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arly in November, I had the honor of co-hosting a networking event with Michele Marcinko, owner of Halo Wellness Center, in Marlton.

We were delighted with the turnout of more than 40 holistic professionals. Among the diverse crowd were biological dentists, acupuncturists, energy healers, massage therapists, nutrition counselors, psychotherapists, and more.

The positive and loving energy created by the congregation of these like-minded people is hard to describe.

This month’s feature, “Loving Large”

by Linda Sechrist, articulates the concept from the perspective that all humanity is universally connected. Progressive scientists explain it as a shared neural, biochemical synchrony.

It’s easy to feel this sense of connection with people who share similar values, philosophies and lifestyles. It is equally as challenging to embrace a connection with those who don’t. Our instinctual response as humans is to defend our position and cling to an illusory identity rather than try to understand or connect with those that threaten it. It reinforces a psychological desire in us to be separate and unique.

But we are being called on to remember that separateness is created within the constraints of human logic and reason. Cosmically, all we are is energy: little atoms and molecules of a certain configuration or vibration that create the individual but we are also a part of the unified whole. In the same article referenced above, Kamini Desai offers a beautiful metaphor describing each human as an individual wave in the singular ocean of existence.

We all embody the yin/yang source of divine energy.

As you prepare for your holidays this season, make note of the “Conscious Giving” guide on page 19 and consider patronizing our local organic and holistic businesses. Personally, I am asking Santa for the Costa Rica Awakenings Retreat offered through Cape May Surf Club on pages 10 and 11. We’ve also included great ideas for healthy holiday libations and healthy treats for the kids!

May your holidays be filled with peace, blessings, and the highest good for all humanity.

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he decline in estrogen during and following menopause can lead to painful vaginal symptoms, including vulvo-vaginal atrophy, vaginal dryness and burning with intercourse.

Women for Women Medical Associates, in Marlton, is offering MonaLisa Touch Therapy, a non-hormonal therapy that enhances vaginal health for women experiencing these symptoms.

MonaLisa Touch is a gentle fractional CO laser therapy that is delivered 2 Dr. Jewel to the vaginal wall tissue to stimulate a Amui-Bellam healing response, allowing patients to enjoy their intimate lives again. The simple and safe procedure is done in the office, requires no anesthesia and takes less than five minutes to perform. A typical course of treatment is three procedures over an 18-week period and once a year thereafter.

Women for Women Medical Associates offer annual preventative and wholesome gynecologic care, antenatal care through the first trimester, management of pelvic infections, bleeding irregularities, abnormal pap smears, polycystic ovary syndrome, medical management of fibroids and fibroid surgeries, endometriosis, infertility, menopausal care and vaginal health.

Location: 102-I Centre Blvd. For more information or to make an appointment, call 856-267-5019 or visit w4wma.com.

Free Demonstrations of Infrared Laser Treatment in Southampton

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nsight 2 Your Wellness, in Southampton, is offering offering free demonstrations of the latest class II infrared laser treatment program on Friday evenings this month. This innovative treatment can help with the healing of skin wounds and other skin issues.

The pain-free therapy produces visible results within two weeks. Lifestyle changes are also suggested and monitored.

“This treatment provides an alternative pain relief mechanism and preventative programs to ensure that a proper Adriana healthy lifestyle is achieved,” explains Lefkowitz Adriana Lefkowitz, Ph.D. Location: 18 Serenity Ct. For more information or to make an appointment, call 856-834-2344.

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he Sanctuary for Yoga, in Medford, will host a presentation with author, Medical Intuitive, Healer and Life Coach Virginia Ellen from 7 to 9 p.m., December 8. She will share her near-death experience with participants, describing her faceto-face meeting with Jesus.

Participants will learn one of Jesus’ most important messages: loving yourself, a simple Virginia Ellen life-changing act. Ellen will lead students in Sacred Hearth Yoga during the presentation.

These gentle, smooth and graceful movements can help soothe the central nervous system.

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Cost: $29 in advance, $35 at the door. Location: 43 S. Main St. For more information or to register (required), call 609-9537800 or visit TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Body Soul Reflections Supports Local School Arts Program

Debora Cummings Reeh, D.O., L.L.C. Osteopathic Manipulation and Cranial Osteopathy 701 East Main St, Suite 1, Moorestown, NJ 08057

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ody Soul Reflections, a locally owned company that handcrafts natural and organic skincare solutions for the family, will donate 10 percent of its profits this month to support the Arts Program at the Mastery North Camden School.

In addition to financial support, Body Soul Reflections will lead a workshop at the school December 7 to show students in the program how to make their own natural skin and body cream.

For more information, call 856-716-4409, email Kelevha@ BodySoulReflections.com or visit BodySoulReflections.com.

Sustainable Sips Hosts Local Meeting

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ustainable Sips, a networking group of local sustainability enthusiasts, will host a meeting from 6 to 9 p.m., December 7, at Double Nickel Brewery, in Pennsauken.

Hosted by the Tri-County Alliance Task Force, this free event takes place in a private room.

Participants must pay for their own food and beverages and no registration is required.

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Anyone can participate and nominate themselves, a friend, neighbor or family member in need of a good roof. Nominees must own the home they are living in and must live in Camden County. They also must be current on their mortgage payment and agree to sign No Roof Left Behind’s media release.

To nominate someone, visit Since1929.com. For more information, call 856-751-8656.

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he Organic For You, a natural wellness store, has moved from their shop in Columbus to a larger location at 3495 Haddonfield Road, Suite 1, in Pennsauken. To celebrate, the store will host a Christmas Grand Opening from noon to 8 p.m., December 3. In addition, customers who create their own gift basket this month will receive a 10 percent discount.

“It’s been an amazing ride since opening our little shop back in 2013 to packaging and selling our soaps at the Columbus Farmers’ Market,” explains Carmen Nunez.

“We are committed to seeking out the purest ingredients from around the world to create the finest personal care products for you. You’ll find a variety of natural wellness products formulated with pure essential therapeutic-grade oils, pure vegetable oils, and herbs and grains cultivated without chemicals and wild crafted.”

For more information, email CarmenNunez@ TheOrganicForYou.com or like them on Facebook @The Organic For You.

Aradia’s Treasure Opens in Merchantville

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radia’s Treasure Metaphysical Shop, offering inspiring products for the mind, body and spirit, has opened at 19 North Centre Street, in Merchantville. A Holiday Happiness Sale will take place on December 11 and customers who mention this article will receive a 20 percent discount on their entire purchase.

Owner Debra Branda-Canady greets customers as they walk in the door and can help them find products to meet their needs. She offers goods for every spiritual path, including Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Goddess and more.

The store features 50 types of incense; high-quality statuary; more than 60 oils and blends; sterling, pewter and vintage jewelry; smudge sticks and accessories; a large selection of tumbled stones, crystals and rock specimen; tarot and oracle cards; greeting cards; books; CDs; and Crystal Journey and Coventry candles. Reiki, tarot reading and other classes and events are also available.

For more information, visit Facebook.com/aradiastreasure.

Raw and Decadent Offers Alternative Desserts for the Holidays

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aw and Decadent, in Lumberton, offers healthier alternatives for dessert without sacrificing taste and indulgence. For the holiday season, the store will offer pies that are gluten- and dairy-free and paleo-friendly in three varieties: mixed berry, chocolate and blueberry lavender.

Full-size pies are available along with individual threeounce sizes. Raw and Decadent is also offering a six-piece raw chocolate truffles for holiday gift giving.

Owner and founder Margaret Pruna says, “I have always enjoyed dessert and never wanted to sacrifice that. When our family began to eat healthier, I came to the realization that a lot of desserts we had enjoyed were loaded with sugar and artificial, over-processed ingredients that were no good for our health. I started experimenting with recipes and pure ingredients to make healthier alternatives that tasted delicious.”

For more information or to place an order, call 609-405-0633 or visit RawAndDecadent.com.

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newsbriefs Spiritual Retreat in Costa Rica Next Year

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ape May Surf Club will host a spiritual retreat in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, from May 6 to 13, 2017. The retreat includes a personal mandala drawing workshop, beach and standup paddleboard yoga, reiki sessions, surf school and surfing.

Group airport transfer, flight, hotel with breakfast and lunch, surf school, board rental and workshops are all included in the retreat. Participants will enjoy full-day rainforest excursion and a sunset catamaran excursion. Expert advice to help travelers get the most out of their stay will be provided for all attendees.

The benefits of this spiritual adventure can begin long before the plane takes off. “Participants in this complete immersion in nature and spiritual growth can begin to prepare by starting the purification process at home,” says Joe Schmidt, of Cape May Surf Club. “People start exercising, eating healthy and connecting with spirit more in anticipation of this retreat.”

For more information or to register, call 609-675-0398, email JSchmidt@CapeMaySurfClub.com or visit CapeMaySurfClub.com.

South Jersey Medical Practice Expands The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders presents a

Victorian Holiday Celebration Sunday, December 4 Noon ~ 4pm

Greet St. Nick as he arrives by Horse & Carriage at 1 pm.

Bring a camera to capture that special Santa memory!

Visit Mrs. Claus for Story Time!

Olaf • The Grinch • Elf • S’mores Train Rides • Carriage Rides 1-4pm Strolling Performers • Music • Ice Carving Demo Refreshments for sale • Mansion Tours (nominal fee)

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Individuals requiring special accommodations are requested to give two weeks advance notification to Burlington County Parks Dept. by calling (609) 265-5858.

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octor of Osteopathic Medicine Debora Cummings Reeh, of Moorestown, is expanding her pediatric program for newborns through teens with the addition of Dr. Courtenay Deane to the practice. The office’s board-certified physicians are dedicated to the core principles of osteopathic medicine and cranial osteopathy, which acknowledge and work with the body’s intrinsic healing mechanisms.

“The osteopathic focus enables us to treat a wide variety of conditions without Dr. Courtenay relying on medications, surgery or other inDeane vasive interventions,” explains Reeh. “With children, this means a helmet-free approach to plagiocephaly, a drug-free approach to colic and reflux and a surgery-free approach to scoliosis. There are many other pediatric diagnoses that benefit. We are an option for all parents and caregivers who hate to give their kids prescription medicines, who have been told there is nothing left to offer or who have been told to just wait it out until the child ‘grows out of it.’”

Morning and after school hours are available to accommodate guests of all ages. The practice uses very gentle techniques with no cracking or thrusting maneuvers.

Location: 701 E. Main St., Ste. 1. For more information or to make an appointment, call 856-235-6800, email Info@ DeboraReehdo.com or visit DeboraReehdo.com.

A week of awakening Immerse yourself in nature, Nourish your body, Harmonize with your Spirit

tamarindo, costa rica, May 6th - 13th, 2017 The Mandala:

Creating Sacred Symbols for Awakening, Healing and Mindfulness

teaching mandala healing processes for over 20 years to various groups. A visionary artist, photographer and percussionist, and 40 year veteran art educator.

Dr. Michael F. Garger, a certified mandala facilitator has practiced Chiropractic for 26 years and teaches Taoist Esoteric Yoga and a variety of health related subjects with the emphasis on helping people to understand and apply natural laws.

beach and Sup yoga Eileen “Rosie” Rose and Dr. Michael Garger The mandala, Sanskrit for (‘circle of essence’), has been used throughout history in various cultures as an aid to meditation, prayer, and journeying within. The empowering act of creating mandalas using these processes will support you to heal, open your heart to unconditional love, and awaken to your Divine self. Through meditation, and the holding of strong intentions, we will intuitively receive and illuminate sacred symbols. Using Chi Kung movements and principles we will develop body/mind awareness to enhance and direct our energies. All participants, regardless of artistic ability will create a variety of luminous mandalas.

