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SEE YOU ON THE SAND “Your outer journey may contain a million steps; your inner journey only has one: the step you are taking right now.” ~Eckhart TolleDenny Dyke created Circles in the Sand in 2011 by happenstance as he was drawn to Bandon Beach for its profound natural beauty and he began drawing spirals in the sand. As he created these paths, people showed up to follow them, now over 22,000 followers have walked his spirals.

After hundreds of sand paths, he developed his own Dreamfield Labyrinth design meandering through 7 spirals and back to the beginning.

Don’t call his work A-mazing because a maze causes anxiety as you try to find your way out, think of the Corn Maze at Smith Rock. He designs a sand Labyrinth with a single path, asking you to

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find your way in. It is a walking meditation into the center to find resolution, calmness and affirmation then bring it back out into your life as you peacefully flow back out, retracing your steps of where you once were, much more relaxing than any maze.

Denny Dyke calls himself an accidental artist.

Like most true artists I know, he is still figuring out how to make a living at his passion, so donate!

He does create commissioned paths as a Spiritual Ceremony for Marriage Proposals, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Reunions and Memorials, a simple yet powerful dedication on the beautiful beach. Each path is uniquely created with complete intention and awareness. He dedicates his labyrinths to promote healing as a mindfulness exercise that creates transformation for the walkers. He found his own healing spending hours on his fresh beach canvas being in tune with nature and soaking up negative ions.

Most labyrinths are about a mile long, so his art is exercise. He has groomers who volunteer because his enthusiasm is contagious! He doesn’t plan it out, he creates his paths in the moment, letting it flow into being, the energy of the sacred land guides him as he creates this sacred earth art. Then the ocean takes it all away like a sand mandala disappearing in the wind. “As the tide comes in, I envision dolphins and whales tracking the labyrinth, too,” he muses. His labyrinths are always one path, no dead ends, no wrong turns and you always return home. The path is a liminal space journey, a threshold between what you were when you began walking this sand spiral and what you are becoming in each step you take.

It becomes an in between place of transition, not knowing where you’re going and yet it encourages you to be here now. You just have to experience it firsthand to feel the profound power of it!

You can experience a Sand Labyrinth for yourself this Summer at Face Rock Viewpoint in Bandon, Oregon, the Walk Schedule can be found at www. sandypathbandon.com.

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TOGETHER

We are so grateful for all our contributors to this Earth issue.

Terie Sandusky, creator of the Bend Health Guide.

Katielizabeth Designs, 2018 Bend Health Guide Designer William Sweigert Editor & Distributor of the BHG. Denny Dyke, Sand Labyrinth creator in Bandon, Oregon. p2 Tia Hatton, is now one of 21 plaintiffs suing the government to protect our environment.

Trial starts Oct. 29, 2018. p8

Contents

Linda Taylor is Garden Betty! p10, p20

16. EARTHING

by Diane Aimone

Denny Duke, Sand Labyrinth Artist talks about his circles in the sand.

17. EARTH CONNECTIONS

by Rachel London

Tia Hutton tells us why she is suing our government.

10. THE NEW CAMP COOK BOOK

by Linda Ly

20. CSA COOKBOOK

by Linda Ly

22. WELLNESS MAP 23. HOLISTIC

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32. SUMMER MUST HAVES

14. #EATLOCAL

by Megan French

26. RESTORING THE DESCHUTES RIVER

by Gayle Snyder

33. GARDENING MIDWIFE

by Hannah Renzri

15. EAT SEASONALLY

by Manya Williams

29. GLOBAL WARMING

by Madeline a 5th grader

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4. SEE YOU ON THE SAND

8. JULIANA V. U.S. LAWSUIT

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34. GO TELL THEM poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner 42. DOGS OF BEND

Megan French of Boundless Farms shares about life as a farmer. p14

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Diane Aimone , of Starlight Guidance and Healing, writes about the benefits of grounding. p16 Rachel London, Aromatherapist, shares how to use essential oils to stay grounded. p17 Gail Snyder, co-founder of the Deschutes River Coalition, speaks for the river. p26 Madeleine P., 5th grader at Waldorf, writes about Global Warming. p29 Hannah Renzi, our Gardening Midwife answers your questions. p33 Cover Photo by Susan Dimock Seeds of Hope painting by Erin Prull Art Earth cross stitch by Sara Weimers

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Juliana V. U.S. Lawsuit Plaintiff Tia Hatton grew up in Bend. She is now one of 21 plaintiffs in the lawsuit suing our Government to protect the Environment.

Since the industrial revolution, use of fossil fuels has brought the human population tremendous progress and opportunity, but it has also created a perpetuating global problem. A cause for alarm: increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide from pre-industrial levels of 280 parts per million (ppm) to current levels at over 400 ppm. The process of humans burning carbon based fossil fuels to increase the greenhouse gas effect is a scientific phenomenon our government has known about for a long time.

The story of climate change, or global warming, is surprisingly well documented within various agencies of the executive branch, not excluding the office of the president. For example, the 1965 President’s Science Advisory a Committee Report of the Quality of the Environment that concludes: By the year 2000 an increase in atmospheric CO2...may be significant to produce measurable and perhaps marked changes in climate and will almost certainly cause significant changes in the temperature and other properties of the stratosphere.

In 1988, NASA’s top climate scientist Dr. James Hansen testified in front of congress saying green-

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house gas effect had arrived, along with predictions of outcomes we are beginning to see today, such as rising sea levels and increased droughts.

Thirty years later the federal government has not heeded any advice of these warnings, they continue to affirmatively promote a national energy system dependent on fossil fuels by giving tax breaks to the industry, subsidizing fossil fuels, and promoting exploration and development of fossil fuels on public lands. The federal government failed to ratify the Kyoto protocol and has pulled out of the Paris Climate agreement. Effects of human caused climate change include rising sea levels, increased droughts, increased wildfires, increased risk of diseases related to warmer and wetter weather, the mass movement of climate refugees, food insecurity, psychological harm, and damage to unadaptable ecosystems.

