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Every year for the past 10 years or so, my New Year’s resolution has been to simplify my life—yet it has become increasingly complicated. Okay, so taking on the role of publisher of a monthly magazine was not exactly a step in the direction of greater simplicity— so many different hats to wear, and a lot of details, deadlines and changes.

Adapting to change has never been one of my strong suits. But the truth is that we all live in an ever-changing and expanding universe that is very complex. Any attempt to resist or control the momentum of change is futile and will only intensify the feelings of hardship—and slow down progress. It is in our best interest to play by the rules of the universe—then, and only then will the stars align for us.

My New Year's resolutions for 2018 are to embrace change and appreciate more. Not only does appreciation attract goodness into our life, but it just feels better and makes us happier. I will also work on being more present—That will take some focus, given the numerous distractions competing for my attention every day—like my iphone. While I will continue to be an activist and speak up about causes that support human, animal and planetary wellness, I will also practice being a better listener—to my own inner guidance, which I know I can always count on.

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22 UNDERSTANDING NUTRACEUTICALS

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26 HEALING THROUGH VIBRATION

Wouldn't It Be Nice To Feel Great All the Time?

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he Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise Forum of 2018, presented by Pranic Healing Now, will take place January 13-14 in North Branford, Connecticut.

On the first day, you will learn how to improve your health, how the body is self-healing, and how to cut cords from past traumatic events and toxic people in your life. A daily prescription for greater energy and better health, the importance of energetic hygiene, and how to clear negative emotions and limiting beliefs will also be covered. Other subjects include the four spiritual laws of prosperity for greater wealth; the relationship between thoughts, energetic anatomy and your money; clearing the path of obstacles to achieve goals; and more.

On the second day, guest speaker Robin Wimbiscus, creator of the Intuitive Art Method, will focus on an experiential experience with paint and color. You will discover how different colors and color combinations affect your emotional state as well as play with colors and paint as a form of meditation.

The cost is $147 to attend one day and $247 for both days. There will also be a free teleseminar and interview with Wimbiscus on January 4 from 7-830 p.m. Contact Nancy Ogilvie by email to register.

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f you have ever thought about becoming a life coach, or wish to enhance your skills in your current profession, consider enrolling in the Transformative Coach Training program. Earn an associate certified coach credential in a four-month on-site program focusing on a transformative way of being while in relationship with self and others. The Bethany-based trainings will take place March 23-25, April 21-22, May 19-20 and June 16-17.

The inspiring and transformative modules include pathways to transformation; inner passion, vision and overcoming challenges; the exploration of perspectives; being in the present moment; subpersonalities and parts work (internal family systems); how to utilize somatic wisdom and read energy; and group and Individual mentoring.

The coach trainer, Guthrie Sayen, Ph.D., is the co-founder and lead trainer of Transformative Coach Training, senior faculty for Coaching for Transformation (CFT), and former faculty at True Purpose Institute. She has done trainings in internal family systems for Voice Dialogue, psychosynthesis, Four Archetypes coaching and more.

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tive Coaching includes three one-on-one mentor coaching sessions (required for the Associate Certified Coach credential) with Guthrie Sayen, PCC. You will become qualified for the ACC Professional Coach designation, from the International Coach Federation.

For more information, call 203-874-4252, email Admissions@Learn.edu or visit Learn. edu/Transformative-Coach-Training. Location: Bethany Connecticut Campus (near New Haven), CT. See ad on page 3.

Naturopathic Practice Moves to Madison, Expands Offerings

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donai Optimal Health and Wellness, LLC, formerly located in Milford and Newtown, Connecticut, has come to Madison.

The practice specializes in chronic diseases such as high blood pressure; autoimmune conditions such as Hashimoto’s and rheumatoid arthritis; metabolic issues like diabetes, mitochondrial dysfunction, metabolic syndrome; and naturopathic and integrative oncology.

The grand opening of Adonai Optimal Health and Wellness’ newly constructed colon hydrotherapy spa is scheduled for the new year.

It will offer colon cleanses with the option for ozone-treated water and other herbal additives to improve the health of the digestive tract.

Yvette Whitton, ND, Mac, Integrative Oncology The suite offers a chlorine-free shower system, an EMF-free environment. Adonai Hydrotherapy Spa also offers medicinal teas posttreatment, and oral electrolyte replacement therapy at the end of the treatment session.

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Taking the Time for a Tea Tasting

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ea tastings are the best way to see tea in a new and better way. Join Elm City Wellness as they introduce their newest local product line, Savvy Tea Gourmet, January 19 at 6 p.m. You will taste a variety of teas as a Savvy Tea-certified tea professional describes each one in detail.

At this free event, introduce yourself to the real world of tea by expanding your awareness of its history and how drinking tea can enhance your life.

Elm City Wellness, located in the heart of East Rock, specializes in massage therapy, acupuncture and organic facials. The center also offers classes and workshops in meditation, essential oils and massage training.

For more information and to register, call 203-691-7653, or visit ElmCityWellness.com or Facebook.com/Events/136910993639763. Location: Elm City Wellness, 774 Orange St., New Haven, CT. See ad on inside front cover.

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Finding Relief for Your Neck Pain

Franchise Business Review, headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a national franchise market research firm that performs independent surveys of franchisee satisfaction and franchise buyer experiences. 2015 marked its 10th annual Top Franchises Report.

For more information and to register, call 203-315-7727. Location: Physical Therapy Services of Guilford, 500 East Main St., Ste. #310, Branford, CT. See ad on page 25.

Basic Goodness the Focus of Shambhala Training

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Shambhala Training Level I course will be held in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 5-7. The Art of Being Human with Janet Romaine class will consist of sitting meditation, teachings, walking meditation and individual meetings with instructors.

The Art of Being Human introduces the concept of basic goodness as the unconditional ground of existence. Through the practice of meditation, we will experience the realization that basic goodness provides an alternative to being trapped in repetitive habitual patterns. This, in turn, brings us a sense of joy and appreciation of what it means to be fully human.

The weekend hours will be Friday from 7-9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The cost for both member and non-members is $125; repeat participants are $50. Pre-registration is required. There are no prerequisites. The trainers are also willing to work with financial obstacles to find alternative means of payment for those in need.

Janet Romaine is a senior teacher and meditation instructor in the Shambhala community. She has been practicing and studying Shambhala Buddhism since the 1970s, and has taught Shambhala training for over 30 years. She is also a professor of management at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. She will be assisted by Michael Kern.

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The healthy living magazine was one of five franchise companies cited as best-in-class in the advertising and sales category. To select the top franchises across industries and performance categories, the organization surveyed more than 28,500 franchisees.

ake advantage of free 10minute comprehensive screenings to help you determine the cause of your neck pain. Meet with Phyllis Quinn, PT, in Branford, Connecticut on January 16 from 3-4 p.m. or January 18 from 4:304:30 p.m. Call to register. If these times are not convenient, contact Physical Therapy Services of Guilford to schedule another time.

In some cases, neck pain can be difficult to alleviate. The neck has to support your head, which weighs approximately 10 lbs., and is in almost constant motion. The source of neck pain can be from a variety of areas. It can originate in one of the 12 muscles which attach the neck on to the base of the skull. It could be pain from a muscle in the front that attaches to the rib cage or collar bone. Or the source of pain could be from the muscles, joints and fascia of the neck itself. In some cases, the neck is perfectly fine but is painful due to restriction of movement from another area of the body.

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New Book Club Investigates the Spiritual Nature of Animals

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he One World Rising Book Club will hold its first meeting in February 2018. The group has selected The Spiritual Nature of Animals as the book for the group’s first meeting. Meetings will be held on the last Wednesday night of the month from 6:45-8 p.m. Membership is free and all are welcome. Tea and snacks are also provided.

Hosted at One World Wellness Studio in East Haven, the One World Rising Book Club brings community members together as kindred spirits who explore spiritual topics through reading and discussion. The group’s intention is to reads books which inspire us to be our best selves by understanding the metaphysical aspects of the world around us.

Club founder Christine Ucich has selected the first book, The Spiritual Nature of Animals: A Country Vet Explores the Wisdom, Compassion, and Souls of Animals, by first-time writer Karlene Stange, DVM, who wanted to be an “animal doctor”. Today she incorporates acupuncture, traditional Chinese herbal medicine and nutritional therapy into her healing practices.

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To join One World Rising Book Club, visit OneWorld-Wellness.com for links to purchase the book, detailed descriptions, meeting dates and sign-up forms. Call 203-988-5688 for more information. Location: The One World Wellness Studio, 967 N. High St., East Haven, CT.

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Starting the New Year Off with a Hike he Sleeping Giant Park Association invites you to usher in the new year on its New Year’s Day Hike on January 1.

Meet at the bulletin board by the kiosk near the park entrance at 1:30 p.m.

The hike is expected to last two-three hours; it will involve traveling over uneven, rocky terrain, possibly with a degree of rock scrambling. Hikers should be in good physical condition. Dress warmly and wear comfortable, supportive shoes, with good traction.

Snacks and water in a day pack are recommended.

The hike is free and open to the public. Advance registration is not necessary; however, minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Out of consideration for other hikers, dogs are not permitted on the hike.

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For hike cancellations or rescheduling, check the breaking news link at SGPA.org or SGPANews.wordpress.com/. For more information, visit SGPA.org. Inquiries can be directed to the SGPA Hiking Committee at Hike_the_Giant@yahoo.com. The Sleeping Giant Park is located on Mt. Carmel Avenue (off Whitney Avenue) in north Hamden, CT. The park entrance is directly across the street from Quinnipiac University.

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The Missing Link: Concussions and Post-Concussive Syndrome

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here are a lot of questions surrounding concussions that will be answered by Dr. Edward C. Corsello, DC, BCAO, at the monthly meeting of Holistic Moms Network’s New Haven County chapter on January 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Milford, Connecticut.

Should your child play football or soccer? What are the risks associated with other sports? What are the signs and symptoms associated with a concussion? What should you do if your child has had one?

Dr. Corsello will answer all of these questions and shed light on concussions as well as current assessment and treatment options, including the breakthrough treatment that saved quarterback Jim McMahon’s life. Dr. Corsello will also bring a student-athlete who suffered from concussions and post-concussion symptoms to talk about her experience, including how to navigate the public school system with these issues.

Dr. Corsello graduated magna cum laude from both the University of Tampa and Life University of Chiropractic. He then achieved a post-graduate certification in the Atlas Orthogonal technique from Sherman College. He holds a fellowship from the International Acupuncture Medical Association and is also certified in applied kinesiology, quantum neurology and active release techniques.

Holistic Moms Network is a nonprofit support and discussion network that welcomes all people wherever they are on the holistic path in an environment that does not judge.

