CATALYST May 2009

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Contrary to popular belief you don’t have to choose between faith and reason.

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Tom Mulder

“Fields and Clouds””

ocal Salt Lake City artist J. Thomas exhibit at the Utah Arts Council's Rio Gallery.

Mulder passed away just before Until his death Mulder, lived in the Avenues Thanksgiving. (1939 - 2008) of Salt Lake City (and was last years featured Tom was a landscapist, known for his artist for their annual Street Fair) and maindesert themes from India, Pakistan, tained a studio at Captain Captain Studios. He Afghanistan, Greece and the is missed by his family, friends American Southwest. and fellow artists.

His paintings in acrylic and Captain Captain Studio oil are noted for their rich Artists will host an art sale for application of paint and simthe Late, Great Tom Mulder. plified forms. He lived much 40 years of accumulated of his life in Salt Lake City. work at less than gallery Mulder attended Nizam prices.

College in Hyderabad, India, Colorful landscapes, garden and earned a BA from the nooks, pastel drawings, early University of Utah in 1957. career lithographs and He also attended the abstract paintings.

University of Illinois, the Also a never - before University of California at seen special collection Self Portrait Fresno, and earned an MFA from of Tom’s work. the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in 1977. Mulder has been represented by Phillips Two days only: May 2nd & 3rd Saturday, Gallery, Sego Gallery and exhibited at the Utah 12 - 8 Sunday, 12 - 5 Arts Festival for many years. He has work in Captain Captain Studios is located at: the Springville Museum of Art permanent col825 south 500 west, in Salt lake City, Utah lection and the Salt Lake County art collection.

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TOO BIG TO FAIL CHIP WARD In nature, nothing is too big to fail. But “failure” is also the beginning of something new. Chip Ward explores ways in which ecological ignorance and economic collapse are intimately connected—and how healing our separation from nature just may be what saves the day.

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SAVE WATER, PLANT A PENSTEMON KATHERINE PIOLI Utah’s native plants offer a beautiful option for water conservation.

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK Magic vs. sleight of hand.

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GREEN BITS KATHERINE PIOLI Become a wind energy advocate; Rebate update; Clear the Air Challenge; Natural gas for school buses.

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ON THE PASSING OF A TEACHER AND EXEMPLAR Considering a man who knew what life was for.

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SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER Give me socialism or give me death.

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FEDWATCH: DEBUNKING THE BUZZ LANCE CHRISTIE Keep an eye on food safety legislation; but don’t believe everything you read on the Internet, says an organics inspector.

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THE WELL-TEMPERED BIKE COMMUTER STEVE CHAMBERS Pull it out, tune it up, hop on and fly with your friends through the streets of the city, because May is Bike Month.

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BIKE MONTH: GET YOUR DEALS ON TWO WHEELS EMILY MOROZ Old folks have those AARP cards; cyclists (of all ages) have Bicycle Benefits stickers.

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THE ALCHEMICAL KITCHEN : CHEESE-MAKING REBECCA BRENNER Barbara Kingsolver was right: It is as easy as baking a cake.

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SHALL WE DANCE?: DANCING ON AIR AMY BRUNVAND Revolve, Salt Lake’s new aerial dance company, takes modern dance to new levels.

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CATALYST CAFE: CHEF PROFILE KATHERINE PIOLI DIY spirit, a dash of eclectic and some heirloom carrots—this is the Tin Angel Cafe.

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CATALYST CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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COMINGS & GOINGS

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ANTIGRAVITY YOGA KATHERINE PIOLI From Utah to NYC and back to Utah: Christopher Harrison’s antigravity yoga is finally arriving home. And it looks like an awful lot of fun.

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BODY, MIND & WELLNESS LUCY BEALE The defining moment: The power for positive change lies in honoring those flashes of insight.

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METAPHORS

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DANA IGO KATHERINE PIOLI & EMILY MOROZ

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From the Salt Lake organization Physicians for Clean Approaching this thought from another direction: I might Air I had also heard this fascinating, if horrifying, statistic have objected to Kennecott Copper’s underground plume she cites: “In umbilical cord blood alone, 287 different chemof pollution which fanned under West Jordan, polluting icals have been identified, including pesticides, stain wells with heavy metals—a fact the company knew, and removers, wood preservatives, mercury, and flame retarkept under wraps, for years. At the same time, I probably dants.” Sandra predicts chemical reform will be the cornercouldn’t begin to live my life as I know it without the benestone for a new enviro human rights movement. fit of copper that delivers water to my sink, enables the In this issue of CATALYST, Chip Ward, too, explores how flow of electricity, and enriches my life with music, conecological ignorance and economic collapse are interwovversation and information via various electronic devices. en (“Too Big to Fail,” p.12). His take is that, in nature— Do I really want to know what ecological havoc has been which, after all, we are a part of—big is bound to fail, and wrought by the manufacture of my must-have iPhone? that’s not so bad. It’s how we respond: It’s all about Wood preservative, stain remover, flame retardants. regeneration, not recovery.

Somewhere in the past 75 years we I was raised a good Catholic, which made a deal with the devil: Wood that everyone seems to agree includes living The chemical could be made not to rot—stains that with a measure of guilt—something that, would lift out—buildings and clothes that apparently, we share with Jews. The joke residues in each would not catch on fire: These are just a was that Jews just felt guilty; Catholics had the good sense to at least vaguely umbilical cord are few of the million acts of magic we bought, hook, line and sinker, no quesremember something to feel guilty about. the products of a tions asked. The chemical residues in Perhaps this is why I am inclined, when each umbilical cord are the products of a things run amuck, to try to remember what century of our best century of our best minds at work: intelthe heck I did to bring this on. lectual and creative genius, cleverness The things we love often involve mayminds at work: unbounded. hem at some level. The very solutions we I could say, “And now the devil’s comthink of as positive sometimes have a trouintellectual and ing for us.” As it is so often when bargainbling backstory. This doesn’t mean we creative genius, ing with the devil, one has no idea what’s don’t move ahead, that we don’t make being given up till it’s too late. I somehow decisions we know might cause harm to cleverness unbound. persist in believing everyone has my best someone, somewhere. Were that the case, interests at heart, even though there’s eviwe would barely be able to breathe, to say dence to the contrary.

It’s the way I like to live, though. nothing of drive a car or dine out. Just like the news Perhaps as emotionally sustainable but more practical blackout on the return of corpses from the war in Iraq, we would be the proverb: Trust in Allah but tie your camel. realize that it’s demoralizing to think certain thoughts.

“They” gave us what they thought we wanted. They And so we banish them from the headlines of our minds. did not tell us the price. Sometimes they did not know it Often—but not always—this is good mental hygiene. themselves. Sometimes they did, but likely trusted that And so I find myself musing on how to connect the scientific and entrepreneurial genius to rise up again and, dots between the things we progressive, compassionate like a cartoon character, save the day. types get enthused about, and the rest of the story. For And so there is the hope, the expectation, for the magiinstance, at first blush, biofuels sounds like an innocent, cal savior, scientific or biblical—choose your paradigm. even noble idea—to essentially “grow” our own fuel, In her “Metaphors” column this month (page 50) instead playing hide and seek with long-dead dinosaurs. I Suzanne Wagner offers this: What seems like a magical admit that from the moment I heard about biofuels, I shift is actually a radical change in your own conscious knew it was not a good answer. But that’s because in an awareness. alternate life I would have been a soil biologist; I knew I do believe my behavior “brings things on,” and that how the biofuels story would unfold: Corn, most commonit’s important to know the backstory, in part because it is ly used, is a “heavy feeder.” It seriously depletes and can an honoring, a deeper appreciation, of the gifts I daily virtually destroy the soil. Think of a malnourished mom receive. It’s also empowering to consider that conscious with a two-year-old at each tit. awareness can bring us to a place where we see soluYou apply petrochemically derived fertilizers, but that tions that satisfy our soul. eventually makes the problem worse. The soil becomes When that happens, I hope I still get to keep my like a junkie, needing more, and more, each year to be iPhone. u able to sustain the rush of the crop.

So, the answer is to use organic fertilizer, right? Great Greta Belanger deJong is editor and publisher of CATALYST. Salt Lake Mineral produces certified organic potassium Comments welcome. GRETA@CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET. sulfate, for which—thanks to biofuels—there’s a booming

GREEN BITS Become a wind energy advocate Learning how to shoot the breeze is no longer just of benefit at cocktail parties: Utah Clean Energy is offering a Wind Outreach Training Program that will prepare volunteers to approach individuals and community leaders and speak to the benefits and viability of wind energy use in our state.

You can learn how to communicate effectively about wind energy, set up and carry out presentations and engage key leaders and public officials on wind energy.

Wind energy is one of the fastest growing energy technologies in the world and is expected to provide at least 20% of the U.S. electricity by 2030. Utah has enough wind resources to develop from 1,830 to 9,145 megawatts of wind energy.

How come there are none in the Salt Lake area?

We don’t know. The three scheduled trainings will be in Spanish Fork (June 6), Tremonton (September 19) and Enoch (October 3). Each training lasts a single day and is limited to 12 participants.

Applications are due by May 8th. The course costs $35. For more info and to download the application: UTAHCLEANENERGY.ORG/OUR_WORK/WIND_OUTREACH_TRAINING

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ill the money-saving rebates for home weatherization efforts soon end? Not likely, but they are changing.

Homeowners who have taken advantage of the deals on home insulation in the last few months have come out well, lowering their energy bills and paying next to nothing for the weatherization service due to the rebate deals. Rocky Mountain Power has noticed a drastic increase in contractors offering insulation services and whole neighborhoods with increased energy efficiency.

So now that the craze has swept in and insulating has become the cool new thing to do, Rocky Mountain Power and Questar are re-evaluating their rebate incentives. They are not taking them away entirely. These companies still want to see more homes become energy efficient, but homeowners will be contributing just a bit more than they have been to the overall cost of the weatherization procedure.

Clearing the air Everybody knows that when the air quality along the Wasatch Front is bad, it is very, very bad. Recognizing that the voluntary no-drive days were not helping, Governor Huntsman, Mayor Corroon and Mayor Becker tasked a committee of local groups and businesses with finding a solution.

The group researched air pollution, looking at the sources and what factors such as time of day influenced the air quality. The study concluded that automotive activity along the Front was a major pollution culprit. Their solution was a challenge to drivers, the Clear the Air Challenge.

The Utah Department of Air Quality has said that if all drivers along the Wasatch Front were to park their cars just one day per week, vehicle emissions would be reduced by 6,500 tons per year. The Clear the Air Challenge asks Utahns to pledge to reduce the amount of time and distance that they drive each week for just six weeks this summer, from June 1st until July 10th.

The challenge gives plenty of suggestions for people wondering how to avoid their cars. Some suggest eliminating automobile use all together by using a bike, walking or riding public transportation. Other ideas include carpooling or grouping errands together into one efficient trip instead of many.

The fun part of the challenge comes by comparing your personal goals and achievements against other people in the community. You can go to the challenge website, register and set per-

Questar has applied to lower their rebate offers and the Utah Public Service Commission has approved their application. As of May 2, 2009 most insulation service rebates have been reduced by about 15 cents per square foot. Attic and floor insulation rebates have dropped from $0.35 to $0.20 per square foot, and wall insulation from $0.45 to $0.30. Customers eligible for the rebates who installed the insulation by May 1 and apply for the rebate by June 30 will still receive the original rebate prices. All others will receive the revised rates.

Rocky Mountain Power has also applied for revised and lowered rebate prices with Utah’s Public Service Commission. They have not yet received approval for the changes, but if you are considering taking advantage of current rebates, it would be wise to act now. If approved, the rebate prices would change on June 2, 2009.

Adjustments per square foot for electrically heated homes would be as follows: attic insulation $0.35 to $0.30, floor insulation $0.35 to $0.25, wall insulation would remain at $0.45. For gas heated homes: attic insulation $0.35 to $0.10, floor insulation $0.35 to $0.15. Floor insulation rebate would no longer be available.

To review Rocky Mountain Power’s proposal for changes: WWW.HOMEENERGYSAVINGS.NET/UTAH/NOTIFICATION.HTML. To review Questar’s revised rebate offers: WWW.THERMWISE.COM/HOME/WEATHERIZATION.HTML

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If all drivers along the Wasatch Front were to park their cars just one day per week for a year, vehicle emissions would drop by 6,500 tons. sonal goals for the number of trips you want to save each week. There is no age requirement for entering the challenge (presumably you’re old enough to drive), but you must be a Utah resident to be part of the competition.

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The website will show the names of the top 10 trip-savers and will make available the total number of miles, gas and emissions the community saves as a whole.

Governor Huntsman and Mayors Ralph Becker and Peter Corroon say they are committed to reduce automobile emissions, and we believe them. Maybe in June you will pass them on their alternative commute as you bike your way to work.

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Natural gas for school buses A school bus that is environmentally friend and costs less to operate, who wouldn’t be excited about that? Sevier School District’s transportation supervisor Lynn Julander happens to be thrilled. The bus is the first in a rural Utah school district and Sevier is the third district in the state to use natural gas as a fuel alternative.

Studies by NGV America show that natural gas vehicles can reduce exhaust emissions of carbon monoxide by 70% and carbon dioxide by almost 20% below those of gasoline vehicles.

The bus was made possible by money from AAA’s Greenlight Initiative Grant Program. Also important has been the Chevron gas station in Richfield, one of only 25 locations in Utah where motorists can fill up with natural gas.

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GRADUATIONS

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On the passing of a teacher and an exemplar Shooty Schuknecht was the high school teacher who stood out, who respected his students, whose demeanor, as well as his teaching, changed lives. In this month of graduation, of looking ahead—and back—we consider a man who knew what life was for.

BY BILL COAN

Warren Schuknecht, 1970. mong the 440 students in the 10th grade class at Neenah High School in the fall of 1967, there were two types: those lucky enough to be enrolled in a course taught by Warren Neal “Shooty” Schuknecht and those not. I was one of the lucky ones, and more than 40 years later I continue to savor my good fortune, the more so upon learning of Shooty's recent death at age 81.

At a time when most high school courses in Western Civilization were taught (if at all) in cramped classrooms, Shooty every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning gathered 150 students into the com-

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I asked him, “How can you dare to offer advice, when you can’t be certain that your advice will help?”

He replied patiently: “Refusing advice to someone who has requested it involves as great a responsibility as offering advice. I can’t escape responsibility for my actions in either case.

All I can do is the best that I know how.”

parative comfort of the school auditorium. There, he lectured us on the development of civilizations in ancient Egypt, Babylonia, Greece and Rome, and subsequently on the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, illustrating many of his points with photographs taken during his personal travels. To maintain order, he relied on a risky but successful expedient: He accorded the students as a group the respect that young adults crave, and he extended to them individually his personal trust.

The rest of Shooty’s teaching schedule was devoted to smallgroup discussions in which he challenged each of his students to engage with the ideas of the course.

To accomplish this, Shooty relied on two additional expedients: He paid attention to what each student said, and he showed that one student’s question or comment could contribute to better understanding on the part of other students.

To encourage his students to pay attention to world affairs outside the classroom, he awarded extra points to those who successfully predicted the subject of the cover photo on each new issue of a prominent weekly newsmagazine.

On one wall of his classroom, above the chalkboard, he displayed a simple statement without attribution: “Not even God would approach a hungry man in any other form but food.”

Students often sought Shooty’s counsel. On one occasion after I overheard him offering advice to a troubled student, I asked him, “How can you dare to offer advice, when you can’t be certain that your advice

will help?” He replied patiently: “Refusing advice to someone who has requested it involves as great a responsibility as offering advice. I can’t escape responsibility for my actions in either case. All I can do is the best that I know how.”

Shooty was well known and respected on campus even among students not lucky enough to have him as a teacher. One reason for this is that every student in all three grades at the high school couldn’t help but observe Shooty during lunch hours endlessly walking the school grounds, cheerfully picking up litter and placing it into the nearest trash receptacle. His actions

While other teachers coached sports teams, Shooty acted as faculty advisor to a student service organization of his own design. Called simply “Varsity Service,” the organization provided opportunities for service and recognition (including school letters and letter jackets similar to those awarded to varsity athletes) as well as a sense of belonging to students willing to place themselves in service.

When I and my fellow 10th graders met Shooty, he was entering his 14th year of teaching and had already been recognized as Wisconsin Teacher of the Year. We graduated from high school a few years later.

He had no idea that, to me, he represented something important about life: that the opportunity to be alert, attentive, caring, and of service renews itself with each breath we take. made most students think twice before dropping a piece of paper or a food wrapper to the ground and influenced many students later in life to take simple, direct actions for the betterment of the world.

After visiting Africa and encountering entire villages suffering from loss of eyesight due to parasitic disease, for many years Shooty helped his students conduct an annual fundraiser called “Pennies to See.” Buckets placed throughout the school quickly overflowed, yielding hundreds of dollars for provision of medical services to Bantu tribes.

He continued teaching for another 18 years. I last saw him shortly after his retirement, and when I introduced my adult self to him, he recalled me or pretended to; but it was clear he had no idea that, to me, he represented something important about life: that the opportunity to be alert, attentive, caring, and of service renews itself with each breath we take. Shooty didn’t say so, but the way he lived his life indicated as much. u Bill Coan is a software developer living in Hortonville, Wisconsin, and a high school friend of this magazine’s editor.

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BY DENNIS HINKAMP

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ome radio show psychics claim to have predicted everything that’s going on in the world right now.

Trouble is, no documentation. After the fact, predicting the past isn’t that hard to do.

To be fair, who could have predicted the biggest news story on Easter weekend 2009 would be real pirates trying to capture a US ship, rather than a third installment of “Pirates of the Caribbean” with Johnny Depp? Who could have predicted a Portuguese water dog in the same White House that was last year defending water boarding? Or that capitalism would be the new communism?

Okay, maybe I’m the only one predicting that hunting down and imprisoning capitalists will become the next fad.

That’s why I am putting it in writing, so that I get due credit.

Short, relevant history lesson: In 1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy wanted to rid the country of citizens who were secretly Communist sympathizers. This fear-fueled fad became known as McCarthyism.

We can learn from this.

When we eventually become the socialist nation that President Obama wants us to be, we will need to uncover the remaining capitalists. Of course, nearly all of Hollywood and professional sports will be blacklisted, reducing our entertainment options to reality TV and women’s basketball. The reckless ones will try to hide in first-class airline seats and Mercedes Benz dealerships, but we will find them and send them to the United Arab Emirates where they belong.

Those will be the easy ones to capture and deport; the low-hanging fruit, if you will. The stealth capitalists living secret lives in the middle class, or even below the poverty line, will be more difficult to smoke out. Just think what life will be like when we ask everyone to sign an oath of noncapitalism before they are hired.

Can we find and imprison them? Yes, we can; and the hearings and interrogations will be great sport.

“Have you ever been involved in speculative spending?” the interrogators will ask. “According to our sources, when you were in college you actually spent your student loans on cars and liquor instead of tuition. Isn’t that right, you capitalist pig?”

“Sure you are wearing a Sierra Club t-shirt and you drive a Prius, but you wouldn’t you like a little bling, bling piggy?” they’ll ask as they probe deeper.

We’ll smoke the capitalists out of the masses by giving everyone a $500 stimulus check and track how they spend it. True socialists will save the money or give it to charities.

Capitalists will spend it on designer dog clothes and iPods.

