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contents Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.
23 TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVEL
Outer Adventures, Inner Journeys by April Thompson
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30 BUILDING
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Bouncing, Leaping and Lunging Our Way to Bone Health by Kathleen Barnes
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Moving from Looking to Seeing by April Thompson
43 SOUL SHINE by Marianne Williamson
44 SCHOOL OM WORK Kids Calm Themselves with Meditation by April Thompson
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48 FELINE WORKFORCE Why a Job is the Cat’s Meow by Sandra Murphy
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newsbriefs LifeWorks Host Talk on the Dangers of Mold
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ennifer Baer, ARNP, of LifeWorks Wellness Center, will be hosting a free talk at Nature’s Food Patch, titled Mold and Its Part in Your Sickness, at 6:30 p.m., on October 26. Mold is a problem that can seriously impact health. Baer will explain how exposure to mold increases the risk of developing chronic issues and how they may be misdiagnosed or mistreated. She explains, “It is essential to help raise the public profile of mold, especially in states like Florida where it is a real problem. Because it is often invisible in a building or area, the occupants do not realize they are breathing in the mold toxins, they just start getting sick. Many doctors do not test patients for mold so the underlying reason for the condition goes untreated.” Cost: Free. Location: Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Seating is limited so you must sign up at Customer Care at Patch or call 727-443-6703. LifeWorks Wellness Center is located at 301 Turner St., Clearwater. For more information, call 727-466-6789 or visit LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com. See ad page 2.
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New Look for Natural Awakenings Magazine
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atural Awakenings magazine is sporting a new look. After being unveiled in Florida’s Collier/Lee edition that serves Naples and Fort Myers—the first of a family of magazines that has grown to encompass 85 U.S. cities, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic—in July, the new logo and cover design will appear in all editions starting in October. Other design elements are expected to be refreshed in the near future to align with the evolution of the national content already underway. The plans were announced at the Natural Awakenings’ Publishers Conference in Orlando in May. “We’ve kept up with new, cutting-edge trends and developments in all areas of sustainable, healthy living through the years, so it’s only natural for our look to also evolve,” says Sharon Bruckman, CEO and founder of Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation. “The new cover format enables us to highlight more of the content offered inside the issue. The changes also reflect the success of our mission in supporting the presence and growth of the natural living movement to the point where it’s beneficially influencing mainstream media content.” Launched by Bruckman with a single magazine in 1994, Natural Awakenings is now one of the largest, free, local, healthy lifestyle publications worldwide, serving approximately 3.5 million readers. For more information, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com.
Introducing Bell Lifestyle Products New Look Nationwide
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ith more than 20 years of experience, Bell Lifestyle Products Inc., in South Haven, Michigan, is introducing a new look for its complete line of over 60 natural supplements across 13 health categories. Bell continues to expand its line of products, most recently launching a new, all-in-one bladder and urinary tract support formulation, see page ??, and a new line of sports supplements. In addition to rolling out all-new, color-coded packaging to help navigate their product offering, Bell has updated their ecommerce website to allow visitors to more easily shop online or find their local Bell Lifestyle retailer. The Bell Lifestyle website is also host to an extensive library of health and wellness resources including the Bell Wellness Center. The Bell Wellness Center contains hundreds of recipes, infographics and articles on physical, mental, social and nutritional wellness from elected category experts. With new articles being posted weekly there is information for all ages and ailments. Bell Lifestyle Products offers a full money-back guarantee on more than 60 natural health products that are available in more than 7,000 health food stores and pharmacies worldwide. For more information, call 800-333-7995, email Info@BellLifestyle. com, visit BellLifestyle.com or Bell-Wellness.com. See ad, page 59.
The 17th Annual Stride for Strays in Tampa
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he 17th Annual Stride for Strays takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., October 22, at the beautiful Perry Harvey, Sr. Park, in Tampa. Come out and celebrate your love for pets. Kidfriendly fun for the whole family, the event features live music, animal rescue groups, vendors, a dog agility course, contests, raffles, activities for children, food and more. Hundreds of people gather each year to walk with their dogs at this event that benefits Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit veterinary clinic. Everyone is invited to participate in the walk—even those without a dog. Teams are welcome to participate. Cost: $30 registration includes a commemorative T-shirt. Location: 900 Scott St., Tampa. Learn more about ACT at acTampa.org. To register for event, visit StrideForStrays.org. Vendors and pet rescues wanting to participate, call Dina Athanassie at 727-741-3665 or email Dina@ acTampa.org.
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newsbriefs Healing Energy 2 You Relocates
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ealing Energy 2 You is about to get a new, beautiful space that will continue to provide a safe, comfortable place for helping to heal and promote mind-body-spirit health. Rachel Bardach, owner, is now a part of Wellness and Yoga Blissful Beginnings, located at 9365 US Highway 19 North, Suite B, in Pinellas Park, only eight minutes from the old location. In the new location, Bardach is excited to be able to offer all the same healing services and treatments which incorporate her expert abilities in massage, reiki and Quantum Touch, along with intuitive guidance to incorporate the additional use of rocks, crystals and glass rods. She invites you to come in and check out her new home; she feels certain you will love it as much as she does. Schedule your appointment for her restorative and therapeutic treatment designed to assist you in achieving relaxation, release and ultimately healing. For more information and appointments, call or text 303-9038816, email Rach@HealingEnergy2U.com or visit HealingEnergy2U. com for reviews and testimonials. MA 79862-MM 34468. See ad page 32.
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orkshops and classes have returned to the Health Hut. Join them as they share with you their herbal knowledge and folkloric traditions. The herbs speak of many things—of ancient wisdom and future joy. Gifts made from herbs are a pleasure to give. Gifts of herbs are a joy to make. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on October 28, enjoy the Holiday Gifts from Nature workshop. In this hands-on class, both fresh and dried herbs will be used. Gift the products you create in the classroom or keep for yourself. Cost: $60. Location: Natural Health Hut, 26403 Chianina Dr., Wesley Chapel. For more information, call Janice Neuzil 727-505-0492 or visit imHerbalist.com. See ad page 30 .
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esveratrol is a natural substance found in grapes, peanuts, blueberries and other foods that’s known for its heartprotective nature. Researchers believe it may also help promote eye health, including prevention of glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration, but not much is known about its presence in the eyes. Scientists from Tongji Medical College, in China, set out to measure the concentration of trans-resveratrol in the eyes after oral supplementation. Three daily doses of Longevinex, an oral trans-resveratrol-based capsule supplement, was administered to 35 adults prior to eye surgery on one of their eyes, and tissue samples of the conjunctiva, aqueous humor and vitreous humor were taken. Researchers measured the tissues for resveratrol concentration to determine how much of the supplement penetrated the eyes. Resveratrol metabolites were detected in the conjunctiva of 25 of the eyes, indicating that the beneficial substance does pass through the brain.
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Music Soothes Pain after Surgery
esearchers from the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York City, studied the impact of music therapy on 60 patients that had undergone spinal fusion surgery. Half received a 30-minute music therapy session, along with standard postoperative care, within 72 hours of surgery. The other half received only standard care. The scientists used the visual analog scale to measure pain before and after music therapy in both groups concurrently. The patients receiving music therapy experienced average pain level reductions from 6.2 to 5.09, while the control group averaged slight increases in pain, from 5.2 to 5.87. “The degree of change in the music group is notable for having been achieved by non-pharmacologic means, with little chance of adverse effects,” explains Center Director and study co-author Joanne Loewy. “Pain is subjective and personal, and warrants an individualized approach to care. Certified, licensed music therapists can tailor treatment to each patient’s musical preferences and address their pain level.” 14
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Walking Reduces Symptoms of Dementia
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study from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, examined the impact of regular walking on people with vascular cognitive impairment, the second-most common form of dementia. The ailment occurs when blood vessels become damaged by cardiovascular disease, impeding good blood circulation and making the brain work harder. The researchers scanned the brains and conducted computerized decisionmaking and attention tests on 38 people with mild, early forms of vascular cognitive impairment. Half of the subjects were asked to participate in supervised, one-hour walking sessions three times per week for a six-month period. The remaining subjects did not walk. After six months, the walking group showed improvements in both blood pressure and brain function, with their brains requiring less effort during the decision-making and attention tests.
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ers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston, followed 108,630 U.S. women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study between 2000 and 2008, comparing their mortality rates with the amount of vegetation around their homes. The researchers also accounted for related risk factors such as age, socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, and smoking behaviors. They concluded that subjects living in the greenest areas had a 12 percent lower mortality rate than those living in the least lush areas during the study period.
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esearchers from the Creighton University School of Nursing, in Omaha, Nebraska, studied 2,303 healthy postmenopausal women to determine whether a link between vitamin D and cancer existed. The treatment group comprised 1,156 women receiving 2,000 International Units (IU) of vitamin D3 and 1,500 milligrams of calcium per day for four years. The 1,147 women in the control group received placebos for the same duration. Within the study timeframe, 64 women from the placebo group were diagnosed with some form of cancer, while only 49 subjects from the treatment group faced a cancer diagnosis. This represents a small, but significant reduction in the cancer rate for those taking vitamin D3. Further analyses of the levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the blood revealed that the women that developed cancer had substantially lower levels of this vitamin than the subjects that remained healthy.
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Banning Trans Fats Lowers Heart Attacks
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leven counties in New York instituted restrictions on trans fatty acids in restaurants in 2007. Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine used data from the New York State Department of Health statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System and U.S. Census population estimates to determine the impact of these restrictions on the health of the community; they compared the 11 counties that had the restrictions to 25 counties without them. The scientists concluded that hospital heart attack admissions were significantly lower for the 11 counties with the restrictions.
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study from Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, suggests a link between regular yoga practice and an increase in brain cortical thickness, associated with memory and attention. The researchers used brain imaging scans (CT) to measure the cortical thickness of 42 Brazilian women older than 59. Twenty-one of the subjects had practiced hatha yoga regularly for at least eight years. These women were compared to 21 other women matched for age and education that engaged in other physical activity comparable to hatha yoga. The researchers found that the cortical thickness in the yoga practitioners was significantly greater in the left prefrontal lobe of the brain. This portion of brain gray matter is linked to awareness, attention, executive function and memory, suggesting that hatha yoga practice may be associated with cognitive preservation. The scientists added, “The prese n t r e s u l t s p a ra l l e l t h o s e p r e v i ously reported in which younger yoga and meditation practitioners had greater gray matter volumes than non-practitioners in the following brain regions: larger gray matter volume in the right anterior insula and right inferior temporal gyrus.â€?
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Spirulina Reduces Weight and Cholesterol
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pirulina platensis, a single-celled blue-green algae used in supplements, is often taken for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. A new study from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, in Iran, tested the efficacy of spirulina supplementation on the body mass index (BMI), weight and cholesterol levels of 64 obese adults between the ages of 20 and 50. Subjects were divided into intervention and placebo groups. The intervention group took twice-daily supplements of Spirulina platensis for 12 weeks. BMI, fasting blood samples and lipid profiles were assessed at the beginning and end of the study, and food intake and appetite were reported daily. The scientists found more than double the reductions in both body weight and BMI in the spirulina group, compared to the control group. In addition, reductions in both total cholesterol and appetite were found in the intervention group.
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The easiest way to save money on airfare is by being flexible, because flying on certain days at certain times can be more affordable. Shopping among airports and carriers can also yield dividends, perhaps leaving from one airport and returning to another or combining airlines based on the lowest available rates for legs of the trip. Off hours for flying are very early in the morning or late at night; keep looking for deals right up to the deadline. Airlines send deals and special offers to those that sign up for email alerts. Stay updated on their social media platforms if they release special offers to online followers. To avoid incrementally increasing prices and falling victim to some packagers’ tactics of dynamic pricing and tracking computer searches, clear the browser’s cookies between searches. Try helpful Travel Apps for smartphones; not only are they mobile, they vary in service and scope to suit individual needs. Most are free.
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A collaborative study published in the journal Pediatrics concludes that toddlers under the age of 2 are more likely to eat French fries than vegetables on any given day; one in four 6-to-11month-olds and one in five 1-year-olds consumed no vegetables at all. This concerning downward trend began more than a decade ago. The percentage of babies and toddlers eating canned or frozen fruits and vegetables declined by 10 percent between 2005 and 2012, and the consumption of dark, leafy greens among those under 2 has halved since 2005. Dr. Annemarie Stroustrup, an associate professor with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York City, says, “You often have to offer a new food to a toddler up to 10 times before they will eat it.”
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A legal challenge in Washington state may require spending nearly $2 billion to restore salmon habitat by removing barriers that block fish migration. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2013 ruling ordering the state to fix or replace hundreds of culverts that allow streams to pass beneath roads, but block the salmon. Lorraine Loomis, chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, states, “This is a win for salmon, treaty rights and everyone that lives here.” The group represents 21 tribes in western Washington that challenged the state over the culverts in 2001, part of decades-long litigation over tribal fishing rights. She advises, “Fixing fish-blocking culverts under state roads will open up hundreds of miles of habitat and result in more salmon.”
