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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. Our mission is to provide information designed to improve readers’ quality of life physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural healing, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression, and products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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OPINION: Health Freedom and Legislation . . . . 12

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by Dian Freeman

globalbriefs

ABUNDANCE: Money Is My Heart . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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by Cynthia Christianson

healthbriefs

HEALTHY COMMUNITY: Arnette House . . . . . . . 19

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by Kim Sandstrom

fitbody

How Artwork Affects Energies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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by Aileen Soo

safefireworks

Brain Plasticity and Movement Improvement . . 21

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by Josie Davenport, LMT LCSW

askthepractitioner

GREEN LIVING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Cornell U. Recycles HALF Its Garbage Into Compost

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by Krishna Ramanujan

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HEALING FOODS: Exploring the Raw Life, by Lisa Turner . . . . . . . . . . . 24 10 Tips for Eating Raw, by Chef M. Kenney . . . . . . . 27 Regional Organic Food Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

consciouseating 28

naturalpet

WISE WORDS: Interview with Jack Canfield . . . 32

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by Linda Sechrist

eventscalendar

HEALING WAYS: Hypnotherapy . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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by Brigit Ingram

resourceguide

FIT BODY: Functional Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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publisherletter I am grateful for— * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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newsbriefs Projects Watch Progress Energy’s Nuclear Project Delayed

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fter our May/June issue went to press, Progress Energy announced that its planned $17 billion nuclear power project in Levy County would be delayed at least 20 months while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission completes its review.

Meantime, rates will increase slightly, by an estimated $4.50 per household, expected to generate $500,000,000 more per year. Meetings will be held this summer to determine whether the rate increases will stick.

The Ocala meeting is scheduled for July 17, 2:00 p.m., at Ocala City Hall, 151 S.E. Osceola Ave. The Public Service Commission, which approves interim rates, will meet on the rate hike request September 21.

If the rates are voted down, Progress will be required to issue its customers a credit on subsequent bills, plus interest.

at 1:15, Armand will present his Native Flute Playshop. A light lunch will be available between the service and the Playshop.

4T Unwrapped: The Gift of Prosperity. The 4T Prosperity Program will be offered at Unity of Gainesville beginning Saturday, August 15, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. This 12-week, spiritual program is dedicated to the idea of living an abundant life. When we become aware of our connection with God, wondrous events occur and people often experience a deeper spiritual awareness, enhanced relationships, job satisfaction, financial security, self-esteem, and better health.

The length of the course gives each student sufficient time to assimilate the basic prosperity principles into consciousness and to have those principles expressed in his/her own life.

Cost: $49.50.

Deep Heart Peace Centering Meditation. Facilitated by Rev. Marciah McCartney, on Wednesdays starting

July 23rd, 6:45 p.m., participants are invited to “hang out in the space of the heart, become your own place of peace in your world, further and expand your spiritual journey, be peace, and be still and know God.” Contact Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Avenue, Gainesville, 32606, 352-373-1030.

Become a Licensed Acupuncture Practitioner

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ragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine is enrolling students in the new Fall 2009 class now.

Students who wish to become Licensed Acupuncture Physicians by 2012 should enroll in the class starting on August 31, just two months away.

Across the U.S. people are reinventing themselves and searching for

Unity of Gainesville Events

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olotropic Breathwork Workshop.

Holotropic breathwork is a powerful, transformational breathing process for the integration of body, mind and spirit. Participants use deep and accelerated breathing while lying on mats with eyes closed and attention focused inward. Presented by Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator, Karen Castle, the workshop will be held at Unity of Gainesville, July 25, 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Cost is $135 with a $50 deposit due by July 12. To register, email Karen@karencastle.net or contact the church office.

Armand & Angelina Return.

Armand and Angelina are returning to Unity of Gainesville to present a concert on Saturday, July 18, 7:00 p.m.

Then, on Sunday, July 19, they will provide special music at the 11:00 service and Armand will speak on “Different Shades of Humanity.” That afternoon,

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newsbriefs a new career. They want the security of a state license, and they want to position themselves for the future. Acupuncture is one of the fastest growing professions because the public continues to search for safe and effective alternatives to drug therapies and invasive surgeries. In the current economic climate, going back to school is a sound decision, especially a school that offers federal student loans.

Dragon Rises College in Gainesville, Florida, is a 40-month program that includes acupuncture, herbal studies, qi gong, clinic practice, Oriental history and philosophy, and the unique teachings of Dr. Hammer. His in-depth pulse diagnosis can only be found at this college.

Dragon Rises College offers a new class only once each year. Graduate level student loans are available. Call Admissions at 352-371-2833 (800-606-6685) for information or to enroll.

A practitioner at Dragon Rises College tests a pulse point.

Horse Protection Open House

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he Horse Protection Association of Florida will hold its Open House and Barn Sale on Saturday, July 11 from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Donations of tack, barn, and decorative items are always appreciated, and admission to the Open House and Sale is free. The farm is located at 20690 NW 130 Ave., Micanopy, 32667 (www.hpaf.org, 352-4664366).

Directions: From Hwy. 441, head west on 320 from McIntosh; cross 329 at 4-way stop, then 1.6 miles more; left onto NW 130 Ave.; first farm on the right, parking on the left.