It will be easy to round them up and send them off to reeducation camps.

What happens if we go down that socialist road of affordable health care, safe roads and diminished poverty?

Will we ever be able to regain our place in the world? Will our presidents start bowing to world leaders and have more exotic dogs running around the White House just to appease their children? Who will run the world?

I think we’re ready to make the same transition as England. Remember when it used to be Great Britain? We can go from being the United States of America to Americana. The more loveable, socialist Americana really won’t care about ruling the world; maybe we’ll let Norway and Switzerland run things for awhile. u Dennis Hinkamp doesn’t really want to lock up capitalists; just their money.

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Debunking the buzz Keep an eye on food safety legislation; but don’t believe everything you read on the Internet, says an organics inspector

BY LANCE CHRISTIE rganic farming advocacy and research organizations such as the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Organic Farming Research Foundation and others have kept close tabs on the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 [HR 875, sponsored by Representative Rosa Delauro (D-CT)] and other food safety legislation introduced

by Rep. John Dingell (D-MI): HR 759, and S. 425 sponsored by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

They (and I) concur: Put away the panic buttons. We need to advocate for certain causes with our Congresscritters in any food safety legislation that is passed, but a number of points in the Internet buzz about this legislative area need debunking.

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family farmers, organic farmers, farmer’s markets, Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSAs) and small-scale value-added food processors. But what these bills are really about is addressing the way the Food and Drug Administration has dropped the ball on food safety in the U.S. The national food safety monitoring problem needs to be corrected, and a host of organic advocacy organizations support passing a bill similar to HR 875 or S 425.

Ironically, HR 875 requires that the FDA identify all sources of potentially hazardous contamination or practices in food production which increase the risk of food-borne illness. This could quite easily yield an official government indictment of the industrialized

Don’t be tricked into opposing food safety legislation per se — that is exactly what some of the large industrialized agriculture interests are lobbying for.

First, over 100 food safety bills were introduced in the last Congress. None passed Second, none of these bills is being fast-tracked in Congress. In fact, not a single one of these food safety bills has yet to be heard by a Congressional committee.

Third, though some provisions could make it more difficult and do need to be addressed, none of these bills outlaws organic gardening or backyard farming in any way.

The language in these bills needs to be carefully modified to make sure that no onerous or unreasonable requirements are made on

agriculture system as increasing the risk of food-borne illness, because it transparently does. Dingell’s HR 759 applies only to fresh fruit and vegetable growers and processors, requiring all processors to register with the FDA, pay fees, evaluate potential hazards and address them, keeping exhaustive records.

Even Dingell had the sense to define different categories of processor and grower by size, so that small-size operations pay a lower fee and face less stringent regulations and documentation requirements than massive industrial processors do.

What to watch out for

Richard Lance Christie is an internationally accredited organic crop, livestock and processing inspector based in Moab, and is the author of “The Renewable Deal,” a blueprint for construction of the renewables-based, sustainable “Ecozoic Society” —see MANYONE.NET/EARTHRESTORATIONPORTAL.

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HR 814 requires a national animal identification system with radio implants in every animal. Its proponents are attempting to fold it into food safety legislation As proposed, the national animal identification system would put free-range and small animal producers out of business; it is being promoted by the giant feedlot and packing house interests.

Henry Waxman (D-CA), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee which has authority over the FDA, is reportedly preparing a synthesis food safety bill which he will introduce through his committee. It’s anticipated to contain the provisions protecting organic and small-scale producers from onerous requirements while holding the FDA’s feet to the fire in respect to developing and enforcing realistic, public-protecting food safety regulations. Since nobody has seen this bill yet, we of the organic community do not know that its rosy portents will be fully realized in the legislative flesh, but if Waxman is in charge of developing it, the chance of it being pretty darn good out of the gate is high.

So, be prepared to clamor in support of food safety legislation with language that exempts local, smallscale agriculture and food processing from onerous requirements that desperately need to be imposed on giant industrialized farming operations, but don’t be tricked into opposing food safety legislation per se — that is exactly what some of the large industrialized agriculture interests are lobbying for. The imposition of different rules and costs for small, locally distributed food producers can be legally differentiated from the rules and costs imposed on large concerns that market nationally through the rubric of public health risk: the Peanut Corporation of America in Georgia which distributed peanut products nationally could (and did) give people all across the country salmonella and it was hard to trace which products in the national distribution pipeline came from their plant. No such problem with Manzana Springs spinach at the Moonflower Market or Farmer’s Market, or Ye Ol’ Geezer’s pork. ◆

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FEATURE

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oo big to fail.” It’s been the mantra of our economic meltdown. Although meant to emphasize the overwhelming importance of this bank or that corporation, the phrase also unwittingly expresses a shared delusion that may be at the root of our current crises —both economic and ecological.

In nature, nothing is too big to fail.

In fact, big is bound to fail. To understand why that’s so means stepping away from a prevailing set of beliefs that holds us in its sway, especially the deep conviction that we operate apart from nature’s limits and rules.

Here’s the heart of the matter: We are ecologically illiterate—not just unfamiliar with the necessary scientific vocabulary and concepts, but spectacularly, catastrophically, tragically dumb. Oh yes, some of us now understand that draining those wetlands, clear-cutting the rainforests and pumping all that CO2 into the atmosphere are self-destructively idiotic behaviors. But when it comes down to how nature itself behaves, we remain remarkably clueless.

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Too big to fail In nature, nothing is too big to fail. But “failure” is also the beginning of something new. Chip Ward explores ways in which ecological ignorance and economic collapse are intimately connected—and how healing our separation from nature just may be what saves the day.

BY CHIP WARD

The adaptive cycle from Google to GM

Sometimes the collapse phase leads to renewal and sometimes to an entirely different and unwanted regime. Fire, for example, can renew a forest by clearing debris, opening niche space, and resetting the successional clock; or, if combined with a prolonged drought, it can set the stage for desertification. In human systems, we can influence whether the outcome is positive or negative by setting goals, providing incentives, and creating policies designed to reach them.

Science tells us that complex adaptive systems, like economies or ecosystems, tend to go through basic phases, however varied they may be.

In the adaptive cycle, first comes a growth phase characterized by open opportunity. The system is weaving itself together and so there are all sorts of niches to be filled, paths to take, partnerships to be made, all involving seemingly endless possibilities and potential. Think of Google.

As niches are filled and the system sorts out, establishing strong interdependent relationships, the various players become less diverse and are bound together in ways that are ever more constricting. This is the consolidation phase that follows growth. As the system matures, it may look ever bigger and more indestructible, but it is actually growing ever more vulnerable. Think of General Motors.

The hidden weakness that underlies big systems is inherent in the consolidation phase. When every player gets woven ever more tightly into every other, a seemingly small change in a remote corner of the system can cascade catastrophically through the whole of it. Think of a lighted match at the edge of a dry forest. Think of Bear Stearns.

As global capitalism is melting down around us, we are experiencing just how, in an overly mature system,

disruptions that start small can grow exponentially. So, for example, unemployment goes up another percent or two, just enough to make those of us with jobs save our cash, fearing we might be next. As we buy less, stocks pile up, production lags, more people are fired, more fear spreads, and consumption contracts further.

The above scenario, as familiar as can be, also provides an example of how easy it is to cross thresholds—

Once you have driven off a cliff, it does you little good to realize that you are falling. The time to practice water conservation is before your well runs dry. even just that slim percent or two can do the trick—and fall into selfreinforcing feedback loops. Big consolidated systems are particularly vulnerable to such runaway scenarios.

Think of the domino effect within the densely connected global economy that led to Bear Stearns, then Lehman, Merrill Lynch, AIG… The third phase in the typical adaptive cycle is collapse. If you want to know what that’s like, turn on the TV, look out your window, or knock on your neighbor’s door, assuming that you still have a window or your neighbor still has a door. Since everything’s connected, when an overgrown system spirals out of control,

cracked open by a forest fire, seedlings bloom in the nutrient-rich ashes of the former forest. They soak up newly available sunlight where the forest canopy has been opened.

Then, as those open spaces start to fill, the growth phase begins anew.

Hopefully, in our world, those empty auto-making factories will soon house a blooming business in wind turbines and mass transit.

It is important, however, to recognize that sometimes the collapse phase leads to renewal and sometimes to an entirely different and unwanted regime. Fire, for example, can renew a forest by clearing debris, opening niche space, and resetting the successional clock, or, if combined with a prolonged drought, it can set the stage for desertification.

In human systems, we can influence whether the outcome is positive or negative by setting goals, providing incentives, and creating policies designed to reach them.

Building an economy in thin air Once you tune in to the phases of an adaptive cycle, you see them unfolding all around you. They may seem overwhelmingly complex, especially when compared to the neater, more linear models that shape our conventional ways of seeing the world, but ignoring that cycle as you build an economy is akin to denying gravity as you build a skyscraper.

Bigness is a warning signal that tells us to take a second look and consider whether the seemingly solid thing in front of us is far closer to collapse than it looks and, if so, to ask what can be done about it. If we were ecologically savvy, the conventional wisdom would be: If it ain’t broke but

Here’s the heart of the matter: We are ecologically illiterate—not just unfamiliar with the necessary scientific vocabulary and concepts, but spectacularly, catastrophically, tragically dumb. collapse tends to feel like an avalanche rather than erosion.

It may be hard to notice during the turmoil and confusion, but enormous amounts of energy are released in the collapse phase of an adaptive cycle and that leads to the final phase: regeneration. After seeds are

it sure is big, then fix it. We do that by breaking it up and creating space for new niches and for the more dynamic diversity that naturally flows into such a system.

It’s easy to attribute the creative fervor of the growth phase to an

We could always cross a threshold of our own making and decide to live differently. Unrestrained growth, after all, was never a prerequisite for health, happiness and justice. absence of regulation, rather than seeing it as the natural process of niche-filling in a system with lots of available space. As is now plain, freeing an already big corporate system of almost all regulation so that it can grow even bigger does not, in fact, encourage creativity; it just hastens the consolidation phase. So, to offer but one example, letting GM off the hook on fuel efficiency during the Bush era didn’t make the company more creative. It only added to its long-term vulnerability.

It was surely no coincidence that, after the mammoth AT&T monopoly was broken up in the 1980s, cell phone technology emerged explosively starting in the 1990s. In a sense, cell phones were the technological equivalent of a new species emerging after the collapse and regeneration phases of an ecosystem. In the same way, it wasn’t giant IBM which generated the revolutionary development of personal computers and the Internet.

The next breakthrough in solar technology may be more likely to start in your neighbor’s garage than in Chevron’s lab.

Driving off cliffs Our ignorance of the adaptive cycle is just one example of our ecological illiteracy. We are similarly inept at reading all sorts of natural signs. Take, for example, thresholds, those critical points where seemingly minor changes can tip an economy into recession or a climate into a new regime of monster storms and epic droughts.

Thresholds are like the doors between the phases in the adaptive cycle, except that they are often oneway—once you stumble through them, you can’t get back to the other side—so it is crucial to understand where they are. Although we recognize that there are such things as “tipping points” and, belatedly, that we have already crossed too many of them, we’re lousy at seeing, let alone avoiding, thresholds before we reach them.

Understanding exactly where a threshold is located may be difficult, but we can at least look for such boundaries, and deliberately try not

to cross them when the unintended consequences of doing so can be dire. There are, after all, usually warnings: The reservoir level is lower every year; the colors in the coral reef are fading away; mercury levels in the lake increase; you are more dependent than ever on imported oil....

Once you have driven off a cliff, it does you little good to realize that you are falling. The time to practice water conservation is before your well runs dry. Our culture’s ability to deal with thresholds has proven only slightly better than my dog’s ability to solve algebra problems.

Regeneration, not recovery Still, if we really were attentive to the natural cycles unfolding around us, we wouldn’t be attracted to growth like moths to a flame. We wouldn’t equate bigness with success, but with risk, with enervation

In nature, nothing is too big to fail. awaiting collapse. We certainly wouldn’t be aiming today to rebuild yesterday’s busted economy so that, tomorrow, we can resume our unlimited looting of nature’s storehouse.

Believing that we are unbounded by nature’s limits or rules, we built an economy where faster, cheaper, bigger, and more added up to the winning hand. Then—until the recent global meltdown, at least—we acted as if our eventual triumph over anything from resource scarcity to those melting icebergs was a foregone conclusion. Facing problems (or thresholds) where the red lights were visibly blinking, we simply told ourselves we’d figure out how to tweak the engineering a bit, and make room for a few more passengers.

We got it wrong. A capitalist economy based on constant, unlimited growth is a reckless fantasy because ecosystems are not limitless—there are just so many pollinators, so many aquifers, so much fertile soil. In nature, unchecked rapid growth is the ideology of the invasive species

ENVIRO-NEWS and the cancer cell. Growth as an end in itself is ultimately self-destructive.

A (globally warming) rising sea may lift all boats, as capitalists like to point out, but it may also inundate the coastline and drown the people living there.

If “recovery” from economic meltdown is just another word for a return to business as usual, we will be squandering a crucial chance to begin to build an economy that could be viable over the long run, without overloading the Earth’s carrying capacity and courting catastrophe. We don’t have to go big.

Remember that regeneration phase of the adaptive cycle? Here’s where that comes in. Yes, collapse is a nightmare, but it also presents

What would an end to separation from nature and from each other feel like? How might it be expressed day to day? The regeneration phase that is now upon us begs us to answer those questions. opportunities. If we were more aware of the thresholds we’ve already crossed, we might think differently about the next iteration of the economy. We could always cross a threshold of our own making and decide to live differently. Unrestrained growth, after all, was never a prerequisite for health, happiness, and justice. It’s not written into the Constitution.

What would an end to separation from nature and from each other feel like? How might it be expressed day to day? The regeneration phase that is now upon us begs us to answer those questions.

This much is clear: If we want to avoid endless darkness and hardship, we have to become ecologically literate—deeply so. The future is, you might say, too big to fail. ◆ Chip Ward, former assistant director of the Salt Lake City Public Library, is a political activist and author of “Canaries on the Rim” (Verso) and “Hope’s Horizon” (Island Press). He writes from Torrey, Utah, a ºvillage that refuses to go big.

BY AMY BRUNVAND

Ah, Wilderness! 2 million acres for the U.S., and some for Utah, too On March 30, President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act which protects 2 million acres of wilderness nationwide, including 250,000 acres of Utah wilderness in and near Zion National Park. This is first new wilderness designation in Utah since the Cedar Mountains were added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 2006.

The omnibus bill bundled together a package of 166 public lands bills, many of which were stalled during the previous administration. Included among these bills was the bipartisan “Washington County Growth and Conservation Act” sponsored

by Utah’s own Senator Bob Bennett (R) and Representative Jim Matheson (D). An earlier version of their Washington County bill was strongly opposed by environmentalists largely because it proposed selling federal lands in order to finance county government projects. The bill was revised after Bennett and Matheson worked with citizen groups such as Citizens for Dixie’s Future, the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). The version that passed allows sale of non-sensitive public land around cities such as St. George in order to buy in-holdings in wilderness and conservation areas. It’s a win-win that gives urban centers room to grow while preserving wilderness-quality landscapes. The final Washington County bill could become a model for future Utah wilderness designation.

The Senate passed the omibus bill in early March, but it lost in the House by a mere two votes. In part, the delay was caused by Utah Congressman Rob Bishop who tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill to allow concealed weapons in National Parks. In the final votes, Senators Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch and Rep. Jim Matheson (UT-2) voted in favor of the bill (why not send them a thank you letter?); the bill was opposed by Congressmen Rob Bishop (UT-1) and Jason Chaffetz (UT-3).

Here’s what the Omnibus Public Land Management Act does for Utah:

• Designates 132,000 acres of BLM land as Wilderness including: Beartrap Canyon,Black Ridge, Canaan Mountain, Cottonwood Canyon, Cougar Canyon, Deep Creek, Doc’s Pass, Goose Creek, LaVerkin Creek, Red Butte, Red Mountain, Slaughter Creek, Taylor Creek.

• Creates the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas.

• Protects 125,000 acres of wilderness within Zion National Park.

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• Designates 165 miles of the Virgin River through Zion National Park as Wild and Scenic River.

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• Preserves over 100 acres of open space near Park City.

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America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act reintroduced; maybe this time?

On April 2, 2009, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) re-introduced America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, which includes nine million acres of wilderness-quality lands as identified by the citizens’ inventory in Utah.

The late Congressman Wayne Owens (DUtah) first introduced the act 20 years ago.

In each new Congress when the act is reintroduced, the Utah Wilderness Coalition works to gather co-sponsors to alert members of Congress to Utah wilderness issues and gain support for wilderness designation. The 111th Congress represents the first real chance in a long while to gather enough support to actually pass the Act. Utah Wilderness Coalition History: WWW.UWCOALITION.ORG/ABOUT/HISTORY.HTML

Utah reps rate less than zero environmentally The cover of the “2008 Congressional Scorecard” from the nonprofit group Republicans for Environmental Protection features a quote from Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. who says, “If we’re going to survive as a party, we need to focus on the environment.”

However, it appears other Utah Republicans aren’t getting the message. A press release for the scorecard notes, “The lowest scoring members in the House were Congressmen Rob Bishop and Chris Cannon, both from Utah, who scored minus 5.” Bishop and Canon managed to score less than zero because not only did they fail to make any significant pro-environment votes, they received “environmental harm demerits” for efforts to weaken the National Landscape Conservation System Act and block its passage.

The scorecard, which ranks only Republicans in the U.S. Congress (comparing “apples to apples”), rated Senators Bennett and Hatch identically at 57 out of 100 points.

The “greenest” Republicans were Sen.

On April 28 Tim DeChristopher was arraigned at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. DeChristopher is the University of Utah economics student who monkeywrenched a sale of BLM oil and gas leases that the Bush Administration was trying to push through at the last minute in December. He has been charged with two felonies for interfering with a federal auction and making false representation at an auction. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has withdrawn the 77 disputed leases, including the parcels that DeChristopher bid on, but U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman (a Bush appointee) is pressing charges nonetheless .

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t is early March in Salt Lake and despite a spell of warm weather, city lawns and landscapes still look dormant and grey. But on the Westminster College campus one can see patches of yellow, purple, even green. These lively colors come from a landscape of native plants —Oregon grape, baby mountain mahogany trees, rabbit brush.

Today Ty Harrison, professor emeritus of biology and native plant advocate, is giving a tour.

Westminster has taken preliminary steps toward water conservation, starting with their landscape.

Sometimes hidden or interspersed with sod and large trees are patches of drought-tolerant gardens otherwise known as xeriscape.

The term xeriscape (pronounced like zeer-ih as in Xerox) originated from a movement started by the Denver Water Department in 1978.

At the time, Denver faced a serious drought. Their response included a

public education campaign, part of which promoted less outdoor water use. Incorporating the Greek word xeros, meaning dry, with “landscape,” they named this idea of water-conserving gardening practice xeriscape.

More than a quarter century later xeriscape has become a term commonly thrown around by the environmentally savvy. The movement’s actual impact on reducing water consumption remains questionable.

Planned Parenthood’s “Green Plan” begins with restoring the natural landscape hy is the new Planned Parenthood clinic in Orem building to LEED standards and why is the clinic in Salt Lake xeriscaping their lawn? Why has the head of that national organization begun to implement a Green Plan throughout their agency, striving to be a more sustainable organization by 2025?

