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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more 6 newsbriefs balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal 10 healthbriefs growth, green living, creative expression and the products 12 globalbriefs and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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ur homes and communities hold sacred space for a flow of energy and ideas that support the pulse of existence. Ideally, renewal is a natural process that clears stagnant patterns to allow for open streams of inspiration and new growth, enhancing and refreshing our personal and collective spaces.

But worlds collide and boundaries shift, causing me to wonder what it takes to adopt just causes and Jacqueline & Kendra live a conscious lifestyle amidst the status quo?

Perhaps it requires a paradigm shift towards harmony and healing. Forgiveness cleanses hearts, and service pays it forward to future generations in a way that creates hope. Socially, such portals can be found in community reentry programs for former offenders, which offer humane rehabilitative assistance, rather than handing down punishment that ignores underlying problems. Another doorway to a sustainable future is conscious consumerism that supports fair wages and economies for all. Finally, conflict resolution through mediation invites peaceful communication and reconciliation.

Considering the world beyond human interaction, it is crucial to recognize that preserving the Earth goes hand in hand with preserving ourselves and our vital connections. Even basic recycling is an important and practical way to show respect for the future of our fragile land and its precious, limited resources.

Perhaps the concept of our interconnectedness is most clearly represented by the powerful fluidity of water. Vital for all life, water covers more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and plays a prominent role in her delicate ecology and climate. Also largely aqueous in nature, our bodies rely on this soothing resource for the biological exchange processes inherent in tissues, organs and cells. Highlighted in the following pages are inspiring examples of the experts in our community dedicated to preserving healthy freshwater supplies and advocating awareness, conservation and cooperation with natural landscapes.

Built on traditions of needing and consuming less, great and timeless lessons are carried in the currents of conservation; they ready us to work with, rather than against, the transition into a new world. Intuition nudges us toward rhythms that prioritize wholeness, wellness and sustainability—the values that lead us to simpler lives that focus on what matters most.

Enjoy the opening of spring as this refreshing season unfolds in all of its organic brilliance. May you find peace and balance in the flow of renewal.

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aria van der Meij, owner of YOGA on Orange, is holding a 200-hour yoga teacher training (YTT) eight-month program from April 16 through November 6.

Classes will occur one weekend a month; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Participants will experience a deeper understanding of the system of yoga.

Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT500) van der Meij, with over 40 years of yoga practice and 25 years of teaching experience, will guide the training. The comprehensive program includes the physical practice of yoga postures and breathing techniques and learning the skills needed to teach others. A good portion of the training is concentrated on anatomy and physiology of the body in relationship to yoga postures. The anatomy of the nose is studied, along with the nervous system in relationship to yoga breathing and overall health. Additionally, attendees will learn how Ayurveda and nutrition help facilitate a healthy yoga practice.

The Yoga on Orange Companion Guide for Teachers is included in the training cost. Required classes from the regular schedule are free. Upon completion, participants will receive a Yoga Alliance certification.

Cost: $2,400. Location: 129 E. Orange St., 4th floor, Historic Downtown Lancaster. For more information, call 717-392-3992, email Info@YogaOnOrange.com or visit YogaOnOrange.com.

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enture Lititz, a small nonprofit that does downtown development, is holding the Lititz Farmers’ Market on North Water Street a half-block north of Main Street from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays from mid-May to midOctober, in Lititz, Pennsylvania. They are taking applications for vendors of organic produce, grass-fed meats, raw milk local cheese and other food items.

For more information, call Kelly Withum at 717-626-6332, email KWithum@LititzBorough.org or visit LititzPA.com.

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Therapeutic Effect (ATE), owned by Dr. Andrew Ashton and his wife, Sue Ashton, takes a proactive approach to staying healthy and offers a variety of ways for employers to promote wellness for their employees. ATE can provide wellness education, chair massage, spinal screenings and more.

With the rising cost of health care, many companies are focusing on the promotion of overall good health for employees rather than the costly treatment of poor health. The staff of A Therapeutic Effect aims to better serve the community and help make it a healthier, happier place.

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Renewal Kombucha Grand Re-Opening Celebration

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enewal Kombucha, owned by Jeremy Sayer, in downtown Lititz, is expanding its shop to include a 40-Mile Market, with locally produced, healthy foods. Items sold at the market will include fermented foods, granola, gluten-free and vegan snacks, and bulk organic staple foods.

The grand re-opening event, scheduled from noon to 5 p.m., April 23, will include live music and entertainment, and local food makers will be on hand to offer food samples and answer questions.

Sayer, who is the chief brewer, shares that Renewal Kombucha will also be expanding its production area to include three, 150-gallon fermenting tanks. The Renewal Kombucha Taproom and 40-Mile Market will be a place for people who value eating locally sourced, clean food.

Renewal Kombucha tea is brewed using organic ingredients, with a combination of dried tea leaves and herbs, sweetened with evaporated cane sugar, and fermented using a living culture of yeast and probiotic bacteria. Known to be good for the body, its health benefits include aiding digestion, boosting the immune system and enhancing mental functioning. After the fermentation process is complete, kombucha contains low levels of sugar and caffeine, while retaining the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of its ingredients.

Location: 51 N. Broad St., Lititz. For more information, call 484-525-3575, email Info@DrinkRenewal.com or visit DrinkRenewal.com. See ad, page 22.

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Additional professional treatments include facials, lash extensions, massage, body treatments and spray tanning. Exclusive product brands, such as Salt of the Earth, Yon-Ka Paris and Novalash Lash Extensions, are used to provide tailormade and customized treatments.

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he annual Berks County Earth Day celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 23, at Riverfront Park. The all-ages, family-friendly event helps to educate the community about environmental awareness and living green with sustainable life practices.

The event will include ecology workshops, keynote speakers, artisan vendors, Penn Street Farmer’s Market, wellness sessions and more. Engaging children’s activities feature a live demonstration by Pocono Snake and Animal Farm, ladybug release and creation of fun recycled crafts.

Attendees are invited to bring recyclables to the event for collection: gently used clothing, housewares, batteries, electronic equipment, light bulbs, paper, cardboard and plastic grocery bags. All items for recycling will be properly disposed of or consigned the day of the event, and donation items remaining will be donated locally.

Cost: Free. Location: Riverfront Park, Riverfront Dr., Reading.

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Expanded Selection of Organic Mattresses at Gardner’s Mattress & More

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ardner’s Mattress & More, in Lancaster, is further expanding its certified organic mattress selection. Due to the overwhelming popularity of these chemical-free beds, Gardner’s is tripling its selection to include a broader range of feels, to meet more sleep needs at prices to fit more budgets. Six certified organic mattresses from two eco-friendly brands, OrganicPedic by OMI and Naturepedic, will be joining the already popular Savvy Rest organic mattresses at Gardner’s Plaza Boulevard showroom.

An all-natural, organic mattress is free of potentially harmful chemicals. Instead, natural rubber is used. Natural rubber is naturally hypoallergenic and dust mite resistant, making it ideal for allergy sufferers. Also, natural rubber is antimicrobial, inhibiting the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew, which can cause asthma and respiratory distress. No synthetic materials are added in order to provide these benefits.

The Gardner’s staff is not only dedicated to helping people sleep well, but also cares about their impact on the environment. When a new mattress is purchased, the old mattress is traded into Gardner’s and upcycled by a local craftsperson who reuses steel coil units to make a new mattress.

Location: 830 Plaza Blvd., Lancaster. For more information, call 717-371-7634, email Ben@GardnersMattressAndMore.com or visit GardnersMattressAndMore.com. See ads, page 5 and pages 28-29.

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ula Kamala Foundation will hold its Yoga Alliance-approved Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) programs at the Ashram, in Reading, from June 1 through July 2 for 300-hour YTT, and July 17 through August 6 for 200-hour YTT. The 200YTT is a prerequisite for 300YTT. Residential and commuter options are available.

The 200YTT program provides comprehensive training to practice and teach yoga, meditation, breath work, asana and energy components, as a vehicle for holistic wellness.

Basic principles for effective teaching, how to work effectively with beginner and intermediate practitioners, as well as individuals with common health concerns, are taught. Students study: yoga ethics, asana, meditation, pranayama (breath work), history, philosophy, the use of sound (chanting) and visualization in healing and holistic therapy, anatomy, the importance of alignment, yoga psychology, energy and basic Sanskrit.

The 300YTT program dives deeply into advanced concepts of traditional and contemporary yogic philosophy such as Svadyaya (self-study), Metta (loving kindness), yoga as a wellness practice and lifestyle, yoga as a therapeutic complementary modality and the Bhav (quality) of devotion.

Energetic, physical, mental and emotional aspects of being human, advanced concentration and meditation techniques, mudra and mantra, Sanskrit, Ayurveda, adjustments, pranayama, relaxation, yoga therapeutics, kinesiology and somatics are also explored.

The Ashram provides a vibrant, peace-filled, non-competitive, non-judgmental, sacred learning and practicing space where community, inspiration and well-being matter.

Location: 17 Basket Rd., Reading. For more information, call 484-509-5073, email Sudha@KulaKamalaFoundation.org or visit KulaKamalaFoundation.org. See ad, page 47.

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Pathways to Healing Helps Improve Overall Health

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racie Robbins– Beasley, licensed oriental medicine practitioner and acupuncturist, is now offering a large number of laboratory test kits at Pathways To Healing, in Reading. The test kits range from blood spot tests to urine, saliva, feces, serum and hair follicle tests to determine certain health problems or concerns about food sensitivities or hormone levels.

The kits can be picked up at Pathways to Healing, or mailed directly to a client’s home. Completed kits are mailed back to the testing lab, and Robbins-Beasley contacts clients with test results. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can be implemented as a course of treatment.

Location: 1817 Bernville Rd., Reading. For more information, email Pathways@PathwaysToHealingPA.com, call 610-373-7935 ext. 417 or visit PathwaysToHealingPA.com. See ad, page 43.

ori Martin, owner of Aqua Blue Detox, in Leola, announces the addition of BEMER technology to their menu of services. BEMER is a clinically proven, patented technology used by over 1 million people worldwide to improve circulation. Clients can choose BEMER alone or combine it with a detox session.

Proper circulation brings oxygen and nutrients to individual cells and removes wastes and toxins. Many diseases and chronic health problems are linked to poor circulation.

BEMER technology may assist healing processes and help facilitate the body to increase oxygen, general blood flow and circulation, nutrient absorption, energy and mental focus.

Sleep and restfulness, as well as digestion and elimination may also be improved.

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Cost: $20/session or $199/12 sessions; Detox and BEMER package, $40. Location: 50 Keystone Ct., Leola. For more information, call 717-656-8615, email AquaBlueDetox@gmail.com or visit AquaBlueDetox.net. See ad, page 7.

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Health by Design Natural Clinic Relocates and Expands Menu of Services

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by Design (HBD) Natural Clinic, has announced its new location at 344 East Main Street, in Leola, and the addition of Melissa Byers, licensed massage therapist, to the HBD team. A health screening day, held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 23, will include electrodermal screenings to measure inflammatory and degenerative indicators for body systems and organs, as well as blood pressure, BMI, body fat and cellular hydration screenings and chair massages. Appointment scheduling is suggested.

A strong interest in educating the community about Lyme disease treatment choices has led Peck to collaborate with world-renowned medical doctor, Armin Schwarzbach, from Germany, who has worked in the field of Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) and co-infections for over 20 years, and specializes in laboratory medicine and infectious diseases. During a detailed intake consultation, Peck utilizes Schwarzbach’s customized questionnaire to help determine a client’s risk factor for developing Lyme disease and/or coinfections. She also hosts Lyme disease treatment seminars.

Lab tests are available for gastrointestinal pathogens, micronutrients, thyroid, adrenal, cardio-metabolic and food sensitivities. Peck provides hormonal, nutritional and lab test result consultations.

Byers, a graduate of Lancaster School of Massage, will offer a variety of therapeutic massage modalities and energy work.

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Mercury Use Linked to Dentists’ Tremors

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study of thousands of dentists found that the absorption of mercury is associated with an increased risk of tremors. Published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, the study followed 13,906 dentists for a 24year period.

The research tested the dentists’ urinary mercury levels to estimate their individual exposure. The incidence of tremors—the involuntary shaking of hands, arms and other parts of the body—among the dentists was then compared with their exposure to mercury.

Higher exposures to mercury increased the risk of tremors among the entire population of dentists studied by 10 percent; the increased risk among the young dentists was 13 percent.

Nature’s Colors Aid Focus and Accuracy

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The two views were experienced as micro-breaks, a 30-second period that can be taken every 40 minutes. Both groups were tested before and after viewing the scene for sustained attention spans, along with a performance test upon completing a task. Subjects that looked at the scene with the verdant roof had significantly longer attention spans and fewer errors in doing their tasks.

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Kiwis Boost Heart Health

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The researchers determined that those that ate at least one kiwi fruit per week had significantly lower triglycerides and fibrinogen (a marker for inflammation), and higher HDL-cholesterol levels. Higher levels of HDLcholesterol are associated with reduced incidence of atherosclerosis.

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n analyzing 1,021 chemicals contained in fluids and wastewater used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for oil or natural gas, a Yale University study found that at least 157 of the chemicals—including arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde and mercury—are associated with either developmental toxicity, reproductive toxicity or both.

Of the total identified chemicals, 925 were used in the hydraulic fracturing process, 132 in fracking wastewater and 36 were present in both.

The scientists utilized the REPROTOX database in the Chemical Abstract Service registry and then reviewed the available research, including human and animal studies.

Toxicity data wasn’t available for 781 of the chemicals used in fracking.

Among the other 240 chemicals, 103 were reproductive toxins. An additional 95 were developmental toxins.

Another 41 have been found to be both reproductive and developmental toxins. The researchers further suggested that at least 67 of the chemicals be prioritized in drinking water testing.

Senior author and Professor of Public Health Nicole Deziel, Ph.D., adds, “This evaluation is a first step to prioritize the vast array of potential environmental contaminants from hydraulic fracturing for future exposure and health studies. Quantification of the potential exposure to these chemicals, such as by monitoring drinking water in people’s homes, is vital for understanding the [associated] public health impact.”

