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n just a few short decades, the image of modern medicine, once revered as miraculously lifesaving, has been clouded with doubt. Rising disease rates, an epidemic of hospital error and infection statistics, and the indignity of medical bankruptcies experienced by millions at a time in their lives when they are most vulnerable, have created a climate of fear surrounding our healthcare. We are afraid of getting sick, afraid we won’t be able to afford the treatment if we do get sick, and afraid of what the treatment side effects might have in store for us in the long run.

Healthcare has turned into a fearfully risky business these days because profit has superseded care as its goal. The twin parasites of the pharmaceutical and insurance industries have hijacked our healthcare system, not so they can cure disease but because healthcare in America is big business. There are huge profits to be made in selling a lifetime of prescription drugs, vaccines, invasive testing and treatments to Americans desperate to safeguard their good health with “medical science” against the ravages of today’s increasingly toxic world.

The trouble is that you can’t make or keep people well by interfering with the body’s natural healing design, so in many cases these drugs and procedures not only don’t help, but actually damage the body’s overall healing ability. Consider the cholesterol statin drug frenzy, where, according to holistic medicine expert Joseph Mercola, MD, one in four Americans over the age of 45 are currently taking a statin drug.

In “This Cooking Mistake Can Ruin Your Health” from www.mercola.com, Dr. Mercola observes: “Statins are very effective for lowering your cholesterol across the board, however they shut down your body’s innate capacity to create the cholesterol it needs.

“We know that your body actually requires cholesterol to manufacture vitamin D from sunlight, to synthesize sex hormones, and is vital to your neurological and proper brain function. Cholesterol is absolutely essential for optimal health and is so important that the body produces it both in your liver and in your brain.

“So what’s the connection between cholesterol and heart disease? The culprit of heart disease is not just any cholesterol, but oxidized, damaged cholesterol. Oxidized cholesterol is introduced into your system every time you eat something cooked in vegetable oil.

As soon as the oil is heated and mixes with oxygen, it goes rancid. This is why I recommend avoiding all vegetable cooking oils, such as canola, corn or soy oil, and replacing them with organic coconut oil, which does not oxidize at higher temperatures.”

In other words, instead of popping a pill to lower your overall cholesterol, first try eliminating cooked vegetable oil, and processed and refined foods from your diet. Eat lots of antioxidant rich foods, like brightly colored fruits and vegetables to combat 6 Spirit of Change | SUMMER 2012

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oxidization. Let your body naturally make and balance the cholesterol it needs with good nutrition. Exercise is also highly recommended.

Despite the pharmaceutical industry’s decades-long campaign to convince you that taking drugs is the best way to maintain good health, the facts prove otherwise, as even their own commercials crow a mile long list of terrifying side effects. You may feel more vulnerable to illness and disease than ever before in our increasingly toxic and stressfilled world as friends and relatives and friends of friends battle cancer and chronic fatigue and gluten intolerance, but this is all the more reason to explore how you can access the most powerful healing force on the planet for your own health and vitality.

Fortunately you can only tap into this power through your body’s energy meridian system that connects every cell, tissue and neuron with healing intelligence and life force.

The more you work with this energy in whatever modality you choose, the more skilled you will become in the driver’s seat of your own self-healing.

You will feel it working through any of the various forms of holistic bodywork such as massage, shiatsu, Rosen Method or dozens of other specialties that can provide restorative, challenging or soothing therapeutic sessions. Healing systems of movement such as Yoga, tai chi and qigong combine conscious breathing with intentional movement to free the body and release toxins. This feeding and toning of your energy meridian system feels good, prevents disease and continually brings new insights to light. We are fortunate to be so richly endowed.

Sometimes it just takes reading someone else’s healing success story to light your own spark into action. Before long, I suspect we will look back on this period of allopathic treatment as a lack of common sense in our healthcare history when people forgot their own healing power and medicine lost its way while pursuing business profits.

We are so much more than disease, diagnostics and treatment. We are ancient, earthbased herbal medicine. We are the rainbow light medicine of DNA stretching backwards and forwards eternally through time. We are yogis waiting to happen.

Carol Bedrosian is the publisher of Spirit of Change, New England’s largest holistic holistic magazine. Visit www.spiritofchange.org.

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Integrative Veterinary Care in the News The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled on March 21, 2012 to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit by Hopkinton, MA, holistic veterinarian Margo Roman, who claimed Tufts University violated her first amendment right to free speech. Roman, a former Tufts faculty member from 1979-1986, was banned from attending a campus lecture in 2005 concerning the “Hazards of Feeding Raw Foods to Your Pets,” after she had a dispute with the school’s veterinary clinic over treatment of her horse.

Dr. Roman rescued Champ, a gravely ill 16-year old Morgan horse, using integrative veterinary care, who went on to become her daughter’s show horse. When Champ developed cancer at age 20, Roman continued treating him with integrative veterinary medicine. Contrary to the diagnosis of Tufts doctors, Champ was still jumping in horse shows at age 27, proving that animals can live with cancer and continue to have a wonderful life. Tufts veterinarians had earlier insisted Champ’s only option was euthanasia.

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Pathways to Wellness Study Includes Massage for Teen Girls Pathways to Wellness, a nonprofit public health organization in Boston committed to providing equal access to high quality holistic care, received a grant several years ago from the AMTA’s Massage Therapy Foundation to study the effects of integrating massage into a program for adolescent girls at risk of diabetes. Called “Win Win Hands On,” the project partnered with an already-existing South End Community Health program that provided nutrition information, cooking classes, and exercise for girls whose weight put them at risk for developing diabetes.

By integrating massage into a comprehensive program that included exercise classes at Body by Brandy 4 Kids in Roxbury, Massachusetts, along with nutrition education, the project examined whether massage could effectively serve as an incentive and reward for attending exercise classes. Students attended one or more class each week after school, and fully clothed, 20-minute chair massages were provided in the gym after exercise classes.

None of the participants had received a massage from a professional massage therapist prior to participating in the project, and all were curious about it. The popularity of the massages made it a definite incentive for participants to attend the sessions that promote healthy habits.

Because massage was often a new concept for the young women, it was essential to gain their trust through relationship-building and being accessible to the girls and their families, whose necessary and ongoing support promoted cooperation with the project overall. The study demonstrated that massage can be an acceptable, desirable and a feasible modality to integrate with comprehensive programming for nutrition education and weight control by

introducing vulnerable adolescent girls to healthy habits and practices for self-care.

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Breast Cancer Patients Find A Healing Garden in Harvard, MA A diagnosis of breast cancer brings with it many fears, concerns and adjustments that will affect a woman and her family for years to come. At a time when a woman most needs a healing touch, a listening ear and help in sorting through much unfamiliar yet vital health information, the impersonal sterility of the western medical and insurance industry may offer little solace.

The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden in Harvard, MA, was launched in 2000 through land with a small cottage on it donated by Bill Thurston in memory of his beloved wife Ginny. Diagnosed in 1993 with breast cancer, Ginny explored many complementary therapies to aid in her healing, and found deep pleasure in spending even more time in the lovely gardens of her home.

When Ginny died in 1999, Bill wanted to help others with breast cancer share in the same healing environment his wife had enjoyed. To this end, he partnered with Betsy Tyson-Smith, a psychotherapist and breast cancer survivor who had facilitated the breast cancer support group Ginny had attended, and together they founded the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden.

The center’s motto states: “You are a person, not a disease and you can live well with breast cancer and beyond. We are here to help you.� As a non-profit organization with a sliding scale fee structure, their mission is to provide integrative therapeutic services, educational programs and a healing environment to people affected by breast cancer.

Recognizing that everyone has different needs and will approach the center at various points along their cancer journey, the healing team works closely with each individual client to develop a personalized care plan whether you are just starting out with diagnosis, are pre-treatment or post-treatment.

The innate ability of people to heal, regardless of disease stage, is central to the approach at the Healing Garden. Their goal is to educate, empower and give patients the tools they need to take charge of their lives including help preparing for surgery (if necessary), support during all treatment protocols and post treatment support for as long as it’s needed for the patient and her family, and help balancing the many metastatic challenges cancer patients experience.

Treatment modalities offered include acupuncture, Core Movement IntegrationÂŽ, Reiki, reflexology, shiatsu, Therapeutic TouchÂŽ, massage, qigong, counseling, exercise/movement programs, expressive arts, nutrition counseling, horticultural therapy and a variety of support groups and workshops also open to the general public. While many major hospitals now offer a range of complementary therapies, the eight acres of lovingly maintained gardens on a wooded hillside in Harvard, MA, allow cancer patients to travel along their healing journey without constant reminders of the disease and medical interventions.

The Healing Garden client base has grown by 35% in the past two years. In order to continue serving those affected by breast cancer with the excellence, compassion and generosity for which The Healing Garden has become known, an entire community of supporters, sponsors and volunteers hosts various fundraising activities throughout the year. The Concerts at the Gardens series includes three concerts this summer in collaboration with the Indian Hill Music School in Littleton, MA. Enjoy Indian Hill Jazz Standards on June 10; Tom Rohdes & Eve Agush Flamenco guitar and dance on July 15; and Chamber Music with the Summer Night Program on August 12. Come explore the gardens and music on Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm. Tickets are $15, with all proceeds to benefit the Garden.

On the weekend of July 21-22, enjoy a Self-Guided Pond Tour for Healing with two distinctive tours featuring breathtaking waterscapes throughout central and southern Middlesex County. Tour books will be available for purchase for $25 each beginning July 1 at The Healing Garden, 145 Bolton Road, Harvard, MA 01451. www.healinggarden.net. All proceeds directly benefit the amazing work of the Garden.

If you or someone you know has some time and would like to help The Healing Garden, please consider becoming a volunteer for gardening or to help in the office or at special events. Financial donations are also appreciated. Contact Janet Gansen at janet@healinggarden.net. www.spiritofchange.org

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Astrology Forecast for Summer 2012 “Allow yourself to trust joy and embrace it. You will find you dance with everything.”

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cherish some of my earliest summer memories. Sitting with my little sister on the front porch glider, staring into the gathering dusk, the fireflies left me wide-eyed and slack-jawed, their magical lights moving crazily through the twilight. As I got a little older, it was delirious fun to play ball with the gang until it was too dark to see.

One by one, players disappeared, called home by their moms, to wash up for dinner. At age seven I was fortunate to attend summer camp. Some nights we adventurers would gather around a blazing campfire under starry skies, ducking embers, roasting marshmallows and listening to counselors tell scary stories.

The seemingly endless summers of my childhood have long since given way to “adult” time, hurtling forward at breathtaking speeds. And now, this particular summer, we collectively journey forth into astrologically uncharted territory, where time may yet again move in strange and wondrous fashion.

Pluto the Transformer Squares Seven Planets Beginning June 24 As the Sun arrives in Cancer at 7:09pm EDT the evening of Wednesday, June 20th, the summer solstice marks the official start of the season. A few days later, on Sunday the 24th, Uranus forms the first of seven exact squares with Pluto. The taut alignment will persist into 2015. If recent history has seemed interesting, you haven’t seen anything yet! This configuration is at the heart of many dire predictions for this time on Earth.

In human awareness, it has only happened once before, shortly after Pluto’s discovery in 1930, the era of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, the New Deal and fascist dictatorships. This time though, the two planets are in different parts of the heavens.

Billionaire Power Brokers At Odds With the 99% Uranus, the planet of revolutions and unexpected surprises, is now in Aries, the sign associated with new beginnings, personal initiative and acts of daring. Pluto, entrenched in pragmatic Capricorn, represents repressive forces and abuses of power that require purging and transformation. Governments and corporations will be under increasingly intense scrutiny. Billionaire power brokers and their minions stand at odds with supporters of freedom and fair elections, and others protecting basic liberties.

For the next three years, any time a new season begins, the transiting Sun acts as a catalyst, and instability ensues. Based on the summer solstice horoscope, we are all in for a long, hot, event-filled summer. For example, on Friday, June 29th the Sun opposes Pluto and squares Uranus. Chaotic conditions in global markets and international relations, as well as seismic activity are more likely to occur around this time.

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Today there are many politicians who would see such laws and programs eliminated, citing the need to minimize government and protect “free” markets. In reality, government has been the only thing to protect the vast majority of this country’s citizens from unscrupulous businessmen. For our democracy to succeed, we need to embrace Pluto’s potential for transformation. Capricorn represents the basic foundations of life. We can expect Pluto to transform our collective values and institutions.

The question is, whose interests will be served?

Who empowers corporations with the rights of people, and why? Our leaders must look for ways to create a sustainable future. The majority of citizens must commit to finding and funding peaceful, win-win solutions for geopolitical, environmental, infrastructure, health care, education and other issues. Our survival depends on it.

Independence Day is one of July’s highlights. After a relaxed day, due to a lengthy void-of-course Moon, stellar planetary alignments assure that spirited celebrations will last long after the final fireworks have lit up the night. The going is more challenging during the middle of the month. Extra caution while driving, exercising or playing sports is advised from the 14th, when mental Mercury turns retrograde, through the 18th. Watch your speed.

Life moves into a smoother, more easy-going pace with the new Moon in Cancer on Thursday the 19th. If this happens to be your vacation time, you are in synch with the cosmos. Even though Mercury is retrograde, the travel indicators are excellent. The 22nd sees an optimistic, futuristic, “up for an adventure” sextile between Jupiter and Uranus and also the Sun’s arrival in fiery Leo. Under a waxing Moon, the world seems filled to the brim with grace, beauty and smiles during the later part of July.

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One of the season’s celestial bright spots is an alignment between Venus and Jupiter. The Goddess of Love is retrograding in Gemini until late June and remains in the Sign of the Twins until early August. She will thus spend a good part of the summer close to Jupiter. The proximity of both planets to the lunar South Node indicates that an unusually large number of reunions and reconnections will occur this summer. It’s sure to be a busy season, both for travelers and on social networking sites.

The marvelous Internet continues to rapidly evolve as a powerful communications tool and an engine of commerce. However, harsh square aspects between Venus and Jupiter to Neptune underscore the hidden dangers on the web: scammers, malicious hackers, secret surveillance and data gathering, among them. Also be wary of false prophets and get rich quick schemes.

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Clarify Relationships Starting June 25 Saturn is retrograding as June begins. On the 25th the Ringed Planet resumes forward motion in Libra, the sign of marriage, balance, beauty and fair play. These are important weeks for putting others on notice. We all must take responsibility for the state of our relationships. A look in the mirror can be helpful, but it does take two to make a partnership. We all need to be accountable. Explain the rules you live by, your expectations and needs. Don’t wait for others to guess what’s on your mind. Spell it out. If you don’t have the energy to give your very best effort, it may be time to move on to nurture more rewarding friendships.

Mars moves into Libra the morning of July 3rd. The change could signal difficulties for some partnerships.

Because of a retrograde the Red Planet has been in Virgo since last November. Breathe a sigh of relief, you Virgos.

Those born under Aries, Scorpio and Pisces may also notice the change. That afternoon, the full “Buck” Moon is exact. Many of us will be feeling energized, happily preparing for 4th of July festivities.

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The Aquarius “Sturgeon” Moon is exactly full at 11:27pm EST on Wednesday, August 1st. The month will end with a bookend full “Blue” Moon. While there is no great astrological significance to this occurrence, it depends solely on the calendar; it is wonderful to have two full Moons in August lighting up the late summer nights. The month is also notable for Mercury’s return to forward motion on the 8th. The Winged Messenger’s directional shift enhances communications, sharpens intellectual activities and may also occasion breakthroughs in consciousness and technological advances around mid-month.

Pay close attention to key alliances the week of the 15th. Loving Venus is opposite Pluto and square Uranus at that time. Motives may be questioned, ultimatums issued and agreements broken. Mars’ conjunction with Saturn the morning of the 15th underscores the seriousness of commitments and negotiations presently under way.

On the 22nd the Sun’s entry into the harvest sign Virgo signals the coming change of seasons. Ambitious plans may include a far-ranging itinerary for business travel or a dream vacation. Don’t be discouraged by lateweek obstacles. Disappointment gives way to new hopes before the weekend is out. Mars’ trine to Neptune instills confidence in seeing dreams come true. The purity and healthfulness of the food supply captures the media spotlight as the Sun trines Pluto on Wednesday the 29th.

The aspect is also a great one for financial planning and solving complicated problems. August ends with decided flair. The full “Blue” Moon in Pisces is exact at 9:58am ET on Friday the 31st. Take time that night to bask in the moonlight and make your summer’s ending a magical experience. Keep looking up!

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he New England growing season really kicks into high gear by mid-summer and it’s a wonderful time to stop by a farmer’s market and see what is available. With the growing interest in local food there is not only an increasing variety of produce but also more markets to shop at, which makes eating locally that much easier. Try a new green, experiment with an unfamiliar vegetable; the summer season makes for an exciting time in the kitchen!

In addition to shopping for local food it’s also important to purchase as much organically grown produce as you can manage. Many local farms implement organic methods but may not necessarily be certified. There are also tremendous challenges growing some crops in New England, like stone fruits, which are usually sprayed prior to fruiting. The beauty of buying directly from a farmer means that you have the opportunity to learn about their methods and gain some understanding about the difficulties of the New England growing season. Whenever I lose some of my own crops to a long list of critters and weather challenges I say a quiet blessing to all the farmers who work so hard day in and day out to feed us… after I’ve stomped around shouting at the squirrels!

Salads are an important feature of any meal but particularly so in the warm months when they can be used as a simple side, or with a few additions become the meal itself. They can be a tasty few bites of raw goodness or a large satisfying bowl of greens, vegetables and grains.

Salads can also be a great way of using up odds and ends of vegetables, the single carrot or last bit of cabbage, and incorporating leftovers like cooked beets or grains. I will often make a basic salad and then put out small bowls of add-ons so people can choose how they would like to enhance their salad. This is particularly great for family gatherings or when you have guests for dinner and are not sure of everyone’s eating preferences. Sliced avocado or hemp seeds can be the perfect salad addition for one person and a complete turnoff for someone else. I have also found children more receptive to trying unfamiliar items with this type of meal set up.

Quick “Make In The Bowl” Vinaigrette 1/4 cup white wine vinegar (7% acidity) 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1/2-3/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp black pepper 3/4 cup olive oil 1 tbsp flax seed oil* (optional) Pour the vinegar in a medium sized bowl. Add crushed garlic, mustard, salt and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil and flax oil.

I mention the acidity of the vinegar because they do differ and can throw off a recipe a bit. Feel free to adjust to your taste; some people like a dressing that is heavier on the oil or on the vinegar, salt, etc. Once you get comfortable making this you won’t need to measure anything; just splash some vinegar in a bowl, season with what suits you and whisk in the oil. Taste and adjust as you like. Make this at the beginning of your meal preparation to give the flavors a chance to meld. *If you have flax see oil on hand it’s a great addition in small quantities to any salad dressing. Research indicates that flax seed may have protective properties against some cancers, cardiovascular disease and inflammation.

Easy Summer Salad small head of red or green lettuce or half of each 2 tbsp chopped parsley 1/4 cup shredded carrot 1/3 cup chopped cucumber 1/3 -1/2 of a red pepper, sliced or chopped 2 tbsp sunflower seeds 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1 tbsp hemp seeds

Mix greens, parsley, carrot, cucumber and red pepper together with enough dressing to lightly coat. Sprinkle sunflower seeds, cranberries and hemp seeds on top. This makes a colorful, tasty salad; the cranberries add a nice sweet/tart flavor while the seeds boost the nutrition of the salad while adding a satisfying crunch! I prefer to tear salad greens into bite size pieces rather than chop so that any leftovers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get that knife edge discoloration. I add parsley to almost every salad I make. It adds great flavor and color and is a nutritional powerhouse with more vitamin A than carrots and more vitamin C than oranges. It is a potent antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, heart healthy addition to anything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cooking. In addition to salads, parsley is a perfect addition to a stir-fry or soup.

While I was making this salad I noticed a couple of ripe avocados that needed some attention so I made up the following spread that worked really well on some rice chips.

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Avocado Spread 2 ripe avocados 2 tbsp chopped onion 1/4 cup seeded, chopped red or green pepper (or yellow or orange) 1 1/2 tsp minced jalapeno (more if you like it spicy) 1 tsp salt 1/4 cup chopped cilantro 1 tbsp fresh lime or lemon juice Insert a knife at the top of your avocado and run it all the way around the edge. It will then split into two and you can easily take out the seed and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. To juice lemons and limes, soften the fruit by rolling it on the kitchen counter under your palm for a minute, then cut it in half. Using a fork, twist the fruit around to obtain the juice, draining it into a small bowl, then scoop out any seeds and measure the required amount. Put all your ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth with just flecks of colored ingredients in the avocado. Great spread on a bagel, crackers or chips.

I make a point of making more of almost everything that I cook. That means when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m making a salad Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do up a larger salad than what I know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need, whether Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m making one for myself or the family. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll put the leftover, undressed salad in a storage container and then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready, along with extra dressing and the avocado spread for a quick meal for someone. The best kind of fast food!

Take yourself on a food adventure this summer and stop by as many farm stands and markets that you can find. Get to know the people who grow our food and step outside your eating comfort zone. Take home a green that you may not be familiar with and do some experimenting. Summer is a wonderful time to live in New England â&#x20AC;&#x201D; enjoy the bounty!

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Increased environmental awareness, high gas prices and a continually slumping economy have combined to make fuel efficient cars are all the rage today. Pictured from top to bottom: the Electric Mitsubishi Miev, Toyota’s Plug-in Hybrid Prius; General Motors’ gas sipping Chevy Sonic.

Dear EarthTalk, Which are the most fuel-efficient hybrid and/ or all-electric cars available to consumers today (just the affordable ones, please!)

— Jack Madison, Chicago, IL Given increased environmental awareness, high gas prices and a continually slumping economy, it’s no wonder that more fuel efficient cars are all the rage these days. The best deal going may be Honda’s hybrid, the 42 miles-per-gallon (MPG) Insight ($18,350). Meanwhile, the newest version of Toyota’s flagship hybrid, the Prius ($23,015), garners an impressive 50 MPG. Other solid choices include Toyota’s 41-MPG Camry hybrid ($25,900), Ford’s 39-MPG Fusion hybrid ($28,700), Lexus’ 42-MPG CT 200h ($29,120) and Lincoln’s 39MPG MKZ Hybrid ($34,755).

For even greater efficiency and lower sticker prices, consider going electric, whereby you can charge your vehicle at ordinary electric outlets at home or work. Mitsubishi’s new MiEV ($29,125) electric is the most fuel efficient car available to U.S. consumers in the 2012 model year, achieving 112 “MPG-equivalent” (the U.S. Environ-

ment Protection Agency’s rating for electric vehicles that swaps in electricity for gas in its calculations) and a 62 mile range per full charge — not bad considering four adults can fit fairly comfortably inside. Another option is Smart’s FourTwo Electric ($28,752), a two-seater with an 87 MPG-equivalent. And Nissan’s all-electric Leaf ($35,200) achieves 99 MPG efficiency for a range up to 100 miles.

So-called “plug-in” hybrids also allow drivers to charge their vehicles’ electric batteries via common power outlets, but also can use gasoline as needed for a longer range. Though pricey at $39,145, the Chevy Volt may save you money in the long run because it gets a whopping 94 MPG-equivalent in its preferred all-electric mode. An onboard gas generator produces more electricity as the vehicle is driven, extending the car’s range with a full tank of gas to some 375 miles. Toyota released a plug-in version of its Prius ($32,760) this year, as well.

