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Natural Awakenings is a family of more than 70 healthy living magazines celebrating 25 years of providing the communities we serve with the tools and resources we all need to lead healthier lives on a healthy planet.

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TECHNOLOGY TO BE DEPLOYED ACROSS WISCONSIN

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15 YOGA TEACHER

HARNESSES THE POWER OF SOUND

16 21ST CENTURY PARENTING

Preparing Kids for the Future

20 HEALING HARMONIES Music As Medicine

22 VET CHECK

Treating the Whole Pet

24 AYSHA AKHTAR ON OUR SYMPHONY WITH ANIMALS

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DEPARTMENTS 7 news briefs 10 health briefs 12 action alert 13 global briefs 15 community

spotlight 20 healing ways 22 natural pet 24 wise words 26 calendar 29 resource guide

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hope you are enjoying these last months of summer at festivals and community events in fine green spaces throughout Milwaukee. Our August issue is packed with valuable information for all aspects of healthful,

PUBLISHER Gabriella Buchnik sustainable living.

A favorite song often transports us to happy EDITORS Barbara Bolduc Tom Masloski memories—a moment of carefree youth, our first love,

Lauressa Nelson a road trip to a special destination—bringing personal DESIGN & PRODUCTION Melanie Rankin evidence to the words of the late Dick Clark, who said, “Music is the soundtrack of our lives.” Intuitively, it seems logical that listening to CONTRIBUTING WRITER Sheila Julson music, singing and playing instruments may help us maintain and improve our physical,

SALES & MARKETING Gabriella Buchnik psychological and social well-being as we age. Marlaina Donato’s article “Healing WEBSITE Nicholas Bruckman Harmonies” examines precisely how music can ease pain and depression and aid brain development. Locally, the healing power of music and sound is uniquely incorporated into CONTACT US yoga by Rosie Rain, the topic of this month’s Community Spotlight.

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August is an ideal time for parents to hit the reset button, taking stock of myriad Milwaukee, WI 53209 challenges today’s children face, especially as they head back to school. In the article “21st Phone: 414-841-8693 Fax: 888-860-0136 Century Parenting: Preparing Kids for the Future,” Meredith Montgomery offers insights Publisher@NaturalMilwaukee.com for raising kind, resilient and resourceful kids in a world vastly different from the one we NaturalMilwaukee.com grew up in.

Our August spotlight shines on animals, too. Writer Julie Peterson interviews neurologist Aysha Akhtar, who has written about the neurobiology of the bond between NATIONAL TEAM humans and animals in her book Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and CEO/FOUNDER Sharon Bruckman Our Shared Destinies. Peterson also presents a helpful overview of the natural approaches COO/ FRANCHISE SALES Joe Dunne used by holistic veterinarians.

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As we shift toward holistic, natural and drug-free solutions for ourselves, we want

MANAGING EDITOR Linda Sechrist the same for our fur babies. Pet parents will also enjoy this month’s Natural Pet spotlight, NATIONAL ART DIRECTOR Stephen Blancett “Vet Check,” which helps readers resolve the root causes of ailments such as fleas and tick ART. DIRECTOR Josh Pope infestations, skin issues, joint stiffness and behavioral problems. Along with exercise, fresh NATIONAL ADVERTISING Kara Cave air and water, healthy food and plenty of affection, there are many solutions that are sure to help our furry friends enjoy long, happy, healthy lives.

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Workshop on Releasing Stress

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elly Kolodzinski, owner of Renew Holistic Wellness, and Emily Yenor of 1212 Bodyworks, will host an engaging evening as they dive into their favorite ways to dissolve stress through movement, nutrition and mindfulness. Participants at Stress Less & Enjoy Life MORE! will receive an informative take-home handout, healthy snacks, fun prizes and more. The Kelly Kolodzinski workshop takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. on August 15, at 1212 Bodyworks, in Brookfield.

“Some of us are still in the summer mode, but all too quickly we’ll face that back-to-school frenzy, and soon afterwards the holidays will be on the agenda,” says Kolodzinski. “Get ahead of it and learn to manage tension now, before you’re deep into these fun but stressful events.”

Yenor is a physical therapist and a certified Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) specialist, with a focus on helping her clients optimize balanced muscle function in order to move and feel their best. Kolodzinski is an integrative nutrition health coach, thermogEmily Yenor raphy technician and colon hydrotherapist, offering a unique array of wellness services focused on gut and breast health customized to deliver achievable solutions for her clients’ health concerns and goals.

Cost: $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Location: 20720 W. Watertown Rd., Ste. 100, Brookfield. For more information or to register, call Renew Holistic Wellness at 414-331-8626, email Kelly@RenewHolisticWellness.com or visit RenewHolisticWellness.com and click on “event ticket.” See ads, pages 17 and 19.

Thrive Holistic Medicine Expands Colon Hydrotherapy Services

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hrive Holistic Medicine has a new member on their team, allowing them to expand colon hydrotherapy hours. Amanda Ewing, certified colon hydrotherapist, is passionate about gut health and natural healing and is excited to be part of Thrive.

“I strive to guide and nurture every client in their specific journey to becoming healthier. The profound advantages of working with and not against the body are astounding. The reward can be so much more than what you would envision at a glance,” says Ewing. For the month of August, Ewing is offering a package deal of four colonics for $299, when completed within a two-week period.

Thrive now has full-day coverage from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, with Ewing seeing clients in the morning, while certified colon hydrotherapist Cassondra Klein continues to see clients in the afternoon and early evenings. They work along side and collaborate with naturopathic doctor Mary Simon, who sees patients from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and the first Saturday of every month.

“Colon hydrotherapy can help improve constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, gas, bloating, candida (yeast), indigestion, fatigue, headaches, depression, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, arthritis, bad breath and much more,” says Simon.

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New Book is a Protocol for Mind, Body and Soul Healing

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Milwaukee Goes Tropic for Urban Island Beach Party Fundraiser

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ilwaukeeans can don their Hawaiian shirts and head to the Urban Island Beach Party, from 5 to 11 p.m. on August 2, at Lakeshore State Park.

The festival promises live music, fantastic food and drinks, kayaking, Hawaiian dancing and more, with proceeds going to Friends of Lakeshore State Park.

The event also features a special Floating Lantern Celebration: At dusk, guests are invited to light and launch a floating lantern into the lagoon along with a wish that suits their desires. To participate in the lantern celebration, attendees can pre-purchase a lantern for $20 when registering and automatically become a member of the park.

The event also includes kayak rides with Milwaukee Kayak, traditional Hawaiian music and dances from the Hale o Malo dancers, face painting by Diana’s Snazy Face Painting, henna tattoos by Elegant Henna Tattoo, a beach bonfire, and food and beverages for purchase from local craft brewers and restaurants.

Friends of Lakeshore State Park is dedicated to promoting and supporting the park for the entire community to enjoy.

Cost: General admission is free. Location: 500 N. Harbor Dr., Milwaukee. For more information, visit Newaukee.com/event/ urban-island-beach-party.

eteran Brookfieldbased healer Peig Myota has released her new book, The Power of Love and Awakened Consciousness: A Protocol for Mind, Body, Soul Healing, a comprehensive guide for “modern mystics” to achieve advanced stages of healing and expanded consciousness. “The book is a vast departure from New Age hyperbole that relies on repetitious platitudes about how love can save the world,” Myota says. “I incorporate scientific research, metaphysical evidence and personal experiences that establish human beings were designed with the ability to heal themselves and achieve enlightened consciousness.”

The book is structured as a protocol for mind, body and soul healing that will guide readers on a path toward more inclusive love and awakened consciousness as an expression of soul-infused living. Myota has completed post-graduate study programs in cosolargy (the belief and study of how cosmic spiritual forces interact with the sun) and integral psychology, and she’s studied the science of light energy consciousness and frequency healing with internationally recognized professionals. She has advanced training in intuitive energy diagnosis, heart-centered healing, regression therapy and energy psychology, and is certified in soul genesis matrix reading and as a reiki master teacher. She is the owner of Wholistic Health Consulting.

