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appy 2016! I hope you will join me in ushering in this new year with open hearts and minds, generosity of spirit and an ever greater grateful love for our amazing Creator, whose gift of this magnificently abundant Earth enables us to survive and thrive. It all holds such promise of fresh opportunity.

Rather than make New Years’ resolutions, I’ve morphed into pondering my success (or lack thereof) with my family, business, spiritual life and positive impact on others beginning in the latter part of the year. I consider how my personal growth is reflected in new and changing attitudes about life, my place in the world, how I relate to the situations and circumstances of others.

It might be a spectacular or disastrous event that catalyzes this bout of pondering. Either way, I see it as a good thing. As Dennis Merritt Jones points out in his essay, “Key Signs We’re Approaching a Defining Moment,” on page 37, it helps immensely to stay engaged in the moment and be open to making the most of any situation that just might prove to be a pivotal point forward in our life journey. His wise perspective motivated me this year to take a mental step back and review how far I’ve come in learning to be more thoughtful of others and more discerning of their goals and motivations so I can adjust my behavior accordingly. Recognizing such progress within impels me to keep improving.

Another better attitude is feeling more empowered to drive out unwanted fears over global events and claim inner calm, because I realize that how I respond counts. Instead of repeating bad views and voicing complaints I have a responsibility and privilege to be part of the solution. May my thoughtful journal entries, usually prolific during the early part of a new year, continue unabated as I embrace my intention to truly live Emerson’s words.

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newsbriefs Annual Texas Yoga Conference in Houston

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ome of yoga’s leading experts and instructors will discuss the health benefits of yoga, meditation and breathing techniques during the seventh annual Texas Yoga and Music Festival, from February 19 to 21 at India House, in Houston.

Participants can experience yoga classes of all levels for both adults and youth. Attendees can also enjoy musical concerts while networking and gaining knowledge of yoga through educational talks, materials and exhibitor demonstrations. Vendors will also be on-site, selling homemade jewelry and handbags.

This year’s knowledgeable and diverse featured speakers include Gioconda Parker, registered yoga teacher and owner of Gioconda Yoga, in Austin; Melissa Smith, CEO of Melissa Smith Yoga; Ricky Tran, founding partner of One Yoga USA, Karma Yoga Center, Castle Hills Yoga, Standard Yoga Training, Breakfast Yoga Club and TranBand; Smitha Mallaiah, a mind-body intervention specialist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center integrative medicine program.

Others include Dan and Cristina Houston, co-founders of Mind Tribes yoga lab and Houston’s In-Powered by One Significant Act; Dr. Steph Cantu, an instructor at Mind Tribes Yoga Lab; Jennifer Buergermeister, CEO of Jennyoga and the director of programming for Houston’s Hines Center for Spirituality and Prayer; Wayne Campbell, owner of Campbell Flex Stretch Revolution and Texas Thai Sports Massage; Christina Sell, owner of Christina Sell Yoga; Audi Gozlan, CEO of Kabalah Yoga; and Catherine Allen, a Forrest Yoga teacher liaison.

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any dentists are now mercury free, meaning they no longer place the toxic, mercury-laden silver amalgam fillings in patients’ mouths. But much of the potential health risk actually occurs while old fillings are being removed if proper precautions are not taken. It is estimated that the mercury vapor emitted from the removal of a single filling is enough for OSHA An oxygen mask and a series of to completely shut special suction and filters draw down an industrial plant, yet most dental the vapor away so the patient offices have daily isn’t breathing room air. levels that far exceed these levels. And this happens even when those fillings have been in the mouth for more than 20 years, because the mercury is still there.

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tects patients (and the doctor) from dangerous mercury vapor during the removal of mercury fillings. It involves a series of special suction and filters to draw the vapor away and an oxygen mask so the patient is not breathing room air. Special drapes are used and the teeth are isolated to prevent mercury “sludge” from coming in contact with the highly vascular tissue inside our mouths. The precautions take some extra time during the appointment, but are well worth the health benefits.

Once the old fillings are removed and the treatment area is wiped clean of any mercury residue, the next question is which type of “white” filling to use. Unfortunately, most of the white filling materials contain BPA and Bis-GMA. While studies point to minimal leaching of these products into the oral cavity, there are very high-quality products available that do not contain these toxins available Cori Crider is a holistic Dentist in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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Almost 70 percent of those that averaged a little over 65 reported feeling at least three years younger than their chronological age. Only a quarter said they felt close to their age and about 5 percent said they felt more than a year older.

The research found that deaths among those that felt younger were 14 percent, while more than 18 percent of those who felt their own age and more than 24 percent of people that felt older died during the follow-up period. The research further found that individuals that felt at least three years younger were less likely to die later from heart disease or cancer. These relationships prevailed even when other health and lifestyle factors were eliminated.

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Statistics show that the family of fish that includes tuna and mackerel has declined by 75 percent since 1970. The number of species is also declining; a quarter of all shark and ray species face extinction. Half of all coral has already disappeared, and the rest will vanish by 2050 if temperatures continue to rise at current rates. “Coral reefs occupy less than 1 percent of the ocean surface, but they harbor a third of ocean species,” says French biologist Gilles Boeuf.

The WWF report argues that protected global ocean area should be tripled by 2020 and fish retailers should source from companies that follow certified best practice standards.

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Drive-Thru Vegan

Amy’s Opens Organic Fast Food Restaurant California now hosts the nation’s first Amy’s Organic Drive-Thru restaurant, in Rohnert Park, with a vegetarian menu sporting veggie burgers, salads and dishes served in both regular and vegan varieties. Ingredients are sustainably grown and GMO-free (no genetically modified ingredients).

The company’s signature frozen pizzas have been popular for years in health food and grocery stores nationwide, and now Amy’s first restaurant is serving them hot, with toppings ranging from spinach and diced tomatoes to a choice of mozzarella cheese or vegan “cheeze”.

While some other fast food restaurants import almost all of their products from factory farming operations and give nothing back to the community, Amy’s Drive-Thru grows produce sustainably on its own roof. Amy’s Kitchen, a familyowned, privately held organic frozen food company, reportedly pays workers a living wage with health benefits.

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by Physicians Even as the federal government pursues H.R. 1599, aka the “Deny Americans the Right to Know” (DARK) act, mainstream medicine is urging the government to abandon its resistance to GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling. They are bolstered by a recent announcement by the World Health Organization that glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer) is probably carcinogenic in humans. The genetic engineering ends up making crops resistant to the herbicide so more must be applied.

According to contributing doctors from Harvard, Mt. Sinai Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, “GM crops are now the agricultural products most heavily treated with herbicides, and two of these herbicides may pose risks of cancer.”

A recent notice in the same journal, “GMOs, Herbicides and Public Health,” reports: “The application of biotechnology to agriculture has been rapid and aggressive. The vast majority of the soy and [feed] corn grown in the United States are now genetically engineered. Foods produced from GM crops have become ubiquitous.”

Sixty-four countries, including Russia and China, have already adopted transparency in labeling laws, but U.S. Big Food and Big Ag lobbyists have stonewalled efforts domestically.

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ur mission: “To foster a community of holistic practitioners who serve the community of Rockwall and neighboring cities. To share with the group, our specific modalities of treatment, ideas, experience, marketing opportunities, advice and friendship among like-minded peers. To help each other grow by making patient and client referrals to reliable, credentialed practitioners.

To present a unified vision of a holistic community to the public. To help our community experience the wide array of holistic options that are available in our own neighborhood, and to accomplish this with a spirit of love, acceptance, joy and vision.�

We have long been excited about the shift in consciousness as more and more people seek out holistic modalities for health and well-being. Our intent is that this group will grow to be more than just an active community of practitioners, but also become a clearinghouse of information for the general public. We plan to create a website that features all members, promotes the group on social media, and provides opportunities to share targeted advertising costs. A thriving holistic community is in all of our best interests, and, by helping our patients and clients and helping each other, we will help each of our businesses grow.

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GreenTips for 2016

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e know that there are many habits we can form and actions we can undertake to become more sustainable, or “greener”. In fact, there is so much information out there that it may seem overwhelming. To wrap up the year, we asked a few of our leading citizens to contribute their favorite tips and advice. Remember, even before the first Earth Day in 1970, we had a national campaign called Keep America Beautiful, with the slogan, “Every litter bit counts.”

Jessica Blue Sky Vigil, Living Well Health and Wellness Center Artist’s tip: empty plastic shampoo or conditioner bottles can be used to store watered down acrylic paints.

Old towels can be cut into smaller pieces and used to creatively blot paint designs or clean up messes.

Kitchen smarts: Small glass condiment jars can be used to store objects such as barrettes, paper-clips, nails or dried herbs. A family project: Large glass jars that once held items such as pickles can be used as a Gratitude Jar by gluing a collage of images on the outside, cutting a slit in the lid and adding notes of happiness throughout the New Year. Household plant care: Instead of buying poison to wipe out pesky flying houseplant bugs, sprinkle some cayenne pepper on the top of the soil and use a fork to fluff the top half-inch or so, mixing in the pepper and eradicating the pests.

Brandon Morton, North Lake College Ride public transit at least twice per week to work or for daily errands. Riding public transit not only reduces pollution and saves you money, but also contributes to a recommended fitness activity of 30 minutes per day. It also can be a great way to meet new people or to catch up on reading or emailing while riding to your desired location.

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Plant a window garden and learn the benefits of traditional, homegrown food. It can be overwhelming with all the home-gardening trends, but if you start small, a little can go a long way.

The easiest foods to grow are oregano, peppers or tomatoes. All of these can thrive year-round in Texas if they are set in a small planter inside on your window sill with the best sunlight. You can keep them inside all year, or take them outside for some sunshine during spring, summer and fall months.

Replace your cookware with cast iron or stainless steel. The surface coating in “non-stick” cookware is made from a family of chemicals called fluoropolymers. Although non-stick cookware right out of the box is relatively harmless, studies show that harmful chemicals are released into food being cooked as the coating becomes scratched and worn from repeated and extensive use. Cast iron or stainless steel cookware will outlast and outperform any polymer-coated cookware.

Do not use fire ant killer on your yard. It is expensive, will not kill fire ants and increases public health risk to pollutants in our water systems. Fire ant killer from the hardware store will kill almost any other bug in your yard, and it may

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increase the cost of water treatment in your city. Instead, try using vinegar or ammonium as a homemade fire ant and weed killer. These chemicals are relatively harmless to humans.

Carrie Schweitzer, Brookhaven College Don’t just think green; wear it! Purchase clothing with organic fibers such as cotton, silk, wool or hemp, or fabric made from recycled materials. Try to avoid clothing that requires dry cleaning.

Martie Whittiken, Healthy By Nature show and Natural Healthfest Buy organic food. Not only is it safer food, it supports farmers that are kinder to the environment. Dispose of drugs properly to avoid contamination of the water table with drug residues leaking from landfills. Better yet, find natural solutions to health problems and thereby avoid having your sewage pollute water with drug residues flushed from the body. Buy grass-fed animal products.

Not only are they healthier foods with a better ratio of inflammatory/anti-inflammatory fats, the other choice from feed lots creates many environmental problems.

Kathleen Graham and Murray Myers, city of Dallas Sanitation Services Recycling right: Check with your city and know what is collected for recycling. The information can be found on each city’s website and it is important that the right materials are always placed out for collection.

Buy recycled: Supporting recycling means feeding this loop by not only recycling, but also supporting recycled products. Now you can purchase all types of things with high recycled content from printer paper to office chairs. Electronic reuse: Search for local companies that will recycle electronics.

Some stores offer trade-ins for certain electronics that are good condition.

Compost first: Compost provides nutrients, soil biology and pest resistance which leads to healthier lawns, flower beds and gardens without the use of harmful chemicals. It also helps us understand and improve our diets by improving our food habits and knowledge. Home chemical recycling: Home cleaning products, lawn/ garden chemicals, automotive fluids, batteries, pool chemicals and paint should not be poured down any drain or placed in the trash. Products such as alkaline/lead acid batteries, motor oil/oil filters, latex paint and used antifreeze can be recycled.

Howard Garrett, The Dirt Doctor Stop using high-nitrogen, synthetic, soluble fertilizers that are so destructive to the health of the soil, water and air. Start using products that build and maintain life in the soil without polluting. They include compost, organic fertilizers, natural rock minerals and biological stimulators.

Stop leaving irrigation systems on auto settings and change to manual settings, so watering is only when someone pushes the button. Over-watering and watering during and after rains are huge wastes of resources and cause dramatic damage to the environment.

Stop removing organic material from commercial and residential sites.

Cities should make it illegal for grass clippings and tree trimmings to be removed to landfills. The clippings should be left on the lawns and the tree trimmings should be shredded and used as the best mulch and a great ingredient in the compost.

Pallavi Raj, Home Bliss, Inc. Turn off the faucet when you are brushing or shaving. Did you know that an average faucet uses two

pose of certain food and plant materials. Over time, the materials will break down through natural decomposition.

