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

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yricists throughout history have described the frontier of life-altering transitions, noting how cracks let in the light to welcome what mighty dignity remains. Recent worldwide acts of aggression are up against divine forces of mercy and peace that persist amidst the waves of sorrow and confusion and fortunately deliver moments of beauty, poetry and hope to fill the gaps in our sense of faith and Jacqueline & Kendra order.

This illumination reveals the splashes of color that paint our world with new life, triumphant signs of a unifying wholeness. The drive to enter this flow and share in the creative process is evidence of the human spirit’s depth and tenacity, a noble gesture of healing and affirmation of self as part of the intuitive rhythms that guide our universe. Self-expression is a healthy necessity for all ages, and whether mobilizing grief or simply exploring joy, the intent encompasses an entire world of ingenuity and has a ripple effect in the wider community. Creativity catalyzes inner growth and often manifests in outward forms of design and abundance for others to enjoy.

Time and again, I’m moved by the insight of children, so frequently in touch with the simplest perspective on what our world needs. They add imaginative details that stir the heart and awaken the mind, while bringing a lightness of being to this sacred and messy adventure of living. It takes only the slightest amount of consistent, nonjudgmental presence to support the business of dreaming dreams and catching stars, as the youthful eye has a keen sense of the vast galaxy that surround us.

When my five-year-old niece, Paige, celebrated her birthday last month, she requested that instead of giving her birthday gifts, donations be made to Katie’s Krops, a nationwide nonprofit working to help feed those in need, one garden at a time. It made sense as I considered her sensitive and thoughtful nature, her tendency to think outside the box and some of the recent pictures I’d seen of her having loads of fun with her sister in their early summer planting activities.

The name rang a bell and after just a bit of exploration, I discovered a fun coincidence. I was pleasantly reminded that this bountiful and generous venture was to be mentioned in our August issue, appropriately themed around empowering youth through community outreach networks. Paige’s donation was sent, and she received a book from Katie in return, a kind gesture of appreciation for her selfless birthday wish.

All generations have the capacity to take part in the bridging of cultures and communities, to expect a healthy harvest, to seek out silver linings and to show up each day as the embodiment of inspiration that builds life-giving art.

We hope you enjoy digging into the following pages. They illustrate the unifying power of belief in all that is possible for our world, which includes rebuilding the parts that have crumbled and envisioning a future of strength and peace.

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ancaster County Osteopathic & Integrative Health (LCOIH) is hosting Healing Spaces, a collaborative healing environment where natural practitioners from all backgrounds—such as counseling, massage therapy, acupuncture and nutrition—can rent space on an asneeded basis, with a commitment of as little as a half-day per week.

Candice Boyer, doctor of osteopathy, medical director and owner of LCOIH, explains that the goal is to have a healing environment where practitioners can see clients, and clients can be welcomed into a space where they can see multiple providers. LCOIH will provide the space and advertising for practitioners and their businesses. Practitioners will retain their independent businesses, but see clients in a shared space; and they will have the opportunity to upgrade their rental agreement with LCOIH to include phone service, scheduling and billing.

Now accepting natural practitioners for Healing Spaces, LCOIH plans to launch the collaboration to clients in the area as soon as September.

“Patients tell us they want to know where they can go to find health and wellness practitioners in a convenient location, and have access to multiple specialties,” shares Boyer.

“With Healing Spaces, multiple practitioners can work together with each other at one location for the benefit of their clients.”

Location: 835 Houston Run Dr., Ste. 270, Gap. For more information, contact Brad Boyer or Gina Turk by calling 717-207-9133, emailing Brad.lcoih@gmail.com or Gina.lcoih@gmail.com or visiting LCOIH.com. See ad, page 39.

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he MidAtlantic Women’s Herbal Conference, featuring over 20 workshops on women’s health, herbal medicine, gardening and plant identification, will be held on October 1 and 2, at the Kempton Community Center. The conference, themed Be Naturally Brilliant, will provide a unique opportunity to learn from some of the most accomplished herbalists and teachers of natural medicine in the country.

Kids’ Camp, for children ages 3 to 12, runs during class and keynote hours. The Herbal Emporium features shopping and vending opportunities from local vendors, as well as lunch and dinner options, teas, fair trade coffee, vegan and gluten-free alternatives.

Amikaeyla Gaston, renowned for her vocal accomplishments and healing brought through music and the arts to refugees, victims of violence and to those suffering around the world, will provide the Saturday evening keynote address, as well as a workshop about healing through music.

“This venue is a great opportunity for women who love plants, who want to learn more about using plants as medicine and who are dedicated to sustainable living practices,” shares Charis Lindrooth, founder. “There is a spirit of connection and support among the women all weekend. Support is abundant for those seeking change and meaning in their lives. It is a truly magical event.”

Cost: $225 for full weekend; single-day, student, teen, child and vendor options, and meal plans also available online. Location: 83 Community Center Dr., Kempton. For more information, call 610-683-9363, email MAWomensHerbalConference@gmail.com or visit WomensHerbal.com. See ad, page 19.

Upohar Announces Relaunch and Relocation

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rirupa Dasgupta, founder and owner, has announced that Upohar, a social impact restaurant and catering company, is relaunching and relocating to downtown Lancaster. A The Upohar team crowdfunding campaign is going on now to raise money for the purchase of a food truck, as well as to outfit the new restaurant location with a commercial kitchen, furniture, lighting and welcoming decor.

In March, many customers expressed great disappointment at the closing of the Fruitville Pike location, so Dasgupta asked customers for feedback. “Customer feedback is important to us,” shares Dasgupta. “We compiled ideas, found a downtown location, a truck and a more impactful way of working with our employees.” The goal is to get the food truck on the road by this fall, while work is being done on building out the downtown location.

“We are looking forward to participating in more street fairs and community events, catering company picnics, employee or client appreciation events, private parties and parking the food truck at different locations so people can enjoy a fresh, healthful hot lunch in the middle of their workday,” enthuses Dasgupta.

“Upohar” means “gift” in Bengali. People who experience significant barriers to workforce entry (such as newly resettled refugee women) are employed, trained, paid livable wages and put on a path to economic self-sufficiency. Contributions to the campaign can be made by visiting IndieGoGo. com/Projects/Upohar-the-Gift-of-Employment#/.

For more information, email Sri@UpoharEthnicCuisines.com, call 717-569-2782 or visit UpoharEthnicCuisines.com. See ad, page 25.

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y Gut Instinct, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Berks County, will host the third annual Guts and Glory Digestive & Wellness Expo, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 8 (rain date October 9) at First Energy Stadium, in Reading. The free expo aims to teach attendees how to be healthier from the inside out, with vendors, lectures, health screenings, cooking demos, a farmers’ market, holistic experts, live local music, healthy food and more.

This public educational health fair emphasizes digestion and nutrition, educating community members about symptoms that warrant medical attention, encouraging a proactive and preventative approach to wellness, celebrating health and empowering individuals to take action to live healthier lives.

Natural Awakenings of Lancaster-Berks is supporting the expo. Vendor spaces, sponsorship opportunities and volunteer shifts are available.

The goal of My Gut Instinct, Inc. is to promote community awareness of health and wellness through preventative health care and holistic well-being. The organization aims to increase public understanding of preventable diseases by motivating the community to make healthy choices, promoting cancer screenings and raising awareness of health concerns.

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Participants can learn self-care and self-healing tools to increase the flow of energy and promote general health and well-being. Eden Energy Medicine supports healing the body by activating its natural healing energies, and restoring energies that may be weak, blocked or out of balance.

Semmelman enthuses, “You are the patient, and energy movement is the medicine.”

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odale Institute, in Kutztown, is holding its eighth annual apple festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., September 17. Families are invited to pick their own apples in the organic orchard. The Rodale farm boasts many varieties, including some that are not commercially available. The festival also includes organic food vendors, live music and activities and face painting for children. Additionally, Rodale Institute will hold its Apple A Day 5K, a fun cross-country course around the farm, on the morning of the festival. To register, visit RodaleInstitute.org.

Organic Liberty and Empire apples are expected to be

available for picking, in addition to a few other varieties; all are perfect for eating fresh, baking and preserving. Baskets (free to use in the orchard or available for purchase to keep), apple pickers and carts are provided.

Apples are first come, first serve.

Rodale Institute, founded in 1947 by organic pioneer J.I. Rodale, is a nonprofit dedicated to pioneering organic farming through research and outreach. For nearly seventy years, the staff has been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing their findings with farmers and scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers and educating consumers about how going organic is the healthiest option for people and the planet.

Cost: Free admission; $10 per vehicle to park. Interested vendors can register online. Location: 611 Siegfriedale Rd., Kutztown. For more information, email Info@RodaleInstitute.org, call 610-683-1400 or visit RodaleInstitute.org. See ad, page 8.

Write From The Heart Creative Writing Workshops Resume This Fall

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rite From The Heart (WFTH) creator, Melissa Greene, will hold several creative writing workshops for children and teens this fall at the Lancaster studio location. Children’s workshops are scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m., September 18, October 16, November 13 and December 11.

Teen workshops are scheduled from Melissa Greene 2 to 4 p.m., September 25, October with a young writer 9 and 30 and November 27.

WFTH workshops are devoted to keeping creativity alive.

Through warmth, kindness and a touch of mischief, Greene’s classes illuminate wonder, beauty and hope, while guiding young people to find their own voice. Since 2001, her gentle, be-who-you-are workshops have introduced writing as a way to bring calm and joy into young people’s lives.

Described by participants as fun, silly, provocative, daring, tender, soothing and just slightly left of center, the workshops are a welcome retreat from rigid thinking, and provide an outlet for emotion, playfulness and original ideas. There are no grades, grammar, punctuation or red pen.

Greene is a full-time writer and therapeutic writing teacher. She created Write From The Heart after 9/11 to share her belief that creative writing promotes joy, mindfulness and calmness. She teaches adult groups and private sessions, collaborates with schools and therapists, and teaches cancer patients at the Lancaster General Health Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute and the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute.

For more information, email Melissa@WriteFromTheHeart.us, call 717-393-4713 or visit WriteFromTheHeart.us. See ad, page 24.

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NutriGenetic Research Institute, in Ephrata, founded by Bob Miller, certified traditional naturopath and primary researcher, received one of two prestigious Lyme Poster Awards at the 2016 European International Lyme and Associated Disease Society (ILADS) Conference in Helsinki, Finland, on June 11, for its outstanding Lyme research presentation, Higher Levels of Genetic Variants (SNPs) Found in those with Chronic Lyme Disease.

Participation was by invitation only, and NutriGenetic Research Institute secured its place as one of the conference’s poster presenters by submitting a detailed research abstract.

Miller presented the research methodology and findings at the conference, and was on hand to receive the award.

“I am very honored to receive this award from ILADS,” Miller said. “There is a real and dire need for answers within the Lyme community—particularly why some patients with chronic Lyme disease fail to get better with their physiciandirected treatment protocol.” The study shows potential for having a positive and substantive impact on the future care and treatment of patients with chronic Lyme disease if nutritional therapy is added to compensate for the variants, thus creating more favorable conditions for the medical treatment administered by licensed physicians to be effective.

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elaying kindergarten enrollment for one year shows significant mental health benefits for children, according to a Stanford University study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Reviewing results from a mental health survey completed by more than 35,000 Danish parents, the researchers saw that youngsters held back from kindergarten for as little as one year showed a 73 percent reduction in inattentiveness and hyperactivity for an average child at age 11, compared to children enrolled the year earlier.

Measuring inattentiveness and hyperactivity reflect a child’s ability to selfregulate. The generally accepted theory is that young people that are able to stay focused, sit still and pay attention longer tend to do much better in school.

“This is some of the most convincing evidence we’ve seen to support what U.S. parents and policymakers have already been doing—choosing to delay entry into kindergarten,” says Stanford Graduate School of Education Professor Thomas S. Dee. In addition to improved mental health, children with later kindergarten enrollment dates also exhibited superior emotional and social skills.

