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

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15 consciouseating

14 GREEN S.P.A.R.K.

22 healingways

Reaching Kids

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12 30 wisewords 32 calendar 35 classifieds

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Shaping Potential &

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by Judi Burton

15 7 POWER FOODS Boost Energy, Lose Weight

by Judith Fertig

18 ALTERNATIVE

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Today’s Complementary Trends Support Natural Health Care

by Kathleen Barnes

22 HOW TO BE

A GOOD PATIENT

by Terri Evans

24 PILATES FOR

WEIGHT LOSS

Strengthen, Lengthen and Tone

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by Victoria Everman

26 CONFESSIONS OF A BIG, BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Real Talk About How to Get Control

and Still Be Yourself

by Judi Burton

30 DEEPAK CHOPRA

EXPLORES CONSCIOUS BEING

by Linda Sechrist

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A waist is a terrible thing to mind, and this is the time of year we all are consumed by undoing the damage the holiday eating did to our health and waistlines. It’s like a huge ritual, nationwide, where we all decide, with such unwavering determination, that THIS year, we will get it right and get to the gym, eat more raw natural greens, walk to the office and commit to learning how to meditate and breathe properly to relieve stress. No, screaming to release stress should be a last resort. Meditation is more proper, and less upsetting to the dogs.

This is also the time of year we do the accounting, not just of our savings and expenses, but of life in general. We look back on the year, take note of the pencil marks on the kitchen doorframe where we measured the kids and grandkids when they came to visit. We lament over credit card balances and deflated retirement funds. We reflect on our career progress, school grades, friends we’ve gained and some we lost.

I feel as if some other things have slipped away a bit, and I’ve kept count of them. It came to mind when I heard that author Christopher Hitchens had passed away. He was a hard partier, heavy smoker and serious drinker, which took a toll on his health. He was a marvelous writer and sharp debater, and while I often completely disagreed with what he had to say, he really did make me think.

It is an important thing to be able to talk and disagree, but hear each other— contemplate where we have differences of opinion and perhaps reconsider our points, but never turn our differences into a personal battle. We seem to witness a lot of battles now; instead of intelligent media debate, we hear exasperating, juvenile shouting and name-calling matches. We also see those in power trying to silence anyone opposing their point of view, by using lawyers, militarized police and economic war. My kind of freedom is one where we all have a voice and can all be heard.

You may not know this, but Natural Awakenings is a terrible threat to the world.

This little newsprint magazine, put together with so much hard work and care by our passionate team, seems to threaten business and the economy, but mostly corporate medical interests, and I’m not so sure why. Doctors and nurses love us, but a few don’t, and literally all hospitals have now forbidden us from setting foot on any of their property, even offices rented to doctors who subscribe or request copies. Silly, huh? If people eat healthy, reduce stress, and exercise, they’ll have less expensive chronic diseases, need less surgery, and require fewer prescriptions. If we walk more, we’ll need less gasoline. If we put on a sweater, we’ll use less heating oil. It’s anarchy, and apparently we foment revolution. It’s an idea that needs to be stopped, they say.

Look for us on the secret magazine underground. I’ll be in disguise, walking and donning the big sweater.

newsbriefs B Balanced 2012 Kick Start

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n the spirit of the New Year, B Balanced is ramping up a new 2012 Kick Start package, which will work specifically with the most popular New Year’s resolution of all: weight loss. Each year, 85 percent of the population sets a goal to lose weight and get healthy, but only about 30 percent follow through and succeed. This year, Brittany Todd, ACE certified personal trainer, lifestyle and weight management coach, RYT yoga instructor, and owner of B Balanced, a wellness studio for the heart, body and soul, is challenging you to start your year off right. “Changing your nutrition, your exercise, and even simply altering your daily activities can help increase your metabolism resulting in weight loss,” says Todd.

Throughout the month of January, B Balanced is offering a free metabolic analysis to help you discover where you can increase calorie burn in your daily life. B Balanced is also offering $20 off any service. The new 2012 Kick Startpackage consists of 12 half hour personal training sessions, 12 group exercise classes, and a nutrition consultation for $199 off the current package price.

For more info, call Brittany Todd at 843-833-1998 or visit BBalancedllc.com. B Balanced is at 263 Commerce Dr, Suite 107, Pawleys Island. See ad, page 30.

Hafla Party at the Yoga Room

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n Jan. 15, from 4 to 8 pm, the Yoga Room and Healing Arts Co-Op will be hosting a hafla party, a “women only” party featuring music and dance from the Middle East.

You don’t have to dance, but you will want to, and there will be instructors to show you how. Attendees will include women with prior dance experience and newbies learning for the first time. Along with dancing, there will be music, videos, instruction (both technical and historical), musical instruments to play, and food.

Each participant should bring some Mediterranean or Middle Eastern-type food to share (hummus, falafel, fruit such as dates/figs, dried apricots, etc., just as long as it’s not messy) and/or wine (21 years and older please). You should wear comfortable clothing or dress in your belly-dance costume if you have it. Drum or tambourine players are most welcome to bring their instruments. There will be some costume accessories available for sale if you wish to expand with a personalized costume

The Yoga Room women who love these events are looking to bring in a teacher on a regular basis. A $5 entry fee will be waived if you bring food or drink, and the Healing Arts Co-op takes cash or checks, sorry no credit cards yet.

For more info, visit MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com or call 843-450-9402. Check out Habibis for food ideas. The Yoga

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Room and Healing Arts Cooperative is located at 196C Stonebridge Dr, Unit C, Myrtle Beach. See ad, page 21.

Cleansing Power at the Beach Grows and Evolves to Wellness Center

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hen I opened Cleansing Power at the Beach my vision was that it would evolve into an all-natural wellness center. We are growing at a rapid pace to fulfill the vision,” says Susan Bullin, CNHP and owner. “We specialize in educating our clients on how applying natural lifestyle approaches can act to facilitate the body’s healing and health-building potential.”

Symptoms of disease are signs of an underlying imbalance that our body is trying to correct. Imbalances can also be due to improper nutrition, too little rest, and poor stress management which over time can weaken the body. Bullin is one of those individuals who has personally found healing in natural therapies. “I have a personal testimony to how the things I have incorporated in my business have helped me, and I would love to help you.”

For more info, call Susan Bullin at Cleansing Power at the Beach, 211 Hwy 17 N Suite 201, North Myrtle Beach at 843-427-7263. See ad, page 23.

Long Bay Rehab Introduces MetabolicRX

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ince 2003, MetaboloicRX has shown successful results with patients struggling with obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Long Bay Rehab in Socastee is now joining the MetabolicRX program to help patients on the Grand Strand with breakthrough weight-loss techniques.

The program requires a physical therapist to evaluate your blood pressure, blood sugar, body fat, body weight, lung volume, strength, flexibility and waist/hip measurement. A customized plan complete with nutrition guidelines and daily exercise can then be made specifically for you and your needs.

Each patient gets three sessions per week for about an hour each in which they do cardiovascular exercise, resistance training, and pain management, if necessary. Every week, the sessions get increasingly more difficult to keep the hormonal system stimulated to prevent “plateaus” where the benefits diminish. Your heart rate and blood pressure is monitored during the session, and your blood sugar is read before and after for diabetics.

This is not an ordinary workout program. It is so precise and in tune to your body that there is no guesswork for you.

It is done by physical therapists in a controlled setting. The results have shown 25 to 40 percent improvement in one month. Some patients have seen 100 percent improvement in four to six weeks. This program is for people interested in

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For more info on MetabolicRX, visit MetabolicRxTherapy.com. For more info on Long Bay Rehab at 4871 Socastee Blvd Suite E Myrtle Beach, call 843-293-5610 or visit LongBayRehab.com. See ad, page 22.

My Trashy Valentine Fashion Show and Fundraiser

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re you a natural talent for clothing and costume design? The Wellness Council will be presenting the 2nd Annual My Trashy Valentine Fashion Show and Fundraiser at the Train Depot in Myrtle Beach on Saturday, Feb. 11.

The first event last year was a huge success, especially for Natural Awakenings and Upholstery Inc., who teamed up together to create the winning outfit made entirely from recycled trash. The surprisingly attractive Breakfast in America-themed dress was made from coffee bean burlap sacks, orange peels, crumbled eggshells and newspaper. But this year, the past winners will bow out of the competition to give some new designers a chance to win the coveted award.

“If you want to win the fashion show, you need to start working on your outfit now,” says Judi Burton, leader of last year’s winning team. Tickets to the event include dinner, fashion show, dancing, a silent auction and art show.

Proceeds for the event go to the Wellness Council of South Carolina, a local nonprofit group which provides special natural health and sustainability education for children and adults in South Carolina to improve health and the environment.

For more info and tickets, visit MyTrashyValentine2012.

CharityHappenings.org or email Executive Director Kristi Falk at WellnessCouncilCSC@yahoo.com. See ad, page 10.

Renewing the Mind with Hypnotherapy

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ike Oglesbee, a trained hypnotherapist in Myrtle Beach, is presenting a seminar on Wednesday, Jan. 11, and again on Jan. 25, from 6 to 7 pm, at Modern Cleansing and Wellness, 6371 Dick Pond Rd in Socastee. “Most people think that we only use 10 percent of our brain. This

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is not true. We use 10 percent of our brain consciously, but we use the other 90 percent subconsciously. That 90 perent is who we are,” says Oglesbee.

The seminar will be about how the mind works, why we do the things we do, how to accurately define problem areas in your life and how to affectively transform them into things that you want instead. You will be shown how hypnosis and NLP, or Neuro-Linguistic Programming, can set you on a path of success by tapping into the sub-conscious level of the brain. The seminar is free and refreshments will be provided.

For more info, call Mike Oglesbee at 843-957-6926 or call Modern Cleansing at 843-828-4665.

Dharma Yoga Basics I Course Shanti Yoga, Myrtle Beach

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he Dharma Yoga Basics I Course is a six-week oncea-week program, and students work with the same Dharma yoga teacher for the series. The course emphasizes learning the Level I Posture series, where students are led and helped according to their needs and abilities. Students also learn important breathing exercises, which are key to restoring vitality and balanced functioning of the inner workings of the body and mind. All sessions will end with a guided deep relaxation to rebalance and restore.

The Wednesday series at 6:30 to 7:30 pm begins Jan. 11 and continues through Feb. 15. Classes are taught by Dawn Yager at Shanti Yoga, 3901 N Kings Hwy in Myrtle Beach.

Dawn is in the internship stage of Sri Dharma Mittra’s 200hour teacher training program, and is happy to support you in your introduction to Dharma yoga. The six-week series is $60.

For more info, visit Shantimyrtlebeach.com and DharmaYogaCenter.com.

Kriya Yoga Meditation Seminar Hosted by Unity

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editation instructor Rev. Ron Lindahn has been teaching meditation and spiritual growth processes in the Kriya Yoga tradition since 1973. In 1978, he was ordained

by Roy Eugene Davis, personal disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. He has also served since 1986 as minister of Wayfarers Unity in Dillard, GA.

Lindahn will be guest speaker at the 11 am Sunday service offering the message, “Realize Your Spiritual Perfection.” The meditation seminar will be offered from 1:30 to 4:30 pm, during which time you can learn how to meditate for personal benefit and satisfying spiritual growth. Techniques and routines for all levels of practice and wholistic lifestyle will be offered.

Meditation is a powerful tool for awakening spiritually and for enhancing health and well-being in every area of our lives. Learn this simple, scientific approach to spiritual awakening, reducing stress, improving immune function, improving concentration, clear thinking and creativity, refining the nervous system, and improving intellectual and intuitive powers. We will discuss effective meditation techniques, guidelines for conscious living and have an opportunity to practice together.

All are welcome. The seminar is offered on a donation basis. Free copies of An Easy Guide to Meditation by Roy Eugene Davis will be provided to all who attend the afternoon seminar.

Unity Christ Church of Myrtle Beach is at 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside Beach. For more info, call 843238-8516 or visit UnityMyrtleBeach.org and Unity Myrtle Beach on Facebook. See Kriya Yoga Meditation ad, page 30.

Silent Cities at Brookgreen Gardens

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id you know that in early American slavery, funeral customs were one of the few areas into which slave owners tended not to intrude? Despite the massive conversion of Africans to Christian faiths, African slaves retained many of their former rituals associated with the respect of the dead.

From Jan. 3 through March 1, on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon and 2:30 pm, Brookgreen guests can ride on the new Trekker down back roads and explore cemeteries known as the “Silent Cities.” Walk through former slaves’ and plantation owners’ graveyards and hear about the historical burial customs of European and African origin.

Tickets are $15 in addition to garden admission for this two-hour excursion and must be purchased at Keepsakes at least 10 minutes prior to departure time. Reservations are suggested. Visitors who purchase tickets for this excursion will receive a discount coupon for same-day purchases at Keepsakes.

Brookgreen is located on Ocean Highway between Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island. For more info, call 843235-6042 or visit Brookgreen.org. See ad, page 40.

The Butterfly Retreat Women’s Weekend Getaway

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eb. 17 through the19, Extraordinary Events with Jennifer Lombardi is hosting the Butterfly Retreat, at the beautiful oceanfront North Beach Plantation in North Myrtle Beach.

A catered welcoming party will kick off the weekend, and guests have the opportunity to play a version of Let’s Make a Deal to win prizes. Saturday morning will offer many options: group power walk on the beach, relax in an outdoor whirlpool, breathe deep in the Turkish hammam, yoga, or just sleep in.

The featured dynamic guest speakers of the day include

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Veronica Drake, an intuitive, who will discuss tapping into your own intuition, realizing your true-life passion, finding joy, relaxation techniques, and real women’s health. Then, nutritionist Emma Ware will share information on weightloss tips, healthy cooking and lifestyle changes for a healthy body. A gourmet luncheon is followed by a fashion show.

