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INITIATIVE

Derek Dyer

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ON THE COVER "Glitter People"

the cover of this month’s Catalyst is my newest work. I believe that we each have a light and sparkle inside of us. Some people call this love or energy or our soul. This series is a visual representation of this idea. Plus, who doesn’t like glitter, I mean really, now.

My work has been featured in numerous art exhibits and publications and has received much local, national and international exposure. My work includes paintings, photography, projection art, multimedia and mixed media works. I was published in the Guinness Book of World Records for building The Diversity Ball, the world’s largest disco ball in 2005. My other passions are my work in politics and the environment. I am currently the executive director of Utah Arts Alliance, a job that I love more and more each day. I also work in the recycling industry and with several community projects and organizations.

Derek Dyer

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y art is about making an emotional connection with people, creating beautiful images or objects and inspiring creativity

in others. The Glitter People series featured on

2008: co Presents the 13th Annual

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For more info: WWW.DEREKDYER.COM WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DEREKDYER WWW.UTAHARTS.ORG Tel. 801.651.3937 FAX: 801.487.1359

Celebrating 26 years

of being a 1. An agent or substance that initiates, precipitates or accelerates the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process.

2. Someone or something that causes an important event to happen.

Who we are...

CATALYST is an independent monthly journal and resource guide for the Wasatch Front providing information and ideas to expand your network of connections regarding physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. CATALYST presents useful information in several ways: through articles (often containing resource lists), display advertising, the Community Resource Directory, Dining Guide, and Calendar of Events. Display ads are easily located through the Advertising Directory, found toward the back of every issue.

Finding CATALYST

25,000 copies of this magazine have been distributed at over 420 locations along the Wasatch Front, including cafes, bookstores, natural foods stores, spas and libraries. Call if you’d like to have CATALYST delivered in quantity (40 or more) to your business.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS: Third class, $18 per year. Third class subscriptions are slow to arrive and hard to trace if they go astray. Notify us promptly if your address changes.

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Derek Dyer

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ON THE COVER "Glitter People"

the cover of this month’s Catalyst is my newest work. I believe that we each have a light and sparkle inside of us. Some people call this love or energy or our soul. This series is a visual representation of this idea. Plus, who doesn’t like glitter, I mean really, now.

My work has been featured in numerous art exhibits and publications and has received much local, national and international exposure. My work includes paintings, photography, projection art, multimedia and mixed media works. I was published in the G uinness Book of World Records for building The Diversity Ball, the world’s largest disco ball in 2005. My other passions are my work in politics and the environment. I am currently the executive director of Utah Arts Alliance, a job that I love more and more each day. I also work in the recycling industry and with several community projects and organizations.

Derek Dyer

M

y art is about making an emotional connection with people, creating beautiful images or objects and inspiring creativity

in others. The Glitter People series featured on

2008: co Presents the 13th Annual

Pet

t u r t S Your ‘08

M u t t ................

Buster’s Back!

A fun dog walk and festival t No More Homeleess Pets in Utah.

...

Saturday, May 31st

Sugar House Park (2100 South 1500 East, SLC) H[]_ijhWj_ed X[]_di Wj .0&& Wc MWba X[]_di Wj /0'+ Wc

www.strutyourmutt.org

For more info: WWW.DEREKDYER.COM WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DEREKDYER WWW.UTAHARTS.ORG Tel. 801.651.3937 FAX: 801.487.1359

Celebrating 26 years

of being a 1. An agent or substance that initiates, precipitates or accelerates the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process.

2. Someone or something that causes an important event to happen.

Who we are...

CATALYST is an independent monthly journal and resource guide for the Wasatch Front providing information and ideas to expand your network of connections regarding physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. CATALYST presents useful information in several ways: through articles (often containing resource lists), display advertising, the Community Resource Directory, Dining Guide, and Calendar of Events. Display ads are easily located through the Advertising Directory, found toward the back of every issue.

Finding CATALYST

25,000 copies of this magazine have been distributed at over 420 locations along the Wasatch Front, including cafes, bookstores, natural foods stores, spas and libraries. Call if you’d like to have CATALYST delivered in quantity (40 or more) to your business.

CATALYST!

SUBSCRIPTIONS: Third class, $18 per year. Third class subscriptions are slow to arrive and hard to trace if they go astray. Notify us promptly if your address changes.

The opinions expressed by the authors are not necessarily (through probably) those of the publisher. Call for reprint permission. Copyright 2008, New Moon Press, Inc.

Advertise in CATALYST If you have a business that our readers would like to know about, please contact us. We would be happy to help you clarify your advertising needs and manifest the clients you want with an appropriate and attractive display ad or a resource directory listing. You can download our rates and specifications from our website (see below).

How to reach us Mail:

140 S. McClelland St. SLC, UT 84102 Phone: 801.363.1505 Email: GRETA@CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET Web: WWW.CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET

IN THIS ISSUE Volume 27 Number 5 • May 2008

FEATURES

REGULARS 6

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK

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ENVIRONEWS Environmental news from around the state and the west.

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SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER: ARE WE CRAZY OR WHAT? Sane people would be freaking out.

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COMINGS & GOINGS What’s new around town.

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THE HERBALIST IS IN MERRY LYCETT HARRISON Hold the weed whacker, nix the spray: The garden you didn’t plant is a treasuretrove of delight and usefulness.

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DINING GUIDE

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COACH JEANNETTE: LAW OF ATTRACTION Can changed thoughts about your past change your future?

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FEATURED CATALYST EVENTS ADRIANE ANDERSEN, MELISSA MARTIN Also visit our online calendar for more listings and continuous updates.

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TRANSFORM U: Reveal yourself this summer!

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COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY Salt Lake’s oldest network of unique businesses and organizations to enrich and enliven your life.

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AQUARIUM AGE: ASTROLOGY RALFEE FINN May 2008 is a busy time but the load feels lighter, so take a deep breath and relax.

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METAPHORS FOR THE MONTH Befriending basic instincts opens new possibilities

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

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URBAN ALMANAC: MAY 2008 Day by day in the home, garden and sky.

GRETA DEJONG

KATHERINE PIOLI

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SL COUNTY VS. THE LITTLE RED HEN KATHERINE PIOLI Sustainability is on a lot of people’s lips these days. Mom, gardener and educator Marinda Coleman walks her talk. But the Salt Lake County resident’s efforts toward health and self-sufficiency were shut down recently by a little-known law that bans backyard poultry-raising in the county. But hey, laws were made to be changed.

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PET VACCINATIONS: TOO MUCH, TOO OFTEN? SUNNY BRANSON We place a high value on our pets being “up to date” with their shots. But evidence is building that shows many vaccines accumulate in the animal’s system, causing unnecessary stress. Still, fewer than 7% of veterinarians have updated their recommendations.

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LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF SHAME JIM STRUVE A Salt Lake psychotherapist explores some misconceptions about male childhood sexual abuse.

JEANNETTE MAW

AURETHA CALLISON

THE MOMMY THING 10

A FORCE TO RECKON WITH

ADRIANE ANDERSEN

Moms for Clean Air: Who could argue with them?

SUZANNE WAGNER

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SEX & THE SINGLE MOM

BETH WOLFER

Nobody likes to think of their parents having sex. The plot thickens when Mom is single, the electric garage door is quiet and the offspring are vigilant.

DIANE OLSON

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

KINDRA FEHR

“Babying the Buddha” columnist Kindra invites her mom friends to weigh in on what it means to be a mom.

LIVING IN THE FLOW THE VERY BEST THING ABOUT OBAMA

WORKING TO RETURN FROM WAR SOPHIA NICHOLAS Before the Iraq War began, less than one soldier per day committed suicide. Now five service members take their lives every 24 hours. This month Byron Katie brings her philosophy and technique, “The Work,” to Salt Lake area veterans.

DENNIS HINKAMP

WAYNE DYER

Water, the tao and you.

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AMY BRUNVAND

SHORTS & OCCASIONALS 8

detail from Derek Dyer‘s “Glitter People”

MARK MORFORD

COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY

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ENERGY WORK & HEALING

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GETAWAY

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HEALTH, WELLNESS & BODY CARE

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MISCELLANEOUS

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MOVEMENT & SPORT

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PSYCHIC ARTS & INTUITIVE SCIENCES

It’s deep, crazy, intuitive. It’s the widespread sense of collective wisdom among all the smart, creative people on the planet right now.

A unique network of area businesses and organizations that are making a positive difference locally, nationally and globally.

HOW TO BUY A USED BIKE KATHERINE PIOLI Multiply your carbon footprint reduction factor with a pre-owned bicycle.

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ABODE

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ARTS & LANGUAGES

The new film and performance art space on Salt Lake City’s Paxton Avenue was born from one man’s personal transformation.

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BODYWORK

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BOOKS, GIFTS, CDS, CLOTHING

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PATCH ADAMS MENDS THE SYSTEM

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CERTIFICATION, DEGREES & SCHOOLS

PSYCHOTHERAPY, COUNSELING & PERSONAL GROWTH

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICES

ONE MIND STUDIO

KATHERINE PIOLI

TERRI HOLLAND

This month the legendary doctor presents his health care vision to Utahns.

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May 2008

War, chickens, bees, good-byes & reversing cause and effect

BY GRETA BELANGER DEJONG

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK

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ong before a variation on the phrase became a sport shoe sales slogan, I had a dream in which I wore a tee-shirt with “Shut up and do it” printed on the front—but in reverse writing, so that I would see and read it myself when I looked in the mirror.

Clever, yes? And fitting. When we started CATALYST in 1982, the intention was to be a comprehen-

sive directory and a calendar of events—no stories. The world already had plenty of words, I reasoned. Time to quit the talk; I would wrangle resources to enable action. Zero Population Growth. No Nukes. Too Many Words. You get the picture.

As you see, I did not heed my own advice. Almost immediately, CATALYST had plenty of “words.”

Stories. Turns out we love stories; we are inspired by what others do. Often they are the catalysts to action. And sometimes the best thing to “do” is to sit down, shut up and enjoy a good read. That’s what I’m inviting you to do right now.

This may be one of my favor ite

issues in years. The columnists are all at the top of their game .

The occasionals and specials are universally compelling. Read Sophia Nicholas’ interview with members of the Integrative Health Network and Americans Supporting Veterans Foundation on their efforts to curb the current suicide epidemic (an estimated 17 a day) among U.S. soldiers.

This month they are bringing Byron Katie, founder of “The Work,” to Salt Lake to work with veterans and their families.

Then there’s Katherine Pioli’s story about trouble in the henhouses of unincorporated Salt Lake County. Meanwhile, chickens perfectly legal in the city. Go

figure. Plenty of backyard poultry raisers in the county don’t even know their girls are illegal (yet). Let’s hope they all find each other, maybe through this story, and work in concert to change an embarrassingly backward law.

I don’t have chickens—yet. But it’s inevitable. I mean, aren’t you thinking about it, too?

(Pet-sitters better start honing their poultrycare skills.) I’m ready for fresh eggs, the cute little hen house in the garden, and “growing” a better-grade compost.

From war to chickens—from the important to the frivolous? No, it’s not just about the birds. It’s about having a modicum of contr ol over your own food supply. Or firsthand experience at just how fragile that supply can be, especially without adequate knowledge. I got a hive of Italian bees for my garden last year. Their first season they produced an astounding 40 lbs. of honey for me, and plenty for them to winter over on. They were busy in March. In April, they were gone. Hive collapse? Did they swarm, and now live in a suburban tree trunk? (Hmm... are bees legal in the county?) I’m puzzled and sad. And more respectful of the vagaries of nature.

This month Coach Jeannette proposes something I’d never thought about seriously before: reversing cause and effect. That certainly made me pause; then nod. I f I tried that with my bees, would they come back? (I think I’m joking.)

On another note: This issue looks like the Katherine Pioli special. A Bryn Mawr graduate who wanted to keep up her wr iting skills (and a national parks firefighter in the summer), Katherine interned at CATALYST this last quarter, writing up a storm and in general making the office a more cheerful and interesting place. The piece we published about her year of eating with chopsticks got picked up by Utne Reader and New York Spirit. Katherine felt like family from day one. I’ll miss her very much.

Two other interns, who stayed to play a while after their responsibilities were completed, are moving on. For the past year Melissa Martin oversaw the calendar, and wrote an occasional column about recycling.

Tamara Rowe, now a grant writer in the nonprofit sector, compiled our Comings & Goings pages each month. Good luck to both of you, and thank you for your good work over the past year.

No “Don’t Get Me Started” this month.

John is in Spain, land of his childhood, on the photography tour of his life. We’ll expect some beautiful results next month.

Now, a huge thank you to Michael Cowley, Mac tech god, who has been slaving o ver a hot computer for the last 24 hours , readying all this electronic data for the printer. His knowledge is awesome, as is his big heart and willingness to show up and get the job done. Thanks, Mike. I don’t know what we’d do without you. ◆ Greta Belanger deJong is the editor and publisher of CATALYST. GRETA@CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET.

ZION CANYON – SEASONAL FIELD GUIDE Zion National Park ; 147,551 acres, 3 climatic zones, Geographic features include towering sandstone cliffs, among the highest in the world, and one of the last free flowing river systems on the Colorado Plateau. The park has a large, diverse plant and wildlife community: 800 species of plants, 271 birds, 75 mammals, 6 fish.

Park information … www.nps.gov/zion • SPRING CLIMATE, MAY Daytime temperatures average in the low 80’s with many days into the upper 80’s.

Pleasant weather is here to stay.

• NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS, DAILY Ranger-Narrated Shuttle Tour – 9 am, 2 hrs. No charge, but seating is limited, obtain tickets the night before (tickets are not required for the regular free shuttle system).

Walks, Talks, and Evening Programs – encompassing a wide variety of topics, are available throughout the day. Check current listings at the Visitor Center.

Junior Ranger Program - designed for children up to 12 yrs old. Children can earn badges, patches, or decals by completing an activity booklet. This may be completed as a self-guided family activity. Ranger-led program begins May 26.

• SPRING ACTIVITIES, FEATURED HIKING TRAIL Angel’s Landing; Strenuous 5 mile hike. 4 hours round trip. Some ‘drop-offs’.

Hike up Walter’s Wiggles to the tip of Angel’s Landing - 2,000 ft above the river.

• SPRING ACTIVITIES, FEATURED BIKING TRAIL Gooseberry Mesa; 11.1 mile loop. Moderate aerobic level. Includes single & doubletrack. Technical level 4 (2 on doubletrack, sections of 5+ on singletrack) • MAY, ZION CANYON FIELD INSTITUTE PROGRAMS (pre-registration required. 800.635.3959 or 435.772.3264) for detailed 2008 course descriptions - visit; www.zionpark.org May May May May May

3rd, 8th, 10th, 14th, 13th,

Life Zones I: Mojave $75 Energy Alternatives $25 Edible Plants $50 Wildlife Walk $25 Thursday Trek $35

May May May May May

16th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 31st,

Wildflowers of Kolob $50 Watercolor Journaling $50 Kolob Canyons & Beyond $50 Basic Plant Identification $50 Zion Narrows Project $55

ZION CANYON - EVENTS Saturdays thru October Farmer’s Market at the Bit ‘n Spur Park 9 am to 11:30 am fresh local produce, baked goods, organic beef, etc.

May 2nd

Lama Inge

Buddhist scholar seminar & discussion

7 pm to 9:30 pm Canyon Community Center presented by Z-Arts!

May 9th

Zion Storytelling Festival

3 pm to 9 pm Canyon Community Center and Town Park Gazebo

2008 Twilight Concert Series begins! more info: www.dixie.edu/tanner 8 pm O.C. Tanner Amphitheater - tickets available at Flanigan’s Inn May 17th Southwest Symphony May 31 st Utah Saxophone Quartet

May 23rd “Life was Good” & “Hot Wind” Z-Arts! Independent Film Series 7 to 10 pm

narratives of the “Downwinders”’

Canyon Community Center

May 31st National Trails Day – Events with NPS, ZCFI, and CCC Contact the Community Center for more details: Julie - 435.772.3434 x106

June 8th – 11th New This Year! Native Flute School 4 day course June 13th – 15th 4th Annual Zion Canyon Art & Flute Festival !

3-Day Event with Concerts, Free Performances, workshops, & art booths

www.ZionCanyonArtandFluteFestival.com

ZION CANYON - LODGING May is a great time to visit Zion. The canyon is peaceful, wildflower blooms peak for the Spring. Rates are reasonable. www.SpringdaleGuide.com

Best Western Zion Park Inn

800.934.7275

Switchback Grille, Gift Shop, State Liquor Store. Satellite TV with pay-per-view movies. Seasonal outdoor pool, year round hot tub. Conference and Banquet Facilities. Free HSIA available Ask for the “Catalyst Rate”

800.828.1534 www.bumbleberry.com Spacious rooms with private balcony or patio. Cable TV, phones and pool.

Scenic views. Conference rooms, racquetball court, indoor Jacuzzi.

‘Wild Willie’s” Restaurant, Gift Shop.

Bumbleberry Inn

800.243.8824 www.cliffroselodge.com A tranquil riverside setting; rooms and suites surrounded by beautiful grounds featuring a large pool and a year-round waterfall hot tub. Staff naturalist will help design your outdoor activities.

Cliffrose Lodge & Gardens

www.discoverZion.com Rustic park lodge atmosphere, well-appointed rooms and suites, superior amenities, decks and patios. Hot tub and nature trail to a hilltop Labyrinth.

The Spa offers a full menu of theraputic massages, exotic wraps, luxurious facials.

Flanigan’s Inn & deep canyon Spa 800.765.7787

Majestic View Lodge 866.772.0665 www.majesticviewlodge.com Log buildings with lodge-style interior design. Visible from your deck or patio are dramatic and unsurpassed views of Zion National Park. Seasonal outdoor pool and year round hot tub. Steakhouse, Micro-Brewery, Bakery, Gift Shop, and Wildlife Museum.

School & Concert info: www.ZionCanyonArtandFluteFestival.com

www.zionpark.com

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ELEMENTAL

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Living in the flow Water, the tao and you

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BY WAYNE DYER

he Tao and water are synonymous, according to the teachings of Lao-tzu. You are water; water is you. Think about the first nine months of your life after conception: You lived in, and were nourished by, amniotic fluid, which is truly unconditional love flowing into you ... flowing as you. You are now 75% water (and your brain is 85%), and the rest is simply muscled water.

Think about the mysterious magical nature of this liquid energy that we take for granted. Try to

The Tao asks you to clearly see the parallels between you and this naturally flowing substance that allows life to sustain itself. squeeze it, and it eludes us; relax our hands into it, and we experience it readily. If it stays stationary, it will become stagnant; if it is allo wed to flow, it will stay pure. It does not seek the high spots to be above it all, but settles for the lo west places. It gathers into rivers, lakes, and streams; courses to the sea; and then ev aporates to fall again as rain. It maps out nothing and it plays no favorites: It doesn’t intend to provide sustenance to the animals and plants. It has no plans to irrigate the fields; to slake our thirst; or to pr ovide

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the opportunity to swim, sail, ski, and scuba dive .

These are some of the benefits that come natur ally from water simply doing what it does and being what it is.

The Tao asks you to clearly see the parallels between you and this naturally flowing substance that allows life to sustain itself. Live as water lives , since you are water. Become as contented as is the fluid that animates and supports you. Let your thoughts and behaviors move smoothly in accordance with the nature of all things. It is natural for you to be gentle, to allow others to be free to go where they’re inclined to go, and to be as they need to be without interference from you. It is natural to trust in the eternal flow, be true to your inner inclinations, and stick to your word. It is natural to treat everyone as an equal. All of these lessons can be derived by observing how water, which sustains all life, behaves. It simply moves, and the benefits it provides occur from it being what it is, in harmony with the present moment and knowing the truth of precisely how to behave.

What follows is what Lao-tzu might say to y ou, based upon his writing of the 8th verse of the Tao Te Ching: When you’re free to flow as water, you’re free to communicate naturally—information is exchanged, and knowledge advances in a way that benefits everyone.

Be careful not to assign yourself a place of importance above anyone else. Be receptive to everyone, particularly those who may not routinely receive respect, such as the uneducated, homeless, or troubled members of our society. Go to the “low places loathed by all men,” and have an open mind when you’re there. Look for the Tao in everyone you encounter; and make a special effort to have acceptance, gentleness, and kindness course through you to others.

By not being irritating, you’ll be received with respect. By making every effort to avoid controlling the lives of others, you’ll be in peaceful harmony with the natural order of the Tao. This is the

way you nourish others without trying. Be like water—which creates opportunities for swimming, fishing, surfing, drinking, wading, sprinkling, floating, and an endless list of benefits—b y not trying to do anything other than simply flo w.

Let your thoughts float free Forget about fighting life or tr ying to be something else; rather, allow yourself to be like the material compound that comprises every aspect of your physical being. In “The Hidden Messages in Water,” Masaru Emoto explains that we are water, and water wants to be free. The author has thoroughly explored the ways in which this compound reacts, noting that by respecting and loving it, we can literally change its crystallization process. If kept in a container with the wor ds love, thank you, or you’re beautiful imprinted on it, water becomes beautiful radiant crystals. Yet if the words on the container are you fool, Satan, or I will kill you, the crystals break apart, are distorted, and seem confused.

The implications of Emoto’s work are stupendous. Since consciousness is located within us and we’re essentially water, then if we’re out of balance in our intentions, it’s within the realm of possibility that our intentions can impact the entire planet (and beyond) in a destructive way.

As our creator, the eternal Tao, might put it, “Water of life am I, poured forth for thirsty men.”

Do the tao now Drink water silently today, while reminding yourself with each sip to nourish others in the same life-flourishing way that streams give to the animals and rain delivers to the plants. Note how many places water is there for you—serving you by flowing naturally. Say a prayer of gratitude for this life-sustaining, always-flowing substance. ◆ Excerpted from “Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao,” by Wayne Dyer (Hay House, 2007). WWW.HAYHOUSE.COM. On May 15 Wayne will visit Salt Lake City. Tickets available at WWW.DRWAYNEDYER.COM.

BY AMY BRUNVAND

New options for rail commuters Transit options are expanding for Wasatch Front commuters who want to get out of their cars. FrontRunner, the new Salt Lake City to Ogden commuter train began regular operation on May 1. Trains leave from the Salt Lake Central station at 300 S. and 600 W. and run from 5 a.m. to midnight Monday-Friday (7 a.m. to midnight on Saturday). Bicycles are allowed on the lower level of the double-decker passenger cars. The new TRAX extension has three new stops beyond the Arena Station to reach the Salt Lake Central sta-

tion, which serves as an intermodal hub for TRAX, FrontRunner, UTA bus service, Greyhound bus service and Amtrak train service.

N. 1950 W. Room 201. May 8, Noon-1:00 p.m.

“Flow for the Love of Water,” Fort Douglas Post Theatre, U. of U. Campus. 120 S. Ft. Douglas Blvd.

