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Feature Index Arts & Entertainment .................................... 34 Astrology ........................................................ 37 Awareness .................................................24-29 The Billboard ........................................ 2,3 & 36 Thriving Business ........................................4-5 Compassion Flower Resource Guide ...... 38-39 Dining Delights .............................................. 16 Essential Living Guide ............. 14,24,25,30,31 Fitness & Sports ............................................ 32 Green Business Directory .............................. 6

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Healthy Planet .............................................. 6-11 Lively Letters ...................................Will Return Martial Arts...................................................... 33 Massage / Bodywork ...................................... 30 Movies ............................................................. 34 Music .............................................................. 34 Parenting, Kids & Education ......................... 17 Pet / Animal Health ...........................................17 Radiation Protection .......................... will return Rave Reviews ....................................................36 Theme - Santa Cruz Fair ............................ 19-22 Spirituality .........................................................23 Travel & Fun ......................................Will Return Wonderful Women.............................Will Return Yoga .................................................................. 31

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most American’s internal interstitial fluid tanks daily. The delicate balance of the pH of the internal “fish tank” is being compromised, which increases disease, decay, aging and undue stress on the body . Degenerative diseases are the result of acid waste build-up within weak cells and organs that can’t clean house. Alkaline Antioxidant Super-Hydrating Anti-Aging Water handles the job of flushing out and cleaning the polluted fish tank. Since our bodies are 75% water, most people see a marked difference when drinking

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Life as a Daring Adventure! Defining your Quality of Life by Bruce Draper The humanist Helen Keller, blind from a childhood illness at 18 months of age, was heroically nurtured out of her introverted seclusion and became an inspiration to the world. Even with this terrible start to life, she felt that, “life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing.” What an adventure it must have been for her to be raised with her limitations and then have someone in her life encourage her to take on this challenge called life, and to live it to the fullest! (Please see the powerful movie about Helen Keller called, “The Miracle Worker”). Living life to the fullest requires some serious reflection. We need a solid foundation to anchor our dreams! Many of us go through life with a “pinball strategy” where we bounce from job to job or relationship to relationship and sometimes it works for us and sometimes it doesn’t. At

least, we usually learn a little living: we will live the life something about ourselves we really want only if we and other people by the expehave certain conditions rience. Others use the “play present! The problem it safe strategy” and never with this is that we frereally explore all that life has quently put our dreams to offer. Either way, there is off for a lifetime because a lack of direction since the conditions are almost nevtime hasn’t been spent to er quite right — another figure out basic Quality of provision always comes Bruce Draper Life Needs. Quality of Life is a broad up. Along with this is the provision that term, which covers a lot of area and we are never quite clear on the shape means different things to different of our dreams. people, so some effort is needed to To achieve peace of mind and sift through and define it. It is truly a control over our lives, it is essential CRITICAL thing to do if we want all to find the inner compass that is ours of the richness and happiness that life alone and gives us guidance separate has to offer. from those forces outside ourselves. One BIG roadblock to our mak- The difference may be seen as the ing the effort is our idea that we need difference between a weather vane something else besides what we have — being blown in different directions (i.e., “if I had more money,” “when by the wind — and a compass always I’ve got more experience,” “if I were Continues on Next Page younger”). This is called provisional

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Life as a Daring Adventure! Continued from Page 4 pointing to True North, your purpose in life. A serious assessment of Quality of Life Needs is a way to always be heading to your True North. I think that this journey MUST have a regular chance for us to challenge ourselves to grow mentally, physically and spiritually. As Bob Dylan so famously sang, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He not busy being born is busy dying.â&#x20AC;? Surely we are all on our way to lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FINAL adventure and if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take this life as an exciting, challenging experience then we arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really living fully. I think this is the essence of what Helen Keller tried to pass along from her experience. So, quality of life is in putting ourselves into situations where we can squeeze lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zest out of what we treasure most!! Take the time to look around you and think about what inspires you and what challenges you to lead an extraordinary life. Work hard to include these things

in your life. For me, I was driven to travel, to volunteer (at home and abroad), and to have a career that inspired me (ICU and ER medicine). I encourage you to define your Daring Adventure and True North as soon as possible by finding some time to be still. Then define it, clarify it (simplicity is best) write it out and share it with loved ones and post it where you can see it daily. Get friends and family together to discuss these topics and help each other to define what a Quality of Life really is. Your life and sanity may depend on it! Bruce Draper R.N. is author of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;QUALITY OF LIFEâ&#x20AC;? Workbook and Resource Guide. He will be leading workshops in Los Gatos and Scotts Valley in Sept. Please visit www. QUOLA.org for more info. See his ad on page 2 in Connection Magazine. (831) 469-4000.

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You are invited to join in a free two-week trial of this alkaline antioxidant super-hydrating anti-aging ionized water. These trails will be given to those who join us at the Free Water Awareness Presentation where a Molecular Hydration Specialist will be testing bottled waters and discussing health with hydration. He will be sharing about the science of our bodies in relation to water and showing a startling demo. As a free service to the community, you may bring your water to be tested. Two dates to choose from: Saturday, August 16, 2pm Bayview Hotel 8041 Soquel Dr Aptos 95003 Sunday, August 17, 1pm The Art Bar 1060 River St #112 Santa Cruz 95060 Please kindly RSVP to your event host: Benjamin Cogan at 530-515-2171. This event will be well attended. Come 1/2 hour early to order food and get a seat.

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by Mike Adams omethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fishy about the official stories weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being told on Ebola. Things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add up, which is why Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m posing these twentyone important questions we should all be considering: #1) How can U.S. health authorities claim there is zero risk from Ebola patients being treated in U.S. hospitals when those same hospitals canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t control superbug infections? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many hospitals are poorly prepared to contain any pathogen. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why at least 75,000 people a year die from hospital infections. If hospitals canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop common infections like MRSA, C. diff and VRE, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle Ebola.â&#x20AC;? - Fox News (1) #2) Why should we trust the CDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handling of Ebola when the agency canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even keep track of its anthrax, avian flu and smallpox samples? #3) Why were Ebola victims transported to cities in the USA when they could be given state-of-the-art medical care overseas? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, they are bringing in highly infectious patients into this nation that is Ebola-free. In doing so, they are violating the primary rule of contagion: isolation.â&#x20AC;? - Radio host Michael Savage (2) #4) Why is the company working on Ebola vaccines -- Tekmira -receiving money from Monsanto and considers Monsanto to be one of its important business partners? (3) #5) If Ebola is â&#x20AC;&#x153;not a threatâ&#x20AC;? to U.S. citizens as government authorities keep claiming, then why did the U.S. Department of Defense spend $140 million on an Ebola-related contract with the Tekmira company? #6) If Ebola is not a threat to the U.S., then why did the Department of Defense deploy Ebola detection equipment to all 50 states? (4) #7) Why did President Obama just sign a new executive order au-

thorizing the government arrest and quarantine of Americans who show symptoms of respiratory infections? (5) The language of his new executive order states that government officials may forcibly detain and quarantine people with: ...diseases that are associated with fever and signs and symptoms of pneumonia or other respiratory illness, are capable of being transmitted from person to person, and that either are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic, or, upon infection, are highly likely to cause mortality or serious morbidity if not properly controlled. #8) How can we trust a government to tell us the truth about Ebola when that same government repeatedly lies about Swine Flu, influenza, Fukushima radiation, weather control technology, the security of the border and seemingly everything else? #9) If U.S. doctors claim to be so incredibly careful around Ebola that the virus could not possibly escape from the containment rooms at Emory University, then how did the American doctors being treated there contract Ebola in the first place? Werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they also being careful? #10) How are U.S. doctors and health workers supposed to even identify people with Ebola when they appear â&#x20AC;&#x153;fit and healthyâ&#x20AC;? right until the very end? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shocking is how healthy the patients look before they die and how quickly they decline. A number of the Ebola patients Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen look quite fit and healthy and can be walking around until shortly before their deaths.â&#x20AC;? - Dr. Oliver Johnson (6) #11) If Ebola is not spread through the air as some claim, then why do doctors who treat Ebola patients always wear masks? #12) If hospitals are good at

infection control, then why did so many SARS victims contract the infection while sitting in waiting rooms at hospitals? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A government report later concluded that for the hospital overcome by SARS, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;infection control was not a high priority.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Eventually, 77% of the people who contracted SARS there got it while working, visiting or being treated in a hospital.â&#x20AC;? - Fox News (7) #13) If Ebola escapes from patients at Emory University and begins to infect the public, do you think we would ever be told the truth about it? Or instead, would the official story claim that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ebola terroristsâ&#x20AC;? let it loose? #14) WHO BENEFITS FROM AN EBOLA OUTBREAK in the USA? This is a key question to ask, and the answers are obvious: the CDC, vaccine manufacturers and pharma companies, and anyone in government who wants to declare a police state and start rounding people up for quarantine in a medical emergency. #15) We already know there are powerful people who openly promote population reduction (Bill Gates, Ted Turner, etc.) Is a staged Ebola outbreak possibly a deliberate population reduction plan by some group that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t value human life and wants to rapidly reduce the population? #16) Why are U.S. health au-

thorities intentionally concealing from the public the true number of possible Ebola victims in U.S. hospitals who are being tested for Ebola right now? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In an apparent attempt to avoid hysteria, U.S. health authorities are withholding details about a number of suspected Ebola victims from the public.â&#x20AC;? - Paul Joseph Watson, Infowars (8) #17) If Ebola infections are so easy to control (as is claimed by U.S. health authorities), then why are Ebola victim bodies being openly dumped in the streets in West Africa? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relatives of Ebola victims in Liberia defied government quarantine orders and dumped infected bodies in the streets as West African governments struggled to enforce tough measures to curb an outbreak...â&#x20AC;? - Reuters (9) #18) Why do many locals in Sierra Leone truly believe the recent Ebola outbreak was deliberately caused by government officials? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ebola is a new disease in Sierra Leone and when the first cases emerged, many people thought it might be a government conspiracy to undermine certain tribal groups, steal organs or get money from international donors...â&#x20AC;? - The Daily Mail (6) #19) Given that the U.S. government has already funded outrageous medical experiments on Americans and foreigners (see the NIH-funded Guatemalan medical experiments), why should we not believe the government is capable of deploying Ebola in bioweapons experiments in West Africa? #20) Given that many vaccines accidentally cause the disease they claim to prevent (due to weakened viruses still remaining active in a small number of vaccine vials), isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it likely that Ebola vaccines might

actually cause Ebola infections in some percentage of those receiving them? How can we trust any vaccines when vaccine manufacturers have been granted absolute legal immunity from faulty products or failures in quality control? #21) How can we trust a medical system that continues to put mercury in flu shots, refuses to recommend vitamin D to cancer patients and has been criminally corrupted to the point where drug companies are routinely charged with felony crimes for bribery and price fixing? Mike Adams, the Health Ranger is the founder of NaturalNews, independent and investigative media. Sources for this article include: ( 1 ) h t t p : / / w w w. f o x n ew s . c o m / opinion/2014/08/04/ma... (2) http://www.wnd.com/2014/08/ ebola-madness-is-... ( 3 ) h t t p : / / w w w. n a t u r a l n e w s . com/046290_ebola_pate... ( 4 ) h t t p : / / w w w. n a t u r a l n e w s . com/046259_ebola_outb... (5) http://www.policestateusa. com/2014/executive... (6) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ article-27... ( 7 ) h t t p : / / w w w. f o x n ew s . c o m / opinion/2014/08/04/ma... (8) http://www.infowars.com/u-shealth-authoriti... (9) http://news.yahoo.com/ bodies-dumped-streets-... Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/046331_Ebola_government_propaganda_medical_questions. html#ixzz39abVqJ2N Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/046331_Ebola_government_propaganda_medical_questions. html#ixzz39acbIpt2

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Living a Lie to Borrow Our Birthright

system. It seems our programmed perspective is used to blind us to the ever growing atrocities against humans and our home —Earth. We quarrel over a political puppet show while our birthright is held as ransom. As you check your mail for the latest debt account statement— ask yourself: Who are we borrowing from? Do they have a right to sell human birthrights? Is this the legacy we want to pass on to our children? To become more than a SSI number we must

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by Aaron Carvajal t is the 4th of July as this is written. Liberty flows the flags flying everywhere. The belief in freedom is America’s greatest strength. We are proud to live in a country that is a beacon of light, leading the world into a new era of human rights for all. If only this were true. If only all the recent history, politics, prisons, wars, resource privatization, bank bailouts, and continuous scandals weren’t true. If only what we were taught in school benefited us all—instead of giving unquestionable credibility to a small group of controllers. If only humans were born into a world where they had an unequivocal right to land, food, and water. These are truly the basis of life, liberty, and freedom. Instead, our birthright is lent to us, with interest. This may seem blasphemous to some—but, the numbers don’t lie. These numbers are everywhere and affect everyone on earth everyday. See the numbers on your bills every month. The bare necessities that are truly human birthrights are being sold to us at ever growing prices for the vain profit of the few. We accept this because we are taught that the economy is as natural as the weather and capitalism is synonymous with democracy and freedom. Without it we would live in a worse world then we have today—which is only conceivable if a meteor hits. They say we need banks, global corporations, and puppet leaders to control the land, food, water, and “security”. They claim to help the world by privatizing all the land and resources, then lending money out so we can borrow our birthright back. Numbers can transcend rhetoric and tell us what is really happening. It is estimated to cost $30 billion to end world hunger, while the U.S. alone spends $737 billion on defense per year. Who are we really defending? A human dies every 4 seconds of hunger. Fifty million is the number of displaced persons worldwide in 2013 according to a recent U.N. report. That’s the highest number of dislocated people since World War II. Half of the refugees are children. How about the 57,000 kids at the U.S. border? More than a third of the bees are dead. Fourteen thousand people die of water pollution per day. There are ‘Dead Zones’ that will make fish extinct in a few decades. These are the numbers that affect the real world. What we truly have is a system of greedy players in a demented world monopoly game. The senators, ministers, directors, officers, czars, senior scholars—are all funded by the power profit monster. Simply follow the funding trail of organizations, foundations, and “educational” institutions that all support our destructive

Aaron Carvajal reject being allocated as consumers and become responsible citizens of Earth. It seems our current world is sort of like the movie Blackfish. Instead of being born free into an open ocean where we can live with our family groups of four generations—we are forced to do tricks for fish so we can live in a controlled boxed environment. Our offspring are born in the same pool with the same fate while the corporate owners make billions. What is presented as a wonderful show is actually enslaving powerful spiritual creatures. Most endure it, some go psychotic, most have bent dorsal fins. The whales smile, the crowd applauses, and the trainers take a bow. Why don’t we just walk away? Why do we refer to those responsible as “they” instead of “we”? Who are “they” - and most importantly - who are we? Aaron Carvajal and his work can be seen at: www.futureofthefree.com. For more info, e-mail us at connect@futureofthefree.com. Please let us know that you read this in Connection Magazine. Thank you!!

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by Lyndia Storey oday a pilot whale washed up on the beach in Hanalei, Kauai, and soon died. Meanwhile, massive naval war games continue off the shore of the Hawaiian Islands. In the words of marine biologists at the scene of the stranding, endangered sea turtles are showing up with their legs blown off, dead or simply disappearing.... 2,000 year old coral reefs are disintegrating into piles of rubble on the sea floor. And then, this morning, a dead whale. For every whale that washes up on the beach, it is thought that many more simply die at sea. The US Navy and 22 foreign navies from around the world are continuing their war games in these beautiful waters. They are sinking ships (likely releasing toxic PCBs

and asbestos into the ecosystem), detonating bombs, and deploying high-intensity sonar which seriously disrupts marine mammal behaviors, permanently damages their hearing, and can drive them onto beaches to die. NOAA says it will investigate this death... but, if they follow previous patterns, they will not release the results until months, years or a decade down the road—most likely on a holiday weekend, when most people will have forgotten about it. This is a tragic outcome for whales & dolphins who deserve our protection. We need your assistance now to bring this travesty to the public’s attention. We need to demand that the Navy use more simulation software for sonar trainings and deploy safer technologies that won’t

destroy our natural world. Please sign my petition to Stop the Navy’s War on Whales and Dolphins -- and pass it along to others who share your love for the oceans. Or, go to our website at www.whaleanddolphinwatch.org To learn the truth about how Navy sonar is killing whales, please check out Joshua Horwitz’s new book, WAR OF THE WHALES. Big Thanks to Marine Biologist Terry Lilley for sharing this information and being a stellar protector of the Islands. Thank you so much for your love and support of our natural world. Lyndia Storey (and her husband Lance) are Marine Mammal Activists who live locally in the Monterey Bay Area.

