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Calming Stress

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Dr. Neal Robert Smookler

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ith a pair of fluid, choreographed gestures at the base of the head; all taking less than a minute — the process is complete,” says Hopkinton alphabioticist Neal Smookler. “It’s one of those quintessential ‘A-ha!’ moments.” What Smookler is so passionate about is the concept that just about anyone in a busy world can achieve a respite, a welcome suspension from the drivel, blather and ennui of modern life. “A happiness-quotient-booster of sorts.” “Inside your head is a physical triggering mechanism that enables the brain to somehow ‘reset’ itself in much the same way as one would ‘refresh’ a page in your web browser.” “I want to be very clear; it’s not there by accident. We’re all hard-wired by Mother Nature that way. I was trained eighteen years ago to know where the mechanism is located and exactly how to activate it.” There is a buoyancy you hear in Smookler’s voice for the profession he so adores — Alphabiotics, that onomatopoetically constructed word that reflects the actual process. “I’m more excited today as the message is now pregnant with possibility. It’s a message that I adore with all my heart and soul (as it’s a bit of my soul.)” If words like adoration and love seem a bit strange in discussing one’s profession, we need only take a few steps back to understand. Smookler has spent the better part of the two decades helping his mentor and friend, Dr. Virgil Chrane bring forth a remarkable new profession. Smookler’s work is cutting edge and old fashioned. Profound, yet essentially simple. Complete and still evolving. This is the dichotomy Alphabiotics presents upon even the most casual of observation. Alphabiotics is not widely known by virtue of its radical simplicity. The 4 Spirit of Change | SPRING 2010

core of the process continues to elude definition. Many have studied it, but no one has managed to pin down it’s remarkable essence. “It’s also incredibly easy to do — as there are no rigid protocols nor special rules to follow. That’s a refreshing new wrinkle for most”, quips Smookler. “I once overheard an acquaintance state that the entire profession is nothing more than another ‘California fad’. To this very day that observation befuddles me.” “When the cover story of the May 7, 2001 Newsweek is ‘God And The Brain. How We’re Wired For Spirituality’ — we can be relatively certain the phenomenon isn’t just another burgeoning fad.” From athletes to pop culture, Tiger Woods and the members of Green Day have all experienced it. So, just what is this advancement? “In a sense, ‘water-wings’ for happiness.” This is a message that comes out of a mystery. But there’s no need to flower up the mystery — it’s a mystery that works. So I’ll state the core message to those who will hear it. “Alphabiotics is a simple way to liberate volumes of latent resource in order to address any challenge, limitation or ailment.” “The Alphabiotic method triggers a fundamental shift which results in an major and massive release of unconscious cumulative shock — and in the process frees up reserves to resolve vastly complex problems with stunning simplicity.” A huge grin spreads ear to ear as Smookler recalls a symposium he attended almost two decades ago. “Before breaking for the evening, the instructor invited anyone who wanted the experience of the ‘brain refresh’; the opportunity to receive just that ... it was kismet.” “I lay down while nervously awaiting my turn, all the while trying not to knock over the bowls of hard candy and pitchers of ice water. (We were in a hotel conference room). Then, without so much as an explanation, the instructor performed the ‘refresh’. No warning. No preparation. No primer. It was very brief, so brief in fact that I wasn’t sure what to make of it.” “I got up and I was, uh ... humming. Not musically mind you, vibrationally. I was literally resonating at a different frequency — what I can only describe as an insulated cocoon of warmth, openness and peace. It was as if my personal light switch had been flipped back on.” “My body literally unwound from the full body ‘corkscrew’ of worry and tension it had been in. It was the only time in my life where I actually felt as if I was growing younger; that was dumbfounding (still is) ... but very cool.” “I felt like my brain, my entire body had been somehow re-set, providing me with a clean slate and an instantly recognizable sense that I was safe, that everything was okay.” “I went from a state of absolute chaos to one of order. The dark cloud, the heaviness lifted.” “It was kind of like shaking up a snow-globe that then re-settles more orderly; a welcome breather from the unyielding daily grind (we were in a dismal recession back in ‘91). It was escapism; metaphoric Valium. It felt quite freeing within seconds; like nothing I had ever known — an immediate and tangible shift in awareness.” “To reference that pop culture personage, Austin Powers; I got my ‘Mojo’ back. In fact, I have a photo in my office with a reference to same.” “This is different. This is different. This is different. That’s all I could

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think. I couldn’t wrap my educated mind around the depth of what had just transpired.” “It was only years later that I understood that very depth.” One participant said it best; ‘This feels like true help. It cuts right to the chase.’ Explaining the exact mechanics of this discovery remain unchartered waters. A feature entitled Melancholy Nation, which can be found in the March 1999 U.S. News & World Report may at least get us in the ballpark. The article noted that societal unhappiness is on the rise, despite the increased use of medications. Researchers observed that melancholic depression is marked by hyperarousal in the brain, a sort of chronic stress, i.e. shock response that can’t turn off. Scientists researching a procedure known as rapid-transcranial-magneticstimulation (rtms) use a powerful magnet to stimulate the brain and central nervous system. The magnetic field causes neurons to fire at once and something about this action seems to reset the manner in which the brain releases the various chemicals implicated in depression. The pharmaceutical epoch where Lexapro , Xanax , Zoloft , Prozac and Paxil was prematurely anointed as the key to life’s cheer was in hind-sight, a band-aid. Today, the scientific method behind the brain ‘refresh’ is based upon the same fundamental principle, albeit a more organic one. With the client lying face up on a specially designed table — a trained facilitator (alphabioticist) performs a unique movement of the head, alternately from each side of the table. Gently, the participant receives a high level, but non-threatening (that’s key) sensory input. It sounds dramatic, but there aren’t any jolts or zings as there are no machines or instruments used. It’s really quite pleasant and not the least bit scary. This gesture, which feels like a ‘hiccup’ to the nervous system, gently introduces a introduces a pattern-interrupt to the brain. Think metaphorically along the lines of hitting a re-set button. Using sophisticated equipment, the preliminary research of Dr. Marc VanCraeyenest suggests this pattern-interrupt (the ‘refresh’) first appears as a piezo-electric potential (a conceptual spark) which originates in the pineal gland. In physics, a piezo-electric potential is an electrical potential or current which flows as the result of an applied physical pressure (alphabiotic method) on a crystalline-like structure (conjectured to be the pineal or pituitary gland). In theory, the pressure causes the crystalline-like structure to deform, resulting in an electrical potential or voltage (the conceptual spark!) which by way of a web of neurons spreads throughout both brain hemispheres facilitating the famous ‘brain reset’. “The method is a communication protocol that encourages a neutralization of years of stress, shock and burnout.” “It’s really an invigorating pattern-interrupt that encourages the wisdom of the body to ‘override’ the daily emergency stand-by mode, kind of like an ‘all clear’ sign. The refined movement of the head (the ‘refresh’) creates a brief interruption of ego-or-body awareness, which might be compared to suddenly clapping your hands, loudly, in a noisy restaurant; the whole crowd is instantly quiet and alert.”

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“The internalized fight-or-flight stress response which is really a very low level state of alarm or shock that most adults are in — is neutralized and released instantly. “Now, this is not the stereotypical representation of shock. Basically, over time — a state of unresolved stress will gradually morph into a state of shock.” “The drain of power from our system is stunning, as the wisdom of the body is swiftly diverted to address the shock. It just hemorrhages.” “As long as this goes unchecked other priorities such as healing, thinking, joy (fill in your own challenge here) — are all egregiously neglected as they become relegated to ‘back-burner’ status. I hope you can fathom the heart of what I am saying — as it’s considerable.” “According to William Emerson, Ph.D, the majority of Americans are operating in varying degrees of shock. Dr. Stephanie Mines clearly takes it that up a notch in her book aptly titled book, We Are All In Shock.” “The growing consensus is that this low level state of shock that most function within results in stunted potential — read that, limitation.” “What I believe the alphabiotic method is accomplishing — is bringing a person out of shock by lifting the consciousness up from the lower reptilian brain stem (an emergency ‘override’) to the more highly evolved neocortex (a safety ‘override’).” “A metaphoric mind | body defibrillation (jump-start) if you will.” “What’s so striking is that after the ‘refresh’ you are in an alpha brain wave (the relaxation response) which is our natural idling frequency. According to most mainstream scientific studies — alpha can only be maintained with eyes closed, after the ‘refresh’ alpha is present with eyes wide open. It’s a unique state which can last for days. You are literally utilizing energy and resources more efficiently.” In recent years there have emerged various critical articles on the internet about Alphabiotics. “I think when anything new and different comes on the scene; it tends to meet with resistance. I’m a firm advocate that real knowing can only come through first-hand experience and not by reading online fodder.” A final thought. “It’s here to help; and the profession’s coming-of-age at this time of global and local uncertainty is no means by chance.” “So, I’ll repeat the core message one more time to those who will hear it. A message that sits as comfortably in holistic circles as it does in the corporate world: this is a simple way to unleash volumes of latent resource in order to address any challenge, limitation or ailment; and for this unfortunate state to be corrected — the wisdom within, must, through appropriate sensory stimuli (alphabiotic method) become aware that the chronic stress and shock of modern life does not necessarily indicate a serious threat.” “Only then is the nervous system able to wiggle out from this groove-ofinertia to a higher expression of order, organization and potential, read that; happiness.” “A simple way to elicit a ground-swell of your better abilities into play and in the process reveal a more celebrated version of oneself.” Smookler’s work has been featured on WBZ, WZBC & WATD. He is entering his eighteenth year as an advocate of this ‘California fad’ that has since spread to continents across the globe. The New England Alphabiotic Foundation is located in Hopkinton, MA (508) 625-1170.

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Cover Stories

Features Spring 2010 • Vol. 23, No. 111

Features

36 The Doctor Who Was Healed By a Dog by Rhys Thomas 38 The Natural Healer in Your Bedroom: A Four-Legged’s Guide to Reducing Human Stress by Linda Marks 42 Yogoda: The Healing Legacy of Paramhansa Yogananda by Rev. Robert Ram Smith 44 Lessons of a Reiki Volunteer by Elise Brenner 48 When Health Becomes Political, We All Become Activists by Carol Bedrosian

49 10 Ways to Stop Corporate Dominance of Politics by Fran Korten 50 Move To Amend 51 Think Globally, Bank Locally by Eric Utne 52 Truth Emergency Inside the Progressive Media by Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips 55 An Open Letter to President Obama on Health Care Reform by Margaret Flowers, MD

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8 Musings by Carol Bedrosian 10 Letters and Notes 16 Starspeak: The Cosmic Forecast by Eric Linter 22 Healthy Cooking: How Big is Your “But”? by Michelle Hirsch 26 Energy Medicine: Dissolving Your Stress Away by Donna Eden 30 Earthtalk: Q&A by the Editors of E/Environmental Magazine 32 Feng Shui for Everyday by Lynn Taylor 56 Music Reviews by Jason Victor Serinus and Book Reviews by Gail Lord

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Musings By Carol Bedrosian

ast year when I decided upon “Calming Stress” as a theme for the spring 2010 issue of Spirit of Change, I envisioned our country moving towards prosperity and modernization under the progressive new leadership of the Obama administration, providing an opportunity for us to catch our breath. President Obama promised transparency, but what has been exposed is the devastating effect of greed, corruption and power struggles that gridlock our legislature against taking reasonable action to address any of the major crises we face: a debt-ridden economy, broken healthcare system and catastrophic climate change, just to name a few. Our country, not to mention the rest of the world, is careening towards disaster, but our elected representatives appear to accomplish nothing other than peddling influence, counting votes and thumbing their noses at each other! How in the world is anyone supposed to reduce stress while living amidst the backdrop of these landmines embedded in our daily lives? And that’s only if you are one of the lucky ones who hasn’t been directly hit by job loss, house foreclosure or a serious medical condition, possibly resulting in bankruptcy or disability. “I’ve never seen things so messed up,” my friend’s 80+year-old aunt recently confided to her, hinting at the stress that such daily uncertainty and insecurity brings. Stress is the body’s natural response to any stressor — real or imagined — and is well documented as a major contributing factor to many diseases including cancer, heart disease, depression and obesity. Here’s why. According to Karen Moriarty, DC, a recent speaker at the Wellness Roundtable holistic networking meeting, your body operates from an impressive innate intelligence network that keeps you alive and functioning without any active involvement by you. You breathe, circulate blood, eliminate waste, digest food, regulate growth, heal wounds and perform thousands of other vital functions without ever consciously directing the course of a single thought or action to do so. The innate intelligence of the 70 trillion cells in your body takes care of all this for you. To get an idea of how vast 70 trillion is, consider that 1 trillion seconds ago it was 29,760 BC! Any intelligence that can coordinate 70 trillion cells all firing at once to sustain the miraculously complex workings of the human body is certainly worth paying attention to! Stress sends an alarm through the body that danger lurks nearby and the body’s response is to pump the hormone, cortisol, into its system so it can quickly spring into action. Cortisol elevates blood pressure and blood sugar levels and inhibits immune and repair functions so more vital energy is available for “fight or flight” activities. Even if the danger is only perceived and not real, such as months or years of living under the threat of 8 Spirit of Change | SPRING 2010

house foreclosure, job loss or a cancer diagnosis, a body under stress remains tense and inflexible, and therefore more susceptible to disease and illness. Dis-ease causes disease. The wisdom of your body tells you to reduce chronic stress or you’ll wear out your batteries. It does not advise you to lower your blood pressure or your blood sugar because those symptoms occur naturally when your cortisol levels are elevated. When your body hurts, is sick or exhausted, it’s telling you it needs help and there’s interference from outside sources such as stress, toxins or harmful activities preventing your optimal wellness. Check in with the genius overseeing your 70 trillion cells and ask what you can do to support its natural healing work. There will be a solution as surely as there is a symptom. If you eliminate the symptom before you find out why it’s there and what it has to tell you, you’ve thrown away the key to finding the solution. The storm clouds are gathering around the outrageous cost, dubious results and unethical practices of the pharmaceutical and healthcare insurance industries. Many people are questioning the wisdom of taking so many drugs and diagnostic tests in order to be “healthy,” as well as the push to continually medicate healthy people through vaccines. Now is the time to get acquainted with your innate healing intelligence and allow it to start healing you. Pick a symptom and ask how you can heal it, remembering that you are communicating with an intelligence network that knows more about your body than all the databases in the entire world. Alternative medicine and holistic therapies are non-invasive and partner perfectly with your body’s innate intelligence in healing itself. Watch your stress level calm as you take health back into your own hands. Like Dorothy and her ruby red slippers, the power has been with you all along. Carol Bedrosian is publisher and editor of Spirit of Change Magazine. Visit www.spiritofchange.org.

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LETTERS & NOTES Organic Milk? Actually, â&#x20AC;&#x153;organicâ&#x20AC;? milk needs a dispensation to be called organic. It is heated to a higher temp than microwave temp to kill the microorganisms in it; thus, there is NOTHING in organic milk, certainly not vitamins or enzymes, which is the reason a whole generation is now lactose-intolerant. They are not getting any â&#x20AC;&#x153;aseâ&#x20AC;? to digest the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ose.â&#x20AC;? The farmers selling â&#x20AC;&#x153;organicâ&#x20AC;? milk are not doing it for your health, they are doing it to make more money. If they were doing it for your health, they would be producing milk with nutrients in it. Milk is alive but not after it is higher-than-microwave-heated. If it will stay good in your fridge 3 weeks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or 3 months â&#x20AC;&#x201D; oy vey! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proof there is nothing in it. If it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support microorganisms, it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support human health either. Limitless grace to you, Lily

Armenian Genocide Response Dear Carol Bedrosian, After reading your article about the Armenians, I just could not believe the horror of â&#x20AC;&#x153;manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inhumanity to man!â&#x20AC;? Makes Hitler seem like a Sunday school teacher! We are afraid of offending military bases and oil interests? Nuts! Barb Hunter Dear Carol Bedrosian, I wanted to thank you for your publication over years. You are one of the only ones left now that has this quality of communication for people. It helps support a better world. I wanted to thank you for your â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letters of Apologyâ&#x20AC;? in the latest issue. And even more so, I wanted to humbly thank you for the stories of the Armenian Genocide. I know you might get some criticism for the Armenian Genocide publication, but we need to know the things that are kept hidden from us in order to create a much better society where we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t harm each other and destroy each other. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being given lies and never getting to know the truth thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s negative and creates false fear. I hope you guys donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just go online, because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of people that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go online for numerous reasons. Anonymous Thank you for your lovely message! Encouragement, like sunshine, helps all things to thrive. While we have made many recent enhancements to www.spiritofchange.org, including the development and installation of New Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest online directory of alternative health practitioners, we were born of paper and love it! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in our DNA. As long as Spirit is willing, we will print. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Editor

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Massachusetts Heads Towards Zero-Waste; Moratorium on Incineration Dear Spirit of Change, Since writing our article in your Fall 2009 issue, “Zero Waste In Your Town,” and collecting many pro-Zero Waste signatures at both the 2008 and 2009 Natural Living Expos, RATS (Residents for Alternative Trash Solutions) is happy to announce that a new Massachusetts waste plan will retain and strengthen the moratorium on increased incineration of municipal solid waste and introduce new measures to reduce waste dramatically. “With this announcement, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts secures a leadership position in the solid waste arena and a challenge for the rest of us in New England to take-up,” said Donna Casey, Executive Director of the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District. While the master plan will be drafted this winter, the statement released by the Patrick-Murray administration commits to “an aggressive agenda” that gives cities and towns assistance to expand and improve their waste reduction efforts, and requires greater responsibility from manufacturers of certain products to pay for the cost of reusing or recycling them. “By urging passage of the Extended Producer Responsibility law for electronics and an expanded bottle bill, Massachusetts will reduce the volume and toxicity of the waste it generates,” said Roger Dietrich, Chair of the national Sierra Club Zero Waste Team. A year ago, widespread public concern that Massachusetts’ 20-year-old incinerator moratorium might be lifted prompted the formation of Don’t Waste Massachusetts (DWM), an alliance of 35 organizations (including RATS as a founding member), concerned with public health and the environment. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Mass DEP) received hundreds of letters opposing incineration and thousands of signed petitions for Zero Waste policies. “Despite a powerful public relations campaign by the incinerator industry, the governor has

acted in the best interest of Massachusetts,” said Lee Ketelsen of Clean Water Action New England, also one of the founding members of the alliance. “His decision will promote energy and resource conservation, and create green jobs.” Mass DEP will seek additional authority from the legislature to address especially egregious landfill problems and to require haulers to offer recycling services. The Department will also develop stringent new standards for existing waste-to-energy facilities, including higher recycling rates in waste collection areas and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The new plan will also promote anaerobic digestion, a low-heat process that captures energy from organics such as locally discarded food, leaving material that can then be made into compost. Presently most discarded food is deposited in landfills where it generates methane, a greenhouse gas that is 72 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 20-year timeframe. While many communities across the U.S. have rejected specific incinerator proposals, the Massachusetts moratorium, which includes gasification, is unique in the nation and is coupled with a focus on reusing, recycling and composting resources that are now being wasted. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data shows that over 90% of municipal solid waste can be recycled, reused and composted. However, the national recycling rate remains only 33%. “Waste incineration produces significantly more CO2 per unit of electricity produced than coal power plants,” said Neil Tangri with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, writing from the UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen. “While policymakers in DC and abroad have been bending to pressure from the climate polluters lobby, Massachusetts, in this instance, has responded to public demands by protecting the climate, community health and local economies.” For more information and updates visit www.southbridgedump.org. Kirstie Pecci and Sarah Goodwin, RATS (Residents for Alternative Trash Solutions)

Does Alternative Medicine Have a Place in Healthcare Reform? The battle by mainstream medicine to shut out alternative forms of therapy is long standing and alive and well in today’s Washington. According to David Coates, a political science professor at Wake Forest University and a frequent speaker on healthcare reform, “but so, too, are the allies of complementary and alternative medicine. In fact they are currently particularly well represented at key power points within the majority party in the United States Senate, where a series of quiet victories in the fall holds out at least some hope that the new legislation will ease access to acupuncturists, chiropractors, dietarysupplement makers and other alternative health practitioners.”

Coates identifies the key player here as Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, who was instrumental in the passage of the Senate health reform bill that successfully passed on Christmas Eve. Three things look hopeful for alternative medicine within that bill: â&#x20AC;˘ The new definition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;health care professionalâ&#x20AC;? in Section 411 reads as follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;dentists, dental hygienists, primary care providers, specialty physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists and other behavioral and mental health professionals, social workers, physical therapists, public health professionals, clinical pharmacists, allied health professionals, chiropractors, community health workers, school nurses, certified nurse midwives, podiatrists, licensed complementary and alternative medicine providers, and integrative health practitioners.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Non-discrimination requirements will oblige insurers to treat all healthcare providers licensed by the state on an equal footing. That hardly threatens the monopoly of science-based medicine in states that restrict licensed practitioners to those practicing what they like to call â&#x20AC;&#x153;evidencebased (conventional) medicine,â&#x20AC;? but many states do not have such restrictions. At least 48 states currently mandate coverage for chiropractors, 12 states mandate coverage for acupuncture, and California, for one, currently licenses acupuncturists, chiropractors and naturopaths. â&#x20AC;˘ The Senate bill also includes proposals to provide grants for teams of health care professionals to work on patient care, and pilot programs in low-income communities to generate â&#x20AC;&#x153;wellnessâ&#x20AC;? plans. Subject to the definition of health professional in Section 411 of the Senate bill, those grants and pilots would definitely open a route to greater participation by alternative practitioners in community medicine initiatives. Given that this is so, we can be sure that the lobbyists will be active, and that the most strident defenders of scientific medicine will be working mightily to have these details removed. Their argument will no doubt be couched in terms of patient safety â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so many untested therapies, they will say â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in terms of cost. The more therapies covered, the greater the cost. Coates counters that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the soaring costs of American healthcare could be tackled by an injection of competition from alternative medicine in all its forms, by moves to encourage, or even finance the supply of more doctors not practicing chemically-based medicine, and by the enhanced availability of more naturally-anchored forms of medication.â&#x20AC;? Letters, phone calls and emails urging elected representatives to support the inclusion of practitioners of alternative medicines in the definition of health professionals, in the required catchment area of insurance policies, and in the coverage of grants and pilot programs are essential at this time. Coates explores these issues and more in Answering Back: Liberal Responses to Conservative Arguments, which can be accessed through answeringbackdavidcoates.blogspot.com.

Update on the Dhamma BrothersÂ Winter 2009 Spirit of Change included the article, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Time is All You Have: Vipassana Behind Barsâ&#x20AC;? by Gail Lord. As promised, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an update on how the Donaldson Correctional Facilities Vipassana program has evolved. Vipassana meditation has found a home behind bars at Donaldson Correctional Facility, the highest security level prison in Alabama. Since first being introduced to 20 inmates with a ten-day course in 2002, Vipassana, like the majority of inmates, has been in and out of prison. But the men at Donaldson, The Dhamma Brothers, are passionate about meditation and now remarkably, and rather historically, so is their warden. The Donaldson warden, at first skeptical, is now convinced of the positive influence of Vipassana on the prison atmosphere. Behavioral observations continues on page 14 www.spiritofchange.org

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Letters & Notes continued from page 13 show prisoners, prison staff and the prison culture are all positively impacted by the program. After observing the positive changes in the men who participated in the program, the warden was so impressed he decided he wanted the opportunity for all the inmates at Donaldson to be able to do the ten-day intensive program. The logistics of providing Vipassana intensives to 15,000 inmates is certainly a challenge. The program is completely set up and managed by the Vipassana community so it doesn’t cost anything, but providing security and creating space in an overcrowded prison is difficult; fortunately, Donaldson has found a way. A huge special cellblock is being set aside in the prison including a meditation room and a meditation row. The prison will now hold four ten-day intensives once a year, interspersed with threeday programs for the inmates who have already done the ten-day course. In addition, during the long program, inmates who have already done the course will assist other inmates. The effort of facilitating meditation at Donaldson is rewarded when a routine head count of Alabama’s most violent prison reports, “West Gym reporting...20 inmates, all meditating.” It’s simply amazing. Also exciting, in terms of the institutional commitment, is the opportunity for Donaldson correctional officers to receive Vipassana training. Paid leave and transportation is offered to any corrections officers who would like to take the program, which includes 100 hours of meditation over a ten-day period. Eight officers have already signed up. Will lower levels of prison violence and a safer prison atmosphere at Donaldson help change the way the United States deals with prisoners? Could meditation someday become standard prison practice? Filmmaker Jenny Phillips hopes so, and she documented the Vipassana course at Donaldson “with the dream that the Dhamma Brothers —that the prisoners — would be the central characters, and they will become the teachers for the rest of the world. That’s my belief. If you have one very small story, and it’s very powerfully told, it can change all of us,” says Phillips. The award winning Dhamma Brothers chronicles simple solutions for the problems of mass incarceration in the U.S. prison system by focusing on the Vipassana program at Donaldson. Phillips takes viewers inside the violent, overcrowded, maximum-security prison to reveal inmates not as violent throwaways, but as human beings with universal human problems. Over the past year, The Dhamma Brothers film has stimulated social action. A key focus has been on participation in criminal justice and corrections conferences, and the establishment of working partnerships with national corrections organizations. The film was shown at The National Commission on Correctional Health Care’s annual conference and they are working toward the establishment of a partnership with the National Institute of Corrections. Says Phillips, “We have become aware of the extraordinary potential contained in this film to challenge narrow assumptions about the nature of prisons, long seen as solely places of punishment and warehousing. After viewing the film, there is the possibility to now see prisons as places for effective rehabilitation, ensuring safer prisons and safer streets.” The Dhamma Brothers is scheduled for a one-hour national broadcast on public television this April. Check public television scheduling or your local listings in April for details.

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Mayan elders Felipe and Elena Ixcot are featured in “The Wisdom of the Peace Village Elders” documentary series. by Mutual Abundance Media provides a rare opportunity to witness native elders from North, Central and South America who have visited Sunray Peace Village in Bristol, VT, exploring how to walk the way of peace and sustainability in a world overrun with paths to war and environmental devastation. At the Peace Village, the indigenous elders remind us that we are co-creators of our agreed upon dream/reality. “Change the dream!” the elders inspire, calling for us all to reconnect to the cycles of Nature, and to practice compassion-in-action in our daily lives. Only together, moment to moment, can we co-create and energize a future of peace and equanimity on the planet. Mutual Abundance Media is producing these documentaries as independent films in order to guard the integrity and freedom of expression of the featured Native elders. Presently, two documentaries have been filmed, however additional funding is required to complete editing for the summer of 2010. 1. 2012: What Future Do You Want to Energize. Watch a 6-minute video excerpt (www.peacevillageelders.com) narrated by Algonquin elder Mike Bastine, who delivers a positive and powerful antidote to the misunderstanding and fear that surrounds most messages about the end of the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012. 2. Midwifing Mayan Rebirth chronicles the extraordinary efforts of Mayan elders Felipe and Elena Ixcot, who courageously left the safety of their status as US refugees to return to their home village in the highlands of Guatemala to found, build and co-direct the groundbreaking midwifery and birthing center ACAM. Laboring to overcome immense obstacles, the traditional medicine ways and precious wisdom of the Mayans is being preserved and rejuvenated. Through this documentary series, the elders have entrusted us to deliver their messages as good medicine for the planet now and for generations to come. Serving as a template pathway of light, these films can lead us toward making wiser choices and taking a stand for enlightened social change. Please visit www.peacevillageelders.com to take action or donate to bring this project to completion or contact producer Katherine Marielle directly at (416) 656-4949 and become part of an important tipping point towards a culture of peace. We love letters and emails and we’ll print yours! Email to carol@spiritofchange.org or fax to 508-278-9641 or mail to Spirit of Change, PO Box 405, Uxbridge, MA 01569. www.spiritofchange.org

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March 2010 The month of March, known for wild and whimsical weather extremes, begins with five planets in watery Pisces. The quintet of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus forms a celestial nexus, a gateway linking the past to the future. Visions of what will be alternate with reminiscences on times gone by. Considering that Pisces is the twelfth and final sign of the zodiac, Mar. 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 19 this is not surprising. Each ending is a prelude to a new beginning. Before the month is over the Sun, Mercury and Venus will have entered fiery Aries and a new astrological year will have begun.

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Starspeak continued from page 16 Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty going on during the first week of the month. Mental Mercury wades into Pisces on the 1st and then aligns with shrewd Pluto in a sextile. This aspect aids research and promotes deep thinking. Behind the scenes activities are uncovered and hidden motives become apparent. At the same time loving Venus is overtaking Uranus, a classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;love at first sightâ&#x20AC;? pairing. Romantic feelings blossom from mid-week on. The astrologically action-packed weekend of the 6th and 7th promises to be a lively and enjoyable two days. Saturday feels very busy. The Moon is in outgoing Sagittarius, reaching the stressful but motivating last quarter phase late Sunday morning. If you have something to say, get it off your chest! That same day loving Venus arrives in ardent Aries where she promptly forms a passionate trine with Mars. Mercury is also conjunct Jupiter. Relationships flourish under these influences. Intellectual growth and spiritual development are also favored. Life slows as the new week begins. Venus ventures into the Saturn/ Pluto alignment. Her opposition to Saturn on the 9th and square to Pluto on the 11th can have a chilling effect on a new romance. Because Venus also rules money, cash flow is also a likely area of concern. Marsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; return to forward motion the afternoon of Wednesday the 10th provides everyone an energetic boost. Be sure to direct your energy constructively. The Pisces new moon during the late afternoon of Monday the 15th finds a close grouping of the Sun, Moon, Mercury and Uranus. Psychic and healing talents are highlighted so heed your intuition. Scientific discoveries are also being made and many advanced souls may choose this day to incarnate! The new activity cycle shifts into high gear as the spring equinox nears. First, Mercury arrives in Aries on the 17th. The Sun follows a few days later, entering Aries on Saturday the 20th. Both Aries planets are at odds with Saturn and Pluto. The effects of the ongoing Saturn/Pluto square â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fear, worry, a sense of scarcity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; intensify whenever a faster moving planet engages the pair. Necessity is the mother of invention and this square is also a powerful motivator. The 20th through the 25th is one of those times when many will feel compelled to act. Grit your teeth and put available resources to good use! Fortunately, Mars plays a helpful role this week. Spring cleanouts, reclamation projects and reform movements keep many folks busily engaged. The tempo of life accelerates as the Moon waxes. The night of Friday the 26th has excellent social indicators. The weekend is over in the blink of an eye. A potent full moon in Libra is exact at 10:25pm on Monday the 29th, the Sun and Moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opposition also triggering the challenging T-square between Saturn, Uranus and Pluto. There can be no denying we are living in a changing world. With all the uncertainties it is worth remembering to live by the Golden Rule. After all, Libra is the sign of relationships, justice and balance. As March ends, a Mercury/Neptune sextile encourages kind words and empathy. It also stirs the imagination and offers inroads into the mysteries of the subconscious mind. Pay attention to your dreams!

April 2010 While jesters and jokers have their fun on the 1st, Venus tests Mars the first few days of the month. Discord between the feminine and masculine archetypes can strain relations between the sexes. Walk and speak softly to avoid stirring up trouble. During the afternoon of Saturday the 3rd more harmonious trends take hold. Venus, in her own sign of Taurus, complements Pluto on Apr. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 20 Sunday night. Within this supportive trine angle is the promise of loveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healing power. Mental Mercury is active as well, squaring Pluto just after midnight, Monday morning. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t obsess, and choose your words with care.

