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THE SUPER POWERS OF VAGUS The Nerve at the Center of the Brain-Gut Axis

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FOREST BATHING Mother Nature’s Rx for Body and Mind

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Contents 30 24 CROPS IN THE CITY 28 Urban Agriculture Breaks New Ground

28 HELP FOR

HOME GARDENERS

Extension Agents at Your Service

30 ALICE ROBB ON THE

Transformative Power of Dreams

32 TONING THE

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VAGUS NERVE

Relief for Pain, Anxiety and Inflammation

35 THE GRACE

OF ABUNDANCE

Five Practices to Create a More Abundant Life

36 SUMMER EATING The Herbal Connection

38 FOREST BATHING

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Mother Nature’s Rx for Body and Mind

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My thoughts for the month...

Begin NOW to become the person you were meant to be!

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ou have probably heard the “fake it ‘til you make it” theory.

In the ‘90s it was the mantra of one of those ‘How To Be Great’ programs that were so popular. While there is a fine line between “fake it ‘til you make it” and “act as if ”, that fine line is the key that will open the door to glowing success or the door to dismal failure.

How you think each day, how your mind interprets anything, is what it is. Let me clarify; is the glass half full or half empty? Do you believe you can or do you believe you can’t? Is life a beautiful and exciting journey or merely a struggle to survive? The point is that everyone interprets life differently and if your mind believes that you are “faking it”, you will feel like a fake and are less likely to succeed. If, on the other hand, you “act as if, what you will become,” the way you feel about yourself and what you are doing is likely to result in your believing in yourself and keeping you on the path to greatness.

What’s your potential? Surely you do understand that if a little nut in the mud has the potential to become a mighty oak, you certainly have within you many seeds of potential greatness. You have within you everything necessary to become anything you’ve ever dreamed of becoming... and having everything you’ve ever dreamed of having.

Yesterday has gone forever, leaving behind only memories. Tomorrow is the future and is yet unknown to us. It’s impossible to change the past but tomorrow and all the tomorrows to come are a clean slate just waiting to be written. What will you write on the slate of your future? Will it be the same as the past? Will it be a beautiful, successful great tomorrow story?

What you do with your future is up to you. Who and what you were yesterday has nothing to do with your present or future. At any given moment in time you can make the decision to create the life of which you’ve always dreamed. What are you waiting for?

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Dance/Movement Therapy & Autism

Balancing the Gut’s Microbiome Workshop

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he microbiome of the gut is the home of the immune system, so gut health is extremely important. The microbiome can be affected by stress, food sensitivities, toxins, improper diet and imbalanced hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. On Thursday, July 18, from 7 to 9 P.M., learn five energy medicine exercises used to balance and strengthen the energies associated with the microbiome. The workshop, taught by Karen E. Adamo, energy medicine advanced practitioner, will show participants how to self-test foods and supplements to avoid those that are incompatible with their unique systems.

The workshop costs $20 if registered by July 11, and $25 thereafter. Space is limited.

Location: 412 Liggett Blvd, Phillipsburg. For more information, and to reserve a spot, call Karen E. Adamo at 908-752-0097, email Karen@RedTailEnergetics.com or visit RedTailEnergetics.com. See ad, page 54.

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ance/movement therapy focuses on movement behavior as it emerges in the therapeutic relationship. A therapist’s unique ability to understand, reflect and expand nonverbal expressions helps autistic persons improve socialization and communication, build body awareness, and affect motor deficits.

Utilizing a technique called “mirroring”, the therapist reflects the autistic individual’s body rhythms, movement patterns, and vocalizations. They assist them in beginning the process of relationship formation. As more awareness of “self ” develops, the autistic person becomes aware of other people. They begin to recognize and respond to others, increase eye contact, participate in shared experiences and engage in shared focus. Beginning to break through isolation, decreasing the interpersonal distance (part of social isolation) and developing trust are all treatment goals in dance/movement therapy. As well as echoing the child on a movement level, the therapist occasionally translates what the child is doing into simple language. Verbalizing the movement explorations positively reflects how the child appears, improving body image and helping the child to cognitively organize and structure his/her experiences.

An increased integration of his/her own body parts and awareness of others expands the autistic individual’s movement vocabulary, thus increasing their ability to communicate their needs and desires. The movement serves as a bridge for contact and provides a vehicle for communication between the therapist and the autistic individual.

Source: American Dance Therapy Association (www.adta.org): for more information or to schedule a session/consultation, contact local dance/movement therapist, Suzanne Hastie, 628 Twin Ponds Rd., Breinigsville, at 610-417-0831 or SuzanneHastie@aol.com.

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. ~Alfred Austin

Healing with Ancient Knowledge

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or thousands of years, Ayurvedic knowledge has helped people prevent and recover from illness. This practice revolves around food, nutrition and lifestyle. The key to good health is digestion. Digestion is your body’s ability to transform the food you eat into nutrients and then absorb them. Some food/ habits which help digestion are: consuming seasonal foods, eating raw food and cooked food separately, eating fresh foods (avoid left-overs), and avoiding processed and refined foods. It is important to know your individual constitution and what foods and spices are good for you. Learn simple, yet important lifestyle changes such as sitting and eating your meal mindfully and slowly. It’s important to enjoy the food you eat (avoid TV, phones, reading, etc.). Eating warm food is easier to digest and it creates a soothing, relaxing feeling throughout your body. You can stop your cravings, feel satisfied and be healthy by calling for a private consultation to learn what’s good for your unique constitution.

You can join a food preparation workshop to learn how to combine food and enjoy the aromas, tastes and benefits of spices.

U.S. life expectancy could be longer if people led slower-paced, less stressful lives, ate non-contaminated, healthier foods, and had overall better eating habits. For a greater understanding of your constitution and how you can bring your mind/body back to a healthy balance, call: Michelle Costantini, Certified Ayurveda Food, Nutrition & Lifestyle Consultant 720745-3453, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, 628 Twin Ponds Rd., Breinigsville.

Agriculture was the first manufacturing industry in America and represents the best of all of us. ~Zach Wamp July 2019

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More than 70 professionals and improve these functions. experiencers are slated to present lectures

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“Heaven is for Real”

Artist’s Prints on Display at Shamanic Sanctuary in Breinigsville, PA

I Breathe Easy with Essential Oils

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ive years ago, my Zumba instructor, Alex, gave me some essential oils to help me get through her 50-minute class because I was having “seasonal issues”. I danced – felt great – and soon I went to an oils class she was teaching. I dove in head first, learning about Young Living™ essential oils, oil blends and oil-infused products – all healthier choices for my family because of their non-toxic ingredients!

Essential oils are highly concentrated and powerful, produced from steam distillation of plants, cold pressed from the rind of citrus fruits or tapped resin from trees.

Historically, oils have been used for every purpose, and referenced many times in the Bible.

As the mom and lead shopper (and let’s face it, the cleaning lady, too), I am now making healthier choices for my family. Essential oils and other Young Living products that have better ingredients and no harsh chemicals have become our “go-to” products for whatever we need.

Whether it’s skin care, supplements, shampoo, makeup, support for various body systems, or even household cleaning, we use Young Living products.

You, too, can do better for your family. I’d love to help you learn about the many ways essential oils can transform your life! Dive in. Lean more. Get to know Young Living and breathe easy, like I did!

To learn about incorporating oils into your life, contact Sue Sampson, Independent Distributor, at 610-297-0442 or susanlsampson@ptd.net. She teaches classes regularly at Twin Ponds Center, Breinigsville.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. ~Henry David Thoreau

t’s not often that you get the chance to view a private collection of art, much less that of the world’s youngest binary prodigy in recorded history in both realist art and poetry. Most famous for her work “Prince of Peace”, completed when she was only eight years old, Akiane Kramarik, has inspired people from all walks of life, including Jennifer Craig of Shamanic Solutions. “Akiane’s art intrigues me because it is ALIVE,” shared Craig. “Her portrait of Jesus doesn’t even need a title. You can FEEL who it is.”

