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elcome to the September issue of Seattle Natural Awakenings! This is my favorite month of the year, which is only slightly influenced by the fact that my birthday falls in September. Often most of this month is absolutely warm and beautiful, but there are increasingly obvious hints from nature that scarves, boots, cider and soup await. There’s potential and promise in the crisp nights and fading sunlight, and after the adventures and expansion of summer, I find returning to home, hearth and routine is comforting. After a summer of fun and feasting with friends and at festivals, some of us find ourselves renewing our commitment to healthier eating habits and cutting down on sweets. “Sugar Monster” (page 24) outlines the negative effects of excessive sugar consumption and offers sweet natural alternatives. If you are also getting back into your exercise routine, our feature “Whole Being Workouts” (page 12) touches on fascinating research that shows exercising can induce what is essentially a spiritual experience. If you’ve ever lost track of space and time and felt both energy and peace in the middle of your workout, then chances are you’ve experienced these amazing neurological conditions. Exercise offers incredible benefits that extend beyond fitness and help you grow into the person you want to become, but sometimes a more methodical review can help as well: “Self Coaching” (page 10) gives tips for assessing where you are at, and where you want to go, plus a checklist of different areas of life in which you can be your own life coach. If you need a little more outdoor activity and time in nature, “Fall Migration” (page 22) introduces the uninitiated to the thrills of bird watching. I have a good friend who is an expert bird watcher and I was surprised to find how much I enjoy the thrill of the hunt and the quirks and distinctive mannerisms of individual species. There’s lots more in these pages, so I invite you to dive in and enjoy! To your health and happiness,
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local holistic spa is celebrating a grand re-opening in a new location between Wallingford and Fremont. “It’s wonderful to be in this neighborhood,” owner, massage therapist, and esthetician Aubra Alexandar says. “PCC Natural Foods is so close, and I just love the Fremont community.” Alexandar notes many consider Fremont a fun neighborhood in which to spend an afternoon. Her new location is two blocks away from the famous Fremont troll under the Aurora Bridge and a plethora of diverse restaurant options. “It’s great being right off Aurora and close to I-5 in order to be more convenient to my clients,” Alexandar says. “I love this new space and am excited to continue offering services to help my clients look and feel their best.” Alexandar has been a massage therapist for nearly 19 years and offers a variety of massage styles, including myofascial release, a technique that aids in breaking up adhesions (scar tissue), which relieves chronic pain and tension. Muscles can work better and more freely, increasing range of motion, according to proponents of the technique. Alexandar also offers the M’liss line of products, including conturing detox body wraps, internal cleansing protocols and nutritional supplements, GM Collin skin care products for facials, and Youngblood healthy mineral makeup. “Wellness is one of life’s most precious and greatest gifts, and I absolutely love seeing clients transform from the inside out,” says Alexandar.
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astyr Center for Natural Health is kicking off fall with a series of free talks at the Wallingford clinic. To help get students back to school healthy, the series begins with “How to Eat Healthy on a Budget,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5. “Many people want to eat healthy, but when faced with spending $5 on either an entire fast-food meal or just one head of organic lettuce, it can be difficult to choose the healthier option,” says Lisa Holman. Holman and Stephanie Fairweather will share some of the tricks that have helped them live frugally as students in Bastyr University’s Master of Science in Nutrition program, demonstrating that a bit of planning helps make decisions that are both inexpensive and good for health. Under the guidance of clinical supervisor Kelly Morrow, MS, RD, CD, Holman and Fairweather will offer tips on how to stretch food budget dollars and make healthy choices such as: how to avoid processed foods and why you should; when it’s worth paying extra for organic; how to buy bulk foods and keep them fresh; and where to find inexpensive organic and whole foods in the Seattle area. The series continues with “Natural Treatments for Menopause” with naturopathic doctor Debra Brammer and medical doctor and acupuncturist Weiyi Ding, who is from China, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 12. “With questions surrounding hormone replacement therapy, many women are looking for natural ways to treat menopause symptoms,” Brammer says. According to Brammer, attendees will learn from Bastyr Center’s natural health experts how to relieve symptoms using: naturopathic medicine; acupuncture and Oriental medicine; lifestyle changes; and changes in diet. All of the talks take place at Bastyr Center for Natural Health, 3670 Stone Way N. in Seattle, and feature an audience Q-and-A session. No registration is required, but attendees are encouraged to arrive on time, as some lectures do fill up. Past lectures are available for viewing online at YouTube.com/BastyrUniversity. For more information: BastyrCenter.org or 206-834-4100.
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ewer than 10 percent of Americans regularly lift weights, but perhaps more of us should, according to a study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Scientists at the University of North Florida, in Jacksonville, found that weightlifters had a 37 percent reduced risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors linked to heart disease and diabetes. Previous research has linked having greater muscle strength and mass (results of weightlifting) to lower rates of metabolic syndrome. People with three out of five risk factors—a large waist (more than 40 inches for men, more than 35 inches for women), high triglycerides and low levels of HDL (good) cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugar—may be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. The researchers also analyzed data from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which showed that young men were most likely to do regular weightlifting, while women, older people and Latinos were least likely. The survey statistics support the conclusion that non-weightlifters are more likely to exhibit metabolic syndrome.
