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atural Awakenings’ theme for November is “mental wellness.” As publisher, I’m aware of the issues’ themes well in advance.

However, there are always surprises— which is one of the things I love about this job.

This month’s surprise is a matter of the categories in my head—those arbitrary distinctions that were supposed to make things clearer and so often do not. So the theme here is “mental”, but the articles are about matters such as digestion, diet, coaching and managing our environment.

It’s not what I expected.

In fact, exposure to Natural Awakenings tends to make me ques-

tion my expectations—a lot.

In the “good old days” (note the quotation marks), we were either sick enough to go to a doctor, or well enough to go to work. If we went to the doctor, he’d fix us—surgery, a splint, a pill—so we could go back to work. Or school, same difference.

Mental wellness was understood in approximately the same terms, except there was shame involved. Discounting, disapproval and scorn were the tools at hand, plus the age-old strategy of simply ignoring something until it gives up and goes away. Fussy baby? Let it cry itself out. Child afraid to walk into a room full of people? Don’t be a scaredy-cat. Memory loss? Time for the rocking chair. Depressed? Snap out of it. Debilitating pain? The doctor says there’s nothing wrong with you. Feeling stumped at work and need a fresh approach? I don’t pay you to sit around and do nothing. Or the all-around dismissal? It’s all in your head.

Flip through the pages of this month’s Natural Awakenings if you want to see potential alternatives to that cruel conformity. It’s difficult to support “it’s all in your head” if diet can help fix it; if sitting still and being quiet makes it better; or in the case of very sensitive children, if a little coaching and encouragement can help them manage their environment. In fact, I’m just a bit amused by the similarities between “Workplace Wisdom, Mindfulness in Corporate Life” and the advice in “The Sensitive Child, How to Nurture Special Gifts.” Treating children as if they are valuable and resourceful people—what a concept!

It’s the season for thinking about gratitude, and I’m grateful that I get to do what I do at Natural Awakenings. I can’t imagine another place where I’d be exposed to the ideas and the people that I meet on a daily basis in our community.

The only thing I’d like better would be if the community were stronger, and we can all do that by speaking up and joining in. Let us know what you’re doing, and what great things are going on in Portland that should be getting attention in the pages of Natural Awakenings.

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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 STAY SHARP

Powerful Ways to Avoid Mental Decline

by Lisa Marshall

21 THE ART OF BLESSING

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Sanctifying Everyday Life

by Dennis Merritt Jones

24 KELLY BROGAN

ON THE TRUTH ABOUT DEPRESSION Why Meds Don’t Work and What Does

by Kathleen Barnes

26 WORKPLACE WISDOM Mindfulness in Corporate Life

by April Thompson

28 PILATES UNBOUND

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New Fusions with Yoga, Dance and Boxing

by Aimee Hughes

30 FESTIVE SIPS

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Vegan Holiday Treats that Everyone Loves

by Judith Fertig

34 THE SENSITIVE CHILD

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How to Nurture Special Gifts

by Maureen Healy

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PAMPER PARTY

Natural Ways to Refresh and Renew

by April Thompson

38 BOARDING SOLUTIONS FOR BELOVED PETS

The Best Are Pet, People and Planet Friendly

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elf-care is Soul Care. Second-class self care is something Rachel Fouts-Carrico sees in her energy healing practice all the time. Fouts-Carrico notes how easily we often lose sight of ourselves. “The needs of others come first; our kids, our partner, our friends, our family, our job. And, just like that, we wake up feeling lost, tired, we get sick: physically or mentally.”

So the question arises, “What can we do to change our paradigm so we begin to incorporate the care of ourselves?”

Fouts-Carrico reminds clients that self-care is a necessity. “When we lose sight of the care of ourselves, we lose sight of our soul’s goal, of why we are here. If we don’t care for ourselves, we can’t care for others,” she says.

When we feel lost, depressed, overly tired, achy, overwhelmed, out of touch with ourselves—we can recognize these signs that more self-care is in need.

Fouts-Carrico invites Natural Awakenings readers to start making self-care a sacred part of their life by experiencing the powerful transformation of energy healing to begin to gain clarity in, and balance in, the care of their soul.

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Q&A Session with Our Higher Self Leads to Healing

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hat if we could heal our past heartaches and bring harmony to our most difficult relationships in the span of just one afternoon? A powerful hypnosis technique is making it possible for people to travel to the depths of their Higher Self—often changing their lives forever with a single session.

Is it possible to find peace just by simply shifting our perception of loved ones, parents, or siblings? And, if we could agree that we chose our relationships before we were born, would that understanding alone be enough for this shift? Not entirely. It’s only when we know why we chose these particular relationships that the true healing starts.

Learning all of these “why’s” can seem a daunting task, but at Soul Focus Hypnosis, Allison Coe is guiding clients to do just that. By utilizing Dolores Cannon’s Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT), she supports the client’s journey through Past Lives and into the realms of their own Higher Self. It’s through contacting our Higher Self in QHHT that the answers to all of our deepest questions are revealed. Gaining clarity about why we chose our family, loved ones or painful lessons allows for empowered shifts to become rooted in our consciousness and healing to occur—just in time to see the family over the holidays.

To receive a free consultation and schedule a Quantum Healing Hypnosis session with Allison Coe, call 503-544-3355 or visit SoulFocus-Hypnosis.com.

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Portland’s First Ayurvedic Yoga Consultant Certification Program As Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy prepares for its fourth year-long 300-hour certification program in January 2017, they want to extend an invitation to attend a free workshop on The Art of Digestion & Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy at Turtles Yoga & Wellness, in Beaverton, on Sunday, November 6 at 11 a.m., to learn more about their program. Pre-registration is required for this free introductory class so please call 503208-2716 or email Susan@JourneyYoga.com to reserve a spot.

The principles and practices of ayurveda and yoga are from the ancient Vedic Texts. These sacred arts are most effective when practiced together. Ayurvedic Yoga personalizes the yogic practice for each individual based on his or her constitutional type and current state of being. This program is designed to teach students to use pulse and tongue reading, yoga, breath-work, diet, spices, meditation, mantras, mudras, chakra and marma balancing as well as daily living routines to restore balance and harmony in the body, mind and spirit. In the program, they tell their students to think of themselves as their first client. This program is 300 hours of personal immersion in the ancient sacred arts of ayurveda and yoga.

Hours from the school apply to the Yoga Alliance RYT-500 certification, IAYT Yoga Therapy Certification, AAPNA Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification and NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association) PACE Hours.

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Food as Medicine, Everyday

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ood as medicine. This is a buzz phrase that has been quickly spreading throughout the various fields of health and healthcare and rightly so. Food as medicine has been a powerful approach to health and healing, intimately woven into naturopathic medical education for over a century. In fact, it can be said that recognizing food as nature’s best medicine is a cornerstone of naturopathic medicine. The book, Food as Medicine Everyday: Reclaim Your Health with Whole Foods, is highly accessible, exquisitely researched and beautifully written and illustrated. Dr. Courtney Jackson and Dr. Julie Briley remind us that poor dietary choices are a major element in the expanding issues related to chronic disease. They also remind us that food is medicine, and a big part of the solution to many health issues. A rapidly growing number of people determined to improve their health can take heart—medicine never tasted better!

The Food as Medicine Institute at the National University of Natural Medicine provides nutrition education for individuals, families and communities in order to nourish healthy relationships with whole foods, and enhances healthcare professionals’ understanding and use of food as medicine to prevent and reduce chronic disease. The Institute’s Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) series is a communitybased nutrition and hands-on cooking program that has reached over 1,500 individuals and families in diverse communities in the Portland area. For over six years, Drs. Briley and Jackson have facilitated FAME workshops in community centers, high schools, churches and a women’s correctional facility.

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hio State University researchers have discovered a correlation between bacteria in the gut and behavior in toddlers. Scientists studied the bacterial microbes in stool samples from 77 girls and boys between the ages of 18 months and 27 months, while mothers filled out a questionnaire describing their children’s level of emotional reactivity.

The study found that positive behavioral traits occurred more frequently in children with the most diverse types of gut bacteria. These included mood, curiosity, sociability and impulsivity. The correlation was particularly strong in boys.

Lisa Christian, Ph.D., a researcher with the Ohio State Institute for Behavioral Medicine research, and her co-author, Microbiologist Michael Bailey, Ph.D., plan to use the information to help uncover some mysteries related to the origin of chronic illness. “There is substantial evidence that intestinal bacteria interact with stress hormones; the same hormones that have been implicated in chronic illnesses like obesity and asthma,” explains Christian. “A toddler’s temperament gives us a good idea of how they react to stress. This information, combined with an analysis of their gut microbiome, could ultimately help us to detect and prevent chronic health issues [from developing] earlier.”

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he human brain does not function optimally in society’s noise-filled environment. The brain, like the body, needs rest to function, and that comes with silence. A recent study in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience discovered that the brain is able to integrate both internal and external information into a “conscious workspace” when resting. Constant distractions and noises can detract from the brain’s ability to process critical information.

Noise also elevates stress hormone levels within the brain. Research published earlier in Psychological Science examined the effects that the relocation of the main Munich airport, in Germany, had on children’s health and cognition. Gary W. Evans, researcher and professor of human ecology at Cornell University, notes that when exposed to constant noise, children develop a stress response that causes them to ignore it. The study’s subjects tuned out both harmful sounds and stimuli that they should be paying attention to, including speech. Silence has the opposite effect, releasing tension in brain and body.

Exposure to chronic noise can also hinder children’s cognitive development, according to a study from the World Health Organization and the European Commission Joint Research Centre; this includes language skills and reading ability.

To help counter modern noise pollution, attention restoration theory suggests that individuals placed in environments with lower levels of sensory input can recover some of the cognitive abilities they have lost.

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istening to music during a workout or any extended, physically demanding activity can reduce fatigue and improve performance. New research published in Psychophysiology shows that as individuals work out, their attention gradually shifts from the activity around them to internal sensations. Over an extended period, this attention shift creates a sense of exertion. Listening to music while exercising can help shift focus away from the internal fatigue and back to the external world.

