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A Letter to Our Readers How do you follow a January cover of a fine natural magazine featuring a fluffy white dog doing yoga? Either touching, tasteful artwork honoring the romance of Valentine’s Day, or the next animal on the Chinese calendar – wearing sunglasses.
Touching and tasteful, versus a critter in shades? There’s a no-brainer, especially if February’s new year belongs to the Monkey. Find a fine specimen of Monkeyhood with short hair and a full beard who’s just a nose ring away from looking right at home in any hipster hangout in what was once Austin, and it’s a done deal. Any lingering doubts are erased by a cable showing on the eve of press day of a 2015 documentary about the iconic 1970s humor mag National Lampoon, which once had what was voted by a magazine trade group as the seventh-best cover ever – a black and white dog glancing nervously at a revolver held to his head, with the caption If you don’t buy this magazine, we’ll shoot this dog. We may not have invented magazine cover Monkeyshines – but we’re proud to uphold the tradition. – Michael Abedin
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“The second movie is the culprit,” Mathew explained.
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The second one was in 1980, The Empire Strikes Back. Apparently that’s the movie where a lot of things are accomplished with “Jedi mind tricks” and thought alone. And apparently a lot of people assumed they could do the same if their mind were only stronger. Good luck with that. I don’t want to blame the movies, though. The theme of mind over matter appears everywhere, in metaphysical literature as well as popular culture. You’ll find it in comic books as well as bestselling books. You’ll find it in Richard Bach’s Illusions and The Messiah’s Handbook and on television shows such as Flash and Super Girl. Who doesn’t want to have the ability to create out of thought alone, or make things appear with a few magic words? Who doesn’t want to have super powers? Who doesn’t want to be Superman? Or Superwoman?
The thing is, life doesn’t work like that. You were given a body and a mind, and the ability to use both. We are not brains in jars. We are brains in bodies. When we use both, then we can attract miracles. But the miracles appear through natural means. Even Wallace Wattles said those exact words – natural means – in his famous 1915 book, The Science of Getting Rich. He stated that it’s the combination of mind and action that leads to attracting results. It’s not just mind. It’s not just body. It’s both. If I pick up a horseshoe and “will” it to bend but not actually try to bend it, I’ll just be holding a horseshoe. Nothing will happen.
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Of course it doesn’t – if you’re only using your mind. But add your literal action, and you begin to co-create what you want into being. It’s still not likely that what you want will just appear, like in a Star Wars or Harry Potter movie. I’m not ruling magic out. I believe in magic and miracles. I also believe we live in a “no limits� universe, where we can probably do what some would say is impossible, with the right mindset and proper action. I’m just reminding you that you have a body for a reason. Use it to aid in the attraction of your goal. Use it for action. There is real magic in the world – it’s using your mind and your body to achieve a specific end goal.
For example, if I want to write a book, I don’t sit and think it into reality. Instead, I use every mind trick I know – from visualizing to Nevillizing to The Remembering Process and more – to get my mind around the idea of what I want. And then I start writing. I do something. And it’s the combination of both mind and action that leads to me being an author. None of this is a slam against Star Wars. I’m not blaming the movies at all. I’m told the latest installment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is spectacular. Just remember that movies and television shows program you, usually unconsciously and subconsciously. Recently I watched the movie The Martian and came away from it realizing the focus was always on solutions. It taught an “Anything can be solved,� attitude. I liked it. And recently An A nd n d I rece re cent cen n saw the movie The Walk, the true story off a young man with the “impossible� dream of walking a tightrope across the World Trade towers in New York City. And he did it. The movie conveyed the message that virtually anything is possible. I liked it, too. Star Wars is great entertainment – and it’s great fun to imagine having no limits, due to mind power alone. Just don’t think you can pay the bills with a Jedi Mind TTrick. Tric ric
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Yes, I’m a sack of broken eggs I always have an unmade bed Don’t you – Rolling Stones, Monkey Man Well… don’t you? If not, get ready – February 8 kicks off the Year of the Fire Monkey on the Chinese calendar. The Monkey is a mischief-maker who can break a sack of eggs and mess up a bed quicker than anyone else, and the Fire Monkey is the most outrageous and freespirited member of the clan.
Chinese Calendar 101 – the refresher course. The Buddha, so the story goes, called a get-together of all the animals, and twelve of them showed up, each getting a year named in their honor that would exhibit their particular characteristics. (The Rat hitched a ride on the back of the Ox and jumped off and ran ahead so he’d be first.) Each critter’s year would also be influenced by one of the Five Elements – Fire, Water, Earth, Metal, and Wood – that would modify it a bit. Each animal pops up once every twelve years, and each specific elemental animal every sixty years. The next Monkey Year, then, is 2028, and next Fire Monkey year is 2076, in case you’re making plans for a reunion or something.
Got all that? Sounds complicated – but keep reading. It gets better. The Chinese calendar is solar and lunar, and the year commences on a different date in January or February each year, based on the length of time that transpires between the first new moon and the shadow of a swallow returning to Capistrano falling on a certain brick in the Great Wall of China, or some such. (No wonder their stock market’s tanking.) If you’re born in January or February, btw, better dig a little deeper than your Moo Goo Gai Pan-stained placemat at the Chinese buffet to figure out your animal persuasion – could be the difference between being an Ox or a Rat.
