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omewhere in the wee hours of November 9, I realized once again that I’m out of synch with my native land.

Notice that I say “once again.”

I’m not young, and I was voting before many of our Natural Awakenings readers were born. This isn’t the first time my expectations have been partially or wholly disappointed in a national election. For what it’s worth, the good things, politically speaking, have never turned out as well as I hoped, and the bad things never turned out quite as badly as I feared. In due time, we’ll see which positive actions have unforeseen downsides, and which

of the clouds have silver linings.

When our values are questioned, we fall back on the things we know for sure, and the things that can’t be taken away. In that sense, if you’re picking up Natural Awakenings and reading it every month, you’re most likely not mainstream in the first place.

You’re already in the habit of evaluating what’s good for you, and what’s not. Somebody who’s into nutrition, for example, is already playing a long game and knows how to distinguish between value and junk.

You’re already skilled at sorting through hype. You know that there’s not always truth in advertising; that popularity isn’t the same as value; that lobbyists don’t always have your interests at heart—and you know how to comparisonshop, for nutrition, health and wellness, and the well-being of the planet.

You are already going out of your way, and most likely spending extra, to get the value you want, because the quality of both goods and services is important to you.

And conversely, you’re in the habit of looking close to home for what you need and supporting the like-minded spirits who do business close by.

The size of your carbon footprint means something to you, and so does the strength of your immediate community.

These strengths, metaphorically or in fact, are what we rely on when the majority isn’t going our way.

Enjoy the magazine this month. I particularly like “Loving Large: Scientists Say We’re All Connected,” which is a good meditation post-election and pre-holiday. Plus there are smiles and a lot of truth in “Fetch, Stretch, Dance: Make Your Dog an Exercise Buddy.” Even with an animal that’s pretty much a bozo, the dog will love it no matter what, and if all we get out of it a good laugh, we’re still better off for it.

Feel good. Live Simply. Laugh more.

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

18 LOVING LARGE

Scientists Say We’re All Connected

by Linda Sechrist

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20 HEAL ADRENAL

FATIGUE NATURALLY

Practical Ways to Regain Vitality

by Linda Sechrist

22 FITNESS 2017

New Year’s Resolutions that Stick

by Aimee Hughes

26 HEALTHY HOLIDAY LIBATIONS

Create a Life You LOVE And the Health You CRAVE Nicole Alcyon, NC, C.Ht Nicole@TrinitiHealing.com www.TrinitiHealing.com 323.842.3589

With Guidance, Insight and Support from my Nutritional & Hypno-Chakra Therapy Program

Restorative Drinks Revive Good Cheer

by Judith Fertig

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28 KRISTA TIPPETT ON OUR EVOLVING SPIRITUALITY Why it Evokes Hope

by Randy Kambic

30 LIVE AS YOUR HEART LIVES

by Lyric Benson Fergusson

32 MERRY MUNCHING

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Sugar-Free Treats Kids Love

by Judith Fertig

36 A GORGEOUSLY

GREENER HOLIDAY

Fresh Thinking About Décor

by Avery Mack

38 FETCH, STRETCH, DANCE

Make Your Dog an Exercise Buddy

by Sandra Murphy

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inding the perfect holiday gift for family, friends and co-workers can be a difficult task. Some of the best gifts are those that give the gift of time and peace of mind, helping provide that special person in our life the opportunity to relax and do something they enjoy.

Let’s be honest—cleaning can be time consuming and can seem like a never-ending job. By giving the gift of a home cleaning gift card this holiday season, the recipient will be able to relax and have peace of mind knowing that all of their cleaning needs are being taken care of by ECOMAIDS.

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True Magic Tales for Kids

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arol Murich, a Vancouver author, was a young mother in her twenties when she wrote Felicity’s Disguise. She had been learning about how our thoughts and beliefs influence our reality and wanted to find a way to explain these concepts to children in an entertaining way. The goal of the story is to help children appreciate the magic they experience in everyday life, and to understand that when they learn to manage their thoughts, feelings and beliefs intentionally, their magic becomes even stronger.

Murich’s son, Aaron, then 3 1/2 years old, found a stray gray tabby cat, which sparked the idea of turning a cat into a pussy willow tree. Murich was interested in King Arthur stories at the time, so a medieval wizard seemed like just the person to cast the spell. The main character, Princess Agalia, braves the terrors of the Dark Forest to take her beloved cat, Felicity, to the wizard, Zelderon, in order to save her life. In the process, she learns how her desire for a friend attracted Felicity into her life, and how her love, faith and intentions create miracles. The story is for ages 9 to 12.

Murich will be hosting a book signing at Boomerang Coffee, 808 Main St., Vancouver, WA, on Saturday, December 3 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. She can be contacted through her website TrueMagicTales.com.

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he Oregon Humane Society (OHS) is now accepting nominations for animal heroes and heroic humans who have had a positive impact on the lives of animals.

They are looking to shine the spotlight on animals and animal lovers who are true heroes—perhaps an animal that has made a difference in the life of a special needs child or someone with an illness, or perhaps a person who has helped animals in some unique way.

OHS is now accepting nominations for its Diamond Collar Hero Awards which recognize and honor animals who have acted to save a human or animal life in peril, performed services within the community with undying loyalty or overcome incredible odds in order to survive.

Winners can also be humans who have had a positive impact on the lives of animals, exhibiting courage and compassion in the pursuit of animals’ well-being.

Award nominations are open to all two- and four-legged heroes and can be submitted now through February 1, 2017. Award recipients will be notified early February and the winners will be recognized and honored at the OHS Heroes Luncheon on February 22, in downtown Portland.

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pplied Meditation - The Power of Your Perceptions comes to New Renaissance Bookshop on Saturday, December 3. According to spiritual teacher and author Paul Miller, “More powerful than truth are your perceptions.”

Our perceptions, for better or worse, control us. They have been forged in the fire of our life experiences and they can seem indomitable as they detract our inner peace and fulfillment.

They do, however, have an Achilles heel and that is the feeling we create during a meditaPaul Miller tive practice. This talk will not only cover how to use our meditative practice to change our perceptions but will demonstrate the process using an example from our own life with a guided meditation.

Miller is the author of the book The Power of Your Perceptions, which promises to teach a pragmatic system, using one’s meditation practice, to identify and release those draining and self sabotaging thoughts, allowing more peace in our life. Find him on Facebook.com/ThePowerOfYourPerceptions, Instagram: PaulMillerAuthor or Twitter: @PaulMillerTPOYP Cost of the event is $20. 6:30-8:30pm at the New Renaissance Bookshop, located at 1338 NW 23rd Ave., Portland. For more information, call 503-224-4929, email NRBEvents@gmail.com or visit NewRenBooks.com.

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A Cup of Peppermint Tea Boosts Alertness

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esearchers from Northumbria University, in England, have discovered that drinking peppermint tea can improve working and long-term memory. After 180 healthy adults filled out questionnaires about their mood, they were selected at random to consume one of three drinks—peppermint tea, chamomile tea or water—and then rested for 20 minutes.

The subjects were then tested for memory and other cognitive factors and given a second mood questionnaire. Those that drank peppermint tea exhibited improvements in both types of memory and were more alert than the other two groups. The participants that drank chamomile tea displayed reductions in both memory and attention functions compared to the others.

Researcher Mark Moss, Ph.D., notes, “The enhancing and arousing effects of peppermint and the calming, sedative effects of chamomile observed in this study are in keeping with the claimed properties of these herbs and suggest beneficial effects can be drawn from their use.”

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esearchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health have found that individuals living close to a natural gas hydraulic fracking site have a significantly higher occurrence of asthma attacks. The study examined health records from the Geisinger Health System, a healthcare provider in Pennsylvania, where the fracking industry has experienced incredible growth of more than 9.000 natural gas wells in the past decade.

The records of more than 35,000 Geisinger asthma patients between the ages of 5 and 90 were studied between 2005 and 2012. Patients that reported attacks were mapped and studied in relation to the fracking well locations, and the results compared with other patients not reporting attacks in the same year. The researchers discovered that those that lived in close proximity to multiple or larger active natural gas wells were 1.5 to four times more likely to experience asthma attacks.