After poring over all the prints on Akiane’s gallery website, Craig carefully curated 10 pieces with the intention of sharing a story on the walls of her Shamanic Sanctuary. As another healing practitioner in the building said, “They just have to walk in here (to receive healing)!” “That’s how I like to create all of my spaces,” says Craig. “Whether it’s home or work, it has to be nurturing, protected and sacred.”

Scheduled visits to see and study Craig’s collection of Akiane prints are welcome.

Currently, there will be an open house viewing on the third Thursday of each month from 4-7 p.m., pre-registration required. There is no charge, but a suggested contribution of $5-15. Community Fireside Chat follows from 7-8 p.m.

To schedule a visit call or text Jennifer Craig at 970-317-0118 on or before the third Monday of the month. Preview Akiane’s art at https://akiane.com. See ad, page 54.

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ermyn, PA – Mountain Sky Festival Grounds will be transformed into an event that is the only one of its kind in the United States because it is sensory-friendly and designed for people of all ages and abilities.

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Lastwww.inclusionfestival.com summer Inclusion Festival attracted hundreds of people who experienced the joy of connecting with others who typically avoid crowds and loud music. This year, Inclusion Festival will attract people of all walks of life, with and without special needs, for an event that will impact them positively far beyond the festival gates as they see first-hand the potential contribution of all people that make up a community.

In one of several interviews with local and national media outlets last year, Amy explained, “We all have special gifts and talents and we all have a purpose. I believe it is our responsibility as a society to support one another with love, understanding, y of Natural Awakenings and may not be reproduced in any other publication permisrespect andwithout compassion.

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Inclusion Festival is presented in partnership with Accessible Festivals,/a non-profit founded by a young attorney who Date: / was paralyzed as a result of a serious car accident. The joy and freedom he experienced after attending his first music festival spurred him to ensuring that music festivals and recreational events are fully accessible. Amy and Leah are now embarking on creating sensory supportive spaces at festivals and events throughout the country. One of their most successful initiatives is Inclusion Dining.

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Holistic Hair Regrowth Therapy

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air loss is a distressing health condition affecting our appearance and the way we relate to ourselves. A period of distress, aging, or an underlying health condition can result in the body’s inability to allocate its finite resources to grow hair.

Hair growth is an extension of what Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) calls Blood. Different from western medicine’s “blood”, it carries nourishment, which all cells (including hair follicles) need to grow and divide.

Your body is shedding hair in an act of conservation. It has limited Blood and is diverting it to the most essential organs: heart, liver, lungs, etc. Those are more important than hair.

Hair loss can be a warning sign of a body’s developing imbalance. Scalp can be irritated and full of dandruff, or pale and lacking vigor, indicating toxic or deficient Blood.

Neither scalp type provides hair follicles with an adequate Blood supply.

To regrow hair naturally and safely, focus on correcting the underlying body imbalance. Acupuncture, herbs, nutrition and lifestyle changes clean and nourish. After the imbalance is corrected, scalp-specific treatments may regrow hair.

An acupuncture needle roller (dermaroller) directs blood flow to the scalp by creating micro-irritations. The body responds by creating a micro-bruise increasing blood flow to that area. The dermaroller uses our body’s natural healing response to direct blood to the scalp. Its effectiveness can be increased by applying minoxidil (Rogaine). A pilot study showed 82% of patients experienced greater than 50% regrowth after three months.

The conventional medical community also uses finasteride (Propecia). One third of patients have found them both effective, but Rogaine has a better safety profile. Rogaine, originally developed for hypertension, increases blood flow to hair follicles by relaxing the smooth muscle in the local blood vessels. It acts locally on the scalp and generally does not affect the rest of the body. Propecia is a pill that acts on the whole body. It inhibits DHT, a byproduct of testosterone. Potential side effects include depression and sexual dysfunction.

Regrowth treatment is most effective if hair loss is in the early to moderate stages. If the hair follicles are inactive for more than five years, reactivation is less likely.

For more information Dr. Mikael Brucker, ND., Lac. Can be contacted at Lehigh Valley Acupuncture. See ad on page 51.

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Seniors that ate more than 10 grams—about two teaspoons—of nuts a day were able to ward off normal cognitive decline and even improve their cognitive functions by up to 60 percent, according to University of South Australia researchers. The study was based on 22 years of records of 4,822 Chinese adults ages 55 and older; 17 percent of them ate nuts every day, most often peanuts. These seniors had as much as 60 percent improved cognitive function compared to those that didn’t eat nuts, and they showed better thinking, reasoning and memory. “Nuts are known to be high in healthy fats, protein and fiber with nutritional properties that can lower cholesterol and improve cognitive health,” says study author Ming Li.

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With the aid of a new infrared camera technology called optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), early Alzheimer’s disease can be detected by checking the back of the eyes for weakened and decreased blood vessels, reports a new study. Northwestern Medicine researchers reached the conclusion by comparing the vessels in the eyes of 32 people that exhibited the forgetfulness typical of early-stage Alzheimer’s with those of another 32 people with normal cognitive

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New research has found the basic micronutrient vitamin B12 may be the first good tool for averting the hereditary form of Parkinson’s disease, which accounts for about 15 percent of such cases worldwide. In lab tests, an international team of scientists found that AdoCbl, one of the active forms of vitamin B12, inhibits the activity of a mutated enzyme linked to Parkinson’s. Inhibiting this enzyme appears to help stabilize dopamine release in the brain.

Dopamine deficiencies manifest in the muscle rigidity and tremors that are hallmark symptoms of Parkinson’s. Another recent study from the University of California San Francisco that included non-hereditary Parkinson’s patients found that symptoms worsened more quickly in earlystage patients that had low B12 levels than in those with higher levels of the vitamin.

Try Cordyceps to Strengthen the Lungs People suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, can breathe easier by taking the Chinese medicinal fungus Cordyceps sinensis, a new meta-analysis shows. Researchers at the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine conducted a review of 15 high-quality studies that involved 1,238 COPD patients and found that cordyceps significantly improved lung function, exercise endurance and quality of life with no report of any serious adverse effects. Cordyceps, which is said to relax and open the airways, has long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an anti-asthmatic, expectorant and cough suppressant.

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The gene expression in the breast cancers of women that ate a handful of walnuts each day for about two weeks changed in a way that suppressed the growth of the tumors, according to a small clinical study from the Marshall University School of Medicine, in Huntington, West Virginia. Five women in the experimental group with biopsies that had revealed breast cancer tumors ate two ounces of walnuts a day until their surgery two to three weeks later. Using cells taken during surgery, researchers identified 456 genes in the walnut-eating group that had significantly changed their expression and slowed tumor growth.

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Alarm Sounded

Ireland Declares Climate Emergency

The Republic of Ireland is the third country worldwide to declare a climate emergency, with both the government and opposition parties agreeing to an amendment to a climate action report. “We’re reaching a tipping point in respect of climate deterioration,” says Climate Action Minister Richard Bruton. “Things will deteriorate very rapidly unless we move very swiftly, and the window of opportunity to do that is fast closing.” The UK governments of Wales and Scotland have also declared climate emergencies. Suggested responses include limiting oil and gas exploration, and issuing an additional biodiversity emergency measure.

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The 2019 Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce (Tinyurl.com/ DirtyDozen-Clean15List) highlights increased pesticide use on up to 70 percent of conventionally grown U.S. produce. Several different types of pesticide, insecticide and fungicide residues are present on many fruits and vegetables.

The Dirty Dozen list includes strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes.

The clean 15 list includes avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, frozen sweet peas, onions, papayas, eggplant, asparagus, kiwi, cabbage, cauliflower, cantaloupes, broccoli, mushrooms and honeydew melon. The EWG advises that eating organic produce, especially for pregnant and nursing mothers and young children, should be a national priority.

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Cannabis is enjoying a renaissance of sorts, and one new application for hemp, the no-buzz industrial variety used in fabrics, oils and foods, is cleaning nuclear radiation from toxic soil and removing metals like cadmium, lead, mercury and other pollutants via phytoremediation.

Allison Beckett, a cultivation expert at Marijuana.com, says, “Industrial hemp has been used in areas of high radiation, such as Fukushima, [in Japan,] with promising results. Not only does hemp pull toxic, heavy metals from the soil, it actually improves soil structure, making it usable as productive farmland again.

