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TRANSFORMS HEARTS AND MINDS

Rethinking How We See Our World Changes Everything

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letterfrompublisher As another summer flies by, Natural Awakenings honors the back-to-school season with this month’s feature about transformative learning, “Learning that Transforms Hearts and Minds,” by Linda Sechrist. The article explores nontraditional approaches to learning for all ages. My own educational background includes kindergarten through 12th grade at large public schools in Houston, followed by four years at Kenyon College, a small liberal arts school in the middle of rural Ohio. While at Kenyon, I was fortunate to spend a semester with the School for Field Studies, in Baja California Sur, Mexico. To me, this experience was a perfect example of transformative education.

In the solar-powered classroom, we’d learn about the life cycle and habitats of gray whales and then we’d go out on boats to observe the marine mammals in the wild. We’d discuss loggerhead sea turtle conservation efforts and then set up nets to trap, tag and release them for research purposes. We’d get the background on the local economy from our professors and then we’d talk with locals and tourists about the potential for a larger eco-tourism operation in the area. Some of our free time was dedicated to teaching English to schoolchildren and building a natural history museum.

I learned an incredible amount of information while in Baja because of the hands-on, multidisciplinary approach that immersed us in real-life application of biology, ecology, economics, culture and history. Those three months not only stand out in my mind as an exceptional academic experience, but the life-changing semester had an impact on my overall global perspective and understanding.

While it’s unrealistic to send all students to Baja when it’s time to learn about marine mammals, I do think it’s valuable for children to enjoy an educational environment that satisfies their individual learning style. In researching three local schools, Bayside Academy, the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education and J.B. Shelton Academy for this month’s issue, it became evident that there is a plethora of options for local students.

But seeking knowledge shouldn’t stop once a high school or college diploma is received. As adults, we can continue to foster the development of our minds by engaging in meaningful learning experiences. They can be as casual as a book club or as formal as becoming a certified yoga teacher. What activities will you participate in this month that will inspire you to transform the world we live in?

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Celebrate End of Summer with Green Drinks Green Drinks will host a farmers’ market celebrating the end of summer at their monthly gathering from 5 to 7 p.m., August 8, at Fairhope Brewing Company. The kid-friendly evening will feature live music by Zach Sierke and Leigh Bancroft, beer specials, food from Sunflower Cafe and a market of locally grown food.

Vendors include Bee Natural Farm, Chasing Fresh, Kittrell’s Daydream Apiary, The Plant Fairie and Windmill Market. The Baldwin County Master Gardeners will lead children in educational activities such as rooting herbs in water.

Mobile Bay Green Drinks is a community group that hosts informal and engaging happy hours for environmentally thoughtful folks. Drinking is optional and attendees are welcome to stay for as little or as long as they like.

Location: 914 Nichols Ave., Fairhope. For more information, call 251-2797517, email MobileBayAreaGreenDrinks@gmail.com or visit Facebook.com/ MobileBayGreenDrinks. See ad, page 23.

Dancing with the Devas at Middle Earth Middle Earth Healing and Learning Center presents a workshop, Dancing with the Devas, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., August 23. The event addresses the toxins we come in contact with daily, why this is impacting the immune system of people and the planet and how we can maintain or restore balance and harmony by using essential oils.

Using rosemary, Craig Kalloch will demonstrate the distillation process that yields essential oil (the life blood of the plant), pass around several essences that can be used in a health and wellness kit and explain how they work and how to use them.

Facilitated by the application of the oils, participants will learn how to reconnect with the healing power of Mother Earth and open the door of communication with the plant and tree kingdom, experiencing and trusting the universal language from the inner core of the heart.

Cost is by donation, BYO lunch. Location: 20205 Middle Earth Rd., Citronelle. For more information, call 251-866-7204 or visit MiddleEarthHealing.com. See ad, page 25.

Fertility Massage Available from Jen Adams Licensed Massage Therapist Jen Adams, in Fairhope, is offering fertility massage by appointment.

A series of three weekly one-hour sessions is suggested in the first month for highest benefit.

The effects of fertility massage on the reproductive system are ideal to complement a natural fertility program or artificial reproductive technology. Using a blend of natural therapy techniques that include chi nei tsang, deep tissue, myofascial release, acupressure, reflexology, aromatherapy and castor oil packs, fertility massage is a gentle but deep, non-invasive therapy that works to bring organs in the abdominal area back into correct alignment.

Fertility massage is helpful for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis and fibroids, heavy/painful periods, irregular bleeds, poor egg health, poor mucus production and blocked fallopian tubes. It boosts fertility naturally.

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newsbriefs Run to Fight Women’s Cancers The Mitchell Cancer Institute’s (MCI) seventh annual GO Run for Gynecologic Oncology 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk will take place beginning at 8 a.m., September 20, at the University of South Alabama Main Campus-Moulton Tower. Registration Doctors Rocconi and Finan had their starts at 6:30 a.m. heads shaved by patients; Dr. Scalici The GO Run is held each September dyed her hair purple and teal. to raise awareness for Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. All proceeds fund gynecologic cancer research at MCI. Last year’s event set a record with more than 1,600 registrants, raising more than $75,000 and bringing endowed funds to well over $1 million to date.

According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 71,000 women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancer each year. The GO Run conveys MCI’s commitment to funding research and solutions for patients and families, while continuing to promote awareness and outreach within the community.

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Mommy and Me Classes at Synergy Yoga & Pilates Synergy Yoga & Pilates is now offering a Mommy and Me yoga class at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Claire Burch and her daughter Helen lead this series for moms and babies up to 8 months old. This 45-minute class will help realign a new mother after giving birth while allowing her to bond with her baby on a whole other level. Babies will learn to relax and enjoy the new experience of being in the world.

By learning to incorporate partner moves, moms can develop a home practice with their babies. Students also learn how to incorporate more nonverbal communication that facilitates a deeper connection on a heart level, develops more trust and sets the tone for peaceful exchanges.

Techniques include partner postures, relating, song and dance (vibration and motion) and savasana/relaxing poses. Blankets and/or playgym mats for the babies are encouraged. Regular class rates apply.

Location: 3152 Old Shell Rd., Ste. 2, Mobile. For more information, call 251473-1104 or visit Synergyoga.net. See ad, page 12.

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Pranic Secrets Revealed for the First Time Pranic Healing Mobile welcomes the return of Greg Toews, who will be teaching an in-depth scope of energy healing and higher meditation. He is a direct student of Master Choa Kok Sui, founder of modern Pranic Healing, and has been a full-time healer for more than 23 years, performing more than 70,000 healings.

Pranic Healing Class Level 1 will be taught August 15 and 16.

Participants will learn the anatomy of the energy body; chakra systems and their functions; how to feel energy and use it to validate the details in life with energy scanning; ways to keep energetically clear and balanced; step-bystep techniques for healing and more.

Achieving Oneness with the Higher Soul will be taught August 17, where ancient meditations, kept secret for centuries, will be revealed and taught to the public for the first time.

These techniques accelerate the union of one’s incarnated soul (often described as a personality) with one’s higher soul, also known as “soul-realization”, “enlightenment” or “self-realization”.

Pranic Healing Mobile offers free weekly healing clinics for the public and classes where individuals can learn how to do healing, plus meditations for world peace and expanded consciousness.

Location: 1230 Montlimar Dr., Mobile. For more information, call Deana Lannie at 251-4540959. See ad, page 13.

New Twist on Ancient Beverage

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Coco Bay Daphne is a new local business bringing fresh, organic, U.S.-grown coconut water still in the shell to the Eastern Shore.

Operating out of a fully restored 1974 Volkswagen minibus, the business serves “cocolocals” at various locations.

Owner Kelly Miller says, "Coconut water has a long history of use as both a food and as a medicine. In many tropical locations, coconut water is prized above all other juices and beverages as a means to quench thirst and bring relief from the hot tropical sun. It not only satisfies thirst, but invigorates the body and brings about a sense of well-being and renewed health."

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Bay Area Food Bank’s 16th annual Chef Challenge—A Challenge to End Hunger, will take place from 6 to 9 to p.m., September 4, at the Alabama Cruise Terminal, to kick off Hunger Action Month.

The event, presented by TRAX Tires, features cuisine from some of the community’s most celebrated chefs, live music from Roman Street, and a silent auction. Funds will be used by the food bank to continue distributing food to those in need along the Central Gulf Coast.

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Parents’ Smoking Linked to Artery Damage in Children

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esearchers from Australia’s University of Tasmania have found that children exposed to the secondhand smoke of their parents will likely face abnormally thickened carotid arteries later in life.

The finding, published in the European Heart Journal, followed 3,776 children that participated in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study and the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study.

The children were divided into groups according to whether neither parent smoked, one parent smoked or both parents smoked. Questionnaire results were combined with ultrasound testing to correlate exposure during childhood with the health of carotid arteries, and researchers concluded that the effects are pervasive even 25 years later.

Those exposed to two parental smokers as children had significantly greater thickness of inner carotid artery walls than did children with non-smoking parents.

Their arteries also showed signs of premature aging of more than three years compared to children of nonsmokers. The researchers wrote, “There must be continued efforts to reduce smoking among adults to protect young people and to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease across the population.”

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Kick off Yoga Week with an afternoon of mindful vendors, live music, healthy refreshments and a full schedule of yoga classes from beginner to advanced, including chair yoga, meditation, paddleboard yoga and more!

British study published in Footwear Science analyzed the effects of running in experimental heelless footwear compared with conventional running shoes with reinforced heels. The objective was to see if the heelless footwear would reduce the risk of chronic injury related to the habitual rear-foot strike pattern associated with conventional heeled shoes.

Using eight cameras with optoelectric running motion capture technology,12 male runners were tracked at four meters per second. The heelless running shoe resulted in less impact, greater plantar flexion and greater ankle eversion (rolling outward). The researchers concluded that the heelless shoes decreased the risk of chronic running foot injuries linked to excessive impact forces, but concede they may increase injury potential associated with excessive ankle eversion.

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Doctors Order Up a Bike for Patients The Prescribe-a-Bike program (Tinyurl.com/Prescription Bikes) allows doctors at Boston Medical Center, in Massachusetts, to write low-income patients prescriptions for a one-year membership to Hubway, the city’s bike-sharing system, for $5, which is $80 less than the regular charge. A free helmet is part of the deal.

According to The Boston Globe, one in four Boston residents is obese, and Kate Walsh, chief executive of Boston Medical Center, believes the program can help. “Regular exercise is key to combating this [obesity] trend, and Prescribe-aBike,” she says, “is one important way our caregivers can help patients get the exercise they need to be healthy.”

