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he first line of this month’s feature story, “Ageless Being,”

by Kathleen Barnes defines a state of mind we would all do well to embrace. “Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing, or falling apart.”

This, in a nutshell, is what we universally strive for at every age and stage.

It’s how a 1-year old experiences first steps and how an elder that’s surpassed 80 trips around in the sun planning for this year’s garden, plays a new game with the grandkids or competes in a dance contest. It’s how our Creator made the world to be: independent yet interdependent, always growing, doing and moving forward regardless of calendars.

The Bible’s book of Genesis documents that historical figures lived to be over 100, 200 or 300 years wise. Of course, they weren’t coping with air pollution and pesticides on their crops, and they daily exercised by walking everywhere; still, they faced other serious challenges of their times.

We need not accept the mindset that says we’re too old to do, say or wear this or that, either. This is my response when my mother admonishes that I’m getting too old to stay up late or only sleep 6 hours a night. Yes, I could use more sleep, but it has little to do with biological age, just as it doesn’t figure into my running distance races or movie choices. No one needs to get sucked into the societal mindset about health challenges, limited mental agility and age-appropriate activities. When people do, we see the unappealing consequences. I prefer to focus on another way of thinking that’s evidenced by role models I see that continue to retain their youth, health, and vitality. This is who I am and how I want to be.

What if, starting today, we could all stop worrying about age as a number and instead, consistently focus on sparking the small nurturing changes that add up to a longer, happier life? Whether it’s adopting a more active lifestyle, cleaning up the quality of our food, eliminating environmental toxins in our home or taking steps to reduce the stressors of a busy life, all of these little things add up to make a major difference. Check out the link to a miniature version of the Real Age test from ShareCare.com/RealAge on page 23; you may discover you’re already reducing your “real” age through simple practical actions.

Plus there’s the spiritual stance we choose to take, starting with consistent gratitude for the good we see within and all around us. Linda Joy’s “Choose Happiness,” is, appropriately, this month’s Healing Ways article as real-life people share their proven approach to an ageless mindset. They demonstrate how you too can “rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.” As you try out a tip or two, my bet is you’ll feel your mood and circumstances improve.

As always, we hope you find something in this month’s issue that inspires you to be your best self and take great joy in making a difference in our world.

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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a green, healthy and sustainable lifestyle.

9 newsbriefs 14 kudos 20 CLEAN POWER 15 healthbriefs FOR CLEAN AIR IN NORTH TEXAS 18 globalbriefs

by Sharon Hadden 26 healingways

21 SHOE RECYCLING 28 fitbody DRIVE 30 healthykids

at Run for Environment to Benefit Green Source DFW 32 inspiration

by Julie Thibodeaux 34 wisewords 22 AGELESS BEING

Staying Vibrant in 35 greenliving Mind, Body and Spirit

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39 calendarofevents 26 CHOOSE HAPPINESS Four Tips to Flip the Joy Switch 42 ongoingevents

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newsbriefs Dallas Green Fest Celebrates a Greener City

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reen Dallas and the Dallas Farmers Market are partnering to present the seventh annual Dallas Green Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, September 19, at the newly renovated Dallas Farmers Market in downtown Dallas. The aim of Green Fest is to renew the message of living sustainably and to showcase products, services and information to help people to reduce their environmental footprint, conserve dwindling resources and save money.

Exhibitors will showcase the latest sustainable products and services available to address energy efficiency, water conservation, alternative transportation, waste reduction, watershed protection and more. Representatives from green and sustainable businesses, public agencies and advocacy groups will be available to answer questions and provide information to attendees interested in living a more eco-minded lifestyle.

Environmental demonstrations and talks include organic gardening, chicken and bee keeping, recycling and composting and sustainable food systems. Children’s activities, healthy lifestyle demonstrations and environmentally friendly specialty products will be available in addition to the farm fresh produce and meats and artisanal products available from the Farmers Market vendors.

This year, Dallas Green Fest is partnering with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) to hold a food drive. Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at the NTFB office located at the Farmers Market. For a list of most needed items, visit NTFB.org.

Admission is free and parking is available. However, in keeping with the spirit of Green Fest, visitors are encouraged to ride DART or carpool.

Location: The Dallas Farmers Market, 1010 S. Pearl Expy., Dallas, TX. For more information visit GreenDallas.net/DallasGreen-Fest. See ad, page 10.

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he 2015 DFW Solar Tour is a free, one-day event on Saturday, October 3, 2015. From 10 am to 4 pm, the public is invited to visit select innovative homes and buildings throughout the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.

The tour enables people to learn how homeowners and businesses in the Metroplex are using solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies to save money and consume fewer natural resources. The strategies and techniques on display during this year’s tour range from things as simple and easy as changing to LED light bulbs and selecting more efficient appliances, to cutting-edge, ultra-efficient eco-homes and businesses that are generating as much or more energy than they consume.

Tour coordinator Mellen West said “We will be including homes with solar panels, wind turbines, greywater systems, electric cars, and manual lawnmowers whose owners never go to gas stations.” Tour participants will be able to speak with vendors and installers in select locations.

The DFW Solar Tour is organized by North Texas Renewable Energy Group in cooperation with the Texas Solar Energy Society and the American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour.

For tour sites and more information, visit DFWSolarTour. org/About.html. See ad, page 16.

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he popular Natural HealthFest sponsored by the Healthy by Nature Show at the Plano Centre for six years is inaugurating its Fall HealthFest. Combining the best of nutrition, scientific breakthroughs and time-honored remedies to solve health concerns that often puzzle mainstream medicine, the fall event is from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., October 17, at the Wyndam Dallas Suites-Park Central in Dallas. Event attendees will meet noted health practitioners and experience cutting-edge natural products, foods, equipment and services.

The day will begin with a live radio broadcast from the lobby of The Wyndham Dallas Suites - Park Central at 8 a.m and end with a raffle prize drawing for a far infrared sauna. Featured seminars by healthcare professionals include adult vaccines, preventing diabetes, natural pain relief and early cancer detection.

Feel the Heat at the Plano Balloon Festival

Admission is $20 at the door; save $4 by purchasing tickets in advance online. Location: 7800 Alpha Road, Dallas.

For more information, visit NaturalHealthFest.com. See ad, page 39.

Location: Oak Point Park, 2801 E. Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX. For more information visit BalloonFest.org.

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orth Texans can do good while having fun, September 18, at the 36th Plano Balloon Festival. The family oriented event features interactive kids activities, a fireworks show, sky divers, rides, shopping and food vendors, in addition to the colorful hot air balloons. The Balloon Festival is Plano’s most important fundraiser for area non-profits.

The Balloon Festival is a three-day event beginning at 4:00 p.m., on September 18. The balloons will launch Friday at 6:00 p.m., Saturday at 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and Sunday at 7:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. (weather permitting).

Tethered balloon rides will be offered to the public this year. On the tethered ride, the hot air balloon lifts 20 to 30 feet above the ground for several minutes, but does not launch and fly away. Dance troupes, martial arts teams and local bands will provide entertainment during the event.

The Festival also features three distance runs: a half marathon, 10K and a 1K. The 5K and 1K are September 19 and the half marathon is September 20. Races start at 7:30 a.m., on both days.

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his fall, preschool children will have the opportunity to explore nature in various classes at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary. In each class, preschoolers will engage in hands-on learning experiences that promote an early connection to nature. Classes will feature observation, hands-on activities and interactions with live animals.

Kids can walk among free-flying butterflies and other pollinators in the Native Texas Butterfly House and Garden on September 7. Participants will discover more about the Texas State butterfly, its migration pattern, life cycle and how to protect its habitat during the “Amazing Monarchs” butterfly talk.

On September 19, the Heard will showcase animatronic dinosaurs in a natural environment, and on October 17, families attending Halloween at the Heard will enjoy an evening full of activities, including a family-friendly movie at the outdoor amphitheater stage. Guests should bring insect repellant, flashlights, water-resistant blankets and/or stadium seats for this ghostly event The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is located at 1 Nature Pl., McKinney, TX. For more information, visit HeardMuseum.org.

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nity Church on lower Greenville Avenue’s second annual Holistic Health Expo will devote an entire day to learning and practicing wholeness and healthy living. On October 3, vendors and speakers will provide samples, education and inspiration to expo guests. The event will be held at the church, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Speakers include LaRue Eppler, on living intuitively and Debra Ball on Reiki. Intuitive Chef Gail Rossi will teach healthy eating habits, while Evin Wilkins talks about your personal fitness plan. Trish Daniel will offer massage therapy, and Helen McGinn will offer acupuncture to expo guests. Private sessions with each speaker will be available during the expo.

Unity on Greenville is part of Unity Worldwide Ministries. The Christian organization hosts a number of small groups that meet on a weekly basis, allowing individuals to connect more deeply with others.

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he City of Garland will host the 2015 Healthy Living Expo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on September 19. The event includes recycling stations, kidfriendly outdoor activities, stop and learn sessions with various exhibitors and a 5K race sponsored by the City of Garland Water and Stormwater Management departments.

The H20 5K race is designed to help educate the community about water conservation and pollution. Upon completion of the race, runners will have the opportunity to enjoy health screenings, seasonal vaccines and green living exhibits inside of the Curtis Culwell Center, where the expo will take place.

The annual healthy living expo features helpful insights for nutrition, exercise, composting, climate friendly landscaping and more. All activities, exhibits and information are intended to help visitors live healthier, more sustainable lives. The Garland Animal Shelter will bring along furry four-legged companions, ready for a new family to adopt them into their home.