The member chapter, open to the public, meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Woodruff Family YMCA, 631 Orange Avenue, Milford, Connecticut. Children are welcome.

For more information, visit HolisticMoms.org or Facebook.com/HMNNewHaven.

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Copper

Natural device stops a cold before it starts

New research: Copper stops colds if used early.

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ew research shows you can stop a cold in its tracks if you take one simple step with a new device when you first feel a cold coming on.

Colds start when cold viruses get in your nose. Viruses multiply fast. If you don’t stop them early, they spread in your airways and cause misery.

But scientists have found a quick way to stop a virus. Touch it with copper. Researchers at labs and universities worldwide agree — copper is “antimicrobial.” It kills microbes, such as viruses and bacteria, just by touch.

Four thousand years ago ancient Greeks and Egyptians used copper to purify water and heal wounds. Now we know why it worked so well.

Researchers say a tiny electric charge in microbe cells gets short-circuited by the high conductance of copper. This destroys the cell in seconds.

Tests by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show germs die fast on copper. So some hospitals switched to copper touch surfaces, like faucets and doorknobs. This cut the spread of MRSA and other illnesses by over half, and saved lives.

The strong scientific evidence gave inventor Doug Cornell an idea. When he felt a cold coming on he fashioned a smooth copper probe and rubbed it gently in his nose for 60 seconds.

“It worked!” he exclaimed. “The cold went away completely.” It worked

Some users say it also helps with sinuses. Attorney Donna Blight had a 2-day sinus headache. When her CopperZap arrived, she tried it. “I am shocked!” she said. “My head cleared, no more headache, no more congestion.”

Some users say copper stops nighttime stuffiness if they use it just before bed. One man said, “Best sleep I’ve had in years.”

Users also report success in stopping cold sores when used at the first sign of a tingle in the lip. One woman said, “I tried every product on the market over 20 years. Some helped a little, but this stopped it from happening in the first place.”

The handle is sculptured to fit the hand and finely textured to improve contact. Tests show it kills harmful microbes on the fingers to help prevent the spread of illness.

again every time he felt a cold coming on. He reports he has never had a cold since.

He asked relatives and friends to try it. They said it worked for them, too. So he patented CopperZap™ and put it on the market.

Soon hundreds of people had tried it and given feedback. Nearly 100 percent said the copper stops their colds if used within 3 hours of the first sign.

Even up to 2 days after the first sign, if they still get the cold it is milder and they feel better.

Users wrote things like, “It stopped my cold right away,” and “Is it supposed to work that fast?”

Pat McAllister, age 70, received one as a gift and called it “one of the best presents ever. This little jewel really works.”

Sinus trouble, stuffiness, cold sores.

People often use CopperZap Copper may even help stop flu if for prevention, before cold signs apused early and for several days. In a pear. Karen Gauci, who flies often for her job, used to get colds after crowded lab test, scientists placed 25 million live flu viruses on a CopperZap. No viruses flights. Though skeptical, she tried it were found alive soon after. several times a day on travel days for The EPA says the natural color 2 months. “Sixteen flights and not a change of copper does not reduce its sniffle!” she exclaimed. ability to kill germs.

Businesswoman Rosaleen says CopperZap is made in the U.S. of when people are sick around her she pure copper. It carries a 90-day full uses CopperZap morning and night. money back guarantee and is available “It saved me last holidays,” she said. for $49.95 at CopperZap.com or toll“The kids had colds going around and free 1-888-411-6114. around, but not me.”

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Researchers at the Imperial College London say that five servings of fruits and vegetables is a good start, but more is better. After conducting a worldwide meta-analysis of 2 million people that compared early mortality rates from cardiovascular disease and cancer, they recommend eating at least 10 three-ounce vegetable and fruit servings per day, which could prevent up to 7.8 million premature deaths each year.

AEROBICS KEEP THE BRAIN YOUNG Simple movement turns out to be the best way to lift mood, improve memory and protect the brain against age-related cognitive decline, according to Harvard Medical School researchers in an article, “Aerobic Exercise is the Key for Your Head, Just as It is for Your Heart.” Even brisk walking or jogging for 45 minutes can alleviate depression.

The Journal of Physical Therapy Science notes that aerobic workouts can help people feel less stressed by reducing levels of the body’s natural stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol.

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Daily Produce Servings Prevent Early Death

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Healthy diet options of spinach and kale may also help keep our brains fit. In a study from the University of Illinois appearing in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 60 adults between 25 and 45 years old having higher levels of lutein, a nutrient found in green, leafy vegetables, avocados and eggs, had neural responses more on par with younger people than others of their own age. Lutein is a nutrient that the body can’t make on its own, so it must be acquired through diet. It accumulates in brain tissues and the eyes, which allows researchers to measure levels without using invasive techniques.

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Hemp Oil Cuts Seizure Frequency in Half

FISH OIL TWICE WEEKLY EASES ARTHRITIS

Research from the New York University Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center has found that cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive extract of hemp oil, significantly reduces seizure rates in epileptics. Scientists there tested 120 children and young adults with epilepsy and found that the cannabidiol group’s number of seizures per month decreased from 12.4 to 5.9 compared to a statistically insignificant change in the placebo group.

Eating fish at least twice a week may significantly reduce the pain and swelling associated with rheumatoid arthritis,in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the joints, creating swelling and pain. Studies have already shown the beneficial effect of fish oil supplements on rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, but a new study of 176 participants at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston, found that increasing the amount of fish containing omega-3 they ate weekly as a whole food lowered their disease activity. The Arthritis Foundation estimates that about 1.5 million people in the U.S. have the disease; women far more often than men.

RED WINE LESS TOXIC THAN WHITE Alcohol has been linked with cancer in about 3.6 percent of cases worldwide, due to the presence of acetaldehyde, which damages DNA and prevents it from repairing itself. A study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention that involved 200,000 people found a distinct connection between white wine in particular and melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. Sun exposure is a well-known cancer risk, but this and other studies have found that subjects often develop melanoma primarily on the trunks of their bodies, which are usually covered by clothing, and it is almost always curable if the cancer is caught early.

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Research from the Medical University of Vienna found in a 30year study that increasing prices for tobacco products by 5 percent reduced tobacco use by 3.5 percent.

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Urban trees help reduce obesity and depression, improve productivity, boost educational outcomes and reduce incidences of asthma and heart disease for residents, yet according to The Nature Conservancy, American cities spend less than a third of 1 percent of municipal budgets on tree planting and maintenance. As a result, U.S. cities are losing 4 million trees per year.

Each summer, thousands of unnecessary deaths result from heat waves in urban areas. Studies have shown that trees are a cost-effective solution. Too often, the presence or absence of urban nature and its associated benefits is tied to a neighborhood’s income level, resulting in dramatic health inequities. In some American cities, life expectancies in different neighborhoods located just a few miles apart can differ by as much as a decade. Not all of this health disparity is connected to the tree cover, but researchers are increasingly finding that neighborhoods with fewer trees have worse health outcomes, so inequality in access to urban nature can lead to worse health inequities.

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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is advising hospitals in improving patient menus by adding healthy, plant-based options and removing processed meats, which have been linked to 60,000 cardiovascular deaths annually.

The ACC Heart-Healthy Food Recommendations for Hospitals states, “At least one plant-based main dish should be offered and promoted at every meal.” ACC also urges that processed meats such as bacon, sausage, ham, hot dogs and deli meats should not be offered at all. These guidelines extend to hospital cafeterias and onsite restaurants.

The American Medical Association has also passed a resolution that calls on hospitals to provide similarly healthy meals. Processed meats are now considered carcinogenic to humans, according to the World Health Organization. A 50-gram serving a day—one hot dog or two strips of bacon—increases colorectal cancer risk by 18 percent.

“Too many heart disease patients have had their recovery undermined by bacon and hot dogs on their hospital trays,” says Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the nonprofit Physicians Committee.

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The 2017 Chicken Marketing Summit in North Carolina involved hundreds of leaders from fast-food chains, marketing agencies and poultry production companies discussing the fact that Americans are eating less poultry—and what to do about it. Richard Kottmeyer, a senior managing partner at Fork to Farm Advisory Services, explained that Millennials need to be “inspired and coached” to consume more animal products, according to an article published on WattAgNet.com, an industry website.

“Compared to their parents, Millennials are more likely to believe in evolution and accept that climate change is occurring. They seek out facts and science to better understand a complex world, but the poultry industry doesn’t have any factbased information to defend its cruel, unsanitary practices,” states animal rights advocate Nathan Runkle via EcoWatch.com. The majority of chickens raised for meat have been bred to grow so large so quickly that they collapse under their own unnatural weight. North Carolina has enacted an “ag-gag” bill, making it illegal to photograph or videotape animal abuse.

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eople often assume that energy medicine therapies are hard to quantify, but some can be measured and proven scientifically. PEMF, biofeedback and neurofeedback are quantifiable scientific therapies backed by brainwave training research.

These are still viewed as unconventional, however, because instead of depending on chemistry, brainwave training is a therapy that focuses on energy or physics to heal.

We are primarily energetic beings. The brain is a complex organ that is made up of billions of brain cells called neurons.

In order for our brain to work, these neurons communicate with each other using electricity. The combination of millions of neurons sending signals at once produces an enormous amount of electrical activity in the brain. Sensitive medical equipment, such as an EEG, can measure electricity levels over areas of the scalp.

This dynamic, interconnected web of biological energy is impacted by everything in our environment. Neurofeedback provides brainwave training to our system; it focuses on our central nervous system, which directly improves the brain’s ability to self-regulate. Without self-regulation, disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) can result in anxiety, depression, headaches

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and other conditions. Neurofeedback directly alters brainwave function.

Electrical activity emanating from the brain is displayed in the form of brainwaves. We have different brain waves that vary based on their frequency, ranging from the low activity to high activity (delta, theta, alpha and beta). Everyone has the same brain waves, but people do not have the same pattern and levels of brain waves.

Certain patterns are associated with specific conditions.

Most people are born with a relatively healthy nervous system and regulated brainwave function. Genetic and environmental factors—such as diet, stress and external environment influences—can impact brain wave functioning and the CNS. This lack of self-regulation can lead to a variety of symptoms, including lack of focus, anxiety, mood issues and physical symptoms. Dysregulation reflects an under-responsive, over-responsive or unstable nervous system.

Engineered brainwave training—such as neurofeedback—uses the simple concept of reinforcement to improve regulation of the brain and CNS. This brainwave-training therapy gives visual and auditory reinforcements to help the brain change its own behavior

as a form of associative learning. In neurofeedback, the associative learning is learning to perceive the feeling of the signal. By creating new electrical activity through a process of measurement and reinforcement, the brain learns to self-regulate, which calms the nervous system. This reduces or eliminates symptoms.