Researchers from the UK’s Brunel University and University of London tested 19 healthy adults that performed two physical exertion tests while listening to either music or silence. The scientists monitored brain activity using EEG and measured task performance. While listening to music, participants showed both reduced fatigue and decreased stress-related brainwaves. They also performed their tasks more effectively than they did when music wasn’t being played.

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reast cancer survivors are often plagued by chronic fatigue that lasts long after their treatment is finished. They have few options to relieve the condition, but acupressure shows promise. A study published this summer in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that acupressure can significantly improve two symptoms of fatigue experienced by breast cancer survivors: sleep quality and quality of life.

The researchers tested 424 women that had completed cancer treatments at least a year prior to the study. They were divided into three groups—one self-administered relaxing acupressure and another stimulating acupressure, while the control group followed a conventional care plan. After six weeks, fatigue was reduced from 70 percent to 43 percent among those receiving acupressure, with two-thirds of the women in the acupressure groups reaching levels of fatigue considered normal.

The relaxing acupressure group showed substantial improvements in sleep quality compared with the conventional care group at week six, but the two groups reached parity at week 10. The relaxing acupressure group was the only one that showed improvements in quality of life, making it a reasonable, low-cost option for managing fatigue symptoms. coka/Shutterstock.com

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recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports that regular exercise during pregnancy can reduce the rate of Cesarean deliveries.

Conducted by Thomas Jefferson University Medical College researchers, the study followed more than 2,000 pregnant women split into two randomized groups. Half of them exercised 35 to 90 minutes, three to four times a week, while the others did not. Just under 18 percent of the women in the exercise group ended up having Cesarean deliveries versus 22 percent in the non-exercising group.

Exercising during pregnancy also appears to improve gestational health. The study participants that worked out regularly experienced a lower incidence of both hypertensive disorders and diabetes mellitus.

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Heavy TV Watching Linked to Poor Bone Health

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study published in the Journal for Bone and Mineral Research this summer suggests that excessive TV watching during childhood may be associated with lower bone mineral content in young adulthood.

The researchers followed 1,181 children over time and measured their weekly hours of TV watching at ages 5, 8, 10, 14, 17 and 20. The bone mineral content (BMC) of each was measured at age 20. The study found that individuals that routinely watched more than 14 hours a week had lower BMC for their whole body and in their arms than those that watched less. Higher BMC helps protect the body against osteoporosis later in life.

While all screen time should be monitored in children, TV appears to be the most harmful medium. A report published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine studied 111 children between the ages of 3 and 8 and measured their TV viewing and other screen time, as well as their blood pressure levels. The study linked higher blood pressure with excessive TV viewing, but did not find the same link between the condition and computer usage.

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Nourish Your Fascia to Support Beauty and Wellness

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ascia is a type of connective tissue found literally everywhere in the body—under our skin, around organs and muscle—everywhere. The interplay between fascia, skin and muscle makes our bodies supple and gives our skin elasticity and youth.

Here are some simple tips to nourish our fascia today: Collagen Fascia is made of densely packed collagen fibers. Consuming collagen nourishes it. Bone broth, collagen powder or vegetarian Acacia collagen are excellent.

Hydrate Fascia is two-thirds water. For supple fascia drink lots of water. If you can consistently get 64 ounces of water or a little more each day and you haven’t been doing it already, you will see a big difference in the appearance of your skin after a few weeks.

Acupuncture As an acupuncturist with over 10 years of experience, Rebecca MH Kitzerow, LAc, says she is biased, but even the 2015 Fascial Research Congress recognized the importance of acupuncture as positively affecting fascia.

Slow Dynamic Movement Fascia is like a sponge. It needs to be wrung out and filled up again to flush the tissue. Gentle vinyasa-type yoga flows or Chinese tai chi and qigong are perfect.

Gua Sha Gua Sha is a Chinese myofascial release technique used in facial acupuncture specifically to decrease wrinkles and improve skin tone.

Try these recommendations on a regular basis to see and feel a difference.

Improved energy, increased flexibility as well as improved elasticity in the skin, which will provide a more youthful glow, are just some of the benefits.

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Resolve Neck and Back Pain with Rolfing Structural Integration

The human body was not designed to be hunched for hours in the same position, whether at a computer at work or watching TV at home. This static position develops poor posture that can cause as much trouble as repetitive motions that strain muscles.

When we sit for long periods, the resulting shape gets locked in the body’s fascia, the connective tissue that surrounds every muscle, like vacuum packing. In sitting, the hip flexors are shortened, the spine is often compressed, and if we are at a desk, our head is likely thrust forward, weighing on the neck and back. When locked in place by a habitual posture, the fascia loses its resilience and we feel trapped in a pattern that stresses our muscles, joints and nerves, causing discomfort, pain and ongoing poor posture.

Stretching or other exercise is not always a practical solution. A great way to jump-start a positive change is a series of Rolfing Structural Integration sessions. In this hands-on method, a Certified Advanced Rolfer evaluates the body’s alignment—identifying how the fascia is restricted, causing pain and posture problems—and frees it to sculpt the body back into its natural state of balance and ease, mainly using hands and forearms. These experts also advise patients on better sitting posture and more efficient body movement.

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Thanksgiving Lite

Turning the Tide for Turkeys

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Turkeys and Thanksgiving go together for 88 percent of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation.

Each year, more than 46 million turkeys provide the entrée for gatherings, yielding leftovers for sandwiches, stew, chili, casseroles and turkey burgers. In 2011, 736 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the U.S., while a few lucky birds avoided the chopping block.

The pardoning of a White House turkey began in 1863 when President Lincoln’s son, Tad, interceded on behalf of the bird and its life was spared. Now a tradition, two dressed birds and one live turkey are delivered to the White House each year. The live bird is “pardoned” and lives out its life on a historical farm.

At the Farm Sanctuary, turkeys get sponsored or adopted instead of eaten.

“Turkeys are friendly and follow you around like puppy dogs. They’ll try to sit on your lap to be petted,” says Gene Baur, president and co-founder of the sanctuary’s New York and two California locations. “At our Celebration for the Turkeys, we feed them cranberries, pumpkin pie and squash. People visit to see them enjoy it.

Guests’ snacks are vegan.”

Hundreds of turkeys have been adopted and given a lifelong home since the program’s inception in 1986. More than 8,000 people pledged to sponsor a turkey living at the sanctuary in a recent year, proving it’s not necessary to be a president to pardon a turkey.

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The Kroger grocery chain, with nearly 2,500 U.S. stores, including subsidiaries Ralphs, Fry’s, King Soopers and Food 4 Less, has decided to go all in on the organic food market as a follow-up to the 2012 release of its Simple Truth brand of organic foods.

Kroger President Michael Ellis says, “We’re really just answering the customer’s call for more and better,” giving Whole Foods Market more competition.

Walmart has also begun to satisfy the growing health concerns of its shoppers by integrating organic options in its supermarkets. Now the challenge is for organic farming—which intentionally works to minimize agricultural impacts on the health of people and the planet—to meet the greater demand nationwide for healthier foods. Although implementation will vary depending on climate, experts advise that it begins with farms adopting healthy soil practices. It’s up to consumers to keep the momentum going.

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Dangers vs. Benefits of Pet Marijuana

As of June, half of the states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of medical marijuana for humans.

People wonder if it’s also suited for pets, too, and need to investigate the parameters and consequences carefully.

“It’s not legal in any state for veterinarians to prescribe or recommend medical marijuana,” says Dr. Carol Osborne, owner of Ohio’s Chagrin Falls Veterinary Center & Pet Clinic. “Done properly, it could have applications, but it’s not standardized, dosage amounts are unknown and without U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation, there’s no guarantee what you think you’re buying is what you get.

“Dogs that get into the stash or sneak-eat marijuana-laced food can experience wobbling when walking, trembling and potential seizures,” Osborne notes. “I haven’t heard of any cases of death, but as with any prescription drug, practice responsible ownership by keeping it out of the reach of curious children and pets.”

“THC [tetrahydrocannabinol] in marijuana produces the high,” explains Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Robert Silver, author of Medical Marijuana & Your Pet: The Definitive Guide. “Dogs are extremely sensitive to THC, much more so than any other species studied.”

Silver believes there are uses for cannabinoid oil, derived from hemp, which has very low levels of THC; pet owners in an end-of-life situation with no hope of recovery have used it to ease pain, stimulate appetite and add quality to final days.

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The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a new federal law that restricts animal testing and requires regulators to develop technology-based alternatives.

It updates the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, which insisted non-animal tests be used whenever possible and established a precedent for developing animal-free testing, including vitro and silico (computer simulation) methods.

Earlier this year, the John Hopkins University School of Medicine made strides in removing the use of animals from medical training and cosmetic testing.

Now all new chemicals will have to meet specific safety standards. Clothing, couches and cleaning products, among many other consumer goods, contain chemicals linked to cancer, Parkinson’s and other serious health problems, but are not routinely tested for safety. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will now have new authority to require testing with a legal mandate to review existing chemicals on the market.

Along with updating rules for tens of thousands of everyday chemicals, the law specifically sets safety standards for dangerous chemicals like formaldehyde, asbestos and styrene. It aims to standardize on the national level what is currently a jumble of state rules governing an $800-billion-a-year industry.

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The 140-year-old zoo in Buenos Aires is shutting down to give the animals a better life. Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta agrees with activists that keeping wild animals in captivity and on display is degrading, so the zoo’s 2,500 animals will be moved to more suitable living environments in nature reserves around the country. Older animals and those too sick to be relocated will remain in their current home, but not displayed.

The 45-acre zoo will be transformed into an eco-park to give children a place to learn how to take care of and relate with the different species. It also will provide refuge and rehabilitation for animals rescued from illegal trafficking.