The compost is good for the soil in your yard and means that less garbage will go to the landfill.

gallons of water a minute—that is over 150 gallons of wasted water if you leave it running while you brush twice daily.

Use washable microfiber towels instead of paper for everyday cleanup. They are easily available in regular supermarkets and can be reused. Vinegar water is a great substitute for disinfecting and general cleaning while, eliminating harsh chemicals that are loaded in the store bought cleaning supplies.

Kevin Lefebre, city of Dallas Environmental Services Lots of families receive a large amount of advertisements and other junk mail that they do not want. You can stop the mailings and reduce waste by writing and requesting that they take your name off of their distribution list.

Purchase products that do not have a lot of packaging. Buy only what you need and buy products in bulk containers and concentrates with less packaging. Some products are wrapped in many layers of plastic and paperboard, even though they need not be. You can also look for things that are packed in materials that require minimal energy or resources to produce.

You can reduce waste by using a computer.

Many newspapers and magazines are online now. Instead of buying the paper versions, you can find them on the Internet. Also remember to print out only what you need. Choose rechargeable batteries and long-life bulbs. Avoid disposable razors, pens, pencils and lighters. Take your own mug or thermos to the coffee shop or to work Julie Thibodeaux GreenSourceDFW.org Editor Use eco-friendly dishwashing soap as an allpurpose household cleaner, including for mopping. It cleans other surfaces as well as it cleans dishes. If you garden, save plastic bags that once held mulch, compost or soil to use as workshop garbage bags. Save twist ties from bread wrappers to close them up. DIY bird feeder: Cut four evenly spaced holes in an aluminum pie pan. Hang with two pieces of straightened coat hanger wire. Bend each wire in half and loop the ends through holes on opposite sides. DIY cat toy: Repurpose an old sock by filling it with organic catnip. Tie a knot at the open end to close.

Instead of buying something you are not going to use very often, see if you can borrow it from someone you know. Start a compost bin. Some people set aside a place in their yard where they can dis-

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medical system and got nothing,” says Mills. With functional medicine, “In a very short time, they had me feeling nearly 100 percent.”

Distinctive Characteristics

The Rise of Functional Medicine New Paradigm Gets to the Root Cause of Disease

by Lisa Marshall

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y the end of 2014, Trina Mills, of Parker, Arizona, had given up on conventional medicine. She’d been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder 17 years earlier and taken medication ever since without feeling her symptoms of fatigue, muscle aches and stomach problems ever fully subside. She’d visited endocrinologists, gastroenterologists and a half-dozen other specialists, each of which offered a different diagnosis and prescribed a different drug.

At one point, she had her gallbladder removed. At another, her doctor suspected she had bleeding in her brain and sent her for a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. Some thought she was a hypochondriac; others said she was depressed. “I would tell them, ‘I’m just depressed that you can’t figure out why I’m so sick,’” she says.

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Weighing a skeletal 82 pounds, the 54-year-old mother of three finally wrote out a living will and braced for the inevitable. Then she heard of a new Center for Functional Medicine opening at the prestigious, century-old Cleveland Clinic. As the first clinic of its kind to open at an academic medical center, it promised to look at the underlying causes of disease, while focusing on the whole person, rather than isolated symptoms.

Intrigued, Mills caught a flight to Ohio and soon was offering up 30 tubes of blood, stool and saliva samples, as well as an exhaustive life history. One year later, thanks to a series of personalized diet and lifestyle changes, she’s 10 pounds heavier and feels better than she has in decades. “I spent a lot of years and money in the traditional

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In the 25 years since nutritional biochemist Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., of Gig Harbor, Washington, coined the term, this science-based, whole-body approach to addressing chronic disease has gained widespread traction. More than 100,000 physicians—60 percent of them medical doctors—have trained with the Institute for Functional Medicine he founded in Washington and New Mexico, and numerous medical schools have added its tenets to their curricula. More naturopaths and chiropractors are also distinguishing themselves with a functional medicine emphasis.

“It is not alternative medicine at all,” stresses Bland, whose latest book, The Disease Delusion, details how functional medicine can curb chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, dementia, and heart disease, which constitute 78 percent of U.S. health care costs.

“It’s the basis of 21st-century health care,” he says.

For most of the 20th century, conventional medicine centered on a singular objective: Arrive at a diagnosis and treat it with drugs or surgery. Then, the alternative medicine movement proffered a toolbox of more natural therapies, including acupuncture, herbs and massage to address these same diagnoses.

The 1990s brought integrative medicine, a best-of-both-worlds approach.

“While all of the above have merit, they lack the necessary guidance to help practitioners determine which tools work best for which patient,” says Dr. Mark Hyman, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine.

“Alternative therapies and conventional treatments are tools. We need a new map that can teach us how to skillfully use those tools,” maintains Hyman.

“That map is functional medicine.”

Because one chronic disease such as diabetes can have dozens of underlying causes, or one culprit such as a genetic predisposition or exposure to toxins can lead to multiple chronic conditions, functional medicine focuses on systems, rather than organs, and origins, rather than diseases. “It’s about listening

to the patient’s story in a different way, where the objective is not simply about arriving at a diagnosis,” explains Bland.

Ferreting Out Key Clues

Key to discovering the underlying origins of a health issue are a host of new gene, blood and gut health tests. “They allow us to look under the patient’s ‘metabolic hood’ at the genetic and biochemical factors influencing health,” says Naturopathic Doctor Kara Fitzgerald, who heads up a functional medicine clinic in Newtown, Connecticut.

For instance, certain genes influence how a person burns and stores fat. Depending on which variant a patient has, based on a genetic test, they might be guided toward a higheror lower-fat diet. Those genetically prone to difficulty in metabolizing the amino acid homocysteine (an excess of which can raise the risk of heart disease) might be advised to take folic acid supplements.

If a patient displays intractable gut problems, rather than simply look for blood or pathogens in the stool, Fitzgerald also looks at the DNA of their gut microbiome, mapping out which strains of good bacteria are present or absent and prescribing prebiotics, probiotics or whole foods to promote a healthful balance.

For another patient with thinning hair and aching joints, she might use specialized blood tests to look for micronutrient deficiencies, signs of allergies or certain autoantibodies—proteins produced by the immune system that mistakenly attack one’s own tissues—

that might herald a brewing autoimmune disorder. “Research shows that predictive autoantibodies can show up in the blood 10 or even 20 years before an autoimmune disease such as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis makes itself known,” says Fitzgerald, pointing to a seminal review published in 2007 in Scientific American: “If a patient with mild, early-stage symptoms is proactive with diet and lifestyle changes, they may be able to fend it off.”

High-tech tests aside, Bland stresses that what’s most important is “a tool that has been largely lost in medicine today: Knowing how to listen to the patient.”

In a typical exam, Fitzgerald thoroughly inspects often neglected body parts, including the tongue and fingernails, which can hold important clues to underlying health. She asks about past emotional trauma which might trigger chronic disease, and inquires about what environmental toxins and harmful chemicals both the patient and their birth parents may have been exposed to. One example might be a patient exposed to cigarette smoking in utero having a bias toward an allergic disease. If their parents grew up in a period of famine, they might have inherited a genetic disposition for rapid weight gain.

“She spent two-and-a-half hours with me,” in her initial consultation, recalls 52-year-old Lauren Zambrelli, of Long Island, New York, who credits Fitzgerald for helping her tame her multiple sclerosis into remission. “It was like having a sister for a doctor.”

Lobby for Change To lobby for consistent insurance coverage of more complementary therapies, check out these resources.

CoverMyCare (CoverMyCare.org). This national grassroots advocacy campaign, a project of the Integrative Healthcare Policy Consortium, aims to support the proper full implementation of Section 2706 of the Affordable Care Act, which states that insurers cannot leave licensed practitioners like naturopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists or Oriental medicine practitioners out of their provider networks. It still lacks enforcement at the state level, although Oregon and Rhode Island recently passed legislation to fix the existing loophole; California, Hawaii, Minnesota and New Mexico are working to do the same.

American Sustainable Business Council (Tinyurl.com/Integrative Reimbursement). The organization recently launched a campaign to urge insurers to cover integrative practices.

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hile most practitioners recommend that patients consult with a physician to interpret their test results, several companies offer gene, blood and microbiome lab testing directly to consumers. Here are a few options to consider. uBiome, Inc. (Ubiome.com): Send in swab samples from gut, mouth, nose, genitals and/or skin and the company will genetically sequence the DNA of resident bacteria and send findings back within six weeks, identifying good and bad varieties present, deficiencies, and how that personal microbiome compares to others with similar lifestyles, such as smokers, vegans, meat-eaters, etc. It’s also possible to test a client’s microbiome over time to see if dietary changes implemented to change gut health are working.

WellnessFX (WellnessFX.com): Visit an affiliated diagnostic lab to submit blood samples with results posted within a week on a secure website. Different packages targeting weight loss, sports performance, heart health or women’s health issues look at different biomarkers in the blood, such as levels of certain micronutrients, hormones or signs of inflammation. Clients can request an online consultation with a doctor or dietitian to interpret the results.

Pathway Genomics (Pathway. com): The company’s DNA Insight Genetic Health and Wellness Tests use genetic material taken from saliva to analyze genetic markers.

Ordered via a licensed practitioner, online or through a smartphone app, clients receive a kit, send in a sample and get results within three weeks. The Pathway Fit tests snapshot 75 genetic markers related to metabolism and sports performance.

Others look for genes that influence nutrient absorption, heart health or hormonal function.

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Who Pays

Functional medicine doctors don’t shy away from prescription drugs when necessary, but they do lean decidedly toward the lower-tech modalities, using dietary supplements, allergen-free diets, exercise, mind-body practices and toxin avoidance as their primary tools. “We basically take out the bad stuff from the body and put in the good stuff,” says Hyman.

Maintaining good health is priceless, but without conventional insurance coverage, it can be expensive.

While Mills’ doctor visits were covered by insurance (which is rare), she spends roughly $1,000 a month on supplements to address her diagnosed leaky gut syndrome, nutrient deficiencies and mercury poisoning. Zambrelli has paid thousands out of her own pocket, too.

Some people worry that, like most conventional physicians, some functional medicine practitioners place too much emphasis on expensive tests and too little on the most crucial and affordable remedy—self-care. “Functional medicine as a concept is an important step forward,” says integrative medicine pioneer Dr. James Gordon, founder of

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the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.

“However, some practitioners do a lot of tests and prescribe a lot of supplements and work on cleaning out the gut, but neglect the psychological, spiritual and social issues. That concerns me.”

Bland and Hyman concede that some practitioners over-test, but say that will fade over time as they learn to better discriminate which ones are useful for specific patients. Several efforts also are underway to get more functional medicine providers and the acupuncturists, massage therapists and nutritionists they work with covered under the Affordable Care Act, which expressly emphasizes a need for more preventive medicine.

Viewing the big picture, Bland believes that functional medicine is just what the country needs to save on exploding healthcare costs. Rather than spending dollars on extraordinary measures to save heart attack victims or diabetics in emergencies, we can prevent such dire situations by identifying underlying problems sooner and halting their progression.

In the meantime, some patients are

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finding priceless relief. “Am I poorer right now? Yes,” says Mills. “Am I healthier? Way. It’s been so worth it.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO, who specializes in health care. Connect at LisaAnn Marshall.com.

Learn More Online Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine Tinyurl.com/Center4 FunctionalMedicine Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s blog DrKaraFitzgerald.com/blog Functional Forum FunctionalForum.com Dr. Mark Hyman’s blog DrHyman.com/blog Institute for Functional Medicine FunctionalMedicine.org

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National Radon Action Month

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he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as National Radon Action Month. We can’t see, smell or taste radon, but it could be present at a dangerous level in our home. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in the U.S. and claims the lives of about 21,000 Americans each year.

The EPA and the surgeon general urge all Americans to protect their health by testing their homes, schools and other buildings for radon.

Exposure to radon is a preventable health risk, and testing radon levels in the home can help prevent unnecessary exposure. If a high radon level is detected in our home, we can take steps to fix the problem. Four things

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Functional Medicine Practitioners are Today’s Innovators

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s attention to functional medicine rises in response to the cultural shift to better health and healthier lifestyles through natural, holistic practices, modalities and procedures, North Texas has not been left behind. We are blessed with a small, but growing number of healthcare professionals that have been diligently applying these principles in their practices for years. There are a variety of options for whole-person wellness that looks at root causes available around the Metroplex, and we are excited to to present many of them to you.

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Karen Asbury, M.D. 375 Municipal Dr Suite 120, Richardson 972- 479-9139 KarenAsburyMD.com

New Leaf Health and Wellness 4100 McEwen Rd., Ste. 130, Dallas, 972-666-1771 NewLeafHealthAndWellness.com

Philosophy: Traditional medicine alone doesn’t heal—it manages disease. By combining conventional medicine, we can treat the whole person, not just the disease. It is necessary to educate and develop relationships with patients, taking time to get to know each person. New patient visits last about an hour-and-a-half, while follow-up visits take approximately 30 to 60 minutes.