Guests may partake in other activities on women’s health and wellness such as relaxation, yoga, sushi rolling, diet trends, sassy dance lessons and pampering at the Cinzia Spa. Later, a Happy Hour Bazaar offers health and wellness experts, wine tasting, jewelry, fashion, gifts, home décor, massage, appetizers, and hair and make-up makeovers.

Limousines will wisk guests to dinner, and later, a massive Pajama Party takes place with a special surprise guest.

Sunday’s brunch features speaker Raffia Smith who will inspire women with her story about her journey with AIDS orphans in South Africa.

The entire retreat is $125, with group packages available. If you can only attend on Saturday, there is an all-day pass for only $80. The Happy Hour Bazaar is free and open to non-retreat guests. North Beach Plantation is in North Myrtle Beach opposite Barefoot Landing on the Oceanside.

For more info and to reserve your space, call 843-450-0637 and visit TheButterflyRetreat.com. See ad, page 9.

The Grinding of the Greens

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o Christmas has come and gone and ornaments are carefully placed back into their boxes. Twinkling lights are unplugged and recoiled and now a bare tree stands in the living room shedding pine needles on the carpet.

If you’re wondering what to do with your bare tree, no worries. Simply pick it up and place it on the curb, away from the travel lane and any utility meters or boxes. Jimmy Parker, the “Treeminator,” and his crew will swing by, starting the first week in January and take your tree to Mr. Joe White Avenue, behind Myrtle Waves Water Park, where it will await its transformation from tree to mulch. The first week in February, the Grinding of the Greens begins and citizens of Myrtle Beach are encouraged to come by and take as much mulch as they want for their yards. There is no limit on how much mulch you can take away. “The limit is when it’s all gone,” says Parker. “It’s good to take care of the public,” he added enthusiastically.

For more info, please contact the Solid Waste Division at 843-918-2160.

“Light Shop” A New Way of Looking at What You Are

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nity hosts Susan Boles, licensed Unity teacher, spiritual counselor, speaker and presenter,as guest speaker on Sunday, Jan. 8, for the 11 am service with a lesson titled Awake in the Circle of Being, and I AM that I AM “Light Shop” workshop consisting of three Wednesdays, 4:30 to

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“In God we live and move and have our being.” St. Paul, Acts 17:28.

“In you God lives and moves and must be given expression.” Imelda Shanklin.

These are not just pie-in-the-sky words! In each and every moment of your life, you are a vehicle of Light and Love — absolutely full of Divine potential. But to express that 24/7 there must be a shift in focus of mind and heart, so that you feel these Truths in the depths of your being, and live them.

This “Light Shop” offers a new way of looking at “what” you are: a unique Being of Light that gained many invaluable experiences before becoming a Human Being on Earth.

Susan offers you an alternate belief system and tangible ways to feel, experience and express your Divine potential.

Divine Light has been the focus of Susan’s attention throughout her life. Blessed with inner sight and knowing, she offers unique insight into our existence within the Circle of Being, including our time on Earth.

Unity Christ Church of Myrtle Beach is at 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside Beach. For more info, call 843238-8516 or visit UnityMyrtleBeach.org and Unity Myrtle Beach on Facebook. See ad, page 12.

New Venue, New Program

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reen Drinks is on the move, and for 2012, changes to the first Wednesday of each month and will begin meeting in Murrells Inlet at Salt Water Creek Café.

SCORE continues to co-sponsor Grand Strand Green Drinks with Natural Awakenings offering the free green business coaching at 4:30 beginning with “the 10 Rules

of Marketing.”

Join the green and wellness group for snacks, and buy refreshments and cocktails at the bar. The Green Drinks Happy Hour begins at 5:30, following the green business coaching hour. During that time, several groups will discuss green conservation projects and ventures and talk about their green missions here on the SC coast.

Salt Water Creek Café is located at 4660 Hwy 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet. For directions, call 843-357-2433. See

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Yoga Woman Movie Screening at Island Wave Yoga

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n Jan. 21 at 5:30 pm, Island Wave Yoga will show the inspiring and powerful movie Yoga Woman. “From the busy streets of Manhattan to the dusty slums of Kenya, Yoga Woman uncovers a global phenomenon that has changed the face of yoga forever” ~YogaWoman.TV. Yoga was brought to the Western world from India by a lineage of male teachers. Now, there’s a generation of women who are leading the way. They’re strong and inspiring, and they’re radically changing people’s lives. Love donations are being accepted for the Yoga Bus, which is a nonprofit yoga bus tour headed by Myrtle Beach’s own Angel Grant. The Yoga bus travels the country and visits underprivileged neighborhoods to teach unsuspecting people about the wonders of yoga. She is a true Yoga Woman. Island Wave Yoga is at 10555 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island.

For details on The Yoga Bus and the mission, visit TheYogaBus.org. Visit IslandWaveYoga.com for details on the Yoga Woman screening, email Info@IslandWaveYoga.com, call 843-314-3206 or stop by the studio.

Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts

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pringbank Retreat begins a new schedule for programs and retreats in February, with presenters inviting participants to grow mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Located near Kingstree in a quiet, rural setting, Springbank has been an ecumenical center for retreats, hospitality, healing, Earth education, and the arts for more than 50 years.

Pepper Sarnoff and Faye Townsend will lead WellSprings: Celebrate Self and Spirit through Creative Movement and Expressive Arts, Feb. 8 and 9. Powerful music, playful movement, and integrative reflection will be used to reshape minds, open hearts, invigorate spirits, and connect deeply with one another, while experiencing joy and renewed creativity.

Exploration of Native spirituality and tradition is a way of connecting with the natural world and one’s Higher Power. Kathy McGrogan, Betsy Bowman and Dot Goodwin will present Conscious Contact, a retreat for women that focuses on step 11 of the 12-step recovery process Feb.1012. They will enhance prayer and meditation through Inipi (prayer lodge) and the Chanupa (pipe) ceremony.

Author, lecturer, Earth minister, and retreat director Marya Grathwohl will lead the workshop Spirituality in a Time of Earth Transition Feb. 17-19. She will explore the oil crisis, climate chaos, and global economic instability, a perfect storm that summons courage and creativity. Prayer, chant and ritual dance will open participants to the courage and hope needed for these times.

Wholeness/Holiness Retreat for Women: Opening Minds and Hearts will be led by Margie Hosch, Feb. 20-25.

Hosch has provided marriage and family counseling for more than 20 years, as well as weekends of renewal for Christian women. This integrative retreat will bring them a new sense of inner strength and self-nurturing through daily spiritual direction, counseling, creative expression, prayer and silence.

Dream specialist Justina Lasley will present Exploring Dreams: An Avenue to Authentic and Creative Living, Feb. 28-29. A lecturer and qualitative researcher, Lasley is internationally recognized as a leader of individual and group work. This workshop is appropriate for both new and advanced dream explorers. Continuing education credits are available for counselors and therapists.

Program fees include lodging and meals. For more info, contact Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd, Kingstree, call 800-671-0361 or visit SpringbankRetreat.org. See ad, page 25.

2012 New Year’s Resolutions Employment and Fight Obesity

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nlet Nutrition is hosting an Introduction to Wellness Coaching seminar in January. Many young people, such as graduating college seniors, might want to consider wellness coaching part-time or as a career. About 1.7 million 2011 college graduates are facing one of the highest unemployment rates in US history.

There are endless possibilities in the field of wellness coaching, including part- time work along with your current job, earning residual income and finding a career that you love, for people of any age or background. Inlet Nutrition is at the intersection of three exploding global megatrends: unemployment, aging and obesity. The obesity problem has grown so fast that we need help reaching all of the people who need our help to get healthy again, and Inlet Nutrition will train you and you can experience good health for yourself.

The 2012 Weight-Loss Challenges also begin in January. Inlet Nutrition is committed to changing lives around the community one person at a time. Join the next WeightLoss Challenge where you can lose weight and earn money.

Cash prizes will be awarded at week 12 to the top three participants who lose the largest precentage of body weight and to the inch loss winner.

Linda Sacchetti, personal wellness coach and owner of Inlet Nutrition, has been teaching the local Weight-Loss Challenges for seven years. No specific program is required; participants can even customize their own plan. The objective is to help people feel good about themselves, helpthem achieve their weight-loss goals, and to offer support while they accomplish their task.

There is a one-time fee of $35. Materials will be provided and prizes will be awarded weekly and a free metabolism test performed. Linda and other wellness coaches will host the Weight-Loss Challenges in Murrells Inlet, Georgetown and Carolina Forest. Call Linda for Murrells Inlet and Georgetown locations and employment opportunities at 843-424-9586 and call Monica for Carolina Forest location

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at 843-506-4803. Registration is Jan. 10 and class begins Jan. 17. Only 25 spaces are available.

For more info, call the numbers above or email lindasacchetti@hotmail.com. See ad, page 24.

The Moveable Feast Begins 2012 Season

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ince 1998, this popular series of literary luncheons, each featuring an established or debuting author, is held nearly every Friday from 11 am to 1 pm at a variety of Waccamaw Neck restaurants. Founded and managed by CLASS, the Moveable Feast showcases authors selected by Litchfield Books. Books may be purchased from them in advance of or at the Feast. At 2 pm after each Moveable Feast, the author adjourns to the bookstore to sign for those unable to attend the luncheon.

Paid reservations for the Moveable Feast are requested by the Wednesday prior to the event. Each feast is $25, with occasional exceptions. Seats are assigned at each of the luncheons. If you wish to be seated with a friend or group (e.g., your book club!), you must let them know when you make your reservation.

The 2012 schedule through March is available onsite at Art Works inside the Chocolate & Coffee House at the Litchfield Exchange, online at ClassAtPawleys.com or by phone, 843-235-9600.

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Science Confirms Benefits of Herbal Brews

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njoy your next cup of herbal tea while toasting to better health. US Department of Agriculturefunded researchers have confirmed the sciencebased health benefits of three of Americans’ favorite herbal teas.

Chamomile tea has long been said to soothe a troubled belly and restless mind. After reviewing scientific literature on the herb’s beneficial bioactivity, the study team published an article in Agricultural Research describing test-tube evidence that the beverage also offers moderate antimicrobial and significant anti-platelet-clumping action. They found that peppermint tea also shows significant antimicrobial, plus antiviral, antioxidant and antitumor actions, and even some antiallergenic potential. After reviewing human clinical trials, the researchers further reported that drinking hibiscus tea lowered blood pressure in a group of pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults.

The Heavy Secret of Fake Fats

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ood containing synthetic fats—which taste like natural fats, but with fewer calories—may sound enticing to dieters. However, fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other processed foods could instead backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity. Findings by Purdue University scientists published online in the American Psychological Association’s journal, Behavioral Neuroscience, challenges marketing claims that foods made with fat substitutes help with weight loss. Apparently, the hitch is that synthetic fats can interfere with the body’s ability to regulate food intake, leading to inefficient use of calories and weight gain.

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The Power of Good Posture M

other’s warnings against slouching were correct. Recent research proves that poor posture not only makes a bad impression, it can make us feel physically weaker. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, explored the relationship of posture and pain tolerance and found that by simply adopting more dominant poses, individuals can feel more powerful, in control and better able to tolerate distress.

More, those studied using the most dominant posture were able to comfortably tolerate more pain than others assigned a more neutral or submissive stance.

People tend to curl up into a ball when in pain, but the University of Southern California researchers recommend doing the opposite—try sitting or standing up straight, lifting the chin, pushing out the chest and generally expanding the body shape.

They suggest that these small, yet empowering, changes in behavior can decrease sensitivity to pain. Adopting a powerful posture may even affect the body’s hormone levels, boosting testosterone, which is associated with increased pain tolerance, and decreasing cortisol, typically released in response to stress.

Eat Breakfast to Shed Pounds

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es, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, says Heather Leidy, an assistant professor in the University of Missouri’s department of nutrition and exercise physiology. “Everyone knows that eating breakfast is important, but many people still don’t make it a priority.”

Leidy’s research shows that a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day, making it a valuable strategy to control appetite and regulate food intake. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, she discovered why. Eating a protein-rich breakfast works to reduce the brain signals controlling food motivation and reward-driven eating behavior.

Fasting Is Good for the Heart

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ew evidence from cardiac researchers at the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center, in Utah, suggests that routine, periodic fasting is good for our health and specifically, our heart, because it reduces weight and levels of sugar and triglycerides in the blood. The results expand upon a 2007 Intermountain Healthcare study showing a direct association between fasting and a reduced risk of coronary heart failure.

The findings were presented at the 2011 annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology, in New Orleans.

Tangerines’ Tangible Gifts

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angerines are sweet, affordable and in season, and now there’s another reason to stock up on this juicy fruit. Researchers from the University of Western Ontario have discovered that a tangerine flavonoid, nobiletin, appears to help prevent obesity and protect against type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes.

When the researchers fed mice a “Western” diet high in fats and simple sugars, they became obese, showing all the signs associated with metabolic syndrome: elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, high blood levels of insulin and glucose, and fatty livers. A second group of mice—fed the same unhealthy diet, but with nobiletin added—experienced no symptoms of metabolic syndrome and gained weight normally. Ingesting nobiletin also prevented the buildup of fat in the liver by stimulating genes that help burn excess body fat, while inhibiting genes responsible for manufacturing it.

Probiotics Help Prevent Eczema

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study by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology shows that the incidence of eczema in children of mothers who drank milk fortified with a probiotic supplement during pregnancy and while breastfeeding was about half that experienced otherwise.

Source: British Journal of Dermatology.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Resilient Communities

Volunteerism Remains Strong in America More than 60 million Americans volunteered 8 billion hours of their services in 2010, holding steady with the previous year, according to the latest report by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), released late last year. Communities are benefiting from their work in mentoring and tutoring youth, fundraising and providing food, transportation and general labor, including disaster relief.