It gets 87 MPG in electric mode (but this will only get you 15 miles without gas assistance) and a respectable 49 MPG in regular hybrid mode.

Another factor to consider when deciding which of these new uber-efficient vehicles may be right for you is the availability of additional incentives. Buyers of a new Volt, MiEV, FourTwo Electric or Leaf, for example, can cash in on a federal tax credit of $7,500 — and some states may offer additional incentives — bringing the overall cost of these cars down to within the range of similarly sized traditional car models. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) posts all of the relevant federal tax incentives online at its Fuel Efficient Vehicle Tax Information Center website. For state-by-state incentives, check out the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE), a free online resources maintained by the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).

Of course, consumers don’t have to go hybrid or electric to enjoy improved fuel efficiency these days. Scion’s iQ ($15,265) and Honda’s CR-Z ($19,545) each get 37 MPG out of sporty little gas-powered internal combustion engines. Kia, Toyota, Chevrolet, Hyundai and Nissan also make smaller traditional cars that get a respectable 33-34 MPG for sticker prices under $15,000.

CONTACTS: DOE’s Fuel Efficient Vehicle Tax Information Center, www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxcenter.shtml; DSIRE, www.dsireusa.org; Edmunds’ “Decoding Electric Car MPG,” www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/ decoding-electric-car-mpg.html.

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Your question is wide open, perhaps even to options and decisions regarding moving, selling, allowing or inviting relatives or a friend to move in, but on these decisions I cannot advise you. For the immediate future I hope to present some ideas for you to employ in your home to soothe and comfort.

The profound shock in your life of your loved one’s passing will, of course, reverberate throughout your home. An amplification may even occur; in a very living way the expression of death throughout your house becomes a new life of sorts, and it allows a new connection with the one you “lost.”

I suggest a gathering place for your emotional devastation that can encompass your consolidating and growing memory of your loved one, which also serves as a tribute to yourself and your gratitude for the relationship and the time it was allowed. This is a boundless territory for expression and investigation of your shared journey and will probably lead you to burrowing into the house on some days. Fortunately, this may allow you to become emotionally sated with your remembrance and letting go and to more easily manage a transition if/when the time comes to move.

Once the public funerals, memorials and ceremonies are complete, as the core emotions of your loved one comes flooding back, suggestions may arise that involve creating an altar of remembrance in your home. Although your entire home may already feel that way now, the set-up of an intentional altar, whether an outdoor living garden or an inside garden, can develop and deepen over time into an ongoing living expression with a life of its own.

Perhaps you’ve heard of family traditions honoring the dead in their homes from other countries. In Mexico it is called the Day of the Dead and occurs at about the same time our Halloween does. The home is thoroughly cleaned and decorated with the intention of inviting those who have passed to return home for a visit. An altar is made with great reverence and joy including food, flowers, white candles, religious icons and photos of the deceased to welcome them back from their journey. Light and strands of sparkling, shimmery decorations, along with many flowers including little pathways of marigolds leading to the house or altar figure significantly in the celebrations. Family, friends and visitors from nearby villages may also pay their respects by showing up to honor the deceased and comfort you. A feast may be prepared to honor the departed and feed the living.

If you feel drawn to making an altar, the best indicator of placement is the location you are most naturally drawn to. However if you want to integrate a feng shui perspective using the bagua, consider these three areas of your home for placement of your altar — the knowledge gua, the love gua and the helpful people gua. To locate these areas in your home, use a bird’s eye view to position the bagua diagram over your house

so that the career gua aligns with your front door. The knowledge and helpful people quadrants fall to either side of the front door, and the love quadrant will be at the back of your house to the right.

Knowledge might serve as a platform for your own personal growth and development. In terms of relationships and helpful people, these quadrants have a gender quality. The three open lines in the love trigram are female while the helpful people trigram is male. Are you building an altar for a female or male? Other aspects to consider include where the altar will look best and be easiest to access. You may even want to consider a garden altar outdoors in your yard.

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Lynn Taylor is a senior feng shui practitioner who teaches and consults in the United States and Mexico for both business and home environments. She has been featured extensively on television, radio and in print. Send questions for this column or contact Lynn at lynntaylor@bostonfengshui.com or (617) 924-4205.

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Practicing Safe Yoga

Yoga Comes of Age In America AN INTERVIEW WITH ANN BISSANTI

by Carol Bedrosian

Spirit of Change publisher Carol Bedrosian receives an alignment adjustment in eka pada rajakapotasana, aka, one legged pigeon pose, from Yoga teacher Ann Bissanti.

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have been blessed in this lifetime with the gift of finding excellent teachers and healing practitioners to work with. When I met Yoga teacher Ann Bissanti at my very first Yoga class in 1995, I was an ambitious, overscheduled, results-oriented holistic magazine publisher looking to optimize every moment of my precious time. I’d heard and read so much about Yoga over the past eight years publishing Spirit of Change Magazine, I was convinced that Yoga would provide the biggest healing benefit per hour of my time invested.

Seventeen years later, I’m glad to report I was absolutely right about the healing power of Yoga, and I’d even go so far as to say that Yoga is responsible for keeping me healthy. I can feel prana — the energy of life transported through breath — surging through meridian pathways in my body during Yoga poses, feeding and flushing as it goes along. I can feel the flexing and toning of tendons and muscles, the wringing of internal organs like a sponge to squeeze out stagnation and restore refreshment and suppleness. Yoga means lots of deep, cleansing breaths and sweeping away mental debris and clutter in order to hold the poses. I can only imagine how quickly disease would set in if I didn’t keep up with my internal housekeeping on a regular basis!

While much of this reward is due to my long term efforts in attending class and practicing at home, the gifted teaching skill of 35-year Yoga veteran Ann Bissanti provided the light so I could move steadily along the path without stumbling too much. All the more reason I was so stunned to read the recent 20 Spirit of Change | SUMMER 2012

scathing articles about yoga in the New York Times claiming “yoga can wreck your body” among other charges of fraud and unethical conduct in the “6-billion dollar a year yoga industry.” Just some bad apples in the barrel, I wondered?

Interestingly, I discovered these issues tied to a recent grammatical trend I’d noticed in capitalizing Yoga as a proper noun. As an editor, I felt no differently about the noun yoga than I did about exercise, nutrition or health.

However, when I looked up Yoga in the dictionary I found both an upper case “Yoga” — a spiritual philosophy utilizing techniques of physical and mental self-discipline to attain self realization — and a lower case “yoga,” a system of physical postures, breating and mediation derived from Yoga to promote mental and physical well-being, particularly popular in the West.

From this perspective, I could easily see how the Western tradition of instant gratification could result in injury or dysfunction for yoga students eager to gain the advanced health benefits without installing all the safety features first. Delving into this interview opened up exciting new insights about Yoga for me, and I reaped the physical rewards of that mental expansion in my very next practice.

Yoga is thousands of years old, a simple and highly effective self-care regimen that was never meant to be competitive, speedy or glamorized. However it’s not too hard to fathom how America turned it into a trendy 6-billion dollar “industry” practically overnight. Take care to know the giver when you are unwrapping your own amazing gifts of Yoga.

Carol Bedrosian: Can you tell me a little bit about how you started your practice as a Yoga teacher?

Ann Bissanti: I developed an interest in Yoga when I was in graduate school in psychology. I was introduced to a Yoga teacher in one of my classes who got my attention right away. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so much what she said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she was there to talk about altered states of consciousness â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as it was her manner, her presence and her energy. She had come to Yoga herself through reading Autobiography of a Yogi and she went to live in his [Paramhansa Yoganandaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] ashram in California and stayed there for about 15 years. So she really immersed herself in it and it showed in her presence.

I started to take some of her classes at a local adult education program; this was in the early 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. I had some lovely initial experiences just from the way she taught and I was hooked. I ended up moving to Massachusetts from New Jersey and wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to keep in contact with her, but continued taking classes in Massachusetts.

At the same time I developed a serious interference with my back. I just bent over one day and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get up again. I ended up going to a chiropractor but was in extreme pain. I thought that Yoga should be able to help me somehow with this and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m missing something. At that point I had also signed up and paid for a Yoga workshop by one of Mr. Iyengarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s [Yogachara B.K.S. Iyengar] senior teachers who was traveling around. But my back went out really badly.

So I went to the workshop and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take the workshop because my back is killing me, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve paid for it so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to watch.â&#x20AC;?

And the teacher said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t watch, but come over here.â&#x20AC;?

So he had me hanging from this pole â&#x20AC;&#x201D; somehow I trusted him and I wanted to see what he was going to do â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and he did a little thing with a bit of traction. I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much what the essence of it was. After that I felt better and he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just do what you can do.â&#x20AC;? I took the workshop that day and was pretty surprised by that.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I started to study Iyengarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style of approaching Yoga. I continued with that based on my desire to be pain-free. My initial desire to do Yoga was much more to experience a shift in my energy. I was somewhat of a hyper person and I wanted to learn how to relax like my first teacher had been so relaxed. But the back problem is really what drove me because it was so painful.

It was only when I kept doing Iyengarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of approaching Yoga that I was able to become pain-free. So that kept me going and largely influenced how I was going to approach Yoga, because to be out of pain when you have been in pain is a really big deal.

All those beautiful words and ideas that Yoga presents werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to mean too much if I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get myself out of pain. I kept it up over the years and then I finally went to see Mr. Iyengar at his institute in Pune, India.

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Ann Bissanti: I went several times, staying about 6 or 8 weeks at a stretch at his establishment. I also traveled in India to some other ashrams.

At the time, there were very few places to study Yoga in B.K.S. Iyengar this country. There was an institute out in San Francisco that bore his [Iyengarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] name with some of his senior teachers that he had trained. At times some of them would take groups of people who were either serious teachers or students and do what would be the equivalent of a teacher training or an intense way of studying.

But the idea was that if you really wanted to know about Iyengar Yoga the best thing to do was go and see him, so that was what many people did at that time.

Carol Bedrosian: What was studying from the master like?

Ann Bissanti: It was very intense. It was a few hours in the morning and a few hours in the evening of very heavy duty practice. Then he would sometimes stop and demonstrate on people what was going on in the body to try to show us why we were going to move this part of the body like this or that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lot of detail, a lot of precision and observation and then we would go and try to do it ourselves.

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Now, in contrast, when I had done some traveling before landing myself in Pune, I was at an ashram where they had a hatha Yoga practice going on and it had all the other aspects of Yoga that are maybe under appreciated in this country. They had chanting, they had meditation and they had whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called seva, where they would clean and do good deeds around the ashram just to keep it nice and tidy.

When I went to the hatha Yoga class it was this Indian yogi who was up on a little bit of a platform. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak at all and he just started performing his personal practice, like a little Gumby doll. He was just this long, tall, lanky, stretchy rubber band, basically.

He was doing very advanced poses, one right after the other, and the people who were in the class were expected to simply imitate him. I just started laughing because it was totally impossible to get any kind of a handle on how to follow him, what to do.

There was no instruction whatsoever, which I found out was a fairly typical way of teaching in the past. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d just have to try to pick it up on the fly and to stay there for years probably to try to get anything out of it without any verbal communication.

When I went to Mr. Iyengarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, of course, it was not like that. He had had so many western students over the years that he realized it was very necessary to use as many verbal instructions as possible to get his students to the experience of what the Yoga poses were about. So he became famous for giving technical details that were almost to the extreme.

Carol Bedrosian: Can you give an example?

Ann Bissanti: Move your big toe in relationship to your 4th toe. And move this muscle here. But sometimes he would show us. He would say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look at this person and how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re standing.â&#x20AC;? He would bring a person up and have them be the model and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Now when she moves her left shoulder like this, can you see how it goes back and makes an influence on her right leg over here? And do you see this arch at the same time is happening on the back over here?â&#x20AC;?

And he would point these things out, but for me, as a novice, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see what he was talking about. Once in a while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d see something, but most of the time I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it. It took me years, years, years of my own practice to really see the connections that he was trying to get us to have while we were there. I think this was one of the reasons that he actually encouraged people to come and go. When you went back home you could digest the intense experience, but you had to digest it little by little; it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just going to all come together suddenly.

And I did get that. My back was feeling great. I developed a real love of Yoga and I fell upon teaching in an almost accidental way. Someone was looking for somebody to teach an adult education class and had heard that I was certified, so I started with one course and then I gradually took on more.

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So my personal practice developed out of my experiences in India. Eventually I started seeing that Yoga was actually helping me deal with more psychological and emotional issues that were coming up in my life. Difficult things that we all have to face.

I started to see that it was helping me to manage stress, would be the simple way of putting it. I was enchanted by the philosophy at it’s core.

Carol Bedrosian: What is the philosophy?

Ann Bissanti: The philosophy of Yoga is to unite. Yoga means “union.” The simple understanding that’s out there all over the place in the mainstream would be to unite the mind, body and spirit.

But Yoga really means a path to self-understanding and ultimately to liberation or enlightenment. And that comes about when there’s a reconciliation of opposites and polarities in the energies of the body, and the individual has united all its fragmented pieces of body, mind, spirit and psyche.

The ultimate essential philosophy of Yoga is really nothing about postures as such; its essence is to get us into the state of unity consciousness where the individual no longer perceives him/her self as separate from the cosmic whole and identifies fully with the Source of all being. This is true freedom. Yoga’s premise is that this is everyone’s eventual destiny.

Hatha Yoga [postures and breathing] is the preparation for meditation that can bring us to this state. The fact that it has many health benefits is a wonderful thing that happens on the way to the body being prepared for meditation. The body won’t be able to meditate until certain purification has taken place, until certain strengthening of all bodily systems — especially the nervous system — has taken place. Hatha Yoga would be the means to get there.

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Ann Bissanti: The 8-limbed path — also called Ashtanga — is the classic model of what Yoga is about. It was Patanjali who, in the second century A.D., codified Yoga and put it into simple aphorisms that described what is needed to have enlightenment take place.

These include the yamas, which are the ethical principles of non-harming or nonviolence, truthfulness, non-stealing, right relationship or proper use of sexual energy, and non-hoarding or taking just what you need and not any more. The niyamas are practices that include purity or cleanliness of body and mind, contentment, simplicity, the study of the Yogic texts or science of the self, and devotion or surrender. The five yamas and five niyamas are limbs one and two on the path. The third would be asana.

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Carol Bedrosian: What is asana?

Ann Bissanti: That’s what we’re mostly familiar with. Patanjali doesn’t talk about the postures; he’s talking about Raja Yoga, or basically the Yoga of meditation leading to liberation. Pantanjali says that asana is just being able to be in a comfortable seated position. But because we’re now living way beyond the second century, asana now includes poses that need to be done in order to strengthen or purify the body to make it fit for meditation.

Pranayama, the fourth limb, is control of the breath, which also means control of the prana or the life force energy that exists in everything. By using the breath in specific ways we can learn to manipulate and ultimately train the mind. On the beginning level this would just be learning to take deep breaths and the awareness of breathing.

Pratyahara would be the next limb, which is translated oftentimes as the withdrawal of the senses. So even if we do any kind of small Yoga practice at least we’re trying to pull away from answering phones, feeling hungry or whatever we try not to do at the moment. It’s also been interpreted as just witnessing the senses so that we appreciate the senses without being led by them. The senses are there to help us but not to let them carry us away into all these indulgences.

The next one is dharana, which is concentration. When we concentrate the mind on something like a hatha Yoga practice, we can concentrate on the breath or concentrate on sensations going on within the body. You can concentrate on energy centers in the body, on the chakras, on thoughts, on emotions. When this concentration takes place and the autonomic nervous system becomes balanced, that’s an important limb.

And that leads to dhyana, meditation. What happens in meditation is actually a result of these other limbs that came before it to a certain degree. In the state of meditation we finally get to a place where the mind starts to rest in its natural state, what the ideal would be. Since a resting spot is the natural state of the mind, it will actually be drawn to meditation at some point. continues on page 24 www.spiritofchange.org

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And then out of meditation comes samadhi, a place where we have a full understanding that resting in this natural state is who we are, this is what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really about.

We are this so-called unity consciousness, a full and integral part of Creation. This experience is very much one of feeling completely free and at ease, with nothing that could possibly be threatening in any way. Samadhi is the eighth limb.

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Carol Bedrosian: The more popular image of yoga in the United States is basically doing the poses and breathing, a focus on health benefits, the proper yoga attire and that sort of thing.

Ann Bissanti: Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true. If we look a little bit more at the historical curve, Patanjaliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8-limbed theories came in around the second century. Starting at about the seventh century, the Tantric influence of Yoga came in and is still current today.

This is important because before that, even before Patanjali â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Yoga is probably over 5,000 years old â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Yoga had a really heavy emphasis on renunciation and extreme behaviors. You basically had to cut yourself off from the world and you probably were going to go meditate in a cave or something. You might have to leave your family, fast, go off barefoot, stand on one leg for a long period of time; you had to have a sincere drive to achieve some kind of understanding of why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here on the planet and what the real truth is.

Extreme behaviors and renunciation were said to be ways of going beyond the body, by sort of lopping it off and torturing it, since the body was seen as the problem. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we believe that people started to go into caves and meditate; out of that, certain postures seemed to have developed in order to allow the body to sit more comfortably to try to figure this stuff out. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evidence from 5,000-year-old cave drawings of people doing asanas and sitting in especially meditative poses.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where we think the original postures came from.

All that changed when Tantra came along. There was a shift in viewing the body much more holistically, that the body should be valued and all of life should be included and embraced. In order for a person to continue on their spiritual journey they had to not renounce the body or the world, but take everything together including the emotions and sexuality.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why everybody thinks Tantra is all about sexuality, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the whole picture. Tantra gives us a chance to accept the many different aspects ourselves, including sexuality, into a higher understanding of liberation and realization. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The body is no longer bad.â&#x20AC;?

Hatha Yoga came about in the Middle Ages when all the postures and purification processes became much bigger.

Breathing and the asanas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; most of what Yoga is about in this country â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is called hatha Yoga. People like to define individual brands of Yoga, but really itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all hatha Yoga.

Carol Bedrosian: What would the individual brands be?

Ann Bissanti: Individual brand names Iyengar Yoga or Bikram Yoga or Kripalu Yoga. Yes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way of drawing attention to a certain emphasis that the so-called style is going to put on Yoga, but if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing postures, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing breathing, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using the body as the

main force, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hatha Yoga. And hatha Yoga was meant to get the body ready and fit for meditation according to Patanjaliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yoga sutras, which means the 8 limbs.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happened is that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see them [the 8 limbs] in Yoga practice; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not so visible anymore.

The yamas and the niyamas are the moral code, the ethical code, the practices that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything to do with the postures for the most part.

One school of thought holds that the yamas and niyamas should continue to be taught and followed as the 10 ethical ways of conduct. Another school of thought says thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no sense in teaching the yamas and niyamas because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be either too hard, they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it, or itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to work. But if you teach them the asanas and start to clean house on the inside, purifying the body, strengthening the nervous system, breathing, then people will automatically start doing those things to improve their behavior because it will come from the inside out.

Carol Bedrosian: Do you see any connection to some high profile scandals that were written about recently in the New York Times: Teacher/student sex scandals, does Yoga wreck your body, Yoga as a 6-billion dollar industry rife with fraud?

These all seem to be topics related to ethical behavior.

Ann Bissanti: As a culture we seem to have gotten caught up in Yoga as an industry, that we buy the right clothes, have the perfect Yoga spa or Yoga studio where everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfectly beautiful and then you do these asanas and you achieve this perfection of almost an athletic kind. Our culture has turned Yoga on its head a little bit where it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meant to go, so is it really Yoga anymore?

Yes and no. Going back to Patanjali in his Yoga sutras and other Yoga texts as well, there were always warnings that people could be taking energy essentially to be used for moving along a spiritual path and diverting it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that same energy that we recognize now as the kundalini energy.

On a simpler scale we might say that some people who do Yoga are charismatic, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of power in itself. It develops from their practice and people are drawn to it. That can lead to temptations along the path in the same way that Patanjali was warning, so you have to decide what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do with that.

CAN YOGA WRECK YOUR BODY? Carol Bedrosian: As a Yoga teacher, how do you respond to the January, 2012, New York Times article by William Broad attesting to evidence that no one should practice Yoga regularly because Yoga wrecks your body?

Ann Bissanti: When I hear Yoga can wreck your body, I hear Yoga done incorrectly can wreck your body, Yoga misunderstood can wreck your body. But the poses themselves, if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re done correctly, if the person teaching them knows what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing and also if the student doing them agrees to understand that they really have to listen to their body and not even go along with the teacher if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the right thing to doâ&#x20AC;Ś Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hierarchy of skills people have to develop when they do Yoga, so you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just mix poses up in any old order and consider them to be a balanced Yoga practice, or even an appropriate Yoga practice for everyone. A lot of people are not ready to do certain postures, some continues on page 26

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ll of these Yoga injuries are completely avoidable with the guidance of a welltrained, knowledgeable teacher and the full cooperation of the student to follow the teacher’s modifications. Take incremental steps in practicing Yoga; find your baseline where you can hold the pose with effort but not strain. You should be able to breathe comfortably there. Next try going slightly further.

LUMBAR — When hips are not open enough or hamstrings too tight in a forward bend and

the student forces the pose, compression of the spinal nerves can cause discs to compress, resulting in sciatica. In back bends, too much lumbar curve can cause compression of nerves and discs there. REMEDY: Apply great patience with forward bends, using a belt over the arch of the foot in sitting poses. In standing forward bends, use a chair or block, which allows the spine to elongate and time for the hamstrings to open. For back bends, start with supported back bends with plenty of support.

NECK — Overarching can cause compression and pain; extreme overaching can cut blood

flow to the brain. Inversions, such as shoulder stand and plow can cause over-flattening of the natural n-curve in the neck and can lead to ruptured discs and overstretched ligaments.

REMEDY: Shoulder stand and plow should be done with approximately three folded blankets or the equivalent underneath the shoulders so that the neck is not overstretched, but instead, relaxed. Students should do half versions of these poses until graduating to full pose with teacher guidance. The headstand should never be attempted until the shoulder stand/plow have been mastered and may be completely off limits for some students.

ANKLE — Too much weight when sitting on feet or between the feet, or forcing the lotus

pose can result in ankle inflammation and twisting. REMEDY: Place padding beneath ankles, PRACTICING SAFE YOGA / continued from page 24 people should never be doing certain poses. The teacher should have enough experience to be able to guide the student and the student should know that they have some responsibility not to strain. Yoga is not a workout. It’s an inner communication with yourself. So the poses themselves are not the culprit, but lack of understanding.

Carol Bedrosian: What would you recommend for people to look for in a Yoga class or a Yoga teacher?

Ann Bissanti: I would recommend that people investigate and do a little research. Sometimes that means going and just taking a class but also asking the teacher about his or her background and philosophy — that’s really important.

Generally speaking, the more experience a teacher has, the more likely he or she will be attuned to injury prevention. Teachers must instill in their students the idea of safety first and no forcing or straining.

Yoga practice is a complex process. Over time, it strips away the egoistic tendencies in a Yoga teacher, and sharpens the teacher’s ability to see clearly the student’s problems, to remediate them, and to help tailor the student’s practice more closely to his or her unique needs. Beyond certification, the best way to become a very good Yoga teacher is to become a self aware, dedicated, lifelong Yoga student.