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• Relational Check: How You Connect. How we connect with others is critical to our own sense of health and well-being. Several years ago, UCLA did a study of people and discovered that we need between 8-10 meaningful touches per day to be emotionally healthy. No wonder so many feel like they are empty! Relational wellness speaks to healthy conflict resolution, social intelligence, effective communication skills, and the capacity to be truly intimate. • Mental Check: What You Think. Where the mind goes, the man follows. We are what we think, and become the product of the thoughts we consistently embrace. We need to work on the detail of our daily thought life, and think healthy thoughts which consistently empower and inspire us. • Emotional Check: How You Feel. Emotions are not thermostats, but thermometers. They are not root causes, but symptoms of underlying issues. However, the way we feel has a huge impact on our level of motivation, actions, behaviours, and results. Let’s focus on emotional management, emotional intelligence, and relaxation, which leads to healthy emotions. • Physical Check: How Healthy Is Your Body. Our body is our temple, our dwelling place and home. We are responsible to take care of it, and to nourish it with respect and tenderness. When we do, we have healthy outcomes which will enable us to lead a fruitful life. We should practice healthy nutrition, regular sleep, relaxation, regular exercise and self-care. • Spiritual Check: Values & How You Treat Others. The best measure of your spirituality is not the church, mosque, temple or synagogue. The best measure is how you treat others. It is walking with integrity, honesty, fairness and compassion. Respect. Kindness. Gratitude. Purpose. Selflessness. It is also taking time for personal reflection,
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WORKOUTS Moving the Body Opens the Door to Spirit by Lisa Marshall
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t’s the Sabbath, a day of prayer, and millions of people across America are quietly sitting or kneeling, humbly communing with a power greater than themselves. But inside the Alchemy of Movement studio in Boulder, Colorado, the Soul Sweat faithful are connecting with their higher power in a different fashion. In bare feet, and wearing yoga pants and tank tops, they find a place before a wall-to-wall mirror while a slow, Afro-Brazilian rhythm vibrates the wooden floor. At the urging of instructor Chantal Pierrat, they let their arms and necks go limp, shaking off the week’s stresses via a sensual, full-body writhe she calls
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“the flail.” As the World Beat playlist picks up the pace, Pierrat leads the group through a funky, rave-like series of dance moves aimed at “opening up” the hips and chest and something less tangible deep inside. By song five, the sweat is flowing and some are dancing unabashedly, eyes closed, lost in the music. Others are smiling broadly, making eye contact in the mirror. The sense of joy and interconnectedness in the room is palpable. “Exercise can be a powerful gateway to the spiritual,” observes Pierrat, the founder of Soul Sweat, a highly choreographed, spiritually charged dance workout. Twenty years after the yoga craze introduced Westerners to the possibil-
ity that the two seemingly incongruous goals could be intertwined, the spirituality-fitness link has spread well beyond the yoga mat. It has spawned fusions ranging from Body Gospel, a Christian workout tape, and Jewish Yoga classes to triathlon programs rooted in Native American teachings and Buddhism-based running meditation workshops. In addition, creative instructors have been fusing body/mind/spirit classics like yoga and Pilates with hardcore cardio disciplines like spinning and boxing. Half of all U.S. fitness clubs now offer mind/body programming, according to the IDEA Health & Fitness Association, and the portion of classes dedicated to “mind/spirit” versus just “body” is on the rise. “The newer programming is balanced 50-50, rather than the 80-20 body-mind split of the past,” estimates Sandy Todd Webster, editor in chief of IDEA’s publications. At a time when, according to the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, the number of people that identify with “no organized religion” continues to grow (topping one-fifth of Americans and one-third of U.S. adults under 30), more people than ever are exploring exercise as a path to both flatter abs and deeper self-discovery. “We have spent so long focusing on the mind and the brain… but that is not the whole story,” says Pierrat. “The somatic, or physical, expression of spirituality is the future.”
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The notion that intense dancing or a long run could spark what feels like a spiritual awakening makes sense to Philadelphia-based research neuroscientist and physician Andrew Newberg, author of How God Changes Your Brain. A pioneer in the field of integrative “neurotheology”, he has for years used brain imaging technologies to study the impact religious or spiritual practices like deep meditation, intense prayer and speaking in tongues have on the brain. Exercise, he says, provides many of the same effects. In addition to prompting a surge of feel-good endorphins, a highly strenuous workout is one of the few
activities that can lead to simultaneous activation of both sympathetic (fight-or-flight) and parasympathetic (calming) nervous system reactions. “Normally, when one of these is active, the other one shuts down, but when people drive one or the other to a very heightened level of activity, there is some evidence that the other turns on too,” explains Newberg. That intense dual firing can paradoxically lead to an interruption in sensory information traveling to areas of the brain that control our sense of ourselves at any moment. “Not only do you have this great feeling of energy and calmness, but you tend to lose your sense of space and time,” he notes. Newberg’s own research also suggests that when people “surrender” themselves in a spiritual practice, the frontal lobe (the practical part of the brain that keeps our thoughts in check) quiets. He speculates that something similar may happen in the midst of, say, a marathon or intense dance, enabling out of the ordinary thoughts and feelings to surface. “It can allow for creativity—a blending of different, more intuitive ideas in ways you don’t normally mix things,” comments Newberg. So, is exercise able to only make us feel like we’re having a mystical experience, or is it somehow actually opening a channel to the divine? Newberg declines to go there, commenting that a brain scan tells what’s going on in the brain, not in the soul. Yet he has no doubt the two are inextricably linked. He says, “There are many well-known examples of intense experiences, like Sufi dancing, generating spiritual experiences for people.”
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Marcus Freed is one of those people. He grew up in a traditional Jewish family in London, England, and attended a rabbinical seminary in Israel. Still, he felt that something was missing in his spiritual life. “I thought, ‘God has created us with a body. Why aren’t we praying with our body?’” Freed says that Biblical text often references the body: King David, in the Book of Psalms, says, “Let all my bones praise the creator.” The Jewish Talmud refers to a rabbi that “stretched his spine with a prayer of gratitude.” Yet, Freed observes, the physical elements of daily spiritual practice have been largely forgotten over the centuries. When he discovered yoga, it filled a gap for him. “I found a way to draw upon this incredible spiritual literature but ground it in the body, so that experience is not just in the head, but also in the heart.” Thus, Freed founded Bibliyoga, which launches each class with a Hebrew or Kabbalistic teaching, followed by poses that incorporate its themes, as reflected in his book, The Kosher Sutras: The Jewish Way in Yoga and Meditation. The practice, now taught in cities around the United States and Europe, has prompted the birth of similarly religioninfused classes, including Christ Yoga, and the Jewish Yoga Network. “A lot of people separate things, saying they’ll get their spirituality from one place and their exercise from somewhere else,” says Freed. “I think they are missing out.”