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The ‘Dirty Dozen’ of Cancer-Causing Chemicals

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

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cientists at the Environmental Working Group published a list of the 12 chemicals that have been most prevalently linked to cancer in numerous research studies. The list encompasses bisphenol A, atrazine, organophosphate pesticides, dibutyl phthalate, lead, mercury, per- or polyfluorochemicals (PFC), phthalates, diethlyhexyl phthalate, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, triclosan and nonylphenol.

The scientists suggest that consumers can reduce their exposure to each of these chemicals by avoiding plastics marked with “PC” (polycarbonates) or the recycling number 7 mark, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics in food packaging, PFC-treated wrappers on food and other products, lead paints, mercury-laden seafoods, phthalates-containing fragrances and plastics, foam products made before 2005, foreign antibacterial soaps, and detergents and paints with nonylphenol.

Other proactive measures include drinking only filtered water when in agricultural areas and purchasing organic foods.

The researchers contend, “Given that we live in a sea of chemicals, it makes sense to begin reducing exposures to ones we know are bad actors.”

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The research also tested the effects of the practice on general health, including walking speed, muscle strength, speed in standing up from a sitting position, quality of life, symptoms of depression and knee strength. The heart disease patients among the subjects showed a reduction in depression symptoms, and all shared a reduction of muscle stiffness and pain, increased speeds in both walking and standing from a sitting position and improved well-being.

“Given the fact that many middle-aged and older persons have more than one chronic condition, it’s important to examine the benefits of treatment/exercise interventions across several co-existing conditions,” says Chen.

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Down-to-Earth Climate Change Strategy The Center for Food Safety’s Cool Foods Campaign report Soil & Carbon: Soil Solutions to Climate Problems maintains that it’s possible to take atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) that fuels climate change and put it back into the soil, where much of it was once a solid mineral. There’s too much carbon in the atmosphere and the oceans, but not enough stable carbon in the ground supporting healthy soils.

Cultivated soils globally have lost 50 to 70 percent of their original carbon content through paving, converting grasslands to cropland and agricultural practices that rob soil of organic matter and its ability to store carbon, making it more susceptible to flooding and erosion. Healthy soils—fed through organic agriculture practices like polycultures, cover crops and compost—give soil microbes the ability to store more CO2 and withstand drought and floods better, because revitalized soil structure allows it to act like a sponge.

The report concludes, “Rebuilding soil carbon is a zero-risk, low-cost proposition. It has universal application and we already know how to do it.”

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Greenpeace Issues Report on Seafood As a link between the oceans and consumers, supermarkets play a pivotal role in the destruction of our oceans and have big opportunities to help protect them. Greenpeace evaluates major U.S. retailers for seafood sustainability in four key areas.

Policies examine the systems in place that govern a company’s purchasing decisions and how it avoids supporting destructive practices. They encourage retailers to enforce strong standards for both the wild-caught and farm-raised seafood in their stores. They also evaluate retailers’ participation in coalitions and initiatives that promote seafood sustainability and ocean conservation such as supporting sustainable fishing, calling for protection of vital marine habitat and working to stop human rights abuses in the seafood industry. Finally, the need for labeling and transparency takes into account retailers’ levels of truthfulness about where and how they source their seafood and how clearly this is communicated to customers. The group’s Red List Inventory, a scientifically compiled list of 22 marine species that don’t belong in supermarkets, is at Tinyurl.com/GreenpeaceRedList.

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GMO-Free Germany

Five Dozen Countries Now Ban or Label GMO Crops New rules implemented by the European Union now allow individual member states to block farmers from using genetically modified organisms (GMO), even if the variety has been approved on an EU-wide basis. Scotland was the first to opt out and Germany is next, according to German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt.

Controversy concerning the safety and/or necessity of GMOs persists, but countries like these have decided not to idly sit by while the effects posed by longterm consumption of GMO foods are revealed. This move makes Germany one of between 64 and 74 countries that have instituted some type of ban or mandatory labeling requirements.

Working Worms

They Can Safely Biodegrade Plastic Waste Mealworms can safely and effectively biodegrade certain types of plastic waste, according to groundbreaking new research from Stanford University and China’s Beihang University. In two newly released companion studies, researchers reveal that microorganisms living in the mealworm’s gut effectively break down Styrofoam and plastic into biodegraded fragments that look similar to tiny rabbit droppings.

Plastic waste takes notoriously long to biodegrade; a single water bottle is estimated to take 450 years to break down in a landfill. Due to poor waste management, plastic waste often ends up in the environment, and research reveals that 90 percent of all seabirds and up to 25 percent of fish sold in markets have plastic waste in their stomachs.

Worms that dined regularly on plastic appeared to be as healthy as their non-plastic-eating companions, and researchers believe that the waste they produce could be safely repurposed in agriculture. Further research is needed before the worms can be widely deployed. It’s possible that worms could also biodegrade polypropylene, used in textiles, bioplastics and microbeads.

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According to the report Environmental and Health Impacts of the BP Gulf Oil Spill, “As compared with only oil, Corexit-laden oil is four times more lethal; dispersed oil is 10 times more deadly than the dispersant alone.”

The Center for Biological Diversity reports, “One of the dispersants used at the BP spill, Corexit 9527A, contains the toxin 2-butoxyethanol, which may cause injury to red blood cells, kidneys or the liver with repeated or excessive exposure.”

Many nations have since outlawed the use of dispersants in their territorial waters in response to these revelations.

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Permaculture is a design technique that imitates natural systems in the ecosystem and applies them to landscape designs that create food forests, incorporate livestock, build and improve soil health and increase the biodiversity of the land. By implementing permaculture principles, Seifarth—a certified landscape technician, permaculturist and International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist—shares that sustainability is not only a possibility, but a reality for residential and commercial properties.

“Eliminating turf is beneficial, and the permaculture principle of catching and storing water energy just makes sense,” offers Seifarth. Transpiration is the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves.

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There are numerous ways to mimic nature. Simple things can be added to a home or business environment, like vegetation around the building to create a cooler climate, or rain barrels to store water during dry spells. Down spouts can be directed into a water feature, such as a pond or stream, so the water feature would be filled with rain water and could support animal and plant life. Building a feature that would filter runoff from a residence, similar to a riparian buffer–a vegetated area near flowing water that intercepts sediment and pollution–is another way to promote sustainability.

Seifarth enjoys designing and installing these systems, working with natural stone and finding creative and whimsical ways to use natural materials to create outdoor living spaces that still have benefits for the property. Additionally, he strives to create maintenance programs that increase the landscape health and

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Seifarth approaches working with the land as a spiritual experience. Working with the richness of nature’s landscape provides people with a true Earth connection. “It’s not just about planting for the here and now; it’s about leaving a legacy of empowering people to create themselves,” enthuses Seifarth. “I actually want to create competition for myself.

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Community Initiatives Secure Local Eco-Rights While America will choose its next president this November, voters in Oregon may also vote on the right to local community self-government, enabling protection of citizens’ fundamental rights and prohibiting corporate activities that violate them. The Oregonians for Community Rights group, formed by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), submitted a constitutional amendment proposal to the secretary of state in January as a prelude to a larger signature-gathering effort to qualify the measure for the state ballot.

Concurrently, the CELDF is supporting other community initiatives on various topics that may inspire other regions to also be active at the grassroots level. For example, Oregon’s Coos County Protection Council is currently finishing its signature gathering to place a Right to a Sustainable Energy Future ordinance on a special ballot in May. It would protect citizens’ rights to clean air and water and the production of sustainable, localized energy, instead of county approval of several potential non-green energy projects.

Oregon’s Columbia County Sustainable Action for Green Energy is gathering signatures for a Right to a Sustainable Energy Future ordinance for its November ballot that would protect the county from fossil fuel projects like coal and oil trains and a proposed methanol plant, and close two natural gas power plants by 2025. Other state groups are seeking to have November ballots in Lane and Lincoln counties include bans on aerial pesticide spraying. A Lane County group has filed a local food system charter amendment that would ban GMO (genetically modified) crops locally.

“Community rights are driven by the people in the community, not by any organization targeting potential activism,” says Kai Huschke, Northwest and Hawaii community organizer of the CELDF, which has supported 200-plus separate community initiatives. Particularly active states have included New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania. “Organizing typically comes about due to a localized threat. It means settling into a long-term battle to change the structure of government, having resolve and organizing beyond just a ballot vote.”

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For the first time, every country has pledged to curb their emissions, strengthen resilience to related impacts and act internationally and domestically to address climate change.

Other key elements aimed at achieving a state of climate neutrality—having a zero carbon footprint—before the century’s end include transparency, accountability and a plan for developed countries to support climate action in developing countries.

“A big part of the Paris agreement focuses on reduced use of gas, coal and oil, but there is also a focus on preserving trees and expanding forests,” says Earth Day Network (EDN) spokesperson Timothy McHugh, referring to this year’s Earth Day theme of Trees for Earth.

This year also kicks off a four-year countdown to the environmental campaign’s 50th anniversary on Earth Day 2020.

“By that mark, we hope to have planted 7.8 billion trees—approximately one tree for every person on the planet. Trees are vitally important because they soak up carbon and clean the air,” McHugh explains.

In addition to countering climate change and pollution, EDN’s global tree planting seeks to support communities and local economies, protect biodiversity and inspire environmental stewardship.

From global leaders convening at the UN to people participating in community events close to home, billions of the world’s citizens will celebrate our precious home planet this year. To join the worldwide observance, find an event online at EarthDay.org or participate in one or more of the local events.

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ebra Stoltzfus has always taken an interest in natural health and wellness. Certified in several skin care techniques, Stoltzfus opened Inshanti Wellness Spa, in Kinzers, in 2004. A few years into running her successful business, she was approached by an essential oils salesperson and found herself intrigued by the benefits of these ancient elixirs. Her curiosity was piqued, but Stoltzfus wanted to ensure that anything she purchased to sell in the store was a quality product her customers could feel good about using.

She asked the representative a series of questions about the farm where the oils were produced and what type of standards were upheld in the production/distillation process. “The representative couldn’t answer my questions so I decided to take the initiative and educate myself,” explains Stoltzfus. “I started taking classes and doing my own research.”

Her effort paid off. Now a master blender, Stoltzfus has a great deal of knowledge about the chemistry, purity standards and blending of essential oils. She has studied advanced chemistry of essential oils at Aromahead Institute, served on the board of directors at the Alliance of International Aromatherapists and is a certified clinical aromatherapist. A lifelong learner, Stoltzfus is in the process of completing an international diplomacy course in pharmacology and toxicology.

Drawing upon her extensive research and education, Stoltzfus created her own line, Inshanti’s Essential Oils, in 2008. “I was disturbed to learn that so many oils get watered down with cheap oils or even contain synthetic scents. To be

sure of what I was getting, I studied chemistry, anatomy and physiology so I could create my own blends,” says Stoltzfus.

When it comes to the quality of her products, Stoltzfus does not take any risks. She explains, “I have a relationship with the farmers and distillers and I order right from them.

I also make sure every batch is tested with a gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GS/MS) test to see if the oils have been adulterated or contain any synthetic ingredients.”

Stoltzfus also uses the data provided by this test to blend oils in precise proportion.

Clients can purchase pure essential oils to blend themselves or buy one of Inshanti’s proprietary blends, all of which are custom created by Stoltzfus, using her knowledge of the chemical consistencies of each oil to maximize the beneficial qualities of the blend. Some of Inshanti’s best-sellers include Viral-D, which relieves the pressure associated with sinus congestion; Migraine Braker, a concoction that alleviates migraine pain; In Perfect Peace Oil Blend, which helps stressed clients find harmony and emotional stability; Sweet Dreams Oil Blend, a sleep aid; and Delightful Body Butter, a great-smelling moisturizer. Stoltzfus also sells raw materials that her clients can use to make their own skincare products: beeswax, jojoba, containers and more.

Stoltzfus has recently developed Aroma Jewelry, a new line of wearable aromatics. Each necklace is designed to be fashionable and functional, containing essential oil blends to help with mental or emotional issues throughout the day.

The jewelry is customizable and clients can use the blends that come with each necklace or choose a different oil or blend to use instead.

While selling oils and blends is a huge part of her business model, Stoltzfus is dedicated to empowering others with the skills they need to create their own essential oil blends. “I really love to educate people, so I teach courses on essential oils,” she says. “Teaching people about what to look for and how to make their own products to keep their family healthy is a real passion of mine.”

In the future, Stoltzfus would like to expand her retail store to include an educational center where people can take classes on essential oils and aromatherapy. She plans to offer an advanced aromatherapy course that leads to certification next year.

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EVERYDAY SUSTAINABILITY Practical Ways We Can Help Out the Planet

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or many Americans, living more sustainably has become a natural part of their daily routine as they consistently recycle, eat healthy and use energy more efficiently. It’s just what they normally do every day.

Every one of them had to start somewhere, growing their efforts over time to the point that nearly every activity yields better results for themselves, their family, their community and the planet. It might begin with the way we eat and eventually expand to encompass the way we work.

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“The sustainability movement is large and growing in the U.S.,” says Todd Larsen, with Green America, a grassroots nonprofit organization harnessing economic forces to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. “Half a million people turned out in New York City to march for action on climate change. People also are working in their local communi-

ties to oppose fracking and pollution, and to support green building and clean energy. Many businesses now include sustainability as a core business practice, including the 3,000 certified members of Green America’s Green Business Network.”

This month, Natural Awakenings profiles the experiences of representative individuals from around the country that are helping to both make the world more sustainable and their own lives richer and more meaningful. From growing and cooking family food and line-drying laundry to powering their business with renewable energy, their approaches are as varied as the places they call home.

First Steps

“Many people start with something small at home, particularly if they’re concerned about the impacts on their family’s health,” says Larsen. “More Americans are approaching sustainability first through food. It’s relatively

easy to change spending habits to incorporate more organic, fair trade and non-GMO [genetically modified] foods, and with the growth of farmers’ markets nationwide, people are able to buy local more easily.”

A focus on food quality is how Wendy Brown and her husband and five children launched their eco-journey just outside of Portland, Maine.

