nutrient_testing.php
Hemp Milk
So, in my vegan-ish stage of life, I'm experimenting with different types of "milk". If I do want the real thing, I use Goat's milk which is a very good choice for Kapha dosha. But i've found that of all the milk-like products out there, hemp seems to the best. Nice consistency. Good flavor. Fullof Omega 3 and other goodies. so I'm liking Hemp.
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