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he seventh annual Ecofest Arlington will take place in downtown Arlington on September 19, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. This free, family-oriented event helps build a sense of community, stimulates environmental awareness and promotes good environmental stewardship in the mid-cities area. More than 40 vendors will spotlight their green products and services, and classes and demonstrations on environmental awareness will take place throughout the day. Children’s activities will include games, crafts and educational presentations. In addition, there will be live musical performances, free trees and more.

Performing this year will be the Chris Watson Band at 6:30 p.m., followed

by Somebody’s Darling at 8:00 p.m.

“Last year, Arlington set a new record for Ecofest attendees,” Urban Forestry Land Manager Heather Dowell said. “This event is one of a kind and its popularity reflects that.

Ecofest gets bigger and better every year, and we know it makes a difference in our community.”

In keeping with the message of Ecofest Arlington, event planners are aiming for a zero-waste event. Recycling stations will be set-up throughout the event and vendors are required to use only materials that fit the recycling and composting guidelines.

Location: 100 W. Abram Street, Arlington, TX. For more information, visit NaturallyFun.org/Ecofest.

Unique Wines and Entertainment in Historic Downtown Grapevine

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xperience Texas, Oregon and Argentina wines at the 29th annual GrapeFest in historic downtown Grapevine from September 17 to 20. Texas is the fifth-largest wind producing state in the nation, and Grapevine has earned its reputation as the headquarters of the Texas wine industry.

The Grapevine GrapeFest is the largest wine festival in the Southwest, featuring high-end, premium wines and live entertainment, in a family friendly environment. GrapeFest events include the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic, the largest consumer-judged wine competition in the nation; GrapeStomp; the Champagne Terrace; GrapeFest Golf Classic; GrapeFest Tennis Classic; Italian CarFest and Kids World.

In addition to the variety of unique wines, GrapeFest will feature four stages of live music performances, festival foods, craft beers and an artisan marketplace for shopping.

Admission is free on the first day of the festival and until 5 p.m., on September 18. Weekend passes are available for $18, while single-day adult admission is $8, or $5 for seniors and children ages 6 to 12.

Experts Explore Vaccine Alternative

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he first international conference on homeopathic prophylaxis, a vaccine alternative, will take place in Dallas from October 2 to October 4. The three day conference is open to the public and will examine a non-toxic alternative to educating the immune system and preventing infectious disease.

The conference theme is “Homeoprophylaxis: A Worldwide Choice.” Ten speakers will examine the functioning of the immune system, vaccine safety studies, historical application-implementation and research from around the world, regarding homeopathic prophylaxis.

Seminar presentations include Dr. Isaac Golden, sharing data from over 20 years of homeopathic prophylaxis research, Andrew Wakefield, MD updating attendees on the latest Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) whistleblower news and Harry van der Zee, MD sharing uses for homeopathy in epidemics, trauma and developing countries.

This event is sponsored by Worldwide Choice, an educational organization focused on support-ing parents’ right to choose health practices, and providing them information about healthy alter-natives to vaccination for disease prevention.

Location: 785 State Hwy. 121, Lewisville, TX. For more information, visit HPWorldwideChoice.com. See ad, page 15.

Location: 636 S Main St., Grapevine, TX. For more information, visit GrapevineTexasusa.com/GrapeFest. natural awakenings

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North Texas College Receives National Recognition in Sustainability

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he U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Center for Green Schools and Second Nature, a national nonprofit has announced Cedar Valley College (CVC) in Lancaster as one as one of the finalists for the Sixth Annual Climate Leadership Awards.

The Climate Leadership Awards are a national competition among higher education institutions that are signatories of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. “I am so pleased that CVC is being recognized for its innovative programs around climate leadership in this national competition,” said Dr. Maria Boccalandro, director of sustainability programs at Cedar Valley College.

Cedar Valley College is a part of the Sustainable Communities Institute, whose mission is to provide exemplary service to increase sustainability awareness; design and facilitate programs to improve sustainability and research methods and techniques for improving sustainability. Second Nature received nearly 50 applications from across the country, and CVC is one of three finalists in the state of Texas.

For more information visit, CedarValleyCollege.edu.

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outh by Southwest (SXSW) Eco recently announced new sessions and the keynote speakers for the 2015 conference lineup. SXSW Eco creates a space for business leaders, investors, innovators and designers to exchange ideas and drive economic, environmental and social change. In its fifth year, this international forum for debate and discovery will be held at the Austin Convention Center October 5 to 7.

Keynote speakers, Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Chris Lewicki, president of Planetary Resources, join additional thought leaders in delivering three days of panels, workshops and inspiration. “SXSW features a unique and contagious optimism that technology and design can solve some of our greatest challenges. Our events are platforms to showcase bold, ambitious ideas that will change the way we live, work and relate to each other,” says SXSW Eco Executive Producer, Morgan Catalina.

The conference will feature collaborative events to introduce attendees to transformative products, technologies and ideas and features an array of industry experts to highlight important data and spark conversation about programs and policies that promise to re-shape our environment and our future.

Location: 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX. For more information, visit Schedule.

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t’s that time again for The State Fair of Texas, with its college football classics, Midways, decadent fried-food concoctions and the celebration of all things Texas. This years’ State Fair is September 25 to October 18, in historic Fair Park.

This is the 129th year for the country’s largest state fair.

The theme for 2015 is “Passport to Texas”. In addition to the venerable creative arts competitions, livestock competitions and the State Fair Auto Show, new and improved attractions, include the Lone Star Horse Spectacular, the Mattress Firm Illumination Sensation, the Beer Haven, the Rooster Crowing Contest, the ZuZu African Acrobats and the kid-friendly Big Tex’s Farmyard.

Participating food vendors will offer one of their signature menu items at a reduced price, during the newly added “Thrifty Thursdays”. See a list of participating vendors at BigTex.com/ThriftyThursdays.

State Fair hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday.

Natural Awakenings Dallas-Ft. Worth Magazine is giving away tickets to the State Fair of Texas, during the month of September. Enter to win, by liking the magazine’s page on Facebook at Facebook.com/NADallasMag. For more information, visit BigTex.com. See ad, page 18. www.NADallas.com

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esearch from the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University Medical Center has found that a regular hatha yoga practice increases gray matter within the brain, reversing the loss found among those with chronic pain. The researchers tested seven hatha yoga meditation practitioners and seven non-practitioners. Each of the subjects underwent tests for depression, anxiety, moods and cognition levels, along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans.

The scientists found that the brains of the yoga meditation practitioners contained significantly greater gray matter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the non-yoga subjects.

The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.

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esearch from Germany has found that the high particulate numbers in smoggy areas increase the risk of stroke. The Heinz Nixdorf Recall study followed more than 4,400 people between the ages of 45 and 74 years old.

The researchers began the study in 2000. They compared stroke and heart attacks to air pollution particulate matter (PM) levels of PM10 (particle sizes of 10 micrometers or less) and PM2.5 (2.5 micrometers or less).

The study found that stroke incidence was more than two-and-a-half times higher among people with long-term exposure to PM10, while stroke incidence increased by more than three times among people with long-term exposure to PM2.5 smog.

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n a study of 1,677 Mexican-American men and women over the age of 65 from the Southwestern U.S., researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea decreases the risk of earlier mortality by an average of 29 percent.

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch followed the study population for seven years.

Among those tested, 14 percent drank chamomile tea regularly. These were primarily women, and those women that drank chamomile tea experienced a 33 percent reduced mortality during the study period. The small group of men that drank the chamomile tea regularly did not register a significant difference in mortality.

Chamomile also has a long history of use in folk medicine and is primarily used to settle digestion and calm the mind. It is a leading natural herbal tea in many countries and contains no caffeine.

While various species may be used, chamomile tea is traditionally made by infusing the flowers of either German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) into hot water. In Spanish-speaking regions, chamomile tea is often referred to as manzanilla tea—consumed in Mexico and other Spanish cultures for centuries.

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Breeze Please

A Third of U.S. Power May Be Wind by 2050 According to a new study by the U.S. Energy Department (Tinyurl.com/EnergyDepartmentWindReport), wind power could provide more than a third of the nation’s electricity in a few decades, while posting a net savings in energy costs.

Undersecretary for Technology and Energy Lynn Orr, Ph.D., states, “With continued commitment, wind can be the cheapest, cleanest option in all 50 states by 2050.”

Wind power has tripled since 2000, and now supplies nearly 5 percent of the country’s electric power. The report says that it could dramatically reduce air pollution and go a long way toward meeting the country’s goals of slowing climate change.

Meanwhile, Spanish engineers have invented the Vortex Bladeless wind turbine, a hollow straw that sticks up 40 feet from the ground and vibrates when the wind passes through it. Instead of using a propeller, the Vortex takes advantage of an aerodynamic effect called vorticity. The result is a turbine that’s 50 percent less expensive than a bladed model and is nearly silent. It’s not as efficient as conventional turbines, but more of them can be placed in the same amount of space, for a net gain of 40 percent in efficiency. Plus, with no gears or moving parts, maintenance is much easier and they are safer for bats and birds.

Source: Wired

Fossil Free

China Tests Hydrogen-Powered Mass Transit China has started testing the world’s first hydrogen-powered tram. Although hydrogen fuel cells have been around for a while and are currently being used and tested in a variety of vehicles, including buses, the country is the first to master the technology for trams.

