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letterfrompublisher Thankful: feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.

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eing thankful seems like a natural theme this month. Hopefully, all of you can recognize at least one thing for which to be thankful; I know I have plenty of things.

I realize over the years I have said it time and time again, but I am the luckiest person to have an amazing family and group of friends.

I have the type of friends that I can truly count on when I am down, who pick me up when I need a boost and who have stood the test of time.

While my family is everything I could ask for, my friends are just as special to me. I probably do not share it enough, but to all my friends out there reading this, thank you. Thank you for being my friend. (I think I just accidently quoted the theme song from the TV show Golden Girls—and I am a bit embarrassed I even know that AND that I quoted it.)

I want to also give a special shout out to my entire family, but especially one of my super amazing, off-the-charts, incredible sisters. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and she, like many other men and women who have also been affected by cancer, is facing it with positivity, strength and courage. While I have known a great number of people diagnosed with cancer over the years, my sister has really been inspirational by being unbelievably honest and open. Whether it’s been talking with her children or sharing with her family, she is doing it all while staying positive. My sister is a role model! I am so thankful to know her, learn from her, support her; and she is constantly teaching me how to be a better person. I am thankful we are family.

I also would like to thank my Natural Awakenings magazine family of coworkers, advertisers and readers. Thank you for being a part of our magazine. We could not do this without all of you and for that I thank you.

Please make sure to take some time to thank those who help and support you during this month of Thanksgiving—better yet, try to thank someone every month, every week and every day if possible.

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Portland VegFest in Winter

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he 11th annual Portland VegFest is in November this year, featuring author and podcast producer Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, cancer researcher Dr. Paulette Chandler, and sports nutritionist Matt Ruscigno.

Back by popular demand is chef and author Miyoko Schinner, along with a number of other chef/authors doing live cooking demonstrations.

There is a brand new group of restaurants this year, plus films, bookstores, fitness stage, “Ask the Experts,” fashion/beauty stage, kids/ teens activities and best of all, hundreds of free food samples!

Regular admission is $8, students and seniors are $5, and children under 12 are free.

Portland VegFest is November 14-15 at the Oregon Convention Center. For more information, visit PortlandVegFest.org.

Project JOY Has Arrived

7-Week Chakra Immersion: Ascending Through the Chakras

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ypno-Chakra Balancing® meditation; sound healing with 11 singing crystal bowls; an in-depth workbook that delves into the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of each chakra; toning the mantras with the correlating mudras; lots of experiential exercises to open, cleanse and activate each chakra as well as journeying with a group of like-minded people are just some of the things offered in this 7-Week Chakra Immersion Course.

No prior experience is required; yet, this course is helpful for both the beginner and advanced student of the chakras to raise the vibration of their Being.

Instructor Nicole Alcyon has worked closely with the chakras for 17 years, and while this course is designed for the beginner to easily understand and immediately participate, her students who have been studying chakras for 10 to 30 years have also come away from this course with greater knowledge and awareness than before.

This course is unlike anything else offered in this community; however, Alcyon has been offering versions of this course since 2005. The next series begins January 15, 2016, and continues for seven consecutive Thursdays. Registration is required and there is an early bird discount if registered by December 1.

For more information and to register, visit TrinitiHealing.com/events/7-weekchakra-immersion or call/text Alcyon at 323-842-3589 or email TrinitiHealing@ yahoo.com.

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ake the edge off mid-week with an entire hour of bliss and divine relaxation. Soulful Pathways is offering a free hour of stress relief every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m., via the internet.

Besides soaking up plenty of helpful anxiety squashing tips, there’s a Group Hypnosis and Body Talk Session to rid the mind of ongoing tension that will ruin relationships and lives over time if ignored.

Join so many others for this weekly answer to handling chronic stress.

Participants will be able to regularly reset their nervous system and just feel better all the way around.

This free service can help change lives by offering a proven method of stress relief right to participants’ homes. Actively reducing stress brings more joy to our hearts and minds.

Wholistic Health Programs at The Wellspring School

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holistic Health is about nurturing all facets of the individual—mind, body and soul—which in turn fosters true wealth and beauty. The Wellspring School for Healing Arts is dedicated to teaching and mentoring students interested in a sustainable career in Wholistic Health.

The Wellspring School offers two professional certificate programs in the field of Wholistic Health. Both the Wholistic Nutrition Program (310 hours) and Amma Therapy Program (1,046 hours) are designed to provide students a healthy schoolwork-life balance with great community and support. An education at The Wellspring School is more than class notes, assignments and quizzes; it’s about each student’s transformative journey.

Additionally, The Wellspring School offers classes that are open to the public and those who may already be established wholistic health care providers. Community classes range from weekly movement (T’ai Chi and Qigong) to weekend workshops on unique and inspiring topics. December features a weekend workshop, “Nutrition for Natural Libido Support,” which promises to be an invigorating topic to explore with visiting instructor and sexual health expert.

Become part of The Wellspring School community and experience Wholistic Health at its finest. For more information, visit TheWellspring.org.

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Green Festival Expo December 11-13

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or the first time in Green Festival’s 14 year history, Green Festival Expo is coming to Portland December 11 to 13 at the Oregon Convention Center. Green Festival Expo is the largest and longest-running sustainability event in the United States with a mission to bring together the world’s most trusted companies, innovative speakers, national and local innovative businesses, conscious consumers and pioneering thinkers in one place to promote the best in sustainability and green living.

During the three-day expo, there will be free yoga classes, B2B mentoring sessions for green business owners, an interactive family fun area for kids to learn all about reducing their carbon footprint and over 50 inspirational speakers. Green Festival Expo is now featuring a Portland Local Market Place on the floor where attendees will be able to shop locally, taste vegan and vegetarian food and enjoy organic products close to home.

Natural Awakenings fans receive 20 percent off the ticket price using code: NAPDX15 at http://bit.ly/195cS0D. Bike to the expo, park at the Green Festival Bike Valet and receive FREE admission! Youth 16 and under are granted free admission as well.

Booth space is available for local and national businesses. Book today by calling 828-333-9403, ext 300 or email Exhibit@GreenFestivals.org.

Hours open to the public are: Friday 12 to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shop. Taste. Enjoy. Visit GreenFestivals.org for more information.

Teachings and Initiations

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millennium ago, the Indian yogi Padampa Sangye visited Tibet, settling near Mount Everest in the area of Dingri Langkor. There, Padampa Sangye instituted a new spiritual lineage, the Zhije or Pacifier tradition, which focuses on relieving the suffering of all beings as quickly as possible.

The Zhije tradition has been greatly influential in all the schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche, who was born in Dingri, is an accomplished practitioner of this tradition.

First invited to Portland by Swami Chetanananda of the Movement Center, Rinpoche has been a regular visitor for 15 years. This month, Rinpoche will be giving teachings and empowerments for three special and very powerful meditation practices from the Zhije tradition. The texts for these had been guarded for centuries by a group of nuns in Dingri Valley, who arranged to have them carried out of Tibet so they could be translated and published. The first two are devoted to goddesses and the third is a heart practice.

The program will take place on Saturday, November 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland. All are welcome.

A $75 donation to the center is requested to cover the cost of the texts, translator and ritual offerings. (No one will be turned away for lack of funds.)

Participants should bring a separate offering to Rinpoche. Rinpoche also welcomes financial support for restoration of his damaged monastery in Kathmandu.

Root to Soul Presents: Hunt & Gather

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oot to Soul is a free, monthly, community wellness event which is meant to empower individuals to a greener lifestyle and greater health. The November Root to Soul, “Hunt and Gather”, will feature urban forage, food/herbal preservation and essential oil preparedness tips.

This event takes place November 18 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Muir Room at Tabor Space, located at 5441 SE Belmont, in Portland.

This class will offer helpful preparedness skills in the face of an emergency to help others find food and medicine right out their front door while also covering some basic preservation recipes including canning, herbal infusions and using essential oils as first aid care. Participants will gain skills and knowledge, share ideas, DIY recipes and receive a free entry into an exciting raffle give-away..

Free. RSVP at Eventbrite.com/e/ root-to-soul-presents-hunt-gathertickets-18891599282.

Form & Function Personal Training Makes the Move to Southeast Portland

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orm & Function recently opened its doors in southeast Portland as an independent strength and conditioning facility. It’s a small shop with a handful of coaches providing group training, personal training and nutrition advice.

“There is a gym or coffee shop on every street corner, so we thought it was a good idea to open a gym and put a coffee shop inside it,” says Josh Sawbraw, owner and personal trainer.

For more information, visit PdxTraining. com.

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Having Gratitude Yields More Happiness than Having Things

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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

wo studies from Baylor University have confirmed that materialism can lead to feeling less satisfied with life, while a sense of gratitude reverses some of the negative effects of the pursuit of things.

The research, led by Professor James Roberts, Ph.D., included questionnaires sent to 246 marketing students from another university, focusing on happiness and satisfaction with a 15-minute survey that included a 15-point materialism scale. The study found that individuals that focused on achieving material goals were less satisfied with their lives, less happy and had lower self-esteem. Meanwhile, the study found that grateful students found more meaning in their lives and felt a greater sense of satisfaction.

“Individuals high in gratitude showed less of a relationship between materialism and its negative affect. Additionally, individuals high in materialism showed decreased life satisfaction when either gratitude or positive affect was low,” note the researchers.

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Animal Friends Soothe Autistic Children

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ccording to the Centers for Disease Control, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects about 1 in every 68 children in the U.S., up from 1 in 150 in 2000. This includes 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls.

Contact with animals may help ameliorate this troubling trend. A recent study of 114 children between 5 and 12 years old has found that autistic children having greater contact with animals have less anxiety related to social situations.

The research was led by Marguerite O’Haire, Ph.D., from the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at the College of Veterinary Medicine of Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana. Colleagues from the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia, also participated in the study.

The researchers divided the 114 children into 38 groups of three. Each group had one ASD child and two children without ASD. Skin conductance, which provides an objective way for researchers to gauge social anxiety, was measured among the children as they read silently and aloud. As expected, skin conductance was significantly higher among the ASD children as they read aloud in front of their peers. In successive sessions, when researchers introduced pet guinea pigs for the children to pet prior to their readings, the ASD children’s skin conductance levels dropped significantly.

“Previous studies suggest that in the presence of companion animals, children with autism spectrum disorders function better socially,” says James Griffin, Ph.D., of the Child Development and Behavior Branch of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. “This study provides physiological evidence that the proximity of animals eases the stress that children with autism may experience in social situations.”

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Formaldehyde Found in GMO Soybeans

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esearchers from the International Center for Integrative Systems, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have determined that genetically modified (GM/GMO) soybean plants accumulate the carcinogen formaldehyde.