The number of U.S. children entering kindergarten at age 6 instead of 5 has progressively increased to about 20 percent, according to the study. Many parents are opting to delay kindergarten enrollment for a year to give their children a leg up in physical and emotional maturity and social skills.

Grape Juice Boosts Memory and Driving Skills

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esearch from the UK University of Leeds has confirmed that drinking just one glass of grape juice a day increases spatial memory and driving abilities. The researchers attribute the brain boosting benefits to the polyphenols in the grapes.

The study followed 25 healthy mothers between the ages of 40 and 50. Each had young children and worked more than 30 hours a week. The mothers drank 12 ounces of Concord grape juice every day for 12 weeks and had their driving skills tested before and after the study period using a computer simulator.

Louise Dye, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Leeds and senior author of the study, notes, “This research is very promising, as it suggests that the cognitive benefits associated with Concord grape juice are not exclusive to adults with early memory decline. We saw these benefits even after the grape juice was no longer being consumed, suggesting a long-term effect of dietary flavonoids.”

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ore than 600,000 people undergo surgery for back pain every year, yet back surgery is often unsuccessful. Safer manual therapies provide a viable alternative, according to recent research.

A study of 455 people with low back pain found that osteopathic manipulation therapy (OMT) helped with their symptoms. The research, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, gave each patient six osteopathic manual therapy sessions or a placebo treatment over a two-month period. Patients were tested before and a month afterward to assess the success of the treatments, using pain severity and mobility as the main criteria.

The research showed that those that started with higher disability scores of 17 or more prior to therapy had significantly less pain and more mobility. Patients with scores of seven or greater also improved, but not to the same degree.

Lead researcher and Osteopath Dr. John Licciardone says, “Subgrouping patients according to chronic low back pain intensity and function appears to be a simple strategy for identifying patients that can attain substantial improvement with OMT. From a cost and safety perspective, it should be considered before progressing to more costly or invasive interventions.”

Young Adult Insomnia Linked to Chronic Pain

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esearch from the University of Groningen, in The Netherlands, has found that young adults between 19 and 22 years old that don’t sleep well may have more chronic pain later in life. The researchers followed 1,750 people for three years.

About 50 percent of the participants that had sleep problems at the beginning of the study still had them at the end of the study. Roughly 38 percent of those reported chronic pain after three years. This compares to 14 percent of those that didn’t have sleep problems at the start of the research, but reported chronic pain at its conclusion.

Overall, the study found that sleep problems were associated with more musculoskeletal pains, headaches and abdominal pain. The relationship occurred in both men and women, but was stronger among women.

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new study announced at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows that drugs prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can weaken bones in children during a time of critical growth. This study tested 5,315 kids between 8 and 17 years old and compared the results to a subgroup of 1,967. Each child was given a bone mineral density scan on the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine.

The children taking ADHD medications of Ritalin, Focalin, Dexedrine, Strattera and Vyvanese had lower bone mineral density in the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine. At least 25 percent of the youngsters taking these medications were categorized as having osteopenia.

According to a 2014 Express Scripts study, prescriptions of ADHD medications to children in the U.S. grew by 36 percent between 2008 and 2012.

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esearch has shown that children with mothers that live in sunnier locations during their second trimester are significantly less likely to have asthma than other children.

A consortium of researchers from the University of Kansas, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analyzed data from both hospitals and national surveys to determine sunlight exposure for the mothers. Increased exposure to sunlight increases levels of natural vitamin D.

“We’re not looking at sunny places versus non-sunny places,” clarifies David Slusky, a University of Kansas assistant professor of economics. “We looked at the relative differences of the level of sunlight at a particular place at a particular time of year.”

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review of 21 clinical trials has found that just one daily serving of legumes can facilitate an average drop of threequarters of a pound over a six-week period. Published in the journal Obesity, the research analyzed results from studies that tested a total of 940 men and women eating about three-quarters of a cup of beans, lentils, chickpeas and other legumes each day. The subjects reported feeling nearly one-third fuller on average after eating about 5.6 ounces of these foods with their meals, compared with a control group’s diet. These beneficial legumes may also reduce body fat percentages.

According to senior study author and physician John Sievenpiper, Ph.D., of St. Michael’s Hospital’s Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center and the University of Toronto, “Ninety percent of weight-loss diets fail, resulting in weight regain, which may be due in part to hunger and food cravings. Knowing which foods make people feel fuller longer may help them lose weight and keep it off.”

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study from the University of Texas has found that increased breastfeeding decreases ear infections among nursing children. The researchers followed 367 babies between 1 and 12 months old from 2008 through 2014.

The scientists analyzed family history traits of smoking, ear infections, breastfeeding and formula feeding. Nose and throat mucosal samples were taken throughout the study period to identify infections, and parents informed the researchers whenever the baby experienced an infection.

The study was led by Dr. Tasnee Chonmaitree, a pediatrics professor from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. “We clearly showed that frequent upper respiratory infections, carriage of bacteria in the nose and lack of breastfeeding are major risk factors for ear infections,” he states. “Prolonged breastfeeding was associated with significant reductions in both colds and ear infections, a common complication of colds.”

esearch from Korea’s Chung-Ang University has found that inhaling aromatherapy infusions comprising a combination of sandalwood, frankincense and ravensara for five minutes twice daily significantly reduces symptoms of allergies after seven days. The researchers tested 54 men and women, half of which were tested using a placebo of almond oil.

Total nasal symptom score (TNSS) and rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ) results were both significantly lower in the aromatherapy group. TNSS scores decreased by more than half and RQLQ scores decreased by more than 60 percent. Scores for fatigue and sleep quality also improved in the aromatherapy group.

“These findings indicate that inhalation of certain aromatherapy oils help relieve perennial allergic rhinitis symptoms, improve rhinitis-specific quality of life and reduce fatigue in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis,” Chung-Ang University’s Seo Yeon Choi and Kyungsook Park explain in their paper.

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Scrambling Species

Climate Change Favors Some Birds over Others Decades of data show that climate change is manipulating the way avian species move across continents. For instance, the orchard oriole is losing prime habitat in the South, but gaining more up north. Thousands of species worldwide face the same dilemma. Specific birds need a particular habitat, such as open spaces or groves of trees, and some of their traditionally preferred spots are becoming unlivable.

England’s Durham University ecologist Phillip Stephens, along with researchers from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the U.S. Geological Survey, have compiled nearly half a century’s worth of occurrence data from thousands of citizen scientists. Birders submitted their observations to the PanEuropean Common Birds Monitoring Scheme and the North American Breeding Bird Survey for 145 terrestrial bird species native to Europe and 380 species native to the United States.

“We used that information to generate a prior expectation for whether the species would’ve been advantaged or disadvantaged by climate change,” says Stephens.

The predictions were compared with actual bird abundance data from 1980 through 2010, and the populations that were expected to lose suitable habitat declined, while those expected to find their habitats improve increased. He states, “Recent climate change has already favored one set of species over another.”

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Hope for a New Generation Despite being less confident than their elders, a new study by PsychTests.com, in Montreal, reveals that Millennials (those born between 1980 and 2000) are an ambitious and tenacious generation that continues to prove potential critics wrong.

Labeled by some as self-entitled, arrogant and immature from being coddled by hovering parents, the company’s research says that Millennials are not afraid to push themselves to achieve lofty goals, work hard or take on difficult challenges.

Collecting data from 1,035 people that took their Ambition Test, the researchers looked at the differences between Millennials, Generation X (born between 1960 and 1980) and Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1960) in terms of their levels of aspiration, persistence and sense of self-efficacy. The study reveals that while Millennials lagged a little behind the other two generations on some factors related to ambition, the potential of these young adults should not be underestimated.

“One can argue that Millennials’ hopeful and determined nature is a case of idealism,” explains Ilona Jerabek, Ph.D., president of PsychTests. “Some have just started out in the workforce, so they’re eager to prove themselves, which could also mean that at some point they’ll be blindsided by the reality of what it’s like to be out there in the real world.”

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Circuses Cease Exotic Animal Acts

Recycling Nutrients Animal Droppings Help Forests Absorb CO2

A paper published in Forest Ecosystems concludes that frugivores, large, fruit-eating animals like toucans, tapirs, curassows and spider monkeys, help to keep the woods healthy by eating fruits and spreading seeds.

As traps for carbon and an effective defense against global warming, forests collectively absorb up to 30 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions and store more than 1,600 gigatons of carbon in the soil.

“You have a lot of large birds that play a fundamental role for large trees,” says study author Mauro Galetti. “They increase the likelihood that seeds will turn into actual photosynthesizing plants.” However, big, tropical birds are constantly under threat of hunting, poaching and habitat loss; the International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Red List notes that 14 of the world’s 16 toucan species, for instance, are decreasing in population. The study found that without the help of high-capacity frugivores, there would be no way for larger seeds to grow into the towering trees that store carbon best.

Scientists now want to research individual species to calculate how much each animal’s services are worth in terms of battling climate change. Putting a dollar amount on a species, say Galetti, could be the only way to persuade governments to protect it.

Find the study at Tinyurl.com/ ForestCarbonReport.

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Fiction Readers Have More Empathy The love of books may begin at any age, but for most, it starts in childhood. Now, scientists are studying the effects of reading on the brain with MRIs, polls, surveys and experiments. The results indicate that readers of fiction are more empathetic toward others. By engaging with a story, they are temporarily placing themselves in a character’s shoes, thus fostering empathy in real life, and literary reading amplifies this effect.

According to a Stanford University study, reading a challenging book also helps us become smarter, as well as more empathetic. By attempting to tackle harder books, we create new connections in our minds that we might not have done otherwise. Neuroscientist Bob Dougherty remarks, “The right patterns of ink on a page can create vivid mental imagery and instill powerful emotions.”

David Comer Kidd, author of another related study, observes, “Like opening a window to let fresh air into our home, literature opens up our minds to the myriad ideas that we wouldn’t be able to experience on our own. We can pause to analyze the experiences depicted as if they were our own, expanding our experience of the world.”

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New Numbers Confirm Global Overfishing The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has been collecting reports for decades on how many fish are caught in the oceans annually.

However, those numbers don’t take into account small-scale, recreational and illegal fishing or the bycatch that’s discarded before boats return to harbors. A study published in Nature Communications increases the actual total world catch from 1950 to 2010 by 50 percent.

Daniel Pauly, author of the University of British Columbia study, states, “The world is withdrawing from a joint bank account of fish without knowing what has been withdrawn or the remaining balance. Better estimates for the amount we’re taking out can help ensure there’s enough fish to sustain us in the future.” Based on official counts, global catches peaked in 1996 and have declined modestly each year. The decline isn’t due to less fishing or restrictions on certain fish, though. “It’s due to the countries fishing too much and having exhausted one fish after the other,” says Pauly.

The findings also emphasize the value of fisheries to low-income people in developing countries. The next steps will require well-informed action to preserve this critical resource for people and for the planet.

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Low-Cost Largesse

Nonprofit Grocery Sells Good Food at Low Prices The biggest challenge to healthy eating in poor neighborhoods isn’t always access to healthy food; it’s whether people can afford to buy it. A year ago, Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s, opened Daily Table, a nonprofit grocery in Boston, to take action. It gathers nutritious food that would otherwise be wasted and then sells it at low prices. After learning about food insecurity in the U.S. and that approximately 40 percent of the food we grow is thrown out, Rauch decided to address both problems by offering this new option for people that don’t want handouts.

The store now has 5,000 members and hundreds of daily customers, with plans to expand to new locations.

“The challenge we have in America is that the food system is designed from the farm on up to create calories that are cheap and nutrients that are expensive,” he says. “People on the lowest economic rung get squeezed the hardest.”

Rauch partners with vendors to get excess food, such as fruit just slightly too ripe to make it through the standard supermarket system, that chefs turn into ready-to-eat meals like prepared salads and soups, or entrées that can cost less than $2.

