September 2020 Natural Awakenings Sarasota

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White Sands Dentistry Holistic | Biological Dentistry

Dr. Martina Mallery DDS

941.748.9393 www.WhiteSandsDentistry.com

Dr. Huguette Duteau DDS

Conscious Sedation Dentistry Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Huggins Protocol • Metal Free Dentistry • Dental Revision Ozone Therapy • Biological Extractions • Dental Material Biocompatibility Testing • Biomimetic Dentistry Now offering Dermapen with PRF Microneedling

$299.00 New Patient Package*

A Comprehensive Exam with a Holistic & Biological approach to Treatment Planning your dental needs Digital Radiographs, Dental Cleaning with Ozone**, Microscopic Bacterial Analysis, Holistic Home Care Strategies Nutritional Counseling *offer expires 9/30/20, $557 value. **in absence of periodontal disease

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Active members of International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine, and Holistic Dental Association.

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SUPER VALUE NUTRITION is Sarasota’s original discount vitamin store. Family owned since 1977 with 2 Sarasota locations. We offer the largest selection and best prices on all top brand supplements with excellence in customer service!

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The Colonnade 2300 Bee Ridge Road 941-366-1997

Longevity Wellness Clinic Will Get You Healthy and Keep You Healthy Lifestyle Wellness “Because you’re not sick.”

Let’s keep it that way! And let’s go one step further, to really power-up your body, energy and mind.

Did you know of the 5 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH up to 40% are preventable? That includes 34% OF CARDIAC CASES & 33% OF STROKE DEATHS Lifestyle Wellness is a ground-breaking program of holistic functional wellness management, with integrated modalities that steadily improve every aspect of your health and wellness.

We go right to work on the physical diseases that manifest, we purify and balance the energies in your biofield, and reframe the mindset in which you experience life. Our team will guide you respectfully on a 100% personalized journey incorporating leading edge healing techniques from mindful nutrition to energy medicine software.

Your unique treatment program is a systems-based approach to ensure your step-by-step experience is bespoke, relevant and effective, including: • physical health • energetic health • spiritual health

Specializing in integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine, Energy Medicine, Medical Qigong, and Chinese Herbology for the recovery and reversal of: • Acute and Chronic Pain • Anxiety & Depression • Traumatic Stress • Stroke • Digestion • Cardiovascular Concerns • Sports Injuries • Memory • Stress • Dermatology • Respiratory Issues • Diabetes and Metabolism • Mold

A highly skilled and award-winning acupuncturist, Applied Clinical Nutritionist, Herbalist, and Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Dr. Cynthia has successfully treated clients with a wide range of health issues including musculoskeletal, reproductive, psychological, respiratory, digestive and nervous system disorders.

Dr. Cynthia is a NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) Diplomate of Oriental Medicine and is licensed to practice acupuncture by the Florida Medical Board.

Longevity Wellness Clinic | 528 48th Street Court East, Bradenton FL 34208 www.longevitywellnessclinic.com | (941) 923-9355 I Office@LongevityWC.com © 2020 Longevity Wellness Clinic

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1273 S. Tamiami Trail at Bahia Vista · Midtown Plaza · Sarasota · 941-361-3006 www.elysianfieldsonline.com

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Sandhill Healing Center, Inc. • Sandhill Medical Thermography • Serving Charlotte County since 1992 • Non-Invasive • Experience the Difference!

Medical Thermography

NO Compression • NO Radiation • NO Pain

Med-Hot Thermal Imaging Systems is a unique technology that measures and records skin temperature patterns and variations emitted from the human body. It helps illustrate a body’s physiology by showing patterns of active inflammation along with an increased blood supply feeding an existing disease pattern.

In recent years, a variety of studies have called into question the safety of cumulative exposure to radiation. Medical Thermography emits nothing: it only takes an image. It is a useful tool for frequent screening with NO chance of danger.

OUR Services Include:

• Experienced, Professional, Certified Clinical Thermographers • Highest quality Medical High-Definition Camera provides finest images for precise interpretation • All images analyzed by specially trained and certified MD’s with written report • Report discussed and given to you with copies of your images, patient education • A new look at the inflammatory process and functionality of the body • Affordable Imaging Packages

Acupuncture • Detox • Chiropractic • EEG Biofeedback • Medical Thermography 24901 Sandhill Blvd. Ste 8 at Deep Creek Commons, Port Charlotte 941 235-8929 SHH.ABMP.COM

GentleBay Chiropractic Dr. Eric Winder Fascia, a fibrous connective tissue, is the “structural fabric” of your body.

It houses the position sense nerve endings which allow for coordination, muscular balance, and joint stability. Restrictions in fascia can cause a wide range of pain problems from tendinitis to back pain and from chronic headaches to joint arthritis.

Fascia therapy relieves this pain and restores flexibility.

We are open and accepting new patients, while adhering to strict hygiene protocols in light of COVID-19.

Feel your best. (941) 957-8390 3131 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota • 618 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey More info at www.gentlebay.com September 2020

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The Integrated Path RELIEVE STRESS Let us guide your mind and body to

RESTORE BALANCE Dedicated to helping you and your family achieve health Our Services Include:

• Acupuncture • Oriental Medicine • Energetic Emotional Release • Bloodwork Analysis • Clinical Nutrition Assessments • Weight Management • Reiki Master • Occupational Therapy • ZYTO Elite

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Caryn L. Young, DOM, AP, OT • Over 30 years of clinical experience • Board-Certified Acupuncture Physician • Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine • Acupuncture Diplomate NCCAOM Favorite Acupuncture Physician Favorite Energy Healer

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20 SANDRA MARINELLA

22 WHAT EXACTLY IS REIKI THERAPY?

24 ALTERNATIVE HEALING IN THE ERA OF COVID-19

26 IS CBD OR MEDICAL CANNABIS RIGHT FOR ME?

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28 EMOTIONAL

WELL-BEING IN THE PANDEMIC AGE

30 HAPPINESS HELPERS 31 CARS GO VEGAN 32 SPICE UP HEALTH 34 NATURAL ANTIVIRALS 36 YOGA FOR EVERY BODY 38 FINDING THE RIGHT

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40 RAISING RESILIENT KIDS DEPARTMENTS 11 news briefs 17 health briefs 18 global briefs 20 wise words 24 community

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t’s officially nine months into what has been one of the most surreal years we’ve experienced in a long time. As the summer gradually transitions to fall, we’re no closer to knowing what to expect from yet another season of unpredictability. But here at Natural Awakenings, we are still committed to your spiritual, mental and physical health which is why we’re so thrilled to bring you this month’s “Self-Empowerment Issue.” From adaptive yoga to emotional wellness and resilience to natural immunity boosts, consider this issue your guide to self-care.

In fact, our feature article for this month is all about how to maintain and prioritize own your emotional well-being in the midst of these difficult, uncertain times. As the pandemic continues to upend our security and definition of “normal,” emotions such as fear, loss, anger, confusion, anxiety, disappointment and grief have surfaced. While these feelings are to be expected, you can still thrive in spite of them when you direct compassion inward though a variety of self-care rituals or practices. This will teach you to speak to yourself in a kinder and gentler voice, identify distractions that conceal your true emotions, and rewire your brain for positive thoughts. With these tools, you can feel the heaviness without allowing it to overtake you.

To continue this theme, next on the docket is our “Fit Body” article which explores the benefits of adaptive yoga. For those with chronic pain, injuries, autoimmune disorders, multiple sclerosis, aging bodies and other conditions that tend to restrict mobility, adaptive yoga makes exercise and movement feel more accessible. This variation uses blankets, chairs, straps, blocks, and even counters or wall spaces to increase stability, so that you can still experience the healing and restoration of yoga, no matter what limitations you might have.

We cannot talk about health without discussing the importance of a robust immune system, and this month’s “Healing Ways” article delves into how nutrition can be a strong natural defense against this viral threat. Research shows that a deficiency in essential nutrients such as vitamins C and D, zinc and potassium could be linked to increased COVID-19 susceptibility which makes it more crucial than ever to consume a healthy, balanced, wholesome diet. Herbs, supplements and homeopathics like melatonin, astralagus, licorice root extract and others have been found to boost immune function, so the body is more equipped to fight this virus.

Our sincere hope at Natural Awakenings is that you find our content useful, inspirational and beneficial—in this current season now more than ever. As always, we would love to hear your feedback, so please email any comments or questions to Publisher@ NASRQ.com. You are in our thoughts as we all face whatever this month holds together.

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COLON THERAPY CLINIC OPEN AND CLOSED COLONIC SYSTEMS CLEANSING FOR DIGESTIVE DISORDERS • LICENSED 49 YEARS • DEVELOPED GENTLE TECHNIQUE • EAR CANDLING • DOUBLE FOOT BATH • OZONE THERAPY • •

Shungite: The Stone of Life

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f you are highly sensitive or consider yourself an empath, this is a stone that you don’t want to be without. Discovered in Russia as a “miracle stone,” it was originally found when the water around Shungite stones possessed curative properties.

The rock is 98% carbon and contains the full Periodic Table within its circumference. It also has been found to possess Fullerene, a strong antioxidant. This gives Shungite its ability to neutralize and shield us from cellular frequency radiation or EMFs. Shungite is so effective in neutralizing this energy, rooms have been established to assist with those who have undergone radiation therapy as a tool to minimize the harmful effects from the therapy.

As a powerful antioxidant, this miracle stone can also neutralize or decrease physical symptoms that can negatively impact both humans and animals. Inflammation, allergies, fatigue and hyper sensitivity are aided through the use of Shungite. The benefits don’t stop with physical symptoms either.

As we become more aware and have access to the healing tools our planet has to offer, Shungite is a stone to be acknowledged. Regardless of your current needs or symptoms, having this “stone of life” in your arsenal will be a valuable asset.

Coupled with either Citrine and Selenite or a Shaman’s stone, this creates a powerhouse team to keep nearby on a daily basis or when traveling. Learn more about this healing stone at Elysian Fields.

Location: 1273 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

For more information, call 941-361-3006 or visit ElysianFIeldsOnline.com.

7733 HOLIDAY DRIVE • SARASOTA, FL 34231 Lic# MA12028

colontherapyclinic.com • 941.922.7744

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Skin Cancer Prevention Alert during COVID-19COVID-19: Dermatology

WHEN WAS YOUR LAST SELF CHECK? If you’ve spent long periods outside unprotected from the sun you’re at greater risk of skin cancer. Being aware of any changes is key to finding skin cancer early. It could save your life. Check your entire body, including skin not normally exposed to the sun. If it is easier, ask someone else to check difficult-to-see areas.

Early signs of melanoma are changes to the shape or color of existing moles or, in the appearance of a new lump anywhere on the skin. At later stages, the mole may itch, ulcerate or bleed. Early signs of melanoma are summarized by the mnemonic “ABCDE”:

FREE PHONE VIDEO

EVALUATION OF YOUR SKIN CONCERNS

CALL (941)926-2300 TO SCHEDULE It’s for everyone so tell your family and friends!

If you participate with any of these platforms you are accepting that this might not be HIPPAA compliant Free first time evalutation only. Your insurance might be billed. Available to Florida Residents only

During these most difficult times, we are helping to defeat COVID-19 by giving patients the option to have their skin problems evaluated without traveling to our office allowing them to avoid the possible unnecessary exposure to this potentially deadly virus.

WE ARE TAKING ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

1. Free Virtual Skin Check. Call our office and we will evaluate your skin condition within 48h.

2. Curbside pick-up of products. Purchase products by phone, we will bring them to your car.

3. Check-in from your car. Call the office to be checked-in once you arrive on the parking lot.

4. Staff and Patients wear a mask and check of everyone’s temperature 5. Medical grade sanitizer gel and wipes for common areas (doorknobs, chairs, bathrooms, ...)

6. Cancel/reschedule appointment if fever, respiratory symptoms or flu like symptoms

ABRAMS DERMATOLOGY | 3328 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota | (941) 926.2300 | AbramsDerm.com THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT THAT IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FREE, DISCOUNTED FEE, OR REDUCED FEE SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT.

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Shaman Journey on Zoom with Butterfly Deerwoman

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ecause her previous Shaman Journey on Zoom was a tremendous success back in July, Rev. Zan Benham is offering another Zoom-hosted Shaman Journey on September 12, 2–5 p.m., during which all participants can create their own sacred space.

We are soon entering the fall season known as the West Gate on the Native American Medicine Wheel. It heralds the time of shorter and cooler days. We live in uncertain, precarious times. Nothing feels solid, and the earth is in turmoil. Our dysfunctionality as a people and a nation seems accentuated—some of us have become impatient, sharp, hateful, biased and divisive. We all need a kinder world, and perhaps that is what this next Shaman Journey could explore or usher in for you.

For those of you unfamiliar with this practice, a Shaman Journey is a guided meditation enhanced by the heartbeat of a large mother drum. This Journey delves into the dimensions of imagination where reality and dream time interweave based on each person’s own rhythms, understandings, frequencies and needs. Guides, allies and totems await just beyond the veil and rejoice in hearing your requests.

Through the reverberation of the drum, inner gateways of frequencies unfold with opportunities for both healing and understanding. The Journey itself is approximately 30–40 minutes. The rest is preparation and processing. The fee is $25, payable in advance by 6 p.m., on September 10. A confirmation email will be sent to each participant following payment, and will include the Zoom link, along with further instructions.

To register, call 941-586-9087, email Zan@Woman-Spirit.com or visit Woman-Spirit.com.

Payments can be made through Zelle or PayPal with the email address listed above, or through cash or check mailed to 2839 Trinidad St., Sarasota FL, 34231.