GMOs cannot be considered safe until there are valid, nonpropriatary, long-term studies of their effects on humans and the environment!

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s I look around, I see a new and very different reality coming into view. I feel like I am waking up from a deep sleep of unconsciousness. It appears that much of the system that runs our lives, the country and the economy is based on lies and deception. We are experiencing much pain and suffering because of this. Some people are beginning to wake up to this reality and educate themselves on the nature of the problem and how to best cope with and adjust to the world as it really is. Who are the corporations that pose as governments? How do they come to be? Where does their power come from? There are many deceptions involved into taking sovereignty (and overall power and health) away from people. The most important aspect for these deceptions is the lack of information for the very people affected by this manipulation.

Understanding is your first step.

Take the dramatic 68% increase in Alzheimer’s disease from 2000 to 2010 for example. Do you think that the massive increase in vaccinations that use mercury, a known neurotoxin as a “preservative” might have something to do with that? How about the many diet sodas on the market that use Aspartame as an artificial sweetener? Do you know that Aspartame degrades over time into formaldehyde, a poisonous carcinogen and neurotoxin? Do you know that some physicians and medical researchers are now CURING major diseases like MS and some forms of cancer?

Most of these cures use non-surgical, noninvasive modalities like high concentrations of micro-nutrients found in organic freshly prepared vegetable juice cocktails. Many of them are then attacked by the American Medical Association and the FDA for not practicing according to “established and accepted” medical modalities (i.e. chemotherapy, surgery and radiation). There are many examples like this out there in the world. Some people are paying attention and acting accordingly, making good choices based on their investigations. Others are not and are suffering the consequences. The evidence is plain to see for those who are taking notice. If one looks at the many “official stories” that are the basis of key historical events from the sinking of the Titanic, Roswell Crash, Gulf of Tonkin Incident, assassination of JFK, MLK, RFK, JFKjr., 9/11, Sandy Hook to the Boston Marathon Bombing and take time to look at the actual facts and eye witness testimony another reality presents itself that contradicts the “official story”. I think that one of the problems we have in perceiving the true reality is our materialist mind set, so common in the consumer societies. I have a friend who is conscious and enlightened about many issues. When she returned from a remote village in central Mexico, she fell into a deep sense of depression because she suddenly became aware of the loneliness of living in a backward and false paradigm. After visiting the high mountain town of Jalisco in rural Mexico for a few years and other parts of the world, ie. India,

she concluded that the American Culture is the loneliest, most materialist culture in the world. Perhaps, this comes from the competitive individualism that everyone is taught in schools and the media here. People just don’t seem to trust each other here in general. If she didn’t have continual contact with the Farm Worker friends that she has in Watsonville, she probably would move to Mexico. In all the Latin American countries she lived in, she never met a human being that didn’t feel loved and connected. Here, not feeling loved and connected seems to be the norm! I think this may be one of the keys to a better understanding of what is the true reality. If you are able to awaken your feelings of love, empathy and connection, then you can begin to see and perceive reality as it truly is. Otherwise we become “shut down” and “desensitized” to people and what is going on around us. Just look at all the people walking about every day, bent over, totally absorbed in looking intently at a little computer screen on their cell phone. There is now a new classification of injuries and accidents, many of them fatal, which are caused by this new novel form of distraction; shutting down, desensitizing and disconnecting people from the reality around them.

THE MOTHER OF ALL PARADIGM SHIFTS

The old “Flat Earth” paradigm crashed and shocked the medieval mind with the discovery of the North American Continent by Columbus. So will the overwhelming documented evidence of Extraterrestrials visiting our planet earth for thousands of years, now being presented by The Disclosure Project to the U.S. Congress. The Disclosure Project has hundreds of eye witnesses from military officers, pilots, air traffic controllers, government officials, scientists, astronauts, astrophysicists, astronomers as well as documented evidence in the form of photos, videos and radar tracking data in the thousands. All of these people are willing and prepared to give testimony before Congress under oath for the purpose of opening up all evidence held under “Above Top Secret Classification”. They are demanding nothing less than full public disclosure. The advanced energy and transportation technologies contained in this evidence will have a greater effect on the world than Columbus’s discovery in 1492. This evidence has been seized and hidden by the U.S. Government from the public whenever it is found at a crash or landing

site because of the grave implications for the controlling Oligarchy and their investments in fossil fuel and nuclear energy technologies. The U.S. Government has also suppressed development of these technologies by seizing inventor’s prototypes claiming they are a threat to national security. Many inventors have had their lives threatened, some have been murdered. With the use of these advanced energy and transportation technologies we can truly create a sustainable and lasting legacy for ourselves and our children.

Where do we go from here?

I think that we need to educate ourselves about what is REALLY going on by turning off the TV and start looking at the independent, non-government and non-corporate sources of information that are not controlled by political or economic biases. We need to learn how to sift through the evidence and find the facts for ourselves and come to our own conclusions, whatever they may be. We will each be responsible for our ultimate destiny and not be driven like sheep to the slaughter. We need to prepare ourselves for the full disclosure of the truth as it appears before us on all these many levels. As this awakening/ paradigm shift happens, it will be easier (and healthier physically and mentally) to adapt to the many (and some very challenging) transitions to come. For further reference: Cancer Cure: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=iqJ_709pL5Y M S C u r e : h t t p : / / w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=KLjgBLwH3Wc Disclosure Project /U.S. Congress ( 3 p a r t s ) : h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=PWUCDHofEho Boston Marathon Bombing Hoax:http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=e1ck1rw_E1E Titanic Sinking Hoax: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=AUeGw6cuBnk Investigative Reporting Web Site: http:// whowhatwhy.com/ Sandy Hook Hoax: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=TImCVU79PXQ Assassination of JFK Jr: http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=6EK2swspKgw 9/11; www.AE911Truth.org UFO Sighting Docs: http://www.ufoevidence.org/ Roswell Crash:http:http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=0WugJoLib5k The Great Deception: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ELJKQctSpKA Thrive Movement:http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lEV5AFFcZ-s

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tokyo Should No Longer be Inhabited,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Japanese Doctor Warns Residents Regarding Radiation

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Tokyo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; home to 39 million people. by David Gutierrez In an essay addressed to his colleagues, Japanese doctor Shigeru Mita has explained why he recently moved away from Tokyo to restart his practice in western Japan: He believes that Tokyo is no longer safe to inhabit due to radioactive contamination caused by the March 11, 2011, meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The essay, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why did I leave Tokyo?â&#x20AC;? was published in the newsletter of the Association of Doctors in Kodaira, metropolitan Tokyo. Dr. Mita opens his essay by contextualizing his decision to leave, noting that he had a long history as a doctor in Tokyo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I closed the clinic in March 2014, which had served the community of Kodaira for more than 50 years, since my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generation, and I have started a new Mita clinic in Okayama-city on April 21,â&#x20AC;? he wrote. Dr. Mita notes that, for the past 10 years, he had been working to persuade the municipal government of Tokyo to stock iodine pills to distribute to the population in the case of a nuclear accident. Dr. Mitaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concern had been that an earthquake might trigger a meltdown at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. All of his requests were rejected, however, under the excuse that there was no reason to expect such an accident. When the disaster did occur ita had feared â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tokyo did not act to protect its population, and still has taken no measures. Yet, based on soil surveys, Dr. Mita noted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is clear that Eastern Japan and Metropolitan Tokyo have been contaminated with

radiation.â&#x20AC;? Dr. Mita compares radioactive contamination of the soil (measured in becquerels per kilogram, Bq/kg) in various parts of Tokyo with that observed in various portions of Europe following the Chernobyl disaster. Prior to 2011, Shinjuku (the region of Tokyo that houses the municipal government) tested at only 0.5-1.5 Bq/kg. Today, levels at nearby Kodaira are at 200-300 Bq/kg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Within the 23 districts of Metropolitan Tokyo, contamination in the east part is 1000-4000 Bq/kg and the west part is 300-1000 Bq/kg,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Mita wrote. For comparison, Kiev (capital of the Ukraine) has soil tested at 500 Bq/kg (Cs-137 only). Following the Chernobyl accident, West Germany and Italy reported levels of 90-100 Bq/ kg, and both experienced measurable health effects on their populations. Dr. Mita notes that the radiation situation in Tokyo is getting worse, not better, due to urban practices of concentrating solid waste in small areas such as municipal dumps and sewage plants. That is why, he says, radiation levels in Tokyo riverbeds have actually been increasing over the prior two years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tokyo should no longer be inhabited, andâ&#x20AC;Ś those who insist on living in Tokyo must take regular breaks in safer areas,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Mita writes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Issues such as depopulation and state decline continue to burden the lives of second and third generation Ukrainians and Belarusians today, and I fear that this may be the future of Eastern Japan.â&#x20AC;? Dr. Mitaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essay also chronicles

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ALISON’S GIFT by David L. Biles, D.D.S., M.A. “There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition...” —Albert Einstein, 1879-1955 ad I not studied human performance and worked in a University of California research facility as an undergraduate and graduate student at UC Davis in the 70s, plus performed as an exercise physiologist and cardiopulmonary technologist at Northridge Hospital in the San Fernando Basin of Los Angeles County in the late 70s/early 80s during dental school at UCLA, I doubt that I would have ever been capable of recognizing Alison’s Gift. Serendipity, as I learned during my graduate school days from one of my mentors, Dr. William C. Adams, has always played a signiÀcant role in the discovery process. Having a prepared mind, as Pasteur noted, likely played a big role in the process also. Such was clearly the case with my discovery of Alison’s Gift, a fact that I mentioned in last month’s column. Serendipity, luck, happenstance… allowed me to test my intuitive hypothesis immediately upon learning from my office manager, Bobbi, that my daughter, Alison, had just telephoned to inform me that she could breathe with more ease since I had performed a surgical procedure on the lingual frenulum of her tongue the previous day. Seated in my chair, at that moment, was a young man in his early 20s, who also suffered, in my opinion, from a too short, too tight lingual frenulum. Seizing the opportunity, I asked the young man if I could perform the surgery on him, too. He agreed. We performed the surgical procedure with local anesthesia and radiosurgery. Painless, bloodless, requiring no suturing, the young man was ecstatic with the results. His breathing eased considerably. Wow. What were the ramiÀcations and perhaps, other beneÀts of this simple surgical procedure, I wondered? Had I chanced upon a phenomenon that was reproducible, reliable? Or… were these two examples merely Áukes of nature? I had to know. My curiosity was triggered; and I knew, having worked in cardiopulmonary medicine for so many years, that there was conceivably some application here, maybe even athletics, or the performing arts. I just didn’t know… but I wanted to learn so I continued with my study and have now performed 85 of these procedures over the past three years. I have learned much, and when another opportunity came up following the birth of my Àrst grandchild, William, I seized upon that, as well. Thankfully, for William’s sake and everyone else who can beneÀt from this experience, one of my colleagues, an oral mycologist, one of only 200 or

so in the USA, had given me several articles regarding the signiÀcance of the lingual frenulum attachment and breast-feeding. Evidently, if the frenulum is too short and/or attached too far anteriorly on the base of the tongue, newborns have difÀculty breast-feeding. They have difÀculty latching on to the nipple and sucking, and it becomes frustrating for both mother and child. Historically, midwives, I later learned, would often cut a newborn’s lingual frenulum at birth with a deft and quick swipe using a pre-sharpened thumbnail. Hopefully, I thought, any woman having difÀculty breast-feeding and receiving counseling regarding this dilemma would learn this and evaluate that as a possible solution. Of course, I expected the medical establishment to know this relationship, too… pediatricians, family practice docs, speech therapists, which is evidently too optimistic, as I have learned over time. I didn’t know this as a dentist, but then, I thought it was outside my purview… until now. With the birth of my Àrst grandson, William, the opportunity to test that information came quickly. With perhaps a more heightened awareness of such things than most average American families, all of William’s closest family members noticed that he appeared to be a little bit “tonguetied”, causing us to wonder if, indeed, the challenges my daughter, Elisa, was having in nursing our Àrst grandchild might be tongue related. So eleven days after William was born, his pediatrician, upon special request and my insistence, performed a lingual frenectomy. (It seemed more appropriate for the pediatrician to perform the procedure rather than myself under the many other considerations/circumstances, and thankfully our pediatrician has been a patient of mine since before his stint at the UCLA School of Medicine.) Immediately following the procedure when William was returned to my daughter, we witnessed remarkable results. William began nursing, and three things happened right away. He began suckling with gusto, producing a loud slurping sucking sound we had

never heard before, and we saw more color in his face than we had previously as he was nursing. He could breathe and swallow with more ease we concluded, plus his mother claimed he could suckle more powerfully and she felt more Áow to William. Serendipity. Wow. Armed with these thoughts and considerations, I have continued on my informal study of tongues and lingual frenulums. I began to really focus on the attachment level, the apparent “tightness” of the extended frenulum with the tongue positioned to the palatal roof, the deformation of the tip of the tongue (if at all) as it reached full extension, and the behavior of the tongue during dental procedures. I discovered that the patients who seemed to have the most difficulty swallowing and breathing during dental procedures were, yes, those patients with compromised lingual frenulum attachments. I began to ponder that those patients labeled “tongue thrusters” by orthodontists were merely hyper aware of protecting their airways. I began to see associations between frenulum attachments and other physiological phenomena as my experiences mounted. As a dentist with training and experiences in the world of human research, I knew I was on to a physiological phenomenon that would beneÀt so many beyond what I could imagine, and I feared that this knowledge might be either lost or worse, hidden. Nor did I want my efforts denigrated, drawing attention away from the currently known and to be discovered indirect beneÀts of Alison’s Gift. We have all, and I mean, all of us, particularly the medical and dental establishments, been led to believe that if research is not performed as a double blind study, then the research is not valid. What a great lie to propagate on the population, supported by the learned, but ignorant, Elite. Research is a process, and follows along logical patterns, given the opportunity to grow and Áourish. In my informal study, I have chosen to report to the public directly, because I don’t want this information to languish in obscurity in some ivory tower, never funded or taught because it might alter the course of medical care, athletic awareness, singing, speech therapy, sleep apnea, dentistry, orthodontics, and other Àelds. Instead, I want you, the people, to know this important relationship and bring the information back to your caregivers so they, too, might beneÀt their patients from what I have and continue to learn. More to follow. Dr. David Biles is accepting new patients interested in a comprehensive dental approach to health, created in tandem with the patient. Dr. Biles brings a unique awareness to health from a lifetime of study in many disciplines. Schedule a visit to see if an ideal approach to dentistry is what your body needs to heal, (831) 423-0121, www.drbiles.

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by Dr. Tonya Fleck-D’Andrea reast Cancer is at an all time high in the 21 st century. Women between the ages of 40 and 69 have a 30 percent chance of a false-positive screening mammogram over a 10-year period. False-positives in mammograms then lead to additional testing, increased cost and anxiety and 85% of results of further testing are negative. The rates of falsepositive screening tests are higher for younger women because fewer of their breast masses are malignant. Besides, mammograms are designed to detect cancer once it’s already present. Breast thermography can detect cellular changes up to 10 years before they become cancerous. According to the National Cancer Institute, one in ﬁve cancers may be missed by mammography. False-negatives occur more often in younger women than in older women because the breast tissue of younger women is more dense. Why Choose Thermography: • Higher Rate of Accuracy (the error rate is 9% vs. 40% for mammography) • No exposure to ionizing radiation • No painful compression • No chance of ruptured implants with breast augmentation • Early detection and prevention of cancerous activity in the breast. Thermography has been used successfully for breast cancer screening for more than 30 years. It offers women a safe, non-radioactive alternative to mammograms. FDA approved Thermography is clearly a better option for general screening using mammograms as a back-up procedure (mammograms or ultrasound can detect the location of a tumor). The cost for thermography is generally $250-$300 and is covered by some major insurances. What is Thermography? Thermography uses an infrared imaging and measurement camera to produce temperature calibrated infrared or heat pictures. Based on these thermal images, accurate temperature measurements can be made to detect the smallest temperature differences. Thermography can also distinguish between benign tissue, such as fibrous cysts, versus cancerous tissues. This avoids the unnecessary biopsy ordered with mammograms from

suspicious fiber adenoma cysts. Infrared cameras can see through soft tissue and muscles but not behind the chest cavity or abdominal wall. Thermography can detect changes in the breast up to 10 years before a tumor is detected by skilled palpation or mammograms (it can take years before a cancer is large enough (1 cm) to be detected by the machine, leaving early diagnosis outruled). Top Ten Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer: 1. Avoid exposure to x-rays. 2. Avoid synthetic hormones: Hormone Replacement Therapy, fertility drugs, birth control pills, and hormones in meat, eggs and dairy. Synthetic hormones store in our body’s fat cells. 3. Avoid toxic environmental pollution in the water, air, soil and food. Eat organic food and drink only purified water. 4. Avoid carcinogenic chemicals found in household cleaning products and cosmetics (ie. ammonia, isopropyl alcohol, fluoride, petroleum, chlorine and aluminum). 5. Avoid prolonged exposure to electrical magnetic fields, power plants and electrical appliances. 6. Avoid wearing your bra for more than eighteen consecutive hours. They restrict lymphatic flow, especially underwires. 7. Lymphatic or dry brush massage to increase circulation and help keep your breasts healthy. 8. Use alcohol and caffeine sparingly. 9. Reduce stress. Distress lowers your immune system, so take it easy! 10. Substitute Thermography for your annual breast exam. For more information on our next Thermography Screening on August 23 & 24th, visit www.scnmc.com or call (831) 477-1377. Dr. Tonya Fleck-D’Andrea received her doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences and completed graduate work in Marriage and Family Therapy at the Univ. of MD. She is the Founder and Medical Director at the Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center, where she specializes in depression and anxiety, classical homeopathy, botanical medicine, medical nutrition, Women’s Health & Holistic Pediatrics. Call for a free 15 minute introduction, (831) 477-1377.