Neurofeedback has been used to treat ADHD, autism, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, OCD, tic disorders, stress, emotional distress, behavioral or mood issues, chronic pain, neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric issues associated with Lyme and PANS/PANDAS, headaches/migraines, concussions, and a variety of other issues. Almost any brain—regardless of its level of function or dysfunction—can be trained to function better. Neurofeedback can be used with all ages.

ADHD often means that a person has too many slow brainwaves frontally—at theta, or a lower frequency—and not enough fast, higher frequency beta brainwaves. This brainwave imbalance makes it hard to stay focused in non-preferred areas because the brain is bored. This is why decreasing theta brainwave and increasing beta brainwave training can help people with ADHD. There are more than 3,000 peer-reviewed brainwave training research studies spanning four decades that demonstrate its effectiveness (Lubar & Shouse, 1976). Current research supports that neurofeedback improves a variety of specific issues and symptoms, from seizures to ADHD and anxiety.

Recent meta-analyses document the effectiveness of neurofeedback in the treatment of ADHD (Arns, de Ridder, Strehl, Breteler and Coenen, 2009) in reducing inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Research from Gani et al. (2008) demonstrates the long-term effectiveness of neurofeedback, as they found that improvements in behavior and attention were stable six months and two years after completion of therapy.

Neurofeedback produces lasting changes that puts people on a path to wellness, and improves brain functioning and mental health. It works synergistically with other therapies as it focuses on regulating the CNS, which can reduce symptoms simultaneously.

Neurofeedback requires time and energy commitment as teaching the brain to change often requires therapy two times a week over several months. The easy process consists of patients receiving reinforcement while watching a movie in a comfortable chair. For most, symptoms gradually decrease, while for others, change can be dramatic depending on symptoms or root issues.

Individuals with CNS dysregulation should consider effective, safe and research-based therapies that work with the body’s own rhythm, such as neurofeedback, biofeedback and PEMF. Tapping into the body’s own frequencies can help reduce stress; improve sleep, mood and attention; increase processing speed; decrease pain or discomfort; and create feelings of wellness.

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10,000 Steps and Counting Keep Moving to Stay Fit

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e have become a nation of couch potatoes. The average American takes only 5,900 steps a day, somewhat better than the sedentary Brits that average less than 4,000. The notion that overall we need to take 10,000 steps a day to be physically fit started with manpo-kei, a 1960s Japanese marketing tool to sell pedometers.

While the 10,000 steps concept lacks specific supporting science, it’s widely acknowledged that we are healthier the more that we move. Affixing a target number to it helped spread the notion of the benefits of walking, says Catrine Tudor-Locke, Ph.D., a walking behavior researcher at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Tudor-Locke is a proponent of the walking goal, although she readily admits the real objective is to get people moving more. “Any opportunity to walk more, more frequently and farther, wherever that is—it all adds up,” she says.

Making 10,000 Steps Possible For those already physically fit and physically active, 10,000 steps is a no-brainer. However, it’s never too late to start for those with exercise programs that have been supplanted by a too-busy-toworkout lifestyle.

There’s probably no easier exercise than walking, says Dr. Melina Jampolis, the Los Angeles author of The Doctor on Demand Diet. “Walking is the number one exercise I recommend to most of my patients, because it is exceptionally easy to do, requires only a supportive pair of quality sneakers and 20

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has tremendous mental and physical benefits that increase just by getting outside in the fresh air.”

The biggest bang for the increased effort is the first 3,000 to 4,000 steps between the sedentary baseline and 10,000 steps, Tudor-Locke explains.

“Still, 10,000 steps is the magic number for the average American,” says Dr. Michael Roizen, chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. “That specific number of steps seems to help break down insulin resistance, an underlying cause of Type 2 diabetes. We’re not exactly sure how this happens, but we know that this amount of exercise takes the glucose from the blood where it is a hazard to the cells, so that it becomes less hazardous.”

Exponential Health Benefits Many more well-documented health benefits of a walking program include: 4 increased heart health 4 lower blood pressure 4 stronger muscles 4 improved balance 4 weight control 4 natural stress relief

Several studies from places like Harvard Medical School’s affiliate Brigham and Women’s Hospital also show that a brisk walking program nearly cut in half the risk of early death in breast cancer patients.

Most exercise experts note that a walking pace that leaves the walker only slightly out of breath reaps the greatest rewards. “One hundred steps a minute is a good cadence,” advises Tudor-Locke.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends at least 150 minutes of exercise weekly, or 30 minutes five days a week, for virtually everyone. Many experts don’t believe it’s necessary to move for 30 minutes straight. Ten-minute increments work fine; so a quick morning walk around the block, another outing during the lunch hour and a refreshing walk with the dog after work can do the trick. Some evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion suggests that varying walking speed is even more effective in overcoming insulin resistance and burning calories.

Counting Up Roizen recommends wearing a pedometer or using a free iPhone app (no need for a fitness band), mainly to keep up awareness of our daily step count. There’s no age when we don’t need to walk anymore.

If a consistent 10,000 steps does wonders for health, some ask if more would be better. “Ten thousand is the answer for health and longevity, but 12,000 or more makes a difference for fitness and calorie burning, so go for it!” Roizen says.

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, including Our Toxic World: A Survivor’s Guide. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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his kundalini yoga breathing technique, when combined with a brisk walking program, changes the basic rhythms of the body, even at cellular levels, according to the Kundalini Research Institute, in Santa Cruz, New Mexico.

Breathwalking, a particular combination of breathing and walking, improves several brain functions, according to research the institute conducted with the University of Arizona. Breathwalking, compared to normal walking, increases executive function by as much as 80 percent and improves cognitive function, judgment and mental focus. Other findings by the institute are that breathwalking improves vision, including depth of field and clarity of detail, as well as muscle balance and heart function.

“If aerobic exercise resembles the pure power of a single frequency emanating from a strong radio station, then breathwalking looks like many frequencies mixed into complex and richly textured patterns. One is a tone; the others add melody, chords and harmonies. It is like comparing loud noise to sophisticated music,” notes the organization’s website.

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How to Do It Wave breath: Inhale steadily through the nose to the count of four while taking four steps, exhale through the mouth to a count of four while taking another four steps.

Stair breath: Make four distinct inhalations through the nose to a count of four while taking four steps; and then exhale through the mouth in four sharp exhalations while taking another four steps.

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Savvy consumers seeking products that might help them achieve and maintain good health may be noticing two new categories: medical food and nutraceuticals.

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edicalized terminology is now being used to describe certain products we may already have been buying from brand-name dietary supplement companies and retailers, and they have a higher price tag. One common example: powdered protein mealreplacement shakes that can cost up to $16 more than a retail store brand, as nutraceutical and medical food purveyors want to differentiate their products as having clinical research and development behind them. This raises the bar on the quality of contents and assures consumers of third-party testing for proof of ingredients.

Although both are regulated under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994, there is no legal distinction between dietary supplements and nutraceuticals, yet each serves different purposes. Dietary supplements, comprising vitamins, minerals and/

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or herbs and botanicals, are intended to enhance wellness among healthy adults.

Nutraceuticals encompass nutrients, foods or parts of foods used as medicine to provide health benefits beyond nutrition and combat chronic disease. Some of the most popular formulations involve botanicals like ginseng, ginkgo biloba, St. John’s wort and echinacea.

“Medical foods, formulated for dietary management of a specific medical condition for which nutritional needs are unmet by a normal diet, are regulated under the Orphan Drug Act of 1983,” explains Bill Shaddle, senior director of medical education at Metagenics, Inc. “Our nutraceuticals and medical foods are supported by verifiable science that provides solid evidence regarding the therapeutic benefits produced by ingredients in our products.”

The word nutraceutical, blending nutrition and pharmaceutics, was coined in 1989

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chairman of the nonprofit Foundation for Innovation in Medicine, in Mountainside, New Jersey, which promotes clinical research and development of dietary supplements and foods specifically for their health benefits.

Reputable companies that manufacture private-label nutraceuticals, such as Metagenics and Xymogen, among others, research and develop products for functional nutrition and quality. While such products are solely distributed through partnerships with healthcare professionals such as medical doctors, nutritionists and pharmacists, some of the evidence-based, professional-grade formulas are available through online physician websites.

Metagenics and Xymogen collaborate with institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic, Bastyr University and National College of Natural Medicine in conducting clinical research that demonstrates how their formulas impact healthy aging, cognitive function and overall health.

Federal Regulations Medical foods and nutraceuticals, orally administered dietary products formulated to support the management of conditions such

as compromised gut function, age-related muscle loss, metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are subject to standard food and safety labeling requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Although they may be used under medical supervision, patients don’t need a prescription. Many healthcare practitioners, including dietitians, currently recommend them under a physician’s direction.

Unlike pharmaceuticals, which are accountable to the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, patent-protected and supported by expensive testing documentation, nutraceuticals are not. However, many manufacturers do choose to undergo costly testing. Like all dietary supplements, the majority of which do not undergo third-party testing, they are regulated by DSHEA, which defines and regulates labeling and claims of benefits related to classic nutrient-deficiency diseases.

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manufacturing process, to avoid contamination and validate ingredients, every batch is third-party assayed by an independent laboratory, whereas some companies only do this for every fifth or 20th lot. Xymogen’s validation extends to packaging and controlling the level of humidity because it affects how ingredients oxidize,” says Burdette.

Gary Kracoff, a registered pharmacist and naturopathic doctor at Johnson Compounding & Wellness, in Waltham, Massachusetts, researches the nutraceuticals that he carries and recommends for his clients. “I like professional-grade nutraceuticals because their formulas are researched and science-based. They are excellent products for specific purposes. Individuals that take the medical foods come to appreciate their disease-modifying therapeutic results. While pricier, they include healthier sources of carbohydrates and fats, as well as natural, rather than synthetic nutrients to provide what the body needs to return to a state of balance,” says Kracoff.

Xymogen is strictly a physician’s line of nutraceuticals, explains Cheryl Burdette, a doctor of naturopathy and director of clinical research and outreach for the company. “In our

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nutrients, and high in sugars and calories that pack on the pounds.”

Jones says the best way to combat obesity and form healthy eating habits is to replace processed foods with a whole foods diet plentiful in colorful fruits and vegetables, with sides of whole grains, nuts and seeds, and beans and legumes. “These foods are high in vitamins, nutrients, fiber, proteins and healthy fats. Lean meats, chicken and fish are good choices for protein, as well.”

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Small changes in daily eating routines translate into healthier weight for America’s kids.