Plus, hemp is a vigorous plant that absorbs CO2 rapidly, making it an encouraging solution to climate change.” Hemp phytoremediation has been used in Italy to clean up the small town of Taranto, where a steel plant has been leaking dioxin into the air and soil. The Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Council and Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, are running a project to test the process in an arsenic-contaminated area in Upper Saucon Township that once harbored a zinc mine.

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The world’s oceans may be getting bluer, thanks to climate change. The effect is more likely to be detected by satellites than Earthbound people, and is caused by the depletion of marine phytoplankton as seawater warms. A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published in the journal Nature Communications predicts that more than 50 percent of the oceans’ collective 140 million square miles of surface area will likely be affected by 2100. Marine ecologist and leader of the study Stephanie Dutkiewicz says, “These microscopic organisms live in the water and are the base of the marine food chain. If there are less of them in it, the water will be slightly bluer.” Phytoplankton serves as a food source for small sea creatures that are eaten by fish, squid and shellfish. If phytoplankton populations dip too low, vital fisheries in certain areas could be decimated.

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Certainty that we are facing a climate crisis today and not just in the future was reached in May through an alarming milestone in carbon dioxide levels. Data from the Mauna Loa Observatory, in Hawaii, shows that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached 415 parts per million, the highest ever recorded.

However, environmental organizations charge that ominous news like this is not being communicated to the public to the degree warranted. While the CBS, NBC and ABC nightly TV news reports combined devoted nearly 18 minutes of coverage to the birth of the royal baby between May 6 and 12, airtime regarding climate change and extinction during the same period only amounted to one minute and 21 seconds, and only on CBS.

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Producing pure hydrogen is expensive and energy intensive, but a research team at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, at Princeton University, used sunlight to pull hydrogen from industrial wastewater by using a specially designed chamber with a “Swiss cheese”-like black silicon interface. As reported in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, the process is aided by bacteria that generate electrical current when consuming organic matter in the wastewater; the current, in turn, aids in the water splitting. It “allows us to treat wastewater and simultaneously generate fuels,” says Jing Gu, a co-researcher and assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at San Diego State University. The scientists say the technology could appeal to refineries and chemical plants, which typically produce their own hydrogen from fossil fuels and face high costs for cleaning wastewater.

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Researchers at King’s College London and the University of Suffolk have found a diverse array of cocaine, pharmaceuticals and pesticides in UK river wildlife, as described in a study published in Environment International. The team collected samples of freshwater shrimp from five catchment areas and 15 different sites across the agricultural county of Suffolk. Cocaine was found in all samples tested, and other illicit drugs, pesticides and pharmaceuticals were also widely recorded in the survey. Dr. Leon Barron, from King’s College London, notes, “Such regular occurrence of illicit drugs in wildlife was surprising. We might expect to see these in urban areas such as London, but not in smaller and more rural catchments. The presence of pesticides that have long been banned in the UK also poses a particular challenge, as the sources of these remain unclear.”

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ack when Kathy Hatcher replied to an ad for an assistant at Dr. Joseph A. Perelli’s chiropractic practice, it was a decision that would lead to not just a new career, but also to a lifelong partner.

The couple wed in 1997 and today, Hatcher and Dr. Perelli are not just husband and wife but also business partners, operating their wellness practices—Konnections Massage and Associated Chiropractic Sports & Health Center—under one roof in Whitehall, Pennsylvania.

“Massage therapy couples perfectly with chiropractic because you’re looking at the body structurally,” Hatcher explains.

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ation, he returned to Pennsylvania and opened Associated Chiropractic Sports & Health Center in 1988.

Education and chiropractic care go sideby-side, Dr. Perelli notes, because he’s teaching people wellness and how to care for their bodies to prevent injuries or illnesses.

He treats patients utilizing traditional chiropractic as well as the newer soft tissue techniques including the KST Arthrostim instrument adjustments. “Those types of adjustments are more comfortable and much less aggressive than traditional chiropractic treatment methods,” says Dr. Perelli.

Dr. Perelli also specializes in athletic and sports injuries, and he treats many high school and college athletes. The facility has a full rehabilitation center on site to get patients “back in the game” again. He also provides care for workman’s compensation injuries, auto accidents and lower back and leg pain. He also has great success with addressing all types of headaches and neck pain.

Dr. Perelli emphasizes that Hatcher’s massage practice, Konnections Massage, is a big component to the patient’s total care.

“In addition to her own private massage practice here on site, she also treats our chiropractic patients, so she knows their issues, she sees their x-rays and knows

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what type of chiropractic care they’re receiving,” he explains. “She has a good grasp on the muscle components, and when I refer a patient, I can say ‘here are the x-rays and what I’m doing, and here are the areas where I think the patient needs attention.’ The patient is getting twofor-one care under one roof.”

Hatcher had worked in retail and in geriatric healthcare before working with Dr. Perelli, and she’d always been interested in alternative healthcare and teaching people preventive ways to stay healthy. She provides many types of massage therapy including deep tissue—one of the most commonly used massages—which addresses acute or chronic long-term pain by using a variety of strokes to reduce muscular stress and restore range-of-motion, balance and function. She also offers hot stone massage; chair massage; Lomi Lomi, a light pressure technique that originated in the South Pacific; and therapeutic massage for pregnant or geriatric patients.

Additional services include the ionic foot cleanse, a detoxifying treatment in which one sits with his or her feet submerged in a bath of ionized water that pulls out toxins through the pores in the feet. “We’re constantly exposed to toxins, whether it’s off-gassing from plastics, fumes and gasses from the workplace and our environment, or pesticides and other chemicals. Our world has become so toxic that our organs can’t detoxify quickly enough,” Hatcher explains. “The ionic foot cleanse stimulates organs to release those toxins, which are released into the water.”

The toxins turn the water dark brown, greenish or foamy, depending on which organ is detoxing. “In the days that follow, the organs continue to release toxins through sweating, urination and defecation, and patients notice that aches and pains go away, they sleep better and even some cravings disappear. Cancer patients have also benefitted from detoxifying after chemotherapy sessions,” she says.

The therapy usually requires six or more sessions, depending the patient and his or her wellness goals.

The LipoMelt Treatment is a Red Light therapy that mimics photosynthesis, letting the body absorb light on a cellular

level to reproduce, regenerate and implement healing. Patients lie on a table and a light pad is applied to areas they want to treat. Sessions last about 30 minutes.

Hatcher says the therapy heals acute injuries and chronic pain such as arthritis. “It’s a pharmaceutical-free pain relief system that can be used to treat any area of acute or chronic pain in the body,” Hatcher explains.

Hatcher notes that another bonus of LipoMelt is Body Sculpting that occurs when the Red Light is applied to fatty areas like the belly, hips, thighs or buttocks, is that fat cells open and release the contents of the cells, similar to a balloon deflating. After a session, the patient stands on a total vibration machine that shakes the whole body to stimulate the lymphatic system to begin eliminating fat from the body. Cumulative treatments result in inches lost. Hatcher says Red Light treatments can also help decrease fine lines and wrinkles—especially in the face —by stimulating collagen production.

Both Dr. Perelli and Hatcher approach wellness through an educational

aspect and take time with each patient to find the ‘whys’ behind pain and illness.

They also offer nutritional counseling, supplements and body cleansing products.

“I think everyone has a responsibility for their health, and that’s why education is very important,” Dr. Perelli emphasizes.

“We individualize care and make it fun, giving them information to make gradual, long-lasting changes, along with the tools to follow through.”

Dr. Perelli, a Lehigh Valley native, has gotten to know many people in the community through his work teaching, coaching and providing chiropractic care. “We try to create a family atmosphere, and helping people get better is not a job for me. It’s fun and I’m fulfilling a passion. I’m treating two and three generations of families, children, parents and grandparents, and I love what I do.”

Hatcher agrees. “I enjoy finding out about our patients’ lives and what they’re encountering, whether it is personal or professional, and learn of their stressors and health goals so I can address them as a

whole unit and help them understand why they’re not feeling well,” she says. “People open talk while on the massage table, and they discuss areas of their lives they want to improve, like nutrition, supplements, stress levels or drinking more water. I help educate them by making the connections toward whole health. And even if we can’t help them in our office, we will refer them out to someone who can to get them results and help them feel better.”

