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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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Marci Shimoff Explores its Transformative Power

by Judith Fertig 30 wisewords 38 healthykids 32 IT’S ALL ABOUT WE Conscious Evolution: 40 greenliving Why We’re Better Together

by Linda Sechrist 42 healingways 44 consciouseating 36 STANDING UP FOR COMMUNITY RIGHTS 48 naturalpet

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nowing friends and colleagues from various regions of the United States and several other countries, I’ve been fortunate to glimpse how different, and yet alike, people are at heart. Past stints working with businesspeople in Japan, Ireland and Taiwan have influenced my worldview by exposing me to diverse cultures, as well.

I appreciate such expansive education and understand why interdenominational observers agree that many parallels exist among the world’s major religions and spiritual philosophies. Teachings encouraging us to have faith, select correct teachers, accept unseeable ways of God, quell the ego and acquiesce to a higher power pervade virtually all cultures. One discerns a truly universal message concerning the power of unconditional love lived in all its glorious manifestations.

Individual spiritual awakening and subsequent course corrections to align with one’s higher view can be gradual or sudden and often defy human logic.

Many people I know, including myself, have gained enhanced enlightenment during a time of severe duress, when old ways and means have failed them.

They hear a calling and choose to work in different ways for a greater Good (another name for God in 21 languages), discovering a purpose that best suits their abilities and temperament. Whatever path they choose, stepping away from self-concerns to bless others is a constant.

The world needs everyone focused on good. Our intention with this issue is to present multiple facets of a great, shining concept that respects all and inspires each of us to cultivate our own brand of intentional consciousness. Neighbors, communities and businesses worldwide are embracing creative expressions and heart-warming support for such ideas in a growing movement captured in Linda Sechrist’s feature article, “It’s All about We—Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together” (page 32).

Fresh paradigms are taking root in alliances built on cooperation rather than competition. All around the world, enlightened individuals are moving away from “I win, you lose” perspectives and moving toward connectedness and meaningful relationships with all people and the planet. As 2012 winds down, my own community of friends and acquaintances seem more largely focused on positive possibilities than in previous years.

Having explored various teachings through the years, I have landed firmly in the camp which maintains that, at heart, human beings have far more in common than not. People near and far are expanding their awareness and seeing firsthand how focusing on our similarities rather than differences is the way to realize peace on Earth.

In this season of giving and receiving, let us too open our hearts and minds to see what we can do to forward a world living in harmony, gratitude and respect for life. Let us be consistently kind to one another in our words and actions because how we live and love does make a difference.

We do not necessarily endorse the views expressed in the articles and advertisements, nor are we responsible for the products and services advertised. We welcome your ideas, articles and feedback.

contact us Publisher Reid Boyer Local Editor Beth Davis Local Writer Beth Davis - Linda Sechrist Assistant Editors S. Alison Chabonais Design & Production Susan McCann jaxgraphicdesign.net Ad Production Marci Molina www.MarciMolinaDesigns.com Advertising Sales Reid Boyer LVsales@naturalawakeningsmag.com To contact Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley Edition: PO Box 421 Emmaus, PA 18049 Phone: 610-421-4443 Fax: 610-421-4445

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r. Gene Ang, a presence healer and member of the Greenshire Arts Consortium faculty, will present Death and the Continuity of Conux Salon is now offering massage therapy sciousness, from 7 to 9 p.m., December 7 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Reiki sessions with Kelly Kark, a liDecember 8, at Greenshire Arts, in Quakertown.

The seminar will explore censed massage therapist and Box 421 Emmaus, PA 18049 • P: 610-421-4443 • F: 610-421-4445 various esoteric worldviews to understand the Bodyworker. This month, she LVEditor@NaturalAwakeningsMag.com • www.NaturalAwakeningsMag.com dying process as well as what may lie ahead will be available for appointafter leaving the physical body.

Participants will ments from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ad Proof for Natural Awakenings study the dissolution of the physical, etheric December 1, and from 2 p.m. and astral bodies followed by the emergence to 7 p.m., December 21. Kark offers 60- and To: P: 610-421-4443 into the higher self.

Four different worldviews 90-minute Swedish and deep tissue massages, Email: F: 610-421-4445 will be presented in the class, including models as well as 60-minute Lomi-Lomi massage. from scientific on the death expe60-minute Reiki sessions and 30-minute head, Please signresearch your proof andnear complete the following information: rience, Tibetan Buddhism, Esoteric Christianity neck and feet massage.

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Greenshire Arts Consortium is located at 3620 Sterner Mill Rd., QuakLux Salon is located at N. New St., Bethleertown. For more information, call 215-538-0976 or 215-529-6439 or visit hem. To make an appointment, call 610-625GreenshireArts.org or OnerayTransformation.com. See ad, page 51.

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he Center for Integrated Behavioral Health (CIBH), in Bethlehem, will offer an Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) from 6:30 to 8 p.m., January 7. Studies show that practicing mindfulness meditation can literally change your brain as you react more calmly amid the stresses of daily life. Shonda Moralis, Director of Mindfulness, will talk about what mindfulness is and how to apply it to daily life. You will learn 3 simple mindfulness practices and find out more about CIBH’s mindfulness offerings.

An eightweek group session—modeled after Jon KabatZinn’s evidence-based program shown to improve immune function, increase resilience, decrease anxiety and depression and increase the gray matter in the brain—will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursdays and one Saturday, beginning January 17. Along with the support of a trained teacher and group discussions, group participants learn how to establish and maintain a daily home practice with guided meditation CDs and educational handouts.

Cost: $10, intro session; $395, eight sessions. The 8-week session is approved for 15 Continuing Education (CEs) credits for Social Workers. The Center for Integrated Behavioral Health is located at 1 W. Broad St., Ste. 810, Bethlehem. For more information and reservations, call 610-865-4300 or email ShondaMoralis@CenterForIBH.com.

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his holiday season, therapeutic grade essential oils from Young Living provide a unique gift idea that can actually promote good health. Young Living specializes in growing, distilling and selling therapeutic-grade essential oils. With more than 140 different essential oils and essential oil blends from which to choose, shoppers are sure to find something for everyone on their list.

The Everyday Oils kit is an easy way to learn how to utilize essential oils for health. The kit contains the single oils of lemon (a refreshing cleanser); lavender (a fragrant healer); Frankincense (a spiritual awakener); and peppermint (a cooling oil). It also contains several essential oil blends including Valor (enhances courage); Peace and Calming (the Peacemaker); Pan Away (eases pain and suffering); Purification (a natural bug repellent); and Thieves (protection for plagues).

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tatelineline Chiropractic and Wellness Center will host a Holiday Open House from noon to 3 p.m., December 15. The event will feature Matt Kamont, an original Biggest Loser competitor, who will be participating in the Center’s new one-of-a-kind, 180° Life Plan Program, a doctor supervised, multi-faceted and comprehensive program that allows a person to reach their individualized healthcare goals, whether that’s losing weight or simply the desire to feel better.

Information will be available about all of the services offered at the Center, including chiropractic care, weight-loss programs, non-surgical spinal decompression and traction for disc bulges and herniations, massage therapy, nutritional consultations, herbal body wraps, detoxifying sauna treatments, rehabilitative exercise programs, scoliosis screenings and more.

The afternoon will also feature photos with Santa, complimentary chair massages and light refreshments.

Stateline Chiropractic and Wellness Center is located at 101 S. 3rd St., Easton. For more information, call 610-250-0781. See ad, page 8.

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A St. Germain Meditation will be held at 7 p.m., December 18. Led by Brigitte Boyea, with music by Mike Snyder, participants can hear what St. Germain has to say about the winter solstice, the 12/12/12 convergence and 2013. Cost is $20.

On 12-21-12, a prayer and meditation service, with discussions, music, candle lighting and healing, will be offered.

The mission of Metaphysical Universal Ministries is to teach, demonstrate and promote metaphysical and spiritual laws, both at home and throughout the world, and to create an atmosphere of understanding and tolerance for all religious beliefs and forms of worship, seeking the Light of Creation, while fully recognizing we are all brothers and sisters in the eyes of the God Force.

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ia of the Lehigh Valley, a nonprofit that provides services for children and adults with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome, is offering the Via Teen Winter Experience for teens and young adults (fromCreating ages Success 13 toEvery 21)Day with disabiliContact: Lisa Walkiewicz ties, December Via26-28 andDirector December 31.

Communications Via@ViaNet.org | 484-893-5390 The program provides meaningful activiJune 11, 2010 ties to enhance social connections during Discovering the Skills andare Talents Adults with Autism the time the individuals notof in school.

BETHLEHEM,PA – People want to be connected to friends and family, “Participants in Via Teen Winter Experience spend the winter and learn, work, and be respected for their choices. Adults with autism want the same things. break building their social skills in community settings and Through a three-year, $275,000 grant from Lehigh County reconnect to relationships and friendships they formed over the HealthChoices, Via of the Lehigh Valley offers a program to provide support and services to adults age 21 and older with autism. Via summer,” says Coordinator Jess Elliott. Via Teen Experience, provides services annually to 20 adults with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis (ASD). Services are free of charge as part of the grant and Via is accepting adults in this program. Via is hosting an a provided part of Via Community Connections, helps students develop open house on June 30 for perspective participants to learn more about the program. life skills to help them make transition from high school to adult “Developing social skills and peer networks helps people with autism gain independence and find success in life and career development,” said Denise Romansky, Via Autism Services coordinator. life.

Via’s 10-week summer program encourages participants to “With the increasing number of ASD diagnoses, resources for support are limited. Via’s Autism Services learn about their community, do career shadowing and mock provide educational, vocational and recreational activities in the community which helps our participants learn valuable skills and gain independence.” interviews with human resources representatives from compaVia’s Autism Services is a resource for adults to connect with each other, nies and volunteer at organizations across the Lehigh Valley. their peers, and community resources so they can explore their talents and potential. Take Amanda Augustine, age 21, from Bethlehem for example.

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Augustine volunteers at Sacred Heart Hospital doing a variety of activities, from assembling packets for special events to delivering medical supplies throughout the hospital. “I get to deliver supplies to people who need it at the hospital. It’s important and it helps other people,” said Augustine.

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The Luminous Web Why We Are One

by Barbara Brown Taylor

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~ Chief Seattle, 1855

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Where am I in this picture? I am all over the place. I am up there, down here, inside and outside of my skin.

How could I ever be alone? I am part of a web that is pure relationship, with energy available to me that has been around since the universe was born.

Where is God in this picture? God is all over the place. God is up there, down here, inside and outside of my skin. God is the web, the energy, the space, the light—not captured in them, as if any one of those concepts was more real than what unites them—but revealed in that singular, vast net of relationship that animates everything that is.

It is not enough for me to proclaim that God is responsible for all of this unity. Instead, I want to proclaim that God is the unity—the very energy, the very intelligence, the very elegance and passion that make it all go. This is the God who is not somewhere, but everywhere; the God who may be prayed to in all directions at once. The “I am who I am,” in whom everything else abides.

