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an you believe we are already two-thirds through the year? Instead of waiting until December, I like to reflect upon life at the end of every season while looking forward to the next. As summer comes to a close, I am looking forward to the next season. Last month I had the pleasure of attending the monthly Second Saturday Gathering at Sacred Path Retreat Center. Zach, Charlotte and I all went together. We visited, ate lunch, then painted and tie dyed shirts. Having never met any of the other members, it was amazing how much it felt like going home to visit your mom, grandparents, and extended family. It was an incredibly relaxing and welcoming environment. We ended up staying for over three hours. Check them out at SacredPathCenter.org. We are excited to go back next month because the theme is Foods From Your Childhood and everyone brings a dish to share. I have a super secret Whoopi Pie recipe. They are amazing. I can’t wait to make a memory by sharing my whoopie pies with my new friends. It took me years to pry the recipe out of my mother’s hands. I was sworn to secrecy, so I can’t share it until my daughter is grown. I can only make them for other people, so they fall in love with them like I did when I was a kid. This sharing of childhood favorites is such a great idea. On my journey to be a better person, I had to go back to basics. I had to go back and remember the happiest moments of my childhood to remember what it truly felt like to be happy and at peace. It is journey to get back to where you started, but when you do, you have to deal with all the things that took you away from that place. Not everyone in your life can or will make the journey with you until the end. The shift in your life will change you forever. I have transformed my life over the past five years. I am far from perfect. I am a work in progress and always will be because I am still learning. Life is a journey, not a destination. You have to be happy with yourself today, to be happy with yourself wherever it is your planning to be in five years. The challenges come with the daily realities of this world. I picture my world as an ocean. The tide comes in, the tide goes out. The moon affects the ebb and flow of the tides. There is the occasional storm. Keep that pure heart and mind of a child, love others as yourself, and still manage to carry out the day in and day out responsibilities, difficulties, and complications that come with being an adult in this modern age. Remember to refrain from judging others too harshly as you have not walked their path. You cannot know their inner thoughts, memories, feelings, and spirit. It is amazing how differently you view the world when you change the lenses through which you view it. Good luck on your journey to a better you this month.
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newsbriefs Traditional Reiki I Training at The Nook
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he Nook is honored to host traditional Reiki I training sessions from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 24, and from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 and 27. This three-part event of Rei, which means “God’s Wisdom or the Higher Power”, and Ki, which is “life force energy”, promises to help unlock that which is present in all living things. Reiki master instructors Annie Hassell and Barbara Campbell guide this in-depth exercise, and The Nook is honored to present these eminent teachers to the community. Cost for all 12 hours is $165. Prepayment by Aug 16 is requested and can be made by phone or at meetup.com/thenook.
Location: 19621 W. Catawba Ave, Cornelius. For more information, call 704-896-3111, email KentCookNook@gmail.com or visit KentCookInstitute.com. See ad, page 23.
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be Rummage, L.Ac., owner/acupuncturist at AcuCare Clinic, is pleased to announce the clinic’s move to a new and larger location at 388 N. Highway 16 in Denver, just a quarter mile south of its previous location. With this move, the clinic tripled its size and now provides two licensed and board certified acupuncturists, a massage therapist and a licensed counselor, along with tai chi and yoga classes. To offer more practitioners and services for Lake Norman and Charlotte area patients, Rummage formally reached out to other types of Western medicine specialists to bring other practitioners together in the same building with his Eastern medicine patients. To reflect this innovative effort, the building sign reads “Acupuncture and Healing Arts”. Patients formerly referred to other locations can now get those services more conveniently in the same building, and practitioners can confer face-to-face about a patient’s particular needs, providing a more team-like approach to care. This practice reflects back to an older time when medical practitioners in a community knew each other, worked together, and were more hands-on with their patients, spending more time with the patient instead of with the practice paperwork. Explains Rummage, “We wanted to give our patients easier access to various complementary services and therapy under one roof.” In addition to the move to the new building, AcuCare Clinic prices are now lower, making its highly effective acupuncture and herbal treatments more affordable. The initial intake and treatment appointment for new patients will remain $70, but follow-up appointments are now $50, more than 25 percent lower than before. Location: For more information, call 704-483-5441, email info@AcuCareClinic.com or visit AcuCareClinic.com.
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ealthy Habits Wellness Center specializes in helping people enhance their body’s ability to heal itself by providing it with proper nutrition and removing toxic waste products. Bonni, Breena and Charli Leone are passionate about finding ways to help their clients improve their health, well-being and appearance, offering colon hydrotherapy, massage, herbal products, a far-infrared sauna, skin care and waxing. Bonni has been in the alternative health field for 15 years with certifications in herbology, iridology, microscopy, colon hydrotherapy, massage and esthetics. She believes that health begins in the digestive tract, from the mouth to the colon, and the skin and eyes are its reflection. Colon hydrotherapy is the process of gently cleansing the colon with the use of continuous gravitational irrigation. Breena and Charli are both aestheticians licensed in the state of NC. They are passionate about overall health and skin care, focusing on finding the right treatments for their guests to properly treat their individual needs. The facilities are clean and relaxing, similar to a spa, and everyone is made to feel comfortable and relaxed. . Location: 20700 N. Main St., Ste 100, Cornelius. For more information, call 704-895-7777 or visit HealthyHabitsWellnessCenter.co. See ad, page 7.
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helly Johns, owner of Your Karma Center for Yoga and Wellness, has announced that their services have been so well received that they are opening a second location at the lake. “I knew that Eastern and Western medicine together could help heal disease processes within the body. After a lot of consideration I left my nursing career to open Your Karma Center for Yoga and Wellness,” says Johns. Johns had been a nurse for approximately 25 years and had been practicing yoga for almost as long. Like many in the medical community, she recognized the benefits of integrative medicine long before its mainstream popularity. In March of 2013, Johns took a leap of faith and followed her dreams, joining the growing Lake Norman wellness community by opening her yoga and wellness center in downtown Mooresville. Your Karma Center for Yoga and Wellness offers a variety of yoga classes, as well as Pilates and mixed classes. They also offer therapeutic massage, Reiki energy work, and both private and community-style acupuncture services. At the new location on Williamson Road, they will offer the same services, with the addition of barre classes. Location: 195 W Statesville Ave (downtown), Mooresville, and 438 Williamson Road (at the lake), Mooresville. For more information, call 704-663-7188 or visit YourKarmaYoga.com. See ad, page 25.
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Lake Norman Sprint Triathlon
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he Lake Norman YMCA sprint triathlon is one of the most popular triathlons in the region. The adult sprint triathlon is an all-day event starting at 7 a.m., Aug. 23. As part of the North Carolina triathlon series, the race brings more than 700 triathlon athletes from around the Atlantic coast and Southeastern regions. The Lake Norman YMCA triathlon isn’t only for adults— kids can join too! The 2014 children’s triathlon is scheduled for Aug. 2. Most activities start in the afternoon, but check the website for specifics. Between summer triathlon camps that help prepare them for the event, and the triathlon, it is a great way to motivate children to improve fitness and work towards a goal. Interested community members can help by participating, sponsoring or volunteering with the Lake Norman YMCA. Both events help support many other Lake Norman YMCA programs. Registration is required for the events. Volunteer and sponsorship opportunities are also available. See the registration page of the website for specific event costs and other opportunities. Location: Lake Norman YMCA, 21300 Davidson St., Cornelius. For more information, call Linda Barrick at 704-716-4407, email Linda.Barrick@YMCACharlotte.org or visit YMCACharlotte.org/LakeNorman.
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ifferent Roads Home is a nonprofit organization providing individuals living with HIV/ AIDS, cancer and other chronic illnesses with personalized services that include support groups, mentoring programs and food assistance. Support group meetings are scheduled to meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug 6, 13, and 20. Their mission is to assist individuals battling various personal and medical conditions, helping them reach their destination on their own terms, as well as raising awareness and eliminating the stigma associated with chronic illness. They seek to educate, inform and assist by being leaders and showing empathy and compassion through their experiences. Support groups on Aug 6 and 20 meet at 5501 Executive Center Dr., Ste 109, Charlotte. The Aug 13 group meets at the address below. Location: 15905 Brookway Dr., Ste 4203, Huntersville. For more information, call 704-237-8793, email Info@Different RoadsHome.org, or visit DifferentRoadsHome.org.
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ocated in old downtown Mooresville is a store featuring all things spiritual and metaphysical. Cosmic Connection, owned by June and Christopher Stahnke, displays a Tree of Life at the heart of the store to represent and mirror the spiritual connection to one another and the universe. Beautiful hand-blown glass witch balls, popular in 18th century England to ward off evil spirits, spells and ill fortune, are everywhere. According to folk tales, witch balls would entice evil spirits with their bright colors; the strands inside the ball would then capture the spirit and prevent it from escaping. Inside this unique little store is a wide selection of loose stones and crystals to raise one’s vibration profile, life-balancing silver and gemstone jewelry, organic herbal teas, herbs and flowers sold by the ounce, brass incense burners and an extensive line of granular incense, Reiki herbal pillar candles, garden stones, stained glass Celtic designs and fairy dancers, anointing oils and perfumes, as well as locally made stone jewelry, bath salts, oils and balms. The magically inclined will also find tarot cards, rune sets, books, pendulums and cauldrons, along with a selection of wands. For those seeking a look towards the unknown, Christopher is an astrologer and does charts and tarot readings by appointment. Location: 122 S Main St., Mooresville. For move information, call 704-507-3281 or visit Cosmic-Connection-Arts-and-Interests on Facebook. See ad, page 27.
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Tranformative Learning at The Goddard School in Mooresville
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he Goddard School is the first preschool program to join P21, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a national organization dedicated to championing 21st Century Skills for the workforce of the future. Founded in 2002, P21 brings the business community, education leaders, and policymakers together to position 21st Century readiness at the center of American education. P21 members include Apple, LEGO Foundation, Crayola, The Walt Disney Company, Cisco Systems, Dell, Ford Motor Company, The National Education Association (NES), UNICEF, The College Board, the Pearson Foundation, Intel, Common Sense Media and others. The Goddard School is proud to be a partner in the development of this national initiative. It is never too early to start implementing these new methods, and this preschool is blazing the trail to help to develop emotionally intelligent preschoolers, further incorporating learning and innovation with critical thinking, real life skills, communication, creativity, and collaboration. This approach, combined with information, media and technology skills, creates students who enter the world at the end of their schooling as dynamic and well-rounded individuals. The preschool years are perhaps the most important years to begin such lessons, as core value systems are imprinted on these impressionable and growing minds. “Because we teach children using these methods, students are equipped with the comprehensive skills they need to succeed in school and life,” says Goddard School owner Barbra Bryan. “We understand the importance of introducing these skills at an early age to build a strong foundation for children’s future education.” The Goddard School’s comprehensive play-based curriculum, developed by early childhood education experts, provides the best childhood preparation for social and academic success.