This joyous, workshop will include a releasing burning ritual. Our techniques are simple and straightforward while being deeply profound. No artistic experience Certified mandala facilitator Eileen M. Rose (aka “Rosie”) holds an M.A. in Art Education and is the co-author of Create Your Own Sand Mandala: for Meditation, Healing and Prayer. She has been creating mandalas and

Move like a wave and open up your heart on the beaches of Playa Tamarindo with certified yoga instructor Tricia Piola. Tricia discovered her yoga practice in 2002 while teaching high school English for 7 years. After becoming a mother to a little girl, Tricia spent her time in the studio practicing prenatal yoga and later mommy and me yoga. Discovering a new edge in the physical and emotional world of yoga, Tricia went on to study with the New Jersey Yoga Zone, becoming certified in Ashtanga and

Vinyasa style yoga. While teaching at the New Jersey Yoga Zone, Tricia ascertained her first paddle board in 2008, and took her yoga practice outside and onto the water.

Currently, Tricia and her husband Chuck own Harbor Outfitters in Ocean City, Sea Isle and Stone Harbor, NJ where she has been teaching paddle board yoga since 2009. Ascertaining her Boga Yoga Paddle Board Certification, Tricia continues to share her love for yoga and the water.

Reiki sessions

Reiki practitioner, Debbie Valletto, has been a life-long spiritual seeker for mind, body, and soul self-improvement and healing. Since she began studying Reiki in January 2014, Debbie has continued self-scanning and providing Reiki to family and friends. She currently practices at her home in Cape May County, NJ. Her heart-felt interest is healing through integrative complimentary practices including: Reiki, Chakra grounding and balancing, , breath work and sound healing. Debbie believes strongly that energy healing modalities should be accessible and available to all and she welcomes the opportunity to share with others.

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esearchers from Northumbria University, in England, have discovered that drinking peppermint tea can improve working and long-term memory. After 180 healthy adults filled out questionnaires about their mood, they were selected at random to consume one of three drinks—peppermint tea, chamomile tea or water—and then rested for 20 minutes.

The subjects were then tested for memory and other cognitive factors and given a second mood questionnaire. Those that drank peppermint tea exhibited improvements in both types of memory and were more alert than the other two groups. The participants that drank chamomile tea displayed reductions in both memory and attention functions compared to the others.

Researcher Mark Moss, Ph.D., notes, “The enhancing and arousing effects of peppermint and the calming, sedative effects of chamomile observed in this study are in keeping with the claimed properties of these herbs and suggest beneficial effects can be drawn from their use.”

Handling Stress with Emotional Center Point Release

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motional balance is crucial for physical healing and well-being. Since all dis-ease beings with our inability to resist Jennifer Bitting pressure (stress), it makes sense that it would be a great benefit to surrender to the rhythms and cycles of life, to learn to let pressure be our ally instead of our threat. This is especially true around the holidays when stress tends to mount.

The nervous system is vital to every function but shock and trauma can become trapped in the tissues of the body, locking up the nervous system and increasing stress.

Relieving the emotional causes of this stress can help to improve overall health.

One effective way to clear the emotional strain that tends to flood our lives is Emotional Center Point Release (eCPR). Using Fractal Light Medicine combined with the basic principles of German New Medicine and eCPR, we can shift from running on autopilot and being an observer of our lives to choosing conscious responses to what is going on around us.

For more information on eCPR, call Thrive Health and Wellness at 856-881-4103, email Info@Thrivehw.com or visit Facebook.com/thrivehw.

Fracking Linked to Asthma Attacks

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esearchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health have found that individuals living close to a natural gas hydraulic fracking site have a significantly higher occurrence of asthma attacks.

The study examined health records from the Geisinger Health System, a healthcare provider in Pennsylvania, where the fracking industry has experienced incredible growth of more than 9.000 natural gas wells in the past decade.

The records of more than 35,000 Geisinger asthma patients between the ages of 5 and 90 were studied between 2005 and 2012. Patients that reported attacks were mapped and studied in relation to the fracking well locations, and the results compared with other patients not reporting attacks in the same year.

The researchers discovered that those that lived in close proximity to multiple or larger active natural gas wells were 1.5 to four times more likely to experience asthma attacks.

Brian S. Schwartz, a medical doctor and a professor in the Department of Environmental Health Services at the Bloomberg School, in Baltimore, Maryland, was the senior author of the study.

He states, “We are concerned with the growing number of studies that have observed health effects associated with this industry. We believe it’s time to take a more cautious approach to [fracking] well development with an eye on environmental and public health impacts.”

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ranberries, a staple on most holiday tables, can help women reduce their risk of urinary tract infections (UTI). A recent study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research tested the impact of consuming whole-cranberry fruit powder on women that had experienced two or more UTIs in the previous 12 months.

Of the 182 study participants, 89 were given 500 milligrams of the cranberry powder daily for six months. The remaining 93 women ingested a placebo. The cranberry group reported significantly fewer infections than the placebo group. In addition, it took the women in the cranberry group more time to develop a first UTI than the women in the control group.

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esearchers from the University of São Paulo Medical School, in Brazil, have found high levels of tinnitus, a ringing or buzzing in the ear, and hearing loss in adolescents that use ear bud speakers. They examined the hearing of 170 students between the ages of 11 and 17 and asked them about their experiences with tinnitus in the previous year. More than half of the respondents had experienced the condition.

The principal investigator for the study, Tanit Ganz Sanchez, an associate professor of otolaryngology at the medical school, notes that the prevalence of tinnitus among adolescents should be viewed as an early warning of a serious hearing loss risk. She says, “If this teenage generation continues to expose themselves to very high noise levels, they’ll probably suffer from hearing loss by the time they’re 30 or 40.”

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esearch published in the Journal of Marketing Research links bright light to healthier food choices.

The study observed 160 diners at four separate metropolitan locations of a chain dinner restaurant between 6 and 8 p.m. Two of the restaurants used bright lighting (250 lux luminance) and the other two locations had dim lighting (25 lux luminance).

The researchers found that diners at the well-lit locations were more likely to choose healthy options such as baked or grilled fish and chicken than the patrons at the dimly lit restaurants.

These results were replicated in a laboratory test of 700 college students where scientists attributed students’ healthier choices to the alert feelings that being in a bright room elicits.

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Researchers followed more than 1,000 individuals from 5 through 32 years old, monitoring these two habits at ages 5, 7, 9 and 11. The subjects were tested for allergies at 13 using a skin-prick test and again at 32. Of all participants, 31 percent were frequent thumb suckers and nail biters, and those children had a lower incidence of allergic reactions than the others.

These results support a hygiene hypothesis suggesting that early exposure to microbial organisms reduces the risk of developing allergies.

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Ocean Watch

Sea Mammals Update 2016 was a mixed year for whales and dolphins and by extension, humans.

Marine Biologist Sylvia Earle states the importance of ocean health this way: “With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. The ocean is the blue heart of the planet. There’s still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.”

Scientists have discovered a new, black-colored species of whale that’s onethird the size of a Baird’s beaked whale. Yet to be named, it’s rarely seen, feeding in deep canyons in the Bering Sea.

The oldest-known orca whale, Granny, at 105, swims Washington’s coastline.

Wild orcas usually live 60 to 80 years; captives, 40 years at most. Iceberg, the only known adult white orca, age 22, was spotted in Russian coastal waters earlier this year.

In 2013, a Korean marine park retrained five dolphins to feed naturally and released them into the sea, where they rejoined their original pod. Recent sightings found them thriving, affording hope for the 2,900 dolphins in marine parks, aquariums and zoos worldwide.

Pink dolphins in Hong Kong’s bustling harbor remain endangered. In 2003, there were 158; by 2014, only 61. The Baiji River dolphin, only found in China, has been declared extinct. Vaquitas, small porpoises in the Gulf of California, declined from 97 in 2014 to 60 this year, most drowned in commercial fishing nets; it may be extinct by 2018.

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North American Species at High Risk The 2016 annual Audubon Great Backyard Bird Count in February (Audubon. org/content/2014-great-backyard-birdcount-summary) and a report compiled by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (StateOfTheBirds.org/2016) show that more than a third of all North American bird species are at risk of becoming extinct unless significant action is taken, especially ocean and tropical birds. The governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico created the North American Bird Conservation Initiative in 1999.

More than half the species that rely on oceans and tropical forests are on a special watch list because of small and declining populations, limited ranges and severe threats to their habitats. The report pinpoints invasive predators such as rats and cats on nesting islands, as well as overfishing, pollution and climate change.

Ways to address the problem include removing predators, expanding protected marine areas and reducing the amount of plastic products that end up in the ocean and can trap or choke birds.

Many species such as long-distance migratory shore birds in coastal, grassland and arid habitats are declining steeply. The main causes are rising sea levels, coastal development, encroaching human activity and oil spills.

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Chinese officials have announced dietary guidelines designed to reduce the country’s meat consumption by 50 percent. The campaign includes a series of billboards and advertisements featuring American celebrities Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron.

“China’s move to cut meat consumption in half would not only have a huge impact on public health, it is also a massive leadership step towards drastically reducing carbon emissions and reaching the goals set out in the Paris agreement,” says Cameron.

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Missouri is rolling out a set of energy-generating photovoltaic pavers along a section of the iconic Route 66 highway in a sidewalk pilot project—the first on a public right of way—in the U.S. The street pavers were developed by Solar Roadways, a company created by inventors Scott and Julie Brusaw, which raised more than $2.2 million in crowdfunding in 2014 to bring their technology to market.

The Brusaws claim that replacing all of America’s roads and parking lots with their solar pavers would generate more than three times what the country consumed in electricity in 2009.

The Missouri Department of Transportation considered their own crowdfunding campaign to support their energy experiment; plans called for the hexagonal solar panels to be fully installed and operational by the end of this year.

The UK-based nonprofit Global Challenges Foundation’s annual report on global catastrophic risk (Tinyurl.com/ GlobalExtinctionReport) has found that the risk of human extinction is higher than we might expect. The Stern Review (Tinyurl.com/The-Stern-Review), the British premier government report on the economics of climate change, estimates a 0.1 percent risk of human extinction every year.

“We don’t expect any of the events that we describe to happen in any specific 10-year period. They might—but on balance, they probably won’t,” says Sebastian Farquhar, director of the Global Priorities Project.

United Nations-approved climate models estimate that temperatures might rise six to 10 degrees Celsius, which pushes the probability of extinction beyond 3 percent, even with a considerable decrease in carbon emissions.

Nuclear war, natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, genetic engineering gone awry and pandemic plagues figure in too, but the biggest threat might be the ever-increasing human population. According to a paper published in the journal Nature by Elizabeth Hadly, a professor of environmental biology at Stanford University, such growth has followed the trajectory of a typical invasive species and suggests there may be a looming global population downturn. Still, humans are capable of exponentially growing their population several times over through the invention of new technologies and cultural shifts, regardless of Earth’s natural carrying capacity.

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Satellites Reveal Unexpected Plant Growth The study Greening of the Earth and its Drivers, published by an international team in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows significant greening of a quarter to onehalf of the Earth’s vegetated lands based on satellite data from the past 33 years. This represents an increase in leaves on plants and trees that produce sugars using sunlight energy to mix atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) with water and nutrients from the soil.

These sugars are the source of food, fiber and fuel for life on Earth. More sugars are produced when there is more of this greenhouse gas in the air in a process called CO2 fertilization.

About 85 percent of the Earth’s land is free of ice and covered by vegetation, currently encompassing 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area. Lead author Dr. Zaichun Zhu, a researcher from Peking University, in China, states, “The greening over the past 33 years reported in this study is equivalent to adding a green continent about two times the size of mainland USA, and has the ability to fundamentally change the cycling of water and carbon in the climate system.” The effect may serve as a carbon sink to help counter climate change.

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The Norwegian Parliament Standing Committee on Energy and Environment has pledged that the government will follow a deforestation-free public procurement policy, meaning that any product that contributes to deforestation will not be used by the country as part of an Action Plan on Nature Diversity. Rainforest Foundation Norway was the main lobbying influence behind this recommendation and has worked for years to bring the pledge into existence.

“This is an important victory in the fight to protect the rainforest,” says Nils Hermann Ranum, head of policy and campaign for the committee. “Over the last few years, a number of companies have committed to cease the procurement of goods that can be linked to destruction of the rainforest. Until now, this has not been matched by similar commitments from governments. The Norwegian state is now following suit and making the same demands when it comes to public procurements.”