For the moment, we see through a glass darkly. We live in the illusion that we are all separate “I ams.” When the fog finally clears, we shall know that there is only One.

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In 1998, I had three of my Chicken Soup for the Soul books on The New York Times bestseller list at the same time.

One day, I spoke to 8,000 people and autographed 5,432 books and felt like an author rock star. Yet when I returned to my hotel room that night, I burst into tears. All of the success was great, but it still hadn’t made me happy. That’s when I began my intensive study of happiness and love.

Does science support our capacity to daily experience and deepen a love for all things?

love; communication, listening and speaking with love; vision, seeing through the eyes of love; and oneness, feeling connected with the greater wholeness of life.

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When there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.

When there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation.

When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.”

Connect with Marci Shimoff at HappyForNoReason.com.

Judith Fertig, of Overland Park, KS, is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

Science is finding that there is a neurophysiology of love. Studies by researchers in major institutions worldwide show that we can do simple things like breathe more deeply, walk barefoot on earth, listen to uplifting music or practice meditation that will support us in experiencing more unconditional love. These activities create greater heart rhythm coherence and new neural pathways in the brain.

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It’s All About We

Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together

by Linda Sechrist

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while the old worldview has disintegrated, the concrete of a new one has not yet set. He also observed how the acceleration of scientific findings—advancing knowledge and understanding of the universe, as well as the meaning and purpose of life—would continue to influence the general worldview.

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Books such as The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us, by Lynne McTaggart, a scientific researcher and award-winning journalist, and The Golden Motorcycle Gang: A Story of Transformation, co-authored by motivational speaker Jack Canfield, are helping individuals to see through the illusions of the old “survival of the fittest” and “I win, you lose” paradigms into one expressed in terms of connectedness and relationships. This new “Me-We” thinking and way of being has been spreading; it now informs everything from enlightened environmental stewardship to economics, as well as health and spiritual well-being.

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Canfield emphasizes the valuable lesson of collaboration and cooperation he learned while working for W. Clement Stone, a philanthropist and self-help author: When working together, focus on overlapping goals and interests, and not on differences.

In Chicago, Illinois, where the Eat Fresh Eat Local movement sparks successful collaborations, the focus is on food, rather than issues of race, sex or economic disparity. There, hundreds of people are growing food together in communal spaces on city-owned land, privately owned empty lots and rooftops, as well as in school gardens, food forests and urban farm sites.

“Self-reliant, community-operated urban farms and the food centers that retail the produce to residents in surrounding neighborhoods—some in the city’s most isolated and impoverished communities—are economic drivers that create jobs,” says Erika Allen, projects manager of Chicago’s Growing Power office. The daughter of national organization founder Will Allen notes that local workshops resemble a cross-section of the world. “Participants from different countries, cultures and economic levels come together for three meals a day, where we connect, share perspectives and learn from one another.”

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Building a Healthier Chicago (BHC), brings together the Chicago Department of Public Health, the Office of the Regional Health Administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Chicago Medical Society and the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. The BHC agribusiness project develops and maintains a system of more accessible food supply, distribution and markets where people live, work, play, pray and learn.

Neighbors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, organized park cleanups with the long-range goal of replacing crime and litter with learning. Now, Riverside Park, once an area of urban blight, has both a college-level field research station and grade school outdoor classroom, offering innovative school, adult and community programs operated by the Urban Ecology Center (UEC).

Programs serve 44 schools and have spawned two branches in Washington Park and Menomonee Valley to serve residents in those areas.

The UEC’s latest project, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, the River Revitalization Foundation, Milwaukee County Parks, private businesses and local landowners, is an arboretum that will protect and restore 40 acres of land for native species and wildlife habitat along the Milwaukee River. “With the creation of the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial

Arboretum, southeastern Wisconsin has a new, biologically diverse space for growing future environmental stewards,” says UEC Executive Director Ken Leinbach. He particularly likes creating spaces and resources that give people that wouldn’t normally connect a place to bump into one another.

Expanding Worldview College settings are similarly intended to encourage stimulating and expansive dialogue among diverse populations. At Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, recent environmental study grads Dana Rubin and Hannah Blackmer met Frances Moore Lappé when she visited to share the message of her book EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want.

As a result, the pair embraced the need to shift their view of the world away from looming negatives to focus on creating positive connections and meaningful relationships that recognize life’s interdependence and fuel constructive change.

After more research, the duo built a simple website named Convenient Resilience.com and created a blog before commencing a coast-to-coast, 100-day, solutions-oriented journey last summer. They posted nearly 30 “webisodes” of heartfelt interactions with individuals and organizations with stories to tell, like the group at 2100 Lakeside

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“The personal stories we heard affirm what we learned from Frances—that it’s possible to locally solve global problems together,” advise the sojourners, who travel in a grease-powered car.

“Learn to think beyond negative thought traps that engender fear,” advises Lappé. “Thinking, ‘There isn’t enough to go around, so I have to grab what I can now,’ for instance, focuses on separateness and lack, which is precisely what got us into the state we are in.”

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oo many winter holidays whiz by in a blur of presents, parties and rich foods, muting the season’s true messages of love, hope and peace.

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Try these tips for helping youngsters co-create traditions that celebrate family, friends, sharing with others and the holidays’ festive delights.

Emphasize experiences, not things. Presents can never take the place of presence. Years from now, children will rarely recall what they unwrapped, but will remember special times spent together as a family. Take a nature walk to collect pinecones and other seasonal items for holiday décor.

Designate a Family Night and let the kids choose the activity, like seeing a movie or a holiday performance such as The Nutcracker, playing a favorite board game or building a gingerbread house. At dinner, ask youngsters to relate their favorite holiday memories, and then build upon their responses to plan this year’s celebrations.

Treat cards as treasured gifts.

Gather the family ‘round when opening cards from others, catching up on their news and recalling funny or enjoyable shared moments. Skype calls and videos offer pleasurable immediacy while mailed cards become an appreciated, permanent memento.

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instruct recipients to boil the contents in a small saucepan of water, and then reduce heat to simmer, adding water as needed. Combine evergreen sprigs, cinnamon sticks, cloves, dried apple peels and citrus rinds for a festive holiday scent. Lemon, rosemary and vanilla afford a refreshing alternative.

For family grill masters, obtain bulk spices for barbecue rubs at a health food store. A basic recipe from DadCooksDinner.com combines four tablespoons paprika, four tablespoons brown sugar, two tablespoons chili powder, one tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, two teaspoons garlic powder, two teaspoons onion powder and one teaspoon dried thyme.

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Seeds to Throw and Grow Guerilla Gardening’s (GuerillaGardening.org) recipe for seed bombs makes fun gifts for gardeners and nature lovers.

Choose flower and herb seeds that grow well in each recipient’s region.

Combine five parts clay soil or potter’s powder (from art supply stores), one part compost and one part seeds, with water to bind. Form the mixture into balls approximately one inch in diameter and let dry for one to two days in an empty egg carton. Wrap seed bombs in recycled paper or cloth tied with a ribbon and instructions. Toss them in the yard or garden and watch them grow.

“I like to encourage families to focus on creating memories and rituals as a way to avoid excessive holiday consumption,” says Getty, who is renowned for her homecooked gifts packaged in reusable tins with recycled bows.

She notes, “These become a tradition that people know and love.”

Such heartfelt gifts open the door to special moments and memories celebrating the true spirit of the season.

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of that can be alleviated,” says Larry Rosen, Ph.D., a research psychologist at California State University and author of Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation. “A scared mom or dad can text their kid, saying ‘R U OK?’ and get a one-word answer back, whereas before that kid would have had to find a pay phone, maybe wouldn’t have done it and Mom and Dad would have panicked.”

Rosen’s own research suggests that social networking can actually teach teens to be more empathetic, a trait that enhances their bonds with family members. For example, a cousin will post on Facebook that her cat died, then the teen responds warmly and their bond tightens. The teen gains empathy useful in face-to-face experiences.

“Research from the Pew Center has shown that active social networkers tend to have more friends and support and be more involved with their communities and families,” Rainie maintains, while cautionary studies from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggest that kids unhealthily obsessed with media tend to have lower grades and get into trouble at school.

Overall, according to a 2011 study by the Barna Group, a Ventura, California, research firm, 32 percent of parents and 47 percent of teens say technology has made their family life better, while 18 percent of parents and 6 percent of teens say it has worsened, because the news is not all good.

Consider how, instead of sitting down to watch a show together, family

itness a gadget-obsessed fam- across the globe to chat for free and ily at the dinner table and it also see each other. Social networking is easy to conclude that tech- sites like Facebook have enabled previnology is fracturing family life: Mom’s ously out-of-touch siblings to share emailing her boss; Dad’s watching a photos and revive contact. According YouTube video on his tablet; sister’s to Pew studies since 2008, cell phones texting her boyfriend; and little brother is have led married couples to talk more playing Angry Birds on his smart phone. during the day and parents to maintain No one is talking with each other. more open lines of communication

But dysfunctional dinner habits with their kids. aside, it appears cell and Internet tech “There always seems to be anxinologies haven’t turned out to be as ety in raising a teen, and now a lot harmful as once predicted.

“When we started this research, the dominant thought was that Internet technology would make us lonely, socially isolated and threaten our famn Kids ages 8 to 18 spend seven hours, 38 minutes per day with media, ily lives,” says Lee Rainie, director of including video, TV, music and the Internet the Pew Research Center’s Internet & n 77 percent of teens own cell phones; 35 percent of adults own a American Life Project. “We have been smart phone asking people about this now for 12 n 38 percent of cell phone owners use it during TV commercials years in our surveys and the dominant n 13 percent of cell phone owners say they have used their phone to avoid answer is ‘Actually, we feel more con interacting with people nected with our families than we did before.’”

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here’s nothing so comforting as the scent and taste of homebaked treats. To fill a home with cheer, try these delectably healthy recipes. Some are gluten- or dairy-free, others pack less butter and sweeteners (thus fewer calories) than their typical counterparts, and a few are vegan (containing no animal products, including honey). All are perfect for holiday celebrations, hostess gifts or exchanges.

Gluten-Free Apricot Scones

These scones freeze well and taste even better the next day, warmed for 30 seconds in a microwave. Serve with apricot jam or honey.

Yields 8 servings (342 calories per serving)

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1 Tbsp water ¼ cup turbinado sugar Preheat oven to 350° F. Sift together first 7 ingredients (brown rice flour through salt). Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.

In a separate bowl, whisk together 4 eggs, yogurt, apricots and extracts. Add to flour-butter mixture. Mix until just combined.

Dust work surface with brown rice flour. Turn out scone mixture and pat into a nine-by-nine-inch square. Cut scones into desired shape or use a biscuit cutter. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Whisk remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water; brush mixture over scones.

Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.