“Every day, volunteers of all ages are giving their time and talents to solve problems and make our country stronger,� says Robert Velasco II, acting CEO of CNCS. He observes that civic involvement increases as people become more deeply rooted in their communities through family, work and school ties.

The members of Generation X (born 1965 to 1981) are volunteer stars, having contributed 2.3 billion hours in 2010, 110 million more than the year before.

Teen volunteer rates were also up from 2002 through 2010, compared to 1989.

A Volunteering in America report attributes this to emphasis on service-learning in high schools, the influence of parents that volunteer, social networking and the ease of finding opportunities via the Internet.

To find local volunteer opportunities by category, visit Serve.gov or AllForGood.org.

Going Out Green

New Mortuary Practices Reduce Mercury Pollution Resomation, Ltd., in Glasgow, Scotland, has invented a new alkaline hydrolysis unit as a green alternative to cremation. Founder Sandy Sullivan plans to install the first one in America at the Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home, in St. Petersburg, FL.

Mercury from dental fillings vaporized in crematoria has been blamed for up to 16 percent of British airborne mercury emissions, and many facilities there are fitting costly mercury filtration systems to meet reduced emission targets.

The device dissolves the body in heated, pressurized, alkaline water.

Makers claim the process produces one-third less greenhouse gas than cremation, uses one-seventh of the energy and allows for complete separation of mercury-laden dental amalgam for safe disposal.

Sullivan, a biochemist, says tests have proven the effluent is sterile, contains no DNA and poses no environmental risk. He believes it can rival cremation for cost. The technology has been legalized in seven states to date.

Another green alternative, Promession, is under development

by Swedish Biologist Susanne WiighMasak. It involves a fully automated machine that removes the body from the coffin and freezes it with liquid nitrogen. Vibrating breaks the corpse into fragments, which are then dried, refined and filtered to remove dental amalgam and other metals. The remains are then automatically poured into a biodegradable container for shallow burial.

Wiigh-Masak likens the process to composting, in which organic materials convert to soil within weeks.

She says that 60 countries around the world have expressed interest in the technology.

Source: BBC News.

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Rocky Topping

Appalachian Residents Oppose Coal Mining Policies Even though coal mining forms the economic backbone of several Appalachian states, a recent poll reveals overwhelming local resistance to the technique of removing the entire tops of mountains to secure the coal, and then dumping the toxic remains in valleys and streams. Residents are mad enough to make it an election issue.

A survey of 1,315 registered voters, sponsored by Earthjustice, Appalachian Mountain Advocates and the Sierra Club, was conducted by independent research companies in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and West Virginia. It found that only 20 percent of residents support the practice of mountaintop removal. More, voters from all parties in these states promise to penalize elected officials who move to weaken clean water and environmental regulations related to such mining.

The poll reveals intense and broad-based support in the heart of Appalachia for fully enforcing and even increasing clean water protections to combat the negative impacts of mountaintop removal mining. Joan Mulhern, senior legislative counsel for Earthjustice, says: “The time for this destructive practice is over. The people in Appalachia are making it clear that they recognize the threats to their health and communities.”

Future Fuels

US Renewable Energy Surpasses Nuclear Beginning in 2011, renewable energy production in the United States surpassed nuclear production in overall quantity and percentage. As a percentage of total US energy generation, renewables are steadily, if modestly, gaining. California’s leadership goal targets the utilization of 33 percent renewable energy sources by 2020.

Hydroelectric, geothermal, solar/photovoltaic, wind and biomass combined make up a growing segment of the mix: 11.7 percent as of June 2011, surpassing nuclear at 11.1 percent. For the same period in 2010, nuclear was 11.6 percent, and renewable was 10.6, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

Forbes reports that many environmentalists, however, think that the two prominent technologies that currently make up much of the renewables sector—hydroelectric power, at 35 percent, and biomass, at 48 percent—are the least attractive. (Wind is the third-largest, at 13 percent of renewable, 1.5 percent of the total.) Large-scale hydroelectric power production has harmful impacts on river ecosystems and has become less popular in the developed world. As for biomass, each of the many types of feedstock must be evaluated individually for its emissions profile, water footprint and other considerations, such as whether farm fields or forests need that material to decompose in place in order to retain soil or ecosystem function.

Source: Earthjustice.org, find state action contacts at Tinyurl.com/3jnlum5.

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by Judi Burton

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y name is La-Tyina Dolly, and I have been on this planet for the past 11 years. Keeping the environment safe is important to me, and it should be important to everyone else. There is only one Earth, and we are not going to get a second chance to treat it the right way. If we don’t protect this precious planet by being more responsible with how we treat the environment, then this planet won’t protect us.” This is just the very beginning of an excellent paper that was read out loud to a class of middle school kids who were foregoing an after-school dance in order to learn about how to protect the environment. One by one, they stood up and presented their case using PowerPoint presentations, repurposed items made from recycled materials and tear-jerking compositions that made listeners marvel at the youths unwavering idealism.

Green S.P.A.R.K. is a new after-school program that convenes at the Whittemore Park Middle School in Conway. Its purpose is to motivate, inspire, educate and empower the youth toward a brighter, healthier and greener future. Kristi Falk, of The Wellness Council of South Carolina, has been heading up this venture. “I am very excited about its future,” explains Falk. “If we can get them interested in the environment at a young age, we can lead them toward green-collar careers later on.” Evidently, 135 million people show up to work every day in the United States. What would happen if millions of those jobs, plus new ones created, were in sustainable energy, agriculture and green building? According to the National Renewable Energy Lab, “The major barriers to a more rapid adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency in America are insufficient skills and training.” In December 2007, President Bush signed the Green Jobs Act to train American workers for green collar jobs. It authorized 125million dollars for workforce training programs targeted to veterans, displaced workers, at-risk youth, and

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families in extreme poverty. It is intended to train people for such jobs as installing solar panels and weatherization.

Green S.P.A.R.K. is a great intro for young adults who are concerned with how the environment will look by the time they are adults.

The class starts out with a little bit of exercise to get the blood flowing. Then they focus on one thing per class that greatly enhances their knowledge of the environment. For example, the kids learned about recycled art and photography during one particular class. The idea being that once you start looking at nature in a different, more artistic way, you become more appreciative of it. Another class talked about nutrition, while another trained them on how to go in to an interview for a green job. At the end of the threemonth program, the children showcase their newly acquired talents and skills, and awards are given out.

The Wellness Council is looking for more schools interested in this program, and in turn, more volunteers who will take one hour a week to administer the classes. Falk is also looking for professionals who already have a green career to come in and talk to the kids. “Starting next month, we will have not one class, but three Green S.P.A.R.K. classes going. Two at the middle school (another basic course for a new group of students, and an advanced course for those currently enrolled) and a class at Conway High School. They will be teaching the engineering class more in depth about green jobs, green building, and sustainability.”

Any businesses, agencies and parents who are interested in participating, volunteering or signing up for this program should contact Executive Director Kristi Falk at WellnessCouncilCSC@yahoo.com. For more info on the Wellness Council, visit WellnessCouncilCSC.org.

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POWER FOODS

BOOST ENERGY, LOSE WEIGHT

by Judith Fertig

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o say that Brendan Brazier, a former professional triathlete from Vancouver, Canada, has energy to spare is an understatement. Brazier has turned his vegan Ironman success into a triptych of bestselling books: Thrive, Thrive Fitness and his new cookbook,

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Thrive Foods: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health. He has created the Vega line of whole food products and become an activist for improving the health of people and the planet through food choices.

“I discovered that with the perfect combination of the right foods, it was possible to achieve incredible levels of fitness that went far beyond what I could have achieved on a regular diet,” he explains. “The perfect combination for me is a whole food, Earth-friendly plant-based diet.

But even small changes—like adding these seven clean, quality super foods to a person’s daily diet—can help decrease body fat, diminish visible signs of aging, boost energy without caffeine or sugar, enhance mood and improve sleep quality.”

Brazier’s Seven Super Foods

Maca. This root vegetable from South America increases energy by nutrition, not stimulation, advises Brazier, who recommends the gelatinized form for best results and often adds it to a drink after a workout.

Hemp protein. Rich in omega-3 and omega-4 essential fatty acids, hemp protein powder makes a great base for a smoothie.

Fresh ginger and ground, dried turmeric. These spices help the blood circulate more efficiently, and thus boost energy. Brazier adds them to drinks or smoothies.

Chia. Small, white chia seeds help sustain energy and maintain a feeling of fullness. He enjoys them in a blueberry chia breakfast pudding.

Fresh leafy greens. Brazier believes the consumption of chlorophyllrich, leafy green vegetables, combined with moderate exercise, is the best way to create a biologically younger body.

Chlorella. This freshwater green algae, taken as a dietary supplement, is best known as a powerful energy enhancer and brain booster.

Green tea. Rich in chlorophyll and antioxidants, green tea causes a slow, steady release of energy over the course of several hours.

“Each new year brings fresh resolve to launch healthier habits that lead to fitter bodies, better sleep, increased performance and happier lives,” says Brazier. “Diet is one of the things we have the power to change right now in order to begin to thrive.”

Judith Fertig celebrates healthy cooking at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com.

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7STEPS TO THRIVE

by Brendan Brazier The beauty of a good diet is that the right foods will not only help us overcome nutritional stress, but also other negative stressors, like pollution and environmental toxins.

Plus, we’ll be able to better perform during positive demands like exercise and educational activities. My recommended action plan consists of seven easy steps.

Step One. Examine your current diet. What things are you eating that might be reducing your energy or aren’t supporting your health and fitness goals?

Step Two. Prepare for success by researching and listing foods that are conducive to thriving.

Step Three. Graze throughout the day. Eating several small meals helps maintain energy levels, eases digestive strain and spreads nutrients

to sustain us all day.

Step Four. Drink a nutritious smoothie each day—it delivers whole food nutrition that’s easy on the digestive system and provides lasting energy. Here is a go-to favorite.

Mango Cashew Smoothie ½ cup powdered hemp protein 1 cup mango, fresh, frozen or pulp ½ cup soaked raw cashews ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp maple syrup (or agave nectar) 1½ cups purified water ½ cup ice

nutrition into a convenient, easy-tocarry form.

Step Seven. Eat a substantial, balanced afternoon snack to head off hunger and overeating at evening meals. Consider healthy snacks— such as a handful of almonds, macadamia nuts or walnuts; a serving of organic carrots, celery or zucchini sticks; or an organic apple, pear or orange—instead of processed convenience foods.

For more info, visit Brendan Brazier.com or join a free online program at ThriveIn30.com.

Purée all ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Step Five. Eat a big, green salad every day; these are a staple when eating to thrive.

Step Six. Eat a raw energy bar every day; it’s an easy way to pack

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YMCA or community college; prestigious medical schools have departments of complementary and alternative medicine; and some hospitals are encouraging their staff to become proficient in energy medicine and healing techniques.

The US government established the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) in 1992, under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health, to investigate and evaluate promising unconventional medical practices. In the 21st century, it’s been picked up more widely under the concept of integrative medicine, in which conventional medical and more natural therapies are used to complement one another. This encouraging development also reflects current trends among major categories of therapies that take body, mind and spirit into account.

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by Kathleen Barnes

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aven’t we all at some time shifted to more healthy foods, enjoyed a massage, consulted with a chiropractor or naturopath, popped a vitamin C supplement or attended a yoga, Tai chi, qigong or Pilates class?

Many of us also meditate regularly and pray for sick friends and relatives.

If we’ve engaged in any of these activities, we are among the nearly two-thirds of Americans who use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies each year.

While these approaches to wellness have been practiced for millennia, it’s only been in the past decade or so that they have begun to move from the US alternative fringe into the American

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mainstream.

The widespread use of CAM therapies is due to a confluence of three trends: a growing body of credible scientific research that supports their effectiveness; popular demand for these natural, non-invasive and effective therapies; and growing recognition by conventional practitioners that healing is accomplished through wholistic treatments that address body, mind and spirit.

Signs of the Times

Today, even the staid American Medical Association recommends a multivitamin supplement for virtually everyone; you can find a yoga class in almost any

Acupuncture/Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) requires a dramatic mental shift away from symptom-related modalities of Western medicine.

Here, one’s wellness and illness is based on managing the flow of energy, or chi (pronounced CHEE), through the body. TCM has been used in China and others parts of Asia for 5,000 years.

Its core concept requires that the practitioner treat the underlying causes of disease, rather than just the symptoms. TCM has now become foundational in modern thinking as well, prompting an understanding that the entire organism—body, mind and spirit—must be addressed in order for healing to take place.

“Homotoxicology is the most exciting trend in TCM today,” says Jonathan Wald, an acupuncture physician and academic dean of East West College of Natural Healing, in Sarasota, FL. He explains: “It’s a blend of homeopathy, acupuncture and herbal medicine, with allopathic diagnostic techniques.” Homotoxicology (sometimes called biopuncture) applies herbal and homeopathic solution injections

at specifically related energy meridian points to relieve various disease conditions or pain and rebalance the body.

Another promising development is use of the Ryodaraku machine that measures electrical resistance to identify diseases in their beginning stages, affording early treatment. “I think of Ryodaraku almost as a TCM form of a blood test,” says Wald. “It helps us see what’s going on and we can often correct it with a little electrical stimulation pen.”

Today, TCM and Western allopathic medicine are being considered in concert more often as practitioners find practical common ground in hospitals and clinical settings throughout the United States.

Institute (EnergyMed.org), in Ashland, OR, notes that energy medicine can employ a variety of non-invasive methods intended to trigger the body’s natural healing powers, working to activate energies that have become weakened, disturbed or unbalanced.