Deforestation is estimated to comprise about 15 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change and disrupting natural cycles and livelihoods, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Removal of trees can disrupt a region’s water cycle, resulting in changes in precipitation and river flow that also contribute to erosion.

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The country intends to establish a national seed system to implement the new law. The group will monitor and sanction any agricultural violations, with a focus on the protection of traditional seeds.

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Plastics can emit unhealthy chemicals used during manufacturing, which also produces environmental pollution. Pieces can break off, possibly injuring soft skin, or be consumed by toddlers with dangerous results. A recent report

by Environment California, a research and policy center, found that products designed for babies and young children, such as soft plastic teethers, bath accessories and others, contain phthalates. Many toys require batteries containing heavy metals like mercury and cadmium.

ChasingGreen.org recommends eco-conscious makers of toys available at GreatGreenBaby.com, including organic cotton stuffed animals; BabyBunz.com, featuring sustainably harvested cherry wood rattles and organic Egyptian cotton animals; and GreenToys.com, with play meal cookware and serving pieces made from bioplastic, consisting of a corn and starch resin. Here are other factors to consider.

Educational toys can “enhance language, conceptual understanding and numerical and spatial cognition,” according to a study in the journal Mind, Brain and Education. Six-to-8-year-olds can gain an appreciation for archaeology playing with Smithsonian toys available at Barnes & Noble and BarnesAndNoble.com.

PristinePlanet.com sells wood puzzles, solar-powered robots and board games from the Golden Gate National Park Conservancy. The Discovery Channel Store has safe toys and books for kids.

Follow age guidelines in choosing gifts, advises Steve Pasierb, president and CEO of the Toy Industry Association. “Age-grading has nothing to do with how smart a child is—it’s based on the developmental skills and abilities at a given age and the specific features of a toy.”

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hat we too often dismiss for another’s, is the light within ourselves. Yet it is and will always be the only lamp bright enough to enlighten our pathway home. ~ Seijaku Roshi While we endlessly search for ways to be “more spiritual”, it remains that, “we are spiritual beings immersed in a human experience.” While we search for ways to experience God, the Unity of all which exist, Love, Buddha-Nature, we disquiet our minds with fruitless debate. While we stretch our bodies on yoga mats, and isolate ourselves in meditation or prayer, in wellness centers, churches and synagogues; we continue to resent the life we have and lose precious time to be with the one’s we love, in a futile effort

to sustain what is fleeting. We were never meant to be creatures of fear and desperation, “Our duty as men and women, is to proceed as if limits to our ability did not exist. We are collaborators in creation.”

If anything, the current events in the news these days have to teach us it is this: we cannot continue to rely on another’s light to enlighten the darkened corners of our world. It is the light which is within each and every one of us which must “enlighten” the world. Each of us without exception is “the missing link” toward creating the solutions for ending suffering and the causes of suffering.

Spirituality is a choice to live one’s life “as a force of nature” for the benefit of all the many beings.

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It requires a devotion to being ever attentive to the practices which cultivate the ground for authenticity, and which nurture our inherent wisdom and capacity to heal rather than harm, to love rather than resent, to unite rather than sow discord. We are lovers at heart and we need to be about the daily business of loving ourselves, loving others, and the whole of Nature.

This includes taking inventory of our lifestyles and removing everything that is unnecessary, nurturing only what is necessary, and opening our hearts, seeing others and the environment as both our responsibility and essential for our own happiness and well-being.

We dream of and imagine a more loving and kind world; dreams can only come true when we take the steps to realize our dreams within ourselves and then recreate them in our immediate environment. Peace on earth begins with peace within. Poverty ends; crime ends; war ends; bigotry of every kind ends; hatred and resentment end; suffering ends, when we eliminate the delusion of an impoverished world every time we, “Proceed as if the limits to our ability do not exist.”

We must do the work of stoking the light within then, place it on top of the mountain and at the bottom of the mountain, and all along the way wherever we go. In the words of Santidiva: “May I become at all times both now and forever… a lamp for those without light; a place of refuge for those who lack shelter, and a servant to all in need.”

Seijaku Roshi is the founder and spiritual director of The Zen Society, Pine Wind Zen Community, located at 863 McKendimen Rd., in Shamong, NJ. He is a Zen-Buddhist Monk, parent, author, life coach and abbot. For more information, visit PineWind.org.

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Eastern medicine has taken a more wholistic (tending to the whole person) approach. It considers that the human is more than just the physical body. Yes, there is the body that is in pain but that pain may have its root in the mental or the spiritual body of the individual.

As this ancient understanding made its way west, it opened the door to alternative healing modalities, i.e., the more widespread acceptance of acupuncture even by insurance companies.

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with another, even if it’s fleeting. In Fredrickson’s perspective, such neural coupling is a biological manifestation of oneness in which a habitual focus on “me” expands to a life-expanding “we”.

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rue love is not something reserved exclusively for soulmates, couples, children, friends or family. Observations by sages for millennia and by enlightened scientists more recently are increasingly aligned with the point of view articulated by renowned meditation teacher Jack Kornfield that true love and awareness—a sense of universal connectivity and the idea that divinity, or the sacred, is found in all things—are indistinguishable.

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This state of being, generally denoted by strong feelings of love or acceptance toward others, brings us into contact with universal energy which connects all of humanity with the natural world.

Clues to our united commonality are explored in two 21st-century books, Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become, by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D., and A General Theory of Love, by medical doctors Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon. These authors explore the brain science that’s related to love and awareness.

Although trying to grasp love intellectually may be like eating soup with a fork, the authors of A General Theory of Love cite feelings as a good starting point. Fredrickson describes love as “the momentary upwelling of three tightly 22

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interwoven events: a sharing of one or more positive emotions between you and another; a biochemical synchrony between your and the other person’s biochemistry and behaviors; and a reflected motive to invest in each other’s well-being that brings mutual care.”

Fredrickson, director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, believes love is a complex physiological response; a “positivity resonance.” She describes key factors in love’s ability to biologically transform us as oxytocin, a hormone active in social bonding and attachments, and the vagus nerve deep within the brain stem that connects with numerous organs, including the lead “character” in this relationship, the heart.

The neural synchrony of positivity resonance between the brains of two individuals is a connected oneness that Fredrickson notes is far more ubiquitous than previously thought possible. Her research shows that it requires only connection, not the intimacy or shared history that comes with any special bonds.

Micro-moments of the connected oneness we feel as life-giving reverberations occur via shared smiles or laughter, a common compassion or an engaging story. Humans all hunger for such moments. The prerequisites are perceived safety and authentic sensory connection

During their 30-year friendship, Bob Staretz collaborated with astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., the lunar module pilot on Apollo 14 and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, to research and write “The Quantum Hologram and the Nature of Consciousness,” published in the Journal of Cosmology.

Their scientific theory explains how all of creation learns, self-corrects and evolves as a self-organizing, interconnected holistic system through love.

“Without exception, everything in nature exists and works together in total balance, resonance and harmony, interacting as one. From this perspective, Edgar and I reached the obvious conclusion—the organizing principle of the cosmos is agape love, an ultimate form of unconditional love that accepts all things existing in nature without regard to conditions, expectations, shortcomings, flaws or faults,” explains Staretz.

The former executive director of Eternea, an organization focused on spiritually transformative experiences and the study of consciousness, Staretz says individuals that undergo such an experience attest that loving one another and all of nature, of which we are a part, is the central reason for our existence.

Anita Moorjani’s latest book, What If This Is Heaven? reiterates the life lesson she learned from her dramatic near-death experience in which she identified herself as a state of pure consciousness connected with everything in the cosmos. She clearly heard: “Your only work is to love yourself, value yourself and embody this truth of self-worth and self-love so that you can be love in action. That is true service, to yourself and to those who surround you.”

This message continues with her, and she explains that by not loving ourselves, we are denying the part of God that expresses itself through us. An overarching insight from her life-changing journey is, “Unconditional love is a state of being, not an emotion. It’s not just one side of the coin—it’s the whole coin.”

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If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. ~William Blake How-to Resources Interest in this deeper perspective led The Shift Network, which offers online transformative education, to host a recent Advanced Teachings for Truly Loving Yourself with Margaret Paul, P.h.D., co-author of Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved By You?

Many others are working to spread the word about a larger sense of life-giving love, including Cleveland, Ohio, intuitive psychologist Debra L. Reble, Ph.D., author of Being Love: How Loving Yourself Creates Ripples of Transformation in Your Relationships and the World. She says, “Our soul’s purpose is to be and express love. We dream of love, yearn for love and make love, but rarely do we realize that we are love, a source of divine energy.”

Reba Linker, a New York City life coach and author, hosts a Leaders in Self-Love Facebook page and the Paint Yourself into The Picture online coaching show. Linker’s philosophy on love resembles that of New Thought leader Michael Beckwith, minister, author and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center, in Culver City, California— to discern that our true nature is love is to know that we are created in the very image and likeness of love, the essence of life itself.

Gary Sinclair, author of Healing Memories in Seconds, views his life from an altitude of oceanic oneness.

His 35 years of study in a field that uses energy to heal spirit, mind and body led him to develop Soul Link, a memory energy therapy. His work is changing the face of therapy for those with post-traumatic stress disorder and led to the revelation, “Love pulls whatever it touches to its highest potential.”

Teaching what he knows “beyond a shadow of a doubt” helps to shift his students’ worldview. “All of creation is made up of electromagnetic energy vibrating at different frequencies. We are energy beings who can learn to manage our energy to heal ourselves.

We are all connected by omnipres-

ence, the energy of love, a heart connection of life. Consciously choosing this awareness allows us to be ‘love living life.’”

Kamini Desai, director of education for the Amrit Yoga Institute, in Salt Springs, Florida, lends her yogic perspective to love. “We are each a wave on the ocean of existence. Even though we are separate waves, we carry the essence of the same ocean.

When that essence manifests in us as spirit, its quality is a healing force of love surrounding our cells, causing our heart to beat and regenerating our organs. This intelligence guides and directs the universe in the same manner that it heals and maintains our body.

In yoga, we learn to listen to its subtle voice so that we can follow its urges and energetic impulses to the source from which it springs.”

The perceptions of California’s HeartMath Institute founder Doc Childre, dedicated to helping people access their intuitive insight and heart intelligence, are generally aligned with those of Fredrickson. Both approaches recognize how order and balance in the nervous system and smooth, harmonious and coherent heart rhythms enhance our ability to clearly perceive a far larger universe of experience.

The ensuing connections widen the windows of perception to view ourselves as no longer separate, but part of a unified whole. Accumulated micro-moments of love communicated through synchronized gazes, touches and vocalizations forge a shared subjective appreciation of connection and oneness. We feel ourselves embodying positive resonance and experience easier and more immediate rapport in familial, familiar and even new relationships. We discover abundant opportunities to feel love, loved and loving as we make ourselves available to them.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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very January, we rally our hopes, vowing that this time our New Year’s resolutions will finally stick. However, “If you don’t have a plan, plan to fail,” says Kansas City, Missouri, personal trainer Jake Albracht. We can make our health and fitness goals for 2017 a reality instead of just wishful thinking.

Find a good trainer. “A personal trainer provides a helpful base of knowledge because the hardest part for most people is a lack of planning and diligence in following up. Trainers can step in to help a client achieve their goals,” says Albracht.

Jeanne Rankin, assistant strength and conditioning coach at the Univer-

sity of Kentucky, in Lexington, adds, “A personal trainer can also help you set lofty goals that you wouldn’t have considered on your own due to fear of failure in achieving them.”

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Albracht notes, “There’s nothing like the instant feedback with technique, information and support that one-onone training provides.”

Rankin adds, “In ongoing individual evaluation, a personal trainer can see exactly what’s going well and what isn’t, providing a better assessment than in a group.”

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“Group settings can also be positive and mimic a team environment, but a one-on-one relationship allows for a deeper bond of trust. Sometimes that can make all the difference in the world,” Albracht explains.

