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12 TRUST YOUR INTUITION 12 Listen to that Still, Small Voice and Let it Lead You by Linda Sechrist
16 THE HEALING
POWER OF MASSAGE
20 healthykids
From Body Repair to Reversing the Blues
22 inspiration
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he One Concept Group will host a Conference and Wellness Expo from May 16 to 18 at the Sheraton Downtown Atlanta. Visitors can learn from top educators in the field of massage therapy, chiropractic, integrative healthcare, fitness and spa services. The weekend will include lectures, classes, health services and vendor displays. The goal of the Expo is to provide a forum for health educators to share their knowledge and educate the public about the benefits of integrative health care. An education, association and career room will be open throughout the conference to provide information about continuing education, careers and employment opportunities. Location: 165 Courtland St., Atlanta. For more information, visit OneConcept.com.
New Green Juice Beverage at Atlanta Area Whole Foods
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aily Greens cold-pressed juices are now available to Atlanta health and fitness lovers at Whole Foods markets across the city. The Austin-based line offers an assortment of delicious and nourishing juices consisting of six flavors of green juice and a hemp milk infused with blue-green algae. Six pounds of fresh produce are cold pressed into each bottle, which is the equivalent of nine USDA servings of vegetables and fruits. Daily Greens was conceived from founder Shauna Martin’s passion for green juice, with a mission to supplement a long-term approach to a healthy lifestyle. Atlanta area Whole Foods stores carry two exclusive flavors, Elevate and Enlighten, along with Harmony, Rejuvenate, Renew, Vitality and Purity. For more information, visit DrinkDailyGreens.com.
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Gaia Gardens Hosts Bazaar Bizarro for Slow Food Atlanta
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aia Gardens and East Lake Commons will co-host Bazaar Bizarro from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 18, to benefit Slow Food Atlanta delegates traveling to Terra Madre, an event that unites small-scale farmers and artisans from around the world that follow good, clean and fair food principles. Bazaar Bizarro is a day of outdoor fun, with live music from Gentleman Jesse, Lily and the Tigers, Anchor Bends, Adron, Hello Ocho, Liminal Space and Ishcabittle. Performances by Infinity Circus feature jugglers, trapeze artists and aerialists. Food vendors include Farm Burger, Wrecking Bar, Chai Pani, King of Pops and the ELC Kids Lemonade Stand. Other family-friendly activities include a veggie Tug-of-War, Slow Food photo booth, face painting, cupcake walk, races and Maypole dancing. Location: Love is Love Farm at Gaia Gardens, Decatur. Buy tickets online at BrownPaperTickets.com/event/635364. See ad, page 20.
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MODA Celebrates Design that Solves Problems
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Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) original exhibition, Design for Social Impact, offers a look at how design is used to solve problems in the 21st century from May 25 until August 3. The exhibition features projects that address a variety of challenges in community, education, healthcare, shelter, energy, food and water. Each category highlights solutions taking place locally and around the world, using photo, video, prototypes, objects and more. Visitors can view structures created by Mad Housers, Inc., that offer security, privacy and dignity to homeless people. Plywood People’s Billboard Bags, made by local refugees, provide job and language training, as well as income. MODA will welcome guest speakers and offer lectures and classes from organizations featured in the exhibition, as well as summer camp for teens exploring strategies used in Design for Social Impact, and teach campers how to solve problems through the design process. Location: 1315 Peachtree St., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-979-6455 or visit MuseumOfDesign.org.
Atlanta to Host Zero Waste Conference
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he U.S. Zero Waste Business Council Conference, Creating Value Through Zero Waste, will meet May 7 and 8 at the Westin Buckhead, in Atlanta. Laura Turner Seydel is the keynote speaker. Hosted by Sustainable Atlanta, and Elemental Impact (Ei), the conference brings together local sustainable organizations including conference partners Southeast Green, Captain Planet Foundation, Southeast Recycling Development Council, the Georgia Recycling Coalition, LifeCycle Building Center and the Atlanta chapter of the Green Meeting Industry Council. The program, designed to educate on the role zero waste plays in creating vibrant local economies and healthy bottom lines, delves into topics of interest for the zero waste business community or those taking inaugural steps into freedom from landfills. Location: Westin Buckhead, 3391 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta. For more information, visit uszwbc.org/2014-conference.
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newsbriefs Master Coach Releases Book, If Not Now, When?
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ife Coach Atul Uchil, Ph.D., certified as a master coach practitioner and life mastery coach, will release his latest book, If Not Now, When?, on May 7. Through the story of the twists and turns of a wild trip to Thailand and a near-death experience, he reflects on his journey of finding peace of mind, as well as meaning, purpose and an awareness of what is important. Uchil’s last book, Remember Thou Art Mortal: The Chronicles of a Mending Heart, an account of his recovery into a healthy post-heart attack life through eating a natural diet, earned a 2013 Reader Views’ Readers’ Choice Literary Award in the health and wellness category. This is the seventh book authored by the entrepreneur, who has three decades of experience in business management, coaching and public speaking. He spent 18 years in a variety of senior management roles at several large consulting organizations before founding his own business consulting companies.
As an alumnus of the Certified Coaches Federation, Uchil conducts training and certification events in AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, PA and TN. For information, call 757471-1083, email AUchil@Uchil-llc.com or visit BravoMotivation.com. See ad, page 7.
Southern Fried Laughter Weekend Offers Hilarity and Health
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he Southern Fried Laughter Conference will be held from May 16 to 18, at the Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, hosted by Debbie Ellison, Lori Sugarman and Harry Vardis. The conference comprises three days of fun, laughter, speakers, networking and wholesome hilarity. Celebrity guests include Albert Nerenberg, Canadian film director (Laughology) and Doug Collins, the man with the “most contagious laugh in the world.” Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of Laughter Yoga, will participate via Skype. On the evening of May 18, American Laughing Champion Julie Ostrow will compete to defend her title, offering an evening of hilarity and fun. Laughter is good for the body, mind, and soul, and is nature’s stress relief valve. This conference aims to bring about happiness and health while providing guests the opportunity to network with like-minded attendees on health and wellness ideas. Location: 341 Kelly St., Atlanta. For more information, visit LaughterForWellness.com.