Carol Bedrosian: How does one avoid injury during Yoga? (see sidebar above) Ann Bissanti: Recognizing one’s own physical limitations happens over time, usually with the help of a well-trained teacher. However, in general, don’t do anything that feels like it’s hurting. The student must take responsibility not to force the pose when the body is not ready to go further. When in doubt, ease off or come out completely. Stop if you feel any sharp, shooting pains, cramping or burning. Drop any need to cross a finish line.

Do not compete, not even with yourself. Competition has no place in Yoga.

Also helpful is to cultivate a beginner’s mind and start in a beginner’s class with a qualified teacher, even if you are an athlete. Approach Yoga as a field of study, rather than a workout. Always tell your teacher about any recent injuries, surgeries or other pertinent medical history, and follow the teacher’s modifications to any poses.

Carol Bedrosian: You mentioned that Mr. Iyengar used a lot of props in his style of Yoga.

What is the value of props?

Ann Bissanti: Props are tools to make the poses safe and accessible so a person is able to have an experience of what’s really going on energetically in the pose much earlier on than 26 Spirit of Change | SUMMER 2012

ie, a small rolled towel/cloth, and a blanket/rug between the thighs and calves in viransana and child pose. Avoid lotus pose if ankles or hips are too tight.

WRIST — Some students need to avoid too much weight-bearing on the wrists, which can

trigger carpal tunnel syndrome. Arm balances are not usually appropriate in a beginner class.

REMEDY: Start with poses like downward dog instead of heavier weight-bearing poses and use a wrist elevation prop such as a folded edge of your mat or blanket. Avoid weight-bearing on wrists if you are prone to carpal tunnel.

KNEE — In the lotus pose, the hips may not be open enough so the knee and/or ankle ends

up doing the work where strain and tears can result. In some standing poses, over-straightening or locking the knees causes problems. REMEDY: Shift more weight to ball of the foot or more evenly distribute the body’s weight over the bottoms of the feet. Never lock the knees.

Seek approval of a qualified teacher before attempting lotus pose.

SACROILIAC: Problems here usually happen in those students who are very flexible and

may strain this area when the sacrum moves too much and gets ahead of the ilium. REMEDY: In seated forward bends like janu sirsasana with one leg straight and one leg bent, the hyperflexible students needs to keep a blanket under the bent leg to prevent strain. In twists, the pelvis may need to move in the direction of the twist. Hyper-flexible students need to keep a watchful eye and hold themselves back from the full stretching they may be capable of.

HAMSTRINGS: Tears and strains are common with sudden movements and in flowing

sequences. REMEDY: The practice of setubhanda (bridge pose) can help prevent and/or remediate this type of injury.

— Ann Bissanti having to go through a long, torturous process for years of getting the body to cooperate.

Asanas are trying to get us to feel an interior state, and the props are tools to have that experience. You experience a stimulation of the life force energy and then you have the experience of getting unblocked and the purification process going on. That affects the organ body and you are changed by it in some way. You have an experience of your own life force and a heightened sense of awareness.

So you can use blankets, rug samples, a folding chair. Almost everybody’s using a block and a strap now. Even the person who’s physically limited can do the poses sitting on a chair, which has been made famous by Yoga teacher Eric Small who has MS. People are in wheelchairs in his classes.

Carol Bedrosian: I am reminded of the winter you broke your arm and demonstrated to our class for six months how someone could still do Yoga with a broken arm.

Ann Bissanti: Yes. It’s a myth that people have to be flexible or thin or in good health to do Yoga. Elderly people can start doing Yoga even if they’ve never done it before. I mean, the earlier you start the more benefits you’ll have for your life, but Yoga can be done at any age. Even a little bit of Yoga done with awareness will be beneficial.

The benefits of Yoga are extensive. Regular, balanced practice builds bones, tones muscles and nerves, increases flexibility, balance, strength and stamina, supports greater immune function and concentration, and promotes detoxification. Yoga can prevent injury, promote faster healing and enhance existing treatment protocols as an integrative medicine tool for chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

Yoga will take you as far as you want to go. If you just want to get rid of headaches, that’s fine, and if you want to go further, you can go when you’re ready. Basically Yoga is trying to remind us we have a lot more potential to evolve ourselves.

Ann Bissanti, mother of four and a grandmother, has been a Yoga and meditation practitioner and teacher for over 35 years. She has taught Yoga in hospital wellness programs, colleges, pre-school settings and Yoga centers, with an emphasis on simplifying Yoga to make it both practical and personal, as well as respecting each individual’s unique spiritual journey.

She currently teaches at Amethyst Point Massage Therapy and Wellness Center in Worcester, MA. Ann can be reached at ambq2@yahoo.com or (508) 829-6300.

Carol Bedrosian is the publisher of Spirit of Change, New England largest holistic magazine and a 17-year student of Yoga. She can be reached at www.spiritofchange.org.

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Cancer cannot thrive in an oxygen-rich environment.

Healthy, deep, diaphragmatic breathing is the best way to oxygenate your body and to expel carbon dioxide and toxins. Seventy percent of your body’s natural toxins are released during exhalation. Deep breathing not only allows more oxygen into the body, it also cleanses the body of waste.

Check your breathing pattern by lying flat on your back and relaxing. Place your hands on your belly and observe the movement here without making an effort to consciously change your breathing pattern. If there is little or no movement in the belly it means the diaphragm is not being used, which results in shallow breathing.

Gradually begin to experiment with deep breathing to increase your O2 uptake, then see how you feel using these exercises from both ancient and modern times.

THE YOGI COMPLETE BREATH was introduced to the West in the early 1960’s by Yogi Ramacharaka. The instructions are to sit or stand during the exercise. Breathing through the nostrils, inhale at a steady pace, first filling in the lower part of the lungs down near the belly. Next, as you direct the air upwards, let the ribs expand, bringing air into the lower ribs, mid-breastbone and chest. The last area to be filled is the higher lung, protruding chest and upper ribs. The outbreath starts by slightly drawing in the abdomen that pushes air up to the highest part of the lungs. It can seem mechanical at first, but as you get accustomed to this breathing technique, let it become a continuous flow.

CHINESE CHI KUNG (qigong) and YOGIC PRANAYAMA re a series of ancient breathing practices that can help one feel energized and empowered. Take in the deepest breath you can and hold it for as long as is comfortable. Let the body relax as you hold your breath. Then naturally let go of the breath. Notice the alertness and maybe even a deep slower and fuller breath.

ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING, a Kundalini Yoga technique as taught by Yogi Bhajan, energizes and calms the nervous system. It also creates whole brain functioning by balancing right and left hemispheres. Use full relaxed, deep breaths for this exercise. Use the thumb of the right hand to close the right nostril and gently and fully inhale through the left nostril. Then close the left nostril with the index or ring finger and exhale through the right nostril. Now inhale through the right nostril. Then close the right nostril and exhale through the left nostril. Continue repeating, alternating nostrils after each inhalation.

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Hold the breath for a count of seven. Release the outbreath on a count of eight through the mouth. Start off with four cycles of this exercise twice a day. It not only oxygenates the body, but increases mindfulness.

2. A result of shallow breathing can be the build up of carbon dioxide that makes one feel tired. This is often caused by the exhalation being too short. Sit in a relaxed position and consciously take in a gentle deep breath, then exhale completely. With a little more effort at the end of the outbreath, squeeze out three quick, short breaths. You’ll feel your abdomen muscles working automatically. Inhale and repeat this for a few minutes.

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The tingling may intensify and cause cramping. Old injury sites within the body that have been oxygen-deprived for many years and have become repositories of unhealed emotion and pain may be triggered by the rush of oxygen flooding the body, generating intense feelings of being out of control, release and eventually joy and deep relaxation.

Healing techniques that use circular breathing to release deep emotional blocks such as rebirthing and holotropic breathwork require the presence of a trained therapist.

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Hands of Comfort and Support Massage Therapy for Individuals Journeying with Cancer

By Beth Terhune, LMT

Clockwise, Top Left: 1. Oncology massage therapists, L to R: Lynn Rochefort, Susan Saven, Kelly Burneson, Maria Loring, Beth Terhune 2. Welcome inside the Cancer Connection in Northampton, MA 3. Abbott Road Project clinic day 4. Tracey, cancer survivor 5. Serenity at Virginia Thurston Healing Garden in Harvard, MA 6. Cancer massage specialist Bambi P. Mathay, LMT at Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston 30 Spirit of Change | SUMMER 2012

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egan Belanger, LMT, knocks gently against the door and quietly enters a treatment room in Westborough, Massachusetts. The massage therapist is ready to engage. She could as easily be opening the door to provide support for athletes in training or to join patients receiving infusions at the Dana-Farber/ Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center at Milford Regional Medical Center.

What do Megan’s clients share in common? They are individuals living with cancer.

Some are actively in treatment. Others are multiple years into survivorship, but all benefit through safe, supportive care provided by a practitioner trained in oncology massage.

What Is Oncology Massage?

Over the last twenty years, massage adaptations designed specifically to support people living with cancer have arrived in hospital settings, in outpatient clinics, through integrative health care teams, and in rehabilitation facilities. Even spas and therapeutic massage clinics incorporate questions about lymph node removal, cancer history, surgeries, medications and herbal supplements to draw out information necessary for safe, supportive treatment.

Medical histories and intake interviews provide the framework for each session.

Oncology massage therapists integrate additional input from clients’ oncology medical teams in devising treatment plans. Modifications are made to client positioning, pressure used, or length of session to accommodate existing needs or restrictions based on treatment protocols or procedures.

In post-treatment cancer, individuals experience shifts in how their bodies function and hold tension. One of these changes can be the impairment of the lymphatic system.

In treating various forms of cancer, lymph nodes can be irradiated, removed, or damaged during surgery. This creates a lifelong risk of lymphedema, a condition in which the lymphatic system’s efficiency is compromised. Therapists trained in oncology work can work safely around the affected areas of the body. Those certified specifically in manual lymph drainage and lymphedema therapy can incorporate touch therapy safely within the impaired area.

Megan’s athletic client, years out from diagnosis and treatment, is at risk for this condition because of lymph node removal during cancer diagnosis. Megan, in training to become a lymphedema therapist, already knows as an oncology massage therapist how to safely design the client’s treatment around the risk, including which massage techniques to modify and which to avoid altogether. While clients seek support in all phases of cancer treatment, many continue to find oncology massage expertise comforting and intrinsic to their wellness programs post-treatment.

Evidence-based studies over the last twenty years range widely in scope and methodology but show quality-of-life improvements for cancer patients experiencing anxiety or depression, especially over multiple sessions. Peer-reviewed scientific journals like Seminars in Oncology Nursing (Feb. 2012), Psychooncology (2009), and the Journal of Alternative Complementary Medicine (2007) continue to reflect the dialogue and shifts within the field, crossing the spectrum from energetic or light touch therapies to those involving tissue manipulation. Additional studies are still needed to round out correlation between touch therapies, reduction of nausea and fatigue, and efficacy in pain management.

Cultivating Community At present, most massage training schools touch on cancer work as part of physiology and pathology coursework. Some even introduce students directly to hands-on oncology work. Lynn Rochefort was first introduced to this work as a massage student during her clinical rotations at the Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center at the HealthAlliance Hospital in Fitchburg, and she knew that she had found her calling.

After graduation and advanced oncology-specific coursework, she joined the staff at the Simonds-Hurd Complementary Care Center at the hospital campus to provide onsite care for patients, staff, and caregivers.

Like Lynn Rochefort and Megan Belanger, over eight hundred New England massage therapists have pursued advanced training through Tracy Walton’s Caring for Clients with Cancer workshops. Walton, one of the pioneers and leaders in the field, estimates that she has trained over 2,300 massage therapists through her workshops in Watertown and beyond. Trainings like these and others approved by the Society for Oncology continues on page 32 www.spiritofchange.org

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HANDS OF COMFORT AND SUPPORT continued from page 31 Massage, a national organization promoting research, education, and consistent standards of care, result in practitioners ready and able to provide comfort-oriented, safe care for those living with cancer.

Additionally, oncology massage training programs provide support to typically underserved areas or populations through independent clinics or partnerships with New England medical centers. The Oncology Massage Program, jointly sponsored by the Boston Medical Center and the Cortiva Institute-Boston, trains therapists alongside hospital staff and explores the possibilities for integrated therapies in healthcare.

The Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute offers opportunities for touch therapy volunteers to provide care in chemotherapy infusion units in Boston and in Milford, Massachusetts. Winchester Hospital offers integrative care as well, through its community health initiative.

Walton’s New England trainings benefit the greater Boston area through community clinics incorporated into the workshops.

For practitioners rooted outside of hospital settings, other possibilities exist for supporting standards of care and community outreach. The Abbott Road Project brings together oncology massage therapists from around New England to volunteer their time during quarterly clinic days. These clinics support individuals journeying with cancer with free hour-long sessions and provide the practitioners with the opportunity to share time in community with each other.

Lucy’s Love Bus, a Massachusetts non-profit organization, draws integrative health practitioners, including oncology massage therapists, together with pediatric oncology patients to provide comfort and support. The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden in Harvard, MA, offers people with breast cancer diagnoses an opportunity to explore integrative therapies, including oncology massage.

Initiatives to increase access to this kind of care have also resulted in programming developed to train families and caregivers in providing touch-based support for those living with cancer. William Collinge’s work to develop a DVD-based tool, “The Touch, Caring, and Cancer Program,” disseminates simple touch techniques for home use, based out of the research and supports collaboration between oncology nurses, social workers, massage therapists, and support groups. Collinge’s efforts build continuity for safe, supportive touch between caregivers and those for whom they care even as treatment and post-treatment life evolves.

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Ask! You may already be in the care of a massage therapist trained in oncology work. The Society for Oncology Massage maintains a list of approved trainings as

well as an online database of practitioners meeting their educational standards. While not all oncology massage therapists choose to be listed in this database, it is a good starting place for locating qualified practitioners. The Spirit of Change Online Alternative Health Directory lists practitioners treating oncology patients in the Cancer Treatment category.

ONCOLOGY MASSAGE RESOURCES Society of Oncology Massage (S4OM). www.s4om.org.

Includes research and practitioner databases.

National Lymphedema Network (NLN). www.lymphnet.org. (415) 908-3681 Lympthatic Research Foundation. http://www.lymphaticresearch.org/ “Touch Caring, and Cancer” (DVD). William Collinge, PhD. Available through Partners in Healing http://www.partnersinhealing.net

Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer (3rd edition). Gayle MacDonald. 2007.

The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Harvard, MA. www.healinggarden.net, (978) 456-3532. Integrative care, including massage therapy, for those diagnosed with breast cancer.

Lucy’s Love Bus. www.lucyslovebus.org. Support for integrative therapies benefitting pediatric oncology patients.

Cancer Connection, Inc., Northampton, MA. info@cancer-connection.org, (413) 586-1642. Serving individuals living with cancer since 2000.

The Abbott Road Project, Westborough, MA. abbottroadproject@gmail.com, (508) 266-8133, ext 2.

Bringing together oncology massage therapists for community outreach.

Simonds-Hurd Complementary Care Center, HealthAlliance Hospital-Burbank Campus, Fitchburg, MA. http://www.umassmemorial.org/healthalliance-hospital/.

(978) 665-5800 Winchester Hospital Community Health Institute, Winchester, MA. www.winchesterhospital.org.

(781) 729-9000. Integrative therapies including massage for oncology patients.

The Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Zakim_Center@dfci.harvard.edu. (617) 632-3322.

The Program for Integrative Medicine and Health Care Disparities, Boston Medical Center. www.bmc.org/integrative-medicine.htm, (617) 414-6795. Includes oncology massage.

Tracy Walton and Associates, Cambridge, MA. http://www.tracywalton.com. Oncology massage training and consultation.

Beth Terhune, MA, is a licensed, nationally certified massage therapist and certified lymphedema therapist who has studied, practiced, and mentored in the field of oncology massage since 2004. Beth is the founder and director of the Abbott Road Project, building community and no-cost access to trained oncology massage practitioners for individuals on journeys with cancer.

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The world of oncology massage is more than a world of processes and medical intake forms. It is a world imbued with the spirits and gifts of practitioners and volunteers, agencies supporting care, those living with cancer, and those who surround, support, and love them. It is often a quiet world, where the focus is on service and support and privacy. By giving voice to some of the individuals behind the scenes, we honor those who stand behind this work, the community created and sustained therein, and the ripples flowing from it.

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Tracey (last name withheld for privacy) Living with cancer, athlete, respiratory therapist, massage therapist Cancer Diagnosis: Lung Duration of oncology massage and lymphedema therapy: 7 months

Why did you seek out an oncology massage therapist? I was referred to an oncology massage therapist by

a physician friend who felt that I really needed the skilled bodywork that only a very well trained therapist could provide. How did I know this? As a massage therapist myself, I was extremely hesitant to trust another therapist after post-diagnosis, several inexperienced, untrained, unaware massage therapists had compromised my wellbeing. Only the oncology massage therapist was able to modify care to safely accommodate my surgical incisions, range of motion restrictions, radiation fibrosis, lymphatic blockages, joint pain and inflammation. Now, I can attest that my physician friend was indeed correct, and the nature of the work itself mattered greatly.

Each recipient brings a unique perspective to this work. What is yours? As a bodyworker and a massage recipient, my perspective on oncology massage and its benefits have changed now that I am actually receiving as a client living with cancer. I use to believe that oncology massage served the purpose of providing a relaxing experience to the cancer client. Now I understand that it is so much more than that. It provides the cancer client with precious healing touch reaching far beyond a general understanding of what healing really means.

Prior to cancer, massage was a way to relieve stress and sore muscles. Post cancer diagnosis and treatment, the body is unable to integrate touch without causing additional discomfort and fatigue. Yet, the cancer client is in dire need of touch. Oncology massage is an exquisite experience of the return of one’s own body prior to cancer, and, from the right hands, it feels like heaven.

How has this work supported you in your journey?

Do you experience it the same way every time? I experienced instant results right out of the gate with the oncology massage therapist. From the first session, I expe-

rienced emotional support from my therapist’s professional approach to my situation, which, combined with her very skilled listening touch made my body respond immediately in a healing way. I benefitted because she listened to me and to my body, and our joint cooperation and communication resulted in an amazing experience. I felt like myself immediately, a return to who I am…not my diagnosis…not my treatment experiences…but who I truly am.

I do not experience the same work the same way on every visit. Each visit depends upon what my body is telling the massage therapist and myself and how well the communication unfolds. Sometimes the session occurs as we had planned prior to the treatment. Sometimes it is modified midstream to accommodate what we are learning. In the hands of a skilled practitioner, I experience it as a dance between what is needed, what is desired, and what my tolerances in the moment actually are.

Is there anything else about this work that you wish to share with others on similar journeys? I

truly believe that this work and receiving care from both integrative and medical care professionals is essential to healing and wellbeing. Life saving interventions available to kill or eradicate cancer take a strong toll on the body and the spirit. Western medicine in conjunction with other alternative forms of therapy can help balance out or mitigate the negative effects of treatment processes. My care is a combination of Eastern and Western medical approaches. By renewing the health of my cells, I hope to provide an optimum environment though a continued integrative approach. These caregivers are amazing and there is room for a collaboration between them that is unique to each patient.

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Cancer Connection, Inc. Betsy Neisner, Executive Director Northampton, Massachusetts Serving individuals living with cancer since 2000

What is the mission of your organization? Cancer Connection, Inc., is dedicated to encouraging and guiding people living with cancer and their loved ones along the cancer journey, from diagnosis through treatment and beyond.

We provide a haven where people with cancer, their loved

ones and caregivers can learn to cope with the physical and emotional turmoil that is part of a cancer diagnosis and to explore ways to enhance their strength, their hope, and their care through support groups, complementary therapies, creative activities and education.

All programs and services are offered free of charge.

Our organization is the only cancer support center in Hampshire and Franklin Counties, and draws an additional 12% of its clients from Hampden County. Some 1,100 men, women and children actively participate in our programs with another thirty new clients added each month. It was founded thirteen years ago as a nonprofit community cancer support center.

What types of services are offered by your organization? Our center is purposefully located away from a clinical setting and offers a warm, home-like atmosphere. The irony of our cancer center is that it is a living room. We invite people to come in at their convenience to talk to staff or a volunteer for help sorting out priorities, medical questions, family, work or legal issues. Although we can offer referrals and information, our goal is to give our clients time…time to figure out what it is that is most complicating in their lives because of the cancer.

We offer ten support groups and numerous cancer workshops related to every aspect of living with cancer. Our clients can schedule complementary therapy sessions that can help alleviate the nausea and anxiety caused by cancer itself as well as by surgery, chemo and radiation therapy. They include massage therapy, reflexology, ear acupuncture, Reiki, the Peggy Huddleston “Prepare for Surgery/Heal Faster” program, and therapeutic facials with craniosacral therapy, all free of charge to people with cancer and their caregivers. We also offer classes in writing, painting, yoga, Pilates, expressive movement, T’ai chi, rowing and aqua aerobics along with a knitting group.

Oncology massage was one of Cancer Connection’s first offerings and has been a mainstay of our complementary therapy program from the start. It is our most popular therapy.

We wish we could offer more appointments. In the words of one client: “I was able to let go of the worries and stress and for an hour and be cared for.”

What future directions do you hope to see realized for integrative care services in your area? Cancer Connection is planning an integrative oncology conference

for the fall of 2013. We hope to present the scientific foundation for the benefits of complementary therapies for the education of medical professionals as well as the general public.

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Bambi P. Mathay, LMT Oncology Massage Therapist at the Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Oncology Certifications: Caring for Clients with Cancer (Tracy Walton), 2003; Massage in the Oncology Setting (Gayle MacDonald), 2004

What drew you to the field of oncology massage therapy? My father became

terminally ill with cancer in 1999, and I hired a massage therapist to help him through his illness. He always looked forward to his massages; they put a smile on his face. Towards the end of his life, the massage therapist was not able to make adjustments for him, so I intuitively modified the work to continue providing it for him. This was a very rewarding experience for both of us and further magnified the bond that we already had.

Are there ways in which oncology massage has affected your practice and/ or your life? I know that I am a better person both personally and professionally because

I work in this field. I feel that being in this field has allowed me to extend the experiences shared with my father to all whom I touch. It has reinforced for me the power of human touch and how I can combine that with my desire to serve and empower people wherever they are in their lives. My life has been so much richer because of all the cancer patients who have taught me all different ways to live, every day, each moment. Although we work with the physical body, this work is truly a giving and receiving of our deeper beings, of spirit/soul.

What do you love most about this work? I am not able to choose one thing that

I love most about it. When I am doing this work, I feel like I am where I am supposed to be. I find it an honor to be able to serve people who come to receive massage and trust me during a very vulnerable stage in their lives.

Where do you see the field of oncology massage heading? It seems that the trend is

showing oncology massage becoming more integrated into outpatient hospital settings. I would love to see it being accessible and utilized in the inpatient setting where patients could request massage sessions just as they request their food orders. This would mean that insurance will need to shoulder the expenses. I personally want to see massage integrated into people’s lives ongoing not only as part of a healing paradigm but also truly as a wellbeing paradigm.

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I do not take drugs or “manage my diseases.” I’m diseasefree and healthy. I’m convinced that you can be the same.