The youngest generations will inherit this enormous, emerging burden. In August 2015, twenty young people and myself decided to take meaningful action to help stop this and get to the root of the problem: we sued the U.S. federal government. The defendants included President Obama, and heads of agencies such as the Departments of Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection agency. Now, the lawsuit is against President Trump and his executive branch. With the help of our lawyers from Eugene, and the

nonprofit Our Children’s Trust, we argue the government’s affirmative actions, along with the long standing knowledge of the harms of fossil fuels, violates our constitutional right to life, liberty, and property, and fails to protect essential public trust resources. We are asking for the courts to order the government to prepare a science based climate recovery plan that reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to 350 ppm by the year 2100.

In the same year we filed the lawsuit, I became curious and began to understand the science of climate change. As a competitive Nordic skier throughout high school, I enjoyed every practice and race. In 2015, my senior year, Central Oregon received little snow, causing cancellations and limited time spent at Meissner. It got me thinking about the future of the snow pack in the Cascades. I knew the term “climate change”, but until that point, I had not seen the link between rising carbon dioxide level and rise in temperatures. In Spring of 2015, I went to a meeting with other local high school students to hear about how we could take action. Our Children’s Trust presented the story of youth in Eugene who successfully got their city council to pass a climate ordinance to curb carbon emissions according to scientific standards. Through this connection, Kelsey Juliana, who is now my co-plaintiff, emailed me asking if I was interested in joining the landmark lawsuit against the federal government. My an-

Photographer Robin Loznak/Our Children's Trust swers was yes!

In the time since we filed the suit, the U.S. government has tried to dismiss our case. The fossil fuel industry joined as intervenors, unsuccessfully tried to dismiss the case, and then left the case. Most recently, the U.S. government filed a rare writ of mandamus, bringing the case out of the Federal Court in Eugene, to the Ninth District Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Three judges unanimously denied the attempt, and sent it back for trial to continue. I’ll admit our success has been surprising to many and the lawsuit is unconventional. However, our lawsuit has the characteristics of a suit similar in magnitude to Brown V. Board of Education or Obergefell V. Hodges.

In her decision to deny a motion to dismiss, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken wrote “I have no doubt that the right to a stable climate system capable of sustaining human life is fundamental to a free and ordered society.”

The trial date is expected to be set shortly, we are hoping for fall 2018. I would like to extend an invitation to all of you to attend the start of trial in Eugene, OR. We can always use more resources, as Our Children’s Trust not only does work on this federal case, but also on the state level and internationally. Donate to Ourchildrenstrust.org.

To stay up to date on the proceedings, please visit Youthvgov.org. I look forward to seeing you at trial!

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THE NEW

CAMP COOKBOOK

BY LINDA LY

BLUEBERRY SKILLET SCONES WITH LEMON GLAZE Fresh, warm, homemade pastries at camp? Yes, please! Crisp and dry on the outside, soft and dense center, they are delicious with jam or butter served alongside coffee or tea. To make a savory version swap sugar, lemon zest, and blueberries for shredded Cheddar and chopped scallions. Makes 14 Scones.

4 Servings This camp staple is a classic, foolproof recipe for a fresh catch of the day. Kitchen twine holds the lemons and scallions together, but un-waxed, plain dental floss works in a pinch.

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BACON WRAPPED TROUT STUFFED WITH HERBS

SCONES • • • • • • •

Whole trout, butterflied and bones removed Salt and ground black pepper Garlic powder 8 sprigs thyme 4 sprigs rosemary 2 large lemons, halved crosswise, sliced into thin half moons 8 scallions 16 to 20 strips bacon

Prepare a grill over medium heat. Season the trout inside and out with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stuff each trout with 2 sprigs thyme, 1 sprig rosemary, and a row of lemon slices. Layer one fourth of the remaining lemon slices and 2 scallions on top. Wrap the trout with bacon, starting at the tail and tucking the end of the bacon strip under itself before continuing with another strip. You’ll need 4-5 strips of bacon per fish. Tie a long length of kitchen twine around each trout to secure the fixings. Grill the trout until a knife easily pierces the thickest part of the flesh and the bacon is crisp, 15 to 20 minutes, turning frequently to avoid flare ups.

2 cups (240 g) Multipurpose Baking Mix (page 44) 3/4 cup (180 ml) buttermilk 1/4 cup (56 g) butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 large egg Zest of 1 large lemon 1 cup (170 g) blueberries

GLAZE • •

1/2 cup (57 g) powdered sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Make scones in a large bowl, stir together baking mix, buttermilk, butter, sugar, egg, and lemon zest until a soft, sticky, and shaggy dough forms. Gently fold in blueberries. Grease a large skillet with butter, heat to medium.

Use a large spoon, drop ¼ cups of dough (slightly larger than a golf ball) into the skillet. Arrange so the sides of each scone barely touch. Cover and cook until scones are golden brown on the bottom, 4-5 minutes. Turn each one over with a spoon and cook, covered, 5 more minutes until both sides are lightly browned and fully cooked in the center.

Glaze: whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until well blended. Drizzle over warm scones before serving.

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FOIL-BAKED FISH WITH LEMON-DILL COUSCOUS • • • • • • • • •

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2 large lemons, divided 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, divided 1 cup uncooked pearl couscous 1/2 teaspoon dried dill Olive oil spray 16 medium asparagus spears, trimmed and cut in half (about 1 pound/450 g) 4 (6-ounce/170 g) halibut fillets 1/4 cup (56 g) butter, cut into small pieces Kosher salt and ground black pepper

4 Servings Note: Pearl couscous is also known as Israeli couscous. Prepare grill over high heat. Slice 1 of the lemons into 8 rounds . In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup of broth with couscous, juice from remaining 1 lemon, and the dill. Mist 4 sheets of aluminum foil with oil and bring all the sides up to form a bowl . Mound one-fourth of the couscous, including liquid, in the center of each bowl .

