March 2015 Evolving Magazine

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Wellness Directory EVOLVING‌ A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING

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Publisher’s Letter...

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Dear Friend, Recently, I discovered that I have mistakenly used the words Complementary, Holistic and Alternative interchangeably when addressing differing health modalities. This month, we honor all modalities of holistic healing with our annual Wellness Directory and a variety of articles on health and healing. To help clarify the terms:

Holistic Health There are two schools of thought in defining Holistic Health. One explanation means to treat the whole person rather than simply managing a disease by treating its symptoms. This modality is primarily concerned with the promotion of preventative maintenance by supporting nutrition, exercise, the elimination of toxins, managing stress and other healthy lifestyles.

For others, the term holistic health is strictly defined by the use of alternative and complementary medicine. While traditional medical professionals may use complementary and alternative methods for holistic medicine, the term is more often called integrative care.

The Soul of Wellness...11 How to Naturally Detox...12 Looking Beyond the Scar...13 The Seasons of Acupuncture...14

Alternative Medicine So, within the broad scope of holistic health, are complementary and alternative medicines. Alternative medicine is the use of non-traditional methods of medicinal care and can include homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, energy medicine, acupuncture, Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines and faith healing.

Interview with Author, Nick Ortner...15

Complementary Medicine Interchangeable with the term integrative medicine, complementary medicine is the use of alternative methods in conjunction with conventional medical treatments.

Please pull out the Wellness Directory and keep it for reference year-round — and enjoy this month’s wide variety of health and healing articles.

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Publisher Jill Dutton 913-944-1298 jill@evolvingmagazine.com Editorial Assistants Aaron Lerner Judy Kirkpatrick

Contributors Rima Bonaro, Kerry Fremerman, Alex Jackson, Bethany Klug, Jude LaClaire, Aluna Michaels, Bonnie Rabicoff, Paul Rudy, Nancy Russell, Justine SanFilippo, Suzette Scholtes

Tammy Barton is a visionary artist and healer and loves sharing her passion for nature through her photography and artwork. The Japanese Maple Tree on the cover was photographed at the Japanese Gardens in Portland, Oregon. To see more of Tammy’s photography and artwork visit her website at www.atthehealingplace.com.

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Wisdom Within Journey to Wholeness Holistic Health Food First!

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Mark Your Calendars!

2015 Art Exhibition / Event Schedule MARCH 2015: SECOND SUNDAY @ SUITE 100 03/08/2015, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.: COLLECTIVE SHOW BY VISUAL, AUDIO AND LITERARY ARTS OF THE VALA GALLERY / COMMUNITY. JUNE 2015: FIRST FRIDAY @ SUITE 100 06/05/2015, 5 p.m.TO 8 p.m.. – Photography Showcase, Artists TBA. SEPTEMBER 2015: SECOND SATURDAY @ SUITE 100 09/12/15, 7p.m. to 10 p.m. BENEFIT ART SHOW AND FUNDRAISER for SAFE HOME and ROSE BROOKS CENTERS, which serve victims of domestic violence in KS and MO. Featured artists TBA. DECEMBER 2015: FIRST FRIDAY @ SUITE 100 Fifth Annual Holiday Open House. Friday, December 4, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Suite 100. Details to follow!

INFO: E-mail – ccorleyjd@corleylawfirm.com 4010 Washington, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64111 http://corleylawfirm.com/first-fridays-at-suite100.htm

News Vernal Equinox Healing of the Waters Harmony Energetics and Sacred Earth Arts are working together to provide a local opportunity to heal the waters of our planet, starting with our own Big Muddy. The event will occur at noon on Saturday, March 21st on the Missouri River at La Benite Park in Sugar Creek.

“Our river eventually empties into the Gulf of Mexica and can carry our healing intentions around the globe,” explains Linda VanBibber, owner of Harmony Energetics.

In preparation for the event, statistics concerning the world water crisis will be reviewed Thursday evening, March 19 at 7:00. Dr. Masaru Emoto’s work with water will also be presented. “Dr. Emoto has demonstrated the intelligence of water and its response to intention and sound,” says Linda. “We can make a difference in the global water crisis by joining our loving intentions here in the Kansas City area.”

We will also honor the West African spirit of the river, Oshun. “Honoring the spirits of nature is traditional for indigenous people,” explains Linda. This honoring makes us more mindful of the physical realities as well. These traditions provide a vast energetic resource for healing. Participants will be encouraged to call upon their own spiritual traditions for healing of the waters. “The important thing is to join our prayers,” she says.

Oshun is also the patron of the local percussion and dance ensemble, Women of the Drum, founded by Regina Compernolle, owner of Sacred Earth Arts.

“Oshun is also the deity of love and attraction,” says Regina. “She flows with great power, taking away what is no longer needed and bringing what we do need. And she needs us.” Members of Women of the Drum are environmentally conscious, honoring Nature with dance and song.

Participants are encouraged to bring drums, rattles or other sound healing instruments to the event. But healing intentions and love of the water is all that is required. A healing circle using voice to charge waters from the river will be the focus. If the weather is nice, a pot -luck picnic can be shared. This event will be held annually near the spring and fall equinoxes. Call 816-833-1129 or email laylahv@swbell.net for more information.

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PSI Presents Dannion Brinkley on March 27: “Seven Lessons from Heaven” PSI is marching into Spring with a major feat in bringing New York Times bestselling author Dannion Brinkley to Unity on the Plaza from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, March 27, to present “Seven Lessons from Heaven.” He is the author of Saved by the Light, Secrets of the Light, At Peace in the Light and other books.

A highly sought after lecturer worldwide in the fields of spirituality, prophecy, self-development, alternative medicine and hospice, Dannion has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including Oprah, Larry King, ABC, NBC and CNN. Join in Dannion’s celebration of life as he takes us on an adventurous journey through the spiritual wonders of the afterlife. In 1975, after being struck dead by a bolt of lightning, Dannion spent 28 minutes on a guided tour of the Other Side and was infused with the Wisdom of the Ages by 13 beings of light. In 1989 and 1997, two more near-death experiences sent him on fantastic voyages through the heavens. As a result, he received an in-depth education on the meaning of conscious living and loving, on both sides of the veil.

Presently, the entire planet is transitioning through an unprecedented shift in conscious reality. In order for the quality of our lives to remain intact, there are important lessons to incorporate into our everyday existence.

Dannion’s lively and humorous presentation will teach you how to: Remember who you are Discover your purpose Create conscious relationships Develop greater intuition Connect with the spirit realm Prepare for the Earth changes ahead Understand the destiny of divinity Admittance for this fascinating visit to the Other Side is $20, at the door only (cash or check). Books will be for sale, with a book signing following the program. www.PsychicStudiesInstitute.org www.dannion.com.

News The Fear Cure Cultivating Courage as Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul “As a culture, we are so scared, we’re not just making ourselves miserable, we’re making ourselves sick.

By all measures, we are the healthiest, smartest, richest, safest people in human history. And yet, we have never been more afraid.”

Not many people in the medical world are talking about how being afraid can make us sick — but the truth is that fear, left untreated, becomes a serious risk factor for conditions from heart disease to diabetes to cancer. Now Lissa Rankin, M.D., explains why we need to heal ourselves from the fear that puts our health at risk and robs our lives of joy — and shows us how fear can ultimately cure us by opening our eyes to all that needs healing in our lives.

Drawing on peer-reviewed studies and powerful true stories, The Fear Cure presents a breakthrough understanding of fear’s effects and charts a path back to wellness and wholeness on every level. We learn: • How a fearful thought translates into physiological changes that predispose us to illness.

• How to tell true fear (the kind that arises from a genuine threat) from false fear (which triggers stress responses that undermine health).

• How to tune in to the voice of courage inside — our “Inner Pilot Light.”

• How to reshape our relationship to uncertainty so that it’s no longer something to dread, but a doorway to new possibilities.

• What our fears can teach us about who we really are.

At the intersection of science and spirituality, The Fear Cure identifies the Four Fearful Assumptions that lie at the root of all fears — from the sense that we’re alone in the universe to the belief that we can’t handle losing what we love—and shifts them into Four Courage-Cultivating Truths that pave our way to not only physical well-being, but profound awakening.

Using exercises from a wide range of mind-body practices and spiritual traditions, Dr. Rankin teaches us how to map our own courage-cultivating journey, write a personalized Prescription for Courage, and step into a more authentic life.

Lissa Rankin, M.D., author of the New York Times bestseller Mind Over Medicine, is a mind-body medicine physician, author, speaker, and founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute, a training program for physicians and other health-care providers. www.LissaRankin.com

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Wisdom Within—by Suzette Scholtes Have you Heard of Rope Yoga?

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eople have either never heard of rope yoga or, I feel, students fall short of understanding its benefits. “You will love this!” I share with new students. Soon, I hear that popular mantra, “Oh my God.” Yoga with ropes, called Kurunta, began in India when the first yogis (I call them Ancient Yogis) hung in trees and branches performing poses.

Inspired by these ancient ones, the great master teacher B.K.S. Iyengar designed an innovative wall using ropes to help students open and stabilize the body. He found students could hold poses longer, learn correct alignment, and safely approach inversions or more advanced poses without getting injured.

At the Yoga School, I find that most find relief, especially from back pain.

The word Kurunta means puppet.

When using ropes on our rope wall, we become like puppets, suspended by strings. Complex methods of the welltrained show us how ropes heal, align and bring more blood to the body, lymph and all systems.

Examples of what I believe are the benefits of creating a downward facing dog pose on ropes:

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Immediate pain relief for almost any back pain, especially tight or stiff folks.

The correct movement in pose may ease slipped discs in the spine.

Helps “plump” degenerated disc (I know this is a tall promise but it comes from the great masters) with hydration, organic diet, and regular practice.

Empowers the entire endocrine system.

Reverses blood flow to take pressure off the heart, and brings blood to top of organs.

Lowers blood pressure.

Improves balance and stamina.

Eases fear of certain yoga poses especially for elderly, injured or anxious students.

Over the years, I’ve seen thousands of students heal their backs. Some order a set of ropes for home. I’m hanging on the ropes most mornings even to dry my hair upside down! (At home so no one sees me.)

