October 2012 by Evolving Magazine

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Publisher’s Letter...

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Dear Friend, A time of harvest, fall is such a plentiful time, filled with the various rewards for our labors. It’s a time of gathering in and honoring, as well as collecting for the seasons to come. It’s also the perfect season to simplify living in anticipation of the slow winter months. Several years ago I wrote my publisher’s letter while sitting near my herb garden. The butterflies fluttered gently above the hyssop while a hummingbird sampled one of the few remaining gladiolas. Seeing the tomatoes full and red and the basil so lush and green, I was excited about soon harvesting and preserving those glorious fruits of the land. I looked forward to gathering the seeds from the cosmos and zinnia plants to save and replant the next year. This year, living in town, my garden is smaller, but still lush. Just looking at the blooming oregano, I remember the connection I felt while planting and caring for each plant throughout the summer. I see the full bushes of thyme and acknowledge the fruits of my labor. And in each plant I see the bounty that will carry me through the winter, each bite reminding me in the cold of winter of the joy and warmth I felt this summer and will soon feel again. Fall is an immense time of reflection and renewal for me. It’s my favorite time of year to rest and renew. I’ve noticed several times this month I’ve written on my gratitude calendar, “fall air.” Even though I crave the busyness of spring, the closure of fall brings immense peace. The season nudges me to remember to be present. I see the glory of life, the rewards of my love-labors and the preparations fore change. As the squirrels gather in their nuts and threes lose their leaves, I too will prepare for winter by acknowledging the bounty in my life and the glory of the season.

The Trap of Irrational Thinking … 13 6 Steps for Simplified Living … 13

From Fragile to Fabulous ...14 How to Live with Difficult People ...15

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Fall Harvest ...11 Clearing Obstacles to Healthy Eating ...11 Publisher Jill Dutton 913-248-1912 jill@evolvingmagazine.com

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News... Life and Love at Aquarius Get Clear Answers to Your Questions About Work December 1-2 Receive A Free Mini-Reading at Book Signing December 1 Wondering about your career path or life purpose? Have questions about romance or how to handle a specific situation? You can get answers to these questions and a whole lot more at a book signing and workshop for the Career Cards, a new, easy-to-use guidance system that provides answers to life’s most important questions. “The Career Cards are giving people all across the country hope and direction when they need it most,” said Barbara Criswell, owner of Aquarius Books in Kansas City, which is hosting the book signing and workshop on November 3 and 4. “They offer practical, direct advice at a time when people need real answers.” Hailed as “completely original and unique” by bookstore owners and readers alike, the Career Cards contain bonus Action and Block decks that tell the reader “Yes” or “No,” and give specific answers to questions such as, “What should I do now?” and “What’s blocking my progress?” The accompanying 230page book explains how to conduct readings and provides an affirmation and full-page description of each of the 88 cards. Instead of trying to make decisions based on a brief or vague description in a standard oracle or tarot deck, the Career Cards provide clear advice to questions such as:

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What’s my true purpose – and how do I go about making it happen? Is this the right thing for me to do? Should I take action now, or wait? I can’t seem to find the right job – what should I do in the meantime? What’s the right career path for me? What’s holding me back from finding happiness? What do I need to do to find my true love?

December 1 Book Signing The Career Cards will make their world launch at Aquarius Books at 3936 Broadway in Kansas City on Saturday, December 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. at a free public event which will include free mini-readings and refreshments. Those who wish to receive a longer reading can sign up for one at the event or by emailing margo@thecareercards.com in advance of the workshop. December 2 Certification Workshop Those who would like to become Certified Career Card Readers can attend a workshop on Sunday, November 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost for the workshop, training materials and certificate is $88 and includes a free Career Cards box set. For more information, contact Aquarius Books at 816-931-6303, or Margo Mateas at www.thecareercards.com.

Weedstock 2012 on October 6 Don’t like hearing live music in a bar or at a large, impersonal festival? Connie “Crash” Humiston teamed up with Mojo Productions to present (and emcee) Weedstock 2012 from 6—10:30 p.m. on October 6, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting 90.1FM KKFI Community Radio. Weedstock is a true pop-up DIY Festival “in the weeds” in an urban farm/ backyard bonfire setting, yet an ultimately professional production — with a classy, back-dropped stage; artwork; lighted porta-potties; four bands aplayin’; 23 chickens a-layin’; Rooster Cogburn a-crowin’; three goats abuttin’; hot dogs and marshmallows acookin’. The charming location is at 7611 E. 65th St., KCMO 64133, just east of Swope Park, off 63rd St., with free parking. Ticket prices are mere tax-deductible EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING

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chicken feed at $10 in advance via www.mojoproductions.org, or walk-ins at Vinyl Renaissance in Shawnee and KCMO. Gate tickets $20 (cash only). There’s something for everybody and their chickens! KKFI DJs will be milling about, and talent includes: •

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6:00-7:00: Jazz, Brazilian Style: Mistura Fina — Jordan Shipley & Michael McClintock w/Shay Estes 7:15-8:10: World Folk: Passport — Stan Kessler & Beau Bledsoe w/Pat Conway 8:30-9:20: 9-Piece Variety w/ Horns: Black Tie Billie w/Stan Kessler & Dave Chael 9:35-10:30ish: Blues, Kansas City Style: The Blues Notions w/Millie Edwards

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News... Energy Healing Mentoring Program

Core Star Energy Healing School announces it’s new Energy Healing Mentoring Program Core Star Energy Healing School has had a 3-year energy healing education program for the last 18 years. We have had numerous conversations with prospective students indicating that they want more information and techniques on energy healing but don’t have the time or resources to commit to a 3-year program. Because of this, we have developed the Core Star Energy Healing Mentoring Program. This program is designed to assist Reiki and other energy healing practitioners and massage therapists with a way to obtain additional formal instruction, tools and practice under the supervision of Core Star instructors. The program will consist of instruction about the human energy field, energy healing techniques and exercises the will encourage the unfolding of your high sense perception abilities. We have found over the years that experienced Reiki practitioners are able to quickly deepen and

strengthen their abilities to work with Reiki energy as well as have a broader set of tools to assist clients. Comments we hear from these students are like “My clients are telling me that their healings are more complete than before” or “I am able to run much more energy now that I have the new skills and knowledge.” This program will begin in November and be set up in weekend or during week sessions of 12 hrs per group mentoring session. They will also qualify for 12 hrs of Massage Continuing Education. The Core Star Energy Healing School was founded in 1994 by Jim Crabtree who continues to be a consultant and is currently run by the Kansas City Healing Project, Inc. under the direction of John Hoefer. John is a graduate of the 3-yr Core Star program, a Usui and Kaurna Reiki Master and has also studied with Rosalyn Buryere, Sonia Choquette and other leading teachers. For more information please call John Hoefer at 913-831-4422 or see www.CoreStarEnergyHealing.com for dates, cost and other information.

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Journey to Wholeness—by Jude LaClaire, Ph.D. Differences: Friend or Foe? Diversity may be the hardest thing for a society to live with, and perhaps the most dangerous thing for a society to be without. —William Sloane Coffin, Jr.

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he human body/mind perceives differences in a variety of responses. One response is to be fearful, feel threatened and fight or run. Another response, at the other end of the spectrum, is to be curious, investigate and befriend. This internal conflict is mirrored in the human community. As individuals or larger groups feel threatened, they may respond with anger, hatred and a need to subjugate. Others may have the response of reaching out, learning about the other, creating dialogue and harmony. In each of us there is a perceptual war about the outer reality. Ryoto Kanai of the University College London, in a study published in April, 2011, suggested that brain differences play a part in our reaction to environmental stimuli. Science Daily states “Individuals who call themselves liberal tend to have larger anterior cingulate cortexes, while those who call themselves conservative have larger amygdalas.” The former helps us to cope with conflicting information and the latter indicates a greater ability to recognize a threat. In this case, the person with the larger anterior cingulate cortex, may be more open to new experiences and better able to handle different kinds of information simultaneously. The person with the larger amygdala would be more sensitive to threat or anxiety in the face of uncertainty. Though there have been several recent studies with similar findings, this is only a beginning in looking at brain differences explaining different responses. Other factors that may contribute to varying reactions are personality type, individual experiences and environmental factors. One theme that stands out in the various explanations is that in one scenario a person open to information is feeling more in control; and in the opposite, feels threatened and fearful. We are all capable of both reactions. We need both. The part of us that is open to change and new experiences helps us grow and learn. The part of us that is more fearful, helps us to be more cautious, possibly escaping danger or hurtful experiences. So, as you or I face the problems of our daily lives compounded by the economic recession, the drought and severe weather effecting our mood, food and other resources, the contentious political climate, local and world-wide conflict

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about many issues; we are thrown into our unique mind/body reaction. If we tend toward the "open" side, we may be more optimistic: but, we may need some good boundaries or a reality check. On the other hand if we are more fearful, threatened or anxious--we may need to step back, gather the facts and get some perspective. The media, advertising and political campaigns tend to feed the fear side of our brain and we may have to hunt for correct data. It would seem that public information sources know that fearful messages feed powerlessness. Information that is more emotionally neutral helps us to make better choices and feel powerful. When we step into the place of clarity and peace, we can embrace differences while keeping good personal boundaries. Armed with good information, our whole brain and a discerning spirit, we resonate with John Hume’s advice, “Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace--respect for diversity.” As we each accept and respect our own unique inner diversity, we can also do the same for all other living beings.