(Bldg 648). May 8, 7-9 p.m.

UTA: WWW.RIDEUTA.COM/

No Nuclear Waste Public Dissent Needed

Celebrate Water Week, May 4-10 In 2007, the Utah legislature passed a bill sponsored by Ralph Becker designating the first full week in May as State Water Week, “ to recognize the importance of water conservation, quality, and supply in the state.” This year’s events in Salt Lake City include weed pulling in City Creek Canyon, a booth at the “Live Green Sustainability Fair,” and screenings of documentary films about the global water crisis.

Water Week, May 4-10: WWW.WATERWEEK.ORG/ “Running Dry” Broadway Center Cinema; 111 E. 300 S. May 7, 7:30 p.m. “Running Dry” Brown bag seminar; Utah Dept. of Environmental Quality; 168

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has already received over 900 comments overwhelmingly against EnergySolutions’ proposal to import 20,000 tons of Italian nuclear waste. Yet, the NRC seems poised to approve EnergySolutions’ request and ignore the public’s will. To send the message loud and clear that Utah and the U.S. should not be the dumping ground for the world’s nuclear waste, HEAL Utah wants to collect an additional 1,000 comments

by May 8. The NRC public comment period is officially open until June 10.

Volunteer today to gather 25 signatures (or five, or 100) to keep Utah from becoming

the world’s nuclear dumping ground. HEAL Utah will give you the postcards and then you can ask your co-workers, friends and family, and that guy at the gym to join with you in saying “No, Grazie” to Italian nuclear waste.

To get your 25 postcards, call 355-5055 or e-mail JESSICA@HEALUTAH.ORG. WWW.HEALUTAH.ORG/

Live Green Sustainability Fair, May 10

Learn about the green resources in your community, connect with advocacy groups, buy some native plants or earthfriendly cloth diapers, listen to music or join the conversation café at the fifth annual Live Green Sustainability Fair. Stop and say “hi” at the CATALYST booth!

Live Green 2008. Library Square 210 E. 400 S. (Library Trax). May 10, 2008. 10 am-6 pm.

WWW.DOWNTOWNSLC.COM/EVENTS/LIVE-GREEN.HTM

A World of Wellness Resources in Your Neighborhood!

Peregrine falcons nesting in SLC The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reports that peregrine falcons are nesting on the northeast corner of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. Mama falcon has laid four eggs, and if all goes well the babies will be learning to fly in early July.

After the chicks hatch DWR will recruit volunteers to help spot, chase and rescue the young falcons. In the meantime, you can take a wildlife break at work to watch the falcons on a nest-cam.

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LISTEN TO MOM

A force to reckon with Moms for Clean Air

BY ADRIANE ANDERSEN

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hat’s more universal than a mother fighting fiercely to protect her child? Motherhood transcends barriers— political, economical, social and religious differences.

Collectively, moms are a political force to reckon with. The women of Utah Mothers for Clean Air (UMCA) call themselves “grizzly bear mamas.”

Like mother grizzlies, they don’t pick fights often, but when they do, they win.

UMCA members pride themselves in their unique approach to engaging in political battle.

With a baby on a hip and the occasional baked good in hand, these moms favor an attack strategy that features good manners, sit-down conversations, and actively engaging those they’re trying to win over.

This testifies to the powerful— not forceful—nature of these mothers. Talk about a breath of fresh air.

In the winter of 2007, Salt Lake saw 22 consecutive Red Alert days. In response to this “pea soup” air, UMCA founder Cherise Udell acted on a “twosecond inspiration,” contacting mothers in her area to organize an effort to clean up Utah’s air.

She sent out a simple and sincere email inviting others to join her in this campaign. With the resounding responses Cherise received, it was clear she’d struck a nerve, and UMCA was born. Several of the moms expressed relief that a group like UMCA had been formed, where they could address feelings and concerns about their children growing up in such a noxious environment. Out of the miasma came the crystal-clear inspiration to start a non-heirarchical, collaborative group of empowered and motivated women.

Utah Moms for Clean Air rally under the banner of child and health advocacy, a cause impervious to criticism. Hand in hand, these moms have created the strongest of Red Rover chains, undaunted by the task of challenging big coal and power industries. Pressure from UMCA may have contributed to Rocky Mountain Power announcing this year that they will not build any more coal plants for 10 years, though they had three plants in progress.

Additionally, thanks to UMCA, School Bus Amendment H.B. 146 passed, which allots $100,000 to the state of Utah to retrofit school buses with cleaner, less polluting technology. “Mothers are not a demographic that you think of as politically powerful or politically active,” says Udell. “Mothers depoliticize the political process because their agenda is so transparent.” After all, who has a purer motive than a mother looking after her offspring?

UMCA was practically born running. Its first words were “emissions” and “amendment.”

Now, at almost a year old, there’s no nap time for this toddler. ◆ To learn how to become a member and recevie email alerts, as well as to access their extensive list of related links and other resources, visit WWW.UTAHMOMSFORCLEANAIR.ORG.

SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER

Are we crazy or what?

Sane people would be freaking out

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BY DENNIS HINKAMP

here is a pertinent cliché that people who are really crazy don’t know they are crazy. If someone comes up to you and says “dude, I’m crazy, don’t trust anything I do or say,” you are probably pretty safe.

I contend that most of the countr y is really crazy right now. Why? Because we aren’t freaking out when we should be freaking out. Gasoline is

going to hit $4 a gallon by the Memorial Day vacation season, and every major oil producer other than Canada is run by someone even crazier and more violent than we are; yet everyone seems oblivious.

The fact that people aren’t running through the streets freaking out like the village mob in “Frankenstein” is a testament to pharmaceuticals, denial and too many channels of enter tainment. I don’t see many people slowing down and skipping the fast-food drive-through.

It’s our new national character. We’ve become a nation that thinks water boarding is a beach sport and that the only benefit to car pooling is that you get your own lane.

And maybe that is really why those crazy, violent oil producers hate us; not for our freedom but because they suspect we really are crazy.

I am not quite old enough to claim the ’60s as my generation, which means I’m stuck with that polyester, disco ball generation to defend. Sure, the ’70s were silly in many ways, but at least then we had the good sense to freak out about oil.

Think about it, or read Wikipedia history if you must. The bad guys back then were OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), a relatively peaceful alliance of oil producers who mainly cared about money. Rather than blowing things up, they just decided to increase the price and reduce the supply of oil to punish our Western ways. Sure, there was that little Iranian hostage situation, but that looks like spring break in Ft. Lauderdale compared to what is going on now.

On October 16, 1973 when I was a high school junior and just discovering the real reason people went to drive-in movies, OPEC raised the price of oil to $3.65 per barrel. I know we have to adjust for time and inflation but that price per barrel compared to today’s price per gallon is weirdly ironic and nostalgic.

People freaked out. How much?

People drove slower, the president turned down the thermostat—and we drove ridiculously small, flimsy cars. In other words, we reacted as sane people might.

The nation freaked out so much that on February 11, 1974, Henry Kissinger rolled out a plan to make the US energy independent. Who was the president then? It was none other than tricky Dick Nixon. The target date was 1980, and the plan was based on energy conservation and development of alternative fuels. So how is it we are here in 2008, barely pondering something that was originally supposed to be completed 28 years ago?

One conclusion you can draw is that the Watergate scandal ruined one of the best energy policies the country has ever had and that energy independence was to the ’70s what peace, love and social justice was to the ’60s—a short-lived fad.

Maybe it was a fad. But like those retrospective boxed sets of music and Ken Burns documentaries, our energy policy past is worth revisiting. ◆ Dennis Hinkamp supports a return to 1970s sensibilities – except for the clothes and music.

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MORFORD

The very best thing about Barack Obama No, not that. Or that or that or that. It’s that other thing, deeper, crazier, intuitive one

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ope, it’s not what you might think. The best thing about Barack Obama has almost nothing to do with him as a person or as a leader or even as Oh My God The First Black President Who Could Really Change Everything I Mean Wow. It’s not even the wondrous oratory power or the charisma or the sweet sense of deeper change overlaid with all

BY MARK MORFORD almost no skeletons at all.

I also nodded in agreement when snark-master Jon Stewart appeared slightly stunned and taken aback and very nearly jokeless as he pointed out, following Obama’s remarkable speech on race in America, that at long last, here was a top-tier politician who dared to speak to us like we were adults. It wasn’t just refreshing; after seven-plus years of

I trust the shockingly widespread sense, not merely of hope and change, but of collective wisdom swimming though the air like an electrical surge among all the smart, creative people on the planet right now. kinds of sparkly utopian futuriffic goodness.

There is, I think, something more.

Something richer. And it’s rather startling.

See, I’ve read the profiles and the liberal fawnings and the intelligent analysis, the attempted takedowns and the right-wing smears, all the valiant attempts to dig up something dirty or problematic or frightening about Obama and his family, his past, his middle name, his beliefs and his pastor and his favorite flavor of ice cream — attempts that, rather amusingly, have all failed.

I’ve read, too, the glut of wonderment, how Obama is this generation’s JFK, how he makes Hillary Clinton’s brand of retro cronyist politics feel like the equivalent of rubbing salt on a paper cut. He is, they say, that once-in-a-lifetime candidate, a fantastically rare mix of intelligence, consistency, inspiration, hope, charisma, humanity, articulation, and an almost shocking lack of manipulation and sheen (well, relatively speaking), all packaged in a strikingly handsome unit in whose closet apparently live

humiliating, monosyllabic dumbguy Bushisms, it was downright jarring.

And I even enjoyed the overall assessment that the fact that Obama is untested and inexperienced in the higher and more dire realms of government is actually a good thing, just the kind of wild card we crave and need, given how he shows absolutely zero signs that he’d screw it up, not to mention how the last thing anyone really wants is more of the same old-school, inbred crap we’ve had for decades.

Still, this wasn’t what riveted me the most about Obama, still not what’s most fascinating about this moment in political history. It was still something more.

Initially I thought the most impressive aspect of Obama’s run was, well, how the guy made it this far at all. That someone of his caliber and obvious intelligence could survive what has become a truly caustic, brutal political system and still emerge into the international spotlight as, well, not deeply f—edup and insane, not possessing that creepy demonic gleam shared by so many politicos (hi, Sen. McCain!) that suggests they’ve had souls

eaten whole by the same scabrous trolls of greed and war and corruption that birthed two Bushes and gave Bill Clinton that nearly intolerable aura of ego and slickness.

See, I’ve long believed that, if nearly eight years of the World’s Worst President has taught us anything, it’s that the American political system has moved well beyond merely deeply flawed and broken and sad, and is now wholly rotted, ruined from the inside out, a true moral wasteland barely suitable even for cockroaches and leeches and Rick Santorum. I thought George W. Bush had actually managed to do the impossible: make an already defective system truly unbearable, turning something already gray and murky to turgid and pathetic, toxic to all decent human life.

And I’m happy to report that the fact that Obama exists at this stage of the game is proving me very wrong indeed.

But I’ll even take it a step further. Because the greatest thing about Obama isn’t really about Obama at all, per se. It’s actually about, well, us.

This is the great revelation: We still got it. The collective unconscious, the deep sense of inner wisdom, that intuitive knowing that borders on a kind of mystical pr oficiency, where millions of people can actually look beyond rhetoric and media spin and merely feel the presence of something great in the room? Yep, still there. Who knew?

See, this is what I hear most fr om relatives and readers and friends and newborn activists who were never activists before: Obama speaks to the intuition. It’s about the sixth sense. It’s not just what he says or how he behaves in the debates or the policy wonking or the “Change” banners or any of the typical, tangible factors — although those have proven to be remarkably positive, too.

It’s this: People feel it. They hear an Obama speech or read the articles or talk to like-minded folk, and they squint their eyes and weigh everything and then dismiss all that surface crap and get that look on their face that says, you know what?

This guy gets it. He feels right. It’s not a trick of light. It’s not complete bull.

It’s not the usual spin and manipulation and fakery. There is actual meat on this bone. What a thing.

Of course, I’ve plenty of readers who are die-hard cynics and jaded anarchists who say: What the f— is wrong with you? Can’t you see it’s just another vicious ploy? All candidates at this level are essentially the same, interchangeable, all abhorrent simply by default because when you reach that stage of the game there is simply no way to avoid deep corr uption and rampant lies. They tell me that even just to write a column like this is akin to merely washing the windows in your little pod in “The Matrix.” Sure, the world may seem shinier, but you’re still just buying into the same old revolting corporate/military machine.

After all, once the vipers of big money and big oil and militar y spending and corporate cronyism get their fangs sunk in, it’s pretty much “game over” for any candidate’s remaining integrity. Has Mr. Perfect Obama spoken out against the insidious Patriot Act or taken on the absurd farm subsidies or talked up issues of global warming? No he has not. As nice and smart as he may be, strip away all the fawning and the oratory tricks and give him a year in office and boom, just another corrupted, compromised former visionary. Right?

Whatever. I’m not buying it. At least, not yet. For the moment, I trust the collective intuition. I trust the shockingly widespread sense, not merely of hope and change, but of collective wisdom swimming though the air like an electrical surge among all the smart, creative people on the planet right now, a bolt of energy that says: Hey, we’re still together. We still got it. We’re still a force. There is life in the revolution yet.

And Obama? He gets it, too. Hell, he may have kindled it anew, all by himself. Either way, it’s back. And it’s powerful. And that, to me, is the most hopeful thing of all. ◆ Mark Morford is a columnist for SFGATE.COM and the San Francisco Chronicle. He also teaches yoga, subscribes to magazines, admires trees, detests shrill alarmism (including his own) and sleeps naked.

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THE WORK

Working to return from war Byron Katie’s “The Work” applied to returning veterans

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ne wintry day last December, combat veteran Anthony Gibson walked home from a Zen retreat, feeling buoyed and peaceful, to find his roommate dead on the floor. Less than 12 hours later, he received a call that another friend had “blown his brains out in the living room.” Besides their friendship with Gibson, these two men had one thing in common: Both were former soldiers, one from Vietnam, one from Iraq.

“My roommate had said a week before that he couldn’t get help—that what was going on inside of him he just couldn’t tolerate,” Gibson tells me, his voice thickly layered with a New Jersey accent.

“In 24 hours I had two veter ans who were beautiful men— and I knew them both as soldiers and as family members— kill themselves.”

Every week, 120 veterans commit suicide across the U.S., according to government figures reported by CBS News. Before the Iraq war began, less

Before the Iraq war began, less than one soldier per day committed suicide. Now 17 service members take their lives every 24 hours.

BY SOPHIA NICHOLAS than one soldier per day committed suicide. Now 17 service members take their lives ever y 24 hours. On that December day, Gibson knew two of them.

A small but passionate group of people in Salt Lake, made up of the Integrative Health Network (IHN) and Americans Supporting Veterans Foundation (ASVF), is trying to change that statistic. Working from both conventional and alternative healing disciplines, they are helping to integrate the soldier back into society.

To launch the effort, IHN and AVSF organized a workshop to bring international healer Byron Katie and her process, The Work, to Utah May 1517. The workshop is free for military personnel, veterans, and their families. Katie has offered to donate the rest of the proceeds to IHN. The Work is a process of self-inquiry: four questions which can turn stressful situations inside out and open a person’s awareness to new possibilities. “The Work stops the mind from spinning thoughts. And when the mind stops, the heart— the truth of the being—has a chance to disco ver itself without the context of suffering, of the world that doesn’t work,” describes Kathryn Dixon, a student of Katie’s and a professional practitioner.

Bringing Katie to Salt Lake and doing The Work with the military will “address some of the pain that is imploding into our society as a r esult of this war,” Dixon says.

Katie, however, is just the tip of the iceber g to “the work” going on within the community for veterans.

“These guys will proudly die on the battlefield but they’re dying of shame at home,” Gibson says darkly, leaning closer. “So I said, enough. I’m not standing by. And I sat down and asked, what can we do for these guys?

Through his work at The Safety Consortium, which provides vocational training for veterans, and his personal experience as a patient, Gibson has direct knowledge of what the VA can and cannot offer.

Federal budget cuts, reduced benefits, and the influx of service-people with physical and mental health conditions have put increased pressure on the VA to provide adequate care for everyone who needs it. Nationally, some 300,000 vets serving in Iraq or Afghanistan are suffering from depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to the RAND Corporation.

And those are just the reported cases. Many soldiers simply do not want to tur n themselves in, according to Gibson, even if they do suffer from addiction, depression, or PTSD, because it may affect their ability to advance within the military, or simply because they just view the tr eatment options as ineffective.

Utah is the center for all referred veterans from the Intermountain region.

“What we found out is that there’s more needed,” Gibson said. “It’s not just a matter of tr aining and the money, but let’s hug these guys. Let’s put them where it’s okay to be. They don’t have to do it alone.”

This need, and the experience of the double suicides in December, ultimately led Gibson to establish ASVF with the help of his boss at The Safety Consortium, Dave Daniels. The foundation works with other groups to provide complementary and alternative health services and a safe place to stay for veterans who have nowhere to go—those who are experiencing a whole range of mental anguish, but for whatever reason cannot get help.

Major Chaplain Philip J. Davis of the 2nd Medical Training Brigade at Fort Douglas sits with me outside on a windy day, his uniform crisp and camouflaged with the brown mosaics of the desert. He does research for the VA here in Salt Lake, and leads training sessions and recruitment for the Army. “We want to provide the medical services that will help people return to normal— to be in a stable job, a stable relationship longterm. In the past we did enough to enable a Vietnam vet to survive. We’re saying it’s not enough to survive; [our vets deserve] to thrive.”

But powerful impediments exist that go beyond lack of funds. “There is a cultural message still out there that soldiers are dysfunctional, and there’s really nothing you can do about it.” He speaks with the firm authority of a military man.

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The message of being “mentally ill” is not only cultural, but reinforced by an overburdened VA medical system focused on pill-popping and keeping visits to less than 30 minutes.

Dr. Jim Overall, a retired medical doctor and whole-hearted spiritualist, worked firsthand on these issues. He helped establish and then codirected the Integrative Health Clinic and Program at the Salt Lake VA for seven years.

Byron Katie Gibson and Daniels established ASVF, Americans Supporting Veterans Foundation

During this time, Overall implemented a variety of complementary therapies for the veterans seeking care there: reiki, massage, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, meditation, yoga, guided imagery, and a variety of others. At the same time, his group undertook evidence-based studies to learn how effective these methods really were.

“We wanted to explore if complementary medicine improves medical outcome, enhances quality of life, and, over the long haul, saves money,” he says “If it works at the VA, with a much more ill population, you could extrapolate to the general population, who are going to be less sick, that it ’s going to work well.”

“I loved working with the vets,” he remarks thoughtfully. “They were so appreciative. And so hungry to get better that they really were willing to try anything. Sometimes they were too sick, too disabled, but they did the best they could.

And they got better.”

Overall’s personal experience, as well as preliminary evidence from the studies, showed that not only were chronic pain levels reduced, but mental and spiritual health issues improved for 50 percent of the vets involved in alter native therapies. Some patients were even able to go off their psychiatric meds.

Gibson was one such wounded soldier, a former patient of Overall, who no longer needs any of the 20 prescribed medications he once took.

Even more than that, he has turned around to help other veterans in need. “The depths of suffering that I’ve experienced, from being a guy who didn’t want to live to a guy who doesn’t want to die, gives me the right to walk into that ditch and take somebody by the hand. And say, take a look.”

That’s where Byron Katie comes in.

The Work for Gibson “is a chance just to breathe just for thirty seconds. Every time a guy takes a drink, that’s what he was looking for. That thirty seconds of bliss.

“I found out that it was okay to have feelings and there were alternatives to swallowing a pill or pretending that I was okay. I found out that your story is just a story, and you have a right to interpret things in another way.”

Empowering veterans to help not only themselves, but to help each other, is one of the tools Katie’s work offers. Because it does not require a facilitator, you are your own healer.

“All she does is ask the question and honor the truth of the inner teacher who will find its way,” says Dixon.

Dixon herself had a revelation in applying the process to her own feelings about the war. “I’ve done The Work on George Bush many times,” she laughs, “but before I’d started this project I always thought soldiers were ‘somebody else.’ I’ve never been involved in the militar y. I’d always wondered, why does this happen?”

Dixon reflects deeply on this. We must, she says, come to peace with the reality of the situation whatever our feelings about the politics. “The bottom line is that it takes its toll, and w e need to be responsible and accountable for that. It not only affects the solider, but the soldier’s family.

This is a wave permeating all of our society and we need to be awake and responsive, and embrace it lovingly.”

Gibson understands this personally. Reaching out with every conventional and alternative technique available, he would be satisfied in preventing even one more suicide. “If you can show me an individual who can walk into a situation and have to commit murder, come home and be okay, I don’t know what kind of human being you’re talking about. There’s no correct answer to war, but there is a solution to when you get home. You’ve got to bring them home and bring them into now.

They’ve got to know that they are safe.” ◆ Sophia Nicholas is a former staff writer for the International Relations Council Journal and the newest addition to the HEAL Utah staff. This is her first story for CATALYST.

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COMINGS AND GOINGS

What’s New Around Town COMPILED BY KATHERINE PIOLI

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If you live in Salt Lake, your neighbor might be Burmese. The International Rescue Committee and the Catholic Community Services have helped to relocate hundreds of Burmese citizens (a country also known as Myanmar) to this valley. Why are they leaving their home?

Currently Burma is controlled by one of the most repressive military regimes in the world. In an effort to teach Americans about problems faced by Burmese, and to explain the recent increase in immigrants from that country,

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comedians and musicians) is being released on the group’s website. The videos are designed for anyone and everyone to watch, and they urge viewers to join the effort to free the people of this small East Asian country.

View the videos at USCAMPAIGNFORBURMA.ORG

Dramatic Success

Construction vs. Art

Plan-B’s new Anthology

Plan-B Theater Company, Utah’s only theater company ever to tour internationally is poised to make Utah history once again. This year it will become the first theatre company in Utah history to produce an anthology of original, full-length plays. Published locally by Juniper Press, “Plan-B Theater Company: Plays from Behind the Zion Curtain” contains the scripts of six stage plays. Among them are “Amerika,” by Aden Ross, “Miasma,”

by Eric Samuelsen and “The End of the Horizon“ by Debora Threedy. The book will also include two original radio plays by Cheryl Ann Cluff and Matthew Ivan Bennett.

“Plan-B Theater Company: Collected Works” debuts on May 17 at the company’s fifth annual SLAM. The anthology will then be available in local bookstores and online at PLANBTHEATRE.ORG the United States Campaign for Burma is creating a series of educational videos.