According to the institute, flow, balance and harmony

Energy Therapies

can be restored and maintained within an energy system by tapping, massaging, pinching, twisting or connecting specific energy points (known as acupoints) on the skin; tracing or swirling the hand over the skin along specific energy pathways; exercises

Current energy therapies comprise a broad range of hands-on healing modalities, ranging from Reiki, Healing Touch and Emotional Freedom Techniques (tapping), to an increasing array of hybrids. The Energy Medicine

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or postures designed for specific energetic effects; focused use of the mind to alter specific energies; and/or surrounding an area with healing energies (one person’s energies impact another’s).

Nicolas Ortner, founder of The Tapping Solution, calls this Emotional Freedom Techniques-based energy modality “a combination of ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology.” By tapping on meridian points of the body while repeating certain helpful affirmations about health or emotional situations, energetic blockages can be removed, allowing profound physical and emotional changes to take place.

Ortner is excited about the growing awareness of self-guided healing through energy modalities, including his technique. “We had 350,000 people at our online Tapping World Summit last year,” he says. “That says something about the need that we are fulfilling.”

Herbalism

Herbalism is widely practiced world-

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wide to heal body and mind, and herbs and other plants are sometimes used in spiritual healing. Herbs are commonly prescribed by conventional physicians in Europe. In 1978, the German Commission E published a list of more than 300 herbs, noting research attesting to their safety and effectiveness, as well as possible side effects and drug interactions.

The United States has lagged in its acceptance of herbal interventions.

Still, Susun Weed, founder of the Wise Woman Center, in Woodstock, NY, and author of four herbal books, including Healing Wise, points out that drug companies have been quick to isolate various herbal medicine components and market them as prescription drugs.

“In the ’60s, I discovered that the weeds in my garden were better medicinal plants than the ones I intentionally planted,” recalls Weed. “Back then, there was a general belief that these alternative systems weren’t ‘real’ medicine.” But it’s more a matter of the Western world catching up with the rest of the world, she notes. “The World Health Organization says that 90 percent of the health care given on this planet is given by women in their own homes, using local plants.”

Weed reports that across the United States, attendance at herbal conferences has soared. Herbalism is a big idea whose time has come again, and is now being rewoven into family life. “I call it re-weaving the healing cloak of the ancients,” she says. “This is evolutionary medicine.”

Homeopathy

Homeopathy, operating on the principle of “like treats like,” involves the use of highly diluted substances to trigger the body’s natural process of healing.

According to The Society of Homeopaths, “A substance which causes symptoms when taken in large doses, can be used in small amounts to treat those same symptoms.”

For example, drinking too much coffee can cause sleeplessness and agitation. Thus, when caffeine is made into a homeopathic medicine, it could be used to treat people with these symptoms.

Dana Ullman, author of The Homeopathic Revolution and Everybody’s Guide to Homeopathic Medicines, notes that the trend in homeopathy in the United States has its debunkers. He attributes this to establishment fears that “if homeopathy is true, then everything about modern medicine and science is false.” But, he adds, “The homeopathy deniers ignore or downplay the substantial body of verifying evidence from basic science and clinical research—from outcome studies, cost-effectiveness studies and epidemiological evidence.”

Meditation and Related Therapies

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that 90 percent of all doctor office visits are related to stress. Meditation, breath work, guided imagery and some yoga disciplines are effective ways to slow down the mind, relieve stress and bring body, mind and spirit into balance. More than 1,000 published studies have linked various types of meditation as well as contemplative yoga to changes in metabolism, blood pressure, brain activation, stress relief and pain reduction.

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reports burgeoning interest in these therapies. “Doctors have become very interested in any practice that can help people slow down and calm down,” observes Wilson.

A 2007 NCCAM study found that 9.4 percent of US adults, more than 20 million people, had practiced meditation in the previous year.

Some of the latest IEL research provides scientific proof that Kripalu yoga (often called “meditation in motion”) can act as a buffer, “helping people to face daily challenges without getting rocked off their feet or off their center,” says Wilson.

She is also excited about a recent Massachusetts General Hospital study.

It showed that in just eight weeks of practicing meditation, subjects experienced physiological changes in the part of the limbic system that relates to fear, resulting in less stress and anxiety.

Naturopathy

Naturopathic medicine, a general system of natural medicine, includes nutrition, herbalism, homeopathy, acupuncture and energy medicine. Its goal is to wholistically address the entire organism—body, mind and spirit.

In general, naturopathic physicians are those who work to support our innate healing abilities. They universally encourage adoption of lifestyle changes that promote optimal health.

In states where naturopathic doctors are licensed, practitioners are required to graduate from a four-year residential naturopathic medical school and pass a board examination. In states that do not license them, people who successfully complete online courses can call themselves a naturopath.

Make sure that any consulting naturopathic doctor has graduated from a

residential program approved by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (Naturopathic.org).

Carl Hangee-Bauer, current president of the national association and a doctor of naturopathy with San Francisco Natural Medicine, has long been a proponent of licensing. He observes, “Currently, 16 states license naturopaths, and the trend is toward more licensing states and inclusion in federal programs, as well as loan forgiveness.”

He believes this will bring more qualified students to the profession.

Economics is among the many incentives driving consumers to a greater awareness of the benefits of pursuing wellness, as they come to understand how major, long-term medical bills might be reduced by applying common sense, healthy lifestyle practices and other doable steps toward preventing illness in the first place. “Our practice is growing every year. People are willing to pay for quality health care,” remarks Hangee-Bauer.

Nutrition

Nutrition comprises the time-tested foundation of health and includes foods and vitamin and mineral supplements, as well as herbs and spices.

Importantly, core values about nutrition vary from culture to culture.

In the United States, the Standard American Diet (SAD) has been off-track for long enough that it has resulted in a widespread health crisis.

The problem is that, contrary to the counsel of nutrition experts, many of us have become heavily dependent upon high-fat, high-sugar, heavily processed foods. The typical American’s diet is severely lacking in recommended vegetables, fruits and whole grains.

“The health crisis isn’t limited to the United States,” states Joshua Rosenthal, founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, in New York City.

“Fast food and processed foods have invaded other traditional cultures, as well. Today’s chronic diseases that plague our own population now constitute a world health crisis.”

Rosenthal is encouraged by the growing awareness of healthy eating, as taught by 19,000 graduates of

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and in combination, they can result in healings and cures once unimaginable to traditional practitioners.

Kathleen Barnes has written 18 books, most of them on natural health and healthy living, and owns the publishing company Take Charge Books. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

Looking Forward

Overall, today’s trends in CAM therapies are positive, hopeful and helpful.

Conventional medicine seems to be becoming more open to a broad range of therapies it once peremptorily relegated to the scientific dustbin.

New research and long-term evidence proves that many of these non-invasive therapies are effective and can work hand-in-hand with conventional therapies. Individually

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How to Be a Good Patient

by Terri Evans

B

eing a good patient is essential to any successful treatment, especially wholistic treatment. Often, people seeking alternative care arrive at a practitioner’s or therapist’s office fed up with conventional treatment and confused by the lack of permanent healing, yet newly expectant of receiving quick answers and recovery.

It helps if the individual understands how the two approaches differ and can even complement one another.

With conventional medical care, doctors focus on identifying the disease that is creating the symptoms affecting the patient. The goal is to halt the progression of the disease and/or sustain life.

Alternative practitioners’ goal is a patient’s overall wellness and improved quality of life. They focus on uncovering and alleviating any imbalances that are robbing the individual of their quality of life. A wholistic practitioner and patient are a team with a mutual mission. This means they can expect to spend time together completing and evaluating detailed medical histories and lifestyle information sheets, consulting and sharing observations,

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collaborating in carrying out treatment and cooperating in initial and follow-up examinations. The personal patient/client relationship is generally more intensive than experienced with conventional services.

As with any field, it is important to check a practitioner’s credentials and educational background to ensure that he or she is qualified. It’s also vital that each service provider be a good fit for a patient’s needs, personality and circumstances.

So much information is available today via the Internet that figuring out the best combination of treatment options can be overwhelming and confusing. Informed, friendly collaboration between practitioner and patient produces the best results in restoring and even expanding overall quality of life.

Here are some tips on how patients can serve their own best interests.

Take responsibility. Play an active role in improving your own health.

Become knowledgeable about options presented by a trusted practitioner.

Taking action in spite of possible fears gives you some sense of control.

Partner with your practitioner.

Offer regular, precise and accurate reports on your treatment’s progress.

With alternative care, treatment is highly individualized and requires ongoing monitoring and adjustment to discern what is working and what isn’t. Follow and continue treatment as advised and exercise patience and compassion for yourself and your treatment team.

Take care of yourself. Eat healthy, sleep until rested and regularly engage in suitable physical activity and gentle exercise. Call whenever you need help or advice.

Stick with it. Expect incremental progress, even in the face of setbacks.

Visualize an optimum state of wellness for yourself. Past failures do not need to be repeated when you work in tandem with your practitioner partner(s).

Watch for relief, then acknowledge and nurture it by being a good patient.

Share all good news with your practitioner.

Don’t own the disease. Avoid scary labels and lists of symptoms in discussions with yourself and others.

You want them to visualize health right along with you.

Maintain a healthier lifestyle.

Returning to old habits may cause problems to return. Make health a priority in daily choices.

Treat your practitioner with respect. Caring natural practitioners are ready and willing to walk with you on your path of healing. Forego rants about past bad experiences and direct any complaints about lack of coverage for alternative treatment toward the insurance companies.

Remember, your success is also your natural practitioners’ success, and they are invested in answering your questions and earning your trust. Help them help you. Finally, let them know when they’re doing a good job; a little appreciation goes a long way during a day of caretaking.

Terri Evans has a worldwide practice that began in Southwest Florida in 1991. A doctor of Oriental medicine and licensed acupuncture physician, she is certified in many modalities of alternative medicine. Learn more at MagnifyYourHealth.org.

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PILATES FOR WEIGHT LOSS Strengthen, Lengthen and Tone

by Victoria Everman

Pilates, similar to yoga in its concentration on breathing, was developed by Joseph Pilates in just the past century. While it’s rare to break much of a sweat during a session, with its focus on major muscle groups and slow, intentional movements, Pilates has become a popular practice for effecting weight loss.

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ilates can help to build and maintain lean muscle mass while you are losing weight, realign posture as the body’s center of gravity changes, promote long elegant posture and graceful flowing movement, and keep you centered and energized—all at the same time,” explains Jillian Hessel, a Los Angeles-based Pilates teacher with 26 years’ experience.

“I find that many people are successfully losing weight with Pilates because they become much more aware of their bodies, and in turn, treat them better and make better food choices,” adds Ana Cabán, a Pilates fitness expert who has operated studios on both coasts.

After chatting with a panel of pros and diving into the fitness method’s history, we arrived at the top five ways to become trim and toned by practicing Pilates.

Burn More Calories

Creating muscle mass is one of the best ways to increase

calorie-burning potential. Pilates can help accomplish that in spades. “Simply stated, Pilates is strength training,” says Alycea Ungaro, owner of Real Pilates, in New York City.

“We work with resistance to increase strength and hence, muscle mass. Using springs and different apparatus to increase the load to the muscles, we can affect a metabolic increase by building lean muscle mass.”

Individuals can add a variety of tools to a basic Pilates mat routine to help tone muscles all over and avoid boredom. “I enjoy adding bands, body rings and light weights to my routine because it provides variety and challenges muscles in a different way,” says Cabán. Resistance bands are easily portable, yet create a considerable amount of challenging resistance to help firm and tone.

The body ring, well known among Pilates enthusiasts, is another resistance tool used during mat exercise, often focusing on the lower body and core muscles.

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Once a favorite of 1930s New York City dancers George Balanchine and Martha Graham, Pilates now has 10 million followers in the United States alone.

Look Thinner

One of the best ways to look and feel thinner is to maintain good posture.

Pilates helps create better posture by firming not only the abs, but the back, as well. “All Pilates work is performed with proper alignment and attention to posture. By establishing optimal spinal alignment, you can facilitate better circulation, improved lymphatic flow and increased stamina of the muscles along the spine,” says Ungaro. Not only will toned spinal muscles help with continued weight loss vis-a-vis increased metabolism, standing up straight will automatically make a person appear thinner, thereby increasing one’s confidence, as well. “You will stand taller, hold your waist tighter and feel stronger,” she adds.

Craft Core Muscles

Pilates is all about core strength—front and side abdominals and the entire back. Toned abs and a strong back help to prevent injury, improve posture, reduce lower back pain and even promote proper bowel function. But the most popular result is flat abdominals.

“Pilates teaches people how to use their abdominals correctly—how to contract the abdominal wall, rather than let it distend. This simple mechanism can be used 24/7 in your daily life. That is the single reason that Pilates flattens abs so quickly,” comments Ungaro.

is incredibly motivating. “You will have a new respect for your body and be more likely to take better care of it,” she says.

Complete with Cardio

No weight-loss regimen is complete without cardiovascular work. Combining the strength training of Pilates and a consistent cardio session works to help you lose weight and tone up nearly twice as fast as doing either routine on its own. Walking up hills works, or to add variety and challenge, “Consider swimming, running or the elliptical machine,” suggests Ungaro. “Steady-state activity is great for cardio conditioning.”

Victoria Everman, a freelance writer in San Francisco, CA, contributes to Gaiam. com, from which this was adapted.

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’m a heavy girl with a pretty face, as I’ve always been. A lot of you reading this can relate. I have never had the opportunity to know what it feels like to be a “healthy weight” for my size. As a child it was called “baby fat.” When I was a teenager it was called “filling out.” Now, I’m 32 and there are no more excuses for my size.

I am overweight.

Many people have this impression that if you are overweight you are lazy. You must have bad willpower or something. You are weak. You are a second-class citizen. We are even separated from the other normal-sized people in the clothing stores with a huge, embarrassing sign looming over our heads titled, “plus size.”