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The Great Rope Wall out in Ventura, CA and elsewhere offers extensive trainings. However, those I know who have attended these events are asked to sign a contract to keep secret the many tools of their trade. I find that odd. Why not spread the glorious news? Their rope wall is intricate, with potential to practice many poses for specific needs. Our rope wall is the simple, original design of Mr. Iyengar’s, which meets most of students’ needs. Thus I feel we use it more.

Great living master Aadil Palkhivala’s teaching techniques offered this warning: He taught a strong group of yogis the wall techniques, and upon returning a year later saw the atrophy and weakness that resulted in too much rope yoga. He said we must work hard for maximum benefits, doing poses on the mat; or use the wall more for the therapeutic benefits.

Teacher, trainer and staffer, Theresa Goodman, with her extensive training found more ways to ease neck, shoulder, back pain and stress. “I find the work on the ropes builds courage, composure, peace and calm,” Theresa said.

However, do use every caution if you build a wall. Our bolts are thick 10-inch rods inserted into double laid 2 x 4s. A trusted engineer approved the wall to hold a lot of weight. Have fun with this but always be safe. Jai!

Suzette Scholtes is the director of The Yoga School of Therapeutics, 10400 W. 103rd St., Overland Park. Her hundreds of nonfiction columns over the years have won awards. She welcomes your comments at info@theyogastudio.com, or 913-492-9594

Journey to Wholeness—by Jude LaClaire, Ph.D. Boundaries in Our Lives

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hat is a b o u nd a r y ?

Merriam-Webster defines it as “something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent.” The author, Anne Katherine, M.A. in Where to Draw the Line: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Everyday, says, “A boundary is a limit that promotes integrity.” She goes on to say, “In short, your boundaries — or your defenses — create a corridor through which your life has moved.”

Let’s talk about the limits or extents as they relate to our everyday lives. An important differentiation is between boundaries and defenses. Boundaries tend, most of the time, to be consciously chosen while defenses are in the unconscious part of our mind. We come into this world as totally symbiotic beings, one with our biological mothers. Quickly we begin to differentiate, developing as a separate organism, moving slowly toward independence.

Fast forward to teens and into young adulthood. One hopes that this process is a healthy one where the person is learning healthy differentiation or boundaries.

However, as adults most of us struggle with knowing the difference between a defense and a boundary.

Anne Katherine helps us to think about this with the lens she calls integrity. “By the limits you set, you protect the integrity of your day, your energy and spirit, the health of your relationships, the pursuits of your heart.” She goes on to say, “A boundary is like a membrane that keeps an organism intact. It lets positive things in. It keeps harmful things out. In this way it operates quite differently from defenses, which discriminately keeps things out.”

Think about your day and how many times you make decisions about a limit or boundary for yourself or one you share with others. It could be about time, space, tasks, food, dress and appearance, emotion or interpersonal interactions. Boundaries are expressed in our choices regarding these things. People are quite different

in the way their boundaries are experienced.

Ernest Hartmann, MD, has done extensive research on what he calls thick and thin boundaries. He writes about it in Boundaries in the Mind: A New Psychology of Personality. Thick boundary people are more black and white, seeing things as good or bad, us or them. They may suppress or deny strong feelings though body indicators like heart rate, blood pressure or muscle tension betray their agitation. Thin boundary people are highly sensitive in a variety of ways and from an early age. Their boundaries are easily crossable and they see life in shades of gray.

Go to www.youremotionaltype.com and find a short questionnaire to determine if you are a thick or thin boundary person. A longer one is in Dr. Hartmann’s book. His research shows, and it is agreed upon by many brain scientists, that these ways of behaving are in the hard wiring of the brain.

Having healthy boundaries helps us to feel safe, establishing and maintaining good interpersonal relationships and having the ability to function well in our work environments. Think about what helps you take in what is healthy and constructive, and keeps out what is potentially unhealthy.

What are your inner and outer boundaries? What is your natural tendency and how does this help or hinder you?

Answering these will help you think about your boundaries, their quality and effectiveness. Try some new ways to develop and manifest the boundaries that promote your integrity.

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Jude LaClaire, Ph.D., LCPC is a counselor, educator and author.

For counseling, seminars, training, speaking engagements or information on Neurobehavioral Programs or Imago Couple Therapy call 913-322-5622. For more information about Jude LaClaire or the Kansas City Holistic Centre www.kcholistic.com jude@kcholistic.com.

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Holistic Health—by Nancy Russell, M.D. Five Steps to Heal Emotional Wounds

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motional wounds take longer to heal than most physical wounds. These wounds are more subtle and can be hidden from one’s self.

It is important to dig into the hurts of our life. How we deal with these hurts is important.

In the book, Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, the author associates physical symptoms with different kinds of feelings. The feelings of hurt can come out as anxiety, depression, anger, rage, fear, guilt, resentment, need for approval, rejection, overwhelmed burden and also chronic physical pain. Emotional trauma can be trapped in muscles and other parts of our body.

The first step is to reveal our hurts. As we talk about them, they are brought into the light. Open up to a trusted person or a counselor or a pastor. Depending on your beliefs, open up to God or your higher power. Pour out your heart and the healing can begin. Give yourself permission and allow yourself to feel whatever feelings you may feel. These feelings are much easier to change if you accept and own them rather than deny them and pretend they don’t exist.

The second step is to release those who have wounded you. If you hold onto bitterness, desire to get even, hurt someone back or be revengeful; this leads to your suffering and comes back to haunt you.

There can only be momentary satisfaction. For example, eating rat poison doesn’t hurt the other person, it hurts you. Walk in forgiveness and turn the situation over to God, the Universe or Nature. As you forgive, you can give up the bitterness and let it go. Inner peace translates directly to more confidence and better personal and business decisions.

An example of release from the book, Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman, is as follows: “If your major feeling is a need for approval then say, Spirit, please locate the origin of my feelings that created such a need for approval in me. With total forgiveness and unconditional love, I allow every physical, emotional and spiritual problem, and inappropriate behavior based on the negative origin recorded in my DNA to transform. I choose approving of myself. I feel approval of myself. I choose being cherished. I choose feeling loved. I feel loved. I am loved.

I am connected to all those I love.”

The third step to healing our emotional wounds is to replace the lies with the truth. These are the lies that your parents or authority figures told you: You’re no good, you’re a loser, you never do anything right, you’re not good enough, etc. Physical, emotional and sexual abuse are also based on lies. Restore your emotional well-being by replacing the lies with the truth of living a good life and not repeating the lies of the past.

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ers are examples of how to start this process. This is not always easy to do on your own. Reach out to your trusted person or higher power to restore and reshape your life. This process doesn’t happen overnight so be patient with yourself as life situations arise and bring up past hurts. You can transform undesirable feelings so that they no longer hinder your growth.

The fifth step to emotional healing is to reach out with love for others. You can bring hope and healing to others when you are on your journey to healing. To start your personal journey, the resources I have found are a wonderful counselor, an amazing pastor, the book as mentioned above, “Feelings Buried Alive Never Die” and the Oaks of Righteousness Class at the Vineyard Church is the Kansas City Northland. I encourage you to reach out to the resources that speak to you and begin your journey to optimal health today.

Nancy Russell, M.D. has been a holistic Internal Medicine physician in the Kansas City northland for over 30 years at 5140 N. Antioch Road in Kansas City, MO. Her phone number is 816-453-5545 and website is www.nancyrussellmd.com where you can get more information.

Dr. Russell is board certified in holistic medicine and is a member of the American Holistic Medical Association and a prior board member.

Revelations—by Paul Rudy Play Your Own Perfect Instrument

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ithin us is our own perfect instrument.

It comes factory installed, and all we need do is use it! Like any instrument it needs input to produce output, and tuning to resonate fully. All our major nerves and meridians wind their way from our head, through our neck, to the rest of us. In this fifth-chakra passage we inhale breath to create sound with our voice. Learning to use our whole throatchakra instrument involves a feedback cycle of giving through our voice that is, in turn, informed by listening. This complete circuit promotes optimal energy flow and is powerful for tuning our whole body.

As the saying goes, the longest distance in the universe is the 18 inches between the human head and heart. This traverse requires negotiating between two most potent instruments: our intellect and intuition. The mind collects, differentiates, classifies, strategizes and connects, while our heart directs the use of all that information. The two sides of our fifth-chakra instrument, making sound and listening, employ both our intuition and intellect, and a holistic path is one that oscillates freely between the wisdom of both. Practicing the strengths of these two allies brings us fully into harmony and balance, and halfway in between that 18-inch distance is a most powerful ally: our voice!

The perfect proportions of our body focus around the voice.

With words, consonants convey meaning, while vowels carry the energy.

Each chakra has a vowel that activates it (IPA: u, oʊ, ʌ, ɒ, aɪ, e and ɪəʳ). We witness this when our body naturally groans in pain with “uh” and “oh” sounds, grounding us. We whimper when we desire comfort of parental energy and we grunt under strain, reflecting the will power of our solar plexus.

When something feels right, we sigh with the open “ah” of our heart chakra.

The third, fourth and fifth chakra vowels (like sun, heart, and eye) are similar in production (the most open of the vowels), revealing a close connection between our personal will and the necessity to speak (or sing!) our truth through the language of the heart!

Toning is a simple way anyone can

begin to bring the receiving and giving halves of the fifth chakra into harmony.

Start by singing the most natural tone you can (“ah” on a note without strain). As you do, listen inward, scanning your whole body. Do you feel a vibration anywhere? If so, explore it. Slowly slide the note higher and lower, and see if the vibration gets stronger, or migrates to another place in your body. Next try changing the vowel. Play with it! There is no right or wrong: only your own voice, resonating within, as you listen to the body for which it was made!

Try laughing with differing vowels, and listen inward to how it vibrates your body! Laughter makes our chest a drum, which moves lots of energy. Try other forms of play with your voice too! As you listen, listen inward, and bring your third eye online. Feel the subtle vibrations going on in your body. As your listening develops, target specific areas of discomfort through the intention of your voice.