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Location: 179 Townsquare Circle Mooresville. For more information, call Barbra Bryan at 704-663-5006 or visit GoddardSchool.com.
Art House Films on the Big Screen
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tudio-C Cinema in the Cornelius Art Center will present The Lunch Box, a drama/romance, at 7 p.m. on August 2 and 3. This 2013 film runs for 1 hour and 45 minutes, with English subtitles. The story was called touching and credible by the Chicago Sun Times and features middle class housewife Ila trying to add some spice to her marriage, this time through her cooking. She prepares a special lunchbox to be delivered to her husband at work, but, unbeknownst to her, it is mistakenly delivered to another office worker, who returns the empty container with a little note. This begins a series of lunchbox notes between Saajan and Ila, which evolves into an unexpected friendship. Still strangers physically, Ila and Saajan become lost in a virtual relationship that could jeopardize both their realities. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for a reception that includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, water, lemonade) fresh popcorn, and snacks. Tickets are $10 and $11 (plus tax) and can be purchased online in advance. Location: 19725 Oak St., Cornelius. For more information, call Robert Maier at 704-996-7724, email StudioCCinema@gmail.com, or visit StudioCCinema.com. See ad, page 15.
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Tough Family Life Linked to Chromosome Aging
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hen Princeton University researchers analyzed data from a representative sample of 40 African-American boys enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study that followed children born in major U.S. cities between 1998 and 2000, they determined that those that lived through 9 years of age with less-stable families, such as parents with multiple partners and harsh or hostile parenting styles, had a higher probability of having shorter telomeres compared with other children. Telomeres were, on average, 40 percent longer among children from stable families. Telomeres are the segments of DNA at either end of a chromosome that protect the ends from deterioration or fusion with neighboring chromosomes. Shorter telomeres can decrease life expectancy by reducing the number of times our cells can divide, and scientists are discovering that a person’s living environment may lead to the condition. Using large cohort (age group) study data from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety, another group of researchers from Amsterdam’s Vrije University found significantly shorter telomere length among those with higher stress markers; the shorter length was also associated with aging approximately 10 years faster. In addition, the scientists observed significantly shorter telomere length among people with depressive symptoms lasting longer than four years; the shorter length correlated with both longer and more severe depression.
Parents’ Smoking Linked to Artery Damage in Children
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esearchers from Australia’s University of Tasmania have found that children exposed to the secondhand smoke of their parents will likely face abnormally thickened carotid arteries later in life. The finding, published in the European Heart Journal, followed 3,776 children that participated in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study and the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study. The children were divided into groups according to whether neither parent smoked, one parent smoked or both parents smoked. Questionnaire results were combined with ultrasound testing to correlate exposure during childhood with the health of carotid arteries, and researchers concluded that the effects are pervasive even 25 years later. Those exposed to two parental smokers as children had significantly greater thickness of inner carotid artery walls than did children with non-smoking parents. Their arteries also showed signs of premature aging of more than three years compared to children of nonsmokers. The researchers wrote, “There must be continued efforts to reduce smoking among adults to protect young people and to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease across the population.”
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Pine Bark Extract Reduces Perimenopausal Symptoms
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esearch published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine confirms that pine bark extract can significantly reduce symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, including restless legs syndrome and hot flashes. For three months, 170 perimenopausal women were given 30 milligrams of Pycnogenol patented pine bark extract or a placebo twice a day. Although a placebo effect was noted, the supplement significantly improved all but two symptoms and was especially effective in improving vasomotor and insomnia/ sleep patterns. The severity of symptoms among the Pycnogenol group, as measured by the Kupperman Index, decreased 56 percent more than for the placebo group. In another study, scientists from Italy’s Pescara University gave 70 perimenopausal women a placebo or 100 milligrams of Pycnogenol daily for two months. The supplement group experienced fewer menopausal symptoms and showed improvements with symptoms that include fatigue, insomnia, reduced concentration, memory problems, dizziness, depression and irritability.
Flaxseed Lowers Blood Pressure
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ating flaxseed reduces blood pressure, according to researchers from Canada’s St. Boniface Hospital Research Center. They attribute the effect to its omega-3 fatty acids, lignans and fiber. The researchers examined the effects of flaxseed on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with peripheral artery disease, a condition typically marked by hypertension. Patients consumed a variety of foods that collectively contained 30 grams of milled flaxseed or a placebo each day for six months. The flaxseed group experienced significantly increased plasma levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids and lower average systolic blood pressure (by 10 mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure (by 7 mm Hg). Those in the flaxseed group with initial systolic blood pressure levels over 140 mmHg saw reductions averaging 15 mmHg.
HEELLESS SHOES MAY HELP PREVENT RUNNERS’ INJURIES
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esearch from Italy’s Pavia University found two medicinal mushroom species—cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis) and reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)—significantly improve race performances and recovery times among competitive cyclists. The researchers studied seven male cyclists that had competitively raced for more than 10 years. For one month, they were given placebo supplements, after which the researchers tested their performance and recovery during races and workouts. Then, for the next three months, the cyclists daily used medicinal mushroom supplementation. The researchers found the mushrooms significantly increased performance and recovery in both workouts and races compared with the placebo period. The two types of mushrooms both boosted testosterone levels and reduced post-workout cortisol levels. The mushroom supplementation also increased their antioxidant status, reducing their risk of exhaustion.
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Margo Pellegrino, a homemaker, mother of two and healthy oceans advocate from Medford Lakes, New Jersey, will begin a 1,600-mile journey from nearby Trenton to Chicago, Illinois, by outrigger canoe on August 13 as part of Blue Frontier Campaign’s ocean explorers project. During her two-month trip, she’ll meet with local environmental groups and the media to raise awareness of the urgent need to clean America’s waterways. “All water and everything in it ends up in the ocean,” Pellegrino says. “Plastics and chemicals are particular problems, but soil runoff during floods and heavy rains also impact the ocean and marine life.” During previous paddles, Pellegrino saw firsthand the effects of dumped industrial waste in the waterways she traversed. She notes that nationally, oil rig operators have federal permits to dump 9 billion gallons of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, waste into the ocean each year. On Pellegrino’s first trip in 2007, she paddled nearly 2,000 miles up the Atlantic Coast, from Miami, Florida, to Maine. In 2009, she partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to go from Miami to New Orleans, Louisiana, to build support for a Healthy Oceans Act (OnEarth.org/author/healthyoceanspaddle). In 2010, she canoed along the Pacific coastline from Seattle, Washington, to San Diego, California. Next summer, Pellegrino plans to paddle down the Mississippi River.
The Common Acre is a nonprofit partnering with the airport serving Seattle, Washington, and the Urban Bee Company (UrbanBee.com) to reclaim 50 acres of vacant land to plant native wildflowers as pollinator habitat for hummingbirds, butterflies and diseaseresistant bee colonies. A GMO-free (no genetic modification) wildflower seed farm is also in the works. Bees present no threat to air traffic and the hives discourage birds that do pose a danger to planes. Beekeeper Jim Robins, of Robins Apiaries, in St. Louis, Missouri, rents an area with a plentiful supply of white Dutch clover, and Lambert Airport views his enterprise as part of its sustainability program. O’Hare Airport, in Chicago, the first in the U.S. to install hives, is rebuilding to its full complement of 50 hives after losing about half of them to 2014’s extreme winter. It’s a project that could be a model for airports everywhere—using inaccessible scrubland to do something revolutionary, like supporting a local food system. One hundred foods make up 90 percent of a human diet, and bees pollinate 71 of them.
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ogy. This multisite, multi-state practice offers many benefits in terms of serving a broader patient population. In addition, the larger scale offers realization of the benefits of many economies available only to larger medical practices. Common medical conditions managed by allergists include environmental allergies (hay fever), asthma, immunodeficiency, urticaria (hives), atopic dermatitis (eczema), drug allergies, chronic cough, food allergies, insect allergy and eosinophilic esophagitis (an allergic inflammatory condition of the esophagus that can cause swallowing difficulty, food impaction, and
heartburn). A board-certified allergist/ immunologist can dramatically improve the quality of life for patients with these conditions, resulting in decreased emergency room visits, acute doctor office visits and days missed from school or work. With local offices in Salisbury and Statesville, Allergy Partners physicians are trained in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma and allergic diseases. A visit typically results in a detailed history, physical exam, and a determination of a personalized and comprehensive treatment plan incorporating the highest quality, evidence based, cost effective therapies possible. Locations: 310 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, and 1525 Davie Ave., Statesville. For more information, call 704-8735055 or visit AllergyPartners.com. See ad, page 33. James Occhiogrosso is a natural health practitioner and author of Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life. Connect with him at HealthNaturallyToday.com.
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Transformational Learning Increases Health and Vitality by James Occhiogrosso
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early two decades first-hand how emotions, ago, Dr. Donna perceptions, and not getRothman, now a ting needed nourishment Natural Medicine Doctor, in food and in life affects had a wake-up call that your health and happiness changed her life. Shortly Today, as owner of after the birth of her Vitality by Design, Rothsecond daughter, sufferman practices a holistic ing from an overwhelming approach to health and lack of energy and a genwellness, helping adults eral feeling of malaise, she resolve health and emowas diagnosed with Lyme’s tional challenges that keep disease as well as a thyroid them stuck, and limit their Dr. Donna Rothman problem. The thought of full-potential and quality of going through life taking life. One of the things many synthetic hormones every day for what adults, especially baby-boomers like could potentially be 60 years shocked Rothman, have in common is the desire her. She reasoned that if her body to look and feel young, stay energetic, could produce a life, then why would and keep fit for as long as possible. it not have the capacity to heal itself. A holistic health practitioner differs This began her passionate journey to from a conventional medical doctor in discover what creates changes in the that the patient is a client, and the relabody that lead to the recovery of health tionship that evolves between the two is and vitality. a relationship for health and wellness. She began to realize that the It’s a relationship of listening, coaching, birth of a new child, a move to a practicing and reaching new levels of larger home, a short maternity leave wellness. It’s a relationship of support, from her career and other life changmotivation, empowerment and inspiraing challenges created an emotiontion. The client thus becomes the power ally demanding time that most likely in their own healing process. contributed to her poor state of health. A holistic health model also looks Therefore, recovering would require from the perspective of all of the body’s a life transition, a different mindset, systems working in unison, as well as and a time of self-development, which how the relationship of these systems then became her life-long passion of are effected by career, spirituality, food, transformative learning. habits, finances, physical exercise, After much research, during stress and relationships. All of these which she sought alternative healthier factors influence overall health and choices, and after six months of folwell-being and provide nourishment in lowing customized recommendations life. “Nourishment comes from more of a nutritionist and an iridologist, than what is on our plates,” says RothRothman found her energy and vitality man. Re-evaluating can make a huge returning, and subsequent laboratory difference in emotional and physical tests confirmed her health issues were health and happiness. The conventional resolved. In the process, she learned or allopathic model of health care treats
body parts and dysfunction, rarely the person as a whole. Rothman continues, “Many people, busy with life and businesses, are very committed to the happiness of others. We work hard to help our families and communities thrive. Yet that causes continuous stress, unhealthy food choices and a feeling like there is little time for themselves. They may survive on sugar and fast food to keep their energy going without realizing these habits are causing them to feel tired and sluggish, leading to poor sleep habits, gaining weight and not feeling good about themselves. To change these ingrained habits requires a break in the actions that lead to these health challenges.” Rothman works towards making it simple by helping her clients gradually implement changes in foods, lifestyle habits, on a one-day-at-a-time, onechange-at-a-time basis. Over time, this results in feeling younger, happier and healthier. According to Rothman, “Clients quickly feel an increase in energy and vitality, as well as increased power to solve problems and implement solutions to life issues.” She initiates thoughts and conversations utilizing her systemized process of transformative learning that ignites self-development and change. “Good coaching supports self confidence, motivation and inspiration to reach your goals.” To help her clients along, she can provide customized menu plans for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, even shopping lists or meals delivered to your home or office. Nothing is impossible if you’re committed to your health and happiness. Rothman also provides a full range of easily digestable, immediately absorable vitamins and antioxidants to slow the aging process and increase energy and vitality, as well as breakthrough anti-aging skin treatments, detox therapies and more that she uses herself. Location: 17115 Kenton Drive, Suite 203A, Cornelius. For more information, call 704-997-5535 or visit VitalityByDesign.biz. See ad, page 13. James Occhiogrosso is a natural health practitioner and author of Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life. Connect with him at HealthNaturallyToday.com.