Source: The Atlantic Monthly

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Airports Establish Bee-Friendly Acres The Common Acre is a nonprofit partnering with the airport serving Seattle, Washington, and the Urban Bee Company (UrbanBee.com) to reclaim 50 acres of vacant land to plant native wildflowers as pollinator habitat for hummingbirds, butterflies and disease-resistant bee colonies. A GMO-free (no genetic modification) wildflower seed farm is also in the works. Bees present no threat to air traffic and the hives discourage birds that do pose a danger to planes.

Beekeeper Jim Robins, of Robins Apiaries, in St. Louis, Missouri, rents an area with a plentiful supply of white Dutch clover, and Lambert Airport views his enterprise as part of its sustainability program. O’Hare Airport, in Chicago, the first in the U.S. to install hives, is rebuilding to its full complement of 50 hives after losing about half of them to 2014’s extreme winter. It’s a project that could be a model for airports everywhere—using inaccessible scrubland to do something revolutionary, like supporting a local food system. One hundred foods make up 90 percent of a human diet, and bees pollinate 71 of them.

Learn more at CommonAcre.org.

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Simple Device Provides Safe Water in Africa The WarkaWater tower is providing an innovative new way to harvest safe drinking water, normally an onerous task in Ethiopia and many other parts of Africa. Obtaining water via repeated trips to the nearest source is extremely time-consuming and what’s collected is often highly contaminated and harmful to drink. Also, this task is commonly carried out by females, putting them in danger of sexual harassment or worse enroute.

The towers, inspired by the native warka tree, are a vertical bamboo system that harvests potable, clean water from the air through condensation, using a fog-harvesting fabric that can collect up to 25 gallons of safe drinking water per day. Each tower costs about $550, and can be built in a few days by village residents using locally available materials.

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True Grit

Why Persistence Counts Some educators believe that improvements in instruction, curriculum and school environments are not enough to raise the achievement levels of all students, especially disadvantaged children.

Also necessary is a quality called “grit”, loosely defined as persistence over time to overcome challenges and accomplish big goals. Grit comprises a suite of traits and behaviors that include goal-directedness (knowing where to go and how to get there); motivation (having a strong will to achieve identified goals); self-control (avoiding distractions and focusing on the task at hand); and a positive mindset (embracing challenges and viewing failure as a learning opportunity).

A meta-study of 25 years of research by John Hattie and Helen Timperley, professors at the University of Aukland, New Zealand, has shown that giving students challenging goals encourages greater effort and persistence than providing vague or no direction. Students aren’t hardwired for these qualities, but grit can be developed through an emerging battery of evidence-based techniques that give educators a powerful new set of tools to support student success.

A famous example of the power of self-regulation was observed when preschoolers that were able to withstand the temptation of eating a marshmallow for 15 minutes to receive a second one were more successful in high school and scored about 210 points higher on their SATs later in life than those with less willpower (Tinyurl.com/Stanford MarshallowStudy).

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n Buying new clothes can be expensive, and most of today’s synthetic fibers are petroleum-based, while toxic pesticides are commonly used to grow cotton.

For healthier alternatives, check labels for clothes made from organic, low-impact or recycled materials such as organic cotton, hemp, bamboo or recycled fibers.

Inexpensive options are found in Salvation Army and other thrift store locations, as well as repurposing hand-me-downs among siblings. n Avoid buying all new school supplies. Gently used binders and book bags can last years. Sturdy, simple backpacks skip the cost of faddish brand-name and celebrity products. For supplies that must be replenished, like paper, seek out post-consumerrecycled options.

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n For lunch boxes, food containers and utensils, look for retro metal, a cloth bag and other alternatives to plastic (which can contain harmful chemicals) and glass (which can break). Beth Terry, in her book, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too (MyPlasticFreeLife.com), suggests searching Mighty Nest.com and LifeWithoutPlastic.com, makers of stainless steel, naturally lacquered wood and other non-plastic, durable children’s bowls, cups, plates and utensils. n Healthy afterschool extracurricular activities today typically require driving commutes. Look into carpooling with nearby families to save time and gas, cut vehicle emissions and expand friendships. n Check the school’s eco-practices. Encourage local administrators to conduct recycling programs and to email documents to parents instead of using regular mail.

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Learning that Transforms Hearts and Minds Rethinking How We See Our World Changes Everything

by Linda Sechrist

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n the 30 years since Harrison Owen introduced Open Space Technology (OST), it has been used hundreds of thousands of times by three-quarters of the world’s countries. Whether a few people gather in a circle to share ideas and brainstorm personal issues or thousands discuss a bulletin board of topics around tables, OST is a safe, informal venue for transformative learning.

Guided by purpose-based, shared leadership, it allows individuals focused on a specific task to freely speak their thoughts and be heard. It also encourages breakout groups to mine for more information—learning individually, as well as collectively, and self-organizing in order to concentrate on more complex topics. “Boeing engineers used OST to learn how to redesign airplane doors and young Egyptians used it to strategize for their Arab Spring,” as examples, comments Owen.

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Juanita Brown, cofounder of The World Café, learning is transformation, the keystone of life, and the essence of meaningful education. “The circle principle contains the predictability of fresh, emerging thoughts and learning that never occurred previously,” explains Owen.

He points to an experiment regarding children’s capacity for self-learning initiated by Sugata Mitra, Ph.D., the former science director of an educational technology firm in India. On the outside wall of the building where he worked, Mitra installed a computer facing a New Delhi slum where most children were unschooled and illiterate and had never seen a computer. He turned it on and told children they could play with it.

Via a noninvasive video camera, he watched 7-to-13-year-olds discover how to use the computer and teach each other how to play music and games and draw using Microsoft’s Paint program. Repetition of the experiment in other impoverished sections of India yielded similar results.

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obtain information through their interactions with each other and the computer.

“I agree with what Mitra surmised from his experiment—learning is emergent, which is another word for self-organizing,” remarks Owen. Like Freire, Owen likens traditional education to the “banking” method of learning, whereby the teacher passes information to students that become dependent on someone else rather than learning how to think on their own.

Suzanne Daigle, a Sarasota, Floridabased consultant with a Canadian multidisciplinary consulting firm, explains how the OST learning environment changed her life: “My personal transformation began in 2009, when I volunteered to assist another OST facilitator.

I was a perfectionist who judged myself harshly and struggled with the question, ‘Who am I to think I can help hold space for leaders to transform themselves through their learning when I have so little experience?’”

She notes, “Before such experiences, even though I was a leader in my corporate career, I doubted myself and often believed that what others had to say was more significant and interesting than what I could express.” Now she says she has shed her people-pleasing tendencies and former attempts to control other people’s agendas and discovered the freedom and courage of her own voice. “As an OST facilitator, my life work now occurs in the moments I am collaboratively learning and listening for opportunities to enter into meaningful conversations that can lead to actions,” says Daigle. “I invite others to do the same.”

Co-Learning

In a compulsory two-year Theory of Learning class for an International Baccalaureate degree at California’s Granadas Hill Charter High School, math and science educator Anais Arteaga helps students apply two major elements of transformative learning: self-reflection to critique one’s own assumptions and discourse through which they question or validate their judgments. She focuses on the roles that perception, language, reason and emotion play in a student’s learning and decision-making abilities.

“Questions and lively discussions are the basis of the class,” Arteaga says.

“We begin with a question and explore

what we know, how we know it and any conclusions drawn from the process.”

Using a democratic model in which the teacher welcomes critical discussion, Arteaga and her students have mutually discovered that knowledge is not static, but has a history and changes over time. “When we first started the class, it was challenging to accept that in many situations there is no right or wrong, just relativity and a matter of perception. We don’t really know anything for certain,” she remarks.

Worldview Explorations

Katia Petersen, Ph.D., is the executive director of education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), headquartered in Petaluma, California. She co-developed the tools, practices and 22 lessons in the pioneering organization’s Worldview Explorations (WE) project. Founded on 40 years of IONS research, WE engages everyone in age-appropriate ways in reflecting upon long-held assumptions and how beliefs create the lens they see through, ultimately improving how they understand and respond to the world.

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One hallmark of a Bayside education is the degree to which every faculty and staff member is invested in these efforts. Communications Director Rebekah Webb explains, “Bayside is a family. Our students are driven to pursue and accomplish academic feats beyond the walls of our campus. At Bayside, it’s the encouragement and inspiration inside the classroom that create opportunities outside the classroom.

Our commitment is not only to excellence, but to the future of every child.”

From a student’s first day at the school, lifelong learning is emphasized and selfdiscovery is fostered. The focus is not only on gaining college admission, but being equipped to earn a degree and make a difference in a chosen field, a community and the world. Students are encouraged to use all available resources to answer questions and urged to learn how to question, be contributors to their communities and good stewards of their talents and to become responsible, ethical citizens.

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B. Shelton Academy, in Mobile, celebrates its 19th school year as classes resume this month. At this nontraditional middle and high school, each student works at his or her own pace and a Christian curriculum is available. The teachers at Shelton are sensitive to differences in learning styles and educational goals by predominantly utilizing one-on-one instruction with occasional group sessions.

President and owner Janet Shelton says, “Our philosophy is that each student is unique, with a special combination of individual strengths and individual weaknesses.

We believe that the purpose of education is to remove barriers and enhance opportunities.” The teachers provide an atmosphere of encouragement and acceptance, respecting all abilities and limitations.

With a shortened school day, Shelton promotes active learning and participation, while allowing ample time out of school for sports and other physical exercise. To foster a stress-free environment, no entrance or exit exams are given. All children are met “wherever they are” in achieving personal goals.

The school’s mission—achievement with flexibility—is beneficial for students with learning disabilities and those bored by the pace of the average classroom. Shelton explains, “Once a child experiences such a positive and adaptable learning environment where each child’s own nature can fulfill itself, self-esteem and confidence begin to climb and stress begins to disappear.”

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“When individuals understand the power of offering their story and are open to the worldview stories of others, they no longer focus attention on differences and limitations,” says Petersen. “They realize that everyone has their own truth.”

Through small groups and conversations, participants unpack how the program has influenced them by answering questions that explore what inspired, surprised and changed the way they perceive the world. “WE’s transformative learning experiences draw from the heart and soul of individuals, rather than stuffing heads with ideas and perspectives, which serves them well as they embody and apply these tools and practices in their daily lives,” notes Petersen.

She cites a particularly powerful moment for a group of young people she worked with. “A student was killed in a drive-by shooting two weeks before their certification. The transformative moment came when they said that their new awareness and capacity for compassion and understanding would not allow them 16

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to seek revenge. Instead, they chose to save lives in their communities using their new skills.”