The extra time is invaluable in determining the root cause of a problem.

Functional medicine asks, “Why?” We believe our bodies are naturally designed to be healthy; that symptoms are a warning sign that something is not functioning properly in the body. If we ignore the warning signs, symptoms get worse and illness is inevitable; and that looking upstream to the root cause of the symptom is the only way to restore and maintain good health.

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Susan Harris, MSN, CNM, FNP-C LifeStream Health Centre 705 Main St., Coppell 972-304-6400 LifeStreamMed.com Functional medicine is an integrative approach that treats illness and promotes wellness by focusing on the unique aspects of each patient in relation to their environment and genetic predispositions. Individual treatment plans are implemented to restore physiological and psychological balance to focus on treating the root cause of the problem, not just masking the symptoms.

Claudia Harsh, M.D. Baylor Scott & White Integrative Medicine Center at Sammons Cvetko Cancer Center 3410 Worth St., Dallas 214-820-3595 BaylorHealth.com Functional medicine is a treatment paradigm that aims for the root cause of acute and chronic illnesses.

Using functional medicine tools, we can build up a timeline of your life and see what predisposed you to get sick. We can then assess functional lab testing and see your genetic predisposition to disease, your current gut function and your nutritional needs. We add stress management tools, nutrition coaching and sometimes medical acupuncture to help you achieve optimal emotional, mental, physical and spiritual health.

John Gonino, DO, PA Gonino Natural Wellness Center 6720 Horizon Rd., Heath 469-402-2800 GoninoWellness.com We empower patients to embrace true health, utilizing education and natural modalities to support the body’s own natural healing mechanisms. Combining conventional medicine to control symptoms with natural therapies to heal cellular level, we carefully follow a 15-point wellness program incorporating nutrition, holistic remedies and supplementation, detoxification, lifestyle changes and exercise. We attend conditions that include cancer, depression, thyroid disease, diabetes, heart problems, hormonal imbalances and obesity.

Marina Johnson, M.D. Marina Johnson, M.D. Institute of Endocrinology and Preventive Medicine 10670 N. Central Expressway, Suite 510, Dallas 214-574-4376 DrMarinaJohnson.com The Institute takes the expertise of endocrinology and applies it to preventive medicine and healthy aging. Endocrinology is a systemsbased study of disorders caused by deficiency or excess of hormones, which are powerful mediators of all body systems. Preventive medicine aims to prevent the oc-

currence of disease by finding the root cause. The Institute provides innovative, science-based therapies which respect the extraordinary potential that comes from utilizing the intrinsic, healing abilities of the mind, body and spirit.

Christian Renna, DO Life Span Medicine 2311 Cedar Springs Rd., Ste. 150, Dallas 214-303-1888 LifeSpanMedicine.com LifeSpan medicine is a preventive, integrative practice focused on you and your health.

Our providers are comprehensively trained, board certified and experts in their fields. We create customized plans to identify the root cause of each health issue. Our programs correct imbalances, eliminate symptoms, prevent disease and optimize health. With each program, we provide expert care, effective treatments, exceptional care coordination and world-class support.

Maxine Thomas, M.D. Dr. Maxine J. Thomas Family Medicine 4725 Wellington St., Greenville 903-450-9120 GoOnThe.com/Maxine/about

offered by conventional medicine in the treatment of chronic disease. For the sake of understanding, we have carved up the human body; each doctor group has selected a part and forgotten it was ever a whole thing. Functional medicine views diseases as states of dysfunction that can be altered by removing obstacles to the body’s natural tendency for self-healing.

Carolyn Matthews, M.D. Baylor Scott & White Integrative Medicine Center Sammons Cvetko Cancer Center 3410 Worth St., Dallas 214-820-3595 BaylorHealth.com Matthews is passionate about assessing the whole patient and looking for and treating underlying causes of pathology. She believes emphasis should be placed on nutrition and lifestyle. “We’re looking to create the best foundation for health that anybody can have,” she says. “Then if you have pharmaceuticals, radiation etc., you’ll have tools in your toolbox for coping with side effects of those treatments.”

I often refer to functional medicine as “connectthe-dots medicine”.

It is an alternative to the add-a-drugfor-every-symptom model of care.

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DFW Cyclists and Pedestrians Benefit from New Trail

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he Ft. Worth-to-Dallas regional trail involves coordination between five cities in the Metroplex to create a continuous off-street bicycle and pedestrian path linking downtown Dallas to downtown Ft. Worth with important connections in Arlington, Grand Prairie and Irving. The completed trail will be approximately 60 miles in

length; there are about 12 miles left to be constructed with an estimated cost of $20 million.

New momentum was instigated

by Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, a long-distance road biker, when she got the five cities involved to agree to work together to speed up work on construction of the master planned trail. This is the most significant segment of a larger network of trails that regional planners call the Regional Veloweb, which already measures more than 300 miles from the Sante Fe Trail, in Dallas, to the Trinity Trails in Fort Worth and Fish Creek Trail through Arlington and Grand Prairie. With plans for another 1,400 miles, it is the trail between Ft. Worth and Dallas that has cyclists most excited.

It is expected to create connections for North Texans to jobs, schools, retail, transit and recreational and natural spaces for use by bicyclists, pedestrians and other non-motorized forms of active transportation in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area.

The Regional Veloweb has planned connections in 10 counties and 117 cities in North Texas—the Interstate for bicyclists and pedestrians.

In September, Irving and Grand Prairie celebrated the opening of the Campión Trail/Lone Star Trail connection, a critical piece of the puzzle.

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In 2014 and 2015, Chapa trav“Even though many doctors, includeled to Korea to receive one-on-one ing medical doctors and chiropractraining in an intensive program where tors, practice with as little training as he learned techniques Shin has per50 to 100 hours to become a certified fected over the years. “We crammed acupuncturist, one must complete a three weeks of training into one week,” four-year postgraduate degree program says Chapa. “Dr. Shin’s techniques are and several board exams to become a modified acupuncture treatments which licensed Acupuncturist,” says Chapa. incorporate Eastern/Western anatomy Over the years, he has continued to and approach, including his famous learn, completing several hospital motion-style acupuncture.” externships and residency programs in Having studied under Shin, who South Korea. specializes in treating spine and joint issues, Chapa said he’s been able to help Valley Ranch Acupuncture and Integrapatients that do not respond to typical tive Medical Center is located at 9901 treatment. “As soon as the patient is Valley Ranch Pkwy. E., #1000, in Irving done with treatment, many have betand 18601 LBJ, #501, in Mesquite. For ter range of motion and less pain.” The more information, call 972-444-0660 or mentorship with Shin is ongoing, and visit vracu.com. See ad, page 31. natural awakenings

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Good Reasons to Try Acupuncture Thousands of Studies Show Healing Results

by Kathleen Barnes

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he ancient Chinese art of acupunc- brain chemical serotonin and relieving ture is gaining popularity in modern inflammation, as well as bringing many Western medicine for many rea- other body processes into normal funcsons. “There’s lots of research to support tion. the effectiveness of acupuncture for a Brevard, North Carolina, licensed wide variety of conditions,” says Thomas master acupuncturist Paul Buchman, Burgoon, a medical doctor who practices adds, “Acupuncture differs from coninternal medicine in West Chester, Penn- ventional Western medicine in many sylvania, and is president of the Ameri- ways, primarily in that when it treats a can Academy of Medical Acupuncture, disease on the physical level, it also has an association of docfar-reaching effects on tors of medicine and The U.S. Library of Medi- our mental, emotional osteopathic medicine and spiritual aspects.” cine database that use acupuncture in Chronic back conjunction with con- lists more than 23,000 pain: Chronic low ventional treatments. pain affects 80 studies on acupuncture. back Acupuncture percent of us at some treatments typically involve the nearly time and is the second-most common painless insertion of very thin needles cause of disability in American adults, to stimulate the body’s natural repair according to a University of North and regulation mechanisms based on Carolina at Chapel Hill study published the fundamental Chinese medicine in the Journal of the American Medical principle that the inside of the body Association. can often be treated from the outside.

A recent study of Australian Burgoon explains that acupuncture patients arriving in Melbourne hospital works by stimulating and releasing the emergency rooms complaining of low body’s natural pain relievers, including back pain found that those treated with endorphins, producing the feel-good acupuncture experienced as much pain

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relief in an hour as those given drugs.

“When I treat a person for low back pain, I always take pulses in several parts of the body, and then take into account many factors, including age, gender and life situation,” says Buchman. “The underlying causes of the pain may be different in a 20-something student with a stressful academic load than a 50-something woman that’s a recent empty nester redefining her future,” he explains.

When researchers at China’s Central South University reviewed 13 studies on acupuncture and low back pain, they concluded that comprehensive treatment plans that involve acupuncture are urgently needed.

Headache: Acupuncture has long been used to relieve the pain of migraines and tension headaches. Australian research published in EvidenceBased Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that 16 acupuncture sessions cut in half the number of days that patients experienced migraines, significantly reducing pain.

“Acupuncture is a must-try therapy for anyone with migraines or chronic or tension-type headaches,” says Burgoon.

He notes that Aetna Insurance Company policy considers acupuncture among accepted, medically necessary treatments for migraines, chronic low back pain, knee osteoarthritis, postoperative dental pain and nausea associated with surgery, pregnancy and chemotherapy.

Asthma and allergies: More than 25 million Americans have asthma, including 6.8 million children. Danish research published in the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine showed that 10 acupuncture sessions given over a three-month period reduced asthma symptoms and use of inhaled steroids, but only when acupuncture was ongoing. Benefits diminished when treatments were discontinued.

German researchers at Berlin’s Charité University Medical Center found similar effects for seasonal allergies by comparing it with the effects of antihistamines and sham acupuncture.

“Patterns of bad health get more ingrained in our body systems as we get older,” says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist specializing in treating children in New York City and professor at the Pacific College of Oriental

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Digestive problems: Acupuncture has been found to be effective for treating colic in babies, irritable bowel syndrome, morning sickness and postoperative nausea caused by anesthesia and chemotherapy treatments, verified in research from Australia’s University of Sydney on patients after surgery for metastatic liver cancer. Several other studies, including one from the Milwaukee’s Medical College of Wisconsin, show that acupuncture rebalances the nervous system and restores proper digestive function, while relieving pain.

The World Health Organization review of research notes how acupuncture relieved gastrointestinal (GI) spasms better than atropine injections, and also recommends acupuncture for relief of nausea. “Acupuncture helps calm down an overactive GI tract and stimulates an underactive one,” explains Burgoon.

Acupuncture is a non-pharmaceutical remedy for many health problems, Burgoon says. “I fell in love with acupuncture when I discovered I could use it to treat some problems that nothing else helped. I almost never prescribe any medications. Instead, I help people get off pharmaceuticals.”

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utism continues to loom over the children in our community, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease and Control, affecting one in every 54 boys and one per 68 children overall, an increase of more than 30 percent from the last report in 2008.

Many studies say that autism is a symptom of an underlying process that affects multiple systems, including the immune, nervous, gastrointestinal (GI), neurological and toxicological systems. This leaves them at an increased risk of damage from environmental insults, while most other children handle the environmental exposures without obvious ill effects.

Despite decades of research, no one knows the exact cause of autism in children. This is in part because there is no one single cause, making it hard to determine, especially when we try to make it applicable to every child diagnosed. In fact, most of the proposed causes of autism are considered to be controversial in the medical world. Many have presumed that the cause of autism is only genetic, 34

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some feel it is triggered by vaccines or simply a psychological disorder and many see it is an immune dysfunction. Children with autism can exhibit a plethora of symptoms and they may vary widely in severity, because no two kids are exactly the same.

Children with autism have abnormal systems as discussed above, due to a combination of genetic factors, undiagnosed food allergies, chronic infections, overuse of medications, imbalances in the gut, vitamin/mineral deficiencies and poor diet, among other things. In the last 10 years studies have shown a strong genetic link between the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) mutation and autism. There is research from the Autism Research Institute addressing the nutritional aspects of children with autism and their inborn deficits. Nutrition Research Reviews published an article in July 2014 that reported the connection between autism and nutrition as is relates to the brain and GI system.

They specifically noted the differences in GI flora between those with autism

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and controls and concluded nutrition-related factors play a causal role of autism and its symptoms.

When we put the whole picture together, we can see why a child with autism is at a higher risk for injury. As environmental toxin exposures accumulate, the struggling body can no longer deal with them appropriately and damage occurs; this may be the first symptom a family sees. There is not one event that causes a child to be diagnosed with autism; not every child with autism acts or looks the same, nor is every child medically treated the same.

There is no such thing as a one-sizefits-all treatment for autism.