Gabriela Walton, volunteer coordinator for Planned Parenthood in Salt Lake City, explains: “Women are starting their menstrual cycles much earlier. We are seeing an increase in infertility. Women are birthing more children with severe physical deformities.” Walton lists the reproductive problems seen by her organization.

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“There is an understood link between the environment and these problems—between toxins and the role they play in reproductive health,” says Walton.

Salt Lake’s 9th East Planned Parenthood is partnering with Utah Rivers Council to rip their strip. Volunteer and hobby gardener Renae Widdison is taking full charge of the project. The goal, she says, is to remove the four grass strips to the east and south of the office building. By xeriscaping such a publicly visible area they hope to not only reduce their water consumption but also promote the practice in the community.

The area to be re-landscaped is roughly 4,000

Stephanie Duer is the water conservation coordinator for Salt Lake City’s public utilities, but for 25 years prior Duer owned and operated a professional landscaping business. As someone who has been involved both in water conserving policy and landscaping Duer finds the term xeriscape at times counterproductive.

“People use the term to talk about everything from a dry landscape to a landscape with no turf. In reality, none of those are true,” says Duer.

“A lot of the xeriscape philosophy and practice has to do with design, maintenance, management; it has very little to do with turf.”

Turf, it seems, is not the nemesis, nor the antithesis, of xeriscaping.

Like most things, sod used with thought and moderation is entirely compatible with the concept of a low-water landscape. The company Sandy, Utah-based Bio Grass Sod Farms demonstrates the potential compatibility of sod and xeriscape practices. The company uses science to find a blend of grasses that are adapted to climate of the Intermountain West. Some of their seed mixes are actually designed specifically for low water consumption.

But debating what types of vegetation—and even sod—should be planted for xeriscaped yards overlooks the other equally important components of water conservation.

Addressing excessive water use by requiring xeriscapes or enforcing time-of-day ordinances for watering is often more extreme a solution than is needed, says Duer. With a truly efficient watering system in place, time-of-day watering becomes less important, as so little is lost to evaporation. But “truly effi-

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square feet. Widdison is looking at using primarily plants native to Utah—plants that require fewer resources and create a natural habitat for pollinators. Plants have been donated from local stores and organizations including Growing Empire, Trace’s and the Intermountain Native Plant Growers Association.

Planned Parenthood and Utah Rivers Council, represented by Dave Bastian, membership and outreach coordinato, invite the community to lend a hand and participate in the xeriscaping project. The process is a hands-on way for people to learn how to xeriscape a yard. Each step from ripping the sod to composting to planting will be organized into workshops to be held in spring and again in the fall.

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eriscaped yards are popping up from the Avenues to Rose Park, but in such a progressive Western city, the numbers of low-water yards still seem too few.

Many residents probably avoid xeriscaping due to anxiety over city ordinances and not knowing which plants to choose.

Luckily, the Utah Rivers Council, a local environmental group dedicated to protecting Utah’s rivers and clean water sources, has developed a helpful program called Rip Your Strip. Log onto the site and you’ll find a multitude of downloads that explain every step of the process. The general packet defines objectives for the project, helping you calculate plot size and completing other important preliminary steps. For instance: Plant lists: Utah native plants and the noxious weeds to be avoided (many of these are still popular items sold in gardening stores). Do not use plants with thorns or barbs such as cacti.

Legal ordinances: requirements for xeriscape on city property parking strips. The document can be technical and confusing. A handout from the Public Utilities department breaks the ordinance down into a few easy rules. These are the most important components of the ordinance: The parking strip space must contain at least 33% plants (after three years of growth, not immediately after planting). To calculate the percentage in square feet, multiply the strip depth by its length. Multiply that number by 33% to reach the required minimum planting area.

Height requirements: Groundcovers and plants that cover a substantial or continuous amount of space should be no more than 18 inches tall. Individual plants used as accents of specimens may be up to 36 inches tall. Keep taller plants at least 10 feet from the end of the strip.

Stephanie’s suggestions Looking back to her experience as a landscaper, Stephanie Duer suggests some additional gardening rules: Be reasonable about turf—you don’t need to eliminate it, just reduce. (However, no turf means no lawn mower.)

Group plants with similar water needs.

Use mulch to keep weeds under control. Lay about a 3-inch layer, and replenish every year to compensate for decomposition. Inexpensive mulch can be bought from the landfill.

Keep watering systems well maintained and efficient.

Prepare your soil by adding compost before planting. However, be aware that native plants like soils with lower fertility and quick draining.

Most native plants should be planted in the fall rather than the spring.

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options of 36 and 67 miles (a metric century, or 100 km) are available. There will be rest stops with snacks and water along the route. The ride is sponsored by Cycle Salt Lake Century, Inc., a notfor-profit organization that supports local organizations such as the Salt Lake City Bicycle Coalition, Friends of Antelope Island and others.

he month kicks off on May 2 with the Salt Lake City Bike Summit: workshops, information and speakers on bicycle advocacy. City County Building in Salt Lake City, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) urges riders to show their support for biking as a viable commuting option by biking to work on Wednesdays throughout May. All month UTA sponsors its Commuter Challenge. Bike commuters can track their mileage on UTA’s website. UTA will award prizes in various categories. See UTA’s website for more information: WWW.RIDEUTA.COM May 9-16 is Bike Week in Salt Lake County.

Start the week on Saturday, May 9, at the Sixth Annual Live Green Eco-Festival at Library Square 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cycle to the festival and learn about green resources in our community. Over 100 booths are planned to demonstrate everything from alternative energy businesses to recycled and organic home products.

After visiting the Live Green, bike over to Pioneer Park and watch local racers compete in the Downtown Criterium. A criterium, or crit, is a

race around a relatively short course, in this case, Pioneer Park, for a specified amount of time. If you’ve never seen a mass of riders (the peloton) flash by, inches from each other, in perfect synchronization, you need to be at Pioneer Park on May 9!

On Tuesday, Bike to Work Day, join Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and other valley mayors for a leisurely ride with a police escort. The ride starts at the northeast corner of Liberty Park at 7:30 a.m. Free juice, coffee and bagels for riders.

End the work week on Friday at UTA Rideshare’s 14th Annual Bike Bonanza at the Gallivan Center, 4-8 p.m. Admission is free. There will be music, pizza, bike giveaways, free bike tuneups and, at 7 p.m. the Cycle Style Show (for more information visit WWW.CYCLESTYLESHOW.COM).

If you’re really ambitious, take part in the Salt Lake Century Ride on Saturday, May 16. This ride (not race) goes from the State Fair Park on North Temple north to Antelope Island and back. As the name implies, the full ride is 100 miles. Shorter

It doesn’t take much to get back in shape. Start by riding 15-20 minutes a day, four times a week (easy if you can use your bike for neighborhood errands). Within two to three weeks you can expect up to an 11% increase in cardiovascular fitness.

With the weather having been as bad as it has, some of us might feel not quite up to snuff in the biking department. Don’t despair. The great thing about bicycle commuting is that you’re not training for the Tour de France. It doesn’t take much to get back in shape. Start by riding 15-20 minutes a day, four times a week. You can fit this into your daily schedule easily by using your bike for everyday things like returning library books, picking up milk or bread from the neighborhood market or visiting friends. Within two to three weeks you can expect up to an 11% increase in cardiovascular fitness. Once you feel comfortable riding for 30 minutes at a time, plan some longer rides on the weekends, working up to the length of time necessary for your commute.

Plan your route in advance. Don’t assume the route you drive is the best for bike commuting.

Stay on side streets and take things slow at first.

During Bike Month, motorists and cyclists alike will do well to keep in mind the five national strategies for advancing bicycle safety and awareness promulgated by the League of American Cyclists, a bicycle advocacy group in Washington, D.C. These goals are: Goal #1 Motorists will share the road Goal #2 Bicyclists will ride safely Goal #3 Bicyclists will wear helmets Goal #4 The legal system will support safe bicycling Goal #5 Roads and paths will safely accommodate bicycling If you’re new to bike commuting, May will be a great time to start. u Steve Chambers is downtown attorney who bike commutes from Cottonwood.

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cient watering system� is the crux of her concern.

To make the most of landscape water, Duer recommends paying closer attention to the duration of a watering cycle. “With our clay soils, eight minutes of watering reaches saturation in the ground. Most everything else becomes run-off.�

With these practices put into place, Duer says that even bluegrass can, within moderation, be a water-efficient plant. A well-maintained bluegrass “may only need 12-18 inches a season as opposed to 36-38 which is typically applied.�

Ty Harrison, also a trustworthy voice in the realm of low-water vegetation, doesn’t entirely agree with this assessment. He speaks disdainfully of what he calls the “bluegrass and roses syndrome.� For Harrison, bluegrass is “just eye candy,� perpetuating a standard of beauty that is unsustainable in our arid landscape.

Going native with naturescape The epitome of water conservation is the naturescape, says Harrison. “Naturescape uses ecology models for landscaping as opposed to simply horticultural xeriscaping,� Ty says.

Whereas xeriscape can use any drought-resistant, low-water use plant such as lavender and the Mexican honeysuckle, naturescape uses exclusively plants native to the region. For Utah, that includes an interesting and colorful array of trees, grasses, bushes and wildflowers.

The bigtooth maple is one such example. This big, beautiful deciduous tree has a classic maple leaf that turns scarlet, crimson and orange in the autumn. It grows naturally in the canyons and foothills surrounding Salt Lake and is available for local landscaping. The native dwarf yucca is medium-sized with the spiky green rosette of leaves. Each summer it grows a stalk with large, white, bell-shaped flowers. Native wildflowers abound in this region: the delicate white sego lily (Utah’s state flower), the bright red firecracker penstemon, the feathery blue Lewis flax. Ty Harrison says by using such low-water natives, we can reclaim the natural beauty of the region.

Bees suddenly appear, buzzing about a plant with tight early spring blooms. “This is bilberry,�

Harrison indicates a tall slender plant. “They produce edible berries that the pioneers used to make jam. Delicious. I have made it myself.�

Ending the campus tour through the restored creek hollow to the property’s south, we walk beneath crooked Gambel oak and past dogwood and mountain lover. The running stream, bird calls, insect sounds all seems to transport us from the city and into one of the nearby canyons. “We are landscaping for urban wildlife—the birds, the insects that feed the birds, and squirrels like that one we hear chattering now,� says Ty. It’s an easy equation: Native plants attract native animals. And in a water-scarce environment, what better plants to use for a low-water garden than those that evolved for this soil, this elevation and this climate? u

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Cyclists who display a Bicycle Benefits sticker on their helmet and ride to participating businesses receive discounts and special offers.

“While I initially visualized Bicycle Benefits, everyone along the way has

helped to make it a reality,” says Klepetar. His brother started chapters in Missoula, Montana and Burlington, Vermont. HIis mom rides to the post office every week to mail out stickers to new and old businesses.

Why Salt Lake? Two years ago, Klepetar met SLC Bike Collective executive director Jon Morrison, who was very helpful in developing ideas and structure for the program. “They have worked hard to get the program set up. Now it’s my job to help it really take off,” he says.

Here’s how it works: When you show a participating business your Bicycle Benefits sticker [on your helmet], you receive a discount, special offer or sometimes free items.” It’s an added encouragement for people to get on their bikes. “BB trips also make great bike dates, too, Klepetar says.

Your sticker must be affixed to your helmet. This encourages helmet use and provides something tangible

that members can use to prove they rode their bike. Any business that agrees to offer a discount or reward to individuals who arrive via bicycle displaying an affixed BB sticker can participate in the program. The business must also agree to purchase at least 10 stickers from Bicycle Benefits to sell or give away to their employees, and of course display the BB logo sticker to show cyclists they are participants of the program.

Bicycle Benefits’ website was hacked last month. The new site should be up this month, with a list of business members and their locations plotted on a Google Maps database, as well as region-specific message boards where BB members can post community events, city rides, family and kid-friendly events, and ways to get involved in the program.

About 20 Salt Lake City businesses are already involved (almost 500 nationwide). During his stay, Klepetar hopes to generate 80-100 member coffee shops, restaurants, grocery, retail, hardware stores and bike shops.

“I ride my bike, I wear a helmet, and I like good deals! How do I get me one of them stickers?” I ask.

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For weeks after reading the book, I tried to forget about cheese making. I wandered up and down the cheese aisle, trying to block the idea that I could use raw, local milk and make some of these varieties myself. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget; if Kingsolver, a busy writer, speaker, farmer and mother of two, could make her own cheese, then the Alchemical Kitchen certainly could.

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tablets, citric acid, cheese salt, cheese muslin, DVD and a small pamphlet. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if it was the citric acid or the DVD, but seeing everything I needed to turn milk into cheese made me uncharacteristically nervous.

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Basic cheesemaking supplies and equipment already finishing up with the whole milk ricotta cheese. I couldn’t believe my eyes: Allan had made cheese. I stared at him in disbelief, even with the fresh, delicious cheese melting in my mouth.

Through his big, accomplished grin he confirmed, “It really is as easy as baking a cake.”

Since that evening, cheese making has become a weekly practice in our home. We have become pretty good at many of the soft cheese varieties: ricotta, mozzarella, Boconcini, cream cheese and kefir cheese. We’ve even branched out into some non-dairy cheese: almond, cashew and soy. One of our favorite quick meals is sprouted barley pizza dough, pesto from last summer and homemade mozzarella.

I’m not sure why I resisted the cheese-making process so much at first. Maybe because I couldn’t believe that I could make such a fabulous artisan food myself. But this is what I love most about do-ityourself food practices—it’s a taking back of confidence, of trusting my abilities to do what generations before me have done. This not only lessens my dependence on big food-processing factories outside of my home and community, but also offers me the opportunity to invite friends and family into the kitchen to create something local and delicious. And you know what they say: If you can bake a cake… .◆ Rebecca is a nutritionist and owner of Park City Holistic Health. For more healthy DIY recipes visit her at WWW.PARKCITYHOLISTICHEALTH.COM and WWW.PLAYFULNOSHINGS.BLOGSPOT.COM.

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Once you have the basic supplies, making cheese is about as expensive as a gallon of milk. In addition, you get the satisfaction of having made it yourself! rennet citric acid cheese salt coarse, similar to pickling salt; it draws moisture from the curd, helping to release more whey; also inhibits growth of bad bacteria, helping to preserve the cheese cheesecloth thermometer cheese-making kit includes all of the above; beginners kits from New England Cheesemaking Supply Company, WWW.CHEESEMAKING.COM, cost $2530; also available at Real Foods markets in Heber, Orem, and coming to SLC soon large metal slotted spoon or small metal strainer large stainless steel pot large glass bowl blender cow or goat milk preferably raw, local or at least organic; pasteurized milk is acceptable, just make sure it is not ultra-pasteurized (it will say so on the jug) heavy cream For the nondairy version, replace milk and cream with raw cashews kefir for homemade kefir recipe, revisit the Alchemical Kitchen column on Raw Milk in the November 08 CATALYST

Ricotta cheese 1 gallon milk 1 teaspoon citric acid 1 teaspoon of salt 1. Place milk, citric acid and salt in non-reactive pot. Slowly heat to 190 degrees.

2. Curds will separate from the whey (the liquid). Turn off the heat and let set for 5-10 minutes.

3. Line a colander with cheesecloth and ladle the curds with metal slotted spoon or hand held strainer into the colander.

4. Tie the cloth into a bag and hang to drain for ½ hour or more.

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2 quarts cream 1/4 rennet tablet dissolved in 4 ounces of warm water Cheese salt 1. Place cream in a large glass bowl an leave on counter until it drops to room temperature—about 72 degrees F. 2. Add the rennet and water and mix.

3. Cover with clean towel and let set for 12 hours.

4. A solid curd will have formed. Place curd into a colander lined with cheesecloth. Tie the four corners of the cloth and hang the small bag to drain for another 12 hours.

5. Remove from cheesecloth and mold into desired shape. Keeps in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Makes about 1 lb. of cream cheese.

Kefir cheese 1 quart kefir Large colander Muslin cloth 1. Line colander with muslin.

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3. Remove cheese from cloth, shape, and enjoy. Will keep in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. * When making dairy cheese, you will always separate your curds from whey (the liquid). Make sure to keep the whey. You can use it for baking as a highly nutritious substitute for milk or fermenting vegetables (see the Alchemical Kitchen on Fermenting veggies).

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2. Drain cashews and rinse.

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SHALL WE DANCE?

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Dancing on air Revolve, Salt Lake’s new aerial dance company, takes modern dance to new levels

BY AMY BRUNVAND

f you have seen aerial dance before, it might have been at a Cirque du Soleil show, or maybe the 2002 Winter Olympics when a group called Anti-Gravity performed at the medals ceremonies. The idea of aerial dance is to liberate the dancer from the floor— to dance on air.

Julianna Hane, artistic director of the Revolve Aerial Dance company in Salt Lake City, first encountered aerial dance when she saw Cirque du Soleil on television: “I said I’ve got to learn to do that. My mother thought I was crazy because I’m afraid of heights,” she says. Nonetheless, Hane followed through. She went to a circus school in Vermont to learn aerial dance techniques.

Aerial dance has elements of circus, acrobatics, gymnastics and rock climbing. Dancers use apparatus made from rope, trapeze, stilts, bungee cords or whatever they can invent that facilitates the particular movement quality they want. One especially beautiful technique, sometimes called “silk dancing,”

physical question, can we do it?

“Maybe monkey climb would be easier on the single drape,” suggested Julianne Hane, as she observed the less-than-graceful ascent of another dancer. Then she grabbed hold of the fabric to demonstrate another idea, gripping the fabric with her knees to swing upwards. As in ballet, one of her goals was to make the difficulty of the move disappear into a visual impression of weightless, easy grace. “We are pushing our physical limits by going upwards,” says Hane. “We train really hard to do these amazing tricks, and

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but it’s relatively new in the world of fine-art dancing. A 2002 article in Dance Magazine, describing the experimental and innovative state of the art at the annual Aerial Dance Festival in Boulder, Colorado, speculates that all the ways of dancing in air have not yet been discovered; even with the techniques they do know, dancers must still find practical and safe ways to perform the routines they can imagine.

And so as the four members of the Revolve Aerial Dance Company worked to develop choreography on a fabric apparatus for their performance this May they were not only exploring aesthetics and spatial architecture, but also exploring the

As the four members of Revolve Aerial Dance worked out the choreography on a fabric apparatus for this month’s performance, they were not only exploring aesthetics and spatial architecture, but also exploring the physical question, “can we do it?” then we integrate them with dance.”

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So for diners with a sense of adventure, those who want flavors from across the globe and a new dish on each return, the Tin Angel Café is a perfect place. A man with a fine appreciation for simple whole foods and intricate flavors, Jerry tries to keep the produce in his kitchen fresh and local. As a result the menu changes seasonally. The new menu includes spring lamb and the early harvest vegetables.

Jerry also likes to challenge his

chefs with what may be available on short notice. If something unexpected but good appears, they go for it. “They compete for the prized produce,” he says.

The four chefs, who have joined us for the interview—John L., John P., Packer and Michael—all nod and smile from around the table.

With over 60 years of collective experience working in kitchens such as the French Laundry and Chez Panisse, two revered California restaurants, these chefs relish the opportunity for freedom of culinary expression.

Jerry, in addition, values their independence and team-player attitudes.