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The spirituality-exercise link likewise resonates through other traditionally solo pursuits such as triathlon activities and running, in which many athletes say a more mindful approach to training has infused their sport with more meaning, and in some cases, improved their performances. Ironman Marty Kibiloski, formerly a competitive marathoner and road racer, led what he terms a “high achievement, low contentment” life for years, measuring his selfworth by timed results that never quite satisfied him. In 2006, he attended a Running with the Mind of Meditation three-day workshop, based on Rinpoche Sakyong Mipham’s book of the same name. The retreat combined with his newfound interest in Buddhism, completely redefined running for him. Kibiloski prefers to steer clear of the word “spiritual” (which he sees as somewhat ambiguous) when describing what he now experiences when running. Instead, he frames it as a vehicle for self-discovery, a mobile meditation that provides the intense focus and freedom from distraction that enables him to “awaken to how things really are.” He now leads the retreat that proved pivotal for him, drawing more than 100 runners each Labor Day weekend to the Shambhala Mountain Center, in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. Participants learn to focus on the cadence of their footfalls, their breathing and their surroundings to, as he puts it, “move meditation beyond the cushion.” He remarks, “It trains you to have your mind be still when your body is active, which is how you are in everyday life.” Triathlete Mark Allen credits his work with Brant Secunda, a shaman and teacher in the Huichol Indian tradition of Mexico, for enabling him to overcome negative self-talk and physical stresses and go on to win the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, six times in the late 1980s and early 90s. He notes, “In every one of my physical workouts, I also focused on training the spiritual aspect, so that when I got that chatter in my head, saying, ‘This is too hard’ or ‘I want to quit,’ I could go to a quiet place, rather than a negative one.” Based on their book, Fit Soul, Fit Body: Nine Keys to a Healthier, Happier You, the pair conduct workshops around the country on how to strengthen both soul and body by intertwining both. “Some people think you are only spiritual when you are praying, but when you are moving your body, that is an intensely spiritual experience, too,” says Allen. “It’s my way of saying, ‘Thank you for letting me be alive.’” Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer near Boulder, CO. Connect at Lisa@LisaAnnMarshall.com. 14
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UNIVERSAL FITNESS TIPS Mindful Practices Enhance Any Routine by Casey McAnn
When it comes to attaining fitness, several well-regarded recommendations increase the likelihood of success. Natural Awakenings canvassed online fitness sources for tips and techniques intended to keep workouts safe, fun and satisfying. Our favorites follow. Always stretch – Light stretching before and after workouts loosens muscles and increases circulation for quicker repair and healing. It can also help prevent injuries. It’s ideal to hold stretches for at least 30 seconds, breathing “into” the muscles that are being stretched and inviting a gentle release of tension on the exhalation. If any pain surfaces while stretching a certain area, stop. Start slowly – Begin and build workout routines slowly in order to avoid straining muscles and ligaments. Exercise at least twice a week, the bare minimum for staying physically fit. Be well rounded – Add leg and back exercises to crunches and bicep curls, and vary cardio routines to stay enthusiastic about workouts. Experiment with all the equipment available at a studio or gym, asking a trainer for guidance.
Drink plenty of water – Drinking water helps to decrease appetite and eliminate cravings, while nourishing and hydrating the body. The goal is to drink half of one’s body weight number in ounces each day. Keep it regular – Making exercise a regularly scheduled part of the week eliminates excuses. Keep it on the calendar and show up as dutifully as for any other important appointment. Make up any days missed. Increase intensity – More intense workouts mean less time spent doing them while achieving the same level of benefits. It’s also important to keep endurance exercises in any routine, however, because they are vital for cardiovascular benefits and building stamina. Use weights – Adding muscle to the body increases strength, life expectancy and fat burning. To tone muscles, use a weight that works for eight to 12 lifts. For bulk, use a weight suited to four to six lifts. Practice a weight training routine two to three times a week, keeping sessions under 45 minutes.
Add interval training – Sprinting for about 50 yards boosts metabolism and heart health. Return to the starting point by taking a slow walk. Repeat as many times as possible, making sure to warm up before the interval training and cool down afterwards. Dress up – Energize a workout session and boost confidence by wearing something snazzy. Donning an exercise “uniform” gets us in the mood, and a new piece of clothing or footwear can make us excited to get moving again. Be a safe runner – Every six weeks, cut running mileage and frequency in half for a week. This allows the body to recover from workouts and helps to prevent injury. Make it meaningful – While walking or running, recite prayers or a gratitude list, or listen to inspirational podcasts and downloads. Volunteer for fitness – Many volunteer tasks involve some form of physical movement. It feels good to burn calories while helping others. Bring workout buddies – Friends and pets need exercise, too, and they provide restorative companionship. Working out with a pal adds support and motivation, which are keys to success. Seek out a human buddy with similar fitness goals. Go green – Research from the University of Essex, in England, shows that exercising in nature produces additional physical and mental benefits. The researchers found that “green exercise” improves mood, self-esteem, enjoyment and motivation. Casey McAnn is a freelance writer in Boston, MA.
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SNA: You previously worked for 15 years as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry. How did that affect your understanding of the world and your work with Matrix Energetics? Melissa: I entered into a career in pharmaceuticals because I wanted to help people. Over time, I grew rather disheartened at what I perceived to be a Band-Aid approach to healing. People rarely transcended their disease, because they only received drugs to mask their symptoms. I transitioned from marketing into clinical research with the intention that research would offer a greater opportunity for me to contribute to finding cures for disease, but I found there was little interest in healing, and great interest in treatment. Nonetheless, this extensive experience taught me a lot about the power of collective self-propagating thought-forms known as morphic fields of consciousness, which is what each diagnosis creates. Furthermore, I observed repeatedly the body’s own innate ability to heal itself by virtue of the placebo effect paramount in randomized controlled clinical trials-nothing often works better and stronger and faster than a treatment. However, we rarely hear of this. Truly, people work, not drugs. Drugs are merely placeholders in our awareness to mirror back to us what is inherently within.
A Joyful Playground of Possibility Melissa Joy on Matrix Energetics by Ann Dorn
Matrix Energetics is described by some as a pathway to transformation, a way of stepping out of the way so that energy can flow through toward wholeness and healing. Called a “consciousness technology,� rather than a technique, by Matrix Energetics founder Dr. Richard Bartlett and president Melissa Joy, the system has introduced thousands to a world of new possibilities, according to proponents. Using focused intent and a light touch, along with other visualizations, practitioners say that students of the technology learn to affect their physical and biological surroundings and transform them using consciousness. Seattle Natural Awakenings publisher Ann Dorn interviewed Melissa Joy to learn more about her passion for Matrix Energetics.
