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July 25, 2010 Bringing Health To The World, One Family At A Time

From the ancient teachings of the Tao to the progressive thinking of Dr. Mehmet Oz, restoring the Body, Mind, Spirit connection is believed to be the key to optimal health. The practice of Tui Na massage works through the musclememory of the body to release held trauma from the subconscious mind.

When we release the past, we are then free to re-connect the Body, Mind and Spirit.

Ming Wu, Ph.D., Healer

Movement is an essential part of nature. If it becomes stagnant for any reason, there will be unnatural events. The human body is no exception as it is only a part of nature. If left unnoticed, even small stagnations will compound and eventually become stubborn blockages causing much suffering and pain.

Treatments like Tui Na are tools used to address the condition to restore the natural flow.

Our mission is to teach one family at a time to heal each other and than we will spread health to the world.

Learn the ancient Chinese healing technique of Tui Na to improve the well-being for you and your family. One technique will be applied to take care of every aspect of health and healing. No background or books required. No acupoints are necessary to learn. Fee: $100 per person

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The Spirit Whisperer: Messages from the Other Side Saturday 2:30-4:30 • $45 With his memorable style and classic sensitivity, internationally renowned psychic medium and spiritual teacher John Holland presents fascinating insights into the world of psychic mediumship as he delivers messages from the Other Side with clarity and the utmost integrity. John has spent the past 20 years honing his abilities to pass on the different forms of communication your loved ones send to you. He has been featured on numerous TV shows and is becoming a familiar voice on radio stations through the world. A book signing for John’s latest book, The Spirit Whisperer, will follow.

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Learn how to cleanse and detoxify your body right now at home and how to change your mental thinking to create great health, beauty and youth. Learn about living foods, how to heal emotional issues, and how to stay well. In 1999 Brenda Cobb healed breast and cervical cancer without surgery, chemo or radiation.

She founded the Living Foods Institute in Atlanta, Georgia that same year to help others reverse aging, prevent disease and heal from all types of illnesses. She is a frequent major network TV guest giving advice on healthy eating and living.

(Brenda will also give a public mini lecture on Sunday at 2:00 followed by a booksigning.)

Knowing how to hear your inner voice can help you develop skills to guide you to prosperity and success with coworkers, friends and family. Learn how to interpret signs such as feelings, symbols, words, dreams and physical sensations to envision, attract and create the life you were meant to live. Lynn Robinson has worked as a professional intuitive for over twenty years and appears as a regular guest on radio and television programs.

She is a best-selling author of five books on intuition, which have been translated into a dozen languages.

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Art of Healing Workshop Sunday 1-3pm • $35

Making Peace With Money Sunday 1-3pm • $35

Explore the art of healing your life through the wisdom of your experience rather than your pain.

Participants will have the opportunity to do drawings and guided imagery to uncover unconscious symbolic messages, survival patterns and practical information from their unconscious. Over the past 30 years as a best-selling author, speaker, physician and founder of Exceptional Cancer Patients (ECaP) in 1978, Bernie has cared for and counseled thousands of people all over the planet whose mortality has been threatened by an illness. (Bernie will continue with a public mini-lecture at 3:30 followed by a booksigning.)

Money is our culture’s most loaded concept. This coaching intensive will provide an opportunity to both look at your current money situation and begin to develop a vision with action steps, grounded goals, and a support system for clearing up debt and allowing money to help you build the life you want. Linda Marks, MSM, has been an author, professional speaker, healer and teacher for thirty years. A pioneer body psychotherapist, she founded the Institute for Emotional Kinesthetic Psychotherapy in 1990 and has led two coaching classes for more than 20 years. (Visit the free EKP Community Clinic at the expo Saturday 10-5.)

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34 M.A.P For Getting Well by Pippin Ross 38 Your Unlimited Healing Potential by Mike Adams 42 Breast Health 101 — What’s Best for the Breast? by Linda Marks 48 Ayurvedic Restoration: An Interview with Karin Pirc, MD by Carol Bedrosian

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June 18 & August 13: From Dating to Marriage: Dr. Swack’s Seven Rules for Success First, understand your relationship-readiness stage and explore the mysteries behind instant attraction. Next, uncover how you and your partner's readiness stage affects your decisions and your relationship. Learn how to choose and keep your ideal mate, especially the three minimum criteria for creating a successful, happy marriage. Explore the common assumptions that can hurt your marriage. Come away with a better understanding of your romantic relationship and discover the surprisingly simple measures of a satisfying marriage. 7-9:30pm. Cost: $43 Members, $51. Non member. Code: PRUL01. Register: www.bace.org or (617) 267-4430 July 23: Flirting, the Psychology of Instant Sexual Attraction Join us for an exciting fun-filled evening to learn or refresh those flirting skills. Learn what’s sexy, the difference between flirting and seduction, how to connect easily and how to follow-up! 7-9:30pm.

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June 22 & June 29: Instant Intuition Everyone has some degree of psychic ability, but most people ignore these subtle signals. In this class, students will learn to use and trust their psychic ability. Dr. Swack will teach you how to see auras, read people’s minds, feel people’s energy fields and distinguish real intuition from irrational, emotional reactions. 7-9:30. Newton, MA. Register: (617) 559-6999 or https://newtoncommunityed.org/register.php

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Musings

By Carol Bedrosian

What if the brain is the only healer we really need?

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friend emailed a cartoon illustrating the inconvenient side of practicing self-healing. A man and a woman are sitting on a couch talking to each other at a party. The man says, “I’m sorry…I didn’t hear you. I was listening to my body.”

If only we could confer so easily with our bodies on any occasion, we’d all be healthy in no time!

After generations of practically worshipping at the altar of western medicine, the exorbitant price tag, excessive drug prescribing and dubious healing results have left many Americans questioning the authority that once went unquestioned. Could we do a better job of managing our own healthcare rather than handing that responsibility over to medical authorities? I have to admit, I am not convinced the medical establishment has my best interests in mind when I look at the dysfunction in our healthcare system and their best recommendations for my health. I see inflated costs, the side effects and collateral damage of too many drugs, tests and treatments, and the enormous fear and anxiety that accompanies being a patient in this system. I do not believe this is the way healthcare was meant to be and my experience using alternative medicine over the past twenty-five years bears that out. What if healing is a state of mind entirely dependent upon what you believe?

A recent story shared in The Sun came from a woman who grew up “off the grid” on an Oklahoma farm long before that phrase even meant anything. Her mother used only one remedy for everything — a teaspoon of sugar laced with kerosene — and, though she hated the taste, believed absolutely that the medicine would make her better, which it almost always did. After studying to become a nutritionist and discovering that her mother’s “cure” contained two elements lethal to a compromised immune system, the woman speculated on the power of love and belief as the most potent medicines available, able to turn even toxic ingredients into a cure.

The placebo effect, which measures nothing more than a patient’s belief about treatment, has been well-documented as a statistically significant

influence on treatment outcomes for decades, establishing a direct link between healing and the mind. While the brain is the command center of the body, firing off millions of minute life and death instructions every second, how much influence does the mind (our beliefs) have over the brain’s instructions? If the mind believes only western medicine works or only alternative medicine works or it’s hopeless and no medicine works at all, what effect do those beliefs have on the messages the brain sends out to all those cells?

We have a choice about our health beliefs. If you ignore its significant failure rates, the surgical and pharmaceutical miracles of modern medicine are quite persuasive. Parkinson’s symptoms are arguably one of the most disruptive expressions of disease to live with, yet the miracle of pharmaceuticals gives many patients back their independence and their lives. Children walk because advanced medical research triumphs over genetic defects. It’s easy to see why we want to believe this heroic medicine can save us from the ravages of our 21st century lifestyle, however, the overwhelming evidence tells us the best prescription for good health includes factors entirely within our own control: diet, exercise, stress reduction, self-care, positive thinking and energy medicine. The question is: why isn’t our healthcare system promoting these successful treatments and cures in addition to their drugs, surgery and diagnostics?

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eyond dismantling the shameful piracy of the for-profit pharmaceutical and insurance industries, real healthcare reform must promote the truth about getting well and staying healthy. Everyone wants and should have access to life saving emergency care when the situation warrants it, but it’s time for the Great Oz of western medicine to step down from its bully pulpit and control over our healthcare, and hand the reigns of power back to the people where it belongs. continues on page 55

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The directory features category descriptions and training and licensing guidelines, where applicable, to alert consumers to seek out qualified professionals. Restricted categories allow only fully licensed or certified practitioners to list. A convenient tool for exploring many different modalities of alternative medicine in one place, the directory can put on the path of taking back your health starting today. You might even find yourself inspired towards a new career! Practitioners are encouraged to send in their feedback on category descriptions and certification guidelines. Email editor Carol Bedrosian at carol@spiritofchange.org with your valuable and much appreciated suggestions.

By the way, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an integrative psychotherapy that utilizes bilateral eye movements to facilitate the emotional and cognitive processing of distressing and traumatic experiences. It has been found to be especially helpful with veterans. Find four certified New England practitioners listed in the directory at http://www.spiritofchange.org/directory/category/emdr or search the directory using keyword EMDR.

Snoring Solutions You may have heard someone in your household snoring, the most common symptom attributed to sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a potentially fatal condition where your airway is temporarily cut off for ten seconds or more during sleep when the soft tissue in the rear of the throat collapses or closes. Happening up to 20 times an hour, with each apnea event the brain is aroused during sleep in order to resume breathing; consequently, the sleep is extremely fragmented and of poor quality.

According to the National Institute for Health about 12 million Americans are affected by sleep apnea and an astounding 27% of all American couples sleep in separate bedrooms due to excessive snoring. Untreated sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure, weight gain, heart disease, lack of energy and other medical issues. The vast majority of sleep apnea conditions remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the fact that this serious condition can have significant consequences.

While therapeutic pillows or side-sleeping positions are sometimes prescribed to alleviate snoring, there is no guarantee your head stays in one position all night during sleep. Products advertised to keep airways smooth and free from obstruction cannot prevent the cause of snoring.

Surgery is also an option, but it is an invasive procedure.

According to Paul Mathew, DDS of Exceptional Dentistry in Salem, NH, there are solutions for sleep apnea sufferers as well as their bedroom partners.

“Sleep apnea occurs because the tongue and throat tissues naturally relax during sleep,” says Dr. Mathew. “In circumstances where this becomes a problem, such as with excessive snoring, the only solution is to find a way to keep the airways open.” continues on page 12

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“Perhaps you have already been fitted with a CPAP [continuous positive airway pressure] device,” Mathew continues, “which is 100% effective in eliminating sleep apnea. However, about 75% of all people fitted with a CPAP either gives up on using it or finds it too uncomfortable to wear, clumsy or too noisy, and the machines end up in the closet.”

A CPAP machine relies on air pressure, and not just the flow of air, to accomplish its desired result, so once the CPAP mask is placed on the head it is sealed to the face, which many people find distressing. Like any piece of medical equipment, the machine also requires regular maintenance.

According to Dr. Mathew, “the most comfortable treatment for snoring is a specially designed oral appliance that is smaller than a sports mouth guard and is specially fitted to each individual”.

The appliance works in three ways: it slightly opens the mouth, imperceptibly moves the jaw forward and includes an ingenious extension on the back to comfortably hold the tongue in place. Because each mouth and tongue are entirely unique, the design of each appliance, and most importantly the tongue guard, is carefully carried out in stages as the individual adapts to wearing the appliance at night. Medical insurance most often covers these procedures.

To learn more about solutions for snoring and CPAP intolerance, contact Dr. Mathew at 603-890-4004 or visit www.drpaulmathew.com.

Treating Depression Holistically As so many of us know, depression can feel like a huge weight to carry, and it can be really hard to get through the day. According to wellness coach and energy healer Genevieve Kohn of Triad Healing in Millis, MA, there are many effective, holistic ways to treat depression, even when under a doctor’s care. Following is a list of some of effective and simple tools for improving your mood and your life.

1. Receive energy work to gain balance and restoration. Some methods clear out the energetic “gunk” that can get in your system as a part of life and create conditions that can pre-dispose one to depression. The clearer and healthier your energy system, the more room there is for the stuff that helps you feel good.

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2. Get moving! It’s hard to wallow in depression when your body and mind are active. This can also be fun — and who couldn’t use more fun?

Feeling healthier physically can lift your mood. Walking, stretching and gentler forms of yoga are available.

3. Use color. A healthier diet filled with the colors of fresh produce will help you feel better. Nourishing your body gives your mind and spirit an immediate boost. Wearing brighter colors brightens your mood and energy level as well. They can even make you feel more awake.

4. Practice staying positive. It’s true that every cloud has a silver lining.

Though this can take a while to adjust your focus, with practice you’ll get the hang of it. Counseling or journaling are tools that can support your practice or help you get to the root of why you are having trouble with depression. Discovering your blessings can help you bring more good things into your life — and of course, good things make you feel good!

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5. Western medicine need not be abandoned. Depression is often partly due to a biochemical imbalance. Be your own best advocate; your doctor is not a mind reader. Help your doctor find an effective way to treat you by letting him or her know exactly how you’re feeling and how your medication is affecting you.

Visit the Triad Wellness website at http://triadwellness.net for more information about natural medicine and depression or contact Genevieve Kohn at (877) 487-4935.

Acupuncturists Without Borders Emotional trauma is very common among soldiers and medical staff

returning from war and can be just as painful as physical trauma. Many veterans from past wars still experience flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety and depression even decades after their war is over.

To help these service men and women, Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) started the Military Stress Recovery Project (MSRP) in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2006. Since then more than 25 MSRP clinics have popped up all over the country including several in the Boston, Metrowest and Worcester areas. Military people who have attended these clinics report experiencing better sleep with fewer nightmares, improved mental clarity, better hearing, less pain, less stress and anxiety, and even less bruxism (teeth grinding). Acupuncture is currently being studied by the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington D.C. as a viable treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for returning veterans1.

As a founding member and volunteer acupuncturist at Veterans Acupuncture Care (VAC) Metrowest, a free MSRP clinic in Framingham that serves military from all branches as well as their family members, licensed acupuncturist Janine Agoglia sees veterans from as far back as World War II still suffering silently from their internal wounds.

“It is amazing to watch men and women sitting in a circle on couches and comfortable chairs, all experiencing 45 minutes of peace and calm,” says Janine. “Once the five acupuncture needles go into each of their ears, you can see the pain, stress and anxiety drain out of them as they go into their acupuncture bliss. Their eyebrows spread apart, gentle snores can be heard from around the room, soft smiles appear, shoulders relax.”

This form of ear acupuncture, called the NADA Protocol (after the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association), was first used in 1985 at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx to help patients undergoing withdrawal cravings. The treatment acts as a “reset button” for the nervous system, helping traumatized people come out of their fight or flight emotional paralysis, easing them back into feeling calm and in control.

In addition to the physical benefits of the acupuncture treatment, the element of community spirit adds another level of support to the treatment’s success. Agoglia notes, “There is something powerful about a group of people who have gone through something as unspeakable as war, coming together to experience group healing. For the recipients, there is the added benefit of not having to talk about their problems; they experience symptom relief without recounting their traumas.”

Since the clinic opened its doors in May 2008, Agoglia and other volunteer acupuncturists have done over 750 treatments for veterans and their family members, many of who return week after week.

“VA hospitals are inundated with veterans seeking help,” Agoglia says, “but there are probably many more veterans who are unaware as to why they feel so bad — and certainly more than the VA can handle. Nightmares, headaches, insomnia, anxiety and depression are also very common among returning soldiers, even decades after the battles have ended. Some soldiers may choose to go back for another tour of duty or self medicate with drugs or alcohol. They may find themselves getting into trouble with the law or getting excessive speeding tickets. These can all be symptoms of PTSD.” Agoglia, who has been in private practice since 2003 as an acupuncturist and yoga instructor at Integrative Therapeutics in Natick, MA, says she feels “honored to be able to give back to the men and women who have given so much to this country some sense of control in their lives, aiding in their ability to better cope with their daily lives. They thank me as they leave the clinic, but really it is me who is thanking them.”

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Saturn, the Lord of Karma, represents Earth, its structures and institutions as well as the laws governing physical reality. Uranus, the Great Awakener, brings evolutionary factors into play, producing unforeseen but ultimately liberating changes. These include mankind’s technological advances and resulting leaps of consciousness as well as geological upheavals. Pluto, the Lord of the Underworld, rules little understood forces lurking deep within Earth and the human psyche. The most distant planet from the Sun seems to be stepping up the frequency and intensity of Earth changes. As mentioned in the spring issue of Spirit of Change, I anticipated an increase in seismic activity and Mother Nature manifested the same. During all of 2009 there were thirty major quakes. As of mid-April there were more than seventy.

Faster moving than the other planets in the T-square, Jupiter’s approach to Uranus improves the odds of a major scientific breakthrough. In coming months technologically savvy political movements are likely to emerge to challenge the status quo. At summer solstice the Cancer Sun moves into the fourth unoccupied spot in the sky, opposing Pluto and giving us a super energized grand square, two sets of opposing planets that also square each other.

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by Pluto in Capricorn, this increased scrutiny applies equally to Wall Street banks, corporations, governments, political parties and churches, as well as to households and individuals. Why do we have government? How and why were corporations invested with powers granted to people? We must determine what is essential, live within our means and maintain life-sustaining rules and practices. With retrograde Pluto’s square to Saturn in the thick of things, fears of scarcity continue and energy costs will continue to rise. Political battles will be bitterly contested.

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Amidst the media driven hoopla, remind yourself to tune in to nature. A summer breeze may be a soothing refuge. Find a little time to appreciate the grace and beauty of each summer day.

June 2010 June begins on a positive, cheerful note. The 1st and 2nd are good days for networking. More ominous trends arrive as Mars moves into an opposition with mysterious Neptune on Friday the 4th. This pairing is a difficult one, warning of scandals, floods, poisonings and betrayals. A Friday evening last quarter Moon heightens the unrest, as emotions compete with logic. Play it safe at all times. Practice detachJun 21-July 21 ment. Don’t let your feelings get the better of you.

The rest of the month is incredibly busy! Jupiter enters Aries on Sunday the 6th where, joined with Uranus, the two planets help usher in a new Age of Enlightenment. Mars, the Red Planet, lingering in Leo since last October, at long last enters Virgo early on Monday the 7th. This placement and Mercury’s trine to Saturn fuel practical ambitions on the 8th. That same day Jupiter is exactly conjunct Uranus, a signature of genius. If you are blessed with an exceptional idea or talent, this is a good day to share it. Be wary on Wednesday when Mercury is at odds with mystifying Neptune.

Mercury triggers a fresh round of visionary thinking the morning of Thursday the 10th. It should be possible to translate brainstorms into profits as the Taurus Moon makes a series of mostly constructive aspects. Be sure to protect your valuables and self-interests that night and the morning of the 11th. Slow down on Friday to keep pace with the lunar cycle.

A Gemini new Moon ruffles a few feathers and may upset the status quo the morning of Saturday the 12th. Sensitivities remain high well into the night. A difference of opinions can strain a friendship. Stay close to home on Sunday. The new week arrives with some of the summer’s strongest social influences. Loving Venus is trine to both Uranus and Jupiter. Circulate and enlarge your territory, especially on Monday the 14th when work and pleasure go hand in hand. The 15th through Friday the 18th are quietly productive.

Factors that cannot be controlled, such as a partner’s behavior, the cost of living or the weather, are a concern on Friday and Saturday. It is time for a reality check. Rather than give in to fear or worry, vow to redouble your efforts. The Sun’s square to Saturn is a stern “no pain, no gain” reminder.

The second half of Saturday brings gentler influences, more supportive of relaxing and romancing.

Sunday the 20th features a sociable Libra Moon in trine to Mercury. This is a fun and lively aspect, good for getting around as well as maintaining proper social form. Let Dad have his way. An impending square, between the Sun and Uranus, can bring protests from those who don’t get what they want.

The summer solstice chart, for Monday morning, the 21st, finds the Sun completing a daunting Grand Square, opposed to Pluto while squaring Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter. Wow! Don’t be intimidated. Here’s the chance to work with some of the most formidable energies of our lifetime. I like to remind myself that we were born for these times. A simultaneous grand trine between the Sun, Moon and Neptune encourages being both pro-active and compassionate.

The next few days see the Sun journeying through trying angles with Uranus, Jupiter, and Pluto. Mercury follows suit. Do your best to make educated, informed decisions. Use the Internet. Talk to experts or solicit opinions from friends. If you can put off a big decision or important purchase, you may be wise to do so. On Saturday the 26th the Capricorn full Moon, closely conjunct Pluto is partially eclipsed at 7:30 in the morning. The

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The last four days of June are relatively quiet, and deservedly so. Rest up.

July 2010 Ambitions receive an encouraging jolt from the stars early on the 1st. Mercury’s sextile to Mars helps put everyone in motion. A Sun/ Moon trine provides emotional poise. Things July 22-Aug. 22 take a stressful turn after sunset. That night a partner’s nitpicking can be upsetting. Friday feels somewhat listless. Challenging lunar aspects the morning of Saturday the 3rd do little to improve moods but the Moon’s mid-afternoon pass by Jupiter sounds a cheerful chord.

Independence Day stars include a tense last quarter Moon in the morning. Impulsive, self-centered actions offend family members and friends.

Think before you act. Uranus retrogrades on Monday the 5th and we can expect more earth tremors and political shockwaves around this time. After a few comparatively mellow days Venus opposes Neptune the night of the 8th. This opposition warrants close attention to valuables and partnerships. Lapses in judgment can be costly.

Saturday the 10th is energized by a solar sextile to Mars. The Cancer new Moon Sunday afternoon eclipses the Sun, emotions getting the better of reason. It is probably best to stick close to the nest this weekend. Tackle a household project or work in the garden. A fun-loving Leo Moon oversees the start of another working week. Venus’ trine to Pluto on Tuesday the 13th opens us to both financial success and greater intimacy. This day and the next reveal a great deal about partners’ motives!

Delays and unexpected obstacles require improvisational skills that are used on Friday the 16th. That evening, bidding adieu to workplace worries brings a welcome sigh of relief.

The weekend is a sociable one, although moods grow more introspective Sunday afternoon, the 18th. The following week brings a flurry of important celestial changes, all under the umbrella of the waxing Moon.

Saturn returns to Libra on Wednesday the 21st. The search for social justice and peaceable living continues! The Sun enters Leo on the 22nd while harmonizing with the ringed planet. The universe now delivers one’s karmic due. If life is flowing smoothly, this sextile aspect will affirm the wisdom of your ways. If a course correction is needed, it should be possible to do so with minimal effort. On Friday the 23rd Jupiter’s retrograde can precipitate a shift in strategy or moral position. Jupiter’s Saturday night square continues on page 18

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to Pluto indicates that some people and institutions will adamantly resist admitting to mistakes or wrongdoing, with disastrous results. This is the time for wisdom, honesty and understanding.

The full Moon in egalitarian Aquarius is exact at 9:37pm on Sunday the 25th. This full Moon chart is a powerful one. Once again, the risk of destructive geological activity is great. Mars has joined the T-square, increasing the probability of fire and violence. Fortunately, the Sun and Moon are positioned to handily channel the energies of the ongoing cardinal cross. We are reminded that there is no turning back! Let a joyful heart and goodwill towards others guide your actions. Others, less confident and afraid, are easily led astray.

As most readers know, a post full Moon letdown is the norm. This month things are different. Mercury is exactly opposite Neptune as dawn breaks on Monday. The Leo Sun is exactly trine to optimistic Jupiter. Just after midday Saturn forms the final in a series of five oppositions to Uranus. These destabilizing Saturn/Uranus aspects began during the memorable autumn of 2008 and will now gradually lose strength. It is fair to say that the road ahead, while still uncertain, will be less stressful.

Following a handful of quiet days the month ends with a new set of challenges. Fiery Mars opposes Uranus the morning of Friday the 30th and overtakes Saturn during the wee hours of the 31st. Friday’s lunar trends are also demanding. Be sure to drive and travel safely. The risks of fires, accidents and other unfortunate events are heightened. Moods improve in time for a thoroughly enjoyable Saturday.

August 2010 The T-square is a central focus as August arrives.

Retrograde Jupiter is nearing another square with Pluto while Mars challenges both planets, opposing Jupiter and testing Pluto just after Aug. 23-Sept. 22 midnight on the 4th.

The tense alignment colors the first few days of the month. Political infighting is furious. Accusations fly. Personal relationships may suffer. It is worth remembering that those who yell the loudest are most likely to be hiding a dark secret of their own. Venus enters the fray, opposing Uranus early on Saturday the 7th and forming a Sunday afternoon conjunction with Saturn.

Undoubtedly, some partnerships are at an end.

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Uranus retrogrades back into Pisces late Friday night. The uproar over health care reform continues. Jupiter’s demanding opposition to Saturn on Monday afternoon, the 16th, can stir up feelings of guilt and recrimination. Monday’s first quarter Moon adds to prickly moods. Don’t make promises you can’t keep, or accusations that aren’t supported by facts. Finding the truth or coming up with a better idea will almost certainly take time and considerable effort. Because Mercury is slowing to station and retrograde later in the week, judgments are likely to change.

Tuesday the 17th is a flat out happy day. An evening get together provides many laughs.

Work is demanding on Thursday and Friday. Toe the company line. Playing hooky or slacking off can have very serious repercussions. Venus and Mars conjoin on Friday afternoon, just when Mercury begins a three-week long retrograde. Bosses and perfectionists are under intense pressure due to Saturn’s square with Pluto early Saturday morning. Be sure to make career responsibilities your priority. There’s time for great fun Saturday night. The friendly Aquarius Moon is mixing it up with Uranus and Jupiter. A reunion can be an eye opening experience.

The Sun enters discriminating Virgo during the early morning hours of Monday the 23rd. Energy levels are skyrocketing due to the waxing Moon. The Pisces full Moon occurs at 1:05pm on Tuesday, while the Sun and Moon are both nicely aligned with Pluto. Use these constructive, healing energies to increase your efficiency at work or to improve your home, health or lifestyle. These auspices are good for reducing your environmental footprint, too.

The month comes to a peaceful conclusion, giving many of us the chance to gather our thoughts and catch our breaths. Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are all retrograde, suggesting that the past has something to teach us. Take a few moments to digest recent developments. Precious, warm summer afternoons are growing shorter. Make of the fleeting days what you can. New England native and poet Celia Thaxter put it this way: “Peacefully, The quiet stars came out, one after one; The holy twilight fell upon the sea, The summer day was done.”

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The Base Usually, the base of a salad is built on lettuces. There are four basic varieties of lettuce: head, leaf, romaine and stem. Stick to one or mix them up. But, don’t restrict yourself to lettuce as a base to your salad. Toss in some greens.

A popular mixture is one referred to as mesclun. It’s a mixture of flavors ranging from mild to bitter and piquant to spicy. Common components include leaf lettuce (mild), mustard greens (piquant), radicchio, escarole and/ or mizuna (bitter) and arugula and watercress (spicy). If you like variety, this one has it all and it’s all done for you. If you’ve never tried mache or lamb’s lettuce, get some! Its velvety texture and mild, sweet and nutty taste is delicious and it goes well with all the other lettuces. Soil tends to cling to the roots holding the small dark green leaves together, but it’s worth the extra rinse under water.

Prep Steps 1. Wash all produce. Place your base ingredients in the basket of your salad spinner and rinse under running water. Spin to remove the water. Scrub all hard skinned produce under running water — no peeling! This saves time and nutrients.

2. Thoroughly dry all ingredients in your spinner or with paper towels.

3. If using canned beans, empty beans into a strainer (use your spinner’s basket and avoid having to wash another item) and rinse under running water; let drain.

4. Cut or tear your ingredients into bite sized pieces (whichever is most appropriate to the item); it’s easier to eat smaller pieces.

5. Add all your ingredients to the salad bowl (except for more delicate items like cut tomatoes and avocado — add those right before serving) and toss.

6. Add your garnishes.

7. Dress salad in the bowl right before serving or have everyone dress their own to suit their taste.

While making a salad for dinner, I pack a large container to take to work the next day. In the morning, I can grab it and go. I usually prep three day’s worth of ingredients at a time; while everything is out it takes practically no extra time. I store everything in individual containers and it’s fast to assemble different salad combinations. Plus, there’s always great snack choices to eat “as is� or to dip into hummus.

Here are some ideas to build a salad creation that’s uniquely yours and packed with nutrition and flavor. Mix and match your favorites.