Mycelium School

Ashley Cooper and Matt Abrams, cofounders of the Mycelium School, in Asheville, North Carolina, re-imagined a learning environment for aspiring entrepreneurs and social change agents committed to activating their potential and realizing solutions to today’s challenges. A 12-week learning journey allows individuals to become increasingly adept at learning from and helping each other learn.

The curriculum offers minimum structure, significant support and collaboration with others. “In the learning community, individuals are dedicated to a project or life question of their choice,” explains Cooper. Participants’ goals include changing careers, determining the next steps after retirement or how to pursue true passions to make a difference in the world.

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Asheville-based Innovation Partners International SE, was one of the earliest participants in the Mycelium Learning experience. She says that she obtained an expanded understanding of the approach that she uses in her work. “The whole systems approach I use with organizational and community leaders enables them to shift from a top-down management model to one that engages everyone and uses the collective intelligence and collaborative efforts of all for the collective good. My own learning journey transformed the level of awareness I bring to my work and the understanding of who I am,” advises Torres.

“My original guiding question was, ‘How can I get so clear about my work that I can explain it in plain language?’

Ultimately, my question shifted to what would it be like for me to live and work from a place of wholeness. Through conversations with Ashley and self-reflection, I realized I was not walking my talk within my own mind-body-spirit system.

My journey helped me understand that my most effective role in my own life, as well as with clients, is to create the conditions for collective intelligence and collaboration to emerge in service to the whole,” says Torres.

World Café

Like OST, the World Café, co-created by Brown and David Isaacs, of Burnsville, North Carolina, creates a transformative learning environment for individuals of all ages. Its primary principles are: set the context, create hospitable space, explore questions that matter, encourage everyone’s contributions, connect diverse perspectives, listen together for patterns and insights and share collective discoveries. Webs of conversation created around actual or occasionally virtual tables resemble those found in coffeehouses.

“Conversation is a core meaningmaking process, and people get to experience how the collective intelligence of a small or large group can become apparent,” says Brown.

After several rounds of conversation on one or more topics, participants offer their harvest of

“There is no such thing as a neutral education process. Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate the integration of generations into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity to it, or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” ~ Richard Shaull, ThD

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hen Marietta Johnson founded Fairhope’s Organic School in 1907, she chose the term “organic” to describe her educational philosophy, which focuses on teaching the child as a whole organism—mind, body and spirit. Individual learning styles and timelines are honored and students are encouraged to explore the world by experimenting and experiencing with all of their senses. At this progressive school, children are not tested, but their natural learning process is observed instead.

The school promotes the desire to learn with a flexible, free-flowing structure that is adaptable to individual needs. Today's students learn concepts in much the same way as Johnson's students did. Instead of studying nature in a textbook, they observe nature, record what they learn and utilize reference materials to confirm their findings. Mornings are spent immersed in learning experiences so that afternoons can be spent engaging in music, drama, art, ceramics, yoga and dance.

Pam Jones, a graduate of the Organic School, became director in January after working for 25 years in Baldwin County public schools as a teacher and assistant principal. “Since moving from the center of town, where Faulkner Community College is now, it has been a struggle to remind people that we are still in existence,” says Jones, who is working to double enrollment this school year. “We recently remodeled the school and want to get the word out that the school is still going strong.”

The school is currently registering preschoolers to eighth-graders.

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key insights, learning and opportunities for action with the full group gathered to reflect together on their discoveries.

“World Café provides an environment in which you are comfortably drawn forward by the questions you are asking together. When enough diversity is present, varied perspectives are offered and people feel listened to and free to make their contribution,” observes Brown.

What participants learn in this set-

ting creates the climate of conditions that supports the kinds of transformations that can change lives. Brown remarks, “When it happens to me, I feel like my brain cells have been rearranged. I know something in the collective, as well as the individual, has been evoked, so that something never before imagined becomes present and available.”

Transformative learning has been compared to a sea journey without land-

marks. Adventurous individuals that are open to traversing its highly engaging processes can emerge as autonomous thinkers, capable of contributing fresh, new ideas that just might transform the world we live in.

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ith children especially susceptible to germs, chemical sensitivities and allergens, it makes sense to ensure that the childfriendliness of day care facilities extends to their ecological integrity.

When Denise Adusei, of New York City, was unable to find a preschool that included all the criteria she sought, she decided to create and direct Peartree Preschool, a year-round day care facility for 2-to-5-year-olds. “An eco-friendly day care environment is more than nontoxic paint, organic food and unscented soaps. It’s what you don’t see, as well,” says Adusei.

“We first looked for a building with lots of natural light near Central Park.

Manhattan has a high rate of allergens, so we went ahead with a thorough environmental inspection on what looked like an ideal building,” recalls Adusei.

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opened walls to check for mold and collected samples. “When they discovered signs of an old oil spill in the basement, we knew it was an unsafe place for children. We kept looking until we found the right building with large windows, near the park and environmentally safe,” she says, noting that her own kids now attend Peartree.

Workplace coach Paul E. McGinniss, who also blogs at NewYorkGreenAdvocate. com, says, “Creating a garden onsite and connecting with local farmers or CSAs [community supported agriculture] to provide healthy, fresh foods is a great way to educate kids via a learning activity.

New York’s Hudson Valley, where I live, has a farm to school movement. Everyone should know where their food comes from,” he says, echoing another day care cornerstone.

In Madison, Connecticut, Tina Pascoe, a registered nurse, attorney and

health consultant, co-founded Nurses for Day Care, a nationwide program. The staff finds that many children are sensitive to dye additives in mustard or ketchup, certain oils in soap, paint or cleaning fumes and fire-retardant chemicals embedded in new rugs and carpeting.

“We push for the whole school to go green, not just the classroom, with the sensitive or allergic child in mind,” she says. “We’re willing to do whatever it takes, like providing special menus, banning perfumes and smoking, and only using disinfectant wipes or bleach during nighttime cleaning.” Pascoe personally works with about 80 facilities throughout the state.

The Cottages at Michaels Learning Center, in Sarasota, is Florida’s first school to earn a Level Three Green School and green infant care certification from the National Green School Coalition and operates the city’s only certified green infant care program.

Children from 6 weeks through kindergarten benefit. The school even conducts regular radon testing.

Owner and Director Michelle Ireland assesses, “It’s cause and effect.

One of the things we teach the children is how our actions have an impact on the world.”

Mark Stedelbauer, vice president of marketing at eWater Advantage, in Raleigh, North Carolina, strives to inform day care administrators about the value of using electrolyzed water instead of cleansers. An electrical current that runs through a blend of ordinary tap water and minerals changes the basic nature of water. A lower pH creates a disinfecting solution; a higher pH results in a degreaser. Both solutions clean and kill germs without fumes, residue or allergy triggers.

“Often, the combined cost of the electricity, water and mineral supplements used is less than what would be spent on multiple cleaning products,” Stedelbauer points out. It can be created by the half-gallon in a toaster-sized unit onsite and has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture (for use on meat) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (for use on produce). Also, electrolyzed water won’t harm skin or clothing.

Creative Minds Learning Centers’ six locations are recognized by the Oregon Program of Quality as among the top 25 schools in the state. They buy renewable energy from wind, solar and biomass sources. At the school, they compost, plant sustainable gardens, collect rainwater and recycle.

Nature preschools in the U.S., nearly 30 sites and growing, use a community nature center as a regular part of their learning program (Tinyurl.com/ NaturePreschools). Generally, the children are outdoors for 45 to 90 minutes per day, weather permitting, and flexible activities allow them to investigate their own interests safely. Daily explorations build valuable skills like observation, sorting and experimentation.

Children experiencing green day care see firsthand how healthy, environmentally sound choices can help make their present and future safe.

Telling their parents about their school experiences is a natural bonus.

Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@ mindspring.com.

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Sugar-laden calories depress the infection-fighting activity of white blood cells, says Dr. Alan R. Gaby, of Concord, New Hampshire, author of the textbook, Nutritional Medicine. Even natural sweeteners such as honey and juice have similar effects when consumed in excess, he says.

Try healthy options like pomegranate and kiwi fruit salad; trail mix with raw almonds; dried cranberries and air-popped popcorn; and hummus with red pepper strips and baby carrots for dipping.

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Fruits and veggies have a wealth of protective phytochemicals that enhance immune cell function and protect against disease. In a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, kids that ate the most fruit had a 38 percent lower risk of cancer later in life. Berries, cherries, plums and pomegranates are among the most powerful immune-boosting fruits. For veggies, eat more dark leafy greens, tomatoes, carrots and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. Also emphasize whole grains and healthy fats such as those found in nuts, seeds and avocado, advises Fuhrman.

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Food allergies and sensitivities can suppress the immune system by increasing inflammation in the body and call for consultation with a health specialist.

“Whenever there is extra inflammation, the body has less available energy to keep the immune system functioning as well as it should,” says Dr. Fred Pescatore, a New York author of The Allergy & Asthma Cure.

“It’s like putting the wrong type of gasoline in the car; it hinders your performance.”

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Probiotics can enhance immune function in children by stimulating white blood cells and reducing inflammation, says

Gary B. Huffnagle, Ph.D., a University of Michigan Medical School immunology research professor and author of The Probiotics Revolution. They are especially protective against allergies, diarrhea and respiratory tract infection.

Start with yogurt: Serve with cereal; mix with mashed bananas and freeze in ice cube trays for a cool treat; or make smoothies with unsweetened, non-dairy yogurt and frozen berries. Or consider a Lactobacillus acidophilus supplement; aim for 5 billion CFUs per day of Lactobacillus or bifidobacterium.

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), an ayurvedic herb, boosts immunity by supporting and balancing adrenal function, says Dr. John Douillard, Ph.D., a Boulder, Colorado, chiropractor, ayurvedic physician and author of Perfect Health for Kids. The adrenal glands produce cortisol, and overproduction of this “fight-or-flight” hormone can dampen immunity. Ashwagandha is particularly helpful for preventing colds and can also be used when kids are stressed or tired.

For children ages 6 to 12, give 500 milligrams per day with breakfast; children over 12 can take 1,000 mg a day.

Stabilize Hormonal Changes

“Puberty and adolescence are marked by dramatic shifts in and surges of hormones,” says Dr. Richard Shames, of Sebastopol, California, co-author of Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? “This is monumental, as far as the developing immune system is concerned. As the immune system is directly linked to hormonal influences, any hormonal imbalance will affect overall immunity.” Shames recommends selenium—a potent antioxidant and general immune booster—to help balance hormones. For children ages 8 to 18, aim for 100 mg per day.

Let ’em Get Dirty

“Once a child has been exposed to dirt and germs, the immune system responds by trying to expel those bacteria from the body, which strengthens immunity,” counsels Jane Sheppard, owner of HealthyChild.com and founding executive director of the Holistic Pediatric Association.