When the diagnosis is made, parents are often given referrals for speech, occupational and behavioral therapy. All too often they are misinformed, uninformed or misled to focus solely on therapy. In the past, the first line treatment included B12 shots, high-dose glutathione, high-dose vitamins and removal of heavy metals, in many cases prescribed without proper testing. These have fallen out of favor due in part to the emphasis on proper testing of children to determine their functional needs prior to supplementing. In addition, there has been an abundance of research published on methylation and detoxification pathways, especially as they relate to autism. Parents should understand that detoxifying the body from heavy metals can be dangerous if done too early and without proper gut and immune repair.

Organizations such Autism Speaks, Autism Research Institute, Generation Rescue and AutismOne facilitate continuing the research on autism treatments as they relate to the medical, nutrition and dietary aspects of care. These organizations have disproven the outdated notion that behavior therapy is the only treatment option for children with autism.

The best results are achieved through teamwork between providers.

Parents have also started using chiropractors as part of their treatment teams. One of the most basic ideas in chiropractic is that dysfunc-

Relax your attachment to expectations and realize that your child sees, hears and feels the world differently than you.

Broaden your perspective and make every choice a healthy choice. ~Martha Herbert tion in the spine and its joints can lead to dysfunction within the nervous system. Because the nervous system controls and coordinates all of the systems of the body, spinal dysfunction (subluxation) can have wideranging effects on the body’s health.

Spinal adjustments for infants and young children involve very light fingertip pressure to correct spinal misalignments.

In addition, CranioSacral Therapy especially helps those with autism for sensory issues, behavior,

sleeping, cognition, immune system, speech, attention, bedwetting, anxiety and pain relief.

The best advice for parents is to focus on an integrative approach for their child with autism, bringing in both therapy and medically focused care; this is the key to true health and wellness. The terms integrative, functional and biomedical are often used interchangeably. These approaches all work at finding the underlying cause of a child’s autism using a patientcentered approach to set an individualized treatment plan. When a doctor addresses the whole child and not just a set of isolated symptoms, they often get to the root of the problem and can facilitate healing. It is important to know these methods are not exclusively for children with autism.

Every child should be examined as a whole person, looking at all the components of dysfunction and helping to work toward wellness.

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Healthy Tips to Bounce Back from Holiday Weight Gain

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he holidays are a wonderful time of year, but they sometimes throw us for a loop when trying to lead a healthy lifestyle. It has been estimated that people gain one to five pounds during the season, with most gaining an average of one pound and for those already overweight or obese about five pounds. While gaining a few pounds over the holidays may not seem like much to worry about, it has quite an impact over time.

Research suggests that most people never lose that extra pound, so the problem compounds year after year.

This annual holiday weight gain can contribute to health issues such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, depression or obesity. We can’t starve ourselves to lose weight or exercise excessively while eating the same old junk/fast food; we have to find some balance that works to maintain a healthy perspective.

The Basics: You know to read food label ingredients and avoid processed and refined foods; partially hydrogenated oils of any kind; MSG (monosodium glutamate); “enriched” flour, especially white or bleached flours, whole grains are best; artificial flavors or colors; Aspartame and all artificial sweeteners (Stevia is natural); and highfructose corn syrup.

positive with your intentions of making healthier choices. Create a mantra or positive affirmations to cheer yourself on instead of tearing yourself down by focusing on the negatives. For example, “I am feeling healthier every day,” rather than, “I need to lose this extra weight.”

Reaffirm your good choices and take ownership and acknowledge your past transgressions without criticism. Find contentment because it is what it is; stay focused and on course.

Try creating a vision board by using old magazines to find images and words to make a sort of business plan for your mind, body, and spirit. Glue pictures to represent your goals, places you want to visit, your dream home, relationships, and words that are important to who you want to be more of and what you want to experience more of in the new year. Then put your vision board in a special place to meditate on and help manifest your goals and dreams as you believe it and see it.

Drink Water: Water increases your metabolism. Add fresh lemon juice, which has enzymes that cleanse and creates an alkaline condition in the body. Try a cup of hot lemon water to detoxify and cleanse the liver and kidneys first thing in the morning with 1 cup fresh water and juice form half a lemon (organic if possible). If you have to sweeten, use Stevia or organic local honey and use as little as possible. Try to drink

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a total of six to eight classes of water a day. This can start to replace sodas or excess caffeinated and/or carbonated drinks throughout the day which have no health benefit and add calories.

Get Moving: Studies show that getting 30 minuets of physical exercise each day is a big part of getting healthy and staying healthy. It does not have to be excessive; sign up for ballroom dancing lessons, practice yoga or Pilates, take a brisk walk or go for a bike ride. Exercise not only burns calories, but also reduces stress and releases endorphins to make us feel better.

Family Affair: Get the whole family together to make positive changes, help create meal plans and cook wholesome meals to share together. Choose fresh, local, organic vegetables and fruits that are in season. Find new healthy recipes to try out. Decide as a family to start eliminating one unhealthy item from the grocery list each month and stick to it.

Baby Steps: Go slow and know that anything worthwhile takes quality time.

Start with one healthy change at a time and get used to how that change makes you feel, make peace with it and with yourself. Try keeping a gratitude journal.

Take five to 10 minutes each day to list all the things you are thankful for that are already happening in your life, such as your health, family, eyes to see, air to breathe and a roof over your head.

Make this list each day for one month, and then go back through it to read and remember all the many blessings in your live, because gratitude is the attitude for a happy and healthy full life.

Dawn Harris is a yoga instructor and owner of Crescent Yoga Studio, in Midlothian, TX. Contact her at Crescent YogaStudio.com.

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 Moments that challenge our ego and moments that our ego challenges us  Unexpected events  Times of significant loss  First-time experiences  Discontentment  Disappointment  Experiencing someone or something that instantly inspires us to grow  Birth of a loved one  Death of a loved one

or desperation. Both may prompt us to ask big questions of ourselves and the universe that cause us to dig deep. The deeper we dig, the closer we come to merging with our truest self.

We know the answers to such questions are correct because they will lead to actions that honor life—like harming no one, including ourself—

Dennis Merritt Jones, D.D., is the author of Your (Re)Defining Moments, the source of this essay. He has contributed to the human potential movement and field of spirituality as a minister, teacher, coach and lecturer for 30 years. Learn more at DennisMerrittJones.com.

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While the possible circumstances that preclude such a moment are limitless, there are key signals to watch for.

When they pop up, it helps immensely to stay engaged in the moment, rather than zipping past them on to another distraction. Rather, consider ways in which this might prove to be a pivotal point forward in our life journey.

and affirm the presence of a prevailing power for good that lies within; a power that guides, protects and sustains us. Satisfying answers seek only the highest and best of us and bless all. They connect our mind, heart and soul, moving us forward on the path of wholeness as a fulfilled and joyfully self-expressed person.

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A growing tribe of movers and shakers are discovering and unleashing their power in conscious dance, a combination of moving meditation, soul-stirring music, self-expression and sweat.

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ost are familiar with the performance or competitive dance world of learned steps.

Conscious dance is a non-competitive, body-based way of raising consciousness. There’s no wrong way to move and your shape and measurements don’t matter,” says Mark Metz, of Berkley, California, founder and executive director of the Dance First Association (DFA) and publisher of the Conscious Dancer Magazine and UpShift Guide.

The group identifies more than 100 forms of conscious dance, ranging from ecstatic dance to somatic movement therapy. Commonalities include body awareness, barefoot movement, inspiring global music and minimal structure facilitated by leaders.

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conscious dance suits their search for movement with purpose beyond improved fitness as it’s practiced in drug- and alcohol-free club-style events and ecstatic dance experiences, as well as dance fitness programs. “It’s about honoring body intelligence and paying attention to the body and mind-body connection,” says Metz.

“The modalities mentioned most often are 5Rhythms, Soul Motion, Open Floor, JourneyDance, and the Nia Technique,” says Metz. A brief look at three of them shows how each has its own style.

5Rhythms In St. Petersburg, Florida, 22 women have gathered to seek the bliss promised by 5Rhythms, one of the original conscious dance forms, founded by

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the late Gabrielle Roth. “Find your flow. Feel your connection to the Earth through your feet and release your head,” guides facilitator Amber Ryan, of New York City, who travels the world for dance sessions. “Use your body as a gateway into the now.” For two hours, dancers move freely and individually, swaying, sensing and interacting in an experience called “the wave”, intended to move energy through the body, release emotions and heal the psyche.

It’s based on Roth’s premise that, “Each of us is a moving center, a space of divine mystery. Though we spend most of our time on the surface in daily ordinary existence, most of us hunger to connect to this space within, to break through to bliss, to be swept into something bigger.”

JourneyDance Toni Bergins, from the Massachusetts Berkshires, is a frequent presenter at the Kripalu Center and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. After years of studying and teaching movement, drama, creative visualization and gestalt techniques, she combined them in creating JourneyDance. More than 400 trained facilitators now offer it in 60- or 90-minute classes worldwide based on the philosophy, “Move into a new story!” Every class includes visualization, creative movement, affirmations and evocative music, all working together to release emotions and connect with spirit.

“You learn to love your body, expand your emotional intelligence, clear your mind and connect with your inner source,” explains Bergins. “You express yourself, infuse life with creativity and connect with a dancing community.”

Participants engage in a ritual journey of physical transformation, cleansing the body through breath, sweat and expression. In this safe space, “Dancers discover their power and personal heart medicine, their true essence,” says Bergins.

Nia Technique For those that prefer more structure, the Nia Technique is the original barefoot mind-body-spirit fitness practice, activating sensation and awareness in a workout adaptable for everybody. More

Connecting “within” through free and inspired body movement is the power of conscious dance. than 2,600 instructors in 51 countries offer 60-minute classes where enthusiasts move the way the body is built to move, reaping cardiovascular fitness and therapeutic benefits while having joyful fun. Dancers, guided by instructor’s moves, feel the rhythm of the music and ground themselves in spirit, equipping themselves to take the selfhealing experience into everyday life.

“Nia has always blended form and freedom,” says Debbie Rosas, of Portland, Oregon, co-founder and creator of the technique. “We are now introducing new FreeDance classes to bring what we have learned through Nia to embody consciousness in new ways, conditioning the whole body and nervous system. It’s an invitation to move in free, unbound, unstructured ways to offset the tendency we have to move less as we age.”

Dancers move to music designed to animate each chakra through an eight-stage process via a Nia DJ. They’re guided to listen to body feedback through sensation, release emotions and relish being in the present moment.

“Regardless of how you act, dress or think, the way you feel inside reveals the most accurate truth of oneself and this is reflected in dance,” says Rosas.

“Moving without interference allows your unconscious creative self to shine.

You can connect to the sacred artist within; the one that holds a palette with endless colors, shapes and possibilities.” She sees life as ultimately a free-style dance into the self that supports a philosophy of “Love your body, love your life”.

“Dance is in everyone’s family tree, a universal message,” says Metz.

“In conscious dance, you disconnect from gadgets and reconnect with yourself and others around you. People need that.”

Gail Condrick is a Nia faculty member, retreat leader and archetypal soul coach in Sarasota, FL. Connect at GaelaVisions.com.

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big and bright. Free. REI Dallas, 5929 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas. REI.com.

All Calendar events for the February issue must be received by January 10th and adhere to our guidelines. Email publisher@NADallas.com for guidelines and to submit entries.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1

Manly Men & Wild Women Hike – 10-11:30am.

Join this annual hike from border to border to border, tracing the 160-acre boundaries of Tandy Hills. Free. Tandy Hills Natural Area, 3400 View St, Fort Worth. RSVP: DonYoungGlass@earthlink. net. TandyHills.org.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2

Tai Chi with El Centro College – 8-9am. Center yourself with a tai chi class. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3

First Sunday Five Buck 5K Series – 4:30pm. This event is a certified 5K course. No T-shirts or awards but post-race refreshments. A tempo run is to push yourself to see if your time improves every month. $5. The Runner, 3535 W Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington.

DFWRaces.com

where two-thirds of convicts return to prison within three years. Audience discussion follows. Free.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff, 3839 W Kiest Blvd, Dallas. JudAnnWat@sbcglobal.net.

FirstTuesdayFilms.org.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6

Zumba– 6-7pm. Aerobic dance classes on the Ginsburg Family Great Lawn with the Dallas YMCA. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas. KlydeWarrenPark.org.

Big Bend National Park – 7-8:30pm. Big Bend is expansive park land in west Texas that is widely known and deeply loved by many. An REI instructor will share her first-hand knowledge of the park and give you the tips you will need to enjoy your time in the wilderness of Big Bend. Highlights of the class and the park include the Rio Grande River, wildlife, the Chisos mountains, Texas desert and stars that are

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MONDAY, JANUARY 4

Skyline 360 Tours – 12:30-1pm. Join the Dallas Center for Architecture for a standing tour of the Dallas skyline. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Reading Rm, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5

Film Screening Double Feature: Over Criminalized? and Released – 7-9pm. First Tuesday Film Festival will be screening two films for this month: Over Criminalized? examines the incarceration of the homeless and mentally ill while Released looks at experiences of four ex-convicts trying to find their way in an unfamiliar and unwelcoming world

Rockwall Holistic Practitioners Network Monthly Meeting 6-8:30pm

Join Holistic Practitioners serving the Rockwall-Heath area as we get to know each other, develop business opportunities, share and learn together to build a stronger awareness of Holistic services in our community.