Every day of May, a video from some prominent public figure (Oscar winners,

SLC Arts Center retains loyal patrons

Leslie Peterson, interim director for the Salt Lake City Arts Center, worried when major construction began downtown that the center would become lost between the torn-up streets and chain link fences. However, a year after assuring their patrons that the construction would not effect their commitment to bringing the best of contemporary art to Salt Lake City, the Arts Center maintains some of the best art exhibits in the city. “During the past year, in spite of being in the middle of all the construction, our attendance numbers have actually increased,” says Peterson. “We are so grateful to all our patrons who have continued to take advantage of our topnotch and free programming during this time.” The Salt Lake Arts Center invites patrons to continue to frequent the center as the downtown landscape evolves, even through an upcoming traffic and parking change: The northbound lane of West Temple between 100 South and South Temple will be closed until November, with the southbond lane becoming a two-way street. This action has eliminated several continued next page

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COMINGS AND GOINGS metered parking spots in front of the Art Center. Visit the website to find alternate parking and transportation tips. Then head downtown to see 58 works by painter Gaylen Hansen, on display through May 31.

Admission is free.

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Attention Book Lovers Journaling your literary finds

Did you know that four out of the first 10 authors to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (an award first given in 1918) were women—among them Edith Wharton and Willa Cather? It is just one little discovery revealed by Rachelle Rogers Knight in her self-published reading journal, “Read, Remember, Recommend.” For those readers without a long enough to-read list, the first two sections of Knight’s journal give a comprehensive list of award winning and notable authors. The following sections provide an organized space for the reader to record their own reading list, bibliography, comments and “passages to remember.” “I want [readers] to examine what the story means to them, how they feel about the characters and record the emotions each work brings out,” says Knight. “I also hope that providing many wonderful book suggestions will expose readers to a world of books they might have never read otherwise.”

“Read, Remember, Recommend” is a smart catch for all kinds of readers. It works well for the obsessively organized reader and for the organizationally challenged reader who might need a little guidance. It is for solo readers and for book group members who want feel well prepared for the next meeting.

To order a copy of “Read, Remember, Recommend,” contact: WWW.BIBLIOPAGES.COM. Tel. 557-1304.

Open Hand Bodywork

Daniel Schmidt relocates to SLC Our lives are unique, and so are our bodies. This is the guiding principle for Daniel Schmidt, a guildcertified Feldenkrais practitioner and nationally certified, statelicensed bodyworker and massage thera-

pist. Daniel, himself a practitioner of many movement forms including contact improvisation, roller skating and yoga, has been a professional full-time bodyworker since 1991. He works with clients using the Feldenkrais Method, a gentle, awarenessbased approach to movement that combines engineering, physics and concepts from Eastern martial arts. He also does cranial and visceral work—good for head injuries and irritation of internal organs— and somatics, which addresses an individual’s perceptions and feelings about their own body.

Dan recently relocated to Salt Lake City from North Carolina and is accepting new clients. This month he will also begin hosting open dance events based on the work of Gabrielle Roth at Sugar Space in Sugar House. Email him for details.

150 South 600 East Suite 3B Tel. 919-357-0573 WWW.OPENHANDSLC.COM DANTHEBODYWORKER@GMAIL.COM

Tiburon Mordida Music for the Fishes

Dim the lights and cue the music; sound with the buoyancy of water fills the room.

A flute plays the melody. A harp accents the electronic ebbs and flows. The song is called “Phylum Chordata” and it is part of the “Mysteries of the Deep,” the soundtrack for the exhibit of the same name at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

The composer for this unusual genre of music is Douglas Morton. A native of coastal California, Morton’s lifelong connection with the waters of the Pacific deeply influences his sound. His unique style made him an important catch for the popular California aquarium that, for the last 13 years, has used his music to score every exhibit.

Now that Morton calls Salt Lake City his home, the new Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy, Utah has enlisted the artist’s services for their Jellyfish. Thanks to his work, a visit to the aquarium will offer both an incredible visual and auditory experience.

And even though the Jellyfish probably have to stay in the aquarium, the music doesn’t have to. Three CDs of music

by Douglas Morton are available for purchase: “The Mysteries of the Deep,” “Jellies”; and “Living Art and Sharks: Myth and Mystery.”

Purchase his music online at WWW.QUPARTS.COM

Cupcake Craze

Little treats, lots of delight Manhattan, where a line of customers frequently spilled outside the shop’s doors. From there, the trend spread to other parts of the country converting cake-eaters into refined cupcake connoisseurs. It even reached Utah, with two establishments— Curious Cupcake and Sugar Rush, both located in the Salt Lake area—specializing in cupcake orders for weddings and birthday parties. Recently the trend has expanded to new heights with the opening of two “cupcakery” shops making the fresh goodies for immediate and individual sale—So Cupcake and Mini’s.

So Cupcake So Cupcake, run by husband and wife team Natalie and Kevin Jensen, is a real family affair. The operation began in the family kitchen and just last month moved to a new store front in Salt Lake. The couple’s daughter, who lives with cerebral palsy and has a passion for good food, was the inspiration for the bakery. After making a special trip to New York for their daughter, with a stop at the famous cupcake shop Magnolia, Natalie wanted to do something to help make her daughter’s life a little sweeter. Cupcakes were her answer. Fortunately, Natalie’s dream helps to make all of our lives a little sweeter, too, with delectable treats such as the So High the Moon Lemon and Studmuffin Blueberry. Natalie’s favorite is the vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting, but she is also admittedly “just a big fan of vanilla.” So Cupcake takes large orders for events, and they are open Tues-Sat for walk-in customers with a gourmet sweet tooth.

3939 South Highland Dr. tel. 274.8300 and 557.0485 NATALIE@SOCUPCAKE.COM

Mini’s According to Leslie Fiet, owner and creator of Mini’s in downtown Salt Lake, bigger is not better and quality should never be compromised. So, frustrated by America’s super-size me obsession and worried that the city’s cupcake niche might soon be snatched up by some national franchise, Leslie decided to open her own shop with mini-cupcakes. These little treats are just enough to satisfy a sweet tooth without making you feel sick or wasteful. Leslie’s commitment to quality often leads her to use local and in-season ingredients such as her (temporarily discontinued) caramel apple cupcake made with Utah-grown apples. Mini’s sells to restaurants and catered events and has a booth at the Salt Lake and Park City farmers markets. The new store also sells crispy rice treats, European sipping chocolate and coffee. Leslie gives a big thank you to everyone who supports local businesses.

14 East 800 South, tel. 363-0608 LESLIE@MINI-CUPCAKES.COM.

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How to buy a used bike Multiply your footprint reduction factor with a pre-owned bicycle

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ay is the official Bike Month. If you haven’t got a bike, get one. We promise it will make you happier. For a novice, getting outfitted by a reputable dealer (we patronize Wasatch Touring) will make your ride more comfortable, and you can spend as little as $400 for dependable wheels. More serious contenders will pay a lot more.

Whatever your price range, chances are you can find one cheaper, used. You know that word “gearhead”? Someone’s so-lastyear’s model could be your new bike.

Where to find a used bike Where to begin your hunt? CRAIGSLIST.COM and the outdoor and sporting section of the classifieds on KSL.COM both list bikes for sale posted. Deseret Industries has them, too, but usually more of the beater variety, as well as kids’ bikes. Some local repair and retail shops in the area carry used bikes.

Entrepreneur Johnny Barlow, also known as The Bike Guy, works out of his garage on 900 East repairing and reselling old bicycles.

Another great stop is the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective, where people are always available to help folks find, and even build, a bike. Cyclesmith, near the University, is another good place to look.

Best bang for your buck All bikes are not created equal. Not surprisingly, the brands that come from global chains and department stores are often of lower quality. They may look cute and be just as sturdy as the next, but experienced bikers recommend staying away from brands like Huffy, Pacifica, Road Master and Magna. Some of the best buys, when it comes to used bikes, include the Trek and Schwinn brands, but even the best brands

can have problems. Schwinn, for instance, made good bikes for almost a century. In the 1980s the company fell on hard times, and in 1993 they filed for bankruptcy. About 10 years later Pacific Cycle bought the company; some say that the quality of the bikes has not been the same since then.

Warning signs If the bike was a cheap buy 30 years ago, odds are it’s still a cheap bike. So pay attention to the make. Then, look closely. Check the frame for damage, cracks and bulges in the metal. Look for rust; rust spreads and can completely corrode metal. If the rust is minimal and on the surface—you can brush it away with a cloth—there are some products that can help clean up the rust to keep it from spreading.

If you are unsure that a certain bike is worth your money, the kind folks at the Bicycle Collective are happy to advise, even if the bike does not come from their own stash.

Location-specific One last consideration when buying a bike, new or used, is where that personpowered machine might be taking you. If you stay around the flat zones of Salt Lake, or don’t mind taking public transportation (with your bike, of course) up the larger hills, then a fixed-gear might be fun to own.

If you’re going to bike up those hills, look for a mountain bike, which has better tires and more speeds so you can gear down low.

Cruisers for short rides, road bikes for long speedy rides—you get the idea.

Now that you have your bike... every month is Bike Month! ◆ Katherine Pioli rides her bike everywhere, even when it rains and snows and her cheeks are always rosy.

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URBAN FARMING

22 May 2008 catalystmagazine.net

Salt Lake County vs. the Little Red Hen Will the county walk its sustainability talk?

BY KATHERINE PIOLI

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n January 10 this year Marinda Coleman, a 14-year resident in the Canyon Rim neighborhood and a respected community member, received on her doorstep an Inspectors Report from Salt Lake County. It informed her that she was in violation of county ordinances 19.14.020 and 19.04.305. The report further stated that if she did not comply with the ordinance within 14 days, “civil penalties of $50 per day [would] be implemented.”

Marinda’s heinous violation, according to the handwritten report, was “raising chickens in a residential zone.”

Now, four months later, Marinda looks over the brown scratch of dirt where her chicken coops once stood. “I had my chickens for almost two years. I was trying to be more sustainable. Our morning meal came from the backyard. I walked out and I harvested the eggs every morning and they have taken that away.”

Salt Lake City allows residents to raise chickens in the backyard. Salt Lake County does not.

Mrs. Feathers, Little Chubbers and the nine other feathered companions that once lived in that tranquil little corner still roost in the two coops hand built by Marinda’s son Cedar and a family friend. Only now, they live with an acquaintance only half a mile away, but within the Salt Lake City limits where keeping “chickens…and other domestic fowl” is legal under certain strict legal guidelines. In fact, if she had lived in the city, her coops would have complied with every letter of the law. The coops were placed in

the back corner of the yard, at least the regulatory 50 feet away from her house. They were immaculate and cleaned at least once a w eek, twice what is required by the city. She kept no roosters, only hens for eggs.

The sad separation of family and chickens all started with a neighbor who brought the county law to Marinda’s attention, and the presence of the chickens to the attention of county inspectors. Before then, Marinda never knew that she was in violation of any law. She only knew that half a dozen of her friends living in the city had no problems owning chickens. After a confrontation with her neighbor and the notice of pending civil penalties, Marinda began researching the ordinance. What she found said that chickens are allowed in the city.

“Then I found out that in the county, even though demographically we have more open space, you cannot,” she says. Further research showed that the ordinance was written nearly half a century ago, in 1959. “I believe that the thought behind it was trying to make the county more attractive to people, and less like rural land.

So the ordinance is very old and very out of date.”

The ban, out of touch with the gr owing interest among Salt Lake residents, is also out of touch with a national trend bringing chickens back into the urban, family lifestyle. A quick Internet search gives a small idea of the r apidly growing popularity of urban chickens. Chicken advocate sites and do-it-yourself instruction sites appear from Madison, Wisconsin to Atlanta, Georgia. A site from Seattle called CITYCHICKENS.COM helps trepidatious first-time owners answer their questions about different breeds, what coops to build and even what size, color and nutrition make-up to expect from home-laid eggs.

For Miranda Coleman, an avid gardener by profession and by passion, keeping chickens just

makes sense. She likes to remind chicken skeptics that the compost they buy at the store every spring and turn into their garden contains chicken feces. “When you get largescale farms—chicken factories— and their shit is sitting there for days and days, those situations are toxic. But you take a small-scale, backyard [operation] where I turn the chicken droppings into compost, and it’s beautiful.”

After her initial research revealed opposing city and county ordinances regarding domestic fowl and

The ban, out of touch with the growing interest among Salt Lake residents, is also out of touch with a national trend bringing chickens back into the urban, family lifestyle. animals, Marinda decided that she had to change the county ordinance. She expected the process to be a simple one, something that might even be fixed before her chicken’s eviction date. After all, Marinda says as she points to the Millcreek County Journal quoting County Mayor Corroon, sustainability is on everyone’s mind. In the County Mayor’s Report published in the February 14, 2008 edition of the Journal (Year 4, Issue 2), Mayor Peter Corroon writes, “I think the best way to honor [the pioneers’] sacrifices is to be more appreciative of the resources we have… Protecting the environment is one of the most important investments we can make. Our goal this year is to implement policies and programs to decrease total energy and water usage by 20% for 2009.”

Emboldened by statements of environmental concern from the Mayor himself, Marinda called the Mayor’s office to see what she could do.

“When I got that first letter I called [the contact number on the report] and they told me that changing an ordinance is a pretty big deal.” But Marinda, not to be easily discouraged, began circulating a petition asking community members to support domestic urban chickens and the ordinance change. Within a few days, after knocking on all the doors in her

neighborhood, she received over 70 signatures. Then on February 19, nine days after she received her first notice of violation, Marinda took those signatures to her local Canyon Rim council. At first given five minutes to present her case, she spoke for more than 20 minutes at the request of the council. “They were so interested in being more sustainable—they themselves had no idea that there was an ordinance that said you couldn’t have chickens—that they talked to me for 25 minutes because they had so many questions,” recalled Marinda.

At the end of the meeting Marinda asked if the council would support rewriting the county ordinance to match the city’s. Not only did the 13 council members of the Canyon Rim Citizens’ Association unanimously vote to support the change, the Council’s Chair Amiee McConkie personally wrote a letter to Mayor Corroon. In the letter McConkie clearly stated that, “There is a national movement towards sustainable living for environmental and health reasons.

Canyon Rim council members ask that you also support the suggested change, namely that County ordi-

nances…be changed to coincide with Salt Lake City ordinance 8.08.010.”

Finally, with clear support from her own council, Marinda once again contacted the County Mayor’s office expecting to have successfully worked towards keeping her chickens and changing the law. But the necessary procedure turned out to be much larger than just convincing the members of her own local council. Unanimous support, she discovered, was needed from all of the councils in the entire county in order to rewrite the ordinance. “There are 11 communities within Salt Lake County. I have to have unanimous support from all of them to push [the change] forward and then [it has] to be voted on. So it is going to each council and then to each council’s planning commission.”

Even with support from people like Ms. McConkie and Councilman Crocket, who she says specifically showed great interest in her cause, the struggle is far from over. If any action is to succeed it will need more involvement, especially on the personal and community levels.

After our talk, Marinda takes me on a tour of her spectacular garden.

It is an edible Eden that doubles as a meditation space filled with wind chimes and sculptures of the Buddha. Then we hop into her truck for a two-minute drive over to the house of her chickens’ current caretakers. We walk into the backyard and approach two a-frame coops standing almost five feet tall. The chickens begin to chatter as Marinda opens the hatches to free the chickens and clean out the water buckets. “This is Jamal and Roadie and Hailey,” she says, pointing to the chickens now running around the yard and kicking up leaves and dirt. “That is a Cochin breed,” she says indicating to a medium-sized chicken with feathers growing down her legs. “Doesn’t it look like she’s wearing pan-

taloons,” Marinda laughs. She points to another smaller chicken with white feathers tipped with black. “This is a Bantam, a Japanese Seabright.” As the chickens content themselves with pecking at the grass and leaves around the yard Marinda and I take a look in the coops. We find six fresh eggs, all different sizes and varying shades of brown and white, and still warm to the touch.

As I observe the chicken’s antics about the yard, and Marinda’s obvious pleasure at being once again in their presence, I think about the choice that she has made. Marinda could have just let the county take her chickens away. She did not have to raise her voice, and she did not have to fight so all Salt Lake Valley residents could own and keep urban chickens. But Marinda loves her chickens and she has a cause that she hopes others will take it on as well.

“I am very much into sustainability,” she says with conviction, “as much as I can be here in the city. I grow gardens year-round with vegetables, fruits and perennial medicinal and culinary herbs. I am being gentle on the earth… I have school kids come over and I give workshops on gardening. I have taught people how to grow things even in the winter. But one of my hang-ups with Salt Lake [County] is, are they actually doing something [for sustainability] or just talking about it?” ◆ To join the movement to change Salt Lake County’s ordinance regarding poultry, leave comments at WWW.HENSINSLCOUNTY.BLOGSPOT.COM or contact Marinda Coleman: MARINDASOULGARDEN@HOTMAIL.COM.

Celebrate the chickens already living happily in our midst! Attend two June events planned by the Wasatch Community Gardens: Urban Chickens – Wed. June 25, 78:30pm – Grateful Tomato Garden 800 South 600 E. Learn the basics of chicken care and how it can happen in the city, including SLC regulations, coops, breeds and basic urban chicken care.

Tour De Coops – Sat. June 26, 9:30am – Grateful Tomato Garden, 800 South 600 E. A self-guided tour of chicken coops around Salt Lake City. Guide books, which include descriptions, resources and map, will be available for $5 from 9:30-10:30 am. at the Grateful Tomato Garden. Coops will remain open until 2 pm. No dogs allowed on tour. Tel. 359-2658.

ANIMALS ANIMALS

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Pet vaccinations— too much, too often?

BY SUNNY BRANSON

vovirus, feline leukemia, and rabies.

For example, distemper used to kill nearly half the dogs born; now in the United States it has been greatly reduced by widespread vaccination — some reports state that less than 2% of dogs now get the disease.

The purpose of vaccines, of course, is to boost the animal’s immune system so that it can fend off diseases. But are we vaccinating our pets too much? And are we actually causing harm by over-vaccinating our pets?

The major veterinary associations now agree that vaccinations can trigger all sorts of maladies, from immune diseases to cancer.

Kittens and puppies Kittens and puppies don’t have strong enough immune systems to ward off infection. The mothers produce milk rich in antibodies. As the babies suckle, they take in their mother’s immunity. While maternal immunity is present in the kitten or puppy’s system, any vaccines given will be inactivated.

The tricky bit is that the duration that these maternal antibodies stay in the system varies with every kitten or puppy. It can depend on the

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enny, a one-year old Bernese mountain dog, was surrendered by his owner to the animal rescue where I volunteer.

A bouncy, playful pup, Lenny was up for his standard vaccination booster. Three days after getting the booster, Lenny had a high fever, was lethargic, stiff, and stopped eating and drinking. The veterinarian thought it was a virus and suggested letting it run its course. When Lenny’s condition worsened, a second opinion was sought and tests revealed that Lenny had meningitis.

Lenny lost 15 pounds and could barely lift or turn his head. It was six weeks before any improvement, but he finally made a full recovery.

The pup gained all his weight back and soon returned to his playful self. Lenny’s illness put him past due for his next set of v accinations,

so as soon as he was healthy enough, he was boosted once more.

Within three days, meningitis set in again putting him down for another two weeks.

There is no proof that the vaccinations triggered Lenny’s meningitis, although there are enough cases like this that many vets conclude that vaccinating susceptible animals may trigger an immune-mediated meningitis.

An estimated 600,000 pets a year suffer from adverse reactions to vaccinations. This is a relatively small number compared to the tens of millions of animals getting vaccinated every year, but there are certainly risks.

Pet owners find comfort in giving their pets vaccinations to protect them from life-threatening diseases such as bordetella, distemper, par-

birth order of the babies, how well they nursed, and a number of other factors. After 16 to 20 weeks of age, all the maternal antibodies are gone, and the baby must survive on its own immune system.

Vaccines will not take hold until the maternal antibodies have sufficiently dropped. Because the maternal antibodies wear off at different times, waiting until the baby is definitely free of its maternal immunity may leave a large window of vulnerability. To give the babies’ systems the best chance of responding, vaccinations are recommended intermittently (usually at 8, 12, and 16 weeks old) in hope of gaining some early protection.

Adult pets Most vet clinics recommend annual revaccinations for adult dogs and cats. However, many vaccines stay in an animal’s system for a number of years, sometimes for its entire life, so with some vaccines, annual boosters can place unnecessary stress on an animal’s immune system.

A study of 1,200 dogs completed

by W. Jean Dodds, DVM, demonstrated that one to two years after

Most vet clinics recommend annual revaccinations for adult dogs and cats. However, many vaccines stay in an animal’s system for a number of years, sometimes for its entire life, so with some vaccines, annual boosters can place unnecessary stress on an animal’s immune system.

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Fewer than 7% of veterinarians have updated their vaccination recommendations, despite the fact that most of these new recommendations have been published in every major veterinary medical journal since 1995. the initial immunization, 94.4% of the dogs still had adequate immunities to parvovirus, and 97.3% were still protected against distemper.

Some dogs were tested as long as six years after the vaccination with similar results.

In Salt Lake City, David Benson, DVM, of Brickyard Animal Hospital says his hospital’s policy is yearly vaccines for adult dogs and cats; however, he personally prefers the three-year vaccination protocol now being suggested in veterinary journals and at conferences.

“Until the vaccine companies label their vaccines for three-year protocols through Duration of Immunity (DOI ) studies, we will continue to recommend the annual vaccinations to our patients,” says Benson. “Suggesting something other than the manufacturer’s recommendation is considered going ‘off label’ and becomes too much of a liability without a signed consent form from the pet owner.”

The only vaccine required by the FDA to have a DOI study is the rabies vaccine; the rest are all voluntary. Most vaccine manufacturers don’t voluntarily do the studies because they are expensive and labor-intensive.

Benson believes clients have a legal and ethical right to know the relative benefits and risks of vaccines so pet owners can make informed choices regarding their animals’ medical care. He gives clients his personal recommendation but always offers a verbal disclaimer so they know his advice is not backed by the FDA or vaccination manufacturers.

Also in Salt Lake City, Laura McLain, DVM, of Central Valley Emergency Veterinary Hospital says the hospital’s policy is to give the standard vaccinations every year for three years, then every third year after that. However, this is not what she practices for her own pets.

“There’s a huge debate about vaccinations in veterinary medicine,” says McLain. “The duration of immunity for most vaccines is cer-

tainly longer than one year, but we don’t really know how long. My animals are all older – eight to 13 y ears old – and they had annual v accines when they were younger. But now, it’s likely my animals are immune to the viral diseases. I still vaccinate them against bordetella every six to 12 months.”

When asked about changing the standard vaccination protocol for adult pets, McLain says, “We still see a ton of preventable diseases, most notably canine parvovirus.

For the individual couch-potato poodle, yes, we can probably cut back on vaccines, but for the population as a whole, we still need to encourage basic vaccinations.”

The new guidelines McLain worked with Ron Schultz, DVM, at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, an expert in the canine immune system who was instrumental in many of the recent changes in vaccine guidelines made by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the World Small Animal Veterinary Association.

Although he agrees with the vaccination guidelines in place for puppies, adult dogs are a different matter. For adult dogs, he suggests that veterinarians place vaccines in one of two categories: core or non-core.