The researchers utilized a scientific method called CytoSolve to analyze 6,497 diverse laboratory studies conducted by 184 scientific institutions in 23 countries worldwide. The study data showed that GMO soybeans significantly accumulate formaldehyde, a class-one carcinogen.

The research also found that genetic modification forces a depletion of glutathione among the plants, which weakens their immune system. This contrasts with the proposals put forth by the GM industry that GMO soybean plants are stronger, allowing them to endure environmental hardships better than non-GMO soybean plants.

The research was led by V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, Ph.D., a biologist trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and published in the peer-reviewed journal Agricultural Sciences. “The results demand immediate testing, along with rigorous scientific standards to assure such testing is objective and replicable. It’s unbelievable such standards for testing don’t already exist. The safety of our food supply demands that science delivers such modern scientific standards for approval of GMOs,” states Ayyadurai.

Former Environmental Protection Agency Senior Scientist Ray Seidler, Ph.D., comments about the study, “The discovery reported by Ayyadurai reveals a new molecular paradigm associated with genetic engineering that will require research to discover why the extent of formaldehyde and glutathione concentrations are altered, and what other chemicals relevant to human and animal health are affected. We need the kinds of standards Ayyadurai demands to conduct such research.”

Antidepressants in Pregnancy Raises Risk of Hypertension in Kids

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ~Aesop

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n a large study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from participating universities found mothers that take antidepressant drugs during pregnancy face the risk of heart issues for their children.

The researchers tested 3,789,330 pregnant women between 2000 and 2010. Of these, 128,950 took at least one prescription for antidepressants during their pregnancy.

High blood pressure among children of mothers that didn’t take antidepressants was about 21 percent. Children that were exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drugs during pregnancy experienced high blood pressure in 31.5 percent of the cases. Those that were exposed to non-SSRI antidepressants experienced high blood pressure 29 percent of the time.

This represents a 50 percent increased risk of hypertension for babies of mothers that take SSRIs during pregnancy and a 40 percent increased risk for children exposed to non-SSRIs.

In their conclusion, the researchers note, “Evidence from publicly insured pregnant women studied may be consistent with a potential increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn associated with maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in late pregnancy.”

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Cloves Inhibit Cancer Growth

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esearch from China has determined that cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) inhibit the growth of several cancers. Researchers tested an extract of whole cloves against several types of human cancer cells, including those of ovarian, cervical, liver, colon, breast and pancreatic cancers.

Published in the journal Oncology Research, the test used an incubation system that simulated the ability of these cancer cells to grow within the body. The researchers found that the clove extract stopped such development. The active constituents they identified within the clove extracts include oleanolic acid and eugenol. “Clove extract may represent a novel therapeutic herb for cancer treatment, and oleanolic acid is one of the components responsible for part of its antitumor activity,” the researchers commented.

Cloves, one of the oldest medicinal spices, have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for many centuries.

Autumn Harvest Jordan Parker Cover artist Jordan Parker uses watercolors and acrylics to capture nature’s beauty and bounty across the seasons, from spring daffodils to fall leaves.

“Autumn is my favorite season; I get inspired when I see the colors start to change,” says Parker.

The cover image, Autumn Harvest, was inspired by a still life from the artist’s garden. “I had picked some pumpkins, corn and grape leaves and set it up as a table arrangement. It was so beautiful that I just had to paint it,” says Parker. “I put the painting up in my home every fall now.”

At a very young age, Parker was fascinated with horses and persistently worked at drawing them until “they eventually started to look like horses,” she says. Parker continued her artistic journey into adulthood, teaching herself how to paint and experimenting with techniques until she began to develop her own colorful style.

Today, Parker’s prints and original paintings can be found in private collections across the Pacific Northwest.

The artist’s work is also sold in Revolution Gallery, in Issaquah, Washington, where Parker lives with her husband, daughter, dog and two cats.

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Green Thanksgiving

A Soulful Celebration of Body, Mind and Spirit Making the most of the original spirit and intention of the season’s holiday of gratitude feeds mind, body and spirit. Consider these happy and healthy choices.

Turkey: Free-range and organic gobblers are less likely to carry diseases and contain synthetic additives. Heritage turkeys are raised outdoors, freely roam pastures, are genetically diverse and eat the varied diet that nature intended (SustainableTable.org).

Spare a bird: Turkey alternatives include fun, seasonal staples such as vegetable lasagna, butternut ravioli and acorn squash filled with onions, beans and dried fruits.

Beverages: Serving locally made apple cider, beer or wine supports local farmers and businesses, plus avoids the carbon footprint that distant choices incur in transport.

Festive preparations: Refrain from using Styrofoam, as it isn’t recyclable and can emit chemicals when meeting up with hot turkey; use washable cloth napkins instead of paper brands that go to the incinerator or landfill; and ask guests to bring a container to take leftovers home to avoid food waste.

Get kids involved: Tinyurl.com/GreenThanksgivingTips suggests giving children construction paper that can be made into decorations and recycled later. Baker’s clay, a mixture of flour, salt and water, can also be molded into creative pieces.

Revive the traditional atmosphere: The first Thanksgiving was a communal affair, so invite neighbors to join family members. Besides enhancing friendships, their proximity reduces auto emissions by keeping them off the road or encouraging shorter trips.

Honor peace and brotherhood across all races and ethnicities by sharing with guests the essence of the first successful summer harvest by pilgrims in 1621. According to Listening to America, by Stuart Berg Flexner, members of the Native American Wampanoags were also invited to the celebration because the tribe had taught them to plant native Indian corn, a key to recovery after their first difficult winter. Perhaps read a passage from the Iroquois Thanksgiving Prayer, encouraging us to “return to our mother, the Earth, which sustains us.”

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Invest Wisely

Support the Pivotal Paris Climate Change Conference As part of its Off + On initiative and ongoing efforts to get governments and businesses worldwide to address climate change and switch to renewable energy sources, 350.org and affiliated organizations will spearhead a number of events in the host city and internationally surrounding the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Paris, from November 30 to December 11.

Bill McKibben and May Boeve, co-founders of 350.org, encourage everyone to particularly follow November 28 and 29 events working to influence summit participants and spread news of their stance through social media. Volunteers are encouraged to travel to Paris to help ask all attending government officials, politicians and business leaders to pledge to work toward divesting state and local government and university pension and endowment funds of all fossil fuel stock holdings.

In addition, individual investors are urged to direct their financial advisors to eliminate fossil fuel stock holdings and switch to alternative energy companies. Graduates and college students can promote a movement to pressure their alma maters to similarly shift investments. More than 300 institutions worldwide have already made such commitments, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Norwegian Soverign Wealth Fund, University of Glascow, World Council of Churches, the California Public University System and Syracuse University.

For more information on how to take action, donate and join in, visit 350.org.

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

Sky Kings

Agricultural Drones May Boost Sustainability Beginning November 15, farmers will be able to implement flying drones to perform important tasks in their fields.

That’s when changes in Federal Aviation Administration regulations will loosen many of the current restrictions on this new technology.

Advocates believe the devices can improve precision agriculture management that uses GPS and data collection to boost crop yields and profits while aiding water conservation. For the first time, the drones will be operated legally during an entire growing season, allowing companies to test their business models and technologies together. This boost in crop intelligence should make farms more efficient and help smaller operations compete with well-funded big agribusiness conglomerates whose fields are typically rife with genetically modified (GMO) crops.

“This is the first year we’ll actually be able to see, by the time the growing season is over, the impact on the farmer and the impact of the quality of the grapes,” says David Baeza, whose precision agriculture startup Vine Rangers uses drones and ground robots to gather data on vineyard crops. “The biggest thing to watch is what’s going to happen to giants like Monsanto. How you define this market is changing, and the incumbents are in for a battle.”

Source: Fortune magazine

Recycling Revolution

Global Rise Bolsters Sustainability On November 15, thousands of events in communities nationwide will celebrate America Recycles Day (America RecyclesDay.org). A program run by national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful since 2006, the event is dedicated to promoting recycling in the U.S. via special material collection drives and educational activities.

Materials available to groups include advice on setting up collectibles stations and customizable templates for promoting activities to increase recycling awareness, commitment and local action. There’s plenty of room to grow: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the amount of waste that the average citizen composts or recycles has increased from 17 percent in 1990 to 33 percent today.

Some other countries have been conducting their own national programs longer. For the 19th year, Australia will celebrate a weeklong National Recycling Week (RecyclingWeek.PlanetArk.org) in November. More than 90 percent of Aussies feel it’s the right thing to do.

Recycle Now (RecycleNow.com), England’s national program, supported and funded by the government and implemented by 90 percent of municipalities, conducts its annual weeklong program in June. Organizers contend that six out of 10 citizens now describe themselves as committed recyclers, compared to fewer than half when the campaign launched in 2004. Germany also celebrates recycling for two days in June; many other countries do so in July.

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Monsanto Pushback More Countries Ban Toxic Roundup

Countries are gradually banning the use of Monsanto Roundup herbicide around the world as a danger to the environment and human health, and Bermuda is one of the latest to join the ranks. These moves come soon after a recently published metastudy conducted by the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer published in The Lancet Oncology determined that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, is probably carcinogenic to humans.

Colombia stopped using Roundup to kill illegal coca plants. France banned the sale to homeowners, and Germany is poised to do the same. A group of 30,000 Argentine physicians are calling for a ban there, where it’s blamed for boosting birth defects and cancer. Others, including the Brazilian federal prosecutor, are demanding that Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, be pulled off the shelves.

In the U.S., the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) is assisting efforts in cities, counties and school systems to enact immediate bans of glyphosate-based sprays. IRT is also calling for schools to measure the amount of glyphosate residues in school meals and to take steps to eliminate them if found.

Source: EcoWatch

Wi-Fi in Schools The Killing Fields

In 2011 the World Health Organization (WHO) classified microwave radiation from Wi-Fi and other wireless devices a Class 2B Carcinogen, the same as DDT, lead and chloroform. Since then, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency that is supposed to regulate microwave devices, has been funding the installation of Wi-Fi in America’s schools and suppressing the science at the same time.

Many parents wonder why our old system of education suddenly became obsolete when the computer and telecommunications companies created a multitrillion dollar market while sacrificing the cognitive, psychological and biological health of our children. In the last 20 years there has been an astonishing 600 percent rise in autism so that now, one in 55 births falls somewhere within the “autism spectrum“.

At a recent conference, Wireless Technology and Public Health, in Mountain View, California, psychiatrists, medical doctors and scientists convened describing multiple cases of autism, cured or improved, by removing wireless devices (microwaves & screens) from the home environment. In up to 83 percent of the children, there was either total resolution or improvements in many symptoms of autism, ADHD, sleep, cognitive and focus problems.

Meanwhile, regulatory agencies—the FDA, EPA and OSCHA— have all stated that, “Current FCC exposure standards do not protect against chronic long term exposure (as in schools) to microwave radiation.” Children and pregnant women are most vulnerable.