“We started thinking about where our food came from, how it was grown and raised and what we could do to ensure that it was better,” says Brown. “What we don’t grow or forage ourselves, we try to purchase from local farmers.” Living more simply during the past decade has helped the family cut debt and become more financially stable.

“Our entry point to sustainable living was to grow tomatoes on the steps of an apartment that Kelly and I once called home years ago,” echoes Erik Knutzen, who, with his wife Kelly Coyne, have transformed their 960-square-foot Los Angeles bungalow into an oasis where they grow food, keep chickens and bees, brew, bake and house their bikes.

Gabriele Marewski’s journey also started with what she ate. “I became a vegetarian at 14, after reading Diet for a Small Planet, by Frances Moore Lappé,” says Marewski, who in 1999 turned an avocado orchard in Homestead, Florida, into Paradise Farms. “Forty-seven years later, I’m still a strict vegetarian.

I believe it’s the single most important statement we can make about saving the planet.”

Marewski’s five-acre farm showcases certified organic micro greens, edible flowers, oyster mushrooms and a variety of tropical fruits marketed to Miami-area chefs. Her farm also offers Dinner in Paradise farm-to-table experiences to raise funds for local nonprofits providing food for underprivileged city residents, and bed-andbreakfast lodging.

Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology offers a free online course, Sustainability in Everyday Life, based on five themes: energy, climate change, food, chemicals and globalization.

“People can make a difference by making responsible choices in their everyday life,” says Anna Nyström Claesson, one of the three original teachers.

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“Every step toward sustainability is important and in the right direction,” explains Gina Miresse, with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), which will again host the world’s largest energy fair in June in Custer, Wisconsin.

“It’s easy to start at home by adopting one new practice and sticking with it until it becomes a habit; then add a second practice and so on. This keeps people from getting overwhelmed.”

We might, for example, switch to non-toxic home cleaning products when current products are used up.

“There’s no need to throw everything in the trash and replace it all immediately—that would partially defeat the purpose of sustainability,” says Miresse.

Green America, which suggests green alternatives to many products in online publications at GreenAmerica. org, recommends a congruent strategy.

“We see people first change the way they purchase their food, move to reduce their purchases overall and green those they make, and then make their home more energy-efficient,” remarks Larsen. “Next, they consider walking and biking more.”

Pamela Dixon explains, “On a day-to-day basis, it’s really about the products we use, like transferring to eco-friendly cleaners and yard maintenance, recycling electronic devices, paying bills electronically and receiving statements via email.” She and her husband, David Anderson, own Dave’s BrewFarm, in rural Wilson, Wisconsin, where they grow herbs, hops, raspberries and apples on 35 acres.

“A 20-kilowatt wind generator supplies our electricity, and we use geothermal for heating and cooling,” adds Dixon. Due to career opportunities involving teaching principles of sustainability, the Wisconsin couple is in the process of selling the BrewFarm to move to La Crosse. “At our new home, we’re replacing the windows and appliances with more energy-efficient ones.

We also chose our neighborhood so we can walk or bike to local grocery co-ops. We prefer to repair things when they break rather than buying something new, recycle everything the city will accept, compost food scraps and buy clothes at secondhand stores.”

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When the MREA Energy Fair began 27 years ago, the majority of attendees were interested in learning about first steps, such as recycling, relates Miresse.

Today, sustainability basics ranging from fuel savings to water conservation are familiar, and they’re focused on revitalizing local economies. “Folks are now considering more ambitious practices such as sourcing food directly from local farmers, producing their own solar energy and incorporating energy storage, driving an electric vehicle or switching to more socially responsible investing.”

The fair’s 250 workshops provide tools to help in taking their next steps on the journey to sustainability.

Knutzen and Coyne’s passion has evolved from growing food into a larger DIY mode. “Cooking from scratch is something I prefer to do,” comments Knutzen. “I even grind my own flour.”

Library books provide his primary source of inspiration.

The Brown family likely echoes the thoughts of many American families.

“We have many dreams, but the stark reality is that we live in a world that requires money,” says Wendy Brown.

An electric car or solar electric system, for example, is a large investment.

“The biggest barriers were mental blocks because we ‘gave up’ previous lifestyle norms,” she says. “Most people we know have a clothes dryer and can’t imagine living without one. Line-drying is just part of the bigger issue of time management for us, because living sustainably and doing things by hand takes longer.”

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“The biggest and most positive impact I have comes from my general nonwaste philosophy,” advises Brown.

“I try to reuse something rather than throwing it away. I’ve made underwear out of old camisoles and pajama pants from old flannel sheets. I reuse elastic from worn-out clothing. My travel beverage cup is a sauce jar with a reusable canning lid drilled with a hole for a reusable straw. Such examples show how we live every day.”

Marewski’s love of travel doesn’t interfere with her sustainability quest.

“When I travel, I like to walk or bicycle across countries,” she says. “It gives me a closer connection to the land and spontaneous contact with interesting

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“Last August, I started a tenuretrack position in the school of business at Viterbo University,” says Dixon, who emphasizes how students can pursue sustainability in business and life. “I teach systems thinking, complex systems change and globally responsible leadership, all of which have a sustainability component.” She’s also faculty advisor to Enactus, a student organization focused on social entrepreneurship and making a positive impact on the community.

“The best part of how we live is when my daughters make everyday eco-minded choices without even realizing it,” observes Brown. “I can see how remarkable it is, because I have the perspective of having lived differently. But for them, it’s just the way things are done.

I think in that way, I’ve succeeded.”

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Once a stable, neutral column of back bones has been created and practiced, tight-feeling areas and muscles will naturally melt into functional movement. In her book Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes, Dr. Shirley Sahrmann says, “Most spine dysfunctions occur because of excessive relative flexibility, particularly at specific segments, rather than at the segment of reduced flexibility.” In other words, we benefit most from tightening what’s loose (i.e. keeping the spine firmly lengthened with core muscles engaged) in order to loosen what’s tight (releasing holding patterns of pain and tension in muscles that are overworked).

Here are three steps to finding and keeping your spine stable. Practice daily and attempt to incorporate into your home and working life for optimally sustainable spine health.

Align – To start creating a stable spinal column, sit at the edge of a flat surface/ chair with feet flat on the floor. Hold a dowel rod or yard stick behind you and place the back of your head and tailbone against the dowel. Note that the tailbone is lower than one might think. The hips may need to be tilted forward, dropping the pubic bone toward the chair and allowing the bottom of the tailbone to untuck back to support a healthy joint stack from the base.

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against the floor and lift your head toward the ceiling. Pull in the abdominal muscles slightly and see if you can practice pulling them in—especially during the exhale phase of your breath cycle—to further lengthen the spine.

Hinge – Finally, begin to fold forward, still holding the dowel rod against your tailbone and head.

Stop when you are about a third of the way forward or you start rounding off of the stick. In that position, reaffirm your strong leg actions and the lengthening potential of the core abdominal muscles. Hold for two minutes or more, while breathing deeply to create endurance and to reinforce the movement pattern of a safe hip hinge with a stable spine.

You might advance this exercise by coming up to stand and then squatting down toward the chair. Again, hold or imagine the dowel behind you and try to hover your hips just above the seating surface of the chair for a few minutes with a long, stable spine. Whenever possible, incorporate this elongated neutral spine into your functional positions and everyday movements.

This intentional practice of moving and hinging from the hips takes diligence and attention at first, but is well worth it for a lifelong, sustainably healthy back. In the words of the physicist Moshe Feldenkrais, one of the great movement educators of the 20th century, “When you know what you are doing, then you can do what you want.”

Jonina Turzi is a doctor of physical therapy, yoga teacher and functional manual therapist. She owns West End Yoga studio, located at 221 West Walnut Street, in Lancaster, where she offers group yoga classes and healing bodywork sessions.

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Perhaps this mythological sense of water’s endlessness or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration images from outer space of a blue planet nearly three-quarters covered by water makes us complacent. Yet only 2.5 percent of Earth’s water is not salt water and of sufficient quality to be consumable by humans, plants and animals.

Vulnerable to the demands of humanity’s unprecedented population explosion, careless development and toxic pollution and other contamination, we must reexamine this precious resource. Sandra Postel, founder of the Global Water Policy Project, who has studied freshwater issues for more than 30 years, says, “Communities, farmers

and corporations are asking what we really need the water for, whether we can meet that need with less, and how water can be better managed [through] ingenuity and ecological intelligence, rather than big pumps, pipelines, dams and canals.”

Seeking to reclaim lost ground in the protection of our water and wetland resources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2015 Clean Water Rule. The new regulations are needed to restore the strength to the 1972 Clean Water Act that has been weakened by the courts and previous administrations.

Notably, within hours of activating the regulation, the EPA was served with lawsuits from corporate polluters, and within weeks, more than 20 state attorneys general filed suit against it. Today the legal battle continues over whether the new regulation will be allowed to stay in force or not.

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Under van Rossum’s leadership the network has created a national initiative called For the Generations advocating for the passage of constitutional protection for environmental rights at both the state and federal levels. It was inspired by a legal victory secured by van Rossum and her organization in 2013 in a case titled Robinson Township, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. vs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which used Pennsylvania’s Constitutional Environmental Rights Amendment to strike down significant portions of a pro-fracking piece of legislation as unconstitutional. Until this legal victory, Pennsylvania’s constitutional environmental rights amendment was dismissed as a mere statement of policy rather than a true legal protection.

“Each individual process of fracking uses on the order of 5 million gallons of freshwater water mixed with chemicals for drilling and fracking operations, introducing highly contaminated wastewater into our environment,” explains van Rossum. “Every frack increases the chances of carcinogenic chemical leakage into the soil and water sources.” In the pioneering Pennsylvania case, the court’s ruling made clear that the environmental rights of citizens aren’t granted by law, but are

inherent and rights that cannot be removed, annulled or overturned by government or law.

“Even more significant, the court stated that these environmental rights belong to present generations living on Earth today and to future generations,” enthuses van Rossum. She also cites that although America’s Declaration of Independence includes several inalienable rights, our federal constitution and those of 48 states fail to provide protection for three basic needs required to enjoy them— the right to pure water, clean air and healthy environments.

Van Rossum’s audiences are shocked to learn that clean water isn’t enforced as a human right. Threatened by myriad environmental, political, economic and social forces, and contamination from carcinogenic pesticides, toxic herbicides, chemical warfare and rocket fuel research materials plus heavy metals like mercury and lead, an era of clean water scarcity already exists in parts of our own country and much of the world.

Episodic tragedies like the 2015 Gold King Mine wastewater spill near Silverton, Colorado, and Flint, Michigan’s current lead-laced drinking water crisis raise public awareness.

“The technologies and know-how exist to increase the productivity of every liter of water,” says Postel. “But

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ivers and waterways that supply everything from drinking water to serene recreation face many threats: development and loss of forested headwaters, agricultural runoff, polluted storm water and aquifer depletion. With most of Lancaster in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and most of Berks in the Schuylkill River Watershed, which ultimately drains to the Delaware River Basin, those living or working in these counties have a direct effect on the health of these large watersheds.

Luckily, the Lancaster/Berks region is home to several businesses and organizations working tirelessly on clean water and conservation issues.

Educational Activities and Cleanups

In efforts to help protect the numerous waterways of Lancaster and Berks counties, Berks Nature provides hands-on water education and completes restoration projects. “Berks Nature’s water projects focus on the installation of best management practices (BMPs) on properties—primarily farms. These BMPs directly improve the water quality on the property, and ultimately our drinking water supplies,” says Tami Jo Shimp, vice president of development and community relations.

Berks Nature conducts water education activities in classroom visits. The organization will also break ground this month on The Nature Place, an educational facility positioned near wetlands, the creek and the Schuylkill River. The indoor and outdoor classrooms will focus upon water education.

Shimp encourages people to get involved locally with a watershed association or an Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) with their township or borough. She recommends other measures people can take to keep water

clean such as: planting trees; taking unused pharmaceuticals to a collection program; never dumping anything into storm drain inlets; picking up and properly disposing of pet waste; environmentally friendly lawn and garden care; directing downspouts over porous, non-paved surfaces to reduce storm water runoff; and protecting riparian buffers (stream bank plantings).

Lancaster County Conservation District is dedicated to promoting stewardship of the land, water and natural resources and increasing awareness of relationships between humans and nature.

The organization hosts events, activities and workshops throughout the year, providing opportunity for citizens to get involved with water conservation efforts.

“We organize various tree planting events, stream cleanups, fish stocking events and conservation educational workshops for Earth Day and throughout the year,” says Matthew Kofroth, Watershed Specialist. “Our volunteer opportunities, community workshops and volunteer watershed association meetings give people a chance to get involved in local water resource protection activities and make a difference in their own backyard.”

Conservation Landscaping

Lancaster County Conservancy’s efforts to conserve land and water go back to 1969. Fritz Schroeder, Director of Urban Greening, focuses on urban environments, particularly green infrastructure.

“We’re trying to mimic the natural environment by taking paved areas and re-naturalizing them in any way we can to capture and retain storm water,” he says. “That includes permeable paving, which allows rainwater to infiltrate.”

Schroeder works with property owners throughout Lancaster to use their green space to manage storm

water runoff by planting rain gardens, native plants and pollinators. He visits small businesses and homeowners to assess paved surfaces and roofs, mapping where downspouts lead. He then helps people create and implement storm water management plans.

Schroeder recommends homeowners begin supporting clean water through landscaping maintenance.

“Start by reducing or eliminating lawn fertilizer, which washes off during storms,” he recommends. “Reduce or eliminate salt on driveways and walkways and clean up oil leaks from vehicles. That will prevent those chemicals from running off into the waterways.

Examine where storm water is running to and if it can be controlled by measures such as rain barrels.”

Earthbound Artisan LLC uses the permaculture design principle of catching and storing energy to approach its methods of water conservation. Owner Tim Seifarth says their natural water conservation methods incorporate bioswales, riparian buffers and rain gardens into their designs, where applicable.

Other aspects of landscaping focused on water conservation include the type and location of plants, types of mulches and adding a rain barrel to the nearest downspout.

“Harvesting rainwater and being mindful of rainwater runoff is a simple way to make a positive impact on the environment,” says Seifarth. “It improves the health of our streams, creeks, rivers and bays, and it saves homeowners money.”

