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e are all born curious and creative beings. So it’s strange that many of us do not recognize this facet of ourselves as we grow up. We become older and more experienced in many ways without seeing how we creatively stretch ourselves simply in managing everyday life. We all know the saying that curiosity killed the cat, but maybe it’s what gave him nine lives, as well. Just as children need creative playtime to develop any number of skills, exercising our innate imagination and inventiveness throughout life is vital to our health and wellbeing. From earliest recorded history, humans have come together in community to share artful activities as avenues of expression, celebration and release. Instruments, rhythms and dance steps may be more complex today, but the appeal of music and movement is universal. The same principle applies across the board. Appreciating art is as essential as performing it. It is not surprising that Judith Fertig reports in our feature article this month, “Exploring Our Creative Side,” how people all over the United States find themselves joyfully participating in community arts programs. Those she interviewed attest how engaging in such programs gives them the creative outlets that help them thrive. They have found fun, personal growth, wellness and community. We were also blessed this month with new cover art from a budding young artist discovered at Art With A Heart organization. Please read more about Emily, our cover artist on page 12, and about this group on page 6 and how you can become involved in supporting the local arts. We hope the stories shared in these pages will inspire you to try something new, maybe a drumming circle, garage band, dance event, or Kirtan concert at a local yoga studio. This city has something special to support everyone’s muse. Let’s all let our curiosity out of the box a bit more this month and see what new inspirations we find. We invite you now to turn the page and get happy.
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Engaging in Community Arts Brings Unexpected Rewards by Judith Fertig
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Taking the Whole Toolbox Approach by Kathleen Barnes
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Spreading Good Will on Earth Through Art by April Thompson
23 JULIA CAMERON SPEAKS FROM HER HEART
Creating a Life Beyond Need and Worry by Linda Sechrist
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The Central Indiana Walk to Defeat ALS he walk will take place at White River State Park with check-in at 10am. The walk begins at 12pm and is two miles in length. All Walk routes are wheelchair accessible and Walk Day activities include something for all ages. More and more people are feeling the impact of ALS. Every 90 minutes a person in this country is diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes another person will lose their battle against this disease. ALS occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic boundaries. No age boundaries either – more and more young people are being diagnosed with ALS. This crippling disease can strike anyone. Presently there is no known cause or cure and it costs loved ones an average of $200,000 a year to provide the care ALS patients need.
rt With A Heart now offers Saturday classes at their new studio at 1125 Brookside Avenue (10th & Massachusetts Ave). A sliding scale of fees makes these classes affordable for all families. If you have a talented child who needs encouragement in their artistic development call 317602-7222 and ask for Kaitlyn. Are you a supporter of the arts? Here are some ways you can help Art With A Heart regardless of your budget: • Like us on Facebook • Tell your friends about us • Volunteer in a classroom • Volunteer in the office • Help raise a giving circle – we give you support, you raise the money; $1,000 from donors (matched with $500 from our grants) pays for an afterschool program for an entire semester • Refer teachers to us – we look for qualified art teachers and practicing artists who have at least two years experience in urban schools • Does your employer match your contributions? $50 from you gets us $100 and pays for one student to take part in an afterschool program
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Nourish Your Vibrant Health at Santosha School
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antosha School, in Indianapolis, expands its offerings with a blossoming schedule of daily yoga classes, wellness training workshops, and Ayurvedic health consultations. Santosha’s dedicated team of teachers and healers embrace a supportive and experiential approach to offer simple and powerful lifestyle tools based in the ancient sciences of Yoga, Ayurveda, and the wisdom of the healing arts. Opened last February and led by nationally recognized master yoga teacher Pierre Couvillion, E-RYT500, and respected local family physician and yoga teacher Ann Collins, MD, RYT200, the unique yoga and holistic wellness center continues to create a “transformation station” in a safe, nourishing environment, and supports the evolution of your healthiest, most vibrant self. Santosha means “contentment” in the ancient language of Sanskrit. Awareness and acceptance of what is true in this moment is the first step to embracing meaningful change. The Santosha School is a community dedicated to empowering individuals and families to reclaim and nurture a natural state of health, vitality and joyfulness. Location: 1409 E. 86th St. (in Nora next to the Monon Trail). For more information, schedule of classes or to schedule a consultation, call 317-405-8248, email Santosha@Santosha-School.com or visit Santosha-School.com. See ad on page 18. 6
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oga studios, teachers and students are celebrating Yoga Month throughout the country with free classes and events during September. For the third year, Natural Awakenings is a sponsor of National Yoga Month. This grassroots healthy living campaign and national observance, hosts the One Week Free Yoga Card program with more than 1,600 yoga studios offering free classes to new students during September and October. Cards can be downloaded from YogaMonth.org and redeemed at participating studios throughout the United States. Yoga Month Founder Johannes R. Fisslinger says, “Experience is a powerful teacher, so we decided to give people the opportunity to try yoga for themselves.” Hundreds of community yoga events are registered and searchable in the organization’s online yoga finder. The culminating event for the month-long campaign is The Time for Yoga, a global community practice on September 30. The Yoga Month campaign’s programs facilitate actionable guidance for individuals wanting to better their health through yoga. Yoga Month is a campaign of The Yoga Health Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization with a mission to promote preventive health care and inspire a healthy lifestyle. In 2011 more than 25,000 cards for free yoga were printed and 650 events were posted on the organization’s website.
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r. R o g e r Spahr has built a strong reputation for helping clients lead lives filled with health and vitality by treating them as whole beings rather than a mere collection of symptoms. Now, he has changed the name of his functional medicine practice from Ailanto Health Beyond Medicine to the Spahr Center, conveniently located on the north side of Indianapolis, and is offering readers that mention this news brief in September or October a 25 percent discount off Dr. Roger Spahr their first visit. Dr. Spahr’s approach uncovers and treats underlying causes and imbalances that keep patients from enjoying optimal health plus helps maintain primary health through prevention. With a full range of treatment options available, including chiropractic care, massage, nutritional management and much more, each patient is regarded as an individual with a distinct makeup, the basis for all care. Restoring hormone balances can be a key factor in restoring health and vitality. One particular treatment involves using bioidentical hormones. Dr. Spahr considers these genetic matches to naturally occurring hormones far safer than other widely used hormone substitutes, and his treatment delivery method minimizes patient effort and unnecessary side effects. Assessments that reveal nutritional, digestive, immune and other system imbalances, plus methods for righting them through nutrient replacement, supplements and healthy lifestyle practices, play an equally important role in Spahr Center treatments. Anyone looking for a unique health center that offers individuality, wholeness and total well-being as central philosophies can call upon Dr. Spahr. By going beyond disease treatment into full patient care, the center helps the people of our area live life to the fullest. Location: For more information or to make an appointment, call 317-708-3939, email Nurse@SpahrCenter.com or visit SpahrCenter.com.
For more information and to find local Yoga Month events, visit YogaMonth.org.