In France, Israel, Canada and Switzerland, Wi-Fi is being removed from some schools and libraries due to mental and physical health concerns. Switzerland is replacing wireless with wired internet connections.

Source: mnn.com Excellent websites for more information on autism, cognition, biology & wireless: DrDunckley.com, ClearLightVentures.com, ElectronicSilentSpring.com, Wireless EducationAction.org, or contact RodrigueDechenes@WirelessEducationAction.org.

Solving Hunger

France Tackles Food Waste with New Law French supermarkets will be banned from throwing away or destroying unsold food and must instead donate it to charities or for animal feed under a law set to crack down on food waste.

Supermarkets will also be barred from deliberately spoiling unsold food so it cannot be eaten. Larger stores will have to sign contracts with charities by July 2016 or face penalties. The law will also introduce an education program about food waste in schools and businesses, and follows a measure enacted last February to remove best-before dates on fresh foods.

The Gars’pilleurs, an action group founded in Lyon, warns that simply obliging supermarket giants to pass unsold food to charities could give a “false and dangerous idea of a magic solution” to food waste, failing to address the core issues of overproduction in the food industry and wastage in food distribution chains.

Source: The Guardian

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Choose Lasting Wealth

“Imagine an economy in which life is valued more than money and power resides with ordinary people that care about one another, their community and their natural environment,” says David Korten, Ph.D., the co-founder of Positive Futures Network and author of Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth.

“When we choose real wealth,” says Korten, of Bainbridge Island, Washington, “we can have exciting hobbies and adventures; work that challenges and stimulates us; and spiritual connection with a universe that’s infinitely larger than a stock portfolio. Instead of more stuff in our alreadystuffed lives, we can have fewer things, but better things of higher quality—fewer visits to the doctor and more visits to museums and friends’ houses.”

Step One: Taking Inventory of Our Stuff

Suze Orman, owner of the Suze Orman Financial Group, in Emeryville, California, and the bestselling author of The Courage to Be Rich: Creating a Life of Material and Spiritual Abundance, ponders whether having stuff is worth it and suggests we take an inventory of what we own. “Think about the value of each object—what it cost you when you bought it, what it’s worth in dollars today, and what it’s worth in an Earthly, material representation of who you are now,” she says.

Orman suggests that we go through every closet and cupboard and recycle or throw away items that no longer serve us well, and then reconnect with items we cannot part with, such as family mementos. “Think of these items so precious to you and how little, in fact, they cost you,” she says. In this way we define for ourselves the true meaning of worth, and it’s never about the stuff. Once we have a handle on what we own, it’s time to turn to what we want and how we can get there.

TRUE WEALTH Living a Life We Love is Real Affluence

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raditional economics has us thinking in opposites—in terms of assets and liabilities. We consider the value of the material things we’ve accumulated: We add up our assets, which may include stocks, bonds, real estate, bank accounts and retirement savings. Then we subtract what we owe: Our liabilities may include a home mortgage, credit card debt, insurance premiums and student and vehicle loans. The balance is deemed our net worth. Figured this way, our net worth changes every minute and can sometimes shift dramatically.

There is a better way to assess our wealth, because we are overlooking, dismissing or squandering valuable resources and benefits such as time, personal health, spiritual well-being, social connections or community in order to buy temporal things that will only depreciate over time.

Golden, Colorado, author David Wann explores this theme in his book Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle. He remarks, “The U.S. may be on top when it comes to spending, but we also lead the world in debt per capita, children in poverty, percent of people in prison, obesity and infant mortality.” In fact, the U.S. has recently been ranked 42nd among countries in longevity— right below Guam and just above Albania.

“So where is all the spending really getting us?” he asks.

“We need to be getting more value out of each dollar, each hour, each spoonful of food, each square foot of house and each gallon of gas. The secret of success at the local, national and global scale is not really a secret; it’s in plain sight, and it’s called moderation.”

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Step Two: Re-Evaluating Life Goals

Just as we would do a personal financial assessment before we make plans to achieve financial goals, a life audit helps us determine our priorities for living happily and productively. Ximena Vengoechea, a design researcher for Twitter, Inc., in San Francisco, recently did this using 100 sticky notes during one dedicated afternoon. She wrote a single wish, one thing she’d like to do, on each note.

During this “spring cleaning for the soul,” as How we spend she calls it, Vengoechea our days is, of reaffirmed her thirst for learning and adventure. course, how we Taking it a step further, spend our lives. she analyzed how she spent her time and how ~Annie Dillard often she saw the people most important to her,

mapping the data as pie charts. She discovered that most of her time was spent in work-related activities and not enough in adventure or seeing the people she loved. Drawing it up in the visual medium of charts helped her identify her life goals and see the changes she needed to make. Doubtless, we can all find better ways to utilize our assets.

local communities with a research-based model for prosperity. In socially abundant communities and nations, individuals don’t have to earn as much money to be comfortable, because their quality of life is partly provided by the strength of social bonds.

Heeding the Call to Change

Finding and doing what “lights us up” will bring us abundance, claims David Howitt in Heed Your Call.

Arianna Huffington, of New York City, founder of The The Portland, Oregon, Meriwether Group entrepreneur Huffington Post, knows firsthand about having so many who consults for consumer companies, maintains that demands on our time that days feel rushed, which can finding our heroic purpose (that heart-centered thing increase our stress and negatively impact our producwe feel we were meant to do) is the first step toward tivity. She says, “On the flip side, the feeling of true wealth. Howitt says the secret is in one having enough time, or even surplus time, is Finding and doing small word—and. Instead of choosing either/ called ‘time affluence’. Although it may be hard or, our world expands with “and”. He urges us what “lights us to believe, it’s actually possible to achieve.” to integrate the intuitive and analytic parts of Huffington recommends simple steps like getup” will bring ourselves: “poet and professional, prophet and ting enough sleep and putting time limits on profit, soul and success.” us abundance. work and online activities.

It’s not just about philanthropy, but truly

Belinda Munoz, a social change activist in ~David Howitt making your community and your world a San Francisco who blogs at TheHalfwayPoint.net, better place through your work, he observes. observes, “Time is neutral. We either use it wisely or waste “You’re doing good in the world, and when you live that way, it, so the onus is on us to make it an asset.” Munoz can both money follows you.” let go of stress and be more productive when she blocks out day parts. “When I focus, I shut out interruptions, stop feeling Judith Fertig blogs about living well at AlfrescoFoodAnd rushed and get my work done with ease,” she says.

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Our Time

Our Health

One high-impact way to support personal health is to value food more, maintains Wann. “We need to spend more of our household budget for food, not less,” he says. “By rearranging both our household and national expenditures, we should give a higher priority to fresh, healthy food and a lower priority to electronic gadgets, shopping, cars, lawns and even vacations.

Our overall expenses don’t have to go up, they just need to be realigned with our changing values. By choosing higher quality food and supporting better ways of growing it, we also begin to reshape the American culture,” he says.

Our Community

The community, rather than the stock market, is the better source of real wealth—both personal and global—maintains Korten. “Your community economy is part of the glue that binds people together. It’s the key to physical and mental health and happiness.” Giving less control over our financial well-being to Wall Street and more to Main Street will help us think in terms of livelihoods, instead of mere jobs. For Korten, this equates to not only how we make money to live, but also how we live—valuing our homes, communities and natural environment.

Priceless social capital comes from investing our time and money in local communities. Korten observes how, when freely and wisely spent, these efforts can lower crime rates, make schools more productive and help economies function better. Korten cites Oakland, California’s Well-Being in Business Lab, which works with the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, to provide

Conducting a Life Audit

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ere’s one approach to doing a life audit in order to both discern more keenly what’s important and figure out how to allocate resources better to make those things happen.

Step 1: Take a few hours and 100 sticky notes. Write a wish—something you’d like to do or have happen in your life—on each one. Arrange them on a flat surface.

Step 2: See what patterns evolve. Rearrange the notes by themes or categories, such as family, physical health, adventure, profession, giving back and skills. Those that contain the most notes indicate the realm of your most powerful wishes.

Step 3: Evaluate your time. Take stock of a typical day, week and month to analyze how you are spending it.

Step 4: Prioritize. Some wishes need to be fulfilled every day or soon, while long-term wishes aim for “someday”.

Step 5: Make a plan. Just as with a smart financial strategy, which typically involves investing money over time, you can now allocate your time to make your wish list happen.

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Natural Facial Essentials Few Skincare Product Labels Tell the Whole Story

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t age 25, Paula natural include synthetic The skin, your Begoun, author chemicals, meaning that protective organ, the term organic doesn’t of The Original Beauty Bible and other apply to the entire formula. is meant to be bestselling books on Fragrances are common “worn” for life. It is synthetic ingredients, as is skincare, makeup and hair care, read her first not a luxury, but a the triethanolamine that’s label on a skincare prodoften used to adjust the necessity to take uct she was using. AlpH or as an emulsifying though she’d tried many the best possible agent to convert acid to different products to cona salt, or stearate, as the trol her acne and eczema care of it. base for a cleanser. since age 11, she hadn’t To help consumers ~Charlene Handel thought about the conavoid overpaying for skintents, which was partially care products which may why she was distraught to discover that not be as natural or organic as touted, acetone (nail polish remover) was the Begoun encourages skepticism regardfourth ingredient listed. ing marketing messages. She suggests

That moment became the inspirathat an important key is to choose the tion for Begoun’s lifetime devotion to best formulation for an individual’s skin skincare research and education and type and specific skin concerns. customer advocacy. Today, as founder

“There are no U.S. Food and Drug of the Seattle-based Paula’s Choice Agency-approved standards for the Skincare, she continues to help women organic labeling of skincare products understand when product claims are sold in salons and spas or over-themisleading or factual. counter. The cosmetics industry hasn’t agreed on one set of standards either.

Buyer Be Aware U.S. Department of Agriculture certifiOne of Begoun’s core conclusions is cation is cost-prohibitive for most small that the terms organic and all natural are cosmetic companies that use clean, largely responsible for fueling the miscertified organic ingredients, so some conception that all synthetic ingredients uncertified organic products exist and in cosmetics are automatically bad and it’s wise to read labels,” explains Elina that all organic or natural ingredients are Fedotova, founder of the nonprofit Asautomatically good. She further notes sociation of Holistic Skin Care Practithat many products labeled organic and tioners. She counsels that we Google 18

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any unfamiliar ingredient to learn if it’s toxic or safe.

Fedotova, a cosmetic chemist and aesthetician who makes her professional skincare line, Elina Organics, by hand in a laboratory, compares the difference between salon and commercial products to fine dining versus fast food. “Salon products are made in far smaller quantities than mass-produced brands and offer higher concentrations of ingredients. They are generally shipped directly to the salon and have a higher turnover rate. Because they don’t have to be stored for indeterminate periods or endure warehouse temperatures, they are fresher and more potent,” she says.

