Burnt Timber To Host ‘A Magical Evening’
Magic, Food, Yoga, Beer…
“A child’s mind is the most magical thing on Earth”
On Monday, September 12 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Burnt Timber Brewing & Tavern will host ‘A Magical Evening’, a five-course food and drink paired dinner and fundraiser for Magical Yoga. “I’m excited to partner with Magical Yoga and help spread the word about their work and what they will be doing in New Hampshire,” said Burnt Timber Owner and Head Brewer Eddie Michno.
A national organization whose mission is to empower kids with proactive mental health through meditation and yoga, Magical Yoga was founded by Brittany Boles. “Our kids are in a state of emergency,” she said. “Even before the pandemic, kids were struggling with feelings of helplessness, depression, and thoughts of suicide—and rates have increased over the past decade.”
Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among young people, 10 to 24 years of age, according to the American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Regarding how yoga can solve this problem, Boles cited the American Osteopathic Association, which has found numerous benefits from its practice. Benefits from regular yoga practice include increases in mental clarity and calmness and body awareness in addition to relief from chronic stress patterns. “Yoga has also been shown to relax the mind, center attention, and sharpen concentration,” she added. “Harvard Medical School has also found that yoga can improve focus, memory, self-esteem, academic performance, and classroom behavior.”
Magical Yoga has already received significant support, as it has been awarded nearly $100,000 from the NH Empowering Youth Program administered by the Department of Health & Human Services. Boles said her hope is that ‘A Magical Evening’ can raise an additional $25,000 to help pilot the first phase of the program this fall in New Hampshire. “We are finalizing our paperwork to become a registered nonprofit, so this event can give us a significant boost at a critical juncture in our organizational development,” she added.
For Eddie Michno, head brewer and owner of Burnt Timber, the opportunity to support magical Yoga reflects his commitment to community. “I’m a dad myself, so I’ll do all I can to help lay the groundwork for a brighter future for any kid in New Hampshire,” he said. “What I especially love about Magical Yoga is they have science to back up their mission and will track data to report on their impact.”
Data collection, according to Boles, will focus on three biomarkers—blood pressure, resting heart rate, and respiratory rate—that will be measured before and after each 8-week program with a simple wrist tool. “The pairing of ‘magic’ and ‘data’ is what makes Magical Yoga such a unique and innovative and powerful concept,” she said.
As for the food and drink options at ‘A Magical Evening,’ Michno said he and acclaimed guest chefs are still working out the details. He cited an event Burnt Timber executed in March in partnership with Pavilion Executive Chef Jonathan Hudak at Pickering House in Wolfeboro as an example of the quality of the menu that will be offered to guests. At this event, menu items included Tartare of Maine Yellowfin Tuna, Bacon-Wrapped Saddle of Rabbit, Spice-Cured Smoked Beef Shortrib, and Banana Cream Pie. “Jonathan is joining us for one course, so this is going to be a high-end event that from just a food and libation perspective should interest people who appreciate high-quality, locally-sourced food,” said Michno.
In addition to Hudack, other chefs include Peter Colcord, Dale Raymond, Oliver Harston, and Shawn Deegan. “Oliver is my chef, and the other chefs are all accomplished themselves, too,” added Michno. “Between the food, drink, and deeper mission of this event, this really will be ‘a magical evening.’
Tickets for ‘A Magical Evening’ are $125, which include gratuity. To purchase tickets, or learn more about Magical Yoga of New Hampshire, visit magicalyoga.org.
About Burnt Timber Brewing & Tavern
Located at 96 Lehner St, Wolfeboro, NH, Burnt Timber is a brewery restaurant known for rotating craft beer, full cocktail menu, slow cooked food (slow food), and small party catering. We feature fermented vegetables and salt-cured meats we smoke over apple wood. We partner with local businesses like Katie’s Kitchen, Wotton Farm, Corvus Cairn Farm, Niman Ranch and others to provide our patrons with the very best seasonal food.
We donate to charities like Make-A-Wish® New Hampshire and others, because we believe we get back what we give. We have a bike club, running club, and mug club, and we feature private dining, catering menu, and live music throughout the year, including in the summer in our new outside beer garden with an open-flame outdoor kitchen.