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Broken eggs and unmade beds. Monkeys are clever, creative little guys who sometimes make a mess of things in the creative process. The Monkey King is a major character in Chinese folklore – a rascal, a magical Robin Hood whose intentions are good but whose methods can be a little disruptive at times. Disruption is the key to Monkey years, and disruption, while not necessarily for the faint of heart, isn’t always a bad thing. You have to break a few eggs, the saying goes, to make an omelet – and anything done right in a bed probably ought to mess it up a bit. 2016, then, is shaping up as a year of vastly entertaining chaos. (Just take a look at the presidential campaign.) There is, of course, opportunity in chaos – although the old motivarional speaker’s standby, the one where the Chinese character for chaos or crisis is made up of the characters for danger and opportunity, is bogus. (Probably made up by a Monkey.) Whether you’re of the dive in and get messy persuasion, or the make your move while the smoke’s clearing persuasion, 2016 might just be your cup of Monkey wine.
1K away. If you have the constitution for it, Fire Monkey years are said to be good for unique startups and out-of the-box ventures. When old instituitons and ideas are disrupted, the door’s wide open for new ones – and Money is just 1K away from Monkey, right? Monkey years are flamboyant and yang to the core, a time when words speak loud and actions speak louder. To give you an idea, Monkeys of note include da Vinci, LBJ, both Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Little Richard, and that ol’ Monkey Man himself – Mick Jagger. The meek may inherit the Earth one day, (although they’ll be afraid to come claim it) but it probably won’t be this year. Drop your quarter in the slot and hang on tight – 2016 promises to be a wild ride, and a good time to shine.
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THE HEALING POWER OF FOOD Cook. Learn. Heal. The plethora and the dearth.
For thousands of years, societies have incorporated food into their health and wellness practices, and yet currently the world is overwhelmed by “lifestyle diseases� – obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, the list goes on. Fortunately, these ailments can be prevented (and, in many cases, overcome) by what you eat.
The re-emergence of the Five Healing Cuisines. Ayurveda, Macrobiotics, Raw and Living, Vegan, and Vegetarian. The time-honored practices of using food as medicine unify the principles of these five traditional healing cuisines into a present-day method of individualized healing, one that also happens to be the basis for exciting new forms of cuisine. The Five Healing Cuisines combine ancient and contemporary healing practices, refining them for the modern eater. The uniqueness of each individual, and their process of creating a diet using food as medicine, is the reason these cultural cuisines have been selected for their ability to treat everyone, based on personal structure and constitution. The benefits of each of these cuisines offer an extensive knowledge base to draw from, and a unique perspective on food as healing. If you apply them non-dogmatically, they’re a good starting point for developing a personalized diet for contemporary living: t 7FHFUBSJBO Abstains from consuming meat in any form, often resulting in better digestion and reduced inflammation. t 7FHBO Goes a step further, removing all animal products from the diet, which may benefit heart health for some since dietary cholesterol from animal sources is eliminated. t 3BX BOE MJWJOH GPPET Excel in preserving living enzymes in food, offering your body an abundant supply of nutrients that can sometimes diminish during cooking. t "ZVSWFEB Utilizes ancient Indian practices of balancing the body using food and spices. t .BDSPCJPUJDT Encompasses Eastern traditions of harnessing the healing power of local and seasonal grains, vegetables, sea vegetables, and fermented foods.
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Austin is one of the most health and fitness-oriented cities in the U.S. – yoga, runners, swimmers, bicyclists, crossfitters, bootcampers, and 5 and 10K’ers are everywhere. So how come there’s not a healthy restaurant on every corner? Like everywhere else, there’s a plethora of places serving what the January issue of Bon Appetit magazine calls the new trend, Healthy-ish – comfort food that also happens to be good for you. There are also plenty of V, VEG, and GF menu items on menus, along with local and even organic ingredients. New transplants from other big metropolitan areas, however, are often surprised to find a dearth of exclusively vegetarian and vegan indoor restaurants, even though there are plenty of vegetarian and vegan food trucks. Vegetarian stalwarts Mr. Natural and Mother’s CafÊ have been around for decades, the vegan Counter Culture is a relative newcomer that started out as a food truck before getting a roof over its head, and there are no longer any Austin restaurants that come to mind that are focusing exclusively on raw food.
Why not? Where’s the no-beef? For starters, this is still Texas, even if it’s one of the trendier parts – one of the most internationally famous dining establishments in town is a miniscule barbecue joint on the East Side. There are, however, plenty of folks ready to eat healthy and creative cuisines. Until recently, though, there may not have been enough trained professionals to prepare it and to educate people’s palates on the possibilities of innovative and tasty dishes using the principles of the Five Healing Cuisines. Yoga Yoga, an Austin institution, started taking steps to change that when they merged with Natural Epicurean in 2009, expanding their teaching program into a full-fledged culinary arts academy specializing in healthy food based on the Five Healing Cuisines. Natural Epicurean’s curriculum offerings include: t " IPVS 1SPGFTTJPOBM $VMJOBSZ 1SPHSBN t " $PPLJOH 5PHFUIFS 1SPHSBN XJUI POMJOF MFBSOJOH BOE cooking classes for the public. t " 1IZTJDJBO T ,JUDIFO 1SPHSBN BMMPXJOH IFBMUIDBSF practitioners to provide their patients with hands-on instruction in healthy culinary options. Healing with food is a good idea. Healing with food that tastes good because it’s been creatively prepared by trained professional chefs is a better one. Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts at offers serious cooking, passionate healing, and elevated learning. 1700 S. Lamar, #316. For information on all programs, call (512) 476-2276, or visit www.NaturalEpicurean.com
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With most of January feeling like the beginning of spring, and February likely to do the same, it’s not too early to start talking a little dirt. Planning a spring garden? HOA requires you to maintain a nice green lawn? Time to prepare. The important thing isn’t what you plant, it’s what you plant it in – the soil you use. Tossing seeds in the ground and hoping they grow is one approach, but a better one is to follow the advice of the old gardeners’ adage – spend a dollar on the dirt, and a penny on the plant.
