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letter from the publisher Our Natural Awakening’s Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Publisher Gabriella Buchnik so powerfully wrote in her September letter to her readers what I’ve been thinking. As a result, I asked to borrow her words for Boston readers, who may appreciate them in this time of heightened criticism of all media. Gabriella’s words encourage us to be more discerning about where we get our news and how much credence we give it.

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n 2016, a Natural Awakenings feature article, “Real News that Matters: Independent Media Tell Us the Truth,” was written by our senior writer, Linda Sechrist. It featured Gabriella Buchnik a quote from award-winning independent journalist Amy Goodman, host and co-founder of the Democracy Now! news hour, airing on 1,400 public broadcasting stations. Goodman, who received an award for “developing an innovative model of truly independent grassroots political journalism that brings to millions of people the alternative voices that are often excluded by the mainstream media,” eloquently stated: “When we cover war and peace, we need media that are not brought to us by the weapons manufacturers. When we cover climate change, we are not brought to you by the oil, gas and nuclear companies. When we cover health care, we are not brought to you by the insurance industry or drug companies.

We are brought to you by listeners, viewers and readers deeply committed to independent information—that’s what’s critical.”

Decades of corporate mergers have reduced ownership of our airwaves to just six major corporations. While the mainstream news outlets may be convenient sources of quick information, they often latch onto attention-grabbing and polarizing controversy, utilizing alarming, divisive and extreme-sounding headlines and storylines that trigger our instinctual reactions and ignite controversy and conflict. The real stories underlying national and world events are deeper and more complex; there are more players and perspectives to consider and more stones to overturn. Media operating outside the large conglomerates have more freedom to question the simplified mainstream narrative and dig deeper.

Natural Awakenings is one of many publications delivering cutting-edge information about natural, noninvasive, non-pharmaceutical health remedies presented by health and wellness advocates, scientists and researchers. Natural healing and life-sustaining solutions that contradict much of the mainstream medical narrative and circumvent the pockets of pharmaceutical companies garner little attention from major media conglomerates. How lucky we are to have other outlets for independent thinkers and voices, and how critical that we strive to support all outlets of free speech and thought.

Recently, the United States has experienced censorship attempts and attacks on all forms of media—both mainstream and independent. Attempts to censor journalists leads down a slippery and treacherous slope. We should each consider how our individual political and social perspectives affect our way of interpreting the stories and views expressed by news outlets and journalists. Even those we may not respect have a right to exist and be protected under our precious First Amendment. We are deluged with information at our fingertips around the clock. Instead of censoring the opinions and speech of others, it is our right—and our responsibility—as citizens of this great country to be discerning consumers of media and seek truth, wherever it might be.

Let us unite in the power of free thought, Gabriella Buchnik, Publisher Natural Awakenings Milwaukee 4

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Dr. Iveta Iontcheva-Barehmi DMD, MS, D.Sc. Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi is an accomplished dentist and specialist in Periodontics and Implants. She has a firm belief that our bodies are very intelligent. All the body organs and systems are interconnected and related to each other (the teeth and the mouth are part of and related to the whole body).

Our bodies are perfect self-sustainable systems, capable of self-healing and self-regeneration.

Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi has expertise in the areas of Biological, Physiological Dentistry and Integrative Periodontal Medicine and Implants, Lasers and Energy Medicine.

Miracle Bite Tabs™ (MBT) Miracle Bite Tabs™ (MBT) and and Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) are used to treat Dental Distress Syndrome. Your teeth and jaws are an extension of your brain and spinal cord. Any imbalances caused by improper alignment of the jaw can play a major role in pain syndromes and chronic diseases.

Head and Neck Pain Management Scenar, a non-invasive treatment device, is the only real time biofeedback device that will find what is wrong with your body and stimulate self-healing through electro stimulation and “conversation” with the control systems of the body (CNS Integrative Periodontal Medicine-Periodontal Spa The majority of the dental and periodontal procedures in Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi’s office are laser assisted. She has Biolase MD, the most versatile laser, which can be utilized to work with the gums and the teeth, implants and root canals. The discomfort is minimal to none and the healing is speededup. The procedures are often combined with a low level laser and Scenar, which give additional boost to the healing and removing discomfort.

Vitamin C electrophoreses is a unique method used in Europe to prevent recession, boost collagen synthesis, support and increase the blood circulation leading to firming the gingiva and discontinuing the signs of aging and bleeding. It is part of the integrative protocol for treatment and prophylaxes of periodontitis.

Zirconia Solution to Titanium Implant If you are allergic or sensitive to other metals Bio-ceramic (zirconia) implants might be an option for you. Dr. IontchevaBarehmi is certified to place zirconia implants, you don’t need to travel to Europe anymore.

Ozone Treatment Ozone is a powerful oxidizer and kills effectively bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites.

Oxygen ozone therapy can be applied as an adjunctive therapy in treatment of periodontitis (periodontal disease), in arresting and reversing carious lesions in initial stage, reversal of initial pulp inflammation in deep carious lesions, treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. The methods applied are efficacious with no toxicity or side effects.

Perio-Protect Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi is certified to use the Perio-protect methodone of the best prophylactic methods for periodontal disease, and subsequently for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some other conditions.

Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry Your amalgam fillings contain not only poisonous mercury but they cause cracks in your tooth structure and can lead to tooth loss. Defective amalgam fillings are removed safely following the IAOMT protocol, Including spa treatments for detoxification and the newest form of noninjectable Vitamin C with comparable absorption.

Anxiety and dental phobias are rarely experienced in the Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi’ s practice.

Meditation, breathing techniques, homeopathy, EFT technique, hypnotherapy are all used, so you can be comfortable and love coming to your dentist.

To schedule your comprehensive exam and share the excitement of a healthy smile call:

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Bring Harmony to Daily Life with Breema

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atthew Tousignant, MA, CMT, and Luna Lacey, CMT, will host a special Breema workshop, Bringing Harmony Into Your Daily Life, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., September 29, at The Boston Center for Contemplative Practice, in Newton Centre. A complimentary Experience Breema evening class to be held from 7 to 9 p.m., September 28, precedes the Saturday workshop, at the same venue. Both the free class and the workshop will be great opportunities to learn how Breema can support an individual to become and remain present.

Since 1980, the Breema Center, in Oakland, California, has helped students actualize Breema’s practical approach to self-understanding and purposeful living. Breema is taught in a refreshingly experiential manner, and is appropriate for laypersons and health professionals alike. Breema’s self-care exercises, partner bodywork and Nine Principles of Harmony combine to effectively orient students to move, think and feel in a new yet totally natural way that allows more availability to experience harmony within themselves, in their relationships and in their lives. All are welcome to participate in this floor-based practice.

Cost: $125. Half-day participation is offered. For more information, call 541-484-2882 or visit Breema.info/boston. See ad on page 8.

Develop Expertise in Classical Homeopathy

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ew England School of Homeopathy (NESH) is offering a new 10-weekend course in Amherst, Massachusetts, starting in October. Taught by Amy Rothenberg, ND, and Paul Herscu, ND, MPH, this course will meet on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday every other month and will finish in April 2020. The course is designed for experienced homeopaths as well as beginners. It is open to physicians, nurses, therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, naturopaths, osteopaths, veterinarians, all types of medical school students and serious lay people interested in the practice of homeopathy.

Rothenberg and Herscu are well-known authors, lecturers and original thinkers in this field and have taught the art and science of homeopathy to thousands of practitioners in the U.S. and abroad since 1990. To get a taste of their teaching, sign up for their free seven-part mini-series at NESH.com/countdown.

Chris Chlebowski, ND, DC, says about the program, “Studying with NESH is the most important thing I have done in medicine, not only in homeopathy, but all of medicine. The training has changed the way I practice and has made me a much better doctor.”

For more information, including cost and application process, call 413-256-5949, email KMcGuire@NESH.com or visit NESH.com/ course-seminar-offerings/nesh-10-weekend-course-2018-2020-eastcoast. See ad on page 31.

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Grand Opening Event at Relax Sleep Studio Cambridge

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elax Sleep Studio Cambridge, offering European natural and ergonomic sleep systems made in Germany and Austria, will have a grand opening celebration in its showroom at One Miffllin Place, Harvard Square, and 119 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge, from September 20 to 22.

With more than 900 dealers in Europe and Japan, Relax Sleep Studio produces sleep systems that are ergonomically designed with metal-free bed frames that provide the best sleeping comfort—in harmony with the environment. All woods used are sourced only from European forests and products from certified organic farming.

Relax believes that good sleep and nature belong together. Sleeping systems are combinations of orthopedic mattresses made from organic and natural rubber and specially adapted slatted frames, which are scientifically developed in collaboration with orthopedic surgeons, physiotherapists and medical specialists.

Sleep is a natural part of life. We spend about one third of our lives asleep. How well we recover in our sleep is a decisive factor for our well-being and our success in everyday life. But not only is the amount of sleep crucial for deep and relaxing sleep, but also the sleep quality.

Individuals that still feel exhausted after sleeping long enough, or are waking up with back pain or neck tension, should examine their bedroom carefully. The intervertebral discs need the opportunity to refill themselves with fluid during the night rest period. However, this only succeeds on an ergonomically appropriate sleep system, which takes into account both the physical characteristics of the sleeper and the orthopedic basic principles of the body structure.

For more information, call 978-223-7552 or visit NaturalRelax-BedSystems.com. See ad on page 17.

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Boston Local Food Festival Returns to Rose Kennedy Greenway

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he Boston Local Food Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., September 16, at the Rose Kennedy Greenway, in Boston. Overlooking historic Boston Harbor, this festival will celebrate the many virtues of locally grown and produced food, and increase accessibility and availability of healthy local food for all.

Massachusetts eaters will see, taste and appreciate the variety of healthy, delicious food choices that local specialty crops and products make available to them in their own backyard. This unique festival will bring Massachusetts farms, food businesses and specialty producers together with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds, organizations, businesses and local food advocates in an informative and fun way.

The Boston Local Food Festival has been endorsed by the city of Boston, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) and several leading food organizations, businesses and farms. The organizers have committed to being a zero waste event.

Cost: Free for attendees; vendor and advertiser costs vary. Location: Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston. For more information call 617395-0250 or visit BostonLocalFoodFestival.com. See ad on page 23.

Groton Wellness Welcomes Dr. Samantha Bogle, DMD, MDS

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roton Wellness is pleased to announce the newest addition to its team of orthodontists, Dr. Samantha Bogle, DMD, MDS. Bogle began her journey to become an orthodontist at Northeastern University, where she graduated summa cum laude with honors with a bachelor of science in biology degree.

After college, Bogle was accepted to Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, where Samantha Bogle she earned her doctorate of dental medicine, graduating first in her class. Immediately following dental school, Bogle continued her dental training in a three-year residency at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Department of Orthodontics, where she earned her specialty degree in the field of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics and her masters in dental science degree.

Bogle specializes in orthodontics with a specific emphasis on early treatment in children to improve facial growth and development.

She believes focusing on the airway, proper breathing and early structural intervention can reduce the need for orthodontic treatment later in life. She treats with low bracket profile and ceramic braces as well as Invisalign in teens and adults. Bogle enjoys orthodontics because it allows her to have a lasting impact on each patient’s life.

Location: 493 Main S., Groton. For more information, call 978-4499919 or visit GrotonWellness.com. See ad on page 2 and Resource Guide on page 37.

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news briefs IT’S NATIONAL PROSTATE HEALTH MONTH Join Us for a Free Lecture with Dr. Stephen B. Schloss Wednesday, Sept. 12 7 - 8PM at Acton Pharmacy

Change Your Mindset to Change Your Life

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nspired Retreats presents Change Your Mindset to Change Your Life, a life-enhancing retreat in Punta Mina, Mexico, from October 27 to November 3. Hosted by Dr. Lynette Louise (“The Brain Broad”) and Dianne Kosto, a neurofeedback enthusiast, Lynette Louise the retreat will take place at Alegre, one of three Inspired Retreats locations. Alegre is a beachfront luxury villa located in the exclusive neighborhood of Punta Mita on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

Activities include relaxation, brain and behavior workshops, neurofeedback sessions and more. The retreat will also include amenities such as an infra-red sauna, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, vibration plate, Biomat, tennis court, swimming pool, surf Dianne Kosto boards and a meditation space. Along with the neurofeedback and workshop sessions there will be live Mexican music, yoga classes, a Mexican cooking class and more. Also, the menu is filled with healthy, made-from-scratch, local foods.