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Bike Maintenance Basics – 7-8:30pm. Routine bike maintenance keeps you riding smoothly and prolongs the life of your bike. Learn to take care of your bike. Free. REI Dallas, 5929 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas. REI.com.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8

Getting to Know Your GoPro – 7-8:30pm. We will focus on the camera’s user interface, video capture, image settings and accessories. Free. REI Dallas, 5929 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas. REI.com.

Dana Cooper – 8pm. This song poet engages and inspires audiences around the world with his quick wit, insightful stories and commanding presence. $15-$18. Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Northpark Presbyterian Church, 9555 North Central Expy, Dallas. UncleCalvins.org.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9

Tai Chi with El Centro College – 8-9am. Center yourself with a tai chi class. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10

Yoga – 10-11am. Exhale Dallas hosts a yoga class on the Ginsburg Family Great Lawn. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 11

Skyline 360 Tours – 5:30-6pm. Join the Dallas Center for Architecture for a standing tour of the Dallas skyline. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Reading Rm, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12

Stroller Boot Camp – 10-10:45am. The YMCA hosts a bootcamp for moms, dads and anyone else

with a stroller. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas. KlydeWarrenPark.org.

Tons of Tomatoes – 6-7:30pm. Realize the maximum production from a limited space. An in-depth discussion covering the fastidious growing requirements and the fruiting of tomatoes is given. Free.

West Irving Library, 4444 Rochelle, Irving. 972721-2355. Fran Witte: FWitte@CityOfIrving.org.

CityOfIrving.org/begreen.

Dallas Sierra Club: Hummingbirds – 7-8:30pm.

Mark Klym will talk about hummingbirds and what is being done to support and maintain our native Texas treasures. Bill Greer will present a short program about a Dallas Sierra Club backpack outing in the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Area.

Free. Brookhaven College, 3939 Valley View Ln, Bldg H, Farmers BranchDallas Sierra Club.

972-699-1687. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org DallasSierraClub.org.

Backpacking Basics for Women – 7-8:30pm. REI will take the mystery out of backpacking with an overview of planning, preparation and gear. Learn how to choose a pack, select proper clothing and footwear. Find out what makes women’s specific gear different and learn about considerations for your comfort and security on the trail. Plus, we’ll give you important notes on trail etiquette and Leave No Trace principles. Free. REI Dallas, 5929 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas. REI.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13

Zumba– 6-7pm. Aerobic dance classes on the Ginsburg Family Great Lawn with the Dallas YMCA. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas. KlydeWarrenPark.org.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21

savethedate THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 Your B.E.S.T. Health 3pm

Need help keeping your New Year’s resolutions?

This is a presentation you will want to attend.

In this 1-hour presentation we will discuss the 6 essentials to health, healing and wholeness and teach practices that have helped millions to get healthy and stay healthy. Come learn the march to health and other tips and techniques to be at your best health.

Free. Space is limited.

Taught by: Health Coach Robert Bauge, B.S., M.S., Location; Live Your B.E.S.T. Life, 848 S. Denton Tap, Rd Coppell For more information contact 817-680-2462 or visit LiveYour-Best.com

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17

Yoga – 10-11am. Exhale Dallas hosts a yoga class on the Ginsburg Family Great Lawn. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 18

Skyline 360 Tours – 12:30-1pm. Join the Dallas Center for Architecture for a standing tour of the Dallas skyline. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Reading Rm, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail Basics – 7-8:30pm.

Learn trip-planning tips for long distance hiking.

Find out what gear and clothing you will need and even enjoy a discussion on food and nutrition choices. Free. REI Dallas, 5929 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas. REI.com.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15

Vance Gilbert – 8pm. Philadelphia-born singer/ songwriter. $15-$22. Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Northpark Presbyterian Church, 9555 North Central Expy, Dallas. UncleCalvins.org.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16

Raptors of North Texas – 10-12pm. Erich Neupert, executive director of the Black Land Prairie Raptor Center, will promote these great birds. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind presentation. Free. Biodiversity Education Center, 367 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell.

CoppellNaturePark.org.

Your Best Health – 3-4pm. Need help keeping your New Year’s resolutions? Would you like to how know how to get healthy, be healthy and stay healthy? And what about healthy aging? Learn more about the miracles that can happen in your health, your goals and overcoming other life challenges.

Free. Live Your BEST, 848 S Denton Tap Rd, Ste 250, Coppell. 817-680-2462. RBauge@gmail.com.

LiveYour-Best.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19

Stroller Boot Camp – 10-10:45am. The YMCA hosts a bootcamp for moms, dads and anyone else with a stroller. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas. KlydeWarrenPark.org.

Know What To Do in the Woods – 7-8:30pm.

When getting ready to head out into the woods, it is important to know and understand what to do to maintain the sustainability of the resources we enjoy. Join REI staff to get a better grasp of outdoor ethics and what we can do to protect what we love for future generations. Free. REI Dallas, 5929 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas. REI.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20

Zumba – 6-7pm. Aerobic dance class with the Dallas YMCA. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas. KlydeWarrenPark.org.

Grand Canyon National Park – 7-8:30pm. Learn the best spots to recreate in the Grand Canyon State Park along with the first-hand knowledge you will need to enjoy your time on the trails. Free. REI Dallas, 5929 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas. REI.com.

All great achievements require time. ~Maya Angelou

Polar Obsession: Photographs by Paul Nicklen – Thru Jan. 31. More than 50 photographs by Paul Nicklen that take the visitor on a visual journey through the Arctic and Antarctic regions, studying wildlife on both ice and the sea. His photography of icy landscapes, polar bears, walrus, leopard seals, penguins and more, illustrates both his passion for the environment and a deep commitment to conservation. As the Earth’s warming trend threatens the ice upon which the Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems depend, Nicklen urgently hopes his skills as a wildlife journalist will inspire stewardship of the rare, remote and threatened at the Earth’s extremes. Free.

Irving Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving. 972-252-7558. IrvingArtsCenter.com.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22

Night Hike on Campion Trail – 7-9pm. Explore the nighttime world of animals of Campion Trail with native species experts and learn more about the sights, smells and sounds of nature at night. Night hikers are invited to challenge their skills in spotting signs of animal life and sharpening other senses. Learn more about the kinds of animals that call Irving home. Pre-registration required. Free.

Location to be announced upon registration. 972721-2355. Fran Witte: FWitte@CityOfIrving.org.

CityOfIrving.org/begreen.

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Acutonics Level I - 3 Day Class NCBTMB and NCAAOM CEU Provider 9:00am – 6:00pm, Daily

Learn and use the six basic Acutonics Tuning Forks on acupuncture points and chakras to facilitate healing. Class contains practical protocols using sound vibration to address physical and emotional imbalances for the public and deepens healing modalities for professionals.

Tuning forks/acuvators provided for class use.

10% student purchase discounts. $450 tuition if pre-paid by Jan 11. Mention Natural Awakenings/ $500 after Jan 11.

Taught by Mary Burke-Kelly Certified Acutonics Instructor & Practitioner Dallas/Fort Worth Acutonics For more information contact 817-918-3939 or visit DFWAcutonics.com

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23

Laugh Class – 10-11:15am. Laughter truly is medicine for the mind, body and soul as it can instantly lighten your load and protect you from the damaging physical effects of stress. By attending this class you will learn the physical, mental and social benefits to laughing and simple ways you can make laughter a daily part of your life to improve your overall health and well-being. $10. Abundant Life Wellness Center, 3904 Boat Club Rd, Lake Worth. Felicia Stallworth: 817-847-0900. Felicia@AbundantLifeWellnessCen ter.com. AbundantLifeWellnessCenter.com.

Travel to the Tropics – 10am-3pm. Learn all about our butterflies and the countries they come from during our colorful family festival. Enjoy entertainment from around the world! Wear your tropical best. $4-

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$8. Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 MLK Jr Blvd, Dallas. 214-428-7476, x341. Contact@TexasDiscoveryGardens.org. TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

Preparing the Garden for Spring – 11-12:30pm.

Class will provide an overview of late winter to early spring gardening chores including propagating transplants, soil preparation, weed control, pruning and fertilization. Dallas County Master Gardener Ruth Klein will also cover her essential winter dos and don’ts worth noting to hit the ground running with planting in February. Free. Biodiversity Education Center, 367 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell. KCB@ CoppellTX.gov. CoppellCommunityGarden.org.

Plant Propagation Workshop – 2-4pm. Grow your own plants from cuttings and seeds! Learn easy techniques from expert and Dallas County Master Gardener Roseann Ferguson. This workshop sells out every year. Register now! $25. Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 MLK Jr Blvd, Dallas. 214-428-7476.

Contact@TexasDiscoveryGardens.org. TexasDisc overyGardens.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24

Yoga – 10-11am. Exhale Dallas hosts a yoga class on the Ginsburg Family Great Lawn. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 25

Skyline 360 Tours – 5:30-6pm. Join the Dallas Center for Architecture for a standing tour of the Dallas skyline. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Reading Rm, Dallas.

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26

Stroller Boot Camp – 10-10:45am. The YMCA hosts a bootcamp for moms, dads and anyone else with a stroller. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas. KlydeWarrenPark.org.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30

Square-Foot Gardening Workshop – 8:3011:30am. The square-foot gardening concept is simple: Build a raised bed, divide the space into sections of one square-foot each and then plant vegetables (and/or flowers) in just the amount of space they need. The advantages of this system include reduced workload, less watering, easy weeding (and not much of it), and easy access to your crops. Learn how to construct a square-foot garden and the best plants to use. Pre-registration required. Free, but limited enrollment for non-Irving residents. Location provided upon registration. 972721-2355. Fran Witte: FWitte@CityOfIrving.org.

CityOfIrving.org/begreen.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28

Trail Running Basics – 7-8:30pm. Learn about technique, training, clothing and footwear specific to the sport of trail running. Free. REI Dallas, 5929 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas. REI.com.

Hitchcock/Truffaut – In this documentary, filmmakers including Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese, discuss how Francois Truffaut’s 1966 book Cinema According to Hitchcock influenced their work. The Texas Theatre, 231 West Jefferson Blvd, Dallas. 214-948-1546. TheTexasTheatre.com.

7th Annual Texas Yoga Conference This annual conference brings some of the best yoga and motivational speaker, for adults and youth, through educational materials, workshops, classes and trainings about the benefits of breathing techniques, meditation, and yoga to promote wellness. Prices vary by package.

Location: lndia Hous 8888 W Bellfort Blvd, Houston, TX 77031 TexasYogaConference.com

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29

William Foley – 8pm. Singer/songwriter. $15-$18.

Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Northpark Presbyterian Church, 9555 North Central Expy, Dallas.

UncleCalvins.org.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 31

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Zumba – 6-7pm. Aerobic dance class with the Dallas YMCA. Free. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas. KlydeWarrenPark.org.

made out of energy, everything is entangled; everything is one.

The Power of Increasing Your Vibrational Frequency – 10-11:15am. We are more than our physical body. We have a bio-energy field around us, which can either vibrate at a high or low vibrational frequency producing positive or negative experiences in our lives. Learn the amazing health benefits of having a high vibrational frequency and the many ways you can obtain it, particularly with the use of essential oils. Learning and implementing these changes in your life will give you the energy and vitality to live a more fulfilling life in every area. $10. Abundant Life Wellness Center, 3904 Boat Club Rd, Lake Worth. 817-847-0900.

Felicia@AbundantLifeWellnessCenter.com. Abud antLifeWellnessCenter.com.

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ongoingcalendar All Calendar events for the February issue must be received by January 10th and adhere to our guidelines. Email Publisher@NADallas.com for guidelines and to submit entries.

daily Energy Blast – Exhibit tells the dynamic story of energy and alternative energy resources in North Texas, the Barnett Shale, and the innovative pioneers who continue to make energy a leading industry in the region. Ages 11 & up. Included in $14/adult, $10/ child admission. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy St, Ft Worth. 817-255-9300.

FWMuseum.org.

Live Animals of the World: A Conservation Exhibit – Museum houses 12 types of non-native animals, encouraging visitors to take a proactive role in conserving wild spaces. $9/adults, $6/children 3-12 & seniors, free/members & children ages 2 & under. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972-562-5566.

HeardMuseum.org.

The Omni Imax: Ft Worth – Showtimes and features online. $7/adults, $6/children 2-12 & seniors.

Ft Worth Museum of Science & History, Omni Theater, 1600 Gendy St, Ft Worth. 817-255-9300.

FWMuseum.org.

talk, readings from the Bible and Bhagavad Gita, and the uplifting Festival of Light. 9-9:45am, Meditation and Purification; 10-11:15am, Service. Ananda Dallas Meditation & Yoga Center, 4901 Keller Springs Rd, Ste 103, Addison. 972-248-9126. AnandaDallas.org.