Seifarth cites Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research stating how urban and suburban storm water accounts for approximately 15 percent of total nitrogen entering the Chesapeake Bay, thus landing the Bay on EPA’s “dirty waters” list now subject to the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint. Yet Seifarth is optimistic about the future of clean water, noting how local government ordinances and nonprofits are supporting real change in the community by installing bioswales and educating the local population.

Sheila Julson is a Milwaukee-based freelance writer and frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings magazines around the country.

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Consider these facts: ● Typical mattresses made from artificial materials are known to emit potentially harmful gases in your bedroom—a phenomenon known as off-gassing. ● Laboratory researchers in the U.S. and Europe have identified up to 61 potentially harmful chemicals that off-gas from typical synthetic mattresses. ● Exposure to these 61 chemicals has been associated with irritation of the skin, eyes and digestive systems. ● Additionally, the chemicals offgassed by synthetic mattresses have been associated with headache, fatigue, depression and even hearing loss. ● Your skin, the most porous entry point into your body, has contact with a mattress for 8 hours every night, on average.

● Children, who breathe faster than adults, are especially vulnerable to chemical exposure.

Every night, we lie down with minimal clothing for a seemingly good night’s sleep. But in reality, while lying on a conventional mattress, we are breathing in and absorbing through our skin a range of chemicals from synthetic materials—chemicals that can disrupt our sleep cycles and negatively impact our health.

Our mattresses emit gases from a toxic brew of components used to create them. From the polyurethane foam used in the padding to fire retardants and other additives, conventional mattresses continue to release chemicals in gaseous form long after they roll out of the factory.

Even after they have finished off-gassing, the chemically based construction of a conventional mattress provides an ideal environment for dust and dust mites, whose excrement is the #1 trigger for asthma attacks.

And get this. You know those white labels on a mattress that say, “Do Not Remove”? Incredibly, the law actually allows manufacturers to include potentially hazardous chemicals in your mattress without disclosing the fact on any label.

But if a true list of ingredients were available for conventional mattresses, it would likely include TDI (a common component), a known carcinogen, which can cause respiratory ailments such as bronchitis and asthma.

In addition, liver damage and breathing problems have been linked to vinyl chloride monomers, another common mattress material.

The list goes on. Unfortunately, it is highly unlikely that you would be given information about any of these chemicals from a manufacturer of conventional, synthetic mattresses.

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One of the most significant actions we can take to reduce our exposure to toxins and improve our overall health is to make changes to the one household item that is in direct contact with our bodies for one third of our lives—our mattresses.

“There are more ways than ever to sleep better and wake up painfree on a natural, organic mattress,” says Ben McClure, president of

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An all-natural, organic mattress is free of potentially harmful chemicals. Instead, natural materials like latex are used. Latex is naturally hypoallergenic and resistant to dust mites, making it ideal for allergy sufferers.

Also, latex is antimicrobial, inhibiting the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew, which can cause asthma and respiratory distress. No synthetic materials are added to provide these benefits.

“All latex used in our natural mattresses is from the sap of a rubber tree, which can yield latex for up to 30 years. When a tree is done producing latex, it is taken down and turned into furniture. A new tree is then planted in its place, thus making latex a sustainable bedding component,” says McClure.

What’s the difference between an organic mattress and a conventional one? “Organic mattresses are crafted from natural materials. Conventional mattresses are made mostly of artificial materials from nonrenewable sources, such as plastic and other petrochemicals,” says McClure.

Do organic mattresses come in different firmness? “Yes, there are two main types of organic mattresses: Natural latex rubber and inner-spring. Both styles are available with varying firmness options to suit anyone’s sleep needs,” says McClure.

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If you’re not sleeping well or you’re worried about toxic chemicals in your bedroom, consider this: The two things in life you spend the most time on are work and sleep. How much of your remaining hours on earth do you want to waste losing sleep on an uncomfortable, chemical-laden mattress? That’s a question that many are asking.

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Bradley Blaeser, founder and coowner of The Green Team of Wisconsin, Inc., which provides eco-friendly landscaping and gardening services, helped start the Sustainable Enterprise Association of Milwaukee. As a social worker at the nonprofit Neighborhood House of Milwaukee in the late 90s, he helped young people in schools and community centers learn how to build their own aquaponics system, plus other gardening skills.

“We hit the marks as far as science guidelines,” he recalls. “Kids would see the entire seed-to-harvest cycle through after-school and summer camps. Teachers also embraced nature a little more and saw how they could infuse it in curriculums.” He notes that two young men that subsequently graduated from local colleges currently work for Neighborhood House and Growing Power.

More recently, he’s worked with two local organizations, Next Door Foundation and Operation Dream, to teach youngsters agricultural skills and find recruits for related job training internships and employment. Green Team landscape technician Darius Smith, 25, of Milwaukee, will become a crew leader this spring. “You get a good feeling installing plants,” he says.

“We’re a team, working in sync.”

For the 13th year, the Agricultural Fair Association of New Jersey (njagfairs.com) has selected a youth ambassador—Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak, 16, of Millstone Township, near Princeton—to visit 2016 fairs to promote agri-tourism and encourage youngsters to pursue agricultural careers.

“It’s important for kids to know where food comes from,” says CarmeliPeslak, who is also in her second year as a local 4-H Club health and fitness ambassador, visiting Monmouth County libraries to speak on healthy eating and exercise. She’s training selected peers to speak in other counties; the club’s latest Look to You award recognizes her mentoring prowess. She says, “I want to be a large animal vet and own a farm.”

“Young people are becoming well informed about environmental issues by traditional and social media,” observes Shils. “There’s exponential growth in their taking a stand and becoming more active.”

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Berks Nature Eco-Camp

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erks Nature Eco-Camp will begin June 13, for preschool-aged children through grades 6 and above, at The Nature Place at Angelica Park (formerly the Environmental Exploration Center), with a new theme offered each week throughout eight weeks of summer. Eco-Campers will grow their understanding of nature, earth systems and commitment to the stewardship of the Earth.

At camp, children participate in unique Eco-Campers exploring the creek hands-on activities and outdoor exploration that connect them to the natural world. They have daily access to a forest, wetlands, stream, gardens and more. Themes include: Fur, Scales and Wings, Our Wacky Watershed, Wild Things Camp, Cycle-mania, Raptor Camp, The Secrets of Soils, Critters and Camouflage and Natural & Whimsical: The Inventor’s Workshop.

The staff at Berks Nature believes nature is essential to quality of life, and demonstrates this daily by protecting nature and connecting people to nature. The location is easily accessible from Berks and Lancaster counties. Camp staff makes drop-off and pick-up easy, and also provides the convenience of before and after care.

Cost: Half-day camp, $110/week; full-day camp, $210/week; extended care, $50/ week. Receive 10 percent off registration before May 1. Location: 575 St. Bernardine St., Reading. For more information, call email Kathy.Seyler@BerksNature.org, 610-372-4992 or visit BerksNature.org. See ad, page 35.

Shady Hollow Assisted Riding Horsemanship Camps

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hady Hollow Assisted Riding (SHAR) will host summer camps from June 20 through 24 at Shady Hollow Farm, located in the heart of Berks County, alongside Tedy the Schuylkill River.

Mini-camp, from 9 a.m. to noon, will teach basic horsemanship skills to children ages 5 to 7. Trained instructors, along with supportive volunteers, will Napoleon Toby help campers learn proper grooming, use of tack and equipment, and the care, feeding, riding and leading of horses. A snack break and craft or game time are included.

Full-day camp, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., is designed for children ages 7 to 12. Campers will assist with daily farm chores such as feeding, haying/watering and barn maintenance. The rest of the day will include riding, horsemanship skill classes, games and crafts. One day will include a swim at Maple Springs Pool, and campers will spend an afternoon at the camp site down by the river.

SHAR, a nonprofit organization, provides an equine experience for people with physical, psy-chological and emotional needs. Summer camp participation helps to financially support these endeavors.

Cost: Mini-camp, $175; full-day camp, $350. Additional cost for extended care.

Registration forms, along with the $25 registration fee, must be submitted by June 10. All current registered SHAR riders receive a 20 percent discount. Location: 959 E. Main St., Birdsboro. For more in-formation, email Michele@HugAHorse.com, call 610-858-7937 or visit HugAHorse.com.

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GoggleWorks Art-Themed Summer Camps

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oggleWorks Center for the Arts, in Reading, offers weeklong themed and media-based art camps, from June 20 through August 12, for youth ages 3 through 17. Designed to enhance campers’ creativity and sharpen their art-making skills, each camp offers a unique experience within GoggleWorks’ professional artist studios. GoggleWoods, offered in Glassblowing partnership with South Mountain YMCA, allows for campers to spend their morning creating in the studio and afternoons involved in outdoor adventures like horseback riding and rock wall climbing.

GoggleWorks offers extended care from 8 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m.; snacks will be provided. Little Artist Camps (ages 3-6) require an adult/guardian to stay and participate with each camper. All campers under the age of 13 must be signed in and out each day by a pre-designated adult.

Cost: $99 - $260/session. Location: 201 Washington St., Reading. For more information, call 610-374-4600 ext. 112, email BForeman@GoggleWorks.org or visit GoggleWorks. org/Summer-Camps. Register online, over the phone, or in person. See ad, page 35.

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Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Offers Summer Art Classes

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Sessions are based upon grade levels 1-3, 4-5 and 6-9.

The pre-college program is open to high school students.

Classes cultivate children’s creativity through art history, technique-based les-sons and the principles of design.

Founded in 1982, PCA&D is a private, professional art college offering Bachelor of Fine Art degrees, certificates, credentials and curricula that enable students of all ages to pursue art as their life’s work.

Cost: $200-$355, depending on age. Buy one youth class (Grades 1-8), get the second 50 percent off. Location: 204 N. Prince St., Lancaster. For more information, call 717-3967833, ext. 1019, email CE@PCAD.edu or visit PCAD.edu/ Summer2016. See ad, page 34.

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Reading Public Museum Hosts Kids Discovery Camps

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he Reading Public Museum will kick off its summer discovery camp series, beginning July 11, for children going into second through eighth grade. Offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, Campers discovering the kids will explore the anatomy of a flower galleries, see planetarium shows, walk through the arbore-tum and participate in hands-on activities. Specific camp descriptions include: July 11-15: Going Green Make a solar circuit, use wind to do work, and design and race an electric car.

July 18-22: Junior Curator See what goes on behind the scenes at the Reading Public Museum.

July 25-29: Extinction: From Dinos to Honey Bees Visit the latest traveling exhibit, “Dinosaurs Around the World: Passport to Pangea”, make a flock of dodo birds and more.

August 8-15: MakerSpace From electric glow sticks to the tallest towers, this week is sure to delight students of all interests by exploring engineering, physics and more.

August 15-19: Science, Art and the Movies Explore behind-the-scenes science and try out some of the tricks that make movies so entertaining.

August 22-26: A to Z at the Museum Explore archeology, zoology and everything in between.

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Kleen Acres Farm Educational Experience

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atty McKonly welcomes campers to Kleen Acres Farm, in Columbia, to learn about the care and feeding of alpacas, chickens and a camel. Campers will experience working on a real farm by placing a halter on an alpaca, feeding a camel, collecting eggs, participating in a hay ride, jumping in a hay mow and more. The animals are friendly and willing to be handled.

Camp ex-perience is by appointment only.

Kleen Acres Farm is an eight-acre farm conveniently located in the beautiful hills of the Susquehanna River, between Lancaster, York and Harrisburg. McKonly breeds friendly alpacas with luxurious fleece that is warmer and lighter than wool, softer than cashmere and hypo-allergenic.

Farm services include breeding, barn layout suggestions, farm management tips, ongoing cus-tomer support and sales of feed, pine shavings and free range eggs. There is also a gift shop to purchase alpaca products, teas, spices and farm honey.

Cost: $10 for children; free for adults. Location: 390 Blue Ln., Columbia. For more information, call 717-471-8634, email PattyMcKonly@comcast.net or visit KleenAcresFarm.com.

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Exploring Careers Outdoors Camp

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he Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) will hold Exploring Careers Outdoors (ECO) camp, from July 10 through 15. The free, weeklong residential camp, focusing on outdoor careers in recreation, conservation and natural resources, is available to Pennsylvania high school students entering tenth through twelfth grades. The application process is competitive, with a deadline of April 15. Accepted campers will be notified in the beginning of May.

Professional staff from DCNR, including state parks, geology and forestry, act as counselors and educators, exposing students to a variety of careers and outdoor recreation activities while interacting with students on a daily basis. At the conclusion of camp, all campers will receive a mentor that will help them gain DCNR internships, help with job shadowing opportunities or other career-related assistance.

ECO Camp is based out of Kirby Episcopal House, near Wilkes-Barre; however, campers will visit at least four different northeastern Pennsylvania state parks and spend two nights camping.

Location: 381 Sunset Rd., Mountain Top. Download an application at DCNR.State.PA.US/StateParks/EcoCamp. For more information, call 717-425-5330 or email ChKemmerer@PA.Gov.

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ost people would agree with the results of a 2011 study by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: Typical hospital food is full of the dietary fat, sodium, calories, cholesterol and sugar that contribute to the medical problems that land many in the hospital in the first place. The study’s dietitians further found that some hospitals house up to five fast-food outlets.

Because studies from institutions such as the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the University of Maryland show that a poor diet contributes to a host of illnesses and longer recovery time after surgery—all of which increase healthcare costs—it befits hospitals to embrace healthier eating. Now, a dozen pioneering hospitals have their own on-site farms and others are partnering with local farms, embracing new ways to help us eat healthier, especially those that most need to heal.

“In a paradigm shift, hospitals are realizing the value of producing fresh, local, organic food for their patients,” says Mark Smallwood, executive direc-

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tor of the nonprofit Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It recently partnered with St. Luke’s University Hospital, in nearby Bethlehem, to help support operations of the hospital’s 10-acre organic farm that yields 30 varieties of vegetables and fruits served in hospital meals to support patient recovery. New mothers are sent home with baskets of fresh produce to help instill healthy eating habits.