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These pollutants can wash out from land to sea (and vice versa). As smaller fish that have eaten pollutants are eaten by larger ones, contaminants accumulate and concentrate. Large predatory fish like swordfish and sharks end up with the most toxins.

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to overfished species such as sea bass and Atlantic cod. These new-to-us, wildcaught fish can be delicious, sustainable and healthy.

Choices Good for Oceans

An outstanding resource for choosing well-managed caught or farmed seafood in environmentally responsible ways is Seafood Watch, provided through California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. Information on the most sustainable varieties of seafood is available in a printed guide, updated twice a year. The pocket guide or smartphone app provides instant information at the seafood counter and restaurant table.

Online information at SeafoodWatch.org and via the app is regularly updated.

The Blue Ocean Institute, led by

The truth is that no one fish can be seen as a sustainability darling, because if it is, it’s sure to be overfished. ~ DailyFinance.com MacArthur Fellow and ecologist Carl Safina, Ph.D., supports ocean conservation, community economics and global peace by steering consumers and businesses toward sustainably fished seafood. It maintains a data base on 140 wild-caught fish and shellfish choices at BlueOcean.org.

Hoki, for instance, might have a green fish icon for “relatively abundant” and a blue icon for “sustainable and well-managed fisheries,” but also be redflagged for containing levels of mercury or PCBs that can pose a health risk for children. As species become overfished, rebound or experience fluctuating levels of contaminants, their annual ratings can change.

Choices Good for Us

To help make choosing easier, Seafood Watch has now joined with the Harvard School of Public Health to also advise what’s currently safe to eat. Entries on their list of “green” fish, which can shift annually, are low in mercury, good sources of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and caught or farmed responsibly.

If the top-listed fish and shellfish aren’t locally available, look for the Seafood Safe label, started by EcoFish company founder and President Henry

Lovejoy, which furnishes at-a-glance consumption recommendations based upon tests for contaminants. Labels display a number that indicates how many four-ounce servings of the species a woman of childbearing age can safely eat per month. (Find consumption recommendations for other demographics at SeafoodSafe.com.) Expert-reviewed independent testing of random samples of the fish currently monitors mercury and PCB levels. Lovejoy advises that other toxins will be added to the testing platform in the future.

“My dream is to have all seafood sold in the U.S. qualify to bear the Seafood Safe label, because consumers deserve to know what they’re eating,” says Lovejoy. “We need to be a lot more careful in how we use toxic chemicals and where we put them.”

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Some retailers also provide details on their seafood sourcing. Whole Foods, for example, offers complete traceability of the fish and shellfish they carry, from fishery or farm to stores. Their fish, wild-caught or farmed, frozen or fresh, meet strict quality guidelines in regard to exposure to antibiotics, preservatives and hormones. They also display Seafood Watch and Blue Ocean Institute ratings at the seafood counter.

Wise seafood choices feed and sustain our families, foster a healthier seafood industry, support responsible local fisheries and keep Earth’s water resources viable.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

SUPERB SEAFOOD According to Seafood Watch and the Harvard School of Public Health, the Super “Green” list includes seafood with low levels of mercury (below 216 parts per billion [ppb]) and at least 250 milligrams per day (mg/d) of the recommended daily consumption of omega-3 essential fatty acids. It also must be classified as a Best Choice for being caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways at SeafoodWatch.org.

The Best in July 2013

n Atlantic mackerel (purse seine, U.S. and Canada) n Freshwater Coho salmon (tank system farms, U.S.) n Pacific sardines (wild-caught) n Salmon (wild-caught, Alaska) n Salmon, canned (wild-caught, Alaska) The “honorable mention” list includes seafood that contains moderate amounts of mercury and between 100 and 250 milligrams per day (mg/d) of the recommended daily consumption of omega-3s. It also must be classified as a Best Choice for being caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways at SeafoodWatch.org.

More Healthy Choices

n Albacore tuna (troll- or pole-caught, U.S. or British Columbia) n Sablefish/black cod (Alaska, Canadian Pacific)

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Join us for Happy Hour on Tuesday, August 12th from 5-7PM Fairhope Brewing Company • Free & Open to the Public

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ll of the fisheries in Alabama are responsibly and sustainably managed by the Alabama Marine Resources Division (AMRD), which conducts assessments and monitors the catch of commercial and recreationally harvested seafood in Alabama waters. AMRD closes seasons and certain areas to protect fisheries from being overfished or to protect juvenile and spawning populations. Each fishery has minimum sizes or other protective measures to ensure that the fisheries will be viable in the future. Alabama has supported a traceability program for certain fisheries and continues to explore other programs and concepts that will expand the sustainability initiatives.

Compleat West Indies Salad

The West Indies Salad was invented in South Alabama, and Bayley's Restaurant, in Theodore, was the first to serve it.

Serves 12 to 16

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Alabama Maintains High Seafood Quality Assurance

Ingredients: 4 lbs Gulf lump crabmeat ¼ cup jalapeños 1 quart tomatoes 1 cup green bell peppers 3 cups red onions 2 cups celery 1 Tbsp garlic 16 oz lime juice

12 oz cider vinegar 12 oz salad oil 12 oz ice water 4 Tbsp cilantro, chopped 3 Tbsp kosher salt 2 Tbsp black pepper, ground up ¼ cup Baumhower’s Hot Sauce

Cut the red onions into thin julienne strips and then dice the strips into a small ¼-inch size. Then dice the jalapeños, celery, tomatoes and red peppers down to the same size.

Place the vegetables in a large mixing bowl. Pick through the lump crabmeat to check for shells, but don't break up any of the lumps. Then toss the crabmeat into the bowl with the vegetables.

In a separate bowl, mix the lime juice, vinegar, Baumhower's Hot Sauce, cilantro, salt and pepper, then whisk them all up while slowly adding the salad oil.

Then add the strained icewater and pour the mixture over the crabmeat and vegetables, mixing well, but gently. Let the mixture marinate for at least 24 hours before serving.

Recipe courtesy of Steve Zucker, executive chef of Aloha Hospitality, Inc., parent company of Baumhower’s Restaurant, Compleat Angler, Bob’s Victory Grille and Bimini Bob’s. For more photos and step–by–step instructions, visit EatAlabamaSeafood.com.

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inger-songwriter Pharrell Williams, whose infectious hit song, “Happy,” has spread joy worldwide, seems to know the secret to happiness. More than 1,500 people from 140-plus countries have posted their own happy video spinoffs at WeAreHappyFrom.com, inspired by his daylong music video featuring Los Angeles residents from all walks of life dancing and lip-syncing to the tune.

Can happiness really be just a finger snap away? It depends on our unit of measurement—a moment versus a lifetime. Research by such authorities as Psychologist Martin Seligman, Ph.D., director of the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center, suggests that several basic ingredients are keys to long-term happiness, including a sense of purpose, engaging activities, quality relationships and achievable goals. Ultimately, happiness is a subjective state, gauged only by personal perception.

Still, there are quick, simple things we can do to shift our mood into a higher gear, according to Jonathan Robinson, author of Find Happiness Now: 50 Shortcuts for Bringing More Love, Balance, and Joy Into Your Life. “Broadly, happiness shortcuts fall into two categories—those that help in letting go of negative emotions and those that help in tuning into or expanding positive feelings,” says Robinson. “The end result is the same.”

Practice gratitude. When the day’s affronts seem excessive, we can reframe them by counting our blessings mentally or in a journal. Review the day with an eye to everything that went right. “Soon, you’ll start to see everything as a gift,” observes Robinson.

Pencil it in. Take a few moments at the start of each week to block out a little time every day for happy activities.

Pay it forward. It doesn’t take much to make someone’s day, advises Robinson. Give someone a compliment or a piece of chocolate and watch their attitude instantly change, which in turn lifts you into their happy cloud.

Sing and dance. Williams applies this secret: Moving our bodies and vibrating our vocal chords helps shake us out of our mental cages. “It’s hard to feel bad when you sing. It’s a choice: You can stay angry for four hours or sing for 15 seconds,” Robinson notes.

Don’t underestimate the power of a simple jumpstart to happiness. Research from the University of Arizona shows that as little as a forced smile not only releases stress-fighting neuropeptides and moodlifting serotonin in the brain, it activates a chain reaction of happiness around us.

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.

This fall, the University of California-Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center will host the first public online course on the Science of Happiness. According to Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., professor of psychology and founding director of the center, the university’s meta-analysis of research indicates that 50 percent of our happiness level is tied to genetics, while only 10 percent stems from our environment.

“Therefore, about 40 percent of your happiness is up to you,” remarks Keltner. Students will learn practical, scientifically tested strategies for nurturing their own happiness and tracking progress. Sign up to audit the free course, which has already attracted 40,000 registrants, at Tinyurl.com/UCLA-Happiness.

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Upcoming Workshops Dancing with the Devas 9:30am-3:30pm, August 23

Medicinal Aromatherapy Certification 6-8pm, October 17 and 9am-6pm, October 18-19 CEUs available for Massage Therapists.

Registration required.

20205 Middle Earth Rd., Citronelle, AL 251-866-7204 MidEarthHealing@yahoo.com www.MiddleEarthHealing.com

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Friday, August 1

GO Run Pre-Registration – USA MCI will host the 7th Annual GO Run 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/ Walk on Sept 20 at the University of South Alabama.

Registration begins at 6:30am, race begins at 8am.

All proceeds from the GO Run fund gynecologic cancer research at MCI. $10-$25. University of South Alabama Main Campus-Moulton Tower, Mobile. USAHealthSystem.com/gorun.

Monday, August 4

Us Too! Support Group for Prostate Patients – 7pm. Us Too! is a support group for prostate cancer patients that meets on the 1st Monday of each month. For newly diagnosed patients, the meeting will begin at 6:30pm. Free. Gerald Wallace Auditorium, Springhill Medical Center, 3719 Dauphin St, Mobile. 251-645-4404.

Tuesday, August 5

Breast Friends Forever (BFF) Support Group – 5:30pm. The mission of BFF is to create an atmosphere for breast cancer survivors to come together and receive and give emotional support and psychological support to one another. BFF meets the first Tues of each month. Free. USA Mitchell Cancer Institute, 1660 Springhill Ave Mobile, 2nd floor, Multipurpose Room. Darlene Chavers: 251445-9819.

Friday, August 8

Awakening Your Radiance with Selenite and Sound – 7-9pm, Aug 8. 11am-4pm (sessions by appointment), Aug 9. Selenite, “The Awakening Stone” and Crystal Singing Pyramids activate deep

joy and expand etheric fields. Together, they quickly and effectively allow layers of density to dissolve.

Clear energy and awake to a deeper understanding of one's true being. $44. Rosie Bluum, Fairhope.