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Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Courses Offered via New Practice
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aren Taylor-Good was nominated for a Grammy for her song “How Can I Help You Say Goodbye.” Her songs have been recorded by famous musicians. She has also sung on recordings and movie soundtracks with Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley and many others. She is a multi-talented and award-winning songwriter, vocalist, author, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and philanthropist. Ms. TaylorGood blends her motivational speaking skills, story-telling and music for an entertaining and spiritually engaging performance. Ms. Taylor-Good will also be Unity of Indianapolis’ guest speaker for a musical service on Sunday, September 16 at 10:00 am. To learn more about Ms. Taylor-Good’s music, please visit her website at KarenTaylorGood.com.
indra Hunckler has recently completed certification as a Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor and founded Elegant Journey Hypnobabies© Birth Services, LLC, through which she is offering Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis courses and Doula services. The first six-week course will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., September 17, and continue on the following five Monday evenings, at Metta Yoga Initiative in Moon Block Park near downtown Indianapolis. Th e o t h e r w i s e n a t u r a l p r o c e s s of childbirth in our modern society is increasingly managed by technology and drugs. Sometimes medical intervention can be positive, and even life-saving, but sometimes can be physically, spiritually and emotionally harmful. For families who value a more natural way of living and wish for their birth experience to be both natural and comfortable, Hypnobabies offers excellent information and tools. For those seeking a course to help them prepare for a natural and joyous birthing—either soon or sometime in the future—this is a new and different option they may not be aware of. Hypnobabies, developed and founded in 2001 by Kerry Tuschoff, now has more than 120 certified instructors in the United States and Canada. Hunckler also offers classes at the Natural Parenting Education Network, in Lafayette. Hypnobabies is a six-week comprehensive childbirth education course in which expecting mothers and their birth-partners learn all they need to know to have the healthiest, most comfortable and enjoyable pregnancy and birth experience, including nutrition and exercise for a healthy pregnancy and easier birth, comprehensive coverage of the benefits and risks of different birth options that will enable them to make informed birth choices, and advice to help obtain and practice real medical self-hypnosis tools. Along with the Hypnobabies certification, Hunckler is also a DONA-trained Birth Doula, has an MA in Health Communication from Purdue University and is a Hypno-mom herself. As a doula and instructor, she provides the information to make informed choices, the respect and encouragement to feel confident in those choices, and the tools to have the most enjoyable birth experience possible.
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a s s a g e E n v y, the pioneer and national leader of affordable and convenient massage and spa services, has joined forces with the Arthritis Foundation to host Healing Hands for Arthritis, a one-day national event to build awareness and raise funds to fight arthritis. Ten dollars from every one-hour massage and facial provided by the spa on September 19 will be donated to the Arthritis Foundation. “There’s no better way to give back than to treat yourself, a friend or family member to a relaxing and rejuvenating massage or facial,” says Bree Emsweller, Massage Envy owner. “We strongly encourage the Indianapolis community to come out on September 19 to help fight a disease that affects 50 million Americans and is actually our nation’s leading cause of disability. “Partnering with the Arthritis Foundation was a natural fit, as we both a share a common understanding about the seriousness of the disease, the potential power of massage therapy to relieve certain symptoms, and what must be done to prevent, cure and control it.” In the past two years, Massage Envy has donated nearly $100,000 to fund clinical research related to the benefits of massage therapy. Recent scientific studies have found that massage therapy increases immune function, decreases stress levels and reduces recovery time in many medical conditions including arthritis. All proceeds donated during Healing Hands for Arthritis will support the Arthritis Foundation’s nationwide efforts to prevent, control and cure arthritis. Additionally, Murad®, Massage Envy Spa’s strategic skin care partner, will donate 10 percent of all sales from their products sold at Massage Envy Spa locations during the event to the Arthritis Foundation. To make an appointment for the event, contact the nearest location by visiting MassageEnvy.com. See ad on page 13.
Imaginative, Inspiring H.S. Senior Portraits by Yelena: Photographer of Joy
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f yo u f i n d m o s t high school senior portraits uninspiring, consider the expertise and fresh perspective of Yelena Yahontova, of Yelena: Photographer of Joy, in Bloomington. Mostly known for her soulful and magical portraits of families, children and women, she’s especially looking to assist high school seniors this autumn who dare to dream of nothing less than their senior portraits having the touch of magic. She says her mission is to “create soulful, magical and joyful portraits for seniors that bring a smile to every time you look at them.” The elements in the process include “You, nature’s exquisite, integral help, a lot of talent and a lot of fun.” The “magical fairy godmother” also has a collection of clothing, costumes and accessories that resembles a princess’s closet—vintage dresses, modern evening gowns, hats, flower headers, shawls, veils, and more. “Formal, posed, studio portrait photography has been done for almost 200 years. For me it was not inspiring,” she says. Instead she draws on her life in Belarus and the Slavic fairy tales of her childhood. A published poet with a master’s degree in humanities and a keen interest in mythology, she brings an eclectic perspective. Her portraits of senior girls look like “they have just jumped out of a fairytale book page.” She believes beautiful senior portraits make a subject feel beautiful, important and special. If a senior girl loves her portraits, it helps raise her self-esteem. Above all, these portraits will be cherished for many, many years to come in one’s family.
Location: 924 W. 17th St. For more information or to make an appointment, call 812-333-8178 or visit PhotographyOfJoy.com. See ad on page 3.
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irst impressions not only count—they are surprisingly accurate, at least when it comes to detecting whether a stranger is “made” to be compassionate, trustworthy or kind. New research by the University of California, Berkeley suggests that it can take just 20 seconds to recognize who is genetically so inclined. Two dozen couples participated in the study and provided DNA samples. Researchers documented them as they talked about times when they had suffered. A separate group of observers that did not know the couples were shown 20-second video segments of only the listeners and asked to rate which participants seemed most compassionate, based on facial expressions and body language. The listeners that received the highest ratings for empathy turned out to possess a particular variation of the oxytocin receptor gene known as the GG genotype. Dubbed the “love hormone”, oxytocin is naturally secreted into the bloodstream and the brain, where it promotes social interaction, bonding and romantic love. “People can’t see genes, so there has to be something going on that is signaling these genetic differences to the strangers,” says Aleksandr Kogan, lead author of the study. “What we found is that the people that had two copies of the G version displayed more trustworthy behaviors: more head nods, eye contact, smiling and open body posture. These behaviors signaled kindness to the strangers.”
