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In This Issue ~ The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal has been published three times a year since 1995 by Crazy Wisdom, Inc. Copyright © Crazy Wisdom, Inc. — April 2012. No parts of this publication may be reproduced for any reason without the express written approval of the publisher. There is a token fee charged if you would like to use an article in this publication on your website, so make sure to contact us first. Back issues of this publication are available, for $8 per issue, and many interviews and articles from back issues are available on our website’s archive. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore was founded in 1982. It has been owned since l989 by Crazy Wisdom, Inc., which consists of Bill Zirinsky and Ruth Schekter, husband-and-wife.
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The Crazy Wisdom Kids Section ....................................Starts on Page 60
The Business Card Directory ...……...............................…Starts on Page 8
Kids Book and Media Reviews by Sarah Newland .............................................................................Page 60
What’s New in the Community – by Lynda Gronlund ........................................................................….Page 12
Crazy Wisdom Kids in the Community
Leaps of Faith: Tales of Newer Local Businesses by Mary Runser ..................................................................................Page 20
Conscious Parenting Column ~ Teaching Children to Tame Technology (Formerly Known as “Turn That Thing Off”) by Annie Zirkel .................................................................................Page 66
Professor Jane Dutton’s Passion for Compassion by Michelle Pafford Helms .................................................................Page 24 Pianist, Athlete, Patient ~ A Respected Ann Arbor Piano Teacher Reflects on the Rewards of Teaching Music, Community Building, and Staying Active and Proactive throughout his Journey with Cancer by Rachel Urist ...................................................................................Page 28 Community and the Way of the Heart ~ Karl Pohrt Interviews Rev. Joe Summers .......................................Page 30 Green Living ~ Designing Our Stuff As If Our Health Matters by Tracey Easthope .............................................................................Page 34 Healing from PTSD: Rebuilding Veterans’ Lives with Dignity ~ Syndy Sweeney Talks with Neuropsychologist Dr. Eric Amberg, Occupational Therapist Karen Jones, and Stiggy’s Dogs Founder Jennifer Petre about Changing Views of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and New Methods for Healing our Soldiers ........................................Page 35 This Little Light of Mine, I’m Gonna Let It Shine . . . . by Barbara Brodsky ............................................................................Page 40 “Is Your Head on Straight?” Probably Not, but Chiropractor Rob Koliner May Be Able to Fix That — and More by Amy B. Garber ..............................................................................Page 43 Surprised by Love ~ A Love Story about How Falling in Love with a Very Good Dog Allowed Me to Open My Heart to a Very Good Man by Helen Weingarten ..........................................................................Page 48 Business Owner, Musician, and Philosopher Paul Tinkerhess Opens Up About his Activist Youth, Founding Fourth Ave Birkenstock, and His Vision for the Water Hill Music Festival Interview by Sandor Slomovits ...........................................................Page 50 Music Reviews by Sarah Newland .....................................................Page 59
by Nieka Apell ..................................................................................Page 62
Planting a Seed ~ Students at Two Local Charter Schools Benefit from EMU’s Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition by Karen Foulke Larson ...................................................................Page 67 Sustainable Health Column ~ Reforming the Norms of “Kids’ Food” A Nutritionist Reflects on her Family’s Legacy and How You Can Impact Yours by Cindy Klement ............................................................................Page 70
The Crazy Wisdom Kids Summer Camp Profiles ~ Four Summer Camps, Unlimited Possibilities by Kimberly Didia ............................................................................Page 71 Spring/Summer Events Calendar for Kids ..................................Page 75 The Crazy Wisdom Calendar Section ............................Starts on Page 77 The Calendar Edited by Sarah Newland…….........……................................…….Page 78 Background Info on the Teachers ...............................……........Page 105 Vipassana Meditation: Dorothy Ann Coyne Speaks from Forty Years of Practice About the Method and Benefits of Vipassana Meditation by Dorothy Ann Coyne .....................................................................Page 79 An Excerpt from Regina Elkhatib and Angela Christensen’s New Book, Families of Children United in Spirit ~ Spiritual Journeys of Families After the Loss of a Loved One ......Page 88 Combining Subconscious Belief Attunements with Reflexolo-Chi™ ~ How Erasing Negative Thoughts and Trapped Tension Creates Lasting Mind-Body Results by Gloria Zimet .............................................................................Page 102 Digestion Therapy: The Relationship Between Food and Neurological Imbalances by Mark Rojek ................................................................................Page 106 Endpiece ~ Creating a World Where Everyone Wins By Jim Stacey ..................................................................................…Page 110
Artwork Terri Myers Sara Van Zandt Writers Kimberly Didia, Jen Eberbach, Amy B. Garber, Richard Gull, Michelle Pafford Helms, Karen Foulke Larson, Sarah Newland, Karl Pohrt, Sarah Rigg, Mary Runser, Sandor Slomovits, Syndy Sweeney, Rachel Urist Distribution: Paul Stehle
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— Cover Photo by Rachael Waring — The deadline for free calendar submissions for the September thru December 2012 issue is Wednesday, July 18th, and the deadline for paid advertising is Wednesday, August 1st. The issue will be distributed starting in the last week of December. 10,000 copies of The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal are printed, and they are available at our bookstore as well as at more than 195 other locations in and around Ann Arbor. Our phone number is 734-665-2757, and we’re located at 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Our web address is: crazywisdom.net
Professor Jane Dutton’s Passion for Compassion - Page 44
Healing from PTSD: Rebuilding Veterans’ Lives with Dignity Page - 35
SEMIS Page - 67
Leaps of Faith Page - 20