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strong constones of superior nection to quality are sold at the Earth and the store, where nature helped Britta Willms diligently Willms survive, in researches prodspite of the hardship ucts to feature that she faced as a child. will suit the needs Born and raised in of the customers Germany, Willms she holds so dear. remembers finding Other specialty items Britta Wilms in her retail & gift shop solace in forested arinclude Himalayan eas and the outdoors. salt lamps, incense, “Until I was an adult, I didn’t realize herbs, essential oils, jewelry, tapestries, how much of my childhood I forgot as a statuaries, oracle cards, singing bowls, coping mechanism to deal with the vari- dream catchers, clothing and Raku potous forms of abuse I experienced,” relays tery. She asks for, and listens to, cusWillms. “I was drawn to the peace I felt tomer feedback, and values the fact that surrounded by in nature and would go the shop is known for excellent quality, walking in the woods for hours.” low prices and extraordinary customer

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A customer––and friend––who has together, even during tattered times. known Willms since she first opened “All my life, I just wanted to be truly her shop eight years ago shares, "Britta loved, having not experienced genuine has come a long way and in one word love from my mother,” she explains. describes herself as ‘grateful!’ She has “I lacked self-confidence as a young a big heart and will do anything for woman,” notes Willms. “But coming to anybody, and you will think you have the United States at the age of 18, to go known her your whole life by the time to college, saved my life.” you leave the shop. You will feel her

“My journey was a winding path, unconditional love.” through times of darkness and light,

The welcoming feeling of Your until I arrived in Lancaster County,” Inner Light spreads joy and provides says Willms. When asked what brought solace. Whoever walks through the her to the area, Willms replied, “God! door, Willms helps, shining light and I have incredible faith and follow my love, and demonstrating strength and inner guidance. I have experienced way courage. “It is important to keep in too many miracles to doubt.” one’s heart that everyone is special.”

Following her inner guidance inspired her to create Your Inner Light, a Your Inner Light is located at 1606 Rothsretail and gift shop that is filled with the ville Road, in Lititz. For more information, email Britta@YourInnerLight.net, call 717peaceful feeling of coming home. She offers natural health consultations, reiki 618-1672 or visit YourInnerLight.net. See ad, page 38. for humans and animals and various classes and workshops in the space.

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ness coaching in 2012. ertified ProfesSince May, she also sional Coach offers coaching three Marilu Garofola days per week at Tree of realized that she always Life Health Ministries, in had a knack for lendEphrata. ing an ear when people Life coaching can wanted to open up to empower and motiher about challenges vate clients, helping and goals in their lives. them find the tools for One of her friends had Marilu Garofola personal growth and also noticed and recommended to Garofola that she’d make an achieving goals, but coaching should not be interchanged with counseling, ideal professional coach. “I found myself listening to people all the time, and Garofola emphasizes. “Coaching is different from counseling or consulting. the more I started to think about it, I A coach is never there to tell the clithought that maybe I’m already in tune ent what to do or to give them advice. to other people and they feel comfortCoaching is based on the idea that the able with me,” she recalls. client knows what’s best for them and

After a divorce, Garofola felt the that they need to find that out for themneed to reinvent herself and start fresh. selves and take ownership. My job is to She studied life and wellness coachreally listen and to loosely guide them ing through the International Coachto find answers,” she explains. Clients ing Academy, and after becoming must be willing to work on their situaccredited through that organization, ations, rather than expecting Garofola she opened Sandpiper Life and Well-

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to fix their lives. If she believes that a client’s needs are best suited for therapy or counseling, she will refer them to another professional that can help.

Garofola’s clients include people seeking to improve their health by eating well and getting into shape; people with relationship problems; entrepreneurs that want to take their businesses to the next level; and people seeking career changes. While she primarily coaches adults, she also sees many teens and enjoys working with that age group. “Teenagers, especially those in their senior year of high school, are in such a spot where they’re trying to figure things out and determine what to do after graduation,” she observes.

“They’re trying to get through that muddled time of life where they wonder ‘Who am I?’ and ‘What do I want to be?’ They’re also dealing with relationships and peer pressure, so teenagers can gain a lot out of coaching.”

Coaching is all-encompassing, touching on every aspect of one’s life.

Garofola says that it’s not uncommon to have a client come in for guidance on one issue, only to open up and talk about other things happening in their lives. A client seeking to shift toward a healthier lifestyle may gradually open up about workplace stress and discover how that stress is sabotaging

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~Marilu Garofola their health goals. One may come in for divorce coaching, which can lead to coaching about parenting, relationships and dating. “There’s a flow to coaching in life that people don’t realize,” she remarks.

Garofola strives to form trust-based relationships with her clients to help them be the best they can be. She stays motivated when she sees her clients realize what they need to do—and then actually accomplish their goals. “When someone comes in and is so motivated, energetic and ready to get to that next step, it energizes me as well,” she says happily.

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With a wealth of luxury faux alternatives available in today’s market, shoe lovers can obtain the quality footwear they desire without incurring the usual environmental and human health costs.

Vegan leather is an animal-friendly alternative to real leather, derived from synthetic materials. No cow, sheep, goat or any other animal is killed in order to make vegan leather shoes, and for most people, that’s a good enough reason to choose it over the “real” thing. Provided that we pick the right maker, it also boasts the added advantage of being far more eco-friendly and sustainable than conventional leather.

Elizabeth Olsen, founder of the luxury vegan shoe brand Olsenhaus, says, “The only difference is the materials—one uses a dead animal’s skin preserved in toxic chemicals; the other is made from a mixture of natural and manmade materials that are better for animals and the environment.”

Twenty times more energy is used to create a leather hide than what is required for synthesized material. Conventional leather tanning involves treating animal skins with large quantities of toxic chemicals, including mineral salts, lead, cyanide and formaldehyde. This process wreaks havoc on our environment and the people that work in or live near tanneries, where chemical exposure can cause sickness or even be lethal.

Olsen cautions that just because a shoe is vegan doesn’t mean it’s been made in an eco-friendly way. She uses natural and manmade materials such as linen, cotton, cork, wood, imitation leathers and recycled faux suede in her vegan shoe line. To assess the quality of vegan leather shoes, she advises, “Shoppers can feel the material and look at the grain to see if it’s faux; with faux, the grain will show a repeating pattern. Also, look for labels noting materials either inside or on the bottom of shoes.”

Olsen notes that an online search for vegan fashion will yield everything from adult couture to baby clothes. Several websites and blogs report on the latest vegan products. She especially likes GirlieGirlArmy.com for vegan lifestyle and fashion.

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or the past 15 years. first time, Increased atthe antendance and nual Hospice & growth of the Community Care auction required Labor Day Aucmore space, tion will be held available at the at the Solanco Solanco FairThe annual Hospice Fairgrounds, begingrounds, including ning at 7:30 a.m. several additional & Community Care on September 3 and buildings, allowing Labor Day Auction 5. This free auction every auction to be brings thousands under one roof. will be held at the of attendees each “We’ve seen Solanco Fairgrounds, tremendous year and proceeds growth beginning at 7:30 a.m. through our partnerbenefit patients and families receiving on September 3 and 5. ship with the Lamhospice and palpeter Fire Company, liative care, as well and we are grateful as bereavement support. Last year’s for their support over the past 15 Labor Day Auction raised more than years,” says Bonnie Jess Lopane, Vice $520,000.

President for Development & Com The auction has been held at munity Relations at Hospice & Comthe Lampeter Fire Company for the munity Care. “Our goal is to continue

to increase funds raised to support Hospice patients and families, while providing a fun and enjoyable event for the community.”

Attendees can still look forward to all the auction staples, such as homemade Amish food including breakfast logs, sticky buns, barbequed chicken and fresh fruit pies; a sports memorabilia auction sponsored by Blue Ridge Cable, with guest auctioneer and Sports Talk host, Eric May; a specialty quilt auction sponsored by Rodgers & Associates; vacations; fine furniture and jewelry; outdoor furniture; plants; and used cars. New this year is a fine art auction sponsored

by NITRO Cutting Services/Herr & Sacco, which features signed local artwork, as well as an original Norman Rockwell valued at $75,000.

The Labor Day Auction Raffle, sponsored by Family Owned Markets, gives ticket holders a chance at a 2016 Ford Mustang and cash prizes of $1,000 or $2,000. Tickets can be purchased online, at various community events listed on HospiceCommunity.org or at the auction.

Auction-goers will have an opportunity to provide care and support for one patient’s day of care with a contribution of $178 at the event’s Day of Care auction, sponsored by Engle Printing and Publishing.

Hospice & Community Care has been partnering with local businesses, individuals and volunteers to grow this successful event over the past 32 years. All proceeds from the Labor Day Auction, presented by Turkey Hill Dairy since 2000, directly benefit patients and families receiving hospice care, and bereavement support through the Pathways Center for Grief & Loss.

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hether it’s playing dress-up, making forts from sofa cushions or drawing pictures, creative moments can define and distinguish a happy childhood. Yet it’s not all just fun and games, according to experts. Childhood creativity, nurtured both in the classroom and at home, is crucial for developing qualities such as sound decision-making, flexible thinking and mental resiliency.

Analyzing more than 150 studies across the fields of psychology, neuroscience, education and business management, the Center for Childhood Creativity, in Sausalito, California, found many important life skills are affiliated with a creative upbringing.

The resulting white paper, Inspiring a Generation to Create, underscores that rather than simply being an innate trait, creativity can be taught.

“Creativity should be an integral part of every child’s education. The research shows that we can avoid the drop in original thinking that happens as students move into early adolescence,” reports Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind.

Creativity isn’t only child’s play; parents also could do well to infuse their own lives with its discoveries and delights. “Through creativity, parents can reawaken a sense of wonder and joy, and nurture characteristics like patience,” says Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children.

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Cameron wrote the book in part to guide her own daughter, actress and film director Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, in her creative journey through motherhood. While many such works focus on art projects for kids, Cameron’s book emphasizes activities that put creative fuel in the

parental tank. For example, she recommends parents take up the ritual of “morning pages”; writing three pages of stream-of-consciousness thoughts the first thing each morning.

Jean Van’t Hul, author of The Artful Parent, started a daily sketchbook practice for herself and to set an example for her kids. “I like that the kids see me creating regularly and they’ve joined in a couple times. I also want to get over my self-limited belief that I’m not a good artist,” remarks Van’t Hul, who blogs at ArtfulParent.com.

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A family ritual, like a bedtime story or relationship with a pet, can be re-imagined to inspire household members to co-create together. “Instead of always reading to my kids, we take turns making up stories by ‘giving’ each other three things, like an airplane, a shovel and a pair of pants, which we have to use in a story,” says Nicole Corey Rada, a working mother of two in Richmond, Virginia. “Sometimes, we pretend our pets are having conversations, and use different voices and accents to express what they might be saying, given their circumstance at the time. This is a family favorite; we laugh constantly.”

Mark Runco, Ph.D., a University of Georgia professor of gifted and creative education, founder of the Creativity Research Journal and advisor to the Center for Childhood Creativity, notes the importance of balancing unstructured and structured activities, creating space for both individual expression and creative collaboration.

To foster the former, Van’t Hul encourages “strewing”, which she refers to as “the art of casually yet strategi-

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Every child and parent is creative. Exercising our creativity is an act of faith. ~ Julia Cameron cally leaving invitations for learning and creativity out for kids to discover on their own.” Invitations to play could be a basket of non-toxic blocks, a recycled-paper sketchpad opened to a blank page or some nature finds from a walk in the woods.

As an example of the latter, Cameron suggests that parents lead kids on a weekly creative expedition, allowing the kids to choose a new place to aimlessly explore such as a park, bookstore, pet shop or museum. According to the author, that sense of shared adventure, fostered in a safe space, naturally nurtures the creative process, both for now and the future.

“If you make art the center, insisting that kids be creative, they may feel a sense of pressure,” advises Cameron.

“If you make inspiration the center, it spills over into art.”

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Instead of feeding people better, we are feeding the city dump. Of all types of trash, food consumes the most space in our municipal landfills, followed by plastic and paper. Rotting food then releases harmful methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

While food waste is a big problem, social entrepreneurs see a big opportunity. Around the country, they are working to reduce, recover and rethink discarded food valued at more than $160 billion a year. In the process, they are not only cutting food costs, but also creating jobs and fighting climate change.

