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LIFESTYLE LETTER

JANUARY 2020 PUBLISHER

Arielle Jordan | arielle.jordan@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Roxann Patrick | roxann.patrick@lifestylepubs.com ACCOUNT MANAGER

Welcoming a Brand New Year

Carli DiMarco | carli.dimarco@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Evan Deuvall

HELLO FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW! It's good to find you at the start of a new chap-

LAYOUT DESIGNER

ter here in 2020. There are many feelings swirling around in January as we reflect on

Jayme Emery

our fresh past and begin looking toward the future. What will this new year be like? I have no idea, but there are a few things I look forward to putting a bit more focus on at the start of it: me, myself, and I! Self-care and wellness is at the heart (no pun intended) of this issue. We explore

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new ways to connect with ourselves and our significant others in the form of three dreamy, adult-only, all-inclusive Caribbean getaways. We learn about the healing power of forgiveness from a local Emotional Polarity Technique practitioner based in Springboro and the amazing transformations she’s witnessed as a result. We hear from Chef Wiley of Meadowlark restaurant on the myriad of culinary goodness she provides for people of all tastes and dietary requirements. We also get to experience the area’s newest fitness studio concept for a fun and effective 60 minute workout like you’ve never seen before!

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I hope you’ll take some time this month to focus on your health and that of your loved ones so that this year might be that much better than those before it.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JANUARY 2020

FEATURES 14 Keep Calm and Caribbean On Three Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts To Consider in 2020 for Real Rest & Relaxation

18 Up close with SPENGA South Dayton’s Newest ‘Spin, Strength, and Yoga’ Fitness Studio Concept

22 Healthy Fare with Finesse Meadowlark Restaurant Offers a Taste for Every Diet

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26 Freeing the Mind A Conversation with Karen Towery, Certified EPT Practitioner

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DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Driver’s Notebook

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Travel Destination

26 Inspired By 28 Healthy Lifestyle 32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Local’s Choice

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pants will stay the same. The new uniform was

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town, $10.8M to expand support for innovative

French blue uniform shirt is hard to find, while

entrepreneurs driving Dayton’s thriving startup

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NEW WORLD RECORD CYCLIST USED DAYTON-MADE BIKE SADDLE There’s a new cycling world record-holder in India, & he completed his journey on a bike saddle created by Dayton startup Edge Cycling Technologies. Bharat Pannu, 36, biked the 3,604 km from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in 8 days, 9 hours and 48 minutes, breaking the 10-day, 3-hour, 32-minute Guinness World Record set last year, the Times of India reports. Pannu spent nearly the entire ride on a PhysioSaddle, the patent-pending, anatomically-correct bike saddle designed by Edge Cycling Technologies Founder & CEO Dr. Shane Page. “We set out to create a more comfortable bike seat because we know soreness is a real problem. Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine elite athletes like Bahrat would be breaking world records on our PhysioSaddle,” Page said.

“We’re thrilled to know our saddle is helping to push new bounds in the sport.” Page is a licensed physical therapist and board-certified sports specialist, as well as a cycling enthusiast. Edge Cycling Technologies won the University of Dayton’s Flyer Pitch competition in 2018. DaytonTechGuide.com

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With a spectacularly redefined interior, increased

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intelligence, an electrified engine, and features that

trol functions in the rear of the vehicle. The driver, of

redefine luxury driving, it’s no wonder the new GLS is

course, can assume control at any time.

touted as “the SUV all other sport utility vehicles wish they could be.”

Indeed this new GLS sets a very high standard and is everything we expect from the German automaker, and

The new GLS also comes with EQ Boost and a 48-volt electrical system that provides 21 electric horsepower to counteract turbo lag and allows gasoline-free coasting and lower overall emissions.

more. Available as a 7-seater or a 6-seater with cap-

“The biggest change is the all new look and all new

tain’s chairs, the cabin is incredibly comfortable, with

drive,” says Ted Reidy, General Manager at Mercedes-

three rows of seating that are fully adjustable, electron-

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KEEP CALM AND CARIBBEAN ON THREE LUXURY ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORTS TO CONSIDER IN 2020 FOR REAL REST & RELAXATION

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ARTICLE ARIELLE JORDAN PHOTOGRAPHY COUPLES RESORTS

EVER WANT TO PRESS THE ‘RESET’ BUTTON ON YOURSELF? Self-care can often be overlooked as we continue to place ourselves last on our own list of priorities - if even at all. This year, consider taking a pause to travel somewhere with your partner where you can both clear your mind, renew your spirit and return feeling better than ever.