Cost: Eight days $2,400 (double occupancy), five days $1,650 (double occupancy). For more information, email Hello@InspiredRetreats. com or visit inspired-retreats.com/change-your-mindset. See Resource Guide on page 36.

NLP Practitioner Certification Training

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he Empowerment Partnership is offering integrative neuro linguistic programming (NLP) practitioner certification training from October 18 to 21, at the Crowne Plaza, in Woburn.

NLP is described as a user manual for the conscious and unconscious mind and is used by many successful people including Tony Robbins and Oprah Winfrey to bring immediate and effective changes in every area of life.

NLP offers an opportunity to explore how the mind processes, to learn how the mind and emotions work in achieving goals, and to let go of negative emotions and behaviors so a mindset can be created that can achieve lasting results.

Attendees will receive hands-on training, demonstrations, tools and techniques, and an action plan to put into practice as a certified practitioner following the sessions. Attendees will also receive an array of course materials including audio and video collections.

Cost: $144 with promo code NATURAL. Location: 15 Middlesex Canal Park, Woburn. For more information or to register, call 800800-6463, email Jessica@NLP.com or visit Empowerment Partnership.com. See ad on page 16.

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The Wise Way to Yoga for Joints Health

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ecile Raynor of Off The Mat Yoga is now offering a new version of her Wise Way to Yoga online course starting in September. Wise Way to Yoga is tailored towards yogis that want to learn how to practice or teach any style of yoga (from hot yoga to gentle yoga) without reinforcing unconscious habits that create excess tension and pain in our muscles and joints. This is important to explore because too many yogis unknowingly foster injuries to their bodies despite other positive results from their practice.

For those ready to expand their awareness to prevent excess tension leading to muscle and joint pain and injury, the free webinar will be an eye opener and an opportunity to experience the difference between the traditional way to practice, focused on the precision of the poses, and the Wise Way, focused on allowing the best integrated functioning of a yogi’s body within each pose or movement. The course involves weekly webinars.

“Cecile is very skilled at what she does and an amazing teacher. I have had so many insights due to her three-month program. Great for yogis, dancers and anyone who wants to feel better in their skin.

This is so needed in the yoga world,” says Relinde Moors, yoga instructor, dancer and choreographer.

Cost: Free webinar introduction to online course. For more information or to sign up for the online course, call 617-359-7841 or visit OffTheMatYogaBlog.com. See Resource Guide on page 39.

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UNITE on 9/11 at Free Gathering at Hatch Memorial Shell

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ive Thrive Love will be holding a gathering from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., September 11, at the Hatch Memorial Shell, on the Charles River Esplanade, in Boston.

When catastrophes such as September 11, 2001 happen, even among the destruction and loss there lies hope and strength. This September 11, more than 1,000 attendees will unite to tap into a deep sense of connection that transcends borders.

The gathering will be powerful and uplifting, and will include a mindful yoga practice, meditation and dance celebration set to a live soundscape created by 100 Berklee and New England Conservatory musicians and singers that represent more than 80 different countries.

Cost: Free (with suggested donation of $5-$20). Location: 47 David G Mugar Way, Boston.

For more information or to volunteer, call 302-753-6984, email Carolyn@LiveThriveLove.com or visit LiveThriveLove.com.

Be Coached on the Vital Keys to Erotic Empowerment

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icensed and certified practitioner Sacha L. Fossa, of Sacred Temple Arts, is now offering Erotic Blueprint coaching for a limited time during the month of September. Whether single and craving more satisfaction, partnered and feeling unfed, bored and wanting more magic, or hot and seeking even greater, uncovering the language of deep connection, hot passion and sexual satisfaction with the Erotic Blueprints is a must for full erotic empowerment and mastery.

During a session, individuals and couples will learn what the Erotic Blueprints are and how they can contribute immensely to their sex and love lives. They will learn about the shadows of the blueprints, too, and leave the session with new awareness about how discovering their blueprints, and partner’s if they have one, can help them access more of what they desire and empower their intimate lives. Sessions are conducted via phone or virtually.

Cost: $150. For more information, call 978-309-9399, email SacredTempleArts@gmail.com or visit SacredTempleArts.com. See ad on page 23 and Resource Guide on page 39.

An Invitation to Move from the Mundane to the Magnificent

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ev. Dr. Bary Fleet will be hosting a series of workshops, titled 7 Days to a New You, from 7 to 9 p.m., September 6, in Warwick. Fleet is an experienced pastoral counselor and psychologist who is passionate about helping individuals, agencies and institutions discover their own inner magnificence. His contention is that the magnificence has always been there, but gets covered up by disappointments, criticisms, perceived failures and the pressures of just getting through each day. He has been on the faculty of Emory University School of Theology and currently serves as an adjunct professor at Bryant and Johnson & Wales universities.

7 Days to a New You will also be offered from 7 to 9 p.m., September 13, at Mia’s Kitchen, 99 Fortin Road, Kingston. Fleet regularly offers workshops, is available for speaking engagements, offers consultation and writes a weekly blog.

Cost: $40. Location: 1069 Warwick Ave., Warwick. To register, visit BaryFleet.Eventbrite.com.

For more information, call 401-301-8240 or visit BaryFleet.com.

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Local Superfoods Arrive at Johnson Compounding and Wellness

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ohnson Compounding and Wellness (JCW), in Waltham, has added local food products to its array of products. Using food as medicine is not only a trend but something that has been practiced for thousands of years.

JCW has curated a mix of products that are great additions to a healthy lifestyle including 88 Acres seed bars and seed butters, Chrissy’s Crumble No-Grain-ola, Auka Life Superfood Blends and FarmTrue Ghee. These selections of superfoods have great powers.

They help support gut, immune, mitochondrial and overall excellent health.

Cost: Products range from $2 to $30. Location: 577 Main St., Waltham. For more information, call 781-893-3870, email Bridgitte@NaturalCompounder.com or visit Natural Compounder.com. See ad on back cover and Resource Guide on pages 37 and 39.

Travel to India and Nepal for Spiritual Retreat

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oin Bhavna’s Wellness Group on a spiritual retreat to India and Nepal from February 16 to 26, 2019. Retreat goers will connect to the heart of Mother Nature in Kashi and participate in the Kumbh Mela ceremony in India, which happens once every six years.

This is a once and a lifetime opportunity to create a deep connection and grounding to Mother Earth, allowing the energies of the earth to enter one’s aura and become connected to all of the energies and powers of the earth. Grounding in this way creates an incredibly powerful root chakra, to create a more balanced and powerful personal energy.

Participants will also be participating in a pilgrimage to Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal, two spa treatments, hiking, sight-seeing and shopping in India and Nepal.

Cost: $500 deposit, early bird special ends Dec. 31. For full pricing and more information, call 508-970-5620 or visit BHWellnessGroup.com. See ad on page 29 and Resource Guide on page 37.

ONU Will Lead a New Wellness Workshop

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NU is offering a new wellness workshop from 2:30 to 4 p.m., September 29, at Alchemy Yoga, in Acton. Find Your Way is a workshop that focuses on simplifying healthy eating, sleeping and stress management.

Surveys suggest that most Americans are confused about what counts as healthy choices because there is so much conflicting information out there. Fads and shortcut promises are everywhere, and while they are seductive, they just don’t work. Attendees will learn simple guidelines for better health, supported by science and free from biased sources.

Cost: $45. Location: 138 Main St., Acton.

For more information, call 617-939-3113, email Alexia@OnuWell.com or visit OnuWell.com. See ad on page 17 and Resource Guide on page 38.

Reduce Pain With Crystal Sound Healing

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rystal Sound Healing will be offering a full day of private sessions on September 4 at Just Breathe, in Westborough.

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by Priscilla Gale, Crystal Sound Healing uses crystals, light and sound to repair cellular structures, improve biological systems, reduce pain and calm the mind and body.

Crystal-based healing is beneficial for those that have difficulty sleeping, have been diagnosed with cancer or Lyme disease, or are suffering from acute or chronic disease. Sessions are private and are one hour in length.

Cost: $99 for one hour. Location: 45 E. Main St., Westborough. For more information, call 508-517-2400, email Sacred SongReiki@yahoo.com or visit Crystals SoundHealing.com. See Resource Guide on page 38.

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Acupuncture Alleviates Autism in Children Acupuncture reduces autism scores, according to a new meta-analysis of 27 clinical studies of 1,736 children.

Researchers from Kyung Hee University, in the Republic of Korea, found that whether acupuncture was used alone or combined with other therapies, it improved outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder as measured by the Childhood Autism Rating Scale and the Autism Behavior Checklist, without causing adverse side effects.

Dirt Houses Cancer-Protective Microbe A bonus to gardening: Soil commonly contains bacteria that produce a molecule called mensacarcin that kills melanoma cancer cells, according to research from Oregon State University.

Few therapies treat this skin cancer, so contact with dirt is an easy choice.

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Meditation Improves Long-Term Cognition Cognitive gains that people experience from an intense meditation retreat can persist for at least seven years and slow age-related cognitive decline, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of California at Davis followed up with 60 people that had participated in a three-month retreat in which they meditated in a group and alone for a total of about eight hours a day.

Immediately afterwards, the meditators showed improvements in holding sustained attention— the ability to stay focused on a task or object—a key measure of cognitive function. Seven years later, researchers found that those significant gains were partly maintained, and that older participants that diligently practiced meditation didn’t show typical patterns of age-related attention declines.

Ballet Dancing Boosts Senior Fitness and Energy Ten Australian seniors that strapped on ballet slippers and participated in Ballet for Seniors classes for three months reported feeling more fit, energetic and animated, according to research from the Queensland Institute of Technology and the Queensland Ballet. They also found that ballet improved their posture, flexibility, maneuverability and awareness.

Mastering challenging movements and sequences made the dancers happier than working at already achieved levels. Also, the group enjoyed developing supportive social bonds in get-togethers outside the dance studio.

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A United Nations-backed report, Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2018, reveals that the world invested more in solar power than any other single energy technology in 2017 and installed more new solar capacity than all other energy sources combined, including fossil fuels.

The report tally saw investors committing $279.8 billion to renewable energy overall, excluding large dams, and $160.8 billion to solar specifically. United Nations Energy Programme head Erik Solheim explains, “The extraordinary surge in solar investment shows how the global energy map is changing and more importantly, what the economic benefits are, including the creation of more better-paying, higher-quality jobs.”

China, the leader in solar and renewable investment, was responsible for more than half of the 98 gigawatts of solar capacity added last year and 45 percent of the dollars invested in renewables overall. The U.S. was second, investing $40.5 billion in renewable energy. Mexico, Australia and Sweden increased their commitments by substantial amounts—810 percent, 147 percent and 127 percent, respectively—with all three countries ranked in the top 10.

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Farms Test Low-Tech Pesticide Alternative To make sure more beneficial bugs come to their crops to feed on pests, farmers are planting flowers in the middle of their fields. On a farm near the town of Buckingham, England, a crop of oilseed rape is planted amidst rows of wildflowers. It’s one of 14 sites in a study testing the wildflowers’ efficacy in attracting pest-eating bugs, and how well they would perform in replacing toxic pesticides.

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technique farmers in the area have used for the past two decades to promote general biodiversity, though not specifically for pest control.

Researchers Ben Woodcock and Richard Pywell, of the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology, write, “The crop protection ‘toolbox’ is becoming

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Frito-Lay, Campbell Soup and other major U.S. players in the food and beauty industries are talking more about sustainability these days. The result is adoption of innovative materials.

Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of recycler TerraCycle, advises, “Bioplastics are meant to be a solution for the world’s plastic waste problem. However, in most cases, biodegradable bioplastics will only break down in a high-temperature industrial composting facility, not in your average household compost bin. Plus, these are not recyclable. A better solution might be to place the focus on durable bioplastics that are made from plant materials, but can still be recycled,”

Entrepreneurs like Daphna Nissenbaum are taking action. As an Israeli mom, she chided her teenage son for trashing rather than recycling plastic water bottles. Yet then, she says, “I realized plastic bottles weren’t the main issue,” when she saw flexible packaging such as chip bags, candy wrappers and go-to containers crammed into the trash. Nissenbaum learned that most flexible packaging isn’t recycled and ends up in landfills, oceans and other places.

Once an orange peel is discarded, it disintegrates biologically and turns to compost, she saw, and committed to engineering packaging to do the same. A graduate of the Israeli Army’s elite software engineering program and with a marketing MBA, her Tipa Corporation has patented bioplastic that acts like plastic.

“When composted, the material naturally breaks down in 180 days or less,” she says. Tipa now makes zippered bags, stand-up pouches and packaging for coffee, snacks and produce. smaller and more vulnerable, so now is a good time to rethink our future crop protection strategies to consider the use of alternative pest control measures alongside conventional pesticides.”

Pesticide use probably won’t be eliminated completely, they say. However, by attracting pest-eating bugs—along with other techniques like breeding

plants to better resist pests, using technology to better diagnose and forecast pest behavior and application systems that can apply tiny amounts of pesticide more precisely—pesticide use could be dramatically reduced.

Harsh chemicals can then serve as a last line of defense, rather than the first thing farmers reach for.

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Migratory Birds Threatened by Rule Change

A coalition of national environmental groups led by the National Audubon Society filed a lawsuit in May against the U.S. Department of the Interior challenging the federal administration’s move last December to eliminate longstanding protections for waterfowl, raptors and songbirds under the 100-year-old Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The intent is to weaken enforcement on businesses, municipalities and individuals to prevent “incidental” deaths of birds, which would lessen requirements for their protection from electrical power lines, towers, buildings and other hazards.

The risk of liability under the MBTA has provided incentives for the oil and gas industry, wind energy development companies and power transmission line operators to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to minimize bird deaths. The new policy eliminates these incentives to reduce and mitigate foreseeable impacts of operations on migratory birds.

“One of the first conservation laws, the MBTA sparked 100 years of conservation leadership in this country,” says Sarah Greenberger, Audubon’s senior vice president of conservation policy. “It defies all facts for the Department of the Interior to suggest that this law is somehow broken when we have a century of evidence that says otherwise.”

Urge senators and other representatives to uphold the MBTA via an easy form and single click under the Take Action tab at Audubon.org.

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ADVANCED NEUROTHERAPY

Better Behavior, Better Grades, Better Connections

by Gina Cronin

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chool has returned, marking another year of possibilities—the possibility to make new friends, learn new things, or, for some, struggle with everything from getting ready in the morning to doing homework at night. These struggles can be a source of immense frustration not only for a kid, but his or her parents, siblings and peers as well. The home and the classroom—places that have potential for harmony and growth—can become places of unrest.

“Many kids have anxiety, ADHD, and a variety of related behavioral issues,” explains Dr. Jolene Ross, Ph.D., of Advanced Neurotherapy, in Needham Heights. “The executive functions, which exist in the frontal lobe of the brain and run the entire show, may be compromised—causing difficulty with cause and effect thinking, emotional control, impulse control, focus and motivation.

The rise of technology has only intensified these issues. As pre-teens and teens spend four, five, even more than six hours per day in front of a screen, the development of the frontal lobe—again, the executive center that teaches a human how to live in society—is suppressed. Instead, the sensory motor strip and the back of the brain are emphasized; areas of the brain that develop the hand and visual centers as a result of using the electronic device, but contribute less to improved executive function, group interaction, creativity or task completion.

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tion is a short-term solution to anxiety, ADHD and related problems. “Medication is not corrective care,” says Ross. “It may temporarily improve behavior and IQ, but kids typically revert back when they discontinue use.”

Neurotherapy, an integrative therapy developed in the late 1950s by Dr. Barry Sterman of UCLA, is a safe, non-invasive and corrective brain-mapping/training procedure that, according to the National Institutes of Health, helps treat ADHD, anxiety, depression, epilepsy, insomnia, drug addiction, schizophrenia, learning disabilities, dyslexia and more. Over the past two decades, Ross has studied more than 3,500 brain maps in order to pinpoint problems in the brain and figure out exactly what parts of the brain need to work more efficiently.

The neurotherapy sessions begin with an intake, where Ross gathers information from her patient and learns if there is a particular cause for the issues—be it complications at birth, brain trauma, food sensitivities, infection or Lyme disease. She then performs the highly sophisticated, computerized EEG brain map, which monitors the child’s brainwaves. While being monitored, kids will be asked to perform basic tasks such as reading, listening (being read to), closing their eyes, drawing, doing math at their level and more.

Once the data is gathered, Ross follows up with a report, and reviews pictures and graphs with the parent and the child if old enough, to decide related goals and targets.

The next step is beginning a series of highly personalized neurofeedback sessions. “Neurofeedback monitors the electrical output

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of the brain and rewards the brain for good brainwaves,” says Ross. “By using a simple reward system, kids can actually alter their brain activity and enhance brain function and development.” Each session, about an hour long, involves watching images or videos on a computer, and good brain waves are rewarded with a sound and a change on the screen, such as the gradual completion of a puzzled image.

Over the course of the sessions the brain is trained and functioning improves.

“Parents are amazed by the results—and will excitedly call to tell me ‘he started his homework,’ or ‘he cleaned his room,’ or ‘she made a new friend,’” says Ross. When brain function is optimized, kids can focus better in school, maintain better social connections and improve in everything from math to sports to poetry. Even when the neurofeedback sessions end, the brain continues on an accelerated trajectory for months.

“I love discovering what’s really going wrong in a child’s brain and correcting it, so that they don’t have to spend their entire life fighting it,” says Ross.

Advanced Neurotherapy is located at 145 Rosemary St., Needham Heights. For more information, call 781-444-9115 or visit AdvancedNeurotherapy.com. See ad on page 24 and Resource Guide on page 36.

Gina Cronin is a freelance writer for Natural Awakenings magazine. Connect with her at GinaImagines.com.

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Cloud 9 Float & Wellness

by Sam Somera

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t all started two years ago with to 200 degrees in a normal a 90-minute float session in sauna), individuals actually Somerville. At the time, there sweat three times more and was only one float center servicing detox 20 percent of toxins the entire Boston area, but after (compared to only 3 perexperiencing the incredible benefits cent in a regular sauna).

Owners Angie and Alexander Sa’Ponte of float therapy, Angie Sa’Ponte and PEMF replicates the her son, Alexander, were convinced that more people needed Earth’s magnetic field to return cells to a healthy state, energizing access to the modality. So, last February, the two opened Cloud their voltage for their optimal function. “PEMF is an immune 9 Float & Wellness, in Jamaica Plain, providing Bostonians with system booster,” explains Sa’Ponte. “It also helps fractures heal float therapy, infrared saunas, pulse electromagnetic field (PEMF) in one-third of the time. An 87-year-old man with a broken arm services and a niacin detox program. shocked doctors when he was fully healed in three weeks, which

“We find that this is true health care in that our incentive is is unheard of at that age.” He further reminds us that “PEMF in the right place; we want you to stay healthy,” explains Cloud energizes all the cells in the body including those responsible for 9 Co-Founder Alexander Sa’Ponte. He goes on to explain that at bone repair or protecting the body from infections. We tune up Cloud 9, “We are tackling the source of the health issue rather the body and let it heal itself.” than just relieving the symptoms. We help restore the body to a

They even offer a niacin detox program that uses vitamin more optimal state and allow the body to heal itself.”

B3 paired with a PEMF session to release the toxins stored in

At Cloud 9, dealing with those health issues comes in a varithe bloodstream. From there, clients enter the infrared sauna to ety of forms. Its feature service is flotation therapy in which cussweat out most of the toxins and finish off with activated charcoal tomers enter a sensory deprivation tank filled with salt water and that acts as a binder for heavy metals to attach to and be removed float for either 60 or 90 minutes. The pods are filled with more naturally. than 800 pounds of Epsom salts which allow customers to float

The common thread among all services offered at Cloud 9 is effortlessly, creating the feeling of weightlessness and allowing for that they help tackle the source of health issues by removing stress complete muscle relaxation. Understood simply, the float tank is and toxins from the body. “We are restoring proper bodily funca space for meditation and relaxation where people find clarity tion, working at the cellular level and tackling health issues at the and much needed rest. Conversely, float tanks are also used to source, which is going to give you a lot of benefits,” says Sa’Ponte. increase creativity and mental function, to diminish chronic pain, “Benefits you won’t get from your typical pharmaceuticals. We relieve muscle tightness and help alleviate anxiety. “If someone, truly want to make people feel better, and people can sense that. for some reason, doesn’t have a good float, we will offer them anThat’s why they love coming here.” other float for free, their money back, or another service to try,” promises Sa’Ponte.

Cloud 9 Float & Wellness is located at 162 South St., Jamaica Plain.

For more information, call 617-942-2644 or visit Cloud9Boston.com.

Cloud 9 also offers far infrared saunas which, unlike other See ad on page 9 and Resource Guide on pages 38 and 39. saunas, use infrared heat, not hot air, to heat the body. Infrared heat kills unhealthy bacteria, viruses and parasites while facilitatSam Somera is a student at Syracuse University and editorial intern ing the removal of toxins from the body with each drop of sweat. for Natural Awakenings Boston.

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wise words

Why Wellness is Central to Everything We Do

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e sat down with Beth Gardner, certified lifestyle educator and the director of health and wellness for Acton Pharmacy, Keyes Drug, in Newton, and West Concord Pharmacy to discuss this topic in detail.

active and social way of living can lead to such health benefits as a strengthened immune system and greater mental and physical resilience.

 What are some methods for improving wellness?  What is the difference I am always about food between health and first. Rather than the wellness? word “diet,” which can Health refers to a focus on bring negative feelings the body being free from toward food, I like to Beth Gardner illness and disease, while discuss lifestyle nutrithe state of one’s wellness tion and education to goes far beyond. Wellness encompasses the help people reach their goals. None of us are perfect and we can all use a little help balance of one’s physical, mental and emoaddressing eating habits, exercise and stress tional health, and includes practices that management. Lifestyle nutrition and educan prevent illness and enable improved health over the course of a person’s life. cation teaches people it’s okay to fall off the proverbial food wagon as long as you know  How can wellness affect physical health? you can return to making positive decisions When a person’s well-being is in a good about your nutrition, exercise and stress state, they approach their lives with a posimanagement to attain your goals. tive outlook; they feel more connected and engaged and are more willing to exercise,  What activities can help? be social and participate in activities. This Exercise can improve daily quality of

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life along with physical health. It allows chemicals in the brain to be released— endorphins—that improve mood and decrease stress. Yoga is one form of exercise that addresses flexibility, balance and endurance while meditation and mindful breathing can help develop a calm and focused mind.

A great place to start addressing wellness is by engaging in health activities in your own community. Attend a free lecture on a medical topic of interest. We offer health lectures at Acton Pharmacy. You can also look for a local yoga class. There are free tai chi classes—exercises for mind and body—held right on Boston Common and in other public spaces.

 How does one determine their own best steps to improved wellness?

There are many basic steps toward wellness that can be useful, but everyone has their own unique care needs and these should be incorporated in an individual wellness plan. I generally start by sitting with patients and truly listening to their wants and needs, and this helps us to get to the root of the problem. I review medications the patient is currently taking alongside one of our pharmacists, as well as, lifestyle, food, supplements, bowel habits, gut health and how they are feeling overall. Then I collaborate with other healthcare professionals to get the proper testing, nutritional assessment and diagnosis for each patient. It is so satisfying to see people get on the path to health and wellness.