Although a facial can easily be performed at home with salon or commercial products, Fedotova, who owns spas in Chicago and Kalamazoo, Michigan, recommends having a professional facial every four to five weeks. Charlene Handel, a certified holistic esthetician, holistic skin care educator and owner of Skin Fitness Etc., in Carlsbad, California, agrees.

Sequenced Steps

Handel chooses treatments that penetrate and nourish the layer of skin below the epidermis, the outermost layer, consisting of mostly dead cells, with 100 percent holistic (edible) products and freshly brewed organic tea compresses. “Without a gentle exfoliation, the first step in any effective facial, not even skincare formulas with penetration enhancers, can nourish the lower layer of live cells. One key nourishment among others is vitamin C, an antioxidant which brightens, protects against sun damage and promotes collagen production,” advises Handel.

She explains that skin cells produced in the deepest layer gradually push their way to the epidermis every 30 days and die. Dead cells can pile up unevenly and give the skin’s surface a dry, rough, dull appearance. As we age, cell turnover time increases to 45 or 60 days, which is why gentle sloughing is necessary. This can be done at home three times a week with a honey mask.

Another form of exfoliation performed in a salon uses a diamondtipped, crystal-free microdermabrasion

machine to gently buff away the surface layer of skin.

An additional option is a light glycolic acid and beta hydroxy acid treatment. This can be purchased over the counter or prepared at home using organic papaya (glycolic) and pineapple (beta hydroxyl) for more even skin tone.

These treatments, sometimes referred to as acid peels, can be applied to the face for no more than 10 to 15 minutes, typically every two to four weeks or every few months.

Treatment serums, moisturizing lotions and eye and neck creams are all elements of a complete facial. The simplest sequence of application is layering from the lightest to heaviest—eye cream, serum and moisturizer. Give them a minute or two to absorb. No facial is complete without a sunscreen with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, applied last.

Linda Sechrist is a Natural Awakenings senior staff writer.

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Dry complexion: Cleanse the skin with a mix of baking soda and coconut oil.

Gently scrub on and rinse off.

Oily complexion: Cleanse the skin using a mixture of yogurt and baking soda. Gently scrub on and rinse off.

Refresh the skin after cleansing with distilled rose water or herbal tea, adding in a few drops each of lemon juice and a favorite essential oil. For dry skin, choose chamomile tea; for oily skin, go with burdock root tea and juniper berry essential oil.

Exfoliate the skin with a gentle, healthy alternative to chemical peels by massaging with organic papaya; its enzymes help dissolve dead cells.

It also infuses skin with beta carotene and other beauty nutrients.

After rinsing skin, apply a mashed banana mask, which benefits all complexions by nourishing and moisturizing the skin. It’s also high in antiinflammatory vitamin B6.

Remove the banana with a wet wash cloth, and then apply a favorite moisturizer. Dry skin does well with coconut oil. For very dry skin, use shea butter or sesame oil.

Use a zinc oxide-based natural sunblock, especially after a facial, because the skin is more sensitive to ultraviolet rays after exfoliation. Eating foods rich in antioxidants helps prevent sun damage.

Source: Courtesy of Charlene Handel

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6 medium strawberries 12 red grapes ½ banana 1 Tbsp honey Combine first three ingredients in a standard or bullet blender until mixture becomes creamy. Remove and put in a bowl. Gently fold honey into mixture.

Cleanse face.

Apply mask to skin, preferably with a fan brush, and lightly massage with fingertips for two minutes. Allow to sit on skin for 20 minutes.

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Dangers in the Cosmetic Bag

Choose Safe and Healthy Natural Beauty Aids

by Kathleen Barnes Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. ~Napoleon Hill

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e all want to look and feel beautiful, often enhancing our best features with assistance from cosmetics. Yet many of us may not be aware of the toxic ingredients contained in products we’re using.

“When the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed 77 years ago, it contained 112 pages of standards for food and drugs, and only one page for cosmetics,” says Connie Engel, Ph.D., science and education manager at the Breast Cancer Fund and its Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, in San Francisco.

While most cosmetic ingredients must be listed on product labels, sometimes their names are hard to recognize, many are toxic and some of the most dangerous ones may not even be listed. Labeled toxins commonly found in cosmetics include endocrine disruptors that can affect our developmental, reproductive, neurological and immune systems. Here are just a few:

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), also known as Teflon, is found in foundation, pressed powder, loose powder, bronzer, blush, eye shadow and mascara. It can even enhance the toxicity of other chemicals, according to Danish research published in the International Journal of Andrology, and due to its fluorine base, can disrupt iodine absorption, contributing to breast disease including cancer.

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are common preservatives found in lip products, liquid makeup and moisturizers that the European Commission on Endocrine Disruption cites as interfering with hormone function. They’ve also been shown to cause kidney damage, according to research from Spain’s Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Formaldehyde in many forms, including quaternium-15, coal tar, benzene and mineral oils that are prohibited in the European Union and Japan, are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

These examples represent the tip of the iceberg of toxic chemicals of concern commonly used in cosmetics.

They further range from allergens and substances that cause non-cancerous and cancerous tumors and organ toxicity to developmental and reproductive impairment, miscarriage and bioaccumulation leading to toxic overload when not excreted.

Fragrances don’t have to be included in label ingredient lists, constituting another major concern, explains Engel.

“Most cosmetics, even eye shadow, contain fragrance, and those fragrances can contain several dozen unlabeled ingredients, including hormone-disrupting phthalates.”

The European Union is the authoritative source on all of these issues.

Based on its CosIng (cosmetic ingredients) database accessed via ec.europa.

eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing, it has banned scores of toxic chemicals from makeup sold in EU countries.

Safe and Healthy Alternatives Fortunately, safe alternatives are available to enhance our natural beauty.

“Become an educated consumer and read the list of ingredients,” advises Janice Cox, the Medford, Oregon, author of Natural Beauty at Home. “Fewer ingredients and organic components mean safer products.”

Better yet, we can make our own more natural beauty aids. “One advantage of making your own is that you’re in control. You know yourself and your skin and sensitivities,” says Cox. DIY products are easy if intense color isn’t a requirement. “The color many people want is hard to produce with kitchen ingredients,” Cox explains. “You can make clear mascara and eyebrow tamer with castor oil. It’s easy to make lip balms and maybe get a little color by adding berry juice or beet root powder.”

For those that want the look of highquality makeup without toxins, other good alternatives come into play, says Hollywood makeup artist Lina Hanson, author of Eco-Beautiful. “I had been working in the industry for several years before I discovered the toxic ingredients in makeup; I was shocked,” she says.

Equally unsettling, “I also learned that many of the ingredients allowed in the U.S. are banned in the European Union because of their toxicity.”

That knowledge launched Hanson’s quest to create safe, organic, beauty-enhancing products for women, celebrities and everyday people alike.

“So many people these days pay close attention to what they put in their bodies, but not everyone is as careful about what they put on their bodies,” she says. “I want people to understand that you don’t have to sacrifice beauty in going green.”

Hanson warns against so-called “natural” cosmetics that abuse the term and may include harmful preservatives and synthetic ingredients. She assures, “Any product labeled ‘USDA certified organic’ contains 100 percent organic ingredients.” Her book mentions numerous brands she recommends.

Beauty Bonus Tip Healthy, moisturized skin is essential to natural beauty, many experts agree, noting that younger women need to unclog pores to prevent acne. They don’t need much moisturizing, but skin generally becomes drier with age, making good moisturizers important. Cox recommends jojoba oil to effect glowing skin. Hanson likes coconut oil, although she recommends rubbing it in, removing makeup and then taking it off with a hot, wet towel.

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (SafeCosmetics.org) has created a helpful app for iPhone and Android users at ThinkDirtyApp.com. Simply download it and scan a store item’s barcode to immediately access information on the product’s toxic ingredients, along with recommendations for healthier alternatives.

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hat’s on the Meat: Tinned tuna, Please be table can help chicken and salmon store generous at lower risks easily for use in salads or of stroke, heart attack, the holidays and casseroles, on a sandcancer and diabetes, acwich and in whole wheat year-round. cording to the American pasta, brown rice or Heart Association. Not all low-fat stir fries. Avoid the families are able to afford the healthibisphenol-A (BPA) associated with cans est foods, but fatty, high-sugar options and plastic containers. Instead choose can be avoided. The most-needed BPA-free pouch packaging and cans donations are nonperishable and high with BPA-free liners (see Tinyurl.com/ in protein, but low in sodium, sugar BPAFreeCannedFood). and fats.

Soup and Stew: Containing meat

Give the best, most affordable and veggies, soups and stews provide products, according to these tips and filling, hearty comfort foods. the food drive’s guidelines. Organic and Vegetables: Yams and whole-berry non-GMO (genetically modified) foods cranberry sauce turn dinner into a are welcome. Note that not all pantries holiday feast. Add color to the plate can store fresh produce, glass containwith mixed veggies. Lentils, pinto, ers or personal hygiene items. black and kidney beans in stew, chili or

“Pantries rely on informed commu- salad provide fiber, calcium, zinc and nity support,” explains Jim Byrnes, diiron. Spices add zing. Tomatoes, sauce rector of Pennsylvania’s Nazareth Area and salsa add flavor; choose glass jar Food Bank. “Area churches, schools products only in order to be BPA-free, and businesses keep us supplied. We’ll due to the acidic effect on cans. help 300 families this year, compared

Pasta, Rice and Grain: In Kansas to 100 in 2006, balancing nutrition City, Missouri, Katie Thomas, owner with practical needs.” of Crazy Daisy Cleaning, regularly

California’s San Diego Food Bank organizes food drives. She says, “Pasta feeds better choices to 370,000 people and sauce make a variety of dishes and each month, including military families, extend the number of meals.” Whole seniors and children. Such community grain pasta, brown or wild rice, quinoa efforts change lives. and couscous are better choices than

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Search for a generic food item at CalorieCount.com to see how brand-name products rank in nutritional value. white pasta. Bulgur provides nearly 75 percent of a day’s fiber requirement when added to soup or salad.

Cereal: Steel-cut or rolled oats, farina (Cream of Wheat) and grits are low-calorie and nutritious options for a warm start to the day. All can be found as organic; farina in whole wheat or white wheat that is certified kosher.

Cold cereals should list whole grains as the first ingredient and be high in fiber and low in sugar, like organic Oat O’s.

Snacks: Unsalted nuts, full of fiber, protein and vitamins, are highly prized at food pantries. Packed in juice, fruit cups make a healthy treat. Dried fruit and sunflower seeds are another favorite. Low-salt, low-sugar peanut or sunflower butter packs protein. Honey is a healthy sweetener.

Collecting Party: “A group of us collected and donated 600 pounds of food for babies, pets and adults to

Extended Hands Food Bank,” says Dee Power, in Fountain Hills, Arizona. For babies, include food without added sugar or salt and single-grain cereal.