Weekend Yoga and Meditation Event with Sadhguru
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tlantans can participate in a weekend of wisdom, yoga and meditation with Sadhguru on May 16 at the Georgia Convention Center. Hosted by the Isha Foundation, this Inner Engineering workshop is a comprehensive system addressing every aspect of human well-being, from body, mind and emotion to the fundamental life energy within each person. More than 2 million people have completed the Inner Engineering program worldwide, reporting remarkable results. Participants report significant health boosts, greater energy and vitality, enhanced mental focus, reduced anxiety and depression and a deep sense of well-being. The program is a continuous process unfolding over three days, and participants should plan to attend all three days. The event offers 26 CEUs for many health and wellness providers, including physicians, nurses, PAs, and NPs. Inner Engineering is also approved for 19.5 CEs through the NCBTMB for massage therapists. Location: 2000 Convention Center Concourse, Atlanta. For more information, call 678-390-ISHA or visit InnerEngineering.com/SadhguruLive.
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he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule to close loopholes in the Clean Water Act that leave 57 percent of Georgia’s streams and millions of acres of wetlands at risk of unchecked pollution and development. “With the drinking water for nearly 5 million Georgians at risk, we’re thrilled to see the EPA moving forward to protect our waterways,” says Jennette Gayer, director of Environment Georgia, which has worked for nearly a decade to restore Clean Water Act protections. “Today’s action is about securing that all our water is safe and healthy. Whether we’re floating down the ‘Hooch, fishing in our favorite stream or just drinking the water that comes from our tap, we need Georgia’s waterways to be clean and protected.” The rule, which could be finalized as soon as later this year, would restore Clean Water Act protections to many of Georgia’s wetlands and more than half Georgia’s streams. With so much at stake, Environment Georgia and its sister groups across the country have waged an intensive multi-year campaign to restore these Clean Water Act protections, including more than 1 million face-to-face conversations with people across the country and rallying more than 400 local elected officials,
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300 farmers and 300 small business owners to call on the federal government to take action. The EPA has already released a draft science report on the connection between smaller streams and wetlands and downstream waters, which makes the scientific case for the rulemaking. Members of the public submitted more than 150,000 public comments in support of the report’s findings that these waterways merit protection under the law. Many of the nation’s biggest polluters are already weighing in against the rulemaking, spreading misinformation about the rule’s potential impacts. While the EPA has announced the rule will preserve all existing Clean Water Act exemptions for the agricultural sector, the American Farm Bureau is insisting that the rulemaking is a “land grab” by the EPA. The American Farm Bureau Federation is one of 28 members of the Waters Advocacy Coalition, an industry group formed to lobby against clean water protections. Get involved at EnvironmentGeorgia.org.
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TaKeTiNa—Exploring Life’s Rhythm by Martin Miron
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einhard Flatischler is the father of TaKeTiNa, a very intense rhythm experience in which the body is the musical instrument. With stepping, clapping and voices, participants are guided into three different rhythms simultaneously. He states, “That is a very complex task for the leader, but a very simple procedure for all participants. It start simple, like a children’s game, but soon participants come into a very intense fluctuation between falling out of rhythm and falling back into it.” Flatischler, an Austrian percussionist trained at the University of Music and Performing Arts, in Vienna, traveled to Afghanistan and India, Korea and Japan, Cuba and Brazil, the Middle East and Africa, studying with master drummers of those cultures. He notes, “The most important question guiding me in those times was ‘Why are musicians doing what they are doing? What do they approach rhythm in this very special way?’ And each culture had different answers.” He needed to find the underlying rhythmic matrix that connects each of these cultures musically and eventually discovered the existence of primal rhythmic movements such as “pulse, cycle, subdivision, pulse”. The stepping rhythm is supported by a Brazilian surdo bass drum, so there is stimulus from outside. The rhythmic voice of the participants is connected to the movements, so there is also
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stimulus that comes from inside. While the group recites the rhythm syllables, the leader talks freely over them and introduces yet another rhythm of clapping. It is a multilayered experience and opens the senses and awareness of everyone involved. Before participants fall into this state of awareness, though, they witness how certain behavior patterns, inner reactions and old belief systems can hinder them from coming into flow with the rhythm, with the group and with themselves. This gives them a chance to become their own teacher, using the rhythm process as a mirror. At the climax of each journey, participants fall into a state of timelessness, fully merging with the rhythmic flow. After the journey is over, they take a deep rest in silence. Flatischler says, “It connects people; through the falling in and falling out, through working with chaos and multilayered rhythms, into a direct experience of groove and flow, one of the most fundamental skills for any musician.” TaKeTiNa provides benefits in different realms: it can serve as a spiritual path, it can be used in therapy and it also can be focused on intense musical learning. For many, this is a sensational revelation and coincides with the discovery of their overall sensuality. Participants might have lost confidence in the beauty of their voice when they had to sing in school, but in the TaKeTiNa process, they are supported by the
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whole group and guided by the leader into resonant-sounding voice. Many of them regain their ability to sing and use their voice in a creative way in one workshop. “One has the possibility to experience a great deal of freedom in TaKeTiNa because you can create you own individual journey, while at the same time being part of a collective process that unfolds continuously,” explains Flatischler. “You can lay down any time, move freely, move in the rhythm with steps, hands and voice, or participate with only one of these layers. That sounds almost impossible—that a complex group rhythm is able to unfold when everyone has the freedom to participate in his or her individual way. And yet this is the very heart of TaKeTiNa: polarities lose their either/ or character. In TaKeTiNa, polarities complement one another.” Scientists have taken notice of TaKeTiNa, as well. Over the last 10 years, fundamental medical research has provided evidence that at the molecular level, fatal cascades in diseases can only be disrupted in the vagotonus (state of regeneration) state, which is prompted by synchronicity and harmony. In addition, all repair processes produced naturally by the body take place only in the vagotonus state. This scientific evidence reflects thousands of years of knowledge about illness and recovery used by medical traditions over the ages. “As a child, I was suffering from several psychosomatic diseases like asthma, heart arrhythmia and panic attacks,” relates Flatischler. “At the same time, I started to play piano at a very young age, so instinctively I knew that music contains a healing power that would help me stabilize my health and my psyche and my life.” He will be bringing TaKeTiNa to Atlanta, September 26 to 28, and plans to offer a master level training in 2015. For more information, visit Taketina.com. To register for the Atlanta weekend workshop, email taketina@drumrise.net. Martin Miron is the editor of Natural Awakenings Atlanta. We acknowledge Colleen Caffrey and Amy Jackson for supplying source material to this story. Subscribe to our e-newsletter.