Ask questions. If engaging a personal trainer isn’t in our available budget, they are often willing to answer a few burning fitness questions. Most of us have had volunteer teachers at some point in our lives that expected nothing in return because they loved sharing what they know. It’s a slower process, but can be a viable option.

Set realistic goals. “I tell clients that structuring a program of specific goals will always trump a non-structured program,” says Albracht. “They need to fill out a goals sheet and develop a personal model that is repeatable, sustainable and successful. We use the SMART acronym for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely.” Sometimes writing things down is just what’s needed to make them actually happen.

“When you look at pictures of famous people in magazines, realize that the images have been Photoshopped.

They also have access to the best and most expensive resources in the world, and looking good is their job,” reminds Rankin.

“Set a goal, and then set a bunch of small, achievable, measurable and quantifiable steps along the way that’ll push you towards that bigger goal.”

For example, If the goal is to lose 50 pounds in a year, then maybe shoot to lose 30 pounds in the first six months and 20 in the second six months.

“Breaking it up into what feels doable for you is key,” says Rankin.

Establish intentions. Krysten Clark, a Los Angeles personal trainer, yoga teacher and founder of Yogva Nutrition, uses

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the SMART elements along with establishing an intention for each session. She states, “It’s important to recognize what ‘being healthy’ means to you. I always have my clients set an intention for their workout in the moment, which allows them to be fully present with what they’re doing and why they’re doing it. Connecting with their ‘why’ proves powerful in a day-to-day practice.”

She also strives to bring mindfulness into any fitness workout that evolves from a mind-body connection. The accompanying sense of self-compassion furthers progress in the never-ending process of personal growth and healthy living.

Acquire a fitness posse. An accountability partner can be a friend or a personal trainer—someone that’s only a phone call away. Rankin observes, “If you know that you are letting someone down by not working out, then you are more likely to stick to a plan, especially if you’re paying that person.”

Hit the reset button if needed. “Set a deadline to attain a goal and work backwards from there to achieve it,” advises Albracht. “If the goal is missed, reassess and plan again.” Be patient and forgive yourself as often as necessary if slip-ups occur. The ultimate results of feeling good and healthier provide their own payoff.

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hen sugar was a commodHealthier Holiday Snacks ity only the wealthy could Mothers Amy Roskelley and Natalie afford, “visions of sugarMonson, of Provo, Utah, agree that raisplums” danced in the heads of chiling healthy kids is a challenge. Dealing dren ensconced in Clement Moore’s with picky eaters, getting family mem’Twas the Night Before Christmas. bers to exercise and sourcing organic Now, cheap candy is everywhere and baby care products are all in a day’s not all that special. What is special work for them. It’s why they founded is making memories aligned with SuperHealthyKids.com. Subscribers contemporary traditions while enjoying naturally sweet, healthy treats that have access to meal plans, recipes and healthy parenting tips. Recent advice kids will remember helping to create. includes ditching prepackaged popcorn “It’s important to limit sugary snacks, even during the holidays,” says (listing unpronounceable ingredients) and instead making the treat at home— Claire McCarthy, a Boston Children’s Hospital pediatrician, Harvard Medical popping kernels in coconut oil and School assistant professor of pediatrics topping the result with maple snickerand senior editor for Harvard Health doodle flavorings.

Publications. She is also a mother of Many moms turn to online boards elementary school kids. “We need to for party ideas. Fun photos posted use the opportunity—any opportunithere guide kids in creating naturally ty these days—to teach children and sweet treats, such as fresh fruit skewfamilies about eating healthy.” ers shaped like elves or magic wands

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“Building a gingerbread house is a time-honored tradition for many families,” says Jacquie Fisher, a Kansas City, Missouri, mom who masterminds the educational blog and kid-friendly adventure postings at KCEdventures. com. Learning to construct the edible structure is intriguing fun.

“Testing out how to balance the walls, construct a roof and put together a fun little structure is the perfect intro to some basic physics principles,” she notes. Because she’s not a fan of sugar icing and candy add-ons, Fisher’s kids connect over how to make Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s stable with whole-wheat graham crackers “glued” together with a homemade maple caramel mixed with coconut milk. They decorate using dried fruit, nuts, dry cereal and flaked coconut.

Christmas Stocking Stuffer and Hanukkah Gelt For healthy alternatives to sugary candy, savvy parents source sweet treats made with 100 percent fruit juice and fair trade chocolate available at health food stores and markets.

Registered Dietitian Abbie Gellman, in New York City, reinvents the Hanukkah gelt, or foil-wrapped chocolate coins, that Jewish children traditionally receive. She flattens dried apricots with a kitchen mallet, dips them in melted dark chocolate and then sprinkles the treats with sea salt.

We can always make wonderful memories true to the spirit of holiday traditions, and do it today in a healthier way.

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

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Apricot Gelt

Fruit Skewer Elves Yields: 12 servings

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12 cocktail sticks or short bamboo skewers

1½ lb dried apricots 1 lb dark chocolate chips 1 Tbsp coarse sea salt

12 seedless green grapes 12 strawberries, hulled 1 firm banana, peeled and cut into 12 thin rounds 1 mozzarella stick, cut into 12 rounds For each skewer, thread a green grape to the bottom of the skewer to create the elf face. Top with a round banana slice to make the pale trim around the hat, then an upside-down hulled strawberry to form the pointy hat.

Add a mozzarella round to make the pompom at the point of the hat. Serve right away.

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A Gorgeously Greener Holiday Fresh Thinking About Décor

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ature’s holiday decorations can transcend cliché pine wreaths or farmed trees to make highly personalized indoor décor that supersedes traditional greenery. Yet mistletoe, holly leaves and berries, eucalyptus, poinsettias, tree needles, acorns and a cut tree’s water reservoir can be harmful to both pets and children. Here are some better choices.

The Tree

For smaller spaces or to make a statement, try grouping topiary trees of varying heights draped with solar twinkle lights and small ornaments or fresh flowers to create a focal point in a bay window.

“A lemon-lime cypress lends another burst of unexpected color on an entry hall table,” says freelance floral designer Janet Corrao, in Nutley, New Jersey. “It smells good, too.” Plants six inches tall work well. Corrao suggests setting the pots in colorful, inexpensive metal buckets from craft stores for added glamour.

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ladder in a corner and hang ornaments down the center space; add garlands and lights and set potted flowers and small gift boxes on the steps. Search “alternative Christmas trees” at Pinterest. com for more ideas.

Another option uses hedge-like plants in lieu of a tree. Consider an English or Japanese boxwood plant or evergreen lilly pilly, and then trim to the desired size and shape. Plant it outdoors as weather and climate permit.

The Table

“While we were working on a photo shoot, the photographer decided to include a Christmas scene. I was able to add fresh greenery from the property to the red ornaments and white orchids that I’d brought along. It made a striking centerpiece running the entire length of the table,” says florist Angie Zimmerman, of Angie Zimmerman Designs, in El Dorado Hills, California. “For the fireplace mantel I used branches with red berries to add height on either side of the central mirror and then duplicated the centerpiece design between them.”

A festive table can be dressed with appealing edibles. Use a bread wreath

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as a base and stud it with skewered basil leaves, cherry tomatoes and small balls of fresh mozzarella cheese for an easy, self-serve, Caprese appetizer. A colorful dish of balsamic dressing or another dip in the center, along with small plates and holiday napkins, completes the offering.

For a sit-down dinner variant, place a few Caprese skewers in small, clear, glass vases along the table with individual finger bowls of dip. Flatleafed green parsley sprigs add another special touch. Zimmerman further suggests using deep-red Roma apples, cored, as candle holders.

Make living place cards with small pots of herbs. Chalkboard paint identifies the plant and guest seating. Also consider colorful painted pots sporting a small cactus.

Transform oranges into aromatic pomanders by scoring the rinds with a citrus stripper in a spiral, circle or other pattern. Use a small nail to make holes and stud the fruits with whole cloves.

Adding seasonal greenery and sterilized pine cones makes a beautiful and fragrant centerpiece.

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“I love to use pine cones for centerpieces,” Corrao says. “Our weather is cold enough that I don’t have to worry about bugs when collecting cones in the neighborhood.” For warmer climates, bake the pine cones for 30 minutes in a 200-degree oven to melt excess sap, kill insects and fully open them.

Sold online or in kitchenware stores, a bay leaf wreath offers cheer at the door. After the holidays, hang it in the kitchen for easy access. “Kumquats, lemons, tangerines, small oranges and crabapples add color to green wreaths,” notes Corrao.

Garlands

For many, Christmas demands the smell of fresh pine boughs. Spice up the traditional greenery with carnations or other light-hued flowers colored with the juices of fresh, canned or frozen fruits and veggies—red from cranberries, beets and cherries; yellow and orange from yellow onions and carrots; purple from blackberries; green from spinach; pink from strawberries; and blue from red cabbage or blueberries. Freshly cut the

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flower stems and put them in the liquid from crushed produce or the can to absorb color. Hang garlands out of reach of young children and pets.

Navjot Kaur, of Navjot Designs, in Chicago, says, “We all have greenery in our yard or patio gardens that can be used for the holidays. It’s fun to alter the design based upon what is available.”

Imagination and inspiration can spark new, greener traditions.

Connect with the freelance writer via AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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uring jam-packed special occasions like holidays, our drinks should multitask, too. We need festive tipples to refresh us without overdoing it, restore equilibrium if we overeat or drink or revive us when we’re feeling low from a seasonal cold or flu.

In addition to traditional offerings that family and friends might expect, why not add a new and improved signature drink to everyone’s repertoire? These feel-good beverages, featuring winter fruits high in vitamin C, anthocyanins, therapeutic herbs and fresh ginger, deliver delicious boosts to help us feel our best.

Refresh

The season of hospitality is happily also the season of pomegranates, blood oranges and Meyer lemons (a sweeter, thin-skinned, aromatic variety). These vibrant fruits give a taste of good cheer to anything we can pour, shake, muddle or simmer.

Whether we offer fresh-squeezed blood orange juice in the morning, a non-alcoholic cocktail of pomegranate juice and sparkling water, or a squeeze of Meyer lemon juice in a hot toddy or tea, the tart flavor is a sure pick-me-up.

The red color in antioxidant-rich blood oranges and pomegranates indicates the presence of anthocyanins, compounds that might help prevent cancer and heart disease, as well as treat eye disorders, according to an article published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. Meyer lemons are a good source of vitamin C, essential for producing collagen needed to support the formation of new bone, blood vessels, ligaments and tendons, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Restore

After an evening of over-imbibing, our systems need to reboot. The stomach needs help in processing alcohol, plus we may be dehydrated and feeling a little queasy. Filtered water, coconut water or a sweet, caffeine-free coffee or carbonated beverage of the lemon-lime variety rehydrate, as well as help our digestive system break down and flush out the alcohol.

According to Registered Dietitian Aicacia Young, in Austin, Texas, founder of ClimbHealthy.com, the simple act of drinking water before we go to bed can assist in the recovery process.

Research published in the Food & Function journal found that lemon-lime soda helps the body metabolize alcohol better by speeding up its ability to process the compound aldehyde dehydrogenase, the main cause of hangover symptoms. For nausea and motion sickness, ginger or peppermint tea can help, according to studies in the American Journal of Physiology and the French Prescrire International.

Revive

Sometimes the stress of holiday to-dos, often combined with travel, can lower the resilience of our immune system.

When we feel symptoms of a cold or flu coming on, the classic hot toddy can help us feel human again. The alcohol in whiskey is a natural decongestant; plus, it helps get us to sleep. Honey soothes and perky lemon juice gives us hope that we’ll feel better the next day.

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS. Connect at JudithFertig.com.

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The best holiday drinks are festive and taste great. They should also be easy to fix. Here are five to get us started.

Blood Orange French 75 Yields: 1 serving In a champagne flute, pour a jigger of gin, the juice of half a blood orange and a squeeze of Meyer lemon juice.

Top up with champagne.

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Holiday Sangria Yields: 8 servings Combine 1 liter of cabernet sauvignon, a quart of pomegranate juice, ¼ cup agave nectar, 1 thinly sliced Meyer lemon and 1 thinly sliced pear in a pitcher. Add ice and stir. Pour into glasses to serve.