University of Maryland College Park alumna Cam Pascual co-founded the nonprofit Food Recovery Network (FRN) after watching hundreds of pounds of food hit the trash in her campus dining hall every night. Pascual and

her colleagues mobilized a volunteer network to shuttle leftovers from the university to soup kitchens, donating 200 meals a night to feed the hungry.

In the last five years, FRN has recovered more than 1 million pounds of food from 184 campuses in 42 states, proving that ingenuity and philanthropy can together fight the food waste travesty. “There are two major barriers to recovering leftover food; one is awareness, like helping businesses to understand the laws that protect them from liability,” says Pascual, the organization’s current director of innovation and operations.

“The other is the labor involved. Universities are the perfect ecosystem for food recovery because college students have flexible schedules and are community service-minded, offering a ready supply of volunteers.”

The latest FRN initiative is a certification program to verify that farms and restaurants are engaging in food recovery that includes creating a toolkit to

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture recently set a goal of slashing food waste in half by 2030, with several supporting bills approaching the floor in Congress. The EPA food recovery hierarchy calls for reducing food waste first and foremost, with recovering food to feed people or animals as a fallback and utilizing landfills only as a last resort.

“It’s one thing to set goals, but to realize those reductions in food waste, we have to change our behavior,” says Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It). Farms and households are the two largest generators of food waste, according to Bloom, whose blog at WastedFood.com offers dozens of beneficial tips for keeping food out of the trash bin.

Fighting food waste starts before we go to the grocery. Bloom recommends consumers organize cupboards to know what’s already in stock, plan meals and stick to the shopping list. Post-purchase, easy tips include serving smaller portions, freezing leftovers and sharing surplus with friends and neighbors.

Bloom’s website fans contribute more ideas like mixing veggie scraps into pet food or making them into soup stock. Using a smaller refrigerator keeps shoppers from bulking up while saving energy costs. The battle against wasted food needs to start at home, where small steps add up to big change.

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“Recognize that taste should trump appearance, and don’t be so concerned with superficialities,” is a leading message. He cites replicable countermeasures like Hungry Harvest and Imperfect Produce, both predicated upon giving “ugly produce” a second chance. Based in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco’s Bay Area, respectively, these businesses offer low-cost home delivery of surplus produce, much of which is rejected for not meeting grocery stores’ high cosmetic standards.

Here are more examples of the community pioneers working to divert food from overstuffed landfills to people.

Daily Table (DailyTable.org) purchases excess food from growers, manufacturers and supermarkets to provide healthy food at fast-food prices for populations in need. The Dorchester, Massachusetts, retail grocery store offers fresh produce and grocery items, plus ready-to-cook and grab-n-go prepared meals.

Fruitcycle (TheFruitcycle.com) makes healthy dried snacks from produce that would otherwise be tossed. The Washington, D.C.-area business also provides jobs for formerly incarcerated, homeless or otherwise disadvantaged women.

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While you sleep, your immune system recovers and prepares for the day ahead. It replenishes every cell in your body.

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People who struggle with sleep deprivation may suffer from irritability, depression, over-eating— and even face a higher risk for Alzheimer’s.

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The following information may be disturbing to some. That’s because the Environmental Protection Agency has identified at least four possibly dangerous chemicals commonly found in some synthetic mattresses— benzene, propane, naphthalene and styrene—especially bedding made in China and overseas, where such governing agencies do not exist.

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

advertorial Gardner’s Mattress & More, in Lancaster, PA. “Many people, like me, are in search of a natural sleep system. I was shocked to learn that toxic emissions from mattresses are a major source of daily pollution in our lives,” says McClure.

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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When researching natural, organic mattresses, look at these areas: 1. visit a store that carries the top certified natural and organic brands, including Savvy Rest, Prana Sleep, Pure Latex Bliss and vi-Spring. “Each of these manufacturers crafts bedding that is safe and sustainable,” McClure recommends.

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by Linda Sechrist

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ilmmaker Barnet Bain’s credits include writer/director of Milton’s Secret, due out this fall, starring Donald Sutherland and Michelle Rodriguez and based on Eckhart Tolle’s book, producer of the Oscar- winning What Dreams May Come, executive producer of the Emmy-award nominee Homeless to Harvard and writer/producer of The Celestine Prophecy movie. Now, as author of The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love, and Work, he offers tools that everyone can use to develop a creativity practice designed to move us beyond our unconscious hand-me-down worldview, escape mental and emotional straightjackets and unlock great reservoirs of imagination. In so doing, we discover we can create anything we like; from a work of art to a fulfilling relationship.

Why is creativity so vital now?

More than ever before, the nature of human consciousness today is making it apparent that we live inside stories and are pushing up against their edges. Strategies we’ve used to try to attain control, success or empowerment—structured ideas about how the world works, false assurances and guarantees about life— may not be working. As a result, we are mired in anxiety, stress and crises. It all offers us the opportunity to wake up to a larger truth that supersedes everything else: We must discover where our true safety resides, in building newly intelligent relationships within, as well as with 30

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Why do we need an internal sense of safety?

Safety found within shows up in our experiences of the world. As we become increasingly reliant on and confident in our creative skills to survive and thrive, we give ourselves the gift of resilience in chaos.

Humanity’s creativity must be awakened in order to meet the challenges of a changing world and effectively address problems that appear to have too few solutions. The same inner awareness and skill set that give birth to the creative process can be applied to all aspects of life. Only through creative acts can we rise above unworkable paradigms, group thinking and earlier conditioning to create new and more fluid stories that grow from revised thoughts, beliefs, choices and attitudes that mature from the inside out.

Deep, compassionate understanding of how we arrived at this point allows us to shed restrictions. It begins with facing the whys and wherefores of our most intimate consciousness.

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characterizes the feminine, womb-like energy, pregnant with possibilities and subsequent manifested outcomes. The capacities to imagine, feel and receive also are feminine. In the dance with the masculine, the harmony of these feminine qualities is the primal desire for and the impulse of creativity itself.

When the masculine and feminine energies are balanced and intimately joined, they express the ability to act, create, manifest, build and bring order.

When we learn how to balance them, we become more creative and effective, individually and collectively. We are better at meeting challenges and responding to opportunities.

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Chauvinism, an elevation of masculine over feminine energy, would separate us from our feelings. It does violence to femininity and castrates legitimate masculinity. The mildest trace of such subordination diminishes and reduces primal creative energies to second place, so that nothing new can arrive. Civilization suffers from this systemic disorder to the degree that we believe our needs won’t be met unless we are controlling or relying disproportionately on action principles. A culture that elevates doing over being is ignorant of how to pop the clutch and shift into neutral, and so keeps driving down the same road without hope of changing direction.

When spirituality was more alive inside religious traditions, we honored the sanctity of the Sabbath and the importance of putting aside doing in order to be intimate with the mystery of life. It’s what breathes new life into our thoughts and feelings, arousing body, mind and spirit to new heights.

Every creator understands that all creativity is a gift of the feminine energy and a gift of the gods. Integrative masculine energies are always constellated around such a gift. Allowing ourselves to become intimate with a greater state of being rather than doing, we open ourselves to receiving a new relationship with life.

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n the third grade, 9-year-old Katie Stagliano brought home an unassuming, tiny cabbage seedling that would grow into a 40-pound Katie Stagliano with her cabbage—and a few years later, would create a 40-pound cabbage nonprofit organization helping kids across the U.S. grow gardens supporting the hungry. Now 17 years old, Stagliano is the founder and Chief Executive Gardener of Katie’s Krops, and she’s not slowing down in her crusade to feed as many hungry people as possible.

“My dad had always told me not to waste and how lucky my brother and I were to have a healthy meal on the table each night, because there were people who went to bed hungry and relied on soup kitchens for what could be their only meal of the day,” recalls Stagliano. She decided to donate her cabbage to a local soup kitchen, Tricounty Family Ministries, in North Charleston, South Carolina, where the produce helped feed 275 people. Seeing this impact, Stagliano wondered how many people a whole garden could feed, and the seed for Katie’s Krops was planted.

Katie’s Krops provides young gardeners with the knowledge, supplies and funding to start their own gardens, with the promise that they will donate all produce to their local soup kitchens and shelters. In 2015, there were 83 Katie’s Krops youth gardens growing across the U.S., all providing much needed healthy food to those in need.

The mission to feed America’s hungry is a family affair. Stagliano’s mother is president of Katie’s Krops, her father manages finances and her brother is an active volunteer, helping with garden-to-table dinners and in the gardens. “Without their support and encouragement no matter the circumstances, I know that Katie’s Krops would not be where it is today,” says Stagliano. “My community has supported me in amazing ways. I’m so blessed to live in a community who stands behind my dream and is very supportive of it.”

Along the way, she has faced fears, doubts and obstacles, but Stagliano continues making a difference in both local and national communities by keeping a cool head. “I’ve found the best way to overcome the struggles was to focus on the positives and the things that are going right, instead of stressing over things that often times you cannot control,” says the wise-beyond-her-years teenager.

Always aiming higher, Stagliano hopes to expand Katie’s Krops to 500 gardens in all 50 states, before going global. Her advice to other kids with big ideas? “Age should never be considered an obstacle. If you follow your heart and a cause you truly believe in, you can make an incredible difference in the world,” enthuses Stagliano. “And you never know what can grow from something as small as just one seedling.”

For more information about Katie’s Krops and how children ages 9 to 16 can apply to be funded to start a Katie’s Krops garden, email Katie@KatiesKrops.com or visit KatiesKrops.com.

Michelle Bense is a freelance writer and editor based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Connect with her at EditorMichelleBense@gmail.com.

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After putting off her own career as a singer and ultimately deciding to go for it, Herman-Saccio recorded That’s What Love Can Do with her group Boy Krazy. The song rose to the top of the pop charts in 1993.

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Teens planning for life after high school get help identifying their career passion at schools such as Upland Hills School, in Oxford, Michigan.

Its emphasis on experiential learning culminates in a senior project the teen produces, whether it’s writing a novel, building a storage shed or volunteering at the local senior citizen center. Each must someway contribute to the community. Beginning with the student’s dream, they must work their way through obstacles, setbacks and all the steps required to bring a dream to reality.

Outdoor skills can help teens develop healthy risk-taking behaviors, as well as teach resilience, perseverance and self-reliance. SheJumps (SheJumps. org), in Salt Lake City, offers young women 6 to 18 years old an opportunity to master outdoor living skills, boost confidence and encourage leadership via collaborating with strong female role models. Fun activities include mountain biking, skiing and trailblazing.

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Over time, experiential learning can help youths develop leadership skills.

Lander, Wyoming’s National Outdoor Leadership School, a gap-year program for high school graduates taking a year off before college, offers courses lasting two weeks, several months or even a full year. Activities include sea kayaking, Alaskan mountain and glacier climbing and wilderness medicine.

Teens already on track and wanting to develop additional leadership skills can tap into motivational speaker and self-help author Tony Robbins’ annual Unleash the Power Within youth leadership program event. Groups of youths 14 to 17 years old collectively participate to create individual breakthroughs, move beyond fears and limiting beliefs, accomplish goals and realize true desires. Application requirements include a good academic record, at least 20 hours of community service and a guidance counselor’s recommendation.

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A way for youngsters 5 to 19 years old to become empowered is by joining a 4-H group in urban, suburban or rural areas.

If we envision a farm kid raising a calf to show at the state fair, that’s still one facet of today’s 4-H, but far from the entire scope. Founded in 1902, 4-H is a global nonprofit dedicated to learning by doing; specialties now range from computer science and graphic design to leadership, healthy living and the performing arts.

Positive mentoring by adults and developing community spirit ground 4-H clubs, camps and programs.

Research by Tufts University’s Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development and America’s land-grant colleges and universities shows that people with a 4-H background are more likely to give back to their communities than others (see Tinyurl. com/YouthDevelopmentStudy).

For Grammy-winner Jennifer Nettles, of Nashville, 4-H meant learning to perform at an early age, even flying to Chicago to do it. “I don’t know that I would be where I am today without 4-H,” she says. “Mentors there help you. They helped me with the skills of performing and learning about being on stage; they also taught me the importance of giving back.”