The four chefs seem to have the same sense about the nature of their relationship in the kitchen. Suddenly the relatively silent, mostly tattooed crew comes alive. “Everyone does everything around here,” one contributes. “If you need peeled potatoes, you peel the potatoes. If you need a pot cleaned, you clean your own pot. Division of labor just doesn’t stand here.”

Robin and Kestrel, beyond taking

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The afternoon progresses and good smells emanate from the kitchen. The bold colors on the walls seem to glow.

A Dia De Los Muertos skeleton hanging by the bathrooms in her wedding dress looks as if about to dance. It certainly is a unique atmosphere, and at the same time, as Jerry says, very down to earth.

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Tandoor Indian Grill 729 E. 3300 S. 486-4542 Tandoor Indian Grill serves the finest and freshest Indian food. We specialize in southern Indian cooking including dosas, tandoor grilled items, paneer dishes and lamb. An abundance of vegetarian options, and a full beer and wine list (by the glass and bottle). Executive lunch buffet; 20-person banquet room for business meetings. Mon-Thurs 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-8pm $$, CC, V, W/B, TO, CAT The Tin Angel Cafe 365 West 400 South, 801-328-4155. Perched on the south edge of Pioneer Park in downtown Salt Lake, Tin Angel Cafe offers a locally driven, award winning, European inspired menu on the patio or in the artful dining room. Live music, local art and a full list of libations round out the experience. Reservations recommended.

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See the full list of events and the ongoing calendar at www.catalystmagazine.net/events

CALENDAR

BY DANA IGO

able to the public, including surveys given, on the project’s website. Interested participants and Wasatch canyon-goers can look forward to more educational workshops in three to four months. - EM

Live Green Festival Learn about the green resources in the community at the Live Green festival presented by the Downtown Alliance. Visit exhibitors from area businesses that offer solutions to environmental problems. From alternative energy corporations to recycled and organic products for everyday living, more than 100 booths will display at Live Green. Speakers include John Norquist, President and CEO of the Congress of the New Urbanism, and Doug Fine, investigative journalist and author of “Farewell, My Subaru.” Then see “Fuel: The Film,” an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions. Other activities include live music, alternative transportation exhibitors, local plant vendors, a zerowaste food and beer garden, eco-activities for kids, recycled art vendors, a re-purposed fashion show and more.

May 9, 10a-6p. 801-333-1106. WWW.DOWNTOWNSLC.ORG. Library Square, 210 E. 400 S.

Learn more about canyons at land-use workshops Our area’s diverse canyons—City Creek, Emigration, Red Butte, Parley’s, Millcreek, Big and Little Cottonwood—have provided outdoor enjoyment and relaxation to Salt Lake residents for many years. More than just healthy recreation and a boost to state and local economies through tourism, these canyons provide more than 50% of the city’s water supply.

Attend these free workshops this month and learn about watershed protection, population growth, public safety, recreational land use, transportation and environmental concerns. The workshops, facilitated in

Kevin Fayles, 801-303-1462, www.wasatchcanyons.slco.org WWW.ENVISIONUTAH.ORG

Shaman of Peru Events

City Creek—Headwaters to the Great Salt Lake Six of the 2,000 images in “City Creek—headwaters to the Great Salt Lake,” a multimedia project by Sallie Shatz. Shatz skied, walked, waded and floated her way over 30 miles from the top of City Creek to Farmington Bay of Great Salt Lake. A collaboration in the truest form, this piece wove together the thoughts and assistance of over 60 people with nature itself.

May 1 & 2 at 7 pm. ”City Creek—Headwaters to the Great Salt Lake” can be viewed at “Steeped,” an evening of dance, poetry, visual art and music. Sponsored by Brolly Arts’ “H2O: An Arts Extravaganza,” in partnership with Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities’ celebration of Water Week. Doors open at 7 pm for art viewing. Performances begin at 8 pm. Leisure Living Warehouse (behind 2182 S. Highland Drive). $10/$5. May 2nd, noon-3pm: Sallie Shatz will lead a Jane’s Walk up City Creek.

WWW.JANESWALKUSA.ORG/SALT-LAKE-CITY. See p. 13 for more Water Week-related events.

part by Envision Utah, want your informed participation, and will provide surveys about your relationship with the canyons.

The Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow work-

shops will happen in Salt Lake City (Westminster College) and in Sandy, West Valley, West Jordan and Mill Creek. All of the information and resources will be avail-

Dee Ann Nichols, a graduate of the Healing the Light Body School of The Four Winds Society, presents three classes on the ways of the Q’ero Shaman of Peru. Fire is used by the Shaman to facilitate changes and manifest them quickly. At the fire ceremony in the Peruvian tradition, you will learn the different uses of ceremonial fire and how to create them, including alternatives for large outside fires. You’ll learn about the internal practices of Shamans that allow them to effectively utilize the external practices. Find out how to incorporate these practices into your life to increase your vibrational energy. Finally, Death and Dying the Shamanic Way will teach one of the core pieces of Shamanism, the ability to die without fear and having no enemies in this life or the next.

May 5,12, and 26, 6-7p. $5/class. 801-638-0940.

Jeweled Maidens at Carriage Square, 1765 W. 4160 S.

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CALENDAR Fund Raising Party to Build a School for the Q’ero’ The Q’ero people live in isolated villages in the high Andes of Peru. Their culture offers beautiful diversity to the expression of being human, and they have a relationship with nature that could guide our efforts to restore health to our environment. The Kenosis Spirit Keepers (KSK) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to honor and preserve the integrity of indigenous wisdom and sacred cultural practices by providing cross-cultural exchanges, education, and community-building opportunities. They work to help cultures like the Q’ero maintain their cultural integrity. Join the KSK in a benefit party to raise funds to help the Q’ero build a school where they can gain an education while honoring and nourishing their traditional culture. There will be live Peruvian music, refreshments and indigenous crafts for sale, an Andean ceremony, and a brief introduction to the Q’ero and their view of the Cosmos. Come enjoy good music and learn about the Q’ero.

Donations of any size appreciated.

Cash/check only.

May 15, 7-9p. Blue Star Cafe, 2795 S. 2300 E. WWW.SALKAWIND.COM.

Wasatch Community Gardens Annual Plant Sale Save yourself some time this spring and guarantee an amazing harvest with Wasatch Community Garden’s (WCG) selection of heirloom vegetable seedlings that are garden ready. Due to popular demand, the number of plants they are offering is more than double that of previous years. Support WCG by selecting their organic and locally grown heirloom vegetables, herbs and drought-tolerant perennials from local growers. Utah native plants will also be available. All sales go to benefit WCG programs.

May 9, 8a-1p. WWW.WASATACHGARDENS.ORG. Rowland Hall Lower School, 720 S. Guardsman Way.

Wasatch Community Gardens Events

May 14, 6-8p. Suggested donation $5. Reserve seating. 801-359-2658 x12. Day Riverside Library, 1575 W. 1000 N.

Edible Landscaping

Compost Basics

Learn to transform your landscape into a space that is not only beautiful but provides a return on your investment of time and energy. Edible landscapes can be just as attractive as an ornamental landscape, yet produce fresh flavorful fruit, nuts, berries, vegetables, greens, herbs, and edible flowers to enjoy all season long. Join WCG and TreeUtah for a discussion and demonstration on a new way to experience gardening!

Save the world one banana peel at a time! Composting is the purposeful biodegradation of organic matter, such as yard and food waste. The decomposition is performed by micro-organisms, mostly bacteria, but also yeasts and fungi. Learn how to take advantage of this process and turn your green waste into garden gold.

May 23, 10a-12p. Suggested donation $5.

Reserved seating. 801-359-2658 x12.

Historic Sandy Garden, 500 E. 8880 S.

American culture, upclose “The Itch”: Relationship Talk with Shannon Unlucky in love? Need some advice?

Join licensed social worker Shannon on UtahFM.org for “The Itch,” a call-in internet radio program. Learn practical relationship skills you can begin using right away.

Listen carefully and you will be empowered in creating the changes you’d like to see in yourself that will result in a happy and healthy relationship. Each show will feature a specific topic, followed by listener questions. With a mix of humor, practical advice and a few tunes, Shannon can help you scratch whatever relationship woe has left you itching.

Mondays 10:30p-12:00a. Tune in via radio or online at WWW.UTAHFM.ORG.

American culture is one defined by marketing and consumption, by shopping malls as community meeting places and media saturated with product advertising. “Branded and On Display” examines the work of artists who explore the strategies of branding and retail presentation as they respond, with both humor and criticism, to the pervasive marketing that colors the lives and leisure time of American citizens. The exhibition prompts a “re-view” of consumer culture with an appraising eye and increased awareness. Artists include Conrad Bakker, Amelia Moore, Andy Warhol and more.

FREE. Through May 23. 801-328-4201, WWW.SLARTCENTER.ORG. Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple.

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GreenTree Yoga Fair Yoga has many benefits for both the body and mind. It engages you in physical exercise, teaches various methods of stress reduction, develops concentration and focus, builds self-confidence and positive feelings, fosters creativity, and exercises the imagination. Come celebrate the

Art in Bloom at UMFA Organized biennially by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Benefit Council, the centerpiece of the Art in Bloom weekend is an exhibition of more than 30 interpretive arrangements fashioned by Utah’s top floral designers. Each artist selects an object from the UMFA’s collection and, using flowers, greenery, custom-made containers and their own artistic vision, creates a unique floral arrangement for display. All proceeds support the UMFA’s educational outreach programs.

Flowers After Hours A fabulous fête featuring a preview of Art in Bloom at its freshest.

Guests will sip cocktails and stroll through a sale of small paintings by local artists and then sit down to an elegant supper with special guest Mark Eaton and live music.

May 15, 6p. $150. 801-585-9880.

Lecture/demo Art in Bloom opens to the public with a lively lecture and demonstration by internationally acclaimed floral design master and author, Alisa de Jong-Stout. Visitors can enjoy a spring luncheon in the Great Hall and later attend an inspiring lecture by art historian and author Hannah Sigur.

May 16, 9:30a-5:30p. $10/$8.

Hands on floral design workshops Novice and experienced floral designers alike will have the opportunity to test and develop their skills in hands-on floral design classes by Alisa de Jong-Stout.

Adding to Sunday’s itinerary is a container gardening workshop from the floral experts at Cactus & Tropicals.

May 17, 10a-2p. Prices vary. 801-585-9880.

All events at Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Dr. WWW.UMFA.UTAH.EDU

Hispanic Heritage Film Series: Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside) “The Sea Inside” is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro, a Spanish ship mechanic left quadriplegic after a diving accident. Sampedro fought a 28-year campaign in support of euthanasia and his right to die with dignity. This film won Best Foreign Film at the 2004 Academy Awards.

Spanish with English subtitles.

May 12, 6:30p. 801-594-8632. Day-Riverside Branch, 1575 W. 1000 N.

wonders of yoga with the instructors at GreenTREE yoga’s first annual Yoga Fair. Experience a range of yoga styles as taught by Adam Ballenger, Erin Geesaman Rabke, Jeff Silver, Amy Conn and more.

As part of the 100th anniversary celebration of Zion National Park, the Western Folklife Center and KUED present a music film that explores Zion’s stunning natural and cultural landscape through music performed by an all-star ensemble. Also featured are local residents whose stories inspired Red Rock Rondo’s songs.

Thursday, May 21, at 8 p.m.

May 16, 12-5p. $30/20. 801-656-7885. 330 S. 1500 E. WWW.GREENTREEYOGA.ORG.

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Are your home’s heating, cooling, and lighting systems working in the most energy- and cost-efficient ways? Are you aware that an array of utility rebate programs and tax credits has recently been initiated to help you make your home more energy efficient? In this class, instructor Sarah Sabiston will help you look at ways you can update your existing systems, then show you options to help pay for those renovations including renewable energy investment credits, utility rebate programs, personal tax credits, net metering, and energy efficient financing. Preregister.

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May 21, 6:30-9p. $38. 801-587-5433. WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU.

And the Banned Slammed On In the past, Plan-B Theatre Company’s “And the Banned Played On” pushed the limits in its program highlighting the First Amendment with excerpts from banned books, songs and plays. Then they struck another kind of gold with SLAM, an event where local playwrights were given 24 hours to construct five 10-minute plays. For the seventh anniversary of “And the Banned Played On” and SLAM’s sixth, the company is combining them into one event. Come enjoy Utah’s only fundraiser featuring five 10minute plays created in 24 hours celebrating the First Amendment. Cash bar, food by Cali’s Natural Foods.

May 30, 8-9:30p. $25-40. 801-355-ART. WWW.PLANBTHEATRE.ORG/BS. Jeanne Wagner Theatre inside the Rose Wagner, 138 W. 300 S.

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COMINGS AND GOINGS

What’s New Around Town COMPILED BY KATHERINE PIOLI AND EMILY MOROZ

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Pago “farm to table” restaurant brings fresh food to 9th & 9th Scott Evans, a CATALYST food writer and former general manager of Squatter’s, knew a good thing when he saw the vacant space for lease in Salt Lake City’s blossoming 9th & 9th neighborhood. Evans, admirer of the long-defunct Park Ivy

Stick Dog Pedicabs, public transport by bike Bike taxis have been tried before in Salt Lake without much lasting success. But this time Bret Cali, owner of Stick Dog Pedicabs (named for his dog Stick) might have found a secret for sustainability. Cali, a man with high energy and a healthy sense of humor, has traveled the world and operated his own charter business in Alaska, but his educational background is in marketing. While putting together his fleet of highly visible bicycle taxis, Cali realized the potential to use the pedicabs as an advertising tool.

The bikes are bright yellow with fiberglass awnings and turn signals. Already, the cabs are literally stopping traffic as people pause to stare or take photos of the transportation anomaly on wheels. Cali hopes to advertise for Salt Lake businesses on his bikes.

Cali is enthused to see how green-thinking Salt Lakers, and tourists, embrace his new business.

Stick Dog Pedicabs after all, he says proudly, has a zero carbon footprint. The eight Stick Dog riders are so stoked about biking, says Cali, that they peddle their own rides to and from work. And on days off, he claims, they go mountain biking.

The bikes operate in Salt Lake’s downtown area, mainly as transportation among shops, restaurants and hotels. He envisions the cabs being a useful addition to the Farmers Market and other summertime events as well as offering tours of downtown. The cabs run throughout the week and includes a night shift that covers the 2 a.m. bar time. The rides do not have set fares; the bikers work for tips. Cabs run in good weather, from spring until early November.

Stick Dog Pedicabs, 512-554-5677.

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Sugarhouse Gallery shows students, professionals Westminster art students now have a place to show their work for free and keep 100% of the proceeds of their sales. The Sugarhouse Gallery shows local artists and hosts ongoing art shows for Westminster student artists. It’s a great opportunity for students to gain experience.

The framing company and gallery, open just five months, offers hundreds of frame and mat options. The gallery is participating in this month’s Brolly Arts/Sugar House Gallery Stroll,

featuring photos by Jon Caputo, and also work by Karen Thorsen, Blue Critchfield, Erica Houston, Derrek Mellus and Clarence Bowman.

The space is booked through September, but owner Scott Waters is always looking for new artists. He hopes to support the area’s healthy sense of community by helping sponsor local activities that bring visitors to historic Sugar House.

Artistic Framing Co. & Sugarhouse Gallery, 2160 Highland Drive. 801-486-4893.

WWW.ARTISTICFRAMINGCO.COM. Scott offers a 15% discount to CATALYST readers on one purchase in May.

restaurant and the neighborhood’s pedestrianfriendly businesses and close-knit community, will open Pago, a “farm to table” restaurant, on May 27th. “Pago” in Spanish refers to a district or named vineyard.

Evans read about the success of RestaurantSupported Agriculture (RSA) in other U.S. cities and decided to try the concept here. He worked with East Farms in West Pointe, Utah and others to develop an RSA project that links Pago directly to local farmers. Evans maintains that although RSAbased restaurants require a lot more work to get fresh, unique and varied ingredients directly from a local farm network (versus a mainstream supplier), it’s absolutely worth it, and makes for a much bigger reward for everyone involved – farmers, businesses and, of course, diners. Plus, Evans says, “with RSA, everyone wins, and it’s much more fun.” Our mouths are already watering in anticipation of culinary delights from Morgan Valley Lamb, Canyon Meadows Ranch, Bell Organic Farms, Creminelli Fine Meats, Millcreek Coffee, Taylor Made Beef, Clifford Farms Eggs and more. Pago will offer 20 select wines by the glass from artisan producers to complement their seasonal menu, which is designed around the availability of local ingredients by Chefs Michael Richey and Adam Findlay.

Pago officially opens on the 27th. Get a sneak peek of the restaurant on Wednesday and Thursday, May 21st and 22nd: Pago will be open from 4-6 p.m. with taste tests and appetizers.

Evans says he’ll also open the restaurant a few days before the 27th for the community to come in and say hello. We can’t wait to indulge.

Pago Restaurant & Wine Bar, 801-532-0777, WWW.PAGOSLC.COM

Bronzed and beautiful: Elaine Bell’s tiles You may not think of bronze as a feasible material when redecorating your house. But what about smaller, portable, beautifully handcrafted bronze tiles for your kitchen hood, fireplace or floor? CATALYST neighbor Elaine Bell has been a sculptor for over 25 years and an owner of her own sculpture and design studio for 20. She now offers Classic Bronze Tiles, her collection of stunning solid bronze floor and décor tiles.

Wandering through Bell’s home and studio, noticing bits and pieces of beautiful bronze accent on almost every piece of furniture, it’s clear that she loves this metal.

“Bronze is beautiful and strong,” she says.

“People have been working with it for over 4,000 years. It will preserve historic images and artwork that may be lost on other mediums.”

A welltraveled artist, Elaine Bell’s timeless and often ancient designs are gathered from around the world and display a range of influences, including Celtic, Irish, Scottish, Parisian, Italian, Greek, Buddhist, Indian, Turkish, Native American and Chinese imagery. While Bell enjoys creating larger and unusually shaped décor pieces, such as petite rails, listelles and headboards, most popular with customers are her sixinch tiles ($20-$110 each). Each is sculpted by

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Bell also teaches sculpture classes to novices and advanced students alike. Call or email for information.

They have partnered with Niman Ranch, a network of 650 sustainable US farms and ranches that raise animals free of antibiotics and added hormones. The Squatters black and blue burger, classic American burger and bourbon burger are all made with beef from Niman Ranch.

What, no hot dogs? We really liked these hot dogs....

Elaine Bell, ELAINEBELL@CLASSICBRONZETILES.COM, WWW.CLASSICBRONZETILES.COM. 801-230-3514

Squatters, 147 . Broadway, WWW.SQUATTERS.COM

Grocery delivery service Too busy or otherwise disinclined to grocery shop? You can now shop right from your home at any hour using Family Support Delivery, a new grocery home delivery service for Salt Lake and Davis counties. Following a few links on their website, you peruse a product menu offering fresh produce, dairy, dairy, personal items, pet food, cleaning supplies and more. When you’re done “shopping,” you check out and pay securely by credit card. FSD also accepts phone orders 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday. Shopping and delivery costs a flat fee of $12; sales tax is included in the price for each product.

The lists do not currently include organic foods; FSD welcomes suggestions for additional products, however, so that may change.

Family Support Delivery, 801-232-0512, WWW.FSDUTAH.COM

Relocated relief: Kellie Scheffres’ new office Kellie Scheffres, LMT, a certified craniosacral therapist and yogi, recently relocated her business

from the Millcreek area to a pleasant little green building with a bright yellow front door and a xeriscaped yard near the University of Utah.