Your sharpened listening can be turned to things outside, such as instruments, singing bowls, meditation recordings or all sound in your proximity, even other people’s vibrations. When you can feel those vibrations within you, you can learn to tune your shield to harmonize with all of them. Listening is key, so have fun practicing it!

The best way to get to know your fifth -chakra instrument is through using it!

Because it is unique, you are the only person who can master it! Ride between the heart and mind freely on the breath of your voice and into your whole body by listening. Your instrument is perfect, and you are the practice room!

Please download and enjoy a free meditation track from my SoundCloud page to facilitate your practice!

Dr. Paul Rudy, Curator’s Professor at the UMKC Conservatory, is a Fulbright, Guggenheim, and Rome Prize Fellow.

He is an award-winning composer for film, electronics, and instruments, who also performs widely in concert, installation, meditation and sound healing venues. As a sound practitioner Dr. Rudy facilitates improvisation, play, journeying and healing through sound. CD’s are available at CDBaby.

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Food First!—by Bethany Klug, D.O.

In the Kitchen with Bonnie—by Bonnie Rabicoff

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help a lot of women through the perimenopausal — the years leading up to menopause—and menopausal transition. One of the top complaints of these women is that they have suddenly put on weight and can’t take it off. As their hormones decline, it can trigger a domino effect of hormone imbalances that cause women to hold on to weight.

Hormone replacement can help, but sometimes, the body is stuck in a rut it can’t get out of without—you guessed it — lifestyle changes! Many women say, “I used to be able to eat this or that and not gain weight.”

This just goes to show how hormones make us who we are, and why this time of life is called “the change.”

It’s also why it’s time for the HealthSpan Metabolic Reset.

Eat very low carb, at least for a time. Withholding fruit, except lemons and limes, alcohol and starchy foods such as beans, legumes, bread, pastry and pasta give the body a chance to bring several hormones into balance that control fat storage. I recommend avoiding these foods until one to two pounds per week is lost for three weeks straight. This is a good sign these fat storage hormones are working right.

Eat More Vegetables. I suggest six fistsized portions of green and white vegetables daily. Onion, garlic, turnips, radishes and cauliflower are examples of white vegetables. Vegetables reduce inflammation which brings fat storage hormones into balance and are key to reducing sugar cravings.

Slowly add back higher carbohydrate foods. Most people start with berries. Add one food at a time being sure to continue to lose one to two pounds per week. If the weight loss stops, then don’t eat that food.

Other foods to add back: carrots, beets, winter squash, beans, legumes, gluten-free grains, spelt and kamut. Eventually add in sweeter fruits such as apples, pears, and citrus. Sweet potatoes, parsnips, yams can also be added as long as weight loss continues.

Bag Caffeine. It messes with your fat storage hormones in a big way. I suggest taking a long weekend to get through the withdrawal headache and be done with it. It’s

also fine to step down to black, then to green tea. Please avoid decaffeinated beverages.

Toxic chemicals are used to remove the caffeine. What to use instead? Try 1/2 fresh lemon squeezed into 8 ounces of water, or 1 - 2 Tbsp raw apple cider vinegar. Or go to HealthSpanKC.com, click on blog and read about fresh vegetable juice and green smoothies, my favorite ways to start the day bright-eyed without caffeine.

Nix Dairy. It promotes inflammation and stimulates growth hormones.

Exercise. Lower muscle tone is a hallmark of the peri-menopausal and menopausal transitions. Muscle is like a get out of jail free card. It makes those hormones work more effectively.

Meditate. I am a huge fan of mindfulness of breathing meditation. It can cultivate self -awareness that creates a space between thought and action, as in deciding to go for a walk with a friend instead of feeding your [insert difficult emotion here] with ice cream. It also reduces fight or flight hormones that cause imbalances in the fat storage hormones. Restorative yoga, tai chi, chi gong and contemplative prayer can do this too. I encourage people to pick one and do it daily even if just for ten minutes.

Get Good Sleep. Lousy sleep is another top complaint I hear from peri-menopausal and menopausal women. Sleep hits the reset button on the hormones that control fat burning and storage. While many women sleep better with the suggestions above, there is more to it for many others. Sleeping pills don’t help.

Consult an Expert. The speed of 21st century life has made the peri-menopausal and menopausal transition more difficult. A physician who follows a holistic approach may be able to help.

Bethany Klug, DO practices holistic medicine at HealthSpan, www.HealthSpanKC.com.

She has been helping women AND men through the change since 2003, as well as helping people of all ages resolve chronic health problems with her holistic approach. She takes time to listen to your story and get to the root of your concerns.

Why? Because happy, healthy and engaged people make this world a better place!

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lassic comfort food is recreated to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Shepherd's pie (Cottage pie) refers to a British or Irish meat pie made with beef or lamb mince and a crust of mashed potatoes. In early cookery books, the dish was a means of using leftovers.

Bonnie Rabicoff is the producer and host of the multi-media foodie series “In the Kitchen with Bonnie.” She has served as the Vice President of Development for KCPT Public Television and the Marketing Director of The Barstow School where she founded and coordinated “The Barstow School Organic Farmers’ Market and Chef Series.” inthekitchenwithbonnie. com

Shepherd’s Pie with Watercress, Irish Soda Bread Prepared by the late Executive Chef Tim Johnson "In the Kitchen with Bonnie" at Cafe Tempo

For the Shepherd’s Pie 2 Pounds Russet Potatoes 2 Tbsp Sour Cream 1 Large Egg ½ Cup Heavy Cream 1 Pinch Kosher Salt & Black Pepper 1 Tbsp Canola Oil 2 Pounds Cubed Beef (preferably from chuck roast) 2 Carrots, Peeled and Chopped 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic 2 Ribs of Celery, Medium Diced 1 Cup Beef Stock 1/2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 2 Tbsp Unsalted butter 2 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour 1 ½ Cups of Beef Stock ½ Cup Frozen Peas 1 Cup of Shredded Irish Cheddar Cheese 2 Tbsp Scallions, Finely Sliced Boil Potatoes in water until fork tender. Drain Potatoes well, let them dry and then place in bowl. Mix together the sour cream and egg in a separate bowl. Mash the potatoes, and then add the butter. Let the butter melt completely then add the sour cream mixture. Stir until fluffy and smooth. Set aside.

While potatoes are boiling, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat.

Toss cubed lamb in small amount of flour. Add canola oil, let heat. Then add the beef and brown for four to five minutes. Pour off excess fat leaving a

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little. Add the chopped carrots, onions and celery to the skillet. Add the tablespoon of garlic and stir for one minute.

Add a ½ cup beef stock and cover with a lid. Simmer until the carrots are tender.

In another skillet over medium high heat, make a rue by melting the butter and stirring in the flour for about 2 minutes. Whisk in the remaining beef stock and Worcestershire sauce until there are no lumps and thicken to gravy, about 1 minute. Pour gravy onto meat and vegetables. Stir in peas. Set aside.

Preheat oven broiler to high. Spoon the meat into a casserole dish or individual ramekins. Spoon the potato mixture over the top of the meat. Top potatoes with Irish Cheddar. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly. Top casserole with scallions or parsley. Serve immediately.

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COACHING Dr. Rima Bonario/SOULMapping™

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Sharon McGloin/Experiential Alternatives

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Stephanie Red Feather/the Healer’s Healer

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COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE HEALING At the Healing Place

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Georgia Clark, CHt/Life Journey Healing (Topeka, KS)

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Regina Compernolle/Sacred Earth Arts

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Jocelyn Costa/Village Wellness Connection

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Janalea Hoffman/Rhythmic Medicine

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Alex Jackson

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Kathy Lesmeister

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Lisa Pinsker/Mindfulness-Matters

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Susan Prout/Angelic Reflections

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Transcendence Wellness Center

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ENERGY HEALING

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Teri Bybee/Love Wisdom Wellness

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Stephanie Forcier/Inner Wisdom Evolution

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Emily Foster

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Karen Elise

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Elaine Knecht

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Kate Sinnett /Transform Tarot

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Connie “Crash” Humiston/Crash in Communications

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PSI: Adventures in Consciousness in Kansas City

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Dr. Michelle Robin/Small Changes…Big Shifts Radio

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Mystic Treasures

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White Light Books

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Creative Nectar Studio The Light Center (Baldwin City, KS) Linda VanBibber/Harmony Energetics

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Georgia Clark, CHt/Life Journey Healing (Topeka, KS)

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Leavenworth Yoga Co-op (Leavenworth, KS)

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SHAMANIC COUNSELING & HEALING

The Light Center (Baldwin City, KS)

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Daniel Baxley/Shamanic Pathways

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Shane Knox

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Laura Wolf/Shaman's Heart Sanctuary

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Feature—by Rima Bonario The SOUL of Wellness

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once worked from the perspective of how my with a woman thoughts (my mind) could influence who was surprised my body. I embraced affirmative to discover that a thinking, banished negativity from my childhood incident language, and worked to uncover and during which her reframe old, limiting beliefs so I could new bicycle was improve my spiritual, emotional, and stolen led to an unconscious belief physical health. In the final years of my that no matter what happened to her work I came to understand how my in her life it was her fault. When the body and the hurts it holds from past incident was surfaced and the work to life events act as a barrier to my heal it completed, someone from her overall wellness and my spiritual past came forward and offered to pay evolution. It seems evident that no for damages they had done to her car matter how much positive thinking I nearly 10 years before. By seeking do, if I don’t work to root out the deep healing, she freed up areas she hidden hurts that still captivate my hadn’t even known were blocked. nervous system (albeit mostly Healing from past emotional unconsciously), I may never find the baggage and the limiting beliefs they deep peace and conscious behavior I create is an aspect of wellness that long for. often gets overlooked. Talking things As I have worked with my clients, out with a good therapist can do and myself I have developed a process much to alleviate the shame called SOULMapping™ that divides the associated with memories of abuse path to healing into four areas of and neglect. But many of us have a exploration: Safety, Openness, Unity gallery of “small-trauma” moments and Love, or SOUL for short. A that seem unworthy of therapy SOULMap™ not only takes into despite their subtle destructiveness. account a person’s history, it Some of these moments are deeply incorporates an understanding of how buried and it’s hard to see the old their present-day environment can wounds hampering our efforts to craft trigger unhealed wounds. a fulfilling life. Or we may be fully Exploring a difficult past or present aware of is hard, but your childhood hurts is worth Exploring a difficult past wellness that haunt us but it.

