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ince I started the journey of becoming a Natural Awakenings publisher, I have been blessed to meet some amazing people— passionate practitioners, inspiring teachers, heart-stoppingly good speakers, dedicated life and health coaches—and to connect with some powerful groups and like-minded folks sharing a purpose and a cause.

So often we continue on the treadmill of life, meet a goal and carry on to the next, not stopping to celebrate or evaluate—much less bask in the glory of—reaching the goal we had set and just met! What kind of craziness is that?

I was going to say, “I” am fortunate enough, but I think if you’re reading this magazine and looking to improve the quality of your life, in whatever area, then really, “we” are all fortunate enough to have resources and people to guide, propel and motivate us to achieve some fantastic goals. And, hopefully, those same people will encourage us to celebrate the milestones of our goals—setting them, acting on them, achieving them and becoming the person we strive to be by living a purposeful, goal-driven life in whatever way is meaningful to us.

What’s on your calendar that you’re looking forward to this month or the rest of this year? How about next year or 2017? Take some time to think about what you want to achieve, both in the short and long term. We should all have something to look forward to that is important enough to write on the calendar. We’d love to hear from you so let us know about some of your goals and how or when you achieve them.

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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.

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20 CHOOSE HAPPINESS

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24 ALEXANDRA PAUL

ON VEGAN ACTIVISM Her Kind Lifestyle Honors All Living Things

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28 EYE HEALTH FOR DOGS 10 Foods to Keep Canine Vision Sharp

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30 Living in the Now

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newsbriefs Empower Your Life Workshop Coming to Portland September 12-13

Karuna Contemplative Living: A Boutique for the MindfullyMinded

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aruna Contemplative Living, located at 1725 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, may be the first store in Portland that is primarily focused on selling meditation cushions. Over 40 percent of Portlanders say they are religiously unaffiliated and yet, with a city brimming with yoga studios and meditation groups, there seems to be an immense interest in seeking meaning through these ancient traditions. Meditation is taught in schools, prisons, corporations, the military and the healthcare system. Society’s expanding curiosity about meditation is also evident in media sources like Mindful Magazine and online at ElephantJournal. com and TinyBuddha.com.

One of the advantages Karuna has over cushions sold on the internet is that one can have a hands-on experience with different cushions and benches to see which is best for their body. As a trained meditation instructor with more than 20 years experience, owner Anandi Gefroh guides customers to the best seat for their individual needs.

Karuna also offers a selection of clothing, jewelry, books and eco-friendly yoga products. Many of the meditation cushions sold at Karuna are made regionally and the Karuna brand cushions are made in Portland. Karuna houses two massage therapists and offers a monthly art exhibit from local yoga and meditation practitioners. This month features artist Mary Garvey. Opening Reception is September 2. Attendees will enjoy a 10 percent discount on most products during opening event.

For more information and store hours, call 971-229-0565 or visitKarunaStore.com.

ed by Jan and Bill Moore of aSmilingWorld, their workshops are dedicated to teaching people how to live with power, passion and purpose and become master manifesters.

“We are spreading empowerment across the globe and raising the vibrational frequency of people and the planet by teaching people how to manifest happiness, fulfillment and prosperity,” Jan Moore explains.

The two-day Portland workshop on September 12 & 13 is valued at $997, but is offered on a “give-what-you-can” model, with a minimum gift of $97 to reserve a seat and an opportunity for a love offering at the conclusion of the event. Seats are limited to ensure individual attention.

“If you are on the path of conscious evolution, this powerful, interactive and transformational workshop will teach you how to remove the blocks and limitations that are stopping you from manifesting the life of your dreams,” Bill Moore explains. “You’ll develop self-awareness and self-love, and raise your consciousness from the third to the fourth dimension in which you can consistently manifest your deepest desires,” he continues.

The Moore’s calling began with their vision and co-creation of the 2011 Festival of Enlightenment, which many attendees called “life changing.” After five years of research and insights into empowerment, conscious evolution and positive manifestation, Jan and Bill Moore are now taking their two-day ‘Empower Your Life’ workshop around the United States teaching attendees how to step into their power and create a life of love, joy, peace and abundance.

Empower Your Life: Achieve Your Dreams workshop Sept. 12-13. Registration required.

For more information: Bill Moore: 512-364-6150 or aSmilingWorld.org/events.

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AquaLumine™ Pure Living Water Launches in Portland

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fter nearly two years of careful planning and focus group research, Portland has been selected as the launch city for AquaLumine™ Pure Living Water, the remarkable natural spring water that has rapidly developed a passionate following.

Nestled in a remote Idaho canyon is a spring long renowned for its healing waters by many generations of the local native peoples. Sourced from this sacred spring, AquaLumine™ Pure Living Water is packaged with great care and devotion by the steward of the spring, and received gratefully by those who experience this rare and valuable gift from Mother Earth. A wide range of physical and “supersensory” benefits have been reported by people who drink the water. A number of unusual phenomena have been associated with the site of the spring and the water which flows from it, each indicative of the fact that Nature has imparted to AquaLumine™ some very unusual and special attributes.

Community gatherings are held twice a month to provide those exploring the water a glimpse into the fascinating story behind AquaLumine™, as well as the opportunity to taste, purchase and share experiences of the water. The community provides loving support for the healing journey of each individual member. AquaLumine™ community gatherings are held on the second Thursday and fourth Sunday of each month at 7 p.m. at Unity of Portland, 4525 SE Stark Street, Portland.

For more information, call 503-765-9761, email Hello@AquaLumine.com. or go to AquaLumine.com.

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Bach Flower Remedies Training and Workshop Starts September 13

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anaging one’s emotional state when life becomes unmanageable is possible without pharmaceuticals. The Bach Flower Remedies have provided a safe, gentle way to transform negative feelings into positive ones. Used in America since the 1970s, these all-natural liquid essences made from flowers have helped thousands alleviate emotional difficulties ranging from everyday stress to chronic negative attitudes.

Though simple to use and easily available, many people still don’t know about them or are unaware of their potential. Rio Hibler, a local Certified Bach Flower Practitioner says, “I think many people know something about the essences, but they’re not sure how to determine which essences are best for them. Even though there are only 38 essences, all the descriptions can seem overwhelming.” So, Hibler designed a training that helps people learn to better identify their own feelings as well as to identify the aspects of the essences.

This 30-hour workshop uses a three-level approach to learning the remedies: botanically, by essence indications and by personal application. In addition to instructor lecture, participants will use exercises and examples to develop a broad working knowledge of the repertory. Weekly use of the remedies plus vocabulary building to describe emotional states will round out this comprehensive training offered at half the cost of comparable trainings. $399 with a 10 percent discount to those who register by Sept. 7. Five Sundays: Sept. 13-Oct. 11, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Movement Center, Rm. C, 1021 NE 33rd Ave., Portland. 503-231-0383 or register online at TheMovementCenter.com/ workshops-courses-events.

Old World Style Craft Butchery Classes

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arm-to-table purists, paleo enthusiasts and hands-on home chefs now have a new opportunity to learn more about the fundamentals of self-provisioning and Old World-style craft butchery. Proletariat Butchery, in Northeast Portland, has announced its fall and winter classes, offering a robust variety of butchery, charcuterie and bacon- and sausage-making courses to carnivores of all ages—from the smallest bacon lover and every generation before—including specialty classes for kids. Zeph Shepard, head butcher, welcomes students of all interests and ages to his cozy teaching space and butcher shop at NE 61st Avenue and Fremont.

“These classes are open to absolutely all skill levels. Whether you have never picked up a knife or you are an amateur butcher,” says Shepard, “you’ll leave class with an understanding of animal anatomy and where each cut of meat comes from on the animal, which directly informs the preferred cooking method. You will walk away with a bounty of meat and a happy heart.”

Proletariat also offers a variety of hand-butchered meat that can be purchased by the quarter animal after meeting with Shepard to assess the client’s lifestyle and determine the best program for the needs determined. Additional offerings include whole pig and lamb roasting in specially engineered roasting boxes, welded by Shepard himself, as well as multiple-chicken rotisserie over an open flame available for weddings and other events.

To inquire, register or learn more about the classes and services provided by Proletariat, visit ProletariatButchery.com.

CANNABIS GARDENING SERVICES

There’s a new twist on an old service available now in the Portland area.

Melissa Nethercott of Melissa Magic, in Portland, offers traditional housecleaning, home and pet sitting, vegetable garden tending and marijuana garden tending for Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) certified patients with legal gardens.

Nethercott is an experienced cannabis gardener, offering discreet care for indoor and outdoor cannabis gardens in both the vegetative and flowering stages of growth. Her services are available to vacationing gardeners or patients with debilitating conditions who may have a particularly difficult time tending to their garden while at home. Services include pruning, watering, harvesting and general garden maintenance.