BASE: Lettuce, mesclun, kale, baby spinach, fresh basil, watercress BODY: Snap peas, corn, peas, beans, cucumbers, asparagus, tomatoes, cold, diced potatoes, bell peppers, avocado, carrots, beets, leftover roasted vegetables, jicama, tofu cubes, edamame, noodles/pasta/grains GARNISH: Dried cranberries or blueberries, ground flaxseed, sunflower seeds, thinly sliced apple, orange segments, banana peppers, nuts, pomegranate seeds, herbs, paprika, freshly ground pepper, olives, polenta croutons, onions, mushrooms, radishes, celery DRESSING: Balsamic vinegar, vinaigrette, fresh lemon wedges, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, walnut oil, avocado oil

Chopped Salad One of my favorite ways to make a salad is to chop everything into small pieces. Not only is it easier (and neater) to eat, the flavors and textures blend wonderfully with every bite. If you’ve never made a chopped salad, try it. The few extra seconds it takes to chop your ingredients is a small investment for the flavor rewards your get.

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keeping the ingredients dry. Chopping ingredients creates extra moisture, so starting with dry ingredients is essential to preventing the salad from turning mushy. Wash and dry thoroughly before starting. If using cucumbers or tomatoes, remove the seeds before chopping.

1 head romaine lettuce, chopped 1 bunch Lacinato kale (often called dinosaur kale), chopped 1 cup jicama (crispy, sweet edible root), chopped 1 cup red bell peppers, chopped 1 large cold baked potato, chopped 2 cups carrots, chopped 1 cup leftover roasted Brussels sprouts, chopped 1 cup corn kernels (frozen, thawed is fine) 2 cups garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained Toss all the ingredients into a serving bowl. Add your favorite dressing or have everyone add their own just in case there are leftovers.

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Tropical Salad A great, light and refreshing meal or starter that’s fast and easy to prepare.

1 cup baby spinach 1 cup Bibb lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces 1/2 cup Clementine orange segments 1 banana sliced into 1/4 inch slices 2 tablespoons sliced almonds 1 tablespoon scallion, thinly sliced Arrange the spinach and lettuce on a plate.

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Hearty Salad When a more substantial meal is needed, we always go back to a version of this recipe. The combination of cool lettuces and warm greens and veggies satisfies even on cold winter days.

2 cups romaine lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces 2 cups baby spinach 2 stalks of broccoli (stem and florets), cut into bite sized pieces and steamed 1 bunch kale, cut into bite sized pieces, steamed 2 carrots, cut into bite sized pieces, steamed 1 cup cooked grains or pasta 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced 1/2 cup polenta croutons 2 tablespoons nuts or seeds Place the lettuce and spinach at the bottom of the bowl. Add the hot, steamed broccoli on top. Next, add the carrots and grain or pasta. Top with the mushrooms and croutons and nuts/seeds. Dress the salad with your favorite creamy salad dressing. Note: to make polenta (boiled cornmeal) croutons, use prepared polenta or make your own and let set. Slice polenta into cubes. Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray, add polenta cubes in a single layer and lightly spray. Bake at 350 degrees about 15 minutes or until lightly toasted. Store any leftovers in an airtight container.

Vinaigrette A basic dressing with many uses. Vary the flavor by substituting different vinegars or oils. We’ll use champagne, apple cider, balsamic, white wine, etc., according to our preference that day.

Try avocado oil for a buttery flavor or walnut oil for a rich, nutty taste. The general rule of thumb for these dressings is a 3 to 1 ratio of oil to vinegar. We like our dressing a little more tart, so we use more vinegar than the norm. Use the amount that tastes best to you.

1/4 cup champagne vinegar 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1/8 cup freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice Pinch of sea salt Freshly ground pepper to taste 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (great mixed half and half with walnut oil) Whisk the first five ingredients together. Let it rest for 10 minutes if you have the time and then whisk in the oil. If possible, let the completed dressing sit for an hour and whisk again before serving.

Dressings For us, dressing can make or break the salad.

One thing to remember is that flavors need time to blend. Ideally, you want to let the vinegar absorb the flavors of your seasonings for a few minutes before adding the oil. Adjust seasonings by tasting with a lettuce leaf dipped in the dressing. You’ll get a better idea of how it will taste on your salad.

Creamy Tangy Dressing I’ve been using unsweetened, plain yogurt as a base for our creamy dressings. It adds great flavor and nutrition and it’s convenient. You may substitute silken tofu for the yogurt. I used to make my own soy yogurt until I tried the Wildwood plain, unsweetened soy yogurt. It’s fabulous.

1/2 cup plain, unsweetened soy yogurt 1/2 cup plain, unsweetened almond milk 1 and 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger 2 teaspoons sweet white miso 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 1 teaspoon agave (or your preferred sweetener; sometimes I use a date) Blend all ingredients well. Dressing will keep in refrigerator for several days.

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Triple warmer energy starts at the tip of the ring finger, travels up to the neck, behind the ears, and ends at the temples. You can use the electromagnetic energies of your hands to readily calm overactive triple warmer energy by tracing part of this pathway backward. Here are the steps:

Managing PMS When the miseries of PMS occur, keep life as calm as possible and be ready to use your energies to help ease uncomfortable symptoms away.

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remenstrual syndrome (PMS) affects sixty percent of the women in the United States.

It is a medically diagnosable disorder and, with extreme PMS, a women’s very sense of sanity may feel assaulted. Beyond the physical symptoms, it is for many women no less than a ferocious wrestling match with forces from deep within. Our culture has not been particularly adept in preparing us for this challenge.

Most women intuitively know that they are best served by going internal during the premenstrual part of their cycle. Cooperate! Do not schedule nonessential social activities. Keep life as calm and simple as possible. Applying energy techniques gives you powerful, simple tools for being more in charge of your life, more at peace and more able to deal with life’s challenges.

Although they may seem like so many more chores added to your day, the thing is, they work.

And they do not take long. They take less time than a brisk walk or most people’s driving time to the gym. Even practicing just one technique not only may help you feel better, immediately and palpably, but also may shift your body’s chemistry so that your journey through your monthly cycle is an adventure of the female soul rather than a fight with the female body.

Try familiarizing yourself with these techniques during the time of the month when you are not premenstrual so that you can use them with a minimum of effort. If you learn them dur-

ing calmer times, you are much more likely to use them when you need them.

At the first bout of irritability, lethargy, bloating, or other sign of PMS, carve out some time and make yourself very comfortable. My preference is to be in a bathtub or hot tub. Immersing our bodies in warm water may be the closest experience we have to returning to the womb. It shifts your energy field so that your body is more receptive to healing and energy exercises that calm your hormones. Once you have relaxed a bit (lovely soothing music in the background enhances the experience), lie back in the tub, get completely comfortable, and do the Triple Warmer Smoothie.

When you are stressed, whether due to external circumstances or bodily disruptions such as those that are part of PMS, triple warmer steps into action. Triple warmer, you may recall, is designed to keep you safe by invoking the immune (or fight-or-flight) response and by maintaining survival habits. But because it evolved for a world that no longer exists, it is often on overdrive. During PMS, it is almost always valuable to calm the triple warmer energies that move through your body. This relaxes your entire energy system, releases tension, and reduces fear and anxiety. Fortunately, the Triple Warmer Smoothie is a quick and simple way to calm triple warmer and sometimes it is all that is needed.

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1. Place your fingers at your temples. Hold for one deep breath, again breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.

2. On another deep in-breath, slowly slide your fingers up and around your ears, smoothing the skin while maintaining some pressure.

3. On the out breath, slide your fingers down and behind your ears, press them down the sides of your neck, and hang them on your shoulders.

4. Push your fingers into your shoulders and then, when you are ready, firmly drag them over the tops of your shoulders, and smooth them to the middle of your chest, with one arm resting on top of the other. This is the heart chakra. It brings you home to yourself.

5. Hold here for several deep breaths.

Techniques for Working with Physical Discomfort and Pain

Among the most common physical symptoms of PMS are bloating, breast tenderness, cramps, back pain, and groin pain. For cramps and many types of pain, people often instinctively circle their hand over the area of discomfort.

There is a good reason to do this. Your hand can pull blocked or stagnant energy out of an area.

Circling in a counterclockwise motion tends to draw out disruptive energy; circling in a clockwise motion tends to stabilize the energies that are there. Your hand does not even need to make physical contact with your body. Circle a couple inches above the area of discomfort in a counterclockwise motion and notice if you feel your hand pulling energy off your body. Shake your hand off from time to time, as if sending the excess energy into the ground. Once you are feeling even a little bit better, you can stabilize the improvement by circling in a clockwise direction.

Cramps

A procedure that specifically focuses on cramps is to massage the fourth acupressure point on the spleen meridian (see photo). Relax, position your feet so you can comfortably reach both, and simultaneously massage the points that are on the inside of each foot, halfway between your toe and your heel. Push up against the bone and massage in a counterclockwise direction for at least ten seconds and up to a minute. Then tap the points while taking two deep

breaths. Meanwhile, massaging Liver 4 relieves pressure from the uterus and may also provide relief from cramps.

Again, massage in a counterclockwise direction and then tap the points during a couple of deep breaths.

Liver 4

Spleen 4

Points for Alleviating Cramps

Sedating the Meridians Involved with PMS Many of the uncomfortable symptoms associated with PMS are based on excess energy rather than not enough energy. This may seem counterintuitive because you may be feeling that you need more energy, which is also true. Here is how it works. When too much energy accumulates in certain areas of the body, the normal flow of energy is blocked, causing weariness and pain. When there is too much energy in one place, the flow stops, so there is too little energy getting to other areas. The reason too much energy may accumulate in an area is that when a meridian is being overworked (as happens with PMS), the meridian may overcompensate, or other meridians may feed it extra energy in an effort to support it.

A powerful way to help get blocked energy flowing again is to “sedate” the meridian pathway in which the clogged energy has accumulated. This makes it possible for the energy to start moving again and can provide tremendous relief while allowing your whole system to get back in balance. The procedure is similar for each of the meridians, though different acupressure points are involved with each. When you sedate a meridian, you place your fingers on the designated acupressure points, hold for a couple minutes (it is a firm touch but does not involve deep pressure or massage), and then hold a second set of points for about a minute. The meridians most involved with the physical symptoms of PMS include the stomach, small intestine, kidney, large intestine, liver, and circulation-sex meridians. Visit www.learnenergymedicine.com for more details and photographs of specific meridian points to sedate for various PMS symptoms.

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“In the quest to dispose of nuclear waste, the government and private companies have disregarded and broken treaties, blurred the definition of Native American sovereignty, and directly engaged in a form of economic racism akin to bribery,” says Bayley Lopez of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. He cites example after example of the government and private companies taking advantage of the “overwhelming poverty on native reservations by offering them millions of dollars to host nuclear waste storage sites.”

The issue came to a head — and Native advocates hope a turning point — in 2007 when public pressure forced the Skull Valley band of Utah’s Goshute tribe to forego plans to offer their land, which is already tucked between a military test site, a chemical weapons depot and a toxic magnesium production facility, for storing spent nuclear fuel above ground. The facility would have been a key link in the chain of getting nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, the U.S. government’s proposed permanent storage facility.

In February 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced intentions to scale back efforts to make Yucca Mountain the nation’s sole repository of radioactive nuclear waste and to look into alternative long-term strategies for dealing with its spent nuclear fuel. The National Congress of American Indians, in representing the various tribes around the region, no doubt breathed a sigh of relief.

The issue essentially goes much deeper: as long as we continue to make use of nuclear energy — and many in Congress are looking to expand its role to get away from fossil fuels — the waste and spent nuclear fuel will keep coming and need to be stored somewhere. Groups like Honor the Earth, founded by author and activist Winona LaDuke to promote cooperation between Native Americans and environmentalists, are trying to persuade tribes that availing their land to nuclear power and other toxic industries isn’t worth the potential long-term damage to the health of their citizens. Honor the Earth helped

convince the Goshutes to turn down a lucrative deal to store waste on their land, and is working with dozens of other tribes to try to do the same.

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Dear EarthTalk: We’ve all heard about the abysmal food served in prison, as well as the economical, nutritional and even therapeutic value of growing one’s own food. Are there any agricultural programs or garden projects in U.S. prisons?

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hile there is no nationwide program administering prison agriculture programs, various individual prisons across the country are embracing the notion of getting inmates involved in on-site food production and agricultural research. According to Howard Clinebill, a Ph.D. who has written extensively about environmental psychology, prison gardens offer people looking to turn their lives around a place to reconnect with their natural rhythms, get healthy exercise in the fresh air, work cooperatively with others and care for Earth in a healing manner.

Perhaps the best known prison garden project in the U.S. is at the San Francisco County Jail in Photo credit: McNeil Island Corrections Center.

San Bruno, California, where inmates have been working steadily since the mid-1980s to clear away weeds and rubble from some eight acres “inside the fence” and replace them with freshgrown vegetables — some of which make their way into prison meals, while others are donated to needy food banks, housing projects and senior centers. According to program coordinator Catherine Sneed, who pioneered the project, participating inmates learn not only practical skills but also report that they are better able to communicate with one another and resolve disputes amicably.

“Each person cares for particular plants and learns, by watching them grow, the true nature of this life: growth, renewal and perseverance,” Sneed reports. “Somewhere during the time spent quietly working the earth, something happens and something changes. Witnessing the cycle of growth and renewal allows the prisoners to see their own potential for growth and change.” She adds that program graduates have a much lower rate of re-offense once they have served their sentences and return to life on the outside.

Further north, at Washington State’s McNeil Island Corrections Center, a team of students from nearby Evergreen State College has been working with inmates there for the last couple of years to turn a one acre patch of grass into a field of organic tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins and other veggies used by the prison kitchen for meals.

A small on-site composting unit keeps the soil healthy. Inmates manage McNeil Island’s garden as part of their work detail on the prison’s horticultural crew, and plan to expand into additional grassy acreage during the coming year.

Meanwhile, in Canada’s British Columbia province, a pilot project at Matsqui, a federal women’s prison near Vancouver, has been successful in teaching an ethic of stewardship, respect for natural processes, and a sense of accomplishment. Inmates worked with landscape architects to develop of master plan and then implemented their designs with native ornamental and food plants.

“The garden is a learning environment that allows people to slow down, listen, look, and learn on many levels,” reports University of British Columbia landscape architect Tracy Penner, who helped launch and continues to work with the Matsqui program. “When released, these gardeners are more successful at integrating into society, with an ability to grow and adopt healthier, more constructive lifestyles.”

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Dear Lynn, I know it’s been asked many times, but I’m still unsure. We always use the back door entrance of our house and not the front door.

When I am using the bagua in my house, should I line it up using the front door or my back door? Also, if a certain room has two equally used doors, which door should I use to get a read on that room in the house? I am most interested in finding the money sector in my home office area. What can I do to build up this area once I find it? What plant would work well there? — Thanks Lynn!

Hi There!

This is the most frequently asked question of the most frequently asked questions. It certainly warrants repeating.

Placement of the bagua is not based on patterns of use. Those doorways are important and certainly have an effect on your living experience, but to accurately employ the bagua’s brilliant, remedial gifts use the originally intended entrance as your compass. It can be helpful sometimes to use a “bird’s eye” approach. That goes for the property in its entirety and whatever structures are on it. Super-impose the bagua on whatever you are evaluating based on the formal, architect-intended main entrance, even if the main entrance is only used once a year for holiday carolers or door-todoor solicitors.

In a room with two or more equally used doors, use the bigger one if there is a size difference. If they’re equal in size choose the more formal one, which is usually closer to the main door. You could also choose to use one door exclusively and de-emphasize the others. Too many entrance areas into your office can disperse energy rather than build it, as if it’s leaking.

Once you’ve made the determination about which door to use, the money sector will be the far rear left of the room. You can certainly use plants to build up the area. Use floor plants. Heavy, stable, upward and growing 28 Spirit of Change | SUMMER 2010

will create a more organic “from the source” endurance in your finances.

It can also be quite powerful to position yourself in this wealth sector. You are the ultimate generator!

Hi Lynn, I just read your response in Spirit of Change to Double L who asked about making the best of an office with her back to the window. I am in a similar situation where I have an opportunity to move to an upstairs office at work and it is shoebox shaped with one window located at the end of the room. Due to the narrow width of the room, I will have to have my back or my side to the window. Is it okay for at least my side to face the window as opposed to my entire back? The downside to this decision is that I notice I can really hear the hum of printers and the like that are located outside this second floor office, the room is smaller and has one less window than the office I’m presently in. The advantage to moving upstairs is I will gain more privacy and, hopefully, peace of mind, away from frequent office interruptions and negative office politics.

I am currently beside a complainer, which I find draining. May I ask what you would do in this situation? Thank you for your time.

Sincerely, Can’t Make Up Her Mind

Dear Mindful, Go for it with this shoebox. Place the desk so that your side is to the window. You’ll have support from the wall and access to a window view and light. In no way is this a bad arrangement unless you have to hold your breath to squeeze into your desk chair. I am assuming that the door to your office is at the other end of the shoebox opposite the window. If not, try perching yourself kitty-corner to the opening of the door.

Swapping lack of privacy, frequent office interruptions, negative office politics and working beside a complainer — for almost anything — would be an improvement. Privacy and peace of mind will govern over humming noises outside this second floor office. If losing the second window is something you really notice create a suggestion of connection to outside by using a mirror that appears to be a glass-paned window. Bring in a few healthy plants and flowers from time to time.

Hello, In any given room where should an item in the color red be placed?

Is there a significant item that should be placed in every room for good luck? — Debra

Dear Debra, The answer to your last question is no.

Next: do you like red?

Red spectrum colors are well positioned in the fame/reputation sector of a home or room; see the bagua diagram above with the article headline. Red represents fire and is a very activating color. But there is no need or particular usefulness in placing red all over the place while hoping for a red-induced magical intervention. Introduce red when it is aesthetically smooth and appropriate in a given space.

As far as luck considerations go, attracting and recognizing opportunities is an implicit benefit of feng shui. I think of it as “opportunity management.” But there is no specific item that should be placed in every room for good luck.

Hi Lynn, I would like to bring more sweetness into my marriage of 25 years. Taking a romantic trip isn’t feasible. — Lindy

Dear Lindy, It probably wouldn’t work anyway, Lindy.

You still have to come home.

Begin with taking out what is not sweet. Clean your bedroom — every single thing in it. Scour under the bed and strip the mattress and any under-bedding. Wash all of it and air it outside if possible. To the extent reasonable, remove small furniture and every object that you can. Clean them. Together with your partner choose what to bring back in. There’s no good or bad about what you bring back in, with the exception of tigers, lions, bears and exercise bicycles.

Create a garden area that represents the sweet rejuvenation of your marriage. If you can do it outdoors and it’s possible, plant it in the far right rear corner of the available area — the love, partnership, close relationships sector.

I hope this project can be appealing to both of you. If it is not, do it yourself knowing there is always improvement and room to grow in the sweetening of your relationship with yourself.

Tending to that relationship, that very personal, basic development and appreciation of self, is profound. Benefits that accrue from this balanced core are immeasurable.

Perhaps your partner is intrigued, perhaps enthusiastic about this garden. Great! Together select plantings appropriate for the given light and natural circumstances, which may be a large planter, a window box, an area with light inside that can be fashioned as a little indoor garden/greenhouse.

What plantings are you drawn to? Create a center for them and arrange additional complimentary flowers, shrubs and enticing growing things. Have fun with it: spirals, concentric circles, squares or labyrinthine patterns can further anchor and flavor the sweetness you so desire in your relationship.

Exactly what you end up doing is not as significant as your quality of attention and your actual experience in the doing.

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. www.spiritofchange.org

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s an elder living self-sufficiently, sensibly and sustainably, my approach to health care is self-care first and when help is needed search out more than one discipline. My information is gathered from many published scientific sources available at my local library and online, as well as my own wisdom and decades of personal experience. I’m not a scientist nor have I studied medicine, but my years of research and healthy lifestyle have prevented me from having any of the common, chronic diseases of the 20th century. I am, however, self-healing from environmental illness, the newest chronic disease of the 21st century. My healing journey has garnered me a great storehouse of practical information about healthy living on a budget.

Most of the health care in this country is very costly. The average person in the US spends over $7000 per year on health care compared to less than $3000 in other developed countries1, yet statistics show that the US is not doing so well. A generation ago this country ranked in the top 10 in worldwide life expectancy; today, we are 40th on the list or lower, depending upon your source.

This should be a wake-up call.

Toxins Toxic build-up causes chronic pain as well as most of our 20th century health conditions. After all, it was after World War II that they introduced chemicals as crop fertilizers made from all the left over bomb ingredients. (Sounds healthy, doesn’t it?) With the introduction of petroleum-based products to the general public, the rest is history. Remember the advertisement, “Better Living Through Chemistry?” Our bodies don’t know what to do with these new chemicals found in medications, foods, cleaning and personal care products, fabrics, furnishings, walls, ceilings, floors, cars. Some inventors have learned how to run their cars on vegetable oil. We all can learn to use vegetable oil-based products instead of petroleum in our cleaning and body care products. We’re encapsulated in our homes and offices as well, and surrounded by the out-gassing of toxins from our toxic building materials.

Nutritional Deficiencies Our diet undersupplies nutrients and overloads it with chemicals that turn off the right genes and turn on the wrong ones. This imbalance results in chronic problems like acid reflux, allergies, asthma, pain and bone loss and chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Our population’s biggest underlying health care problem is vitamin D deficiency. Tests are available for vitamin and nutrient deficiencies. Once these deficiencies are corrected — without side effects and costing only pennies a day — we can see improvement in mood, mental sharpness, memory and ability to focus, more energy, weight loss, depression, anxiety, bipolar disease, autism, ADHD, mood swings, Parkinson’s and more.

The following are two examples of nutrient deficiencies in our modern diet.

OMEGA-3 OILS: Omega-3 oils have slowly been replaced by omega-6 oils in our diet. The omega-6 oils were introduced to prevent rancidity and are found primarily in the soy, corn and safflower oils that are now 80% of our fats. Major diseases of aging and inflammation are directly associated with this change in diet. Today, the only real sources of omega-3 fats are wild fish and game,

seaweed, algae, eggs from chickens fed only on flax seed and fish meal, as well as grass-fed beef. The types of oils we eat determine the integrity of our cell membranes that are constantly replicating themselves; unhealthy oils lead to unhealthy cells that lead to disease.

MAGNESIUM: Up to one half of Americans are deficient in this mineral and don’t know it, accounting for a long list of symptoms and diseases that are easily helped and often cured by adding this nutrient. Magnesium is a powerful relaxation mineral found in sea vegetables, nuts, greens and beans. There are more than 35,000 medical references on magnesium deficiency.

Nutrition dictates health quality for all living beings. In 1988, the Surgeon General concluded that 15 out of 21 deaths involve nutritional deficiencies.2 One quarter of Americans eat at fast food restaurants every day. Because the fast food products are not real food, the body perceives them as allergens and allergic reactions occur within the body. These reactions may not be noticeable, but occurring on a regular basis cause fatigue, digestive problems and other health issues. Changing to a healthier diet is very challenging because Americans are exposed to such an abundance of unhealthy foods that are enticing. It’s best not to feel guilty about eating these unhealthy foods, but to ignore the marketing and enticement as much as possible.

Foods no longer provide all nutrients the body needs because: • soils are depleted of nutrients and artificial fertilizers cause further depletion • plants treated with pesticides diminish nutrient levels • factory farms keep animals cooped up without sunlight and eating a diet of processed foods, resulting in the need for antibiotics to prevent severe health conditions

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The term “nutrient density� refers to the amount of nutrition a plant produces. Doesn’t it make sense that nutrient dense foods for humans and animals will help them thrive? According to the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) winter 2010 publication “The Natural Farmer: Special Supplement on Crop Nutrient Density,� since the early 1900s, the US Department of Agriculture has tested 23 fruits and vegetables for 13 vitamins and minerals every ten years. From 1960 to now, the nutrient levels in crops have fallen 40-65%.

It has been found that unhealthy, mineral-depleted soil is the cause of inferior crops. A healthy plant will not attract pests and disease much like the way healthy animals and people will not attract disease. Increasing organic matter levels and mineral balancing are the most critical steps in maintaining healthy soil. Although the evaluation and set up to establish soil to be sustainable can be quite complex, eventually there will be less overall plant maintenance. Learning about crop nutrient density farming techniques is giving me more hope not only for better foods in my own garden, but also around the world. Arden Anderson, PhD, DO, whose books include Science in Agriculture and Real Medicine, Real Health and Dan Kittredge’s website www.realfoodcampaign.org that reaches out to farmers here in the northeast, are helping people grow healthy crops. A more technical guide for farmers is The Biological Farm: A Complete Guide to the Sustainable and Profitable System of Farming by Gary Zimmer.

NOTES 1. National Geographic Magazine, “The Cost of Health Care.� December 2009.

2. Surgeon General’s Report, 1988. http://www.oralchelation.net/ heartdisease/ChapterFive/page5f.htm#1 Mary Shaffer is a freelance writer and can be reached at 413-339-4342. www.spiritofchange.org

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hat you’re seeing is ‘the look,’” Fred Smith explains. “The people on the sidewalk outside this building have survived some of the toughest lives imaginable.”

It’s lunchtime at St. Francis House on Boylston Street, the epicenter of downtown Boston. A large and regular crowd gathers for the breakfast and lunch that is served to about a thousand people, 365 days a year. Something self-described “not-for-long” homeless Tom, who stands in line, calls “the best life-support in town — free and delicious.”

Smith knows that most people who pass by the gathering “get the creeps” and cross the street to keep their distance from a crowd accurately defined as “the down and out.” For nearly three decades, The St. Francis House has offered food, shelter and rehabilitation to anyone who needs it.

“The look” is the unfocused stare associated with the chronic battle fatigue of living in society’s margins, an expression well-fed, housed and employed people often misunderstand. For fifteen years, Smith, and the staff he’s developed see determination, not hostility, in “the look.”

“It doesn’t take rocket science to know that almost anyone wants to make serious improvements on being out of work, out of money, out of home, out of prison, and outcast.”

The stats on the Moving Ahead Program, or simply MAP, that Smith launched in 1995 are impressive. More than one thousand people who have experienced some combination of addiction, mental illness, prison or homelessness have graduated MAP’s two-and-a-half-month long, five day a week classes on, as Smith puts it, “finding an alternate strategy to a life of fight or flight.”

Most of the graduates are now employed and housed. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is using MAP as a “best practices” model that’s being duplicated in ten other states. It has a perpetual waiting list of at least one hundred people. Despite the success, Fred, and a lot of people who are in this line of work, can’t grasp why society hasn’t figured out, “It’s a lot cheaper and safer to help people pull it together, then toss them onto the street or into prison!”

Coming Back From the Edge It’s early afternoon and ten people are seated around a conference table on the 4th floor of the St. Francis House with their pencils, navigating a document that oozes the style and structure of an SAT. “Far from it,” says MAP instructor Chris Bundick. “It’s an assessment of which parts of your personality are internal, and which are external; not strong or weak, not good or bad.”

It’s obvious from the atmosphere, the MAP students are intrigued, not bored.

“It’s not the usual series of questions that make you feel not smart, not educated, not worth the effort…” says Katy.

Like almost every MAP student, Katy admits she signed up for the program for what she calls its “insta-perks,” but MAP defines as pragmatic. Each student is given a place to live or rent for where they’re living; transit travel expenses; and a small stipend for the length of the fourteenweek program. Over time, the cost has been bankrolled by HUD, the US Department of Education, the Federal Probation Department, The Massachusetts Department of Parole, and a whole lot of crucial private donations.

The total cost is eight to eleven thousand per student. The savings to the taxpayer are immediate. That’s a quarter of the cost of a year in prison, or the full price of a three-day stay in the psychiatric unit of a local hospital.

“It was a big motivation to get myself into a halfway house,” says Katy, whose addiction interrupted her solid career in the automotive industry.

“Here, they don’t use the word “demolished.” They say I got sidetracked. They’re putting me back on the track in some ways that are a lot deeper than the work, the money, the home I blew apart as I blew apart.”

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and inmates there are more cost-effective and compassionate ways to come back from the edge. Common hindrances to becoming a solid citizen are the legal troubles that come from the acts of madness addiction, mental illness or being homeless bring. MAP’s successful track record has made it so court will often make MAP a condition of dropping charges. Prisoners are regularly released on parole because of their MAP enrollment.

Beyond Homes and Jobs Is Wellness As a self-described “non-Bible-thumper” Smith is surprised by his most recent epiphany.

The acquisition of homes and jobs is important, but it neglects what Smith describes as “a deep lack of wellness.”

“Getting well requires heart and soul as much as body and mind,” says Smith.

Academic think tanks and social service methods that pump out recovery techniques with complex titles such as “behavioral methodology” or “multi-phase inventory” have not shaped MAP’s curriculum.

“It’s the people who do it, stupid!” is Smith’s light-hearted comeback. As an example, he describes a woman who joined MAP as a condition of release after being incarcerated for attempted murder. “Like so many women, she had fought back after years of surviving domestic violence.”