“I was fortunate and lucky to achieve the goals that were set out for me, and I’m happy to work side-by-side with my wife,” Dr. Perelli concludes.

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Wendy Coleman, founder of LA Urban Farms, works with chefs, resorts, hotels, universities and corporate clients to set up aeroponic tower gardens, such as these kale and lettuce crops.

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Cultivate the City manages numerous gardens for clients around Washington, D.C., from elementary school gardens where kids learn to grow, cook and eat nutritious food to corporate gardens inside a new office building for lender Fannie Mae’s employee café. One of its crown jewels is a 6,500-square-foot rooftop garden on the Nationals Park baseball stadium, where edible flowers end up in cocktails and organic produce feeds fine diners and VIP ticket holders.

CROPS IN THE CITY Urban Agriculture Breaks New Ground

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he average American meal travels 1,500 miles to reach its plate, according to the nonprofit Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture. Yet, enterprising green thumbs across the country are bringing the farm back to plate’s reach, growing hyperlocal food in backyards, on rooftops, through indoor farms and more. City farming reconnects urbanites to their food sources while bettering the environment, communities, diets and health.

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window boxes and vacant lots in this locavore resurgence, noteworthy pioneers are forging a path to organic urban agriculture on a commercial scale—tapping into new technologies and markets, and turning challenges like dealing with space constraints into fresh opportunities.

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Take Niraj Ray, whose company Cultivate the City is working to transform urban food deserts in the nation’s capital into thriving local food systems. “We want to get more people interested in growing their own food and show them how they can grow more with less square footage through vertical gardens and sustainable

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Ray grew his business organically, fueled by passion and curiosity, rather than any horticultural background. “I grew up in NYC, where I had nothing to grow on.

When I moved to Florida for grad school, I had a huge backyard to play around with,” says Ray.

Like many other urban farms, Cultivate the City offers a seasonal farm subscription known as a community supported agriculture (CSA) program that allows city dwellers to buy directly from local producers. Ray’s rooftop greenhouse, located on top of a local hardware store that sells his edible plants at retail, offers all the fixings for a healthy, diverse diet: hydroponic towers of leafy greens, trays of microgreens for corporate clients, specialty varieties of hot peppers for the company’s hot sauce and stacking cubes of an albino strawberry variety that Ray crossbred himself. “There are so many

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City planners need innovative solutions like vertical farming to feed the growing population.

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ways to contribute to urban farming, from aquaponics to vermicomposting; it’s about finding your niche,” he says.

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By 2050, it’s estimated that 9 billion people will be living on the planet—7 billion in cities. “City planners need innovative solutions like vertical farming to feed the growing population. We can grow at scale, with minimum space and environmental impact,” says Wendy Coleman, who began her California-based business LA Urban Farms in 2013. Today, Coleman’s team works with chefs, resorts, hotels, universities, greenhouses and corporate clients like Google and Ikea to set up aeroponic tower gardens across the U.S. and Europe.

With aeroponics, nutrient-enriched water is pumped through a garden tower to shower the roots of plants suspended in air. “It actually uses 90 percent less water than conventional growing, which is a huge benefit in a place like California, and avoids any kind of agricultural runoff,” says Coleman. In conjunction with urban farming partners, the business churns out 30,000 seedlings a month using aeroponic technology to grow for their diverse client base and working with chefs to plan seasonal menus around their produce.

Aeroponics and other innovative farm technologies are transforming spaces in cities across the U.S., reclaiming peripheral and idle spaces like alleys and warehouses to grow herbs and vegetables in abundance, using 90 percent less land by growing vertically, notes Coleman.

“With our gardens, diners can see their food growing at their table; they get such a personal connection with their food. It’s an interactive way for hotels and restaurants to demonstrate their commitment to local, sustainable food,” she says.

Breaking into Hives: City Beekeepers

“I had a backyard garden that wasn’t doing so well, and I thought it was the lack of pollinators, so I got bees; but then I realized I was just a bad gardener,” quips

master beekeeper John Coldwell, of Fort Lauderdale.

Since this humble beginning in 2012 with a few backyard hives, Coldwell and his wife Teresa have been leading a movement to repurpose public land for “microapiaries” and provide apiary education for youth and adults throughout South Florida. Through their entity The Urban Beekeepers, the Coldwells offer beekeeping classes, consult with local governments, sell equipment and rescue “feral hives” to integrate into managed hives.

They’ve worked successfully with parks, airports, golf clubs and country clubs to put honeybee habitats on site.

Urban beekeeping works in synergy with city farms, as honeybees forage up to five miles for food, and in so doing pollinate a lot of crops. Seventy of the top 100 human food crops are pollinated by bees, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. “We often hear people say their garden is doing better than it has in years, thanks to the apiaries nearby,” says John Coldwell.

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“This part of the ApThe organization is also ~Ian Marvy palachian Rustbelt has building alliances belost much of its population, jobs and tween local farmers and healthcare provideconomic base over the last generation. ers through a project called The Farmacy.

We want to promote health and wellA partnership with a local free clinic, it ness through fresh food, while helping targets people suffering from diabetes and to transform the urban landscape from other diseases linked to poor diets with a falling-down buildings and vacant lots doctor’s prescription for organic produce into productive community assets,” says offered free through the organization’s founder Danny Swan.

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These urban agriculture pioneers produce from small local farmers, providare helping to not only grow food, but ing a guaranteed market for their produce community, and are nurturing renewed and the opportunity to reach a larger connections to the Earth. City growing market, usually only served by food grown has so many benefits: decreasing packagthousands of miles away. The produce is ing, costs and food miles traveled, making supplemented by four urban farm sites run it easier to eat organic seasonal food and by the organization, including an apple or- a more diverse diet. “The connection chard on the site of a demolished housing people feel when they plant seed and get to project. harvest the mature plant is transformative.

Grow Ohio Valley also works to Growing food is something we can all do reach the “last-mile customers” that lack to make a difference, for our health and access to high-quality affordable produce the environment,” says Coleman. via a mobile farmers’ market that goes to housing projects, senior communities and Connect with Washington, D.C. freelance schools six days a week. writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.

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The challenges of growing at scale are a recurrent theme among urban farmers. Ian Marvy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) outreach specialist for the greater New York City area, ran his own urban farm, grossing six figures for 14 years. However, Marvy says most farmers growing in the city aren’t operating at a profitable scale or producing enough for everyone to eat local.

Even so, locally grown produce is a booming market in New York City.

Greenmarket, founded in 1976, operates more than 50 farmers’ markets, limited to vendors that grow within a 200-mile radius, some of whom take home five figures on a good day, says Marvy. Interest in growing at the community level has also mushroomed, adds Marvy, who estimates that 90 percent of the city’s more than 500 school gardens weren’t there 15 years ago when he started this work. “The USDA has a huge opportunity here and nationally to make cities more sustainable and feed more people. I’m really excited and committed to that,” he says.

While urban agriculture efforts are sometimes criticized for catering to upper income residents that can afford to pay top dollar for specialty items like microgreens, many businesses and organizations are working on multiple fronts, with lucrative specialty crops helping to subsidize programs serving families lacking access to healthy affordable food.

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or those interested in trying home growing or supporting metro area farmers, here are some resources for eating food grown in and around your zip code.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Urban Agriculture Toolkit walks prospective city farmers through all of the necessary steps to planning a successful urban agriculture operation, from soil testing to accessing financing. Tinyurl. com/UrbanAgriculturalToolkit.

UrbanFarming.org features a clickable map of community gardens in the U.S. and beyond where neighbors can connect and grow together.

The FairShare CSA Coalition’s site (CSACoalition.org) offers an interactive Farm Search tool to find community supported agriculture (CSA) programs where city dwellers can subscribe to local farms and receive a share of the seasonal bounty.

The American Community Garden Association (CommunityGarden.org) provides resources for finding, starting and managing community gardens.

Local Harvest (LocalHarvest.org) has a searchable national directory of farmers’ markets, farms, CSAs and more.