The categories are to segregate the vital vaccines from the more discretionary. The core vaccines to prevent high-risk, highly contagious and potentially fatal diseases — rabies, parvovirus, canine hepatitis, and distemper — are to be administered once every three years. The non-core vaccines — bordetella, parainfluenza, lyme, and leptospirosis — are recommended at the veterinarian’s discretion for at-risk dogs and would follow an annual schedule.

Schultz encourages veterinarians to look at the science behind the vaccines and to develop rational, effective vaccination protocols for

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Clary sage has been a surprise. I planted one gorgeous, large plant years ago and it has multiplied in a place with poor soil, so ever y May I have a show of tall, purple spikes of flowers. It requires no extra water, and the foliage is dark green and very attractive. Clary sage also emits a rather odd, sharp fragrance when disturbed but the essential oil is divine.

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ANIMALS ANIMALSContinued from page 25 their clinics. He says the new canine guidelines are “much less controversial” than the previously released guidelines.

Other vaccinations didn’t make the cut at all with Schultz and the taskforce. A third classification recommends no vaccinations against giardia (vaccine not proven to prevent infection), coronavirus (disease isn’t significant), and canine adenovirous-1 (vaccine can cause visual impairment).

Some corporate practices ignore the guidelines altogether because of lost revenue. Schultz is not surprised to learn that some veterinarians are ignoring the recommendations as well. According to vaccine critics, profits are at the root of the profession’s resistance to update its protocols. Without the lure of vaccines, pet owners might be less inclined to make yearly veterinary visits.

A survey by the AAHA shows that fewer than 7% of veterinarians have updated their vaccination recommendations, despite the fact that most of these new recommendations have been published in ever y major veterinary medical journal since 1995. Many won’t make the change until the FDA gives its seal of approval to update the labels.

“The label means nothing,” Schultz says. He notes that vaccines licensed for one year and three years are often the same product.

“The label has an arbitrary and capricious annual revaccination requirement, and it takes an act of Congress to take it off.” Schultz says the Department of Agriculture has applied to remove the language, but to do so is a legislative pr ocess that he estimates will take seven years.

For other veterinarian clinics and hospitals, it’s just not economically feasible to stop annual vaccinations. Vaccines add up to 14% of the average practice’s income, the AAHA reports, and veterinarians stand to lose big.

What’s the solution?

Some vaccine manufacturers are trying to develop vaccines that will have fewer adverse effects. For example, Merial has a recombinant feline rabies vaccine that should decrease the tumor risk.

Instead of pushing for annual vaccinations, some clinics try to get patients on a rotating schedule — rabies one year, parvo the second, distemper the third — so that there is still incentive for pet owners to come in for an annual physical exam. The annual exam is still very important. Many people aren’t even aware of all that goes on her e, but most vets use this oppor tunity to check out the full health of the animal including a physical exam, fecal exam, heartworm test, dental exam, nutrition review, blood panels, and even spaying or neuter ing when necessary.

Instead of defaulting to annual vaccines, some clinics suggest annual titer testing. Titer testing is a blood test to check whether the animal is still protected against the diseases it was vaccinated for.

However, titer testing isn’t always an option for pet owners as the cost is sometimes five times that of vaccinating. Not only is it expensive, but confusing. There are no clear standards as to what constitutes a sufficient titer. Each laboratory will have different cut off levels, and what may be a pr otective level for one animal may not be the same for another.

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Play-write of Plan-B’s “The Tricky Part” Martin Moran age 12,

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Daniel’s story Daniel’s childhood was littered with abuse, shame, confusion and isolation. Beginning when he was seven years old, a neighbor boy who was five years older enticed him into sexual play. Initially, the genital stimulation was exciting and seemed like a fun game. For several

Male survivors of sexual abuse

BY JIM STRUVE

The older boy reacted violently to this violation, aggressively raping Daniel several times as punishment, then, simply ending all contact between them. Meanwhile, Daniel was cast as the “queer boy.” He spent the rest of his childhood blaming himself for his rape. His life became increasingly distressing, overwhelmed by shame. He isolated himself from social contacts, and he struggled with persistent sexual identity confusion. Mountain biking provided a solitary escape and he discovered that risky trail rides exposed him to repetitive physical injuries, which actually became an outlet to calm his emotional pain.

therapist, he took the big risk of attending this weekend retreat in California, where he would – for the first time – meet other male sur vivors of sexual abuse.

Not just a female issue Many people are surprised to learn that men are also affected by sexual abuse. But Daniel’s story is not unusual. Most male survivors keep their sexual abuse history a closely guarded secret, even from their closest friends, their life partner, and their family of origin – sometimes even from themselves. The prevailing perception, even in the information age, is that sexual abuse only r arely touches the lives of males. Media reports about boy victims are infrequent, and we only rarely see depictions of male victimization in movies or on television.

Although the general public has been saturated with information about the sexual abuse of boys by Catholic priests, most people, including male survivors themselves, believe that childhood sexual abuse is primarily a trauma that affects females.

To the contrary, current statistics reveal that one of every six boys has been sexually victimized before the age of 18. According to census

Most male survivors keep their sexual abuse history a closely guarded secret, even from their closest friends, their life partner, and their family of origin – sometimes even from themselves. years, Daniel complied with the other boy’s instructions to guard their secret game.

When he was 12, Daniel accidentally disclosed his secret relationship to his best friend at church. Much to his surprise, this friend immediately told other peers that Daniel and the neighbor boy were gay lovers. This rumor spread like wildfire, but only within the tight network of peers.

As an adult, his life was char acterized by relationship disasters and failed attempts to find stable employment. He expanded his repertoire of risky endeavors to regulate his deepening adversity. Eventually a family member, concerned with Daniel’s chaotic lifestyle, persuaded him to talk with a therapist. The true impact of his childhood sexual abuse quickly emerged. After a lengthy period of working safely with his

bureau data, there are currently 300 million Americans, approximately half being male. That translates to an estimated 26 million boys and men who are personally impacted by the trauma of sexual abuse. For Utah’s 1.25 million males, that computes to an estimated 208,000 male survivors in our midst!

Sexual abuse is best understood as a continuum of experiences. At one end of the continuum is “abuse of sexuality,” the kind of harsh bullying that may be experienced by boys who do not conform to traditional masculinity. Another point along the continuum exposes incidents that involve physical manipulation and/or sexual invasion, perpetrated without consent and perhaps under threat or intimidation, or in circumstances in which there is four years or more of age difference. At the other end is institutionally sanctioned sexual contact, such as perpetration by a religious figure, a coach, scout leader or some other organizational representative. As with Daniel’s story, male victims commonly experience multi-layered abuse.

Sexual abuse of children has predictable long-term effects that are similar for both male and female victims. However, gender socialization in our culture is quite different for boys than it is for girls, so our responses to sexual trauma are notably different when the victim is male.

For many people—including male victims themselves —“male + victimization” is an oxymoron. Daniel grew up believing that he was complicit in his abuse and that he had actually precipitated his own rapes. We tend to socialize our boys to be tough from an early age. Sexual prowess is a highly valued trait of masculinity. We assume that boys have the capacity to protect themselves from harm, no matter what their age; we assume that boyhood experiences of sex are testosterone-driven or merely experimental adventures. We commonly overlook incidents of male sexual contact with the excuse that “boys will be boys!”

Misconceptions about male sexual abuse Several powerful myths afflict male sexual victimization. Their prevalence—both spoken and commonly assumed—is an impediment that discourages males from telling others about their sexual abuse. Following disclosure, the path to healing is littered with real or perceived barriers and with harmful obstacles that emerge from these myths. Here are just three of the many myths that reinforce silence for male survivors.

Myth #1: Males Who Are Sexually Abused Will Become Sexual Offenders—the “Vampire

Syndrome.” People frequently respond to a boy or adult man’s disclosure of childhood sexual abuse with suspicion rather than compassion. Others may become more guarded about the safety of their children when they come face to face with a known male survivor, assuming that male victims will “act out” their sexual trauma on the next generation of young children.

While existing data confirms that most convicted sexual offenders have a history of prior sexual victimization, it is grossly unfair and an inaccurate leap to conclude that most males

sexuality. This myth is reinforced by the reality that genital arousal can occur even in circumstances of trauma, no matter what the sexual or ientation of the victim. With no other way to interpret why he ejaculated during sexual play—and even during his rapes—Daniel could only conclude that he must be gay.

Heterosexual male survivors worry that genital arousal during incidents of victimization is an omen of latent homosexuality; gay male survivors often have difficulty labeling their sexual encounters as abusive if they experienced sexual arousal and

Some men display disguised symptoms of unresolved trauma that become more obvious to the observer than to the survivor himself. As with Daniel, it is not unusual for men to be “bumped” into therapy by the urgings of a loved one—a partner, parent, close friend or workplace associate. Depression, anxiety, aggression and addictions that are caused by the sexual abuse may be the initial reasons some men seek help.

Male survivors generally must address the influences of gender socialization as an integral part of

identity create instability in forming relationships. Confusion about what it means to be a male with a histor y of sexual victimization encourages avoidance of vulnerability in relationships. Closeness with other males is especially frightening for most survivors, especially if they experienced same gender victimization. After being punished at age 12 for disclosing his sexual activities, Daniel was hyper-vigilant that nobody should ever hurt him again.

Resources are increasingly available for male survivors. For example, four to five times each year, a com-

Many male survivors simply accept the familiarity of silence and remain paralyzed under a shroud of secrecy and shame. Too often men operate from the assumptions that “real men” can solve their own problems and that seeking help is a sign of weakness. who are sexually abused will become sexual perpetrators. To the contrary, many male survivors are hyper-protective of young children and are outspoken advocates for child protection issues.

Myth #2: Sexual Abuse Against Males Is Perpetrated By Homosexuals. The fears and insecurities of heterosexism reinforce this misconception. Direct or veiled references to “gay” as synonymous with “pedophilia” is a standard tactic used by religious and political conservatives who seek to reinforce homophobia. Overall, most people misunderstand who molests children and why.

The linkage of homosexuality to male sexual victimization, however, creates the circumstances in which male survivors fear that others will reflexively assume they are gay if and when they reveal their trauma experience.

Because most sexual offenders are male, it is true that there is a higher incidence of same-gender abuse for male victims. However, research does not support implications that gay men are more likely to engage in sexual offending behaviors. Existing data reveal that most convicted offenders self-identify as heterosexual. Because same gender abuse does include behaviors and activities that are correctly defined as homosexual, comparing same-gender abuse to adult gay male relationships is similar to lumping all heterosexuals with heterosexual pedophilia.

This myth not only harmfully reinforces stigma and prejudice toward gay and bisexual men, but it also allows the true issues of pedophiles, child molesters and their victims to fall under the radar and thus perpetuate abuse.

Myth #3: Males Who Are Sexually Abused Will Become Homosexual.

Unlike female victims, there is a distorted fear that male victims are at higher risk for “converting” to homo-

pleasure during their victimization.

There is no research to indicate that male survivors are more at risk for becoming homosexual. However, sexual identity confusion is a common and predictable repercussion for male survivors. Our first sexual experiences leave a lasting impression on our psyche. Gay and bisexual men who were sexually victimized as children frequently question whether their sexual identity is the result of their abuse, or they may blame themselves for inviting their abuse.

Male survivors who are heterosexual may spend a lifetime feeling insecure about their sexual identity.

Healing & recovery for male survivors The movement to recognize male sexual victimization and provide treatment services for male survivors has moved forward by leaps and bounds in the past decade. As research and clinical writings have begun to populate the professional literature, qualified clinicians are emerging with expanded awareness and training to provide treatment services, and organizations are springing up to provide resources for male survivors.

Like Daniel, many male survivors simply accept the familiarity of silence and remain paralyzed under a shroud of secrecy and shame, operating from the assumptions that “real men” can solve their own problems and that seeking help is a sign of weakness. Attempts to seek help may have previously been met with misunderstanding and invalidation.

Consequently, male survivors are predictably reluctant to reach out for mental health services. The devastating and punitive response that Daniel experienced after his disclosures is not uncommon.

their healing journey. It is in this arena that therapeutic recovery is somewhat different for male survivors than for females. Here are a few of the many important issues that male survivors must grapple with and resolve: Exaggerated efforts to reassert being masculine: Male survivors seem to gravitate to either end of a continuum of perceived masculine identity. Some men focus on unachievable standards that could reassure themselves of their masculinity and worth, often becoming overwhelmed and giving up in discouragement. Other men invest huge amounts of time and energy in developing hypermasculine attitudes and behaviors that disguise underlying feelings of insecurity. Anger or aggression may be the only appropriate feeling for boys or men to express rather than feelings of vulnerability, sadness and hurt.

Vulnerability to compulsive behaviors: Because men are socialized to believe that it is mor e acceptable to act on their emotions rather than feel them, male survivors are more vulnerable to externalize their feelings. This makes male survivors prone to seek coping tools—such as alcohol, drugs, pornography— that may develop into compulsive behaviors.

Unfortunately, there is also a vast arena of socially acceptable masculine behaviors—hyper-sexuality, strenuous exercise, finances, submersion into work or career — that can function as disguised compulsive behaviors and that sometimes even reap praise. Nobody suspected that Daniel’s repetitive injuries from his mountain biking escapades were really self-harm behaviors in disguise.

Fear of Intimacy: Intimacy is universally difficult for male survivors.

Insecurities about gender and sexual

mitted group of therapist facilitators, myself included, assemble groups of men to assist them on their individual journeys of recovering from childhood sexual abuse. Men, like Daniel, who attend the Weekends of Recovery commonly report that this is their first opportunity to meet other male survivors in person.

Since 2001, over 300 adult male survivors have attended these retreats.

That may seem like a small r ipple in the ocean of 26 million sur vivors, but changing lives—one Daniel at a time—does make a difference.

In September, 36 previous participants will gather in retreat at Alta.

Daniel has already registered. I am excited to join him again on another leg of his healing journey. ◆ Jim Struve, LCSW (WWW.JIMSTRUVE.COM) is a private practice psychotherapist in Salt Lake City. He specializes in working with male survivors of sexual abuse. He is a founding member of Male Survivor and a facilitator for that organization’s Weekend of Recovery retreats. WWW.MALESURVIVOR.ORG

Plan-B’s “The Tricky Part” May 30- June 15 Plan-B Theatre Company will perform the play “The Tricky Part” about one man’s experience in dealing with the impact of childhood sexual abuse.

(See back cover for details.) June 1 performance only, 3:30pm: Post-show discussion with director Jerry Rapier, actor David Spencer and therapist Jim Struve. Free and open to the public.

“The Boys of St. Vincent” Monday, June 2, 7 p.m.: The Salt Lake Film Society, Plan-B and The Village present a screening of “The Boys of St. Vincent” at the Tower Theatre. The subject matter of this movie is male sexual abuse. Free.

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Born from transformation New art space at One Mind Studio

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n a former blackboard factory, a short step away from the 1300 South TRAX station, is one of Salt Lake’s newest art spaces, One Mind Studio. The professional art and video production studio shares street space with unlikely neighbors such as an auto garage and a towing company. Sandwiched between rusted cars and semi-trailers, One Mind’s unassuming redbrick facade is easily overlooked; even owners Steven Don Spencer and Brian “Keys” Holz nearly passed it by four years ago. But, thanks to Brian’s keen eye, the neighborhood and Salt Lake now benefit from a place that encourages and supports creative innovation.

One Mind Studio is the brainchild of Steven Don Spencer, a native of Salt Lake City who first entered the art world as a dancer for RDT. When the physical stresses of his job no

Spencer has intentionally left his space open and welcoming to a v ast and diverse community.

Holz on the patio Spencer on the man lift

longer allowed him to continue, Spencer returned to school. He entered the University of Utah engineering program and after earning his degree moved to Ogden where he took a job at Hill Air Force Base.

Though Spencer excelled in his new profession, he still felt drawn to creative outlets and often drew comparisons between his engineering and the artistic world.

Eventually, Spencer sought a way through which to reenter to world of the arts. He developed an idea for a studio that would satisfy his need for involvement in artistic production and use the technical expertise he had gained as an engineer. He began collecting equipment such as lights, speakers and recording devices with which to build his studio. But everything sat inert in his Ogden house until the day he met his partner, Brian Holz. Holz finally brought the organization and the motivating energies necessary to take Spencer’s dream to the next step.

Together, they found the property in Salt Lake, moved in and renovated the space to what it is today.

Now, after three years of production, One Mind Studio has successfully hosted numerous performing events—from a boy scout troop rock band that performed the studio’s opening act

to a modern dance performance to a solstice celebration and variety show. The eclectic mix of artists and talents is well suited to One Mind and to Steven Spencer’s intention.

Because his own journey back to the arts arose from a period of deeply personal re-evaluation—of his spirituality, needs and desires— he looks at the studio as a way through which to help others realize their own potential. From his transformation, Spenser hopes to help others discover their own possibilities, both creative and otherwise.

The One Mind Studio mission statement expresses this intent, encouraging people to “unite and collaborate as creative witnesses in amazement of this phenomenal universe; to recognize all manifestations of life as living art...to recognize Creation as the most cosmic colorful dance; [and to understand] that what you want to be…is what you are.”

Without defining art, and without encouraging one form of inspiration or naming one single guiding force, Spencer has intentionally left his space open and welcoming to a vast and diverse community. Still, he hopes that some day One Mind Studio will be sought out for the purpose to which it is truly specialized, that of film and video pr oduction. Until then, the lights, sound equipment, cameras, and recording technology, the black-box performance space, stage and seating will continue to host a spectacularly surprising array of creative performance.

— Katherine Pioli

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or over 100 years, Memorial Day has been the occasion to look back in time and honor soldiers who died in service to our country, as well as family members who have passed on. Although not everyone celebrates the day in remembrance of those who have come before us, this holiday could be a good opportunity to practice how we think of the past.

Since our thoughts are things that have the power to create, just thinking of the past is an act of cr eation.

Sound crazy? Could our thoughts really have the power to change what’s already happened?

I have a tough enough time convincing people they can create their future, let alone their past. But listen to what researchers are finding: With latest science supporting what many spiritual traditions and new age gurus have already said, it’s well on its way to being common knowledge that thoughts are things with the ability to alter the world around us.

From science conducted in Einstein’s day to leading edge physicists working with quantum “entanglements”—not to mention the proven healing effects of prayer—we are already learning eyebrow-raising facts from our scientists about the power of thoughts to shift our reality.

So if thoughts are so powerful, what does that mean for thoughts we have of the past? It’s an intriguing question that’s captured the attention of leading edge researchers.

In the year 2000, mathematics professor Leonard Leibovici conducted a study on the effects of remote, retroactive intercessory prayer (published in the British Medical Journal, December 2001).

The results showed that patients with a hospital stay between 1990 and 1996 who were prayed for in the year 2000 had significantly shorter durations of fever and hospital stay, and, in general, got bet-

Rosy reflections Can changed thoughts about your past change your future?

BY JEANNETTE MAW ter faster than the control group.

Come again?

These patients were prayed for several years after they’d already left the hospital, and yet it affected their recovery in duration and quality while they were admitted?

That’s what the science says.

This was neither the first, nor the last, research to violate our basic assumptions that cause precedes effect. A sizeable body of scientific evidence defies our beliefs about causation.

In addition, Washington University researchers recently used functional magnetic resonance imaging to determine that identical areas of the brain are activated whether participants are recalling or imagining. This and similar studies lead many to conclude this means the brain can’t tell the difference between recollection of the past and imagining of the future.

Which means, as succinctly summed up by author Lynne McTaggart, “time doesn’t exist in the brain.”

So if time doesn’t exist in the brain, and we hear from metaphysical teachers as well that time is an illusion, is it possible we are limiting ourselves by thinking the past is something unchangeable?

When physicist Helmut Schmidt’s study of retrocausation (20,000 trials were carried out over a four-year period) revealed participants’ abilities to affect prerecorded tapes of right

vs. left ear clicks, Schmidt concluded it wasn’t so much that participants were changing the past, as they were “reaching back in time” to influence the past to unfold as it did.

Similar studies have been conducted in various manners to show participants have the ability to alter results after the fact.

What does this mean for us? Who knows for sure, but it seems worth checking out.

In her “Living the Field” Community Blog, Lynne McTaggart suggests “imagination could be used to ‘fix’ past events that are still unsettling to you.”

One of my more open-minded clients applied this possibility to her struggling relationship with her mother. They had experienced a falling out several years ago, and they had virtually no interaction since.

After hearing about the illusion of time and our ability to affect the past, my client changed her recollection of the argument with her mother. In her present-day mind, she downplayed the big blow-up that led to the cutting of ties , thinking of it as a minor ar gument rather than a relationship-ending brawl.

She imagined both she and her mother got over it and that there were no hard feelings.

She held this thought a couple of times for a few days and then for got about it, which was easy to do since

Studies lead many to conclude the brain can’t tell the difference between recollection of the past and imagining of the future.

they were no longer talking or seeing each other.

Within two weeks, she received a care package with a handwritten card from her mother, as if all was well between them. No big apologies or reflections on what had gone wrong in the past, just a fr iendly note wishing her daughter well.

A week later they had the unusual circumstance of being on the phone together, at which time a friendly conversation ensued – again, as if nothing negative had transpired in the past.

(Anyone want to join me in rethinking our 2004 presidential election results?)

Regardless of whether or not it’s possible to alter our past by holding new thoughts of it, there is one undeniable benefit to changing one’s perception of the past: When we hold a thought that doesn’t feel good, it not only affects our physical well-being, but as many would argue (myself included) it also affects what you attract in your future. So finding a way to think of a negative past in a way that feels better is the least w e can do for ourselves. Just changing the story internally, even if nothing shifted in “real life,” allows us to flow better-feeling emotions which improves our physical well-being as well as our point of attraction for future unfoldings.

Author and life coach Martha Beck offers a powerful technique for shifting the vibe when we’re feeling stuck in an old, ugly stor y. To let go of a thought pattern about a past event that’s not serving you, try retelling a backward version of the story using these steps: 1. Identify one of your favorite things in life: a relationship, situation, or object without which your world would feel much less rich.

2. Recall a positive turn of events in your life that enabled you to have this Favorite Thing.

3. Now go back a step further in

your life history and describe something else that happened to make that event possible.

4. Keep following this chain of life events backwards until you can think of one piece of “bad luck” or a “bad event” that helped your Favorite Thing come into your life.

For example, Shelly’s most rewarding thing in life is her new business as a dog groomer. When she looks back at what allowed her business to come to fruition, she sees it was being approved for a bank loan that led to the business.

When she looks to the event that led to the bank loan, she thinks of the layoff she experienced at her corporate job.

At the time of the layoff, she thought her world was crashing down, and this was the beginning of her demise. But as she regrouped in her new unemployment, she began to consider things she never would have had her corporate job remained secure.

A sizeable body of scientific evidence defies our beliefs about causation.