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Designer Matthew Fromboluti, of Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, has turned conventional wisdom about modern construction upside-down with his architectural design, Above/Below, submitted for the eVolo Skyscraper Competition. His underground skyscraper would theoretically fill a 900-foot-deep, 300-acrewide crater left by the Lavender Pit copper mine, in Bisbee, Arizona. A cone-shaped, inverted tower would allow people to live, work and even grow food in a huge cavern, covered by a dome. The building is designed to maintain a comfortable temperature via a passive climate-control system suited to the hot desert environment. A solar chimney provides natural ventilation as the sun heats the air at the surface, causing it to rise and draw cooler air up through vents at the bottom. The moving air passes through wind turbines at the top of the chimney, generating electricity. Fromboluti’s aim is to atone for the mine’s destruction of the landscape by finding new ways to harvest the energy that went into excavating it, suggesting that no design should be considered “off the table” when planning for the future. Source: ForumForTheFuture.org
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Spotlight on Sustainable Colleges Environmental credentials, in addition to academic excellence and affordable tuition, are gaining traction in the collegiate selection process, according to The Princeton Review’s latest poll. Its Hopes and Worries survey sampled 7,445 college-bound students nationwide and found that 68 percent say commitment to sustainability impacts their college choice, based on campus environmental initiatives, how deeply the curriculum integrates sustainability and how well the colleges prepare students for green jobs. The 16 institutions of higher learning considered most eco-savvy are: American University, Arizona State University, College of the Atlantic, Dickinson College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Northeastern University, Oregon State University, San Francisco State University, The State University of New York-Binghamton, University of California-Santa Cruz, The University of Maine, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Virginia Tech and Warren Wilson College. “The best schools integrate sustainability across their community [in] how they manage their finances, academic offerings and operations. They don’t treat sustainability as an add-on or extra credit assignment,” says Rachel Gutter, director of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools. “But even the best still have… a long way to go, and there’s a moment for humility in that.” Source: Fast Company
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The Rehabilitation of Plastic The rap on most plastic is that although it can be recycled, it doesn’t decompose in landfills. For a period of time, the city of Houston halted its composting of household yard waste due to the cost of having to cut and empty the plastic bags used in curbside pickup, even though the annual landfill fees exceeded $1 million. But now the service has resumed, based on the use of new, compostable plastic bags that require no special handling; the city even garners income from sales of composted clippings. Dinnerware, such as utensils, plates and cups, is another niche market in which advocates see potential for use of compostable plastics, especially by cafeterias, restaurants and other institutions. Not only are such items not biodegradable, they often end up being thrown out with food waste. Biodegradable polymers that break down in a matter of months are more expensive; for example, the BASF company’s Ecoflex material costs about two-and-a-half times more than the polyethylene it replaces. But proponents say that it provides value by enabling the large-scale collection of organic waste, such as grass clippings and food, and that the potential for growth is enormous. Source: Chemical & Engineering News natural awakenings
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Exploring Our Creative Side Engaging in Community Arts Brings Unexpected Rewards by Judith Fertig
“Turning, moving, spinning, dresses swirling, music beating, eyes in contact with a partner, then another, then another, then another, and the fiddle turns a corner, the phrase repeats, the dance repeats. You smile. Your body smiles.” ~ Doug Plummer, photographer and contra dancer, Seattle, Washington
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hree years ago, Janine Joslin, a savvy business executive, set her sights on becoming a Dazzler, and today is a proud member of the Leawood, Kansas, chapter of community tap-dancing troupes. “I love to dance and perform, and I felt that had been missing from my own life,” she says. After a friend suggested it, Joslin showed up for her first practice ready to go, wearing tights and tap shoes. Potential Dazzlers must prove they’ve learned the routines before being selected to perform for the public. Luckily, says Joslin, “I’m a quick study,” and soon took her place in this 50-and-up women’s group that likes to routinely Shuffle Off to Buffalo at area retirement facilities, church halls and special events. Learning the stopand-go, Broadwaystyle routines such as Steppin’ Out and Millie is more of a mental challenge than aerobic exercise, comments Joslin. “The main thing is it exercises your brain.” Performing for appreciative groups is a great feeling, she notes, and helps 14
make the twiceweekly practices worthwhile. Just being around inspiring women has helped Joslin look at aging d i f f e r e n t l y. S h e ’s n o w applying her business skills to set up her troupe’s first website. Jo s l i n ’s experience proves what many dancers, artists, writers, actors and musicians know: Active, handson, group participation in the arts is beneficial on many levels.
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In a recent study commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts, the researchers found that, “People that engage in arts in a group setting develop a sense of
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group and maximize the joy of artful endeavors, which many prefer to the cost of individual lessons. One of the most accessible community arts is choral music, as it requires no special equipment. Singing in a group can also become a community tradition that gathers people of all ages and lifestyles in fellowship and celebration. Since 1882, singing Handel’s Messiah has become an annual highlight for a Swedish wheat-farming community in South-Central Kansas. For three months before Palm Sunday, 200 farmers, homemakers, college students and business owners from the Lindsborg area gather twice weekly to rehearse the three-hour piece (Bethanylb.edu/Oratorio_History. html). Becky Anderson, the owner of Lindsborg’s Swedish Country Inn, who has sung for 41 years, points to a particularly thrilling moment during each performance. “There is just this exhilaration as the audience jumps to their feet yelling, ‘Brava, Brava.’ Golly,
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that’s fun.” Chicagoans maintain a similar holiday tradition. For 35 years, free Do-It-Yourself Messiah concerts have provided a community-funded uplift (imfChicago.org). Thousands of audience members lend their voices to thrilling performances of this masterpiece, led by a world-class conductor and soloists and backed by an all-volunteer orchestra of local professionals and amateur musicians. S t o r y t e l l i n g i s ye t a n o t h e r community performing art that requires no special equipment. The National Storytelling Network (Stor yNet. org) advances the art of storytelling through a national conference and local storytelling guilds. The Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild, in Pennsylvania, meets once a month at a local coffee house (LVStorytellers. org). Members include professional and amateur storytellers, poets, actors and newcomers that love to practice—or just listen to—this ancient art. Strong community and cultural identity is forged on other stages, as well. The Community Actors Theatre, in San Diego, California’s, Oak Park, performs many plays written by local playwrights exploring themes in black culture (CommunityActorsTheatre.com). For Calvin Manson, a local poet and playwright who teaches acting workshops, the nonprofit venue feels like a mom-and-pop outfit. “They have the raw talent that could be developed into something wonderful. People don’t
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“When I’m not doing any plays, things just don’t g o r i g h t . T h i s i s my justification. This is my opportunity to just be me.” ~ Eva Jones, foster parent and member of Community Actors Theatre, Oak Park, California just learn to be actors and playwrights. They learn to work together, to commit to a common struggle. When they leave, they know how to work with people, to be team players.” Sometimes, a life change can open the door to a creative outlet. As a newly single 30-something, photographer Doug Plummer says that when he fell in with the Seattle contra dance scene in the mid-1980s, “It became my primary social life.” Derived from New England folk dance, two lines of dancers face each other and move to the rhythms of fiddle music. “Since 2003, anytime I’m in New England, I try to stay over on a Monday and catch the Nelson [New Hampshire] dance,” says Plummer. Likening it to participating in the slow-food and similar local movements, he says, “I feel like I’m entering into a mode of slow-dancing.” At the weekly Nelson gatherings, “The dancers will drift in; singles, couples and families with kids,” he relates. “Someone puts out the fiddle case for the $2 admission. Whoever volunteered to bring baked goods sets them out. Harvey shows up with his fiddle, sits on the fold-up chair on the stage. Bob sits at the piano. ‘Line up for a contra,’ barks Don, in a clipped, Yankee accent. ‘First dance is Monymusk.’ Then everyone just joins in.”
Auditioning for the Role of a Lifetime The next level of volunteer arts participation may involve an audition and a greater commitment. At the same time, these pursuits offer prime opportunities to expand artistic skills and join in something bigger than one’s self. 16
Since 1873, the Cincinnati, Ohio, May Festival has served as a shining example of community showmanship (May Festival.com). Chorus auditions are held in September, rehearsals begin in January and concerts routinely sell out by May. M u s i c c r i t i c N a n cy M a l i t z comments, “It’s that special, tiny sliver of the year when everybody stretches. When hundreds of amateur singers accelerate the tempo by devoting every night to rehearsal and every day to thoughts of the concerts to come… when audiences look their finest, clap their loudest.” Lawrence Coleman, a chorus member for 15 years, has found that singing and networking with other May Festival vocalists has paid off in surprising ways. “I’ve recorded and had other singing engagements and opportunities, all because I’ve been connected to the chorus and the people in it,” he says. Coleman also sings with the rhythm and blues gospel group Fo Mo Brothers, performing at area churches and the Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion. Coleman remarks, “I have friends in the chorus from very different walks of life. We come together for the single purpose of making great music. People of differing backgrounds and schools of thought can do more than coexist. It’s confirmed for me that we can learn to celebrate our differences when we have a common goal.” Even those that don’t feel inherently artistic can find venturing into an art form unexpectedly rewarding. Channeling an inner Elizabeth Bennett or Mr. Darcy is commonplace in Bay Area English Regency Society waltzes
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It’s not uncommon for both seasoned athletes and yoga neophytes to push too hard in the beginning. Dr. Loren Fishman, medical director at Manhattan Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, says, “The three leading causes of injury are an overenthusiastic student, improper alignment and poor teaching.” Many aspirants feel they have to master a pose right away; thus, a “Type
A” person may have the most potential for injury, observes Sadie Nardini, New York City-based founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and host of Cable TV’s Viera Living’s daily yoga show, Rock Your Yoga. Some instructors may have a vigorous Type A attitude, as well. “Keep looking if you feel pushed,” she advises. Choosing a style is less important than choosing the instructor best suited to the student’s needs. “Finding the right
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teacher,” says Nardini, “is kind of like dating. Keep looking until you find your match.”