SNA: Who makes the best student of Matrix Energetics? Melissa: The best students of Matrix Energetics are the ones who are curious. The less you think you know, the easier Matrix Energetics is to master. We have students from all avenues of training, including doctors, physicists, engineers, energy medicine practitioners, massage therapists, stay-athome moms, lawyers, accountants and teenagers. Matrix Energetics does not require you to have any formal prior training in medicine or healing in order to learn, in fact, much of what happens involves unlearning. SNA: Is Matrix Energetics for everyone, or do you need to be ready for it? Melissa: The field of Matrix Energetics is a playground of limitless potential that is readily accessible to everyone who chooses to engage with it. There is no preparation required for anyone other than to prepare for the unexpected. You really do not prepare for that. It simply happens when you show Dr. Richard Bartlett, founder of Matrix Energetics and president up to experience it. From and co-teacher Melissa Joy natural awakenings
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there, life becomes a dance with amazement. SNA: What are some of the most amazing transformations you’ve witnessed through Matrix Energetics? Melissa: There are tens of thousands of experiences we can share in this regard as they happen every day of the week. Spontaneous cancers disappearing, lifelong depressions gone, massive favorable shifts in finances, broken relationships mending, spontaneous joy surfacing for no reason whatsoever. However, the most incredible transformations seem to occur with the students who doubt that what we are accessing is authentic and possible for them to experience themselves. The shifts that occur in spite of people “believing” or “not believing” in Matrix Energetics always amaze me, as the morphic field of Matrix Energetics does not require anyone to believe in it in order for us to benefit from it. SNA: Why do some health practitioners report great results adding Matrix Energetics to what they are already offering? Melissa: Matrix Energetics is a consciousness technology, not a technique. The rules are that there are no rules, only suggestions. The Matrix Energetics field is based on what is possible, not what is not possible, so adding this consciousness technology to anything will super-charge what you are able to notice. Unlike some other techniques, we do not draw a line in the sand and tell students to abandon all other modalities if they are working.
Melissa: Every seminar is fun. Many describe the seminar as indescribable, life-changing, joyful, crazy, profound, sacred, deeply transforming, eye-opening, and a game changer. Our students learn to get out of their own way, to access heart centered awareness and from the field of the heart, anything can change. We teach various strategies for navigating through patterns of consciousness and this is done in a really easy manner. SNA: Do you believe in miracles? Is that an accurate word for describing the transformation brought through Matrix Energetics? Melissa: Every moment is a miracle unfolding. The question becomes how adept are we at noticing it? Matrix Energetics is all about miracles, as miracles are simply the occurrence of something that falls outside of that which is expected. The world is a magical place and Matrix Energetics is a continual reminder for us to remain like innocent children, amazed, and in childlike wonder of what may show up in the very next moment. When we let go of our expectations, we create a fertile playground for miracles. Matrix Energetics will present their Fundamentals course in Seattle Oct. 11-14 and their practitioner certification course Oct. 15-16. Rates vary, registration required. DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel, 18740 International Boulevard, Seattle. For more information: MatrixEnergetics.com or 1-800-269-9513.
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tend to become instructors. For others wishing to kick their practice up a notch, they simply need to be serious yoga students willing to dedicate time and energy to elevating their practice. According to experienced practitioners, once a student has been practicing for at least a year and attending class twice a week or more, he or she is likely ready for some level of advanced study, although it can take many years to be ready for a more in-depth program. Intensives are of varying lengths depending on the studio and material; teacher training programs are often a 200 or 500 hour curriculum, so graduates can participate in the Yoga Alliance registry. “Two hundred hour programs are really foundations, suited for personal growth and development, for dharma [life-purpose] work, and not exclusively for vocations,” says Melanie Farmer, an ayurvedic counselor and astrologer. “Everyone can take the 200 program. If you’re intending to become a teacher, you should have at least five years of practice before entering,” Farmer cautions, noting that teachers need a great deal of training, but students who are eager and prepared can benefit from any advanced study. “You won’t magically come out a yoga teacher after a 200 hour program, but you will have a much deeper understanding of yoga,” she finishes. And for students who don’t want to teach but wish to learn more about yoga, this type of intensive may suit them perfectly. Shannon Garcia is a Seattle-area communication designer focused on helping wellness and healthcare professionals grow more successful businesses. Download her free wellness business success checklist at ShannonGarcia.net. For more information: 305-981-6633.
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Full Circle Farms, Bellewood Acres, Vital Choice Seafoods, Theo Chocolate, Rock Island Farms, Whistling Train Fars and hundreds of other companies and farms have come together in support of labeling genetically engineered foods. Nationally-known food safety expert, Bill Marler, also endorsed the campaign. He’s supporting I-522 because he believes that “Food labeling is common sense. Having worked on food safety issues for two decades, I have experienced firsthand why having more transparency in our food labels is important. Every Washingtonian shopper should have the information they need to make an informed decision about the food they buy and feed their family. I am supporting I-522 because labels help us better trace potential issues with our food.” You can add your name to the growing list of people, companies and farms supporting at YesOn522.com/endorsements. I-522 is about giving every Washingtonian access to more information about the groceries we buy and eat. As the 522 campaign manager, Delana Jones, says: “Labeling genetically engineered foods allows all Washingtonians, no matter where they live or how much money they make, to have more control over and information about the groceries they are buying.” This fall, we need your help reaching every voter in the state. Ballots go out in mid-October for the November vote and we need you to help us make Washington the first state to enact labeling of genetically engineered foods. Join us as we host phone banks and go doorbelling this fall to share the message about why labeling genetically engineered foods is important. Sign up to volunteer or to donate at YesOn522.com. This fall remember to vote for label transparency and vote YES on 522! Elizabeth Larter is the communications director for Yes on 522. Learn more at YesOn522.org.
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Certainly, high-calorie sugars trigger weight gain, but it may be news that calories from sugar act differently in the body than those from other foods. “Fat doesn’t make you fat. Sugar makes you fat,” states Dr. John Salerno, director of The Salerno Center for Complementary Medicine, in New York, Tokyo and Sao Paolo, Brazil. “Eating carbohydrates quickly raises blood sugar (glucose), prompting the release of insulin to transport the glucose not immediately needed for energy, to the cells,” Salerno explains in his new book, The Salerno Solution: An Ounce of Prevention, a Lifetime of Health. “If there is more glucose than you need, the remainder is stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen, and then converted to fat.”
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While the negative effects of excess sugar consumption have been documented for decades, “Evidence is mounting that sugar is the primary cause of obesity, plus many chronic and lethal diseases,” says Osteopathic Physician Joseph Mercola, of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, who runs the highly popular natural health website, Mercola.com, and has authored books that include The No-Grain Diet and Sweet Deception. “Excessive fructose consumption leads to insulin resistance that appears to be the root of many, if not most, chronic diseases,” says Mercola. Beyond the obvious association with obesity, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, liver and
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heart disease and Alzheimer’s have all been linked to sugar, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Institutes of Health. “Sugar, in excess, is a toxin, unrelated to its calories,” says Dr. Robert Lustig, an endocrinologist and professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. “The dose determines the poison. Like alcohol, a little sugar is fine, but a lot is not. And the food industry has put us way over our limit.” Sugar can be addictive, continues Lustig. “It has clear potential for abuse. Like tobacco and alcohol, sugar acts on the brain to encourage subsequent intake.”