1½ cups brown rice flour ½ cup tapioca flour 1 /3 cup potato starch 2½ tsp baking powder 2½ tsp xanthan gum ¼ cup natural cane sugar Here’s a favorite yummy treat for festive ½ tsp salt brunches. Guests and family will never ½ cup (1 stick) cold butter, cubed guess that this decadent indulgence 5 eggs (divided) contains much less butter and sugar ½ cup plus 1–2 Tbsp plain than a typical coffee cake. low-fat yogurt ¾ cups dried apricots, finely chopped Yields 16 servings ½ tsp vanilla extract (239 calories per serving) 1 tsp almond extract 44 Lehigh Valley www.healthylehighvalley.com

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¼ cup light brown sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2¼ cups whole-wheat pastry flour (divided) ¼ cup (½ stick) cold unsalted butter ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature 1 cup maple sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp low-fat buttermilk (1 percent) 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 2 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced ½ cup walnuts, chopped and toasted Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.

Butter pan sides and top of parchment.

In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, cinnamon and ¼ cup flour. Cut in ¼ cup cold butter until mixture becomes crumbly and resembles a streusel topping. Refrigerate until ready to use.

In a large bowl, use a mixer to cream together ½ cup room-temperature butter and maple sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated. Beat in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift remaining 2 cups flour, baking soda and salt into egg-butter mixture. Mix until just combined.

Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool before releasing from pan.

Vegan Trail-Mix Cookies

These crunchy-chewy cookies are perfect for snowshoe hikes or crosscountry ski trips.

Yields 36 servings (135 calories per serving) ¾ cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1 cup carrot, shredded 1½ cups unsweetened coconut, shredded 1½ cups natural cane sugar 1½ cups rolled oats 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ cup water ½ cup canola oil 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 1 cup grain-sweetened chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted 1 cup cherries, dried

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12-cup muffin tin with baking cups.

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Sift together flours, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and allspice in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together pumpkin purée, fruit-juice reduction or agave, oil and coconut milk. Stir wet mixture into dry until just incorporated (do not overmix). Fold in coconut, walnuts and dried cranberries.

1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground allspice 1 cup pumpkin purée 2 /3 cup fruit-juice reduction (or light agave nectar) ½ cup canola oil ¼ cup coconut milk ½ cup unsweetened coconut, shredded 1 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted ¾ cup dried cranberries

Divide batter evenly among muffin tins.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

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Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a

Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix together flours, carrot, coconut, sugar, oats, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together water, oil and vanilla. Add wet mixture to dry. Mix to combine.

Fold in chocolate chips, pecans and cherries.

Scoop batter by 2 tablespoons each onto a baking sheet, pushing in any stray pieces. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool for 2 minutes and then remove to a rack to cool completely.

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Cupcakes

(352 calories per serving)

These moist cupcakes use spelt flour for a lighter texture, more protein and fewer calories than wheat flour. Avoid artificial colors by using vegetable-based food coloring, or make your own.

Yields 8 to 10 servings

Cupcakes 1½ cups white spelt flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed) ½ cup natural cane sugar ½ cup melted coconut oil (or safflower oil) 2 eggs at room temperature ¾ cup buttermilk at room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp lemon juice 3 tsp natural red food coloring Agave Cream-Cheese Frosting 8 oz Neufchâtel (reduced-fat) cream cheese at room temperature 3 Tbsp plus 1 tsp agave nectar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp cornstarch Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a muffin tin with 8 to 10 cupcake liners or coat with cooking spray.

Place flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Sift cocoa powder into the bowl. Whisk until well blended.

Place sugar, oil and eggs in a separate large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Add buttermilk, vanilla, lemon juice and food coloring. Whisk lightly until combined.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir just until mixture comes together. Do not overmix.

Gently spoon batter into muffin cups.

Bake 10 minutes and test with a toothpick. If it doesn’t come out clean, turn pans and bake another 3 to 5 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack for 2 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely before frosting. (Or store in an airtight container until ready to frost. Do not refrigerate, which dries them out.)

Beat cream cheese, agave and vanilla together. Sift cornstarch over mixture and blend until smooth. Frost cupcakes just before serving.

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Creating Heaven on Earth

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ore and more people are seeking to create “Heaven on Earth.” They want to find a way to make a living doing something that benefits humankind and the planet. They want a purpose-filled life.

This trend is evidence that society is evolving. As more people dedicate their lives to helping others become more conscious, healthy or environmentally sustainable, we are closer to birthing a new civilization. Ultimately, this is the path toward manifesting heaven on earth on a global scale.

Perhaps it is hard to imagine how making our dreams come true could really have an impact on the rest of the world. Rest assured, a lot more is at stake than just our personal happiness.

To understand how important our contribution is to the whole planet, we must realize that the big problems of the world—war, poverty and environmental degradation—are not happening “out there” because of “those greedy, powerful people.” It is not the corporations, the military-industrial complex, the media, Wall Street or politicians that are the problem.

There is a Buddhist practice called “Touching the Earth.” It is a meditation that makes statements, such as, “I am the forest of trees that is being cut down, and I am the person cutting down the forest.” The purpose of the meditation is to help us understand how we really are one with the whole world. If we purchase a shirt that was made in a sweatshop, we are participating in the system that violates child labor laws and we’re keeping the sweatshop owner in business. We might protest fracking for gas, wars in the Middle East or drilling in the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge, but we are still paying the oil company to heat our homes and are still pumping gas each week in our cars.

We are part of the system that demands sweatshops and child labor for inexpensive clothes, and wars in the Middle East and environmental degradation for our fuel. The good news is that if we want to create heaven on Earth, we don’t have to transform anyone out there—we have to transform

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Gandhi gave us a true teaching: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” He taught us the secret to manifesting heaven on Earth is to stop participating in the systems that cause suffering and to direct our energy instead into new systems that create peace. This is why we need to realize our dreams. Our realized dream is a piece in the puzzle of creating the new system. For example, if we want to participate in a system of wearing clothing that contributes to health and peace around the world, then we need more organic farmers, clothing designers, manufacturers and stores that sell organic clothing. A person’s realized dream of being a conscious farmer, clothing designer, manufacturer or storeowner helps make this new system possible.

My invitation to individuals and as a community is to dream big—heaven—and to take action—Earth. The more we evolve internally, the greater our need for institutions, businesses and organizations that reflect that awakened consciousness. Here are two examples of where this heaven on Earth is already being made manifest: Gaviotas, a community in Colombia, built a facility that is the first in the world on its scale to convert palm oil into fuel. As a result, they are completely independent from fossil fuels. They have also planted 1.6 million trees that have altered the local climate by bringing additional needed rainfall.

Though they are surrounded by paramilitaries, guerillas and drug war ravaged countryside, they are completely committed to peace and have no weapons, no police and no jails.

Italy has a thousand-member eco-community called Damanhur. One of Damanhur’s credos is that they never take on a project that they think they can pull off. They only take on “impossible” ones. For they believe there is no glory in accomplishing what they knew they could. Thus, they have created marvels, including an underground cathedral that honors all religions and has been called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

The idea that moves our soul—that makes us catch our breath—is what deserves time and attention. Every step that we take to realize our dreams we do, not just for oneself, but for all of us.

Pana Columbus is a transformation coach, workshop facilitator, speaker and author residing in South Whitehall Township. For more information, call 610-841-9774, email Pana@PanaColumbus.com or visit PanaColumbus.com.

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hile dogs, cats, fish and birds populate most pet homes, other animals can be just as much fun to own.

Rabbits

“Rabbits are social and love routine.

Be late with dinner and a bunny will show displeasure by stomping its feet,” says Pamela Hood, founder of Sweet Binks Rabbit Rescue, a state-licensed shelter in Foster, Rhode Island. Her four rules for happy, active bunnies are: Find a veterinarian that knows rabbits, adopt rather than buy, get a bonded pair and spay/neuter them.

Since 2000, Sweet Binks has rescued more than 1,700 rabbits as recaptured strays or from shelters meant for dogs and cats. Bunnies can live more

than 14 years.

“Rabbits eat more than just carrots.

Pellets should be timothy hay-based, not alfalfa, for adult rabbits,” explains Hood.

“But limit the amount. Hay should be 85 to 90 percent of their diet, because the side-to-side chewing of hay keeps teeth worn down to a livable length and ensures proper digestion.”

Rabbits can be litter box-trained and run free if the home is pet-proofed.

For example, keep electrical cords out of reach or covered with plastic tubing.

A lonely, bored bunny can be destructive, so provide wooden and

Miniature horses are not to be confused with Shetland ponies. Minis are fully grown horses, bred for pulling carts, not riding. They require the same care as a larger horse and make good therapy animals. An adult mini is about the same size as a standard-sized horse’s newborn foal—about 34 to 38 inches tall at the withers (between the shoulder blades), although some are smaller.

“Trained minis are good, gentle interpreters of emotion,” says Veronique Matthews, founder of Hearts & Hooves, a nonprofit equine therapy organization in Austin, Texas. “We visit abused or autistic kindergarten-age children with a ratio of one child, one horse, one handler.” Walking on a handheld leash, a mini can help a child to cope with fear and anxiety.

Alpaca

A few years ago, alpacas were regarded as the next moneymakers when breeding and sales brought high prices for fleece, along with their waste, sold as soil-enriching manure. After the trend peaked, many herds were sold, often to ill-suited owners, and some needed rescuing.

Michelle Zumwalt, a job consultant for people with disabilities in Spanish Lake, Missouri, has hosted rescued alpacas for eight years; the number fluctuates, based on new arrivals and adoptions. “There are enough of them to help supply local organic farms with fertilizer,” says Zumwalt.

“These gentle creatures feel safest in numbers; when in danger, they will kick or spit.”

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in handling and low maintenance. All crabs are born in the ocean, although some species leave the water as adults.

Pet crabs in the United States are either Caribbean land crabs or the faster and more agile Ecuadorian crabs, which require access to both salt and fresh water.

A 10-gallon fish tank with sand of a consistency suitable for castle building that’s three or four times deeper than the height of the largest crab works well. Crabs can grow to six inches in length and live 10 years or more, although they don’t reproduce in captivity. As colony animals, they’re much happier in a group.

Hermit crabs periodically need to replace the shell they carry on their back. Provide a shell that is 10 to 15 percent larger and watch as the crab tries it on for size. When crabs molt their underside ectoskeleton, they burrow beneath the sand for four to eight weeks; place these crabs in a separate tank.

“Because crabs are scavengers, we feed them chicken, turkey, seaweed, scrambled eggs and fish. They love carrots, bell peppers, kiwi and coconut,” says Christine Richards, a maintenance management analyst and hermit crab caregiver in Montgomery Village, Maryland. “Crabs are nocturnal, so use a small flashlight to watch their antics,” she adds. “They love to climb.”

hands and large ears make them easy to love, remarks Christina Pierce, a federal examiner of financial institutions in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifically validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep!