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This is one of the aspects that stirred up many transformative awakenings during the mid-1960’s. More recently the current series of oppositions was first exact on Election Day 2008. Saturn and Uranus continue to oppose one another through this coming July. Historically a harbinger of personal and social change as well as bear markets, the opposition can also signify the increased likelihood of earthquakes and other geological upheavals. If stress levels get to be too much, take a time out. Breathe. Relax. Stretch. Go for a walk or run. A good B complex vitamin supplement can help support one’s nervous system. The full moon in Scorpio, exact at 8:18am on Wednesday the 28th, finds the Sun conjunct Mercury and squaring Mars. Logic and detachment may be seriously compromised. A supportive nod from Pluto suggests that blind consumerism is giving way to greater awareness of the true costs of goods. While easier said than done, the responsible use of credit and other resources can put financial security within reach. Schmoozing, selling, learning and traveling are each fruitful pursuits the final two days of the month.

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Long associated with glad tidings, May just might be my favorite month of the year! Back in 1593 Shakespeare penned the line; “Love, whose month is ever May,” for his play, “Love’s Labour’s Lost.” Regardless of how the planetary picture may appear, the singing of birds and bubbling brooks, the scents of fragrant budding blossoms, the warming sunshine and robin’s egg blue skies are enough to lift the most weary of hearts. May 21–Jun. 20 Indeed, May opens with a cheerful Sagittarius Moon. Minds grow sharper over the weekend as retrograde Mercury backpedals into a trine with Pluto. The aspect is exact early in the morning on Monday, the 3rd. Powers of observation and concentration reach maximum efficiency and are sustained as the two planets remain in a supportive relationship most of this month. The Sun squares Mars Tuesday morning. Watch out for a tendency to hurry. This is not the time to challenge your boss. Tuesday afternoon is far more forgiving, and conducive to a healthy give and take conversation. Strive for fairness. The evening of the 5th is festive, well suited for Cinco de Mayo parties. As midnight approaches some folks will feel agitated due to a lunar opposition to Mars and the last quarter stage of the Aquarius Moon. Friday the 7th features a fun, socially engaging sextile between Venus and Mars. Lunar aspects to Mercury and Pluto assure conversations are fascinating and heartfelt. Under an empathic Pisces Moon the weekend is relaxed until Sunday afternoon. By then the Moon is conjunct Uranus and opposite Saturn. Squabbling may erupt. You may want to treat Mom to brunch to avoid any potential hassles later on in the day. Mercury resumes forward motion during the evening of the 11th. The Taurus new moon the night of Thursday the 13th highlights workplace and food safety. Take sensible precautions when preparing meals. Wash your hands, countertops and vegetables. While you’re at it, be open to trying some new items on your menu. Travel adventures have great appeal as the Sun nears a sextile to Jupiter. This holds true the weekend of the 15th and 16th and also on Monday when the aspect is exact. Expenses can quickly spiral out of control so try to keep a lid on spending. If your love life needs stimulation, get ready. From the 17th through the 19th, loving Venus, now in fickle Gemini, aspects Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. These alignments run the gamut from generous to a fault, to fearful and insecure, to incredibly tender, all the way to an abrupt “Game over!” Along the way the Sun is also forming aspects with these same four planets, but generally in more stable and constructive fashion.

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The Taurus Sun harmonizes with Uranus during the afternoon of Thursday the 20th and then enters Gemini. Change is once again upon us as the Sun, in the mutable sign of the twins, prepares to guide us to the summer solstice. Over the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd the Moon sets off the T-square between Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto. This is not a relaxed time. Jupiter opposes Saturn during the early morning hours of Sunday the 23rd. Hardships can elicit a tremendous response. Jupiter elevates duty and responsibility to exalted heights. Venus is also opposing Pluto. Before dedicating your self to serving others, research the costs. Love often has strings attached when these two face off. The Moon is again growing full. Propelled by the lunar surge we dive head first into another week. The Sagittarius Moon is precisely full at 7:07pm on Thursday the 27th. In one of the year’s most notable events, Uranus enters Aries just a few hours after the full moon. This hasn’t occurred in more than eighty years! Since Aries is the first sign, this position of Uranus signals an upturn in individualistic, heroic behavior. Just as the last century witnessed Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic, we too may expect breakthrough events in human endurance, technological innovation and politics. Before summer is over Uranus will retrograde and for several months return to Pisces. Look for signs of things to come between now and mid-August. The Memorial Day weekend brings more sedate trends. A Sagittarius Moon facilitates travel all day Friday and Saturday morning. By Saturday afternoon the Capricorn Moon naturally shifts attention towards familiar faces and places. Saturn resumes forward motion on Sunday the 30th and Neptune reverses direction on the 31st. Take a moment to honor the memories of those who sacrificed so much to preserve and protect our country. Then get down to the traditional welcoming of summer! Fire up the grill! The obliging Capricorn Moon, especially on Sunday and Monday, warmly endorses time-honored rituals and pleasures.

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Track Sugar, Sodium and Fat Start by focusing on three ingredients that have a significant impact on health: sugar, sodium and fat. An interesting and helpful exercise is to track the amounts you typically consume in a week. Without changing anything in your diet, commit to recording how much you consume. Use this information to make decisions about where to focus your attention. A simple way to record how much sugar, sodium and fat you consume is to list each meal’s worth on a sheet of paper and add the totals each day. Review your week’s information and look for patterns. Discover where you are most challenged.

How Much Is A Spoonful of Sugar? At the turn of the century, Americans consumed about 5 pounds of sugar annually. Today, the average is about 150–170 pounds — that’s 3 pounds or more a week! Recommendations for a healthy diet call for no more than 10% of daily calories from sugar. Why is this important? Studies have shown that sugar impacts the immune system and nourishes cancer cells. Basically, sugar raises insulin levels and depresses the immune system. Weight increases along with triglyceride levels and cardiovascular disease. Sugar significantly impacts health in a negative way. continues on page 24

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Whole Foods Healthy Cooking continued from page 22 Watch for the sugar content in all foods. Read the ingredients listed on the package. Search for where sugar is listed in the ingredients. The closer to the top of the list, the greater percentage of the product is sugar. Any ingredient ending with “cose” — glucose, sucrose, etc., — is sugar. Check the label for the number of grams of sugar. A teaspoon of sugar weighs four grams. If you want a visual of the amount of sugar in the product, get out your sugar bowl, a teaspoon, a small, clear glass and your calculator. Read the number of grams of sugar in the product and divide by four. That gives you the number of teaspoons of sugar in the product. Now, place that number of teaspoons of sugar in the product in the clear glass and see how much it really is. Here’s an example: I saw a container of fat free fruit yogurt in the dairy case at a local supermarket. The label lists 46 grams of sugar. If we take the 46 grams and divide by 4 we get 11.5, meaning that the yogurt contains the equivalent of 11.5 teaspoons of sugar. Put that amount in the glass and see how much it really is. And, that’s only for one cup of the yogurt. It adds up fast throughout the day. You don’t need to be eating doughnuts, cookies, ice cream, etc., to rack up the sugar. Look at the labels for things like breads, cereals, peanut butter, pasta sauces and salad dressings that you have in your cupboard. Which will put you over the top of recommended amounts? Look at your tracking sheet at the end of the week. If the recommended amount is 10% of your total calories, how did you do?

Sugar Tips • Eliminate sodas, both sugar and diet versions, and replace with seltzer water with a splash of 100% fruit juice. • Read labels and choose “no sugar” products. • Gradually reduce the amount of sugar you use in beverages until you’re drinking your beverages without added sugar. • Half the amount of sugar in a recipe. • Sweeten spaghetti sauce with grated carrots. • Choose canned fruit packed in water vs. syrup.

One Teaspoon of Sodium Per Day The American Heart Association recommends a maximum of 2,325 mg. of sodium daily. That means a maximum of one teaspoon a day. It doesn’t take long to max out. Too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure, kidney damage, heart disease and stroke. Excess sodium causes the body to retain fluid. The kidneys usually take care of any excess by excreting it in urine, but when levels are too high, it’s released into the bloodstream. The result is an extra demand on the heart to move fluid through the body. The Mayo Clinic estimates that 11% of sodium in our diet is from adding salt to our food and 77% comes from prepared or processed foods. The message here is to eat more fresh food. Cook it yourself. Control what goes into your food. The body needs salt and we can get all that’s necessary from amounts naturally occurring in whole foods. Play sodium detective and look for the word “sodium” on food labels. To be labeled “low sodium” the product must have 140 mg. or less per serving. Watch for the word “sodium” in any part of an ingredient’s name. The key is to pay close attention to the listed serving size. If a serving is one burrito and you’re eating two, you need to double all the amounts, including sodium. When comparing products, make sure you’re comparing like amounts. One product may list a serving size as 1 teaspoon; the other may list it as 1 tablespoon. Foods to pay close attention to include soy sauce, canned vegetables, beans, soups, gravy, vegetable broth or juices, frozen meals, processed foods, bouillon cubes, etc. On average, how much sodium did you consume?

Sodium Tips • Remove the salt shaker from the table and replace with no-salt seasonings. • Gradually reduce the amount of salt you use in cooking. • Buy fresh or frozen vegetables instead of high sodium canned. 24 Spirit of Change | SPRING 2010

• Be patient and let your taste buds gradually adjust to tasting the food vs. the salt. • Make your own seasoning mixes. Many natural foods stores sell spices in their bulk aisle. It’s a great opportunity to try out a variety of mixtures at a low cost. Start by selecting some of your favorites and experiment with various combinations. Here are two of my favorites.

HEALTHY CHEESY SEASONING MIX I keep two small coffee grinders on my counter. One for grinding flax seeds each morning and one for making my spice mixtures. They’re inexpensive and a great way to make meal prep fast and healthy. 3 tablespoons mixed peppercorns 6 tablespoons nutritional yeast 1 teaspoon sea salt (gradually decrease the amount of salt as your taste changes) 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning Add peppercorns to grinder and grind until fine. Add nutritional yeast and sea salt and grind briefly. Add the Italian seasoning and grind briefly. Place in shaker and use to season rice, vegetables, soups, etc.

HEALTHY SAVORY SEASONING MIX Mix any combination of the following, using 1 teaspoon of each: Onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, freshly ground pepper, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, cumin, oregano, basil, celery seed, vegetable flakes.

Fats — The Good, Bad and Ugly Let’s face it, fats make food taste good, adds to texture and gives us energy. Fats are essential to good health, however too much, and from the wrong source, can have a serious negative impact on health. Limiting fats to no more than 30% of one’s daily calories is one way to help control cholesterol levels, prevent risk of some cancers, control weight and improve overall health. According to Dr. Fuhrman, American adults consume an average of 350 calories per day from oil and 400 calories from animal fats. That’s a significant amount of empty calories. Try tracking how much fat you normally consume and from which source, then try substituting nuts and seeds as the source of fats you normally use. Include flaxseed, walnuts, almonds and pistachios and benefit from healthy nutrients.

Fat Tips • Use a well-seasoned cast iron pan and it’s like using non-stick, only it’s better for cooking. • Use cooking spray and watch the amount; one serving is about a third of a second spray. • Water sauté: use a few tablespoons of water or low sodium vegetable broth to sauté foods (add a bit more as food begins to stick). • Cook foods in foil or parchment pouches in the oven. • Broil foods: make your favorite veggie burger recipe and try broiling instead of frying. • Steam veggies and save the water for soup stock. • Use low sodium salsa on baked potatoes instead of butter or sour cream. • Replace half the fat in baked goods with non-sweetened applesauce. Start out this new season with some new healthy eating habits and see what a difference it makes in how you feel. Each meal you choose is an investment. Give yourself every opportunity to get a great return on your investment. Michelle Hirsch lives in southern NH and teaches whole foods cooking throughout New England. She is a graduate of the world-renowned Kushi Institute where she also worked developing curriculum. Michelle is the author of Venturesome Vegetarian and can be contacted at mphirsch@yahoo.com.

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tress has an immediate impact on every system in your body. Its effects are cumulative, and learning to better manage your bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responses to stress is one of the most important steps you can take for maintaining vibrant health. A simple but invaluable energy technique for interrupting the stress response while it is happening can also be used to reprogram the way your body responds to stress. Many of us get caught in the following loop: the daily stresses of life trigger the primitive brain centers into an emergency response condition, up to 80 percent of the blood leaves our forebrain to support the fightor-flight response, stress chemicals pour into our bloodstream, primitive stress-response emotions sweep over us, and we proceed through another day in the modern civilized world with the biochemistry of a cave dweller in mortal danger. We wind up trying to adapt to the complex surroundings that caused the stress with the most primitive parts of our brain. Our more recently developed cognitive abilities are annihilated. Our perceptions become distorted. Our capacity to respond creatively is in meltdown. Post-traumatic stress disorder exemplifies this loop in extreme. A harmless sight, sound, smell, or impression activates a concentrated stress response, and your body relives a situation of overwhelming threat. But in a milder form, we are all dealing with stresses and pressures that unnaturally trip our fight-or-flight response, cage us in the limited reality of our primitive brain centers, pulse stress-response hormones through our bodies, and leave us feeling more fearful, anxious, angry, or aggressive than the situation warrants. When we are experiencing intense stress, we are not biologically programmed to sit around thinking about our problems. Your forebrain is not even well designed for saving you from immediate danger. Your reptilian brain structure is far better organized for producing quick and effective defensive responses. But your more primitive brain structures donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t distinguish whether the alarm was set off by a physical threat, a relationship spat, pressure on the job, or a myriad of daily irritations. When the crisis response is needlessly engaged, not only is it useless in helping you cope, it also plays havoc with your health and tranquility.

Holding the Forehead Points

You can reprogram your automatic nervous system to no longer set off a crisis response in the face of daily stresses. By training your nervous system to keep the blood in your forebrain, you will be more able to think clearly and cope more effectively, even amid lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing pressures. Holding a stressful memory in your mind while touching specific spots on 26 Spirit of Change | SPRING 2010

your head, called neurovascular holding points, conditions primitive brain centers to have a composed rather than emergency response to the memory. By resetting your nervous system in this way, the stress-response is not activated when the memory occurs. If you carry this out with a number of memories, the effect begins to generalize, both to other memories and to current stressors. This simple technique can bring not only greater peace of mind by keeping you from unnecessarily triggering the stress-response cycle, it will also help maintain and even improve your health. Your stress reactions are physical responses. When you fall apart or emotionally “lose it,” it has more to do with physiology than psychology. This fact alone can afford you some compassion for yourself or for another. And a wonderful thing about the neurovasculars is that you don’t need to try to be positive. It’s better, in fact, to sink into the full unpleasantness of the negative feeling while holding the points. As the blood returns to your forebrain, you will feel yourself lifting out of the stress. You are at the same time reconditioning your responses. Holding your neurovascular points also provides a cranial adjustment, so symptoms such as chronic headaches, neck pain, or jaw tension may spontaneously diminish. The neurovascular holding points are situated at various spots on your head as well as three other places on your body. They affect blood circulation. By softly holding specific neurovascular points for one to five minutes, you can increase the blood circulation to the part of the body the points affect. Two neurovascular holding points, called the frontal eminences — the bumps on your forehead directly above your eyes — affect blood circulation throughout the entire body. They are particularly valuable: if you hold these points when you are under stress, the energy from your fingertips keeps the blood from leaving your forebrain. More important, this can draw blood back into your forebrain even after you’ve begun to “lose it.” If you cannot locate the bumps on the forehead, just find the points about an inch above your eyebrows. We actually know these points instinctively. When we are shocked, a hand may naturally find its way to the forehead, often with the exclamation “Oh my God.” That is why I call these the “Oh my God” points. Because they are slightly raised in most people, they are also called the frontal eminences. The next time you are hit by stress and feel overwhelmed or highly emotional:

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Energy Medicine continued from page 27 was holding another student’s neurovascular points. They made a long chain around the room, and they were silent! You could have heard a pin drop. The teacher was able to get them to do it because they liked affecting one another this way, and they also liked how the calm felt.

Reprogramming the Emergency Response Loop

Bring to mind a situation where you had a hard time coping. Perhaps you were terrified, panicked, or furious. Perhaps you were overwhelmed with jealousy or grief. Perhaps you “lost it.” Place your fingertips over the “Oh my God” points, thumbs on your temples next to your eyes, breathing deeply. Keep the scene in your mind over the next few minutes. As you relax, you will be freeing yourself from the memory’s emotional grip. Experiment with a single memory, using the technique daily until you can hold the memory in your mind without feeling a stress response in your body. Then go on to another memory. Not only can you use this technique systematically for working with the accumulated stresses of your past, you can hold the points whenever you are feeling stressed or overly emotional.

The Wayne Cook Posture

When you are stressed or exhausted, your meridians begin to run backward so you will be compelled to rest. In more extreme cases, not only do the meridians run backward, but their energies may become quite chaotic. The Wayne Cook Posture reorders these chaotic, scrambled energies. I use the Wayne Cook Posture when I am overwhelmed or hysterical, cannot get clarity on a situation, cannot concentrate, must confront someone, or am upset after someone has confronted me. This procedure is named to honor Wayne Cook, a pioneering researcher of bio-energetic force fields, who invented the approach that I have modified into the form presented here. Perhaps more than any other single approach that I teach, the Wayne Cook Posture can calm you, bring order to your thinking, and help you better understand and confront the problems that you face. This technique is effective even when the upset is so intense that you are unable to quit crying, are finding yourself snapping or yelling at others, are sinking into despair, or are feeling that you are beyond exhaustion. It helps process stress hormones. To do the Wayne Cook Posture, sit in a chair with your spine straight.

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1. Place your left foot over your right knee. Wrap your right hand around the front of your left ankle and your left hand over the ball of your left foot, with your fingers curled around the sides of your foot. 2. Breathe in slowly through your nose, letting the breath lift your body as you breathe in. At the same time, pull your leg toward you, creating a stretch. As you exhale, breathe out of your mouth slowly, letting your body relax. Repeat this slow breathing and stretching four or five times.

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4. Uncross your legs and “steeple” your fingertips together so they form a pyramid. Bring your thumbs to rest on your “third eye,” just above the bridge of your nose. Breathe slowly and deeply, in through your nose and out through your mouth, about three or four full breaths. 5. On the last exhalation, curl your fingers into the middle of your forehead and separate them, firmly and pleasantly, pulling across your forehead to your temples. 6. Slowly bring your hands down in front of you. Surrender into your own breathing. (Time: about 90 seconds)

If you are in a board meeting or some other setting where you would not be comfortable holding the Wayne Cook Posture but definitely need to get clear, you can cross your arms, knees, ankles, and/or wrists. Breathe slowly. This will give you at least some of the benefits of the Wayne Cook Posture.

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ver the past couple of decades, architects and builders looking to green their projects turned to the addition of various piecemeal elements to save water here or cut down on electricity there. Those who added more than a few green touches could apply for and get certified by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) under its Leadership in Energy and Efficient Design (LEED) program. While these efforts have been laudable — essentially launching the green building industry as we know it today — they represent merely the infancy of what green building might someday become. The concept of the “living building” has now emerged as a new ideal for design and construction. The Cascadia Region Green Building Council (CRGBC) — the Pacific Northwest chapter of the USGBC — defines a living building as a structure that “generates all of its own energy with renewable non-toxic resources, captures and treats all of its water, and operates efficiently and for maximum beauty.” The group has been pushing for

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adoption of the concept by construction industries here at home, and also helped to launch the International Living Building Institute to promote the concept internationally. “We view our role as the organization that is meant to ask the really tough questions, to push the boundaries as far as possible,” says Jason McLennan, CEO of CRGBC. To this end, in 2006 the group launched its Living Building Challenge (LBC), a “call to the design and construction community to pursue true sustainability in the built environment.” So far 60 different projects around North America are vying to meet the high standards of the LBC, which exceed even the highest status of LEED certification. The first building to be completed for consideration under the LBC program is the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, in Rhinebeck, NY. The 6,200 square-foot, one-level building, which serves as headquarters for the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, features a geothermal heating and cooling system, solar panels, rain gardens that direct water run-off to irrigate plantings, a 4,500-square-foot greenhouse that helps filter wastewater for reuse, “daylighting” design that brings natural light indoor to minimize electric light usage, and eco-friendly building materials all around. It was designed — per LBC criteria — to be “net-zero,” meaning it uses no more energy than it generates itself. Once the building has been in operation for a full year next summer, CRGBC will audit it to see if its performance lives up to the green hype. Dozens of other LBC contenders around North America will be audited as well. Of course, the costs of creating a living building today are very high. Achieving net-zero can be especially costly, and stands out as one of the biggest obstacles to greater interest in the living building concept. Another challenge is finding materials that meet LBC standards, since many common building materials — such as PVC piping for wastewater transport — off-gas chemicals and have other hazardous attributes. LBC also expects builders to source locally as many materials as possible to boost local economies and make efficient use of nearby natural resources. McLennan remains confident that costs

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Dear EarthTalk: Wouldn’t a return to installing bidets in bathrooms at home go a long way toward cutting disposable tissue use and saving forests? — Peter K., Albany, GA —

esides being more sanitary than toilet tissue, bidets — those squirty accessories so popular in Europe, Japan and elsewhere that clean your underside using a jet of water — are also much less stressful on the environment than using paper. Justin Thomas, editor of the website metaefficient.com, considers bidets to be “a key green technology” because they eliminate the use of toilet paper. According to his analysis, Americans use 36.5 billion rolls of toilet paper every year, representing the pulping of some 15 million trees. Says Thomas: “This also involves 473,587,500,000 gallons of water to produce the paper and 253,000 tons of chlorine for bleaching.” He adds that manufacturing requires about 17.3 terawatts of electricity annually and that significant amounts of energy and materials are used in

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packaging and in transportation to retail outlets. To those who say that bidets waste water, advocates counter that the amount is trivial compared to how much water we use to produce toilet paper in the first place. Biolife Technologies, manufacturer of the high-end line of Coco bidets, says the amount of water used by a typical bidet is about 1/8th of a gallon, with the average toilet using about four gallons per flush. Lloyd Alter of the website treehugger.com reports that making a single roll of toilet paper requires 37 gallons of water, 1.3 kilowatt/hours (KWh) of electricity and some 1.5 pounds of wood. Thomas points out that toilet paper is also a public nuisance in that it clogs pipes and adds a significant load onto city sewer systems and water treatment plants. “Basically, the huge industry of producing toilet paper could be eliminated through the use of bidets,” offers Thomas, who has been testing different toilet-seat mounted units for the past two years. He would like to someday pair a bidet with a composting sawdust toilet for the ultimate green bathroom experience. Once reserved for Europeans, bidets are now popular all over the world — except in North America. Thomas reports that 60 percent of Japanese households today have high-tech bidets made by Toto called Washlets, while some 90 percent of Venezuelan homes have bidets. Most people use a small amount of paper to dry their posteriors after the bidet has done its job, but more expensive air-drying models dispense with the need for paper altogether. Thomas adds that bidets provide important health benefits such as increased cleanliness and “the therapeutic effect of water on damaged skin (think rashes or hemorrhoids).” On the public health front, bidet maker BioRelief reports that almost 80 percent of all infectious diseases are passed on by human contact and that only about half of us actually wash our hands after using the facilities — making hands-free bidets a safer alternative all around. “If you don’t have to use your hands at all then there is less chance of passing or coming in contact with a virus,” claims the company. BioRelief’s full featured BidetSpa sells for $549, but Lloyd Alter reports that consumers willing to go without heated water and air-drying mechanisms can get a perfectly adequate one they can install themselves for less than $100, such as the Blue Bidet, which retails for just $69. CONTACTS: MetaEfficient, www.metaefficient.com; Treehugger, www.treehugger.com; Biolife Technologies, www.biolifetechnologies.com; Toto, www.totousa.com; Blue Bidet, www.bluebidet.com.

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Dear Laina, Many conditions and symptoms are created or reinforced by bad feng shui. It’s not uncommon for people in therapy — conventional or alternative — to experience relief with their treatments that weakens when going back home. “I was feeling better but as soon as I walked in the door my energy crashed. It seemed like nothing had really changed.” In your case, Laina, this might happen as soon as you turn onto your dead end street! Being the last house on a dead end street with no turnabout puts you in a vulnerable position. Energy flows pointedly down the road directly at your house. This is a predictor of external challenges many people never have to endure.

Problems come out of nowhere to visit you. What’s needed is something that creates a barrier between your home and that oncoming traffic. Depending on available space I suggest plantings such as arbor vitae trees. If you use a “living wall” of greens it must at least include some prominent evergreens, or in winter you’ll be left with bare sticks that resemble a cage. New and fast growing plantings could be embellished with boulders, perhaps with an inset of flowering trees. You could also use a protective statue or a water feature, depending on your means. Be sure it pleases you and until you can implement some changes, place a small mirror on the front of your house facing out to the street to deflect that onslaught. Don’t leave this predicament unaddressed. If you drive past a Dead End sign on the approach to your house, employ the affirmation of “new beginnings” in some way, perhaps a plaque on your entry door. The fact that your bay window frames a filthy, decrepit construction site is just plain visual cruelty. No, don’t hang anything there. You can’t afford the tentativeness of hanging items. Work from the base of the window up. Create a beautiful windowsill with plants and items that uplift you. If you like chimes, place them over the stove where you’d be standing while using it or just inside the door you usually use so that they tinkle a bit when you come and go. That sound will subtly change your energy for the better a bit and intervene with any negativity experienced in your approach to the house. Even though it’s small, an open floor plan in your house is of concern because of your location at the end of the street and exterior vulnerability issues. An open floor plans allows much of your living space to be seen from outside. It’s something to be aware of in creating a barrier in front of your house. As you pleasantly adorn the bay window, think about curtains or blinds that can be closed at night when the interior lighting more fully illuminates your main living area. Use rugs, bookcases, plants or whatever is avail-

able to create areas within areas so that energy is grounded and oriented and can better nourish you. A large leafy plant could be placed adjacent to the corner of a couch or end table. Make some very simple adjustments such as a rug under the dining table to achieve a demarcation of spaces. A small red Oriental rug upgrades any challenged area to â&#x20AC;&#x153;red carpetâ&#x20AC;? status. The large exposed beams could be painted a color lighter than, or the same as the ceiling, to make their presence appear less dominant. Avoid positioning furniture directly under the beams when you can. When you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, arrange the furniture so that when people use it they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be directly under the beams. Upstairs, balance the slanted ceilings with upward directed objects, plants, lights. Do your best to make the locations of the beds as â&#x20AC;&#x153;nestlikeâ&#x20AC;? as you can and not in direct line of the door. The nest feeling is easily created when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a stable chest at the end of the bed.

Dear Lynn, My new apartment is tiny â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just 300 square feet! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a very old house and the floors are slanted; a marble would roll to the other side of the room if placed at the high side of the floor. Would living in an apartment with slanted floors have any effects on my life and do you have any suggestions about this? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d also appreciate any advice you can give me to provide the effect of more spaciousness in such a tiny apartment. I have no closet space! Thanks Lynn! I love reading your column. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A. Retsil, Needham, MA

Dear A.R., Dilemmas like this are good reminders that the core of feng shui is balance. When arranging the space try placing tall objects â&#x20AC;&#x201D; plants, lamps, bookcases â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on the lower slanted sides. Depending on your furnishing style you could try high backed chairs or pieces that are more vertical than horizontal in appearance. On the upper side place furniture and objects that are lower and bring a downward focus. This will help in balancing the sloping sensation. Another method could be to create a bevy of large floor pillows on a thick rug that â&#x20AC;&#x153;catchâ&#x20AC;? the downward slide. Try arranging artwork or strategically placed sconces at the same level around one or more walls in the main room. You are wise to consider the cumulative effect of the slanting floors. The comfort and enjoyment of the space itself may override the slant. If, however, you have hip, back, leg or foot problems they could be exacerbated over time because your body has to routinely compensate. Since the space is tiny the entrance is especially www.spiritofchange.org

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Dear Lynn, I just moved into a complex of twenty 3-story condos squeezed onto a small piece of land. I can look into my neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s windows across the way, and obviously, they can see into mine. I have curtain sheers up and want to allow in the light during the day. I can close drapes at night and pull shades, however our very large windows do not have shades, but fancy window dressing that is cumbersome to close up. Do you have any feng shui advice or suggestions about handling this? What are the feng shui benefits of my situation? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; S.B.

Hi S.B., Light and moderate height are the feng shui benefits. Here are some ideas to make the most of it. Sheers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do much beyond obscuring detail. There are shades that operate from the low part of the window and go up. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re great in that they allow light in while providing privacy. If your neighbors are significantly higher than you this will be only partially remedial. If treatment for the large windows is cumbersome to maneuver, consider getting rid of it. It compounds the challenge you already face. Another approach would be to have plants at windowsill height, benefiting from the light and serving as a living boundary. This approach redirects your attention and enhances the ways in which you are more pronouncedly the viewer instead of the viewee. Lynn Taylor is a senior feng shui practitioner who teaches and consults in the United States and Mexico for both business and home environments. She has been featured extensively on television, radio and in print. Send questions for this column or contact Lynn at lynntaylor@bostonfengshui.com or (617) 924-4205.