Top each mound with 8 asparagus halves, 1 halibut fillet, a few pieces of butter, a hefty pinch of salt and pepper, and 2 lemon slices. Pour 1/4 of remaining broth into each bowl . Fold the foil tightly together on top to seal, leaving room inside each packet for heat and steam to circulate.

Grill packets for about 15 minutes, until the halibut is cooked through and couscous and asparagus are tender.

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Book Review

PEACH CAPRESE SALAD

We Rise- Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement to Restore the Planet

By Climate Activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

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1 large peach, pitted and cut into 3/4-inch (2-cm) slice 2 medium tomatoes, cut into 3/4-inch (2-cm) slices 4 ounces (113 g) fresh mozzarella, cut into half-moons Handful of fresh basil leaves Olive oil Balsamic vinegar Kosher salt and ground black pepper

4 Servings On a dish, arrange salad by alternating peaches, tomatoes, and mozzarella in rows. Tuck basil leaves between the fruit and cheese. Drizzle generously with oil and vinegar, aiming for a ratio of 2:1 oil to vinegar. Top salad with a sprinkle of salt and pepper to taste, mix it up. For sweeter flavor, grill peaches on medium heat, 2 minutes on each side until lightly charred and caramelized

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Xiuhtezcatl (pronounced Shoe-Tez-Cahtl) Martinez has been a powerful voice on the front lines of a global, youth led environmental movement that is suing our Government in a landmark case. He is a plaintiff in the lawsuit Juliana vs the United States, a Climate Lawsuit against the Trump administration for its failure to protect the atmosphere and future of our environment. Plaintiff lawyers argue that the extraction of fossil fuels that our federal government allows is in violation of a public trust doctrine that guarantees citizens a clean and healthy environment. Irrefutable climate science will be shown to the public, the courts and the media. Xiuhtezcatlis also the youth director of Earth Guardians group comprised of activists, artists, musicians and concerned citizens from around the globe who are stepping up to create positive change for our Earth. He’s worked to get pesticides out of parks, coal ash contained, and moratoriums on fracking in Oregon. His book is part biography, telling his indigenous, ancestral heritage with fascinating personal stories and part handbook for how to create change in your own community.He also has a new album, Break Free.

Xiuhtezcatl’s activism, writings and music has sparked inspiration in a Woke Generation of youth who are ready to create much needed change in our world.

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#EATLOCAL

land and the people who grow it, either by growing our own food or supporting local sustainable farmers.

This takes the guesswork out of the grocery store filled with misleading nutritional labels. Eating locally revitalizes our community and our bodies. It rehabilitates our impact on soil, water, and air. It reconnects us with what sustains us. www.boundlessfarmstead.com

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EAT SEASONALLY

Two generations ago, it was exotic to discover kiwis, coconuts, or mangos in a grocery store. Foods were grown in neighboring farms, eaten seasonally and locally. Technology and a global economy gave us the luxury of purchasing any food we like, any time of year! This modern convenience could harm your body and the environment. With our fast-paced lives, slowing down and eating what’s grown on local farms might be the best medicine your body can have access too.

“When we told our youth that farming was a lowly aim compared with becoming teachers, doctors, or lawyers, what were we thinking? We need teachers for just a few of life’s decades. If we are lucky, we’ll see a doctor only a few times a year, and a lawyer even less. But we need farmers every single day of our lives, beginning to end.”

-Barbara Kingsolver from Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Before you feel hunger, a farmer sees a fragile forest of starts, each the size of the thread flaring from her tattered jeans. Each delicate tendril a testament to patience and care. Each hand sewn into hand sifted soil, placed in dark, warm, and humid conditions, first leaves prompt a great migration from darkness to light to propagation. Before you feel hunger, a farmer is planning. First seeds started in February, transplanted, then tended until harvest. There’s anxiety and eagerness as frozen dew, fifteen degree mornings and 40 mph winds rip holes in greenhouse plastic, waiting for water to flow from canals. Plant starts will inevitably freeze, flea beetles eat holes in arugula, and hailstones impale freshly planted greens. To be a farmer is to be an eternal optimist. A farmer must purchase seeds, amendments, infrastructure and fuel, then make an educated guess at how hungry you will be and how much to grow. If a farmer is lucky, you’ll tell her. If a farmer is fortunate, you will support her all year long with CSAs. There is disconnect between food, farmer, environment, and our wellbeing because food is always at our fingertips, so convenient we forget the means to an end. We see food as an ingredient in a recipe. If we look at the system behind food’s creation we reconnect links between the environment and farming. By eating locally, we interact with this system firsthand. We talk to farmers at local Farmer’s Markets. We observe the abundance of birds, insects and livestock at local farms. Four basic necessities in life are: water, food, shelter, and air. If these are unsafe, such as unclean water, smoky air or bad structures, we know it, but impacts of unhealthy foods may not trigger us immediately. To know our food is to know the

Eliminate Decision Fatigue

EAT FOOD GROWN AND PRODUCED WHERE YOU LIVE.

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An average plate of food travels 1,500 miles from where it was grown to your plate. According to Michael Pollan,“It takes 56 calories of fossil fuel energy to deliver 1 calorie of food energy to your plate.” Food that’s grown locally, travels a shorter distance, using less fossil fuel as food traveling via airplanes, ships, and trucks. Local farmers and artisan foodies tend to be small, conscious organizations who use less fossil fuel in their production of food.