Beth Gardner meets with patients at all three pharmacies. She may be contacted at BGardner@DinnoHealth.com to learn more or to set up a personalized consultation. See ad on page 10 and Resource Guide on pages 37 and 39.

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Identification Helps

The term “arthritis” can conjure images of aging cartilage worn thin by years of overuse. Yet this common type, known as osteoarthritis, is just one of many joint pain culprits. Rheumatoid arthritis, which manifests in swelling and pain in the hands, wrists, feet or toes, arises when the body’s immune system attacks itself, destroying tissue around the joints.

Spondyloarthritis inflames the spine and sometimes the eyes and gut. Infections like Lyme disease, parvovirus and hepatitis B

Forever Flexible Keep Joints Naturally Healthy

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Creaky knees, sore hips, shoulder pain or a stiff neck can be a thing of the past.

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hirty-seven percent of American adults 18 and older suffer from arthritis—a catch-all term for a dozen varieties of joint disease—according to the nonprofit Arthritis Foundation.

One in two men and two in three women 65 or older may have it, estimates a recent Boston University study. Due to increasing obesity rates and autoimmune disorders, it’s also impacting 8 million Millennials, reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“I’m seeing higher rates, more severe cases and more of them in younger people.

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says Dr. Susan Blum, a Rye Brook, New York, physician and author of Healing Arthritis: Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally.

About 65 percent of patients try to treat joint pain with daily anti-inflammatory drugs that can damage the stomach and kidneys. Many work and exercise less due to pain, making arthritis the leading cause of disability. More than 1 million undergo expensive, risky surgeries annually, with hip and knee replacements performed twice as often now as in 2000.

Although conventional medicine maintains that drugs, surgery and reduced

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can also ignite arthritic joint pain.

Inflammation may exacerbate them all, so an anti-inflammatory program can typically provide relief, says Blum. Serious forms might require more aggressive treatments; a visit with an integrative clinician is an important first step.

Get Weight in Check

About one-third of obese people have arthritis, and research shows that with every pound lost, joint pain diminishes— the lighter the load, the less the pressure on joints. A Wake Forest University study of knee osteoarthritis patients showed that with each 10 pounds lost, 40 pounds of pressure is lifted from the knee.

“But it’s not simply about the load on the joints,” says Blum.

Fat cells release compounds called inflammatory cytokines, which can boost inflammation and pain. And new research from the University of Rochester, in New

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activity are inevitable, a new generation of clinicians disagree. They’ve seen how by losing weight, fighting inflammation with wholesome food and supplements, exercising smart and exploring science-backed integrative therapies, patients can manage the root causes of joint pain and find relief.

“We have many tools at our disposal to halt or slow the progression of arthritis so most people never have to have surgery,” says Doctor of Naturopathy Casey Seenauth, a staff physician at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Pain Relief Center, in Tempe, Arizona.

York, suggests that obesity may also impair the gut microbiome (beneficial bacteria lining the gastrointestinal tract), further exacerbating arthritis.

“There is no doubt that the gut bacteria are involved in the onset and perpetuation of inflammation and pain in arthritis,” says Blum.

When researchers fed mice the equivalent of a “cheeseburger and milkshake” diet for 12 weeks, doubling their body fat, they found more pro-inflammatory bacteria in their colon, more cartilage deterioration than in lean mice and more inflammation in their knees.

that when osteoarthritis patients switched to a plant-based diet for six weeks, they experienced less pain than those in the meat-eating control group.

Exercise Smart

When joint pain begins to flare up, a carefully chosen workout may be exactly what’s needed for relief. A.J. Gregg, a chiropractor in Flagstaff, Arizona, says, “There is an element of ‘use-it-or-lose it’.” The proper exercise depends partly on which joints are affected. He notes that properly executed strength training exercises like lifting weights can stabilize

muscles around joints, easing strain and preventing arthritis from accelerating.

Low-impact aerobic exercises like cycling or swimming can fuel the production and flushing of fluids through the joints without overloading them. Tai chi can improve range of motion. Even running, long falsely maligned as a precursor to arthritis, can help prompt cartilage cells to divide and replenish faster, research suggests.

A study of 75,000 runners by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in California, found that they were less likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee than less active people. A

Healing the Gut Heals Joints Blum explains that dysbiosis, an overgrowth of harmful bacteria in the intestinal tract, can damage its fragile lining, allowing bits of bacteria to enter the bloodstream and ignite an autoimmune response. Dysbiosis can be kick-started by antibiotics, drugs like proton pump inhibitors, bad diet or stress, says Blum, who battled autoimmune arthritis after her son had a traumatic accident.

For curbing arthritis through the gut microbiome, the science is young. A few small human studies conducted in China and Finland suggest that ingesting specific strains of Lactobacillus (including casei, acidophilus, reuteri and rhamnosus) and Bifidobacterium (bifidum and infantis) may decrease inflammation and pain associated with arthritis.

In the University of Rochester study, overweight mice fed prebiotics (indigestible fibers that good bacteria feed on) had less arthritis progression.

Blum recommends taking antimicrobial herbs like oregano oil to heal a gut overgrown with bad bacteria and a high-quality probiotic supplement to replenish good bacteria. She also suggests ditching processed food and products with refined sugar, along with known allergens like gluten, soy and dairy, which can spawn inflammation. Avoid nightshade vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes and peppers, which anecdotally have been suggested to aggravate joint pain.

Overall, strive for a plant-based diet high in fiber, colorful, antioxidant-rich vegetables and “good” fats. One recent Michigan State University study found

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subsequent paper by University of Illinois researchers found that while each running step levels more force on joints than a walking step, the foot hits the ground less often, so when it comes to wear and tear, it approximates the effect of walking.

“Running doesn’t set people up for earlier development of osteoarthritis, and can in fact be protective,” says Gregg, stressing that proper form, a soft running surface and moderation are all important.

Regenerative Injections

For more advanced cases of osteoarthritis, Seenauth recommends regenerative

injections such as prolotherapy and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy. For PRP, doctors draw some of the patient’s blood and spin it down with a centrifuge to isolate platelets loaded with growth-promoting compounds. Then, they inject the platelets into the joint. A study of 78 patients with knee osteoarthritis published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that those receiving one or two PRP injections had significantly less pain and better function six months later, while the placebo group worsened.

In prolotherapy, doctors inject natural substances like dextrose and saline into

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the joint two to three times for six to eight weeks to promote production of collagen and other tissue-regenerating compounds.

“Rather than inject a steroid, which provides a short-term fix by suppressing the immune response, we inject a concentrated solution that ignites the body’s natural healing response,” says Seenauth.

A Mind-Body Approach

Natural joint pain remedies also encompass acupuncture and meditation. In the UK, a University of York meta-review of 114 studies exploring 22 integrative or complementary therapies for arthritis, including strength and aerobic exercise training, found acupuncture to have the most studies completed and the most promising results. “Acupuncture can be considered as one of the more effective physical treatments for alleviating osteoarthritis knee pain in the short term,” concluded the authors.

University of Auckland researchers, in New Zealand, recruited 42 rheumatoid arthritis patients and assigned half to a program of mindfulness-based stress reduction, described by researchers as “the cultivation of nonjudgmental attention to unwanted thoughts, feelings and bodily experiences via meditation.”

While the meditation group saw no change in levels of inflammatory markers in the blood or the number of swollen joints, they did report significantly less morning stiffness, tenderness and pain.

The patients, in essence, trained themselves to experience their symptoms differently.

“Pain is not just about nerves detecting a noxious stimulant and sending the signal to your brain. The brain has a whole system for processing these signals, and is also informed by your experiences, emotions and cognition,” says Seenauth, who recommends mindfulness meditation to all of his patients.

“With the right nutrition, therapies and state of mind,” he says, “you can significantly reduce the impact joint pain has on your life.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

Biopuncture for Chronic Pain and Inflammation

by Leonid Gordin

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complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modality that can be helpful for reducing chronic pain and inflammation is biopuncture—a botanical injection therapy whereby specific body zones, or points, are injected with highly diluted natural products to support the immune system, regulate inflammatory processes and support natural repair mechanisms. Although a variety of injection-based therapies have been available for decades in Europe, Asia and the United States, biopuncture was introduced in this country in 2008, and has become an increasingly accepted tool for reducing chronic pain and inflammation.

Based on several decades of clinical experience and research, biopuncture is established as a safe and effective, nonpharmacological alternative to pain therapy. It has actively been practiced in both China and Europe for more than 50 years, under names like “bioregulation”; however, biopuncture was originally coined in 1991 by the renowned medical doctor, Jan Kersschot.

Biologically active solutions, including nutrients, homeopathic remedies and local anesthetic, are injected intradermally/ subcutaneously to boost repair and restoration. A good example of a body zone that is commonly identified by a treating clinician includes post-surgical scars and post-inflammatory adhesions, which may lead to a persistent state of regional tension and torsion. Additionally, a particular technique of radial pulse taking allows for greater precision in identifying blockages on the sur-

face of the body, including acupuncture points. This technique is particularly helpful in treating subacute and chronic soft tissue pain, via muscle relaxation and enhanced microcirculation/ drainage.

Biopuncture is typically well-tolerated and oftentimes patients report 30 to 40 percent improvement in their symptoms by the end of the session. Typically not a stand-alone treatment, biopuncture helps identify pain-generating locations and points to appropriate therapies that could potentiate the benefit of biopuncture. For instance, in sports medicine, best results occur when including biopuncture as part of a comprehensive pain management approach. In fact, biopuncture is quite synergistic with bodywork and physical therapy, enabling the affected body zones to be more responsive to stretching, soft tissue mobilization, myofascial release, CranioSacral therapy and physical medicine modalities like infrared light and low-level laser therapy. Likewise, biopuncture works well with such energy and mind-body medicine modalities as reiki, chi gong, biofeedback and medical hypnotherapy.

Leonid Gordin, M.D., is a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine and the American Board of Medical Acupuncture. He has been practicing holistic medicine for more than 35 years, and currently practices at Mount Auburn Hospital, in Cambridge. He may be reached at Write@HealthWright.org.

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Breema Brings Harmony to Daily Life

by Luna Lacey and Elaine Pendergrast

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reema is the art of being present. As a practice that nurtures the wholeness of the individual, Breema has the profound effect of supporting students to experience their body, mind and feelings working together in unity. As that experience becomes familiar, students become more available to live fully in each moment and experience the harmony that comes from that.

A holistic system to support health and self-understanding, Breema includes movements practiced on oneself (Self-Breema exercises), movements practiced with another person (Breema bodywork), and a philosophical teaching epitomized by nine universal principles that provides guidance for living with greater meaning and purpose.

• Cultivating a relationship with oneself while practicing Self-Breema

Self-Breema exercises range from vigorous and playful to subtle and grounding. The movements allow a student the unique opportunity to experience being both the giver and receiver simultaneously. This translates to being able to include oneself in any ordinary activity. With regular practice, any movement in daily life—such as tying shoelaces or opening a drawer—can become a Self-Breema, and support participating more fully.

• Relating to another person while doing Breema bodywork

Breema bodywork sequences foster remaining connected to oneself while engaged with another student. In the exchange, the emphasis is towards being receptive to one’s own experience, and away from diagnosis or judgment of either oneself or the other student. This focus on “How am I right now?” may provide many insights and be of great value when engaging with family and friends, or in professional situations.

Guided by Breema’s philosophy, which highlights the interrelatedness of everything in the universe, the opportunity exists in any circumstance for a student to respond from a desire to support life. After practicing Breema for a length of time, students may find this translates in everyday situations into having greater empathy, experiencing less suffering and taking a posture of expressing sincere well wishing toward others.

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• Essential support for a harmonious life

The wisdom of Breema is comprehensive and dynamic. At the heart of the teaching are the Nine Principles of Harmony—Body Comfortable, No Extra, Firmness and Gentleness, Full Participation, Mutual Support, No Judgment, Single Moment/Single Activity, No Hurry/No Pause and No Force. The simple invitation of any of the principles while practicing Self-Breema or Breema bodywork gives students new perspectives about how they are in the moment and direction towards what they truly wish for their lives. For example, one student shared, “I was rushing to get ready for work. While brushing my teeth, I was already thinking ahead about driving there. Remembering No Hurry/No Pause, I came out of an imaginary future event and, without changing my pace, I came back to being with my posture and the movements of brushing. For a few moments, I experienced the satisfaction of being present in that simple activity.”