Jude LaClaire, Ph.D., LCPC, LCSW is a counselor, educator and author. For counseling appointments, seminars, training, speaking engagements or information on Neurobehavioral Programs and Imago Therapy call 913-322-5622. For more about Jude LaClaire and the KC Holistic Centre go to www.kcholistic.com, jude@kcholistic.com.

Let’s Get Naked—by Heidi Alfrey What’s Eating You?

his month, I ask the question: What's eating you? Shannon Hodge gives us an authentic and revealing account of her escape from life: food. My food story goes back farther than I can remember. At four years old I was eating french fries, with plenty of ketchup, at a restaurant. The waitress assumed I was done and took away my plate. I knew I wasn't done and proceeded to cry, scream and wail. I didn't think it was anything special to want sweets, pizza and chips all the time. It seemed like everyone around me did the same thing. I would eat until I was beyond full, half aware of what I was doing and half watching television, then stumble upstairs to pass out in a sort of food-coma sleep and wake up still full the next morning. During my Jr. year, I looked in the mirror and decided I was FAT.

Somewhere between Jr. and Senior year, I got my hands on some feminist literature about loving your body. I started learning about real nutrition and dove into exploring this idea of “self acceptance.” My love for myself grew, and so did my body. I still had cravings. I still went to food for comfort, and I still wasn't eating the right foods for me. I tried to ignore what was happening but eventually got up to around 160lbs. And to boot, I got very sick. The years of starving, binging, junk food, sugar, and eating when I wasn't hungry caught up with me. So I went looking for help. An acquaintance of mine invited me to do a program in her Health Coaching practice. In one month, my energy was back. By three months, my digestion was dramatically improved, it didn't hurt when I ate anymore and I was even losing weight. It was truly incredible. In working with my coach, I discovered Geneen Roth, a well-

known author and teacher about Emotional Eating (a term coined by her for people who eat in response to emotions and feelings). I decided to go to the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and become a Health Coach as well. I did some traveling, which included two, 10-day silentmeditation retreats. This meant sitting and feeling the feelings and sensations in my body for 12 hours a day. Later, I began to follow the guidelines in Geneen Roth's books, things like sitting down to eat, not beating myself up for eating, tasting the food and so on.

I learned to cry when I was sad, sleep when I was tired, walk when I was anxious, call a friend when I was lonely, and so on...instead of eating. I started playing music. I went looking for the very easiest instrument I could find, and it was a ukulele with nylon strings. I was gifted one and started writing songs and singing. I would simply write about what was real for me. It was another option — instead of eating — singing My heart melted and I started to believe that people not only liked me, but loved me. I felt like I could finally say “I'm DONE” and have it be TRUE. I'm DONE with the obsessing, and the worry, well, about FOOD anyway! I know exactly when to eat, how much, and what. I know how to deal with my feelings. My life is full and rich with all the ups and downs. I'm on an adventure of having a Health Coaching practice so I can teach other women who relate to my story how they

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can be DONE too. They can be happy to be in their own skin, feel confident and light, permanently lose the weight, eat delicious food, deal with cravings easily, never binge or diet again, and, for those who dare, live an extraordinary life. I'm living proof. Contact Shannon at www.shannonhodge.com. Heidi Alfrey holds a Masters degree in Counseling and is a Unity Minister. She combines those two philosophies into a spiritual counseling practice and a "transparent living" ministry, offering seminars, workshops, and retreats inviting men and women to relax into their Greatness. Tune into her radio show, "Let's Get Naked" Revealing Your Authentic Self" on www.unity.fm Mondays at 3p.m. CST. or anytime at www.thenakedi.com. Email: heidi@thenakedi.com.

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Wisdom Within—by Suzette Scholtes Ancient Key to Happiness

posted on a flip chart the “Keys to Yoga Happiness” as interpreted by the father of yoga, Patanjali. Several students at the Yoga School asked to take a photo of the chart while others hovered over notebooks writing the script. I read this philosophy 30 years ago and feel now I’m just understanding and living it from the inside. I paraphrase now as every time I quote this stuff someone writes me of a misquote. This is not literal: “The moments (see the word “moments” not hours or days) that make us happy have two things in common. For this or that reason, 1. We let go of the past (i.e. forgive ourselves for our mistakes) and 2. We ease and/ or stop the worry of our future.” This is a complex undertaking. Most often it happens in yoga Savasana or meditation or altered state. At times we find happiness beyond space and time in a moment of a daydream or a walk in nature. It can happen in prayer, in a feeling of great love, in a magical moment of transcendent awareness unique to each of us. Mark Twain said most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be. Happiness first is a choice. Today, no matter where I go or who I see, I will seek happiness and peace. This sets the cadence for a powerful intent and quietly helps to live the philosophy. I then wrote: “Another person’s anger, gossip, worry, fear, control issues, etc. have nothing to do with me. My focus is to remain in the space of love and high esteem and keep my feelings calm and peaceful. Their stuff is not my stuff. Now in this place, I do no harm.” Doing “no harm” is key to states one and two of yoga called Yama and Niyama. The first is doing no harm to others with my words, actions, thoughts or deeds. That means no gossip! The second is to do not harm to myself with my own thoughts or negative ego. I think we work on these for life, always becoming more skilled. In a translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (there are 100’s) by Chester Messenger, he notes that this classical text of Indian philosophy gives threads on yoga or union, are extremely terse, stating concisely and often precisely, essential points or techniques. This meditative discipline or the yoga of the eight steps, which may be listed as follows: 1. Restraint: nonvio-

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lence, not lying, not stealing, not lusting and nonattachment 2. Observances: cleanliness, contentment, discipline, self-study and surrender to the Supreme God 3. Posture or physical exercises 4. Breath control 5. Sublimation or withdrawal from the senses 6. Attention 7. Concentration 8. Meditation. As I list these they feel like a group of stagnant words, yet may serve each of us as a powerful map to happiness. With these tools we focus on love, not fear, as in duality it is impossible to be in the place of love and fear at the same time. “Just why are you so happy today?” a friend asked. Well, I’ve focused on the keys to happiness for two weeks. What we focus upon, we create. Feels grand!

Suzette Scholtes is Director of Teacher’s Training and Founder of The Yoga School of Therapeutics, 10400 W. 103rd Street, Overland Park. Her writings have appeared in national magazines and published by New Leaf Publishers, Atlanta. The yoga school calendar of public classes and workshops may be found at www.theyogastudio.com or news@theyogastudio.com or call 913-492-9594.

Holistic Medicine—by Nancy Russell, M.D. Wise Woman Approach to Pre and Post Menopause

n her book, The Wisdom of Menopause, Christiane Northrup, M.D. challenges conventional medicine. Dr. Northrup says, “The change” or menopause is not simply a collection of physical problems to be “fixed” — whether with hormones or herbs — but, a mindbody revolution that brings the greatest opportunity for growth. There is a connection between menopause and a woman’s emotional and spiritual life. The choices a woman makes at this time in her life, from the quality of her relationships to the quality of her diet, either secure her health and well-being for the rest of her life, or put her future at risk.” Menopause is defined as no menstrual periods for 12 months. The time prior to actually stopping your periods and starting to have symptoms of hormonal changes can be five to 10 years. This premenopausal time is caused by a decrease in progesterone and therefore the estrogen hormone is dominant. Estrogen dominant symptoms can include: irregular menstrual periods, excessive bleeding with periods, bloating, breast swelling and tenderness, mood swings like irritability and depression, weight gain around the middle and hips, and also premenstrual headaches. Other estrogen dominant symptoms include ovarian cysts, cystic and lumpy breasts, endometriosis, anxiety and an easy-to-anger mood. Some women have minimal symptoms of pre-menopause and just glide through gracefully. These women handle stress well, have a healthy lifestyle and positive relationships. The next step in the “change” is to stop having menstrual periods and estrogen drops off rapidly over a few weeks to months. Low estrogen symptoms can include: hot flashes, night sweats, non-restful sleep, heart palpitations, fuzzy thinking, vaginal dryness, low sex drive and moodiness. Low testosterone often accompanies or precedes the drop in estrogen and can cause symptoms of decreased sex drive, decreased overall energy and stamina, along with decreased ability to build muscle and thinning pubic hair. These varied symptoms can be caused due to stress on the thyroid and adrenal glands, as well as the brain neurotransmitters during pre and post menopause. Many women start into menopause with exhausted resources. The most common stressors that women may face at this time are: excessive and unremitting worry, anger, guilt, anxiety or fear, depression, excessive or lack of exercise, exposure to toxins, chronic allergies, overwork, late hours, insufficient sleep, surgery, chronic illness or unhealed trauma or injury. Because of the significant impact menopause may bring to women’s lives,

there are many and varied treatment possibilities. Start by being proactive and work on lifestyle factors. If you are still experiencing significant symptoms, there are herbs and over-the-counter natural progesterone creams that can be very effective. Dr. Christiane Northrup’s book, The Wisdom of Menopause, has several considerations for menopause as well as adrenal and thyroid support. If all lifestyle and nutraceutical approaches are not successful, then a balanced approach using individualized bioidentical hormone replacement can be considered. These prescription-strength hormones are prescribed by physicians and prepared by compounding pharmacies using extracts from soybeans and yams. The molecular structure of these hormones are designed to be an exact match to the human body. These bioidentical hormones can be given in several forms, including capsules, troches, creams or suppositories. Even though they are natural, monitoring of hormone levels is advised as well as annual gynecology exams. Side effects can occur, so normal precautions and close monitoring by a physician is recommended. Approaching menopause is not an easy, one-size-fits all answer. Some women may need or want hormone replacement therapy, some simply don’t! In my practice of medicine, I enjoy a partnership with women on their journey through menopause — assessing their individual situations, educating about the details, and guiding them in their choices. The choices may be nutritional and herbal support, neurotransmitter support, prescription hormones, emotional and spiritual growth or a combination of these approaches. My recommendations are: educate yourself, add a large dose of intuition, prayer and meditation while continuing to eat healthy and exercise. Yes, you can proceed through this transition with boldness, poise and grace. Nancy Russell, M.D. is a holistic Internal medicine physician and has practiced in the Kansas City northland for 30 years. Dr. Russell blends traditional and alternative medicine in her holistic medical practice. As a founding member of the American Board of Holistic medicine, she is board certified in holistic medicine. For more information on getting to know Dr Russell, visit her website: www.nancyrussellmd.com or Nurturing Optimal Wellness at 816-4535545.