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hose that have never nurtured more than a houseplant shouldn’t be intimidated, says Wendy Coleman, founder of LA Urban Farms. “Growing food is easy and doesn’t require any special background,” says Coleman, who was green to growing when she started her business six years ago.

When growing commercially, find a niche, says Niraj Ray, of Cultivate the City. The company grows plants of ethnic or cultural significance to appeal to Asian, African and Latino populations, from the nutrition-packed moringa to okra, a staple of both Indian and African cooking, given it is a growing market for immigrant populations not served by most traditional garden centers.

Seek natural allies like sustainability-minded chefs to bolster an urban ag business. The farm-to-fork chef ’s movement has been a boon for beekeepers and farmers, with chefs acting as patrons of the farms, according to beekeeping expert Teresa Coldwell. Sette Bello Ristorante, an Italian restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, funds vertical gardens at a community garden where the Coldwells have hives so its chef can have pure organic food like squash blossoms pollinated by local bees.

Urban farming has its pleasures and rewards, but can also bring hardships.

Ray struggles with employee turnover when newbie farmers face the realities of working in the heat and rain, even from a sleek, trendy, rooftop garden.

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“The good news is that the 2018 Farm Bill provided increases for many of our programs, including the organic agriculture research and extension initiative program for which we received significant funding,” says Mathieu Ngouajio, program leader for the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The USDA is eager to see the connections their constituents are making with the research. “We want to identify the needs of organic gardeners, and the best way to meet those needs to get our research into their hands,” Ngouajio says.

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In Oregon, there are 3,500 master garproduct is suitable for organic gardening. ~Mathieu Ngouajio deners, with 650 volunteers in Portland alone.

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e know and your study that sleep of them? is good for It was where it all got mental and physical started for me and health, but whether even though it was dreams can play a role eight years ago, I still is a fascinating topic. remember my first luWhen we journey into cid dream as if it was that state, science jouryesterday. If I hadn’t nalist Alice Robb feels had that experience we can reap even more of doing the exercises benefits and make our to elicit lucid dreamwaking lives more proing, I don’t know if I ductive, healthier and would’ve written the happier. book—although I’ve

Her recent book always been fascinated Why We Dream: The Knowing you are by my regular dreams, Transformative Power lying in bed, but also which have been of Our Nightly Journey, vivid, and have often feeling, physically, that which blossomed from you are in another place, wondered what was a trip to Peru, posits a going on in my brain new way to look at our is very powerful. to produce them—esdreams including how pecially when I felt ~Alice Robb to recall and even influthey were affecting my ence them, and how doing so benefits us moods or my daily life. when awake. Rich with recent studies and evoking famous artists, thinkers and othHow is lucid dreaming different ers over centuries, she traces the intricate than normal dreaming? links between dreaming and creativity, and offers tips on how we can relish the intense In lucid dreams, you are aware that you adventure of lucid dreaming. are dreaming. A lot of people will be in

Robb was a staff writer for The New a nightmare; it’s really scary, and you say Republic and has also written for New York to yourself, “This can’t be real, this must Magazine, The Atlantic, Elle, The Washbe a dream,” and then maybe you can get ington Post, the BBC and British Vogue. A yourself out of it. You can train yourself graduate of Oxford with Bachelor of Arts to prolong those lucid moments. Some degrees in both Archaeology and Anthropeople do it naturally while others can do pology, she resides in Brooklyn, New York. different meditation exercises to learn to gain awareness within their dreams.

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How do you feel lucid dreaming can improve our overall well-being?

You can practice a speech you are worried about. If you are an athlete, you can mentally prepare. It can help with your mental health. You can use lucid dreams to confront your demons; you can summon someone that you want to have a conversation with and practice talking with them. They are awe-inspiring.

Knowing you are lying in bed, but also feeling, physically, that you are in another place, is very powerful.

What steps can we take to improve our ability to recall dreams?

Keep a dream journal. It doesn’t have to be pen and paper; you can speak your dreams into your phone in the morning or in the middle of the night if you wake up… whatever you can do to train yourself to hold onto them because if you don’t remember them when you wake up, then they will fade pretty quickly.

As soon as I started keeping a dream journal, I was amazed at how many I was remembering. When getting started, make sure to write something every morning, even “I don’t remember anything.” The habits will become ingrained and you’ll start to remember dreams.

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Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and founding co-director of UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, explains the trauma loop. “Developmental trauma impairs the integrative circuits of the brain and nervous system—the prefrontal cortex. When this happens, the brain will be hyperalert, interpreting some non-threatening situations as threatening.

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When we are in alignment, everything flows. There is ease and doors open for us. People, money and resources will show up on our path to help us achieve our goals. Therefore, we must always be awake to our goodness and take inspired actions to manifest our desires into reality.

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C = Commitment

The Grace of Abundance Five Practices to Create a More Abundant Life

Commit to gifting ourselves with an abundant mindset because our mindset is critical to our success. One way to quickly shift our mindset to the positive is to concentrate on our desire and ask ourselves, “What do I have to believe for this to be true?”

Our mind will creatively generate many possibilities that can get us excited, which then shifts how we think and feel to what is positive. As we do this, we will also create greater confidence in the knowledge that the universe is always working in our favor.

E = Expression

Express our passion by first doing what we love. Then find a way to use our passion, purpose and life to serve others.When we do this, our world, our financial abundance and our joy will expand exponentially.

Meriflor Toneatto is the author of Money, Manifestation & Miracles: A Guide to Transforming Women’s Relationships with Money. Connect at Meriflor.co.

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bundance means plenty—a flowing of love, vitality, wealth, joy, prosperity, success and more. GRACE is an acronym representing five practices that can magnify abundance in all areas of life, including finances.

G = Gratitude

There is tremendous power in being grateful, because what we focus on expands. Gratitude opens our heart to receive and give blessings. This puts us in a space to have more things to be grateful for.

Practicing gratitude can be as simple as saying, “I am grateful for…” or “I am thankful for…” If we find ourselves in a negative state, practice gratitude even for as brief a period as 60 seconds. It will positively shift our emotion, thereby allowing us to be open to abundance.

R = Receiving

To graciously receive can be as simple as accepting a compliment.

Another way to receive is by requesting our heart’s desire.

There is nothing wrong with wanting more. The truth is that we can have more—as much as we are willing to receive.

A = Alignment

The key way to get into alignment for more abundance is to know our purpose, follow our passion and work on releasing internal fears and doubts.

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The Herbal Connection

by Kajsa Nickels

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ummer is an ideal time to add a healthy dose of fresh, organic herbs to make cool salads, luscious smoothies and other hot-weather eats and treats. Herbs are not only a flavorful addition to any meal, they are also chock-full of health benefits, from lowering blood pressure and improving mineral balance to increasing immune support, hydration, energy and healthy skin.

Most people consider using herbs in small amounts as seasonings for recipes such as spaghetti sauce, soups or desserts.

However, they are edible plants, just like kale and spinach. Although they tend to have strong flavors when dried, fresh herbs are usually quite mild and can be eaten in large amounts like any other vegetable.

Cool Benefits

“Summertime herbs are important for dealing with the heat and humidity that the season brings,” says Nathaniel Whitmore, a Chinese medicine herbalist and shiatsu massage practitioner in Milford, Pennsylvania. An herb that he recommends for this time of year is American ginseng, which, unlike its Chinese namesake, is considered a “cooling” herb and helps keep the body moist.

When combined with fresh chrysanthemum flowers, the result is a powerful elixir that both hydrates and energizes. “A piece of American ginseng root and a few chrysanthemums placed in a jar of water and set on a windowsill for a few days makes a great cold infusion,” says Whitmore. “You can store it in the fridge for a few days and drink it in small amounts at a time to benefit from its energizing and hydrating properties.”

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Fresh Is Best

While herbs can be used in their extracted and dried forms, the most significant health benefits are often found in the raw, organic plant. “Fresh is better,” says Whitmore. “This is especially true when it comes to the more aromatic plants such as basil and lavender. A lot of the more volatile constituents are lost during the drying process.”