Dirty words you need to know: t Tilth. The ability to support and sustain root growth. t Friability. Texture and air space. t Loft. Fluffiness. Fresh air and water get into soil because of its loft. A good soil specialist blends the elements of soil like a winemaker blends grapes, formulating them for high fertility, negligible shrinkage, abundant micro-nutrients, and years and years of tilth, friabity, and loft. George Altgelt of Austin’s Geo Growers, the Mondavi of soil blending, creates custom blends for specific plants in the climate and terrain of Central Texas. His fave for flower and vegetable gardens, raised beds, and installation and top dressing of sod, turf, and grass is Thunder Soil. He describes it as “very fertile, with our highest nutrient profile. It’s made from non-shrinking compost, composted rice hulls, granite sand, and gypsum.” It is, he says, a good overall blend that holds moisture but still drains well, and increases fertility and improves drainage of your lawn when it’s mixed with existing soils. George never mixes shredded wood or pine bark mulch into his blends. Those are loft-destroyers that can cause massive shrinkage (never a good thing), leaving soil compacted instead of fluffy. Wood belongs on top of your soil, where it can keep it cool and moist. To make sure his soils are balanced, George has them analyzed regularly at the premier soil-testing lab in Texas, and does outcalls – personal on-site consultations on the best methods and soils to increase soil fertility for your project. Geo Growers soil blends are available in bulk, bag our own, or delivered. Geo offers organic fertilizers, pesticides, soil amendments, garden bedding plants, medicinal plants, culinary herbs, vegetable seed packets, and garden vegetables. Information or consultations: (512) 288-4405. www.GeoGrowers.net February special: $5 off any purchase of $25 or more.
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IBIDO IN WOMEN LOW LWhat’s happening? by Dr. Melissa Miskell Women are two to three times more likely than men to experience low libido approaching their late forties and fifties. This is due to factors not solely limited to fluctuating hormone levels, including stressors like children moving away from home, parents requiring additional care, and job, home, or financial transitions. This age is when women experience falling levels of estrogen and testosterone. On top of hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness, and night sweats, low libido is almost a given – it’s difficult to devote energy to your physical relationship when so many other things are occurring: t "T XPNFO T CPEJFT BQQSPBDI UIF USBOTJUJPO JOUP infertility, estrogen and testosterone levels begin to fall, causing interest in sexual activities and thoughts to plummet. t 7BHJOBM XBMMT MPTF FMBTUJDJUZ BT UIF CPEZ BHFT /BUVSBM lubrication becomes more difficult, and dryness can cause discomfort, even pain, during intercourse. t $FSUBJO NFEJDBUJPOT BOUJEFQSFTTBOUT BOE BOUJ TFJ[VSF medications, particularly) can decrease desire for sex, or ability to orgasm. t )BCJUT MJLF FYDFTTJWF BMDPIPM TNPLJOH BOE ESVH VTF can dampen arousal and libido. t /FHBUJWF CPEZ JNBHF GBUJHVF JMMOFTT TVSHFSZ PS EBJMZ stress can be factors.
The magic number. There’s no magic number of times you should be having sex, and you should never feel bad about personal preferences. If, however, your sex drive reaches a point where it’s bothering you or affecting your relationship – if, say, your partner consistently feels rejected – it may be time to change. The first step is a conversation with a trusted medical professional. A physical exam and conversation gives a better idea of factors contributing to decreased sex drive. For some women, it may be as simple as switching medications or using an estrogen cream, patch, or pill to bring hormone levels back to normal. Small doses of testosterone can also help. If your doctor finds you’re approaching or experiencing menopause, Biodentical Hormone Replacement Therapy can help alleviate troublesome symptoms, bringing you back to feeling like your regular self. Lifestyle changes also help – exercising, improving body image, decreasing daily stress. At the core of the issue, improving low libido should also involve a conversation with your partner about ways to improve intimacy in your relationship. Dr. Melissa Miskell is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist specializing in bio-identical hormones, menopause, antiaging, and overall wellness at Focus Women’s Health, including nutritional testing, supplements, and lifestyle consultations. Austin, (512) 470-7200. San Antonio, New Braunfels, Boerne, (210) 305-5075. www.FocusTotalHealth.com
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Natural Injectable THERAPIES by Dr. Matthew Carpenter Giving a medication with a hypodermic needle has been one of the greatest advances in modern medicine, and it’s only a little over a hundred years old. If medication is given orally, a huge dose is needed to achieve the concentration necessary in the target tissue, and the rest of the body is frequently poisoned unnecessarily. Delivering a specific drug directly to the site, however, requires a much smaller dose. Some tissues that are disconnected from the whole, such as in cancer, can sometimes only be reached with a needle. Needling allows the simulation of acupuncture points and dry needling of trigger points. With a fluid-bolus (a mass of injectable fluid), scar tissue can be broken up mechanically, adhesive tissue-planes can be gently separated, and normal anatomy can often be restored where there was a distortion due to trauma or infection. Beyond anything else, the needle stick often will bring up held-back emotions and memories stored in injected tissue. These emotional releases are often the most important part of a healing intervention.