Finally freed with the condition she complete MAP, she urged Smith to make part of the program be about looking good. “What an important and simple thing for us to ignore!” Within ten days she presented him with a proposal called “Studio Shine,” an idea that has become an entire room filled with clothes, make-up, and guidance on how to find the right look for the mission at hand.

“It seems superficial but it’s a huge breakthrough for so many people who have never been told, “Hey…you’re looking good!”

The latest revelation is about the critical importance of feeling good. A strategy to free people from the stigma of what Smith describes as being “chronic social outcasts,” came from a volunteer who is an avid practitioner of yoga and meditation. As a witness to the frequent staff frustration from being unable to teach MAP-ers to “think before you act,” she suggested that Smith include an idea she was planning to market to corporations called Integrated Holistic Wellness.

What has emerged is called a “Wellness Wheel” curriculum. The skill and job and housing strategies already in place are now infused with yoga, meditation and the preparation of

healthy food. Instructors are being trained to see themselves as coaches offering the team what Smith refers to as “tools to win the battle.”

The idea that the only way to reinvent bad habits is to replace them with habits that feel good has caught the attention and support of Harvard Medical School’s Division on Addictions.

“For all of their high-falutin’ academia,” Smith says with obvious satisfaction, “they have reached the same punch line. It’s not about psychiatric sessions and more drugs; it’s about the peace that calm and compassion bring.”

The next time you happen to walk by the St. Francis House on Boylston Street, Smith urges you to walk through the crowd that always gathers on the sidewalk. He guarantees that if you change your point of view, you’ll see something very different than creepy and criminal. “Look closely at ‘the look’ and you’ll see the same determination we all have — to live a good, productive life. Pick someone in the crowd and smile at them. They will smile back with the respect that offering respect brings.”

Programs That Welcome Volunteers and Support • Moving Ahead Program (MAP): St. Francis House, 39 Boylston Street. Boston, MA 02116. www.stfrancishouse.org. 617-542-4211.

• Community Resources For Justice (CRJ): A non-profit that provides housing, work, and counseling to ex-offenders, troubled youth, and the homeless. Politically active in creating alternatives to prison. www.crjustice.org. 617-482-2520

Legal and Policy Resources • Criminal Justice Policy Coalition (CJPC): A non-profit collaboration of lawyers, human service providers, and ex-offenders working to sustain effective, fair, and humane criminal justice in Massachusetts. www.cjpc.org. 617-390-5397 • CORI Reform: An effort to control the Criminal Offender Record Information system that provides employers and landlords access to any individual’s legal records. www.n2nma.org (Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts). 617-227-7006.

• An Act Prohibiting Discrimination in Sober Housing, Massachusetts House Bill 2206.

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hen you scrape your elbow, a bit of blood oozes out to clean the wound and wash away bacteria. It then forms a protective scab that keeps out invading microorganisms while your skin has a chance to heal underneath. There, some real magic takes place: your skin cells innately recognize the need to divide and grow to fill the wound. A cancerlike process is unleashed at the cellular level, activating nearby cells to divide and grow. Your DNA is replicated in the nucleus of each cell with the help of some of the most astounding nanotechnology every witnessed in human civilization. The best scientists in the world canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even come close to recreating it!

As your cells multiply, nutrients and building blocks are carried to them through a blood supply that adapts to the particular size and shape of the wound. If a blood vessel was destroyed in your accident, the growth of new blood vessels is spontaneously initiated to take their place, and they grow into the tissues within mere hours.

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As your skin cells fill in the previous wound, the replication effort is delicately turned off, one by one, so that replicating skin cells don’t keep replicating beyond what they need to — a process that would cause the creation of a skin tumor. Your body’s cells know exactly when to grow and exactly when to turn off, and when it’s all said and done, you’re left with a perfect replacement for the skin you previously lost.

The truly amazing part of all this is not the cancer-like processes that are delicately controlled by your body wisdom; it’s not even the fact that your body has the ability to re-grow lost cells. It’s the fact that all this takes place without any conscious involvement on your part.

Healing yourself is automatic, in other words. You don’t have to direct blood to the wound, direct the cells to start replicating, direct the molecular waste products to be carried away and decide when cell replication should be stopped. All this happens without your involvement — even without your awareness! Much of it happens while you sleep, in fact. While your conscious mind is dreaming, your innate body wisdom is working the biochemistry and energetic transformations necessary to repair your tissues.

You can’t stop this process even if you wanted to. You could try to focus all your mental power on your skin not healing, and yet your skin would heal itself anyway. That’s because your body is a powerful self-healing organism. It heals itself automatically, innately, without your conscious awareness or involvement. Your ability to heal yourself is so powerful that you can’t stop yourself from healing!

Why We Don’t Always Heal If this is true, then why aren’t you healing everything? Why aren’t you always in perfect health? The answer is because we tend to erect barriers to our own healing and we often misread the symptoms of sickness that are asking for help, “treating” them in a way that makes the situation worse.

Fact: Many “symptoms of disease” are actually the result of your body’s attempt to heal itself.

For example, most people are chronically dehydrated. They don’t consume enough water. Because water is so vital for proper blood composition, when your body lacks sufficient quantities of water intake, it begins to take action to reduce water loss. A significant portion of the water loss experienced by the body each day is lost through respiration — a bit of water vapor is exhaled with each breath. So to conserve water, your body attempts to reduce water loss during respiration by constricting your bronchial tubes through the creation of histamines.

These histamines constrict breathing, making it more physically difficult.

Modern (western) medicine misdiagnoses this as a disease called “asthma” rather than the true underlying cause, which is often simply dehydration.

So instead of prescribing water, which would solve the underlying water shortage and end the body’s creation of histamines, western doctors prescribe anti-histamine drugs that force the bronchial tubes to relax and ease airflow. This, of course, promotes further dehydration, leaving the patient in a more severe state of water loss.

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High Blood Pressure Is Not a Disease Another good example of this misinterpretation is high blood pressure.

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Western medicine completely misdiagnoses this situation and says that high blood pressure is itself a disease. And this high blood pressure is attacked with drugs that artificially lower blood pressure by forcing artery walls to relax. As you might have guessed, this then causes circulation problems because the thick sludge blood is no longer reaching all the cells it needs to reach. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why people who take high blood pressure medications very often end up with circulation problems. Their underlying problem of â&#x20AC;&#x153;sludge bloodâ&#x20AC;? remains unresolved.

A symptom such as high blood pressure is your bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of alerting you of the need to address an underlying cause. In the majority of cases, patients with high blood pressure simply need more water, more living nutrients (such as raw, living plant juices), more omega-3 fatty acids and a sharp reduction in the consumption of animal products. Within as little as five days after embracing such changes, blood pressure normalizes as the blood itself becomes more hydrated and free to flow throughout the circulatory system.

Your body knows all this. Western doctors know none of it. High blood pressure is treated as a disease unto itself with virtually no thought given to what underlying causes might be creating this measurable symptom.

Your body is trying to heal itself all the time. Both asthma and high blood pressure are fictional â&#x20AC;&#x153;diseasesâ&#x20AC;?; in other words, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really exist as self-contained, stand-alone diseases. They are symptoms of something else that your body is attempting to balance. In order to activate your bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innate healing potential, you must learn to listen to what your body is really asking for and give it those things instead of intervening with chemical medications, surgeries and toxic therapies like chemotherapy.

Cancer is a sign of cellular miscommunication. A tumor is a sign that cells in your body arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting the right message of when to stop dividing.

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The wise patient listens to those cries for help, attempts to understand what they mean, and addresses them through self-care. The unwise patient attempts to silence symptoms through chemical intervention: pain killers, chemical pharmaceuticals, surgery and other interventions. Western doctors are not trained in proper symptom interpretation and rebalancing.

They are only trained in symptom management, which means reducing symptoms through artificial intervention.

You Are a Healing Miracle of Nature Your body is one of Mother Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most miraculous accomplishments. You possess unbelievably complex nanotechnology in your immune system. Your sensory systems contain technology so advanced that even the most well-funded laboratories in the world donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have machines that can match what you have right within you. Your reproductive system is a miracle of life, your bones are astounding structural engineering feats (or feets!), and your internal organs, such as your heart and liver, actually store their own memories and emotions. We know this because organ donor recipients often take on the memories and experiences of those from which the organs were originally harvested.

In other words, you are a miracle of nature and your body has such

powerful healing potential available to itself right now that the only way you can even stop the healing is to interfere with it, through pharmaceuticals, vaccines or chemotherapy, for example. This is what shuts off healing.

This is what leaves patients unable to heal in the way they are capable of healing — automatically, unconsciously and with zero effort.

If you really want to heal yourself, first recognize that you are a miraculous self-healing organism. And secondly, recognize that if healing is not happening, it may very well be because you have inadvertently interfered with the healing process by introducing artificial chemicals or other elements that hold your healing potential prisoner.

Attaining health requires allowing healing to take place. Healthy people aren’t healthy just because they eat superfoods and drink living juices all day long. They are healthy because they avoid poisoning their bodies with pharmaceuticals, artificial sweeteners, MSG and other processed food ingredients. They avoid the chemicals in cosmetics, personal care products, household cleaning products and lawn care products. They avoid consuming meat from animals who have been pumped full of hormones and antibiotics. They keep their bodies as free from pollution as possible, and as a result, their innate healing powers are always working for them.

You have exactly the same healing potential as I do. Your body can heal itself from cancer, from diabetes, from heart disease and from other madeup disease names like asthma and high blood pressure. All that’s really required is for you to embrace the healing potential you already possess, and then avoid all those things that interfere with it.

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What’s Best for the Breast?

By Linda Marks

When her own mammogram is diagnosed “abnormal,” author Linda Marks sets her sights on winding through the complex maze of breast diagnosis, treatment and health options and emerging with a plan of clear understanding.

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n early January, I went in for a routine mammogram. My annual physical was at the end of November and I was deemed to be in good health, including the annual manual breast exam by my doctor. I’ve spent my whole life devoted to healthy living, my personal prerequisite for working in the mind-body medicine field. And with decades of healthy eating, regular exercise, meditation, psychotherapy, stress reduction practices and meaningful work as the foundation for my life I felt I was doing as much as I could to take care of my health.

I found myself in a state of disbelief when the mammography technician brought me back into the room for “some extra films.” As one who likes to know what is going on, I started asking a whole bunch of questions and was only told that a radiologist would look at my films and the next step was an ultrasound for further diagnostics if the radiologist deemed it necessary. It was my right breast in question, the area closest to my rib cage, based on the way I was compressed into the mammogram machine.

Sure enough, the call came in that afternoon and I was told they had found a “new density” in my right breast. My stomach clenched, my heart started racing, and the vulnerability of being a sole custody single mom with a young teen permeated my being. When I called the doctor’s office to get some information and the ultrasound scheduled I was told, “We can’t talk about it and there is no radiologist here to talk to you.” This unwelcome news launched me into a confusing medical maze where getting complete answers or even people who can answer your questions is neither easy nor predictable.

The good news is that while I do not have total assurance that everything is okay, the ultrasound, while labeled “inconclusive,” did not find any specific thing that could be biopsied. When an MRI was then prescribed as the next step but proved to be problematic for me, the radiologist concluded that I could just come back in July for another mammogram and ultrasound without the MRI. It took 2 months of doing enough research for me to truly grasp what was going on and what it might mean. Much of my support and research was provided by friends, colleagues and support organizations outside of 42 Spirit of Change | SUMMER 2010

the medical practice I go to for regular care. As I was going through my twomonth ordeal, I became aware of a film called “Toxic Bust,” which examines the backdrop for why, despite advances in breast cancer detection and treatment, breast cancer rates continue to rise. The rate has nearly tripled since 1940. Now, 1 in 7 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Over 50% of these breast cancer cases cannot be explained by personal risk factors or hereditary causes and are “unknown.”1 This article is the result of my own research and conversations, including interviews with breast cancer survivor, Meg Wolff, nutrition pioneer, T. Colin Campbell, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition Executive Director, Deborah Shields, bodyworkers Mimi Rhys and Eileen Beasley, with expertise in the lymphatic system, and members of the personal and professional communities I am fortunate enough to be part of who supported me in my quest for truth and understanding of breast health and breast care.

Why Is The Rate of Breast Cancer Rising?

While the question of why the rate of breast cancer is rising is a controversial one, two key factors appear to be environmental toxins and the American diet.

Environmental Toxins

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition Executive Director Deborah Shields notes that, “researchers know that at least 216 compounds act as endocrine disrupting compounds or mammary carcinogens. These compounds are in every day use in all kinds of consumer products such as baby’s sippy cups, hard plastic sports bottles, beauty care products (mascara, lipstick, nail polish, perfumes, shampoo), skin care products (moisturizers, skin whiteners and skin darkeners/self-tanning products) cleaning products, floor coverings, food additives, drinking water, lawn care products and building products.”

Shields continues, “The U.S. National Toxicology Program has said that every person encounters 200 chemicals per day that are known or likely

carcinogens. Additionally, the Environmental Working Group studied the umbilical cord blood of newborns and found nearly 200 toxins in their blood, and these are beings only minutes outside of the womb! Research in this area is difficult because we are exposed to so many different chemicals every day that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nearly impossible to sort out only 1 or 2 that might be the primary causes of breast cancer. And how these chemicals act alone versus in combination with each other is another difficult but necessary question to consider. There is almost no way to design a study of exposure to a combination of chemicals in a way that is ethical.â&#x20AC;? Six substances have been consistently identified in breast cancer tumors: PHTHALATES: Phthalates are used to make plastic soft and flexible. Phthalates are everywhere, from vinyl shower curtains to new cars (the phthalates account for some of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;new car smellâ&#x20AC;?) to even sex toys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Center for Disease Control tested 289 people for phthalates and 100% of the people tested positive,â&#x20AC;? Shields notes.

PARABENS: Parabens are found in personal care products that have water, including face products, sunscreen, shampoos, conditioners, cosmetics and personal lubricants. BISPHENOL A (BPA): Used as a plastic hardener, BPA is found in food can linings, baby bottles and sippy cups, water bottles, dental sealants and even in the coating on register receipts. In the CDC study of adults, 95% had measurable amounts of BPA in their blood and urine.

BENZENE: Benzene is found in high concentration in air pollution, gas and diesel fumes, exhaust and cigarette smoke. Male marines who served at Camp LeJeune in the 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developed breast cancer, where it was later discovered that the water was full of benzene and PERC, which is a compound used in dry cleaning.

EXCESSIVE OR SYNTHETIC ESTROGEN: Breast cancer has been linked to excessive estrogen or estrogen that cannot be properly utilized by the body.

HEAVY METALS: Mercury, which is sometimes found in fish and most commonly in dental fillings, is a neurotoxin and also a mammary carcinogen. Lead has been found in lipstick.

According to Shields, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The largest cosmetic companies like Avon and Estee Lauder reformulate products for European markets but refuse to sell the less toxic products on the U.S. market.

The EU bans 1,100 chemicals from use in products sold there, but we still use them in the U.S. due to our lack of chemical and environmental regulations.â&#x20AC;?Â

The American Diet

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and external health threats that we can impact is what we eat. T. Colin Campbell, author of The China Study (2009, BenBella Books), has spent 54 years researching the relationship of food with both cancer and other diseases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most simply,â&#x20AC;? notes Campbell, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is that whole plant-based foods are beneficial for cancer prevention. They can also stop and even reverse the progression of heart disease and diabetes.â&#x20AC;?

As our bodies evolved over eons, they became facile at gathering macronutrients like protein, fat and carbohydrates in an integrated context. In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world, we separate out nutrients into compartmentalized boxes. We remove white flour from plants, sugar from plants and oils from plants, and mix the individual parts together and make a donut. This is the thought process underlying processed foods, where individual parts are mixed together, instead of eating foods in their whole state of being, the way they are created in nature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plant-based foods have the right combination and level of carbs, proteins and fats,â&#x20AC;? acknowledges Campbell.

According to Campbell, we have deviated from this model in two critical ways: we have substituted animal-based foods (including meat, milk and eggs) for plant-based foods and we have developed a lot of processed foods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the foods that has a particularly strong relationship with breast cancer,â&#x20AC;? says Campbell, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is dairy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk. The protein in cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk was what we used to turn on cancer cell growth in experiments with laboratory animals over a 27-year period through NIH-funded studies. Casein, the main protein in cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk, is the most relevant carcinogen we consume in our diets. Human milk is the perfect food for human infants, cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk for calves.â&#x20AC;?

Processed foods have become a food of convenience in a work-addicted culture over the past several decades. Elements that are fine in plants as part of the whole (including sugar, white flour and oils) can become a problem when removed from the plant context and turned into processed foods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consuming a lot of processed foods combined with consuming a lot of animal foods is a deadly combination,â&#x20AC;? says Campbell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to shortcut our problems and rely on the use of nutritional supplements, which has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry in the past two decades. But it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work. When we get the diseases, we rely on the use of harsh chemicals called drugs to alleviate some of the pain. This approach, which is at the heart of the entire medical profession, is a very bad way to go. We rely on the idea that diseases are predestined, but that is not true. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get diseases because of our genes. It is a matter of expression.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proper nutrition is required for healthy regeneration of our cells,â&#x20AC;? emphasizes Campbell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are doing it every second of our lives.â&#x20AC;? continues on page 44

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detected my cancer. Never give your power away to people who think they know or don’t know.”

While many women know about mammograms and breast self-exams, information about exactly what diagnostic tests are available and what they can and cannot tell you is not readily enough provided. When I had my winter scare, I learned that primary care physicians often can’t read mammograms, and therefore, can’t provide insight on what is going on when a woman is told something is abnormal. Radiologists are the ones who truly diagnose what is going on when a woman has anything labeled abnormal, and speaking to one’s radiologist is essential to get questions answered and sufficient information to understand what is going on.

There are many different findings that can cause a mammogram to be labeled abnormal. 15% of mammograms are labeled abnormal and 80% of the women in these cases turn out to be okay. What this means is that if you receive news your mammogram test is abnormal, there is only a 3% chance you may need treatment of any kind.

The only way to truly diagnose whether breast tissue malignant or not is to conduct a biopsy, where a sample of the tissue in question is removed for analysis. If there is nothing to biopsy, such as an “area of density,” then there is nothing specific to evaluate as malignant or benign. Areas of density themselves are not linked to cancer; it just means you cannot see the underlying breast tissue in enough detail to know if things are okay or abnormal.

What’s Best for the Breast? Breast Health 101 continued from page 43

Diagnostic Tools for Breast Health and What They Tell Us Breast cancer survivor, Meg Wolff, first felt a lump in her breast when she was 40 years old.

“The minute I felt a lump in my breast, I immediately took action. At that point, my doctor wasn’t concerned. I’d had mammograms the prior five years. I was concerned and asked my doctor to refer me to a specialist.”

“The specialist did a mammogram and an ultrasound and still wasn’t concerned. He didn’t think what I had found was anything. I would shower and I could feel it. I’d get a gut reaction of fear: this isn’t right and doesn’t belong there. So, I kept pursuing it.”

At age 41, Wolff finally found a doctor who could hear her concern. She had another ultrasound, and this time, the person doing the test was concerned. “You need a biopsy,” he said. They did a biopsy and immediately detected advanced cancer.

“I wondered why they didn’t just do the biopsy before,” reflects Wolff.

“Better an unnecessary biopsy than an unnecessary mastectomy. If I wasn’t aware of what was normal and what wasn’t normal, I would have never

continues on page 46

Self Exam — Beginning in their 20’s, women should learn about breast self-exams. By learning how your breasts normally feel, and examining them regularly at the same time each month, you will be able to spot any changes. All changes do not mean there is cancer. However, consulting a doctor is wise if you do experience any change to determine what is going on.

Examination By Doctor In Annual Physical — As part of your annual physical, a doctor usually performs a manual breast exam.

S/he would cover the same territory you Thermography image might do in your monthly self-exams. The doctor may or may not pick up something worth exploring further.

Mammogram — A mammogram uses low dose X-rays to examine breast tissue and see if there is anything abnormal or worth further study.

Screening mammograms are used to check for breast cancer in women who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. Diagnostic mammograms are used to check for breast cancer after a lump or any other sign or symptom has been found.2 The frequency of mammograms and age at which women should begin to have regular mammograms is currently under debate. Historically, annual mammograms were recommended for women 40 and older, yet new evidence suggests that overuse of mammograms may actually be responsible for triggering cancer through toxic radiation and tissue trauma, as well as over diagnosis and unnecessary treatment in thousands of cases annually.3,4 Thermography — Breast thermography uses digital infrared imaging to produce high-resolution images of temperature variations within the 44 Spirit of Change | SUMMER 2010

Photo: Medical Infrared

Breast Diagnostic Tools breast. Metabolic activity and vascular circulation in both pre-cancerous tissue and the area surrounding a developing breast cancer is almost always higher than in normal breast tissue, causing increases in regional surface temperatures of the affected area. Thermography may provide useful information when women have dense, large, enhanced, fibrocystic or nursing breasts. It involves no radiation or breast compression. Patients can have multiple screenings per year to track changes with no side effects. Currently, thermography is not covered by insurance and patients must pay out of pocket for this test.

Ultrasound — A breast ultrasound is usually done if a mammogram or clinical exam determines an area of concern that isn’t easily distinguishable. Ultrasounds use high-frequency sound waves, so there is no radiation. The ultrasound can provide clear imaging of dense breast tissue and excellent contrast resolution, but cannot provide as much detail as a mammogram image in many instances.

MRI — Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to detect breast cancer or any other abnormality in the breast. The MRI technology allows for multiple images of breast tissue to be captured, and uses computers to generate detailed pictures. A dye is often injected into the patient for greater contrast of breast tissue in the images. An MRI is a costly procedure that may be ordered when insufficient data results from an abnormal mammogram, but is always read in addition to a mammogram, not instead of one. Because an MRI is so sensitive, it also results in a higher percentage of “false positive” findings, resulting in additional possibly unnecessary testing, stress and anxiety for patients.

Biopsy — A breast biopsy removes a small amount of breast tissue for laboratory analysis. This is the only way to determine whether tissue is benign or malignant. The results of a breast biopsy inform the need for further treatment when necessary.

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Breast Care Resources for Daily Life While there is no guarantee that we will completely avoid breast disease even if we take care of ourselves and â&#x20AC;&#x153;do everything right,â&#x20AC;? we can increase our chances of remaining healthy by knowing about and choosing good breast health practices.

Eating Whole Foods

Meg Wolff attributes a change in diet to her cancer-free health. Meg recognized that when she tried alternative modalities prior to changing her diet, nothing seemed to work. Once she built a diet based on healthy, plantbased whole foods, her system responded to other healing methods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think my body was so toxified before changing my diet that those gentle modalities didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t move anything. Now they work. When you eat a diet based on whole grains and vegetables, all the fiber keeps cholesterol and estrogen levels low by giving the estrogens something to bind on to.

With no fiber, like in a meat and dairy diet, the estrogens keep circulating in the body. The plant-based foods also have immune system-enhancing and cancer-fighting compounds.â&#x20AC;?

Caring For The Lymph System

We are all familiar with blood as a fluid system in the body. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lymph is a second fluid system in the body,â&#x20AC;? comments Brighton, MA lymphatic drainage practitioner Mimi Rhys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It mirrors the circulatory system, but has no heart to move it.â&#x20AC;?

The lymph is moved by muscles and by our activity. Because breasts donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have muscle, the lymph has a tendency to pool in the breasts. If women wear tight bras, the bras provide a barrier to lymph circulation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are muscles behind the breasts, but not in the breasts,â&#x20AC;? continues Rhys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a chest wall with breasts on top of it. Lymph collects behind the breasts. Exercise will move it, but a restrictive bra, which many women wear when they exercise, will counteract that movement.â&#x20AC;?

Lymphatic drainage work, which is very light, using about a nickelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amount of weight on the breast in a specific pattern, can help the lymph move, helping the body detoxify. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lymph carries the waste products of cellular degeneration,â&#x20AC;? adds Rhys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also removes toxins from the body so it is important to move it out of the breasts. Fat has a tendency to collect toxins.

By moving the lymph, you help detoxify the fat tissue and the lymph itself.â&#x20AC;?

Eileen Beasley, a healer from Falmouth, ME, who also works with the lymphatic system, acknowledges, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are specific areas within the breast that can be massaged following the travel route of lymph that will stimulate the lymph to work properly. Like working out at the gym, the daily practice of clearing out your lymph system will clear out anything that might cause disease.â&#x20AC;?

Beasley studied at the Upledger Institute and notes that the protocol for self-care lymphatic work is available online. There are a number of areas to work with, including under the arms â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the axilla area, and down along the side of the breast where it hits the ribcage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can rub your hand in an upwards motion. That will clean out the bronchial nodes, which are being used for the breasts. This is a good way to start self-care.â&#x20AC;?

Learn how to add breast self-massage to your care routine. Regular massage increases fluid and lymph circulation in the breasts.

Acupuncture and Other Forms of Healing

If our bodies are in a state of imbalance, we are more likely to become ill. An acupuncturist can identify which of our bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy meridians are out of balance and help bring them into balance through treatment.

Because an acupuncturist can tailor treatment to whatever ails us or what we are concerned might ail us down the line, acupuncture can help us do preventative care as well as address current health issues.

Qigong, another form of Chinese energy medicine, has many exercises to move our energy into balance. A lymphatic exercise can help move the lymph 46 Spirit of Change | SUMMER 2010

in the body, especially under the arms and in the breast area. Moving your body in figure 8 patterns is another qigong exercise that is good for working to balance your energy field. You can trace your finger in a figure 8 pattern over your breast area, or move your arms or whole body in a figure 8 pattern to balance your energy field. Other forms of energy work, such as body psychotherapy methods, can help work at the emotion-body interface. Vitamin D3 has recently gained notice for its remarkable research results in slashing cancer rates among patients and in preventing breast cancer.5

Wire-Free Bras

Underwire bras both block lymphatic flow and can cause soreness or blockages in the breast area. Wearing a wire-free, non-constrictive bra or camisole can help with breast health by allowing breast tissue and lymph to move more freely.

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Asking Questions and Seeking Information

If you have any questions about your breast health, it is always good to ask questions and seek information. Your Shoes at www.networkofstrength.org is a network of breast cancer survivors who are available to answer any question you might have about breast health, as well as www.knowbreastcancer.net.

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survivors. www.networkofstrength.org T he China Study by T. Colin Campbell. BenBella Books, 2009. www.thechinastudy.com M eg Wolff publishes a newsletter and has many breast health resources on her website. www.megwolff.com E motional Kinesthetic Psychotherapy (EKP) can work at the emotion-body interface to release deeply held emotion in the body. www.healingheartpower.com K now Breast Cancer. A national breast cancer prevention project promotes real breast cancer prevention through 7 Easy Ways to Stop Breast Cancer. www.knowbreastcancer.net Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Has researched the relationship of nutrition and breast cancer extensively. www.pcrm.org C ampaign for Safe Cosmetics. Non-profit launched in 2004 to help protect the health of consumers. www.safecosmetics.org Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition. Non-profit compiling the compelling research linking environmental toxins to breast cancer. www.mbcc.org S ilent Spring Institute. A unique partnership of scientists, physicians, activists and public health advocates identifying the links between the environment and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health. www.silentspring.org

FOOTNOTES 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Toxic Bustâ&#x20AC;?, documentary film by Megan Siler. http://toxicbust.org.

2. National Cancer Institute Facts Sheet. www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/mammograms 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know About Mammograms; Know Safer Alternatives.â&#x20AC;? http://www.knowbreastcancer.net/mammograms.html 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early Mammograms May Trigger Genetic Breast Cancerâ&#x20AC;?. NaturalNews.com. February 8, 2009. http://www.naturalnews.com/025560_cancer_brst_cancer _mammograms.html 5. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Breast Cancer, Integrative Medicine and Vitamin Dâ&#x20AC;? by Dr. Soram Khalsa.

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Ayurvedic Restoration An interview with Karin Pirc, MD

by Carol Bedrosian

Lothar and Dr. Karin Pirc, Ayurvedic clinic directors, in front of the famous Maharishi Ayurveda Clinic in Bad Ems, Germany. Situated along the scenic Rhine River, home to many historic castles and fortresses, the clinic occupies the former German imperial palace of King Wilhelm II. “Bad” means “bath” in German.