251-517-5626. Info@RosieBluum.com. RosieBluum.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12

markyourcalendar Green Drinks Farmers Market

Celebrate the end of summer with Green Drinks’ family-friendly Farmers Market.

Join us for happy hour with live music

by Zach Sierke, kids activities, food, beer specials and a market of locally grown foods. Mobile Bay Green Drinks is a monthly happy hour open to anyone interested in sustainable living. Sponsorship, speaker and catering opportunities available. Open to the public. Free to attend except the cost of your drinks.

August 12 • 5-7pm

Fairhope Brewing Company 914 Nichols Avenue, Fairhope 251-279-7517 MobileBayAreaGreenDrinks@gmail.com Facebook.com/MobileBayGreenDrinks

God is the one Living Spirit which dwells within us all. We invite you to join us as we learn to live life with grace, wisdom, gratitude, and love.

Hoping Praise Duality Judging Worship Victimization Fearful Thoughts Unconsciousness Sundays: 9:30am Meditation and 10:00am Service 1230 Montlimar Drive (off Airport) Mobile, Al 36609 251-343-0777 Email: cslmobile09@gmail.com www.centerforspiritualliving-mobile.org facebook.com/centerforspirituallivingmobile

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Knowing Gratitude Oneness Acceptance Celebration Personal Responsibility Affirmative Prayer Awakening

Center for Spiritual Living-Mobile It’s like night and day.

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Chickasabogue 2-Miler – 6:30pm. Port City Pacers annual run to celebrate end of season events including Grand Prix and Corporate Cup awards.

Picnic follows run with grilled foods, beverages and covered dish variety. A time of fun and fellowship. $10 day of race. Renew membership and run free. Chickasabogue Park, Prichard. 251-473-7223.

PCPacers.org.

Thursday, August 14

Manifesting Prosperity – 7-9pm. Material abundance gives you freedom to pursue professional and spiritual goals. Learn how to properly harness the power of your thoughts, subtle energies and your auric field to create a life of prosperity and success both materially and spiritually. Donation. Mobile.

251-454-0959.

Friday, August 15

Community Slow Flow for CARE House – 6pm.

Slow Flow community class. All proceeds benefit CARE House Baldwin County Child Advocacy Center.

60 min class in an unheated room. $5. Soul Shine Yoga, 103-B N Bancroft St, Fairhope. TheSoulShineLife@ gmail.com. TheSoulShineLife.com.

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Pranic Healing Class, Level 1 Learn anatomy of the energy-body, 11 major chakras, their functions, how to feel energy and validate details in your life with it, keep yourself energetically clear and balanced, step-by-step techniques for healing yourself, loved ones, plus much more!

August 15-16 • 7-9pm Mobile Call for more info: 251-454-0959

Saturday, August 16

Quantum-Touch Level I with Julie E Brent – Aug 16-17. 9:30am-5:30pm. Quantum-Touch works deep on a cellular level, raising your energy, creating an environment for the innate healing intelligence of the body to activate. Anyone can learn QT, no experience needed. Massage NCTMB-CEs 13. MoonSunEarth. com/Quantum-Touch.htm. $400 door/prepaid $350.

Reiki Center of Fairhope, Fairhope. Julie: 251504-5328. ReikiCenterOfFairhope@gmail.com.

ReikiCenterOfFairhope.com/events.

Sunday, August 17

Achieving Oneness with the Higher Soul – 9am5:30pm. Ancient meditations are revealed and taught to the public for the first time. These techniques accelerate union of your incarnated soul (personality or lower self) with your higher soul (higher self), achieving "soul-realization" or “enlightenment".

Mobile. 251-454-0959.

Thursday, August 21

Healthy Moments Expo – 5-7:30pm. Join us for an evening of change. Consult with experts in the field of exercise, nutrition, skincare, natural living, healthcare and more. Free entry, free screenings,

door prizes and more. Ashbury Suites Hotel & Conference Center, 600 I65 Service Rd, Mobile.

251-421-2259. StudioGlitz@gmail.com.

Saturday, August 23

Dancing With the Devas – 9:30am-3:30pm. Discuss the impact of the toxic world in which we live and the weakening immune system of people and planet.

Facilitated by essential oils, participants will reconnect with the healing power of Mother Earth and learn interspecies communication. Donation. Middle Earth Healing and Learning Center, 20205 Middle Earth Rd, Citronelle. 251-866-7204. MidEarthHealing@ yahoo.com. MiddleEarthHealing.com.

Tuesday, August 26

Support Lunch & Learn: Talking About Cancer Diagnosis – 12pm. Topic is The Elephant in the Room: Talking to Family & Friends About My Cancer Diagnosis. Presented by Dr. Elise LabbeColdsmith, Ph.D. The group meets the 4th Tues each month and the lunch and learn is free to all participants. Free. Mitchell Cancer Institute, 1660 Springhill Ave, Mobile, 2nd Floor Multipurpose Room. 251-445-9647. usamci.com.

Creating a Thieves Lifestyle – 7-8:30pm. Learn how to detoxify your cellular body, strengthen your immune system and cleanse your home of harmful petro chemicals, mold and mildew. Join Laurie Azzarella, YL Educator as she shares the many health benefits of essential oils. $5 at the door. Bay Branch Estates, 28347 Turkey Branch, Daphne. 850-3804943. LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com.

Friday, August 29

Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education’s Meet the Teacher – 1-2:30pm. This is a chance for students to meet their teacher and parents to pick up their supply list. The first day of school is Tuesday, Sept 2. 8 Marietta Dr, Fairhope. Pam Jones: 251928-9347. FairhopeOrganicSchool.com.

Saturday, August 30

Earth Heart Reiki Certification Workshop – Aug 30-31. 9:30am-5:30pm. Earth-Heart Reiki is a very grounding practice using Earth and life force energies combined. Using knowledge from the ancients and divine proportion for advanced chakra expansion all providing a rich Reiki experience. No previous experience needed. $250.

Reiki Center of Fairhope, Fairhope. Julie: 251504-5328. ReikiCenterOfFairhope@gmail.com.

ReikiCenterOfFairhope.com/earth-heart-reiki/.

Sunday, August 31

Astara, Metaphysical Study Group – 2-4pm.

Learn about meditation, energy and your connection with life's higher dimensions to the mysteries of creation and the concepts of initiation, reincarnation, karma, death and dying, the breath of life, the power of word and intent, plus much more. Donation.

Mobile. 251-454-0959.

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85 North Bancroft Street, Fairhope 251-990-8883 WindmillMarket.org

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19176 Highway 181, Fairhope 251-210-6011 • ChasingFresh.com Open 9am-7pm, Monday-Saturday The only produce market in South Alabama where everything is grown, caught and made in Alabama.

Fruits, vegetables, herbs, honey, dairy and meats.

Organic and hydroponic options. Delivery to Baldwin and Mobile Counties available. See ad, page 22.

Local grocery sells the area's best produce, grassfed meat, Alabama's organic milk, locally made cheeses, Gulf seafood, local honey, sweets, baked goods and more! Best prices in town on produce, too!

Restaurants & BaKERIES MANNA BAKERY

PRODUCE Clubs OFF THE VINE ORGANIC PRODUCE

100% Certified Organic Box Program Superfoods Store in Fort Walton Beach, FL 850-374-2181 • OffTheVine.org Always 100% certified organic. (local produce does not equal organic produce) Mixed fruit and vegetable, all fruit and juicing shares. Order online FridaySunday, local pick ups and delivery on Wednesdays.

Celebrating 12 years of organic service!

Windmill Market's Produce Club

85 North Bancroft Street, Fairhope 251-990-8883 • Info@WindmillMarket.org A weekly delivery of local and seasonal fruits, veggies, organic milk, cheese, grass-fed beef and more delivered from Baldwin County farms to your table every week!

Six box sizes to fit your family's needs. Home delivery and Mobile pickup option also available!

251-447-8667 Info@Manna-Bakery.com Manna-Bakery.com Mobile's first organic bakery offers 100% organic breads including wholegrain, sweet and gluten-free choices, as well as European style desserts. Desserts are 100% all natural. We bake upon order, delivery within Mobile, Spanish Fort, Daphne, Fairhope and Dauphin Island. Seasonal specialties.

Sunflower Cafe I

320 Eastern Shore Shopping Center, Fairhope 251-929-0055 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com Organic cafe serving lunch and Sunday brunch.

Local produce, herbs and meats used. Menu online. See ad, page 2.

Sunflower Cafe II

3952 Airport Boulevard, Mobile 251-345-0495 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com Organic cafe and juice bar. Local produce, herbs and meats used. Menu online. See ad, page 2.

GRoCERY STORES Fairhope Health Foods

280 Eastern Shore Shopping Center 251-928-0644 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com

Sweet Olive bakery & Cafe

Comprehensive health food store featuring local products: organic produce, organic milk, meat, eggs, honey and soap. See ad, page 2.

Virginia's Health Foods 3952 Airport Boulevard, Mobile 251-345-0494 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com

Comprehensive health food store featuring local products: organic produce, organic milk, meat, eggs, honey and soap. See ad, page 2.

85 North Bancroft Street, Fairhope 251-990-8883 • SweetOlive.co

Open for breakfast and lunch every day until 5 p.m. serving European-style, artisan baked goods; freshly squeezed fruit and veggie juices; smoothies; daily lunch specials like fish tacos and poboys; delicious food to go; hot breakfast plates, and more!

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plan ahead Monday, September 1

Choose Spirit Now 8-Week Online Retreat – Sept 1-Oct 26. Enrollment begins July 1. CSN Retreat is an 8-week online retreat held twice a year and shares a blend of yoga and A Course In Miracles to awaken us out of the ego thought system. Next retreat begins September 1, 2014. For more information: ChooseSpiritNow.com. 251-476-6463. Yoga@ QuietMindMassageTherapy.com.

Tuesday, September 2

Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education’s First Day of School – Pre-K through 8th grade. Where living is learning and learning is living. Serving inquisitive minds since 1907. 8 Marietta Drive, Fairhope. Pam Jones: 251-9289347. FairhopeOrganicSchool.com.

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THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Charlene Rester, RN, LMT Located inside Align Chiropractic 117 West Orange Avenue 251-952-5555

FAIRHOPE YOGA Becky Ardrey, LMT 456 Morphy Avenue 251-455-9359 FairhopeYoga.com See ad, page 12.

REIKI CENTER OF FAIRHOPE Chester Schmidt, LMT: 251-359-0500 Julie E Brent, LMT: 251-504-5328 4 Beach Rd, Stress Management Kiosk ReikiCenterofFairhope.com ROSIE BLUUM (DOWNTOWN) Kristen Kelly, LMT 6A S Bancroft Street 251-599-5943 • 251-517-5626 RosieBluum.com See ad, page 13.