Fresh Hot Ginger Tea Yields: 2 servings Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, and then add 1 small knob of fresh ginger,

Meyer Lemon Hot Toddy

precut into thin slices. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain out the ginger slices and serve in a mug.

Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in the juice of half a Meyer lemon, a tablespoon or two of honey and a jigger of whiskey. Serve hot in a mug.

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Fresh Hot Peppermint Tea Yields: 1 serving Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. While it’s boiling, place 7 to 10 fresh organic mint leaves in a tea cup. Pour the hot water over the mint leaves and let them steep in the cup for 5 minutes. Strain out leaves as desired, and enjoy.

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Krista Tippett on Our Evolving Spirituality Why it Evokes Hope

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rista Tippett helps us ponder the meaning of life as host and executive producer of On Being, the award-winning weekly radio program and podcast produced in Minneapolis for more than 400 public radio stations.

The bestselling author of Einstein’s God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit has been acclaimed for thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence. Her latest book, Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living, reflects upon how spirituality intersects with science, technology, health, art and politics.

This daughter of a Southern Baptist minister first launched her show, originally titled Speaking of Faith (also the title of her first book), on Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media in 2003. Today, Tippett continues to discuss faith, spirit, inner growth and what it is to be human with leading authors, thought leaders and pioneering change makers. She also hosts online classes and a blog.

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do a hometown. We craft our spiritual lives and choose our faith, even if it’s the faith of our families.

In many that don’t claim a religious affiliation, especially Millennials, I encounter a spiritual curiosity and ethical passion akin to religion at its best. Because seekers dwell both inside and outside of traditions, my life of conversation stretches beyond boundaries in ways I did not expect when I began.

I also never imagined that I’d interview physicists, evolutionary biologists and neuroscientists exploring territory previously reserved for theologians and philosophers. Together, they are illuminating the ancient questions related to our place in the cosmos; the nature of human freedom and consciousness; even beauty and the reality of mystery.

Which guests do you feel have resonated the most with listeners and why?

A show that seems to have touched more people most deeply is my interview with the Irish poet, philosopher and author John O’Donohue just before he died in his early 50s. He radiated such an unusual combination of qualities: wisdom, tenderness and playfulness; mysticism, theology and a raw Celtic earthiness. He’s someone who could speak of God with great wildness, strangeness—and authority. He inspired with his vision of beauty as a human calling and somehow embodied it for

the listener. I meet all kinds of people that keep that show on their playlist and listen again and again.

In general, my favorite guest is the most recent person interviewed.

At the moment, it’s Jimmy Wales, the Wikipedia co-founder, who stunned me with his insistence on kindness as the virtue that’s made this nonprofit’s ethos and accomplishments possible. Another is civil rights veteran Ruby Sales, who wisely works to uplift the human drama of our political/social moment, like the way we must come to be as articulate about what we love as about what outrages us.

How do you see people’s awakening sensibilities influencing local and global issues?

I am drawn to the notion that we are in the adolescence of our species. The globe right now is like a map of the teenage brain, prone to recklessness and destruction in places and simultaneously possessing vast potentials for creativity and advances. So many are relentless in telling the story of destruction that it seriously colors how we tell the story of our time. I stand among those shining a light on the abundant beauty, goodness and courage in our world so these become more visible and evident at a global level.

Are you optimistic about the future?

I am hopeful about the future. My life of meaningful conversation has led me to re-imagine the meaning of hope. It has nothing to do with wishful thinking, but rests on the lives of beauty and goodness I see everywhere I turn. It’s a choice—a more exacting and courageous choice than cynicism or resignation. The pain and fear alive in the world surface as anger and violence, and some of us are called to be calmers of fear.

We must create the world we want our children to inhabit and do so together. Hope isn’t an option on this path; it is one of our primary resources for getting there.

Randy Kambic is a freelance writer and editor in Estero, FL, and regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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REI Marlton Garage Sale – 10am-2pm. Score epic deals at this member-only; if not a member can join at the event. Find slightly used or returned gear, and clothing for way less than what you’d pay for it new. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. rei.com/ stores/marlton.html.

Reiki Levels 1 & 2 Certification Class – 11am6pm. Both levels in a 1-day class. Become

attuned to both levels, learn history and principles of reiki, chakra and aura scanning, selfhealing and healing others, distant healing, and give first reiki session. $265. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-445-HEAL. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

Holiday Nature Art – 12-1:30pm. Make a special project out of natural materials, perfect for the upcoming holiday season. All materials and instruction provided. $10/person. Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd, Medford. Registration required: CedarRun.org.

Animal Welfare Association Adoption Event – 12-4pm. Come meet some of our adorable, adoptable pets. Bring happiness home.

Petsmart Woodury, 2000 Clements Bridge Rd, Woodbury. 856-424-2288. Adoptions@awanj. org. awanj.org.

Kirtan with Chant Artist Yvette OM and Friends – 7-9pm. Immerse in an evening of Bhakti, the yoga of devotion. Her music and chanting open the gates within the heart, allowing for the Divine within to shine. Blending traditional Eastern music with Western popular melody, this sacred songwriter has reinvented the art of kirtan in her unique way. $20/pre-register, $25/at door. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 Hampton Furnace Exploration: A Guided Field Trip in the Pinelands – 10am. Explore a serene Atlantic White Cedar swamp and discover life in a Pine Barrens stream between the Upper Batsto River and Skit Branch creek. $25/adults, $15/ children. Pinelands Adventures, 1005 Atsion Rd, Shamong. More info & to register: 609-2680189 or PinelandsAdventures.org.

Animal Welfare Association Adoption Event – 12-4pm. Come meet some of our adorable, adoptable pets. Bring happiness home. Petco Turnersville, 141 Tuckahoe Rd, Ste 130, Sewell. 856-424-2288. Adoptions@awanj.org. awanj.org.

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Interpretive Trail Hike – 1:30-2:30pm. Join an RNC naturalist for an interpretive hike through our varied habitats. Pace is easy and suitable for adults and teenagers. Free, but donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-261-2495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Women’s Holiday Expo NJ – 3-8pm. Shop vendors, splurge, and feel fabulous. Featuring some of the best vendors in beauty, skincare, cosmetics, fashion, health & beauty, jewelry, accessories & more. Aloft Hotel, 558 Fellowship Rd, Mt Laurel. WomensHolidayExpo.com.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 An Intimate Evening with Spirit Group Reading – 7-10pm. Join International Medium Kimara for an evening of mediumship as she connects guests with loved ones who’ve passed. Come with an open mind and heart and experience laughter, tears and healing. Seating limited to 12.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Mommy/Caregiver and Me – 10-11am. Read books, do a craft, and learn about a different animal each month. Ages 2-5. $5/child. Advanced registration required. Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd, Medford. Registration required: CedarRun.org.

Mommy & Me Yoga – Tuesdays, Dec 6-27.

11:15am-12:15pm. With Cindy Irvin. Class will explore yoga for both the parent and child.

A fun bonding experience allowing the participants to learn skills and practice at home.

Class also uses Shavasana meditation and may complete a craft of activity. $15/drop-in; $50/4 classes. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. Pre-registration required: 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 O-Rohatsu Sesshin – Dec 7-11. Intensive retreat characterized by deep silence and introspection, recommended to those wishing to experience the gifts of intensive Zen training. Includes meditation, chanting, silent meals, work practice and dharma talks. Full or partial participation.

Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. For details & registration: PineWind.org.

Sustainable Sips – 6-9pm. Hosted by the Tri-County Alliance Task Force. Network with other local sustainability enthusiasts. Private room. Each participant pays for their own food and beverages. Event is free. No registration required. Double Nickel Brewery, 1585 Rte 73, Pennsauken. For more info, Ed: 609-2171412, TheTriCsa@gmail.com or tcsahub.org.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 Introduction to Tribal Belly Dance – 6:307:45pm. With Megan Marchese. Learn basic movements based on the American Tribal Style (ATS) format of belly dance. Fundamental movements and concepts will be covered including posture, formations, basic slow and fast moves, isolations, and how to lead and follow within a group. No belly baring necessary. $15 or use class card. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. Pre-register: 856-546-1006.

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Mystical Egyptian Yoga with Virginia Ellen – 7-9pm. We will be practicing Sacred Heart Yoga which is gentle, smooth, graceful movements to soothe the central nervous system.

Virginia is an author, medical intuitive, healer and life coach. 25 yrs ago, she had a near death experience where she came face to face with her teacher, Jesus. Virginia invites you to participate in the most important practice you can ever learn, learning to love yourself. $29/ prepaid, $35/at door. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. Registration required: 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 New Jersey Pinelands Commission Monthly Meeting – 9:30am. The Pinelands Commission is the state agency that oversees conservation and development within the Pinelands boundaries. They hold a regular monthly meeting that is open to the public. 15 Springfield Rd, Pemberton. Pinelands Preservation Alliance: 609-8598860. Agenda: State.nj.us/pinelands.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 Cleanup at Atco Lake – 10am-1pm. Join the South Jersey Land & Water Trust. Will pick up trash along the lakeshore and trail system around the lake. Bags, grabbers & gloves provided; wear appropriate shoes. Free. Meet near the intersection of Lake Dr & Shoreline Dr. RSVP: MHogan@SJLandWater.org.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 Eckankar HU Song and Worship Service – 10am-12pm. Come learn about, experience and share the spiritual insights and upliftment gained by singing HU, a love song to God. It will be followed by the Worship Service that includes a reading, singing HU, followed by a discussion on this month’s topic: How Giving Opens the Heart to Heaven. Open to all spiritual backgrounds and faiths. Free. Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. More info: 609-261-0019.

Embracing Your Intuitive Gifts – 11am-6pm.

Learn to develop intuitive abilities and how to give professional intuitive readings through photo reading, psychometry and reading for fellow students. Includes meditation to meet spirit guides and more. $265. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-445-HEAL. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

Group Clearing and Light Grid Activation – 6-8pm. With Lisa O’Brien. Receive an energetic clearing of our human filters/programs.

As we release these denser energies from the system we can also heal karmic and past life issues, as well as, family lineages. $20/pre-registered; limited space. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-5461006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

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Health Haven and more. Hosted by Women’s Wellness Connection of SJ. Sponsored by DeCotiis Chiropractic Wellness. Free. LourdesCare, 1 Brace Rd, Cherry Hill. RSVP, Judy: 609221-2285 or Tammy@Wellness4Living.com.

Evening Contemplation and Tea – 7-9pm. Includes a period of quiet contemplation and reflection with sitting and walking meditations followed by conversation over tea. Suggested donation: $10. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151.

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Sierra Club Year-End Wrap Up & Holiday Party – 7:30pm. Bring a favorite munchie to share as we discuss our successes and ongoing efforts for 2016 and plan for 2017. All welcome. Haddonfield Friends School, Meeting Room, 47 N Haddon Ave, Haddonfield. SierraClub.org/ New-Jersey/West-Jersey.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 Make-Up Guidance Workshop – 6:30-8:30pm.

With Liv Infante. Learn how to enhance your beauty by using proper make-up tools and special techniques. Be ready to attend your holiday events with confidence. Free goody bags.

Limited seating. $30. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

Group Channeling with Medium Lisa Miliaresis – 7pm. Join Lisa Miliaresis, Medium, as she demonstrates channeling in a gallery setting and have the opportunity to connect to loved ones who live on the other side. $50. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609953-7800. Register: 2Communicate.net.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 Angel Meditation with Crystal Singing Bowls – 7-8pm. With Kristy McAdams. This meditation is a guided group session with the crystal singing bowls to quiet the mind and connect with the angels at this glorious time of year. Give yourself the gift of peace. $20. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

Pinelands Research Series – 10-11am. Speaker: David Velinsky, who heads the Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science at Drexel University and is the Vice President of the Patrick Center for Environmental Research. He will be speaking about the nutrient history and ecosystem services of tidal marshes in the Barnegat Bay. Pinelands Commission, 15 Springfield Rd, Pemberton. state. nj.us/pinelands/science/pineseries.