“Organic fruits and vegetables offer many advantages over conventionally grown foods,” says Dr. Bonnie Coyle, director of community health for St. Luke’s University Health Network.

She cites the higher amounts of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and antioxidants as contributing to a reduced incidence of heart disease and some cancers and a lowered risk for other common conditions such as allergies, and hyperactivity in children.

Hospital farms also benefit the environment and facilitate other healing ways. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Ann Arbor’s hospital farm, created in 2010 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is a winwin-win solution. “We can model the

connection between food and health to our patients, visitors, staff and community,” says hospital spokesperson Laura Blodgett. Their Health Care Without Harm pledge commits the hospital to providing local, nutritious and sustainable food.

The farm repurposed some of the hospital’s 340-acre campus, eliminating considerable lawn mowing and chemicals. Today, its organic produce also supplies an on-site farmers’ market. Most recently, collaboration with a rehab hospital treating traumatic brain injuries resulted in a solar-heated greenhouse to continually produce organic food using raised beds and a Ferris-wheel-style planting system that enables patients to experience gardening as agritherapy. “Patients love the hands-on healing of tending the garden,” says Blodgett.

Another innovative hospital is Watertown Regional Medical Center, in rural Wisconsin. Its farm, located behind the 90-bed hospital, raises 60 pesticidefree crops a year, including vegetables, herbs and even edible flowers. “We believe that food is medicine,” says Executive Chef Justin Johnson. He also serves his healthier fare to the public via special dinners in the hospital’s café, celebrating spring and fall harvests.

In Arcata, California, Mad River Community Hospital’s designated farmer, Isaiah Webb, tills six plots and two greenhouses to supply organic carrots, beets, tomatoes, basil, potatoes, sweet corn, artichokes, squash, pumpkins, lettuce, blueberries, apples and strawberries to patients and guests. An inhouse work/share program encourages hospital employees to volunteer gardening time for a share of the produce.

A three-way partnership of the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Fletcher Allen Health Care and Central Vermont Medical Center, all in the Burlington area, combines community supported agriculture (CSA) and physicians’ prescriptions for healthier eating.

Diane Imrie, director of nutrition services at Fletcher Allen, comments, “If we want to have a ‘well’ community, they have to be well fed.” Paid student farmers from 15 to 21 years old grow and harvest eight acres of fruits and vegetables for selected doctor-recommended

patients in the 12-week-growing season program. Patients gain an appreciation of healthy eating that remains with them, thus decreasing their need for acute medical care.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farm-to-institution programs like these both provide healthy food to hospital patients and help

develop sustainable regional food systems. We all benefit from such healing ripples in the healthcare pond.

Judith Fertig is the author of awardwinning cookbooks, including The Gardener and the Grill; she blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Marie Kondo on the Joy of Tidying Up

Simplicity Invites Happiness into Our Lives

by April Thompson

that the best way to choose what to keep is to actually hold each item. As you do, ask yourself, “Does this spark joy?” When you touch something, your body reacts, and its response to each item is different.

The process of assessing how you feel about the things you own—identifying those that have fulfilled their purpose, expressing your gratitude and bidding them farewell and good wishes for their onward journey—is a rite of passage to a new life.

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so that you can picture what it would be like to live in a clutter-free space. Start by identifying your bigger goal.

Ask yourself why you want this, repeating the question to get to the root of the answer. As you explore the reasons behind your ideal lifestyle, you’ll realize that the ultimate reason is to be happy. Then you are ready to begin.

I recommend cleaning out and organizing your entire space in one go-around. When completed, the change is so profound that it inspires a strong aversion to your previously cluttered state. The key is to make the change so sudden that you experience a complete change of heart. By discarding the easy things first, you can gradually hone your decision-making skills, including knowing who else can use what you don’t need. I recommend starting with clothes, then move to books, documents, miscellaneous items and finally anything with sentimental value. photo by Ichigo Natsuno

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apanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo helps us discover happiness through tidiness. Already perusing home and lifestyle magazines by age 5, she spent her childhood “tidying” up her surroundings rather than playing with toys.

The organizing system Kondo went on to develop, the KonMari method, defies most long-held rules of organizing, such as installing clever storage solutions to accommodate stuff or decluttering one area at a time. Her New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, has been published in 30 countries, demonstrating that her methods speak to universal desires, including a hunger for order and simplicity. She’s now released a companion book, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up.

Kondo’s principles, including vertically stacking clothing and using special folding methods for socks, can seem quirky, yet her approach gets results. Kondo claims a nearly zero percent “clutter relapse” rate among clients because they’ve become surrounded only by things they love.

Is it important to touch every single object in the decision process?

At one point in my life, I was virtually a “disposal unit”, constantly on the lookout for superfluous things.

One day, I realized that I had been so focused on what to discard that I had forgotten to cherish the things I loved.

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Mementoes are reminders of a time that gave us joy, yet truly precious memories will never vanish, even if you discard the associated objects. By handling each sentimental item, you process your past. The space we live in should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.

What do you recommend for organizing what remains after a purge?

The secret to maintaining an uncluttered room is to pursue simplicity in storage, so that you can see at a glance what you have. My storage rules are simple: Store all items of the same type in one place and don’t scatter storage space.

How does this process change us and our relationship to things?

Through it, you identify both what you love and need in your home and in your life. People have told me that decluttering has helped them achieve lifelong dreams, such as launching their own business; in other cases, it has helped them let go of negative attachments and unhappy relationships.

Despite a drastic reduction in belongings, no one has ever regretted it, even those that ended up with a fifth of their earlier possessions. It’s a continuing strong reminder that they have been living all this time with things they didn’t need.

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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other Earth’s gentle hand is the secure cushion that warms us on long nights and sings comforting messages through endless days, protecting us even when things seem amiss. Take in her lovely presence. Embrace her consistent wisdom. Know that her dreams are ours and ours hers, connected by timely, comforting songs.

It’s time to step away from the manicured lawns, concrete walks and well-planned gardens. An open door beckons us to the sparkling air out there to listen to the grasses breathe and murmur. Prairie grasses roll on and on through curvaceous hills and flat-edged fields, undeterred by human attempts to control their rippling arpeggios. We are asked to just listen. Be alone with the music of the grasses and be in harmony with the hum of the universe.

Mother Earth’s apron is laden with flowers; simple, ever-present reminders that we are loved. She tempts us to take some time off, shed our shoes and settle into the lyrical realms of her strong body.

The trees reach to the depths of the earth, deep into the mystery of lavender waters, and simultaneously throw their arms to the heavens, connecting all things living. The wind hears the prevailing songs that weave in and out of these lovely courtiers of the forest. In listening to their unerring stories, we let their siren songs sigh into our soul.

It’s time to play in Earth’s garden and see her for who she is—today. Don’t hesitate. Go, play, linger, breathe and be one with the present moment.

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f the 7,500 varieties of apples in the world, 2,500 are grown in the U.S., but only 100 commercially. As of the 1990s, 70 percent were Red Delicious; more recently they’re being replaced with Gala, Granny Smith and Fuji types from taller, thinner trees that can be planted more compactly for easier harvesting, yet are more sensitive to disease and require trellis supports.

Mass-produced fruits and vegetables have been modified over the years to make them look appealing and ship well, while sacrificing taste. Consumers in search of health-enhancing nutrients and robust flavor can find them by instead connecting with the past through food and flowers.

“Heirloom seeds have remained intact and unexposed to commercial pesticides,” says Jere Gettle, owner of Baker Creek Seed Company, in Mansfield, Missouri. “They’re reliable—plants grown now will be the same next year; not so with hybrids.” This cleaner, tastier alternative to the status quo

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is typically packed with more good vitamins than good looks. Heirloom produce often also delivers a unique regional flavor, such as Vidalia onions or Hatch chile peppers.

Exemplary Fruits

Fine restaurants like to feature Yellow Wonder wild strawberries because they taste like cream. The fragrant Baron von Solemacher strawberry, an antique German Alpine variety, is small and sweet, red and full of flavor; it’s been around since the Stone Age. For pies and preserves, pair them with Victorian rhubarb, which dates back to 1856.

Eat only the rhubarb stalks; the leaves contain poisonous oxalic acid.

Aunt Molly’s ground cherry (husk tomato) hails from Poland. “It’s sweet, with a hint of tart, like pineapple-apricot,” says Gettle. “The Amish and Germans use them in pies. Their high pectin content makes them good for preserves.

Heirlooms send people in search of old recipes and they end up creating their own variations. It’s food as history.”

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Trending this year are purple veggies like the brilliantly colored Pusa Jamuni radish. Pair it with bright pink Pusa Gulabi radishes, high in carotenoids and anthocyanins, atop a stunning salad with Amsterdam prickly-seeded spinach’s arrow-shaped leaves, a variety once grown by Thomas Jefferson. Add a fennellike flavor with Pink Plume celery.

Brighten salsas using the Buena Mulata hot pepper, a deep violet that ripens to a sweet red. Serve with pink pleated Mushroom Basket tomatoes or Lucid Gems, with their black/orange peel and striking yellow/orange flesh.

Purple tomatillos are sweeter than green varieties and can be eaten right off the plant.

“Purple sweet potatoes are found in Hawaii, but aren’t common on the mainland,” explains Gettle. “Molokai Purple sweet potatoes keep their deep purple color even when cooked, and are much higher in antioxidants than the orange variety.” To be novel, serve the Albino beet. Baker Creek’s customers use it raw in salads, roasted or fried and don’t let the greens go to waste.

Monique Prince, a clinical social worker in Chester, New Hampshire, grows heirloom organic radishes, greens, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers and pumpkins in eight raised beds.

She received Ganisisikuk pole beans (seventh-generation seeds) and Abnaki cranberry runner beans from a Native American client. Rather than eat the bounty, she’s accumulating the seeds to save the varieties.

Thai basil loves summer heat. Make batches of pesto, then freeze it in ice cube trays for later. Christina Major, a nutritionist in Trevorton, Pennsylvania, grows heirloom herbs that include borage, with its edible flowers, and marshmallow, which is a decongestant when added to tea. Her 300-squarefoot garden supplies summer veggies such as scarlet runner beans, more than 50 kinds of perennial herbs for year-round use and heirloom raspberries, gooseberries and blackberries “that are eaten as fast as they’re picked,” she says.

Heirloom enthusiasts like to exchange seeds to try new varieties. “From December to March, traders swap seeds and plot their gardens,” says Major. “I got 20 kinds of tomatoes by connecting with other traders on Facebook.”

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The Non-GMO Project label on U.S. food products assures consumers they have no genetically modified ingredients. Now a few seed companies are starting to display the butterfly label, as well.

“As demand for non-GMO choices continues to rise, farmers are seeking more non-GMO seed,” says Megan Westgate, executive director of the Non-GMO Project. “Similarly, smaller farms and home gardeners are choosing to plant more organic and non-GMO varieties.”

High Mowing Organic Seeds, in Wolcott, Vermont, is the current leader, with 700 Non-GMO Projectverified seeds. Company President Tom Stearns explains, “We continue to hear about GMO concerns from our customers and while we are certified organic, that doesn’t say anything about GMO contamination.” His team helped develop a verification program for seeds because they wanted third-party verification of their claims.

“We’d spent a huge amount of time implementing preventative measures and did GMO testing, but felt this wasn’t enough,” he notes.

Stearns reports that there are many more genetically engineered plants than most people realize. “Some 40 GMO plant species include petunia and endive,” he says. Plus, “Contamination risks exist even when a GMO crop isn’t commercially approved, like when GMO wheat escapes field trials.”

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

Source: EcoWatch.com

Heirlooms extend to trees and bushes. The drought-resistant Fourwing Saltbush has a deep root system and provides cover for songbirds in the West. ~BBB Seed

Of 400,000 flowering plants in the world, 20 percent are in danger of extinction. “Instead of marigolds and petunias, consider old-fashioned annuals. Trying new things is fun,” says Gettle. Four O’clocks, familiar to many Midwesterners, come in several colors and are easily cultivated from their abundant seeds. The succulent Ice plant, with its white-pink flowers, looks like it was dipped in sugar; its edible leaves taste like spinach. Black Swan’s burgundy poppies have a frill-like edge, while Mother of Pearl poppies offer subtle watercolors.

“Save seeds, share with neighbors and pass them on to the kids,” advises Gettle. “They’re evidence of our culture.”

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Homegrown Heirloom Cookery

Vegan Tuscan Kale Soup Yields: 4 servings

1 /3 cup extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup finely chopped celery ½ cup finely chopped onion ½ cup finely chopped carrot ¼ cup finely chopped fresh purple basil leaf 1 lb ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaf 1 lb waxy boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces 1 lb lacinato kale, washed and cut into ¼-inch-wide strips ½ cup dry cannellini beans, cooked until tender 2 qt vegetable stock Sea salt to taste

Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot over medium-high heat and sauté the celery, onion, carrot and basil until they’re almost soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Add tomatoes and continue cooking until their liquid has almost cooked out, about 20 minutes more.

Add in the thyme and boiling potatoes, sautéing them for another 5 minutes.

Add kale and reduce heat to low, cooking until wilted, about 10 minutes.

Add the stock and cooked beans, return heat to high and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and simmer for at least an hour.

Serve with toasted slices of bread.

Source: Adapted from Mediterranean Vegetables by Clifford Wright.

1½ lb sweet green peppers, seeded and chopped 8 oz Violet Buena Mulata hot peppers, seeded and chopped 1 cup organic sugar 1½ Tbsp pickling salt 2 Tbsp powdered fair trade unsweetened chocolate 1½ cup vinegar (preferred variety) 2 tsp ground coriander 1 Tbsp ground hot chile pepper (optional) Place the green pepper, Buena Mulata, sugar, salt, chocolate, vinegar and coriander in a heavy preserving pan.

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Safe Seed Sources In switching to heirloom varieties, first replace species known to have been subjected to higher concentrations of pesticides. The Environmental Working Group’s no-go list includes apples, peaches, nectarines, strawberries, grapes, celery, spinach, sweet bell peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, imported snap peas, potatoes, hot peppers, kale and collard greens.

Here are sources of alternative garden heirloom species.