Brian S. Schwartz, a medical doctor and a professor in the Department of Environmental Health Services at the Bloomberg School, in Baltimore, Maryland, was the senior author of the study. He states, “We are concerned with the growing number of studies that have observed health effects associated with this industry.

We believe it’s time to take a more cautious approach to [fracking] well development with an eye on environmental and public health impacts.”

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ranberries, a staple on most holiday tables, can help women reduce their risk of urinary tract infections (UTI). A recent study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research tested the impact of consuming whole-cranberry fruit powder on women that had experienced two or more UTIs in the previous 12 months.

Of the 182 study participants, 89 were given 500 milligrams of the cranberry powder daily for six months. The remaining 93 women ingested a placebo. The cranberry group reported significantly fewer infections than the placebo group. In addition, it took the women in the cranberry group more time to develop a first UTI than the women in the control group.

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esearchers from the University of São Paulo Medical School, in Brazil, have found high levels of tinnitus, a ringing or buzzing in the ear, and hearing loss in adolescents that use ear bud speakers. They examined the hearing of 170 students between the ages of 11 and 17 and asked them about their experiences with tinnitus in the previous year. More than half of the respondents had experienced the condition.

The principal investigator for the study, Tanit Ganz Sanchez, an associate professor of otolaryngology at the medical school, notes that the prevalence of tinnitus among adolescents should be viewed as an early warning of a serious hearing loss risk. She says, “If this teenage generation continues to expose themselves to very high noise levels, they’ll probably suffer from hearing loss by the time they’re 30 or 40.”

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esearch published in the Journal of Marketing Research links bright light to healthier food choices.

The study observed 160 diners at four separate metropolitan locations of a chain dinner restaurant between 6 and 8 p.m. Two of the restaurants used bright lighting (250 lux luminance) and the other two locations had dim lighting (25 lux luminance).

The researchers found that diners at the well-lit locations were more likely to choose healthy options such as baked or grilled fish and chicken than the patrons at the dimly lit restaurants.

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Researchers followed more than 1,000 individuals from 5 through 32 years old, monitoring these two habits at ages 5, 7, 9 and 11. The subjects were tested for allergies at 13 using a skin-prick test and again at 32. Of all participants, 31 percent were frequent thumb suckers and nail biters, and those children had a lower incidence of allergic reactions than the others.

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2016 was a mixed year for whales and dolphins and by extension, humans.

Marine Biologist Sylvia Earle states the importance of ocean health this way: “With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. The ocean is the blue heart of the planet. There’s still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.”

Scientists have discovered a new, black-colored species of whale that’s onethird the size of a Baird’s beaked whale. Yet to be named, it’s rarely seen, feeding in deep canyons in the Bering Sea.

The oldest-known orca whale, Granny, at 105, swims Washington’s coastline.

Wild orcas usually live 60 to 80 years; captives, 40 years at most. Iceberg, the only known adult white orca, age 22, was spotted in Russian coastal waters earlier this year.

In 2013, a Korean marine park retrained five dolphins to feed naturally and released them into the sea, where they rejoined their original pod. Recent sightings found them thriving, affording hope for the 2,900 dolphins in marine parks, aquariums and zoos worldwide.

Pink dolphins in Hong Kong’s bustling harbor remain endangered. In 2003, there were 158; by 2014, only 61. The Baiji River dolphin, only found in China, has been declared extinct. Vaquitas, small porpoises in the Gulf of California, declined from 97 in 2014 to 60 this year, most drowned in commercial fishing nets; it may be extinct by 2018.

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The 2016 annual Audubon Great Backyard Bird Count in February (Audubon. org/content/2014-great-backyard-birdcount-summary) and a report compiled by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (StateOfTheBirds.org/2016) show that more than a third of all North American bird species are at risk of becoming extinct unless significant action is taken, especially ocean and tropical birds. The governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico created the North American Bird Conservation Initiative in 1999.

More than half the species that rely on oceans and tropical forests are on a special watch list because of small and declining populations, limited ranges and severe threats to their habitats. The report pinpoints invasive predators such as rats and cats on nesting islands, as well as overfishing, pollution and climate change.

Ways to address the problem include removing predators, expanding protected marine areas and reducing the amount of plastic products that end up in the ocean and can trap or choke birds.

Many species such as long-distance migratory shore birds in coastal, grassland and arid habitats are declining steeply. The main causes are rising sea levels, coastal development, encroaching human activity and oil spills.

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Officials Urge Chinese to Cut Meat Consumption

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Chinese officials have announced dietary guidelines designed to reduce the country’s meat consumption by 50 percent. The campaign includes a series of billboards and advertisements featuring American celebrities Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron.

“China’s move to cut meat consumption in half would not only have a huge impact on public health, it is also a massive leadership step towards drastically reducing carbon emissions and reaching the goals set out in the Paris agreement,” says Cameron.

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Extinction Scenario

Missouri Debuts Energy-Generating Pavers

Humans an Endangered Species

Missouri is rolling out a set of energy-generating photovoltaic pavers along a section of the iconic Route 66 highway in a sidewalk pilot project—the first on a public right of way—in the U.S. The street pavers were developed by Solar Roadways, a company created by inventors Scott and Julie Brusaw, which raised more than $2.2 million in crowdfunding in 2014 to bring their technology to market.

The Brusaws claim that replacing all of America’s roads and parking lots with their solar pavers would generate more than three times what the country consumed in electricity in 2009.

The Missouri Department of Transportation considered their own crowdfunding campaign to support their energy experiment; plans called for the hexagonal solar panels to be fully installed and operational by the end of this year.

The UK-based nonprofit Global Challenges Foundation’s annual report on global catastrophic risk (Tinyurl.com/ GlobalExtinctionReport) has found that the risk of human extinction is higher than we might expect. The Stern Review (Tinyurl.com/The-Stern-Review), the British premier government report on the economics of climate change, estimates a 0.1 percent risk of human extinction every year.

“We don’t expect any of the events that we describe to happen in any specific 10-year period. They might—but on balance, they probably won’t,” says Sebastian Farquhar, director of the Global Priorities Project.

United Nations-approved climate models estimate that temperatures might rise six to 10 degrees Celsius, which pushes the probability of extinction beyond 3 percent, even with a considerable decrease in carbon emissions.

Nuclear war, natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, genetic engineering gone awry and pandemic plagues figure in too, but the biggest threat might be the ever-increasing human population. According to a paper published in the journal Nature by Elizabeth Hadly, a professor of environmental biology at Stanford University, such growth has followed the trajectory of a typical invasive species and suggests there may be a looming global population downturn. Still, humans are capable of exponentially growing their population several times over through the invention of new technologies and cultural shifts, regardless of Earth’s natural carrying capacity.

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Greening Planet

Satellites Reveal Unexpected Plant Growth The study Greening of the Earth and its Drivers, published by an international team in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows significant greening of a quarter to onehalf of the Earth’s vegetated lands based on satellite data from the past 33 years. This represents an increase in leaves on plants and trees that produce sugars using sunlight energy to mix atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) with water and nutrients from the soil.

These sugars are the source of food, fiber and fuel for life on Earth. More sugars are produced when there is more of this greenhouse gas in the air in a process called CO2 fertilization.

About 85 percent of the Earth’s land is free of ice and covered by vegetation, currently encompassing 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area. Lead author Dr. Zaichun Zhu, a researcher from Peking University, in China, states, “The greening over the past 33 years reported in this study is equivalent to adding a green continent about two times the size of mainland USA, and has the ability to fundamentally change the cycling of water and carbon in the climate system.” The effect may serve as a carbon sink to help counter climate change.

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Norway Bans Deforestation Products The Norwegian Parliament Standing Committee on Energy and Environment has pledged that the government will follow a deforestation-free public procurement policy, meaning that any product that contributes to deforestation will not be used by the country as part of an Action Plan on Nature Diversity. Rainforest Foundation Norway was the main lobbying influence behind this recommendation and has worked for years to bring the pledge into existence.