Hydrogen is extremely abundant and can be extracted from a variety of sources, both renewable and non-renewable. Hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles produce zero emissions, only water. One tank lasts for about 60 miles and takes three minutes to refuel.

See the vehicle in action at Tinyurl.com/ChineseHydrogenTrain.

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De-Salting Water Could Help Drought-Stricken Areas A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jain Irrigation Systems has devised a method of turning brackish water into drinking water using renewable energy. This solar-powered machine is able to pull salt out of water and disinfect it with ultraviolet rays, making it suitable for both irrigation and drinking.

Electrodialysis works by passing a stream of water between two electrodes with opposite charges.

Because the salt dissolved in water consists of positive and negative ions, the electrodes pull the ions out of the water, leaving fresher water at the center of the flow. A series of membranes separate the freshwater stream from increasingly salty ones.

The photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal system recently won the top $140,000 Desal Prize from the U.S. Department of Interior.

“This technology has the potential to bring agriculture to vast barren lands using brackish water,” says Richard Restuccia, Jain’s vice president of landscape solutions. The prize was developed to supply catalytic funding to capture and support innovative ideas and new technologies that could have a significant impact on resolving global water demand.

Among 13 desalination projects under consideration along the California coast, the Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere once it is completed in the fall.

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Online Summer of Peace Program Continues Designed by The Shift Network as “the largest virtual peace event on the planet,” a free, online three-month global movement program, The Summer of Peace, continues through September 21. It promises to inspire participants by teaching ways to heal conflicts within oneself, in relationships and in the world using peace, instead of conflict, as the new baseline.

Featured thought leaders include Deepak Chopra, Ervin Laszlo, Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim, Karen Armstrong, Lisa Garr and Congressman Tim Ryan, plus messages from the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jane Goodall. Programs include The Subtle Activism Summit: Inner Dimensions of Peace Building from September 8 to 10, and 11 Ways to Transform Your World from September 11 to 21, concluding on the United Nations International Day of Peace.

“You’ll discover more personal ease, joy and wellbeing with techniques to connect more profoundly to the deep peace within yourself and the latest in the science of compassion,” says Garr, host of The Aware Show and Being Aware and bestselling author of Becoming Aware. She also attests that participants will find the best practices for citizen engagement and conscious activism to help accelerate the shift to a world of peace.

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Spring Cleaning

Connecticut Initiates Mattress Recycling Connecticut has introduced the nation’s first-ever mattress recycling program to get old beds off the curb and into the renewable waste stream via Park City Green, a cavernous warehouse in Bridgeport where mattresses go to die and get reborn. One of only two mattress recycling facilities in the state, it employs workers that manually break down bedding parts, separating the materials into giant piles of foam, mounds of cotton and tall stacks of metal springs. All this gets shipped off to junk dealers to be recycled and reclaimed for later use in the metal industry or as backing for carpets.

The city had been paying hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to pick up mattresses on trash day and break them apart for disposal, but that figure is expected to drop to zero and create jobs at the same time. Connecticut’s program is voluntary, so municipalities don’t have to participate. But because it’s already being paid for by consumers and the mattress industry, state officials expect the program to grow. Already, more than 60 Connecticut communities are participating.

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Clean Power for Clean Air in North Texas

By Sharon Hadden

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s a part of the President’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced details of the Clean Power Plan; a historic step that will take real action on climate change. At a time when the science is showing that climate change is already posing risks to our health and the e c o n o m y, a plan with such measurable outcomes is welcome. Finalized in August, the plan implements guidelines to cut carbon pollution from power plants. Implications for North Texas are significant and involve the opportunity to exit the Clean Air Quality non-attainment status that has plagued North Texas for the last decade; reduce the incidence of environmental health issues and result in higher utilization of the State’s abundant renewable energy resources.

According to the United Nations, climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges in the world today, with greenhouse gases from carbon pollution causing changes in weather, ecosystems and habitats.

The effects of climate change vary by region. Texas falls into the Great Plains region, which spans from Canada to Mexico. In the last 30 years, year-round temperatures have steadily increased, and current projections suggest that Texas and the southern area of the Great Plains will continue to be hotter and more dry in the next century. It is estimated that climate and weather related disasters in 2012 cost the American economy $100 billion.

The EPA states that fossil fuel-fired power plants are the largest source of U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, accounting for 31 percent of U.S. total greenhouse gas emissions. The Clean www.NADallas.com

Power Plan is expected to cut those emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels and also cut pollution that leads to soot and smog by over 25 percent in coming years.

John Spicer, co-owner of Texas based, Breeze Energy, a 100 percent wind energy company says, “It effectively eliminates new coal power plants. The fossil fueled power plants that can be built will be natural gas fired plants, which emit roughly 50 percent less CO2 than a coal plant does.

The current discussion surrounding the Clean Power Plan is great because it will make more people aware of the situation.”

Texas has experienced rapid growth in the last 50 years, increasing its vulnerability to climate change and the demand for water. Should temperatures continue to rise, encouraging droughts and other heat events, the region’s agriculture may suffer from heat destruction and reduction of water and land resources. In addition to impacts on water, agriculture and ecosystems, people living in rural areas of Texas and the Great Plains may have difficulty coping with water shortages, reduced quality of rangelands and decreased crop reliability, leading to significant cultural shifts.

The Clean Power Plan is a momentous and important step toward reducing carbon pollution and positions the U.S. and North Texas to lead on climate action and save billions of dollars every year. Because Texas uses more electricity than any other state, there is much more to gain in terms of better air quality and the use of diverse clean energy sources.

For more information visit, epa.gov/ CleanPowerPlan.

Shoe Recycling Drive at Run for Environment to Benefit Green Source DFW

By Julie Thibodeaux Run sponsor Commodity Recycling Solutions is the Fort Worth-based company collecting the shoes.

They will hand them off to Dallasbased National Recycling Solutions, the downstream recycler. According to Joan Meeks, founder of Commodity Recycling Solutions, any type of footwear will be accepted, not just athletic shoes.

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ather up old shoes and take the opportunity to recycle them at the Green Source DFW Run for the Environment on October 24 at Red Oak Creek Trail located next to Alan E. Sims Cedar Hill Recreation Center in Cedar Hill.

This will not only keep shoes out of the landfill, but it will also support GreenSourceDFW.org, an online publication covering environmental news and green trends in North Texas. The green news venue, a project of the Memnosyne Institute, will be paid for every pound of shoes donated.

The only shoes not excepted are shoes with metal cleats.

“There’s an opportunity to do a few things with them [shoes] before they go into the landfill,” says Meeks.

The shoes in the best condition

will be resold by National Recycling Solutions at their retail resale store, Thrift Giant, which has locations in Dallas, Irving and Denton. Other shoes will be sold to the free market.

“The free market is basically people from less fortunate countries who buy them dirt cheap,” Meeks explains.

“If you don’t have shoes at all, in some places, a beat-up shoe with a hole is better than walking barefoot.”

The remaining shoes will be stripped of its rubber soles, which will be ground up and made into other commodities such as playground services. Metals on the shoes can also be recycled.

Drop off shoes at the run, or if you are not able to attend, drop off shoes for the Green Source DFW shoe drive anytime through October 24 at Commodity Recycling Solutions, 5043 Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway (287), Fort Worth. Attach a note stating they are for Green Source DFW. For questions about the shoe drive call 817-300-6958 or email Joan@CommodityRecyclingSolutions.com. To register for the run or for more information visit the Run4Environment.org.

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AGELESS BEING Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit

by Kathleen Barnes

Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart.

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“We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.”

One of Northrup’s primary admonitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”

Maintain a Sound Mind

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and mentally feeble at a certain age.

“When my mother turned 50, her mailbox suddenly filled with ads for adult diapers, walkers and long-term care insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend.

We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives.

Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase

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of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050.

What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle at being called senior citizens and especially dislike being called elderly.

Their position is backed by science.

Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill.

Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are profoundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.”

“Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds. “Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”

Take Control of the Body

“Manage the four horsemen of the aging apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress.

“Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen to the entire body, and even shrink

brain size,” explains Bowden.

While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.

Oxidative Damage

Consider what rust does to metal. That’s what free radical oxygen molecules do to cells. Over time, they damage them and cause aging from within.

“Oxidative damage plays a major role in virtually every degenerative disease of aging, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease and diabetes, even immune dysfunction,” says Bowden.

His recommended key to destroying free radicals is a diet rich in antioxidants, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, nuts, grassfed meats and organic dairy products.

Avoid environmental free radicals that show up in toxic chemicals by eating as much organic food as possible and avidly avoiding residues of the poisonous pesticides and herbicides sprayed on crops eaten by people and livestock.

leaving a sticky mess that creates advanced glycation end (AGE) products that damage all body systems and are acknowledged culprits in the dreaded diseases associated with aging.

Bowden’s basic answer is to mini-

mize intake of sugar and simple carbs; anything made with white flour or white rice. Also avoid fried dishes and any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation production in the body and deliver harmful

Compute Your Real Age Lifestyle choices can make our bodies older, or younger, than our number of orbits around the sun, according to Michael Roizen, a doctor of internal medicine and author of This is Your Do-Over: The 7 Secrets of Losing Weight, Living Longer, and Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want. “Seventy percent of aging is in the simple things you do or don’t do,” he maintains.

Here are a few sobering examples: n An unresolved major life stressor, such as a divorce, being sued, the death of a close relative or other traumatic events, can add up to 32 years to chronological age. Managing the stress adds a relatively insignificant two years. n Swap out saturated fats (cheese and meat) for monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts and avocados). Subtract 2.5 years from chronological age. n Get up out of the chair every 15 minutes and also take a 10-minute walk every two hours. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age. n Have close friends. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age.