My life had been severely hampered by pain and restricted range of motion. I couldn’t lift a bag of groceries, go for walks, stand on a hard tile floor, turn my ignition key, type three words, think, work, sleep or even wash my hair because of the pain. Today, I work, run twice a week, go to the gym, lift weights, type and I feel great! Health is truly my most valuable asset.

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For years, I wasn’t in charge of my health. I made all my decisions based on the traditional insurancecovered medical model. All my choices were offered by my doctor, and all of those choices were covered by my medical insurance. After 30 years of the same symptoms worsening, I realized that options offered by traditional medicine could help, but not cure me fully. As my health degenerated, surgery became my last option, a choice not only frightening, but with no guarantees.

I began to think that there might be alternatives that went beyond traditional medicine. My intention was not to exclude standard medical advice, but rather to integrate it with other viable options. I decided to put myself in charge of my health and my treatment, instead of allowing my doctors to have full control.

Muscle Testing Muscle testing, also called “applied kinesiology,” is a noninvasive way of evaluating the body’s imbalances and assessing its needs. It involves isolating a large muscle and testing variances of that muscle’s strength when exposed to certain products and substances or when the person being tested is asked questions. Generally, strength is regarded as an affirmative response to the substance or the question posed, while weakness is regarded as a negative response. In this way, the body’s intelligence can determine what may or may not be helpful toward healing a symptom or condition, independently from what someone may believe intellectually.

People who incorporate muscle testing into their treatment program seem to make much faster progress towards health. Practicing the dynamics of this concept gives clients confidence in the information that may, in turn, promote healing. Our bodies’ cells know what they need for the most efficient recovery. Consulting your body through regular muscle testing may shed light on what products and processes you need most to restore health. Here are some things to consider:

Cells Are Intelligent. Cells create, communicate, and

know what they need in order to heal. So many of us are wed to the idea that all of our intelligence is in our brains. This is incorrect. The cells of our bodies demonstrate vast intelligence. Ignoring cellular intelligence may result in overlooking valuable information. Evidence of this functional and creative intelligence is seen in the creation of a human being. Consider that just two cells in a test tube can build a baby. Obviously in this scenario, a brain is not coordinating the development of the fetus on any level. Even the best scientific minds of this century can’t do that! Since cells can do what medical science can’t, shouldn’t we give our cells a little more credit for the intelligence they demonstrate?

Cells Communicate. There is overwhelming personal observation and scientific evidence demonstrating this point. Many women are aware of a common phenomenon in which their menstrual cycles synchronize with those of other women with whom they live or work. Their cells communicate behavioral information and their cycles adjust.

We’ve all heard stories of mothers pulled out of a deep sleep “knowing” that something terrible had happened to their sons or daughters. Why does this happen? Perhaps the cells of the child “call out” to the mother. Her cells receive the message and she experiences their distress.

These common observations find support in science. In his book, The Healing Code, Dr. Alex Loyd details experiments by the defense department and the famous Einstein Podolsky Rosen experiment, which demonstrates cellular communication over distances. In one experiment, polygraph machines were simultaneously attached to a man and a living biopsy from that same man. Though each was located at separate military bases, polygraphs documented the very same results at the same time during the testing process.

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• What do I need first? Second? Third? (I need “X” first, “Y” second, “Z” third, etc.)

• Is there something I don’t know of that would be of greater value that I need to add to this list? If the answer is yes, research with muscle testing until you find what your body needs.

Keep asking questions and get creative, as though you are asking another person. For example, let’s say your body approves cranial sacral therapy as your next best treatment, and you have three practitioners you are considering. You could muscle test each name to see which person would be best for you. You could ask if there was someone that you didn’t have the name of yet and muscle test new names. You will be amazed at the answers and how often the body is correct in its choices.

At this point, you are probably wondering how your body could answer such questions with any degree of accuracy, especially if you don’t know much about the person, product, or process about which you are asking. Since cells are intelligent and communicate over distance, the body must have a way to collect relevant data on its own.

When I consider the success of millions of muscle testing users, I am more convinced.

The concept of a “biological internet” goes a long way to explain this. Though a cursory knowledge of what we are researching may be useful, our cells can access more information through their own communication channels. Although the exact methodology of our cells cannot be fully understood at this time beyond what Einstein’s experiments have shown, I do understand successful health results when I see them. continues on page 38 www.spiritofchange.org

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After you add a new practitioner, process or product to your healthcare regimen, it is crucial to set up a chart or spreadsheet to measure the results of each. To do this, list your top ten symptoms on a spreadsheet or piece of graph paper. Using a simple 1-10 intensity scale, make a notation of the symptom’s intensity when you begin the new treatment and measure any changes weekly to clearly link cause and effect. Be sure to work with only one new thing at a time. If you add two new therapies and your symptoms reduce, you won’t know which one is responsible (although you can muscle test and your body can discern that for you). Good record keeping that links cause and effect should be your basis for “hiring and firing” your products and practitioners.

It is easy to be influenced by impressive degrees, credentials or agreeable personalities that may influence us to keep going in a direction when there aren’t enough symptom reductions to justify continuing. Charting symptoms brings objectivity to the process of keeping what works and abandoning what doesn’t.

Never quit! Don’t give up until you find all the puzzle pieces and fit them in place.

Keep researching new modalities and muscle testing, adding those that seem sensible.

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anuary 18th, 2012, Marion Rosen, the founder of Rosen Method bodywork passed away in her home in Berkley, California. She had been seeing clients and teaching out of her home until December 8th, 2011, when she suffered a small stroke at the age of 96. Marionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing was with the same grace, courage, wisdom and insight that she lived with.

Marionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, Tina, arranged her motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care so there was always someone in the room with her day and night. Sometimes three or four friends were sitting with Marion attending to what she needed, talking with her, singing/humming to her, gently stroking her head or hand, listening in silence as she rested or slept. Whenever she could, Marion loved to hear the worldwide messages of gratitude and appreciation.

After all, she had touched a lot of people internationally with her work.

Even in her final days she was the teacher, sharing new insights about the body, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have realized that it is when we really relax and let go that we can access our true power and aliveness.â&#x20AC;? As she took her final breath, she was peaceful, surrounded by those who loved her and the love and prayers from around the globe. Her true hope was that all who had gained something from the Rosen Method would share this in the world to do good, to work for peace.

I personally feel an enormous gratitude for what I gained from Marion Rosenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offering to the world. Without Marionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift, I know I would be a different, less open person today. I have learned that trying to be anything or anybody other than what I really am eats up a lot of energy that could be used more creatively.

Resisting what is or what was, numbs us out and builds walls that isolate us from others. Those walls show up in the body as chronic tension. When we relax and accept our continues on page 40 www.spiritofchange.org

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MARION ROSEN’S GIFT TO THE WORLD continued from page 39 humanity, that tension melts and we get in touch with what is possible. We find the unique person that is us. We discover what we can create and express and how deeply we can love.

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Marion Rosen once said that when she met a new client she did not always like them right away, but as soon as she put her hands on them she felt a love for them. The main component of Rosen Method bodywork is touch. Rosen workers touch with curiosity, presence and a willingness to meet the client in whatever is coming up for them. There is this delicate balance of showing up fully for the client and simultaneously getting out of the way. What is emphasized is empathy, spaciousness, authenticity. More than anything else it is about creating a safe space where unexpressed human emotions and unmet human needs, long ago buried under physical tension, can surface.

We touch and are touched by each other in so many ways. In the late 1970’s, researcher Robert Nerem stumbled by chance upon information where the power of human touch was revealed to him. Never intending to document the effects of touch, Nerem was investigating to what extent high cholesterol diets cause arterial blockage around the heart. To this end, he took a large group of genetically similar rabbits and housed them one to a cage in rows along a wall. After feeding them all the same highfat, toxic diet throughout the duration of the study, he confirmed upon autopsy that most of the rabbits had what he expected to find — a significant amount of blockage.

However, one particular group of rabbits showed virtually no blockage: rabbits housed in the bottom row of cages. Upon further investigation Nerem discovered that his lab assistant, a short woman, loved rabbits and would pet and cuddle the ones in the lower cages when she was feeding them because she could reach them. When she fed the rabbits in the top cages she could only reach high enough to give them their food and water, so they remained isolated and relatively touch deprived.

Tuning Forks For Each Other

Nerem was skeptical about the supposed cause of the difference in disease so he repeated the study, this time making sure the only difference between the groups was touch. He reproduced the same results and reported in Science, 1980, (208:1475) more than 60 percent less blockage and significantly less arterial damage in the rabbits that were touched and cuddled compared to those that were not, confirming the power of compassionate, loving touch as a powerful healing agent.

Swedish researcher Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg published The Oxytocin Factor: Tapping the hormone of calm, love and healing. Oxytocin is commonly referred to as the love hormone and is well known for its function of bonding mother and child. Because oxytocin is stimulated by touch, Moberg used massage practitioners in her research to document that oxytocin levels are elevated after only one session of gentle touch therapy. After four sessions, levels tend to go up and can stay elevated. After seven sessions, oxytocin levels stay elevated for even longer periods.

I find this fascinating. It has also been my experience, both in giving and receiving Rosen work, that there is a cumulative effect of coming to peace and acceptance, and that we can eventually hold onto this peace for increasingly longer periods after a session is over. Eventually we can take this inner freedom with us out of the treatment room and into our other relationships and our world.

There is something very grounding about conscious touch for both the giver and the receiver. We live in an era where many people get caught up in the appearance of things and run at top speed much of the time to the point that there is no time for our human emotions. We humans do not know what we feel until we slow down and inquire into the deeper layers of our being and take time to listen to the language and melody of the body.

The most healing moments tend to take place when we manage to go beyond any rigid grips on our own egos and flawed personalities and give ourselves space to just be people together. Then we enter that wonderful space of connection where we are like tuning forks for each other.

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It turned my coordination into a slapstick comedy, boggled my mind at work, crippled my 50-year-old running regimen and it forced me to tumble into bed like a bag of soothsayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bones at five oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock every evening.

Medicineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only answer was the proverbial battery of tests. By the following May, after countless vials of my blood had been squirted through a set of humming Rube Goldberg machines, my doctors believed they had eliminated all the possible causes but two. The lucky finalists were two of our deadliest cancers. The doctors wanted to drill into my shinbone to find out which one was about to win the super lottery for my life.

Instead, my 25-year-old meditation practice came to the rescue. Quite early one morning, while I was perching in front of my little Buddha altar and focusing on where my breath spirits through my nostrils, a thought floated up and glided by like a fluffy cumulus cloud, bringing me a cure from the clear light of pure consciousness. It suggested a simple, ingenious, and intuitive treatment, which turned out to bring almost immediate relief and led to my full recovery. This is that story. continues on page 42 www.spiritofchange.org

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Rest for the Soul

My background is that I am a professional writer, poet, hiker, naturalist, exercise nut, baseball buff, a Buddhist of no particular school, and a disciple of Henry David Thoreau.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been meditating daily since 1984, beginning with TM, which I dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transcendental Medicationâ&#x20AC;? because of its peaceful, lulling, stress-reducing effect.

During the period from 1984 to 2004, meditation kept me sane while I led a footloose and foolhardy lifestyle based on a chronic case of wanderlust. Over the years I gradually became a Buddhist, at first practicing what I whimsically called ´ .â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buddhist Liteâ&#x20AC;? as I adopted a few of the practices. Later, after I finally settled down in the charming New England college town of Amherst, Massachusetts, I became a serious Buddhist as I studied the works of the Dalai Lama, Lama Surya Das, ThĂ­ch Nhât Hanh, poet Gary Snyder, and others. I also frequented a local Zen center.

When I think about my meditation practice, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m often reminded of the sign I pass on a woodsy trail I hike, which hugs the winding Amethyst Brook in my hometown of Amherst. Some kind-hearted stranger has put up a bench overlooking the brook. Hanging over the bench is a handmade sign, its words burned lovingly into the wood: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stop here, traveler, and find rest for your soul.â&#x20AC;?

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A life-or-death situation was triggered in October of 2008, when I discovered that my kidneys were quickly losing their ability to filter my blood. Blood tests showed I had suddenly lost 50 percent of my kidney function. My kidneys were apparently failing, and failing fast! Nobody knew why.

I began to suffer exhausting anemia. For the next six months, my energy, my spirit, my very life, were all sucked dry. Hardly functioning became dysfunctionally hard.

My work as a science writer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst threatened to crash and burn. I was transformed from a graceful athlete on the basketball court into a stumblebum. Simple concentration became an exercise in futility.

All the while, through an act of sheer willpower, I somehow continued my Buddhist meditations, my transcendental readings, and a semblance of my daily exercise routine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lifelong habit of running, swimming, biking, hiking, and b-ball. But face it. I was barely dragging my mass through my daily schedule, and by five oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock each evening I would fall into bed feeling thoroughly bone-chilled, drained, mightily exhausted.

In response to these alarming symptoms, my kindly GP sent me to a group of kidney specialists in a nearby city. These well-intentioned doctors undertook to diagnose the cause of my kidney dysfunction and sapping anemia by employing all the wonders of medical science. Unfortunately, the results made me wonder if medical science was as dysfunctional as my kidneys.

Unfortunately, I was required to keep numerous appointments at this office because the doctors didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to make of a lifelong athlete in top physical condition that suddenly comes down with kidney disease and incapacitating anemia. Throughout the spring of 2009, I went through a chicken-in-the-barnyard routine as technicians nearly pricked, prodded, and poked me to death looking for hard evidence explaining my woes. But my woes were evidently hardly explainable. Finally, in May of 2009, the nephrologists informed me they wanted to drill into the marrow of my shin, though they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say exactly why. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just routine,â&#x20AC;? one of them explained. But the image of someone mining my bone marrow with a sharp instrument sounded far from routine to me. So a few days later I made an appointment with my own GP, who had always been both forthcoming and sensitive with me. When I asked him about this bone marrow procedure, he stared at the report sent by the nephrologists for a few long moments, then looked me in the eye. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apparently theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve dismissed everything but two possible causes for your fatigue, Charlie.â&#x20AC;? I could see him cloud over behind his glasses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bone marrow cancer or leukemia.â&#x20AC;?

I sucked in my breath. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fine,â&#x20AC;? I said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They want to drill into my bone to see which disease is about to get me first. Should I choose the lady or the tiger?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Personally,â&#x20AC;? my doctor added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe you have any kind of cancer.â&#x20AC;?

Neither did I. Instinctively, I knew better. There had to be a better answer than losing my life spark like some junkyard clunker with its distributor cap stripped. So I politely

cancelled all my remaining appointments with the nephrologists, swore never to report to their waiting room again, and took matters into my own hands.

Find Rest For Your Soul

Then, a few weeks later, while doing my morning breath-counting meditation, I experienced a startling revelation. My inner voice spoke to me like a religious locution delivering a sacred message.

I use a meditation bench because of an old basketball knee injury. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been seated on my kneeler for about 20 minutes with my shins tucked underneath. Suddenly a thought more powerful than a burning bush flared up from my concentration. I realized I could neither let it go nor ignore it. It told me for no apparent reason to take massive doses of vitamin B-12 to cure my seemingly life-threatening anemia.

Wow! At first, the idea sounded absurd. I was already taking more than the daily recommended allowance of B-12 supplements, and all my blood tests indicated that my body had a perfectly ample supply of the vitamin. The possibility of a B-12 deficit had never even come up in any of my doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visits. The very suggestion seemed irrational.

So I set aside this impertinent thought for the rest of my meditation.

But afterwards my mind wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let me drop the notion of B-12 as a remedy. It kept gushering up. I remembered the time when I was a 17-year-old, high school quartermiler, and a long season had left me anemic and sorely fatigued. To treat my rundown condition, my family doctor had administered a concentrated shot of vitamin B-12.

The very next day, I was running on an all-star team competing at West Point Military Academy, and I made what track coaches call a â&#x20AC;&#x153;popâ&#x20AC;?! I suddenly cut 1.5 seconds off my personal record, a huge chunk of time in a quarter-mile sprint.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s precisely what I needed today, nearly 50 years later: a pop big enough to save my life. As the B-12 brainstorm kept resurfacing, I also recalled what a 90-year-old Trappist monk named Brother Bob had once told me about receiving his vocation. He thought he heard a voice in a lonely redwood forest tell him to give away everything he owned and become a monk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When a voice comes out of nowhere and tells you what to do,â&#x20AC;? as Brother Bob concluded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a damned fool not to listen!â&#x20AC;?

And so I did.

The Cosmic Tumblers Click into Place

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really understand or believe in religious miracles, but I do believe in the power of meditation to awaken our intuitive nature. And so, listening to my inner voice, I began to consume mass quantities of vitamin B-12 each morning. The recommended daily dosage of B-12 is 2.4 mcg, and I began taking 4,000 mcg per day under the tongue.

I felt the results at once. Within hours, these mega-doses began to ease my symptoms. I felt a little better every day. I had more energy while running, the acid test for my anemia. I regained my vigor. I could focus again. In a few weeks, I was not only still conscious by five oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock in the afternoon, but wide awake. I began to regain my coordination on the basketball court. By the fall of 2009, I was feeling quite up to snuff again.

Mind you, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recommend this treatment for anyone else, nor do I know for sure why it worked for me. But large doses of B-12 did the trick. Maybe I have some form of pernicious anemia that makes it hard for my body to absorb the normal amounts of B-12, or maybe I simply need a lot more B-12 because of all the exercise I do. Who knows?

Certainly not my doctors. Since the medical community couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even diagnose my condition properly in the first place, it came as no surprise when doctors couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t explain why B-12 worked for me. But I look at it as saving my life. I firmly believe that the whirlpool of anemia I was trapped in would have left my life hardly worth living if it had continued to spiral downward for several more weeks.

Since then and during my past four years of robust health, my doctor has admitted that the timing and results of my B-12 intervention are evidence that it improved my anemic condition. But I still donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convinced. The only evidence I really need is that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy, healthy, and thriving. I firmly believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all because of what I learned from one moment of perfect wisdom bubbling up from meditation.

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People will gather in hundreds of sacred sites on December 21, 2012 for ceremonies and celebrations. The pyramid of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico will be the center of activities.

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ince 1994, I had made the rainforest in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas my After grabbing some food, I wandered the hilly streets in town. It felt good to exercise winter base while living, learning and traveling through the land of the Maya. My my legs after having sat on buses for most the day. It was after 9pm when locals, dressed playground was the venerated ancient Maya center at Palenque. On this particular in their best, began coming outside for the town’s New Year’s Eve celebration. I, on the day, I had just finished leading a group of pilgrim travelers from the United States on a other hand, made my way back to my room to get a good night’s sleep. The first transport weeklong winter solstice tour to ancient Maya pyramids and contemporary villages in the to Don Alejandro’s village was to leave at 6am. I did not want to miss it. As I lay in bed region. I was now preparing for a solo adventure. I wanted to leave at sunrise the next day. that night listening to the evening’s fireworks going off, I thought, how ironic it is that It was the morning of New Year’s Eve, December 31st,1997 when I left Palenque to while on my quest of Maya calendars, I was in a Maya town that was celebrating the end seek out the Maya Daykeeper, Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj, a 13th generation Quiche of our annual twelve-month Gregorian calendar-cycle.

Maya spiritual leader. His Maya nickname translates as Wandering Wolf. He is the head of The next morning I arrived in the small village where Don Alejandro lived. There were The National Maya Council of Indigenous Elders in Guatemala, an organization that repa few men mulling around the village center. I approached them and asked where Don Aleresents 440 Maya tribes. The Daykeepers are Maya elders, both men jandro lived. One of them pointed up a small dirt road, but said that and women, who keep count of the days of the sacred calendar. Don he was not there. I asked them if they knew where he was. The man Alejandro’s home was located in a remote village in the Guatemalan nodded, and pointing over my shoulder said, “He is walking this way.” highlands. I had a 10-12 hour journey ahead of me. I was on the road.

I turned around to see Don Alejandro walking right towards I knew that Don Alejandro was going to be doing several days of me. I graciously greeted him, reminded him that we met in Massaceremonies around the start of the New Year and I had wanted to catch chusetts, and told him that I had traveled up from Palenque to come up with him beforehand. I met Don Alejandro this past spring, in of all see his Tzolkin calendar. He said that he did not have time to talk places, Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he gave a presentation on the right now because he was going to do ceremony with some of his Maya calendar system and spiritual knowledge. Speaking to him after students. Following a moment of silence, Don Alejandro continued this event, I had told him that I would like to see his sacred calendar by saying, “Come with me.” With that, we got in the waiting vehicle and to learn more. He said, “Come see me in Guatemala.” and drove off to meet the others.

Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj, Had I arrived three minutes later that morning, I would have a 13th generation Quiche Maya missed seeing Don Alejandro. My quest would have been in vain, at spiritual leader and Daykeeper least for the time being. Had I stayed up the night before ringing in the I had a single primary focus on this quest: To see Don Alejandro’s New Year with the locals, I may have been inclined to sleep in a bit late, Tzolkin calendar. The Tzolkin is the 260-day sacred calendar of the take the 7am bus out of town, thus missing Don Alejandro. I was happy to think that my Maya. I currently had in my possession three Tzolkin calendars with different dates from determination and steadfast focus had led me to be in the right place at the right time. three different sources: the Yucatan Maya of Mexico, Jose Arguelles’ recalibrated calendar, and University of Mexico’s version. So on any given day of the Gregorian calendar, the recorded Tzolkin date was different on each of these three calendars.

I knew the Quiche Maya had a version of the calendar that differed from the three For 3 days, I stayed with the Wandering Wolf and his seven initiates doing ceremony, that I had. In my travels through Maya land, I had heard that the Quiche maintained a praying and meditating. During the evenings, we would enjoy dinner, relax and converse. continuous count of the days of Tzolkin calendar from before the time of the Spanish It was during these times that I was able to talk directly with Don Alejandro. He did Inquisition right on up to the present day. If that were true, then the sacred calendar that give me a copy of his Tzolkin calendar for the year 1998. He also answered my quesDon Alejandro was using would most likely be the correct Tzolkin calendar. And that tions regarding his knowledge and use of the ancient calendars. I also asked him what he was what I was searching for. thought about the date December 21, 2012.

Around 8pm that evening, I arrived in a town about a half-hour ride from the vil Don Alejandro told me that long-ago three light beings from the Pleiades appeared on lage where Don Alejandro lived. I would have to wait until morning to get a ride to my Earth and presented the three original cosmic calendars to his ancestors. One of these was destination. I was lucky to find accommodations as there was a night full of festivities the 260-day sacred Tzolkin calendar. The Pleiadians also gave knowledge to the Maya as planned and many people had been arriving from the nearby villages. My room was to how to measure and map other heavenly cycles, using the knowledge contained within a four by eight foot unpainted concrete space with a concrete slab to one side, an old the calendars. To this day, the Maya say they are descendants of a Pleiadian race, and that mattress on top, a couple of wool blankets and an old wooden chair. Good enough for a their ancestors and departed ascend to reside in the Pleiades. wandering pilgrim, I thought. continues on page 46

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sure he even knew the exact date the cycle began or ended. He did say that it measured an even longer cycle of the Sun’s path. I believe this calendar marks a great Sun cycle, one that stretches well beyond the 25,625-year precession cycle.