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he third annual Women’s Mushroom Conference, Mycelium Mysteries, will be presented by Midwest Women’s Herbal from September 27 through 29 at Camp Helen Brachman, in Almond, Wisconsin. Two preconference intensive workshops are scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m., September 26, and 9 a.m. to noon, September 27, preceding the main retreat.

There will be a marketplace, evening activities, keynote speakers and opportunities for networking and conversation. The retreat begins with an opening circle on Friday afternoon and ends with a closing circle on Sunday afternoon. Keynote speakers Katherine MacLean and Gina Rivers Contla will speak about groundbreaking topics such as mushrooms as guardians of the ecosystem, as well as allies for life’s transitions.

Participants will find workshops for every level of experience on wild mushroom gathering and identification, fungal ecology, mushroom medicine and nutrition, ethnomycology, women’s roles in the history of fungi, mushroom arts and crafts, herbal wisdom and more. The conference is a place to share knowledge and get comfortable with using mycological skills in a supportive community.

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Free Classes Teach Composting Basics

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or those interested in composting but don’t know where to begin, the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works, along with Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful and the Milwaukee Public Library (MPL), will host a free “Introduction to Basic Backyard Composting” class this summer on multiple dates. Composting is a process that breaks down food scraps and other organic material into a rich soil conditioner.

The process also helps divert landfill waste. Participants will learn how to start composting, the materials needed, the do’s and don’ts, and more.

Classes are scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. on August 6, at the Capitol MPL branch; 6 to 7 p.m. on August 14, at the Bay View MPL branch; 6 to 7 p.m. on August 21, at the East MPL branch; and 2 to 3 p.m. on August 28, at the Zablocki MPL branch.

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Quit Smoking to Avoid Rheumatoid Arthritis Stopping smoking has the long-term benefit of reducing the risk of developing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by 37 percent over 30 years, say researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston. The study was based on data from the 230,000 women that participated in two longitudinal Nurses’ Health Studies, and focused on the 969 women that developed seropositive RA. Risk began to go down about five years after women quit smoking and continued to decrease the longer they stayed non-smokers. Patients with seropositive RA generally have more severe disease manifestations, including joint deformities and disability.

Walk or Run to Keep Blood Vessels and Brains Young Running novices that trained for six months and then ran their first marathon actually reversed the aging of major blood vessels— and older and slower people benefitted most, report researchers at University College London.

The study of 139 healthy firsttime marathon runners, ages 21 to 69, was presented at the 2019 European Society of Cardiology Congress. It found that those first-timers reduced their arterial age by four years and their stroke risk by 10 percent over their lifetime.

In another study presented at the Congress that was based on data from 605 heart failure patients, researchers reported that those walking the farthest in a six-minute test, indicating better fitness, were significantly less likely to have the cognitive impairment that afflicts 67 percent of patients with heart failure.

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Montmorency tart cherries, first discovered by Roman legionnaires along the Black Sea, have been shown to have potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, according to scientists. Now a study from the UK’s University of Hertfordshire published in the Journal of Functional Foods has found that the cherries can mitigate factors that lead to metabolic syndrome, a condition that increases the risk of stroke, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Just two hours after being given cherries in the form of juice or capsules, subjects showed significantly decreased systolic blood pressure, and insulin levels were significantly lower after one and three hours compared to those given a placebo.

For the one-third of Americans struggling with obesity, new research on probiotics from the Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, in China, offers a promising approach. In a meta-review of 12 randomized, placebocontrolled studies that tested 821 obese and overweight people, probiotic supplementation was found to significantly reduce body weight, weight circumference and fat mass, and to improve cholesterol and glucose metabolism measures. Probiotics were administered in forms that included sachet, capsule, powder, kefir yogurt and fermented milk, in durations that ranged from eight to 24 weeks.

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action alert

5G Wireless Technology to be Deployed Across Wisconsin

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isconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed a bill that could speed the introduction of faster wireless service known as 5G (fifth generation) to the state. 5G legislation moved quickly through the state legislature this spring, and the industry claims that 5G could mean better cell phone connections and faster movie downloads. But Wisconsin For Safe Technology, an environmental group that has been monitoring the impacts of 5G towers on human health and the environment, cites myriad peerreviewed studies that linked exposure to wireless radiation with a long list of acute and chronic health problems including cancer, neurological and cognitive harm, infertility, anxiety, depression, Alzheimer’s and behavioral issues.

“Wireless technology has been proven [to be] biologically harmful to humans in thousands of independent scientific studies, including the premier FDA-ordered, 10-year, $30 million U.S. National Toxicology Program study on 2G and 3G wireless technology. The results from last November showed clear evidence of cancer, DNA damage and fetal effects,”

states Elaine Unger of Wisconsin For Safe Technology in a press release. “So deploying 5G without rigorous safety-testing and updated biologically-protective safety limits is irresponsible. Children are especially vulnerable to wireless radiation exposure because of their developing brains and bodies.”

Act 14 will lead to the deployment of 5G-enabled cellular antennas inside neighborhoods installed on utility and light poles, buildings and bus stops, spaced two to 10 homes apart in residential neighborhoods, and near schools, day care centers and workplaces across Wisconsin.

Numerous letters and emails have been sent to Gov. Evers from concerned Wisconsinites, and from medical and scientific experts including Dr. Devra Davis (an award-winning writer and scientist), Dr. Paul Héroux (McGill University of Medicine), Dr. Lennart Hardell (Dept. of Oncology, Örebro University), Dr. Ronald M. Powell (retired U.S. Government scientist), and Dr. Angie Colbeck (board-certified pediatrician) all citing the dangers and concerns, and requesting that Gov. Evers

study the issues first before passing the bill. In his email to Gov. Evers dated July 3, Powell said: “We in the scientific community have every reason to believe that the radiofrequency radiation produced by 5G will harm human health.”

Héroux, director of the Occupational Health Program at McGill University in Montreal, has studied the effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation on the body for more than 30 years. He has expressed concern over a 5G unit beaming a signal into homes. Links to Héroux’s study and other peer-reviewed research on EMFs can be found on Wisconsin For Safe Technology’s website, WisconsinSafe Tech.com, along with ways to take action and a sample phone message to leave for your representatives. To contact your local, state and federal representatives, visit USA.gov/elected-officials. Attend a free, online summit about 5G wireless technology at The5GSummit.com.

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Fluorescent Findings

Artificial Light Tied to Inflammation Fluorescent lighting is one of the most common sources of artificial light, but new research from Texas State University suggests there may be unexpected consequences at the genetic level. Team member Ronald B. Walter says, “Over the past 60 years, we have increasingly relied on artificial light sources that emit much narrower wavelength spectrums than does the sun. Yet, little research has been conducted to determine gene expression consequences, if any, from use of common artificial light sources.” Their findings, published in the online journal Genes, show increased inflammation in tissue and organs and increased immune response in the subject animals, regardless of whether the species is primarily active in the day or night.

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Catching Some Rays on the Water Solar panels currently generate only about 1 percent of our nation’s energy needs, but new research from the federal National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that installation of “floatovoltaics”— floating, electricity-generating photovoltaic panels—on only one-fourth of our manmade reservoirs would generate about 10 percent of U.S. energy needs without taking up valuable real estate. Floatovoltaics cost less to install than traditional, land-based solar panels because there’s no need to clear land or treat soil, and research shows that the natural cooling effect of the water below can boost the solar panels’ power production by up to 22 percent. Of the approximately 100 current floatovoltaic installations, only seven are in the U.S., mostly at wineries in California and water treatment facilities. About 80 percent are in Japan, where limited land and roof space make water-based solar panels especially suitable.