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Record carbon dioxide levels will surpass the symbolic threshold of 400 parts per million (ppm) this year and will likely never fall below it again in our lifetimes, according to a new study published recently in the journal Nature Climate Change.

The findings highlight urgent concerns about global efforts to curb climate change as outlined in the Paris agreement negotiated last December and signed in April by nearly 170 nations. Carbon concentrations have passed the 400 ppm limit before, but never permanently.

The authors state, “In the longer term, a reduction in CO2 concentration would require substantial and sustained cuts in anthropogenic [humanly influenced] emissions to near zero.” The determined safe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a maximum of around 350 ppm, according to climate advocates.

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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.

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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 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.

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Consumers can fall into the cycle of buying from inexpensive chain stores, wearing items a few times and then discarding them during spring cleaning purges. According to The Atlantic magazine, Americans now buy five times as much clothing annually as they did in 1980, yet recycle or donate only 15 percent of it. They simply discard 10 million tons as waste, reports the Huffington Post.

Conscious consumers consider the extended consequences of their purchases.

The production and transporting of an average shirt, for example, can deliver about nine pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, reports Eve Andrews, culture editor for Grist.com.

She offers five tips: buy less; shop smarter and only for what’s truly needed; look for durability and design that won’t fall apart or look dated in a few months; decrease frequency of laundering to increase the life of the garment; and donate what no longer works.

Buying items that are durable, timeless and made under fair labor conditions from selected organic, resale and outlet stores that sell high-end clothing that lasts at reduced prices will save money over time and reduce resource abuse and waste.

Five top outlet chains for superior and lasting value per a 2016 Consumer Reports readers survey are Bon Worth, L.L. Bean, Haggar, OshKosh B’gosh and Izod.

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slow descent into dementia seemed inevitable for a 66-yearold man that had been misplacing his keys, missing appointments and struggling at work. He failed doctor-administered cognitive quizzes and tested positive for a gene variant linked to an exponentially higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. A brain scan revealed scattered clusters of sticky, amyloid plaque—a hallmark of the disease. His hippocampus, or memory center, had shrunk to rank in the lowest 17 percent of men his age.

Told there wasn’t much that could be done, he sought the help of University of California, Los Angeles Alzheimer’s researcher Dale Bredesen, a neurologist and founding president of the independent Buck Institute for Research on Aging. He recommended a personalized, 36-point plan, including a high-fat/low-carb diet, intermittent

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fasting, strict sleep schedule, select dietary supplements and other lifestyle changes. Within three months, family members reported marked improvements in his memory. At 10 months, brain scans revealed his hippocampus had grown 12 percent.

“Such improvements are unprecedented,” says Bredesen, who described this and nine other hopeful cases in a provocative paper published in June in the journal Aging. “These are the first examples of a reversal of cognitive decline in pre- and early Alzheimer’s patients.”

Addressing the Sources

Bredesen is among a small but growing group of researchers, physicians, caregivers and patients challenging the conventional wisdom that the road to dementia goes one way, with no cure or repair of damage done. They argue that the key to both prevention and

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reversal, at least in early stages, is to pinpoint its numerous drivers—from nutritional and hormonal deficiencies and exposure to infection to environmental toxins and harmful drugs—and attack them simultaneously. It’s a stark departure from the classic, often unsuccessful, one-pill treatment approach. Of the 244 clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs between 2002 and 2012, all but one failed.

“Imagine having a roof with 36 holes in it, and your drug patched one hole. You still have 35 leaks,” says Bredesen, who believes his synergistic approach—the Bredesen Protocol—can likely make Alzheimer’s drugs work better or render them unnecessary. Skeptical colleagues point out that Bredesen’s paper described only 10 case studies, not a clinical trial. “It is intriguing, but not enough to make recommendations to physicians or patients,” says Keith Fargo, Ph.D., director of scientific programs and outreach for the Chicagobased Alzheimer’s Association. “The current consensus in the scientific community is that we do not have a way to reverse dementia.”

While agreeing that a larger study is needed, Neurologist David Perlmutter, of Naples, Florida, whose bestsellers Brain Maker and Grain Brain promote nutritional changes for supporting brain health, considers Bredesen’s study revolutionary. “To reverse Alzheimer’s in one patient is monumental, much less 10,” says Perlmutter.

They recently presented together at a conference organized by Sharp Again Naturally, a New York nonprofit that educates patients and caregivers about natural means of slowing and reversing cognitive decline.

After losing her mother to Alzheimer’s, the nonprofit’s co-founder, Jacqui Bishop, 74, stopped her own frightening decline by changing her diet and getting her thyroid hormone levels under control via supplements.

Now she’s helping others do the same.

She says, “We are trying to change the conversation from one of despair to one of hope.”

Mending Body and Brain

Key to Bredesen’s approach is the notion that instead of being one disease, Alzheimer’s consists of three sub-types

with distinct drivers: inflammation or infection; harmful environmental exposures; and/or lack of neuron-nurturing hormones. To determine which one to target, he tests patients for blood-sugar, inflammation and hormone levels, heavy metals and critical nutrients such as D and B vitamins. Then he crafts a personalized plan.

He notes that the 10 years it can take to progress from subtle decline to full-blown Alzheimer’s provides a huge opportunity. “Ideally, we want people to come in when they have mild impairment or are asymptomatic,” says Bredesen, advising that tests be done for the APOE4, or “Alzheimer’s gene” in one’s 40s. “People have not wanted to know in the past because they’ve been told there is nothing they can do about it. We completely disagree.”

One way to stay cognitively sharp is to eat fewer carbs (which boost blood sugar) and eat more fat, says Perlmutter.

“There is a clear relationship between elevated levels of blood sugar and increased risk of Alzheimer’s.”

One study, published in 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine, tracked 2,067 healthy adults for seven years and found that the higher their average glucose level, even if they weren’t diabetic, the more likely they were to develop dementia. For instance, those with a level of 115 milligrams per deciliter were 18 percent more at risk than those measuring 100 milligrams per deciliter.

A 2012 study published in Neurology followed 266 adults for four years and found that those with higher blood sugar saw certain areas of the brain shrink 6 to 10 percent more than those with lower blood sugar. Gluten can also be problematic, advises Perlmutter, when it’s inflammatory and driving brain degeneration.

In contrast, good fat, like that in avocados, fatty fish, coconut oil and walnuts, serves as a foundation for neurons and an efficient, clean-burning fuel source for the brain. This is particularly helpful in someone with early-stage Alzheimer’s, says Bredesen, because the disease can make it harder for the brain

to use sugar for fuel. In some cases, both doctors recommend an extremely low-carb, or “ketogenic” diet (fewer than 60 grams of carbs per day). Starved of carbohydrates, the liver produces fat-like compounds called ketones, a brain-fuel source shown to stimulate growth of new neural networks.

Bredesen also recommends 12 hours of fasting each night, with zero food intake within three hours of going to sleep. Fasting promotes a process called autophagy, by which the brain essentially cleans itself of damaged cellular material. Eight hours of sleep is also vital. According to University of Rochester research, the space between brain cells opens up during sleep, allowing cleansing channels of fluid to flow more freely. “If you were operating your house 24/7 with no time to rest or clean, it would be disastrous,” says Bredesen.

“The same is true of your brain.”

Also, they say, keep teeth clean because bacterial infections, including those in the gums, have been shown to hasten formation of neuron-killing plaque. Also critically examine the prescription drugs being ingested. A recent study of 74,000 people published in JAMA Neurology found that regular use of heartburn drugs like Prilosec and Nexium increased dementia risk by 42 to 52 percent. Meanwhile, anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl and statin drugs prescribed to manage cholesterol have also been linked to increased dementia. “We see ‘statin brain’ all the time,” observes Perlmutter, who says once patients go off the drugs, they tend to get better.

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Fargo says researchers are keenly interested in many of the ideas in Bredesen’s paper. Although it’s too early to endorse them, numerous studies are underway. But he wonders if some patients that assert that they’ve reversed dementia actually suffered from something else, like sleep apnea or depression.

Bredesen stands by his research, asserting that the 10 patients in his paper had all been formally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or its precursors. One

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Lifestyle changes can prevent and slow cognitive decline.

Some say they also reverse it.

Get-Smart Supplements Curcumin: This potent constituent in turmeric (the yellow spice that gives curry its flavor) has been shown to combat many of the problems that contribute to brain degeneration, including inflammation, free radical damage and high blood sugar. It also boosts growth of new brain cells.

Take 500 milligrams (mg) twice daily or eat a diet rich in curry.

DHA (docosahexaenoic acid): This omega-3 fatty acid serves as a key building block for brain cell membranes. Take 1,000 mg daily (derived from fish oil or algae) or eat lots of fatty fish.

Coconut oil: It’s rich in medium-chain triglycerides, an efficient, clean-burning fuel source for the brain. Take one or two teaspoons daily.

Probiotics: These help fortify the intestinal lining, reducing the gut permeability and inflammation that can impact cognitive health. They also support production of key neurotransmitters and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor brain growth hormone. Look for supplements or foods containing Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Bifidobacterium lactis and Bifidobacterium longum.

B vitamins: High levels of the amino acid homocysteine have long been linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease; have levels checked and if they’re elevated, B6 and B12 can reduce them.

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69-year-old entrepreneur that was planning to close his business after 11 years of mental decline is now expanding it. A 49-year-old woman that scored poorly on neuropsychological tests showed no signs of cognitive decline when she was tested again nine months later. In all, more than 100 people have participated in the program. “We have people that are fourand-a-half years out and doing very well,” he says, noting that such strategies aren’t likely to work for someone with advanced Alzheimer’s.

In some cases, the results may be more subtle, but for those caring for a sick loved one, any positive progress means a lot. Paul Tramontozzi knows.