Community Acupuncture - Rochelle Aubert.

Affordable for everyone! Manage stress, boost the immune system, balance the mind-body-spirit, and so much more! Sit with a small group for approximately 30 minutes. (Private sessions for complex conditions.) 6:30-8:30 pm, $35, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355

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Death and the Continuity of Consciousness Friday, Dec 7, 7pm - 9pm Saturday, Dec 8, 10am - 5pm Death and dying are important issues that help us live more fully everyday. This seminar will explore various esoteric worldviews to understand the dying process as well as what may lie ahead after leaving the physical body. In particular, we will study the dissolution of the physical, etheric, and astral bodies followed by the emergence into the higher self. Four different worldviews will be presented in the class, including models from scientific research on the near death experience, Tibetan Buddhism, Esoteric Christianity and Shamanism. Also included are ways to work with the death transition state and consciousness so that one will be prepared and not fearful of this transforming event. (meditation, sleep & dream states, and energy healing). Facilitator: Dr. Gene Ang, Presence Healer, Greenshire Faculty.

Friday: $25. Saturday: $125.

Presence Healings by Dr. Gene Ang: Dec 6, 7 Dr. Gene Ang will be holding energy healing sessions based on a number of cutting-edge healing modalities. Each session can be tailored made for each client. You may request the type of modality you desire or Gene can make a recommendation.

Modalities: Access Bars®, Arcturian Healing Light -AHLMatrix Energetics®, Dot Chromosome Pranic Healing®, Quantum Healing Hypnosis Therapy®, The Reconnection®, Reconnective Healing®, Shamanic Healing, VortexHealing®, Divine Energy Healing. Contact Greenshire for an appointment.

Prices vary.

Spiritual Discussion Group First Tuesdays, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm What is your connection to God, each other, the Universe and purpose in life? In this contemporary age where huge shifts of both inner and outer worlds are taking place, this group provides a firm foundation of spiritual understanding as we study topics in Arlene Curley’s upcoming book: Completing the Seven: A Guide to Realizing your Spiritual Potential. The flow of the evening will be discussion, silent reflection, empowerment meditation. Arlene Curley: intuitive healer, Greenshire Director. $20.

REIKI I Certification: January 12, 10 am – 5 pm (8 CEs available) Feel More Energetic. Reduce Stress Levels. Alleviate Pain. Detoxify. Balance Energies. This powerful healing modality and philosophy of life is taught in a way that will enhance your healing and spiritual transformation. Includes history of Reiki, first degree Reiki attunements, hand positions for treatments on self and others, body/mind/spirit connection, practice of Reiki techniques, manual, certification. $100. For 8 CEs add $50.

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Love, Peace, Harmony Chanting & Soul Healing – Experience the power of chanting to help heal all souls. Chanting is service. Join Divine Channel Master Maria Sunukjian and experience this peaceful practice. 8pm. FREE. Call Carol for location, 215.345.6904.

Community Acupuncture - Rochelle Aubert. Affordable for everyone! Manage stress, boost the immune system, balance the mind-body-spirit, and so much more! Sit with a small group for approximately 30 minutes. (Private sessions for complex conditions.) 6:30-8:30 pm, $35, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12

Our vision is a sustainable, regenerative society, based upon enduring wisdom and careful stewardship. We strive to facilitate a future characterized by a self-healing environment, honorable and ethical behavior, self-determination, and secure freedoms for a diverse people.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 • 7-9PM “Move To Amend” Local Action Webinar Training – Online trainings are an opportunity learn about organizing tools and campaign opportunities. Connect with other community organizers across the country who are committed to social and economic justice, ending corporate rule, and building a vibrant democracy that is genuinely accountable to the people.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 • 8-10AM Transition Town Initiatives - Multi-pronged effort to studying about Transition Town Initiatives and the Transition Movement. Develop visible practical manifestations of Transitions, Develop Alliance Plans for LV Transitions Initiatives, becoming a hub for Transitions and engaging other regions Transitions work. Open to all. Morning Star Center, 1966 Creek Rd, Bethlehem.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 • 6:30-8:30PM Steering Committee Meetings – Planning the work of the Alliance. Support and coordinate the activities of working groups and programs. Involve endorsers and other individuals, communities, organizations of all kinds, governmental bodies, and businesses in building community sustainability. Open to all.

Moravian College, Haupert Union Building (HUB), Amrhein Rm. 1200 Main St, Bethlehem

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 • 6:30-8:00PM Watershed Planning Meeting – The coalition of the Lehigh Valley’s community-based watershed associations working together to protect, enhance, and represent the region’s watersheds. Open to the public.

Lower Saucon Township Municipal Center, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem. www.watershedcoalitionlv.org

SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 • 9-10AM Breakfast Forum – Held at 9:00 AM every Sunday in the community room of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley, Center and Wall Streets in the Bethlehem Historic District. Bagels and coffee are provided at 8:45. Discussion is encouraged. Free and open to all.

We welcome you to get involved. A lot is going on.

People in the community, people at public hearings, people writing letters, people making phone calls, people talking with their neighbors. We need people to help achieve this mission which benefits all. For more events or to learn more about what you can do, call 484-851-3910 or visit www.sustainlv.org

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Green Drinks – This environmental cocktail hour is an informal monthly mixer that brings together folks who are interested in sustainable business, policy and living. Novembers theme is Art and Sustainability.

5:30 pm every second Wednesday of each month.

Allentown Brew Works, 812 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown Waldorf School Tour – This is the best way to experience Waldorf education. We will view student work, observe in the class rooms and speak with the faculty & staff. Adults only please. 9am. River Valley Waldorf School, 1395 Bridgeton Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy. To register call 610-982-5606.

12/12/12 Peace Vigil – 12 hours of prayer, meditation, talks, music, candle lighting and healing. A variety of speakers. 6:30am-6:30pm. Refreshments throughout the day. All welcome. St. John’s Church or Faith 6th and Washington Sts, Allentown. 484357-5261 Holiday Open House – Lehigh Valley Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Centre and Qi Spa invite you to meet and mingle, wrangle, and cajole, and have fun. Include food, beverages, fun and frolic.

6:30-9:30pm. 429 Front Street, Catasauqua. 610443-1746.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Winter Fair – Bring the whole family to enjoy an enchanting celebration of the season! Live seasonal music, gingerbread tea house, outsid eapple baking, children’s crafts, a secret garden, delicious fare and King Winter himself! 11-4pm. Cost varies per activity. River Valley Waldorf School, 1395 Bridgeton Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy. 610-982-5606 Community Acupuncture - Rochelle Aubert. Affordable for everyone! Manage stress, boost the immune system, balance the mind-body-spirit, and so much more! Sit with a small group for approximately 30 minutes. (Private sessions for complex conditions.) 11 am-12:30pm, $35, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355 Chanting and Meditation – Chanting sanskrit mantra is a time-tested technique of bringing the mind into a positive vibrational state to cleanse yourself of negative energy and stress. Learn the Saraswati Bija Mantra. Focused on the holidays and New Year.

Free. Donations accepted, potluck afterward! 6-8pm, Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Bl.,Wescosville. 484-515-8356.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 ART of Living Well Holiday Gala and Art Show – 4pm. Kula Heart Yoga & Wellness Center, 3400 Bath Pike (512/Center St) Suite 201, Bethlehem.

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Developing a Forest/Wild Garden – Living Potentials presents a 6 week course on developing a highly productive area for food, wood or other items in alignment with natural systems with a minimum of inputs from people. Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. $120. The School of Nurses Building, 17th and Chew streets in Allentown. Call 610-756-6867.

savethedate REIKI LEVEL II WORKSHOP January 26-27th, 1-5pm each day The Usui System of Reiki Healing is a handson healing practice for self-healing or treatment of others. Reiki II increases your ability to channel Reiki energy by 100 x’s, gives you valuable techniques and symbols to send the Reiki energy to specific locations and for specific injuries, pain or imbalances. Includes: attunement (initiation), manual, techniques and Reiki symbols for self-healing and healing of others and practice under the guidance of experienced practitioners. Pre-requisite: Reiki Level 1 Certificate. $225 or $240 day of workshop, Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville, PA 18106, Unit #7. Call 484-515-8356, www. quietheartyoga.com

savethedate RESTORATIVE YOGA IMERSION & TEACHER TRAINING With Alysha Pfeiffer Jan. 18th-20th (Fri.-Sun.) Join Alysha for a weekend of hands on, experiential learning. Whether you would like to deepen your own Restorative Yoga practice or share your love of Restorative Yoga with others, this is the workshop for you! Please visit our website for all the information about this workshop. Cost:$150 (until Dec. 15) $175 (after Dec. 15). Please call or click to reserve your spot. 610.867.9642 www.

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savethedate Advanced Integrative Approach to the Low Back and Pelvis with Anthony DiGirolamo January 12 and 13 9am-6pm Approved for 16 CE hours by the NCBTMB. Early registration price $280 before December 30, after $320. Kula Heart Yoga & Wellness Center 3400 Bath Pike (512/Center St) Suite 201, Bethlehem. 610-746-5852. www. kulaheartyoga.com

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22

Love Peace Harmony Chanting & Soul Healing – Experience the power of chanting to help heal all souls. Chanting is service. Join Divine Channel Master Maria Sunukjian and experience this peaceful practice. 8pm. FREE. Call Carol for location, 215.345.6904.

Chant for World Peace Global Teleconference – Join hearts and souls together as one with Master Zhi Gang Sha’s Divine Channels and thousands around the globe to chant Divine and Tao mantras and songs for three days. Raise the frequency and vibration of Mother Earth and promote love, peace & harmony.

Free. 24/7 teleconference. Register: www.DrSha.com or 888.339.6815.

St Germain Meditation – Hear what St. Germane has to say about the winter solstice, the 12/12/12 convergence and 2013. Channeled by Brigitte Boyea, Music by Mike Snyder. 7pm, $20. St. John’s Church or Faith 6th and Washington Sts, Allentown.

484-357-5261 Free Intro to Tai Chi – With Hilary Smith. 7:458:45pm. Please call to reserve your spot. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

610.867.9642

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging for Breast Health Assessment – Dr. Getson. This is a safe, non-radiologic, and pain free state-of-the-art, FDA approved technology that detects changes at the cellular level in early stages of some diseases.