In this way, Shelly can retell the story of her past. Instead of “this bad thing happened and then later something good happened,” she sees it like: “I was destined to experience fulfillment in my career and livelihood, and the events of my life conspired to bring it to me.”

As Martha Beck says, “What differs significantly between the forwardlooking story and retelling the backward version is the effect it has on you as the Storyteller. Viewing life this way can literally transmute your past—even the worst of it— into the path of your best destiny.”

Those who understand the importance of feelings realize the wisdom in finding a better-feeling perspective on our “negative” histories.

So this Memorial Day, just for fun, if there’s something in your past you’d like to experience differently, practice seeing that past event through rose-colored glasses.

Maybe it’ll change the world, maybe not. Either way it feels better. And that’s reason enough, right? ◆ Jeannette Maw is an Attraction Coach and founder of Good Vibe Coaching in Salt Lake City.

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CALENDAR

BY MELISSA MARTIN & ADRIANE ANDERSEN

“Livin’ the Green”

10~Birding Festival with “Bird Diaries” exhibit and Pelican Encounters

May 10 10a-6p. Don’t miss The fifth annual Downtown Sustainable Living Festival, when Library Square gets transformed into a tossed (green) salad of eco-exhibits.

Bask in and learn about envirofriendly living via alternative transportation exhibitors, a pedal-powered music stage with artists Shake Your Peace and Calico, eco-activities for kids, food vendors and Squatters Beer Garden. Library Square, 200 E 400 S WWW.DOWNTOWNSLC.COM/EVENTS/LIVE-GREEN.HTM

May 10 9a-6p.

Let the winged stars of Tracy Aviary and their trainers entertain you while you learn how easy it is to start birding in your own backyard.

Anybody can do it! For $2 more, stand side by side with a keeper and feed pelicans! Bird shows will be at 11am and 2pm, Pelican Encounter at 1pm. Tracy Aviary, 589 E 1300 S, 596-8500, WWW.TRACYAVIARY.ORG

10~Live Green Festival

10~WCG Plant Sale May 10 8a-1p. Strategically planned to take place after Salt Lake’s frost-free date, the Wasatch Community Gardens’ 2008 Plant Sale is where you’ll find varieties of tomato, cucumber, pepper, melon, eggplant, and squash to pleasure every palate. Flowers too, for the visual palate. Rowland Hall 720 S 1580 E, 359-2658

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opment, his words are sure to enlighten in his tour titled “Excuses Begone! How to Change Lifelong Self-Defeating Thinking Habits.” $50-$75, Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 S W Temple, 534-4777.

3~Earth Awakening Festival May 3 12-4p. Celebrate the lusty month of May with some wonderful music, handmade crafts for sale, games, dancing around the maypole,informational tables from local organizations, and a congenial atmosphere of family and friends. $5, kids under 12 free. West Valley Cultural Center, 1355 W 3100 S, WWW.EARTHAWAKENINGS.ORG

8~Daniel Ellsberg, ACLU May 8 6-9p. Retired military analyst and government whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg is keynote speaker at this year’s ACLU Bill of Rights Celebration.

As an advocate of political truth-telling, Ellsberg’s work was instrumental in challenging the Nixon administration, and continues in the “Ellsberg Fund For Truth Telling” and the “Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.” Worth the monetary splurge. $100, Downtown Sheraton 150 W 500 S, 521-9862.

15~Wayne Dyer May 15 7p-10p. Benefit from the lessons and wisdom of Wayne Dyer, author of 15 bestselling books and internationally renowned speaker.

Specializing in self-devel-

15-17~Byron Katie May 15-17 May 15Freedom from Stress: Two Military Events, 35p for military and VA medical, mental health, & family support; 6-9p for returning soldiers, veterans, & their families & friends. May 16-Freedom from Stress & Addiction, 1-4p for professionals working with stress & addiction management, wellness, & education; 7-9p public event; May 17-Freedom from stress and addiction, 10a-6p one-day workshop; $25 half-day, $125 all-day, University of Utah RiceEccles Stadium Varsity Room, 451 S 1400 E, 487-7621, THEWORK.COM

16~Patch Adams “Living a Life of Joy” May 16 7-10p. Mark your calendars for an inspiring evening with Dr. Patch Adams, the real person behind the hit movie starring Robin Williams. Dr. Adams is a social activist who has devoted over 30 years to changing America’s healthcare system.

He believes that laughter, joy and creativity are an integral part of the healing process. Tickets $25, $10 for students, seniors, and children 5–12. Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E President’s Circle, 581-7100, WWW.KINGSBURYHALL.ORG.

RESOLVING ANGER through NAIKAN the gentle Japanese therapeutic art of self-reflection Please join us for a DAY RETREAT of quiet reflection and meditation at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple

SATURDAY, MAY 31 10 a.m. – 5 p.m An offering by the SLBT Buddhist Women’s Association Lunch, light snacks will be served. Please come as you are.

To Register: Dr. Carmela @ 268-0333 or 414-1336 Also check our website @ www.slbuddhist.org Donations of any denomination are gratefully accepted.

Gregg Krech, Director of the ToDo Institute in Vermont, and author of “Naikan:Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection” will give a workshop to professionals August 1, 2008.

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The Library Store

UNEXPECTED, L I T E R A RY- I N S P I R E D GIFTS

Remember to visit The Library Store when you shop at the Friends of The City Library Used Book Sale April 19-April 22 The Library Store is owned and operated by the Friends of The City Library. All store proceeds benefit the Salt Lake City Public Library.

CALENDAR 9-11, 16-18~Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire May 9-11 and 16-18 10a-dusk. Hear ye, hear ye!come one and all you merry lads and lasses to a festival fit for royalty! Experience the days of yore with jousting, festive music, magic, gypsies, and superb food and drink. The festival will be held at R and B Ranches Horse Rescue which saves abused and at-risk horses and pets. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to support this organization. $10, under 12 or over 55 $5. Pay at the door or go online. Tippets Family Farm, Marriot-Slatersville UT, 25 miles northwest of Salt Lake. Go online for directions, 499-4853, HTTP://UTAHRENFEST.COM/

17~Plan-B Theatre presents Slam!

May 17 8-9p. What do you get when you mix together several of Salt Lake’s great playwrights, directors, and actors and give them 23 hours to come up with five 10-minute plays? Chaos, excitement, originality, drama and beer! This will also be the theater’s release party for their anthology of original full-length plays. $18 355-arts, Jeanne Wagner @ the Rose, 138 W 300 S, HTTP://PLANBTHEATRE.ORG/.

31~Strut Your Mutt!

May 31 8a. This event is No More Homeless Pets in Utah’s biggest yearly fundraiser. NHPU is working to end euthanasia of homeless dogs and cats in

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This month Get Water-Wise!

what you can do. Free, register to reserve a seat. Jordan Valley Water District Conservation Garden Park.

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May 17 9a-12p. Learn how to harvest rain water and get the supplies to build your own system in a handson demonstration. Fair Park Garden, 1037 W 300 N, 359-2658, OUTREACH@WASATCHGARDENS.ORG

May 29 6-8p. Expand your knowledge and familiarity with these plants, and take the opportunity to ask questions about plants in your own landscape. Free, register to reserve a seat. Jordan Valley Water District Conservation Garden Park.

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May 17 10a-12p. Design an efficient sprinkler system to save water and increase the health of your plants. Free, register to reserve a seat. Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Conservation Garden Park, 8215 S 1300 W, 877-728-3420.

Water-saving Lawn Varieties and Bluegrass Alternatives: May 24 10a-12p. Many new varieties of lawn look great and save water. Learn

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Ongoing events: Please keep us posted about changes/cancellations.

23-26~Sun Valley Wellness Festival May 23-26. The Wellness Festival brings together speakers, teachers and vendors for an educational weekend filled with spirituality and wellness.

Join keynote speakers Dan Millman, author of “A Peaceful Warrior’s Way to Wellness” for an inspirational festival. Sun Valley ID, 208-726-2777, WWW.SUNVALLEYWELLNESS.ORG/

23-25~Heaven on Earth Festival

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May 23-25. Woodstock did in ‘69 what Heaven on Earth intends to do in 2008. This festival hopes to create a collective mind with an opportunity to perpetuate a positive movement that the world would not soon forget. The festival will include enlightening musical performances, workshops covering an array of spiritual and creative aspects, art, and theme camps to share ideas, resources and creative talents. Wind Walker Ranch, Spring City UT, 888-606-9463, WWW.HEAVENONEARTHFESTIVAL.COM

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May 2008

CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON

Patch Adams mends the

system, one person at a time Legendary doctor presents his health care vision in May

P

atch Adams spends too much time with patients, and he does not charge for care. He has no medical malpractice insurance.

He promises to care, not to cure.

And most disturbing of all, he embraces the ridiculous notion that health care can and should be fun— an enterprise better practiced wearing a clown nose than in a white lab coat.

Adams clowns in Africa and Kabul, bringing smiles and relief to poor people and refugees. For 12 years, he ran a free hospital and clinic—where he dispensed as much common sense as medical advice, a place where it was easier to get a glass of lemonade than a prescription for an antidepressant.

As an owner of Home Caregivers Home Health, I am confronted daily by the incessant demands and requirements of providing direct care services to patients in their homes. I frequently lament the lack of a reality-based television programming on home health. It would crack you up and curdle your blood. It would make you mad and break your heart.

Creativity, collaboration, and passion often get lost in the serious business of providing health care.

The Arts in Caring Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the value and importance of incorporating art into health care intends to enhance the relationship between patients, their families and their care providers. We address the social, mental, spiritual and emotional needs of our patients through a health care delivery system that combines the conventional modali-

BY TERRI HOLLAND ties of skilled nursing services, physical and occupational therapies, assistance with daily living activities and appropriate medication monitoring.

The Art in Caring Council’s health care philosophy, closely aligned with that of Adams, embodies the notion that there is more to good health and well-being than access to direct care providers and conventional modalities of intervention and cure, though this access is also crucial to good care.

Adams wrote: The loudest cry of patients was for compassion and attention, which was a call for time. So initial interviews with patients were three to four hours long, so that we could fall in love with each other. Intimacy was the greatest gift we could give them....In spending this amount of time with patients, we found that the vast majority did not have a day-to-day vitality for life (which we would define as good health)….We needed an engagement with life. ...We knew that the best medical thing we could do for the patients was to help them have grand friendship skills and find meaning in their lives.

People like Adams and those working with the Arts in Caring Council acknowledge that comprehensive care means more than the application of many different interventions.

It means comprehensively falling in love with the people we aim to serve and heal. ◆ Terri Holland is co-owner of Home Caregivers Home Health, and executive director and chair of the board, Arts in Caring Council.

Friday, May 16, 7 p.m.

Patch Adams at Kingsbury Hall “Living a Life of Joy”; $25

Resources WWW.PATCHADAMS.ORG

Home Caregivers Home Health, the Arts in Caring Council: 485-6166

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Reveal yourself this summer!

BY AURETHA CALLISON

S

ome of us endure quite a shock when we put on shorts or a bathing suit for the first time in the summer. I have some actions to make that transition more gentle and less frightening, along with a plan to look better quickly and for the long term.

The first is to reveal yourself at home in the sunlight right now. Try on your swimsuit and take a good, loving look. Breathe.

Begin by noticing without judgment what occurred in the cold months and what you might do differently at the end of this year to love your body through next winter.

Next, project love to your body.

Close your eyes in front of the mirror, think of someone you love, deeply feel all that love and then open your eyes and send that love to yourself, feeling and directing it to any area that needs it. This is truly how to feel good naked!

TRANSFORM U •Begin now eating lean and green. Do a cleanse. Give your body the nudge that you are doing spring cleaning and that you expect to let go of all old energy that does not serve you (fat and toxins).

Start moving and breathing intentionally. We forget that the entire reason we are told to exercise is that it causes us to breathe and circulate oxygen, which revs up our internal furnace.

When you are deep breathing, you are exercising! I have the most fun lymphasizing on a minitrampoline to my favorite dance music for 15 minutes a day.

It gives me my cardio without aching joints.

It’s the best exercise for your lymphatic system and health.

I think only happy thoughts, and I focus on my vision boards and set intention while I am having my own private dance party.

It’s a great way to begin the day with a natural high!

•Tone up with free weights for your biceps and triceps while doing wall sit/squats for as long as y ou can to feel the burn. Your arms and legs will quickly reveal your efforts.

•Cellulite, bruises and varicose veins are all circulation issues, not fat issues. Educate yourself on skin nutrition and the best skin products (my personal favorites are found at WWW.MURAD.COM. For daily skin care, Todd Mangum, holistically oriented M.D., recommends only Aubrey Organics.) Cover up bruises with Dermablend waterproof makeup.

•To increase skin circulation, dry brush your skin all over (except delicate areas such as face and throat) before exercise with a natural bristle brush, working towards the heart.

•While bathing, exfoliate! Use a non-oily scrub to slough off that dead skin. Shaving is exfoliating. While your skin is still

damp, put lotion on your heels, knees and elbows.

• Apply sunless tanner in a light or medium shade or a combo lotion/ tanner.

Apply in a circular motion to any area of your body where you want more color. Make sure that every edge is blended in with regular lotion. Let dry and wear something you can stain, like sweatpants.

It’s good to do this on the weekends or before bed.

Once or twice a week will make a huge difference for the cream-colored among us. Rubbing alcohol will take care of any errors made in the first attempts. Once you get the hang of it, it’s easy.

• Women, please use sunscreen on the décolletage and your arms and hands. Skin damage there will be seen for a lifetime, just like

Begin by noticing without judgment what occurred in the cold months and what you might do differently at the end of this year to love your body through next winter. on your face.

•Get a pedicure. Men and women alike need foot care. Choose a fun nail polish shade that will go with everything, like a pink/nude/metallic. I see people decked to the nines with yukky looking toenails and feet. Eew. Do it before you forget.

• During every bath, scrub the back and sides of your heels with a pumice stone.

We are in the desert and it shows!

•Remove that extra hair. Waxing hurts the first time, but if you keep it up, the new hairs don’t develop “adult roots” and come out much easier. Men, please do “man-scaping.”

Trim that chest hair so that it doesn’t come popping out of your shirt. It’s also more comfortable under your shirts.

•Evaluate the length of your shorts and skirts. Stand in front of a mirror and bend over.

Adult men and women shouldn’t wear anything shorter than mid-thigh. Please don’t embarrass your children!

• Sleeve length for women is critical. A sleeve chopped off at the shoulder might look good on body-builders but won’t on anyone else. The curvaceous female arm requires a curve that goes toward the neck, like a halter-style, or a diagonal cap sleeve, not too tight. A diagonal line across the arm is much more flattering than a horizontal line.

Horizontal lines make any part of us look wider.

•On the leg, never wear Capri pants that cut you across your widest point, like the calf. The best shorts look great mid-thigh or just above the kneecap, where our legs are narrow.

•Let’s talk about T-shirts.

Americans are known for their poor taste in dressing throughout the world. I have known few people to actually look good in a boxy cotton t-shirt. I love wicking shirts that follow the curves in a great color.

Women look great in Vnecks and no one looks good with a T-shirt choking them at the neck.

• Pack the black.

Adorn your beautiful body with beautiful color!

• Dresses are everywhere this summer. Be a diva. Go to the Farmer’s Market as if you were in France and have fun showing off your beautiful skin.

Save face. Wear an incredible widebrimmed hat.

Feel great playing outside this summer by making the most of what you’ve been given! ◆ Auretha Callison is an image and essence consultant in Salt Lake City, Utah. Questions?

AURETHACALLISON@YAHOO.COM.

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ABODE cohousing, furniture, feng shui, garden, landscape & design, pets, home repair Dancing Turtle Feng Shui 801-755-8529. Claudia Draper, advanced certified feng shui practitioner.

Free your energy, free your life! The result of blocked chi appears as clutter, lack of money, sickness, fatigue and overwhelm. I promise you that if you do any three of the suggestions I give you — your life will change!

Exotica Imports 487-6164, 2901 S. Highland Dr. A vast array of affordable gifts, artifacts, exotic furniture & home accessories from around the globe, including incense, candles, lamps, brass, music boxes, carvings, feng shui items, exotic musical instruments, wind chimes, fountains & more.

Garden Ventures 801-699-6970. Love your garden, not the work? Garden Ventures offers quality garden maintenance, creative design, and consulting services. We can provide a one-time clean-up or set up a regular maintenance schedule.

Specializing in waterwise plants and landscapes. (Please, no lawn care.)

Happy Paws Pet Sitting Plus 801-205-4491. Libbie Neale. Pet sitting in your home for your pets’ comfort and peace of mind. Providing vital home care services while you are away. Bonded and insured. Member, Pet Sitters International. Please call for pricing. www.happypawspetsittingplus.com.

Interior Design in 2 Hours 971-2136. Help with selection of paint colors and other finishes, furniture placement or remix of existing pieces and accessories. A two-hour consult is just $125. Full interior design services

also available. Over 30 years experience with small and large commercial and residential projects. Rosine Oliver, IIDA. RHOdesigns, llc. RHODESIGNS@COMCAST.NET

Island of Light Landscape Artistry 971-7208. Specializing in complete nouveau garden design & installation or modest enhancement & maintenance.

Featuring distinctive native stone patios, winding rock paths, steps, drystack walls & terraces—rustic elegance with water-wise beauty. Call for consultation.

LifeAlign Classical Compass Feng Shui 272-8783. Valerie Litchfield. The Compass School of Feng Shui analyzes properties by combining precise compass readings and mathematical formulas that yield accurate, customized and amazing results. WWW.PRECIOUSLOTUS.COM Orchard Animal Clinic 296-1230. 755 N. Hwy. 89, Ste. D, N. Salt Lake. Alternative health care for dogs & cats. A holistic approach to veterinary care using acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy & herbal medicine. Shannon Hines, DVM. IVAS & AVCA certified.

Practical Environments (435) 640-1206. Michelle Skally Doilney, Certified Feng Shui Consultant. Offering practical organization and design solutions using Feng Shui, budget-balancing and common sense, to homes and businesses in the Greater Park City and Salt Lake regions. You are the architect of your space… and your life!

MICHELLE@PRACTICALENVIRONMENTS.COM. WWW.PRACTICALENVIRONMENTS.COM. Sugar House Plumbing I’m a licensed, insured professional plumber and I can fix your problem.

You’ll be glad you called me. Jeff, 638-4705.

Underfoot Floors 467-6636. 1900 S. 300 W., SLC. We offer innovative & enviro-friendly floors including bamboo, cork, dyed-cement, recycled hardwood, natural fiber carpets & wall coverings. Eric Cole will help you with your design options.

Free in-home estimates. Visit our showroom. WWW.UNDERFOOTFLOORS.NET, UNDERFOOTFLOORS@AOL.COM.

VIVID Desert Design 656-8763. Beautiful & lush landscape designs for Utah’s climate. Skilled landscape architect & stained glass artist.

Affordable. The time for the planning phase is now!

Wasatch Commons Cohousing Vicky 908-0388. 1411 S. Utah St. (1605 W.) An environmentally sensitive community promoting neighborliness, consensus & diversity. Balancing privacy needs with community living.

Homes now available for rent or sale.

Roommates wanted. Tours 4th Wed at 5p and 2nd Sat. at 1p.m. WWW.COHOUSING.ORG, WWW.ECON.UTAH.EDU/COHO DogMode 261-2665. 4010 S. 210 W., SLC. WWW.DOGMODE.COM Residential Design 322-5122.

Icon Remodeling 1448 East 2700 South, SLC, UT 84106 (485-9209 WWW.ICONREMODELING.COM.

ARTS, MUSIC & LANGUAGES theatre, visual arts, galleries, pottery, bands, language classes Able to Speak French?

582-6019. Vive La France School promises you can. Learn French faster naturally. Now offering classes & tutoring in Salt Lake City and Utah Valley.

All levels taught. Also yearly French tours. Director Catherine Thorpe is a Sorbonne (Paris) graduate.

VIVELAFRANCESCHOOL@GMAIL.COM, WWW.VIVELAFRANCESCHOOL.COM Alliance Francaise of Salt Lake City 571-0723. P.O. Box 26203, SLC UT 84126. International cultural organization conducts French language classes. Beginners through advanced levels taught by experienced, native teach-

ers. Three semesters, 10 sessions each. Monthly social gatherings. We also sponsor French related concerts and lectures. WWW.AFSLC.ORG.

Artful Heart Center 467-7530. Jan Henderson. Sugar House. See your soul's desire with new eyes. Weekly classes with most materials provided. Reveal innate creativity and trigger therapeutic expressions. Open up to composition, color theory, shapes and techniques from a widely published artist and experienced instructor. Beginners welcome.

Let me bring out the artist in you.

WWW.JANHENDERSONART.COM. Huntsman Photo Design 808-5848. 925 E. 900 S., SLC, Utah.

Specializing in artistic, natural-light portraits and weddings. Also enjoys photographing pets, head shots, fashion and commercial. Candid, photojournalistic black and white or traditional color with an emphasis on naturalistic images. 25 years experience. Wedding packages from $350.

EHUNTSMANPHOTOGRAPHY.COM. Music Lessons in Your Home 801-797-9240. Violin, piano.

Accepting students age 5 and up.

Adult quickstart program.

Utah Artist Hands 355-0206. 61 W. 100 S. Bringing together the artists' community of Utah. Fine art, photography, sculpture, pottery, glass, leather, wood, jewelry, unique crafts and more.

Idlewild. 268-4789.

Michael Lucarelli. Classical guitarist, 274-2845. Listen at WWW.LUCARELLI.COM

BODYWORK massage, chiropractic, structural integration (SEE ALSO: Energy Work & Healing)

Alternative Health Care 533-2464. Ardys L. Dance, LMT Practicing the art of therapeutic healing since 1988. Specializing in visceral manipulation: organ-specific myofascial release of scar tissue around internal organs damaged through surgeries, illness or accident.

Craniosacral therapy, neural mobilization of the brain, an amazing new therapy.

Advanced Visionary and Biodynamic Craniosacral work 414 3812. Linda Watkins, LMT, BFA, MEd. Going beyond still point to find the dynamic and profound stillness that resides there. Visa, MC, Amex.

Body Alive!

414-3812. Linda Watkins, BFA, MEd, LMT. Offering the very real possibility of release from chronic or acute pain resulting from injury, illness or the aging process. Specialized work in deep tissue full body sessions, structural and visceral work, craniosacral therapy (Milne Certified), Jin Shin Jyutsu. Tailored to meet your specific needs. “The pain of everyday life” does not have to be your reality! Gift certificates available. Visa, MC, American Express, Discover.

Holistic Chiropractic 230-0166. Dr. Bob Seiler. 715 East 3900 South; Suite 108. Integrating Eastern & western approaches to wellness by using my hands with laser therapies & herbs to relieve aches from auto-ski-sport injuries; neck-back-leg pain; headaches-stress-insomniadepression. Auto insurances, credit cards & selected insurances accepted.