For traditional vegetable gardens, Nethercott will tend to someone’s garden while on vacation or simply too busy with family and work to care for the crops, leaving a basket of ripe fruits and vegetables on the porch or patio in a designated location.

She also provides pet sitting, dog walking, and other pet care services for vacationing or busy workday families needing some assistance with their four-legged loved ones.

Services can be purchased a la carte or in bundles, depending on the clients’ needs.

“When I started offering vegetable garden tending services, I had a few clients who approached me about tending to their cannabis gardens while they were on vacation. I have learned that it’s a difficult service to locate reliable, trustworthy providers for hire,” says Nethercott.

For a consultation, contact Melissa Nethercott at 503-847-4930 or MellyNethercott@gmail.com.

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ith 30 years experience as a therapist/coach, Transformational Specialist Barbra Gilman is a creator of transformation in people’s lives, a gifted energy worker who eases people into becoming a kind of quick-change artist in their own life.

Gilman empowers individuals to step beyond the patterns and boundaries of their comfort zones, to own and acknowledge their gifts and talents and then to show up in the world as the amazing beings they truly are.

Gilman uses the remarkable energy tools of Access Consciousness—a set of easy, powerful, dynamic, fast and fun processes that work like magic! She shows people how to shift any area of their lives that limits them—money, relationships, health, business/career, sex, family—to one of openness and flow. With her help, people learn to re-create their life, moment by moment, to be greater and easier than it now is. They then get to see how the world around them miraculously changes, too.

Author of The Unofficial Guide for Living Successfully on Planet Earth and contributing author of An Indigo Celebration and The Indigo Children Ten Years Later, Gilman is the founder of Success Strategies for Life, a Certified Access Consciousness Facilitator and developed Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm. She served as the Director of Family Education for Neale Donald Walsch’s Hearlight Education and the Center for Spiritual Awareness and has hosted her own radio show, Conscious Choices.

For more information, call 929-777-0873, email Barbra@BarbraGilman.com or visit BarbraGilman.com.

Shamanic Art Therapy: Do you have borderline or mildly high blood pressure?

NCNM is recruiting participants for a study to assess the safety and tolerability of an overthe-counter dietary supplement in adults with borderline to mildly high blood pressure.

You may be eligible if you:

 Are between 18 and 65 years old  Have borderline to mildly high blood pressure

 Are willing to take the study supplement for 6 months

 Are able to attend 4 study visits at the

NCNM Clinic or Helfgott Research Institute in SW Portland over a period of 6 months  Are willing to have your blood drawn at each visit

Participants who qualify for the study will receive up to $60 in gift cards To learn more call 503.552.1746 hearthealthstudy@ncnm.edu NCNM IRB #042115

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A Different Approach to Holistic Wellness

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mergent Pathways Through Art offers a different approach to holistic wellness, expanding on the concept of the body’s ability to know how to heal itself. Intention setting, guided meditation, somatic body mapping, art creation from the body rather than the mind, and reflective questioning, journaling and non-dominant hand dialoging are used to extract the body’s wisdom. In doing so, pathways are revealed that are the least invasive within the healing process, allowing a natural progression and integration.

Engaging with this art creation and reflection process allows a personalized, multi-dimensional healing web to occur between the heart, body, mind and spirit.

The effect is subtle and yet powerful, allowing a gradual activation, reconnection and understanding of the body’s inherent wisdom, which is specific to every individual.

Different levels of reconnection and healing are available. Group experiences offer a taste of the process and the opportunity to build connection within community. Individual experiences range from opening creative expression and finding life direction to healing various traumas and chronic physical conditions.

Additionally, energy work can be added to awaken cellular memory and to further enhance individual processes.

At Emergent Pathways Through Art, Jamie “Cedar” Rogers has developed the processes described above, which include “Shamanic Art Therapy” and “CellWisdom Portal Access”. These processes are based on her personal life experiences and her education in art therapy counseling from consciousness-centered Southwestern College of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

For more information, call 503-621-6178, email ReconnectivePathfinder@gmail .com or visit EmergentPathwaysThroughArt.com.

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Yoga Boosts Brain Gray Matter

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esearch from the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University Medical Center has found that a regular hatha yoga practice increases gray matter within the brain, reversing the loss found among those with chronic pain. The researchers tested seven hatha yoga meditation practitioners and seven non-practitioners. Each of the subjects underwent tests for depression, anxiety, moods and cognition levels, along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans.

The scientists found that the brains of the yoga meditation practitioners contained significantly greater gray matter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the non-yoga subjects.

The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.

Support Groups Keep Artery Patients Mobile

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esearch published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has determined that when peripheral artery disease patients engage in behavioral support groups that encourage exercise, they realize increased mobility.

The researchers from Northwestern University followed 194 patients for a year, testing subjects at six months and again at 12 months. The patients were divided into two groups; one attended weekly intervention group meetings, while the control group attended weekly lectures.

After six months, the researchers found that only 6.3 percent of those that attended the support group meetings experienced mobility loss, compared to 26.5 percent of those that didn’t attend the meetings.

After one year, the support group attendees again showed positive results.

The control group had 18.5 percent loss in mobility, while only 5.2 percent of the support group attendees did.

Smog Increases Stroke Risk

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esearch from Germany has found that the high particulate numbers in smoggy areas increase the risk of stroke. The Heinz Nixdorf Recall study followed more than 4,400 people between the ages of 45 and 74 years old.

The researchers began the study in 2000. They compared stroke and heart attacks to air pollution particulate matter (PM) levels of PM10 (particle sizes of 10 micrometers or less) and PM2.5 (2.5 micrometers or less).

The study found that stroke incidence was more than two-and-a-half times higher among people with long-term exposure to PM10, while stroke incidence increased by more than three times among people with long-term exposure to PM2.5 smog.

Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture for Revitalized Appearance

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or anyone who looks in the mirror or at a picture and feels as though the little lines are becoming bigger lines, like their external appearance doesn’t match their internal vitality, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture—an ancient and effective anti-aging solution—may be the answer.

Facial acupuncture works by combining the holistic approach of Chinese Medicine with localized treatment to create short-term and long-term change in the skin. Specialized acupuncture techniques act on the face to revitalize the appearance, relax facial muscles, promote healthy tone and to directly increase collagen and elastin production.

As a trained and certified professional for over a decade, Rebecca Hurwood, of All Ways Well, in southwest Portland, says that this 3,000 year old system is completely natural and that it works. She has helped patients from 35 to 70 reduce deep lines, remove fine wrinkles and prepare for weddings, family reunions and more. In addition, Hurwood loves using Gua Sha (focused massage using a special tool) to break up adhesions and sculpt muscle, actually reshaping the face. It can also break up “expression line” muscle patterns, reducing wrinkles and furrows. Facial acupuncture is a proven method with lasting results.

For more information, call 503-5484403 or visit tinyurl.com/pqtcqo3.

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

Breeze Please

A Third of U.S. Power May Be Wind by 2050 According to a new study by the U.S. Energy Department (Tinyurl.com/EnergyDepartmentWindReport), wind power could provide more than a third of the nation’s electricity in a few decades, while posting a net savings in energy costs. Undersecretary for Technology and Energy Lynn Orr, Ph.D., states, “With continued commitment, wind can be the cheapest, cleanest option in all 50 states by 2050.”

Wind power has tripled since 2000, and now supplies nearly 5 percent of the country’s electric power. The report says that it could dramatically reduce air pollution and go a long way toward meeting the country’s goals of slowing climate change.

Meanwhile, Spanish engineers have invented the Vortex Bladeless wind turbine, a hollow straw that sticks up 40 feet from the ground and vibrates when the wind passes through it. Instead of using a propeller, the Vortex takes advantage of an aerodynamic effect called vorticity. The result is a turbine that’s 50 percent less expensive than a bladed model and is nearly silent. It’s not as efficient as conventional turbines, but more of them can be placed in the same amount of space, for a net gain of 40 percent in efficiency. Plus, with no gears or moving parts, maintenance is much easier and they are safer for bats and birds.

Source: Wired

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De-Salting Water Could Help Drought-Stricken Areas A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jain Irrigation Systems has devised a method of turning brackish water into drinking water using renewable energy. This solar-powered machine is able to pull salt out of water and disinfect it with ultraviolet rays, making it suitable for both irrigation and drinking.

Electrodialysis works by passing a stream of water between two electrodes with opposite charges. Because the salt dissolved in water consists of positive and negative ions, the electrodes pull the ions out of the water, leaving fresher water at the center of the flow. A series of membranes separate the freshwater stream from increasingly salty ones.

The photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal system recently won the top $140,000 Desal Prize from the U.S. Department of Interior. “This technology has the potential to bring agriculture to vast barren lands using brackish water,” says Richard Restuccia, Jain’s vice president of landscape solutions. The prize was developed to supply catalytic funding to capture and support innovative ideas and new technologies that could have a significant impact on resolving global water demand.