After his father, then 75, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, the New York City financial advisor attended a Sharp Again Naturally meeting seeking advice. “I was skeptical, but when the answer you get from everyone else is, ‘There’s nothing you can do,’ you become more willing to listen.” He took his father off his cholesterol medication, fed him spoonfuls of coconut oil daily and put him on

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Resources Alzheimer’s Association, alz.org Buck Institute for Research on Aging, BuckInstitute.org David Perlmutter, DrPerlmutter.com MPI Cognition, MPICognition.com Sharp Again Naturally, SharpAgain.org a specific supplement regimen. His balance improved and he could participate in family outings again. “If you had told me a few years ago we’d be able to take Dad to a restaurant for his 80th birthday, I would have said, ‘No way.’ But we did.”

Tramontozzi says his father isn’t cured, but the advice he obtained facilitated more time together and insights on how to avoid a similar fate. “These are all things a healthy 37-year-old should be doing right now anyway. I just wish we’d found out earlier.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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ost blessings are done quietly, in the silence of one’s own mind and heart; most often others don’t even know about it. How a blessing is done is not as important as the fact that it’s done mindfully.

There is nothing magical or mystical about conferring a blessing—it’s simply confirming the presence of God, divine Spirit, at the center of that which is being blessed.

Masters, teachers, sages and saints from every spiritual tradition have used blessings as a way to consecrate, sanctify, purify and heal. Wedding ceremonies, memorial services, christenings and everything in-between have at one time or another been blessed. Anyone can offer a blessing. Ernest Holmes, author of Science of Mind, defined a blessing as constructive thought directed toward anyone or any condition.

He says, “You bless a man when you recognize the divinity in him.”

When things are good, it can seem easy to neglect the practice of blessing ourselves and others. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God’s handwriting—a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in

every fair flower and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.”

We can always bless what’s good in our lives, but blessings can become even more meaningful if we remember to bless the bad times as well, when we most need to remember the truth that good is present then and there, too.

Getting in the habit of embracing daily blessings is a good spiritual practice as we evolve and go forth and bless our world as we have been blessed. It’s a matter of remembering that the real blessing has already been bestowed; the gift of life itself. Take a moment to contemplate this and seal it in consciousness by silently affirming, “I am blessed and I am a blessing.” I Am is a name of God. In the words of Mary Baker Eddy in introducing her seminal work, Science & Health, “To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings.”

Dennis Merritt Jones, D.D., of St. Petersburg Beach, FL, is the author of Your (Re)Defining Moments, The Art of Uncertainty and The Art of Being, the source of this essay. He has contributed to the human potential movement and field of spirituality for 30 years (DennisMerrittJones.com).

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Why Meds Don’t Work and What Does

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ntegrative medical doctor Kelly Brogan, a women’s health psychiatrist and author of A Mind of Your Own, has turned the world of neuropsychiatry on its head by revealing that depression can be reversed without a single prescription drug. She asserts that depression is not caused by imbalanced brain chemistry, but by lifestyle choices that unbalance the entire human physiology. That’s why conventional antidepressants generally don’t work. She instead prescribes eliminating foods that trigger inflammation in order to rebalance all body systems.

According to the National Institute for Mental Health, depression annually affects 15.7 million adult Americans, or about 8.3 percent of the population.

What’s your stand on the illness model of medicine and how you arrived there?

My training as a conventional doctor was predicated on a disease care model that offers patients only one solution—a prescription. We have never had a shot at true wellness, having handed over our health to corporations loyal to their shareholders, rather than to us.

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researching what would aid my own journey back from health challenges, I saw how we have been duped.

Health is our natural state, and we can restore it by natural means. The way to prevent and reverse illness is to communicate with the body in a language it understands. It’s so simple, yet society considers it an act of rebellion to consider this kind of lifestyle.

Which science supports your conclusion that antidepressant drugs don’t work for most patients?

Taking an antidepressant for depression is like taking a Tylenol for a shard of glass in your foot. Wouldn’t you rather just remove it? Antidepressants don’t work the way we think they do and come with risks, including impulsive violence and debilitating withdrawal. They also can distract from an opportunity to identify the real cause of symptoms, one that is entirely reversible, in my experience.

Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil and Lexapro are commonly prescribed to treat depression by boosting serotonin levels.

There are many studies debunking their use and effectiveness. The 2012 Ottawa Hospital Research Institute study led by Paul Albert, Ph.D., concluded, “Direct serotonin-enhancing effects of antidepressants disturb energy homeostasis and worsen symptoms.”

As far back as 1998, Irving Kirsch, Ph.D., an expert on the placebo effect at Harvard Medical School, published a meta-analysis of the treatment of 3,000 patients, finding that drugs improved depression in only 27 percent of the cases.

What’s the link between women, high blood sugar, diabetes, obesity and depression?

When I meet a patient that complains about irritability, anxiety, foggy thinking, fatigue and insomnia, I visually plot her day-to-day symptoms on a mental graph. I find that the sugar rollercoaster accounts for the vast majority of diabetes, obesity, depression and other symptoms troubling my patients, especially women.

Sugar disturbs mental health in at least three ways: It starves the brain by causing blood sugar highs and lows that can eventually cause insulin resistance, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s disease; promotes inflammation, which is closely linked to depression; and derails hormones by raising levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body’s effort to balance blood sugars.

Depression also has roots in thyroid imbalances, which are common in women more than 40 years old, and in food intolerances, especially to gluten, soy and corn, that can affect the brain in unpredictable ways.

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ~Auguste Rodin

Is there a general protocol that seems to work best?

While there are no quick fixes, I see turnarounds every week because I help my patients see the benefits of simple choices like avoiding wheat and wheat products. You need a month of serious commitment to quit sugar, alcohol, coffee, wheat and dairy. Then you discover you aren’t an irritable, tired, forgetful person, which is its own incentive toward feeling better. It’s the basis to make choices with your own fully informed consent. Applying such information leads to long-term change and healing.

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WORKPLACE WISDOM Mindfulness in Corporate Life

by April Thompson

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he workplace can be filled with stress, egos and distractions that challenge the productive and happy atmosphere we desire. Both employees and employers are adopting mindfulness to help cope and transform both themselves and their work environment.

Rooted in Eastern philosophies like Buddhism, most workplace mindfulness programs have stripped the techniques to a secular form more appealing to skeptics or adherents of other religions. The key practice—simply known as “sitting” or meditation—involves focusing our attention on our thoughts, breathing, emotions or bodily sensations for a set time period, while the term mindfulness refers to the ability to be aware of the present moment, whether meditating or in a business meeting.

While Fortune 500 companies like Procter & Gamble, Aetna and General Mills have instituted formal mindfulness programs, Michael Carroll, meditation teacher, executive coach and the author of Awake at Work, says that the mindfulness revolution has been largely seeded from the ground up. It’s emerged through people exploring the practices in their personal lives, and then bringing them to work.

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Jacqueline Gallo, operational excellence manager for Whitcraft Group, a manufacturing plant in Eastford, Connecticut, discovered meditation 12 years ago while seeking solace during a traumatic time. Today, Gallo does three short sits a week and occasionally participates in 10-day retreats.

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Carroll cautions that it’s not about trying to eliminate our own or others’ emotional agendas or personal biases at work; rather, individuals use mindfulness to become more conscious of and relaxed about them. “Meditation helps develop agility in viewing… to self-regulate, drop fixed mindsets, become self-aware,” explains Carroll, who has coached university presidents, CEOs and nonprofit executives in mindful leadership techniques. “You learn things from a competitor’s perspective or pick up on social cues you may miss if you instead had a fixed lens on a situation.”

Corporate Acceptance

While meditation may be on the upswing in the workplace, it was a battle to legitimize it, according to Tara Healey, program director for mindfulness-based learning at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC). A longtime meditation practitioner, Healey started the Mind the Moment program a decade ago while serving as an organizational capacity building consultant. Surveys had shown that employees were overwhelmed and dissatisfied, but lacked the skills to rectify their situation.

“The leadership said, ‘Great, let’s do it, but not tell anyone,’” relates Healey. She notes that meditation, a core component of her multifaceted mindfulness course covering everything from workplace stress to mindful listening, wasn’t accepted in the workplace at that point.

Today, 30 percent of her company’s 1,050 employees have completed a six-week class introducing them to the power of mindfulness; some go on to participate in a guided monthly group meditation practice or use company meditation rooms for individual practice. The health services company also offers the course to its member companies

throughout New England. To date, more than 12,350 people in 174 companies have participated, encompassing varied fields from higher education and health to finance and technology. A survey of employees showed that initially 99 percent felt it was a good use of their time; another taken six months later found that 87 percent were still using the techniques.

HPHC informatics analyst Stephanie Oddleifson, who took the course nearly 10 years ago, says it transformed her way of thinking and behaving in the workplace and furnished a set of practices she uses every day. In times of conflict, “I was so quick to make up stories in my head and jump to conclusions previously,” she says. “Now I’m able to pause before responding and observe my thoughts without getting caught up in them. I can diffuse tense situations with humor and not take things personally.”

Additional research substantiates the anecdotal evidence for meditation’s workplace benefits. In 2015, scientists from Canada’s University of British Columbia and Germany’s Chemnitz University of Technology compiled data from 20-plus neurology studies, finding significant correlations between meditation and areas of the brain related to capacities for self-regulation, introspection and complex thinking.

A Rice University study specifically found a positive relationship between workplace mindfulness, job performance and employee retention.

While workplace mindfulness programs vary and may incorporate helpful talks, encouraging readings and group discussions, Healey and Carroll both caution that reading or talking about mindfulness or meditation is no substitute for the practice itself, which many find challenging. “You won’t taste the benefits just reading about it,” remarks Healey. “The practice will come into play come showtime.”

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Pilates instructor Amanda January, who works at The Carriage Club, in Kansas City, eventually became an instructor because, “I love the challenge of it. I had always been a dancer, and found Pilates provides the movement therapy that my dance classes lack.”

Current trends are combining Pilates not only with yoga, but also dance and even boxing. “My favorite fusion Pilates class is barre,” says Halley Willcox, a certified Pilates teacher originally from Austin, Texas, now a grad student at the University of Arizona, in Tucson. Barre classes mix classical ballet exercises with yoga and Pilates (see Tinyurl.com/Barre4Fitness).