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The Doctor Who Was Healed By a Dog By Rhys Thomas

r. Will was a veterinary medical research doctor who thought he had discovered his life purpose in understanding how to medically treat and cure dogs. He was so good at what he did in the laboratory that he spent most of his time there as a scientist. He had a wonderful wife and two grown daughters, but when he was with his family he never quite felt as at home as he did in his laboratory. Dr. Will bought many unnamed dogs from a research puppy factory that he would name Dog 1, Dog 2, and so on. He would put electrodes in their heads, scan their body functions for genetically weak areas, assess behavior and eating habits, look at body chemistries, and eventually euthanize the dogs and dissect them. From his research, Dr. Will created a database that represented all that could be medically known about a dog. He was well published, and with his wonderful medical applications was able to prolong many dogs’ lives and repair their sick bodies. His laboratory was well funded and his devices had made him a wealthy man. Dr. Will shared his office with Dr. Surrender Singh, whose clients all lovingly called him Dr. Surrender. He not only did research, but also tended to sick animal patients two days a week offering what he called energy medicine and other holistic approaches to support traditional veterinary medicine. Dr. Surrender often spoke in glowing terms about his patients, his children and his lovely wife, a perpetual smile brightening his face. Noticing that Dr. Will seemed unhappy and stressed much of the time, Dr. Surrender recommended that he try seeing patients one day a week so he could appreciate how effective his medical protocols were. Dr. Surrender noted, “When enjoying and loving your life and the people in it is your first and most important life purpose, then your job will be the outward reflection of your joy and love.” Dr. Will did not believe in joy and love since it seemed so frivolous, and told Dr. Surrender that his life purpose was there in the lab. He also said that taking time for appointments would just put him behind on his research projects. But as fate would have it, the next week Dr. Surrender had to be out of the office and asked Dr. Will to please see just one of his patients who was likely to die that week without treatment for a heart condition. Dr. Will was 36 Spirit of Change | SPRING 2010

their last hope — a board certified veterinary cardiologist who knew everything there was to know about this area of expertise. The next day Dr. Will reluctantly met with Paul and Mary and their young champagne-colored golden retriever puppy named Cupid. Dr. Will took Cupid, laid her on the stainless steel table and listened to her heart. Much to his dismay, he knew from what he heard that her valves were severely malformed and the chances of long-term survival were slim, even with surgery. He asked very matter of factly, “Would you like me to put your dog down? It might save you all a lot of heartache.” Paul spoke very kindly and respectfully. “Cupid has only been with us for three months; we got her just after we lost our daughter in a terrible accident, and we think that somehow the spirit of our daughter is with us through Cupid. And I know this might sound crazy, Dr. Will, but I think that Cupid’s heart problems have something to do with how heartbroken we are. Dr. Surrender told us that it was possible for souls to stay and support the heartbroken. We love her and she has given us hope that we can mend our broken hearts.” Just as Dr. Will was about to suggest that they reconsider — and planning on telling Dr. Surrender that he shouldn’t give patients false hope — he heard the scratching of Cupid’s claws on the steel table. He turned just in time to catch Cupid in a full body leap that knocked him over and landed her with one paw on either side of his head, licking his face over and over. As Dr. Will got off the floor, Mary grabbed his arm and said, “Dr. Surrender said you were the best heart man around and Cupid seems to agree, so we are going to leave her with you. We trust you with our baby; do everything that is possible. Maybe if you can find what no other doctor has been able to find, just maybe there will also be hope for my heart too.” After Paul and Mary left, Dr. Will thought, “A dog that sick shouldn’t be so happy and alive.” Inexplicably he found himself wondering about her purpose on the planet when normally he would be calculating what her statistical chances of survival were. As he sat there with Cupid staring into his eyes and licking his nose, a tear trickled down Dr. Will’s face. He did not know why he was crying, but clearly his heart had been touched. Somehow

he found himself sensing that Cupid had a purpose in life more than just being a dog, which led him to consider that maybe his purpose might be more than just being a research scientist. Faced with a scientific decision of whether to do surgery or put a dog down, Dr. Will was faced with the mortality of life and the power one soul can have in relationship with another. All his training gave him lots of medical options, but he realized the final decision as to what to do for Cupid was between his soul and Cupidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soul. As he looked into the eyes of Cupid, he came face to face with the very unscientific realization that the decision as to what to do in this moment was not up to his thoughts; it was up to his heart. He knew that half the decision was going to be Cupidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as well. He had the passing thought that Cupid was actually healing his heart in some hugely profound way. His mind raced and he began to wonder what it is that actually heals a patient, and what, for that matter, is the difference between medicine and healing, a topic that Dr. Surrender mentioned often. At that moment, Dr. Will decided to call in the veterinary technicians and do the surgery right away. Cupid wagged her tail right up until the anesthesia kicked in. Once into the heart cavity Dr. Will could see that the malformation was hopeless. Just as he was about to give up and close, Cupid let out a very quiet whine, even fully under anesthesia. Startled, Dr. Will did something he had never done before; he asked God for guidance. The message he received was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do your best.â&#x20AC;? But he had no tricks or techniques to cure this. Going against his belief of what is possible he began to see if there was any way to reshape the valves. When he did this, he found that the part of the valve that was missing had formed but was bent back to and adhered to the stem of the valve. He knew there was little chance that if he freed them up they would work properly, but his heart told him to try. The next day when Paul and Mary came to see Cupid, Dr. Will was worried that Cupid would be dead, but there she was, standing and barking with excitement, ready to jump into their car. With tears in her eyes, Mary hugged a stunned Dr. Will and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have given me faith in the heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s miraculous ability to heal. Thank you. When Dr. Surrender arrived back in the office, he was updated with the wonderful news. Hugging Dr. Will he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew Cupid had a gift for you and you for her. Sometimes being a doctor is more than our technique and what we know; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whom we are in our hearts that heals. By opening your heart, you received your first lesson in energy medicine.â&#x20AC;? Rhys Thomas is founder of the Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine in Medway, MA, offering energy medicine classes and training programs for beginners to advanced students. He can be reached at (508) 740-3030 or visit www.rhysthomasinstitute.com. www.spiritofchange.org

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The Natural Healer in Your Bedroom: A Four-Legged’s Guide to Reducing Human Stress By Linda Marks hen I was very young, my first best friend was Mittens, a cocker spaniel who lived next door. For the first two years of my life, Mittens and I were inseparable. Mittens was my “rock of Gibraltar,” providing constancy, love, companionship, play and friendship. In the company of Mittens, I was safe, relaxed and at peace. If my home life was stressful, I could count on Mittens to help me find safe harbor. I grieved deeply when Mittens passed on when I was just 2 1/2 years old. He was an irreplaceable source of comfort and stability for me.

ver the course of my lifetime, I have always chosen to share my home with four-leggeds, who I have come to call my “angels.” I have found them to be little Buddhas, mirrors of wisdom and contentment. A sleeping dog or a purring cat at the foot of the bed, on one’s lap, or in a nearby chair quietly emanates peace and tranquility. Cats and dogs offer some important messages for their human companions about reducing stress and finding peace as we face the daily challenges of our human world. To prepare for this article, I consulted the 6 four-legged wise ones who live with my fourteen-year-old son and I: Golden, a 7 ½-yearold English lab, Scarlett, a 4-year-old Maine Coon Cat, Prayer, a 4-year-old chocolate point Siamese, Flora, a 3-year-old Birman, Toss, a 9 ½-year-old former feral cat, and Querido, a 2-year-old seal point Siamese. From their individual and collective experience, comes a guide to help reduce human stress.

Find Havens of Safety In An Often Unsafe World While one’s environment can contribute to a sense of peace and relaxation, my four-legged companions remind me we don’t need to have everything “perfect” and “in order” to find havens of safety and comfort. Rather than feeling pressure to have every piece of laundry perfectly folded and put away, my four-leggeds remind me that clothes and blankets have textures and may feel really comfortable to lie upon or snuggle up to. A really soft pillow feels really good to lie on. A warm blanket is soothing to the touch and holds in body heat. A few rays of sunlight feel really nice and look beautiful. Four-legged animals are able to find havens of safety and comfort in very simple ways. Curling up with one of my kitties provides a wonderful feeling of love and connection — a real harbor from the sometimes cold and cruel human world.

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Creating and Sustaining Regular Rhythms When it is time to get up in the morning, our dog, Golden is more reliable than an alarm clock. He sleeps in my son Alex’s room and lets us know when it is time to have breakfast and get on with the morning’s agenda. Golden is very tuned to the rhythms of our household. If my son sleeps in on a Saturday, Golden is patient and elects not to sound the 7 am wake up call. He somehow knows the rhythms of the weekday and the weekends, and helps everyone stay on track. Our five cats have a similar innate sense of timing. They know when breakfast time is, and line up in the kitchen to remind me,

I often refer to nurturing touch as “vitamin T.”

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just in case I might have become distracted by other morning chores. They remind me to change the litter box when it needs attention. They know about the balance of sleeping, playing, eating and snuggling, all in regular rhythms. They try to tell the humans in this household to set and maintain regular rhythms so that everyone has what they need when they need it. We humans, too often, ignore our internal rhythms, and succumb to external pressures or demands that throw us off balance. Creating and sustaining regular rhythms is a way of life for our dog and cats.

A Long-Term Relationship Till Death Do Us Part I have read many articles extolling the life-extending properties of four-legged companionship. Although we have learned to go it alone when required in our human world. Our four-leggeds remind us of the importance of emotional attachment and sustained intimacy. One’s dog or cat may be one’s longest-standing, intimate daily companion. Marriages and other love relationships end. Children grow up and leave home. A cat or dog will truly stand by you “till death do you part,” as long as you embrace and engage in the connection your four-legged offers. The love and attachment a pet has to offer is pure, unconditional love. This provides a steady haven in lonely times, sad times, scary times and just plain hard times.

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Touch is a basic human need, and a source of comfort, connection and relaxation. I often refer to nurturing touch as “vitamin T.” Too many human beings are touch-isolated and touch-deprived in our daily lives. Our four-legged companions remind us that the stress-relieving experience of nurturing touch is just a paw’s length away. My cats and dog all love to be petted, and rejoice in the mutuality of touching and being touched. I had one black and white cat, Buddha, who became the “bathroom goddess,” because she realized if she hung out in the bathroom, specifically on the sink, being petted and touched was a virtual guarantee! My cats like to lie on my body (my heart, my stomach, my feet, and even my head), and given a choice, they would sleep with

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me or beside me rather than anywhere else. Golden, our dog, leaps onto the bed when given a chance, and cries if he is not in a room with a human being at night. Four-legged companions offer an abundant reservoir of nurturing touch.

Expressing and Receiving Affection Human beings aren’t always the most forthcoming with affection, be it in words or physical gestures. My cats and dogs have always been very authentic and transparent with their affection — lying on the newspaper I am reading and starting to purr, sitting beside me and wagging a tail, or nuzzling a face into my hand with a “please pet me” innuendo. When I respond, it is always clear that my attention and affection make them very happy. I have met many a human, whose heart has been broken by human relationships and so, does not feel safe risking the hurt of getting too close to another human being. The purity and constancy of a four-legged’s love may be a healing potion for an otherwise affection-fearing human. Many years ago, I knew a man who had a hard time hugging his wife, but who felt safety and comfort petting his dog. The connection this man had with his dog offered hope that he could heal his heart and give and receive affection with his wife.

Finding Joy in the Simplest of Things To a four-legged, the world is a toy and an amusement park. My two Siamese cats love playing with elastic bands and old Q-tips, pawing them joyfully. Paper grocery bags just back from the supermarket, Amazon.com boxes waiting to go out to the recycling and any packing materials lying around become instant entertainment for my cats. One human’s “trash” becomes one feline’s playground. Old tennis balls are source of fun for Golden, where he basks in the sun in our side yard, “his” yard. He holds court

“My four-leggeds remind me that clothes and blankets have textures and may feel really comfortable to lie upon or snuggle up to.”

there and delights all the neighborhood kids, the postman, the UPS delivery staff, and many adults who pass by. I smile as I watch my four-leggeds demonstrate again and again that the world is a toy.

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Discerning Danger While Welcoming the World Four-leggeds have an innate sense of who is friendly and who is dangerous, yet fundamentally bring a spirit of engagement and hospitality to all who cross their paths. Humans can get stressed out worrying about whether any stranger is a potential intruder, and often shy away from welcoming those they do not know. Many people feel safer when their dog is there to protect them. Yet dog owners often have a unique window into meeting new people, because the dog makes the connection first. I have had conversations with people in my neighborhood because they have already met Golden. Flora will welcome most any newcomer with a “come pet me” gesture, followed by an enthusiastic purr. Life feels lighter, with greater possibilities for connection in the company of a four-legged ambassador.

Reminding Us To Come Back To Our Centers While a dog or cat might have a momentary spat, hiss or swat, the majority of the time, s/he is most likely calm, relaxed and happy. Four-leggeds know how to remain centered, emotionally, physically and spiritually. While we humans run around, lose touch with our natural rhythms in the face of work pressures and deadlines, and forget to take time out to breathe, four-leggeds live life at a much slower and more integrated pace. Curled up sleeping on my printer, Flora reminds me to slow down, breathe deeply, and enjoy the moment. I find writing a lot more fun from a centered place. My four-leggeds let me know that not only are there things I can do to reduce my stress, but also there are ways of living and being that don’t create stress in the first place. I appreciate that message most of all. Linda Marks, MSM, has practiced EKP, a heart-centered approach to body psychotherapy, with individuals, couples and groups for twenty-five years. She is on the faculty of the College for Public and Community Service at UMass Boston. You can reach Linda at LSMHEART@aol.com, www.healingheartpower.com or (617) 965-7846. www.spiritofchange.org

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Yogoda Energization Exercises for Reducing Stress and Promoting Healing (from the original Yogoda text of 1925)

THE BODY IS DIVIDED INTO 20 MAJOR PARTS

1. Gently tense and relax each Back of neck 20 19 Front of neck Right of neck 18 17 Left of neck body part from 1 to 20, mentally saying: “My children, wake Right chest 16 15 Left chest Right upper arm 14 13 Left upper arm up.” Hold the relaxation for half Right forearm 12 11 Left forearm a minute without moving. 10 Stomach 9 Abdomen 2. Start with the left foot. Place Right buttock 8 7 Left buttock your attention on the center of Right thigh 6 5 Left thigh the instep of the left foot. Slowly tense the left foot — low, mediRight calf 4 3 Left calf um, then high, drawing the toes under. Keep the foot tensed. Right foot 2 1 Left foot 3. Continue adding tension — low to high — with willpower in the above mentioned manner for all 20 body parts from feet to head (1 to 20), in slow rhythmic succession. 4. Gently re-tense and vibrate the whole body, holding all 20 body parts tensed, breath held, mentally counting 1 to 6, and noting whether all body parts are tensed or not. 5. Exhale and slowly relax the chain of tensed parts, head to feet in inverse order from 20 to 1. If while relaxing the parts above the waist, you find that you have also unintentionally relaxed the parts below the waist, then simultaneously tense again all the parts below the waist and relax from the waist down, one by one. 6. Repeat the technique once lying on a bed, and twice out of bed, standing. • The technique can be practiced lying down, sitting in a chair or while standing. • Always practice this technique with eyes closed and very slowly. • Do not tense quickly, but gradually. • Tense low any diseased or weak body part. • To heal any body part, gently tense and relax that part. Then tense low and hold that tension, counting 1 to 10 mentally, electrocuting the disease with recharged energy. Then relax. Repeat 10 times, three times a day, or as often as you desire. Practice the healing of any body part in the lying posture. • By exhaling or throwing the breath out, you relax the lungs, diaphragm and abdomen. Any time you feel tired or nervous, tense the whole body gently, then relax; that is, withdraw the energy and consciousness and active will power, and quickly exhale. Keep still; enjoy the calmness of the body. Master this highly practical technique of recharging by faithful and regular practice for your own knowledge and benefit. These exercises will give definite, satisfactory and invigorating results in body and mind that you can experience for yourself if you are regular, faithful, attentive and correct in your practice. Paramhansa Yogananda was one of the first great masters of yoga to live in America and teach for an extended period of time, from 1920-1952. On March 7, 1952, Yogananda went into “Mahasamadhi,” an advanced yogi’s conscious transition for the body into the omniscient spirit. After his passing, Yogananda demonstrated what regular Yogoda practice can do. Workers at Forest Lawn Mortuary of Glendale, CA wrote a testimonial letter about the incorruptibility of Yogananda’s body after his death, citing, “The absence of any visual signs of decay in the dead body of Paramhansa Yogananda offers the most extraordinary case in our experience....No physical disintegration was visible in Paramhansa Yogananda’s body even twenty days after death.” Rev. Robert Ram Smith is the director of Ananda-Self Realization Center of Kingston, RI, a vibrant spiritual community offering meditation, yoga, philosophy classes and satsang (fellowship). He has been a Yogoda practitioner for over 30 years and is offering a Kriya Yoga retreat April 30-May 2. He can be reached at (401) 218-5858 or visit www.anandarhodeisland.org. www.spiritofchange.org

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“You’re The Lady Who Brings Me Spirit” Lessons of a Reiki Hospice Volunteer

Elise M. Brenner, Ph.D.

ike many Reiki practitioners, I discovered that Reiki facilitates the realization of enduring life lessons. What I never quite expected was that I would learn these lessons in a nursing home. Before I became a Reiki hospice volunteer, I was unsettlingly familiar with nursing homes due to visiting my grandmother for many years, and never imagined I would volunteer to spend more time in one. However, when the opportunity arose to become a Reiki hospice volunteer, it seemed like the most natural thing in the world for me to do in a nursing home setting. From the first moment I crossed the threshold of the nursing facility wearing my official volunteer badge, the sights, the smells, and the sounds that used to alarm and distress me were neutralized and balanced by my trust that Reiki healing energy had a home here as well.

Lesson One:

The privilege of not having to be attached to an outcome.

One day, upon entering the room of Agnes, one of the hospice patients who suffers from dementia, I found her engaged in a mini-battle with a care attendant. The latter was determined to finish getting Agnes dressed, while Agnes was equally determined not to be dressed. There was waving of arms and bitter complaints from Agnes. The care attendant valiantly pursued her goal, despite the ongoing protests, and ultimately Agnes was successfully clothed. Each was unhappy when it was over. I commented that Agnes’ hair was getting long as I began to brush it. Unexpectedly, the care attendant told me that the hairdresser had tried to cut it twice, but that Agnes had tried to bite her so Agnes’ hair had remained uncut. I took Agnes in her wheelchair to a quiet spot to begin Reiki. Agnes calmed down from her agitated state, but not first without a few biting comments about her recent struggle over getting dressed. As we sat together with the Reiki healing energy flowing, I was overcome by a sweeping thought. Unlike the care attendant and the hairdresser, I had the privilege of not being attached to the outcome of my interactions with Agnes. It was both a liberating and a humbling realization. Like many people, I was brought up to believe that if one takes a decisive action it will lead to a clearly conceived result. It was as simple as that for much of my life; I was, I fully believed, in control of every step along life’s journey. If control slipped away, that was okay because I would simply take appropriate counter-measures and reassert control. Reiki has taught me that while such a stance on life may have its place at times, it is also misguided in many of life’s circumstances. Because Reiki has its own intelligence, and the recipient’s body has its own intelligence, my intelligence and action have no effect on how Reiki will work on the recipient. It would, therefore, be rather silly of me to be firmly attached to a specific outcome, since I do not control the outcome. What a revelation! Could it be possible, I pondered, that accepting this lack of control in the context of Reiki is a lesson in accepting a lack of control in larger arenas of life as well? Could I, the master of all control freaks, accept this? If I did, would my world come crashing down? Well, it hasn’t yet. Indeed, bowing out of the control freak role has been an uplifting (albeit uphill) experience for me. And, I am quite certain, it has been liberating for those closest to me as well (most notably, my children). Since this is a life lesson, I see it as a process that will forever unfold for me, as long as I invite the process in and welcome it with open arms. I continue to work on recognizing situations that truly demand and require that I take control (immediate safety, for instance) and circumstances that require quite the opposite reaction — namely, receptiveness and acceptance.

Lesson Two:

Acceptance (and everything that comes with it).

“I don’t know why I have lived so long. No one else [in my family] lived so long…uh-uh. What can you do?” I have listened to Clara say those words many times during every Reiki visit for several months now. Being with Clara and giving her Reiki has been an honor for me. Sometimes she is asleep and stays asleep during my visits, while at other times she is quite talkative and we even laugh together. But it is always those last four words I return to. At first, I considered her “What can you do?” to be a lament of sorts, reflecting grief, bemoaning her situation and giving up. At the same time, I did not detect any agitation or distress while she uttered these words. As I got to know Clara better, however, and came to discover that she was engaged in some serious internal work, I drew a very different conclusion to the “What can you do?” question. I began to consider Clara’s words as her acquiescence to a truth. After a life of raising children, constant work and activity, being a goer and a doer, Clara has the inner strength to continues on page 46 www.spiritofchange.org

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away. I feel his silence embodied Mahatma Gandhi’s words: “In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness.” The life lesson I was taught from doing Reiki in silence with Jay is to embrace silence and not fear it for, as Mother Teresa noted, “we need silence to be able to touch souls.” Most Reiki treatments are done in silence, which allows us to listen to and feel the energy in our hands, and listen to the recipient’s body. This is a healing silence during which we listen and learn.

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Little by little, Clara was shifting her focus into an increasingly internal space. It was markedly noticeable week to week. Her relationship with the external world and those around her was slipping away as Clara’s attention turned toward the non-material world. Of course I had become quite attached to Clara through the nine months I had the privilege of bringing Reiki to her. So it was a great shock to visit Clara one Tuesday and see a more drastic change than usual in her demeanor. When I began to put my hands on her to do “In the attitude Reiki, Clara began speaking aloud for of silence the soul the first time in a few weeks. She spoke finds the path in a one word over and over during the entire Reiki treatment: “Mama.” It was painful clearer light, and to hear. I felt immediately that Clara was what is elusive and going to leave this world the very next deceptive resolves day. I am not usually one who gets intuitive feelings of this sort, however I felt itself into crystal certain about Clara’s death being quite clearness.” imminent. A social worker came into the room while I was doing Reiki with Clara. I shared my feeling that Clara was at the very end. I also expressed my fear that I would not be notified since there was a change of personnel in the volunteer organization. The social worker reassured me on both counts; she was certain Clara’s death was not imminent and I need not worry about being notified. The social worker left the room, but my feeling that this would be my last visit with Clara did not leave me. I used the mental-emotional Reiki symbol and whispered to Clara my prayers for her serenity and peace of mind. I left Clara that day with a deep sadness. When I returned home I contacted my new supervisor and relayed my feeling that Clara was probably going to die within 24 hours. The very next morning I received an email from my supervisor that, indeed, Clara had died. My sorrow intensified when I learned the funeral was to be private. It seemed I had no formal way to say good-bye. I carried this sadness on the edges of my consciousness for a few weeks until I happened to have a meeting with my Reiki teacher and I was able to express it. As if gifts simply poured out of her effortlessly and naturally, she shared with me a gift that touched and healed my heart: the Tibetan tradition called phowa. This practice gives the dying person, or the person who has died, as well as the living, a deep sense of serenity and peacefulness. Reiki is simple. Bringing Reiki into a hospice setting is a simple act. From this simplicity emerges a veritable tidal wave of healing for the recipients and learning opportunities for the Reiki practitioner, who is touched in unexpected and life-enhancing ways.

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ver its 24-year history, Spirit of Change has been both applauded and attacked for being too political. Most recently, the new manager of Whole Foods Market in Bedford, MA banned Spirit of Change from its lobby after a popular six-year run because she deemed the magazine “too political and liberally biased.” In the wake of the January Supreme Court ruling which 1) equated corporations with persons and 2) equated money with speech, Americans no longer have the luxury to assume that politics and issues of governance are best left to politicians, activists and lawmakers to hash out. The very culture of freedom, privacy and democratic justice that we have enjoyed for 200 years is gravely compromised when corporations can not only buy candidates who will do their bidding in Washington through the “free speech” of unlimited campaign funding, but can also destroy any politician on local, state or national levels during his or her next campaign that takes a stand against their interests. Corporate-funded candidates are beholden to corporate profits, not necessarily what is in the best interest of the safety, health and prosperity of the people of the United States and the world at large. The more pocketed lawmakers who are seated, the less power we the people have. Health has become a matter of politics: our seed and food supplies have been irreversibly contaminated by FDA-approved GMOs and other substances, the pharmaceutical and insurance industries ruthlessly manipulate our healthcare delivery system for their profit while bankrupting the American economy, and we saw in the swine flu “epidemic” of 2009 just how quickly hysteria and the prospect of global profits could create a worldwide pandemic-that-never-was. Instead of choosing to boost the world population’s overall immunity by giving out vitamin D3 supplements, worldwide health agencies needlessly — and in some cases, involuntarily, under threat of losing one’s job — injected millions of people with an immune-depleting, unproven vaccine. Americans must be informed so we can speak out and take a stand to retain our rights of self-determination to choose healthy food, alternative medicine, a holistic lifestyle and green energy, products and services. Otherwise, these choices will be made for us. Yes — we must wade into the murky waters of politics and social activism to find the clear streams of information that will lead us to currents of effective action for creating a society in the best interests of the people, not corporate profits. If we want government for the people and by the people, we the people need to be engaged — all of us. American historian, Boston University professor and beloved peace movement icon Howard Zinn died January 27, 2010. In his last book of essays, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress (2007, City Lights Books), he writes: “In this world of war and injustice, how does a person manage to stay socially engaged, committed to the struggle, and remain healthy without burning out or becoming resigned or cynical? “I am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we should not give up the game before all the cards have been played. The metaphor is deliberate; life is a gamble. Not to play is to foreclose any chance of winning. To play, to act, is to create at least a possibility of changing the world…. “Revolutionary change does not come as one cataclysmic moment (beware of such moments!) but as an endless succession of surprises, moving zigzag toward a more decent society. We don’t have to engage in grand,

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continues on page 50 10 Ways to Stop Corporate Dominance in Politics continued from page 49 Ban political advertising by corporations that receive government money, hire lobbyists, or collect most of their revenue abroad. A fear that many observers have noted is that the Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling will allow foreign corporations to influence U.S. elections. According to The New York Times, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) are exploring this option. Impose a 500 percent excise tax on corporate contributions to political committees and on corporate expenditures on political advocacy campaigns. Representative Alan Grayson (D-Florida) proposes this, calling it â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Business Should Mind Its Own Business Act.â&#x20AC;? Prohibit companies from trading their stock on national exchanges if they make political contributions and expenditures. Another one from Grayson, which he calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Public Company Responsibility Act.â&#x20AC;? Require publicly traded companies to disclose in SEC filings money used for the purpose of influencing public opinion, rather than for promoting their products. Grayson calls this â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Corporate Propaganda Sunshine Act.â&#x20AC;? Require the corporate CEO to appear as sponsor of commercials that his or her company pays for, another possibility from the Schumer-Van Hollen team, according to The New York Times Publicize the reform options, inform the public of who is making contributions to whom, and activate the citizenry. If we are to safeguard our democracy, media must inform and citizens must act. The measures listed above â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and others that seek to reverse the dominance of money in our political system â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will not be easy. But grassroots anger at this latest win for corporate power is running high. History shows that when the public is sufficiently aroused, actions that once seemed impossible can, in hindsight, seem inevitable. Fran Korten wrote this article for YES! Magazine (www.yesmagazine.org), a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. Fran is publisher of YES! Magazine.

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n January 21, 2010, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings are people; corporations are legal fictions. The Supreme Court is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the people rule. We move to amend. We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling in Citizens United, and move to amend our Constitution to: â&#x20AC;˘ Firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights. â&#x20AC;˘ Guarantee the right to vote and to participate, and to have our votes and participation count. â&#x20AC;˘ Protect local communities, their economies, and democracies against illegitimate â&#x20AC;&#x153;preemptionâ&#x20AC;? actions by global, national and state governments. Visit http://www.movetoamend.org to read and sign the motion to amend the Constitution.

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hen Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich and talk radio types rail about the Federal Reserve and Wall Street and international bankers, do the words fringe and conspiracy theory and even wack jobs come to mind? Me too. Or at least they used to — but that was before the economic meltdown shook the world. Since then I’ve been talking with everyone I know, and some people I don’t know, about what happened to our money and why, what’s going on with it now, and how we can change the system. I recently attended the Economics of Peace conference, sponsored by RSF Social Finance and the Praxis Peace Institute, and learned about a variety of positive and hopeful initiatives, including alternative, complementary, and local currencies, mutual credit exchanges, barter systems, and cooperatives. One of the most compelling presenters at the conference was Ellen Hodgson Brown, the author of the book Web of Debt (Third Millennium, 2008). Brown laid out how we the people lost the power to create money and how we can get it back again. Banking shenanigans have been with us since Babylonian times. According to Brown, we’ve also had egalitarian money systems that worked quite well. Before the Revolutionary War, each American colony printed and circulated its own currency. These currencies were not backed by commodities, like gold or silver. Instead, they were based on trust. In Ben Franklin’s Pennsylvania and other colonies, people were willing to accept the local currency as legal tender, there was plenty to go around, and commerce thrived. But the British government intervened and forbade new issues of this colonial scrip. Taxes had to be paid in gold, which meant borrowing from the British bankers. The result was widespread depression, which was a key factor that led to the revolution. Ever since, Brown argues, private banking interests in the United States have usurped the public’s power to issue money and have captured the nation by debt. The tipping point came in the summer of 2007, with the collapse of two Bear Stearns hedge funds. The result was a credit freeze that crippled U.S. banks. The government’s solution has been to bail out banks considered “too big to fail” with taxpayer money. But Brown says the money isn’t making it into the real economy and that the derivatives exposure of U.S. banks is $175 trillion, far more than the taxpayers can afford to underwrite. To escape the debt trap and reclaim control over our financial future, we need to quit bailing www.spiritofchange.org

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Truth Emergency Inside the Progressive Media BY MICKEY HUFF AND PETER PHILLIPS The corporate news media is not in the business of news.

he late New York University media scholar Neil Postman once said about America, “We are the best entertained least informed society in the world.” That was twenty-five years ago and after two-plus decades of more deregulation and the growth of conglomerates in the media, that trend has continued. From Tyra Banks’ shifting figure and the Balloon Boy hoax, to the celebrity death of Michael Jackson and the Obama Beer Summit, Americans are fed a steady “news” diet of tabloidized, trivialized, and outright useless information laden with personal anecdotes, scandals, and gossip. Topics and in-depth reports that matter little to most people in any meaningful way are given massive amounts of attention in the corporate media. In recent years, this has only become more obvious. For instance, CNN’s coverage of celebrity Anna Nicole Smith’s untimely death in early 2007 is arguably one of the most egregious examples of an over abused news story. The magnitude of corporate media attention paid to Smith’s death were clearly out of synch with the coverage the story deserved, which was at most a simple passing mention. While news outlets were obsessing over Smith’s death, most big media giants were missing a far more important story. The US ambassador to Iraq misplaced $12 billion in shrink-wrapped one hundred dollar bills that were flown to Baghdad. This garnered little attention due to the media’s morbid infatuation with Smith’s passing. Far too often, important news stories are underreported or ignored entirely by corporate news outlets, especially on television, where over seventy percent of Americans get their news, even though only an astounding twenty-nine percent say it is accurate. In short, Americans are living in a state of Truth Emergency.1

2008 report from The World Bank admitted that in 2005, over three billion people lived on less than $2.50 a day and about forty-four percent of these people survive on less than $1.25. Complete and total wretchedness can be the only description for the circumstances faced by so many, especially those in urban areas of so-called developing nations. Simple items Americans take for granted like phone calls, nutritious food, vacations, television, dental care, and inoculations are beyond the possible for billions of people.2 In another ignored but related story, Starvation.net logged the increasing impacts of world hunger and starvation. Over 30,000 people a day (eightyfive percent of children under five) die of malnutrition, curable diseases, and starvation. The number of deaths has exceeded three hundred million people over the past forty years.3 Farmers around the world grow more than enough food to feed the entire world adequately. Global grain production yielded a record 2.3 billion tons in 2007, up four percent from the year before, yet billions of people go hungry every day. The website Grain.org describes the core reasons for continuing hunger in a recent article “Making a Killing from Hunger.” It turns out that while farmers grow enough food to feed the world, commodity speculators and huge grain traders like Cargill control the global food prices and distribution. Starvation is profitable for corporations when demands for food push the prices up. Cargill announced that profits for commodity trading for the first quarter of 2008 were eighty-six percent above 2007. World food prices grew twenty-two percent from June 2007 to June 2008 and a significant portion

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of the increase was propelled by the $175 billion invested in commodity futures that speculate on price instead of seeking to feed the hungry. This results in erratic food price spirals, both up and down, with food insecurity remaining widespread.4 For a family on the bottom rung of poverty a small price increase is the 30,000 people die every difference between life and death, yet day of starvation, ten no US presidents have declared a war times the number that on starvation. Instead they talk about died on September 11, national security and the continuation of the war on terror as if these were 2001. Why is there no the primary issues for their terms in War on Starvation? office. Given that ten times as many innocent people died of starvation than those in the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001, why is there no war on starvation as there was a so-called War on Terror? Is not starvation, especially if preventable, a form of inflicted terror by those who profit from it or even stand by and do nothing? Where is the Manhattan Project for global hunger? Where is the commitment to national security though unilateral starvation relief? Where is the outrage in the corporate news media with pictures of dying children and an analysis of those that benefit from hunger?

here is a growing need to broaden understanding of censorship in the US. The dictionary definition of direct government control of news as censorship is no longer adequate. The private corporate media in the US significantly under covers and/or deliberately censors numerous important news stories every year, even when based on university quality research. It appears that certain topics are simply forbidden inside the mainstream corporate media today. To openly cover these news stories would stir up questions regarding â&#x20AC;&#x153;inconvenient truthsâ&#x20AC;? that many in the US power structure would rather avoid. An example of one group that is doing this is Project Censored (www.projectcensored.org), and the Project has done so every year since 1976. They cover the inconvenient truths, expose the junk news patterns, and call for a more independent, research driven, transparent and factbased system of reporting on all relevant topics for our democratic society. Some of these inconvenient truths that remain taboo for corporate media include civilian death rates in Iraq, post-9/11 erosion of civil liberties, levels of violence by side in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, the coup in Haiti, election fraud in the US, and questions concerning the very events and subsequent official investigations of 9/11. George Seldes once said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Journalismâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job is not impartial â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;balancedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reporting. Journalismâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job is to tell the people what is really going on.â&#x20AC;? Michael Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top-grossing movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sickoâ&#x20AC;? is one example of telling the people what is really going on. Health care activists know that US health insurance is an extremely large and lucrative industry with the top nine companies â&#x20AC;&#x153;earningâ&#x20AC;? $30 billion in profits in 2006 alone. The healthcare industry represents the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-largest economic sector, trailing only energy and retail among the 1,000 largest US firms. US private health care services differ markedly from other industrialized countries where single payer systems provide everyone with medical care as a basic human right. Unfortunately, objective media coverage and comparisons of single payer public health care with our current profit-driven corporate system are almost non-existent at this time. To protect their bloated bottom lines, private insurance companies and HMOs invest heavily in lobbyists and corporate-friendly political candidates that promote their â&#x20AC;&#x153;indispensableâ&#x20AC;? role in any future health care reforms. continues on page 54 www.spiritofchange.org

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Besides their insider political influence, these firms deploy massive advertising budgets to discourage media investigations of the economic interests shaping health policies today. Nevertheless, at least sixteen percent of Americans still have no health insurance whatsoever and that number will not soon decline, as insurance costs continue to rise two to three times faster than inflation. The consequences are immediate and tragic. Unpaid medical bills are now the number one cause of personal bankruptcy in the country, and a recent Harvard Medical School study estimates that nearly 45,000 Americans die prematurely each year because they lack coverage and access to adequate care. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifteen times the number of people killed on 9/11. In fact, 2,266 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health coverage. For a nation awash in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Support the Troopsâ&#x20AC;? rhetoric, bumper stickers, magnets, and other paraphernalia, it seems odd the US press largely ignored the Harvard Medical School study that discovered this troubling statistic. Yet, despite these scholarly findings, the US Congress cannot seem to pass a public option or single payer bill even though a majority of the public and health practitioners support these policies. Corporate media has largely shut these approaches out of the discussion, often even when dealing with veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affairs.5 In keeping with the foundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; notions of natural rights and intent in providing for the general welfare, we would do well to note that healthcare is a human right, workers have the right to the fruits of their labor, environmental degradation is a crime against humanity, and war is terrorism. These positions should all be part of national discourse in a truly free press. The health and meaningfulness of our cultural dialogue, as well as the future of our republic, may well depend upon how swiftly and significantly we address the current Truth Emergency and what we do about it. Mickey Huff is an associate professor of history at Diablo Valley College, former associate director of Project Censored, and on the executive committee of Media Freedom Foundation and Media Freedom International.