Call 856.596.5834 for appointment at Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355 Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifically validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep! 7:30-9 pm, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 Winter Solstice – A time of Reflection & Celebration with Deanna Nagle. We’ll explore how even in the darkest of days, there is always a light within, ready to expand. When we find our own inner light - our hope, joy, compassion, and clarity, we can bring it forth and share it with the world around us. 6:30-8:30pm. $20 in adv. $25 at door. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

610.867.9642 Prayer and Meditation Service – Prayer, meditations. Talks, music candle lighting and healing.

St. John’s Church or Faith 6th and Washington Sts, Allentown. 484-357-5261 Y12SR: Yoga & 12 Step Recovery – With Josh Kehler. Combines the practical tools of the 12-step program with the ancient wisdom of yoga. Combining the two creates a model that truly addresses addiction as the physical, mental & spiritual disease that it is. All are welcome! 7-8:30pm Cost: By donation The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Chant for World Peace Global Teleconference – Join hearts and souls together as one with Master Zhi Gang Sha’s Divine Channels and thousands around the globe to chant Divine and Tao mantras and songs for three days. Raise the frequency and vibration of Mother Earth and promote love, peace & harmony. Free. 24/7 teleconference. Register: www.DrSha.com or 888.339.6815.

Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifically validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep!

9-10:30 am, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355

savethedate Falling and Flying With John Vitarelli Of Dhyana Yoga Saturday, January 12 1:30 to 3:30 Laugh away fears abut all the things that turn your world upside down…. Like inversions in your practice! Weather you love inversions and arm balances or still find them difficult, this workshop will put you at ease. Hone your skills and commuinicate with your inner child and learn the benefical techniques in the process of falling. You will actually be instructed to fall.

Shown how to do so and with everyone else in the room falling, you could not be in better company. $30. Emmaus Yoga, 860 Broad St. Emmaus. 610-421-8200. EmmausYoga.com

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 Chant for World Peace Global Teleconference – Join hearts and souls together as one with Master Zhi Gang Sha’s Divine Channels and thousands around the globe to chant Divine and Tao mantras and songs for three days. Raise the frequency and vibration of Mother Earth and promote love, peace & harmony.

Free. 24/7 teleconference. Register: www.DrSha.com or 888.339.6815.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 Free Intro to Tai Chi – With Hilary Smith: Thurs.

Dec. 27th 7:45-8:45pm. Please call to reserve your spot. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 Relax & Renew – Restorative Yoga for All Levels with Alysha Pfeiffer. Class is great for those who want to release tension and stress from their lives.

Use various yoga props to support the body in yoga postures as well as simple breathing techniques to calm the nervous system and the mind. 4-6pm. $20. Call to reserve a spot. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 Free New Year’s Blessings – With Master Sha. Join this global teleconference and start the New Year with profound soul healing blessings by global Soul Healer & TAO Channel, Master Zhi Gang Sha. 2-3pm.

Register at www.drsha.com

SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 FREE Yoga Class – Enjoy a free yoga class the first Sunday of every month. Great for beginners or for those looking to get back to their yoga practice.

1-2pm. Easton Yoga, 524 Northampton Street Easton.

610-923-7522

MONDAY, JANUARY 7 A Night of Yoga & Mystic Mantra – With Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band.Celebrate the New Year with the experience of a poetic and uplifting musical vinyasa yoga class. Pre-bedtime refreshments of tea and treats to follow. All levels welcome. 7-9:30pm.

Easton Yoga, 524 Northampton Street Easton. 610923-7522

Get Hot Seven Days a Week Push yourself to your edge in Lehigh Valley Yoga’s Hot Yoga room. These challenging Vinyasa flow classes is held in a ninety-eight degree room designed to build strength and stamina while offering detoxifing benefits.

Sunday 10am, noon, 5:30; Monday 8am, 4:30pm, 730pm; Tuesday 10am, 4:30pm, 6pm, and 7:30pm; Wednesday 4:30, 7pm; Thursday noon, 4:30pm, 6pm, and 7:30pm; Friday 10am, noon, and 6pm; Saturday 8:30am, noon . Lehigh Valley Yoga, 1701 Union Blvd in Allentown. Call 610-776-2676 or visit LVYoga.com

savethedate A Natural Medicine Forum Digestive Disorders Tuesday, December 18 - 6pm Join us for a free, informal Question and Answer Forum with Dr. Michael Jude Loquasto ND, PHD, DC. Bring your health related questions and benefit from Dr. Mike’s 50 years of experience in Natural Health. Understand how chiropractic internal medicine, custom herbal formulations and non-invasive oral chelation can benefit you. All are welcome. Held at A Natural Medicine Clinic, 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27, Bethlehem.

Call 484-821-1460 for more information.

savethedate Intro To QiGong Saturday January 5th, 11am-1:30pm Come and join us to learn about the ancient Chinese healing method of Qigong and leave with a simple practice that you can do every day to enhance your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being! This introductory workshop, taught by experienced teacher, Hilary Smith, RN, is safe, beneficial and appropriate for beginners in any physical condition - from athlete to elder! $35 or $40 day of event, Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville, PA 18106, Unit #7. Entrance in rear of building, glass door, 484-515-8356, www.quietheartyoga.com.

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ongoingevents daily Care Alternatives Volunteers – Care Alternatives is actively recruiting Reiki Practitioners, Certified Massage Therapists and Comfort Volunteers to impact the lives of Hospice patients. 866-821-1212.

Hike, Bike and Kayak – Join the Sierra Club of the Lehigh Valley and enjoy nature. See meetup site for activities: www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-LehighValley-Group/ First Strides – An introductory walking/running program for women. Offering group walks, education and support. Bethlehem-Sand Island, Hanover Township, Bethlehem Township and Poconos locations. Go to FirstStrides.com for days and times.

sunday Sunday Services – Metaphysical and non-denominational. Rev. Moll, Pastor - Unique Sunday services 10:30 am. All welcome! St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington St Allentown. 610-776-7211 Raja (Classical) Yoga - Offers philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and meditations. Handouts included. No exp. nec.

10-11:30am and 6-7:30pm, $11 in adv. $13 walk-in.

Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville. 484-515-8356

monday Raja (Classical) Yoga - Offers philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and meditations. Handouts included. No exp. Nec. 5:45-7:15pm, $11 in adv. or $13 walk-in.

Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville. 484-515-8356.

Yogalates– Joe Premecz. Integrating yoga and Pilates for fitness, strength, and flexibility with the spirituality of Yoga and strengthening of the body’s core muscles with Pilates. 5:30–6:30 pm, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Feldenkrais® Method – Carol Siddiqi. This method of gentle movements helps you improve your capabilities and overcome injuries by teaching your brain to re-organize and rebuild physical movements.

5:45-6:45 pm, $75/6 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355

cluded. No exp. Nec. 6:15-7:45, $11 in adv. or $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd.

Wescosville. 484-515-8356.

Community Acupuncture - Rochelle Aubert. Affordable for everyone! Manage stress, boost the immune system, balance the mind-body-spirit, and so much more! Sit with a small group for approximately 30 minutes. (Private sessions for complex conditions) Call for your session time between 6:30-8:30 pm, $35, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355 Yoga Basics – Carol Siddiqi. Kripalu yoga will help you perform daily activities pain free and with greater ease by developing deeper self-awareness using the basics of yoga combined with the gentle movements of Feldenkrais®, 7-8 pm, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Gentle Yoga – With Melanie Smith. Learn to slowly build strength & flexibility while also using restorative postures and breath work to relax.

No previous yoga experience required. 7-8:15pm.

Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

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Tai Chi – Improve strength and promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 6:30-7:45pm.

Call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

New Warrior Training Adventure – Sponsored

by The ManKind Project. The training adventure provides men an opportunity for focused self examination and personal growth. A local MKP men’s group meets in the Lehigh Valley every other Tuesday. For more info call 866-820-1691 or visit MKP.org.

MAREA Meeting – Monthly meetings of the MidAtlantic Renewable Energy Association held the last Tuesday of the month. Open to the public and free of charge. Held at TEK Park in Breinigsville at 7p.m. Get involved with planning the annual Energy Festival. Visit www.themarea.org

Free Reiki Clinic – Collaborating practitioners serve all who want to experience the healing benefits of Reiki. 1st Tuesday of every month. Sessions are Yoga for Health – A physical (hatha) style yoga 20 minutes each. 6-8:30pm. RSVP required to 610class for the mind, body and spirit--without the im739-4201. Church of the Manger, 1401 Greenview 421strength, Emmaus, PA 18049 • P: 610-421-4443 F: 610-421-4445 pact and stress to joints.Box Improve posture, Drive, Bethlehem.

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Coordination Pattern™ Breakthru Training – Betsy Wetzig. Learn to improve the way you function, both physically & mentally, for success in life and the release of pain and stress with simple, easy exercises. 7-8 pm, $75/6 wks., Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Deeper Expressions Yoga, mixed levels – Mike Pope. Learn the principles of yoga while gradually building a stronger practice, creating a clearer mind, and increasing flexibility and confidence. Align with your optimal “self.” 6:45-8 pm, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355

wednesday Yoga for Health – A physical (hatha) style yoga class for the mind, body and spirit--without the impact and stress to joints. Improve strength, posture, flexibility, balance and lung capacity. Balance the nervous system. 6-7pm. Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. Call 610-434-9333.

YogaStretch® – A style of yoga for active older adults. Includes a variety of safe and fun yoga postures. Using a chair for support.

Work at your own pace to build flexibility and endurance. Breathwork is coordinated with yoga postures. 1:30-2:30pm. YMCA/YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. Allentown. 610-434-9333.

Pilates, Beginners – Char Brummundt. Great for back and shoulder problems. Improve, stabilize, and energize as you stretch and tone with balls, rollers, and towels. Give Pilates a try- your first class is free!

9:30-10:30 am, $75/6 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W. Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355 Mindful Eating– Jennifer Scaia. Experience conscious eating with a small group in an environment of acceptance, kindness, and curiosity while exploring your hunger and food choices. Bring a meal or cook at the center. Call for start date, 6-7:30 pm, $80/4 weeks, $80/private session, Twin Ponds Center, W. Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355 Yogalates, all levels – Joe Premecz. Integrating yoga and Pilates for fitness, strength, and flexibility with the spirituality of Yoga and strengthening of the body’s core muscles with Pilates. 6-7 pm, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Tai Chi – Brian Kunsman. A gentle movement class that helps with balance, coordination, blood pressure, cardio respiratory function, sleep, the ability to move and much more! Tai Chi (energy) is created strengthening and energizing your body. Call for start date, 7:30-8:30 pm, $50/4 wks., Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Sierra Club Meeting – Join us at our monthly meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month except July. All are welcome. Bring ideas and environmental concerns. 7pm. Room 640S, Fowler Center, NCCC, Third and Buchanan Streets, South Bethlehem. Email lvsierraclub@gmail.com Living Green in the Lehigh Valley – Environmental-themed segments about reducing one’s carbon footprint will air during “All Things Considered” on WDIY 88.1 FM. Produced locally by Annie Prince and Bruce Wilson. 5:45pm. Visit www.wdiy.org.

Easton/Bethlehem Area Lyme Support Group – Meets the first Wednesday of every month to discuss and answer questions. 7 to 8:30pm. Country Meadows, 4035 Green Pond Rd., Bethlehem. Open to public. Contact Heidi Healy at 610-882-2253

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Spiritual Healing and Meditation – 7 PM - 9 PM 1st Wednesday of each month. Weather permitting.