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Learning that Transforms Hearts and Minds Rethinking How We See Our World Changes Everything by Linda Sechrist
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n the 30 years since Harrison Owen introduced Open Space Technology (OST), it has been used hundreds of thousands of times by three-quarters of the world’s countries. Whether a few people gather in a circle to share ideas and brainstorm personal issues or thousands discuss a bulletin board of topics around tables, OST is a safe, informal venue for transformative learning. Guided by purpose-based, shared leadership, it allows individuals focused on a specific task to freely speak their thoughts and be heard. It also encourages breakout groups to mine for more information—learning individually, as well as collectively, and self-organizing in order to concentrate on more complex topics. “Boeing engineers used OST to learn how to redesign airplane doors and young Egyptians used it to strategize for their Arab Spring,” as examples, comments Owen.
Circle Principle
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Juanita Brown, cofounder of The World Café, learning is transformation, the keystone of life, and the essence of meaningful education. “The circle principle contains the predictability of fresh, emerging thoughts and learning that never occurred previously,” explains Owen. He points to an experiment regarding children’s capacity for self-learning initiated by Sugata Mitra, Ph.D., the former science director of an educational technology firm in India. On the outside wall of the building where he worked, Mitra installed a computer facing a New Delhi slum where most children were unschooled and illiterate and had never seen a computer. He turned it on and told children they could play with it. Via a noninvasive video camera, he watched 7-to-13-year-olds discover how to use the computer and teach each other how to play music and games and draw using Microsoft’s Paint program. Repetition of the experiment in other impoverished sections of India yielded similar results. Wherever he established an Internet connection, children that could not read English, the Internet’s default language, taught themselves
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how to use the Web to obtain information through their interactions with each other and the computer. “I agree with what Mitra surmised from his experiment—learning is emergent, which is another word for self-organizing,” remarks Owen. Like Freire, Owen likens traditional education to the “banking” method of learning, whereby the teacher passes information to students that become dependent on someone else rather than learning how to think on their own. Suzanne Daigle, a Sarasota, Florida-based consultant with a Canadian multidisciplinary consulting firm, explains how the OST learning environment changed her life: “My personal transformation began in 2009, when I volunteered to assist another OST facilitator. I was a perfectionist who judged myself harshly and struggled with the question, ‘Who am I to think I can help hold space for leaders to transform themselves through their learning when I have so little experience?’” She notes, “Before such experiences, even though I was a leader in my corporate career, I doubted myself and often believed that what others had to say was more significant and interesting than what I could express.” Now she says she has shed her people-pleasing tendencies and former attempts to control other people’s agendas and discovered the freedom and courage of her own voice. “As an OST facilitator, my life work now occurs in the moments I am collaboratively learning and listening for opportunities to enter into meaningful conversations that can lead to actions,” says Daigle. “I invite others to do the same.”
Co-Learning
In a compulsory two-year Theory of Learning class for an International Baccalaureate degree at California’s Granadas Hill Charter High School, math and science educator Anais Arteaga helps students apply two major elements of transformative learning: self-reflection to critique one’s own assumptions and discourse through which they question or validate their judgments. She focuses on the roles that perception, language, reason and emotion play in a student’s learning and decision-making abilities.
“Questions and lively discussions are the basis of the class,” Arteaga says. “We begin with a question and explore what we know, how we know it and any conclusions drawn from the process.” Using a democratic model in which the teacher welcomes critical discussion, Arteaga and her students have mutually discovered that knowledge is not static, but has a history and changes over time. “When we first started the class, it was challenging to accept that in many situations there is no right or wrong, just relativity and a matter of perception. We don’t really know anything for certain,” she remarks.
Worldview Explorations
Katia Petersen, Ph.D., is the executive director of education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), headquartered in Petaluma, California. She co-developed the tools, practices and 22 lessons in the pioneering organization’s Worldview Explorations (WE) project. Founded on 40 years of IONS research, WE engages everyone in age-appropriate ways in reflecting upon long-held assumptions and how beliefs create the lens they see through, ultimately improving how they understand and respond to the world. “When individuals understand the power of offering their story and are open to the worldview stories of others, they no longer focus attention on differences and limitations,” says Petersen. “They realize that everyone has their own truth.” Through small groups and conversations, participants unpack how the program has influenced them by answering questions that explore what inspired, surprised and changed the way they perceive the world. “WE’s transformative learning experiences draw from the heart and soul of individuals, rather than stuffing heads with ideas and perspectives, which serves them well as they embody and apply these tools and practices in their daily lives,” notes Petersen. She cites a particularly powerful moment for a group of young people she worked with. “A student was killed in a drive-by shooting two weeks before their certification. The transformative moment came when they said that their new awareness and capacity for
“There is no such thing as a neutral education process. Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate the integration of generations into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity to it, or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” ~ Richard Shaull, ThD compassion and understanding would not allow them to seek revenge. Instead, they chose to save lives in their communities using their new skills.”
Mycelium School
Ashley Cooper and Matt Abrams, cofounders of the Mycelium School, in Asheville, North Carolina, re-imagined a learning environment for aspiring entrepreneurs and social change agents committed to activating their potential and realizing solutions to today’s challenges. A 12-week learning journey
allows individuals to become increasingly adept at learning from and helping each other learn. The curriculum offers minimum structure, significant support and collaboration with others. “In the learning community, individuals are dedicated to a project or life question of their choice,” explains Cooper. Participants’ goals include changing careers, determining the next steps after retirement or how to pursue true passions to make a difference in the world. Cheri Torres, Ph.D., founder of the Asheville-based Innovation Partners
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International SE, was one of the earliest participants in the Mycelium Learning experience. She says that she obtained an expanded understanding of the approach that she uses in her work. “The whole systems approach I use with organizational and community leaders enables them to shift from a top-down management model to one that engages everyone and uses the collective intelligence and collaborative efforts of all for the collective good. My own learning journey transformed the level of awareness I bring to my work and the understanding of who I am,” advises Torres. “My original guiding question was, ‘How can I get so clear about my work that I can explain it in plain language?’ Ultimately, my question shifted to what would it be like for me to live and work from a place of wholeness. Through conversations with Ashley and self-reflection, I realized I was not walking my talk within my own mind-body-spirit system. My journey helped me understand that my most effective role in my own life, as well as with clients, is to create the conditions for collective intelligence and collaboration to emerge in service to the whole,” says Torres.
World Café
Like OST, the World Café, co-created by Brown and David Isaacs, of Burnsville, North Carolina, creates a transformative learning environment for individuals of all ages. Its primary principles are: set the context, create hospitable space, explore questions that matter, encourage everyone’s contributions, connect diverse perspectives, listen together
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inger-songwriter Pharrell Williams, whose infectious hit song, “Happy,” has spread joy worldwide, seems to know the secret to happiness. More than 1,500 people from 140-plus countries have posted their own happy video spinoffs at WeAreHappyFrom.com, inspired by his daylong music video featuring Los Angeles residents from all walks of life dancing and lip-syncing to the tune. Can happiness really be just a finger snap away? It depends on our unit of measurement—a moment versus a lifetime. Research by such authorities as Psychologist Martin Seligman, Ph.D., director of the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center, suggests that several basic ingredients are keys to long-term happiness, including a sense of purpose, engaging activities, quality relationships and achievable goals. Ultimately, happiness is a subjective state, gauged only by personal perception. Still, there are quick, simple things we can do to shift our mood into a higher gear, according to Jonathan Robinson, author of Find Happiness Now: 50 Shortcuts for Bringing More Love, Balance, and Joy Into Your Life. “Broadly, happiness shortcuts fall into two categories—those that help in letting go of negative emotions and those that help in tuning into or expanding positive feelings,” says Robinson. “The end result is the same.”
Practice gratitude. When the day’s affronts seem excessive, we can reframe them by counting our blessings mentally or in a journal. Review the day with an eye to everything that went right. “Soon, you’ll start to see everything as a gift,” observes Robinson. Pencil it in. Take a few moments at the start of each week to block out a little time every day for happy activities. Pay it forward. It doesn’t take much to make someone’s day, advises Robinson. Give someone a compliment or a piece of chocolate and watch their attitude instantly change, which in turn lifts you into their happy cloud. Sing and dance. Williams applies this secret: Moving our bodies and vibrating our vocal chords helps shake us out of our mental cages. “It’s hard to feel bad when you sing. It’s a choice: You can stay angry for four hours or sing for 15 seconds,” Robinson notes. Don’t underestimate the power of a simple jumpstart to happiness. Research from the University of Arizona shows that as little as a forced smile not only releases stress-fighting neuropeptides and mood-lifting serotonin in the brain, it activates a chain reaction of happiness around us.
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This fall, the University of California-Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center will host the first public online course on the Science of Happiness. According to Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., professor of psychology and founding director of the center, the university’s meta-analysis of research indicates that 50 percent of our happiness level is tied to genetics, while only 10 percent stems from our environment. “Therefore, about 40 percent of your happiness is up to you,” remarks Keltner. Students will learn practical, scientifically tested strategies for nurturing their own happiness and tracking progress. Sign up to audit the free course, which has already attracted 40,000 registrants, at Tinyurl.com/UCLA-Happiness. natural awakenings
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Schools that Rock Innovators Blaze Creative Paths by Sandra Murphy
Creative educational initiatives offer more flexible programs of study than traditional institutions. First introduced into the United States in the latter part of the 20th century, today there are thousands of such facilities operating according to their own lights. Yet many share certain distinguishing characteristics including emphasis on close studentteacher relationships, diverse experiential learning and development of student decision-making skills aided by peer and parental support. All aim to prepare and equip students for future success both inside and outside the classroom.