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What’s Exactly in a Fig Newton?

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by the Food Babe, aka Vani EDITOR’S NOTE: We are presenting this info to you because we believe that we must ALL know what is happening to our foods; our food supply, etc. I used to love Fig Newtons. I would never have believed that there were so many questionable things in them.”Want tumors? Boils? Kidney & Liver failure? Diabetes? Cancer?. . . more?? Eat GMO foods.” Did you see our issue from October 2012, pg 16? Remember, the THEME in the center of the magazine? It shows photos of mice with Tumors & Boils [all fed GMO food] Hmmmm!?! Also, the Cover of that magazine has a Chart on it, showing who supports GMOs (Monsanto) and which companies do NOT support GMOs? Idea: some people took that Cover and put it up on their refrigerators and/or made copies of it to take with them shopping.

was shopping the other day, minding my own business, and I saw a product that I had to share with you right away. When I shop, I like to look at ingredient lists, especially on old products, I used to eat and buy. When I saw the ingredients for “Made with real fruit, 100% whole grain Fig Newtons” my jaw dropped open. These little suckers were a staple in my household growing up and made countless appearances in my lunch box as a child. I couldn’t believe how many toxic processed chemicals they contained! Whole Grain Wheat Flour—Don’t let the words “whole grain” fool you into believing it’s healthy. A serving of 2 bars only contains 3 grams of fiber, and much of that probably comes from the figs, not the whole grain. Sugar—You’ll eat 13 grams of sugar (more than 3 teaspoons) in just 2 small fig newtons. How many of us stop at just 2 cookies? High Fructose Corn Syrup—This chemically refined sugar has been shown to cause more weight gain than regular sugar. Even when eaten in moderation, it’s said to be a major cause of heart disease, cancer, dementia and liver failure. Some high fructose corn syrup is even contaminated with mercury. Soybean Oil—This cheap oil is high in omega 6 fatty acids, which cause inflammation in the body. Inflammation raises your blood pressure, and can promote the growth of cancer cells. Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil Cottonseed oil is to be avoided at all costs. Conventional cotton is loaded with deadly pesticides that don’t belong in our food because the cotton crop is regulated by the EPA as a textile crop—not food! This means they have a totally different set of toxic chemicals they can use on it. This oil also contains harmful trans fat because it is “partially hydrogenated”, even if the package says it doesn’t contain trans fat. This is because the FDA allows a “No Trans Fat” label when there is less than 1/2 gram per serving. Since most of us don’t stop at just 2 cookies, we could easily eat several grams of trans fat in one small snack. Trans fats are not safe to eat at any level and the FDA is considering a ban.

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Sodium Benzoate—This preservative is only found in heavily processed foods. The Mayo Clinic found it may cause hyperactivity in kids and it’s dangerous when combined with vitamin C. So, never give your child the toxic combination of Fig Newtons served with a side of orange juice. Artificial Vanillin—This flavoring is the fake version of vanilla extract—not to be confused with extract from the vanilla bean. This artificial flavor is made from the petrochemical precursor guaiacol, extracted from wood creosote, a greasy wood by-product. Genetically Modified Ingredients—These cookies are packed with ingredients that are known to be genetically modified (GMO). Their parent company, Mondelez International, contributed nearly $400K to block GMO labels in California and Washington states. The consumption of GMOs has been linked to health disorders, such as kidney and liver disorders and allergies. Even if you grew up eating Fig Newtons, GMOs were introduced to our food supply only 20 years ago and their use has skyrocketed in recent years. Mondelez admits they use GMOs in the USA, but not in other countries—how is that fair? These are the highly possible genetically modified ingredients: Sugar Corn Syrup High Fructose Corn Syrup Soybean Oil Soluble Corn Fiber Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil Resistant Corn Maltodextrin Soy Lecithin What to eat instead of Fig Newtons? Thankfully, there are several alternatives to Fig Newtons that are not only healthier, but much tastier: Sun-dried Organic Figs—by ‘Made in Nature’ (found at all major natural grocery stores & Costco) – I love stuffing one of these with a walnut for a quick, tasty and easy snack. Fig, Cranberry & Hazelnut Bars—by ‘18 Rabbits’ Homemade Fig Newtons—recipe from mywholefoodlife.com Sugar Free Raw Fig Newtons—recipe from vega-licious.com I just want to note, unfortunately, I can’t recommend “Newman’s Own Fig Newman’s” because they contain non-organic corn syrup and natural flavors. They do have a much better ingredient list than traditional Fig Newton’s—but, I don’t want to eat or buy them because of this reason. I am pretty sure any version of fig newtons don’t have to contain corn syrup to be delicious! If you know someone still buying and eating ‘Fig Newtons’, please have them read this article in Connection Magazine. Knowledge is power and when we share the truth, these products’ toxic ingredients will either change or be discontinued! Let’s change the world! www.foodbabe.com Printed with permission.

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School & Daycare Vaccination; requirementS & exemption information

: Can a school tell a parent to keep their partially vaccinated/ unvaccinated child home from school? A: In most state vaccine laws there is a provision that, in the event of an outbreak of a disease for which your child has not been vaccinated, you must keep your child at home until a certain amount of time has passed. This could be several weeks or more. Q: Do private schools and daycares have to honor the vaccine exemptions that are permitted by state law? A: No, private educational and childcare institutions including daycare, preschools, elementary through high schools, vocational schools and colleges do not necessarily have to honor the non-medical exemptions permitted by state laws and honored

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by Dr. Mercola .S. children are expected to get 48 doses of 14 vaccines by the time they’re just 6 years old (or 49 doses if you count the one that unborn babies are given in utero when their mothers are given a flu shot during pregnancy). By age 18, federal public health officials say they should have gotten a total of 69 doses of 16 vaccines from day of birth to age 18. This “prescription” is supposed to keep children healthy and free of disease, but, incredible as it may sound, no

by public schools funded by tax dollars. The first step in determining whether the private educational institution will accept non-medical exemptions is to request a copy of their health policy and procedures relating to vaccination requirements. Often, private educational institutions that receive funding from the state will accept students with non-medical exemptions but this is not always the case, particularly if the course of study involves medical education programs such as nursing, dentistry or other health fields. It is important to check your states exemption laws and how they apply to these institutions. Q: I object on religious grounds to use of vaccines that were grown on cell lines derived from aborted fetal material. Must our Catholic school

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large, properly designed scientific study has ever proven the current childhood vaccine schedule to be safe and effective in keeping children healthy. The cost to give your child every government recommended vaccine in 1985 when I started practice was about $80. Today, largely because in the increase in the number of vaccines, plus general cost increases, that cost has risen to $2,200. This is an ENORMOUS increase, and you can begin to imagine the amount

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by Dr. Becker f you’ve decided a dog, cat or other fur-covered creature isn’t right for you, you might be intrigued by the idea of an exotic bird as a companion animal, but it’s important to learn all you can about owning one before you take the plunge. Birds are incredibly high maintenance pets

and many have very long lifespans. Many people mistakenly believe pets kept in cages require little more than food, water, and clean surroundings. The fact is no animal is designed by nature to be confined to a cage, and exotic birds in particular, like parrots, require a great deal of daily at-

TITER TEST: SAfER foR YouR by Dr. Becker ecently, ABC News interviewed the owner of three dogs who, according to the reporter, refuses to vaccinate his pets. It quickly became obvious in the third paragraph of the article that the dog owner isn’t against puppy shots—he’s simply against repeated vaccinations. He prefers titer testing to automatic re-vaccinations. Pet vaccination is an important topic to revisit, especially since the American Veterinary Medical Association has named August “National Immunization Awareness Month.” The dog owner interviewed by ABC News seems to be taking an informed, responsible approach to keeping his

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accept our religious exemption for these vaccines? A: Private schools that do not receive government funding, including religious institutions, do not have to accept non-medical waivers. Some Catholic schools do not accept exemptions based on religion even for vaccines that were developed using fetal cell lines. The policy of the specific school is often set by the local Diocese. As an official matter, the Vatican has ruled that use of aborted fetal cell lines in vaccines is not a basis for a churchbased policy requiring use of a religious waiver to vaccination. However, in Catholic canon, there is language which pertains to the duty of every human being to “always obey the certain judgment of his conscience.” If you are Catholic, you may want to discuss this issue with a priest. www.nvic.org, National Vaccine Information Center

dogs safe from both disease and overvaccination. However, the reporter also interviewed a couple of conventional veterinarians who feel repeated vaccines are harmless and should be given every one to three years in most cases. Predictably, neither is a big advocate of antibody titer tests. The ABC News article presents two false arguments for repeated revaccinations. One argument holds that re-vaccination somehow improves herd immunity, which is simply not true. Re-vaccinating already immune pets does absolutely nothing to improve the situation for unvaccinated animals. The other argument—that pets

of revenue that is being generated from mandating that every child receive dozens of doses of vaccines throughout childhood. It seems painfully obvious that in order to justify the expense and the risk of side effects inherent in the crowded U.S. vaccination schedule, it would have to be proven that all this vaccination is actually safe for every child and contributes to better individual and public health than receiving far fewer vaccines. ww.drmercola.com Printed with permission.

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tention and interaction with their owners. There is an abundance of homeless birds in need of rescuing. If you think a bird would make an excellent companion for your family, please adopt. Here we offer a few fun facts about 10 popular companion birds that will give you some insight into their wonderful personalities, as well as an idea of the time and commitment they require from their human owners— www.drmercola.com. Printed with permission.

And AT An AffoRdAblE coST should be re-vaccinated based on a variety of health and lifestyle factors, but NOT based on their current immune status—also doesn’t hold water. There’s simply no defensible reason to re-vaccinate an animal for diseases he or she is already protected against. In the ABC News piece, the higher cost of titer tests vs. vaccinations is also addressed, and Dr. Becker offers suggestions for dog owners interested in affordable titer testing for core canine diseases in lieu of automatic re-vaccinations. Dr. Becker is a Veterinarian who works with Dr. Mercola. Printed with permission. www.drmercola.com

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directly proportional to sunscreen sales. Some harmful ingredients to avoid in your sunscreens are: • Benzophenone (listed on the PAN Pesticides Database as a toxic pesticide) • Avobenzone, octylmethoxycinnamate, and octocrylene (free radical generators that penetrate through the epidermis) • Methoxycinnamate (has been implicated in causing cancer) • PABA (may play a role in cellular DNA damage and is a skin sensitizer) Most of these chemicals easily penetrate into and through the epidermis. They’re designed to absorb ultraviolet radiation energy. Since they can’t destroy this energy, the radiation has to convert the light energy into chemical energy—usually released as free radicals. Free radicals then react with other molecules and produce damage to the fats, proteins, and DNA of the cells—the types of damage that produce skin ageing and the development of cancer. A recent study at the University of CaliforniaRiverside concluded that high quality sunscreens which include UVA ﬁlters are the most effective at preventing future signs of ageing. It recommended they be used liberally and often on children and young adults exposed to the sun. Bottom line—consumers are looking for chemical-free sunscreens that eliminate the potential problems from chemicals, including: • ‘Free radical generators’ which can lead to melanoma • ‘Estrogenic activity’ which impact hormones in men AND women • Synthetic chemicals’ penetrating skin and stored in the body’s fat cells Enjoying a walk in the sun is still an important part of staying healthy, but educating yourself about harmful ingredients in common products— including your sunscreen—is just as important. Read labels carefully. Wear hats and shirts with long sleeves when in the sun for longer periods of time. Use safe, chemical-free sunscreens to protect your exposed skin from over exposure to UVA/UVB rays year around—summer, winter, fall, spring. Linda Chaé is the President and Chief Formulator for Chaé® Organics. A 35 year veteran of the cosmetic industry, Linda’s professional activities have included development of TOXICFREE® products for a number of companies, formation of the TOXICFREE® Foundation and lobbying nationally for safer products in Congressional ofﬁces. Her crusade to protect clients from the dangers of the products they use—many of which contain toxic and/or carcinogenic ingredients— became personal when she not only treated many cancer patients but became a cancer survivor herself. To learn more, visit www. chaeorganics.com (acknowledge The Connection Magazine when ordering from this website) or www.lindachae. org (purely for research information). Copyright 20082009 Reprint rights granted. Please share the content esthetician • 27 years experience of this article with your friends, family, colleagues. All reprints must include an active link to www.chaeorganics.com. Content Private Santa Cruz Studio may not be altered and articles must be used as distributed by Chaé® Organics, Inc.

ver wonder why there are signs that say NO SUNSCREENS ALLOWED at specific beaches where dolphins may appear or swim nearby? The numerous chemicals in sunscreens, even diluted in ocean water, are considered harmful. Can you imagine the impact most sunscreens have when applied directly to human skin? My research began in 1992, after reading a study, Could Sunscreens Increase Melanoma Risk? It was published in the American Journal of Public Health. With increasing rates of skin cancer worldwide, we needed to take a closer look at our use of chemically based sunscreens. Sunlight activates processes necessary for good health. Sunlight is necessary for healthy teeth and bones and, as many winter-weary souls can tell us, it’s also important for our emotional well-being. Unfortunately, too much sunlight without proper protection can accelerate aging and cause other damage—including sun burns, melanomas (skin cancers), DNA damage, suppressed skin cell immunity and other illnesses. Ninety five percent of the visible signs of aging are associated with UV exposure—and 90% of life-time sun exposure usually occurs before we are 18 years old. So remember to wear hats, protective clothing and regularly apply chemical free sunscreens with UVA protection. SPF testing only rates the length of time an average person can be in the sun before burning. For instance, an SPF 15 will protect you from burning 15 times longer than if you were wearing no sunscreen. So, if you would typically burn in 20 minutes, you’d have 5 hours of protection before burning if you were wearing an SPF 15 sunscreen. Users stay in the sun longer without getting the burn which would have been nature’s warning signal. In August of 2007, the FDA proposed a new 4-star rating on sunscreens that will affect most sunscreen manufacturers. It highlighted the fact that sunscreens can actually be harmful and requires companies to retest against the new criteria. It’s confusing when medical and scientific reports indicate that the more people use sunscreen, the higher the incidence of skin cancer. This is a serious problem. We all need Vitamin D from daily sun exposure, and we also need products proven to keep us safe. So when you don’t get Vitamin D from sunshine because you are wearing a sunscreen, it’s important to have Vitamin D supplemented in the product. Synthetic chemicals in sunscreens also increases the incidence of skin cancer. Melanoma has more than doubled in the last 25 years —

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Santa Cruz County Fair and Horse Show Dear Community & Beyond,

We are so excited to present as our THEME this issue, the Santa Cruz County Fair. This Fair is considered to be of ‘the best’ Fairs in the state of California (and, actually, possibly the entire country). It has changed and evolved—and, when you go this year, you will be delighted to ﬁnd lots of new looks and things to do. There are a lot of aspects of this Fair that so many of ‘we’ conscious, Monterey Bay inhabitants believe in, such as the Organic Awareness aspect. So many of you Readers have thanked us for our newly featured Columns such as ‘Heirloom Seeds’ and ‘Under the Dome’. Look for Allen Morgan—the ‘heirloom seeds man’— in our magazine. He will be there. We give the heartiest THANKS to all of the folks involved in every aspect of our SC County Fair. Big gratitude goes to the 1,000s (literally!) of Volunteers who get this event together. AND, our deep appreciation for leaders in our Community who have helped with our THEME: Gina Locatelli & Steve Stagnaro. See you each & all (and, the many exciting changes there, as well!),

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Come and Enjoy “Events and Activities in Agriculture” by Gina Locatelli, SCC Fair Ag/Hort Dept. Chairman The Santa Cruz County Fair starts Tuesday, September 9th and goes through Sunday, the 14th. Come and experience the “Events and Activities in Agriculture”! In this piece you will learn about what to look forward to at this year’s annual event, including information about heirloom plants and seeds, organic farming, poultry, Youth Organizations, the Agriculture History Project, the Rodgers House, spinning/ weaving/felting, and so much more! You will also get a glimpse of the coming attractions for some of the evening entertainment. Please visit our web site at: www.SantaCruzCountyFair. com for County Fair information. Click on Entry Guide and see if there is something you would like to enter. Who knows, you may have a garden gem or a piece of homemade art that you want to show. We now accept online entries for most departments. The majority of departments are also accepting entry forms with entries on receiving days. Advance Fair tickets and carnival coupons are on sale by mail and in the office now through August 25th. After August 25th, they are only available for pick up in the office. Group rate passes are available. Military will be admitted free with ID on opening day, September 9th. Seniors will pay only $5.00 on that day as well. Kids’ Day, Wednesday, September 10th, is admission free for children up to twelve years old.