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Caring Homes Sought for Aging and Abandoned Horses

by Sandra Murphy

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n estimated 9 million horses in the U.S. are used for racing, show, informal competitions, breeding, recreation, work and other activities. Many need a new home when they start to slow down physically or when an owner’s finances become tight. Horses need space to run,

require hoof care and when injured or ill, may require costly procedures.

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“We foster 50 horses right now,” says Jennifer Taylor Williams, Ph.D., president of the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society, in College Station, Texas,

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which has placed about 800 horses in the last decade. “We could have 10 times that many if we had more foster homes and space. There’s often a waiting list. We help law enforcement, animal control, and shelters with horses found through neglect or abuse cases.”

Starved and too weak to stand, Tumbleweed was an emergency case when she arrived at the Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch clinic on a sled. Having since regained her health, including gaining 200 pounds to reach the appropriate weight for her age and size, she illustrates the benefits of the facility’s status as one of the country’s leaders in providing equine rescue and rehabilitation.

The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racers (CANTER USA) serves as an online matchmaker for racing horses. Volunteers take photos at tracks, obtain the horse’s bio from the owner or trainer and post them to attract potential new owners. Along with the healthy horses, the 3,000 ill or injured horses cared for by the alliance have been retrained, rehabbed and re-homed to participate in polo, show jumping, cart pulling and rodeos.

“Race horses are intelligent, used to exercise and retire as early as 2 years old, so we find them a second career,” says Nancy Koch, executive director of CANTER USA. The nonprofit’s 13 U.S. affiliates work with 20 racetracks across the country. “I can’t emphasize enough the importance of volunteers.

No one here receives a salary.” Collectively, they have placed more than 23,000 horses nationally since 1997.

Wild Horse Rescue

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management calculates the appropriate management level (AML) for the number of wild horses. Excess numbers are captured and offered for adoption or sale. In December 2015, 47,000 horses were waiting in holding facilities at an annual cost of $49 million. The AML projects removal of an additional 31,000 horses from Western lands. As an example, although local wild species predate the park’s existence, horses in Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park are labeled “tres-

pass livestock”, and subject to removal.

Return to Freedom, a nonprofit wild horse rescue in Lompoc, California, recognizes the tightly bonded nature of these herd groups. Its American Wild Horse Sanctuary is the first to focus on entire family bands, providing a safe haven for about 200 horses and burros.

The Wild Horse Rescue Center, in Mims, Florida, rescues, rehabilitates and finds homes for mustangs and burros, usually housing 30 horses at a time. With many needing medical care upon arrival, expenditures average $3,000 their first year and $1,700 annually once they’re healthy. Although the goal is adoption, equine fans also can sponsor a horse by donating $5 a day or purchasing a painting done by a horse. The center also provides public educational forums.

Sponsored by the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), April 26 is Help a Horse Day, a nationwide grant competition. Last year, some 100 U.S. equine rescue groups held events to recruit volunteers, gather donated supplies and find homes for adoptable horses (Tinyurl. com/ASPCA-HelpAHorseDay).

Call to Action

Although a U.S. law now bans slaughterhouses for domestic horses, each year 120,000 are sold at auction for as little as $1 each and transported to Canada and Mexico for slaughter, their meat destined for human consumption in Europe and Japan or for carnivores at zoos. Horses can legally be confined to a trailer for up to 24 hours without food or water during shipment.

Two-thirds of all horse rescue operations are either at or approaching capacity. Almost 40 percent turn away animals because of lack of space

or money. Many horses are ill, underweight or injured, which raises the cost of care.

“We need foster homes and volunteers. We need the time and skills people can donate; not everything is hands-on, so those that like horses but don’t have handling skills can still help,” says Williams. “Bluebonnet, for example, has many volunteer jobs that can be done remotely. Office work, social media to spread the word, gathering donations—everything helps.”

Rescue groups ask that concerned horse lovers donate time, money and land to help and lobby for legislation to ban the export of horses for meat markets.

Connect with Sandra Murphy at StLouis FreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Pennsylvania Relief Sale – 4-9pm. Featuring renowned quilt sale, Ten Thousand Villages merchandise, food, artisans, children’s activities and more. Proceeds benefit relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee. Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg. 717-208-4152, PAReliefSale.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Down Dogs and Daughts – 1-2pm. Yoga, lunch and a beer of your choice. $30. Registration required.

Held at Canal Street Pub, sponsored by Bldg7Yoga, 220 N Park Rd, Bldg 7, Wyomissing. 484-755-5705.

Bldg7Yoga.com.

Culinary Herb or Salad Bowl Planter Workshop – 1pm. Make-and-take yours home. $20. Riverview Nursery, 3049 Pricetown Road Temple. 601-9295049. Events@RiverviewTree.com.

Forearm & Headstand Workshop – 3-5pm. Flip your perspective and learn to love inversions more than ever before! $35. Pre-register. West End Yoga, 221 W. Walnut St, Lancaster. 717-466-YOGA. WestEndYogaStudio.com.

Pennsylvania Relief Sale – 6:30am-3pm. See April 1st listing for details. Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg. 717-208-4152, PAReliefSale.org.

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Culinary Herb or Salad Bowl Planter Workshop – 1pm. Make-and-take yours home. $20. Riverview Nursery, 3049 Pricetown Road Temple. 601-9295049. Events@RiverviewTree.com.

The Labyrinth – 1-4pm. A walking meditation on a spiraling pathway is open every first Sunday.

A journey to peace, balance, wisdom and beauty.

Tenders available for guidance and information.

Free. Founder’s Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster, 538 W Chestnut St, Lancaster.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Workshop: STRESS – 6:15-7pm. Become better informed and learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-399-9955. FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 New Patient Day – 6pm. Learn about safe and natural solutions to your health problems. Call to register and to see if you qualify for the event. Free.

Sheehan Natural Health Improvement Center, 1301 East King St, Lancaster. 717-392-6606. SheehanNaturalHealth.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Transformational Healing Workshop for Women 10am – 9:30pm. Join Vicki Noble and folk-singer Julie Felix for an all-day workshop and evening ritual. Use voice, movement, and percussion to heal the mind, body, and spirit. $75. Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster. 717-290-1517. RadianceInLancaster. blogspot.com.

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Healing Ritual for Women – 7- 9:30pm. Join in the ritual that follows an all-day healing workshop. See listing above for details. $20. Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster. 717-290-1517. RadianceInLancaster. blogspot.com.

Introduction to Transcendental Meditation – 7-8:30pm. TM is an easy mental technique (not religious) that reduces stress, increases creativity, and improves health. Come to learn more about this valuable practice. Free. RSVP: 610-698-8400 or NList@TM.org.

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Saturday April 9 • 9am-6pm Tami Goldstein, WLMT, CST 9 CEs for LMTs, Nurses and other HCPs Sage Continuing Education, Lancaster. $187.50. To register: 717-314-1733 SageContinuingEd.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Inner Peace Holistic Expo – 10am-6pm. Experience 50+ vendors. Kids Corner 11am-4pm and Kids Tai Chi at 1pm. Red Creek Wildlife features their bird of prey 12-3pm. Hamburg Field House, Hamburg. For info: 610-401-1342.

Be Anxious for Nothing Workshop – 10am-2pm.

Understand the amazing ways we can handle stress, and how to best support our bodies through the process. $47 includes lunch, cooking demos, snacks

and handouts. Lancaster Location. For details and to RSVP: Simple and Merry. Info@SimpleAndMerry. com or 717-823-8334. SimpleAndMerry.com.

An Intro to Acro Yoga – 3-5pm. Taught by Liz Fullen with Jonina Turzi offering Craniosacral assists.

Pre-register. West End Yoga, 221 W. Walnut St, Lancaster. 717-466-YOGA. WestEndYogaStudio.com.

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For LMTs, Health Care Professionals, and Parents/ Caregivers of individuals with Autism.

Sunday April 10 • 9am-4:30pm Tami Goldstein, WLMT, CST 6 CEs for LMTs and other HCPs Sage Continuing Education, Lancaster $187.50. To register: 717-314-1733.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Inner Peace Holistic Expo – 10am-5pm. 50+ vendors. Hamburg Field House, Hamburg. For info: 610-401-1342.

2nd Sunday Open House – 11am-4pm. Tour the campus, meet artists, stop by the studios, galleries and exhibitions. Shop the store for one-of-a-kind finds. Goggleworks, 201 Washington St, Reading. 610-374-4600.

Introduction to Transcendental Meditation – 1-2:30pm. TM is an easy mental technique (not religious) that reduces stress, increases creativity, and improves health. Come to learn more about this valuable practice. Free. Mohnton location. RSVP: 610-698-8400 or NList@TM.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Workshop: Stretching for Health – 6:15-7pm.

Learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free.

Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-399-9955.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Lunch N’ Learn – 11am. Learn about pre-arranging and preplanning for funerals. Free. Held at Tomato Pie Café, 23 N Broad St, Lititz. Limited seating.

Register with Snyder Funeral Home: 717-560-5100.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Qigong Class – 7-8:15pm. Use posture, breath, mind focus and gentle movements to develop an awareness of the inner life force (“Qi”), and to integrate this awareness with the mind to create balance between mind & body. $10. The Yoga Place, 922 N Reading Rd, Ephrata. 717-336-5299.

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Ladies Night Out at Building Character – 7-9pm.

Every Music Friday ladies will find free desserts and drinks, hand and chair massages, and shopping from over 35 vendors offering recycled clothing, handcrafted jewelry, art, cards and more. Building Character, 342 N Queen St, Warehouse B, Lancaster. 717-394-7201.

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1895 Graystone Rd, East Petersburg FusionWellnessPA.com 717-475-1381 Vinyasa Flow, Core Movement and Balance

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4600 Penn Ave, Sinking Spring JustBreatheYogaFitness.com 610-207-4120 Aerial, Vinyasa, Restorative, TRX and more

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104 W Chestnut St, Lancaster BodywiseWellbeing.com 717-286-8288 Classical Mat and Reformer Pilates

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Meditation Sampling – 10am-3:30pm. Experience a variety of meditation practices including Sanskrit chanting, singing bowls, live music, walking meditation, drumming, and more. Bring a percussion instrument to play. $10/day. Lunch for purchase.

Lancaster Metaphysical Chapel, 610 Second St, Lancaster. 717-399-4733.

Kids Egg Shell Planters Workshop – 2pm. Kids can get creative with their own mini-planters. $10.

Riverview Nursery, 3049 Pricetown Rd, Temple.

610-939-5049. RiverviewTree.com.

Learn to Make Chutney – 2-3:30pm. Part of a series of lifestyle practices that compliment yoga offered by Wise Earth Ayurveda with Sarita-Linda. $25. Registration required. Bldg7Yoga, 220 N Park Rd, Bldg 7, Wyomissing. 484-755-5705.

Detox Yoga & Acupuncture For Springtime – 3-5pm. Debbie and Nick Dower (Dower Wellness) offer “Activating Wood Energy.$45. Register with West End Yoga Studio, 221 W Walnut St, Lancaster.

717-466-YOGA. WestEndYogaStudio.com.

Girl’s Night Out – 5:30-9pm. Come in your pajamas, or your robe and slippers! Enjoy wine and snacks and socialize with new and old friends.

Guests choose two thirty-minute pampering services from a select menu. Discounts on services. Emergence Skin Care, 3695 Marietta Ave, Lancaster.

717-419-4766. Emergence.SkinCareTherapy.net.

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Experience a day of knowledge, laughs, products and services from the holistic and spiritual communities. Visit vendors, view demonstrations and attend lectures offered throughout the day. $7 admission.

Sunday April 17 • 9am-5pm

Lancaster Host and Conference Center 2300 Lincoln Highway East (Route 30), Lancaster For info: 717-253-6634. SpiritNetworkExpo.com

SUNDAY, APRIL 17 Chakra Workshop and Meditation – 12-3pm. Jo Jayson teaches about the 7 main chakras in your body and what manifests when these energy centers are blocked or unbalanced. Participate in a guided meditation to rebalance. Trunk show to follow. $40.

Your Inner Light, 1606 Rothsville Rd, Lititz. 717618-1672. YourInnerLight.net.

Putting the Pieces Together: Exploring Inner Archetypes Through Collage – 12-4pm. Join Nancy Warble on any/all third Sundays through August for this visual journaling class. Explore your inner Magician, Healer, Scribe. $45/class or $200/series.

Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster. 717-290-1517.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Wellness Day for Administrative Assistants – Complimentary 30 minute stress treatment.

Free ($55 value). Call to reserve your appointment. The Spa at Willow Pond, 1487 Old Lancaster Pike, Sinking Spring. 610-507-9004.

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Workshop: GMOs in our Food – 6:15-7pm. Become better informed and learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP:

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Finding Strength from Your Whispers – 6:308pm. That persistent inner voice is trying to tell you something. Led by author Kim Kluxen Meredith, learn how to tune in and let your whispers guide you on your grief journey to a more joyful life.

Free. To register: 717-391-2413 or 800-924-7610

by April 13. Pathways Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pk, Mount Joy. Pathways ThroughGrief.org.

Coping with the Loss of a Spouse or Companion – 6:30-8pm. Are you grieving the death of someone you care about? This adult drop-in group allows attendees the opportunity to talk with others who have experienced a loss. Free. No registration needed. Pathways Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pk, Mount Joy. 800-924-7610.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Montessori Beginnings – 9-10:30am. Join Dotty Weaber, Montessori Certified Toddler and Primary Teacher with over 20 years of classroom Montessori experience, as she facilitates Parent and Child classes for Infants and Young Toddlers (birth to under 20 months).Space limited, RSVP required.

The New School of Lancaster, 939 Columbia Ave, Lancaster. 717-397-7655. NewSchool.net.

Lancaster Community Reiki Clinic – 6:308:30pm. 30 minutes of Reiki offered every third Thursday of the month. By appointment, by donation. Held at the office of Loeffler & Pitt, 2131 Oregon Pike, Lancaster. 717-824-9209. LancasterCommunityReikiClinic.org.

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Great American Clean-Up – 8am. Reading Beautification hosts the annual street clean-up in Reading.

Meet at Riverfront Park Pavilion to receive supplies and destination. Pre-register: 610-655-6017.