Montessori
At age 3, kids at the Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School, in Maryland, are gaining early math and motor skills, plus an appreciation for healthy foods, in unique and innovative ways. “The children roll out a long mat containing 1,000 beads that they use to learn to count by twos, fours and 10s,” says Jenny Smolen, development coordinator and grant writer for the school. “When it’s time for multiplication and division, they’re prepared.” The school is located in a food desert—fresh, unprocessed food isn’t readily available—so the kids plant 22
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seeds to grow in pots until it’s time to transplant them to the garden. “Before the seed-to-table program, the kids didn’t know what fresh tasted like. Now they go home and ask for vegetables for dinner,” says Smolen. The school also has six chickens that supply fresh eggs, and two beehives produced 100 pounds of honey last year that was sold to raise funds. The school is free of charge to Baltimore city students chosen by lottery. Currently, 330 students from diverse backgrounds ages 3 through 13 attend, with 1,000 names on the waiting list.
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Waldorf School alumna Jocelyn Miller, an account manager at Matter Communications, drives 45 minutes from Newburyport, Massachusetts, to take her three children to the Cape Ann Waldorf School, in Beverly. “On bad weather days, I wonder why I make the drive, but the smiles when we arrive are worth it,” she says. There, her children spend time outdoors regardless of the weather. Indoors, they draw illustrations to bolster lessons on history and geography. Second-graders work in three-hour blocks of time, rather than the traditional 45 minutes. Third-grade students recently spent three weeks studying Greek mythology. Older students play in an orchestra and learn German and Spanish. They also knit; the craft builds manual dexterity and helps children learn to plan, correct mistakes, be creative, visualize the finished product and mindfully create something useful or decorative. Middle school and high school students at the Waldorf School of Garden City, in New York, universally participate in seasonal sports—baseball, softball, basketball and soccer. The emphasis on the values of teamwork and sportsmanship complement development of skills. The school’s policy is, “You don’t have to be a superstar to get playing time,” noting that the quality of athletic teams is consistently strong. The school also brings some green into the city with a horticultural program that fully cultivates a quarteracre field. Its steady harvest of fruits, vegetables, herbs and grains includes lettuce, beans, spinach, broccoli, kale, corn, oregano, thyme, rosemary, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. A new greenhouse keeps produce growing through winter months. Students at Conservatory Prep High School, in Davie, Florida, were tasked with finding a way to walk on water in order to explore principles of flotation and buoyancy. After researching and experimenting with each of a series of materials, they analyzed what went wrong, worked to fix it and then tried again. “We did the testing at our onsite pool,” says Wendy Weiner, Ed.D., the school’s founder and principal and a Waldorf alumna. “We saw some pretty
Creative educational approaches aim to prepare and equip students for future success both inside and outside the classroom. funny results, but they eventually invented a pair of shoes that worked. Of course, they were pretty big shoes.”
Homeschooling
Homeschooling provides another option. Parents don’t need to know all about a subject with organizations like Bridgeway Academy’s homeschool curricula at hand. This Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, institution provides easy access to tools and support for families nationwide. “We’re a kindergartento-12th-grade provider,” says Jessica Parnell, academy president. “Teachers in a school setting have to teach standardized subjects, in certain ways, to the whole class. We use customized learning to inspire and excite children individually. We help parents discover their child’s learning style, personality and ideal learning environment.” Materials provided include instructor guides, userfriendly websites and interactive games and other activities. “It gives kids the freedom to explore, learn and discover,” Parnell adds. “This is how you grow a lifelong learner.”
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Un-schooling, another pioneering approach, is a method of homeschooling in which children pursue areas that interest them, eat foods they enjoy, rest when needed, choose friends of all ages or none at all and engage their world in unique, powerful and self-directed ways. Suzanne Strisower, a life and career coach in Oroville, California, has written a common-core, standards-based curriculum for un-schoolers. “It’s a yearlong program for ages 15 and up designed to enable a student to realize his career path and life’s purpose,” she says.
Online Tutorials
“There’s an explosion in online learning, too,” observes Bob Bowdon, executive director of nonprofit Choice Media, an education news service at ChoiceMedia.tv, produced in New York City. School kids in some states are able to opt out of a class at school if they feel the teaching style is holding them back, instead tapping online teachers available in a virtual school setting. Louisiana’s Department of Education’s Jump Start program partners high schools and local companies to offer students one-day-a-week internships apprenticing in trades. “It’s real-world, on-the-job training,” says Bowdon. Thanks to such innovative approaches to school curricula and technology, parents and children have more options than ever before for learning. Instead of memorizing information until the next test and then forgetting it, more learning is customized and hands-on, because children that learn by doing, remember.
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arving out time from crammed calendars for a week or more away from home can pose such a hurdle that more than half of all American workers forfeit hard-earned vacation days every year. Sometimes a long weekend in an inspiring locale is all we need to recharge our batteries. Short vacations invite welcome rest and relaxation and are often more sustainable, according to Gary Diedrichs, publisher of the online Green Traveler Guides (GreenTravelerGuides.com). “Airplanes pollute more than any other form of travel. When you take shorter trips by other means, whether bicycle or a hybrid rental car, you’re way ahead environmentally,” says Diedrichs, whose family enjoys road-tripping in an old Mercedes converted to run on recycled vegetable oil. For families, short, sweet trips are also easier to do with the kids in tow. “It’s also an opportunity for parents to reinforce that living sustainably isn’t just something you do at home,” notes Diedrichs.
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We can prescribe—and reward— ourselves with one of the following minivacations, whether it’s a trip to a green spa if we’re stressed or a hike in a park or the woods if we’ve been sedentary. Travel on tracks to trails. Leave behind stressful traffic and uninspiring highway views by hopping a train to a nearby state or national park. Riders can venture through a variety of terrains without leaving their seats. Amtrak reaches more than 237 national parks and monuments (AmtrakToParks.com), many of which offer stunning backdrops for outdoor music festivals. A rail-to-park adventure can rekindle old friendships with faraway, but not forgotten friends. Draw a circle encompassing everyone’s location and pick a park within the perimeter as the meet-up spot, distributing the travel burden equally. Agree beforehand which friends bring which essential camping equipment, food and other provisions so that everyone travels light. Traversing trails is a fun, bonding experience.
Go farm to fork. Escape city crowds, live bucolic fantasies and learn about sustainable agriculture during a farm stay. Organic family farms across the country offer overnight accommodations to supplement farming incomes and connect with local consumers. Farm life is about simple pleasures, like waking to a rooster’s call and then digging into a farm-fresh breakfast of free-range eggs, accompanied by homemade bread, cheese, jam and honey. Afterwards, stroll an apple orchard or fragrant field of lavender. Most farms allow guests to pitch in with the chores, maybe feeding chickens, milking cows, picking cherries or making yogurt. Find a place nearby at FarmStayUS.com. Renew your spirit. Reconnect with your faith or explore a new spiritual calling with a short stay at a retreat center. Some furnish structured guided sessions, such as vipassanã Buddhism’s silent retreats, at which participants sit in meditation eight hours a day without access to me-
dia or other distractions. Other centers assist guests in creating self-directed retreats tailored to personal goals. Grounds often feature sacred spaces like labyrinths or meditation gardens, providing an inspiring environment to contemplate one’s spiritual journey. RetreatFinder.com supplies a comprehensive listing of possibilities conducive to every spiritual persuasion, from Anglican to Zen, across the country and worldwide. Taste the terroir. A long weekend amidst vineyards can be a refreshing way to simultaneously explore the countryside and refine our wine palate. Along with tastings, some vintners provide tours of their vineyards and cellars, including insights into the characteristics of local terroirs that give each vintage its distinctive taste. Some also have bed and breakfast inns onsite, eliminating the need for a designated driver. The site WineriesByState.com lists domestic wineries in all 50 states; KennUncorked.com provides information about biodynamic and organic winemakers.
Pamper your body. Visiting a green destination spa is a soothing way to detox from stress while indulging in corporeal treats like a hot stone massage, aromatherapy treatment or rose petal bath. Green spas use natural products such as unbleached organic linens and botanically derived oils, which are gentler on skin. Most practice sustainability in other areas as well, such as water management, energy use and waste reduction. Search for the perfect getaway treat at GreenSpaNetwork.org. Numerous farms, spas, parks and vineyards are waiting to be explored; many nearby that we may overlook draw visitors from around the world. “Local travel gives us a chance to dig more deeply into the places that surround us,” says Diedrichs. “We can have fun playing tourists in our own backyards and support sustainable, local businesses we discover along the way.” Connect with freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.
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We’d love it if our kids had fewer sick days away from school, but what if by bolstering their immune systems now, we could also protect them from serious diseases going forward?
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uring childhood, when the immune system is still developing, there’s a great opportunity to set the stage for improved health and resilience,” says Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a family physician and nutritional researcher in Flemington, New Jersey, and author of Disease-Proof Your Child. “A healthy diet and lifestyle can help kids avoid common childhood illnesses like colds, ear infections and allergies, as well as ensure greater resilience against disease later in life.”
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Fruits and veggies have a wealth of protective phytochemicals that enhance immune cell function and protect against disease. In a study published in
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Food allergies and sensitivities can suppress the immune system by increasing inflammation in the body and call for consultation with a health specialist. “Whenever there is extra inflammation, the body has less available energy to keep the immune system functioning as well as it should,” says Dr. Fred Pescatore, a New York author of The Allergy & Asthma Cure. “It’s like putting the wrong type of gasoline in the car; it hinders your performance.”
the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, kids that ate the most fruit had a 38 percent lower risk of cancer later in life. Berries, cherries, plums and pomegranates are among the most powerful immune-boosting fruits. For veggies, eat more dark leafy greens, tomatoes, carrots and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. Also emphasize whole grains and healthy fats such as those found in nuts, seeds and avocado, advises Fuhrman. Sugar-laden calories depress the infection-fighting activity of white blood cells, says Dr. Alan R. Gaby, of Concord, New Hampshire, author of the textbook, Nutritional Medicine. Even natural sweeteners such as honey and juice have similar effects when consumed in excess, he says. Try healthy options like pomegranate and kiwi fruit salad; trail mix with raw almonds; dried cranberries and air-popped popcorn; and hummus with red pepper strips and baby carrots for dipping.