Creating a or present is hard, but SOULMap™ is an we have no clear path forward to your wellness is worth it. excellent first step healing and in revealing transcending hidden wounds them. and launching a deeper healing So what can one to do increase journey. You can create your own mental, emotional and spiritual SOULMap™ by using a series of wellness? probing questions in the four areas of Each day we have countless Safety, Openness, Unity, and Love as a opportunities to resolve old wounds, lens through which to view your if we can learn to see how our present wellness (past and present). You may -day upsets often have roots in our want to set aside a full day for this, or past. In the course of my doctoral go more slowly, working on one area studies I became more convinced than per day or week. ever that we are a single mind-body Taking the time to chart your system. At first I considered this only SOULMap™ may shed light on

challenging behavior. If you grew up without a clear sense of Safety, Openness, Unity and Love in your life, your nervous system may have become over-stimulated possibly causing it to get stuck on high (often resulting in rage, hyperactivity, hypervigilance, elation/mania, anxiety/ panic, and/or high-risk behavior) or stuck on low (often resulting in depression, disconnection, hopeless/ helpless, exhaustion, and/or numbness).

Once you have a sense of the amount of SOUL in your childhood, look at the questions once more thinking about your present day circumstances. Is your life a mirror of your past? Are you experiencing the same level of joy or heartache today as you did in childhood? Are you seeing unhealthy patterns of behavior emerge?

Relationships that strive to be Safe, Open, Unified and Loving provide a prime opportunity for healing by creating an environment that allows us to become settled in our body in a new way. Some have been fortunate to find a friend, mentor, colleague or partner with whom they have a SOUL relationship. For others, it starts with developing a SOUL relationship with a healing professional such as a coach, counselor, therapist, etc.

Whichever path toward healing and wholeness you pursue, remember, it’s never too late to get some SOUL in your life.

Rima E. Bonario, Th.D., writes and teaches about personal and planetary transformation. She holds a doctorate in Transformational Psychology and works with individuals and groups to surface and heal unresolved wounds and create lasting healing and wholeness. To learn more about her work visit www.getSOULhappy.com or call 832-651-7857.

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SOULMAPPING EXPLORATION 1) SAFETY How safe did you feel as a child – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually? Consider your sense of safety around basic needs (food, shelter, money, sex) or more subtle areas like asking for what you wanted, questioning authority, or having privacy. Were family members involved in unsafe activities such as crime, undue risk-taking, or addictive behaviors? What was the emotional or energetic current in the house? Was there raging, criticism, sarcasm, manipulation, neglect, isolation, or long periods of silence?

2) OPENNESS How much openness was there in your family? How were difficult topics handled? Were there secrets, lies, taboo topics? Which parts of yourself or others were deemed acceptable and encouraged and which were discouraged or punished?

3) UNITY Did you feel a sense of comradery and connection in your family or were you lonely? Was there a sense of being on the same team (despite the typical family squabbles) or did some or all of the relationships in the family seem more adversarial? Did you find connection with a group outside of your family? Did you lose anyone close to you before the age of 21, through death, illness, incarceration, mental illness, etc.?

4) LOVE Was there an atmosphere of kindness in your household? Was there a sense that you could count on your family to be there for you in times of trouble? Did you share affection with the members of your family – giving it to them and getting it from them? How was love communicated – through hugs, gifts, praise, money, attention, food? Was love ever withheld, purposefully or unintentionally?

Feature—by Justine SanFilippo How to Naturally Detox

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once went to a fancy juicing retreat in Martha’s Vineyard for a three-day detox…. on my birthday….. with my mom. Why I thought starving, detoxing, only drinking juice for my birthday and dragging my mom into it was a good idea, I’ll never know.

I somehow got through the 3 days of drinking miniscule amounts of juice and some pureed soup. I had no energy, a constant headache and was nauseous. The only relief was when I slept. I lost eight pounds. However, on the fourth day, I had a bowl of soup for lunch with some raw vegetables and all the weight came back. So much for that.

Detoxing: What is It? We’ve heard of juice fasts, master cleanses, detoxing supplements and juicing retreats. Why detox? Detoxing helps the body remove excess toxins. Toxins can come from the environment, from chemicals in foods and beverages, smoking, alcohol and other unhealthy habits. Some people will go to extreme lengths to detox the body in a short period of time. Toxins are stored in the fat cells, so when a person detoxes, the fat cells can shrink. There could be many unpleasant side effects to detoxing such as headaches, nausea, muscle cramps, feeling irritable, fatigue, dizziness, and rashes.

My Experiences with Detoxes I’ve tried several, and I must tell you that fad gimmicks don’t work in the long run. If a person goes into a “detox” with the intention of just cleansing their body (not to lose weight), they could be successful. If

One of my favorite ways to naturally detox is to make a fresh juice drink each morning. This starts off the day right and get a super boost of vitamins and minerals. Check out my favorite recipe below: • 1 apple • 1-2 carrots • ½ cucumber • Dark, leafy greens like kale, spinach or Swiss chard • Parsley • Wedge of lemon

Every single day, the body detoxes naturally through the liver, kidneys, intestines, lungs and skin.

Eating organic and natural fruit and vegetables, healthy fat, lean protein and unprocessed foods help the body be more efficient. a person only intends to drop weight fast, they will be sorely disappointed that most, if not all of the weight lost will come back the second they eat normal food.

How to Naturally Detox Rather than going on a crazy detox, consider helping your body detox naturally by making smart food and beverage choices. Every single day, the body detoxes naturally through the liver, kidneys, intestines, lungs and skin. Eating organic and natural fruit and vegetables, healthy fat, lean protein and unprocessed foods help the body be more efficient. Sweating through exercise helps the detox process as well.

Other ways to naturally detox are: • Drink enough water – aim for at least 64 ounces a day (8 cups).

• Eliminate or reduce beverages

like sodas (both regular and diet) and alcohol.

• Reduce caffeine consumption – caffeine can cause dehydration, which can lead to water retention.

• Add a wedge of lemon or lime to your water.

• Have a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar a day (improves digestion and promotes alkalinity – get the apple cider vinegar with the “mother” in it).

• Eat enough fiber (28g/day for women and 35g/day for men).

• Add more dark, leafy greens to your diet such as kale, Swiss chard, and spinach.

• Drink herbal teas, such as decaf green tea.

• Watch the sodium – too much sodium can cause water retention and bloating.

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Place the ingredients in a juicer and enjoy! Yum! Then, eat breakfast.

How do you know you’ve been successful at naturally detoxing? You’ll have more energy, you’ll sleep better, your stomach won’t be as bloated, and you’ll crave healthier foods rather than junk food. As an added bonus, your skin will be clearer and brighter, your hair will be silkier, and you’ll just feel really good. When you start to follow a healthier lifestyle, you’ll find that when you do fall off the bandwagon and have some sweets, junk food or too much alcohol, you’ll feel it. Listen to your body. It will tell you what it needs (and doesn’t need!).

Justine SanFilippo graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Following college, she found her passion in health, wellness, and nutrition, enrolling in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2005 and becoming a certified health coach. SanFilippo is a certified personal trainer through the American Council of Exercise and also holds a master's degree in human nutrition. www.happyhealthypeople.com

Feature—by Alex Jackson Looking Beyond the Scar

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ave you ever wondered what happens on the inside of a surgical scar? I recall about 25 years ago my grandfather coming home from an abdominal surgery with staples and buttons attached to the outside of the incision. He looked like an alien to me! Fortunately, the days of the Frankenstein-looking scars are virtually gone thanks to medical advancements like dissolving stitches and surgical adhesives. Visible scar or not, however, a lot is still happening under the skin.

Within a few hours of surgery there are adhesions being created by the body. Adhesions are the body’s natural way to heal and repair an injury or wound left from surgery. They are fibrous bands that form abnormal connections extending from one tissue across another.

While some adhesions do not cause problems, others can prevent muscle tissues and organs from moving freely. Organs can become twisted, obstructed or pulled from their normal position, creating pain and discomfort within our bodies.

Abdominal adhesions are a common complication of surgery and occur in a majority of people who have had abdominal or pelvic procedures. Interestingly enough, we may not notice any symptoms of adhesions or internal scar tissue for months or years after the initial surgery. An unfortunate fact is that adhesions are unavoidable in surgery, and the main conventional medical treatment for adhesions is more surgery. What! More surgery leads to more adhesions.

“Where is the logic in this approach...someone please find me a treatment to relieve my discomfort,” you say.

I have the answer: Abdominal Integrative Therapy!

This is a holistic and non-invasive technique I have perfected over the last decade. Deep abdominal breathwork is integrated with massage to break up abdominal adhesions and increase circulation to damaged and restricted tissue. As a holistic health practitioner dedicated to abdominal health, I have seen thousands of people with post-surgical abdominal adhesions ranging in severity from major to minor. All have received relief from Abdominal Integrative Therapy…I do mean all!

People routinely visit my office with more abdominal surgeries than I can count. Their colon, appendix, bladder, uterus or other organs and pathogenic tissues may have been repaired or removed. They may have tightness, pulling or nerve discomfort near the incision scar.

Sandra, a patient of mine that was referred by her OB/ GYN had these exact symptoms. She was a 35-year-old

mother that had been suffering from debilitating nerve pain following the caesarean delivery of her child two years prior. Her only request was the ability to play actively with her children again. The adhesions on Sandra's lower pelvis were stiffened and unpliable. This over-contracted fascia resulted in her nerves being trapped, suffocated and starved of vital oxygen and circulation. Abdominal Integrative Therapy proved to be the breakthrough for Sandra. She was elated that all of her scar tissue nerve pain was gone. Afterwards, she described the feeling that a virtual 24/7 tightened belt around her abdomen simply disappeared.