Health Screening Day – 10am-2pm. Electro-dermal screenings to measure inflammatory and degenerative indicators for body systems and organs, as well as blood pressure, BMI, body fat and cellular hydration screenings and chair massages offered.

Appointments encouraged. Health By Design, 344 E Main St, Leola. 717-556-8103. HBDClinic.com.

Psychic Fair – 10am-4pm. Offering a variety of intuitive services as well as chair massage and more. $20/20 minutes. Food available for purchase.

Lancaster Metaphysical Chapel, 610 Second St, Lancaster. 717-399-4733.

Berk’s Earth Day Celebration – 11am – 5pm. Enjoy a day of fun with children’s activities, vendors, workshops, food, and music. Free. Riverfront Park, Riverfront Dr, Reading. EarthDayBerks.org.

Grand Re-Opening – 12-5pm. RENEWAL: Kombucha Taproom & 40-Mile Market reveals an expanded storefront to include foods from various local food micro-producers, including fermented vegetables, granola, and gluten-free/vegan snacks.

RENEWAL Kombucha Taproom, 51 N Broad St, Lititz. Free. 484-525-3575. DrinkRenewal.com.

New Patient Day – 12noon. Learn about safe and natural solutions to your health problems. Call to register and to see if you qualify for the event.

Free. Sheehan Natural Health Improvement Center, 1301 East King St, Lancaster. 717-392-6606.

SheehanNaturalHealth.com.

Creative Visualization – 12:30 to 2:30pm. In this

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interactive workshop, learn a simple way to rewire your subconscious to create abundance, joy, and experience more passion. Learn about Allison’s services and special introductory pricing. Free ($47 value). DeStress Center, 26 Skyline Dr, Temple.

484-772-6446. AllisonDracha.com.

Backyard Composting Workshop – 1pm. Learn all the tricks to successful backyard composting. Free.

Riverview Nursery, 3049 Pricetown Rd, Temple.

610-929-5049. RiverviewTree.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Native Plants Workshop – 1pm. Learn how to grow native plants with success. Free. Riverview Nursery, 3049 Pricetown Rd, Temple. 610-9295049. RiverviewTree.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 Workshop: Increase Your Energy by 300% – 6:15-7pm. Become better informed and learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-399-9955.

FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com.

Coping with the Loss of a Child – 6:30-8pm. Are you grieving the death of a child of any age? This adult drop-in group offers the opportunity to talk with others who have experienced a loss. Free. No registration necessary. Pathways Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pk, Mount Joy. 800924-7610. PathwaysThroughGrief.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28 Ladies Night – 6pm-9pm. Come alone or bring a friend and pamper yourself with mini treatments, product demos, pre-booking discounts, and light refreshments. Free. Spa La Vie, 3031 Columbia Ave, Lancaster. 717-295-4523. SpaLaVieLancaster.com.

Byron Katie’s “The Works” – 6:30pm. Lancaster AHNA presents a workshop lead by Juanita Forbes, Holistic Educator and Hypnotherapist. Sage Continuing Education Center, 719 Olde Hickory Rd, Lancaster. $20 prepay/$25 door. For info and to register: 717-964-1110 or JForbes102@icloud.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Raw Foods Potluck – 6-7:15pm potluck, 7:30-8:45pm meeting. “What a Tangled Web We Weave—Nutrition and Inflammation” will be presented by Dana M. Elia, integrative dietitian and nutritionist. Bring a family-size raw vegan dish (and its recipe), along with your own place settings, eating utensils and water. $5pp. Hosted

by Eileen Crone. 717-627-4258.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Rekindle Your Love of Giving Retreat – 9am-5pm.

Lancaster AHNA presents Anne Bachop PhD and Melody Scarper, MFA. $125 (lunch included). Held at the Amethyst Retreat Center, 44 Buffalo Creek Road, Duncannon, PA. For info and to register: 301275-3636 or Anne@TheHealingWave.org.

Race Against Racism 5K Run/Walk – 9:30am –Proceeds benefit YWCA Lancaster's Racial Justice Initiatives that foster healthy and constructive dialogue about race in the community. Race starts and ends at Musser Park, Corner of E Chestnut and N Lime Sts. Register online: YWCALancaster.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 1 Chat with Angels Class – 12-2pm. Questions about angels or for your angel? Angel Intuitive Chris Alexandria of Angel Chatter offers a fun, informative and angelic class with a guided meditation. Trunk

show to follow. $30. Private sessions available by appointment on Saturday April 30. Your Inner Light, 1606 Rothsville Rd, Lititz. 717-618-1672.

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Mother’s Day Make and Take – 1-3pm. Enjoy a fun-filled day creating your own hair and skin care products with essential oils. Learn how to make your own at home. $25($20 by April 25th). RSVP: The Workshop at Tangles Salon, 2122 Marietta Ave, Lancaster. 717-299-0266. TanglesLancaster.com.

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Featuring heirlooms, native plants, herbs and hardto-find varieties, educational speakers and over 80 vendors of plants, herbal skin care products, garden art, food and more. $10 Admission.

Friday, May 6 • 9am-5pm Saturday, May 7 • 9am-5pm Landis Valley Farm Museum 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster LandisValleyHerbFaire.org

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This 2-day course gives you everything you need to be successful in your own business and assist your family and friends on their path to better health.

Saturday May 14 • 9am-4pm Sunday May 15 • 9am-4pm

Lebanon area. NCBTMB approved provider #155 14 CEUs. Basic Course: $375. Certification: $75 For info: Dr. Gwen Ward 717-228-0612.

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Landscape Painting (en plein aire) - $195 Tuesdays, July 12-August 9 • 5:30-8:30pm Young Artists Academy for Grades 6-9 - $200 July 11-15 • 9am-12pm Youth Art Studio - $200 July 18-22 • 9am-12pm Botanical Art - $195 Mondays July 11-Aug 8 • 5:30-8:30pm Poetry in the Park - $195 Tuesday July 12- Aug 9 • 5:30-8:30pm - $195 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design For more classes an info: Engage.PCAD.edu/summer2016

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ongoingevents sunday A Course in Miracles – 9:30am. Healing and Quiet Meditation at 10:30am. followed by a weekly service. Potluck the last Sunday of the month. Lancaster Metaphysical Chapel, 610 Second St, Lancaster.

717-393-4733. LancasterChapel.org.

Mindfulness Meditation – 10-11am. Nondenominational mindfulness meditation includes sitting and walking meditation with informal tea and conversation afterwards. No experience necessary. Wear loose, comfortable clothing, $5 donation suggested. Kutztown Yoga, 206 N Whiteoak St, Kutztown. 484-388-9974.

Peaceful Yoga – 10-11:15am. Buy a package of classes or drop-in for $15/class. The Yoga Place 922 N Reading Rd, Ephrata. 717-336-5299. TheYogaPlaceInEphrata.com.

YOGA on Barre – 10-11:15am. Yoga poses with the support of the barre. $16 drop-in. YOGA on Orange, 129 E Orange St, Lancaster. 717-392-3992.

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Eckankar Worship Service – 11am. 2nd Sunday.

Community HU Song, 11am. 4th Sunday. Experience the Light and Sound of God. Eckankar, Sleep Inn, 310 Primrose Ln, Mountville. 717-394-9877.

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monday Power Flow Vinyasa Yoga – 10am. All levels. Continuous flow class and strong breath work. $15/class. Month/ class card rates available. Vahalla Health & Fitness, 4898 Demoss Rd, Reading. 610-779-6006. ValhallaHC.com.

EO Club – 6-8pm. Learn about incorporating certified pure essential oils into your daily life. Two oils covered each week. Snacks provided. Free.

For info: Shear Miracle Organics Wellness Center, 513 Leaman Ave, Millersville. 717-419-5534.

ShearMiracleOrganics.com Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 6-7pm. All levels class providing gentle stretching, strengthening and relaxation. $12/class. Packages available. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Road, East Petersburg.

717-475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

Connected Warriors Yoga – 6:30pm. Free yoga for military, veterans, and their family members. East Petersburg Area Civic Center, State and Lemon St, East Petersburg. 717-785-9858.

Prenatal Yoga – 7:30-8:45pm. Buy a package of classes or drop-in for $15/class. The Yoga Place 922 N Reading Rd, Ephrata. 717-336-5299. TheYogaPlaceInEphrata.com.

Nia – 6pm. Tons of fun! Yoga, martial arts, dance fusion. Shangri La Yoga Studio, 4 S Church St, Quarryville. 717-786-9642. ShangriLaYogaStudio.com.

tuesday Fun Morning Flow Yoga– 9:30-10:30am. Offers a challenge to keep you inspired, while tapping into your inner strength. Practice at your own pace with intuition and suggested adaptation. A safe, non-competitive environment for all levels. $12/

class. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Rd, East Petersburg. 717-475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

Gentle Body Restore 50+ – 10-11am. Gentle and therapeutic yoga practice. $16 drop-in. YOGA on Orange, 129 E Orange St, Lancaster. 717-392-3992.

YogaOnOrange.com.

Feldenkrais – 11am. Awareness Through Movement with Donna Bervinchak. At Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave, Mountville. $15/ drop-in. 717-285-0399. FeldenkraisBlog.com.

Tai Chi for Balance – Noon. A low-impact flowing sequence of exercises aimed at increasing overall stability, posture and energy. Call to register. FORTIUS Health and Performance Center, 2078 Bennett Ave, Lancaster. 717-533-4088. FortiusFit.net.

Essential Oils 101 – 6pm. Learn about essential oils and the amazing benefits they offer our bodies. Free. Shear Miracle Organics Wellness Center, 513 Leaman Ave, Millersville. 717-419-5534.

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Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 6-7pm. Dynamic flow, core movement and balance. All levels welcome. $12/ class. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Rd, East Petersburg. 717-475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

Yin Yoga – 6:45-7:45pm. Experience long held postures and work to truly increase your flexibility!

An awesome class for beginning students of all practices. $10 drop in or use your class card. Tula Yoga Center@Flying HIlls Fitness, 210 Love Rd & Rt 10 Reading. 610-763-6998. TulaYogaCenter.com.

Hormonal Metabolic Correction Seminar – 7-8pm. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Learn about a hormone-based weight loss program which addresses the root cause of slow metabolism and weight gain.

Free. Call to register: BeBalanced Center, 484 Royer Drive, Lancaster. 717-569-3040.

Yin Yoga – 7:15pm. Restorative yoga, gentle and prolonged stretches. All levels. $15.00/class. Month/class card rates available. Vahalla Health & Fitness, 4898 Demoss Rd, Reading. 610-779-6006. ValhallaHC.com.

Kung Fu Club – 8-9pm. Every Tues/Thurs and First Friday With Sifu David. Call for membership dues and information. Dragonfly Studios, 398 Penn Ave, West Reading. 610-376-7176.

wednesday Chair Yoga – 9-9:45am. Yoga practice seated on a chair. Teri Butson RYT200. $5/class. Bright Side Opportunities Center, 515 Hershey Ave, Lancaster.

717-509-1342.

FORTIUS Fundamentals – 10:30-11:30am.

Ideal for the individual who is new to strength and metabolic training. Focus is on impeccable form and technique. $25/class, first class free. FORTIUS Health and Performance Center, 2078 Bennett Ave, Lancaster. 717-533-4088. FortiusFit.net.

Hatha Yoga with David – 10:30am. A practice influenced by the Kundalini Yoga tradition, connecting to Mother Earth and nature, and the metaphysical nature of being. $15/class. Eastern Arts and Holistic Academy, 2212 Perkiomen Ave, Mt. Penn. 610-370-1999.

Vinyasa Class – 4:45-5:45pm. A flowing yoga practice. $5/class. Bright Side Opportunities Center, 515 Hershey Ave, Lancaster. 717-509-1342.

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Meditation Group – 6-8pm. Guided meditation, walking meditation, social time/snack, spiritual teaching, and group discussion. $5. Friends Meeting House, 110 Tulane Terrace, Lancaster. For info contact Sue: 717-779-9951.

Satsang and Chanting – 6pm. With Sudha and Ed and David Dragonfly. By donation. Kula Kamala Foundation, 17 Basket Rd, Reading. 484-509-5073.

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Slow Flow Yoga – 6pm. Slower moving yoga class great for beginners. $12. Bridge Yoga Studio, 1705 Lincoln Highway E, Lancaster. 717 330-1304.

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thursday YogaFit – 8:30am. A gentle yoga class that will focus on strength, flexibility, balance and alignment

classifieds Fee for classifieds is $1 per word per month. To place listing, email content to Publisher@NALancaster.com.

Deadline is the 10th of the month.

FOR SALE NON-GMO POULTRY – Pasture-raised nonGMO whole vacuum-packed chickens and USDA approved cuts available on a vacuum-sealed tray.

Wholesale or retail. Contact Henry King: 717284-0455.

FOR RENT SPACE WANTED – To hold Eden Energy Medicine workshops. Looking to rent for a few hours and a future 2 day workshop. Contact Deb Gallagher.

717-203-9666. RestoreEnergy12@gmail.com.

SPACE FOR RENT – For licensed therapeutic massage practitioners. Great for beginning or experienced therapists who are looking to build a clientele at an affordable price. Contact Maria/ Yoga on Orange at 717-392-3992, or email Info@ YogaOnOrange.com.

OPPORTUNITIES BE YOUR OWN BOSS – Natural, botanically based beauty and wellness company is looking for consultants. For information email sandishaub@ comcast.net or go to SandraShaub.Arbonne.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Hospice & Community Care is seeking male volunteers to serve as buddies at Camp Chimaqua, a children’s grief camp. Contact 717-391-2413 or SHersheyVelasco@hospicecommunity.org by April 22 to apply.

SERVICES COME RELAX! SPOTTS MASSAGE THERAPY – Robert D. Spotts, LMT. PA Lic: MSG001051. (Formerly of Destinations Hair Studio and Day Spa). Book an appointment at SpottsMassageTherapy.com or call 717-587-5659.

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as you learn to use breath through each pose. Taught by a physical therapist. $15/class, first class free.

FORTIUS Health and Performance Center, 2078 Bennett Ave, Lancaster. 533-4088. FortiusFit.net.