Copper Conflict

Opponents Fight Mine in Arizona Desert The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reversed course without explanation, greenlighting the Rosemont copper mine proposed by Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals in Arizona’s Santa Rita mountains, 30 miles from Tucson. The Corps approved Rosemont’s Clean Water Act permit this spring after recommending its denial more than two years earlier. Environmentalists, local leaders and indigenous people are suing over the violation of this environmentally sensitive habitat. The Tohono O’odham, Pascua Yaqui and Hopi tribes consider the land sacred. The Cienega Aquifer will be severely impacted by a conical pit a mile wide and up to 2,900 feet deep. Tailings will cover miles of streams and trucks would haul an estimated 50 daily shipments of copper concentrate down the adjacent two-lane highway.

Tiny Flossers

Miniature Robots May Become Dental Technicians

A team of engineers, dentists and biologists from the University of Pennsylvania has developed a microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasively remove plaque buildup. Instead of the time-consuming and often unpleasant scraping with mechanical tools to remove plaque from teeth, a dentist could deploy either of two types of robotic systems— one designed to work on surfaces and the other to operate inside confined spaces. Robots with catalytic activity could destroy biofilms, the sticky amalgamations of bacteria enmeshed in a protective scaffolding, which would reduce the risk of tooth decay, endodontic infections and implant contamination. The work was published in Science Robotics.

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New research: Copper stops colds if used early.

He asked Copper can also stop flu if used early cientists recently discovered a relatives and friends to try it. They said and for several days. Lab technicians way to kill viruses and bacteria. it worked for them, too, so he patented placed 25 million live flu viruses on a Now thousands of people CopperZap™ and put it on the market.

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2 days, if they still get the cold it is millions of disease In hundreds of studies, EPA and unimilder than usual and they feel better. germs on copper. versity researchers have confirmed that Users wrote things like, “It “They started to die viruses and bacteria die almost instantly stopped my cold right away,” and “Is literally as soon as when touched by copper. it supposed to work that fast?” they touched the That’s why ancient Greeks and Egyp“What a wonderful thing,” wrote surface,” he said. tians used copper to purify water and Physician’s Assistant Julie. “No more People have even Dr. Bill Keevil: Copper quickly kills used copper on cold heal wounds. They didn’t know about colds for me!” cold viruses. viruses and bacteria, but now we do.

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Yoga Teacher Harnesses the Power of Sound

by Sheila Julson

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hroughout millennia, music has had the power to soothe the body and soul. Rosie Rain, of Sacred Sound Yoga, has long recognized those effects of music, and today she deftly weaves music into her yoga teachings, energy work and holistic memory-care services.

Rain comes from a musical family.

Her mother is local singer-songwriter Peggy James, who played throughout Milwaukee’s music scene during the 1990s and is still recording today. Her father and grandparents were also musicians. As a youth, Rain learned to play piano and has since added percussion instruments, accordion, mountain dulcimer and other instruments to her repertoire. “Music goes straight through me and really touches me more than any other way of communication,” she enthuses.

As a teen during the early 1990s, Rain adapted lifestyle practices like vegetarianism, crystal healing, herbs, oils and meditation before many of her peers had even heard of these things. She discovered yoga during her college years as a student at UW-Milwaukee.

“I have an extra vertebrae, and I was told my only options were surgery or a back brace. But it was synchronistic because, at that same time, UW-Milwaukee offered a yoga class, and to this day it is still one of my favorite yoga classes that I’ve taken. It was detailed, and I had an excellent instructor,” she recalls.

Through that class, Rain learned to create a perfect balance within body symmetry through yoga. She eventually healed her scoliosis, and from then on she practiced yoga every day. Some of her current

teachings are designed to help people with scoliosis and back tension.

Throughout adulthood, Rain traveled and lived in Taos, New Mexico, where she owned a vegetarian café. When she returned to Milwaukee in 2006, she began teaching yoga with music through workshops at fitness clubs and studios throughout the city. She also taught musicaccompanied yoga to trauma victims and memory-care patients. This past October, she moved into a permanent studio in Shorewood and opened Sacred Sound Yoga, where her instruments—including a custom-made drum given to her by her father for her 16th birthday—are as much a part of her teachings as the yogic practices.

Rain incorporates music into all of the classes, but especially kundalini, a form of yoga that blends movement, breathing techniques, meditation and chanting of mantras.

Rain sets up students with a three-minute exercise, makes sure they are doing them correctly, and then she’ll go to the piano and play. “I’m inspired by New Age pianist George Winston, so I play a lot like him. I’ll do meditative music and sing mantras to match up the energy of the meditation with the mantra so they fit together.”

Rain credits her reiki training as influential in developing intuition to create intimate mantras and meditations. “I also consider what the students are going through. I’ll ask students how they’re feeling and what they’re seeking,” she notes.

“If some say ‘I want to open my heart,’ we’ll focus on opening the heart chakra.”

Rain also incorporates gong healing into savasana, the relaxation at the end of every yoga session. “Gong vibrations have

thousands of healing benefits and it works on all levels, primarily healing the nervous system and clearing the subconscious mind,” she says. While music can be relaxing on an energetic level, Rain explains that it also releases arthritic tension, and she says research shows that balanced sound frequencies can help reduce tumors. “In my experience, I don’t think there are any limitations to what sound can do.”

Rain also works with the dementia population. “Dementia patients are very nervous, especially when they’re not in a familiar environment. My specialty is to help the most anxious or troubled people by sitting at the piano with them and singing, or drumming or doing art. It’s such a great thing to get to know people and know what music they love.”

In addition, Rain teaches yoga and meditation at HarborChase of Shorewood assisted living and memory care center, and she offers private nature yoga sessions.

She also hosts a monthly women’s gathering to help participants restore balance and mindfulness.

“I love introducing people to yoga. My passion is teaching beginners—I love seeing how people’s lives change. It brightens my whole day to see people so happy to find yoga, and I want everyone to know they’re welcome,” she concludes.

Sacred Sound Yoga is located at 3805 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood. For more information, call 414-403-2053 or visit SacredSoundYoga.org. See ad, page 9.

Sheila Julson is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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PARENTING Preparing Kids for the Future

by Meredith Montgomery

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oday’s children have more opportunities to change the world than ever before. Teenagers are organizing global activism movements, LEGO lovers are mastering robotics and young entrepreneurs are launching successful businesses before they’re old enough to drive.

But for Mom and Dad, this fastpaced, technology-driven childhood looks drastically different from their own.

To help kids thrive, parents must learn to mindfully embrace today’s modern advances without losing sight of timeless virtues and skills such as kindness, creativity and critical thinking.

Finding Balance

After-school hours used to be filled with outdoor free play in which kids independently developed their natural capabilities as self-learners and creative problemsolvers. The Children & Nature Network has reported that just 6 percent of children ages 9 to 13 play outside on their own.

Instead, stress and anxiety are on the rise in our competitive culture as many kids attempt to balance heavy homework loads with an overflowing schedule of extracurricular activities.

With the ability to connect to the world at our fingertips, Thomas Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, in Washington, D.C., notes that devices can also disconnect us from those right next to us. “It’s a massive struggle to find balance and mindfulness, but it’s vitally important. How often do we see an AP [advanced placement] kid that is falling apart emotionally? As parents, we need to recognize that kids have a lot on their plate—more than ever before.”

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Salt Lake City-based Courtney Carver, author of Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, worries that parents are creating résumés for a life their children probably don’t want. On her BeMoreWithLess.com website, she focuses on living with less clutter, busyness and stress to simplify life and discover what really matters. “It’s challenging to maintain close connections when we’re overwhelmed with what’s in our inbox, or on Instagram or what the kids are looking at online,” she says.

On her own journey to practical minimalism, she gained a greater sense of presence with her daughter. “When you can pay attention to a conversation and not feel distracted and antsy, especially with young kids, that is everything,” says Carver.

Managing Technology

The ubiquity of digital devices is a defining difference between today’s youth and that of their elders, making it difficult for parents to relate and know how to set boundaries.