“The Carribean has such fantastic beaches. The turquoise-blue waters are synonymous with relaxation,” says South Dayton-based travel advisor, Karen Wissel. Here, she shares three recommendations for ultra-luxurious, all-inclusive couples spa retreats in the Carribean. “These adults-only resorts include all meals, drinks, watersports, and more so there is absolutely no worrying about how much spending money to take, what food will cost, where to go eat, etcetera.”

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BODYHOLIDAY, SAINT LUCIA Set on a secluded cove of white sand beach at the edge of the Caribbean Sea, surrounded by tropical gardens and rainforest, BodyHoliday Saint Lucia is an all-inclusive luxury resort dedicated to well-being. Based on a philosophy of relaxation, restorative beauty, exercise and diet, BodyHoliday offers traditional activities on land and sea–from yoga sessions and fitness classes, scuba diving, sailing, tennis and golf to an array of time-honored body treatments and state-ofthe-art therapies geared towards restoring optimal health and better ageing.

COUPLES RESORTS, JAMAICA Couples Resorts’ flagship all-inclusive resort in Ocho Rios, Couples Tower Isle, is a sun-splashed playground with eight new, ultra-exclusive Oasis Spa Villas featuring unlimited spa treatments. Private sun terraces, personal plunge pools, organic textures and sumptuous bedding come together to create retreats of unparalleled sophistication. Fresh farm-to-table cuisine, signature cocktails, and unlimited fitness activities such as golf, tennis, paddle boarding and yoga are included.

EXCELLENCE PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Thanks to a 45-million dollar renovation completed in 2017, Excellence Punta Cana is now one of the best luxury all-inclusive properties in Punta Cana. Lobster and premium alcohol are included at its 12 bars and 10 gourmet restaurants. While separate from the all-inclusive package, the two-story luxe spa with a hydrotherapy circuit also offers outdoor bungalow rooms, an aromatic garden and fountain, and 13 indoor treatment rooms for the ultimate wellness experience.

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complete the final details so clients can just sit back and relax, literally!”

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UP CLOSE WITH SPENG A “We currently offer five to six classes a day, and have ten SPENGA-certified instructors on staff,” noted Katy Minnick, General Manager.

Because a SPENGA workout delivers cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility training in every session, the body is not only physically tested throughout, but

SOUTH DAYTON’S NEWEST ‘SPIN, STRENGTH, AND YOGA’ FITNESS STUDIO CONCEPT

the rapidly changing focus also keeps participants on their toes. It can be easy to zone out on a treadmill or even doing the same weight lifting routine day after day, but SPENGA workouts are high-energy and constantly evolving.

Interestingly enough, the first thing to notice upon entering the brand new SPENGA studio - which

IT’S EASY TO GET STUCK IN A BORING, MONOT-

opened at the end of last year - isn’t the incredible

ONOUS WORKOUT ROUTINE BECAUSE CHOOS-

gym in the back of the building with rows upon

ING FROM A VARIETY OF EXERCISE PROGRAMS

rows of top-of-the-line weights and equipment, the

CAN JUST FEEL SO DAUNTING. Do you find your-

impressive cycle studio, nor the calming yoga stu-

self to be more of a spin fanatic, or how about a yoga

dio. It’s actually this tranquil essential oil blend that

guru? Are you more into weight training, or the fast

leaves clients feeling as if they walked into a spa, not

pace of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) instead?

a workout facility.

Imagine if you didn’t have to choose a favorite

Minnick added that the Centerville SPENGA has

workout. What if you could do more than one kind of

its own unique scent. This soothing blend of lavender,

exercise routine in a single 60 minute session? Enter

eucalyptus, and lemongrass provides a serene start

SPENGA, the only fitness studio of its kind in the

and finish to the workout. So even though a SPENGA

Dayton area has found a home in Centerville. It's a

fitness routine is effective and intense, you leave your

play on the words, ‘spin,’ ‘strength,’ and ‘yoga.’

workout feeling relaxed, grounded, and ready to take

Owner Mike Morgan was drawn to the SPENGA

on the rest of your day.

model for its variety of exercises, and the tight-knit community feel.

“Providing an opportunity for clients to build both a physical and mental strength was so important to me,” shared Morgan. “I also wanted the studio to have a strong community feel - for those who exercise at SPENGA to feel as if they are a part of something bigger than themselves.”