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■ Stevia, a powdered extract of a South American plant, is the most popular natural sweetener, delivering no calories or blood sugar swings; 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar, a little goes a long way. Look for a product with no additives. ■ Sucanat—minimally processed, dehydrated cane sugar juice—is a reasonably healthy alternative, especially to substitute measure for measure in baking. Because it metabolizes like sugar, it too will cause blood sugar swings; also note that both agave and “raw” sugar, which is merely less refined table sugar, have similar effects. ■ Honey, while not calorie-free, is high in heart-healthy flavonoids and anti-allergens, and may even help lower cholesterol, according to a study from University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, in Germany. ■ Maple syrup carries calories, but is also a rich source of polyphenol anti-inflammatory antioxidants. A University of Rhode Island, Kingston, study suggests that maple syrup may help manage Type 2 diabetes. ■ Molasses, while not calorie-free, is a worthy alternative if weight isn’t an issue, since it’s a good source of minerals, especially iron. ■ Raw monk fruit (avoid processed Nectresse), a small, sweet melon native to China and Southeast Asia known as luo han guo, has traditionally been used in herbal medicine. It is touted as being low in carbs and is 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar. ■ Coconut sugar is generating excitement largely because of its low glycemic index (35) and low carbohydrate qualities. This optimum option is a good source of potassium, magnesium, iron, boron, zinc, sulfur and copper. ■ All fruit contains fructose, but in a natural state—not synthesized as a vegetable product like corn syrup. Fruit also comes loaded with health benefits, so eating it in moderation works, especially fruits and berries that are low on the glycemic index, a measure of carbohydrate effects on blood sugar levels. Kathleen Barnes has authored many natural health books. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.
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STAYING POWER A Good Trainer Keeps Us On Track by Debra Melani
Maintaining one’s own fitness program can prove a challenge when the will to work out fizzles. Many people are getting help conquering roadblocks and staying on an effective path of regular exercise through an enduring relationship with a personal trainer.
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pproximately 6.4 million Americans now engage personal trainers, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, including some in less traditional locations, like community centers and corporate workplaces. When a client sticks with a personal trainer over the long haul, the relationship can evolve beyond a caring coach into a steadfast mentor, producing benefits that transcend basic fitness. “I have individuals I’ve worked with for 10 years, and have come to know them and their bodies and habits well,” says Kristin McGee, a New York City trainer who counts celebrities like Steve Martin and Tina Fey as clients. By understanding all aspects of each of her clients, she says she can better tailor programs to meet their needs. When nine-year client Bebe Duke, 58, faced a lengthy rehabilitation after tripping and shattering a shoulder, McGee helped lift her spirits, ease her back into full-body fitness and even slay some psychological dragons. “We worked her lower half; we kept her strong and her moods steady with meditation and yoga,” McGee says. “The physical therapist knew how to work with her shoulder joint, but not with the rest of her body and the rest of her life.” Duke felt, as she puts it, “a significant fear of falling” after the accident. “So we spent an enormous amount of time on balance and making sure I didn’t feel nervous.” McGee was able to help Duke prevent fitness loss, which can happen to
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anyone that goes four weeks without exercising, reports Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise journal. Maintaining regular exercise can also deter depression, confirmed by a study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Three years after the injury, Duke can now hold a downward dog yoga pose and do a headstand. “I’m also running again,” Duke adds. “I’m signed up for a half marathon.” Richard Cotton, a personal trainer in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the American College of Sports Medicine’s national director of certification, agrees that a good long-term trainer often serves as a fitness, nutrition and even life coach. “You can’t metaphorically cut off people’s heads and only train their bodies. Then you are just a technician,” he observes. Building a true foundation for health requires understanding the importance of each building block, not just working with a trainer for a few sessions and afterwards going blindly through the motions, attests Sandra Blackie, a former professional bodybuilder, certified nutritionist and current personal trainer in San Diego, California. “I want to educate my clients.” During extended periods, good trainers also revise routines at least once every four weeks to prevent adaptation, another problem that can hinder reaching fitness goals. “Without trainers, people often get stuck in a rut and lose motivation,” remarks Blackie, who also adapts exercises according to bodily changes due to aging or other conditions. Long-term relationships also allow trainers to focus on the individual’s bottom-line goals, Cotton notes. For instance, “I want to lose 10 pounds,” might really mean, “I want the energy to play with my kids,” or “I want to feel more alert at work.” “Achievable goals evolve from values,” Cotton explains. “It’s not about getting in super great shape for six months and then stopping. It’s about creating a foundation for life.” Freelance journalist Debra Melani writes about health care and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at Debra Melani.com or DMelani@msn.com.