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Here are some safe approaches and injury-prevention tips from experienced yogis. Research the teacher. Investigate a yoga instructor’s credentials before signing up for a class, advises Meredith Montgomery, a board member of the Yoga Health Foundation and publisher of Natural Awakenings’ Mobile/Baldwin edition. Read the instructor’s biography to verify his or her professional training, certification and level of experience. YogaAlliance.org maintains a wellrespected registry of instructors that have been certified as registered yoga teachers (RYT). Analyze the class level. Consider the name of the class, plus the level of advancement. New students may want to begin with a gentle, restorative or yin-type class. To reduce any risk, “Sign up for classes that are one level lower than where you are,” advises Fishman. Ask how many students are allowed in the class; a smaller size means more one-on-one attention. Speak out. “Don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Fishman emphasizes; get to the class early, introduce yourself to the teacher and perhaps audit various classes. Good instructors always ask students about their health and fitness history. Look for special needs groups. “You can get really specific in choosing the right yoga class, whether it focuses on back care or other therapeutic yoga,” notes Nardini. Exercise caution. Certain areas of the body, like the back, neck and limbs, are particularly prone to injury, counsels Hartman. “Twisting and contorting poses can cause undue pressure,” so take things slowly and stop if pain occurs. Practice correct alignment. Experts agree that proper alignment is key to injury-free yoga. “There’s a lot to proper alignment; it’s integral to being a yoga teacher,” says Fishman. A good one will walk the room to make sure everyone has the correct form, keeping the vertebrae more or less in line, even
Yoga is renowned for increasing physical flexibility, balance and range of motion, while decreasing stress. Yet, as with any form of exercise, injuries may result from improper practice. in a twisting pose. Seek modifying options. Instructors must teach modifications in poses to accommodate the individual, often using props such as blocks and straps. Learn to breathe. Proper breathing cannot be overemphasized. “Kripalu’s teaching methodology, for example, emphasizes coordinating movement with breath because it is one of the leading ways to prevent injury,” Hartman says. Go with a teacher that understands anatomy. A teacher with such a background knows not only how muscles move, but also how they move together. Experts in yoga understand kinesiology—the natural synergies and limits to muscle and joint movement, according to Fishman. Nardini further emphasizes the importance of teaching transitions between poses. Consider prior injuries. “People think of yoga as a healing practice. That does not [necessarily] mean it will help heal a previous injury,” says Nardini. “It’s possible you can make it even worse.” Those with previous injuries, plus elderly individuals and expectant mothers, must take extra safety precautions. Remember that yoga is not about competition. “Don’t be afraid to take a time out,” says Fishman. “Or go into a child’s or modified child’s pose if you need to.” In the end, “Yoga is about increasing awareness of the body. A well-schooled yoga teacher intends to create individual, empowering experiences,” concludes Hartman. Lynda Bassett is a freelance writer based near Boston, MA. Connect at LyndaBassett.com. natural awakenings
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Fibromyalgia, for example, encompasses a basket of symptoms, usually beginning with overall body pain with specific pain points. Other common symptoms can include extreme fatigue, facial pain, irritable bowel syndrome, memory loss and brain fog, depression, numbness and tingling, palpitations, insomnia and headaches, including migraines. “Until a few years ago, conventional medicine decided you were crazy if you complained of these symptoms,” advises Teitelbaum. “Then some expensive medications came out—promoted by $210 million a year in advertising; so now, patients are instead being told to take medications with lots of side effects.” The most common conventionally prescribed drugs for fibromyalgia target symptoms of insomnia, depression, nerve pain and inflammation. According to Teitelbaum, the vast majority of people treating with these medications continue to experience the same symptoms over a five-year period; only 25 to 35 percent report some improvement. It’s difficult to determine how many Americans suffer
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PEACE MAIL Spreading Good Will on Earth Through Art by April Thompson
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ainter Franck de Las Mercedes, of New York City, has combined a pair of hopeful concepts—world peace and free art for all—in a quickly broadening art initiative inspired by an “Aha!” moment at the local post office. “I had always painted on the boxes I shipped my paintings in,” relates the native Nicaraguan. “One day, a postal clerk commented that my boxes were like works of art. I thought about how I had prompted the worker to pause in her everyday routine and wondered, ‘What if I shared my painting on the outside of a box, rather than the inside, and what if it carried a message of peace?’” Since that pivotal 2006 encounter, the artist has sent more than 10,600 abstractly painted, pre-paid boxes, labeled with messages like, “Handle with Care: Contains Peace,” to individuals in 70 countries, as part of his Priority Boxes Art
World Peace Day September 21 Project. Each empty box is symbolically “full” of meaning, engaging the thought of the recipient as well as the sender, plus the interpretation of all those handling it throughout its postal journey. De Las Mercedes hopes that his painted-message boxes will stimulate new ways of communicating through art. He maintains, “We shouldn’t have to wait for world leaders to take a stand or create peace; it can begin through interpersonal dialogue.” While many people write to the artist requesting boxes for themselves, others order them for loved ones. Requests vary widely, from a death row inmate that asked for a box for his daughter and a mom that wanted to give one to her son, a leukemia sufferer whose daily highlight was a trip to the family mailbox. The brightly painted boxes also have helped reconcile feuding friends and family members, serving as a peace offering from one to the other. It all helps to bring feelings of greater peace and understanding to the human race, one person at a time. More than 100 schools across the United States have adopted the project, with students creating their own versions of the peace box in the classroom. School-sponsored peace boxes reach patients in hospitals and military personnel overseas and have been used in interschool box exchanges to support anti-bullying campaigns. It would be difficult to find a group that couldn’t benefit from such fresh inspiration. To request a box, make a donation or start a local peace art project, visit fdlmStudio.com/PriorityBoxes.html. April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com.
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CREATING A LIFE BEYOND NEED AND WORRY by Linda Sechrist
How is unblocking creativity linked to having a prosperous heart and a life of enough? I have taught creative unblocking for 35 years. When I’ve asked my students about money, inevitably their responses are emotional exclamations: “Money is the biggest block to my creativity,” or “I feel like I can handle anything but money,” or “Do we have to talk about money?” I believe that every person is creative, and can use his or her creativity to create a life of “enough”. I have worried about money and found that having money does not end this worry. I have also discovered practical tools that have lifted my students and me out of money worries into a prosperous heart. Prospering is something we can do today, no matter how much money we have. Prosperity is not just about
money, although our relationship to money must be brought out into the light, and we must be brave enough to look at it candidly. Having e n o u g h i s h av i n g a life beyond need and worry. It’s about finding satisfaction in our lives, improving the lives we have, straightening out our finances and creating a life that is enough for us. photo by Mark Kornbluth
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ulia Cameron is an awardw i n n i n g a u t h o r, poet, playwright and filmmaker, perhaps best known for her precedent-setting works on creativity, including The Artist’s Way, The Vein of Gold, Walking in this World and The Right to Write. In her latest book, The Prosperous Heart, she presents a 10-week program that guides readers in developing a life that is as full and satisfying as they ever imagined possible.