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It’s a massive struggle to find balance and mindfulness, but it’s vitally important. How often do we see an AP [advanced placement] kid that is falling apart emotionally? ~Thomas Murray

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Caroline Knorr helps parents make sense of what’s going on in their kids’ media lives.

“We can think of media as a ‘super peer’: When children are consuming it, they’re looking for cues on how to behave and what’s cool and what’s normal.” Parents need to be the intermediary so they can counterbalance the external messages with their own family’s values.

Today’s devices are persuasive and addictive. “As parents, we need to set boundaries, model good digital habits and help

kids to self-regulate more—which is our ultimate goal,” Knorr says.

To raise good digital citizens, Richard Culatta, CEO of International Society for Technology in Education, in Arlington, Virginia, believes conversations about device use shouldn’t end with screen time limits and online safety. “Ask kids if their technology use is helping them be more engaged and find more meaning in the world or is it pulling them out of the world that they’re in,” he says. “Talk about how to use technology to improve the community around you, recognize true and false info, be involved in democratic processes and making your voice heard about issues you care about.”

Parents are often uncomfortable with their kids socializing digitally, but Culatta encourages the introduction of interactive media sooner rather than later, so they understand how to engage with the world online before they are old enough to have social media accounts. Geocaching, which uses GPS-enabled devices to treasure hunt, and citizen science apps provide family-friendly opportunities to engage in both outdoor activities and online communities.

“The majority of our kids will need these digital communication skills to be able to work with anyone at any time,” says Murray. He’s witnessed the impact of connecting classrooms around the world, observing, “When students learn to navigate time zones and language barriers to communicate and collaborate, they see that they can solve the world’s problems together.”

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To create a culture of innovation, Murray encourages teachers and parents to get to know the interests, passions and strengths of today’s children “and prove to them every day that they matter.” When that interest blossoms into a passion, it can lead to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to make a difference.

According to Wagner, this happens when parents and teachers instill one simple, but profound moral lesson, “We are not here on this Earth primarily and only to serve ourselves; we have some deep, profound obligation to give back and to serve others.”

Teaching Kindness

In a culture that is obsessed with selfies and threatened by cyber-bullies, it’s a tough task for parents to teach compassion and kindness. “We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect are talked about, modeled, upheld, celebrated and practiced in everyday life. What we do over and over gradually shapes our character, until it becomes second nature—part of who we are,” says Thomas Lickona, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist and education professor emeritus at the State University of New York College at Cortland, and author of How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain.

Sesame Workshop’s 2016 Kindness Study found that 70 percent of parents worry that the world is an unkind place for their kids, but Scarlett Lewis believes it’s all in our mind, saying, “When you choose love, you transform how you see the world from a scary and anxiety-producing place to a loving and welcoming one.”

After losing her 6-year-old son Jesse in the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, she attributed the tragedy to an angry thought in the mind of the shooter. Her compassion fueled the founding of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement to educate and encourage individuals to choose loving thoughts over angry ones.

“Although we can’t always choose what happens to us, we can always choose how to respond,” she says. The evidence-based Choose Love Enrichment Program teaches

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kids are in school, the fewer questions they ask, the more they worry about getting the right answer and fewer and fewer think of themselves as creative in any way,” he says.

“Instead of listening and regurgitating, kids need to learn how to find and be a critical consumer of information,” says Murray. Fewer employers are asking for college transcripts—including Google—as they discover the disconnect between what students are taught and what innovative skills they actually need.

While most schools are slow to adapt to the modern needs of the future workforce, parents can proactively foster the entrepreneurial spirit and discourage a fear of failure at home by offering safe opportunities for risk-taking and independence. After speaking extensively with compelling young innovators around the world, Wagner discovered that their parents explicitly encouraged three things: play, passion and purpose.

Their children were provided with many opportunities to explore new interests, as well as to learn from their mistakes.

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While we don’t want to overwhelm kids with all the evils in the world, Lickona notes that it is valuable to make them aware of human suffering and how we can help. “Cultivate the belief that we’re all members of a single human family. Teach [them] that one of the most important ways to show gratitude for the blessings in our life is to give back.”

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HEALING HARMONIES Music As Medicine F

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rom ancient Mongolian shamans that used drumming for physical and emotional healing to modern, board-certified music therapists that work with special needs kids, science now confirms what we’ve always known: Music makes us feel better.

Decades after Don Campbell’s groundbreaking work about the cognitive effects of listening to the music of Mozart, growing research reveals music’s ability to reduce chronic and acute pain, restore brain connections after a stroke, boost immunity and promote brain development in children. Recent studies of the benefits of music published in BJPsych International show decreased depression in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders and improvement in people with certain types of epilepsy.

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Listening to music we find pleasurable can have an analgesic effect on the body, and researchers theorize that the brain releases a cascade of natural opioids,

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including dopamine. A pilot study on cancer patients published in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care in 2016 shows a significant reduction of pain when individuals are exposed to music for 20-minute intervals.

Music also minimizes chronic pain associated with syndromes like fibromyalgia. Collective studies published in Frontiers of Psychology in 2014 suggest that relaxing, preferred choices of music not only reduce fibromyalgia-related pain, but also significantly improve mobility.

Dementia, Stroke and Brain Development

Board-certified music therapists like Sheila Wall use live and recorded music to catalyze therapeutic changes in their clients. In her Eau Claire, Wisconsin, practice, Wall works with a wide range of clients ranging in age from 3 to 104. “Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing. Music helps the brain compensate for whatever damage that has occurred through illnesses, disease or trauma,” she says. “I also work with

Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing. ~Sheila Wall children to help them build language and motor skills through music.

Research last year by the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has shown that music training strengthens areas of the brain that govern speech, reading skills and sound perception in children.

The results, published in Cerebral Cortex, indicate that only two years of music study significantly changes both the white and gray matter of the brain.

Kirk Moore, in Wheaton, Illinois, is a certified music practitioner who provides live therapeutic music for people that are sick or dying. He says he sees daily changes through music. “I see heart rates slow down and blood pressure reduced. Breathing becomes steadier; pain and nausea cease.”

Moore has also witnessed patients with aphasia—a language impairment caused by stroke or other brain damage—spontaneously sing-along to songs and regain the

ability to speak. One memorable patient could only utter a single word, but listening to Moore ignited a dramatic change. “I sang ‘You Are My Sunshine’ and within seconds, she was singing. After 20 minutes of music, I expressed to the patient my hopes that the music had been helpful to her. ‘Oh goodness, yes!’ she responded.”

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Drumming has been proven to be able to balance the hemispheres of the brain, bolster immunity and offer lasting physical and emotional benefits for conditions ranging from asthma to Parkinson’s disease, autism and addiction recovery.

Medical research led by neurologist Barry Bittman, M.D., shows that participation in drumming circles helps to amp up natural killer cells that fight cancer and viruses such as AIDS. Recent research published in PLOS/ONE reveals a profound reduction of inflammation in people that

took part in 90-minute drum circles during the course of the 10-week study.

Music and End of Life

Music’s capacity to bring healing and solace also extends to the end of life.

Classically trained musician and certified music practitioner Lloyd Goldstein knows firsthand the power of providing music for cancer patients and the terminally ill. “I feel a deep responsibility to be as present as I can possibly be, to what I’m doing, the people I’m playing for,” says Goldstein, who left a secure orchestra position to join the team at The Arts In Medicine Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. “It’s taught me how to be a better musician and a better person.”

As much as the musician gives, music gives back. “I end up calmer than when I begin a session. That healing environment travels with me,” Moore says.

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VET CHECK Treating the

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bout 10 years ago, Kim Krouth’s dog, Buckeye, was suffering from severe allergy symptoms. The mixed-breed shepherd was licking and biting her paws until her toe pads were bleeding. “Our conventional vet prescribed steroids,” recalls Krouth. “It helped some, but also agitated Buckeye. When I found out that other side effects could include serious health problems, I didn’t want to put her at risk.”