The thing is, most of us heavy girls are stronger and have twice the willpower of many of the other “skinny girls,” but we have been through more diets and have sweated way more to lose pounds than the naturally high metabolism Queens who haven’t even lifted a finger. We

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carry twice, sometimes three times their body weight, every day; and we do it with our heads held high. Yet every day, we still look longingly at a lithe, small-waisted woman, or slyly compare ourselves to a larger version of us, and we forget how awesome we really are. We fiercely negotiate with ourselves over the smallest piece of chocolate or a second helping of holiday food and then moan over our own indulgences later. We try hard all of the time. We are human.

Easy-to-Understand Tips: These tricks are things I’ve learned from nutritionists and weight-loss professionals while gathering information for other articles. They have served me well when I have actually paid attention to them. I am by no means a success story. I am a work in progress, and still working at it every day. These tricks have helped me out a lot in my battles with myself.

Exercise in the Morning.

Not only is it nice to get your exercise done early, according to Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, chief exercise physiologist of

the American Council on Exercise, it positively affects your sleep which can help balance the hormones that control your appetite. The trick is doing it every day. “Think of your morning exercise like a business appointment— one you can’t easily cancel,” says Gary Foster, PhD, clinical director of the weight and eating disorders program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Don’t Buy Your Breakfast.

If there is one big rule, it is make your own food. Diners, bakeries, gas stations and for heaven’s sake, drivethrough fastfood places, are selling to your taste buds, not your health. If you make your own breakfast, you are far less likely to end up with something looking like a Denny’s Grand Slam.

Cut Your Portions in Half.

Chances are your portions are just too big. American portions have been steadily rising for the past 25 years.

The trick is to shrink your stomach by eating smaller amounts. It’s very hard to measure what is the right portion size, but Dr. Erol Lale, of Myrtle Beach, suggests you should stop eating before you are full. This is not fun at first, but after a few days, your stomach gives up and starts retreating. The upside is you get to eat more often.

Visually it’s easier if you always eat from a small dish.

Eat More Raw Snacks.

Denying yourself when you are hungry? That’s crazy.

You will just get more hungry and irritable and binge later. Huge meals slow down your metabolism and make you work harder at burning calories. Wild animals don’t have obesity problems.

This is because they graze on raw food all day. Have you ever seen a fat zebra? Raw food is nutrient dense and will keep you energized longer.

Drink Water.

If you drink two cups of water 30 minutes before a meal you will eat about 75 fewer calories—or 13 percent less than you would have—according to the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Get a water bottle with a filter on the cap that is eco friendly and will help you be sure you have pure water with you.

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There’s an App for That.

The best way to truly know what you are eating is by logging your food.

Some of us are way too busy to figure out how many calories we just ate.

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It even factors in the calories you’ve burned during the day, and saves the food you eat on a list so you can easily select it again. You can set goals for yourself, and if you go over your calorie budget you can figure how much you should exercise to balance it out.

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If you can’t pronounce the ingredients, put it back on the shelf and walk away.

A preservative’s job is to preserve. But

what happens when the preservative reaches your fat cells? It does its job there, too. It preserves your fat. Emma Ware, a nutritionist in Myrtle Beach, concurs, “Preservatives harden your fat and make it harder to break down.”

Diet foods are loaded with them. Sodium is also a preservative. Compare salad dressings some day to see how much sodium is in the “Lite” version compared to the regular version. There is usually twice as much salt in the “Lite” version. If you reduce the salt and preservatives you give yourself a better opportunity to break down that fat when you exercise.

The Cravings.

Yes, we have them, and they are our greatest enemy. Maybe it’s marshmallows or gummy bears or Cheetos or Milky Ways. For me, it’s Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. It calls to me like a whisper, taunting and begging me to the frozen food section. It’s a response to a hormonal imbalance. It is not because you have no willpower. Somewhere along the line your nutrition went downhill and your brain is sending signals for you to balance it out through sugar, which releases serotonin, the “feel good” hormone. Talk to a nutritionist about your cravings, and he or she may be able to help you with nutritional supplements. There are a lot of diet pills out there that do the same thing, but these are pumped full of

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a few new good habits. At least you’re being proactive about it.

Don’t Lose Weight for Vanity.

Don’t Let Other People Control Your Emotions.

My entire life I have been a heavy girl.

Don’t you think that if vanity was that big of a deal to me I would have lost all of this weight by now? The poster girls we stick on the refrigerator are just another way of putting ourselves down.

It is not a way to live your life. Those models in the magazines have been airbrushed and starved and plucked and prodded, primped and ridiculed like the rest of us, and that’s worse, actually. Lose weight to be happy or healthy or because life demands it of you, not because you want to look like Heidi Klum.

Keep Trying.

The only way people succeed is by failing multiple times. It’s part of the process. But you can’t tell me, even after you’ve quit one particular diet, that you didn’t come out of it with at least

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This one is, bar-none, the hardest one for me. It’s so easy to allow a person to make you feel bad about yourself. The tears I have spilled because someone called me a name or shot a glance at my gut, is incalculable. I am still just now trying to grasp this new idea. I’m sure Deepak Chopra can say it better, but you can be in control of how you feel at all times. Once you give up that control to others you become a slave to what other people think of you.

We’ve been programmed our entire lives to worry about the opinions of others. It’s great to listen to what other people say, especially if they are being supportive, but we women often twist these words in our minds to cause ourselves unnecessary anxiety. Stress creates cortisol, which increases fat and weakens the immune system. The more I’ve come to love myself, the more weight I’ve lost and the healthier I’ve become. When I allow people to control my emotions, I get depressed, eat more unhealthy foods and the weight comes back. If you can be the master of your heart, you can then create your own life that you want for yourself, not what your boyfriend or husband or kids or parents want for you.

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Deepak Chopra Explores Conscious Being

by Linda Sechrist

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eepak Chopra, founder of the Chopra Foundation and the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, in Carlsbad, CA, is a New York Times bestselling author and worldrenowned authority in the field of mind-body healing. Regarded

by Time magazine as the “poet-prophet of alternative medicine,” he also lectures around the world and hosts Deepak Chopra Radio on BlogTalkRadio.com.

When we are personally practicing the divine attitudes of loving kindness, joy, compassion and equanimity, we are moving out of our limited ego.

In War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality, you and physicist Leonard Mlodinow debate humanity’s most fundamental perennial questions. What is the crux of this contention?

Overall, my co-author suggests that the universe operates according to laws of physics, while acknowledging that science does not address why the laws exist or how they arise. I maintain that the laws of nature, as well as mathematics, share the same source as human consciousness.

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cal world, science does not—and cannot—conclude that God is an illusion.

While not defending God in religious terms, I maintain that God is a way of understanding some extremely crucial things: the source of existence, the reality beyond space-time and the underlying consciousness and creativity of the universe.

What is your understanding of consciousness?

Consciousness is that which makes possible perception, cognition, emotions, personal relationships, biology, biological function, the environment and its relationship to us, as well as the universe and its relationship to us. Without consciousness, there would be none of this.

Do you feel consciousness and God are one and the same?

Yes, God is infinite consciousness that expresses itself as the universe. We are little bubbles of consciousness in the ocean of consciousness. Outside of space-time, Infinite Consciousness

expresses itself and gives birth to every form of individual consciousness—the individual observer and the internal process of observation, as well as the objects, which are also experienced within the observer.

ocean that holds every wave. You experience this quality when your life makes sense and you feel a part of nature; you are at home simply by being alive.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

What steps can we take to shift human consciousness?

No social transformation happens in the absence of personal transformation. Therefore, without worrying about other people, the questions to ask yourself are these: Can I be the change that I want to see in the world? What kind of world do I want to live in and how can I become the agent to create that world for myself?

When we are personally practicing the divine attitudes of loving kindness, joy, compassion and equanimity, we are moving out of our limited ego. If we all do this and reach critical mass, it is possible to create a peaceful, just, sustainable and healthy world—but we each have to shift our self to get where we want to go. To make such a radical shift, we must explore the process of waking up, which centers on transcending the maelstrom of everyday thoughts to find the Source of the mind.

How do you define transcendence?

There are many levels of transcendence. The most profound is deep meditation, known to alter brain structure and lead to lasting transformation. Transcendence can also happen through deep contemplation, mindfulness, music, poetry, art in any form, dance, falling in love and selfless service. Whenever you experience any quality of pure consciousness, however fleeting, you have transcended the mundane.

Pure consciousness, which is the unseen, infinite potential from which everything springs, is centered within itself; silent and peaceful, awake, selforganizing, spontaneous, dynamic, blissful, knowing, whole and encompassing. Despite the infinite diversity of the physical world, at a deeper level, only one process is occurring: Wholeness is moving like a single

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Now-FEBRUARY 29 Vanishing Acts: Trees Under Threat at Brookgreen Gardens. New outdoor exhibit, from the Morton Arboretum, of fifteen interpretive panels following a path through the arboretum. Shows how trees enrich our lives, describes the forces that threaten them, and gives info on how you can help endangered trees. Free with garden admission.

Brookgreen Gardens US Hwy17 Bypass, across from Huntington Beach. Info: Brookgreen.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 Inlet Yoga Studio Grand Opening w/Lauren Davis, Mimi Rose and Maribeth MacKenzie, Murrells Inlet on Bellamy Road InletYogaStudio.com.

108 Surya Namaskara w/Shanti Yoga–10am.

Do 108 Sun Salutations, or as many as you can, to bring in the New Year together with an ooommmm.

Free. Knowledge of sun salutations (any variation) required. Shanti Yoga, 3901 N Kings Hwy 20a, MB. 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Unity 11am Service: Annual Burning Bowl & White Stone Ceremony w/Rev Margaret Hiller.

Music by Barb Stout. Ceremony of release, forgiveness and new beginnings. Love offering. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Ind Pk Dr, Surfside Info, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

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Living the Joy–1-3pm. Tools to remove illusion of separateness and living with balance. Love offering.

Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Ind Pk Dr, Surfside Info, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 2 Sierra Club Winyah Group, SC Chapter Southern Luncheon–11:30am. Dutch treat $9 includes tip Applewood Pancake House, Litchfield Beach.

SouthCarolina.SierraClub.org/winyah. $5 Community Yoga Class w/The Yoga Room– 6pm. Come drop in every Mon in January for beginner level postures, breathwork, meditation and deep relaxation. Bring a yoga mat or rent one and a blanket. All welcome. $5. 196C Stonebridge Dr, MB. 843-450-9402, MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Restorative Yoga w/Donna Stead–6pm. 5 Tues evenings: 1/3,10,17,23,30. Focuses on relaxation and ease, a meditative practice. Poses are supported with blankets, bolsters, straps, and props, held for several minutes. Allows your body to move towards relaxation and balance. Helps achieve soothed nerves, quieter mind, and release tension. All levels, also for acute stress. Pre-registration req. $15/$12 Prepaid. 196C Stonebridge Dr, MB, 843-450-9402, MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com.

JANUARY 3-MARCH 1 Silent Cities at Brookgreen Gardens−noon & 2:30pm, Sun, Tues, Thurs, explore cemeteries known as the Silent Cities. Walk through former slaves’ and plantation owners’ graveyards and hear about the historical burial customs of European and African origin. $15 plus garden admission for twohour excursion. Reservations suggested, tickets purchased 10 min prior to departure, at Keepsakes.

Hwy 17 bypass between Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island. 843-235-6042, Brookgreen.org.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 Green Business Development & Networking Meeting−4:30-5:30pm. Join SCORE & Natural Awakenings for free business development. Learn to analyze & make your business thrive, profit & succeed with help from SCORE (MBscore.org).

Salt Water Café, 4660 Hwy 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet. Keith, 843-497-0390.

Green Drinks, Grand Strand−5:30-8pm. Natural Awakenings hosts Green Drinks social get-together for the conservation minded, eco-friendly, sustainable, natural health groupies & Earth shakers.

Follows SCORE business development meeting.

Salt Water Café, 4660 Hwy 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet. Keith, 843-497-0390.

$5 Community Yoga Class w/The Yoga Room– 6pm. Come drop in every Wed in January for beginner level postures, breathwork, meditation and deep relaxation. Bring a yoga mat or rent one and a blanket. All welcome. $5. 196C Stonebridge Dr, Myrtle Beach. 843-450-9402, MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com.

Unity Healing & Prayer Service w/Olivia Rose−6:30-7:30pm. Meditation, prayer, hands-onhealing. Love offering. Unity Peace Chapel, Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516,UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 Self-Care Through Mindful Movement w/ Lindsley Field, CTP–6-7:30pm. Based on Trager® Mentastics®, Meditation in Motion class series on Thurs, beginning 1/5, 12, 19, 26. Teaches simple approach for releasing habitual patterns of stress-induced tension/pain, stiffness, replacing with pleasurable feeling and ways to move for ease, relaxation and freedom. 4 wk. series $60, drop-in $20, bring pillows. The Yoga Room, 196C Stonebridge Dr, MB, 843-651-1086, mysticheartdancer@gmail.com, LindsleyField.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 Unity 11am Service: “Awake in the Circle of Being” w/Susan Boles LUT, Also afternoon workshop I AM that I AM “Light Shop” w/ Susan Boles LUT–4:30-6pm, Wed 1/11, 18, 25.

Offers a new way of looking at “what” you are: a unique Being of Light that gained many invaluable experiences before becoming a Human Being on Earth. Susan offers you an alternate belief system and tangible ways to feel, experience and express your Divine potential. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Ind Pk Dr, Surfside Info, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 9 Yoga for a Healthy Back w/Donna Carr–910:15am. 8 week series, beginning 1/9. Will meet you where you are and improve your relationship with your back. Simple body mechanics to maintain a strong back and core. Will begin with breathing, moving through a series of yoga postures, stretching and loosening. Class ends with deep relaxation. $64 for series, or $12/class.