Therapeutic Yoga for Chronic Pain – 9:3010:30am. Renew energy, regain function, and develop strategies for coping with stressors. Modifications of poses, and therapeutic adjustments are provided in this safe environment. $12/class. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Rd, East Petersburg. 717475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

Silent Sitting Meditation – 5:30-6:30pm. (Doors open at 5pm). All are welcome to sit in silence for an hour, with freedom to take breaks or leave early. Free. Hosted by Craig Schollenberger, 4 Park Plaza, Ste 371, Wyomissing. 484-474-0984.

MindfulnessInReadingAndBerks.com.

Feldenkrais – 5:45pm. Awareness Through Movement with Donna Bervinchak. At Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave, Mountville. $15 / drop-in. 717-285-0399. FeldenkraisBlog.com.

Vinyasa Yoga – 6pm. All levels. Dynamic flow class and breathwork. $15/class. Monthly/class cards available. Vahalla Health & Fitness, 4898 Demoss Rd, Reading. 610-779-6006. ValhallaHC.com.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 6-7pm. Amazing flow focused on balance, strength and core movement. Open to all levels. Walk-ins welcome. $12/class. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Road, East Petersburg.

717-475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com Hatha Yoga – 6:30-7:45pm. Yoga simplified to learn poses and breath. $16 drop-in. YOGA on Orange, 129 E Orange St, Lancaster. 717-392-3992.

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Light Vinyasa Yoga – 7-8pm. Suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Eileen Wieder Crone, RD, MS, EYRT-500. Suggested $5+ donation. Lititz Moravian Church, Church Square, Lititz. 717-627-4258. Raw4Yoga.com.

Hot Sleepy Time Restorative Yoga – 7:30 - 8:30 pm Tula Yoga Exeter. A great restorative class with Sue. Perfect for stretching those tired overworked muscles. $12 drop in or use your class card. Tula Yoga Center@Spine and Wellness Center. 3933 Perkiomen Ave, Reading. 610-7636998. TulaYogaCenter.com.

friday Restorative Yoga – 9:30-10:30am. Restore and relax at the end of the week. Especially good for those new to their practice. $10 drop in or use class card. Tula Yoga Center@Colonial Hills Fitness, 172 Shillington Rd, Sinking Spring. 610-763-6998.

TulaYogaCenter.com.

Nia – 6pm. Have fun with a combination of yoga, dance, martial arts and cardio fusion. $10/class.

Shangri-La Yoga, 4 S Church St, Quarryville. 717786-9642. ShangriLaYogaStudio.com.

Music in the Café – 6:30-8:15pm. Enjoy live music and a special menu in the café. Ten Thousand Villages, 240 N Reading Rd, Ephrata. 717-721-8400.

saturday TRX Suspension Training – 8-9am. Invented by Navy Seals, this unique format uses body weight to build muscle, and gain strength and balance using the TRX straps. You are in control of the intensity of your workout. $15 Drop-in. Just Breathe Yoga Fitness, 4600 Penn Ave, Sinking Spring. 610-2074120. JustBreatheYogaFitness.com Breathe with Intention – 9am. (2nd and 4th Saturdays). Enjoy stretching and breathing using essential oils for relaxation. Shear Miracle Organics Wellness Center, 513 Leaman Ave, Millersville. 717419-5534. ShearMiraclesOrganics.com.

Gentle Yoga – 9:30-10:30am. Slower-paced yoga great for beginners. $12. Bridge Yoga Studio, 1705 Lincoln Highway E. Lancaster. 717-330-1304.

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Open House – 10am-1pm. Test your favorite essential oils, diffusers, products and more. Enter to win our weekly raffles. Josiah’s Oils, 8 Meadow Lane, Lancaster. 717-824-3222. JosiahsOils.com.

DIF K9 Training Orientation Session – 11am12noon. Contact Pat at Training@difk9.com for more information and to register. Free. Godfrey’s Welcome to Dogdom, 4267 New Holland Rd, Mohnton. GodfreysDogdom.com. 610-777-5755.

Farmers Markets Berks County Fairgrounds Farmers Market 2934 N 5th St Hwy, Reading 610-929-3429 Year-round Thurs/Fri/Sat Leesport Farmers Market Rt 61, Leesport 610-926-1307 Year-round Wednesdays PA Dutch Farmers Market 845 Woodland Rd, Wyomissing 610-374-1916 Year-round Thur/Fri/Sat Rodale Institute 611 Siegfriedale Rd, Kutztown 610-683-6009 Thursday thru Saturday

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Shillington Farmers Market 10 S Summit Ave, Shillington 610-777-7675 Year-round Thurs/Fri/Sat West Reading Farmers Market Designer’s Place (VF) 801 Hill Ave, Reading Sundays 10am-1pm.

Lancaster County Columbia Historic Market House 15 S 3rd St, Columbia 717-681-0385 Year-round Thurs/Fri/Sat Corn Crib Market 35 W Main St, Mount Joy Year-round Saturdays

Green Dragon Farmers Market & Auction 955 N State St, Ephrata 717-738-1117 Year-round Fridays Lancaster Central Market 23 N Market St, Lancaster 717-399-9494 Year-round Tues/Fri/Sat Masonic Village Farm Market 1 Masonic Dr, Elizabethtown 717-361-4520 Monday thru Saturday Roots Country Market 705 Graystone Rd, Manheim 717-898-7811 Year-round Tuesdays only

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ACUPUNCTURE LANCASTER MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE Jennifer Kegel, MD Lancaster, PA 717-575-9816 LancasterMedicalAcupuncture.com

Acupuncture facilitates the body's own ability to heal. Indications for acupuncture include but are not limited to chronic pain, stress, headaches and addiction. Dr. Kegel, combining her training in acupuncture, along with her medical knowledge and experience with yoga and meditation, takes a patient-centered approach to help you restore your balance and health.

TRADITIONAL ACUPUNCTURE Beverly Fornoff 28 Keystone Court • Leola 717-381-7334 LancasterAcupuncture.com

Discover your body’s natural ability to heal. Acupuncture is a safe and effective way to relieve acute or chronic pain, stress, allergies, colds, digestive problems, insomnia and many more health problems. See ad, page 12.

bodywork INTEGRATIVE HEALING ARTS STUDIO Christina Rossi 632 Penn Ave • West Reading 610-451-9577 IntegrativeMassageReiki.com

Integrative Healing Arts Studio provides a unique mind body spirit approach to wellness with a variety of holistic therapies including massage therapy, Reiki, aromatherapy, crystal therapy, and more. Sessions and classes are available. Christina Rossi is a NCBTMB approved CE provider. Please visit website for more information.

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Dr. Charles JangDhari Dr. Jessica Riehl 7 Center Street • Intercourse 717-768-7148 JangDhariFamilyChiropractic.com JFChiropractic@gmail.com

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Dr. Andrew Ashton 313D Primrose Ln • Mountville 717-285-9955 ATherapeuticEffect.com Our doctors specialize in lowi m p a c t To r q u e R e l e a s e Technique which provides immediate results for people of all ages. See ad, page 2.

BLUE SKIES CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Leah Reiff Wellness on Walnut Integrative Health Cente 219 W Walnut St • Lancaster 717-390-9998 BlueSkiesChiroHealth.com Chiropractic is used for natural relief from conditions such as chronic pain, injuries, pregnancy complications, complications from aging & more. Dr. Reiff carefully considers every individual's comfort level & provides specific adjustments to support the body for benefits that will last. See ad, page 24.

FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER

Dr. Martin J. Rodgers Dr. Bryan Rodgers Dr. Samuel Saikia 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike • Lancaster 717-393-9955 FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com

JangDhari Family Chiropractic is committed to the health and wellness of our community. We provide quality Chiropractic care and give back to many area charities helping ensure that the people of our community have opportunities to live well and live long.

LINK CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC & Massage Dr. Thomas B. Wachtmann, DC Dr. Jessica Kmiecik, DC 3130 Pricetown Road • Fleetwood 610-944-5000 DrWachtmann.com

High quality, patient focused Chiropractic Care, Functional Diagnostic Medicine evaluation and treatment, and Massage Therapy. We focus on correcting the underlying causes of many disorders, diseases and conditions.

Call for a complimentary consultation and benefit check. See ad, page 11.

COUNSELING DEEP RELAXATION FOR POSITIVE RESULTS

Family Chiropractic Wellness Center focuses on whole body health. Our doctors make a personalized program for each patient and use a multidisciplinary approach of corrective Chiropractic Care, Massage, Rehabilitation and/or Spinal Decompression to return the spine to it's natural alignment, taking pressure off the nervous system so the body can function with optimal health.

See ad, page 37.

Amy Titzer, MS, LPC 2938 Columbia Ave, Ste 1002 • Lancaster 717-742-2003 AmyTitzerDeepRelaxation.com Deep Relaxation is a highly effective treatment for stress management, weight loss, smoking cessation, pain management, increasing confidence, creativity and more.

Amy has been a counselor for over 25 years, and has a strong record of success with her clients. She will help you achieve the healthy life you desire.

You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. ~Jane Goodall natural awakenings

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COUNSELING RYAN J. McGINNIS, BS, MDiv

Wellness on Walnut Integrative Health Center 219 W Walnut St • Lancaster 717-286-6573 RyanJMcGinnis@icloud.com Ryan has spent over 10 years serving in various capacities including pastor, caseworker, and counselor. He works with individuals, couples, and families to resolve conflicts and to live life as fully as possible.

See ad, page 24.

SUSANNE UMIKER SPURLOCK, MSW, ACSW

Life and Wellness Counselor Wellness on Walnut Integrative Health Center 219 W Walnut St • Lancaster 717-203-2326 WellnessOnWalnut.com I will help you figure out how you can overcome your personal life and health challenges and achieve a more dynamic life. Don’t settle for mediocrity! I will listen, inspire, inform, and help you transform! If you are ready for a change……

Come see me! See ad, page 24.

SUSQUEHANNA DENTAL ARTS Owen Allison, DMD 100 S 18th St • Columbia 717-684-3943 • 717-285-7033 SusquehannaDentalArts.com

We are a full-service family dental practice providing 100% mercury-free restorations, quality non-surgical periodontal care, INVISALIGN, implant-retained dentures and partials. See ad, page 26.

education THE NEW SCHOOL OF LANCASTER 935 Columbia Ave • Lancaster 717-397-7655 NewSchool.net

Offering outstanding Montessori education for toddlers to middle school students in a light-filled, historic space in Lancaster City. For 25 years, The New School has provided an excellent, non-denominational, educational opportunity in a child-centered, respectful, and caring environment. Accredited by The American Montessori Society and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. See ad, page 32.

DENTISTRY DAVID A. SCHWARTZ, DDS, PC 9 Bristol Court • Wyomissing 610-670-6910 SchwartzFamilyDental.com

We provide general and cosmetic Mercury-Free dental care to the entire family with attention to “whole person health.” We have advanced training in the safe removal of mercury fillings, nonsurgical gum treatments, orthodontics, sleep apnea, solutions for TMJ, facial pain, and headaches.

Visit our website to learn more. See ad, page 31.

SAGE CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER

Lin Roussel, Director 719 Olde Hickory Rd, Suite B • Lancaster 717-314-1733 SageContinuingEd.com PA State Board approved Continuing Education Classes for Massage Therapists, Nurses, Acupuncturists, Physical Therapists, and Athletic Trainers. Also a provider of Holistic and wellness-based classes for the public.*Space available to rent for meetings, workshops, classes, massage and energy work.

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IMPROVING THROUGH MOVEMENT Donna Bervinchak Feldenkrais / Child’Space Practitioner 3543 Marietta Ave, H1 • Lancaster 717-285-0399 FeldenkraisBlog.com

Supporting brain development through movement and touch: Donna uses her deep knowledge of movement development to teach people how to function more efficiently. Improving the quality of functions such as sitting, climbing, standing, and walking is essential for restoring and maintaining the health of one’s back, legs, and arms.

HOLISTIC HEALTH RESTORE YOUR ENERGY Deb Gallagher, RN, EEM-CP Lancaster 717-203-9666 RestoreYourEnergy.org

Experience Eden Energy Medicine, a practice created by Donna Eden, healer, author and teacher. This method assists with balancing our nine energy systems which can become blocked by stress, pain and illnesses. When the energy is balanced, sleep, joy, concentration and immunity improve, and our body’s natural ability to heal can begin.

SHEEHAN NATURAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT CENTER Dr. Keith Sheehan Laura Sheehan 1301 E King St • Lancaster 717-392-6606 SheehanChiropractic.com

Sheehan Natural Health Improvement Center provides holistic health care through nutritional counseling and whole food supplements. Our cuttingedge treatments have been found to help a broad range of symptoms and illnesses including fibromyalgia, depression, migraines, and weight loss. From infants to seniors. See ad, page 31.

TRELLA DUBETZ

SIMPLE AND MERRY

Offering natural remedies to life's imbalances, essential oils create true wellness when in their raw, pure and potent form. They are powerfully therapeutic, promoting overall health, and supporting both physical and emotional well-being when simply used in the day to day.

Free consults, massage and body work with essential oils, and weekly educational workshops available!

Mary helps her clients balance their physical and emotional foundations so that their body can heal itself.

Balance is found through food, lifestyle, transformational coaching, optional supplements, and stress embracing techniques.

Mary sees clients via skype or phone, teaches healthy living classes, and offers allergy free recipes on her website.

Sage Massage and Wellness 464 B N George St • Millersville 717-468-7523 Trella.VibrantScents.com TrellaDubetz.com

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ZENERGY ARTS & WELLNESS Sandra Saylor Seaman, C. F. Hom. Sandree33@gmail.com ZenergyAW.com 610-763-1876

Body Code/Emotion Code energy work and homeopathy. Release trauma and emotional baggage.

Balance organs, glands, systems.

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Held at the office of Loeffler & Pitt 2131 Oregon Pike • Lancaster 717-824-9209 LancasterCommunityReikiClinic.com Offering thirty minute sessions to those who would like to experience the many benefits of Reiki. Clinic held the third Thursday of each month, from 6:30-8:30PM. Appointments must be scheduled in advance. Cost: By donation. Practitioners needed. Please call for more information.

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