Most herbs grow best in dry garden areas that receive at least eight hours of sun each day. Although some herbs can grow in partially shaded locations, they won’t be as flavorful. Many herbs can also be grown in containers or pots.

Maria Noël Groves, a clinical herbalist in Allenstown, New Hampshire, and author of Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies: How to Create a Customized Herb Garden to Support Your Health & Well-Being, lists lemon balm, Korean mint, anise hyssop and purple basil as among her favorite summer culinary and beverage herbs that are easy to grow in pots. These make easy pickings for wraps, salads, sandwiches and more. “Lemon balm can also be used to make infused water,” says Groves. “With lemon verbena, lemon grass or holy basil, the result is refreshing and calming.”

Just take a few sprigs and place them in either plain or seltzer water. The result is a delicately flavored beverage that’s also healthy and hydrating.

Kajsa Nickels is a freelance writer and a music composer. She resides in northeastern Pennsylvania. Contact her at Fideleterna45@gmail.com.

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SUMMER EATING

Soft-stemmed herbs such as parsley and dill can be used in large amounts in salads and summer sandwiches. Other heat-tolerant herbs that are easy to grow include lemon balm, rosemary, lavender, mint and basil.

“Lemon balm is great for headaches and insomnia that are common during summer heat waves,” says Michelle Schoffro Cook, Ph.D., an herbalist and doctor of natural medicine, in Ontario, Canada. “Basil can help reduce summer achiness, while lavender serves as a relaxant and an excellent bug repellant.”

In addition to relieving headaches and restlessness, lemon balm is also beneficial for those that suffer from high blood pressure.

A study in the Journal of Herbal Medicine reports that it is helpful in reducing blood pressure in patients with chronic stable angina.

Rosemary, another herb used for sleep disorders, was found to also help improve memory and decrease anxiety in a study conducted in Iran at the Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

One study in 2009 by researchers in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Allahbad, in India, revealed that polyphenols found in herbs and plants harbor antioxidant properties that can help reduce the risk of developing cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and neurodegenerative disorders.

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This infusion can be used in place of plain vinegar in summer salad dressings. According to the Journal of Medicine, lemon balm is helpful in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. Combining it with apple cider vinegar adds extra health benefits to the mix, including digestion enhancement, detoxing and inflammation reduction.

2-3 cups fresh lemon balm, washed 1 qt apple cider vinegar Add coarsely chopped lemon balm leaves and stems to a 32-ounce mason jar. Add vinegar until lemon balm is completely covered.

Allow to sit in a cool, dark place for two to four weeks before straining.

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There are many theories of why spending time in the woods or any other natural place makes us feel good; for example, findings published in the journal Toxicological Research in 2017 attribute the immune-boosting, mood-lifting benefits of forest bathing to natural terpenes released into the air by trees, especially conifers. Terpenes contain anti-inflammatory properties that strengthen the body’s natural defenses.

Sensory Immersion, Not Exercise

Shinrin-yoku is intended to engage the trinity of body-mind-spirit.

“The main purpose is not exercise or getting from point A to point B, but rather having a mindful, sensory experience in nature. It isn’t some prescribed task you need to do, like pushups,” explains Hannah Fries, a poet and author of Forest Bathing Retreat: Find Wholeness in the Company of Trees. She communes with the wild for both health and inspiration. “Even if it’s only 20 minutes a week, go outside without a phone or other electronic device. Walk slowly. Look more closely. Listen. Smell. Touch. Interact with the living, breathing world around you. It’s that simple.”

Choukas-Bradley says that observance is key. Recalling her first forest bathing experience, she says, “We paid attention to our breath and tuned in to the sights, sounds and sensations all around us. I noticed a perfect spider’s web, just barely trembling in the slightest breeze, its creator clinging to the center.”

She recommends finding a “wild home”—a neighborhood park, garden or backyard tree. “Make it a practice to find a ‘sit spot’ where you can quietly observe beauty and are apt to feel a sense of awe. Psychology researchers have shown that experiencing awe has many positive effects on emotional health.”

It doesn’t matter if we commune with nature in a rural or urban setting, only that we remain dialed in to our surroundings.

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It’s important to reseed the pet’s gastrointestinal (GI) system with friendly microorganisms—probiotics—during and after antibiotic therapy to reestablish a healthy balance of gut bacteria. This will also help keep a dog or cat’s digestive system working optimally and the immune system strong.

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ians, a group that is thankfully growing in number, realize this and are able to partner with pet parents to offer alternatives to antibiotics.

A 2016 study showed cranberry extract to be as or more effective in preventing E. coli-related urinary tract infections (UTIs) in dogs as short-term antibiotic treatment. In addition, cranberry extract can help fight multidrug-resistant bacteria in dogs with recurrent E. coli UTIs.

In a study of shelter dogs, researchers compared the use of probiotics to antibiotics to treat acute diarrhea caused by stress.

They concluded probiotic therapy was as effective as antibiotic therapy. In addition, dogs that were unresponsive to antibiotics appeared to benefit significantly from subsequent probiotic treatment.

Oregano oil, propolis, olive leaf, essential oils, colloidal silver and Manuka honey help reduce bacterial skin infections caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with good success.

If a dog or cat isn’t facing a life-

threatening health situation, talk with the veterinarian about alternatives to antibiotics. In these situations, pet parents often find it beneficial to consult a functional medicine or integrative veterinarian whose goal is to treat these problems by starting with the least toxic options first.

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The Pure Joy of Play

Why Kids Need Unstructured Fun

by Ronica O’Hara

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ot so long ago, kids would be shooed out the door to play and told to return home at meal time.

But the rising use of digital devices and kids’ highly scheduled sports and school activities, as well as parental fears about

safety, has made that kind of unstructured play rare—with resulting drops in children’s independence, resilience and creativity, experts say. In fact, play has been shown to be so critical to children’s development that an American Academy

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Give them lots of free time away from devices. Yes, they

might be bored at first—but boredom enhances creativity, partly by allowing for daydreaming, concludes a study from the UK’s University of Central Lancashire.

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Encourage fun, rather than competition. By age 6, 60 percent

of American boys and 47 percent of girls are participating on organized sport teams, but three out of four kids quit sports by age 13—one major reason being, “I was not having fun.” Play, on the other hand, is based on pure enjoyment and spontaneous collaboration among kids, minus overanxious adult “sidelining”. “When children play in their own ways, they generally play cooperatively. We adults impose competition, unfortunately. Yet even in our competitive society, the really successful and happy people are the ones who are oriented toward cooperation,” says Peter Gray, Ph.D., a Boston College psychology professor and author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.

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of Pediatrics 2018 clinical report, “The Power of Play,” recommends that doctors write prescriptions for it.

“Play is not frivolous; it is brain building,” concludes the report. It defines play as voluntary, fun and spontaneous activities that engross a child, often resulting in joyous discovery, and includes imaginative make-believe, experimenting and risktaking. It cites 147 studies showing that play builds skills critical for adult success such as problem solving, collaboration and creativity; decreases stress, fatigue, injury and depression; and increases range of motion, agility, coordination, balance and flexibility.

Here are some ways to up the play in children’s lives:

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on hand—blocks, balls, puzzles, crayons, boxes, wooden spoons, old costumes and hats, sand, water, tarps and shovels. “Play is how children learn to create and govern their own activities and solve their own problems independently of adults,” says Gray. “Stated differently, it is how children learn to become adults. This value is destroyed when adults take charge of children’s activities.”

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Back off from hovering supervision. It can rob them of a sense

of ownership and accomplishment. Leigh Ellen Magness, a clinical social worker and registered play therapist in Athens, Georgia, grappled with anxiety as she watched her 5-year-old son clamber up a roadside sculpture designed for climbing. “He climbed so high that my stomach flip-flopped to see him so far from me. But I knew there was no better way for him to learn the limits of his own body than to test them,” she says.

Mariana Brussoni, Ph.D., an associate professor in the department of pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, Canada, concurs: “When they’re given the chance, even very young children show clear abilities to manage risks and figure out their own limits. The potential for learning is enormous.”

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FRIDAY, JULY 26 Ecstatic Dance – 7-9pm. Fourth Friday every month. Let your soul move you on the dance floor at 628 Twin Ponds Rd, Breinigsville. Not therapy.