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Anderson believes, “The growth we’re observing is due to the fact that Pilates addresses fitness across the entire body, rather than parts. It creates a wonderful feeling of overall well-being; the exercise is done in a balanced manner on all planes and is coordinated with conscious breathing. Plus, it doesn’t cause injuries, it prevents them.”

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“Through focus and breath awareness, Pilates, not unlike meditation and yoga, helps you become more aware of your body, which makes you more comfortable in your own skin,” says January.

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chemistry in their brains, boosting confidence on many levels. Pilates is recognized as a highly effective way to improve posture.

Helps Coordination and Rehabilitation Many dancers and professional athletes access the therapeutic qualities of Pilates to help them recover from injuries and enhance balance and coordination.

Anderson remarks, “With a qualified teacher, Pilates can be applied as a post-rehabilitation modality once postsurgery physical therapy is completed, to further strengthen the body. Elite athletes such as professional dancers, baseball and football players, ice skaters and equestrians are also finding ways that Pilates can strengthen and assist them with their performances, wellbeing and injury prevention.”

One of the ways that Pilates helps is by affecting body fascia. “Muscles work together, not individually, within the fascia, and the best way to change the muscle is through resistance,” says January. “It’s why Pilates uses spring tension, resistance bands and even jumping. Pilates improves balance and coordination because all the muscles work together. The entire body is learning how to dance in unison with itself.”

Boosts Immunity “The more I committed to a regular Pilates practice, the more I noticed I wasn’t getting sick as often,” says January. “Pilates helps boost the immune system through reducing stress, a well-known contributor to disease. It’s accessible to people of all ages. You don’t have to be flexible or strong to begin, just willing.”

She offers this advice to beginners.

“Check out all the local studios to see what they offer. It’s best to start out taking classes twice a week with a certified teacher for two to three months.

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or those that like to eat plant-based meals most of the time, the holidays can present a challenge. Social occasions from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day abound, including multi-course dinners and potlucks; tree-trimming and baking parties; neighborly hospitality; nibbling on treats while wrapping gifts; and gathering to watch a holiday movie.

Because so much is happening in such a short period of time, people often revert to serving traditional foods such as Aunt Mary’s cheese ball or Grandma Daisy’s three-layer chocolate bars. These vintage recipes, however, can be laden with processed ingredients. Foods that signaled holiday cheer ages ago need a tweak or two to satisfy today’s health-minded friends and family members. With traditional flavors of the season like aromatic spices, fresh rosemary and chocolate, plus a plantbased philosophy, family favorites can get a new twist.

Natural Awakenings asked cookbook authors, chefs and bloggers from around the country to help us celebrate wonderful holiday moments, big and small. Adding a plant-based nibble or sip not only helps party hosts stay on track, it also helps keep guests from over-indulging, so that everyone ends up enjoying themselves even more.

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American-born Sandra Gutierrez grew up in Guatemala and now lives in Cary, North Carolina. As the author of The New Southern Latino Table and Empanadas: The Hand-Held Pies of Latin America, she shows how fresh, seasonal, Latino foods can add grace and flavor to any table.

“In the South, appetizers can be as simple as shelled pecans tossed with spices,” she says. She applies the same easy treatment to pumpkin seeds, or pepitas, tossing them with ancho chile powder, cumin, coriander and other flavorings to bake in the oven until crunchy. “These take only minutes to make and will keep for a few weeks if stored in an airtight container.” Then, when people drop by, she has a ready-made, plant-based, delicious nibble to offer with drinks.

Brother chefs Chad and Derek Sarno, of Austin, Texas, are the co-founders of WickedHealthyFood.com, a website devoted to plant-based eating habits.

Chad has co-authored (with Chris Karr) Crazy Sexy Kitchen: 150 Plant-Empowered Recipes to Ignite a Mouthwatering Revolution. Derek is the former global executive chef for Whole Foods Market. “Shoot for 80 percent healthy and 20 percent wicked, and you’ll be 100 percent sexy,” they advise with a wink.

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic and non-GMO (genetically modified) ingredients whenever possible.

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Sophia DeSantis, of Carlsbad, California, changed to a vegan diet because of her husband’s health issues several years ago. “We ate plant-based for one month and just kept on going,” she says. “Within three months, he was off all meds and hasn’t needed them since.”

That victory made her an impassioned vegan cook for their three children, as well. Whether preparing food for family or guests, she says, “I don’t even mention the type of food, because I simply make delicious dishes that just happen to be plant-based.

There are a million and one ways to redo traditional favorites.”

DeSantis makes her own pistachio milk for a special hot chocolate she serves during the holidays; she blogs her recipes at VeggiesDontBite.com.

Other options for plant-based sips include chilled, dairy-free eggnog, perhaps topped with coconut creamer and a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg.

Mulled cider or pomegranate juice, warmed in a stove pot with whole spices like cinnamon and cloves, plus slices of citrus fruits, add holiday flavors and aromas.

Having already prepared nibbles and sips handy in the pantry, freezer or refrigerator makes both planned and spontaneous hosting easier, as well as providing ready-made goodies to bring to other gatherings. “Then, there’s always something available you can enjoy,” says DeSantis.

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A little indulgence is fine during the holidays, they say. “For vegans and vegetarians, think of your 20 percent as a chance to let loose every now and again and enjoy whatever makes you feel a bit wicked—fats, sugars, salts, beer; you get the idea—unless you’re following doctor’s orders. We want you to eat for health, and as chefs, we want eating healthy to taste great.” For the holidays, they like to have easy, yet big-flavor nibbles on hand such as homemade popcorn flavored with fresh rosemary and truffle oil, or crunchy, roasted chickpeas that pack a little heat from sriracha, a homemade or bottled hot sauce.

Spiced Pepitas These crunchy pumpkin seeds are lemony, salty, spicy and zesty, all at the same time. A handful of these toasted tidbits whets the appetite.

Yields: 2 cups

This wicked, fresh, piping-hot popcorn is kissed with a simple blend of rosemary, onion and truffle oil.

Yields: 9 cups 2½ Tbsp grapeseed oil A bit less than ½ cup popcorn kernels 1 Tbsp truffle oil 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast ½ Tbsp onion granules ½ tsp fresh rosemary, minced Sea salt to taste

On medium heat, warm the oil in a large saucepan with a lid.

Remove from the stove and add all kernels in an even layer on the bottom of the pan.

2 cups raw pumpkin seeds 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest 1 Tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp salt 1 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ tsp ground coriander ½ tsp ancho chile powder ½ tsp cayenne pepper ¼ tsp garlic powder ¼ tsp sugar (optional)

Cover for 20 seconds to allow all the kernels to become coated and reach equal temperature so they all pop at once.

Place the covered pan back on the heat and shake it while it’s on the burner. The kernels will slowly begin to pop; once they start, crack the lid slightly to let out a bit of steam. Continue shaking the pan over heat until the popping stops.

Preheat the oven to 375° F. In a medium bowl, toss together the pumpkin seeds, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, cumin, pepper, coriander, chile powder, cayenne and garlic powder.

Spread the mixture on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.

Remove the baking sheet from the oven and shake to redistribute the seeds, and then bake for another 3 minutes. Pull it out to shake the pan again. Then finish baking for 1 to 2 minutes or until the pumpkin seeds are crispy and golden without burning them.

Remove from the stovetop immediately and pour all popcorn into a large bowl.

Drizzle with truffle oil, nutritional yeast, onion granules, minced rosemary and sea salt. Shake and mix well before serving.

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Elaine Aron, Ph.D., a practicing psychotherapist in Mill Valley, California, who studies sensitivity using functional magnetic resonance imaging, advises, “A highly sensitive child is among the 15 to 20 percent born with a nervous system that’s highly aware and quick to react to everything.” She offers a free online questionnaire to help assess a child’s level of sensitivity at HSPerson.com/test/ highly-sensitive-child-test.

Highly sensitive children are incredibly responsive to their environments, from sounds and smells to the overall mood of people they encounter. Other indicators may range from a preference for quiet play to noticing details or asking many questions. With a sharpened sense of awareness, they are often gifted intellectually, creatively and emotionally, demonstrating genuine compassion early on.

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Criticism, defeat and the distress of others deeply affect them.

Parenting a highly sensitive child can be highly rewarding, but some parents find it exhausting. Special skills help in gracefully raising a healthy, happy and well-adjusted sensitive child without wearing ourselves out.

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See it as a gift. It’s easy to get frustrated or angry with a child if they continually cry, withdraw and shy away from social situations. Instead of viewing these behaviors as flaws, see them as providing the child a special gift.

Sensitivity often characterizes artists, innovators, prodigies and great thinkers.

Partner up. Sensitive children respond far better to requests for desired behaviors when acting in partnership with the adults in their life. Harsh discipline can elicit emotional meltdowns

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Focus on strengths. Remembering that a highly sensitive child may be incredibly talented is essential when they are acting out. Training ourselves to see a child’s strengths first—such as their incredible creativity, perceptiveness and keen intellect—helps us accept their challenges, such as being overwhelmed, highly emotional, introverted at times, shy, picky about clothes and other preferences, or overly active.

Create calmness. It’s worth taking the time to create spaces that match a child’s sensibilities. Create a “peace corner” at home designed to deliver the serenity that highly sensitive children crave by using just the right lighting, colors, sounds and surroundings; elements might include headphones, favorite plush toys and coloring markers.

Instill inner discipline. Establishing gentle structure and clear limits with respect goes a long way. Reasonable reminders of what’s needed now and why yield better results than shouting and warnings of consequences.

Connect with peers. Like everyone else, highly sensitive children are drawn to other “birds of a feather”, and getting these kids together to nurture each other’s strengths is good. It may mean some extra effort by parents to help a child find kids that get along together and make play dates.