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Columbus Day Renamed to Honor First Peoples Many people feel that Christopher Columbus is partly responsible for the genocide of Native Americans, and bestowing him a day of celebration adds insult to injury. In a progressive move, the Anadarko City Council, in Oklahoma, unanimously voted to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day—observed this year on October 9. City employees get the holiday off, and other municipalities in Oklahoma have followed suit.
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Concrete and steel allow us to build immense houses, skyscrapers and dams, but in 2012, the U.S. Energy Information Administration determined that cement manufacturing uses more energy than any other industry. A new substitute process of growing biodegradable bricks via millions of bacteriadepositing chemicals, similar to the way coral grows, is now coming into use. The bacteria are injected into a brick mold with an aggregate material such as sand. After a short time, the bacteria turn it into a solid brick. Not only is this a renewable resource, it uses relatively little energy and is a viable option for future methods of construction, including terraforming other planets (Tinyurl.com/Biodegradable BuildingMaterials).
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globalbriefs Migrating Trees
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Forests Shift West with Climate Change The consequences of climate change are impacting plant species in unanticipated, but logical ways; for instance, conifers and other needle trees are moving northward because they are more sensitive to temperature than flowering, deciduous trees. They already populate the boreal forest of eastern North America, so they’re well-adapted to expand into colder, drier conditions. Individual trees can’t move, but populations can shift over time as saplings expand into a new region while older growth dies in another. A new study published in Science Advances also shows that about three-quarters of tree species common to eastern American forests, including white oaks, sugar maples and American holly, have shifted their population centers westward since 1980 due to drier conditions in the East. Global warming has significantly altered rainfall totals. Songlin Fei, a professor of forestry at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, and one of the study authors, observes, “Different species are responding to climate change differently. Most of the broadleaf species of deciduous trees are following moisture that’s moving westward.” Changes in land use, conservation efforts, wildfire frequency and the arrival of pests and blights all play parts in shifting populations. Forest ecosystems are defined as much by the mix of species and the interaction between them as by the simple presence of many trees. If different species migrate in different directions, then ecological communities could eventually collapse.
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Biodegradable Reeboks Help Solve Waste Problem Reebok is introducing a completely compostable sneaker designed to neither harm the environment when created nor potentially clog a landfill when discarded. The shoe’s upper section is made of sustainable organic cotton, while the sole is derived from industrially grown corn, harvested when it’s older and tougher. Even the eyelets are stitched, using no metal or plastic.
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Winnebago Assists Computer Literacy
Librarian Shannon Morrison drives the Digibus, a new, 40-foot-long Winnebago computer classroom that hit the road in January bound for Fresno County, California, communities with the goal of bringing free computer literacy and job searching skills to the public. It employs 12 computer tablets with keyboards and staff that include bilingual interpreters. The library bus was scheduled to spend one week at each of two different communities each month.
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Wind Turbines Kill Winged Creatures Wind turbines make cleaner energy, but are dangerous to birds and bats. According to a study in the Wildlife Society Bulletin, approximately 573,000 birds and 888,000 bats are killed annually by wind turbines, which are providing increased wind power capacity nationwide. At one solar power plant in California, an estimated 3,500 birds died in just the plant’s first year of operation. What would help most is offshore turbines and knowledge about migration routes. The safest place for wind turbines is in the ocean, because songbirds and bats don’t migrate over such waters. On land, many songbirds fly at night and can’t see the wind turbines until it’s too late. Once they’ve discovered the unsafe area, they avoid it. Because migration routes are based on availability of food, water and resting areas, birds are forced to fly around the turbines and adding miles to their trip. Estimates of just how many bats are dying each year range from the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Radar installations help to keep bats away from the deadly blades. Other remedies include slowing the blades at night to reduce collisions, which has proved to reduce overall wildlife deaths by 73 percent. In 2016 the American Wind Energy Association announced voluntary guidelines to halt turbines during low wind speeds, when bats are most active, to reduce bat fatalities by 30 percent. With two more industry changes, bat fatalities could drop 90 percent: feathering, or turning the blades parallel to the wind so the turbines don’t rotate; and higher cut-in speeds so they don’t rotate in light winds. Take action at NationOfChange.org/petitions/protect-bats-lethal-wind-turbines. natural awakenings
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help reduce brain fog. It can increase aerobic capacity to burn more calories and improve exercise/athletic performance. (2) L-carnitine is naturally found in dark meat, so vegetarians and vegans may become deficient. A carnitine deficiency resulting in impaired lipid metabolism can lead to symptoms of muscle weakness and fatigue. This is most often the result of fat accumulating in both skeletal and heart muscles and the liver. Here is a summary of the health benefits of LemonAid: • Supports the body’s production of much needed energy • Helps keep the body from storing fat • Increases aerobic capacity to burn more calories
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used to support a biochemical pathway to produce ATP. LemonAid can be a first line of support for building more muscle, burning fat and reducing exercise-induced muscle soreness. Carnitine helps to maintain muscle mass while losing weight so we can avoid slowing our metabolic rate. This, in turn, can enhance our ability to lose weight and keep it off. (1) Other beneficial side effects from consuming carnitine include lowering elevated triglycerides and Lp(a), a lipid which puts us at higher cardiac and stroke risk. Carnitine can also work as an appetite suppressant. Ribose gives the energy boost the body needs to keep muscles, heart and brain energized. This ability to keep the brain energized may
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• Reduces fatigue • Serves as an appetite suppressant • Increases strength • Gluten free • No artificial stimulants L-carnitine has a natural tart flavor while D-ribose is naturally sweet. The combination of the two creates a delicious “lemonade” powder with incredible health benefits. LemonAid was developed by Lorri Glick, REEGT, PA, who has extensive experience in the healthcare field as a physician’s assistant and EEG technician as well as years of nutrition training and sales in professional nutriceuticals. To learn more, visit FatToEnergy.com. See ad page 8. Muller DM, Seim H. Effects of oral Lcarnitine supplementation on in vivo longchain fatty acid oxidation in healthy adults. Metabolism 2002 Nov;51 (11):138991 Hongu N, Sachan DS. Carnitine and choline supplementation with exercise alter carnitine profiles, biochemical marker of fat metabolism. J Nurr. 2003 Jan;133(1):849. Segal, S. and J. Foley.
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TRANSFORMATIVE
TRAVEL Outer Adventures, Inner Journeys by April Thompson
An open-hearted journey can take unexpected paths. More travelers today are searching for deep and lasting changes in their view of themselves and the world.
Declare Your Intentions
Part of the intention setting is clarifying what we hope to accomplish through making a journey, suggests Nathaniel Boyle, creator of The Travelers podcast and the travel platform Holocene that facilitates community among transformation-seeking travelers. It might be climbing a mountain with our spouse to strengthen a marriage, or taking a cooking class in Italy or a basket weaving workshop in Indonesia to rekindle a sense of fresh input and creative expression.
Cousineau suggests that travelers prepare to open their thinking by reading about the history, culture and geography of a place, and then continue to learn en route by talking to locals for insight rather than relying only on a guidebook. “Make yourself vulnerable. Ask questions and be humble. Talk to your waiter or cab driver about their lives and conditions in their country. Those that become most delighted and transformed by their experiences are the most curious,” observes Cousineau. Anna Pollock, of London, England, founder of Conscious Travel and a sustainable travel expert, elaborates on potential results. “Travelers may see the world and their part in it differently or feel greater clarity, peace, freedom or hope. For some, it’s about insights into their personal purpose. Others may return with a deeper sense of connectedness or feeling of mastery that comes from trying something completely new.” Jake Haupert, of Seattle, owner of Evergreen Escapes International, co-founded the Transformational Travel Council to help people embark on such life-altering journeys, and translate “Aha!” moments on the road into meaningful changes back home. He has witnessed individuals undergo radical shifts from changing careers to becoming parents. One couple was so moved by their experiences on an African safari that they adopted their first child from Kenya.
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Attention and intention are the main ingredients for transformative travel for Phil Cousineau, acclaimed author of The Art of Pilgrimage. “Ask yourself what is motivating the journey: Are you going just to check something off your bucket list because you read about it or are you going because your grandma told you how magical her visit there was in the 1920s? Are you going because you’re at a crossroads in your life, marriage or work?” queries Cousineau. Naming your intention helps open up the heart and psyche for transformation. Cousineau recommends sharing our choice beforehand with a friend or even a casual acquaintance. Writing it down can also unpack those yearnings and understand the pull to a place.
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“Travel can serve as a vehicle for expansive personal growth. Through it, we learn to explore the world and ourselves,” Boyle observes. “When you venture outside the controlled environment of prepackaged trips for tourists to face difficult decisions and confusing and chaotic situations that require problem solving, that’s where real change can occur,” says Haupert. “My 12,000-mile journey from Washington, D.C., to Antarctica was transformative in so many ways,” says journalist Andrew Evans, author of The Black Penguin memoir. “I’m a geographer by training and spent four years studying maps, but I never understood the true size of the world until I traveled across it on a Greyhound bus. I now see the world as much smaller and much more accessible. The trip made me a stronger, more confident person, and less afraid of what other people think of me; it also made me want to keep traveling.” “Travel comes from the word travail, to labor, and trip from tripalium, Latin for a medieval torture rack. Metaphorically, travel can feel like torture at times, and some travelers feel unhappy,
unprepared, bored or disappointed,” remarks Cousineau. “But the flip side is that travels can stretch us, just like a medieval rack.” If you have stretch goals, you can build them into an itinerary, advises Haupert, whether it’s getting up the courage to skydive or negotiating a purchase in a foreign street market.
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Move Beyond Comfort
Do Less, Experience More
To heighten experiential awareness while traveling, build fewer to-dos into an itinerary, the experts recommend. “Immerse yourself in a place. Leave time for unplanned explorations, rather than bouncing between destinations without space for spontaneity and restful reflection,” says Haupert. “Also build in time for meditation, yoga, simple relaxation or other intentionally restorative moments in-between the high-intensity peak experiences.” Haupert suggests staging a ceremonial start to a journey, such as a special dinner or bike ride upon arrival. Similarly, Cousineau recommends starting a new journal on every journey, to ceremoniously start anew in one’s thinking.
If we truly want to know the secret of soulful traveling, we need to believe there is something sacred waiting to be discovered in virtually every journey. ~Phil Cousineau Engaging in ritual can also help awaken the traveler, says Cousineau. He suggests walking in silence as we approach a sacred site, or physically engaging with it, as pilgrims might do
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when they palm the feet of a Buddha statue or press their forehead to the Wailing Wall. Sacred sites are fertile ground for transformative experiences, says Lori Erickson, an Episcopal deacon, travel writer and author of Holy Rover: Journeys in Search of Mystery, Miracles, and God, a memoir of her trips to a dozen of the world’s holy sites. “So many people have prayed and opened their hearts in a holy place that you can feel the energy,” she says. Erickson suggests that travelers seek out hallowed ground from different traditions, which can help heal divides among people of divergent faiths. “The art and architecture of holy sites are beautiful manifestations of spiritual longing and human creativity. These places have the power to move you, regardless of your own spiritual background.”
Lasting Travel Gifts
When you give while traveling, you often get back even more, says Cousineau. “A pilgrim never travels empty-handed. Bring gifts; even postcards from home can make a meaningful connection.” He recently brought baseball equipment along on a group tour he led to give to kids
in baseball-crazed Cuba. Giving appreciation is as important as tangible mementos, he notes. “Gratitude makes transformation possible; that’s what modern people are longing for, to be touched.” Boyle suggests that finding ways to give back can unlock unique opportunities. Quinn Vanderberg and Jonathon Button, guests on Boyle’s podcast, left stable lives and jobs in California for Nicaragua in 2012 with only their travel bags and a shared dream. Brainstorming a vision for a new life together, the 25-year-old pair had realized, “We wanted life to be filled with travel, culture and people, and to make an impact along the way,” says Vanderburg. “We went knowing we wanted to create a social venture, but first wanted to see what was really needed by the community.” They went on to partner with local educational nonprofits and artisans to launch Life Out of the Box, a line of clothing and accessories modeled after Toms’ “Buy one, give one” business model. For every product sold, the entrepreneurs donate school supplies to a child in need. Since 2012, the project has expanded to also support kids in Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico and Morocco.
Close Encounters Eager for a transformative adventure without traveling afar? Here are some ideas for exploring cultures and connecting with others closer to home. 4 Attend festivals celebrating varied cultures in the Tampa Bay Area. (The 36th John’s Pass Seafood Festival returns to Madeira Beach, Thu. through Sun., October 26-29.) 4 Host a traveling cyclist and hear tales from the trails via WarmShowers.org, a hospitality exchange for 90,000 touring cyclists and hosts. 4 Take advantage of local, state and national parks, including 88 ocean and coastal parks within the National Park Service (nps.gov). Along with wilderness sites, the service also stewards important cultural heritage sites nationwide. 4 Find a spiritual retreat center at RetreatFinder.com. 4 Overnight on an organic farm. Visit FarmStayUS.com to sample what’s in season in the region. 4 Meet and host individual travelers via CouchSurfing.com, a network of 11 million globetrotters in 150,000 cities.