The most ancient of medicines is exquisitely restored at the pearly gates of the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center in Lancaster, MA

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yurveda is one of the oldest known systems of medicine in the world. Practices that predate written records, handed down by word of mouth, are believed to have originated in the second millennium BC. Literally, the word ayurveda translates into “science of life,” offering not only a prescription for a healthy body, but also a life of wellness and balance. Ayurveda continues to be widely practiced in India, where, according to the National Institute of Health, nearly 80 percent of the population (approximately 900 million people) use it exclusively or combined with conventional (Western) medicine.1 1. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/ayurveda/introduction.htm

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Ayurveda stresses a balance of three elemental energies or doshas within each body — vata, pitta and kapha — and outlines specific measures of healthful living known to correct dosha imbalances that are the cause of disease and toxicity. Treatment programs are tailored to each individual’s constitution and include a thorough Ayurvedic assessment, dietary and herbal remedies, detoxification procedures, specific recommendation for yoga/exercise and meditation. Patients must be active participants in their healing because many Ayurvedic treatments may require changes in diet, lifestyle and habits to restore balance.

Panchakarma, meaning â&#x20AC;&#x153;five actions,â&#x20AC;? is an Ayurvedic therapy that purifies the body by cleansing its deep tissues of toxins and opens subtle energy channels to increased life energy, health and immunity. A full treatment includes at least five different procedures over a period of several days or more, usually in a retreat or clinic setting. In countries where citizens enjoy more vacation time, panchakarma retreats are popular destinations allowing people to use their vacation time to de-stress, detox and rejuvenate on a regular basis.

Without the extended stay, individual panchakarma treatments can also provide relief from ailments and reactivate the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own self-healing and self-repair mechanisms. The images most popularly associated with Ayurveda â&#x20AC;&#x201D; abhyanga (the two-person synchronized oil massage) and shirodhara (the steady stream of warm oil poured over the forehead) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lend a luxurious and exotic air to a medical system that is anything but mysterious. Thoroughly grounded in practical knowledge, Ayurveda provides a complete system of natural healing, disease prevention and enhancement of immunity for the human body regardless of race or location.

Nestled amidst 215 acres in the quintessential New England countryside, the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center Lancaster in Lancaster, Massachusetts opened its doors in 1985 when few people in this country had even heard of Ayurveda. Established as the first Maharishi Ayurveda clinic in the West, for years it was widely regarded as a health spa for celebrities, presumably attracted to the glamour of the extraordinary healing treatments imported from India via famed Beatles guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation program. As familiarity with alternative medicine grew over the next two decades, more people began seeking out the benefits of Ayurveda themselves, peering past its exotic aura to discover a complete and natural healing system of medicine noted for its success with chronic conditions.

Despite this increased interest, the Lancaster center eventually struggled to generate the resources required to update its facility. Enter Lothar Pirc, managing director, and Karin Pirc, MD, medical director of the famous Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center Bad Ems in Bad Ems, Germany. Founded in 1992, the center is one of the leading Ayurveda institutions in Europe.

Dr. Pirc was the first European to receive the Indian Global Hakim Ajmal Khan Award of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Ayurvedic Physician 2006â&#x20AC;? for outstanding achievements in the field of Ayurveda.

Karin recalls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lothar was invited to consider taking over the management of the center in early 2009. It had been quite a famous place to do panchakarma, so we made trips and spent time looking over every detail of the property and interviewing all the employees. We were inspired by its beauty and the profound quality of the healing environment there. This opportunity revived an earlier interest of ours to begin developing clinics around the word, which was on hold while establishing our clinic in Bad Ems and raising our family. We became excited that the Lancaster center could be restored as a model facility for new centers around the world, so we finalized everything in May.â&#x20AC;?

When I visited the Lancaster center last fall to meet the new directors and sample Ayurvedic treatments there, it was obvious the Pircs had wasted no time in their restoration. A gentle aura of well-being permeates the beautiful acres of forests, meadows and lawns, carried indoors where every nuance of design and function gracefully emanates healing intention. During the visit no detail of my comfort was overlooked, culminating in the blissful three hours of purification during the warm, aromatic oil treatments of abhyanga and shirodhara. The Pircs were due to return to Germany the following day so I scheduled a phone interview with Dr. Pirc for a later date and floated home luxuriously relaxed and rejuvenated after my treatment.

One of the most experienced Ayurvedic physicians in the western world, Dr. Pirc opened the first Ayurvedic clinic in Germany in 1986 and has treated more than 20,000 patients from around the world. She is an MD continues on page 50 www.spiritofchange.org

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Ayurvedic Restoration continued from page 49 with a Ph.D. in psychology, has authored eight books on Ayurveda and now serves as the medical advisor in Lancaster, while maintaining her practice as medical director in Bad Ems. Dr. Pirc engages Ayurveda with a systematic thoroughness that reveals both its practical, cost-effective simplicity for daily health maintenance and its effectiveness as a comprehensive natural medical system that is free from harmful side effects.

Carol Bedrosian: How did you come to be involved in Ayurveda?

Karin Pirc: I had the idea when I was a small girl that I wanted to help people with their body and their mind. So that was the first thing. I was very sick when I was a girl and at 19 years of age I started Transcendental Meditation. Gradually the whole disease went away so I was very interested in meditation and thought the spiritual dimension should also be included if you treat people. I studied psychology first at the university, and then I still had time, so I studied medicine.

When I was 33 or 34 I heard about Ayurveda, though I hardly knew what it was. A seminar for doctors was being offered in the Netherlands and I was in a situation where I thought I could try something new, so I went. After some days of training, I thought, “Wow this is exactly it.” I always had the feeling there should be something like this in medicine but maybe it will come in 2050, very far away.

The training was very systematic so I went home with all I had learned in those 4 weeks and started incorporating the new approaches with my patients. I was very lucky to have a place to start right away. I could give a lecture to about 800 people at that time and it went out right from the beginning and spread.

For about half a year I remember I would say to myself, “I don’t understand it. Everything is so easy.” I remember there was a lady who had functional heart problems, and they couldn’t treat it even with modern medicine. She was there in the clinic for 10 days and it was gone forever.

Normally you have to prescribe strong heart drugs for these diseases. So then you sit there as a doctor and say, “What is this?”

Carol Bedrosian: So what is it?

Karin Pirc: How can it work? After the 6 months I was absolutely sure I would stick with it because of seeing these miracles everyday. In the next few years I did more doctor trainings to go deeper into the knowledge. It’s really great how much help you can give to people to really recover and understand what their body and mind are for and how to use them in a happy and healthy way.

Carol Bedrosian: Are you strictly doing Ayurvedic treatments now in your own practice?

Karin Pirc: Yes, because if you want to do something really, really good then you have to stick to it. And Ayurveda is so comprehensive. We have herbal preparations, we have rejuvenation, we have meditation, we have yoga, we have the purification treatments, and people can do the beneficial self-massage at home and breathing exercises. All these things are included in Ayurveda and I still don’t know everything. It’s a lifelong study and experience and I think it’s good if you concentrate on just one holistic health care system.

Carol Bedrosian: Can you tell me a little bit about your clinic in Germany?

Karin Pirc: The Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center in Bad Ems is very well known and patients come from all over Europe to be treated here. We are not a hospital, but we have the capacity to treat and accommodate about In shirodhara, warm, fragrant oils are poured in a steady stream over the forehead and scalp, creating a blissful sensation while stimulating the third eye and brain.

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40-50 patients at a time. They live in the hotel area and they can walk right over to the treatment area in their gowns. It’s very cozy for them. We have a large Ayurvedic treatment area and doctor consultation rooms, a yoga room, a meditation room and two or three lecture rooms. We give lectures every evening so guests can learn about their body, their mind and about Ayurveda so they are motivated when they go home to change some things in their lives.

Carol Bedrosian: What makes your clinic so successful?

Karin Pirc: I think it’s the successful treatments that are most important and also the orderly, structured and friendly way in which all the employees treat the patients. We are always improving our clinic. Just like in the United States, people have to pay for this themselves. It’s quite expensive because with Ayurveda you basically need two employees for every patient. So for 40 patients we have 80 employees; it’s not a cheap thing.

Carol Bedrosian: It’s very labor intensive.

Karin Pirc: It’s not only the treatments, but also what the patients don’t see in preparing things. Everything is freshly prepared — the herbs, the medicated oils and pastes — all these things sum up to a large labor cost.

Sheets and the towels have to be replaced every six months because they are worn out by all the washing from the oils. The most important thing is the transformation and deep rejuvenation a person feels from the treatments.

The Ayurvedic purification treatment basically is ten days. You start with a gentle internal cleansing, and for that you need at least 3-5 days.

You can take more but that’s the smallest time possible to start. Then after that there’s all these wonderful massages and detoxifying procedures. The ten-day treatment is a systematic way of loosening toxins, bringing it to the eliminative systems like sweating, the kidneys, the intestines and purifying all the organs. Once the impurities go out of the body, a person feels much better after that. There is just no chance you will go out of here and not feel better because you feel better when you are pure. It’s very easy.

Carol Bedrosian: Do people stay longer than ten days?

Karen Pirc: For people who are just tired and overworked and need some purification and refreshment, ten days makes a big difference in their wellbeing. If you are seeking more profound balance or have a chronic condition, 14 days or more is appropriate. After the in-residence program, the doctor will make personalized recommendations to use at home including herbs, exercise, diet and daily routine.

Carol Bedrosian: How is Ayurvedic health care perceived in Germany? Is it very popular?

Karin Pirc: It is quite popular. I would think that at least most people in Germany have heard the word, but we are a smaller country and when we first started with Ayurveda, nobody knew it. Now many hotels offer the wellness part of Ayurveda — not with the sophisticated quality that we offer — but it is quite well known. When you go to a sauna, many offer Ayurveda massage. It doesn’t really have much to do with Ayurveda, but at least they use the word!

Carol Bedrosian: Overall, how is the healthcare in Germany different than it is here in America?

Karin Pirc: We’re all forced to have health insurance in Germany, which is quite expensive. It can be a state run or private one, but you are forced to do it and it costs you many hundred euros per month. It is really a big part of your income. For that you get nearly everything free. Free means you pay for a recipe [prescription] just 10 euros.

But basically what you get is modern medicine only. You are forced to pay hundreds of euros a month and you are not allowed to decide what continues on page 52 www.spiritofchange.org

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Dr. Karin Pirc’s Simple Ayurvedic Diet Tips Drink hot filtered water. Boil your water for 10 to 20 minutes in the

morning and store it in a thermos so it’s available throughout the day.

This hot water goes more quickly through your cells walls than cold water and the purification is deeper. Drink this as hot or as warm as it is convenient for you. In a week or two, you will start to feel more lightness in your body. It also takes the edge off the feeling of having to eat a little chocolate here or a little bread there so you can more easily stick to three meals a day and not eat things in between. You can add some fresh ginger slices in case you feel extremely heavy and congested, which makes it more purifying.

Eat large meals earlier in the day. Eat as early as possible, not later

then 6:00pm. Avoid heavy-to-digest foods like meat, fish or cheese in the evening. Keep it light, like soup, grains, cooked vegetables, noodles, fresh tomato sauce, etc.

Eliminate between meal eating. Drink hot water instead. It may be boring, but it works!

Liquid fast one day per week. If you want to reduce weight and your

amount of toxins, take only liquid food one day a week, no alcohol. You can have fresh juice, fresh soup from vegetables or grains. Take this 3, 5, 7 times a day — you don’t have to be hungry — and have the hot water in between. The next day you will feel light, the way you should be. It’s very quick, but, of course, it needs a little discipline.

When you first begin and especially if you have lots of toxins stored in your cells or you have a diet where you eat meat two times a day and drink lots of cola or alcohol, you may get a headache after six hours or so. This is a good sign that the toxins from your cells are circulating in the blood and can be flushed out. When you repeat this fasting day for several weeks it gets easier and easier since the body doesn’t need to digest so much during this day and it can release all the rubbish from the cells. If you drink the hot water you will see in the first week the headache comes on after 6 hours or so, the next week after 8 hours and then 8 hours again until gradually it stops. The hot water is very important. It liquefies waste and toxins so they are easier to get rid of.

The heat of the hot water increases metabolism, which increases purification. I could talk for 3 hours about hot water.

Avoid iced drinks. If you go to countries where there is a warm climate

and the people have been there for centuries, nobody drinks cool things.

They all drink warm things like teas. When it’s warm outside the body metabolism gets reduced because the body has to cool down as a natural reflex. So it starts with sweating. All the heat goes outside so you have less power to digest. You will also see in these countries they have many hot spices for their food, which they need to gain more digestive power.

But the American people didn’t bring the culture to this country to have warm teas. Now they want to reduce the outer heat with cold drinks that cool you down perfectly in the first moments when you drink, but it also cools down your digestive system so you cannot digest so well. I believe that a big portion of the overweight problem in the US is from people drinking iced drinks. Increasing the metabolism power inside the intestines with hot drinks helps increase weight reduction.

It’s very simple and very cheap; you just have to do it.

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Ayurvedic Restoration continued from page 51 you get for that. There are three private insurances that pay for Ayurveda but the additional monthly premium you have to pay is much higher so I’m not sure if that’s a good idea to take it or not. So it’s basically like the US and people have to pay for Ayurvedic medicine from their own pocket, including panchakarma and other treatments that are expensive because of the labor and preparation involved.

But there are many things that anyone can afford. Sometimes just the right preparation can give you back all the energy, vitamins and minerals you need. For example, one patient who did not have much money, I was so glad about the success with his remedy I called my husband to tell him!

He had hypertension, depression, diabetes, blindness from diabetes, and he hardly felt his feet anymore due to the diabetes. His improvements were so dramatic that he was able to reduce many of the modern medicines he was taking that may have been contributing to his problems.

And that’s what you see with Ayurveda. It was not expensive for this man so it was really worth it. For any of the major diseases, if people knew what great things could occur, they would try it — get their diagnosis and take the preparations. Normally, you’ll feel the first improvements quite quickly — after 3, 4, 5 weeks — and eventually the symptoms will reduce until they are gone. And that’s what we want. This other goal of modern medicine to just suppress symptoms for the rest of your life and tell people it is a chronic disease that cannot be cured is, fortunately, not true if you treat with Ayurveda.

Carol Bedrosian: I thought Germany was overall more progressive and holistic with their healthcare.

Karin Pirc: Yes, I think so. But all the pharmaceutical industries have tons of money and they go to all the politicians, so they have everything. They have the money to do the studies. The studies today are so expensive. A little study with 30 or 60 people will cost you millions and who can afford it? Nearly all the studies that are done here are pharmaceutical-sponsored.

So in that case the US people are better off.

Carol Bedrosian: Why is that?

Karin Pirc: Because the NIH pays for studies in the US. I know they have paid about thirty million dollars for studies on the effects of TM [Transcendental Meditation] on high blood pressure and reduction of arthrosclerosis.

In that part they are freer to go in a more holistic angle to see if there’s anything healthy we can give to our people to reduce all these modern problems.

Carol Bedrosian: Do these studies focus more on TM rather then other Ayurvedic treatments?

Karin Pirc: These big studies, yes, but we have some other Ayurvedic studies. A study was done in the US with panchakarma patients showing that approximately 50% of herbicides and pesticides that are stored in the fat tissues were reduced by up to 50% in 12 days. And that’s what the patients feel — this lightness and easiness in the body when they do the treatments.

When all this mud goes out, you feel it. It’s not just something theoretical.

That’s why I say it’s not possible for you to come out being less healthy than before you went in for treatment.

Interviewer Carol Bedrosian is the publisher and editor of Spirit of Change with 25 years of satisfied experience using all natural healthcare. She can be reached at carol@spiritofchange.org or 508-278-9640, ext 3.

Visit www.lancasterhealth.com or call 877-890-8600 to learn more about Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center Lancaster.

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Musings continued from page 8 In a quirky twist of fate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the famous Oprah-branded cardiothoracic surgeon, has already stepped in to fill the new wizard’s role. Star of the new nationally syndicated healthcare program The Dr. Oz Show, Oz is just one in a growing number of voices speaking out for a healthcare system that focuses on self-care and prevention rather than sick care. One of over 16 million Americans who now practice yoga, Oz says his 20-year practice of daily yoga, “is the most important health practice I have adopted.” In a June, 2010, AARP interview, the doctor, who still performs over 100 surgeries a year, noted that he “believes the greatest medical advances of the next decade will come from manipulating the body’s flow of energy.” Despite our inability to measure it, he says, “I’m not willing to write off what a billion people think is possible, just because we can’t measure it in the West.” The immense popularity of the show demonstrates that Americans are open-minded about their healthcare and ready to take an active role in staying well.

How far does that role extend? Perhaps this depends entirely upon your beliefs. About 15 years ago an age spot the size of an M&M sprang up spontaneously on my right temple. Dang…I was only 35! Not inclined towards doctors or surgery, I left it alone, although I occasionally scowled at the blemish. A year and a half ago at the Natural Living Expo, I met Ravi Ratan who noticed the spot and suggested I try his Skin Tone facial oil on it.

“Six months and it will be gone,” he promised. Faithfully I applied the oil morning and night for a year, but there was no visible change I could detect.

About six months ago, I noticed myself fussing more than usual with the spot. It started itching and calling attention to itself so I focused my efforts on listening to what my body might be telling me about how to take care of it. The spot got darker, then bigger, the border became irregular, and the surface turned bumpy like cauliflower. A friend advised me to get the “suspicious mole” checked immediately. My acupuncturist noted during one visit that the spot was changing in appearance. It bled as I picked at the edges, but I still sensed the same message to stay calm, pay attention and use topical treatments. In addition to the Skin Tone, I reached for the tea tree oil and Bach Flower Essence Rescue Remedy cream in my first aid basket twice a day. Occasionally at night I felt inspired to sleep on my Amethyst Bio-Mat pillow, padded with a thick towel to soften the densely packed surface filled with crushed amethyst. After several weeks of morphing, the age spot finally disappeared entirely, save for a subtle faded seam at one end.

We all have choices to make based on our beliefs when confronting disease or symptoms. From cancer to cold sores, alternative medicine offers time-tested, successful treatments and remedies for every condition with minimal side effects at one tenth the cost. Personally, I don’t believe in routine mammograms or colonoscopies, cholesterol or other “elective” lifetime prescriptions. If diagnosed with cancer, I would pay a two-week visit to Brenda Cobb at the Living Foods Institute in Atlanta, Georgia (and a keynote speaker at this year’s Natural Living Expo in Sturbridge), and spend $10,000 to reverse the cancer’s damage and learn how to heal my body for the rest of my life rather than spend over $100,000 for a hospital and chemotherapy stay with a 33% chance of dying within 5 years. Cancer, like many major diseases, is not only preventable through diet, but can also be treated and cured with the food you eat.

According to the legendary 95-year old anti-racist activist and Chinese American author Grace Lee Boggs, “The only way to survive is by taking care of one another.” And I would add “and ourselves.” A healthcare revolution is necessary, it’s possible and it’s happening today. Even a little self-care is worth a pound of cure.

Carol Bedrosian is the publisher and editor of Spirit of Change magazine. She can be reached at carol@spiritofchange.org. www.spiritofchange.org

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Music Reviews

Hespèrion XXI • La Capella Reial de Catalunya • Jordi Savall “Le Royaume Oublié” The Forgotten Kingdom The Albigensian Crusade AliaVox AVSA9873 A/C

“Leaving myth and legend aside,” write UNESCO “Artists for the Peace” soprano Montserrat Figueras and her viola da gambaist/conductor husband Jordi Savall, “the destruction of the memory of that remarkable civilization which was the ‘land of Oc’… and the terrible tragedy of the Cathars … deserve our unreserved respect and determined effort to preserve their historical memory.”

In three CDs and an extraordinary 558-page glossy book, these early music stalwarts present the tragic history of the Cathars. Christians who believed in the existence of two coeternal principles, Good and Evil, they came into conflict with official Church doctrine and were murdered, massacred and burned after the ironically titled Pope Innocent III launched the Crusades in 1208. This is a remarkable artistic achievement. Savall, Figueras, and their orchestras have gone to great expense to sing about and record abominations that we continue to repeat nine centuries later. May all human beings be free of the suffering imposed by ignorance and intolerance.

Catherine Russell Inside this Heart of Mine World Village 468092

Catherine Russell is back. After a long career as one of the best back-up singers in the business — she was one of the “coloured girls” who sang “Doo do doo”

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on Lou Reed’s 1972 hit, “Walk on the Wild Side” — she has released another solo album of irresistible tunes from earlier times. Beginning with Fats Waller’s classic “Inside This Heart of Mine,” the 12 tracks strut through an era when barbeque was king, brothers were cats, whiskey ruled reason, and music got you farther than the almighty dollar.

Many of these songs were originally performed by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee, Maxine Sullivan, Howlin’ Wolf, Wynonie Harris, Fats Waller and Luis Russell (Louis Armstrong’s long-time musical director and Cat’s father). Vaudeville, blues, Tin Pan Alley, New Orleans, swing, jive, Deltablues and more rub shoulders, as Arlen, Ellington and Alec Wilder let loose.

Russell won the German Record Critics’ Award in jazz; her second album, Sentimental Streak, was called Vocal Album Of The Year in the 2008 Village Voice Jazz Critics Poll. Her back-up players, who know the value of restraint, are as idiomatic and cool as it gets. We’ve got another winner here.

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tion. Ginastera returns with two of his Cinco Canciones Populares Argentinas, the deeply moving “Triste,” and evocative “Zamba.” A special treat is Omaramor, a cello solo by one of our finest contemporary composers, Osvaldo Golijov. Here, Lysy makes his cello sound like a symphony with plangent playing free of all buzz. A stunning, very modern sounding cello solo by Ginastera, three works

by Piazzolla (including the well-known Oblivion, in arrangements by Bragato, a cellist who toured with Piazzolla and often arranged for him), and a cello/piano closer from Lalo Schifrin make for the most unhackneyed tour of Argentinean music I’ve ever encountered.

Sarah Vaughan The Divine One EuroArts DVD 2057128

Paul Adams Heavens Lakefront 0016

Antonio Lysy Antonio Lysy at the Broad: Music from Argentina Yarlung Records

This analog-like recording sounds extremely close to the real thing. It also defines what the audiophile experience is all about. Recorded on both analog tape and high-resolution 176.4/24 digital media, producer Bob Attiyeh employed a single mike, extremely short custom silver interconnects, and a customized tube preamplifier with no mixer. It’s available as either a redbook 44.1/16 CD pressed on a special gold alloy disc, or as a FLAC download from linnrecords.com in either lossless 44.1/16 FLAC or highresolution, 88.2/24 format.

The music and playing are marvelous.

The great Alberto Ginastera’s Pampeana, Rhapsody No. 2, op. 21 begins with great force, with Antonio Lysy’s cello and Bryan Pezzone’s piano equally eloquent.

José Bragato’s Graciela y Buenos Aires, in which Lysy and bassist Pablo Motta team with the Capitol Ensemble, is all seduc-

into an ambient, quintessentially New Age soundstage whose extremely large, three-dimensional presentation creates an all-enveloping sense of warmth. Ideal for meditation, massage, reverie and blissing out, this is a wonderful album.

Sometimes music comes to us at the right time. Shortly before my husband David received word that his aged father, who was bedridden with 24-hour hospice care, had taken a turn for the worse, Paul Adams’ Heavens: Further Explorations of the Dreaming Flute arrived. That night, David was so moved by the beautiful music that he urged me to review it.

It was only then that I opened the liner notes and discovered Adams’ dedication “to my mother Paula, her hospice care, and the flute that comforted her on her journey home.” If ever I needed validation beyond my own ears and heart that Adams’ music captures the healing essence of transcendent love, and speaks with universal depth and empathy, I now had it.

The music of Heavens is as simple and basic as it is soulful. Adams plays wind instruments that come from his exotic collection of flutes, whistles and Chinese huilusi. These instruments may have a limited range, but Adams’ ability to coax magic from them with his evocative, repetitive melodies is profound. He also has the musical wherewithal to vary timbres and deepen the experience by adding gongs, triangles, zither, percussion, and, on occasion, nature sounds. Beneath the instruments, the voices of the Eagle Ridge singers occasionally integrate

Rightly known as “Sassy” and “The Divine One,” Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) ranks as one of the finest jazz vocalist America has ever produced. This excellent 56-minute documentary, digitally remastered for EuroArts’ Masters of American Music series, abounds in irreplaceable footage and interviews that document the arc of her great career.

Vaughan was only 19 when she won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in 1942. The next spring, she opened for Ella Fitzgerald. Soon, thanks to Billy Eckstine, her career was launched as Earl Hines’ lead singer. The next year she joined Eckstine’s band. By the end of 1944, Vaughan had not only cut her first record, but also performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bernie Green and other greats. She soon left the Eckstine band to pursue her solo career.

The rest, as they say is history.

The DVD’s nine chapters are filled with fabulous footage. From her beginnings singing in church, we experience Sarah in the Eckstine Band, a thin, increasingly stylish vocalist in youthful first bloom. We also experience her fleshed out maturity, sweating it out under the lights in live performance. When I watch Sarah bite into words, chewing into music like no one else, I simply want to bow at her feet.

Jason Victor Serinus is a holistic author, bodyworker, whistling virtuoso and music critic (www.jasonserinus.com) who resides in Oakland, CA. Please send music review copies to Jason at 2749 E. 17th St., Oakland, CA 94601 or email jserinus@planeteria.net.

Book Reviews

Susan Moon This is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity Shambhala Publications, Boston, MA, 2010

“Wabi-sabi” is the Japanese aesthetic of finding beauty in the impermanence and imperfection of things weathered by time and use. Aged wood and lovely cracks in a clay bowl are wabi-sabi. Zen Buddhist writer Susan Moon, now in her seventh decade, says she, too, is turning wabi-sabi.

This is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity is a collection of funny and sometimes poignant essays about the universal experience of aging.

Moon’s wisdom comes from her years of experience on the planet and many hours of sitting in meditation (though her sits now are in a chair and not on the floor; lotus position is too tough on the knees). Woven throughout the essays are Buddhist insights and Moon’s own unique perspective on the ging process.

Moore prefers to think of temporary mental lapses not as “senior moments” but as “wonderful moments, little coffee breaks of the brain.” And, she reasons, “I bet Buddha sometimes forgot where he put his bowl down in his later years.”

kid's week. A study at the University of Cambridge found eight-year olds able to identify significantly more Pokémon characters than common wildlife species.

Technology virtualizes the natural world; children watch it on their screens rather than discover it outside their doors. Even some junior dictionaries have dropped the ABCs of acorn, butterfly and clover to include instead: B is for blog, D is not for dandelion but for database, and V for violet has been replaced with voice mail. Is technology improving or consuming our world?

In The Green Hour Todd Christopher asserts that media and technology devices only have the power we allow them.

Creator of the National Wildlife Federation's GreenHour.org website, Christopher is passionate about sharing activities and ideas for slowing down, unplugging, and reconnecting kids and parents with the natural world. The Green Hour is an easy to follow guide that shows how sixty meaningful outside minutes each day can become a fun family routine. The "green hour" will be remembered far longer than the latest video game or television show.

From "Turning over Leaves" to "Making the Most of Gray Skies" to "Going on a Bug Safari" each section includes projects easily adaptable for kids of all ages whether in a rural, urban or suburban setting.

Denise Marchese Chicoine, with Michael Casko A Closer Look at Yoga: A Guide for Everyday Practice Healing Partners, Putnam, CT, 2009

Todd Christopher The Green Hour: A Daily Dose of Nature for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids Trumpeter Books, Shambhala Publications, Boston, MA, 2010

Just a few decades ago the phrase "go outside and play" was repeated by parents daily. Now as seemingly elusive as the once standard family dinner hour, outside playtime for kids is more nostalgia than reality. According to researchers, outdoor activities — from walking to camping — comprise less than one-half hour of a

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A Closer Look at Yoga: A Guide for Everyday Practice is a thoughtful and encouraging companion offering both novice and longtime practitioners a deeper self awareness through yoga. Yoga and meditation teacher Denise Chicoine's personal insights help students apply yoga principals to everyday life, and assist students in moving through challenges during yoga practice. Chicoine suggests always seeing your mat as sacred space and offers ideas for setting up a home practice starting with just 10 minutes a day and doing only favorite poses. More than a how-to book, A Closer Look at Yoga balances the often over-focused physi-

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cal aspects of yoga in the West with the foundational spirit and philosophy of the practice. Using easy to understand language, Chicoine answers frequently asked questions, tells new students what to expect from a yoga class, and explores themes such as trust, expanded awareness and universal love that arise out of a sustained yoga practice.

David Dalton Stars of the Meadow: Exploring Medicinal Herbs as Flower Essences Lindisfarne Books, Greater Barrington, MA, 2006

Alice Waters In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart Clarkson Potter/Publisher, New York, 2010

Alice Waters is credited as the Mother of the Slow Food movement. Founder of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, Waters was one of the first chefs to insist that only organic, locally grown fruit and vegetables and antibiotic-free meats be served at her restaurant. Back then, in the 1970's, her quest for fresh local produce wasn't simply philosophically based, she was looking for the best tasting ingredients. Just harvested food not only looks wonderful, it has a vitality you can taste and smell. In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart is a compilation of simple recipes and basic techniques presented by Waters and a diverse groups of cooks, well-known and not so well-known, all based on Waters' mantra: organic, local and seasonal.