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n 2010, President Obama and Michelle Obama launched Let’s Move! as their signature initiative to tackle epidemic levels of U.S. childhood obesity. While modest progress has been made, it remains a public health crisis. A brief by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the obesity rate remained fairly stable at nearly 17 percent between 2011 and 2014 for children 2 to 19 years old.

Caused mainly by inadequate physical activity, unhealthy diets and rare genetic factors, obesity increases the risk of significant health problems, including high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes, plus joint and breathing issues.

“We must launch our own family anti-obesity campaigns,” urges pediatrician Ricardo Riesco, co-owner of Peds Care, in Dalton, Georgia. “Along with increasing activity levels, we can encourage healthier eating habits at home and lead by example.”

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Portions Matter

In today’s “supersize-me” climate, teaching youngsters about appropriate portion sizes is imperative in fostering healthy eating habits.

“It’s often hard for parents to find time to cook a meal at home,” Riesco acknowledges. “Too often, parents will pick up fast food for dinner, which is typically higher in calories and fat, plus the portion sizes are far too large.” When parents can’t prepare a meal from scratch, a frozen, boxed meal can be a better alternative than fast food.

“The portions are more appropriate, so there’s more control of how much a child eats.” Tasty frozen organic meals are now available at many grocers.

Rethinking Family Plates “A large part of the obesity problem stems from children consuming sodas and refined, processed, junk and fried foods,” says Daemon “Dr. Dae” Jones, a Washington, D.C., naturopathic physician and author of Eat More Plants. “They are low in

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Breakfast provides fuel for the body and helps young minds concentrate and learn, so experts warn against skipping or skimping on it. “I tell parents to, ‘Get out of the box,’” says Doctor of Naturopathy JoAnn Yanez, executive director of the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges. “Offer them a balance of fats, proteins and complex carbohydrates.”

She suggests making a batch of pancakes using an extra egg or almond meal for protein, served with fresh fruit and nitrate-free sausage. “I also recommend steel cut oats,” she says. “I make them in advance, and in the morning add in all sorts of good stuff such as fresh fruit, almond meal and almond milk.”

“Although almost everything can be enjoyed in moderation, decreasing or eliminating high-calorie, high-fat, lownutrient treats can also help children develop healthy eating habits for life and prevent obesity,” says Registered Dietitian Wendy Palmer, manager of child wellness and a certified health education specialist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. “A medium-sized apple or banana, or a cup of baby carrots with hummus, is a nutrientrich snack for kids. Avoid snacks that have no nutritional value or are coated in sugar.”

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No Sugary Drinks “There’s a strong correlation between sugary drinks and overweight, obese children,” observes Palmer. “I recommend that parents remove all sugary sodas, sports drinks and juice boxes from their children’s diets.

Water and unsweetened seltzer water are great alternatives.”

Palmer notes that many eating patterns are set before a child turns 3, so limiting all sugary drinks, including juices, is an important component of teaching young children healthier eating habits that will last a lifetime.

Studies suggest a strong link between obese children and obese adults, so for parents concerned that their child’s cute baby fat has turned into something more, the time to act is now.

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Healing Through Vibration

Wouldn't It Be Nice to Feel Great All of the Time?

by Greg Madden

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ack in 1966, “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys—an anthem of our youth—was the “vibe” of the times. The saying is common today but the meaning of vibrations for the Baby Boomer generation and their families is quite different now. The goal is still to be on the good side of the vibration ledger but when the “vibes” turn bad, it’s time to find a tuning mechanism to return us to health by resonating with the innate intelligence of the body.

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are returning to the ancient arts to heal ourselves and our families. When the body falls into a state of disharmony or chaos instead of vibrating harmoniously and in a coherent state, we are out of balance.

Pythagoras—known as the father of mathematics, geometry, music, harmonics and philosophy—discovered that we can assist the healing process by introducing sound and harmonic frequencies to the body.

This would balance it and return it to an optimal state. That is how music as medicine was born. Pythagoras’ music principle of layered consonant intervals, spacing and harmonic ratios was designed to bring order to chaos and discord, which initiated a specific healing effect. This would allow

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alignment of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health.

Vibrational healing has been relied on for centuries to not only alleviate the symptoms of the malady, but to also find the root cause of the illness, which can often be emotional. This allows the energy, called qi or chi, to once again flow and power the cells in the particular part of the body to reset into healing mode. One of the reasons for new interest in this process may be the lack of side effects, even though some individuals experience a herxheimer reaction while they rebalance with the proper vibrational frequency. This shows that the healing process has begun and it will subside in a short while.

It is not always easy to align this process with those searching for healing while still clinging to beliefs which question the efficacy of the method. The good news is there is an increasing amount of science and data available to support these methods, especially those developed in the quantum field. The simple explanation is that because everything vibrates at an assigned frequency and is a mathematical equation, determining the proper healing codes can correct the illness immediately.

Applied in this manner, vibrational healing can be the quickest road to wellness.

It is important to note that the field of vibrational healing lives in an interchangeable world where the terms energy and frequency are often used to describe similar events. Albert Einstein stated, “Everything in life is vibration.” From that we have learned, even illnesses have their own vibration and frequencies. It was determined that this was the key to finding wellness, but in most unaccustomed ways. Einstein also had his challenges in explaining how electricity works for those who couldn’t see it but in time understood its power.

Vibration has a home in the 12 universal laws, which says, “Everything in the universe moves, vibrates and travels in circular patterns. The same principles of vibration in the physical world apply to our thoughts, feelings, desires and wills in the etheric world. Each sound, thing and every thought has its own vibrational frequency, unique to itself. These vibrations

Vibrational healing has been relied on for centuries to not only alleviate the symptoms of the malady, but to also find the root cause of the illness, which can often be emotional.

offer a roadmap to returning one to health.”

The origins or history of vibrational healing are as varied as the modalities themselves. As a global community, the wellness methods and secrets of ancient cultures have landed here in America from India, the Far East and Egypt.

When our bodies have become worn down and sick, it is because there are energetic blockages and imbalances in our glands, organs and systems. This can be the result of many factors, such as toxins, environment, stress and anxiety. Adjusting these vibrational trouble spots starts at the cellular level where the cells have lost the required energy they need to heal your body. Once corrected, these cells will return the body to better health, as they are designed to do.

There are many proven and some newer methodologies in the areas of vibrational healing. The most common are sound, light, color, aroma, Reiki, acupuncture, massage, flower essences, water, kinesiology, homeopathy, radionics, crystals, and even intuition through thought.

The higher the body’s vibration, the better our health, according to Bruce Tainio of Tainio Technology, who built the first frequency monitor to measure human vibration. He determined that the average healthy frequency of the human body was between 62-72 Hz. When frequency drops below those levels, the immune system becomes compromised. He further found that colds and flu start at 57-60 Hz, disease at 58 Hz and cancer at 42 Hz. Sound is perhaps the most enjoyable methodology for us all to take part in, as is the warmth and power vibration that comes from the light source healing properties of the sun. The Beach Boys combined the two, along with water through surfing, and their music makes us happier with better “vibes” and higher vibrations.

Many cultures incorporated singing and chanting in healing processes by vibrating the vocal cords. Next, many discovered or invented other objects to initiate healing vibration and energy, including tuning forks, gongs, didgeridoos, sound bowls, binaural beats, and various types of drums and musical instruments. This category

The higher the body’s vibration, the better our health, according to Bruce Tainio of Tainio Technology, who built the first frequency monitor to measure human vibration. also includes essential oils and flower essence; they help to raise our vibration out of the frequencies where illness lives.

With more scientific means of measurement and technological advancements, there are many new devices that play in this arena. These are additions to ancient healing practices that marry the wisdom of the past to newer delivery models of today.

As always, due diligence is encouraged as the body is the finest healing device ever developed; vibrational healing intent should be to assist our own process by removing energetic blockages that starve the body and its life-affording energy.

Some popular devices are the Rife Frequency Generator multiwave oscillator, Chiren/biophoton light therapy, scalar wave technology, BEMER mats, aura imaging and TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation), to name a few.

Vibration, like so many things, has mirror and yin/yang energy; it can heal or harm through thought and intent as proven through Dr. Masaru Emoto’s study of how thoughts directly impact on our environment. His work with water crystals proved that positive energy produced desired results while negative thought or intent produced ugly outcomes.

Greg Madden is the director of the Xenia Wellness Center in Hunter, NY. He is a certified biontologist and has studied quantum medicine and tui-na medical massage.

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Sound is the Music of Healing Enduring Medicine Carries Us into the Future

by Jennifer Aurelia “Music is the celestial sound, and it is sound that controls the whole universe, not atomic vibrations. Sound energy, sound power, is much, much greater than any other power in the world.” ~ Swami Satchidananda

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hat makes sound and music so extraordinary? It could be the exquisite combination of vibration, resonance and frequency.

Everything is in vibration—including the trees, our food, cars, the earth—everything is energy. Frequency and density go hand in hand. For example, the higher the frequency, the less dense and, quite possibly, the purer the matter; the reverse is also true. A state of bliss is a much higher vibration than anger. Since bliss and love carry much less resistance, they can naturally float above the lower vibrational emotions like anger and fear. What is it

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about music and sound that possess this extraordinary power to move us, give us chills, assist us in our path to wholeness and touch the divine?

Modern medicine can now measure, and thus confirm, the effectiveness of sound as a means to promote healing.

Sound is a type of energy medicine that has the ability to move and clear energy in our physical, spiritual and emotional bodies; it can create the sacred space in which the body can heal from pain, stress disorders, depression, emotional roller coasters and more. Mitchell Gaynor, MD, a New York oncologist and clinical professor of medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, used sound healing practices since the early 1990s. “Sound enters the healing equation from several directions: it may alter cellular functions through energetic effects; it may entrain biological systems to function more

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homeostatically; it may calm the mind and therefore the body; or it may have emotional effects, which influence neurotransmitters and neuropeptides, which in turn help to regulate the immune system— the healer within,” he said.

Notice feelings when we listen to different types of music. Become aware of the way the body reacts to Bach or Mozart, pop, rock, rap or even jazz. Does the body relax or constrict? How does the mind respond to the musical or sound stimuli?

Our organs, energy centers and auric field resonate to their own frequency; because our body is our sacred temple, it responds in accordance to our innermost thoughts and feelings. And when those frequencies become out of balance or out of tune, they often reflect in our physical and mental health and well-being. When we are in a state of alignment with ourselves or our highest truth and in a state of flow, our

Sound is a type of energy medicine that has the ability to move and clear energy in our physical, spiritual and emotional bodies; it can create the sacred space in which the body can heal from pain, stress disorders, depression, emotional roller coasters and more. physical body reflects that as a state of health, vibrancy and overall wellness.