Eliminate Chronic Pain & Fatigue Through Lifestyle, Functional Medicine, and Regenerative Therapies

PEMF THERAPY PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY

• Stress Reduction • Pain Relief • Boost Immunity • Reduce Anxiety & Depression

• Bone Strength • Improve Sleep • Increase Energy • Improve Circulation • Decrease Inflammation

SEPTEMBER SPECIAL

Dr. Korman would like to offer you a trial, of one of her Regenerative Therapies, PEMF. This includes an in depth nutritional assessment, as well as two sessions on the powerful PEMF! $97 ($300 Value) Call (941) 629-6700

Laura R. Korman, DC, DACBN

Korman Relief & Wellness Center

16954 Toledo Blade Boulevard • Port Charlotte, Florida 33954 (941) 629-6700 • drlaurakorman.com Functional Medicine | Over 30 Years in Private Practice Diplomate, American Clinical Board of Nutrition | Doctor of Chiropractic

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Annual Run for the Turtles Goes Virtual

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ote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, in Sarasota, is bringing its 34th annual Run for the Turtles from its original home on Siesta Beach to individuals, wherever they are, with its first-ever all-virtual run. People can participate in the virtual 5K run or the 1-mile fun run/walk anytime through September 10 from anywhere on Earth.

This event is the major fundraiser for Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program, which has monitored, studied and helped protect these threatened and endangered reptiles along 35 miles of Southwest Florida nesting beaches since 1982.

During this year’s run, Mote is keeping in touch with runners electronically. Runners are asked to visit @MoteMarineLab on Instagram and its Facebook page (Facebook.com/MoteMarineLab) to share their run photos.

Special contests for event participants include Shell-ebrity Snapshot, Best Team Theme and Turtle-Y Actionable Tips. The winner of the Shell-ebrity Snapshot contest will receive a Mote-themed Tervis tumbler; the team with the best theme will win a sixpack of Leatherback Lager from Darwin Brewing Company (for participants 21 and older) and Mote stickers; and the TurtleY Actionable Tips winner will receive a painting made by Mote’s own diamondback terrapin, Cecil.

Cost: $35 for each adult and $25 for each child (age 13 and younger). Registration closes at 12 a.m. the morning of Sept. 10. For more information or to register, visit Mote. org/run.

Adrenal Fatigue and Energy for Living

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nergy and positivity are so basic that without them, we have difficulty with the simplest activities. Although it is estimated that 80% of Americans suffer adrenal fatigue at some time in their lives, it is one of the most underdiagnosed illnesses in the U.S. according to James Wilson, PhD, author of Adrenal Fatigue.

Adrenal fatigue, or hypoadrenia, is a deficiency in adrenal gland function. Extreme hypoadrenia is called Addison’s disease, and is life-threatening if untreated. Hypoadrenia is not usually severe enough to be a medical emergency, but it can wreak havoc on your life. Some emotional effects include fears, anxiety, depression, memory loss and intolerance.

The physical effects can be even more debilitating such as difficulty getting out of bed, fatigue not relieved by sleep, decreased sex drive, dizziness when standing too quickly or decreased productivity. There are many health conditions associated with adrenal fatigue such as hypoglycemia, rheumatoid arthritis, respiratory infections and fibromyalgia.

In many alcoholics, adrenal fatigue and subsequent hypoglycemia predispose the person to a compulsive desire for alcohol. What causes people to suffer from this disease?

Stress of modern living and the Standard American Diet are two culprits. Relief from adrenal deficiency comes from lifestyle changes, stress management and nutrition.

Anyone interested in learning how to balance adrenal functions can read the book mentioned above and another book by Alan Christianson called The Adrenal Reset Diet.

To find out if you have adrenal imbalance, get a saliva hormone test or a full biofeedback evaluation. To look into biofeedback scans, contact Beata Molnar, Energy Healer. She will do an evaluation, use energy healing, PEMF technology and RIFE frequency applications to balance, heal and support adrenal function.

Location: The Healing Room, Aaron Ct., Sarasota. For more information, call 941-586-9539 or visit Facebook.com/CreateBalanceAndHealing.

CryoSkin Fat Freezing CryoSkin is a safe and non-invasive treatment.

It be used on the body for cellulite and fat reduction, as well as skin toning. CryoSkin can also be used on the face, neck and décolleté for a non-surgical lift. Many guests visit us at the Nia Clinic MedSpa during their lunch breaks and immediately before or after a workout with no down-time following the treatment. During the month of September, guests can enjoy discounts including $350 per session for the body, $180 per session for the face and neck, and free consultations for all Natural Awakenings readers.

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Procell No-Surgery Face and Neck Lift $499 Natural Awakening Readers receive $25 off Treatment!

Also Offering: Rejuvenating Treatments And Therapy • Biote • Bio-Identical • Hormone Replacement Therapy • Targeted Fat Reduction • Microblading & Permanent Make Up • Eyelash Extensions • Facial Rejuvenation • Medical Marijuana Evaluations • Clinical Skincare • Dermal Fillers & Botox • Kybella

Nia Clinic • 5250 17th St., Suite 106 • Sarasota 941-203-5347 • NiaClinicMedSpa.com September 2020

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Colon Therapy Clinic is Now Offering a Female Therapist

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long-time staple of Sarasota, the Colon Therapy Clinic has added a female therapist to their roster, Allaesia Marsha Menard. She has been licensed for 49 years and is ready to serve clients. Long known for providing effective opened and closed colonic systems to treat various digestive disorders, they will help you find digestive relief.

Offering a thoroughly complete approach to colon therapy, Colon Therapy Clinic does a gradual cleansing of the entire system. Utilizing their 49 years of licensed experience, as well as the highest quality disposable equipment, they provide a gentle, safe and comfortable treatment.

In addition, they also offer services such as ear candling, double foot baths and ozone therapy.

Location: 7733 Holiday Drive, Sarasota. For more information, call 941-922-7744 or visit ColonTherapyClinic.com

Discover Change with HypnoSound© and Vibroacoustics at The OM Shoppe

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e all have different methods that help us release stress and nurture our spirits. However, deep lasting personal change is a process and not an event.

The professional musicians, sound therapists and clinical hypnotherapists at The OM Shoppe understand that transforming our emotions involves accessing the subconscious mind.

Meditation can help you exit deeply charged, reactionary states and enter a calmer state of being and allowing you to quiet the mind. Hypnosis and NLP is an active process of helping you create permanent change within the body and mind. When professional hypnosis and neurolinguistics is combined with Sound Therapy and Vibroacoustic therapy, this new treatment created at The OM Shoppe called Hypnosound© is born.

Hypnosound© expertly combines the harmonies, dissonance, tones and textures of therapeutic sound, hypnotic suggestion and language patterns in accordance with vibroacoustic low frequency treatment. This helps clients to relax, improve physical conditions, shift emotions and experience change. This shift often surprises those who are new to these therapeutic effects of Hypnosound©.

This unique therapy entrains the mind into a theta brainwave state, an optimal state to trigger the body’s natural self-healing capacities. Hypnosound© can help transform your emotions and personal behaviors or reactions.

In addition, our new vibrational acoustic therapy (VAT) chair treatment combines all the benefits of therapeutic sound and specific frequencies targeted at different organs or physical discomforts. In this vibroacoustic chair, you will experience a gentle, cellular massage pulse as your body receives tactile stimulation and skeletal joint relaxation, while listening to nature sounds. Or choose from our Hypnosound packages to help you sleep better, release anxiety, improve self-esteem, connect to your purpose or enhance performance.

Location: 4801 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit TheOmShoppeAndSpa.com. Mention this article to receive $20 off your Vibroacoustic treatment with Hypnosound©.

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The Lightness of Walking for Improved Balance and Pain Relief

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ver the years injuries, habits and illnesses have moved many of us away from that youthful, balanced walk we used to have. Learn to re-embody the basic elements for walking in your own home every Tuesday for six weeks. From September 22 through October 27, tune in weekly online from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Bonnie Kissam’s Feldenkrais “Awareness through Movement” lessons to help redesign your walk.

To participate, you will need a chair, a carpeted or padded spot on the floor, and a computer or mobile device with a camera. These classes can teach you to quit old, habitual patterns and train you to practice easier, more efficient movements.

In addition, you can also access Kissam’s free e-book titled The ABC’s for Walking to further help you fine-tune your own alignment, balance and coordination.

You can also join “A Taste of Feldenkrais: Class on Essentials” which takes place Mondays, 7:15 p.m., (the first two sessions are complimentary), or you can experience ongoing Feldenkrais classes on Mondays, 5:45 p.m., and Wednesdays, 9:45 a.m. or 11 a.m. Both classes are offered on Zoom.

To register for the “Lightness of Walking” class, visit FeldenkraisInSarasota.com/ Event/ Lightness-of-Walking-Program-Online/2020-09-22. To register for the “Taste of Feldenkrais” class, visit Zoom.us/Meeting/ Register/v5ctc-mqqTMsdXEmqjQYrd0SYcgZwZx2CQ. To access the free e-book, visit FeldenkraisInSarasota.com/Sarasota-Classes-Feldenkrais. For more information, call 941-360-2248.

Teen Anxiety in COVID Times: Neurofeedback Could Be the Answer

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oes your teen seem more anxious or melancholy than usual? Have you noticed panic attacks, social avoidance or other concerning behaviors for the first time? The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in quarantine measures designed to create safe physical distance in the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, new evidence to these measures potentially causing adverse mental health effects in teens and young adults such as anxiety, depression and loneliness.

An important part of life in these age brackets is social interaction with peers.

When this cannot happen regularly due to COVID-19 restrictions, emotional stressors can develop. These symptoms shouldn’t be ignored or written off as typical teen behavior because they could be indicators of urgent emotional health issues that need to be evaluated and addressed as soon as possible. New psychological data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) shows that the nation’s mental health is on a decline, particularly for adolescents.

Suicidal thoughts appear to have increased in young people since last year, with as many as one in four people ages 18–24 having seriously considered suicide in the 30 days prior to this June survey. Although eating healthy, being active, sleeping adequately and maintaining social connections are important for maintaining emotional health for teens, these measures are not always enough, especially in teens who were anxious or depressed before the COVID-19 restrictions took place.

The Brain Wave Center has a new program to evaluate your teen’s emotional health and offer families comprehensive treatment options. By combining psychological assessments with Brain Mapping and other tests, we can pinpoint the core of your teens emotional health concerns, so they can return to a healthier life. We provide Brain Mapping, Neurofeedback, Psychotherapy, Nutrition Counseling, Hypnotherapy and more to help you rediscover well–being.

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Sarasota Center of Light Continues, Online, Personal and Safe in September

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arasota Center of Light continues to monitor activities in our community and state, as well as statistics and guidelines as we make decisions related to our reopening. We hold your well-being and safety as a priority as we all evolve through this time. Please let us know how we can support you during this time. Our classes and services are scheduled to continue online.

We will immediately email and Facebook any changes that occur.

In addition to “Sunday Celebrations” at 11 a.m. and “Healing, Connection and Meditation Celebrations” on Wednesdays, 7 p.m., we offer classes being on Facebook Live as a public service. Please share them to spread inspiration to as many as possible. We will also incorporate some classes on Zoom to be more interactive and connected.

Alexandria Mazzarino will offer “Strengthen Your Immune System with Natural Remedies” on September 8 and 10. She will join Rev. Jim Toole to co-facilitate “Living as the Balance of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine” on September 29 too. Rev. Jim will offer “Accessing Higher Levels of Consciousness for Self-Healing” on September 15.

“Self-Care During the Pandemic: will be presented by Ranie Brothers on September 24.

Private, one-on-one or small group versions of these classes and others are also available.

Please contact Rev Jim, and check the NA calendar, our website and Facebook page.

Due to the suspension of in-person activities, we are seeking to keep a balance in our finances. Our campus has 15 properties and buildings that we maintain in preparation for your return. Our income is now dependent on your contributions. We humbly and graciously ask for your support. Donations can be submitted through the donate page on our website, by calling the office or by mailing a check. All contributions are appreciated.

Mailing address: 2710 Browning St., Sarasota, 34237. Location: 852 S Tuttle Ave., Sarasota.

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he Spirit Fest: Metaphysical and Holistic Fair” will be held on October 9, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and October 10, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be more than 40 booths (limited for social distancing) with vendors, practitioners, readers, artists and demonstrations.

“I’m excited to be bringing Spirit Fest to the Sarasota area,” notes producer Mary Ellen Popyk. “You’ll find some of the best intuitive readers in the country, crystals, jewelry, holistic health specialties, natural products and more. There will be something for everyone—our goal is that everyone will learn something new and be enlightened!”

Speakers and special guests are scheduled both days on a number of diverse topics.

The entrance fee is $7 per day or $12 both days. Children ages 12 and under can attend free. Vendor opportunities are still available.

Location: 500 N Beneva Rd., Sarasota. The event will adhere to Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for a safe and enjoyable experience. For more information, call 407-8508440 or visit SanctuaryFL.com.

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Dr. Laura Korman, owner of Korman Relief & Wellness Center in Port Charlotte, believes that one’s health destiny can be changed with lifestyle strategies and functional medicine.

She has helped patients eliminate chronic pain, inflammation, fatigue and unwanted body fat for over 30 years. While practicing as a chiropractic physician, Dr. Korman completed a 300-hour post-doctorate degree in nutrition from the American Clinical Board of Nutrition, and she remains one of only 302 doctors nationwide with this specialty.

Her practice has also been voted Port Charlotte’s “Number One Preventative Health Facility.” Dr. Korman understands that most patients first need a doctor to just listen to their stories and understand their health struggles. She considers herself a root cause health detective, and always delves into why a patient is experiencing symptoms, versus just suppressing or covering those symptoms with medication.

After taking an extensive history, Dr. Korman looks at typical blood tests through the lens of a functional medicine practitioner which helps to identify core metabolic dysfunction. She then recommends additional blood chemistry and other specific functional tests to locate root cause of a patient’s unresolved symptoms.

Dr. Korman also offers a metabolic reset program, which she developed, called GEARED2bewell. This program helps eliminate unwanted fat, fatigue and chronic pain.

She also provides numerous cellular regenerative therapies including a class IV laser, Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy, and Infrared Sauna to aid in repairing damaged tissue naturally through specific light and magnetic frequencies that decrease inflammation, increase blood flow and improve mitochondrial function.