John McPhee Pine Barrens Today Tour: A Guided Field Trip in the Pinelands – 10am. Join Pinelands Adventures Education Director John Volpa on a driving tour to visit many of the places described in John McPhee’s landmark 1968 book The Pine Barrens. He will read excerpts from the book and lead a discussion of McPhee’s relevant work as it pertains to the areas visited. $60/person. Pinelands Adventures, 1005 Atsion Rd, Shamong. More info & to register: 609-2680189 or PinelandsAdventures.org.

Women’s Wellness of SJ Pop-Up Wellness Fair – 6:30-8:30pm. Join a host of practitioners to experience a wonderful sampling of mini-services for your well-being: energy readings, acupuncture, Young Living oils, infrared biomat, Superfoods Cafe samples, Body Divine foot massage, Beauty Counter products, wellness screenings,

Parents Day Out – 10am-1pm. Drop your kids off at Cedar Run for a few hours to get shopping done, presents wrapped or just some much needed R&R for yourself. $25/child, ages 3-12.

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd, Medford. Registration required: CedarRun.org.

Walk in the Woods at Blue Hole – 10am-1pm.

Join the South Jersey Land & Water Trust to walk through the woods in this beautiful and mysterious gem in South Jersey. Free/SJLWT members, $3/nonmember. Meet at the entrance to the Winslow Wildlife Management Area on Piney Hollow Rd. RSVP: MHogan@SJLand Water.org.

gy healing methods to exchange energetic healing and balancing. There will also be time for discussion to share experiences and knowledge and to ask questions. Practitioners only. Other energy healing methods welcome. $11. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-445-HEAL. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

Naturalist-Led Saturday Walk – 10:3011:30am. Join an RNC naturalist for a themed hike around the preserve. Suitable for adults and interested teenagers. Free, but donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-2612495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21

Reiki Level 3 Master/Teacher Certification Class – 11am-6pm. Pre-requisite: Reiki Level 2. Be attuned to the Master symbol, learn to attune others to reiki, how to incorporate crystals with reiki, advanced reiki techniques, and give first session and attunement as a Reiki Master Teacher. $365. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton.

609-445-HEAL. Registration required: Genesis SpiritualHealing.com.

Animal Welfare Association Adoption Event – 12-4pm. Come meet some of our adorable, adoptable pets. Bring happiness home. Petsmart Marlton, 315 W Rte 70, Marlton. 856-424-2288.

Adoptions@awanj.org. awanj.org.

An Evening with Seijaku Roshi – 7pm. Join the Pine Wind Community as we celebrate the holiday season with the ancient Japanese tradition of the Tea Ceremony. An inspiration for generations, the sharing of the “bowl” allows us to offer up blessings of peace, harmony and respect for all beings everywhere. Lite refreshments and fellowship. $15/individuals, $25/spouses, partners. RSVP with number in your party. Contributions to refreshments appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong.

609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 Certified Crystal Healer Class – 11am-6pm.

Become a Certified Crystal Healer in this 1-day, accelerated learning class. Learn basic and advanced crystal healing layouts, techniques, and perform a full crystal healing session on a fellow classmate. $265. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton.

609-445-HEAL. Registration required: Genesis SpiritualHealing.com.

Holiday Kids Yoga & Paint Party – 2-4pm.With Cindy Irvin. A celebration of the joys of the season. Make a special painting on canvas that can be a nice gift or kept as a keepsake. Also enjoy a lovely yoga session including breathing techniques, connecting though sound, poses, partner poses, rest and a final relaxation. $20/pre-registration required by Dec 13. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 Reiki Share/Energy Healing Exchange – 7-9pm.

Join fellow practitioners of reiki and other ener-

Spiritual Wisdom Discussion Class – 3-4pm.

Learn techniques to open your awareness of your spiritual life beyond the physical. Join us in this month’s topic: Moving Past Fear. Free.

Moorestown Community House, 16 E Main St, Moorestown. More info: 609-261-0019.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 Mommy/Caregiver and Me – 10-11am. Read books, do a craft, and learn about a different animal each month. Ages 2-5. $5/child. Advanced registration required. Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd, Medford. Registration required: CedarRun.org.

All About Reptiles – 1pm. All ages welcome.

Program included with the price of admission. Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd, Medford. Registration required: CedarRun.org.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 Day-Off Adventures – Dec 29 & 30. 9am-3pm.

Activities include hikes, games, live animals, crafts and more. For students in grades K-6th.

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd, Medford. Registration required: CedarRun.org.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 Shogatsu: New Year’s Eve Celebration – 6:30pm, liturgy followed by a potluck. Join us for a traditional Zen way of bringing in the New Year. Includes liturgy for the closure of the passing year with prayers for a truly prosperous and happy new one. Great food, drink and fellowship follows. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. RSVP by Dec 27: Seijaku@jizo-an.org. PineWind.org.

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New Year’s Day Retreat – 1am-4pm. Get clear and focused for a wonderful new year. Starting with a guided contemplation to manifest your true heart desires, 11am-12:30pm; delicious vegetarian lunch, nourishment for the body and soul, 12:30-1:30pm; ending with a Release and Renew ceremony with crystal bowls, 2-4pm. Come for one part or the whole day. $25/workshop or day retreat with lunch $59. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration required: 856404-7287 or YogaForLiving.net.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Free Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – 6:45-8:15pm. As developed

by Jon Kabat-Zinn. An overview of mindfulness and the important role it can play in reducing stress, feelings of overwhelm and improving the quality of your life. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration required: 856-404-7287, Rhonda@YogaForLiving.net or YogaForLiving.net.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 Kundalini Yoga Rebirthing – 1:30-4pm. Clear your subconscious stories and experience a deep sense of renewal. Using meditation, breath, guided imagery and more, Devpreet Kaur will guide you in an extraordinary experience of being reborn to your true self. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-5461006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 Sankalpa Retreat Day – 12:30-5:30pm. With Julie Fischer & Janet Watkins. In Sanskrit the word Sankalpa means “intention born from the heart.” Welcome your heart’s wisdom to reveal and affirm your intentions through deepening processes of meditation, movement, self-inquiry & sound. $65. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – Tuesdays, Jan 17-Mar 7. 6:45-9pm. With Linda Townshend. Winter enrollment now open. This 8-wk course developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness, teaches students how to use mindfulness meditation to relate differently to life’s feeling of overwhelm, its stresses and our reaction to them. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-4047287. YogaForLiving.net.

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savethedate AngelicEnergetics with Kathy Milano – Jan 21-22. 9am-5pm. AngelicEnergetics™ EveryONE level training with Kathy Milano, PhD. Learn an Archangelic energy healing method incorporating WholeHearted energy psychology and Divine Light transmissions. Empowers self-healing, awakening to Essential Nature, deepening Angelic partnerships, enhancing intuitive awareness, inviting harmonious wellbeing. Required for AngelicEnergetics Practitioner training. Soul Sanctuary, 110 Marter Ave, Ste 206, Moorestown. 856-778-1981.

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Yoga Anatomy Weekend – Jan 21-22. 12-6pm, Sat; 1-6pm, Sun. With Shelly Schneider, E-RYT500.

CEUs for yoga teachers. Learn principles of anatomy and physiology, and how they relate to yoga practice. Through discussion lecture and posture clinics, learn how specific organ systems work to support yogic practices including pranayama, asana and meditation, interrelationship of energy, chakras and bandhas, proper alignment and technique and prevention of injury. $175. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 Angelic Spavasanaaaah – 2-4pm. Unwind within the nourishing energy of an Angelic Journey created especially for the group led by Dr. Kathy Milano as your body and subtle energy system is loving attended to by the talented body and energy workers from Soul Sanctuary and Live in Joy Yoga to awaken a sense of wholeness, peace, and lightness of being throughout your whole being. $44. More info, Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness: 856-546-1006 or LiveInJoyYoga.com.

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savethedate Sacred Immersion Retreat with Kathy Milano – May 4-7. A weekend exploration of WholeHearted Mystical Living at Cranaleith Spiritual Center in Philadelphia. Deepen within the Mystery with Divine Feminine Wisdom transmissions flowing through Kathy, Yoga and Chanting with Julie Fischer, Sacred Art with Mary Law, initiations with the Masters, meditation, chanting, dancing, energy medicine, AngelicEnergetics techniques, inspired writing, group sharing, free time in nature, and Sacred Ceremony within Spiral Matrix of Light.

Dive in. Cranaleith: Northeast Philadelphia, PA. 856-778-1981. KathyMilano.com.

retreat FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 Cape May Awakening Retreat – Jan 20-22.

With Lisa Miliaresis, psychic medium & author of Extreme Communications and Tricia Heiser, RYT, Reiki Master & founder of The Sanctuary for Yoga. Immerse yourself in light as we share a weekend of yoga, meditation, channeling and awakening. Be introduced to tools that can be used to tap into your intuition and awaken your awareness to the light within you. $245 by Dec 15, $275 thereafter. Congress Hall, Cape May. For more info: 609-953-7800, TheSanctuaryForYoga.com or 2Communicate.net.

training FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 Children’s Yoga Certification Level 1 – Jan 1315. 6-9pm, Fri; 9am-6pm, Sat & Sun. With Tiffany Soska of Teeny Yogini. This comprehensive workshop will empower you to teach yoga to children from 18 mos-18 yrs of age. Share your passion for yoga with the ones that create the future. Ccourse intended for those that wish to make a difference in the lives of children. Prior yoga experience is not necessary, but helpful. $525; registration required by Jan 6. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-9537800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

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daily Gentle Yoga for Your Back – If you are looking for an effective relief from back pain discover Svaroopa Yoga. A therapeutic style of yoga that relieves tensions and stress. 6 ongoing drop-in classes available per week. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill.

Rhonda Leone, Yoga Therapist and Advanced Svaroopa Yoga Teacher: 856-404-7287. Yoga ForLiving.net.

sunday Meditation – 10am. Joyful Gathering Spiritual Center, 215 Highlands Ave, Ste C, Haddon Township. 856-780-5826.

Meditation for Inner Peace – 1-2pm. With Meditation Teacher, John Baker. Drop-ins welcome; no experience necessary. $10/class. Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood. 267-702-3817. MeditationInSouthJersey@gmail.com. MeditationInSouth Jersey.org.

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Working Session Meeting: Sustainable Haddon Heights – 7pm. 1st Mon. Meetings are open to all interested volunteers. Haddon Heights Public Library, lower level, 608 Station Ave. SustainableHaddonHeights.org.

tuesday Back to Basics Yoga – 10am. With Bonnie Hart.

Class begins with meditation. Then moves into simple stretches, building to postures that tone and firm the body while relaxing the mind. Each posture targets specific chakras/energy centers of the body so that the entire energy system is rebalanced. Concludes with deep relaxation.

Provides stress relief and rejuvenation. Yoga for Living, 1926 Geentree Rd, Cherry Hill.

More info: BonnieHart.org.

All Levels Yoga – 10:30-11:30am & 7-8pm.

Also Thurs, 10:30-11:30am. All ages. All levels. Healing yoga positions, Breathing techniques and relaxation. $10. Massage by Laura, 3 Deltona Ln, Marlton. 856-287-5840. Laura@ MassageByLaura.net. MassageByLaura.net.

Gentle Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. A practical and realistic practice, using straightforward poses and clear alignment cues to developmental and physical confidence and awareness. Class touches on the natural world and its seasonal changes. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport.

267-664-3236. SolYogaNJ.com.

LIWS Student Massage Clinic – Dec 5 & 19.

10am, 5:30, 6:45, 8pm, appts. Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. 856-580-6443. More info: LIWS.org.

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Nia – 5:30-6:30pm. A cardio dance group fitness class that incorporates empowerment with martial arts, joy of movement through dance arts and healing arts with yoga stretches. $13/ drop-in, $10/senior, student. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287.

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Natural Health: Fresh Organic Produce Delivery – Wed & Fri. Delivery times vary. Laurel Hill Plaza, corner of Blackwood-Clementon Rd & Laurel Rd, Lindenwold. For more info: 856784-1021. NaturalHealthNJ.com.