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Breema has been taught and practiced in the U.S. and internationally for almost four decades.

The Breema Center offers a Practitioner Certification Program and supports classes, workshops and intensives around the world taught by certified Breema instructors. Luna Lacey and Elaine Pendergrast instruct at the Breema Center and offer workshops in New England, including Newton Centre on September 28 & 29. For more information, call 510-428-0937 or visit Breema.info/ne. See ad on page 8.

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Superior Superfoods Nature’s Top Foods to Prevent and Reverse Disease

by Marlaina Donato

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eart disease and chronic illnesses like diabetes, Alzheimer’s and inflammatory bowel disease are reaching alarming rates in this country.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 71 percent of all healthcare spending in the U.S. goes toward treating people with multiple chronic conditions.

Plant-dominant diets have a profound and universal effect on disease prevention, and often pose the potential for reversal. Enlightened institutions like the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, in Loma Linda, California, are now offering resident physicians specialized studies in lifestyle medicine based on therapeutic applications of diet.

Founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, international speaker and bestselling author Dr. Michael Greger, whose How Not to Die book now has a companion cookbook, is at the forefront of the growing conscious eating for wellness movement. The conclusions he’s drawn from his own practice are supported by the largest study to date on disease risk factors, the Global Burden of Disease, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. “The number one cause of death and 28

cause of disability in the United States is our diet. Genetics loads the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger. Genes are not our destiny,” Greger says.

Big Changes Made Easier

Eating superfoods slows inflammation, a major factor in myriad health conditions, and fosters an internal environment that

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opposes cancer cells. According to Greger, incorporating nutrient-dense foods into our daily diet need not feel like a chore or sacrifice. “If you eat junk, not only are you feeding your precious body crummy fuel, but you’re missing out on choices that are health-promoting,” says Greger, whose free Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen phone app helps make the switch easy and intriguing.

“I’m a fan of techniques for getting more plants on our plates,” says Greger.

“Try using meat as more of a condiment or flavoring. Find entrées you already like and make them more plant-friendly. For instance, try replacing the taco meat with lentils spiced with traditional taco seasonings.”

Other helpful tips include tapping a family member, friend or colleague eager to support healthy choices. It can be difficult to be the only one eating healthfully in any group, but having a support system can help make the transition easier.

Superfoods as Allies

According to Jennifer Di Noia, Ph.D., of William Paterson University of New Jersey, in Wayne, superfoods have 17 nutrients in common that are critical to the prevention of chronic disease, based on findings of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Institute of Medicine.

Phytochemicals are the body’s best source of antioxidants to help fortify cells against cancer and premature aging, as well as reduce the risk of heart disease and some

Today’s 26 Top Superfoods watercress Chinese cabbage chard beet greens spinach (cooked) chicory leaf lettuce

parsley Romaine lettuce collard greens turnip greens mustard greens endive chive

kale dandelion greens red pepper arugula broccoli pumpkin Brussels sprouts

scallion kohlrabi cauliflower cabbage carrot

Source: Defining Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables: A Nutrient Density Approach, a study led by Jennifer De Noia, Ph.D., in Preventing Chronic Disease, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Visit Dr. Michael Greger’s nonprofit website NutritionFacts.org for free diet information.

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types of dementia. Leafy greens such as collards, beet tops and certain lettuces, along with cruciferous vegetables, pack the most punch. Surprisingly, popular kale came in at number 15 on the CDC list of 41 superfoods, scoring only 49 out of 100 points for phytonutrient value.

Results of an in vitro study published by the journal Nutrition Research spotlight the cholesterol-reducing benefits of steamed collard greens and their ability to boost the body’s natural cholesterol blockers by 13 percent more than the pharmaceutical drug Cholestyramine.

Results as Reward

Greger reminds us that changing our diet can be initially daunting, but better health is worth the effort, as exemplified by one of his leading cases. “I met with an obese, middle-aged man with Type 2 diabetes in the beginning stages of diabetic neuropathy.

After a month of being on a plant-based diet, he had reversed his diabetes and his nerve pain disappeared. Within three months, he no longer needed medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Two decades later, he remains vigorous and free of chronic disease.”

Greger’s greatest reward is seeing people enjoying better health. His joy is evident when he confides, “Stories of people regaining health charge my batteries and make me jump out of bed in the morning.”

Marlaina Donato is a freelance writer and author of several books, including Multidimensional Aromatherapy. Connect at MarlainaDonato.com.

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n manufacturing, a zero waste policy means designing products so that all resources are used or reused. It’s a concept Bea Johnson, author of Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life

by Reducing Your Waste, embraced for her family a decade ago in Mill Valley, California. “My goal was to simplify our lives,” she says. “We found a zero waste lifestyle isn’t what we expected; it’s better. It’s good for the environment and for our family.”

Johnson reports achieving 40 percent savings in annual household costs. “Voluntary simplicity has also changed our daily routines. Simple living focuses on experiences versus things, and we find we have more free time,” she says. “Our minimalist wardrobes now fit into carry-on bags for travel.”

A Doable Personal Goal

“Don’t expect to reach zero. Go for zero-ish,” counsels Celia Ristow, a freelance writer who blogs at Litterless.com. In 2017, Ristow and two friends, Moira Kelley and Bailey Warren, started a grassroots group called Zero Waste Chicago to raise awareness and connect locals with needed resources to reduce trash.

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“We speak at grocery stores, community events, schools, colleges and to employees on their lunch hour. We love how responding readers send suggestions and outlets for reusing items,” says Ristow.

Local efforts can take off when people find like-minded others through using hash tags like #zerowastechicago on Instagram, search for a local blogger or host a minimeet-up in a grocery that sells in bulk or at a coffee shop that uses ceramic cups or no plastic stirrers. Similar grassroots organizations are active in Colorado (EcoCycle. org/home) and Seattle (EcoCollectiveSeattle. com).

“Zero waste seems difficult to imagine in the U.S. People think change is costly and time-consuming,” Johnson says. “My vocation is to shatter these misconceptions.

Follow the 5 R’s: refuse what you don’t need, reduce what you need, reuse, recycle and rot. Refuse single-use plastics and junk mail, reduce the volume of clothing items and sports equipment, buy used, recycle the unwanted and compost (rot) food waste, lint, hair and floor sweepings. It’s not that complicated.”

Due to her experience, Johnson can now store a year’s worth of waste in a pint-

sized Mason jar. “Inside is deteriorated foam from headphones, a dental retainer, silicone caulk from the sink, fruit and veggie stickers, clothing labels, plastic mini-bumpers from cabinet corners I replaced with felt and a plastic-coated spike from the dishwasher,” she says. “I’m still amazed when people have a use for something I don’t want or need.

Start by saying no to flyers, freebies, party favors, business cards, plastics, excessive packaging and junk mail. Accepting them creates more. Refusing such clutter is the first rule to a less wasteful lifestyle.”

Kathryn Kellogg, the Vallejo, California, author of the Going Zero Waste blog and a content creator for Pela Case, a Canadian eco-friendly smartphone case maker, offers many zero waste swaps. “I use silicone cupcake liners instead of paper, bar soap in lieu of plastic-packaged body wash and make my own lip balm.” She also has alternatives for sponges, plastic wrap, cooking pans and toothbrushes. Consider her 31-day challenge at GoingZeroWaste.com/31-dayvideo-challenge. She notes, “Since I started working toward zero waste, I have more confidence, am able to speak up about less waste and am mindful when I shop.”

A World View

In May, Johnson toured 16 countries in 17 days giving presentations. “Surprisingly, we often had to open another room because interest was higher than expected.

In Russia, they broadcasted my talk to 17 cities,” she says.

Johnson learned that many countries have no waste collection or recycling programs. Plastic bottles, bags and trash litter many landscapes. “Life in the United States is different. Here, we have bigger houses, need more and create more waste.

Elsewhere, grocery shopping is done daily instead of weekly, produce is local, seasonal and sustainable instead of imported,” she

observes. “In a way, it’s easier to go zero waste there because they’re using just what they need. Everyone deserves a place to live and life’s necessities. Past that comfort level, it’s excess.”

Johnson sees rapid changes underway in consumer thinking and is hopeful looking forward. “I don’t want to tell others how to live. I just want to share our experiences. The United States’ example has a huge impact worldwide. Zero waste is the necessary lifestyle of the future, and it begins at home.”

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Back to School Sale Event for Parents – 10am5pm. For couples and individuals, Self-Care Healing Arts Sessions. $50 off any in-person or virtual session. A variety of healing arts therapies sessions available. Also available by phone or computer.

Sacred Temple Arts, Newburyport, MA. 978-3099399. SacredTempleArts.com.

Family Zumba in East Boston – 6pm. Summer fitness series. Free. Lopresti Park, 33 Sumner St, East Boston. 617-635-4505. Boston.gov/Events.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Gentle Yoga in the North End – 10am. Free fitness class. Christopher Columbus Park, 110 Atlantic Ave, North End. 617-635-4505. Boston.gov/ Events.

Free Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Information – 6:30-8:30pm. Cindy Gittleman, Certified MBSR teacher and founder of Sunrise Mindfulness, leads a free information session about the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn.program is right for you. Free. Skin to Soul, 800 W Cummings Pk, Ste 3950, Woburn.

978-657-7730. SunriseMindfulness.com.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 The Meaning of Tai Chi Chuan – Sept 7-9.

Grandmaster Aiping Cheng is one of the world’s foremost authorities in Chinese Martial Arts who, in this workshop, will provide a clear understanding of the Meaning of Tai Chi Chuan and answer the question: How are “yin” and “yang” revealed in tai chi? Learn the basic movements and a simple Tai Chi Chuan 10 Form. Eastover Estate & Retreat Center, 430 East St, Lenox. 866-264-5139. More info: Eastover.com.

Prostate Health Lecture

Free lecture in honor of National Prostate Health Month with Dr. Stephen B. Schloss, a leading urologist at Emerson Hospital. Come hear Dr. Schloss speak about the ways to manage prostate health and provide information on other urological conditions.

Wed., September 12 7-8pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Watercolor Painting Workshop – 12-2pm. The ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops series takes place during Sept at 6 Boston locations. Free.

Blackstone Square, 1535 Washington St, Boston.

617-635-4505. Boston.gov/Events.

Free. Acton Pharmacy, 563 Massachusetts Ave, Acton. 978-263-3901. ActonPharmacy.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Fresh Start – 11am-12pm. 4-wk smoking cessation program with additional support options. $125. Dragonfly Wellness Center, 176 Jackson Rd, Devens. 978-549-5125. KimberlySManning.com.

Flying Phoenix Qigong – Sept 13-16. With Sifu Terry Dunn. An intensive qigong workshop teaching the core practice of Flying Phoenix Heavenly Healing Chi, a rare and extraordinarily powerful medical qigong system created more than 400 yrs ago. Eastover Estate & Retreat Center, 430 East St, Lenox. 866-264-5139. More info: Eastover.com.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

special event UNITE on 9/11

UNITE, hosted by Carolyn Little (Live Thrive Love), at the Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell on the DCR Esplanade, will include a mindful yoga practice, meditation, and dance celebration set to a live soundscape created by 80+ Berklee and New England Conservatory musicians and singers who represent over 80 different countries. The 1,000+ attendees will rediscover creative expression, presence and power. This experience will foster a deep sense of connection that transcends borders.

Tues., Sept. 11 • 5:30-7:30pm.

Free; suggested donation $20. The Hatch Memorial Shell, 47 David G Mugar Way, Boston. 302-753-6984. LiveThriveLove.com.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 3rd Annual Boston Social Fitness Festival – 7am-3pm. This day-long celebration, now in its 3rd year, encourages Bostonians of all ages to move, cycle, play and dance together. Free. City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Sq, Boston. 617-635-3911.