According to sound healing pioneer Jonathan Goldman, “When we are in a state of health, we’re like an extraordinary orchestra that’s playing a wonderful symphony of the self. But what happens if the second violin player loses her sheet music?

She begins to play out of tune, and pretty soon the entire string section sounds bad.

Pretty soon, in fact, the entire orchestra is off. This is a metaphor for disease.”

If we consider lyrics, they are not only words, but words with the power of emotion behind them. Words have a specific vibration as does each letter. The work of the Japanese researcher Dr. Masuru Emoto and his “Messages from Water,” support this theory. In his work, the team attached words to glasses filled with water and froze them. Pictures of the water molecules were taken before and after the glasses were frozen. The findings were amazing. The water molecules in the glass with the words love and gratitude attached were shaped like the most beautiful symmetrical snowflakes. The water glasses containing words such as hate and anger housed crystals that were conceivably unrecognizable malformations with not a single ounce of symmetry.

Every thought and every word is, in itself, a facet of sound and has an exact pitch, an exact frequency (or a cycle) that resonates with perfection. A blade of grass, for example, resonates at the frequency 528hz (or cycles), the same frequency that

is used for DNA repair by scientists, which also corresponds to a pitch. Sounds that are of optimal benefit to us most likely have a healing influence upon the body because they influence the geometric patterns and organization of cells and living systems.

The beauty of sound is that it is powerful and multifaceted and yet simple. Sound can be used to heal on a deep cellular level.

Vibrational and sound healing techniques are widely offered and effective through the concept of resonance and entrainment.

During our waking state, the normal frequency of our brain waves is that of beta.

Sound tools entrain the brain to move into the deeper alpha and theta brain wave frequencies, which are the frequencies that induce deep meditative and peaceful states, clarity of mind and intuition.

Entrainment is when the dominant vibration of one tone or frequency changes the less dominant one. Sound or sonic entrainment has been used by medicine men and women, and shamans from different cultures since prehistoric days. The ability to create altered states of consciousness through drumming, chanting and music is probably as old as music itself. According to Jeanne Achterberg in her book, Imagery in Healing, that analysis of shamanic drumming encompasses a frequency range of from 0.8 to 5.0hz or cycles per second, which she refers to as “theta driving capacity.” Tibetan Singing bowls, bells (tingshas), Peruvian whistles and gongs

The beauty of sound is that it is powerful and multifaceted and yet simple.

Sound can be used to heal on a deep cellular level. Vibrational and sound healing techniques are widely offered and effective through the concept of resonance and entrainment.

have been used by their respective cultures for centuries. One of the most powerful, yet sometimes overlooked instruments for healing is the human voice.

The voice is most powerful because it can transmit intention far more directly than through an instrument alone. It is a healing tool that is divinely individual and exists within us all. The human voice contains tones and overtones that can work the physical and subtle energy bodies. Electronic instruments and machines do not have the full spectrum of harmonics, and are therefore limited in their therapeutic potential. Toning, chanting and vocalizing mantras are ways to use the voice in a group or alone.

Group chanting has been described as lifechanging or spiritually profound by those experiencing it for the first time. Even in cases where there has been no personal participation, the energies raised during chanting will affect all present. Through the regular use of sound plus intention, we have the ability to shift the vibration, thus creating a path to wholeness for ourselves and on our planet.

“In the beginning there was the Word.”

The “Word” quite clearly refers to sound as it is the primal energy which is the “Godforce” or creative force of the universe.

In the Hindu tradition, the word “aim” or “om” was the sound that initiated the Creation.

And the big bang theory? According to scientists and physicists, it was actually an extraordinarily deep subatomic note, much slower and deeper than anything that could be heard. No matter what school of thought we resonate with, we have come full circle. Everything is vibration. Everything is sound. So let us raise our vibration and sound together, and let us sing with and for our New Earth.

Jennifer Aurelia, MA, is an award-winning new age recording artist, composer and singer for over 20 years. She is the founder and director of Newtown-based SOUND (A Center for Music, Creative Arts & Mindfulness). Her 4th album, “SEASONS”, will be released in spring 2018. Connect at SOUNDCenterArts.com and AureliasLight.com.

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CONSCIOUS AWARENESS

Raising Our Energy Vibration for Positive Reality Creation

by Cathy Stubbs

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t has been proven in the Western world decades ago that the mind and body are intimately connected, and emotion and thought impact the body. A number of scientists have highlighted this connection, including Candace Pert, PhD in Molecules of Emotion (1994) and James L. Oschman in Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis (2000). But the importance of how emotion and thought affect our physicality, health and well-being has been slow to take hold.

The ancient art of shamanic energy medicine is one type of energy medicine. Shamans are well aware of our energetic basis; how we create our own reality by dreaming it into being; and how interconnected human beings are with nature, spirit and each other. Shamanic energy medicine helps us return to health and wholeness by releasing deeply held emotions from the physical body and its energetic fields, and by restoring one to full “being-ness.”

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organs and subconscious; when there is no longer room there, we push into the unconscious and then the collective unconscious. We do affect humanity by how we handle our emotional-thought content.

Many people are familiar with one law of the universe, which says “like attracts like.” It refers to our vibration of energy, or resonance; our thought-emotion content determines a vibration of energy, and that vibration then acts as an attractor out in the world. So anger attracts anger, happiness attracts happiness and so on. We are our emotions, we wear them and we are defined by them. We create our own reality through our desires, imagination and expectations. When our psyche is weighted down by layers of fear, pain, anger and other emotions, our imagination decreases, desire is lowered and expectations altered.

In powerful emotional moments as we were growing up, we made choices and decisions about ourselves that may have limited us for life. We need to discover hidden beliefs about ourselves and agreements we made in childhood in order to feel safe. One

example is, “I am insignificant.” What kind of life can this person dream of with that belief on board? How does that person attract love?

The emotions of very low vibration are fear, jealousy and envy, blame, revenge (violence and hatred), loneliness, hopelessness, and despair. Mid-range emotions with a higher vibration but still self-limiting are anger, guilt and sadness, self pity, worry and doubt, frustration, confusion, and boredom. High vibration emotions are well-being, optimism, thrill and enthusiasm, trust, passion and compassion, happiness, joy, and love.

Developing conscious awareness of our state of thoughtemotions and processing through them can help to handle them in the moment or shortly thereafter. An important question to consider is why we are feeling this. Often that first feeling of anger is hiding a fear of what will happen.

Energy medicine helps to shift and move out buried emotions, and release imprints of automatic behaviors. It also aids in exposing early established beliefs and contracts about ourselves, and bringing back the parts of self we blocked by trying to be safe.

Many of us have heard those who had a traumatic experience mention later that they are not the same person or no longer feel like themselves. Energy medicine helps release the emotions of traumatic experiences so they feel distant and more matter of fact.

Releasing constricted emotions from the body helps us leave additional space to feel more love, happiness and joy. When we love our own self unconditionally and with compassion, we have more love and compassion to give to others and to humanity.

Experiencing the higher emotions raises our vibration.

Living consciously is a joyful way to live life, accepting responsibility for our own emotion and thoughts. Having respect for our emotions—and using circumspection and inspection to better understand them—enables us to make needed changes, and grow and evolve to lead happy, healthy, loving lives.

Cathy Stubbs is a registered nurse, certified light body healer, Reiki Master and Shaman in Connecticut. Connect at 203-535-8849, EagleFlightHealing@gmail.com or EagleFlightHealing.wordpress.com.

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ll is energy before it is matter.

Cutting-edge quantum physics states that all matter consists of tiny fields of vibrating energy, expanding into frequencies, waves, sound and light.

Much of this is undetectable. Thoughts are electrical while emotions are magnetic.

Electrical activity is life. Understanding this, every action that is taken has a ripple effect. Our perception of the world and of reality is based on electrical impulses.

Tuning into our own frequencies to increase harmony is of the utmost importance to our healing and creating resonance in daily existence, and coherence in the collective consciousness. The more committed we each are as individuals to the pursuit of our innate higher, truer self, the more empowered all will become to create a new reality. This is an alchemical 32

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process grounded in the sciences.

Increasing amounts of scientific evidence now support the fields of energy and consciousness. From quantum physicists to practitioners of the metaphysical arts, confirmations abound. Dr. Bruno Chikly, an osteopathic physician at the Arizonabased Chikly Health Institute, collaborated on “Primo Vascular System: A Unique Human Biological System Shifting Medical Paradigm,” an article that was published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. The facts presented affirm newly discovered tissue as having electrical activity, biophotons and regenerative DNA. This scientific evidence further supports practitioners using osteopathic principles and other energy practitioners.

Biophoton science states that, “Light is life.” It has scientifically been proven that

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every cell in the body emits more than 100,000 light impulses, or photons, per second.

Other clinical assessments include Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis by Dr. James L. Oschman and The Resonance Effect by Dr. Carolyn McMakin of Frequency Specific Microccurent (FSM).

Her 20-year clinical studies have provided numerous published papers to prove the efficacy of FSM, such as reduced inflammation, tissue regeneration and increased adenosine triphosphate.

There are also lasers, far and near infrared technology, PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field) technology, light therapies, sound vibration, the power of the word and more. Articles on consciousness and scientific studies are available at physicist Nassim Haramein’s Resonance Science

Increasing amounts of scientific evidence now support the fields of energy and consciousness.

Foundation. The truth about sacred geometry and the alchemical processes have always been with us; the new observation of how we are creating a new reality is at hand. And that means we cannot speak about energy, frequency, resonance and consciousness without discussing the heart. The HeartMath Institute has published studies that show the largest field measured in our human energy system is the field of the heart.

Inspired by the information, how do we begin our journey and what are practical applications? The reality is that many people are in some level of the reactive, fight-flight-freeze response. Bringing these subconscious and biochemical reactions to the surface in order to dissipate the cycle is key to addressing the core issues at hand. Being aware of not being aligned physically, emotionally and spiritually often causes an individual to seek help.

The system needs to be unburdened while simultaneously being supported to regenerate and thrive. Expert facilitation along with supportive guidance in nutrition, movement, meditation and energy medicine technology applications can help.

The law of nature provides us with understanding of this amazing physical vehicle the soul resides in. We are all empowered with the divine creative right of aligned free will. The bigger picture always begins within, an alchemical process of vulnerability, courage and transfiguration.

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The Way to a Conscious Divorce

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oing through a traditional divorce is highly emotional, extremely stressful and ridiculously expensive. It is a major life transition for the entire family. And, like any transformative event, it isn’t easy. During these times of transition, humans are emotionally fragile. People of divorce don’t need to be injected into an adversarial battlefield. They need support and guidance.

Our traditional family law system is, by definition, adversarial.