Don Alejandro told me of cycles longer than the common 5,125-year calendar that was to come to completion on December 21, 2012. He said that he was not sure that 12/21/12 was the exact date of the planetary transformation but that he knew a time of Photographer and author Martin Gray, who has spent twenty-five years visiting, great change was coming to Earth. He said that the Hopi have prophesied this time as photographing, and meditating at over 1,000 sacred sites across the planet, was taught well. He said we would know the time has come, for the world would be darkened for what he calls Planetary Acupuncture while practicing Vipassana breathing on the sacred one to three days, that the cause would be the impact of great cosmic magnetic energies, mountain of Dibe Nitsaa (Mt. Hesperus) in Colorado. The technique was telepathically and that following this event humanity would move together into an age of light. communicated to him.

The Quiche elder continued, saying that our solar system was moving into a band of It is a three-breath cycle that moves energy to and from Earth and the cosmos light coming from the galaxy and that the light’s energies would have much force. He said these energies are spiritual in nature and that they come traveling along the currents through human body. This technique allows humans to express love and healing to Earth using our bodies as bio-energetic acupuncture needles of light upon of electro-magnetism. The concern he expressed to me was that the force the planetary being. It also allows us to feel and consciously move the of this energy penetrating the planet, and the contrary degree of celestial and terrestrial energies passing through our bodies and disharmony existing on and within Mother Earth at this time, to express these energies to earth, to sky, to one and all. You could result in earth disruptions as the planet absorbs the can see Martin’s work at sacredsites.com. impact of these cosmic energies.

An important role humans can play during the I asked him if there was any thing we humans could coming solar/galactic alignment will be to take on the do. Don Alejandro said that people must be prepared role of a light worker, or planetary grid worker. Acting to do ceremony, pray, meditate and work with these like acupuncture needles upon the planetary being, energies. He said that people should sit upon the drawing the cosmic energy in through our crown earth during these days — at their homes, at sacred chakras, and adding love from our hearts, we send places — to help ground the energies gently into the transformed energies into Mother Earth. In Mother Earth. He agreed that we need to have so doing, we actively contribute toward harmohuman beings use our bio-energetic light bodies nizing and balancing these strong spiritual and to balance and harmonize these incoming cosmic cosmic waves of knowledge and light, encouraging energies as they penetrate the planetary surface on a positive, peaceful transformation for Earth and their way toward Earth’s magnetic core. humanity. In effect, we are assisting in raising Earth’s Don Alejandro told me these things fourteen vibration to a frequency that is more resonant with the years ago. He was talking about events foretold to take spiritual energies of the universe. place this coming winter solstice 2012. The people he was referring to was us!

Before leaving the presence of the ceremonial group on the 4th day of the new year, I approached Don Alejandro to thank According to the Maya, we are living in the last days of the 5th him for all the teachings, blessings and knowledge he had shared with age of humanity. The date of 12/21/12 is the end date of the fifth age me, and for the opportunity to do ceremony with him. He gave me and the end of the precessional cycle of 25,625 years. On this day, the advice on my future, and then stated that I should go to a sacred place Maya Daykeeper, burdened with Maya and our global spiritual human family will tune in together to at the holy site of Palenque. Pray there to the ancestors and the ancient keeping the count of days, is celebrate the completion of these grand cosmic cycles of time and ones and ask them for guidance. I smiled into his eyes, turned toward shown here carrying the symbol space. More importantly, we will welcome the cosmic energies of the the group of practicing initiates, sent them the sign of peace and good of the Sun, Ahau, on his back new incoming era and assist Earth in balancing and harmonizing cheer, and with this quest completed, I was on my way. surrounded by symbols of the these as they enter the earth plane. sacred calendar.

What may unfold on that day? We can only speculate and guess.

In the land of the Maya, as across the globe, people will gather in hundreds of sacred sites on December 21, 2012. On the Yucatan Peninsula, Chichen Itza In the cosmic world of the ancient Maya, life was measured in cycles. A cycle is somewill be the center of activities. From sunrise to midnight at Chichen Itza there will be thing that repeats itself over and over like the Earth traveling around the Sun. Western ceremonies, rituals, meditations, toning, moments of silence and celebration. The atmocivilization’s annual Earth cycle measures the 365-days that it takes Earth to complete one sphere on Earth will be vibrating with charged prana. Chichen Itza, the heart site of the journey around the Sun. The Gregorian calendar-cycle begins each year on January 1st and Yucatan Maya, will host the Maya Council of Elders, who will lead a global meditation to comes to completion on December 31st. The cycle then repeats itself beginning once again welcome, harmonize, balance and ground the incoming cosmic energies. on the first day of January.

Unlike western civilization with its one calendar, the Maya track many celestial cycles. Potentially millions of free will human beings will be spread across the globe tuning in on this special day. With that amount of human intent exponentially magnified, the The Maya measured the movements or cycles of numerous heavenly bodies, including astounding effects of the hundredth monkey theory may actually be realized, triggering the sun, moon and planets, as well as some constellations and stars. For the Maya, zero a simultaneous “aha” moment for each of the 7 billion+ members of our global human signifies the completion of a cycle as it comes around full circle to begin once again. The family, and propelling us into a new age of light consciousness for humanity. On this day cycle of time measured for each celestial object is referred to as a calendar. the current age ends and a new cycle begins, prophesized by the ancestors thousands of When you hear about the end of the Mayan calendar, know that it refers to what is years ago and spoken through the tongues of today’s living elders. known as the Maya Long Count calendar, a 5,125-year cycle that comes to completion

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on December 21st, 2012, and starts once again on December 22nd. The winter solstice sunrise marks the completion of two longer grand calendar cycles. One of these is known as the Precession of the Equinoxes, a cycle of approximately 25,625 years. This cycle is related to the Sun’s transit through the twelve houses of the zodiac, and signifies the completion of five Maya Long Count cycles. December 21, 2012 also marks our solar system’s alignment with the central plane of the Milky Way galaxy.

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ing dandelion regularly, the other half arms itself with pesticides determined to destroy it. (“Who’s winning? Dandelion, for sure.”)

Along with superb information for nurturing and working with each herb, the guide provides clear and easy-to-follow instructions for setting up your own kitchen pharmacy and making your own herbal remedies.

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Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs, A Beginner’s Guide Storey Publishing, North Adams, MA. 2012 Herbal medicine is medicine of the home.

It is a natural, effective, gentle and completely accessible system of healing. While allopathic care may be the best avenue for life-threatening situations, readily available herbs are magnificent for fortifying the body and treating many everyday complaints.

“If your grandmother would have treated it, then you can to.” Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs, A Beginner’s Guide is a how-to compendium of the very best herbal treatments by the godmother of modern herbalism. Gladstar shares over one hundred of her favorite simple, low-cost therapeutic recipes in this outstanding full-color step-bystep introduction to family herbalism.

Many of the herbs presented are ones we already consume, such as basil and peppermint. The difference between considering an herb as medicine and not simply food is in the quantity, duration and preparation of the herb. For example, rather than just enjoying a ginger tea, consuming specific amounts of ginger on a regular basis allows ginger to rival anti-nausea drugs for chemotherapy, without side effects. Knowing, growing and using the herbs is the key to working with this friendly medicine, and twenty-four safe and effective common herbs are highlighted.

Herbs such as lavender and lemon balm can be cultivated in the home garden, while others including nettle, red clover and dandelion already grow prolifically throughout yards and fields and are often thought of simply as weeds. While half the world enjoys eat-

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Sal Gilbertie and Larry Sheehan

Herb Gardening From the Ground Up: Everything You Need to Know About Growing Your Favorite Herbs Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA. 2012 Long before turning into the popular garden addition they are today, Sal Gilbertie was growing herbs. In Herb Gardening From the Ground Up he recounts launching his herb business in 1969 when “parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme” became a hit for Simon and Garfunkel. He grew 70,000 plants to sell at the Great Danbury Fair thinking “Scarborough Fair” would help make herbs big business. It didn’t. He only sold 400 plants. (Obviously undaunted, Gilbertie’s is now the largest herb grower and supplier in the U.S.) His vast experience and extremely detailed, uncomplicated instructions help beginning herb gardeners confidently design, start and maintain a first garden, growing fifteen popular basic culinary herbs including chives, tarragon and dill.

Words of advice such as cultivate ten minutes a week, don’t mulch in season, and irrigate sparingly are helpful tips for all of gardeners.

A wonderfully straightforward culture guide describes variations among herbs, including 16 different kinds of basil!

[Reviewer’s note on the above two books, both authored by legends in the herb world: Herbalist Linda Russell of Scentsibilities in West Boylston, MA, trained with Rosemary Gladstar and sells Sal Gilbertie’s herbs. Linda will be the herbalist-in-residence at the 2012 Natural Living Expo September 29-30 in Sturbridge, MA.]

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Today’s conventional health care system is often incapable of creating effective pain relief or sustainable health. It concentrates on diseases, disorders and treatments, rather than on individuals. Unfortunately, the principal beneficiary of this one-size fits all medicine is not consumers, but the drug industry. Pharmaceutical companies also profit by aggressively promoting medications to address what mainstream medicine considers to be the origin of most diseases — “germs” and “faulty genetic predisposition.” This approach, at best, produces mixed results, and frequently is unable to help those suffering chronic illness and pain.

Refreshingly, Your Emotional Type explores what scientific research now validates and what Hippocrates asserted centuries ago: “It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what disease a person has.” While an individual is certainly not his or her illness, health conditions do have unique personal meaning.

Understanding the way you “feel your feelings” helps uncover the source and process of symptoms relating to both physical and mental ailments.

By using a short (less than 10 minute) non-judgmental questionnaire to determine “boundary type” (whether you have “thick” or “thin” boundaries) Your Emotional Type explores the connection between emotional type and the 12 most common chronic illnesses — asthma, allergies, chronic fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, post-traumatic stress disorder, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcers. Statements such as: I am easily hurt; My feelings blend into one another; I am a down-to-earth no-nonsense kind of person, are rated on a scale of 0-4 to determine boundary type. Seven healing therapies are then matched to type — acupuncture, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, Yoga, guided imagery and relaxation techniques. Knowing where you are on the boundary spectrum will help you select the therapy that will most likely be effective for you.

In the frazzled pace of today’s world most of us are not using our foundational muscles to efficiently maneuver our body machinery.

We’ve either forgotten how or perhaps never learned. Says veteran Rolfing instructor Noah Karrasch, “We’ve dug in our heals, hidden our hearts, and/or tied our guts in knots to get ahead.” Working on the body is not enough to heal body complaints and emotional traumas; the entire bodymindcore must be united and addressed.

Freeing Emotions and Energy subscribes to the Rolfing founder Ida Rolf’s principle, “When gravity gets flowing appropriately through the body, then the body spontaneously heals itself.” Fascia, the sheath-like connective tissue network that surrounds our muscles, is a communications system that connects all the body’s tissues. This tissue stores our energetic slowdowns and physical reactions, so we need to dislodge embedded thought patterns to release the stored tension.

Many issues begin with a disconnect between the top half and bottom half of the body, where the diaphragm muscle is located.

Visualize an hourglass going through the body’s center, front to back. The diaphragm can be viewed as the floor of the heart, the ceiling of the stomach and the connector of the upper and lower chakras. Trauma and stress causes us to tighten this area and hold our breath, creating a barrier between the upper and lower chakras. A great exercise is to visualize the stuck hourglass throughout the day. By gradually expanding and increasing the time it takes to inhale, and then exhale, see if you can get sand to pour freely through the hourglass.

Although directed at bodyworkers and other healers, this experiential manual combines easily understandable postural and emotional releasing techniques, commonsense medical wisdom and superb chakra system explanations, making it completely accessible to both therapists and clients.

For Twelve Weeks, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, she received an experimental, biology-based drug. Enlisting traditional and Holistic healing techniques to supplement aggressive medical treatment, over time Karen Lee became cancer-free. Her experience marks a breakthrough in medical science.

Available on AMAZON in full color paperback and ebook www.twelveweeks-thebook.com On Facebook: Twelve Weeks—An Artist’s Story of Cancer, Healing, and Hope

Gail Lord is a freelance writer living in Massachusetts. Please send book review copies to 51 North Street, Grafton, MA 01519 or email socbookreviewer@gmail.com.

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6/16 — PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT, PAST LIVES AND ANGEL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP with Ross J. Miller, psychic healer, medium, regression therapist. In this unique, experiential workshop you’ll learn how to identify your guardian angels and spirit guides by name and receive their guidance, healing and inspiration; discover your soul’s life purpose; experience two of your past lives and heal the residual karma from them; give psychic readings to others in class and more. Saturday, 10:00AM-5:00PM, Newton, MA. To register for the workshop or to schedule a psychic

6/6-6/12 — Keynote speaker Michael Tellinger, “A Modern Day Indiana Jones,” caps off a week of workshops and classes at the 52nd Annual Amercian Society of Dowsers Convention, in Lydonville, VT. See June listing or visit www.dowsers.org

6/18-6/22 — SACRED EARTH, SACRED SOUND. In-depth exploration into the nature of sound, healing, and consciousness from the shamanic perspective; Earth ceremony, Earth energies, Earth healing. With Zacciah Blackburn, PhD. Leyden, MA. Contact info@sunreed.com or (802) 674-9585. www.thecenteroflight.net.

6/20 & 6/27 — INSTANT INTUITION: USE AND TRUST YOUR PSYCHIC ABILITY NOW. Learn how to see auras, read people’s minds, feels people’s energy fields and distinguish real intuition from irrational, emotional reactions with Judith Swack, Ph.D. 7-9pm. Newton Community Ed., Newton, MA. (617) 559-6999. www.hblu.org.

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another year go by. The Rhys Method Transformational Process is a fast track pathway to your personal empowerment. Catch a glimpse at an open house at the Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine in Medway, MA. Visit www.RhysThomasInstitute.com.

6/23 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Concord, MA with Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. “Reiki Energy Medicine” co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787 or www.reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 6/24.

6/23 — MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS FOR CHRONIC DISEASE AND IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION with Anastasia White, medical herbalist, hailing from Berkeley, CA. Research cites the health benefits of medicinal mushrooms on how useful they are for managing chronic disorders such as chronic fatigue, diabetes, hepatitis and cancers. Attendees will learn nine medicinal mushrooms and how they can differentiate them according to Chinese therapeutic categories. 9am-5:45pm. $159. 7.5 PDAs from NCCAOM. Connecticut Institute for Herbal Studies, New Britain, CT. Register: (860) TCM-2705. www.ctherbschool.com.

6/23 — THE JOY OF CONSCIOUSNESS: A FREE ONE-DAY SPIRITUAL SPA FOR WOMEN. Saturday, 9:45am to 3:30pm. You go to a spa to give yourself a treat.

Maybe you get a facial, a manicure, or massage. When you go to a spiritual spa, however, it’s not for body work.

It’s for soul work. What happens when you do soul work?

You get more conscious. You begin to take control of your life. You learn how to give expression to the joy that’s your essence. You find the spiritual fulfillment that comes with connecting to your soul. Program — Clare Vidich, director, Kirpal Meditation Center: “Peace in the Heart—Peace in the Home.” Zelma Chamberlain, award-winning DC educator: “Staying Sane in an Insane Word.” Sandy Glassman, Glassman Communications: “Choosing an Exit Strategy.”

The day is free and includes meditation instructions, meditation, and a light vegetarian lunch. Scandinavian Living Center, 206 Waltham St., West Newton, MA 02465.

Free on-street parking. Please register: (781) 444-9013; sandyg@sos.org. Sponsored by Science of Spirituality.

Check out our website: www.sos.org.

6/23 — TRANSITION TO THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF 2032 with popular UK author Diana Cooper. Diana offers classes on the coming golden age, angel orbs, and becoming an enlightened ascended master during her June 21-24 visit to Andover, MA. Understand more about what is coming, experience meditations to strengthen your energy field, and learn what you can do to help yourself and others. www.circlesofwisdom.com. (978) 474-8010

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6/8 — Rev. Nina Roe’s trained angel communication teachers facilitate the monthly angel circle at Roots & Wings in Natick, MA for healing, meditation and fun with the angels! See June listing or visit www.AngelsTeach.com.

6/24 — THE FIVE SPIRITS: THE HEART OF CHINESE MEDICINE WITH ANASTASIA WHITE. An overview of

6/27-7/11 — THE ART OF NATURAL BREATHING INTENSIVE. A catalyst for transformation and a deep

the history and shamanic origins of the ideology of the Five Spirits, as well as the Chinese creation story opens the seminar. This information directs you through the Taoist alchemical tradition as its correspondences to human psychology and physiology. Lifestyle, diet, herbs, spiritual practices, essential oils and flower essences are recommended for balancing. 9-5:45pm. Cost: $159. 7.5 PDAs from NCCAOM. Connecticut Institute for Herbal Studies, New Britain, CT. Register: (860) TCM-2705 www.ctherbschool.com.

Experience the weekend if paid by June 1st for $275.00

emotional and spiritual clearing process. Integrating your feminine and masculine energies. Billerica, MA. To register, dunja@workshopsforabetterlife.com or (978) 439-9956. Introductory classes held regularly. www.workshopsforabetterlife.com.

6/24 — SUMMER CRYSTAL & MINERAL FAIR AND OPEN HOUSE. 10am-3pm, 116 State Road, Suite #3, Sagamore Beach, MA. Common and rare crystals, minerals, jewelry and more! Down to Earth Crystals & Minerals and Cape Cod Center for Whole Health. (508) 539-2885. cccwh@ comcast.net. www.capecodcenterforwholehealth.com.

6/25-26 — SINGING SEMINAR. Find your voice and become the singer you want to be in 2 days! World famous seminar teaches beginners to sing and professionals to reach new notes. Strengthen your voice, become more confident, increase your range and more. 169 Mass Ave., Boston. www.understandingofmusic.com. Sign up online http://signup.understandingofmusic.com or (781) 599-1476. sallee@dlorien.com.

6/28-7/1 — WEATHER DANCING: A SHAMANIC PATH OF PERSONAL GROWTH AND GLOBAL HEALING. (Levels I & II). Led by Nan Moss and David Corbin.

Montpelier area, VT. Pre-requisite: Shamanic journey experience. Weather shamanism is about the shaman’s longheld, respected task of looking after relations between the human community and the beings of nature. At the heart of weather shamanism is weather dancing — the essence of the spiritual relationship, its practice and ethics. Contact Peter Clark (802) 253-7846 peterclark13@gmail.com. www.shamancircle.com.

6/30- 7/1 — INCREASING CREATIVITY THROUGH MOVEMENT workshop with dancer/choreographer Sallee Slagle. Free your creative body, increase personal space and experience your body as the instrument of expression. For anyone wanting to be more creative and comfortable with their body. www.dlorien.com/creativity, (781) 599-1476, sallee@dancedimensions.org.

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JULY 7/1 — COLON THERAPY SYNERGETIC HEALING. Understand how the inclusion of colon therapy integrates with medical treatments and complementary modalities to complete your whole body healing. Q&A, demonstrations with 5 collaborating therapists, and more. 10am2pm. $100. Held at Lifetime Health and Consulting in Cambridge, MA. www.colonlove.com. Workshop repeated June 10, 17, July 8, 15, 22. Lifetimehealth@colonlove.com.

7/8 — PSYCHOSYNTHESIS TRAINING: FREE INFORMATIONAL EVENING. Psychosynthesis is a holistic and spiritually oriented psychology. These evenings will be experiential as well as informational. Please call the center to register. 6:30-8pm. www.synthesiscenter.org, (413) 256-0772.

7/14 – CONNECT WITH NATURE. This free workshop will introduce you to the importance of mending the rifts between ourselves and the natural world. You will have an experiential opportunity to explore this process. Harmony Center, Medfield, MA. www.harmony-center.org.

(508) 359-8056.

7/14-15 — THE JOHN HARVEY GREY CENTER FOR REIKI HEALING PRESENTS A REIKI I CERTIFICATION in Belmont, MA. Awaken your healing skills! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as a leader in the field of Reiki training for its

commitment to excellence in Reiki education. Two days of learning, hands-on practice and no cut corners certifies you immediately to work on yourself, others and pets. Workbook, free audio CD ($14.95 value) and certificate awarded.

Save 15%: Tuition $127.50. Regular $150. 12.0 CEUs Visa/ MC. Call or go online to sign up now. (603) 899-3288 www.learnreiki.org.

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7/14-7/15 — THE WAY OF THE SHAMAN : THE SHAMANIC JOURNEY, POWER AND HEALING. Led by Nan Moss and David Corbin. Port Clyde, Maine.

Originated by Michael Harner, this is the basic workshop of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and is the prerequisite for all Foundation workshops and training courses. Contact Sue Jamieson sue.jamieson@transcendencies.com.

(802) 223-2521.

7/14-7/17 — COME MEET AMMA, internationally acclaimed humanitarian and spiritual leader. Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlboro, MA. July 14 and 17: free public spiritual talk, music, meditation and individual blessings. July 15-17: retreat offered with registration required.

Contact www.ammanewengland.org or call (781) 519-2297.

See inside back cover.

7/15 — ZUZU’S 7TH ANNUAL SUMMERTIME NEW AGE EXPO! Sunday from 10am-5pm at Holiday Inn Hotel, Rt 1 North, Peabody, MA. Readers, healers, vendors, free raffles and seminars. $5 admission, spend the day! Details: www.zuzusbeads.com

7/18-7/23 — AWAKEN THE DIVINE YOU. International spiritual adviser Umesh Nandwani provides experiential knowledge. Be in charge of your own happiness and inner guidance. Transform your life. It’s not impossible!

Nashua, NH. Register now at www.thehsccenter.com.

(603) 883-1490.

7/20 — DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE: A WORKSHOP WITH LINDA MARKS, MSM. Come for a healthy dinner prepared by David Sneickus at 7 pm.

Workshop at 8:30 pm. Newton, MA. Contact Margaret at msarndt@Verizon.net or Linda at LSMHEART@aol.com.

7/20 — BODY ALIVE, THIS FERTILE LIFE. 6-9pm.

Take an intimate look at the energetics of conception and the healing that happens in order to do so. A three-hour workshop: Intro to your Energy Body; Working with Baby Beings; Our Emotional Truths. Centerville Yoga, Centerville, MA. www.michellepelletier.org, (707) 849-7793.

7/21-7/22 — SHAMANISM AND THE SPIRITS OF NATURE. Led by Nan Moss an David Corbin . Port Clyde, Maine. This is a Foundation for Shamanic Studies advanced workshop. Prerequisite: The Way of the Shaman — The Shamanic Journey, Power & Healing with authorized Foundation for Shamanic Studies faculty member.

(207) 593-6016. info@shamanscircle.com. www.shamanscircle.com.

7/21-22 — THE JOHN HARVEY GREY CENTER FOR REIKI HEALING PRESENTS A REIKI II CERTIFICATION in Belmont, MA. Awaken your healing skills! The 7/14-7/17 — Internationally acclaimed humanitarian and spiritual leader, Amma, gives free public talks and individual blessings in Marlboro, MA at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel. See July listing or visit www.ammanewengland.org.

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John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as a leader in the field of Reiki training for its commitment to excellence in Reiki education.

Authentic John Harvey Gray Reiki second degree training with no cut corners. Workbook, and certificate awarded.

Save 25%: Tuition $375. (Regularly $500.) Visa/MC.

Call or go online to sign up now. (603) 899-3288 www.learnreiki.org.