Boston.gov/Events.

Free Introduction to Reiki – 10am-12pm. An overview of reiki, a hands-on healing method for reducing stress, relieving pain and facilitating healing and personal growth. Free. Arlington Reiki Associates, 366 Massachusetts Ave, Ste 304, Arlington. 781-648-9334. ArlingtonReiki.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Manomet’s 40th Annual Bird-A-Thon – 5am11:45pm. Calling all bird nerds. It’s a great way to have fun and get outdoors. Donation. Location: wherever you like to bird. 508-224-6521. Manomet.org.

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Boston Local Food Festival – 11am-5pm. The nation’s largest local and sustainable food hub.

Showcases farmers, local restaurants, food trucks, specialty food producers, fisher folks and organizations focusing on healthy food and fitness from New England. Free. Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston. BostonLocalFoodFestival.com.

10th Annual Healthy Living Expo – 2-6pm. Fundraiser for Real Kids Real Food. Brian Clement, PhD, LN, to speak on Quantum Human Biology. $15 online. First Congregational Church of Norwood, Pingree H, 100 Winter St, Norwood. 781-899-6664.

Register: BrianClement.BrownPaperTickets.com.

More info: OptimumHealthSolution.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Neurofeedback: Brain Training at its Best! Psychological, Neurological, Cognitive Correction – 6:30-8pm. Many neurologically based disorders of the brain can be helped using neurofeedback no matter what the cause. Learn how neurofeedback works and how it can help you. Research presented.

Free. Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln. 781-444-9115. AdvancedNeurotherapy.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Free Intro to Eat to Thrive – 6:30-8:30pm. Hear the success stories of “Eat to Thrive” graduates.

Practice opening coconuts and making smoothies. $50. Optimum Health Solution, 126 Myrtle St, Waltham. 781-899-6664. Register: FreeIntro.bpt. me. More info: OptimumHealthSolution.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

special event The Tao of Surprise: Your Undiscovered Key to Awakening: Entering the Radiance Tree of Life Retreat Will Arntz (creator of What the Bleep Do We Know!?) and Deirdre Hade (founder of The Radiance Healing Journey) bring science, mysticism and healing to re-connect you with the Light of your Soul. Receive the tools to transform stress, anxiety, depression and overwhelm into a life of Magical Grace. Gain scientific information for actualizing the life-changing power of Surprise. Clear your karma and access your success story with a Radiance Healing Journey. Activate your Radiance Tree of Life. Receive personal Messages from the Divine Presence, Archangels, Ascended Masters.

September 21-23 $295 plus room & meals. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, 57 Interlaken Rd, Stockbridge, MA. 661-255-8283.

DeirdreHade.com/Events.

Hands of Light Lecture: Barbara Brennan’s Human Energy Field – 7-9pm. These teachings on human energy and consciousness, health, healing, and self-awareness are at the cutting-edge of human development. Come experience this healing

event and return to your life renewed, open-hearted, and transformed. Free. The Center at Westwoods, 590 Gay St, Westwood. 617-524-7628.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Paws at the Beach Festival & Walk – 10am-3pm.

Shop vendors under the tents at Craigville Beach and a 1-mi beach walk, pet contests, demonstrations and more to raise money for life-saving animal programs. $10. Craigville Beach, 997 Craigville Beach Rd, Centerville. 508-648-9115.

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BEMER – 3:30-4:30pm. BEMER is designed to improve circulation supporting the body’s natural self-regulating processes. It enhances cardiac function, physical fitness, endurance, strength and energy, concentration, mental acuity, stress reduction and relaxation, and sleep management. Limited space; RSVP. Free. Newton Chiropractic & Wellness Centre, 383 Elliot St, Ste F 250, Newton Upper Falls. 617-964-3332. WellAdjusted.com.

15th Annual Revels RiverSing – 5-7:30pm. Family-friendly equinox celebration. Enjoy pre-show family festivities, a beer garden for adults and lots of communal singing. Expect some surprises too.

Free. Herter Park Amphitheater, Allston. More info: Revels.org.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

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Breema: Bringing Harmony into Your Daily Life

Weekend Yoga with Tias Little

Join Matthew Tousignant, MA, CMT, and Luna Lacey, CMT, and discover Breema’s Nine Principles of Harmony as a way to foster harmony in ourselves. An opportunity to receive practical inspiration by practicing simple Breema sequences that are both energizing and nurturing. As we experience moments of harmony while practicing and receiving Breema, we begin to see the potential for increasing harmony in our daily lives.

Beginners welcome. CE hrs available.

Fri., Sept. 28 6:30-8:30pm

Fri Intro; 10am-5pm, Sat Workshop.

Free/Fri Intro; $125/Workshop, discounts available. The Boston Center for Contemplative Practice, 796 Beacon St, Newton Centre.

541-484-2882. Breema.Info/Boston

Reiki Level 1 Training & Certification – 9am7pm. Learn to care for yourself and others with reiki practice in a warm and professional setting.

Learn the traditional Japanese reiki meditations, how to practice hands-on healing for self and others, the reiki principles, reiki history, and how reiki promotes mindfulness, well-being, and resilience.

Comprehensive course manual. CEUs for nurses, social workers and LMTs. $150. Brenner Reiki Healing, 324 Central St, Auburndale. 617-2448856. BrennerReikiHealing.org.

Sound Bath – 7-9pm. Reduce stress, enjoy deep peacefulness and enter into relaxation and meditation with International Sound Therapist, Tara Atwood. The room will be surrounded with Tibetan and crystal bowls. Includes active and passive meditation techniques and a sound bath, where you will be fully emerged in the vibration and frequencies of sound. $40. Revolution Community Yoga Westford, The Mill Works Athletic Center, 22 Town Farm Rd, Westford. 978-727-8356.

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Reiki Clinic – 1:30-4:30pm. A community service project where clients receive a half-hour reiki treatment by a team of practitioners. Reiki practitioners volunteer at the clinics and receive a free treatment. $15/clients, free/practitioners. Arlington Reiki Associates, 366 Massachusetts Ave, Ste 304, Arlington. 617-835-9963. ArlingtonReiki.com.

Yoga & Acupuncture: The Perfect Team – 7:309:30pm. In this supportive, relaxing environment, Amy will guide you through a gentle yoga practice inspired by 4th chakra energy with a special focus on heart and lungs. Angela will treat you to a healing acupuncture treatment during savasana (final resting pose). Non-insertive options available. $40. Revolution Community Yoga Acton, 537 Massachusetts Ave, Acton. 978-274-5596.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 The Incredible Dr. You Workshops – 7:158:15pm. This first of 2 workshops breaks down the basics of Network Spinal Analysis, the method of chiropractic used at Newton Chiropractic. Get more out of your adjustments and enlighten yourself on just how incredible your body is at healing itself. Free. Newton Chiropractic & Wellness Centre, 383 Elliot St, Ste F 250, Newton Upper Falls.

RSVP: 617-964-3332. WellAdjusted.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Introduction to Fertility Awareness – 7-8pm.

Are you interested in natural birth control or are you planning to conceive? We will talk about the benefits of charting your cycles. Free. The Democracy Center, 45 Mt. Auburn St, Cambridge. 617899-7624. AnnaChurchill26@gmail.com.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Sign up now. Light on the Subtle Body Weekend Workshop. This weekend will be split into 4 classes. Take full weekend or part.

Oct. 6-7

10am-1pm, Sat; 2-5pm, Sun. $200/full weekend, $60/class.

Body Kneads Yoga, 1145 Reservoir Ave, 2nd Fl, Cranston, RI. 401-632-0878. BodyKneads.Yoga.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

save the date Integrative NLP Practitioner Certification

Teaches proven techniques to communicate effectively, build rapport easily, release limiting beliefs, overcome procrastination, lack of motivation, depression and phobias.

October 18-21

Save $50 with Promo code NATURAL. $194.

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Health & Wellness Fair

and that’s what’s going to

Includes with activities, demonstrations and products, massages, acupuncture, chiropractor, vitamin samples, supplement samples, essential oils, blood pressure readings, UV sun damage screening and more. There will be face painting for children, a raffle, giveaways and light refreshments served.

make you kick the covers off in the morning. ~Rick Moonen

Sat., Sept. 29 • 12-4pm.

Free. Acton Pharmacy, 563 Massachusetts Ave, Acton. 978-263-3901.

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Quincy Market History Tour – Learn about Quincy Market’s central and ever-evolving role in Boston’s history. Meet guide by Pulse Café on South Market St. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 4 S Market, Boston. 617-523-1300. Available dates & times: FaneuilHallMarketplace.com.

Free Guided Meditation – 6:15-6:45pm. Experience different HypnoMeditations (pre-recorded

by Richard Lanza) each week. HypnoMeditation takes you on a journey to states of expansive inner calm which allow for personal transformation and healing. Free. Open Doors, 395A Washington St, Braintree. 781-843-8224. OpenDoors7.com.

Restorative Yoga – 12-1pm. Restorative yoga for breast cancer patients, survivors and their families/ caregivers. Free for those listed. Saint Vincent Cancer & Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Pl, Worcester.

508-987-3310. PinkHippy.org.

Free Tour of Symphony Hall – 4:30pm select weekdays. Also 3:30pm select Sat. Join volunteers on a behind-the-scenes tour and hear about the hall and the history and traditions of the famed musicians and conductors. Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston. For available dates & times: 617-638-9390. bso.org.

monthly Anxiety and Panic Support Group – 6:30pm. 1st day of month. A group designed to offer a place where people with common interests and experience can meet. People who have been through, or are going through, a similar circumstance can do more than sympathize with you, they can relate to what you are going through and keep you from feeling alone. Free. Washington St, Newton. 617849-3198. UCanBeFearFree.com.

sunday Sunday Dinners with Seasoned Healers – 1st Sun. Come and break bread to discuss and dream of living in a more rural area with a small group of like-minded, active, older healers. Bring an open heart and mind. Watertown. For more info: 617548-4698 or HealerGinny@gmail.com.

Celebration Service – 10-11:15am. Meditation, 9:45am. Service followed by fellowship.

Free. Center for Spiritual Living of Greater Boston, 50 Dudley St, Cambridge. 617-947-2743.

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SoWa Vintage Market – 10am-4pm. Designers, collectors, appreciators of the beautiful and unusual love this market. A cool, urban, vintage flea market featuring fresh vintage and designer finds every week. Free. SoWa Vintage Market, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston. SoWaVintageMarket.com.

Kirtan: The Music of Spirituality – 7-9pm. 2nd Sun. Charlie Braun’s music is a creative outpouring of reflective melodies, sweet harmonies, inthe-groove rhythms and the space in between. Donation. Eastover Estate & Retreat Center, 430 East St, Lenox. 866-264-5139. Eastover.com.

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Free Weekly Yoga – Thru Sept. 6:30-7:30pm.

With Michelle Mendes. Free. Mother’s Rest, 410 Washington St, Dorchester. 617-506-0519.

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Mental Wellness: The Gut-Brain Connection – 9-9:30pm. Join Amare Global, The Mental Wellness Company for a live webinar as we discuss the science behind the gut-brain connection and its impact on mental wellness. Free. Online. 978-8776122. Amare.com/10054.

tuesday Noon Concerts on the Freedom Trail – 12:15pm.

Stop by to hear a 30-40-min concert. Performers vary each week and perform a wide variety of music ranging from jazz to folk, medieval to modern. $5 suggested donation. King’s Chapel, 64 Beacon St, Boston. 617-227-2155. Kings-Chapel.org.

Weekly Divine Meditation – 6-7pm. Experience a powerful guided meditation lead by Bhavna, the Golden Light Goddess. No two meditations are ever the same. Drop-ins encouraged. $10. Bhavna’s Wellness Group, 512 Main St, Penthouse Ste, Shrewsbury. 508-970-5620. bhwellnessgroup.com.

Support Group for Spouses and Family Members of Cancer Patients and Survivors – 6:307:30pm. Led by the husband of a cancer survivor. Free. Tri-Community YMCA, 43 Everett St, Southbridge. 508-987-3310. PinkHippy.org.