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EAT ORGANIC AND SEASONALLY

It can be cost prohibitive for small, local farmers to become “Certified Organic”, yet they may be pesticide/toxin free. They care for their soil so it’s richer in nutrients. Talk to the growers at your local Farmer’s Market. Traditional, Ayurvedic medicine views food as medicine to nourish and harmonize body, mind, and spirit. All foods have an energy and properties to either balance our bodies to make us healthy or cause imbalances, the root of diseases. In Western culture, foods focus on protein, fat, calories, vitamins, minerals, etc. Emphasis placed on food’s scientific composition to determine if it’s beneficial and nutritious leaves out the person the food is intended for.

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by Rachel London

EARTHING

by Diana Aimone

“The earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair” ~Kahlil Gibran A simple act of placing bare feet on the ground may provide a foundation for increased health and well-being, known as Earthing or grounding. As a mental health counselor, I work with clients suffering from depression, anxiety, PTSD, chronic fatigue, chronic pain and diagnosis of degenerative disc disease, fibromyalgia, lupus, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis and more.

One reason could be that we rarely connect with the earth with our bare feet in our modern world. We

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by Rachel London

Earth Connections Photo by Nirzar-Pangarkar spend most days disconnected from our planet. Free radical stress from exposure to pollution, cigarettes, pesticides, processed foods and radiation continually deplete your body of electrons. The Earth is electron-rich to provide an abundant supply of antioxidant free-radical busting electrons. Without antioxidants, free radicals can overwhelm your system leading to oxidative stress, inflammation, and accelerated aging.

Our body is an electrical being that can use grounding to harness an electrical charge of the Earth to positively influence health. When bare feet are placed on Earth, you absorb large amounts of negative electrons through the soles of your feet. This is possibly due to the Earth being struck by lightning; thousands of time each minute, primarily around the Equator.

Earthing is as simple as placing your feet on bare ground, beach sand, grass, concrete or bricks which are not painted or sealed, or ceramic tile. Surfaces that do not ground you are wood, vinyl, plastic or rubber, tar, tarmac, and asphalt. There are also grounding pads, grounding chairs, grounding sheets for your bed, wrist bracelets, and other products on the market, if you cannot wiggle your toes on the earth’s surface each day.

Research shows significant health benefits from Earthing, including improved sleep, decreased inflammation and pain, a shift in the autonomic nervous system from sympathetic to parasympathetic activation, reduction in blood viscosity, improvement in wound healing, improved circulation, and stress reduction.

Make a commitment to touch the Earth more with your bare feet, enjoy the fresh air while you’re out there, it’ll do your body good! For more information check out the resources listed below.

Resources: Mercola.com, Chopra.com, Earthing. com, the movies Down to Earth and The Grounded.

Photo by Jayde Silbernagel

Feeling grounded is a natural state of being that connects our mind, body, and spirit with Earth. A sense of oneness is experienced by centering ourselves to feel balanced within, regardless of what is happening around us externally. When you aren’t grounded, you feel emotionally vulnerable, out of sorts or disconnected. We can use aromatherapy to ground ourselves.

Holistic by nature, essential oils bring us balance mentally, spiritually, and energetically.

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Check out topsyblends.com for special grounding Spirit Spritzer Aromatherapy Sprays, inhalers, roll-on perfumes, and more!

The most grounding essential oils are distilled from trees and roots, they connect us to ourselves and our source. Sandalwood, Palo Santo, and Cedar are the most powerful oils derived from trees. They center our energy, connect us to our authentic self and quiet the mind. Roots of plants have a deep connection within the earth, their oils give us security, peace of mind, and a strong sense of rootedness. The most notable oil distilled from roots is Vetiver, with roots that grow up to 8 feet deep, Vetiver connects us to Earth’s deeply nourishing energies. It replaces anxiety, fear and instability with feelings of oneness and strength. Essential oils work with nature to give us a connection, a oneness to Earth, ourselves and our relationships.

A simple way to use oils for grounding is to take unscented lotion in your palm, a single drop of a grounding oil of your choice, rub together, inhale deeply, and apply on arms, legs, or feet. Vetiver, Sandalwood and Palo Santo are amazing, skin nourishing oils. Since these oils are the essence of wood and roots, they tend to be viscous in nature and not a good choice for diffusers. These oils are excellent in sprays, lotions, and

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Amber Schmied Soaring Wing Essential Oils 541-420-6420 My.doterra.com/Soaringwingessentialoils.com

Susan Hall & Cameron Scott SoulRoar Transformation 541-330-5733 Susanhallenergy.com

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Mountain View Acupuncture 541-388-0675 mountainviewacupuncture.com Rachel London Topsy Blends TopsyBlends.com

Julie Carda Laser therapy 541-604-2857 everydaybrainfitness.com

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Dr. David Otto Center for Integrative Medicine 541-323-3358 Centerforintegratedmed.com

CRANIOSACRAL Regina Callahan, LMT # 14765 541-390-3191 Reginacallahan.com Debbie Sera, M.A. 541-640-8201 Debbiesera.com

DOULAS Dakota Dawson With You Birthing 831-247-0015 Withyoubirthing.com

ENERGY MEDICINE Advanced Healing Energetics Gail Jett 541-815-5603 AdvancedHealingEnergetics.com

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Renewed Skincare Katy Henneman LAE, CLT 541.788.7281 renewedskincarebend.com

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Feng Shui & Space Clearing Terie Sandusky 541-241-2458 Kimimihealingarts.com

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Bend Botanica – Elyse Williams 607-262-0269 Bendbotanica.com

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Sherrie Wirth 541-640-0270 SherrieWirth.com Endless Beauty SkinCare Kelly Tracy-Holly, LE, CAE 541.390.0066 www.endlessbeautyskincare.com