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Eating Well in Kansas City Healthy Bytes Lee’s Summit Man Crowned Food Network and McCormick’s “Grill Mayor 2012”

raig Jones of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, has been named Grill Mayor of 2012 in a national online contest sponsored by McCormick’s and hosted on the Food Network lifestyle network. (Official announcement and photo here: http:// my.foodnetwork.com/grill-mayor2012/multigallery.esi) The contest invited grill enthusiasts from around the country to give a key grilling tip accompanied by a photo. Jones’ “Master of the Grill” entry garnered over 7,777 views and more than 4,000 votes of online support during 20 days in August. “I’m truly humbled by the generous support of friends, and friends of friends,” says Jones. “All of these wonderful people rallied around a cause and just wanted to help. I’m overwhelmed by the responses.” Jones’ grilling enthusiasm is genuine: He cooks outside on his collection of seven grills and smokers more than 300 days a year. In fact, his passion for live-fire cooking in-

things that make us drool” and that make Kansas City a great food town. As the new Grill Mayor of 2012, Jones will be flown to New York City for a private tour of the Food Network studios and have dinner at a Food Network chef’s restaurant, among other prizes. About Savory Addictions: spired this local entrepreneur to create a business based on a signature item he created on the grill – Savory Addictions® Gourmet Nuts. “With me, it really is all about flavor,” says Jones. “We season deluxe nuts by hand in small batches, and then smoke them over real wood. What you get is an explosion of sweet, savory and smoky flavor that’s really addicting.” Savory Addictions Gourmet Nuts are available online (www.savoryaddictions.com) as well as in several Kansas City specialty retailers. The Kansas City Star Food Issue 2012 listed Savory Addictions #2 on a list of 35 “people, places and

Savory Addictions Gourmet Nuts (cashews, almonds, pecans, Brazils and macadamias) are small batch artisan nuts, seasoned and smoked over real wood for sophisticated palates. The flavor is an addictive blend of sweet, savory and smoky. Savory Addictions contains no food colorings, MSG, high fructose corn syrup or preservatives. They are proudly hand-crafted in the greater Kansas City area. SavoryAddictions.com 816-875-NUTS SavoryAddictions@gmail.com Facebook.com/SavoryAddictions

Detoxify America with FUEL for the BODY BIKE T.O.U.R. (Total Organic Understanding Ride)

LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD with Organic Guru Lynnette Pate and her FFTB Team Nation Wide beginning on October 01 – October 31, 2012 As we say NO to GMO and stand UP for Our Food & Health Freedoms! We need YOUR help to keep this mission pedaling. Do you care for the health of the nation? Do you want to STOP Monsanto? Do you want food and health Freedoms? Then support this awareness TOUR. TOGETHER We Can Make A Difference! We will be having a SEND OFF Party on September 29 with the help of KC Food Circle. Then we pedal back into Kansas City on October 15 to TOUR the Urban Farmer’s Aqua Ponics Farm, then an event at Café Gratitude at 2pm, then another event 6pm at Paleo Grill. Come join us for food, fun, raffle prizes, information and book signings!

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Please refer to our web page for complete details on how to help us help the nation and how you can support. You can also email us at: fuelforthebody@gmail.com and visit the website at www.fuelforthebody.org or call 417-429-3559 Join us in these pressing times as we bike 1530 miles down the Midwestern states from Minnesota to Mississippi.

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Eating Well in Kansas City In the Kitchen with Bonnie—by Bonnie Rabicoff

Food First!—by Bethany Klug, D.O.

Fall Harvest

Clearing Obstacles to Healthy Eating

his month “In the Kitchen” continues the last of a 3-part “Field to Fork” series. The series is produced in cooperation with the sustainability, agricultural and culinary programs on the campus of Johnson County Community College. Together we have been harvesting spring and summer crops from on-site gardens, then preparing “signature dishes” with the fresh & seasonal produce. “Field to Fork” also offers information on growing, harvesting and cooking seasonal foods as part of a sustainable lifestyle at home. This feature celebrates our local growers and food product makers with a meal prepared from the fruits of their labor. Our menu is from their 4th Annual Sustainability Expo & Dinner.

Bonnie Rabicoff is the producer and host of the multimedia foodie series “In the Kitchen with Bonnie.” She has served as the VP of Development for KCPT and the Marketing Director of The Barstow School where she founded and coordinated “The Barstow School Organic Farmers’ Market and Chef Series. Bonnie has worked in the television medium for over 20 years serving as a producer and host for a variety of community programs addressing education, the arts, social service and cooking. Upcoming features and the entire series: inthekitchenwithbonnie.com

Roasted Campo Lindo Chicken, Sweet Potato Poblano Sauce, Sautéed Swiss Chard, Colby Cheese wrapped in Maple-Cured Pepper Bacon and a Potato Flan Prepared by Executive Chef Tim Johnson from the Fall Harvest “In the Kitchen with Bonnie” For the Roasted Chicken Ingredients: Prepare Brine of 1 gallon Cold Water 1 cup Kosher salt 1 cup granulated sugar 6 bay leaves several rosemary sprigs ¼ cup juniper berries Directions Place chicken in brine and refrigerate for 24 hours. Remove chicken from brine and rinse. Pat chicken dry and continue to air dry in refrigerator. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Cook for 30 to 40 minutes until skin is golden brown and crisp. Check for internal temperature of 180. For the Sweet Potato Poblano Sauce: Ingredients: 1 quart peeled and diced sweet potatoes 6 whole Poblano peppers roasted and peeled, remove seeds 1 onion – medium diced 6 cloves of garlic minced 1 large carrot peeled and diced 3 quarts chicken stock 1 cup brown sugar ¼ cup of butter Directions: In a large sauce pot sauté onions and carrots for 3 minutes. Add sweet potatoes and garlic. Toss with the other vegetables then add the chicken stock. Let simmer for 30 minutes and potatoes are tender. Add the brown sugar and let dissolve. Cool mixture. Puree in blender (or use immersion blender). If you prefer a finer texture, pour through a fine china cap. Season with salt and white pepper. Before service bring to a boil and fold in a ¼ cup of butter. For the Swiss Chard Ingredients: 4 pounds of Chard (Rainbow Swiss Chard was used for this recipe)—wash, remove large stems & chop 1 cup red wine vinegar

1 cup granulated sugar kosher salt and black pepper olive Oil

he greatest obstacles to eating healthy are often in our minds. We are rarely conscious of them, so no wonder we’re frustrated and discouraged when we revert to old unhealthy habits. Let’s talk about two of these obstacles and a way to overcome them. Eating to De-Stress Digestion is a vegetative activity. We must chill out for it to occur properly. If you are stressed and need to digest, your body will calm you down. Many of us have figured this out, at least subconsciously. We eat to calm down. The paradox is that when we de-stress with food, we inadvertently create more stress for ourselves. Eating for Love

Directions: Heat sauté skillet to medium high. Add olive oil. Sautee the onion for two minutes then the chard until leaves become bright green. Deglaze the pan with red wine vinegar. Add the sugar. Simmer until sugar has dissolved. Season to taste. For the Potato Flan Ingredients: 5 large Idaho potatoes peeled 2 egg yolks olive oil salt & pepper Directions: Shred potatoes and place in salted water. Drain and rinse. Squeeze water out of potatoes using several paper towels. In a mixing bowl place potatoes, 2 egg yolks, salt, pepper and mix. In a non stick omelet pan that is heated to medium high, add olive oil. When oil is hot drop potato mixture in pan filling it to its edge. Using a wooden spatula, press potatoes down. Brown completely before flipping. Brown on second side. Place on a cutting board and cut into quarters. For the Colby Cheese Wrapped in Maple-Cured Pepper Bacon Ingredients: 4 strips of maple-cured pepper bacon (no nitrates, please) four ½ inch by ½ inch square pieces of Colby Cheese Directions: Place bacon in a 350 degree oven and cook until bacon has rendered most of its fat, but is not crisp. Drain on paper towel. Place bacon on a cutting board. Place cheese at one end and roll, covering the cheese. Place on sheet pan seam side down and freeze. To serve, cook cheese wraps in a 400 degree oven for about 3 to 4 minutes. Bacon should be crispy and cheese should be soft, but not melted.