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Growing food for themselves and others can be a great adventure for teens, while fostering resourcefulness, perseverance and ecological awareness.

Seventeen-year-old Katie Stagliano launched Katie’s Krops, in Summerville, South Carolina, several years ago based on her desire to fight hunger by growing food for people that need it. Today, the enterprise offers grants for youth in any area to start and maintain a local garden, provided they give away the produce to the hungry. The initiative has grown to more than 50 gardens around the U.S.

Both Mobile Urban Growers, in Mobile, Alabama, and Closer to Earth, in Oklahoma City, empower youth through exercising organic gardening skills, environmental and food justice advocacy and personal mentorship.

Empowering experiences for teens don’t have to cost a lot or involve travel. “Dream big, but start small. Look around your own backyard, in your community,” says Borba. “Teens can learn to pay it forward in all kinds of ways. They can get together with their peers and take on a doable project to help others. They may even need to start by learning to self-regulate and manage stress by getting away from their phones and instead being outside getting exercise.”

Casual family activities can provide opportunities for conversations about what teens want in life or what they’re worried about, and that opens the door for adults to step up to help mentor and empower their children.

“Boys are more likely to talk while they’re doing something, like shooting baskets with you in the driveway,” observes Borba. “Girls are more likely to talk if it’s one-on-one.”

Positive parents actively listen and then clarify what they heard from their teens, says Herman-Saccio. This information helps point the way forward, to more interactive dialogue, brainstorming, problem-solving, helpful experiences and eventually, youth empowerment.

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HEALTHY GRIEVING How Rituals Can Empower Our Youth

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mpowering youth to experience the grief process honestly, while surrounded by love and support, contributes to their health and wellbeing in the present and the future.

Natural Awakenings Lancaster-Berks recently spent time in discussion with Patti Anewalt, licensed professional counselor and director of Pathways Center for Grief & Loss, and Charles F. “Chip” Snyder, Jr., licensed funeral director and owner of Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory.

A key point shared by Anewalt emphasizes the significance of teaching children and teens that grief is an emotional experience. “If you are old enough to love, you are old enough to grieve.” Even very young children will be affected by the loss of a loved one, and being a part of the mourning process is beneficial. Sheltering them from it, especially over time, can be more harmful than helpful.

Snyder agrees. “Children and adolescents need to learn to grieve, and since there is no class titled ‘Grief 101’, the only way to learn is to observe the adults around them going through the grieving process,” he says.

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However, both Anewalt and Snyder concur that children grieve differently than adults. They may cry intensely in a corner of the room and then go off to play moments later–– their grief comes and goes in waves.

Furthermore, young people intuitively sense what is happening during the grieving process with adults and may keep their own grief reserved at first, and share later when they feel adults are in a better place.

“Let children lead, and when questions arise, look for guilt, and questions behind questions,” notes Anewalt. “Kids can make things worse in their minds. It is comforting to provide honest, age-appropriate answers within continued conversations. Using metaphors can sometimes be helpful.

For example, when someone dies, it is like when a hand leaves a glove, and only the glove is left.”

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advance for what they will experience allays fears, and children bring a joyous piece to the celebration of life––they exemplify that life will go on.

“In my experience as a funeral director for over 40 years, the families that follow traditions are the families that truly grieve because they are teaching future generations by example,” points out Snyder. “Children learn from adults how to behave, shake hands, say kind words. They observe that grown-ups cry, but they also laugh because someone shared a funny story or memory about the deceased. Grieving together is healthy.”

Both Anewalt and Snyder encourage parents to allow their children to be present at, and participate in, funeral rituals, if they so choose. Children can share something about their loved one or place a meaningful memento in the casket.

“Viewing the deceased can be helpful for a child in the same way that it is for an adult. It often helps–– in a way nothing else can––to fully grasp the permanence of death,” offers Anewalt. “And, if the body was cremated, say so.”

“We assist families with honoring traditions or creating new rituals,” explains Snyder, “and encourage them to ask for help with any part of the grief process.”

Grief, in all its forms, is healthy to experience and to observe. It is important for children to understand at a young age that acknowledging all the feelings that accompany the grief experience is a sign of strength, not weakness. It is being true to oneself.

To contact Patti Anewalt, email PAnewalt@HospiceCommunity.org, visit PathwaysThroughGrief.org or call 717-391-2412. See ad, page 13.

To contact Chip Snyder, call 717-560-5100, email Chip@SnyderFuneralHome.com or visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. See ad, page 7.

Gisele Rinaldi Siebold is a contributing writer to Natural Awakenings LancasterBerks edition. Connect with her at Gisele@NALancaster.com.

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t age 6, climate change activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez gave his first speech to a packed crowd in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado.

Raised in the Aztec tradition, he was taught that as indigenous people, they are descendants of the land and inherit a duty to protect it.

“I felt such sadness that my generation inherited this crisis to clean up.

That night, I saw that those emotions could be channeled into action and my voice could make a difference,” says Martinez, founder and youth director of the nonprofit Earth Guardians.

Ten years later, his impassioned message has sparked a global movement. More than 2,000 “youth crews”

from Bhutan to Brazil are fighting climate change and improving their communities in other ways.

These activists aren’t yet old enough to vote, but are still making their voices heard by global policy- makers. On their behalf, Martinez delivered a plea to representatives from 192 countries at the United Nations General Assembly meeting on climate change last year, asking for stronger measures to protect both the planet and its people. He particularly pointed to the ever-increasing “climate refugees” that have lost their homes to rising oceans and other havoc caused

by Earth’s warming trend.

Although Martinez serves on President Obama’s youth council, he and

20 other young plaintiffs filed a landmark lawsuit earlier this year against the federal government for failing to protect its citizens from climate change. The plaintiffs are seeking a court order requiring America’s president to establish a national plan to decrease atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide to “safe” levels by 2100.

At home, Martinez is working with Boulder County community and environmental organizations to locally eliminate pesticides from parks, charge for plastic bags at retail, regulate coal ash emissions and ban fracking.

EarthGuardians.org offers many ways anyone can plug into the movement, whether taking individual actions to lighten our carbon footprint, creating school gardens or signing its Silence into Action pledge, inspired by Martinez’s younger brother Itzcuauhtli’s 45-day silence strike for climate action.

“The most important thing you can do is educate yourself. Whatever makes you come alive, use that passion to make a difference,” says Martinez, whose performances as a pianist and hip-hop artist inform and enliven music festivals worldwide. “Together, we can create a legacy we can be proud to pass on to the next generation.”

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

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ccording to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, as many as 50 million Americans are affected by seasonal or year-round nasal allergies. Additionally, 56 million suffer from eczema, psoriasis or rosacea. Prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs may help, but aren’t a cure. Salt therapy can be a gentler, all-natural solution for easing associated symptoms.

While eating too much salt is bad for the body, breathing it is a healthy activity. The Greek word for salt is halos, and halotherapy provides a welcome alternative to conventional pills, sprays and injections.

In the mid-1800s, after salt mine workers in Poland were found to have a low rate of respiratory illness, the Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Spa was established on the site of a mine to treat clinic patients for asthma and allergies. That pioneering facility is still in operation.

“In the beginning, I think salt therapy was seen as a time-consuming novelty. Now, holistically minded people are more supportive,” says Clay Juracsik, owner of the St. Louis Salt Room, in Maplewood, Missouri. The room’s walls are covered in salt, with blocks of backlit Himalayan pink salt at floor level. Clients wear disposable

booties to walk through inches-deep, loose, mineral-rich Dead Sea salt to reclining chairs. The lights dim, soft music plays and salt, rich in negative ions, infuses the air for a 45-minute session.

“We have a second, smaller room where the walls and floor are not salted, so a child and parent can move around or play without disturbing others. Our youngest client was 2 weeks old,” says Juracsik.

With the help of specially designed machines and software, microscopic salt particles one to five microns in size are circulated through the air to be deeply inhaled. As a natural anti-inflammatory agent, salt helps reduce swelling of throat tissues and nasal passages, making breathing easier for individuals suffering from such respiratory ailments as allergies, asthma, bronchitis and sinusitis.

“True halotherapy is based on using 99 percent pure sodium chloride in the halogenerator,” says Leo Tonkin, cofounder of the Salt Therapy Association, in Boca Raton, Florida. “Dead Sea, Himalayan or other salts can be used as décor.”

“My husband, Gary, had three sinus surgeries before he discovered a salt room during a trip to London and had a eureka moment,” relates Ellen Patrick, owner of four Breathe Easy salt rooms in New York City and nearby Westchester County.

“A client’s 4-year-old son tells Mom when he needs a treatment to ‘make his nose work better,’” reports Lisa Cobb, owner of Luxury on Lovers, in Dallas, Texas. “He uses a salt bed similar in style to a tanning bed and large enough for his mother to be with him for a 20-minute treatment. Pilots

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A recent pilot study conducted at The Salt Room, in Orlando, Florida, and published in the International Journal of Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, concluded, “Halotherapy is associated with improvement in symptoms of sinus disease in cystic fibrosis and should be explored as an adjunct treatment.”

Salt’s anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antibacterial properties may also reduce skin swelling and itchiness, and even acne, without drying the skin. Increased lung capacity aids blood circulation, which also helps improve skin health. Salt room operators note that frequent treatments are needed during early stages of therapy or during acute outbreaks of conditions, but can be reduced to a maintenance level over time.

Juracsik remarks, “The best success I’ve seen is with respiratory ailments like bronchitis and pneumonia. We don’t need a new, fancy pill for every illness. Salt is historically proven to be a natural and effective way to improve respiratory health.”

Options go beyond basic treatments. “Meditating in the salt room allows double relaxation,” comments Patrick. “Salty yoga is one of my favorite therapies because clients can exercise and breathe easier at the same time.

Another option comprises a sound bath, during which crystal bowl music creates a vibration similar to piano notes to quiet and focus the mind during a salt session.”

Salt treatments can be experienced regularly, seasonally or as needed. For those free of respiratory issues, a salt room visit provides a refreshing way to relax, sit, chill and breathe. Patrick views it as a form of stress management to increase well-being.

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Hope Hill Lavender Farm, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, adds lavender to soap, sugar scrubs, lotion and essential oil. “It takes 11 pounds of hand-picked fresh blossoms to make one ounce of essential oil,” says Troy Jochems, coowner with his wife, Wendy. A member of the mint family, lavender adds distinctive flavor and fragrance to both sweet and savory dishes (find recipes at HopeHillLavenderFarm.com). Visit the farm on summer weekends through mid-August and plan to partake of the annual lavender festival next June.

In Glen Allen, Virginia, visitors enjoy a cool serving of lavender lemonade or honey ice cream at Lavender Fields Herb Farm after a stroll through the garden. Greenhouse tours and fall classes on growing herbs, vegetables and lavender include how to make an herbal wreath.

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Tea Wellness classes and tastings of fair trade heirloom varieties are a big draw at Light of Day Organics, in Traverse City, Michigan. They’re taught by founder and horticulturist Angela Macke, a registered nurse. It’s the only dual-certified organic and Demeter Biodynamic commercial grower of tea plants in North America.

The Boiron Medicinal Garden at the Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, emphasizes the importance of plants in homeopathy. Maggie Saska, plant production specialist with the research farm, explains, “Walking tours with educational signage in the garden let visitors know which species to look for when planting their own organic healing garden. Plants from a store may not be organically grown or of the correct species,” although a nursery may afford more options.

Christophe Merville, D.Pharm., Boiron USA director of education and pharmacy development, attests that many familiar plants can offer benefits beyond beauty, such as reducing stress, promoting healing or easing congestion. He cautions, “People think plants are naturally safe, but they can be dangerous. St. John’s wort extract, for example, can relieve mild depression, but interacts with prescription medicines. It also reacts to light, so users may experience rashes from sun exposure.

“Lemon balm can be made into an antioxidant tea. It can be grown in a garden, on a balcony or indoors, and combines well with chamomile or lavender. We like it for helping to relieve anxiety or to improve mental performance.”