What led you to conclude that a prosperous heart is about a spiritual bottom line, rather than a financial one? My experience of this principle has been cumulative. When teaching The Artist’s Way through the years, I have sometimes been moved to give away memberships in a class in order to help creatively stymied individuals that felt they couldn’t afford the 12week course. While this didn’t add to my bank account, I felt rewarded on a spiritual level as I watched those students blossom over the course of the class.
What tools do you offer readers in The Prosperous Heart? Morning Pages remain the primary tool of a creative recovery and for establishing prosperity. Three daily pages of longhand writing—strictly stream of consciousness—work natural awakenings
to provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand. Counting is another bedrock tool of prosperity; keeping a small notebook tracking every penny in and every penny out puts us in touch with our true values, which is one of the first and finest fruits of prosperity. This daily writing, coupled with counting, brings emotional and financial clarity. Together, they help us discover our true values—both personal and monetary—and uncover the actions that will lead to a life that is truly our own. Abstaining from financial imbalance is simple when we stop debting. A commitment to practicing the tool of abstinence plugs the leaks and our personal lifeboat stops sinking. While this may seem severe, it leads straight to more prosperity. Walking at least twice a week for a minimum of 20 minutes works to put events into a healthier perspective. We may walk out with a problem and walk back in with a solution. Walking also offers the opportunity to encounter sights and sounds that fire the imagination and replenish our inner well of creativity. As we walk, we can experience the richness of the world, as well as our own inner prosperity. I recommend taking a time out once in the morning and once at night, for five minutes, to sit quietly and consciously count your blessings, or simply rest. Time outs also put us in closer touch with our own inner resources. Ideas often come to us during these periods, which prove to be timeefficient and guided by wisdom. Through many years of experience, I have seen how the tools explored in The Prosperous Heart help people from all walks of life come into contact with their true value system. When they act in alignment with their values, they naturally feel a sense of prosperity. When they do what they love and do it well, the money seems to take care of itself. Find the next chapter on personal creativity at JuliaCameronLive.com. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings magazine. September
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Doggy Lost… and Found Again Microchips Provide Peace of Mind by Avery Mack
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National Council on Pet Population Study & Policy estimates fewer than 2 percent of wayward cats and only 15 to 20 percent of wandering dogs find their way home again. Most of those that make it back have been identified and reunited through tags, tattoos or microchips. About the size of a grain of rice (12 millimeters), a microchip is injected under the skin into the shoulder area
Every two seconds, a pet is lost somewhere in the United States. Shelters report the biggest barrier to a pet and family reunion is a lack of current information. Identification can help bring him home again. Use both a tag and microchip. Keep contact information up to date. When traveling, program a GPS tag with a cell phone number— it’s faster than calling home for messages.
of a dog or cat as a form of permanent identification. The chip itself has no internal energy source, so it will never wear out or run down. Microchips work on a radio frequency identification system (RFIS) that operates on two main frequencies—125 kilohertz (in this country) or 134.2 kilohertz (internationally). A handheld scanner powers a low radio frequency readout of the chip’s unique identification number and transmits it to the scanner’s display window, much like a retail bar code. Shelters, veterinarians and animal control staff routinely use scanners to check for identification chips in unclaimed pets. If detected, the displayed code can then be traced to the pet’s family.
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False: Microchipping is common. True: The Humane Society of America estimates that fewer than 5 percent of pets have a microchip. False: The chip will move after it’s been injected. True: Technology has improved. For example, one microchip manufacturer has developed a patented anti-migration feature that ensures their microchips stay put. “ Th e ch i p ve r y ra r e l y migrates under the skin,” says Dr. Amber Andersen, a Los Angeles veterinarian. “Every pet should have a microchip.” False: Microchips pose a health risk. True: “There have been no reported cases of tumors at injection sites.” There’s no reaction at all in the tissue around the chip,” reports Dr. Jeff Bryan, a veterinary oncologist at the University of Missouri’s Medical Veterinary Teaching Hospital, in Columbia. False: The shelter won’t have a scanner. True: More than 50,000 veterinarians and shelters use scanners. Microchip providers also frequently donate scanners to shelters and rescue groups. False: Implanting a microchip is painful. True: Pets do not have to be sedated to be chipped. Although a larger needle is used than for shots, it won’t be any more painful for the pet than a vaccination. False: It’s expensive. True: Veterinarians set their own prices, usually between $25 and $40. Local shelters and humane societies often sponsor chip-a-thons, where microchips are provided at an even lower cost. Call local shelters, humane societies or rescue groups for details about their next microchipping event. False: Microchipping really isn’t necessary. True: Identification is key in returning
a lost pet. The ASPCA strongly recommends the use of a collar tag in combination with a microchip. Collars can break—a microchip assures backup identification that can’t be removed or altered.
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For a dog that likes to jump fences or take himself out on walkabouts, consider using a GPS collar. Tagg’s battery-powered GPS system allows the owner to track a pet from the Internet or a mobile phone app. Simply set up a perimeter of allowed space between 75 and 1,000 yards, and if the tagged pet leaves that area, notification arrives by text and email. The customized GPS function traces the pet’s location on a digital map or via text updates. Avery Mack regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings magazines. Connect at AveryMack@mindspring.com.
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Making Allowances Learning to Manage Money at a Young Age
by Sharon Lechter
Instituting an allowance plan that works best for each child is a sound way to start teaching the value of money, budgeting and saving.
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y the time a child is 5 or 6, he or she should be able to understand how an allowance works and the reasons for receiving it. When deciding to pay a child an allowance, the family should first talk together about how he or she will be using the money. Is the plan to save it or spend it? Will a parent need to approve any purchases? Learning to consistently put away a portion in a savings account and perhaps gift another portion to charity become valuable life lessons. Many parents adopt the “three piggy bank” method to teach these lessons. My 20 years of experience working with parents and teens has shaped a practical framework of four proven strategies to help a family wisely communicate this mutual commitment and set parameters, including a policy as to the amount and frequency of payment. Allowance decisions can differ from one child to the next in the same family. Personal responsibility: There should be no financial reward for things that children need to do for their own health and development, such as responsibly heading to bed on time after brushing their teeth. One father shared that he had to pay his son to brush his teeth every morning and night, so who was in charge?