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Mindfulness is the ability to be aware of what is going on in and around us in the present moment, with the purpose of discovering what makes our life better — more peaceful, content and happy — and what gets in the way. We can practice mindfulness in every area of our lives, including eating. It’s as simple as noticing the look and smell of your food, its texture and taste as you chew, allowing it to become liquid before swallowing and stopping when you are full. I like to put my fork down between bites which encourages me to give my full attention to the food in my mouth, instead of rushing ahead to the next bite. Then notice how you feel after you finish, as well as two and four hours later. Another way to practice mindful eating is to stop and ask yourself if you are physically hungry. If you are not hungry, put the food down, stop and breathe. After a few breaths, see if you can identify your real need.

What comes to mind when you think of sweet tasting foods: birthday parties, holidays and other times that make us feel happy and loved. What comes to mind when you think of vegetables? Medicine or being coerced by your parents to take three bites so you could have dessert or go out and play. It’s no surprise that at a deep level we associate sweet food with pleasure and vegetables with punishment. No wonder so many of us gag and grimace with every bite of anything Developing mindfulness green and turn to pastries, requires patience, and the cookies, pasta, and ice cream when we feel stressed, down or support of other practitioners overwhelmed. The paradox is helps a lot. I invite you to join that when we seek love with me and other mindfulness prachappy-time food, the end result titioners for a weekend mindfulness retreat, November 2 - 4, is anything but happy or love. 2012 at Marillac Center in Some may say, grow up or Leavenworth, KS. See mindfulget some discipline! Yet, these nesskc.org for details and registration information. habits are too deeply ingrained for that kind of approach. Most of us heap too much shame and Bethany Klug is a physician for whom food is a doorway to judgment on ourselves as it is. personal, community and Instead, we need to cultivate awareness of our feelings and planetary health. Learn more find other ways to address about her practice of “Restoring them. Most importantly, we Health with Holistic Medicine” at 913-642-1900 and need to be gentle and loving www.bethanyklug.com. with ourselves. Mindfulness practice offers this. October 2012

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Revelations—by Judy Widener

Feature—by Malcolm J. Brenner

The Trap of Irrational Thinking

6 Insights for Living a Simplified Life

oes your life seem unnecessarily complicated? Are you ready to pack it all up and relocate to a dream destination where you can find peace, serenity and a simpler life? If so, take heart – you’re not alone! “We live in an ever complicated world where balancing family, work, and personal needs is as challenging as juggling hot coals,” said spiritual visionary Panache Desai. “You can sustain the imbalance for a while, but eventually you will get burned.” A resident of Naples, Florida, Desai describes himself as “a catalyst for vibrational transformation.” When he’s not consulting with his clients and managing family commitments, a busy schedule keeps him webcasting to a growing global community, as well as traveling across the U.S. and around the world. But this doesn’t prevent him from practicing what he preaches. “It’s very easy for me to get pulled in lots of directions too,” he said. “However, every activity that I engage in stems from a foundation of internal harmony.” Schedules, deadlines, to-do lists and the increasing demands of the day-in and day-out can quickly propel you into stress and overwhelm. But being able to embody inner-peace allows you to navigate life’s twists and turns with spaciousness, the cornerstone of simplicity. “Running away from an overwhelming routine, challenging relationships, an unfulfilling job or escaping to a dream destination is not how you create a life of simplicity,” explained Desai. “Life doesn’t need to get simpler. It’s the inner simplicity with which you meet life that determines the level of grace and ease that enables you to navigate your experience.”

ow often do you hear the term irrational? Like so many terms coined by psychiatry, it’s been misunderstood and misapplied as a label equivalent to acting crazy. Not so. A thought is irrational when it’s illogical or unreasonable AND triggers emotional stress. This means that not only do you feel stress when you react with an automatic thought pattern that triggers fear, but you’re also stressed when and BECAUSE your thoughts aren’t logical or reasonable. So you can use logic and reasonableness as additional tools to identify and unplug the stress component of negative thoughts that roll around in your head. This is great news, because many of us think that feeling scared or anxious is a sign of weak character. What caus es irrational thoughts? Think about your patterns of reacting. When you encounter a new or unexpected situation, is your first thought usually fearful? But fear isn’t about facts. Fear happens when you put a negative spin on a situation. In other words, your interpretation of the event causes your anxiety. Take a moment to pinpoint your patterns of irrational thinking. Specifically, what habitual thoughts indicate that you’ve left logic and reason behind you? Here are three types of irrational thinking that I often see with my clients. 1) Overreacting with an exaggerated interpretation of your experience (a.k.a. borrowing trouble). For example, when your boss is grumpy, you jump to the illogical conclusion that it means you’re going to get fired. Every leap in logic is a jump to a likely false conclusion. Like Chicken Little clucking, “the sky is falling,” you overreact to your interpretation of the situation, feeling upset before there’s a valid reason to be. There could be dozens of other causes for your boss’s foul mood, none of which has anything to do with you. 2) Exaggerating the importance of an experience. For instance, you’ll feel anxious if you think: I can’t bear being alone.

This is an unreasonable exaggeration. What’s true is this: You can bear loneliness. Sure, it’s uncomfortable and frustrating; but, you’ll survive. 3) Presuming the worst isn’t logical or reasonable because you waste energy (and lose power) when you get upset about a situation that hasn’t happened yet — and might not ever happen. This attitude is perpetuated in our society by the belief that it’s smart to fear anything that’s unknown or uncertain (we erroneously call it being cautious). Another reason you’ll have irrational thoughts is when there’s a gap in your reasoning. In this case, you’ll think you’re acting rationally when you’re not. This often happens when you try to rationalize avoiding doing something you know needs to be done. In relationships, it’s when that subtle inertia takes over: I really don’t want to date this person any more; but, I won’t tell them tonight because we have plans for a fun night out. Or, because their dog just died. Or, it’s raining. Even the flimsiest excuse will enable you to duck doing the dirty deed. Your strong desire to avoid the discomfort you’ll feel if they get upset trumps your reasonable desire for honesty. There’s no need to keep channeling Chicken Little. Follow the thread of logic. Identify the rational, reasonable response; and…let go of the fear of the sky falling on your head.

Judy Widener is a Certified Life Coach and author of Power For A Lifetime: Tools You Customize to Build Your Personal Power…Every Day of Your Life. Her passion is assisting her clients to discover what is most important to them, then to create more balance and fulfillment in their lives. Judy has coached more than 600 people over the past 12 years. www. myinnerfrontiers.com.

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Here are some of Desai’s tips for creating inner simplicity: • Live in the moment … as much as you are able. If you are at work but reliving an argument from the previous evening, your energy is being redirected away from what you should be focused on to something you can’t change in the moment. Living in the past or for the fu-

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self the more you will learn to say no.

ture is a serious energy drain. Commit fully to what you are doing right now, the creed for living in the present moment. No single thing can more radically shift your state of mind than this simple practice. • Turn stressful relationships into opportunities for growth. Blaming those around you for your internal state of being or running away from stressful relationships will never allow you to authentically embody inner peace. Your exhusband, mother-in-law, stepchildren and boss are your greatest teachers. They are catalysts for what is unresolved within you. Feel the rage, sadness, rejection and insecurities they stirup. Being fully present to what you are feeling diffuses the emotional charges exploding within and exponentially increases your internal level of spaciousness. Begin to use the blessing of these stressful relationships as an opportunity to expand into a place of peace within yourself. • Disconnect from technology. With the increasing availability of gadgets that keep you connected to a never-ending stream of sensory stimulation and overload, you are overwhelming your central nervous system and starving your spirit of the serenity it requires to rejuvenate. Turn-off the technology and immerse yourself in what is unfolding right before your eyes. • Follow your heart. “No” is a complete sentence. Boundaries are important to creating a life of simplicity. Spend time figuring out what you really want to do. Each time you are pulled into an activity or situation that doesn’t bring you passion or joy, the result is the same--stress, Dissatisfaction, overwhelm and eventually anger. Your heart always resides in a state of simplicity. The more you love your-

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• Embrace a childlike state of being. When you are fully immersed in the experience of life, there’s a precious simplicity that’s restored to you. Take your cues from children. They live in a continual state of present moment awareness. When they’re playing, they play full out. When they are eating, they fully love the taste or hate it. When they hurt themselves, they are totally immersed in their pain and tears. And just as quickly they move back into play completely leaving the tears in the past. Engage with life wholeheartedly regardless of what is unfolding; and, access a peaceful serenity that remains with you in the midst of it all. • Release victim mentality. People are trying to get more, have more and be more. And surprisingly this holds true not only for those on the fast track but equally for those trying to forcefully veer off into the slow lane as well. Regardless of your dreams, your desire for something more keeps you continually swimming against the current of life, an exhausting exercise that takes an enormous toll physically, emotionally and spiritually. You are not a victim. Life is happening the way it needs to for you. The simple life is not an outward destination. It is an inner unraveling of layers of complexity allowing the simplicity that has always resided within you to reveal itself. Best known for his controversial novel Wet Goddess, author, blogger and photographer Malcolm J. Brenner’s interests lie in Native Americans, UFOs and interspecies communications. More information: http://wetgoddess.net. Called a modern-day avatar, Panache Desai’s energetic gift of Vibrational Transformation has inspired and shifted the lives of thousands around the globe by connecting them with their limitless Divine nature. www.PanacheDesai.com.