The Yoga room and Healing Arts Co-Op, Myrtle Beach, 843-685-5031, dmcscyogi@hotmail.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 Introduction to Iyengar Yoga w/ Karyl Tych 6-7pm. 6-week series classes, Tues, taught by Certified Iyengar Teacher. Introduces students to the fundamental yoga postures and the practice of Iyengar yoga. $60. Live Oak Yoga Studio at Hidden Village, 9904A N. Kings Hwy, MB. 843340-9642, LiveOakYogaStudio.com.

JANUARY 10, 13, 16, 17 Intro to Wellness Coaching Seminar w/Inlet Nutrition−6:30pm. Info for becoming a Wellness Coach. Regardless of background, Linda will show you how to create a part-time income or a long

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term residual income for yourself. 843-424-9586 or lindasacchetti@hotmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 Renewing the Mind with Hypnotherapy w/Mike Oglesbee−6-7pm. How the mind works, why we do the things we do, how to accurately define problem areas in your life and how to affectively transform them into things that you want instead. Watch how hypnosis Neuro-Linguistic Programming, can set you on a path of success by tapping into the subconscious level of the brain. Free. Refreshments provided. Modern Cleansing, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, Socastee. Info: 843-957-6926 or 843-828-4665.

Dharma Yoga Basics I Course w/Dawn Yager−6:30-7:30pm. Wednesday Level I Posture series begins 1/11, continues through 2/15. The 6 week series is $60. Shanti Yoga, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-467-5444. ShantiMyrtleBeach.com, DharmaYogaCenter.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 Learn to Cleanse your Body Naturally w/Modern Cleansing Wellness–10am. Discover how your body functions and how you can cleanse from time to time to keep your body running as well as your car, to promote better health. Body tune ups are important. Free. 6371 Dick Pond Rd, Socastee. 843828-4665, ModernCleansing.bfreesystem.com.

Raw Vegan Potluck Lunch & Movie−Noon.

Bring a raw vegan dish to share and bring your own plates and eating utensils. Raw vegan food is the most nutrient dense food. Learn and share its health benefits. Movie about the food industry, or raw vegan food, starting at 12:45. Socastee Library, 707-Connector Rd, MB. Meetup.com/ rawveganmyrtlebeach.

JANUARY 14-MARCH 31 The Heart, Connection, and Community of Yoga w/Angel Grant 5pm-8pm. A 200-hour Vinyasa Flow Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher Tranining on Saturdays. Info: angelique@gmail.com or yogaincommon@earthlink.net. Yoga in the Forest, 4006 Postal Way, MB, YogaInCommon.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 New Water Technology Intro w/Alsuna Roland– 2-4pm. Learn how water can bring your body into a state of balance, give you increased energy and make your food cleaner and more delicious. Come see for yourself! Bring your favorite bottle water!

Free. The Yoga Room, 196 C Stonebridge Dr, MB, 843-213-1454 or info@alsunahealthyliving.com.

Hafla Party at the Yoga Room 4-8pm. Womenonly party featuring Middle Eastern music, dance, videos, instruction, (both technical and historical), musical instruments to play. Bring Mediterranean or Middle Eastern-type food to share with or without wine. Wear comfortable clothing or dress in your belly-dance costume if you have it. Drum or tambourine players are welcome to bring their instruments. A $5 entry fee will be waived if you bring food or drink. 196C Stonebridge Dr, Unit C, MB, 843-450-9402, MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com.

Voices of the Divine w/Aurora−6-8pm. Experience the Great Mothers: Mary, Isis, Gaia, Hera,

Quan Yin, Skekinh, The Great Celestial Mother, The Great Water Mother, The Mother of 1000 Eyes, The Ancestral Mother with a combination of channeling, healing, and meditation. $25. Aurora is a spiritual intuitive reader, working with guides, past lives, health, and relationships. Info: Candy, 301-639-0087, VoicesofDivineLove.com. At Yoga in Common, 3080 Deville St, MB, 843-839-9636, YogaInCommon.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 Kriya Yoga Meditation Workshop w/Rev. Ron Lindahn−1:30-4:30 pm. Ordained by Roy Eugene Davis, personal disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. Learn how to meditate for personal benefit and satisfying spiritual growth. Techniques and routines for all levels of practice and wholistic lifestyle. Free copies of An Easy Guide to Meditation by Roy Eugene Davis. Will be guest speaker at the 11am Unity Sunday service offering the message, “Realize Your Spiritual Perfection. Unity Christ Church of Myrtle Beach 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Tai Chi for Arthritis Free Demo Class w/Lynne Starke–10:30-11:30am. Easy to learn Tai Chi for arthritis. Benefits: increases strength, flexibility, decreases joint pain, stress, helps with balance.

Certified instructor. Free demo class before paid 8 class series, Tues & Thurs, 4-5pm. $40 total for 8 classes running 1/19-2/14. Grand Strand Senior Center, 1268 21st Ave N, MB, 843-293-0125.

New 2012 Weight Loss Challenges w/Inlet Nutrition−(am & pm available). lose weight and gain money. Registration by 1/10. Murrells Inlet & Georgetown with Linda, 843-424-9586 or Carolina Forest with Monica, 843-503-4803. 25 spaces available, each location. $35 for 12 weeks. Incl personal wellness coaching, metabolism test, prizes.

FEBRUARY 17-19 The Butterfly Retreat Women’s Weekend Getaway w/Jennifer Lombardi. Oceanfront, North Beach Plantation, NMB catered party with prizes, power walk on the beach, outdoor whirlpool, Turkish Hammam, yoga, or sleeping in. Dynamic guest speakers on intuition, nutrition, wellness, Fashion show gourmet food, yoga, sushi rolling, diet trends, sassy dance lessons and pampering at the Cinzia Spa. Wine tasting, jewelry, fashion, gifts, home décor, massage, appetizers, and hair and make-up makeovers. Pajama Party with special surprise guest. $125, group packages available, all-day pass for $80. NMB, opposite Barefoot Landing, on the ocean side. 843-450-0637, TheButterflyRetreat.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 Maximized Living Makeover w/Dr Matt Callum– 7pm. Discover how to lose more weight in less time through the advanced nutrition and fitness techniques, and attain a healthier, happier and more balanced life. Triune for Life 11945 Grandhaven Dr, Murrells Inlet, 843-357-7200, DrMattCullum. com.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 OM Nation Kirtan Band w/Harrison Graves−7-9 pm. Curious about chanting from the Yoga of Sound tradition? Come chant OM with us for peace and harmony. Learn a chant to overcome obstacles, and a chant for enlightenment. OM Nation Kirtan Band, The Yoga Room, $10. 196 Stonebridge Dr, MB, 843-450-9402, harrisongravesmd@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 Morning Beach Walk w/Fun & Fit Meetup−8am.

Start at the public beach access at Nash St & walk to the MB State Park pier & back, Feel free to bring children, pets & friends. Wesly Gray,843-650-1714, Meetup.com/FunandFitMyrtleBeach.

Burn 118% More Fat During Workouts w/Beth B Good−11am-2pm. Fat Burning product tasting, a coffee, tea and a lemonade drink that when consumed before workouts will help you burn 118% more fat. Free. The X, 568 George Bishop Parkway, MB. 843-828-4665, ModernCleansing. bfreesystem.com Yoga Woman Benefit Movie Screening w/Island Wave Yoga−5:30 pm. A Movie telling the story of a woman that brings yoga to populations around the world. Free, with donation to the Yoga Bus, a nonprofit yoga bus tour headed by Myrtle Beach’s own Angel Grant, who travels the country and visits underprivileged neighborhoods to teach the wonders of yoga. Island Wave Yoga, 10555 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island. 843-314-3206.

JANUARY 21-22 Festival of Healing and Spiritual Awareness–Sat 9:45am-8pm, Sun 10:45am-6pm. A wide variety of natural health and alternative services and products including intuitive counselors, alternative healers, aura photography, vendors and 16 workshops on health and spirituality. Food services provided. The Coop, 1100 Key Rd, Columbia, next to Williams Brice Stadium. Fri 1/20, 4:30-7:30pm open for scheduled appointments with intuitives. Cost for Sat: $10, Sun: $8, Weekend: $15. Info: Jan Posey, 864-233-3033, Facebook: The Festival of Healing, TheFestivalofHealing.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 Meditation Workshop w/Todd Geiser−12-1pm.

Learn the art of yogic meditation...the road to complete absorption. By donation only. 417 79th Ave N, Suite E, MB. lyndsay@secretlotusyoga. com; 843-333-2656; SecretLotusYoga.com

MONDAY, JANUARY 23 Long Bay Symphony w/Larry Gatlin, Gatlin Brothers−7:30pm. Benefit concert for the Pardue Childrens Foundationat the Alabama Theatre, Barefoot Landing, NMB. Tickets: $50 & $40, through the Long Bay Symphony or Alabama Theatre.

LongBaySymphony.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 Bradley Method® Natural Childbirth Education Series w/Emily Evans, MA, AAHCC–68:30pm. 12 week class series begins. Get the info to make decisions about baby’s birth. Will cover all

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aspects of pregnancy, nutrition, labor, birth, breastfeeding, avoiding complications, and postpartum/ new baby care. $300 for series includes all materials and student workbook. Waccamaw Chiropractic and Wellness Center; 658 Wachesaw Rd, Murrells Inlet. Emily, 843-318-1005; BradleyBirth.com; evansene@mac.com Renewing the Mind with Hypnotherapy w/Mike Oglesbee−6-7pm. How the mind works, why we do the things we do, how to accurately define problem areas in your life and how to affectively transform them into things that you want instead. Watch how hypnosis Neuro-Linguistic Programming, can set you on a path of success by tapping into the subconscious level of the brain. Free. Refreshments provided. Modern Cleansing, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, Socastee. Info: 843-957-6926 or 843-828-4665.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 Mahler’s “Titan” Symphony w/Long Bay Symphony−4pm. Symphony Series at the MBHS Music and Arts Center, Featuring horn soloist David Jolley, LongBaySymphony.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 6 Month Intensive Interactive Meditation WorkShop w/Rev. Kelly Faith−6:30pm-9pm.

Participants are guided and supported through a series of interactions, reflections, revelations and meditations that awaken the sleeping Master within. Meets once a month for 6 mo. $150, half to register, half 4/24. RSVP by 1/28. 6371 Dick Pond Rd, Socastee. 843-828-4665, ModernCleansing. bfreesystem.com.

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Green Business Development & Networking Meeting−4:30-5:30pm. Join SCORE & Natural Awakenings for free business development. Learn to analyze & make your business thrive, profit &

succeed with help from SCORE (MBscore.org).

Salt Water Café, 4660 Hwy 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet. Keith, 843-685-2478.

Green Drinks, Grand Strand−5:30-8pm. Natural Awakenings hosts Green Drinks social get-together for the conservation minded, eco-friendly, sustainable, natural health groupies & Earth shakers.

Follows SCORE business development meeting..

Salt Water Café, 4660 Hwy 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet. Keith, 843-685-2478.

Unity Healing & Prayer Service w/Olivia Rose−6:30-7:30pm. Meditation, prayer, hands-onhealing. Love offering. Unity Peace Chapel, Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516,UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 My Trashy Valentine Fashion Show Fundraiser w/Wellness Council 6:30-11:00pm. Tickets include dinner, fashion show, dancing, a silent auction and art show. Proceeds for the event go to the Wellness Council of South Carolina, $55 per person/ $100 per couple. At the Train Depot, 851 Broadway St, MB. Info: MyTrashyValentine2012.CharityHappenings.org or Kristi Falk, WellnessCouncilCSC@ yahoo.com.

FEBRUARY 17-19 The Butterfly Retreat Women’s Weekend Getaway w/Jennifer Lombardi. Oceanfront, North Beach Plantation, NMB catered party with prizes, power walk on the beach, outdoor whirlpool, Turkish Hammam, yoga, or sleeping in. Dynamic guest speakers on intuition, nutrition, wellness, Fashion show gourmet food, yoga, sushi rolling, diet trends, sassy dance lessons and pampering at the Cinzia Spa. Wine tasting, jewelry, fashion, gifts, home décor, massage, appetizers, and hair and make-up makeovers. Pajama Party with special surprise guest. $125, group packages available, all-day pass for $80. North Myrtle, opposite Barefoot Landing, on the ocean side. 843-450-0637, TheButterflyRetreat.com.

ongoingevents grams. Unity Church, 1270 Surfside Ind Pk Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516. UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Unity Church Sunday Morning Circle w/Susan Boles, LUT & Lesta Sue Hardee−9:30-10:30am.

Metaphysical Studies. Current book: What Are You? by Unity teacher, Imelda Octavia Shanklin.

Love Offering. Unity Church, 1270 Surfside Ind Pk Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach. org.

Bookstore for the Miracle Minded–10am-1pm.

Books on healing, spirituality, personal growth, wellness; metaphysics as well as beautiful, unique gift items. Also open Sun 10am-1pm with Unity Services. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-238-8616, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Unity Church Service w/Rev Margaret Hiller & guest speakers−11am celebration service. Prayer, meditation, song, messages & family. Youth pro-

Oneness Blessing w/ Unity Blessing Givers– 12:20pm. Held in Peace Chapel after the regular service. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org Vinyasa Yoga By Donation−1-2:30pm. Explore various asanas designed to challenge both strength and flexibility. Emphasis on theory and healing provides the tools necessary to expand in a profound way. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

RELAX Deeply (Restorative) w/ Cindy Powell−4:15-5:30pm. Uses props to support the body to deepen the benefits of poses. Soothing and nurturing, this class promotes the effects of conscious relaxation, appropriate for everyone. $15 or passes accepted. Yoga in Common, 3080 Deville St, Market Common, MB. 843-385-6176.

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Pawleys Isl, 843-504-0396, IslandWaveYoga.com.