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Saska and Merville recommend that enthusiasts take classes, work with an herbalist and find a good reference book. Merville prefers Rodale’s 21st Century Herbal for beginners.

Vicki Nowicki, founder of Liberty Gardens, in Downers Grove, Illinois, observes, “The world is seeing the first generations that don’t have a relationship with the land or know how to grow their own food.” Its seed-lending library, classes and tours, along with other healing gardens throughout the country, aim to get everyone back to basics including going outside.

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hen encountering a bird or animal that appears to be abandoned, take only minimal steps to help. “People mean well but a lot of rescues we see, didn’t need help,” says Lacy Campbell, wildlife care center operations manager for the Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon.

Make sure the animal is away from traffic or predators, and then call a local wildlife rehabilitator before taking further action, especially if the animal is injured.

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Baby squirrels can fall out of the nest.

“Leave him at the base of the tree,” says Jennifer Keats Curtis, author of the children’s book Squirrel Rescue. “Mom will rebuild the nest before coming to get her baby. If it’s cold, put it in a box with a towel. Once squirrels have been treated as a pet, they can’t be released.”

Tiny, not-yet-feathered nestlings should be returned home; it’s a myth that human scent poses a problem.

If the nest is out of reach or can’t be located, make one with a box and soft cloth. Put it in the tree, so the parents can resume feeding. Leave the area so as not to frighten them.

“After young robins, scrub jays, crows and owls leave the nest, they

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typically spend up to a week on the ground before they can fly,” says Campbell. “At night, the parents will escort the fully feathered fledglings to safety beneath a bush.”

In parks, ducks and geese may nest away from the water. Mama will lead her babies to the pond, even across busy streets. If it’s safe, stop the car to halt traffic, act as their crossing guard, and then resume driving.

Wildlife Transport Tips If a wild animal is injured, wear heavy gloves in its vicinity to avoid being bitten or scratched. Completely cover the animal with a blanket so it stays relatively calm, and place it in a carrier for transport to a rehabilitation facility. A warm hot water bottle can help ward off shock.

Do not give the animal water, milk or food. Time is of the essence to ward off dangers of stress. Wild animals can carry disease without appearing to be ill. Fleas, ticks and mites are likely, so keep injured wildlife away from pets and children.

A box turtle operates on innate GPS. “It lives in an area the size of a football field,” explains Curtis. “It will go onward, no matter how many times people try to redirect it. If injured by a car or lawn mower, the shell can be mended by a rehab center.”

Bunnies eat at dusk and dawn. In-between, the nest may look abandoned. “Wild baby rabbits are difficult to keep alive if injured,” says Curtis. “At sundown, see if mom returns; if not, they need a wildlife rehab expert.”

A lone, young raccoon is either old enough to climb a tree by itself or the mother will carry it. If we feed a raccoon, it will become a beggar. Opossums are dramatic actors.

When cornered, they hiss and fall over and play dead in a coma-like state for up to four hours. Check back later. If a mother possum has been killed by a car, call a rehab official to check her pouch for potential babies.

“If you find a young deer fawn or moose calf, leave it. The mother comes back several times each day to nurse,” advises Amanda Nicholson, director of outreach for the Wildlife Center of Virginia, in Waynesboro. “Its coloring helps it remain undetected by predators.”

Other Unexpected Encounters “Don’t feed wild animals or leave out food or accessible comestible trash. Bobcats, wolves, bears and coyotes will avoid people unless food is involved,” cautions Jennifer Place, program asso- ciate for Born Free USA, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C. “Wild animals protect their space, food and young, so stay on marked trails when hiking and never turn your back on them.”

For unexpected meetings, stay calm. “Make sure there’s an escape route for the animal,” says Place. “With foxes or coyotes, throw sticks or small rocks, but don’t hit the animal.

Make yourself look large and yell.” With snakes, sidestep away slowly for more than six feet before walking in the other direction. Bears require a different response. “Speak in a low voice so the bear realizes you are not prey. Never climb a tree,” says Place. “Bears know the terrain, can run faster than a horse and can climb trees, too. Sidestep away, remaining carefully upright, calm and unthreatening. If the bear moves toward you, keep talking until he moves away.

Running kicks in its prey drive.”

Yellowstone Park regulations require visitors to stay 25 yards away from most wildlife and 100 yards away from bears and wolves. Selfie photos with animals can result in injury or death for humans and animals through carelessness; safety depends on good judgement, respect and common sense.

Friends of wildlife know beforehand how to contact local rehabilitators if there’s an emergency, observe before taking action, and protect pets. “Always leash dogs when going into the yard at night and keep cats indoors,” says Place.

“Peaceful co-existence allows for the safety of both people and animals, domestic and wild.”

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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JUST WALK 22 Minutes a Day Boosts Well-Being

by Randy Kambic

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ven mainstream media have picked up on the many physical and mental benefits of walking, including weight loss, reduced stress, increased energy and better sleep, and that’s only the beginning. These additional compelling effects may well catalyze us to consistently step out for a daily walk, understanding that cumulative steps count, too. For more inspiration, check out this month’s race walking at the Summer Olympics.

Walking helps heart health and diabetes. According to the U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Walking program launched last fall, the risk of heart disease and diabetes can be significantly reduced via an average of 22 minutes a day of brisk walking. “Physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain cancers, osteoporosis, cognitive decline and even depression,” says Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of the division of preventive medicine at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “Can you imagine if there was a pill that could simultaneously have all those benefits? Everyone would be clamoring for it.”

Walking reduces anxiety and clears thinking. The results of a national survey of nearly 3,000 women between the ages of 42 and 52 published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that those that walked as part of a regular physical activity showed fewer signs of depression compared with inactive women. The more physical activity a woman logged, the less likely she was to exhibit such symptoms, suggesting that moderate-to-intense levels of exercise may help protect against mental illness.

The survey further revealed that 85 percent believe walking helps reduce any present anxiety and feelings of depression, while two-thirds reported that walking stimulates their thinking.

Walking facilitates doctor-patient communication.

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healthcare authorities. “It’s a casual forum in which to communicate and also learn about the health benefits of walking,” says Executive Director Rachael Habash, who’s aiming for 350 chapters by year’s end. When doctors emphasize the benefits of exercise, patients tend to listen.

Walking boosts life performance.

“Until the late 1960s, 90 percent of America’s children that lived up to a mile away walked to school. Today, that figure is 30 percent,” says Sheila Franklin, of the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, in The Walking Revolution documentary (scroll to the video at EveryBodyWalk. org). Experts warn that less walking by youngsters can create sedentary habits and lead to shortened life spans.

Daily walks to school boost cognitive performance in students, according to Mary Pat King, the National Parent Teacher Association director of programs and projects. Dr. Richard Jackson, a pediatrician, professor and chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health at University of California, Los Angeles,. and former environmental health

The moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow. ~Henry David Thoreau director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, reports that walking improves children’s learning ability, concentration, moods and creativity.

Even lifelong walkers are moved to walk more by using a pedometer to track their steps and distance traveled, says Dr. Lauren Elson, a physical medicine and rehabilitation instructor at Harvard Medical School, who is also the medical editor of the recent Harvard Special Health Report Walking for Health (Health.Harvard.edu/walk). A metareview of 26 studies found that using the device raised physical activity levels by nearly 27 percent, adding about 2,500 steps per day. Most stores that sell exercise equipment offer inexpensive pedometers, while smartphone users can download an app such as Moves, Breeze or Pedometer++. Apple’s iOS includes the free

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Walking leads to meaningful exchanges. Social connections and honest conversations between two people can be aided by walking outside instead of sitting inside. Clay Cockrell, a licensed clinical social worker in New York City, began walking with clients 12 years ago. He notes that casual venues like parks have been especially helpful for men. “They sometimes have a more difficult time making eye contact in sessions. Outside, they are looking where they are going, looking at nature, other people—the pressure is less. My own health has improved, as well,” he says. He shares ideas with the public and other therapists at WalkAndTalk.com to maximize the benefits. He sees moving the body forward along a path as a metaphor for moving forward in life.

Adds Habash, “We believe that engaging in health should be simple and fun, like putting one foot in front of the other at every opportunity.”

Randy Kambic is an Estero, FL, freelance writer and editor who regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings.

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Loss of a Spouse – 6:30-8pm. Includes a short presentation and a time to talk with others. Free.

No registration needed. Pathways Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy. 800924-7610. PathwaysThroughGrief.org.

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

A journey to peace, balance, wisdom and beauty.

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2

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Evenings in the Garden – 6-8pm. Penn State Master Gardeners offer guided tours of 11 pesticidefree garden areas. Tours: 6:30pm and 7:15pm. Free.

Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Rd, Leesport. 610-378-1327.

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: 717-393-9955.

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New Moon Crystal Meditation – 7-8pm. Enjoy a relaxing meditation with crystals and align with the manifesting energy of the new moon. $15. Registration required. Integrative Healing Arts Studio, 611 Penn Ave, West Reading. 610-451-9577. Integrative MassageReiki.com.

Workshop: Core Strength and Conditioning – 6:15-7pm. Learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-393-9955. FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 Cooking Class: Garden Fresh – 6pm. Tina Bare teaches how to create tasty gluten-free summer fresh salads and dinners featuring your favorite garden foods. $40. Visit the website for menu details and to register. Zest! 30 E Main St, Lititz. 717-626-6002.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 Cooking Class: “Bounty From the Box” – 6pm.

Paul Anater, one of those “great cooks who aren’t professional chefs,” will prepare four fast and fresh summer meals that don’t require heating up the kitchen. $40. Visit the website for menu details and to register. Zest! 30 E Main St, Lititz. 717-626-6002.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 Angel Days Holistic Faire – 10am- 5pm. Angel art, music, acupuncture, aura photography, alternative healing methods, reflexology, reiki and much more.

Free lectures on current holistic topics. Nutritious food for sale. Admission $6, $5 with donation of pet food. Leesport Farmers Market, Banquet Hall, 312 Garnet’s Church Rd, Leesport. For info: 484363-7356.

Aromatherapy Workshop – 1-2pm. Make a cooling summer essential oil blend, all supplies included.

1 CE for LMT's. $25. Registration required. Integrative Healing Arts Studio, 611 Penn Ave, West Reading. 610-451-9577. IntegrativeMassageReiki.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 Angel Days Holistic Faire – 10am- 4pm. See August 6th listing for details. Leesport Farmers Market,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 Lunch and Learn – 11am. Snyder Funeral Home presents valuable information about pre-arranging funeral details and offers a time for Q and A. Free.

Held at Pressroom Restaurant, 26-28 W King St, Lancaster. Registration requested. 717-560-5100.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Integrative Healing Arts Friday Open House – 5:30-8pm. 2nd Friday Open House Supporting the Animal Rescue League of Berks County. Jan Gaul's Pet Painting Show will be on display, along with adoptable pets. Integrative Healing Arts Studio, 611 Penn Ave, West Reading. 610-451-9577.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 Reiki Level I Class – 10:30am-4pm. Experience healing energy with Master Sarah Preston in this special Sunday class. Includes first degree attunement and copy of Essential Reiki by Diane Stein. $125. ($50 non-refundable deposit required by 08/06). Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster. 717290-1517.

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.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 Wellness Day for Teacher’s Aides – Teacher’s Aides can enjoy a complimentary 30-minute stress treatment today. Call to reserve for yourself or someone you love. Free ($55 value). The Spa at Willow Pond, 1487 Old Lancaster Pike, Sinking Spring. 610-507-9004. TheSpaAtWillowPond.com.

Cooking Class: Sensational Summertime Supper – 6pm. Chef Jenn Thompson from Our House Cafe in East Petersburg brings fresh recipes sourced from local farms in Lancaster County. $40. Visit the website for menu details and to register. Zest!

30 E Main St, Lititz. 717-626-6002. ZestChef.com.

Workshop: Cholesterol, The Truth – 6:15-7pm.