Feature—by Connie “Crash” Humiston From Fragile to Fabulous: A Crash Course in Simplified Living The world changes when we change. The world softens when we soften. — Marianne Williamson

n early 2008 I wrote “FRAGILE” on a sticky note to describe my mental state. I had been charging my credit cards for toilet paper, food and anything I could since 2006. In addition to money woes, there were assorted daily dramas that contributed to my despair. Only those who’ve been there know how disempowering it is to live at the bottom of Pavlov’s Hierarchy of Needs (survival). Unemployment is an assault to self-esteem for any long-term job hunter; thus, these two years were worse than my 2002 breast cancer. But at least I had credit cards to use. Yet, on a deeper level, I was happier than ever, as I’d learned it wasn’t ‘THEM’ keeping me from prosperity — it was the way I was flowing my energy, holding onto ‘my little story.’ So I’m relating my new story of how I evolved from FRAGILE to Fabulous. Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting There are two books on the "Crash Required Reading List," to be read in order (especially for beginners): Excuse Me, Your LIFE Is Waiting … the astonishing power of feelings by Lynn Grabhorn, and Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth. Excuse Me changed my and so many of my friends’ lives, often dramatically and particularly financially. Within a week, an audiologist friend filled his second treatment room for the first time. Recently, a contractor friend read 30 pages and reflected, “What is my relationship with money?” He’s now overwhelmed, but with work rather than desperation. Excuse Me is awesome in the essential learning of the Law of Attraction — the age-old law of physics that everything is energy. We, not ‘THEY,’ are the creators of our life experience. The vibrations we send out, we get back. While some ‘Spiritual Law’ books tell us ‘what’ to do, Ms. Grabhorn humorously guides us in how to change our ingrained thoughts and, most importantly, the feelings behind them. She adapted the work of Esther and Jerry Hicks (www.abrahamhicks.com) that nothing is more important than feeling good: high vibes. Grabhorn provides practical, fun ways to bypass the excuses as to why we can't be happy now (debt, health, relationships … our waiting-to-start-living syndrome). She left out one important Hicks tenet. It was hard (and unrealistic) to go from despair to joy. How liberating to learn I didn’t have to think pure, positive thoughts — I could just move up the ladder of the Emotional Guidance Scale (Google it).

A New Earth Awaits By 2008, I’d integrated the Law, expressed gratitude and set intentions daily — and I felt better. But I was still charging toilet paper and my mind was wearing me out, as were the people in my life. I didn’t have hours to sit on a mat learning to still my thoughts. Enter Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth in which Tolle explains that one conscious breath in and out was a meditation — well, hell, I could breathe, so I could do this!! I loved A New Earth so much that I digested it 14 times. With bursts of wry humor, Tolle provides tools to diminish the ego, to return to our Divine state — before the influences of family, teachers, well-meaning friends, society, trying to fit in, to please, self-imposed ‘shoulds.’ I learned to be aware of these voices in my head and the roles we play. Through Myers-Briggs personality profiling, I’d known that you can’t change others. But what hit home in A New Earth was learning I could change my reaction to them — and that I’d taught people how to treat me. I stopped reacting, defending, justifying, blaming, complaining, playing into drama. Others began treating me differently — it was huge for my dad (a big voice in my head) to finally treat me as an adult. Through Tolle’s tools, I recognized ‘my little story.’ I worked on resistance, judgment and attachment. I tapped (EFT/ Emotional Freedom Technique) to many of the passages. Pretty easily, I learned to live in the Present, find the space between thoughts, to observe. I’d found it wasn’t sleep I was lacking, but a vacation from incessant thoughts. From Lil Ol’ Me to Powerful Me — Vibrational and Sound Healing By 2010, I’d climbed some rungs of the Emotional Guidance Scale and Maslow’s Hierarchy. Through my chiropractor/ nutritionist, Dr. Jackie Devaney, I’d gotten healthy from the inside out. I’d practiced self-care, set boundaries and worked diligently on self-talk (not saying anything to my Self that I wouldn’t want said to my daughter) and removing words and excuses from my vocabulary: should, I have to, yeah but, if only, I don’t know, I don’t know how, I don’t have time, etc. I’d quit defining what my life should look like, released control for the most part and allowed the Universe to lead. Yet, there was still a missing piece. I was peaceful, but didn’t feel powerFULL (Lil Ol’ Me was still seeking answers from others). I was still overwhelmed and lacking clarity. Until I met the Shortcut to Divinity: Panache Desai. At his February 2010 group session in Kansas City, he said, “You’ll take a piece of me with you.”

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Excuse Me, Your LIFE Is Waiting … the astonishing power of feelings by Lynn Grabhorn Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth Vibrational Healing Nutrition, Self-Talk, Gratitude, Prayer, Nature, Exercise Self-Care (don your oxygen mask first!) Myers-Briggs personality preferences for understanding self and others: www.keirsey.com www.ThinkSimpleNow.com — Louise Hay and Oprah authors Oprah’s OWN channel (can access online if you don’t have cable) — the very best thing to happen to TV.

“Yeah right,” I thought. “Who is this guy with a chocolate-sounding name? But, hmmmmm, why is his energy so powerful that one touch to the forehead and I fall to the ground?” The next day, I laid down with his Awakening CD and “buzzzzzz” — although I’d been participating in Reiki Shares for two years, I’d never felt energy, and here were loving currents buzzing through my fingers, toes, cells — Panache had opened a portal! So I made Awakening my lunch hour for most of eight months, conking out after one track (still happens!). How effortless is that to lie down with a CD, still my thoughts and heal fear, sadness, anger, resentment?! On 10-10-10 I attended his Global Gathering in Orlando. One of our spontaneous chants was “I’m so happy my life no longer sucks.” This was not a seminar high that wears off when one goes back to real life. The next February found me unexpectedly planning my dad’s funeral in the midst of Evolving deadlines, with a stress level of two, while the previous February’s deadlines were an overwhelment of 10. But how did it work? Panache explained that he is only a vessel, a vibrational catalyst — that we all are our own Spiritual Teachers, perfect the way we are. He merely serves as our ‘training wheels’ in reclaiming our power and in embracing our humanness and emotions, such as anger and sadness. His Webcasts are available on www.PanacheDesai.com (you can form a group to meet weekly, sharing expenses while viewing current and archived Webcasts). Yet, my inquiring mind still wanted to know more. I found that our bodies are 75 percent water, so our ‘stuff’ is retained in our cells; and also that our new positive affirmations are of the same mind that created many of the problems in the first place. Thus, experiential vibrational healing is essential for spiritual and physical health, whereas reading and seminars can only get us so far.

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‘How’ it works is explained wonderfully in Jonathan Goldman’s The 7 Secrets of Sound Healing and in Kansas City’s own Janalea Hoffman’s Rhythmic Medicine, Music with a Purpose. Besides Janalea, local friends who are vibrational healers include Ricky Yutuc and Rama Inacio, in addition to other marvelous Evolving advertisers, such as Daniel Baxley and Diane Davis Reed in the shamanistic realm. Surrendering to a Wonderful Life Besides discovering vibrational healing, 2010 was my most meaningful year due to my surrender to Grace when I became a Oneness Blessing Giver. (Prior to this, I didn’t even say “bless you” when people sneezed because I was so turned off by organized religion.) The Oneness Blessing changes the neurobiological structure of the brain. Now, there is hardly anything that is a challenge and, if so, not for long. Real life is relatively easy as the Observer, not caught up in drama and muck. It is my hope that these tools will bring you guidance in not going through life like Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life, but in living each day with WOW — frontwards and back. That they will empower you to lovingly take off those training wheels and realize you are your own Spiritual Teacher, perfect the way you are — and that your life no longer sucks! Evolving Account Executive Connie Humiston operates Crash in Communications, focusing primarily on writing/ editing, event production/promotion and life coaching. She’s available for speaking engagements and workshops on Myers-Briggs and spirituality topics at (816) 591-3378, conniecrash@kc.rr.com or Facebook.