Everyone is welcome. St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington St. Allentown PA. 610-791-2641 Vinyasa Flow Yoga – With Carmen, Mixed level, modifications provided for all poses. Kim’s Healing Center in Easton, 6:00-7:15pm, by donation. Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler St., Easton. 610-559-7280 Tai Chi – Improve strength, promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 11am-12:15pm.

Call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

Raja (Classical) Yoga - Offers philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and specific meditations. Handouts included. No exp. Nec. 9-10:30am and 7:15-8:45pm, $11 in adv. or $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville. 484-515-8356.

Family Yoga - Teaching children yoga and at the same time get your own practice in! Learn about your mind-body connection, balancing, coordination, the importance of breathing, stretching and relaxation. 5-5:45pm, $11 in adv. or $13 walk-in. $5 extra per person. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville. 484-515-8356.

thursday Pilates, Beginners – Char Brummundt. Improve, stabilize, and energize as you stretch and tone with balls, rollers, and towels. Give Pilates a try. Your first class is free. 5:45-6:45 pm, $75/6 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W. Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355 Coordination Pattern™ Breakthru Training – Betsy Wetzig. Learn to improve the way you function, both physically & mentally, for success in life and the release of pain and stress with simple, easy exercises. 7-8 pm, $75/6 wks., Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Iyengar Yoga, Levels 1–2 – Diana Erney. Builds upon preliminary poses with an emphasis on body alignment in order to develop strength, balance, and flexibility. Props will be used to assist students as they go deeper into each pose. 7-8:15 pm, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Reiki & Aromatherapy Circle -Learn more about the healing arts of Japanese Reiki and Aromatherapy. Lecture, meditation, mini Reiki session with an essential oil sample. Meets the last Thursday of each month. 6:30-7:45pm. $5. Must RSVP. Emmaus.

Handicap accessible. 610-967-5106.

Tai Chi – Improve strength and promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 6:30-7:45pm.

Please call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem Weekly Stress Relief Coaching Group – Join others in a group setting to manage stress with multiple holistic approaches. 9:15-10:30am or 5:15- 6:30pm. $25 session. Creative Holistic Therapy, 3037 S. Pike Avenue (Rte 145) #105, Allentown. Call 610-282-0709.

Free Herbal Consultations – Learn a natural way to address health and wellness issues. Herbalist available for Free Mini Consult, Every Thursday 11am -5pm. David Harder RH (AHG) at Nature’s Way, Easton. 610-253-0940.

Raja (Classical) Yoga - Offers philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and meditations. Handouts included. No exp. Nec. 9-10:30am and 7:15-8:45pm, $11 in adv.

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or $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, , 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville. 484-515-8356.

Hatha Hatha Yoga – Harmonizing and transforming the whole being, physically, emotionally, mentally and intellectually, to bring about balance on all these levels. 10-11:30am, $11 in advance or $13 walk-in.

Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville. 484-515-8356.

Community Exchange Time Bank - When neighbors exchange services everyone benefits.

Group Orientations held on the 1 st Wednesday of each month 6-8pm at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenburg Campus, RT22 and Shoenersville Rd, Bethlehem. 610-969-2486 Intermediate/Advanced Yoga Class – With Florence Corcoran. 6pm. Kula Heart Yoga & Wellness Center, 3400 Bath Pike (512/Center St) Suite 201, Bethlehem. 610-746-5852

friday Beginner’s Yoga – Bonita Cassel. Attention to alignment and self love make this class a perfect one for those beginning or challenged with limitations. 10-11 am, Twin Ponds, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Kripalu Yoga, mixed levels – Carol Siddiqi. Greater self-awareness by learning the basics of yoga and the gentle movements of Feldenkrais will help you perform daily activities with greater ease, pleasure and without pain.11:30 am-12:30 pm, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355 Yoga/Core Flow 1&2 – With Laurel Attanasio.

Friday 9:30-10:45am. Learn how to use your core in every yoga pose, taking your practice to a higher level. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Yoga for All – With Scott. Come together to celebrate life and to feel good - Beginners, all levels and all ages welcome. Donation-based yoga class in Easton. 5-6pm at Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler St., Easton. 610-559-7280

saturday Open Yoga Class – Suitable for all levels. 8:30 am Kula Heart Yoga & Wellness Center, 3400 Bath Pike (512/Center St) Suite 201, Bethlehem.

610-746-5852 Raja (Classical) Yoga -Offers philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and meditations. Handouts included.

No experience necessary. 9-10:30AM, $11 in adv or $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville.

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Bicycle Lessons - Learn to ride a bike at any age. Ride confidently in any traffic situation. Learn maintenance/repair. Year-round. Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative (BBC). Certified instructors. Downtown Bethlehem, www.car-free.org Gamblers Anonymous Meeting – If you have a gambling problem please join us every Saturday morning from 11am-1pm at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem in the Education Center. Rm 111. 215872-5635.

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ACUPUNCTURE BALANCED ACUPUNCTURE Heather Shoup, L.Ac. 2299 Brodhead Rd., Suite A Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-393-7589 www.balancedacupuncture.net

A patient centered wellness community, where treatment is individually tailored. Heather promotes health and wellness by creating balance in the body. Acupuncture specializing in anxiety, depression, digestive, and cancer support.

CLASSICAL 5 ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE

J.L.Collins M.Ac.,Lic.Ac.,NCCAOM Diplomat 2020 Downyflake Lane Allentown, PA 18103 610-317-6064

Welcome to my practice of 29 years. I offer you : Preventative and curative medicine, barefoot doctor wellness clinic for seasonal balance, balance method: Dr. Tans amazing treatments for all conditions, traditional Chinese medicine: symptomatic treatment for chronic and acute conditions, trigger point musculoskeletal, physician- based treatments for athletes and injuries and Classical 5 Element diagnosis and treatment for sustained change

LEHIGH VALLEY ORIENTAL MEDICINE CENTRE

Ming ming and David Molony 101 Bridge Street Catasauqua, PA 18032610-264-2755

Acupuncture and herbal medicine with capable, experienced practitioners.

Practicing acupuncture in the Lehigh Valley since 1988. Acupuncture, herbs, dietary consultation, and other aspects of Oriental Medicine provide a complete healing system for health and regeneration, enhancing the outcome of Conventional care

LISA BAAS ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MEDICINE

2358 Sunshine Rd., Allentown, PA 18103 610-841-9300 www.youracupuncturerx.com

LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd.

Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

LiveWell Integrated Health offers traditional Chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, body work, and nutritional and lifestyle coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle choice.... choose to LiveWell. See ad page 38.

AROMATHERAPY YOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILS

Jackie Kern, Independent Distributor 800-759-6850 Wellnessfromtheearth.vibrantscents.com

Young Living has specialized in growing, distilling, and selling therapeutic-grade,organic Essential Oils for 20 years. Over 130 Essential Oils & Oil blends available for health & wellness, as well as essential oil-enhanced nutritional supplements/products for kids, Personal Care, Dental, & Home! Income opportunities Also Available.

AYURVEDA WELLNESS Ayurveda WELLNESS CENTER Dr. Shekhar Annambhotla 567 Thomas Street Coopersburg, PA 18036 484-347-6110 www.ojas.us

Practicing and teaching Ayurveda worldwide since 1988, offering Personal Ayurvedic Wellness Consultations, Panchakarma (detoxification) programs, Massage, Integrative Ayurvedic body therapies, Weight loss programs, Courses, Workshops, Seminars, Vegetarian cooking classes, Free community health lectures, Intensive Ayurvedic training programs India.

BODYWORK ELEMENTS FOR HEALING

Heather Terrible West Bethlehem PA 484-626-2920 facebook.com/pages/Elements-forHealing/224271684264736 Allow your body to heal itself and restore your vital life force with Shiatsu. Relieve stress, anxiety, back pain, digestive issues and headaches. Shiatsu also helps with fertility and reproductive problems. Move stagnant energy, remove blockages and create balance in the body’s major energy systems. Trained at International School of Shiatsu.

Available by appointment. See ad, page 21.

MARIE RUXTON THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

Marie Ruxton CMT, CN 628 Chestnut St.Emmaus, PA 18049 610-965-2500

Marie is a certified massage therapist trained since 1997 in Advanced Myofascial Release Therapy, Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Ear Candling, Homeopathy and Holistic Nutrition. Offers comprehensive custom bodywork for those wanting to overcome chronic pain and movement problems.

Sessions range from a (2 hour) Head to Toe meltdown massage to “Just Neck and Head” massage for those needing stress relief. Gift certificates available. See ad page 21.

MODERN CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

David Nemeroff, NCBTMB 2008 Eberhart Rd, Whitehall, PA 18052 610-737-4212 www.therapy4healing.com

Restore balance to your body and decrease pain with the power of Craniosacral Therapy. This gentle and non-invasive western osteopathic technique can help relieve many pain issues including migraines, back pain, neck problems, vertigo, TMJ, stress, neurological issues and much more. David Nemeroff also works with your pet’s problems like hip dysplasia, mobility issues and cribbing. See ad page 24.

CHIROPRACTOR LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC

Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd.

Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

LiveWell Integrated Health offers traditional Chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, body work, and nutritional and lifestyle coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle choice.... choose to LiveWell. See ad page 38

Board certified and licensed Acupuncturist, Dietary and Lifestyle counseling, Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbs, Laser Acupuncture, Magnetic therapy (A.R.T.) Autonomic ResponseTesting for Detox and more. 20 years of holistic healing.

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PATHWAYS HOLISTIC CENTER 4833 Chestnut St. Emmaus, PA 18049 610.966.7001 www.pathwaysholistic.com

Offering colon hydrotherapy (CHT) from compassionate practitioners skilled in total system healing. Cleansing and rebuilding colon health allows for your body to heal from the inside by providing total system hydration and detoxification. Good digestive health leads to weight loss, improved nutrient absorption and greater overall health. See ad,page 36

NEW LEAF WELLNESS CENTER 21 Main Street Clinton, NJ 08809 908-713-1900 NewLeafWellness.com

Offering colon hydrotherapy, detoxification, wellness coaching and other services to cleanse, maintain and restore health. Colonics are a hygienic and safe method of removing toxins, can boost your immune system, restore proper ph in the body and restore regular bowel movement.

3005 Broadhed Road #260 Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-216-4319 www.tinkerpsychotherapy.com

Vitality in Emmaus & Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 610-504-4830 www.eft4stress.com

Are you ready for change? Does tension, stress and anxiety get in your way? How would things be, if you could easily release anger, fear, guilt or sadness?

Does trauma from your past interfere with enjoying your life, now? Call Meg today to schedule a free, 20 minute consultation.