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n this age of heightened awareness of the importance of a healthful diet, there are about as many opinions as there are people in the world on the best way to eat. Whether it’s vegans versus carnivores or vegetarians versus raw foodists, the debate is endless. It can be truly overwhelming to try to digest all the latest news on healthy and unhealthy foods and make a decision about the “best” diet to follow. Make it a goal to constantly grow and make positive changes. Research and gather information and make informed choices. Take small steps toward fabulous health by following some of the ideas listed here. If you currently eat dairy products and eggs, try limiting these foods to twice a week and switching from conventional to free-range, organic products. Try almond, coconut or hemp milk instead of cow’s milk, or raw goat cheese in place of pasteurized cow’s cheese. Avoiding dairy can help limit the formation of mucus, as well as lower cholesterol and body fat. If you currently use white sugar, high-fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners, switch to stevia, raw honey, pure maple syrup, agave and dates. Stevia has a low glycemic index and dates are high in potassium and fiber. For those accustomed to eating red meat, poultry or pork, eliminate preserved meats and switch to grass-fed organic beef and free-range poultry. In the seafood department, look for wild fish and eliminate canned tuna, shark and other high-mercury fish to have less exposure to chemical pollutants. Get rid of iodized white table salt and switch to Himalayan salt or use Like naAtlanta on Facebook.com
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faced with the question, “What are you not saying yes to?” pushed Teague to take a leap of faith—close her psychotherapy practice and enroll in a filmmaking class. Teague recognizes that a deeper wisdom activated her response. She observes, “The individuals I was counseling about their restless desire for something better mirrored my own discontent, and my restlessness was an emotional response to what was emerging. “Today, I no longer concern myself with making the right decision. I trust that whatever the circumstances are, I need to listen, observe and reflect, because ‘now’ contains information for my next step,” she advises. Amanda Owen, counselor, coach and author of Born to Receive: 7 Powerful Steps Women Can Take Today to Reclaim Their Half of the Universe, has studied the state of receptivity that Teague references. Owen explains, “Receiving is a dynamic and productive state. When the body is relaxed and the mind and nervous system are calm, we become receptive and can feel and intuit subtle information contained in the energy
Trust Your Intuition Listen to that Still, Small Voice and Let it Lead You by Linda Sechrist
What if you could consistently tap into answers to life’s problems when you need them, knowing deep down that you are on the right track and that the decisions and choices you are making are the correct ones?
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ur body is a wellspring of priceless wisdom. Yet heeding our innate voice seems constantly tested as society distracts us with the busy acquisition of external knowledge and rewards more visible work. Those used to focusing outwardly over-stimulate their five senses and so tend to disconnect from their body’s deep innate intelligence—our sixth sense, also known as intuition. The resulting joylessness, discontent, isolation, depression and illness have sent millions in search of a real solution that discerning experts believe already exists within. Our ultimate guide to the fountain of personal health and happiness, they believe, could well be our own intuition.
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For years, Katie Teague, producer of the documentary film, Money & Life, lived with the consequence of sublimating her intuitive impulse. “I felt a restless itch in my soul,” relates Teague, who intuited that life was prompting her to change careers so she could use her talents in a more meaningful way. The vision of her 94-year-old self lying on her deathbed and 12
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received from external and internal environments. “Our parasympathetic nervous system is engaged when we’re in this listening state. In contrast, rushing through the day engages our ‘fight-or-flight’ sympathetic nervous system. Busyness and mind chatter drowns out the valuable information that intuition provides,” Owen notes. An intuitive energy therapist, Marilyn Eppolite strongly relies on intuitive guidance in her southern New Jersey practice, believing it emanates from her body’s intelligence. “I listen and it’s always present,” she says. Eppolite shares an example of a time she received a clear image and perceived the bodily sensations of a grieving small child from a female client that a psychotherapist had referred. “When I described what I was sensing, her tears flowed and she also connected to the feeling,” she says. “It provided the needed breakthrough she needed to access her feelings and move forward in therapy.” Eppolite is keenly aware when roadblocks—busyness, willfulness and a fearful, restless mind—create interference. “These feed each other and can rarely be separated. I can’t hear or feel my intuition when my energy and attention are willfully directed outward,” she observes. Abandoning the drive for personal control and surrendering to stillness is how Eppolite signals her body’s intelligence that she’s ready for whispers of guidance. “I sense that surrender as strength and trust that the information received is for my greatest good, even if I don’t fully understand it,” she remarks. “Discernment is necessary because deep wisdom frequently comes in segments that I must piece together and put into action before more of it bubbles up from within.”