“This is an important victory in the fight to protect the rainforest,” says Nils Hermann Ranum, head of policy and campaign for the committee. “Over the last few years, a number of companies have committed to cease the procurement of goods that can be linked to destruction of the rainforest. Until now, this has not been matched by similar commitments from governments. The Norwegian state is now following suit and making the same demands when it comes to public procurements.”

Deforestation is estimated to comprise about 15 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change and disrupting natural cycles and livelihoods, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Removal of trees can disrupt a region’s water cycle, resulting in changes in precipitation and river flow that also contribute to erosion.

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Venezuela has passed a law that imposes some of the world’s toughest regulations on genetically modified organisms (GMO) and patenting of seeds in order to consolidate national food sovereignty, regulate the production of hybrid seed, reject the production, distribution and import of GMO seeds and ban transgenic seed research. Canada’s Centre for Research on Globalization describes it as one of the most progressive seed laws in the world.

The country intends to establish a national seed system to implement the new law. The group will monitor and sanction any agricultural violations, with a focus on the protection of traditional seeds.

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Before each visit, the animals are thoroughly cleaned so as not to introduce harmful germs, and brought in on covered, wheeled carts away from all other patients during their one-hour weekly visits. The all-volunteer program plans to offer foster care to pet owners that enter the hospital for treatment.

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ecotip Safe, Fun Gifts for Kids During the holiday gift buying season, it’s good to recall the days of old-fashioned toys. Simple, wooden toys made with non-toxic paints are far safer than those sprayed with varnishes and paints containing lead and volatile organic compounds.

Plastics can emit unhealthy chemicals used during manufacturing, which also produces environmental pollution. Pieces can break off, possibly injuring soft skin, or be consumed by toddlers with dangerous results. A recent report

by Environment California, a research and policy center, found that products designed for babies and young children, such as soft plastic teethers, bath accessories and others, contain phthalates. Many toys require batteries containing heavy metals like mercury and cadmium.

ChasingGreen.org recommends eco-conscious makers of toys available at GreatGreenBaby.com, including organic cotton stuffed animals; BabyBunz.com, featuring sustainably harvested cherry wood rattles and organic Egyptian cotton animals; and GreenToys.com, with play meal cookware and serving pieces made from bioplastic, consisting of a corn and starch resin. Here are other factors to consider.

Educational toys can “enhance language, conceptual understanding and numerical and spatial cognition,” according to a study in the journal Mind, Brain and Education. Six-to-8-year-olds can gain an appreciation for archaeology playing with Smithsonian toys available at Barnes & Noble and BarnesAndNoble.com.

PristinePlanet.com sells wood puzzles, solar-powered robots and board games from the Golden Gate National Park Conservancy. The Discovery Channel Store has safe toys and books for kids.

Follow age guidelines in choosing gifts, advises Steve Pasierb, president and CEO of the Toy Industry Association. “Age-grading has nothing to do with how smart a child is—it’s based on the developmental skills and abilities at a given age and the specific features of a toy.”

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LOVING LARGE Scientists Say We’re All Connected

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rue love is not something reserved exclusively for soulmates, couples, children, friends or family. Observations by sages for millennia and by enlightened scientists more recently are increasingly aligned with the point of view articulated by renowned meditation teacher Jack Kornfield that true love and awareness—a sense of universal connectivity and the idea that divinity, or the sacred, is found in all things—are indistinguishable.

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This state of being, generally denoted by strong feelings of love or acceptance toward others, brings us into contact with universal energy which connects all of humanity with the natural world.

Clues to our united commonality are explored in two 21st-century books, Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become, by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D., and A General Theory of Love, by medical doctors Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon. These authors explore the brain science that’s related to love and awareness.

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Although trying to grasp love intellectually may be like eating soup with a fork, the authors of A General Theory of Love cite feelings as a good starting point. Fredrickson describes love as “the momentary upwelling of three tightly interwoven events: a sharing of one or more positive emotions between you and another; a biochemical synchrony between your and the other person’s biochemistry and behaviors; and a reflected motive to invest in each other’s well-being that brings mutual care.”

Fredrickson, director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, believes love is a complex physiological response; a “positivity resonance.” She describes key factors in love’s ability to biologically transform us as oxytocin, a hormone active in social bonding and attachments, and the vagus nerve deep within the brain stem that connects with numerous organs, including the lead “character” in this relationship, the heart.

The neural synchrony of positivity resonance between the brains of two individuals is a connected oneness that

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During their 30-year friendship, Bob Staretz collaborated with astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., the lunar module pilot on Apollo 14 and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, to research and write “The Quantum Hologram and the Nature of Consciousness,” published in the Journal of Cosmology. Their scientific theory explains how all of creation learns, self-corrects and evolves as a selforganizing, interconnected holistic system through love.

“Without exception, everything in nature exists and works together in total balance, resonance and harmony, interacting as one. From this perspective, Edgar and I reached the obvious conclusion—the organizing principle of the cosmos is agape love, an ultimate form of unconditional love that accepts all things existing in nature without regard to conditions, expectations, shortcomings, flaws or faults,” explains Staretz.

The former executive director of Eternea, an organization focused on spiritually transformative experiences and the study of consciousness, Staretz says individuals that undergo such an experience attest that loving one another and all

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Fredrickson notes is far more ubiquitous than previously thought possible.

Her research shows that it requires only connection, not the intimacy or shared history that comes with any special bonds.

Micro-moments of the connected oneness we feel as life-giving reverberations occur via shared smiles or laughter, a common compassion or an engaging story. Humans all hunger for such moments. The prerequisites are perceived safety and authentic sensory connection with another, even if it’s fleeting. In Fredrickson’s perspective, such neural coupling is a biological manifestation of oneness in which a habitual focus on “me” expands to a life-expanding “we”.

of nature, of which we are a part, is the central reason for our existence.

Anita Moorjani’s latest book, What If This Is Heaven? reiterates the life lesson she learned from her dramatic near-death experience in which she identified herself as a state of pure consciousness connected with everything in the cosmos. She clearly heard: “Your only work is to love yourself, value yourself and embody this truth of self-worth and self-love so that you can be love in action. That is true service, to yourself and to those who surround you.”

This message continues with her, and she explains that by not loving ourselves, we are denying the part of God that expresses itself through us. An overarching insight from her lifechanging journey is, “Unconditional love is a state of being, not an emotion. It’s not just one side of the coin—it’s the whole coin.”

If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. ~William Blake

How-to Resources Interest in this deeper perspective led The Shift Network, which offers online transformative education, to host a recent Advanced Teachings for Truly Loving Yourself with Margaret Paul, P.h.D., co-author of Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved By You?

Many others are working to spread the word about a larger sense of lifegiving love, including Cleveland, Ohio, intuitive psychologist Debra L. Reble, Ph.D., author of Being Love: How Loving Yourself Creates Ripples of Transformation in Your Relationships and the World. She says, “Our soul’s purpose is to be and express love. We dream of love, yearn for love and make love, but rarely do we realize that we are love, a source of divine energy.”

Reba Linker, a New York City life coach and author, hosts a Leaders in Self-Love Facebook page and the Paint Yourself into The Picture online coaching show. Linker’s philosophy on love resembles that of New Thought leader Michael Beckwith, minister, author and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center, in Culver City, California—

to discern that our true nature is love is to know that we are created in the very image and likeness of love, the essence of life itself.

Gary Sinclair, author of Healing Memories in Seconds, views his life from an altitude of oceanic oneness.

His 35 years of study in a field that uses energy to heal spirit, mind and body led him to develop Soul Link, a memory energy therapy. His work is changing the face of therapy for those with post-traumatic stress disorder and led to the revelation, “Love pulls whatever it touches to its highest potential.”

Teaching what he knows “beyond a shadow of a doubt” helps to shift his students’ worldview. “All of creation is made up of electromagnetic energy vibrating at different frequencies. We are energy beings who can learn to manage our energy to heal ourselves.