Treating abdominal or pelvic adhesions is only fully successful if the practitioner is also able to loosen any respiratory diaphragm restrictions. The diaphragm is our major muscle for breathing. The descending aorta passes through it, delivering blood supply to the abdomen and lower extremities. It is located at the base of the sternum and attaches to the lower rib cage. Deep abdominal breathing is necessary to aide in the separation of fibrous tissue and provides an internal massage to adhered organs, making it a key factor in reestablishing healthy tissue.

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develop adhesions following pelvic surgery. Since there is usually a time lapse between surgery and symptoms, many get misdiagnosed. A woman can even develop fertility issues from pelvic adhesions that surround an ovary, fallopian tube or uterus. Common laparoscopic procedures used to treat endometriosis will often leave a women’s pelvis with unwanted scar tissue and adhesions.

Often we will not connect a surgery such as gall bladder removal, hysterectomy or hernia repair with digestive problems occurring months or years later. A small bowel obstruction is a significant consequence of post-surgical adhesions and can occur outside the area of the incision scar. Abdominal connective tissue has a spider web-like structure that provides a specific residence for each organ. The characteristic of this web is such that when you pull one end all contents (organs) can be shifted. When post-surgical adhesions are involved, abdominal organs are more prone to kinking and twisting.

One possible complication can be a bowel obstruction caused when an adhesion pulls or kinks the small intestine and prevents the flow of content through the digestive tract. I have seen progressive bowel adhesions that limit a person to a liquid only diet. You can imagine how the inability to eat solid food takes a heavy toll on one’s emotional state. The same process of deep abdominal breathwork with massage is applied for relieving any bowel obstructions and restoring the patient to a normal diet.

My advice is to get any and all scars massaged no matter how old or new. Remember to allow four to six weeks after surgery before getting treatment. It is always a good idea to consult with the therapist and or physician before getting any type of treatment. I have learned that people are always relieved when they finally understand where their discomfort originates, and even more astonished with the results after receiving an Abdominal Integrative Therapy session. I invite you to look beyond the scar as I did with my grandfather. The healing connections that lie beneath the surface may provide the answer for which you have been searching.

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Alex Jackson LMT, NCTMB is a Holistic Health Practitioner, specializing in Maya Traditional Healing methods and Abdominal Integrative Therapies. He is the owner of Centered Spirit, LLC, located in Brookside at 6306 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64113. www.centeredspirit.com 816.225.9393 E-mail alex@centeredspirit.com

Feature—by Kerry Fremerman The Seasons of Acupuncture

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he Chinese, as strong observers of nature, believe that when our connection to nature is strong, we have better health. In Chinese medicine, the theory of the Five Elements is a philosophy that sees the world in dynamic states or phases of constant change. Classical Five Element Acupuncture differs from other forms of acupuncture in the way it diagnoses and treats illness according to what is called the Causative Factor (CF). The goal of Classical Five Element acupuncture, according to ancient Taoism (a Chinese philosophy based on living simply, honestly, and in harmony with nature) is to bring the body, mind and spirit into balance with the elements of nature: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. These five elements correspond to five seasons: Winter, spring, summer, late summer and fall.

Professor J.R. Worsley (1923 – 2003), a British osteopathic physician and Master of Acupuncture, is credited with bringing Classical Five-Element Acupuncture to the West. Professor Worsley says that every human being has one true cause of disease that results from the element that is most out of balance for them: that being the Causative Factor. The Causative Factor says that a person's weak link or root cause of illness is coming from the distressed element. Said another way, the CF is the element that has been injured by internal or external causes, including hereditary factors. The CF diagnosis is usually made at the first visit for treatment, but sometimes isn't known with certainty until later treatments. When the CF is diagnosed and treated the cause of disease resolves, and the symptoms of the imbalance disappear.

Each of the five elements is associated with 12 meridians that correspond to 10 organs and two functions in the body. Earth corresponds to the stomach and spleen, Metal to the colon and lungs, Fire to the heart, small intestine (and two functions, circulation/sex and triple heater/temperature regulator), Water to the bladder and kidneys, Wood to the gallbladder and liver. Each organ has a specific season that can weaken it or strengthen it. When something in the body, mind or spirit is out of balance, it is more susceptible to illness as the seasons change.

The season of Fire (summer) is a time of luxurious growth. Everything is in bloom and begins to bear fruit and comes alive. Fire gives us warmth, love and

a passion for life. The heart is responsible for order and control of all the other organs. The small intestine assimilates and separates the pure from the impure of the nourishment we take in.

Circulation/sex protects the heart and regulates blood flow and sexual secretions. The triple heater is the temperature regulator of the body. When the Fire element is out of balance, there are symptoms such as a lack of joy, love or warmth, confusion and panic, heart problems, poor circulation, numbness or tingling in the limbs, hot or cold flashes, arthritis, and

shoulder or elbow problems.

The season of Earth (late summer) is the time to harvest the abundance of summer. The days of summer are getting shorter and cooler and there is a hint of fall in the air. Earth is the provider and mother that feeds and sustains us. It gives us stability, balance and keeps us grounded. The stomach receives nourishment and prepares it for digestion. When the Earth element is imbalanced, there can be symptoms of needing sympathy, obsessive thoughts, worry, self-doubt, ulcers, indigestion, muscle pain and tenderness, poor or excessive appetite and menstrual irregularities.

The season of Metal (autumn) is a time of harvesting for the winter. The leaves begin to fall back to the earth from where they came. It represents the minerals and salt of the earth. This is

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a time of change, transition and sometimes nostalgia and letting go of the past. Metal gives us our sense of quality and value. It is involved with the intake of life-giving energies and the discharge of toxins. The lungs are the receiver of the chi from the heavens, breathing in the air. The colon gets rid of toxins and waste. When Metal is out of balance there are symptoms of excess grief or sorrow, diarrhea or constipation, skin problems and asthma.

The season of Water (winter) is a time of rest, withdrawal and hibernation. It is a time of stillness and quiet and conservation of energy. The trees are bare and the days are short.

It gives us determination and willpower. The kidneys filter the blood and keep the body clean and in balance. The bladder is responsible for eliminating the excess of water and waste filtered through the kidneys and storing our water reserves. When Water is out of balance, there are symptoms such as phobias or fear, urinary problems, high blood pressure, brittle joints, dry skin, backache, problems with perspiration, ear problems.

The season of Wood (spring) is a time of birth and growth, vision and hope for the future. It is the greening season when flowers bloom, a time for planting seeds and new beginnings. Wood is seen in a tree growing upward to the sky and growing deep roots in the earth. The liver stores the blood, filters its toxins and promotes the free flow of chi in the body. The gallbladder stores and empties the bile.

When Wood is out of balance we experience symptoms of frustration, anger, vertigo, ligament and tendon problems, dry brittle nails, migraines and eye problems.

In our fast-paced and stressful world we often fail to effectively deal with our stressors until we feel so sick we can no longer ignore our symptoms. We have often waited so long to get the help and support we need that our symptoms have developed into costly illnesses. Your health is important. Take time every day to mediate, be present and observe nature and some things you can appreciate about the current season.

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Kerry Fremerman, Lic.Ac., Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM), has been practicing Classical Five Element Acupuncture for 24 years. She studied under Professor J.R. Worsley and graduated from the College of Traditional Acupuncture, U.K. and the Worsley Institute of Classical Acupuncture, U.S., in 1991. She has an office in Overland Park. For more information: 913-214-9031, www.centerfca.com

Books Interview with Nick Ortner, Author of The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief

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o you suffer from chronic pain? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, more than 100 million Americans deal with this lifechanging issue every day. And if you’re like most of them, you’ve tried all the normal “solutions”: doctors, injections, medications, and surgeries. While these all have a place in healing, they have fallen short in dealing with the pain epidemic. So what can you do?

In The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief, Nick Ortner presents a startling alternative. He lays out a step-by -step plan that teaches you how to use tapping, or EFT (emotional freedom techniques), to reduce or eliminate chronic pain. Looking at the scientific research surrounding pain, stress, and tapping, he opens your eyes to just how powerful tapping can be, and then outlines tips and techniques to address pain in both the short and long term.

Why use tapping for chronic pain relief over other pain relief treatments?

How does tapping relieve chronic pain?

There’s a lot of research being done at places like Stanford University that is giving us a better understanding of chronic pain. Back pain is a great example. It’s the #1 cause of chronic pain, with over 30 million Americans and many more around the world suffering from it. That pain is often diagnosed as the result of a herniated disc, but studies show that a significant percentage of people with a herniated disc have zero back pain.

We don’t know for sure whether a herniated disc even causes chronic pain!

Thanks to recent studies of chronic pain, we know that stress and negative emotions like fear and anger increase pain. Those emotions are part of the body’s stress response, and that stress response can also turn short-term pain, like pain we experience after an injury, into long-term chronic pain.

Tapping interrupts that stress response, including significantly lowering levels of the stress-related hormone cortisol. By putting the body into a more relaxed state, tapping allows the body to do what it’s meant to do, which is heal itself and relieve the pain.

The short answer is because tapping works, has no negative side effects, and can be used anywhere.

In addition to providing pain relief, tapping also relieves stress and improves physical, emotional and mental well-being. I’ve worked with a lot of people who, after years of taking pain medicine, have been able to stop taking it since they began using tapping for their pain. I’ve also seen people with degenerative conditions, and very dire diagnoses get pain relief. To start, though, I recommend that people add tapping into what they’re already doing to manage their pain. As tapping relieves their pain, they can then work with doctors and health professionals to figure out what else they still may or may not need in addition to tapping.Yes, tapping can provide powerful pain relief for pain from fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic migraines, RSD (also called CRPS), pain from an injury, surgery, degenerative conditions, and much more. It works on pain throughout the body, and also on pain that has been chronic for years, even decades. The list goes on and on. I always encourage people to just try it, and keep using it until they get the relief they desire.

Does tapping relieve real physical pain, or just psychosomatic pain?

That’s an important question. The answer is yes, tapping relieves real physical pain. This is not imaginary pain. It’s very real physical pain, and in many cases it’s excruciating. When we discuss the mindbody science around chronic pain, we’re talking about how stress and emotions work with the body to create real physical pain. It’s a new understanding of chronic pain. Tapping targets that pain on a physical and emotional level, which is why it’s so effective for pain relief.