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Learning to trust our gut more than the opinions of others turns up the volume on whispers of intuition. Awakening to our gut feelings, personal power and self-love restores the wholeness left behind in pursuit of external sources of happiness. The teachings of Yogeshwari Kamini Desai, Ph.D., combine Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. As the director of education and lead teacher of the Amrit Method of Yoga, at the facility in Silver Springs, Florida, Desai instructs on listening to the voice of intuition identified as prana in yogic tradition, which she characterizes as “the energy that enlivens and carries out all balancing and life-giving processes in nature. “It speaks through the body as sensations, impulses and urges,” she says. “This ‘inner divining rod’ informs us what feelings, thoughts and actions are moving us into alignment with our source and what is moving us out of alignment.” Quieting the mind and strengthening the directives of prana through meditation, yoga and being in nature moves us away from what we tell ourselves and back to directly responding to its promptings. “Absorbed in the present moment and bodily sensations, we connect with inner guidance,” explains Desai. “With practice, our mind becomes a servant to inner intelligence. It can both direct our lives and make us sensitive to early symptoms suggesting oncoming illness,” she adds. “There is growing interest in energy medicine and developing a deeper connection to the body’s intelligence through yoga and energy practices like qigong and tai chi because people are tired of taking medications that don’t heal the root cause of health problems,” comments Dr. Sue Morter, founder of Morter Health Center, near Indianapolis, Indiana, and the healing phenomenon she terms Energy Codes. A regular practice of any one of these disciplines expands sensory function to encompass internal recognition and referencing of subtle information. Morter teaches how to awaken gut feelings, personal power and self-love to restore wholeness left behind in pursuit of external sources of happiness. “Participants learn to trust their gut more than the opinions of others, which turns up the volume on the whispers of intuition,” she explains. After Pat Hall, a therapeutic bodyworker in Augusta, Georgia, read Jill Bolte Taylor’s My Stroke of Insight, she was certain a habit of listening to mental chatter interfered with feeling and interpreting her body’s helpful promptings. “Jill’s experience of her body as energy and her mind as silent when the left lobe of her brain shut down due to a stroke was my ‘Aha!’ moment,” says Hall. For her, heeding inner guidance took practice and a commitment to dismantling reactive thought patterns and habits, plus discerning between intuLike naAtlanta on Facebook.com
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ition and distracting chatter. body’s intuitive language and reflect on “Mind chatter generally creates their insights and dreams—the language fear, negativity and pressure to do of soul,” says Schulz. “Intuition can speak something,” she explains. “Intuitive softly through symptoms,” she observes. guidance is gentle, expansive and “Eventually, when disregarded, it can undemanding.” Hall believes in become a full-blown illness.” the Buddhist concept that mindfulBiochemist and author of Secrets of ness of the body allows us to love Our Cells: Discovering Your Body’s Inner fully. She finds, “It brings healing, Intelligence, Sondra Barrett, Ph.D., is wisdom and freedom.” awed by the body’s cellular intelligence. She relates how she is led to “Our cells are invisible, so we don’t think direct a client’s attention to their of ourselves as cellular beings. However, own body’s intuition, which works a deeper understanding of our constitubest when she is following her intion and that our cells speak to each other stincts, rather than thinking. “After and collaborate harmoniously could one session, my client, who had inspire us to befriend our body’s intelbeen silently experiencing numerligence for life,” she says. “We might shift ous feelings in her stomach, asked from wanting to fix an ache or pain to me why I had touched her abdounderstanding that our cells are warning men. I was just intuitively led to us of something.” that part of her body.” Sonia Choquette, a global consultant Fearlessly following Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz, also a who recommends we rely on our sixth Ph.D., medical intuitive and cosense as our first sense, has authored sevour intuition frees us to author of All is Well, notes that eral books on intuition. She finds, “With fully live an authentic everyone has a connection to intuition, we have a personal compass intuition. “We get a gut feeling and and an ally in discerning what is authentic and satisfying life. sadness in our heart from our inner and true for us so that we won’t be tugged intelligence that we don’t know what to do with. While and pulled in different directions when we make decisions.” some individuals consult a practitioner, others listen to their Laurie McCammon, co-author of Enough: The Rise of
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shows that massage therapy can be effective for a variety of health conditions,” reports Bontrager, adding that massage is rapidly becoming recognized as an important part of health and wellness. Cody Landis, a licensed massage therapist and instructor at the Swedish Institute’s College of Health Sciences, in New York City, explains, “In the last few years, massage therapy research has been focusing more on the mechanisms by which the potential health benefits may be occurring—looking at the response of the brain, the immune system and the mechanisms of repair inside of muscle cells themselves.”
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A study from Nashville’s Meharry Medical College of 43 HIV patients revealed that Swedish massage reduced their symptoms of depression. Lead researcher Russell Poland, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, observes, “When we designed the study, we didn’t expect to see such a large effect of massage. We remain surprised.” The benefit was echoed by a University of California-Los Angeles study of 95 volunteers that displayed increases in their production of oxytocin hormone simultaneous with reductions in adrenocorticotropin hormone. Oxytocin is linked to compassion, empathy, maternal affection and social connection, while lowered adrenocorticotropin effects less stress.
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Researchers in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of Brazil’s University of Sao Paulo studied 46 birthing women and determined that lumbar massage during labor reduced pain by 27 percent. In another study at Beijing’s Chinese PLA General Hospital, deep massage brought relief to 64 patients suffering from chronic low back pain. Relief was reported by a third of 110 headache patients in a Turkish medical school study. Dhaka Medical College Hospital, in Bangladesh, found similar results in a study of 500
headache sufferers, many of which had migraines. Research from the University of Miami’s School of Medicine showed that massage reduced arthritis pain and increased both grip strength and range of motion among 42 rheumatoid arthritis patients. Lead researcher Tiffany Field, Ph.D., director of Miami University’s Touch Research Institute, says, “We have known that massage therapy reduces substance P, [a neuropeptide] which causes pain, and that it increases serotonin, the body’s natural pain killer. We also know that deep sleep is critical to lowering substance P, increasing serotonin and reducing pain.”