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Peter Phillips is a professor of sociology at Sonoma State University, former director of Project Censored and president of Media Freedom Foundation and Media Freedom International. This essay was excerpted from a longer chapter in the forthcoming book Media and Social Justice, edited by Sue Curry Jansen, Lora Taub-Pervizpour and Jeff Pooley of Muhlenbuerg College. Read the full chapter on the Media Freedom Foundation website at http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2010/01/23/media-democracyin-action-the-importance-of-including-truth-emergency-inside-the-progressivemedia-reform-movement/. NOTES 1. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press study, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low Public Evaluations of the News Media: 1985-2009,â&#x20AC;? September 13, 2009. Online at http://people-press.org/report/543/; For more on the Truth Emergency concept and movement, see http://truthemergency.us. 2. From the Share the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resources website at http://www.stwr.org/globalization/ world-bank-poverty-figures-what-do-they-mean.html. 3. See http://www.starvation.net/ 4. See the report at http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=39 and for more details see http:// www.grain.org/foodcrisis/. 5. Reuters, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Study links 45,000 U.S. deaths to lack of insurance,â&#x20AC;? September 17, 2009, online http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE58G6W520090917. Though this was reported, it seems to have had little impact on the political policy discussion on healthcare reform. For the Veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s study, see Democracy Now!, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Study: Over 2,200 US Veterans Died in 2008 Due to Lack of Health Insurance,â&#x20AC;? November, 11, 2009, online at http://www.democracynow. org/2009/11/11/study_over_2_200_us_veterans.

LISTEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE An Open Letter to President Obama on Health Care Reform By Margaret Flowers, M.D.

January 28, 2010 President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue  Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Obama, I was overjoyed to hear you say in your State of the Union address last night: “But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know.” My colleagues, fellow health advocates and I have been trying to meet with you for over a year now because we have an approach which will meet all of your goals and more. I am a pediatrician who, like many of my primary care colleagues, left practice because it is nearly impossible to deliver high quality health care in this environment. I have been volunteering for Physicians for a National Health Program ever since. For over a year now, I have been working with the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care/ National Single Payer Alliance. This alliance represents over 20 million people nationwide from doctors to nurses to labor, faith and community groups who advocate on behalf of the majority of Americans, including doctors, who favor a national Medicare-for-All health system. I felt very optimistic when Congress took up health care reform last January because I remember when you spoke to the Illinois AFL-CIO in June, 2003 and said: “I happen to be a proponent of a single-payer universal health care program.” (applause) “I see no reason why the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, spending 14 percent of its gross national product on health care cannot provide basic health insurance to everybody. And that’s what Jim is talking about when he says everybody in, nobody out. A single-payer health care plan, a universal health care plan. And that’s what I’d like to see. But as all of you know, we may not get there immediately. Because first we have to take back the White House, we have to take back the Senate, and we have to take back the House.” And that is why I was so surprised when the voices of those who support a national single-payer plan/Medicare for All were excluded in place of the voices of the very health insurance and pharmaceutical industries which profit off the current health care situation. There was an opportunity this past year to create universal and financially sustainable health care reform rather than expensive health insurance reform. As you well know, the United States spends the most per capita on health care in the world yet leaves millions of people out and receives poor return on those health care dollars in terms of health outcomes and efficiency. This poor value for our health care dollar is due to the waste of having so many insurance companies. At least a third of our health care dollars go towards activities that have nothing to do with health care such as marketing, administration and high executive salaries and bonuses. This represents over $400 billion per year that could be used to pay for health care for all of those Americans who are suffering and dying from preventable causes. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way. You said that you wanted to “keep what works” and that would be Medicare. Medicare is an American legacy of which we can feel proud. It has guaranteed health security to all who have it. Medicare has lifted senior citizens out of poverty. Health disparities, which are rising in this nation, begin to disappear as soon as patients reach 65 years of age. And patients and doctors prefer Medicare to private www.spiritofchange.org

insurance. Why, our Medicare has even been used as a model by other nations that have developed and implemented universal health systems. Mr. President, we wanted to meet with you because we have the solution to health care reform. The United States has enough money already and we have the resources, including esteemed experts in public health, health policy and health financing. Our very own Dr. William Hsiao at Harvard has designed health systems in five other countries. I am asking you to meet with me because the solution is simple. Remove all of the industries that profit off the American health care catastrophe from the table. Replace them with those who are knowledgeable in designing health systems and who are without ties to the for-profit medical industries. And then allow them to design an improved Medicare-forAll national health system. We can implement it within a year of designing such a system. What are the benefits of doing this? • It will save tens of thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands) of American lives each year, not to mention the prevention of unnecessary suffering. • It will relieve families of medical debt, which is the number one cause of bankruptcy and foreclosure despite the fact that most of those who experienced bankruptcy had health insurance. • It will relieve businesses of the growing burden of skyrocketing health insurance premiums so that they can invest in innovation, hiring, increased wages and other benefits and so they can compete in the global market. • It will control health care costs in a rational way through global budgeting and negotiation for fair prices for pharmaceuticals and services. • It will allow patients the freedom to choose wherever they want to go for health care and will allow patients and their caregivers to determine which care is best without denials by insurance administrators. • It will restore the physician-patient relationship and bring satisfaction back to the practice of medicine so that more doctors will stay in or return to practice. • It will allow the people in our nation to be healthy and productive and able to support themselves and their families. • It will create a legacy for your administration that may someday elevate you to the same hero status as Tommy Douglas has in Canada. Mr. President, there are more benefits, but I believe you get the point. I look forward to meeting with you and am so pleased that you are open to our ideas. The Medicare-for-All campaign is growing rapidly and is ready to support you as we move forward on health care reform that will provide America with one of the best health systems in the world. And that is something of which all Americans can be proud. With great anticipation and deep respect, Margaret Flowers, MD  Maryland chapter, Physicians for a National Health Program Physicians for A National Health Program is a non-profit research and education organization of 17,000 physicians, medical students and health professional who support single-payer national health insurance. For more information, visit www.pnhp.org. SPRING 2010 | Spirit of Change 55

Music Reviews Michael Feinstein & Cheyenne Jackson The Power of Two Harbinger Records HCD-2504

No political slogans, no rainbow flag on the cover. Just two of our finest male Broadway and cabaret singers blending together perfectly on love songs initially intended for people of the opposite sex. On The Power of Two, Michael Feinstein, 53, pre-eminent classics cabaret crooner of the past few decades, and Cheyenne Jackson, 34, handsome male lead in the Broadway revival of Finian’s Rainbow, join together in song. There’s nothing self-conscious about the recording to distract from the fact that two men singing about love is as wholesome as sugar-free, organic apple pie. But what is uncanny is how easily their voices, styles, and vibratos merge into one, while the differences — Feinstein’s lighter, sweeter ease on high and Jackson’s more assertive baritone — make for perfect musical contrast. The CD includes nine solo outings, with Michael playing piano on Cheyenne’s recordings of the Gershwins’ “A Foggy Day” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.” Most rewardingly, the boys sing together on “I’m Nothing Without You,” “Me and My Shadow,” “The Power of Two,” and “We Kiss in a Shadow.” There’s no need for innuendo; it’s all out in the open. The singing and accompaniment are impeccable and a total joy.

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Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber and Ernest Bloch. Beyond the fact that two of these composers share Gluzman’s Jewish-American identity, all three are united in their gift for lyrical, hearttugging melody. The five expressions of love that comprise Bernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s ‘Symposium’ (1954) cast an oft-thrilling, sidewise glance at Greece via Broadway. As controversial as Bernstein’s genre blending may have been, his Serenade communicates the unstoppable exuberance and love for human beings that led the composer to champion civil rights and concertize at the fall of the Berlin Wall. The musical language of Bloch’s Baal Shem — Three Pictures of Chassidic Life (1923) may be different, but it grew out of a similar quest for inner truth and cultural authenticity. The work is named after an 18th century rabbi who believed in a direct link to God through singing, dancing and ecstasy. Barber’s contemplative, ultimately rousing Violin Concerto (1939), on the other hand, expresses beauty without thematic limitations. The soaring, heartfelt longing of the opening theme, on which Gluzman does not linger, is unforgettable. Gluzman and his “exLeopold Auer Stradivarius” join John Neschling and the Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra to infuse these performances with soaring beauty.

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In 1986, baritone Max Raabe and ten fellow music students founded Germany’s Palast Orchester. Performing the gay, tongue-in-cheek pop music of Germany’s Weimar Republic and its American Hollywood/Broadway/Big Band equivalent, the band’s popularity has grown at an astonishing rate. Everything about them, from their elegant dress to their instrumentation and sound, is entirely authentic. And with Raabe standing front and center, singing in a distinctive baritone that rises into high falsetto and dispensing

droll, deadpan commentary, the band has developed a unique personality that is as deliciously naughty as it is irresistible. In 2004, the widow of Walter Jurmann, who wrote the song “San Francisco” and scored many Marx Brothers films, invited Raabe and his piano player to perform at UCLA. The concert was such a success that, in November 2007, Raabe and his ensemble debuted at Carnegie Hall. This two-CD set captures the excitement and joy of their triumph. In early 2010, Raabe and the orchestra traveled across North America, stopping at Carnegie Hall and Boston’s Paramount Theater. You can get a generous helping of their colorful repertoire, including “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “Mein Gorilla hat ‘ne Villa im Zoo,” and “Bei mir bist Du schoen,” on this yummy set.

Enrico Rava / Ran Blake Duo en Noir Between the Lines BTLCHR71224

In 1999, Italian trumpeter and flugelhorn virtuous Enrico Rava teamed with pianist Ran Blake for a special evening of duos. Amidst clinking glasses and low voices, the two giants performed a marvelous set partially inspired by film noir. The music making began with a moody version of a Nat King Cole fave, Ehben Abbez’s “Nature Boy,” and ended with Richard Rodgers’ “There’s a Small Hotel.” In between came two noir classics, Bernard Hermann’s “Vertigo/Laura” and Roy Webb’s “The Spiral Staircase.” These pieces may be in some ways dark, but their beauty is haunting. After works by Kelly Donahue, Rava, and Al Green came music that Thelonious Monk made his own, Paul Weston’s “I Should Care.” Ran Blake explains in the original liner notes, “I never had the courage to do it until I could be inspired by another performance. My thanks for Abbey Lincoln, and how I loved playing this with Enrico.”

Blake may be famed for his noirinspired musicality, but Duo en Noir is far more laid back than dark. The duo’s version of Vincent Youman’s “Tea for Two”, for example, may question and ponder before its melody emerges in bits and pieces, but it ultimately swings rather than broods. The same goes for Rodgers’ classic. Incongruous pairings that sing wonderfully.

Jenna Greene Crossroads GreeneLadyMusic.com

Now that the U.S. Air Force Academy has finally set aside an outdoor worship area for Pagans, Wiccans, Druids, and other followers of Earthcentered spiritual practices, Jenna Greene’s sonorous exploration of Celtic mythology seems especially appropriate. “I have always been fascinated by ancient legends, stories of heroes and heroines who overcome the greatest of obstacles…and possess unmatched mystical skill,” she writes on back cover of her 14-song CD. “The myths of the Celts hold a special place in my heart. Their truths are both simple and profound.” The same can be said about Greene’s lovely songs. What’s especially appealing is how easily past and present realities merge. Tracks such as “Harvest,” which talks of the Sun King’s embrace of the Mother, are ancient in their inspiration. But others, certainly “Dance with Me,” (You walked in the pub, you’d had enough…You don’t need a doctor, You don’t need a shrink, You don’t need to win the lottery…dancing is cheaper than therapy!) are very today. Equally attractive are the uncomplicated beauty of Greene’s voice, and the wellrecorded acoustic accompaniment. You don’t have to be a Pagan to enjoy the unfettered sincerity of Greene’s songs, and the purity of her inspiration. Jason Victor Serinus is a holistic author, bodyworker, whistling virtuoso and music critic (www.jasonserinus.com) who resides in Oakland, CA. Please send music review copies to Jason at 2749 E. 17th St., Oakland, CA 94601 or email jserinus@planeteria.net.

BOOK Reviews John Holland The Spirit Whisperer: Chronicles of a Medium Hay House, Carlsbad, CA. 2010

John Holland is a psychic (he reads the energy around people) and a medium (he communicates with those who’ve passed over). But mostly, he is a spiritual teacher. In his latest book, The Spirit Whisperer, John shares client cases that highlight his fascinating abilities. Though he believes a person is born into mediumship, he also believes everyone has psychic abilities and can strength their after death communications (ADC). Says John, “Your loved ones are only a thought away.” There are many ways those on the other side communicate their love and let us know they are still connected to us. John has learned many of the symbols and signs — sharing several in the book — but he stresses there are many ways those in spirit communicate very personally, and these messages are not in any way facilitated by a medium. John is also passionate about teaching children; he wants them to understand intuition is natural and wants them to learn to always trust their instincts. Though some of the stories are poignant, The Spirit Whisperer has lots of humor and shines with John’s integrity. He has no need to convince people of his ability; in fact he feels healthy skepticism is a good thing. Even with his profound belief in his own gifts, John himself has experienced situations he could hardly believe. His first witnessing of a rare type of medium known as a Transfiguration Medium is detailed in a wild chapter making the book worth the read for this story alone. An animal communicator who telepathically connected with his beloved dog, Koda, also removed his lingering doubts about two-way animal communication. His advice to himself and others is simply to “let go and trust!”

Peggy Kornegger Living with Spirit: Journey of a Flower Child Dog Ear Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. 2009

There are many stories written about the 1960’s, often focusing on the

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drugs, the music or the fashion. Peggy Kornegger’s memoir Living with Spirit flows with humility and positivity as she shares how living as a “flower child” influenced her experience with the world and how this continues to inform her life choices. Peggy’s story begins with an idyllic childhood in rural Illinois with parents who taught her to love and learn through the natural world. Her trek in 1969 to the “hippie” scene of San Francisco wasn’t an attempt to escape an authoritarian upbringing, but rather an opportunity to take part in a personal and cultural transformation. Living with Spirit chronicles exotic and often arduous spiritual excursions to places such as Machu Picchu, Hawaii and Costa Rica and fascinating interactions with Mayan elders, Brooke Medicine Eagle and Angeles Arrien, among many others, as well as nonverbal teachers including dolphins, whales, birds and a black cat named Edward. In a friendly, down-to earth way, Peggy’s story gives voice to a new universal spiritual tradition that honors and respectfully incorporates the beauty, ancient wisdom, power and integrity of all the world’s spiritual traditions — the unique rainbow melting pot of New Age spirituality at its best. Peggy’s message comes at an important time. While the world is filled with alienation and confusion, a shift is occurring. Over and over throughout the book, she reminds us that we are all light bearers and every act throughout our days is primed to potentially move us closer to the light whether we are at sacred sites around the world or in our own backyards.

Stephanie Marohn, editor Audacious Aging Elite Books, Santa Rosa, CA. 2009

Recently I had the honor and the joy of attending the fabulous 50th birthday gathering of a dear friend. The focus was on the relationships and unique lessons of love given and received journeying through each decade of life, and the excitement for the many years ahead. Certainly any notion of “over-the-hill” was resoundingly absent. Could this be the new view of aging? Editor Stephanie Marohn hopes so. Her thought-provoking anthology Audacious Aging debunks the outdated

myth that aging is a period of decline. Thirty-nine contributors, ranging from Ram Dass to Helen Gurley Brown, all speak to the revolution around us: the transformation of elderhood. Cell biologist Bruce Lipton shares what science can now prove: aging is not primarily genetic history but a reflection of subconscious beliefs, which can be efficiently reprogrammed. According to graphologist Lisa Schuetz Kuimjian, handwriting is a record of thought energy and by using hand movements we can retrain the brain. Jungian analyst Jean Shinoda Bolen discusses how to be a green and juicy crone, and points out that in the Native American tradition a woman becomes fully grown at the age of fifty-two. Philosopher Jean Houston adds, “You don’t know a darn thing till you’re fifty-five or sixty.” While each chapter of Audacious Aging provides a new model of aging, the concluding chapter by the late professor Howard Zinn provides wisdom for every age. His advice is to forge ahead, in community. “Finding other audacious people and working together also helps build your willingness to move out ahead,” he says. “Simply doing something audacious with other people is itself enormously satisfying.”

Steven McFadden The Call of the Land: An Agrarian Primer for the 21st Century Norlights Press, Nashville, IN. 2009

“We are in a collective death spiral now,” says biodynamic farmer Barbara Scott, “but we can turn it into a collective rebirth.” Scott is one of the many wise voices gathered by journalist Steven McFadden in Call of the Land, a sourcebook for a new vision of food and agriculture. What was once a country of independent farmers is now a nation strangled by industrial farming. The path to change is through listening — listening to the land. Rather than focus on the ills of our current system, Call of the Land presents sensible ideas and numerous solutions for returning this nation to its agrarian roots. Leading the way is a call for “food patriotism” also known as the local food movement. An agrarian model of farmers markets, urban agriculture, Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs), and

municipal composting bring community together and help heal the land. Farm projects such as Tufts University New Entry Sustainable Farming Project helps immigrants and refugees develop commercial farms. The Fruit Tree Project of Portland, Oregon gathers untended fruit before it falls and donates the harvest to those who need it. These are among the many projects that will renew our food security and restore our environmental and economic health.

Ed and Deb Shapiro Be the Change: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World Sterling Publishing, New York, NY. 2009

In the midst of the economic downturn and other challenging world events, teachers Ed and Deb Shapiro wondered how to respond to the chaos around them. They each had numerous years of meditation experience. But could the personal changes they encountered through meditation somehow be enlarged to assist businesses, the environment, and even the world? Be the Change is the Shapiro’s hopeful answer. Insights from more than one hundred meditators, including wellknown scientists, activists and actors, reveal that personal transformation can lead to global compassion. A brush with death led one geneticist to release her belief that science was the only way to knowledge. Through meditation Susan Smalley experienced the interconnection of all things, and it changed her worldview. Business leader Michael Carroll has fired more than 3,000 people, but as a Tibetan Buddhist he does so with compassion. His approach guides management to understand that well being and dignity needs to be taken seriously. In a stressed state it is natural to only focus on survival. Be the Change offers another path. In the words of Lily Tomlin, “For fast acting relief, try slowing down.”

Gail Lord is a freelance writer living in Massachusetts. Please send book review copies to 51 North Street, Grafton, MA 01519 or email socbookreviewer@gmail.com.

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March 3/3 — DENTAL SECRETS, A LIFETIME OF HEALTH. Jean Nordin-Evans, DDS, presents holistic dental care approaches that treat the whole body by removing mercuryladen or amalgam fillings. Free. 7-9pm. (978) 449-9919. www.GrotonWellness.com.

3/5-3/7 — BA GUA CHI KUNG AND TAI CHI SWORD WITH MASTER HUANG. Hosted by Boston Healing Tao. Be inspired! Simple chi kung and tai chi for great health, flexibility and fun! Beginners welcome! Cambridge. www.bostonhealingtao.com. (781) 570-9694.

3/5-3/7 — HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK™. A weekend of self-discovery in the Taconic Mountains, Pawlet, VT. Breathwork sessions in the context of Stanislav Grof's theoretical framework. Lenny Gibson, Ph.D., Elizabeth Gibson, M.S. Fee: $225, includes food and lodging. Call (800) 404-7261, email egib@vermontel.net or visit www.dreamshadow.com.

3/6 — THE CONSTELLATION APPROACH SEMINAR. The Constellation Approach is based on the work of Bert Hellinger and the Family Constellation Method. A constellation is an unfolding interactive process in which group members are chosen to stand in for family members for this or previous generations, allowing for issue insight or resolution. Saturday, 9:30-6. $125/day. Register online. Private Constellation sessions also available. Jamy and Peter Faust, (617) 484-4325. www.ConstellationApproach.com.

3/6 — SIMPLE ABUNDANCE WORKSHOP in Westwood, MA on the first Saturday of every month. 1-4pm with certified leader and coach Kate Wynne. Suggested donation of $35. No one will be turned away for lack of funds, but you do need to register. Kathleen02090@verizon.net and (781) 363-2900.

3/7 — LEARN HOW TO MEDITATE. 9am-12:30pm. Good workshop for beginners or those stuck in their meditation process. Help reduce stress in your life. $50. Diane Gelinas, MSW, CH. (603) 483-0132. Southern NH. www.reikienergymedicine.com.

3/7 — SEED MONEY: ATTRACT ABUNDANCE INTO YOUR LIFE with Ramona Garcia and Marlene Mercedes. 10am-1pm. Amethyst Point, Worcester, MA. (508) 753-3975. www.amethyspoint.com.

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3/8 — MERCURY TOXICITY AND DETOXIFICATION. Dr. Robert Luby presents ways to live a toxin-free lifestyle through diet and supplements, alternative medical and lab tests and detoxification. Free. 3-5pm. (978) 449-9919. www.GrotonWellness.com.

3/11 — UNIVERSAL KABBALAH. 11-month program following the map to creating heaven on earth and manifesting your divinity. Classes available in person or teleclass. Heart's Singing Healing Center, Woburn, MA. (781) 281-2888. www.heartssinging.com.

3/12-3/14 — LEARN TO USE THE AKASHIC RECORDS AS A SPIRITUAL RESOURCE. Linda Howe, author of How to Read the Akashic Records: Accessing the Archive of the Soul and Its Journey visits Circles of Wisdom in Andover, MA offering beginner and advanced classes. For more information, www.circlesofwisdom.com or (978) 4748010.

3/13 — IMPLEMENTING EFT (EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE) TO FACILITATE POSITIVE CLINICAL RESULTS. Presented by Susan Davis, acupuncture physician. This 8-hour continuing education seminar is hosted by Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. The contact information for registration is: www.ocom.edu or (503) 2533443.

3/13 & 4/10 — SACRED BRIDGING® CLINICS. Experience the benefits of Sacred Bridging®. Time: 10am-noon. Cost: $50. Space is limited; call Andrea to reserve your place: (978) 433-1910. www.SacredBridging.com.

3/14 — KEEPING A VITAL HEART. Half-day workshop with Linda Marks, MSM. 2-5pm, Newton, MA. Learn more about listening to and caring for your heart. (617) 965-7846. www.healingheartpower.com or LSMHEART@aol.com.

3/14 & 4/24 — DANCEMEDITATION WITH DUNYA. Come restore cohesion to the fragmented self in a luxurious, moving session with master teacher and founder of Dancemeditation, Dunya. Rich practices of meditative movement, deep state motion, felt dance, chanting, and essence belly dance for healing and transformation. March 14, 1-4pm. Upper Cape Cod. April 24, Boston. Info and registration: www.dancemeditation.org.

3/15-3/16 — REIKI II CERTIFICATION with John Harvey Gray and Lourdes Gray, Ph.D., Jaffrey, NH. Awaken your

healing skills! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the leader in the field of Reiki training for its commitment to excellence in Reiki education. Two days of learning, hands-on practice and no cut corners certifies you immediately to be an effective Reiki healer, confidently bringing comfort and calm to family, friends, clients or pets. Reiki manual and certificate awarded. You also receive a photograph and free reading of your Kirlian aura. 13.0 CEUs Visa/MC. Call or go online to sign up now. (603) 899-3288. www.learnreiki.org.

3/17 — SELF WORTH INTENSIVE TRAINING/ RECLAIMING YOUR TRUE WORTH is the most important work we can be doing. The reality that we experience is a reflection of how we feel about ourselves. Heart's Singing Healing Center, Woburn, MA. www.heartssinging.com. (781) 281-2888.

3/20 — 12 BASIC PAIRING. Learn relationship skills, including the “secret basics” and the “sacred decision” underlining all successful intimacy. Open to couples and singles who want a deeper connection. Raymond, NH. The (W)hole Point Institute, LLC. (603) 895-4530. www.wholepoint.us.

3/20 — ALIGNING ENERGIES FOR NEW DIRECTIONS. Access deep wisdom and support for change. Clear limitations, gain new skills and insights, and align energies for effective action. Cerridwen, MA, EEMCP, Women’s Well, Concord, MA. 10am-4pm. $50-60. (978) 266-2525. www.aligningenergies.com

3/20 — BRIAN WEISS AND JOHN HOLLAND. 10am-5pm. Back Bay Events Center. Explore past lives with Brian Weiss and mediumship with John Holland in an all-day workshop. Visit www.hayhouse.com or call 800-654-5126 for details.

3/20 — FOOD FOR THE SOUL: A RETREAT WITH MEDITATION, MOVEMENT AND LOVE. Move towards healthful change. Includes spiritual workshop, meditation, stretches, Q&A, veggie lunch. Free. 10:30-2pm. Welles Turner Library, 2407 Main Street, Glastonbury CT. Please register (860) 487-3597. Sponsored by Science of Spirituality. www.newengsos.org.

3/20 — MATHEMATICAL MUSIC AND MEDITATION with Dr. Bruce LaPine. 2-4pm. Amethyst Point, Worcester, MA. www.amethystpoint.com. (508) 753-3975.

3/20 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine coauthor. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU's. Call (888) REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787 www.reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 3/21. 3/20 — REIKI ONE CERTIFICATION. 10-5pm. Over 15 years experience teaching Reiki to the community and college courses. Usui Reiki at reduced tuition. $75. Diane Gelinas, MSW. Southern NH. www.reikienergymedicine.com. (603) 483-0132.

3/20-3/21 — REIKI I CERTIFICATION with John Harvey Gray and Lourdes Gray, PhD. Jaffrey, NH. Awaken your healing skills! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the leader in the field of Reiki training for its commitment to excellence in Reiki education. Two days of learning, hands-on practice and no cut corners certifies you immediately to work on yourself, others and pets. Notebook and certificate awarded. You will also receive a photograph and free reading of your Kirlian aura. 13.0 CEUs Visa/MC. Call or go online to sign up now. www.learnreiki.org. (603) 899-3288.

3/21 — REIKI MASTER CERTIFICATION with Charlene Saucier. 1-6pm. Amethyst Point, Worcester, MA. www.amethystpoint.com. (508) 753-3975.

Peace of Mind Emporium, Rutland, VT. (802) 773-6233. www.peaceofmindemporium.com.

3/21 — REIKI TWO CERTIFICATION. Over 15 years ex-

with Lisa Megidesh in Framingham, MA. Reiki I on Sunday 3/28 and Reiki II on Fri/Sat 3/26, 3/27. (508) 620-9642. Visit www.centerforyoga.us for more information.

perience teaching Reiki to the community and college courses. Usui Reiki at reduced tuition. $85. Diane Gelinas, MSW, CH. (603) 483-0132. Southern NH. www.reikienergymedicine.com.

3/23-4/9 — MIRABAI DEVI SPRING TOUR. Free public darshans: Kripalu Center, March 23, 7pm. Karuna Yoga Center, Northampton April 3, 4pm. Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, April 9, 6pm. Workshops and private sessions offered. Details www.mirabaidevi.org/newengland or (857) 719-2832.

3/24 — UNDERSTANDING BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES. Dr. Charise Ivy presents how a holistic and natural approach to hormone balance can improve your health. Free. 7-9pm. www.GrotonWellness.com. (978) 449-9919.

3/25 — SHAMAN'S PATH: CONNECT WITH YOUR SPIRIT GUIDES. 7-9:30pm. $30 at Eye of the Eagle Center, Andover, MA. Learn the ancient practice of shamanic journeying and meet your spirit guides and power animals. Also offered on 6/10.Taught by Leontine Hartzell. (978) 475-1268. www.eyeofeagle.org.

3/27 — HARMONIC HEALING WITH LIGHT AND SOUND. Learn advanced shamanic energy healing methods for the 21st century and beyond. No experience necessary. Taught by shamanic healer Leontine Hartzell. 10-5. $100- $150 sliding scale. Andover, MA. Eye of the Eagle Center for Spiritual Light. More workshops and info at www.eyeofeagle.org. (978) 475-1268.

3/27 — LIVE! JOHN HOLLAND, PSYCHIC MEDIUM. “The Spirit Whisperer Tour.” At Peace of Mind Emporium, Rutland, VT. 6:30-8:30pm, book signing to follow. $65, limited to 90 participants. Snow date: March 28. To purchase tickets: www.peaceofmindemporium.com or (802) 773-6233.