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Think Pink Tea – 3:30-5:30pm. Mitchell Cancer Institute's annual Think Pink Tea is a celebration of breast cancer awareness that honors patients, survivors and the friends and family of those impacted by cancer. The event features a runway show and delicacies by Martha Rutledge. Free. USA Mitchell Cancer Institute, 1660 Springhill Ave, Mobile. 251665-9819. USAHealthSystem.com/think-pink-tea.

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ALABAMA HEALING ARTS 6304 Cottage Hill Road 251-753-1937 Info@AlabamaHealingArts.com AlabamaHealingArts.com See ad, page 12.

Thursday, October 2

ELEMENTS THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE 6920 Airport Boulevard, Suite 111 251-342-6415 Mobile@TouchOfElements.com ElementsMassage.com/Mobile

THRIVE YOGA & MASSAGE Billie Reinhart, RYT, LMT 251-379-4493 Thrive@ThriveFairhope.com ThriveFairhope.com

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Herb Day: Herbs A to Z – 9am-12pm. Annual educational seminar of the Gulf Coast Herb Society and the Mobile Botanical Gardens. Learn to grow and use herbs, take-home project, lunch included prepared by Society members. Registration form at GulfCoastHerbSociety.org. $30. Mobile Botanical Gardens, Mobile. HerbDay2014@yahoo.com.

JEN ADAMS, LMT 22787 US 98 at Parker Rd., Bdg. D, Ste. 5 251-616-4201 JenAdams.Massage@gmail.com JenAdamsLMT.info See ad, page 21.

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sunday Discounts on Supplements – Every Sunday get 15% off supplements at Fairhope Health Foods (251-928-0644) and Virginia's Health Foods (251-345-0494). 280 Eastern Shore Shopping Center, Fairhope and 3952 Airport Blvd, Mobile.

VA-FairhopeHealthFoods.com.

Center for Spiritual Living Service – 10am. Make every step, every choice, every word, a conscious one. Center for Spiritual Living, 1230 Montlimar, Mobile. Rev. Sherrie Quander: 251-343-0777.

CenterForSpiritualLiving-Mobile.org.

Open Table Worship Service (United Church of Christ) – 10:30am. New time and location. Weekly progressive Christian worship. Gathering in the chapel at All Saints Episcopal Church, 151 S Ann St, Mobile. 251-545-1011. Ellen.OpenTable@ gmail.com. OpenTableUCC.org.

Sunday Service – 10:30am. Explore a spiritual pathway with Mobile Unitarian Universalists, 6345 Old Shell Rd, Mobile. UUFM.org.

Sunday Service – 10:30am. Questioning, understanding and growing together spiritually as we enjoy the adventure of life. Center for Joyful Living, 60 N Ann St, Mobile. 251-391-6960.

Sunday Worship – 11am. Celebrate Spirit in this special and sacred space. Between Hillcrest and Knollwood. Unity Mobile, 5859 Cottage Hill, Mobile. 251-661-1788.

AHA Afternoon Yoga – 1pm. Prepare for the week ahead by exploring body-mind-spirit while promoting balance and wellness within. Eclectic yogic elements ensure the fun; traditional foundations ensure the proper body alignment and safety. Beginner-friendly.

Props provided. $10 drop-in/12-class pass for $100.

Alabama Healing Arts, LLC. 6304 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile. 251-753-1937. Info@AlabamaHealingArts. com. AlabamaHealingArts.com.

Pre-Natal Yoga – 2:15pm. Benefits of this practice during pregnancy are numerous and comprehensive.

Take this time to foster a deeper connection to your self, to your body and to your baby. Taught by Nancy

Bolton Beck, 500 RYT and certified pre-natal teacher. $10. Fairhope Yoga, 456 Morphy Ave, Fairhope. 251455-9359. FairhopeYoga.com.

Power Hour – 4:30pm. A faster paced power vinyasa flow that will build strength, increase flexibility, strengthen your core and transform you body and mind. Find your groove, shine your light and practice at your own level. 60 min class in a heated room. $15 drop-in. Packages available. Soul Shine Yoga, 103-B N Bancroft St, Fairhope. TheSoulShineLife. com. TheSoulShineLife@gmail.com.

monday Yoga with Rae – 9am. Join Rae Shetter for an asana practice that will help you with strength, balance and flexibility. $10. Fairhope Yoga, 456 Morphy Ave, Fairhope. 251-455-9359. FairhopeYoga.com.

Dharma Yoga with Claire – 9:30am. Join Claire Burch for a gentle yet powerful series of balancing, stretching, back bending, twisting and inverted postures shown with all appropriate modifications, followed by deep relaxation and meditation. What a wonderful way to begin your week! Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

AHA Afternoon Yoga – 4pm. Enjoy a creative and inspirational exploration of body-mind-spirit while promoting balance and wellness within.

Eclectic yogic elements ensure the fun; traditional foundations ensure proper body alignment and safety. Beginner-friendly. Props provided. $10 drop-in/12-class pass for $100. Alabama Healing Arts, LLC. 6304 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile.

251-753-1937. Info@AlabamaHealingArts.com.

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Doggie Happy Hour – 5-7pm. 1st Mon. A rescue networking event hosted by My Happy Dog 123.

Bring your dog for drinks and live music while raising money for a local rescue foundation. Q&A with local vets. Free grain-free dog treats. Raffle prizes. Puppy photo booth. Free. OK Bicycle Shop, 661 Dauphin St, Mobile. Viviane Hentschel: MyHappyDog123@ gmail.com. MyHappyDog123.com. Facebook.com/ myhappydog123.

Outstretched Christ-Centered Yoga Class – 5:45pm. Also at 8:15am on Wed. Each week Pneuma offers two donation-only yoga classes open to the public. Classes are appropriate for all levels and include a Christ-centered devotion.

Donation only. 1901 Main St, Daphne. See website for more info: Pneuma-Yoga-Movement.com.

Yoga in the Gardens – 6pm. Join Mary Ann for Yoga in the Gardens which incorporates various styles of yoga including breath work, flowing sequences, standing postures and ending with restorative. Leave the class feeling empowered, relaxed and grounded. Drop-ins welcome. $10.

Mobile Botanical Gardens, 5151 Museum Dr, Mobile. 251-591-7094. KulaYogaCommunity.org.

tuesday Hatha Yoga – 8-9:15am. Hatha Yoga combines postures with conscious breathing and focus to develop strength, flexibility and mental clarity. An excellent class for those new to a yoga practice and those seeking additional refinements. 75 min, unheated. $15 drop-in. Packages available. Soul Shine Yoga, 103-B N Bancroft St, Fairhope. TheSoulShineLife. com. TheSoulShineLife@gmail.com.

Core Barre with Dana – 8:30am. Give yourself the best seat in the house with Core Barre—work your body to a fusion of ballet, Pilates, yoga and classic fitness exercises. Move to fun music and really change your shape! Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

Mommy and Me Yoga – 10am. For moms and babies up to 8 months old. This 45-min class will realign a new mother after giving birth while allowing her to bond with her baby on a whole other level. Babies will learn to relax and enjoy the new experience of being in the world. Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

La Leche League Mobile Bay Area – 10:30am. La Leche League meetings are open to all women with an interest in learning about and supporting breastfeeding. Meetings are always free and babies/children are welcome. 251-689-2085. For location information or breastfeeding help contact AmandaLLLMobile@ yahoo.com or MeghanLLL@yahoo.com.

AHA Lunch-Time Core Yoga – Tues & Thurs.

11:30am. Energize, align, stretch, strengthen, center, renew, restore. Eclectic yoga and/or Pilates incorporates traditional foundations to ensure proper body alignment and safety with special emphasis on core strengthening. Beginner-friendly. Props pro-

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251-753-1937. Info@AlabamaHealingArts.com.

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Grief Recovery Meeting – 1-2:30pm. This is a Christian-based grief recovery program for all losses. Experienced, professional and compassionate staff members support you through the grief process with the goal of transitioning into a renewed life of purpose and fulfillment. Ascension Funerals & Cremations, 1016 Hillcrest Rd, Mobile.

251-634-8055. AscensionFuneralGroup.com.

Green Drinks – 5-7pm. Every 2nd Tues. Join us for an informal yet engaging happy hour with likeminded folks. With a local drink in one hand and environmental concerns in the other, connect with other progressive people in our area. Brief speaker at 6pm. Sponsorship, speaking and catering opportunities available. Open to the public. Free to attend except the cost of your drinks. Fairhope Brewing Company, 914 Nichols Ave, Fairhope. 251-2797517. MobileBayAreaGreenDrinks@gmail.com.

Facebook.com/MobileBayGreenDrinks.

Yin Yoga with Cindy Johnson – 5:30pm. Experience Yin Yoga, a blissful and meditative evening of gentle stretching that focuses on your joints and muscle tissue.

Yin yoga is gentle and nurturing, bringing balance to an active lifestyle. A perfect way to ease into yoga. All welcome. $10. Rosie Bluum, Fairhope. 251-517-5626.

Info@RosieBluum.com. RosieBluum.com.

Chakra Flow – 6pm. Join Mary Ann for a 75 min chakra flow series beginning July 15th . Breath guided movement, flowing sequences and strong standing postures. Each week we will explore a different chakra. Helping us to feel balanced, healthy and whole. $10. Quiet Mind Massage and Yoga, 2065 Old Shell Rd, Mobile. 251-591-7094.

KulaYogaCommunity.org.

Positive Parenting Class – 6-8pm. Also Wed. at 9:30am. Kids don’t come with a set of instructions.

Learn tools and skills to create a happy, healthy family. Free. The Family Center, 601 Bel Air Blvd, Ste 100, Mobile. 251-479-5700. Kids101@comcast.net.

Sierra Club Meeting – 6-8pm. 1st Tues. Open to the public. 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort.

Pranic Healing and Meditation Session – 6:308:30pm. Come experience healing for your mind, body and soul followed by the Meditation on Twin Hearts. Any specific ailments bothering you?

Headaches, stress, etc? Let us help you clear it up.

We all have the ability to heal ourselves. Classes available. Donation. Mobile.251-454-0959.

Guided Meditation – 7pm. Go within. Release thoughts, concerns and worries as you relax into the peaceful state that is your true nature. Let us guide you to tranquility and freedom of mind. Your only requirement is to listen, allow, be open and bring your imagination. $5. Rosie Bluum, Fairhope. 251-5175626. Info@RosieBluum.com. RosieBluum.com.