Feature—by Bhasweti Gewhas How to Live with Difficult People

ow do you handle those situations in your life where you have to deal with difficult people? Family, friends, coworkers, neighbors and guests -- some of them may often be rude, negative and combative. How do you handle those situations when someone becomes abrasive, critical and says something intentionally hurtful to you? Like many difficult situations in life, you can definitely learn how to cope with negative people in life, with ease, grace and peace. If you look around, you will find people who are great sources of encouragement; they create positive influences and bring joy to your heart. I call them Energy Boosters. You will also find some people who are very judgmental, full of negative emotions and make you feel sad or tensed. I call these people our Energy Suckers. Both of these types of people live within your family; you may work with them every day or meet them occasionally in your church or in get-togethers. They are always around in your life. Among these people, the Energy Suckers are the difficult people to deal with. Usually when you face a situation of abrasiveness or rudeness you feel threatened by the Energy Suckers and try to protect yourself by becoming defensive. But that does not bring peace and most of the time causes severe tension. What is the best way to deal with difficult people? What can you do to improve your self-control and poise in order to change your response? Stop Hurting Self and Release Grudge: When you feel people are attacking you, being brutal and critical, it is usually not about you; actually they are reflecting their own negativity in their outbursts. They are showing their own limitations and lack as they are speaking up to let their negative emotional charges release. It is not wise to take it as your personal offense. When you detach yourself from that malice, you stop hurting self, knowing that it is only their negative outlook. As you stop immediate respondings to negativity, the negative energy stops before it enters your space--so you have less tension and anger. If you focus on taking deep breaths, and bring your mind back to your heart (deciding not to respond before you cool off) you become the observer. Now, being centered, you can release your grudge and bring calmness. Change Your Outlook and Your Responses: As you feel threatened, your ego reacts with fighting attitudes and your responses bring more conflicts. Remember, negativity brings more negativity and conflict creates more conflicts; very soon two egos engage in impulsive combats and generate huge negative emotional spirals. It may cause severe stress and anger for everybody involved. The ego can go on and on for endless cycles of meaningless attempts of denial or self-defense. But the truth cannot be established in the process. If you

it takes lots of practice to change your ego-led behavior permanently. So at the beginning, you may be caught off guard; but, do not be disheartened. Take a couple of deep breaths and connect with your heart center to listen carefully to what your soul is telling you. Follow your heart to find the peaceful way to regain your stand. Remember that practice makes perfect. If you decide that you will not give way to hurtful conflicts and will resolve the issue in peaceful firmness, then respect your choice and follow your heart. You still may make some mistakes and sometimes go back to your ego self, but over time with your inner guidance, you will eventually find the way to keep your ego in check and develop your emotional intelligence. It will improve your mental as well as physical health in many ways. think your peace and contentment are more important than the conflict, then it is always better to speak your truth very firmly and politely. But do not overreact and do not bring more conflict in the process. If necessary, speak your truth again as needed, but do not feel the need to explain it. Everybody has the right to have different outlooks, but that does not make your opinion false. There is absolutely no need to bring about a conflict. Stop Attracting More Negativity: As you change your attitude toward negativity, you may look deeper into the situation and see if you need to learn something meaningful. Go deeper into your heart and ask silently: what lesson do I need to learn now? Look at your inner responses. Your inner responses always bring you a possibility of growth. Whenever your focus is on a positive attitude, you attract more of the similar kinds of uplifting energy. As you are bringing your focus to a better outlook rather than a conflict, you are attracting positive energy. It is a great learning for your ego to stop being tense and to resolve the issue at a higher level of awareness. This approach will also teach you something deeper; it will help you regain your control. It will make you understand that you may not be able to change the other person’s view, but it is giving you a better option of knowing how to respond with positivity. It is also important to know that you have the ultimate control over your own response and you do not have to be influenced by the other’s opinion or abrasive attitude. As you overcome an impulsive reaction of your ego and choose a better response, you become empowered. By getting into a peaceful mode, you stop holding onto a grudge and do not lose your peace of mind and clarity. So the unhappiness stops at that very moment; it does not bleed over to other areas of your life. Keep Your Stress Level Under Check: As you decide to respond to aggressive attacks with calmness and poise or no response at all , you become more balanced within. The stress level remains low and under control. It ensures better health and happiness. It may also give you the feeling of empowerment and confidence. But remember,

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Forgiveness and Prayer: When someone is offensive, then forgiveness can bring calmness to you. As you know, you may not have the power to change other people’s negative behavior but you can definitely give them a better chance to heal as you forgive them. When you see their negativity as their own limited attitude rather than a personal attack on you, you gain power to forgive them. If you feel the responsibility in some way, take a couple of deep breaths, connect with your heart center and let go of the resentment and irritation. Release the offensive person with forgiveness and feel the relief. Then do the same for your own self. See, you are releasing self from all kinds of stress, tension and negativity—you are allowing forgiveness to embrace you. If you believe in a higher power, like God, Angels or Christ, you may ask for guidance and blessings to resolve the issue in peace. It may be a short form of meditation that will bring calmness to your heart and make you feel truly relaxed. Meditation helps to calm down your irritated ego and bring you closer to your soul. Practicing meditation regularly is a very powerful tool to bring emotional balance and help you to deal with difficult people in a more peaceful way. Bhasweti Gewhas, PhD., is a certified Hypnotherapist, Past-Life Regression Therapist, Spiritual Life Coach, Advanced Theta Healer, Psychic Reader, Reiki Master and Feng Shui Practitioner. In healing work, her approach is nonjudgmental and inspirational. By connecting with God, angels and master guides, she connects to divine guidance on any aspect of life to offer insight for highest development and happiness. Now offering one hour introductory session for only $30 ( 50% discount) for limited time only. bhasweti@gmail.com, 913-660-0669, www.stressfreetools.com

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Spiritual Horoscope—by Aluna Michaels October 2012 Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Happy birthday Libra! “Character building” Saturn moved out of your sign, taking strain off relationships – and healing issues regarding self-esteem, or even body image. Meditate on self-worth to “lock in” the hard-earned lessons Saturn brought you these past two ½ years. A good birthday present is going over personal finances and evaluating how you use resources. This is empowering and brings more prosperity! Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Saturn is moving into your sign for a 2 ½ year stay. The most important lesson it wants to bring you is self-love, selfforgiveness and gentleness. You’ll still accomplish goals and be a person that people respect if you don’t harass yourself! Internal cruelty doesn’t “keep you in line”; it just makes you anxious and miserable. Meditate about who you were and what happened 29 years ago (Saturn’s last visit). Break free from the shackles you created for yourself at that time! Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Saturn is changing signs and it’s time to clear out old resentments – especially ones that are causing trouble in relationships. Meditate and journal about disappointments from the past 30 years. As you dredge stuff up and let it go, you’ll be more available for love! Try to be active after this internal work to release pent up energy – run, play sports, do a vigorous yoga class. Don’t let your subconscious memories and beliefs get in the way of joy!

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Take an honest look at food choices and self-care. If you’ve been eating junky, not getting enough sleep, and forgetting stress reduction (yoga, breathing, meditation), it will catch up with you now. Find supportive friends who encourage you to stick with healthy habits and don’t sabotage you. Reflect on the past two years, and release old anger. “Acting out” on yourself is a way of expressing frustration. Better to journal, meditate and face the pain. You’ll be able to forgive, move on and act in your highest interests. Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) As Saturn changes signs, it will impact your career. The next 2 ½ years will be a professional high point! Don’t struggle if certain doors close – see it as a blessing that you’re being cut off from lesser paths. Release those situations, and be open for the doors that lead to “more”! Relationships will flourish this month, and allow the intensity of intimacy to deepen between you and others. Meditate to let go of your intellect and permit your heart to take you out of your comfort zone!

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Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) It’s time to become more disciplined in your spiritual life. You think about spirituality, but how often do you actually practice meditation and other consciousness raising techniques? In past lives, you might have been persecuted for being too “out there”. Your intuition and soul connection could have frightened others and maybe bad things happened back then. It’s time to meditate and forgive the past – even in this life when people thought you’re weird. Commit to inner work for at least ten minutes a day! Aries (March 21 – April 19) As an Aries, it’s tempting to live on the surface so you can bolt if you get bored, or see something new and more interesting. But Saturn is pressuring you to become more committed and devoted. You need to explore trust and intimacy. That could be emotionally, spiritually, or even financially (as in business dealings, or money issues with a spouse). Explore new things, but examine your motives to make sure it’s not an escape from the present that is challenging you to be more profound. Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Relationships need to be healed. Please meditate to release old resentments and disappointments in all past and present relationships. Blocks to love will lift and you’ll feel more connected within yourself and to a current partner. Or you’ll meet a new person who is dedicated to being “real” and truly wants love. If an old partnership can’t evolve, it could end. Trust the Universe wants you to be fulfilled, and someone else is out there who matches your desires for intimacy. Gemini (May 21 – June 20) It’s important to understand how much your thoughts affect health. Constant thinking is a stress on your body. Your spiritual step is to take “mind breaks” throughout the day. Just a few deep breaths while saying a short mantra will do wonders. Try, “I am peaceful”, or “the mind is still”. This engages your mind, but in a relaxed way. You’ll have much less anxiety and worry. You’ll also have less digestive problems and food cravings. Your intuition will increase and you’ll feel safe and protected by the Universe! Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Feeling abandoned in your relationship, or feeling lonely in general? Please make time to meditate each day. Also, pay attention to your dreams. You’re making a spiritual leap and no amount

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of outside affirmation or attention will fulfill you until you’re connecting with your soul. Trying to bond with your higher self (even if you feel nothing is happening), will help you feel connected again to loved ones. You’ll feel centered and poised -- not needy! Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Saturn is changing signs and will help you heal childhood and long-term issues. Meditate about what was going on 30 years ago. Ponder how those events contributed to low self-esteem, especially in regards to career. Try to forgive people and circumstances from that time. This also helps relationships take on a new glow because your heart will be open in a deeper way. As you heal your wounded inner child, unconscious blocks to love and prosperity will be removed! Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Tackle negative self-talk! As Saturn changes signs this month, you’re confronting your inner critic. Say “NO!” to limiting voices. Use positive affirmations for a healthy “brain washing”! Get out of your comfort zone and do something fearful voices have held you back from. You could be starting a new relationship, or re-energizing a current one, so meditate on how beautiful and wonderful you are. You need to see what the world sees!

Aluna Michaels is a second generation 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) 583-1663 or visit www.alunamichaels.com.