Come one, come all, to the Santa Cruz County Fair! Agriculture/Horticulture Department

The Harvest Building at the Fair’s west entrance will showcase fruit and vegetable entries, commercial entries, exhibitors, demonstrations, produce samples and so much more. Come and join in the fun!

A few of the Ag/Hort committe members horsing around in the Best of Division Agriculture-Art Entry by Kaitlin Martone.

A few of the exhibitors in the Ag/Hort Department will include: • Santa Cruz Heirloom Seed, featuring Seed Saver Exchange seeds • California Rare Fruit Growers, Monterey Bay Chapter • Lakeside Organic Gardens • Gilroy Beekeepers Association • Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau • Monterey Bay Spice Company • Driscoll Strawberry Associates • Santa Cruz County Agriculture Commissioner, Office of Weights & Measures • Prevedelli Farms • Monterey Mushroom • S. Martinelli & Company • Frank Gallucci Labels • County of Santa Cruz Mosquito & Vector Control • Santa Cruz Water Awareness Committee • Farm Fresh to You, (CSA) Community Supported Agriculture program service

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Santa Cruz County Fair and Horse Show • Second Harvest Foods • Belle Farms • Monterey Bay Master Gardeners’ Program

they are not in circulation in the markets. This is indeed a ‘rare’ opportunity to see heirloom apples of the past as they make their way back into the present.

We look forward to seeing produce from: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Dobler & Sons, LLC. Ocean Mist Farms Happy Boy Farms West Lake Fresh Sunrise Farms Springﬁeld Farms Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc. Dole Berry Comapny Watsonville Berry Co-op - Berry Bowl California Giant Colleen Strawberries Beach Street Farms

Fairgrounds in Watsonville, California. As you discover the rich agricultural history of Santa Cruz, Monterey and Pajaro Valley, you will learn about the crops, people, artifacts and farming practices that have made the Central Coast of California what it is today. Over 80 crops are grown in this area as a result of unique combination of soils and climates. From potatoes and wheat to lettuce and strawberries, the Central Coast has supplied the world’s tables for over 150 years

Lakeside Organic Gardens is a generous donor of produce that the committee prepares and serves as samples for the public. Both the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau and Lakeside Organic Gardens won presitgious commercial exhibit awards in the Ag/Hort Department last year. Tremendous effort goes into the design, layout and construction of such a display. We are looking forward to their presentations for the 2014 Fair. There will be ongoing demontrations in the area designated as the “Cooks’ Kitchen” for those folks that would like to come and show off a healthy recipe. We encourage Restuaranteers, Chefs, Caterers, and Mom’s and Dad’s alike, to sign up and share a recipe while demonstrating it for the public. Speaking of food, the Ag/Hort Department enjoys handing out berry and produce samples from gracious donations made from our generous local farmers like Monterey Mushroom, Berry Bowl and Lakeside Organic Gardens to name a few.

Educational Activities A visit to AHP is a wonderful family activity; there is something for everyone. You and your children will be engaged as you explore the tools, plows, tractors, implements, antique train, milk bottles and fruit jars of yesterday’s farming life. Admission is free, but visitors are asked to help support the work of the Agriculture History Project (AHP) with a donation of $2 per person. There will be no charge during the Fair, but please feel free to make a donation if you would like to contribute to this incredible assembly of Santa Cruz County history. School and group tours and researchers are welcome to visit the agricultural archives, and they are always looking for great volunteers with a love of history!

Allen Morgan, steward of Santa Cruz Heirloom Seed, in his tiered tomato garden at his home. Santa Cruz Heirloom Seed steward, Allen Morgan, will celebrate his third year as an exhibitor in the department and will be selling Seed Saver Exchange seeds. He will also be giving away 1,500 FREE RED RUSSIAN KALE PLANTS (one per family, please) during the Fair. Throughout the week, Allen will be doing planting demonstrations, and he will be handing out heirloom seeds from his collection. He is a wealth of information and a great reason to visit the Harvest Building. Cecilie Siegel and her Agriculture Detection Canine, Conan, from the Conta Costa Department of Agriculture, will be on hand to greet the public and demonstrate what they do as a team to safeguard American agriculture. “The ability to discriminate and target a specific odor, makes dogs an invaluable tool in detecting prohibited agricultural items hidden from view. When it comes to finding prohibited fruit, vegetables, plants, and meat products from high-risk countries, the nose knows. Understandably, it takes an officer much longer to open and visually inspect the same bag.” This quote comes from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection web site, http://www.cbp.gov/border-security/protecting-agriculture/ agriculture-canine. The ever-popular and delightful, Petcharee TamawongBenjamin will be performing her fruit carving demonstrations, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. She is an award winning carver that has recently returned from a trip to Thailand - a prize she was awarded in a fruit carving competition. California Rare Fruit Growers, Monterey Chapter, plan to bring in 200 heirloom apple varieties that will amaze the public. Many of these varieties are unfamiliar to the community because

Bring in your Ag/Hort Department entries on Sunday, September 7th, in the Harvest Building. We will be happy to do the entry paperwork for you when you arrive.

THE AGRICULTURE HISTORY PROJECT This department at the Fair displays the fascinating agricultural history of Santa Cruz County, Pajaro Valley and Watsonville. School groups and families from Santa Cruz County and all over the US spend hours exploring our educational exhibits, historical archives, and the agriculture research in the Codiga Center & Museum. When you visit, be sure to stop by our charming gift shop “Country Corner!”

Visit the Project’s Exhibits and Museum. Codiga Center & Museum Potatoes and wheat were once major crops of the Central Coast of California. Today these ﬁelds are growing lettuce, strawberries and raspberries. Years ago, ships and railroads, not today’s trucks, transported the agricultural bounty to markets. Come and visit our museum to learn about the people and crops that made this area so unique. AHP’s two story California style barn is home to our exhibits, research center, archives, and gift shop, the “Country Corner.” Exhibits include “When Apples Were King,” the story of the once ﬂourishing apple industry; “Pick Now, Eat Later,” food preservation methods for our bountiful production; “Legacy of the Vaqueros,” cattle from the Mission days to current times. There are also extensive fruit jar and milk bottle and dairy artifact displays. The upstairs Santa Cruz County room archive houses a non-circulating collection of agricultural related books, photos and an extensive collection of USDA and UC Extension Service pamphlets.

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Sew It • Grow It • Show It • Sept. 9-14 2014 the exterior of the caboose. Plans are to restore the interior by September 2008 so visitors have the opportunity to experience the living quarters for train crews when there was a caboose on every train. Archive AHP’s archive contains some unique collections. Researchers may access the collection by making an appointment by calling 831-724-5898 or by e-mailing at postmaster@aghistoryproject. org.

The Rodgers House

Porter Implement Shed View our collection of restored horse drawn equipment including plows, binders, reapers and planters. An extensive collection of hand tools is also on display.

A national landmark built in the rich agricultural Pajaro Valley of the 1870’s. Did you know that the Rodgers House got its name from the family that Esther Steinbeck became part of when she married? And did you know that Esther was the older sister to the well known author, John Steinbeck? In 1998, the Rodgers House was donated by Melanie Kett Wirtanen and her two brothers. The house was moved in 1998 in five separate pieces to the fairgrounds where it sits today. Its original location was on East Lake Avenue next to the East Lake Shopping Center. Thereafter, a committee was formed, and this group of hard working individuals worked industriously to have it restored to its original elegance. In doing so, they have accepted numerous donations from a generous public, many of whom were from the Rodgers family themselves. In its ‘hay day’, fruit trees and vegetables, among other things, were produced on the property. Chickens were raised and their eggs were sold. The family even made their own butter. Today, the house contains archives chronicling its agricultural history, including stories of the Rodgers Family and the history of the Pajaro Valley. Amongst the annals are some notable family photographs and a drawing of John Steinbeck, one of which is him carving the family Thanksgiving turkey. What an amazing tale. Come for a tour and discover its charm.

Snyder Building Then, wander down to the Snyder Building, known onsite as The Shop. The building includes our restoration shop and storage for restored equipment. There will probably be someone working on a carriage, tractor or other rescued piece of equipment while you’re there.

The Handspun / Handwoven Department

Madesko Gazebo This shady spot offers you a place to meet and relax. By the way, there are also picnic tables under the redwood trees next to the Codiga Center.

Visit the Handspun/Handwoven Department located behind the Codiga Center and Museum. Again this year the Handspun/Handwoven Department will display its entries in the Yesterday’s Farm area behind the Codiga Center and Museum. Both Senior and Junior entries in this department will be displayed alongside educational displays. Each day of the fair, from opening until 5 pm, just outside the shed, spinners and weavers will set up shop to show visitors how it is done! If you want to learn about spinning, weaving and felting, the Handspun/Handwoven Department is for you! Any where you can use yarn, you can use hand spun fibers. They make knitting, crocheting, weaving, needle point and hook rugs, all possible. You have heard of NASCAR, but have you heard of WASCAR? It stands for Wheels And Spindles Creative Arts Racing. “What is that,” you ask? It includes spinning competitions like largest yarn, thickest yarn, finest yarn, wheel/spindle swap teams and team spinning. Come and visit this 5th annual event. It is hilarious to watch these competitions! One of the department’s displays this year will include projects made with raw fleece obtained from the sheep at Wilder Ranch. The wool was processed with many steps and required multiple rinses before it was finally ready for spinning. It will be interesting to see what entrants have made with the raw fleece.

A beautiful gazebo on the Rodgers House patio. Here is a comment from a local admirer of the Rodgers House: “I drive past this house every morning on my commute. It stands out, because it is so large and lovely. I never knew the history of the house, until today. It was built in the 1870’s by James and Malvina Rodgers. Later it was owned by John Steinbeck’s oldest sister, Esther Steinbeck Rodgers. In 1998, it was moved in five pieces to the fairgrounds, from its location on East Lake Avenue in Watsonville. I noticed that the woodwork on the house was extremely fine. And, the restoration work was meticulous. I’d love to go inside!”

Best of Show exhibitor, Lakeside Organic Gardens.

Caboose This Illinois Central Caboose was donated to AHP to represent the importance of train transportation in moving agricultural products to market. AHP volunteers have lovingly restored

Award Winning Veggie Creature by Nancy Hudkins.

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Santa Cruz County Fair and Horse Show provide a poster display. Other entries will include: flower arranging, arts and crafts, photographs, woodworking, electrical work, sewing, table settings, drawings, welding, paintings and sculpture.

Wednesday night it’s the first of two female country stars who will headline at this year’s Fair. Meghan Linsey, formerly of Steel Magnolias, takes the Amphitheater stage at 7:30 PM. On Friday night on the Main Stage we have Jamie Lynn Spears with her new country release. She is the former Nick At Night Kids Sitcom Star, and sister of Brittany Spears, and has a growing following in the country market. Rocket’s K-9 Comets are bringing in a very special dog area not only featuring there great show, but a full-on Doggie Adoption and Education Area. This area will run pretty autonomously all day with community groups, adoption organizations, demonstrations and of course great shows. This was done at Alameda County Fair two years ago and won the coveted Barnham Award from Western Fairs.

Thanks to a donation made by Melanie Kett Wirtanen, the Rodgers House was moved from its (original) East Lake Avenue location out to the fairgrounds. Please contact the Fair for a tour or for small wedding receptions, weddings, business meetings, reunions, and seminars, 724-5671 and santacruzeventcenter.com.

Youth Organizations Department

The Poultry Department

Come and visit the delightful booths and exhibits created by local children involved in youth organizations in the County. This department is located in the J.J. Crosetti Building next to Paddy Smith Park. A wide array of entries will be featured by youngsters including homemade preserves and baked goods. What a great way to learn! Soquel FFA (Future Farmers of America) will be doing both an exhibit booth and a poster display all about agriculture. North Salinas FFA is slated to bring in posters and supplemental entries to share what they have learned about agriculture this year. There will be six 4-H booths throughout the Youth Organizations Department and this year they will be tied into the theme of the 150 State Park Anniversary Celebration, as the County Fair is partnering with the state parks to bring awareness and to honor their role in our county. Each display will be exciting and educational and will have hands-on activities available for adults and youth alike. The Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts are planning educational booths, and the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz will

Entertainment This year the stars of the show are truly some great grounds acts and attractions. Refer to the Fair Program Guide for specific dates and times.

“Santa Cruz County was once known for its poultry. Due to local pride and enthusiasm for this industry, and to demonstrate the superiority of the poultry found in Santa Cruz, local poultrymen organized an egg laying contest in 1918. The contest was a great success and continued for thirteen years, from 1918 through 1931.” This was a quote from an article originally published in Pathways to the Past: Adventures in Santa Cruz County History, Journal No. 6)2009© 2009. According to the article, as the economy declined in the 1920’s and 1930’s, there was a real change in the Santa Cruz poultry industry. By the late 1930’s one poultry farm after another disappeared, as there were restrictions on new poultry farms to be built. As a result, the Santa Cruz poultry district became concentrated in the Live Oak area. That takes us to the present - 2014. Today, there is resurgence in raising chickens known as “backyard poultry”. Folks are taking pride in raising their own chickens in order to exercise selfreliance and take charge of knowing what is in their food. Many even utilize the waste product to enhance their yard or garden. This is a very fulfilling endeavor. Please come visit the Poultry Department and learn more. In the past, this department has had entries and displays of very basic standard breeds of poultry to exotic varieties. Some of these have included: wild turkeys, bronze turkeys, Golden Pheasants, bantam chickens, Polish breeds (looks like Tina Turner or Rod Stewart), Swedish Flower Chicken, Pharaoh Quail, geese, Guinea Fowl (from West Africa), peafowl (from India), and on and on. Breed categories start at less than 1 lb. and go up to 13 lbs. Can you imagine? Although, we don’t know until the last minute what will be entered, we do know for sure that every year brings the unexpected, it is noisy and the building is just a little smelly!

We can’t wait to see you at the Fair!

If you like strawberry pie, come to the Tank House on Saturday evening and sign up to participate in the Strawberry Pie Eating Contest hosted by the committee members of the Agriculture/Horticulture Department. There will be twenty-four seats available for competitors who want to undertake the challenge. We are looking forward to having Nancy Kobert Rieglers Bird Show featuring the Parrot from the movie, Paulie. She will also have many other great birds. Nancy will once again present The Wild West Turkey Stampede. This is one of the funniest and most entertaining events on the grounds. Come and enjoy! Dennis Forrel’s Balloonacy will be on the Playhouse Stage and he will perform the balloon show. He also roams the grounds on his large wheel antique bike. He shares with Captain Jack Spareribs doing comedy, magic and juggling complete with his own pirate ship. You have to see him. Some say he looks just a bit like Captain Jack Sparrow but you decide for yourself! The All Alaskan Racing Pigs will return. They are a tradition for us at the Santa Cruz County Fair. What a great time! In between races, kids’ mini tractor pulls will take place. Michael Mezmer’s Hypnosis Show will have his show on the Tank House Stage throughout the week. He has been around for years and the crowds that watch him grow every year. Sunday’s feature is the highly acclaimed Charro Show in the Horse Arena. This will be followed by a new feature this year, a Hispanic Concert.