Among 13 desalination projects under consideration along the California coast, the Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere once it is completed in the fall.

Embracing Invasives Rethinking the Balance of Nature

Environmental journalist Fred Pearce, author of the new book, The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature’s Salvation, traveled across six continents and ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom and the Great Lakes to reveal some outdated scientific ideas about invasive species and the balance of nature.

Pearce argues that mainstream environmentalists are correct that we need a rewilding of the Earth, but they are wrong if they believe it can be achieved by reengineering ecosystems. He thinks that humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the new ecosystems they create.

In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it’s crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing this new ecology, Pearce proposes, is our best chance, maintaining, “To be an environmentalist in the 21st century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.”

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You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. ~George Burns

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Today’s Young Adults Are the Least Religious Ever Researchers led by San Diego State University Psychology Professor Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., found that millennials are the least religious generation of the last six decades, and possibly in the nation’s history. They analyzed data from 11.2 million respondents from four nationally representative surveys of U.S. adolescents ages 13 to 18 taken between 1966 and 2014.

Results published in the journal PLOS One conclude that recent adolescents are less likely to say that religion is important in their lives, report less approval of religious organizations and find themselves feeling less spiritual and spending less time praying or meditating. “Unlike previous studies, ours is able to show that millennials’ lower religious involvement is due to cultural change, not to their being young and unsettled,” says Twenge, who is also the author of Generation Me.

“Millennial adolescents are less religious than Boomers and GenXers were at the same ages,” she notes. “We also looked at younger ages than the previous studies. More of today’s adolescents are abandoning religion before they reach adulthood, with an increasing number not raised with religion at all.”

Source: San Diego State University Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Spring Cleaning

~Mark Twain

Connecticut Initiates Mattress Recycling Connecticut has introduced the nation’s first-ever mattress recycling program to get old beds off the curb and into the renewable waste stream via Park City Green, a cavernous warehouse in Bridgeport where mattresses go to die and get reborn. One of only two mattress recycling facilities in the state, it employs workers that manually break down bedding parts, separating the materials into giant piles of foam, mounds of cotton and tall stacks of metal springs. All this gets shipped off to junk dealers to be recycled and reclaimed for later use in the metal industry or as backing for carpets.

The city had been paying hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to pick up mattresses on trash day and break them apart for disposal, but that figure is expected to drop to zero and create jobs at the same time. Connecticut’s program is voluntary, so municipalities don’t have to participate. But because it’s already being paid for by consumers and the mattress industry, state officials expect the program to grow.

Already, more than 60 Connecticut communities are participating.

Fossil Free

China Tests Hydrogen-Powered Mass Transit China has started testing the world’s first hydrogen-powered tram. Although hydrogen fuel cells have been around for a while and are currently being used and tested in a variety of vehicles, including buses, the country is the first to master the technology for trams.

Hydrogen is extremely abundant and can be extracted from a variety of sources, both renewable and non-renewable. Hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles produce zero emissions, only water. One tank lasts for about 60 miles and takes three minutes to refuel.

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actionalert Happy Eco-Birthday!

Parties that Celebrate Life and the Planet The most memorable birthday parties make us feel good, and going green makes them feel even better.

Youngsters Location matters. Consider a park or beach as a setting to promote exercise and time outdoors. Children’s museums and wildlife centers frequently host kids’ birthday parties. Other “experience parties”, as suggested at Tinyurl.com/GreenChildPartyTips, include pottery making, tie-dyeing organic T-shirts or touring a local fire station.

Forgo traditional trappings. Rather than using paper materials, consider decorating an old sheet as a festive tablecloth, utilize recycled computer or other repurposed paper to print custom placemats, and personalize cloth napkins found at estate sales or made from old clothes with guest names written with fabric pens for a unique and reusable party favor. Find details on these and other tips at Tinyurl. com/PBS-Green-Party-Ideas.

Sustainable gifts. PlanToys makes its toys from rubberwood, a sustainable byproduct of latex harvesting, and non-formaldehyde glues. For preteens, gift a subscription to the National Wildlife Federation’s Ranger Rick magazine or a birdhouse or bird feeder.

Make a maestro. Presenting a gift card for introductory music lessons can launch a young musician. A recent study by the National Association for Music Education notes that early exposure to music develops language, reading, math and memorization skills; improves hand-eye coordination; builds confidence and a sense of achievement; and promotes social interaction and teamwork when performing with others. Or, give tickets to introduce a child to classical, pops or jazz concert-going.

Adults Healthy drinks and eats. Serve or bring organic, locally made beer and wine and pure fruit juices. Have the party catered by a health food restaurant or store, or order organic takeout.

Do-good gifts. Antique and consignment shops are filled with items rich in culture and history. Museums, art centers and specialty gift shops offer fair trade creations handmade by overseas workers that all purchases assist.

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The bill removes the requirement that foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) be labeled as such, preventing consumers from the right to know whether or not the foods they purchase contain potentially harmful ingredients. If it becomes law, H.R. 1599 will preempt state labeling requirements, including the pioneering Vermont GMO labeling law scheduled to take effect next year.

First, a companion bill will have to clear the Senate. No date is set yet for this and the time to let our senators know that we want to protect truth and transparency on food labels and encourage them to oppose the DARK Act starts now.

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AGELESS BEING Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit

by Kathleen Barnes

Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart.

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“We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.”

One of Northrup’s primary admonitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”

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and mentally feeble at a certain age.

“When my mother turned 50, her mailbox suddenly filled with ads for adult diapers, walkers and long-term care insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend.

We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives.

Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase

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of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050.

What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle at being called senior citizens and especially dislike being called elderly.

Their position is backed by science.

Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill.

Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are profoundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.”

“Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds.

“Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”

Take Control of the Body

“Manage the four horsemen of the aging apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress.

“Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen to the entire body, and even shrink brain size,” explains Bowden.

While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.

Oxidative Damage

Consider what rust does to metal. That’s what free radical oxygen molecules do to cells. Over time, they damage them and cause aging from within.

“Oxidative damage plays a major role in virtually every degenerative disease of aging, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease and diabetes, even immune dysfunction,” says Bowden.

His recommended key to destroying free radicals is a diet rich in antioxidants, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, nuts, grassfed meats and organic dairy products.

Avoid environmental free radicals that show up in toxic chemicals by eating as much organic food as possible and avidly avoiding residues of the poisonous pesticides and herbicides sprayed on crops eaten by people and livestock.

Inflammation

Long-term inflammation is a silent killer because it operates beneath the radar, often unnoticed, damaging blood vessel walls. Like oxidative damage, inflammation is a factor in all the degenerative diseases associated with aging, says Bowden.

His suggestion: First, get a Creactive protein (CRP) test to determine the levels of inflammation in our body.

A CRP level over 3 milligrams/liter indicates a high risk of a heart attack. Antiinflammatory foods like onions, garlic, leafy greens, tomatoes, beans, nuts and seeds have all been widely scientifically proven to reduce chronic inflammation.

Glycation

This is the result of excessive sugar that glues itself to protein or fat molecules, leaving a sticky mess that creates advanced glycation end (AGE) products that damage all body systems and are

Compute Your Real Age Lifestyle choices can make our bodies older, or younger, than our number of orbits around the sun, according to Michael Roizen, a doctor of internal medicine and author of This is Your Do-Over: The 7 Secrets of Losing Weight, Living Longer, and Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want. “Seventy percent of aging is in the simple things you do or don’t do,” he maintains.

Here are a few sobering examples: n An unresolved major life stressor, such as a divorce, being sued, the death of a close relative or other traumatic events, can add up to 32 years to chronological age. Managing the stress adds a relatively insignificant two years. n Swap out saturated fats (cheese and meat) for monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts and avocados). Subtract 2.5 years from chronological age. n Get up out of the chair every 15 minutes and also take a 10-minute walk every two hours. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age. n Have close friends. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age.

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acknowledged culprits in the dreaded diseases associated with aging.

Bowden’s basic answer is to minimize intake of sugar and simple carbs; anything made with white flour or white rice. Also avoid fried dishes and any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation production in the body and deliver harmful AGEs directly from the food. He advises taking 1,000 mg of carnosine (available in health food stores) daily to prevent glycation.

Stress

The long-term effects of physical, mental or emotional stress are tremendously damaging to the human physiology.

Sustained exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can shrink parts of the brain, damage blood vessels, increase blood sugar levels, heart rate and blood pressure and contribute to chronic inflammation, according to wellestablished science recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Bowden warns, “Stress management is not a luxury.” In its many forms, including prayer, meditation and breathing exercises, it should be part of any agelessness program. Deep, restful sleep is as vital a component as ending toxic relationships, having a nurturing circle of friends and doing familiar, gentle exercise such as yoga or tai chi.

Overall, Bowden adds, “Rather than thinking of such endeavors as antiaging, I strive to embody the concept of age independence. I admire former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who resigned from the court when he reached age 90 because he wanted to play more tennis.”