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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-ForestQigong-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

Maya's Oasis Transforming, Healing & Inspiring Women ~ Reiki, Drum Circles, Holistic Health & Belly Dance Classes mayazahira.com, 816-476-maya (6292) Reverend Marta A. Schwartz, Schwartz, Ordained NonDenominational Minister. Shamanic and Massage Practitioner, Reiki Master-Teacher. Lawrence, KS. 785-550-9576, Reikims@yahoo.com

COUNSELING Dr. Jay Peters Marriage & Addictions Counselor. Smoking/ Weight Mgmt. Hypnosis. Regression/Past Life Hypnosis 913-339-9591 www.drjaypeters.com Raphael Smith, PsyD – Clinical Psychologist specializing in Grief and Pet Loss Counseling, Depression, Anxiety, GLBT & Relationship issues. (816) 960-4525 or www.theStruanCenter.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 Colleen Nilson, MS, LPC—Couples & Families, LPC Adolescence & Teens, Depression & Anxiety, Stress Mgmt, Conflict Resolution, Work/Career. 913.244.6281; cnilsoncounseling.com (in OP)

ENERGY WORK Ronnie Wilson, Energy Healer, CranioSacral Therapist Creator of Quantum Shift Energetix 913-906-9986 www.innerjourneyhealing.com Lynn Johnson Soulier at Gardens of Delight Energy Healing, Aromatherapy, Yoga, Herbal Apprenticeship Program , near Parkville. 816.584.0777; www.gardensofdelight.org. QUANTUM Biofeedback: RERE-TRAIN Your STRESS! Got depression, fatigue, pain, cravings, ADD? For physical, emotional, mental & spiritual well-being! Ronda 831-521-0861 happyhealthybiofeedback.com

resources

EDUCATION

PSYCHIC

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

Nakala Akasie, Akasie, Spiritual Psychic Medium. Channeled readings by phone. $45 for one hour, CD included. 913-206-1294 WhenAngelsSpeak5@aol.com

ENTERTAINMENT

Tarot Card Reading by Yvette. $35 for one-hour reading. In person only. Northtown. 816-645-1818

Karen Elise - Psychic Entertainer & Coach Tarot / astrology - corporate / private events Fun for weddings, birthdays & graduations 913-636-9502 - www.KarenElise.com

SHAMANISM Daniel Baxley, Shamanic Healing and Teachings, Pachakuti Mesa Tradition. Sweat Lodges, Workshops. 816-769-7343, www.shamanicpathways.net

Sandy Jorgensen, Creative Escapes Through Art, Events & Parties, Face Paintings, Classes and Palm Readings. 913-626-4554 sandyj88@hotmail.com

FENG SHUI Diane Davis Reed, Reed Pathfinders Consulting Shamanic Counseling, Bioenergetic Integrative Healing, Psychosynthesis, Red Moon Lodge, pathfinderdiane@gmail.com, 816-741-0820

LIZ BROWN, Feng Shui expert since 1996

"Inspired Guidance for Great Change" Consultations, clearings/blessings, classes, workbooks. www.ahandinhealing.com

HYPNOSIS/EFT

SOUND HEALING

New Day Hypnotherapy, LLC www.newdayhypno.com Smoking, weight, stress and more 913-908-6907

Dorethy Hancock, Certified TamaTama-Do Practitioner Using tuning forks instead of needles on acupressure points, to assist your body in selfhealing! 785-246-0860 centeroftherainbow.com

LIFE COACH Teri Higbee, Radiant Living Expert: Expert Weight Loss, Energy Therapies, Prosperity, Empowerment Processes, Clarity of Purpose, Shamanic Astrol. LoveWisdomWellness.com; 913-219-6788.

THERMOGRAPHY BRAS-BRAS--Thermography, --Thermography, Linda Bamber: Breast Research Awareness and Support. Safe, pain-free, no radiation. Overland Park. Linda at (417) 770-0451. www.brasthermography.com

LEGAL SERVICES M. Corinne Corley, Corley Corley Law Firm—Family Law cases in Missouri. 4010 Washington, Ste100 KCMO. 816-753-5556 www.corleylawfirm.com The choice of an attorney is an important decision that should not be made on the basis of advertising alone.

NUTRITION & WELLNESS Ayurveda Practitioner, Stephanie Kieltyka Mohr works to find health & relieve disease with recommendations for diet, exercise and lifestyle. www.GoWithSteph.com Kansas City Food Circle Connecting you with local, organic, and free-range food for over 20 years. www.kcfoodcircle.org

PAIN RELIEF Learn Bowenwork. Effective manual therapy for pain relief. Easy on the practitioner’s body. Leverage income—work on multiple clients. Ongoing classes. Nancy Pierson 512-750-4012.

PETS Terrier Talk, Christine L. Fuller, Fuller Telepathic Dog Communicator. I am able to listen with my heart and communicate on a level your dog understands and relay this to you. (913) 689-5099. EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING

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YOGA Yoga ~ over 20 years experience. Emphasis on alignment & safety. New and ongoing students. Seeking Solace Yoga Studio, 7501 Mission, PV, KS 913-302-2439 seekingsolaceyoga.com N2Paws Offering Doga (doggie yoga): an integrated approach to balance and relaxation for you and your canine companion! pat@n2paws.com The Yoga School of Therapeutics Kansas State Education Board Approved School 10400 W. 103rd Street, #14 Overland Park, KS (913) 492-9594; www.theyogastudio.com

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. Your Wellness Connection Wellness Club Movement & Nutrition Classes, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Massage.7410 Switzer, Shawnee; 913.962.7408; YourWellnessConnection.com

events September 30-October 6 Healing Miracles Spiritual Enrichment Seminar Series Dr Michael Ulm & Rev Dell Cates, Part 1, Blueprint to Your Transcendent Self, Part 2, God, Faith, Miracles, & You, Classes will be held in Lee’s Summit. Rev Ellen @850-688-3476, www.alllightministries.com October 2 How to Become a Light Worker Learn your mission for the year, using these techniques for change: Comfort and Transition of Earthbound Souls, alter changing weather patterns and correct manmade earth imbalances. 7 p.m., $20, at White Light, www.whitelightbookstore.com.

October 5 & 19 Channeling w/ Rich Fine Bring any objects that you wished to be vibrationally blessed, including yourself. Cost: $25. 7- 9 p.m. at Mystic Treasures, 7711 N Oak Trafficway, KCMO, 816-420-0820, Facebook/ Mystic Treasures October 6 Akashic Records Meet-up Join us as we open our Akashic Records and explore our role in the planetary shift taking place. 10-11 AM, Crescent Springs, OP, KS (love offering) www.crescentsprings.net Host: Stephanie Forcier, 816-260-2438 stephanie@innerwisdomevolution.com October 6 Akashic Record Sessions Treat yourself to a personal Akashic Records Session with Stephanie Forcier and explore the evolution of your inner wisdom. 1-4 PM Crescent Springs, OP, KS www.InnerWisdomEvolution.com Call Kat for appt: 913-341-2044 October 6 Living in Buddha Standard Time In the full-day experiential retreat, Lama Surya Das invites you to directly experience the spacious dimension that he calls “Buddha Standard Time”. Surya Das shows you how to transform your relationship with time—paradoxically allowing you to become more effective, productive, and happy. Invaluable for

Include date, title, text and contact info. Events are due by the 15th of the month. $18 for up to 25 words; $.25 a word after that. Featured events include a boxed frame with a graphic: $33 per column inch. All events are prepaid. Contact jill@evolvingmagazine.com. beginners and experienced Buddhist practitioners alike. Presented by Cornerstone Foundation. 10am-5pm, Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th St., KCMO. $125. Details at www.CornerstoneFoundation.com or call Christine (816) 561-4466.

October 9 Core Star Energy Healing Clinic 7:15 pm $20 Experience the benefits of energy healing. 6045 Martway, Suite 104, Mission, KS Reservations 913-831-4422 www.CoreStarEnergyHealing.com

October 6 Blessings & Boogie Experience peace & healing during Oneness Blessings followed by a "Sweat Your Prayers" dance party. Truly an alternative spiritual experience. 6:30 - 10pm @ Healing Journeys. Details: Meetup.com/Healing-Journeyswith-Kaya/ 816-217-3359

October 10 & 24 Readings & Energy Work w/ Rich Fine Readings $25 for 20 min., $1 per min thereafter; Energy Work $40+. 7- 9:00 p.m. at Mystic Treasures, 7711 N Oak Trafficway, KCMO, 816-420-0820, Facebook/ Mystic Treasures

October 6 Weedstock 2012 Blues, jazz, world music, variety (from Cocker to Cash—plus Connie “Crash” emceeing) at an urban farm just east of Swope Park, 6 to 10:30 p.m. $10 advance, $20 gate; a portion benefits 90.1FM KKFI. Bonfire—bring hot dogs, buns, marshmallows, picnic fare, lawn chairs. www.mojoproductions.org. October 6 Psychic Fair Tarot, animal totem readings, massage, Reiki, more. $25 each. 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at White Light Bookstore, www.whitelightbookstore.com. October 6-8 Advanced Reiki Training/Reiki Master. Learn the Master symbol and 2 Tibetan symbols. Work with crystals. Strengthen your healing energy and be able to teach Reiki. 9am6pm. $800 with early deposit. CEs for nurses, massage therapists, OTs. ICRT Licensed Reiki Master, Leawood, KS. 816-523-4440. karen@karenharrison.net www.karenharrison.net October 9 Intro to Essential Oils Free, 7 p.m., near Parkville. How essential oils are distilled, how to capture them from your plants, parts each oil comes from, which to have on hand for your medicine cabinet. RSVP to lynn@gardensofdelight.org.