We are all connected by omnipres-

ence, the energy of love, a heart connection of life. Consciously choosing this awareness allows us to be ‘love living life.’”

Kamini Desai, director of education for the Amrit Yoga Institute, in Salt Springs, Florida, lends her yogic perspective to love. “We are each a wave on the ocean of existence. Even though we are separate waves, we carry the essence of the same ocean.

When that essence manifests in us as spirit, its quality is a healing force of love surrounding our cells, causing our heart to beat and regenerating our organs. This intelligence guides and directs the universe in the same manner that it heals and maintains our body. In yoga, we learn to listen to its subtle voice so that we can follow its urges and energetic impulses to the source from which it springs.”

The perceptions of California’s HeartMath Institute founder Doc Childre, dedicated to helping people access their intuitive insight and heart intelligence, are generally aligned with those of Fredrickson. Both approaches recognize how order and balance in the nervous system and smooth, harmonious and coherent heart rhythms enhance our ability to clearly perceive a far larger universe of experience.

The ensuing connections widen the windows of perception to view ourselves as no longer separate, but part of a unified whole. Accumulated micro-moments of love communicated through synchronized gazes, touches and vocalizations forge a shared subjective appreciation of connection and oneness. We feel ourselves embodying positive resonance and experience easier and more immediate rapport in familial, familiar and even new relationships. We discover abundant opportunities to feel love, loved and loving as we make ourselves available to them.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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atigue due to physical or mental exertion is common in those beleaguered by stress, poor eating habits and insomnia, struggling to balance the needs of family and career and too often using caffeine and other stimulants to artificially rebound energy. James L. Wilson, Ph.D., a doctor of chiropractic and naturopathy, educates medical professionals about an even more serious health issue he identifies as “adrenal fatigue”; it’s characterized by below-optimal adrenal function induced by an overload of such stressors. Our two walnut-sized adrenal glands, one atop each kidney, produce vital hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and many other functions, including how the body deals with stress.

Identifying the Core Issue

In his book, Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome, Wilson sheds light on the scope of the problem.

“The fact that adrenal fatigue is unrecognized by conventional medicine has left millions of people suffering from an untreated problem that interferes with their ability to function normally and capacity to enjoy life. For those whose adrenal glands are ‘running on empty’, even something as basic as happiness seems almost out of reach,” comments Wilson, who resides in Tucson, Arizona.

Individuals suffering from adrenal fatigue are most concerned about their low moods, energy, mental acuity and libido, for which conventional medicine typically prescribes antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs. These medications do nothing to revive adrenal functioning.

This faulty condition also affects weight gain and a propensity toward the development of some diseases, including

fibromyalgia. “Your resiliency, energy, endurance and very life depend on the proper functioning of the adrenals,” Wilson says.

We’ve inherited our sympathetic nervous system and its stress response of fight-or-flight from our prehistoric ancestors. It hasn’t evolved to differentiate between an acute threat to survival and the chronic threats from looming deadlines, financial pressures and other modern-day worries.

“The adrenal stress response to physical danger or any perceived psychological threat is identical—the release of norepinephrine and epinephrine responsible for cascading physiological reactions,” explains Dr. Vijay Jain, who treats fatigue from an integrative perspective at his Mind Body Wellness Center, in Palm Coast, Florida.

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Adrenal fatigue is mainly a self-induced health problem that doesn’t just appear. It results from an accumulation of ongoing choices that we can change.

Jain applies ayurvedic principles to reestablish balance in the body’s three prominent mind-body types that influence personal well-being. These are known as vata, pitta and kapha. For people primarily characterized by vata and pitta typology, fatigue is the result of being overactive and burning the candle at both ends. For those with kapha constitutions, fatigue is the outcome of a sedentary lifestyle with insufficient movement and eating the wrong foods for them.

He further recommends getting more sleep with regular bedtimes, practices such as yoga nidra meditation, pranayama (yogic breathing) and a slower-paced yoga practice with longerheld meditative poses, as well as massage and a diet designed to restore our biological energies, or doshas, to a balanced state.

“Depending on a patient’s constitution I advise some to slow down and burn 50 percent less of their candle, while I tell others to increase their physical activity and improve their diet.”

Jain also recommends a type of ayurvedic purification and detoxification treatment that involves a series of five therapies including massage and herbal treatments. Performed in sequence, these allow the body and mind to drop into a state of peacefulness. Acupuncture treatments are also helpful, along with a regimen of adaptogenic herbs such as ginseng, schisandra and ashwagandha, according to Jain.

In Happy Healthy Thyroid: The Essential Steps to Healing Naturally, author Andrea Beaman writes about how she recovered naturally from adrenal fatigue. To restore energy and vitality to the body, she further recommends the healing practices of hatha yoga, qigong and tai chi. “These modalities build energy, whereas power yoga, and cardiovascular exercises drain energy in fatigued individuals,” advises Beaman. She notes that it can take six months to two years to restore desired energy levels.

Beaman counsels individuals with behavioral characteristics that make it more challenging to burn less of their candle. She grabs their attention with the critical nature of their situation. “‘You are in and out of life in a blink. If you’re exhausted at age 48, how are you going to live a vibrant, happy and exuberant life right up to the finish line?’

That generally works,” she says.

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he earliest signs of adrenal fatigue are low energy and the need for several strong shots of caffeine to kick-start the morning or get through an afternoon slump. If these symptoms arise, take steps to begin nourishing, restoring and de-stressing the adrenal glands.

Eliminate stressors. Reevaluate daily schedules to make room for a regular session of yoga, meditation, tai chi or qigong.

Establish a regular sleeping schedule aligned with the body’s natural cycle. Slipping between the sheets no later than 10 p.m. can mean better and deeper rest.

Make dietary changes, starting with 40 grams of protein each morning. Limit the intake of stimulants, including caffeine. Eliminate sugar and processed grains. Add adaptogenic herbs and organic coconut and olive oils to dishes and food preparation.

Eat nutritious foods such as greens and brightly colored vegetables. As a result, blood sugar and insulin levels will take fewer rollercoaster rides, easing the work of the adrenals.

Refrain from over-exercising. Excessive cardio or endurance training is hard on the adrenals, so substitute more relaxing forms of exercise.

Practice calming mindfulness and deep, controlled, diaphragmatic breathing.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

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FITNESS 2017 New Year’s Resolutions that Stick

by Aimee Hughes

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Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ~Roy L. Smith

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very January, we rally our hopes, vowing that this time our New Year’s resolutions will finally stick.

However, “If you don’t have a plan, plan to fail,” says Kansas City, Missouri, personal trainer Jake Albracht.

We can make our health and fitness goals for 2017 a reality instead of just wishful thinking.

Find a good trainer. “A personal trainer provides a helpful base of knowledge because the hardest part for most people is a lack of planning and diligence in following up. Trainers can step in to help a client achieve their goals,” says Albracht.

Jeanne Rankin, assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, adds, “A personal trainer can also help you set lofty goals that you wouldn’t have considered on your own due to fear of failure in achieving them.”

Secure personal attention. Individual attention is invaluable. Albracht notes, “There’s nothing like the instant feedback with technique, information and support that one-on-one training provides.”

Rankin adds, “In ongoing individual evaluation, a personal trainer can see exactly what’s going well and what

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isn’t, providing a better assessment than in a group.”

“Group settings can also be positive and mimic a team environment, but a one-on-one relationship allows for a deeper bond of trust. Sometimes that can make all the difference in the world,” Albracht explains.

Ask questions. If engaging a personal trainer isn’t in our available budget, they are often willing to answer a few burning fitness questions. Most of us have had volunteer teachers at some point in our lives that expected nothing in return because they loved sharing what they know. It’s a slower process, but can be a viable option.

Set realistic goals. “I tell clients that structuring a program of specific goals will always trump a non-structured program,” says Albracht. “They need to fill out a goals sheet and develop a personal model that is repeatable, sustainable and successful. We use the SMART acronym for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely.” Sometimes writing things down is just what’s needed to make them actually happen.