Bowden recommends embracing the concept of “squaring the curve”, meaning that instead of anticipating and experiencing a long downhill slope of poor health leading to death, “I look at a long plateau of health, with a steep drop-off at the end.”

Wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute, contends that although our chronological age can’t be changed, “Your ‘real age’ [calculated from data he collected from 60 million people] is the result of a wide variety of factors that are within your control.

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Roizen adds uncontrolled portion sizes, tobacco use and physical inactivity to the list of lifeshortening lifestyle options.

Align with Spirit

“If you don’t have some kind of spiritual foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup. “God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue. Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to.

Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.”

Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project. “Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature.

You’ll find that joy comes in ways that are unique to you.”

Connection with the natural world is an essential element of agelessness, says Northrup. “The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking its water, breathing its air and basking in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for antiaging,” says this renowned physician.

“It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.”

We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The Law of Attraction fame, “Wouldn’t you rather have your life end something like this: ‘Happy-healthy, happy-healthy, happy-healthy, dead.’ Isn’t that a lot better than suffering sickness, decrepitude and frailty for years?”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, her latest being Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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pecially designed movements performed to music can dramatically improve memory, as well as slow the process of physical aging, according to Denise Medved, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the founder of Ageless Grace.

Medved’s foundational physical and mental exercise classes involve 21 exercises that promote brain plasticity by activating all five functions of the brain: analytic, strategic, kinesthetic learning, memory/recall and creativity and imagination. Find videos of Ageless Grace exercises by searching YouTube, including this one: n While sitting in a chair (all exercises are taught in this position to develop core strength), make a circle with the right lower arm. n Add a triangular motion with the left foot. n Next, add a horizontal movement with the left hand. n Finally, do the entire series in reverse.

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Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness endeavors to discover just that. Its collection of intimate stories from more than two dozen women reveals telling insights— most profoundly, that happiness is a choice that anyone can make, regardless of their history or circumstances.

Four tips from contributors to the book show how we all can rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.

Let Go of ‘Supposed To’

Family, friends and society exert pressure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success.

When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen.

Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income and the envy of all her friends—but her

success felt empty. She writes from her home in Los Angeles, “Each morning I’d get up thinking about who I needed to please, and then prepare myself to exist for another day. I looked and felt exhausted just about all the time. The worst part was that I thought I was doing everything right!”

After a middle-of-the-night epiphany, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely different life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy.

Be Grateful Now

While we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been different, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now.

Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart—why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’”

Using the power of her choice to be happy right now, Lonnsburry not only found joy amidst the adversity, but created love and success beyond her wildest dreams.

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to protect ourselves, even against the love we want.

Certified Relationship Coach Stacey Martino, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, writes, “From the first day we met, I’d been waiting for [my boyfriend] Paul to end our relationship. I begged him for another chance—not for our relationship, but to be my authentic self—to figure out who I am and show up in our relationship as the real me.”

Fourteen years later, Martino and her boyfriend, now husband, are still exploring the depths of their love for one another. For them, the choice to be vulnerable was the gateway to happiness.

Look Inward Instead of to Others

If we can’t own our pain, how can we create our joy? Choosing happiness means taking full responsibility for our state of mind, with no excuses.

Lisa Marie Rosati, of Kings Park, New York, who today helps other women catalyze their own transformation, writes: “I didn’t want to accept what was going on inside [me], so I looked outside for a way to make things better. I depended on intimate relationships to complete me, and on friends and acquaintances for entertainment. My self-esteem floated on incoming compliments and I absolutely never wanted to spend a minute alone with my own thoughts, lest they erode whatever happiness I possessed at the moment. I was exhausted, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off.”

It took a flash of insight to set Rosati free of her patterns of blame—and then realizing she could create her own fulfillment was all it took to catapult her into a place of empowerment. Look out, world!

As Los Angeles happiness expert and Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Cypers Kamen says, “Happiness is an inside job.” Joy, love and inspired living are ours for the taking—all we must do is choose.

Linda Joy is the heart of Inspired Living Publishing and Aspire magazine. Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness is her third in a series of bestselling anthologies. Next up is Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Cultivating Joy. Learn more at InspiredLivingPublishing.com.

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by Judith Fertig

Wild-caught fish from pure waters is the gold standard of seafood, but sustainable populations from healthy waters are shrinking. That’s one reason why fish farms are appearing in unusual places—barramundi flourish on a Nebraska cattle ranch, shrimp in chilly Massachusetts and inland tilapia in Southern California.

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ith the demand for seafood outpacing what can safely be harvested in the wild, half the seafood we eat comes from aquaculture, says Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Yet, farmed seafood has a reputation for uneven quality and questionable farming practices. A primary reason is that much of what Americans buy comes from Asia, where aquaculture is less stringently managed. Meanwhile, domestic aquaculture provides only about 5 percent of the seafood consumed here, according to NOAA.

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tion service assures: “If it’s harvested in the United States, it’s inherently sustainable as a result of the rigorous U.S. management process that ensures fisheries are continuously monitored, improved and sustainable.”

Whole Foods Markets have found that farming seafood (aquaculture) can provide a consistent, high-quality, year-round supply of healthy and delicious protein. Accordingly, “When it’s done right, aquaculture can be environmentally friendly and offer a crucial way to supplement wild-caught fish supplies. On the other hand, poor farming practices such as the overuse of chemicals and antibiotics and those that cause water pollution and other negative impacts on the environment are bad news.”

A second solution is to consult with a trusted fishmonger that has high standards for flavor, health, safety, sustainability and environmental concerns.

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Chefs like Rick Moonen, who owns RM Seafood, in Las Vegas, are getting behind U.S. aquaculture farms that do it right, raising healthy, sustainable and delicious fish. Moonen recently became a brand ambassador for True North Salmon, a farm system that integrates the way nature keeps fish healthy and fresh. “They have a salmon farm near a mussel farm near a kelp farm, mimicking the way these three species interact in the wild,” says Moonen.

The best seafood farms take what geography and climate offer—ocean inlets, a natural spring and a natural depression in the land or indoor controlled freshwater tanks—and use clean feed.

With no antibiotics, non-GMO food (free of genetic modification) in the right ratio, good water quality and creative ways to use the effluent, they employ green farming practices to raise fish and shellfish that, in turn, are healthy to eat.

The Atlantic coasts of Maine and Canada are where families have been making their living from the sea for centuries, says Alan Craig, of Canada’s True North Salmon Company. “The fish are fed pellets made from all-natural, nonGMO sources with no dyes, chemicals or growth hormones added. Underwater cameras monitor the health of the fish to prevent overfeeding.”

True North Salmon follows a threebay system, similar to crop rotation on land. Each bay is designated for a particular age of fish: young salmon, market-ready fish and a fallow, or empty, bay, breaking the cycle of any naturally occurring diseases and parasites.

Robin Hills Farm, near Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers vegetable, meat, egg and fruit community supported agriculture, U-pick fruit and a pair of stocked farm ponds. Farm Manager Mitzi Koors explains that the ponds are a way to leverage natural resources, add another income stream and attract visitors.

“We first discovered a low-lying area that would become a beautiful pond with a little work,” Koors relates.

“We then expanded to two close ponds that don’t connect, to keep the older fish raised on at least six months of nonGMO organic feed separate from the newer fish. The ponds are spring fed, providing a great environment for trout.”

In northeastern Nebraska, five generations of the Garwood family have traditionally raised cattle and produced corn and tomatoes. To keep the farm thriving and sustainable, they have had to think outside the row crop. Today, they’re growing something new—barramundi, or Australian yellow perch. They built a warehouse that now holds 18, 10,000-gallon fish tanks full of growing fish. A Maryland company provides old-fashioned cow manure and leftover grain sorghum from area ethanol plants to create algae, naturally non-GMO, to use as biofuel and fish food. “People prefer to eat locally raised food, even if it’s fish in Nebraska,” says Scott Garwood.

The sophistication of closed containment systems like the Garwoods use means that chefs, too, can raise their own fish, besides growing their own herbs and vegetables. California Chef Adam Navidi, owner of the Oceans & Earth restaurant, in Yorba Linda, also runs nearby Future Foods Farms, encompassing 25 acres of herbs, lettuces, assorted vegetables and tank-raised tilapia. Baby greens, not GMO products, help feed the fish, while nitrates from the ammonia-rich fish waste fertilize the crops. The fish wastewater filters through the crops and returns to the fish tanks in an efficient, conservationdriven system that produces healthy, organic food.

“Someday, chefs will be known both by their recipes and the methods used to produce their food,” Navidi predicts.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

10 Seafood Choices to Feel Good About

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ccording to the nationally recognized Monterey Bay Aquarium’s SeafoodWatch.org, these farmed fish and shellfish are current Best Choices.

Under each fish or shellfish variety, check the Seafood Recommendations list for specific geographic areas, certified organic options, non-GMO feed, or other designations.