Certified by the Milne Institute, Scheffres has been studying and practicing craniosacral work for over 20 years. She is also a certified kundalini yoga instructor.

Kellie says craniosacral is helpful to people seeking relief from back and joint pain, headaches, jaw pain, lethargy, depression, dental work, surgery and injuries from accidents. She offers an 11% senior citizen discount (70+). She also has a kundalini yoga chair class that focuses on increasing energy, vitality and mobility and reducing pain and discomfort.

Kellie Scheffres, LMT, craniosacral practitioner.

801-633-3910, 311 So. 900 East. DANCINGYOGI@ COMCAST.NET. New client special: $20 for a 90minute craniosacral session during May and June.

Avenues Yoga Studio opens in... yes, the Avenues

Big bellies deserve big love When massage therapist Rebecca Overson became pregnant with her own children she had difficulties finding a massage therapist with the skills, knowledge and sensitivities to help her through her pregnancy. So Overson decided to fill that void.

Her new massage therapy practice, Belly Bliss Massage, is located in downtown Salt Lake inside the Full Circle Women’s Care clinic (east of Oasis Café). For expectant and new moms, her services include spinal touch therapy, foot reflexology and massage, prenatal and postpartum massage and, coming soon, fertility massage. Used in conjunction with proper medical care, Overson says these therapies can promote relaxation and stress reduction, relieve swelling in the hands and feet, and increase blood and lymphatic circulation.

Belly Bliss Massage has discounts for expectant mom packages as well as Mother’s Day gift certificates.

Avenues Yoga owner and instructor Erin Menut (men-ew) took her first yoga class six years ago as a U of U grad student in a university gym.

Seeking additional training, she met a teacher in Vermont (her home state) who became her inspiration and mentor from whom she learned that yoga doesn’t have to be steeped in the competitive atmosphere found in many studios. She says the Avenues Studio will be a welcoming place where all students can explore their personal potential in a supportive environment.

The one-room studio offers classes taught by various instructors including long-time Salt Lake mindfulness yoga teacher and author Charlotte Bell, and range from Menut’s own flowing hatha yoga class to more intense power yoga classes.

Avenues Yoga, 68 K Street WWW.AVENUESYOGA.COM

Belly Bliss Massage, Rebecca de Azevedo Overson LMT, 150 S. 600 E. Suite 6B. 801-792-8893.

WWW.BELLYBLISSMASSAGE.COM

Organic cotton beats the regular stuff

The XO Awards – Nominate a friend, neighbor, colleague

The U.S. cotton crop makes up only 5% of crops grown domestically, yet accounts for 10% of all farm pesticide use. Worldwide, that figure jumps to 25%.

Andrew Hultgren, a Salt Laker who graduated recently in chemical engineering from Princeton, conducted a study using research and data gathered by the US Department of Agriculture and Carnegie Mellon. His results show that purchasing organic cotton t-shirts instead of regular cotton can reduce the buyer’s carbon footprint for that purchase by over 15%.

Hultgren is cofounder of Say it Green!, a local

Nominations for the 2009 XO Awards are being accepted through May 31st. The XO Awards were created to recognize everyday people who have made a significant impact on those around them through acts of service and kindness. They are a thank you to those who often go unrecognized as they serve their community. The nominee could be someone in your neighborhood, school, workplace, business community or religious group who may impact thousands of lives or just a few. Maybe you’ve known the individual for a long time; maybe you just met once. Visit the website and see presentations on past recipients.

WWW.XOAWARDS.COM.

Arkin Hill, 801-417-3003,

AHILL@LUMINPUBLISHING.COM.

Great hotdog mystery solved (sort of)

company making organic, fair trade custom printed shirts, bags and aprons. They also print on recycled shirts to reduce waste and consumption and use the cleanest, least toxic printing inks currently available. It’s nice to find ways to support local and go green.

Say it Green! 80-368-9602.

WWW.SAYITGREEN.COM

When a brown paper bag containing hot dogs appeared mysteriously on the front stoop of this magazine’s office we knew it could only mean one thing. Actually, we had no idea what it meant, but a handy little letter stuffed inside next to the dogs explained it all.

Customer demand for great-tasting and responsible food has continued to drive menu options at Squatters brewpub and restaurant.

Susan Kohler and Michelle Cook of Blue Sky Perennials

Free gardening classes at Emigration Market For years, Susie Kohler of Blue Sky Perennials has for years run a patio nursery at Emigration Market during the summer growing season.

Customers frequently approach Kohler for garden advice. In response, she is offering a series of free gardening classes.

Classes are held at Emigration Market each Wednesday morning now through mid-June, addressing topics such as soil composition, native plants, growing vegetables and watering. Kohler expects to establish a small vegetable plot in the parking strip to the north of the building, to use for the hands-on classes. Each session is 30-60 minutes and can accommodate 12-15 people; tools provided. Emigration Market enthusiastically welcomes this addition to the store.

Susie Kohler, Blue Sky Perennials, Emigration Market: 1706 E. 1300 S. 801-718-7715, Wednesdays, 10am. WWW.BLUESKYPERENNIALS.COM

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COMINGS AND GOINGS strategy of director Tobin Atkinson (“Dark Play”).

“I built a miniature set out of LEGO blocks and moved LEGOLAND people around the model to reveal any potential traffic jams on stage.”

Actor Michael Gardener (“Dark Play”) reveals the conflicts that arise when an LDS actor participates in an R-rated play. “[The show] has given me one extra element of anxiety, do I invite my mother?”

A perfunctory inspection of the comments logged under each entry reveal that most comments are made by other actors and SLAC staff. It seems a little like a required high school project for company members, but if the SLAC audience catches onto this, it has a lot of potential.

One other electronic advancement for SLAC: The company now has an e-newsletter. Check it out.

WWW.SALTLAKEACTINGCOMPANY.ORG

Gusto! in the gallery It’s common, nowadays, for restaurants to have rotating art exhibits on their walls. But what you’ve probably never seen before is a dining table in an art gallery.

In March CATALYST introduced readers to Gusto! Take-Away, the Avenues sub shop run by two young entrepreneurs. Partnering with the adjacent Avenues Art Gallery. Gusto recently set up two tables for four amid the fine art. Instead of grabbing your Philly steak and going, you can sit down and dine as you contemplate Rick Graham’s beautiful figure drawings. Certainly pleasant—and probably even good for the digestion.

Gusto! Take-Away, 801-532-8488. Avenues Art Gallery, 801-706-1265. Both located at 39 “I” St.

Kat Torello, specialty painting For 10 years Kat Torello has been beautifying people’s homes. Kat is not your everyday home improvement person: She is an artist. She can make a plain surface take on the creases of leather or become a sunny Tuscan plaster.

Recently, Kat decided she should not keep all the fun of this work to herself.

So she created Kat’s Paint Kits, in which she shares her tips, tricks and tools with others. The kits, contained within a bucket, do not include the paint but provide the creative essentials—pigments, plasters, brushes, sponges and low-VOC finishes which are odorless and safer to breath. The materials also include a 35-minute instructional video.

Her leather kit, available at Benjamin Moore paint stores, will soon be joined by another on creating old-world plaster effects.

Demonstration workshops: May 19th at the Park City Green Building Center (1105 Iron Horse Dr., 47pm), May 23 at the Salt Lake Green Building Center (1952 E. 2700 S., 12-4pm), May 30th at Benjamin Moore (2100 S. 250 W., 10am-2pm).

WWW.KATPAINTKITS.COM.

Valerie Kittel helps you speak your mind Valerie Kittel is an actor and director who has worked in professional theatre for over 35 years.

So, it makes sense that her new work in speech coaching is performance-based. That doesn’t mean ConsciousSPEAKING is designed exclusive-

ly for public speakers or those in search of the spotlight; it can also enhance communication with bosses, spouses and clients.

Valerie approaches communication as a developmental process which can be learned and improved upon. It emphasizes flexibility and a sense of humor, working toward reducing selfaware and self-censored speech while opening up to spontaneity.

ConsciousSPEAKING coaching is useful one-onone and in groups. With private instruction Valerie approaches the session as a director. Her clients—often professionals bored with the impersonality of their speaking and wishing to develop their voice —sometimes bring in prepared presentations or lectures for feedback and re-working.

The workshops (the first of which was held last month) are an evolving forum for interactive group experiences, each exploring one of three themes: speaking, interviewing, connecting.

June workshop: Interviewing. This summer: Singles Connecting. 801-699-4613.

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See inside SLAC actors’ minds Sometimes a Q&A session held after a performance can help the audience clear up questions about a play or gain a better understanding of the creative process. Such post-production meetings, however, are rare. To create a similar forum, the Salt Lake Acting Company has just begun a company blog accessible through their website.

This online format, like a journal with entries from various actors and directors, does not necessarily invite questions but allows those involved in productions to speak about their experience; and it invites comments.

Through the blog, readers discover the staging

Out with the lawn, in with organic garden designer Julie Hawkins Julie Hawkins earned her certificate as a master gardener from Utah State University nine years ago, and got busy designing and planting other people’s gardens. Then Hawkins picked up some life- and work-altering reading material.

Most of our food, she realized, relies heavily on fossil fuels for global transportation, lacks nutrition due to premature harvest and is questionably altered by genetic modification.

Hawkins couldn’t ignore her new gut feeling that the food she was receiving from grocery stores was unsustainable and unhealthy. So she tore up the grass in her front yard and planted an organic vegetable garden, “Michelle Obama-style,” she says proudly. Now, Hawkins is taking this change of heart to her business and offering help to small businesses and homeowners who also want to make the change to healthy, home-grown organics.

While her garden design business includes xeriscape work and other landscaping methods, her new passion is in organic edibles. Her business offers help with every step of the process from designing the garden to planting the chosen plants. Soon, Hawkins’ website will also have a blog with daily gardening tips and a forum where people can post their gardening questions.

Julie Hawkins, Organic Garden Designer, 801-819-0429 WWW.ORGANICGARDENDESIGNER.COM

Volunteer for art The 2009 Utah Arts Festival will be the 33rd held in Salt Lake City. Over the years the festival has changed in size and location but one thing has remained constant: its need for volunteers. Running the festival now requires the work of over 1,000 volunteers. They work as booth sitters and face painters. They build, run and tear down the entire event.

Volunteer applications will be taken until all spots are filled. Information online lists all of the jobs. The application allows volunteers to sign up for a specific task and request specific dates and times.

WWW.UAF.ORG.

Groups who wish to volunteer: email call Miss Kaye or Thom, 801-322-5912.

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Viking Cooking School comes to Salt Lake Yeah, okay, so maybe we can’t all make a molded meringue or even roast almonds to gourmet perfection. But most of us aren’t chefs in four-star restaurants. That doesn’t mean the everyday cooks of the world don’t enjoy stepping into the kitchen once in a while. And there is no reason that food prepared by these amateur chefs should not be delicious.

Viking Cooking School is the place for these athome chefs who want to step it up a bit. With

schools all over the country, Salt Lake City just opened doors to their very own school in January.

Kathy Mooers, the passion of the school, is the culinary manager. Jim Light is the kitchen manager.

Subjects for the hands-on classes range from how to throw the perfect cocktail party to sustainable seafood classes to the classic sauces. Some sessions are taught as a series over two or three days.

Most, like the sauces class, last only a few hours.

Trish Withus is a local life coach, reiki master, psychic and now cooking assistant. As one of the many amateur chefs of the world with a passion for food, she says it is a job that makes her smile every day and she sees the same reaction from the students.

The brief intensity of the classes, she says, often creates a tight-knit and friendly environment. “People walk in not knowing another person and walk out a few hours later, friends with everyone in the class.”

Viking Cooking School, 2233 S. 300 E. WWW.VIKINGCOOKINGSCHOOL.COM. 801-464-0113.

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here is really a strong work ethic in the Mormon community. Every day we would get up in the morning to do our chores and my mother especially taught me to bring things to completion,” Christopher Harrison tells me over the phone from New York City. “Combine that Utah ethic with New York and you are bound to find success.”

As he speaks I imagine Harrison dressed all in black with a huge grin on his face, just as he looks in his many recent television appearances. Instead of sitting in a chair, I picture him taking the call from a hammock of white fabric— relaxed, suspended.

It’s not just my crazy imagination.

Christopher Harrison is, after all, the inventor of a new fitness craze called antigravity yoga. The technique combines movement vocabularies from dance, gymnastics, Pilates and yoga and then suspends them—and the practitioner’s body—from a cloth sheet hung from the ceiling. It is a concept and a technique first tried by Harrison while working in New York. It has since traveled to Chicago, Las Vegas and Hollywood. Now antigravity yoga is breaking into the international scene. But the roots of the practice are here in Utah.

Harrison was born and raised in Brigham City and attended Box Elder high school. He came to college with a background in sports—in 1978 he had taken forth place in tumbling at the World Games—and graduated from the University of Utah’s dance department in 1984. He was cast for a part

in the movie “Foot Loose.” Actor Kevin Bacon told him that to be successful at what he was interested in pursuing he had to move to New York and stay. So he did.

In 1990, Harrison founded the aerial performance team AntiGravity. Taking the concept of aerial dance—suspending dancers from cloth banners (see “Shall We Dance?” in this issue of CATALYST)—from the circus performance scene, Harrison helped to adapt the cloth tool to fit the needs and training of his performers. Experimenting

“People think the movement will be difficult, but it is actually very accessible,” says Harrison. “I didn’t create it for yogis, I created it for my mom.” with fabric looped into a hammock, his group of athletes, dancers and gymnasts found they could use their acrobatic skills with this new tool to perform suspended (up to 30 feet) above the ground. In the process, Harrison discovered that the hammock also had some therapeutic benefits.

“I was flying all over the country with work and before getting on flights I would hang from the hammock. After a while I stopped going to my chiropractor because my back aches and pains went away,” says

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Harrison. When he realized these additional benefits of the antigravity work he decided to create the fitness method antigravity yoga. Using the hammock for support, antigravity yoga helps people to hold challenging postures longer. It allows for greater stretching with less strain and relieves compression on joints and spinal vertebrae.

“People look at the movement and think it will be difficult, but it is actually very accessible,” says Harrison. “I didn’t create it for yogis, I created it for my mom.”

Now, says Harrison, life is coming full circle as he prepares to bring antigravity to Utah, both as a performance troupe and as a fitness form.

Harrison is bringing antigravity yoga to the state through Imagination Place, a center for music and movement in South Salt Lake. Classes will be offered for adults at “high, regular and restorative” levels (restorative being for people with physical challenges or injuries). The Imagination Place primarily encourage children’s engagement in the visual and performing arts. Harrison looks at the center’s focus on children as a chance to test and develop antigravity yoga classes for a younger audience. Classes start at the Imagination Place this

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The defining moment The power for positive change lies in honoring those flashes of insight

BY LUCY BEALE

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hat was your defining moment—that moment when you had the “ahha” that caused you to change your thinking about health and wellness? Those are important moments to return to if and when you veer off track.

Here are some examples: A friend realized he couldn’t keep up with his grandchildren when playing touch football with them. This prompted him to start an exercise program and lose some weight so he could enjoy precious time with them.

Another friend had ignored his diabetes and weight gain until he suffered a heart attack in his mid50s. After being air-lifted to the hospital, and having a stent installed, he returned home to recover and revise his eating plan and start taking his medication. Later he began a walking exercise program.

An older woman who was depressed and “couldn’t take it anymore” wanted to end her life. Her plan was to run hard and long until she had a heart attack and died right there on the pavement. Her plan didn’t work on her first try. She survived the vigorous run. The next day, she went out to run again, and then again the next day, each day surviving. Those lovely endorphins built up in her brain and changed her attitude, lifted her depression and ultimately, saved her life. She lived for many years after that while enjoying her daily runs. This is a true story.

Over 25 years ago, I had tried every diet plan and gimmick available with no long-term success and

with weakening resolve until I read an ad in the Denver Post announcing a workshop that read something like: You can be thin if you think you’re thin. That sounded so much more simple, painless and doable than counting calories or stepping on the scale. That one ad and the workshop changed my life, and then my career plans. Who ever thought I’d write one book, let alone 12? Certainly not my high school

ah-ha moment. One client had found significant relief from the symptoms of fibromyalgia while attending a yoga class in the evenings. After she stopped attending, she asked for a recommendation of a nutritional supplement or such to make her feel better again.

Whoa! If yoga worked before, it would work again. It’s a whole body healing method and a whole body treat. She said she just didn’t want

Take the time to find your “defining moment.”

It’s your treasure. That emotional moment trumps intellectual knowledge, doctor’s recommendations or mother’s counsel.

English teacher. For that matter, who ever thought I’d lose 50 pounds and keep it off for decades?

Certainly not me.

It may require serious pondering to recall your defining moment, but it’s worth taking the time to find it.

It’s your treasure. That emotional moment trumps intellectual knowledge, doctor’s recommendations or mother’s counsel.

Eating healthfully is a good idea.

Yeah, yeah. But the converts to eating more vegetables and fruit and moderate amounts of lean protein don’t stick with it if they don’t gain more than intellectual gratification.

Their “ah-ha” moments often occur when they realize that a chronic health nuisance improves or that they have more uplifted moods or more energy.

Sometimes a person ignores the

to take the time or bother to go to class. It sure is easy to forget the benefits of wellness activities when we let other things take top priority.

You and I live in a virtual national park. Within a couple minutes of our homes is designated wilderness area. It costs virtually nothing to go hiking and very little to go snowshoeing. Purchase snowshoes and poles once, and they’ll serve you well for years. And fortunately for many of us, neither snowshoeing or hiking require skill.

While recently hiking in Little Cottonwood Canyon, I had a major ah-ha moment: The day-to-day burdens and concerns of life can’t cross wilderness boundaries. But you can.

Ever notice? Whenever you want to get away from it all, take a couple minutes, drive a couple miles up one of our gorgeous canyons and

cross the boundary. I find playtime, stillness, and those precious moments of eternity. Let me know what you find.

A couple more personal ah-ha’s: When I heard about the glycemic index 10 years ago, it made sense.

(See last month’s column, “That’s Why They Call It Beer Belly.”) To test the theory, I started eating low glycemic liberally. (“Liberally” means I still eat my treat foods, just more carefully.) When I noticed that my waist was getting smaller and my tummy flatter, I realized that the system works. Avoiding white and fluffy starches became no longer an experiment, but a commitment. I had learned that middle age spread is not inevitable.

My ongoing love affair with Pilates exercise is similar. Twelve years ago I signed up for a Reformer class. (The Reformer is the classic Pilates equipment.) My first class was delicious— ah-ha! Today, I still take classes at one of the Salt Lake County recreation centers, follow along with athome DVDs, and use my home Reformer to stay in shape. Aahhh!

What if you haven’t had a defining moment and your commitment to wellness, exercise, or weight management waivers? Keep doing what you know works for wellness and weight management. Get to the gym, eat low-glycemic, stretch, do lots of active recreation. Laugh lots.

Explore new types of exercise, eating and thinking.

One afternoon my husband came home from the funeral service of a colleague who died of a heart attack. He announced to his family that he wasn’t going to spend the entire rest of his life working.