SPENGA blends three essential areas of fitness for creating one incredibly efficient, fast paced, and fun workout. With a routine layout of 20 minutes each for spinning, circuit-style HIIT strength training, and yoga, class participants don’t have time to get bored, mentally or physically. Not only is the genre of exercise changing every 20 minutes, but you move around the gym, feeling as if you’re entering three separate stuARTICLE JANA ANTIL

dios, each with its own individual look and feel.

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SPENGA, is a play on the words ‘spin,’ ‘strength,’ and ‘yoga.’ Located in Centerville at the new Yankee Station

on St. Rt. 725, classes are currently offered six days of the week at a variety of time slots to accommodate busy and ever-changing schedules. They can be booked on an individual basis, or as a prepaid package.

PART 1, SPIN: Each SPENGA class begins with 20 minutes

of an energizing, DJ-inspired beat-bumping spin workout.

The lights are lowered while the volume is elevated. This cardio workout gets your heart-rate up and body warmed for the exercises to come. The instructor will walk you through the exercises, and explain the unique SPENGA ‘Spin Power Training System.’

PART 2, STRENGTH: The next phase of the class works your

muscles throughout a continuous 20 minute circuit-style HIIT strength class. Once again, the instructor will guide participants through exercises that change daily, but if you can’t hear the instructions or are still catching your breath, there are video monitors that will show you what to do and also count down your time.

PART 3, YOGA: Finally, just when you feel as if you’ve been

pushed to your limit with strength, the final 20 minutes are dedicated to a beyond calming yoga session. You’ll end your workout with a combination of static, flowing, and repetitive movements that allow the body to recover, stretch and increase flexibility.

To learn more about SPENGA, visit their location at 1526 Miamisburg Centerville Rd., call 937.689.0568, or visit SpengaDayton.com.

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20 min

SPIN

20 min

STRENGTH

20 min

YOGA

MEADOWLARK RESTAURANT OFFERS A TASTE FOR EVERY DIET

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WHAT’S AT THE HEART OF A GREAT RESTAURANT? Serving healthy, delicious food that keeps customers coming back for more is certainly a good start. But a transcendent dining experience happens when a passion runs through the staff, from the back of the house to the front of the house.

“I want them to be proud of what we do here,” explains Elizabeth Wiley, one of three partners that own Meadowlark Restaurant in Kettering and Wheat Penny Oven and Bar in Dayton. She adds, “I want to be a good example.”

Wiley - who’s gone by Wiley since age 11 when “there were so many Beths in my class that we started calling each other by our last names” - grew up in Kansas surrounded by good food. Her aunt and uncle owned an “old school,” from-scratch lunch dinner that included a bar.

“My Aunt Grace was a great cook,” she notes of her Aunt’s early influence as she talks about her aunt’s lifelong devotion to good food. “She cooked ‘til the day she died.”

Later influences would come in San Francisco, where she had traveled with the team’s second partner, Liz Valenti. At the time, San Francisco was the hotbed of a food revolution, where legendary chefs such as Alice Waters at and Judy Rodgers at Zuni Café were utilizing fresh, local ingredients and creating healthy yet exciting dishes.

Valenti and Wiley first met at Grinnell College in Iowa.

Valenti is at the helm at Wheat Penny, while the third partner, Dave Rawson, spends time at both restaurants. Wiley refers to Rawson as “the glue that keeps us all together.”

Rawson and Wiley met at the Winds Café, located in Yellow Springs, and many people consider the Winds to be the first “farm-to-table” restaurant in the Miami Valley.

At Meadowlark, a warm and inviting ambience enhances the dining experience. Exposed brick walls, a few large butcher block tables among more intimate tables, and local artwork sets a scene that complements the cuisine.

A cuisine prepared to satisfy just about anyone’s taste.

The kitchen uses local, organic, or natural ingredients whenever possible, and prepares just about everything from scratch. That said, as a successful businesswoman, Wiley points out: “Local shouldn’t trump flavor, or even sometimes cost. We have to make it work. The fun part is weighing what you can do and can’t do.”

Serving up lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch, Meadowlark’s up-to-date eclectic menus offer patrons a broad array of options including fresh salads, pastas, seafood, pork, steak, and masterful sandwiches. While Wiley has occasionally described the restaurant as “unapologetically Midwest,” the menu is not strictly American, or easy to fit into a box. With a nod to the tradition of an Asian CONTINUED >

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population in the area since World War II, one customer favorite is the Vietnamese Noodle Salad.