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another year go by. The Rhys Method Transformational Process is a fast track pathway to your personal empowerment. Catch a glimpse at an open house at the Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine in Medway, MA. Visit www.RhysThomasInstitute.com.

7/26-29 — HEALING FROM THE BODY LEVEL UP (HBLU) LEVEL 1 TRAINING. Healing trauma and installing boundaries. Learn how to rapidly transform and heal your clients and yourself. 9am-6pm. Needham, MA. (781) 444-6940 or info@hblu.org. Vist www.hblu.org.

7/28 — BEING THE CHANGE WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE. Keynote Dr. Will Tuttle. Yoga, music, crystal healing bowls, plant-based dinner. 3-7pm.

Unitarian Universalist Hall, 7 Elm Street, Harvard, MA. www.beingthechange.us.

7/29, 8/5, 8/12 — ROSEN METHOD BODY/SOUL WORK AND EXPRESSIVE ART. Newport, RI. $100 per day or $225 for all three days. Contact Kerstin Zettmar, www.zettmar.com. (401) 848-0288.

AUGUST 8/4 — BODY ALIVE INTRODUCTION TO AWARENESS TRAINING. 9-1pm. This 4-hour class brings you into the present moment. Become body alive. We will cover grounding, your aura, running earth and cosmic energy.

You will have a better understanding of your “space” when you leave. This class is a prerequisite for the 2-year training.

The Harwich Bungalow, www.michellepelletier.org, (707) 849-7793.

8/7 — BEGINNING PALMISTRY. Tuesdays at 6pm for three weeks. Cost: $80. Also Tarot 101 on Tuesdays at 6pm beginning July 10. Four weeks, $100. Tintagels Gate Medieval Metaphysical Store, 105 Main Street, Athol, MA. (978) 521-8074. www.tintagelsgate.com. Open Thurs-Sun, 10-6. Stop in for a spell!

8/10 — ACUPUNCTURE AND YOGA OPEN HOUSE AT GREEN TEA YOGA, Salem, MA. Community acupuncture $20, by appointment only. Contact Stephanie Kula (781) 269-2287. All yoga classes $5. Free evening festivities. For more details www.greenteayoga.com.

8/10-8/12 — BUDDHO HEALING LEVEL 1. If you have taken Reiki 2 and want further advanced training in Reiki consider this class. Learn the meditation Dr. Usui practiced to gain his understanding of Reiki, chi nadi exercises as well as using breath during treatments. Class size limited.

Please call (508) 528-5888 for more information. Patricia Warren, Reiki Jin Kei Do Master/Buddho Healing Master teacher. Compassionate Reiki training for 26 years. www.PatriciaWarren.com.

8/11 — BLISSFEST YOGA AND MUSIC FESTIVAL. Indoor and outdoor classes 11:30-8pm. Live music and kirtan all day long. Thai Yoga, Kundalini, Journey Dance, hatha Yoga, Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, hooping. Yoga at the Ashram, Millis, MA. Sponsors and vendors call (508) 376-4525 or email victoria@yogaattheashram.org. www.yogaattheashram.org.

8/11-18 — TEMPLES OF THE EARTH: THE TREE OF LIFE. An 8-day sacred sites journey in Vermont and New Hampshire. Experience private therapies, sound healing workshops, world musical instruments and the work of Zacciah Blackburn, PhD. Contact info@sunreed.com or (802) 674-9585. www.TheCenterofLight.net.

8/11-8/12 — SHAMANIC EXTRACTION HEALING TRAINING. Led by Nan Moss and David Corbin. Montpelier Area, VT . This is a Foundation for Shamanic Studies advanced workshop. Prerequisite: The Way of the Shaman — The Shamanic Journey, Power & Healing with authorized Foundation for Shamanic Studies faculty member. Contact Sue Jamieson, sue.jamieson@transcendencies.com.

(802) 223-2521.

8/13-8/14 — SACRED STONE FACIAL CERTIFICATION in Newport, RI at SAMA: School for Allied Massage & Ayurveda. Learn to use snow quartz, gemstones and heated sea stones to beautify the face. www.sacredstonehealing.com. (877) 832-1372. karyn@samanewport.com.

8/16-18 — BOSTON GREENFEST. Boston City Hall Plaza. Come celebrate! Free admission. Food, fashion, music, dance, exhibits, games, robots, cars. www.bostongreenfest.org

8/18 — RHODE ISLAND PAGAN PRIDE DAY. A funfilled day of music, vendors, workshops and rituals. Featuring author Patricia Telesco with a keynote address plus two workshops! Admission is free; please bring a nonperishable food item for the RI food bank. Held at the Johnston War Memorial Park, 1853 Hartford Ave., Johnston, RI. Questions: (401) 527-4022.

8/19-24 — LIGHT BODY SCHOOL. The Four Winds

6/28-7/1 — Nan Moss and David Corbin lead a shamanic weekend Weather Dancing for Personal Growth and Global Healing near Montpelier, VT. See June listing or www.shamanscircle.com. to inform and educate people with cancer, those who help them, those who work with them. Location: Event Center 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA. More information can be found: http://tinyurl.com/727rv2q

9/15 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Newton, MA. Libby

Society founded by Alberto Villoldo trains visionaries and healers who want to be of service to the world. New training begins at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY in August. www.thefourwinds.com or call (888) 437-4077.

Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787.

Reiki II: 9/16.

8/23-8/26 — TWELVE WEEKS: AN ARTIST’S STORY OF CANCER, HEALING AND HOPE. Author and artist

9/15 — NEW DAYS 2012 CONFERENCE. At Bridgewa-

Karen Lee Sobol speaks at an international conference in Newport, RI. www.twelveweeks-thebook.com.

8/24-8/25 — REIKI JIN KEI DO LEVEL 1. Learn Reiki as a spiritual discipline with Patricia Warren, internationally acclaimed Reiki Master. 26 years of Reiki experience!

(508) 528-5888. www.PatriciaWarren.com.

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another year go by. The Rhys Method Transformational Process is a fast track pathway to your personal empowerment. Catch a glimpse at an open house at the Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine in Medway, MA. Visit www.RhysThomasInstitute.com.

UPCOMING 9/9 — SOUND AND LIGHT HEALER TRAINING, meets one Sunday/month for 6 months at Eye of the Eagle Center, Andover, MA. Taught by shamanic visionary Leontine Hartzell. $800 tuition. For more information and to apply please see www.eyeofeagle.org.

9/14-15 — EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE CANCER CONFERENCES. Annie Appleseed Project presents its very first West coast meeting

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tion, gong, yogi tea, shopping, delicious vegetarian food!

Yoga At The Ashram, 368 Village Street, Millis, MA. (508) 376-4525. www.yogaattheashram.org.

9/22 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787.

Reiki II: 9/23 9/29-9/30 — 6TH ANNUAL NATURAL LIVING EXPO.

ter State University. Realize your true potential! Blending science, spirituality and metaphysics to show you how to do it! Live the life of your dreams! www.newdayevents.com.

(800) 685-2942

Over 150 exhibits and 100 workshops. Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center, Sturbridge, MA. Keynotes tickets on sale Jun 1. See page 3! www.naturalexpo.org.

Contact Michella (508) 278-9640 for exhibitor, attendee or volunteer details.

9/15-9/16 — ANGELS & ABUNDANCE! It’s our second

10/1-13 — YOGA RETREAT IN PURI, INDIA with

annual AngelsTeach weekend retreat in Natick, MA. Join us for two full days of healing, community and fun as we break through our barriers to abundance together! For details visit AngelsTeachUniversity.com.

Jaishree. 13 days of bliss on the sweet Indian Ocean. Daily Vinyasa and restorative Yoga, Ayurvedic massages and treatments, kirtan call and response divine chanting, visits to holy temples and shrines. Visit www.jaishreeyoga.com or contact (857) 246-9108, info@jaishreeyoga.com.

9/21 — SOUND HEALING AND CD RELEASE CONCERT! Celebrating the release of new shamanic sound healing songs CD “Star Bear Medicine” with singing shaman Leontine Hartzell and master musician Charlie Braun. North Parish Unitarian Church, North Andover, MA. 7:30pm. www.eyeofeagle.org.

9/21-9/23 — WEEKEND COOKING WORKSHOP at Groton Wellness (GAPSTM style). Allergies? Digestive disorders? Auto-immune diseases? AD/HD? Autism spectrum? Join traditional food chef and certified nutritional counselor Monica Corrado teaching her series of classes Dr. Mercola called “ground-breaking”! Call (970) 685-7797 or www.simplybeingwell.com.

9/22 — KUNDALINI YOGA FALL FESTIVAL. Saturday, 10-6. Kundalini yoga, live music, kirtan, healers, medita-

10/12-10/14 — AYURVEDIC HOT STONE MASSAGE CERTIFICATION. Harvest beach stones and learn to use chilled snow quartz and heated stones with master instructor and founder of Sacred Stone School, Karyn Chabot, D.Ay., MS, LMT. Karyn@sacredstonehealing.com.

(877) 832-1372.

10/13 — THE CONSTELLATION APPROACH provides the Family Constellation Method to experience healing with one’s family of origin, current family and present relationships. Seminar participants may have an opportunity to “set up” a constellation, to “stand in” as representatives for members in other’s constellations. 9:30–6pm, $140. To register www.ConstellationApproach.com.

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CALENDAR continued from page 53 10/13 — REIKI MASTER TRAINING. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787.

Reiki Master Teacher: 10/14.

10/17 — PSYCHIC AND MEDIUMSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE. 6 weeks. Learn to receive psychic guidance and messages from heaven. Consider a career as a professional psychic and medium. Beginner and intermediate levels. Only 6 serious people! Lots of information, feedback, support and personal attention. 7:00pm9:15pm. Belmont, MA. Pre-register by 10/10/12 and save $40. (617) 489-7717 http://www.gaylekirk.com/classesevents/psychicmediumintensive.php

10/27 — SOUTH OF SALEM WITCHES’ BALL. Please join us for a creative black tie, black and white masquerade charity event to benefit our veterans and their families.

Tickets are limited! Full details available at: www.southofsalem.com.

11/3-11/4 — ANGEL COMMUNICATION BASIC TRAINING. The same curriculum we’ve delivered to likeminded angel lovers from all over the world is now offered in a weekend workshop right here in Massachusetts! For details visit AngelsTeachUniversity.com

12/17-12/23 — MAYA CALENDAR TOUR. Join a pilgrimage adventure to ancient Maya sacred centers for December 21, 2012. Experience the energy, the festivities, the pyramid centers. Participate in ceremonies. Visit www.12-21-12MayanTour.com. Contact Rob Rocheleau at rrocheleau@12-21-12MayanTour.com. (508) 523-5127.

ONGOING COLON THERAPY SYNERGETIC HEALING. Understand how the inclusion of colon therapy integrates with medical treatments and complementary modalities to complete your whole body healing. Q&A, demonstrations with 5 collaborating therapists, and more. 10am-2pm. $100.

Held at Lifetime Health and Consulting in Cambridge, MA. www.colonlove.com. Workshop repeated June 10, 17, July 1, 8, 15, 22. Lifetimehealth@colonlove.com.

TRAUMA-SENSITIVE YOGA FOR WOMEN WITH PTSD. Life experiences of trauma can result in feelings of anxiety, agitation, depression, addictive behaviors, isolation, and reactivity. TSY can gently shift these patterns and begin to introduce a counteractive experience of calm and relaxation. Thursday evenings at 5:30pm. No yoga experience is needed. Real Life Yoga, Holbrook, MA. Please call ahead to join us: (781) 767-1827.

CHANNELED READINGS for being the greatest expres-

10/1-13 — Join Jaishree on a yoga retreat in Puri, India for 13 days of bliss on the sweet Indian Ocean with daily Vinyasa, restorative Yoga, Ayurvedic treatments and more. See Upcoming listing or visit www.jaishreeyoga.com.

ALIGNMENT AND MOVEMENT CLASSES. No-sweat restorative exercise practice for better alignment, strength, and flexibility. Tuesdays 6:00pm, Wednesdays 12:30pm at the CommonWealth Center for Herbal Medicine, 25 St. Mary’s Ct., Brookline, MA. (617) 750-5274. commonwealthherbs.com.

ANGELS ABOUND! MONTHLY ANGEL CIRCLES. Join AngelsTeach and Roots & Wings in Natick, MA as we partner up to deliver monthly angel circles beginning Friday, June 8th. Topics include Blossoming your Angel Relationships, Fun & Freedom with the Angels and more!

For details visit AngelsTeachUniversity.com. Other summer dates include 7/13 and 8/10.

SHAMANIC DRUMMING CIRCLE founded 1993. Usually second and fourth Fridays of every month. 7pm. Quaker Meetinghouse, Cambridge, MA. Open to all, instruction available on website: www.cambridgeshamaniccircle.org.

Terrence (978) 952-2704 or Emily (781) 641-3980.

REIKI TREATMENTS. Love offering basis. Kathryn Deputat, Reiki Master. Hands-on or remotely, Tuesday/ Thursday by appointment: (617) 522-2737, www.bostonreikihealing.com.

TAI CHI CHUAN. Classes in Yang style tai chi chuan, both group and private, held at Gin Soon Tai Chi Club, the oldest school teaching tai chi chuan in the greater Boston area.

Classes held Monday-Thursday 11-1. Evenings from 4-8.

Saturdays 1-4. 33 Harrison Ave, 2nd floor, Boston, MA. (617) 542-4442. www.gstaichi.org.

sion of yourself with Julie Sweeney. Saturdays from 11am to 5pm on June 2, July 7, and August 18 at the Crystal Cave, Medfield, MA. www.crystalcave.me. (508) 242-9550.

SUNDAY MEDITATION service. 10-11am at the Peace

FREE MONTHLY POTLUCK AND WOMEN’S CIRCLE. 2nd Wednesday of each month. The Gathering Inn

THE WELLNESS ROUNDTABLE HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS NETWORK. Join us at our monthly meetings

Women’s Spiritual Center and Retreat House, Hubbardston, MA. 6:30-9:30pm. New Summer happenings. See full schedule online. www.gatheringinn.org. (978) 820-1139.

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Abbey, 2 North Main Street, Sherborn, MA. Call (508) 6552143 or visit www.peaceabbey.org for more information.

(Sept-June) dedicated to inspiring, educating and supporting wellness practitioners/providers. Building collaborative

relationships to encourage thriving practices and global wellness. Contact marilyn@confident-directions.com.

THE ECLECTIC INSTITUTE OF AROMATHERAPY AND HERBAL STUDIES UPCOMING CLASSES. 6/24: 7-month Herbal Certification, Swansea, MA. 9/9: Introduction to Aromatherapy certification, Fairhaven, MA. 9/9: Goat’s milk soap workshop, Arlington, MA. 9/29: Introduction to Aromatherapy certification, Arlington, MA. aromatherapyandherbalstudies.com.

CLASSES IN CHANNELING AND SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION with Vywamus, a teacher of higher consciousness, channeled by Andrea Seiver. Have a personal reading, enjoy 2012 Evenings with Vywamus June 7, July 5, September 6, October 4, November 1. (617) 332-1541, www.andreaseiver.com.

DROP-IN MEDITATION EVENINGS. Wednesdays, 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Advaita Meditation Center, 28 Worcester Lane, Waltham. Introduction for beginners at 7, meditation at 7:30 for all, refreshments at 8:30. No fee; suggested donation. www.advaitameditation.org.

GROUP MEDITATION AND SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION GROUP. Join us every Tuesday night from 6-8pm at the RI Center For Metaphysics, 1050 Main St (Unit 14, south side of the building), East Greenwich, RI. (401) 300-GOD1.

PRANIC HEALING WEEKLY TWIN HEARTS MEDITATIONS AND FULL MOON MEDITATIONS. Cleanses, energizes, and relaxes body, mind, spirit. Thursdays, 7-8:15 pm. Miriam G. Smith, C/MCKSPH healer and pranic healer teacher. (978) 683-6129. mgsenergy@comcast.net. www.PranicHealingNE.com.

FREE SELF HELP STUDY GROUP on advanced energy healing, conducted by Dr. Kusmis, ULCS Clinic.

(603) 286-8191. Ongoing, 3rd Tuesday each month, 6-9pm. For directions and to reserve a seat, RSVP at www.meetup.com/Advanced-Energy-Healing.

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Categories • Acupuncture and Asian Medicine . . 55

• Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

• Counseling and Therapy . . . . . . . 60-61

• Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

• Animal Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

• Chiropractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

• Healing and Bodywork . . . . . . . . . 61-63

• Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-66

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• Classes, Certifications & Schools . . 57-59

• Healing: Combined Modalities . . . . 63-64

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Acupuncture & Asian Medicine Patricia Smith Burkhart, MAC, LIC. AC.

Gentle relief from: • stress and pain • medication side effects • chronic health problems

I look forward to alleviating your suffering.

Whether your issue is chronic pain, allergies, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux, plantar fascitis, golfer’s elbow, infertility, uterine fibroids, menopausal symptoms, insomnia, a compromised immune system, or a host of other problems, I can help you.

Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.

dalities, including hypnotherapy, to create a personalized treatment unique to each patient… a treatment that is both highly effective and incredibly relaxing.

Try our “30 for 30” sessions on Thursdays: A 30-minute relaxation session of acupuncture, which includes a progressive relaxation hypnotherapy session for $30.

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Acupuncture is remarkably effective in treating pain, but that is only the beginning of what this medicine is capable of treating.

At Healing Point Therapeutics, our goal is to be the catalyst for your journey to health and well-being. We incorporate several mo-

185 Commonwealth Rd, Wayland, MA www.healingpointtherapeutics.com G 877-433-1554 G

North Shore Community

Acupuncture can be used for chronic and acute conditions such as:

Acupuncture at Green Tea Yoga

Stephanie Kula, Licensed Acupuncturist North Shore Community Acupuncture (NSCA) offers affordable care in a group setting. This keeps costs down, making acupuncture more accessible, allowing you to get better and stay better. Each person receives individual care including a customized treatment plan.

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Nature’s Path to Healing & Personal Transformation

Call for a free “meet and greet” appointment.

259 Mass Ave., Arlington, MA Free parking in rear. www.anappleadayacupuncture.com 781.648.0911

Healing Point Therapeutics

Acupuncture & Shamanic Healing

Blue Lotus Healing Arts is dedicated to mind/body healing, education and wellness.

Our services include Acupuncture and Shamanic Healing, the medicine of Plant Spirits, and various workshops to heal, guide, and support you to reclaim a heart-centered connection to your self, others, and the earth.

Please contact us for more information: www.bluelotushealingarts.com 70 Athelstane Rd, Flr #2, Newton Ctr, MA 617.965.6440

Hours: Sun 10-6, Mon-Tues 12-10, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-2, Thurs 10-10

Pain b Stress b Anxiety b Depression Fatigue b Insomnia b Sciatica Muscle Spasm b IBS b Arthritis Headaches b PMS b Menopause TMJ b Asthma b Allergies Sliding Scale Fees: $35-55 Initial Visit b $20-40 Follow-ups For more info or to schedule an appointment, please contact Stephanie Kula: 781-269-2287 www.NSCAcupuncture.com

Acupuncture of Worcester Holistic Health since 1974

Dr. Yvonne Chen, Lic. Acupuncturist One of the first practicing acupuncturists in the United States, Dr. Yvonne Chen began her acupuncture practice in Washington, D.C. in 1973, moving to Worcester one year later. Trained in China as a medical doctor, Dr. Chen’s years of study and research included in-depth work with both traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

Her approach to health incorporates keen knowledge on the nature of disease, use of

energy balancing, nut­ritional counseling and the promotion of spiritual well-being.

Acupuncture is especially effective in the treatment of: • Pain: migraine headaches, stress relief, tendonitis, arthritis, lower back pain, neuralgia, whiplash, accident and trauma injuries and TMJ syndrome • Improving bodily functions: respiratory ailments, insomnia and impotency • Nervous system disorders: Bell’s Palsy, paralysis, multiple sclerosis and stroke recovery • Behavioral changes: weight control and smoking cessation.

Located at 110 June Street, Worcester, MA 01602. For an appointment or for more information, please contact Dr. Yvonne Chen at 508-755-5557.

Animal Services Canine Behaviorist

Lisa Nobrega

Behavioral Consultations These in-your-home sessions bring forth enlightenment, knowledge and the skills to honor your dog’s needs. Understanding language and energy cultivates a solid foundation for a true dog/man partnership.

Respect for your dog’s perspective ceases problematic behaviors.

Madeira Park Farm R 508-995-6822 www.artofdogmanship.com

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Astrological Consulting

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Questions?

Astrologer Eric Linter has answers.

Changes in relationships, career, health, finances or spiritual practice are inevitable.

Eric’s clarity will help you stay on the right path. His insights help you better understand and appreciate life’s challenges. His clients say Eric Linter is “profound and enlightening” and “one of the best astrologers on the East Coast.”

Joseph Crane

Practical Astrology

Joseph Crane has been a consulting astrologer since 1988. He is Co-Director of the Astrology Institute and author of numerous articles and three books: A Practical Guide to Traditional Astrology (1998) and Astrological Roots: The Hellenistic Tradition (2007) and forthcoming Between Fortune and Providence: Astrology and the Universe in Dante’s Divine Comedy.

Astrology

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Esoteric Psychology Monique Pommier, M.A., Ph.DE

Astrology illuminates one’s psychological landscape and journey. It times life developments and reveals their designs for the soul.

I offer astrological services and ongoing psychospiritual counseling with astrology, Jungian and esoteric psychology as a comprehensive ground of exploration and guidance

Bookstores and Gift Shops

Eric, a professional astrologer for 25 years, works with individuals, couples and businesses. Specialties include career moves, personal creativity and karmic relationships. Consultations are available in person, by telephone, or on cassette.

Eric also offers classes, lectures and appearances at parties and special events.

For more information and to schedule a private session, contact Eric by email or call:

Witch Owned and Operated Ritual Supplies G Crystals G Gemstones Jewelry G Incense G Candles G Gifts Mediums and Spiritual Counselors on staff Various classes and workshops!

78 N. Washington St, N. Attleborough, MA Hours: Wed, Thur: 11-6; Fri: 11-7; Sat: 10-5 Sun-Tue: Closed 508-643-3400 G 877-33-WITCH andromedasalley@aol.com www.andromedasalley.com

stars@ericlinter.com X 508-541-4115 X

“I learned more from one session than I did from 5 years of analysis.”

- J.G., Cambridge, MA

Joseph uses astrological consultations to help people understand and work better with their lives.

Natal astrology helps determines patterns and possibilities for you in this lifetime. Predictive astrology examines situations and their meaning within larger contexts and their probable outcomes.

Horary astrology casts a chart for the time of asking an important question; Electional Astrology gives the best time for a new undertaking.

Consultations are in Rhode Island or over the phone. All sessions are recorded.

Visit our website for further information and our monthly newsletter. josephcrane@verizon.net s 401-527-2035 www.astrologyinstitute.com

The Silver Willow

Large selection of bulk herbs The Silver Willow’s own herbal tea blends Handmade herbal products for you and your whole family, including your pets Crystal Balls n Tarot Cards n Pendulums Incense n Ritual Tools n Statues Challis’s n Reiki Treaments The largest selection of New Age books in the entire area!