“When you look at pictures of famous people in magazines, realize

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that the images have been Photoshopped. They also have access to the best and most expensive resources in the world, and looking good is their job,” reminds Rankin. “Set a goal, and then set a bunch of small, achievable, measurable and quantifiable steps along the way that’ll push you towards that bigger goal.”

For example, if the goal is to lose 50 pounds in a year, then maybe shoot to lose 30 pounds in the first six months and 20 in the second six months.

“Breaking it up into what feels doable for you is key,” says Rankin.

Establish intentions. Krysten Clark, a Los Angeles personal trainer, yoga teacher and founder of Yogva Nutrition, uses the SMART elements along with establishing an intention for each session. She states, “It’s important to recognize what ‘being healthy’ means to you. I always have my clients set an intention for their workout in the moment, which allows them to be fully present with what they’re doing and why they’re doing it. Connecting with their ‘why’ proves powerful in a day-to-day practice.”

She also strives to bring mindfulness into any fitness workout that evolves from a mind-body connection.

The accompanying sense of self-compassion furthers progress in the neverending process of personal growth and healthy living.

Acquire a fitness posse. An accountability partner can be a friend or a personal trainer—someone that’s only a phone call away. Rankin observes, “If you know that you are letting someone down by not working out, then you are more likely to stick to a plan, especially if you’re paying that person.”

Hit the reset button if needed. “Set a deadline to attain a goal and work backwards from there to achieve it,” advises Albracht. “If the goal is missed, reassess and plan again.” Be patient and forgive yourself as often as necessary if slip-ups occur. The ultimate results of feeling good and healthier provide their own payoff.

Aimee Hughes, a freelance writer in Kansas City, MO, is a doctor of naturopathy and consultant for the Yandara Yoga Institute. Connect at ChezAimee@ gmail.com.

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The season of hospitality is happily also the season of pomegranates, blood oranges and Meyer lemons (a sweeter, thin-skinned, aromatic variety). These vibrant fruits give a taste of good cheer to anything we can pour, shake, muddle or simmer.

Whether we offer fresh-squeezed blood orange juice in the morning, a nonalcoholic cocktail of pomegranate juice and sparkling water, or a squeeze of Meyer lemon juice in a hot toddy or tea, the tart flavor is a sure pick-me-up. The red color in antioxidant-rich blood oranges and pomegranates indicates the presence of anthocyanins, compounds that might help prevent cancer and heart disease, as well as treat eye disorders, according to an article published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. Meyer lemons are a good source of vitamin C, essential for producing collagen needed to support the formation of new bone, blood vessels, ligaments and tendons, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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After an evening of over-imbibing, our systems need to reboot. The stomach needs help in processing alcohol, plus we may be dehydrated and feeling a little queasy. Filtered water, coconut water or a sweet, caffeine-free coffee or carbonated beverage of the lemon-lime variety rehydrate, as well as help our digestive system break down and flush out the alcohol.

According to Registered Dietitian Aicacia Young, in Austin, Texas, founder of ClimbHealthy.com, the simple act of drinking water before we go to bed can assist in the recovery process.

Research published in the Food & Function journal found that lemonlime soda helps the body metabolize alcohol better by speeding up its ability to process the compound aldehyde dehydrogenase, the main cause of hangover symptoms. For nausea and motion sickness, ginger or peppermint tea can help, according to studies in the American Journal of Physiology and the French Prescrire International.

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Sometimes the stress of holiday to-dos, often combined with travel, can lower the resilience of our immune system.

When we feel symptoms of a cold or flu coming on, the classic hot toddy can help us feel human again. The alcohol in whiskey is a natural decongestant; plus, it helps get us to sleep. Honey soothes and perky lemon juice gives us hope that we’ll feel better the next day.

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Holiday Sangria Yields: 8 servings Combine 1 liter of cabernet sauvignon, a quart of pomegranate juice, ¼ cup agave nectar, 1 thinly sliced Meyer lemon and 1 thinly sliced pear in a pitcher. Add ice and stir. Pour into glasses to serve.

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Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, and then add 1 small knob of fresh ginger, precut into thin slices. Reduce the heat

Yields: 1 serving Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in the juice of half a Meyer lemon, a tablespoon or two of honey and a jigger of whiskey. Serve hot in a mug.

Fresh Hot Peppermint Tea Yields: 1 serving Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. While it’s boiling, place 7 to 10 fresh organic mint leaves in a tea cup. Pour the hot water over the mint leaves and let them steep in the cup for 5 minutes. Strain out leaves as desired, and enjoy.

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rista Tippett helps us ponder the meaning of life as host and executive producer of On Being, the award-winning weekly radio program and podcast produced in Minneapolis for more than 400 public radio stations. The bestselling author of Einstein’s God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit has been acclaimed for thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence.

Her latest book, Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living, reflects upon how spirituality intersects with science, technology, health, art and politics.

This daughter of a Southern Baptist minister first launched her show, originally titled Speaking of Faith (also the title of her first book), on Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media in 2003. Today, Tippett continues to discuss faith, spirit, inner growth and what it is to be human with leading authors, thought leaders and pioneering change makers. She also hosts online classes and a blog.

How has On Being evolved to reflect existing dimensions of spirituality that have proven surprising?

I am fascinated with how spiritual life and religious identity have evolved in the last decade. This part of life is more fluid than it’s ever been in human history. We are the first generation that didn’t inherit religious identity like we NAPortland.com

do a hometown. We craft our spiritual lives and choose our faith, even if it’s the faith of our families.

In many that don’t claim a religious affiliation, especially Millennials, I encounter a spiritual curiosity and ethical passion akin to religion at its best. Because seekers dwell both inside and outside of traditions, my life of conversation stretches beyond boundaries in ways I did not expect when I began.

I also never imagined that I’d interview physicists, evolutionary biologists and neuroscientists exploring territory previously reserved for theologians and philosophers. Together, they are illuminating the ancient questions related to our place in the cosmos; the nature of human freedom and consciousness; even beauty and the reality of mystery.

Which guests do you feel have resonated the most with listeners and why?

A show that seems to have touched more people most deeply is my interview with the Irish poet, philosopher and author John O’Donohue just before he died in his early 50s. He radiated such an unusual combination of qualities: wisdom, tenderness and playfulness; mysticism, theology and a raw Celtic earthiness. He’s someone who could speak of God with great wildness, strangeness—and authority. He inspired with his vision of beauty as a human calling and somehow embodied it for

the listener. I meet all kinds of people that keep that show on their playlist and listen again and again.

In general, my favorite guest is the most recent person interviewed.

At the moment, it’s Jimmy Wales, the Wikipedia co-founder, who stunned me with his insistence on kindness as the virtue that’s made this nonprofit’s ethos and accomplishments possible. Another is civil rights veteran Ruby Sales, who wisely works to uplift the human drama of our political/social moment, like the way we must come to be as articulate about what we love as about what outrages us.

How do you see people’s awakening sensibilities influencing local and global issues?

I am drawn to the notion that we are in the adolescence of our species. The globe right now is like a map of the teenage brain, prone to recklessness and destruction in places and simultaneously possessing vast potentials for creativity and advances. So many are relentless in telling the story of destruction that it seriously colors how we tell the story of our time. I stand among those shining a light on the abundant beauty, goodness and courage in our world so these become more visible and evident at a global level.

Are you optimistic about the future?

I am hopeful about the future. My life of meaningful conversation has led me to re-imagine the meaning of hope. It has nothing to do with wishful thinking, but rests on the lives of beauty and goodness I see everywhere I turn. It’s a choice—a more exacting and courageous choice than cynicism or resignation. The pain and fear alive in the world surface as anger and violence, and some of us are called to be calmers of fear.

We must create the world we want our children to inhabit and do so together. Hope isn’t an option on this path; it is one of our primary resources for getting there.

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here your mind wavers, your heart overcomes.

Your heart can tame any monster, your heart can devour any fear.

Your heart’s chivalry is incomparable.

Your heart’s genius outsmarts what’s written on parchment or etched on stone tablets.