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A brief, hands-on reflexology treatment after a major heart operation can have a significant impact, scientists at Iran’s Tabriz University of Medical Sciences report. Immediately following coronary bypass surgery, 60 of 120 male patients received a 15-minute foot reflexology treatment from nurses. The researchers found that foot reflexology decreased patient agitation and reduced the average amount of time spent on a ventilator.

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Mindfulness training may help the estimated 1 million Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS) manage their emotions and process information quicker, according to a new study from Ohio State University. Researchers split 62 people with MS into three groups. The mindfulness group learned such practices as focusing on the breath and doing mental “body scans”. A second group underwent adaptive cognitive therapy training with computerized games that focused on skills like paying attention, switching focus and planning. The third group was a control. After four weeks, those in the mindfulness group were more likely to report being better able to handle their emotions than those in the other groups. The mindfulness group also had higher levels of cognitive processing speed, a reduction in the time it takes to complete mental tasks, along with increased understanding and response times.

Exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)—“forever chemicals” often found in non-stick cookware, food packaging and contaminated water—may cause menopause to occur two years earlier in women, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. University of Michigan scientists tracked more than 1,100 women for an average of 17 years and found that those with higher levels of the chemical in their blood experienced menopause an average of two years earlier than those with lower levels. “Even menopause a few years earlier than usual could have a significant impact on cardiovascular and bone health, quality of life and overall health in general among women,” says co-author Sung Kyun Park.

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A study led by the National Geographic Society and the University of California (UC), Davis, published in the journal Global Change Biology compared four recent global maps of the conversion of natural lands to anthropogenic (human activity) land uses. It concluded that if we act quickly and decisively, there is an opportunity to conserve about half of the planet’s ice-free land. The developed half includes cities, croplands, ranches and mines.

The authors note that areas having low human influence do not necessarily exclude people, livestock or sustainable management of resources.

A balanced conservation response that addresses land sovereignty and weighs agriculture, settlement or other resource needs with the protection of ecosystem services and biodiversity is essential. Approximately 15 percent of the Earth’s land surface and 10 percent of the oceans are currently protected in some form.

Lead author Jason Riggio, a postdoctoral scholar at the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology, says, “The encouraging takeaway from this study is that if we act quickly and decisively, there is a slim window in which we can still conserve roughly half of Earth’s land in a relatively intact state.”

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Nurses, the most numerous and trusted health profession in the world, have organized the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and partnered with Project Drawdown to significantly impact climate change.

Together, they are working to help decrease greenhouse gas emissions and create a healthier future for humans and the planet. Nurses from all specialties and in all practice settings are encouraged to take action in four key areas.

Energy: Supporting a clean energy future by promoting energy efficiency and advocating for a transition to renewable energy.

Food: Committing to a plant-based diet, use of clean cook stoves and reduced food waste.

Mobility: Supporting bike infrastructure, walkable cities and mass transit.

Gender equity: Educating girls and family planning.

Nature-based solutions: Planting trees, protecting tropical forests and forest protection.

Founded in 2014, nonprofit Project Drawdown seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”, the point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline.

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where can we look? In my clinical experience, there are three main factors which contribute to chronic lower back pain. Most cases have some combination of muscular imbalance, joint instability and stiffening of the connective tissue called fascia. Let’s examine how these factors can result in pain.

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ohn experienced daily lower back pain for years. Sitting in my office, he recounted a story of x-rays and MRIs that revealed spinal arthritis and disc bulges. He was prescribed therapy with stretches and exercises, spinal manipulations and massages. He even had tried steroid injections and a nerve-killing procedure called RFA. Some interventions helped for a while, but others, not at all. In the end, however, he was still in pain after years of seeking treatment. This is the story of how he finally achieved some lasting relief.

To understand John’s lack of success— and why he finally was able to find relief—we need to take a deeper look at the causes of lower back pain. First, it is important to debunk a common misunderstanding. At least two large studies have shown there is a low correlation between the severity of lower back pain and how much spinal degenerative change (arthritis, spurs, disc bulges or misalignments) a person has.

In other words, your spine can be painful but look healthy on an MRI, or it can feel normal, but show advanced arthritis. Therefore, It should be no surprise that the advent of MRI has not improved outcomes for treating lower back pain, except in specific cases. But if arthritis and degeneration are not the main factors in lower back pain, then

Three Little Problems Muscular balance means there is adequate muscle tone, so that joint positions are correct, and movement is smooth and strong.

The muscles can be imbalanced if they are either too tight (possibly to the point of spasm) or too loose, both resulting in muscle weakness. Such imbalances are usually present with lower back pain, and can be a source of persistent nerve irritation because of stress on tight muscles or strain experienced by weak muscles.

Joint stability means that a joint should move only in the directions it is supposed to—not more to one side or the other. If a joint has excess motion, this means the tissues which hold it in place will repeatedly be overstressed which can result in pain. Not surprisingly, one of the most common reasons for joint instability is muscular imbalance, as mentioned above.

The third common factor, which I see in almost all cases of lower back pain, is stiffening of the fascia. This sheet-like connective tissue covers muscles, bones, joints and other tissues to serve as the structural fabric of our bodies. Fascia also holds the nerve endings that are responsible for position sense by identifying pressure and stretch in our tissues. Generally caused by prior injuries or trauma, abnormal stiffening of the fascia can confuse the nervous system’s feedback of position sense.

The Perception of Injury A glitch in position sense can cause several different problems. The disruption of position sense is one way the nervous system recognizes an injury such as a broken bone or torn ligament. Stiffened fascia can cause distorted perception which makes the nervous system think there is an injury, even if there is not. Therefore, someone with perfect-looking spinal health on an MRI could still have intense lower back pain from that “invisible” misperception. Position sense from fascia is also what makes proper muscular balance and joint stability possible.

When either muscle imbalance and joint instability are involved in lower back pain, it is often due to restricted or stiff fascia. The nerve endings in fascia that create position sense are the primary source of information the nervous system uses to control muscular balance and make the joints stable. Our bodies want joint and muscle tension to be not too loose and not too tight— rather, this needs to be exactly right. Fascia stiffening and distortion can impair that.

Changing the Misperceptions In John’s case, I found intense stiffening and restriction of fascia around his left knee and hip, throughout his lumbar spine area, and in his ribcage and upper neck. With a series of treatments to release their restrictions, his muscle spasms relaxed, and the slackened or inhibited muscles gained tone. Joint instabilities in the lower lumbar spine and left pelvic joint became firm, while still mobile in the right ways.

Early in his recovery, the relief lasted only hours or a few days after treatment. But eventually, as we neared the completion of treatment, John’s average pain had decreased from eight (on a scale from one to 10) down to three. By the time he was released from treatment, he was able to be more active and began to lose weight as a result. His spouse remarked on the improvement in his mood, and his final pain scale averaged two out of ten after years of much higher levels of pain.

If we took another MRI of John’s lower back today, it would probably look just the same as it did in years past, with the same disc bulges and arthritis. We did not change any structure that would be visible in medical images. We did, however, improve his muscular balance, joint stability and stiffening of the fascia. I find treating these three elements is crucial to helping most cases of lower back pain.

With the COVID-19 crisis, our evening programs have moved online. You are invited to attend a Zoom webinar on Low Back Pain, September 29, 6:30 p.m. You will learn in-depth about causes and treatments for lower back pain including important home care. Also find out more about fascia, why it is important and how fascia problems are involved with lower back pain. Dr. Eric Winder will discuss case examples and hold a Q&A session following the presentation. Visit GentleBay.com to register for the webinar.

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help us grow and make our vision of our story better.

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Sandra Marinella on the Healing Power of Writing Our Stories

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n awardwinning teacher and

author of The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss, Sandra Marinella has empowered thousands of people to use stories, poems and journal writing to find greater wellbeing and resilience in their lives. Prompted by a breast cancer diagnosis and her own journal, she helps people connect with their truth and move beyond entrenched negative emotions and thoughts.

What is the power of story and personal writing?

We all have stories in our minds that play over and over again. They define who we are. In recent years, neuroscience has led us to this powerful understanding that we are quite flexible as human beings. After we become conscious of our stories and how we’re using them in our lives, we can rework and reframe them, and choose to see them in a positive or better light. We can change and grow our stories to become better people with greater well-being.

How do we get unstuck from playing out stories in our minds?

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A story that keeps looping, one that you are obsessed with, is generally being replayed in the emotional centers, or right side, of your brain, and you don’t have much control over it. To get unstuck, you need to voice this story and complete it. Writing it down and sifting through it later can help. Once you do this, you can be logical and choose how you’re going to interpret, frame and live with it.

In the book, I talk about Chris, whose sister was homeless and died. He was struggling with that story. It was going around in his mind, over and over, all the time. He was in pain and grieving from the loss of his sister. It took him a while before he decided to rewrite the story as fiction, telling it in the way he wished it had come out. In the process, he was able to better understand his loss, make peace with it and set it free.

How do we edit our stories while remaining grounded in reality?

We do not want to lie to ourselves. We want to know our truth, but there is so much wisdom in what we call “positive illusions”. If we can choose to take a hard story and see it in a very positive way, we can find threads of it that we can weave through our truth, and let that

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If we don’t tell others or write our stories, can they harm us?

Yes. I think they can, but I don’t want to underestimate the value of silence.

When we are facing trauma, we need space and time and silence to be able to wrap our heads around the hard things that are happening to us. But then, breaking the silence is cathartic. It releases the pain. It helps us establish not only that we have the pain, but how we can bear it. Later, we can come back to those words and reflect on them—that’s when we come to understand more about where we are, what we think, what we feel and how we can move forward and rewrite and regrow our stories in positive ways.

Do you have any recommendations for those suffering in these trying times?

I’ve interviewed many war veterans, and they said that when they were out in the midst of warfare, they had to put their thoughts and emotions on hold so that they could move forward and be strong.

That’s why many of them were falling apart with PTSD afterwards. I also interviewed a few soldiers who carried journals into war and found it extremely helpful to be able to scream, yell and release their words into them. We should be giving all healthcare workers journals and online support on how to write and how to take care of themselves. Counseling and therapy are wonderful, and I wish we could provide it to everybody all the time, but we can’t; and journal writing, or any kind of therapeutic writing, is such a wonderful backup for a human being to have when they are struggling. Keeping a pandemic journal might prove to be not only a healthy choice for our times, but a treasure historically for our grandchildren.

Sandra Yeyati, J.D., is a freelance writer.

Reach her at SandraYeyati@gmail.com.

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What Exactly Is Reiki Therapy?

by Julee LePera

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ave you ever been in a situation where you wanted to laugh out loud, but were forced to hold it back because laughter would be inappropriate to express? This scenario creates an emotion that traps energy within the body. Scientists have established that energy never dies—it is simply translated or stored until it can be released. The energy produced from an unexpressed laugh has to be funneled somewhere else.

As a result, humans tend to hold this energy in the same places within their bodies. For instance, you might have heard someone comment on holding their

tension in their neck or lower back. The muscles or organs that hold stress are crying out for that knotted, uncomfortable sensation to be relieved. Some scientists believe this stuck energy combines over time to cause muscle tension, disease and even tumors.

Unexpressed energy can come from many different sources. In the course of your life, you feel emotions that range from true happiness to depression. You could experience stressful or traumatic situations such as divorce and joyful occasions such as winning an award. Both positive and negative, these emotions create energy which pulses through the body. However, since this energy is not always expressed, it

can also become stuck in the body.

Stuck energy, which has been transformed into tight muscles, can then be transferred out of the body using Reiki therapy. This particular modality has been around for centuries due to the extraordinary benefits it provides. Reiki therapy encourages the body to use its own natural self-healing abilities which address energy blockage where stress and tension accumulate. During a Reiki treatment the client does not disrobe. The therapist places his or her hands on the body with a gentle, soft and light touch to identify stress holding patterns. This does not involve massaging or manipulation of the body.

A Reiki Master will concentrate on seven major energy centers which start at the top of your head to the end of your tailbone. These centers work like a circuit breaker in your home. When one of them is tripped or “stuck,” it turns off the area around it. Each energy center has qualities that it represents which usually correspond to an area of problems in the your life.

The job of the Reiki Master is to locate the energy center that is not working correctly

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When energy is low in an energy center, you are often more vulnerable to sickness or stress. If energy levels are high, you will be more capable of enjoying happiness, health and well-being. Reiki treats your whole self including the body, emotions, mind and spirit. Many athletes and celebrities have found Reiki to be effective for various aliments. Christine Aguilera used Reiki for weight loss in order to untangle the complicated emotional spiral of weight gain. Golfer Phil Mickelson used Reiki to calm his psoriatic arthritis. Dr. Oz invites Reiki Masters into his operating room to tend to patients who undergo precarious surgeries like heart transplants. He finds that it reduces complications and accelerates the healing process.

Julee LePera’s career background is Corporate Meeting Planning, where she has specialized in high-profile and C-suite events for fortune 100 companies for over 25 years.

Searching for ways to relieve the stress in her life, she looked towards Integrative Medicine.

As a second career, she received training from the Great Lakes School of Integrative Medicine, and has her Massage Therapist License in Florida. She now has her own five-treatment room spa located in downtown Sarasota where her team assists others in enhancing their health and wellness through massage, energy work and facials.

If you think that you might benefit from a long-term release of tight muscles to decrease your stress and anxiety, schedule an appointment with a Reiki Master. Contact Boju Integrative Bodywork, located in downtown Sarasota at the corner of Fruitville Road and Route 301. Call 941-203-5857 or visit BojuBodywork.com.

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Alternative Healing in the Era of COVID-19

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s summer begins its transition into fall—or in theory, at least, considering this is Southwest Florida—and we all brace ourselves to enter the sixth month of COVID-19, stress has become a familiar presence in many of our lives.

Parents have wrestled with the dilemma of whether to send children back to school.

Business owners and employees have questioned when and how to return to the office.

Essential workers have endured the frontlines of this pandemic, often at the risk of their own health and safety. Not to mention, all of us feel the tension of lost normalcy and stability as we continue to navigate these unprecedented times.

But one constant remains at the forefront: we need to care for our own physical and mental wellness, now more than ever.