The Madison, Wisconsin, animal lover headed to a holistic pet supply store to ask about alternative treatments for the dog’s allergies. She learned about herbal remedies, and was advised to take Buckeye to a holistic veterinarian. “Treating her holistically seemed like a better option than the side effects of treatment with drugs,” she says.

The holistic veterinarian recommended acupuncture. It helped, but the dog later became sensitive to the needles.

At that point, she was given homeopathic plant-based treatments that worked well with no side effects. Buckeye, now 15, has also received laser light therapy and spinal manipulation to help with mobility in her senior years.

The Holistic Difference

Holistic veterinarians have been treating dogs, cats, chickens, livestock and exotic animals across the nation for some time, but many people aren’t entirely clear about how their approach—and their training— differs from a conventional vet. Both enter the profession after earning a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree.

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Holistic practitioners can then choose to train in a variety of modalities, including acupuncture, herbs and physical rehabilitation, plus trigger point, megavitamin and stem cell therapies.

“Any method that is sufficiently different from conventional medicine requires extra training ... over a period of weeks, months or years,” says Nancy Scanlan, DVM, the executive director of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation, in Mount Shasta, California.

Veterinarians, holistic or not, typically do the same initial examination of an animal, she says. From there, a holistic vet may look at additional areas or assess things in a slightly different way. “For example, someone trained in veterinary osteopathy or veterinary chiropractic would explore the range of motion of joints or the spine.”

In treatment, holistic DVMs use an integrative approach. The goal is to look at the animal as a whole and treat the underlying condition, rather than treating the symptoms. “Integrative medicine is about broadening our medical options, blending both conventional medical and holistic approaches. It focuses on client education and participation in the healing process of their pet,” says Danielle Becton, DVM, of Aloha Pet & Bird Hospital, in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida.

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Holistic veterinarians may also choose to use fewer conventional drugs and limited vaccinations. “Vaccine titers can be used to determine if a patient has adequate antibodies to a disease to create immunity,” says Becton. “If a pet is already immune, they may not need another vaccine booster that year.”

Becton and Scanlan agree that alternative treatments such as acupuncture, laser therapy or massage can be used in lieu of drugs for pain management. However, Scanlan does note that in an acute or emergency situation, many natural methods do not work fast enough, “and that is when holistic veterinarians are more likely to use drugs.”

Choosing a Holistic Veterinarian

Pet owners seek out holistic veterinarians for different reasons. In Krouth’s case, it was the unacceptable side effects to drugs that led her to explore other options. Becton points out that she gets clients looking for a more natural approach for their pets after they personally have had success with human integrative medicine.

However, it’s important that pets are treated by professionals that are trained to treat animals. People with holistic training for humans may not understand animal anatomy or physiology.

Ultimately, choosing a veterinarian is a personal decision, and seeing a beloved pet thrive is the best confirmation that it was the right one. “We are so glad that we still have Buckeye at this golden age, and believe it’s due to holistic care that she has lived a comfortable, long life,” says Krouth.

Julie Peterson lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, dogs and chickens. She has contributed to Natural Awakenings for more than a decade. Contact her at JPtrsn22@att.net.

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n some areas, holistic veterinary care is so popular that appointments are hard to come by. In others, there are few veterinarians practicing alternative medicine.

Ask Around

One way to find a veterinarian that has expanded beyond the confines of Western medicine is to ask other pet owners. Employees at pet food or supply stores will often have recommendations, as well. Search online or use the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association’s “Find a Holistic Veterinarian” search feature at ahvma.org/find-aholistic-veterinarian.

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If there are several doctors to choose from, read their websites to find out the nature of initial consultations, available treatments and associated fees. Read patient reviews there and look for some that aren’t on their site. Consider stopping in to see how the practice looks and feels.

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First Appointment

Once an appointment is made, know what’s needed to make the most of it. Most veterinarians want historical records and intake forms filled out in advance. Be prepared to pay for services during that first visit. Because holistic care is personalized to deal with underlying causes instead of symptoms, be ready to spend more time talking about the pet.

Going Forward

No matter which veterinarian is chosen, expect reasonable outcomes. Pets should be comfortable at the appointment and owners should feel they are heard. Care and cost of care should make sense. Follow-up calls from the office to check on treatment progress show that the interest in clients goes beyond the appointment. Reminder calls, emails or postcards about upcoming appointments or recommended services convey that the practice is organized and has a long-term interest in animal health.

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Our Symphony With Animals

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s a neurologist, Dr. Aysha Akhtar wanted to acknowledge that medicine has largely overlooked our relationships with animals and their impact on our health. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and bullying, she gained strength and courage to change her situation after forming a deep bond with an abused dog. She found there were more stories like hers that explain how the health and happiness of humans and animals are interlaced.

After traveling to interview people whose lives have been profoundly influenced by animals, Akhtar used her experiences and those of others to demonstrate the science behind the intricate and mutually beneficial associations between humans and animals. The result is her book, Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies. After time spent with homeless people, a former mobster, a Marine veteran, a serial killer,

animal sanctuary workers and farmers, she relates what happens when people forge (or break) bonds with animals, and how the love we give them comes full circle back to us.

How do you explain that an untrained animal, like Sylvester, the abused dog you bonded with, can help a person heal and recover?

It’s the fact that the animal is not a human being. Animals help diffuse the humangenerated pressure in our lives. If you treat an animal with kindness, that is the only thing that the animal will judge you by.

Animals don’t care about your past, your money, your mistakes in life—they have no preconceived notions about you. Animals have a purity that helps us be our true selves without worrying about being judged.

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What is the most memorable moment of your journey to discover more stories like your own?

It was a beautiful, warm, summer evening, and I was just sitting at an animal sanctuary with a pig named Ivy. She was such a sweet girl and such an emotional being, she reminded me of Sylvester. While Ivy was sleeping, I was listening to the sounds around me—ducks, chickens, cows, horses, dogs and nature. The sun was setting. I became immersed in the moment and felt a profound sense of connectedness. All the sounds came together for me like a Mozart symphony. I had never felt that kind of peace. It was beautiful.

What is the science behind the neurological and biological phenomena you describe in this interaction between humans and animals?

First, studies are emerging that suggest that the way we feel empathy toward each other is not very different from the way we feel empathy toward other animals. It appears that we may feel stronger empathy toward other animals because, like children, we see them as vulnerable.

Second, medical studies show that just being with animals provides measurable physiological changes within us, showing a boost to our well-being. For example, just being with a dog for five to 10 minutes

There is a moral consciousness growing within our species. We are waking up to the fact that how we treat each other needs to be more ethical, and that includes animals. ~Aysha Akhtar

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can decrease blood pressure and stress hormones, and provide a long-term boost to cardiovascular health. It also leads to increases in positive neurochemicals like dopamine and oxytocin—the chemicals that make us feel happy.

What’s even more interesting, studies suggest that the same positive effects are also happening in the animal.

How did you come to believe that compassion for animals is the next step in the moral evolution of humans?

Animals are more on the radar of the current younger generation than they used to be. This means that empathy for animals is growing with each generation. Part of the reason is that there is a moral consciousness growing within our species. We are waking up to the fact that how we treat each other needs to be more ethical, and that includes animals.

We’re witnessing that the destruction of other species is causing the unraveling of ecosystems, and that is causing increases in things like mosquito-borne diseases. In other words, our disruption of other species is coming back to hurt us. Slowly, our collective consciousness is waking up to recognize that how we treat nonhumans affects us, as well.

If readers could learn just one thing from Symphony, what would you like it to be?

Go forward in life feeling a sense of empowerment and hope, recognizing that our well-being is very much tied in with the wellbeing of other animals.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 Spirit Message Circle – 6:30-8:30pm. Receive a message from spirit during this gallery-style message circle. Each circle begins with a meditation to awaken intuitive guidance. The circle provides an opportunity to receive a message as well as give others messages, if you are so inclined. Facilitator: Ginny Clark. $25. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove.