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Drive Home Transformation
Starting with a moment of reflection before departing a place, take advantage of a trip’s afterglow to recall insights learned, gel memories, share insights and move to make changes stick. Haupert sees this as a good time to develop an action plan to “express gratitude for the journey and create a framework for your homecoming.” Then, take a day to reflect upon returning home before jumping back into work or other obligations, internalizing your experience and integrating your “traveler self” back into normalcy. It might involve a trip to the spa, an afternoon of journaling or organizing trip photos, suggests Haupert. “Resist the urge to check emails the minute the plane touches down or start planning the next trip. Take time to remember the journey and see your home turf with fresh eyes,” adds Cousineau. The returned pilgrim has a responsibility to memorialize the journey, an ancient tradition of Judeo-Christian and Islamic faiths, advises Cousineau. The San Francisco writer traveled with a group on foot from Louisville, Kentucky, to Thomas Merton’s Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, to celebrate the legacy of Merton and Mahatma Gandhi. One of the women inked a footprint from each of 100-plus travelers, sewing them into a quilt to commemorate the pilgrimage. Chronicling the journey can be as simple as a dinner party with friends to share what we have learned, says Cousineau, but suggests that travelers engage attendees to also contribute their own stories and reflections. “We have a choice upon returning; do nothing and just let that experience fade or own it for ourselves,” concurs Boyle. “It’s incumbent to extract the meaning of our experiences and find a way to express them, whether through a photo series, article, painting or video. The traveler’s ‘third act’ of creativity after preparation and execution is how we process change.” Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.
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Adventure travelers named transformation and an expanded worldview as top motives for their explorations. ~Adventure Travel, Trade Association
Journey Jump-Offs Here’s a short list of resources to inspire transformative adventuring. The blog at AyanaJourneys.com explores Cambodia’s sacred Buddhist sites. n Evergreen Escapes at Evergreen EscapesIntl.com specializes in unforgettable locales tailored to the traveler’s inner calling. n “The Travelers” podcast via Holocene.io/travelers features stories and advice from 200-plus change-makers on topics ranging from creativity, fear and gratitude to travel-related careers. n Muddy Shoe Adventures at MuddyShoeAdventures.com offers small-group trips that challenge participants with combinations of physical activities and cultural experiences. n OuterTravelsInnerJourneys.com connects people through shared spiritual adventures like mind-body healing and immersion in nature. n Phil Cousineau (PhilCousineau.net) hosts writer’s retreats, literary tours and pilgrimages to historic sacred sites. n Responsible Travel at Responsible Travel.com offers socially and environmentally conscious tours to all seven continents, including small-ship cruises to more authentic, lesser-known ports of call. n Transformational Travel Council’s website Transformational.travel conveys uplifting stories, a travelers’ forum and other tools for change-seekers. n World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (wwoof. net) links volunteers with organic farmers to help build a sustainable global community.
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BUILDING BETTER BONES Bouncing, Leaping and Lunging Our Way to Bone Health by Kathleen Barnes
Success in the quest for stronger bones is possible at any age.
Start and Stay Young
“Peak bone strength is reached by the age of 30, so it’s vital for young people to engage in dynamic impact movement through their teen years and 20s,” says Sherri Betz, chair of the American Physical Therapy Association bone health group, a doctor of physical therapy and geriatric-certified specialist with a private practice in Santa Cruz, California. Engaging in sports during our youthful developing years helps build strong, wide and dense bones that will carry us well into old age, literally giving us a firmer base to stand on. It’s paramount to encourage children and young people to be physically active and for us all to continue with athletic activities throughout adulthood to preserve the bone health peak we reach at age 30.
Optimal Bone Exercises
“Adulthood is a perfectly good time to start building and improving bone fitness and health. The outcome is just a little bit less,” says Steven A. Hawkins, Ph.D., a professor of exercise science at California Lutheran University, in Thousand Oaks. 30
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“Bone responds to exercise much like muscle,” explains Larry Tucker, Ph.D., professor of exercise sciences at Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah. “Bone doesn’t grow, per se, but like muscle, it does get denser and stronger according to the stresses and strains put on it.” “The key is to put a heavy load on bones to stimulate them to grow,” Hawkins notes. Standing exercises are recommended, because the bones most likely to benefit from strengthening exercise are 30 targeted leg and hip bones, says Tucker. “Surprising the bone is your best bet,” points out Betz. “Don’t do the same things over and over again at the same time, either repetitive exercises like running or weight lifting or consistent combinations; even high-intensity exercise can diminish the effects.” The most highly recommended exercises involve those that require changing directions, bouncing and leaping—from basketball to lively dances, and even some intense yoga postures. Hopping and jumping are probably the best way to strengthen bones, but must be done in the proper way, according to Tucker and others. Research by Tucker’s team pub-
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Best Bone Test The most common way of testing bone density is a DEXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) scan. The result is called a T-score and is one case where a zero is perfect. A score of +1.0 to -1.0 is considered normal. A score between -1.0 and -2.5 is considered osteopenia, or weakened bones. A score lower than -2.5 indicates some level of osteoporosis. The National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends bone density testing for women and men older than 65 and 70, respectively, and those that are petite, prone to breaking bones or have other risk factors. For more information, visit Tinyurl.com/BoneDensityTest.
Walking Isn’t It
Walking, running, weight training and other repetitive exercises don’t improve bone density, says Hawkins. “Walk and do other repetitive exercises for cardiovascular health and general fitness. While these might help maintain current bone strength, they won’t improve bone density.” Walking reduced the risk of hip fracture by 41 percent for postmenopausal women walking four hours a week, with fewer falls due to improved strength, balance and other factors per the Journal of the American Medical Association. Numerous studies confirm that exercise of any kind keeps us healthy, but for bone health, the answer is to start weight-bearing exercises early and sustain the practice for a lifetime. Kathleen Barnes is a health writer and author of The Calcium Lie II: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know, with Dr. Robert Thompson. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.
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lished in the American Journal of Health Promotion studied the effects of jumping on hip bone density in premenopausal women. It may seem counterintuitive, but Tucker reports that most benefits are gained from jumping as high as possible, resting 30 seconds and repeating up to 10 times twice a day in intervals at least eight hours apart. “If you jump continuously, the exercise loses effectiveness pretty quickly,” he says. Those that enjoy circuit training should do something else during the 30-second rests between repetitions, Tucker advises. Because it’s the jolt of jumping that stimulates bone strength, using a mini-trampoline or another cushioning device to lessen impact on the body won’t increase bone density. Betz cautions against starting a jumping program too quickly. “Proper alignment, balance and body awareness come first,” she says. “Do 20 to 25 heel raises in a row, a full squat with good alignment and a full lunge to ready the body for a jumping program.” Such strengthening safeguards against falling and injury.
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Choosing a Chiropractor How to Find the Best One by Marlaina Donato
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Clarifying the desired outcome is helpful, because some clients are just looking for a quick fix to reduce pain, while others may be seeking overall better health, lasting wellness and an improved quality of life. “Due to insurance issues, we’ve become known as pain doctors, but that’s not the full extent of chiropractic,” explains Dr. Michelle Robin, owner of Your Wellness Connection and the educational DrMichelleRobin.com website, in Shawnee, Kansas. “Also, you can see more than one chiropractor, as each has their own strength.” Dr. Michael Aho, of Crosstown Chiropractic, in Chicago, agrees. “Chiropractic care encompasses many NATampa.com
styles, so one of the biggest variables is the type of treatment the doctor uses. Most offices commonly treat neck, mid-back and low back pain. If you have a specific shoulder, knee or foot problem, you may want to find a doctor that frequently treats those issues. If you are pregnant, choose a chiropractor that has experience working with pregnant women.” “There are more than 140 different chiropractic techniques. Some are light touch, while others are aggressive. Some are hands-on and some use instruments for adjusting. It’s important that the doctor’s approach resonates with your nature,” advises Dr. Jackie St.Cyr of the Innate Chiropractic Healing Arts Center, in Houston. Robin advises that sitting in a doctor’s reception room to just observe and trusting our intuition is helpful before moving forward with a consultation.
Ask Questions
First, find out if a chiropractor has embraced either a conventional medical or holistic model, and then delve more deeply to find the right approach and level of care. “Ask how long a doctor
has practiced and their governing philosophy. Do they treat the full spine or focus on the point of pain, and what range of techniques do they apply? You want them to know your spine before they adjust it; make sure they conduct a new patient exam,” suggests St.Cyr. An exam may include a thermography scan and X-rays. Helpful questions include what to expect during the initial visit, recommended frequency of treatment, the desired doctor’s office hours and how treatment might benefit a particular condition. Because most chiropractic offices offer compatible treatments, also ask about complementary modalities such as acupuncture, massage therapy, heat therapy, and interferential current therapy using minute electrical pulses for deep tissue pain relief.
Be Consistent
“You shouldn’t expect instant results,” says Aho. “You’ll benefit the most if you don’t wait too long after first experiencing symptoms of a problem before starting treatment, and are consistent with your treatment.” Being proactive can foster good results. St.Cyr concurs, stating, “When patients follow their chiropractor’s recommended routine of regular corrective care, they get the best results. Be consistent with visits and do your customized spinal exercises; they’ve been proven to work.” Robin expounds that not following through with homecare is a common pitfall for patients. “Like dental care, you always need to do something for your spine every day, be it stretching, other exercise or good nutrition.” She notes that everyone’s response to chiropractic is different. “Be realistic. If you’ve experienced injuries or accidents, it will take longer, and your healing might look different from that of someone else that is free of injuries and follows a healthier diet. Sometimes people give up on chiropractic instead of finding a chiropractor that is good for them. You wouldn’t give up going to the dentist, and the same should apply to chiropractic care.”
Chiropractic Techniques Sampler Activator Method – A small, handheld instrument is used to gently address targeted areas for many conditions, especially low back pain and specific types of headaches including migraine. It’s considered safe for children and patients with severe arthritis and osteoporosis. Directional NonForce Technique – This gentle method stimulates reflex reactions to determine potential discrepancy in leg lengths and corrective measures. It improves structural alignment and function and aids natural healing responses. Flexion-Distraction (Cox Method) – Mechanical and hands-on adjustment aids in stretching of the back. This method is especially beneficial for degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, neck and back pain and restricted spinal joints.
Graston Technique – Instrument-assisted, soft tissue mobilization helps reduce scar tissue and persistent pain from acute and old injuries, as well as resolve longstanding trigger points in muscles and joints. It promotes circulation in affected areas to reduce pain and inflammation. It also may allay non-systemic causes of fibromyalgia. Network Spinal Analysis (network chiropractic) – This low-force technique addresses the entire body to improve communication between the brain and nerves via points along the spine and is suited to all ages. Somato Respiratory Integration – Special exercises leverage the body-breath connection to assist stress management, tension release and whole body awareness. It employs focus, breath work, touch and movement. Compatible with other treatments, it can also be done at home.
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Breast Health Awareness by June Carver Drennon
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ctober is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but instead of thinking about cancer, why not think about how you can have healthy breasts? Many women think that the most they can do is cross their fingers and say a little prayer to keep from developing cancer. Actually, there is much more we can do. The World Health Organization says that 70 percent of cancers can be avoided but many scientists believe that it is more like 90 percent, with only 5 to 10 percent resulting from genetics. All of us have bacteria, viruses and cancer cells in our bodies. Why do they grow and develop in some people and not others? It is almost never just one thing but an accumulation of factors. An important factor is the terrain of the body. All disease grows in an acidic, congested environment. If we are living a stressful life without enough sleep, eating junk food that is full of pesticides, hormones, antibodies and sugar, we are creating the perfect place for these diseases to grow. If you add on the dangers of eating foods that
have been genetically modified (GMO) and radiated until there is no nutritional value, you are continuing to contribute to an unhealthy situation. When we eat acidic foods our pH goes out of balance. Add to that stress, which also acidifies the body and can contribute to shallow breathing and low oxygen. We also have to think about exposure to EMFs and environmental toxins, to mention a few. Wow! All that sounds like we don’t have a chance, but once again it’s the accumulation of factors. We can make small, positive changes every day that add up, including eating organic, avoiding GMOs, getting a good night’s sleep and detoxifying our bodies regularly, to name a few. Additionally, it’s good to know our risk factors. If your body was heading in the direction of developing breast cancer, wouldn’t you want to know that before the tumor formed or would you rather find out after the fact? Conventional thought is to find it early, but how about not getting it in the first place? Women are encouraged to get a mammogram so they can find their breast cancer as early as possible. But there is another screening tool that can see the risk factors so that plans can be put into action to improve the health of the breast and reverse developing pathology. This is prevention— not just early detection. Thermography can tell you how healthy the breasts are instead of just screening for breast cancer. It also has the potential to truly detect breast cell anomalies long before mammography can detect cancer. This allows one to implement lifestyle changes that can improve the health of the breasts proactively instead of waiting for a cancer diagnosis later. There are many things that we can do to avoid breast cancer, but knowing your risk factors should be at the top of the list. With proper risk assessment which includes different testing modalities, a woman is able to determine her risk factors, develop an action plan on how to improve the breast tissue or reverse the existing development or, hopefully, see that she is at low risk with one less thing to worry about. Knowledge is power! June Carver Drennon is certified from the American College of Clinical Thermography as a clinical thermographer and is the owner of Stillpoint Health Thermal Imaging. For more information, call 727-729-2711, email JuneDrennon@ StillpointImaging.com or visit StillpointImaging.com. See ad page 23.