It is invasive, expensive and filled with pitfalls. There is a much healthier way to approach a divorce. It begins with the way we understand it. We need to stop seeing divorce as a battle, but rather as a family in crisis and transition. We need understanding and awareness that individuals and families are emotionally vulnerable during this transition. We are susceptible to friends, family, television and attorneys advising us to fight for our rights.

While this advice may seem right, it only encourages a mindset of a victim looking for vengeance or sympathy. This mindset must change from conflict to resolving issues from a heart-centered approach. Being upset and angry is natural, but those emotions can help us recognize where we need to let go of misunderstandings. They are not there to justify the fight.

Divorce is not about wrong. There is no right and wrong, just different perspectives. Two spouses see things differently, and

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that’s why they are getting a divorce. When considering a divorce, good advice should sound more like this: n Seek peaceful alternatives to disagreements with solutions that are aligned with both perspectives. Release attachments to limited ideas of blame and punishment. Keep the ego in check. Practice listening. The answers we seek already exist and will present themselves once we let go of our old way of thinking and open ourselves to higher possibilities. n Visualize and focus on positive outcomes and solutions.

Let go of ideas of morality and justice. This is about us as individuals, our families and our future, not proving a point.

Trust inner knowing and be committed to peaceful resolutions.

Be generous as the more we give, the more we will receive. Be kind to ourselves and others. Practice every day to let go of conflict and the peace we achieve will be reflected around us. n Focus on the redefinition of the family and the division of the major responsibilities, such as raising children. Remove the idea of “sole custody” and understand that the best interest of a child includes all family members. A legal battle over custody is very expensive and exposes each spouse and, more importantly,

We need to stop seeing divorce as a battle, but rather as a family in crisis and transition. We need understanding and awareness that individuals and families are emotionally vulnerable during this transition. the children to the microscope of the court. The quantity of time with children is far less important than the quality of the time we spend with them. Sometimes accepting the situation, letting go of the fight, and making the most out of the limited time to create memories and simply love them is the healthiest solution. n Time away from children should be embraced as time to heal and re-create ourselves. Taking care of us as individuals is one of the best ways to care for our children.

When we battle over children, we place their future in the hands of the court. The parents know what is best for them, not complete strangers. Find respect for a spouse as a parent of the children, even if they think differently. Set an example of integrity by not bad mouthing a spouse. If we can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all. Or we can challenge ourselves by replacing negative thoughts or statements with positive ones. Teach empathy and compassion to children by example. Redirect the money saved by not going to court to a good therapist for everyone in the family to help through the transition, begin healing and create a new life.

Practically speaking, placing a divorce in the hands of our legal system will not serve our best interests. Private, emotional family issues are not meant to be decided by a public adversarial system.

Attorneys are trained to be adversarial and to be counselors of law, not counselors at law. If issues cannot be solved without help, seek support from a therapist and a mediator as a legal guide.

The mediator should be a seasoned family lawyer. Trust that an experienced family law attorney can generally predict the outcome of a case. Use that educated advice as a guideline for solving differences. If representation is ultimately needed or decided upon, seek an attorney that provides information, different perspectives and alternative solutions. Leave the lawyer’s office feeling educated, empowered and more focused on resolution.

Divorce doesn’t have to be a nasty word or process. It is a challenging time of major change in the lives of a couple and family. Ultimately, the choice is ours. Peaceful resolution as the result can be the most advantageous for the family.

Loren Costantini is a Connecticut-based attorney, artist, speaker, entrepreneur, father and creative builder. Connect at 203-878-5600, LorenCostantini@gmail.com or LorenCostantini.com.

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Be Grateful for Everything

Gratitude deserves its positive buzz.

When we’re grateful, our energy changes and our light shines. Our perspective shifts from scarcity to abundance. We bring forth divine blessings by being tuned into the giving nature of the creator of all. When we live in a state of gratitude, good people, opportunities and blessings arrive.

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When we take a positive step in our lives—it can be anything—a way forward will often appear that may be unrelated to the blessing we receive. For example, clearing out clutter may clarify a career move.

Taking a course to build a new skill may introduce us to a new friend. In beginning a new exercise routine, we may discover self-confidence in other areas of life.

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Step out of routines, broaden horizons and bust through comfort zones. Bumps and bruises may occur, but bravery is rewarded. Miracles are not beyond our grasp, but we may need to extend our reach in ways we’ve never done before.

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Experience the bliss of being a giver. Share what others need. Sponsor a child’s education.

Give unused belongings to people that desperately need them. Offer words of encouragement. It all matters more than we realize.

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When we listen to our intellect instead of our inner heart-and-soul guidance system, we get turned around and off course. We all have an inner knowing that can help us get where we want to go. Divine wisdom always trumps the human mind. When we tune into it and trust what it’s telling us, we invite miracles into our lives.

We all have the power to participate in creating miracles for ourselves and others by bringing to fruition what did not seem remotely possible. It’s easy to start by practicing these five miracle-creating strategies.

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Common issues that can be helped include difficulty conceiving, depression, pain and dependence on painkillers, inadequate sleep, numbness and tingling, sinus infections, digestion challenges, and breathing problems, among others.

HARDWIRED TO HEAL Chiropractic Care Restores Body to Optimal Function

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very cell in your body is hardwired to be healthy. When we go to a chiropractor, it is more than joint mobilization, or what many call “back cracking.” The main reason we should be receiving a chiropractic adjustment is to relieve pressure on our nerve system; this is critical because it controls and coordinates every aspect of the body.

The human body has self-regulating and self-healing mechanisms. We are designed to function, heal and re-create from the inside out as the body works to maintain a balanced functioning state.

For example, it strives to actively keep our blood pressure, blood sugar and heart rate within a normal range. This requires that millions of messages be transported from the brain down the spine, and then out to the organs, tissues and cells. The purpose of a chiropractic adjustment is to clear any interference in that pathway.

Common issues that can be helped include difficulty conceiving, depression, pain and dependence on painkillers, inadequate sleep, numbness and tingling, sinus infections, digestion challenges, and

breathing problems, among others. This doesn’t happen by “cracking a back” but rather when pressure comes off the central nervous system and the body is again able to heal itself.

Unfortunately, it seems the expectation in America is that we are supposed to be sick, and that there is always a solution—usually found in a bottle. This belief system is crumbling. Reactive health care is failing; we are seeing more degenerative disease—such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and arthritis—than ever before.

We must be proactive and optimize our health so we too don’t follow that path.

Research tells us that genetics accounts for only about one-third of how long and well we live; the rest is under our control. In other words, our state of health is a result of how much we do to be healthy. Health is built by our daily lifestyle choices.

Our health conditions are the culmination of the body’s inability to adapt to the stressors placed upon it on a regular basis.

When we come to this realization, it leaves us with two choices: remove the stress or increase the body’s ability to adapt to it.

Chiropractic care can help with the latter.

Stressors cause spinal shifts within the inner framework of the body, thereby impairing or impeding our body’s self-healing forces. This structural imbalance leads to an impaired nervous system, which can reduce immune function, concentration, and recovery from illness and injury. It could lessen athletic performance, digestive function and even alter behavior.

When we look at the nervous system, any structural imbalance that occurs becomes part of our pattern as time passes.

If this cartilage system is shifted, altered or distorted, it creates an inhibition or interference in the neurological system. That pattern becomes ours as we get older, and it’s much more difficult to correct or to set right. The goal in a chiropractic office is to maintain the integrity of the spine and nervous system, and the earlier we start, the better.

Instead of focusing on the health lost, deterioration created, energy decrease, immune system suppression and other negative effects of nerve interference, focus on the untapped potential for health and vitality available to the body through chiropractic care.

Peter J. Braglia, DC, is a chiropractor and the owner of Stratford-based True Health Chiropractic. A member of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, he has received advanced training in pediatric adjusting and prenatal care, including the Webster technique. Connect at 203-923-8633, DrBraglia@TrueHealthCT.com or TrueHealthCT.com.

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For all ages. Inclement weather cancels. Ansonia Nature Ctr, 10 Deerfield Rd, Ansonia. Preregister: 203-736-1053.

Thai Yoga Massage Workshop – 12pm-3pm.Thai Yoga Massage is a natural and effective way to activate healing energies. Combining yoga postures and movements while applying massaging pressure on energy lines. Learn a fun way to enhance your personal and professional practice at Balanced Yoga, 1079 Whalley Ave, New Haven. $70. Preregister: sunrosehealing.com/event-registration. (LMT's & Yogi's welcome).

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 Super Full Moon/ New Year’s Combination Meditation w/Gayle Franceschetti – 6:30pm8:30pm. Align w/new energies of this Super Full Moon and New Year. Opportunities for allowing spiritual energies to reach human hearts and minds. Tap into this vast pool of energy. $20.

36 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford 203-265-2927.

Return2love3@gmail.com. Return2Love.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 New Haven Community Circle Dance – 7:30pm-9:30pm. Move in the footsteps of our ancestors as we enjoy traditional dances from many cultures, as well as contemporary pieces choreographed in the spirit of ancient folk dance. All dances are taught and no experience is necessary.

Suggested donation $8. Friends Meetinghouse, 225 East Grand Ave, New Haven. 203-467-1069, NHCircleDance.yolasite.com.

HEAL” a Powerful, New Documentary, and Learn How Your Power to Heal is Within You! – 1pm. Showing at The Graduate Institute. The movie will be followed by a Q&A with Henry Grayson, Ph.D., author of the best-selling book “Your Power to Heal” The Graduate Institute, 171 Amity Road, Bethany. 203-874-4252. Purchase at Learn.edu/heal.

Restorative Yoga Workshop w/ Saskia Bergmans Smith – 2pm-4pm. Relax and retreat from everyday life, using guided passive stretching to release tension and nurture the body from the inside out. $27adv./$33 – Pre-Registration Recommended. Your Community Yoga Center, 39 Putnam Ave, Hamden. 203-287-2277.

YourCommunityYoga.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 Foods for Immunity: A Winter Wellness Workshop – 11am-6:30pm. Food is medicine! Learn how to easily make your own medicine using all natural ingredients in this fun and informative workshop with Dr. Nicole Klughers, naturopathic physician. $35. Walnut Beach Wellness & Boutique, 41 Naugatuck Ave, Milford. Call 203-693-3893 to sign up.

Group Past Life Regression – 6:30pm-8-30pm.

Discover reasons for current fears, recurring dreams or personality tendencies. Attendees explore past lives, learn reasons for repeat patterns or why they were born to a certain family. $20.

36 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford. Gayle 203-265-2927.