In the Green Kitchen includes a plan for stocking an organic pantry and a set of basic cooking techniques that when learned by heart allow a cook to improvise and not be over dependent on recipes. Fresh ingredients don't need to be fussed with to taste delicious, and the recipes are straightforward and uncomplicated. Roasted tomato salsa, salt and sugar pickles, and polenta with fresh corn can all be made with a few pantry staples and a quick trip to the closest farm stand.

Waters wants everyone to experience the joy of shopping for, cooking, and eating delicious food. She says common sense is the only thing required, "the common sense to eat seasonally, to know where your food comes from, to support and buy from local farmers and producers who are good stewards of our natural resources, and to apply the same principles of conservation to your own home kitchen."

David Dalton first explored medicinal herbs and flowers using a scientific western approach: ingest something and passively wait for results. Yet this limited methodology ignored the metaphysical power and potential of the flower treatment. It is the living vibration of the plant in the flower essence that temporarily changes or shifts the chakra system and restores balance. Stars of the Meadow: Exploring Medicinal Herbs as Flower Essences reflects Dalton's twenty years of expansive research on the energetic workings of flower essences in relation to health and healing. Healing comes from matching a flower's vibration and qualities to the energetic needs of an individual's specific chakra. Actively participating by "listening" inside after taking a flower essence also often amplifies the effect of the therapy.

Star of the Meadow provides an easy to understand framework of the chakras, the primary organs of the human energy system. The current health of our chakras can be influenced by traumatic events, including events experienced in childhood.

When an individual has been mistreated, for example, Motherwort will help close the second chakra, the chakra of relationship and pleasure. Missouri Primrose, on the other hand, will help a person to take in energy by opening the second chakra.

Star of the Meadow includes descriptions of over forty flower essences, explains how each affects the chakra system and adult personality, and offers recommended dosages for treatment. Flower essences are natural and safe, and suggested use for children and animals is also presented with each flower.

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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6/18 — FROM DATING TO MARRIAGE: DR. SWACK’S SEVEN RULES FOR SUCCESS. 7-9:30pm. $51.

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Boston, MA. Learn more: www.hblu.org.

6/18 — ENERGY PERCEPTION SKILLS registration deadline. “Fine-tuning Your Intuition for Diagnosis and Treatment” with Diego Sanchez. Back by popular demand.

July 10-11. 9am–5pm. $249, 14 CE hrs. Explore touch, intuition, time and multi-dimensional space working with chakras.

Acupressure Therapy Institute, Quincy, MA. (617) 697-1477. www.acupressuretherapy.com.

6/18 — SUMMER SOLSTICE LABYRINTH WALK. 6pm. $10. Healing Co-Op, 272 Mitchells Lane, Middletown RI. Visit www.TheLabyrinthLadies.com for more information.

6/18-6/19 — REIKI I CERTIFICATION WITH JOHN HARVEY GRAY AND LOURDES GRAY, PH.D. Jaffrey,

Available online at www.spiritofchange.org

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June JUNE 2010 — QI GONG INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION IN HAINAN ISLAND, CHINA with Dr. Ming Wu. Register now for a 10-day training program, July 5-15, 2010. Details: www.wuhealing.com or (617) 354-0688.

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6/1-6/3 — 1-2-3 REIKI. Energy healing/balancing treatments in Jamaica Plain on a love offering basis. 10am-5pm with Kathryn Deputat, Reiki Master, by appointment. (617) 522-2737, www.lovesfreeway.com.

6/2 — RELIEF AT YOUR FINGERTIPS WITH PAT GILMORE. 1-3:30pm. Cost $45. Open Doors, 395 Washington Street, Braintree, MA. www.OpenDoors7.com.

(781) 843-8224.

6/5 — 5 EASY WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT with June

6/9 — HEALER SHARE. Come and experience Full Spectrum Healing and Reiki at our monthly healer share.

Practitioners welcome! $10 donation. 7-9pm. Solstice Healing Arts Center, 163 Main Street, Suite 6, Medway, MA. www.solsticehealing.com.

6/9 — RAJA YOGA AND MEDITATION WITH SANJEEV GUPTA AND VIJAY RAMBHATALA. 7-8:30pm. Free. Open Doors, 395 Washington Street, Braintree, MA. (781) 843-8224. www.OpenDoors7.com.

6/14 — INTRO TO THE TAROT. Learn the wisdom of the cards; it’s easy when you know how! Meets five Monday nights in June and July. 7-9pm. $35 per class. 6/14, 6/28, 7/12, 7/19 and 7/26. (508) 533-0669. 7-9pm. Solstice Healing Arts Center, 163 Main Street, Suite 6, Medway, MA. www.solsticehealing.com.

Author Pam Kristan at 10am, Connolly Library, Jamaica Plain, free. 6/22 at 5:45pm, $44, Cambridge Center for Adult Education; 6/24 at 7pm, Jamaicaway Books, free. (617) 5224956, www.awakeningintime.com.

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6/19 — SEED MONEY: ATTRACT ABUNDANCE IN YOUR LIFE with Ramona Garcia and Marlene Mercedes.

12:30-3:30pm. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register: (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

6/12 — NOURISHING TRADITIONS, CONDIMENTS AND SALSAS. With Leslie Ritchie-Dunham. 12 noon. $49.

6/5 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. “Reiki Energy Medicine” co-author.

Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU's.

Call 888-REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com.

Reiki II: 6/6.

6/5—AWAKENING IN TIME: PRACTICAL TIME MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE ON A SPIRITUAL PATH.

reach higher states of consciousness and change your life by developing the body, mind, intellect and awareness of the soul.

For more information: www.kriya.org/eventfile/404.pdf or Ryan McCarthy (978) 704-1008 or kriyainfo@bostonkriya.org.

shamanic visionary Leontine Hartzell and Brazilian healer Edemir Rossi. 9:30-5, $125 in Andover, MA. Channeled teachings and meditations from the stars to activate and expand your heart and energy field. Learn to work with star guides and the 7 rays of divine light. www.eyeofeagle.org.

(978) 475-1268.

Groton Wellness, 493-495 Main Street, Groton, MA. (978) 449-9919. www.grotonwellness.com.

Associates, Arlington, MA, offering clinics, Reiki I, II and Master teacher certification. CEU’s for massage therapists, nurses, mental health counselors. www.arlingtonreiki.com. (781) 6489334. MC and Visa accepted.

6/18-6/20 — BOSTON, COME JOIN US FOR KRIYA YOGA, the ancient non-sectarian science of meditation to

6/12 — TEACHINGS FROM THE STAR TEMPLE with

House, holistic health nutritional counselor. 1-3pm. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register: (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

6/5 — REIKI CERTIFICATION CLASSES. Arlington Reiki

NH. Awaken your healing skills! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the 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. Notebook and certificate awarded. 13.0 CEUs Visa/MC. Call or go online to sign up now. (603) 899-3288. www.learnreiki.org.

6/16 — MACHU PICCHU: WHERE EARTH RISES UP TO MEET THE IMAGINATION (Part 1). Talk and slide show of recent journey from a historical and spiritual perspective. More details at www.CrystalConcentrics.net. RSVP required to KRucialArts@gmail.com in case of venue change (currently in Arlington, MA).

6/16 OR 7/20 — MERKABAH AND INNER DIAMOND OF LIGHT ACTIVATION. 7-9:30pm led by Leontine Hartzell, $30 in Andover, MA. Learn a process to activate your inner and outer light fields to increase your connection to divine light and joy. www.eyeofeagle.org, (978) 475-1268.

7/11 — Join Cheyenne/Mohawk Native American elder Leonard Fourhawks with many other vendors, readers and healers at Zuzu’s 4th Annual Summertime New Age Expo at the Holiday Inn, Peabody, MA. See July listing or www.zuzusbeads.com.

6/19 — SONG OF THE HEALING CRYSTAL BOWLS. Saturday from 7:00–9:00pm, $20 in advance, $25 at door. Eye of the Hawk Holistic Center, 5 Grove Road, Rye, NH. (603) 9647874, www.eyeofthehawk.org.

6/19 — STAND IN YOUR POWER with Pat Hastings, an internationally recognized spiritual speaker, author and psychotherapist. Say yes to yourself, take spiritual responsibility for your life, and practice the art of self-love and self-care.

1-5pm. $65. www.allthatmatters.com.

6/19-6/20 — THE WAY OF THE SHAMAN. Foundation for shamanic studies basic workshop. With Nan Moss and David Corbin. Port Clyde, ME. www.shamanscircle.com.

6/20: USHERING IN THE SOLSTICE ENERGY. A special yoga workshop with Deborah Jaishree at The Arlington Center.

Visit www.theemergenceproject.net for info.

6/23,7/28,9/25 — UNDERSTANDING BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES. Dr Charise Ivy presents how a holistic and natural approach to hormone balance can improve your health.

Free. 7-9pm. www.GrotonWellness.com. (978) 449-9919.

6/24 — LIFE AS ART. With Maria Skinner. 7:15pm. $30.

Groton Wellness, 493-495 Main Street, Groton, MA. (978) 4499919. www.grotonwellness.com.

6/25-6/30 — RETREAT: SHIFT YOUR LIFE, LEARN PRACTICAL ENERGY TOOLS. Judith Poole, MA, facilitator.

See a YouTube description: http://tinyurl.com/myretreat or a testimonial http://tinyurl.com/2fad36f. Register: http://tinyurl. com/HealingRetreat. Heavenly Mountain, Boone, NC. Further details: (617) 923-8856.

6/26 — ENERGY MEDICINE CLINIC. Get a fabulous Full Spectrum Healing for only $35! 10am-2pm. Call for your appointment today: (508) 533-0669. 7-9pm. Solstice Healing Arts Center, 163 Main Street, Suite 6, Medway, MA. www.solsticehealing.com.

6/26 — HOW MARKETING CAN HELP YOUR MASSAGE BUSINESS THRIVE with Cary Bayer, life coach.

4-7pm. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register: (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

6/26 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Concord, MA. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. “Reiki Energy Medicine” co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU's. Call 888-REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 6/27.

6/26 — SUCCESS AEROBICS: A PROSPEROUS MINDSET CREATES A SUCCESSFUL MASSAGE BUSINESS with Cary Bayer, life coach. 12-3pm. Worcester, MA. Call Amethyst Point to register: (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

6/26 — THE FIRST BOSTON YOGA AND CHANT FEST. A 12-hour extravaganza of chanting concerts with Wah!, Shyamdas, Gauravani, Prajna, Ashara, Shubalananda and Dave Russell. Also dance, free yoga classes, ceremonies, food, exhibitors and much more. Noon to midnight at the Chinmaya Temple, Andover, MA. Buy tickets at www.shunyamproductions.com or call (617) 901-8981.

July 7/8 — HEALING SPIRIT OF RAINBOW LIGHT. 7-9:30pm, $30, taught by Leontine Hartzell in Andover, MA. Experience the transformational healing power of the seven

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6/26 — Kirtan artist Wah! is featured at the First Annual Boston Yoga and Chant Fest, a 12-hour extravaganza of chanting concerts, dance, free yoga classes, ceremonies, food, exhibitors and more at the Chinmaya Temple, Andover, MA. See June listing or www.shunyamproductions.com. rainbow frequencies of pure light that you will learn and can use on a daily basis. www.eyeofeagle.org, (978) 475-1268.

7/8-7/18 — LEARN THE ESSENTIALS OF APPLIED SHAMANIC PRACTICE: the shamanic journey, power retrieval and soul retrieval, dream work, and energy medicine.

Presented in Rhode Island by the Foundation of the Sacred Stream. www.sacredstream.org.

7/9-7/10 — 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. sallee@dancedimensions.org, (781) 599-1476. www.dlorien.com/creativity.

7/9-7/11 — EXPERIENCE THE MIRACLES OF BASIC AND ADVANCED PRANIC HEALING® from the work of Master Choa Kok Sui the modern founder of Pranic Healing® and Arhatic Yoga®. 9-7pm. For more information: www.opalconsulting.biz/upcoming-events.

7/10 — LIVE AS A SOUL. Magnetically attract your true needs! Jyoti Meru initiation helps you live the blissful reality of your own soul. 11am-7pm. Pre-registration required. Life Flowering Healing, 1368 Beacon Street, Suite 112, Brookline, MA 02446. www.lifeflowering.com/classes.html. (617) 694-0994.

7/10 — MANIFESTING A DARN GOOD LIFE. 10am-5pm. Confused if the Law Of Attraction is working for you? This course will simplify the manifesting process. $80. Diane Gelinas, MSW. (603) 483-0132. Southern NH. www.reikienergymedicine.com.

7/10 — MONTHLY PSYCHIC FAIR. 10-5pm. Join us the 2nd Saturday of every month and sample from a dozen different

types of readings. $20/minute in 20/40 minute sessions. Special guest: Jackie Lopez Waitkus, Spirit Medium, $2/min booking 30/60 minutes. www.upliftingconnections.com. (508) 6972334.

7/10 — THE "AWAKEN" SEMINAR: Taking the Next Step into Higher Consciousness. Dolores Cannon, well-known regressionist and author of 15 books, and Blair Styra, spiritual channel for Tabaash, team up for this 3-hour seminar on adapting to the coming earth changes and awakening to current shifts in consciousness. 10am-1pm, $50 by 7/1. $60 after. Held at Radisson Hotel Nashua, NH. More info and tickets at www.circlesofwisdom.com or (978) 474-8010.

7/10-7/11 — WEATHER SHAMANISM WITH NAN MOSS AND DAVID CORBIN. July 10-11: Level I. August 7-8: Level II. Port Clyde, ME. www.shamanscircle.com.

7/11 — PSYCHIC MEDIUMSHIP WITH AN AIR OF COMEDY! Sunday, 11am-1pm. Join us as we present the laughter within our work! Includes light breakfast. Please pre-purchase tickets $25 ($30 at the door). More information: www.RebeccaAnne.org. (860) 573-5652.

7/11 — ZUZU'S 4TH ANNUAL SUMMERTIME NEW AGE EXPO. Join us on Sunday July 11th at the Holiday Inn, Peabody, MA. 10am-5pm. $5 admission. Psychic and astrology readings, healers, vendors, crystals, free seminars and more!

Details at www.zuzusbeads.com.

7/13-7/16 — COME MEET AMMA, internationally acclaimed humanitarian leader. Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlboro, MA. July 13 and 16: free public spiritual talk, music, meditation and individual blessings. July 14-16: retreat offered with registration required. Contact www.ammanewengland.org or call 781-519-2297. See inside back cover.

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life changes and provide both emotional and physical healing so you can step onto your soul’s journey towards wholeness.

10am-4pm. www.opalconsulting.biz.

7/23 — INTRO TO CRYSTALS AND CHAKRAS WITH EMMA PHANEUF. Experience their potent healing energy as you learn about how they interact with your chakras and your human body. Lively interactive discussion and handson learning. $44. 6:30-8:30pm. At Uplifting Connections, Bridgewater, MA. More info: www.emmaphaneuf.com.

Register: (508) 697-2334.

7/23 — TEEN PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT SERIES starts at Circles of Wisdom in Andover, MA. 5 weeks. www.circlesofwisdom.com

7/23-7/25 — BREEMA® THE ART OF BEING PRESENT. The Nine Principles of Harmony are the foundation of Breema's timeless philosophy for harmonious and meaningful living.

Omega Institute: www.eomega.org. For more information on Breema: www.breema.com

7/24-7/25 — PSYCHIC FAIR FUNDRAISER to benefit Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester, MA! $10 admission fee includes entrance to castle and fair, tour of castle, mini-classes.

Readings can be purchased at $25 per 15 minute reading.

Further information: (978) 283-7532.

7/24-7/25 — EXPECT MIRACLES CONFERENCE and

7/24-7/25 — Spend a day “Up-Close and Personal” with Charles Virtue, son of Dr. Doreen Virtue, at the pre-conference event for the Expect Miracles Conference, July 24-25 in Plymouth, MA. See July listing or www.angelsbythesea3333.com.

7/17 — Grass Gypsies live concert at Yoga At The Ashram, 368 Village Street, Millis, MA. 7:30pm. Come for just the evening concert or attend the full day Live, Love, & Laughter retreat with Victoria Haffer and Rachel Chase, a nurturing, blissful day of yoga, meditation, relaxation and ecstatic dance. Call 508-376-4525 or visit www.yogaattheashram.org to register or for more information.

7/17 & 8/21 — MEDIUM DAYS AT CAMP ETNA IN ETNA, ME. 9am-3pm. Mediums, healers and vendors available. Details: (207) 269-2094 or www.CampEtna.com.

7/17-7/18 — REIKI I CERTIFICATION WITH JOHN HARVEY GRAY AND LOURDES GRAY, PH.D. Jaffrey, NH. Awaken your healing skills! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the 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. Notebook and certificate awarded. 13.0 CEUs Visa/MC. Call or go online to sign up now. (603) 899-3288. www.learnreiki.org.

7/17-7/18 — SINGING SEMINAR. Find your voice and be the singer you want to be. World famous seminars (www.dlorien.com). Strengthen your voice, become more confident, increase your range and more. (781) 599-1476 or sign-up online www.dlorien.com/signup or sallee@dlorien.com.

7/17 — 2012: THE GREAT AWAKENING. A workshop wtih Zacciah Blackburn at Rolling Ridge Retreat Center, North Andover, MA. For more information visit www.theemergenceproject.net.

7/22-7/24 — DIVINE EMPOWERMENT RETREAT. This 3-day experiential retreat is designed to manifest your desired

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a day with Charles Virtue. Angels by the Sea, Plymouth, MA. Saturday, July 24, 10:30 – 4:00 pm “Up-Close and Personal: A Day with Charles Virtue!”, son of Dr. Doreen Virtue, creator of the Angel Therapy Practitioner® (ATP) Course will present “Healing and Divine Manifestation.” Sunday, July 25, “Expect Miracles Conference 2010.” Registration: 8:30 am. Charles Virtue, keynote and guest presenter Suzanne Giesemann. Vendors, workshops and more! Call (508) 7320333, e-mail ngratta@angelsbythesea3333.com or visit www.angelsbythesea3333.com.

based approach to studying Ayurvedic medical philosophy using aromatherapy and classical Buddhist meditation methods. Free introduction on Friday, 7-10pm. Saturday and Sunday retreat, 9am-6pm. Optional yoga class Sunday at 8pm. Events held in Melrose, MA. For details contact Carolyn Gillis: info@reikimuse.com or (617) 240-1425.

8/6-8/9 — MATRIX ENERGETICS. See Dr. Richard Bartlett live and in-person. Boston/Cambridge. Pre-registration expires July 7. www.Matrixenergetics.com.

8/13 — FROM DATING TO MARRIAGE: DR. SWACK’S SEVEN RULES FOR SUCCESS. 7-9:30pm. $51. Boston, MA. Learn more: www.hblu.org.

8/21-8/22 — REIKI I CERTIFICATION WITH JOHN HARVEY GRAY AND LOURDES GRAY, PH.D. Jaffrey, NH. Awaken your healing skills! The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the 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. Notebook and certificate awarded. 13.0 CEUs Visa/MC. Call or go online to sign up now. (603) 899-3288. www.learnreiki.org.

8/25 — NOURISHING TRADITIONS, INTRO TO LACTOFERMENTATION. With Leslie Ritchie-Dunham.

6pm. $49. Groton Wellness, 493-495 Main Street, Groton, MA. (978) 449-9919. www.grotonwellness.com.

Upcoming SEPTEMBER 2010: EKP BODY PSYCHOTHERAPIST APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING BEGINS. One weekend/

7/24-25: THE CONVOCATION OF ARCHANGELS, FAERIES AND ANCESTORS. Commune with all three

month for 12 months in Newton, MA. Counselors, bodyworkers, energyworkers and other health professionals welcome as well as others interested in healing. Contact Linda at LSMHEART@aol.com, www.healingheartpower.com.

(617) 965-7846.

realms for your own personal evolution and the evolution of the planet. Two-day intensive with Christopher Penczak in Andover, MA. www.circlesfowisdom.com.

9/4 — MALIDOMA SOMÉ: ONE-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP. 10am-10pm. Create sacred connection

7/25 — TUI NA WORKSHOP FOR THE FAMILY WITH DR. MING WU. The practice of Tui Na massage works through the muscle-memory of the body to release held trauma from the subconscious mind. When we release the past, we are then free to re-connect the body, mind and spirit. No background or books required. Fee: $100 per person.

Register: www.wuhealing.com or (617) 354-0688.

7/29 — JOHN HOLLAND, PSYCHIC MEDIUM. The Spirit Whisperer lecture, demonstration and book signing.

7-9:30, Manchester, NH. Purchase tickets by July 1 to be entered to win reserved front row seats! Visit www.JohnHolland.com.

7/30-8/1 — 26TH ANNUAL NATIVE ELDER'S GATHERING. Sunray Peace Village, Lincoln VT. Teachings and celebration with indigenous elders. Wisdom seminars August 2 and 3. Peacekeeper training with Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo, Aug 4. Children’s activities, camping available.Registration and information: www.sunray.org. See page 53.

August 8/6-8/8 — CONTEMPLATIVE ARMOATHERAPY RETREAT with renowned healer David Crow, author of In Search of the Medicine Buddha. Experience a meditation-

with your ancestors. Participate in Dagara-based ritual.

Engage spirit and nature. $185. Rolling Ridge Conference Center, North Andover, MA. (781) 259-3431. http://web.me.com/betsymcnair/malidoma/Home.html or malidomaboston2010@gmail.com.

9/11 — 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 or past-life reading or healing session in person or over the phone, visit our website: www.TheMysticWay.com or call Ross J. Miller (617) 527-3583.

9/17-9/19 — 2010: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA, author of the spiritual classic “The Autobiography of a Yogi.” Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Yogananda’s coming to America in 1920, including chanting, meditation, spiritual sharing and pilgrimage to the places where Yogananda frequented and lived in Boston.

See www.AnandaBoston.org for details or page 49.

9/18 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Watertown, MA. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. “Reiki Energy Medicine” co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU's. Call 1-888-REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 9/19.

9/18-9/19 — TWO DAY HAND CERTIFICATION REFLEXOLOGY PROGRAM with Val Voner. $330 includes materials. 16 NCBTMB CEs and 16 ARCB CEs. Healing Place, Medfield, MA. (508) 359-6463. www.healingplacemedfield. com.

9/24 — "BRINGING YOGA INTO PSYCHOTHERAPY" PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. In-depth introduction, 10-3pm. $50. The Centered Place, Warren, MA. Continues 5 Fridays over 4 mos. 24 CEUs pending for mental health professionals and nurses. www.yogainpsychotherapy.com or (413) 586-6384.

9/24-9/26 — 19TH GREEN NATIONS GATHERING. Held at the beautiful Rowe Conference Center in Rowe, Massachusetts.

Join us for a long weekend of learning, networking, inspiration and rejuvenation with herbal teachers and native wisdom from across the country. Our special guest is the "Mother of Herbalism" Rosemary Gladstar. We will enjoy an herbal emporium throughout the weekend, an Equinox Fire Circle and a Prayer Lodge. Visit our website at www.greennations.org or call (802) 293-5996.

9/25 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 30 years experience. “Reiki Energy Medicine” co-author.

Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU's.

Call 888-REIKI-4-U or (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com.

Reiki II: 9/26.

heart, find joy and healing using your voice in community. www.healingsound.741.com, (508) 429-9716.

individual constellation sessions available. Jamy & Peter Faust, www.ConstellationApproach.com. (617) 484-4325.

10/9-10/11 — WALKING THE LIGHTWORKER’S WAY by Doreen Virtue. A 3-day psychic retreat workshop

10/17 — SHAMANIC HEALER TRAINING PROGRAM taught by Leontine Hartzell at Eye of the Eagle

with Nancy Johansen. $388 includes housing, meals and classes. Optional Angels Holiday on October 12 ($155). Held at Angel’s Rest Retreat in Leyden, MA. (508) 577-4552. www.Angeltouche.com. Retreat repeated May 27-29, 2011.

Reserve for either date.

Center for Spiritual Light, Andover, MA. Meets one day/ month for 9 months, optional second year. Popular class offered for sixth time. Learn advanced shamanic practices and healing methods — a life changing experience! www.eyeofeagle.org, (978) 475-1268.

10/10 — A 10K ROAD RACE AND A CONCERT TO REMEMBER . Stomp out bullying, teen suicide,

Ongoing

drug and alcohol addiction, depression. 10K Road Race at 10am, Medway High School, Medway, MA. A Concert to Remember from 4-6pm at New England Chapel, 40 Kenwood Circle, Franklin, MA. These events benefit "Ben Speaks" whose mission is to empower our youth to "Be the change they want to see in the world." Help impact the growing trend of teen suicide and make it a top priority to build community consensus to act in addressing these issues.

Details: www.benspeakslouderthanwords.com or contact Judy Giovangelo (617) 592-6715 or judygio@aol.com.

10/16 — THE CONSTELLATION APPROACH is open to all who wish to experience and learn about their Family Soul. Participants may have an opportunity to “set up” their family constellation, to “stand in” as representatives for family members in other's constellations, and to observe the constellations of others. Saturday seminars start October 16. Learning Program begins October 16-18 (see details in Holistic Directory under Classes & Certifications.). Private

UNDERSTANDING BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES. Join us for a free seminar with Charise Ivy, MD. June 23, July 28 or August 25. 7pm. Groton Wellness, 493-495 Main Street, Groton, MA. (978) 449-9919. www.grotonwellness.com.

SUNDAY PACIFIST SERVICE. 10-11am at the Peace Abbey, 2 North Main Street, Sherborn, MA. Call (508) 655-2143 or visit www.peaceabbey.org for more information.

PROVIDENCE ZEN CENTER. Free walk-in instruction, Wednesdays at 6:15pm. 99 Pound Rd, Cumberland, RI. (401) 658-1464. Pzc@kwanumzen.org. www.providencezen.org.

SHAMANIC DRUMMING CIRCLE founded 1993. Usually second and fourth Fridays of every month. 7pm. Quaker Meetinghouse, Cambridge, MA. Open to all, instruction available. Contact Terrence (978) 952-2704 or Emily (781) 6413980. Or visit www.cambridgeshamaniccircle.org.

9/25 — TANTRA NOVA: SECRETS TO LASTING INTIMACY. Discover the secrets to lasting intimacy, love and fullfilment in this one-day workshop for couples and singles. Expand joy, pleasure and creativity in your life! Elsbeth Meuth, Ed.D. and Freddy Zental Weaver are internationally renowned seminar leaders, intimacy experts, and relationship coaches. For info and registration: www.shunyamproductions.com. (617) 901 8981.

9/25-9/26 — 4TH ANNUAL NATURAL LIVING EXPO. Join us for the largest holistic expo in New England. $10 weekend admission, kids free! 135 exhibits, 75 workshops and events. Saturday night drum and dance lakeside circle. Advanced ticket sales for special presentations start July 1: John Holland, Bernie Siegel, Brenda Cobb, Lynn Robinson and Linda Marks. At the Sturbridge Host Hotel, 366 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA. See page 4. Exhibitor spaces available, apply today! Sponsored

by Spirit of Change. Details: www.NaturalExpo.org or (508) 278-9640.

9/26-10/1 — YOGA RETREAT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. Provincetown Inn, Provincetown, MA. Morning gentle yoga class; evening program on yoga and energy psychology with guided deep relaxation. On private beach. Tuition: $175 if registered by 9/10. Double rooms start at $64/night. Hosted

by Yoga, Energy Psychology and Psychotherapy Institute. www.yogaandenergypsychology.com.

10/1-10/3 — BREEMA® THE ART OF BEING PRESENT. The Nine Principles of Harmony are the foundation of Breema's timeless philosophy for harmonious and meaningful living.

Rowe Conference Center: www.rowecenter.org. For more information on Breema: www.breema.com.

10/9-10/11 — THE HEALING VOICE 3-DAY INTENSIVE with Jill Purce, "Britain's best-known musical Healer." At the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, MA. Open your

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6/18-6/20 — Paramahamsa Hariharananda (1907-2002) left, and Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, the most recent masters in the lineage of Kriya Yoga, inspire a public lecture Friday night, inititation, teachings and meditation techniques in Lawrence, MA. See June listing or www.kriya.org/eventfile/404.pdf.