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wednesday Yoga with Susan – 8am. Starting on Aug 13, Susan Kangal’s class moves from 8:30 to 8am. Enjoy her refreshing energy as she challenges you with a strong emphasis on alignment and focus while still calming the mind. Sink into the moment and experience the bliss - aaaah! Synergy Yoga &

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Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

$5 Yoga Flow & Chair – 9:15am, Flow. 10:30am, Chair Yoga (seated or holding onto chair to practice balance). Beginners welcome. Bring your own mat.

Enjoy exercise at every level. Improve balance, strength and flexibility. $5. Fairhope UMC CLC. 251-379-4493. ThriveFairhope.com.

AHA Morning Yoga – Wed & Fri. 9:30am. Attain inner peace, relieve stress, and build strength/flexibility through body-mind awareness, breath and postures. Includes healing techniques like affirmations, mudras, chakra balancing and guided/silent meditations. Beginner-friendly. Props provided. $10 drop-in/12-class pass for $100. Alabama Healing Arts, LLC. 6304 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile.

251-753-1937. Info@AlabamaHealingArts.com.

AlabamaHealingArts.com.

Gentle Yoga with Julie Wilkins Yoga – 9:30am.

Join Julie for gentle restorative yoga. Enjoy breath guided movement, flowing salutations and guided restoration. Creating a peaceful meditation in motion. Appropriate for beginners. $10. Church of the Apostles, 7159 McIntyre St, Fairhope. 251-5917094. KulaYogaCommunity.org.

Beginner Tai Chi Qigong Class – 10-11:15am. Near Bellingrath Rd, this beginner class introduces students to the ancient Chinese moving meditation exercise (not a martial arts class). Simple and fun to do; No registration required. $10 first time intro, $12 per class. Fowl River Community House, 5401 Fowl River Rd, Theodore. 850-226-9355. www.BlueWillowWellness.com.

Group Reformer Class – 12pm. Catch the wave of classical fitness and join Adrienne for a Pilates group reformer class. Stand taller, get toned and be both leaner and stronger. Please log onto the website to make reservations. Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

More Glorious Restorative – 4pm. Been a tough week so far? No stresses and no worries. Laura will lead you down a relaxing path with some restorative yoga. Be supported by all the right props as the poses plus gravity gently melt away the anxieties of the week... oh yeah! Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

Beginning Yoga with Wayne – 5pm. The perfect class for the beginning or returning yogi. Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a safe, supportive environment. Taught

by Wayne Kent, RYT. $10. Fairhope Yoga, 456 Morphy Ave, Fairhope. 251-455-9359. FairhopeYoga.com.

Eastern Shore MS Support Group – 5:30pm. 2nd Wed. Eastern Shore MS Support Group meets each month at Ruby Tuesday in Fairhope. Family, friends and caregivers are always welcome. Weezer: 251-928-7606.

Soul Flow Yoga – 5:30pm. Soul Flow Yoga, taught

by Rebecca Washburn, RYT is an invigorating flow designed to inspire and empower from within. A workout for your muscles, relaxation for your mind and connection with your soul. Release obstacles in life on and off the mat. $10. Rosie Bluum, Fairhope. 251-232-1143. Rebecca.SoulFlow@ gmail.com. RosieBluum.com.

AHA Evening Yoga – 5:45pm. Give your spirit the gift of a calming and centering mid-week tune-up by improving posture, muscle-tone, strength and flexibility, establishing core strength, refreshing the mind and restoring healthy balance. Beginner-friendly.

Props provided. $10 drop-in/12-class pass for $100.

Alabama Healing Arts, LLC. 6304 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile. 251-753-1937. Info@AlabamaHealingArts. com. AlabamaHealingArts.com.

All Levels Flow with Laura – 6pm. Join Laura for a 75 min all levels yoga flow class. Breath guided movement, intention setting level 1-2 postures. Creating a meditation in motion. Modifications will be offered. Drop-ins welcome. $10.

Center for Spiritual Living, Mobile. 251-5917094. KulaYogaCommunity.org.

Near Death (NDEs) and Related Experiences – 6pm. 2nd Wed. Mobile affiliate group of IANDS. All are welcome to share experiences and support.

2014 begins our 12th year. Free. West Regional Branch, Mobile Public Library, Grelot Rd (near University Blvd). 251-340-8565. lbrlumin@aol. com. IANDS.org.

AHA Group Guided Meditation – 6:45pm. Open the heart, expand awareness, calm and quiet the mind, and savor the present moment with guided group meditation. Supports all spiritual paths and belief systems. $10 drop-in/12-class pass for $100.

Alabama Healing Arts, LLC. 6304 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile. 251-753-1937. Info@AlabamaHealingArts. com. AlabamaHealingArts.com.

Guided Meditation – 7pm. Guided meditation with Betsey Grady. Meditation is a wonderful way to quiet the mind, still the body and relax your being. $5. Rosie Bluum, Fairhope. 251-517-5626. RosieBluum.com.

thursday Stretch & Breathe – 7am. Start your mornings with yin style stretching and gentle flow. The perfect way to wake up the body and prepare for the day ahead. All levels are welcome and encouraged to come! Taught by Becky Ardrey, RYT, LMT. $10. Fairhope Yoga, 456 Morphy Ave, Fairhope.

251-455-9359. FairhopeYoga.com.

Hatha Yoga – 8-9:15am. Hatha Yoga combines postures with conscious breathing and focus to develop strength, flexibility and mental clarity. An excellent class for those new to a yoga practice and those seeking additional refinements. 75 min, unheated. $15 drop-in. Packages available. Soul Shine Yoga, 103-B N Bancroft St, Fairhope. TheSoulShineLife. com. TheSoulShineLife@gmail.com.

Beginner Qigong Tai Chi—10am at Quiet Mind (midtown); 6pm at Plantation Antique Galleries (Bel Air); both in Mobile. Try this ancient Chinese moving meditation exercise. $10-$12. 850-2269355. www.BlueWillowWellness.com.

Creative Spark Writing Group – 7pm. Newcomers welcome. Beginners and established writers too! Join this fun, laid back group where discussion is always lively and rich. Drop in or call for the weekly topic. Our rule is that there are no rules.

You can't go wrong with that! (try it). $5 donation.

Rosie Bluum, Fairhope. 251-517-5626. Info@ RosieBluum.com. RosieBluum.com.

in the movement! Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile.

251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

AHA Qigong – 11:30am. Aug 1, 15, 29. Learn the ancient Chinese healing art combining slow, repetitive movements with breathing techniques and meditation to promote balance and well-being. Includes basic eight silk brocade movements and balance-walking meditation. Beginner-friendly. Please call Jaime at 251209-3714 for registration. $10 drop-in/12-class pass for $100. Alabama Healing Arts, LLC. 6304 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile. 251-753-1937. Info@AlabamaHealingArts.com. AlabamaHealingArts.com.

AHA Supervised Student Massage & Reiki Clinic – 4:30pm, 5:45pm, 7pm. This school-supervised internship provides the opportunity for student practitioners to work with clients in a professional setting and for clients to receive quality, full-length healing treatments at a great value. By appointment only. $25 for 1-hr fullbody student massage and/or Reiki session. $10 dropin/12-class pass for $100. Alabama Healing Arts, LLC. 6304 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile. 251-753-1937. Info@ AlabamaHealingArts.com. AlabamaHealingArts.com.

Sunset Yoga for Charity – 6pm. 2nd and 4th Fri, Mar 28-Oct 24. This event is by donation for charity every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month overlooking the bay. Bring your own mat and a friend.

Beginner friendly classes. Donation. Fairhope.

251-379-4493. ThriveFairhope.com.

saturday Saturday Morning Yoga with Augusta – 7:30-

8:45am. All levels. The movements will challenge you to stay mindful and your mindfulness will allow you to honor your limits without judging yourself. $15 drop-in. $10 students and instructors. Creative Outlet, 66 1/2 S Section St, Fairhope. 251-928-5363.

HeartStringsYoga.com.

Open Flow Yoga with Julie Wilkins Yoga – 9:30am. Class will focus on coordinating the breath with movement in flowing sequences to get the heart pumping. Practice includes breath work, sun salutation and standing postures ending with restorative. Leave the class feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. $10. Church of the Apostles, 7159 McIntyre St, Fairhope. 251-591-7094. KulaYoga Community.org.

Power Vinyasa – 9:30am. An invigorating vinyasa flow that will build strength, increase flexibility, strengthen your core and transform your body and mind. Find your groove, shine your light and practice at your own level. 75 min class in a heated room. $15 drop-in. Packages available. Soul Shine Yoga, 103-B N Bancroft St, Fairhope. TheSoulShineLife. com. TheSoulShineLife@gmail.com.

SUP Yoga – 9:30-11am. Saturdays resuming Aug 9.

Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga. All levels welcome.

Swimming is required. Bring your own board or rent one. $15-40. 411 Audubon Dr, Dauphin Island.

Facebook.com/SUPYogaWSusan.

Restorative Yoga – 10:30am. Rest and restore after a busy week. Practice is perfect for any body and all levels. Props are provided. $10. Fairhope Yoga, 456 Morphy Ave, Fairhope. 251-455-9359.

FairhopeYoga.com.

The Health Hut

Vitamins - Health Foods - Weight Loss - Essential Oils - Sport

Schillinger Rd., Mobile: 251-633-0485 • Hwy 90, Daphne: 251-621-1865

Come in and try some of the best tasting, highest-quality Omega Oils on the market today.

Save up to 25% with current sale prices and coupons.

friday Sunrise Yoga with Linda – 6am. The calendar says HOT, but not at sunrise! Join Linda Csaszar and start your weekend early with some revitalizing morning yoga. Charge the body, ease stress and focus the mind as you begin the day. Find the joy

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classifieds Fee for classified listings is $1 per word. Email Publisher@ HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet. com for details. Volunteer opportunities are listed for free as space is available.

naturaldirectory Connecting you to the leaders in healthy and green living in our community. To be included in the Natural Directory, email Publisher@ HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com.

Did you miss our 2014 annual Healthy and Green Living Directory?

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LMTS, TEACHERS NEEDED – Mobile wellness center seeks compassionate, mindful, self-motivated massage therapists and yoga/movement/meditation/CE class/ workshop instructors. 251-753-1937. Email resume to Info@AlabamaHealingArts.com.

BABYCARE BABYTALK EASTERN SHORE

Center for Spiritual Living

A maternity, breastfeeding and baby store specializing in Medela breastpumps (covered by most BCBS policies), cloth diapers, infant clothing and baby carriers. Certified lactation consultant on staff. See ad, page 20.

R e v. S h e r r i e Quander invites you to visit a loving, inclusive spiritual community where we aim to make every step we take, every choice we make, every word we speak a conscious one. Sundays at 10 a.m. See ad, page 26.