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Rhiannon Wescott Certified Baby Sleep Coach 310-266-1467 mountainbabysleepco.com

Bridges of the Heart Anita Stewart (541) 848-7938 Bridgesoftheheart.com Susan Hall Energy Eden Energy Medicine 541-330-5733 SusanHallenergy.com

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HYDROTHERAPY Bobbye Rotello CCT, CNC 805- 218-3169 colonhydrotherapybendoregon.com High Desert Hydrotherapy Camilla Drabeck 541-797-9900 Hydrobend.com

HYPNOTHERAPY Blue Heron Hypnotherapy Cynthia Crossman, CH 541-233-8695 blueheronhypnosis.me

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Intentional Wellness Massage Carmen Kinder 541-390-8364 Bendhealingmassage.com

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Serenity Bodyworks and Massage Betsy Schantz LMT# 22482 (541)-797-8826 Serenitybodyworksandmassage.com

Dr. Lisa Flexner, DPT, CSCS Flex Health Flexhealthconsulting.com

Hannah Renzi, certified Midwife Stcharleshealthcare.org

Healing Bridges 541-318-7041 Healingbridge.com

Bonnie Skakel, ND, LAC’ Riverside Wellness (541) 600-4651 3Sistershealth.com

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The Wolf Advantage Silvi Galmozzi & David Wolf 305-450-3331 Thewolfadvantage.com

Aflac Jennifer Burroughs (541) 419-5514 facebook.com/jenburrllc

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Bend Nutritional Therapy Larissa Spafford, NTP, 541-318-4757 BendNutritionalTherapy.com

Embody your soul Alyce Navesky 541-678-3738 Embodyyoursole.com

Bend Your Nutrition Megan Templeman, BS, NTP 971-506-0959 Bendyournutrition.com

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Kimimi Healing Arts Terie Sandusky, Reiki Master Teacher 541-241-2458 Kimimihealingarts.com

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YOGA Essential Light Institute Susan Hall 541-330-5733 essentiallight.org

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Restoring the Deschutes River:

GETTING BEYOND BLAME

by Gail Snyder of the Deschutes Coalition

“Who hears the fishes when they cry?”

Haunting words by Henry David Thoreau in reaction to declining salmon runs on the East Coast. Those fish, now long lost, have been referred to as ghost fish.

We don’t know what used to be. We suffer from ecological amnesia. A hundred years after Deschutes River was dammed and diverted to irrigate arid lands, Thoreau’s piercing question echoes through time, how do we know what we have lost? Four years ago, a reality of my own front-yard river hit home for me. Our beautiful Deschutes once teemed with fish and wildlife. A century later, it’s transformed from a flourishing ecosystem to a highly altered, managed system with diminished habitat for native fish and wildlife. In Winter, Upper Deschutes is deprived of water as Wickiup Reservoir fills for the next year’s irrigation season.

In Summer, it has too much water, overwhelming nat-

ural ecology and riverbanks. Angler Bruce Bischof wrote, “Although during peak summer flows, the river is beautiful by visual standards, it is virtually sterile by healthy stream standards.” Middle Deschutes, from Bend’s north end to Lake Billy Chinook, has an opposite problem, most water flowing through Mirror Pond is diverted into canals, leaving Middle Deschutes with too little water that heats quickly, reaching temperatures lethal to fish. As I lament ecological loss and advocate for change, I acknowledge we’ve benefited from the actions of our predecessors. I own the past that has allowed us to thrive here. Agriculture and urbanization have gone hand in hand, I reconcile with these intertwined histories of agriculture,urbanization, and the river that sustains us all.

Two years ago, I co-founded Coalition for the Deschutes with the intention of speaking for the river. I learned the river’s story couldn’t be told without tell-

Photo by Dave Rein ing the story of irrigated agriculture and the communities that grew up around it. The stories and issues are complex, cultural, economic, historic, legal, societal, political, ecological, hydrological, and geological. The adage of the western U.S., that whiskey is for drinking’ and water is for fighting’, has a basis in reality. Plenty of blame is cast on the problems that beset the river, but unless we can all sit at a table to engage in authentic dialogue, listen carefully, let go of preconceptions, and move beyond blame, then we will run a risk of perpetuating the very status quo we seek to change. Today, Coalition for the Deschutes is working with farmers to restore the Deschutes River. We have a shared vision to restore our river and have secure, sustainable agriculture in Central Oregon. To achieve this vision means modernizing an irrigation system built a hundred years ago. Open canals are pretty but they’re not good habitat, they’re inefficient, obsolete and wasteful.

Water lost to evaporation and seepage can and must be conserved in order for our rivers to be restored.

Many of us do hear the fish when they cry. It took time to get into this situation, it will take time to get out. If we work together, stay focused on the big picture, we can restore our river while maintaining farmland and supporting farmers. What can you do? Join Coalition for the Deschutes, help us speak for the river. Buy pro-

duce from local farmers. Tell your elected officials you support irrigation modernization so conserved water can stay in the river. Foster a conservation ethic, don’t waste water in your home or yard, personal actions matter. Most important of all, keep an open mind and heart. Because our river needs you!

Coalitionforthedeschutes.org

“OUT BEYOND IDEAS OF WRONGDOING AND RIGHT DOING THERE IS A FIELD. I’LL MEET YOU THERE." ~ RUMI

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Book Review

“All living things on Earth need and deserve a night sky.”~ Kellie Pendoley Lights Out Bend (LOB) is a volunteer education and advocacy project. Our mission is to educate residents and business owners to turn off all unnecessary lighting, especially during Spring and Fall songbird migration seasons (April-July and August-November).

Turning off lights allows migratory birds a safe, successful passage through urban environments. Millions of birds and insects fly overhead, navigating with great precision by starlight, landmarks and Earth’s magnetic field. Artificial lights disorient birds causing birds to circle lights, collide into windows and buildings or fall out of the sky resulting in injury or death.