3/27 — PAST LIFE REGRESSIONS with Lourdes Gray, Ph.D., CCHT, RMT. Jaffrey, NH. Lourdes is a certified clinical hypnotherapist and regression specialist. This is the same popular seminar John Harvey Gray gave for years at the Maine Healing Arts Festival and Interface. Two regressions are provided. Your subconscious selects the dates and places and protects you from bringing back any uncomfortable emotions. $100. Visa/MC. (603) 899-3288. www.learnreiki.org.

3/26-3/28 — REIKI CERTIFICATION TRAININGS

3/28 — LEARN TO SEE AURAS with Lourdes Gray, Ph.D., CCHT, RMT Jaffrey, NH. Auras contain information about physical, mental and emotional states. We will show you what to look for, and how to develop your inner vision to see auras around people, animals and plants anytime you wish. The process is surprisingly easy! $135 tuition includes Aura Viewing practice CD, aura manual, your Kirlian photograph and free aura reading. Visa/MC. (603) 899-3288. www.learnreiki.org. 3/31 — HERB GARDEN PLANNING AND DESIGN. Want an herb garden? Come plan it. We will discuss various herbs, how to integrate herbs with vegetables and perennials and develop individual garden plans. 7–9pm. $15. Scentsibilities, Boylston. (508) 869-3300, www.scentsibilities.com.

April APRIL-OCTOBER — PLANT SPIRIT HEALING APPRENTICESHIP with Pam Montgomery at Partner Earth Education Center, Sweetwater Sanctuary in Danby, Vermont. One long weekend a month. This certified apprenticeship trains you to become a practitioner of Plant Spirit Healing both for people and the Earth. Call (802) 293-5996 or visit www.partnereartheducationcenter.com.

4/3 — CLEARING THE WAY FOR LOVE AND MONEY workshop with Kathryn Deputat. Come learn simple steps to be clear now. 10am-1pm. Brookline Adult Ed, Brookline, MA. $38. To register: (617) 730-2700 or www.brooklineadulted.org.

4/7 — DENTAL SECRETS, A LIFETIME OF HEALTH. Jean Nordin-Evans, DDS, presents holistic dental care approaches that treat the whole body by removing mercury-laden or amalgam fillings. Free. 7-9pm. www.GrotonWellness.com. (978) 449-9919.

4/9 — SPIRIT COMMUNICATION WITH RAMONA GARCIA AND MARLENE MERCEDES. 7pm. $25. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

4/9-4/11 — READ AND PLAY MUSIC in a weekend! World famous Understanding of Music Seminars (www.dlorien. com) turns beginners into musicians, revitalizes and inspires even pro musicians. Held in Boston. (781) 599-1476 http://www.dlorien.com/signup or sallee@dlorien.com.

4/10 — THE CONSTELLATION APPROACH SEMINAR. The Constellation Approach is based on the work of Bert Hellinger and the Family Constellation Method. A constellation is an unfolding interactive process in which group members are chosen to stand in for family members for this or previous generations, allowing for issue insight or resolution. Saturday, 9:30-6, $125/day, register on line. Private Constellation sessions also available. Jamy and Peter Faust, (617) 484-4325. www.ConstellationApproach.com.

4/10 — PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDERS SPRING RENEWAL RETREAT. Join us at The Gathering Inn Retreat Center, Hubbardston, MA for a day designed to restore and renew your wellspring of caring. Sponsored by The Wellness Roundtable Holistic Practitioners Network. Contact marilyn@confident-directions.com.

4/10-4/11 — REIKI I CERTIFICATION with John Harvey Gray and Lourdes Gray, Ph.D., Jaffrey, NH. Awaken your healing skills! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the leader in the field of Reiki training for its commitment to excellence in Reiki education. Two days of learning, hands-on practice and no cut corners certifies you immediately to be an effective Reiki healer, confidently bringing comfort and calm to family, friends, clients or pets. Reiki manual and certificate awarded. You will also receive a photograph and free reading of your Kirlian aura. 13.0 CEUs Visa/MC. Call or go online to sign up now. (603) 899-3288. www.learnreiki.org. 4/10-4/12 — INDIVIDUAL READINGS WITH RAMONA GARCIA AND MARLENE MERCEDES. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to book an appointment (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

4/11 — GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT: JOHN HOLLAND AND CHERYL RICHARDSON. Freeport, Maine. During this exciting all-day event, New York Times best-selling author Cheryl Richardson joins John Holland in taking you on an inspiring journey to connect you with the power of your soul. Presented by Leapin' Lizards. www.leapinlizards.biz.

3/27 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Watertown, MA. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine coauthor. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU's. Call (888) REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 3/28. 3/27 — STRESS MANAGEMENT AND RELAXATION WORKSHOP with Harry Kroner, CPC, CHT. Northboro, MA. 2-5pm. Learn practical methods and enjoy experiential exercises and meditations. Call or email to sign up now. (508) 740-9745. harry@lifeachieved.com. Visit www.lifeacheived.com.

3/27-3/28 — (W)HOLE SHOP I FOR MEN ONLY. Learn how your life problems are a unique map to becoming really alive in your life. NASW-approved CEU’s. The (W)hole Point Institute, LLC. Raymond, NH. www.wholepoint.us. (603) 8954530.

3/27-3/28 — THE PSYCHIC TAROT ORACLE DECK WORKSHOP and private readings with Ann Hentz, master tarot reader and instructor. Saturday: Private readings, 1-5pm. 15 minutes: $25. 30 minutes: $50. Pre-registration required. Sunday: Learn to Read the Tarot Workshop, 10:30-1:30, $55.

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4/24 –10/16 — Immerse yourself in a 7-weekend herbal apprenticeship program with The Boston School of Herbal Studies. See April listing or www.bostonherbalstudies.com.

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4/23-4/24 — TREATING PANIC AND FEAR: A BODYBASED METHOD FOR RAPID CHANGE. 2-day training workshop with Ron Robbins, Ph.D, international presenter and researcher, originator of “Rhythmic Integration,” a holistic, somatic intervention. 9am–4:30pm. Somerville, MA. Cost: $250. Early registration $225 by April 2. 12 CEUs applied for. Sponsored by Massachusetts Society for Bioenergetic Analysis (MSBA). For registration, please contact Ann C. Bliss, LCMHC ablisslcmhc@yahoo.com or MSBA (617) 876-3652.

4/23-4/25 — TAKE THE NEXT STEP ON YOUR SPIRITUAL PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY at beautiful Angel's Rest Retreat in Leyden, MA. $388 all inclusive housing, meals, class materials. Nancy@Angeltouche.com, www.Angeltouche.com or (508) 577-4552.

4/23–4/25 — TAKETINA RHYTHM MEDITATION WORKSHOP: LETTING GO, LETTING HAPPEN, LETTING BE. Led by Taketina founder and master percus5/27 — Kirtan with Snatam Kaur, one of the most popular sacred music artists of our time, at The Regent Theatre, Arlington, MA. See May listing or www.shunyamproductions.com.

4/16-4/18 — HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK™. A weekend of self-discovery in the Taconic Mountains, Pawlet, VT. Breathwork sessions in the context of Stanislav Grof's theoretical framework. Lenny Gibson, Ph.D., Elizabeth Gibson, M.S. Fee: $225, includes food and lodging. Call (800) 404-7261, email egib@vermontel.net or visit www.dreamshadow.com.

4/16-4/18 — REIKI WEEKEND WITH CHARLENE SAUCIER, REIKI MASTER. Certification for Reiki 1, 2 and Master level. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

4/17 — HOLISTIC HEALTH AND PSYCHIC FAIR. Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free admission. Sponsored by Canton Spiritualist Church. At The Blue Hills, 1-3 Blue Hill River Rd, off Rt 138N, Canton, MA. (617) 469-2568 or www.cantonspiritualistchurchsite.bravehost.com.

4/17 — MEDITATING FOR CONSCIOUSNESS: A RETREAT WITH ALLAN HUGHES, D.C. This profound workshop with mystic meditation awakens our spiritual potential, tapping unbounded love and joy. Free. 10:30am-1:30pm. Includes meditation, veggie lunch. Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Road, Storrs, CT. Please register, (860) 4873597. Sponsor: Science of Spirituality. www.sos.org.

4/17-4/18 — 25TH ANNUAL SPRING NORTHAMPTON WHOLE HEALTH EXPO. Over 100 talks and exhibits. Special events include keynote address by Bernie Siegel, pre-event and Saturday night workshops with Native American healer, teacher, and musician Michael Redsky, and Connections, an event with medium Gary McKinstry. For more information, (413) 584-0010, Producer@WholeHealthExpo.com or www.WholeHealthExpo.com.

4/18 — REIKI ONE CERTIFICATION. 10-5pm. Over 15 years experience teaching Reiki to the community and college courses. Usui Reiki at reduced tuition. $75. Diane Gelinas, MSW, (603) 483-0132. Southern NH. www.reikienergymedicine.com.

4/21 — AN EVENING OF TANTRA WITH CHARLES MUIR. Free. Tantra Puja, Book signing. April 23-25 and April 30-May 2: Weekend seminar. To register, contact Rich: Boston@SourceTantra.com. (888) 6-Tantra. Ext 107.

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sionist Reinhard Flatischler. Learn to quiet the chatter in your head and find a deep connection with your inner core. More information: www.rhythmforlife.wordpress.com or email enf1234@att.net. (617) 842-8565.

4/24 — FREE CELEBRATION OF WORLD TAI CHI DAY. At the Sanctuary at Deer Run Farm, Sutton, MA. Starts promptly at 10am. See www.tai-chi-arts.com for directions and more information.

4/24 — INTRO TO MANA LOMI MASSAGE. With Barbara Helynn Heard. 12-9pm. 8 CEUs. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register (508) 7533975. www.amethystpoint.com.

4/24 — OPEN HOUSE. Free yoga classes, yogic snacks. 11-2pm. June 12-13, Martha's Vineyard Yoga Retreat. Franklin Yoga & Wellness, 1256 W. Central Street, Franklin, MA. www. franklinyoga.com. (508) 520-4515. 4/24 - 10/16 — HERBAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. Seven weekends. Intensive study of medicinal plants to enhance physical, emotional and spiritual health; plant identification and field trips; creating your own teas, tinctures, salves, oils and flower essences; pulse diagnosis, and much more. The Boston School of Herbal Studies. Call (781) 646-6319 or visit bostonherbalstudies.com.

4/25 — MANA LOMI CHAIR MASSAGE. With Barbara Helynn Heard. 10am-7pm. 8 CEUs. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com. 4/28 — OPEN HOUSE. Learn about the Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine. This open house is for anyone who is ready to leap into their power and leadership. Solstice Healing Arts Center, Medway, MA. (508) 533-0669. www.rhysthomasinstitute.com. 4/28 — UNDERSTANDING BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES. Dr. Charise Ivy presents how a holistic and natural approach to hormone balance can improve your health. Free. 7-9pm. www.GrotonWellness.com. (978) 449-9919.

4/30-5/2 — A WEEKEND MEDITATION RETREAT. Presented by Ananda Sangha. “Kriya Yoga — The Liberating Techniques of Self-Realization.” Come join us, experience and learn about the meditation practices and the path of Kriya Yoga as taught by Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi! At the Rolling Ridge Retreat Center, North Andover, MA. Costs include lodging, vegetarian meals and programs: $250 double occ, $320 single occ. For more info and to register: www.anandaboston.org/retreats.aspx.

May 5/1 — FENG SHUI FOR HOME AND GARDEN WITH CHRISTINE CONWAY. With Christine Conway. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

5/1 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU's. Call (888) REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 5/2. 5/1 — SECOND ANNUAL WOMEN'S SPRING STIMULUS EVENT: SPIRITED WOMEN 2010. Inspiring and engaging the dynamic spirit of women. Speakers, vendors, artists, breast cancer fundraiser. Northboro, MA. Sponsored by Marilyn Taylor, Confident Directions Life Coaching. Contact marilyn@confident-directions.com.

5/3-5/7 — ALIGNING WITH SOUL IN ST. JOHN. Develop a practice that engages everyday with soul purpose at Green Caribbean Resort, Maho Bay. Shed the stresses of your fast-paced world and return beaming with soul. Visit www.TrishWhynot.com for details.

5/4 — OPEN HOUSE. Learn about the Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine. This open house is for anyone who is ready to leap into their power and leadership. Solstice Healing Arts Center, Medway, MA. www.rhysthomasinstitute.com. (508) 533-0669. 5/5 — MERCURY TOXICITY AND DETOXIFICATION. Dr. Robert Luby presents ways to live a toxin-free lifestyle through diet and supplements, alternative medical and lab tests and detoxification. Free. 7-9pm. (978) 449-9919. www.GrotonWellness.com.

5/6 — KIRTAN WITH JAI UTTAL, sacred music composer and ecstatic vocalist. Jai has led kirtans around the world for more than 30 years, creating a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices. 7:30pm at The Center for The Arts at The Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA. Visit www.shunyamproductions.com or call (617) 901-8981.

5/8 — THE CONSTELLATION APPROACH SEMINAR. The Constellation Approach is based on the work of Bert Hellinger and the Family Constellation Method. A constellation is an unfolding interactive process in which group members are chosen to stand in for family members for this or previous generations, allowing for issue insight or resolution. Saturday, 9:30-6. $125/day. Register on line. Private Constellation sessions also available. Jamy and Peter Faust, (617) 484-4325. www.ConstellationApproach.com.

5/8-5/9 — REIKI I CERTIFICATION with John Harvey Gray and Lourdes Gray, Ph.D., Belmont, MA. Awaken your healing skills! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the leader in the field of Reiki training for its commitment to excellence in Reiki education. Two days of learning, hands-on practice and no cut corners certifies you immediately to be an effective Reiki healer, confidently bringing comfort and calm to family, friends, clients or pets. Reiki manual and certificate awarded. You also receive a photograph and free reading of your Kirlian aura. 13.0 CEUs Visa/MC. Call or go online to sign up now. (603) 899-3288. www.learnreiki.org.

5/8 OR 5/9 — LIGHT ON YOGA: ONE-DAY YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT WITH DEBORAH BENNETT, CYI. Retreat bridges the gap between meditation and yoga. Includes yoga, spiritual aspects of yoga, meditation, discussion, veggie meal. Ashford, CT. Free. Register: (860) 487-3597.

5/9 — BEAMING HEAVEN PURIFICATION BY GODDESS SOPHIA. Spring clearing for all of your energy bodies and chakras. Incredibly deep and powerful work. This is like attending an intensive 9-hour healing session. Heart's Singing Healing Center, Woburn, MA. (781) 281-2888. www.heartssinging.com.

5/14-5/16 — HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK™. A weekend of self-discovery in the Taconic Mountains, Pawlet, VT. Breathwork sessions in the context of Stanislav Grof's theoretical framework. Lenny Gibson, Ph.D., Elizabeth Gibson, M.S. Fee: $225, includes food and lodging. Call 800-404-7261, email egib@vermontel.net or visit www.dreamshadow.com.

5/15 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Watertown, MA. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU's. Call 1-888-REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787 www.reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 5/16.

5/16 — REIKI ONE CERTIFICATION. 10-5pm. Over 15 years experience teaching Reiki to the community and college courses. Usui Reiki at reduced tuition. $75. Diane Gelinas, MSW. Southern NH. www.reikienergymedicine.com. (603) 483-0132.

5/17 — HYPNOSIS AND WEIGHT LOSS. 6:30-8:30pm. Workshop and group hypnosis, behavior and cognitive techniques to lose weight. Group hypnosis is individualized for each participant. $45. Diane Gelinas, MSW, CH. (603) 483-0132. Southern NH. www.reikienergymedicine.com.

5/27 — KIRTAN WITH SNATAM KAUR, one of the most popular sacred music artists of our time. Concert, chantfest, musical group meditation, a yoga class in melody, Snatam performs for tens of thousands of people from all walks of life each year. 7:30pm at The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA. Visit www.shunyamproductions.com or call (617) 901-8981.

Boston Healing Tao. Study personally with renowned author and Chi Kung master. Learn powerful Taoist Chi Kung healing arts and laugh! www.bostonhealingtao.com. (781) 570-9694.

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A 12-hour extravaganza of chanting concerts, dance performances, yoga classes, sacred puja ceremonies, healing sessions, vegetarian food, vendors and much more. Noon to midnight at the Chinmaya Mission Temple, 1 Union Street, Andover, MA. Kirtan artists Wah!, Shyamdas, Gaura Vani, Prajna, Ashara, Dave Russell and others are scheduled. Visit www.shunyamproductions. com or call (617) 901-8981 for details.

6/5 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEUs. Call 1-888-REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 6/6.

6/6 — FREE YOUR SOUL WITH KARMIC CLEARING. 12-5, $75 at Eye of the Eagle Center, Andover, MA with Leontine Hartzell. Experience past life regression and shamanic healing to release blocks that have been affecting you in the present to free you to fulfill your destiny with joy! (978) 4751268. www.eyeofeagle.org.

6/16 — MERKABAH LIGHT ACTIVATION with Leontine Hartzell at Eye of the Eagle Center for Spiritual Light, Andover, MA. 7-9:30pm. $25. Learn to activate and expand the star of light that is within and around you to heighten your awareness and happiness. www.eyeofeagle.org, (978) 475-1268.

6/18-6/24 —GRAND MASTER MANTAK CHIA, CHI KUNG AND MEDITATION SEMINARS. Presented by The

6/26 — THE FIRST BOSTON YOGA AND CHANT FEST.

7/4-7/10 — VENERABLE DHYANI YWAHOO'S ANNUAL BEAUTYWAY SEMINAR. The heart’s direct perception reveals the dynamic aspects of mind. Experience the expanded view in retreat with Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo. Lincoln, VT. Details at www.beautywayproductions.com.

8/20-8/22 — 23RD ANNUAL WOMEN'S HERBAL CONFERENCE. Featuring over 70 workshops with 35 well-known women herbalists and natural health care practitioners. Sargent Center, Peterborough, NH. Registration: $285 includes meals, camping, workshops and actvities. Cabins are $65 for the weekend. Limited availability for children. Register by May 30th to save $20! For more information: www.womensherbalconference.com or www.sagemountain.com. (802) 479-9825.

5/21-5/23 — ENHANCE, INDULGE, ENLIGHTEN – A UNIQUE GIRL’S GETAWAY! Includes: wine tasting, psychic medium show, workshops in yoga, hypnosis, feng shui, belly dancing and more! Two nights lodging, breakfast, lunch, snacks, $295.00 PP double occupancy. Hampton Inn, Plymouth, MA. Additional details: www.NaturalBodyWorksKingston.com. (781) 585-5130.

5/22 — COMMUNICATING WITH SPIRIT GUIDES AND DEVELOPING SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION with Kristin Kirk. Saturday, 1-5. www.kristinkirk.com. (413) 586-8444.

5/22 — DELTA GARDENS 2010 FLOWER ESSENCE PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. Offered in 4 weekends to certified and licensed health practitioners. May 22-23; June 26-27; July 24-25; Sept. 25-26. Call Lindy at (603) 601-6929. www.deltagardens.com.

5/22 — HEALING WITH PLANT SPIRITS taught by shamanic healer Leontine Hartzell. Learn to work with spirits of plants for healing for yourself and others. No experience necessary. For herbalists and non-herbalists and anyone interested in partnering with the powerful allies of the plant world. 10-5. $100-$150 sliding scale at Eye of the Eagle Center, Andover, MA. More workshops and info at www.eyeofeagle.org. (978) 475-1268.

5/22-5/23 — PSYCHIC MEDIUMSHIP TRAINING with John Holland and Bob Olsen. A 2-day workshop to take your calling to a higher level. Kennebunkport, Maine. For further information and tickets visit JohnHolland.com or BestPsychicMediums.com.

5/22 & 6/17 — THE SYNTHESIS CENTER will be holding free introductory evenings for level I of the Holistic Counselor Professional Training on Saturday, May 22 and Thursday, June 17 from 6:30 to 8pm. Complete info on www.synthesiscenter.org. 5/26 — UNDERSTANDING BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES. Dr. Charise Ivy presents how a holistic and natural approach to hormone balance can improve your health. 7-9pm. Free. www.GrotonWellness.com. (978) 449-9919.

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3/14 & 4/24 — Come restore cohesion to the fragmented self in a luxurious, moving session with Dunya, master teacher and founder of Dancemeditation. Upper Cape and Boston. See March listing or www.dancemeditation.org.

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SEPTEMBER 2010: EKP BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM with Linda

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Marks, MSM. Emotional safety is the foundation for working with emotional issues at a body level for deep healing and growth. EKP incorporates meditation, body awareness, grounding, touch with permission, developmental psychology and counseling skills in an environment of self-care for the practitioner and sacred respect for the client. Counselors, bodyworkers, nurses and other health professionals will gain valuable skills for working with clients. Those interested in the healing arts who do not yet have practices are also welcome. For application or more information, contact www.healingheartpower.com or LSMHEART@aol.com or (617) 965-7846.

dedicated to inspiring, educating and supporting holistic practitioners. Building collaborative relationships to encourage thriving practices and community wellness. Contact marilyn@confident-directions.com.

9/17 — MBSR: MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION. Eight-week program starts September 17. Based on Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s work in the book “Full Catastrophe Living.” Locations in downtown Boston, Westwood and Medford. Go to www.mindfulboston.com or call (617) 388-2036.

9/24-9/26 — 19TH GREEN NATIONS GATHERING. Held at the beautiful Rowe Conference Center in Rowe, Massachusetts. Join us for a long weekend of learning, networking, inspiration and rejuvenation with herbal teachers and native wisdom from across the country. Our special guest is the "Mother of Herbalism" Rosemary Gladstar. We will enjoy an herbal emporium throughout the weekend, an equinox fire circle and a prayer lodge. Visit our website at www.greennations.org or call (802) 293-5996.

9/25-9/26 — 2010 NATURAL LIVING EXPO at the Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, MA. Join us for the largest holistic expo in New England: 135 exhibits and 75 workshops, live cooking demos and much more. $10 admission, free Sunday re-admission. Details online at www.NaturalExpo.org or (508) 278-9640. Now accepting exhibitor and speaker applications. OCTOBER, 2010 — SIXTH SHAMANIC HEALER TRAINING PROGRAM meets one Sunday/month for 9 months, optional second year. Starts 10/3/10 taught by Leontine Hartzell, Eye of the Eagle Center for Spiritual Light, Andover, MA. www.eyeofeagle.org. (978) 475-1268.

Ongoing MEDICINAL PLANT WALKS. Sundays, 1-3pm. April through September. Boston School of Herbal Studies. See bostonherbalstudies.com for dates and information on upcoming classes. Call (781) 646-6319.

PERSONAL GROWTH STUDY GROUP WITH HARRY KRONER. Discuss and learn a wide array of teachings and practices, meditations, Law of Attraction, body/mind/spirit, books, and much more. 3/11, 4/8, 5/13. Your first meeting is free. Call or email to sign up. harry@lifeachieved.com. (508) 740-9745.

SUNDAY PACIFIST SERVICE. 10-11am at the Peace Abbey,

REIKI 1 CERTIFICATION WITH FLORENCE WHIPPLE AND KRISTIN WEBB, Marblehead, MA. John Gray lineage.

2 North Main Street, Sherborn, MA. Call (508) 655-2143 or visit www.peaceabbey.org.

3/13-14; 4/10-11. Two day training includes history, hands-on practice, 3 supporting clinics. 16.8 CEU’s. Preregistration required. (978) 777-5732 or go online. www.reikiprofessors.net.

PROVIDENCE ZEN CENTER. Free walk-in instruction, Wednesdays at 6:15pm. 99 Pound Rd, Cumberland, RI. (401) 658-1464. Pzc@kwanumzen.org. www.providencezen.org.

REIKI SHARE 1ST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH. 7pm. Free. 3/5, 4/2 & 5/7. Amethyst Point, 232 Chandler St, Worcester, MA. (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

SHAMANIC DRUMMING CIRCLE founded 1993. Usually second and fourth Fridays of every month. 7pm. Quaker Meetinghouse, Cambridge, MA. Open to all, instruction available. Contact Terrence (978) 952-2704 or Emily (781) 641-3980. Or visit www.cambridgeshamaniccircle.org.

ENERGY MEDICINE STUDY GROUP. Optimize health, cognition, and emotional well-being with energy self-care. Based on Donna Eden's work. Taught by Cerridwen, M.A. EEMCP. Saturday afternoons 3/13, 4/17, 5/15, Littleton, MA. Free. www.aligningenergies.com.

UNITY CHURCH offers weekly Sunday service at 10am. Wel-

MESSAGES FROM HEAVEN. amazing psychic medium

coming and affirming we offer meditation, song, and a spiritual boost. 21 Cedar St. Worcester, MA. www.unityofcentralma.org.

Gayle Kirk provides wise psychic guidance and healing messages from loved ones in heaven similar to John Edwards, Crossing Over. 3/11, 5/6. 5/13. www.GayleKirk.com or (617) 489-7717.

MONTHLY REIKI CLINIC. Brenner Reiki Healing of Newton offers low cost Reiki treatments the first Friday of each month from 7–9 pm ($10 to cover expenses). To schedule your appointment call (617) 244-8856 or email Elise Brenner, Ph.D., Reiki Master teacher, at eliseb@rcn.com. Brenner Reiki Healing offers private Reiki appointments and Reiki Classes. Brenner Reiki Healing is on Facebook now! www.brennerreikihealing.com. Give yourself the gift of Reiki! EFT/MTT WORKSHOPS. Every month covers a different topic focused on helping clear whatever is blocking your success through the use of tapping. Join us monthly on the first Wednesday. Also additional workshops scheduled. (617) 733-0737. www.successcoachingwithKate.com. PSYCHIC AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT CLASS. Develop and expand your intuition, psychic skills and energetic healing capacity. No experience is required. Time: Sundays from 6:30-8:30pm. Cost: $20 drop in. Location: Cambridge, MA. Info: www.pravahahealing.com. Questions: maura@pravahahealing.com.

CHILMARK WRITING WORKSHOP. Nancy Aronie is a midwife for words that want to get out. You will laugh. You will cry and you will be safe! The Open Center; New York City; March 7. Wainwright House; Rye, NY; March 21. Kripalu; Lenox, MA; April 11-14. All That Matters; Wakefield, RI; April 17. Omega; Rhinebeck, NY; June 13-17. (508) 645-9085. www.chilmarkwritingworkshop.com. YOGA AT MELROSE THERAPEUTIC AND WHOLISTIC CENTER with Vicki. Mon. and Wed. 7pm. All levels. 414 Main St., Melrose. (781) 979-0178. www.meltherapeutic.com.

WOMEN’S RETREAT CENTER. Peaceful setting for self-

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guided or staff facilitated individual or group retreats. Weekly: Yoga 7pm Monday, 9:30am Tuesday, 5pm Wednesday, 7pm Thursday. Monthly: 2nd Wednesday, potluck/meditation; last Sunday, book discussion. Details at www.gatheringinn.org.

Ongoing weekly groups Monday or Wednesday evenings in Needham. Discover what’s holding you back. Find new ways to meet your full potential. Glenn Bigonet, M.A. (617) 462-6642 or visit www.glennbigonet.com.

MCKS PRANIC HEALING FULL MOON MEDITATIONS.

CHILDREN'S YOGA TEACHER CERTIFICATIONS. Basic

April 1, April 29, May 27. Miriam G. Smith, M.S.ED. (978) 6838129. mgsenergy@comcast.net. PranicHealingNE.com.

CLASSES IN CHANNELING AND SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION with Vywamus, a teacher of higher consciousness, chan-

trainings in Haverhill, MA 3/13 & 3/14 or Philadelphia 3/21 & 3/22. Advanced training in S. Berwick, ME 4/10 & 4/11. Also in S. Berwick, ME: CircusYoga 4/30-5/2 and Yoga 4 Classrooms 5/23. For more information: www.childlightyoga.com or (603) 781-3323.

neled by Andrea Seiver. Have a personal reading, join Learn to Channel and other classes. Enjoy evenings with Vywamus: April TBA, May 6, June 3. (617) 332-1541. www.andreaseiver.com.

NEUROPLASTICITY CLUB. This club is created to explore the understanding of how to activate neuropathways whether

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through movement or a new meditation technique. The focus is to start activating neuropathways from inside the brain for greater mental abilities. Contact Walter Ness, Neuropathways@msn.com. Info and bio at http://neuroplasticityclub.com/

OPEN DOORS: CLASSROOM FOR THE UNIVERSAL COURSE. Bringing spiritual seminars to the Boston area. Upcoming events: 4/10 Mari Perron, 5/1 Kirtana, and 9/18 Gary Renard. For information visit www.opendoorsclassroom.com or contact Bob LeRoy at (508) 697-5480.

JOURNEY INTO AWAKENING. Drop in group healing sessions with Kristin Kirk, Tuesdays ongoing, 6-7:30pm. www.kristinkirk.com. (413) 586-8444 HEALER SHARES. 3/24, 4/14 & 5/4. Monthly healing shares to experience a full evening of energy and relaxation. Open to all. Solstice Healing Arts Center, Medway, MA. www.solsticehealing.com. (508) 533-0669. CORE INTEGRATION AND ATM PRINCIPLES OF M. FELDENKRAIS. Ongoing classes/seminars Tuesdays in Watertown with Josef DellaGrotte and certified practitioners. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays ongoing in Watertown, Acton, Maynard, West Roxbury, Boston, Barre. Call Core Integration Training Institute. (978) 461-0221. www.core-integration.com. dellagrotteCi@aol.com.

TEA AND FLOWERS AT JOURNEYS OF TRANSFORMATION. Free informal gathering of people interested in flower essence remedies. Come have a cup of tea, share experiences, ask questions, and get to know others that are using these wonderful healing remedies. Second and fourth Wednesdays. 7pm. For details (413) 268-3838. Sean@JourneysofTransformation.com. JourneysofTransformation.com.

TEA AND ANGELS EVERY 3RD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Marcia's Sweet Pantry, 38 South Street, Wrentham, MA. (508) 384-7100. Check website for other events: www.marciasweetpantry.com.

AROMATHERAPY AND HERBAL CERTIFICATION CLASSES. 3/27: Herbal Certification, Acushnet. 3/28: Aromatherapy Certification, Acushnet. 4/3: Aromatherapy Certification, Boston. 5/1: Herbal Certification, Dighton. The Eclectic Institute of Aromatherapy and Herbal Studies. (978) 297-4502. www.aromatherapyandherbalstudies.com.

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www.mashvet.com Here at MASH we offer conventional veterinary medicine and alternative therapies in a balanced, whole health approach to your pet’s healthcare. Our goal is to support your pet’s vital energy for good health and self-healing. We use nutrition, acupuncture, homeopathy, and traditional diagnostics, along with a caring, compassionate staff to optimize your pet’s health. We are now also offering ozone therapy.

Carol Burke is an animal intuitive who listens to your animal’s point of view and relays it back to you. This basic conversation quickly solves many concerns and behavioral issues and creates space for you to have more fun with your animal. Contact me for information or an appointment $75 per session: SAVE $15 off your first session. Offer expires May 15, 2010.

