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Alysia Reiner
Actress, Producer, Mother, Humanitarian, Environmentalist
Alysia is an award winning actress, producer, mother, humanitarian, and outspoken environmentalist.
As an actress, Alysia won a Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Performance for an Ensemble Cast) playing Christine, Jack's fiancee and then bride, in the Oscar-winning film "Sideways.". Alysia's other film credits include "Not For Nothing", Arranged", "Kissing Jessica Stein," "One Last Thing," "The A List," "For Love of the Game" with Kevin Costner, "Row Your Boat" with Jon Bon Jovi, "The Narrow Gate," "Hourly Rates," "3 Body Problem," and "The Stand In." Her latest film "The Vicious Kind" was produced by Neil LaBute, premiered at Sundance 2009, was nominated for two independent Spirit Awards.
Among her many stage roles, she starred in the New York Premiere of "Pentecost" by Tony-winning playwright David Edgar, and starred in the provocative two character play "An Oak Tree" with Tim Crouch, which won a Special Obie Award. Her portrayal of June Miller in "Anais Nin: One Of Her Lives" was critically acclaimed, as was her turn in "Wasps In Bed" at The Beckett Theater, of which the New York Times wrote "Alysia Reiner is priceless." This summer she originated the role of Tina Modotti in "Modotti". Other New York theater includes "Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy With A Somewhat Happy Ending" at The Public Theater, "Jayson With a Y," "Manhattan Cassanova" with Mercedes Ruehl, and "Love in the Age of Narcissism" and "Dating Games," both with her husband, actor David Alan Basche. Alysia has appeared on stages around the country; from the Sundance Filmmakers Lab in Utah to The Matrix Theatre in LA to The Forum Theater in New Jersey; and around the world from The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland to The Royal Court Theatre in London.
Alysia's many TV roles include “Blue Bloods,” "The Sopranos," "Law & Order" (all 3 shows), "30 Rock," "White Collar," "Love Monkey," "The Drew Carey Show," "The Practice," "The Jury," "Family Law," "Jack & Jill," and series lead in the pilot "An Englishman in New York."
Speed Grieving, the short film that Alysia created, produced and stars in, had it's World Premiere at The Hamptons International Film Festival, and has since been invited to over a dozen more film festivals and has won multiple awards.
As a new mother, she was featured on Celebrity Baby Scoop, is a guest scout on Stroller Traffic, is a celebrity green momma spokesperson for Ruby Pinwheels, and was recently asked to be an official spokeswoman for Best For Babes, an organization that works to change how we view and support breast feeding, and gives moms the solutions they need to make it work.
Alysia is a champion of all things eco-friendly, and she and her husband recently used their own home as a way to share information about building green. Their brownstone renovation in Harlem was featured on television's "World's Greenest Homes" and "Renovation Nation"; in various magazines like Dwell, Gotham, and The Nest; and they allowed the environmentally friendly construction process to be chronicled on Web sites such as Dwell.com and Kohler.com.
She was recently recognized as an INTELLIGENT OPTIMIST in Ode Magazine: http://bit.ly/n3yAPf and profiled by New York Women in Film and Television as a woman to watch: http://bit.ly/npMKLV.
Alysia is on the board of The Broad Collective, and is involved with many charities including The Cancer Support Community, Habitat for Humanity, Our Time Theatre Company, 52nd Street Project, Actors for Autism, Joyful Heart Foundation, Comp2Kids, GEMS, and Circle of Health International.
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Copyright © 2013 - Dr. Frank Lipman
Bringing up Healthy Children
Alysia ReinerJuly 28
People ask me all the time when I started getting interested in the environment and organics, health, toxins etc. I really don’t know the answer…I remember earth day as a kid & being amazed by how much we waste, how we harm the planet, and I would say little by little I started making difference choices. They can be tiny ones, like carrying a travel mug and buying as local & organic as possible, to biggies like the materials we used in building our home.
When I was ready to get pregnant I took it all a bit more seriously as I knew my body would be the home for a babe & wanted to make it as 100% natural & organic as possible. We are learning so much, much of it very scary, about the toxins and chemicals of our world and how they effect the health of our children. A new friend of mine just made an incredible film called TOXIC BABY http://bit.ly/qMFdZB) about just this issue, and I just went to an incredible symposium at Mount Sinai hospital (http://bit.ly/r92Q7P) about this.
Now that Liv is in the world, I try to have her world be as natural and organic as possible. Because I still breastfeed that means the foods I eat, the foods she eats, her clothes, both of our skincare, cleaning products in our home, hand sanitizer – you name it! It is always a choice for both the environment, global impact and our personal health.
For me it is always a choice for both the environment, global impact and our personal health. Being organic and fair trade means I know there is less likelihood of Liv having an adverse reaction to something, less toxins for her little body to deal with, and I also love knowing we are supporting something I believe in deeply: helping the world be less toxic, helping communities grow, helping people get what the deserve in terms of treatment and wage.
For me its about consciousness and educating yourself: being aware that every decision counts – clothing, skincare, diapers, food, toys, what is in our homes, all of it. It can feel overwhelming, but really its about the small decisions – like knowing the top fruits/vegetables to buy organic (http://www.foodnews.org/), or with your home, become conscious of cleaning products, little by little making changes. There is so much information now, we are so lucky to know what we know, so kids can be as healthy and chemical free as possible.
Bedtimes
One of the first things I ever heard about helping your babe to sleep, is create a ritual and stick to it. It doesn’t have to be long or complicated, but you want to do something easy for you and easy for them. Starting when Liv was about 3 months old we did this, creating a very simple one of: dinner, one book, bath, massage, milk (and our special momma /babe chat) and sleepy song. I think it has really helped her go to sleep easily and quickly, because the consistency makes her feel safe – even if we are in a foreign place, we try to keep it the same. Even now, 2 years in, it still helps so much, because it helps her have a sense of structure, and if she starts to buck the system, we get to say ‘ do you want to do xyz (next step of ritual) or go right into the crib’ and it helps her to settle down because she really loves all the parts of the ritual now and doesn’t want to miss anything.
Being the A-type gal I am, before Liv was born I got a baby massage book and video, and when she was tiny I took an infant massage class. From the beginning she loved it, and I loved it. I made up a silly song I sing every night, and it relaxes her and bonded us. I love the little twig lavender creme and so does Liv. Now she says “lavender creme? Livia do?” and she wants me to pump it into her hand and she sings the song and massages her own leg with me. Its beyond cute. We also put the Badger night night balm under her nose sometimes if she seems very awake, and in the winter or when she has a cold will put the Badger baby balm on her nose & cheeks, which she loves, I think for her its fancy, like momma makeup. Now I just need to find a organic baby lip gloss for when she wants to take mine. She is like this at not even 2 years old, God help me when she is a teenager!