Collisions cause up to a BILLION bird deaths per year in North America.

“Many species, including humans, need darkness to survive and thrive.”

American Medical Association Council.

Due to light pollution, we rarely experience truly dark nights. Research suggests “artificial light at night can negatively affect human health, increasing risks for obesity, depression, sleep disorders, diabetes, and breast cancer.” (International Dark Sky Association).

Artificial light disrupts circadian rhythm, our biologic clock and suppresses melatonin, a hormone that induces sleep, boosts the immune system, lowers cholesterol, helps thyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testes and adrenal glands function properly.

What can you do? Turn off all unnecessary lights! Close curtains / blinds at night. Utilize motion sensors or install low intensity lighting.

Rights of Nature A Legal Revolution That Could Save The World

By David Boyd Around the globe, a growing movement supports the idea that humans are not the only ones who deserve rights in this world. Lawyers are currently fighting for the rights of chimpanzees, rivers, forests, whales and Standing Rock Reservation to name a few. If nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities to uphold those rights. My favorite example in this book was the lawsuit between Disney and Sierra club over a resort that would have caused environmental calamity for the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Supreme Justice William O. Douglas, a passionate outdoorsman ruled in favor of preserving nature, ͞if corporations can have rights then surely there should be rights for valleys, alpine meadows, rivers, lakes, mountains, beaches and all forms of nature and life should have these same rights from the pileated woodpecker, to trout in streams, to the land itself including soils, waters, plants and trees. For even air feels the destructive pressures of modern technology and modern life.͟David Boyd paints a powerful portrayal of hope for protecting our planet, he is an Environmental Lawyer, Professor, and advocate for the right to live in a healthy environment, a right worth fighting for.

Go to: lightsoutbend.com and find us on Facebook.

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GLOBAL WARMING

by Madeleine, a 5th grader at Waldorf School of Bend

Take a sip of water, is it salty? No. What percentage of water on Earth is fresh? 3%.

That isn’t a lot of fresh water and 70% of that 3% is frozen, in the form of glaciers and icebergs!

What if all the Sea ice were to melt?

Sea levels would go up 210 feet, creating an inland sea in Australia. Hope you don’t want to go to Disneyworld because all of Florida will be drowned out. Half of the world’s population lives on the coast, Tokyo, Shang Hai, New York. With a sea rise of even 20 feet, 630 Billion people will be homeless, 10% of the world’s population! Imagine 210 ft!

Icebergs touching warm water melt first. Ice reflects sunlight, the more it melts the less it reflects, making oceans warmer plus the sea gets fresher. Currents that produce food and nutrients are powered by levels of saltiness, currents may change which would be extremely bad because half of the air we breathe is from plants in the sea.

If all ice melts, Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves and reindeer will have to move because there will be no North Pole! Without ice, there will be more seismic blasting, a method where ships send explosions into the water to find oil, it’s very bad for whales.

Waldorf School

What causes Global Warming?

Greenhouse gases, from fossil fuels such as oil and coal, wrap around the Earth trapping heat from the Sun into our atmosphere. Since planets don’t sweat, it heats up.

How can we stop it?

By using more Solar Power and less fossil fuels.

You can also make a difference by using less electricity, always turning off lights before leaving a room.

FUN FACT: According to NASA, every vertical inch of sea-level rise covers 50 to 100 lateral inches (1.3 to 2.5 meters) of beach

LED Lighting saves Energy & Money

by Linsey Hardy of the Environmental Center Incandescent light bulbs were invented by Thomas Edison in 1879. Since then, lighting options can use a whopping 80% less energy. Light Emitting Diodes, known as LEDs, are extremely energy efficient and last up to 25 years. LEDs are often confused with their predecessor, swirly CFL Bulbs. LEDs offer better quality of light, turn on instantly, can be dimmed, and don’t contain mercury, offering a seamless transition to efficient lighting that doesn’t sacrifice any of the convenience that you are used to in a classic light bulb.

The Energy Challenge of Central Oregon has a free LED installation program to set you up with up to 16 LEDs for free! A team will come out to help you decide which are your most heavily used lights in order to help you save the most energy. Average savings can be upwards of $100 each year!

Sign up online at: TheEnergyChallenge.org/free bulbs, or by calling 541-385-6908.

If you’re looking at purchasing your own bulbs, here are some shopping tips: Choose ENERGY STAR® bulbs. Tested for quality and performance.

Look for Energy Trust signs.

Read the Lighting Facts Label.

Choose a bulb based on lumens, not watts. Lumens tell you how bright a bulb is; the higher the number, the brighter the light. Watts only tell you how much power it uses. A 11-watt LED, 15-watt CFL and 65watt incandescent all provide 800 lumens, but use different amounts of energy.

Bulbs range in color from soft and warm to bright white. Light appearance is measured in Kelvin. Lower Kelvin numbers, around 2,700K, have a soft, yellow light and are good for bedrooms and living rooms.

Higher numbers around 5,000K have a bright, white light used in work areas.

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Recycling and the National Sword of China

By Denise Rowcroft, Rethink Waste Project Manager at The Environmental Center In Central Oregon, our mixed recyclables are baled, sent to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF), and sorted. Machinery and people sort materials to be sold to different processors, who recycle it into new material. Most processors are overseas, China has bought the most material. This year China stopped imports of recycled, scrap material by refusing contaminated loads, potentially banning certain materials outright.

National Sword regulation sends a strong message to the United States to clean up material streams. Wishful Recyclers will recycle everything with a recycling symbol on it or may be sending a message to the MRF’s that they should accept certain materials, so they just put it all in. MRF's sort and separate as fans blow paper, magnets attract metals, and people pick through everything else along a conveyor belt that moves swiftly.