Alternative Giving: Especially popular during the December holidays, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank offers prepacked bags to grocery store patrons, paid for at checkout. Customers can see what’s included and the food bank picks them up. (Tip: Cash donations allow lower cost bulk purchases with no need to transport or sort items.)

Non-Food: Make sure the food pantry has storage space before donating wet or dry food for cats and dogs and birdseed; baby wipes, shampoo and soap; and adult soap, deodorant, shaving supplies, toothpaste, shampoo and toilet paper. “A $5,000 grant gave us added storage space,” says Byrnes.

The bottom line is what food pantries need is much the same as what’s found in any healthy home pantry—comestibles rich in flavor, vitamins and fiber and free of unhealthy additives.

Please be generous year-round, sharing well beyond the holidays.

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We have a garden where the girls and I are learning about growing and caring for edible plants and how to cook what we grow. Our thumbs aren’t very green just yet but we are trying.

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My goal with the character Anna was to play an imperfect princess, giving voice to the heroine I had been searching for when I was young: Someone who was awkward, clumsy, optimistic, too talkative, caring and didn’t have perfect posture. I wanted girls that feel like they don’t always fit in to have a fearless heroine to identify with. I want to be a real-life Anna, someone who doesn’t apologize for her flaws and stands up for herself and others because she’s strong.

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magine having a ballerina’s physique, grace, strength and flexibility. That’s the potential of barre.

“Barre is a combination of ballet, yoga and Pilates principles. We use small, isometric movements to temporarily fatigue muscles and make them long and lean. The so-called fatigue is what causes muscles to shake, and therefore, change,” explains Nadia Yokarini-Kotsonis, a certified barre instructor at Physique Fitness Studio, in Grove City, Ohio. Students use a ballet barre to support themselves while doing the exercises.

Yokarini-Kotsonis is among many former dancers that have embraced barre fitness. Trained in ballet, tap, contemporary and traditional dance in Athens, Greece, she discovered barre when she moved to the U.S. “I fell in love with how challenging it was and the effects and changes I saw in my body. I got certified a year later and have been teaching ever since. I’m still in love

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with practicing it, no matter how tired I might be beforehand,” she says.

Rather than a cardiovascular regimen, “Barre is good for developing core strength. You gain overall flexibility, muscle strength, improved posture and range of motion,” says Lisa Juliet, West Coast regional director of the teacher certification program (Barre Certification.com).

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While barre has had some U.S. presence since the 1950s, “It’s having a resurgence now,” says Charlene Causey, a certified natural health professional and ballet body barre instructor in Pueblo, Colorado.

Newfound interest began on both coasts and is quickly becoming a Midwest mainstay, according to YokariniKotsonis, who says it’s one of the most popular classes she teaches, and other studios are following suit. She remarks, “Everyone wants to offer barre, and

everyone wants to come to a class and see what it’s about.”

“Seniors love it because barre helps improve their balance. It’s also perfect for people working to overcome injuries,” says Juliet. She notes that while women are predominant in classes, the tide is turning a bit toward more gender equity. “Men that enter classes as skeptical come out sweating.” One recently earned his barre teaching certificate.

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“What makes this workout brilliant is that the classes are designed to fit the goals and ability levels of all participants. Each set of exercises provides options ranging from the beginner to the more advanced barre enthusiast.

Effective, yet safe, low-impact techniques provide ongoing challenges,” says Causey.

Those that regularly practice realize many positive effects. “Your body becomes long and lean, similar to a ballet dancer’s. You learn to stand tall and become stronger with each class,” says Yokarini-Kotsonis. However, don’t expect it to be easy. “Even when you do

it every day, you’ll still find it extremely challenging,” she adds.

Most teachers individualize modifications for beginners. “I tell my students to do what they can. There’s no judgment here,” says Causey.

Many yoga teachers offer barre classes as a beneficial complement to other sports and activities such as running. “It supplements your other endeavors,” notes Causey. Today’s barre classes feature bare feet and typical workout wear, specialized equipment and props, contemporary music and of course, the ballet barre. The whole experience is highly positive and upbeat, says Causey.

Most fitness experts would agree that it’s good to add variety to workouts, and trying something new adds spice to the mix. Plus, for those that keep at it, says Yokarini-Kotsonis, “Barre can be the fastest results-oriented program you can undergo. Expect to see a change in your body in a month if you attend three to four classes a week.”

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he secret to happiness and finding the enduring joy we all seek is Thanksgiving—the simple act of continually giving thanks. To realize wonderful positive outcomes, up to and including seeming miracles, do one thing: Show gratitude all day long. Seeing everything in a new light, through a refreshing prism of love and appreciation, imparts a deep inner well of peace, calm and joy, making us feel more alive.

We can feel that way every day, in every aspect of life, awaking each morning excited to create the day ahead and enthusiastic about each moment and then falling asleep at night embracing a profound feeling of gratitude for all the good we know and have. Happiness is contagious and becomes an upward spiral of joy naturally shared with others.

Start today by launching a daily gratitude journal. This single action, the simplest and quickest way to get results, will foster a habit geared to change everything forever. It fills up our love tank, sparks success and benefits everyone. To embrace better relationships, health, clarity, life and tangible and intangible wealth: n Set a daily time for journal writing. n Pick a handful of things that prompt gratitude that day. Perhaps begin with people that support you in some way.

Everything counts, from expressions of beauty to basic conveniences. Eventually the daily list will grow, generating the joy of gratitude at ever-higher levels. n It’s important to write with love and joy, because such feelings create your

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world. Even if something’s a work in progress, like encouraging steps in a relationship, focus on what makes you feel good and want more of and you’ll start seeing more evidence of them. n Elaborate in detail about a particular thing that earns extra gratitude. This carries more benefits from intense feelings than creating a list. When we see how blessed we are with what we already have, it creates more of what we are grateful for, generating an endless cycle of gratitude. n Take notice of the surprises and little miracles that occur, and be sure to make note of them to evoke an even stronger level of awe and gratitude.

Robert Emmons, Ph.D., of the University of California-Davis, a leading authority in researching the science of gratitude and its impact on wellbeing, instructs his study participants, “Be aware of your feelings and how you ‘relish’ and ‘savor’ this gift in your imagination. Take the time to be especially aware of the depth of your gratitude.” In other words, don’t hurry through this exercise like a to-do list.

An all-day-long attitude of gratitude ramps up our awareness of life’s pleasures. It takes an already good life to a whole new zone of zest.

Mary Lynn Ziemer is a master of Advanced Life Concepts, certified life and business coach, motivational speaker and author, with more than 30 years as an entrepreneur and corporate executive at two Fortune 100 companies. Connect at LivingAJoyfulLifeNow.com.

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he drive behind our desires and our search for meaningful relationships meets up with questions about truth, integrity and purity this month. Themes of reality versus fantasy and hope versus fear appear, pointing to a need to purge the excess of our illusions. The new moon in Scorpio at a critical degree on the numerologically charged date of 11/11 invites us all to do some deep diving into the murkiness of our confusion. Following the full moon on the 29th, we should be better able to see the source of our inherent contradictions that are causing us any pain and re-commit the power of our inner light to the highest truth of our being.

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Mantras and musings for the month of November: Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion. ~ Miguel de Unamuno

Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. ~ Albert Einstein

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): Disillusion can become itself an illusion if we rest in it. ~ T. S. Eliot

Gemini (May 21-Jun 20): Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. ~ Lily Tomlin

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19): The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. ~ George Bernard Shaw

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22): Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. ~ John Lennon

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): We do not like those who unmask our illusions. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): There is a fine line between dreams and reality, it’s up to you to draw it. ~ B. Quilliam Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19): Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion. ~Democritus

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Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22): Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you’re just a reflection of him? ~ Calvin and Hobbes Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it. ~ Salvador Dali Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. ~ Antonio Gramsci

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calendarofevents savethedate Nutrition for Natural Libido Support – 9am5pm. (both days). Dec 5 & 6. This workshop will begin with basic eating disorder information and go beyond to explore specific interventions, phraseology and counseling techniques for building trust, motivation, and hope. Basic information will include types of eating disorders, the disordered eating spectrum, their symptoms, medical complications and presentation. Open to all Wellspring School students as well as current health care practitioners. Cost $350. Eligible for 14 CEU hours. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@ TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

All Inclusive Ananda Yoga Retreat Weekend – 7:30pm Friday. Nov 6-8. Stretch, strengthen and tone muscles in all parts of the body. Release stress, emotional and physical tensions, as well as toxins stored in the body and encourage positive brain chemistry. Develop awareness of subtle energy movement in the body and feel the peace and joy from this charming retreat center. Includes meditation, all vegetarian meals, sweet rooms and a wonderful flow of energy. Ananda Center at Laurelwood, Gaston. Contact 503 746 6229 or elf@ AnandaLaurelwood.org. AnandaLaurelwood.org/ program/ananda-yoga-retreat-november.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Food in the Treatment of Disharmony – 9am5:30pm (both days). Nov 7 & 8. This class is designed for those with a background in Chinese Medicine. We will go through all the primary zang/ fu patterns and discuss the appropriate nutritional considerations that apply to each pattern. We start with a recap of an energetically sound preventative (Spleen friendly) diet and then move into remedial diets based on Chinese Medicine patterns of disharmony. Helen focuses on approachable remedies and energetically appropriate food suited for the Western patient rather than the use of traditional Chinese herbs and foods. With Rylen Feeney. $300 . Preapproved for 14 NCCAOM PDA’s. Eligible for 15 CEU hours. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@ TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

Quantum-Touch® Level I Workshop – 10am5pm. Nov 7 & 8. Join Certified Quantum-Touch Instructor, Judie Maron-Friend, for a 2-day intensive energy healing workshop and forever change your life at the quantum level! 13 CE credits. Whether you’re a novice or professional, learn this world renowned, love-based healing technique & change lives! $350-21 days prior, $400 thereafter. 503-2888369 or JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com. See Endorsements at the QT website: QantumTouch.com.

TriOasis Healthy Holiday Event – 12:45pm Doors open. 1:15pm No-sweat exercise demo. 1:30pm.

Simple meal planning habits for a Healthy Holiday experience. Supplements and real food for eating less and enjoying the Holiday feasting more, 2pm.

Questions, answers, experience no sweat exercise meal planning. Space is limited. Please RSVP at 503 523 7478 with Bruce. Info@TriOasis.com.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Awakening from Grief, Finding the Way Back to Joy – 1-4:30pm. Awakening from Grief, Finding the Way Back to Joy. With Ramananda John Welshons, MA. A workshop for individuals who are working with sadness, loss, grief and disappointment - including those who are caregivers. $35. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave., Portland. 503 231 0383. Register at TheMovementCenter.com.

minerals & amino acids. The class covers various vitamins and minerals including details on their uses, sources, safety, cofactors, synergists and contraindications. This class is a requirement for our Wholistic Nutrition Program students but is also open to public participants and/or practitioners. With Carol Freeman. $325. Pre-approved for 14 NCCAOM PDA’s.