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Lucy Liben, dean of massage therapy at the Swedish Institute, affirms the recent research as evidence documenting the numerous health benefits of massage therapy. “More and more consumers are seeking massage therapy for help with a variety of medical issues and conditions. Doctors are increasingly referring patients for such treatment and hospitals are enlisting more therapists to provide care for patients,” says Liben. “Perhaps most importantly,” she adds, “research is offering us guidance in our work as massage therapists in how to provide the most effective care for chronic pain or musculoskeletal problems, during cancer treatment, during the changes of pregnancy or for any number of other health-related issues.” Case Adams is a California naturopath and author of 25 books on natural healing. Learn more at CaseAdams.com.
What Researchers Now Know Breast Cancer: A French study of 129 breast cancer patients found massage generally reduced lymphedema, a swelling of the lymphatic system, following treatments. The total reduction of lymphedema volume was 33 percent among those receiving massages, according to Gynecologic Oncology. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Thirty minutes of massage with trigger point reduced symptoms and improved function in a study of 21 carpal tunnel patients (Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies). Constipation: Massage therapy increased the average number of bowel movements among 33 hospitalized Korean children, as reported in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. Dementia: Research from Spain’s Extremadura University on 120 institutionalized elderly adults diagnosed with dementia found massage therapy generally helped improve behavior and sleep. Migraines: Craniosacral massage reduced migraine occurrence in a study of 20 migraine sufferers from Iceland’s University of Akureyri, as published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Osteoporosis: A study of 48 postmenopausal women receiving traditional Thai massage showed increased bone formation after just four weeks. The massage group’s serum P1NP levels—which assesses bone formation—increased by 15 percent, while the control group saw no increases (BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine). Stroke: Massage therapy tended to speed rehabilitation after strokes for 45 Russian patients in a study published in Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult.
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Other fermented foods to put high on a natural probiotic list include: miso, kefir, tempeh, soft cheese, kimchi, sour pickles and sourdough bread. James recommends two daily servings of high-quality yogurt or other fermented foods to obtain the 2 to 5 billion live bacteria needed to restore gut health. “Every human is unique; try different products in search of what works,” he says. Probiotic supplements may be more effective for people with serious digestive distress that need higher bacterial counts and the product label may provide specifics of the bacteria and strains. “For example, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is a strain that has been proven to be effective against antibiotic-induced diarrhea,” Marco explains. High-quality probiotics usually require refrigeration to keep the bacteria alive. In addition, there are many nonfermented foods, including certain juices, candies and energy bars, with specific strains of bacteria added that have probiotic effects. Kathleen Barnes is the author of a wide variety of natural health books including 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health, with Dr. Hyla Cass. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.
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ad habits are hard to break—and it’s even harder to eliminate those we are unaware of. Many people experience pain from unconscious physical patterns such as hunching over a computer keyboard or holding a musical instrument at an uncomfortable angle, but don’t know how to identify and change limiting positions. This calls for body movement re-education.
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“Let’s say you’re a runner and didn’t realize that you were running in a lopsided way,” explains Alexander Technique practitioner Beret Arcaya, who has taught the practice in New York City for almost 30 years. Students learn to retrain their
thinking, movements and posture for better natural alignment. “It helps you understand how you’re making an argument between yourself and gravity,” she says. Invented by Australian thespian F. Matthias Alexander at the end of the 19th century as a means of improving his onstage presence, the Alexander Technique is highly regarded by actors and entertainers, yet anyone can benefit from it, according to Arcaya. In typical one-on-one sessions, Alexander movement practitioners use a light, gentle touch and verbal instruction to show students how to realign their head, neck and upper back while standing in front of a mirror, which helps the rest of the body attain a more natural position.
Next, students learn to move through routine activities like sitting, walking and bending in ways that replace damaging habits with easier movements. The technique is easily modified to meet individual needs, Arcaya says, citing a former student that suffered from hemophilia. “He could hardly bend his knees, and he had little mobility in one elbow; he was terribly stiff,” she recalls. While the technique couldn’t treat the disease, “It allowed him to skillfully use his remaining uninjured tissue.” One day, when he returned from a three-mile walk with his young son, he was beaming. “‘I walked with a freedom and a lightness,’ he said, ‘I didn’t want to stop.’” A 2008 study in the medical journal BMJ found that patients with chronic back pain experienced long-term benefits from Alexander Technique exercises and lessons. People with Parkinson’s disease also improved their walking, speech, posture and balance through Alexander training, according to a 2002 study in Clinical Rehabilitation.
Feldenkrais Method
Others in need of movement reeducation use the method founded by physicist, electrical engineer and judo black belt holder Moshé Feldenkrais in the mid-20th century. Feldenkrais was familiar with the Alexander Technique, and the two methods share the same fundamental goal of helping students change harmful patterns through movement exploration, touch and dialogue. The Feldenkrais Method avoids concepts of “right” and “wrong”. Instead, the practitioner leads students through gentle, slow-movement sequences, mostly on the
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floor, while asking questions about subtle details as they experience options. This sharpens sensory awareness of how to perform each movement with maximum ease. In one-on-one sessions, the student is passive while the practitioner’s hands suggest various non-habitual movements to widen his repertoire. It all increases flexibility, balance, fine motor skills and overall physical self-awareness. Feldenkrais stated, “What I’m after isn’t flexible bodies but flexible brains; to restore each person to their human dignity.” Seniors that practiced the Feldenkrais Method enhanced their balance and mobility, according to a 2010 study published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. It may also alleviate symptoms of nonclinical depression, according to a 2011 pilot study reported in the Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association.