Reiki Healing Sessions – 7-9pm. Reiki and energy healers offer their services free of charge.

To broaden the spirit of free care and community services to others, please make a donation in any amount for each healing you receive. Free, donation suggested; donations sent to a variety of local charitable causes. Open Doors, 395 Washington St, Braintree. 781-843-8224. OpenDoors7.com.

Mental Wellness: The Science & Solutions – 9-9:30pm. Also Mon. Join Amare Global for a live webinar as we discuss the science behind the gutbrain connection and natural solutions for addressing the mental wellness epidemic. Free. Pamela Pearson: 978-877-6122. For webinar details: PamelaEPearson@yahoo.com. Amare.com/10054.

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Museum of Fine Arts Free Wednesdays – Free admission after 4pm. MFA, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston. 617-267-9300. mfa.org.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Weekly Meeting – 7-8:30pm. Free 12-step program for food addiction. There is a solution. Do you, or someone you know, struggle with issues with food, weight or body image? Weekly meetings open to anyone. Free. St. Brigid’s Parish Center, 1995 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington. 617-610-3748.

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Public Open Night at the Observatory – 7:30pm, Fall/Winter; 8:30pm, Spring/Summer. A chance to come observe the night sky through telescopes and binoculars and see things you otherwise might not get to see. Held most Wed evenings throughout the year, weather permitting. Space limited, reservations recommended. Free. Coit Observatory at Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. 617-353-2630. bu.edu.

Let’s Laugh Today Laughter Yoga – 7:308:30pm. 1st Wed. Any age and any level of physical ability can enjoy this unique exercise of laughter and clapping combined with gentle breathing that brings more oxygen to the body’s cells. Free. Meetinghouse of the First Universalist Society, 262 Chestnut St, Franklin. 508-660-2223.

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Natural Solutions for Mental Wellness – 8-8:30pm. Join Amare Global, The Mental Wellness Company, for a live webinar as we discuss the science behind the gut-brain connection and its impact on mental wellness. Free. Pamela Pearson: 978-877-6122. For webinar details: PamelaEPearson@yahoo.com. Amare.com/10054.

thursday Free 7-Week Mini-Series: Countdown to NESH 2018 – 12-5pm. Every 2 wks., Drs. Amy Rothenberg and Paul Herscu offer “tasters” into vitalistic tradition of homeopathy. Get a sense of what we teach and how we do it. Free. New England School of Homeopathy. 413-256-5949. Nesh.com.

Mental Wellness: A Deep Dive with Q&A – 2:30pm. Join Amare Global’s live webinars and deep dive into mental wellness topics like stress, ADHD, brain fog, fatigue, low energy, sleep and more with Q&A. Free. Pamela Pearson: 978-8776122. For webinar details: PamelaEPearson@ yahoo.com. Amare.com/10054.

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Free Night at the ICA – 5-9pm. The Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave, Boston.

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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Meeting – 7-8:30pm. Are you having trouble controlling what you eat? A 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. Free. Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Johnson Conference Room, 170 Governor’s Ave, Medford. 617-583-2901. FoodAddicts.org.

SRR Thursday Night 4.06 Miler – 7:15-8:15pm.

It may be raining. It may be hot or cold. The SRR Thursday night run will happen every week, no matter what. Free. Casey’s Bar, 171 Broadway, Somerville. SRR.org/Events/Thursday-Night-Race.

Observatory Night – 7:30-9:30pm. 3rd Thurs.

A non-technical lecture and telescopic observing from the observatory roof if weather permits. Free.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St, Cambridge. 617-495-7461. CFA. Harvard.edu.

friday Watertown Mall Walking Club – 9am. Meet the club leader near Carter’s. Start with stretching exercises followed by a walk through the mall. Occasional guest lectures. Free. Watertown Mall, 550 Arsenal St, Watertown. 617-926-4968.

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Second Fridays – 5-8pm. Free with admission at the MIT Museum on the 2nd Fri each month.

Mingle with friends in the unique galleries and see some of the latest research coming out of MIT. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge. 617-253-5927. mit.edu/museum.

SoWa First Fridays – 5-9pm. 1st Fri. Over 60 galleries south of Washington St and at the Artist’s Guild, nearby businesses and restaurants open

their doors to give you a chance to experience the vibrant South End arts community. Free. Start at 450 Harrison Ave, follow gallery lights around the neighborhood. SoWaBoston.com.

ACIM TALKS – Talks based on A Course in Miracles streaming live every Wednesday night with ongoing access if you can’t listen live. Hosted by Marianne Williamson. Marianne.com.

Community Reiki Clinic – 7-8:45pm. 1st Fri. Receive a 30-min reiki session by appt. Appointments start at 7pm, 7:35 & 8:10pm. If you have been curious about reiki, schedule a session. $15. Brenner Reiki Healing, 324 Central St. Auburndale. 617244-8856. BrennerReikiHealing.org.

FREE 7-WEEK MINI-SERIES – The New England School of Homeopathy offers Countdown to NESH with Drs. Amy Rothenberg and Paul Herscu leading up to our 10-Weekend Course starting October in Amherst, MA. Get a sense of what we teach & how we do it.

Registration: nesh.com/countdown.

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Restorative Yoga – 8:15-9:15am. Restorative yoga for breast cancer patients, survivors and their families/caregivers. Free. Oxford Community Center, 4 Maple Rd, Oxford. 508-987-3310.

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The Marketplace at Simpson Spring – 10am2pm. Includes farmers, bakers, artisans and local entrepreneurs. Stop in to browse or take in our featured entertainment, local authors, educational seminars and lecturers. 719 Washington St, South Easton. SimpsonSpring.com/saturday-market.

PRODUCTS

Let’s Laugh Today Laughter Yoga – 11am12pm. 2nd Sat. Any age and any level of physical ability can enjoy this unique exercise of laughter and clapping combined with gentle breathing that brings more oxygen to the body’s cells. Free. Unitarian Church of Sharon, 4 N Main St, Sharon.

508-660-2223. LetsLaughToday.com.

Greenway Open Market – Thru Oct. 11am-5pm.

Every Sat; 1st & 3rd Sun. An eclectic mix of handmade art, music and locally produced products to Boston. Gourmet food trucks. Different mix of vendors each week. Free. Rose Kennedy Greenway, near Rings Fountain, High St & Atlantic Ave, Boston. NewEnglandOpenMarkets.com/ visit-the-greenway.

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SPRINGHILL STATUARY - HOME OF THE $10 STATUE – Pet memorials, Angels, Buddha statues, bird baths.

Many dog breeds. Shipping worldwide.

Open year round. 75 Laura St, Tiverton.

401-314-6752. SpringhillStatuary.com.

SELF-STUDY A COURSE IN MIRACLES – A unique, universal, self-study, spiritual thought system that teaches that the way to love and inner peace is through forgiveness. ACIM.org.

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ACUPUNCTURE GROTON WELLNESS

Quan Zhou, LicAc, Nutritionist 493-495 Main St, Groton 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com Helping patients return to health with acupuncture, ear therapy, cupping, guasha and acupressure, Quan’s expertise lies in the areas of chronic and acute pain, allergy, digestive conditions, stress-related problems, headaches, migraines, anxiety, depression, neurological disorders, respiratory issues, supportive treatment for cancer, fertility, reproductive health, women’s health and difficult-to-treat conditions in conventional medicine. See ad, page 2.

APPLIED KINESIOLOGY CENTRAL SQUARE HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Kristine Jelstrup, CMFT, CBK, LMT 126 Prospect St, Ste 5, Cambridge, 02139 617-833-3407 Kristine@CentralSquareHealthAnd Wellness.com CentralSquareHealthAndWellness.com

CAROUSEL COACHING

Nancy Lavoie NancyLaterDressageHorses@gmail.com CarouselCoaching.com Nancy Lavoie has a gift for helping people navigate through social pressures and the complication of technology to find their unique confidence.

SYMMETRY NEURO-PATHWAY TRAINING Dianne Kosto, Founder & CEO 132 Central St, Ste 205A, Foxboro 844-272-4666 Dianne@SymmetryNeuroPT.com SymmetryNeuroPt.com

Natural solutions to ADHD, autism, migraines, memory loss and mental fatigue do exist.

SYMMETRY is helping families increase grades in school, become more productive at work, manage emotions with calmness and security, and regain their health. Book a free consultation at MeetMe.so/DianneKosto.

CHIROPRACTIC NEWTON CHIROPRACTIC AND WELLNESS CENTRE Julie Burke, DC 617-964-3332 Info@WellAdjusted.com

We are an integrative holistic center, with a caring team of Network Spinal Analysis chiropractors, massage therapists, Shiatsu and reiki practitioners and a Wellness Coach. See ads, pages 7 and 13.

Achieve optimal health physically, emotionally, nutritionally.

Kristine uses a form of muscle response testing to identify and clear nervous system interference, facilitating optimal health.

COACHING

TAKE THE LEAP COACHING

Kim Childs 1025 Mass Ave, Arlington, MA 02476 617-640-3813 Kim@KimChilds.com KimChilds.com Need help clarifying and realizing your desires? Asking “What’s next?” or “How do I get started?” Kim is a certified life and career coach specializing in Positive Psychology, creativity, and midlife transitions, to help clients create more personally fulfilling, meaningful and empowered lives. Initial consultations are free.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY GROTON WELLNESS

Katryn Miller, MEd, LMT, Colon Hydrotherapist 493-495 Main St, Groton 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com Katryn has always held a deep desire to learn about the body and how it works. After many years of running her own business, Katryn joined Groton Wellness to help others with Colon Hydrotherapy. She holds a training certificate on the Libbe Colon Hydrotherapy Device. See ad, page 2.

A COMMON THREAD COACHING James Ashton, Certified Life Coach 646-262-3037 james@ashtoncoaching.com

BRAIN TRAINING ADVANCED NEUROTHERAPY, PC Jolene Ross, PhD 781-444-9115 RetrainYourBrain.com

Specializing in Neurotherapy, an effective, drug-free treatment for: attention, behavior, emotional, and executive function problems, autistic spectrum, anxiety, depression, postconcussion, peak performance and more. See ad, page 24.

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Coaching is a place where you can be truly heard and supported! Through deep listening and powerful questioning, I can assist you in moving towards a desired outcome in virtually any area of life. COMPLIMENTARY 45-minute “Gain Clarity” Session!

INTERNAL WELLNESS CENTER

Liz Marcano-Pucillo 150 Wood Rd, Ste 403, Braintree, MA 02184 781-228-6915 Liz@InternalWellnessCtr.com InternalWellnessCtr.com Receive professional colon hydrotherapy by a national board-certified therapist using the Angel of Water system. The most comfortable and private system in the industry. See ad, page 21.

JOHNSON COMPOUNDING AND WELLNESS

COMPOSTING

John Walczyk 577 Main St, Waltham, MA 02452 781-893-3870 • Fax: 781-899-1172 John@NaturalCompounder.com NaturalCompounder.com

CITY COMPOST

978-378-3048 Info@CityCompost.com CityCompost.com City Compost provides home composting services and custom solutions for events and organizations. All compostables including meat, dairy and paper products are accepted. 100% of the independently processed compost goes to grow more fresh food and subscribers can receive top quality, tested, compost with service. See ad, page 21.

JCW is the only sterile and non-sterile PCABaccredited pharmacy in Massachusetts. In addition to our compounding service, we offer a full range of nutritional supplements, natural products, homeopathic remedies and home health care equipment. See ad on back cover.

DR. IVETA IONTCHEVA-BAREHMI DMD, MS, D.SC.

1842 Beacon St, Ste 305, Brookline, MA 617-868-1516 BostonDentalWellness.com

BIRD’S HILL COMPOUNDING PHARMACY

401 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492 781-449-0550 Pharmacist@BirdsHillPharmacy.com BirdsHillPharmacy.com Familyowned and -operated since 1960, we have evolved from a traditional pharmacy to a worldwide compounding and nutritional resource.

Our unique one-on-one patient consultations produce a full understanding of your health needs.