Return2love3@gmail.com. Return2Love.com.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 A Deep Winter Weekend Retreat – Jan12Jan15. Led by Mercy staff, Joan Linley and Claire Rusowicz, the Deep Winter Weekend Retreat offers a program of solitude, silence prayer and meetings with a spiritual director. $300 includes meetings, meals, and private overnight accommodations with en suite bath. For more information and to register: 203-245-0401. MercyByThe Sea.org. 167 Neck Rd, Madison.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 Free Breakfast Provided by Assumption Church Breakfast Club – 9am-10am. Join us for a hot breakfast or a cup of coffee. All are welcome! Assumption Church Hall, 61 N Cliff St, Ansonia. For more information and in case of inclement weather, call for updates. Breakfast will not be rescheduled.

203-732-7792.

Full Moon Gong Kundalini & Meditation. w/ Barbara and Steve – 7pm-9pm. Experience live gong sound healing tones, Kundalini, and meditation to put mind/body at ease $22/session, $60/3. Your Community Yoga Center, 39 Putnam Ave, Hamden. 203-287-2277.

YourCommunityYoga.com.

Nature and Play for Children Ages 8-12 with Autism and Other Developmental Delays – 2:30pm-4:30pm. (Sundays: Jan 7; Feb 11 & Mar 4). Gently led by Ranger Amie, this group will explore ways to introduce your child to playing indoors and outdoors at the Nature Center. Monthly activities include meeting animal friends, taking a walk or easy hike, and nature crafts. Children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the class. Free. Limited to 10 children with adult.

Session 1: Planting winter greens and sprouts.

Ansonia Nature Ctr, 10 Deerfield Rd, Ansonia.

Preregister. Space is limited: 203-736-1053.

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Four/Five Agreements Intensive w/Gayle Franceschetti – 9:30am-9pm. This Intensive will deepen your understanding and practice of The Four/Five Agreements and guide you toward the life you really want to live. $200.

36 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford 203-265-2927.

Return2love3@gmail.com. Return2Love.com.

Young Living Essential Oils – 6:30pm-8pm. Help align your mind, body, spirit. Learn to take control of your health with therapeutic grade oils. Free class. 36 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford 203-265-2927 or Return2love3@gmail.com. Return2Love.com.

Reiki Master Teacher Training w/Gayle Franceschetti – 9:30am-12pm. On going, we will focus on cultivating the art of teaching Reiki; You will be certified to teach all levels of Reiki. Class meets periodically scheduled during the first class. $450. 36 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford. 203-265-2927.

Return2love3@gmail.com. Return2Love.com.

Back to Basics: Natural Lip Balms – 2pm. Soothe your lips with your own homemade lip balm! Join Ranger Dawn and learn how to make lip balm with natural ingredients such as beeswax and essential oils in the easy and fun workshop for ages 5 and up.

Take home a sample! Material Fee $10 per person.

Ansonia Nature Ctr, 10 Deerfield Rd, Ansonia.

Preregister. Space is limited: 203-736-1053

The Graduate Institute in Bethany CT; Info Session – 6:30pm-7:30pm. Master Degrees & Certificate Programs offered. Holistic Education.

Perfect for Health Care Professionals and Teachers.

Receive your Masters - 1 weekend per month - 2 years. The Graduate Institute, 171 Amity Road, Bethany. 203-874-4252. Visit Learn.edu.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 Follow your vision, realize your dream: Vision Board Workshop – 6:30pm-8pm. Join Health & Happiness Coach Laura Furey as we start the new year with clear intentions and inspiration for the 12 months to come. $25. All materials provided.

Elm City Wellness, 774 Orange St, New Haven, 203-691-7653. ElmCityWellness.com.

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VIBe presents: Find Your Animal Spirit Guide – 10:30am-12:30pm. Susan McLaughlin facilitates this ages 6 to adult exploration on finding your animal totem and working with them. $15 per person. Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 S Elm St, Wallingford. To register contact Shirley Pagano: 203-715-3732.

Life Design Hypnosis Stress Buster Workshop – 10am-11:30am. Most people would welcome less stress in their life. Would you? Join us to learn techniques and strategies to better manage your everyday stress throughout the year and have resilience to hold up under pressure and meet challenges head on. A guided relaxation is included. $25. Madison. To register contact Patricia Babey at 203-980-0022, or lifedesignhypnosis@icloud.com.

22nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice – 12pm-4pm. (Jan 15, 10am-4pm). Join the Nature Center at the Yale Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. The Peabody will once again offer world-class performances and educational activities for families and visitors of all ages, in honor of Dr. King and his efforts to ensure justice for all people. Admission to the Peabody is Free for the two days of this event. Ansonia Nature Ctr, 10 Deerfield Rd, Ansonia. Information: 203-736-1053.

200-hour YogaWorks teacher training at pradipikaYOGA – 2pm-4pm. Ready to take your love of yoga to the next level? Aspire to teach?

See if the 200-hour YogaWorks teacher training at pradipikaYOGA is a fit for you. Free class and info session. pradipikaYOGA, 36 Nod Rd, Clinton. Contact our studio for more info: 860-669-9642 or the program advisor: Aubrey: 310-664-6470 Ext 137. aubreye@yogaworks.com.

Free Community Meals Presented by Master’s Table Community Meals: Dinner – 3:30pm-5pm. (winter hours). Free. Open to the public. No RSVP. Donations graciously accepted. Assumption Church Hall, 61 N. Cliff St, Ansonia. For more information and in case of inclement weather, call for updates.

Breakfast will not be rescheduled. 203-732-7792.

MastersTableMeals.org.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 Family Yoga w/ Sherri Sosensky – 1pm-2pm. Just in time for the holidays! The Kidding Around Yoga program is nationwide and simply magical! Faces light up, bodies are moving and grooving, children are singing, jumping, and striking poses, playing musical yoga games, with incredible music created especially for this fun program. $18 Drop In per family. $42.31/3 sessions. Your Community Yoga Center, 39 Putnam Ave, Hamden. 203-287-2277.

YourCommunityYoga.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 Ready for Relaxation Workshop: Guided meditation & ear acupuncture session – 6:30pm. As we transition into colder, quiet months of winter, it's especially important to recharge and center your body and mind. Join us for a restorative session with Dr. Nicole who will guide guests through a relaxing session and include acupuncture points to support mental clarity, pain relief and immune support.

Please wear comfortable clothing and bring: a yoga mat, pillow and small blanket. $35. Walnut Beach Wellness & Boutique, 41 Naugatuck Ave, Milford.

Call 203-693-3893 to sign up.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26

Crystal Toning w/Gayle Franceschetti – 6:30pm-8pm. Experience a unique method of healing by combining the energies of crystals with toning, creating an individualized healing experience in a group setting on many levels. $20. 36 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford 203-265-2927.

Return2love3@gmail.com. Reurn2Love.com.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): An Introduction – Jan 26-Jan 28. Introduces the basics of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.

Learn mindfulness through meditation and discuss how to bring mindfulness into the events of daily life. CEU's available. Fee to attend ranges from $325 (commuter), $495 (double), $670 (single) and includes program, meals and overnight accommodations. For more information and to register: 203-245-0401. MercyByTheSea.org.

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A Circle of Women – 7pm-9pm. Join in sacred space to discover and strengthen your authentic self.

Celebrate 9th anniversary and be supported by the Beauty and rhythm of the seasons and like-minded community. $25. Central Wallingford. Call Susan to explore/reserve space. 203-645-1230.

Young Living Essential Oils – 9:30am-11am.

Help align your mind, body, spirit. Learn to take control of your health with therapeutic grade oils.

Free class. Gayle Franceschetti, 36 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford, 203-265-2927. Return2love3@gmail.com.

Return2Love.com.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19

Bird Feathers – 2pm. Do you have a collection of bird feathers and always wondered which birds they came from? Nature Center naturalist Jessica can teach you to identify them. Enjoy viewing and touching our collection of over 100 different feathers. Free. please call to register. For all ages.

Ansonia Nature Ctr, 10 Deerfield Rd, Ansonia.

Preregister: 203-736-1053.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16

Join international yoga teacher and author, Amy Ippoliti at pradipikaYOGA in Clinton for an entire weekend of workshops in honor of the New Year! – This playful weekend, will offer new ways to refine your yoga practice and guide you towards self-discovery for the upcoming year. Awesome bag of goodies for first 25 to register for full weekend. pradipikaYOGA, 36 Nod Rd, Clinton. Information, call: 860-669-9642. PradipikaYoga.com.

A Tea Tasting with Savvy Tea Gourmet – 6pm7:30pm. Tea tastings are the best way to see tea in a new and better way. Join Elm City Wellness as we introduce our newest local product line, Savvy Tea Gourmet! We'll taste a variety teas as a Savvy Tea certified tea professional describes and explains each one in detail. Introduce yourself to the real world of tea by expanding your awareness of its history and how drinking tea can enhance your life.

Tea Tasting, Elm City Wellness, 774 Orange St, New Haven, 203-691-7653. ElmCityWellness.com.

FRIDAY, JANAURY 28 Life Design Hypnosis Stress Buster Workshop – 10am-11:30 am. Most people would welcome less stress in their life. Would you? Join us to learn techniques and strategies to better manage your everyday stress throughout the year and have resilience to hold up under pressure and meet challenges head on. A guided relaxation is included. $25. Madison. To register contact Patricia Babey at 203-980-0022, or lifedesignhypnosis@icloud.com.

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The Powerful Mind Workshop

SATURDAY JANUARY 6, 2018

Journey through a powerful meditation to set intentions and help create a vision of what you want for your life & the year ahead, followed by an opportunity to create a vision board to solidify those intentions.

Cost $40 187 Montowese St., Branford, CT Visit Eventbrite.com for more info and to purchase tickets.

Call Anna for questions:

203- 871-9367 Free Community Meals Presented by Master’s Table Community Meals: Dinner – 4pm-5:30pm. (winter hours). Free. Open to the public. No RSVP. Donations graciously accepted. Assumption Church Hall, 61 N. Cliff St, Ansonia. For more information and in case of inclement weather, call for updates.

Breakfast will not be rescheduled. 203-732-7792.

MastersTableMeals.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 31 Restorative Yoga – 6pm-7:30pm. All Restorative yoga practices started with the Iyengar family. Go to the source and experience the source of your inner resources and peace. Yoga in Middletown, 438 Main St ,Middletown, YogaInMiddletown.com, 860-347-YOGA (9642).

Full Moon Meditation w/Gayle Franceschetti – 6:30pm-8:30pm. Align w/new energies of Full Moon. Opportunities for allowing spiritual energies to reach human hearts and minds. Tap into this vast pool of energy. $20. 36 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford 203-265-2927. Return2love3@gmail.com.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 One World Movie Night: Shift Change – 7pm-9pm. Part of a series which explores how communities are turning to each other for basic needs and thriving as a result. Shift Change goes behind the scenes of all-employee owned businesses that promote democratic workplaces. Discussion follows. Free. Bring a snack to share! Register at OneWorld-Wellness.com.