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Probiotics can enhance immune function in children by stimulating white blood cells and reducing inflammation, says Gary B. Huffnagle, Ph.D., a University of Michigan Medical School immunology research professor and author of The Probiotics Revolution. They are especially protective against allergies, diarrhea and respiratory tract infection. Start with yogurt: Serve with cereal; mix with mashed bananas and freeze in ice cube trays for a cool treat; or make smoothies with unsweetened, non-dairy yogurt and frozen berries. Or consider a Lactobacillus acidophilus supplement; aim for 5 billion CFUs per day of Lactobacillus or bifidobacterium. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), an ayurvedic herb, boosts immunity by supporting and balancing adrenal function, says Dr. John Douillard, Ph.D., a Boulder, Colorado, chiropractor, ayurvedic physician and author of Perfect Health for Kids. The adrenal glands produce cortisol, and overproduction of this “fight-or-flight” hormone can dampen immunity. Ashwagandha is particularly helpful for preventing colds and can also be used when kids are stressed or tired. For children ages 6 to 12, give 500 milligrams per day with breakfast; children over 12 can take 1,000 mg a day.
Stabilize Hormonal Changes
“Puberty and adolescence are marked by dramatic shifts in and surges of hormones,” says Dr. Richard Shames, of Sebastopol, California, co-author of Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? “This is monumental, as far as the developing immune system is concerned. As the immune system is directly linked to hormonal in-
Tell kids they’ll get sick, and chances are it’ll happen. Instead, nurture an attitude of wellness and help them learn they have control over their own health. fluences, any hormonal imbalance will affect overall immunity.” Shames recommends selenium—a potent antioxidant and general immune booster—to help balance hormones. For children ages 8 to 18, aim for 100 mg per day.
Let ’em Get Dirty
“Once a child has been exposed to dirt and germs, the immune system responds by trying to expel those bacteria from the body, which strengthens immunity,” counsels Jane Sheppard, owner of HealthyChild.com and founding executive director of the Holistic Pediatric Association. Avoid antibacterial soaps, cleansers and gels; most contain the chemical triclosan, which some researchers suspect of contributing to development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Instead, use a natural antibacterial gel or make one, by combining witch hazel or alcohol, tea tree oil and lavender essential oil.
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“The sun is our primary source of vitamin D, which has broad effects on the immune system,” Fuhrman says. “Depending on your skin tone and the local climate, about 15 minutes of full sun exposure a day will lead to natural production of sufficient amounts of vitamin D.” If kids have dark skin or live in a cloudy region, they may need vitamin D supplements—at least 200 IU per day.
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WATER DOGGIES Given a Pool or Lake, Canines Dive Into Action by Sandra Murphy
Water sports for dogs can be done just for fun or to earn recognition. Venues range from a backyard adult or kiddie pool to a lake, river or ocean. All offer healthful exercise for canine bodies and brains.
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ome dogs seem born in another. To prevent posto swim, while others sible squabbles, company learn to love it and policy allows only samea few make entertaining household dogs to swim in spectators. It all depends the same pool. on temperament, breed and “Max is a fetching mabody style plus energy and niac in the water,” remarks confidence levels, as well Yue. “He doesn’t like to as training. dive, but if his ball sinks, Not all dogs love to he’ll go after it. It’s low-imswim, says Eileen Proctor, a pact, high-exercise playtime Michelle Yue and Max and the only thing I know pet lifestyle expert in Denver, Colorado, so proceed cautiously. that will wear out a 2-year-old German “One of the first things to do is buy a shepherd pup.” properly fitted life jacket that keeps his The skill of directed retrieval can be head out of the water,” she counsels. described as advanced fetching. Several “Once he is used to wearing it, train toys or dumbbells are placed on the him to use steps [like in a pool] to walk bottom of the pool and the handler tells into and out of the water every time.” the dog which item to retrieve. Nautical Michelle Yue, a professional dog nosework is the most challenging—five trainer in Washington, D.C., takes her floating objects like tennis balls or dumdog, Max, to a dog-specific pool twice mies are launched into the water by a month. At the Canine Fitness Center, another person. The dog must then find, in Annapolis, Maryland, Max swims in indicate and retrieve the one ball his one pool while canine buddies paddle person has handled.
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irst, check if area community pools allow dogs for special sessions. Many offer canine swims as fundraisers during off-season periods. Make sure the pet is sociable and wears a life jacket. The best swimmers include breeds used in water rescue or retrieval, such as the Newfoundland, Labrador retriever, Portuguese water dog, poodle and spaniel, as opposed to those with shorter snouts and airways. The stocky bodies and shorter legs of Scotties and dachshunds are also less conducive to water play. Dr. Jules Benson, vice president of Veterinary Services at Petplan Pet Insurance, in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, gives three key safety tips: Be alert for signs of tiredness, like trouble staying afloat or struggling to catch their breath; watch for vomiting, diarrhea or fever due to harmful bacteria in some waterways; and don’t let dogs drink from the ocean. Ingested salt water can unbalance electrolytes and lead to dehydration, brain damage, kidney failure and even death.
Pet expert Eileen Proctor recommends dabbing sunscreen on pet noses and ears before swimming and putting on the dog’s life jacket before going into, on or near the water. Always ensure that dogs are well-trained to come when called and leave found items and to take a break to rehydrate and rest. Supervise swimming dogs closely and make sure they aren’t drinking the water. If a dog hesitates to enter the water, leave his non-retractable leash on to reassure him he has assistance if needed, and stay in the pool with him. Establish a cue for entering and leaving the pool and use it before the dog overtires. Don’t allow a pet to climb the pool’s ladder to exit because a paw could slip, causing injury or panic. When boating, pull into a secluded area with no running propellers, active paddling or underwater snags, and keep the pet on a non-retractable lead or trained to swim close by. Rinse fur immediately after every swim to remove chlorine, bacteria, dirt or salt, and then dry the dog’s inner and outer ears.
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Other fun options are teaching a pet to tow a raft in the pool or to team swim with his owner. In a more complex aquaagility exercise, the dog swims a circle around his owner as a prelude to both of them swimming a synchronized, zigzag course between floating markers before returning to their starting positions. Ernie, a 95-pound Labrador retriever that lives with Sierra Prause, a marketing assistant, and Jaron Clinton, a search engine content marketer, in Phoenix, Arizona, rides in the storage area of Clinton’s kayak. Ernie came to them at age 4 and has always loved to jump in and swim alongside his owners. “Ernie’s claim to fame is fetching two tennis balls at once,” says Prause. “He wasn’t allowed in the pool at his former home, and now revels in taking a cooling dip after his twice-aday walks.” Maria Schultz, author of How to SUP with Your Pup, enjoys stand up paddleboarding with her Australian shepherds, Riley and Kona, on rivers near her home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She and Riley learned together in the living room. “I brought the board home and taught Riley how to hop on and off, where to sit or lie on the board, and to relax,” she relates. “I forgot the living room floor stood still. Riley was surprised when he got on the board on the river to find that it moved.” Riley was a good sport about it; within a week, he knew how to ride along. Kona took several months to get the hang of it. “Have patience, make it fun and all positive,” Schultz advises. “Know what motivates your dog. Riley works for food, Kona for praise.” For the more adventurous, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, in San Diego, offers one-hour surfing lessons for canine guests. Taught by Coronado Surfing Academy instructors, the only requirement is that a dog enjoys water. Of course, board shorts and a bandana are also provided so that Fido gets the full surfer dude experience. Enjoying warm weather and cool water with man’s best friend provides perfect fun for these dog days of summer.
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We love our seafood, a delicious source of lean protein. The latest data reports U.S. annual consumption to be more than 4.8 billion pounds of it, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with the average American eating 3.5 ounces of seafood a week. About half of the catch is wild-caught and half farmed. How do we know which fish and shellfish are safe to eat and good for ocean ecology?
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he best approach is to choose seafood carefully. Oil spills, waste runoff and other environmental disasters can compromise the quality of seafood with toxic contaminants like mercury and other heavy metals and industrial, agricultural and lawn chemicals. These pollutants can wash out from land to sea (and vice versa). As smaller fish that have eaten pollutants are eaten by larger ones, contaminants accumulate and concentrate. Large predatory fish like swordfish and sharks end up with the most toxins. Beyond today’s top-selling shrimp, canned tuna, salmon and farmed tilapia, more retailers and restaurants are also providing lesser-known seafood varieties like dogfish and hake as alter-
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natives to overfished species such as sea bass and Atlantic cod. These newto-us, wild-caught fish can be delicious, sustainable and healthy.
Choices Good for Oceans
An outstanding resource for choosing well-managed caught or farmed seafood in environmentally responsible ways is Seafood Watch, provided through California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. Information on the most sustainable varieties of seafood is available in a printed guide, updated twice a year. The pocket guide or smartphone app provides instant information at the seafood counter and restaurant table. Online information at SeafoodWatch.org and via the app is regularly updated.
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The Blue Ocean Institute, led by MacArthur Fellow and ecologist Carl Safina, Ph.D., supports ocean conservation, community economics and global peace by steering consumers and businesses toward sustainably fished seafood. It maintains a data base on 140 wild-caught fish and shellfish choices at BlueOcean.org. Hoki, for instance, might have a green fish icon for “relatively abundant” and a blue icon for “sustainable and well-managed fisheries,” but also be red-flagged for containing levels of mercury or PCBs that can pose a health risk for children. As species become overfished, rebound or experience fluctuating levels of contaminants, their annual ratings can change.
Choices Good for Us
To help make choosing easier, Seafood Watch has now joined with the Harvard School of Public Health to also advise what’s currently safe to eat. Entries on their list of “green” fish, which can shift annually, are low in mercury, good sources of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and caught or farmed responsibly. If the top-listed fish and shellfish aren’t locally available, look for the Seafood Safe label, started by EcoFish company founder and President Henry Lovejoy, which furnishes at-a-glance consumption recommendations based upon tests for contaminants. Labels display a number that indicates how many four-ounce servings of the species a woman of childbearing age can safely eat per month. (Find consumption recommendations for other demographics at SeafoodSafe.com.) Expert-reviewed independent testing of random samples of the fish currently monitors mercury and PCB levels. Lovejoy advises that other toxins will be added to the testing platform in the future.
“My dream is to have all seafood sold in the U.S. qualify to bear the Seafood Safe label, because consumers deserve to know what they’re eating,” says Lovejoy. “We need to be a lot more careful in how we use toxic chemicals and where we put them.”
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Some retailers also provide details on their seafood sourcing. Whole Foods, for example, offers complete traceability of the fish and shellfish they carry, from fishery or farm to stores. Their fish, wild-caught or farmed, frozen or fresh, meet strict quality guidelines in regard to exposure to antibiotics, preservatives and hormones. They also display Seafood Watch and Blue Ocean Institute ratings at the seafood counter. Wise seafood choices feed and sustain our families, foster a healthier seafood industry, support responsible local fisheries and keep Earth’s water resources viable. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.