You, your physician, and one of our compounding pharmacists work as partners to ensure that you will receive the best care possible.

DINNO HEALTH

Acton Pharmacy 563 Massachusetts Ave, Acton, MA 01721 978-263-3901 Keyes Drug 2090 Commonwealth Ave Newton, MA 02466 617-244-2794 West Concord Pharmacy 1212 Main St, Concord, MA 01742 978-369-3100 DinnoHealth.com For more than a quarter of a century, Dinno Health has been a trusted provider of pharmacy services and is committed to providing the highest quality of individualized care for each customer. At our three independent pharmacies we offer prescriptions, compounded medications, medical supplies, homeopathic remedies, vitamins and vaccines. See ad, page 10.

BHVANA’S WELLNESS GROUP

512 Main St, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Bhavnasrivastava@BhWellnessGroup.com BhWellnessGroup.com Call now to receive Divine healing energy to release pain from your heart, soul, body and allow for love and joy to enter your life. See ad, page 29.

EMOTION CODE DENTIST

COMPOUNDING & WELLNESS PHARMACY

DIVINE HEALING

Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi is an accomplished dentist and specialist in Periodontics and Implants with a holistic approach to medicine and dentistry. To schedule your comprehensive exam and share the excitement of a healthy smile, call: 617-868-1516. See ad, page 6.

GROTON WELLNESS – FAMILY DENTISTRY & ORTHODONTICS, MEDICAL, SPA, CAFÉ 493-495 Main St (Off Rte 119) Groton, MA 01450 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com

Groton Wellness is a vibrant center for health and healing consisting of Holistic Family Dentistry & Orthodontics, an Integrative Medical Practice, a therapeutic detoxification spa, and a clean food, farm-to-table café—all working together to provide exceptional community health care. We also offer exciting talks, cleanses, classes and events, many of which are free to the community.

Groton Wellness uses IV therapy, nutrition management, herbal medicine, bio-identical hormone balancing, EAV testing, colon hydrotherapy, acupuncture and many other holistic therapies to treat patients from head-to-toe. We have enormous success treating chronic health issues such as Lyme disease, cancer, diabetes, hormonal imbalance, mold, internal toxicity and more. See ad, page 2.

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PETER HOWE

98 Parmenter Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 508-838-1101 Info@PeterHoweHealer.com Through a mutli-modatlity approach, Peter’s practice utilizes the wisdom of ancient knowledge with the science of modern day. Addressing the person’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs that will support the client’s health or return to health.

See ad, page 24.

ENERGY HEALING VESSEL OF HEALING

Tim Grantham, Certified NIASZIIH Healer 745 High St, Westwood, MA 339-203-1726 VesselOfHealing.com Hands-on, Earth-based, energy healing, where the healer assists the client to alleviate illness, pain and dis-ease by tracking it’s aspects through all layers of the body in order to locate and shift the source.

ENNEAGRAM HERB PEARCE COUNSELING 617-794-7213 Herb@HerbPearce.com HerbPearce.com

Psychotherapist and Enneagram expert Herb Pearce with 38 years’ experience, works with individuals, couples and families to clarify differences and practice personalized, effective communication.

Enneagram team building workshops for groups and organizations. Author of 6 books.

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FLOAT THERAPY CLOUD 9 FLOAT & WELLNESS

162 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-942-2644 Cloud9Boston.com Float therapy involves using 10 inches of warm water heated to skin temperature and 800 lbs of epsom salt. The salt is healing and allows you to float effortlessly providing relaxation and pain relief like never before. See ad, page 9.

HEALTH COACH YOUR WELLNESS SCOUT Kirsten Wright-Cirit 919-593-2943 YourWellnessScout@gmail.com YourWellnessScout.com

Your Wellness Scout provides coaching, resources, and tips to set wellness goals and integrate sustainable solutions and practices without tipping the work, life, family balance.

HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH ONU

Alexia Taylor 617-939-3113 Alexia@onuwell.com An individualized approach to health. Using Functional Medicine, Positive Psychology, Mindfulness to support your path to happiness. Specializing in transforming stress, sleep problems, developing an eating plan that works for you. Live fully, well, now. See ad, page 17.

HORMONE BALANCING BELLA NATURAL HEALTH

Dawna Jones, MD, FACOG 427 Washington St, Norwell, MA 02061 781-829-0930 BellaNaturalHealth.com Board-certified MD in gynecology and integrative medicine.

Hormone balancing, nutrition and detoxification are keys to optimal health. See ad, page 8.

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GROTON WELLNESS

Irina Serebryakova, Holistic, NP 493-495 Main St, Groton 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com Irina is trained in holistic modalities such as weight management, whole body detoxification, nutraceuticals, essential oils, spiritual medical intuition and kinesiology. Irina’s training extends to endocrine disorders such as hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, depression, anxiety and sex hormone deficiencies. She also practices holistic gynecology, bio-identical hormone restoration, neurotherapy, endocrine disorders and ozone therapy. See ad, page 2.

INFRARED SAUNA CLOUD 9 FLOAT & WELLNESS

162 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-942-2644 Cloud9Boston.com Our Infrared Sauna uses far infrared waves to heat the body reaching only 1400F and is a dry heat. Despite this, you sweat 3x more and detox 15-20x more toxins than a normal sauna. See ad, page 9.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CRYSTAL SOUND HEALING/ SACRED SONG REIKI 978-897-8846 SacredSongReiki@yahoo.com SacredSongReiki.com

Services include: (John of God) Crystal Bed Healing with Crystal Singing Bowls; Sound Healing; Sound Healing with Reiki; Reiki. Release stress, reduce pain, boost your immune system, lower blood pressure, more energy, clarity of thought. sessions and appropriate referrals where necessary.

INTEGRATIVE VETERINARY MEDICAL CARE MASH MAIN ST ANIMAL SERVICES OF HOPKINTON Margo Roman, DVM 72 W Main St, Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-435-4077 MASHVet.com

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A full-service integrative veterinary clinic offering caring and healthful options and mod- alities like acupuncture, functional nutrition, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbs, ozone therapy, surgery and dentistry. See ad, page 31.

LYME SPECIALIST PETER HOWE

98 Parmenter Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 508-838-1101 Info@PeterHoweHealer.com Lyme requires a mutli-dimensional approach. With the use of Quantum Reflex Analysis, Zyto, and nutritional support we can identify the Lyme, its supporting bacteria and remediate them.

Returning the person to one’s health. See ad, page 24.

MASSAGE NEWTON CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS CENTRE 383 Elliot St, Ste 250 617-964-3332 WellAdjusted.com

Deep-tissue, medical, sports, Swedish and therapeutic massage, shiatsu, reiki & hydromassage in a full-service Wellness Center also featuring chiropractic, acupuncture, Facial Rejuvenation, Facelift Acupuncture and detox footbath. See ads, pages 7 and 13.

MIND-BODY MEDICINE BODYMIND REPATTERNING

Alison Shaw APRN, LMT, CEH 109 Massachusetts Ave Lexington, MA 02420 781-646-0686 Alison@BodymindRepatterning.com BodymindRepatterning.com An innovative blend of bodycentered counseling, integrative bodywork and energy medicine to uncover and release bodymind patterns that limit your life and health. See ad, page 14.

BOSTON BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE 1371 Beacon St, Ste 304-305 Brookline, MA 02446 617-232-2435 Ext 0 BostonBMed.com

Boston Behavioral Medicine promotes a holistic view of health using integrative mind-body psychotherapy, stress management, and nutritional services, and strives for the balance of mental, physical, social and spiritual well-being.

GROTON WELLNESS

PULSE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY

Grace Ramsey-Coolidge, LMHC 493-495 Main St, Groton 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com

CLOUD 9 FLOAT & WELLNESS

Grace Ramsey-Coolidge is a Heart-and Energy-Based Psychotherapist who practices process-oriented care that focuses on the interactions between the mind, body and spirit to target the root cause of issues using kinesiology and energetic medicine. A Reiki Master, she teaches meditation techniques, energetic medicine classes and chakra seminars. See ad, page 2.

162 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-942-2644 Cloud9Boston.com P.E.M.F. (Pulse Electroagnetic Field) Therapy replicates the Earth’s magnetic field to energize the cells in the body. It has many benefits; however, most use it to target pain in certain areas. See ad, page 9.

PAUL SILVIA MUSCLE THERAPY

Paul Silvia, LMT, CFT, COTA/L 6 Wilkins Dr, Ste 203, Plainville, MA 02762 508-298-4378 psilviamuscletherapy.com I have over 30 years’ experience as a National Board Certified Massage Therapist. I am also a certified personal trainer and licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant. As a Third Degree Reiki Master I will tailor your therapy by combining medical and holistic modalities.

NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE GARY KRACOFF, RPH & NMD

Johnson Compounding and Wellness 781-893-3870 Gary@NaturalCompounder.com Dr. Gary Kracoff provides guidance and in-depth consultative services to find the “why” to what is happening physically and mentally, working with individuals to restore balance in the body. Specializes in customizing medications to meet individualized needs of patients, and he suggests nutritional supplements, natural products and homeopathic remedies to aid in faster healing and recovery See ad on back cover.

KERI LAYTON, ND

Whole Family Wellness, LLC 29 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02116 781-721-4585 Naturopathic Medicine since 2006. Dr. Layton provide safe, effective, complementary and alternative natural therapies to achieve vibrant health in people of all ages.

METROWEST THERMAL IMAGING

Susan Shaw Saari, Lic.Ac., CCT, MEd, MAOM, Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM) 781-899-2121 Sue@Thpclinic.com, MyThermography.com A clinical imaging technique that records thermal patterns of the body to help diagnose and monitor pain or pathology in any part of the body. See ad, page 31 .

REIKI BOSTON REIKI MASTER

34 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands 617-633-3654 BostonReikiMaster.com

MUSCLE THERAPY

THERMOGRAPHY

Are you stressed from the pressure of your job, home life, kids or an illness? Do you want to feel calm and relaxed?

Experience reiki. Certified Reiki Master/Teacher with over 20 years’ experience in energy medicine providing pure Usui Reiki healing/relaxation sessions.

BRENNER REIKI HEALING

324 Central St, Newton 02466 617-244-8856 Elise@BrennerReikiHealing.org BrennerReikiHealing.org Providing you with reiki healing sessions, reiki meditation, and reiki training to support you in reaching your goals of mind-body-spirit wellness and wholeness.

SPIRITUALITY PETER HOWE

98 Parmenter Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 508-838-1101 Info@PeterHoweHealer.com Peter offers every 1st and 3rd Tuesday evening meditation at 7pm. Once a month Peter offers sweat lodge. Both are for those who seek to find awareness for the heart and soul. See ad, page 24.

TANTRA/SACRED SEXUALITY SACRED TEMPLE ARTS Sacha L. Fossa, MA, ACTE 978-309-9399 SacredTempleArts.com

WELLNESS RESOURCES BETH GARDNER

Acton Pharmacy Keyes Drug West Concord Pharmacy Bgardner@DinnoHealth.com 508-259-7851 Certified lifestyle educator and the director of health and wellness at Acton Pharmacy, Keyes Drug and West Concord Pharmacy. Beth Gardner works one-on-one with patients to help create ways to improve diet and overall health as a means for disease and illness prevention. See ad, page 10.

SOUL BEING

Wellness@SoulBeing.com SoulBeing.com An expanding technology platform that connects health seekers with wellness professionals. Representing 40+ therapies in health and wellness. Online tools to manage your holistic lifestyle. See ad, page 29.

YOGA CECILE RAYNOR

Certified Alexander Technique Teacher; Certified Thai Yoga Therapist 33A Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02445 617-359-7841 OffTheMatYogaBlog.com Your yoga can release or create tension depending on the quality of your daily movements. Learn to let your postural mechanism work for you and notice excess body tension ease away on-and-off the mat.

Ready to radically improve your sex and love life, with or without a partner? Cutting-edge holistic sex, relationship and intimacy coaching, energy and bodywork for your sexual healing and empowerment. In person and/or Skype. See ad, page 23.

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