Visit DRBOBSEILER.COM Sibel Iren, MA, Certified Rolfer® 1569 South 1100 East, 520-1470, www.utahrolfing.com. Quantum Healing through Intuitive Rolfing combines structural integration, visceral manipulation and intuitive body reading for those seeking a deeper connection to the relationship of the body, mind and soul.

Maya Abdominal Massage 595-6335. Lucia Gardner, LMT, NCTMB, midwife. An external, noninvasive, gentle technique to reposition abdominal organs and relieve PMS, infertility, menopause symptoms, emo-

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tional trauma, gastritis, etc. Ancient shamanic technique used for centuries by traditional healers.

Profound & effective results. Also, SpiritBody work to transform and heal emotional trauma in the body.

Carl Rabke LMT, GCFP 671-4533 Somatic Education and Bodywork.

Feldenkrais®, Structural Integration and massage.

Offering a unique blend of the 10 sessions with Awareness Through Movement® lessons. Discover the potential for learning and improvement at any age, as you come to inhabit your body with ease, vitality and integrity. WWW.BODYHAPPY.COM. Rocky Mountain Rolfing® Becki Ruud, Certified Rolfer. 671-9118.

“Expanding your potential for effortless living.” If you can imagine how it feels to live in a fluid, light, balanced body, free of pain, stiffness and chronic stress, at ease with itself and gravitational field, then you will understand the purpose of Rolfing®. Located in Riverton. WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINROLFING.COM. Rolfing® Structural Integration Certified Rolfers Paul Wirth, 638-0021 and Mary Phillips, 809-2560. Rolfing improves movement, eases pain, and brings about lasting change in the body. Addressing structure together with patterns in movement and coordination, we help people find ease, resilience, efficiency and comfort. Free consultations. WWW.ROLFINGSALTLAKE.COM. Sensate Tools for Body Knowledge Ever wonder how you can influence the way your body feels? I combine myofascial/structural manipulation with Laban Movement Analysis to help you feel, understand, and re-pattern the movements that form your body every day.

Matthew Nelson, CLMA, CMT, 897-7892 THEWNELSON@VERIZON.NET. Soma Libra, LLC Ingrid Bregand, LMT, KMI. 801-792 9319.

Innovative Kinesis Myofascial Integration. Unfold into greater innate balance and alignment via a systemic manipulation of your body Anatomy Trains (groundbreaking myofascial meridians theory). Dynamic and attentive structural therapy.

Lasting significant work with anatomical precision.

WWW.ANATOMYTRAINS.COM

A non-profit making it easy for families to live healthy, sustainable lifestyles

Come to our mothers’ social with guilt-free gifts and fun surprises!

May 28, 2008 12 noon Sprague Library 2131 S 100 E Salt Lake City 84106 801.594.8640 All mothers welcome to attend.

Children are always welcome at mom-ease events!

SpiritWolf Healing Arts 870-5613. 1390 S. 1100 E., Ste. 107. Margaret Miller, LMT, Transformation Catalyst. Ignite your inner work! Create more joy now. Experience major shifts and lasting change through a full spectrum of body work, innovative energy work, and shamanic healing. Each session tailored and aligned to your needs.

Utahna Tassie, LMT, EFT-ADV, Reiki Master, Energy Therapist 801.973.7849 Nurturing, deeply healing massage with or without EFT, Theta, Quantum-Touch, give you fast, easy relief from chronic pain, anxiety, dis-ease, injuries, addictions, and depression (in 3 sessions or less!). Intuitive healing classes available. Mon-Sat by appointment. Taylorsville area.

Bill Wagner, LMT 582-2275, Bill Wagner, LMT. Therapeutic massage & bodywork integrating various modalities such as shiatsu, craniosacral, acupressure, reflexology & injury massage. Relax...repair...rejuvenate.

Reasonable rates & discount packages available.

Dr. Michael Cerami, Chiropractor. 486-1818.

1550 E. 3300 S. WWW.DRCERAMI.COM Healing Mountain Massage School. 355-6300.

A non-profit making it easy for families to live healthy, www.momease.info sustainable lifestyles.

Time Out Associates. 530-0633.

BOOKS, GIFTS, CDS, CLOTHING

ENERGY WORK & HEALING

books, gifts & jewelry, imports, music stores

energy balancing, Reiki (SEE ALSO: Bodywork)

Ken Sanders Rare Books 521-3819. 268 S 200 E. Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, B. Traven. Literary firsr additions. Out-ofprint books on Utah and the American West; travels, explorations, wilderness, the environment, national parks & Western Americana. Antique photography, prints, postcards, posters, all kinds of paper ephemera. Out of print searches. Hours: M-Sat. 10a- 6p.

Golden Braid Books. 322-1162. 151 S. 500 E. The Vug Rock & Gem Jewelers.

521-6026. 872 E. 900 S. Twigs and Company. 596-2322. 1616 S. 1100 E. Blue Boutique. 982-1100.

WWW.BLUEBOUTIQUE.COM Black Mountain Gemstone Jewelry 359-6262 WWW.BLACKMOUNTAINBEAD.COM

CERTIFICATION, DEGREES & SCHOOLS education/schools, vocational, massage schools A Voice-Over Workshop Scott Shurian, 359-1776. The Salt Lake City voice-over workshop teaches the art of voicing commercials and narrations for radio, TV, multi media and the World Wide Web. Personal coaching and demo production also available.

WWW.VOSCOTT.COM Healing Mountain Massage School 355-6300. 455 South 300 East, Suite 103, SLC, UT 84111. Morning, evening, & weekend programs.

Graduate in as little as 7 months. 8 students in a class. Mentor with seasoned professionals.

Practice in a live day spa. ABHES accredited.

Financial aid: loans/grants available to those who qualify. WWW.HEALINGMOUNTAIN.ORG Sego Lily School. 274-9555. WWW.SEGOLILYSCHOOL.ORG Elaine Bell. Art Instruction. 201-2496.

Red Lotus School of Movement.

355-6375. WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM

Lilli DeCair 533-2444 or 577-6119. Holistic health educator, certified Thought Pattern Management practitioner, coach, shamanic wisdom, Medicine Wheel journeys, intuitive consultant, mediator, minister.

Usui Reiki Master/teacher offers all levels complete in 10 individual classes, certification & mentoring on request. Visit at Dancing Cranes Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons for psychic sessions. Cafe Alchemy and Mayan Astrology, nutritional nudges, stress relief hospital visits, fundraising. Send a psychic telegram. On the board of directors, Utah Mental Health Assn.

Dynamic Touch Healing Arts Center 486-6267. 1399 S. 700 E. Elizabeth Williams, RN, MSN. Traditional Usui Reiki Master. Reiki is a gentle, easy technique with remarkable results. Offering a safe environment for healing/balance on physical, emotional, spiritual levels. Everyone can learn Reiki.

Classes & sessions available. Supervised student sessions available for reduced rates.

Integrated Quantum Healing 801-252-1556. Lynne Laitinen RMT, ECRT, MC. 25 years of experience. Access to unparalleled key guidance into your spiritual, emotional and physical challenges; releases stress naturally. Offering core emotional release techniques, cranial-sacral, polarity, Quantum-Touch, Reiki and workshops.

Credit cards accepted.

Morning Star Healing Circle We are a group of non-Native American healers who channel the great Northern Cheyenne hero, Morning Star. We provide: at-a-distance healing, soul rescue, spirit rescue, site clearing and spiritual emergency work. WWW.MORNINGSTARMEDITATION.NET Neuro Emotional Technique 364-5700 Ext 1. 1399 S. 700 E., Ste. 2, SLC. Jim Struve, LCSW. NET is a non-invasive mind-body technique that clears emotional blocks. By combining light touch, supportive dialogue, memory retrieval, and breathing, NET assists in “rebooting” disturbing emotional and behavioral patterns.

Useful for adults with entrenched beliefs, unresolved trauma, or removing barriers to desired life transitions. WWW.MINDFULPRESENCE.COM Reiki & Karuna Reiki Master Teacher; Sound Healing and Meditation Teacher Carol A. Wilson, Ph.D., CHES. 359-2352 or INFO@CAROLWILSON.ORG. Registered, International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP) and International Center for Reiki Training. Individual Reiki, Karuna Reiki and sound healing sessions.

For more info or Reiki I, II, III/Master and meditation class schedules, see WWW.CAROLWILSON.ORG Sheryl Seliger, LCSW, Cranio-Sacral Therapy 556-8760. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.) Powerful healing through gentle-touch energy work. Infants and children: sleep issues, feeding difficulties, fearfulness, bonding, birth trauma, pre- and perinatal therapy. Adults and teens: head injuries, accident recovery, PTSD, chronic pain, stress reduction.

Enjoy deep relaxation and peace. Mon-Fri 8:00a12:30p. SELIGERS@GMAIL.COM

Theta Healing & EFT 435-843-5309 Theta DNA I & DNA II certified by Vianna’s Nature’s Path. Resolve physical & emotional pain. Limiting beliefs dissolved quickly.

Leave your pains from years past & create lasting peace in your mind and body, call or e-mail today!

HEALINGSWITHGENNA@COMCAST.NET Theta Healing with Darcy Phillipps 916-4221. Are you free to be who you really are?

Changing your beliefs changes your life. Doors open to instant healing. Love is unconditional.

Dreams to reality. Come and play. DARCYPHILLIPPS.COM. Kathryn Wallis 394-4577. Evenings 4-7. Be healthy regardless of your age and what you hear. Your body is a chemical lab reflecting formulas by thoughts, illnesses, aging, mindsets, lifestyle. Just living offsets chemical balance. I change your balance by remote only. 30 years experience. WWW.WHOLEBODYBALANCETUNING.COM The Windswept Center 560-3761. We offer classes and workshops that teach you how to access your own clairvoyance and healing abilities. Learn simple tools to bring your life together—manage your job, family, future, relationships, creativity, health and spirituality. For more information about us, classes and workshops, please visit our web site or call our office. WWW.WINDSWEPTCENTER.COM

GETAWAY outdoor suppliers, lodging, spas, outdoor education Canyonlands Field Institute 1-800-860-5262. P.O. Box 68, Moab, UT 84532.

Authentic nature and culture. River and hiking trips and camps for schools, adults and families.

WWW.CANYONLANDSFIELDINST.ORG Cliff Spa 933-2225. Cliff Lodge, Snowbird, UT. Relax, refresh, recreate. The Cliff Spa at Snowbird offers massages, wraps, facials, manicures, pedicures & a full service salon. Also a rooftop lap pool, whirlpool, eucalyptus steam room, dry saunas & exercise facility. WWW.CLIFFSPA.COM

S O O L AC U P U N C T U R E The majority of your illnesses come from disruption of your internal yin-yang. Through Acupuncture treatment, all your internal organs can be balanced and all your biologic functions can return to their normal states.

HEALTH, WELLNESS & BODY CARE Ayurveda, beauty supply, birth services/ prenatal care, Chinese medicine/acupuncture, colon therapy, dentistry, health centers, health products, homeopathy, naturopaths, nutritionists, physical therapy, physicians, women's healthcare

If you have stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cirrhosis, and are currently receiving chemotherapy, suffering with aches, paralysis, or hemiplegia through stroke, call today! I can help.

Sool Y. Kim OMD Mon- Fri 10:00 am - 7:30 pm Sat 10 am - 4:00 pm We accept insurance

SOOL ACUPUNCTURE 4568 Highland Dr. #220, Salt Lake City, UT www.acupuncturesaltlake.com

Please call today!

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A.I.M: Frequencies – Balance – Self-Healing DaNell 680-2853, David 558-9340.

Stop surviving and begin thriving. The progression of the AIM (All Inclusive Method) technology is chronicled in the novel “Sanctuary: The Path to Consciousness” (Lewis & Slawson). Inherited predispositions, physical & mental imbalances, environmental toxicity–you can self heal 24/7 using this frequency tool. Pets too.

WWW.INFINITECONSCIOUSNESS.COM.

NONTRADITIONAL BOARDING AND DAYCARE SINCE 1999

The most important gift you can give a child is Childhood

Educating the Head, Opening the Heart, Inspiring the Hands.

Seven Canyons School

OPEN HOUSE Sat. March 15 • 10am-12pm SPRING FESTIVAL Sat. April 5 • 10am-12pm

Seven Canyons School 2150 S. Foothill Dr., SLC www.SevenCanyonsSchool.org 801.463.1360

Alexander Technique Mindful Movement with Cathy Pollock, 230-7661 Re-educating the kinesthetic (movement) sense to replace harmful habit patterns of movement and mind with ease, balance, and coordination.

Improve your musical performance, voice, dance, athletics, dressage, martial arts, workstation posture…and more! If you live and breathe, the Alexander Technique can help you.

WWW.ALEXANDERTECHNIQUEUTAH.COM

Almarome® Organic Essential Oils 1.866.392.6909. Based in Sugar House and Provence, France. Home of The SHIELD™, unique blends of 100% certified organic essential oils to protect your health all winter long, reduce exposure to bugs and maximize immunity.

WWW.ALMAROME.COM Lori Berryhill, L. Ac. MSTOM Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 670 7th Avenue 355-3076 / 554-5913 Offering a full range of health/wellness care.

The philosophy of my clinic reaches for healing, restorative and preventative therapies including all acute and chronic diseases, sports injury, pediatrics, and emotional issues.

Cameron Wellness Center T.W. Cameron, BSN, ND. 486.4226. 1945 South 1100 East #202. You can enhance your healing potential! Naturopathic medicine with emphasis on treatment of chronic illness. Services include: education in mind/body connection, thyroid, adrenal and hormone balancing, diet and lifestyle counseling, neural therapy and intravenous nutrition treatment.

Directional Non-Force Technique offers specific, gentle adjustments for longterm correction. No cracking or popping.

TMJ, knees, shoulders and spine are addressed as well as previously hopeless concerns. This technique focuses on minimal visits. Enjoy your life now!

POWERFULLIFECHIRO.COM. Uli Knorr, ND Eastside Natural Health Clinic 474-3684. Dr. Knorr, with 12 years of clinical experience, offers comprehensive naturopathic medical care. Focus on gastrointestinal health, endocrinology, detoxification and the cardiovascular system; Bioidentical hormone therapy along with adrenal and thyroid function support. Natural medicine/ herbal medicine focus. RBCBS/ ValueCare. EASTSIDENATURALHEALTH.COM. Maharishi Ayurveda 801.446 2999. Maharishi Invincibility Center of SLC. Enjoy Better Health Today. Maharishi Ayurveda herbal supplements are ancient, authentic, timetested formulas for promoting health and well being, without negative side effects.

Produced with naturally organic wildcrafted herbs, these supplements are manufactured according to the highest international standards of purity.

WWW.MAPI.COM Todd Mangum, MD, Web of Life Wellness Center 531-8340. 989 E. 900 S., Ste. A1. Dr. Mangum is a family practice physician who uses acupuncture, massage, herbs & nutrition to treat a wide range of conditions including chronic fatigue, HIV infection, allergies, digestive disturbances and fibromyalgia. He also designs programs to maintain health & wellness.

WWW.WEBOFLIFEWC.COM Leslie Peterson, ND Full Circle Women’s Healthcare 746-3555. Offering integrative medical care for women of all ages. Natural hormone replacement therapy; annual exams; evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of many gynecological health concerns; natural medicine preferentially used. Gentle, safe, whole-person care.

WWW.FULLCIRCLECARE.COM

www.fullcirclecare.com • 801.746.3555

Colon Hydrotherapy—Massage 541-3064. Karen Schiff, PT. Licensed physical therapist, certified colon hydrotherapist, I-ACT member, FDA approved system. Clear out old toxins & create the environment within you to realize your health goals. Gently soothe, cleanse, hydrate & tone your body’s primary elimination channel. Enhanced results with nutritional guidance & abdominal massage. This ancient work is a gentle, external method to relieve digestive distress, PMS, menopause, infertility, more! WWW.KARENSCHIFF.COM

“The test of a big dream is to ask yourself: ‘Will I remember this on my deathbed?’ If you have a big dream you will probably find that to accomplish it will require a minimum of two hours of devoted activity per day.” ~ Jonathan Zap: “Kill the

Dragon Dreams, a New Age Gift Boutique In the Web of Life Wellness Center, 989 E 900 S, 509-1043. Meditation and chakra CDs, ORGANIC skin care products and incense, books, crystals, local artist consignments and mystical things like magic wands, fairies and dragons.

Precision Physical Therapy 557-6733. Jane Glaser-Gormally, MS, PT. 4568 S. Highland Dr., Ste. 140. Licensed PT specializing in holistic integrated manual therapy (IMT). Safe, gentle, effective techniques for pain and tissue dysfunction.

This unique form of therapy works to identify sources of pain and assists the body with self-corrective mechanisms to alleviate pain and restore mobility and function.

BCBS and Medicare provider.

DNFT Chiropractic With Lacey Picard, DC. 505-8189

Wasatch Vision Clinic 328-2020. 849 E. 400 S. in Salt Lake across

Leslie Peterson, N.D.

Naturopathic Physician Since 1996 Full Circle Women’s Care Hormone Balancing Annual Exams Menopausal Support Chronic Illness Treatment Gastrointestinal Health

150 S. 600 E. Suite 6B Salt Lake City

Time Grid & Fire Up Your Life: A Lesson in Practical Magic”

Planned Parenthood of Utah Call 1-800-230-PLAN to reach the Planned Parenthood nearest you.

Affordable, confidential health care & family planning services for women, men & teens. Abstinence-based education programs for children 532-1586. Many volunteer opportunities 532-1586.

from the 9th East TRAX stop.

Comprehensive eye care, eye disease, LASIK, contacts and glasses since 1984.

We accept most insurance.

WASATCHVISION.COM

Acupuncture Associates. 359-2705.

Natalie Clausen.

Center For Enhanced Wellness 5969998. 2681 E. Parley’s Way. Millcreek Herbs, LLC. Merry Lycett Harrison, RH, CAHG. 466-1632, WWW.MILLCREEKHERBS.COM Millcreek Wellness Center WWW.MILLCREEKWELLNESS.COM 486-1818. 1550 E. 3300 S.

MISCELLANEOUS Space Available 596-0147 Ext. 41, 989 E. 900 S. Center for Transpersonal Therapy. Large plush space. Bright & comfortable atmosphere, available for workshops, classes, or ongoing groups. Pillows, yoga chairs, & regular chairs provided, kitchenette area.

Available for hourly, full day or weekend use.

Tracy Aviary 322-BIRD, WWW.TRACYAVIARY.ORG. An oasis in the heart of Salt Lake City with 350 birds and 150 species. Many are endangered or injured in the wild and unfit to be released.

Guests enjoy Utah’s oldest standing industrial building – The Mill, used for event rentals and year-round bird programs.

Volunteer Opportunity Adopt-A-Native-Elder is seeking office/warehouse volunteers in Salt Lake City every Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am noon. Come and join a wonderful group of people for a fascinating and gratifying experience. Contact Joyce 801-474-0535 or MAIL@ANELDER.ORG, WWW.ANELDER.ORG. Catalyst 363-1505. 140 McClelland, SLC. CONTACT@CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET. KCPW—88.3 & 105.1FM. 359-5279 KRCL—91 & 96.5FM. 359-9191 KUED—TV 7. 581-3064 KUER—FM90. 581-6777

MOVEMENT & SPORT dance, fitness, martial arts, yoga

AquaNia 801-455-6343 Jacqueline Fogel, Certified Nia Instructor. Experience the joy of movement in the water of a warm pool. AquaNia is movement that awakens body awareness and body wisdom to promote health and well-being.

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All ages & ability levels welcome to all classes.

The room is warm by intention, so come prepared to work hard & sweat. Check for new classes in Catalyst calendar. WWW.BIKRAMYOGASLC.COM Bikram Yogaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sandy 501-YOGA (9642). 9343 S. 1300 E. Our south valley sanctuary nestled below Little Cottonwood Canyon provides a warm and inviting environment to discover or deepen your yoga practice. All levels encouraged, no reservations necessary. Certified teachers. Classes 7 days a week. Call for schedule. Introductory package is 10 consecutive days of unlimited yoga for $20. WWW.BIKRAMYOGASANDY.COM

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Red Lotus School of Movement 740 S 300 W, SLC, UT, 84101. 355-6375.

Established in 1994 by Sifu Jerry Gardner and Jean LaSarre Gardner. Traditional-style training in the classical martial arts of Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ai Chi, Wing Chun Kung-Fu, and Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ai Chi Chih (qi gong exercises).

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classes in Wing Chun Kung-Fu. Located downstairs from Urgyen Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple. WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM, REDLOTUS@REDLOTUS.CNC. NET.

Transpersonal Therapy is an approach to healing which integrates body, mind and spirit. It addresses basic human needs for self-esteem, satisfying relationships and spiritual growth.

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THE SHOP Anusara Yoga Studio 435-649-9339. 1167 Woodside Ave., P.O Box 681237, Park City, UT 84068. Certified & affiliated Anusara instructors inspire students to open their hearts & express themselves through the art of yoga. Exciting all-level classes taught in an amazing 4,500 sq ft. historic building in downtown Park City. Drop-ins welcome. WWW.PARKCITYYOGA.COM The Yoga Center 277-9166. 4689 So. Holladay Blvd. Hatha-based yoga classes 7 days a week, including vinyasa, slow flow, Anusara, prenatal, gentle and restorative. Workshops, corporate and private sessions available. All levels of experience welcome.

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Body & Mind Studio. 486-2660. 1063 E. 3300 S. WWW.BODYANDMINDSTUDIO.COM Erin Geesaman Rabke Somatic Educator.

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astrology, mediums, past life integration, psychics All About Your Life: Readings, Psychic Tarot 575-7103. Margaret Ruth. Listen to Margaret Ruth on X-96 FM on Friday mornings or book a private appointment or party. WWW.MARGARETRUTH.COM Channeled Full Spectrum Readings Direct From the Masters 347-5493, Marie. Tap into your highest potential by having readings brought forth in the highest vibration possible. Receive wisdom, counseling, life path, career, and love advice, entity healings, prayer work, ascension and path acceleration. Become the light.

Channeled Readings through Spiritual Medium 968-8875, 577-1348. Deloris, as heard on the Mick & Allen Show (KBER Radio, 101.1), can help you with those who have crossed over and other paranormal activity. She can help bring understanding regarding past lives, life purpose and relationships. Available for parties and night clubs. DELORISSPIRITUALMEDIUM.COM

Lilli DeCair: Inspirational Mystical Entertainment 533-2444 and 577-6119. European born professional psychic, holistic health educator, reiki master /teacher, life coach, Mental Health Association in Utah Board Member, serves on Mayor’s Diversity Speakers Board, ESL I instructor, party entertainer. Featured radio magazine personality. Available at Dancing Cranes Fri-Sun, 486-1129 and Cafe Alchemy Sundays 5-9 p. One of 2005 Governor’s Commission on Families Women of the Year recipiants. Poet, singer, dancer, wedding planner/official, Shamanic 9 Day Medicine Wheel Journeys.