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Spas have been synonymous with pampering throughout the ages. “Every civilization around the world has had some kind of communal gathering place for people to practice ‘self-healing’,” says Jeremy McCarthy, group director of Spa & Wellness for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and author of The Psychology of Spas & Wellbeing.

From ancient Greek bathhouses to Japan’s beloved natural hot springs, spas have long served as sacred places of healing and restoration. Indeed, many treatments provided at today’s eco-spas draw inspiration from traditional uses of herbs, honey and olive oil to care for skin and hair.

Locally, natural spas’ pampering services may range from botanically based facials and mud masks to herbal body wraps and hot stone massage.

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design certified spas take extra strides toward sustainability through efficient use of renewable energy, green building materials and sound stewardship of resources.

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moments of quiet contemplation and feel the touch of another human being.”

He recently launched a new Digital Detox initiative at Mandarin Oriental hotels, where guests are encouraged to surrender their phones upon arrival at the spa to curtail online distractions. In spa relaxation rooms, they can instead access mindfulness activities such as journaling, note card writing, meditation or simply enjoying the silence.

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While busy people tend to put off selfcare, there are treats to suit any schedule or budget—from getting a quick manicure or pedicure at a neighborhood eco-nail salon to visiting a yoga or wellness center.

“I build pampering into my week.

If you don’t make time for you, who will?” asks Melanie Laporte, a makeup artist and freelance writer in Washington, D.C. “When your significant other or family members see you taking care of yourself, they’ll honor your time more. I remember Mom taking power baths and telling us, ‘This is my time.

I’ll be back in 30 minutes and then we can read together.’ We respected that.”

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booster shot of ginger or turmeric. Most grocery stores now carry cold-pressed juices that can pack as much as six pounds of produce into a single bottle.

An honored ritual that continues to restore spent spirits is drinking a cup of tea. Whether sipped at home, as a British high tea featuring an organic Earl Grey or as part of a traditional Japanese green tea ceremony steeped in Zen, tea time allows us to slow down and savor the moment along with the aromas in our cup. Also, antioxidantrich tea is fortifying.

Salt room visits, another healthy pleasure that has spread throughout the U.S., dates back 150 years to an indigenous Polish practice. Research indicates that salt therapy, or halotherapy, can help improve conditions such as asthma and allergies and support the immune, nervous and lymphatic systems

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Universally restful salt rooms also offer a unique sensory experience.

Another highly accessible way to treat body and mind is to move in a joyful way. Consider taking up a playful new class for de-stressing and stretching such as trapeze yoga, conscious dance or any other dance. Aerial yoga, using suspended trapeze-like supports, helps lengthen the spine and strengthen muscles in ways not easily achieved on the ground. Dance delivers health and fitness bonuses in the midst of having fun.

If we’re not in the habit of pampering ourselves, it’s time to stretch our beliefs about what we deserve. We’ll find bliss is an attainable luxury.

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by April Thompson etween professional spa visits, a do-it-yourself spa day at home can be a rewarding and economical treat. “You can create a full day of home spa treatments using ingredients most people have in their kitchen,” advises Lise Andersen, an expert in nature-based cosmetics from Copenhagen, Denmark, and the owner of LisaLise. com, offering custom skin and hair care products, individualized formulations and beginner-friendly DIY kits.

One of Andersen’s home skincare favorites is simple raw honey, used as a cleanser and face mask. “You can use it alone or in conjunction with an added ingredient like almond meal or ground oats. It rinses off beautifully and both softens and cleanses,” she says.

A “facial tea” made with herbs like chamomile, lavender and elder blossom is another of the Scandinavian’s at-home favorites. Simply boil water and pour it into a bowl with a handful of herbs, drape a towel over the head,

embracing the face and breathe deeply.

“It smells wonderful while opening the pores and hydrating the skin,” Andersen says.

Dry brushing with a mitt made with a natural fiber like sisal or jute serves as a quick, everyday pick-me-up. It stimulates and exfoliates the body and helps boost circulation.

For beautiful cuticles, Andersen suggests a handmade scrub made from raw brown sugar or Himalayan salt combined with a carrier oil like almond or grapeseed. It exfoliates and hydrates, leaving hands feeling silky smooth.

To get the most out of a home spa day, prep materials in advance and let family members know that it requires absolute solitude. Complete the spalike atmosphere with relaxing music and naturally scented beeswax candles.

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Pets can get into trouble, especially if they’re away from home. Boarding may be the best alternative when the family travels for holidays.

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to impress the owner than comfort the pet and were generally bereft of enriching experiences.

“Pets are living, breathing, loving creatures, and boarding facilities not yet up to speed need to catch up to how people feel about pets today,” says Charlotte Biggs, COO of the nonprofit International Boarding and Pet Service Association, near Austin, Texas. It helps its members create safe, responsible pet care facilities by including holistic, positive and green practices in their safety and training manuals.

Susan Briggs, co-founder of the independent Professional Animal Care Certification Council for the pet care industry, in Houston, advises, “Take a tour. Kennels should be clean and organized. You should feel comfortable with the staff.”

“Do the employees talk about your pet like you’re bringing the car in for an oil change? If it’s ignored in favor

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of paperwork, maybe you should keep looking,” says Josh Brown, owner of Far North Kennel, in Anchorage, Alaska.

“You want to go where the staff bends down and lets your pet come to them.

It should be obvious your dog’s going to get positive human interaction. When you walk out after touring the facility, you should feel better about boarding than when you walked in.”

Ask Questions

Costs vary, so ask what’s included in the basic fee, such as group play, treats, administered meds, special bedding and feeding the same food as at home.

The pet also should be able to have their bed, toys and favorite things with them. Also be clear about medications, health or mobility issues and special bedding or grooming preferences. An apparent bargain can be either less than expected or more expensive once all costs are totaled.

“Ask if titers are accepted in lieu of current vaccinations, and don’t feel pressured to over-vaccinate,” advises Briggs, who explains that titers assess levels of immunity from previous vaccinations. She also suggests asking about the facility’s emergency plan, including evacuation.

The more information everyone has, the better the pet’s stay will be.

Socialized dogs or cats should be able to enjoy group playtime or a communal catio (enclosed indoor/outdoor space for felines); others would rather watch from afar. Stays should be individualized, not uniform. Facility owners suggest first booking a day visit and then an overnight as a test.

Before booking, also ask about unseen factors. Josh Parker, co-founder of K-9 Resorts Daycare and Luxury Hotels, in Fanwood and other New Jersey locations, recommends that boarding clients look for features such as ecofriendly cleaning products; air purifiers and ventilation systems to prevent spreading of germs; a floor plan that reduces stress by limiting views of other animals; lighting that dims at night for restful sleep; a good ratio of staff to pets that allows employees to spend time with nervous boarders, spot any signs of illness or distress early on and intervene if quarrels arise; and availability of an on-call veterinarian with access to the family vet or nearest emergency facility.

Leave a medical directive explaining what should be done if an owner can’t be reached.

Flooring at better resorts is antibacterial. Outdoors, artificial grass made of recycled products is soft on paws, drains better than grass and is easier to clean.

It’s eco-friendly because it requires no watering, mowing or pesticides.

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“Some facilities like ours offer webcam options so you can ‘visit’ with your dog while you’re traveling,” says Brown. Texting kennel updates and selfies of an employee with a pet can also ease any worries.

“I just want my pet in a place where she is safe, secure, well cared for and loved,” says Nierenberg. Though apart, pets and their people can all enjoy a fresh adventure.

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t certainly has not been politics as usual in this election year and the astrology of November 8 suggests a lingering aftertaste of uncertainty for a while. With that setting the tone for much of November’s headlines, we will be challenged to keep our focus from getting scattered in too many fictitious or futile directions.

As the holiday approaches, Thanksgiving’s established holiday traditions may need some adjustment to accommodate a need for broader inclusion and acceptance along with an added dose of patience and flexibility.

The annual Sagittarius New Moon which takes place this year on November 29 speaks to the gravity of right thinking. In any areas where confusion, obfuscation, delusion and/or deception have been seeded, we will feel a mandate to set the record straight. In all matters personal as well as collective, it will be good to remember that the truth will set you free.

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Mantras and musings for the month of November: Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. ~ Buddha

Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Everyone wants the truth but no one wants to be honest. ~ Unknown.

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lies. ~ Ann Landers

Gemini (May 21-Jun 20): Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie. ~ Khaled Hosseini

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19): Lies run sprints, but truths run marathons. ~ Michael Jackson

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22): ): Always speak the truth even if your voice shakes. ~ Maggie Kuhn

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): Truth is what stands the test of experience. ~ Albert Einstein

Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22): The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself. ~ St. Augustine

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): Facts are many but the truth is one. ~ Rabindranath Tagore Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19): Never underestimate someone’s ability to find out the truth. ~ Unknown

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thurSDAY, novemBER 3 Living the Tarot – 6:30-8:30. Dive into an experiential journey with the Tarot. Much more than a lecture, this whole-body experience is a discovery of how the cards are alive in us and in the world.

Go home with a new understanding of the cards and their meaning in your life. Julia Hesse is a Tarot reader, teacher and designer of the Living Tarot Oracle. New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929. NRBEvents@gmail. com. NewRenBooks.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Quantum-Touch Self Created Health – Nov 4-6.

6-9pm Fri; 10am-4pm Sat; 1-6pm Sun. Certified instructor Judie Maron-Friend is proud to offer this exciting therapy which addresses emotional cause at its core. 30 years in the making and profoundly effective. The Level I workshop is a prerequisite.

Schedule dates for groups of 6 or more at a discount. Contact Maron-Friend to register. $450.

503-288-8369. JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com.

QuantumTouch.com.

Messages from Spirit with Shelly Wilson (Group Reading) – 6:30-8:30pm. Using her psychic and mediumistic abilities, healing gifts and teachings, intuitive medium, Reiki master and spiritual teacher Shelly Wilson responds to questions and offers messages from your angels, guides and loved ones in Spirit during this presentation. Wilson will provide tools to assist you with creating the outcome you desire to achieve success. Includes a chakra clearing and balancing exercise and short meditation. $25.