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n the groundbreaking new documentary film, Fed Up, Dr. Mark Hyman prescribes a major overhaul of the diets of all family members in communities across America to prevent far-reaching unwanted consequences. Hyman practices functional medicine, which takes a whole-system approach to treating chronic illnesses by identifying and addressing their root causes, starting with poor diet. He is also the bestselling author of a series of books based on The Blood Sugar Solution.
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In Fed Up, I met with a family of five to talk with them about their health and understand the roots of their family crisis of morbid obesity, pre-diabetes, renal failure, disability, financial stress and hopelessness. Rural South Carolina, where they live, is a food desert with nearly10 times as many fastfood and convenience stores as supermarkets. The family’s kitchen was also a food desert, with barely a morsel of real food. There were no ingredients to make real food—only pre-made factory science projects sold in cans and boxes with unpronounceable, unrecognizable ingredient lists. This family desperately wanted to find a way out, but didn’t have the knowledge or skills. They lived on food stamps and fast food and didn’t know how to navigate a grocery aisle, shop for real food, read a label, equip a kitchen or cook nutritious meals. Their grandmother has a garden, but never taught her children how to grow food, even though they live in a temperate rural area.
What results did the family see when they changed their eating habits? I got the whole family cooking, washing, peeling, chopping, cutting and touching real food—onions, garlic, carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, salad greens, even asparagus. After 12 months, the mother had lost 100 pounds and was off of blood pressure medication, and because the father had lost 45 pounds, he finally qualified for a kidney transplant. The son originally lost 40 pounds, but because he was stuck in a toxic food environment at school and only able to get a job at a fast-food eatery, he gained much of it back. I’m happy to report that he is now working to get back on track.
How is sugar a primary factor in creating obesity? Of some 600,000 processed food items on the market, 80 percent contain added sugar. Sugar calories act differently from fat or protein calories in the body. Sugar calories drive food addiction, storage of belly fat, inflammation and fatty liver (now the number one reason for liver transplants). They also disrupt appetite control, increasing hunger and promoting overeating, and are biologically addictive. Sugar calories are the major contributor to heart attacks, strokes, cancer, dementia and Type 2 diabetes. Sugar is a root cause behind the tripling of obesity rates in children since the 1970s. As just one example illustrating government policy culprits, although poor people are disproportionately affected by obesity, the food industry vigorously opposes any efforts to limit the use of food stamps for soda. Every year, the U.S. government pays for $4 billion in soda purchases by the poor (10 billion servings annually) on the front end, and then pays billions more on the back end through Medicaid and Medicare to treat related health consequences that include obesity and diabetes.
What are the consequences if we don’t attack the problem of poor diet now? The costs of a poor diet are staggering: At the present rate, by 2040, 100 percent of the nation’s federal budget will go for Medicare and Medicaid. The federal debt soars as our unhealthy kids fall heir to an achievement gap that limits America’s capacity to compete in the global marketplace. At the same time, having 70 percent of young people unfit for military service weakens national security. In a detailed scientific analysis published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a group of respected scientists reviewing all the data affecting projected life spans concluded that today’s children are the first generation of Americans ever that will live sicker and die younger than their parents. Health issues due to poor diet comprise a national crisis. They threaten our future, not just for those fat and sick among us, but all of us. For more information on Fed Up, visit FedUpMovie.com. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 KARE Introduction – 11am-1pm. Learn to connect with your Divine Blueprint through KARE (Kryst Architecture Restoration and Embodiment) and how to apply this to your life. Led by Jaimie Franks. Take home Color diagram packets, a General Clearing Technique and more. 2 hour class $20. Registration required, call 704-902-0997. At A New You Body Works, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. ANewYou BodyWorks.com KARE Class 2 – 2-4pm. Experience KARE as Jamie Franks helps clear some of the blockages in your energy body anatomy that can be preventing you from experiencing complete healing and evolving your consciousness. 2 hour class $20. Registration required, call 704-902-0997. At A New You Body Works, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. ANewYou BodyWorks.com.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 KIDS: Kid’s Intuitive Discovery Series – 10am -1pm. August we will be wrapping things up with what we have learned about intuition and the metaphysical world around us. For ages 9-16. Class fee: $20 for 1st child, $10 for other siblings. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Register at: classes@TranspersonalPower.com. TranspersonalPower.com. Mediumship Circle – 7-9 pm. Join Delphi Certified Mediums Linda Thunberg & Sherrie Avitan to recognize and communicate with loved ones who have passed over. Class fee: $20. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Register at: classes@ TranspersonalPower.com or visit Transpersonal Power.com.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 Susan Reynolds Presents “The Wisdom of Edgar Cayce” – 10am-4pm. Focusing on the teachings of Edgar Cayce, students will learn his meditation techniques and healing modalities—Hands on practice included. Class fee: $75. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Register at: Classes@ TranspersonalPower.com or visit Transpersonal Power.com. Organic Tea and Coffee Tasting – 9-10am. Sample our organic, healthy teas (some from local herbalists) and coffees. Come in and see why they are the healthiest options for your body, mind and spirit. Free. Info: 704-902-0997. A New You Bodyworks, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. ANewYouBodyWorks.com. Alkaline Oxygenated Water and Your Health – 10-11am. Your body is more than 75% water, how healthy is the water your family is drinking? Join us to learn about the direct relationship between the water you drink and your health. Free class. At A New You Body Works, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. For more info call: 704-902-0997. ANewYou BodyWorks.com.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 Mystery School – Animal Element – 12-6pm. With Amanda Todd, PhD. In the Animal Series, we discover and explore our totem animals. Amanda will lead a shamanic journey to find your power animal on land and within the sea. Class fee: $75. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Register at: Classes@TranspersonalPower.com or visit TranspersonalPower.com.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 Own Your Life – 6:30pm. Learn how to take charge of your life and health, then help others do the same. Join me and my team. Learn how to own your life. RSVP encouraged, but not required. Brickhouse Tavern, 209 Delburg St, Davidson. Contact Andrea Losik 704-928-6362. Losik.JuicePlus.com.
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Essential Oils 101 – 6:30-8pm. Wonder if Aromatherapy is right for you and your family? Come and find out how easy it is to use. We will discuss the benefits for you, your family and your pets. Free class. Essential oils and supplies sold separately. Bring a friend and any questions you may have. A New You Bodyworks, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. 704-902-0997. ANewYouBodyWorks.com.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 Spiritual House Clearing Certification Course – 6:30-8pm. Broaden your Spiritual tool box in this 4 week course covering all aspects of clearing spaces of negative energies. Add to your income, real estate agents love this tool. Class fee: $175. For info: 704896-3111. KentCookInstitute.com.
We may be able to help. Whole food nutrition is changing lives & encouraging a wellness revolution. NY Bagel, 9810 Gilead Rd, Huntersville. RSVP not required. Contact Andrea Losik at 704-928-6362. Losik.JuicePlus.com.
Breath Exploration – 6:30-8pm. Therapeutic Breathwork is a body-mind therapy that utilizes conscious, connected breathing. Results may increase energy, reduce stress, provide an overall feeling of confidence. Bring water and a yoga mat or blanket.
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Cost $10. Registration required: 704-902-0997. A New You Body Works, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. ANewYouBodyWorks.com.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 Hands-on Workshop with an Aeroponic Tower Garden – 4-5:30pm. Learn how to grow organic fruits and vegetables in your at home. Grow up to 20+ plants in only 3 square feet of space. Grow a healthy, nutrient dense garden. Free Class. A New You Bodyworks, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. 704902-0997. ANewYouBodyWorks.com.
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tuesday Your Karma Center for Yoga and Wellness – 9am Gentle Yoga, 10:30am Yin Deep Stretch Yoga, 12pm PiYo Strength, 5:30pm Yahweh Yoga, 6:45pm Hatha Yoga with Yoga Nidra. Drop-in: Adult Yoga $10. Your Karma Yoga, 195 W Statesville Ave, Mooresville. 704-663-7188. YourKarmaYoga.com.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 YMCA Sprint Triathlon – Tri to Make a Difference – Part of the NC Triathlon Series. Supports the Lake Norman YMCA and their programs. Lake Norman YMCA, 21300 Davidson St, Cornelius. For information to register, volunteer or sponsor, contact Linda Barrick, 704-716-4407 or Linda.Barrick@YMCA Charlotte.org. YMCACharlotte.org/LakeNorman.
MONDAY, AUGUST 25 After Hours Ladies Night – 6:30-8:30pm. A fun and informative free evening. Sample locally made organic, natural and beauty spa products. Free hair consultations and mini-chair massages. Refreshments and healthy snacks will be provided. Bring a friend, network with like-minded women. At A New You Body Works, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. For more info call 704-902-0997 or visit ANew YouBodyWorks.com.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 Intro to Medical Intuition – 10am-12pm. Join Linda Thunberg for an introductory class on Medical Intuition—what it is, how to tap into yours, and resources to develop it further. Class fee: $15. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Register at: Classes@TranspersonalPower.com or visit TranspersonalPower.com.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 Myofascial Massage – 8am-5pm. Soft tissue can become restricted due to stress, overuse, trauma, infectious agents, or inactivity, often resulting in pain, muscle tension, and corresponding diminished blood flow. Cost: $45. At Hurley Wellness Center, 1807 S Main St, Kannapolis. Pre-registration is required, please contact us at 704-938-1589 to reserve your spot. For details: DrHurley@HurleyWellnessCenter. com. HurleyWellnessCenter.com.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 Hands on with an Aeroponic Tower Garden – 4pm. Come learn: How to grow organic fresh fruits and vegetables in your own back yard, patio or porch Grow 20+ plants in only 3 square feet of space ground space. Grow a healthy nutrient dense garden with no weeding, no dirt and no green thumb required. Free class. At A New You Body Works, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. For more info call 704-902-0997 or visit ANewYouBodyWorks.com.
monday Monday Morning Meditation – 9-9:50am. (Except Monday August 25) Bringing like minds and hearts together; this once a week period of stillness may be just what you need to start each week with a happy sigh. Fee: $5. The Nook, 19621 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius. 704-896-3111. KentCookInstitute.com. Your Karma Center for Yoga and Wellness – 9am Flex and Flow Yoga/Pilates, 10:30am Yoga Therapy, 12pm Hatha Yoga, 6:30pm Hot Baptiste Yoga. Drop-in: Adult Yoga/$10. Your Karma Yoga, 195 W Statesville Ave, Mooresville. 704-663-7188. YourKarmaYoga.com. Cold Laser Therapy for Healing & Pain Relief – 8am-5pm. Cold laser therapy is a form of phototherapy or light therapy. The cold laser device produces a beam of light, which is applied over the injured area to stimulate healing. There is no pain with this therapy. Fee: $20, pre-registration required, please contact us at 704-938-1589 to reserve your spot. Hurley Wellness Center, 1807 S Main St, Kannapolis. HurleyWellnessCenter.com. Monday Meditations – 11am. Begin the week with a short intentional meditation, then a release meditation facilitated by Kevin. Bring blanket, water and loose clothes. Free, love offerings appreciated. A New You Bodyworks, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. 704-902-0997. ANewYouBodyWorks.com. Pathways to Intuition – 7-9pm, 3rd Monday of the month. Ever make the statement: There has to be MORE than this. Learn how to align your heart to your soul’s desire to be a spiritual being having a physical experience. Class fee: $15. For more info, call: 704-237-3561. To register go to: TranspersonalPower.com or classes@TranspersonalPower.com. Trivia Nite – 7:30pm. Summit Coffee, 128 S Main St, Davidson. From now till forever. For more info: 704-895-9090. SummitCoffee.com. Intuitive Development/Mental Mediumship for Beginners – 6:30-8pm. Curious about Intuitive Development? Interested in learning the power of working with your Spirit Guides? This class is a great place to start. Third and fourth Monday of the month. Class fee: $20. The Nook, 19621 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius. For more info, call: 704-896-3111. KentCookInstitute.com. Bikram Yoga Lake Norman – The original hot yoga. Daily and evening classes for all levels. Flexibility not required. Open 7 days a week. For class times and pricing, check our website. No pre-registration required. Bikram Yoga Lake Norman, 236 Raceway Dr, Ste 1, Mooresville. More info: 704-618-7993. Hello@BikramLKN.com. BikramLKN.com.