We recognize that your pet is an important member of your family. From well visits to chronic disease, we offer medicine that respects the integrity of your pet’s mind, body and spirit. In addition to the services offered by our doctors, we have practitioners ready to provide chiropractic, cranial sacral, Reiki, massage, physical therapy, or polarity therapy for your pet. These are offered in our unique Holistic Care Center for Companion Animals, attached to our hospital. We are now offering client education classes, please call for more details. Dr. Margo Roman, Veterinarian and Practice Owner – Classical Homeopathy, Acupuncture, NAET, Cancer Therapy, Nutrition, Herbal Remedies, General Medicine and Surgery 72 W. Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 (Exit 21A off of Route 495) 508-435-4077 www.drdomore.org www.IHPE.info

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Arts Perfect your Singing Voice as Spiritual Path B a rr y H a rris

Perfect singing is a combination of mastery of vocal technique and emotional release/spiritual surrender. My background makes me uniquely qualified to teach perfect singing. In the early 80s, I sang in a number of musicals, and with several opera companies in New York City before weakening my vocal cords. I was then extremely fortunate to study with Judy Oas, a world renown teacher written up in Opera News, who taught vocal rehabilitation, with a spiritual approach,

calling her instruction, “Zen and the Art of Singing.” Her unique dual-focused approach was to teach vocal technique, while simultaneously exploring how the study of voice leads to a self-knowledge, which makes vocal training an emotional/spiritual therapy. My classes use the same dual focus, presenting even more detailed vocal technique, and spiritual/emotional healing. I teach the foundations of vocal technique which can be applied to all types of singing. Because it is such a unique approach, I offer a free two-hour introduction class that covers both explanation and demonstration of the spiritual work, and also the beginning of basic technique. Noticeable improvement likely from first lesson. Schedule your FREE class today. Barrymh2002@yahoo.com G 617-202-8091

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Esoteric Psychology Monique Pommier, M.A., Ph.DE

Astrology illuminates one’s psychological landscape and journey. It times life developments and reveals their designs for the soul. I offer astrological services and ongoing psychospiritual counseling with astrology, Jungian and esoteric psychology as a comprehensive ground of exploration and guidance

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ASTROLOGY… is a blueprint of the soul is a language of symbols mirrors life patterns (past, present & future) offers clarity and insight engages the psyche and soul identifies opportunities, challenges, strengths is a sacred science supports personal growth & development Additional complementary services: Soul Coaching now available!

Astrology is one of the great tools of self-awareness. This ancient art continues to validate our gifts, offer insight into our challenges, awaken us to our purpose, and direct us along our soul’s path. By appointment Mary MacDonald V 617-835-0583 mary.macdonald61@gmail.com

on current issues and lifelong questionings. By accessing the deeper order of your life, you gain transformative insights into the evolutionary meaning of particular challenges and new perspectives to direct your choices. My background includes twenty years of experience and an MS and PhD in Esoteric Psychology and Philosophy. Jungian psychology, Eastern and Western Traditions are key foundations in my approach. U Astrological Consultations U for Individuals and Couples Rayology U Psychospiritual Counseling To contact me, please call: 617-524-7072.

Astrology & Tarot Amelia Shea

Questions? Astrologer Eric Linter has answers. Changes in relationships, career, health, finances or spiritual practice are inevitable. Eric’s clarity will help you stay on the right path. His insights help you better understand and appreciate life’s challenges. His clients say Eric Linter is “profound and enlightening” and “one of the best astrologers on the East Coast.”

Joseph Crane

Practical Astrology Joseph Crane has been a professional astrologer, consulting and teaching astrology since 1988. He is co-director of the Astrology Institute and author of A Practical Guide to Traditional Astrology (1998) and Astrological Roots: The Hellenistic Tradition (2007). Contact Joseph if you are interested in astrology classes or tutorials. As a consultant, Joseph uses astrology

Specializing in Relationships, Career and Transitions Readings by phone, email and in-person. MC/VISA accepted. www.ameliashea.com t 603-924-0056

Eric, a professional astrologer for 25 years, works with individuals, couples and businesses. Specialties include career moves, personal creativity and karmic relationships. Consultations are available in person, by telephone, or on cassette. Eric also offers classes, lectures and appearances at parties and special events. For more information and to schedule a private session, contact Eric by email or call: stars@ericlinter.com X 508-541-4115 X

“I learned more from one session than I did from 5 years of analysis.” - J.G., Cambridge, MA

to help people work with specific situations in their lives. Natal and Predictive Astrology examines situations in the larger context of one’s life and shows probable outcomes. Horary Astrology examines the meaning of particular moments in time, including using the specific time a question is asked as the basis for an interpretation. Electional Astrology gives the best time for a new undertaking, including weddings, interviews and promotions, buying and selling, and travel. Consultations are in Rhode Island, Eastern Mass. or by phone. All sessions are recorded josephcrane@verizon.net s 401-527-2035 www.astrologyinstitute.com

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Classes in Aromatherapy, Astrology, Tarot, Wicca, Herbs and more

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Tue-Sat 11:30-7, Sun 12-5 pm., Mon-Closed, 54 Fall River Ave. (Rt. 6), Rehoboth, MA www.thesilverwillow.com n 508-336-8813

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Business Consulting Health & Wellness Professionals are our Specialty Cynthia Pasciuto, owner of TrueNorth Business Consulting, is a licensed attorney and insurance broker in Massachusetts. You are the expert in your business, but there is so much more you need to know.

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Classes, Certifications, Schools and Institutes The Boston School of Herbal Studies Seven Month Herbal Apprenticeship

"We have been accustomed to thinking that we have to get something from outside of us in order to be happy, but in truth it works the other way: We must learn to contact our inner source of happiness and satisfaction and flow it outward to share with others—not because it is virtuous to do so, but because it feels really good!" ~ Shakti Gawain

tends to lock up and mold to the stress. After a while we may find ourselves sick, tense, symptomatic or simply just wanting more out of life. I specialize in gentle techniques that unwind these tension patterns. It is my goal to help you move through life’s stresses with more grace and ease. Healing is possible... and it can be easy.

• Integrated, Gentle, Individualized Family Chiropractic Care with Dr. Jennah Dieter Pediatric/Perinatal Certified Chiropractor, Summa Cum Laude Palmer Grad chiropractic Z massage Z nutrition Z exercise

Centers Melrose Therapeutic & Wholistic Center

Our two gorgeous workshop rooms are available for rent by the hour and the day. Charming, light filled practitioner rooms are also available for rent. Reasonable rates!

Introductory and Advanced Workshops and Classes We offer affordable evening and weekend workshops, Aromatherapy Certification, and Advanced Training.

Intensive Apprenticeship begins April ‘10: F Herbs to nourish & heal each organ system F Learn to make herbal tinctures, teas, salves,

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HEALING t h r o u g h LOVE Elizabeth A. Gilberg, B.Sc., B.S.W. Reiki Master-Teacher Intuitive Therapist Holistic Healer Elizabeth is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher and healer who has dedicated her life to helping others. She combines over 20 years of counseling and teaching experience with extensive studies in Reiki, Hawaiian huna, NLP, psychic channeling, shamanism, hypnosis, past-life regression, crystals, guided meditation and holographic breath healing. Elizabeth’s classes and private consultations are transformational, fun and enlightening! She is a compassionate and gifted healer and teacher who has taught thousands of students over a period of 20 years. Introductory Evening of Reiki March 24, April 13 and May 12 Learn about Reiki and other classes, psychic intuition and spiritual development, plus how these gifts can help you in practical life matters. Also receive an introductory Reiki session! RSVP to attend: 978-594-0166

The (W)hole Point Institute The heart of The Wisdom WAY™ is the point at which our psychology intersects with our spirituality. This point is the space in which we awaken — for real. Alaya Chadwick has drawn on her 28+ years of experience to develop The Wisdom WAY™, a personal, practical, self-sustainable map and method for personal and spiritual growth. Found in The Wisdom WAY™ are the tools you can use to Walk Awake saying Yes to life. Oftentimes we feel like we are simply sleepwalking through life. We find ourselves responding to people and experiences as if we are on “auto pilot.” We can feel like we have little energy or joy in our lives. We may wonder, “How do we wake up?” The Wisdom WAY™ is the skeleton found inside most healing modalities, including conventional therapy and alternative practices. What makes this WAY different is that you are the expert. By following the map using your own life experiences, you unravel the mysteries of yourself and reveal the wonder you truly are on all levels — emotional, physical, and spiritual.

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The Reiki I and II Class April 17, 18, 24 and 25 and June TBA First and second degree Reiki are taught together in a 4-day class either over two consecutive Saturdays and Sundays or one 4-day weekend intensive. This class will enable you to heal yourself, others, animals and the planet. You will learn how to sense the aura, chakras, energy blockages plus scanning, distant Reiki, psychic protection, introduction to guides and more. Advanced Reiki Training ~ May 14-16 Usui/Tibetan Reiki Mastery ~ June 4-6 Some topics covered in Advanced Reiki and Mastery are: intro to crystals, pendulums, pyramids, Reiki psychic surgery, a guided meditation to meet your highest Reiki guide, how to give all attunements and a special healing attunement. Advanced Classes A Course on Creation (refer to display ad) Karuna Practitioner G Karuna Mastery The Melchizedek Method (Holographic Healing) G An Evening of Shamanism Healing your Inner Child Ongoing Reiki practice and review nights are offered for all students. All classes are offered in love and light.

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One-on-One (W)hole Life Coaching Relationship Intensives for Couples Awakening Divinity Apprenticeship Reiki Level I and II classes Learn this ancient healing art to support yourself and those around you. …and much, much more! NASW-approved CEU’s available “Alaya Chadwick is able to put ‘hands and feet’on extremely complex concepts in a way which connects them to the living reality of everyday life.” — Martha Harrell, MSN, Ph.D.

First Year: The Way of Contemplation Second Year: The Way of Action Campuses in Portland, ME and Amesbury, MA

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The (W)hole Point Institute offers a wide range of self-development experiences, healing opportunities, and empowerment trainings for individuals and couples or partners. These workshops are both experiential and educational and are offered in group and/or one-on-one settings. Additionally, there are intensive apprenticeship programs which offer personal in-depth study. 2-Day Intensive (W)hole Workshops Learn practical tools to reveal your own unique pathway to (W)holeness. 2-Day PAIRing™ Workshops (People Activating Intimate Relating™) Open to couples and singles, this workshop is for those who wish to bring their relationships to a deeper level of self-appreciation and intimate union.

Interfaith Spiritual Growth and Ordination as an Interfaith Minister

Massage q Foot Reflexology q Body Reflexology q Reflex Light Reflexology Shiatsu-Acupressure q Myofascial Release Lymphatic Drainage q Myo-Skeletal Alignment q Nutritional Consultants Act now! State requirements are changing in 2010; programs will be longer & cost more. State Licensed and Approved www.AcusageAcademy.com www.ReflexologyOnline.com 250 Main St., Oxford, MA q 508-987-0178

energy based education since 1980, Nancy Risley recognizes that your education is a transformational healing process. As a successful therapist, author and teacher, her vision is to help you realize your dream of work that is creative and supports all aspects of who you are. Whether you work in a spa, clinic, or have your own business, you gain the required skills to create satisfaction as well as increased flexibility, control and income. The next step to fulfilling your future is to call for a no obligation, information interview with our Career Advisor. We look forward to meeting you and learning about your future. Programs take from 4 to 12 months, depending on your schedule: Full-time, mother’s hours or part-time evenings. Accredited. Licensed. Financial Aid available for qualified students. 800-262-8530 v www.spatech.edu

The Connecticut Institute of Herbal Studies

Traditional Chinese Medicine has been practiced for over 4000 years. It employs a highly developed theoretical system which determines the appropriate application of herbs based on an individual’s unique symptoms and not just on a named disease. In this way TCM treats the causes of disease and not just the disease itself. Appointments for TCM care are available as well, by Laura Mignosa, Nationally Certified Chinese Herbologist.

Founded in 1992, the Connecticut Institute of Herbal Studies in Wethersfield, Ct. focuses on Traditional Chinese Medicine and offers a Certified Herbology Program with a foundation in both theory and clinical diagnosis as practiced in China today.

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Aromatherapy, Western Herbology and other holistic care modalities are also provided at the Institute. Information on classes, events, cultural tours to China and more, can be found on our website.

Hypnotherapy

Certification Program

2010 Schedule This certificate program is 100 hours of independent adult study which includes two intensive weekends of instruction. The program includes an introduction to Ericksonian hypnosis , hypnosis and child birthing, medical and dental applications for hypnosis, pain management, hypnosis with children, habit elimination or modification, age regression, a wide variety of hypnotic inductions and techniques, the elimination of all phobias, etc. This program is approved for 32 CEUS for nurses and social workers. Graduates may join the American Board of Hypnotherapy.

Association. He has published articles on hypnotherapy and recently appeared on the Discovery Health Program on national television. Winchester Hospital is one of several hospitals in the nation offering full certification to hypnotherapists. The cost of the program is $1600, which includes all textbooks and materials. The tuition is tax-deductible. The first payment of $800 is due at registration. Final payment is due at the first class. If you refer a student who registers in the same session, $100 will be deducted from your fee. Weekend classes will be held as follows: F F F

April 10-11 and May 8-9 June 5-6 and Aug. 28-29 Oct. 2-3 and Nov. 6-7

Classes are held at Winchester Hospital Community Health Institute, Baldwin Park I, 12 Alfred Street, Suite 207, Woburn, MA.

Instructor Ted Benton, Ed., a Winchester Hospital staff hypnotherapist, is a national and international hypnosis instructor. He holds numerous certifications for advanced hypnosis training, including training approved by the American Psychological

To sign up for a class, or for more information, call us or visit our website and click on Community Health Institute.

New England Institute of Reflexology & Universal Studies

v Courses meet state and national standards; CE’s approved from ARCB and NCBTMB. School is licensed by Commonwealth of MA, Dept. of Education

v Professional Reflexology Certification and Approved Continuing Education in Reflexology, Massage, and Reiki v Integrative techniques give students a strong foundation and create a balanced treatment style v Students qualify as professional therapists upon completion

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The Way to Balance,® LLC Center for Advanced Healing and Training Aaron & Sue Singleton, Founders

The Energy of Life® (EOL) Process Educational Programs complement all medical and holistic modalities, and empower practitioners and laypersons. EOL I.D.E.A.L. Process for Creating a

Life You Love! Workshop Series A totally unique intuitive and healing process that transforms lives, whether you are a healer, doctor, executive, or full-time parent. Use the EOL process alone, or to enhance Reiki, Pranic Healing, etc. The EOL Process for Discernment and Intuitive Accuracy within this series is prerequisite for Medical Intuitive training with Sue Singleton. EOL Visionary Acupressure System

Eclectic Institute

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of Aromatherapy and Herbal Studies

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Offering over 20 years of experience in the science, art and principles of herbalism and aromatherapy.

Saturday Seminars 9:30 am-6 pm $125 Mar 6 Apr 10 May 8 We offer a six 3-day themed weekend Immersion Learning Program beginning in October.

The Constellation Approach is based on the work of Bert Hellinger and the Family Constellation Method. Our Seminars are specifically designed so that any issue may be presented. Open to all who wish to experience and learn about the Constellation Approach. They are experiential and you may have the opportunity to set up your own constellation, assist others by being a representative in their constellation, or observe the various constellations throughout the day.

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Oct 15-17 The Family of Origin Dec 3-5 The Father’s Line Jan 21-23 The Mother’s Line Mar 4-6 Effects of Illness, Disease & Death Apr 8-10 Supporting Love in Our Relationships May 13-15 Effects of War, Immigration & Religion Certificate received upon completion. Program fee $2600 includes learning manual. Private constellation sessions also available. Jamy Faust, MA and Peter Faust, Mac www.ConstellationApproach.com 617-484-4325

EOL Rings of Oden™ New Technology for Quantum Healing Revolutionary “Net-Neutral Ionic Energy” technology embedded into The Rings of Oden accelerates light resonance and provides modulating energy frequencies for healing. Users report rapid resolution of chronic pain, injuries, glaucoma, chronic emotional patterns and illnesses. The Rings combine Sacred Geometry, Crop Circles, and DNA Holographic Re-Patterning to create specific vortices and frequencies for various conditions. Powerful for self-healing, as well as helping others.

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Workshop Series This fusion of ancient and modern techniques makes a quantum leap to address trauma and illness, without relying solely on

Our goal is to act as a bridge between complimentary and conventional medicine through the training of qualified holistic practitioners. Join us!

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linear meridian techniques. Learn unique protocols for deeper, more rapid release of the Root Cause. Our easy to learn 60-point numbered system includes detailed diagrams: no prior acupressure experience or knowledge required.

Rhys Thomas Healer Training Offering two exciting programs at the Solstice Healing Arts Center Teachers Rhys Thomas and Lisa Campion invite you to The Rhys Thomas Healer Training programs at the Solstice Healing Arts Center in Medway MA. The Growing the Healer Within program is for those just starting on their journey into healership. The Healer Training Program is suitable for practitioners who are looking to deepen their personal growth, increase their intuition and learn advanced healing techniques.

Other Workshops Radical Hands-On Healing Light Therapy: Healing at the Speed of Light Sound Therapy: Healing with Resonance Introduction to Medical Intuition, etc. 21 Water St. Amesbury, MA 01913 www.TheWayToBalance.com 978-834-0341

Ongoing certification courses offered throughout the northeast including: ✴ 7-Month Herbal Certification ✴ 4-Month European-Based Aromatherapy Introduction ✴ 4-Month Advanced Aromatherapy Course ✴ 3-Month Conscious Nutrition Course ✴ Palmistry a tool of diagnoses All courses are practical and provide the understanding necessary to use these tools both safely and effectively. www.aromatherapyandherbalstudies.com 978-297-4502

A community of peers that will support your journey on a day to day basis F A model for looking at your own defenses to heal yourself at a deeper level F Learn how to hold your energy field and stay in your center no matter what is going on around you F Understand your own energy system to see where your blocks and strengths are F Experience your own soul as the best teacher and guide you have ever had F Powerful Full Spectrum Healing techniques to take your healership to the next level F

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Use day to day, moment by moment, in real life situations Face whatever happens with a new feeling of inner strength, ease and confidence. Coaching Using the Sedona Method® What is the Sedona Method®? A simple, powerful, easy-to-use technique that shows you how to tap into your natural ability to let go of any uncomfortable or unwanted feeling in the moment.

Channeled Readings Personal Evolution Classes Have you spoken with an ascended master recently? Vywamus, channeled by Andrea Seiver, is a master and teacher who is working to help us make our next evolutionary step into the higher levels of consciousness. Receive his insights, his energies, and his practical advice in classes or readings.

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Kristin Kirk After experiencing a dramatic shift in consciousness, Kristin began healing within the multidimensional soul and universe. She works in unison with a team of spirit guides to transform the soul by releasing layers of density, old trauma, and conditioning, that have hindered a brighter and clearer expression of the Radiant Self.

Eliminate your stress, fears and tensions Improve your relationships G Be radiantly healthy G Have financial security G Drop addictions and bad habits G Gain emotional wellness and intelligence G Have lasting inner peace, joy and happiness

Stephen-Wolf Foster, Psy.D. “The only time is now. The only way is before us.”

Coaching available by phone or in person Introduction and Support Groups monthly Offices in Watertown, MA & Providence, RI Cheryl@WrightHereNow.com 617-448-8749 G www.WrightHereNow.com

Readings with Vywamus cover your questions about life work, relationships, past lives, and other issues with his characteristic warmth and humor. Channeled Classes and Spiritual Tutoring help you personally evolve and practice living on a wider scale as your larger self. Evenings with Vywamus: Vywamus discusses your questions on topics of general interest. Donation $10. Call for next dates. Courses: Learn to Channel • Advanced Channeling/Spiritual Support Class For information about classes or readings, call Andrea at 617-332-1541 or visit me at www.andreaseiver.com.

This may occur as soul clearing, past life and current life healing, emotional and mental release, balancing of subtle energetic anatomy, integration of multidimensional consciousness, embodiment support, and channeled guidance. With 20 years in practice, Kristin offers healing sessions, both long distance, and locally, for individuals, couples, groups, pets, loved ones, and those who have passed on. She also offers ‘Journey Into Awakening’, a transformational and educational series to support and facilitate the awakening process. www.kristinkirk.com

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Authentic Conversation: An Existential approach to psychotherapy, coaching and clinical supervision. In these difficult and dangerous times, many of us are realizing that something isn’t right in our personal or professional lives. We might feel particularly alone, discouraged or lost. We might feel disconnected from ourselves, or paralyzed by trauma, depression, anxiety, or some repetitive selfsabotaging habit that keeps us captive. Our concerns might be about our work, our relationships, our own body. We might not even know exactly what it is, just that our life doesn’t seem right.

Body-Centered Psychotherapy Listen to your body…follow your heart. The heart is the first organ to form in the body, and is the organizing factor for physical formation, including brain formation. Trauma, deprivation or neglect creates heart wounds, which keep us from accessing our deepest selves. Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy (EKP) facilitates an emotional, energetic rewiring, helping us activate and express

My name is Dr. Stephen Wolf Foster. Since 1985 I have been helping individuals, couples and other therapists to navigate through difficult times. With an attitude of “no shame; no blame”, we may engage in “Authentic Conversation” wherein you distinguish your true voice, your true vision and your very real possibility of Transcendence. This freedom allows us to reclaim our authentic sense of vitality, purpose and personal power. As we gain liberating insight, aided by practical skills, we are best able to move beyond the problems and toward the life we would choose for ourselves. With offices in Cambridge and Amesbury, I serve clients from the North Shore to the metropolitan Boston area. For information on how I conduct my work, or to make an appointment, call or visit the website. Whether you engage my counseling services or those of someone else whom you feel might fit you better, remember this: There is no later. Your only time and place of personal power is here and now. www.swolffoster.com v 617-413-3712

the power of the heart. Emotional safety, words, touch, meditation, movement, presence and silence facilitate verbal and non-verbal expression. Meaningful work, fulfilling relationships, self-esteem, purpose and passion, love, intimacy and sexuality follow. Straight, GLBT and poly-friendly. Coaching for soul-centered living. Body psychotherapy groups Tues. and Thurs. nights in Newton. Apprenticeship training. Books: Living with Vision, and Healing the War Between the Genders Blog: www.heartspacecafe.com/blog Individual, Couple and Group Psychotherapy Newton, MA www.healingheartpower.com LSMHEART@aol.com 617-965-7846

Transpersonal Psychology Jean Mantenuto Stannard

Transpersonal Psychology. She has over 25 years experience in the mental health field. Transpersonal and other psychotherapeutic approaches can help you: Know yourself better Uncover limitations to reach your potential W Renew your perspective on living life W Gain a greater awareness of yourself, others and the world you live in W Improve physical, mental and emotional health W Relieve pain from detrimental influences of past experiences W Enjoy an overall enhanced quality of living W W

Joining Western and Eastern developmental, spiritual and healing principles for personal development, spiritual evolution, life satisfaction, greater insight, and peace of mind. Jean Mantenuto Stannard holds a Master’s degree in clinical psychology and is pursuing her Ph.D. at the Institute of

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Barbara Madden Johnson M.A., C.A.G.S., L.R.C., L.P.C. Do you have a belief that, inside of you, you have the potential that yearns to be released? For most, a fleeting glimpse is all they’ll ever have. For others, there is a way. Just imagine…releasing your true potential. Working together, one-on-one, you can over-

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Bioenergetic Analysis Clinical Hypnosis & EMDR The innovative combination of Bioenergetic Analysis, Clinical Hypnosis & EMDR is unique in the field of mind-body psychotherapy! Each is a creative and powerful vehicle for making a life change. Bioenergetics is an active, body-oriented psychotherapy; Clinical Hypnosis is a state of intentional inward concentration characterized by deep body relaxation; and EMDR utilizes bilateral eye movements to facilitate the emo-

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Carol Recchion, MDiv

Over 20 years experience helping people have more joy-filled and successful lives

Self-pay only. Sliding fee scale is available. Holden, MA W 978-257-5447

Life Coaching and Spiritual Counseling is a client-centered whole person approach to help individuals gain clarity for achieving a better life.

Eliminate: Fears, stress, anxiousness, limiting thoughts and emotions, negative outlook, self-destructive habits and behavior.

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Learn: Effective tools for life such as: How to attract the right things G 5 minute focusing techniques G Creative visualization G Self-hypnosis G Create positive outlook, thoughts & emotions G

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Life Coach Spiritual Counselor

Achieve: happiness, finding your true purpose, balance, deeper spiritual connection, and living the life you always wanted. harry@lifeachieved.com 508-740-9745 G www.lifeachieved.com

come problems that have kept you from achieving your goals and desires. Unlock your potential! Restore inner balance! Come alive! Barbara Madden Johnson, M.A., C.A.G.S., L.R.C., L.P.C., a certified master practitioner and licensed trainer in Neuro Linguistic Programming, has over 25 years experience helping individuals with: u Career and identity issues u Immune and autoimmune illnesses u Chronic fatigue syndrome u Depression u Learning disabilities and ADD u Relationships u NLP Certification Training Program u Belmont, MA. Some insurance accepted. For an appointment, call 617-484-1716.

tional and cognitive processing of distressing and traumatic experiences. Each modality helps to identify and access inner conflicts, self-limiting beliefs, and energetic disruptions that are just beneath ordinary awareness. Positive, lasting change occurs from the inside out as one resolves those obstacles, experiences new potentials, and learns new skills. Shawna V. Carboni, LICSW, DCSW is a licensed clinician with more than 20 years of experience who fervently believes in each individual’s innate capacity for selfactualization. She brings a vigor, maturity, and commitment to her work that is refreshing and rare, and her style is collaborative, professional, and future-oriented. Visit www.lifechangeboston.com for more information, or contact her private practice LifeChange, LLC at 617.782.5020 to schedule an appointment.

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Christine Coyne Psychotherapist Achieve change through adopting a new healthier and happier belief system.

Through the coaching process, the client’s strengths are confirmed as well as their beliefs, practices, thoughts, and feelings. Clients who have worked with Carol report feeling more empowered in their lives, happier in their relationships, and more successful in achieving cherished goals that have been difficult to achieve on their own. Carol also has specialized training and experience with helping people manage difficult life transitions including grief, loss, illness, and relationship challenges. With help real growth is possible… Call for more information Hudson, MA V 774-258-1468 http://crecchionlifecoach.webs.com

will work together to reinforce your positive qualities and strengths. Issues of anxiety and depression, as well as other psychological symptoms are treated holistically. I am an experienced and dedicated therapist, holding a 12 year certificate in psychotherapy, here to help you improve the quality of your life. Sliding scale fee. Call for a free consultation. Marblehead, MA christine.coyne@comcast.net www.ChristineCoyne.com v 781-639-4464 v

My approach to psychotherapy is both dynamic and innovative. Through thoughtful listening and experienced feedback, we

ASAT™ C.O.R.E. Counseling Hypnotherapy Karuna Reiki® Master Shamballa Basic Master Teacher Appointments and workshops available.

Janet Sedgwick Holistic Counseling Services

774-766-9353 Janet@JanetSedgwick.com www.JanetSedgwick.com

Start living the life you want.

Stop Smoking In One Session

Lose Weight Naturally Dr. George W. Mephis, Ph.D., BCH, is a world-renowned Russian healer and spiritual teacher, with 25 years of experience in helping people stop smoking, lose weight and achieve freedom from addiction slavery. He has been called The Miraclemaker for his phenomenal ability to cure incurable diseases. He is the founder of the HypnoEnergetic Movement. This powerful technique stimulates the brain to produce more pleasure hormones, naturally creating a positive state of consciousness and at the same time erasing the negative memories related to addictive behavior.

Mr. Mephis helps people quit smoking in one session, lose weight and control their appetite, eliminate pain, stress, anxiety, depression and various other physical disorders including cancer in a unique and miraculous way. u

Stop Smoking in One Session

Lose Weight

Eliminate Pain

Stress, Anxiety, Depression

Substance Abuse

Addictive Behavior

Self Destructive Behavior

Cancer Patients Support

Enhance Spot Performance

George W. Mephis | Market Street Health 214 Market Street u Brighton, MA02135 617-507-1991 www.hypnoenergetic.com

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A Balanced Way Joel Perlmutter, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist Joel Perlmutter, Ph.D., psychologist, has 35+ years of experience in alternative and traditional therapies. The calm and supportive environment created empowers you to make the changes

Holistic Counseling Concepts Trish Whynot, D.C.Ed. Doctor of C.O.R.E. Education “What impressed me about Dr. Trish was her natural ability to see through the chaos of life’s web and identify the root cause of problems.” — Bob Olson, Editor, OfSpirit.com Offering a variety of techniques, including: ASAT™ C.O.R.E. Counseling, Meditation, Energy Work, Crystals, and Aromatherapy

you seek in yourself, your relationships, and your family life, establishing balance and hope, often in just a few sessions. You can take control of your life. Increase effectiveness, health, and joy Simplify your life v Build confidence Strengthen relationships v Adapt to loss Master fears v Improve communication Learn relaxation techniques Reduce anxiety and panic Worcester, MA ~ 508-799-0407 Putnam, CT ~ 860-928-6619

Eliminate the root of physical, social, and financial problems: Unresolved issues stored in our physical and energy bodies can manifest as pain, illness, or mediocrity. Discover, address, and release issues blocking health and wealth. View obstacles, relationships, and illness as opportunities for growth and change. Experience resonance-changing techniques that get to the root of problems. Open to an array of extraordinary futures. Private Appointments, Phone Sessions & Workshops Middleton, MA u Trish@TrishWhynot.com www.TrishWhynot.com u 978-314-4545

Life Coaching

Improve motivation, accomplish tasks & more

Holistic Psychotherapy & Life Coaching Lori Miller-Freitas, LICSW

Bioenergetic Analysis “Bioenergetics is the vibrant way to health and the way to vibrant health.“ ~ Alexander Lowen, MD, Founder Integrated mind-body therapy, combining talk therapy with guided body move-ments and expressive exercises. The

work focuses on increasing aliveness and self-respect through body-oriented psychotherapy. It helps people resolve emotional problems and release chronic tensions to become more relaxed, and ultimately to maximize their potential for intimacy and joy in life.

Certifications: LICSW, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists. Visa/MC acccepted.

EMDR R TAT R Hypnosis R Reiki I use a combination of traditional, body centered and energy therapies to increase the speed and deepen the level of holistic healing.

294 Pleasant St. R Ste. 103B R Stoughton, MA

Get More Out of Life! More Love! More Joy! More Satisfaction!

You Deserve It! Glenn Bigonet, M.A. Mental Health Counselor, Cert. Hypnotherapist Initial consultation free Weekly Group and Workshops Offered

www.GlennBigonet.com 617-462-6642

Visit our website or call for more information and to be added to our mailing list. Training Group, Ongoing Workshops, Exercise Classes, Individual Therapy www.massbioenergetics.org 617-876-3652

Healing from the Body Level UpSM

Center of the Heart Whole Health Integration

Joan Holzman, Psy. D. Lic. Psychologist, Lic. Marriage and Family Therapist Dance/Movement Therapist From the time we are very young we take life’s experiences to heart. Over time we may forget our core, hurts and feelings, but they remain with us. Our heartfelt experiences help shape our sense of self and our interactions with others.

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I offer a variety of modalities such as: EMDR, Sandtray Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, Therapeutic Movement & Psychotherapy to help heal our core issues and attain a more integrated sense of health and well being. I look forward to meeting you. Client Comments: s Sandtray – “Sand tray therapy helped me see my life more clearly.” s EMDR – “I had insights I never had before.” s Therapeutic Movement – “It was great to feel the freedom in my body after working with you.” 42 Thoreau Street, Concord, MA 01742 978-369-6138

Using extensive professional experience to resolve issues related to: Trauma, Grief, PTSD, Anxiety and Phobias, ADD.