Fat Burning Happy Hour w/Modern Cleansing & Wellness–4pm-7pm. Learn to Burn 118% more Body Fat. Clinically proven and patented.

Melt the fat away and discover the new you. Free.

6371 Dick Pond Rd, Myrtle Beach 843-828-4665, ModernCleansing.bfreesystem.com.

A Course in Miracles w/ Ken Lennon−5:30-7pm.

A combination of psychology and spirituality.

Save yourself years of therapy, learn how to have a mentally healthier and emotionally happier life.

Love offering. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside. 843-238-8516 UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Iyengar Yoga Level II w/Karyl Tych, 6-7:30 pm.

Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher. Core asanas refined and inversions taught with emphasis on correct alignment and self awareness. Rope Wall work. $15 drop in. Live Oak Yoga Studio at Hidden Village, 9904A N. Kings Hwy. MB, 843-340- 9642, LiveOakYogaStudio.com.

Kripalu Yoga w/Penny–7-8:15pm. Gentle stretching & Restorative yoga, with breathing techniques, warm-ups, postures, meditation & relaxation.

Kripalu teacher. Suggested $10 love offering.

Unity Christ Church, Surfside. 843-902-1416, pennyoga@aol.com.

Buddhist Study Group−7:30pm. Myrtle Beach Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist study group offers a 7 wk course, “Intro to Buddhism”. Group meditation & meditation instruction offered. Free, donations accepted, not req. Forestbrook Area, MB. Info: 843-655-8056, myrtlebeachkksg@aol.com, KagyuStudySC.info.

2012 Weight Loss Challenges w/Inlet Nutrition (am & pm avail) Lose weight and win money.

Registration 1/10, first class 1/17. Murrells Inlet & Georgetown w/Linda 843-424-9586 or Carolina Forest w/Monica: 843-503-4803. 25 spaces avail ea location. $35 for 12 wks. Refer 3 and get free pass.

Free coaching, metabolism test, Prizes.

Vinyasa w/Dawn−8-9am. Explore various asanas designed to challenge both strength and flexibility.

Emphasis on theory and healing provides the tools necessary to expand in a profound way. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-4675444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

All Levels Ashtanga Vinyasa w/Karley Lott−910:30am. Sun salutations, forward bends, backbends, and maybe even an arm balance or two, with concentration on the breath and flow of postures.

For all levels of practice. Be prepared to sweat & purify. $15 Drop-in or class passes accepted. 417 79th Ave N, Ste E, Myrtle Beach. 843-333-2656; SecretLotusYoga.com.

Lava Flow w/Whitney−9:15-10:30am. Be prepared to flow and sweat. In a heated & humid room, asana sequence will open the body up and clear toxins. Lavender scented towels in savasana. $15 Drop-in or discounted class pass. Island Wave Yoga, 10555-A Ocean Hwy 17 at Waverly Pl,

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Vinyasa for Hips & Shoulders−9:30-11am. All levels vinyasa with a heavy concentration on mobilizing the pelvis and shoulder girdle. Free, in Jan and Feb. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Awareness Through Movement, Feldenkrais(r) Method w/Heidi McGovern PT CFP−10am-11am.

To feel better, move easier, look younger & release stress. Scientifically based non-habitual movements capitalize on the brain’s capacity to change. Offered in series or single classes. 6wk series $50, 5 wk series $40. Walk in $10. Bring a mat. Possum Trot Rec Center in NMB. 843-361-8436, heidimcgov@ juno.com, HeidiMcGovern.com.

Healing Qigong w/Chuck Johnson−10:45-12pm.

Get your “Qi” flowing and balanced with this healing ancient art of breath, movement, awareness and meditation. Carolina Power Yoga 769 Main St, NMB 843-877-5839, CarolinaPowerYoga.com.

Hot Vinyasa w/Dawn−6:30-7:30pm. Using heat to move deeper into asanas we will explore the limits of the body while challenging your strength.

It’s hot, it’s hard, leave humbled. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Wholistic Childbirth Class w/Pat Burrell, RN, CHT, CLC, CD (DONA)−6:30-8:30pm. Have the birth you deserve. Comprehensive, informative, empowering, supportive & welcoming. Call to reserve. $350 for 10 2hr sessions. Payment plans available. Info: Pat, 843-213-1393, BeachBabys. org.

Kriya Yoga Meditation Group−7-8pm. Ongoing Meditation Group for personal & spiritual growth.

Beginners and advanced meditators are welcome for instruction and support in their practice. Love offering Basis. Call for location. Paula Kenion, MS, Meditation Teacher, 843-650-4538 SpiritualAwakening.vpweb.com.

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EVENTS RETREAT IN NMB. BUTTERFLY RETREAT 2/17-2/19. Weekend of inspiration & relaxation; wellness & wine; health & happiness; and laughs & luxury. Dynamic speakers; intuition, finding your passion, joy & real nutrition. Unique classes, yoga, wine tasting, makeovers, spa, parties, luncheon, brunch, happy hour Bazaar. Enlightenment & rejuvenation. $125. Accommodation+ retreat packages @ North Beach Plantation @ TheButterflyRetreat.com. Extraordinary Events by Jennifer Lombardi, 843-450-0637.

UNIQUE BAZAAR IN NMB. Open to the public, during The Butterfly Retreat, Feb. 18.

4 to 6pm. Not your “normal” Bazaar! Health & Wellness, Diet and Nutrition experts, unique fashion, makeovers, wine tasting, home décor, food products, cooking gadgets, custom gifts, art.

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2012 Weight Loss Challenges w/Inlet Nutrition (am & pm avail) Lose weight and win money.

Registration 1/10, first class 1/17. Murrells Inlet & Georgetown w/Linda 843-424-9586 or Carolina Forest w/Monica: 843-503-4803. 25 spaces avail ea location. $35 for 12 wks. Refer 3 and get free pass.

Free coaching, metabolism test, Prizes.

Vinyasa w/Dawn−8-9am. Explore various asanas designed to challenge both strength and flexibility.

Emphasis on theory and healing provides the tools necessary to expand in a profound way. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-4675444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

All Levels Ashtanga Vinyasa w/Karley Lott−910:30am. Sun salutations, forward bends, backbends, and maybe even an arm balance or two, with concentration on the breath and flow of postures.

For all levels of practice. Be prepared to sweat & purify. $15 Drop-in or class passes accepted. 417 79th Ave N, Ste E, Myrtle Beach. 843-333-2656; SecretLotusYoga.com.

Lava Flow w/Whitney−9:15-10:30am. Be prepared to flow and sweat. In a heated & humid

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Have your heart in your work. GSPublisher@ naturalawakeningsmag.com.

VOLUNTEERS SC-CARES SANCTUARY VOLUNTEERS willing and able to do odd jobs for lots of furry hugs and kisses as payment..18 years or older or with chaperon. SC CARES is a non-profit no kill shelter for exotic animals. support by donating time and love. Lisa 843 546-7893, info@ sc-cares.org.

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room, asana sequence will open the body up and clear toxins. Lavender scented towels in savasana. $15 Drop-in or discounted class pass. Island Wave Yoga, 10555-A Ocean Hwy 17 at Waverly Pl, Pawleys Isl, 843-504-0396, IslandWaveYoga.com.

Vinyasa for Hips & Shoulders−9:30-11am. All levels vinyasa with a heavy concentration on mobilizing the pelvis and shoulder girdle. Free, in Jan and Feb. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Awareness Through Movement, Feldenkrais(r) Method w/Heidi McGovern PT CFP−10am-11am.

To feel better, move easier, look younger & release stress. Scientifically based non-habitual movements capitalize on the brain’s capacity to change. Offered in series or single classes. 6wk series $50, 5 wk series $40. Walk in $10. Bring a mat. Possum Trot Rec Center in NMB. 843-361-8436, heidimcgov@ juno.com, HeidiMcGovern.com.

Healing Qigong w/Chuck Johnson−10:45-12pm.

Get your “Qi” flowing and balanced with this healing ancient art of breath, movement, awareness and meditation. Carolina Power Yoga 769 Main St, NMB 843-877-5839, CarolinaPowerYoga.com.

Hot Vinyasa w/Dawn−6:30-7:30pm. Using heat to move deeper into asanas we will explore the limits of the body while challenging your strength.

It’s hot, it’s hard, leave humbled. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Wholistic Childbirth Class w/Pat Burrell, RN, CHT, CLC, CD (DONA)−6:30-8:30pm. Have the birth you deserve. Comprehensive, informative, empowering, supportive & welcoming. Call to reserve. $350 for 10 2hr sessions. Payment plans available. Info: Pat, 843-213-1393, BeachBabys. org.

Kriya Yoga Meditation Group−7-8pm. Ongoing Meditation Group for personal & spiritual growth.

Beginners and advanced meditators are welcome for instruction and support in their practice. Love offering Basis. Call for location. Paula Kenion, MS, Meditation Teacher, 843-650-4538 SpiritualAwakening.vpweb.com.

$15 Drop-in or class passes accepted. 417 79th Ave N, Ste E, Myrtle Beach. lyndsay@secretlotusyoga. com; 843-333-2656; SecretLotusYoga.com.

Sun Salute w/Megan−6-7am. Flow into the morning and day with an invigorating wake-up practice.

All levels. $15 Drop-in or discounted class pass.

Island Wave Yoga, 10555-A Ocean Hwy 17 at Waverly Pl, Pawleys Isl, 843-504-0396, IslandWaveYoga.com.

Gentle Morning Yoga w/Penny–9-10:15am. For all levels & all bodies. Variations on postures for those with medical problems. Suggested love offering $5. Call Penny, certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, 843-902-1416, pennyoga@aol.com. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Bones for Life™ w/Heidi McGovern PT, BFLT−10-11am. Support your bones with easy to learn exercises developed by Ruthy Alon. Learn what your bones respond to & have fun doing it.

Offered in series or single classes. 6 wk series $50.

5 wk series $40. Walk in $10. Possum Trot Rec Center Bring a mat. 843-361-8436 heidimcgov@ juno.com, HeidiMcGovern.com.

A Guide to Practical Spirituality w/Ken Lennon–Noon-1:30pm. Dialog group on the perennial wisdom found in Unity’s principles and great world religions and how we live these ancient spiritual truths in our lives and world today. Love Offering.

Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-238-8616, UnityMyrtleBeach. org.

Ovis Hill Farmers Market in Florence−4-7pm.

Local farm products, grass-fed beef, lamb, poultry, eggs, dairy & seasonal organic vegetables. At parking lot, 2519 W Palmetto St, Florence. Info: Charlie, 843-992-9447, OvisHillFarm.com.

Alkaline, Antioxidant, Detoxifying Water w/ Raymond Owens−5:30pm. Full water demos and power-point presentation. Learn about the importance of body ph, drinking bottled and tap water. Call for reservations. Joyfilled Gifts, 805 Front St. Georgetown, Raymond, 843-833-1773, qhoplans@sc.rr.com.

Intro to Ashtanga Yoga/Beginners w/Lyndsay Bahn Trimble−5:30-6:45pm. Ancient art of Classical Ashtanga Yoga: Primary Series of Ashtanga explored at a beginners’ pace. Breathe, move, sweat, tone and purify from certified Ashtanga instructor.

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Iyengar Yoga Level II w/Karyl Tych, 6-7:30 pm.

Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher. Core asanas refined and inversions taught with emphasis on correct alignment and self awareness. Rope Wall work. $15 drop in. Live Oak Yoga Studio at Hidden Village, 9904A N. Kings Hwy. MB, 843-340- 9642, LiveOakYogaStudio.com.

Lava Light w/Megan−8-9:15am. Perfect for those who enjoy practice in a warm room.. All levels. $15 Drop-in or discounted class pass. Island Wave Yoga, 10555-A Ocean Hwy 17 at Waverly Pl, Pawleys Isl, 843-504-0396, IslandWaveYoga.com.

Community Power Vinyasa Yoga w/Tara Gurry, RYT−5:30-6:30pm. Flowing through sun salutations, backbends, inversions, restorative, & balancing poses. This harmonizing moving meditation class will strengthen, lengthen & detoxify the body, quiet & calm the mind, & inspire the spirit.

Community class by donation. Carolina Power Yoga 769 Main St.,NMB 843-877-5839, CarolinaPowerYoga.com.

Gamblers Anonymous & Gam-Anon−7:30-9pm.

Gamblers Anonymous is for the gambler & GamAnon is for those affected by the gambler. First Baptist Church, 200 Hwy 17S & 2nd Ave S, MB. Info: Chris or Lou, 843-399-9043.

Ovis Hill Farmers Market in Florence−9am2pm. Local farm products, grass-fed beef, lamb, poultry, eggs, dairy & seasonal organic vegetables.

At parking lot, 2519 W Palmetto St, Florence.

Charlie 843-992-9447, OvisHillFarm.com.

communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural health care and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide, email GSAds@naturalawakeningsmag.com to request a media kit, or visit our website at GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com.

ACUPUNCTURE ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CLINIC Suzanne Swearengen, DOM, AP 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB 843-692-9243 AlternativeHealthClinicMB.com

Suzanne Swearengen, AP, Dipl.

OM (NCCAOM), is a licensed acupuncture physician and is board certified in both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. In her work, she strives to provide compassionate care for individuals seeking wholistic solutions for ailments, illnesses and maintenance of good health. Additional modalities include, but are not limited to, craniosacral therapy, homeopathic medicine and cold laser. Over the course of 15 years, she has developed her professional skills through credited courses and seminars in order to best serve her patients. See ad, on page 19.

BONE HEALTH HEIDI McGOVERN, PT

Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner Bones for Life® Teacher/Trainer 843-361-8436 heidimcgov@juno.com HeidiMcgovern.com One can always improve posture and mobility. Bones for Life® and Awareness Through Movement® classes, workshops and private Functional Integration® sessions are offered on the Strand and Florence. CE units available for “Bones” workshops. Heidi brings to her practice 30 years experience and a strong focus on the human drive to live a life of harmony with one’s self and others. See ad, on page 22.