262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 Kids & Parents Retreat – Aug 2-3, 4pm-4pm.

Kids will participate in a Reiki for Kids workshop (ages 6-14), family fire ceremony and enjoy a nature scavenger hunt hike in the 50-acre woods. $195/ immediate family cabin, $120/immediate family camping; includes family cabin rental, dinner Fri, breakfast and lunch Sat. Additional night cabin $85/night, camping $25/night. Email Info@Golden LightHealing.net to register.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3

Stress Less & Enjoy Life More – 6-8pm. Kelly Kolodzinski and Emily Yenor share strategies to manage stress through movement, nutrition, and mindfulness; includes handouts, snacks and prizes. $15/in advance, $20/at door. Advance ticket; RenewHolisticWellness.shop, click Shop All, click Events. 1212 Bodyworks, 20720 West Watertown Rd, Ste 100, Brookfield. Kelly: 414-331-8626.

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Chair Massage – 5:30-7pm. Chair massage is a seated massage that is typically short and focuses on your back, shoulders and neck and arms. The massage is given over their clothing. Facilitator: massage therapist, Amanda Valentine. 10- or 15-minute sessions/$1 per minute. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

Reiki Level One Training – 9am-5pm. Give yourself the gift of Reiki with this beginning class. $225; 8 CEUs offered. Training held in Mukwonago. RSVP Rhiana: 262-498-4162. BeReiki1@gmail.com.

Holy Fire III Master Teacher Training – Aug 10 & 11. 9am-5pm. As introduced through ICRT. This class will increase your capacity to heal yourself and others at a very powerful level. Prerequisite: reiki master teacher or ART. $600; 17 CEUs offered.

Training held in Mukwonago. RSVP Rhiana: 262498-4162. BeReiki1@gmail.com.

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Mediumship Workshop: UK Medium Mavis Pittilla – Aug 3-4 or Aug 5-6. Mediumship workshop with UK medium Mavis Pittilla. With over 50 years of experience, Mavis is considered one of the top mediums in the world. This is an opportunity not to be missed. $395 commuter, $425 camping, $450 shared cabin, $495 private cabin. For more info: 920-609-8277. GoldenLightHealing.net.

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you to deep relaxation through the use of intention, guided imagery, and the sound of crystal bowls.

Free with preregistration. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

Voice Analysis and Sound Healing Demonstration – 6-6:40pm. A demonstration of the VoiceBio technology developed by Dr. Thompson-Lui, which captures the independent frequencies within a voice and translates them into a voice print chart which illustrates the physical function of the body. Facilitator: sound practitioner, Lela Harris. Free with pre-registration. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 Sound Bath Meditation: Flower Power – 12:301:30pm. A sound bath that combines the resonate frequencies of singing bowls and the energy of flowers. Join to transform the world and ourselves to a state of peace, respect, tolerance, patience, loving kindness and compassion. $10 cash at the door with pre-registration. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

Reiki I Class – 1-5pm. Learn this healing modality for self-care and for others. Students will learn about reiki, including hand positions, and receive an attunement to channel reiki. $125, signup for Reiki I & II and receive a discount. Center for Well-Being Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland.

262-367-0607. C4WB.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 Sound Bath Meditation – 6:30-7:15pm. Relax and refresh yourself. The frequencies of crystal alchemy bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, steel tongue drums, and nana bells guide you gently to a place of deep peace. The sounds are healing for your body, mind and spirit. Donations appreciated. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 Introduction to Reiki – 6:15-8:30pm. The focus of this introductory workshop will be on reiki as a complementary healing modality. Concrete, easy to understand concepts will be introduced and students will find the answers to many questions regarding reiki including how can I use reiki in my home, career and personal life? Pre-registration; $25.

Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001.

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Reiki Share: Practitioners of All Levels and Lineages – 6:15-8:30pm. The share begins with a guided meditation. Practitioners will then work in groups of 3-4, giving and receiving reiki. A sharing of experiences between the giver and receiver will close each session. Instructor: Sheri Bauer, RMT, CRMT. $15. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Transformation: Finding Balance and Purpose in the Process – 10am-12pm. Whether placed upon us through external factors, or called in consciously, we’ll explore the stages of transformation and discuss how to support ourselves through this process.

Actively help to minimize your struggle and suffering as you move forward. $10 love offering. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa.

414-475-0105. UnityCenterMilwaukee.com.

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savethedate AUGUST 25 Pagan Pride Festival: A Metaphysical Fall Festival – 12-7pm. A festival celebrating fall’s approach and various Pagan beliefs. Featuring free informational workshops, vendors, readings, free kids’ area, food and fall ritual at 6pm.

Open to the public. Free. Tanner Paull Hall/VFW Post 6922, West Orchard Ave (S 70th between National & Greenfield Avenues), Milwaukee.

414-350-4291. RavenWolf@wi.rr.com.

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Relaxation Heaven: The M Technique – 5:307pm. Aromatherapy can have an immediate effect on our mood and when combined with the soothing M technique power of touch that soothes the acupressure and reflexology points in the lower arms and hands, all is good. 10- or 15-minute sessions/$1 per minute. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-7873001. AngelLightLLC.com.

plan ahead SEPTEMBER Soul Retrieval – Sept 12-15. An exploration into Andean soul retrieval techniques with Peruvian shamanic teacher Jose Luis Herrera. Learn different approaches, tracking, assessment, the cosmo vision of the soul’s journey, ritual, and healing techniques.

Prerequsite: Must be a mesa carrier. Held at Golden Light Healing Retreat Center. Info: GoldenLight Healing.net. 920-609-8277.

Spirit & Wellness Fair - Lake Country – September14. 10am-4pm. Experience private sessions with readers and healers. Vendors. Schedule sessions in advance or just drop in. Check the FB for details.

No entrance fee; services $20 for 15 min. Center for Well-Being Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. 262-367-0607. Sandra@C4WB.com.

Whispers on the Wind Shamanic Program w/ Amy Wilinski – Group #20: September 25-29, December 4-8, April 1-5, 2020, August 5-9, 2020.

Intensive training program in shamanism, energy medicine and self-transformation. Meet four times over 12 months. Learn core energy healing techniques: power animal and soul retrieval, clearing of past life and ancestral imprints, connecting with the forces of nature. Golden Light Healing Retreat Center. Info: 920-609-8277. GoldenLightHealing.net.

savethedate SEPTEMBER 27-29 3rd Annual Women’s Mushroom Conference: Mycelium Mysteries – Sept 27-29. Workshops for every level of experience on wild mushroom gathering and identification, fungal ecology, mushroom medicine and nutrition, ethnomycology, women’s roles in the herstory of fungi, mushroom arts and crafts, herbal wisdom and more. A place to share knowledge and get comfortable with using our mycological skills in a supportive community. Includes marketplace, evening activities, keynote speakers and opportunities for networking and conversation.

Keynote speakers Katherine MacLean & Gina Rivers Contla speak about groundbreaking topics including mushrooms as guardians of the ecosystem as well as allies for life’s transitions.

2 preconference intensive workshops Sept 26, 6-9pm, or Sept 27, from 9am-12pm. Camp Helen Brachman, Almond, WI. MidwestWomens Herbal.com/mushrooms.

Gallery Reading with Brenda – Sept 29. 4-6pm.

As a talented psychic medium, Brenda will be sharing messages from loved ones through spirit using her gift as a clairsentient. $45. Center for Well-Being Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland.

Qs?: 262-367-0607. C4WB.com.

OCTOBER Authors Book Fair – Oct 13. 1-4pm. Enjoy a close up interaction with a variety of book authors who will be giving introductions to their books with special time afterward to interact. Free. Center for WellBeing Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. Qs?: 262-367-0607. Sandra@C4WB.com.