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of the Palm Beaches, for grades nine through 12, in West Palm Beach, Florida, provides a near-paperless experience for students, all of which are issued computers. Homework is assigned, completed, graded and returned; tests are given and graded; report cards are sent and textbooks studied—all online. “We buy one set of print books, since not all students learn the same way. But e-books can be updated electronically each year, saving the educational by Avery Mack costs of outdated materials and financial costs of replacement,” says Teresa Thornton, Ph.D., the science teacher who spearheaded many of the school’s green initiatives. “By the end of the year, they know how to use software programs to organize and analyze information.” In Pittsburgh, Chatham University follows the example of eco-pioneer and Silent Spring author Rachel Carson, a class of 1929 alumna, to preserve, maintain and restore nature. With the goal With paperless homework, bookless backpacks, zero waste lunches, to be carbon neutral by 2025, sustainability becomes part of every decision. plastic-free filtered water and classrooms without walls, today’s parents The Chatham Eastside facility, located in and teachers are bringing eco-friendly ways to schools and giving students a revitalization area, reclaimed a former manufacturing complex. an early appreciation of the importance of environmental health. “We are the first school in Pennsylvania to have a solar hot water system,” her three children at the New England oing green goes both ways— says Mary Whitney, the school’s susSchool-Montessori, she couldn’t imagine home to school and school to tainability coordinator. “Bottled water packing food without the use of plastic home. Alysia Reiner, an actress was banned in 2011 and filtered water and eco-advocate from New York’s Har- wrap, sandwich bags or paper napkins, stations provide free refills for stainless but, “Now, it’s no big deal,” she says. “I lem neighborhood, became involved steel bottles. The rent-a-bike program use glass containers and cloth napkins. with the Bank Street School for Chilis especially popular with international dren when her daughter enrolled at age The kids eat better quality food. It costs students.” The two campus Zipcars shared less, too, because prepackaged 3. “I’m green at home, so in my mind by students can be reserved for a fee. snacks are out.” She notes that her school had to be green, too. With Students also ride free on public the governing rule is one no programs in place, I made suggestransportation. tions, which got me elected co-chair of protein, one fruit and one In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the green committee,” says Reiner, with vegetable. The school even at the Calvin Donaldson Environhas a natural composter—a a smile. mental Science Academy, students “Today, we have a school-wide com- class guinea pig that loves to gain the knowledge and experience eat leftover veggies. posting program serving 1,500 students to extend the difference they make Students often bring the that has reduced previous levels of food beyond greening their school. Anne first of their homegrown waste by 75 percent. To raise awareness Vilen, a designer for expeditionand funds to support it, we sold reusable vegetables each season ary learning schools like Donfor show and tell in the snack sacks, stainless steel water bottles aldson, says, “It’s empowering and home composting bags.” An innova- classroom, where they for students to discover they can normally eat lunch. It’s a tive chef focuses on organic foods with make a real impact.” neat way to avoid massvegetarian options for school lunches. produced food; the school The next step is a rooftop garden. Connect with Avery Mack via has no cafeteria. “A little When Sheila Hageman, an author, AveryMack@Mindspring.com. teacher and public speaker living in Mil- change becomes part of a lifestyle,” remarks Hageman. ford, Connecticut, first read the memo Oxbridge Academy requesting garbage-free lunches for
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Hypnotherapy & Breathwork Series – September 4, 11 and 18. 6-7:30pm. Sound, breath and energy are used in these combined sessions of hypnotherapy and breathwork. Visualize what is desired into being, retelling the past to reshape the future. Speak what to bring into actualization. $225. 1415 NW 70th, Ste 200, Seattle. Registration required. 206-769-0040. BreathingMandala.com. Food and Chakras Series – 7-8:30pm. This class with Deanna Minich will kick off the Food & Chakras workshop series. Learn how to ground through eating in healthy ways and how to dialogue with the body on what is needed. $20. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206523-3726. EastWestBookShop.com/events/5526.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Women’s Breath Series – September 5, 12 and 19. 9:45-11:45am. The Breath Series is the opportunity breathe with a small group of people: learn about breath patterns, increase breath capacity, clear past traumas and stagnant energy. Support health, vitality and inner peace by working on breath, the fundamental building block of life. Prerequisite: Breath Session. $150. 1415 NW 70th, Ste 200, Seattle. Registration required. 206-769-0040. BreathingMandala.com. How to Eat Healthy on a Budget – 6-7:30pm. Join the experts from the Bastyr Center for Natural Health who will offer tips on how to stretch your dollar while making healthy choices. Free. Bastyr Center for Natural Health, 3670 Stone Way N, Seattle. 206-834-4100. BastyrCenter.org/content/ view/2703. Raja and Hatha Yoga Intensive – Thursdays through November 21. 6-9:15pm. Go deeper into meditation and yoga practice. Learn how to meditate and how to practice the yoga postures in the way they were originally intended: as a priceless aid to inner unfoldment. Featuring The Art and Science of Raja Yoga. No prerequisites. $440 plus text. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. Registration required. 425-806-3700. AnandaWashington.org/classes/raja.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Ananda Yoga Teacher Training – Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through February 2014. Bring greater meaning, vitality and inner joy into life and help others change their lives through the practice of yoga. Experience and share the higher states of awareness attainable through each asana. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. Registration required. 425-806-3700. Contact@AnandaSeattle.org. Pilates Intensive – September 6-8. With Karen Santo, owner of Pilates of Hawaii. Students will learn the history, theory, fundamentals, basic anatomy and kinesthetic awareness of the Pilates method.
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Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the execution and teaching methods. Hawaii Island Retreat, 250 Lokahi Rd, Kapaau. Registration required. 808-889-6336. HawaiiIslandRetreat.com. Demystifying Patanjali: The Yoga Sutras – 7:30-9pm. With Hriman and Padma McGilloway. The Yoga Sutras, nearly 200 so-called aphorisms, written by the sage Patanjali, are the “bible” of the practice of meditation. $10. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. EastWestBookshop.com/events/5611.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Navigating Fall with Ayurveda – 3-5pm. With Kate Towell. Discover how to use the principles of Ayurveda to keep thriving through the fall and winter. Learn what foods to eat as well as Kate’s favorite fall recipes and simple lifestyle shifts to keep in tune with the fall season. $20. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206523-3726. EastWestBookshop.com/events/5499. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Program Info Session: Non-Credit Programs – 6-9pm. Spend an evening exploring a variety of Bastyr’s non-credit weekend programs. Meet the instructors, ask the questions, enjoy miniworkshops on two of the topics of choice. Free. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Bothell. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/ Continuing-Education. Learn to Meditate: Inner Peace through Relaxation and Concentration – Tuesdays through September 24. 7:30-9:00pm. This 3-session course includes in-class practice, tips on establishing a practice at home, online guided meditations, written instructions, and ongoing support in-person or online. $45 for 3-class series plus text. Additional class available for $5. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. 425-8063700. AnandaWashington.org. Tummy Temple - Vitality Night! – 7:30-8:30pm. These monthly Vitality Nights are designed to evoke one’s inner vitality. Experience many of the offerings of the Tummy Temple and beyond. Activities may include chanting, breath-work, relaxation, meditation, writing, body awareness, mindfulness, and more. $25. 206-729-6211. TummyTemple.com.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Demystifying Patanjali: The Yoga Sutras – Wednesdays through October 30. 7:30-9:00pm. With Padma & Hriman McGilloway. This 8-class course, based on the new book, Demystifying Patanjali – The Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms) provides a clear roadmap to the yoga sutras, the aphorisms for living a spiritual life. $80. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. 425806-3700. AnandaWashington.org.