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

NewRenBooks.com. ShellyRWilson.com.

Vibrational Healing In Oneness – 7-9pm. A community sound and energy healing circle with drumming, toning, reiki and other modalities. Allow your spiritual connection to come through in service to 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 offer, receive.

Leave rejuvenated, refreshed. $20 Heart Exchange.

Drumming In Oneness, 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. 503-621-6178. Cedar@CedarPathways.com.

CedarPathways.com. DrummingInOneness.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Creating the Life You Desire Workshop – 11am1pm. Intuitive medium, Reiki master and spiritual teacher Shelly Wilson offers a 2-hour workshop based on her books 28 Days to a New YOU and Connect to the YOU Within. Workshop offers insight, tools and exercises to assist you in creating the life you desire. As you shift your perception, you will change your experiences, including those in the past, the ones you are presently experiencing and those that have yet to happen. Wilson invites you to begin your life in a new way and tap into your inner power as you explore who you really are. $25.

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

NewRenBooks.com. ShellyRWilson.com.

Discover Your 3 Natural Talents with Intuitive Eye Readings – 2-4pm. Everyone has a Sweet Spot.

It’s our natural gifts, deep well of extraordinary strength and capacity, and quickest access to ease, joy and fulfillment. Join the author of The Sweet Spot and Intuitive Eye Reader Laureli Shimayo to get a glimpse of the Talents that make up your own Sweet Spot to better tune into career, romance, soul purpose, and more. New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929.

NRBEvents@gmail.com. NewRenBooks.com.

ThriveTypes.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Security, Boundaries and Sexuality Workshop – 3-5pm. Gain security in your life by having good boundaries. Society teaches that co-dependency is normal and good boundaries are selfish. How do you get good boundaries? Compassion and Practice. This workshop will teach how to unwind previous held patterns and gain awareness into your own relationship with being a sovereign person. Usher respect and value into your life, and make space for what you really want. We discuss how this effects your sexual expression and relationships. The level of risk and information sharing is up to you. We have a strict “no thank you, thank you” policy. Gain tools to know where your boundaries are and test where a boundary may be breached and/or with whom.

Registration by email required. Temple Medicine Healing, 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland. Amy Kimmick 503-421-2075. Amy@Temple-Medicine.com.

TempleMedicineHealing.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Vibrations of Community Freestyle Drawing – 7-9pm. A fun way to freely express yourself within community. Grab your favorite colors, make some marks on paper, and watch a beautiful image appear. An opportunity will also be given to set life intentions and to hold these intentions in the resonance of vocalized community sounds and creative activity. Final creation will be given away to community participant via drawing. 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. Cedar 503-621-6178.

Cedar@CedarPathways.com. CedarPathways.com.

DrummingInOneness.com.

Destiny Retrieval – 7-9:30pm. Recover Your Life’s Purpose. We are all born to significance and meaning. When we stray away from our calling, we experience tremendous loss and suffering. Yet we can all heal from this loss and recover our original contract with life. This is our greatest destiny. Join us in ceremony as we recover our great vision and purpose. Location 1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 5, Portland. Rising Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center. 503-288-5175. RisingFire.One@g mail. com. Rising-Fire.com.

Polarity Therapy – 9am-6pm. Nov 12 & 13.

This class introduces concepts of energy medicine through Polarity Therapy. Learn about the chakra system and elements theory and how they correspond to our physical, psychological and emotional bodies. The Polarity general session can be used as a whole session to balance the entire body. Enhance your well being with these effective and powerful techniques. Location: OSM-Salem, 2111 Front St NE, Salem. Lisa Garofalo. 503-244-3420. LB@ OregonSchoolOfMassage.com. OregonSchoolOfMassage.com.

Eugene-Springfield Holistic & Green Living Expo – 9:30am-6pm. Nourish the mind, body, soul and emotions in a friendly, professional and supportive environment. As always, attendance is Free! Willamalane Center, 250 S 32nd St, Springfield. EugeneSpringfieldHolisticExpo.com. Info@ HolisticExpos.org.

Energy Bar – 1-4pm. The Energy Bar is held at Temple Medicine Healing. Enjoy a locally crafted mineral elixir with crystal essence and a potent spleen booster this autumn, while getting a 20-minute chakra balancing with an experienced practitioner. This transformative 20 minutes to balance, brighten and ground. Just in time to add harmony and ease to the holiday season. Temple Medicine Healing, 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland.

Amy 503-421-2075. Amy@Temple-Medicine.com.

TempleMedicineHealing.com.

Mediumship with the Angels – 6:30-8:30pm. Mediumship brings us peace of mind and a firsthand experience of unconditional love. With medium Mark Mezadourian, experience the relief of connecting with your loved ones who have passed.

All participants will be read. Choose whom you would like to connect with in this reassuring and loving space. Register early as space is limited.

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

NewRenBooks.com. MarkMezadourian.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Shamanic Drumming n’ Dreaming Guided Visualization Journey – 7-9pm. 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. 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. Cedar 503-621-6178.

Cedar@CedarPathways.com. CedarPathways.com.

DrummingInOneness.com.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Free Meditation for First Responders – 7-8pm.

An hourlong meditation class for first responders, ER workers, physicians, nurses, techs, medics and EMTs. Come and shake off the stress of your day with this free meditation class. Temple Medicine Healing, 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland. Amy Kimmick 503-421-2075. Amy@Temple-Medicine.com.

TempleMedicineHealing.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Kirtan with Sitara & Kalyani – 5:30-6:15pm.

Susan Shehata (Sitara) and Colleen Buckman

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(Kalyani) combine decades of musical expertise and performance experience with a passion for the yogic traditions in an uplifting evening of devotional chant. Sitara & Kalyani together released the kirtan album Sitara & Kalyani with Pavan Kumar. They have played at festivals and yoga studios nationally.

Contact Anna M Bredahl. New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929.

NRBEvents@Gmail.com. NewRenBooks.com.

SitaraAndKalyani.com.

Amma Therapy Program Info Session – 6-7:30pm.

Also offered Nov 30. An event for those curious about Amma Therapy or interested in becoming a practitioner. Meet students and instructors to learn more about this unique modality. Next program starts January 3, 2017. Please RSVP for the event.

Free. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482 or Admin@ TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/programs/ amma-therapy.

Massage Career Training Preview – 6:30pm Portland-Nov 16 or 10am Salem-Nov 19. Learn about Oregon School of Massage’s 640-hour training program in the massage profession at this FREE presentation. OSM is committed to providing holistic education that integrates the body, mind, heart and spirit. Winter term begins January 9. Call 503244-3420 for Portland Preview / 503-585-8912 for Salem Preview. Community Education classes are also offered each quarter. Visit website for details.

Location: OSM-Portland, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100 or OSM-Salem, 2111 Front St NE. LB@ OregonSchoolOfMassage.com. OregonSchoolOf Massage.com.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Wholistic Nutrition Program Info Session – 5:307pm. Learn about becoming a certified (w)holistic nutrition practitioner and about this dynamic industry. This is an opportunity to check out the school and meet with the school director to learn more.

Next program starts March 4, 2017. Please RSVP for the event. Free. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482 or Admin@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/ programs/wholistic-nutrition.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Massage Career Training Preview – 10am. Learn about Oregon School of Massage’s 640-hour training program in the massage profession at this FREE presentation. Salem Preview. See Nov 16 listing for details and Portland Preview information.

House of Dreams Pretty Kitty Holiday Craft Bazaar – 10am-4pm. This popular, colorful bazaar features handmade gifts for people and pets, many using recycled content. Includes a large silent auction, raffle, Second Time Around gently-used holiday décor & baked goods—vegan, too. All bazaar proceeds go directly to the care of the fab cats at House of Dreams, an all-volunteer non-profit organization, providing shelter and care for abandoned and homeless cats, with the goal of finding them permanent homes or providing them a lifetime home in our facility. Portland’s only free-roam, no-kill cat shelter. Location: Tabor Space, 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland. KittyDreams.org.

Gallery of Metaphysical Arts – 6:30-8pm. For practitioners and others interested in expanding

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Green Friday FieldTrip – 11am-2pm. Join Rising Fire shamans on a “Green Friday” fieldtrip. Be part of a movement to re-source with nature, free of the limits of consumer culture. Come, walk off that turkey, experience places on the earth pulsing with life force, and learn how to access these vortexes of energy to re-charge spirit and soul. For details and location, contact Rising Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center. 503-288-5175. RisingFire.One@ Gmail.com. Rising-Fire.com.

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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. TempleMedicineHealing.com.

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.

Introduction to the Ascended Masters – noon1:30pm. The saints, east and west, have mastered the energies of this earthly plane and ascended into spirit realms. They are our teachers for such topics as the violet flame, angels, twin flames, soul mates, karma, reincarnation, the higher self, nature spirits and the Ascension. Study group at Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd, Portland. For directions, call the library, 503-988-5388. For details, call The Summit Lighthouse of Portland, 360-910-8004. PaulL@ hei.net. TSL.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Amma Therapy Program Info Session – 6-7:30pm.

Also offered Nov 16. An event for those curious about Amma Therapy or interested in becoming a practitioner. Meet students and instructors to learn more about this unique modality. Next program starts January 3, 2017. Please RSVP for the event.

Free. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482 or Admin@ TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/programs/ amma-therapy.

Dark Moon Fire Ceremony – 7-9pm. 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. Come join a community of like-minded souls.

This is an extremely potent form of ceremony! Register on Meetup or call. Location 6505 SE Monroe, Milwaukie. Contact Rising Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center. 503-288-5175. RisingFire.One@ Gmail.com. Rising-Fire.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 Women’s SoulCollage Retreat – Dec 1-4. 6pm, Dec 1 through 1pm, Dec 4. Experience the intuitive collage process as you unlock hidden aspects of your deep self and explore the mysteries of your soul through collage, journaling, guided imagery and dream sharing. Leave with a set of uniquely personal collaged cards and a transformational practice you can continue on your own. Breitenbush Hot Springs.