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How will tapping impact the future of chronic pain treatment?

Tapping provides safe, effective pain relief without any negative side effects, so there’s growing interest in tapping from medical professionals who are open to alternative healing modalities. More nurses, doctors and other health professionals are learning tapping and using it with patients. My hope is that someday tapping will become part of standard medical treatment for chronic pain and other conditions. It is an incredibly powerful treatment to use in hospitals, pre and post-surgery, and of course as a preventive treatment. It has also had great results with treating PTSD, which often is accompanied by chronic pain. Vets, as well as trauma survivors in places like Rwanda and here in Newtown, CT since the Sandy Hook school shootings, are getting pain relief and overcoming emotional and mental trauma because of tapping.

NICOLAS ORTNER is CEO of The Tapping Solution, LLC, a company with a mission to bring simple, effective, natural healing into the mainstream through Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or “tapping.” Tapping is a healing modality that combines ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology. Nick’s goal is to empower people to create healthy, financially abundant and stress-free lives through his books, films, CDs, online events and speaking engagements attended by participants from all over the world.

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Spiritual Horoscope—by Aluna Michaels March 2015 Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Happy birthday Pisces! Your year starts with a powerful total eclipse in your sign! It is validating your intuition — you’re intelligent on more dimensions than the average person! Trust the messages you get in meditation and live from your truth. Think supportive thoughts about yourself. Sudden changes at work bring prosperity and joy, so be fearless if things shake up.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) This month’s eclipse stimulates dreams and helps you visualize exciting future changes. Meditate for more guidance after you complete each step in front of you. In early August you can manifest major results if you stay consistent! You can also be starting a new relationship that’s very sexy and exciting (or have a renaissance in a current partnership). Enjoy everything, just don’t let todays’s thrills divert you from long-range goals.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) This month’s eclipse asks you to contemplate how helpful your friends really are. Do you have built up resentments? Maybe it’s because they are less evolved than you. It could be time to seek new friends as thoughtful and spiritual as you.

Don’t put up with crumbs! Also make a beautiful peaceful place in your house to meditate. You need a serene environment for a serene mind.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) You can have exciting opportunities with work that you’ve been wishing for! The total eclipse opens many doors. Supervisors have been putting in good words for you. Or, if looking for new jobs, you’re exciting to the hiring team. In relationships, things become deeper. Be sure to express your positive emotions to your partner, even if the intimacy

frightens you. This cements your bond and helps your partner open up more to you.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Let your intuition guide your career.

Get in touch with your soul through daily meditation. Just five minutes of quiet time every day is enough to open the channel. You’ll gain insights on forgotten talents, or on ones you underrate, but others value. You’re better than you think! Be bold and let your light shine! Prosperity can come from a source you overlooked or gave up on — a big tax return, a bonus from a critical supervisor, or a loan you gave long ago.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Let relationships unfold gently. You might want to jump in too fast, or the other person could be overeager. With the eclipse this month, it’s easy to get emotionally overwhelmed. By advancing slowly, yet steadily, you’ll be in a solid place six months form now. Also, be prudent about spending. You’re on a high now and that’s great. But meditate for balance so you can see all options clearly.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) This month’s eclipse tests your willingness to release past relationship issues. Things are being stirred up to be cleared out. Breathe through the feelings, journal about them and let them go! Resist your ego self who

wants to poison the present with old junk! The roots might go back to your parents’ bond — but you can create better future karma. You’re not doomed to patterns! Happiness awaits on the other side.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Take control of your mind — especially around body image, health and diet. Meditate on your divine beauty and the wholeness of each cell. Don’t buy into your own negativity or society’s manipulative messages. The energy you salvage from not tormenting yourself with thoughts will channel into relationships. You’ll feel present and loved, as well as blissful and loving! Seek out friends who stay positive to reinforce your new mindset.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) This month’s eclipse asks you to incorporate fun into your life! Other transits are pushing you to work hard and be aware of your finances, maybe even re-budgeting. That’s great, but what about nurturing your playfulness? So many intuitive solutions come when you rest your mind through play. Or you might do art, dance, be with pets or kids, even cook. Creating balance makes you energized, successful and serene!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Like Leo pals, be cautious in relationships. It’s too easy to get caught in too much enthusiasm and then burn out. Allow love to develop gently and it will last! Make time for your spiritual practice; don’t abandon your soul! If partnered, a shot of divine energy will enliven a dull connection. Be active together and more sexiness will stir up! Meditate or practice yoga together and see each other with new eyes.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) This month’s eclipse brings up subconscious “stuff” — so think before you speak or act! Intense emotions can be related to past events that

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aren’t even connected to the person or situation. Meditate and journal to find roots of feelings — they could have childhood beginnings or even be past life patterns! If about present day, you’ll be poised and calm if you need to do or say anything.

Cleansing like this makes for intimacy, serenity and even prosperity!

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) An amazing, spiritual relationship can start — or your present one gains new depth and love! Aquarians are “in their heads”, so meditate to go beyond thoughts and release logic. As intuition flows you’ll be more peaceful and attract higher energy people. As mental stress is relieved, current folks regard you more positively. Since intellect is your secularity blanket, releasing thoughts is a daily yoga practice for you. Stick with it fearlessly to maintain bliss!

Aluna Michaels is a secondgeneration astrologer and Soul Evolutionist practitioner. She also holds a Masters in Spiritual Counseling and has been teaching and consulting for more than two decades. Her book “Spiritual Gifts of the 12 Astrological Signs” is now on Amazon in Kindle version. Ms. Michaels is available for appointments in her home or by phone. Call (248) 5831663 or visit alunamichaels.com

ALTERNATIVE HEALING At the Healing Place, Massage, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Reiki, ChanRi, Chakra Balancing, Astrology, Tarot, Past Life Regression, Intuitive Bodywork (816) 415-2607 www.atthehealingplace.com Nature Spirit Holistics Energy Medicine expert Author Cathleen Miller—Intuitive therapies, Conscious life counseling, Spa events, seminars www.livingthespiral.com 913-499-8514 Justin & Sharon Orth - Spring Forest Qigong Practitioners/Healers and Certified Qigong Level 1 Instructors. EFT (BAS/ADV) www.meetup.com/Spring-Forest -Qigong-Meetup-Group/ (913) 244-0167 for info.

Shelly Wilson, Reiki Master ~ Intuitive, Intuitive offers loving guidance enabling you to heal and grow.

Live an authentic life and LOVE yourself in the process! ShellyRWilson.com 918-782-4778

Integrative Therapies by Sarah P. Chapman Aromatherapy Massage, Raindrop Treatment, Vitaflex, Pressure Point Therapy 913-549-0280 www.sarahpchapman.com Regina Compernolle, Home Herbalist Courses, Apprenticeships, Women’s Sacred Studies, Astrology, Tarot, Consults, Women Drumming 816-547-0266 www.SacredEarthArts.com

COUNSELING Dr. Jay Peters Marriage & Addictions Counselor. Smoking/ Weight Mgmt. Hypnosis. Regression/Past Life Hypnosis 913-339-9591 www.drjaypeters.com Elizabeth HunterHunter-Blank, LCSW Assisting clients with grief & loss, chronic & serious illness, relationship issues, depression & anxiety.

4104 Central St. KCMO 64111. 816.582.3877 Martha Childers, LPC EdS; 816.892.0803 Women, Couples, 50+, LGBT, Aging in Place End of Life Preparations, Financial, Career www.ChildersCounselingService.com Barb Hoffman, MA, LPC, LCSW, in KCMO; 816.561.1116 Indiv./Couples/Family Therapy Depression & anxiety, abuse & trauma, grief & loss, addictions, relationships. Most insurance.

Mindful Counseling, Pamela Wagner, LMSW Play therapy for children (2-12); mindful self-compassion for caregivers.

913 488-8071, www.mindfulcounselingllc.com

MEDITATION

EDUCATION Holos University Graduate Seminary Studies in Spirituality & Health. Graduate degrees grounded in scholarship, intuitive inspiration, self-development & Research ~ 888-272-6109

Kansas City Meditation Group of SelfSelf-Realization Fellowship Sunday Service 10AM 10819 Wornall Rd, KCMO http://kcmeditation.com/ 816-799-5544

NUTRITION & WELLNESS

ENTERTAINMENT Laura Packer, storyteller, writer, coach Storytelling for families, adults, corp/private events. B-days, weddings, funerals, holidays, classes 781-526-7255 www.laurapacker.com Karen Elise - Psychic Entertainer & Coach Tarot / astrology - corporate / private events Fun for weddings, birthdays & graduations 913-636-9502 - www.KarenElise.com

HYPNOSIS/EFT

Ayurveda Practitioner, Stephanie Kieltyka Mohr works to find health & relieve disease with recommendations for diet, exercise and lifestyle. www.GoWithSteph.com Kimberlin Hypnosis, LLC Kathleen Kimberlin, CHt Smoking/weight loss/childbirth/past life/behavior www.HYPNOSISEMPOWERS.com Call for free consultation (816) 305-8418

PETS

New Day Hypnotherapy, LLC Carol Henderson, CH. Stress, Fears, Stop Smoking, Lose Weight, Grief & more. www.newdayhypno.com 913-908-6907 Advanced Quantum Healing Hypnosis Expand your awareness, receive healing Karen Marie, MS, www.co-createnow.com 913-954-9701 intendingmiracles@yahoo.com

N2paws Offering Doga (doggie yoga) an integrated approach to balance & relaxation for you and your canine companion! www.n2paws.com 816-522-7005

REAL ESTATE Put the OM in your home, Lanae Blattner Licensed Realtor in Kansas/Missouri Lanaekc.com; 913.633.4930; lblattner@remax.net

INTUITIVE Shane Knox, Psychic Shaman Intuitive Readings, Shamanic Life Coaching by phone or SKYPE. Schedule now at SHANEKNOX.ME or call 417-866-2248

LIFE COACH Healing Thru Music and Life Coaching For more info. Contact Kathleen (913)206-2151 or Klmamuric@yahoo.com $25.00 per session.