Qigong Retreat with Lorrie Formella – Oct 25.

9-4:30pm. Experience a rejuvenating day retreat to activate the healer within. Learn practices from the nine-phase integral qigong, meditations and a 10-minute morning qigong routine. $165; includes The Healing Promise of Qi, by Roger Janke. Held at Golden Light Healing Retreat Center. Info: Golden LightHealing.net. 920-609-8277.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Chair Reiki – 5:30-7pm. A chair reiki session helps you reduce stress or discomfort, all while sitting comfortably in a chair. A session brings you to a deep state of relaxation and promotes a sense of peace and well-being. Facilitator: Kelly Halverson, reiki III/master practitioner. 10- or 15-minute sessions/$1 per minute. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

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daily Reiki Training – Offered monthly, all levels of reiki training. Amy Wilinski has trained thousands of students in reiki including teaching it at UWMilwaukee and area hospitals. Golden Light Healing Retreat Center, near Green Bay. More info: 920-609-8277. GoldenLightHealing.net.

Tosa Lightworkers’ Meeting – 6:30pm. 2nd Tue. This group is to explore and share the many ways we express our light of divinity through different healing modalities, intuition, shamanism, drumming. $5. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. UnityCenter Milwaukee.com.

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Labyrinth Available To Be Walked – Mon-Thu, 9am-4pm & Sun, 11:30am-1pm, by appt. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa.

414-475-0105. UnityCenterMilwaukee.com.

Writing Wednesdays for Women to Write – 10:30am-12:30pm. 4th Wed. With Anne Wondra. $12.50. Fireside Room, Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. Anne: 262-544-4310.

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Wisconsin Asberger’s Empowerment Group – 6:30-9pm. 2nd & 4th Wed. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. Unity CenterMilwaukee.com.

A.C.I.M. Study Group – A Course in Miracles study group, following Fellowship. Love offering.

Conference Room, Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. Unity CenterMilwaukee.com.

Friendship and Potluck Sunday – After Fellowship. Last Sun. Bring a friend and receive a copy of Joe Sweeney’s new book, After Further Review, as a reward. Bring a dish to share and enjoy with your spiritual community. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. Unity CenterMilwaukee.com.

Kundalini Yoga – 9-10:15am. Balances the glands and hormones, strengthens and energizes all body systems; an integrative practice of all eight limbs of yoga uplifts consciousness, clears and opens chakras, tunes up 72,000 nerves in preparation for meditation. Preregistration required. $20; class pack discounts. Sacred Sound Yoga, 3805 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood. Rosie Rain: 414-403-2053.

SacredSoundYoga.org.

Sunday Gathering: Light of Grace – 10am. Join us for an ACIM inspiring message, meditation and soul-filled music. Join a community of like-minded spirits and affirm the truth in you. Light of Grace, 5806 W. National Ave, West Allis. 414-258-5555.

Shamanic Journey and Healing Circle – 12pm.

2nd Sun. Drumming is an act of letting go and letting God raise our consciousness. Bring your drum, some available for use. Group led by Dennis Clark. $10 suggested offering. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. Unity CenterMilwaukee.com.

monday Life Journey Group – 7-9pm. 1st & 3rd Mon. Likeminded people who wish to grow spiritually come together to explore ideas and discuss topics of interest without fear of judgment. Fireside Room, Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa.

414-475-0105. UnityCenterMilwaukee.com.

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thursday Minister’s Book Study – 9:15-10:45am. This is an open discussion currently studying Marianne Williamson’s book Healing the Soul of America.

All are invited. Free. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105.

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Silent Unity Prayer and Healing Circle – 11am.

This prayer time coincides with the prayer time at World Headquarters Silent Unity where prayer partners are praying 24/7/365. This is a powerful time to join in prayer. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105.

UnityCenterMilwaukee.com.

saturday Citizens Climate Lobby – 10:30am-1pm. 2nd Sat. This is a non-partisan group dedicated to finding effective ways to preserving and protecting our planet from further climate change. Wedding Suite, Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa.

414-475-0105. UnityCenterMilwaukee.com.

Yoga Basics – 12-1pm. Learn the foundations of yoga from the ground up, with proper breath and alignment, cultivating awareness and presence through meditative practice. No experience necessary. Preregistration required. $20; class pack discounts. Sacred Sound Yoga, 3805 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood. Rosie Rain: 414-403-2053.

SacredSoundYoga.org.

Wisconsin Asberger’s Empowerment Group – 6:30-9pm. 1st & 3rd Sat. Group game nights. Unity Center in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa.

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ACUPUNCTURE ANANDA HEALING COLLECTIVE 4528 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood 414-791-0303 AnandaHealingCollective.com

Ananda compassionately serves the unique needs of each individual offering a variety of holistic health therapies to support healing at the root and full recovery of mental, emotional, spiritual and physical well-being.

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ANIMAL COMMUNICATION/ HEALING ALL SPIRIT HEALING

Stacy Krafczyk • 414-460-4781 AllSpiritHealing.com Stacy Krafczyk specializes in Animal Communication, intuitive readings, after life communication, energy work and healing for both people and animals that helps promote physical and emotional well-being.

ANIMAL CONNECTING AND HEALING

Aimee Lawent Beach 414-732-9860 AnimalConnectingAndHealing@yahoo.com Aimee is a Healing Touch for Animals (HTA) Practitioner and animal communicator. HTA restores harmony and balance to an animal’s energy system and works cooperatively with traditional veterinary care.

BEST DAY HEALING Lisa Brown 515-203-5561 BestDayHealing.com

Your animals have a message for you! Healing for you and your animals. Animal communication, loved ones in spirit, animal energy healing, events, classes, and private lessons. Lisa can work remotely.

BODYWORK 1212 BODYWORKS

20720 W Watertown Rd, Ste 100, Brookfield 414-405-3956 1212BodyWorks.com Emily Yenor, Physical Therapist and movement expert, identifies and corrects muscle imbalances throughout the body to help you move better, feel better and live better. See ad, page 19.

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COLON HYDROTHERAPY RENEW HOLISTIC WELLNESS

4727 S Howell Ave, Ste LL, Milwaukee 414-331-8626 RenewHolisticWellness.com Kelly Kolodzinski specializes in t h e r m o g r a p h y, c o l o n h y d r o t h e r a p y, i n t e g r a t i v e nutrition, coaching and reiki.

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THRIVE HOLISTIC MEDICINE

Cassondra Klein & Amanda Ewing 1428 N Farwell, Milwaukee ThriveHolisticMed.com 414-278-8922 Colon hydrotherapy is an integral part of whole-body health and can help gut issues, anxiety/depression, fatigue, acne, detoxification, pain, headaches, and much more. See ad, page 9.

CRYSTALS ANGEL LIGHT CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS

13000 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove 262-787-3001 • AngelLightLLC.com

INTEGRATIVE DENTAL SOLUTIONS 23770 Capitol Dr, Pewaukee 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale 262-691-4555 • WINaturalDentist.com

“…Because a healthy Body, starts with a healthy Mouth.” Our office specializes in treating the cause of the problem and not just the symptoms; we offer the latest advances in dentistry.

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WHOLEHEALTH BIOMIMETIC & BIOLOGIC FAMILY DENTISTRY

125 W Wisconsin Ave, Ste 102, Pewaukee 262-737-4004 WholeHealthFamilyDentistry.com Dr. Schwartz is board certified in Biomimetic Dentistry, Integrative Biologic Dental Medicine and is a Board Certified Naturopathic Physician. We offer the best and healthiest dentistry for our patients.

Our Crystal Emporium features unique and exquisite crystals, stones and natural stone jewelry at affordable prices. Crystal Workshops and therapeutic Crystal Healing sessions also available.

FREE SPIRIT CRYSTALS

4763 N 124 St, Butler • 262-790-0748 FreeSpiritCrystals.com Besides selling beautiful stones and crystals, we offer a variety of healing sessions, crystal healing classes, reiki, astrology, tarot readings and spiritual counseling.