CHIROPRACTIC

as a chiropractor to educate the public about what true health care is. The main focus of her message: There are no secrets or shortcuts to achieving health, but rather using good sense and knowledge to make the right choices in life.

See ad, page 19.

JOHN W. FISHER, DC Murrells Inlet 843-651-1086 johnwesleyfisher.com

Dr. John W. Fisher graduated from the Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1977 and is the founder of the Balance Chiropractic Technique— advanced methodologies for structural, chemical and emotional well-being. Incorporated in his practice are allergy elimination, clinical nutrition and neuro-emotional techniques. He specializes in difficult cases working with the whole body and has been acclaimed for his adjusting expertise. He and his wife, Lindsley, work together at Wholistic Alignment and offer free consultations. See ad, page 36.

CHURCHES ALL SOULS METAPHYSICAL CHAPEL Rev. Alma Swartzweider Coastal Carolina University, Wall Building, Room 119 843-347-6261 AllSoulsMC@yahoo.com

“God said, I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh” (Acts 2:17). Sunday service healing, 10:45. Worship and message, 11 am.

Spiritual counseling and healing readings by appointment. Devine metaphysics expands your understanding of the Bible and your own spirituality. We welcome you to join us and expand your consciousness to accept all humanity just as we are.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CLINIC

CLEANSING POWER AT THE BEACH

A g r a d u a t e o f Pa l m e r C h i r o p ra c t i c C o l l e g e i n 1994, Dr. Linda Audino has practiced in New York, New Jersey, Arizona, and, in South Carolina, since 2003. She has treated newborns to geriatrics and everyone in between. It is Audino’s desire

When I opened Cleansing Power at the Beach my vision was that it would evolve into an all-natural wellness center, and we are growing at a rapid pace to fulfill the vision. We educate our clients on how natural lifestyle approaches can facilitate the body’s healing potential. We learned that symptoms

Linda Audino, DC 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB 843-692-9243 AlternativeHealthClinicMB.com

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are signs of an underlying imbalance due to improper nutrition, rest and stress management which over time result in weakening the body.

I have a personal testimony to how the things I have incorporated in my business have helped me, and I would love to help you. See ad, on page 23.

Susan Bullin, CNHP 211 Hwy 17 N Suite 201, NMB 843-427-7263

COUNSELING, MIND-BODY MEDICINE MARTA ROTELLO, MEd, LPC Alternative Health Clinic 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB 843-251-4208

Mind-body medicine uses the power of thoughts and emotions to influence physical health. Energy Psychology can help us release emotional pain and stress through mind/body energy techniques, and can be an effective tool for emotional healing.

Marta Rotello has been counseling since 1996 and holds a license as a professional counselor, drawing from a wide range of approaches when working with clients. The goal is to get the body and mind to relax and to reduce stress hormones, so that the immune system is better able to fight illness. “The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.” ~ Hippocrates

INSURANCE SHEILA ALMANZOR, AGENT 1312 Professional Dr Suite 200 Myrtle Beach 843-497-3315 (office) 843-251-6185 (cell)

Because life is special and p r o t e c t i n g t h e o n e s yo u love with life insurance is as important as good nutrition for a healthy mind and body. Call me today to schedule your Free financial check-up, so you can have peace of mind. See ad, page 28.

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INTEGRATIVE BODYWORK WHOLISTIC ALIGNMENT

Rev. Lindsley Field, CTP Certified Trager® Practitioner & Tutor Facilitator of Healing for Body Mind Spirit 843-651-1086 LindsleyField.com Dr. Trager recognized that how we feel is directly related to what is stored in our limbic brains (our “control towers”).

We are the sum total of all w e ’ve e x p e r i e n c e d . O u r beliefs, thoughts and feelings directly affect our bodies, our health, in turn our world. Receiving a Trager® session feels fantastic, deeply relaxes and rejuvenates, and it’s unique transformational approach actually teaches and turns on the feeling part of the brain so we can feel and BE different!

A licensed spiritual counselor/intuitive, Reiki master teacher since 1990, Field draws from 20-plus years experience in mind/body energy and emotional healing techniques, including the use of organic, therapeutic-grade essential oils. An approved provider of CEUs for massage therapists/bodyworkers, she offers a variety of classes. Self-care and releasing stress are key ingredients to better health and wellness.

Free consultations, affordable rates, discount packages. She and her husband, John, combine therapies at Wholistic Alignment.

NATURAL CHILDBIRTH BEACH BABY’S DOULA SERVICES INC

Pat Burrell, RN, CD, (DONA), WCBE, CLC,CHT 843-213-1393 BeachBabys.org Beach Baby’s provides services to assist families throughout p r e g n a n c y, a s w e l l a s assistance with caring for baby after birth. It provides doula services and baby nurses in Horry, Georgetown and Marion counties. Its services also include rebirthing, wholistic childbirth education and massage.

See ad, page 23.

NATURAL HEALTH COUNSELING MELODY ILES PhD

315 Main St. #6 (Upstairs) Conway 843-446-0293 or 843-488-3440 SCWellness.net If you are living with pain, chronic illnesses, mental fogginess or poor health conditions that never seem to resolve, it’s time to look at n atural solutions and wholistic care to optimize your health. Dr. Melody Iles is a naturapathic practitioner who listens to you and carefully

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examines your fingernails, tongue and eyes to distinguish the health of organs and body systems. She then suggests specific foods, herbs and supplements to help place your body in a state of healing.

PEST CONTROL AAA PEST CONTROL

Joseph Davis Grand Strand 843-333-5790 AAAPestControlOnline.com It’s no secret that heavy chemical pesticide use can be damaging to the health of our families, pets and environment.

Nobody wants their home and yard covered in poisons.

We specialize in low-impact organic and green solutions at an affordable cost. Safe for you, your children, pets and the planet. See ad, page 23.

PSYCHOLOGY KENNETH LUX, PhD

Alternative Health Clinic 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB 843-712-2330 I work with individuals and couples. My approach is in the general area of what is called Transpersonal Psychology, which means healing beyond the personal or ego self. It is also specifically referred to as “Karma Sensitive Psychotherapy.” It uses a natural conversational methodology that is not based on what is called the medical model, with its disease categories, and has little or no need for psych drugs. Call me for a free phone consultation.

REHABILITATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY LONG BAY REHAB

4871 Socastee Blvd suite E, MB 843-293-5610 LongBayRehab.com We find and work on the source of a problem using a “hands-on” approach, which restores your movement and function. We use our hands to help correct problems in joints, muscle tissue and connective tissues. The results are improved movement, improved function and overall improved quality of life. We invite you to come and feel the difference. See ad, page 22.

WATER HEALTH RAYMOND OWENS

Kangen Water Independent Distributor 843-833-1773 or 843-527-8681 In my wildest dreams, I never thought that at 72, drinking water could clean the plaque from my arteries, dissolve kidney stones and repair my health, until I researched ionized water. With a body pH of 7.0 or higher cancer cannot survive. See ad, page 13.

WELLNESS COACH LINDA SACCHETTI

Personal Wellness Coach Murrells Inlet 843-424-9586 or 843-651-9350 As a personal wellness coach, Linda Sacchetti has served the Grand Strand for seven years. My mission is teaching nutrition to promote health and well-being. I provide many services: weight-loss challenge facilitating, wellness evaluations, free metabolism tests, healthy breakfast in-services for businesses, and free personal 1-1 coaching for weight loss or weight gain. Join my team!

Training provided. See ad, page 24.

YOGA CAROLINA POWER YOGA 769 Main St North Myrtle Beach 843-877-5839 CarolinaPowerYoga.com

Carolina Power Yoga specializes in inspiring Power Vinyasa yoga, Hot yoga, Gentle yoga, and Beach yoga. An uplifting Power Vinyasa class links breath with asanas, flowing through sun salutations, backbends, inversions, restorative, and balancing poses. Vinyasa yoga harmonizes the body, mind and spirit, while achieving optimal health, and cultivating compassion, peace, energy and joy. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” ~Buddha

INLET YOGA STUDIO

Bellamy Rd, Murrells Inlet InletYogaStudio.com Opening January 2012 in M u r r e l l s I n l e t. B r e a th e , empower and transform your practice! Visit our website for details about our Grand Opening New Year’s Day! More to follow … . See ad, page 29.

ISLAND WAVE YOGA

10555 Unit-A, Ocean Hwy 17 Pawleys Island 843-314-3206 IslandWaveYoga.com Facebook: Island Wave Yoga Island Wave Yoga offers a welcoming space for both those who know yoga and those who want to know yoga.

Classes are drop-in, and series passes and memberships are available. Classes include Lava Flow, Beginners, Intro & Mixed Flow, Ashtanga, Family Fun, Power, Yoga for Golf & Sports, $5 Community, Relax & Renew. Workshops include YOGA 101, Prenatal, Chair, Meditation, YIN. Island Wave Life retail carries, prAna activewear, Manduka mats and props, Om Sweet Om Jewelry, books and more.

LIVE OAK YOGA STUDIO

Karyl Tych, MEd, MS, Ed, RYT Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher 9904A N Kings Hwy, MB Hidden Village 843-340-YOGA (9642) LiveOakYogaStudio.com Karyl studied in India this year with B.K.S. Iyengar and is one of three Certified Iyengar teachers in SC. Live Oak Yoga Studio is the only Iyengar Yoga studio in the SC coastal region and is fully equipped with a Rope Wall from India, bolsters, chairs, blocks, belts, blankets and mats. Iyengar yoga is known for its emphasis on correct alignment, the use of props and clear, methodical instruction. You receive individualized instruction in every class to increase flexibility, balance, strength and stamina.

SECRET LOTUS YOGA & HEALING ARTS

417 79th Avenue N, Ste E (upstairs) Myrtle Beach 843-333-2656 SecretLotusYoga.com Secret Lotus offers Ashtangabased yoga classes ranging from beginner to advanced, challenging the breath, mind and body to connect in a powerful union. Brand new or experienced practitioners welcome! While all classes have an Ashtanga influence, we offer strong prenatal, gentle and Ashtanga,Vinyasa and Kids yoga. Also offering massage, Reiki and childbirth education.

SHANTI YOGA

3901 N Kings Hwy #20-A, MB 843-467-5444 ShantiMyrtleBeach.com Shanti Yoga offers Ashtanga (led and mysore), Vinyasa and Hot yoga classes. Free community class every Sunday; all donations benefit H.E.A.R.T. of Myrtle Beach. Each class explores breath, movement and perception. Emphasis on both theory and practice provides students with the necessary foundation to expand in a personal and profound way.

YOGA IN COMMON

3080 DeVille St (same as cinema) The Market Common, MB 843-839-9636, 843-385-6176 YogaInCommon.com YOGA in COMMON offers classes during a wide variety of hours, seven days per week. We welcome all students窶馬ew or those returning to yoga. Our schedule is also great for those who want to practice daily. Visit our website or follow us on Facebook to keep up with our wellness gatherings and special events.

THE YOGA ROOM HEALING ARTS CO-OP 196C Stonebridge Dr, MB 843-450-9402 MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com

The Yoga Room Healing Arts Co-op is shared by practitioners trained to enhance, encourage and empower you on your path to well-being. The modalities we offer support you in this process by gently assisting you in awakening your own healing abilities. We offer several styles of yoga, Tai chi, kung fu, sound healing, Tragerﾂｮ Mentastics, Reiki, and life / wellness Coaching. See our Ad and visit our website MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com. See ad, on page 21.

VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS BELL LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS 1-800-333-7995 ext. #2294 BellLifestyle.com

Formulated natural health supplements intended for pain control, urinary health, preventive illness, virility, stress relief, weight control and other common conditions. See ad, page 2.

For more information

843-497-0390 GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

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A National Historic Landmark

he lady driving past the sculpture of the “Fighting Stallions” on Highway 17 made a decision. “We’re going to Brookgreen Gardens today” she said to her husband, “We keep saying we’re going to see what’s there and today we’re going to find out.” What they found is a place where history, art, and nature merge seamlessly. A place nestled within the 60-mile stretch of South Carolina’s coast known as the Grand Strand where one of the most significant collections of sculpture by American artists in the world is showcased under a canopy of historic live oak trees, native plants, and flowers. The place is Brookgreen Gardens and for more than 75 years visitors have come to marvel at its beauty.

The idea for Brookgreen Gardens was born in 1930 when philanthropist Archer M. Huntington and his wife, the famous sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington, read a real estate brochure about “Four Colonial Estates on the Waccamaw River for sale.” The price was $225,000 for 6,635 acres of land that stretched from the Waccamaw River to the Atlantic Ocean. They purchased the property plus several thousand

additional acres to build a winter home but very soon after the acquisition they decided to devote much of the land as a protected wildlife refuge and to dedicate another parcel of land as a sculpture garden. In 1931, the Huntingtons established Brookgreen Gardens as a non-profit corporation and opened it to the public the following year. They wanted to attract visitors who might not ordinarily go to an art museum and to engage art lovers in a deeper appreciation for the natural world and its delicate environments.

Over the years, the beauty of the gardens, the natural surroundings, and the animals in their native habitats have awed millions of visitors. Open daily, this National Historic Landmark offers tours, classes, cultural events, exhibitions, and festivals. These programs shed light not only on the sculpture, plants, and animals seen at Brookgreen, but also on the rich history of the South Carolina Lowcountry.

So like the lady driving past the entrance, make the decision to see for yourself what Brookgreen Gardens is all about.

For more information call

(800) 849-1931

or visit www.brookgreen.org Admission is Good for 7 Days!

Located on Highway 17 between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island.