Loads sent overseas are often contaminated, China has had enough of our garbage! National Sword now only accepts clean loads of specific materials, slowing down our recycling system, resulting in stockpiling while new buyers are located overseas. There’s hope this will result in a revitalization of recycling here in the United States.

Keep Recycling, Recycle Right!

Make sure your household, office, and school are educated and up to speed about what can go in the bin.

Here's a quick break down: PLASTICS: Bottles, tubs and jugs! Not one of those?

Doesn’t Go! Even if it has a recycling symbol on it - virtually all plastic products do, it just tells us what kind it is.

PAPER: Paper, paperboard and cardboard. If it has to be lined with something to keep liquids in, it can't be recycled including most paper plates, coffee cups, milk cartons and frozen food boxes.

METAL: Cans, pie plates, tin foil. You can recycle all other scrap metal at our landfill, please don't put it in your mixed recycle cart.

GLASS: Yes, glass jars and bottles, but absolutely they must be in the separate container that is provided or brought to the Bottle Drop for refund.

Recycling right requires energy, yet better than extracting virgin material from our earth. Go beyond recycling to waste prevention. An environmental life cycle focuses on where garbage came from in the first place and all the associated impacts, then buying products with less packaging whenever possible!

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Summer Must Haves in Bend.... Lip Balm!

BUSHEL & A PECK LIPBALMS bushelandapeck.com

Made from USDA Organic shea butter, coconut oil, beeswax, red raspberry seed oil (Oregon grown Raspberries!) Lip balms double as hand moisturizers and cuticle conditioners to repair & restore your skin. Everything is hand-poured by Aimee, made locally in Bend, OR Lip Balms come in a variety of flavors, Hygge is my fave! Available at Wren & Wild with the largest selection of Natural Skincare in Bend!

LOTUS NATURALS NO BUGS & AFTER SUN SPRAY

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is a must have for all your bumps, scrapes and bruises of Summer! They grow and harvest their ingredients here in Central Oregon! Available at

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Ask a Gardening Midwife Q: Last year my corn patch did great but this year the leaves are yellow and the plants look sad. Is this from planting them in the same place several years in a row?

Corn likes high levels of nitrogen in the soil, if grown in the same soil for several seasons the soil becomes depleted. Imbalance in soil health is manifested by deficiencies in plants and roots. Our atmosphere is 78% nitrogen! Only certain plants like legumes (beans and peas) capture it to bring it into their plant body. It is the collective work of fungi, protozoa, and organisms like earthworms that hold the key to unlocking nutrients in your garden. Soil is alive, like the microbiome of the human body. While corn consumes high levels of nitrogen, legumes return it, and this is why rotating crops increases the health and productivity of your garden.

Crop rotation can be as simple as keeping a journal to draw pictures of your beds to track where you plant things year to year, using a rotation cycle as a guide.

by Hannah Renzri

Q: My baby’s birthday is next month and I can’t stop thinking that I wish her birth would have gone differently. What can I do to stop blaming myself?

It is natural to be thinking about your birth as the anniversary approaches and there are many ways to process your experience to help you release any blame, it was not your fault. 1) talk to your partner or someone you trust; 2) look up expressive writing, give it a try; 3) consider scheduling an annual exam with your prenatal care provider to share your feelings; 4) talk to someone who was not involved, like a counselor, to go deeper into what it meant for you.

Childbearing is a time of great transition. It’s normal to have hopes, dreams, and fears about pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting will be like. Through living your experience, you discover your own unique story. Part of giving birth is letting go. We all benefit from exploring ways to learn from and let go of the past so we can live in the present.

Pain relieving Smoothie by Mandy Butera After several mountain biking accidents left me with pain in my back and hips, my Doctor prescribed anti-inflammatory pain pills. I researched and developed a morning smoothie that both my husband and I drink to reduce inflammation and ease any aches and pains of our active lifestyle.

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LAW OF ATTRACTION JOURNAL www.manifestationplanner.com

When I first received this Law of Attraction Planner, I wrote in it "Buy a house in Bend for under $300,000. with a magical garden before Christmas." We had been looking for a house we could afford on a Teacher and Massage Therapists budget, for over 2 years without any luck. I wrote this dream scenario and then sort of forgot about it, until about 2 weeks later when I found a house for $285,000 we got it & received our keys on 12/23 just before Christmas! The garden is truly magical, fertile soil, sunlight, drip irrigation, crystals and hag stones! The whole process, including the move, was completed with ease and grace. I believe in this Planner, I use it constantly to manifest all kinds of miracles!

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Pineapple chunks, 1cup Frozen Tart Cherries, 1cup One Banana Spinach, two handfuls Ginger, thumb size Fresh Turmeric, thumb size Fresh Cracked pepper (we use essential oil, fewdrops) Devils Claw available at natural markets -follow packaging guidelines CBD Extract, one dropper Coconut Yogurt, ½cup Favorite Nut Milk, 2-3cups depending on consistency, we love coconut Chia Seeds, ¼cup

Blend together except Chia Seeds. Mix Chia Seeds after blending, let sit for two minutes and enjoy. Pineapple contains bromelain effective in reducing joint pain and inflammation.

Tart Cherries relieve muscle pain, arthritis and gout. Bananas contain Potassium to reduce swelling. Spinach contains Vitamins A, C and chlorophyll to decrease inflammation.

Ginger and Turmeric have been proven to reduce pain and improve circulation. Devils Claw has been used for centuries to reduce pain and stiffness. CBD extract, non-psychotropic compound found in marijuana, offers physical and emotional benefit to those suffering from chronic pain without creating a high. bendhealthguide.com | BEND HEALTH GUIDE

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Bend Meet- up & Events

Book Review

Check out: www.meetup.com/Bend-Health-Guide for your local events guide!