Dynamic Meditation – 10-11am. One of the active meditations compiled by Osho. Breath, jump, scream and shout, let it all go, then be in the bliss of silence and stillness; finish with dance of celebration and “be” different. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas. 214-521-6157. CosmicCafeDallas.com.

Meditation at the Crow Collection of Asian Art – 2-3pm. Join Kadampa Meditation Center of Texas in the Crow Collection galleries to learn meditations to relax body and mind, achieve inner peace and develop a kind and patient attitude toward others.

Free. Crow Collection of Asian Art, 2010 Flora St, Dallas. MeditationInTexas.org.

Kundalini Yoga – 5-6:30pm. Includes chakra sounds and breathing techniques. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas. 214-521-6157.

CosmicCafeDallas.com.

Awakening Heart Meditation – 5-7pm. Interfaith mindfulness meditation, music and message based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Facilitated by Brother ChiSing and friends. Childcare provided.

Donation accepted. Dallas Meditation Center, 727 S Floyd Rd, Richardson. 972-432-7871. DallasMeditationCenter.com.

monday Top Ten Wine Selections – 5-7pm, weekdays; 126pm, weekends. Wine tastings and, as always, you can pick up your favorite cheese pairings from a amazing selection of delicious cheeses from around the world. Whole Foods Market, 4100 Lomo Alto Dr, Highland Park. 214-520-7993. WholeFoodsMarket. com/Stores/HighlandPark.

sunday Sunday Service/Meditation and Purification – 9-11:15am. Spend a Sunday morning with like-minded people for meditation, chanting, an inspirational

Ayurveda Classes – 7-8pm. Learn the ancient Vedic healthcare science. Donation. Kalachandji’s Restaurant, 5430 Gurley Ave, Dallas. bostmas@ gmail.com Monthly Meditation – 2nd Mon. 7:30-8:30pm.

Join Lake Highlands Acupuncture for this monthly meditation. Beginners and seasoned meditators alike are welcome. RSVP suggested. Donations welcome.

Lake Highlands Acupuncture, 10252 E NW Hwy, Dallas. 214-267-8636. Heather.Harper.Ellett@gmail. com. LakeHighlandsAcupuncture.com.

Sufi/Zen Poetry – 8pm. Readings from the esoteric masters at the Community Table. All dimensions welcome. Free. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Dr, Dallas. 214-521-6157. CosmicCafeDallas.com.

tuesday Aquacise – 9:30-10:15am. Low impact water aerobics for all levels. Participants must be members of the Coppell Senior and Community Center. Free.

Aquatic Center & Recreation Center, 234 E Pkwy, Coppell. Lynn Dorn: 972-462-5136.

Beginning Taoist Tai Chi Class – 9:30-10:30am.

Learn the 108 moves of Taoist Tai Chi. Class cost includes matriculation, a shirt, 4 months of beginning classes and 1 month of continuing classes. $140/ adults, $110/seniors or students for 4 months. Central Congregational Church, 5600 Royal Ln, Dallas.

214-762-1661. Dallas.TX@Taoist.org. Taoist.org.

Zen to Go – Mon thru Thurs. 12-12:45pm. An oasis in the middle of the day offering walking and sitting meditation followed by brief sharing. Donation accepted.

Dallas Meditation Center, 727 S Floyd Rd, Richardson.

972-432-7871. DallasMeditationCenter.com.

Happy Hour at Bar Alto – 5-7pm, weekdays. Take $1 off selections of wine by the glass. Sit back at the bar or in the cafe and relax while you eat a bite or take it with you while you make your shopping selections. Whole Foods Market, 4100 Lomo Alto Dr, Highland Park. 214-520-7993. WholeFoodsMarket. com/Stores/HighlandPark.

Gentle Yoga – 5-6pm. Learn a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support will be offered. Wear fitness shoes with good support. Free.

Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell.

972-462-5136.

Baby Cafe – 8:30am-5pm. Mon, Wed, Fri. Baby Cafe is a place where new and expectant mothers can come together to discuss breastfeeding and receive friendly, useful advice and support from an IBCLC and a peer counselor. Groups are alternated every week in English and Spanish. Group are held for pregnant moms on Monday, for breastfeeding moms or moms of premature babies on Friday. Community Baby Cafe, 8202 Spring Valley Rd, Ste 100, Dallas. 214-243-2104. Sandra Rodriguez: Sandra.

Rodriguez@DallasCityHall.com.

Core 30 – 9:30-10am. Core 30 is a brand new 30-minute core fitness class that will incorporate exercises to strengthen the abdominals and back. Free.

Coppell Senior Center, 345 W. Bethel Rd, Coppell.

972-462-5136.

Yo-Lates – 10:30-11:30am. Yoga poses are performed in a slow flowing progression mixed with Pilates, focusing on posture and core stability to create symmetry, flexibility and strength. Free.

Coppell Senior Center, 345 W. Bethel Rd, Coppell.

972-462-5136.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – 2-3:30pm. 2nd&4th Tues. Activities & care available at no charge with a reservation for family members if attending support group. Guest speaker specializing in this area of expertise presents information at the second meeting of each month. Free. Friends Place Adult Day Services, 1960 Nantucket, Richardson. 972-437-2940.

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Tuesday Meditation – 6:30-7:30pm. Experience the silence of a gently guided meditation. All levels of experience welcome. Love offering. Unity on Greenville, 3425 Greenville Ave, The Gathering Place, Dallas. Karen Romestan: KarenRomestan@ DallasUnity.org. DallasUnity.org.

Community Acupuncture – 6:30-7:45pm. Auricular (ear point) acupuncture is provided in group setting for relaxation, reduction of cravings and cleansing.

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$20/advance, $25/at door. White Rock Holistic Wellness Center, 718 N Buckner Blvd, Ste 416-103, Dallas. Jade: 214-642-0002. Walz.Jennifer@gmail. com. DallasHolisticWellnessCollective.com.

Circle of Men – 7pm. A regular gathering in a safe non-competitive environment to simply share with other men. This is a powerful tool and an authentic way to help us help ourselves feel better in general. Circle of Men can also go a long way toward alleviating so much of the worry and stress so many men face on a daily basis. Love offering. The Gathering Place, Unity on Greenville, 3425 Greenville Ave, Dallas. 214-826-5683. Drew Weininger: KarenRomestan@DallasUnity.org. DallasUnity.org.

Kalachandji’s Yoga – 7-8:15pm. A wonderful beginners and intermediate class on yoga. Donation.

Kalachandji’s Restaurant, 5430 Gurley Ave, Dallas.

214-810-1371. NCD@Krishna.com.

PUBlic Knowledge – 7pm. 1st Tues. Adult gathering celebrating brains and brew, featuring science, history, and guests from diverse fields, presented at a local bar or restaurant. Location: 817-255-9300.

FWMuseum.org/Public-Knowledge.

COH Donation Yoga Class – 7-8pm. Yoga flow class for all levels. Bring own yoga mat. Free. Donations accepted benefit local missions. Community of Hope UMC, 1800 E Debbie Ln, Mansfield. 817-453-2328.

CommunityOfHope.com.

Free. Ananda Dallas Meditation & Yoga Center, 4901 Keller Springs Rd, Ste 103, Addison. 972-248-9126.

AnandaDallas@aol.com. AnandaDallas.org.

Country and Western Dance Lessons – 7:30-9pm.

3-week, 2-step series, then 3-week waltz series. Sandunga Dance Studio, 2155 Marsh Ln, Carrollton. Info, cost: 972-418-1600.

wednesday Read and Learn – 10:30-11:30am. Features musicians, storytellers and puppets performing for newborns to 6 yr olds. Reading activity is followed by a guest performer. Dallas Public Library, Bookmarks Branch, 8687 N Ctrl Expy, Dallas. 214-671-1381.

NorthPark@DallasLibrary.org.

Breastfeeding Cafe – 1-2pm. All breastfeeding moms welcome to chat about breastfeeding at all ages and stages of nursing. The café is attended by a certified lactation counselor and/or Le Leche League Leader. Baby scale available to do before and after weights. Designed to offer support to all nursing mothers from newborn challenges to toddler strikes.

Free. The Nappy Shoppe, 3253 Independence Pkwy, Plano. NappyShoppe.com.

Beginning Taoist Tai Chi Class – 7-8:30pm. Learn the 108 moves of Taoist Tai Chi. Class cost includes matriculation, a shirt, 4 months of beginning classes and 1 month of continuing classes. $10-$15/class.

Package available. Central Congregational Church, 5600 Royal Ln, Dallas. 214-762-1661. Dallas.TX@ Taoist.org. Taoist.org.

Chair Massage –3-6 pm. Sign up for an appointment in advance or walk in. 10-minute minimum. $1/minute. Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell. 972-462-5136.

YES: A Young Adults Meditation Fellowship – 7-9pm. A meditation and teaching series for young adults in their 20s and 30s, facilitated by Brother ChiSing, David Morcom, Christina Clark and trained Young Adult co-facilitators. Each evening will include a beginner-friendly walking and sitting meditation, a song or two, Dharma teachings, sharing, discussion and refreshments afterwards. Donation.

Dallas Meditation Center, 727 S Floyd Rd, Richardson. 972-432-7871. DallasMeditationCenter.com.

Meditation for Health and Healing – 7-9pm. Join experienced teachers Jon and Linda Caswell as they guide students through a practical, secular practice for the ordinary Joe. No chanting or incense! Donation. Lake Highlands Acupuncture, 10252 E. Northwest Hwy, Dallas. 214-267-8636. Heather@ LakeHighlandsAcupuncture.com. LakeHighlands Acupuncture.com.

Gong/Sound Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. 1st & 3rd Tues. Gong and drum provide energetic and sonic backdrop to group meditation. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas. 214-521-6157. Cosmic CafeDallas.com.

Group Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Meditate with likeminded friends to access inner peace, calmness and joy.

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Circuit Training – 5-6pm. The class will work on the cardiovascular system and all major muscle groups in a fun format. Free. Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell. 972-462-5136. FDerita@ CoppellTx.gov.

Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Support Group – 5-6:30pm. 1st Wed. Cindy Marshall, M.D., director of Memory Care at Baylor Neuroscience Center, will address the unique concerns, challenges, & treatments associated with LBD. Free. Friends Place Adult Day Services, 1960 Nantucket, Richardson. 972-4372940. FriendsPlaceAds.com.

Dallas Green Drinks – 6 pm. 2nd Wed. Meet for happy hour with other eco-conscious people. No cover, buy own drinks. Location TBD. DallasGreendrinks@yahoo.com. Greendrinks.org/TX/Dallas.

The Darshan Room – 6-8pm. Kirtan music, meditation, philosophy, vegetarian feast, spiritual discourse. Donation. Kalachandji’s, 5430 Gurley Ave, Second fl, Dallas. 214-810-1371. NCD@Krishna. com. TheDarshanRoom.com.

Laughing Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Healthy and playful experience that helps the body to move easily, freely, and genuinely laugh. Free, donations accepted. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas. 214-521-6157.

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thursday Beginning Taoist Tai Chi Class – 9:30-10:30am.

Learn the 108 moves of Taoist Tai Chi. Class cost includes matriculation, a shirt, 4 months of beginning classes and 1 month of continuing classes. $140/ adults, $110/seniors or students for 4 months. Central Congregational Church, 5600 Royal Ln, Dallas. 214762-1661. Dallas.TX@Taoist.org. Taoist.org.

Fit Dance Plus – 9:30-10:30am. Aerobic fun with simple foot patterns, working around a chair, adding balls and or weights for coordination, balance and muscle work and ending with gentle stretching. Free.

Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell.

972-462-5136.

Baby Bounce Basics – 12:30-1pm. Activities for moms/caregivers and infants up to 24 months old with interactive music, nursery rhymes and stories.

Dallas Public Library, Bookmarks Branch, 8687 N Central Exp, Ste, Dallas. 214-671-1381. NorthPark@ DallasLibrary.org.

Yo-Lates – 1-3pm. Bring your piece of junque, then reify it into a sparkling piece of garden art. Beads provided. Free. Coppell Senior Center, 345 W. Bethel Rd, Coppell. Preregistration required: 972-462-5136.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – 2-3:30pm. 2nd&4th Thurs. Activities & care available at no charge with a reservation for family members if attending support group. Guest speaker specializing in this area of expertise presents information at the second meeting of each month. Free. Friends Place Adult Day Services, 1960 Nantucket, Richardson. 972-437-2940.

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Gentle Yoga – 5-6pm. Learn a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support will be offered. Wear fitness shoes with good support. Free.

Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell.

972-462-5136.

Dallas Vegan Drinks – 6:30pm. Meets the second Thursday of the month at various veg-friendly locations for fellowship. Facebook.com/DallasVegan Drinks.

Dallas Organic Garden Club – 6:30pm. 4th Thurs.

Monthly meeting. REI, 4515 LBJ Fwy, Dallas.