Sarasota is fortunate to be immersed in all kinds of holistic resources for both healing and prevention—and that is where establishments like the East West College of Natural Medicine come in.

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Since 1994, this local institution has operated an alternative medicine school and clinic, along with an herbal pharmacy, and while COVID-19 has forced some recent changes on the campus, its service to our community has not wavered. “In addition to our acupuncture physician program, we also offer continuing education courses— currently limited to online—for licensed physicians, as well as outreach programs for veterans, seniors and others in need of extra support,” enumerates the admissions chair Dr. Steven Roensch, AP. “Our clinic offers treatments with acupuncture and integrative medicine from board-certified physicians, and our student clinic offers discounted treatments by student interns directly under the supervision of staff physicians. Acupuncture has a profound effect on returning the body to a state of homeostasis, or balance, which boosts the immune system and lowers stress hormone levels that can adversely affect the body’s immunological response. Stress is at an all-time high in these uncertain times.

“This causes a deregulation of the genes

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and a loss of homeostasis which then has a negative impact on the central nervous, endocrine and immune systems. Acupuncture treatments, balanced nutrition, regular exercise and adequate sleep are the most effective prescriptions for ‘preventative medicine,’” he continues.

But if you need a supplemental buffer of protection outside these basic measures, East West College can deliver in that arena too. Dr. Roensch confirms, “We also have an herbal apothecary on campus stocked with literally hundreds of raw herbs, patent herbs and granules which can be tailored to the specifications of almost every patient.

“Herbs are the oldest form of medicine on earth and—when accurately prescribed by an acupuncture physician as an adjunct to the treatment plan—offer a natural way to re-balance the body without the harmful side-effects of most pharmaceuticals.

Acupuncture physicians are licensed to prescribe herbs as part of the rigorous board certifications required for them to practice Traditional Chinese Medicine in the state of Florida.”

Of course, aside from all the educational resources and treatment modalities East West College has to offer, the staff ’s main commitment is health and safety from the spread of this virus. “Last semester, as per the state and local guidelines, we shifted to online classes and closed our on-campus student intern clinic in order to create a virtual learning environment for our students,” explains. Dr. Roensch.

“These changes were made in accordance with local and CDC precautions which include wearing masks, social distancing and limiting the number of individuals in a space. As for the fall semester, we are resuming the on-campus student

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We will also monitor the temperatures of both our patients and student interns before they enter the clinic. In the meantime, our didactic courses will continue online until such a time as the state and local mandates indicate otherwise.”

During a time when wellness feels like the most precious commodity we have, it’s a source of reassurance to know that such ethical practitioners and healing institutions exist in our own backyard. It’s no wonder that East West College of Natural Medicine has been a Sarasota mainstay for almost 30 years and counting.

Dr. Steven Roensch is the admissions chair, clinic director and a licensed acupuncture physician at East West College of Natural Medicine, located at 3808 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. For more information, to schedule an appointment and to learn more about the academic programs, call 941-3559080 or visit EWCollege.edu.com.

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Emotional Well-Being in the Pandemic Age Self-Care Strategies for Tough Times

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by Sandra Yeyati

s the pandemic ravages our country, we are engulfed by a sea of challenging emotions, including fear, loss, anger, disappointment and grief.

Compounding the suffering, past emotional traumas and pent-up desires are surfacing and crying for attention. One way to navigate these treacherous waters is by first enveloping ourselves in self-compassion.

Next, we can gather the courage to face our fears and experience unpleasant feelings in order to heal them and let them go. Then, we search for and internalize positive emotional states to rewire our brains for positivity. This noble voyage promises immense rewards along the way.

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The Cocoon of Self-Compassion

Some of us chase self-esteem like the Holy Grail, yet it eludes us when we need it most.

Faced with a failing grade or cruel insult, our self-worth withers. We can’t understand why we lost it or how to get it back. When we attach our self-worth to achievements or comparisons with other people, self-esteem becomes unstable and unreliable.

Enter self-compassion, the life-changing perspective of showing kindness to ourselves in any and all situations—a supportive best friend that lives within us and can be accessed any time, every day. A pioneer and expert in this topic, Kristin Neff believes that

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self-compassion has three components: a decision to be kind to ourselves, a mindful awareness when we are in pain so that we can seek some relief and a sense of common humanity or connectedness.

We already know how to be compassionate, says Neff, an associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook. “It’s linked to the parasympathetic nervous system, which is a natural part of our organism. We’re tapping into this way of feeling safe, which is through care, bonding and connectedness.”

Encouraging our friends when they’re feeling down or hugging our moms in the

Finding Confidence Through Unpleasant Feelings

Nobody likes to feel sad or embarrassed.

We’d rather have an ice cream cone or turn on the TV. But for Dr. Joan Rosenberg, a prominent psychologist and speaker, uncomfortable feelings present an invaluable opportunity for people to transform into confident individuals that relate to the world around them with authenticity and resilience.

In her book 90 Seconds to a Life You Love, Rosenberg offers a formula—one choice, eight feelings, 90 seconds—to experience and move through eight of the most common unpleasant feelings: sadness, shame, helplessness, anger, embarrassment, disappointment, frustration and vulnerability.

“The choice is to stay aware of and in touch with as much of your moment-to-

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morning is hardwired into us. When we decide to be kind to ourselves, it’s easy to think of what we would say: “I’m sorry you failed that test. You’ll do better next time.

How can I help you?” To lend perspective, add a statement about our common humanity, counsels Neff. “This is hard for everybody. You’re not alone.”

We must be aware of our pain before we can comfort it, and many of us try to suppress or resist pain, choosing to numb it with distractions like alcohol addiction or compulsive shopping. Others may get lost in the storyline of what’s happening and succumb to suffering with no apparent way to obtain relief. Self-pity or self-criticism may creep in.

Mindful awareness is the antidote to these emotional extremes, because it helps us become aware that we are experiencing pain and to stay with that pain long enough to make a conscious decision to take care of ourselves. “One easy thing is physical touch,” says Neff. “The first few years of life you have no words, so the body is programmed to respond to touch as a signal of care. Put your hand on your heart or your stomach, or hold your hand. This changes your physiology, activates your parasympathetic nervous system, helps you calm down and helps you feel physically supported. Sometimes, that’s an entryway for people.”

moment experience as possible and not get lost in avoidance,” she explains, adding that there are more than 30 behaviors, thoughts and emotions that we employ as distractions, including substance abuse, social media, pornography, exercise, obsessive thoughts about body image, humor and denial.

“Be aware of what you’re aware of,” she advises. “If we know that we don’t like feelings, and we know we’ve been engaged in using ways to distract ourselves, then our challenge is to be more awake and aware of those times we do it, and as soon as we start to do the thing and become aware, that’s when we make the decision to stop and ask, ‘What’s really going on?’”

Discoveries in neuroscience suggest that most of us come to know what we’re feeling emotionally through bodily sensations. We might feel heat in the neck and face when embarrassed or a sinking feeling in the chest when disappointed. As feelings get triggered in the body, a rush of biochemicals in the bloodstream activate these sensations and are flushed out of the bloodstream in roughly 90 seconds.

“Most people have the impression that feelings linger a whole lot longer and that they’re going to be overwhelmed by it and never come out of it if they start. But when they understand that what they’re trying to avoid are uncomfortable bodily sensations that help you know what you’re feeling emotionally, and that these are short-lived, most people will start to lean into them, and once they do, their life changes,” Rosenberg says.

To move through bodily sensations, which may come in multiple waves, take

deep, slow breaths. Try not to tighten up or clench the jaw and swallow. Notice the location and nature of the bodily sensations to help identify which of the eight unpleasant feelings it might be, and be curious as to what might have triggered it. All of this will take a few moments. With practice, identification will become faster, easier and more accurate.

“If I have more time, then I can think about whether this is connected to anything else. Is it just one thing that triggered it, or is it like something else that’s happened before?” Rosenberg says. This level of awareness leads to a calming effect, clearer thinking, improved decision making and, perhaps most importantly, an ability to speak authentically.

“If we don’t handle the eight feelings, we don’t feel capable in the world,” she says.

The ability to speak adds to that empowerment. “From asking someone to stop a behavior so that you feel safer to telling someone you love them, asking your boss for a raise or letting people know about yourself and your work to garner opportunities and desired experiences—it cuts across every aspect of our lives and is absolutely crucial to our sense of well-being.”

Rewiring the Brain for Positivity

Discoveries in neuroplasticity have revealed that the brain changes throughout life well into adulthood. It’s designed to learn not just ideas and information, but skills, attitudes, feelings and moods. Rick Hanson, a clinical psychologist and author of several books, including Hardwiring Happiness and Resilient, contends that we can develop greater happiness, just like we can develop greater depression.

“There’s a lot of research that shows that through deliberate little practices spread out through the day or sometimes more formal practices like psychotherapy or meditation, we can actually produce physical changes in the brain that are now measurable with things like MRIs,” he remarks.

Hardwiring happiness is easy, pleasurable and doesn’t take a lot of time. “If you take care of the minutes, the years will take care of themselves,” says Hanson. “Little September 2020

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Building Up Our Happiness Quotient

These exercises are recommended by psychologist Rick Hanson: Slow down, breathe and see the big picture. This simple practice brings us into the present moment, reduces the stress activation in the body, disengages us from verbal chatter and negative reactivity, and buys us time to see more clearly.

Take three breaths, making the exhalation longer than the inhalation.

Five-Minute Challenge Take in the good. It could be a flower blooming, birds singing or a nice exchange with another person. Slow down, take a few breaths and let it sink in for a minute or two.

Focus on something to cultivate. Perhaps it’s patience or gratitude. Look for opportunities to have an experience of this quality and internalize it for another minute.

Marinate in pleasant feelings. Cultivate a sense of calm, contentment or warmheartedness for a couple of minutes.

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steps gradually move us forward a breath at a time, a minute at a time, a synapse at a time. Bit by bit, we grow the good inside while gradually releasing the bad.”

“Our power to positively influence who we are in small, genuine ways every day is really important to compensate for the brain’s negativity bias, which makes it like Velcro for bad experiences, but Teflon for good ones,” he says. “We evolved a negativity bias over the 600-million-year evolution of the nervous system. Learning from negative experiences and mistakes was a critical survival skill, so we have a brain that is designed to scan for bad news, overreact to it and fast-track it into memory. It’s not our fault, but it is our responsibility to deal with it by first, feeling the negative without reinforcing it and second, focusing on the positive and taking it in. Gradually, you can give yourself a brain that’s like Velcro for the good and Teflon for the bad.”

HAPPINESS HELPERS Five Ways to Be More Positive

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tudies show that when we see the positive more often, we’re happier and kinder to ourselves and to those around us. Luckily, we’re not locked into one way of viewing the world. We can choose to see things in a more positive fashion.

Here are some steps we can take to teach ourselves to look for the positive more often.

Eventually, the brain can get into the habit of doing this without any prodding.

Compliment at least one person every day. Maybe we can begin the day

by sending a short email or text telling someone why we appreciate them. Besides reshaping how we see the world, we might make someone’s day.

Keep a gratitude journal. Every

night, write down three things to be grateful for. Researchers have found that people that regularly keep track of what they’re grateful for are happier. We can also have a nightly family discussion about what happened that day that we’re thankful for.

Perform a daily act of kindness.

When we perform a kind act every day, we start noticing other opportunities to be kind, creating a cycle of positivity in our minds. Think small—a thank-you note or letting someone cut in front of us in traffic.

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Be mindful of who and what we expose ourselves to. The people we

spend time with and what we watch, listen to and read all send messages to our brain that influence how we see the world.

Train the brain for positivity. Here is a simple 10-minute exercise that can train the mind to think differently:

• Get a pen and paper. Take only three seconds to look around the room and remember everything that’s red. Then take only a few seconds to write a list of everything you remember that’s red. Finish this step before continuing.

• Now write down everything that is blue. Chances are that like most

people, we won’t remember the blue things nearly as well because we weren’t looking for them. We see what we look for, and that’s as much an asset as a shortcoming.

Training the brain to be more positive takes time, but it’s a priceless opportunity to change our perspective and become happier.

Brad Aronson, a tech entrepreneur and investor, is the author of HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time. Connect at BradAronson.com.

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Cars Go Vegan Leather Interiors are on the Way Out

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onsumers are becoming more conscious about their purchases in light of the ongoing climate crisis exacerbated by animal-based agriculture.

As they begin to make better choices in what they consume, wear and drive, vegan car interiors are becoming more popular.

The environmental impact of producing leather, foam and other materials is being replaced in some instances by alternatives that are becoming more readily available to environmentally conscious consumers.

The Toyota Prius line uses Sof-Tex synthetic leather or other synthetic cloth upholstery which bolsters its reputation as a sustainable automaker. Mercedes Benz and BMW are offering customers plantbased alternatives and Tesla has been dropping leather from its upholstery choices for a while now, with the Model 3 and Model Y already sporting vegan-only interiors.

The Volvo Polestar 2 also comes standard with vegan upholstery, along with recycled wood. And the 2020 Range Rover Evoque, Velar and Jaguar I-Pace SUVs all offer consumers vegan interiors.

Research and development is ongoing in this realm to create faux leather that

not only looks good, but is actually more durable and easier to maintain than leather.

Vegan “leather” is being produced from cork, glazed cotton and even bark cloth, so it’s not just a matter of replacing animalbased products with unsustainable plastic.

With funding from Honda and Ford, Bharat Bhushan, Ph.D., director of the Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs of Ohio State University, Columbus, developed a faux leather that has the potential to be used on both seats and dashboards.

“I work in technology to repel water and oil from a variety of surfaces,” Bhushan says. “Leather gets very sticky when it is hot, so we thought it would be great to repel water or any other contaminant to avoid that stickiness and help it remain clean.” The side benefit, he further notes, is that it’s an alternative to animal hide.