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Natural Treatments for Menopause – 6-7:30pm. With questions surrounding hormone replacement therapy, many women are looking for natural ways to treat menopause symptoms. Learn about lifestyle changes to relieve symptoms and more. Free. Bastyr Center for Natural Health, 3670 Stone Way N, Seattle. 206-834-4100. BastyrCenter.org/content/view/2706. Baby Diaper Service 101 – 6:30-7:30pm. Presenting the ins and outs of diaper service, share best practice cloth diapering techniques and educate expectant parents on the health and environmental benefits of cloth diapers. $10/ family, free to existing customers. Parent Trust for Washington Children, 2200 Rainier Ave S, Seattle. Registration required. 206-634-2229. BabyDiaperService.net/Baby/Diapering-101.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Reiki 2 with Symbols for Distance Healing – September 13-14. 9am-5pm. Reiki level 2 empowers one to do distance healings. Receive a Reiki attunement & learn the Reiki symbols. $233. Queen Anne Healing Arts, 2461B Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle. Registration required. 206-285-8350. QueenAnneHealingArts.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Hypnotherapy: Awareness & Integration – September 14-15 and October 5-6. 9am-5pm. Add hypnotherapy to a health practice or start a new career. Learn how to bring lasting change and healing for clients suffering from compulsive and self-sabotaging behaviors, blocks to progress, indecision, abuse, closure, and much more. $465$575. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NW, Bothell. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education. Medical Qigong 1: Yi Ren Medical Qigong & Internal Qi-Energy Activation – September 1415 and November 16-17. 9am-5:30pm. Medical Qigong activates, cultivates, balances, harmonizes, transforms and manages the qi-energy for selfhealing, self-care and for healing others. Health and wellness practitioners will develop a strong energetic transforming body to avoid physical fatigue, energy depletion, and mental and emotional burn-out. $875-$1,165. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education. Fall Fireworks Garden Design – 10-11am. Enjoy a colorful slideshow showing delightful plants that add excitement to the end of the season. Take advantage of the colors that fall brings. Learn about making wonderful combinations of trees, shrubs and perennials that add color, texture and drama to a garden. Free. UW Botanic Gardens, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle. Registration required. 206-685-8033. depts.washington.edu/uwbg. Yogasana Intensive #1: Alignment & Safety – 1:30-4:30pm. The Yogasana Intensives are a series of 9 workshops exploring the physical, astral, and causal aspects of yoga postures. Designed for all levels and for students considering yoga teacher training. Explore the anatomical principles of alignment, aligning the breath with movement, and learn the proper method of practicing affirmations with the postures. $50 per workshop, $225 for 5, or $400 for all 9. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Vegetarians of Washington Monthly Dining Event – 6:30pm. One does not have to be a vegetarian to enjoy delicious vegetarian food. Enjoy a gourmet, multi-course vegetarian dinner catered by a different restaurant or chef each month, hear an insightful speech on a key vegetarian topics and meet lots of interesting people. Children are welcome. $15 plus tax for members, $20 plus tax for guests and non members. The Mount Baker Club. Registration required. 206-706-2635. VegOfWa. org/monthlydining.aspx. Sound Remedies – 7:30-9pm. Led by Christina Sarver, LMP. In this four-class series learn specific mantras that are highly experiential, offering lifetime tools for balancing stress, maintaining personal health, and for deepening personal spiritual inquiry. Christina has experienced that the conscious use of music promotes physical and mental wellness, and she is interested in sharing chanting for the benefit of the individual as well as create a powerful group sound dynamic. $100. Tummy Temple. 206-729-6211. TummyTemple.com.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Finding the On-Ramp to your Spiritual Path – 7:30-9pm. Artist and award winning author Jan Phillips will talk about her newest book, Finding the On-Ramp to Your Spiritual Path, a guide to creating a rich spiritual life without religious affiliations or accoutrements. $10, $5 can be used toward author’s book. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726. EastWestBookshop.com/events/5509.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction – Sundays through November 17. 10am-12:30pm. Perfect for beginners or those wanting to rekindle their practice. CDs and manual included. User friendly and easy to learn. Issaquah Way of Life Wellness, 355 NW Gilman Blvd Ste 105, Issaquah . Registration
Healer’s Faire – 1-5 pm. Meet some of the healers who are at East West as well as a variety of guest healers and celebrate the season’s transition with an opportunity for mind, body and spirit healing. Free. Sessions are $15-25. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726. EastWestBookshop.com/events/5516.
through from blocked emotions, thought patterns and beliefs that manifest in unhappiness, illness and disease. Explore the deeper truth of what body symptoms are telling. Access positive potential - to be who you really are. $95-$105. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.
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required. 206-328-3572. Grow-Aware.com.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction – Tuesdays through November 12. 6-8:30 pm. This eight week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is perfect for beginners or those who want to restart their practice. It is easy and user friendly. Chairs are available as are mats and cushions. CDs and manual included. Grow-Aware, 816 N 38th, Seattle. Registration required. 206-328-3572. Deborah@grow-aware.com.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Community Capital: Seattle - Local Investment 101 – 9am-5pm. Local Investment 101 is an all-day workshop with acclaimed author, speaker, and local economy luminary, Michael Shuman. Includes lunch and post-workshop happy hour networking. Local Investment 101: $100 public, $65 Seattle Good Business Network member. Series: $200 public, $130 member. Bainbridge Graduate Institute and HUB Seattle, 220 2nd Ave S, Seattle. BrownPaperTickets.com/group/455768.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Hatha Yoga: Intermediate & Beyond – Mondays through December 9. 6-7:15pm. Performing a yoga posture is about finding and holding those lines of action, and the shape of the posture follows. In this class, simple postures will be deeply explored as a way to more fully experience being in one’s body. $75-$95. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.
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Aromatherapy & Essential Oils - Foundations – October 4-6. Essential oils are nature’s powerful healing tools from plants around the globe. Explore their holistic and therapeutic function in cosmetic ingredients and beauty treatments, quality control issues, and best practices in developing formulations for professional and personal use. $355$395. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education. Men’s Yoga and Healing Retreat Retreat – October 4-6. With Rene De Los Santos and Navin Kulshreshtha. Hike, practice yoga, join playshops, and experience connection and fun. $275 includes all classes, healthy meals and rooms. Methow Valley, Skalitude, Carlton. Registration required. 425-303-8150. HolmanHealthConnections.com. Understanding Personal Energy – With Heidi Gribble LMP and Jesse Goldmark PhD. A tool kit for transformation. Increase awareness of how you use energy, where you block energy, and areas in the body that you are unable to access energetically. Class will be held once a month for 2 years. $175/ month. Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Ste 400, Seattle. Registration required.. 510-559-0867. Dara.Azimov@gmail.com. Live Your Passion Retreat – 8:30am-4:00pm. Live Your Passion is a one-day immersion into life’s goals, purpose and passion. Join award-winning writer, speaker and radio host, Stacie Zinn Roberts, to gain clarity through meditation, create a life vision statement, learn about journaling and harness the power of positive self talk. $95. Waterfront Lodge at Thousand Trails, 16362 Snee Oosh Rd, LaConner. Registration required. 360-941-4595. WhatsYourAvocado.com.