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Colorful jars of fermented Korean kimchee, Indian chutney, German sauerkraut and bottles of kombucha line many grocery store shelves today. We’re in the midst of a fermented food revival.
Grassroots Groundswell
“I grew up in New York City as the grandson of immigrants from Belarus, and sauerkraut and pickles were common foods I always loved, but neither my grandparents nor anyone else I knew made them,” says Sandor Katz. This Woodbury, Tennessee, writer who travels the world giving related workshops is credited with bringing fermented foods back into the limelight. He explains, “I am self-taught and learned to ferment by experimentation. It was that first successful batch of sauerkraut that sparked my obsession. I also love eating cheese, beer, chocolate, coffee, yogurt and many other products of fermentation.” Kirsten and Christopher Shockey, the authors of Fermented Vegetables: Creative Recipes for Fermenting 64
Vegetables & Herbs in Krauts, Kimchis, Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes & Pastes, homestead in Oregon’s Jackson Valley. “A fateful Christmas gift—a ceramic crock full of bubbling, fermenting cabbage under the tree, funky fermenty smell and all,” first piqued their interest, Kirsten recalls. “Eventually, we started our own small farmstead fermentation company.” Christopher explains that the combination of salt and shredded or chopped vegetables can launch the production of probiotic lactic acid bacteria that preserves the food and drives off “bad bacteria”. Jennifer McGruther, who lives in the Pacific Northwest, is the author of The Nourished Kitchen cookbook, an offshoot of her blog of the same name. Her first batch of fermented food was yogurt. Now she visits her local farm-
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ers’ market every Saturday before spending Sunday prepping foods for the rest of the week. “Traditional foods like fermented vegetables, yogurt or kombucha don’t take long to prepare; they take time to culture, but it’s so rewarding,” she says.
How Much Is Enough?
Fermented foods offer a variety of positive effects on health. “If you’re consuming a diet rich in fermented foods, you’re essentially bathing your GI tract in healthy, food-related organisms,” says food research scientist Robert Hutkins, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fermented foods with live probiotics can also improve brain function, according to a study in the journal Gastroenterology. Fermented foods are meant to be eaten as condiments, not consumed in large quantities. Overdoing such
intake might cause bloating, cramping and other digestion problems. Dr. Leonard Smith, a gastrointestinal and vascular surgeon and medical advisor for the University of Miami Department of Integrative Medicine, recommends “a half-cup of cultured vegetables or two ounces of your favorite probiotic liquid per day to start.” He says it’s possible to eventually work up to having a serving of cultured vegetables and probiotic liquids at every meal, or possibly as a between-meal snack. Christopher Shockey adds, “We don’t see these foods as a ‘medicine’ to be eaten daily because you have to force yourself; instead, we see it as a fun, delicious, easy, healthful addition to mealtime.” Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).
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ermented foods are well known for building gut health. Now a growing body of research shows that they improve immunity, brain and heart functions,” says Michelle Schoffro Cook, Ph.D. The board-certified doctor of natural medicine, certified herbalist and author blogs from Vancouver, Canada. Get started with these simple, plant-based recipes from her latest book, The Cultured Cook: Delicious Fermented Foods with Probiotics to Knock Out Inflammation, Boost Gut Health, Lose Weight & Extend Your Life.
Salvadoran Salsa Yields: about 1 quart This gingery and spicy salsa, also known as curtido, is a traditional Salvadoran food. The twist here is added turmeric and green apple. Serve on its own, as a condiment with chips, on sausages or over salad. Maybe mix a couple of heaping spoonfuls with
freshly mashed avocado for a fresh take on guacamole. ½ green cabbage 1 to 2 carrots 1 green apple, cored and quartered One 2-inch piece fresh ginger ½ cayenne chili ½ small purple or red onion One 2-inch piece fresh turmeric 3 Tbsp unrefined fine or 6 Tbsp unrefined coarse sea salt 1 quart (or liter) filtered water
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Use a food processor with a coarse grating blade to shred the cabbage, carrots, apple, ginger, chili, onion and turmeric. (Consider wearing food-safe gloves to avoid touching the chili.) Transfer to a crock or a large glass or ceramic bowl, and mix well. In a pitcher or large measuring cup, dissolve the salt in the water, stirring if necessary to dissolve the salt. Pour the saltwater over the salsa mixture until all ingredients are submerged, leaving a couple of inches at the top for expansion. Place a snug-fitting plate inside the crock or bowl over the salsa-water mixture; then weigh it down with food-safe weights or a bowl or jar of water, so the vegetables remain submerged under the brine as they ferment. Cover with a lid or a cloth, and allow it to ferment five to seven days, checking periodically to ensure the salsa is still submerged below the water line.
Vegan Kefir Yields: about 1 quart Traditional kefir is made with cow’s milk, but can be made with plantbased milks like cashew, almond, sunflower seed or coconut. The sweetener feeds the kefir microbes, leaving minimal sugar in the end product. The grains will grow over time; only about one tablespoon of kefir grains is needed to keep the kefir going; remove the extras to eat, give to friends or add to compost. 1 quart (or liter) filtered water ½ cup raw, unsalted cashews 1 tsp coconut sugar, pure maple syrup or agave nectar 1 Tbsp kefir grains (a natural starter, available at health food stores and online) Mandarin sections for garnish (optional)
Leave the jar at room temperature for 24 to 48 hours, gently shaking it periodically.
Use a blender to blend the water, cashews and coconut sugar (or maple syrup or agave nectar) until it’s smooth and creamy.
The cashew milk will become somewhat bubbly, then will begin to coagulate and separate; shake it to remix the kefir or scoop out the thicker curds and use them like soft cheese or sour cream.
After one week, put the salsa in jars or a bowl, cover and place in the fridge, where it usually lasts up to a year.
Pour the cashew milk into a 1½- to 2-quart glass jar, making sure it is less than two-thirds full. Add the kefir grains, stir and then place the cap on the jar.
Refrigerate up to one week. When ready to serve, pour the kefir into a glass and garnish the rim with mandarin orange sections, if desired.
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If any mold forms on the surface, simply scoop it out. It won’t spoil the salsa unless it gets deeper inside the crock. (It may form where the mixture meets the air, but it rarely forms deeper.)
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Fermented Chopped Salad Yields: about 6 cups Unlike other salads, this version stores for many months in the fridge. Serve on its own or toss it in vinaigrette and serve over brown rice for a quick and nutritious rice bowl dinner. 1 radish, finely chopped ½ small onion, finely chopped 1 turnip, chopped into ½-inch chunks 1 carrot, chopped into ½-inch chunks 3 small apples, chopped into ½-inch chunks Handful of green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths 1 rutabaga, chopped into ½-inch chunks 1 to 2 grape leaves, kale leaves or other large leafy greens (optional) 3 Tbsp unrefined fine or 6 Tbsp unrefined coarse sea salt 1 quart (or liter) filtered water In a medium bowl, mix the radish, onion, turnip, carrot, apples, green beans and rutabaga; then transfer to a small crock. Place the grape leaves or other leafy greens on top of the chopped ingredients to help hold them under the brine; then weigh the mix down with foodsafe weights or a jar or bowl of water.
In a pitcher or large measuring cup, dissolve the salt in the water, stirring if necessary to dissolve the salt. Pour the brine over the salad, cover with a lid or cloth, and let ferment for one week. Remove the covering, weights and grape leaves or other leafy greens. Dish out into jars or a bowl, cover and refrigerate, where the salad should last six to 12 months. Recipes and photos are courtesy of Michelle Schoffro Cook and New World Library; visit DrMichelleCook.com.
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MOVING FROM LOOKING TO SEEING by April Thompson
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or the past 40 years, Robert Llewellyn has photographed thousands of unique beauties— many of them trees, flowers, seeds and other landscape elements. “For a photographer, anything can be a good subject, even dirt,” he says. “My mission is to move people from merely looking at things to deeply seeing things as they are.” For Llewellyn’s first collaboration with garden writer Nancy Ross Hugo, Remarkable Trees of Virginia, published in 2008, the pair drove 20,000 miles in four years observing and capturing the complex lives of 100 notable trees. It was on this assignment that the Earlysville, Virginia, photographer developed his now-signature technique, subsequently used to illustrate one of their follow-up books, Seeing Trees.
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“I wanted to photograph small parts—leaves, fruit, bark and flowers— so I would cut off a bloom, twig or seed pod and put it on a light table and take hundreds of photos, which, strung together, were infinitely sharp, like a botanic drawing. I found I could zoom into my subject up to a pollen grain this way.” Llewellyn lives with his wife on a 60-acre farm in tree-studded Albemarle County, enjoying 200-year-old oaks outside their front door. His latest of nearly 40 books, The Living Forest, is due out in October.
Why are trees, to your eyes, so captivating? When I first started photographing trees, I thought of them as objects in the design of a photograph, rather than something that’s alive. When I
began to look at a tree’s acorns, flowers and pollen, I realized that this tree is doing what we do: it’s born, grows, has offspring and dies; it seeks air, nutrients and light. Trees all have a fascinating master plan for survival and reproduction. Some trees can build an architectural structure that grows 150 feet high and can withstand 100-milean-hour winds.
How do you suggest that a newbie tree-watcher start learning how to see trees more intimately? Read a book like Seeing Trees, then get up, go out and observe trees in real time, at different times of the year and track what they do. Take pencil and paper and draw them, or take pictures. Start by exploring trees in your backyard or a nearby park. Share a quality magnifying glass to encourage youngsters to get closer to the trees, too. Challenge them to find flowers, fruit or spots where last year’s leaves fell off. Kids love that. I visit schools and have kids go out and collect fallen tree debris that we look at together.
What makes some of your favorite trees so distinctive? Red maples make an early entrance in spring, their flowers appearing before the leaves, and drop their “helicopter” seeds in spring to germinate before anything can eat them. In spring, an entire hill will turn red with these maples, but it’s not their leaves; it’s the trees’ flowers, getting ready to drop their showy red dresses on the ground before anything else is blooming. You can learn a lot about trees by seeing what’s on the ground through their life cycles. Sycamore, for example, has both male and female flowers. The female flowers develop into fruiting seedpods that dry out and hang on through winter until a spring wind blows them apart.
Rather than seeing trees as dead in winter, what can we look for? Trees are very much alive in winter. When leaves fall off, they leave behind little pointed leaf buds. You can cut them open and find tiny green leaves encapsulated which remain unfrozen, waiting to open up in the spring. Twigs
in winter show leaf scars where the leaves dropped. We can also witness the diverse life in and on trees in all seasons. That includes bugs, plants, fungi and parasites, in addition to the animals that nest in them and eat their fruits and nuts. I once found a round ball on an oak tree that turned out to be a wasp gall for its offspring, its larvae hanging in the middle.
How are tree-viewing skills transferrable to other aspects of our lives? The skill of observation is vital: moving from looking to seeing. At a party, you can just mindlessly chatter with people or you can really see them—what their bodies, gestures and emotions are communicating. Labels and names get in the way of seeing things as they are. Stop labeling things or worrying about what they are called; as in meditation, just relax into observing, to embrace things as they are. Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.
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The Most-Studied Therapeutic Compounds on the Planet by Linda Sechrist
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undreds of abstracts published on the results of cannabis research can’t be wrong. The links to 567 of them posted on GreenMedInfo.com give viewers the opportunity to click their way to research that demonstrates the wide range of healing attributes and therapeutic properties of Cannabis sativa. This important herbaceous species, which was used in conventional medicine until the 1930s, is a virtual treasure trove of phytochemicals, antioxidants, essential oils and cannabinoids—a class of diverse chemical compounds that act on specialized receptor cells that repress neurotransmitter release in the brain. In 2016, Frontiers in Plant Science named cannabis “the plant of the thousand-and-one molecules.” From the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, in Germany, to Israel’s prestigious Hebrew University, in Jerusalem, which opened a cannabis research center and joined a consortium of 19 research teams at local academic institutions to study cannabinoids, the compounds of Cannabis sativa have become the most studied group of compounds on the planet. One of the most active of these cannabinoids is cannabidiol. Referred to as CBD, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration legalized it in 2014 and categorized it as a supplement. It was the discovery of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) by Israeli chemist Raphael Mechoulam, a leading pioneer in cannabis research at Hebrew University, that first alerted medical science to the largest receptor system in humans, and the fact that the human brain produces its own cannabinoids that stimulate this receptor system. This revelation is essentially what legitimized the study of a substance previously only on the margins of scientific research.