Chill Yoga 101 – 6:45-7:45pm. No heat vinyasa flow, come and chill. Yoga is significant to everyone in a personal and unique way. To breathe, feel and let go for a moment, is the beauty of Yoga. Beginners, postnatal, all levels welcome. $12 suggested donation.

Dynamic Yoga 4 Love Studio, 558 Bluebird Ln, Red Oak. Yoga4Love.net.

friday Aquacise – 9:30-10:15am. Low impact water aerobics for all levels. Participants must be members of the Coppell Senior and Community Center. Free.

Aquatic Center & Recreation Center, 234 E Pkwy, Coppell. Lynn Dorn: 972-462-5136.

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Chair Massage –3-6 pm. Sign up for an appointment in advance or walk in. 10-minute minimum. $1/minute. Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell. 972-462-5136.

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‘Til Midnight at the Nasher – 6pm-12am. 3rd Fri. All ages. Outdoor evening series featuring local bands and movies, alfresco dining, gallery tours and more. Free. Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora St, Dallas. 214-242-5100. NasherSculptureCenter.org/ TilMidnight.

Friday Night Bike Ride – 7:45pm. Twelve-mile social bicycle ride around White Rock Lake with 5 stops to keep the group together. All skill levels welcome. Helmets required and lights/water recommended. Post-ride eats at Jake’s. New Dallas Bike Works Parking Lot, 4875 W Lawther Dr, Dallas.

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EAST-WEST ACUPUNCTURE

Nancy L. Corsaro, L.Ac, Texas & Nationally Board Certified 2840 Keller Springs Rd. Suite 301, Carrollton, TX 214-793-5684 EastWestAcup@sbcglobal.net www.EastWestOm.com Do you have pain, digestive issues or allergies? Want to lose weight, quit smoking or find stress relief?

Acupuncture and herbs can help these and many other conditions.

This ancient healing modality can also help you maintain good health and balance. Call for a free 15-minute consultation.

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saturday White Rock Lake Cleanup – 9am. 2nd Sat. Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club’s adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Look for the crowd drinking free juice and coffee. Gloves, trash bags, etc. will be provided. Our area includes one of the wonderful prairie restoration areas, so there are always birds and wildflowers to enjoy. Brunch afterwards. Meet at the Love of the Lake office, northeast corner of Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard, Dallas.

214-824-0244. DallasSierraClub.org.

Beginning Taoist Tai Chi Class – 9-11:30am. Learn the 108 moves of Taoist Tai Chi. Class cost includes matriculation, a shirt, 4 months of beginning classes and 1 month of continuing classes. $10-$15/class.

Package available. Central Congregational Church, 5600 Royal Ln, Dallas. 214-762-1661. Dallas.TX@ Taoist.org. Taoist.org.

Target First Saturdays – 10am-2pm. 1st Sat. Family activities including art scavenger hunts, family tours, yoga, story time and live performances. Free. Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora St, Dallas. 214-2425100. NasherSculptureCenter.org.

Cloth Diapering 101 – Times vary. Learn the basics of cloth diapering. $10. The Nappy Shoppe, 3253 Independence Pkwy, Plano. NappyShoppe.com.

9901 E. Valley Ranch Parkway, #1000, Irving 18601 LBJ #501, Mesquite, Texas 7515 972-444-0660 AIMC-DFW.com Trained in China and graduated from S. Korea’s most prestigious Medical Universities, Dr. Chapa travels to Korea for intensive training yearly. Dr. Chapa is an Oriental Medical Doctor, Board Certified Herbalist and Licensed Acupuncturist with over 20 years experience. Offering over 1000 safe, organic herbs, he custom- makes herbal formulas. See ad, page 31.

DALLAS HOLISTIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Meetup.com/The-Dallas-Holistic-Chamberof-Commerce Facebook.com/HolisticChamberDallas Join holistic practitioners from the Dallas area for monthly educational and business development meetings.

Be a part of the National Holistic Chamber of Commerce!

CHIROPRACTIC HEIKKINEN CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE CENTER Paul Heikkinen, D.C. Marsha Heikkinen, D.C., 820 E. Cartwright Rd, Suite 133, Mesquite, TX 972-285-3232 Dr.Andrea@tx.twcbc.com HeikkinenChiropractic.com

Our office is a family owned and operated business dedicated to helping our patients realize their natural healing abilities. We utilize chiropractic, acupuncture, massage and nutrition to effectively treat the whole person. We live to give you Back Your Life. See us for pain relief, wellness care, and much more. See ad on page 40.

DR. RIC JOHNSON, CHIROPRACTOR

AMRI ACUPUNCTURE

Dr. Ric Johnson 4702 Northwest Highway, Garland, TX 972-686-7400

Ann Marie Riviera L.A.c, NCCAOM 12840 Hillcrest Rd, Suite E225, Dallas 214-394-0128 AMRACU. com Begin your journey to wellness with an holistic approach to through acupuncture, cupping, gua-sha, moxibustion and herbal medicine. Whether recovering from an injury, managing chronic disease, suffering from stress or anxiety or seeking to enhance energy or fertility, acupuncture can be effective in helping improve and maintain your health. Treatments target acute and chronic conditions and preventative care and wellness.

In a professional comfortable atmosphere with emphasis on patient education, we discover the cause of health concerns rather than only managing symptoms.

With our DRX9000 machine we can stop back pain, hip or leg pain, pinched nerve, herniated or dislocated disc. Few doctors have this new technology.

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THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL 11600 Welch Road, Dallas 214- 363-6311 Hockaday.org

Established almost 100 years ago, The Hockaday School provides a college preparatory education for girls; from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, including Boarding school for grades 8-12. With an approximate enrollment of 1,000 students and a 10:1 student teacher ratio, Hockaday students enjoy a 100% acceptance rate to college.

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The Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) is a network of seven colleges, including El Centro, Brookhaven, Mountain View, Eastfield, Richland, Cedar Valley and Northlake. DCCCD serves the region with accredited one and two year certificates, degrees and core credit courses guaranteed to transfer to Texas colleges and universities. See ad, page 12.

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Wind power uses no water; which is critical in a droughtplagued state. Using wind energy, you’re good tothe environment andyour wallet. At an average of 8.6 cents per kilowatt hour, our residential rates are lower than TXU and Green Mountain for average 12-month plans. See ad, page 3.

ENERGY MEDICINE JESuIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF DALLAS 12345 Inwood Rd, Dallas 972-387-8700 JesuitCP.org

Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas is a private Catholic institution for young men under the direction of the Society of Jesus. Located in North Dallas,it provides a student-centered education to approximately 1,000 students, grades 9-12. Our students’ average SAT scores exceed the national average by over 200 points.

ENERGY MATTERS NOW Sarah Owen. MS, LPC 972-364-9098 ext 2206 SarahLPowen@gmail.com

Innovative counseling and energy medicine sessions, classes and Eden Energy Medicine Foundations Program. Classes and workshops are personal and experiential. Participation is encouraged and students leave with detailed handouts and an action plan. Also offering Emotional Transformation, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Resonance Repatterning therapies See EnergyMattersNow.net/classes-and-events/ for complete listing of our offerings.

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We take pride in offering the best selection of vehicles to the DFW Metroplex. The Mitsubishi, all Electric, iMIEV is ready for immediate delivery. We recognize your time is valuable, strive to make your experience easy and offer you lowest available online prices.

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We can help you achieve the comfort you desire with a careful foot evaluation by experts and customized recommendations.

Whether you’re on your feet all day, experiencing painful foot problems like bunions and heel pain, living with diabetes or arthritis, or simply looking for more comfort, Foot Solutions can help.

GREEN HARDWARE GECKO HARDWARE

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Combining a traditional True Value store with an urban homesteading / garden center, Gecko offers supplies for green living, gardening and pets as well as home remodeling and renovation, demos and workshops.

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We are a preferred Moroccan Oil & Milkshake salon specializing in color, hair cutting, styling, and complete makeovers. The organic color bar is a top-quality option for the eco-friendly and beauty-conscious mavens with sensitive skin. We know the best techniques, tools and brands in the industry. Schedule your appointment today.

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Robert Bauge, B.E.S.T. Practitioner 848 S. Denton Tap Rd, Suite 250, Coppell, TX 817-680-2462 LiveYour-BEST.com

BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

We clear thought patterns that interfere with harmony of mind, body and spirit, allowing your body to return to its natural state of health.

Using a powerful state-of-the-art energy balancing technique, clients experience Renewed Energy and Vitality, Pain Relief, Freedom from Health Challenges, Balanced Body and Brain, and Peace of Mind. Contact us now to start living your best life. See ad, page 15.

We have a network of comprehensive cancer treatment centers throughout Dallas-Fort Worth, offering full range cancer-related and integrative medical services. Whether you want to learn about types of cancer, screenings, prevention, healthy living or support, Baylor is here for you.

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PRIMACARE

13 Locations in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex 888-286-4603 PrimaCare.com With 13 Urgent Care Centers, PrimaCare serves the medical needs of area families with courtesy, convenience and compassion. Open 7 days a week with extended hours. No appointment necessary. Most insurance accepted. Use our Call Ahead Service and wait where your want.

Open: Monday–Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday–Sunday 8am–5pm.

HERBAL MEDICINE ACN HERBS AND VITAMINS Leslie Duong 5917 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 214-887-8325 Leslie.ACN_Herbs@yahoo.com LeslieDuong.com

ACN Herbs and Vitamins specialist Leslie Duong will sit down with you to conduct a private and personal health evaluation.You can be assured her 20 years of experience in Chinese Natural Herbs will start to help you feel better in no time. Free Consultation Available. Schedule your appointment now. See ad, page 19.

SMILE RANCH

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Dr. Robyn Abramczyk, DDS 6700 Horizon Rd, Heath, TX 972- 772-7645 SmileRanchDentistry.com Smile Ranch is a spa-like dental experience that treats the whole being. Our office practices, treatments, and protocols stand by the belief of biological dentistry. We want to keep our patients safe from dangerous toxins and help them maintain a beautiful smile and healthy lifestyle We do not use toxic fillings or substances.

See ad, back cover.

HOMEOPATHY

Constantine A. Kotsanis, MD 2260 Pool Road, Grapevine, TX 817-756-1896 drkotsanis@gmail.com www.kotsanisinstitute.com Dr.Kotsanis blends modern medicine with time-tested older disciplines, creating unique treatments for each person.He believes proper nutrition is the foundation and applies this to treating conditions ranging from autism spectrum to chronic diseases. You’re invited to our FREE monthly Lunch & Learns. The schedule’s on our website. See ad, page 42.

DR. JOHN WOODWARD, MD

DR. ALEX BEKKER

5209 Heritage Ave., Suite 410, Colleyville 817-545-5400 AlexBekkerMD.com A physician specializing in homeopathy, a medicinal therapy using natural substances stimulating your own vitality to overcome illness, and restore health.

Some conditions treated are Childhood Illness, Autism, Asthma, Allergies, Auto-Immune Disorders, Anxiety, Depression and many others. Homeopathic treatment results include permanent cure of the individual and restoration of health.

Medical City Dallas 7777 Forest Lane, Suite A-315, Dallas 972-566-7870 AboutHormones.org Dr. Woodward specializes in hormone replacement for men and women, diagnosis and management of Breast Cancer and Diabetes and been a pioneer in bio-identical hormone replacement for 30 years. He developed an innovative and effective method to help the body make some of its own hormones. Call for an appointment.

DR. CARLOS CHAPA, LAC, OMD,PHD 9901 E. Valley Ranch Parkway, #1000, Irving 972-444-0660 AIMC-DFW.com

Trained in China and graduated from S. Korea’s most prestigious Medical Universities, Dr. Chapa is an Oriental Medical Doctor, Board Certified Herbalist and Licensed Acupuncturist with over 20 years experience. He offers over 1000 safe, organic herbs and he custom makes herbal formulas. See ad on page 31.

MASSAGE ESSENTIAL BODYWORKS

10611 Garland Rd, Suite 220, Dallas 214- 842-3645 With extensive experience in therapeutic massage, our modalities include: Trigger Point, Sports, Lymphatic Drainage, Sinus & Headache, Reflexology, Pregnancy, LaStone© Hot Stone, Myofascial/Neuromuscular Release, Non-Surgical Face Lift and Injury/Post-Surgical/Medical Rehab. Our goal is to provide effective massage for our clients who’ve ranged in age from 2 months to 87 years.

MEDICAL HOLISTIC DENTISTRY PROVIDENCE HOLISTIC DENTAL CARE Dr. Latonia Smith 2701 Osler, Suite 10, Grand Prairie 972-641-2400 Info@ProvidenceHolisticCare.com

A different kind of dentistry.

Our goal is to provide dentistry that enhances your overall health, improves your quality of life and creates the smile you’ve always wanted. We offer the most bio-compatible treatments available, services using simple, effective less invasive methods.