Family or social responsibility: Tasks that contribute to the family or social environment should not result in financial reward, such as washing the dishes or reading to a younger sibling. One mother, after explaining the plan to her children and consistently applying it, saw their attitude transform in just a couple of weeks. Instead of fighting, the three kids now work together each night to clean up after dinner without arguing. Paying for completion of specific tasks: Determine and agree to guidelines that include the general tasks or duties that are expected, the performance of which will result in earning the specified allowance. By defining what is over and above personal, family or social responsibility, parents encourage and reward children for their extra efforts. Those same kids agreeably cleaning up after meals may also be thinking of extra chores around the house to earn their allowances. Encouraging a child’s entrepreneurial spirit: Inspire children to think of creative ways to earn money and watch in pleased amazement at how creative they become when they really want something. One 12-year-old now has a business collecting cans from all of his neighbors and is earning $100 every other week. He was able to buy the faster skateboard he wanted and even justified it as a business expense, because he could collect the cans more quickly with it. Providing structure and enabling communication in a family’s approach to allowances is critical to ensuring that children learn good money habits that will serve them well for life. It’s a mutually constructive way to teach principles related to the importance of saving, spending less than they earn and consistently giving back to their community. The answer to the question of whether or not to pay a child an allowance and under what conditions rests with the parents. The greater and more vital question is what mindset do they want to create and nurture within their children: a sense of entitlement or an entrepreneurial spirit? The foundational choice is theirs. Sharon Lechter is CEO of Pay Your Family First, creator of the ThriveTime for Teens life and money reality board game and co-author of Outwitting the Devil, Three Feet from Gold and Rich Dad Poor Dad. A recognized financial education expert, she is a member of the National CPAs Financial Literacy Commission. Learn more at SharonLechter.com.
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Xchocol’Art Workshop – 1-2:30pm. Sample 10 different varieties of chocolate and receive 2 locally hand-made truffles. $30. Nature’s Karma, Carmel City Center, 711 Veterans Way. Beth Meyers, 317443-0130, Beth.NaturesKarma@Gmail.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Food Bliss Workshop Series IV - Sep 5, 19, 26 and Oct 2. 6-8:30pm. Re-Awakening the American Palette. Join Chef Audrey Barron and Chef Wendell Fowler for this 4-week series. Awaken your palette, awaken your spirit, awaken your health. $45/class $160/full series. Mother Nature’s Sun in Broad Ripple. 317-501-7606. FoodBlissWorkshops.blogspot. com for more info Call 317-501-7606 to RSVP. The Divine Goddess Within Women’s Group – 6:30-8:30pm. All women are invited to attend and experience a divine connection through guided meditations, guest speakers, gratitude and healing circles and angel card readings. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware St. Love Offering. UnityofIndy.com.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Meditation – 11:30am-12:30pm. 4 weeks. We’ll cover breathing techniques, tips for sitting, and working with the mind. Great for those new to meditation. Breath.life.yoga. $80 all. breath.life.yoga, 8202 Clearvista Parkway, Suite 8C, Indpls. 317-502-5630.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
The Issues Live in Our Tissues – 10am-1pm. Our bodies, the densest form of our spirit or energy life force, remember everything. In this session, through discussion and physical practice we learn and experience tools to explore, integrate and realign the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of ourselves. Appropriate for all levels. $45. Cityoga, 2442 N Central Ave., Indpls. Intent Heals Journal Workshop – 1-3pm. Experiential healing workshop offers gratitude, forgiveness and intentional prayer using handmade silk journal. $35. Healing Touch of Indiana, 1250 County Line Road, Ste 5A, Indpls. Register 317-730-5481. ElaineVoci.com.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Workshop – 12-3:30pm. Knowing Myself-Who I Am From What I Was: An Overview of Reincarnation & Past Lives – workshop with Rev. Don Treadwell. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware St. Love Offering. UnityofIndy.com. Intent Heals Journal Workshop – 1-3pm. Experiential healing workshop offers gratitude, forgiveness and intentional prayer using handmade silk journal. $35. Heartland Miracles, 1717 West 86th Street Ste 310, Indpls. Register by calling 317-730-5481, ElaineVoci.com. Introduction to Conscious Living and Loving – 1-5pm. An entertaining, high energy training for individuals, couples and professionals who want to learn skills for conscious relationship and body-centered transformation. Create leaps in your ability to handle greater levels of intimacy, fun, creativity and vitality. $60. To register email Peggy@peggyhellman.com. For details visit PeggyHellman.com.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
200 hour Yoga Teacher Training – Accredited Yoga Alliance School. Day and Evening class times available. T/Th 9:00am-11:30am or Wed. 5:30pm10:30pm. Shamrock Wellness. 317-703-4431. Info@ ShamrockWellness.com. ShamrockWellness.com.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Community HU Song – 6:30pm. Gain a deeper understanding of yourself and why things happen the way they do in your life at Community HU Song services presented by Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God. Free. Unity Church of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware. 317-635-4066. UnityOfIndy.com. World Day of Prayer Service – 7pm. Prayer, meditation and Music with the theme “Discover the Power Within You.” Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware St. Love Offering. UnityofIndy.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Melody Crystal Workshop Level I - Level l includes: Self-Limiting Belief Systems; Chakras – Activation, Cleansing Cords & Connections; Inner Self Connection; Telepathic Transfer; Laying-On-Of-Hands with Laying-On-Of-Stones; and other Selected Crystal Arrays, including the Gateless Gate. $185. Mother Nature’s Sun, 6516 Ferguson St., Indpls. 317-253-5683. Wendy@MotherNatureSun.com. MotherNatureSun.com. Raw Food Potluck – 12-2pm. The Evolver Raw Food Potluck’s mission is to provide a space of support and create a community for healthy eaters and people interested in natural, raw foods. Try out a recipe you have found, or create something from scratch! Your recipe will inspire others and this is your chance to try out your “un”cooking skills. Big Car Service Center for Contemporary Culture and Community, 3919 Lafayette Rd., Indpls. Restorative Yoga – 2-3:30pm. This gentle type of yoga releases the body at a deep level. All poses are done on the floor and supported by various props. Soft music and dim lights add to the mood of the afternoon. $20. breath.life.yoga, 8202 Clearvista Parkway, Suite 8C, Indpls.
Mark Your Calendar Concert with Karen Taylor-Good & Stowe Dailey Shockey – 7pm. Taylor-Good is a Grammy nominated songwriter and singer and Stowe is a cancer survivor, author and singer/songwriter, who shares her story in song. These talented women will lift you up, inspire you and also make you laugh. Don’t miss this concert! By Donation. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware St. Love Offering. UnityofIndy.com.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Ayurveda: Simple Tips for Healthy Living – 6-7:30pm. Stay healthy and fit by following guidelines for your constitutional type. $20. Held at Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E. 56th St., Indpls. 317-257-9642. IPYC.org.
The Divine Goddess Within Women’s Group – 6:30-8:30pm. All women are invited to attend this group and experience a divine connection through guided meditations, guest speakers, gratitude and healing circles and angel card readings. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware St. Love Offering. UnityofIndy.com.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Awakening for the Soul Oneness Weekend Retreat – Fri-Sun. Come experience Oneness in a whole new light. You will be immersed in divine and loving energies all weekend and feel the Oneness with all that is. Offsite at a lake retreat in Columbus IN so receiving divine energies of Nature will only enhance your Oneness experience. Mother Nature’s Sun, 6516 Ferguson St., Indpls. 317-253-5683. Wendy@ MotherNatureSun.com. MotherNatureSun.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Cosmic Wisdom: A Creation Spirituality Playshop – 9am-4:30pm. Begin to see yourself as blessed by, and a blessing to, the Universe. Experience chanting, dancing, drawing and meditating on the road to new levels of spiritual awareness. Love Offering. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware St. UnityofIndy.com.