An Herbal, Metaphysical & New Age Gift Shop for all your herbal and ritual needs

Classes in Aromatherapy, Astrology, Tarot, Wicca, Herbs and more

Home of the Celtic Cricket Psychic Reader...

What’s in your Future?

Tue-Sat 11:30-7, Sun 12-5 pm., Mon-Closed, 54 Fall River Ave. (Rt. 6), Rehoboth, MA www.thesilverwillow.com n 508-336-8813

Readings available in person or over the phone

on current issues and lifelong questionings.

By accessing the deeper order of your life, you gain transformative insights into the evolutionary meaning of particular challenges and new perspectives to direct your choices.

My background includes an MS and PhD in Esoteric Psychology and Philosophy. Jungian psychology, Eastern and Western Traditions are key foundations in my approach.

I have been in practice for 25 years.

U Astrological Consultations U U Psychospiritual Counseling U www.astrologicalpsychology.com 617-524-7072

new age gift shop

Books and music @ Aromatherapy and tools Incense and candles @ Cry­stals and jewelry Learning Center

Workshops @ Reiki Training @ Readings Yoga @ Gaidon Heart @ Bellydance Psychic Development Holistic Healing Center

Usui and Karuna Reiki @ Hypnotherapy Reflexology @ Massage @ Crystal Healing Inner Child Healing @ Body Talk™ Hours: Mon–Fri 10 am-8 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. Gift Certificates available.

118 Washington St., Rte. 138, N. Easton, MA www.womenofwisdominc.com 508-230-3680

Ayurveda Wellness Consultations with Vaidya (Ayurvedic expert) — Traditional Ayurvedic pulse assessment and recommendations for healthpromoting diet, daily routine, exercise and herbal supplements.

Crystals G Books G Jewelry G Statuary Incense G Gifts and More!

Day Spa — A revitalizing escape! Select from a variety of soothing, stress-melting options.

679 George Hill Road, Lancaster, MA 01523 info@lancasterhealth.com v 978-365-4549 www.lancasterhealth.com

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Panchakarma — In-residence 3-7 day cleansing program for deep physiological balance and rejuvenation. Package prices include wellness consultation, 2-3 hours a day of luxurious Ayurvedic herbalized oil applications, private room, organic cuisine.

Psychic Readings G Reiki G IET Chair Massage G Classes Workshop and Events

Metaphysical Shop

122 West Emerson St., Melrose, MA www.zuzusbeads.com G 781-665-8844

We are a nonprofit center dedicated to teaching meditation and exploring the tradition of Advaita. Our aim is to guide you to the experience of happiness and unity in everyday life.

Centers Experience deep peace and new insights in a warm woodland workshop setting.

Personal growth and eco-centered workshops for mind, body and spirit.

Nature Nurtures, Education Empowers Medfield, MA

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Wednesday Evening Open Meditation Meditation Workshops Classes and Study Groups

To learn more about us, go to our website or visit us at our lovely, historic house in Waltham.

28 Worcester Lane, Waltham, MA 02451 www.advaitameditation.org G 781-647-0020

Ample parking and wheelchair accessibility.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS July 14 – Connect with Nature: A Free Class Sept. 29 – Senses & Vibrations

Chiropractors

For complete schedule and class descriptions: www.harmony-center.org

Holistic Healing Center

OPEN DOORS

Largest New Age Store in New England

Hot Power Yoga and Gentle Yoga Classes YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

200 & 500 Hours u 14 Yoga Studio Locations Dorchester, Roslindale, North Cambridge, Easton, Westwood, Canton, Braintree, No. Attleboro, No.Scituate, Duxbury, Hingham, Weymouth, Hanover, E. Bridgewater

Private Readings Tarot, Psychic or Mediumship Telephone Readings or Walk-Ins Huge selection of health-related products, jewelry and metaphysical needs 395 Washington Street, Braintree, MA Store open daily, 9 am-10 pm, 7 days a week www.OpenDoors7.com u 781-843-8224

Bodywork and Readings

Massage Z Cranial-Sacral Z Reiki Z Polarity Full Spectrum Healing Z Angel Readings Spiritual Counseling Z Psychic Readings Classes and Workshops

Yoga Z Tai-Chi, NIA Z Journey Dance Qi Gong Z Crystal Bowl Workshops Psychic Development Classes Z Meditations Healer Training Programs Host your event here!

163 Main St., Suite 6, Medway, MA 02053 solsticehealing@yahoo.com 508 533-0669 Z www.solsticehealing.com

Our two gorgeous workshop rooms are available for rent by the hour and the day.

Charming, light filled practitioner rooms are also available for rent. Reasonable rates!

Dr. Jennifer Lees Network Chiropractor Imagine feeling more ease in your body.

Imagine more joy and serenity in your life.

Sometimes our capacity to heal may be overwhelmed by the stress of life. Our body

Eclectic Institute of Aromatherapy and Herbal Studies Instructor Linda Patterson offers over 20 years of experience in the science, art and principles of herbalism and aromatherapy.

body Alive

Metaphysics Possibilities * Learning Illumination

We are an enlightened spiritual community committed to learning and growing and open to the many possibilities along this spiritual journey.

1050 Main St, Unit 14, East Greenwich, RI info@thericenterformetaphysics.com 401-300-GOD1

Center Offerings G Spiritual Topic Discussion Group G Spiritual Study Group G Spiritual Movie Night G Spiritual Classes G Morning Group Meditation Sessions G Spiritual Lecture Series

See our full schedule of events: www.thericenterformetaphysics.com Join us on meet up: www.meetup.com/ The-RI-Center-For-Metaphysics

Dr. Jennifer Lees 410 Boston Post Road #26, Sudbury, MA 978-443-3248

Classes, Certifications & Schools

Michelle Pelletier FOUNDER

Rhode Island Center for

tends to lock up and mold to the stress.

After a while we may find ourselves sick, tense, symptomatic or simply just wanting more out of life.

I specialize in gentle techniques that unwind these tension patterns. It is my goal to help you move through life’s stresses with more grace and ease.

Healing is possible... and it can be easy.

Bring your awareness to the forefront of your life.

Ongoing certification courses offered throughout the northeast including: ✴ 7-Month Herbal Certification ✴ 4-Month European-Based Aromatherapy Introduction ✴ 4-Month Advanced Aromatherapy Course ✴ 3-Month Conscious Nutrition Course ✴ Palmistry a tool of diagnoses www.aromatherapyandherbalstudies.com 978-297-4502

Programs R Intro to Awareness Training, 4 hours, June 11

or Aug 4 at The Harwich Bungalow R This Fertile Life, July 20 at Centerville Yoga;

Sept 22-23 at Exhale Spa Battery Wharf R Female Alchemy, 3 months: Sept 15, Oct 13,

Nov 10 at The Harwich Bungalow R Inner Alchemy II: July 9, 16, 23, 30 in Wellfleet R Inner Light Program, 2 yrs: Monthly week-

end program begins Sept 8; Weekly program begins Jan 7 at The Harwich Bungalow.

Waking up to awareness is a simple and profound experience. Our innovative energy awareness training is down to earth and accessible. Body Alive is a sanctuary for spectacular transformation one shift at a time. Your work with us will be poignant and expansive. Celebrate your spiritual truth, cherish your physical being, become Body Alive.

Contact Director Michelle Pelletier for a free consult regarding your goals and the program that is right for you. Options include:

in person/via phone

small groups/one to one

beginner/practitioner level

www.michellepelletier.org Q 707-849-7793

Become a creatrix.

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ChangeYour Life

This is an amazing personal growth program! Many of our students take the program just to get the personal transformation. And we also will provide you with the best, cutting-edge healing technology there is. Our program offers: Advanced energy anatomy Full Spectrum healing techniques F Understanding yourself and your clients through the Profiles F A deep bond with your classmates and the healer community of the school

Workshops with Ed Langan

“Ed was very good at explaining the key points and keeping it simple. It was very positive and uplifting.” — D.A.

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New England’s premier 3-year

Energy Medicine Practitioner

Certificate Program

The Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine is New England’s premier three year Energy Medicine Practitioner Certificate Program designed to take your journey as a healer to the next level. This is the next level for anyone who has stepped on a healing path, medical career, or a path of personal growth and inner transformation.

• 200 and 500 Hour Classical Yoga Teacher Training • Meditation Training • Yoga classes offered daily • Monthly Workshops • Weekend Intensives • Yoga Therapy Training

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Classes start in October and run through June, meeting six weekends over the year.

Payments plans available.

New England Institute of Reflexology & Universal Studies v Professional Reflexology Certification and Approved Continuing Education in Reflexology, Massage, and Reiki v Integrative techniques give students a strong foundation and create a balanced treatment style v Students qualify as professional therapists upon completion

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Attract money Improve relationships F Achieve better self-esteem

www.BeYourBean.com

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Ed is also available for coaching.

Affordable Herbal Education Throughout the Year

Intensive 7 Month Herbal Apprenticeships Training with Facial, Tongue, and Pulse Diagnosis ❖ Monthly Medicinal Plant Walks ❖ Aromatherapy Certification ❖ Weekend Intensives and Evening Classes ❖

❖ Advanced

upcoming Herbal Classes

For more information on all our classes, see www.bostonherbalstudies.com Arlington, MA ❖ 781-646-6319

June 17, July 15, Aug 5 - Medicinal Plant Walks June 30, July 1 - Addressing Mental Health Imbalances and Addictions with Phyllis Light, Master Herbalist

Julie Rost, Director

B American Massage Therapy Association Member

SAMA is a consciousness-based massage school inspired by the matrix between science and art; where ancient wisdom meets modern medicine; where massage,

For times, dates and descriptions of the workshops South of Boston visit:

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8 Clifford Street, Exeter, NH www.yogalifenh.com v 603-479-3865

Ayurveda and yoga reunite. Our seaside Newport campus in Rhode Island provides a beautiful space for students to enliven and amplify the natural intelligence of the healing process within others and within themselves.

Sacred Stone School for Allied Massage& Ayurveda: S.A.M.A.

Ready to Change?

Learn how to use the Law of Attraction to create whatever you desire:

For more information: Rhys@RhysThomasInstitute.com rhysthomasinstitute.com F 508-740-3038

Join our yoga community as we study, practice and share the transformative benefits of Yoga. All levels of ability and experience are welcome to an environment that is safe and open to diversity in body, mind and spirit. Therapeutic, scientific and heartcentered in our approach, we unite in our desire to understand and live Yoga’s five branches.

These leading-edge workshops are taught

by Ed Langan, author of Creating with the Law of Attraction: 10 Principles that will Change Your Life.

B National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) pending approval B Approved by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage 79 Thames St., Newport, RI Karyn@sacredstonehealing.com www.samanewport.com B 877-832-1372

v Courses meet state and national standards; CE’s approved from ARCB and NCBTMB. School is licensed by Commonwealth of MA, Dept. of Education Our goal is to act as a bridge between complimentary and conventional medicine through the training of qualified holistic practitioners. Join us! ~ Now teaching Reflexology at ~ All That Matters in Wakefield, RI Cortiva Massage School in Watertown, MA www.walkinbalance.com v 508-317-3044 v

The (W)hole Point Institute The heart of The Wisdom WAY™ is the point at which our psychology intersects with our spirituality. This point is the space in which we awaken — for real.

Alaya Chadwick has drawn on her 28+ years of experience to develop The Wisdom WAY™, a personal, practical, self-sustainable map and method for personal and spiritual growth. Found in The Wisdom WAY™ are the tools you can use to Walk Awake saying Yes to life.

Oftentimes we feel like we are simply sleepwalking through life. We find ourselves responding to people and experiences as if we are on “auto pilot.” We can feel like we have little energy or joy in our lives. We may wonder, “How do we wake up?”

The Wisdom WAY™ is the skeleton found inside most healing modalities, including conventional therapy and alternative practices. What makes this WAY different is that you are the expert. By following the map using your own life experiences, you unravel the mysteries of yourself and reveal the wonder you truly are on all levels — emotional, physical, and spiritual.

The (W)hole Point Institute offers a wide range of self-development experiences, healing opportunities, and empowerment trainings for individuals and couples or partners. These workshops are both experiential and educational and are offered in group and/or one-on-one settings. Additionally, there are intensive apprenticeship programs which offer personal in-depth study.

2-Day Intensive (W)hole Workshops Learn practical tools to reveal your own unique pathway to (W)holeness.

2-Day PAIRing™ Workshops (People Activating Intimate Relating™) Open to couples and singles, this workshop is for those who wish to bring their relationships to a deeper level of self-appreciation and intimate union.

One-on-One (W)hole Life Coaching Relationship Intensives for Couples Awakening Divinity Apprenticeship Reiki Level I and II classes Learn this ancient healing art to support yourself and those around you. …and much, much more!

NASW-approved CEU’s available “Alaya Chadwick is able to put ‘hands and feet’on extremely complex concepts in a way which connects them to the living reality of everyday life.” — Martha Harrell, MSN, Ph.D. Elizabeth “Alaya” Chadwick M.Div., MSW., L.I.C.S.W., Reiki Master,

Author of: Wake up to your (W)hole Life Raymond, NH www.wholepoint.us r 603-895-4530

journey of transformationin relation to the fundamental aspects of their family lineage.

Each weekend is a complete immersion into your Family Soul, which creates space for positive change and healing to occur.

This program is also the foundation for anyone who wishes to incorporate the Constellation Approach into their profession.

The Constellation Approach is based on the work of Bert Hellinger and the Family Constellation Method.

Saturday Seminars are open to all who wish to experience and learn about the Family Soul. Participants may have an opportunity to ‘set up’ their family constellation, to ‘stand in’ as representatives for family members in other’s constellation and to observe the constellations.

The Immersion Learning Program runs from October 2012 through May 2013.

Appropriate for anyone who has a serious interest in embarking upon a personal

Massage | Aesthetics Polarity | RYSE Ipswich • Plymouth • Westboro You deserve an education that honors who you are and who you are becoming.

A great education is spiritually transforming: You overcome your limitations and realize your highest potential, at the same time you learn the foundation and skills to succeed.

Excellent education is not by chance; it comes from years of listening to employers, graduates and students to find the best way to teach the most valuable information to make you successful.

As a leader in energy medicine and

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Family of Origin Father and his Lineage Mother and her Lineage Sibling Relationships Effects of Illness, Disease, Death Couple Relationships

Weekend 7 Effects of War, Immigration &

Religion

Jamy Faust, MA and Peter Faust, Mac www.ConstellationApproach.com 617-484-4325

energy based education since 1980, Nancy Risley recognizes that your education is a transformational healing process. As a successful therapist, author and teacher, her vision is to help you realize your dream of work that is creative and supports all aspects of who you are. Whether you work in a spa, clinic, or have your own business, you gain the required skills to create satisfaction as well as increased flexibility, control and income.

The next step to fulfilling your future is to call for a no obligation, information interview with our Career Advisor. We look forward to meeting you and learning about your future.

Programs take from 4 to 12 months, depending on your schedule: Full-time, mother’s hours or part-time evenings.

Face whatever happens with a new feeling of inner strength, ease and confidence.

Coaching Using the Sedona Method® What is the Sedona Method®? A simple, powerful, easy-to-use technique that shows you how to tap into your natural ability to let go of any uncomfortable or unwanted feeling in the moment.

www.spiritofchange.org

Dr. Shelley Goodgold, PT, ScD Certified Empowerment Coach Licensed Physical Therapist NGH Certified Hypnotist

A holistic approach to reclaim your vitality and joy by aligning what you truly want your life to be like with how you live — a healthier and happier you!

Contact me now for a complimentary ½ hour consultation.

Greater Boston area and South Shore, MA www.alignedvisionsempowerment.com goodgold@comcast.net 617-922-1958

Consciousness Transformation Andrea Seiver, Ph.D. Channeled Readings Classes Have you spoken with an ascended master recently? Vywamus, channeled by Andrea Seiver, is a master and teacher who is working to help all humans make the shift into the higher levels of consciousness.

Readings with Vywamus cover your life work, relationships, past lives, and other

Transformational Healer

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Accredited. Licensed. Financial Aid available for qualified students.

Spiritual Teacher

800-262-8530 v www.spatech.edu

Kristin Kirk

Benefits of the Sedona Method®

Cheryl Wright

Use day to day, moment by moment, in real life situations

Empowerment

Quit smoking T Lose weight Reduce stress T Ease pain Speed Healing T Dissolve fears Stop self-sabotage T Prime for success

Certificate received upon completion.

Private constellation sessions also available.

Coaching Life Coach

Aligned Visions

Eliminate your stress, fears and tensions G Improve your relationships G Be radiantly healthy G Have financial security G Drop addictions and bad habits G Gain emotional wellness and intelligence G Have lasting inner peace, joy and happiness G

Coaching available by phone or in person Introduction and Support Groups monthly Offices in Watertown, MA & Providence, RI Cheryl@WrightHereNow.com 617-448-8749 G www.WrightHereNow.com

After experiencing a dramatic shift in consciousness, Kristin began healing within the multidimensional soul and universe.

She works in unison with a team of spirit guides to transform the soul by releasing layers of density, old trauma, and conditioning, that have hindered a brighter and clearer expression of the Radiant Self.

Matrix

Energetics Dr. Richard Bartlett, DC, ND, teaches Matrix Energetics,© a consciousness technology for insight and spiritual growth — and living a life unbound by the limits we have been trained to believe in.

Join Dr. Bartlett in a freewheeling, playful

issues with his characteristic warmth, humor, and practical advice.

Channeled Classes and Spiritual Tutoring help you personally evolve and begin to live in a state of higher consciousness.

Evenings with Vywamus: Vywamus shares his energy and discusses your questions on topics of general interest. Donation $10.

Other Classes: Learn to Channel • Advanced Channeling For information, contact Andrea at 617-332-1541 • www.andreaseiver.com Available Now! The Next Big Bang: The Explosion of Human Consciousness A Vywamus Book Read more at www.andreaseiver.com

This may occur as soul clearing, past life and current life healing, emotional and mental release, balancing of subtle energetic anatomy, integration of multidimensional consciousness, embodiment support, and channeled guidance.

With 20 years in practice, Kristin offers healing sessions, both long distance, and locally, for individuals, couples, groups, pets, loved ones, and those who have passed on.

She also offers ‘Journey Into Awakening’, a transformational and educational series to support and facilitate the awakening process. www.kristinkirk.com

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and possibility-expanding journey that will shatter preconceptions about the seemingly “solid” universe we live in — and how unlimited our potential to change it truly is.

If you are ready to embrace a reality where anything goes, miracles happen and nothing is beyond your reach, then you are ready for Matrix Energetics.© For more information and pre-registration seminar discounts, please visit our website. www.matrixenergetics.com

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Counseling and Therapy Holistic Counseling Concepts Trish Whynot, D.C.Ed. Doctor of C.O.R.E. Education “What im­pres­sed me about Dr. Trish was her natural ability to see through the chaos of life’s web and identify the root cause of problems.”

— Bob Olson, Editor, OfSpirit.com Offering a variety of techniques, including: ASAT™ C.O.R.E. Counseling, Meditation, Energy Work, Crystals, and Aromatherapy

mind-body

b a c k pa i n c o u n s e l i n g Imagine life without pain!

Live your life without back or other body pain.

No exercise or medication needed.

Eliminate the root of physical, social, and financial problems: Unresolved issues stored in our physical and energy bodies can manifest as pain, illness, or mediocrity.

Discover, address, and release issues block­­ing health and wealth. View obstacles, relationships, and illness as opportunities for growth and change. Experience resonance-changing techniques that get to the root of problems. Open to an array of extraordinary futures.

Private Appointments, Phone Sessions & Workshops Middleton, MA u Trish@TrishWhynot.com www.TrishWhynot.com u 978-314-4545

Repressed emotions create body pain.

A simple “talking” method can unlock the causes of pain and end years of suffering.

Classic locations of pain are neck, shoulder, knees, arms and legs. A long list of pain conditions includes Fibromyalgia, rotator cuff, carpal tunnel and migraine headaches.

Start living pain-free today: Michele Lowenthal, MS, MHC

mlowenthal0625@gmail.com 781-413-7055 G Stoughton, MA

Weekly Group and Various Workshops Offered

Glenn utilizes heart-centered therapeutic techniques, and at times powerfully combines hypnosis and psychotherapy. This method is safe, effective and faster than using only talk therapy. The results will amaze you! You’ll notice a huge change in your life as he works with you to make your goals a reality.

Don’t wait! Call now to set up your FREE initial consultation. It’s time to create the change you desire.

Conveniently located near the commuter rail in Needham. Just a short drive from Rte. 128/I-95

www.GlennBigonet.com 617-462-6642

Helping People Live Better Lives Glenn Bigonet, M.A. Mental Health Counselor Clinical Hypnotherapist

Body-Centered Psychotherapy Listen to your body…follow your heart.

The heart is the first organ to form in the body, and is the organizing factor for physical formation, including brain formation. Trauma, deprivation or neglect creates heart wounds, which keep us from accessing our deepest selves.

Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy (EKP) facilitates an emotional, energetic rewiring, helping us activate and express the power of the heart. Emotional safety,

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words, touch, meditation, movement, presence and silence facilitate verbal and non-verbal expression. Meaningful work, fulfilling relationships, self-esteem, purpose and passion, love, intimacy and sexuality follow. Straight, GLBT and poly-friendly.

Coaching for soul-centered living. Body psychotherapy groups Sunday nights in Newton. Apprenticeship training.

Books: Living with Vision, and Healing the War Between the Genders Blog: www.heartspacecafe.com/blog

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Leontine uses soul retrieval, removal and healing of energy blocks, chakra balancing, intuitive counseling, guided imagery, and energy healing methods to heal posttraumatic stress and related disorders, depression, chronic pain and illness, anxiety, grief, and addictive behaviors.

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able to create very powerful healing processes for hundreds of satisfied clients both within the physical confines of his office, and remotely throughout the entire world. There are many clinically documented cases of spontaneous healing performed by him.

Located at 121 B Tremont Street, Suite 19, Brighton, MA 02135. For those who are unable to come to my office, home or hospital visits are available. Major credit cards accepted.

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Rev. Barbara E. Szafranski Spiritual Counseling  Trance Channeling Med­iumship  Psychic Readings Tele­phone Readings  Tarot Readings Aura Photos: Face and Chakra Body Astrological Charts  Angelic Healings Reiki  Polarity and Energy Work angelicaofsalem@aol.com www.angelicaoftheangels.com

Angelica and Angels Landing offer a wide variety of both metaphysical and new age gifts. Browse around, enjoy the softness of the Angelic energy. Feel the magic that Angelica of the Angels and Angels Landing will bring to you. We have a knowledgeable staff to answer any and all questions.

We also offer: classes, workshops, lectures, parties, weddings and healings. A reader is on hand at all times. By ap­pointment: Rev. Barbara E. Szafranski Classes Ongoing Weekly: Meditation & Focus on Psychic Development Open Monday through Sunday Angelica of the Angels 7 Central St., Salem, MA  978-745-9355 Angels Landing 131-1 Essex St., Salem, MA  978-744-0170

Amherst, NH v 603-673-7400 www.activhealthchiropractic.com

Depth of Being

Readings

Julie Sweeney

GAYLE KIRK Tested. Gifted. Trustworthy.

You have the ability to be the greatest expression of yourself RIGHT NOW. How? By living in the infinite expanse of now!