Alyse Finlayson, Spiritual Artist & Psychic 435-640-6042. Trained artist uses her psychic gifts to paint portraits of your angels and guides. Offering soul retrievals and assists people in building and bringing awareness to their connection with their souls (higher selves) so as to develop their chosen soul paths. WWW.SOULINTERCONNECTION.COM;

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Horary: The Art of Cycles & Timing Victoria Fugit. 435-259-9417. Horary can answer questions about lost articles or animals, buying new cars or houses, signing contracts; it helps you decide about changing jobs, moving, getting married. If you are wrestling with a question, horary can probably shed light on it.

Intuitive Coaching Ross Gigliotti. 244-0275. Intuitive guidance through life coaching. 2766 E. 3300 S., at the Gift of Touch.

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Free Horary Charts: Practical Astrology Avani Vyas. 288-9354. Quick answers to your specific questions relating to day-to-day matters (relationships, purchases, job changes,

Soul & Psyche 293-0484. Cynthia Hill, PhD. Astrological readings focused on energetic & cellular memory patterns of the ’mind-body’ system, personality strength & challenges; current & past life patterns & habits, relationship & family dynamics, soul purpose & spiritual intent, current & future cycles of growth, healing & empowerment through self-knowledge & understanding. 30 years clinical experience. Call for appt. & class info.

Transformational Astrology Ralfee Finn. 800-915-5584. Catalyst’s astrology columnist for 10 years! Visit her website at WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM or e-mail her at RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM Amy Megan West, Professional Astrologer WWW.MOONGLIDE .COM. Astrology, Tarot and Psychic reader with over 20+ years experience. Astrologer for WWW.MYSTARLINES.COM. Call for appointment: 550-5353.

Anne Windsor, Professional Astrologer 888.876.2482. 1338 S Foothill #182 Salt Lake City UT 84108. KNOW NOW. Invest in a session with Anne Windsor and draw on her extensive experience to crack your own life’s code.

Discover winning strategies to attract healthy relationships, establish financial security, achieve professional success, and find contentment. Private tutoring, gift certificates available.

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Avatar 244-8951. Avatar is a consciousness training course that teaches us to live deliberately. It gives us tools for experiencing compassion and true cooperation on our planet and opens doors unimaginable. Rebecca Hunt is a new Avatar Master. Call regarding a free introduction.

Barbara G. Babson, L.C.S.W. 567-3545 370 E. South Temple, #550.

Psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and adolescents. Specializing in EMDR (eye movement desensitisation reprocessing). Barb uses EMDR from a position of empathy and understanding in treating trauma, loss, and relationship issues.

Jeff Bell, L.C.S.W. 364-5700, Ext. 2, 1399 S. 700 E. Ste. 1, SLC. Specializing in empowering relationships; cultivating hardiness and mindfulness; managing stress & compulsivity; alleviating depression/ anxiety/grief; healing PTSD & childhood abuse/ neglect; addictions recovery; GLBT exploration as well as resolving disordered eating, body image & life transitions. Individual, couples, family, group therapy & EMDR. Center for Healing Arts 209-4404. Carol Littlefield, APRN/PP, psychiatric nurse specialist with prescriptive practice. 18 years offering natural alternative care. Awaken the soul by applying new science and technology to ancient wisdom practices. Metatronic healings.

Soul therapy, the highest healing! Group meditation Thursdays 7-8:30. 1210 Princeton Ave., by appointment, insurance accepted. WWW.OURCOMMUNITYCONNECTION.COM. Center for Transpersonal Therapy 596-0147. 989 E. 900 S. Dana Appling, LCSW, Denise Boelens, PhD; Chris Robertson, LCSW; Lynda Steele, LCSW; Sherry Lynn Zemlick, PhD, Wil Dredge LCSW. The transpersonal approach to healing draws on the knowledge from traditional science & the spiritual wisdom of the east & west.

Counseling orientation integrates body, mind, & spirit. Individuals, couples, groups, retreats, & classes.

Steven J. Chen, Ph.D., Psychologist 718-1609. 150 S 600 E. Healing techniques for depression, anxiety and relationship issues.

Treatment of trauma, abuse and stress. Career guidance. Sensitive and caring approach to create wellness, peace, happiness and contentment.

WWW.STEVENJCHEN.COM Sue Connor, Ph.D. 1399 South 700 East #10. 583-7848. Improve your response to stress with effective self care strategies. Increase your relapse prevention skills and enhance your recovery. Mindful psychotherapy for relief from acute and post traumatic stress, addictions, disordered eating, chronic pain or illness, mood disorders. New book clubs starting in June. Check out info at WWW.MINDFULSLC.COM Stephen Emerson, LCSW 487-1091. 150 S 600 E, Ste. 7B Offering a transpersonal approach to psychotherapy that facilitates access to innate inner wisdom, strength, creativity and potential for individuals, couples and families dealing with life transitions, stress, emotional difficulties, low self-esteem, relationship issues, addictive behaviors and abuse issues. Treatment of performance anxiety for musicians, actors and other public presenters.

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Marianne Felt, MT-BC, LPC 524-0560, EXT. 3. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Licensed professional counselor, board certified music therapist, certified Gestalt therapist, Red Rock Counseling & Education. Transpersonal psychotherapy, music therapy, Gestalt therapy, EMDR. Open gateways to change through experience of authentic contact. Integrate body, mind, & spirit

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through creative exploration of losses, conflicts, & relationships that challenge & inspire our lives.

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Robin Friedman, LCSW 599-1411 (Sugar House). Transformational psychotherapy for making lasting positive change. Discover effective ways of finding and expressing your deeper truth and authentic self. Relationship work, sexuality, depression/ anxiety, addictions, trauma recovery, and creative explorations of life-purpose and self-awareness. Individuals, couples, groups.

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Jeff Grathwohl, MA 403-5171. 336 E 900 S. The Synergy Center.

Illuminate the luminous body! A luminous energy field surrounds us and informs our body and life.

Release the wounds and contracts that keep you from choosing your own destiny. WWW.THESHAMANNETWORK.COM. Teri Holleran, LCSW Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 5240560. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Transformational therapy, consultation & facilitation. Discover how the investigation of loss, trauma, body symptoms, mood disturbances, relationship conflicts, environmental despair & the questions related to meaning & purpose initiate the transformational journey.

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Hypnosis: Jolene Shields, C.Ht. 801-942-6175. Hypnosis is a naturally induced state of relaxed concentration in which suggestions for change are communicated to the subconscious mind, making change seem effortless and easy. Jolene is a medically certified hypnotherapist with 18 years of experience. Weight loss, HypnoBirthing®, stress reduction, smoking cessation, etc.

Law of Attraction Lynn Solarczyk 801.510.0593 or LYNNSOLARCZYK@MAC.COM. Teaching the law of attraction—what it is, and how to apply it to your life. LIVINGLOA.BLOGSPOT.COM Jan Magdalen, LCSW 582-2705, 2071 Ashton Circle, SLC. Offering a transpersonal approach to the experiences and challenges of our life cycles, including: individuation-identity, sexuality and sexual orientation, partnership, work, parenting, divorce, aging, illness, death and other loss, meaning and spiritual awareness. Individuals, couples and groups.

Clinical consultation and supervision.

Marilynne Moffitt, PhD 266-4551. 825 E. 4800 S. Murray 84107. Offering interventions for psychological growth & healing.

Assistance with behavioral & motivational changes, refocusing of life priorities, relationship issues, addiction & abuse issues, & issues regarding health. Certified clinical hypnotherapist, NLP master practitioner & EMDR practitioner.

Sunny M. Nelson, MSW CSW 801-755-1229. Healing with the Higher Self.

Interventions to assist Autistic and Indigo children and adults. Healing with assistance from the Higher Self to resolve trauma, addictions, grief/ loss, women's issues, emotional pain, gay/lesbian /bisexual issues. This approach teaches the concept that one chooses life events for the purpose of soul growth and spiritual mastery. privateREVOLUTIONS 232-6162. Online Coaching. Success Soundtracks.

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powerful right-brain tools like visualization with strategic coaching. Goal-focused packages or custom soundtracks – available completely online.

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Stephen Proskauer, MD, Integrative Psychiatry 631-8426. Sanctuary for Healing and Integration, 860 E. 4500 S., Ste. 302. Steve is a seasoned psychiatrist, Zen priest and shamanic healer. He sees kids, teens, adults, couples and families, integrating psychotherapy, meditation and soul work with judicious use of medication to relieve emotional pain and problem behavior.

Steve specializes in creative treatment of bipolar disorders. STEVE@KARMASHRINK.COM. Blog: WWW.KARMASHRINK.COM. Jon Scheffres, MA, LPC 633-3908. 1550 E. 3300 S., SLC. Every life is a call to adventure. Offering an awareness-based approach for treating depression, anxiety, marital/relationship issues, adolescent behavior problems, domestic violence and addictions.

Individual, family, couples, and groups. Stress reduction through yoga and meditation. Clinical consultation and supervision also available.

Mike Sheffield, Ph.D. 518-1352. 1104 E. Ashton Ave (2310 S.) #112.

Coaching and psychotherapy with adults and youth. Integrative approach to personal transformation, emphasizing process work with selfawareness, pattern change, transitions.

Workshops and groups on mindfulness, creativity, emotional intelligence, transformational journeys, relationships, parenting.

Sierra Earthworks Foundation 274-1786. Holladay, Utah. Ramona Sierra, MSW, LCSW. Providing clinical services through integrated approaches utilizing traditional and indigenous healing practices to health/mental health and complementary medicine. Most insurances accepted. SIERRAEARTHWORKS@QUEST.NET

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Todd Mangum, MD • Aymi Bennhoff, FNP for the treatment of:

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Steve Seliger, LMFT 661-7697. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.) #203.

Specializing in helping people develop healthy loving relationships, conflict resolution for couples, developing powerful communication skills, resolving parent-teen conflicts, depression, phobias, ending & recovering from abuse, conflicts & issues related to sexuality & libido in men & women, sexual orientation issues.

Sarah Sifers, Ph.D., LCSW Shamanic Practitioner, Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth 531-8051. Shamanic Counseling. Shamanic Healing. Mentoring for people called to the Shaman’s Path. Explore health or mental health issues using the ways of the shaman. Sarah’s extensive training includes shamanic extraction healing, soul retrieval healing, psychopomp work for death and dying, shamanic counseling and shamanic divination. Sarah has studied with Celtic, Brazilian, Tuvan, Mongolian, Tibetan and Nepali Shamans.

Spiritual Coaching Marlise Cromar, Oceans Consulting. 815-3658; (MARLISE33@MAC.COM). Spiritual life guidance using a refreshing combination of wisdom traditions including Buddhism, the Tao, Shamanism,

Mayan Calendar, A Course in Miracles, Numerology, Christian mysticism, and Eastern Indian consciousness. Focus is on bringing balance to life by harmonizing masculine & feminine energies and embracing your unique, creative role in the collective transformation. Outdoor sessions welcome!

Naomi Silverstone, DSW, LCSW 209-1095. Psychotherapy and shamanic practice, 989 E. 900 S. #B5. Holistic practice integrates traditional and nontraditional approaches to health, healing, and balance or “ayni.” Access new perceptual lenses as you reanimate your relationship with nature. Shamanic practice in the Inka tradition.

Matt Stella, LCSW Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 5240560 x1. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families and groups.

Specializing in relationship work, mens issues, depression, anxiety, addictive patterns, and lifemeaning explorations.

Daniel Sternberg, PhD, Psychologist 364-2779. 150 South 600 East, Bldg. 4B. Fax: 364-3336. Sensitive use of rapid release methods and EMDR to free you from unwanted emotions to allow you more effective control and happiness in your life. Individuals, couples, families, groups and businesses. Treatment of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, tension, stress-related difficulties abuse and depression.

Jim Struve, LCSW 364-5700 Ext 1. 1399 S. 700 E., Ste. 2, SLC. Specializing in life transitions, strengthening relationships, fostering resilience, healing from childhood trauma & neglect (including male survivors of sexual abuse), assisting partners of abuse survivors, addictions recovery, sexual identity, empowerment for GLBT individuals/ couples. Individual, couples, group therapy and NET (Neuro Emotional Technique) practitioner.

Flexible times. www.mindfulpresence.com The Shaman’s Cave John Knowlton. 263-3838.

WWW.THESHAMANSCAVE.COM TalkingWithChuck.com 542-9431. Chuck Davidson, M.A. Through a series of conversations I offer insight into helping you find rational, effective ways to set new direction for your life, and to help you find ways to reduce the barriers standing in the way of reaching your desired destination. POB 522112, SLC, UT 84152. CHUCK@TALKINGWITHCHUCK.COM, Patricia Toomey, ADTR, LPC 463-4646, 1390 S. 1100 E.,Ste.202 The Dance of Life—Transformation within a psychotherapeutic process of healing and spiritual growth using somatic movement analysis, dreamwork, psychoneuroimmunology, guided imagery & EMDR to support the healing process with stress, depression, trauma, pain, eating disorders, grief, addictions & life transitions.

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True Self Recovery Tel. 712-6140. 455 E 400 S #410. Compassionate, non-judgmental addiction support group employs evidence-based holistic healing and creative arts practices. Tuesdays 6-8pm, must pre-register; $50 ($75/couple.) Package discounts and financial

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Christiane Turner, NLP Trainer, Coach, Consultant 979-4799. CHRISTIANETURNER@ YAHOO.COM. Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the art and science of human excellence that offers effective tools for creating lasting change. We offer NLP training, coaching and consulting—one-on-one and groups. Come to our monthly free seminars to learn more about NLP. WWW.QUANTUMNLP.NET Western Sand Play Associates (801) 356-2864. Jungian-oriented sand play therapy--children and adults. Training for healthcare professionals. Offices in Salt Lake and Utah Counties.

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WWW.WESTERNSANDPLAY@COMCAST.NET. Elizabeth Williams, RN, MSN 486-4036. 1399 S. 7th E. #12. Lic. psychiatric nurse specialist offering a safe environment to heal inner wounds & process personal & interpersonal issues. Specializing in relationship issues, loss & grief work, anxiety, depression & selfesteem. Adolescents & adults, individuals, couples & group therapy.

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE meditation/study groups, churches/ ministry, spiritual instruction, workshops Antelope Island Spiritual Foundation 364-0332, 150 South 600 East Suite 1A. A community-based developmental spirituality program.

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Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa Tibetan Buddhist Temple 740 S. 300 W. 328-4629. Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa offers an open environment for the study, contemplation, and practice of Tibetan Buddhist teachings. The community is welcome to our Sunday service (puja), group practices, meditation classes and introductory courses. WWW.URGYENSAMTENLING.ORG

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pring – and by spring I mean “sex” – is in the air. Not only am I surrounded by it at work at the zoo, with all the natural, verdant rhythms coursing through the place. But on weekend hikes I’ve seen squirrels making baby squirrels, and while I’ve been driving around doing errands, pigeons making pigeon chicks. Momentarily, even I was partaking, when I found a guy to date who toler ated my insane schedule. Alas, it didn’t last.

I have three daughters, two of whom are “of age.” One is of “legal” age—over 18—and another of “older-than-I-was-when-I-lost-my-virginity” age. Being a parent of the ’90s, and now of the ’00s, I have had frank discussions with them about safe sex, about protection, about all things responsible and moral, abstinence and other options, and that yes, oral DOES count as sex (a hotly-debated topic – excuse the pun – in schools these days).

One time I offered to take my oldest daughter to the Student Health Clinic on her college campus before classes started, only to have her tell me, “thanks but no thanks, Mom. If I haven’t even kissed a guy by now, I’m pretty sure I won’t be needing the pregnancy hotline just yet.” Another time, in the doctor’s office I read with relish the pamphlet on the latest birth control options (not for myself, having been “fixed,”) but because there were so many new and unfamiliar choices out there these days.

When I was younger, the choices were The Pill,

condoms (we of course called them “rubbers”), IUDs, diaphragms and the word “no.” Later, my personal additions to this list were toddlers and flannel sleepwear. My former husband used to joke that one of the best bir th control methods was the combination of a flannel Lanz nightgown, complete with long sleeves and lace at the neck and wrists, with knee socks. Nowadays there are all of the aforementioned choices plus rings, patches, shots, dams, girl-condoms, and the ominous threat of HIV. It is mind-boggling, all the mother-daughter discussion we’ve had about their sexuality.

Little did I know that I’d be the one waiting for them to be out of the house so I could engage in some grown up “recess,” if you know what I mean.

Little did I know that I’d be the one waiting for them to be out of the house so I could engage in some grown up “recess,” if you know what I mean.

I distinctly remember being 17, with a boyfriend at my house, just the two of us. I

remember hearing the garage door in my childhood house rumble open, in the relatively early days of automatic garage doors, knowing we had approximately 18 seconds to wrangle our clothes back into place, smooth down our hair, strike an aloof pose on the sofa and casually gr eet my parents as they walked in the door.

Now that I’ve been dating, several years after my divorce, there have been a few instances when I, in my mid-40s, have been busted—by my children—an altogether horrifying experience for all involved, most of all for the poor man/object of my “affection.” The girls have never caught us in bed, mind you—I’ve been through enough family counseling and self-help books to know where to draw that line—but let’s just say that even the mildest of horizontal couch contact is enough to put us all into a state of mor tified speechlessness.

I don’t have the luxury of the 18-second garage door warning signal that I had in my teens , since a) mine is the only car par ked in the (detached) garage, and b) a large percentage of the time the girls are dropped off at home by friends in annoyingly quiet vehicles. Sure, I usually lock the front door, but in the heat of the moment, who hears a little old key?

In the 1989 movie “Parenthood,” Diane Wiest’s character plays a single full-time working mom who hosts a dinner party one night for her entire family—parents, siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews and her own two kids. In the middle of a big boisterous Italian dinner, the power goes out, and the family scrambles to find candles or flashlights. As the lights come back on, her y oung son, having industriously searched her bedside table, a perfectly logical place to keep a flashlight, appears with a fully-operational (and humming) vibrator.

“What is this, Mom?” he asks innocently, while the grown-ups quietly bust a gut in the background, several snorting with barely-contained laughter.

“It’s…an…….electric…………ear cleaner, honey,” she fumbles, snatching it out of his hands.

Now I may or may not possess an…electr ic….. ear………cleaner… but if I ever saw one of my children brandishing it, I would have to unequivocally and summarily curl up and die right then and there.

Sure, lots of progressive people would think it a perfectly natural and healthy topic of conversation to explain to my daughters that adult women—moms, even—have sexual urges and tendencies as strong as any…well, pole-dancing nympho is probably too strong a term. But how to tell them that the expiration date on “those” feelings does not equate to their bir th date, or, more succinctly, to the date of their conception?

They’re too old for those safe scapegoat (and godsend) picture books we used as parenting crutches about potty training, eating veggies or even Sally having two mommies. These days, they are exposed to plenty of media images , especially on TV and movie screens, of hot and heavy passion by people as seemingly old as, gasp, their parents.

But the last thing any kid of any age (including my own) wants to picture is the parents having sex…with each other or anybody else. So, to have a single parent making out on the couch with somebody — anybody? Well, all they can say to that is, “ewwwwwwwwwwww.”

Oh, an occasional peck on the cheek or a momentary slow dance in the kitchen is fair enough and something they can tolerate. If they like the guy, they can pretend not to notice or do the big “ahem” as they approach. God forbid they don’t like him, though. That’s when they either plunk right down between us on the couch or give me the fullbody eye-roll behind his back to signal, “get him out of here…” That’s when my name becomes a two-syllable word: “Mo-ommmmmmm!”

I admit it’s definitely intimidating to be with me…er…us here in what we fondly refer to as the “House of Hormones— All Estrogen, All the Time.” Awkward at best, here he is, a red-blooded, healthy guy, probably in his 40s, exerting his perfectly human attraction toward a person he’s gotten to know, like and desire …and although she would love to reciprocate, she’s looking over her shoulder like a bank robber.

I can’t apologize to him for his own discomfort, nor can I deny my maternal nature, nor can I ignore the girls’ feelings, nor my own lust.

Not a comfortable position, any way you slice it, for anyone involved.

When did my parents have sex, anyway? Ugh. Looking back, just slightly less awkward than imagining them in bed was sitting next to them in a movie theater as a teenaged girl when two people on screen were going at it. I have an indelible memory of an amorous scene in “Terms of Endearment.” Movies and, in the mid-’70s, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom (perhaps foreshadowing for my current professional surroundings) brought forth the fervent wish I could melt right into the fabric of the chair.

So until my girls are grown and gone, or I am married to a stepdad they adore, or we move into a house with a garage that has a handy, noisy, 18-second warning signal, I guess I’ll keep it aboveboard and above-the-waist where men, my libido and my vigilant offspring are concerned. Unless we go to his house. ◆ Beth Wolfer writes, works at Hogle Zoo, and lives with her daughters and pets in Salt Lake.

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BABYING THE BUDDHA future!) and always be supportive. Watching them grow into beautiful young women with so many amazing thoughts and ideas, and knowing that I helped them to be the best they can be , is the most amazing feeling in the world.

Kelly Grimsley, mom of two teenage girls

What it means to be a mom

BY KINDRA FEHR “Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” — Lin Yutang As I began with the intent of wr iting a Mother’s Day piece, I asked myself, “What does it mean to be a mother?” While writing my response to this self-imposed question, I wondered how other moms would answer it. So I sent out an email to other mothers I know. I received an overwhelming response—far more, at much greater length, than we could print. We thank all the moms who wrote back. Here are just some of the intimate, beautiful, poignant comments:

What it means to be a mom: “I walk around even more tender-hearted raw than before, stronger, braver too.

Honesty is more imperative. As well as joy, authenticity, art, outside, naked, dancing, sharing, peace.

It means waking up in the middle of the night just to smell her; desperately needing mommy alone time, if only to make together time mor e delicious; being a member of the club that I didn’t know existed until I became a member.

The simple words ‘mama’s here’—in her silvery soft sincerely sweet voice—release places inside me I had no idea were held tightly.

Every moment is a gift. I have mor e to lose. And more to learn. Time takes on new texture.

It makes Christmas, the Easter bunny and birthdays alive again.

It means sex is never quite the same . It’s harder to come by, yet more magical (it actually made HER).

It means I am in my body as never befor e.

It means another relationship so close, I can run away (or cling) or choose to see and be seen, look more courageously and

compassionately at my painful and precious parts and continue to work on the narrative.

It means I have been over-run, out of control, reclaimed, connected, awakened, awed, balanced and blessed. It means all the rest now has meaning.”

Kelli Hyland, mom to 3 year-old Scout “Being a mom is like purchasing an “All-Life” pass for the most exciting and scary roller coaster ever made!!!…”

Kass Wood, mom to grown up Ben “Being a mother is the most impor tant thing I do in my too busy and hectic life . Raising a son by myself is challenging to say the least, but nothing means more than hearing ‘I love you, mommy’ at the end of a particularly stressful day!”