Instead they would start hiking on weekends. That was his defining moment. Mine came the next weekend. We took a paltry hike for about a half mile. That was all the farther my body and lungs could go. I was miserable with every step. But as were driving home, those delicious endorphins kicked in and I loved the world, I loved hiking, I insisted we go the next weekend. I still clamor to hike or snowshoe every weekend. Rain, shine or snow.

Please write to me about your defining moments. I’d love to read about them. u Lucy Beale is a regular contributor to CATALYST. Her newest books are “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Glycemic Index Weight Loss,” and its cookbook companion, coauthored with Joan Clark-werner.

Lucy lives in Sandy, Utah. WWW.LUCYBEALE.COM; LUCYBEALE-WEIGHT-LOSS.BLOGSPOT.COM

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

ABODE cohousing, furniture, feng shui, garden/landscape, 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!

Eco Home Solutions 801-652-1908 John. Ecological, economical, home improvements for energy savings, comfort and the-not-so-green house. Caulk & weather strip. Attic cooling & ceiling fans.

Install programmable thermostats, light dimmers, timers, CFL bulbs &solar lighting. Low flow toilets, faucets, h2o filters.Fix leaky faucets. Green painting & insulation. Permeable patios. Home sale prep/stage assistance. Mulch, bark, organic fertilizer. Window cleaning. Human & cordless electric powered lawn care. Green your house, yard, wallet and environment.

Exotica Imports 801-487-6164, 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.

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.

Human Unity Experience 801-328-2497 / 801-707-2228. A life long adventure in shared co-housing with a purpose directed, family of choice.

Incorporationg pervasive kindness, original thinking, self reliance, curiosity, love of the Mother Earth, fiscal responsibility and in general a devotion to feminist ideals, enabling those without family and nearing the mature later years in life to assume the initiative and create a family of choice and compassion in celebration of life and its conclusion.

Interior Design in 2 Hours 801-971-2136. 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 801-971-7208. Specializing in complete nouveau garden design & installation or modest enhancement & maintenance.

Featuring distinctive native stone patios, winding rock paths, steps, dry-stack walls & terraces—rustic elegance with waterwise beauty. Call for consultation.

Organic Garden Consultant 801-819-0429. Master Gardener Julie Hawkins will help you create an organic garden from start to finish. She also provides training in sustainable gardening practices such as composting, water conservation, chemical-free fertilizing and pest management.

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Green Redesign & Feng Shui 435-640-1206. Michelle Skally Doilney, U.S. Green Building Council member and Certified Feng Shui Consultant. Offering practical, budget-conscious and “green” Interior Redesign and Traditional Feng Shui consultations to homes and businesses in the Greater Park City and Salt Lake regions. Class schedule online. MICHELLE@PRACTICALENVIRONMENTS.COM. WWW.PRACTICALENVIRONMENTS.COM. Sugar House Plumbing 801-638-4705. Jeff Weight, Licensed and insured plumber. Do you need to replace an old water heater? $99 discount on water heater replacements. Is your toilet or shower wasting water? I can help you go low-flow.

Call for a free estimate. I have 20 years experience. I am absolutely the best plumber you will ever have. LGBT friendly.

Underfoot Floors 801-467-6636. 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 801-656-8763. Would you like a creative & beautiful landscape that makes sense for Utah’s climate? Custom designs catered to your needs/interests and outdoor space.

Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture.

Affordable. WWW.VIVIDDESERTDESIGN.COM Wasatch Commons Cohousing Vicky 801-908-0388. 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 Residential Design Ann Larson 801-322-5122.

DogMode 801-261-2665. 4010 S. 210 W., SLC. WWW.DOGMODE.COM Icon Remodeling 801-485-9209. 1448 East 2700 South, SLC, UT 84106. WWW.ICONREMODELING.COM

ARTS, MUSIC & LANGUAGES instruction, galleries, for hire Alliance Francaise of Salt Lake City 801-571-0723. P.O. Box 26203, SLC UT 84126 International cultural organization conducts French language classes. Beginners through advanced levels taught by experienced native teachers. Three semesters, 10 sessions each.

Also offers Children's classes, Beginner and Intermediate levels. Monthly social gatherings. In addition, we sponsor French related concerts and lectures. WWW.AFSLC.ORG Idlewild. 801-268-4789.

Michael Lucarelli. Classical guitarist, 801274-2845. Listen at WWW.LUCARELLI.COM

BODYWORK massage, structural integration (SEE ALSO: Energy Work & Healing) Alternative Health Care 801-533-2464. Ardys L. Dance, LMT Practicing the art of therapeutic healing since 1988. Specializing in visceral manipulation:

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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 801-414-3812. Linda Watkins, BFA, MEd, LMT. Going beyond still point to find the dynamic and profound stillness that resides there. Visa, MC, Amex. www.LINDAWATKINS.COM. Bodywork by Mark 801-604-6895. Mark Freeman, CRP Compassionate, intuitive healing touch.

Bodywork that is soothing, relaxing and stimulating. Designed to be nurturing and habit forming. Convenient Murray location; out call available. You deserve to be pampered. Be touched right with a client-centered approach. Discounted rates and first session specials.

Body Alive!

801-414-3812. 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! Visa, MC, American Express.

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Inner Light Center A Spiritual Community Metaphysical, Mystical & Spiritual Studies

Sunday Celebration & Children’s Church, 10:00 a.m.

Offerings: Insight Meditation, Prayer Circle, The Way of Mastery, Oneness Deeksha Gathering, Reiki for the Earth, Kripalu Yoga, Qigong, Dances of Universal Peace, Spiritual Cinema Circle Dream Circle, Healing Circle, Mystic Moon Cycles — Women’s Meditation Circle, Readings of Rev. John Todd Ferrier Mayan Light Language Reiki Share Reiki I - The Usui System of Natural Healing

4408 South 500 East Salt Lake City, UT 84107 801-268-1137 www.InnerLightCenter.net

Michelle Butler, LMT 801-879-5411. At Meridian Massage, 1245 East 8600 South, Sandy, Utah 84094 Acupuncture and Chiropractic also available.

You deserve it. Your body needs it. Mon, Fri, & Sat 1-6 by appointment. Tue & Thur 1-5 on site.

Charles Forshew, LMT 801-870-5809. In the Graystone Office Bldg, Sugarhouse area. Affordable massage therapy for optimal wellness and treatment of pain.

Feel better, sleep better, perform better, live stronger! Techniques include body centered therapies: Spa Massage-Deep Tissue-Hot Stones-Sports Massage. As well as healing energy works: Reiki-Polarity-ShiatsuReflexology. Experienced with older clients and their concerns. Outcall available. Call for an appointment.

Carl Rabke LMT, GCFP 801-671-4533. 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® 801-671-9118. Becki Ruud, Certified Rolfer.

“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, 801-638-0021 and Mary Phillips, 801-809-2560. 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. SpiritWolf Healing Arts 801-870-5613. 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.

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Touch Therapies for Health Rose 801-828-7273. 535 N. Central St. CranioSacral therapy, age regression therapy, Usui-Reiki Master/Teacher, feng shui. $35 discount for 1st time clients. Open daily, 11 am to 8 pm.

7 Days Week - Swedish $50 / Deep $65 801-582-2275, 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.

Healing Mountain Massage School.

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EDUCATION schools, vocational, continuing education A Voice-Over Workshop 801-359-1776. Scott Shurian. 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 Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Course 435-655-9642. Park City Yoga Studio.

Ayurveda is the healing side of Yoga. Certification is through internationally recognized California College of Ayurveda. Six weekends: F/Sa/Su. July 10-Aug 16. $1,150 certification/$950 course w/o certificate.

WWW.PARKCITYYOGASTUDIO.COM 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 Healing Mountain Massage School 801-355-6300. 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 Elaine Bell. Art Instruction. 801-201-2496.

Red Lotus School of Movement.

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books, gifts & jewelry, imports, music stores Dragon Dreams, a New Age Gift Boutique 801-509-1043. 920 E 900 S. Meditation and chakra CDs, ORGANIC skin care products and incense, books, crystals, local artist consignments and mystical things like magic wands, fairies and dragons.

Ken Sanders Rare Books 801-521-3819. 268 S. 200 E. Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, B. Traven. Utah and the Mormons. Modern First Editions. Out-of-Print Books. 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.

Blue Boutique. 801-982-1100. WWW.BLUEBOUTIQUE.COM

ENERGY WORK & HEALING energy balancing, Reiki (SEE ALSO: Bodywork) Aura Pictures, Readings,and Clearings 801-259-8577 Colleen Jensen. Enhance your happiness, vitality, peacefulness and physical wellbeing with bioenergy consulting! Chakra and aura balancing, before and after pictures, color and crystal treatments, herbal and aromatherapy recommendations, belief repatterning. Understand yourself in a new way and rise to full potential! Offices in downtown SLC and West Jordan.

Buddha Maitreya Soultherapy Center 801-349-2639, see ad. Discover more vitality, happiness, peace and wellness. Private and group healing/meditation sessions. Soul Therapy retreats. For sale: Buddha Maitreya meditation and healing tools you can use to support your spiritual practice and to assist others in awakening the Soul and heal the personality. WWW.SOULTHERAPY.COM/SLC Reiki and Channeling by Phone 801-313-0692 Karen Burch. $50.

Clairaudient, energy-based channel. Higher Self Guidance showers you with benefits.

Many negative programs & attitudes disappear as you become more peaceful and centered. Addresses deeper questions, stress release, or dream understanding and interpretation. Free Reiki Distance Attunement w/session. KAREN1115@COMCAST.NET, WWW.INNER-PATHWAY.COM Lilli DeCair 801-533-2444 or 801-577-6119. 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.

Elizabeth Williams APRN-BC 801-486-4036. 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.

Healing Energy Work for You & Your Home Sherrie 801-205-6460 I energetically cleanse your space, ridding it of negativity.

Overwhelmed, low energy, disconnected, in pain? This non-contact work results in an integral and simultaneous shift. Remote appointments available. My life’s work is your opportunity. “Disease both psychological and physical...is but a distorted reflection of divine possibilities.” A. Bailey 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.

Reiki & Karuna Reiki Master Teacher; Sound Healing and Meditation Teacher 801-359-2352. Carol A. Wilson, Ph.D., CHES, 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 Salt City Breathwork Rachel Carter, CTBF, 801-580-0248. In-home or out-calls. Transformational Breathing is a self-healing modality that incorporates connected diaphragmatic breath with music, sound healing, body mapping, movement, coaching, and positive intention. It is a powerful path to greater vitality, health, mental clarity, emotional integration, and higher insights.

SALTCITYBREATHWORK@GMAIL.COM Sheryl Seliger, LCSW, Counseling & Craniosacral Therapy 801-556-8760. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.) Email: SELIGERS@GMAIL.COM Powerful healing through dialogue & gentle-touch energy work.

Adults: Deep relaxation, stress reduction & spiritual renewal, chronic pain & illness, head & spinal injuries, anxiety, PTSD, relationship skills, life strategies. Infants and Children: colic, feeding & sleep issues, bonding, birth trauma. Birth preparation & prenatal CST. Start With Love Empowering, encouraging, and supporting individuals as they re-learn, re-turn, and reconnect with their own innate healing intelligence. Facilitates clearing and charging of the energy field, release of energetic blocks, and patterns held in physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies that may lead to dis-ease. WWW.STARTWITHLOVE.com.

State of the Heart 801-572-3414 Janet Hudonjorgensen, B Msc Quantum-Touch® Instructor and Practitioner. Quantum-Touch energy work helps to maximize the body's own capacity to accelerate its own healing. Once the root cause of disease is addressed a space is created for mental, emotional, physical, spiritual healing to occur. Offering monthly workshops, individual sessions. WWW.QUANTUMTOUCH.COM

All The Radio You Need

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! Theta Healing with Darcy Phillips WWW.BLOSSOMINLIFE.COM Theta Healing with Darcy Phillipps 801-916-4221. 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 801-394-4577. 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 bal-

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Wind Walker Guest Ranch and Intentional Eco-Community Spring City, Utah, 435-4620282, WWW.WINDWALKER.ORG We invite you to Join Us for a day, a weekend, a week, or a lifetime. Family/Corporate Retreats, Horses, Spa services, Festivals, Workshops, Love in action! Limited space now available in the eco-village. Entice your spirit to soar!

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CLARITY COACHING When you’re ready for the change that changes everything.

ClarityCoachingInstitute.com Transformation couldn’t be simpler, more powerful, and yes, even more fun!

CLARITY COACHING with KATHRYN DIXON & The Work of Byron Katie

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Ayurveda, beauty supply, birth services/ prenatal care, Chinese medicine/acupuncture, chiropractics, colon therapy, dentistry, health centers, health products, homeopathy, naturopaths, nutritionists, physical therapy, physicians, women’s healthcare Abundant Health of Ogden 801-782-7491. Linda Hallmark, I-Act Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, FDA-approved closed system. Colon hydrotherapy is a safe & gentle way to cleanse, hydrate & tone your body.

Discover why so many clients love this practice. Diet and nutritional support also offered.

Make a step toward your health and wellness goals today.

A.I.M: Frequencies – Balance – Self-Healing DaNell 801-680-2853, David 801-558-9340, Dixie-(Ogden) 801-458-1970. Everything is energy, therefore everything has a frequency.

Imbalances have a frequency that can be brought into balance and neutralized by applying a balancing energy 24/7. Sanctuary, The Path to Consciousness, by Stephen Lewis tells of this technology – here now. Self-heal inherited predispositions, physical & mental illnesseses & environmental toxicity–24/7 using this tool. Pets too. www.infiniteconsciousness.com.

Art of Living (www.artofliving.org) 801-352-2352. BREATH alone can heal YOU! "Sudarshan Kriya"—20 million people have experienced the powerful breathing practice to eliminate stress and toxins from the body and calm the mind. Contact for local workshops.

Other programs to increase self-confidence and creativity in children: Art Excel for Kids; Youth Empowerment for Teens.

Lori Berryhill, L. Ac. MSTOM Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 670 7th Avenue 801-355-3076 / 801-554-5913 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. 801-486-4226. 1945 South 1100 East #202. Remember When Doctors Cared? Once, a doctor cared. He had that little black bag, a big heart, an encouraging smile. Once, a doctor actually taught about prevention. Remember “an apple a day?” Dr. Cameron is a family practitioner. He takes care of you. He cares.

Colon Hydrotherapy—Massage 801-541-3064. Karen Schiff, PT. Licensed physical therapist, certified colon hydrotherapist, IACT 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 DNFT Chiropractic With Lacey Picard, DC. 801-505-8189 Directional Non-Force Technique offers specific, gentle adjustments for long-term 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. Eastside Natural Health Clinic - EASTSIDENATURALHEALTH.COM Uli Knorr, ND 801.474.3684; 2188 S. Highland Drive #207. Use Natural Medicine to Heal! Dr. Knorr uses a multidimensional approach to healing. Focusing on hormonal balancing including the thyroid, the pancreas, and the ovarian and adrenal glands; gastrointestinal disorders, allergies. Food allergy testing, parasite testing and comprehensive hormonal work-up. Utah RBCBS and ValueCare provider.

Five Element Acupuncture LLC Pamela Bys, RN, BSN, L.Ac. (Dipl Ac.) 2670 South 2000 East, SLC; 256 Historic 25th St., Ogden. 801-920-4412. Five Element Acupuncture focuses on getting to the root cause of all problems. It treats symptoms as well as causes. Live Healthy and Live Long.

WWW.ACUPUNCTURE5E.COM Forever Fit - Mind & Body 707 W. Genesee Avenue, SLC, UT 84104.

801-355-0137. Combine the elements of nutritional cleansing, exercise, and meditation to create a lifestyle of health and wellness. Free classes on nutritional cleansing and natural weight loss. Free meditation instruction. For more information, call or visit our website at: WWW.FIT.ORG Todd Mangum, MD, Web of Life Wellness Center 801-531-8340. 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 NeuroDynamix 801-209-2005. 150 S. 600 E. Suite 1A, SLC, Utah 84102. Unlock your brain's potential!

Train your brain to respond the way it is designed to respond. EEG biofeedback assists resolution of depression, anxiety, headaches, chronic pain, attentional disabilities, cognitive disabilities, trauma, and substance abuse, among other concerns. Function at your optimum best. Free consultation. Linda Rhees L.C.S.W. WWW.NEURODYNAMIX.ORG

Leslie Peterson, ND Full Circle Women’s Healthcare 801-746-3555. 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 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.

Precision Physical Therapy 801-557-6733. 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.

Rising Sun Renewal 435-640-5020. Cleanse, Rebuild, Renew!

Denise Walz, I-ACT Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, Reiki Master, Wellness Education. Serving Park City/Summit County.

Gentle cleansing to remove built up toxins that create illness, with a focus on rebuilding your body thru nutritional support based on The Body Ecology Diet. Renew your life!

WWW.RISINGSUNRENEWAL.COM Synergy Dental 801-796-6882. Dr. Sean Ulm DMD. 389 West 600 North, Lindon, UT 84042. Family/cosmetic dentist in state-of-the-art office specializing in holistic dentistry, mercury/alloy-free fillings, safe removal of existing metal fillings, fluoride-optional treatment, materials compatibility testing and ozone treatment. Member of Holistic Dental Association and International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology.

The Transcendental Meditation Program in Utah Natalie Hansen 801-446-2999 The easiest and deepest meditation, automatically providing rest twice as deep as sleep, most researched and recommended by physicians, for improved IQ, enhanced memory, better coordination, normal blood pressure,

and reversal of aging. TM greatly deepens happiness and calmness, and it is a wellknown path to enlightenment. saltlakecity@tm.org www.tm.org Trina West, Integrated Physical Medicine 801-685-7700 or 801-569-9393. 308 East 4500 South, Suite 175, SLC. Trina West, Family Nurse Practitioner, specializes in family health, bioidentical hormone therapy, and neurotransmitter evaluation and modulation for the treatment of chronic conditions with over 23 years of experience. Her unique approach to wellness is directed at one’s core including an examination on the physical, energetic and spiritual level. Most insurance plans accepted.

Wasatch Vision Clinic 801-328-2020. 849 E. 400 S. in Salt Lake across from the 9th East TRAX stop. Comprehensive eye care, eye disease, LASIK, contacts and glasses since 1984. We accept most insurance.

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Acupuncture Associates. 801-359-2705.

Natalie Clausen.

Center For Enhanced Wellness 801-5969998. 2681 E. Parley’s Way. Dr. Michael Cerami, Chiropractor. 801-4861818. 1550 E. 3300 S. WWW.DRCERAMI.COM Dragon Dreams. 989 E. 900 S. 801-5091043. WWW.DRAGONDREAMSGIFTBOUTIQUE.COM Millcreek Herbs, LLC. Merry Lycett Harrison, RH, CAHG. 801-466-1632, WWW.MILLCREEKHERBS.COM Millcreek Wellness Center WWW.MILLCREEKWELLNESS.COM 801-486-1818. 1550 E. 3300 S.

MISCELLANEOUS Hourly Space Available Dhanyata Life Center, West Jordan. Available for life enrichment classes, weekend workshops, creative workshops, small yoga/meditation groups, client and group meetings, life coaching etc. Early A.M. P/T subleases also available. FREE WIFI. DHANYATALIFECENTER.COM Space Available 801-596-0147 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 801-322-BIRD. 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. WWW.TRACYAVIARY.ORG Volunteer Opportunity 801-474-0535. 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 or MAIL@ANELDER.ORG, WWW.ANELDER.ORG.