Eligible for 14 CEU hours. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring. org/classes.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

Finding “The One” – 7:15-8:30pm. Join this biweekly conversation about finding “The One”, enhancing existing relationships, and recovering from prior relationships. We loosely follow the exercises in Katherine Woodward Thomas’ book Calling in “The One”: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life. Contact Dorjee at 503 415 9533or Dorjee@ SpiritInTransition.com. SpiritInTransition.com.

Spiritualize Your Relationships 3-day Retreat – 7:30pm Friday. Nov 13-15. Experience love from a place of centeredness and strength through such practices as meditation, yoga, breathing techniques and guided visualizations. Loving is the most important thing we do in life, so join us for this inspiring and practical weekend retreat where we will explore giving and receiving love in all of our relationships (not just our romantic ones – singles welcome. Ananda Center at Laurelwood, Gaston.

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Yoga for Inner Peace – 3-5pm. A practice to balance anxiety, depression and other unwanted states of mind to come into greater inspiration, clarity and alignment within. Led by Natacha Sagalovsky. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland.

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Shamanic Drawing Circle / Newgrange & Knowth – 7-9:30pm. Come discover a connection to something deeper within yourself, some hidden wisdom within you. During this month’s experiential, we explore ”Newgrange/Knowth” of County Meath, Ireland, connecting to this place through guided meditation, art creation, and group sharing.

No experience is required, as we engage in extracting information by drawing from the body rather than the mind. All materials provided. Drumming in Oneness, 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. ReconnectivePathfinder@gmail.com. EmergentPathways ThroughArt.com. DrummingInOneness.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Manifestation Portal on the New Moon – 7-8:30pm. The number 1 is like a pillar that connects you straight to the divine. When two 1’s are next to each other, the appearance is similar to pillars of a doorway. Thus, 11:11 symbolically has been referred to as the Portal of Manifestation, connecting “Heaven” and Earth. This guided meditation and sound bath will assist you in manifesting your goals into reality. $20. Awakenings Wellness Center, 1016 SE 12th Ave, Portland. 323 842 3589. TrinitiHealing@yahoo.com. TrinitiHealing.com.

Singing Crystal Bowls Meditations – 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Each Solstice and Equinox and a special celebration on Diwali, we meditate with the Singing Crystal Bowls, with folks locally and non-locally, for peace, harmony and love for the planet. Free Lending Library, veggie refreshments/herbal tea, Chakra balancing & healing. Energy exchange $10.

Dates: 11/11 (Diwali); 12/21 Yuletide Party begins at 6:00pm, call for info. Confirm attendance: 503 288 8369. JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Daily Dose I – 9am-5:30pm. This class is open to anybody interested in learning about vitamins,

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Portland VegFest – 10am-6pm. Free food samples, prominent speakers, chef demonstrations, restaurants, films, fitness area, kids and teens activities, fashion/beauty area, bookstore, “Ask the Experts” and more! Admission $8, students/seniors $5, kids under 12 free. Oregon Convention Center.

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Quantum-Touch® Level II Workshop – 10am5pm. Nov 14 & 15. Join Certified Quantum-Touch Instructor, Judie Maron-Friend, for this advanced workshop and discover effortless breakthroughs and the Realization of Extraordinary Freedom! 13 CE credits. The Quantum-Touch Level I is a prerequisite! $450. Payments and registration through the Quantum-Touch web site or call 503 288 8369 or JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com for details.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Sustainability, Part One – 9:30am-12pm. Learn and apply the basics for living a sustainable life and reducing your carbon footprint. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503 231 0383.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 From Quantum-Touch® Self Created Health – Nov 20-22 – Fri 6 to 9pm; Sat 10am to 4pm; Sun 1 to 6pm. Certified Quantum-Touch Instructor, Judie Maron-Friend, is proud to offer this exciting new therapy which addresses emotional cause at its core.

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More info QT website: quantumtouch.com/ There is no prerequisite! $450. Payments and registration through the Quantum-Touch web site or call 503 288 8369 or JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com for details.

Thai Massage-Level I – 6:30- 8:30pm. This course is from the full Southern Kata, providing the student with a holistic session. This short form focuses primarily on compressions and passive Yoga stretches.

The emphasis of this class is on good body mechanics and “healing yourself while helping those you

touch.” This tradition is practiced fully clothed, so wear loose, comfortable clothing. Open to the public. OSM-Salem, 2111 Front St NE, Salem.

3rd Friday: Vibrational Healing In Oneness – 7-9pm. Join a community sound and energy healing circle with drumming, toning, reiki and other modalities. Allow your spiritual connection to come through in service yourself and others. Be guided by your hosts Kim “Alder” McDonald and Jamie “Cedar” Rogers into a mysterious metaphysical experience led by spirit and guided by intuition.

Come to offer and receive. Leave rejuvenated and refreshed. Drumming in Oneness, 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. ReconnectivePathfinder@ gmail.com. EmergentPathwaysThroughArt.com.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Thai Massage-Level I – 9am-5pm. This course is from the full Southern Kata, providing the student with a holistic session. This short form focuses primarily on compressions and passive Yoga stretches.

The emphasis of this class is on good body mechanics and “healing yourself while helping those you touch.” This tradition is practiced fully clothed, so wear loose, comfortable clothing. Open to the public. OSM-Salem, 2111 Front St. NE, Salem.

Teachings and Empowerments – 11am-5pm.

Teachings and empowerments by Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche of practices from the Zhije tradition: Marchungma, Troma Nagmo and Mahasiddha Saraha. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503 231 0383.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Teachings and Empowerments – 10am-1pm.

Teachings and empowerments by Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche of practices from the Zhije tradition: Marchungma, Troma Nagmo and Mahasiddha

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Finding “The One” – 7:15-8:30pm. Join this biweekly conversation about finding “The One”, enhancing existing relationships, and recovering from prior relationships. We loosely follow the exercises in Katherine Woodward Thomas’ book Calling in “The One”: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life. Contact Dorjee at 503 415 9533or Dorjee@ SpiritInTransition.com. SpiritInTransition.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Full Moon Sound Healing Bliss – 7-8:30 p.m. Soak in the tranquil frequencies of 11 Singing Crystal Bowls and 2 Gongs during the potent energy of the Full Moon with this high vibrational group session!

The benefits are a greater sense of peace, balance, energy and alignment. Full Moons are the perfect time to bring in the fullness of the uplifting energies, helping to raise the vibration of your Being! $20.

Awakenings Wellness Center, 1016 SE 12th Ave, Portland. 323-842-3589. TrinitiHealing@yahoo. com. TrinitiHealing.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Spirit and Soul Visioning Collage: An Art Weekend Retreat – 7:30pm. Friday. Nov 27 & 28. Come experience a lively art weekend workshop in our rural retreat center (just outside of Portland) that uses creative self expression, intuitive painting,

classifieds Fee for classifieds is $20 for up to 50 words. $1 per word for additional words. To place listing, email content to Calendar@NAPortland.com. Deadline is the 12th of the month. #1 Premium CBD (Cannabidiol) Hemp Oil – Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, Focus. 954 415 0942. Pure ScienceLab.com.

Natural Specialty Food, Snacks, Soda and Gifts from JW Merc – Monthly feature: “get-to-knowus” intro boxes (3 to choose from) includes real maple syrup, Oregon hazelnuts, Mineral Refresher and more. Free office delivery in PDX/’Couv.

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Intuitive Readings by Accurate Psychic Noelani Rodriguez – Featured on Women’s Radio and Global Para-X Radio. Psychic Readings by phone, Skype or live. Akashic Records Reading. 5 Star reviews. Text for live sample. Noelani Rodriguez 503 915 4612 or NoelaniRodriguez.com.

Buy Super Greens – Adjust your PH and get alkaline. 504 669 0048. BuySuperGreens.net dance, movement & somatics, clay, collage, poetry & pastel, writing, mask-making, theater, sacred music, sound healing, etc., as vehicles for self discovery, healing, personal growth and spiritual awakening. Price includes lodging and delicious vegetarian meals. Ananda Center at Laurelwood, Gaston. Contact 503 746 6229 or elf@AnandaLaurelwood.org. AnandaLaurelwood.org/program/ spirit-and-soul-visioning-collage.

ongoingevents SUNDAY Morning “Loving Kindness” Meditation Group with Paul M Rakoczy, Reiki Master – 9am-noon.

Come and experience group meditation with meditators and beginners alike on the fourth Sunday of each month. There will be multiple sits with discussion in between. Bring your own sit cushion; chairs available. Please call or email to register. The group is offered “No Charge.” 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205, Portland. 503 997 8611. PMR1354@hotmail.com.

Join Local Angelic Shamanic Healer Tawnya Love Live Every Sacred Soul Sunday – 5pm Pacific on TheTawnyaLoveShow.com. Have an important message? Contact Tawnya Love at TawnyaAngel@ gmail.com for an opportunity to be interviewed on our live show. Join our live conversation via live chat or call in to the show for a complimentary reading.

Follow us on YouTube under Tawnya Angel and on FB under Tawnya Love. View our weekly blog at TawnyaAngel555.com .To schedule a one-on-one reading or Angelic Auric Clearing call Tawnya Love at 360 567 7576.

MONDAY T’ai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 5:30-6:30pm. T’ai Chi Chuan is a Taoist form of exercise and active meditation. Practicing the form promotes greater energy awareness and development. All levels welcome. Michael Guida, BPS, LMT#19016, instructor. $12 drop-in (10 punch pass for $100). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org.

TheWellspring.org/classes.

Free Meditation Instruction at Karuna – 6:45pm.

2nd and 4th Monday. Karuna Contemplative Living offers basic meditation instruction on the 2nd & 4th Monday of every month. Space is limited; please call or email to reserve a spot. Karuna, 1725 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland. Contact Anandi 971 229 0565 or KarunaMeditationStore@gmail.com.

KarunaStore.com.

The Movement Center Learn to Meditate – 7-8pm. Join us for chanting, satsang and guided meditation in our beautiful meditation hall. Community yoga ($5) before meditation from 5:45-6:45pm.

The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland.

503 231 0383. TheMovementCenter.com.

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Acupuncture Meditation Group – 7:30-10pm.

Journey toward self discovery and wholeness.

Connect - Share - Embody - Transform. We will be meditating with the archetypes associated with the selected acupuncture points and exploring our relationships between these energies. $25 in advance; $30 at the door. The Everett House Healing Center, 2917 NE Everett St, Portland. Contact Melanie Misenheimer, LAc 704 995 9926 or MelanieM. LAc@gmail.com. BlossomingEarth.com.

in your life situation. 10-class punch cards or dropins are available. Buy two 10-class punch cards and get your second card half price. Divinely Inspired Healing and Art from the Heart, 208 NE 117th St, Vancouver. RSVP at 360 567 7576.