Autumnal Gong Meditation - 7-8:15pm. Easy exercises and breathwork, then sit or lay down as healing Gong vibrations wash over you. “The sound of the gong creates deep relaxation, releases you from the torrent of thoughts and stimulates the glandular system to a higher level of functioning.” Bring a yoga mat or cushion and stay for a cup of yogi tea after. Pre-register by Sept 8 $10/$15 after. Cityoga, 2442 N. Central Ave., Indpls. 317-920-9642. Cityoga.biz/events.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Expect A Miracle Musical – 3-5pm. “Expect A Miracle” Musical - Spiritual Science Indianapolis is featuring renowned musician George Middleton with some very special guests including the center’s newly formed children’s choir. Celebrating miracles, the center is located in Hampton Inn Northwest, 5860 W. 73rd St. Indpls. 317-471-3533. SpiritualScienceIndianapolis.org.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Meditation Satsang and Prajnic Healing with Felix Lopez – 6:30pm. Join Felix for Meditation Satsang. Felix’s teaching is about Mindfulness, according to the teaching of the Buddha. $15. Private sessions with Felix will be scheduled on Sept 28 & 29. Call Wendy to setup your appointment. Mother Nature’s Sun, 6516 Ferguson St., Indpls. 317-253-5683. Wendy@MotherNatureSun.com. MotherNatureSun.com.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Film Screening “The Living Matrix” followed by a discussion led by Dr. Sue Morter of the Morter Institute. This exciting movie explores the revolution in alternative healing and breakthroughs that will transform your understanding of how to get well and stay healthy. Presented by Unity of Indianapolis, the Morter Institute and Evolver. Unity of Indy, 907 N. Delaware St., Indy. UnityofIndy.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Rummage Sale – 8 am-4 pm. Discover some divine treasures at Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware St. UnityofIndy.com for more information.
Garden Party – 6pm. Fundraising evening at Big Car Service Center with proceeds benefitting the all volunteer run Evolver Indianapolis. Dinner provided. $10. 3919 Lafayette Rd., Indpls.
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Luna Ray Kirtan & The Alive Musical Yoga Experience – 5:45-7:15pm. Kirtan is a form of Bhakti Yoga, “the yoga of devotion”, that involves call and response chanting/singing blended with soulful music; it is said to calm the mind and open the heart. Acclaimed international Kirtan artist, Kristin Luna Ray, will bring Bhakti to Indy, with two events, a musical yoga class with Chuck Crosby and a Kirtan from 7:30 - 9pm. Come prepared to sing. $15 Kirtan, $25 for yoga class, $35 for both. Invoke Yoga Studio, 970 Ft. Wayne Ave., Indpls. Chuck Crosby. 317-6319642. InvokeStudio.com.
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Introduction to Conscious Living and Loving – 1-5pm. An entertaining, high energy training for individuals, couples and professionals who want to learn skills for conscious relationship and body-centered transformation. Create leaps in your ability to handle greater levels of intimacy, fun, creativity and vitality. $60. To register email Peggy@peggyhellman.com. For details visit PeggyHellman.com.
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Successfully Managing Personal Life Transitions – 9:30am-12:30pm. An interactive workshop to help you make the most of change. This interactive workshop is based on the work of William Bridges, Ph.D., and others. Elaine Voci, Ph.D. will facilitate and provide insights, inspiration and practical strategies to help you honor the past, utilize the creative potential of the in-between neutral zone, and embrace the future with joy. Participants each receive a binder with a full set of handouts, and a resource reading list of “best books.” Elaine Voci Life Skills Coaching, LLC, Carmel IN. To register call 317-730-5481 or visit ElaineVoci.com.
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Waterman’s Farm Market – 8am-7pm. Year round. Large variety of produce and foodrelated products. 7010 E Raymond St, Indpls. WatermansFarmMarket.com. Pilates Reformer Classes – Mon–Sat. No Sun classes. Visit website for times. Engage the mind with the body to create exercises that involve whole body movement. $20-$35. Inner You Pilates, 14950 Greyhound Ct, Indpls. 317-5718367. InnerYouPilates.com. Yoga Classes – Mon-Sun. Visit website for times. Classes range from Hot Vinyasa to Yin to Slow Flow. Flourish Yoga + Wellbeing, 10138 Brooks School Rd, Fishers. 317-841-0103. Amy@flourishyoga.biz. FlourishYoga.Biz. Yoga Classes – every day but Friday. All levels, plus meditation and more. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E. 56th St., Indpls. 317-257-9642. IPYC.org.
monday Meditation for Peace, Hope & Spiritual Evolution – 6 pm. This 20 min. oasis of guided meditation helps you get centered and start your week off in a positive way. Unity Church of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware. 317-635-4066. UnityofIndy.com. Weight loss – 6:30-7:30pm. No diets or struggles. Free chat and ebook available online. 317-4454203. MakingWeightLossEasy.com. $297. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E. 56th St., Indpls. 317-257-9642. IPYC.org. The Power of Myth in Our Lives – 6:30-8:30pm. Through 8/20. With Rev. Don Treadwell. An examination of myths and their influence in our lies based on the PBS series. Love Offering. Unity Church of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware. 317635-4066. UnityofIndy.com. Ananda Mandala with Oneness Blessing – 6:308pm. Experience powerful breathwork through the chakras that elevates your spirit and awakens your soul. Receive the Oneness Blessing afterwards for a truly blissful state of higher consciousness. $10. Mother Nature’s Sun, 6516 Ferguson St., Indpls. 317-253-5683. MotherNatureSun.com, Wendy@MotherNatureSun.com. Kundalini Yoga – 7pm. All levels. A unique blend of posture, breathwork, meditation and chanting. Currently working through the chakras. Modifications available for any fitness level. $10. Pinecone Center, 841 W. 53rd Street, Indpls. 317679-3717. Haridattikaur.com.
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Simply Meditate – 7-8pm. Meditation Classes for Beginners. Learn meditation to relax the body and mind, achieve inner peace and mental clarity and develop a kind and patient attitude toward everybody. $10/$5 Students. Dromtonpa Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6018 N. Keystone Ave, Indpls. 317-374-5281 or Meditation-Indianapolis.org.
tuesday Restorative Yoga – 11:30am. Flourish Yoga + Wellbeing, 10138 Brooks School Rd, Fishers. 317-841-0103. Amy@flourishyoga.biz. FlourishYoga.Biz. Live Music and Dinner. 5:30-8:30pm. Swing baby…With a Tribute to the Crooners! Big band music livens up The Loft every Tuesday night along with our wine specials. Traders Point Creamery, 9101 Moore Rd, Zionsville, 317-7331700. TradersPointCreamery.com. Nia Dance – 5:45-6:45pm. Movement class to music for your body, mind, emotions and spirit, drawing from the dance, martial, and healing arts. $10/class or $40/5-class pass. First class free. Earth House, 237 N. East St. Indpls. Rhonda Vaughn. 317-201-9659. EnergeticDancer@Sbcglobal.net. Yoga for Healing the Heart – 5:45-7pm. Yoga for those recovering from stress, grief, life crisis. PeaceThroughYoga.com. Master Mind Discussion Group – 8-9pm. For the person who wants to be able to bond, receive loving support of a group and discuss spiritual principles from the comfort and convenience of their own home using telephone bridge line. Facilitated by Dawn Frick. Love Offering can be paid through PayPal. Unity Church of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware. 317-635-4066. UnityofIndy.com.
wednesday Farmers’ Market at the City Market – 10am1pm. Market Street between Delaware and Alabama sts, Indpls. 317-634-9266. Indycm.com/farmers-market. Therapeutic Yoga –12-12:45pm. Healing postures, breathwork and meditation. Come as you are. $12. Meridian Holistic Center, 210 E. 91st Street, Suite B, Indpls. Meridian-Holistic.com. Half Price Glasses of Wine. 5-9pm. Try one of our unique, sustainable and organic wines, half price on Wednesdays. Traders Point Creamery, 9101 Moore Rd, Zionsville, 317-733-1700. TradersPointCreamery.com. Video Nights with Rev. Bob Uhlar – 6:30 – 8:30pm. Testament: The Bible and History produced by PBS. Follow archaeologists and scholars to the Middle East and Europe to see how the practices of Jewish nomadic tribes led to the Bible as we know it today. A discussion will follow the videos. (Series ends on Aug. 15) Love Offering. Unity Church of Indianapolis, 907 N. Delaware. 317-635-4066. UnityofIndy.com.