Ecstatic dance is a fun way to uplift your energy!

Love Dancing? This is for you! $15. Call/text Jennifer at 970-317-0118 to register or read what people are saying at Shamanic-Solutions.com.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9-11 INCLUSION FESTIVAL Mountain Sky Festival Grounds 63 Still Meadow Lane, Jermyn PA August 9-11. Gates open 10 am daily

SATURDAY, JULY 27 How the Body Works: Master Your Health Project Answers Instead of Prescriptions. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dr. Conrad Maulfair has been improving the health of his patients for over forty years utilizing medical modalities that are noninvasive and not usually available in main stream medicine. Looking for underlying causes he alleviates many common ailments of aging and tough medical conditions that appear chronic.

People rave about how much they learn. Find out just how he does this and if you could benefit. Our workshop includes an organic luncheon. Please call for reservations, seating limited. 610-682-2104. 5925 Tilghman Street, Green Hills Commerce Center. maulfairmedicalcenter.com Detox Your Life! 10:30 a.m. – noon, Sue Sampson.

Learn about harmful chemicals lurking in products we use every day! Learn basics of reading labels and what to watch for. We’ll make all-natural room spray & oil roll-ons. $10 covers materials and samples.

Class size limited. Twin Ponds Center, Pre-register, call or text 610-297-0442.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 Anxiety and Stress Relief with Effortless Meditation™ 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., with Greg Schweitzer. This meditation technique is recommended by physicians as a key for self-care. Gain relief from - insomnia, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog and more. Free, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Pre-register 610-670-6700.

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daily Narcotics Anonymous – If you think you have a drug problem, and are tired of being sick and tired, there is a better way. Call 24-hour helpline 610439-1998. We are here to help. You are not alone.

sunday Sunday Services – Metaphysical and nondenominational. Rev. Lloyd Moll, Pastor - Unique Sunday services 10:30am. All welcome! St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington St Allentown.

610-776-7211.

Quiet the Mind Group Meditation – New to meditation? Learn techniques to help quiet your mind and relax your body. Immerse yourself in a sound bath as June plays her crystal singing bowls.

Time: 10:45-11:30am. Cost: $10. Kindred Spirits Books & Gifts, 66 W. Water Street, Hellertown.

Walk-ins welcome! Call (610) 838-5463 for more information.

Co-Dependent Anonymous – CoDA is a 12-Step Fellowship of men and women with a common purpose to recover from codependence. The only requirement for membership in CoDA is a desire for healthy and loving relationships. 7pm, Unity Church, 26 N. 3rd St., Emmaus. Call 610-737.-354 or visit Coda.org.

Feldenkrais® Method – Carol Siddiqi. Gentle movements with awareness allows you to observe how you move, notice tension, improve your coordination – helps prevent and overcome injuries and chronic pain and develops overall good health. 5:456:45 pm, $75/6 classes, Pre-register 610-618-0467.

Twin Ponds, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

Yoga: Kripalu, Level 1-2 – Carol Siddiqi. This class will help you perform daily activities pain free and with greater ease by developing deeper selfawareness using the basics of Kripalu Yoga combined with the gentle movements of Feldenkrais®, 7-8 pm, $88/8 classes, Pre-register 610-618-0467.

Twin Ponds, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

tuesday Coordination Pattern® Training – Betsy Wetzig.

Simple, easy exercises help release chronic pain and stress of knees, hips, back, neck and improve the way you function, both physically and mentally, 3-4 pm, $75/6 classes, (also private mechanical Pilates Table Training available), Pre-register 610398- 9652. . Twin Ponds Center, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

What’s Cookin? - Christina Moyes. Learn how to make simple, delicious healthy, meals, sides, appetizers and desserts! For a list of class subjects week by week visit www.supersimplehealthy.com/

whatscookin. Being healthy doesn’t have to be hard!

5:30-7pm, $35/ea or $97 for 3, Pre-reg, online or call: 610-704-8083. Twin Ponds Center, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

wednesday Yoga For The Spine – Judy Zumas. Experience different ways of doing familiar poses! Emphases is on opening of the spine by beginning at the tailbone and progressing through each spinal area in turn promoting healing and transformation. Times: 10 am, 11:30 am. $80/8 or $11/class, pre-register 610-504-2540. Twin Ponds Center, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

Yogafit® – A flow yoga class for strength, posture, flexibility and balance. Emphasis is placed on awareness, breath and balance of the nervous system. Open to all levels. 6:15-7:15pm, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. Allentown. Call 610-434-9333 Ext. 313.

Sacred Symposiums – Potluck Dinner & Discussion Group – We meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month to share food and ideas about inspirational, metaphysical, or spiritual topics. Please bring a covered dish to share. Time: 7:00-9:00pm. Visit Facebook group or call (610) 838-5463 for more info. Sacred Space, 45 W. Water St., Hellertown.

Yoga Bliss – Stress relief at its finest! Emphasis on gentle yoga, pranayama (breathing), and meditation.

This class will leave you feeling centered, with a clear mind and positive outlook, allowing you to embrace life’s inevitable ups and downs. All levels are welcome and invited. 6 pm. XYZen Wellness, Cherryville, PA. Register at www.xyzenwellness. com or call 610-760-3308.

LV Lyme Support Group – First Wednesday of every month except July. Speakers, doctors, brochures and books. PA is #1 in reported cases, so we help to educate the public. Quaker Friends Meeting House. 4116 Bath Pike (Route 512) Bethlehem, PA 18017. 7pm. Heidi Healy at 610-882-2253 or hnthealy@aol.com.

thursday Aromatherapy Thursdays – Join D.I.Y. Studios & make your own handmade aromatherapy jewelry and diffusers. Discounted Essential Oils will be available to attendees at Kindred Spirits. Registra-

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tion cost includes all supplies. Time: 1:30-4p. Visit Sacred Space Facebook page or call 570-575-8270 for project & pricing information. Sacred Space, 45 W. Water Street, Hellertown.

Open Hearts to Narcotic Addiction – Grief support for parents/survivors of heroin overdose.

Kainoa’s Ohana Foundation. Monthly meetings will be held last Thursday of every month, in the studio at 7pm. 11390 N. Delaware Dr. Bangor. Questions contact: KainoasOhana@gmail.com.

Qigong & Tai Chi – Qigong uses deep breathing and gentle movements to strengthen and circulate the life energy. Tai Chi helps prevent falls and improves balance. Focus is placed coordination and relaxation. Open to all levels. 10:30am, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S.15th St., Allentown, 610434-9333 x 313.

friday Therapeutic Yoga – For students with health or physical challenges. An educational, therapeutic focus toward bringing healing at every level through modified poses, meditation, and other modalities with a Professional Yoga Therapist. 9:30am. Soulful Journeys, 131 S. Main St., Nazareth, 610-653-3971.

Yoga & Aromatherapy – Level 1 Yoga class incorporating the diffusion of essential oils, brief discussion of the benefits of the weekly featured oil, and options to apply the oils throughout the practice.

9:30am. All Bright Yoga, 766 Main Street, Hellertown. 610-441-9007. Register at all-brightyoga.com

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10 am-11 am., $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, Pre-reg. 610-888-8600 Yoga for All – With Scott. Come together to celebrate life and to feel good. All levels and ages welcome. Donation. 5-6pm at Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler St., Easton. 610-559-7280.

Gentle Yoga – Perfect for students recovering from an injury, just starting back into a fitness or yoga routine. Building strength and flexibility slowly and using restorative postures and breath work for healing and relaxation. 6-7. Blue Lotus Yoga @ Soulful Journeys, 131 S. Main St., Nazareth, 484-546-6803.

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Beginners Bootcamp – Start your journey now for a healthier you with a fun mixture of higher intensity moves to target a full body workout. Get moving in the right direction with us. ALL levels of fitness are welcome! 8:30, $6. First class is FREE. Persevere Fitness 3690 Lehigh St., Whitehall 484-282-0442 Chair Yoga – The very popular Om Belvidere Chair Yoga is perfect for those recovering from injury or with limited movement. 10am. The Community Center@Belviderre, 301 Second Street, Belvidere, NJSee facebook – the Community Center at Belvidere for more information.