The Movement Center Learn to Meditate Program – 7-8pm. Join us for chanting, and guided meditation.

Community yoga ($5) before meditation from 5:456:45pm. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave,

connection with the Creator, your soul mate...the world. You can listen at the Joyful Path Life Coaching website JoyfulPathCoaching.com.

100 Handprint Healing Ritual at the Movement Center 5:30 -7:30 pm. (1st three Fridays each month) Call to reserve a place. 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503 231 0383.

Power of Pilates Classes – 5:30-8pm. Ready for greater alignment of your Body, Mind and Soul?

TUESDAY Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® Class– 5:45-6:45pm. Bring greater ease into your daily movements: breathing, walking, turning, reaching, safer pelvic movement, freeing your back and more. The Movement Center Yoga Studio, 1021 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland. Drop in fee: $13. Other discounts may apply. Questions: 503 313 9813.

Register on line: MCYoga.com/calendar.

Wise, Wild and Wonderful Women – 6-7:30pm.

Gather together in circle for healing and personal growth. Share ideas, healing gifts, cares, concerns, and ways to be in the world that encourage personal and spiritual growth. Topics will vary depending on group interests, typically including meditation and sharing from the heart. Salmon Creek area, Vancouver, WA. Call or email Linda for details.

937-LYT-WAVE. Linda@Light-Waves.com.

Max Meditation: 5 Ways to Connect with Your Spirit – 7-8pm. Max Meditation for the busy, modern seeker. Our thoughts affect the collective energy field of the universe. This energy field inspires our thoughts, and thoughts inspire our actions. If we want more peace on Earth, why not start with the energy we’re putting out there every day? Max Meditation increases the effectiveness of the time you invest in meditation so you get more benefit with less effort. Practice 5 modalities in one hour.

503 415 9533. Find out more at SpiritInTransition. com/max-meditation.

WEDNESDAY Pranic Healing Clinic – 10am-12pm. Weekly Energy Healing Clinics. Short healing meditation, then Pranic Healers offer non-touch Energy Healing sessions. Donations accepted toward rent. Center for Spiritual Living, 6211NE MLK Blvd, Portland. Contact Karen 503 289 2858. PNWPranicHealing.com.

Power of Pilates Classes – 5:30-8pm. Ready for greater alignment of your Body, Mind and Soul?

Ready to consciously create the life you were born to live? Ready to reclaim your power and heal body, mind and soul? Come step in weekly with consistency and observe the great inner shifts with your Source that I promise will ignite great outer shifts in your life situation. 10-class punch cards or dropins are available. Buy two 10-class punch cards and get your second card half price. Divinely Inspired Healing and Art from the Heart, 208 NE 117th St, Vancouver. RSVP at 360 567 7576.

Gentle Yoga/Meditation – 5:30-8pm. Ready for greater alignment of your Body, Mind and Soul?

Ready to consciously create the life you were born to live? Ready to reclaim your power and heal body, mind and soul. Come step in weekly with consistency and observe the great inner shifts with your Source that I promise will ignite great outer shifts

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Portland. 503 231 0383. TheMovementCenter.com.

Evening Reiki Share Group with Paul M Rakoczy, Reiki Master – 7pm. Come and share or exchange Reiki Energy with practitioners and beginners alike on the first Wednesday of each month. No experience necessary to encounter the warm energy.

Donations accepted. Please call or email to register.

Also, individual sessions and attunements by appointment. 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205, Portland.

503 997 8611 or PMR1354@hotmail.com.

Project JOY Free, Live, Relaxation Webinar – 7pm. Take the edge off mid-week with an entire hour of group Hypnosis & BodyTalk. OHHHH that’s right! Hang out with the Soulful Pathways family EVERY Wednesday for one hour of divine relaxation. With the power of Hypnosis and BodyTalk, you can take the edge off mid-week and squeeze in some recovery time. You will be able to regularly RESET your Nervous System and just FEEL BETTER all the way around. Online. Contact Christa Davis 503 395 7311. info@SoulfulPathways. com. SoulfulPathways.leadpages.co/project-joyregistration-10-21-15.

THURSDAY T’ai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 5:30-6:30pm. T’ai Chi Chuan is a Taoist form of exercise and active meditation. Practicing the form promotes greater energy awareness and development. All levels welcome. Michael Guida, BPS, LMT#19016, instructor. $12 drop-in (10 punch pass for $100). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org.

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FRIDAY “Love Letter Friday” Podcast – 5pm. Life Coach Heidi Moses celebrates love in all its disguises!

Allow love to heal and open your heart. Feel your

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Ready to consciously create the life you were born to live? Ready to reclaim your power and heal body, mind and soul. Come step in weekly with consistency and observe the great inner shifts with your Source that I promise will ignite great outer shifts in your life situation. 10-class punch cards or drop-ins are available. Buy two 10-class punch cards and get your second card half price. RSVP at 360 567 7576.

Divinely Inspired Healing and Art from the Heart, 208 NE 117th St, Vancouver.

SATURDAY Level 1 Yoga – 9:30-11am. Join us for a yoga class and start off your Saturday relaxed and de-stressed.

Detailed instruction and individualized attention.

Intro package: 2 classes for $15. Harmony Yoga, 2108 NE 41st Ave, Portland. 503 335 8851. HarmonyYogaPdx.com.

Empowering the Empath Level 1 Mentorship – 4-7pm. Every third Saturday. Calling All empaths and sensitive souls. Are you ready to clear the fear and step in and embody your full power and potential? Ready to cultivate and strengthen your empathic and psychic gifts? If you answered yes, then this is the workshop/mentorship for you. Join us the second Saturday of every month. 208 NE 117th St, Vancouver, WA. Contact Tawnya Love 360 567 7576 or TawnyaAngel@gmail.com. TawnyaAngel555.com.

Vinyasa Nature Yoga Flow – 12pm. Ready for greater alignment of your Body, Mind and Soul?

Ready to consciously create the life you were born to live? Ready to reclaim your power and heal body, mind and soul. Come step in weekly with consistency and observe the great inner shifts with your Source that I promise will ignite great outer shifts in your life situation. 10-class punch cards or drop-ins are available. Buy two 10-class punch cards and get your second card half price. RSVP at 360 567 7576.

Divinely Inspired Healing and Art from the Heart, 208 NE 117th St, Vancouver.

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

ACUPUNCTURE All Ways Well, LLC

Rebecca Hurwood, LAc 1525 SW Park Ave, Ste 103, Portland 503-267-5570 AllWaysWell.com 2014 Nattie Award Winner - Voted Favorite Acupuncture/TCM Practitioner and Favorite Natural Women’s Health Specialist. Facial Acupuncture, Foot Reflexology, Gentle and Effective Acupuncture; Insurance Accepted! Book online; free consult available!

ANIMAL ENERGY HEALING MATTY O’SHEA

Reiki Master & Resonance Repatterning Practitioner; Certified Reiki with Horses 901-335-6592 MattyOShea@yahoo.com ConnectToJoy.com Helping animals (and humans) resolve unwanted behaviors, patterns and beliefs, with mental, physical and emotional healing, resulting in improved health, sleep, moods and relationships.

chiropractic JUDITH BOOTHBY, MS DC PC

1620 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214 503-233-0943 ThirdWayChiropractic.com Dr Boothby utilizes a soft tissue technique to relieve structural tension on the nervous system and restore ground support to the body.

North Portland Wellness Center

New Renaissance

Books, Gifts and Events for Conscious Living 1338 NW 23rd Ave at Pettygrove, Portland 503-224-4929 NewRenBooks.com Oregon’s largest metaphysical book and gift store specializing in spiritual books from all traditions. Events to enlighten, educate and entertain. Full event listings at NewRenBooks.com.

Barbra GILMAN

929-777-0873 Barbra@BarbraGilman.com BarbraGilman.com

A simple, powerful and playful energetic method to change any area of your life; allowing you to be and have more.

Complementary initial mini session.

Spirit IN TRANSITION Dorjee Wangchuk 503-415-9533 SpiritInTransition.com

We coach you to break through challenges and live an extraordinary life, on purpose and powerfully.

Ancient traditions meet modern science to deliver tools essential to living your dreams while expressing your unique, spiritual gifts.

ThriveWise COaching for Business, Life & Relationships Laureli Shimayo 720-352-2434 Thrive-Wise.com

Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Massage 4922 N Vancouver Ave, at Alberta St 503-493-9398 NorthPortlandWellness.com We specialize in Injury Treatment, Auto Accident Recovery, Acute & Chronic Pain Relief and Family Health & Wellness. At the North Portland Wellness Center our dedicated team provides effective medicine in a warm, comfortable environment.

Catalyzing authenticity, aliveness and great results: conscious leadership, entrepreneurship, strategic planning, retreats, culture change, rapid and sustainable growth, Hire4Genius.com, emotional/body intelligence, fulfillment, relationship dynamics, matchmaking.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY RUBATO CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

chiro/B.E.S.T/KST books, gifts & Events

Coaching & Consulting

Marina Zare, DC

925 NW Overton, Portland, OR 97209 503-477-6322 BodyElementsPdx.com Using numerous innovative technologies in the filed of chiropractic, I help people reach a higher sense of physical, biochemical, emotional and overall state of well being. Improvement in chronic pain, allergies, asthma, digestion, sleep, mobility, energy, vitality, ADHD/ADD... Experience a different flavor of chiropractic!

10403 SE 10th St, Vancouver 360-624-5151 JimIvories.net

Help with whiplash, migraines, PTSD, concentration, dizziness, TMJ, neck/shoulder/back pain, and more--in a peaceful setting. Jim Templeton, LMP #MA00013314

cleaning EcoMaids

503-908-0950 EcoMaids.com/portland EcoMaids is Oregon’s premier green cleaning company serving homes and businesses. We are committed to creating safe and healthful spaces for your family, pets, and coworkers; while reducing harmful toxins in our ecosystem.

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dentist

energy healing

AAdvanced Dental

Dr Inna Shimanovsky, DMD ur Healthy Life 1508 Washington St, Oregon City

ith Your Comfort in Mind 503-659-3003 AAdvancedDental.com The Smile for your Healthy life.

State-of-the-art dental care with your comfort in mind, while also caring about the world we live in.

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Aesthetic Dentistry of Lake

Dr. InnaOswego Shimanovsky, DMD

Larry Bowden, DMD 17720 Jean Way, Ste 200, Lake Oswego 888-588-3745 LakeOswegoCosmeticDentist.com We are dedicated to providing our guests with comprehensive dental excellence in a friendly, relaxing atmosphere so that optimal health, beauty and comfort can be realized for individual needs. The finest quality will always be provided.