FAIR HOURS TUESDAY: 12 NOON – 10:00pm WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY: 12 NOON – 11pm SATURDAY: 10pm – 11pm SUNDAY: 10pm – 10pm LIVESTOCK AREA CLOSES AT 6pm ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 The Santa Cruz County Fair is blessed to have a strong leader and fiscal organizer in David Kegebein. We are also very grateful for the Board of Directors which include: Loretta Estrada (Pres.), Don Dietrich, Jody Belgard, Bruce Oneto, Stuart Yamamoto, Stephanie Fontana, Eric Hammer, Bill Barton and Tony Campos. There are roughly twenty Chairman that are responsible for the management and operation of their department during the Fair, and they are: Gina Locatelli, Charlie Rice, Donna Giubbini, Sandy D’Amato, Francisco Diaz, Cathy Walls, Gina Daniels, Monica Ryan, Eileen Maxinoski, Margie Lynch-Freshner, Blanca and Jay Boyd, Russell Sanderson, Karen Williams, Mike Van Dierendock, Gary Stubblefield, Dawn White, Joe Moreno, Cindy Fichter, Jo Gene Vega, Terry Reeder, Brian and Shelly Laschkewitsch, Lynne Grossi and Joan and Bart Favero. In addition to the Fair Manager, the Directors and the Department Chairman, let’s not forget about the thousands of community spirited individuals that grace us each year as Volunteers. Each person that lends a hand to the Fair offers support that would not otherwise be available, and they are truly appreciated.

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THE FEELING SENSE

by Susan Springfield hen it comes to personal growth and spirituality, there are many teachers. So many of these teachers claim to know the truth. The trouble is, they give different advice and have conflicting points of view. Frankly, I wish they’d all back off a bit. Tone it down. Invite instead of shout. A life coach might tell me to fake it until I make it, and then I watch Oprah, and Brene Brown is talking about the power of vulnerability. Eckhart Tolle is telling me that to experience a deeper reality, I need to experience life without words or categories, and then I read some work by Ernest Holmes who writes about “the power of my word to create.” Should I imagine a glorious future with detail and feeling? Or should I release attachment and be here now? Some teachers tell me to turn away from the negative and others tell me to face my shadow. What’s a girl to do? Now I have friends that will tell me that all of these ideas are really the same thing, and it’s just a matter

TRUTH of semantics, but I don’t really see it that way. People have different versions of truth. I will give them this: that all of these ideas are true for certain people in certain contexts and that each of these ideas could be true and helpful in different situations. It’s up to us to determine that for ourselves. The website for Centers for Spiritual Living states: At the Centers for Spiritual Living we teach that each individual has influence over, and responsibility for, his or her own life. We support personal responsibility and strongly discourage the “following of” any one person, including our founder Ernest Holmes. The philosophy taught by Centers for Spiritual Living challenges people to think for themselves and only believe what feels true to them. “What feels true.” How does truth feel? For me, truth can feel like a jolt of energy. I feel it when I read or hear something and feel a certain rush, “Yes!” I might think, “I’ve known that all along. I’ve just

never heard it expressed before!” Truth feels like something clicking into place. Sometimes truth feels solid and strong. It feels undeniable, like a part of my very identity. Truth says, “Yes, this is where I stand.” Sometimes truth happens in my mind. “This makes sense. This adds up. This seems true.” Sometimes truth feels moving and sweet. Inspired by an uplifting talk or beautiful music, truth opens my heart and then sends it floating. “Oh yes!” my heart sings. Sometimes truth feels faint, like a hint or an invitation, “It might be worth a try,” truth whispers. I like the idea of exploring how truth feels, because this issue of truth never goes away. With each new experience we either confirm or question what we have come to believe. Some truth holds up over time and some truths get replaced with bigger ideas. I bless all those “teachers of truth” because they get me thinking. They help me clarify the truth I will claim for myself. Susan Springﬁeld is a practitioner at the Center for Spiritual Living Santa Cruz, 1818 Felt Street. The Sunday celebration service begins at 10:30am with an earlier meditation at 10am. Susan speaks on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Learn more about the Center at cslsantacruz.org. or call (831) 462-9383.

FIRST FLIGHT by Melanie Gendron

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by Julianne Rice hen you first meet Kath Robinson, her warmth, joy and lightness ﬁll up the space. She is a radiant example of someone who has found her passion and purpose in life and has given herself to it 100%. When I ﬁrst met her, I had to blink a few times and pinch myself. Really? Is it possible to be so at peace with yourself and so fully expressed in the community around you that others fall into ease just being in your presence? Oh yes. She is one of those. One of the spiritual teachers that has a transformative effect on others just by being who and what she is. Kath sings and loves. She is a gifted performing artist, a spiritually grounded vocal coach, a music minister and a community builder extraordinaire. She sings from what she calls the voice behind the voice. An avid student of the Werbeck School of uncovering the voice, her coaching is rooted in spiritual principles. Her methods include unconventional, highly effective vocal exercises that work to help the aspiring singer release unnecessary efforting and tap into the natural breadth (breath) and depth of the voice. As if the power, love and magic of Kath on her own isn’t enough,

this September 14 at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center she’ll be joined by the very talented and popular New Thought Gospel vocalist, Valerie Joi Fiddmont. What an inspiring night this promises to be. See details below. The concert will be an evening of music ministry celebrating the release of Kath’s new CD entitled Blessed Be. It will be an opportunity for friends, family and fans to gather in musical, spiritual community - to be and sing together in a way that is magical, touching hearts and souls. Kath is well known for her Community Sings - inspiring and guiding others (audiences, congregations and/or choirs) to sing along. The songs she shares in this context are uplifting, often chantlike and easy to follow. The richness of many voices in unison, in harmony and in the moment is empowering and soul enriching. Whether singing along or simply listening, healing happens! This concert will include songs from her new CD, surprise favorite tunes and community singing. Robinson CD Release Blessed Be with special guest Valerie Joi Fiddmont and Annie Stafford on saxophone, Etienne Franc on bass, Kevin DiNoto on drums, Kinsha Em on percussion and Michael Levy on piano

S u n d a y, September 14, Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar St. #2 Santa Cruz CA 95060 Doors: 7:00pm Music: 7:30pm Tickets: http://kathrobinson. brownpapertickets.com General Admission — $25 General Admission and CD — $40 VIP Admission and CD — $50 Info: www.yoursoulvoice.com Julianne Rice is a freelance writer, producer and promoter living in Aptos, Ca. Contact her at julirice@ yahoo.com and www.juliannerice. com for promotional services. Photos: Shawn Hatjes www. shawnhatjes.com

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Clear the path to the front door and clear the area around it. Remove anything blocking the door from the inside (tables/shoes/coats). Obstacles in your path will create obstacles in your life. Use it. If no one ever used the front door it is like a dead door. Using it will help to bring the healthy chi inside. Create a welcoming and attractive environment. Invite the Chi to your door and uplift the entrance by using sound, color, movement and healthy plants. The movement and sound created by a wind chime or a water fountain will attract the chi to your front door. Water represents the flow of money so make sure the water in your fountain is flowing towards your front door and not away from it. A wind chime is only helpful if you like the sound of it. Metal wind chimes are the most effective. Painting your front door an attractive color is an effective way to make your door stand out. Red is an auspicious color and good for attracting chi but only if you like it.

Plants in colorful pots surrounding the door attract healthy energy but not if they are crowding the area around the door. A path lined with colorful flowers and a colorful flags (movement) are good ways to attract the chi. You do not have to do all these things, just enough to bring a smile to your face. The priority is to use solutions that lift your chi and enhance the whole building. Work to create front door enhancements that will make you feel welcome and at home. For Feng Shui advice tailored to your specific situation contact Megan at (831) 588-5424 or mail to: megan@windandwaterblessings.com. Upcoming Feng Shui Classes—An Introduction to Feng Shui on August 14th and An Introduction to the Feng Shui Bagua on August 21st. Contact Megan for more details and to register. Megan Montero is a Feng Shui consultant trained in BTB Feng Shui. She has been practicing in Santa Cruz since 2007 and offers Feng Shui consultations, color consultations and clutter clearing coaching in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay areas and by phone. Learn more about Megan’s services at http://www. windandwaterblessings.com.

Editor’s Note: We apologize for the “Eyes” that mysteriously slipped into Megan Montero’s article title, Feng Shui EyesBooks: Are they Helpful or Confusing? It should have read: Feng Shui Books: Are they Helpful or Confusing?

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by Phil Wellman uthor Anne Archer Butcher explores near-death experiences and inner guidance on her 2014/15 world tour in support of her new book “Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright” (Eckankar, 2014, InnerGuidanceBook. org.) On the Northern California leg of her tour, she will present Inner Guidance Workshops on September 5 in Monterey, September 6 in Palo Alto and September 7 in Roseville. Anne Archer Butcher, author and survivor of a near-death experience, has written a new book that chronicles how inner guidance led her into deep dimensions of spiritual reality and enhanced daily living. At each event in this world tour, the author presents the message: “Daily wisdom from inner guidance is available to everyone.” “Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright” spans 30 years of miraculous encounters with inner guidance that gave the author spiritual survival skills and unique approaches to better living. Readers have been engaged by spell-binding stories in Archer Butcher’s book, showing inner guidance at work, including the compelling story of how inner guidance saved her life when she was rescued by dolphins from a shark attack. See www. youtube.com/watch?v=yVBZF9fJQdo Anne says, “We all have access

to the exceptional spiritual tool of inner guidance. Its transformative power can unerringly direct and enlighten our every thought, word, and deed. It opens the door of the heart to divine assistance. We can tune into our inner guidance at an ever higher and more personal level and transform our lives in every way.” “Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright” offers powerful keys to: • Conquer fears • Resolve karmic ties • Face challenges with ease • Enhance inner guidance • Recognize daily miracles • Live a more spiritually-oriented life The Leading Edge Review states that “Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright” is a truly intriguing, inspiring, and insightful read for anyone, regardless of their faith or belief system.” Author Anne Archer Butcher is an international speaker, awardwinning producer, and a member of the Eckankar clergy. She has spoken about near-death, out-of-body and spiritual experiences, as well as the unique spiritual practice of Eckankar

at events throughout the United States and in Europe, Africa, Asia, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Anne has also hosted her own radio talk show, “Good Vibrations,” with interviews of noted authors including Dr. Michael Newton, Dr. John Gray, and Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions. In late August 2014, Archer Butcher will speak at the 2014 Annual Conference of the International Association of Near Death Studies (IANDS) in Newport Beach, CA, www. iands.org. The conference theme is “Hope, Healing, and Life Transformation.” Details on Anne’s Northern California Tour follow: • Friday, September 5 / Monterey / 7 to 8:30pm / Best Western Beach Resort, 2600 Sand Dunes Drive / Free Admission / Call 831.373.1133 for information • Saturday, September 6 / Palo Alto / 7 to 9:00pm / Ananda Temple, 2171 El Camino Real $5 (pre-register by Sept 5) $10 door / Call (650) 988-9800 • Sunday, September 7 / Roseville / 2 to 3:30pm / Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive / Free Admission for Guests / Call (916) 488-4741. For more information, visit InnerGuidanceEvents.com or ECKCA.org.

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Chaldean numerology An InnovAtIve And excItIng WAy to Help you understAnd yourself, your lIfe, And WHAt MAtters Most to you

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Learn about a new-age approach to SeLecting Your perfect SouL Mate or buSineSS partner that the spelling of your name and your birthdate have a numerical value that sets the stage for your lifetime? That your birth name and birthdate reveal a blueprint of the missions you came into this lifetime to experience or an in-depth look at your character. That we can determine whether you were born to be a builder, business executive, diplomat, entertainer, healer, humanitarian, leader, or teacher. Is it considered cheating to want to know in advance of the dating game the results of researching the characteristics of the model you are about to test drive or whether the potential business partner is truly suited for this venture. Consumer reports prepare us for making the best choices based on presenting us with thorough facts on the benefits and features of a particular product, so why not try a new approach to finding happiness, success and the joy of living which are rewards for those who select their perfect soul mate or partner. Chaldean Numerology is the ancient science of numbers which says that we are born with a set of unique numbers that have meanings, and from those meanings we can find out our destiny, who we are compatible with, what our personality is really like and

more. What an advantage to have over others who don’t have access to this type of information in being able to make better personal and business decisions through the use of Numerology charts. Consider this approach an investment in your future. The secret to your success in life rely boils down to FIRST knowing who you are and how you are wired –from the “inside-out.” When you intellectually understand your personal characteristics/traits, development, strengths and weaknesses, and how all of your components work or don’t work well together (aggressive vs. non-aggressive), then you are more apt to make better choices in life. Numerology charts and readings are valuable tools at a much deeper level in helping you gain insight into various aspects of your life, whether it is personal or business related. Numerology is like a mirror that reflects your life’s journey in the form of numbers. Joanne Justis, Author, Speaker and World Renown Intuitive Chaldean Numerologist. Charts & Readings for: Personal Growth, Relationships, Partner Matching, Name Changes, Baby Naming, Business Naming. Discover how Numerology gives you insight, clarity and options for controlling changes in your life. 408-399-3101. Charts & Readings since 1984.

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how they felt and to experiment with their newfound movement and relief from pain. Dr. Nicholson (from CHOMP) and Michael Barr (chiropractor) visited our tent to see how we were getting these results. If I had not been there to observe this for myself, I would have thought all this to just be hyperbole. We are a team who have a lot to offer a lot of people. We have been asked to consider participating and teaching life and wellness skills to these veterans throughout the year. We have also been asked to present these topics on Radio Monterey on our own Wellness Hour Program,

by Joanne Justis his article is about what everyone talks about, hopes for, but rarely finds. That would be the perfect relationship, of course! Why do you think this happens? The first answer that comes to mind is many people don’t like the dating scene and don’t want to put the extra energy into finding the right partner. Some may not want to go through the dating ritual of “wining and dining” while others simply don’t know who they are or what they are looking for in a partner. The bottom line is you have to kiss a lot of toads or toadetts along the way until you find your ideal mate. What a process; and these days. this could be quite undesirable, if you know what I mean. We will present you with a scientific way to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak; finding your ideal partner up front without a huge investment of time, emotions and money and the compatibility that you are truly seeking. If all else fails, you will at least learn to communicate with a better understanding of each other whether you stay together or not as it’s always your choice. Your Name and Birthdate Reveal Secrets About You What would you say if you knew

ear Team WPICCC! (Wellness Planning Institute of the California Central Coast,

LLC) A great big Thank You goes out to Judy Bloom, Jeff Barnard, Christine Norlander, and Gene Felten for their selfless, professional and passionate participation in the Monterey Stand Down 2014 on Friday, August 1st from 8am to 7:30 pm and Saturday, August 2nd from 9am to 6pm. We observed veterans of varying ages enter our far-placed Wellness tent after having visited the closer medical tents and chiropractor tents. They entered with varying degrees of limited or paralyzed range of motion, sadness, moroseness, near-hopelessness, and degrees of pain ranging from 8 to 10. They had already tried opiates and various surgeries; they wanted relief. Upon entering our tent, they received the alkaline water, breathed in the nonGMO organic essential oils, listened to Dr. Jeffrey Thompson’s Brainwave Healing Music, heard my medical information on plant-based nutrition, healthful biomagnetic energy, etc., and received Christine’s massage, Jeff’s Qi Gong maneuvers, Gene’s Aroma Tough Therapy, and Judy’s AMAZING Tuina Massage and

Laser Light Therapy. After 45 to 90 minutes of interventions, there were brightened faces, uplifted spirits, increased FULL-range-of-motion for necks, shoulders, fingers, elbows, knees, and lower backs with tears of amazement and relief: “This is the first time that I have been free of pain in 10 years!” and “I can’t believe this! Look at me, I can bend my fingers!” and “WOW, look! I can turn my neck from side to side!” and “I’ve always kept my neck straight forward without bending it for the last 5 years (said with tears streaming down his face)!” “Look at me! I can bend my back. Look! I’m bending! I don’t need my back brace!” and “I feel great!” We also observed veterans walking in with back braces, neck braces, arm slings, 3-point and single-point canes, and wheelchairs. After receiving our care, they left all that stuff behind as they walked out or ran out of our tent to go show their friends

and at the August 23rd COBHA Wellness Fair in Santa Cruz. Let me know how you would like to help me in these endeavors. Sincerely, Sherry Doctor Felten, RN, MSN, PHN, FCN—CEO Wellness Planning Institute of the California Central Coast, LLC, 950 Cass Street, Suite A, Monterey, CA 93940, (831) 531-4553 office; (831) 334-7584 cell phone, www. wellnessplanninginstitute.com. Email: wpiccc@att.net.