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

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Nature of Sudden Loss – 6:30-8pm. Sudden death can shatter your sense of order, leaving you with a greater sense of vulnerability and anxiety. The grief process is often very different from an expected and anticipated death. This free workshop identifies the uniqueness of this type of loss and offers some strategies to cope. Registration is required by August 10. Free. Pathways Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy. 800-924-7610.

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Concussion & Stroke Seminar – 7pm. Learn about new stroke and concussion treatment providing symptom relief and restoring patients lives with improved reading, cognition and restoring independent living, including driving. Dr. Rob Lauver, Neuro-Developmental Optometrist, presents this new treatment that has helped thousands of local patients. RSVP encouraged but not required. Strasburg Family Eye Care, 20 Lancaster Ave, Strasburg.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Cooking Class: Vegetarian and Gluten-Free – 6pm. Don’t miss this vegetarian and gluten free end of summer season meal taught by Tina Bare, our gluten free expert. You will love the practical, yet delicious menu! $40. Visit the website to register and for menu details. Zest! 30 E Main St, Lititz.

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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.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 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.

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Qi Gong Class – 7-8:15pm. Use posture, breath, mind focus and gentle movements to develop an awareness of the inner life force (“Qi”) in our bodies, and to integrate this awareness with the mind to create better balance between both mind and body. $15. The Yoga Place, 922 N Reading Rd, Ephrata.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 Preserving the Harvest Workshop – 10am-1pm.

Learn how to simmer, sauce, can, pickle and freeze your harvest now, for a little bit of sunshine this winter. $60. Registration requested. Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Rd, Kutztown. 610-683-6009.

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Let’s Make An Herbal Corn Dollie! – 1-4pm.

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choice of herbs/decorations. $35 includes materials.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 AcroYoga FUN.damentals – 9am-noon. AcroYoga blends yoga, acrobatics and Thai massage. Learn while having fun! Prior yoga experience helpful but not necessary. Early bird special $35 before 8/10, $45 thereafter. Registration required. Just Breathe Yoga & Fitness, 4600 Penn Ave, Ste D, Sinking Spring. 610-488-2186.

Collage Workshop – 12-4pm. “Putting the Pieces Together: Exploring Inner Archetypes Through Collage.” Join Nancy Warble for this visual journaling class exploring who you really are. Explore your inner Magician, Healer, Scribe. $45/class, including materials. Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 22 Build Your Own Natural Pillow Week – Through 8/28. Build an affordable custom natural latex pillow sure to help you sleep more soundly and allergy-free. Pillows come with a 5-year re-fluffing and adjustment guarantee. Gardner’s Mattress and More, 830 Plaza Blvd, Lancaster.717-459-4570.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 Workshop: The Healthiest People on the Planet – 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: 717-393-9955.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 Preserving the Harvest Workshop – 9am-5pm.

Part 1 of a 1.5- day workshop designed to explain the relationships between soil biology and healthy soil and the roles of management practices in soil health. $300. Registration required. Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Rd, Kutztown. 610-683-6009.

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Raw Foods for Wellness Potluck – 6-8:45pm.

Topic: Dehydrating Basics. Learn tips on successful dehydrating. $3 plus family sized raw vegan dish to share (include recipe). Bring your own place setting and water. Location: Luther Acres, Christiansen Room, Muhlenberg Bldg 2nd fl, 600 E Main St, Lititz. For info: Eileen Crone at 717-627-4258 or eileen@raw4yoga.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 Preserving the Harvest Workshop – 9am-5pm.

Part 2 of a 1.5- day workshop designed to explain the relationships between soil biology and healthy

soil and the roles of management practices in soil health. $300. Registration required. Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Rd, Kutztown. 610-683-6009.

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Herbal Preparations Workshop – 10am-4pm. In this fun, hands-on class you will learn how to make gorgeous herbal skincare products from plants.

Participants will prepare and take home two herbal preparations. $85. Registration required. Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Rd, Kutztown. 610-6836009. RodaleInstitute.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 Workshop: Benefit of Optimal Breathing – 6:157pm. Become better informed and learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-393-9955. FamilyChiropractic Lancaster.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 Cooking Class: Tasty Tomatoes – 6pm. Lancaster County’s ripe and delicious tomatoes will be plentiful in August. Learn some new ways to prepare these delightful fresh picked favorites from Chef Kay Weaver. $40. Visit the website to register and for menu details. Zest! 30 E Main St, Lititz. 717626-6002. ZestChef.com.

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Fellowship Farm, 2488 Sanatoga Rd, Pottstown.

610-220-7817. KarmaFest.com.

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Auctions include original artwork, handmade quilts, furniture, plants and so much more! Featuring Amish-made food and a raffle to win a 2016 Ford Mustang or up to $3000. Donations of auction items accepted. Volunteer opportunities available.

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Saturday September 10 • 8:45am-4:30pm Sunday September 11 • 8:5am-4:30pm $125 per course, 6 CEs per course Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster 717-290-1517

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Pick your own organic apples - all perfect for eating fresh, baking, and preserving.

Baskets provided (free to use in the orchard or purchase to keep), as well as apple pickers and carts. Apples are first come, first serve. There will also be plenty of delicious organic treats, vendors, live music, and activities for children.

The annual 5K Run starts at 8am.

Saturday, September 17 • 10am-4pm Free admission; parking is $10 per vehicle.

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ongoingevents $12. Bridge Yoga Studio, 1705 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster. 717-330-1304. BridgeYogaStudio.com.

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savethedate Thai Yoga Level 1 with Jeanette Sealy Thai Yoga combines yoga asana, acupressure and meditation to restore and harmonize the body and mind. Learn a 90 minute sequence and receive an introduction to the major energy lines along with a variety of meditation techniques together with movement, body mechanics and breath work.

Optional morning meditation and yoga. Ideal for yoga teachers, massage therapists, and sports trainers. Training $550, Dormitory housing/meals: $425. meals are vegetarian/vegan & gluten free

Friday, September 30 – Tuesday, October 4 Kula Kamala Ashram, 17 Basket Rd, Reading Call for details: 484-509-5073

savethedate Guts and Glory Digestive & Wellness Expo

Enjoy a day of education and fun for the whole family at this free community health fair. Learn how to be healthier from the inside out with vendors, fitness presentation, health screenings, cooking demos, farmers market, holistic experts live music, healthy food and more. Vendor spaces available.

Saturday October 8 • 11am-4pm

(Rain date October 9) First Energy Stadium, 1900 Centre Ave, Reading For vendor information, visit MyGutInstinct.org

savethedate Empowered Light Holistic Expo Enjoy inspiring lectures, meditations, yoga, alternative healing treatments like reiki, massage and reflexology, as well as angelic and intuitive readings. Try healthy food samples, and purchase natural products for personal and home care.

Empowered Light Holistic Expo will focus on healthier lifestyles, including food, physical activities, stress reduction and self-care.

October 28-30

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.

Lancaster East Side Market – 10am-2pm. Featuring yoga, music and special events along with veggies, baked goods, honey, fudge, cheese, eggs, kombucha and more. Free to attend. Lancaster East Side Market, Musser Park, Lime and Chestnut St, Lancaster. LancasterEastSideMarket.com.

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.

YOGA on Barre – 10-11am. Yoga poses with the support of the barre. $17 drop-in. YOGA on Orange, 129 E Orange St, Lancaster. 717-392-3992.

YOGAOnOrange.com.

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.

Meetup.com/CommunityHu. Hot 26 Express – 4-5pm. Try hot yoga! This class is friendly for all stages of hot yoga practitioners, whether you've been practicing the Bikram Method for years, or have never tried before. The Restorative Center, 6 Hearthstone Court, Ste 304, Reading. 610763-6998. TheRestorativeCenter.com.

Restorative Yoga – 5-6pm. Restorative yoga uses blocks, blankets, and bolsters to prop you into poses so you can relax without tension or strain. All levels.

Bikram Hot Yoga – 6-7:30am (M-F). A complete 90 minute mind-body workout. All levels. $16/class.

Bikram Yoga West Reading, 120 S 3rd Ave, Upper Level, (enter via Franklin St) West Reading. 610374-2659. BikramYogaWestReading.com.

Mantra, Movement, and Meditation – 10am.

David Dragonfly hosts. By donation. Kula Kamala Ashram, 17 Basket Rd, Reading. 732-309-6787.

KulaKamalaFoundation.org.

Chair Yoga – 5:30-6:45pm. Receive the health benefits of yoga without having to get onto the floor. $15. The Yoga Place, 922 N Reading Rd, Ephrata.

717-336-5299. TheYogaPlaceInEphrata.com.

EO Club: 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. 717-4195534. ShearMiraclesOrganics.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.

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.

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.

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Beginner Friendly Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm. Try yoga!

A wonderful environment for people just beginning, or those with questions. For all levels. $12 drop-in or use your class card. Tula Yoga Center @ The Restorative Center, 6 Hearthstone Court, Ste 304, Reading. 610-763-6998. TheRestorativeCenter.com.

thursday Let’s Get Oily! Essential Oils A-Z – 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. ShearMiraclesOrganics.com.

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.

Hatha Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. Yoga simplified to learn poses and breath. $17 drop-in. YOGA on Orange, 129 E Orange St, Lancaster. 717-392-3992. YogaOnOrange.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.

Bikram Hot Yoga ½ Price Class – 7:30-9pm. A complete 90 minute mind-body workout. All levels. $8 CASH ONLY. Bikram Yoga West Reading, 120 S 3rd Ave, Upper Level, (enter via Franklin St) West Reading. 610-374-2659. BikramYogaWestReading.com.

Yoga Power Hour w/David – 7:30-8:30pm at Tula Yoga Center. An invigorating and fun class with David Meyer. $12 drop in or use class card. Tula Yoga Center@The Restorative Center, 6 Hearthstone Court, Suite 304, Reading. 610-763-6998.

TulaYogaCenter.com.

Mindfulness Meditation – 7:30pm. No prior experience needed. Drop-ins welcome! $15. The Yoga Place, 922 N Reading Rd, Ephrata. 717-336-5299.

TheYogaPlaceInEphrata.com.

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.

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

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

KuluKamalaFoundation.org.

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

BridgeYogaStudio.com.

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

Gentle Body Restore 50+ – 10-11am. Gentle and therapeutic yoga practice. $15 drop-in. YOGA on Orange, 129 E Orange St, Lancaster. 717-392-3992.

YogaOnOrange.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.

Essential Oils for Beauty and Health – 6pm.

Learn about essential oils and the amazing benefits they offer our bodies. Free. Shear Miracle Organics Wellness Center, 513 Leaman Ave, Millersville. 717419-5534. ShearMiraclesOrganics.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.

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.

Bikram Hot Yoga ½ Price Class – 7:30-9pm. A complete 90 minute mind-body workout. All levels. $8 CASH ONLY. Bikram Yoga West Reading, 120 S 3rd Ave, Upper Level, (enter via Franklin St) West Reading. 610-374-2659. BikramYogaWestReading.com.

friday Aura Readings – 12-5pm. Stop in for your aura reading from Brandi Jones. Try on different pieces of jewelry and see how your energy field responds or have Justin increase the size and power of your Auric field by creating a design just for you. Justin Bortz New Realm Jewelry, 438 Penn Ave, West Reading. 610-373-1101. JustinBortz.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 Breathe with Intention – 9am. Enjoy stretching and breathing using essential oils for relaxation. Shear Miracle Organics Wellness Center, 513 Leaman Ave, Millersville. 717-419-5534. ShearMiracles Organics.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.

BridgeYogaStudio.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 Thur/Fri/Sat Leesport Farmers Market Rt 61, Leesport 610-926-1307 Year-round Wednesday PA Dutch Farmers Market 845 Woodland Rd, Wyomissing 610-374-1916 Year-round Thur/Fri/Sat Penn Street Market Penn Square, Reading Thursday thru September 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 Thur/Fri/Sat

Lancaster Central Market 23 N Market St, Lancaster 717-399-9494 Year-round Tues/Fri/Sat

West Reading Farmers Market 538 Penn Ave, West Reading Sunday thru November

Lancaster East Side Market Musser Park Lime and Chestnut, Lancaster Sunday thru October 16

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Lititz Farmers Market 9 N Water St, Lititz 717-626-6332 Thru mid-October

Columbia Historic Market House 15 S 3rd St, Columbia 717-681-0385 Fri 4-8/Sat/Sun Ephrata Whistlestop Market 16 E Main St, Ephrata Saturday thru October Green Dragon Farmers Market & Auction 955 N State St, Ephrata 717-738-1117 Year-round Friday

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 Tuesday only

communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email Publisher@NALancaster.com or visit NALancaster.com.