Hands of Freedom Healing/ Quantum-Touch®

Judie Maron-Friend, Certified QT Level I, II & Self Created Health Instructor/Practitioner 8725 NE Broadway St, Portland 503-288-8369 JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com VitalityLink.com/p/hofh When one learns Quantum-Touch®, during class students typically relieve 50% - 100% of each other’s pain. Not only do bones align with a light touch, inflammation reduces and healing accelerates. Often students experience dramatic and profound emotional release. Contact Judie to learn more or sign up for a class today and discover your power to heal.

TRINITI Healing

Hypno-Chakra Therapy Nicole Alcyon, Certified Hypnotherapist 323-842-3589 TrinitiHealing@yahoo.com

Dental Designs

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Lance J. Heppler DMD, FAGD 900 SE Chkalov Dr, Vancouver 360-896-1449 DentalDesignsVancouver.com

Eyes on Broadway

Dr. Lance Heppler’s mission is to put patients at ease. His friendly demeanor is easy to talk to and his attention to detail means you’ll always be getting the very best in dental care. His approach to dentistry is to meet patient needs by blending art, science and intuition. Dr. Heppler follows an amalgam removal protocol to safely remove mercury fillings.

2300 NE Broadway Portland 503-284-2300 EyesOnBroadway.com

feed supply Wholesale & Retail since 1938 5505 SE International Way, Milwaukie 503-234-7501 ConcentratesNW.com

Holistic Dental Care 511 SW 10th Ave, Ste 1102, Portland 503-222-2157 JayHarrisLevy@gmail.com JayHarrisLevy.com Holistic dentistry is about promoting oral health by customizing the finest quality dentistry to suit a patient’s needs in a safe, caring environment.

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Feldenkrais® CENTER OF PORTLAND Susan Marshall, GCFP Laurelhurst Healing Arts Building 3059 NE Glisan St, Portland 503-313-9813 FeldenkraisPDX.com

Improve neck, back and hip pain, recover from workplace, auto and bike accidents, sleep better and more.

Find out why Norman Doige, MD in his 2015 NY Times Bestseller, The Brain’s Way of Healing, highlights the Feldenkrais Method® as applied neuroplasticity—using your brain and nervous system for effective recovery.

HEALING WAYS COMMON GROUND WELLNESS CENTER

5010 NE 33rd Ave, Portland 503-238-1065 SoakAndSauna.com Common Ground Wellness Co-operative is a co-operatively run healing center in Northeast Portland, complete with sauna, soaking pool and a variety of wellness practitioners.

HEALTH EDUCATION

Concentrates, Inc.

Jay Harris Levy, DDS

FELDENKRAIS

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PCC CLIMB CENTER IHP Wes Harwood 1626 SE Water Ave, Portland 971-722-6673 wharwood@pcc.edu www.pcc.edu/climb/health

Start your career in holistic healing at Portland Community College! PCC’s Institute for Health Professionals offers training in Nutritional Therapy and Herbalism. Classroom and online courses available.

holistic education The Wellspring School for Healing Arts 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202 Portland 503-688-1482 TheWellspring.org

Offering comprehensive training and education in Wholistic Nutrition, Chinese Medicine, Amma Bodywork Therapy, Herbs and Movement Arts since 1995.

holistic Wellness

Light Therapy

My goal is to work with YOU to help YOUR body work the way it was designed to work.

Together we’ll build on natural solutions to nourish your body. Tap into your “Inner Physician” and regain your zest for life. For more information, check out my website or call for a free consultation.

hypnoTHERAPY

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TRIOASIS PDX

By Design Bodywork

Ray J. Drlik, CMTA, FDN, LMT 7460 SW Hunziker St, Ste H, Tigard 503-901-6013 Ray@ByDesignBodywork.com ByDesignBodywork.com

Nutrition

5520 SW Macadam, Ste 150 971-205-5593 TriOasisPDX1@gmail.com

Nutrition & Fitness Studio 4418 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland 503-234-7280 NourishNorthwest.com

TriOasis can help you increase circulation, reduce pain, and speed healing using Low Level LED Lights, Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen, Whole Body Vibration, and much more!!

ONLINE ORGANIC GROCERS

massage

BEYOND EDIBLE

Sacred StonE Massage

BeyondEdible.com

360-949-3172 SacredStoneMassage.com Cupping, Reiki,Reflexology, Essential Oils. Online booking available. By appointment only.

Bringing organic and nonGMO foods to every home, at unbeatable prices, is the goal of BeyondEdible.com – Baby food, pet food, personal care items too!

LOVING KINDNESS HypnoSIS

Laney Coulter, BCH, NLP 7135 N Vincent Ave, Portland 503-289-3614 Laney@LovingKindnessHypnosis.com LovingKindnessHypnosis.com Laney is a Board Certified Hypnotist who is available to help you with the following and more: Fertility, Business Success, Motivation, General Sadness, Weight Mastery, Smoking Cessation, Relationship Issues, Phobias, Anxiety, Anger Issues and Breaking Habits.

INTUITIVE READINGS BARBARA LEE

Professional Psychic Clairvoyant 208-640-9524 IntuitiveReflections.com Chakra, Tarot Readings, Angel Readings; (trained by Doreen Virtue), Phone Readings, Astrological Consultations, 6 types of reports, Email Readings, Parties, Classes.

INANNAH

Eye Reader & Guide 1-844-EYE-READER Inannah.com Eye readings for discovering genius, life purpose, careers, leadership strengths; rapidly increasing consciousness; spiritually/emotionally growing; solving relationship issues; meeting your soulmate; being who you are.

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BARBARA LEE

LMP WA state MA00021113 WA Reflexologist RF 60472907, Certified Reflexologist; “Ingham Method” 208-640-9524 WildwoodBotanicals.net Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Massage Cupping, On Site Chair Massage, Medical and Pain Management, Cranio Sacral, Reiki Master Teacher, Credentialed with all Insurances, Parties, Massage Lotion Business.

massage training OREGON SCHOOL OF MASSAGE

Training LMT’s for over 25 years 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland 503-244-3420 OregonSchoolOfMassage.com

7870 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland 503-246-7940 FusionCutAndColor.com First and only certified true organic color salon with the best prices in Portland. All Non-toxic and chemical free. Open everyday!

HAIRAPY PDX

4640 SW Garden Home Rd, Portland 503-360-1324 HairapyPDX.com Hairapy PDX is an organic and ammonia-free salon promoting beauty, wellness and green living by being free of chemicals, damaging toxins, and harmful carcinogens.

MEDITATION SUPPLIES KARUNA CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING 1725 SE Hawthorne St, Portland 971-229-0565 KarunaStore.com

Quality meditation cushions and supplies to support health, wellness, spiritual growth and stress reduction. Visit us in Portland on Hawthorne or online @ KarunaStore. com.

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reflexology NANCIE HINES

TAWNYA LOVE

NBCR Certifed Reflexologist Portland Reflexology 503-867-2778 PortlandReflexology.com

Intuitive Angelic Shamanic Healer 360-567-7576 TawnyaAngel@gmail.com TawnyaAngel555.com TheTawnyaLoveShow.com

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therapy/counseling

The Reiki Ranch

Energy Healing Center Chehalis, WA 360-748-4426 ReikiRanch.com

TINA GILBERTSON, LPC

All levels of Reiki certification including laser Reiki, advanced Reiki energy training, and cosmic energy healing classes.

Counseling & Classes for Adults 1235 SE Division St, Portland 503-544-6179 TinaGilbertson.com You seem fine on the outside, but inside you’re unhappy. Tell it to someone who cares: Me! Free consultation with no obligation.

RETREAT CENTER

JULIE GLASER,

ANANDA CENTER AT LAURELWOOD

MA, LPC, CADCIII Counseling & Hypnotherapy 2304 E Burnside, #2, Portland 503-752-1893 JulieGlaser.com

Retreat, Conference and Event Center 38950 SW Laurelwood Rd, Gaston, OR 97119 503-746-6229 AnandaLaurelwood.org

A beautiful place to host your next meeting, event, retreat or conference and only 45 minutes west of Portland. We have bright spaces for groups of all sizes; lovely guest rooms, most with views of the lush valley; delicious vegetarian meals served daily; yoga and meditation.

Paul M Rakoczy, lcSW

Humanistic Psychotherapy/ Reiki 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205 503-997-8611 Pmr1354@hotmail.com PaulRakoczyTherapist.com

TREE CARE

shamanic ART THERAPY JAMIE “CEDAR” ROGERS, MA

Fast & free estimate 503-200-0709 Info@HonlTreeCare.com

Utilizing artistic and energetic pathways to enable reconnection to inner wisdom, opening your heart, removing blockages, finding life direction, and transforming trauma, pain, and illness.

Quality Tree Care with a Spirit of Integrity and Excellence.

VETERINARIAN ALBERTA VETERINARY CARE

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Justin M. Cates, DVM 1737 NE Alberta, Ste 102 Portland, OR 97211 503-206-7700 AlbertaVeterinaryCare.com

African Shamanic Healer Diviner Downtown Portland 503-922-4585 MyShamanHealer@gmail.com

We combine Primordial and modern spiritual tools to Heal emotional, physical and spiritual dis-ease.

We help you remove or circumvent karmic and other obstacles inhibiting your progress in life, love, relationship, career, spiritual pursuits, and female-centric spiritual solutions regarding childbirth and miscarriage.

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White Tiger Medicine

Achieve and maintain optimal health through a holistic approach.

1017 SW Morrison Street, Ste 405 Portland, OR 97205

503-964-3163

WhiteTigerNaturalMedicine.com YOUR LOCAL RESOURCE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

WALDORF SCHOOLS CEDARWOOD WALDORF SCHOOL

3030 SW 2nd Ave Portland, OR 97201 503-245-1477 Info@CedarwoodSchool.org CedarwoodSchool.org Education of a wholehearted life.

WATER TM

Aqualumine PURE LIVING WATER

Hello@Aqualumine.com Aqualumine.com AquaLumine™ is a living, enlightened natural spring water from a hidden NW canyon.

Long renowned as a healing water among the native peoples local to the spring, and now available by subscription in Portland. Join us for free tastings and hear the intriguing story of AquaLumine™ at twice monthly community gatherings.

HONL TREE CARE

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Exceptional, personalized, comprehensive care for your best friend.

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yoga KARMA YOGA & FITNESS 13031 SE 84th Ave Clackamas, 97015 503-482-8620

Info@KarmaYogaAndFitness.com KarmaYogaAndFitness.com

THE MOVEMENT CENTER YOGA STUDIO 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland 503-231-0383 MCYoga.com

Hatha yoga for all levels, workshops & specialty classes, private sessions, teacher training & yoga studies program, at a beautiful meditation and retreat center in the heart of the city.

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