REV. LYN S. FELIX,

MSW, LCSW, CHT, RM

Smart Solutions and Creative Holistic Therapy 3037 S. Pike Ave. #105 Allentown, PA 18103 610-282-0709 www.creativeholistictherapy.com

A holistic counselor and coach, using hypnotherapy, chakra energy clearing, Reiki, mindfulness & more to help you shift from limited, fear-based thinking, believing, and behaving patterns into living from your magnificent essence. Experience joy as you resonate with higher vibrational frequencies in all aspects of your life.

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628 Twin Ponds Rd Fogelsville Area, 610-395-3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

Positive and holistic approach to addictions, anxiety, chronic illness/pain, depression, grief and trauma. Offering individual, adolescent, family, and small group counseling as well as advocacy, life-coaching, reiki and aftercare support. Dynamic techniques of relaxation, mind/body awareness, art/narrative therapy, play therapy, and psychoeducation with talk therapy to facilitate empowerment and self-directed change.

Over 20 practitioners offering techniques for stress management, relaxation, mind/ movement challenges, life & professional concerns, emotional distress, weight management, spine/joint pain, and much more. Call today for more information or to register for a private session, class, workshop or retreat. See ad, pages 31 and 33.

HOLISTIC HEALTH

FUNERAL SERVICES

ABIBA WELLNESS

NICOS C. ELIAS FUNERAL HOME, INC

Barbara Fenton Emmaus, PA 18049 610-967-5106 www.abiba.com

Nicos C. Elias, Supervisor Allentown, PA. 610-433-2200 www.eliasfuneralhome.com

Helping individuals find their inner balance, beauty, and peace while enhancing their harmony, happiness, and overall wellness.

Offering Reiki, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, and other healing modalities in a relaxing environment. Seminars, workshops, healing retreats, and Certified Reiki classes are available.

Mr. Elias offers several different green and eco-friendly funeral plans using biodegradable caskets, preservation without chemicals, and earth friendly paper goods. A natural, back to the earth approach. Biodegradable urns for those choosing cremation. Also offering assistance with home-based funerals

COUNSELING – HOLISTIC Meg Deak MCAT, LPC

TWIN PONDS INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTER

Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., R.M.

BETSY THOMSON

HEALTH COACH

Intuitive Counselor Quakertown, Pa / NYC 212-460-1810 tarot-card-psychic.com

Health & Wellness Nurse Navigators, LLC

Kathleen DeVaul, MSN, RN, CHC 420 Hamsher Ave., Topton, PA 19562 484-661-6786 www.hwnursenavigators.com

Offering integrative health coaching services that are individualized to meet your needs and goals.

Find out how to lose weight safely, increase your energy, and live an abundant life. Specializing in preventing and managing chronic diseases, gluten sensitivity and gluten allergy. Let us help you navigate your path towards wellness today. Please call for your free initial health consultation!

HOLISTIC CENTER GREENSHIRE ARTS CONSORTIUM Institute for Holistic Studies Directors: Jim and Arlene Curley Quakertown, Pennsylvania 215-538-0976 GreenshireArts.org

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Dedicated to helping people improve the quality of life while they strengthen, revitalize, and explore new horizons through holistic studies, creative arts, conversation, retreats and community involvement.

In a nurturing atmosphere, individuals are invited to experience Greenshire’s space for peace while awakening to the Art of Inspired Living. See ad, page 51.

C.H.A.N.G.E.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY

Betsy’s readings are compassionate, straight forward, and inspirational. All subjects, such as relationships, career, health, life path, past lives etc. are addressed in readings. Guidance is given to help an individual evolve, grow and restore inner balance, inner peace and happiness.

Workshops in energy reading, intuitive development and mindfulness meditation.

HYPNOTHERAPY C.H.A.N.G.E.

Beverley S. Bley 2020 Downyflake Lane Allentown, PA 18103 610-797-8250, www.4change.com

Certified Master Hypnotherapist.

Enhance YourdepresHealth, Control stress and anxiety, Happiness & Productivity sion, pain and anger. Lose weight, Counseling, Hypnotherapy And Naturally Generated Excelle eliminate smoking. Hypnotherapy Lose Weight, Stop Smoking, Eliminate Phobias certification and hypnobirthing Control: Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Pain & Anger Hypnotherapy Certification Classes classes. See ad, page 26.

Call for a Sample Hypnotherapy Class CD & Registration Information

Bev Bley L.P.N., C.M.Ht. Certified Master Hypnotherapist Free Phone Consultations: 610-797-8250 • change@4change.com • www.4change

MINDFUL CHANGE

Ashley M. Taylor 40 Clarendon Dr. Easton, PA 18040 484.548.0622 www.mindfulchangehypnotherapy.com

Through hypnotherapy, realize your inner potential for greatness, success, health, and wellness.

When you change your mind, you change your life. Quit Smoking, Lose Weight, Gain Confidence and Achieve More. Become your best self. See ad,page 35.

OPTIONS HYPNOSIS

561 Main Street, Suite 290 Bethlehem, PA 18018 484-893-0096 www.optionshypnosis.com

Discover the POWER of your unconscious mind.

With hypnosis, you CAN overcome stress, pain, depression, or fear. You CAN successfully manage your weight and quit smoking - whatever is keeping you from the life you want.

We offer a variety of effective techniques. FREE consultation. See ad, page 55.

MEDITATION & WELLNESS EFFORTLESS MEDITATION

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

Destress, revitalize and be healthier with scientifically validated and physician recommended Effortless Meditation. Experience rest deeper than sleep! Greg Schweitzer taught for Deepak Chopra, M.D. and other notables for 30+ years. Introductory classes and a 10-hour course.

MOVEMENT THERAPY FELDENKRAIS METHOD® Carol Siddiqi FGNA, RYT

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd, West Lehigh Valley 610-395-3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

The Feldenkrais Method reconnects the body to its natural movements, focusing on the relationship between motion and thought. It works with the nervous system, rather than muscles or bones, to improve everyday motion, such as walking, running, golfing, biking, yoga, posture, breathing, etc.

NATURAL DENTISTRY BEATA A. CARLSON, D.D.S. Cosmetic and Natural Dentistry 2600 Newburg Rd. Easton, PA 18045 610-252-1454 www.beatacarlson.com

Dr. Carlson begins with a Natural or Holistic approach to enhance your physical health and eliminate any compromise to the immune system. Mercury free, non-surgical periodontal treatment, tooth whitening, cosmetic makeovers and herbal support in a gentle, relaxing and caring atmosphere. See ad, page 10.

Michael Taras,DMD, FAGD, FIND, CNC, IBDM, NMD 2900 Hamilton Blvd.

Allentown, PA 18103

Dr. Taras is a mercury free, holistic dentist who performs safe mercury filling removal and is the developer of the mercury protection program.

Mercury testing, pH, ozone, homeopathics, ionic minerals, & drainage remedies are used to heal patients naturally. See ad, page 29.

NATURAL FAMILY MEDICINE A NATURAL MEDICINE CLINIC

DR. MICHAEL JUDE LOQUASTO, ND, PHD, DC

Lehigh Valley Professional Center 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27 Bethlehem, PA 18020 * 484-821-1460 www.drmichaelloquasto.com

Specializing in Natural Medicine for over 25 years, Dr. Loquasto holds doctorates in Naturopathy, Nutrition and Chiropractic Internal Medicine. He is also a Master Herbalist as well as a certified Clinical and Dietitian Nutritionist. Dr. Loquasto offers custom formulations for specific conditions and non-invasive chelation therapy. In addition the following tests are done at the clinic: live cell microscope, circulation testing, EKG, pulmonary lung testing, bone density, x-ray, scanning for foot & ankle problems, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels and blood testing for diabetes and other health issues. The goal is to restore and/ or maintain a healthy lifestyle.

WOODLANDS HEALING RESEARCH Family, Environmental and Preventative Medicine Nicholas DiMartino, D.O. 5724 Clymer Rd, Quakertown, PA 215-536-1890

Woodlands Healing Research Center is a family practice supporting individualized natural approaches to health. We offer lifestyle and nutritional consultation to achieve optimal health and vitality. We also offer complete women’s services including GYN, menopause, osteoporosis and bio-identical hormone therapy.See ad, page 28.

PHILLIP GETSON, D.O.

Family Physician · Board Certified Thermologist Serving Bethlehem, Easton and Fogelsville www.healththroughawareness.com · www.tdinj.com (856) 596-5834

A board certified family physician for 35 years and co-founder of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, NJ. An internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD). An advocate for health and preventive medicine championing thermography as an early diagnostic tool for many health conditions including breast health.

Certified by four Thermographic Boards. Outreach assessments available in PA. See ad page 50.

MAULFAIR MEDICAL CENTER

Conrad Maulfair, D.O. 2970 Corporate Court, Suite 1 Orefield, PA 18069 610-682-2104 = www.drmaulfair.com, www.purelyyoudetox.com

Dr. Maulfair is an Osteopathic Physician bringing four decades of knowledge and experience in alternative, complementary medicine to his patient care.

Help for all conditions and all ages. Offering Chelation Therapy, Hubbard Method Sauna detoxification – Purely You, and many other treatment programs. Maulfair Medical Center brings the best of both worlds to their patients. See ad, page 41.

NATURAL HEALTH

DALLAS WELLNESS CENTER, LLC

Debra E Dallas, PhD, MIfHI, DCNT 4048 Freemansburg Ave.Easton, PA 18045 610-253-1977, dallaswellnesscenterllc.com

Dallas Wellness Center is an integrated therapy and diagnostic center. We offer Iridology, Thermographic Imaging, Nutrigenomics and Nutrition, nutraMetrix, Homeopathy, Herbology, Blood Typing, Hair Analysis, Ion Cleansing, Reflexology, Reiki, and Qi-Cultivation classes. When people have been everywhere else and are still sick, they come visit us. See ad, page 35.

PATHWAYS HOLISTIC CENTER 4833 Chestnut St. Emmaus, PA 18049 610.966.7001 www.pathwaysholistic.com

Combining a variety of the finest holistic healing methods, we help shape your new path to reclaim life and become balanced & whole once again. Over 15 years of restoring health from within by cleansing, nourishing. Comprehensive physical, mental, spiritual and emotional healing services offered plus nutrition programs, prepared foods, retreats, catering services.See ad,page 36

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NUTRITION & EDUCATION WELLNESS SIMPLIFIED

Dian Freeman Morristown, NJ Offering our successful 973-267-4816 (FLT) First Line Therapy, www.WellnessSimplified.com

and Ultra Lite therapeutic Life style programs.

Our programs will help with weight concerns; blood sugar concerns, cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure. Let us help to implement healthy changes into your life.

Change your life, Take back your health. Call for an appointment See ad, page 18.

TWIN PONDS INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTER

628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

Let our world class practitioners help you relieve stress, renew your overall health and achieve more in your life. Our services are appropriate for people of all ages. Call today for more information or to register for a private session, class or workshop. See ads, pages 31 and 33.