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Inflammation

Long-term inflammation is a silent killer because it operates beneath the radar, often unnoticed, damaging blood vessel walls. Like oxidative damage, inflammation is a factor in all the degenerative diseases associated with aging, says Bowden.

His suggestion: First, get a Creactive protein (CRP) test to determine the levels of inflammation in our body.

A CRP level over 3 milligrams/liter indicates a high risk of a heart attack. Antiinflammatory foods like onions, garlic, leafy greens, tomatoes, beans, nuts and seeds have all been widely scientifically proven to reduce chronic inflammation.

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foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup. “God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue. Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to. Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.”

Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project. “Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature.

You’ll find that joy comes in ways that are unique to you.”

Connection with the natural world is an essential element of agelessness, says Northrup. “The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking its water, breathing its air and basking in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for anti-aging,” says this renowned physician. “It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.”

We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The Law of Attraction fame, “Wouldn’t you rather have your life end something like this: ‘Happy-healthy, happy-healthy, happy-healthy, dead.’ Isn’t that a lot better than suffering sickness, decrepitude and frailty for years?”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, her latest

being Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

Age-Defying Exercise

by Kathleen Barnes pecially designed movements performed to music can dramatically improve memory, as well as slow the process of physical aging, according to Denise Medved, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the founder of Ageless Grace.

Medved’s foundational physical and mental exercise classes involve 21 exercises that promote brain plasticity by activating all five functions of the brain: analytic, strategic, kinesthetic learning, memory/recall and creativity and imagination. Find videos of Ageless Grace exercises by searching YouTube, including this one:

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n While sitting in a chair (all exercises are taught in this position to develop core strength), make a circle with the right lower arm. n Add a triangular motion with the left foot. n Next, add a horizontal movement with the left hand.

10th Annual Tour des Fleurs 10k/20k Saturday, September 19, 2015 Dallas Arboretum on White Rock Lake 7:00am 20k Start • 7:40am 10k Start Kicks off Autumn at the Arboretum!

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n Finally, do the entire series in reverse.

Classes are available in all 50 states and in 12 countries. To find a teacher nearby, visit AgelessGrace.com.

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Choose Happiness Four Tips to Flip the Joy Switch

by Linda Joy

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recent Harris Interactive poll indicates that only one in three Americans are happy. Success, education and increases in annual household income create only marginally more happiness. So what will it take to go the distance?

Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness endeavors to discover just that. Its collection of intimate stories from more than two dozen women reveals telling insights— most profoundly, that happiness is a choice that anyone can make, regardless of their history or circumstances.

Four tips from contributors to the book show how we all can rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.

Let Go of ‘Supposed To’

Family, friends and society exert pressure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success.

When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen.

Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income and the envy of all her friends—but her

success felt empty. She writes from her home in Los Angeles, “Each morning I’d get up thinking about who I needed to please, and then prepare myself to exist for another day. I looked and felt exhausted just about all the time. The worst part was that I thought I was doing everything right!”

After a middle-of-the-night epiphany, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely different life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy.

Be Grateful Now

While we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been different, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now.

Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart—why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’”

Using the power of her choice to be happy right now, Lonnsburry not only found joy amidst the adversity, but created love and success beyond her wildest dreams.

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protect ourselves, even against the love we want.

Certified Relationship Coach Stacey Martino, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, writes, “From the first day we met, I’d been waiting for [my boyfriend] Paul to end our relationship. I begged him for another chance—not for our relationship, but to be my authentic self—to figure out who I am and show up in our relationship as the real me.”

Fourteen years later, Martino and her boyfriend, now husband, are still exploring the depths of their love for one another. For them, the choice to be vulnerable was the gateway to happiness.

Look Inward Instead of to Others

If we can’t own our pain, how can we create our joy? Choosing happiness means taking full responsibility for our state of mind, with no excuses.

Lisa Marie Rosati, of Kings Park, New York, who today helps other women catalyze their own transformation, writes: “I didn’t want to accept what was going on inside [me], so I looked outside for a way to make things better. I depended on intimate relationships to complete me, and on friends and acquaintances for entertainment. My self-esteem floated on incoming compliments and I absolutely never wanted to spend a minute alone with my own thoughts, lest they erode whatever happiness I possessed at the moment. I was exhausted, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off.”

It took a flash of insight to set Rosati free of her patterns of blame—and then realizing she could create her own fulfillment was all it took to catapult her into a place of empowerment. Look out, world!

As Los Angeles happiness expert and Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Cypers Kamen says, “Happiness is an inside job.” Joy, love and inspired living are ours for the taking—all we must do is choose.

Linda Joy is the heart of Inspired Living Publishing and Aspire magazine. Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness is her third in a series of bestselling anthologies. Next up is Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Cultivating Joy. Learn more at InspiredLivingPublishing.com.

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Autumn Outings for the Adventurer

he Dallas Sierra Club is now taking reservations for its two fall outings.

The Club‘s goal is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the Earth and they engage in wilderness outings, waterway cleanups, hiking, mountain climbing and other group activities to further these goals.

The Beavers Bend State Park Annual Fall Gathering is October 16 to 18. In the mountainous region of southeast Oklahoma, this trip is for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and stages; family, couples, singles are all welcome. Families have a choice of rustic cabin or tent camping. Trout fishing, fly-fishing clinics and guided horseback rides make exploring Beavers Bend fun, easy and kid-friendly.

The Club is also offering two guided backpacking trips, Beginner Backpacking to the Caney Creek Wilderness and Backpack at Buffalo National River, Arkansas. During a round-trip nine mile hike, October 10 to 11, beginner backpackers will ex-

perience a relatively easy hike along streams and a waterfall. For more experienced backpackers, an autumn excursion in northern Arkansas will occur October 28 to November 1. Backpackers will be surrounded by historic structures, limestone bluffs and cemeteries connected by trails.

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fter practicing internal medicine for 10 years in Boston, Dr. Timothy McCall became a full-time writer, exploring the health benefits of yoga. As the medical editor of Yoga Journal and the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, he says, “In the late 90s, the conveyor belt of patient care continued to speed up and I got frustrated. There was less time to form relationships with patients, which is essential to providing quality care without excessive tests and drugs.”

Initially, McCall found that most of the documented research on yoga was from India, and notes it was low in quality from a Western perspective (though it is now excellent). In the West, the first notable scientific yoga article was published in 1973 in The Lancet on combining yoga and biofeedback to manage hypertension. According to the International Journal of Yoga, the surge in yoga’s popularity here finally gained academic interest in 2007, and there are now more than 2,000 yoga titles in the 28

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National Institutes of Health PubMed.gov database, with 200 added annually.

Initially, yoga teacher and economist Rajan Narayanan, Ph.D., founded the nonprofit Life in Yoga Foundation and Institute to offer free teacher training.

Within a couple of years, the foundation’s focus shifted to integrating yoga into the mainstream healthcare system. “We realized that to make a real difference, we needed to teach doctors about yoga and its scientifically proven effects,” he says. Medical providers can earn credits to keep their licenses current by attending courses by Life in Yoga, the only yoga institution independently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Currently, even if physicians don’t practice yoga, it’s likely that many of their patients do. “You now see it everywhere from major medical centers to mainstream advertising,” says McCall, who notes an increase in doctors, nurses and therapists attending the Yoga as Medicine seminars he and his wife Eliana

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“Yoga may help prevent diseases across the board because the root cause of 70 to 90 percent of all disorders is stress,” says Narayanan. Yoga increases the body’s ability to successfully respond to stress by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows the heart and lowers blood pressure. That in turn suppresses sympathetic activity, reducing the amount of stress hormones in the body.

Studies collected on PubMed.gov demonstrate that yoga has been found to help manage hypertension, osteoporosis, body weight, physical fitness, anxiety, depression, diabetes, reproductive functions and pregnancy, among other issues. Studies at California’s Preventive Medicine Research Institute have tracked amelioration of heart disease. A growing body of research is validating yoga’s benefits for cancer patients, including at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

A small study at Norway’s University of Oslo suggests that yoga even alters gene expression, indicating it may induce health benefits on a molecular level.

Cultural Challenges

“For yoga to be effective, a regular practice must be implemented, which is challenging in a culture where people can’t sit for long without an electronic device. It’s more than just popping pills,” says Narayanan.

McCall says, “Even if people can commit to just a few minutes of yoga practice a day, if they keep it up the benefits can be enormous.”

“There are no sales reps telling doctors to use yoga therapy like there are for pharmaceuticals,” remarks Narayanan, and until yoga is funded by health insurance, it will be challenging to gain full acceptance in mainstream medicine.

Another barrier is certification standards. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (iayt.org) and the Council for Yoga Accreditation International (cyai. org) are both beginning to offer certifications for therapy training programs and therapists. Narayanan is hopeful that certification could lead to yoga being covered by insurance.

Medical school curricula have started shifting to embrace complementary approaches to wellness, with many textbooks now including information on mind/body therapies. The Principles and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare, co-edited

by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, McCall and Shirley Telles and due out in 2016, is the first professional-level, medical textbook on yoga therapy.

“Yoga has been proven to treat many conditions, yet yoga teachers don’t treat conditions, we treat individuals,” says McCall. “Yoga therapy is not a one-sizefits-all prescription because different bodies and minds, with different abilities and weaknesses, require individualized approaches.”