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Another entry point to such a bodily reawakening is the Trager Approach, invented by Dr. Milton Trager, an athlete who suffered from a congenital spinal deformity. “The intention of the practitioner in a Trager session is to introduce the client to a series of playful and pleasurable sensations as the session unfolds,” says practitioner Martha Partridge, of New York City, who works primarily with people that have Parkinson’s disease. During tablework sessions, practitioners “bring awareness” of a specific movement by rocking, cradling and gently rotating a client’s body, Partridge explains. The feeling of effortless movement is further ingrained through a series of mental gymnastics, termed mentastics, that clients can do at home. The objective, says Partridge, is to help people have a sense of joy in everyday, common movement. All three bodywork techniques can help people banish bad habits for good. “Gradually, aches and pains will go away,” Arcaya says. “You can undo the imbalances that have done you wrong.” Then go forward, doing things right.
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calendarofevents More healthy events online at FinditNaturally.com THURSDAY, MAY 1 Liberation Breathing Circle: Re-Birthing Breath Work – Thursday, May 1, 8, 22, 29. 7:30-9pm. With Ananda. A gentle yet very powerful process of harnessing the Divine Energy or Prana and blessing you with a deep healing and spiritual purification. $80/4 sessions, $25/drop-in. Vista Yoga, 2836 Lavista Rd, Ste D, Decatur. 404-929-9642. VistaYoga.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 2 Southface Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable – May 2 & June 6. 7:30-9am (networking at 7am). Discuss the region’s current environmental issues, from water to energy, urban planning to policy and much more. Network and learn about Atlanta’s current and future opportunities for sustainable development. All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Ellis Hall, 634 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta. Southface.org/SART. Spring Pottery Sale – May 2-4. 10am-5pm. Find functional, decorative and sculptural one-of-a-kind ceramic works created by Callanwolde’s renowned pottery program instructors and assistants. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta. 404-872-5338.
SATURDAY, MAY 3 Carnivorous Plants in the Southeast – 1-3pm. Discover the many different species of plants found in the southeast which have found a way to live in nutrient poor habitats by getting their food through insects they catch and digest. Included with general admission; free/CNC member. CNC, 9135 Willeo Rd, Roswell. 770-992-2055. More info: ChattNatureCenter.org. Beginner Yoga Series – Saturdays, May 3, 10, 17. 2-4pm. With Layla Newman. The series introduces basic yoga poses and familiarizes you with everything needed to feel comfortable on the mat. These classes lay the foundation for a regular practice, empower you to practice safe and to feel confident about participating in our basic classes. $60/person. Vista Yoga, 2836 Lavista Rd, Ste D, Decatur. 404929-9642. VistaYoga.com.
SUNDAY, MAY 4 Family Fun Farm Day – With Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture, a nonprofit 501c3. For children: storytelling, scavenger hunts, rain barrel painting, garden games, intro to the garden and summer camp pre-sign ups. Also includes raffle prizes, food demos and sampling, massage, wellness consults, vendors, music and more. Wheat Street Garden, MLK Historic District. Info: 404-272-7418.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 EFT & Energy Therapy Practitioners’ Mastermind Live Call – 4-5:15pm. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays. Dr. Anne Merkel leads physicians, wellness practitioners, therapists and coaches by phone. Monthly series with two live calls, notes and recordings. $76. Info: 1-877-262-2276. Register: Is.gd/PractitionerMastermind.
Drum Circle – 8-10pm. Professional drum leader Chuck Cogliandro leads the rhythm as you take part in one of the most basic celebrations of music. All experience levels and spectators welcome. $5 Donation requested. CNC, 9135 Willeo Rd, Roswell. 770-992-2055. More info: ChattNatureCenter.org.
SATURDAY, MAY 10 Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival – May 10 & 11. 10am-6pm, Sat; 11am-6pm, Sun. Includes 175 artists and artisans, live acoustic music, a professional children’s area, delicious local foods and beverages, plus a lot of surprises. Free admission. 4469 Stella Dr, Atlanta. BuckheadArtsFestival.com. Yoga for Cyclists – 4-5:30pm. With Kim Nelson. Whether you are a casual cyclist, a commuter or a seasoned racer your body will benefit from this workshop. Previous yoga experience not necessary, as the clinic is designed to teach poses and stretches you can do at home. $20/pre-registered, $25/at door. Vista Yoga, 2836 Lavista Rd, Ste D, Decatur. 404929-9642. VistaYoga.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 16 ONE Concept Integrative Health Professional Conference and Wellness Expo – 8am-6pm. Learn from the top educators in massage therapy, chiropractic, integrative healthcare, fitness and spa. All Integrative Health Care Professionals and general public welcome. Book appointments to experience different treatments and view selected presentations. $15/ public; $149-$399/Healthcare Professional. Sheraton Atlanta Downtown, 165 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta. 877-387-9111 x 112 & 111. OneConcept.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 17 Gathering of Energy Healers and Holistic Practitioners – 10am-7pm. With The Center for Enlightened Learning. Energy healers, vendors, drumming, speakers, psychic readers, artists, henna tattoos and more. 760 Old Roswell Rd (Roswell Office Suites) Roswell. 770-609-1975. TheCenterForEnlightenedLearning.com.
savethedate What is the Call of “I Am”? Saturday, May 17, 4pm. Free. Music of G.I. Gurdjieff and his pupil Thomas de Hartmann. Open mike poetry readings. Chai tea. Sponsored by the Gurdjieff Foundation of Georgia. Free. Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church of Atlanta, 1025 Mt Vernon Hwy NW. RSVP: Info@GurdjieffWorkAtlanta.org. Info: Gurdjieff-Foundation-Georgia.org.