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ongoingevents sunday Mystical Market and Craft Fair – 11am-4pm.

(The 3rd Sunday of every month). Psychics, vendors, artisans, holistic practitioners & more.

Free admission, vendor’s fees vary. The Ruby Tree, Sherman Village Shopping Center, 670 Main St South, Woodbury. 203-586-1655, Christina@therubytreect.com, TheRubyTreeCT.com.

Queer Dharma – 7:30pm-9pm. A forum for all Dharma traditions and the experience and concerns of LGBTQI individuals and their friends. ALL are welcome! Meetings include meditation instruction, practice, readings and discussion. Please arrive early, meditation starts at 7:30. Light refreshments served afterwards. Free, Donations accepted.

Shambhala Meditation Center New Haven, 85 Willow St, Building B, New Haven. Contact Alex: 302-990-2437. ArchAlex@live.com. NewHaven.

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monday Homeschool Mondays at CELC Middle School for Ages 10-14 – Register now for January 2018 start. Classes include Writers’ Workshop, Kingian Nonviolence, Music, and Environmental Education with Bushy Hill Nature Center. Call 203-4334658 or email mandm@CTExperiential.org. Visit CTExperiential.org.

Pilates/Barre Community Class – 8am. This class is a mix between pilates moves to strengthen core muscles and the Barre technique to sculpt and lean our arms and legs. Discount price of $10.00 cash/ check or $12.00 credit card. Kneading Hands Yoga & Massage, 760 Main St S, Unit F, Southbury. 203267-4417. KneadingHands.net.

Monday Tours: Find Out About Connecticut's Only Experientially-Based Middle School – 9:45am-11am.Dynamic and rich educational setting for 5th-8th grade, designed to allow students to fully engage in learning. RSVP: 203-433-4658. mandm@CTExperiential.org. Visit website: CTExperiential.org.

Yoga with Marlene – 10:30am & 7:15pm. Yoga classes for all ages and problems in a serene atmosphere with emphasis on stress-management. 1221 Village Walk. Guilford. Info: 203-453-5360.

Meditation – 1:30pm. Silent, sitting meditation for anyone to attend. For all levels. Beginners welcome!

Meditation begins and ends promptly on time.

Donation-based event; no set fees. New England Meditation Center, 455 Boston Rd, Old Saybrook.

For more information, visit: https://www.meetup. com/New-England-Meditation-Center/events/

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Meditation Mondays – 6pm-7pm.Offered every Monday at Elm City Wellness. A 7pm meditation will be added if the 6pm class is full. Classroom is small, so reserve your spot in advance. $5.

774 Orange St, New Haven. 203-691-7653 or ElmCityWellness.com.

Dr. Flo McPherson offers Homeopathy study of The Organon of The Medical Art 6th edition every Monday – 6:30pm-8:30pm. The Organon is the basic philosophy of Homeopathy a necessity for anyone interested in learning about homeopathy. Location 247 Broad St, Milford. Please contact Dr Flo at 203-685-5795 or drflomcpherson@gmail.com to register.

Women's Guided Mindfulness Meditation Group – 7pm-8pm. Ladies are you stressed? High Demands? Take a moment in a safe space & learn how to set intentions to help focus and regroup. All levels welcome. Meditations run 30-45 minutes in length. Mondays/ $10 (no group 12/25) Location: Now n' Then Therapeutic Massage, 187 Montowese St, Branford. Contact Anna to register 203-871-9367 or register online at DandelionWellnessCT.com.

Free Reiki Sessions: The Universal Reiki Plan – 7:30pm-8:30pm. (& 8:30pm-9:30pm Thurs).

Reiki teachers Jeannette and Jim of ReikiOvertones and students offer free Reiki sessions. Appt. only. Love offering appreciated. 95 Harris St, Fairfield. Details: Jim and Jeannette 203-254-3958. info@ReikiOvertones.com.

wednesday Emei Wujigong Qigong Group Practice – 12pm1pm. Experience a qigong form for rebalancing and strengthening body, mind and spirit. For all abilities and levels of health. Schedule Available online. 1st class free (reg. $5). Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 South Elm St, Wallingford. Info: EmeiQigongChan.com.

Meditation – 1:30pm. Silent, sitting meditation for anyone to attend. For all levels. Beginners welcome!

Meditation begins and ends promptly on time.

Donation-based event; no set fees. New England Meditation Center, 455 Boston Rd, Old Saybrook.

For more information, visit: https://www.meetup. com/New-England-Meditation-Center/events/

Qigong for Health – 7pm-8pm. Learn a practice that invigorates the internal energy, relieves stress, tones and stretches the muscles and connects the mind and body. $15/class. Tranquil Mountain Internal Arts. Location: Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health, 35 Boston St, Guilford. Info: 860-301-6433. tmiarts.com.

Stony Creek Yoga for Stress Relief – 5:45pm-7pm.

Classes led by Gina Macdonald MA, LPC. Sessions include breathing techniques, yoga poses and relaxation techniques. Emphasis on movement, flow and release of tension.. Beginning yoga experience recommended along with loose clothing and a yoga mat. Newcomers please arrive early. $10/session.

Willoughby Wallace Library. 146 Thimble Island Rd, Stony Creek. Contact Gina: 203-710-6665.

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Centering Prayer Group – 6pm–7pm. Come pray in silence and "rest in God." No charge, although a free-will donation would be appreciated. Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center, 167 Neck Rd, Madison. For more information, call 203-2450401 or visit MercyBytheSea.org.

Yoga with Marlene – 9:30am & 6:30pm.

Yoga classes for all ages and problems in a serene atmosphere with emphasis on stress-management.

1221 Village Walk. Guilford. Info: 203-453-5360.

Healthy-Steps, The Lebed Method w/Susan Sandel – 3:45pm-4:45pm. (Beginning Jan 9; no class on Jan 2). Gentle therapeutic exercise/mvmnt prog. Helpful for breast cancer survivors/chronic health conditions. Free. Sponsored by Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center of Integrative Medicine.

Location: Madison House, 34 Wildwood Ave, Madison. Details: 203-457-1656.

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement 5 Week Class Series – 6pm-7pm. Learn to move easily with simple movements that help to relieve pain and restore your body to its natural ease. $50 for 5 weeks or $15 drop in. Carol Meade Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 South Elm St, Wallingford.

203-415-8666 or info@massage2movement.com.

Free weekly Tuesday Meditation classes – 6pm-7pm. (those who would like instruction can come at 5:45pm). Open to all and fully accessible.

Instruction provided for beginners. No reservations necessary. Walk-ins welcome. Program offered in cooperation with New Haven Insight and the New Haven Zen Center. New Haven Free Public Library.

133 Elm St, New Haven. 203-946-8138.

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Alignment Yoga – 6pm-7:15pm. With Iyengar Teacher Training Graduate. Refine your yoga practice with optimal alignment practices that make you stronger, more flexible, and more emotionally stable.

Yoga in Middletown, 438 Main St, Middletown.

860-347-YOGA (9642). YogaInMiddletown.

The Caring Network: Free Support Group for adults who have lost a loved one – 6pm-8pm. (Jan 3 & 17). Information about loss and grief. Facilitated open discussion. Bridges, 949 Bridgeport Avenue, Milford, For information or brochure: Cody-White Funeral Home, 203-874-0268 or Facilitator Cynthia Dodd, M. Div, 203-878-6365 ext 344.

Yoga with Marlene – 6:30pm. Yoga classes for all ages and problems in a serene atmosphere with emphasis on stress-management. 1221 Village Walk.

Guilford. Info: 203-453-5360.

Meditation In the World @ Guest House Retreat – 7pm-8pm. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced meditator, join us every week as we are led in the practice of focusing our awareness. Helping you find calm within everyday demands and stress.

Free. 318 West Main St, Chester. 860-322-5770.

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The Milford Chamber's ‘Health & Wellness Council’ – 8:30am-9:30am. (2nd Thurs. monthly).

Group is comprised of businesses in the health and wellness industry. 5 Broad St, Milford. 203-8780681. prisco@priscopr.com, Milfordct.com.

Levels I & II Yoga w/ Iyengar Teacher Training Graduate – 9am-10:30am. Refine your yoga practice with optimal alignment practices that make you stronger, more flexible, and more emotionally stable.

Yoga in Middletown, 438 Main St, Middletown.

860-347-YOGA (9642). YogaInMiddletown.com.

Ropes Yoga – 10am-11am. With Iyengar Teacher Training Graduate. Experience yoga poses in new and liberating ways. Therapeutic and challenging.

Great for scoliosis and back problems. Expert instruction since 1991. Yoga in Middletown, 438 Main St, Middletown, 860-347-YOGA (9642).

YogaInMiddletown.com.

Yoga with Marlene – 10am & 6:30pm.Yoga classes for all ages and problems in a serene atmosphere with emphasis on stress-management. 1221 Village Walk. Guilford. Info: 203-453-5360.

Emei Wujigong Qigong Group Practice – 6:30pm7:30pm. (Every Thurs. except the 1st Thurs. of month). Experience a qigong form for rebalancing and strengthening body, mind and spirit. For all abilities and levels of health. Schedule Available online. 1st class free (reg. $5). Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 South Elm St, Wallingford. Info: EmeiQigongChan.com.

ReikiShare: The Universal Reiki Plan – 11am1:30pm. Pre-register to share Reiki and join in a FREE workshop to make it a Reiki day! The 3rd Sat. of every month. Free (“love offering”).

Bloodroot Rest. 85 Ferris St, Bridgeport. Reservation only. Jim or Jeannette: 203-254-3958. info@ ReikiOvertones.com.

Meditation – 1:30pm. Silent, sitting meditation for anyone to attend. For all levels. Beginners welcome! Meditation begins and ends promptly on time. Lecture every other Saturday. Donationbased event; no set fees. New England Meditation Center, 455 Boston Rd, Old Saybrook. For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/ New-England-Meditation-Center/events/

Qigong Group Healing & Silent Meditation – 6:30pm-8pm. (1st Thurs. of the month). All levels of health addressed. No experience necessary. Fee: donation. Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 South Elm St, Wallingford. Contact Pat for more information if this is 1st attendance: 203-500-6492.

friday Yoga with Marlene – 9:30am. Yoga classes for all ages and problems in a serene atmosphere with emphasis on stress-management. 1221 Village Walk.

Guilford. Info: 203-453-5360.

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Class – 10:30am-11:30am. It only takes an hour to feel good again. Aren't you worth it? $15 drop in or class cards. Carol Meade Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 South Elm St, Wallingford. 203-415-8666 or info@massage2movement.com.

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