Cindy Brodner, 503-261-0600. CBrodner@Gmail. com. Breitenbush.com/events/dec1-4collage.html.

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their knowledge, developing their skills and serving their community in a powerful way. Come listen and learn. 3rd Monday of every month. New Renaissance Bookshop Event Center, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. Matthew Koren 503-765-6542.

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

Energy Bar – 1-5pm. The Energy Bar is held at Temple Medicine Healing. Enjoy a locally crafted

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savethedate JANUARY 21 Winter Qigong Series – 2-4pm. Also Jan 28, Feb 11, 18, 25, and Mar. 4. 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@LingGui.org. LingGui.org.

FEBUARY 4 & 5 Internal Alchemy for Women – Feb 4 & 5. 1:306 Sat; 9-3:30 Sun. 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@ LingGui.org. LingGui.org.

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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. PMR1354@hotmail.com.

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sunday Morning “Loving Kindness” Meditation Group – 9am-noon. 4th 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 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 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. 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.

MyJourneyWay.com.

Amma Therapy Student Clinic – 9:30am, 10:45am, 12pm, 4pm, 5:15pm, 6:30pm. Apr 19-Nov 15. With Rylen Feeney & Michael Guida. The Wellspring School’s Amma Therapy Student Clinic is a perfect way to experience Amma Therapy at an affordable price. Appointments are available for all ages. $35 for one-hour treatment (see website for specials). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482. Info@TheWellspring.org.

TheWellspring.org/classes.

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.

Jade Woman Qigong – 12:15-1:15. Nov 2-Nov 30 (no class 11/23). With Jen Stone. Qigong is an ancient internal martial are connecting breath, visualization and movement. Not only for women; men will benefit from Jade Woman’s ability to purify, increase blood flow and detoxify the whole body. $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.

Mindful Living: Learning Skills for Authentic Presence, Intention & Communication – 6-7pm.

With Michelle Vosika-Cooper. Sept 21-Nov 16. This series of skill building and experiential exercise is designed to help you uncover a more mindful you.

Come to one class or all of them! $12 drop-in. 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, 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.

TheMovementCenter.com.

Introduction to the Ascended Masters – The saints, east and west, have mastered the energies of this earthly plane and ascended into spirit realms. They are our teachers for such topics as the violet flame, angels, twin flames, soul mates, karma, reincarnation, the higher self, nature spirits and the Ascension. Study group in Vancouver, Orchards area. The Summit Lighthouse of Portland. 360-910-8004. PaulL@hei. net. TSL.org.

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.

TheWellspring.org/classes.

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. The MovementCenter.com.

saturday Return to Kidney Qigong – 8-9:15am. Aug 13Nov 19. With Rylen Feeney. Qigong is an ancient internal martial art connecting breath, visualization and movement. Return to Kidney exercises emphasize developing balanced and harmonious circulation of qi throughout the entire body. $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.

Belly Button Healing Workshop – 2-4pm. Learn how to have a healthy gut & happy brain. Become a Belly Button Artist. Discover the secrets to improve your circulation, expedite detoxification and tone your internal organs. 14845 SW Murray Scholls Dr, #106, Beaverton. Youn Seo 503-352-4367. Beaverton@ BodyNBrain.com. BodyNBrain.com/beaverton.

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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 NAadvertising@naturalawakeningsmag.com to request our media kit.

Coaching & Consulting David Bartky

Certified Law of Attraction Life Coach 973-444-7301 Info@LifeCoachDavid.com LifeCoachDavid.com Are you ready to start attracting what you want, instead of what you don’t want? I can coach you on how to do that! First session is free. “Phone coaching at its best!”

chiropractic

ACUPUNCTURE ALL WAYS WELL, LLC

Rebecca MH Kitzerow, LAc 1525 SW Park Ave, Ste 103, Portland 503-548-4403 AllWaysWell.com

judith boothby, ms dc pc

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!

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.

SALSBURY & CO. April Salsbury 503-850-8411

SalsburyAndCo.com Building strong foundations and growing your business. Business & healthcare private practice consulting.

body screening NORTH PORTLAND WELLNESS CENTER

RADIANT BODY THERMOGRAPHY 1314 NW Irving St, #705 Portland, OR 97209 503-775-1812 Info@RadiantBodyTermography.com

A medical thermography clinic providing 100% safe, non-invasive, painless breast and full body screening utilizing digital infrared thermal imaging. Reports written by thermologists, board-certified physicians.

BOoks, gifts, & events

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.

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Carol Murch

PO Box 87366 Vancouver, WA 98687 TrueMagicTales.com

Ecomaids

Felicity’s Disguise is a magical tale that shows children how our thoughts, feelings and beliefs create our reality.

Choosing them intentionally is True Magic, Available at New Renaissance Bookshop, Online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble.

503-908-0950 EcoMaids.com/Portland.com 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.

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.

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CONSTRUCTION GLACIER VALLEY BUILDERS LLC A Full Service Construction Company 503-893-9318 GlacierValleyBuilders.com

Small Local Family Run Business specializing in additions, remodels, and ADUs. We also take on smaller projects and provide property maintenance for rental properties.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY RUBATO CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY 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

dentist

AAdvanced Dental Healthy Life Dr Inna Shimanovsky, DMD

1508 St, Oregon City our Comfort in Washington 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. Inna Shimanovsky, DMD Oswego

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.

Dental Designs

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

energy healing 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 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.

503-609-07987 Rachel@Healing-Lotus.com Healing-Lotus.com Certified Quantum Touch and Energy Healer, Rachel takes a holistic approach, incorporating healing modalities to support and enhance your body and minds ability to self-heal.

TEMPLE MEDICINE HEALING

Jay Harris Levy, DDS

TRINITI Healing

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.

Amy Kimmick, BSN RN 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland TempleMedicineHealing.com My work brings you back to you, by way of energy healing, mediumship, and knowledge of the body to release ancestral patterns and emotions.

#1 Premium CBD (Cannabidiol) Hemp Oil – Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, Focus. 954-415-0942.

PureScienceLab.com.

Natural Specialty Food, Snacks, Soda and Gifts from JW Merc – Monthly feature: “get-to-know-us” intro boxes (3 to choose from) includes real maple syrup, Oregon hazelnuts, Mineral Refresher and more. Free office delivery in PDX/’Couv. Cash/check OK - C-Cards via PayPal on website. Call/text 208-424-0042 or write JWMerc@gmail.com.

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.

HEALTHy FOODS GROCERY OUTLET

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

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FELDENKRAIS

Healing LOTUS

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.

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combine to make Triniti Healing: nutritional consulting; hypno-chakra therapy; intuitive guidance and spiritual counseling.

4420 NE Hancock, Portland, 97213 503-282-5248 GroceryOutlet.com

Your neighborhood market! Foods, health & beauty products, general merchandise, beer, wine & produce. Check out our huge selection of NOSH (Natural, Organic, Specialty & Healthy)!

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holistic education

massage training OREGON SCHOOL OF MASSAGE

The Wellspring School for Healing Arts

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

2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202 Portland 503-688-1482 TheWellspring.org

We offer massage and bodywork courses for aspiring massage therapists, licensed professionals and the general public.

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

reflexology NANCIE HINES

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

reiki VICKI MCARDLE

Nutrition

HOLISTIC LIFE GUIDE

Nourish Northwest

JAMIE “CEDAR” ROGERS, MA 503-621-6178 Cedar@CedarPathways.com CedarPathways.com

Interpret messages from the body, heart, and spirit, transform blockages, and explore heartcentered life direction. Holistic approach, utilizing artistic, energetic, reflective, and metaphoric pathways.

holistic Wellness

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 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.

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At Nourish Northwest, we offer individual nutrition counseling, group workshops, a variety of fitness classes, corporate wellness services, and weekly cooking classes.

HAIRAPY PDX

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

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

ORGANIC SALONs

By Design Bodywork

LOVING KINDNESS HypnoSIS

Usui/Holy Fire Reiki Master Portland, OR 503-939-4357 VickiMcArdle.com

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.

QIGONG LING GUI INTERNATIONAL HEALING QIGONG SCHOOL

3939 NE Hancock, Ste 213, Portland 503-380-5814; 206-817-4117 Info@LingGui.org LingGui.org Celebrating 26 years of qigong teachers’ training with over 15,000 qigong teachers worldwide.

Approved Continuing Education Pro-viders with NCCAOM & California Acupuncture Board.

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 CENTER ANANDA CENTER AT LAURELWOOD

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.

Veterinary care TWO RIVERS VETERINARY CLINIC 3808 N Williams Ave, Ste 129 Portland, OR 97227 503-280-2000 TwoRiversVet.com

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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.

yoga TANTRIC healing THE TANTRA STUDIO, LLC Maria D Sigel C.P 1235 SE Division St, Portland 503-884-7032 TheTantraStudio.com

GOod beginnings YOGA

GoodBeginningsYoga@yahoo.com GoodBeginningsYoga.com Prenatal + Mom & Baby yoga with Sound healing. Classes in North Portland.

INSTITUTE OF AYURVedic yoga THERAPY

therapy/counseling JULIE GLASER,

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

Paul M Rakoczy,

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

BARTON S SLOAN, LISW, BCD, EMDR

Certified Therapist and Consultant 222 NE Park Plaza Vancouver, WA 98671 360-254-3642 BSloanLCSW@icloud.com BartonSloanLISW.com Providing services for couples, adults, and children.

Call or email for an appointment.

Susan Bass, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, Registered Ayurvedic Practitioner & Nutritional Consultant, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist 503-208-2716 AyurvedicYogaTherapy.org Portland’s first Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Program.

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

KARMA YOGA & FITNESS

13031 SE 84th Ave Clackamas, 97015 503-482-8620 Info@KarmaYogaAndFitness.com KarmaYogaAndFitness.com

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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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