Reiki Master Certification Training – 9-6pm. With Michal Spiegelman, nationally recognized Reiki Master and teacher. Open to Level 2 graduates. Gain the knowledge, skills and an increased level of vibration to deepen your connection and understanding of Reiki. CE credits approved. $650 including manual and certification; payment plans available. The Atlanta School of Massage, 2 Dunwoody Park South, Atlanta. Info@BalancedMoments.com. Info & register: BalancedMoments.com.
MONDAY, MAY 19 Raw & Living Foods Educational Seminar & Recipe Demonstration – 7pm. Learn how to reverse and slow aging, heal disease, increase energy, reach ideal weight and more. Enjoy recipe demo and taste delicious recipes. Open to the public. $5-$10 donation appreciated. Living Foods Institute, 1700 Commerce Dr, Atlanta. Call & leave name & number for reservations: 404-524-4488. LivingFoodsInstitute.com.
TUESDAY, MAY 20 Georgia Perennial Plant Assoc Meeting – 7:30pm. Speaker Thomas Rainer, author of Grounded Design blog, Landscape Architect, Washington, DC. Open to the public. Atlanta History Center, McElreath Hall, 130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta. GeorgiaPerennial.org.
SATURDAY, MAY 24 Metamorphic Technique Workshop – May 24-25. By Dominique Mallee Meeroff, UK. 12 CEUs. Heal Center Atlanta, 180 Allen Rd, Ste 101 N, Atlanta. 404-303-0007. HealCenterAtlanta.com. Wholecare Wellness Spring Expo & Grand Opening – 11am-5pm. Food, music and fun activities. Guest speakers and live demonstration of Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga and EFT. Free. 5390 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross. 770-686-3100. WholeCareMedical.org.
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Southface Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable – 7:30-9am (doors open 7am for networking). Discuss the region’s current environmental issues, from water to energy, urban planning to policy and much more. Network and learn about Atlanta’s current and future opportunities for sustainable development. All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Ellis Hall, 634 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta. Southface.org/SART. Vista Yoga: Yoga Teacher Training – Begins June 6-8. 200-hr training. Deepen your practice through in-depth study of asana, pranayama, dharma, meditation, yogic philosophy and theory. Covers both the practical and contextual aspects of teaching yoga. Full tuition includes a Mountain Retreat Getaway and special events. $2,800/student, $2,500 if paid in full by May 1. Vista Yoga, 2836 Lavista Rd, Ste D, Decatur. 404-929-9642. For full details & dates: VistaYoga.com.
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Reiki Level 1 Class – 11am-5pm. With Michal Spiegelman, nationally recognized Reiki Master and teacher. Includes: Reiki ideals and history, hand positions for self treatment and treating others, Reiki attunement. 6 CEUs. $150 including manual and certification; payment plans available. The Atlanta School of Massage, 2 Dunwoody Park South, Atlanta. Info@BalancedMoments.com. Info & register: BalancedMoments.com.
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Reiki Level 2 Class – 9am-6pm. With Michal Spiegelman, nationally recognized Reiki Master & teacher. Reiki level 1 practitioners expand their Reiki practice using distance Reiki. Approved for CE credits. $250 includes manual & certification; payment plan available. The Atlanta School of Massage, 2 Dunwoody Park South, Atlanta. Info@BalancedMoments.com. Info & register: BalancedMoments.com. Children’s Yoga Camp – July 7-11. 9-11am. Sponsored by Marietta Yoga Center and Heart for Kids Yoga. Children ages 6-9 will participate in movement, games, songs, stories and art as they learn about the poses and philosophy of yoga. Space limited. $100. Marietta Yoga Center, 317 Alexandria St, Marietta. Register, Melanie Sharp: 404-217-6428 or Melanie@HeartForKidsYoga.com.
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friday Environmental Sustainability Board Meeting – 8-10am. Decatur City Hall, Conference Rm, 509 N McDonough St, Decatur. Lena Stevens: 404-3704102 or Lena.Stevens@DecaturGA.com. Monthly Gathering for Inspiration and Networking – 11am-12:30pm. 2nd Fri. World Peace Café, 220 Hammond Dr NE, Atlanta. Meetup.com/ SpiritualEntrepreneursAtlanta.
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CHIROPRACTIC CAFÉ OF LIFE HEALING CENTER GRANT PARK 1030 Grant Street, Atlanta 404-917-4992 • ComeThriveWithMe.com
The Ariela Group of Wholistic Services Energy Psychology • Naturopathy • Energy Medicine 706-374-6460 • 1-877-262-2276 ArielaGroup.com • MyEFTCoach.com • AlchemistAnne.com
Specializing in addressing Autoimmune Disorders for natural relief, and certifying health and wellness practitioners to incorporate Energy Therapy modalities into ongoing practices. Dr. Anne Merkel assists you by phone, in-person, and via numerous on-line self-study packages, leading you to Conscious Transformation, Wellness, and Release of Trauma. Also check out her free e-books, videos, and content-rich articles with coaching tips. See ad, page 14.
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COLON HYDROTHERAPY CLEAR PATH WELLNESS CENTER 275 Carpenter Dr, Ste 202, Sandy Springs 404-497-9268 • ClearPathWellness.com
Providing colon hydrotherapy, nutritional consulting, ion cleanse foot bath, far infrared sauna, reflexology, massage and raindrop therapy, bio-energetic evaluation and life-enhancement processing services for the greater Atlanta metro area. See ad, page 25.
ASCENDING NATURE
Katrina R. Walker, Doctor of Pharmacy, Certified Health Coach 678-661-1317 • AscendingNature.com AscendingNature@gmail.com
Health, business and money. Raw vegan certifications, private sessions, blood typing, ear candling and more.
