Your HypnoChefs® are Martin and Deborah Yaffee
Martin and Deborah Yaffee owned and operated the much beloved Sweet Pea Bakery and then the Riverside Restaurant and Bakery in Shelburne Falls, MA and have been supporting others with nourishing fare physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually since 1982. They opened the Riverside Healing Arts Center in 2006 and added “The Little Cooking School” classroom in fall of 2009. They enjoy working together to share their discoveries in personal and spiritual growth with others on The Journey.
Martin and Deborah Yaffee owned and operated the much beloved Sweet Pea Bakery and then the Riverside Restaurant and Bakery in Shelburne Falls, MA and have been supporting others with nourishing fare physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually since 1982. They opened the Riverside Healing Arts Center in 2006 and added “The Little Cooking School” classroom in fall of 2009. They enjoy working together to share their discoveries in personal and spiritual growth with others on The Journey.
Chef Marty
Martin Yaffee is a Culinary Educator and Pastry Chef. After the closing of his much beloved Riverside Restaurant, Marty developed the Green Fields Market bakery department and later became an adjunct professor in the culinary department at Holyoke Community College. Currently he teaches Culinary Arts at Greenfield High School in Massachusetts. He is a nationally certified instructor for the ServSafe food safety program for food handlers. Marty holds a graduate degree in music composition from Harvard University and approaches culinary creation with an eye for harmonious composition. Chef Marty also has training in Chinese herbal medicine and Reiki (level 2 advanced, Usui-Shiki Ryoho). He received his hypnosis training through the National Guild of Hypnotists.
Hypnotritionist Debbie
Deborah Yaffee (aka, Saucey) is a nutritionist, hypnotist, and Certified Reiki Master Teacher. She is a Certified Instructor with the National Guild of Hypnotists and a Veriditas-certified Labyrinth Facilitator. She also offers the gentle techniques of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and ZPoint Process to assist people in releasing stress and limiting beliefs that may be impeding their health goals and their spiritual practice. Deborah is a Senior Trainer with the Tai Chi for Health Institute and enjoys teaching Tai Chi for Health classes. .