Nutritionist Dian Freeman and staff nutritionists LuAnn Peters - Brenda Woodruff of Dian’s Wellness Simplified in Morristown, NJ, offer private nutritional consultations, Applied Kinesiology and Ondamed biofeedback sessions. Dian also teaches classes and a nutritional certification course in preparation for the national Certified Nutritional Counselor (CNC) exam. Also, to address energetic and vibrational healing, a variety of crystal and energy healers are available by appointment and LuAnn mixes personalized formulas combining various Bach flower remedies.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING ALICIA RAMBO-WOSNIAK

Center for Healthy Living @ Easton Yoga 524 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042 610.923.7522 www.eastonyoga.com

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INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION Get and stay healthy. Proven FivePoint Program teaches you about Gale Maleskey, MS, RD, LDN eating a wholesome diet, prudent Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center exercise, the proper use of supple- 628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley ments, getting quality sleep and re- 610.395.3355 ducing stress. Internationally recog- www.twinpondscenter.com nized expertise on nutritional suppleLearn how to live a healthier life, ments including glutathione enhancement! Free recover from serious illness, lose mini-consults! Call or email for information. weight, gain energy, and develop life-sustaining habits, using a coaching-based, integrative nutrition approach. Gale Maleskey is a registered dietitian, licensed Wellness Coach, and trained at Dr. Andrew Weil’s Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Call for a free 20-minute, get-acquainted chat.

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THE JOYFUL ELEPHANT

Michelle M.L. Trent, MBA, NET Certified Nutritional Education Trainer and Food Coach Bethlehem, PA 484.515.6603 JoyfulElephant.com

Providing food coaching, menu planning, and hands-on cooking demos. My training is in plantbased diets for weight loss and disease prevention and reversal as seen in the film Forks Over Knives. I support, motivate, and encourage you to reach your wellness goals. I help you to try new recipes and broaden your skill set so that you can feel confident in preparing healthy, tasty meals.

REFLEXOLOGY b.healthy

Stephanie M. Shelly, CHC, MRP Bethlehem, PA 18017 484-903-8381 www.StephanieMShelly.com

Stephanie is a medical reflexology practitioner, certified health coach, and chef. Her focus is to stop further deterioration, persuade the body to biologically correct itself, strengthen and reinforce all systems of the body, and continue the body’s maintenance of good health. See ad, page 16.

SPIRITAL HEALING SHUMEI

361 E. Main Street Kutztown, PA 19530 484-788-8328 penn@shumei.org www.shumei.org

Jyorei was developed by Mokichi Okada in Japan in the early part of the twentieth century. It is a simple yet profound healing art in which spiritual Light is focused on others. One Jyorei session usually takes about ten minutes. No fee is requested for the session, although donations are accepted.

Hours: Mon, Thu and Fri 3pm-5pm, 2nd and 4th Wed 5pm-7pm

STUCTURAL INTEGRATION ANDREI KAZLOUSKI

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

ROLF METHOD OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION - highly effective hands-on approach for improving posture, alleviating chronic pain, increasing energy level, and enhancing flexibility through restoring your body to its natural state of alignment. Enjoy moving freely again! Board Certified Structural Integrator CM and Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. See ad, page 53.

THERMOGRAPHIC IMAGING Liesha Getson, BCTT, HHC

Board Certified Thermologist Technician Holistic Health Counselor Serving Bethlehem, Easton and Fogelsville www.healththroughawareness.com · www.tdinj.com 856-596-5834

VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE ANIMAL THERAPY CENTER Danielle Dulin MVB,CVA 3247 B Wimmer Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348 AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Dr. Dulin is a veterinarian certified in medical acupuncture for A Board Certified Thermoanimals. Acupuncture has been graphic Technician has imaged used in humans and animals for thousands of patients for many over 4000 years and is a good types of health concerns. She is adjunctive therapy to western a Holistic Health Counselor and treatment plans to increase overis a member of the American all vitality and energy and proAssociation of Drugless Practiduce profound changes on phystioners. A founding partner of ical and emotional levels.

Health Through Awareness in Marlton, NJ, a cooperative wellness center that provides a variety of alternative services to facilitate VETERINARY PHYSICAL healthy living including nutrition and lifestyle counTHERAPY seling, Reiki, thermography, and biopuncture. Liesha administers outreach thermogram assessments in several eastern PA centers regularly. See ad, page ANIMAL THERAPY CENTER Beth Kenny M.P.T 50.

VETERINARIAN – HOLISTIC LEE SIMPSON DVM, CVA

1141 Hawk Mountain Rd Kempton, PA 19529 610-756-6036 HealingOptionsForAnimals.com

100% Holistic practice for dogs and cats since 2000.

Certified in Veterinary Acupuncture. Experience using only alternative healing includes, homemade diets, herbs, acupuncture and nutraceuticals to help cancer patients, severe allergies, and other serious diseases as well as musculoskeletal problems. Please check the website for more information.

VETERINARY CANINE REHABILITATION ANIMAL THERAPY CENTER

Pamela J. Mueller, PhD DVM 3247 B Wimmer Road Bethlehem, PA 10820 610-865-4348 www.AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Dr. Mueller is a veterinarian with advanced training in exercise physiology and canine rehabilitation. We welcome dogs with neurologic problems, sports injuries and following surgery.

Aquatic exercise can rejuvenate geriatric pets and condition competition companions.

3247 B Wimmer Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348

A physical therapist with 17 years experience, including special education in canine anatomy and conditions for the past 10 years. Utilize many of the same rehabilitative techniques and therapies used for years with humans to help your animal companion recover from injury, surgery, or to improve their quality of life in the golden years.

WEIGHT LOSS - HOLISTIC PATHWAYS HOLISTIC CENTER 4833 Chestnut St. Emmaus, PA 18049 610.966.7001 www.pathwaysholistic.com

YOGA KULA HEART YOGA

3400 Bath Pike, Bethlehem 610-746-5852- www.kulaheartyoga.com Facebook: Yoga at Kulaheartyoga

Bringing community of the hearts together as we embrace diversity & celebrate life. Diverse yoga classes, certified/ registered yoga teache r s , Yo g a Te a c h e r Training, Kid’s/Family yoga, Therapeutic, Restorative, Anusara Inspired, Kundalini, Prenatal, & Pilates. Workshops with internationally renowed teachers. Massage therapy services in our beautiful wellness center. New student special $30 for 30 days unlimited yoga.

QUIET HEART YOGA, FITNESS & HOLISTIC HEALTH, R.Y.S. 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville, PA 18106, Unit #7 www.quietheartyoga.com quietheartyoga@hotmail.com, 484-515-8356

At affordable costs and convenient times, we offer Raja (Classical), Kundalini, Hatha, Family Yoga, and Bellydancing. Experience a unique and welcoming atmosphere for all ages and levels of experience. Reiki and other healing workshops, kirtans and more. Medical Massage Therapy and Energy Healing also available. Contact us for more info!

THE YOGA LOFT

521 E 4th St., 3rd Floor (above Cantelmi’s Hardware) Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-867-YOGA (9642) www.theyogaloftofbethlehem.com

Learn a new way to loose weight without starvation. Reduce the health risks to the bodies systems.

We will teach you new ways of relating to food that allows for nourishing at a cellular level, cleansing your blood, reducing or eliminating gas and bloating. Learn the food combining way that also provides for anti-aging.See ad, page 36.

The Yoga Loft offers quality yoga instruction for students of all levels in a variety of styles. We also offer workshops and other special events, Certified Yoga Teacher Training, Belly dance, Tai Chi, Prenatal Yoga, and Mat Pilates See ad, page 9.

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classifieds APEALS Big Brothers Big Sisters – Needs volunteers for children living in Phillipsburg. Please call today to learn how you can help a child grow up. 908-6890436 or INFO@BBBSHSW.ORG Healers Wanted – Help us to aid in the healing environment at Pocono Medical Center. Seeking volunteers for the Complementary & Alternative Medicine Program. Interested practitioners in Reiki and massage, artists and musicians please contact Jill Howell at 570-476-3443 or email JHowell@ pmcHealthSystem.org .

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Hypnotherapy Certification Classes - 150 hours.

“At Home” and/or classroom environment and “hands-on” practice experience. Reasonably priced!

Payment plans accepted. For more info or to register contact Bev Bley L.P.N;C.M.Ht. at C.H.A.N.G.E. 610.797.8250. 2020 Downyflake Lane, Suite 302B Allentown. .

Personal and Professional Online Training – Courses available in Green Design, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, plus some fun classes in landscaping, Feng Shui and more. Continuing Education for Professionals, such as Green Building, LEED, and Sustainability Certification. www. bfenvironmental.com

PRODUCTS Hypnotherapy CDs and DVDs – Weight Control, Smoking Cessation, Insomnia, Personal Development, Stress Management, Procrastination. Prices: CDs $29- DVDs $49. Call Bev at 610.797.8250 or order through “products” section at www.4change. com Mention this ad for a $5 discount!

Herbal Packs, Lavander Packs and Cool Downz – various styles, shapes and patterns. Prices: $7-$25.

Call Bev 610.797.8250 or order through “products” section at www.4change.com www.4change.com.

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SERVICES Vegan/Vegetarian, organic, raw catering – By Chef Wendy of Balasia. call/text/email for details 484.330.6405. yogawithwendy@yahoo.com Professional Freelance Writing Services – Know what you want to say but not sure how to say it? Press releases, brochures, website content, newsletters and blogs. I do the writing so you don’t have to. Beth Davis, WriteSource, Inc. 239-269-6235 Personal Fitness & Golf Training – Sean Fahey.

Enjoy many benefits from working on your overall better health, specific physical goals, core work, endurance, functional strength, or sports specific improvements. Call for appt. and more info. Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, 610.395.3355

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SPACE TO RENT

Licensed Massage Therapist - Rental space in Chiropractic office in Bethlehem. Call 610-9973992 for more information.

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center – A conveniently located beautiful, relaxing environment, offers hourly/daily rates for room with capacity of 50 people. Great for workshops, seminars, etc.

Located just west of Rt. 100 between Fogelsville and Trexlertown, call 610.395.3355

Massage Therapist Needed – Acupuncturist and massage therapist seeking licensed massage therapist. Opportunity for referrals for qualified professional. 2020 Downyflake Lane, Allentown.

610-317-6064 Massage Therapist Wanted – Independent Massage Therapist wanted to join Nazareth Wellness Center. Not an hourly position. 610-365-8996 Therapists Needed – Experienced and licensed massage therapists needed as Independent Contractors for west Lehigh Valley facility. Atmosphere is quiet, relaxed and professional. Please call 610-360-8636

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Treatment Rooms Available - Measurements are 10x10 and 10x14. Peaceful setting and off street parking. Pathways Holistic Center, 4833 Chestnut St. Emmaus. 610-966-7001 Large open space available to rent hourly – In Bethlehem yoga studio with wood floors, lots of light and free parking. Please contact info@theyogaloftofbethlehem.com or 610-867-9642.

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