Sinus infections. Because we do “normal” dental procedures in my office, injectable therapies are used as they relate to improving lymphatic drainage before surgery, and injectable ozone is used as a pre-conditioning tool to reduce infection before surgery (for root canals or cavitation lesions) and for inflammation. Pre-treating an area of the mouth with injectable ozone gas has been shown in research to reduce post-surgical pain and inflammation as much as fifty percent. Injectable therapies are also used with other types of chronic head and neck infection– namely, sinus and tonsil infections. Sinus infections are the most common and energydraining infections in the human race, and most modern approaches (antibiotics, surgery) can be damaging, and are frequently ineffective. I help treat sinus infections using a combination of different injectable therapies designed to support the body’s natural detox channels, break up points of infection in the bone and sinus cavities, and stimulate new healing by enhancing the body’s ability to heal. To accomplish this, I use prolotherapy, which incorporates homeopathic injectable remedies and procaine. Procaine is a component of traditional German neural therapy which has a property of repolarizing or resetting the function of the inside nerve. This has potential to reset function to the muscle or gland that the nerve innervates.
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The ozone crawl. I also use injectable ozone to treat sinus infections because of its ability to “crawl,” or travel to sites of infection. Ozone kills bacteria, viruses, and parasites equally, and is ideal when you consider the terrain of the sinuses. In addition, injectable therapy is used to stimulate the head and neck and help drain infection. A lymphatic protocol using procaine and homeopathic injectables can reenergize your lymph nodes manually and energetically, creating profound effects more naturally and safely. In cases where people have had chronic exposure to poisonous metals from dental work (like aluminum or mercury), injectable therapies help detox ganglia or collections of nervous tissues in the head and neck that have been polluted by metals. When toxins like a pesticides or metals first enter a nerve or ganglia, they may not immediately alter function of the nerve or the muscle or tissue it innervates – but over time, as the offending toxin or metal bio-accumulates in nervous tissue, it can begin to alter the function or competency of the nerve or the tissue it innervates, which are perceived as many unpleasant symptoms – hard to explain, but real. Ringing of the ears, burning of the tongue, dry mouth, painful face, autoimmune reactions in tissues – all are possible symptoms of nerves experiencing changes in function. Many of these issues respond to natural injectable therapies that help reset the function of certain parts of the head and neck, like the sphenopalatine ganglia (a collection of nerves connected to the trigeminal nerve, associated with headaches and migraines), which also influences emotional health.
Dr. Matthew Carpenter of Transcend Dental Health uses drill-free air abrasion, ozone therapy, natural alternatives to antibiotics, and nonsurgical treatment of gum disease. Call (512) 255-3618 for a consultation on natural injectable therapies. www.tdhtx.com Transcend Dental Health hosts courses on Oxygen and Ozone Therapies for Medical and Dental Professionals with Dr. Lamberto Re, April 8-10 or April 15-17, including injectable therapies and other ozone therapies. Treatments by Dr. Re available April 11-14. Information and registration: (970) 382-7780.
Ozone Therapies in the U.S. by b y Rima Rima Star St Every o one of the trillion cells in your body needs oxygen to funcction. Lack function. L of oxygen saturation at a cellular level is behind a multitude multitude of diseases, and the use of oxidative therapies in medical and an health fields is finally growing in the US. These therapies stem from the innovative discovery in the late 1800’s of the ability to make ozone (O3, also known as energized oxygen) at will instead of waiting for nature to provide lightning and thunderstorms, making it possible for a supercharged form of highly anti-microbial oxygen to be applied to human health and healing. Ozone therapies have been a staple of medical care in Europe, used to treat wounded soldiers in World War I and II. A recent US professional journal addressed the use of ozone in dentistry, stating: Ozone disinfects the tissues treated and leaves no toxic residues like chlorinated products‌ One molecule of ozone will kill the same number of bacteria that requires 3,000-10,000 molecules of chlorine, and kills them 3500 times faster than chlorine. Potential benefits of ozone-oxygen treatments include: t 4VQQPSUJOH DFMMVMBS SFKVWFOBUJPO BOUJ BHJOH t *ODSFBTFE PYZHFOBUJPO BOE FOFSHZ QSPEVDUJPO JO DFMMT t .PEVMBUJOH JNNVOF GVODUJPO t 3FEVDJOH BDJEJUZ JO UIF CPEZ
How do you get more oxygen, including the “superâ€? kind? The simplest way to get more O2 is breathing the cleanest air possible, deeply and more often, through exercise or daily practice of conscious breathing techniques. The simplest ways to get O3 “superâ€? oxygen is through methods that include relaxing in an ozone-infused sauna or hot tub, drinking ozonated water, applying topical ozone creams for daily skincare, oral health and hygiene, and everything from sunburns to itching skin or mosquito bites. (The one way ozone should not be used is through frequent inhaling, which can be drying and damaging to the lungs, even in small amounts.) There’s a new breed of health professionals offering ozone injections, autohemotherapy (ozonating the blood and reinjecting it), and insufflations (briefly infusing ozone into a body orifice). These treatments have over a hundred years of use and research and are known to successfully treat as many as 114 diseases successfully – and research indicates ozoneoxygen treatments maintain one of the lowest side-effect rates of any medical treatment. Rima Star is the founder of O3 Skincare™, producer, retailer, and wholesaler of topical ozone therapy skincare and oral hygiene products. (512) 420-0068, www.O3TOPS.com
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by Christina Allen One of the most crippling side effects of being highly sensitive is running high levels of anxiety. Sensitives, or SuperCeptors, are highly tuned to pick up on the nuances of their environments, keeping their bodies forever on alert. They are not the only ones, however. Anyone who has been imprinted by a stressful or traumatic period in their life also has a brain tempered for further stress.