Living in Oneness – 6:30-7:30pm. 4th Mon. Discussion around the new energy concepts for the conscious shift into oneness. Learn how to make practical application of the concepts to your everyday life. Based on the book, The Oneness of It All by Maryann Pino Miller.

Free. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. TheCenterLifeIn Balance@gmail.com.

Monthly Meditation/Mini-Workshop – 6:308:30pm. 1st Mon. Explore meditation, energy education/topics and reiki. Please arrive on time so the meditation is not disturbed, and refrain from alcohol the day of the workshop. $15. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. TheCenterLifeIn Balance@gmail.com.

Early Dawn Meditation – 5:30-6:30am. WedFri, 1st, 3rd, 4th wks of month. Start your day off right. Come meditate with us for the entire time or any part of it. Donations appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

LIWS Student Massage Clinic – Thru Dec 21.

10, 11:15am & 12:30pm, appts. Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. 856-580-6443. More info: LIWS.org.

Mid-Day Meditation – 12pm. Also held Fri. Join us for a 10-min meditation. On Wed the focus is love; on Fri, peace. Each week we raise the love and peace vibration personally and globally. Treat yourself to a mid-week refresher. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

Lunchtime Express Yoga – 12-12:45pm. With Angela Harkins. Enjoy a 45-min flow-style class that will help move your body and increase metabolism. Designed to provide you with that extra energy to get you through that afternoon drag and keep you invigorated thought the rest of your day. Regular class rates apply. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryFor Yoga.com.

Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Green Drinks – Thru June. 6-8pm. 1st Wed. Networking focused on creating a sustainable South Jersey community. The Farm & Fisherman Tavern + Market, 1422 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill. 609-2383449. SustainableCherryHill.org.

Salutations to the Moon – 6:30-7:30pm. With Nicole DeSanto. End the day with a practice of Chandra Namaskar sequence to help you unwind and cool down the body, while bringing your focus inward and calming the mind for balance. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport.

267-664-3236. SolYogaNJ.com.

Ancestral Healing & Ki/Qi Cultivation Training Classes with Shamanic Sounds – 7pm. Free qi energy healing and light channeling sessions also available for attendees after class. Sponsored by Mount Meru Holistic. Drop-in any week, but call to register as space may be limited. For more info see the South Jersey Qi power healing/Sacred Shaman Chants Meetup group.

Call about on-going classes in Cherry Hill for qi cultivation and healing. $15-$25 donation preferred. 401 Kings Hwy N, Cherry Hill. Dana 856-993-1786. MtMeruHolistic.com.

Meditation for Everyone – 7-8pm. With Buddhist Monk, Gen Kelsang Tenzin. Drop-ins welcome; no experience necessary. $10/class.

Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood. 267-702-3817. MeditationInSouthJersey@gmail.com. MeditationIn SouthJersey.org.

Lettering Arts – 7-8:30pm. With Maureen Peters. All skill levels welcome to learn the art of calligraphy and to create unique pieces using brush work, resists, embossing, stamping and more. Supplies provided. Free. Woodbury Public Library, 33 Delaware St, Woodbury. 856845-2611. WoodburyLibrary.org.

thursday Mysore-Style Ashtanga Yoga – 6-8pm. With Sarah LaFleur. In this traditional ashtanga yoga class practitioners receive individualized instruction in a group setting. Beginner’s package: $40/3 classes; regular class cards $75/5 classes. Drop-ins discouraged and interested attendees must reserve space. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. Register: SarahLaFleurYoga@gmail.com. SarahLaFleurYoga.com.

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Free Demo of Class II Infrared Laser – Come for a free demonstration of how the laser can work for your specific skin issues. Insight2yourwellness, 18 Serenity Court, Southampton. 856-834 2344. Insight2YourWellness.net.

Friday Flow – 9:45-10:45am. With Michelle.

Build strength, increase flexibility, improve posture and release tension. An active class where poses creatively flow from one to the next, synchronizing breath with movement.

A great all-purpose class. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. 267-664-3236. SolYogaNJ.com.

LIWS Student Massage Clinic – Thru Dec 9.

10, 11:15am & 12:30pm, appts. Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. 856-580-6443. More info: LIWS.org.

Yoga & Crystal Bowls – 10am. With Bonnie Hart. Class begins with meditation. Then moves into simple stretches, building to postures that tone and firm the body while relaxing the mind. Each posture targets specific chakras/ energy centers of the body so that the entire energy system is rebalanced. Concludes with deep relaxation to the sound of crystal bowls. Yoga for Living, 1926 Geentree Rd, Cherry Hill.

More info: BonnieHart.org.

Mid-Day Meditation – 12pm. See Wed listing.

The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

Friday Nite Fitness Hike – 7pm. Brisk pace, 8-10 miles. Work up a sweat exploring the sand roads and trails of Brendan Byrne State Forest.

Be prepared to walk at an average of 3.5 mph, with few breaks. Meet at the Campground, Glass House and Coopers Rd, Woodland Township. Leaders, Bob Hodges: RLHHLR@aol. com. ocsj.org.

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FOR RENT CHERRY HILL WELLNESS CENTER – Beautiful 900-sq-ft studio with hardwood floors for workshops, yoga and more. Counseling rooms available for individual therapy, body work or massage. Very reasonable monthly, daily and hourly rates available.

Great location off 295, plenty of parking, local restaurants next door. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-4047287. Pictures: YogaForLiving.net.

EXCELLENT MOORESTOWN LOCATION!! – Professional building, plenty of parking, 1st. floor. Quiet and serene center, perfect for the Healing and or Holistic Practitioner. Large room, full time status $450.00 a month. Please call Barbara at 609-760-8410 for viewing.

PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE – Within medical/professional office in Washington Professional Campus, Turnersville.

Reasonable rates. Great location for a licensed mental health therapist or CMT. Access to common waiting room and restrooms.

Current occupants include a chiropractor, acupuncturist, PT, hypnotist, mental health counselor, etc. Excellent opportunity for cohesive professional relationship. Graduated rent possible. Rte 168 near Rte 42. 856-4019550.

PRIVATE PARTIES AT YOGA FOR LIVING IN CHERRY HILL – C ​ hoose from one of our suggested themed packages, or get creative and design one of your own! Enjoy exclusive use of the space, including use of the kitchen area before and after your class or event. Parties for children and adults, bridals parties, too. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Call to discuss your special party request: 856-404-7287. More info: YogaForLiving.net.

LIWS Student Massage Clinic – Dec 10. 9, 10:15 & 11:30am, appts. Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden.

856-580-6443. More info: LIWS.org.

Refresh and Renew Yoga – 10:15-11:15am.

Start your weekend by clearing out the chaos and stressors of the week. Class will guide you through a flowing series of purifying and restorative postures. All levels. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. 267-664-3236.

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Pet Adoption Day – 11am-2pm. PetsMart, 62 Centerton Rd, Mount Laurel. More info, Burlington County Animal Alliance: BCAAofNJ.org.

YOGA, PILATES, DANCE OR RELATED WORKSHOPS – Studio space for rent in Hainesport. Great location on Rte 38. 267664-3236.

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ACCESS CONSCIOUSNESS RENEÉ ROBERTSON, LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST Restoration-You Inc. 720 E Main St, Ste 1-D Moorestown, NJ 856-437-0430 Restoration-You.com

What if there was a much easier way to deal with stress and anxiety? Have your Bars run, gentle touch on 32 points on the scalp that starts a flow of energy and erases years of fixed points of view, judgments, negative feelings and limiting beliefs that hold us back. Sessions include powerful tools to use in everyday situations. Energetic Massage and Bodywork for Women.

ACUPUNCTURE FRANCHESCA ISAAC, LAC, DIPL. AC., HHC Acupuncture, Holistic Health Coach 860 Rte 168, Ste 104 Turnersville, NJ 08012 856-401-9550 FranchescaIsaac.com

Franchesca Isaac is a nationally New Jersey-licensed Acupuncturist and a certified holistic health counselor.

Acupuncture is known to help a wide variety of conditions including; migraines, back pain, neck pain, digestive issues, allergies, menstrual symptoms, and menopausal symptoms. Schedule a complimentary consultation to learn how acupuncture can help.

ALLERGY

AWAKENED LIVING ANDREW J. ASSINI, MA 12 Girard Rd S Glassboro, NJ 08028 856-347-SVWB svwb.org ConsciousContact.org

Assini, a licensed mental health professional, university professor, and recovering addict, is the founder of Samma Vayama WellBeing, a center for awakened living, and Conscious Contact, a private counseling and transformation practice. See ad, page 43.

AYURVEDIC HEALING PRACTITIONER JANET WATKINS, RYT, CRM

Ayurvedic Healing Practitioner Registered Yoga Teacher Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness 118 W Merchant St Audubon, NJ 08106 856-816-4158 Utilizing the principles of Ay u r v e d a , n u t r i t i o n , y o g a , meditation, and herbs for natural healing and self-care to support your body in returning to its natural healthy function. Reiki session, ayurvedic cooking classes, restorative yoga and private yoga sessions. See ad, page 29.

BIONETIC HEALING

MELISA SKYRM, MAC, DIPL AC, LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST

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Adriana Lefkowitz is a holistic nutritionist and a Certified Bionetic Practitioner. She uses a SpectraVision scan to identify stressors. All your supplements are tested to ensure proper absorption by your body. Using data from the scan she balances your body with homeopathy and low laser light therapy to achieve health and wellness. See ad, page 8.

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CHIROPRACTOR DECOTIIS CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS 30 W Holly Ave Pitman, NJ 08071 856-218-1330 Fddec@WellnessSpeakers.org

Dr. DeCotiis specializes in wellnessbased Chiropractic care: helping the body to function at its personal best while reducing internal and external stresses. We individualize care to optimize performance of body systems by reducing nerve damage, improving spinal alignment, posture, ergonomics, sleep habits, hormone balance and improving overall health through exercise, weight loss, detox and supplementation.

DR. SYLVIA BIDWELL BIDWELL CHIROPRACTIC

The Strawbridge Professional Center 212 W Rte 38, Ste 100 Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-273-1551 DrSylviaBidwell@verizon.net Bidwell-Chiropractic.com Dr. Bidwell is dedicated to providing patients the best possible spinal healthcare including chiropractic adjustment, massage, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound, hot and cold therapy, cervical and lumbar traction, and stretching and strengthening exercise instruction.

Her adjustments techniques consist of diversified, activator, arthrostim, SOT blocking, craniosacral work, active release technique, and PNF stretching.

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COUNSELING COLLEEN BRIGID FITZPATRICK, LCSW Instrumental Change Medford, NJ; Haddonfield, NJ 609-313-4341 InstrumentalChangeLLC.com

Mind, body, spirit counseling for all ages. Colleen Brigid Fitzpatrick is a licensed clinical s o c i a l w o r k e r, C e r t i f i e d i n Neurologic Music Therapy with advanced training in many areas.

Her integration of various treatments have helped children, teens and adults achieve a balance in their lives.

Don’t let the past steal your present. ~Taylor Caldwell

ENERGYWORK LISA O’BRIEN, E-RYT, CRM

Experienced Energy Intuitive and Yoga Teacher 856-261-0554 BlissBodyNJ.com Lisa O’Brien is an experienced yoga teacher, Reiki Master and energy intuitive offering private and group sessions. She specializes in clearing blockages and negative programs out of the energy system for healing and advancement on one’s path.

MARILYN EPPOLITE

The Wisdom Within Moorestown office/Skype or phone sessions 856-236-5973 TheWisdomWithin.net Transform your Chaos to Calm!

Calm your worried mind, manage your inner critic, and connect to your Wisdom Within, through d r u g - f r e e e n e rg y t e c h n i q u e s , mindfulness and spiritual counseling. Clarify and accomplish goals, guided by your deepest Wisdom. Schedule your complimentary 21-min Call to Transformation on website.