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It is the Heart that contains the original instructions of Life, and when the Heart is again in control of a person’s life, Life responds with joy and power. When the Human Light Body (Merkaba) is directly activated from the Sacred Space of the Heart, your life becomes interconnected with all Life everywhere and moves into Higher Consciousness naturally. When we create from the brain, we get what we want and it’s exact opposite. Creation from the Unified Heart Field brings only good. Join us to learn the process of creating from the Heart, and to naturally and spontaneously activate your Human Light Body.

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by Christopher Love t was July 3rd and as the ﬁrst light of the morning Sun was ushering in a new day in the Himalayas, ten thousand volunteers were preparing for an epic gathering of spiritual seekers from around the globe. I drew the curtain aside to reveal a misty mountain morning. Fortunate, I thought, for if the fog lasts, it just may offer some relief from the high desert solar power of Ladakh. This Northern-most area of India, high in the Himalayas sees only about 3% rainfall each year and is home of some of the tallest mountain peaks in the world. Leh, the Capitol City of Ladakh, sits at 3524 meters above sea level, with surrounding peaks reaching twice this height! As I hit the streets of Leh, there were already Ladakhi locals sweeping their storefronts, preparing for another day of business. Ahead of me was a 3 kilometer walk through town to the bus stand where I would be a minority among the Ladakhis and Tibetans needing seats to Choglamsar, the village chosen by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (H.H.D.L.), to hold this years Kalachakra. The early morning walk was amusing as animals seem to rule the streets in the time before the people appear in mass. Packs of wild dogs, as well as burrows, goats and cows are seen

everywhere rummaging through the trash piles left from the previous day of life and business, removing edible debris. In time, I found that these animals play a vital role in the sanitation cycle of daily refuse in all the Lakakhi villages by removing the organic matter, thus making the piles ready to burn. This morning, I was fortunate to

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with smiles and radiant anticipation. In time, the colorful crowd of monks, nuns, and lay people found their way through security lines and dumped into a great bowl, carved in the landscape below, becoming like a vast sea. This sea, at it’s peak, reached well over 150,000 people, mostly Ladakhis, Tibetans and Indians, with around 5,000 foreigners from other countries. In time, everyone was settled and the atmosphere became vibrant and celebratory as the Dalai Lama entered the teaching grounds. Partway through the morning, the fog burned off and the Sun shone brightly on all. The surrounding mountains appeared magically out of the mist and stood around us in every direction like great protectors. H.H.D.L. began with readings from a text by Nagarjuna, a 2nd-3rd century philosopher and writer who is considered one of the most important teachers in Buddhism since Sakamuni Buddha. The text, entitled “Letter to the King” gave H.H.D.L. the foundation for his talks on the concepts of Impermanence, Emptiness, and Bodhichitta that form the foundation of Buddhist philosophy. I’d like to take a moment to elucidate on some of these concepts. Impermanence is the view that all that exists (known as phenomena) is of an ever-changing (impermanent) nature. That all phenomena rises and decays. Even things that seem forever, like our Sun, have a beginning, middle and end. Emptiness, Dependent Arising, Non-Independent Arising and Lack of Inherent Self-Existence are the same things as H.H.D.L. points out and it is of foremost importance to understand this. Emptiness is like saying there is no meaning to anything unless it is imputed by the mind. Dependent Arising suggests that everything that exists does so due to many relationships to

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many other things. Non-Independent Arising is the concept that nothing exists solely on it’s own and Lack of Inherent Self Existence tells us that even what we call “self” does not exist on it’s own accord. So how is it that we think things exist on their own accord? H.H.D.L. says that, “We cause things to look like they exist from their own side by imputing meaning, names and labels on them.” I find, as I contemplate these concepts, that they have a direct correlation, in my opinion, with other teachings I have received. For example, in American Indian philosophy it is said that all things are related. In Vedanta (Hindu) philosophy, there is no duality, therefore only oneness. The Tao says that all things are connected. In physics, we are finding that all matter is made up of particles and no matter how small the particle we can still not say; Oh, this particle exists solely on it’s own and is therefore the building block of life. Why? Because as technology progresses and we have the ability to look into minute sub atomic levels, we find that even what we thought was the smallest particle is still made up of yet smaller particles. H.H.D.L. says, “We may see an object and think it exists on it’s own accord. With investigation we find that this is not true. Therefore independent self-existence is an illusion. Our conclusion is that phenomena (all we perceive that exists) exists only through codependent relationship.” H.H.D.L. expands the teaching thusly, “Suffering is created by identification with the senses (individual self) as having inherent self-existence.” That “All suffering is caused by the separation that occurs when one identifies with the self as “I” (existing independently).” The teaching on impermanence says that suffering is caused by (individual “I”) attachment to objects that lack permanent existence. H.H.D.L. further expounds by saying, “The three main causes of suffering are desire, attachment and ignorance.” These concepts and scientific findings may suggest that we can find peace in the realization that we are all in relation to each other and all things, that all life is interdependent, and each and every part of existence is important to every other part. H.H.D.L. says, “For the learned, the concept of no inherent self-existence eliminates fear and gives rise to liberation.” and that “Suffering will only cease when ignorance is eliminated.” What if this is true? If how things exist is merely a product of imputed meaning, then as we assign names and labels to everything around us and meaning to everything that happens, we ourselves define our daily reality by our beliefs. If we are “ignorant” of the true nature of reality, then is it possible that we are unknowingly creating our own suffering? The proceeding days included teachings on the philosophy of mind. Among the fascinating topics were: what beliefs keep one in ignorance, how to overcome desire and attachment, how to realize the true, luminous nature of mind, and generating Bodhichitta. All of these teachings Page 29

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Bringing Consciousness into your Kitchen! EArThing

by Joy Binah arthing was first discovered for the benefit of modern man by Clint Ober, author of Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever. There have been over a dozen peerreviewed scientific studies on the effects of “grounding” on human physiology that have been published over the last fifteen years. I would recommend a great interview on YouTube.com between Dr. Mercola and cardiologist Dr. Stephen Sinatra (http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=11PC8AFrh5w) and the wonderful documentary, “Grounded” (www.groundedfilm. com). Put simply, earthing is placing your bare feet on the moist ground. The earth is struck by lightning thousands of times a minute all around the globe, in addition to the solar flares, storms and sunlight. All of this activity charges the earth with mobile free electrons. When you “ground” by putting your feet on the moist earth (hugging a tree or swimming in the ocean), you are absorbing all those electrons through your skin. Our body is depleted in electrons by the free radical stress described previously, causing inflammation, a known precursor to all illness and disease. Our Mother Earth donates all the free electrons you want whenever you take the time to connect with her! Your skin is an excellent conductor. You can connect any part of your skin to the Earth, though there is one that is especially potent, and that’s right in the middle of the ball of your foot; a point known to acupuncturists as Kidney 1 (K1). It’s the point that conductively connects to all of the acupuncture meridians. The lack of grounding, has a lot to do with the rise of modern diseases. Chronic inflammation is a primary cause of virtually all disease, from diabetes to cancer. As we look at what happens during grounding, the answer to why chronic inflammation is so prevalent, and what is needed to prevent it, is becoming better understood. When you’re grounded there’s a transfer of free electrons from the Earth into your body -

these free electrons are probably the most potent antioxidants known to man. These antioxidants are responsible for the clinical observations from grounding experiments, such as: • Beneficial changes in heart rate • Decreased skin resistance • Decreased levels of inflammation Interestingly, grounding research has now discovered that if you place your feet on the ground after an injury, electrons will migrate into your body and spread through your tissues. Any free radicals that leak into the healthy tissue will immediately be electrically neutralizedelectrons are negative, while the free radicals are positive, so they cancel each other out. Dr. James Oschman, an expert in the field of energy medicine, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biophysics and a PhD in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. As an author of a

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were considered part of the Page 28 preparation stages for Tantric Initiation. Every teaching was infused with the importance of finding peace; in oneself, with one’s neighbor, in one’s world and subsequently with life itself. The mental and psychological intensity increased each day, as did the heat. By day five, I was making the journey through the crowd to the water faucet each hour, soaking a rag and placing it on my head. The line of people at the faucet was akin to starving people waiting for one slice of bread to momentarily relieve them of their hunger. Although everyone was maintaining

civility, I had to be steadfast to not loose my place as a moment’s hesitation would allow another thirsty/overheated pilgrim (or three) to jump in front of me. I have to say that the harsh physical conditions added to the richness of the experience, and somehow prepared me for what was to come. Interested in more from the Kalachakra? Please tune in to this column next month. Until then, enjoy your Summer. Christopher Love is a free-lance writer and healing arts practitioner and welcomes comments and suggestions at: ChristopherLove@ Empowerment.Net.

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by Jan Saxton n most of the literature on Bowenwork the focus is on the physical benefits, which are numerous and profound. It is generally believed that Bowenwork’s unique application of gentle touch works through the proprioception system to reset tension levels in muscles and tendons. In this way it allows unhealthy holding patterns that have set in as a result of repetitive stress, injury or illness to unwind. But Bowenwork also has a powerful effect on the fascia. Fascia is the continuous sheet of fibrous membrane that lies underneath the skin and surrounds all the muscles and organs in the body. It is the high degree of fluidity in the fascia which allows muscles and organs to glide and move against each other freely. Fascia is made up primarily of collagen fibers, which are tiny hollow tubes filled with a very fine liquid, similar to cerebro-spinal fluid. Collagen is unique in that water molecules are attracted to it in a very orderly way, making the structure of fascia almost like liquid crystal, and allowing it to carry electrical impulses much faster than even the central nervous system. Because of its unique structure, the fascia responds to stimuli (like Bowen moves) as an integrated whole, which may explain why a series of Bowen moves on the low back or legs can bring about a healing response in the neck or a pulsing sensation in the shoulder. The conductivity of the fascia increases dramatically when it is well hydrated. For that reason I encourage my clients to drink water before and after each session, and to follow up with plenty of water the next day. A Bowen session will also stimulate lymph flow, and some of the moves initiate a general detoxification of the body, so good hydration following a session is especially important. But there is another aspect of Bowenwork that is not often mentioned, and that is the emotional/spiritual/energetic component. It is Yoga - Continued From Page 30 to bring awareness into play as all transitions are made. Incorporating props such as chairs, can be somewhat distracting, therefore it is vitally important to continually keep the focus on our body’s position as we arrange the chairs and ensure it’s stability on a sticky mat so that it does not slip. This requires an element of multi-tasking and awareness. I have included several photographs that illustrate how beneficial the postures can be utilizing the chairs. Alignment is always important, keeping the joints in line and using the breath to keep calm and centered prior to any movement. Inhalation as a rule is a cue for expansion and lengthening. Exhalation can assist with contraction, as the lungs are emptying there is space for pulling in, folding over, twisting. There are exceptions as with any rule, but overall this

harder to pinpoint, difficult to quantify, sometimes difficult even to articulate. This aspect of Bowen’s healing power shows up best when the work is received regularly over an extended period of time. This Jan Saxton emotional healing manifested in my life as an increase in my felt sense of joy—I don’t know any other way to describe it. Some clients have reported an amazing feeling of wellbeing after a session that was more than physical. Over time that feeling becomes cumulative, promoting a deeper spiritual connection which in turn creates more emotional resilience. On my intake forms, there’s a question for which the answer is almost always yes: ‘do you suffer from stress?’ It would take a truly enlightened and disciplined person to create a life in our crazy modern world that doesn’t involve stress. Stress takes a toll on the body, but it also takes a terrible toll on our minds, undermining our ability to see and appreciate all that is good in our world. Regular Bowen sessions seem to be able to ‘reset’ our stress response as well as our musculoskeletal systems, and that is a powerful healing tool indeed. Jan Saxton is a Certified Bowen Practitioner and Associate Bowenwork Instructor with office hours in Soquel, Hollister and Aromas. For information about upcoming classes or to make an appointment call 831-277-8194 or go to www. jansbowenhands.com Sources: Biel, Andrew. Trail Guide to the Body: A handson guide to locating muscles, bones and more, Fourth Edition. Books of Discovery, 2010, P. 14. Wilks, John. The Bowen Technique: The inside story. CYMA Ltd, Dorset, UK, 2007, pp. 19-25.

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Lynn Drittenbas tive model of care they offer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is nice to practice and collaborate with other practitioners from other healing approaches, consulting one another for the best possible course of care for the more difficult cases. I can refer my clients for follow up care to rehab specialists or personal trainers who can help them to strengthen weak muscles that may have been the underlying cause of their injury to begin with.â&#x20AC;? Acupuncture is gaining in popularity as an alternative approach to pain management, which has been the sole domain of the pharmacological world in the west, where drugs are the first course of treatment. Pain sufferers often become addicted to drugs or need expensive and invasive surgery to overcome chronic problems which arise from repetitive motions, inflammation injury and even poor lifestyle choices. Pain often limits activity, which can result in weight gain, which only exacerbates the problems with additional stress on the joints and back. Lynn recounts a story about a client â&#x20AC;&#x153;having knee pain issues and when on further inspection with an MRI found that nothing was there. After getting orthoscopic surgery and the pain increased, it turned out that the channel was blocked for the gall bladder. (Acupuncture works on a the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system of energy meridians or channels.) The body is equipped to heal itself and acupuncture and diet assist that process by removing toxins and opening blocked energy channels.â&#x20AC;? In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diet, we are eating processed foods that are easy to prepare, helping us to save time and stress. Unfortunately, many of these food choices are laden with pesticides, hormones and are not fresh. This imbalanced approach to diet leads to

inflammation in the body and ends up causing our bodies the stress we are trying to avoid by eating them in the first place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I recommend a program of purification to all of my patients who want to get healthy or stay healthy,â&#x20AC;? says Lynn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This detox or purification regimen, as I prefer to call it, helps to remove toxins that are ubiquitous in our lives; especially now with increased radiation from Fuji, food toxins in soil, from the air, from the water, from the environment, and in the products we buy and live around. A purification program can help the liver to detox, providing the vital nutrients it needs to process the toxins which are in the body so they can be flushed out of the system. Toxins are stored in the fat, so the liver helps to remove toxins from fat into a water soluble base, which can then be released from the body. This will make you healthier, increasing your energy, well being, weight management, allow you to have better sleep and digestion, hormonal balancing, clearer thought, and takes the burden off the organs allowing for increased efficient operation.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;How often should one use a purification program? I asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once a year, twice would be best. And the best time of the year is during the growing season when there are ample fresh, local organic fruits and vegetables. Eating raw foods will cut down on inflammation in the body, which is another good reason to do the detox during this time. So, whether for cleansing the body of debilitating toxins or trying to control your weight, this program will balance the system by reducing cravings and enhancing the bodies self-regulation for health and weight management .â&#x20AC;? Lynn is careful to point out that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be sick or injured to benefit from acupuncture. She suggests people use it for health maintenance and care while they are well, to build their immune systems to stay healthy during the winter months, when we have a greater exposure to illness from people with colds and flu. Come in for the initial exam which includes a complete history and evaluation, and a treatment. Lynn will outline a program of care to help you reach your health and wellness goals and/or address any of your health concerns. And because Santa Cruz CORE has a integrative care/rehabilitation approach, they can recommend other practitioners and care providers that can help speed your recovery, help you to get stronger and reduce or eliminate your pain. To book an appointment with Lynn, call 831-425-9500. For more information email at info@ santacruzcore.com or check us out www.santacruzcore.com.

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What do We Mean by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Martial Arts?â&#x20AC;? by Ted Mancuso s a Tai Chi teacher it is my task to convince people that they are doing a martial art. Sometimes I can see the letdown in their eyes. The sad truth is that they are disappointed by this statement, not because they doubt it, but because they believe it. Identifying with the martial arts is the last thing they want to do. My unwelcome announcement has definitely been known to dampen the bliss. Of course, like an idiot, I am perfectly proud of our martial background and its hard-won truths; this, despite the perception that all â&#x20AC;&#x153;realâ&#x20AC;? martial arts are some form of kick ass. Street fighting certainly is a division of martial arts just as linear algebra is a category of mathematics, but either one is simply a part, no more. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simple. This complete folk art is a festival of diversity: health, philosophy, meditation, Qigong, theater; like Western fencing, which is both a health practice and a tradition derived from the martial. But does this imply that everything is a martial art? Is bowling (regardless of the erratic way I bowl?) No, martial arts require a particular presence. I see too many beginning students floating through Tai Chi while looking distractedly horizon-ward, flapping their hands, staring with a blend of ennui and

vacancy signalling some spiritual process invisible to this writer...perhaps I turned away at the wrong time? But if Tai Chi is a spiritual practice, it can only be because you have brought your spirit to the practice. With presence, we can now look at the martial insistence on correct technique. There are at least two levels of perception here. In any martial art, the way you hold your body (structure,) the way you move (flow,) and the punctuation of power (energy) all converge like song, dance and setting in great movie. Proper intention bestows grace (efficiency,) effort (accuracy) and (surprise) artistry.