Audi Head of Design Marc Lichte, whose twin daughters are both vegan, says vegan leather is a huge selling point for customers and that both the Audi e-tron GT and Q4 will be animal-free. Faux leather will replace the traditional leather,

and all cushions, window trim, armrests, headliners and center consoles will be manufactured with recycled materials.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) made a major push in the past few years to increase production of vegan-based car interiors. In 2016, PETA conducted an investigation into JBS, the world’s largest leather supplier, which sells to car companies from GM to VW and more. “What it found was that the supplier severely mistreats the cattle being raised for the leather with hot irons on the face, electrocution, beatings and cutting their throats while they are still conscious,” says Jennifer Behr, corporate responsibility officer for PETA. “When consumers are shopping, they should take that into consideration.

Those interiors came from a cow that lived a miserable life and died a painful one.”

Beyond that, cattle represent a climate risk. The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health published a study showing that knowledge of the environmental ramifications from cattle is not well known by the average consumer. “The livestock industry is the source of a broad spectrum of environmental impacts,” the study states. “The first and most important is climate change.” It’s estimated that 18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the livestock industry. Enlightened consumers are using that information to determine what they purchase, from food to cars.

BMW spokesperson Oleg Satanovsky says vegan options are not new for his company; they’ve been around for decades, but options have been updated. BMW uses a material called SensaTec, a new brand name for its non-animal-sourced upholstery “to reflect the more upscale design and feel of the materials,” he contends.

“We look to nature for clues” to develop alternatives, Bhushan says. His research was based on the lotus leaf and its resiliency—it’s both water and oil repellant. “A single species like that can be used for many things,” with little or no environmental impact.

Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental writer based in Valrico, FL. Connect with her at YvetteHammettHull49@gmail.com.

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Vinegars are one of Bellebuono’s go-to methods to incorporate herbs into a diet, infusing fresh or dried herbs into red wine or apple cider vinegar for salad dressings and other uses. “Vinegar is great at extracting minerals from herbs and making them more bioavailable,” she says.

Drying herbs does not diminish their medicinal properties, but rather concentrates their essence, as it removes excess water, according to Bellebuono.

“Dried and powdered herbs are a great way to preserve the garden harvest and add herbs into everyday dishes. You can throw a teaspoon of turmeric, a wonderful anti-inflammatory herb, in spaghetti sauce or oatmeal, and you won’t even notice it,” she says.

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SPICE UP HEALTH Using Herbs for Flavor and Medicine

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erbs add lush flavor to all kinds of dishes, and they are culinary friends that bring the benefits of helping to restore and maintain health. “Food is medicine, and herbs bring out the medicinal properties of food,” says Kami McBride, of Sebastopol, California, author of The Herbal Kitchen: Bring Lasting Health to You and Your Family with 50 Easy-to-Find Common Herbs and Over 250 Recipes. “The spice rack is a relic from another time when we knew how to use herbs and spices to optimize health and to digest our food.”

To get a medicinal dose of an herb, consider making teas, vinegar extracts or pestos, says Brittany Wood Nickerson, the Conway, Massachusetts, author of The Herbalist’s Kitchen: Delicious, Nourishing Food for Lifelong Health and Well-Being. “Parsley, for example, is a nutrient- and vitamin-rich herb. If you garnish with parsley, you won’t get a significant amount of vitamin C, as you would if you make a pesto from it.”

Salads can also pack a healthy dose of herbs into a meal, says Martha’s Vineyard resident Holly Bellebuono, an herbalist and author of The Healing Kitchen: Cooking with Nourishing Herbs for Health, Wellness, and Vitality. “So many herbs, including violets, mints and red clover, can just be tossed fresh into a salad, offering both fiber and minerals.”

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While Mediterranean herbs like oregano and basil are often at the front of the spice rack, Nickerson also suggests lesser-used herbs such as sour sumac, anise-accented tarragon and versatile, yet often discarded orange peels, which can be added to soups along with fennel seed and bay leaves for a complex flavor. Thyme is another of Nickerson’s favorites, a hearty herb for fall dishes that’s also a powerful antifungal and aids with digestion, lung health and detoxification.

While some may think of parsley as a garnish, “It offers incredible freshness and livens up almost anything,” says Nickerson. “I use it as a vegetable and make a salad of its leaves or add handfuls of it into a quiche. Parsley is loaded with vitamins and minerals, and has detoxification properties.” Adding it near the end of cooking maintains its vibrant flavor and color, she notes.

McBride loves versatile herbs like mint and coriander that can be used in sweet and savory dishes with antimicrobial properties that help fight colds and flu. She also keeps salt shakers on the table filled with spices like cardamom, an antibacterial, anti-spasmotic and expectorant, to sprinkle onto beverages and dishes. Bellebuono also recommends infusing honey with herbs such as sage or oregano that support the immune system.

Herbal-Aided Digestion All herbs, whether leafy, green culinary herbs or spices like coriander and clove, are carminative, meaning they help digest food, McBride says. “Digestion can use up to 40 percent of your day’s energy, which is why you often get a nap attack after a big meal. Every meal needs a carminative, even if it’s just black pepper, which is one of the problems with most fast food.”

Pungent and bitter herbs, in particular, support digestion and absorption of nutrients and make them more bioavailable, says Nickerson: “Activating the taste buds dedicated to sensing bitter stimulates the digestive system.” A salad of bitter greens, for example, can help prepare digestion of a heavier meal to come, whereas a post-meal aperitif can help with digesting the food afterward.

“It absolutely adds up when you add small doses of herbs to your meals every day,” McBride advises. “Many Americans suffer from gastrointestinal inflammation from modern diets and lifestyles, and herbs can help reverse that. Your gut gets a little healing every day.”

April Thompson is a Washington, D.C., freelance writer. Connect at AprilWrites.com.

Some Herbal-Aided Delights Spinach & Grapefruit Salad with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds The floral notes of tarragon in the dressing and the juicy, sour grapefruit invigorate the senses and wake up the digestive processes.

Yields: 4 to 6 servings 8 oz spinach (about 4 packed cups) 1 large or 2 medium-size grapefruits ½ cup pumpkin seeds Dressing ½ cup olive oil 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 Tbsp finely minced shallot 1 tsp finely chopped tarragon Pinch of salt Tear the spinach into bite-size pieces, if necessary, and place in a large bowl.

Cut the top and bottom off the grapefruit so that the flesh of the fruit is exposed so it sits flat on a cutting board. Cut the peel and pith from the fruit using a sharp knife or vegetable peeler.

Set the grapefruit on one of its flat ends on a cutting board. The sections of the fruit will face up. Cut out the sections, slicing from the outside toward the center of the fruit, just inside the membranes.

Leave the sections whole or cut them into bite-size pieces.

Combine the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, shallot, tarragon and salt in a bowl and whisk together. Stir in any grapefruit juice that may have puddled on the cutting board while sectioning the fruit.

Pour the dressing over the spinach. If any dressing is left over, it will keep in the fridge for up to a week. Toss the spinach well, then add the grapefruit and pumpkin seeds and toss gently again to combine.

Recipe and photo from Recipes from the Herbalist’s Kitchen by Brittany Wood Nickerson.

Mint and Feta Bruschetta with Chive Blossoms Yields: 4 servings as an appetizer ½ cup fresh chive blossoms (can be substituted with other edible flowers or left out) 1 French baguette ½ lb feta cheese, crumbled, or a vegan alternative 1 cup chopped fresh mint ½ cup minced chives (can be substituted with scallions) 2-4 Tbsp olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Toast the pumpkin seeds in a skillet over

medium heat, stirring often, until they are lightly browned, have puffed up and begin to pop—4 to 7 minutes.

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Preheat the oven to 325° F. While the oven is heating, pull apart the chive blossoms, removing the central stem and plucking the tiny purple florets.

Set the baguette in the hot oven and bake for 7 to 10 minutes, until the edges are crispy, but not browned.

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I Remove the baguette from the oven and slice along the diagonal. Arrange on a platter with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the bruschetta mixture on each slice. Drizzle with a little more oil and serve.

Note: For the bread to be crisp throughout rather than soft on the inside and crispy on the outside, slice it on the diagonal to start with, brush each piece with olive oil and bake on a baking sheet at 325° F for 5 to 7 minutes until crispy.

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n these sobering times, we must use every weapon in our arsenal against invasive viruses, including often-overlooked natural remedies with antiviral properties. As is also the case with pharmaceutical agents, natural approaches have not been shown to stop an aggressive virus in its tracks, but they may ameliorate symptoms. “Nutrition and supplementation are unlikely to prevent an infection, but they may help prevent the infection from becoming symptomatic or severe,” explains Leo Galland, M.D., a global leader in functional medicine and author of Power Healing: Use the New Integrated Medicine to Heal Yourself.

Eating healthy foods, sleeping seven to nine hours a night and exercising at least 150 minutes a week are also key in fortifying our natural defenses against viruses. Steps still necessary for COVID-19 protection include hand-washing, mask-wearing, social distancing and sterilizing objects and surfaces.

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Meanwhile, combine the feta in a bowl with the mint, minced chives and chive florets. Add enough of the oil to moisten then season with salt and pepper to taste.

Mix well.

Baseline Protectors Scientists report that some vitamin and mineral deficiencies appear to be linked to poor COVID-19 outcomes, while adequate levels help combat other viruses. ConsumerLab.com, which provides comprehensive research overviews and information on nutritional products, lists these natural supplements as potential aids against COVID-19, although at this early stage, none have been proven to work: Vitamin D: According to Galland, vitamin D “stimulates your immune system to produce factors called defensins and cathelicidins that kill viruses.” People with levels below 30 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ mL) were 45 percent more likely to test positive for the coronavirus and 95 percent more likely to be hospitalized, Israeli researchers found. Getting three 30-minute sessions of sun exposure a week and eating D-fortified foods raise levels, and supplementing with up to 2,000 international units daily is generally considered safe.

Zinc: “Zinc throws a wrench in the viral replication machine and helps fight infections by boosting the production of antibodies,” says Nicole DeMasi, an integrative dietitian nutritionist in Los Angeles. Zinc lozenges may ward off the coronavirus in the upper respiratory tract. The recommended dosage is 15 to 30 milligrams (mg) a day for up to two weeks.

Vitamin C: A cup of orange juice, tomato juice or a kiwi supplies most of the minimum recommended intake of vitamin C, a vital supplement for white blood cells that fight viral infections. Supplementing with 1,000 mg daily is also safe. Intravenous megadoses are being studied for critically ill COVID-19 patients, but no evidence exists so far that higher levels prevent infections, reports ConsumerLab.com.

Potassium: A critical antiviral mineral and electrolyte, low levels of potassium were found in 61 percent of 175 Chinese patients hospitalized with COVID-19, making them more prone to heart damage, reports the Journal of the American Medical Association. Foods that boost levels include potatoes, squash, lentils, spinach, avocados, bananas and raisins.

Supplemental Supporters When choosing supplements proven to be effective, “Much of what we know and can apply is based on our previous research on viruses of the past,” says Monisha Bhanote, M.D., an integrative physician in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Here are some good choices.

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Melatonin: Known best as the hormone that regulates sleep, melatonin also supports antiviral immunity and helps control inflammation in viral infections. A study of 11,672 people tested for COVID-19 found that those taking supplemental melatonin were less likely to test positive, and a clinical study is underway to see if 2 mg a day helps protect healthcare workers. Typical dosages range from 0.3 to 3 mg.

Licorice Root Extract: This herb contains a substance called glycyrrhizin that makes it hard for a virus to attach to and invade a cell and hinders its ability to replicate, slowing the spread from one cell to another. Chinese doctors used it with other traditional herbs to combat COVID-19, and studies have shown it effective against an earlier coronavirus, as well as against HIV, herpes, viral hepatitis and respiratory infections. For dosage,

follow package directions. People with high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, kidney disease or low potassium levels are advised against its use.

Astragalus: Known as huang qi, astragalus “is one of the most powerful herbs used in Chinese medicine for people with weakened immune systems,” says Tsao-Lin Moy, a New York City acupuncturist and herbalist. It’s best taken as a hot or cold tea using tea bags or the root itself.

Andrographis: This herb has long been used for colds and throat infections in China and India, and may prevent flu viruses from binding to cells. In a Swedish study, flu patients that took an andrographis extract along with Siberian ginseng recovered more quickly with fewer complications than those given a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved flu medication. Because of its potency, it’s best to consult a health practitioner to avoid interactions. The recommended dosage is 400 mg twice a day.

Fightin’ Foods To lower the inflammation linked to poor viral outcomes, integrative physician Monisha Bhanote, M.D., recommends a predominantly whole foods diet with at least five to seven servings of vegetables and two to three servings of fruit a day.

Quercetin-rich foods, such as apples, onions, broccoli, raspberries, parsley and celery are especially important, she says, because the bioflavonoid enhances zinc’s antiviral actions: “It functions as a zinc ionophore, chelating zinc and transporting it into the cell cytoplasm.” Quercetin can also be taken as a supplement in doses ranging between 500 and 1,000 mg daily.

Garlic has potent antiviral and antibacterial properties, and can be cooked into food, eaten raw in salads and dressings or obtained from capsules of allicin, the active component.

Green tea has epigallocatechin gallate, a compound with “a wide range of antiviral activity, especially in the early stages of infection, by preventing viral attachment and entry into the cell,” says Bhanote. Aim for three to five cups a day.

Ronica O’Hara is a Denver-based health writer. Connect at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.

Learn More Coronavirus Handbook by Leo Galland, M.D.: A comprehensive look from an integrative physician at coronavirus mechanisms, nutritional strategies and supplements. DrGalland.com/coronavirusprotection-protocol Coronavirus Information Center: Up-to-date information on natural remedies and nutritional supplements. ConsumerLab.com/coronavirus September 2020

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of modification I do with them is endless,” says Ramat, who underscores the importance of listening to the body. “I learned the hard way 17 years ago when I first became a teacher. I am gentle with myself if I am unable to do a pose and embrace the modification. I go deeper in my poses now than when I was younger.”