Your heart sees an ogre as an angel, Just waiting to be born… (with a soft kiss).

Are you brave enough to pucker up?

Your mind would rather run from sleeping tigers that had, several decades ago, promised to eat you, than face the unknowns of life.

Your heart knows that overwhelming darkness is a miracle waiting to happen.

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“Building a gingerbread house is a time-honored tradition for many families,” says Jacquie Fisher, a Kansas City, Missouri, mom who masterminds the educational blog and kid-friendly adventure postings at KCEdventures. com. Learning to construct the edible structure is intriguing fun.

“Testing out how to balance the walls, construct a roof and put together a fun little structure is the perfect intro to some basic physics principles,” she notes. Because she’s not a fan of sugar icing and candy add-ons, Fisher’s kids connect over how to make Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s stable with whole-wheat graham crackers “glued” together with a homemade maple caramel mixed with coconut milk. They decorate using dried fruit, nuts, dry cereal and flaked coconut.

Christmas Stocking Stuffer and Hanukkah Gelt For healthy alternatives to sugary candy, savvy parents source sweet treats made with 100 percent fruit juice and fair trade chocolate available at health food stores and markets.

Registered Dietitian Abbie Gellman, in New York City, reinvents the Hanukkah gelt, or foil-wrapped chocolate coins, that Jewish children traditionally receive. She flattens dried apricots with a kitchen mallet, dips them in melted dark chocolate and then sprinkles the treats with sea salt.

We can always make wonderful memories true to the spirit of holiday traditions, and do it today in a healthier way.

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Remove from the heat and let cool until just warm to the touch, then use for glue. If you like, make the caramel mixture ahead, store in the refrigerator and then microwave until just warm.

Dab the bottom of 1 double graham cracker with the maple caramel glue; then attach it to a dinner plate to make the stable floor. Glue on three walls, a fence and a roof. When the structure is solid, use more warm caramel mix to attach the desired decorations on the stable, fence and perhaps a courtyard out front. If necessary, reheat the edible glue in the microwave. Let dry for 1 hour.

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A Gorgeously Greener Holiday

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. ~Jean Anouilh

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ature’s holiday decorations can transcend cliché pine wreaths or farmed trees to make highly personalized indoor décor that supersedes traditional greenery. Yet mistletoe, holly leaves and berries, eucalyptus, poinsettias, tree needles, acorns and a cut tree’s water reservoir can be harmful to both pets and children. Here are some better choices.

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For smaller spaces or to make a statement, try grouping topiary trees of varying heights draped with solar twinkle lights and small ornaments or fresh flowers to create a focal point in a bay window.

“A lemon-lime cypress lends another burst of unexpected color on an entry hall table,” says freelance floral designer Janet Corrao, in Nutley, New Jersey. “It smells good, too.” Plants six inches tall work well. Corrao suggests setting the pots in colorful, inexpensive metal buckets from craft stores for added glamour.

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ladder in a corner and hang ornaments down the center space; add garlands and lights and set potted flowers and small gift boxes on the steps. Search “alternative Christmas trees” at Pinterest. com for more ideas.

Another option uses hedge-like plants in lieu of a tree. Consider an English or Japanese boxwood plant or evergreen lilly pilly, and then trim to the desired size and shape. Plant it outdoors as weather and climate permit.

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“While we were working on a photo shoot, the photographer decided to include a Christmas scene. I was able to add fresh greenery from the property to the red ornaments and white orchids that I’d brought along. It made a striking centerpiece running the entire length of the table,” says florist Angie Zimmerman, of Angie Zimmerman Designs, in El Dorado Hills, California. “For the fireplace mantel I used branches with red berries to add height on either side of the central mirror and then duplicated the centerpiece design between them.”

A festive table can be dressed with appealing edibles. Use a bread wreath

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as a base and stud it with skewered basil leaves, cherry tomatoes and small balls of fresh mozzarella cheese for an easy, self-serve, Caprese appetizer. A colorful dish of balsamic dressing or another dip in the center, along with small plates and holiday napkins, completes the offering.

For a sit-down dinner variant, place a few Caprese skewers in small, clear, glass vases along the table with individual finger bowls of dip. Flatleafed green parsley sprigs add another special touch. Zimmerman further suggests using deep-red Roma apples, cored, as candle holders.

Make living place cards with small pots of herbs. Chalkboard paint identifies the plant and guest seating. Also consider colorful painted pots sporting a small cactus.

Transform oranges into aromatic pomanders by scoring the rinds with a citrus stripper in a spiral, circle or other pattern. Use a small nail to make holes and stud the fruits with whole cloves.

Adding seasonal greenery and sterilized pine cones makes a beautiful and fragrant centerpiece.

“I love to use pine cones for centerpieces,” Corrao says. “Our weather is cold enough that I don’t have to worry about bugs when collecting cones in the neighborhood.” For warmer climates, bake the pine cones for 30 minutes in a 200-degree oven to melt excess sap, kill insects and fully open them.

Sold online or in kitchenware stores, a bay leaf wreath offers cheer at the door. After the holidays, hang it in the kitchen for easy access. “Kumquats, lemons, tangerines, small oranges and crabapples add color to green wreaths,” notes Corrao.

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For many, Christmas demands the smell of fresh pine boughs. Spice up the traditional greenery with carnations or other light-hued flowers colored with the juices of fresh, canned or frozen fruits and veggies—red from cranberries, beets and cherries; yellow and orange from yellow onions and carrots; purple from blackberries; green from spinach; pink from strawberries; and blue from red cabbage or blueberries. Freshly cut the flower stems and put them in the liquid from crushed produce or the can to absorb color. Hang garlands out of reach of young children and pets.

Navjot Kaur, of Navjot Designs, in Chicago, says, “We all have greenery in our yard or patio gardens that can be used for the holidays. It’s fun to alter the design based upon what is available.”

Imagination and inspiration can spark new, greener traditions.

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an and woman’s best four-legged friend can activate and energize even the most reluctant couch potato or exhausted owner, making the family dog an excellent exercise buddy. Regardless of how lax we may be, everyone feels better after some kind of workout. A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology confirms that working up a sweat outdoors affords an appealing boost of energy, enjoyment and improved state of mind.

Dogs love routine, so they’ll be waiting by the door for their daily walks.

Make each outing mindful by letting the pet choose the route and pace. While they stop to sniff, do hamstring stretches by leaning against a wall, fence or tree. Once the warm-up portion is completed, add sprints to burn more calories. Ask for a sit, pick a goal a short distance away and then give the cue to run together fast. After arriving at the goal, ask for another sit.

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A backyard agility course can complement or even substitute for walks.

It’s easy to make with weave poles, jumps and tunnels. Vary the order of the obstacles and run alongside the dog to call out each one. When it’s excessively wet, cold and icy or hot outside, create an indoor agility course. Use blankets and upturned chairs for tunnels, cardboard boxes to designate a weaving trot and a hula hoop for jumps. Set it up on top of rugs that foster firm footing.

Balance can also be improved with exercise balls. While some dogs only see a soccer game, others try to balance on the ball, strengthening core muscles like their humans.

Learning doga, or yoga for dogs, incorporates a canine’s natural trainability, flexibility, mimicry of human moves and desire to please. Kristen Corral, who’s also certified in animal massage, teaches Anima yoga fusion classes for people and pets of all ages in Las Vegas.

“Anima means an expression of one’s true inner self,” she explains. “We work on balance and never force the dogs into poses. They’re excited during the first sessions, but as you move and breathe

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together, it becomes a calming and relaxing activity.”

Floor exercises with the help of a dog also helps strengthen core muscles.

Do leg lifts and teach the pet to walk under a raised leg to ensure it stays raised for the proper amount of time.

Incorporate fetch games with sit-ups; throw the toy when sitting up and accept it back while reclining. Alternate arms—the dominant one has better aim, while the other one adds steps for the dog as it runs to fetch an errant toss.