Arctic Char: The farmed variety, raised in closed-tank systems, produce little impact on local habitats in the Pacific Northwest.

Barramundi (Australian yellow perch): Look for it sourced from recirculating aquaculture systems in farms throughout the U.S.

Catfish: Pond-farmed American catfish, found mainly near the Mississippi River, are some of the most sustainable fish available.

Crawfish: Domestic production centers mainly in Louisiana, grown in ponds on existing agricultural lands.

No feeds are added, but minimal fertilizer is used to support an aquatic food web that crawfish thrive on. As a native species, the potential impacts of escape are minimal.

Mussels: Most farmed mussels for sale in the U.S. hail from New England and the Pacific Northwest, or are imported from nations with stringent environmental regulations. The nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council independently certifies some of these mussel fisheries as sustainable.

Oysters: Nearly 95 percent of the oysters Americans eat are farmed in New England, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. Oyster farms in the U.S. and throughout the world are well managed and produce a sustainable product.

Salmon: Before ordering, Seafood Watch recommends finding out where salmon originated by asking the local grocer or restaurant manager if it’s wild caught or farmed and its source.

Shrimp: Most caught or farmed in U.S. and Canada also qualify as a Seafood Watch Good Alternative.

However, avoid shrimp caught in Louisiana with otter trawls and in the Gulf of Mexico (except Florida) with skimmer trawls. All shrimp from recirculating aquaculture systems constitute a Best Choice.

Tilapia: Tank-farmed tilapia in the U.S. and Canada has become a popular standard.

Trout: Farmed rainbow trout from the U.S. gets a nod because it’s raised in environmentally friendly ways in spring-fed ponds.

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Be kind. Being kind is different from being nice. I spent my teens and 20s anxious to be nice, and all it gave me was a boatload of acquaintances and an inauthentic self. Nice aims to be popular.

Kindness is about doing the right thing: justice, fairness, patience, respect. Kindness is at the heart of why I’m a vegan, and why I’ve been arrested 16 times for civil disobedience supporting peace, equal rights and the environment. Being kind to myself inspires me to exercise and live healthfully.

How has activism forged your identity and inspired others?

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make the world better came naturally. Walking my talk is a challenge I face daily as I choose what to buy, what to eat and how to be, and I also think it is the most effective way to encourage change in others.

What drives your commitment to a vegan diet?

I became a vegetarian when I was 14, after reading Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet, which taught me how eating meat was destructive to the planet. A couple of years later, I did a book report on Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation and learned the ethical reasons against eating animals. I stopped using cosmetics tested on animals when I was a teen and stopped wearing leather, wool and silk in my 20s. I finally gave up eating dairy in my late 40s, and I wish I’d done it earlier.

Although I did it to benefit animals, being vegan has enriched my life and changed the way I look at the world. The only way there will be enough food and water for Earth’s expected 10 billion people in 35 years is if humankind stops raising animals for food, so my veganism is helping the planet, as well as my own health.

Which other aspects of your diet and lifestyle do you credit for looking and feeling vital?

My husband Ian and I go to bed early and generally get up with the sun.

I’ve never consumed coffee, soda or alcohol, only water and protein shakes.

I believe being a vegetarian, and now a vegan, has given me tons of energy.

I also prioritize making time for my workout routine, and that helps me feel good every day.

I didn’t always have this serenity with my lifestyle and health. For a dozen years, until my late 20s, I struggled with bulimia. Becoming vegan improved my relationship with food, aligning my diet with my values, and I have never been more at peace with myself.

Why do you enjoy working out?

For me, being active is fun—not only because I feel good moving my body, but because I am also outside with friends, reading on a stationary bike or listening to favorite podcasts while stretching.

Six days a week, I do an hour of cardio; either swimming or the stationary bike. Every other day I practice yoga for at least 45 minutes to ensure that my back stays pain-free. Once a week, I go hiking for two hours with friends, chatting the whole time, which all makes it worth getting up at 4:30 a.m. I walk whenever I’m on a conference call, either outside or at my tread desk, a simple treadmill under a standing desk; I’m walking on it when I’m reading or answering emails, too. It’s the best present I ever gave myself.

Like everyone, sometimes I don’t particularly feel like working out, but all these factors make it easier to start, and once I start, I’m always glad to be exercising.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

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fter practicing internal medicine for 10 years in Boston, Dr. Timothy McCall became a full-time writer, exploring the health benefits of yoga. As the medical editor of Yoga Journal and the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, he says, “In the late 90s, the conveyor belt of patient care continued to speed up and I got frustrated. There was less time to form relationships with patients, which is essential to providing quality care without excessive tests and drugs.”

Initially, McCall found that most of the documented research on yoga was from India, and notes it was low in quality from a Western perspective (though it is now excellent). In the West, the first notable scientific yoga article was published in 1973 in The Lancet on combining yoga and biofeedback to manage hypertension. According to the International Journal of Yoga, the surge in yoga’s popularity here finally gained academic interest in 2007, and there are now more than 2,000

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yoga titles in the National Institutes of Health PubMed.gov database, with 200 added annually.

Initially, yoga teacher and economist Rajan Narayanan, Ph.D., founded the nonprofit Life in Yoga Foundation and Institute to offer free teacher training. Within a couple of years, the foundation’s focus shifted to integrating yoga into the mainstream healthcare system. “We realized that to make a real difference, we needed to teach doctors about yoga and its scientifically proven effects,” he says. Medical providers can earn credits to keep their licenses current by attending courses

by Life in Yoga, the only yoga institution independently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Currently, even if physicians don’t practice yoga, it’s likely that many of their patients do. “You now see it everywhere from major medical centers to mainstream advertising,” says McCall, who notes an increase in doctors, nurses and therapists attending the Yoga

as Medicine seminars he and his wife Eliana teach internationally and from their Simply Yoga Institute studio, in Summit, New Jersey.

Any physical exercise done with breath awareness becomes yoga; anything done without the breath is just a physical practice.

yoga therapy like there are for pharmaceuticals,” remarks Narayanan, and until yoga is funded by health insurance, it will be challenging to gain full acceptance in mainstream medicine.

Mounting Another barrier is certiEvidence fication standards. The Inter“Yoga may help prevent national Association of Yoga diseases across the board Therapists (iayt.org) and the because the root cause Council for Yoga Accreditaof 70 to 90 percent of all tion International (cyai.org) disorders is stress,” says Naare both beginning to offer rayanan. Yoga increases the ~Rajan Narayaran certifications for therapy body’s ability to successfully training programs and respond to stress by activating the paratherapists. Narayanan is hopeful that sympathetic nervous system, which slows certification could lead to yoga being the heart and lowers blood pressure. That covered by insurance. in turn suppresses sympathetic activity,

Medical school curricula have reducing the amount of stress hormones started shifting to embrace complemenin the body. tary approaches to wellness, with many

Studies collected on PubMed.gov textbooks now including information demonstrate that yoga has been found to on mind/body therapies. The Principles help manage hypertension, osteoporosis, and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare, cobody weight, physical fitness, anxiety, edited by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, depression, diabetes, reproductive McCall and Shirley Telles and due out functions and pregnancy, among other in 2016, is the first professional-level, issues. Studies at California’s Prevenmedical textbook on yoga therapy. tive Medicine Research Institute have

“Yoga has been proven to treat tracked amelioration of heart disease. many conditions, yet yoga teachers A growing body of research is validatdon’t treat conditions, we treat individing yoga’s benefits for cancer patients, uals,” says McCall. “Yoga therapy is not including at the University of Texas M.D. a one-size-fits-all prescription because Anderson Cancer Center. A small study different bodies and minds, with differat Norway’s University of Oslo suggests ent abilities and weaknesses, require that yoga even alters gene expression, individualized approaches.” indicating it may induce health benefits

While medical research is working on a molecular level. to grant yoga more legitimacy among doctors, policymakers and the public, Cultural Challenges McCall says, “I believe these studies “For yoga to be effective, a regular are systematically underestimating practice must be implemented, how powerful yoga can be. Sciwhich ence may tell us that it decreases is challenging in a culture where systolic blood pressure and cortipeople can’t sit for long without sol secretion and increases lung an electronic device. It’s more capacity and serotonin levels, than just popping pills,” says but that doesn’t begin to Narayanan. capture the totality of what

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ey colorful foods, packed with nutrients, protect against eye problems ranging from progressive retinal atrophy and uveitis to cataracts and glaucoma.

Here are 10 foods that are highly regarded in helping prevent and defend against vision problems. Their eye-worthy nutrients include anthocyanins, beta-carotene, carotenoids, glutathione, lycopene, omega-3 essential fatty acids, phytonutrients—and the special partnership of lutein and zeaxanthin, sometimes referred to as “sunscreen for the eyes”.