Leah Steele, mom to 2-year-old Josiah “This is one of the many things that hit me like a ton of bricks when I became aware of it... survival isn’t a maybe when you become a mother.

All of the sudden the desire to live and flourish becomes more powerfully innate than you ever imagined when you have a separate, but cosmically connected life to protect.”

Suzanna Torreano, mom to 20-month-old twin girls “I’ve always enjoyed being a Mom, but when my girls were small I sometimes felt that any one could take my place and hold their hand or bandage their scrapes. But as time goes on, I realized my importance of always being there for their questions and concerns no matter how big or small. I’m not here to persuade them on my points of view, but to listen to theirs, sometimes giving personal experiences (yes, sometimes our stupid teenage errors can help our children in the

“Being a mother means experiencing time differently.

I feel a distinct compression of time these days...time I used to spend languidly sleeping or wandering the aisles at Wild Oats or Barnes and Noble is now punctuated by my awareness of this tiny person. Sometimes she needs me; sometimes I just find myself less able to float in my own world because I now have this little moon in my life.

It also means experiencing that time compression in her growth. As Lowen & Navarro said in one of their songs, “the days go by so slowly, but the years go by so fast.” It’s like that. She’s suddenly a year old and all those long stretches between the end of her afternoon nap and putting her down to bed have crunched right down to a year that’s flashed by in what feels like a minute. My life experiences have become mp3s instead of records.

I’m more aware of lifespan and energy (the getout-of-bed kind, not the law-of-attraction/reiki kind, though I think about that too). Will my parents know Daisy as a young woman? Will Mark and I be as energetic and enthusiastic and passionate about life as we feel now when she is beginning her adult journey? Will we look old and

It means the simple words ‘mama’s here’—in her silvery soft sincerely sweet voice— release places inside me I had no idea were held tightly. wrinkly and not cool (or God forbid tr ying to be too cool)? Will she make it through all the bizarre choices we make as children and teenagers to a healthy grown-up life? Hope doesn’t even come close to describing what I feel here.

I think about how I spend the time I have with Daisy. Am I teaching her enough or the r ight things? I hope I am making the most of our hours and moments with her at this y oung age. I hope I will be able to grow with her and offer her the best parts of my Mom’s mothering of me as her birthright. I hope I will somehow avoid the weirdness between mothers and daughters that comes at adolescence, but still remain her parent and protector. I think 50 times a day about ho w she might be at age 3 or 7 or 10 or 30.

I wonder if I passed away today if she would remember me at all. I wonder at what she may teach me someday.

Being a mother means surrendering to the changing face of time.”

Mary Beth Maziarz, mom of 1-year-old Daisy

â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, being a mother is to live life amplified. What might otherwise go unnoticed is marveled at, questioned, redefined and shows up a week later squashed beyond recognition in a pocket.

Small successes are momentous and slights are devastating. There is an ever-present intensity that makes sleep luscious.â&#x20AC;?

Polly Plummer Mottonen, mother of Max, 7, and Miles, 9 â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am honored for the opportunity to witness my daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development and expansion of her self each day. As her mother, I have the splendid role of mirroring her beauty and celebrating exciting discoveries as she makes sense of the world around her. She entered the world paradoxically in awe and in knowing. She trusts that I will be insightful of her strengths and will guide her in ways that enhance her own sense of self, rather than guiding her in ways that feed my sense of self. Mothering is about knowing myself well and taking good care of my own soul in order for me to see clearly where I stop and she begins.â&#x20AC;?

Rebecca Peters, mom to 5-year-old Stella â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m writing this from my blackberry while breastfeedingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;always the multi-tasker...)

Being a mother doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t define me entirely, but it certainly helps me to put other aspects of my life into perspective. What can compare to helping create a life and being a crucial part of another-person-first experience in a relationship?

I love having a front row seat to the unfolding of other souls. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...â&#x20AC;&#x2122; That pretty much sums up motherhood.â&#x20AC;?

Julie de Azevedo Hanks, mother of four, ages 2-18 â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means getting weepy when my 2-year-old says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I love my family,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and feeling okay about it.

Having to turn off news stories about abused children because it all seems a lot less abstract now.

My greatest hits are now â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a Little Teapotâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wheels on the Bus.â&#x20AC;?

Having a more intense relationship with my husband when we do get a little time alone together. This can be great and it can be exhausting. Mostly itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great.â&#x20AC;?

Sarah Souther, mom of 2-year-old Talley

â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, the thing about being a (stay at home, especially) mother are the amazing dichotomies and sharp contrasts within each day, or even each hour: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mind-numbing drudgery, but soul-lighting illumination with that first smile, step, etc. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; long, long days, but a short, short season! (pre-school and kindergarten comes so quickly!) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mother-bear protectiveness, but equipping them to be on their own as they are able.

Our generation is one of the first to (probably) have had jobs and careers before we became mothers, and this presents a temptation to long for the good old days of the office coffeepot and paycheck. The biggest thing to remember, I think, as we are so tempted to see the grass as greener in someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day, that every job has its ups and downs, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good days and bad days, and mothering is no different. Our pay, reviews, and bonuses come in our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love for us and in feedback from teachers and other onlookers.

We just have to remember to put them in the bank (in our memor y) so we can adjust accordingly. We have to call on the wisdom of other moms to creatively respond to the changing needs of each individual child we are blessed to be charged with rearing, just as we would look to a career mentor when presented with new work challenges.â&#x20AC;?

Gincy Carrington Plummer, mom to four, ages 9 months-7 years After reading each reply and acknowledging the same feelings within myself, I again asked â&#x20AC;&#x153;What does it mean to me to be a mother?â&#x20AC;?

It means that I will never think of myself first in any decision again and yet oddly enough, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resent it, it simply is.

I will never view the world quite the same, forevermore I will not see it from my place in it, but fr om the perspective of how it affects my children. Little injustices that may not have affected me suddenly have magnitude when I apply them to the next generation of which my offspring are a part.

When all is said and done, know that there is a woman out there who gave you life and in honor of that, take this Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day to celebrate her, whether in quietness or extravagance. â&#x2014;&#x2020; Kindra Fehr is a mom and artist. See her current work through May 10 at Michael Berry Gallery on Broadway or visit WEB.MAC.COM/JOHN84102/IWEB/ EXTREMITIES/OIL%20ON%20CANVAS.HTML.

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May 2008

BY RALFEE FINN

It’s a busy time but the load feels lighter, so take a deep breath and relax

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he planets array themselves in simpler patterns this month, and while it wouldn’t be exactly accurate to call May 2008 “astro-lite,” it also wouldn’t be completely correct to only focus on the heavier side of the heavens.

What can be said about May is that it provides a break from what has felt like an oppressive, non-stop, ever-present current of anxiety. And it’s a break most, if not all of us could use. Be aware, it’s not that the intensity of recent months evaporates. But the load does feel lighter, and that lessening makes daily life, with all its necessary complex interactions, a much easier ride.

Three major planetary themes characterize the month.

First, the planets are on the move this month: Saturn goes direct on May 2; Jupiter goes retrograde on June 9; and Mercury and Neptune both go retrograde in a trine to each other, within the same half hour on May 26. All of this translates into a bumpy rhythm that could throw daily routines off of their comfortable schedules.

Second, the ongoing Saturn/Pluto trine continues to generate a grounded, stable atmosphere, which supports a steady, tenacious approach to all sorts of projects and plans. Saturn is in Virgo, Pluto is in Capricorn, and from the 1st-6th,

May provides a break from what has felt like an oppressive, nonstop, ever-present current of anxiety. And it’s a break most, if not all of us could use.

Venus, in Taurus, joins the dynamic duo to complete a Grand Trine in Earth. We love this positive ménage a trois. It is a perfect astral union.

When Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, is in Taurus, her femi-

nine qualities are enhanced, and her joy turns May into a truly lusty month. Add in a favorable aspect to Pluto, and her already exceptional sensuality becomes extraordinary.

Expect everyone—even the normally prudish—to go slightly and willingly astray. Also anticipate those meanderings to be more than slightly pleasant.

For the less love-inclined or the more material-minded, this Grand Trine is still worthy of worship, because Venus also symbolizes money, and when she is in a favorable relationship with Saturn and Pluto, positive, profitable, and permanent financial opportunities abound. Tangible gains can be made under this influence, but as you place your bets, keep in mind Earth signs don’t really like to gamble. They tend toward practical, pragmatic investments that yield consistent, reliable and predictable returns. So rather than speculate, plant your financial trust in reality.

But practical isn’t likely to be anyone’s preferred choice this month.

The third major theme of the month is the ongoing Jupiter/Uranus sextile, which continues to provide an air of eccentricity as it simultaneously stimulates shifts guaranteed to unsettle even the best-made plans. We’ve been under this influence since February, and if you take the time to think about it, since February, daily life has been one startling plot twist after another—and the sheer volume of shifts has overloaded personal and collective nervous systems. What’s curious about all these changes is even if we don’t like what’s shifting or the results, because this is an essentially positive alliance, it’s still possible to grasp the value of its transformative effect. And the impact of this sextile is far from over. Its exact and separating on May 21, which means all month long additional unexpected disclosures, personal and collective, upset the status quo. So be prepared to manage disarranged sleep patterns and other systems of ner vous system stress.

If you know your Ascendant and/or your Moon sign, read that too.

Aries

March 21-April l9

If you’re determined to maintain a positive attitude, nothing will disturb that intention. Do your best to avoid getting entangled in petty hassles that could interrupt or interfere with a good attitude, just enjoy life as it unfolds.

Taurus

April 20-May 20

It’s all you, all the time, and you need not have a worry about appearing egocentric. So don’t hold back—not every thought, word, or deed will be perfect.

But who cares? It isn’t often you have complete permission to simply enjoy being you.

Gemini

May 21-June 21

Rely on your innate ability to see the many sides of any question, and you’ll access just the right attitude to address each situation as it presents itself.

There’s nothing to worry about— you’re simply required to be facile and flexible.

Cancer

June 22-July 22

The focus is on career issues, and you’re inspired to enhance your strategy for success.

Whether it’s additional training, education, or taking on new responsibilities, stay open to the possibilities for expansion and you’re likely to reap tangible rewards.

Leo July 23-August 22 If you need to roar about your accomplishments, go right ahead, but don’t expect others to follow suit. And that’s not because you have done something wrong or because others are unable to appreciate the scope of your success. It’s simply time for you acknowledge yourself for a job well done.

Virgo

August 23-September 22

Consider how you want to dispense advice: Do you want to be a demanding authoritarian or a benevolent despot? Be aware, whatever role you choose, the response to your persona will have lasting consequences.

Libra

September 23-October 22

A profound sense of internal well-being will help you manage any unforeseen developments.

Maintain your center through increased meditation and relaxation, and you’ll have an almost immediate access to reservoirs of energy and strength.

Scorpio Oct 23-Nov 21 On the surface, it looks as if you must choose between honoring your desire to advance in your field or going for the m-o-ne-y. But if you drop down into a

deeper perspective, you’ll recognize these options as two sides of the same coin.

Sagittarius Nov 22-Dec 21 You’re focused on relationship issues, and as part of that process you’re trying to identify persistent themes, past and present, so you can shift those patterns in the future. Keep in mind, the consistent thread that runs throughout your partnerships is your relationship with yourself.

Capricorn

Dec 22-Jan 19

Conversations with friends continue to yield startling information, but that’s no reason to suspect everyone of withholding.

Certain issues can only surface when the time is “right” and it seems that time is now. Listen with an open heart, and others

will listen to you with the same authenticity.

Aquarius

Jan 20-Feb 18

The focus is on how to gauge your sense of worth: Is it through money? Talent? Strength? Smarts?

Or beauty? Identify your personal gold standard, and you’ll be able to apply that criterion in any circumstance, especially situations where the accomplishments of others threaten your sense of true value.

Pisces

February 19-March 20

Humor is one of the heart’s greatest allies, for it allows us to laugh at life’s ironies and through that laughter to gain a better rather than a bitter perspective.

Make it your constant companion, and you’ll find yourself moving with greater ease, as well as greater skill.

On May 2, Saturn goes direct after a retrograde that began December 19. We don ‘t usually experience Saturn’s course corrections as immediately noticeable speed bumps. But given its current position as part of the Grand Trine with Pluto and Venus, this change of direction could have an obvious impact. Be ready for a gearshift, as whatever has been stuck comes unglued. But don’t confuse Saturn’s “unstuckedness” with negativity or a sense of things falling apart. This forward motion isn’t about disintegration. It’s about a lucid clarity that’s finally capable of making necessary decisions.

Jupiter goes retrograde on the 9th and again, while we don’t often experience Jupiter’s forward or backward motion immediately, because this Jupiter is in such a dynamic relationship with Uranus, we are likely to feel Jupiter’s turn around acutely. There’s no predicting how it will manifest. Its union with Uranus makes foresight silly.

You will need foresight at the end of the month. On May 26, Mercury and Neptune in trine go retrograde with in half an hour of each other, and that configuration is certain to cause traffic jams on the astral highways and earthly byways.

For those of you familiar with Mercury retrograde, you know what to do. But for those who aren’t familiar, here’s the drill: Three times a year, Mercury appears to alter its course and move in reverse. (Of course, this is from Earth’s perspective.) Mercury symbolizes all things related to communication and travel, and during a retrograde, all things within Mercury’s domain seem to also move against the grain.

Make your travel plans early in the month.

Make sure you leave plenty of time in y our schedule for delays, detours, and distractions.

Mercury retrograde is not the best time to initiate anything new, which is why the best way to spend any Mercury retrograde is reviewing, revising, and reconsidering any and all projects and plans already in motion. Mercury will stay retrograde until June 19, but remember, the three days before and after a retrograde are also sluggish. So when possible, get those important papers and contracts signed before the Memorial Day weekend.

Neptune is another planet that doesn’t usually leave a large footprint when it turns around, but this month, Neptune goes retrograde in tandem with Mercury, a combination that could be felt as a sur ge of sympathy and empathy. Expect to feel more than a little susceptible to suggestion, but also be prepared for a keen experience of your sixth sense – knowing the phone is gonna ring before it does and then, knowing who’s calling.

The best way to navigate May is simply to take a deep breath and relax. Yes, there will be surprises, personal and collective, but those “interruptions” are best handled with flexibility—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

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METAPHORS FOR THE MONTH you take those leaps of faith, y ou unleash hidden energies within the body that give y ou renewed strength, freeing you from the lower impulses that are often the way the ego tr ies to ease the fears within.

You have a body. Within that body are chakras and energetic centers. You identify with some of those chakras and some you attempt to deny and avoid. Usually, we are most afraid of the lower, darker aspects.

But your body is a whole being, and y ou cannot deny what occurs naturally. You must learn to use all those energies effectively, and that can take time. All energy can be constructive when it is integrated properly. For example, lust can transform into love, and love can transform into totality, a totality where everything is connected and aligned in bliss.

Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

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Arthurian Tarot: The Empress, The Moon Mayan Oracle: Cimi, Dreamer and Dreamed, Etznab Aleister Crowley: The Emperor, The Magus, Knight of Disks Medicine Cards: Lizard, Crow Osho Zen Tarot: The Dream, Morality, Clinging to the Past Healing Earth Tarot: The Devil, Grandfather of Shields Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Ten of Disks, Princess of Cups Words of Truth: Dreams, Ease, Exhaustion, Receiving, Sacred Fun

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his month’s energies inspire involuntary psychic growth. The theme seems to be the influence of dreams (waking and sleeping) on your life and the new patterns that now emerge from them. Moon phases are often associated with patterns of growth and regeneration. This month catapults the moon’s energies to levels at which you have no choice but to notice the synchronicity happening all around you.

Not only do your dreams inspire and motivate your conscious self into action, but y ou now have the life force to finally energize physical action and change. Most of our desires are built on a shaky sea of fear that leads nowhere. This causes us to attempt to find safety, security and comfort in order to assuage those fears or at least make them manageable.

However, another way presents itself this month. It is a leap of faith in which y ou learn to transform your basest desires into freedom. When

This month take clear notice of your deep desires and dreams, and notice the the underlying fear that prevents them from expanding into your physical reality.

This month, take clear notice of y our deep desires and dreams, and notice the underlying fear that prevents them from expanding into your physical reality. It is time to befriend your basic instinct and allow the true, wonderful life force within you to move and open your world to new possibilities. Most people are either enslaved by their passions and energies, or they try to control them (which never works all the time), or they feel swept along by their desires.

Instead, become more conscious and present with all of your energies. Create a daily check-in with all of them. Start by going through all your chakras one at a time. Begin with the upper ones and work your way down into the lower and baser life force energies that you hold. See them all in your mind as archetypes. Give them personalities, and ask them what they need fr om you and the other archetypes in order to feel whole and appreciated. Listen to the answers and incorporate those answers into you daily life patterns.

Awareness is the key to healing on all levels .

When something is denied, it will often sur face in dysfunctional, inappropriate ways. When you are aware and conscious, you will notice that energy.

You learn to sit with that energy and allow all its information, wisdom, and messages to come to you naturally. Then you can feel more whole and complete.

Remember, you are not just one individual archetype. You are all of them together. Learn to communicate within, and you will be amazed at how the archetypes you have denied will become energetic allies in the forward progression of your dreams. N Suzanne Wagner is the author of numerous books and CDs on the tarot. She lives in Salt Lake City. WWW.SUZWAGNER.COM.

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DAY B Y D AY IN THE HOME,GARDEN & SKY

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MAY 1 May Day/Beltane. The Sun rises at 6:25 a.m. today and sets at 8:24 p.m. May’s average maximum temperature is 72°; the minimum is 55°. Average snowfall is 1.1 inches; rainfall 1.8 inches.

MAY 2 Time to start hardening off warm-weather seedlings: Set them outside during the day for increasing periods of time, putting them back under cover, or in the house, at night.

It takes two to three weeks to safely harden off tender annuals.

MAY 3 Average last frost date. Soil sickness is the gradual build-up of soil-borne diseases and pests, caused by growing the same types of plants in the same place over successive years. Be sure to rotate your crops— and keep notes, year-to-year, on what you plant where.

MAY 4 You can plant asparagus, basil, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cantaloupe, carrots, celery, chard, cucumber, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, potatoes, shallots and spinach through mid-month.

MAY 5 NEW MOON. If you’re up late tonight, look for the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, remnants of Halley’s Comet.

MAY 6 According to the gardening tradition of phenology (derived from the Greek phaino, for “to appear”) you can start planting corn, beans and squash when lilacs bloom; cabbage when apple trees blossom; and tomatoes when the first ladybugs appear.

MAY 7 Time to finish planting trees, shrubs and evergreens.

MAY 8 All animals build nests exactly the right size to contain the maximum number of young that that particular species can adequately nourish.

MAY 9 Amendments needed to create and maintain fertile soil: • Organic matter: compost or manure, applied every year.

• Rock phosphate: a finely ground natural rock powder, applied every four years.

• Limestone: ground rock containing calcium and magnesium; applied often enough to keep the pH in the 6.2 to 6.8 r ange.

• Greensand/glauconite: an ancient seabed deposit containing potassium and various micronutrients, applied every fourth year.

MAY 10 Here’s a cool class to take: Rainwater Harvesting: Storing Rainwater in the Soil. 1 p.m., DayRiverside Library. Info: email britt@treeutah.org.

MAY 11 FIRST QUARTER MOON. “Blackberry winter,” a period of cold that coincides with the time blackberries are in bloom, often occurs this week.

MAY 12 Tonight, look for Saturn, hanging above the Moon.

MAY 13 Time to mulch trees, shrubs and cool weather vegetables— but not warm-weather ones, yet.

MAY 14 In recent studies, female rats spurned males whose greatgrandmothers were exposed to herbicides. This suggests that herbicides, pesticides and other hormone-dis-

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MAY 15 Time to start planting eggplant, peppers, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes and watermelon, as well as cosmos, gladiolas, marigolds, mums, Shasta daisies, sunflowers, zinnias and other heat-loving flowers. Late frosts are most common in the week before the Full Moon, though, so be prepared to protect tender seedlings.

May 16 Many vegetables grow well in containers, and some even come in miniature varieties. Put together a patio garden of tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, peppers, beans, beets, onions, spinach, basil, cilantro, chives, marigolds, snapdragons, violas and zinnias. Plant mini tomatoes in a hanging basket, or in a str awberry pot, interplanted with thyme or basil. Raise pots with pavers or boards to encourage drainage and prevent radiant heat damage.

MAY 17 The spring songbird migration is peaking. Great horned owlets are fledging.

Miller moths are migrating to the high mountains.

Baby bats, beavers, bighorns, coyotes, hares, marmots, moose, mountain goats, muskrats, pika, porcupines, rabbits, raccoons, red foxes, ringtails, skunks and Uinta ground squirrels are being born.

MAY 18 Butterflies have taste buds on their legs.

MAY 19 FULL MILK MOON. Looking to phase out your lawn, or just liven it up? Interplant it with ajuga, Roman chamomile (which smells like Jolly Rancher Sour Apple candies), rupturewort, speedwell, sedum, sweet violets, thyme or white clover. All can withstand mowing and foot traffic.

MAY 20 Time to spray trees, shrubs, ground covers, and annual and perennial flowers with some nice stinky fish emulsion fertilizer.

MAY 21 Talk about starting young: Mother aphids carry embryos that are carrying their own embryos.

MAY 22 Get out the binoculars: Mars, midpoint above the western horizon at nightfall, crosses into Cancer tonight and floats in front of the Beehive star cluster.

MAY 23 Lachanophobia is the morbid fear of vegetables.

MAY 24 Plant a border of herbs around the vegetable garden to repel bad bugs: Borage deters tomato worms; chives and coriander repel aphids; hyssop keeps away cabbage moths; mint deters cabbage moths, ants and aphids; rosemary is anathema to bean beetles, cabbage moths and carrot flies; sage repulses carrot flies and cabbage moths; thyme stops aphids and cabbage worms; and chamomile, called “the plant’s physician,” protects against myriad pests and diseases.

MAY 25 Snow peas are ready to be

picked when the peas are just beginning to swell in the pods. Snap peas taste best when the pod is plump, but the skin is still shiny, not dull. Harvest leaf lettuce when the outer leaves are four to six inches long; heading varieties when heads are moderately firm.

MAY 26 The roots of French marigolds exude a chemical that kills harmful nematodes. Marigolds also attract beneficial hoverflies.

MAY 27 LAST QUARTER MOON. Dandelion parachutes can travel hundreds of miles.

MAY 28 Under-sow vegetables with green manure crops, such as soybeans, sweet clover, red clover, vetch and dwarf white clover, to retain moisture and improve soil structure.

MAY 29 Plant poppies around rose beds.

Poppies attract lacewings, which eat aphids.

MAY 30 After dusk, watch for sphinx moths feeding from deep-lobed flowers. Sphinx moths are the adult phase of the tomato hormworm and the tobacco hornworm.

May 31 The Sun rises at 5:59 a.m. today and sets at 8:52 p.m.

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