Yoga for Stress Relief OnlY
467 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta 404-681-2831 • Sevananda.coop See ad, page 18.
Life Grocery and Cafe
1453 Roswell Road, Marietta 1/2 mile east of the Big Chicken 770-977-9583 • LifeGrocery.com
A natural foods market featuring organic produce. Extensive selection of nutritional supplements. Vegetarian cafe, organic foods including salad bar, hot bar, fresh juices, smoothies. See ad, page 11.
HOLISTIC DENTISTRY DENTISTRY at SUGARLOAF
Al Norton, D.D.S. 6600 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Ste 600-700, Duluth 770-513-1312 • DentistryAtSugarloaf.com
Formerly Atlanta Laser Dentistry. Only the name has changed. The same great dentist and staff remain. See ad, page 4.
Cann Dentistry
Roberta D. Cann, D.M.D. Piedmont Center, 3525 Piedmont Road Building Five, Ste 408, Atlanta 404-233-1102 • CannDentistry.com See ad, page 3.
HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE Millennium Healthcare
4370 Georgetown Square, Atlanta 770-390-0012 (ph) • 770-457-4428 (fax) mh@millennium-healthcare.com Millennium-Healthcare.com
A cutting edge facility for alternative and holistic healthcare based on traditional and alternative medicine working hand-in-hand to provide patients with an integrative model of care combining the best of Western, Eastern and emergine medical treatments from science. Visit our website for a complete listing of services. See ad, page 23.
HYPNOTHERAPY Lorri Heller, C.Ht.
Marietta • Lorrizh@aol.com 678 909-5110 • 205-862-6888 (cell) Marietta-Hypnosis.com
LIVING/RAW FOODS Living Foods Institute
1700 Commerce Drive, NE, Atlanta 800-844-9876 • 404-524-4488 LivingFoodsInstitute.com
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8745 Dunwoody Place, Sandy Springs 30350 404-654-3336 • YouYogaMeYoga.com Atlanta Edition
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900 Old Roswell Lakes Pkwy, Ste 220 Roswell • 678-629-3988 AllWorldsPediatrics.com See ad, page 20.
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MASSAGE THERAPY MICHAEL ZOLLINGER
The Heal Center Wellness Collective 180 Allen Rd, Ste. 101 N., Sandy Springs 404-303-0007 • HCWellnessAtlanta.com See ad, page 16.
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY Felecia L. Dawson, MD
Board Certified Obstetrics & Gynecology One Baltimore Place, Ste. 350, Atlanta 404-733-6334 • wmn4wmn.com See ad page 19.
Qigong STEVE Kraselsky
Atlanta • 770-875-7177
Helping people to live pain free, healthier lives while building self confidence. Teaching Qigong, Tai Chi exercises, Bagua Zhang, and Wing Chun Kung Fu. Performing hands-on qi energy healing. 35 years experience.
The RISING LOTUS QIGONG
5390 Peachtree Ind’l Blvd, Ste 200, Norcross TheRisingLotus.com • 404-721-2326
Offering Medical Qigong Therapy. Specializing in chronic conditions and difficult cases. Weekly Qigong & Tai Chi classes. Certification courses.
THE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT CO. David George, Oriental Medical
Practitioner and Medical Qigong Therapist
Ansley Square Atlanta • 404-216-7008 david@tcmbetterhealth.com TCMBetterHealth.com
Offering medical qigong, reflexology and acupoint therapy, an energetic approach to managing chronic symptoms, targetting the root cause of symptoms, and bringing balance to the entire being.
MEDITATION Sant MAT MEDITATION
Sant Baljit Singh, Spiritual Master info@KnowThyselfAsSoul.org 877-MEDITATE • SantMat.net
Meditation on the Inner Light and Sound: Learn how to live in alignment with the soul’s purpose and to experience greater harmony within, with others, and with the environment. Always free, never a charge. See calendar for local meditation groups, classes and events.
ATLANTA MEDITATION CENTER OF SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP 4000 King Springs Rd SE, Atlanta 770-434-7200 • SrfAtlanta.org
Realize your true Self by direct perception of the divine through Kriya Yoga. Self-Realization Fellowship is a world wide organization founded in 1920 by P a r a m a h a n s a Yo g a n a n d a (Autobiography of a Yogi). Sundays: Meditation Service @ 10:00AM; Reading Service @ 11:00AM. See our website for a complete list of services and events. See calendar for local events.
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THERMOGRAPHY Mobile Thermographic Imaging Over 15 locations • 678-852-8548 Atlanta-Breast-Thermography.com
Thermography is a completely non-invasive clinical imaging procedure for detecting and monitoring a number of diseases and injuries by showing thermal abnormalities present in the body. Some studies show thermography may detect subtle changes indicating breast disease 3-5 years earlier than other forms of breast testing. The screening is done without any pain, radiation, or compression. See ad, page 15.
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YOGA / PILATES BODY AWARENESS STUDIO 5549 Roswell Rd NE, Atlanta BodyAwarenessStudio.com 404-252-7550
ONI FITNESS STUDIOS 2810 Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta OniFitness.com • 770-433-3515
MARIETTA CENTER FOR YOGA & WELL BEING 317 Alexander St., Marietta MariettaYoga.com • 770-425-4488
STILLNESS YOGA & Meditation Center 3115 Rosewell Rd., Marietta StillnessYoga.com • 770-337-9335
VISTA YOGA 2836 Lavista Rd., Ste D, Decatur (next to Fellini’s, in back) VistaYoga.com • 404-929-YOGA (9642)
You Yoga Me Yoga 8745 Dunwoody Place, Sandy Spring YouYogaMeYoga.com • 404-654-3336 See ad page 30 .
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Roz Zollinger with Heal Center
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