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THE ECLECTIC INSTITUTE OF AROMATHERAPY AND HERBAL STUDIES CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. 6/19: 7-month herbal certification, Dighton, MA. 6/27: 3-month nutrition course, Dighton, MA. 9/11: 4-month Introduction to European-Based Aromatherapy certification, Sandwich, MA. www.aromatherapyandherbalstudies.com.

FREE OPEN HOUSE, Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine. Experience what it is really like in the program in our mini class/open house. June 15, July 21, August 18, September 10, September 29, and October 19. 7-9pm. Solstice Healing Arts Center, 163 Main Street, Suite 6, Medway, MA. (508) 7403038. www.rhysthomasinstitute.com.

JOURNEY INTO AWAKENING summer classes with Kristin Kirk. Chakras and Core Flow on July 17, Developing Spiritual Perception on July 31, Accessing your Spirit and Relieving Emotional Pain on August 7. Year I, Begin the Journey starts September 13! www.kristinkirk.com. (413) 586-8444.

THE WELLNESS ROUNDTABLE HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS NETWORK. Join us at our monthly meetings (September-June) dedicated to inspiring, educating and supporting holistic practitioners. Building collaborative relationships to encourage thriving practices and community wellness. Contact marilyn@confident-directions.com.

iPEC PROFESSIONAL COACHING CERTIFICATION INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP. Free. June 30, July 28.

August 25. Marlborough, MA. For more information contact bill@newenglandcoaching.com.

DENTAL SECRETS, A LIFETIME OF HEALTH. Join us

9/25 — Elsbeth Meuth, Ed.D. and Freddy Zental Weaver are internationally renowned seminar leaders, intimacy experts, and relationship coaches offering Tantra Nova: Secrets to Lasting Intimacy, a one-day workshop for couples and singles in Somerville, MA. See Upcoming listing or www.shunyamproductions.com.

UNITY CHURCH offers weekly Sunday service at 10am.

Welcoming and affirming we offer meditation, song, and a spiritual boost. 21 Cedar St. Worcester, MA. www. unityofcentralma.org.

Every Kids Yoga/Special Needs: 2/4/11-2/6/11: Dover, NH. www.childlightyoga.com or (603) 781-3323.

Smith, M.S.ED. (978) 683-8129. mgsenergy@comcast.net.

PranicHealingNE.com.

ENERGY MEDICINE STUDY GROUP. Optimize health, cognition, and emotional well-being with energy self-care. Taught by Cerridwen, M.A., Eden Energy Medicine certified practitioner. Summer Saturday schedule 10:00am-12:30pm, 6/12, 7/17, 8/14, 9/18, Littleton, MA. Free. www.aligningenergies.com.

YOGA AT MELROSE THERAPEUTIC + WHOLISTIC.

MCKS PRANIC HEALING FULL MOON MEDITATIONS. June 24, July 29, August 26. Miriam G.

for a free seminar with Jean Nordin-Evans, DDS. June 2, July 7 or August 4. 7pm. Groton Wellness, 493-495 Main Street, Groton, MA. (978) 449-9919. www.grotonwellness.com.

WOMEN’S RETREAT CENTER. Peaceful setting in Hubbardston, MA for self-guided or staff facilitated individual or group retreats. Monthly: 2nd Wednesday, potluck/meditation. Details at www.gatheringinn.org or call 978-820-1139.

CHILMARK WRITING SUMMER WORKSHOP. Nancy Aronie is a midwife for words that want to get out. You will laugh. You will cry and you will be safe! July-August, begins every Monday on Martha's Vineyard. (508) 645-9085. www.chilmarkwritingworkshop.com.

ADVANCED ENERGY MEDICINE STUDY GROUP.

CREATE THE LIFE YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED!

With Vicki: Monday and Wednesday, 7pm. With Bharti: Tuesday, 7pm. With Trish: Monday, 5:30pm. Prosperity every 3rd Tuesday. Reiki clinic 1st Thursday. 414 Main Street, Melrose.

(781) 979-0178. www.meltherapeutic.com.

Hands-on study for healers and advanced seekers. Taught by Cerridwen, M.A., Eden Energy Medicine certified practitioner.

Littleton, MA. Second Tuesdays, monthly, 1-3:30pm. $120/4 sessions. $35 each. Class limit: 12. www.aligningenergies.com.

Ongoing weekly groups Wednesday evenings in Needham.

Discover what’s holding you back. Find new ways to meet your full potential. Glenn Bigonet, M.A. (617) 462-6642 or visit www.glennbigonet.com.

CLASSES IN CHANNELING AND SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION with Vywamus, a teacher of higher

FREE ENERGY HEALINGS SESSION every Tuesday from 7-9pm and Thursday from 5:30-6:45pm. Open Doors, 395 Washington Street, Braintree, MA. www.OpenDoors7.com.

Call (781) 843-8224 for more information/appointment.

NEUROPLASTICITY CLUB. This club is created to explore the understanding of how to activate neuropathways whether through movement or a new meditation technique. The focus is to start activating neuropathways from inside the brain for greater mental abilities. Contact Walter Ness, Neuropathways@msn.com.

Info and bio at http://neuroplasticityclub.com/

consciousness, channeled by Andrea Seiver. Have a personal reading, join Learn to Channel and other classes, enjoy Evenings with Vywamus: June 3, July 1, September 16. (617) 332-1541. www.andreaseiver.com.

EKP BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY THERAPY GROUP meets Thursday nights in Newton, MA from 7-9pm. Interview and one EKP session are required to apply. A space for deep, heart-centered work in a safe, committed group. Contact Linda at LSMHEART@aol.com, www.healingheartpower.com. (617) 965-7846.

CHILDREN'S YOGA TEACHER CERTIFICATION: 7/24 & 7/25: Philadelphia. 7/31 & 8/1: Wilmington, NC. 8/7 & 8/8: Dover, NH. 10/23 & 10/24: Toronto. 11/20 & 11/21: Boston. Yoga 4 teens: 11/6 & 11/7: South Berwick, ME.

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REIKI AND FLOWER ESSENCES AT ALTERNATIVES FOR HEALTH. June 19: Reiki I. $150. June 25: Reiki Share, 6-8pm, free. July 13 & 16: Reiki I. $150. July 27: Intro to Flower Essences 6-7pm, $15. August 10 & 12: Reiki II, $250. Brimfield, MA. For more information or to register: (413) 245-6111 or www.alternatives-4health.com.

MONTHLY REIKI CLINIC. Brenner Reiki Healing, Newton, provides Reiki treatments the first Friday of each month, 7-9 pm ($10 to cover expenses). Additional services include Reiki classes and private treatments. Elise Brenner, Ph.D., Reiki Master Teacher, can be reached at (617) 244-8856, eliseb@rcn.com, www.brennerreikihealing.com. Give yourself the gift of Reiki!

REIKI SHARE 1ST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH. 7pm.

Free. Amethyst Point, 232 Chandler St, Worcester, MA. (508) 753-3975. www.amethystpoint.com.

TEA AND ANGELS EVERY 3RD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Marcia's Sweet Pantry, 38 South Street, Wrentham, MA. (508) 384-7100. Check website for other events: www.marciasweetpantry.com.

Fall calendar listings due August 2.

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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

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.

Call for a free “meet and greet” appointment.

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.

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Main Street Animal Services of Hopkinton Integrative and Conventional Veterinary Medicine

www.mashvet.com Here at MASH we offer conventional veterinary medicine and alternative therapies in a balanced, whole health approach to your pet’s healthcare. Our goal is to support your pet’s vital energy for good health and self-healing. We use nutrition, acupuncture, homeopathy, and traditional diagnostics, along with a caring, compassionate staff to optimize your pet’s health.

We are now also offering ozone therapy.

We recognize that your pet is an important member of your family. From well visits to chronic disease, we offer medicine that respects the integrity of your pet’s mind, body and spirit.

In addition to the services offered by our doctors, we have practitioners ready to provide chiropractic, cranial sacral, Reiki, massage, physical therapy, or polarity therapy for your pet. These are offered in our unique Holistic Care Center for Companion Animals, attached to our hospital.

We are now offering client education classes, please call for more details.

Dr. Margo Roman, Veterinarian and Practice Owner – Classical Homeopathy, Acupuncture, NAET, Cancer Therapy, Nutrition, Herbal Remedies, General Medicine and Surgery 72 W. Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 (Exit 21A off of Route 495) 508-435-4077 www.drdomore.org www.IHPE.info

Arts Perfect your Singing Voice as Spiritual Path B a rr y H a rr i s

Perfect singing is a combination of mastery of vocal technique and emotional release/spiritual surrender.

My background makes me uniquely qualified to teach perfect singing. In the early 80s, I sang in a number of musicals, and with several opera companies in New York City before weakening my vocal cords.

I was then extremely fortunate to study with Judy Oas, a world renown teacher written up in Opera News, who taught vocal rehabilitation, with a spiritual approach,

calling her instruction, “Zen and the Art of Singing.”

Her unique dual-focused approach was to teach vocal technique, while simultaneously exploring how the study of voice leads to a self-knowledge, which makes vocal training an emotional/spiritual therapy.

My classes use the same dual focus, presenting even more detailed vocal technique, and spiritual/emotional healing. I teach the foundations of vocal technique which can be applied to all types of singing.

Because it is such a unique approach, I offer a free two-hour introduction class that covers both explanation and demonstration of the spiritual work, and also the beginning of basic technique. Noticeable improvement likely from first lesson.

Schedule your FREE class today.

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Astrological Consulting Joseph Crane

Practical Astrology Joseph Crane has been a professional astrologer, consulting and teaching astrology since 1988. He is co-director of the Astrology Institute and author of A Practical Guide to Traditional Astrology (1998) and Astrological Roots: The Hellenistic Tradition (2007).

Contact Joseph if you are interested in astrology classes or tutorials.

As a consultant, Joseph uses astrology

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

to help people work with specific situations in their lives.

Natal and Predictive Astrology examines situations in the larger context of one’s life and shows probable outcomes.

Horary Astrology examines the meaning of particular moments in time, including using the specific time a question is asked as the basis for an interpretation.

Electional Astrology gives the best time for a new undertaking, including weddings, interviews and promotions, buying and selling, and travel.

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

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

Consultations are in Rhode Island, Eastern Mass. or by phone. All sessions are recorded josephcrane@verizon.net s 401-527-2035 www.astrologyinstitute.com

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

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.

Bookstores and Gift Shops

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

Astrology & Tarot Amelia Shea

Specializing in Relationships, Career and Transitions Readings by phone, email and in-person. MC/VISA accepted. www.ameliashea.com t 603-924-0056

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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

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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.”

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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: 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

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

"When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature.

If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young." ~ Maya Angelou

Business Services TrueNorth

Business Consulting Health & Wellness Professionals are our Specialty Cynthia Pasciuto, owner of TrueNorth Business Consulting, is a licensed attorney and insurance broker in Massachusetts.

You are the expert in your business, but there is so much more you need to know.

Children’s Health & Services Touchstone offers:

Available now: The TrueNorth Guidebook A GREAT VALUE AT $199.95!

Included in The TrueNorth Guidebook: V Planning your Marketing Strategy V A Review of Insurance Protection V The Legal Elements of Business: The different types of business entities, attorney-generated legal forms to get started, negotiating tips V Project Management Simplified Consultations / Phone, In Person ~ Workshops www.truenorthbusinessconsulting.com Call today! ~ 781-729-0481

Touchstone Community School offers a progressive, child-centered approach to education. For twenty-three years, we have nurtured and inspired children to be creative, independent partners in their learning.

• Integrated, Gentle, Individualized Family Chiropractic Care with Dr. Jennah Dieter Pediatric/Perinatal Certified Chiropractor, Summa Cum Laude Palmer Grad

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Hot Power Yoga ~ All Levels 12 Yoga Studio Locations North Cambridge, Easton, Westwood, Canton, Braintree, No. Attleboro, No. Scituate, Duxbury, Hingham, Weymouth, Hanover, East Bridgewater

Melrose Therapeutic & Wholistic Center Established in 1990 and rated, “Best of the Best” in Melrose, our dedicated staff of professionals offer a comprehensive range of services to complement a healthy lifestyle. Conveniently located in Melrose, our center is a safe, peaceful haven to take a break from the stresses of daily living.

For a calendar of events, visit our website at www.melrosetherapeutic.com

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

Workshops ▲ Chinese Energetic Medicine Yoga ▲ Energy Healing ▲ Reiki ▲ Nutrition Hypnotherapy ▲ Massage Therapy Meditation ▲ Reflexology ▲ Relaxation Gift Certificates available ▲ Visa/MC accepted Vicki Martelli CMT, MA Holistic Health, Yoga Teacher Rochelle Delacroix CMT, Reiki Master

Melrose Therapeutic & Wholistic Center 414 Main Street, Melrose, MA ▲

781-979-0178

YOUR COMPLETE WELLNESS CENTER

If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, call to get healthy!

Complimentary Consultation ($45 value) 260 Merrimac St., Newburyport, MA 01950 978-499-WELL (9355) www.healthcarecomplete.com

• Customized Nutrition Programs with Nutrition Response Testing • Detoxification and Weight Loss • Massage Therapy • Rehabilitative Exercise • Pilates and Yoga • Reiki and Holistic Psychotherapy Where Your Complete Health Matters!

Holistic Healing Center 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

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.

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

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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

508 533-0669 Z www.solsticehealing.com

chiropractic Z massage Z nutrition Z exercise

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Bodywork and Readings

163 Main St., Suite 6, Medway, MA 02053 solsticehealing@yahoo.com

To learn more about our holistic approach to education for children ages 4 to 14, visit www.touchstoneschool.com or call Ana at 508-839-0038.

Chiropractors

Centers POWER YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

Small, mixed-age classes Thematic studies that integrate subjects Dedicated, expert teachers A diverse community and highly positive culture Parent-teacher-child partnership in educational development

Classes, Certifications & Schools Chaplaincy Institute of Maine

Interfaith Spiritual Growth and Ordination as an Interfaith Minister First Year: The Way of Contemplation Second Year: The Way of Action Campuses in Portland, ME and Amesbury, MA

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World Religions T Art as Meditation

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!

Creation Spirituality T Interfaith Worship Spiritual Practice T Community Service

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SERVICES OFFERED

Acusage Academy

& Body Reflexology ONLINE CLASSES

Foot Reflexology q Body Reflexology Light Reflexology LIVE CLASSES

Massage q Reflexology

Rhys Thomas Healer Training Offering two exciting programs at the Solstice Healing Arts Center Teachers Rhys Thomas and Lisa Campion invite you to The Rhys Thomas Healer Training programs at the Solstice Healing Arts Center in Medway MA. The Growing the Healer Within program is for those just starting on their journey into healership. The Healer Training Program is suitable for practitioners who are looking to deepen their personal growth, increase their intuition and learn advanced healing techniques.

The Way to Balance,® LLC Center for Advanced Healing and Training Aaron & Sue Singleton, Founders

The Energy of Life® (EOL) Process Educational Programs complement all medical and holistic modalities, and empower practitioners and laypersons.

EOL I.D.E.A.L. Process for Creating a

Life You Love! Workshop Series A totally unique intuitive and healing process that transforms lives, whether you are a healer, doctor, executive, or full-time parent. Use the EOL process alone, or to enhance Reiki, Pranic Healing, etc. The EOL Process for Discernment and Intuitive Accuracy within this series is prerequisite for Medical Intuitive training with Sue Singleton.

EOL Visionary Acupressure System

Workshop Series This fusion of ancient and modern techniques makes a quantum leap to address trauma and illness, without relying solely

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Massage q Foot Reflexology q Body Reflexology q Reflex Light Reflexology Shiatsu-Acupressure q Myofascial Release Lymphatic Drainage q Myo-Skeletal Alignment q Nutritional Consultants Act now! State requirements are changing in 2010; programs will be longer & cost more.

State Licensed and Approved www.AcusageAcademy.com www.ReflexologyOnline.com 250 Main St., Oxford, MA q 508-987-0178

A community of peers that will support your journey on a day to day basis F A model for looking at your own defenses to heal yourself at a deeper level F Learn how to hold your energy field and stay in your center no matter what is going on around you F Understand your own energy system to see where your blocks and strengths are F Experience your own soul as the best teacher and guide you have ever had F Powerful Full Spectrum Healing techniques to take your healership to the next level F

Classes start in September and meet six weekends a year.

For more information: rhys@rhysthomashealing.com rhysthomashealing.com F 508-740-3038

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

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

Saturday Seminars 9:30 am-6 pm $130

Oct 16 Dec 4 Jan 22

Mar 5 Apr 9 May 14 Immersion Learning Program begins October 2010. Appropriate for anyone who

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

on linear meridian techniques. Learn unique protocols for deeper, more rapid release of the Root Cause. Our easy to learn 60-point numbered system includes detailed diagrams: no prior acupressure experience or knowledge required.

EOL Rings of Oden™ New Technology for Quantum Healing Revolutionary “Net-Neutral Ionic Energy” technology embedded into The Rings of Oden accelerates light resonance and provides modulating energy frequencies for healing. Users report rapid resolution of chronic pain, injuries, glaucoma, chronic emotional patterns and illnesses. The Rings combine Sacred Geometry, Crop Circles, and DNA Holographic Re-Patterning to create specific vortices and frequencies for various conditions. Powerful for self-healing, as well as helping others.

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Other Workshops Radical Hands-On Healing Light Therapy: Healing at the Speed of Light Sound Therapy: Healing with Resonance Introduction to Medical Intuition, etc.

21 Water St. Amesbury, MA 01913 www.TheWayToBalance.com 978-834-0341

Hypnotherapy

Certification Program

2010 Schedule This certificate program is 100 hours of independent adult study which includes two intensive weekends of instruction.

The program includes an introduction to Ericksonian hypnosis , hypnosis and child birthing, medical and dental applications for hypnosis, pain management, hypnosis with children, habit elimination or modification, age regression, a wide variety of hypnotic inductions and techniques, the elimination of all phobias, etc. This program is approved for 32 CEUS for nurses and social workers. Graduates may join the American Board of Hypnotherapy.

Instructor Ted Benton, Ed., a Winchester Hospital staff hypnotherapist, is a national and international hypnosis instructor. He holds numerous certifications for advanced hypnosis training, including training

has a serious interest in embarking upon a personal journey of transformation in 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.

Oct 15-17 The Family of Origin Dec 3-5 The Father’s Line Jan 21-23 The Mother’s Line Mar 4-6 Effects of Illness, Disease & Death Apr 8-10 Supporting Love in Our

Relationships May 13-15 Effects of War, Immigration &

Religion Certificate received upon completion.

Private constellation sessions also available.

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

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 All courses are practical and provide the understanding necessary to use these tools both safely and effectively. www.aromatherapyandherbalstudies.com 978-297-4502

approved by the American Psychological Association. He has published articles on hypnotherapy and recently appeared on the Discovery Health Program on national television. Winchester Hospital is one of several hospitals in the nation offering full certification to hypnotherapists.

The cost of the program is $1600, which includes all textbooks and materials. The tuition is tax-deductible. The first payment of $800 is due at registration. Final payment is due at the first class. If you refer a student who registers in the same session, $100 will be deducted from your fee.

Weekend classes will be held as follows: F F

June 5-6 and Aug. 28-29 Oct. 2-3 and Nov. 6-7

Classes are held at Winchester Hospital Community Health Institute, Baldwin Park I, 12 Alfred Street, Suite 207, Woburn, MA. To sign up for a class, or for more information, call us or visit our website and click on Community Health Institute.

781-756-4700 www.winchesterhospital.org

Yoga, Psychotherapy & Energy Psychology Institute Sept 26-Oct 1 Provincetown Inn Seminars, Yoga Retreat or Yoga Vacation www.yogaandenergypsychology.com 413-586-6384

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

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

“Bringing Yoga into Psychotherapy: Self-care and Transformation” with Joann Lutz, LICSW. This workshop also offered one Friday per month in Central MA; $50 intro. 9/24.

“The Energy of Change: Emotional Freedom Technique, Energy Psychology and Yoga” with Karen L. Arthur, LCSW, BCD. Seminars include 9 yoga classes. CEUs pending for mental health professionals and nurses.

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.

Accredited. Licensed. Financial Aid available for qualified students.

800-262-8530 v www.spatech.edu

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 New classes starting 2010 in Hanover, 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.

Seven Month Herbal Apprenticeship Introductory and Advanced Workshops and Classes We offer affordable evening and weekend workshops, Aromatherapy Certification, and Advanced Training.

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

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.

Core Integration Institute www.core-integration.com Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers Learn to assess musculoskeletal problems and resolve pain at The Core Integration Institute’s professional training pro-

“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

gram. Use effective therapeutic applications that can restore your and your client’s movement efficiency.

Hands on and movement based bodywork that gets results.

Come experience the difference. Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening ongoing classes.

The Core Integration Training Institute 118 Main Street, Watertown, MA www.core-integration.com W 978-461-0221

Coaching Advanced Solution Advisors

The Boston School of Herbal Studies

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.

ACHIEVE control over your life and your health.

LEARN to manage your emotions, pain and stress.

ELIMINATE negative relationships and habits, fears and addictions.

Intensive Apprenticeship: F Herbs to nourish & heal each organ system F Learn to make herbal tinctures, teas, salves,

oils, flower essences, herbal baths, etc.

F Plant ID with medicinal plant walks F Facial, tongue and pulse diagnosis

12 Pelham Terrrace, Arlington, MA 781-646-6319 www.bostonherbalstudies.com

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Free Initial Consultation Advancing your Physical, Emotional, and Financial Wellbeing Stella Posternak, MS

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Techniques Life Coaching Neuro Linguistic Programming Business Coaching

Advanced Solutions Advisors

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Life Coach Spiritual Counselor Carol Recchion, MDiv

Over 20 years experience helping people have more joy-filled and successful lives

Life Coaching and Spiritual Counseling is a client-centered whole person approach to help individuals gain clarity for achieving a better life.

Through the coaching process, the client’s strengths are confirmed as well as their beliefs, practices, thoughts, and feelings.

Clients who have worked with Carol report feeling more empowered in their lives, happier in their relationships, and more successful in achieving cherished goals that have been difficult to achieve on their own.

Carol also has specialized training and experience with helping people manage difficult life transitions including grief, loss, illness, and relationship challenges.

With help real growth is possible…

Call for more information Hudson, MA V 774-258-1468 http://crecchionlifecoach.webs.com

Benefits of the Sedona Method®

Cheryl Wright

Life Coach Use day to day, moment by moment, in real life situations 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.

Success Coaching with Kate Eliminate blocks to your success Overcome life long issues Reach your goals Become the best YOU SPECIALITIES

Self Esteem O Stress O Weight O Fear Work/Sports/Artistic Performance Procrastination O Clutter

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 As a certified EFT and MeridianTapping Techniques practitioner, Kate effectively works with her clients using Meridian Tapping Techniques (MTT), which includes Emotional Freedom Technique to reduce and eliminate blocks to success.

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

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Spiritual Teacher Kristin Kirk 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.

Andrea Seiver, Ph.D. Channeled Readings Personal Evolution Classes Have you spoken with an ascended master recently? Vywamus, channeled by Andrea Seiver, is a master and teacher who is working to help us make our next evolutionary step into the higher levels of consciousness. Receive his insights, his energies, and his practical advice in classes or readings.

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Kate’s tapping techniques are featured on her radio show, “Tapping to Success with Kate” and live through audio/visual stream over the internet.

Schedule your FREE 15 min. success consult now!

Kate Beeders O 617-733-0737 www.SuccessCoachingwithKate.com

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

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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Readings with Vywamus cover your questions about life work, relationships, past lives, and other issues with his characteristic warmth and humor.

Channeled Classes and Spiritual Tutoring help you personally evolve and practice living on a wider scale as your larger self.

Evenings with Vywamus: Vywamus discusses your questions on topics of general interest. Donation $10. Call for next dates.

Courses: Learn to Channel • Advanced Channeling/Spiritual Support Class For information about classes or readings, call Andrea at 617-332-1541 or visit me at www.andreaseiver.com.

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• Do you have fears, anxieties or phobias that get in your way?

• Are your relationships frustrating, painful, or unsatisfying?

• Are you feeling unfulfilled with your career, current income, or just life in general?

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When you’ve done your best to solve these problems, but find that they are not

under your voluntary control, you are experiencing unconscious self-sabotage.

Healing from the Body Level UpSM (hbluSM) is a unique and effective way to get unstuck and eliminate struggle by clearing mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual blocks to success, so that you can finally achieve your goals! The originator of this holistic psychotherapy system, Dr. Judith Swack, has demonstrated her amazing phobia cures live on WCVB Channel 5 News, on TBS Superstation’s Worst Case Scenario, and on New England Cable News. She is a respected healer, teacher of healers, author, and keynote presenter at major psychology conferences.

Dr. Judith Swack and her associates Nicole LaFrance, MA, and David Danzig, LICSW, are now available for private sessions in person, or by phone.

“This work gave me back my life.”

– Susan S., Writer, Boston, MA “I’ve made more progress in the most important areas of my life in just a few sessions than I did in 5 years of traditional therapy.

This woman is amazing! I’ve already referred – Jane U., Teacher 10 clients to her.”

For a free information package and to book appointments, call 1-800-310-6549 or 781-444-6940, or visit www.hblu.org.

Help Me Help You

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Violet C. Morin As children we all felt, at times, a powerful sense of wonder and magic. How easily that magic is lost in growing up.

To successfully grow through sudden losses and distractions in our lives, to regain delight in living, we need to understand this: Either we are accepting what is or we are resisting what is.

Paradoxically, mastering acceptance is the key to change!

Help me help you to master your resistance, and in transforming it to creative acceptance, find the wonder and magic of recovery…we can again!

Individual/group/family/couple counseling ✴ Trauma/Survivor Therapy ✴ Addictions ✴ Thinking Errors/CBT Work ✴ Inner Child Growth Therapy ✴ Sexual/Gender Identity ✴ Harvard Cocaine Group Work ✴

No fee for initial “get acquainted”meeting Violet C. Morin, M.Ed, LMHC, LMFT Intuitive Psychotherapist Harvard graduate with 30+ years experience Newton Center, MA and Johnston, RI vmhc@cox.net ✴ 401-934-0536

Eliminate: Fears, stress, anxiousness, limiting thoughts and emotions, negative outlook, self-destructive habits and behavior.

Learn: Effective tools for life such as: How to attract the right things G 5 minute focusing techniques G Creative visualization G Self-hypnosis G Create positive outlook, thoughts & emotions G

Harry Kroner, CPC CHT

Life Achieved

Certified Life coach & Hypnotherapist Learn how to create the life you deserve Intial consultation free

Center of the Heart Whole Health Integration

Joan Holzman, Psy. D. Lic. Psychologist, Lic. Marriage and Family Therapist Dance/Movement Therapist

Achieve: happiness, finding your true purpose, balance, deeper spiritual connection, and living the life you always wanted. harry@lifeachieved.com 508-740-9745 G www.lifeachieved.com

I offer a variety of modalities such as: EMDR, Sandtray Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, Therapeutic Movement & Psychotherapy to help heal our core issues and attain a more integrated sense of health and well being. I look forward to meeting you.

Massachusetts Society of

work focuses on increasing aliveness and self-respect through body-oriented psychotherapy. It helps people resolve emotional problems and release chronic tensions to become more relaxed, and ultimately to maximize their potential for intimacy and joy in life.

Integrated mind-body therapy, combining talk therapy with guided body move-ments and expressive exercises. The

MA, LMHC Everyone knows the experience of being at life’s crossroads — personally, professionally, spiritually. We often wonder, “How do I move forward?” and “What kind of support would really help?”

As a Master’s degreed clinician, a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and a Blue Cross provider, I have served the mental health and relationship needs of Boston area residents through my Newton-based private practice for the past 20 years. I offer individual, couples, and family counseling in single hour sessions. In addition, I offer breathwork and group counseling in a two hour session format. I work on a sliding scale basis, and no one is denied services for lack of funding.

My approach to counseling integrates traditional Western insight oriented psychotherapy, elements of Buddhist thought, a progressive political perspective and techniques developed through the Transpersonal Psychology Movement. And as a long time student of “A Course In Miracles,” my work reflects deep appreciation for the transformative power of heartfelt forgiveness and the creative wisdom of our Higher Self.

Whatever the magnitude or urgency of your concerns, my approach is essentially the same. I offer an oasis for self exploration—a place to attend to your own Inner Voice—and an environment of reflection and encouragement as you move through and beyond your personal crossroads.

Stephen-Wolf Foster, Psy.D.

s EMDR – “I had insights I never had before.” s Therapeutic Movement – “It was great to feel the freedom in my body after working with you.”

“Bioenergetics is the vibrant way to health and the way to vibrant health.“ ~ Alexander Lowen, MD, Founder

Christopher Gruener

Client Comments: s Sandtray – “Sand tray therapy helped me see my life more clearly.”