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Yoga for Every Body Adaptive Ways Ease Pain and Immobility

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aming chronic pain, restoring energy reserves, improving heart health and relieving symptoms of depression and anxiety are only a few of the science-backed perks of spending time on a yoga mat. However, misconceptions about this ancient practice can make yoga seem intimidating for individuals that could benefit the most from it.

Adaptive yoga, designed for people challenged by injury, chronic pain, autoimmune disease or debilitating conditions like multiple sclerosis, can foster perhaps unexpected gains through the use of props, chairs, wall space and even countertops.

From wheelchair-bound veterans to seniors with compromised balance, adaptive yoga offers new horizons for achieving wellbeing.

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compassionate and more mindfully in the moment than those in a control group.

Empowerment, Not Perfection “Yoga is for any body, no matter the size, shape or color. It’s not about designer clothing, athletic ability, talents or perfection in the pose. Adaptive yoga is a movement to change this misconception and mitigate the anxiety to try yoga,” says Mindy Eisenberg, a Detroit-area certified yoga therapist and author of Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body: Created for Individuals with MS and Neuromuscular Condition and the accompanying Adaptive Yoga Cards. For Eisenberg, the focus is about the internal experience, healing and most of all, “the sense of joy that comes from a regular practice.”

Ora Ramat, owner of the Wagging Tail Yoga Studio, in Bethel, New York, witnesses remarkable, everyday mastery in her students through adapted poses. “Many of my students are 40 to 95 years young, and the range

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“Our students have a wide range of health conditions including spina bifida, arthritis, MS, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, fibromyalgia, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, paraplegia, epiphyseal dysplasia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, chronic back pain and more,” says Miranda McCarthy, CEO of Wavelength VR (WavelengthVR.com), a healthcare company that produces a library of sciencesupported content for pain management without medication. The London-based creator of Adaptive Yoga LIVE, which offers seated online classes, knows firsthand how yoga can change lives.

“Until I found adaptive yoga, I felt like I was constantly at war with my body,” she says. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 2 and the youngest recipient of bilateral hip replacement surgery in the U.S., McCarthy thought she knew her body inside and out. After 40 surgeries and decades of rehabilitation and medication, she went through a radical shift in perspective.

“When I discovered adaptive yoga, I soon realized my relationship with my body had only just begun.”

Eisenberg highlights the internal process that adaptive yoga can catalyze: “The energy and sensation that yoga students feel on the inside is much more important than what the pose looks like on the outside.” Items such as chairs, blocks, straps, blankets and bolsters are used to make traditional postures more accessible to those with physical challenges and to ensure safety. “Using props is not a sign of weakness or inferiority. We even use ambulatory devices such as a cane as a prop.

Those who require assistive devices cease to see them as a hindrance. In fact, they become an accessory,” says Eisenberg.

For McCarthy, the biggest takeaway is simple, yet profound self-acceptance. “I no longer judge myself or compare myself to

able-bodied people. I gained a newfound love for my body and a love for myself.”

Eisenberg affirms, “It’s exciting to realize that our bodies are so much more capable than we thought, and we learn that we are not defined by our individual disease or limitations. As my teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn says, ‘As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than wrong.’”

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animal shelter that played country music for the cats. “I wondered what their reaction would be if I wrote some meditative music with different tones—beta/alpha waves—to present to them alternative sounds,” she says. She composed some music and experimented with it in the cat room, noticing that the animals reacted positively to certain tones. That eventually led to a CD for cats, and then one for dogs, with the proceeds donated to the ASPCA and the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, in New York City.

Finding the Right Tune for Pets Music Calms the Animal Soul

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ometimes it takes a little dog to bring about a big truth, as Cheryl Christine, a professional musician and composer in Ridgeland, South Carolina, learned. “I was playing the piano at a party and the owners had a hyper little dog. After a while, I started playing some of the music from my CD and the dog stopped, turned around and came up to me, and just sat there and listened. The owners were shocked.”

The mood of dogs and cats can be improved by hearing the right kind of tunes, but it’s important to choose their music wisely, because they are more highly attuned to sensory cues than humans.

Resounding Research The nicest notes for animals have been well studied, especially dogs. Colorado State University researchers found that auditory stimulation with music can be helpful or detrimental. Results of a study in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior suggest that dogs sleep more and bark less when they listen to classical music; and they shake more and rise to their feet when exposed to heavy metal music, 38

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possibly from nervousness.

Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., a zoologist and certified applied animal behaviorist in Wisconsin, wrote her dissertation on the effect of different types of sounds upon working domestic animals.

“What is important is not whether the music is ‘classical’ or ‘heavy metal’, but whether it includes a set of acoustic features that appear to be universally associated with soothing or stimulating internal states,” states McConnell in her blog, TheOtherEndOfTheLeash.com.

McConnell explains that, “Pure tones and regular rhythms are associated with positive states.” On the other hand, harsh, noisy tones and irregular rhythms are linked with negative ones. She adds, “A tempo matching an animal’s resting heart rate (or respiration) tends to be calming.”

Composers and musicians are currently writing music specifically for animals with the aim of reducing stress from noise or separation, assisting with healing, controlling overeating and soothing irritability.

Compositions for Cats Christine was volunteering at a local

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Harmonies for Hounds The Rescue Animal MP3 Project, an organization that has donated free MP3 players filled with music to more than 1,420 animal shelters and sanctuaries, was founded by Pamela Fisher, a holistic veterinarian in North Canton, Ohio.

Calmer animals are more likely to be adopted, and the music is designed to provide a relaxed environment for animals so they can better cope with stressful housing conditions. The MP3s contain a variety of music and artists, including selections like Canine Lullabies, by Terry Woodford, therapeutic music expert; Pet Calm, Pet Healing, by hypnotherapist Rick Collingwood; and Harp Music to Soothe the Savage Beast,

by Alianna Boone, who states, “The structure of the harp is considered to be the most healing instrument next to the human voice.”

Pet owners may need to listen more closely. “We so often focus on other aspects of their environment—Is their dog bed comfy? Does it look pretty to us?—and fail to attend to the impact of sound on our dog’s environment (not to mention our own),” writes McConnell about new animal-music studies.

There are many melodic medleys for pet parents, but buyer beware. “If you’re to spend your money on this, make sure you are looking at music backed by research,” advises Christine.

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Julie Peterson writes about wellness for people, animals and the environment.

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infested neighborhoods where they live,” says Damon Nailer, a Monroe, Louisiana, motivational speaker and author of Living, Loving, Leading. For children in all circumstances, he says, it’s important to “teach them that setbacks, failures, losses and adversity help you to learn, grow and become stronger.”

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Raising Resilient Kids How to Help Them Bounce Back

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n these turbulent times, children need to know how to confidently weather and deal with changes no matter what life hands them, say many psychologists. Studies show that when kids are resilient—having the ability to recover quickly from difficulties—they are less fearful and anxious, more confident and empathetic, and better able to handle cataclysmic events like 9/11.

Resilience can help them deal creatively with everything from cyberbullying to societal change. A Florida Atlantic University study of 1,204 children found that those that agreed with such statements as, “I can deal with whatever comes my way,” “I am not easily discouraged by failure,” and, “Having to cope with stress makes me stronger,” were less likely to be bullied in person or online and better able to cope when it occurred.

Resilience can be taught and learned at any stage in a child’s life, studies suggest. Some useful strategies include:

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Let them know they’re loved and supported. One stable, committed relationship with a supportive adult such as a parent, grandparent, aunt, teacher or coach is what a child needs to be resilient, according to research from Harvard’s Center for the Developing Child. This can be particularly important for children raised in lessthan-ideal circumstances. “It is absolutely critical for African-American children to learn resilience due to the current climate of hostility and racism, the inherent disadvantages in education and household income they are born into and hostile, crime40

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Make resilience a household word.

When San Diego child psychologist Bruce Thiessen’s daughter Kassidy was 4, he’d pretend to be the wolf in The Three Little Pigs, howling, “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!”

She would reply, “Go ahead! I’ll rebuild it tougher and stronger!”

It was his way of embedding resilience in her, which he and his wife Roxie have reinforced with books, movies and songs. “Making the theme of resilience dominant in multiple activities will make an enduring, indelible impression on your child,” he says.

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Be a good example. “The most important thing to cultivate resilience, mindfulness and any other emotions really, is for parents to practice and model these things themselves,” says Christopher Willard, Ph.D., a Harvard lecturer and author of Raising Resilience: The Wisdom and Science of Happy Families and Thriving Children. Adults need to bounce back from setbacks, whether it’s a social media mistake or a lost job, and find ways to reframe what happened in a positive light.

To convey that attitude to a child, ask at dinner or bedtime, “What was the rose in your day? The thorn? What did you learn? What would you do differently next time?” The parent can model responses to these questions by sharing their own rose and thorn.

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Let them figure things out. “As tempting as it may be to step in every time you see your children struggling, allowing them to figure things out on their own builds resilience,” says Katie Lear, a Davidson, North Carolina, therapist specializing in childhood anxiety. “On the flip side, when a parent

hovers or immediately steps in to solve a child’s problem, the child may interpret that behavior as, ‘I don’t trust you to be able to do this without help.’” Asking a child how they plan to solve a problem rather than questioning why the problem happened in the first place is a way to teach them creative problem-solving, advises Lynn Lyons, a Concord, New Hampshire, psychotherapist and co-author of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents.

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Teach thankfulness. Feelings of gratitude bolster resilience, studies show. For example, college students that performed gratitude-inducing exercises reported feeling better able to handle academic challenges. “Teach your child to look for the gift within every problem,” advises C.J. Scarlet, author of Heroic Parenting: An Essential Guide to Raising Safe, Savvy, Confident Kids. “That’s often hard to do in the midst of challenges, but just knowing there will be a gift found at some point can help your child to ride out the storm with greater patience and confidence.”

Ronica O’Hara is a Denver-based health writer. Connect at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 The Universal Service - 10:30am. With Anna Basira Gomez, “The Heart of Humankind,” on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/812208049\ Password: RTI2020. Where is your religion? Is it a temple, church or monastery or guru? The true purpose of religion is to realize the human heart as the dwelling place of God; that religion includes a study of self, one’s inner nature and spirit; the heart as both the place of worship and the instrument of cosmic love. This weekly egalitarian service celebrates all of humanity’s religions and spiritual traditions on a single altar with universalist prayers, chants and readings and more. Formerly at Rising Tide, 5102 Swift Rd. Sarasota, RisingTideInternational.org.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Strengthen Your Immune System with Natural Remedies - 7pm, Sept 8th and Sept 10th. With Alexandria Mazzarino. Join us for an introduction to Energy and how to balance and improve your mind, body and spirit with essential oils, crystals and frequency medicine for wellness. Alexandria can introduce the concept of energy and give examples with different modalities. Facebook Live, Sarasota Center of Light Facebook Page. 941-953-6620, SarasotaCenterofLight.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Shaman Journey - 2-4pm on Zoom. A Shaman Journey is similar to a guided meditation enhanced by the heartbeat of the large Mother Drum. With her, we enter into a parallel reality, where the seen and unseen, known and unknown open before us for our guidance, clarity, insight and healing.

Participants relax, close their eyes and follow the journey to this Sacred land. $25 payable in advance

by September 10. Participants will then connect with Rev. Zan Butterfly Deerwoman for the Zoom link and instructions about how to prepare for this Journey. To register, contact Rev. Zan at 941-9227839 or email at Zan@Woman-Spirit.com. More information at Woman-Spirit.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 The Universal Service - 10:30am. With Rev. Tara Muir, “The Message of Truth Expressed By the Different Faiths,” on Zoom: https://zoom. us/j/812208049\ Password: RTI2020 from your home. This is a group service celebrating Hejirat Day, a Sufi message of love, harmony and beauty.

This weekly egalitarian service celebrates all of humanity’s religions and spiritual traditions on a single altar with universalist prayers, chants and readings and more. Formerly at Rising Tide, 5102 Swift Rd. Sarasota, RisingTideInternational.org.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Accessing Higher Levels of Consciousness for SelfHealing - 7pm. With Rev Jim Toole. Explore various simple and powerful techniques to access clearer and more open levels of awareness, offering insight into releasing limitations and the inspiration to create the personal and spiritual growth you seek. Discover new possibilities for healing Mind, Body and Spirit. Facebook

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Fall Equinox Celebration - 7-8pm. On Zoom with Rev. Zan ButterflyDeerwoman. presented by the Women’s Meditation Group. We will together on Zoom, create Sacred space, calling in the directions, with Native American chants and drumming and meditation, helping us in our entry into this gateway of shorter days and longer nights, that ask us to look within ourselves for the answers. Women in this group will receive an email from Jo Mooy with this Zoom link, closer to the event.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 The Universal Service - 10:30am. With Parvati, Rev. Karen Mikki, “In Celebration Of Their Light – Part III, “on Zoom: https://zoom. us/j/812208049\ Password: RTI2020 from your home. Featured this month is Lebanese Christian monk, St. Makhlouf Charbel, and a woman of our Sufi lineage, Murshida Vera Corda. Margo Massoud Marver will join us to speak about St. Charbel. This weekly egalitarian service celebrates all of humanity’s religions and spiritual traditions on a single altar with universalist prayers, chants and readings and more. Presenters rotate weekly. Formerly at Rising Tide, 5102 Swift Rd. Sarasota, RisingTideInternational.org. For info Rev. Zan, 941-922-7839.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Self-Care During the Pandemic - 7pm. With Ranie Brothers. Explore ways to get back on track in your daily diet, exercise and wellness habits. Learn how to fall in love with the process of being healthy, by getting back to making better choices in who you are and how you choose to be. Facebook Live, Sarasota Center of Light Facebook Page. 941-953-6620, SarasotaCenterofLight.com.

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Living in the Balance of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine - 7pm. With Rev Jim Toole and Alexandria Mazzarino. Explore and experience the powerful benefits of accessing, awakening and balancing the energies and expressions of the Divine Feminine and Masculine. Discover how being both in harmony creates a more fulfilling and harmonious life.