October 13 Access Bars Class Want more ease in your life? Hands on technique to defrag your brain and relax. $200 12:30-8:30 pm The Yoga School of Therapeutics 10400 W. 103rd St., #14 Overland Park, KS 66214 www.AccessConsciousness.com Call Janice to register: 239-272-8539

ence, the power of our imagination: Can people really change? Film event includes an appearance and Q&A with Writer and Producer Austin Vickers. Sponsored by Unity of Kansas City North. Showing at Unity Temple on the Plaza. 7:00 PM Tickets $10 in Advance/$12 at the Door. Order online www.ccunitykc.org or by calling (816) 436-0200 October 19-21 PRS Psychic Fair All things metaphysical—books, music, crystals, incense, jewelry, artwork and so much more. Get a Reading. Shop the Vendors’ booths. Attend Lectures. www.prskc.org. October 20 & 21 Oden & Usui Reiki Second level and advanced degrees, Usui traditional and Oden Reiki Certifications, $225, 8:30 to 5 p.m. at White Light Bookstore, www.whitelightbookstore.com.

October 14 Movies that Matter: What the Bleep Do We Know? Join us monthly for inspiring & thought provoking films, food & friendship. 2 - 5 pm @ Healing Journeys. Details: Meetup.com/Healing-Journeys-withKaya/ or 816-217-3359

October 23 Increase Your Energy Free. Learn nutritional ways to have more energy. 7 p.m. at Community America Credit Union 291 Hwy. Presented by Cheri Cain of www.myeverydayyoga.com, 816.809.9574.

October 16 How to Build Your Immune Health Free, 7 p.m. at Community America Credit Union 291 Hwy. Presented by Cheri Cain of www.myeverydayyoga.com, 816.809.9574.

October 23 Core Star Energy Healing Clinic 7:15 pm $20 Experience the benefits of energy healing. 6045 Martway, Suite 104, Mission, KS Reservations 913-831-4422 www.CoreStarEnergyHealing.com

October 18–21 Spiritual Coaching Workshop Certified life coaches Carla McClellan and Dru Rafkin will teach you the tools you need to start living your best life. Interested in becoming a coach? Receive a certificate for coaching skills at this workshop. unityvillage.org/ coaching

October 25 Kansas City Northland Wiccan Meet Up For more info and the monthly topic, visit their Facebook page, or join them on Meet Up. 7-9 p.m. at Mystic Treasures, 7711 N Oak Trafficway, KCMO, 816-420-0820, Facebook/ Mystic Treasures

October 19 Movie Premiere - People V. the State of Illusion A compelling new movie exploring sci-

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October 30 Digestive Distress Free. Learn why you have distress and how you can fix it. 7 p.m. at Community America Credit Union 291 Hwy. Pre-

sented by Cheri Cain of www.myeverydayyoga.com, 816.809.9574. November 2 – 4 Loving the Life You Have: Finding Peace Joy & Happiness No Matter What Happens Heartland Community of Mindful Living, Breathing and Smiling Together Since 1997, will once again offer a weekend mindfulness practice retreat in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh at beautiful and serene Marillac Center in Leavenworth, KS with dharma teacher Br. Chan Huy. Br. Chan Huy will be teaching from the Diamond Sutra. The retreat promises to be practical and appropriate to new and experienced practitioners alike. For More details and registration information go to mindfulnesskc.org and click on the "Fall Retreat" tab.

VALA Gallery 5834 Johnson Drive Mission, KS 66202 www.valagallery.com • Bring old cell phones to VALA to benefit SafeHome through November 3rd. • Figure Drawing Every Sunday, 1-4 PM • VALA Family Pot Luck, October 7th, 6 PM, Bring a dish! • Songwriter's Circle With Jake & Angela Carmack, Tuesday, October 9th, 6-9 PM • "Artists' Response to the War on Women" Exhibition Opening Reception, October 12th 6-9 PM and Closes November 3rd, 10 AM-2PM • "Of God and Woman: A Common Memoir" Book Release and Signing with Author Carolyn Barber Saturday, October 13th 2-4 PM. • Poetry Night, Thursday, October 18th, 7 PM • Benefit Concert for VALA, Saturday 8 PM, $10 Bring old cell phones to benefit SafeHome

November 3 Kaya's Terrific Tarot Party! Music, food & Enlightened Fun: Tarot, Body Readings, Aura Brushings, Guest psychics & more! 7 - 10 pm @ Healing Journeys. Advance Tix - Meetup.com/HealingJourneys-with-Kaya/ or 816-2173359 THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT!

November 10 Lawrence Bhakti Fest 12 Hours of Bliss! 7 Kirtan bands – 4 Yoga workshops – Veggie Feast 10 am – 10 pm $15 - $30 Details - LawrenceBhaktiFest.com

November 7 Unity Village Bridal Open House 6-8 p.m. at Unity Inn. FREE! Discover all YOUR wedding can be at our fall open house. Sample cuisine from our chefs, tour ceremony sites, see a fully decorated reception hall and visit with local wedding vendors. RSVP alexanderss@unityonline.org

November 10 – 11 Core Star Energy Healing Mentoring Weekend Reiki practitioners, other healers and massage therapists, this is your opportunity to build on and strengthen your energy healing skills, techniques and knowledge. Cost $295 call 913-831-4422 www.CoreStarEnergyHealing.com

November 9-11 Oracles of Aquarius Psychic Fair Great readers and healers doing full readings in an underwater temple of Atlantis, plus incredible new stones display. Free. Fri.: 5 to 9 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m. to 7 pm.; Sun.: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. At Aquarius, 3936 Broadway, KCMO. www.aquariusbooks.com, (816) 931-6303.

December 7-9 KC Pipe Circle Christmas Sale 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. 7110 Antioch, OP, 913362-0904. Local artists’ creations of pottery, jute and leather bags, stockings, tie dyes, jewelry, ornaments, peanut brittle, poinsettias, crystals and more.

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ONGOING CHAKRA SATURDAYS 10am - 12 @ Healing Journeys Get your Kundalini rising! Join us for any or all: Chakra Yoga, Chakra Dhyana (chanting), Live webcast from Oneness University. Love offering. Details: Meetup.com/HealingJourneys-with-Kaya/ or 816-217-3359 KC WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS Holistic Health and Well-being Professionals interested in networking, exchange and personal/ professional development. 4th Saturdays. 10-noon. Barb@kcWellnessProfessionals.com or 816.803.7418. INVISION SPIRITUAL GATHERINGS Saturday nights at 6:00 PM and Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM. Powerful messages and great music! 5106 NW Waukomis Drive, KCMO. www.EnjoySpirituality.org MEDITATION FOR TRANSFORMATION Sundays at 12:30 PM at InVision. 5106 NW Waukomis Drive, KCMO. www.EnjoySpirituality.org YOGA IN THE NORTHLAND TAUGHT BY MARTI LEE Classes for beginners to advanced. Address: 5106 NW Waukomis Drive, KCMO. More information: Facebook/com/InBlissYoga CHAIR YOGA Mondays at 8:30 a.m. at Gardens of Delight near Parkville. Pre-register at 816.584.0777. SUNDAY MEDITATION Please join us at Mark Blanchard's Yoga at 8:45 on Sunday mornings to sit in this time of quiet. 3665 W. 95th St., Ranch Mart South Shopping Center in OP, 913-901-8970. ENERGY HEALING SESSIONS FOR CANCER PATIENTS By Appointment. Since 2005 the Kansas City Healing Project has been providing energy healing sessions for cancer patients. Our clients have been experiencing a re-

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duction of their stress, anxiety and pain levels from their treatment and disease. Donation basis. Contact John Hoefer at 816-718-6358 for details. KansasCityHealingProject.org RESTORATIVE YOGA 2nd Saturdays 10 a.m. – noon at Gardens of Delight near Parkville. Gently stretch, open the body, deeply relax and rejuvenate major organs. $25. Pre-register at 816.456.2359. PRE-NATAL YOGA Mondays at 7 p.m. at Gardens of Delight near Parkville. Enjoy our innovative approach to pre-natal care and experience a radiant pregnancy and healthy delivery. $78/6week session. Pre-register at 816.584.0777. GROW ORGANIC w/GARDENS OF DELIGHT Join our community garden outside of Parkville. Your family receives a 10’ by 20’ plot. Explore growing and eating your own organic produce. Information: 816.584.0777. 4 DAY BIOENERGY HEALING CLINIC First Tues of the month 7-9 PM, Fee: Donation. Reservations: Kim Meisinger 913-685-9939 http://web.mac.com/bioenergy/ HealingBioenergy/Movies_BLP.html REIKI CIRCLE Unity Church of Overland Park 10300 Antioch, OPKS. 2nd and 4th Mondays 7-9 p.m. Love offering. All welcome. Receive a Reiki treatment. For flier: karen@karenharrison.net. 816-523-4440 SACRED RELATIONSHIP 2nd or 3rd Saturday monthly A beginning tantra class for singles and couples to experience the Divine. 79pm. Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga teacher. Leawood 816-523-4440, For flier with topic and date, karen@karenharrison.net

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