Catalyst 801-363-1505. 140 McClelland, SLC. CONTACT@CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET. KCPW—88.3 & 105.1FM. 801-359-5279 KRCL—91 & 96.5FM. 801-359-9191 KUED—TV 7. 801-581-3064 KUER—FM90. 801-581-6777

MOVEMENT & SPORT dance, fitness, martial arts, Pilates, 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.

Adaptable to meet the needs of all fitness levels. JLFOGEL@COMCAST.NET AVENUES YOGA 801-647-3078. 8 K Street, Salt Lake City UT, 84103. A friendly, neighborhood studio where all are welcome. Opening May 2 with classes for all levels and all ages. For information, email Erin at AVENUESYOGA@LIVE.COM WWW.AVENUESYOGA.COM

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CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE Dr. Robert Zeng, O.M.D., L.Ac. ᓿ 20 years of experience as a Chinese medicine educator and practitioner ᓿ Advanced training at Chegdu and Hei Long Jiang University of Chinese Medicine in China for pain management and post-stroke care ᓿ Founder of International Institute of Chinese Medicine (IICM), Albuquerque and Denver campuses.

Relief From: arthritis, injury, post-surgery, fibromyalgia, migraine, sciatica, carpal tunnel, bone spurs, herniated disc, stroke rehabilitation, MS, asthma, allergies, bronchitis, sinusitis, cold, flu, chronic fatigue, weight control, diabetes, thyroid disorders, prostate disorders, depression, stress, anxiety, insomnia, cancer, addiction, and other health concerns.

Dr. Lin Bin, O.M.D., L.Ac. ᓿ ᓿ ᓿ ᓿ

M.D. and O.M.D. in China Specialized in Chinese Gynecology and internal medicine Practiced acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the U.S. for 16 years Faculty member for IICM and Dallas College of Oriental Medicine.

Relief From: infertility, PMS, irregular menstruation, menopausal symptoms, yeast infection, fibroid, endometriosis, breast lumps, ovarian cysts, pregnancy and after-birth care, hypertension, coronary heart disease, high cholesterol, arrhythmia, stomachache, constipation, colitis, hernias, ulcers, hepatitis, urinary tract infections, incontinence, and aging.

Center for Enhanced Wellness 2681 E. Parleys Way #203, Salt Lake City Tel: (801) 596 9998

Pioneer Comprehensive Medical Clinic

Bikram Yoga—Salt Lake City 801-488-Hot1 (4681). 1140 Wilmington Ave. (across from Wild Oats) Bikram certified instructors teach a series of 26 postures affecting every muscle, ligament, organ & all of the body, bringing it into balance. 36 classes each week. 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

12433 W. Fort Street, Draper Tel: (801) 576 1086

Bikram Yoga—Sandy 801-501-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 Centered City Yoga 801-521-YOGA (9642). 918 E. 900 S. and 625 S. State St. Centered City Yoga is often likened to that famous TV “hangout” where everybody knows your name, sans Norm (and the beer, of course.) We offer more than 60 classes a week to keep Salt Lake City CENTERED and SANE. WWW.CENTEREDCITYYOGA.COM.

Feldenkrais® • Structural Integration • Yoga • Massage “A Return to Natural Movement”

Kea Kapahua, Certified Pilates Instructor 801-707-9741. At Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, 455 E. South Temple, Third Floor, SLC. Pilates is great for people at any fitness level, whether you’re a beginner or a highly skilled athlete or dancer wanting to improve your performance. Pilates Mat Classes are Tues/Thurs/Fri at 6:00pm and Wed at 8:00am. Private sessions on Pilates apparatus available by appointment.

KEA@SLBALLET.COM Mindful Yoga 801-355-2617. Charlotte Bell, E-RYT-500 & Iyengar certified. Cultivate strength, vitality, serenity, wisdom and grace. Combining clear,

six-week intro to the Feldenkrais Method; begins Mon May 18th 5:30-6:45

“Improve The Way You Run” Sat May 9th 1-6 “The Movement of Self-Compassion” Sat May 30 1-4:30 Visit our new website for audio downloads, articles & videos on the rich world of somatic education. www.bodyhappy.com

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well-informed instruction with ample quiet time, these classes encourage each student to discover his/her own yoga. Classes include meditation, pranayama (breath awareness) and yoga nidra (yogic sleep) as well as physical practice of asana. Public & private classes, workshops in a supportive, non-competitive environment since 1986. WWW.CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM. Personal Training Zone PILATES • YOGA • TAICHI • GROUP FITNESS CORRECTIVE EXERCISE • RESISTANCE STRETCHING for Weight Loss, Wellness, Peak Fitness & Sports Performance. Try COREfx - A non-intimidating version of P90-X - All Levels Welcome! Call 801-556-5964 or email RCCBSW@GMAIL.COM Red Lotus School of Movement 740 S 300 W, SLC, UT, 84101. 801-355-6375.

Established in 1994 by Sifu Jerry Gardner and Jean LaSarre Gardner. Traditional-style training in the classical martial arts of T’ai Chi, Wing Chun Kung-Fu, and T’ai Chi Chih (qi gong exercises). Children’s classes in Wing Chun Kung-Fu. Located downstairs from Urgyen Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple. WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM, REDLOTUS@REDLOTUS.CNC. NET. 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 801-277-9166. 4689 So. Holladay Blvd. Hathabased 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. WWW.YOGAUTAH.COM Erin Geesaman Rabke Somatic Educator.

801-898-0478. WWW.BODYHAPPY.COM RDT Community School. 801-534-1000. 138 W. Broadway.

Streamline. 801-474-1156. 1948 S. 1100 E. WWW.STREAMLINEBODYWORKS.NET

PSYCHIC ARTS & INTUITIVE SCIENCES astrology, mediums, past life integration, psychics All About Your Life: Readings, Psychic Tarot 801-575-7103. Margaret Ruth. Listen to Margaret Ruth on X-96 FM on Friday mornings or book a private appointment or party.

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April Olas: Clairvoyant Readings & ThetaHealing. Gain a deeper understanding, clarity and direction about your situation

through a reading with April. Heal physical,emotional, spiritual, relationship, and financial issues and shift into a new empowered direction through ThetaHealing. Available for phone appointments daily call 801-6441975 or in person Thursdays at Dragon Dreams on 9th & 9th in SLC call 801-5091043. For more information about April and ThetaHealing, or to book your appointment online please visit: WWW.APRILOLAS.COM Astrological Compatibility Dating Local author Koda announces the launch of www.astro-dating.com. Search by astrological compatibility, print compatibility reports and more. First 1,000 members pay just 99¢ a month.

Candice Christiansen 480-274-5454. I have returned to Utah after a short hiatus to Arizona. I share my clairaudient, clairsentient, and clairvoyant abilities as I connect with divine source in answering questions about your past, present and future experiences. I communicate with those that have passed to the other side, offering the safety, love and support you deserve as you get in touch with your magnificence. Join me on your perfect journey to heal your soul and reconnect with your divinity.

Channeled Full Spectrum Readings Direct From the Masters 801-347-5493, 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 801-968-8875, 801-577-1348. 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 801-533-2444 and 801-577-6119.

European born professional psychic, holistic health educator, reiki master /teacher, life coach, Poet, singer, dancer, wedding planner/official, Shamanic 9 Day Medicine Wheel Journeys.

Siel Iren, MA 801-520-1470. Intuitive Readings, Spiritual Counseling & Vibrational Healing WWW.SPIRITHEALINGARTS.ORG 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; Julie Sudbury Latter, Master Astrologer 801-539-0539. 25 years in practice. Personal readings by phone, in person. Relationship compatibilities, career options, life crisis and

lessons, life direction. Readings for loved ones passed on. Understand what your loved one experienced in the death process.

Palmistry with Cindy Mytych 801-942-2054. Indepth analysis of your hands. Palm readings can help you learn more about yourself, your health, hidden talents, life purpose and more. See how your hands can reveal your life lessons. Have fun and become enlightened. Gift certificates and group discounts available. Please call for appointment.

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801-706-3448. Utah’s PREMIER Psychic Medium—Mvanah Maloti—Sangoma Healer & Clairvoyant. Palmistry, Tarot and Crystal Ball Readings—Private Séance’s Available.

110% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! Visit us on the web at: WWW.SANGOMAHEALER.COM Soul & Psyche 801-293-0484. Cynthia Hill, PhD. Experience the dynamic combination of Soul-centered astrology and 'energetic psychology'. For me, one's birth chart is a blueprint of the soul's intent and purpose, as well an exquisite map of one’s current and past-life cellular, vibrational, mind-body habits and patterns. In this way, one's astrology is one's psychology. We will explore personality strengths and challenges, relationship and family dynamics, and current and future cycles of personal and spiritual growth. The session creates inspiration, healing and empowerment through Self knowledge and understanding. 35 years experience.

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 801-550-5353. Astrology, Tarot and Psychic reader with over 20+ years experience.

Astrologer for WWW.MYSTARLINES.COM. Call for appointment. WWW.MOONGLIDE.COM. 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. Visa/MC. WWW.ANNEWINDSOR.COM The Windswept Center 801-560-3761. 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 Intuitive Therapy Suzanne Wagner, 801-3592225.

Trish Withus 801-918-6213.

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PSYCHOTHERAPY COUNSELING & PERSONAL GROWTH coaching, consulting, hypnosis, integrated awareness, psychology / therapy /counseling, shamanic, sound healing Avatar 801-244-8951. 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.

Jeff Bell, L.C.S.W. 801-364-5700, 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 Transpersonal Therapy 801-596-0147. 989 E. 900 S. Denise Boelens, PhD; Heidi Ford, MS, LCSW, 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., Licensed Psychologist 801-718-1609. 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. 801-583-7848.

Mindful psychotherapy strategies can provide for relief from anxiety, post traumatic stress, addiction, disordered eating, chronic pain/illness, depression. Improve your response to stress with effective self care strategies. Start feeling better now. Check out group schedule. WWW.MINDFULSLC.COM Healing Leaf Hypnotherapy 801-541-6037. Jessi Hughes, hypnotherapist.

Specializing in children and teens, offering healing through connection with the subconscious mind, including many issues such as: self-esteem, night time problems, bully issues, sports, grades, focus, tempers, empowerment, trauma. Also assists with forgiveness and addictions. Specialized meditation CDs also available for infants-elderly.

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Stephen Emerson, LCSW 801 487-1091. 150 S 600 E, Ste. 7B Offering mindfulness based psychotherapy to facilitate growth, change, and healing for individuals, couples, and families dealing with life transitions, stress, emotional difficulties, low selfesteem, relationship issues, addictive behaviors, and trauma. Also specializing in the treatment of performance anxiety for musicians and other public presenters. See STEPHENEMERSON.COM. Email: STEVE@TECHFORPEOPLE.NET Emotions Anonymous Need a 12-step group? Call 801-359-HEAL (4325).

Marianne Felt, MT-BC, LPC 801-524-0560, 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 through creative exploration of losses, conflicts, & relationships that challenge & inspire our lives. Some lower fees available.

Robin Friedman, LCSW 801-599-1411 (Sugar House). Transformational psychotherapy for making lasting positive change. Discover effective ways of finding and expressing your deeper truth and authentic self.

Relationship work, trauma recovery, depression/anxiety, sexuality, addictions, creative explorations of life-purpose and self-awareness.

Individuals, couples, groups. Also trained in Expressive Arts Therapy. WWW.ROBINFRIEDMANTHERAPY.COM ROBIN@ROBINFRIEDMANTHERAPY.COM Teri Holleran, LCSW Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 801524-0560. 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.

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.

In-Home Mental Health Therapy 801-244-9049. Frank Clayton, LPC. Ideal for people who won't or can't leave the house, including teenagers shutting you out, claiming they are "fine" (when you know they aren't) and people too busy to keep office appointments. Some insurance accepted.

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 801-582-2705, 2071 Ashton Circle, SLC. Offering a transpersonal approach to the experiences and challenges of our life cycles, including: individuation-identity, sexuality and

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Individuals, couples and groups. Clinical consultation and supervision.

Marilynne Moffitt, PhD 801-266-4551. 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.

Stephen Proskauer, MD, Integrative Psychiatry 801-631-8426. 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 801-633-3908. 1550 E. 3300 S., SLC. Every life is a call to adventure. Offering an awarenessbased 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.

Steve Seliger, LMFT 801-661-7697. 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 801-531-8051. 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.

Naomi Silverstone, DSW, LCSW 801-209-1095. 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.

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Arthurian Tarot: The Hare, Isolt of the White Hands Mayan Oracle: Manik, Transparency Aleister Crowley: Prince of Wands, Knight of Wands, Happiness Medicine Cards: Snake, Deer Osho Zen Tarot: We are the World, The Burden, Fighting Healing Earth Tarot: Three of Shields, Five of Wands, Ten of Shields Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Princess of Cups, Prince of Disks, Ten of Wands Words of Truth: Money, Listening, Laughter et’s give a huge sigh of relief for having survived the last eight months of stress and change. May is a much-needed time of recuperation and healing.

We as a nation are becoming conscious of the repercussions of our actions that affect the whole world. We awaken to our cultural connection and renew our sense of community.

It is time to transmute old poisonous energies into wholeness and strength. This can seem like a

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magical moment for our consciousness but the experience of a magical shift is nothing more than a radical change in your conscious awareness. When your awareness expands, nothing feels the same afterward.

Look at where you are hiding from awareness and your own amazing perspective. When we are in a rut, we are not moving and growing. This month you will not be comfortable. In fact, you will actively choose to step out of your comfort zone, move to a place of temporary discomfort, and connect to the higher magic that is part of the expression of your true self. Your old identity is a snakeskin you have outgrown. Shedding that skin may be uncomfortable but you emerge with a newfound clarity and a more authentic expression of who you’ve really come to be in the world.

Let go! Trust there is a part of you that knows exactly what it is doing. Your inherent wisdom is constantly guiding you.

May is a gateway toward some completion in your life. Will you allow it? It is often our old beliefs, definitions, roles, and ideals that prevent us from allowing the natural expression of our being. There is usually a huge difference between our normal way of being and our natural way of being.

Give permission to step out of the normal and find the natural expression of self.

We think that if we have enough knowledge or tools, then we might have value or have something to contribute. In actuality, the greatest gift is the authentic expression of soul. Nothing is more powerful than being in the presence of someone who is expressing who they authentically are with acceptance, presence and grace.

A person in that state is an incredible gift in the world. When you allow yourself to drop into who you actually are, you become very present in the moment and recognize that, as a human being, part of the game is to learn how to adapt to each moment as it shifts and changes. For the only constant in the universe is change.

You cannot stay attached to any perspective, belief or thought if you actually stay present with each situation and allow yourself to move with the flow of what is.

So let go of your need to be right. Let go of your need to carry others and not give yourself the love and attention you need to awaken. Let go of the old fights where you are still holding a grudge. Let go of the fear that you will not have enough because you do not feel as if you are enough. Listen with humor to the drama of your mind’s constant negating and creating of problems.

You are love.

You are light.

You are consciousness right now.

Not tomorrow. Right now.

Just allow that realization to sink in. Let the water of awareness to flow within you again. See what you can become when you are no longer controlling what you think is correct and true.

Finding out what and who you really are is the most amazing discovery you will ever experience.

Enjoy the unfolding pathway that May is presenting to you this month. u Suzanne Wagner is the author of numerous books and CDs on the tarot. She lives in Salt Lake City. SUZWAGNER.COM

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Matt Stella, LCSW Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 801-524-0560 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 801-364-2779. 150 South 600 East, Bldg.

4B. Fax: 801-364-3336. 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 801-364-5700 Ext 1. 1399 S. 700 E., Ste. 2, SLC. Mindful presence in relationshipbased psychotherapy. 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. Flexible times.

WWW.MINDFULPRESENCE.COM. The Shaman’s Cave John Knowlton. 801-263-3838. WWW.THESHAMANSCAVE.COM TalkingWithChuck.com 801-542-9431. 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.

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CHUCK@TALKINGWITHCHUCK.COM Patricia Toomey, ADTR, LPC 801-463-4646, 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. Individuals (children, adults), couples, groups, consultation & facilitation.

Shannon McQuade, LCSW, LMT 801-712-6140, Comprehensive Psychological Services, 1208 E 3300 S, SLC. Down to earth and effective therapy. Most insurances accepted.

Women's DBT group on Wednesdays 67:30 PM. Affordable email sessions for busy or shy people. Visit RealCaring.com to learn more or email SHANNON@REALCARING.COM. Elizabeth Williams, RN, MSN 801-486-4036. 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.

The Work of Byron Katie 801-842-4518. Kathy Melby, Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie.

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Specializing in developing loving relationships, relieving depression, and improving your outlook on life. Individuals, couples, families, groups and retreats.

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE meditation/study groups, churches/ministry, spiritual instruction, workshops Antelope Island Spiritual Foundation 801-364-0332, 150 South 600 East Suite 1A. A community-based developmental spirituality program. Beginning level group support encouraging internal exploration, challenging the individual’s attachment to personal history; intermediate guidance for responsible use and discernment of transformative power through a series of initiations; advanced guidance and mentoring in community leadership with ceremonial Deathlodge, Purge-sweats, Dreamlodges, Shamanic journeywork, Kundalini principles, and Self-Stalking practices. INSIGHT@VELOCITUS.NET. The Agape Movement 801-531-0600. Hear The Secret’s Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder: Agape Spiritual Movement, on tape, at celebratory service beginning Nov. 2, Sundays 4PM, Deeksha meditation 3:30PM, First United Methodist Church, SE Corner, 203 S 200 E. Enter East door, go down to Chapel. WWW.LESLIEREYNOLDSBENNS.COM Goddess Circle 801-467-4977. Join us second Monday of every month for Wiccan ritual. Free, open, women & men, beginners, experienced & curious all welcome. 7:30pm at 569 S. 1300 E., Unitarian Church, Salt Lake City, UT 84102.

Inner Light Center Spiritual Community 801-268-1137. 4408 S. 500 E., SLC. An interspiritual sanctuary that goes beyond religion into mystical realms.

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Salt Lake Buddhist Temple 801-363-4742. 211 West 100 South. Shin Buddhism for families. Rev. Jerry Hirano and the sangha welcome you to our services Sundays, 8:30 a.m. tai chi /qi kung, 9 a.m.meditation service, 10 a.m. dharma school service, 11 a.m. study class.

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A home for your spirit. 870 E North Union Ave. (7150 S at 900 E), Midvale. Sunday celebration Services at 9:30 and 11am; childcare at both services, Youth Church at 11. “Empowered people sharing in spiritual growth.” WWW.SPIRITUALLYFREE.ORG. Transcendental Meditation Program 801-635 8721 or 801-446-2999. The easiest and deepest meditation, automatically providing rest twice as deep as sleep, most researched and recommended by physicians, for improved IQ, enhanced memory, better coordination, normal blood pressure, and reversal of aging, TM greatly deepens happiness and calmness, and is the bullet train to enlightenment. WWW.TM.ORG Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa Tibetan Buddhist Temple 801-328-4629. 740 S. 300 W. 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 Vedic Harmony 942-5876. Georgia Clark, certified Deepak Chopra Center educator. Ayurveda is the oldest continually practiced wellness enhancer in the world. Learn how it can help you harmonize your lifestyle and well being. Primordial sound meditation, creating health workshops, Ayurvedic wellness counseling, Ayurvedic oils, teas and books, Jyotish (vedic astrology). Georgia has trained in the US and India. TARAJAGA@EARTHLINK.NEt Soul Therapy Center 349-2639.