Cold Laser Therapy for Healing & Pain Relief – 8am-5pm. Cold laser therapy is a form of phototherapy or light therapy. The cold laser device produces a beam of light, which is applied over the injured area to stimulate healing. There is no pain with this therapy. Fee: $20, pre-registration required, please contact us at 704-938-1589 to reserve your spot. Hurley Wellness Center, 1807 S Main St, Kannapolis. HurleyWellnessCenter.com. The Park-Huntersville Novant Health Farmers’ Market – 10am-2pm. Every Tuesday from now through Labor Day from at the corner of Gilead Rd and Reese Blvd on the Novant Health Campus. Facebook.com/FarmersMarketTheParkHuntersville. Morning Intuitive Development Group – 10am12pm. Second Tuesday of month. Join Linda Thunberg to discover the process of intuition; empower innate intuition and abilities. Awareness, Meditation & Practice. All levels welcome. Class fee: $15. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. 704-237-3561. Classes@TranspersonalPower.com. TranspersonalPower.com. Earth Fare Good Olde Days – 4:30-7:30pm. Let Earth Fare take you back to the Good Olde days with an old-fashioned chicken dinner. Rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes and veggies. Eat in or to go, $7. Earth Fare, 14021 Boren St, Huntersville. 704-875-3122. EarthFare.com. Crystals, Stones and Humans – 6:30-8pm. 1st Tuesday of month. Bring your favorite crystals and stones to share. We will work with grids and participate in shamanic crystal journeys. Amanda Todd or Nancy Petrozelli will facilitate. Love offering appreciated. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Call 704-237-3561. Or email Classes@ TranspersonalPower.com. Simply Goddess – 7-8:30pm. Fourth Tuesday of the month. Amanda Todd’s Women’s Group focusing on awakening, empowering and affirming the feminine spirit. Come to either or both. Suggested donation $5-$15. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Register at AmandaToddPhd.com/ calendar2014.htm. AmandaToddPhd@gmail.com.
wednesday Statesville Rotary Farmers Market – 7am-noon. Locally grown fresh fruits and produce in-season. East Sharpe Street, Statesville. 704-878-4371. North Mecklenburg Farmers Market – 7amnoon. Cornelius Elementary School, 21126 Catawba Ave, Cornelius. 704-336-2561.
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Spirit Art Summer Class – 10:30am-noon. Paint a picture directly given from your Spirit Guides and Teachers, a unique message to you from your ‘people’. Materials provided. Class fee: $20. The Nook, 19621 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius. For more info, call: 704-896-3111.
Lunch Time Meditation – 12pm. Clear your mind and replace it with love, gratitude, peace and harmony. Be led in this meditation with gentle peaceful wisdom by Kevin. Free, love donations appreciated. A New You Bodyworks, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. 704-902-0997. ANewYouBodyWorks.com.
Lunch in the Lot – 11am-2pm. We will be featuring some of LKN’s & CLT’s tastiest food trucks. Be sure not to miss lunch from some of the area’s best “restaurants” on 4 wheels. Bella Love, 21325 Catawba Ave, Cornelius. Cwarnemunde@BellaLove. org. BellaLove.com.
Intuitive Practice – 1:30-3pm. (Except August 28). Practice honing your intuitive gifts. Class fee: $20. The Nook, 19621 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius. For more info, call: 704-896-3111. KentCook Institute.com.
Open Gym – 2-3:30pm. Open gym. Everyone is welcome. Cost is $10. Upscale Athletics, 124 Talbert Pointe Drive, Mooresville. 704-658-0800. USAGym Office@gmail.com. UpScaleAthleticsLLC.com. Family Night at Kabuto Lake Norman – 4:309:30pm. To provide healthy and entertaining dining experience for families is our goal. With purchase of one adult Hibachi dinner, get one child’s free. One child per family. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Kabuto Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar, 16516 Northcross Dr, Huntersville. 704-655-0077. KabutoLakeNorman.com.
Troutman Depot Farmers Market – 3:30-6:30pm. The Market will operate from April 18-September 26. Located at: 137 S Main St, Troutman. 704-4915415. Farm430.com. Thirsty Thursday’s Wine Tasting – 6-9pm. Enjoy live music. Daveste Vineyards, 155 Lytton Farm Rd, Troutman. 704-528-3882. Daveste.com.
Your Karma Center for Yoga and Wellness – 9am Gentle Yoga with light foam rolling added, 10:30am Slow Flow Yoga, 5:30pm Restorative Yoga/ Gentle Yoga, 6:45pm PiYo Strength. Drop-in: Adult Yoga/$10. Your Karma Yoga, 195 W Statesville Ave, Mooresville. 704-663-7188. YourKarmaYoga.com. Cold Laser Therapy for Healing & Pain Relief – 8am-5pm. Cold laser therapy is a form of phototherapy or light therapy. The cold laser device produces a beam of light, which is applied over the injured area to stimulate healing. There is no pain with this therapy. Fee: $20, pre-registration required, please contact us at 704-938-1589 to reserve your spot. Hurley Wellness Center, 1807 S. Main St, Kannapolis. HurleyWellnessCenter.com. Intuitive Development /Mental Mediumship – 10:30am-noon & 6:30-8pm. (Except August 28). Explore and expand the depth of your own skills and gifts, journey into another realm, working with your Guides. Mediumship practiced. Class fee: $20. The Nook, 19621 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius. For more info, call: 704-896-3111. KentCookInstitute.com.
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The Bella Love Art Crawl – 5-9pm. 2nd Friday. Cornelius Cultural Arts Group invites everyone to experience the monthly art crawl that features the area’s innovative artisans. Live performances, food trucks and events at local businesses. Free. Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St, Cornelius. For info: 704-577-1283. Find us on Facebook, CorneliusCultural-Arts-Group.
MUSIC ON MAIN 2014 – 6-9pm. Through October. First Friday of the month. Family-oriented concert series in downtown Mooresville. Bring blankets or chairs. For info: 704-662-3336. Outdoor Concert Series, Mooresville Town Hall lawn, 413 N Main St, Mooresville. DowntownMooresville.com.
Evening Guided Meditation & Automatic Writing – 6:30-8pm. This class will align your intuition, Spirit Guides and Source. Become empowered and then more empowered, exploring consciousness. Event fee: $20. The Nook, 19621 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius. For more info, call: 704-896-3111. KentCookInstitute.com.
Coffee with Veterans – No Charge – Free Coffee for Veterans. Richards Coffee Shop and Veteran’s Museum, 165 N. Main Street, Mooresville. Open to the public every day. 704-663-0488. WelcomeVets@gmail.com. WelcomeVets.com or WelcomeHomeVeteran.org.
Cold Laser Therapy for Healing & Pain Relief – 8am-5pm. Cold laser therapy is a form of phototherapy or light therapy. The cold laser device produces a beam of light, which is applied over the injured area to stimulate healing. There is no pain with this therapy. Fee: $20, pre-registration required, please contact us at 704-938-1589 to reserve your spot. Hurley Wellness Center, 1807 S Main St, Kannapolis. HurleyWellnessCenter.com.
Mooresville Artist Guild – 6-8pm. 2nd Friday of the month. An artist reception in the renovated Historic Mooresville Depot Visual Arts Center. Off Interstate 77 and less than 40 minutes from uptown Charlotte. For more info: 704-663-6661. Corner of Main and Center Sts, 103 W Center Ave, Mooresville. MagArt.org.
Conversations – 7-9pm. 2nd Wednesday. Who are you now? How is the shift affecting your life? Discussion and meditation. Suggested love offering $5-15. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Call 704-237-3561or email Classes@TranspersonalPower.com. TranspersonalPower.com.
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Open Mic Night – 7:30-11:30pm. Kadi Fit Studios hosts an evening of local entertainment and drink specials. Bella Love will feature LKN’s and Charlotte’s creative artists in a collaborative setting. $5/cover. 21+. Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St, Ste 6, Cornelius. Asharpe@BellaLove.org. Bella LoveCharlotte.com. Wine Tasting – 7pm. Explore Wines from around the world at our catered tasting. Wine Shop & Music Room, 202 N Main St, Mooresville. 704-663-5445. 202Wines.com. Live Music at Risto’s Place – 8pm-12am. Come enjoy live entertainment in the lounge at Risto’s Place in Downtown Statesville. Risto’s Place Food & Spirits, 123 N Center St, Statesville. Contact Sheryl Toukola at 704-872-5557 or RistosPlace@ gmail.com. Shag Night – DJ Dance Party – 8pm. River City Bar & Grill, 155 Pinnacle Ln, Mooresville. 704-696-8322. RiverCityBarAndGrillLKN.com. RiverCityBG@gmail.com.
Metaphysical Movie Night at OUR Place – 6:309:30pm. 2nd Friday of month. Bring the family & snacks for a fun evening. For details contact Classes@TranspersonalPower.com for this month’s movie night. Love offering. OUR Place 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. TranspersonalPower.com. Mingling on the Greens Concert Series – 7-9pm. Enjoy an outdoor free concert series at Birkdale Village at 8712 Lindholm Dr, Huntersville. For info: 704-895-8744. BirkdaleVillage.net. Live Music – 8-11pm. From now till forever. Details: 704-895-9090. Summit Coffee, 128 S Main St, Davidson. SummitCoffee.com. Live Music at Risto’s Place – 8pm-12am. Come enjoy live entertainment in the lounge at Risto’s Place in Downtown Statesville. Risto’s Place Food & Spirits, 123 N Center St, Statesville. Contact Sheryl Toukola at 704-872-5557 or RistosPlace@ gmail.com. Facebook.com/RistosPlace. Live Music & Karaoke – 8pm. River City Bar & Grill, 155 Pinnacle Lane, Mooresville. For info: 704-696-8322. RiverCityBG@gmail.com. RiverCityBarAndGrilllkn.com.