From technique we bridge to intent. The word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yi,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; meaning intention, is a stacked character of three parts. On top we have â&#x20AC;&#x153;to stand,â&#x20AC;? picturing a man with a straddle stance. The middle figure is â&#x20AC;&#x153;heart/mind,â&#x20AC;? a single concept in Chinese. The third symbolizes a mouth. If the mind and speech are congruent and the man stands by this, his intent is clear. When the intent is focused, clear and refined then strategy arises. There is a common sense need for strategy. We live in a world of feints and fakes. The message of strategy is that we need not be victims; we can hope because we can assess and plan. Even having the courage to want to defend yourself is a daily act of resistance greater than a hundred kicks. What, finally, do we mean by martial arts? A joyful seriousness, like the furrowed brow of a young child at play. Joyful, because of its great benefits and expression; serious, because lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even at its bestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;rides close to conflict and requires our intention to keep the peace. Ted Mancuso has been teaching martial arts for more than 45 years. Information on his studio, the Academy of Martial & Internal Arts, can be found at www.reelingsilk.com/ academy, where you can also learn about the styles taught, classes, and occasional seminars.

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e publish this magazine to support our community and enjoy featuring leading theater, performances, and events. It is very important that you, our readers, tell all of the Arts &

Entertainment Venues, businesses and events, that you read about them in The Connection Magazine. We appreciate your much needed support in return. Thank you very much! Pattie & Thom

1011 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ • 831-423-1336 Thursday, August 7 • Ages 18+

CHAINSMOKERS Max Styler

plus $25 Adv./ $35 Drs. • Drs. 8 p.m./ Show 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

Wed. • Aug.13 • 7:30pm • $10 MilkDrive Austin Jazz-Grass/String Band Magic

plus The Highway Murderers also The Swillbillys and The Atomic Aces, The Infirmities

Fri. • Aug.15 • 8pm • Dance • $15 It’s A Beautiful Day Legendary S.F. Rockers

THE CHOP TOPS

$10 Drs. only • Drs. open 8 p.m./ Show 8:30 p.m.

JUICY J

Friday, August 8 Ages 16+ plus Luke Christopher $35 Adv./ $39.50 Drs./ $125 M&G • 8 p.m./ 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

ROCIO Y SU SONORA

$20 Adv./ $25 Drs. • Drs. 8:30 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

Saturday, August 9 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

SIN SISTERS BURLESQUE

$15 Adv./ $20 Doors • Drs. 9 p.m./ Show 9:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 11 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

I DECLARE WAR

plus Oceano Last Ten Seconds Of Life and Barrier $12 Adv./ $15 Drs. • Drs. 6 p.m./ Show 6 p.m.

also The

Tuesday, Aug. 12 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

GOODNIGHT TEXAS plus The Bones

Of JR Jones $10 Adv./ $12 Drs. • Drs. 8:30 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 13 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

NATTY VIBES

plus Just Chill Roots and Ital Vibes, Iya Terra $8 Adv./ $12 Drs. • Drs. 8:30 p.m./ Show 9 p.m. also Hi

Thursday, August 14 • In the Atrium • Ages 18+

KRADDY

also Andrew

plus Labrat Luce $10 Adv./ $15 Drs. • 8:30 p.m.

Sun. • Aug.17 • 7pm • $10 MAJICKAT Cat Stevens Tribute Wed. • Aug.20 • 7:30pm • Dance • $10 Cecilia Noel Peru’s “Tina Turner/Queen of Salsoul” Sun. • Aug.24 • 2pm Matinee • Dance • $15 Los Cenzontles & Andre Thierry Zydeco-Mexican Connection Thu. • Aug.28 • 8pm • $10adv/$12dr Locomotive Breath • Songs of Led Zeppelin/Jethro Tull/Pink Floyd/ The Who/Cream/Rolling Stones/The Doors • Dance Sun. • Aug.31 • 7pm • $12adv/$15dr Guy Forsyth’s Hot Nut Riveters Guy’s (Asylum St. Spankers) New Vaudevillian Band

Friday, August 15 • Ages 16+

PUDDLE OF MUDD $27 Adv./ $30 Drs. • Drs. 7 p.m./ Show 8 p.m. Friday, August 15 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

MARTY O’REILY AND THE OLD SOUL ORCHESTRA CAROLYN SILLS COMBO $15 Adv./ $18 Drs. • Drs. 8 p.m./ Show 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 16 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

PHILTHY RICH

$16 Adv./ $20 Drs. • Drs. 8:30 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

Tuesday, August 19 • Ages 16+

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Venus de Mars

$16 Adv./ $18 Drs. • Drs. 7 p.m./ Show 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

MAN MAN

plus Landlady $16 Adv./ $18 Drs. • Drs. 8 p.m./ Show 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 21 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

BORIS

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Friday, August 22 Ages 16+ plus Drew Deezy $23 Adv./ $28 Drs. • Drs. 8 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

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Aug 23 Husalah/ D-Lo (Ages 16+) Aug 26 Presidents Of The U.S.A. (Ages 16+) Aug 29 J Boog/ Groundation (Ages 16+) Sep 5 The California Honeydrops (Ages 16+) Sep 6 Roach Gigz/ Baeza (Ages 16+) Sep 13 Easy Star All-Stars (Ages 16+) Sep 14 Black Label Society (Ages 16+) Sep 20 Andre Nickatina (Ages 16+) Sep 21 José James (Ages 16+) Sep 26 Amon Amarth (Ages 16+) Sep 30 Brother Ali/ Bambu (Ages 16+) Oct 3 The Aquabats (Ages 16+) Oct 5 American Authors (Ages 16+) Oct 6 Lake Street Dive (Ages 16+) Oct 13 Dirty Heads/ Rome (Ages 16+) Oct 16 Stick Figure (Ages 16+) Oct 17 Zoso the ultimate Led Zeppelin experience (Ages 21+) Oct 18 The Wonder Years (Ages 16+) Oct 19 Matisyahu (Ages 16+) Oct 21 Gramatik (Ages 18+) Oct 24 Grieves (Ages 16+) Oct 25 Cherub/ Ghost Beach (Ages 16+) Nov 3 Citizen Cope with full band (Ages 16+) Nov 8 New Found Glory (Ages 16+) Nov 13 Adrian Belew Power Trio (Ages 21+) Nov 14 Deltron 3030 (Ages 16+) Nov 15 Flying Lotus/ Thundercat (Ages 16+) Nov 21 Fortunate Youth/ Thrive (Ages 16+) Nov 22 Cold War Kids (Ages 16+)

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CHICK COREA & THE VIGIL Reminiscent of Return to Forever

Friday, August 15 • 7 pm | No Comps

DAVE WECKL ACOUSTIC BAND Monday, August 18 • 7 pm

BIG CHIEF DONALD HARRISON’S CONGO SQUARE NATION Thursday, August 21 • 7 pm

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THUMBNAIL MOVIE REVIEWS by Karin Leonard & Daniel Robin ach month, we select our favorite or otherwise important films to be featured on this page. We rate them, subjectively, on a scale from 1 (worthless) to 5 (awesome) in terms of their entertainment and message. We leave the plot details and storytelling to the filmmakers and instead attempt to characterize, highlight strengths and flaws, and hint at purpose. Reach us at movies@ innerevolution.com. Enjoy!

Chef

With Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Sofía Vergara, Oliver Platt, Emjay Anthony entertainment: 4 Message: 4.5 very once in a while a movie comes along with a magnetic mix – no special effects or over-the-top violence, just a fantastic script, charismatic actors with the right chemistry, creative tension, and a genuine, heart-felt story that moves and inspires. This charming, colorful and highly entertaining tale succeeds on many levels, serving up a richly layered fare, spiced just right with meaning, passion and comedy. You may enjoy the mouthwatering “food art” and some feel-good laughs, but there’s

dazzling costumes and comedy too. Concerts in retro: Here are my reviews of some recent shows. Remember this is only my opinion. At Seabright Brewery: Free peoples played a special Wednesday concert for birthday boy, Jeff, friend of the brewery. Free Peoples is more than an American roots band including essence of every other style of music on various songs. Their sound is far more multi-layered because of their harmonizing, saxophone and addition of trombone great, Jason Thor, who played lead trombone in the Brian Setzer Orchestra for six years plus performed with several other famous musicians and played on over 50 albums several Grammy winning. Best original music band I’ve ever seen at the Brewery. Terrie londee and B-4 Dawn Band played hardcore R&B, funk and pop with extraordinary vocalist, Terri Londee belting out some amazing female singers’ songs you don’t often hear anyone else even attempt let alone do so well. Are you a local band that would like your CD reviewed in this publication? Send your CD to Music Connection, c/o Janet Leonard, PO Box 1151, Aptos CA 95001. Call (831) 325-4605 or email janetfaplanet@gmail.com to tell me about gigs for live reviews. Put “Music Connection” and your band’s name in the subject line.

much baked in: the foil of artistry meets critical opinion (and what not to do about it), a Chef’s search for himself, a deepening father-son relationship, and the quest for authenticity. Favreau directed, co-produced, wrote and stars in the tasty concoction … bon appetite! (1 hr 55 min).

scenes and protracted war violence left us yawning, and yearning for someone to come up with a fresh new twist. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes delivers some of that, without even leaving the galaxy! But the Guardians are an enjoyable motley crew, themselves an uneasy alliance of spunky, funny and tough-but-tender-hearted characters, led by Chris Pratt as rogue adventurer Peter Quill (think Harrison Ford alias Han Solo “lite”). Zoe Saldana (Avatar) adds sassy female spunk. Groot, a humanoid tree-thing, that talks (Vin Diesel), is sweet yet deadly. If you are a Marvel fan, you’ll likely enjoy this one (2 hrs 1 min).

Dawn of the Planets of the Apes

With Jon Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman,, Keri Russell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirk Acevedo, Judy Greer entertainment: 4 Message: 3.5 Warfare and violence ntelligent and well executed, far removed from the campy and hokey feel of the early versions (long before motion-capture technology) and deeply metaphoric about the many facets of “Us against Them.” Here is an intriguing exploration of differences and co-existence. Caesar, again played by Andy Serkis (Gollum in LoTR) with great skill and emotional nuance, demonstrates himself to be a wise leader, protecting his precious home and families. Peace is fragile, easily lost, but here is a blurring of the lines between friend and foe. Rather than the “get the enemy before they get us” fear-based stance embodied by fellow ape Koba, and sadly also too many of the less-evolved humans, a handful of individuals on both sides are willing to tentatively explore peace and mutual trust, realizing their intricate, interconnected and interdependent web. Who is the “enemy” anyway? This Ape world is brought to life with care, creativity and fantastic digital tools (2 hrs 10 min). Guardians of the Galaxy With Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, David Bautista, Lee Pace, Bradley Cooper entertainment: 3.5 Message: 2, Non-stop action, war and violence eminiscent of Star Wars films, containing plenty of “seen it before” alongside new characters, some of them even pastel-colored. An entertaining, witty and at times even touching mélange of Sci-Fi yarn, in this newest adaptation of the Marvel Comics superhero series. The main villain Ronan, with genocidal tendencies, proves to be quite the match for the Guardians. Ronan and his henchpeople are mostly uni-dimensional, vapid-headed morons, not at all engaging, but once again, the over-the-top and way-too-numerous fight

How to Train your Dragon 2

Voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett entertainment: 4 Message: 4 weet success! The second installment of this series is at least as wonderful as the first, a rare accomplishment in franchise-laden moviemaking. Fantastic visuals, great storytelling and engaging characters with lively celebrity voices display emotional depth – not an easy feat in animation – along with a hefty dose of subversive humor, creating a fabulous mix. Amazing flying scenes take you for thrilling rides, while a surprising and intriguing new character delights. Great fun for the whole family (1 hr 45 min).

Lucy

With Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman , Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt entertainment: 3.5 Message: 3.5 Note: Graphic violence rilliant in concept, exploring the possibilities of full human potential through greater use of brain capacity – what an awesome creative opportunity. And director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element – one of our favorites) delivers, as does Johansson’s remarkable performance as female hero, Lucy. Action scenes sell tickets to mainstream markets, but is this a mainstream premise? The “enemy stance” of armed conflict, scapegoating the other while blasting them into tiny pieces, is anything but innovative. If Lucy truly attains superhuman abilities, surely she could come up with something better than vengefully attacking almost everyone that crosses her… how about blasting them with loving kindness, arguably a more powerful force, and helping them up the developmental ladder? An evolutionary future that contains more destructive violence not only paints a dismal picture but it also doesn’t make

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SuMMer MuSiC exploSion! by Janet Leonard xperience an explosion of drums, dance, and high-energy entertainment now through Aug. 14th, two shows Mon.-Thu. 12pm & 3pm and Sun. 12pm & 6pm at The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s “lost at Sea” presented by Street Drum Corps, voted “Drum Ensemble of the Year” by Drum! Magazine, and also Academy of Villains Dance Troupe, recently featured on America’s Got Talent, and it’s Free! Some music scene highlights: The Catalyst: Fri. Aug. 15 th, Marty O’Reilly and the Old Soul orchestra, story telling original pieces and his renditions of old American classics backed by the upright bass and fiddle. Also Carolyn Sills Combo with bits of 50s rockabilly, dance hall honkytonk, western swing and more. Tue. Aug. 26th, presidents of The united States of America, American alternative three-piece rock band playing two six-string guitars with special bass modifications: That’s correct, they’re combos, a basitar and a guitbass! Also July Talk, a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2012 in Toronto. The singers Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay have a unique onstage relationship not to be outdone. Fri. Aug. 29th, Corrosion of

Conformity, a national heavy metal band with essence of punk formed in 1982. Also Bl’ast, a heavy timeless musical onslaught, Brant Bjork, guerrilla rock revolutionaries taking back the rock and letting it roll and lord Dying. Crow’s Nest: Sat. Aug. 16th, ronnie Dobbs & The Fuzz Holiday Ball, fun, contemporary party dance music. Don Quixote’s: Wed. Aug. 20th, from Peru, Cecilia noël, “The Latin Tina Turner” and “Queen of Salsoul”, salsoul is described as elements of salsa, blended with elements of soul and jazz. Sat. Aug. 30th, PaPa’S BaG “A James Brown experience”, dynamic show band captures the live sound and performance of the, “Godfather of Soul” hisself. Coaster ’s: Fri. Aug. 22 nd , Touch’d Too Much, a Monterey Bay based band that recreates the energy and sound of Bon Scott era AC/DC. SC Civic Auditorium: Fri. Aug. 29th, “Scottish Fiddlers”, The Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School presents its 30th annual concert, leading is Indie Award-winning Scots Fiddler Alasdair Fraser with more than 150 enthusiastic musicians in a lively celebration of music, song, and dance. Sun. Sep. 7th, 2pm, Joni Morris: A tribute to patsy Cline sung brilliantly with

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Alasdair Fraser’s Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School

n Friday, August 29, 2014, at 8pm, over 160 fiddlers, cellist, guitarists, dancers, singers, and percussionists will emerge from the redwood forests and converge on the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium for a mighty concert of music from Scotland and beyond. After being immersed in the musical traditions of Scotland and Ireland for eight days, this band of professional and amateur musicians will share with you the energy that has been the life force for this unique music camp for over thirty years. In addition to the powerful sound of the mass band, you will enjoy showcase sets from members of the faculty. Indie Award winning fiddler Alasdair Fraser is widely recognized as the foremost player of the Scottish fiddle. Drawing upon centuries of the old Gaelic tradition, Alasdair is at the forefront of a living, thriving, modern tradition and has inspired hundreds of people, young and old, to “follow the fiddle.” A frequent musical collaborator on this journey is cellist Natalie Haas who, over the past decade, has redefined the role of the cello as an equal partner to the fiddle in contemporary traditional Scottish music.