Further, in Chicago, Wiley worked with award-winning, PBS star chef Rick Bayless, who specializes in traditional Mexican fare. That experience is perhaps one reason the kitchen has a deft hand at items such as Huevos Rancheros, which shows up on the brunch menu.

Beyond the scheduled fare, the chefs are always willing to venture off the menu to cater to dietary needs; or, perhaps, just whims. For example, one customer has a list on file in the kitchen of what she can or can’t eat.

“She is so appreciative,” Wiley says, adding, “Feeding people, making people happy is why they come in. It’s good business sense to cater to diets.”

Not only that, creating a restaurant’s own specific item, such as the gluten-free pizza crust that Valenti makes at Wheat Penny, goes a long way to turning a one-time guest into a loyal customer.

When it’s all said and done, or, shall we say, prepped and sautéed, certainly one thing at the heart of health and wellness is great cooking, an inviting atmosphere surrounded by family and friends, a desire to grow and learn, and simply loving what you do for a living.

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Freeing the Mind THE NEW YEAR IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO START A NEW PERSONAL CHAPTER. We sat down with Karen Towery, owner of Inner Peace Connections in Springboro, to understand more on EPT (Emotional Polarity Technique) - how it works and how it can help you move forward with greater freedom and positivity in 2020.

WHAT IS EPT? EPT, or Emotional Polarity Technique, is a completely different approach in emotional healthcare. Rather than rely on conventional drug therapy, or traditional talk therapy, EPT relies on the science of forgiveness. It’s a gentle, yet highly effective health technique that quickly identifies and heals all types of emotional blocks and traumas. EPT has over 25 years of clinical success ending depression, anxiety, and all manner of physical and emotional pain and suffering in both children and adults.

WHAT KIND OF TRANSFORMATIONS HAVE YOU SEEN WITH THE HELP OF EPT? I see children and adults go from not understanding why they feel depression or anxiety, making those reasons known, and then releasing them. When they are able to release their negative emotions, they are finally free to open themselves up for happiness and a new lease on life.

WHO IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THIS KIND OF THERAPY? Anyone is an amazing candidate for EPT. You need to have an open mind and want to feel free from your trapped emotions. Adults and children love the freedom of finding their own true, inward positivity and happiness when they complete seven sessions.

WHAT IS AN EPT SESSION LIKE? EPT is special because we use the art of forgiveness in our healing

A CONVERSATION WITH KAREN TOWERY, CERTIFIED EPT PRACTITIONER

process. We focus on an issue, find the emotion tied to the issue, and we forgive it. This is done by releasing the blocked energy and reprogramming the mind-body system with positive affirmations and forgiveness statements. By the time they leave, clients often tell me they feel ‘lighter’ and have a strong sense of relief.

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ARTICLE ARIELLE JORDAN

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT THE

To learn more about Emotional Polarity Technique, or to schedule

WORK YOU ARE DOING WITH EPT?

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Out with the Old, in with the Nutritious SEVERAL HEALTHY FOOD SWAPS THAT ARE HELPFUL IN MAKING GRADUAL DIETARY CHANGES

ARTICLE ARIELLE JORDAN

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IT’S PRETTY COMMON FOR MOST OF US TO START OFF THE

that our body needs. By swapping out the unhealthier options with

NEW YEAR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT STARTING HEALTHIER EAT-

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ING HABITS. More often than not, those habits slowly begin to fade

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vegetables, lean proteins and healthy fats into their diet,” Erisman

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JANUARY

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

5 Way s to K e ep Your S k in Glowing This Winter 1//

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SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE TIPS IN KEEPING SKIN HEALTHY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS ARTICLE ARIELLE JORDAN

WINTER CAN BE BEAUTIFUL IN OHIO, BUT WHAT IT DOES TO OUR SKIN EACH SEASON, IS WELL, SOMETIMES NOT AS BEAUTIFUL! Higher thermostat settings take moisture out of the air

1// Drink more water. Hot with a bit of lemon is great on a cold day! | 2// Invest in a humidifier. The heat on inside makes the air, and skin, drier. Added moisture can counter that. | 3// Up your

leaving skin much drier than usual, and drinking larger quantities of

Vitamin C. It promotes healthy production of collagen and elastin.

warm drinks like coffee and hot chocolate means less water intake to

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nourish the skin. Don’t let winter weather wreak havoc on your skin this year. As the season changes, your skincare routine should, too.

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4// Exfoliate often, removing dead skin cells off the body. | 5//

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