The reason that Cannabis sativa works so efficiently is because of the human body’s ECS and its series of receptors that are configured only to accept cannabinoids, especially tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Until recently, the focus was largely on THC because of its mind-altering effects. That focus has now shifted, due to the fact that CBD, the major non-psychoactive component of Cannabis sativa, has acquired a long list of medical benefits. According to a 2013 study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, CBD acts as an anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, antioxidant, antiemetic, anxiolytic and antipsychotic agent, and is therefore a potential remedy for the treatment of neuro-inflammation, epilepsy, oxidative injury, vomiting and nausea, anxiety and schizophrenia. “To activate the body’s endocannabinoid system, an individual needs to consume a minimum of 20 milligrams of CBD per day. We suggest front loading for four to five days to activate the system by taking 20 milligrams three times per day. Then find the milligram strength that works for the specific condition. Begin with more than needed to get desired results. After you get relief, reduce
the strength and frequency to find the dosage that works best for the individual condition,” says Walter Wright. He is the Marketing Director for Wright Marketing & Consulting, and a spokesperson for Sunshine Global Services, a producer of premium, highly researched hemp CBD and skincare products backed by a minimum of three independent lab tests and field testing. They are the first in the Eastern United States to achieve a completely THC-free (no traces) phytocannabinoid-rich hemp oil. Some scientific reports even demonstrate that CBD benefits include antiproliferative, proapoptotic effects that inhibit cancer cell migration, adhesion and invasion. A 2006 study published in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics found that CBD selectively and potently inhibited the growth of different breast tumor cell lines and exhibited significantly less potency in non-cancer cells. In the future, it is possible that cannabis-based remedies may take their rightful place in the worldwide pharmacopeia once again. In the meantime, with the proliferation of CBD products in health food stores and online, it is important to research the quality and potency of what is offered. Read labels and look for thirdparty International Organization for Standardization (ISO) lab testing for purity, as well as supercritical CO2 closed-clod extraction, a non-toxic and environmentally friendly botanical oil extraction method. Laboratories that are ISO-accredited have demonstrated that they are technically competent and able to produce precise and accurate test and/or calibration data. For more information about CBD, call 800-334-1236 or visit SunshineGlobalHealth.com. See ad page 47.
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SOUL SHINE by Marianne Williamson
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choolchildren are learning the calming effect of tuning into their minds and bodies through a pioneering program in Baltimore, Maryland, that’s replacing time outs and school detentions with mindful moments. Trained staff—including many former students—teach yoga, mindfulness practices, meditation, centering and breath work that empower kids to resolve conflicts peacefully. Brothers Atman and Ali Smith and friend Andres Gonzalez founded the nonprofit Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) in 2001 in response to the pressing need to help kids living in challenging urban environments better manage stress, anger and other heightened emotions. Today, the organization is sowing the seeds of mindfulness with some 7,500 students a week across 18 Baltimore-area schools, usually beginning through daylong, school-wide interventions and afterschool programs supporting targeted populations. Frustrated kids cool off and center themselves through breathing exercises and meditation in the Mindful Moment Room in the HLF flagship Robert W. Coleman Elementary
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School. “Sometimes when I get mad, I just breathe deep. I picture being in a certain place I like and I just stop being mad… I think of being a bigger person and doing something maybe a wise man would do,” advises one fifth-grade participant. “When we had to take a big test, before I took it and in the middle, I took deep breaths to stay calm and finish the test. When everybody around you is making a lot of noises, you just try to tune them out and be yourself, do your breathing,” says another fifth-grader. The training starts with educators learning mindfulness techniques both to help their students and also manage their own stress in the classroom. “The program was a fantastic experience,” says Lori Gustovson, a teacher at Baltimore’s Lincoln Elementary School. “We integrated the exercises into our daily schedules, helping many students and teachers focus their attention and regulate emotions such as anxiety, anger and frustration. We are a better school because of the time they spent in our classrooms teaching us the beauty of paying attention to breath, movement and each other,” she observes.
These are tools kids can rely on for the rest of their lives, and use them to get back to their center. ~Ali Smith Participating schools have reported fewer fights, better attendance and higher grades, among other benefits, according to Ali Smith, all results backed by independent research. Recent studies in schools from San Francisco to Columbus, Ohio, have shown that teaching kids mindfulness practices can heighten attentiveness, self-control and empathy, while reducing stress, hyperactivity and depression, and improving academic performance. The kids also apply their newfound skills at home. “To take ownership of the practice and understand the benefits, you have to know how to explain it, so we use a reciprocal teaching model,” says Ali. “We teach the kids to say, ‘Mom, Dad, you look stressed; can you take a breather with me?’” Martin, a Lincoln Elementary student, was pleased to report, “I went to my house and taught my mom how to do all the things you guys taught us.” Virginia, another student, noted, “This
morning I got mad at my dad, but then I remembered to breathe, and then I didn’t shout.” Other schools are following suit. Mindful Schools began in 2007 as a single-school program in Oakland, California, and then expanded to support online and in-person courses and a network of mindful educators spanning all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The David Lynch Foundation funds efforts to bring transcendental meditation to underserved kids in classrooms like the Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School, in Queens, New York; Wilson High School, in Portland, Oregon; and Wayzata West Middle School, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, among others. Find easy instruction at Tinyurl.com/ MindfulnessStarterLesson. Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.
Mindful Exercises This meditation exercise is recommended by the Holistic Life Foundation to help kids slow down, relax, de-stress or clear their heads: Sit comfortably with one hand on your belly, with your head, neck and spine in alignment. Breathe through your nose. As you inhale, feel your belly expand and pause for a second. Then, exhale and feel the belly fall. Repeat for 10 breaths.
This mindfulness instruction is excerpted from a starter lesson at MindfulSchools.org:
Mindfulness is noticing what is happening in the present moment. It can help calm us when we are angry, sad or frustrated. It can help us notice when we are happy or grateful and also to focus, whether in school or in sports. It’s important to let our bodies be very still. When that happens, it gets very quiet. When we have still and quiet bodies, that’s what we call our mindful bodies. Now, let’s close our eyes and just sit like this for one minute.
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Creating Community 15 Ways to Craft a Circle of Caring by Linda Buzzell
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n facing up to today’s often degrading Provide food and drink. Traenvironmental, economic, political, ditional societies have always social and hyper-individualistic cultaken hospitality seriously. Havtural conditions, we instinctively know ing people bring items to add to the that survival requires coming together collective feast is better than catering. to effect constructive change. Here are proven approaches to community Ceremony, ritual and the sacred. building that work. Deep in our collective human memory lie countless spring and Build a campfire. Whether literal or harvest festivals, ceremonial or religious metaphoric, create a clear, focused events, meals and celebrations that inattraction that draws people into a cluded a strong sense of passage, initiacircle. tion and the sacredness of all life. Use one as a springboard to add meaning to Connect with nature and the a contemporary gathering. seasons. Tying gatherings into what’s happening seasonally with Collective problem solving. all life forms is a traditionally effective People bond into a community way of fostering community. when they participate in solving a real-world community problem, helpWelcome each person. Either ing someone in need or addressing a designate greeters or go around situation that demands a community the circle welcoming and acsolution. Consider using Robert’s Rules knowledging each participant before of Order or other guidelines for discusproceeding with the event’s main activity. sions that maintain civility, discourage People that feel seen and known are competitiveness and peacefully resolve more likely to stay involved. conflicts in order to reach consensus.
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Storytelling. Humans learn best when seeing and hearing stories. Facts don’t arouse us as much as narratives and full-body experiences do. Bombarding people with facts won’t create desired change. We must be inspired to act on the knowledge.
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Elders. Shared history, respect and affection are vital to belonging. Adults coping with a high-stress, industrialized culture might tend to find elders’ stories slow-moving and boring, but they are a critical resource for our collective survival. Beware of the “star from afar” syndrome that posits outsiders as experts, rather than honoring and developing our own community resources, which won’t disappear at the end of an event.
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Dance and body movement. Modern society makes us sit a lot. Physical action connects us in a way nothing else can.
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Shopping. People have been bonding through meeting others in the marketplace since ancient times. Sales or silent auctions are popular when the money paid becomes a gift to the community.
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A little excitement. Raffles and door prizes add fun as long as any money raised goes into the common coffers as a gift to all. Child care. Children provide a necessary source of untamed energy and entertainment for any gathering. Multigenerational exchanges also help form and shape them through exposure to role models and life education, even if they might not feel engaged at the time.
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Transportation. Facilitating carpools and providing transportation for those without cars or unable to walk builds community even before the event starts.
The bottom line is that any community gathering, organization or event that engages body, mind and spirit has a far greater chance of surviving and thriving.
Beauty and music. Our eyes and ears are portals to the soul and spirit of the human psyche. Even a simple drum can bond individuals into a coherent group. Community singing can be powerful medicine, as places of worship ever demonstrate. A simple flower on the table or painting on the wall brings powerful archetypal energies to bear as we come together. An outdoor meeting brings
Linda Buzzell is a psychotherapist, ecotherapist, blogger and co-editor of Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind. She co-founded a local permaculture guild, and a voluntary simplicity circle which met for 10 years in her local community. Connect at EcotherapyHeals.com.
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FELINE WORKFORCE Why a Job is the Cat’s Meow by Sandra Murphy
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Millennials, now comprising a third of this country’s stressed-out labor force, according to the Pew Research Center and American Psychological Association, are among those that can benefit from having a cat around. Lowered blood pressure is one result, according to research by psychologist Karen Allen, Ph.D., conducted at the University at Buffalo. Even when comfort breaks are hard to schedule, insistent cats cannot be ignored. “Pompous Albert, a rejected show cat, works at SafeWise, in Salt Lake City,” relates Sage Singleton, who handles Albert’s Instagram account. “He boosts morale, reduces stress and provides entertainment.” NATampa.com
Carlos, a former rescue kitten, greets employees at PetNovations, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, each morning. He’s the star of the corporate Instagram account and blog, and promotes the company’s eco-friendly Cat Genie litterless cat box. Smith’s Ace Hardware and Housewares, in Princeton, New Jersey, has Dusty patrol its 18,000-square-foot facility, often escorting customers along the aisles. At St. Augustine Health Ministries, in Cleveland, the furry receptionist is Oreo. This black-and-white stray claimed the job by installing herself at the front desk to welcome guests and visit with residents that miss having their own pet.
Therapists At the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, Duke Ellington Morris visits with patients while nurses check vital signs; he’s part of an animalassisted therapy program through the
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city’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. With the help of his humans, Jessica and Eric Hagan, of Pennsylvania’s Wolf Creek Township, Draven was certified through a local Love on a Leash chapter that qualifies pet-provided therapy animals. He showed My Cat From Hell host Jackson Galaxy his hospital routine for a segment called “My Cat From Heaven.” Draven regularly visits the Grove City Medical Center, in Pine Township, local nursing homes and service groups.
Literacy Aids “At 18, Cleo, my small, gray cat, retired from therapy visits and missed the attention,” says Michelle Cardosi, a retail clerk in Silt, Colorado. “Kids reading to her at the school library provided a solution that satisfied everyone.” In 2010, the public library in White Settlement, Texas, adopted Browser to remedy a rodent problem. Five years later, the city council cited pending renovations and a potential impact on allergies in backing a motion to oust Browser. Supporters, pointing out that the cat brought children through the doors, successfully petitioned to keep the four-legged employee.
Private Security Less socially developed feral felines can provide needed services. The Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats rescues such cats from Los Angeles shelters. Each is vetted, spayed/ neutered and microchipped. “When they’re adopted out in threes, community cats are more likely to stay on the job,” notes founder and headmistress Shawn Simons. “In Southern California, working cats are employed as assistants to brewmasters at the Monkish Brewery to protect the grain and hops and at Saluti Cellars as vintner support in charge of gopher population control,” says Simons. “More traditionally, cats at the Portuguese Bend Riding Club barn discourage mice and make friends with horses and riders.” The school’s Working Cat Program partners with area recycling centers, golf courses, warehouses and industrial parks that could otherwise lose hundreds of millions of dollars annually due to vermin-related structural damage, including gnawed wiring and other potential fire hazards. “Businesses get an all-natural, safe and effective way to control pests and cats live life naturally,” says Simons. Working cats of many stripes are becoming increasingly common. For a business, it’s a money-saver; for a cat, it’s a lifesaver.
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Printed calendar is a gratis feature exclusively for advertisers who make this magazine possible. Non-advertisers are free to use the on-line calendar at natampa.com, click on calendar tab. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 Beyond Addiction Open House for Therapist & Mental Health Professionals – 1:30-3pm. Sunder Luber, E-RYT 500, KRI-certified Kundalini trainer & owner. Join us for this special open house to hear from fellow colleagues about the benefits they received personally and professionally from the Beyond Addiction program; discover how this can be useful in your private practice in working with clients with addiction. Free. 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. Info, 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.
Mindfulness Yoga & Meditation for Health Care – Oct. 6-8. 6:30-9pm Fri. 9am-6pm Sat. 9am1:30pm Sun. Open to yoga teachers & yoga practitioners working in healthcare. With Sharon Lock & Tammy Pernard, discover the philosophy/practice of mindfulness as a resource for reducing suffering. Explore self-awareness and the teaching methodology of meeting people where they are as the basic principles for working with medical conditions. 15 CEUs. $295. Lotus Pond Tampa, 6201 Lynne Rd., Tampa. 813-961-3160. YogaLotusPond.com.
Wild Woman Circle – 2-4pm. Monthly, join circle leader Holly McCormick and women from your community to explore your inner Wild Woman. In circle we gather together to go inward through being seen, heard and supported by one another and ourselves. Experience meditation, visualizations, journaling, sharing and intention setting with a sisterhood of women. Bring a journal & pen, an open heart and dress comfortably. $20. CounterBalance Therapy, 114 Pauls Dr., Brandon. Info, LoveLaughYoga.com.