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.

THE RESTORATIVE CENTER

Mark Siegrist 6 Hearthstone Ct, Ste 304 • Reading 610-781-1430 TheRestorativeCenter.com We have the experience you are looking for! Let us help you use a holistic approach with acupuncture and herbal remedies so you can live your healthiest life. We treat your whole health history, not just your temporary situation. See ad, page 20.

CHIROPRACTIC

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JANGDHARI FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC

A THERAPEUTIC EFFECT

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 19.

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 15.

bodywork INTEGRATIVE HEALING ARTS STUDIO Christina Rossi 611 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. See ad, page 14.

FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER

Dr. Charles JangDhari Dr. Jessica Riehl 7 Center Street • Intercourse 717-768-7148 JangDhariFamilyChiropractic.com JFChiropractic@gmail.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 17.

CLINICAL AROMATHERAPIST

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

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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 35.

Debra Stoltzfus 48 Slaymaker Hill Rd • Kinzers 717-587-3990 Inshanti.com Trust a nationally certified aromatherapist specializing in clinical consultations. Deb can work directly with your physician to create a plan that supports mind and body health. In addition to retail and wholesale accounts of proprietary blends and pure essential oils sourced directly from the farmers, half and full-day education courses with certification are offered. See ad, page 15.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. ~Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist natural awakenings

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COUNSELING DEEP RELAXATION FOR POSITIVE RESULTS

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.

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 19.

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 19.

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 21.

ESSENTIAL OILS THE FARMHAND HOMESTEAD

Sarah Stutzman 717-606-3797 SarahAndBrook@TheFarmhandHomestead.com TheFarmhandHomestead.com A modern day homesteader gratefully using nature's bounty from the farm, along with essential oils to support family and animal wellness. Offering essential oil and homesteader DIY workshops and classes along with individual support to get you started on your essential oil journey. Visit our blog for information on upcoming classes and healthy recipes.

FELDENKRAIS 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.

DENTISTRY DAVID A. SCHWARTZ, DDS, PC 9 Bristol Ct • 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 34.

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Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. ~Fred Rogers

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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 39.

SIMPLE AND MERRY

Mary B. Lapp Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach Lancaster, PA 717-823-8334 SimpleAndMerry.com 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.

STRASBURG FAMILY EYECARE, LLC Dr. Robert Lauver, OD, FCOVD 20 Lancaster Ave • Strasburg, PA 717-687-8141 StrasburgFamily.com

We provide vision care for the entire family including specialty care in vision therapy and low vision. Our practice is built on friendly staff, professional optometrists, and state-of-the-art technologies to diagnose and treat vision problems (low vision and vision therapy services), refractive errors, and Post Trauma Vision Syndrome. See ad, page 37.

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.

Eliminate toxins. Free evaluation with first session. For all chronic issues and supporting wellness.

Integrative Medicine NICK D'ORAZIO, MD

Strasburg Health Associates 181 Hartman Bridge Rd • Ronks 717-687-7541 DrNickDorazio@gmail.com Physician board certified in integrative and holistic medicine employs a wide variety of treatment modalities including ayurveda, IV treatments including chelation, homeopathic, herbal, and nutritional medicine, natural injections, physical rehabilitation, and bodywork. Dr. D’Orazio is a physician who lives what he teaches.

OSTEOPATHIC & INTEGRATIVE HEALTH OF LANCASTER COUNTY Dr. Candice Boyer, DO Rhonda Larson, ND Janine Muir, RN 835 Houston Run Rd, Ste 270 • Gap 717-207-9133 LCOIH.com

We offer a full range of integrative care, including osteopathy, naturopathy, wellness coaching, detox support and more. Our purpose is to meet people where they are on their health journey, coach them in making health goals and empower them with the tools to help them achieve their goals. See ad, page 39.

Integrative Physical Therapy JONINA TURZI, DPT, CFMT, E-RYT

221 W Walnut St • Lancaster 717-380-3559 JoninaYogaTherapy@gmail.com JoninaTurzi.com WestendYogaStudio.com Dr. Turzi combines traditional physical therapy, osteopathic mobilization, neuromuscular therapy, and visceral manipulation with yoga and postural training in private sessions, studio group classes, and workshops. See ad, page 45.

LIFE COACH NICOLE LEWIS-KEEBER COACHING Lancaster County 717-606-2477 Nicole.Lewis-Keeber.com

Nicole Lewis-Keeber LCSW is a trained clinician and certified Life Coach. Working with clients to empower change, Nicole specializes in Money Mindset Coaching, Success Coaching and loves to help clients Fire Their Inner Critic. With the right tools, support, and guidance, she believes each of us can create the abundant life we desire.

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Deadline is the 10th of the month.

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.

FOR RENT

MATTRESSES NATURAL/ORGANIC

ROOM FOR RENT - Furnished 12 x 12 treatment room available in a luxury boutique spa. $300/ month + utilities. Boyertown. Contact Mary Kelly, Owner: MassageSolutions1@comcast.net or 484-942-8727.

GARDNER’S MATTRESS & MORE 830 Plaza Blvd • Lancaster 717-459-4570 GardnersMattressAndMore.com

Gardner’s is a locally owned mattress store offering a wide selection of quality natural and organic mattresses ranging from the luxurious to economical. Educating our customers on getting a good night’s sleep and the benefits of sleeping naturally and organically is our mission. To schedule your private sleep consultation, go to SleepLancaster.com/ Natural. See ads, pages 5, 28 and 29.

MEDIATION/CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION SERVICES 50 N Duke St • Lancaster 717-293-7231 ConflictServices.org We aim to prevent and resolve conflicts through our services of training, mediation and facilitation. Communication and conflict resolution trainings cater towards either a business or organization or on becoming a mediator. We offer mediation for divorce, custody, real estate, landlord/tenant, and for business and neighbor conflicts. See ad, page 25.

for sale HIMALAYAN CRYSTAL SALT CAVE – Great for holistic center, chiropractic office, health club or spa. Includes Halo Generator. Original purchase in 2013 for $20,000 now selling for $9000. For info: 717-398-4852.

PRODUCTS TOXIN-FREE ORGANIC PRODUCTS Shampoos, toothpaste, laundry and dish soap, supplements, healthy coffee, weight loss, make-up, and more. SiselInternational.com.

ID#USA1075327 or call for a free catalog. Ivan Stoltzfus: 717-354-2514.

ZEN GARDENS – Up-cycled desk or tabletop gardens for home/office. Visit Sandscaper at Hidden Treasures, 225 N Prince St, Lancaster or Sandscaper.net. $12 and up. Contact Andy@ Sandscaper.net.

Creativity is

NATUROPATH HEALTH BY DESIGN NATURAL CLINIC

allowing yourself to make mistakes.

Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Jeannie Peck, Traditional Naturopath Functional Nutrition Clinician 344 E. Main St • Leola 717-556-8103 HBDClinic.com Promoting an integrative functional medicine approach by educating others on how to improve health and prevent problems for both adults and children. See ad, page 33.

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NATUROPATH HEALTH FOR LIFE CLINIC, INC

Naturopathic Medicine & Acupuncture Ann Lee, ND, L.Ac 112 Cornell Ave • Lancaster 717-669-1050 DoctorNaturalMedicine.com Learn how your symptoms are connected, get answers, and achieve improved health and wellbeing as we facilitate your body's ability to heal itself through acupuncture and naturopathic medicine. Specializing in hormone balancing and fertility. Visit the website for testimonials and more information.

NATURAL HOPE CENTER

Karen O’Connor, ND, MS, NCTMB 310 W Wyomissing Blvd • West Lawn 610-743-4788 NaturalHopeCenter.com We offer a wide variety of noninvasive techniques and therapies to bring the mind and body back to balance naturally, including nutritional counseling, h y p n o t h e r a p y, m a s s a g e , h e r b o l o g y, h o m e o p a t h y, acupressure /auricular therapy, and stress and pain management.

TREE OF LIFE HEALTH MINISTRIES Robert Miller, ND 15 Pleasure Rd • Ephrata 717-733-2003 TOLHealth.com

Our leading naturopathic practice offers the most comprehensive array of holistic health services, tailored for your individual needs: genetic nutritional consultations; naturopathic consultations; nutrition, dietary and weight management programs; exercise programs; structural therapy with craniosacral and massage therapy; reflexology; detoxification therapies; stress management; prenatal/pediatric wellness; and air/water purification. See ad, page 44.

ORGANIC HAIR SALON AMAZYNG STYLE

Tia Mazy, Owner Lora Ocasio, Stylist Amber Goodman, Stylist 4040 Penn Ave • Sinking Springs 610-741-6604 AmazyngStyleAndReclaimedJewels.com Amazyng Style is an ecofriendly salon specializing in organic hair color, and all natural make-up. All products are vegan and ammonia free.

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MANSION ON MAIN ORGANIC SALON

119 W Main St • Leola 717-656-0208 TheMansionOnMain.us Refresh your mind, body and spirit with natural and organic products for hair and skin. Enjoy a full menu of salon services selected to support your holistic lifestyle including Organic Color Systems, Shear Miracles, John Masters Organics, Max Green Alchemy, Zoya.

Specializing in cuts, color, bridal, extensions and more. Also offering monthly DIY EO workshops.

SALON TONY V

Tony Verrecchio, Owner 1143 Penn Ave • Wyomissing 610-685-9496 A personalized, fullservice hair salon, specializing in cuts, color and style.

Organic, vegan, gluten-free and cruelty-free All-Nutrient professional products are used in the salon and available for purchase. Make a healthy hair change today!

reiki LANCASTER REIKI CLINIC

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.

SKIN/BODY CARE ARBONNE

Sandi Shaub, Independent Consultant Lancaster 717-419-0598 SandraShaub.Arbonne.com Arbonne is all about being green, from botanicallybased ingredients to being gluten-free and vegan. Our products, which use botanicals and cutting-edge science, include inner and outer health and beauty products that are unparalleled in quality, safety, benefits and results. Call for your consultation today.

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Rashell Brunner 3695 Marietta Ave, Unit 2 • Lancaster 717-419-4766 Emergence.SkinCareTherapy.net At Emergence we customize all facials to make sure you get the best results. We use products with no artificial color or fragrance.

From waxing, facials, peels, microderm, make-up to massage, we’ve got you covered. See ad, page 24.

Thermal Imaging AQUA BLUE DETOX ‒ A WELLNESS CENTER

Lori Martin 50 Keystone Court • Leola 717-656-8615 AquaBlueDetox.net A family wellness center offering thermal imaging for breast and body, detox therapies, therapeutic and oncology massage, lymphatic drainage, a full-spectrum infrared sauna, nutritional education and more. Thermal imaging is a safe, non-invasive procedure for early detection of sources of pain, injury and disease. See ad, page 10.

ADVANCED THERMAL IMAGING Pamela Howard, DC, CCT 550 Coventry Dr • Mechanicsburg 259 N 6th St, Ste 2 • Columbia 866-522-3484 AThermalImage.com

Thermal Imaging offers a safe, non-invasive way to visualize potential health concerns for a proactive approach to health, including breast health & monitoring. We provide resources and educational support. Locations in Columbia and Mechanicsburg.

See ad, page 44.

wellness SANDPIPER LIFE & WELLNESS Marilu Garofola, CPC 717-405-8344 Sandpiper-Coaching.com

Sandpiper Coaching helps clients discover their best self and take ownership of dreams, goals and aspirations. Whether it is a healthier lifestyle, relationship struggles, professional roadblocks or any aspect you feel overwhelmed or in need of direction, coaching is a proven positive step to creating the life you deserve. See ad, page 33.

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