From the time we are very young we take life’s experiences to heart. Over time we may forget our core, hurts and feelings, but they remain with us. Our heartfelt experiences help shape our sense of self and our interactions with others.

Bioenergetic Analysis

CrossroadS CounselinG

42 Thoreau Street, Concord, MA 01742 978-369-6138

Visit our website or call for more information and to be added to our mailing list.

Training Group, Ongoing Workshops, Exercise Classes, Individual Therapy www.massbioenergetics.org 617-876-3652

“The only time is now.

The only way is before us.”

- -Shiva K’Ryl Aristos

Authentic Conversation: An Existential approach to psychotherapy, coaching and clinical supervision.

In these difficult and dangerous times, many of us are realizing that something isn’t right in our personal or professional lives. We might feel particularly alone, discouraged or lost. We might feel disconnected from ourselves, or paralyzed by trauma, depression, anxiety, or some repetitive selfsabotaging habit that keeps us captive. Our concerns might be about our work, our relationships, our own body. We might not even know exactly what it is, just that our life doesn’t seem right.

TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION OFFERED SUMMER 2010

Free Form Breathwork Free Form Breathwork uses the power of guided breathing practices to foster profound self-generated healing in all aspects of one’s life—practical, emotional and spiritual. Evocative music, sustained focused breathing and facilitative body work are integral elements of this process. This type of work with one’s breath often involves intense emotional release as well as the recollection and resolution of very early difficult memories.

Support for Political/Spiritual Activists I offer emotional support and practical training for individuals who want to take personal responsibility and collective action toward healing our wounded planet.

This includes training in meditative practices, relationship process work, and strategic planning. Consultation will be available to all clients who choose to pursue organizing field work and community activism between sessions.

Private Practice Development Training Are you a licensed clinician ready to make the transition to private practice but feeling overwhelmed by the challenge?

Hold fast to that dream! I can help you navigate finding your niche, marketing your practice and accessing insurance.

To explore the possibility of our working together, a pre-session “Get Acquainted Meeting”— for which there is no fee — is requested. Please call or email me to schedule this session.

Newton Centre, MA F 617-965-6552 chris.gruener@comcast.net www.crossroads-counseling-services.com

My name is Dr. Stephen Wolf Foster.

Since 1985 I have been helping individuals, couples and other therapists to navigate through difficult times. With an attitude of “no shame; no blame”, we may engage in “Authentic Conversation” wherein you distinguish your true voice, your true vision and your very real possibility of Transcendence. This freedom allows us to reclaim our authentic sense of vitality, purpose and personal power. As we gain liberating insight, aided by practical skills, we are best able to move beyond the problems and toward the life we would choose for ourselves.

With offices in Cambridge and Amesbury, I serve clients from the North Shore to the metropolitan Boston area. For information on how I conduct my work, or to make an appointment, call or visit the website.

Whether you engage my counseling services or those of someone else whom you feel might fit you better, remember this: There is no later. Your only time and place of personal power is here and now. www.swolffoster.com v 617-413-3712

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Get More Out of Life!

More Love! More Joy! More Satisfaction!

You Deserve It! Glenn Bigonet, M.A. Mental Health Counselor, Cert. Hypnotherapist Initial consultation free Weekly Group and Workshops Offered Conveniently located near the commuter rail in Needham. Just a short drive from Rte. 128/I-95. www.GlennBigonet.com 617-462-6642

Do you feel stuck in your daily routine?

Are you unsatisfied or angry with your life as it is now? Do you wish you could live the life you really want?

I’m Glenn Bigonet and I want to help you love your life. I will help you get unstuck, move toward your dreams and feel more positive and happy.

I utilize heart-centered therapeutic techniques, and at times powerfully combine 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 we work together to make your goals a reality.

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

Stop Smoking In One Session

Lose Weight Naturally Dr. George W. Mephis, Ph.D., BCH, is a world-renowned Russian healer and spiritual teacher, with 25 years of experience in helping people stop smoking, lose weight and achieve freedom from addiction slavery.

He has been called The Miraclemaker for his phenomenal ability to cure incurable diseases. He is the founder of the HypnoEnergetic Movement. This powerful technique stimulates the brain to produce more pleasure hormones, naturally creating a positive state of consciousness and at the same time erasing the negative memories related to addictive behavior.

Mr. Mephis helps people quit smoking in one session, lose weight and control their appetite, eliminate pain, stress, anxiety, depression and various other physical disorders including cancer in a unique and miraculous way. u

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Life Coaching

Improve motivation, accomplish tasks & more

Holistic Psychotherapy & Life Coaching Lori Miller-Freitas, LICSW

Holistic Psychotherapy/Clinical Consultation

Using extensive professional experience to resolve issues related to: Trauma, Grief, PTSD, Anxiety and Phobias, ADD.

Get to the core — Transform your life!

You are on this earth to be happy and realize your true potential.

Certifications: LICSW, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists. Visa/MC acccepted.

EMDR R TAT R Hypnosis R Reiki

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I use a combination of traditional, body centered and energy therapies to increase the speed and deepen the level of holistic healing.

www.eaglespirittherapies.com 781-297-2003

ASAT™ C.O.R.E. Counseling Hypnotherapy Karuna Reiki® Master Shamballa Basic Master Teacher

Janet Sedgwick Holistic Counseling Services Start living the life you want.

Body/Mind Psychotherapy Judith Prebluda, L.M.H.C. Body/Mind Psychotherapy is a therapy modality, which synthesizes the best of Eastern Philosophy, Spiritual Orientation and Modern Western Psychology and Research.

Visit my website for detailed descriptions of methods, philosophy, and approaches.

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Mindfulness and Spiritual Development Classes These short-term psycho-educational classes focus on spiritual tools to support and enhance your mental/emotional balance, sobriety, healing and wellness.

For class schedules and descriptions, please visit my website.

1236 Broadway, Teele Square, Somerville (Arlington line) Insurance accepted.

For consultation, please call: 781-643-2313 or email: judith@jpbodymindtherapy.com. www.jpbodymindtherapy.com.

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,

Compassionate Psychotherapy & EMDR Barbara Gangemi, LMHC We are each endowed with an enormous capacity for self-healing, and often what’s needed is a wise and experienced guide to show us the way through darkness. Barbara’s style of compassionate psychotherapy, combined with a number of highly effective stress reduction techniques as well as the rapid and profound healing effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can lead to new levels of physical, emotional, and spiritual health and well being.

EMDR is a body-focused psychotherapy that allows an individual to reprocess disturbing memories that have become locked in the nervous sytem through a disruption in normal information processing. Past events seem “frozen in time,” and the traditional methods of talking about them do not relieve the strong feelings they contain.

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 Tues. and Thurs. nights in Newton. Apprenticeship training.

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

Coaching for soul-centered living. Body psychotherapy groups. Apprenticeship training.

Newton, MA www.healingheartpower.com LSMHEART@aol.com 617-965-7846

Maybe you are having trouble maintaining relationships or employment in the present.

Perhaps you remember childhood mistreatment, medical procedures that were frightening and painful, accidents, illnesses, even natural disasters. Many people today experience a pervasive feeling of “being stressed.” Whatever the source of your distress, this combination of therapies can bring deep and lasting healing to your body, mind, and spirit.

As a licensed mental health counselor and a fully certified EMDR practitioner, Barbara has been practicing psychotherapy for sixteen years and EMDR for the past eleven years. She considers the opportunity to assist clients to be a sacred trust, and she moves toward the path to healing with the knowledge that, in a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship, we can heal what has been too daunting to face alone.

Some insurances accepted. Call for further information or to schedule an appointment.

BarbaraGangemi@aol.com Roslindale: 617-553-0714 Hopkinton: 508-435-5580

Constructively Connect with your Daily/ Life Challenges. Learn and benefit from Layouts, Placement, Sacred Safe-Space, and Therapeutic Percussion.

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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

LifeChange Shawna V. Carboni LICSW, DCSW

Bioenergetic Analysis Clinical Hypnosis & EMDR The innovative combination of Bioenergetic Analysis, Clinical Hypnosis & EMDR is unique in the field of mind-body psychotherapy!

Each is a creative and powerful vehicle for making a life change. Bioenergetics is an active, body-oriented psychotherapy; Clinical Hypnosis is a state of intentional inward concentration characterized by deep body relaxation; and EMDR utilizes bilateral eye movements to facilitate the emo-

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

tional and cognitive processing of distressing and traumatic experiences.

Each modality helps to identify and access inner conflicts, self-limiting beliefs, and energetic disruptions that are just beneath ordinary awareness. Positive, lasting change occurs from the inside out as one resolves those obstacles, experiences new potentials, and learns new skills.

Shawna V. Carboni, LICSW, DCSW is a licensed clinician with more than 20 years of experience who fervently believes in each individual’s innate capacity for selfactualization. She brings a vigor, maturity, and commitment to her work that is refreshing and rare, and her style is collaborative, professional, and future-oriented.

Visit www.lifechangeboston.com for more information, or contact her private practice LifeChange, LLC at 617.782.5020 to schedule an appointment.

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Libby Barnett, MSW Libby is a gifted, knowledgeable Reiki Master with 26 years experience. She is coauthor of Reiki Energy Medicine, Bringing Healing Touch into Home, Hospital, and Hospice – over 55,000 copies sold in seven languages.

Use Reiki to create more joy and ease in your life. Let Libby's warm, heart-centered approach help you take your next step toward self-love and inner peace. Reiki brings balance and harmony, supporting you doing the work you were born to do. Reiki facilitates transitions, promotes creativity and wisdom, and accelerates spiritual growth, helping you manifest your magnificence.

Libby has taught medical and nursing students at Harvard, Brown, Tufts, and Yale as well as staff at Massachusetts General, Beth Israel, Mt. Auburn, Emerson, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Southern New Hampshire, New York Foundling, and New York Columbia Presbyterian.

Libby was featured in a Reiki segment for the PBS nationally televised series, Body and Soul. For the past seven years, Libby has conducted Reiki classes at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.

M.A., C.A.G.S., L.R.C., L.P.C. Do you have a belief that, inside of you, you have the potential that yearns to be released?

For most, a fleeting glimpse is all they’ll ever have. For others, there is a way. Just imagine…releasing your true potential.

Work­ing together, one-on-one, you can over-

come problems that have kept you from achieving your goals and desires.

Unlock your potential! Restore inner bal­ance!

Come alive!

Barbara Madden Johnson, M.A., C.A.G.S., L.R.C., L.P.C., a certified master practitioner and licensed trainer in Neuro Linguistic Programming, has over 25 years experience helping individuals with: u Career and identity is­sues u Immune and autoimmune illnesses u Chronic fatigue syndrome u Depression u Learning disabilities and ADD u Relationships u NLP Certification Training Program u Bel­mont, MA. Some insurance accepted.

For an appointment, call 617-484-1716.

"My commitment to teach the Usui System of Reiki Healing in the authentic, traditional manner inspired me to visit Japan to retrace the roots of Reiki. I am dedicated to teaching this sacred healing art to promote health and conscious living on the planet. I invite you to give yourself the gift of Reiki. It is an easy, effective way to love, heal, and empower yourself. I look forward to meeting you and sharing Reiki."

Reiki I Boston Area Classes: Concord, MA: June 26 Watertown, MA: September 18 Reiki I Wilton, NH Classes: June 5 or Sept 25 Reiki Master Class, Wilton, NH: June 12 For info on additional classes, call or check our website: www.reikienergy.com Click on Class Schedule To register, call the Reiki Healing Connection: 1-888-REIKI-4-U (1-888-734-5448).

Visa/MC accepted. Social Work CEU’s and Nursing contact hours available. Reiki Master Training info available on request.

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Divine Intervention is “Where the Impossible Becomes Possible.”

Divine Intervention Spontaneous Remission

Barbara Madden Johnson

One of Libby's current passions is teaching hospice staff and volunteers.

Fueled by Reiki energy, their healing touch is enhanced, affording greater effectiveness in calming agitation, soothing pain and providing comfort.

In class, a powerful slide presentation captures the essence of Reiki. You hear the Reiki story, receive attunements and practice giving and receiving Reiki. You leave class with an illustrated notebook, certificate, and pin, fully trained and certified to do Reiki on yourself, family, friends, colleagues, and pets.

Advanced Energetic Hands on Healing from the Mayan Lineage. Miraculous Healing for all issues that require attention.

Rev. Claire Luft is a Master Healer and Master Teacher of Divine Intervention Healing. This healing technique is sacred, powerful, and produces Physical Plane Results.

Heart’s Singing Healing Center Woburn, MA 781-281-2888 u www.heartssinging.com

Relax, Center and De-stress with a 75-minute Therapeutic Massage

Therapeutic Massage The gift of relaxation

Swedish Massage with elements of Trigger Point Therapy, Sports Massage, Myofascial Release and Zero Balancing® 20+ years experience Reasonable rates • MA licensed ANITA HORN, Lic. MT Jamaica Plain, MA v 617-524-7242 Healing and Bodywork continued

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HEART CENTERED THERAPY Treatment that releases unresolved emotional trauma by connecting with ancestral and cellular imprints. Brings renewed hope and vision to the client. Helps emotional issues, PTSD, low self-esteem, anxieties and depression.

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Flower Essence Therapy KATHRIN WOODLYN BATEMAN 16 Center St, Suite 514, Northampton, MA

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I’ve offered flower essence therapy internationally for over 16 years. I offer sessions by phone and in my Northampton office. I work with clients on a broad range of issues and develop a flower essence formula specifically for each session.

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Harvey Gray’s wife and Reiki business partner, and serves as the director of the John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing.

Each workshop consists of two full days of learning, hands-on practice and ‘no cut corners.’ You will immediately be able to effectively channel Reiki healing energy for yourself, others and pets. In Reiki First Degree you will: ✴ Quickly and easily develop your natural,

John Harvey Gray ✴ Lourdes Gray, Ph.D. Awaken your healing skills immediately and be a powerful channel for Reiki energy!

The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is recognized and acknowledged as the leader in the field of Reiki training for its commitment to excellence in Reiki education. The Center was established by John Harvey Gray and Dr. Lourdes Gray in 1996. John Harvey Gray received his entire Reiki training from Hawayo Takata.

He is one of the original 22 Reiki Masters and the longest-practicing Reiki Master Teacher in the West. John has taught over 1,000 Reiki classes and trained more than 25,000 students.

A gifted and compassionate teacher, Dr. Lourdes Gray was initiated by John Harvey Gray as a Reiki Master Teacher after years of intensive one-on-one training by John Harvey Gray. As a Reiki Master Teacher, Lourdes has taught over 700 Reiki classes, alone or with John, and trained more than 8,000 Reiki students to date. Lourdes is John

Call me if you want compassionate and powerful support for healing into a more gracious and empowered life.

intuitive powers. Within minutes, be able to scan and feel a person’s aura and chakras for analysis. ✴ Effectively treat any condition with Reiki energy— physical, emotional or spiritual, chronic or acute. ✴ Immediately be an effective Reiki healer, confidently bringing comfort and calm to family, friends, clients and pets ✴ Receive a training manual & certificate.

Upcoming Classes

Reiki 1st Degree Program (13 CEU’s) Rowe, MA: June 18-20; Jaffrey, NH: June 12-13, Jul 10-11, Aug 21-22 Reiki 2nd Degree Program Jaffrey, NH: June 26-27, Jul 17-18, Aug 28-29 Past Life Regressions • June 5, Jaffrey, NH Learn to See Auras • June 6, Jaffrey, NH Reiki for Kids • July 7-8, Rindge, NH The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing P.O. Box 696, Rindge, NH 03461 Visa/MC Accepted For registration and more information: www.learnreiki.org ✴ 603-899-3288

Experience colon hydrotherapy in a safe, relaxed environment using state-of-the-art FDA registered equipment.

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Rising Star

healing system Private Healing Sessions / Practioner Training

The Rising Star Healing System is an ancient and sacred healing modality recently reintroduced to humanity by the Ascended Masters. It is a tremendously effective system that was channeled to Derek O’Neill, who is a Spiritual Master based in Dublin Ireland.

This healing system has enormous significence for the planet, with the potential to bring about unity and profound planetary shifts and is for The Lover of Divinity.

Through this new Healing System, you will:

AR emove misqualified or negative energies

from the chakras and seven body systems, allowing your being to clear and heal on all levels, and open to your True Self A Activate your full DNA blueprint A Connect with your highest consciousness

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all levels AA ddress the process of ascension on all levels: Soul – Spirit – and Physical AC reate unity consciousness and more This healing modality brings a symphony of Pure Love and Pure Light into all levels of your being. It is a vital teaching and healing modality for the ascension of humans on all levels.

PRACTITIONER TRAINING This is an extremely powerful Initiation and Training from Source to Source, that calls upon the Fire of Truth to remove all energies from your being that are allied with error and that are not in accordance with your True Self. It raises your vibration tremendously and removes much that may be blocking the attainmant of your full potential. Visit our website for a schedule of upcoming trainings.

Rev. Claire Luft, Master Teacher & Healer Heart’s Singing Healing Center Woburn, MA A 781-281-2888 www.heartssingingcom

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Cleansing for the body, the mind, the spirit

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22-Strand DNA Activation

Bring your Divine Blueprint into Physical Plane Manifestation and experience greater empowerment, improved health (mental, emotional physical and spiritual), increased utilization of your brains potential, greater creativity, and increased energy and clarity.

Also, bring forth your greatest talents and abilities, clear many karmic and genetic patterns, hold greater amounts of light in your physical body, and much more.

Great for those who feel ready to shift out of those “stuck” areas into tremendous empowerment, improved health on all levels, and living your higher destiny agreements and highest potentials.

Rev. Claire Luft Master Teacher/Master Healer Ancient Mystery School Guide & Ritual Master Heart's Singing Healing Center, Woburn, MA 781-281-2888 v www.heartssinging.com

Eye of the Eagle Center for Spiritual light

Leontine Hartzell is a trained shamanic practitioner and counselor, Usui and Karuna Reiki Master, certified therapeutic ener­gy healer, crystal and sound therapist, plant spirit medicine practitioner, psychic channeler, and legally ordained minister.

With the help of her spirit guides,

Healing: Combined Modalities

ENERGY HEALING for You, Your Home, Land, and Community

Some of the questions asked are for direction, enlightenment, guidance, family, health, pet concerns, career path decisions, a turning point on ones’ journey, grieving situations, or just asking for your highest and best in the present. No question is more important than another coming from your heart.

Patricia is a spiritual healer and channels healing energy and messages requested of the angelic realm through God’s love for a persons’ highest and best. This gift was bestowed upon her with an angelic encounter in 1993.

Patricia channels healing energy with a picture or in person, and channels messages on all questions coming from your heart. Each is a separate modality, but both can be done together. There is a consult with each session.

She can also do these modalities long distance.

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Holistic Spiritual Healing Services WALTER RICE

She resides in Marstons Mills on the Cape.

“As a healer, I work with individuals in a way that consciously promotes a peaceful and healthy planet. Our healing work takes place despite the conflicts that wash over us in our daily lives.

By healing ourselves we create changes that have a ripple effect on the world around us.”

Flower Essence Therapy Sean Martinez-Dantonet BFRP

The Way to Balance,® LLC Center for Advanced Healing and Training

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Resolve WHY you are sick, or feel unfulfilled! We combine Medical Intuition, Massage/Integrative Bodywork with many more modalities.

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a Practitioner member of the American Holistic Health Association and The Flower Essence Society.

She gently guides you in a journey of self exploration and insight by listening with empathy and compassion. Together you will identify the remedies for your unique personality and situation helping you find your way to balance and healing.

She is available for individual consultations in person, by phone or email, as well as workshops and presentations.

Sean@JourneysofTransformation.com www.JourneysofTransformation.com Northampton, MA G 413-268-3838

Sean has been working with Flower Essence Remedies for over 25 years. She is a Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner,

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Environmental space clearing with plant spirit and nature energies, Reiki and dowsing-geomancy

Contact Patricia at 508-364-1923.

MA, CAGS, M.DIV, LCSW, Providing Holistic/Spiritual options to help heal and restore balance and well-being into your life

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Patricia began her work history as an elementary school teacher with teaching her theme in subsequent work endeavors. She retired in 2005 from Kennedy Donovan Center working with family members with special needs.

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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.

Past life issues and current life traumas that affect the client’s physical, emotional, and spiritual health are healed to allow the client to move into a life of joy and fulfillment.

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The Rings of Oden™ for the release of X-Ray, MRI, chemo, EMF’s, antibiotics, vaccine and other drug residues, environmental pollutants, petroleum, plastics, and more.

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Favorite Things Studio

A Place of Art and Soul Elaine is the founder and facilitator of Angel Wings of Light™ Certification Course Level I and II. She is also a Paranormal Investigator, practicing Shaman, Certified Hypnotherapist (specializing in Past Life Regression), Empath, Ordained Minister, and a Reiki Master/Teacher offering private sessions and certifications in all levels.

The Heart to Heart Healing Connection

Michelle McCarthy RMT, Integrated Energy Therapy Master Instructor Recognized as one of the Top IET Master Instructors 3 of the last 4 yrs

Integrated Energy Therapy — A next-

generation hands-on power therapy technique

Elaine is also a certified yoga instructor and has been a meditation and psychic development teacher for more than 10 years.

To inquire about any of her practices or workshops, please go to her website or call her studio and gallery.

Rev. Elaine Read-Cole Angel Therapy Practitioner® with Advanced Training and Medium certified by Doreen Virtue Ph.D.

479 Center Street, Pembroke, MA 02359 781-294-7360 www.favoritethingsstudio.com

The Amethyst Bio Mat — Relieves pain and soreness, reduces stress, depression and fatigue, stimulates calorie burning and detoxifies!

Contact us to schedule an appointment — for Reiki, Integrated Energy Therapy and/or The Amethyst BioMat: 413-737-9443 See our class schedule and Community Healing Events online: www.heart2hearthealing.com

Mark Levin specializes in: Hypnotherapy W Reiki W Polarity Therapy White Light Healing W Remote Healing By combining traditional healing methods such as Reiki, hypnosis, and polarity therapy with his original white light healing therapy, Mark Levin was

For an office appointment or to place a remote healing request, please call: 617-779-8765 or cell: 617-233-3986 www.transcendentalhealing.com

Healing Place

If traditional medicine hasn’t worked, the Healing Place can help eliminate or manage chronic pain, migraine headaches and GI issues. We have successfully helped women regulate hormonal/menstrual cycles, become/stay pregnant (complementing IVF), manage prenatal care and deal with postpartum depression and even menopausal issues.

Energy Healer Reiki Master Certified Hypnotherapist

A Place For Wellness We offer holistic alternative healing services including Reflexology, Reiki, Ionic Detox Footbaths, Energy Medicine, and Chakra Balancing to enhance health and well being.

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Dunja Moeller, Ph.D. is a teacher and master practitioner of Body Memories and The Art of Natural Breathing, with over 15 years experience in facilitating the healing process. As a medical anthropologist, she has studied many modalities and authored a book called Gentle Medicine, which supports holistic ways of healing “big labels” and the associated physical expressions which accompany these “issues in the tissue.” She is experienced in bridg-

that gets the issues out of your tissues once and for all. Become empowered to be ALL you are meant to be!

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.

Devoted to helping you feel better.

Body Memories

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Betty L. Solbjor, BFRP,

Usui Reiki Master, Karuna Reiki ® Master Interfaith Minister

Betty Solbjor has been practicing and teaching Reiki since 1996. In 2002 she became a Karuna Reiki® Master, a Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner, and was ordained an interfaith minister. She has extensive experience using Reiki on both people and animals to gently treat many illnesses and emotional problems.

Reiki brings about a deep sense of relaxation and inner peace. Combined with

ing the world of western medicine with alternate health.

Using her intuitive guidance, Dunja encourages us to listen to our bodies, as they are mirrors for our mind and emotions.

Body Memories is a powerful hands-on healing modality, which accesses the body’s subtle energy field to allow for easy and dramatic changes on the structural/physical level. It promotes the release of cellular memories (trauma) by letting go of one’s physical, emotional and mental blocks from the past, so health is restored.

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The first three days are a “pre-cleanse” that gets you ready for a five-day liquidonly herbal fast.

There are two herbal elements to the cleanse. The first is Digestive Simulator capsules that assure regular bowel movements. The second is Toxin Absorber powder, with psyllium husk, which works by binding to old debris and removing it from your system. You will usually start seeing results by the end of the second day.

Purchase the kit directly from Blessed Herbs (a family owned company local to MA) and receive a 10% discount with this promotional code: 4638 800-489-4372 • www.BlessedHerbs.com

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books, potpourri, candles, incense and skin care products. Dried herbs are available for making your own herbal teas.

We carry a full line of essential oils, oil diffusers and related aromatherapy products including carrier oils and colored bottles for your mixes.

Workshops are offered at the shop in herb garden design and planning, herbal topics and aromatherapy. We are glad to fill special requests. Sign up for the monthly email newsletter by emailing us at Linda@scentsibilities.com and receive updates on products and workshops.

750 Main Street, Boylston, MA 01505 508-869-3300 a www.scentsibilities.com

Nutrition Advanced Nutrition

Dr. Richard E. Picard Chiropractor, Nutritional Consultant

Reiki i Usui/Karuna Healing and Classes Pet Reiki/Therapy Healings and Remedies for All Animals Chinese Ear Coning i Ionic Footbath Detox Parasite Zapper Detox

Readings are our Specialty With the Love of Angels Rev. Barbara E. Szafranski

Crystal Chakra Balancing Intuitive Reiki Healing with a Reading

HOME GROWN, HANDMADE NATURAL REMEDIES

Monthly Series (3rd Saturday of each month)

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Enjoy our live chat room, listen to music, read from our library and share some herbal tea.

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Dr. Picard specializes in developing individualized nutritional programs based on clinical findings and patient profile.

Dr. Picard’s approach towards nutrition is both scientific and holistic, balancing the needs of the body through wholesome nutrients.

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

Holistic Medical and Dental Natural Family Health & Integrative Medicine Dr. Jody E. Noé MS, ND Dr. Jody E. Noé, MS, ND is a Licensed, Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor, fulltime, academic and clinical faculty at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, and is a published natural medicine researcher. Dr. Noé has been in practice for over 15 years and is a specialist in Integrative Medicine, and Naturopathic Oncology.

Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) are trained at accredited naturopathic medical schools, which are 4-year post graduate medical schools accredited by the US Dept. of Education. These medically-trained Naturopathic Doctors are trained as primary care doctors where they can order labs, diagnostics and diagnostic imaging, perform physical examinations, and refer to specialists when indicated.

A naturopathic doctor uses natural complementary and alternative therapies, in conjunction with, or in place of, conventional medicine, based on the individual.

EMMA EMMA PHANEUF PHANEUF EMMA TRACEY PHANEUF

Gifted Psychic, Medium and Channel

ing an oil tycoon land a multi-million oil 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!

Psychic Readings in person: 15 min = $25 * 30 min = $35 * 1 hr = $65 Phone Readings available at $1.99 per min.

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 help-

To schedule an appointment, or for directions, call or visit Emma online.

Friend Emma Tracey Phaneuf on FaceBook!

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Readings continued

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@nexushealing.com www.nexushealing.com c 508-473-0609

Psychic Readings Soul Readings Energy Healing Lisa Campion

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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.

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

Retreats and Workshops Sometimes the hardest voice to hear is your own. Shine a light on your journey in a reading and hear the guidance that is right here for you.

Michelle Pelletier Psychic Reader

Monthly Energy Awareness classes on Skype

Find your Answers in a Reading

16 years experience Licensed Minister • Readings on CD

Open the door to yourself and listen to what your soul has to say.

Are you listening or are you trying not to?

www.michellepelletier.org T 707-849-7793

Angeltouche

Nancy Christie Johansen is a psychic intuitive medium and certified ANGEL THERAPY PRACTITIONER® having studied under Doreen Virtue and James Van Praagh in California. Among her credentials, Nancy is also a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Shamballa Master and Usui Reiki Master. In addition to her own business, Angeltouche, she is currently working as a Registered Nurse and works in a busy emergency room.

~ Nancy Johansen,

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Private sessions in person or distance by phone or e-mail Angel Readings S Reiki S Mediumship Hypnotherapy S Past Life Regression Ongoing Classes & Workshops

Your angel has a message for you...

Nancy@Angeltouche.com North Attleboro, MA www.Angeltouche.com S 508-577-4552

Take the first step by calling Mary Edmands, Angelic Life Coach, today and discover who you really are, and begin experiencing the life you were meant to live.

MARY EDMANDS angelic life coach

Services provided include: Affordable Angel Readings. Consultation by phone or in person.