Live Music – 8-11pm. From now till forever. Summit Coffee, 128 S Main St, Davidson. 704-895-9090. SummitCoffee.com.
Live Music – 9-11pm. 202 N Main Wine Shop & Music Room, located in downtown Mooresville. For info: 704-663-5445. Wine Shop & Music Room, 202 N Main St, Mooresville. 704-663-5445. See website for schedule: 202Wines.com.
Live Music – 9:30pm. It’s always a fun-filled night with lots of good friends, good music and good vibes. Never a disappointment, and sometimes there’s a cool surprise or two. The Bathtub Gin, 166 N Main St, Mooresville. 704-658-0958. WelcomeToTheTub.com.
Live Music – 9:30pm. It’s always a fun-filled night with lots of good friends, good music and good vibes. Never a disappointment, and sometimes there’s a cool surprise or two. The Bathtub Gin, 166 N Main St, Mooresville. 704-658-0958. WelcomeToTheTub.com.
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Statesville Rotary Farmers Market – 7 am-noon. Locally grown fresh fruits & produce in-season. For Info: 704-878-4371. East Sharpe Street, Statesville.
The Bridge – 9, 10 & 11am services. Connecting God and the community. There is a place for you at The Bridge. Church of the Nazarene. Life Groups, Services, Pre-School, Teens, Seniors. The Bridge, Charlotte Hwy, Hwy 21, Mooresville. Phone: 704664-4216 2940. TheBridgeLKN.com.
North Mecklenburg Farmers Market – 7amnoon. Cornelius Elementary School, 21126 Catawba Ave, Cornelius. For details: 704-336-2561.
Worship at THE COVE – 9:30, 11:15am, 6pm. You are invited to worship at THE COVE Church, 197 Langtree Rd, Mooresville. Call: 704-655-3000. CoveChurch.org.
Davidson Farmers Market – 8am-12pm. MayOctober. Located at 120 S Main Street, Davidson. Next to Davidson Town Hall, between Main and Jackson. For details: 704-400-0880. Denver Market – 8am-12pm. Located at: Rock Springs Elementary School, 3633 Hwy 16 N, Denver. For info: 704-736-8452. Mooresville Farmer’s Market – 8am-noon. Every Saturday from thru October. Located in the community parking lot off of N Main Street on the corner of Church Street and West Iredell. This is located directly behind Fifth Third Bank. For info: 704-662-0270. Facebook.com/Downtown MooresvilleFarmersMarket/info. The Huntersville Growers’ Market – 8am-12pm. Enjoy the best local farmers have to offer including fresh produce, meats and more. Main & Maxwell Park is at the center of Huntersville. From I77, exit 23; go East approximately 2 miles to Maxwell St, North on Maxwell to the corner of Main. Call: 704766-2220. Huntersville.org. Pick Your Own at Carrigan Farms – 8:30am-7pm. Crops available that we pick or you pick. Apples begin Labor Day weekend and last a few weeks and then once October starts its pumpkin time. Carrigan Farms, 1150 Oak Ridge Farm Hwy, Mooresville. Phone: 704-664-1450. Kelly@CarriganFarms.com. CarriganFarms.com. Community Music Bluegrass – 9am-12pm. Richards Coffee Shop and Veteran’s Museum, 165 N Main St, Mooresville. 704-663-0488. WelcomeVets@gmail.com. WelcomeVets.com. Metaphysical Men’s Group – 9:30-11:30am. 2nd Saturday of the month. Exclusively for men. Gary Dobson, CCP, CHt will facilitate a group meditation and discussion of metaphysical topics. Suggested love offering $10. Registration: 704-237-3561. OUR Place, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. Classes@TranspersonalPower.com. TranspersonalPower.com. Mooresville Museum – 10am-2pm. 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month. Illuminating our past, interpreting the present, envisioning our future. See recent acquisitions, exhibits and artifacts from Mooresville’s past and present. For info: 704-6631873. Mooresville Museum, 132 E Center Ave, Mooresville. TheMooresvilleMuseum@yahoo.com. TheMooresvilleMuseum.org. Intuitive Connections with Kate Stebbins – 10am -2 pm. $75. Personal one on one hour spent in Spiritual conversations bringing insights and connections. By appointment only. A New You Bodyworks, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. 704-902-0997. ANewYouBodyWorks.com. Crystal Healing & Energy Sessions – 12-4pm. Joni “Red Wing” Stone offers individual or group sessions, using crystals, stones, guided meditation & sound for balancing your mind, body and spirit. $45 for one-hour session. By appointment only.
A New You Bodyworks, 246 Talbert Rd, Mooresville. 704-902-0997. ANewYouBodyWorks.com. Vulture Feedings – 12:30-1pm. 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month. Vultures are smart. The Raptor Center is dedicated to the rehabilitation and conservation of these birds. Free with regular admission. Carolina Raptor Center, 6000 Sample Rd, Huntersville. CarolinaRaptorCenter.org. Sacred Path Retreat – 1-4pm. Second Saturday of the month Gathering. Our mission is to provide a place where people can come to dream, explore, learn and teach in a sacred and safe environment as they travel their spiritual path. See website for this month’s topic. Sacred Path, 292 State Park Rd, Troutman. SacredPathRetreatCenter@gmail.com. SacredPathCenter.org. Tour de Food – 1:30-4:30pm. 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month. Take a tour of Davidson and sample the finest culinary delights. Tour starts at the Old Cotton Mill now The Brick House Tavern, 209 Delburg St, Davidson. Contact: Lisa Schnurr, 336406-6294. Info@TourDeFood.net. TourDeFood. net/Davidson.htm. Downtown Mooresville Cruise-In – 4-8pm. 1st Saturday of the month. Downtown shines with chrome and glitter during the monthly Cruise-In. It’s a great chance to show off your car and chat with other car enthusiasts. Free. Broad St, Mooresville. DowntownMooresville.com. Mingling on the Greens Concert Series – 7-9pm. Enjoy this outdoor concert series. Free. Details 704-895-8744. Birkdale Village, 8712 Lindholm Dr, Huntersville. BirkdaleVillage.net. Live Music – 8-11pm. From now till forever. Info: 704-895-9090. Summit Coffee, 128 S Main St, Davidson. SummitCoffee.com. Live Music & Karaoke – 8pm. River City Bar & Grill, 155 Pinnacle Lane, Mooresville. For details: 704-696-8322. RiverCityBG@gmail.com. RiverCityBarAndGrillLKN.com. Live Music – 9-11pm. 202 N main Wine Shop & Music Room, located in downtown Mooresville. Wine Shop & Music Room, 202 N Main St, Mooresville. For info: 704-663-5445. See website for schedule: 202Wines.com. Live Music – 9:30pm. It’s always a fun-filled night with lots of good friends, good music and good vibes. Never a disappointment, and sometimes there’s a cool surprise or two. The Bathtub Gin, 166 N Main St, Mooresville. Info: 704-658-0958. WelcomeToTheTub.com. Live Music – 10pm-1am. George Pappas Victory Lanes, 125 Morlake Dr, Mooresville. For info: 704664-2695. GeorgePappasVictoryLanes.com.
Worship at THE COVE – 9:30 and 11:15am. You are invited to worship at THE COVE Church. Statesville High School-MacGray Auditorium, 474 N Center St, Statesville. For info: 704-655-3000. COVEChurch.org. The Gathering – A New Kind of Church – 10:15-11:15am. We honor the uniqueness of each person’s experience of our Source, and the Biblical understanding that the word of God is written on our hearts. Ahlara, 155 Joe V. Knox Avenue, Mooresville. Phone: 704-662-0946. Ahlara International.com. Unity Church of Lake Norman – 10am. Celebration. Spiritual not religious, warm and welcoming, participative Sunday celebration experience. Support for wherever you are on your spiritual path. For more info: 704-267-5498. Unity Church, 19900 S Main St, Ste 5, Cornelius. UnityLakeNorman.org. Worship at New Hope Missions Church – 10am. Our worship is contemporary and informal, with messages that are authentic and applicable to your life. Info: 704-928-5390. Lake Norman Dance Gallery, 443 Williamson Rd, Mooresville. NewHope MissionsChurch.org. Mingling on the Greens Concert Series – 4-6pm. Enjoy this free outdoor concert series at Birkdale Village in Huntersville at 8712 Lindholm Dr, Huntersville. Details: 704-895-8744. BirkdaleVillage.net. Concerts on the Green – 6-8pm. 1st and 3rd Sundays thru September. Village Green in Downtown Davidson. Free. Rain or shine. Food/beverages available for purchase. Coolers and picnics are welcome. Located at the corner of Main St and. Concord Rd, Davidson Public Library, 119 S Main St, Davidson. Call: 704-892-7591. ConcertsOnTheGreen.com.
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Your Karma 95 W Statesville Ave 438 Williamson Rd, Mooresville YourKarmaYoga.com I believe that empowering each and every client with the knowledge and tools to participate in maintaining their own health is the key to promoting a healthy lifestyle.
HORMONE COMPOUNDING HEALTHSMART PHARMACY 108 Leaning Oak Dr, Mooresville 704-658-1184
HealthSmart Pharmacy can fulfill all of your pharmacy needs. Specializing in compounding hormone replacement therapy and much more. See ad, page 33.
WELLBEING NATURAL HEALTH
Cristin Gregory, MSOM, Dipl OM, L.Ac. 21121 Catawba Ave, Cornelius 704-655-7324 WellbeingNaturalHealth.com Treating a variety of conditions such as pain, depression, autoimmune, anxiety and insomnia, combining Acupuncture, Herbs, Qigong and natural supplements. A l s o o ff e r i n g p r i v a t e a n d community acupuncture. See ad, page 23.
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Koru Touch 344 Rolling Hills Rd, Ste 101, Mooresville 704-450-8928 KoruTouch.com Esalen, sugaring, facials, peels. Certified Esalen massage infused in all facials and massage treatments. OSEA facials, Jessner and TCA peels. Marine body treatments. Body sugaring/ hair removal. Online booking via website. See ad, page 29.
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A New You Body Works offers ONDEMAND Biofeedback system and Aqua Chi Detox Footbath to reduce pain and inflammation, while boosting your energy. Detox protocols are essential to balancing your body’s system and functions. Whether you’re an athlete, recovering from surgery or illness, or always on the go. Investing in your health is essential to providing the strongest possible foundation for your strength and overall well-being. Convenient online booking system. See ad, page 6. .
TRANSPERSONAL POWER, LLC
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