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NuTRITION LIVING WELL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER

Betty Murray, CN, IFMCP, CHC 14330 Midway Rd, Suite 121, Dallas, TX 972-930-0260 Info@LivingWellDallas.com LivingWellDallas.com Betty Murray is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor who makes the science of nutrition easy to understand and implement. A specialist in metabolic and digestive disorders, weight loss resistance and body bio-chemistry master, Betty teaches clients how to utilize nutritional interventions to improve their health.

Schedule your free 20-minute consultation.

Dr. Karen Asbury, MD Richardson, TX 972-479-9139 DocAsbury@verizon.net KarenAsburyMD.com

NATuRAL HEALTH SHOP

Dr. Asbury is on the cutting-edge of Integrative Medicine. We believe the body is designed to be self-healing, if given what it needs.

Do you want to address the cause with natural solutions? She provides all aspects of adult care including full preventive evaluations and comprehensive treatment. See ad, page 35.

Everyday low prices on over 9,000 health and wellness products and supplements. We specialize in special orders. Groceries, supplements, sports nutrition, beauty products, special needs nutrition, massage, detox. Located at the intersection of Coit and Roundrock. Open 7 days a week.

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HOLLYWOOD FEED

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12 Metroplex Area locations Hollywoodfeed.com

IT’S ORGANIC 2 u Farmbox Delivery 214-390-7417 ItsOrganic2u.com

Organic produce delivered to your doorstep. Weekly or biweekly delivery of a diverse selection of fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the year.

No commitment. The finest locally-raised meet and select groceries. Customized recipes. 100% of our produce is either certified organic or local and sustainably produced.

Offering some of the widest selections of natural and holistic pet foods and products in the Metroplex, these well-stocked neighborhood locations also have interesting and unique pet and pet-owner products at reasonable prices. Professional pet grooming and self-service dog washing stations available. Check out our famous Mississsippi Made Dog beds.

LONE STAR DOG DOORS Dallas, TX 214-810-1785 Info@LoneStarDogDoors.com LoneStarDogDoors.com

OuTDOOR LIGHTING ALFRESCO LIVING, LLC Jon & Laura Petersen Anna, TX 972-924-2722 Sales@AlfrescoLighting.com AlfrescoLighting.com

Alfresco Living designs and installs outdoor improvements making yours fit your lifestyle. We take the time to design your Landscape Lighting, Water Features, Mosquito Misting, Cool Fogging, Rain Water Harvesting and Christmas Lighting taking your outdoor living to the next level where you can relax and enjoy your yard.

PAIN MANAGEMENT SENERGY MEDICAL GROuP

9901 Valley Ranch Pkwy East, Suite 1009 Irving, TX 972-580-0545 Biomodulator@senergy.ux Senergy.us We are the exclusive distributor of the patented Tennant Biomodulator® PLUS & PRO. These FDA accepted non-invasive devices are designed to offer an affordable, drug free, userfriendly option for the indicated use of symptomatic relief for chronic, severe or intractable pain; and adjunctive treatment in managing post-surgical and post-traumatic pain.

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PEDIATRICS HEALTHY KIDS PEDIATRICS 4851 Legacy Dr, Suite 301, Frisco, TX 972-294-0808 HealthyKidsPediatrics.com

Where your child’s health is our passion. We are an integrative holistic practice; offering a full range of pediatric services integrating conventional and natural medicine for your child’s optimal health.

We believe optimal health is more than absence of disease. It involves living the lifestyle that promotes and embraces it.

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We professionally install energy efficient, attractive and durable pet doors in any Wall, Door, Screen, Glass, or Sliding Glass Patio Door. You benefit from our many years of remodeling experience.We use Hale Pet Door products, the industry’s highest quality.Let your pets live large with the freedom they deserve.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES GREEN HOME RESIDENTIAL Stephanie Ebbesen-Stuer 214-563-5769 StephStuer@gmail.com GreenHomeResidential.com

We are the first green residential real estate brokerage in North Texas. Return on your green home investment can include increased energy efficiency, improved indoor air quality and health, decrease in waste, and reduced water consumption, among other things.

We customize services based on your needs. Call for complimentary consultation.

SPAS DEER LAKE LODGE ORGANIC SPA& WELLNESS RESORT 10500 Deer Lake Lodge Rd. Montgomery, TX 77316 936-647-1383 DeerLakeLodge.com

Our guests are inspired to maintain or jump start wellness lifestyles with self-directed detoxification and cleansing programs that encourage and renewcombined with juice fasting, colonics, fitness classes, energy work, spa treatments and weight loss. This holistic wellness destination is secluded with a limited number of guests and eco-friendly vibe.

SPIRITuAL CONCORD DALLAS CHuRCH 6808 Pastor Bailey Dr, Dallas 214-331-8522 ConcordDallas.org

Church that Grows people.

Services are Sundays at 7:30am, 9:15am, 11:00am, 12:45am, and online at Streamingfaith.com. Mid-week service is Wednesdays at 7:00pm. Reverend Bryan L. Carter, Senior Pastor.

uNITY CHuRCH OF SACHSE 5502 Ben Davis, Sachse UnityOfSachse.com 972-984-8946 UnityOfSachse@gmail.com

We teach positive psychology based on Spiritual teachings of Jesus. Services are held Sundays at 11:30am. Join us as we share truths and principles to help along your spiritual journey. Each week’s message and all events are posted on our website for your convenience. Spiritual counseling and positive prayer available.

SOuND HEALING DALLAS-FORT WORTH ACuTONICS Mary Burke-Kelly 721 Tradonna Lane, Hurst, TX 817-918-3939 Mary@dfwAcutonics.com DFWAcutonics.com

Certified Acutonics® Practitioner and instructor, Facial Soundscapes Practitioner. Restore body, mind, emotions and spirit to a balanced and healthy state, through vibrational sound tuning forks used on acupuncture points, chakras and energy fields. Facials using acupuncture points and Chinese herbs yield dramatic results naturally. CEU/ PDA classes for massage therapists and acupuncturists. Self/family care workshops. See ads, page 17.

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THERMOGRAPHY THERMOGRAPHY CENTER OF DALLAS

Dr. Rebeca Gracia 5220 Spring Valley Rd, Suite 405, Dallas, Tx 214-352-8758 ThermographyCenter.com Offering full body Regulation Thermography, including the breast. It can detect abnormalities in the very earliest of stages, many times finding underlying causes of disease. It looks at the entire body’s behavior after being stressed giving a ‘living dynamic view.’ Consultations, further evaluation and follow up care are also offered. See ad, page 13.

VETERINARIANS THE ANIMAL DOCTOR

Dr. Nancy Bozeman 621 N. Little School Rd, Kennedale 817-572-2400 TheAnimalDoctorTx@yahoo.com TheAnimalDoctor.com As an alternative medicine specialist, Dr. Nancy Bozeman emphasizes your pet’s entire well-being by taking a holistic approach to veterinary medicine. Offering a full range of conventional and complementary modalities including Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Laser Therapy, NAET, Nutrition Counseling and Vaccination titers.

Come visit our comfortable, pet-friendly, homey office environment. See ad on page 39.

All Creatures Every Spine (A.C.E.S.) Dr. Amy Hayek and Dr. Bill Ormston 214-802-7815 or 843-860-8336 AllCreaturesEverySpine.com

Through Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Nutrition, Cold Laser, Ozone, Functional Neurology and other drug free modalities veterinarians Amy Hayek and Bill Ormston help their animal patients sustain the miracle of life. A.C.E.S. believes that the power that made the body can heal the body. We offer the highest level of drug free veterinary care available and success stories daily.

See ad on page 17.

EXCELLENT LIVING INSTITUTE

1009 Glade Road, Suite D, Colleyville , TX 817-576-2949 TonyaBastress.com We help the whole person in identifying particular health challenges both spiritually and mentally and create a Choose Life Wellness Plan for re-establishing the body’s balance by removing obstacles to health and encouraging the body’s natural healing process. Specializing in food sensitivities/allergies, gluten intolerance, candida overgrowth, and reversing/ preventing chronic diseases, we offer protocols and education to achieve successful outcomes. See ad, page 25.

ABUNDANT LIFE WELLNESS AND THERMOGRAPHY CENTER Jennifer Trejo, Naturopath 3345 Western Center Blvd, Suite 140 Ft Worth, TX 817-847-0900 AbundantLifeWellnessCenter.com

We help with acute and chronic health concerns including autoimmune, fatigue, ADHD, gut issues, metabolic issues and more. Services include detoxification, enzyme therapy, homeopathy, nutrition, weight loss, functional blood analysis, hormone testing, essential oils, foot detox, and oxygen steam sauna. We offer the latest technology in Neurofeedback and Breast Thermography. See ads, pages 16 & 31.

1651 Wall Street, Garland 972- 864-1934 BeOrganic.com

Rohde’s helps you get and maintain beautiful Organic Yards and Gardensrequiring less water, having fewer insects and diseases, resulting in better health for you, your family and the environment. We know organics better than anyone and will provide the guidance you need either in store or at your home.

ROCKWALL COMPLETE HEALING & WELLNESS 2455 Ridge Road, Suite 151, Rockwall, TX 972-771-8900 Rockwall Colonics.com

Our goal is to offer our community high-quality wellness services in an exceptionally comfortable and healing environment. We know that timehonored healing traditions – Acupuncture, Massage, Herbal medicine, Young Living Raindrop Therapy, Chiropractic and Colonics work. These therapies provide Rejuvenation, Relaxation, Relief from pain, stress and tension and the opportunity to achieve your highest potential. See ad, page 10.

YARD AND GARDEN Earth Kind Services

Organic Compost Lawn Treatment Beau Propes, Owner 469-744-0281 EarthKindServices.com

WELLNESS CENTERS

ROHDE’S NURSERY & NATURE STORE

Premium compost top dressing for lawns and mulch delivery. Our organi top dressing is kind to the environment, safe for your family and your pets; its drought tolerant; aids water retention in all soil types and reduces disease. We do all the work our specialized equipment. Family-owned. Call now for free estimate. See ad, page 37.

NORTH HAVEN GARDENS 7700 Northaven Road, Dallas 214-363-5316 NHG.com

YOGA YOGA 4 LOVE STUDIO CABIN Lisa Ware, E-RYT500 16 Water St, Ovilla TX 469-437-1334 Yoga4Love.net

Offering Yoga 4 Love Advanced Training Programs: 200-hour Live Online and 300-hour In Studio. We provide Nutrition-Plus 90 Days to Feeling Fit; Life Coaching; Energy Work; Reiki and Online Yoga Classes. Yoga 4 Love facilitates an atmosphere of personal transformation through a strong mind | body | spirit connection.

CRESCENT YOGA STUDIO 812 Alex Ln, Midlothian, TX 469-285-3559 CrescentYogaStudio.com

Ellis County’s premier Yoga studio. Teachers are experienced and educated in their field, and passionate about sharing their knowledge.

Learn techniques to balance the body as well as hectic lifestyles. We offer a wide variety of yoga styles. Over 18 classes per week. 2 Weeks Unlimited Yoga for $20.

Family owned and operated since 1951, our comprehensive garden center and nursery sells both native plants and rare tropicals.

Find aisles of unusual, hard-to-find plants and educated staff to help you solve any garden problems.

Monthly seminars hosted by experts help with seasonal and topical issues. We also carry a variety of garden tools and decorations.

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Disclosures: This plan is NOT insurance. The plan is not insurance coverage and does not meet the minimum creditable coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act or Massachusetts M.G.L. c. 111M and 956 CMR 5.00.

This plan provides discounts at certain healthcare providers for medical services. This plan does not make payments directly to the providers of medical services. The plan member is obligated to pay for all healthcare services but will receive a discount from those healthcare providers who have contracted with the discount plan organization. This discount card program contains a 30 day cancellation period. The range of discounts for medical or ancillary services provided under the plan will vary depending on the type of provider and medical or ancillary service received.

Member shall receive a full refund of membership fees, excluding registration fee, if membership is cancelled within the first 30 days after the effective date. AR and TN residents: A refund of all fees will be issued if membership is cancelled within the first 30 days. Discount Medical Plan Organization: New Benefits, Ltd., Attn: Compliance Department, PO Box 671309, Dallas, TX 75367-1309, 800-800-7616. Website to obtain participating providers: MyMemberPortal.com. Not available to KS, UT, VT or WA residents.

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1. Preston 214-360-7569 6100 Luther Ln, Dallas 75225 2. Royal 214-613-2841 5960 Royal Ln, Dallas 75230 3.SMU 214-520-6878 6403 Hillcrest, Dallas 75205 4. Lemmon 214-780-0602 4015 Lemmon Ave, Dallas 75219

5. Flowermound 972-899-3548 2550 Crosstimbers Rd, Flowermound 75028 6. Frisco 214-436-4410 3580 Preston Rd, Suite 107, Frisco 75034 7. Southlake 214-436-4410 2600 E. Southlake Blvd, #160, Southlake 76092 8. Mockingbird & Greenville 214-515-9113 5706 E. Mockingbird Ln, Highland Park 75205

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