Get to the core — Transform your life! You are on this earth to be happy and realize your true potential.

Conveniently located near the commuter rail in Needham. Just a short drive from Rte. 128/I-95. Massachusetts Society of

Holistic Psychotherapy/Clinical Consultation

A new mind / body / spirit healing methodology for the 21st century

Announcing hbluSM A breakthrough new therapy that can change your life, even when other therapies have failed! • Do you have fears, anxieties or phobias that get in your way? • Are your relationships frustrating, painful, or unsatisfying? • Are you feeling unfulfilled with your career, current income, or just life in general? • Do you constantly struggle to achieve and maintain your ideal weight? • Are you being weighed down by chronic health problems? • Do you find yourself making the same mistakes over and over again? When you’ve done your best to solve these problems, but find that they are not

www.eaglespirittherapies.com 781-297-2003

Do you feel stuck in your daily routine? Are you unsatisfied or angry with your life as it is now? Do you wish you could live the life you really want? I’m Glenn Bigonet and I want to help you love your life. I will help you get unstuck, move toward your dreams and feel more positive and happy. I utilize heart-centered therapeutic techniques, and at times powerfully combine hypnosis and psychotherapy. This method is safe, effective and faster than using only talk therapy. The results will amaze you! You’ll notice a huge change in your life as we work together to make your goals a reality. Don’t wait! Call now to set up your FREE consultation. It’s time to create the change you desire.

under your voluntary control, you are experiencing unconscious self-sabotage. Healing from the Body Level UpSM (hbluSM) is a unique and effective way to get unstuck and eliminate struggle by clearing mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual blocks to success, so that you can finally achieve your goals! The originator of this holistic psychotherapy system, Dr. Judith Swack, has demonstrated her amazing phobia cures live on WCVB Channel 5 News, on TBS Superstation’s Worst Case Scenario, and on New England Cable News. She is a respected healer, teacher of healers, author, and keynote presenter at major psychology conferences. Dr. Judith Swack and her associates Nicole LaFrance, MA, and David Danzig, LICSW, are now available for private sessions in person, or by phone. “This work gave me back my life.” – Susan S., Writer, Boston, MA “I’ve made more progress in the most important areas of my life in just a few sessions than I did in 5 years of traditional therapy. This woman is amazing! I’ve already referred – Jane U., Teacher 10 clients to her.” For a free information package and to book appointments, call 1-800-310-6549 or 781-444-6940, or visit www.hblu.org.

Compassionate Psychotherapy & EMDR Barbara Gangemi, LMHC We are each endowed with an enormous capacity for self-healing, and often what’s needed is a wise and experienced guide to show us the way through darkness. Barbara’s style of compassionate psychotherapy, combined with a number of highly effective stress reduction techniques as well as the rapid and profound healing effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can lead to new levels of physical, emotional, and spiritual health and well being. EMDR is a body-focused psychotherapy that allows an individual to reprocess disturbing memories that have become locked in the nervous sytem through a disruption in normal information processing. Past events seem “frozen in time,” and the traditional methods of talking about them do not relieve the strong feelings they contain.

Maybe you are having trouble maintaining relationships or employment in the present. Perhaps you remember childhood mistreatment, medical procedures that were frightening and painful, accidents, illnesses, even natural disasters. Many people today experience a pervasive feeling of “being stressed.” Whatever the source of your distress, this combination of therapies can bring deep and lasting healing to your body, mind, and spirit. As a licensed mental health counselor and a fully certified EMDR practitioner, Barbara has been practicing psychotherapy for sixteen years and EMDR for the past eleven years. She considers the opportunity to assist clients to be a sacred trust, and she moves toward the path to healing with the knowledge that, in a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship, we can heal what has been too daunting to face alone. Some insurances accepted. Call for further information or to schedule an appointment.

Yoga & Meditation Therapy Spiritual Counseling Rev. Robert “Ram” Smith Eva “Dikshini” Koos Rev. Robert “Ram” Smith: Ordained Ananda Sangha, Self-Realization, or Yogoda, Minister for over 33 years. Eva “Dikshini” Koos: Certified Sivananda Yoga Teacher for over 14 years are a married couple who have guided people around the world on their spiritual journey. Having both lived and served at the Ananda Assisi Community and Retreat Center for seven years combined, both Reverend Ram and Dikshini speak fluent Italian and use their musical voices, and other instruments, as tools for healing during sessions with their clients.

Christopher Gruener MA, LMHC Everyone knows the experience of being at life’s crossroads — personally, professionally, spiritually. We often wonder, “How do I move forward?” and “What kind of support would really help?” As a Master’s degreed clinician, a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and a Blue Cross provider, I have served the mental health and relationship needs of Boston area residents through my Newton-based private practice for the past 20 years. I offer individual, couples, and family counseling in single hour sessions. In addition, I offer breathwork and group counseling in a two hour session format. I work on a sliding scale basis, and no one is denied services for lack of funding. My approach to counseling integrates traditional Western insight oriented psychotherapy, elements of Buddhist thought, a progressive political perspective and techniques developed through the Transpersonal Psychology Movement. And as a long time student of “A Course In Miracles,” my work reflects deep appreciation for the transformative power of heartfelt forgiveness and the creative wisdom of our Higher Self. Whatever the magnitude or urgency of your concerns, my approach is essentially the same. I offer an oasis for self exploration—a place to attend to your own Inner Voice—and an environment of reflection

“The channel is blessed by what flows through it!” - Paramhansa Yogananda Call for an appointment: 401-218-5858 www.anandarhodeisland.org

BarbaraGangemi@aol.com Roslindale: 617-553-0714 Hopkinton: 508-435-5580

Body/Mind Psychotherapy Judith Prebluda, L.M.H.C.

CrossroadS CounselinG

Reverend Ram and Dikshini perform Aura Balancing, Chakra Clearing, Healing Prayers and Affirmations for Manifesting, and Vegetarian Diet consulting based upon the Yogoda Techniques of Self-Realization that they call, Yoga and Meditation Therapy — tools for physical, mental and spiritual empowerment based on the teachings of the great Master of Kriya Yoga, Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. Also, they perform spiritual rituals for marriages, children baptisms, funerals, astral ascension ceremonies, house blessings, and ghost, or astral entity, purification rites.

and encouragement as you move through and beyond your personal crossroads. TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION OFFERED SPRING 2010

Free Form Breathwork Free Form Breathwork uses the power of guided breathing practices to foster profound self-generated healing in all aspects of one’s life—practical, emotional and spiritual. Evocative music, sustained focusedbreathing and facilitative body work are integral elements of this process. This type of work with one’s breath often involves intense emotional release as well as the recollection and resolution of very early difficult memories. Activists Support Group This group, which is limited to eight participants, offers solution focused group facilitation. Participants have identified themselves as being—or desiring to be— political, ecological or spiritual activists. The group offers emotional and practical support for taking personal responsibility and collective action to heal our planet and ourselves. Group members participate in meditative practice, relationship process work, and strategic planning during sessions. Practical support and group encouragement will be offered to all group members who choose to pursue organizing field work and community activism between sessions. To explore the possibility of our working together, a pre-session “Get Acquainted Meeting”— for which there is no fee — is requested. Please call or email me to schedule this session. Newton Centre, MA F 617-965-6552 chris.gruener@comcast.net www.crossroads-counseling-services.com

Body/Mind Psychotherapy is a therapy modality, which synthesizes the best of Eastern Philosophy, Spiritual Orientation and Modern Western Psychology and Research. Visit my website for detailed descriptions of methods, philosophy, and approaches.

Mindfulness and Spiritual Development Classes These short-term psycho-educational classes focus on spiritual tools to support and enhance your mental/emotional balance, sobriety, healing and wellness. For class schedules and descriptions, please visit my website. 1236 Broadway, Teele Square, Somerville (Arlington line) Insurance accepted. For consultation, please call: 781-643-2313 or email: judith@jpbodymindtherapy.com. www.jpbodymindtherapy.com.

Healing and Bodywork Rising Star

healing system Private Healing Sessions / Practioner Training

The Rising Star Healing System is an ancient and sacred healing modality recently reintroduced to humanity by the Ascended Masters. It is a tremendously effective system that was channeled to Derek O’Neill, who is a Spiritual Master based in Dublin Ireland. This healing system has enormous significence for the planet, with the potential to bring about unity and profound planetary shifts and is for The Lover of Divinity. Through this new Healing System, you will:

AR emove misqualified or negative energies from the chakras and seven body systems, allowing your being to clear and heal on all levels, and open to your True Self A Activate your full DNA blueprint A Connect with your highest consciousness

AB egin to open your Fourth Eye — The Masters Eye all cells of your body cells on A Rejuvinate all levels

AA ddress the process of ascension on all levels: Soul – Spirit – and Physical

AC reate unity consciousness and more This healing modality brings a symphony of Pure Love and Pure Light into all levels of your being. It is a vital teaching and healing modality for the ascension of humans on all levels. PRACTITIONER TRAINING This is an extremely powerful Initiation and Training from Source to Source, that calls upon the Fire of Truth to remove all energies from your being that are allied with error and that are not in accordance with your True Self. It raises your vibration tremendously and removes much that may be blocking the attainmant of your full potential. Visit our website for a schedule of upcoming trainings. Rev. Claire Luft, Master Teacher & Healer Heart’s Singing Healing Center Woburn, MA A 781-281-2888 www.heartssingingcom

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Colon Hydrotherapy

America’s Most Experienced

J oya Z . Baynes

Harvey Gray’s wife and Reiki business partner, and serves as the director of the John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing. Each workshop consists of two full days of learning, hands-on practice and ‘no cut corners.’ You will immediately be able to effectively channel Reiki healing energy for yourself, others and pets. In Reiki First Degree you will:

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✴ Quickly and easily develop your natural,

T I-Act Instructor T NBCHT Certified T Over 6 Years Experience

Reiki Teachers

T FDA Approved Instrument T Closed System

Experience Colonic Irrigation in the comfortable surroundings of the Lydian Center for Innovative Medicine, located inside the Professional Building of Sancta Maria Hospital.

777 Concord Ave, Suite 301, Cambridge, MA

Awaken Your Healing Touch

One of Libby's current passions is teaching hospice staff and volunteers. Fueled by Reiki energy, their healing touch is enhanced, affording greater effectiveness in calming agitation, soothing pain and providing comfort. In class, a powerful slide presentation captures the essence of Reiki. You hear the Reiki story, receive attunements and practice giving and receiving Reiki. You leave class with an illustrated notebook, certificate, and pin, fully trained and certified to do Reiki on yourself, family, friends, colleagues, and pets.

Libby Barnett, MSW Libby is a gifted, knowledgeable Reiki Master with 26 years experience. She is coauthor of Reiki Energy Medicine, Bringing Healing Touch into Home, Hospital, and Hospice – over 55,000 copies sold in seven languages. Use Reiki to create more joy and ease in your life. Let Libby's warm, heart-centered approach help you take your next step toward self-love and inner peace. Reiki brings balance and harmony, supporting you doing the work you were born to do. Reiki facilitates transitions, promotes creativity and wisdom, and accelerates spiritual growth, helping you manifest your magnificence. Libby has taught medical and nursing students at Harvard, Brown, Tufts, and Yale as well as staff at Massachusetts General, Beth Israel, Mt. Auburn, Emerson, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Southern New Hampshire, New York Foundling, and New York Columbia Presbyterian. Libby was featured in a Reiki segment for the PBS nationally televised series, Body and Soul. For the past seven years, Libby has conducted Reiki classes at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.

lifetimehealth@colonlove.com www.colonlove.com 617-710-1337 or 617-876-6777

"My commitment to teach the Usui System of Reiki Healing in the authentic, traditional manner inspired me to visit Japan to retrace the roots of Reiki. I am dedicated to teaching this sacred healing art to promote health and conscious living on the planet. I invite you to give yourself the gift of Reiki. It is an easy, effective way to love, heal, and empower yourself. I look forward to meeting you and sharing Reiki." Reiki I Boston Area Classes: Concord, MA: Mar. 13 or June 26 Watertown, MA: Mar. 27 or May 15 Reiki I Wilton, NH Classes: Mar. 20 or May 1 or June 5 For info on additional classes, call or check our website: www.reikienergy.com Click on Upcoming Events To register, call the Reiki Healing Connection: 1-888-REIKI-4-U (1-888-734-5448). Visa/MC accepted. Social Work CEU’s and Nursing contact hours available. Reiki Master Training information available on request. E-mail: reiki@reikienergy.com Fax: 603-654-2771; Phone: 603-654-2787 www.reikienergy.com

John Harvey Gray ✴ Lourdes Gray, Ph.D. Awaken your healing skills immediately and be a powerful channel for Reiki energy! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the leader in the field of Reiki training for its commitment to excellence in Reiki education. The Center was established by John Harvey Gray and Dr. Lourdes Gray in 1996. John Harvey Gray received his entire Reiki training from Hawayo Takata. He is one of the original 22 Reiki Masters and the longest-practicing Reiki Master Teacher in the West. John has taught over 1,000 Reiki classes and trained more than 25,000 students. A gifted and compassionate teacher, Dr. Lourdes Gray was initiated by John Harvey Gray as a Reiki Master Teacher after years of intensive one-on-one training by John Harvey Gray. As a Reiki Master Teacher, Lourdes has taught over 700 Reiki classes, alone or with John, and trained more than 8,000 Reiki students to date. Lourdes is John

Flower Essence Therapy KATHRIN WOODLYN BATEMAN

Divine Intervention Spontaneous Remission Advanced Energetic Hands on Healing from the Mayan Lineage. Miraculous Healing for all issues that require attention.

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Rev. Claire Luft is a Master Healer and Master Teacher of Divine Intervention Healing. This healing technique is sacred, powerful, and produces Physical Plane Results. Heart’s Singing Healing Center Woburn, MA 781-281-2888 u www.heartssinging.com

Upcoming Classes

Reiki 1st Degree Program (13 CEU’s) Jaffrey, NH: Mar 20-21, Apr 10-11, May 15-16 Belmont, MA: May 8-9 Reiki 2nd Degree Program Jaffrey, NH: Mar 13-14, Apr 24-25 Belmont, MA: May 22-23 Past Life Regressions • Mar 27, Jaffrey, NH Learn to See Auras • Mar 28, Jaffrey, NH The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing P.O. Box 696, Rindge, NH 03461 Visa/MC Accepted For registration and more information: www.learnreiki.org ✴ 603-899-3288

I’ve offered flower essence therapy internationally for over 16 years. I offer sessions by phone and in my Northampton office. I work with clients on a broad range of issues and develop a flower essence formula specifically for each session. Call me if you want compassionate and powerful support for healing into a more gracious and empowered life.

16 Center St, Suite 514, Northampton, MA

Patricia Warren Reiki Jin Kei Do

413-667-8820 j www.foxmountain.net

Union, returning 13 times, as well as to thousands of people in medical, religious and educational settings throughout the Caribbean, Europe and Middle East since 1989. ✦

InternationallyExperienced Divine Intervention is “Where the Impossible Becomes Possible.”

intuitive powers. Within minutes, be able to scan and feel a person’s aura and chakras for analysis. ✴ Effectively treat any condition with Reiki energy— physical, emotional or spiritual, chronic or acute. ✴ Immediately be an effective Reiki healer, confidently bringing comfort and calm to family, friends, clients and pets ✴ Receive a training manual & certificate.

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New Englands most InternationallyExperienced Reiki Master since 1989 Patricia has taught healing techniques of Buddhist, Sikhs and Christians for over 25 years. She is the appointed East Coast representative of Reiki Jin Kei Do ~ Buddho Healing, authentic and advanced teachings of Usui Reiki in the lineage of Buddhist Monk Seiji Takamori. Patricia was the first woman to teach Reiki in the former Soviet

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Patricia Warren, Reiki Master Teacher 508-528-5888 ✦ warrenhealing@gmail.com www.patriciawarren.com

22-Strand DNA Activation

Bring your Divine Blueprint into Physical Plane Manifestation and experience greater empowerment, improved health (mental, emotional physical and spiritual), increased utilization of your brains potential, greater creativity, and increased energy and clarity.

Also, bring forth your greatest talents and abilities, clear many karmic and genetic patterns, hold greater amounts of light in your physical body, and much more. Great for those who feel ready to shift out of those “stuck” areas into tremendous empowerment, improved health on all levels, and living your higher destiny agreements and highest potentials. Rev. Claire Luft Master Teacher/Master Healer Ancient Mystery School Guide & Ritual Master Heart's Singing Healing Center, Woburn, MA 781-281-2888 v www.heartssinging.com

Experience colon hydrotherapy in a safe, relaxed environment using state-of-the-art FDA registered equipment. Stephanie Dumas I-ACT Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, Owner Lexington Medical Building 16 Clarke Street, Lexington, MA Cleansing for the body, the mind, the spirit

healthyspirit@verizon.net 781-860-5116

My Little Shangri-La Holistic Healing Oasis

REIKI practitioner holistic COPYWRITER dedicated to helping you create your oasis physically ~ emotionally spiritually ~ professionally REIKI demonstrations and treatments to relax, de-stress, restore physical vitality, increase mental clarity and reawaken spirituality COPYWRITING creating copy (words) to promote, support or sell your holistic and alternative health product, service or idea

CHRISTINE www.mylittleshangri-la.com Boston — 617-872-5268 — Cape Cod

that gets the issues out of your tissues once and for all. Become empowered to be ALL you are meant to be!

The Heart to Heart

Healing Connection

The Amethyst Bio Mat — Relieves pain and soreness, reduces stress, depression and fatigue, stimulates calorie burning and detoxifies! Contact us to schedule an appointment — for Reiki, Integrated Energy Therapy and/or The Amethyst BioMat: 413-737-9443

Michelle McCarthy RMT, Integrated Energy Therapy Master Instructor Recognized as one of the Top IET Master Instructors 3 of the last 4 yrs

See our class schedule and Community Healing Events online: www.heart2hearthealing.com

Integrated Energy Therapy — A next-

Healing: Combined Modalities Body Memories and The Art of

Natural Breathing

Discover that your body has it’s own language, never lies, and learn to listen!

Dunja Moeller, Ph.D. is a teacher and master practitioner of Body Memories and The Art of Natural Breathing, with over 15 years experience in facilitating the healing process. As a medical anthropologist, she has studied many modalities and authored a book called Gentle Medicine, which supports holistic ways of healing “big labels” and the associated physical expressions which accompany these “issues in the tissue.” She is experienced in bridg-

Favorite Things Studio

A Place of Art and Soul Elaine is the founder and facilitator of Angel Wings of Light™ Certification Course Level I and II. She is also a Paranormal Investigator, practicing Shaman, Certified Hypnotherapist (specializing in Past Life Regression), Empath, Ordained Minister, and a Reiki Master/Teacher offering private sessions and certifications in all levels.

ing the world of western medicine with alternate health. Using her intuitive guidance, Dunja encourages us to listen to our bodies, as they are mirrors for our mind and emotions. Body Memories is a powerful hands-on healing modality, which accesses the body’s subtle energy field to allow for easy and dramatic changes on the structural/physical level. It promotes the release of cellular memories (trauma) by letting go of one’s physical, emotional and mental blocks from the past, so health is restored. Through reclaiming our innate way of breathing, The Art of Natural Breathing superoxygenizes every cell and opens up our ability to breathe and heal deeply.

generation hands-on power therapy technique

Mark Levin specializes in: Hypnotherapy W Reiki W Polarity Therapy White Light Healing W Remote Healing

able to create very powerful healing processes for hundreds of satisfied clients both within the physical confines of his office, and remotely throughout the entire world. There are many clinically documented cases of spontaneous healing performed by him. Located at 121 B Tremont Street, Suite 19, Brighton, MA 02135. For those who are unable to come to my office, home or hospital visits are available. Major credit cards accepted.

By combining traditional healing methods such as Reiki, hypnosis, and polarity therapy with his original white light healing therapy, Mark Levin was

For an office appointment or to place a remote healing request, please call: 617-779-8765 or cell: 617-233-3986 www.transcendentalhealing.com

Devoted to helping you feel better. Energy Healer Reiki Master Certified Hypnotherapist

www.workshopsforabetterlife.com v 978-439-9956 v

Elaine is also a certified yoga instructor and has been a meditation and psychic development teacher for more than 10 years. To inquire about any of her practices or workshops, please go to her website or call her studio and gallery. Rev. Elaine Read-Cole Angel Therapy Practitioner® with Advanced Training and Medium certified by Doreen Virtue Ph.D.

479 Center Street, Pembroke, MA 02359 781-294-7360 www.favoritethingsstudio.com

Magnified Healing, crystal singing bowls, guided meditation, a session can help to restore balance and harmony to body, mind and soul.

Betty L. Solbjor, BFRP,

Services offered: Reiki treatment sessions and training for all levels of Reiki and Karuna Reiki

Usui Reiki Master, Karuna Reiki ® Master Interfaith Minister

Betty Solbjor has been practicing and teaching Reiki since 1996. In 2002 she became a Karuna Reiki® Master, a Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner, and was ordained an interfaith minister. She has extensive experience using Reiki on both people and animals to gently treat many illnesses and emotional problems. Reiki brings about a deep sense of relaxation and inner peace. Combined with

Bach Flower Essence® consultations and creation of custom formulas

Weddings and other ceremonies

Member, International Association of Reiki Professionals and Better Business Bureau,® Serving Eastern Massachusetts. Waltham, MA w betty@reikiflowers.com www.reikiflowers.com 781-258-7712

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Flower Essence Therapy Sean Martinez-Dantonet BFRP

a Practitioner member of the American Holistic Health Association and The Flower Essence Society. She gently guides you in a journey of self exploration and insight by listening with empathy and compassion. Together you will identify the remedies for your unique personality and situation helping you find your way to balance and healing. She is available for individual consultations in person, by phone or email, as well as workshops and presentations. Sean@JourneysofTransformation.com www.JourneysofTransformation.com Northampton, MA G 413-268-3838

Sean has been working with Flower Essence Remedies for over 25 years. She is a Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner,

The Way to Balance,® LLC Center for Advanced Healing and Training Aaron & Sue Singleton, Founders

v Trauma Release Modalities for bone, mus-

cle, nerve, organ issues. Years of pain gone in just a few sessions, or even just minutes. v

Resolve WHY you are sick, or feel unfulfilled! We combine Medical Intuition, Massage/Integrative Bodywork with many more modalities. v

www.TheWayToBalance.com 978-834-0341

ENERGY HEALING

Karen Piedra Environmental space clearing with plant spirit and nature energies, Reiki and dowsing-geomancy Revitalize your home and land! Great for selling and buying homes!

The Rings of Oden™ for the release of X-Ray, MRI, chemo, EMF’s, antibiotics, vaccine and other drug residues, environmental pollutants, petroleum, plastics, and more. 21 Water St. Amesbury, MA 01913

Medical Intuitive Readings that get to the Root Cause of why you are ill, or as a means of prevention.

for You, Your Home, Land, and Community

Visionary Acupressure, Aromatherapy, Sound and Light Therapy, and Hypnotherapy to address issues of anxiety, overwhelm, loss, resentment, and more.

Benefits of a DEEP Space Clearing: W

Removes unwanted spirit energy

Improved health and relationships

Reduces EMF rays and geopathic stresses

Releases trauma of land and structure

Receive a better quality of sleep Also offering Reiki classes with Earth healing techniques! Call for a free consultation: W 508-395-6392 W www.AtlantisPathfinder.com

of all ages... to lighten-up and become selfempowered. Some of our offerings to help you on your journey include: v Yoga, Qigong Classes v Reiki Certification v Monthly Reiki Share Shake Your Soul® v Therapeutic Body Work Corporate Offerings v Other Special Events Our center is constantly evolving. Please check our website for details. Lighten-Up Wellness, located in Mansfield, Massachusetts, is a holistic center reaching out to it’s community. We encourage people

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Tina Walsh, RYT, LMT Certified Shake Your Soul® DansKinetics Instructor

www.lighten-upwellness.com 508.261.1444

Healing Place A Place For Wellness

Detox Footbaths to enhance health and well being. When traditional medicine has not worked, the Healing Place can help to eliminate and manage chronic pain, regulate hormonal/menstrual cycles, complement IVF treatments, and relieve the pain of GI issues.

We offer holistic alternative healing services including Reflexology, Energy Medicine, Chakra Balancing, Reiki and Ionic

508-359-6463

intuitive HEALING

Wendy Marks

M.Ed, C.A.S., FAPA R Medical intuitive sessions, energy heal-

ing and integrative therapy R 25 years of experience in traditional and

complementary healthcare

Eye of the Eagle Center for Spiritual light

Leontine Hartzell is a trained shamanic practitioner and counselor, Usui and Karuna Reiki Master, certified therapeutic energy healer, crystal and sound therapist, plant spirit medicine practitioner, psychic channeler, and legally ordained minister. With the help of her spirit guides,

258 Main Street, Suite 2, Medfield, MA www.healingplacemedfield.com

healer who is most appreciated for helping people to IDENTIFY and HEAL the underlying causes of their problems. Only treating underlying causes, as well as symptoms, leads to true and lasting healing. Elizabeth’s work will help you to: r Release pain and stress! r Support the body’s natural immune system! r Feel rejuvenated and renewed! r Find and live your passion in life! r Communicate with your spirit guides! For information on ongoing workshops, please call or refer to the previous Classes section in this directory. Private Sessions r Hospital/Hospice Visits Long-Distance Healing r Telephone Readings Workshops and Classes Elizabeth A. Gilberg

Peabody and Salem, MA • 978-594-0166

R Improve your physical, mental, and

spiritual health R Works with individuals to develop their

own intuitive skills “As a healer, I work with individuals in a way that consciously promotes a peaceful and healthy planet. Our healing work takes place despite the conflicts that wash over us in our daily lives. By healing ourselves we create changes that have a ripple effect on the world around us.” www.wendymarks.com R 781-449-5368 wlm922@wendymarks.com

Leontine uses soul retrieval, removal and healing of energy blocks, chakra balancing, intuitive counseling, guided imagery, and energy healing methods to heal posttraumatic stress and related disorders, depression, chronic pain and illness, anxiety, grief, and addictive behaviors. Past life issues and current life traumas that affect the client’s physical, emotional, and spiritual health are healed to allow the client to move into a life of joy and fulfillment. Private Sessions Long-distance Healing r Phone Readings Workshops and Classes Andover, MA r info@eyeofeagle.org www.eyeofeagle.org r 978-475-1268

Holistic Spiritual Healing Services WALTER RICE

8 Stress Management

Sage Mountain

8 Vibration and Sound Healing

Herbal Retreat Center

8 Holistic Spiritual Counseling

8 Cymatron Sound Table

MA, CAGS, M.DIV, LCSW,

8 Tibetan Bowls

Reiki Master

8 Reiki 8 Crystal Healing

Providing Holistic/Spiritual options to help heal and restore balance and well-being into your life

Herbs and Earth Awareness

8 Acutonic Tuning Forks

Shrewsbury, MA 8 508-842-8727 www.holistic-spiritual-counseling.com

Health Products

Founded 24 years ago, Sage Mountain has become one of New England’s foremost learning centers for herbs and earth awareness. Located on 500 pristine acres in Vermont and surrounded by thousands of acres of wilderness, this beautiful piece of Earth Mother is a natural sanctuary and teaching site. Throughout the year we offer a series of workshops that emphasize our relationship to herbs and herbal medicine, Earth Mother and one another. We invite you to join us. 2010 WORKSHOPS The Spirit & Essence of Herbalism An Apprentice Program with Rosemary Gladstar

$89.50

Herbs and Gardens All Reiki Charged for Your Good Health Crystals i Herkimer Diamonds i Gemstones Reiki i Usui/Karuna Healing and Classes Pet Reiki/Therapy Healings and Remedies for All Animals Chinese Ear Coning i Ionic Footbath Detox Parasite Zapper Detox Crystal Chakra Balancing Intuitive Reiki Healing with a Reading

Meets: one week in 2010: Sept 5-12 and one week in 2011: May 21-28. Registration: $1,475 includes meals, camping/indoor lodging, Home Study Course ($375 value), all activities, and field trips.

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Removes Old Intestinal Debris

An outstanding herbal educational experience, Rosemary’s Apprenticeship combines didactic study with practical hands-on learning. Included as part of the Apprentice Program is The Science and Art of Herbology, a comprehensive home study course. Activities are hands-on with lots of opportunities to work with and experience the healing power of plants directly. Rosemary is known for her lively and inspirational teaching and for making learning fun, enjoyable and creative.

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The Colon Cleansing Kit

If colonic irrigation sounds too daunting, there’s a less intrusive way to give your insides a spring-clean. The Colon Cleansing Kit from Blessed Herbs ($89.50) is guaranteed to remove old waste and hardened intestinal debris through an eight-day herbal program. The first three days are a “pre-cleanse” that gets you ready for a five-day liquidonly herbal fast. There are two herbal elements to the cleanse. The first is Digestive Simulator capsules that assure regular bowel movements. The second is Toxin Absorber powder, with psyllium husk, which works by binding to old debris and removing it from your system. You will usually start seeing results by the end of the second day. Purchase the kit directly from Blessed Herbs (a family owned company local to MA) and receive a 10% discount with this promotional code: 4638 800-489-4372 • www.BlessedHerbs.com

An Herb and Aromatherapy Shop Common and unique herbs for your herb garden. Scentsibilities also carries herbal products including herbal teas,

June 19 Wild Plant Identification Walk and Wild Food Cooking with Rosemary Gladstar 11- 4 pm. June 23-27 Herbs for Family Health An Intro to Herbalism with Rosemary Gladstar Includes camping/dormitory lodging, catered vegetarian meals, all instructions, activities and materials. July 23- 25 Sacred Teachings of the Plants Exploring the Heart & Soul of Green Medicine with Brooke Medicine Eagle, Pam Montgomery, Kathleen Maier, Rosemary Gladstar, Susan Grimaldi, Matthais and Andrea Reisen and Amy Goodman Kiefer. A three day retreat includes catered meals, camping/dormitory style lodging, and all activities. August 4-8 Renewing Our Traditions A Plant Lover’s Journey to the Green Mountain State. Journey with Rosemary Gladstar and Robert Chartier through Vermont, visiting some of our most beautiful sites and meeting with herbalists and farmers who are making a difference by changing the landscape of farming towards more sustainable traditions. Includes transportation, meals, and all activities. August 27-29 Women Shamanism, Spirituality and Healing Plants with Rocio Alarcon (Ecuador), Dona Enriqueta Contreras (Oaxaca, Mexico), and Rosemary Gladstar. Contact us for information on these and any of our other programs. Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center P.O. Box 420, E. Barre, VT 05649 sage@sagemountain.com www.sagemountain.com V 802-479-9825 books, potpourri, candles, incense and skin care products. Dried herbs are available for making your own herbal teas. We carry a full line of essential oils, oil diffusers and related aromatherapy products including carrier oils and colored bottles for your mixes. Workshops are offered at the shop in herb garden design and planning, herbal topics and aromatherapy. We are glad to fill special requests. Sign up for the monthly email newsletter by emailing us at Linda@scentsibilities.com and receive updates on products and workshops. 750 Main Street, Boylston, MA 01505 508-869-3300 a www.scentsibilities.com

Holistic Medical and Dental Clara A. Lennox, MD

HOME GROWN, HANDMADE NATURAL REMEDIES

Monthly Series (3rd Saturday of each month)

Herbalist r Holistic Medicine Board certified since 2004

Sivvie Lio, Pharmacist 518 Main Street, West Rutland, VT

Enjoy our live chat room, listen to music, read from our library and share some herbal tea.