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No Pain: Anti-Inflammatory & Analgesic Essential Oils – 6-9pm. The well-documented anti-inflammatory properties of essential oils have proven successful in relieving arthritis pain, headaches, skin irritation and muscle aches. Create powerful essential oil formulas that combine analgesic properties with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and stress reducing action for effective pain relief. $55-$65. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.
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Challenges Can Become Easier: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective – 2-3:30pm. With Peg Simon. When daily life isn’t easy to manage, school, work, and social relationships become harder, too. When the cry is, “It’s too hard!” it may be time to look at neurodevelopmental factors involved. Handle® is an effective, non-drug, holistic therapy. Free. The Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th, Shoreline. Registration required. 425778-3082. Handle.org.
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EVENTS FREE Ayurveda Community Fair – October 12, 10am to 4pm. Mini workshops with area practitioners. Location: Ballard - Sunset Hill Community Association, 3003 NW 66th St, Seattle. AyurvedaWama.com/events.
MASSAGE Tui Mullein LMP – Licensed Massage Practitioner has ten years experience integrating Swedish, Shiatsu, Acupressure, Acutonics and herbal therapies in the Seward Park area. Schedule an appointment at 206-721-1165. MA18798.
QIGONG Five Mountains Institute of Qigong and Taijiquan – Live Healthier. Sustain Vitality. Classes in Embracing the Taoist Tradition. Dennis Sharp, Certified Instructor. 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle. 425-775-9609. FMI-Qigong.com.
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Walking the Inner Landscape: Sourcing from Within – October 9, 16 and 23. 6-9pm. Realize the ability to establish unique spiritual connections which provides one with reliable and trustworthy sources of clarity, courage and strength. Journey to one’s own sacred garden. $125-$175. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.
The Garden as Healer: Preserving Biodiversity by Growing At-Risk Medicinal Plants – 10am5pm. The best food and medicine is that which is grown by one’s self. Spend the day learning how to cultivate some of the most important and useful medicinal plants for one’s own garden. $50-$85. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.
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Matrix Energetics Seminars – October 11-14, Fundamentals. October 15-16, Practitioner Certification. Matrix Energetics is a powerful “consciousness technology” that provides for instantaneous and lifelong transformation at the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. DoubleTree Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd, Seattle. MatrixEnergetics.com.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 FREE Ayurveda Community Fair – October 12, 10am-4pm. Mini workshops with area practitioners. Sunset Hill Community Association 3003 NW 66th St, Seattle. AyurvedaWama.com/events. Raw Food Cuisine for Abundant Health, Vitality & Longevity – 11am-4pm. People who eat a diet high in raw foods experience numerous health benefits including increased energy, weight loss, and weight maintenance. Learn simple ways to add clean, raw food to one’s lifestyle and apply that knowledge in a practical manner while working hands-on with fresh, living foods. $65$85. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.
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Introduction to Foot Reflexology: A Couples Workshop – 10am-4:30pm. Reflexology is an ancient healing art that uses manual pressure applied to specific areas on the feet, hands and ears. It is a powerful modality that is used to promote balance within the body and it can be learned by anyone. It is also a beautiful thing for couples to do for each other because it promotes communication and closeness within the relationship. $149/ couple. Kenmore WA, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required:Yes. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education. Deva Premal & Miten and GuruGanesha Band – 7pm. Also with Manose, Maneesh de Moor and Hans Christian. $30 - $108. The Center for Spiritual Living, 5801 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. Tickets: BrightStarEvents.net.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Certified Life Coach – November 16-17. Become a certified life coach or executive coach in this 2-day intensive course. 866-455-2155. Abe@CertifiedCoachesFederation.com.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 Revitalize Your Life - Holistic Health Retreat – January 18-23. Lodging, meals, classes, workshops, group excursions and personalized health assessments included. Sedona, Arizona. Registration required. 714-465-9045. LimeAndLotus.com.
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CHILDREN’S SERVICES BABY DIAPER SERVICE 206-634-2229 BabyDiaperService.net
Committed to providing 100% pure cotton diapers for your baby. Convenient weekly pickup and delivery of cloth diapers and accessories. Better for baby’s skin, more sustainable than washing at home. See ad page 24.
dentists
Turning Fears Into Pleasure and Living the Life of our Dreams. We touch on all areas of life: Self, Family, Health, Finances, Career, and Romance. Group or individual classes available. Spring Goddess Classes and Fall Abundant Living Classes.
NATURAL PRODUCTS GLADRAGS
SKIN CARE
503-282-0436 Orders@GladRags.com GladRags.com
NURTURE RITUAL
Live more sustainably with GladRags washable menstrual pads and menstrual cups. Join the community of women who have decided to make a lower carbon footprint every month! See ad page 7.
340 15th Ave E, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98112 206-954-0171 NurtureRitual.com
Specializing in holistic skin care, hair removal services and healing energy therapy.
PERSONAL GROWTH
YOGA
Lift Your Spirits With Dena Marie!
KANJIN YOGA
425-350-5448 Dena@Dena-Marie.com LiftYourSpiritswithDenaMarie.com
206-722-2665 Info@TheKanjinYogaCenter.com KanjinYoga.com
Classes, Workshops and Re-Treats that will Lift Your Spirits! Individual consultations by appointment.
Kanjin Yoga is a path to abundant health and wellness helping people live better inside their bodies. Specializing in Yoga Nidra, Gentle Hatha Yoga, we offer classes and workshops for groups and organizations.
INTEGRATIVE DENTISTRY 9730 3rd Ave NE, Suite 205 Seattle, WA 98115 206-367-6453 Info@MitchMarderDDS.com MitchMarderDDS.com
We are a holistic dental practice specializing in safe mercury filling removal, non-surgical periodontal care, and TMJ/ orthodontic treatments. We welcome new patients! See ad page 14.
MOVEMENT CENTERS M’ILLUMINO
COMING IN OCTOBER
Sustaining a Healthy Environment Daily Choices We Make Determine the Well-Being of Our Planet.
6921 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 206-525-0363 Info@M-Illumino.com M-Illumino.com At m’illumino, we are dedicated to your transformation through movement. Take a class, try private sessions, discover your own innate grace. See ad page 25.
For more information about advertising and how you can participate, call 425-350-5448 natural awakenings
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