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Sahaja Meditation – 7-8pm. A simple and spontaneous meditation technique, which destresses mind, improves attention and brings inner peace and joy harnessing one’s own inner energy. Free. Old National Bank, 4950 E. County Line Rd., Greenwood. 317-300-4560. IndianaMeditation.org. Soul to Soul Parenting Book Group – 7:30-9pm. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. $5. The Playful Soul, 6516 Ferguson, Indpls. 317-253-0499. ThePlayfulSoul.com. Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 7pm. With Sarah Megel int./adv. Shamrock Wellness, 14535 B Hazel Dell Parkway, Carmel 46033 (Inside the Riverview Health and Fitness Building). 317-703-4431. ShamrockWellness.com.
thursday Half Price Bottles of Wine – 5-9pm. Organic and sustainable bottles of wine are half price. Pair with our Artisan Cheese Fondue and other distinctive menu dishes. The Loft Restaurant, Traders Point Creamery, 9101 Moore Rd, Zionsville. TPFOrganics.com. Free Community Drum Circle – 6:45-8pm. All ages/experience welcome. Free. Hand Drum instruction class prior to the drum circle at 6:156:45pm. $5. Bongo Boy Recreational Music and Wellness Center, 8481 Bash Street Ste 1100, Indpls. 317-771-0241. Lisa@bongoboy music.com. BongoBoyMusic.com. Meditations For Everyday Life – 7-8:30pm. Current Series: How to Solve Human Problems. $10. Dromtonpa Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6018 N. Keystone Ave, Indpls. 317-374-5281 or Meditation-Indianapolis.org.
friday Summer Green Market – 4-8pm. Shop our local food growers and crafters every Friday evening outside on the Garden Lawn. Rain or Shine. The Green Market, 9101 Moore Rd, Zionsville. TPFOrganics.com. Live Music – 5-9pm. Bring the family out for a night of Green Market shopping & organic dinner outside on our garden deck! Relax with a glass of wine or beer and a scoop of ice cream all while listening to great live music. Traders Point Creamery, 9101 Moore Rd, Zionsville. 317-7331700. TradersPointCreamery.com.
saturday Binford Farmers’ Market – 8am-1pm. Hawthorn Plaza, Binford Blvd and 62nd St, Indpls. 317-8410755. BinfordFarmersMarket.com. Broad Ripple Farmers’ Market – 8am-12pm. Broad Ripple High School, 1115 Broad Ripple Ave, in lot behind school, Indpls. BroadRippleFarmersMarket.com. Carmel Farmers’ Market – 8-11:30am. Carmel Civic Square, in south parking lot, Carmel. CarmelFarmersMarket.com.
Fishers Farmers’ Market – 8am-12pm. Fishers Train Station, 11601 Municipal Dr, Fishers. 317-578-0700. FishersChamber.com/chamber/ Farmers_Market.aspx.
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G re e n w o o d F a r m e r s ’ M a r k e t – 8 a m 12pm. Greenwood Public Library, 310 S Meridian St, Greenwood. 317-883-9144. OldTownGreenwood.com. Introduction to Yoga – 12:30-2pm. Second Saturday of every month. Free. All People Yoga Center, 1724 E. 86 St, Indy. 317-818-1800. AllPeopleYoga.com.
sunday Sunday Services – 9:30am. Pre-service meditation. Praise music starts at 9:50 a.m. with the Celebration Service and a Youth Education Program commencing at 10 a.m. Second Sunday of the month – Reiki Healing Circles are held after the service. Unity of Indpls, 907 N. Delaware St. 317-635-4066. UnityofIndy.com. Dharma For Kids – 11am-12:15pm. Suitable for ages 4-11. Children learn how to develop harmony, confidence and methods to calm the mind. The topics of both classes will correlate to foster parent/child discussion after class. $5 per child. Snacks included. Dromtonpa Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6018 N. Keystone Ave, Indpls. 317-374-5281. Meditation-Indianapolis.org. Kundalini Yoga – 11am-12:15pm. All levels. A unique blend of posture, breathwork, meditation and chanting. Modifications available for any fitness level. $7. Cityoga, 2442 N Central Ave, Indpls. 317-430-3875. HariDattiKaur@hotmail. com Prayers For World Peace with Mandy Vickery – 11am-12:15pm. All welcome. Increase and maintain a happy, positive mind. Free/Donation. Dromtonpa Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6018 N. Keystone Ave, Indpls. 317-374-5281. Meditation-Indianapolis.org.
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Sahaja Meditation – 12-1pm. A simple and spontaneous meditation technique, which de-stresses mind, improves attention and brings inner peace and joy harnessing one’s own inner energy. Free. Old National Bank, 6135 N College Ave, Indpls. 317-300-4560. IndianaMeditation.org. Warming Up to Hot Vinyasa – 2-3:15pm. Class for those new to yoga or anxious about the idea of practicing yoga in a hot room. $17. Flourish Yoga + Wellbeing, 10138 Brooks School Rd, Fishers. 317-841-0103. Amy@flourishyoga.biz. FlourishYoga.Biz. Jazz Nights – 5-9pm. Jazz up your weekend with Jazz Nights at The Loft! Pair your “farm to table” dinner with a glass of organic wine and our local musical talent every Sunday night. The Loft Restaurant, Traders Point Creamery, 9101 Moore Rd, Zionsville. 317-733-1700. TradersPointCreamery.com.
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Achieve balance and healing in a total holistic approach through massage, skin therapies, nail therapy and body wraps. Herbal Wellness and Body Therapies. See ad on page 10.
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A delicious, diabetic-friendly, unprocessed Belgian chocolate with more antioxidants in one 33-calorie piece than 1/2 pound of raw spinach. No preservatives or caffeine. See ad on page 12.
art education ART WITH A HEART
6002 Sunnyside Rd., Indpls. 317-823-9555 ArtWithAHeart.us
6516 N. Ferguson St., Indpls. 317-253-0499 ThePlayfulSoul.com
A whimsical boutique for your spirit filled with books, candles, hand selected crystals, essential oils, jewelry, clothing, music, prayer flags, meditation aids and ever-changing surprises.
essential oils YOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILS Marilyn York, Independent Distributor 317-536-0011, ext. 2 MarilynYork.VibrantScents.com
Over 130 Therapeutic-grade essential oils, and essential-oil enhanced nutritional supplements & products. Visit my website for details. Income opportunities option is also available.
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We offer Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis classes and doula services for expectant mothers and their partners. Enjoy your birth! Contact Kindra at ElegantHypno@Gmail. com for more information.
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GOOD EARTH NATURAL FOOD COMPANY 6350 Guilford Ave., Indpls. 317-253-3709 Good-Earth.com
Offering a distinctive and broad selection of natural and organic foods, supplements, beauty products, and apparel. Family owned and operated since 1971. See ad on page 15.
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