Stored memories. In the first five years of our lives everyone’s brain is being tuned for how it’s going to react to the world. If those first years are filled with high levels of stress, we develop a brain prepared for more. Unfortunately, this creates a trigger-happy stress response, ready for danger behind every corner. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is the circuit in the brain responsible for stress response. There are two other major players in our stress response as well – the amygdala and the hippocampus. The hippocampus is thought to be in charge of learning and memory. If we touch a hot stove, for example, we want to store a memory of that event so we avoid it in the future. Thus, every time the HPA axis is stimulated, the hippocampus gets a signal too. The amygdala is a more cognitive in nature. It works with the hippocampus to decide whether something has the potential for being a stressful situation. In effect it anticipates stress, based on what has happened before, and activates the HPA axis accordingly.
Phantoms and possums. Unfortunately, the amygdala can generate stress responses by seeing phantoms as easily as by seeing real dangers. Many of our energetic imprints from trauma in this lifetime – or even others – can set off the same response, without an event actually having to happen. For this reason, the first order of business in regulating your stress response is to clear energetic imprints, or triggers, around trauma from your Lightbody. As the soul heals, you can begin the long process of reprogramming your hyper-vigilant brain.
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When the stress system is activated, it creates reactions of fight, flight or freeze. Many people, when challenged with stressful situations, will turn and face the problem, ready to fight it head on. Others, however, will run for the hills. The third possibility is the onset of immobility, or a freeze, that grips the person’s will until it lets up. People who respond this way are overwhelmed with anxiety and can’t make a move or a decision until it lifts. They want to curl up, like the possum that plays dead, until the environment feels safe again. Many Sensitives struggle with being in freeze-response states frequently, as they live in a world bustling with unseen information. Add pressure like performing well on an exam, and their brains can lock down, making it impossible to study, let alone excel. There are medications available, but they often have side effects that dampen sensitivity, undermining the authenticity. Sensitives rely on for guidance. Freeze can lead to a deep spiral of depression, as one’s self esteem collapses when they can’t act – and believe it will never end. Freeze is a temporary state, however, and all that is re-quired is a shift in consciousness. It’s important to get out of the limbic brain and into the higher levels of function like the Associative cortex. The great Spiritual Masters intuitively retrain their brains, with breathing (pranayama), chanting and meditation. Sitting meditations are often difficult for someone in freeze, however, so a practice that involves the whole body is often more preferable. For this reason dance, yoga and walks in Nature are especially effective. Each movement reintegrates the body with the mind through breath and rhythm. If you’re in freeze, take the first step to a thaw. Get into sunlight, breathe – move! Christina Allen’s work as an Intuitive, Healer, Teacher and Founder and Director of the Austin Shamanic Center, combines a strong science background (BA Physics, MS Neuroscience) with decades of applied ancient spiritual wisdom (Master Yogi, Reiki Master, and profound Shamanic Healing based in part on Q’ero Indian traditions of Peru). Learn more about upcoming classes and make QSJWBUF BQQPJOUNFOUT BU XXX "VTUJO4IBNBOJD$FOUFS DPN t (512) 391-9829.
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by Marge Captain What’s the difference between alkaline and acid, and why does it matter to your body? Acidity and alkalinity are based on hydrogen ions (the H in pH), with a pH factor of 7 being a mid-point – above 7 is alkaline, below 7 is acid. Healthy blood is slightly alkaline, around 7.35 to 7.45. Most of what you eat and drink falls in a pH range of 0-14, and some foods that are acidic can become alkaline in your body. If you’re under a lot of stress; if you eat fried foods, processed foods, white bread, red meat; drink sports energy drinks, sodas, alcohol, coffee; use artificial sweeteners, food additives, take prescription drugs, or smoke – chances are you’re contributing to an acidic state in your body.
Acid breakdown. When it’s acidic, the body can start to break down in various ways – taking calcium from the bones, for instance, to neutralize blood acidity, contributing to osteoporosis. You may age quicker, have lower immunity, lack energy. Pure water has a neutral pH of 7, but water from a tap (and a lot of bottled water) has been polluted by chemicals and toxins and can be acidic, with little potential to reduce oxidation and inflammation, encouraging the growth of free radicals that can damage cells, organs, and DNA. Acidic water has more protons than electrons, with a positive charge, but most substances with a negative charge are alkaline. One way to achieve the transformation to alkalinity is by drinking water that’s been restructured through ionization, turning acidic dead water into natural, alkaline water and creating abundant negative OH- ions that can balance pH and help neutralize and excrete acids and toxins. Not only is the pH of ionized, alkaline water higher, those extra electrons neutralize destructive free radicals circulating throughout the body, making it a potent antioxidant. Ionization also reduces the size and changes the shape of water molecular clusters, making them more able to penetrate cellular membranes – giving you more hydration and enhancing tissue repair and waste removal. Disease is said to thrive in an acidic state, so it’s a logical assumption that restoring your body to an alkaline state, with a healthy diet and structured alkaline water, can help you regain and maintain good health. Call Marge Captain at (512) 627-3585 for free alkaline water.
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KIDS, CONFIDENCE, AND MARTIAL ARTS by Michael Abedin Kids face challenges today a lot of parents wouldn’t recognize from their own childhood. Social status in school, family settings, and extracurricular activities has always been one of the toughest parts of being a kid, with feelings, pride, and the occasional nose, shin, or other body part getting hurt. Even when no physical damage is done, self-esteem can take big hits – and social media have elevated teasing, namecalling, and whispering behind the back to an art form. The microscopic eye of the internet, making everything a major incident, has turned bullying into a big deal – and most kids could use some coping tools.