While medical research is working to grant yoga more legitimacy among doctors, policymakers and the public, McCall says, “I believe these studies are systematically underestimating how powerful yoga can be. Science may tell us that it decreases systolic blood pressure and cortisol secretion and increases lung capacity and serotonin levels, but that doesn’t begin to capture the totality of what yoga is.”

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any parents concerned that their children are getting engulfed by social media often turn to sports to spark physical activity. They scramble to sign their toddlers up for swimming and tennis lessons, T-ball and soccer practice, hoping these activities will teach their kids about motivation and leadership, while getting them off the couch and out the door. They hope that sports will be a conduit for their kids to learn what it takes to strive, drive toward

a goal and succeed in later life.

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It seems that many young kids playing on teams today are over-coached by controlling, command-oriented adults.

As Jenny Levy, head coach of the University of North Carolina’s 2013 NCAA champion women’s lacrosse team at Chapel Hill puts it, “Kids are kind of like overbred dogs, mimicking the drills we run in practice. They aren’t wired to think creatively. They do what they know. What’s safe.”

This kind of behavior can start at an early age, when kids should be engaging in free play with minimal adult supervision in unstructured settings. Parenting expert Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting and The Soul of Discipline, says, “Parents are giving in to enormous societal pressure to push kids into high-performance sports settings several times a week. It’s an ‘arms race’ of sorts, with the clear victims being the kids themselves that are robbed of their childhoods.”

There’s a much more holistic way kids can experience play, including sports. An American Academy of Pediatrics study attests that free and unstructured play is healthy and essential for helping children reach important social, emotional and cognitive developmental milestones, plus managing stress and becoming resilient.

Payne observes, “In free play, children have to actively problem solve and take one another’s feelings into account if the play is to be successful.

In sports, the social problem solving is largely extrinsic, facilitated by coaches, referees or parents. During a child’s formative stages, between the ages of 5 and 12, having the freedom to develop, create and innovate is critical.”

Creativity isn’t limited to only younger children. How sports are taught in this country at all levels, right up through college, often inhibits athletic creativity and problem solving— as Levy has noticed year after year in the freshmen players she trains—rather than fostering these attributes.

A Better Alternative

It’s crucial to consider the whole child, not just the budding athlete. To revive a child’s imagination and create better conditions for developing creativity, resiliency and flexibility, contemplate the option of taking a child out of organized youth sports for a while to provide the time, space and opportunity to rediscover childhood play and games.

Then support them in re-entering organized athletics when they’re a bit older and more physically and emotionally ready.

Also, some kids that get heavily involved in highly structured youth sports too early may be prone to behavioral problems and serious physical injuries. The best thing a parent can do for a young child that is active and interested in sports is roll up their sleeves and join in unscripted backyard

or playground family play. Kids thrive in the attention offered from mom or dad, regardless of parental athletic skill levels. Also, organize play dates with other neighborhood kids of varying ages, because they love to learn from each other, including how to work out disagreements.

Once kids are socially, emotionally and physically ready, organized sports can be an amazing platform for fun-filled learning. Having already experienced healthy free play, a child will be ready for and thrive in a more focused, competitive, organized and

structured play environment. Fortified by a creative foundation in earlier years, a youngster is better able to identify and express their own mind, body and spirit.

Luis Fernando Llosa is the co-author of Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment and co-founder of WholeChildSports.com.

A writer, speaker and former Sports Illustrated reporter, he lives in New York City, where he coaches his five kids. For more information, visit LuisFernandoLlosa.com.

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Alexandra Paul on Vegan Activism Her Kind Lifestyle Honors All Living Things

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citizen, my mom boycotted companies that acted against her ethics.

Growing up with such a role model, trying to make the world better came naturally. Walking my talk is a challenge I face daily as I choose what to buy, what to eat and how to be, and I also think it is the most effective way to encourage change in others.

What is your philosophy of life?

I became a vegetarian when I was 14, after reading Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet, which taught me how eating meat was destructive to the planet. A couple of years later, I did a book report on Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation and learned the ethical reasons against eating animals. I stopped using cosmetics tested on animals when I was a teen and stopped wearing leather, wool and silk in my 20s. I finally gave up eating dairy in my late 40s, and I wish I’d done it earlier.

Although I did it to benefit animals, being vegan has enriched my life and changed the way I look at the world. The only way there will be enough food and water for Earth’s expected 10 billion people in 35 years is if humankind stops raising animals

Be kind. Being kind is different from being nice. I spent my teens and 20s anxious to be nice, and all it gave me was a boatload of acquaintances and an inauthentic self. Nice aims to be popular.

Kindness is about doing the right thing: justice, fairness, patience, respect. Kindness is at the heart of why I’m a vegan, and why I’ve been arrested 16 times for civil disobedience supporting peace, equal rights and the environment. Being kind to myself inspires me to exercise and live healthfully.

How has activism forged your identity and inspired others?

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What drives your commitment to a vegan diet?

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Which other aspects of your diet and lifestyle do you credit for looking and feeling vital?

My husband Ian and I go to bed early and generally get up with the sun.

I’ve never consumed coffee, soda or alcohol, only water and protein shakes.

I believe being a vegetarian, and now a vegan, has given me tons of energy.

I also prioritize making time for my workout routine, and that helps me feel good every day.

I didn’t always have this serenity with my lifestyle and health. For a dozen years, until my late 20s, I struggled with bulimia. Becoming vegan improved my relationship with food, aligning my diet with my values, and I have never been more at peace with myself.

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For me, being active is fun—not only because I feel good moving my body, but because I am also outside with friends, reading on a stationary bike or listening to favorite podcasts while stretching.

Six days a week, I do an hour of cardio; either swimming or the stationary bike. Every other day I practice yoga for at least 45 minutes to ensure that my back stays pain-free. Once a week, I go hiking for two hours with friends, chatting the whole time, which all makes it worth getting up at 4:30 a.m. I walk whenever I’m on a conference call, either outside or at my tread desk, a simple treadmill under a standing desk; I’m walking on it when I’m reading or answering emails, too. It’s the best present I ever gave myself.

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raditional sports stadiums and arenas generate a huge carbon footprint.

Multiple sources concur that during a single football game, a 78,000-seat stadium can consume 65,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, and discarded cardboard, plastic and paper; in-stadium food and beverage containers; and tailgating debris that includes cans and bottles leave behind a mountain of waste.

A dozen years ago, the pioneering Philadelphia Eagles enlisted the help of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to begin a persistent push to their goal of going green. Today, the NRDC publishes the Greening Advisor guidebooks on green operating practices for all professional teams in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer, plus the U.S. Tennis Association, and has expanded to include college sports.

Food

Stadium food has always been part of the fan experience, but it’s possible to eat sensibly and well with options like the roasted turkey sandwich at AT&T Park, in San Francisco, where concessionaires source locally and compost leftovers.

Veggie burgers, vegan cheesesteaks and

sushi have also found their way onto game-day menus to add a change of pace for fans, says Julianne Soviero, author of Unleash Your True Athletic Potential.

The growing interest shown by the sports industry in composting offers enormous potential benefits, and not a moment too soon, says Allen Hershkowitz, Ph.D., co-founder of the Green Sports Alliance and director of the NRDC Sports Project. Using recyclable containers counts—New York City’s venerable Yankee Stadium reduced its trash load by 40 percent by switching to biodegradable cups and service ware. PepsiCo supported the upgrade by exchanging its conventional plastic bottle for a bio-based version made from agricultural waste.

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At New York’s Oncenter War Memorial Arena, the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch pro team skates under LED lights. “They make the arena brighter. It’s easier to see the puck,” says defenseman Joey Mormina. “The fun light show that follows goals adds energy for the crowd and players.”

LED lighting provides improved clarity in TV transmissions and sports action photos and doesn’t create soft spots on the ice, like traditional lights. “Utica and Binghamton teams switched to LED

“The Crunch is the first pro hockey team to skate on recycled rainwater,” Sarosy adds. “It’s collected from the roof, stored in three central reservoirs in the basement and pumped into the Zamboni machine for resurfacing the ice.” The practice also diverts rainwater from overworked sewer systems.

The first pro football stadium to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification, the San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium features a 27,000-square-foot rooftop garden to help control water runoff.

Home to the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and Kings, the Staples Center has swapped out 178 flush urinals for waterless models, reducing annual water usage by 7 million gallons.

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Lincoln Financial Field, home to the Philadelphia Eagles, now boasts more than 11,000 solar panels and 14 wind turbines that combined, generate more than four times the energy used for all home games in a season. The staff uses green cleaning products and has increased recycling more than 200 percent since 2010. Most creatively, the carbon costs of team travel are offset via mitigation by financing tree plantings in their home state and purchasing seedlings for a wildlife refuge in Louisiana.

The Seattle Mariners Safeco Field’s new scoreboard uses 90 percent less power than its predecessor and the Arizona Cardinals pro football team provides bags for tailgating fans to use for recycling.

Five NBA arenas have achieved LEED certification—Phillips Arena (Atlanta Hawks), Toyota Center (Houston Rockets), American Airlines Arena (Miami Heat), Amway Center (Orlando Magic) and Rose Garden (Portland Trail Blazers).

The goal of a cleaner, healthier planet is achievable with systemic shifts like these as more pro and collegiate sports teams score green points.

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ummer is a great time for dog owners to walk, hike and swim with their pets. As the temperatures in North Texas rise, professor of veterinary technology at Cedar Valley College, Kelly Black, DVM offers tips to keep dogs safe. n Look for signs of overheating.