Harvest Moon Youthing – 6:30-9:30pm. Join Eluv Zotos, recording artist, musician and radio personality for this ancient ritual from the heart of Africa handed down by shamans, curanderos and medicine people. Experience the past, present and future simultaneously and receive an energy upgrade alignment of the Divine Presence & physical body that will assist in rejuvenating, healing and “youthing” your entire system. $45/advance, $55/day of event. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. Info, 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Natural Burial Talk & Tour – 9:30-10:30am. Everything you need to know. Join Diana Sayegh for a discussion about natural “green” conservation burial, pre-planning and a tour of Heartwood Preserve Conservation Cemetery. Free. 4100 Starkey Blvd., Trinity. RSVP, 727-376-5111, HeartwoodPreserve.com/events.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 Vegan Oktoberfest – 11am. Michelle Odiorne, Whole-Food Plant-Based Chef demos how to have a veg-friendly Oktoberfest with festive stuffed cabbage rolls! Michelle’s class is the 1st Saturday of every month. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.
The Path of Holistic Living – 9am-5pm. In this experiential workshop, Master Marilag Mendoza, one of only eight master pranic healers in the world, will guide you through self-assessment exercises and introduce powerful and empowering techniques that will help you improve important aspects of your life. Unlock the secret to better health–physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually! $97 (bring a friend free). Holiday Inn Express Oldsmar, 3990 Tampa Rd. Info & registration, Nicole Fouché, 813525-3578, PranicHealingTampa.com.
Meet the Mystery Muscle – 11am-1pm. The psoas is often referred to in yoga classes; why? Join Heather Benton, ERYT500 for an exotic journey of the body. Learn what the psoas muscle is and how it affects posture, balance and stability. Unlock the mystery to the misalignment of the pelvis and spine in this innovative, new workshop. All levels welcome. YA CE hours available. $25/Advance; $30/door. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd. Info & Registration, Heather 727-480-3004 or Yoga4All.com/workshops.
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Create your Life with Balance and Joy – Noon1pm. Join inspiring Strategic Intervention Coach Nadia May for an interactive class of how to create abundance with balance and joy, leading to a deeper clarity, purpose and fulfillment. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Learn to Play Crystal & Tibetan Bowls – 1-3pm. Robert Austin has been offering Healing Sound Journeys and individual sessions for over 10 years. He will help you find your spirit tone bowl that speaks to your vibration or a bowl that can be used for yoga classes or added to your personal sound healing toolbox. Bowls available for purchase. $25. Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Register, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 Yoga Nidra with Nancy MacDonald – 2:303:30pm. With over 100 hours’ training and nine years’ experience in guiding Yoga Nidra, Nancy guides you in this meditation known as Yogic Sleep for self-healing and integration. It involves systematically relaxing the body, breath and mind as you enter a deeply relaxed state to refresh the physical, emotional and mental bodies. All levels. No experience necessary. $15. Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Register, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Beginner Yoga Workshop Series – Noon-1pm. October 10, 17, 24, 26. Bev Klein, 200 RYT, certified restorative yoga instructor. Learn the fundamentals of a basic yoga practice. This will be a small group setting in which participants meet weekly for four consecutive sessions to explore what yoga is all about and develop a love for practice. $30/four session series. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. Info, 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events. Reversing Heart Disease – 6-7:30pm. The causes for heart disease are not what you have been told. Dr. Les Cole will discuss causes and prevention and even reversal. Free. St. Petersburg Health & Wellness, 2100 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6807, StPetehw.com.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Hearty Happy Hour Yoga – 5:45-6:45pm. Join Denise Westlake for a yoga class that will focus on relieving stress in the mind and the body. CounterBalance Therapy, 114 Pauls Dr., Brandon. Info, 813-325-1296, CounterbalanceTherapy.com.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 Introduction to Proactive Health – 1-3pm. Sharon Sehmann LaRosa, DOM, facilitates an interactive class where we will discuss how some basic techniques, therapies, nutrition, foods and other natural substances can improve your well-being for a proactive approach to your health. $10. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Info, 727-366-2684, SharonLaRosa@yahoo.com. Vegetarian Pho – 6:30pm. John van Vlaardingen, JvVHealth, will teach you how to make this aromatic Vietnamese rice noodle soup from start to finish, from homemade veggie broth to the garnish on top. John’s class is the 2nd Thursday of every month. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Demos to Di For, NFP Demo Specialist – 11am. Back by popular demand! Did you know freshly grated cauliflower can serve as the base for a creative & delicious crust? Di will demonstrate how to make a tasty & traditional gluten-free pizza. Di’s class is the 2nd Saturday of every month. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com. Introduction to Energy Medicine – Noon-1pm. Sharon Schmann La Rosa, DOM shares her extensive knowledge of basic techniques, therapies, nutrition, foods and other natural substances that can improve your well-being for a proactive approach to your health. $10 Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness. org. Info, 727-366-2684, SharonLaRosa@yahoo.com. Yoga Pilgrimage: Journey to Your Sacred Center – 2-4pm. Join Douglas Warner, E-RYT 500 in this unique workshop and explore how authentic Yoga was designed as a journey of Self-discovery and awakening. In this workshop you will learn to use body, breath, and meditative postures to mold your Yoga practice, and your life, into a pilgrimage to your inner, sacred center. $30/Advance; $35/Door. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd. Info & Registration, Douglas 727-804-5356 or Yoga4All.com/workshops. An Evening of Kirtan with Bhaav – 7-9pm. Join Bhaav, Christine Ghezzo (vocals/harmonium), Catherine Dana Costa (vocals/flute/guitar), Barry Skeete (percussion) and Steve Blom (guitar/sound
textures) for an evening of blissful music, vibrant community and uplifted hearts. Bring cushion or blanket on which to sit. EarlyBird $20 thru Oct 7; $25 Oct 8-14. Tree Of Life Yoga, 6800 Gulfport Blvd., Ste. 205, S Pasadena. Info & registration, 727-514-3051. TreeOfLifeYoga.org. Theory-Practice-Inspiration – Oct. 14-15. Shri Hamilton-Hubbard, E-RYT 500. Four sessions. A full spectrum practice for serious students yet accessible for all levels, includes vinyasa practice of asana, pranayama and meditation using the wisdom of Tantra. For 200-Hour certified teachers (Elective in 300 HR TT) or students interested in advanced studies. Register for full course or choose from individual modules. $215/complete course w/7 day registration, $245 after. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. Info, 727-712-1475, Info@ AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 Minerals: Are You Deficient? – 6:30pm. Liat Golan, RD LDN, Bee Well Nutrition, tells you how to recognize the symptoms of mineral deficiency & how to increase your levels & absorption. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 Explore your Alignment & Dive Deeper Into Yoga Postures – Oct. 20-22. 7-9pm Fri. 9am-5:30pm Sat. 10am-5:30pm Sun. Through the intelligence and discipline of the Iyengar yoga practice, you will find yourself moving into postures you never dreamt you could do. Karin Stephan is a true master/teacher of more than 40 years; through her effortless, intuitive, brilliant and humorous teaching style, move into your postures with focus and ease. $285. Lotus Pond Tampa, 6201 Lynne Rd., Tampa. 813-961-3160. YogaLotusPond.com. Friday Night Yin Yoga – 6:30-8pm. Heather Benton, ERYT500. This practice targets the dense connective tissue of the hips, pelvis and lower spine. Postures are held for longer periods allowing practitioner to dive deep and open the flow of energy more easily to the entire body. Slow moving, practice is done with the assistance of blocks, blankets, bolsters and straps so all levels can participate. $15/Advance; $20/Door. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, 727-480-3004. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 Out of the Darkness Walk – 8:30am-noon. Join the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for our 8th annual walk to raise awareness and fight suicide. Join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow AFSP to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy and support survivors of suicide loss. South Straub Park, St. Petersburg. Register afsp. DonorDrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive. event&eventID=4854. Info, Thuy Huynh, 727-4032754, tnHuynh726@gmail.com. Yoga to Release Neck Tension & Headaches – 10-11am. Join Lisa Martoccia. Physical health is not only what is important- that’s why yoga’s mind, body, spirit approach is awesome-but if your body is not at ease and peace, your mind won›t be and vice versa. Come help heal the body. CounterBalance Therapy, 114 Pauls Dr., Brandon. Info, 813-3251296, CounterBalanceTherapy.com. Healthy Cooking with Essential Oils – 11am12:30pm. Join Liz Dalbo and Dr. Machelle Perkins and learn how to make healthy snacks and other dishes using Young Living Essential Oils. Stay well with your food and Young Living as fall weather rolls in. Free. Natural Med Therapies, 7600 Bryan Dairy Rd., Ste. C, Largo. RSVP 727-541-2211. EFT Class – Noon-1pm. Natural ways to relieve nervous tension and anxiety, with techniques that help to calm the central nervous system, from exploring the emotional freedom technique (EFT) to discussing plant based supplements, with Sheila Murrey. $10. Immediately following the class, Sheila will be available for 20-30 min. reflexology sessions; book in advance. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Info & book, Sheila 321-289-2262.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 Animal Coalition of Tampa, Stride for Strays – 9:30am-2pm. This dog walk/fundraiser takes place in downtown Tampa and includes live music, vendors, contests and activities for kids and dogs while raising funds for nonprofit animal clinic. $30. Info, Dina, Outreach Manager, 727-741-3665. Register to walk, StrideForStrays.org. Where Emotions Reside in the Body – 2-4pm. Join Ronda Trombetta, licensed massage therapist, for this workshop of body awareness. Ronda will share
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 Health Expert Dr. Christine Horner – 6-8pm. Stillpoint Health Thermal Imaging presents nationally known surgeon, author and natural health expert Christine Horner, M.D. for a fun evening and incredible health tips as a fundraiser for Women with Purpose. Donation $15. Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce, Rm. 101, Park Station, 5851 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park. Info & registration, PinellasParkChamber.com.
habits, behaviors & self-image with Patricia V. Scott, certified master trainer. $35 or $30/UPHI Members. Includes CD, scripts & workbook. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.
Women with Purpose Wine & Cheese Reception – 6:30-8:30pm. Stillpoint Health Thermal Imaging presents nationally known surgeon, author and natural health expert Christine Horner, M.D. for a fun evening and incredible health tips as a fundraiser for Women with Purpose. $35. Pasadena Yacht & Country Club, 2699 59th St. S., St. Petersburg. Info & registration, 727-641-3171, WomenWithPurposefl.org.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 MonaLisa Touch – 6pm. A treatment for vaginal rejuvenation. It’s okay to talk about it. Presented by Tracie Leonhardt, DO. Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center, 1120 Belcher Rd. S., Ste. 2, Largo. Info and registration, 727-826-0838, rsvp@ PeaksOfHealth.com. Mold & Its Part in Your Sickness – 6:30pm. Jennifer Baer ARNP, Lifeworks Wellness. Mold is a problem that can seriously impact your health. Learn how exposure to mold increases your risk of developing chronic issues & how they may be misdiagnosed & mistreated. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Sign-up required, 727-443-6703 or at Customer Care counter. NaturesFoodPatch.com. Health Expert Dr. Christine Horner – 6:308:30pm. Stillpoint Health Thermal Imaging presents nationally known surgeon, author and natural health expert Christine Horner, M.D. for a fun evening and incredible health tips as a fundraiser for Women with Purpose and The L.Y.N. Fund. Donation $15. Sponsored by East West Healing Solutions. Lecture at Harbor Hall, 1190 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. Info & registration, 727-216-3972, EastWestHealingSolutions.com/dr-christine-horner. Mind Your Weight with Hypnosis & NLP – 6:308:30 pm. Let hypnosis & NLP put YOU in control of your weight. End internal struggles, trance-form
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 Holiday Gifts from Nature – 10am-2pm. The herbs speak of many things, of ancient wisdom and future joy. Gifts made from herbs are a joy to make and a pleasure to give. In this hands-on class, fresh and dried herbs will be used. The products you create in the classroom are for you to gift or keep for yourself. $60. The Health Hut. Info and registration, Janice Neuzil 727-505-0492 or imHerbalist.com.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 Hormone Imbalance and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Seminar - 6pm. Hormone imbalance can significantly increase your risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. Learn how you can improve mental clarity and decrease memory loss with hormone replacement therapy and other nutritional supplements. We will also discuss alternative treatments for Alzheimer’s besides prescription drug therapy. Presented by Tami Horner, MD. Free. Success by Design, 9095 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Info, 727-548-0001. SuccessByDesignWeightLoss.com.