Enter the Dragon. Well, maybe not the dragon – although if you found one your kid could take to school that would breathe fire on anyone who messes with him, you’d be the coolest parent ever. Failing that, martial arts training can be a good way to give kids the ability to deal with physical, verbal, and other forms of confrontation or intimidation. On a physical level, kids get into scraps when someone bumps someone, someone pushes, someone pushes back, then everyone’s hollering, kicking shins, rolling on the ground – and in the principal’s office. A well-run martial arts class will have a structured setting where kids can drill basic moves and practice self-defense techniques with each other, with minimal or no contact. This not only gives a student a set of applicable skills to respond to, say, a grab or push, it gives them a chance to see that they can control a situation, and a better idea of what is and isn’t a threat calling for a response, demystifying and taking a lot of the fear out of confrontations. When fear goes, self-confidence increases – and confidence and a no-big-deal attitude is what keeps bullies from picking on you. Julia Gschwind, head instructor of Austin Boxing Babes, is a former amateur boxer and a second-degree Black Belt in Kajukenbo, a traditional martial arts system emphasizing practical self-defense application. She offers boxing and martial arts classes exclusively for women, and martial arts for both girls and boys, starting as young as five. Five is about as young as you want to start lessons, no matter how much your three or four-year old begs. They’re not really mature or attentive enough yet. (Try gymnastics instead.) What’s the possibility of your little karate kid turning into a bully, or a kid who’s already a bully getting better at it with new skills? Not likely, says Julia – martial arts training emphasizes discipline and respect for your teacher, fellow students, and yourself, something that carries over into your relationships outside of class.
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UPCOMING UPCOMING EVENTS EVENTS TS REIKI MASTER INTENSIVE The Reiki of the Fire Dragon, with Reiki Master Teacher Michael Abedin Friday Feb. 26, Sat.-Sun. Feb. 27-28 All three levels of Reiki in a life-changing weekend that includes a powerful Journey into Mastery. Learn to do in-person and long-distance treatments and attune others, and learn the true history of Reiki founder Mikao Usui and Reiki’s relationship to qigong, martial arts, Taoist and Tibetan traditions, and Japan’s ancient shamanism. Michael Abedin is an eighth-generation Reiki Master Teacher of the Usui lineage. Course includes manuals and certificate. Advance pre-registration now open for 2016 classes, $150 discount. (512) 879-7299
BECOME A PROFESSIONAL LIFE COACH IN ONLY TWO DAYS Austin, February 20- 21 Advanced Graduate, San Diego, CA Mar. 5-6 Advanced Graduate, San Antonio, Mar. 19-20 (877) 500-5242, www.lifecoachingamerica.com AUSTIN PRANIC HEALING April 21, 7-9pm. Year of Purification: Purify Aura, Mind, Body. $20. Tickets, info: (512) 772-1001, www.AustinPranicHealing.com
SPIRITUAL LIFE FAIR Feb. 20, 10am-5:30pm. Monthly event. The talents and products of a community dedicated to healing Body, Mind, and Spirit. FREE! Nature’s Treasures Community Center, 4103 N. IH-35. www.SpiritofAllThatIs.com NYAKA AIDS ORPHAN PROJECT Meet and greet, Sat. March 19 2:30-4pm, with Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, Nyaka director and 2015 Waislitz Global Citizen Award winner. Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. www.NyakaSchool.org Contact: Karen Hall, shantihall1@gmail.com
POLYAMORY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS WORKSHOP Polyamorous? Want to be? Want to relate in any relationship? Sat. February 20, 12:30-3:30pm. Presenters: Tracy Deagan, LCSW-S, LPC-S. Sabrina Harris, LPC. $60. YWCA, 2015 S. I-35 #110, 78741, CossieKing Room. Info, signup: (512) 762-9442 www.VioletCrownCounseling.com
NATURE’S TREASURES 4103 N. IH-35, between 38 ½ and Airport www.NTRocks.com Learn about love on Valentine’s weekend. Nature’s Treasures Community Event Center presents Tips and Tools to Manifest Love: Presentations by Lauren Kay Wyatt and Julie Bradshaw. Saturday, Feb. 13 ($15 each): 3-4:30 – Being a Love Renegade Couple 5-6:30 – Manifesting Juicy Romantic Love Sunday, Feb. 14 ($10 each): 2-3:00 – Visualizing Juicy Love in Your Life 3:30-4:30 – Summon Your Inner Love Renegade
ANGELIC THURSDAY Let the Archangels and Ascended Masters heal past wounds as you strengthen intentions for the future and open and balance chakras through meditation. Every other Thursday at 7:30pm, Phoenix Rising Metaphysics. Suggested Energy Exchange: $15/class Season Pass: $100 for 8 classes. Feb. 4: Pre-Valentine Karma Clearing Feb. 18: The Gratitude Activation Mar. 3: Recognizing and Using Spiritual Gifts Info: angelicthursp16.eventbrite.com
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ASHTARA SASHA WHITE’S EVENTS MONTHLY GROUP MEETING & POTLUCK Wed. Feb. 10 6:30om: Potluck, 7-9pm: Group. Phoenix Rising Metaphysics 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd. #201, Austin For Event Details & Ashtara’s CDs: www.AshtaraSashaWhite.com Call for a Private Session including Psychic, Medical & Extraordinary Healings 512-278-0559, Ashtara@SashaWhite.com
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There’s a lot of buzz around Tantra. What is it? How can you use it to make your romance rock? There are many different ways to use the Sanskritbased word Tantra, describing the interweaving of parts and expansion of self. One interpretation would be energetic yoga, used to improve spirituality – and your love life. Over six thousand years old, Tantra shares roots with many other disciplines – yoga, martial arts, energy healing. Not a religion, belief system, or even philosophy, it incorporates such techniques as meditation, movement, breath, sound, dance, and (you guessed it) sex. Like yoga, martial arts, or any practice, you’re always learning. The biggest results come from consistent practice over time, ideally on a daily basis. Tantra has been called the Path of Liberation, embracing sexuality and freedom from guilt, shame, trauma, and fear. Though it may sound woo-woo, it’s a practical system that provides consistent, measurable, repeatable results.