Depth of Being offers intuitive and channeled guidance and energetic tools for healing and change in all aspects of your life.

julie@depthofbeing.com v 781-492-0505 www.depthofbeing.com

One hour phone or Skype sessions ~ $85

EMMA EMMA PHANEUF PHANEUF

deal! Tarot, numerology, Runes, the I Ching, crystals, palmistry, scrying, and tea leaves can be used to help you gain a better understanding of yourself and the world.

Receive a reading for relationships, fertility, finding a job, investment strategy, and just about anything!

617-489-7717

PSYCHIC GUIDANCE

www.GayleKirk.com

MESSAGES FROM HEAVEN

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Intuitive Guidance for Your Life

Internationally known for her work with people via phone, in person, and radio, Jocelyn has been helping and guiding others for over 24 yrs.

Known for her ability to “cut to the quick” Jocelyn gives you information you can use for all aspects of your life.

EMMA TRACEY PHANEUF If you are ready to take a journey into yourself and hear your story with fresh ears, you will come out with options, tools, and choices you may not have seen on your own.

All sessions are recorded on audio cassette. ~ $25 off your first session. ~ For more information, call or email Jocelyn, Intuitive Consultant jocelynintuitive@hotmail.com 978-694-8946

Gifted Psychic, Medium and Channel A renown intuitive advisor for the past 24 years, Emma is a gifted psychic, medium, and channel and has worked for the corporate sector with a highlight including helping an oil tycoon land a multi-million oil

Psychic Readings in person or phone: 30 min = $45 * 1 hr = $70 * $1.99/min.

Mediumship Readings in person or phone: 1 hr = $110 * 30 min = $65 To schedule an appointment, or for directions, call or visit Emma online.

Friend Emma Tracey Phaneuf on FaceBook!

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Gretchen’s Spirit Connection Healing communications with loved ones who’ve crossed over

Sessions with Gretchen are about: G a healing connection G the benefits of reiki G a warm, supportive environment G peace and relaxation

Spirit Medium NECOLE STEPHENS Necole is a spirit medium and certified Reiki Master. She also teaches meditation/ stress management classes. Necole has dedicated her life to the helping and healing of others.

Psychic Readings Energy Healings Reiki Classes

Gretchen Giuffre is a family intuitive — a non-traditional medium who focuses on connection and healing at the deepest emotional and spiritual levels.

Specializing in communicating with loved ones who have passed, as well as with divine guides and Archangels, Gretchen receives affirming, comforting messages that can lay unsettled matters to rest. Clients often say she has the most loving “mom energy” and brings forth these messages in a tender, nurturing way.

Messages G Reiki G Healing Touch www.gretchensspiritconnection.com 617-694-8326

Necole hosts enchanting “Angel Kisses” group reading events. The experience of the miracle of afterlife communication will leave you feeling uplifted, knowing your loved ones are always around you! See her upcoming schedule online.

Follow Necole’s fan page on Facebook and Twitter. View Necole’s blog: www.necolestephens.wordpress.com For more info or to schedule an appointment: necolestephens@comcast.net www.necolestephens.com

Need insight and clarity?

A soul reading can help! By speaking directly to your guides, we will examine your life from a spiritual perspective to discover your life’s purpose and resolve issues about relationships, health, finances and career.

Lisa Campion also teaches Psychic Development and Reiki Classes.

Offices located at Solstice Healing Arts Center, Medway MA.

Are you in the middle of a change, crisis or transformation?

lisa@lisacampion.com www.lisacampion.com c 508-473-0609

Lisa Campion

Spiritual Practices centering Prayer

The

Open Door Mission

The Gathering Inn at Daydream Farm

Women’s Spiritual Center and Retreat House Women Helping Women Reconnect to their Spiritual Center Cozy! Affordable! Welcoming!

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“All roads lead to the same Truth” 82 Healdville Road, Hubbardston, MA www.gatheringinn.org g 978-820-1139

Saturdays 4-4:45 pm Holy Eucharist to follow at 5 pm 3055 Main St. (6A) Barnstable, MA

Deepen your spiritual journey

The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism embraces a religious and spiritual belief blending ancient wisdom with contemporary thought.

Conveniently located off Watertown Square at the Masonic Center, 32 Church St, services are held at 10:30 am every Sunday, with mediumship, live music, inspirational talks, and healing by the laying on of hands.

For more information: 617-650-6497 www.TheOpenDoorMission.Org

As an evolving spiritual community, The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism offers weekday evening classes in mediumship, healing and meditation; Medium’s Day the 4th Saturday of every month; plus seminars and workshops throughout the year.

For a detailed brochure, a listing of upcoming events, or to speak with the Pastor call 617-923-4334, or visit our website at: www.GreaterBostonChurchofSpiritualism. com.

An affiliate of the American Federation of Spiritualist Churches and the International Spiritualist Federation.

Yoga, Tai Chi and Fitness Improve your Health Relieve Stress Improve your Circulation Exercise your Mind and your Body Studios located in Shrewsbury and Sutton.

Call for more information.

Tai Chi Arts Association

Retreats and Retreat Centers Offering rest and renewal for individual women and small groups through day-long or overnight retreats, nurture, stillness and meditation, as well as gathering spaces for Yoga classes, holistic workshops and transformative programs.

See full schedule online. Nourishing meals available on site. Enjoy our Labyrinth, Meditation Garden, and Medicine Wheel.

at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church with Pastor Carol of Open Door Mission

Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation The oldest Tai Chi school in New England, the Gin Soon Tai Chi Club was founded in 1969, authorized by Grandmaster Yang Sau Chung to propagate Classical Yang Family Style Tai Chi Chuan in North

508-842-1236 www.tai-chi-arts.com

America. Grandmaster Gin Soon Chu, founder, received a deep and well-rounded training from Master Lai Hok Soon in Hong Kong and then as a disciple of Yang Sau Chung, first-born and heir of the legendary Yang Cheng Fu. The school has attracted many students from around the world with its traditional approach to training: individual attention, emphasis on correct forms, personal development, repetition, mutual respect, hard work, and integration of body, mind, and qi.

All instruction is by Grandmaster Chu and his sons Master Vincent Chu and Gordon Chu. Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation 33 Harrison Ave., 2nd fl, Boston, MA 02111 617-542-4442 • www.gstaichi.org

ANGELS

GHOSTS REMOVED

Ross J. Miller, psychic. Meet your angels and spirit guides.

Visit www.The MysticWay.com. 617-527-3583

From Your Home/Aura. Ross J. Miller, psychic medium, healer. Call 617-527-3583. www. The MysticWay.com

ANIMAL SERVICES

HEALING CENTERS

Sharon R. Doolittle, DVM, Inc. Holistic. Smithfield, RI. 401-349-2668. www.holisticanimalvet.com

Forest Circles, retreats, programs in a magical Maine forest. www.forestcircles.com

Main Street Animal Services of Hopkinton (MASH).

Dr. Margo Roman. 508-435-4077. www.mashvet.com.

HYPNOSIS

BODYWORK

Journey of the Mind. Kathryn McGlynn, Certified Hypnotist.

781-340-2146. www.hypnosis.ws.

Bodywork for the Soul. Suzanne Devereaux, LMT. 25 years experience. Shiatsu, craniosacral, Reiki. 860-803-0415.

MEDICAL INTUITIVE

CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

Sue Singleton. 20+ years accurately finding Root Cause.

978-834-0341. TheWayToBalance.com

Hypnotherapy, NLP, Reiki, IET and crystal healing.

508-539-2885. www.capecodcenterforwholehealth.com.

Elizabeth Thorson RN, Certified by C. Myss and Norman Shealy, MD. elizabeththorson.com. 207-712-9495.

CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND SERVICES

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING

Touchstone Community School. Education for ages 4-14 Grafton, MA. www.touchstoneschool.com. 508-839-0038.

Holistic Nutrition Services, Westborough, MA. 978-340-0448. www. HolisticNutritionServices.com. Transform your health!

COACHING

Shari Solomon, Cocoa Plum Nutrition. Health, with you in mind! 781-454-7960. cocoaplumnutrition.com

Shelley Goodgold: Coaching, hypnosis, energy healing. www.alignedvisionsempowerment.com.

PAST LIFE THERAPY

COLON HYDROTHERAPY

Ross J. Miller. Relive past lives and release blocked energy.

617-527-3583. www.The MysticWay.com

Genesis Alternative Health. 29 years of experience. I-ACT certified instructor. NBCHT certified. 978-463-8800.

REFLEXOLOGY

Body Balancing Center. I-ACT and National Board certified.

508-868-3624. www.bodybalancingcenter.com.

Aaron Finnegan, certified reflexologist. RI: 401-789-1523.

MA: 781-296-5158. a23afinn@hotmail.com.

Healthy Spirit. Stephanie Dumas. I-ACT certified. 781-8605116. healthyspirit@verizon.net.

REIKI

Lisa Hansen. Divinely guided. Intuitive and gentle. Hudson, MA. 774-249-8208. colonichealing@gmail.com

Libby Barnett, MSW, Reiki Master Teacher. 603-654-2787 www.reikienergy.com. CEU’s.

Revitalive Health & Wellness Center, Newburyport, MA. 978-462-1488. www.revitalive.com

Essence of Healing. Reiki sessions and trainings.

Essencehealing.net. 508-843-1638

COUNSELING AND THERAPY

Florence Whipple and Kristin Webb, Reiki Masters.

Reiki classes. 978-777-5732. www.reikiprofessors.net.

Rev. Carol W. Bolstad, LADC I. Specialties: addiction disorders and pastoral care. 617-650-6497.

Gentle Spirit Reiki. Using your “inner wisdom” to heal.

Beverly Healing Center. 978-473-1863.

Joel Perlmutter, Ph.D. Licensed 35 yrs. Stress, anxiety, relationships. Stow: 978-897-7979. Putnam: 860-928-6619.

The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing.

603-899-3288. www.learnreiki.org. Reiki training.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

Reiki with a licensed psychotherapist. Cynthia L. Meeske, LICSW. www.redphoenix.comcastbiz.net. 774-573-1644.

Lelia Joseph, Ed. D., RCST. Craniosacral polarity. Fluid biodynamic style. 508-460-7038. 802-453-7088.

RETREATS

DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY TREATMENT

The Peace Abbey. Sherborn, MA. A multi-faith retreat and conference center. www.peaceabbey.org

Healed in 2 Hours. Ross J. Miller, psychic healer. 617-527-3583. www.TheMysticWay.com.

Brahma Kumaris Peace Village Retreat Center. Haines Falls, NY. 518-589-5000. www.peacevillage.com

DETOXIFICATION

VISION IMPROVEMENT

Revitalive Health and Wellness Center. Newburyport, MA. 978-462-1488, www.revitalive.com.

Rosemary Gaddum Gordon, MA. Cambridge, MA and Portsmouth, NH. www.visioneducators.com.

FENG SHUI

YOGA

Home and Business. A blend of the best of feng shui traditions. LynnTaylor@bostonfengshui.com. 617-924-4205.

Worcester Yoga Center. Ann Bissanti, CYT. 30 years experience Iyengar yoga. 508-829-6300.

Holistic Specialities DIRECTORY

Urban Eden. Transform and empower your home/work spaces. karenfeldmanurbaneden.com. 401-351-5632.

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BUSINESS FOR SALE Turn key. Longest-standing Cape Cod multi-dimensional complementary health center/yoga studio. Includes 6 treatment rooms, 2 waiting areas and a studio space.

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Emotion Code and Body Code Healing for people and pets. Clearing the emotional “baggage” keeping you stuck and energetic blockages contributing to your health issues. www.thebodycodetohealth. com

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CLASSES Upper Cape Tech in Bourne, MA near Cape Cod Canal offers reflexology, healthy cooking, health careers, guitar, feng shui, holistic health, nutrition, intuition, manifesting, aromatherapy, tai chi, nail tech, woodworking and more. Visit www.uppercapetech.cc or call (508) 759-7711, ext. 211 for details.

FENG SHUI Clutter? Furniture fatigue? Is your living space stopping you from living?

Or is it your workspace that’s not working? Feng Shui can deliver you from chaos and clutter and create comfort in your environment. Contact lynntaylor@bostonfengshui.com.

HEALING

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Healing with the power of the mind to a body that wants to be healed.

I believe I can help you: (508) 822-9000

Miracles Do Happen!

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DOWSING All About Dowsing. Through dowsing discover more about yourself and your health. Self-instructional DVD's, books, instruments. www.dowsing.com.

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HYPNOTHERAPY

IMAGINARY FRIEND Has your child had an invisible friend that you think was a real spirit or maybe even a deceased love one. I want to hear your story for inclusion in a possible book. Please send typed or printed story, double spaced. Include your name, address and phone number to: K. Magnan, PO Box 429, Woodstock, CT 06281

MEMORIAL ARRANGEMENTS Peace of mind here and the hereafter! Reduce stress at a most stressful time — the death of a loved one. The Peace Abbey is a multi-faith retreat and peace center in Sherborn, MA that offers the opportunity to preplan and prepay for you and your loved ones' final arrangements ahead of time. Contact chaplain Dot Walsh dwalsh@peaceabbey.org or call (508) 655-2143 for details. Visit www.peaceabbey.org.

NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES Learn about near-death experience research, support and resources.

Community sessions offered. Contact: Andrea Curewitz, M.S., RM/T, Rev., (978) 807-7025, greaterboston@iands.org.

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PYRAMIDS All About Pyramids. Wellness, meditation/experimental tabletop models.

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READINGS Medium. With over twelve years of service available for phone, gallery style, and home readings. Also house clearings. Testimonials upon request call for pricing. (413) 325.5650.

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SPACE AVAILABLE Garden Apartment For Holistic Practitioner. Includes beach rights and private driveway. Side entrance of same building as holistic office with time-share space. $750 monthly includes heat/hw. Lakes Region, NH. (603) 286-8191 Furnished Psychotherapy Office in my Newton Center suite for licensed counselors, degreed clinicians or certified holistic practitioners with P/T practices.

Inviting environment includes large waiting room, bathroom and shared clerical space. Buddhist/ACIM perspective, a particularly good fit. Clinical supervision and private practice development offered separately. Chris Gruener www. crossroads-counseling-services.com, (617) 965-6552, imagine@ourworldunited.net.

Spacious, beautiful studio with peaked ceilings and natural light available for classes, events and workshops, just off I-495 in Littleton. Contact info@creatinglifestudio.com.

SPIRITUAL TRAVEL Journey to Peru/Bolivia. October 19-31, 2012. Join Sandy Corcoran on a sacred journey of the Self, aligning with energetic vortices from Cusco to Machu Picchu and from Lake Titicaca to Tiahuanaco. For information please call (508) 435-2681 or e-mail sandy@starwalkervisions.com.

Reiki, Massage, Reflexology, Music, Pet Therapy & More

Care Alternative is recruiting volunteers to work with terminally ill patients and their families throughout Massachusetts.

Volunteers receive training and continuing education related to hospice and the support of the Hospice staff.

For information about classes and volunteer opportunities, please call 508-229-8390.

WILD DOLPHIN SWIMS Swimming with Wild Dolphins. The ultimate human-dolphin connection.

Meditative, healing Caribbean Island retreats. Yoga, healthy food, Atlantean legends. www.wildquest.com. (800) 326-1618.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS IN THIS ISSUE A Abra Therapeutics..............................................5 ActivHealth/BareHealth................................. 65 Acupuncture of Worcester.............................. 55 Acupuncture Plus............................................ 21 Advaita Meditation Center............................. 57 Advanced CellTraining................................... 38 Aligned Visions Empowerment..................... 59 Barbara Allen................................................... 18 Alternatives for Health.................................... 37 An Apple A Day Acupuncture....................... 55 Andromeda’s Alley........................................... 56 Angelica of the Angels.................................... 65 AngelsTeach........................................................5 Aquatic Bodywork of Boston......................... 61 Nancy Slonim Aronie...................................... 16 Arvigo Massage................................................ 19 B Susan Barbera.................................................. 12 Libby Barnett.................................................... 62 Kathrin Woodlyn Bateman............................ 63 Glenn Bigonet.................................................. 60 BlackBox Cosmetics........................................ 69 Blue Lotus Healing Arts.................................. 55 Body Alive...................................................57, 65 Boston Brain Works........................................ 13 Boston Green Fest........................................... 11 Boston Health Kinesiology, LLC.................... 22 Boston Meditation Group.............................. 43 Boston School of Herbal Studies, The........... 58 Brain Awakening............................................. 17 Breath Awakening............................................ 28 Breathing Room Wellness............................... 24 David Brown.................................................... 14 Robert Brown................................................... 38 C Nancy Canning................................................ 17 Care Alternatives Hospice.............................. 69 Jonathan Chisholm.......................................... 60 Circles of Wisdom........................................... 12 Clarity............................................................... 32 Commonwealth Ctr. for Herbal Medicine..... 14 Conscious Gourmet, The................................ 37 Constellation Approach.................................. 59 Joseph Crane.................................................... 56 Crystal Cave, The............................................. 39 D Depth of Being................................................. 65 Dottie Delorey.................................................. 68 Sharon Doolittle............................................... 36 Down to Earth................................................. 35 Loralee Dubeau................................................ 63

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E Eclectic Institute of Aromatherapy and Herbal Studies, The.................................................... 57 Enchanted Fox................................................. 47 Energetic Well Being....................................... 28 Essentials of Life.............................................. 47

L Light Unlimited............................................... 45 Eric Linter......................................................... 56 Living Earth, The............................................. 11 Michele Lowenthal.....................................36, 60 Claire Luft ...................................................61, 62

F Devorah Feinbloom........................................ 34 Flower of Life Jewels..........................................5 Fourwinds Society, The................................... 17

M MA Center........................................................ 71 Judith Mabel..................................................... 40 Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center.............. 56 Market Street Health....................................... 19 Linda Marks..................................................... 60 Wendy Marks................................................... 63 MASH............................................................... 43 Massage School, The........................................ 33 Matrix Energetics, Int’l.................................... 59 Katalin Matyus................................................. 64 George Mephis................................................. 60 Merlin’s Oracle................................................. 42 Ross Miller.............................................15, 29, 48 Lori Miller-Freitas........................................... 61 Dunja Moeller.................................................. 29 Moodstreams Hypnosis.................................. 61 Mystical Horizons........................................... 18

G Gathering Inn, The.......................................... 66 Arthur Gertler.................................................. 34 Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation............ 66 Graduate Institute, The................................... 10 Gretchen Giuffe............................................... 66 Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism........ 66 Groton Dental Wellness Spa........................... 31 H Harmony Center.............................................. 57 Leontine Hartzell........................................13, 63 Healing from the Body Level Up. Inc...............2 Healing Point Therapeutics............................ 55 Healing Spirit................................................... 38 Health Nut Alternatives.................................. 38 Healthy Spirit................................................... 62 Heart to Heart Design..................................... 16 Himalayan Views............................................. 41 Holistic Wellness Center....................................9 Joan Holzman.................................................. 61 I Ilie Ruby............................................................ 48 Inner Traditions............................................... 49 Integrative Animal Health Care Center...........8 Intentional Garden Design................................8 Internal Wellness Center...................................8 Iveta Iontcheva............................................13, 64 It’s My Health................................................... 34 J Jaishree Yoga..................................................... 23 Jocelyn............................................................... 65 John Harvey Gray Ctr. for Reiki Healing...... 61 Barbara Madden Johnson............................... 61 K Gayle Kirk......................................................... 65 Kristin Kirk...................................................... 59 Aalia Kusmis.................................................... 16 L Albert LaChance.............................................. 22 Langan Creative Arts, LLC............................. 58 Dr. Jennifer Lees............................................... 57 Mark Levin....................................................... 63 Lifetime Health and Consulting.................... 15

N Nakri Healing Center...................................... 62 Natural Living Expo...........................................3 New Day........................................................7, 63 New England Clinical Thermography.......... 37 New England Inst. of Reflexology................. 58 Newton Dental Wellness................................. 18 Nexus Healing.................................................. 66 Nia NH and Yoga............................................. 28 Lisa Nobrega.................................................... 55 Dr. Jody Noe................................................32, 65 Noble Method, The.......................................... 64 Rezakkah Norins............................................. 62 North Shore Community Acupuncture........ 55 O Open Door Mission, The................................ 66 Open Doors...................................................... 57 P Pathways to Light Reiki Healing Center....... 64 Emma Phaneuf................................................ 65 Eugene Pogany................................................. 60 Monique Pommier.......................................... 56 Pure Health and Wellness............................... 63 Pyramid Books................................................ 25 R Real Life Yoga................................................... 24 Reservoir Family Wellness.............................. 23 Revitalive Health & Wellness......................... 40 RI Center for Metaphysics.............................. 57 Rhys Thomas Inst. of Energy Medicine....58, 72 Robert Rocheleau............................................ 47

S Sacred Song Reiki............................................ 25 Sacred Stone Ayurveda..............................21, 58 Sacred Stone Massage School....................39, 58 San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Co....... 42 Salem Sight Psychic Readings........................ 41 Scentsibilities.................................................... 64 Schworer & Company Landscaping, Inc.........9 Science of Spirituality..................................... 41 Andrea Seiver................................................... 59 Silver Hawk...................................................... 29 Silver Willow.................................................... 56 Miriam Smith................................................... 39 Jane Smolnik.................................................... 42 Soap Factory, The............................................. 69 Karen Lee Sobal............................................... 49 Betty Solbjor..................................................... 64 Solstice Healing Arts....................................... 57 Some Enchanted Evening............................... 48 Soul Purpose, The............................................ 64 Spa Tech............................................................ 59 Frank St. Martin............................................... 68 Necole Stephens............................................... 66 Still Waters Pond.............................................. 69 Janet StraightArrow......................................... 47 Sun Magick....................................................... 62 Synthesis Center, The...................................... 11 T Tai Chi Arts Associates................................... 66 Lynn Taylor...................................................... 17 Theosophical Society Boston......................... 32 The Center of Light......................................... 11 Elizabeth Thorson............................................ 35 Tintagels Gate.................................................. 17 Transformational Institute............................. 63 W Pat Warren........................................................ 62 Way to Balance, The........................................ 64 Kristin Webb/Florence Whipple.................... 42 Wellness Roundtable, The............................... 29 (W)hole Point Institute, The......................43, 58 Trish Whynot................................................... 60 Woman of Wisdom......................................... 56 Women’s Intimate Solutions........................... 32 Stephanie Woods............................................. 24 Cheryl Wright.................................................. 59 Wu Healing Center.......................................... 47 X-Y-Z Yoga At The Ashram........................................ 25 YogaLife Institute............................................. 58 Yoga Studio, The............................................... 21 Kerstin Zettmar............................................... 40 Zuzu’s Beads..................................................... 56

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AMMA

Marlborough, MA July 14-17, 2012 meet mata amritanandamayi, renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader

July 14 Free Programs morning, 10:00am evening, 7:30pm July 15-17 retreat* Pre-registration required July 17 devi bhava, Free Program begins at 7:00pm a celebration devoted to world peace Numbered tokens for individual blessings are distributed one hour before programs begin.

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LoCatioN best Western royal Plaza hotel/trade Center 181 boston Post road West (route 20W) marlborough, ma 01752 rt. 495 to rt. 20W (exit 24b). hotel is one mile on right iNFormatioN *visit amma.org for retreat registration or call 510.537.9417 For more information on ammaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New england activities please visit ammanewengland.org or call 781.519.2297

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