For chair exercises, use a toy to lure the dog under the chair, moving it from side-to-side, simultaneously working the waistline. Fetch lets the dog chase the toy before dropping it in front of the chair, giving the owner’s core muscles a workout when bending to pick it up each time.

Dogs love to play hide-and-seek.

It’s easy with two people; one holds the dog while the other hides. If solo, teach the pet to sit until a timer goes off before starting the hunt.

“I ask Felix, my mixed-breed dog, to hold a sit-stay while I go hide,” says Chantelle Wallace, a professional writer who volunteers to exercise animals at Skyline Pet Care and Fitness, in Austin, Texas. “Hide and seek activates both mental focus and physical exercise.”

Dancing to favorite tunes expends lots of energy. Dogs may perform obedience moves to the beat or, like humans, dance like nobody’s watching.

Scientists at the University of Missouri are among those that have found that music improves moods, too.

Teaching a dog to help around the house impresses everybody and takes advantage of bad weather to catch up on chores. They can tour a laundry basket to bedrooms, pick up trash or place items for recycling in a bin. Select individual items to be carried up or down stairs for a muscular workout. Take some tips from Jesse, a most helpful dog, at Tinyurl.com/HouseholdHelpPooch.

When our will to exercise is wavering, an eager dog will help keep an exercise routine interesting and on track. The dog’s goal is always to have fun with their favorite person.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 Green Festival Expo – Dec 9-11. Fri noon-6pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-5pm. Shop, Taste & Enjoy.

Green Festival Expo offers something for everyone with the widest selection of products and services to work green, play green and live green. Free. Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland. GreenFestivals.org.

Shamanism Today – Dec 9-11. Fri 6-8pm; Sat-Sun 9am-6pm. Become a warrior with heart. Explore self-empowerment, the shamanic journey, totem animals, earth and sky energy and ecstatic dance.

This class is a series of guided exercises to open up and be comfortable with shamanic reality. The focus will be how to apply gathered energy for healing sessions on one another. Workshop is open to beginners. $380. OSM, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100, Portland.

Lisa Garofalo 503-244-3420. LB@OregonSchool OfMassage.com. OregonSchoolOfMassage.com.

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Introduction to Shamanism – 10:30am-1pm.

Thrive in Body, Mind & Soul. Modern shamanism provides a process for personal exploration and growth rooted in earth-based traditions from around the world. Come for an introduction to powerful skills, practices and inspired teachings that will guide you to deep physical, emotional and relational healing. This is the basis for lasting, vital wellness. Free. 1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 5, Portland. Rising Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center. 503-288-5175. RisingFire.One@gmail.com.

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Energy Bar – 1-5pm. The Energy Bar is held at Temple Medicine Healing. Enjoy a locally crafted mineral elixir with crystal essence and a warm spleen booster this winter season, while getting a 20-minute chakra balancing with an experienced practitioner. This transformative 20 minutes is $20. Feel free to stop by for both or the elixir and local spirit swag. You can also enter a raffle for a free session, or pick up a coupon for a loved one. Just in time to add harmony and ease to your holiday season. Temple Medicine Healing, 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland. Amy Kimmick 503-421-2075. Amy@Temple-Medicine.com.

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Nourishing Woman Qigong – Dec 10-11. Sat 1:30-6pm; Sun 9am-3:30pm. Yang Tai Gong was developed to tone the woman’s body and procreative organs and support the mother and her baby during pregnancy. For any age or reproductive history, also supporting smooth transitions with menopause. At The Little Church. Call Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School, 503-380-5814. Info@LingGui. org. LingGui.org.

Intro to Human Design: Discover the Unique Person You Were Born to Be – 2-5pm. Through a genetic blueprint of mental, emotional, and physical attributes, discover the influences that affect your health, career, relationships and decision-making.

Human Design practitioner Ruth Brennan will share the basic mechanics of this amazing and logical system rooted in both modern science and ancient wisdom, including the Bodygraph and the four aura types. Learn to live as your unique self. $30.

New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929. NRBEvents@gmail.com.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 Green Festival Expo – 10am-5pm. See listing Dec 9.

Introduction to the Ascended Masters – 1:303pm. The Ascended Masters are the saints, east and west who have mastered the energies of this earthly plane and ascended into spirit realms. Their loving and compassionate teachings help us to reach our highest spiritual potential. Topics include the violet

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flame, angels, twin flames, karma, reincarnation, nature spirits and the Ascension. Study group at Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd, Portland.

503-988-5388. Summit Lighthouse of Portland.

360-910-8004. PaulL@hei.net.

The Tao of Chai – 2-5pm. Connect deeply with the knowledge of your body by creating your own personalized Chai. Beginning with mindful, gentle movement, we will quietly move into smelling spices and discerning which ones our body and heart are calling out for. As we finish and enjoy our personalized Chai, we will discuss the energetic and physical properties of the spices we used. $30.

New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929. NRBEvents@gmail.com.

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Shamanic Drumming n’ Dreaming Guided Visualization Journey – 7-9pm. Come feel and experience being supported, loved and connected with the earth, with your spiritual guides and helpers, with the trees, plants, animals, elements and the universe. Allow the vibrations of the drum to send you deeper inside yourself, opening you to greater life wisdom. Fully guided by your hosts Kim “Alder” McDonald and Jamie “Cedar” Rogers. $20 Heart Exchange. Drumming In Oneness, 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. Cedar 503-621-6178. Cedar@ CedarPathways.com. CedarPathways.com. DrummingInOneness.com.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 Full Moon Fire Ceremony – 7-9:30pm. Fire ceremonies have been used by our ancestors through the ages as ritual, celebration, or connection to Spirit.

This Peruvian style fire ceremony is built to pray, give thanks and release dense energy to be transmuted to light. Join a community of like-minded souls. This is an extremely potent form of ceremony.

Register on Meetup or call. $10 or donation. 6505 SE Monroe, Milwaukie. Contact Rising Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center. 503-288-5175.

RisingFire.One@gmail.com. Rising-Fire.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 Gong Bath Meditation – 7-8:30pm. A transformative journey of healing and deep relaxation, as we bathe in therapeutic sound and vibration. The pure sound waves of the gong cleanse the subconscious and balance the chakras, leaving the listener tuned, refreshed and connected with their intuitive power.

Wear comfortable clothes and bring whatever you need to be relaxed (yoga mat, blanket, pillow). $15.

New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929. NRBEvents@gmail.com.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 Gallery of Metaphysical Arts – 6:30-8pm. 3rd Monday of every month. For practitioners and others interested in expanding their knowledge, developing their skills and serving their community in a powerful way. Come listen and learn. New Renaissance Bookshop Event Center, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. Matthew Koren, 503-765-6542.

Matt@SpiritInTransition.com. SpiritInTransition. com/goma.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 Singing Crystal Bowls Meditations and Yuletide Party – 6:30-9:30pm. Each Solstice and Equinox 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. RSVP 503-288-8369.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 The Art of NOT Freaking Out: Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks for Good – 6:30-8:30pm. Do you suffer from anxiety and panic? With Juls Madel, author of The Art of NOT Freaking Out: One Spirit’s Journey to Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks for Good, learn to break the cycle of anxiety by finding solutions to your personal challenges. Uncover the core of your freak-outs and peel away the layers to create a better life. $25. New Renaissance Bookshop 1338 NW 23rd Ave Portland. 503-224-4929. NRB Events@gmail.com. NewRenBooks.com.

plan ahead JANUARY 21 Winter Qigong Series – 2-4pm. Also Jan 28, Feb. 11/18/25, Mar 4, 2017. New Year is the time for making new resolutions, eating better for your system and making the best choices that serve you and the world. The first action to create this consciousness is to reset your Yin and Yang clock.

Master Liu He states that all of our Yin and Yang Qi is misplaced due to our crazy modern life. This 2017 workshop will focus on Ling Gui Qigong and Taoist nutrition in order to support your movement in the world and start your year off with precision! Held at Harmony Yoga. Contact Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School. 503-380-5814. Info@Ling Gui.org. LingGui.org.