An easy way to serve these power-packed foods is as a mash. Simply combine a few cups of fruits and vegetables in a food processor with a half-cup of filtered water and blend as a raw pet meal topper. For a cooked topper, chop the fruits and vegetables and place in a medium sized sauce pan with the filtered water and a couple tablespoons of first-pressed olive oil. Simmer gently, cool and serve. Maybe top it all off with a fish or egg.

Blueberries contain two eye-healthy carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin. They also deliver anthocyanins, eye-nourishing phytonutrients known to support night vision, according to a study published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. University of Oklahoma research suggests that flavonoids like the rutin, resveratrol and quercetin in blueberries may help prevent retinal atrophy. Their selenium and zinc components also support vision, according to a study from the National Eye Institute. Eating blueberries has even been associated with the reduction of eye fatigue, according to The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.

Broccoli’s anti-cancer benefits are well known, but it’s also recognized as one of the best vegetables for eye health. A good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, it’s also packed with beta-carotene. Don’t leave the leaves behind, because they contain even more beta-carotene than the stems and florets. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that broccoli and broccoli sprouts protect the retina from free radical damage, which may be due to a compound called sulphoraphane that boosts the body’s defense against free radicals.

Carrots come in 100 varieties, from deep purple and white to brilliant orange. Each is a storehouse of nutrient power, providing vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamins C, D, E and K, and riboflavin, niacin, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, copper and iodine. The adage that carrots are good for the eyes is true. They even contain lycopene and lutein, phytonutrients that protect from UVB radiation and free radical damage.

Cold-water fish such as salmon, tuna, cod, haddock and sardines are rich in omega-3s, especially EPA and DHA, which are widely known to be important to cellular health. DHA makes up 30 percent of the fatty acids that comprise the retina. The particularly high levels of omega3s in sardines add further protection to retinal health, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Eggs are rich in cysteine and sulphur, two components of glutathione. Cataract Health News reports that sulphurcontaining compounds have been found to protect eyes from cataract formation. Egg yolks contain lutein, and a University of Massachusetts study has found that eating an egg a day raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin in the blood; at the same time, blood serum lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations remained stable.

Garlic. Researchers at the University of Oregon suggest that sulphur-rich garlic is important for the production of glutathione, a protein that acts as an antioxidant for the eye’s lens, and can be instrumental in the prevention of some visual problems.

Kale is an excellent source of lutein and zeaxanthin.

The American Optometric Association says these special antioxidants act like “internal sunglasses.” Add betacarotene to the mix and kale serves as a preferred foil to oxidative stress.

Pumpkin’s orange color is a sure sign that it’s packed with carotenoids like beta-carotene, which help neutralize free radicals. Its lutein and zeaxanthin generally promote eye health and further protect against retinal degeneration. Even pumpkin seeds carry several benefits, including omega-3s, zinc and phytosterols to enhance a dog’s immune response.

Sweet potatoes are loaded with both beta-carotene and anthocyanins, the latter high in antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties.

Tomatoes are famous for their lycopene, a carotenoid and phytonutrient found in red produce. This powerful antioxidant helps protect against sun damage and retinal degeneration and has been well documented as effective in cancer Make vision Proand diet part of prevention. cessed tomato products contain higher annual exams levels of lycopene by a local vet. than the raw fruit.

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Living in the Now Key to Agelessness for Nehalem Artist and Framer

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ince the days of Ponce de Leon and more aware of that to which she chose to lend her attention, and how shifting before, people have been seeking things that add to positivity to her life the fountain of youth as if it offers was one of the most important movthe same quality of life provided by ing parts to crafting and cultivating a its close cousin, agelessness. Nestled lifestyle that results in agelessness. in the picturesque hills of Nehalem,

“It made an impression on me; I Oregon, Bonnie Speer, proprietress of went home and took down all of the Art Happens, a local’s favorite art framphotographs of my former husband, ing boutique, proves that agelessness who was already with another wife, is alive and well on the Oregon coast because every time I walked into that and has very little to do with one’s age bedroom and looked at those photos on whatsoever. the walls, I got sad, even if only sub With a face framed with gossamer consciously. That was filaments of hair that “If you’re not in the now, adding to my stress seem to shift with that part of every whisper of the you’re going to hurt because my life was over.” wind, Speer recountyourself.”

She then began ed a life filled with paying acute attention joy and pain, blessto everything she added to or subtractings and lessons, and a deep appreciaed from her life and the attendant retion for the timelessness of now, which sults on her overall happiness until she informs her understanding of agelesshad curated a set of life circumstances ness as she models it for others today.

Speer’s first real experience-turned- that kept her far happier than they did depressed. “And then I left the world lifestyle with agelessness came to her of banking and finance and became in a time of life transition. “A friend of a framer. I had no idea how happy it mine invited me to go sailing on her would make me.” boat when I was going through a lot of

Skip ahead 15 years to when, at stress, raising my three kids by myself the suggestion of friend Lori Dillon, in Houston. She said, ‘You’re going to Speer took a formal art lesson on the have to leave all your baggage on the shore and just concentrate on sailing— Oregon coast and began communicating with her inner artist. She was otherwise, we’ll be wet.’” pleased to learn after all those years of

That was more than 25 years ago. framing that she had a natural ability to

Not too long after that lifecreate art, not just frame it, even though changing sailing trip, Speer attended a she was encouraged by her parents to weekend workshop called Beyond the become an intellectual while growing Power of Positive Thinking in Dallas, up in the artist colony of Laguna Beach, Texas, while her former mother-in-law California. kept her children for the weekend,

“That sailing trip started my lifewhere she learned that even the smallest impressions have an impact on one’s long lesson in living in the now. That’s one thing that’s also true of framing—if subconscious and therefore mood. you’re not in the now, you’re going She credits that workshop with having to hurt yourself. And the lovely thing a profound influence that made her

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about art and framing is that you have to be in the now; you can’t be anywhere else.”

Besides framing and creating her own art, Speer also attributes her sense of agelessness to her current hometown, a place she describes as “just paradise—I have to be near water, salt water, preferably.” She also has a small fleet of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels that get her out onto the beach daily in the salt-saturated wind, and provide unrelenting companionship. “These little mutts keep me ageless because they like their exercise, so they’re always taking me out on walks.”

If you visit Speer’s home and framing studio, it’s impossible not to notice how many hummingbirds visit, incessantly, buzzing the ears of anyone who stays still enough to experience one of hundreds zooming by on its way to take a sip from the various feeders strung around her property. Coincidentally, the hummingbird is a Native American symbolic spirit animal for joy and something to which Speer attributes her sense of agelessness.

The only thing that brings Speer more professional joy than creating her own art is framing art created by her clients. “I find deep satisfaction helping artists find a frame that suits their art and their budget.”

And although the only concession Speer makes to her numerical age is confessing that wrangling 60-inch by 80-inch pieces of glass is a little intimidating without help, she adds, “I figure I’ll be framing until I die, which is lovely.”

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Mantras and musings for the month of September: Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. ~ Mother Teresa Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. ~ Aristotle Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul, a waking angel stirs. ~ James Allen

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calendarofevents savethedate Nutrition Counseling for Disordered Eating Across the Spectrum – 9am-5pm. Oct 3 & 4. This workshop will begin with basic eating disorder information and go beyond to explore specific interventions, phraseology and counseling techniques for building trust, motivation and hope. Basic information will include types of eating disorders, the disordered eating spectrum, their symptoms, medical complications and presentation. Open to all Wellspring School students as well as current health care practitioners. $350 (early bird discount available). Eligible for 14 CEU hours. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring. org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

Quantum-Touch® Level I Workshop – 10am5pm. Oct 10 & 11. Join Certified Quantum-Touch Instructor, Judie Maron-Friend, for a 2-day intensive energy healing workshop and forever change your life at the quantum level! Other Dates: 11/7 & 8. 13 CE credits. Whether you’re a novice or

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

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Art Opening at Karuna – 6:30pm. Artist and yoga instructor, Mary Garvey, will show her works at Karuna Contemplative Living during the month of September. The reception is from 6:30-8pm; refreshments offered. Most store products 10% off. Karuna, 1725 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland. Contact Anandi 971 229 0565 or Karuna MeditationStore@gmail.com. KarunaStore.com.

Essence of Yoga/Meditation with Tawnya Love – 12-3pm. Is your soul guiding you to step up and embrace the beauty of Yoga? Would you like to learn more about yoga and how it can benefit your life in a moving meditation? Do you desire to teach, lead and inspire others as a loving aligned yoga teacher?

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 An Evening of Indian Classical Music with Alam Khan on Sarod – 7pm. Alam is the son of the legendary sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan, and an artist who is establishing his own standing internationally. $20 advance, $25 door. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland. 503 231 0383.