Join the Bend Health Guide to advertise your own special event.

The Nature of Bend

Farm to Table Events

• June 11th. Longtable at Rainshadow with special guest Chef Jeff from Spork.

• July 16th Longtable at Rainshadow.

• August 11th Guided bike tour from Bend, dinner, concert, sleepover and breakfast at Rainshadow • August 20th Longtable at Rainshadow • September 15th Longtable at Rainshadow More Farm to Table Events will be posted on MeetUp/BendHealthGuide this Summer!

Also, follow Boundless Farms on FB for Summer Farm Concerts!

Join www.facebook.com/groups/BendHealthGroup/ for more amazing farm to table events!

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By LeeAnnKreigh This guide has been great fun when finding strange things in Bend parks. I was at Shevlin Park with a group of students who found what looked like a large worm, but not quite. Thanks to the book we found out it was a rubber boa! I had no idea there were relatives of the boa constrictor in Bend. I love the scavenger hunt guides in the back, which could make a quick hike turn into a mystery hike, great for keeping kids engaged. One of the biggest surprises I’ve had leading students and campers in Bend is flowers in sagebrush deserts. In a wonderful un-developed part of Pine Nursery park, we stumbled upon the Green-Banded Mariposa Lily. These beautiful, purple Lilies seem to grow in dust. I was shocked to see anything other than sagebrush and juniper, we found dozens of these lilies reminding me of an Easter egg hunt on a 90 degree day in July. This book is filled with over 350 plants and animals of Bend, native legends and fun facts. It’s like having a Naturalist on the trail with you as a great resource guide for exploring Central Oregon.

Reviewed by William Sweigert, Teacher & Gobi Wild Camp Leader.

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GO TELL THEM I prepared the package for my friends in the states the dangling earrings woven into half moons black pearls glinting like an eye in a storm of tight spirals the baskets sturdy, also woven brown cowry shells shiny intricate mandalas shaped by calloused fingers Inside the basket a message: Wear these earrings to parties to your classes and meetings to the grocery store, the corner store and while riding the bus Store jewelry, incense, copper coins and curling letters like this one in this basket and when others ask you where you got this you tell them they’re from the Marshall Islands show them where it is on a map tell them we are a proud people toasted dark brown as the carved ribs of a tree stump

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by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner

tell them we are descendents of the finest navigators in the world tell them our islands were dropped from a basket carried by a giant tell them we are the hollow hulls of canoes as fast as the wind slicing through the pacific sea we are wood shavings and drying pandanus leaves and sticky bwiros at kemems tell them we are sweet harmonies of grandmothers mothers aunties and sisterssongs late into night tell them we are whispered prayers the breath of God a crown of fushia flowers encirclin gaunty mary’s white sea foam hair tell them we are styrofoam cups of koolaid redwaiting patiently for the ilomij tell them we are papaya golden sunsets bleeding into a glittering open sea we are skies uncluttered majestic in their sweeping landscape we are the ocean terrifying and regal in its power tell them we are dusty rubber slippers swiped from concrete doorsteps

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we are the ripped seams and the broken door handles of taxis we are sweaty hands shaking another sweaty hand in heat tell them we are days and nights hotter than anything you can imagine tell them we are little girls with braids cartwheeling beneath the rain we are shards of broken beer bottles burrowed beneath fine white sand we are children flinging like rubber bands across a road clogged with chugging cars tell them we only have one road

or the science but tell them we see what is in our own backyard tell them that some of us are old fishermen who believe that God made us a promise some of us are more skeptical of God but most importantly tell them we don’t want to leave we’ve never wanted to leave and that we are nothing without our islands.

and after all this tell them about the water how we have seen it rising flooding across our cemeteries gushing over the sea walls and crashing against our homes tell them what it’s like to see the entire ocean__level___with the land tell them we are afraid tell them we don’t know of the politics

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“A human mind is a wandering mind, and a wandering mind is an unhappy mind,” ~Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T. Gilbert

Most of us are stressed to the point of experiencing negative and potentially fatal physical and emotional effects. We depend more on drugs, food, alcohol, and workaholism than our own abilities to manage that stress.

And, by the way. It isn’t working.

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Learn to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing Learn to slow down and get more done Learn to improve your relationship with food Learn to take better care of yourself Learn to skillfully manage physical and emotional pain and symptoms Learn to communicate and be heard Learn to live and enjoy the present moment

Paying attention, can very literally, save your life.

GLINWOOD FAE brings

Faeries to Bend, Oregon!

Willow and Lavender travel from GlinWood Forest to bring glitter, bubbles, magic, and their animal friends. Their goal is to bring joy and happiness into the lives of both children and adults alike. Birthdays are very important to the Faeries, so make sure to visit our website oftheglinwood. wixsite.com/glinwoodfae to book your very own Faerie party!

You might see them around, make sure to say hi and receive your very own wishing stone!

Register now for Fall classes. www.Haelan-House.com

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T RA N S F O RM A T I V E HE A L I N G S E S S I O N S

DOGS OF BEND Every year, is the year of the dog in Bend, OR

Master Path to Wholeness REPLENISH YOUR CORE ENERGY RECONECT TO YOUR POW ER SOURCE RECEIVE SOUL MESSAGES REVEAL YOUR UNCONSCIOUS SABOTEUR

Anita Stewart, RN

PASSIONATE TRANSFORMATIVE HEALER BEST SELLING AUTHOR LIFESPARKS, NURSESPARKS

NurseSparks, now available in print!

Order from Amazon, BridgesOfTheHeart.com, or email me for a signed copy. Free delivery in Bend, OR.

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Wren and Wild Beauty Yoga Nourish 910 NW Harriman St, Downtown Bend Or, 97703 541-480-3252 Wrenandwild.com #wrenandwild to be featured on our Instagram page!