Your Angels want to help you and have an important message for you. Please know that you are not alone; they are with you now and surround you always.

angelstalk@cox.net Mary Edmands Y 401-556-2956 www.AngelsTalk.net

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Camp Etna Etna Spiritualist Association A Spiritualist Community founded in 1876 Etna, Maine Throughout the years, Camp Etna has been home to many talented mediums and healers who have shared their spiritual knowledge and insights. The camp offers retreats, classes, and workshops in July and August, and welcomes people from all backgrounds interested in exploring spiritual issues.

The peaceful 27 wooded acres are an ideal setting for reflection. Come and visit for a day, weekend or the entire season.

Affordable lodging available.

Summer Retreat and Workshops Each week features a guest medium in residence with special workshops including these and more. See website for full schedule.

The Peace Abbey The Peace Abbey, a multi-faith retreat and conference center located in Sherborn, Massachusetts is dedicated to creating innovative models for society that empower individuals on the path to nonviolence and peacemaking. This beautiful space welcomes guests for weddings, Bah Mitzvahs, private parties and meetings.

July Workshops 7/2-7/4 Creative Awakening Weekend 7/9 Past Life Regression • 7/11 Drumming Circle 7/11 • Seances 7/19 Mediumship and You 7/24 Art of Spiritual Surrender 7/26 Candle Manifestation • 7/27 Forgiveness 7/29 Orb Photography • 7/31 Psychic Art August Workshops 8/1 Pranic Healing • 8/2 Meet your Spiritual Guides • 8/7 Manifest Love and Money 8/8 Healing Sound • 8/9 Inner Guidance 8/10 Planetary Grids • 8/12 Traveling to Other Realms • 8/14 Crystals & Sacred Geometry 8/17 Psychometry • 8/19 Spiritual Identity 8/21 Color Workshop 8/24 Full Moon Bowl Ceremony 8/28 Touch Drawing • 8/29 Going Home Circle Ongoing Weekly Classes Yoga T Qigong T Spiritualist Church Services SomaticsT Energy Medicine T Message Circles info@CampEtna.com www.CampEtna.com • 207-269-2094

The coffeehouse and greenhouse cafe host music and special events for the wider community and the Greenhouse offers overnight accommodations for visitors and retreatants. Rates available upon request.

All are welcome to attend the Sunday Pacifist Service from 10-11 am to share one hour of meditation and prayer in the Quaker Room at the Conference Center.

Visitors are welcome seven days a week and tours are available upon request. We are a non-profit and rely solely on the generosity and donations of friends.

2 North Main St. (Rt. 27), Sherborn, MA 01770 abbeypeace@aol.com 508-655-2143  www.peaceabbey.org

"Peace has never come from dropping bombs.

Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner." ~ Carlos Santana

The Gathering Inn

A place to step out of the busyness and distractions of the world, to be in quiet and stillness, to be a bit pampered and to reconnect to your spiritual center.

A Women’s Spiritual Center and Retreat House

As a non-denominational retreat house, we offer rest and renewal through transformative programs that teach, nurture and expand upon women’s spiritual journeys.

at Daydream Farm

Ongoing weekly classes, circles and gatherings Individual & Group Retreats View the full schedule online

82 Healdville Road, Hubbardston, MA www.gatheringinn.org g 978-820-1139

Spiritual Practices Ananda Sangha ‘Joy Is Within You!’ New England Centers for Yoga, Meditation and Spiritual Community “The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience in daily life.

Intuition is the soul’s power of knowing God. To know what religion is really about, one must know God… The time for knowing God has come!” — Yogananda

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.

Brahma Kumaris Learning Center for Peace

When we change ... the world changes.

Methods of achieving stability and clarity of mind become more and more essential as our social, political, and economic structures change dramatically. Raja Yoga is a simple but powerful form of meditation that can help you to develop peace of mind, resilience, and inner strength.

www.spiritofchange.org

Unity is positive, practical Christianity.

We teach the effective daily application of the principles of Truth taught and exemplified by Jesus Christ. We promote a way of life that leads to health, prosperity, happiness, and peace of mind.

Studios located in Shrewsbury and Sutton.

Call for more information.

Tai Chi Arts Association

Rhode Island - South County: www.anandarhodeisland.org

The Brahma Kumaris Learning Center for Peace is a worldwide spiritual organization, affiliated with the UN and recipient of seven Peace Messenger awards. Classes include meditation and a range of other practical tools for self-transformation.

Workshops, group meditations, and retreats are held regularly.

All activities are offered free of charge, as a community service.

The meditation center is at 75 Common Street in Watertown MA. For information or to schedule an appointment, visit the website at www.bkwsuboston.com, e-mail: boston@bkwsu.com or call 617-926-1230.

21 Cedar Street, Worcester, MA www.unityofcentralma.org H 508-755-6830 H

Improve your Health Relieve Sress Improve your Circulations Exercise your Mind and your Body

York, ME and Exeter, NH: www.anandamaine-newhampshire.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.

Sunday Service: 10 am Child care available from 9:30-11:30 am

Yoga, Tai Chi and Fitness

Join us for group meditations, classes, kirtans and more! Live the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and those of his direct-disciple Nayaswami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda Sangha world-wide.

Boston’s North Shore: www.anandaboston.org

We invite you to our Sunday morning services at 10 am held amidst the beauty and prosperity consciousness of an historic mansion in downtown Worcester.

Come enjoy encouraging messages, heartfelt music and warm fellowship. All are welcome here.

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

Ann Bissanti

Worcester Yoga Center HathaYoga begins with refining the physical body but does not stop there. The exercises involve slow precise stretching, strength­en­­ing, and breathing techniques,

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

which not only tone the muscles but affect internal organs, nerves, skin, and virtually all body systems, making yoga a superior wholistic method for physical fitness and preventive and corrective health care.

Certified teacher Ann Bissanti, trained in India by B.KS. Iyengar, has studied yoga and meditation for the past 25 years. She has taught yoga at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, at various fitness centers and adult education programs, and privately.

For more information call: Worcester Yoga Center, 508-829-6300.

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Holistic Specialties Acupuncture

Colon Hydrotherapy (cont.)

Joyce Nemser, Lic. Ac. Acupuncture, ear coning,

Healthy Spirit. Stephanie Dumas. I-ACT certified

Angels

Lifetime Health. Cambridge, MA. www.colonlove.com.

balancewithacupuncture.com, 617-510-0559.

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

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

Animal Services Sharon R. Doolittle, DVM, Inc. Holistic. Smithfield, RI.

401-349-2668. www.holisticanimalvet.com

Main Street Animal Services of Hopkinton (MASH).

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

Art Therapy Cordelia Wheelock, ATR, LMHC. 501 Angell St, Providence.

(401) 588-0875. Most insurance accepted.

Astrology The Planet Whisperer™. deb@liberationastrology.com.

Ayurveda Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center Lancaster. 978-365-4549.

www.lancasterhealth.com

Bodywork

781-860-5116. healthyspirit@verizon.net I-ACT/NBCHT certified. 617-710-1377.

Lisa Hansen. Divinely guided. Intuitive and gentle. Hudson,

MA. 774-249-8208. HudsonNaturalHealth.com.

Constance Jones, 30 years exp. Glastonbury Naturo­pathic

Center. 860-287-4558. www.cleanmycolon.com.

A Non-intrusive Herbal Colon Cleansing Kit. 800-489-4372.

www.BlessedHerbs.com

Revitalive Health & Wellness Center. Newburyport, MA.

978-462-1488, www.revitalive.com.

Color Therapy Aura House. Learn to heal with color.

www.colortherapyschool.com. 401-294-2297.

Counseling & Therapy Joel Perlmutter, Ph.D. Helping with anxiety and relation-

ships. Worc: 508-799-0407 or Putnam: 860-928-6619.

Craniosacral Therapy Martha Angelini, LCMT, Reiki Master. Framingham:

508-308-2560. Mindbodyconnect.net.

Bodywork for the Soul. Suzanne Devereaux, LMT. 25 years

Free the flow of your cerebral spinal fluid! Barbara:

Breema Bodywork

Lelia Joseph, Ed.D., RCST. Craniosacral/Polarity. Fluid biody-

Breema Bodywork supports being present in our daily lives.

Crystals

Certification Programs

www.CrystalConcentrics.net. Meditation, healing, focus with

Hypnotherapy, Reiki, IET and Crystal Healing.

Depression and Anxiety

Coaching

Healed in 2 Hours. Ross J. Miller, psychic healer.

Moms: treat depression holistically! Medway, MA.

Feng Shui

Colon Hydrotherapy

Home & Business. A blend of the best of feng shui tradi-

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

The New England School of Feng Shui. 203-266-4211

experience. Intuitive shiatsu, CST, Reiki. 860-523-8930.

www.breema.com.

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

Triadwellness.net.

508-797-5057. bodybalancingcenter.com.

Colonic Institute of West Hartford, CT. I-ACT certified

www.colonics4life.com 860-521-8831.

Genesis Alternative Health. 26 yrs. exp. I-ACT certified

Instructor. NBCHT. 978-463-8800.

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781-784-1955. thesolewoman.com.

namic style. 508-460-7038. 802-453-7088.

crystal energy worker. 617-771-5119.

617-527-3583. www.TheMysticWay.com.

tions. LynnTaylor@bostonfengshui.com 617-924-4205.

www.newenglandfengshui.com.

Urban Eden. Transform and empower your home/work

spaces. karenfeldmanurbaneden.com. 401-351-5632.

Fitness and Wellness Coaching

Nutritional Counseling (cont.)

WellSpree, LLC. Fitness and wellness. Achieve healthy living.

Shari Solomon, Cocoa Plum Nutrition. Health, with you in

Ghosts Removed

­Past Life Therapy

From Your Home/Aura. Ross J. Miller, psychic medium,

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

Healing

Polarity Therapy

Life Flowering Healing. Connect directly: miracle healing for

Be The Light, Liz McKeen, Polarity therapist, RMT.

Marie Beecham. DALFH/Reiki healing. Wellness Boutique

Wellness Works Yo ga, Fern Lee, Worcester. 508-798-7836.

Multi-talented, intuitive therapist. Aquantumhealing.com.

Readings

781-724-0098. www.wellspree.com.

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

body-mind-spirit. 617-694-0994. lifeflowering.com of Putnam: 860-963-7981.

Mary Morrin, LMT, RYT. 508-792-2222.

Tupacc Amaru III Master Shaman. 30 yrs exp. Seminars/per-

sonal consultations. mentalaerobicsselfpower.webs.com

Healing Centers Forest Circles, retreats, programs in a magical Maine

forest. www.forestcircles.com

Groton Wellness. Dental spa. Medical center. Bistro.

www.GrotonWellness.com. 978-449-9919.

Human Design Learn Your Decision Strategy. Call Noelle 774-270-2097 for

free chart & more info.

Hypnosis

mind! 781-454-7960. cocoaplumnutrition.com

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

www.bethelight1221.com. 508-942-0921. Kingston, MA www.WWYoga.com. Est. 1992.

Receive clear info from your spirit guides. Jacqueline Ryan

Brodnitzki, 774-286-9964, innerbalanceyoga.net.

Reflexology Therapeutic, diagnostic and preventative healthcare. Barbara

781-784-1955. thesolewoman.com.

Reiki Essence of Healing. Reiki sessions and trainings.

Essencehealing.net. 508-843-1638

Florence Whipple and Kristin Webb, Reiki Masters. Reiki

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

The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing.

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

Laurie Harris, Cert. Hypnotherapist: 20 years exp. in healing

Libby Barnett, MSW, Reiki Master. Reiki classes

Landscaping

Retreats

Schworer & Co Landscapes. A truly artistic process with an

Customized retreats: body/healing work, meditation and

Macrobiotics

Shamanism

John Kozinski. Master level macrobiotic health counseling.

Shaman Rites. Shamanic healing and training. Maryann

Medical Intuitive

Spiritual Coaching

Sue Singleton. Finds root cause of pain and illness, helps

Soul Coaching, Astrology and Tarot. Carol Bellis.

Naturopathy

Vision Improvement

Carl Ferreira ND, CNHP, AMP. Fall River, MA. 508-679-4199.

Rosemary Gaddum Gordon, MA. Cambridge, MA and Ports-

Naturopathic Physicians

Workshops

Dr Jody E. Noe, MS, ND. Naturopathic integrative medicine.

Simple Abundance, with SA certified leader and coach,

Nutritional Counseling

Yoga

Beth Colon, MS, HHP. Holistic nutritional therapy. Hudson,

www.YogaFamily.com. The largest online yoga

Jackie Jones, MS. Whole food nutrition for the modern life-

Yogaspirit. The healing power of yoga. Hamilton, MA.

arts. Newton, MA. 617-964-2446. www.laurieharris.net

intuitive approach. www.schworer.com.

413-623-5925. macrobiotic.com.

you heal. 978-834-0341. TheWayToBalance.com

www.health-naturally.info

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MA. 978-340-0448. www.bccnutrition.com. style. www.jpforlife.org.

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more…781-784-1955. thesolewoman.com.

Shadem. www.shamanrites.com. 508-331-4570.

www.CarolBellis.com. 508-728-4680. Barnstable, MA.

mouth, NH. www.visioneducators.com.

Kate Wynne. Kathleen02090@verizon.net. 781-363-2900.

directory that is absolutely free.

978-927-0099. www.yogaspiritstudios.com

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AURA PHOTOGRAPHY See your Aura/Chakras LIVE on screen! Includes two large color photos and 20-page analysis. Private Aura and Reiki sessions by appointment. Reiki classes, all levels. Full Circle Aura. (617) 620-0888. www.FullCircleAura.com

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Learn to share the gifts of yoga with children ages 2-12 in our weekend certification program.

November 6 & 7 Dover, NH

Additional summer/fall trainings will be held in

PA, NC & Toronto, Ontario. See website for details.

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CERTIFICATIONS Powerful New Energy Healing Modality: Become internationally certified in Kathara™ level 1 after only 4 classes. 1st Saturday of each month.

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Online Reflexology Courses Foot Reflexology www.Reflexologyonline.com

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Includes National Certification, DVD and all materials. Earn up to $60/hour.

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Holistic Counseling. Mind-body approach for healing and discovery.

Personal/spiritual growth based on mindfulness and self-compassion, to increase our connection to ourselves and to others. Counseling for pet loss also available. (978) 745-8311. www.nataliefemino.com.

Elisa Pearmain, MA, LMHC. Personal and spiritual growth, support through loss, depression, and anxiety. Mindfulness skills, energy therapies, forgiveness work and compassion will ease and inspire your journey.

Concord, MA. (978) 369-1113 Ext 143. www.wisdomtales.com. elisa@wisdomtales.com.

DEPRESSION SUPPORT 44-year-old female looking for other females going through depression to communicate with and to exchange mutual ongoing support. Send email to harmony445@gmail.com.

DOWSING All About Dowsing. Through dowsing discover more about yourself and your health. Self-instructional DVD’s, books, instruments. www.dowsing.com. (805) 649-5721. Catalog: PO Box 30305, Santa Barbara, CA 93130.

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 Bridget Krutzik: Offering integrative healing services, including angelic Reiki, health coaching, raw vegan personal chef services, ionic body cleanse detoxifying foot bath sessions, plus high vibration herbs, essential oils and superfoods for your bliss and well-being! Visit www.healingilluminations.com or call (413) 774-5280 for appointments.

Intuitive advisor to find answers.

Hypnosis to go within. Polarity to balance energy. Minister to unite and guide. Call for assistance (781) 599-8275.

Shamanic Healing offering soul retrieval, energy clearings, intuitive counseling, long distance healing.

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Also available for land and house spirit clearings. Remote or on-site. (802) 2349416. CamilleLPoisson@gmail.com.

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

Frank St. Martin Commissioned Healer, Reiki Master, Certified Hypnotherapist

Miracles Do Happen!

I Believe I Can Help You!

Taunton, MA

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(508) 822-9000

INSPIRATION

Are you reAdy for...

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INTUITIVE Pearle S. Lake, Intuitive Consultant.

Providing insight via intuition, Higher Self, and astrological awareness. Incorporates holistic change principles. For info and appointment phone (860) 4871754. Phone sessions available when paid in advance. Call for details. Author of “Improve Your Life with Intuition, Feng Shui Wisdom, and Affirmations” available at www.amazon.com.

www.spiritofchange.org

THE SOAP FACTORY

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.

BARS LIQUID SOAPS

New! Alternative Health Directory! www.SpiritofChange.org. New England’s largest alternative health resource. Search thousands of local practitioner listings in over 200 categories, plus licensing and certification information to educate consumers. New England holistic business owners can add 3 free 25-word listings annually. Visit www.spiritofchange.org.

PSYCHIC MEDIUM AmAzING & GIfTED

Psychic Medium Messages from Loved Ones in Heaven.

Wise Psychic Guidance from Spirit Guides.

Appears on RADIO & TV & BOSTON GLOBE.

www.alcasoft.com/soapfact 3 Burlington Rd. Bedford, MA 01730 1-888-CASTILE

PYRAMIDS All About Pyramids. Wellness, meditation/experimental tabletop models. Worldwide research. (805) 649-5721. www.dowsing.com. Catalog: P.O. Box 30305, Santa Barbara, CA 93130.

READINGS Intuitive Reader will access your own higher knowledge to help you to create the life situation you desire.

Private/couples/gatherings. Having received intuitive gift at 10, I have now 50 years national experience.

Donna Sprague (508) 699-4663.

REAL ESATE Faster home sales using our Staging Expertise with Feng Shui inside the home and outside on the land.

For information about classes and volunteer opportunities, please call Lindsay at 508-887-0220.

SPACE AVAILABLE The Arlington Center has beautiful class, workshop and therapy space available. chip@arlingtoncenter.org.

(781) 316-0282.

Solstice Healing Arts Center in Medway, MA has two gorgeous, light filled rooms that are great for workshops or classes. Practitioner rooms available too. Rent by the hour or longer. solsticehealing@yahoo.com. www.solsticehealing.com.

www.GayleKirk.com or (617) 489-7717

NETWORKING Man with acquired disabilities who enjoys photography and mastering new challenges seeks network support, friendship and communication from others with acquired disabilities.

Contact Sebouh Kan0085@aol.com

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

Heal your body with our Castile soaps

Arlington. The Healing Center.

Beautiful offices to sublet for psychotherapists or body-workers in holistic center. Peaceful and nurturing environment. Please call Lidia: (781) 643-5982.

Lidita@Juno.com.

Fantastic two bedroom apartment for living and/or working. Located over a yoga studio in Brighton, MA. Looking for a quiet, responsible tenant for only $950 a month. Utilities/ air conditioning included and partially furnished. In-house laundry and back porch over-looking beautiful oriental garden. Call Loretta Levitz at (617) 782-1727.

Meet like-minded people, connect with the holistic community and be a part of the largest holistic expo in New England. The 2010 Natural Living Expo is looking for volunteers. Sept. 25-26 in Sturbridge, MA. Free expo admission & event t-shirt for a 3 hour shift. Email michella@spiritofchange.org.

WATER Got Stable alkaline ionized Water?

Revolutionary drops transform any water. No expensive machine.

No hassle. Just the benefits. (413) 834-3407.

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.

1-800-326-1618.

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• $1.50 per word, $35 minimum • Add a box around your ad for $10.

• Word Count: 10-digit phone number is one word. E-mail and website addresses are two words each. All other words, initials, dates or numbers separated by a hyphen, slash or space count as one word each.

1 inch high $80 | 2 inches high $120 | 3 inches high $160 Serving all of Massachusetts.

Call (508) 278-7518 ext 2 for the ‘On Call’ Realtor to serve you.

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Send listings to Spirit of Change, PO Box 405, Uxbridge, MA 01569.

Fax 508-278-9641 or email advertise@spiritofchange.org. Questions? Call 508-278-9640.

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DISPLAY AND DIRECTORY ADVERTISER INDEX

SUMMER 2010 {A}

Acupressure Therapy Institute................ 39 Acupuncture of Worcester...................... 63 Acusage Academy............................ 66, 80 Adidam of New England......................... 39 Advanced CellTraining........................... 15 Advanced Solutions Advisors............11, 67 All Seasons Retreat Center...................... 26 All That Matters...................................... 15 Allston Physical Medicine Center........... 41 Alternatives for Health............................ 20 An Apple A Day Acupuncture................ 63 Ananda Center................................. 49, 77 Angelica of the Angels............................ 75 Angel’s Realty......................................... 81 Angels Talk............................................. 76 Aquarius Sanctuary................................ 14 Denise Archambault............................... 26 Archway Events.................................... 4, 5 Arlington Center..................................... 33 Nancy Slonim Aronie............................. 43 Arvigo Massage...................................... 29

{B}

Susan Barbera........................................ 19 Libby Barnett.......................................... 71 Barnstable Friends Meeting.................... 45 Kathrin Woodlyn Bateman..................... 72 BC Essentials.......................................... 51 Jackie Bell.............................................. 45 Glenn Bigonet........................................ 70 Blessed Herbs................................... 40, 74 Body Alive.............................................. 76 Boston School of Herbal Studies, The..... 67 Boston Tarot Parties................................ 46 Brahma Kumaris..................................... 77 Breathe Joy Yoga.................................... 32 Breema Center, The................................ 19 David Brown.......................................... 36

{C}

Nancy Canning...................................... 34 Care Alternatives Hospice...................... 81 Shawna V. Carboni................................. 71 Jennifer Carroll....................................... 20 Center for Yoga...................................... 13 Chalice Well Ayurveda & Massage......... 51 ChildLight Yoga...................................... 80 CHIME................................................... 65 Jonathan Chisholm................................. 13 Circles of Wisdom.................................. 18 Clarity.................................................... 22 Constellation Approach.................... 10, 66 Therisa Cook.......................................... 21 Copure................................................... 15 Core Integration Training Inst.................. 67 Cortiva Institute........................................ 2 Joseph Crane.......................................... 64 Crystal Cave, The................................... 10 CT Institute for Herbal Studies................ 38

{D}

Discovery Learning Associates............... 55 Sharon Doolittle..................................... 15 Down to Earth........................................ 27

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Eclectic Institute of Aromatherapy and Herbal Studies, The................................ 66 EFT Transitions....................................... 27 Emergence Project, The.......................... 38 Enchanted Fox........................................ 41 Etna Spiritualist Association.................... 76 Exceptional Dentistry............................. 10

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Favorite Things Studio............................ 74 Devorah Feinbloom............................... 22 Sallie Felton............................................ 27 Stephen-Wolf Foster............................... 69 Foundation of the Sacred Stream............ 25 Fourwinds Society, The.......................... 35 Franklin Yoga Center.............................. 25

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Barbara Gangemi................................... 70 Gathering Inn, The................................. 77 Diane Gelinas........................................ 20 Arthur Gertler......................................... 36 Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation....... 77 The Grateful Heart................................. 15 John Harvey & Lourdes Gray.................. 72 Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism.... 77 Groton Dental Wellness Spa.................. 11 Christopher Gruener............................... 69

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Barry Harris............................................ 63 Leontine Hartzell.................................7, 73 Healing from the Body Level Up. Inc...7, 68 Healing Place......................................... 74 Healthcare Complete PC........................ 65 Healthy Spirit......................................... 72 Heart to Heart Healing Connection, The.74 Heavenly Healing, LLC........................... 73 Joan Hill................................................. 11 John Holland.......................................... 23 Holotropic Breathwork........................... 46 Joan Holzman........................................ 69 Anita Horn............................................. 71

{I}

Inner Traditions...................................... 41 Integrative Animal Health Care Center..... 7 It’s My Health......................................... 15

{J}

Jocelyn................................................... 76 Nancy Johansen................................18, 76 Barbara Madden Johnson....................... 71 Journeys of Transformation..................... 73

Eric Linter............................................... 64 LivingWaters Systems............................. 17 Lowell General Hospital......................... 30 Claire Luft....................................71, 72, 73 Joann Lutz.............................................. 67

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Judith Mabel........................................... 21 Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center... 51, 64 Market Street Health.............................. 19 Linda Marks..................................... 46, 70 Wendy Marks......................................... 73 MASH.................................................... 63 MA Centers............................................ 83 MA Society of Bioenergetic Analysis...... 69 Massage School, The................................ 9 Matrix Energetics, Int’l.......................37, 68 Betsy McNair......................................... 31 Melrose Therapeutic Holistic Ctr............ 65 George Mephis....................................... 70 Ross Miller..................................29, 34, 47 Lori Miller-Freitas................................... 70 Dunya Moeller....................................... 74 Violet Morin........................................... 69

{N}

New England Clinical Thermography..... 45 New England Coaching.......................... 16 New England Inst. of Reflexology........... 67 Newton Dental Wellness........................ 45 Nexus Healing........................................ 76 Dr. Jody Noe.....................................15, 75

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Tai Chi Arts Associates........................... 77 Thermographic Wellness........................ 45 Touchstone Community School.............. 65 TrueNorth Business Consulting............... 65

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UniBank Greenway Challenge................ 51 Unity Church of Central MA................... 77 Uplifting Connections............................ 37

Omega Institute...................................... 12 Opal Consulting..................................... 45 Open Doors........................................... 65 Peace Abbey............................................ 6 Emma Phaneuf....................................... 75 Phoenix Healing Arts.............................. 43 Phoenix Veterinary Hospital................... 23 Richard Picard........................................ 75 Karen Piedra........................................... 73 Monique Pommier.................................. 64 Judith Poole............................................ 38 Pottle Realty Group................................ 80 Judith Prebluda....................................... 70 Providence Zen Center........................... 15 Pyramid Books....................................... 14

{R}

Gayle Kirk.............................................. 81 Kristin Kirk.............................................. 68 Harry Kroner.......................................... 69

{K}

Carol Recchion....................................... 68 Revitalive Health & Wellness.................. 21 Rhys Thomas Healer Training........... 66, 84 Walter Rice............................................ 73 Rising Sun Acupuncture......................... 12 Riverside Healing Arts............................ 22 Kyle Russell............................................ 71

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Dr. Jennifer Lees..................................... 65 Mark Levin............................................. 74 Lifetime Health & Consulting.................. 72

San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Co..31 Scentsibilities.......................................... 75 Schworer & Company Landscaping, Inc..49 Science of Spirituality............................. 31 Janet Sedgwick....................................... 70 Andrea Seiver......................................... 68 Shaman’s Heart Healing & Hypnosis...... 26 Amelia Shea........................................... 64 Silver Hawk............................................ 39 Silver Willow.......................................... 64 Miriam Smith.......................................... 47 Soap Factory, The................................... 81 Betty Solbjor.......................................... 74 Solstice Healing Arts.............................. 65 Some Enchanted Evening........................ 47 Spa Tech................................................ 67 Fran Spayne............................................ 30 Spirit of Change...................................... 54 Spirited Words UK.................................. 81 Frank St. Martin...................................... 81 Success Coaching with Kate................... 68 Renee Sullivan........................................ 80 Valerie Sullivan....................................... 72 Sun Garden Herbs.................................... 3 Sunray Meditation Society...................... 53 Synthesis Center, The............................. 13

Sacred Bridging...................................... 17 Sacred Song Reiki................................... 34 Salve Regina University.......................... 37

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{V} Ann Valiante........................................... 26 VT Herbal General Store........................ 75

{W} Gordon Waite.............................14, 39, 47 Pat Warren............................................. 72 Way to Balance, The........................ 66, 73 Kristin Webb/Florence Whipple............. 46 Wellness Roundtable, The...................... 23 Whole Foods.......................................... 15 (W)hole Point Institute, The.............. 35, 67 Trish Whynot.......................................... 71 Winchester Hospital............................... 66 Woman of Wisdom................................ 64 Worcester Yoga Center........................... 77 Cheryl Wright......................................... 68

{ X-Y-Z } Yoga at the Ashram................................ 33 Yoga Bodhi............................................. 43 Yoga Family.com.................................... 32 Yoga Studio, The.................................... 34

AMMA Boston Area–Marlborough, MA July 13-16, 2010 Free Public Programs July 13 Morning, 10:00am, Evening, 7:30pm Retreat* July 14 – July 16 Pre-registration required Devi Bhava – Free Program July 16 Program begins at 7:00pm Location Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel/ Trade Center 181 Boston Post Road West (Route 20) Marlborough, MA 01752 Take exit 24B off Interstate 495 Hotel is one mile on right Information *Visit www.amma.org for retreat registration and information or call (510) 537-9417

For more information on Amma’s New England activities please visit www.ammanewengland.org or call (781) 519-2297

“Wherever a heart beats with compassion – God is there.”

Amma

years of searching, “I’veAfter finally found a

program that opens my heart and shows me the path to my soul, all in the company of loving, compassionate, and nurturing friends. It feels like coming home.

”

The Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine at Solstice Healing Arts Center 163 Main Street, Suite 6 | Medway, MA 02053