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UTAH BYWAYS

Yes, Utah has a “wine country” “Cowboys makin’ wine” at Castle Creek Winery, near Moab

BY JULIE HOOKER

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h, that’s smooth,” commented a student at a wine class in Park City recently. In a blind tasting, people noted the scent of blackberry, currant and oak in the wine. It was Kid Red, a blend of Merlot and Cabernet from Castle Creek Winery 15 miles northeast of Moab, Utah.

Overcoming their surprise, the students realized they could combine all of their favorite things— river running, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking and wine tasting: Red Cliffs Lodge and Castle Creek Winery is easily reached,

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Colin is committed to making respectable wines that will do his adopted state proud. Already the Castle Creek Merlot took home the bronze medal at the Pacific Rim International Wine Competition. affordable and family friendly.

As Colin Fryer, owner of Red Cliffs Lodge and Castle Creek Winery, says, “We’re just cowboys makin’ wine.”

Well, it’s true that it’s not exactly a trip down the Rhine when the vineyard experience includes a flat iron

ranch steak, outdoor barbecues and horseback riding.

Wearing his signature white cowboy hat, Colin noted, “I do tourism and wine to support my cattle ranching habit.” His 200 head of Angus cattle are at home on the wide-open range.

On my first visit to Red Cliffs Lodge, Colin took me on a tour.

Seeing cows but no fences, I asked the obvious city girl question: “But don’t they get hit?”

“No,” Colin said. “People drive slower so they don’t hit them.”

In 1999, Colin was living in Montana and looking for a ranch to buy. He was “retired,” after years of running a car stereo and waterbed business. Returning home from Bluff, where he’d gone to run the San Juan River, his boat trailer lost a wheel bearing just outside of Moab.

Forced to wait a couple of days for the new part to arrive, Colin drove around exploring the area. That’s when he found the old White’s Ranch for sale.

He bought the last property avail-

able on the Colorado and created Red Cliffs Lodge.

The redrock canyonlands around Red Cliffs was a last Indian stronghold and the site of the last great American Indian battle. At the turn of the century, Red Cliffs was homesteaded by a family of ranchers and has been a working ranch ever since.

Above the lodge and vineyards sits a small pioneer cemetery that remains the private property of the White family. In addition to the human graves, Tuffy, Duke and Ding, three of the White family’s favorite dogs, rest in the cemetery overlooking the river.

Red Cliffs Lodge has a homey feel, and they aim to make you feel right at home. Literally right on the river, each cabin and suite looks out on the water. From the private patios, guests can sip their locally produced Chardonnay and watch the red cliffs where John Wayne filmed many of his movies including “Rio Grande” and “Wagon Master.” In fact, his cabin still sits on the ranch.

Downstairs in the lodge is a collection of memorabilia honoring both film and ranching. Castle Creek wines themselves have a cameo in the upcoming “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.”

In 1998, Colin purchased Arches Winery and moved it to his Red Cliffs Ranch. He and his son, Will, contracted with a renowned California vintner to learn the art of wine making. This led to a trip to Italy, which resulted in upgrading their equipment with state-of-the art presses and tanks.

With the help of local legislators and the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Colin campaigned successfully to get winery regulations and taxes liberalized. The 2004 legislation allows wineries to be open during the busy tourist times and reduces the taxes to a reasonable level. Visitors to Red Cliffs Lodge can tour the winery and enjoy complimentary wine tastings.

And—wonder of wonders—they can even buy wine directly from the winery.

Colin says Moab is the perfect climate for growing excellent grapes.

He acquired the Castle Valley vineyards, and in 2004 planted his own as well. The winery also purchases grapes from local growers.

Harvest usually happens around Labor Day. Castle Creek now produces over 15,000 gallons of wine annually.

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Bottling requires teamwork, and everyone, from the trail guides to front desk staff, pitches in. On a good day, a team of four to seven people can bottle, label and box 2,000 gallons.

Colin is committed to making respectable wines that will do his adopted state proud. Already the Castle Creek Merlot took home the bronze medal at the Pacific Rim International Wine Competition.

His other wines include Chenin Blanc, Uintah Blanc, Lily Rose White, Chardonnay, Outlaw Red, Kid Red, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Of course, the restaurant menu (which includes range-fed beef, elk and venison) showcases the Castle Creek wines.

What’s your recreational pleasure?

From horseback riding and river rafting to golfing and motor toys for

the mechanized crowd, or maybe a massage, the lodge folks will set it up for you. If you’re shy outside of a city, you might prefer a Canyonlands tour instead of stepping out on your own.

Just miles away from Arches National Park, the hiking around Red Cliffs is spectacular, with trails range from easy to difficult and short to long.

And then there’s the river.

Running the Colorado next to Red Cliffs is, besides thrilling, a gourmet experience: Think barbecue, fresh salads, delicious desserts.

Colin sits on the Utah Office of Tourism Board where he helps generate increased awareness for all aspects of tourism in Utah, from Moab to Park City, and is a driving force for increasing international tourism.

Colin may joke about just being “cowboys makin’ wine,” but he and his clan are creating a good local product at a fair price that allows Utah wine drinkers and restaurants to reduce their carbon footprints.

They are available at both Salt Lake City and Park City wine stores, and fall into the extremely reasonable $8-$13 category.

The lodge features five pet-friendly rooms. Horse boarding is offered, too. Rates vary with the season.

The restaurant is usually very busy on weekends, with brunch a sell out for guests, locals and other tourists; reservations are recommended u

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May 2009 Mercury Retrograde makes May a month for introspection

BY RALFEE FINN othing moves quickly this month, so if you want instant gratification or answers of any kind, you’ll need to travel to a parallel universe. Attempting to force May’s natural rhythm will only result in frustration.

Rather than waste time and energy resisting or insisting that the pace of life be other than it is, do your best to adjust to the astral pulse. The deceleration may feel awkward at first, but within a couple of days you’ll wonder why you were so intent on pushing so hard.

The source of May’s deceleration is Mercury Retrograde, blanketing most of the month (May 7-30).

Mercury represents all things related to communication and travel. Three times a year it appears, from our perspective on Earth, to move in reverse. During those phases, all things within its vast domain also seem to move backward. Phones, documents and mail of both varieties fail to perform to perfection, which means certain messages get

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sucked into the void. It’s sorta like socks in the dryer: One sock gets clean and the other vanishes.

Computer crashes are probable under a Mercury Retrograde; back everything up now! Same with travel plans; solidify your arrangements

The last time we were in a Saturn/Uranus opposition was 1965-67. We are in such a stage again. And just as consciousness was the cutting edge during the ’60s, consciousness is the cutting edge of this cycle now. before the retrograde. And during the retrograde be prepared for delays and detours. Mercury Retrograde is also not a good time to initiate

new projects. It is, however, an excellent time to review, refine and reconsider anything already in motion.

May would be a good to time to contemplate the state of the nation, from a personal as well as a collective perspective. The first few months of 2009 have been a time of significant shift. We are still in the grip of the Saturn/Uranus opposition, a configuration symbolizing confrontations to the status quo.

Saturn signifies structures; Uranus, revolution. The last time we experienced this configuration was 196567, a time a tremendous social upheaval.

We are in just such a stage again.

And just as consciousness was the cutting edge during the ’60s, consciousness is the cutting edge of this cycle of transformation.

Fortunately, the planets also provide a consciousness-raising pattern this month. Jupiter symbolizes expanded awareness and the quest for spiritual knowledge and experi-

If you know your ascendant and/or your Moon sign, read that, too. you relax and allow the journey Aries March 21-April l9 Virgo August 23-September 22 Mercury invites you to review your finances. While you may feel you’ve done all you can, one or two more tweaks could further improve your situation. Use this time to your benefit, and you’ll be pleased with the outcome.

Taurus

April 20-May 20

Mercury stimulates a makeover, with a special emphasis on refining your public persona.

Contemplate what you would like your image to be, then spend time figuring out what the necessary steps are to effect the changes you desire.

Gemini

May 21-June 21

Expect altered states of perception as Mercury takes you into the Dreamtime. Some of this journey could be disconcerting, especially if you’re clinging to a one-way-only mentality. But if

to unfold, you’ll garner value selfawareness.

Cancer

June 22-July 22

Mercury brings friends from the past into present time, some of which are welcome, and others, not so much. The point of this excursion is for you to review those relationships in order to see who’s a keeper and who must be left behind.

Leo July 23-August 22 Mercury focuses on career, but seems more interested in partnerships and alliances than resumés. Notice who you meet, but also notice who you unite or reunite with. And remember: Just because an arrangement didn’t work out in the past doesn’t mean it won’t work out now.

Mercury stimulates an existential journey, urging you to think about what really matters to you, and why. Don’t ignore this process. It may be uncomfortable to contemplate your motives, but in the long run, the ability to identify your values will make a big difference in how you make decisions.

Libra

September 23-October 22

Mercury probes financial issues, especially shared finances with partners, personal and professional. During this process, it would be best to keep it real as well as simple. Be forthright and committed to an honest assessment, and you won’t have any trouble reconciling the “books.”

Scorpio Oct 23-Nov 21 Mercury encourages interactions with others, so don’t be

ence. Neptune represents the principle of imagination, as well as the sensitivity of empathy, sympathy and receptivity. When these two planets share the same space, kindness and consideration abound. We like this conjunction. Mostly because the world could use a strong dose of humanitarian concern. Not that there aren’t always those among us who are working in service for the good of all of Earth’s inhabitants. But any attitude, approach or mindset that even attempts to think about good solutions for all of us right now is a welcome addition to consciousness, personal and collective.

Any glue, planetary or otherwise, that can bind us together in an effort to make the world a better place for the long term is appreciated, and this conjunction has the potential to inspire that sort of inclusive, egalitarian perspective.

Use it to inspire personal goals, and to contemplate solutions for the planet, including all the inhabitants

surprised if you find yourself interacting with a wide variety of people. Whether it’s friends, lovers, business associates, family members, or strangers, stay open to the possibility of thoughtful, beneficial connection.

Sagittarius Nov 22-Dec 21 Mercury reviews your work situation, and as it does, you may find yourself reviewing what you thought was already finished and complete. Rather than resist this process, focus on the details.

Make a genuine commitment to doing the best job possible, and you’ll reap the rewards.

Capricorn

Dec 22-Jan 19

Mercury is interested in taking a risk. While that could translate into a strong desire to gamble, it could just as easily mean you are willing to take creative leaps of faith. So rather than risky busi-

ness that could cost you, use this time to review how you can better express yourself.

Aquarius

Jan 20-Feb 18

Mercury wants to stay at home, and so do you. So don’t think for a moment that you have to be a social butterfly and accept every invitation (and there will be plenty). Instead of saying “yes” to others, say “yes” to yourself by honoring your instinct for rest, renewal and relaxation.

Pisces

February 19-March 20

Mercury is chatty and as a result you are likely to find yourself talking up a storm. While it may seem odd at first, you are likely to find very interesting people who are just as eager to engage in conversation with you as you are with them. © 2009 by Ralfee Finn

Now we must figure out how to grow into a generosity of spirit that embraces a different paradigm. of the world who don’t have a say in what happens to their species and their children.

May 9-22, the Sun squares the Jupiter/Neptune conjunction, provoking excess and extravagance on lots of levels. Be prepared for emotional meltdowns, yours or others, if unrealistic expectations aren’t met; also, visionary ideas may encounter criticism or cynicism.

Of course, it’s hard staying cynicism-free these days, especially if you listen to the news. It takes more than a modicum of energy and spiritual strength to withstand the ubiquitous presence of so much brutality and cruelty. But even if you aren’t personally involved in a hostile situation, that doesn’t mean you aren’t affected by the consequences. As I often write, we are all in this together. The greed of a few brought down a system that did not support the well being of all its citizens. When are we going to realize that no one should go hungry pursuing happiness in the land of the free?

Many of us supported that greed, consciously or unconsciously, when we stopped protesting its consequences: poverty, ignorance, homelessness and hatred—all consequences of a system that pits us against one another, exploiting our efforts for profits we never share in. And now, to free ourselves from the toxicity of that greed, we must figure out how to grow into a generosity of spirit that embraces a different paradigm.

The spinmeisters aim words like weapons: socialism, communism, capitalism, free-market. But how many of us understand what those words mean? And why are we so susceptible to political spin? Why do we need pundits to explain what should be matters of common sense? Why aren’t we educated?

Why can’t we smell a shyster? And why don’t we care when our good fortune is at another’s expense?

Mercury Retrograde is always a good time to ask tough questions.

While the answers may not be simple, the process will be stimulating and provocative. u Visit Ralfee’s website at WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM or email her at RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM

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May 19, June 16, July 21 $15.00/person 6:30-9:00 PM

Each person will be allowed to ask two to three questions of Suzanne

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Readings are meant to be introductory experiences only.

Arrive early, space fills quickly.

For more info call the Golden Braid Bookstore (801) 322-1162

Krysta Brinkley is teaching an Hororary Astrology Class.

There is a free lecture at the Golden Braid Bookstore on May 7th from 7- 8:30 PM that evening. The class will be held on Wednesdays beginning on May 13th, in the evening. Then May 27, June 3, and June 10.

Contact Krysta (801) 424-1217 or the Golden Braid Bookstore (801) 322-1162.

Shawn Lerwill is teaching an Opening to Intuition Through Channeling, June 18 in the evening from 7- 8:30 PM. Contact the Golden Braid for more information.

Ross Gigliotti is teaching an Introduction to Hypnosis and NLP. at the Golden Braid Bookstore on August 20, from 7- 8:30 PM. Contact Ross at (801) 322-1162 for more information.

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May DAY B Y DAY IN THE HOME,GARDEN & SKY

BY DIANE OLSON

Members of the Beltane Fire Society celebrate the coming of summer by participating in the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.

MAY 1 FIRST QUARTER MOON. 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 warmweather seedlings: Set them outside, at first in the shade, for increasing periods of time; cover, or bring inside at night. It takes two to three weeks to safely harden off tender annuals.

cucumber, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, potatoes, shallots and spinach through midmonth.

MAY 5 Before planting any perennial, remove all potting material from the roots, tease them apart, and spread them outward. Trim if excessively long or misshapen.

MAY 6 Bugs just wanna have fun. Some insect penises have special bumps, spines and inflatable structures; caddisflies even have a bonus pair of claspers called titillators.

Asparagus MAY 3 Average Last The proper technical term Frost Date. Don’t rush to for an insect penis is aedeagus. plant your tomatoes. Tomato plants set in cold soil can’t take up phosphorus (you can MAY 7 Time to finish planting trees, tell this is happening if the foliage turns purshrubs and evergreens. ple). Wait a week or so to be safe. Look for MAY 8 FULL FLOWER MOON. Crows not Saturn next to the waxing Moon tonight. only use tools, but create their own by bendMAY 4 You can plant asparagus, basil, ing and twisting pieces of wire to fish food beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, from places they couldn’t otherwise reach. cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, chard, MAY 9 Plant buckwheat in spent or unused garden beds. A solid buckwheat Blackberry blossoms stand suppresses annual weeds and deters many perennial ones. Do two successive plantings of buckwheat this summer, then follow with oats or wheat in the fall. Next spring you’ll have loose, friable soil.

MAY 10 Carrots and beans grow well together: Plant two rows of beans, 24 inches apart, then plant a single row of carrots in between. The beans will mature first; when they’re spent, pull them up to give the carrots room to grow.

MAY 11 “Blackberry winter,“ a period of

cold coinciding with the time that blackberries are in bloom, often occurs this week.

MAY 12 Use wood chips, not bark mulch in your landscaping. Bark contains natural waxes that prevent absorption and release of water, and can be contaminated with salt.

MAY 13 Skip the transplant fertilizer.

Most contain too much phosphate, and vitamin B1 doesn’t really reduce shock or stimulate root growth.

Plus, most plants synthesize their own.

material throughout the entire container.

MAY 23 The best temperature for painting the inside of a house is 77 °; at that temperature, most latex paint dries in just two hours.

MAY 24 NEW MOON. Under-sow vegetables with sweet clover, red clover, dwarf white clover or vetch, to retain moisture and enrich the soil.

MAY 25 College students and macaques (a type of short-tailed monkey) are equally capable of roughly summing up sets of objects without counting them.

MAY 14 Cool class: Edible Landscaping. 6-8 p.m. Day-Riverside Library meeting room. RSVP@TREEUTAH.ORG.

MAY 26 Pick snow peas when MAY 15 Harvest leaf Container plants need drainage the peas are just lettuce when the outer beginning to swell in the pods; snap peas leaves are four to six inches long, and headwhen the pod is plump, but the skin is still ing varieties when heads are fairly firm. shiny, not dull.

May 16 Time to start planting cantaMAY 27 If you’re working hard and loupe, corn, eggplant, peppers, pumpkins, sweating a lot, eat potassium-rich foods like squash, tomatoes, watermelon, cosmos, avocados, bananas and baked potatoes to gladiolas, marigolds, mums, Shasta daisies, prevent cramps. sunflowers, zinnias and other heat-loving MAY 28 You can use diluted hydrogen flowers. Tomato plants need at least eight peroxide as a fruit and vegetable wash. hours of sunlight per day and well-drained soil. Plant them deep, up to the first set of leaves, to create a broader, more stable root system. Orange tomatoes contain more cancer-fighting lycopene than red ones.

MAY 29 In the Middle Ages, farmers whose flax crops were being eaten by aphids prayed to the Virgin Mary for assis-

MAY 17 LAST QUARTER MOON. Companionable plants: Beets and peppers.

Sow a ring of beets eight to 12 inches from the base of pepper plants.

MAY 18 The best insectory plants (ones that provide protein and carbohydrates for beneficials) are: anise hyssop, cilantro, coreopsis, cosmos, fennel, golden marguerite, lavender, sweet alyssum and yarrow. Plant them in and around your vegetable garden.

MAY 19 Pepper plants are perennial in warmer zones, and can be kept for several years in Utah if you plant them in pots and move inside before the first frost.

MAY 20 You can find ergonomic versions of most garden tools; check online. And knee pads really do reduce back and knee pain, if you’ve got a lot of gardening.

MAY 21 Cool film series: Permaculture with Bill Millison. Four-part series discussing how to create food forests. 6 p.m. DayRiverside Library. RSVP treeutah@ treeutah.org. Look for Saturn, in Pisces, forming a triangle with orange Mars and the waning crescent Moon tonight.

MAY 22 Container plants don’t need coarse drainage materials in the bottom of the pot, though they do need drainage holes for use aeration. Use the same planting

Our Lady’s bug

tance. The small red and black insects that appeared to eat the aphids were dubbed “our lady’s bug,” and eventually came to be known as ladybugs.

MAY 30 FIRST QUARTER MOON. Newspaper makes a good weed barrier and mulch.

Spread whole sections, up to one inch thick, then top with mulch. By the end of the season, the newspaper will have decomposed enough to turn into the soil.

MAY 31 The Sun rises at 5:59 a.m. today and sets at 8:52 p.m. As a general rule, fuzzy caterpillars turn into moths and hairless ones become butterflies.

Soil is the substance of transformation.

–Carol Williams Diane Olson is a writer, gardener and bug hugger.

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