Spirit of Community – 7:30pm. Sept 4-7. This uplifting retreat and family fun weekend is open to all, newcomers (like our First Timers Weekend) and long-time devotees. A great way to experience and enjoy Ananda, see what Laurelwood has to offer and be in the company and satsang of joyful truth seekers. Included: Daily yoga and meditation, inspirational talks, vegetarian meals, Sunday service and more! Register online. Ananda Center at Laurelwood, Gaston. Contact 503 746 6229 or elf@AnandaLaurelwood.org. Ananda Laurelwood.org.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Body Movements for Flowing with the Big Energy of Anger – An Experiential Class – 6:309pm. Experiencing anger is actually healthy; aggression and fear of anger are the problems. We’ll explore the differences between aggression, fight (fear), shame and anger and practice feeling, being with, expressing and receiving healthy anger in friendly ways. The trick is in how you move your body. Empower your boundaries, say no and make requests. Be a stand for you. The Genius Place, 2354 SE 59th Ave, Portland. Contact Laureli Shimano 720 352 2434 or Laureli@Thrive-wise.com.

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Shamanic Drawing Circle / Loughcrew – 7-9:30pm. Open your connection to ”Loughcrew” of County Meath, Ireland. Allow this connection to move through you within the art creation process, assisting you to discover something deeper within yourself. A guided meditation will be offered. Then we will draw together in a circle, allowing the information we have gained to move through our bodies and onto the page. Materials provided.

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Contact Jamie Cedar 503 621 6178 or Reconnective Pathfinder@gmail.com. EmergentPathways ThroughArt.com.

AquaLumine™ Launches in Portland: Free Tasting – 7pm. This remarkable natural spring water has rapidly developed a passionate following.

Naturally alkaline and infused with love. Join us to sample AquaLumine™ Pure Living Water and learn more. Unity of Portland, 4525 SE Stark St, Portland.

Contact Tom Sparks 503 765 9761 or Tom@ AquaLumine.com. AquaLumine.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Weekend Intensive with Linda Lack, Creator of the Thinking Body – Sep 11 & 12. The Feeling Mind movement technique. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland. 503 231 0383.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Pranic Healing Level I Weekend – 9am-6pm both days. Sept 12 & 13. Learn the basics of your energy anatomy, working with your auric field and chakras.

Learn how to feel energy and how to clean away congested energy that contributes to aches, pains and disease. You begin by activating the energy centers of your hands so you can scan a person’s—or your own—energy field to identify blockages, and then cleanse and revitalize the area with new prana.

Learn self-healing, distance healing and a powerful meditation for inner peace. Marylhurst University Willow Room. Contact Liza Burney 503 502 5186 or Liza@Heart-To-Heart-Healing.com. Heart-ToHeart-Healing.com.

Massage Career Training Preview – 6:30pm.

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. Fall term begins September 29. Call 503 244 3420 for Portland Preview / 503 585 8912 for Salem Preview. Community Education classes are also offered each quarter. Visit our website for details. OSM- Portland, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100. OregonSchoolOfMassage.com.

Mother Nurture Night Series – 6:30-8:30pm. 9/12, 10/3, 10/24. You are in it: the wild & wondrous trenches of motherhood. With a little bit of nurture you will feel empowered and centered to deal with the daily demands. You’ll relax and reinvigorate through restorative yoga, meditation, conversation, essential oils, chocolate-nibbling and journaling. *Appropriate for all levels (not appropriate for pregnant women). HeartSong Yoga Center, 3841 SW Hall Blvd, Beaverton. Contact AmarylisMorrow@ gmail.com. Yoginihood.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Bach Flower Remedies Training – 12:30-6:30pm.

The Bach Flower Remedies are a powerful, non-pharmaceutical tool for managing your feelings, moods and attitudes and achieving a more positive balance in life. Benefit your life with these all-natural, completely safe and easy-to-use essences in a 30-hour comprehensive training, held over five Sundays. Learn the fascinating history of the essences, comprehend each essence’s full uses, and discover new insight into your emotional states.

Half the cost of comparable trainings, this workshop is led by instructor Rio Hibler, a Certified Bach Flower Practitioner with over 25 years of experience. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Rm C, Portland. Register at TheMovementCenter. com/workshops-courses-events/.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Finding the ‘One’ – 7:15-8:30pm. Join this bi-weekly conversation about finding ‘the One’, enhancing existing relationships, and recovering from prior relationships. We loosely follow the exercises in Katherine Woodward Thomas’ book Calling in “The One”: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life. 6940 N Michigan Ave, Portland.

Contact Dorjee at 503 415 9533 or Dorjee@SpiritIn Transition.com. Spiritintransition.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Drumming and Healing in Oneness – 7-9pm.

Connect to the universe within. Hold sacred space for healing yourself and others. Join a community circle of healing through the vibrations of sound and energy. Your hosts Kim “Alder” McDonald and Jamie “Cedar” Rogers will facilitate this magical group experience of healing that will be led by spirit and guided by intuition. Come to offer. Come to receive. Drumming in Oneness, 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. Contact Jamie Cedar 503 621 6178 or ReconnectivePathfinder@gmail.com.

EmergentPathwaysThroughArt.com. Drumming InOneness.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Mother Nurture Night Series – 6:30-8:30pm.

(9/18, 10/2, 10/23)You are in it: the wild & wondrous trenches of motherhood. With a little bit of nurture you will feel empowered and centered.

You’ll relax and reinvigorate through restorative yoga, meditation, conversation, essential oils, chocolate-nibbling, and journaling. *Appropriate for all levels (not appropriate for pregnant women).

Alma Center & Movement Space, 1233 SE Stark St, Portland. Contact AmarylisMorrow@gmail.com.

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The Power of Prana: Energy Healing Retreat – 7:30pm. Sept 18-20. We will explore: Prana as an intelligent energy. Others’ energy and how it might affect us. The Gunas and Epigentics. You will discover your ability to feel energy by TEMT—Transformational Energy Movement Technique. How to Silence doubt, uncertainty and misunderstanding.

Done with hands on practical application of energy manipulation. Register online. Ananda Center at Laurelwood, Gaston. Contact 503 746 6229 or elf@ AnandaLaurelwood.org. AnandaLaurelwood.org.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 You’re Invited to Experience at TriOasis The Science of Self-Healing – 7-8pm. The discussion

will be focused on simple, scientific based, lifestyle adjustments that can curb your cravings and allow you to control your appetite. Combining REAL food with the best, healthiest, time tested ingredients to assist in creating a healthy appetite, controlling sugar cravings, fat burning, metabolism and so much more. Time tested ingredients with a proprietary formula that combines only natural and organic ingredients that are: Alkaline Glutten free, dairy free, soy free non GMO. Seating is limited, RSVP required 971 205 5593. Qualify for a free consultation & much more with your RSVP & Attendance.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Change or Tune Your Career with the 7 Talents of ThriveTypes and the G&K Hendricks Genius Spiral – 6:30-9pm. G&K Hendricks’ Genius Spiral: Genius, Excellence, Competence and Incompetence suggests what to do ourselves and what to hand off. Use the 7 Talents of ThriveTypes to target your Genius. Quickly create more fulfilling and productive work: new or tuned career, increased collaboration, promotion, delegation, hiring great employees (Hire4Genius.com). Discover which Talents are yours, appreciate diversity, see others and grow. The Genius Place, 2354 SE 59th Ave, Portland. Contact Laureli Shimano 720 352 2434 or Laureli@Thrive-wise.com. ConsciousPDX.com.

Singing Crystal Bowls Meditations – 7:309:30pm – Each Solstice and Equinox and a special celebration on Diwali, we meditate with the Singing Crystal Bowls, with folks locally and non-locally, for peace, harmony and love for the planet. Free Lending Library, veggie refreshments/herbal tea, Chakra balancing & healing. Energy exchange $10. Dates: Fri, 3/20; Sun, 6/21; Wed, 9/23; Wed, 11/11 (Diwali); Mon, 12/21 Yuletide Party begins at 6:00pm; call for info. Confirm attendance: 503 288 8369, JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Couples Weekend Getaway & Workshop – 7pm Friday-2pm Sunday. Sept 25-27. A romantic, fun, life changing full moon beach getaway designed to bring greater joy, intimacy and passion to your relationship. Celebrate your love. Connect with your beloved on a soul level. Honor one another with authentic communication and sacred sexuality. Transform your relationship into a love affair.

Manzanita Beach. Contact Richard & Diana Daffner at 941 349 6804 or RJD@IntimacyRetreats.com.

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From Quantum-Touch® Self Created Health – Fri 6-9pm; Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 1-6pm. Sept 25-27. Certified Quantum-Touch Instructor, Judie Maron-Friend, is proud to offer this exciting new

therapy which addresses emotional cause at its core. 30 years in the making and profoundly effective. More info QT website: QuantumTouch.com.

Other Dates: 11/20, 21 & 22. There is no prerequisite! $450. Payments and registration through the Quantum-Touch web site or call 503 288 8369 or JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com for details.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMEBR 26 Wholistic Nutrition Student Clinic – Sept 26 & 27.