Facebook Live, Sarasota Center of Light Facebook Page. 941-953-6620, SarasotaCenterofLight.com.

plan ahead SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

The Universal Service - 10:30am. With Rev. Chris Akbar Miller, “A Pathway To Balance: Antidotes To Climate Change from the World’s Faiths & Traditions,” on Zoom: https://zoom. us/j/812208049\ Password: RTI2020. Young adults & their leaders share scriptures, sayings, songs and chants from many of the world’s religious teachings to help us remember how to find our path of balance with all of life and to honor the divine creation we have been gifted. This weekly egalitarian service celebrates all of humanity’s religions and spiritual traditions on a single altar with universalist prayers, chants and readings and more. Formerly at Rising Tide, 5102 Swift Rd. Sarasota, RisingTideInternational.org. For info Rev. Zan, 941-922-7839.

save the date FRIDAY OCTOBER 9SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Spirit Fest: Metaphysical and Holistic Fair - 11am-6pm. Enjoy 40+ booths with vendors, practitioners, intuitive readers, artists, and demonstrations. Something for everyone. Speakers throughout both days, Entrance fee: $5. Children 12 & under free. Vendor opportunities are still available. Visit SanctuaryFL.com or call 407-850-8440 for more details. Sarasota Event Center 600 N. Beneva Rd., Sarasota.

Will adhere to CDC guidelines.

The Universal Service - 10:30am. With Rev. Zan, “Atonement, Forgiveness, Rebirth,” on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/812208049\ Password: RTI2020 from your home. This service on the eve of Yon Kippur reminds us about releasing and forgiving ourselves for all things past, that we may reset and reboot our lives with new beginnings. This weekly egalitarian service celebrates all of humanity’s religions and spiritual traditions on a single altar with universalist prayers, chants and readings and more.

Presenters rotate weekly. Formerly at Rising Tide, 5102 Swift Rd. Sarasota, RisingTideInternational. org. For info Rev. Zan, 941-922-7839.

on going events

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Sunday Service at CMF - NOTE that we plan for our 10:30am worship services to resume operation on SEPTEMBER 20, with final review by our Board of Directors near that date. So, please check website for any UPDATE before visiting. Each Sunday morning service offers spiritual healing, an inspirational talk, special music and messages from spirit. Leave refreshed and inspired to start the new week. We feature a variety of speakers and spirit message bearers throughout the year. We are providing separated seating and all CDC requirements will be met. Center for Metaphysical Fellowship, 3231

Low Back Pain and Fascia - 6:30pm online. Via Zoom with Dr. Eric Winder. Attend this web-based program and learn in-depth about key causes and treatments for low back pain, including important home care. Also find out more about fascia, why it is important, and how fascia problems are involved with low back pain. Case examples will be discussed, and a Q&A session will follow the presentation. 1 hour. RSVP at GentleBay.com.

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sunday Christian Spiritualist Sunday Morning Services - 10am. Old time camp meet style service, guided meditation, healing, presentation of truth and mini spirit message for each person. Private or group readings available daily by appointment. Contact Rev Shari. Church of Light, 2408 43rd Ave. West, Bradenton, 941-751-5683.

classifieds HOUSECLEANING. Enjoy your free time and let us do what we do best: Housecleaning to your healthy satisfaction. Call Paula for a free estimate 941-320-4052.

Gulf Gate Dr., Suite 204, Sarasota, 941-266-8435, CMFsarasota.org, Facebook: CMF of Sarasota.

Unity of Sarasota- 10:30am. Services available on the Web and Facebook Live. The Sunday Celebration service includes a message and lively music. Check website for other classes available on Zoom. 3023 Proctor Rd., 941-955-3301, UnityOfSarasota.org.

Sunday Morning Celebration Service - 11am.

Join us as we come together as a spiritual family and community, sharing our love and light for ourselves, for each other, our country and the world.

Be a part of sharing the energy and illumination of our hearts and souls together through conversation, meditation, a talk and an affirmation. Sarasota Center of Light, 852 S Tuttle Ave. 941-953-6620, SarasotaCenterOfLight.com.

Center for Spiritual Living Cultural Coast 11am. Virtual Gathering Via FaceBook & YouTube Live. Join us the first Sunday each month for a contemplative/meditative experience. The rest of the month is a bit more lively - always an inspiring message based on the Science of Mind (New Thought) philosophy, featuring local & internationally known musicians. Contact Rev. Theresa Fieberts 941-3760177, CSLCulturalCoast.org.

tials is to Inquire and ask questions. This is a TIME for NO striving. We simply ask you to be quiet and notice, BE and discover, how much more potential you have when you learn to ‘move with attention’, and, with the purpose to learn and expand! 941360-2248, FeldenkraisInSarasota.com. Online - first two complimentary. Offer yourself TIME to be with yourself in your own HOME - Perfect! Sign up directly through Zoom:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/v5ctc-mqqTMsdXEmqjQYrd0SYcgZwZv2CQ

tuesday The Lightness of Walking, for Better Balance and a Pain Free Walk, Online - 11am-1pm, Sept 22-Oct 27 th . Twelve Feldenkrais’ Awareness Through Movement lessons chosen to help YOU RE-DESIGN your walk. Over the years injuries, habits and illnesses have moved us away from that youthful, well-balance walk. Learn to re-embody the basic elements for walking in your own home every Tuesday for 6 weeks. You will need a chair and carpeted or padded spot on the floor and a computer, or mobile device with a camera. Learn to fine tune your alignment, balance and coordination – the ABCs for Walking. Sign up for free – Ebook, The ABCs for Walking, https://www. feldenkraisinsarasota.com/sarasota-classes-feldenkrais/ For more information and registration, https:// www.feldenkraisinsarasota.com/event/lightness-ofwalking-program-online/2020-09-22/

monday

Living Spiritual Circle – 3:30pm. Circles via zoom with Rev. Suzi. Check website to sign up and for other classes available on Zoom. 3023 Proctor Rd., 941-955-3301, UnityOfSarasota.org.

Living Spiritual Circle - 11am and 5pm. Circles via zoom with Rev. Suzi. Check website to sign up and for other classes available on Zoom. 3023 Proctor Rd., 941-955-3301, UnityOfSarasota.org.

wednesday

Feldenkrais with Bonnie K - 5:45pm. Online!

Awareness Through Movement classes: Lessons (in chairs/on floor) are designed to quiet non-working habitual patterns, invite you into a process for learning and offer experiences for more efficient movement. Ongoing classes $65/4 movement lessons w/ replays. 941-360-2248. FeldenkraisInSarasota.com.

Register with Bonnie at: FeldenkraisinSarasota. com/Sarasota-Classes-Feldenkrais/

Feldenkrais with Bonnie K - 9:45 or 11am. Online!

Awareness Through Movement classes: Lessons (in chairs/on floor) are designed to quiet non-working habitual patterns, invite you into a process for learning and offer experiences for more efficient movement. Ongoing classes $65/4 movement lessons w/ replays. More info, 941-360-2248. FeldenkraisInSarasota.com. Register with Bonnie at: FeldenkraisinSarasota.com/Sarasota-Classes-Feldenkrais/

Pub Theology - 6:30-8pm, the 2nd Mon. of the month available on Zoom. With Rev. Amy Zehe. Bring your Spiritual questions. Contact Rev.Amy@UnityofSarasota.org for Zoom meeting instructions. Go to website for other classes available on Zoom. 3023 Proctor Rd., 941-955-3301, UnityOfSarasota.org.

Free Healing Clinic - 4-6:30pm. Our Masters tap into the Divine Source of energy to balance and heal your being. Relax and enjoy this renewing and enlightening experience. Love Donation Appreciated. Angel Ministries, 2269 S Tamiami Trl, Venice, 941-492-4995, AngelMinistriesfl.org.

Learning to Connect Classes at CMF - 7-9pm.

Join Susan Houliston and guest instructors every Monday & Tuesday to learn techniques for connecting with Spirit. Students are given the opportunity to practice lessons to develop their skills and each class will end with healings by the “WE” for all attending. Discussions will follow. $10 donation is requested. Please refer to the CMF website CMFSarasota.org for description of the programs offered for each weekly class. Reservations needed, so call or text Susan at 941-266-1696. We are providing separated seating and all CDC requirements are being met. Center for Metaphysical Fellowship, 3231 Gulf Gate Drive, Suite 204, Sarasota.

Unity of Sarasota - 7pm. Weekday service with music and inspiration. Services available on the Web and Facebook Live. Check website for other classes available on Zoom. 3023 Proctor Rd., 941955-3301, UnityOfSarasota.org.

A Taste of Feldenkrais, Class on Essentials – 7:15pm online. The mindset of Feldenkrais Essen-

Connection, Healing, Connection and Meditation Facebook Live - 7pm. Join us for a time of healing, connection and meditation offered by Rev Jim Toole. Let us all come together and experience the energy and inspiration that can make such a powerful difference in our individual lives, our lives together and for the world. Will be offered as Facebook Live. Sarasota Center of Light, 852 S Tuttle Ave. 941-953-6620, SarasotaCenterofLight.com.

thursday Living Spiritual Circle - 4pm. Circles via zoom with Rev. Suzi. Check website to sign up and for other classes available on Zoom. 3023 Proctor Rd., 941-955-3301, UnityOfSarasota.org.

Bentleys House - 7pm, 3rd Thurs of the month. A safe place to express your grief from loss of a pet. Contact Rev.Amy@UnityofSarasota.org for Zoom meeting instructions. Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Rd., Sarasota.

friday Living Spiritual Circle - 11am. Circles via zoom with Rev. Suzi. Check website to sign up and for other classes available on Zoom. 3023 Proctor Rd., 941-955-3301, UnityOfSarasota.org.

Developing Consciousness with Rev Jim Toole 6pm. Enjoy a time of connection, checking in with each other, discussing spiritual topics and joining in a channeled meditation. All are welcome. Will be offered online on Zoom by invitation. Please contact Rev Jim at 941-330-5031 or RevJimToole@gmail.com.

saturday Sarasota Farmers Market - 7am-1pm. Rain or shine. Established in 1979, the market continues its tradition of serving the community with local produce, plants, prepared foods and artisans. They currently have a full market that includes 70 vendors and 5,000 sq ft of produce and plants. 1592 Main St from Lemon Ave to Selby Five Points Park, Downtown Sarasota.

Central Sarasota Year-Round Farmers Market - 8am-1pm, rain or shine. Every agriculture vendor at the market (fruits, vegetables, herbs, plants, etc.) is a grower or farmer, not just a reseller. The Florida House, 4454 S Beneva Rd, Sarasota. CentralSarasotaFamersMarket.com.

Bradenton Farmers’ Market - 9am-2pm. Over thirty-five vendors offering locally-grown fruits, vegetables, plants, organic products, fresh seafood, prepared foods, as well as the s of local artists, craftspeople and musicians. 1005 1st Ave W, Bradenton.

941-932-9440. RealizeBradenton.com/our_vendors.

Downtown Bradenton Farmers’ Market - 9am2pm. Features a special activity including guest chefs, raffles, arts & crafts vendors, children’s activities. Old Main St, Downtown parking/free on weekends. Dogs on leashes welcome. 941744-7484.

Psychic Fair - 10am-3pm. 2 nd & 4th Sat. Are you searching, questioning and seeking answers? Choose from some of the best Intuitive Artists in the area. See what your future holds. Complimentary refreshments. Private Readings $1/Min. Angel Ministries, 2269 Tamiami Trail, Venice, 941-492-4995, AngelMinistriesfl.org.

The Third Testament? - 11am. Introduction to the life work of Martinus. Live Stream with chat questions. Free. 941-462-3177, TheThirdTestament.info.

Living Spiritual Circle - 1pm. Circles via zoom with Rev. Suzi. Check website to sign up and for other classes available on Zoom. 3023 Proctor Rd., 941-955-3301, UnityOfSarasota.org.

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community resource guide

LONGEVITY WELLNESS CLINIC

ACUPUNCTURE/ CHINESE MEDICINE CARYN L. YOUNG, DOM, AP, OTR

Board Certified Acupuncture Physician The Integrated Path, P.A. 3148 Southgate Ci, Sarasota 941-924-8833 • IntegratedPath.com

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine, Energy Medicine, Medical Qigong, Chinese Herbology for the treatment of physical, energetic and spiritual disease.

Dr. Ernesto Fernandez 528 48th Street Circle East., Bradenton 941-923-9355 Office@LongevityWC.com LongevityWellnessClinic.com

Medicine with integrity: with Traditional Chinese Medicine, energy medicine, medical Qi Gong and herbs, we help to restore vitality and full functioning to your body, mind and spirit. We do this through education, treatment and healthy methods.

With safe, effective and personally tailored programs, our clients experience Health Freedom!

The Integrated Path to Health and Wellness for the whole family utilizing Trad i t i o n a l C h i n e s e Medicine,Acupuncture, Energetic Medicine, Bloodwork Analysis,Clinical Nutrition Assessments and ZYTO Elite to restore balance. Over 30 years of clinical experience!

FAMILY HEALING CENTER, PA

Dr. Christina Captain, DAOM Nationally Board Certified Dipl.Ac Complimentary Meet & Greet The Medical Complex 2650 Bahia Vista Street, Suite 101, Sarasota, 941-951-1119 •FamilyHealingCenter.com

ACUPUNCTURE FACELIFT FACES BY DR ANNA

Anna L. Baker, D.O.M. Nationally Board Certified Acupuncture Physician 941-924-2723 • FacesByDrAnna.com

Unique muscle-tightening acupuncture facelift and necklift done with 12 hair-thin needles, none of which are on the face. Results documented photographically. Only one maintenance treatment needed every 18 months.

Free consultation includes facial analysis. Monthly seminars, call for schedule.

Family Healing Center, an integrative wellness practice.

Addressing all health issues we will find the key to unlock your highest level of health and wellness. Complimentary Meet & Greet

APOTHECARY

WILD GINGER APOTHECARY

LONGEVITY WELLNESS CLINIC

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine, Energy Medicine, Medical Qigong, Chinese Herbology for the treatment of physical, energetic and spiritual disease.

