Demitra Vassiliadis, Maria Miliotis & Maria Benardis

Teaches at Greekalicious

Demitra Vassiliadis is a spiritual astrologer and inspirational speaker who is passionate about helping others understand their unique talents and life path, reflected through the prism of spiritual astrology. Her interpretations and infectious enthusiasm for her subject have made her a very popular speaker, workshop leader and personal consultant.

Demitra has been a practicing Astrologer for 22 years. Her astrological services include interpreting natal charts, solar return charts, synastry readings, and helping clients select auspicious times for major events. Her practice is located in New York City. In addition to her private practice she was the house Astrologer at Monteverde Inn and Spa in Montrose, New York. Demitra also provided weekly services as an Astrologer, lecturer and workshop leader for New Age Health Spa in Neversink, NY. She has been a presenter and workshop leader at Old Stone Farm in Staatsberg, NY. She is currently a featured presenter at New York City’s open Center where she periodically leads Full Moon circles. Demitra also leads monthly New Moon tele seminars and live New Moon circles at Sun Raven Healing Center in Bedford New York. She has been a regular presenter at ABC Carpet and Home’s Day of Beauty, Wellness and Wisdom. She recently led an evening to celebrate the New Moon in Aries at ABC Carpet and Home’s Deepak Homebase.

She has been a featured presenter for corporate retreats for McGraw Hill, The Women’s President Organization, The Barbara E Giordano Foundation, The Newswomen’s Club of New York, The Hudson Valley Hospital Symposium and other corporate venues. Last February Demitra performed an Evening of Lincoln and the Aquarian Age in Pleasantville NY sponsored by the Barbara E. Giordano Foundation. She has performed a one woman show off Broadway, at The Sage Theater titled Spiritual Astrology Goes To The Movies.

She is a practitioner at Dr. Michael Finkelstein’s, Advanced Practitioner Roundtable at Sun Raven in Bedford NY. Dr. Finkelstein is the author of Slow Medicine. Demitra was one of the featured practitioners at Michael’s Roundtable at The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.

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Maria Miliotis is a nationally acclaimed make-up artist who owns an award winning agency, Faceworks International. She has degrees in skincare and cosmetology, has taught in conferences and has been a spokesmodel for national commercials representing product lines throughout her 20 year career.
She has been featured on Lifetime TV. for her make-up techniques and worked with celebrities from Miami Beach to NYC. Her make-up artistry has been featured in numerous publications such as Vogue and she has published articles in local magazines regarding skincare and image branding.

Her company has won numerous awards for outstanding customer service and she prides herself in continued education in a healthy approach to beauty.

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Maria Benardis is a Gourmand award-winning author, health & wellness coach, intuitive chef, motivational speaker and founder of Greekalicious, Sydney’s first exclusively Greek cooking school. What initially started as a Greek cooking school, expanded to include catering services, restaurant consulting, grocery shopping tours, kitchen organizing services, pop-up restaurants, private chef services, an organic line of products, culinary tours to Greece and after completing studies at the Food Coach Institute in Australia, health & wellness coaching.

She has been featured in top media including The New York Times, The Today Show, and Vogue; she has offered “Cooking with Agapi” classes at prestigious venues including The Natural Gourmet Institute, Brooklyn Kitchen, Sur La Table, and Haven’s Kitchen; she is a food and health blogger for The Huffington Postand Mind Body Green; she is the author of three books – My Greek Family Table, Cooking & Eating Wisdom for Better Health, and Greekalicious Feast; and she is the creator of the Manifestation Planner & Organizer. In May 2017 Maria released her fourth book MY GREEK FAMILY TABLE. In addition to demonstrating that the foods of ancient Greece are as relevant – and delicious – as ever, Maria places and emphasis on eating for health, healing and well-being. The recipes in MY GREEK FAMILY TABLE feature an abundance of fruit vegetables, healthy fats, and wholesome ingredients, and there is healing wisdom throughout the book as well as a glossary of the “Healing Ingredients of Greece” to show readers how to choose ingredients to treat ailments.