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Outside your zone. It can also be used to have profound sexual experiences, sometimes resulting in mind-blowing results that last for hours. Wonderful books to read are Jewel in the Lotus and The Art of Sexual Ecstasy. Groups, classes, and play shops allow you to experience group energy and meet open, like-minded, adventurous souls. Tantra promotes getting outside your comfort zone – only by stretching will you achieve your dreams. Seeking a romantic partner? Get uncomfortable, ask someone out on a date. Have a partner? Do something new and exciting on Valentine’s – take turns blindfolding each other and using food, scents, textures, and random objects around the house with to tease and tantalize each other. (Amazing how erotic a spatula can be with a little creativity.) Candles, baths, massages evoke all the senses. Stare into each other’s eyes long and lovingly, and verbally acknowledge all you love about this amazing person. Once you embrace Tantra, it infuses everything you do, and can become a way of life. Scott McClure conducts classes and weekend intensives in Tantra, and free intros and Single Social Dinners. Info: texastantrika@gmail.com or visit www.EcstaticHearts.com
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Having a Seer in Your Life
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How can you go wrong with advice like that? Do you know you need to make changes in your life, but tell yourself that when a particular situation changes, your life will change – and then put off making changes because you don’t want to experience the pain or conflict it might create? It’s easy to be content with living life convinced that you still have too many lessons to progress as quickly as you want to. Even living by the Law of Attraction, you can still be confused by heartache and physical pain. Even when your health is going downhill fast and you have life-altering changes you need to make in your life – when it’s almost unbearable to think of the negative repercussions all stacking up on you at once – you may still think you’re able to able to control your chaos. What you don’t realize is that you’re often afraid to upset what’s become the norm – so afraid of being hurt more, you aren’t really following your own life rules. The right Seer can lovingly guide you, point you in the right direction, help you see you’re part of prolonging your own unhappiness, and make decisions very simple by showing you how there could be no pain – and that’s the biggest question to ask yourself whether you’re choosing a Seer, a medical intuitive, or a sensitive and caring holistic practitioner of any kind. Where would you be without your pain? Whatever your choices, it’s always helpful to get a little insight, to see where you might end up. Jonna Williams is a licensed massage therapist and Reiki III Master who incorporates chakra balancing, reflexology, intuitive healing, intuitive readings, and Angel Card readings into her practice. (512) 791-8652, www.JonnaTWilliams.com
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Dear Ashtara: Messages from Your Angels and Master Teachers Dear Ashtara, Do you see me finding a life partner that loves me, and my three boys, or shall I keep my focus on being a single mom for 2016? ButterflyKisses, 37, Austin, TX Dear ButterflyKisses, Stay focused on the right mate. It’s not wise to focus on being a single mom. For what we focus on expands! By mid-July there could be a suitor. Your angel is Gabriel. Please get a picture of him and frame it. Light a purple candle in front of him, which is his color, and he will guide you.
Dear Ashtara, On December 15, my dog ran away. His name is Lil Man and I’ve had him for four years. He’s a five-pound white and tan Chihuahua. Is there anything you can pick up on about him? I feel like someone picked him up. He’s chipped and I’ve contacted the pet places, put up flyers and notices on websites. I’m leaving for the holidays to come see my family in the Austin area and I’m not sure what to do. Please help if you can. Thank you. Dee, Florida Dear Dee, It looks like your dog got lost. If you look out your front door it would be straight ahead for eight or so blocks, and then turn to the left and keep going. There’s about an eighty percent chance that you’ll see him again. I guess it would be after the holidays. Be sure and check the local pound daily with phone calls. Your highest angel is Gabriel. Listen to messages from him about finding Lil Man. Best of luck to you.
Dear Ashtara, I’m about to move out of town and I would like to know if this is a permanent move, and how it will go. Sebastian, 39, Austin, TX
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Dear Sebastian, Adventure, with interesting new associations, is on the periphery. After a year or so, the bond you have made is as strong as you have ever felt. There is an almighty force that will carry you back to where you came from. Look at this as a temporary relocation. Make sure that your immediate family has your earnest support. Your guardian angel is Lord Maitreya.
Dear Ashtara, Last month I tried my third past life regression with a notable counselor. Again, limited results. She mentioned a possible blockage by a previous incarnation. I’m frustrated with trying. Thoughts? Linda T., 59, Seguin, TX Dear Linda, Past life regressions usually turn out to be a highlight in one’s life, because when one can enter into the next dimension, he or she graduates with a higher octave. It seems like you need to have your Crown blasted and vortexed out. Archangel Michael is one of your high teachers. He will be helping you with that. One of these days, he will also help you with writing a book, which you are here to do. Presently, you are searching in the right way.