Experience firsthand the benefits of The Wellspring School Wholistic Nutrition Program! Meet with soon-to-graduate program students for an in depth nutritional assessment which includes rudimentary tongue and pulse diagnosis, lifestyle review and nutritional intake. All student clinics are instructor supervised. These appointments are donation based only. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@The Wellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

TriOasis Grand Opening and Open House – 2-6pm. Join us for a tour of our state-of-the-art Wellness Center. Check out our Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Low-Level LED Therapy, Whole Body Vibration, and much more- proven to increase circulation and reduce pain. Be present at 3pm for an amazing demo of Neuro-Emotional Technique by Dr. Allen Knecht and his staff from Namaste Integrative Medicine. At 4pm, Misty DeWitt, owner of Pro Vitae, the Northwest’s Premiere Vibration Studio, will demonstrate incredible Whole Body Vibration.

5520 SW Macadam Ave, Ste 150, Portland. (Across from the Historic Water Tower) 971 205 9105. RSVP appreciated.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AquaLumine™ Launches in Portland: Free Tasting – 7pm. This remarkable natural spring water has rapidly developed a passionate following.

Naturally alkaline and infused with love. Join us to sample AquaLumine™ Pure Living Water and learn more. Unity of Portland, 4525 SE Stark St, Portland. AquaLumine.com. Contact Tom Sparks 503 765 9761 or Tom@AquaLumine.com.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Finding the ‘One’ – 7:15-8:30pm. Join this bi-weekly conversation about finding ‘the One’, enhancing existing relationships, and recovering from prior relationships. We loosely follow the exercises in Katherine Woodward Thomas’ book Calling in “The One”: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life.

6940 N Michigan Ave, Portland. Contact Dorjee at 503 415 9533 or Dorjee@SpiritInTransition.com.

Spiritintransition.com.

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

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

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

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

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meditation in our beautiful meditation hall. Community yoga ($5) before meditation from 5:45-6:45pm.

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

503 231 0383. TheMovementCenter.com.

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

TheWellspring.org/classes.

Free Meditation Instruction at Karuna – 6:45pm.

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

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

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

503 231 0383. TheMovementCenter.com.

Men’s Only Soak/Sauna - Common Ground Wellness Center – 7-11pm. Men’s only soak/sauna – last appointment at 10pm. 5010 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. cgwc.org.

Acupuncture Meditation Group – 7:30-10pm.

Journey toward self discovery and wholeness.

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

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

Register on line: MCYoga.com/calendar.

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

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

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

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

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Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi Ave, Portland. 503 415 9533. Find out more at SpiritInTransition.com/ max-meditation.

Women’s Only Soak/Sauna - Common Ground Wellness Center – 7-11pm. Women’s Only Soak/ Sauna - Last appointment at 10pm. 5010 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. cgwc.org.

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

Amma Bodywork Therapy Student Clinic – 2:30pm, 3:45pm, 5:00pm. 1/28-9/23. Amma Therapy is a Korean lineage form of Asian Bodywork Therapy. The treatment combines deep circular pressure applied to all the channels in the body integrated with specific acu-points based on Chinese Medicine assessment including tongue and pulse diagnosis.

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. Our clinics are fully supervised by a senior practitioner and run weekly through September. $35 for one-hour treatment (specials available; see website).The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@ TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Donations accepted. Please call or email to register.

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

503 997 8611 or PMR1354@hotmail.com.

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

Allow love to heal and open your heart. Feel your connection with the Creator, your soul mate...the world. You can listen at the Joyful Path Life Coaching website JoyfulPathCoaching.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Detailed instruction and individualized attention.

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

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

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

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

Empowering the Empath Level 1 Mentorship – 4-7pm. Every third Saturday. Calling All empaths and sensitive souls. Are you ready to clear the fear and step in and embody your full power and potential? Ready to cultivate and strengthen your empathic and psychic gifts? If you answered yes, then this is the workshop/mentorship for you.

Join us the second Saturday of every month. 208 NE 117th St, Vancouver, WA. Contact Tawnya Love 360 567 7576 or TawnyaAngel@gmail.com.

TawnyaAngel555.com.

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

ACUPUNCTURE All Ways Well, LLC

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

ANIMAL ENERGY HEALING MATTY O’SHEA

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

chiropractic JUDITH BOOTHBY, MS DC PC

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

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New Renaissance

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

Barbra GILMAN

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

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

Complementary initial mini session.

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

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

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

ThriveWise COaching

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.

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

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

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Coaching & Consulting

Marina Zare, DC

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

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

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

cleaning EcoMaids

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

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

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

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

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

Hands of Freedom Healing/ Quantum-Touch®

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

eyewear Eyes on Broadway 2300 NE Broadway Portland 503-284-2300 EyesOnBroadway.com

Dental Designs

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

feed supply Concentrates, Inc.

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

Jay Harris Levy, DDS

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

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

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

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

HEALING WAYS COMMON GROUND WELLNESS CENTER

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

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

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

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By Design Bodywork

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

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

INTUITIVE READINGS BARBARA LEE

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

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

Landscape Design Plan-It Earth DESIGN

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Sacred StonE Massage

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

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

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BARBARA LEE

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

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

ORGANIC SALONs FUSION MODERN

7870 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland 503-246-7940 FusionCutAndColor.com

massage training OREGON SCHOOL OF MASSAGE

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

First and only certified true organic color salon with the best prices in Portland. All Non-toxic and chemical free. Open everyday!

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

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

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.

Landscape Layouts for Living while Protecting the Planet. Specializing in rain gardens, soils and interesting water efficient & native plantings. $25 off first visit.

Light Therapy TRIOASIS PDX

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

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

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reflexology NANCIE HINES

TAWNYA LOVE

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

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

reiki

therapy/counseling

The Reiki Ranch

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

TINA GILBERTSON, LPC

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

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

RETREAT CENTER

JULIE GLASER,

ANANDA CENTER AT LAURELWOOD

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

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

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

Paul M Rakoczy, lcSW

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

TREE CARE

shamanic ART THERAPY JAMIE “CEDAR” ROGERS, MA

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

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

Quality Tree Care with a Spirit of Integrity and Excellence.

VETERINARIAN ALBERTA VETERINARY CARE

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

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

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

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

Portland/Vancouver Edition

Lavender Stone Massage

Working with the power of hot & cold stones enhanced with high-grade essential oils.

3849 SW Hall Blvd.

Beaverton, OR 97005

503-574-3525

LavenderStoneMassage.com YOUR LOCAL RESOURCE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

WALDORF SCHOOLS CEDARWOOD WALDORF SCHOOL

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

WATER TM

Aqualumine PURE LIVING WATER

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

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

HONL TREE CARE

503-621-6178 ReconnectivePathfinder@gmail.com EmergentPathwaysThroughArt.com

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Exceptional, personalized, comprehensive care for your best friend.

NAPortland.com

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

Info@KarmaYogaAndFitness.com KarmaYogaAndFitness.com

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

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

2015nattieawards The Portland/Vancouver edition of Natural Awakenings magazine is pleased to announce the 2015 Natural Choice Awards for the greater Portland/Vancouver area. We would like you, our readers, to select the people, services and businesses you feel deserve recognition for all that they do. These awards will be given based on popular vote.

Winners of the Natural Choice Awards will receive a “Nattie” award. Please vote for your favorites in the categories below.

Simply fill out the form and mail, fax, or vote online at NAPortland.com by October 1.

(Only one ballot per email address and fax number will be counted. Name and address or valid email address is required for entry.

Ballots must have a minimum of 5 categories voted on to be accepted.)

NAME:____________________________________

ADDRESS/EMAIL:____________________________________________

New Business Award

Favorite Green Business

Favorite Green Home Service

Best Place to Break a Sweat / Workout

Preferred Yoga Studio / Sanctuary

Favorite Natural Women’s Health Specialist

Favorite Holistic MD / ND

Favorite Natural Pet Store

Holistic Practitioner of the Year

Favorite Eco Friendly Salon / Spa

Favorite School for Holistic Medicine

Favorite Children’s Store / Playcare

Best Organic or Vegan Eatery

Favorite Eye Care

Best Chiropractic Care

Favorite Massage Therapist / Body Worker

Favorite Food Cart

Favorite Place to Buy Reused / Reclaimed Products

Favorite Holistic Vet

Favorite Natural / Holistic Dentist

Favorite Eco-Auto Business

Best Enlightened Books and Gift Store

Favorite Acupuncture / TCM Practitioner

Favorite Natural Healing Center

Green Builder / Remodeler of the Year

Favorite Place to Buy Herbs & Natural Food/Supplements

Vote online at NAPortland.com Or fax your ballot to 1-888-412-5852 Or mail your ballot to: 9690 SW Eagle Lane Beaverton OR 97008 natural awakenings

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