Dr. Cynthia Clark 528 48th Street Circle East., Bradenton 941-923-9355 Office@LongevityWC.com LongevityWellnessClinic.com

Medicine with integrity: with Traditional Chinese Medicine, energy medicine, medical Qi Gong and herbs, we help to restore vitality and full functioning to your body, mind and spirit. We do this through education, treatment and healthy methods. With safe, effective and personally tailored programs, our clients experience Health Freedom!

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6557 Superior Avenue (Gulf Gate Shopping Village), Sarasota 941-312-5630 • WildGingerApothecary.com Community for health + wellness.

Offering hemp CBD, bulk herbs, remedies, sage, gifts, cards, metaphysical tools, essential oils, jewelry and more! Classes and drop-in psychic readers daily. Open Tues Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm, Closed Sun + Mon

BOOKSTORE/GIFT SHOPS ELYSIAN FIELDS

1273 Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941-361-3006 • ElysianFieldsOnline.com

Celebrating 28 wonderful years, this award-winning store for conscious living offers a unique assortment of quality, hand-selected gifts: Jewelry, crystals, books, greeting cards, clothing, candles, aromatherapy, incense, and more………Private intuitive readings offered daily by the most reputable readers in town. Engaging classes and events monthly. Open: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm5pm. Always looking for experienced teachers, psychic readers, and astrologers..

www.nasrq.com

THE OM SHOPPE

4801 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941-706-3257 • www.theomshoppe.com, www.theomshoppeandspa.com

Unique and one of a kind gifts, products, and spa services. The luxury spa includes services such as S o u n d Wa v e A t t u n ementTM, Crystal Alchemy Energy AttunementTM , and massages that incorporate the ancient healing sounds of singing bowls & crystal gridding. We offer an array of healthful and personally empowering products. Enjoy a visit to our showroom and discover the largest selection of crystal singing bowls in Florida. We invite you to stop in and mention code Natural10 to receive 10% off any single item.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY COLON THERAPY CLINIC

Alain Menard • Allaesia Menard 7733 Holiday Drive • Sarasota, Fl 34231 941-922-7744• ColonTherapyClinic.com

Cleansing for digestive disorders.

Licensed 42 years. Developed gentle technique. Foot bath and ear candling.

CHIROPRACTORS GENTLEBAY SARASOTA CHIROPRACTIC

Residual Strain Therapy Eric Winder DC Offices in Sarasota and Venice, FL 941-957-8390 • eric.winder.dc@gmail.com

Professional care with a personal focus. Feel better through proper alignment, and get back to work and play! See our website for more information.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY AND LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE

TERRY SCHIBLER, LMT MA11621 Fusion Therapy 7069 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941-921-7900 FusionTherapySarasota.com

Terry Schibler has 30 years experience in advanced bodywork.

He has a singular ability to trace, recognize and treat complex pain patterns through numerous modalities such as CranioSacral Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage, Visceral and Fascial manipulation. Terry’s hands-on work is effective for a wide range of problems associated with pain and dysfunction such as Migraines, Chronic neck/back pain, Concussions, TMJ, Post-surgical dysfunction...and more.

CRYSTALS THE OM SHOPPE

4801 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941-706-3257 • www.theomshoppe.com, www.theomshoppeandspa.com

Unique and one of a kind gifts, products, and spa services. The luxury spa includes services such as S o u n d Wa v e A t t u nementTM, Crystal Alchemy Energy AttunementTM , and massages that incorporate the ancient healing sounds of singing bowls & crystal gridding. We offer an array of healthful and personally empowering products. Enjoy a visit to our showroom and discover the largest selection of crystal singing bowls in Florida. We invite you to stop in and mention code Natural10 to receive 10% off any single item.

DENTISTRY FLORIDA INTEGRATIVE DENTISTRY

Dick Chapman 2401 University Pkwy # 204, Sarasota 941-893-5968 DickChapmanDDS1@gmail.com

Our Holistic practice is committed to achieving optimal health using the highest standards in professional care and safety working together with our integrative modalities. Our approach to dentistry is based on honesty, integrity and respect.

INQUIRE WITHIN GODDESS SHOPPE Goddess Healing with Susan 1653 5th Street, Sarasota 941-330-9274 TheGoddessShoppe.net Susan@TheGoddessShoppe.net

Susan Milligan is a Physician Assistant, Reiki Master, and graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing specializing in Energy Healing and Past Life Regression.

LONGEVITY WELLNESS CLINIC

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine, Energy Medicine, Medical Qigong, Chinese Herbology for the treatment of physical, energetic and spiritual disease.

Chuck Pisa, BS, LMBT, LMT, CPEH 528 48th Street Circle East., Bradenton 941-923-9355 Office@LongevityWC.com LongevityWellnessClinic.com

Chuck Pisa, BS, LMBT, LMT, CPEH is an energy worker with a unique blend of Esoteric Healing, reconnection therapy and coaching that facilitates multi-layered healing and powerful paradigm shifts in his clients’ approach to life.

WHITE SANDS DENTISTRY

Dr. Martina Mallery 520 48th Street Court E. Bradenton 941-748-9393 WSDentalManager@gmail.com WhiteSandsDentistry.com

Our holistic & biological dental practice offers fluoride-free, mercury-free and mercury-safe procedures, Huggins Protocol, biological extractions, jaw-bone cavitation/NICO revisions, Ozone Therapy, holistic dental hygiene protocols, phase-contrast microscopy, homeopathic support, metal-free restorations, dental material biocompatibility testing, detoxification protocols and nutritional counseling all the while taking highly conservative and preventative approach.

ENERGY HEALING HEALING ROOMBLUE LIGHT ENERGY HEALING

HEALING ROOM, ENERGY HEALING, BIOFEEDBACK STRESS MANAGEMENT, PEMF Treatments to balance over a thousand conditions!

Infrared Inversion, Sound Immersion with the Singing Bowls 718-791-3797 • PureFieldForce@gmail.com

Energy Healing helps the body with a long list of conditions, aches, pains and imbalances.

Biofeedback Scanning locates the imbalances and it also corrects them. PEMF (Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy) reenergizes damaged cells, it is a powerful tool to MANAGE PAIN! 941-586-9539, Facebook.com/CreateBalanceandHealing

FELDENKRAIS METHOD® THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD®

Lessons for Children (ABM), Adults, Classes, Prof Seminars Bonnie Kissam, M.A., Feldenkrais® Practitioner, LMT, CE Provider 941-360-2248 Bonnie@FeldenkraisInSarasota.com FeldenkraisInSarasota.com

The Feldenkrais® Approach , ‘Movement with Attention’, helps one ‘sense easier, improved posture and ways of moving. Clients optimize their musical, athletic or everyday activities through heightened ‘awareness’. They find unique ways to recover from injury, surgeries or illness. Call for appointments, classes or for weekend TOUCH TO INFORM seminars 941-360-2248 , Bonnie@FeldenkraisInSarasota.com.

FUNCTIONAL & LIFESTYLE WELLNESS

KORMAN RELIEF & WELLNESS CENTER

HEALING ARTS EDUCATION LIFE SPECTRUM INSTITUTE Juliet Mathison Sarasota 770-465-6294 LifeSpectrumInstitute.com

Healing arts education for professionals. Unique, leading edge content. Study path options for manual therapy practitioners and experienced energy healers.

Integrative Kinesiology, Inception Point Balancing, Meridian Therapies, Autonomic Fascial Integration (AFI) and more. AFI Level One is now scheduled and open for registration. 16 CEUs for LMTs.

HEALTH COACH LONGEVITY WELLNESS CLINIC

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine, Energy Medicine, Medical Qigong, Chinese Herbology for the treatment of physical, energetic and spiritual disease.

Tatiana Thompson, CHC, Health Coach 528 48th Street Circle East., Bradenton 941-923-9355 Office@LongevityWC.com LongevityWellnessClinic.com

Tatiana Thompson, CHC, is a health coach and physical therapist with a groundbreaking approach to revolutionizing her clients’ use of food for healing, impacting their health and happiness beyond measure.

MEDICAL SPA AND WELLNESS NIA CLINIC MEDSPA

5250 17th Street Unit 106 941-203-5347 NiaClinicMedSpa.com.

Non Invasive Aesthetics

Medical Marijuana E v a l u a tions, BioTE® Bioidentical Hormone R e p l a c e ment Medspa specializing in eyebrow Microblading, eyelash extensions, non-surgical micro needling face and neck lifting, CryoSkin fat freezing, facials, chemical peels. Dr Boyle specializes in BioTE® hormone replacement, weight loss injections, Marijuana evaluations, Botox and injectables, as well as pain management.

Laura Korman, DC, DACBN Chiropractor, Diplomate in Nutrition 16954 Toledo Blade Blvd, Port Charlotte 941-629-6700 DrLauraKorman.com

Dr. Korman specializes in helping peri-menopausal women eliminate pain, fatigue and unwanted belly fat through functional medicine, lifestyle strategies and regenerative therapies so they can reclaim their vitality and stay engaged in the life they love. We offer PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy), Class IV Deep Tissue Laser, Near & Far Infrared Sauna, Decompression Therapies, Whole Body Vibration and carry a professional line of supplementation.

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PAIN MANAGEMENT NECK AND BACK PAIN

NATURAL FOOD CAFE EVERGREEN

SARASOTA DISC CENTER

801 S Tamiami Trail, Nokomis, FL 941-412-4334 • CafeEvergreen.net

Cafe Evergreen is a natural, organic restaurant. Our menu consists of many organic recipes designed to not only taste delicious, but also enhance your health. Open 7 days a week 11am-9pm.

Dr. David Cifra, DC Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Specialist 315-345-7390 DoctorCifra@SyracuseDiscCenter.com SyracuseDiscCenter.com

Medical Breakthrough Technology!

Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Specialist, Dr. David Cifra, DC.Advanced procedure for patients who have back and neck pain and want to avoid narcotics, epidural injections,and unnecessary surgeries. Over 90% effective.

No pain, No drugs, No surgery.

Call today 315-345-7390. FREE CONSULTATION.

NATURAL PET FOOD HOLISTIC FOR PETS

5411 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, 941-378-4367 5770 Ranch Lake Blvd, East Bradenton, 753-7297 • HolisticForPets.com

Specializing in Hypo-allergenic Foods, Frozen Natural Raw Foods, Herbal & Homeopathic Remedies, Detergent & Soap Free Shampoo, Natural Flee Preventatives Skin Care Products, Healthy treats, Toys and gifts.

NEUROFEEDBACK THE BRAINWAVE CENTER

1440 Main St., Sarasota 941-552-4500 • BrainwaveSarasota.com

We offer Brain Mapping and Neurofeedback Training. Non-drug, Non-invasive relief for anxiety, depression, ADHD, Trauma, and more. Free consultation. Retrain Your Brain & Enjoy Life!

PET SUPPLIES HOLISTIC FOR PETS

5411 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota 941-378-4367 5770 Ranch Lake Blvd. East Bradenton, 753-7297 HolisticForPets.com

Specializing in Hypo-allergenic Foods, Frozen Natural Raw Foods, Herbal & Homeopathic Remedies, Detergent & Soap Free Shampoo, Natural Flee Preventatives Skin Care Products, Healthy treats, Toys and gifts

SHAMANIC PRACTICES SPIRITUAL COUNSELOR, SHAMANIC AND REIKI PRACTICES

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

Rev. Zan Benham, BSL, BD, CHT 941-922-7839

Spiritual counselor, shamanic practitioner, Reiki healing, breath, and energy work, hypnosis, soul retrieval, past life regression all to empower and help you move into the Divine flow of the joy and power within you.

SPECIAL NUTRITION DISCOUNT PRICES

1882 Stickney Point Rd, Sarasota 941-929-0884 • SpecialNutrition.net

Offering the largest selection of all major supplement brands and natural products in the Sarasota area at discount prices. Special orders are our pleasure.

SUPER VALUE NUTRITION

2163 Siesta Drive Sarasota, 941-366-1997 5842 Bee Ridge Rd. Sarasota, 941-342-1908 SuperValueNutition.com SuperValueNutrition@gmail.com

SPIRITUAL CENTERS CENTER FOR METAPHYSICAL FELLOWSHIP

3231 Gulf Gate Drive, Suite 204, Sarasota 941-266-8435 CMFSarasota.org • Facebook: CMF of Sarasota

Sarasota’s original discount Vitamin store, family owned since 1977! Lowest prices and best selection in town!

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10:30 Sunday worship with inspired talk, music, spirit messages and healing.

Weekly classes, special events, monthly message gallery. Come to engage, be enriched and enlightened.

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING CULTURAL COAST Rev. Theresa Fieberts 941-376-0177 CSLCulturalCoast.org Info@CSLCulturalCoast.org

Sometimes meditative, sometimes rockin’ ~ always inspirational.

Our Sunday services on-line via FB or YouTube, meditation group, prayer support, on-going enrichment and Science of Mind classes, networking and community building! Sign up for our e-newsletter at CSLCulturalCoast.org.

SARASOTA CENTER OF LIGHT

852 S Tuttle Ave, Sarasota 941-953-6620 • sarasotacenteroflight.com

Experience the peaceful energy, love and light of our metaphysical spiritual community. Join us for the inspiration, healing and connection to Spirit in our services, classes and social gatherings.

THERMOGRAPHY FLORIDA MEDICAL THERMOGRAPHY June Drennon, CCT 2008

JuneDrennon@TampaBayThermography.com

727-729-2711 FloridaMedicalThermography.com

JuneDrennon@FloridaMedicalThermography.com

Certified Clinical Thermographer 2008. Prevention is better than early detection.

Knowledge is power: Know your risk factors to make corrections and avoid developing pathology. Call for location convenient for you.

YOGA WILD GINGER APOTHECARY

6557 Superior Avenue (Gulf Gate Shopping Village), Sarasota 941-312-5630 WildGingerApothecary.com

Community for health + wellness.

Offering hemp CBD, bulk herbs, remedies, sage, gifts, cards, metaphysical tools, essential oils, jewelry and more! Classes and drop-in psychic readers daily. Open Tues Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm, Closed Sun + Mon

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