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Mind Body Nutrition: The Yoga of Eating – 11am. Dawn MacLaughlin, PhD, Mind Body Nutrition Coaching, shares the powerful role the mind has on digestion, nutrient assimilation, metabolism & how to take advantage of it. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com. Conquer Fatigue, Naturally – 1-2:30pm. Join Debbie Roche, MS, chiropractic student in this interactive workshop and learn how to identify reasons for your fatigue and low energy and the best way to rebalance your body to correct it. Adrenal health, cellular nutrition, and lifestyle wellness approaches are highly emphasized. Complimentary adrenal screening included. $10. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Info, Debbie 813-503-2687. Arm Balances & Inversions – 1-3pm. Arm balances and inversions are all about the approach. In this workshop with Mike Fecht, E-RYT200, YACEP, we’ll cover the foundations then explore the building blocks to get you upside down. No prior knowledge or experience required. EarlyBird: $25 thru Oct 21; $35 Oct 22-28. Tree Of Life Yoga, 6800 Gulfport Blvd., Ste. 205, S Pasadena. Info & registration, 727-514-3051. TreeOfLifeYoga.org. Yoga Nidra – 3-4pm. Doug Warner, E-RYT500. Yoga nidra is a unique form of guided meditation with the practitioner comfortably reclined and supported. The nidra practice gently trains the mind to stay consciously aware while creating a sense of deep relaxation. All student levels welcome. Wear loose, comfortable clothes. $15/Advance; $20/Door. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Douglas 727-8045356. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops. The Trees of Heartwood – 5:30pm. Learn about the variety of trees that grow at Heartwood and enjoy a guided 45-minute nature preserve hike. Wear boots/ closed toe shoes. Free. Heartwood Preserve, 4100 Starkey Blvd., New Port Richey. RSVP, 727-3765111, Info@HeartwoodPreserve.com.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 Raw Fall Sweets – 4pm. Brad Myers, The Vegabond Chef, shows you how to wow your guests this holiday season with amazingly tasty & healthy raw sweets that are packed with fall flavors! Brad’s raw class is the last Sunday of every month. Free.
PLAN AHEAD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Intro to Cold Process Soap Making – 10am-2pm. The Health Hut. Info and registration, Janice 727505-0492 or imHerbalist.com.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Restorative Yoga with Sound Healing – 1-3:30pm. Nancy MacDonald, certified Restorative Yoga Teacher & Restorative Trainer & Robert Austin, Sound Healer combine these two specialties to open the doors to your personal healing. Nancy will guide you into supported restorative postures as Robert plays crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls and other instruments. Tibetan bowls will be played on the body during some postures. Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Limited space. Sign up, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Free MeetUP: Medical Hypnosis & NLP Applications –1-2:30pm. Patricia V. Scott, PhD & Dr. Eric Rosen explain how hypnotherapy & NLP are utilized by the medical community for chronic pain, fibromyalgia, anxiety, sleep problems & much more. Contributions appreciated to offset expenses. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Medical Hypnotherapy Specialty Training – 10am-6pm. Nov. 18-19 & Dec. 2-3, Patricia V. Scott, PhD & Dr. Eric Rosen offer advanced techniques in medical hypnotherapy, theory, and practice for certified hypnotists. Pre-requisite: 200hr hypnosis training. Register by 11/7: $495, $395-UPHI Members. After: $545/$495. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Yoga Nidra with Nancy MacDonald – 2:303:30pm. With over 100 hours’ training and nine years’ experience in guiding Yoga Nidra, Nancy guides you in this meditation known as Yogic Sleep for self-healing and integration. It involves systematically relaxing the body, breath and mind as you enter a deeply relaxed state to refresh the physical, emotional and mental bodies. All levels. No experience necessary. $15. Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Register, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com.
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meditation using sound, toning, pranayama, mantra and more. $10. Metta Center of St. Petersburg, 4554 Central Ave., Unit F, St. Petersburg. Metta.life.
Gentle Restorative Yoga – 9-10:15am. Doug Warner E-RYT. Learn to observe the breath and feel the subtle effects in your body. Benefits: relieve stress, recover from illness & fatigue, increase flexibility & circulation, relax, and quiet the mind. All student levels welcome. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Doug 727-804-5356. Yoga4All.com. 25 Years of Teaching Meditation – 10-11am Sun; 6:30-8:30pm Weds; 6-7pm Fri. Learn three unique pre-Buddhist approaches to practicing meditation; techniques used by the earliest Yogis designed to awaken into the freedom and fullness of yourSelf. Practice the fundamentals, avoid common pitfalls, and get guidance creating a practical, sustainable, life-changing practice. St. Petersburg Yoga, 2842 Dr. MLK St. N., 727-8949642, info@stpeteyoga.com, StPeteYoga.com. Celebration Service – 10:30am-noon. Join Mary Lou Houllis and other master teachers for this weekly gathering of like-minded spiritual and metaphysical people to celebrate and affirm the consciousness of oneness and co-creation. Donations accepted. NBOC, 1730 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. Mary Lou, 727-415-3600, nbocGlobal.org
monday Gentle AM Yoga – 10-11:30am. Gentle morning class that warms the joints slowly and gently, bringing fluidity back into the body. Not a lot of getting up and down; all poses can be modified to work with your body. Excellent class for chronic back pain; learn from back care specialist, easy/gentle Nancy MacDonald. Alignment using props brings ease to poses. Shanti Vinyasa, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Purchase class passes at ShantiVinyasa.com. Inner Wisdom Coaching Circle – 6-8pm. Join Coach Dianne Kipp in a “telecoaching” group each month to discover your internal wisdom, while learning how to overcome your “Monkey Mind” negative self-talk. You will learn the foundations of Ontological coaching, as well experience what it is like to “be coached”. Bring your life challenges, desires, and dreams and we’ll get you on the road to your success! $30 per person per month; 3 or 6 month commitment required. Contact Coach Dianne 727-481-1646 or coach@diannekipp.com. Monday Evening Meditation – 6:30-7:30pm. Relaxing meditation and sound healing with the Tibetan Bowls, which can open you to deeper levels of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual understanding. All welcome. $8. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Monday Night Meditation – 7:15-8:15pm. Bring your monkey mind to the Metta Center for restorative yoga stretching, a guided relaxation and peaceful
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Attention Coaches and Want-a-Be Coaches! – Join Coach Dianne Kipp, experienced, certified and mentoring coach on a monthly “coaches conversation call” to build community, exchange ideas and gain insight to solving difficult client challenges. Details 727-481-1646, diannekipp.com.
tuesday Kids Mindful Yoga – 4-5pm. Also Thurs. Kids ages 5 to 9 can learn the fundamentals of Mindfulness in body, breath, mind & life through yoga. Taught by our Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Yoga Instructor, and Mom of two. Parents can relax at the same time in their own separate Restorative class. 4-5pm, St. Petersburg Yoga, 2842 Dr. MLK St. N., 727-894-9642, info@stpeteyoga.com, StPeteYoga.com. Acupuncture & Cupping with Amparo – 4:307:30pm. 30-minute sessions with our certified Florida licensed acupuncturist, Amparo Parades. $30. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Text Amparo 727-287-8350. Align and Strengthen – 5:45-7pm. Nancy MacDonald uses her knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics to allow your yoga practice to unfold with structure yet playfulness. Understand the ease within the postures even as they challenge you; deepen your understanding of the yoga postures, develop greater flexibility and awaken the mind-body connection. Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Info, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com. Free Yoga Class – 5:45-7pm. Beginners welcome. If you are new to yoga or new to Yoga4All, are a Pinellas County resident and want to check us out, please join us for this or any one class at the studio for free (limit one). Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Marty 727-392-9642, Yoga4All.com. Acupuncture Intern Clinic $25 + Cost of Herbs – 6-8pm. Students spend about an hour or two using the Chinese medicine system of evaluation to see what herbs and herbal formulas to recommend for you. They are supervised by one of our experienced acupuncture & herbal practitioners. Appointments only. St. Petersburg Health & Wellness, 222 2nd St. N., St. Pete, 727-551-0857, stpetehw.com. Roll & Renew – 6:30pm. Yoga for Stress with Stacy Renz, E-RYT, PYT, OTR. Spend the hour on the floor luxuriating in breath, long stretches and self-massage. Learn to use the foam roller and yoga tune-up balls to alleviate trigger points and stimulate meridian lines. $16. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. N, Ste. F, St. Pete. 727-826-4754, Schedulicity. com/scheduling/LRYQK9/classes.
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Georgia Smith-Vest shares her fave pet pic of Rudy, who she says brings much joy into their lives. The runt of his litter, he is all grown up now and will be six in October. Minding Your Weight: Create Your Ideal Healthy Body – 6:30-8:30pm, 2nd Tues. monthly. Patricia V. Scott, Ph.D., teaches hypnosis & NLP techniques for achieving and maintaining a fit, healthy body & lifestyle. Guided hypnosis included. $25/One class or Buy five/get one class free. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Suite G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com. Making Music for Healing – 7:45-8:45pm. Every other Tues. Intro to Native American flute with Claudia Tristancho. Learn how easy it is to play and heal using handmade instruments by local flute maker Utah Farris. All levels welcome. $8. Handmade flutes available for purchase. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.
wednesday Ageless Agility: Not Just Yoga Anymore – 8:309:45am or 10-11:30am. Nancy MacDonald presents mindful strength training for those who don’t want the gym or are recovering from injury or illness. Focus on balance/fall prevention uses resistance bands, balance discs, small weighted balls and more. Shanti Vinyasa, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Info, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinaysa.com. Reiki Share – 10am-2pm. By appointment only. Experience the most profound, powerful & gentle relaxation technique; feel renewed and lighter. Re-establish healthy frequencies of cells and your whole vibrational field, bringing back health to cells, tissues and organs. Complements any form of therapy. Appointments, 813-813-334-7424 Maria, 813-447-2558 Raysa or ReikiShrine@gmail.com. Lunchtime Meditation – Noon-1pm. Learn a deep processing technique to quickly achieve a meditative state followed by Tibetan singing bowls. Donation. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.
Herb Student Clinic $10 + Cost of Herbs – 6-8pm. Students spend about an hour or two using the Chinese medicine system of evaluation to see what herbs and herbal formulas to recommend for you. They are supervised by one of our experienced acupuncture & herbal practitioners. Appointments only. St. Petersburg Health & Wellness, 222 2nd St. N., St. Pete, 727-551-0857, stpetehw.com. Mindfulness Meditation & Practice – 7-8:45pm. In the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh. Mindfulness practice helps to cultivate compassion, develop inner peace and experience joy in daily life. UU St Pete, 719 Arlington Ave N, St Petersburg, Info floridamindfulness.org. Powerful Tools to Create Your New Reality – 7-8:30pm. Join Miles Blount for a weekly meet-up discussing exact principles of how we create our reality. $5. NBOC, 1730 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. Mary Lou, 727-415-3600, nbocGlobal.org.
thursday Almost Hot Fun-Day Flow – 5:45-7pm. Heather Benton, E-RYT500 helps you find your flow and kick your asana into gear to some rockin’ tunes and prepare you for a deep meditation. Connecting breath to movement, leave refreshed and invigorated. Bring water and towel. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Heather 727-480-3004. Yoga4All.com. Hypnosis & NLP Master Class-MeetUP – 6-9pm. Usually held last Thursday; check website to be sure. Public welcome to participate as practice clients & enjoy experiencing Hypnosis-NLP with certified practitioners receiving 3 CEUs to expand skills with techniques, scripts & interactive practice with attendees. $35; $25 (UPHI Members). UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Suite G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com. Inspirational Yoga – 7-8:30pm. Led by inspirational yoga instructor, Dr. Ronald Porter, all levels welcome for a class that will be sure to invigorate and inspire through various techniques, including pranayama breathing. $10. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.
friday Morning Hatha Yoga – 8:30-9:45am. Nancy MacDonald’s knowledge of anatomy and functional movement allows the practice to unfold with structure yet playfulness. Understand ease within the postures even as they challenge you. Deepen your understanding of the yoga postures, develop greater flexibility and awaken the mind-body connection. All levels. Shanti Vinyasa, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Purchase class passes at ShantiVinyasa.com. Restorative/Yin Yoga – 10-11:30am. Join Nancy MacDonald, yoga therapist, certified restorative yoga teacher, as she guides you in postures supported with yoga props as the body unwinds and unfolds naturally. Discover inner calm and whole body wellbeing; good for anxiety, depression, stress. All Levels. Shanti Vinyasa, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Purchase class passes at ShantiVinyasa.com. Achieving Wellness through Healthy Habits Part I – 6-8pm. 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th Fridays. Modules 3–6. Karampreet, Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Join the Yoga Village Community in any class in this 16-week program on how to apply yoga to your life. Start your journey with a commitment to Self; begin or deepen your practice of yoga, meditation, pranayama and the process to heal limiting habits so you can recover your soul. $18/ class; $108/reserve for 8. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater, 727-712-1475. Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.
saturday Free Yoga Class – 9-10:15am. Beginners always welcome. If you are new to yoga or to Yoga4All, a Pinellas County resident and want to check us out, please join us for this or any one class at the studio for free (limit one). New student discount on passes for everyone. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Marty 727-392-9642. Yoga4All.com. Qi Gong: Supreme Science Qi Gong – 9-10am. Val Mirea, DOM, AP leads this group class through powerful and relaxing qi gong positions and techniques. $10. St. Pete Health & Wellness, 222 2nd St. N., St. Petersburg. RSVP 727-551-0857.
Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and
Rosanna Lynd shares this photo of her elegant Saluki, Calli. Free Sleep Consultation at Sleep Organics – 10am-5pm or by appt. Find out how to remedy aches and pains and get better quality sleep. 650 Central Ave., Sarasota, 941-312-5906, Sleep-Organics.com. Yoga for Scoliosis – 10:30am-12:30pm. 2nd Sat. monthly. Stacy Renz, occupational and yoga therapist, shows the proper application of yoga to stretch the muscles that are over-tight and strengthen the muscles that are weak, offering relief from back pain. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. N, Ste. G, St. Petersburg. Info & registration, 727-826-4754, LivingRoomYoga.biz. Easy Self-Hypnosis Training – 1-3pm. Usually held last Saturday; check website to be sure. Patricia V. Scott, internationally certified Master Trainer of hypnosis, teaches how to discover untapped potentials, talents & abilities using the power of your Unlimited Mind. $35; $25 (UPHI Members). Hypnosis CD, workbook & scripts included. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com. Now Playing Saturdays: The Dr. Tracie Show – 3-4pm. Listen Live on iHeart Radio to “Your expert in Integrative Medicine.” NewsRadio WFLA 970. Awakening Wellness Center Affordable Saturdays – Treat your body to any of our services, including Tibetan Bowl relaxation therapy, nutritional counseling, acupuncture/ cupping, sound therapy, and more. One hour session with a certified professional $25. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Dr., Ste. 102, St. Petersburg. Call for appointment, 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.
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communityresourceguide ...connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide call 727.865.9339.
alternative medicine
aesthetician Skin Plus Energy Inc.
Jacqueline Bonacci 6822 22nd Ave. North #114, St. Petersburg 727-642-6165 SkinPlusEnergyInc.com
LIFEWORKS WELLNESS CENTER
Dr. David Minkoff Dr. George Springer & Sue Morgan, ARNP 301 Turner Street, Clearwater 727-466-6789 LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com Specializing in natural hormone replacement therapy: the natural, bioidentical way and other safe, natural nutritional solutions for menopause symptoms, including weight loss, acupuncture, chelation, allergy elimination, and walk-in care. See ad inside front cover.
Organic Skin Care and Energy Therapy. Crystal Photon Mat and Vibrational Sound Therapy included with facials. Naturally energizing!
ACUPUNCTURE Jade Tree Wellness Center Tom Elman, AP, LMT 3039 - 49th St. N, St. Petersburg 727-344-8690 JadeTreeWellness.com
Happy, Healthy, Whole! Acupuncture, Herbs and Massage to help you feel better. We treat everything from asthma to emotional issues, from Acid Reflux to Fibromyalgia. Free Consultations!
Professional Herbalists Training Program Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies 2520 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727-551-0857 AcuHerbals.com
The 2-year program meets one weekend each month for class and Wednesday nights for our hands-on student clinic. This program is designed to create clinical herbalists in a combination of Chinese and western herbalism. Many open classes. Designed to meet American Herbalists Guild standards. See ad page 40.
Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Chris Dziubinski, DOM, AP, L. Ac 12952 N Dale Mabry Highway,Tampa, FL 813-935-CARE (2273) MindBodySpiritCare.com
Florida Board Certified Acupuncture Physician offering acupuncture therapies for the whole family. Established, comfortable, caring and professional integrative medicine clinics in South & North Tampa. In-network with most medical insurances; accept payments from HRA, HSA and FSA.
Natural Med Therapies Machelle Perkins, D.O.M. 7600 Bryan Dairy Rd # C, Largo 727-541-2211 NaturalMedTherapies.com
National & state board certified with 15+ years experience in Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Cold Laser & more. Bio-Puncture and Mesotherapy to treat pain, ADHD, anxiety, depression. Lab testing, most insurances. Free Nutritional Consultation.
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Orthomolecular Nutrition & Wellness 9225 Ulmerton Rd., Ste. 312, Largo 727-518-9808 OrthoLiving.com.
We address the underlying root cause of disease by using a variety of modalities such as Nutrient IV’s, Chelation, Weight loss, HRT, PEMF and more. To see if you qualify for Medical Marijuana go to OrthoMMJ.com.
astrology Astrology for Your Soul
Aluna Michaels, M.A., Esoteric Astrologer Dunedin 727-239-7179 AlunaMichaels.com Second-generation astrologer and Soul Evolutionist practitioner. Over 25 years of experience. Insightful, unique perspective on goals and issues. “Together we will unveil your soul’s purpose.”
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chiropractic Natural Living Chiropractic & wellness center Dr. Paula Giusto 310 South Brevard Ave. Tampa, Fl 33606 813-253-2565
NaturalLivingChiropractic.org Family chiropractic care, wellness care, nutritional counseling, neuromuscular massage therapy. Jin Shin Jyutsu & craniosacral therapy.
coaching Dianne M. Kipp, BSN, PCC, CTT
ICF Certified Coach & Business Culture Consultant Dianne M. Kipp & Associates, LLC 727-481-1646 coach@diannekipp.com DianneKipp.com
Wanting to achieve the best in your personal relationships, professional or business goals? Try coaching with a certified coach. You will be amazed at the results! Coaching Courageous Living choices & senior executives for over 8 years. Complimentary Personal Values Assessments & Intro-session available.
colon Hydrotherapy RENEW LIFE
Bonnie Barrett 28469 US Hwy 19 N. #402, Clearwater 727-461-7227 RenewLifeFla.com, Lic# MA14802 MM35406
25 years experience. Expert in colon hydrotherapy using pressure points, abdominal massage, essential oils, and lymphatic drainage. All disposable tubing used. Very comfortable and relaxing room with private bathroom. See ad page 15. .
dentists Beata carlson, DDS
2701 Park Dr. Suite 4, Clearwater 727-712-3837 NaturalAndCosmeticDentistry.com Natural, Holistic, Aesthetic Dentistry. Careful Silver filling removal. Non-metal crowns and bridges. Be pampered in our Spa-like atmosphere. See ad back cover.
David F. Doering, DDS
Doering Family Dental 1201 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa 813-933-5365 TampaDentalCare.com Cosmetic and restorative dentistry. Conservative approach to periodontal (gum) treatment. See ad page 15.
paul t. rodeghero, dds
Clearwater Family Dental 215 S Myrtle Ave., Clearwater 727-442-3363 MyClearWaterFamilyDental.com We are a full service family dental practice that stresses metal free restorations, safe mercury removal, ozone and laser dentistry. We welcome patients of all ages and can handle any concern that you may have. See ad page 11.
Ray Behm, DDS
127 N. Garden Ave., Clearwater 727-446-6747 BehmNaturalDentistry.com Improve your overall health with holistic dentistry! Materials are tested for compatibility with your body. We remove toxic metals, treat root canals, and strengthen teeth and gums with state-of-the-art ozone treatments. See ad page 21.
feng shui Harmonious Homes Feng Shui Support Center Beau Lucas - Certified Feng Shui Consultant 727-515-9728 HarmoniousHomesFSSC.com BeauLucas4@gmail.com
Balance your surroundings to harmonize with your life’s goals, using what you already have and what you acquire, bringing in joy, health, wealth and love.
herbalist Rose Kalajian—Herbalist
Natural Health Hut Clinic and Herb Farm 813-991-5177 ImHerbalist.com Specializing in growing the herbs used in my clinic practice and in the Herbal Remedies I formulate. Consultations are available for humans, dog, cats, and horses. Promoting health through the use of Herbs. See ad page 30.
Success by design
hypnosis UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES HYPNOSIS, INC.
Patricia V. Scott, President 727-943-5003, 866-537-7746 UPHypnosis@yahoo.com, UPHypnosis.com Professional Hypnosis & NLP Certification Training, Weekly classes & Private sessions (Smoking, Weight, Stress, Sports, Habits), Clinical/Medical Hypnotherapy available w/referral. Speaking Services & Corporate Programs. See ad page 22.
9095 Belcher Road Pinellas Park Fl, 33782 727-548-0001 PoundsAwayTampaBay.com A Wellness Center for Age-Management, Functional Medicine and Medical Weight Loss. Specializing in Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement including Pellet Therapy, Gut Health/ Food Allergies, Detoxification, Nutritional Evaluations, Acupuncture, Massage therapy and more. See ad page 25.
St. Petersburg Health & Wellness
integrative medicine Mind Body spirit Care Ron N. Shemesh, M.D. 12952 N Dale Mabry Highway Tampa 813-935-CARE (2273) MindBodySpiritCare.com
Integrative & holistic medicine for women & men: Natural Hormone Therapy, Anti-Aging, IV Chelation, Nutritional Vitamin Therapy, Fatigue & Stress Management, Weight Loss, Yoga, Nutritional Counseling. Affiliated with St. Joseph Hospital. Most insurance accepted.
Les Cole, MD 2100 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg 727-202-6807 StPeteHW.com. Board certified in Anti-Aging/ Regenerative and Integrative/ Holistic Medicine. Specializing in men’s & women’s health, bio-identical hormones, weight, diabetes, hypertension, thyroid, fatigue, stress, gut health, chelation, IV vitamin C, nutrition. See ad page 20.
meditation Meditation on the Inner Light and Sound 1-877-MEDITATE SantMat.net
Learn how to live in alignment with the soul’s purpose and to experience greater harmony within, with others, and with the environment. Always free, never a charge.
best medicine, inc.
Carol L. Roberts, M.D. 3010 E. 138th Ave., Suite 7, Tampa 813-308-9677
Specializing in Bioidentical Hormone replacement therapy, Genetic testing, Microbiome testing, Nutritional testing, Infectious Disease treatment, Hypnotherapy, Ayurvedic Medicine and Yoga classes are available. See ad page 17.
Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center
Pranic Healing Pranic Healing Tampa
Nicole Fouché, Advanced Pranic Healing Instructor 813-525-3578 PranicHealingTampa.com Nicole Fouché is an Advanced Pranic Healing Instructor, and has helped heal people internationally for over 15 years. Sharing her passion for Pranic Healing is a life purpose and way of life. See ad page 6.
Tracie Leonhardt, DO 1120 Belcher Rd. S., Ste. 2, Largo 727-826-0838 PeaksOfHealth.com
Dr. Leonhardt is Board Certified & Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Offers a personalized program for each individual patient. Hormone replacement therapy, weight loss, thyroid, GI issues, Diabetes, infrared sauna, IV nutrition, Anti-aging, Chronic fatigue, adrenal fatigue, and toxicities. See ad page 9.
People only see what they are prepared to see. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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psychotherapy Lois A. Miller, L.C.S.W., PA
238 E. Davis Blvd. Suite 302, Tampa 813-258-3906, Fl. Lic. swooo1738 info@mytherapywithheart.com MyTherapyWithHeart.com Integrative and holistic psychotherapy for individuals and couples. Treating anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, trauma, transitioning and more, using EMDR, EFT, mindfulness, and other modalities. See ad page 39.
Regenerative Therapy Total Vitality Medical Group 24945 US Hwy. 19 North, Clearwater Florida 33763 727-726-1460 TotalVitalityMedical.com
veterinarian animal alternatives holistic health care Dr. Anne Lampru 238 E. Bearss Ave., Tampa 813-265-2411 AnimalAlternatives.org
Dr. Anne Lampru has practiced holistic veterinary medicine since 1983. Believing that each pet is unique, she tailors a health restoration or maintenance plan to their individual needs. See ad page 49.
Medicine River Animal Hospital Shawna L. Green, DVM 15235 Gulf Boulevard Madeira Beach 727-299-9029 MedicineRiverAnimalHospital.com
Compassionate health care catered toward the needs of your pet offering preventative medicine, surgery, dentistry, senior wellness, and more. See ad page 48.
Live a pain free life with Amniotic Placental Tissue Therapy. This revolutionary treatment is all natural and non-surgical with NO down time! Free consultations! Call today! See ad page 5.
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Coming Next Month Diabetes Prevention & Reversal Plus: Silent Retreats November articles include: Lifestyle Changes for Diabetics Stretching Modalities The Benefits of Silent Retreats and so much more!
weight loss Shamanism Mira L. Lash, Shamanic healer and medium
Shamanic Rainbow - Wisdoms of Earth to Stars 813-500-9863 Mira@ShamanicRainbow.com ShamanicRainbow.com Facebook.com/ShamanicRainbow/Events Group Shamanic Dream work Circles, Qi Gong, Reiki Quantum Shamanic Healing Sessions, Crystals, Oils, Herbal, and Lifestyle Consultations, Firewalking, Community Water Blessings, House & Land Dowsing/Clearing, Mediumship, Past Life, & Ancestral Healing, Shamanic Teacher.
thermography Stillpoint Health Thermal Imaging June Drennon, Certificated Clinical Thermographer StillpointHealth@gmail.com 727-729-2711
HCG ACCELERATED DIET
LifeWorks Wellness Center Sue Morgan, ARNP Sue Minkoff, RN 301 Turner Street, Clearwater 727-466-6789 LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com Experience this revolutionary, medically supervised weightloss program, where patients lose 14-20lbs in 24 days. See ad inside front cover.
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change my life. No one can do it for me. ~Carol Burnett
American College of Clinical Thermography 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. See ad page 23.
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