TKR Center, Daphne 251-298-8255 • BabytalkES@gmail.com BabytalkES.com • Facebook.com/BabytalkES

BEAUTY B-BUTTERFLY SALON

SERVICES ENVIRONMENTALLY-SAFE CLEANING—Carpet cleaning using Rotovac technology for condos, offices, restaurants, churches (including pew upholstery). Residential deep cleaning. Commercial janitorial visits. Tenant move-out cleaning for landlords/realtors. Savvy Janitorial: 251-9285258 or 251-422-3175. Licensed, bonded, insured.

VOLUNTEER opps AZALEA CITY CAT COALITION – Volunteers needed in any capacity. Contact Susan Young: 251-648-7582. SusanYoung@ AzaleaCityCats.org.

DOG RIVER CLEARWATER REVIVAL STORM DRAIN MARKER PROJECT – Volunteers needed to educate the public about the storm drain system. Supplies and instructions provided. Work at your convenience.

Contact Janet Miller: J46Miller@yahoo.com.

251-654-1827.

MERCY MEDICAL – Hospice volunteers needed to provide services such as running errands, offering respite breaks for caregivers and clerical assistance. 251-621-4431.

Volunteers@MercyMedical.com.

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103A North Bancroft Street, Fairhope 251-990-9934 BButterflySalon.com organic salon B-Butterfly Ao fcertified fering organic

1230 Montlimar Drive, Mobile 251-343-0777 CenterForSpiritualLiving-Mobile.org

craniosacral therapy KRISTEN KELLY, LMT

Rosie Bluum 6A S Bancroft Street, Fairhope 251-599-5943 • 251-517-5626

products and services including hair color, perms and shampoo.

Make a difference today in your hair, your life and the Earth. Visit us for a free hair exam today and go organic! Manicures, pedicures and eyebrow waxing also available. See ad, page 4.

Offering Chinese Craniosacral Therapy, a subtle blend of Chinese meridian therapy and craniosacral energy work, that indirectly approaches physical and psychological imbalances.

This experience teaches your body to use its own bioelectric immune system. See ad, page 13.

CANCER CENTERS

dentistry

SALON

USA MITCHELL CANCER INSTITUTE 1660 Springhill Avenue, Mobile 188 Hospital Drive, Suite 400, Fairhope 251-665-8000 • usamci.com

At USA MCI, we c o m b i n e leading-edge research with the most advanced diagnostic and treatment tools in order to provide the absolute best cancer care possible. See ad, back cover.

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DR. DAYTON HART, DMD

IAOMT Protocol 225 West Laurel Avenue, Foley 251-943-2471 • DrDaytonHart.com Free book for new patients: Mercury Free Dentistry.

Offering ozone; laser (nosuture) gum surgery; testing for compatible materials and cavity-causing bacteria; examine for gum disease and bacteria; laser cavity diagnoses; saliva pH check; oral galvanic screening; no fluoride. See ad, page 21.

ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS THE WILLOW TREE AT ROSIE BLUUM 6A South Bancroft Street, Fairhope 251-517-5326 or 251-751-6945 RosieBluum.com

Offering gifts and services that nurture your spirit.

Books, card decks, essential oils, Bach Flower Remedies, crystals, salt lamps, ince nse and organic clothing. Local art, jewelry, honey, soaps and candles. See ad, page 13.

essential oils LAURIE AZZARELLA YL #327923 Daphne, AL • 850-380-4943 LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com Laurie.MarketingScents.com

Experience the healing, uplifting and detoxifying benefits of authentic, genuine therapeutic grade essential oils and supplements. Contact us for personal consultations, inhome classes, group presentations and wellness business training!

feng shui MERYL HYDERALLY

Feng Shui Design Consultant 251-463-1862 • Meryl@MerylHyderally.com MerylHyderally.com Utilizing Feng Shui principles, let us create an organized and productive space that reflects who you are while enhancing your life, personally and professionally. It's about more than aesthetics— holistically designed spaces are conducive to an effortless life.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

green building

food & nutrition

MIKE KERR CONSTRUCTION LLC

CHASING FRESH MARKET

Certified Green Builder 251-391-4848 MikeKerrConstructionLLC.com

19176 Highway 181, Fairhope 251-210-6011 • ChasingFresh.com Open 9am-7pm, Monday-Saturday The only produce market in South Alabama where everything is grown, caught and made in Alabama. Fruits, vegetables, herbs, honey, dairy and meats. Delivery to Baldwin and Mobile Counties available.

See ad, page 22.

GUIDANCE ANN LAMBERT, M.A.

fairhope health foods and the sunflower cafÉ

Life Guidance, Spiritual Mentoring Rosie Bluum, Fairhope 251-463-8747 • VenturesIntoSpirit.com

280 Eastern Shore Shopping Center 251-928-0644 • Café: 251-929-0055 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com

a week. See ad, page 2.

Live green, build green.

Specializing in energy efficiency, reclaimed materials, low VOC paints and flooring.

Commercial, residential, new construction and remodeling. See ad, page 21.

Positive guidance connecting you to the wisdom of spirit. Find direction and purpose for your life. Move beyond issues to wellbeing. Gain clarity and peace in relationships. Phone and Skype sessions available.

See ad, page 13.

Comprehensive health food store and organic café serving the public for 39 years. Store open 7 days

THE HEALTH HUT

680 S. Schillinger, Mobile: 251-633-0485 (Across from Home Depot) 6845 Hwy 90, Daphne: 251-621-1865 (Across from Fresh Market)

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For 30 years The Health Hut has been the go-to place for high quality, whole-food vitamins, herbs and sport supplements at great prices. Service-oriented, knowledgeable staff. See ad, page 31.

Free healing nights and group meditations every Tuesday. Pranic Healing classes and the advanced technique of Superbrain Yoga. See ad, page 13.

SPIRIT ENLIGHTEN

virginia’s health foods AND THE SUNFLOWER CAFÉ II

Renee Adcock, B.Div. Reiki II, Essential Oils Therapy 251-279-0298 • SpiritEnlighten.com

3952 Airport Boulevard, Mobile 251-345-0494 • Café: 251-345-0495 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com

a week. See ad, page 2.

Deana Lannie 251-454-0959

Comprehensive health food store and organic café serving the public for 38 years. Store open 7 days

Authorized owner and operator, John of God Crystal Light Healing Bed: a modality to cleanse, balance and align your energies to promote healing. Call for more information or an appointment.

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past life regression therapy

JEN ADAMS, LMT

22787 US 98, Building D, Suite 5, Montrose 251-616-4201 • JenAdamsLMT.info JenAdams.Massage@gmail.com

REBECCA SALONSKY, MS

Unique massage technique that is gentle enough for the severest sufferers of pain and deep enough for the most rigorous of athletes. 14 years experience in the bodywork and natural wellness field. See ad, page 21.

MEDITATION BETSEY GRADY

Founder of Rosie Bluum 6A S Bancroft Street, Fairhope • 251-517-5626 BetseyGrady.com • RosieBluum.com Certified MARI® practitioner, Reiki master, meditation teacher and natural intuitive.

Experience peace of mind, find clarity and reconnect with your own power by learning to go within. Group classes and one-on-one instruction available. See ad, page 13.

Counseling and Psychology • Hypnotist Rosie Bluum, Fairhope 251-928-1241 • Ellen2012@bellsouth.net

251-279-7517 MobileBayAreaGreenDrinks@gmail.com Facebook.com/MobileBayGreenDrinks An informal yet engaging happy hour with likeminded folks every second Tu e s d a y a t F a i r h o p e Brewing Company. Connect GREEN with other progressive DRINKS A monthly gathering of environmentally thoughtful folks. people in our area.

Sponsorship, speaker and catering opportunities available. See ad, page 23.

20205 Middle Earth Road, Citronelle 251-866-7204 • MiddleEarthHealing.com

Become curious about your soul's journey, resolve your past, release a family pattern, look for self-healing within the body or find meaning and purpose in your life with this gentle, safe and enlightening modality. See ad, page 13.

pet care & SERVICES

TAI CHI BLUE WILLOW WELLNESS

HEAR THEM SPEAK

Telepathic Animal Communication Babette de Jongh 251-424-4944 • HearThemSpeak.com Understand your animal companion through telepathic communication. Session includes healing with Body Talk, Reiki and Matrix Energetics, plus a follow-up call. Half-off price for new clients: Regular $60, now $30. See ad, page 13.

New category starting SOON!

GREEN DRINKS

MIDDLE EARTH HEALING AND LEARNING CENTER

Middle Earth offers workshops on permaculture, r a i n w a t e r harvesting, graywater recycling, shiitake mushroom cultivation, composting, soil building, chemical-free gardening, aquaponics, real food, natural medicine making, reconnecting with Mother Earth and medicinal aromatherapy. See ad, page 25.

SENIOR SERVICES

NETWORKING

sustainable living

Jude Forsyth, Qigong/Tai Chi Teacher 850-226-9355 www.BlueWillowWellness.com AM/PM Qigong and Tai Chi classes in Midtown Mobile and Theodore; private and company classes also available. See ad, page 20.

VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS BELL LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS 800-333-7995 BellLifestyle.com

List your business here for $60/month. Rate includes listing, editorial exposure, calendar listings, online listing and more.

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Formulated natural health supplements intended for pain control, urinary health, preventive illness, virility, stress relief, weight control and other common conditions. See ad, opposite page.

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When many bright minds work together, they bring new rays of hope.

Thomas W. Butler, M.D. Medical Oncology

Daniel G. Cameron, M.D. Medical Oncology

David R. Clarkson, M.D. Medical Oncology

Michael A. Finan, M.D. Chief, Gynecologic Oncology

Carol Wiseman Norden, M.D. Medical Oncology

Roger Ove, M.D., Ph.D. Radiation Oncology

Rodney P. Rocconi, M.D. Gynecologic Oncology

John R. Russell, M.D. Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

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That’s the power of Minds Conquering Cancer.

Cancer affects people everywhere. That’s why our commitment to leading edge research and world-class diagnostic, imaging and treatment capabilities knows no boundaries. It’s the power of physician specialists, research scientists, referring physicians, patient navigators, an outstanding team of surgical oncologists, and others- all with you every step of the way to provide the most comprehensive and most advanced cancer care possible.

Together, it’s a fight we’ll win.

Our physicians have a long track record here in Mobile and the entire Gulf Coast, and we’re grateful to the people of this area for the opportunity to serve. It’s a commitment that will continue to expand well into the future.

Minds Conquering Cancer www.usamci.com | 1-800-330-8538 1660 Springhill Avenue | Mobile, Alabama 36604 | 251-665-8000 188 Hospital Drive, Suite 400 | Fairhope, Alabama 36532 | 251-990-1850