Panting is the first sign; if a dog is too hot, owners should help cool their dog immediately. n Walk dogs when the sun is not directly on them. A good time for a walk is during early morning or late evening. n Clean water is essential for hikes and walks. This helps to keep dog owners hydrated and animals cool. n Be mindful of dogs’ feet after a swim. Dogs’ feet can get softer in water and burn more easily once they are back on hot, concrete surfaces like the area surrounding a swimming pool. n Avoid strenuous exercise of more than 20 minutes. When out on walks, owners should give their dogs plenty of water and perhaps soft, frozen treats to avoid heat stroke. n Give dogs plenty of shade when outdoors. Shade trees, tents or canopies are a good way to make shade available during outdoor activities.

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ey colorful foods, packed with nutrients, protect against eye problems ranging from progressive retinal atrophy and uveitis to cataracts and glaucoma.

Here are 10 foods that are highly regarded in helping prevent and defend against vision problems. Their eyeworthy nutrients include anthocyanins, beta-carotene, carotenoids, glutathione, lycopene, omega-3 essential fatty acids, phytonutrients—and the special partnership of lutein and zeaxanthin, sometimes referred to as “sunscreen for the eyes”.

An easy way to serve these powerpacked foods is as a mash. Simply combine a few cups of fruits and vegetables in a food processor with a half-cup of filtered water and blend as a raw pet meal topper. For a cooked topper, chop the fruits and vegetables and place in a medium sized sauce pan with the filtered water and a couple tablespoons of first-pressed olive oil. Simmer gently, cool and serve. Maybe top it all off with a fish or egg.

Blueberries contain two eyehealthy carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin. They also deliver anthocyanins, eye-nourishing phytonutrients known to support night vision, according to a study published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. University of Oklahoma research suggests that flavonoids like the rutin, resveratrol and quercetin in blueberries may help prevent retinal atrophy. Their selenium and zinc components also support vision, according to a study from the National Eye Institute. Eating blueberries has

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even been associated with the reduction of eye fatigue, according to The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.

Broccoli’s anti-cancer benefits are well known, but it’s also recognized as one of the best vegetables for eye health. A good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, it’s also packed with beta-carotene. Don’t leave the leaves behind, because they contain even more beta-carotene than the stems and florets. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that broccoli and broccoli sprouts protect the retina from free radical damage, which may be due to a compound called sulphoraphane that boosts the body’s defense against free radicals.

Carrots come in 100 varieties, from deep purple and white to brilliant orange. Each is a storehouse of nutrient power, providing vitamin A, betacarotene, vitamins C, D, E and K, and riboflavin, niacin, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, copper and iodine. The adage that carrots are good for the eyes is true. They even contain lycopene and lutein, phytonutrients that protect from UVB radiation and free radical damage.

Cold-water fish such as salmon, tuna, cod, haddock and sardines are rich in omega-3s, especially EPA and DHA, which are widely known to be important to cellular health. DHA makes up 30 percent of the fatty acids that comprise the retina. The particu-

larly high levels of omega-3s in sardines add further protection to retinal health, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Eggs are rich in cysteine and sulphur, two components of glutathione. Cataract Health News reports that sulphur-containing compounds have been found to protect eyes from cataract formation. Egg yolks contain lutein, and a University of Massachusetts study has found that eating an egg a day raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin in the blood; at the same time, blood serum lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations remained stable.

Garlic. Researchers at the University of Oregon suggest that sulphur-rich garlic is important for the production of glutathione, a protein that acts as an antioxidant for the eye’s lens, and can be instrumental in the prevention of some visual problems.

Kale is an excellent source of lutein and zeaxanthin. The American Optometric Association says these special antioxidants act like “internal sunglasses.” Add betacarotene to the mix and kale serves as a preferred foil to oxidative stress.

Pumpkin’s orange color is a sure sign that it’s packed with carotenoids like beta-carotene, which help neutralize free radicals. Its lutein and zeaxanthin generally promote eye health and further protect against retinal degeneration. Even pumpkin seeds carry several benefits, including omega-3s, zinc and phytosterols to enhance a dog’s immune response.

Sweet potatoes are loaded with both beta-carotene and anthocyanins, the latter high in antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties.

Make vision and diet part of annual exams by a local vet.

Tomatoes are famous for their lycopene, a carotenoid and phytonutrient found in red produce. This powerful antioxidant helps protect against sun damage and retinal degeneration and has been well documented as effective in cancer prevention. Processed tomato products contain higher levels of lycopene than the raw fruit.

Audi Donamor regularly contributes to Animal Wellness Magazine (Animal WellnessMagazine.com), from which this was adapted and used with permission.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Film Screening: The Great Invisible – 7-9pm.

Documentary on the Deepwater Horizon explosion of 2010, the worst oil spill in American history.

Refreshments provided. Audience discussion follows. Free. Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff, 3839 W Kiest Blvd, Dallas. JudAnnWat@ sbcglobal.net. FirstTuesdayFilms.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Prostate Cancer Survivors' Annual Celebration Program – 11:30am-1pm. All prostate survivors are invited to attend this program and luncheon. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Thomas Hutson and his talk will be on “Latest Updates on Prostate Cancer.” Free. Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, 3410 Worth St, Ste 200, Dallas. 214-8202608. BaylorhHealth.com/Cvetko.

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, SEPTEMBER 3

Young Living’s Twelve Oils of Ancient Scripture – 6:30-8:30pm. This class reveals the beautiful fragrances and intriguing histories of these precious, pure essential oils. Free. The Kotsanis Institute, 2260 Pool Rd, Grapevine. 817-481-6342. DrKotsanis@ gmail.com. KotsanisInstitute.com.

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

Cool Thursdays Concerts Series: China Grove – 7-9pm. Doobie Brothers tribute band from the Tampa Bay area, whose repertoire spans the many decades and styles of the legendary California group. $10-$27. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas. DallasArboretum.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival – Thru Sept. 6.

The three-day event features blues legends Delbert McClinton and Buddy Guy and a barbecue cook-off. $7-$10. 1951 L Don Dodson Dr, Bedford. BedfordBluesfest.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Dallas Free Day of Yoga Kick-Off Festival – 10am-3pm. Come celebrate the 9th annual DFW Free Day of Yoga, to expose participants to the benefits of Yoga. Entertainment, vendors and demonstrations. Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Blvd, Dallas .214-309-5801.

DFWFreeDayOfYoga.com.

Please mention that you saw these events in Natural Awakenings Dallas Jim Marrs Exposes Population Control Agenda – 5-8pm. From the food we eat and the water we drink to the air we breathe, everything these days seems capable of killing us. Recently we have seen an unprecedented number of deaths due to medications for diseases that may not even exist, obscure cancers caused by our modern devices and brutal police tactics. All a coincidence? Think again. Journalist Jim Marrs lays out a case for his most audacious conspiracy yet: the scheme concocted by a handful of global elites to reduce the world's population to 500 million by whatever means necessary and make a profit from it. Free. Highland Park Cafeteria, Casa Linda Plaza, 1200 N Buckner, Dallas. 469-6004694. JoeStokes@sbcglobal.net. JimMarrs.com.

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

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

Fort Worth Free Day of Yoga Kick-Off Concert and Community Class – 11am-4pm. Come celebrate the 9th annual DFW Free Day of Yoga, to expose participants to the benefits of Yoga.

Entertainment, vendors and demonstrations. Fort Worth Water Gardens, 1502 Commerce St, fort Worth. 817-393-7111. DFWFreeDayOfYoga.com.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

Labor Day Free Day of Yoga – 9:30am-5pm. Free yoga classes and open house celebration with door prizes, membership specials, boutique sales, free gifts with purchase, chair massages ($1/min.), Yoga Pose Picture Booth and healthy potluck. Crescent Yoga Studio, 812 Alex Ln, Midlothian. 469-285-3559.

CrescentYoga@att.net. CrescentYogaStudio.com.

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, SEPTEMBER 8

Dallas Sierra Club Meeting: Zero Waste – 7-8:30pm. Tony O’Sullivan will talk about the city of Dallas’ goal of zero waste by 2040 through recycling, reusing and composting. Free. Brookhaven College, 3939 Valley View Ln, Bldg H, Farmers BranchDallas Sierra Club. 972-699-1687. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org, DallasSierraClub.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

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, SEPTEMBER 10

Jazz in the Atrium: Ron Jones – 6-8pm. Saxophonist and composer Ron Jones leads an ensemble of players performing his original compositions and other arrangements of jazz standards. Free admis-

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sion. Food, cocktails available for purchase. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood, Dallas. 214-9221803. DallasMuseumOfArt.org.

Cool Thursdays Concerts Series: A Hard Day's Night – 7-9pm. Beatles tribute band performs. $10$27. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas.

DallasArboretum.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Afternoon of a Faun – Thru Sept. 12. 7:30pm.

Enjoy Debussy’s beguiling music in the intimate Dallas City Performance Hall, plus a free cocktail and a chance to meet the musicians. Dallas Black Dance Theatre II will perform alongside musicians of the DSO, with assistant conductor Karina Canellakis conducting. $19. Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St, Dallas. 214-671-1450. MyDSO.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

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.

Dogwood Canyon: Volunteer Training – 9am3pm. Volunteers contribute by offering their expertise for special events, administration, habitat maintenance, caring for education animals, providing visitor support, guiding hikes and more.