FEBrUARY 4 & 5 Internal Alchemy for Women – Feb 4-5. Sat 1:30-6pm; Sun 9am-3:30pm. Woman’s alchemy is a special practice reserved only for woman and ignites a flame to transform the qi in the cauldron that will stabilize emotions. For younger women, Nu Dan provides a way to conserve energy while it is still strong. For older woman, the form provides a means to restore and rejuvenate their energy from the damages received in daily life. These practices empower each woman by connecting them to their true nature and a life of abundance, gratitude and harmony. $225 early registration (30 days prior), $255 after. Held at Portland Metro Arts, 9003 SE Stark St, Portland. Contact Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School. 503-380-5814. Info@Ling Gui.org. LingGui.org.

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oncerns of change and adjustment arise this month as both justice seeking Jupiter in Libra and rule-making Saturn in Sagittarius make approaches to revolutionary Uranus.

As this occurs, we should expect the forces of change to be wildly animated.

With this conversation front and center throughout December and into January, the very art and science of change should be contemplated. Noting our resistance to change would be a personal path to growth and maturity, while, at the same time, fine-tuning our inner compass’s connection to the outer waves of change washing over us, would be beneficial.

December 19 marks Mercury’s final retrograde of 2016, which begins just one degree shy of a potent conjunction with powerbroker Pluto. As this planet of communication retraces its steps in the sign of institutionalized authority, any confusion about the rules of the game should be closely examined.

The month closes with electrifying Uranus turning direct on December 29 making clear where our attention needs to be. On that same day, the New Moon in Capricorn gives us the opportunity to line up our ducks for our next stage of commitment to progress.

Mantras and musings for the month of December: Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): I’ll go anywhere as long as it’s forward. ~David Livingstone Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19): He who rejects change is the architect of decay. ~Harold Wilson Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer. ~Shunryu Suzuki Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. ~Anonymous Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19): In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy. ~J. Paul Getty Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): If you want to make enemies, try to change something. ~Woodrow Wilson

Gemini (May 21-Jun 20): If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. ~Maya Angelou Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22): ): We cannot change anything until we accept it. ~Carl Jung Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22): If it doesn’t challenge you, it does not change you. ~Fred Devito Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): ): All is connected... no one thing can change by itself. ~Paul Hawkin Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): Change has its enemies. ~Robert Kennedy Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Our only security is our ability to change ~John Lilly

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ongoingevents sunday Morning “Loving Kindness” Meditation Group – 9am-noon. Fourth Sunday. Experience group meditation with meditators and beginners alike. There will be multiple sits with discussion in between. Bring a sit cushion; chairs available. Call or email to register.

Group is offered at “no charge”. With Paul M. Rakoczy, Reiki Master. 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205, Portland.

503-997-8611. PMR1354@Hotmail.com.

monday Basic Energy Hygiene – Classes start each Monday.

Mentoring is by appointment. Living without clearing our energetic bodies system causes obstacles or sickness that is unnecessary. Basic Energy Hygiene is a four-week online class and two private mentoring sessions that provide specific tools to clear your energy system. When consistently done you will increase your ability to protect your energy field, to hold a space of unconditional love and to maintain strong boundaries. Additional mentoring sessions may be purchased. Location: your private space. $99. Linda Lawson 720-301-3993. Info@Heart2HeartCoaching. org. Heart2HeartCoaching.org.

T’ai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 5:30-6:30pm. With Michael Guida. T’ai Chi Chuan is a Taoist form of exercise and active meditation. Practicing the form promotes greater energy awareness and selfdevelopment. All levels welcome. $12 drop-in (see website for specials). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482.

Info@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

The Movement Center Community Meditation Program – 7-8pm. Join us for chanting, satsang and guided meditation in our beautiful meditation hall.

Children’s program downstairs during meditation.

Community yoga ($5) before meditation, from 5:456:45pm. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503-231-0383. TheMovementCenter.com.

tuesday Art and Meditation Day Group – 9:30am-noon.

3rd Tuesday. Ongoing women’s group using art and meditation to increase self-awareness. No experience needed. 7110 SW Fir Loop, #250, Portland. Margaret Greene, 503-926-2490. MGreene442@gmail.com.

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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. $13 drop-in. Other discounts may apply. The Movement Center Yoga Studio, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland.

503-313-9813. Register: MCYoga.com/calendar.

Tuesday Night Weekly Meditation – 7-8pm. Cultivate presence in your life through meditation, sacred play and centering techniques. Learn to transform and release dense energy from the body, mind and energy field. We focus on different methods each week to build and enhance the foundation of our practice. Rising Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center, 1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 5, Portland. 503-288-5175. Info@ Rising-Fire.com. Rising-Fire.com.

wednesday Senior Discount – Every first Wednesday of the month is Senior Morning at the Hollywood Grocery Outlet.

During this time, anyone 55 or better will receive 10 percent off their total purchase (excludes alcohol).

Hollywood Grocery Outlet, 4420 NE Hancock St, Portland. 503-282-5248.

The Movement Center Community Meditation Program – 7-8pm. Join us for chanting, a short talk and guided meditation. Community yoga ($5) before meditation, from 5:45-6:45pm. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503-231-0383.

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Evening Reiki Share Group with Paul M Rakoczy, Reiki Master – 7pm. 1st Wednesday. Share or exchange reiki energy with practitioners and beginners alike. No experience necessary to encounter the warm energy. Donations accepted. Call or email to register.

Individual sessions and attunements by appointment.

3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205, Portland. 503-997-8611.

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thursday Introduction to the Ascended Masters – The Ascended Masters are the saints, east and west who have mastered the energies of this earthly plane and ascended into spirit realms. Their loving and compassionate teachings help us to reach our highest spiritual potential. Topics include the violet flame, angels, twin flames, karma, reincarnation, nature spirits and the Ascension. Study group in Orchards, Vancouver; Please call for directions: Summit Lighthouse of Portland 360-910-8004. PaulL@hei.net.

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T’ai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 9-10am. With Michael Guida. T’ai Chi Chuan is a Taoist form of exercise and active meditation. Practicing the form promotes greater energy awareness and self-development. All levels welcome. $12 drop-in (see website for specials). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482. Info@TheWellspring.org.

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Thermal Thursday – 11am-7pm by appointment.

Thursdays (except holidays). Free sample imaging all day by appointment. Please call ahead to get a door code so we can buzz you in. Takes only a few minutes of your time. Does not include interpretation by thermologist. Irving Street Lofts #705, 1314 NW Irving St, Portland. Candace Parmer Thermographer 503-775-1812. Info@RadiantBodyThermography. com. RadiantBodyThermography.com.

friday 100 Handprint Healing Ritual – 5:30-7:30pm.

1st three Fridays each month. A powerful way to address challenges to physical, mental or emotional health. Call to reserve a place. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503-231-0383.

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saturday Hypnosis for Weight Loss – 2-4pm. Reawakening from within. Natural, simple, easy weight loss program using Hypnosis, Qi gong and nutrition. Space is limited; call to RSVP. 15800 SW Stratford Loop, Tigard. Sue Wiebe 503-267-8074. SueWiebe1234@ yahoo.com. ReawakeningFromWithin.com.

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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 QuantumTouch®, 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.

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We are happy to offer a number of deeply fulfilling certification programs for dedicated practitioners of Qigong, as well as public workshops for people who wish to learn for self-healing.

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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.

shamanic healing 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.

shamanic healing RISING FIRE SHAMANISM School & Healing Center 1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 5, Portland, OR 97211 503-288-5175 Rising-Fire.com Info@Rising-Fire.com

Rising Fire integrates energy healing with psychological process and awareness training. This exceptional approach develops emotional intelligence and freedom in daily life. Healing services, nutrition counseling, coaching, classes, and community events.

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Founded in 2008, Two Rivers Veterinary Clinic serves both as a primary care facility for those interested in holistic care for their pets and as a referral clinic for conventional veterinarians who would like their patients to receive acupuncture, chiropractic, or a holistic consultation.

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Hours from our programs apply to Yoga Alliance, NAMA, AAPNA & IAYT.

KARMA YOGA & FITNESS

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