Private Sessions can be scheduled (in P person or by phone) that include psychic, p medical, profound healings, questions m answered and more. Ashtara Sasha White a iis a gifted psychic, profound healer and cchannel from the Ascended Masters/ Archangels. She is also a Reiki Master A TTeacher, Sound Current Healing Master TTeacher, Embodiment Teacher, Speaker and Teacher of the Light. Join her group a on the second Wednesday of each month o at 6:30PM. See her events at a www.AshtaraSashaWhite.com. w SSubmit a question for ‘Dear Ashtara’ via eemail: Ashtara@SashaWhite.com or call ((512) 278-0559 and give your question (up tto 30 words) with name or nickname, age, ccity, and state
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The Relationship Grid 5IF )FBSUXBLFST $MVC XJUI ;BFMJ Happiness is the goal of romance, and lovers often set the loftiest goal – to stay together happily ever after, till death do they part. But humans grow and change and the world itself shifts, forcing adaptation, and when it comes to relationships the question is clear.
You don’t have to answer all these questions – just let them inspire ones that matter most. If you’re not monogamous, this is a great space to state preferences on disclosure (how much you want to know about your partner’s other relations, on what timeframe).
How can people stay together, without staying put?
Confer.
Unless each person explicitly defines what living “happily” means, the odds of success are about as good as winning an Olympic medal with no training strategy. Grand achievements take planning and support – athletes have coaches, entrepreneurs have mentors, scholars have advisors. Lovers are no different, except we must train ourselves to provide these things for each other. Instead of drifting through couplehood or declaring vaguely generic vows, take time to craft your relationships with intention. Whether you’re single, casually coupled or long wed, the following exercise has many benefits.
Reflect. Look inward, forgetting for a moment all external expectations, even those of your partner(s) and parents. Imagine if you can that you’re permanently unattached, living life only for yourself. Now ask yourself: t 8IBU NBUUFST NPTU UP NF t 8IBU LJOE PG XPSME EP * XBOU UP MJWF JO t 8IBU EP * XBOU UP BDIJFWF PS DPOUSJCVUF UP NBLF UIF world more like that? Using a full-page version of the grid below, mark down your “Non-Negotiables” – whatever you feel you must have or can’t live without, in daily life and the long run. Need an hour of alone time every day to write or exercise? Put this in Quadrant A. Important to you to never live in a place with long snowy winters? Put that in Quadrant D. Don’t worry about distinguishing needs from preferences at this stage; just be as honest as possible about what makes you happy. Fill out another copy of the same grid with relationship NonNegotiables. How much togetherness is too much? Is having mutual friends important, a willing travel companion, agreeing on politics and religion? Have special boundaries or needs around sex and physical contact? What about a family?
Once you’re comfortable with your answers, share and compare! Be ready to explain your wants, bearing in mind that not everything has or requires a rational explanation. Don’t worry if you happen upon conflicting points. This does not necessarily indicate incompatibility; it merely draws attention to a potential issue, before crisis can. For example, both people say they must live near their parents, which initially seems like an impasse. Through discussion they discover he’s mainly thinking of support for future children, she’s concerned with her father’s ailing health – and there are, in fact, many combinations of resolutions that meet both needs.
Define. Needless to say, compromise works best when everyone is in good spirits, so take a break if you need to. When you’re ready, re-adjourn with another clean copy of the NonNegotiables grid. This time, plot compound relationship needs, factoring in individual goals and boundaries from previous grids. What you have now is more than a vow – it’s a custom constitution, designed to ensure your relationship doesn’t just last, but steers everyone towards personal fulfillment.
Refine. Even the best constitution responds to changing circumstances, which is why we have amendments. When struggles arise, find a moment of mutual calmness and review your grid. Listen to each other un-defensively, identify issues, and decide whether your constitution needs updating or if you just need more patience, tact, or creativity in upholding it. Not everything can be worked out. But if someday a breakup is necessary, you’ll understand it for what it is – the divergence of two distinct happinesses, not the “fault” of one person or another. Every heart deserves that comfort, and it’s well worth the extra effort. Zaeli is a love coach specializing in open and transitional relationships. To get more info about bringing consciousness and intention to your romantic life and to schedule a free consultation: hello@zaeli.net or (818)293-5492, or visit www.zaeli.net
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AAN 2016 A Guide to Practitioners, Products, and Personalities featured in Austin All Natural. your business in Austin FToAllfeature Natural, call (512) 879-7299. JOE VITALE Seen in The Secret and other films, author of The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits, and more books than he can remember. New series of original music CD’s. www.JoeVitale.com
INNER HEALING Spiritual and traditional counseling, crystal bed, readings, animal guides, classes. (512) 895-9557, www.InnerHealing.biz MIND BODY MUSIC Music therapy for neurologic disorders and wellness. (512) 279-0235 www.MindBodyMusicCenter.com
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Workshops, personal consultations, ceremonies, global expeditions. (512) 391-9829, www.Austin ShamanicCenter.com
QUANTUM REIKI The Reiki of the Fire Dragon, with Reiki Master Teacher Michael Abedin. Master level Reiki intensives, teaching all aspects of Reiki history, treatments, and attunements. (512) 879-7299, www.AustinAllNatural.com
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ASHTARA SASHA WHITE Psychic and medical readings, healing sessions, channel. Monthly group meetings. Dear Ashtara, monthly in AAN. (512) 278-0559, www.AshtaraSashaWhite.com NATURE’S TREASURES Crystals, minerals, jewelry, gifts. Community Center with classes, seminars. (512) 472-5015, www.NTRocks.com BREAD-FREE BREAD Gluten, grain, and sugar-free cookbook by Nerissa Oden. Food allergies, sensitivities, testing options at www.FoodPowers.com, www.BreadFreeBread.com
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