Family Medicine Board certified since 1984

Over 30 Herbal Medicines Teas i Capsules i Tinctures

info@vermontherbal.com i 802-438-2766 Shop online: www.vermontherbal.com

www.spiritofchange.org

35 Green Street, Melrose, MA 02176 DrClara@LavenderDoc.com www.LavenderDoc.com r 781-665-0101

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Nutrition Advanced Nutrition

Dr. Richard E. Picard Chiropractor, Nutritional Consultant

Holistic Nutritional and Herbal Counseling Susan Huppe Certified Nutritionist A practice focusing on wellness!

Dr. Picard specializes in developing individualized nutritional programs based on clinical findings and patient profile. Dr. Picard’s approach towards nutrition is both scientific and holistic, balancing the needs of the body through wholesome nutrients. 342 Atwood Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 www.drrichardpicard.com 401-942-6967

More than just telling you what to eat. Susan helps clients listen to their inner wisdom and discover ways to heal illness and enhance nourishment in all its forms. She works with whole food supplements and herbs. For optimal healing, all areas of a client’s life are addressed. Experience vitality! Call today! Watertown, MA R Susan@SusanHuppe.com www.SusanHuppe.com 617-926-2467

Readings

Amy Diggins Professional Medium

Have you lost somebody close to you that you would like to try and communicate with? Ever wonder if someone is trying to contact you? Would you like to know, after this life, what’s next?

“Where the End is Just the Beginning”

Amy can help you answer the questions you’ve always wanted to ask.

To many death is the end but really it’s just the beginning.

* New Customers: 30% Off First Reading *

Your angel has a message for you...

Take the first step by calling Mary Edmands, Angelic Life Coach, today and discover who you really are, and begin experiencing the life you were meant to live.

MARY EDMANDS angelic life coach

Services provided include: Affordable Angel Readings. Consultation by phone or in person.

Your Angels want to help you and have an important message for you. Please know that you are not alone; they are with you now and surround you always.

angelstalk@cox.net Mary Edmands Y 401-556-2956 www.AngelsTalk.net

Need insight and clarity?

A soul reading can help! By speaking directly to your guides, we will examine your life from a spiritual perspective to discover your life’s purpose and resolve issues about relationships, health, finances and career. Lisa Campion also teaches Psychic Development and Reiki Classes. Offices located at Solstice Healing Arts Center, Medway MA.

Are you in the middle of a change, crisis or transformation?

lisa@nexushealing.com www.nexushealing.com c 508-473-0609

Angeltouche

Nancy Christie Johansen is a psychic intuitive medium and certified ANGEL THERAPY PRACTITIONER® having studied under Doreen Virtue and James Van Praagh in California. Among her credentials, Nancy is also a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Shamballa Master and Usui Reiki Master. In addition to her own business, Angeltouche, she is currently working as a Registered Nurse and works in a busy emergency room.

Psychic Readings Soul Readings Energy Healing Lisa Campion

~ Nancy Johansen,

RN, ATP,® CCH, RMT

Private sessions in person or distance by phone or e-mail Angel Readings S Reiki S Mediumship Hypnotherapy S Past Life Regression Ongoing Classes & Workshops

508-407-8404 ∙ answers@amydiggins.com www.amydiggins.com

Nancy@Angeltouche.com North Attleboro, MA www.Angeltouche.com S 508-577-4552

NEW AGE STORE

395 Washington Street, Braintree, MA

Michelle Pelletier Psychic Reader Find your Answers in a Reading Open the door to yourself and listen to what your soul has to say. Are you listening or are you trying not to?

Open Doors

16 years experience Licensed Minister • Readings on CD

Largest New Age Store in New England and Power Yoga Studios

www.michellepelletier.org T 707-849-7793

Messages from Loved Ones GROUP EVENTS — “MESSAGES FROM HEAVEN” Spiritual Healing and Chakra Balancing

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7 days a week, telephone readings or walk-ins Store open daily, 9 am-10 pm

Monthly Energy Awareness classes on Skype

Wise Psychic Readings

PSYCHIC AND MEDIUM GAYLE KIRK

Private Readings Tarot, Psychic or Mediumship

Sometimes the hardest voice to hear is your own. Shine a light on your journey in a reading and hear the guidance that is right here for you.

Telephone & In-Person / Groups & Individuals CD or Tape of Reading / Credit Cards & Cash www.GayleKirk.com v 617-489-7717

Yoga Studios now in Weymouth, Hanover, Easton, East Bridgewater, Canton, North Attleboro, Westwood & Braintree

Jocelyn

Intuitive Guidance for Your Life

Internationally known for her work with people via phone, in person, and radio, Jocelyn has been helping and guiding others for over 24 yrs. Known for her ability to “cut to the quick” Jocelyn gives you information you can use for all aspects of your life.

www.OpenDoors7.com u 781-843-8224 POWER YOGA STUDIOS

Hot Power Yoga ~ All Levels Power Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hours Nationally Registered www.OpenDoors7.com u 781-335-3090 If you are ready to take a journey into yourself and hear your story with fresh ears, you will come out with options, tools, and choices you may not have seen on your own. All sessions are recorded on audio cassette. ~ $25 off your first session. ~ For more information, call or email Jocelyn, Intuitive Consultant jocelynintuitive@hotmail.com 978-694-8946

Readings are our Specialty With the Love of Angels Rev. Barbara E. Szafranski Spiritual Counseling  Trance Channeling Mediumship  Psychic Readings Telephone Readings  Tarot Readings Aura Photos: Face and Chakra Body Astrological Charts  Angelic Healings Reiki  Polarity and Energy Work angelicaofsalem@aol.com www.angelicaoftheangels.com

EMMA EMMA PHANEUF PHANEUF EMMA TRACEY PHANEUF

Gifted Psychic, Medium and Channel

Angelica and Angels Landing offer a wide variety of both metaphysical and new age gifts. Browse around, enjoy the softness of the Angelic energy. Feel the magic that Angelica of the Angels and Angels Landing will bring to you. We have a knowledgeable staff to answer any and all questions. We also offer: classes, workshops, lectures, parties, weddings and healings. A reader is on hand at all times. By appointment: Rev. Barbara E. Szafranski Classes Ongoing Weekly: Meditation & Focus on Psychic Development Open Monday through Sunday Angelica of the Angels 7 Central St., Salem, MA  978-745-9355 Angels Landing 131-1 Essex St., Salem, MA  978-744-0170

ing an oil tycoon land a multi-million oil deal! Tarot, numerology, Runes, the I Ching, crystals, palmistry, scrying, and tea leaves can be used to help you gain a better understanding of yourself and the world. Receive a reading for relationships, fertility, finding a job, investment strategy, and just about anything! Psychic Readings in person: 15 min = $25 * 30 min = $35 * 1 hr = $65 Phone Readings available at $1.99 per min.

A renown intuitive advisor for the past 24 years, Emma is a gifted psychic, medium, and channel and has worked for the corporate sector with a highlight including help-

Unity is positive, practical Christianity. We teach the effective daily application of the principles of Truth taught and exemplified by Jesus Christ. We promote a way of life that leads to health, prosperity, happiness, and peace of mind.

Ananda Sangha ‘Joy Is Within You!’ New England Centers for Yoga, Meditation and Spiritual Community “The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience in daily life. Intuition is the soul’s power of knowing God. To know what religion is really about, one must know God… The time for knowing God has come!” — Yogananda

EmmaPhaneuf.com v 401-305-7702

Retreats and Workshops The Gathering Inn A Women’s Spiritual Center and Retreat House

As a non-denominational retreat house, we offer rest and renewal through transformative programs that teach, nurture and expand upon women’s spiritual journeys.

at Daydream Farm

Ongoing weekly classes, circles and gatherings Individual & Group Retreats View the full schedule online

82 Healdville Road, Hubbardston, MA www.gatheringinn.org g 978-820-1139

Spiritual Practices The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism embraces a religious and spiritual belief blending ancient wisdom with contemporary thought. Conveniently located off Watertown Square at the Masonic Center, 32 Church St, services are held at 10:30 am every Sunday, with mediumship, live music, inspirational talks, and healing by the laying on of hands.

www.spiritofchange.org

As an evolving spiritual community, The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism offers weekday evening classes in mediumship, healing and meditation; Medium’s Day the 4th Saturday of every month; plus seminars and workshops throughout the year. For a detailed brochure, a listing of upcoming events, or to speak with the Pastor call 617-923-4334, or visit our website at: www.GreaterBostonChurchofSpiritualism. com. An affiliate of the American Federation of Spiritualist Churches and the International Spiritualist Federation.

Sunday Service: 10 am Child care available from 9:30-11:30 am 21 Cedar Street, Worcester, MA www.unityofcentralma.org H 508-755-6830 H Join us for group meditations, classes, kirtans and more! Live the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and those of his direct-disciple Nayaswami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda Sangha world-wide. York, ME and Exeter, NH: www.anandamaine-newhampshire.org Boston’s North Shore: www.anandaboston.org Rhode Island - South County: www.anandarhodeisland.org

Yoga, Tai Chi and Fitness

To schedule an appointment, or for directions, call or visit Emma online. Friend Emma Tracey Phaneuf on FaceBook!

A place to step out of the busyness and distractions of the world, to be in quiet and stillness, to be a bit pampered and to reconnect to your spiritual center.

We invite you to our Sunday morning services at 10 am held amidst the beauty and prosperity consciousness of an historic mansion in downtown Worcester. Come enjoy encouraging messages, heartfelt music and warm fellowship. All are welcome here.

Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation The oldest Tai Chi school in New England, the Gin Soon Tai Chi Club was founded in 1969, authorized by Grandmaster Yang Sau Chung to propagate Classical Yang Family Style Tai Chi Chuan in North

Tai Chi & Qigong Alan Krentzel, MBA Certified Instructor Learn tools to help your innate body wisdom to heal yourself Private Qigong Healing Sessions

America. Grandmaster Gin Soon Chu, founder, received a deep and well-rounded training from Master Lai Hok Soon in Hong Kong and then as a disciple of Yang Sau Chung, first-born and heir of the legendary Yang Cheng Fu. The school has attracted many students from around the world with its traditional approach to training: individual attention, emphasis on correct forms, personal development, repetition, mutual respect, hard work, and integration of body, mind, and qi. All instruction is by Grandmaster Chu and his sons Master Vincent Chu and Gordon Chu. Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation 33 Harrison Ave., 2nd fl, Boston, MA 02111 617-542-4442 • www.gstaichi.org Tai Chi and Qigong are ancient disciplines practiced today for numerous health benefits: * reducing stress and anxiety * enhancing the immune system * preventing/easing osteoporosis & arthritis * promoting balance, flexibility, and strength * managing ADD/ADHD and mental focus Weekly Tai Chi and Qigong classes in Wayland, Newton, and Metrowest Boston 15 East Plain Street, Wayland, MA www.WaylandWellness.com v 617-513-0791

Improve your Health Relieve Sress Improve your Circulations Exercise your Mind and your Body Studios located in Shrewsbury and Sutton. Call for more information.

Tai Chi Arts Association

508-842-1236 www.tai-chi-arts.com

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Holistic Specialties Acupuncture

Colon Hydrotherapy (cont.)

Joyce Nemser, Lic. Ac. Acupuncture, ear coning,

Colonic Institute of West Hartford, CT. I-ACT cert.

balancewithacupuncture.com, 617-510-0559.

Angels Ross J. Miller, Psychic. Meet your angels and spirit guides.

Visit www.The MysticWay.com. 617-527-3583

Animal Services

www.colonics4life.com 860-521-8831.

Genesis Alternative Health. 26 yrs. exp. I-ACT certified

Instructor. NBCHT. 978-463-8800.

Health Wise. Nancy VanLaarhoven R.N. I-ACT cert.

Detox footbath. Lakeville. 508-947-1181.

Healthy Spirit. Stephanie Dumas. I-ACT cert.

781-860-5116. healthyspirit@verizon.net

Sharon R. Doolittle, DVM, Inc. Holistic. Smithfield, RI.

Lifetime Health. Cambridge, MA. www.colonlove.com.

Main Street Animal Services of Hopkinton (MASH).

Lisa Hansen. Divinely guided. Intuitive and gentle. Hudson,

401-349-2668. www.holisticanimalvet.com

Dr. Margo Roman. 508-435-4077. www.mashvet.com.

Astrology

I-ACT/NBCHT certified. 617-710-1377.

MA. 774-249-8208. HudsonNaturalHealth.com.

Constance Jones, 30 years exp. Glastonbury Naturopathic

Center. 860-287-4558. www.cleanmycolon.com.

Certified Astrologer: Carol Bellis, B.S., 508-728-4680.

A Non-intrusive Herbal Colon Cleansing Kit. 800-489-4372.

The Planet Whisperer™. deb@liberationastrology.com.

Revitalive Health & Wellness Center. Newburyport, MA.

Sandwich, MA. www.carolbellis.com.

Ayurveda Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center Lancaster. 978-365-4549.

www.lancasterhealth.com

Bodywork Bodywork for the Soul. Suzanne Devereaux, LMT. 25 yrs

experience. Intuitive shiatsu, CST, Reiki. 860-523-8930.

Breema Bodywork Breema Bodywork supports being present in our daily lives.

www.breema.com.

Certification Programs Hypnotherapy, Reiki, IET and Crystal Healing.

www.capecodcenterforwholehealth.com. 508-539-2885.

Coaching Triad Wellness®. For mind-body-spirit. Medway, MA.

Genevieve Kohn. triadwellness.net.

Colon Hydrotherapy Body Balancing Center. I-ACT and National Board certified.

508-797-5057. bodybalancingcenter.com.

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www.BlessedHerbs.com

978-462-1488, www.revitalive.com.

Counseling & Therapy Joel Perlmutter, Ph.D. Helping with anxiety and relation-

ships. Worc: 508-799-0407 or Putnam: 860-928-6619.

Craniosacral Therapy Lelia Joseph, Ed.D., RCST. Craniosacral/Polarity. Fluid biody-

namic style. 508-460-7038. 802-453-7088.

Feng Shui Home & Business. A blend of the best of feng shui traditions.

LynnTaylor@bostonfengshui.com 617-924-4205.

The New England School of Feng Shui. 203-266-4211

www.newenglandfengshui.com.

Urban Eden. Transform and empower your home/work

spaces. karenfeldmanurbaneden.com. 401-351-5632.

Fitness and Wellness Coaching Private Golf Coaching. Take the stress out of your game. Jayn

Krasco Stillson, 781-665-0895, www.Jaynyk.com.

WellSpree, LLC. Fitness and wellness. Achieve healthy living.

781-724-0098. www.wellspree.com.

Ghosts Removed

Past Life Therapy

From Your Home/Aura. Ross J. Miller, psychic medium,

Ross J. Miller. Relive past lives and release blocked energy.

Healing

Polarity Therapy

Life Flowering Healing. Connect directly: miracle healing for

Be The Light, Liz McKeen, Polarity therapist, RMT.

Marie Beecham. DALFH/Reiki healing. Wellness Boutique

Wellness Works Yoga, Fern Lee, Worcester. 508-798-7836.

healer. Call 617-527-3583. www. The MysticWay.com

body-mind-spirit. 617-694-0994. lifeflowering.com of Putnam: 860-963-7981.

Multi-talented, intuitive therapist. Aquantumhealing.com.

Mary Morrin, LMT, RYT. 508-792-2222.

Tupacc Amaru III Master Shaman. 30 yrs exp. Seminars/per-

sonal consultations. mentalaerobicsselfpower.webs.com

Healing Centers Forest Circles, retreats, programs in a magical Maine

forest. www.forestcircles.com

Groton Wellness. Dental spa. Medical center. Bistro.

www.GrotonWellness.com. 978-449-9919.

Hypnosis Laurie Harris, Cert. Hypnotherapist: 20 yrs exp in healing arts.

Newton, MA. 617-964-2446. www.laurieharris.net

Landscaping Schworer & Co Landscapes. A truly artistic process with an

intuitive approach. www.schworer.com.

Karma Release

617-527-3583. www.The MysticWay.com

www.bethelight1221.com. 508-942-0921. Kingston, MA www.WWYoga.com. Est. 1992.

Readings Receive clear info from your Spirit Guides. Jacqueline Ryan

Brodnitzki, 774-286-9964, innerbalanceyoga.net.

Jocelyn. Intuitive guidance for your life. $25 off your first

session. 978-694-8946.

Reiki Essence of Healing. Reiki sessions and trainings.

Essencehealing.net. 508-843-1638

Florence Whipple and Kristin Webb, Reiki Masters. Reiki

classes. 978-777-5732. www.reikiprofessors.net.

The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing.

603-899-3288. www.learnreiki.org. Reiki training.

Libby Barnett, MSW, Reiki Master. Reiki classes

1-888-REIKI-4-U. www.reikienergy.com

Retreats & Retreat Centers Brahma Kumaris Peace Village Retreat Ctr., Haines Falls, NY.

518-589-5000. www.peacevillage.com

Heal 80% Of Your Karma in 2 hours. Ross J. Miller, psychic

The Peace Abbey. Sherborn, MA. A multi-faith retreat and

Macrobiotics

Shamanism

John Kozinski. Master level macrobiotic health counseling.

Shaman Rites. Shamanic healing and training. Maryann

Medical Intuitive

Spiritual Coaching

Sue Singleton. Finds root cause of pain and illness, helps

Soul Coaching, Astrology and Tarot. Carol Bellis.

Naturopathic Consultant

Workshops

Carl Ferreira ND, CNHP, AMP. Fall River, MA. 508-679-4199.

Simple Abundance, with SA certified leader and coach,

Nutritional Counseling

Yoga

Beth Colon, MS, HHP. Holistic nutritional therapy. Hudson,

Worcester Yoga Center. Ann Bissanti, C.Y.T.

Jackie Jones, MS. Whole food nutrition for the modern life-

www.YogaFamily.com. The largest online yoga

Shari Solomon, Cocoa Plum Nutrition. Health, with you in

Yogaspirit. The healing power of yoga. Hamilton, MA.

healer. 617-527-3583. www.The MysticWay.com

413-623-5925. macrobiotic.com.

you heal. 978-834-0341. TheWayToBalance.com

www.health-naturally.info

MA. 978-340-0448. www.bccnutrition.com. style. www.jpforlife.org.

mind! 781-454-7960. cocoaplumnutrition.com

www.spiritofchange.org

conference center. www.peaceabbey.org.

Shadem. www.shamanrites.com. 508-331-4570.

www.CarolBellis.com. 508-728-4680. Barnstable, MA.

Kate Wynne. Kathleen02090@verizon.net. 781-363-2900.

28 years experience. 508-829-6300 directory that is absolutely free.

978-927-0099. www.yogaspiritstudios.com

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CERTIFICATIONS

Listings start at $35. Deadline: May 3. For details, call (508) 278-9640 or michella@spiritofchange.org

Online Reflexology Courses

AURA PHOTOGRAPHY

Includes National Certification, DVD and all materials. Earn up to $60/hour.

See your Aura/Chakras live on screen! Includes two large color photos and 20-page analysis. Private Aura and Reiki sessions by appointment. Reiki classes, all levels. Full Circle Aura. (617) 620-0888. www.FullCircleAura.com.

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COUNSELING & THERAPY Holistic Counseling. Mind-body approach for healing and discovery. Personal/spiritual growth based on mindfulness and self-compassion, to increase our connection to ourselves and to others. Counseling for pet loss also available. (978) 745-8311. www.nataliefemino.com.

Daily Astrology Free Daily Astrology Readings Online. Visit www.spiritofchange.org to read the day’s astrology forecast by Eric Linter. Planning a big event or meeting this month? Look ahead to see what the stars have in store for a particular day in the month.

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CircusYoga Immersion! April 30-May 2 South Berwick, ME

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Complete Healing Healing with the power of the mind to a body that wants to be healed.

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FENG SHUI Clutter? Furniture fatigue? Is your living space stopping you from living? Or is it your workspace that’s not working? Feng Shui can deliver you from chaos and clutter and create comfort in your environment. Contact lynntaylor@bostonfengshui.com.

HYPNOSIS Whole Health Odyssey grand opening, February 1. We offer hypnosis, Reiki, herbal consultations, weight loss, stop smoking, relaxations and much more! www.wholehealthodyssey.com (603) 641-4865.

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Man with acquired disabilities who enjoys photography and mastering new challenges seeks network support, friendship and communication from others with acquired disabilities. Contact Sebouh Kan0085@aol.com

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ONLINE RESOURCES AlternativesForHealing.com a national holistic directory. Find practitioners, products, books, CDs, stores, magazines, schools, expos and seminars.

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SELF CARE Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage. Self Care Workshop (CEU credits). April 30-May 4, 2010 at NIERIKA, an organic healing center in Chalmita Mexico. For more details: Kayla Becker (802) 223-7481 ext.2. www.arvigomassage.com. www.birthrootmidwife.com. ERKL18@aol.com.

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Intuitive Reader will access your own higher knowledge to help you to create the life situation you desire. Private/couples/gatherings. Having received intuitive gift at 10, I have now 50 years national experience. Donna Sprague (508) 699-4663.

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The Arlington Center has beautiful class, workshop and therapy space available. chip@arlingtoncenter.org (781) 316-0282. Office & Group Space. Watertown Square. Bodymind Integration Center. Quiet, skylight, full or part-time, also large carpeted workshop space. Visit: www.bodymind-integration.net. Michael Jaro (617) 926-9171. Arlington. The Healing Center. Beautiful offices to sublet for psychotherapists or body-workers in holistic center. Peaceful and nurturing environment. Please call Lidia: (781) 643-5982. Lidita@Juno.com. Solstice Healing Arts Center in Medway, MA has two gorgeous, light filled rooms that are great for workshops or classes. Practitioner rooms available too. Rent by the hour or longer. solsticehealing@yahoo.com. www.solsticehealing.com.

600-1500 Square feet of flexible space in Holliston, busy intersection great visibility. Own bath, entrance and utilities. A/C. Plenty of off street parking. Possible uses: yoga studio, acupuncture, massage therapy. Space is zoned commercial/ retail so anything goes! Owner will work with the right tenant to fit up space for their needs. (617) 593-4499.

SPIRITUALITY Inventing Your Life™ Workshop. 24/7. Free uplifting lecture by the gifted teacher Rose Ashley Longhill that may contain the answers that you seek. Call (605) 475-4898, 460028#. www.inventingyourlife.com.

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Care Alternative is recruiting volunteers to work with terminally ill patients and their families throughout Massachusetts. Volunteers receive training and continuing education related to hospice and the support of the Hospice staff.

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2010 Natural Living Expo is looking for volunteers. September 25-26 in Sturbridge, MA. Free expo admission & t-shirt. michella@spiritofchange.org.

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Erica Meier

Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing & Clark Alum, Erica Meier will discuss national animal rights campaigns.

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Director of Vegan Outreach. Jon Camp will share ideas about how to get involved in the vegetarian movement.

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WILD DOLPHIN SWIMS Swimming with Wild Dolphins. The ultimate human-dolphin connection. Meditative, healing Caribbean Island retreats. Yoga, healthy food, Atlantean legends. Visit www.wildquest.com. Call 1-800-326-1618.

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A Balanced Way...................................... 70 Acupuncture of Worcester....................... 63 Acusage Academy............................. 66, 80 Adidam of New England.......................... 48 Advanced CellTraining............................ 17 All Seasons Retreat Center....................... 51 All That Matters....................................... 31 Allston Physical Medicine Center............ 20 An Apple A Day Acupuncture................. 63 Ananda Center...................................47, 77 Angelica of the Angels............................. 77 Angel’s Realty.......................................... 81 Angels Talk.............................................. 76 Aquarius Sanctuary................................. 50 Denise Archambault................................ 30 Archway Events....................................... 25 Arlington Center...................................... 35 Nancy Slonim Aronie.............................. 31 Arvigo Massage....................................... 37

Susan Barbera......................................... 23 Libby Barnett........................................... 72 Barnstable Friends Meeting..................... 44 Kathrin Woodlyn Bateman...................... 72 BC Essentials........................................... 34 Gena Bean.............................................. 51 Carol Bellis.............................................. 64 Audrey Bennett....................................... 15 Glenn Bigonet......................................... 70 Blessed Herbs.................................... 54, 75 Body Alive............................................... 76 Boston Meditation Group........................ 11 Boston School of Herbal Studies, The...... 65 Breathe Joy Yoga..................................... 35 Carol Burke............................................. 63

Nancy Canning....................................... 50 Canton Spiritualist Church....................... 30 Care Alternatives Hospice....................... 81 Shawna V. Carboni.............................. 9, 69 Jennifer Carroll........................................ 53 Center for Yoga....................................... 44 ChildLight Yoga....................................... 80 CHIME.................................................... 66 Jonathan Chisholm.................................. 42 Circles of Wisdom................................... 32 Clarity..................................................... 31 Constellation Approach..................... 28, 67 Core Integration Training Inst................... 46 Cortiva Institute......................................... 2 Christine Coyne....................................... 69 Joseph Crane........................................... 64 Crystal Cave, The.................................... 50 CT Institute for Herbal Studies................. 66

Delta Gardens......................................... 43 Developmental Alphabiotics................. 4, 5 Amy Diggins............................................ 76 Sharon Doolittle...................................... 17

Eclectic Institute of Aromatherapy and Herbal Studies, The................................. 67 EFT Transitions........................................ 22 Enchanted Fox......................................... 52 Exceptional Dentistry.............................. 43

Favorite Things Studio............................. 73 Devorah Feinbloom................................ 31 Sallie Felton............................................. 12 Elaine Fong.............................................. 19 Stephen-Wolf Foster................................ 68 Fourwinds Society, The........................... 26 Franklin Yoga Center............................... 19 Fresh Image Graphics.............................. 40

Barbara Gangemi.................................... 71 Gathering Inn, The.................................. 77 Arthur Gertler.......................................... 33 Elizabeth Gilberg......................... 45, 66, 74 Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation........ 77 The Grateful Heart.................................. 17 John Harvey & Lourdes Gray................... 72 Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism..... 77 Green Home and Living Show................ 17 Groton Dental Wellness Spa................... 27 Christopher Gruener................................ 71

Barry Harris............................................. 64 Leontine Hartzell................................16, 74 Hay House, Inc....................................... 18 Healing from the Body Level Up. Inc...................... 23, 38, 70 Healing Place.......................................... 74 Healthcare Complete PC......................... 65 Healthy Spirit.......................................... 73 Heart to Heart Healing Connection, The.73 John Holland....................................... 9, 45 Holotropic Breathwork............................ 50 Joan Holzman......................................... 70 Susan Huppe........................................... 76

Inner Traditions....................................... 29 It’s My Health.......................................... 17

Jocelyn.................................................... 76 Nancy Johansen................................ 40, 76 Barbara Madden Johnson........................ 69 Journeys of Transformation...................... 74

Gordon Keir.............................................. 3 Gayle Kirk............................................... 76 Kristin Kirk............................................... 68 Alan Krentzel.......................................... 77 Harry Kroner........................................... 69

Dr. Jennifer Lees...................................... 65 Clara Lennox........................................... 75

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DISPLAY AND DIRECTORY ADVERTISER INDEX Mark Levin.............................................. 73 Lifetime Health & Consulting................... 72 Lighten Up Wellness................................ 74 Eric Linter................................................ 64 Living Earth, The..................................... 49 Lowell General Hospital.......................... 13 Claire Luft.................................... 71, 72, 73

Judith Mabel............................................ 22 Mary MacDonald.................................... 64 Marcia’s Sweet Pantry............................. 46 Margo Mariana........................................ 31 Market Street Health............................... 23 Linda Marks...................................... 48, 68 Wendy Marks.......................................... 74 MASH..................................................... 63 MA Society of Bioenergetic Analysis. 33, 70 Massage School, The................................. 7 Melrose Therapeutic Holistic Ctr............. 65 George Mephis........................................ 69 Midnight Mountain.................................. 39 Ross Miller................................... 21, 47, 48 Lori Miller-Freitas.................................... 70 Mirabai Devi........................................... 37 Dunya Moeller........................................ 73 My Little Shangri-la................................. 73

New England Clinical Thermography...... 52 New England Coaching............................. 9 New England Inst. of Reflexology............ 67 Newton Dental Wellness......................... 26 Nexus Healing......................................... 76

Omega Institute....................................... 28 Opal Consulting...................................... 20 Open Doors............................................ 76 Open Doors- Dedham............................ 15

Peace of Mind Emporium........................ 25 Dennis Pearne......................................... 29 Emma Phaneuf........................................ 77 Phoenix Healing Arts............................... 30 Richard Picard......................................... 76 Karen Piedra............................................ 74 Monique Pommier................................... 64 Judith Poole............................................. 29 Pravaha Energy Healing & Insight............ 49 Judith Prebluda........................................ 71 Providence Zen Center............................ 17 Pyramid Books........................................ 16

Larry Quemere........................................ 41

Rainbow-Works....................................... 51 Carol Recchion........................................ 69 Revitalive Health & Wellness................... 22 Rhys Thomas Healer Training............ 67, 84 Walter Rice............................................. 75 Rising Sun Acupuncture.......................... 18 Riverside Healing Arts............................. 12

Sacred Bridging....................................... 21 Sacred Song Reiki.................................... 44 Sage Mountain.................................. 13, 75 Salve Regina University........................... 14 San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Co... 42 Scentsibilities........................................... 75 Schworer & Company Landscaping, Inc..11 Science of Spirituality.............................. 42 Janet Sedgwick........................................ 69 Andrea Seiver.......................................... 68 Seven Levels Coaching............................ 30 Shaman’s Heart Healing & Hypnosis....... 40 Amelia Shea............................................ 64 Silver Hawk............................................. 49 Silver Willow........................................... 64 Miriam Smith........................................... 18 Ram Smith............................................... 71 Soap Factory, The.................................... 81 Betty Solbjor........................................... 73 Solstice Healing Arts............................... 65 Some Enchanted Evening......................... 48 Source School Tantra............................... 11 Spa Tech................................................. 66 Fran Spayne............................................. 14 Spirit of Change....................................... 83 Frank St. Martin....................................... 80 Jean Mantenuto Stannard........................ 69 Success Coaching with Kate.................... 68 Renee Sullivan......................................... 80 Sun Garden Herbs................................... 25 Synthesis Center, The.............................. 43

Tai Chi Arts Associates............................ 77 TrueNorth Business Consulting................ 65

Unity Church of Central MA.................... 77

Ann Valiante............................................ 51 Nancy VanLaarhoven.............................. 34 VT Herbal General Store......................... 75

Gordon Waite............................. 20, 29, 52 Bob Ward................................................ 53 Pat Warren.............................................. 72 Way to Balance, The..........................67, 74 Kristin Webb/Florence Whipple.............. 46 Wellness Roundtable, The....................... 10 Whole Foods........................................... 17 Whole Health Expo................................. 39 (W)hole Point Institute, The............... 53, 66 Trish Whynot........................................... 70 Winchester Hospital................................ 67 Woman of Wisdom................................. 65 Cheryl Wright.......................................... 68

X-Y-Z

Yoga at the Ashram................................. 34 Yoga Studio, The..................................... 47

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