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, 1206 W FM 1382, Cedar Hill. Register: Julie Collins, 469-5261991 or JCollins@Audubon.org. Tx.Audubon.org/ Dogwood-Canyon-Audubon-Center.

savethedate Acutonics for Self & Family Care One Day Workshop September 12 or November 7 – 20, 10am – 6pm Learn the energetics behind sound healing, all about the ohm forks and how to use them to bring balance and harmony back to the body, mind and emotions. By placing vibrating, tuning forks on acupuncture points, the body is brought back into balance and healing. Mention Natural Awakenings to receive the listed rate. $110. Snacks will be provided.

BOPA Mobile Collection – 8-11am. The BOPA

Taught by: Mary Burke-Kelly Dallas-Fort Worth Acutonics 721 Tradonna Lane, Hurst, TX For more information and to RSVP call 817-918-3939

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 mobile will accept only the following items: batteries, oil, oil filters, latex pain and antifreeze. Free to residents of the following cities and areas: Addison, Dallas, De Soto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Garland, Highland Park, Irving, Mesquite, Richardson, Rowlett, Sachse, Seagoville, Sunnyvale, University Park, Unincorporated Dallas County.

Bring driver’s license and a utility bill as proof of residence. 5639 Forest Ln, Dallas. 214-670-4475.

DontWasteToday.com.

Autism Resources Event – 9am-noon.This special needs resources seminar is for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder, ADD, ADHD and other special needs. Learn about how we can work together to become advocates for your child in different areas of life and development. Free. Kotsanis Institute, 2260 Pool Rd, Grapevine. 817-591-0260.

Info@Kotsanis.com. KotsanisInstitute.com.

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

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

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, SEPTEMBER 15

How to Grow in the Shade – 6:30-8:30pm. Do you have areas in your landscape where nothing grows because there is not enough sunlight? Learn a new way to landscape for the shade. Free. Biodiversity Education Center, Wagon Wheel Park, 367 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell. 972-462-5191, CNP@CoppellTx. gov. CoppellCommunityGarden.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

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, SEPTEMBER 17

Grapevine GrapeFest – Thru Sept. 20. Thursday 10am-10pm. Friday and Saturday 10am-11:30pm.

Sunday 11am-6pm. The Grapevine GrapeFest is the largest wine festival in the Southwest, featuring high-end, premium wines and live entertainment, in a family friendly environment. Admission is free on the first day of the festival and until 5pm on Friday. Weekend passes available for $18. Historic Downtown Grapevine. S Main St, Grapevine.

GrapevineTexasusa.com/GrapeFest.

Jazz in the Atrium: LaLa J – 6-8pm. Born and raised on gospel, groomed in R&B, classically trained, and consummate with regard to reggae and the Blues, LaLa finds real comfort in the ingenuity that is demanded by jazz. Free admission. Food, cocktails available for purchase. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood, Dallas. 214-922-1803.

DallasMuseumOfArt.org.

Cool Thursdays Concerts Series: Warehouse – 7-9pm. Dave Matthews tribute band performs. $10$27. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas.

DallasArboretum.org.

savethedate Gourmet Vegan Cooking Classes Thursday, September 17, 2pm Join Master Chef Manjuali Devi for a tasty and educational experience. Kalachandji’s is Dallas’ longest serving vegetarian restaurant. Vegan cooking classes will be offered on various dates, throughout the fall season. $30 per class or $180 for eight class series.

Sponsored by: Kalachandji’s Classroom 5430 Gurley Avenue, Dallas, TX For more information and to RSVP call 214-662-6889

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Recall Healing Plug In Event – 6:30-9:30pm. Join us as we ‘dig deeper’ into the magnitude and impact of hidden emotional wounds, unresolved conflicts and associated decisions upon our bodies and disease in particular. Presentation by Dr. Pieter DeWet. Light refreshments served. Free. Kotsanis Institute,

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DrKotsanis@gmail.com. KotsanisInstitute.com.

Trout Fishing in America – 8pm. Their infectious mix of folk/pop and family music is enriched by the diverse influences of reggae, Latin, blues, jazz and classical music.$18-$22. Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Northpark Presbyterian Church, 9555 North Central Expy, Dallas. UncleCalvins.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

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.

Global Mala - Yoga for Peace – 9-11am. Celebrating both National Yoga Month and UN International Day of Peace, join us as we do 108 Sun Salutations as a moving meditation of joy and peace. Held in conjunction with the UN International Peace Day. Free. Crescent Yoga Studio, 812 Alex Ln, Midlothian. 469-285-3559. CrescentYoga@att.net.

CrescentYogaStudio.com.

Garland Healthy Living Expo – 9am-1pm. The annual healthy living expo features helpful insights for nutrition, exercise, composting, climate friendly landscaping and more. The event includes recycling stations, kid-friendly outdoor activities, stop and learn sessions with various exhibitors and a 5K race sponsored by the City of Garland Water and Stormwater Management departments. Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd, Garland.

GoGreenGarland.org.

Geology and Fossils of Coppell Nature Park – 10am-noon. David Goodner will present on the geology and fossils of Coppell Nature Park. Attendees will be invited to hike down to the creek and look for fossils weather permitting after the lecture.

This lecture is presented by the Friends of Coppell Nature Park. Free. Biodiversity Education Center, Wagon Wheel Park, 367 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell.

972-462-5191, CNP@CoppellTx.gov. CoppellCom munityGarden.org.

Square Foot Gardening – 10am-noon. Learn how you can grow veggies with less labor, less time and in less space in your own backyard. You will see lots of photos and actual demonstrations. $15. Mountain View College, 4849 W Illinois Ave, Dallas. Lori De La Cruz, LDeLaCruz@dcccd.edu. Register: MountainViewCollege.edu/SustainabilityProject/ Pages/Calendar.aspx.

City of Dallas Green Fest – 10am-2pm. Come browse the stalls at the Dallas Farmers Market and visit local vendors, artisans and groups that will provide useful information on ways to help reduce your environmental footprint, save money and live healthy. Dallas Farmers Market, 1010 S Pearl Expy, Dallas. GreenDallas.net/Dallas-Green-Fest-2015.

Ecofest Arlington – 10am-10pm. A free, familyoriented event, helps build a sense of community, stimulates environmental awareness and promotes stewardship across North Texas. Free. Founders Plaza & Levitt Pavillion, 100 W Abram St, Arlington. Arlington-Tx.gov.

What is Cohousing and Why Should You Care?

– 2-4pm. Learn about and discuss cohousing with special guest Alice Alexander, executive director of the Cohousing Association of the USA. Free.

The Grove, 501 Elm St, Dallas. Meetup.com/TheGrove-Dallas.

Plano Balloon Festival – Thru Sept. 20. Friday

4pm. Saturday 6am-10pm. Sunday 6am-7pm. The family oriented event features interactive kids activities, a fireworks show, sky divers, rides, shopping and food vendors, in addition to the colorful hot air balloons. Oak Point Park, 2801 E. Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano. PlanoBalloonFest.org

savethedate Raw Food, Radiant Life Weekend Intensive September 19 – 20, 10:30am – 4pm

Learn to prepare nutritious, raw, vegan lowglycemic recipes and the benefits of this diet and lifestyle. Following a weekend intensive, participants will be invited to participate in a three week challenge at home, which includes weekly support and motivation. Research shows that the raw food diet and lifestyle has the potential to revitalize energy, promote longevity, nurture the body and reverse chronic disease. $51 - $144. An online class format is available.

Sponsored by: Kotsanis Institute 2260 Pool Road, Grapevine, TX For more information and to RSVP call 817-996-9961

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

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

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Ovarian Cancer Survivor Celebration Luncheon – 11:30am-1pm. All ovarian cancer survivors are invited to attend this program and luncheon. Dr. Reva Schneider from Mary Crowley Research will present “Research Update in Ovarian Cancer; A Focus on Immunotherapy Advances.” Free. Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, 3410 Worth St, 10th Fl, Dallas. 214-820-2608. BaylorHealth.com/Cvetko.

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.

savethedate Ovarian Cancer Survivor Celebration Luncheon Monday, September 21, 11:30am – 1pm

Ovarian cancer survivors are invited to engage and enjoy an intimate talk about research updates in ovarian cancer. This year’s speaker, Reva Schneider, MD will place special focus on immunotherapy advances.

Free. Lunch is provided.

Sponsored by: Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center 3410 Worth Street, Dallas, TX For more information and to RSVP call 214-820-2608

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Classical Open Mic – 8pm. Classical Open Mic is a free and open event, where professional and amateur musicians play anything related to classical music, served with a dash of comedic banter from the hosts.

From violin solos to opera arias to string quartets and horn concertos, musicians of all levels are welcomed to share their talents with a friendly and appreciative audience. Free. Buzzbrews Kitchen, 4334 Lemmon Ave, Dallas. 214-521-4334. OpenClassical.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

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, SEPTEMBER 24

Jazz in the Atrium: Dave Zoller & Company celebrating Coltrane – 6-8pm. Celebrate John Coltrane's birthday with music performed by Dave Zoller and leading musicians from the Dallas jazz scene. Free admission. Food, cocktails available for purchase. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood, Dallas. 214-922-1803. DallasMuseumOfArt.org.

Cool Thursdays Concerts Series: The Limelight Band – 7-9pm. Ten-piece party band performs. $10$27. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas.

DallasArboretum.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

State Fair of Texas – Thru Oct.18. 10am-10pm.

This years’ State Fair theme is “Passport to Texas.”