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DENTISTRY BIONICA DENTAL WELLNESS 2566 Sun Valley Dr, Delafield 262-337-9745 BionicaDentalWellness.com

HOLISTIC HEALING CENTER FOR WELL-BEING Sandra Anderson 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland 262-367-0607 • c4wb.com

Sandra Anderson is certified in advanced energy medicine techniques and practices for supporting individuals who are looking for holistic approaches in attaining fulfillment and wellbeing. See ad, page 10.

GOLDEN LIGHT HEALING

Amy Wilinski, Shamanic Energy Practitioner/ Reiki Master • 920-609-8277 GoldenLightHealing.net Discover your gifts with one of our many offerings! Offering healing sessions and training in Milwaukee and Green Bay area in reiki, shamanism, intuition, mediumship and much more.

Come exp erience modern, comprehensive, biological dentistry for the health-conscious community. Dr. Udoka Holinbeck’s holistic approach will give you confidence in your smile and your health. See ad, page 5.

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HOLISTIC DENTISTRY OF PORT WASHINGTON

220 N Franklin St, Port Washington 262-235-4525 HolisticDentistryWI.com Dr. Railand is passionate about treating all ages with a whole body p e r s p e c t i v e . We c o m b i n e advanced alternative treatments with conventional procedures to provide true wellness. See ad, page 32.

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ECO HARMONY LANDSCAPE

414-810-5858 Info@EcoHarmonyLandscaping.com Mike.EcoHarmony@gmail.com EcoHarmonyLandscaping.com Ecologically minded, full-service landscape company servicing SE Wisconsin. Specializing in sustainable ideas and low-maintenance solutions. Professional Craftsmanship Inspired by Nature. See ad, page 25.

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Diane Olson-Schmidt • 414-793-3652 LaceWingGdcs@att.net Garden consultation, instruction, landscape design, wildflowers and woodland gardens, prairies, small ponds, rain gardens, landscape maintenance, organic lawn care.

Organic landscape practices in all habitats. See ad, page 20.

LED PHOTO REJUVENATION WHITE SAGE SPA

Susie Raymond, Esthetician, Life Coach, Reiki Master/Teacher WhiteSageSpa.com • 414-352-6550 Reveal your radiance through natural methods of skin rejuvenation, including photo rejuvenation, gentle peels, natural/ organic customized facials. Susie brings 19 years of experience to every service and has a gentle healing touch. See ad, page 17.

LIFE COACH WONDERSPIRIT SOUL SISTERING Anne Wondra 262-544-4310 • WonderSpirit.com

Life should feel good; spirit, relationships, self and surroundings are support systems; as is love-your-life coaching, independent spiritual direction, restorative writing. See ad, page 17.

MEDICINE – FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE BROOKFIELD LONGEVITY AND HEALTHY LIVING CLINIC 17585 W North Ave, #160 262-784-5300 • LiveLongMD.com

Specializing in Anti-Aging Medicine. Board certified. Using a holistic approach to weight loss, hormone balancing, Alzheimer’s prevention, integrative cancer care and Mold (CIRS) care. See ad, page 8.

GREENSQUARE INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE CENTER 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale 414-292-3900, Ext 4797 GreenSquareCenter.com

25+ Integrative natural healing and medical specialists offer drug-free, patient-centered care.

We treat the cause, not the symptom, using the latest integrative strategies. Enjoy affordable daily health & fitness classes, all in a beautiful neighborhood setting.

MEDICINE - NATUROPATHIC LAKESIDE NATURAL MEDICINE 4433 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood LakesideNaturalMedicine.com 414-939-8748

NATURAL FOODS OUTPOST NATURAL FOODS

Bay View, Brown Deer, Milwaukee, Mequon and Wauwatosa locations Outpost.coop

Dr. Sarah Axtell and Dr. Joanne Aponte are naturopathic doctors with a focus on autoimmune diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, hormone imbalances, weight loss and hypothyroidism.

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THRIVE HOLISTIC MEDICINE Dr. Mary Simon 1428 N Farwell, Milwaukee ThriveHolisticMed.com 414-278-8922 • NHS1428.com

Identify and address the root causes of illness naturally with nutrition, herbs, homeopathy, and hydrotherapy. Clinical interests include gut health, mental/ emotional health, and hormonal imbalance. See ad, page 9.

MENTAL HEALTH DR SUSAN TRAFTON

GreensquareCenter.com 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale 414-305-7496

We know Jack! Unlike other area grocers, we know by name many of the farmers and producers who supply Outpost with quality goods. See ad, page 11.

NUTRITION LANGLOIS’ VITAL NUTRITION CENTER 16655 W Wisconsin Ave, Brookfield 414-453-8289 store, 414-453-4070 office VitalNutritionCenter.com

Langlois’ Vital Nutrition Center is at the forefront in optimal nutrition.

Optimal nutrition equals: Increased energy, more productivity, enhanced emotions, improved brain function and more. See ad, page 7.

OUTDOOR GEAR YELLOW WOOD GEAR

401 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay YellowWoodGear.com 414-332-3636 Yellow Wood specializes in premier outdoor gear with a conscience, passion for what we do and purpose to create a better society and community.

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Bringing together Western psychology and Eastern wisdom traditions for your healing and growth. Treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma and life transitions.

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SCHOOLS/TRAINING ART OF HEALING SCHOOL OF ENERGY MEDICINE

13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove 262-787-3001 • AngelLightLLC.com Wisconsin’s premier School for Energy Medicine Training offering individual classes, certificate and diploma programs. Built on the belief that knowledge, competency and professionalism must exist at the very foundation of Energy Work.

SPIRITUAL LIGHT OF GRACE

Kris Nelsen, Senior Pastor 5806 W National Ave, West Allis LightOfGrace.Church A loving, spiritual community dedicated to the teachings in A Course in Miracles. Our center honors all paths; Join us Sundays at 10am for an ACIM message, meditation & music. See ad, page 12.

SACRED SOUND YOGA

3805 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood SacredSoundYoga.org 414-403-2053 Experienced yoga teacher, Reiki Master Teacher, musician and sound healer, Rosie Rain blends the healing power of yoga, reiki, and sound into all of her classes.

REIKI MYOFASCIAL RELEASE WHITE WOLF MFR 4406 S 68th St, #102, Greenfield 414-543-0855 • WhiteWolfMFR.com Tony Grimm, LMT since 2007; expert-level JFB Myofascial Release therapist. MFR is the most effective treatment to eliminate or reduce pain using gentle pressure to get lasting results.

NATURAL CLEANING SERVICES ROXY’S NATURAL CLEANING Roxanne Reichert 262-528-2762 RoxysNaturalCleaning@gmail.com

Roxy’s Natural Cleaning is committed to getting the job done without the use of harmful chemicals. One time, monthly, bi-weekly and weekly cleaning options. Neighbor’s discount available. See ad, page 9.

BE REIKI

9415 W Forest Home, Hales Corners 262-498-4162 BeReiki.com Rhiana Tehan is trained in Usui and Holy Fire Karuna Reiki. Earn CEUs. If you’re looking for certified training and compassionate healing sessions, call Rhiana.

CINDY CARLSON REIKI AND ENERGY HEALING

121 E Silver Spring Dr, Ste 208, Whitefish Bay 414-758-0657 • CarlsonHealing.com Reiki/energy healing is a powerful treatment that helps the body relax at a very deep level, allowing the body to activate its own ability to heal itself. See ad, page 10.

UNITY CHURCH

Rev Mari Gabriels on 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa • 414-475-0105 UnityChurchInMilwaukee.org A God-centered c o m m u n i t y, welcoming all to come and share the gifts of divine love, life, peace, joy and abundance. Join us Sundays, 10 am. See ad, page 10.

THERMOGRAPHY RENEW HOLISTIC WELLNESS

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