Pound Fitness – Sweat, Sculpt and Rock with POUND, the fastest growing fitness phenomenon inspired by the infectious, energizing fun of drumming. POUND is a full body cardio jam session.

Class is modified for ALL levels. 10:10-11am, $6.

First class is free. Persevere Fitness, 3690 Lehigh St., Whitehall. 484-282-0442.

LV Lupus Connection Support Group – A peer support group program offering education and wellness programs to lupus patients and their families. 4th Saturday of the month 11am-1pm except May, August & December call for details. Register at 610 533-9586 or jlross4@ptd.net. Good Shepherd Allentown.

Yoga for Athletes—and Everyone Else – A flowing yoga practice with attention on the lower body, while also providing poses to strengthen the core and improve balance. This class is a great compliment to any endurance program or sport-specific training and is also perfect for anyone looking to improve flexibility and mobility in their body. All levels are welcome and invited. 11 am. XYZen Wellness, Cherryville, PA. Register at www.xyzenwellness.com or call 610-760-3308

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Dr. Perelli has served the Lehigh Valley for 31 years delivering natural, hands-on chiropractic care for neck, mid-back, low back and extremity conditions. He specializes in sports, auto and work comp injuries with various holistic treatments to get you back to your pre-injury status quickly. See ad page 23.

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MICHAEL TARAS, DMD, FAGD, FIND, CDC, NMD, IBDM. 2900 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown, PA 18103 610-432-1320 DrTarasDENTIST.com

As the Lehigh Valley’s only Holistic Dentist, Dr. Taras focuses on the safe removal of mercury fillings using ozone, chelators, biocompatible fillings, and more.

With additional degrees as a Naturopathic Physician, in Nutrition, and Integrative Biologic Dental Medicine, Dr. Taras has both the decades of training and experience to remove mercury fillings safely. Cerec dentist, IAOMT, ANMA, and CDC. See ad page 25.

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GREEN CEMETERY GREEN MEADOWS AT FOUNTAIN HILL CEMETERY

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The only green cemetery in the Lehigh Valley. A cemetery of wildflowers and grasses native to Pennsylvania. Return to the natural cycle of life to nourish the soil, green the meadow and live on. Nondenominational.

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HYPNOSIS & HYPNOSIS TRAINING HYPNO PATH CENTER, LLC

Marcella Hilferty, CPHI, CH, MBA Forks Township, Easton, PA 18040 610-248-2358 HypnoPathCenter.com

When nothing else works, Hypnosis does! A Certified Professional Hypnosis Instructor and practitioner, bringing to the Lehigh Valley a systematic hypnosis process utilized in one-to-one sessions. Also, offering a self-hypnosis process unlike any self-hypnosis system. Experience the joy of being self-empowered. See ad page 48.

LIFE COACH ONE OF A KIND PERSONAL COACHING June Rose, Personal Coach 45 W. Water Street, Hellertown, PA 18055 610-838-5463 OneOfAKindCoaching.com

June Rose is the right solution…for YOU! She knows life isn’t always a bed of roses and we all need some help from time to time. June uses her super powers – Compassion, O r g a n i z a t i o n , P o s i t i v i t y, Empowerment – to help cut through the rough patches that life throws at you. Call or email her today for a free consultation and get the helping hand you need. See ad page 46.

MASSAGE KONNECTIONS MASSAGE Kathy Hatcher, LMT 656 5th St. Whitehall, PA 18052 610-266-6111 KonnectionsMassage.com

Kathy has been administering deep tissue, therapeutic, medical, pregnancy and aromatherapy massage since 1996. Her NEWEST services are Ionic Foot Cleanse Detoxification as well as Red-light therapy for non-surgical weight loss and chronic pain management.

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KNEADED SOUL THERAPY

LLC 3131 College Heights Blvd, Suite 100 Allentown, PA 18104 610-387-6895 KneadedSoulTherapy.com Offers manual lymphatic drainage and therapeutic massage. Each session is customizable for individual needs to provide relief for those suffering from such conditions like fibromyalgia, Lymes disease, TMJ issues, migraines, or those looking to relax. Gift Certificates available.

MASSAGE ACADEMY OF THE POCONOS, LLC Vicki Hicks, BCTMB Director/Owner 570-421-5014 MassageAcademyLLC.com

I learned the power of Massage Therapy over 30 years ago. It is still my passion & purpose today. I enjoy mentoring, advocating and promoting massage education to our students, Licensed Therapists and our clients. I am committed to helping people find ways to improve their quality of life through massage therapy and other wellness modalities.See ad page 14.

BARBARA TOM L.M.T., C.P.M.T. 400 Northampton St. Easton, PA 908-319-7306

Barbara is a licensed massage therapist both in N.J. and PA. As a corporate on-site therapist for 17 yrs., working in the Health Services Dept., she specializes in back/neck pain, sciatica, fibromyalgia, herniated discs, migraine headaches and stress relief.

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NATURAL FAMILY MEDICINE MAULFAIR MEDICAL CENTER Conrad Maulfair, D.O. 5925 Tilghman Street, Suite 90 Allentown, PA 18104 • 610-682-2104 DrMaulfair.com • 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, and many other treatment programs. Bringing the best of both worlds to their patients. See ad, page 21.

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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 7.

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Modalities such as iridology, sclerology and biochemical balancing enable the development of your unique program for optimum health. These programs are easy to follow and incorporate into your daily life. Reach your full health potential! See ad page 46.

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He established To Your Health Natural Foods in Quakertown, PA. in 1994. His commitment is to provide the area with the highest quality medicinal foods, vitamins and herbal supplements in 2000 Jon graduated with a PHD degree in Nutritional Science so he could better advise his clients on their health issues. See ad page 29.

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Combining Allopathic (Western) medicine, Oriental medicine and the newest medical technology to offer patients complete and personalized health care. Certified in Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Pain medicine, Independent Medical Examination and Addiction Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, Medical Marijuana, Functional and Anti-Aging Medicine. Comprehensive protocols for Lyme Disease, Stem Cell Therapy, Regenerative Medicine and HCG/Laser Weight Loss. See ad, page 11.

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NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION Gale Maleskey, MS, RD, LDN Office in Bethlehem 610-625-5990 GaleMaleskey.com

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REIKI LIFE HOLISTIC CENTER, LLC

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Our main focus is Reiki, a Spiritual practice which promotes physical, emotional and spiritual healing. We offer Certification in Reiki 1 thru Reiki Master/Teacher Usui and Tibetan Style. Reiki and Reiki/Shiatsu sessions and, also a monthly Reiki Share. Dr. Anthony received a Master/Teacher attunement on Kurama Mtn. Japan, the birthplace of Reiki. CEU’s for Massage Therapists.

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REFLEXOLOGY – MEDICAL

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Dr. Kaplan is a Board Certified podiatrist with over 30 years experience. Our office feature stateof-the-art technology including laser treatments for fungus toenails and shockwave treatments for heel pain. Dr. Kaplan’s emphasis is on a nonsurgical approach to all types of foot and ankle pain. See ad page 27.

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL REFLEXOLOGY

Lorraina J. Telepo, Founder 2502 Schoenersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18018 267-424-4549 Reflexology.net Part of an overall health enhancement program. An exercise pressure is applied to reflex areas, formed by 7,200 nerve endings in each hand and foot, encouraging improved instruction to each and every single gland, organ and part of the body, thus persuading the body to biologically correct, strengthen, and reinforce itself.

QI SPA RELAX- RENEW- REFRESH Ming Ming Molony 610-443-1746 QiSpaPa.com

Qi Spa, founded in 2011, is a luxurious, privately owned Spa, which focuses on its clients as individuals.

Qi Spa provides many conventional spa services, and many unique services such as: a specialized wet room for full body wraps, a Far Infrared sauna for up to four people, and a couples massage room, all in a spa setting surrounded with beautiful art and calmness.

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ORGANIC TANS AND BEAUTY BAR 1752 W. Allen St Allentown, PA 18104 610-821-8888 OrganicTansLV.com

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