This is the 129th year for the country’s largest state fair, with its college football classics, Midways, decadent fried-food concoctions and of course, the celebration of all things Texas. General admission is $18. Fair Park, Robert B Cullum Blvd, Dallas.

214-565-9931. BigTex.com.

Klyde Warren Park’s Food and Wine Fundraising Event – Thru Sept. 26, noon-10pm. Park & Palate is Klyde Warren Park’s first-ever food and wine fundraising event, which will feature celebrity chefs, a Dallas-style grand tasting, cooking demos, live music, and a unique VIP experience. Ticket price varies. Weekend passes start at $275. Kyle Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Dallas.

ParkandPalate.org.

A Muscle Shoals Music Review – 8pm. Amy Black and Wendy Colonna perform. $15-$18. Uncle Calvin's Coffeehouse, Northpark Presbyterian Church, 9555 North Central Expy, Dallas. UncleCalvins.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Raptor Migration Class – 8-10am. Learn how to identify hawks, vultures and more. $15. Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, 1206 W FM 1382, Cedar Hill. Info: dcac@Audubon.org. DogwoodCanyon.

Audubon.org.

Native Plants – 11am-12:30pm. What makes native plants so special? Beyond the simple aspects of being natural and environmentally sound, native plants are often remarkably easy to care for and naturally disease and pest resistant. Free. Biodiversity Education Center, Wagon Wheel Park, 367 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell. 972-462-5191, cnp@CoppellTx.gov. Cop pellCommunityGarden.org.

Taste of Firewheel – 11am-4pm. Join us in The Park to sample a delicious array of food from area

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favorite restaurants. Enjoy live music, children’s entertainment, prize giveaways and more.10 tastes for $20 or 20 tastes for $35. Firewheel Town Center, 245 Cedar Sage Dr, Garland. 972-675-1041. Fire wheelTownCenter.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

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

KlydeWarrenPark.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

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, SEPTEMBER 29

Stroller Boot Camp – 9:30-10:15am. 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.

Classical Open Mic – 8pm. Classical Open Mic is a free and open event, where professional and amateur musicians play anything related to classical music, served with a dash of comedic banter from the hosts.

From violin solos to opera arias to string quartets and horn concertos, musicians of all levels are welcomed to share their talents with a friendly and appreciative audience. Free. Buzzbrews Kitchen, 4334 Lemmon Ave, Dallas. 214-521-4334. OpenClassical.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

The Time for Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Come celebrate the conclusion of YogaMonth with this special global yoga class. CYS invites all yoga students to unite for a worldwide yoga practice. We are an official and registered site to be a part of this annual Time for Yoga Global Community Practice. Free.

Crescent Yoga Studio, 812 Alex Ln, Midlothian.

469-285-3559. CrescentYoga@att.net. Crescent YogaStudio.com.

savethedate International Homeopathic Prophylaxis Conference October 2 - 4 , Varying times

This three-day conference examines the nontoxic alternative to educating the immune system and preventing infectious disease.

The event brings together experts on immune health; information on the role of disease in the developing immune system and explores a natural method to educate the immune system called homeoprophylaxis. $360 in advance. $425 at the door.

Single-day option available.

Sponsored by: Worldwide Choice 785 State Highway 121, Lewisville, TX For more information and to Register online at HPWorldwideChoice.com

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Amazing Animals Built to Survive – Thru Sept 7.

In this new traveling exhibition you’ll discover the marvels of natural engineering and see how humans can draw inspiration from the innovations in the animal kingdom. $6-$7, plus general admission $11-$17. The Perot Museum of Nature and Science 2201 N Field St, Dallas.

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

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 online.

Features include D-Day Normandy 1944; Humpback Whales; Jerusalem; Journey to the South Pacific; Reel Adventures in Science; Reel Adventures in SciFi plus Star Trek; Robots; Tornado Alley. $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.

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. DallasMeditation Center.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.

Top Ten Wine Selections – 5-7pm, weekdays; 126pm, weekends. Wine tastings and, as always, you can pick up your favorite cheese pairings from an 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.

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Zen Lemon – 5pm. Yoga class for all levels. Bring a towel and water. Free. Lululemon-Galleria, 13350 Dallas Pkwy, 3080, Dallas. 972-385-2316.

DallasGalleria-Store@Lululemon.com. Lululemon. com/Dallas/DallasGalleria.

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. DallasMedi tationCenter.com.

monday 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. Groups 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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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. 817453-2328. CommunityOfHope.com.

Beginning Taoist Tai Chi Class – 7-8:30pm.

Learn the 108 moves of Taoist Tai Chi. Class cost includes matriculation, a shirt, four months of beginning classes and one 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.

$140/adults, $110/seniors or students for four months. Central Congregational Church, 5600 Royal Ln, Dallas. 214-762-1661. Dallas.TX@Taoist.org.

Taoist.org.

Yo-Lates – 10:15am. 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 and 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. FriendsPlaceAds.com.

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. $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 ourselves feel better in general. Circle of Men can also go a long way toward alleviating 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.

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.

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, and treatments associated with LBD. Free.

Friends Place Adult Day Services, 1960 Nantucket, Richardson. 972-437-2940. FriendsPlaceAds.com.

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, four months of beginning classes and one month of continuing classes.

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 scales are available to check before and after weight. Designed to offer support to all nursing mothers from newborn challenges to toddler strikes. Free. The Nappy Shoppe, 3253 Independence Pkwy, Plano. NappyShoppe.com.

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. DallasMeditation Center.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.

Dallas Green Drinks – 6pm. 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.

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. 214521-6157. LaughYoga.org.

thursday Audubon Center Third Thursday – 9am-9pm.

Free admission 3rd Thurs each month. Guided hikes throughout the day; riverbend picnic site overlooking the river. Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 S Loop 12, Dallas. 214-398-8722. TrinityRiverAudubon.org.

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. CosmicCafeDallas.com.

Group Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Meditate with like-minded friends to access inner peace, calmness and joy. 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 age 6. Reading activity is followed by a guest performer. Dallas Public Library, Bookmarks Branch, 8687 N Ctrl Expy, Dallas. 214-671-1381.

NorthPark@DallasLibrary.org.

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

Learn the 108 moves of Taoist Tai Chi. Class cost includes matriculation, a shirt, four months of beginning classes and one month of continuing classes. $140/adults, $110/seniors or students for four months. Central Congregational Church, 5600 Royal Ln, Dallas. 214-762-1661. Dallas.TX@Tao ist.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.

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

A wonderful resource for filling your workshops, seminars and other events.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – 2-3:30pm. 2nd & 4th Thurs. Activities and 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. FriendsPlaceAds.com.

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

CPR Training – 6-8pm. American Heart Training Center with over 125 highly trained instructors.

Texas CPR Training, 4013 Carrizo, Plano. 214-7706872. TexasCPR.com.

Health Orientation Class – 6:15pm. Class on the benefits of proper spinal alignment for good health and preventing sickness. Free. Aspire Health Clinic, 10440 N Ctrl Expy, Ste 124, Dallas. 214-234-0000. txdryu@Aspire-Health.com. Aspire-Health.com.

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

Monthly meeting. REI, 4515 LBJ Fwy, Dallas.

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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.

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.

Two styles available:

and/or charity. Urban Yoga, 1706 8th Ave, Fort Worth. 817-908-FLOW. UrbanYogaFW.com.

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, post-natal, 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.

MoMe Yoga – 10:30-11:30am. Mother-child yoga and nursery rhymes, specifically for moms of infants and toddlers. Bring a mat. Dallas Public Library, Bookmarks Branch, 8687 N Ctrl Expy, Dallas. 214671-1381. NorthPark@DallasLibrary.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.

Urban Yoga Charity Class – 4:30-6pm. Karma flow class with all proceeds going to a local cause

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Friday Night Bike Ride – 7:45pm. Twelve-mile social bicycle ride around White Rock Lake with five 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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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. Dal lasSierraClub.org.

Beginning Taoist Tai Chi Class – 9-11:30am.

Learn the 108 moves of Taoist Tai Chi. Class cost includes matriculation, a shirt, four months of beginning classes and one 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. 214242-5100. NasherSculptureCenter.org.

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

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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.

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

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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 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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HERBAL MEDICINE

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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 on page 32.

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

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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.

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MEDICAL DR. KAREN ASBURY, MD INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Dr. Karen Asbury, MD Richardson, TX 972-479-9139 DocAsbury@verizon.net KarenAsburyMD.com

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.

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HOMEOPATHY DR. ALEX BEKKER

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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.

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OSTEOPATHY CRANIAL OSTEOPATH Liz Chapek, D.O. 214-341-8742 Chapek.DoctorsOffice.net

For structural and internal problems, head and body, to optimize inherent healing abilities: Infant (nursing, head shape, inconsolable crying), Young Child (developmental delay, recurrent ear infections), Female (infertility, pregnancy), All Ages (head trauma, pain/strain, imbalanced internal systems). For information: Call us or check our website’s Home and Practice News pages.

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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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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 37.

Hollywood Feed

12 Metroplex Area locations Hollywoodfeed.com 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. See ad, page 4.

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

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.

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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.

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 ad, page 17.

Earth Kind Services

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 on page 29.

Organic Compost Lawn Treatment Beau Propes, Owner 469-744-0281 EarthKindServices.com 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 on page 23.

WELLNESS CENTERS 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.

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 12 and 27.

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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.

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 31.

YARD AND GARDEN ROHDE’S NURSERY & NATURE STORE

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.

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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.

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.

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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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