FENG SHUI & ENERGY WORK KARIN HIRSCH Lotus Living Space Feng Shui, Physical Radiesthesia, Energy Therapy, Shamanic Healing 201-993-6588 Info@LotusLivingSpace.com LotusLivingSpace.com A healthy body, mind and spirit need a balanced and positive environment. Karin is a certified Feng Shui Master and Professional Dowser for Geopathic Stress, Electromagnetic Frequencies, Energy Intrusions and Product Sensitivities. She also offers IET(insert trademark image here), Shamanic Healing and Psychopomp work to heal mind and spirit.

Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~Norman Vincent Peale

HYPNOTHERAPY

HEALING MODALITIES SARAH OUTLAW, CBHC, MH, NRT Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey 1050 N Kings Hwy, Ste 200 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 856-667-6805 NHICSouthJersey.com

Safe, natural solutions for many health problems. Get to the root of your symptoms and heal your body with Nutrition Response Te s t i n g ™ . S a r a h O u t l a w i s a Master Herbalist and Advanced N u t r i t i o n R e s p o n s e Te s t i n g P r a c t i t i o n e r o ff e r i n g a n o n invasive, advanced form of muscle testing for food sensitivities, chemical and metal toxicity, and immune system issues for all a g e s . I n d i v i d u a l i z e d , t a rg e t e d n u t r i t i o n programs designed for every client. See ad, page 10.

HEALTH COUNSELING

LIESHA GETSON, BCTT, HHC Health Through Awareness 100 Brick Rd, Ste 206, Marlton 856-596-5834 HealthThroughAwareness.com

BRIAN STEMETZKI

901 Rte 168, Ste 103, Turnersville 856-266-4983 ABetterTomorrowCounselingServices.com Brian Stemetzki is a licensed L C S W, N B C C H a n d a l e v e l 2-trained EMDR clinician. He provides a wide variety of treatment methods such as Hypnotherapy, EMDR and EFT that can help you reach your goals quicker and easier. See ad, page 6.

DR. JAIME FELDMAN, DCH

Chairman, Medical & Dental Division, International Hypnosis Federation 214 W Main St, Ste L4, Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-231-0432 • DrJaimeF@aol.com PartsTherapy.com Dr. Jaime Feldman, one of the pioneers in an advanced technique called “Advanced Parts Therapy,” has been able to unlock the subconscious and remove unwanted behaviors: stop smoking (guaranteed), weight loss, stress, depression, pain and anger management, and more.

Outstanding success in curing phobias and deep-seated trauma, and treating the immune system to put cancer into complete remission. See ad, page 12.

INTEGRATIVE/HOLISTIC MEDICINE

Liesha Getson is a BoardCertified Thermographic Te c h n i c i a n , H o l i s t i c H e a l t h Counselor, a Reiki Master and Energy Practitioner. Liesha is a founding partner of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, a cooperative wellness center that provides a variety of alternative services to facilitate healthy living including nutrition and lifestyle counseling, reiki, thermography, infrared detoxification and biopuncture. See ad, page 6.

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DR. STEVEN HORVITZ

Institute for Medical Wellness 110 Marter Ave, Ste 408, Moorestown, NJ 856-231-0590 DrHorvitz.com Board-Certified Family Medicine blending traditional family care with a holistic focus and preventive, nutritional and integrative approach. We look for causes and triggers for disease before reaching for the prescription pad. Same and next day appointments are available. See ad, page 29.

PHILIP GETSON, DO

Health Through Awareness 100 Brick Rd, Ste 206, Marlton, NJ 08053 856-596-5834

NATURAL HEALTH

Laurel Hill Plaza, corner of Blackwood- Clementon Rd & Laurel Rd, Lindenwold.

856-784-1021 NaturalHealthNJ.com For a complete selection of vitamins, homeopathics, body care, bulk herbs, bulk grains, packaged foods, frozen foods, organic produce, snacks. Open 7 days. MonFri, 9am-8pm; Sat, 10am-8pm; Sun, 10am5pm. See ad, page 9.

Health ThroughAwareness takes a holistic approach to health and well-being. Dr. Philip Getson is a board-certified Family Physician and certified by four Thermographic Boards. He specializes in thermography, an early diagnostic tool for many health conditions including breast health. With the mission of providing a balanced approach to wellness, the center offers diet and lifestyle counseling, thermography, the area’s most unique infrared detox sauna (The POD), reiki, a smoking cessation program, physician standard supplements and ongoing wellness classes. See ad, page 6.

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LAW OF ATTRACTION COACH DAVID BARTKY, LOACC Phone Coaching At Its Best 973-444-7301 Info@LifeCoachDavid.com

I am an experienced and certified Law of Attraction Life Coach. Are you ready to start attracting what you want instead of what you d o n ’t w a n t ? T h e f i r s t p h o n e session is free.

MASSAGE FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT DOROTHEA ATKINS, TH.D., RN, LMT Holos Touch LLC 17 White Horse Pike, Ste 6, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035 856-546-7500 dr.dottyatkins@gmail.com HolosTouchLLC.com

Experience and learn simple yet effective pain relief methods in individual or group sessions. Dr. Atkins’ advanced muscle release treatment and self-care education has proven published results for the past decade. Other services include certified manual lymph drainage, and relief for various chronic conditions. See ad, page 24.

MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL RIZZIERI SCHOOL FOR THE HEALING ARTS STUDENT SPA

8102 Town Center Blvd, Voorhees, NJ 08043 856-810-7548 RizzieriSchoolOfMassage.com Our spa treatments are customized based on time, and your needs and expectations. We use Aveda’s Elemental Nature Questionnaire to determine the appropriate service to meet your needs. We customize your treatment, technique and products, along with essential oil aroma based on your personal preference. See ad, page 31.

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EXTREME COMMUNICATION Lisa Miliaresis, Medium & Author 856-439-0472 Lisa@2Communicate.net 2Communicate.net

Lisa offers private channeling, group channeling and private counseling session for those looking for direction to develop their own personal practice.

MENOPAUSAL AND SEXUAL HEALTH WOMEN MEDICAL ASSOCIATES Jewel Amui-Bellon, M.D. 102 Centre Boulevard, Ste I Marlton, NJ 08053 856-267-5019 w4wma.com

It is a known fact that millions of women after the menopausal transition, undergo changes in their vaginal health and suffer from vaginal dryness and painful intercourse. The changes in vaginal health is due to declining estrogen levels. Current management of these symptoms include Estrogens and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators. Not all women can take estrogens for symptomatic relief. The MonaLisa Touch therapy is an effective in-office, nonhormornal therapy, with no downtime. Most women have called it life changing. It is similar to the annual pelvic exam. Many women have reported symptomatic relief after the first treatment. See ad on page 3.

NATURAL MEDICINE SEAN CHRISTOPHER INSELBERG, ACN, NET, NRT

Nutritional Wellness Center of South Jersey 1 Cinnaminson Ave, Palmyra, NJ 08065 856-499-2160 NutritionalWellnessNJ.com Sean Christopher Inselberg is an Advanced Clinical Nutritionist Practicing Nutrition Response testing and Neuro Emotional Technique. He uses non-invasive testing to uncover the root cause of symptoms and disease. The techniques are clinically proven to help restore the body back to optimal health. Using an advanced form of applied kinesiology, the testing shows any structural impairments, nutritional deficiencies, hidden infections and emotional stressors that can all become barriers to achieving good health. See ad, page 33.

NUMEROLOGIST TRACI ROSENBERG, MA

Numerologist & Empowerment Coach 609-417-4526 TraciRosenberg@gmail.com SoulTalkWithTraci.com J o i n t h e r e g i o n ’s l e a d i n g numerologist as you discover your life’s purpose. Encoded in your name and birth date are your lessons, talents and desires.

Traci will help you realize your full potential.

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METAPHYSICAL SERVICES KIMARA

Intuitive Advisor, Medium & Soul Coach The Blessed Self 609-353-7210 Facebook: The Blessed Self Twitter: @Kimara_Medium TheBlessedSelf.com Internationally recognized Psychic Medium, Reiki Master and Soul Coach, Kimara empowers clients to discover purpose, develop intuition, and find clarity. Connect with loved ones who’ve crossed over to experience joy, healing, closure and forgiveness. Phone, video, and in-person sessions, workshops, retreats, private and group readings are available.

HEALERS UNIVERSE

Andrea Regal, Subtle Energy Therapist 856-904-5566 Andrea@HealersUniverse.com HealersUniverse.com Want to know where you Source from? What role you play in the Earth’s evolution? What are the Soul Purposes underlying the greatest issues and challenges of your life? “Discover the Universe Within” sessions can allow you to truly “Know Thyself” and create the life you dream. Or 75-/90-min Earth/ Galactic Alignment sessions to set you back on course. 30+ years experience in counseling and teaching the energetics of mind, body and soul connection.

PSYCHOLOGIST KATHY MILANO, PHD, DCEP

Clinical Psychologist Soul Sanctuary, 110 Marter Ave, Ste 206 Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-778-1981 DocMilano@KathyMilano.com KathyMilano.com

Kathy Milano is a NJ licensed psychologist (#3686) with a Diplomate in Comprehensive Energy Psychology who specializes in treating trauma and using an integrative, WholeHearted model in her private practice. She founded Soul Sanctuary to enrich exploration of healing, personal growth, and the spiritual journey. As an intuitive, Kathy offers workshops and retreats which empower intuitive skill development, connection with the Divine, and integration of mind, body, spirit, energy techniques in daily life. See ad, page 29.

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WHOLESOME GYNECOLOGY AND INFERTILITY

Lighting Up Your Pathway to Positive Changes Christine Hopkins, MA, BC-DMT 856-265-9815 Shamanism is helpful for getting unstuck on long-term problems and clearing trauma residue. My shamanic methods are personalized to energize your effectiveness in any area of your life. I bring 25 years professional experience in body-mind-spirit wellness to this work. My clients have experienced significant results. See ad, page 33.

WELLNESS CENTER THE CENTER…LIFE IN BALANCE 609-975-8379 TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com TheCenterLifeInBalance.com

Awareness Coaching, with Maryann Miller, Life in Balance and Intuitive Guidance, with Susan Drummond, are offered at The Center and as private sessions in your home or over the phone. If you are feeling out-of-sorts, have a free consultation to determine the unique approach for your unique journey. See ad, page 6.

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SHAMANIC HEALING DANA REYNOLDS, MA/M.ED.

Mount Meru Holistic Pranic and Shamanic Healing Cherry Hill/Medford area 856-993-1786 MtMeruHolistic.com Healer/clairvoyant with 30 years experience. Qi pranic healing involves a shamanic method of bodywork and channeling Qi (Chi or Ki), which taps into the energetic ancestral consciousness to powerfully address disease, chronic illness and imbalance at all levels. Revitalizes, rejuvenates cells, expels toxins, balances hormones and powers up immunity. Tackles all disorders of the body, mind and environment.

YOGA FOR LIVING 1926 Greentree Rd 856-404-7287 YogaForLiving.net

Yoga, Mindfulness M e d i t a t i o n , Ayurveda and a variety of classes, workshops and retreats. See ad, page 19.

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. ~Albert Einstein

WOMEN MEDICAL ASSOCIATES Jewel Amui-Bellon, M.D. 102 Centre Boulevard, Ste I Marlton, NJ 08053 856-267-5019 w4wma.com

Dr. Jewel Amui-Bellon is a wellrespected board-certified OBGYN in Marlton, NJ. She provides excellent individualized gynecologic and preventative care for women. In addition, she is committed to providing a wholistic, gentle, and compassionate way to conception for women who have been told they cannot carry out successful pregnancy outcomes.

The oldest women was 56 years old at conception and successfully delivered a bouncy baby boy.

See ad, page 3.

ZEN LIFE COACHING SEIJAKU ROSHI

Pine Winds Zen Center Cherry Hill & Shamong locations 609-268-9151 Seijaku@Jizo-An.org A unique opportunity to work with an American Zen Master. One-onone private sessions with one of today’s most popular pioneers and expert in the field of human potential and Mindfulness Meditation Stress Reduction Training (Zen Training). Adults, couples, families, executives, professionals, caretakers and clergy. Stress management, relationships, grief, loss, mindfulness in the workplace. See ad, page 20.

Nature can do more than physicians. ~Oliver Cromwell

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