Laura Wolf, Transformational Life Coach Unlock Your PASSION, POWER & PURPOSE Counseling, Breathwork, Yoga, Shamanic Journeys www.shamansheartsanctuary.org 913-721-6655 Your Dream is Waiting for You. Certified Dream Builder Coach—Business, Relationship, Wealth, Health. Contact Marcy, 660-441-1805, marcyrobinson01@gmail.com Stephanie Red Feather, the Healer's Healer Transformational life/business/$ coaching, shamanic healing, energy therapies, Reiki classes, women's circles. 913-515-3271, redfeatherconnections.com

SHAMANISM Daniel Baxley, Shamanic Healing and Teachings, Pachakuti Mesa Tradition.

Sweat Lodges, Workshops. 816-769-7343, www.shamanicpathways.net

THRIFT STORE 20% off your purchase every time you donate. 25% off every Tuesday with Savers Club Card.13233 Shawnee Msn Parkway, Shawnee, KS 913.248.1938

YOGA Mark Blanchard’s Power Yoga. Focused on breathwork. No levels, props, music or egos.

Lots of events! In Ranch Mart Center in OP. www.markskcyoga.net; 913-901-8970.

The Yoga School of Therapeutics Kansas State Education Board Approved School 10400 W. 103rd Street, #14 Overland Park, KS

Leavenworth Yoga CoCo-op Join us at Leavenworth's only yoga studio.

Daily yoga classes, massage therapy, and Tai Chi. 913-933-9595 ~ www.LvnYogaCoop.com

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Events MARCH 3 CLEARING AND TRANSFORMING YOUR ENERGY AROUND MONEY Begin shifting your energy around money, freeing you to be more purposeful and prosperous. 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. $25 Vivian Faulkner, Money Coach and Energy Healer 913735-3183 Core Star Energy Healing School, 6045 Martway, Mission, KS

MARCH 10 STAY TRUE: KEEPING COMMITMENTS TO SELF & OTHERS Does your life need a spark of energy? Are you living without a clear sense of purpose and focus? Are you stuck in your story? IGNITE Your Life! workshop w/Sharon McGloin and Denise Mills, 6 – 9 p.m. (networking @ 5:30), in OP. Only $49; save 20% w/2 or more workshops: www.igniteyourlifekc.com.

MARCH 15 PSYCHOTHERAPY ORIENTATION WORKSHOP Free for potential trainees. Psychotherapists or students welcome, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Westport Growth Center, 4104 Central, KCMO, kcpsychotherapytraining.com. Details: Peg Marland, 816-361-8065.

MARCH 15 TRANSCENDENCE ACADEMY New School opening fall 2015: Pre K- 8th grade. Learn our mission, philosophy & curriculum, offer input; 1 p.m. at Transcendence Wellness Center, 5053 Merriam Drive, Merriam, KS. www.transcendencekc.com.

MARCH 4 CREATING SACRED SPACE WITH DIVINE ASSISTANCE—IN TOPEKA Shoo away negative energies with smudging and intention: www.LifeJourneyHealing.com. $30, 6-8 p.m. at Unity in Topeka. Register: Georgia Clark 785.608.6444.

MARCH 10 CORE STAR ENERGY HEALING CLINIC 7:15 p.m. $20 Experience the benefits of energy healing. 6045 Martway, Suite 104 Mission, KS Reservations 913-831-4422 www.CoreStarEnergyHealing.com

MARCH 18 HOW TO CHANNEL YOUR HIGHER SELF Learn to channel your higher self, 7 p.m., $39, at White Light Books, 1801 W. 39th St., KCMO 64111, www.whitelightbookstore.com.

MARCH 5 ENJOY OPEN MIC NIGHT with live music, From 5-9 p.m., at Unity Village Bookstore and Coffee Shop. www.unityvillage.org/bookstore

MARCH 10 SPIRITUAL LIVING AT CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING CROSSROADS Mindfulness Matters Every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 6424 Vista Drive Shawnee, KS 66218 For more information call (913) 441-1266 Appreciative Giving. All are welcome.

MARCH 18 ARÊTE HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK WITH GARY BAKER Learn all about the Arête High Performance Network at Your Wellness Connection, 8:3010 a.m., $10, lunch provided. www.YourWellnessConnection.com.

MARCH 7 SPIRIT ANIMAL MANDALA WORKSHOP Saturday 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Contact personal spirit animals and create a powerful mandalas for healing for yourself or others. Call Linda VanBibber, Harmony Energetics in Independence, 816-833-1129 or email laylahv@swbell.net to register.

MARCH 7 ODEN REIKI FAIR Oden Reiki Sessions for just $15, all-day walkin sessions with Lauralei and many masters at White Light Books, www.whitelightbookstore.com.

MARCH 7 & 8 HEALING TOUCH LEVEL ONE Learn energy healing at The Light Center, Baldwin City, KS, $275 (18 CE nurses/ massage). Open to all: robingoff714@gmail.com.

MARCH 7-9 HOLY FIRE KARUNA REIKI MASTER. The next step after Reiki Master. Learn chanting. 9am – 6:30pm. $825 with early deposit. CEs for nurses, massage therapists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, substance abuse counselors. ICRT Licensed Reiki Master, Leawood. 816-5234440. karen@karenharrison.net www.karenharrison.n et MARCH 9 ASTROLOGY PRESENTATION Julia Purdy presents: Jupiter Through Your Zodiac. 7-9 p.m. at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main, KCMO. Public welcome. www.astrologykansascity.com, 816-5334874.

MARCH 10 CPR & FIRST AID 8:30 – 5:30 at WellSpring School of Allied Health. Red Cross format. Register: Jaclyn Sherrer at 816-523-9140 ext 111 or http:// wellspring.edu/programs/continuingeducation.

MARCH 13 LIVE WITH NOTHING AND NO ONE AGAINST YOU! 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Unity Village. An extraordinary day of deep healing work with Drs. Rima Bonario and Jane Simmons. $45 (reg. $75). Includes 3 phone coaching sessions.

Visit www.theqeffect.com/events.

MARCH 13-15 S.H.I.P: ACTIVATE YOUR PASSION, POWER & PURPOSE Learn to quickly and easily transform fear, limitation and lack into creativity, possibility and joy. Regina Compernolle, www.shamansheartsanctuary.org/ship.

MARCH 14 TIMELINE TRANSFORMATION ONE Travel to past and future for amazing deep healing with Stephanie Dallam, 10:30 - 6:00 at The Light Center, Baldwin City, KS. $40 to $60: sjd.scout@embarqmail.com.

MARCH 14 MANTRAS: WHO IS KRISHNA ANYWAY? WITH SHANE KNOX Learn the meanings of the most common chants used in yoga and meditation.

2pm-4pm, $25-$30, Sage Studio, Springfield, MO Call 417-866-2248 or visit www.mysagestudio.com

MARCH 19 CONTACTING YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE Kathleen will teach you to contact your spirit guide, 6:30 p.m., $25, at White Light Books, 1801 W. 39th St., KCMO 64111, www.whitelightbookstore.com.

MARCH 20 MAY I BE FRANK FILM SCREENING WITH FRANK FERRANTE 6:30-9 p.m. at Your Wellness Connection.

Frank will host, share experiences from his journey, answer questions, sign books! $10; www.YourWellnessConnection.com.

MARCH 20-22 ORACLES PSYCHIC FAIR Full readings by professionals: tarot, intuitive readings, past lives, Akashic records, and lots more. Readings $30, Free Admission at Aquarius, 3936 Broadway, 816-931-6303, www.aquariusbooks.com.

MARCH 20-22 KATE SINNETT TAROT READINGS Kate Sinnett/Transform Tarot, 30-minute readings/$30 at Oracles Psychic Fair at Aquarius in Westport. March 20 12-9 p,.m.; March 21 10-7 p.m.; March 22 11-6 p.m. Free admission MARCH 21 COMMUNITY EVENT: BE PRESENT, BE RADIANT Join Kimberly Tammaro & Stephanie Forcier for a journey of integrating mindfulness, celebrating balance and radiating presence with the support of the Akashic Records & Angels. Cura Integrative Health Care, Leawood, KS 2- 4 p.m. Suggested love offering: $25 RSVP: Email: stephanie@innerwisdomevolution.com or call 816260-2438

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MARCH 21 COUPLES MASSAGE 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at WellSpring School of Allied Health. No experience needed—all are welcome! $97 per couple. Register: Jaclyn Sherrer at 816-523-9140 ext 111 or http:// wellspring.edu/programs/continuingeducation.

MARCH 21 PRS: PAST LIVES Dennis “Doc” Cromwell will discuss past lives.

7 p.m. at Westwood Community Center, 4700 Rainbow Blvd., Westwood, KS. Members free, guests $5. More info: www.prskc.org.

MARCH 21 COMMUNITY EVENT: BE PRESENT, BE RADIANT Join Kimberly Tammaro & Stephanie Forcier for a journey of integrating mindfulness, celebrating balance and radiating presence with the support of the Akashic Records & Angels. Cura Integrative Health Care, Leawood, KS 2- 4 pm, Suggested love offering: $25 RSVP: Email: stephanie@innerwisdomevolution.com or call 816-260-2438 MARCH 21 MINDFUL YOGA & KNITTING At Sastun Center in OP, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m.

More info/registration: Claudia CardinKleffner at 913-579-2916. www.sastuncenter.com.

MARCH 21 CELESTIAL TIMINGS RESONANCE REPATTERNING® TELE-SESSION 4-5:30 p.m. Align with the key celestial event chosen monthly. Flow with the energies of the Universe. $22. Teri Bybee: 913-219-6788 or www.lovewisdomwellness.com/ RR_proxy.htm.

MARCH 23 THE DISEASE DELUSION Join Toni Forsyth, 6-7 p.m. at Sastun, for a discussion of Dr. Jeffrey Bland’s newest book pointing to underlying imbalances that can be detected and fixed. Register: 913-3450060, $15, www.sastuncenter.com.

MARCH 24 CORE STAR ENERGY HEALING CLINIC 7:15 p.m. $20 Experience the benefits of energy healing. 6045 Martway, Suite 104 Mission, KS Reservations 913-831-4422 www.CoreStarEnergyHealing.com MARCH 24 SPIRITUAL LIVING AT CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING CROSSROADS Living Mindfully Every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 6424 Vista Drive Shawnee, KS 66218 For more information call (913) 441-1266 Appreciative Giving. All are welcome.