Jeremy Kittel has earned a reputation as one of the most exceptional violinists and fiddlers of his generation. With tremendous musicality, a rare and deep mastery of styles as diverse as jazz, Scottish and Irish fiddle, bluegrass, classical music, and more, plus a unique compositional voice and “exhilarating stage presence” (Strings Magazine), Kittel inspires listeners and fans worldwide through his solo work and collaborations. Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh plays traditional and contemporary folk music on a Hardanger d’Amore and other fiddles. In addition to being an established solo artist, he performs duos with dynamic Kerry accordion player Brendan Begley and Dublin uilleann piper Mick O’Brien, and plays in a trio with Martin Hayes and Peadar Ó Riada. As well as his work in traditional Irish music, Caoimhín writes new contemporary material that explores the region where traditional music begins to disintegrate. The concert on Friday, August 29, is the culmination of a week of musical exploration and camaraderie by attendees of the Valley of the

Moon Scottish Fiddling School held at the YMCA Camp Campbell near Felton. This annual gathering began more than thirty years ago with twenty students at a small church retreat in the Valley of the Moon near Sonoma, CA. It has now grown to over 250 students and is internationally recognized as a premier music camp. Many students who first came as under-ten-year-olds have now grown into accomplished musicians, establishing their own professional careers as performers and

recording artists, some of whom you will see on stage having come back to help with the teaching and to inspire the next generation. Tickets available at www.SantaCruzTickets.com, the Civic Box Office, or by phone (831) 420-5260. Advance Sales $20 Adults, $17 Students/Seniors, $10 Group Rate (10 or more, advance sales only). Day of Show $22 Adults, $19 Students/Seniors. Children 8 and under are free. (Tickets subject to service charges.)

Chad Wilkins . . . Releasing the Spirit, Unlocking the Heart at DiviniTree Yoga & Arts Studio

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riginally from the magnificent mountain region of Lake Tahoe on the California/Nevada border, Chad relocated to Australia in 2004. Growing up in the mountains, he often visited Santa Cruz as the main access point to the ocean in the summers. After much international travel doing humanitarian aid and healing work, he is now based near beautiful and colourful Byron Bay, Australia where he lives with his wife, Tash and their two children Isa and Sundar. It is in Byron Bay that he has manifested his first album, “Show Us The Way Of The Heart”. If you’ve been to any of Chad’s live events, you know that his music is more of an invitation than a performance – an experience to be entered into. Chad’s style is unique. Being a multi-instrumentalist himself, he combines many influences to create a blend that is hard to categorize. Folky, progressive, contemplative, mystical – but the point is the message. His songs vary from upbeat, positive-vibe celebration tunes to deep, devotional guided meditations, all showcasing conscious lyrics — challenging, provoking, inspiring, drawing, awakening. Some are poetic images of Chad’s own spiritual journey; some are journeys in themselves. And some are just fun!

“Show Us The Way Of The Heart” is an undiluted musical articulation of the heart of Chad Wilkins, and many will find expression for their own hearts in its contents. Presenting diverse instrumentation on each track, each song is unique, spanning a large range of styles and genres. Currently on tour in the States, Chad has spent the summer travelling up and down the coast of CA and OR with his family, sharing his heartsongs. He will be sharing Saturday August 16th at DiviniTree in Santa Cruz from 8 pm. Come be inspired and stirred by the distinct spirit and atmosphere of peace that is encapsulated within the music of this mystic minstrel. For music/videos/contacts, visit: www.ChadWilkinsMusic.com. Chad Wilkins will be performing at DiviniTree Yoga & Arts Studio in Santa Cruz, CA on Sat., August 16th from 8 pm. This will be an outstanding evening—inspiring, filled with love and from the Heart. Please let them know that you read about this in Connection Magazine. Thank you!

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developmental sense – greater capacity opens the door to increased moral judgment. At a time when lose-lose violence abounds, a message of positive potential is needed. Indeed, media can lead culture, not just reflect the worst and darkest our culture has to offer, just to make a buck. Still worthwhile and thought-provoking (1 hr 29 min).

of the Rings, captivate and enhance the spell (1 hr 37 min).

With Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley Entertainment: 4.5 Message: 3.5 owerful, visually stunning and transformative, this retelling and back story to the Grimm’s beloved “Sleeping Beauty” fairy tale, organizes itself around Angelina Jolie’s magnetic performance as uber-fairy, Maleficent. Never has the charismatic actress been more darkly beautiful and commanding, while at the same time revealing the vulnerable heart of the Wounded Feminine. Updated from her previous Disney movie incarnations, Maleficent represents the archetype of nature scorned, rather than the previous “evil” sorceress. The lovely Elle Fanning (Dakota Fanning’s sister) as Princess Aurora, delightful digital Fairy Folk and mythical nature creatures (even the trees get into the act), which seem reminiscent of Lord

Maleficent

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Sex Tape

With Cameron Diaz , Jason Segel, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe Entertainment: 3 Message: 2.5 tupid, but often hilarious, slapstick digital nightmare, following the antics of an otherwise “perfectly normal” married couple making a sadly moronic attempt at re-sparking their sex life by, worst idea ever, filming themselves and allowing “the cloud” to bare it all. Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel are perfectly inept with a dash of goofy for their respective roles and various contorted positions. A safe, family-style sex farce, though definitely not for young children (1 hr 35 min).

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The Music of the Spheres:

Astrological Insights by Susan Heinz Astrology

for

August 2014

s night falls, the constellation Scorpio stretches its long body gracefully across the Southern skies. In ancient days, this time of year was affiliated with the noble Lion, its flaring mane, its power, its playfulness. Leo is the sign of summer with warming days, golden sunsets flung in cerulean skies, and the central organ of our bodies, the heart. This month, attune to your heart, to childlike states of play, creativity, fun, and love. In the indigenous cultures, they knew that the greater perceptual organ was the heart. Through the heart, we can connect with it’s often hidden core, touch the great inspirational spirit of life, and ride its flow as it opens creative and healing possibilities. The great planet Jupiter, having entered Leo last month, (returning after its 12-year sojourn around the zodiac), increases the expression of the sign it is in. As we begin to move out of the Cardinal Cross planetary lineup, with its intensity, stress, demands for breakdown, and reconfiguration, remember your heart. Take action based on your heart’s pulse to calibrate your life with a deeper personal truth. Be beyond compare. Jupiter renews itself and returns as a morning star on the 8th, after its 7 months as evening star. On the 17th and 18th, watch as Jupiter and Venus meet in the morning, blending their lights for inspiration on love, peace, and beauty. The full Moon in social Aquarius illuminates the night on the 10th. The Sun moves into Earthy Virgo on the 22nd. The New Moon in Virgo takes place on the 25th. This month, we feel the tension between planets in Leo and planets in Scorpio. Scorpio is sensitive to other peoples’ emotions and behavior, highlighting our emotional reactions or more skillfully handled, clarity of perception. It is a sign of great power and healing, if conscious, and challenging, if not. Watch the dates, 1st, the 8th, 9th and 27th, to keep a balance between your inner emotional reaction and your need to express and be yourself. Simultaneously as the Sun, Mercury, and Venus travel through Leo, they align with Uranus in Aries. They call us to break out of old patterns and ruts, to have courage and do something radically different! Don’t hold on because it’s comfortable. Open yourself to possibilities. Believe in yourself even if you don’t. Pretend! Create those new neuro pathways to your brain. Transform! The world is begging it of us. Twelve opportunities for August: For Sun and Rising Signs Aries (Mar 20—Apr 19): Define what you love. Get it on paper. Follow the thread of your bliss, to build greater confidence. Make time to nurture and create from your heart. Situations open

up with children. As you allow deeper self trust, you will continue to push an emotional edge. Persevere. Powerful breakthroughs are around the corner. Taurus (Apr 20—May 20): Nurture your heart in a sacred place. Create privacy to feel the love and joy that naturally wants to arise and fill your life. Your home, your inner relationship with yourself, is changing. You experience a confidence arising from within that is beyond what you have known. Contemplation and staying with what is right in front of you bring success. Sweetness and love are highlighted on the 12th & 17th. Aug 26th shows tension in relationship. Gemini (May 21—Jun 20): You are full of new ideas and inspirations, big plans. Let yourself feel into your plans as if there are taking place right now. Experience within your imagination how people receive your communication, writing and/or teaching. Feeling it opens your heart to greater insight and intuition. Your steady hard work, and disciplined effort will ground your dreams into reality. Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 21): Nurture your heart, which includes bringing your love to yourself. Drop into your heart and listen deeply. This listening opens your heart’s perception to spirit and gives you confidence to trust the journey you are on. Now is the time to cultivate this relationship with yourself and bring forth your creative expression or leadership talents, your playful and romantic self. More abundance, success, feelings of security, and beauty, will then come into your life. Leo (Jul 22—Aug 22): This is the birthday of birthdays! Celebrate! What is your heart’s desire? What new areas of life are opening up for you? How do you want to share your love and gifts? You’ve seen yourself in new ways this year. You’ve gone deeper and rooted yourself more firmly in your truth. Now sweetness enters your life. Savor it. Share it. Virgo (Aug 23—Sep 22): Your heart’s desire is to reconnect with a greater view, the beauty and grandeur of the Earth. Let go of your extreme attentiveness to everything and everyone. Give yourself time to merge with what you love. Surround yourself with what inspires you. Your confidence is renewed. Your creative expression rejuvenated. Be patient with communications for greater beneficial effect. Libra (Sep 23—Oct 22): This month, stretch yourself into new areas. Open yourself to new people of like mind, a way to share with others beyond those you are familiar with. Share what you love. Be bold, be playful, be beyond comparison. You will feel your vulnerability but that’s just the opening of your heart to your authentic expression. Perseverance brings great joy

and success. Scorpio (Oct 23—Nov 21): You are suddenly aware of how others see you. Let others see what you love. Your leadership skills are highlighted. Trust your instinct and powers of perception to guide your standing in the community. Do you want more business? This is an excellent time to promote yourself. Growth is indicted but also the need to simplify. Balance is the key right now. Sagittarius (Nov 22—Dec 20): Your heart recently has filled with a greater vision and understanding of yourself, and your destiny. You connect with people who act as teachers to you, whether they know it or not. Travel is favored as is studying at this time. Your intuitive perception is highlighted. You can experience the music of the night sky and stars. Situations come up with others at the end of the month that disturbs your expanded state. Be patient, a jewel will emerge from the challenge. Capricorn (Dec 21—Jan 19): You take yourself right to the edge of what you can handle. This is the Capricorn way. As you check in with your heart’s desire you find you want to let go, share love, and relax. Trust your vulnerability to lead you into feeling what you love. It may be quite simple, but hidden. It takes devotion to creating time for yourself. Schedule several days or hours of the day. Keep it private. Singing transforms your sense of self. Follow this and abundance flows. Aquarius (Jan 20—Feb 17): During August, let your heart merge with the one you love. Open to your partner or friend, to lead, to instruct, to share their love with you. Play and have fun. Celebrate with another. Your energy will also be directed to accomplishing tasks and furthering your career. Reflect with a friend your vision for participation in the community. See something new developing in your work. Take one step at a time. Balance deliberation with fun. Pisces (Feb 18—Mar 19): The heart’s desire for the Pisces is to be of service. This happens through many different avenues. Now is a good time to gather like-minded people for a working project. Creating and collaborating with others in the work you love comes into a flow. Your leadership and confidence supports you, as you make sure the practical details are analyzed, a plan is made, and put in place. At the end of the month, differences of opinion jar good feelings. Stay patient and firm. Susan Heinz is a professional astrologer in Santa Cruz for 32 years, bringing together traditional & esoteric astrology, Tarot and Qabalah. For info on her Friday monthly astrology groups, her Qabalah, astrology and or, painting classes and for personal consultations, call (831) 4793751, or go to www. susanheinz.com.

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If You Lived in Your Heart... g endron , C reAtor of t he g endron t Arot

saw a bumper sticker some time ago that held a simple, yet profound truth: If you lived in your heart, you’d be home by now. Glib... yet it got to me. NOW is presence, and the heart is a seat of love which connects us to the present of our being. When we are “in love”, we feel that intense presence. We can see, touch, taste and be expanded consciously in the glow of new love. We are confident that all is right with our world. Of course, nothing is static and change is inevitable. Moments of profound connection move into everyday happenstance. Yet even a state bordering on dullness can be perceived with eyes of appreciation and gratitude. The joy of life on planet Earth is one of variety. Days of rest and recuperation are blessings in themselves. Quiet is best before a storm—

meditation, prayer, visualization and setting intention before activity are techniques that prepare our way to deal with circumstance, and the life storms we create with our action hero lives. In the silence, we can let go of the drama to savor our interconnectedness with nature, the oneness of our shared Source. May your heart shine bright with love and gratitude for the precious life that is your gift to cherish and share your stellar Self. Blessings, Melanie Melanie Gendron is available for intuitive tarot readings, offering also art and tarot services and products, including the Gendron Tarot deck, the Gendron Tarot book, and This Fool’s Journey, a personal jour-

ney through Tarot’s major arcana, (831) 335-9064, email gentarot@comcast.net, visit www.melaniegendron.com. “Melanie’s intuitive counseling ability and uplifting visionary art create a marriage well-suited to Tarot. The symbolic archetypes stir innate inner wisdom to empower the mind, expand the heart, and provide practical guidance for daily living.” —John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

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Should Marijuana be legalized?

by Michelle Schoffro Cook he New York Times conducted a poll asking readers whether marijuana should be legalized or not. While I anticipated that many people favor legalizing marijuana, their results were still shocking: only 41 people said they were unsure, 206 were against legalizing marijuana and a whopping 4043 people (as of noon on Monday, July 28) were in favor of legalizing the herb. Based on the results, journalist Juliet Lapidos states: “the lopsided reaction indicates that, among Times readers, there’s a virtual consensus: The federal ban on marijuana makes no sense.” In many ways current laws banning marijuana use are similar to Prohibition in the last century during which time alcohol was banned. And, with the clarity of time, most of us look back on those laws as being, well, rather backward. Personally, I’m in favor of legalizing marijuana and have been for a long time—no, not because I’m some sort of pot-head vying for a hidden personal agenda. I don’t smoke pot and don’t care to start. But, I was out walking in the woods one time and stumbled upon the herb, growing so humbly upon the ground along with dandelions, clover, wild roses, and countless other plants, that I thought “what is our legal hate-on for this particular plant?” I hadn’t seen it growing in the woods prior to that and the experience definitely made me stop and think. I was also taken aback when I learned about Israel’s highly successful and non-controversial national medicinal cannabis program, in which almost 10,000 patients with serious diseases and health conditions have low-cost access to up to 100 grams of the herb each month to aid their health. That seems a stark contrast to North America where many pharmaceutical drugs, replete with enormous lists of side-effects, also have enormous price tags that mean only the rich or those with amazing health insurance have access. But, these aren’t the only reasons I’m in favor of legalizing marijuana. As a long-time herbalist and doctor of natural medicine, I routinely come across research showcasing the herb’s long list of healing benefits, some of which include alleviating pain in various pain disorders, glaucoma, and even cancer. Be sure to stay tuned for my upcoming article on the Health Benefits of Marijuana. And while

some people continue to debate the medical benefits of marijuana, stating instead the potential risks, the herb has far fewer health risks than most over-the-counter medications that are, obviously, readily available. So, that argument seems moot and actually seems to favor legalization too. Again, these are not the only reasons why I’m in favor of lifting the ban on marijuana use. As Daniel from Alabama so aptly stated on the NY Times poll: “I reject the Federal Government’s right to decide what I put in my body. Even if it was ‘bad’ for you, so what? We don’t ban skydiving, driving in cars, hunting, professional backyard wrestling, traveling to 3rd world countries, sugary foods and beverages, standing outside during thunderstorms with a metal pole, swimming after eating, caffeine, ibuprofen, alcohol, cigarettes or prescription drugs, all of which are statistically more likely to harm you. The risk averse are smart enough to

avoid dangers, and others are free to put themselves in as much danger as they wish. Why outlaw a plant?” Well said, Daniel; I couldn’t have said it better myself. If you think severe sentencing laws are doing more harm than good, consider signing this Care2.com petition (http://www.thepetitionsite.com/ takeaction/731/452/705/?TAP=1319). I’d love to find out what you think. Are you in favor of legalizing marijuana? Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD is an international best-selling and 15-time book author and doctor of traditional natural medicine, whose works include: 60 Seconds to Slim, Weekend Wonder Detox, Healing Recipes, The Vitality Diet, Allergy-Proof, Arthritis-Proof, Total Body Detox, The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan, and The Phytozyme Cure. Subscribe to her free e-magazine World’s Healthiest News at WorldsHealthiestDiet.com to receive monthly health news, tips, recipes and more. Follow her on Twitter@ mschoffrocook and Facebook.com/ drschoffrocook, at http://drmichellecook.com (Printed with permission) Read more: http://www.care2.com/ greenliving/should-marijuana-belegalized.html#ixzz39G0CZbmY

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