MARCH 27 ARTIST RECEPTION FOR EVOLVING COVER ARTIST TAMMY BARTON At The Healing Place 6-8 p.m. 103 E. Gregory Blvd. KC. MO 64114

MARCH 27 DANNION BRINKLEY: “SEVEN LESSONS FROM HEAVEN” A survivor of three near-death experiences, Dannion Brinkley will present life-changing tools for your life: www.Dannion.com. Presented by PSI, 7-9 p.m. at Unity Plaza. $20 (cash/check only). www.PsychicStudiesInstitute.org. See ad in this issue.

MARCH 27 REIKI/ENERGY SHARE All levels and energy disciplines welcome!

Hosted by Stephanie Red Feather. 6:30 p.m. at 7211 NW 83rd Street, KCMO inside Northland Chiropractic. 913-515-3271. stephanie@redfeatherconnections.com.

MARCH 27-29 SPONTANEOUS MUSCLE RELEASE TECHNIQUE FOR THE HIPS, LOW BACK & ABDOMEN For massage therapists. 8:30 – 5:30 at WellSpring School of Allied Health. $450. Register: Jaclyn Sherrer at 816-523-9140 ext 111 or http://wellspring.edu/programs/continuingeducation.

MARCH 28 INTUITIVE READING AND AURA DRAWING NIGHT WITH SHERI WOXLAND AND TAMMY BARTON At The Healing Place 1539 Maple Woods Drive Liberty, MO 64068 Please RSVP to 816415-2607 6:30-9:30 p.m. $20 per person MARCH 28 DREAMS: JOURNEY INTO THE REALM OF THE SOUL WORKSHOP 1-4pm - Join Patrick and Kathryn Andries in an amazing workshop were you learn the Hidden Messages in Your Dreams. Your subconscious has been communicating to you every night. Isn’t it time you learned what is going? Awaken Whole Life Center, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, MO 64065 816612-8740 www.awakenwholelifecenter.com.

MARCH 28 AT JCCC APRIL 11 AT PENN VALLEY CC Eat Local and Organic Expos Eat Local and Organic Expos (March 28, April 11) - buy local, organic, free-range products direct from farmers, sign up for CSAs, get a free producers directory, attend a workshop for kids.

MARCH 28 HARMONY ENERGETICS SOUND HEALING MEDITATION with gong and crystal bowls. 7:00 pm Last Saturday every month at Hummingbird Touch. Love offering. Contact Linda VanBibber at 816-833-1129 or laylahv@swbell.net for information.

MARCH 28 MONEY: HOW TO INTEGRATE YOUR SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL LIFE Learn your archetype and how to change it with Vivian Faulkner at the Light Center, Baldwin City, KS, noon to 4 p.m., $54 ($95/ couple), 913 205 9517.

SPIRITUAL LIVING AT CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING CROSSROADS March Series: Mindfulness Every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 6424 Vista Drive Shawnee, KS 66218 For more information call (913) 441-1266 Appreciative Giving. All are welcome.

APRIL 7 CLEARING AND TRANSFORMING YOUR ENERGY AROUND MONEY Begin shifting your energy around money, freeing you to be more purposeful and prosperous. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. $25 Vivian Faulkner, Money Coach and Energy Healer 913-735-3183 Core Star Energy Healing School, 6045 Martway, Mission, KS

REIKI CIRCLE Unity Church of Overland Park – 10300 Antioch, OPKS. 2nd and 4th Mondays 79pm. Love offering. All welcome. Receive a Reiki treatment. For flier email karen@karenharrison.net. 816-523-4440

APRIL 7-8 REIKI I & II Learn energy healing skills for yourself and others. Intro to essential oils included. 9am – 6:30pm, $320 with early deposit. CEs for nurses, massage therapists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, substance abuse counselors. Karen Harrison, ICRT Licensed Reiki Master, Leawood, KS. 816-5234440. karen@karenharrison.net www.karenharrison.n et.

APRIL 8 INCREASE YOUR PSYCHIC AWARENESS—IN TOPEKA Learn the different types of psychic skills you have, plus fun exercises to increase them: www.LifeJourneyHealing.com. $30, 6-8 p.m. at Unity in Topeka. Register: Georgia Clark 785.608.6444.

APRIL 10 -12 HOLY FIRE ADVANCED REIKI TRAINING/REIKI MASTER. Learn the Master symbol and the new Holy Fire material. Work with crystals. Strengthen your healing energy and be able to teach Reiki. 9am-6:30pm. $825 with early deposit. CEs for nurses, massage therapists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, substance abuse counselors. ICRT Licensed Reiki Master, Leawood, KS. 816-5234440. karen@karenharrison.net www.karenharrison. net APRIL 13 ASTROLOGY PRESENTATION Cynthia Litwer: The Inter-play Between the Sun/Moon and Nodal Axis. How do we express our true self? 7-9 p.m. at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main, KCMO. Public welcome: www.astrologykansascity.com, 816-5334874.

ONGOING

MARCH 28 UNDERSTANDING & STRENGTHENING YOUR INTUITION—IN TOPEKA Learn to trust your intuition, meditations and protection: www.LifeJourneyHealing.com. $90, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Unity in Topeka. Register: Georgia Clark 785.608.6444.

UNITY VILLAGE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER Call for Spring Rates 816-347-5537 www.unityvillage.org/lodging

RESTORATIVE YOGA IN LEAVENWORTH Wednesdays 2-3 p.m. and Fridays 6:30 -7:30 p.m. Gentle, relaxing class for all levels. 521 Delaware St., Leavenworth. Register: www.LvnYogaCoop.com or 913-933-9595.

ALMOST YOGA FOR THE STIFF & INFLEXIBLE Wednesdays 5:30-6:45 p.m. and Sundays 1:15-2:30 with Jocelyn Costa. Love offering, bring mat and water. At Village Wellness Connection in Claycomo, 816.803-8056, www.V-WellnessConnection.com.

FIRST SATURDAY TRANSCENDENCE WELLNESS CENTER “Become a Master Manifestor & Open your own Intuition Workshop” 10am-1pm And “Emotional Healing Workshop” 2pm-6pm 4 week Workshops Relationships ~ Money ~ Health ~ Career ~ Job ~ Purpose ~ Self These 4 week workshops dive deeply into the subconscious mind where blocks are held. Unblock & heal triggers & heartaches of the past. Reg. required www.transcendencekc.com or (913) 3874631 JIN SHIN JYUTSU CLASSES 1st Wednesdays and 3rd Tuesdays 1-2 p.m. with Linda Meserve 913.706.3107, love offering, no experience required. At Village Wellness Connection in Claycomo, www.VWellnessConnection.com.

SERENITY PAUSE™ MEDITATION 7 DAYS A WEEK - 365 DAYS A YEAR, 12:10pm12:40pm and 5:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m., Myrtle Fillmore Chapel. Love offering. Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St, KCMO 64112 www.unitytemple.com or call 816-561-4466 ENERGY HEALING SESSIONS FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND VETERANS

By Appointment. The Kansas City Healing Project provides energy healing sessions for cancer patients and veterans. Our clients have been experiencing a reduction of their stress, anxiety and pain levels. These sessions are provided at NO COST to the client. Contact John Hoefer at 816-718-6358 for details.

KansasCityHealingProject.org BECOME A MASTER MANIFESTOR & OPEN YOUR INTUITION 1st Saturdays (4 weeks) 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Transcendence Wellness Center. Relation-

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ships ~ Money ~ Health ~ Purpose ~ Self.

Registration required: www.transcendencekc.com.

EMOTIONAL HEALING WORKSHOP 1st Saturdays (4 weeks) 2-6 p.m. at Transcendence Wellness Center. Dive into the subconscious mind where blocks are held.

Unblock & heal trigger of the past. Registration required: www.transcendencekc.com.

SMALL CHANGES…BIG SHIFTS RADIO Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m. Dr. Michelle Robin and her guests share wisdom, knowledge and tips to inspire and inform you on your journey to a life of wellness: www.blogtalkradio.com/ smartcompaniesthinkingbigger.

INTUITIVE TAROT READINGS FOR MODERN TIMES Sundays at Aquarius Books with Kate Sinnett, noon to 5 p.m. at Aquarius Books in Westport: mini-readings on a walk-in basis: 15 minutes/$20.

HOME HERBALIST COURSE 4th Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., $30-$40. Identify, harvest, make herbal medicine and more.

Lots of topics throughout the year, plus Apprenticeships. Regina Compernolle, 816-5470266, www.SacredEarthArts.com.

WOMEN'S SACRED STUDIES PROGRAM Begins April 15, Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. Single $15, 8 weeks $80. Astrology, Tarot, Shamanism, Energy Work, Dreams and more! Regina Compernolle, 816-547-0266, www.SacredEarthArts.com.

WOMEN OF THE DRUM Sundays: Dance 5-6 p.m.: Drumming 6-7 p.m. at City in Motion. Experience sacred dance, rhythmic mantra. No experience necessary. Regina Compernolle, 816-5470266, www.SacredEarthArts.com.

MONTHLY ASTROLOGY MEETINGS 2nd Monday every month. 7-9pm Community Christian Church. 4601 Main St, KCMO. Public welcome. More info: www.astrologykansascity.com, 816-5334874.

ANGER ALTERNATIVES ANGER SUPPORT GROUP "Stoppit!" Program: every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Family Health Care on Rainbow and SW Blvd. Pre-registration required: www.anger.org, 816-753-5118, info@anger.org.

FRUSTRATED ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE HEALTHY CHANGES? 2nd and 4th Mondays, 6-7 p.m, free at Sastun in OP. Join Dan Somberg, PhD to discover personal obstacles to past attempts at lifestyle changes. www.sastuncenter.com.

CREATIVE SOUL CIRCLES W/LAURA WOLF New! Breathe, move, laugh, play, share and explore your spiritual connection. Thursday evenings in April at Yoga Patch, 7-8:30 p.m. www.shamansheartsanctuary.org.

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