Crones Cradle Farm News

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he heirloom Brandywine tomatoes are ready for large gardens or small patio pots. Brandywine has achieved a national reputation as the flavor standard for tomatoes. Fruits are dark-reddish-pink, average 10-12 oz. each, and grow on vines.

Summer spinach available now is Malabar spinach, which can cover a fence line or large tomato cage. This spinach is exceptional in salads, colorful in spinach lasagna and soothing in a summer quiche. Plants are now available and will produce until first frost.

The Vitex tree is blooming at the herb garden. The fragrant lavender blooms are prolific and the foliage provides a respite for the herbs from the intense sun. If you have been searching for a unique small tree to add to your landscape, it is available in a four-foot, three-gallon pot for $12. Also referenced as the Chaste tree, it has medicinal uses and will create a picturesque addition to an herb garden.

Nine hens and one drake Khaki Campbell ducks are for sale for $8 each.

Farmstead Saturdays continue to happen weekly from 9:00 until 3:00.

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newsbriefs Call or visit the web site to learn about Florida folk workshops.

Contact Crone’s Cradle Conserve, 352-595-3377, www.cronescradleconserve.com.

Traditional Thai Massage Certification

be sharing teachings drawn from the ancient roots and fundamental principles of all branches of Yoga. Program includes lecture, discussion, Q&A, and integrated experiences and will be held Friday, August 28-Saturday, August 29, 2009, at the Unity Church of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 Ave. $25. Register at www.amrityoga.org, call 352-6853001 or email info@amrityoga.org.

Certified Hypnotherapist Training

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he Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy (FIH) begins its next 410-hour training program in Clinical Hypnotherapy on September 4. The school is licensed by the Florida Dept. of Education and

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ertification in traditional Thai massage will be offered at the Florida School of Massage in Gainesville. Offered only once/year, this is a 90-hour training that is offered one weekend each month for five months, starting September Friday through Sunday, 1820. Financial aid is available.

Visit www.floridaschoolofmassage. com or call 352-378-7891.

New Practice

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arbara Brand and Carla Burkle announce the opening of their new office at the Prosperous Living Center at 1135 NW 23 Avenue, Suite F. Barbara is a Certified Law of Attraction Trainer and Consultant who provides spiritual and transformation coaching services, using Law of Attraction principles combined with EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Carla uses EFT to facilitate a healing journey for people and pets with chronic pain and illness by gently returning to the pain inside and transforming it with love and kindness.

Visit www.loa-coach.com or call 888-632-1017; or www.carlaburkle. com, 352-283-3909.

The Zero Stress Zone

TOTAL MIND AND BODY WORKOUT

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n a workshop called “The Zero Stress Zone: The Healing Power of Yoga and Yoga Nidra,” participants will have the opportunity to learn about the healing benefits of Yoga and Yoga Nidra from Yogi Amrit Desai. The founder of the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and the Amrit Yoga Institute, Yogi Desai will

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newsbriefs is approved by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, meeting and exceeding the ACHE’s standards. FIH offers a comprehensive training program to become a professional Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist.

Please refer to the article on Page 34, and the ad on Page 35, for more information about hypnotherapy and about TFIOH’s program.

Call 352-378-5746 or visit www. tfioh.com.

New Location

Pump Savvy

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Portal to Real-time Gas Prices

he Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Center has relocated to 2534 SW 27th Ave., Ocala, 34474 in the Paddock Office Park. Infrared sauna detoxification and foot detoxification processes are now being offered.

Summer Specials: Two sessions for the price of one ($30); free acupunture and herbal consultation; 3-minute biofeedback demo, $20. For more information, call Elsa Archbold, A.P., 352-291-2554.

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asBuddy.com offers instant, userfriendly access to the today’s lowest priced gasoline pit stops, by area. The nonprofit GasBuddy Organization, Inc. notes that gas prices not only change frequently, but can vary by as much as 20 percent within a few blocks. Motorists, too, can contribute updates online, based on information gleaned as they run errands around town or take a vacation. The site helps everyone save bucks for more fun activities.

Travel Minder Cheap Gas Tips

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ith gas pushing $3 per gallon again, following these tips will save $20-$50/month at the pump, according to BigGreenPurse.com.

First, drive smart, using cruise control on the highway and avoiding quick starts and stops and idling. Using the cruise control alone can improve fuel efficiency as much as 14 percent.

Second, drive the speed limit; every five miles per hour above 60 is like paying an extra 10 cents a gallon.

It obviously helps to combine trips and drive less.

Buy the cheapest gas around.

Keep vehicle tires properly inflated to improve gas mileage by more than 3 percent.

Replace worn tires with the same make and model as the originals.

Keeping a vehicle tuned up and with a clean air filter helps, as does banishing unnecessary cargo.

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globalbriefs Summer Internships More Student Farmhands Go Organic

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reen travel doesn’t mean sleeping in a treehouse or backpacking into a jungle to rescue orangutans, but simply keeping a few Earthfriendly ideas in mind when planning a summer vacation. Of course, when traveling to a foreign country, making an effort to get to know the people, their culture and a few words of their language, respecting local customs, and showing appreciation also go a long way toward avoiding the label of “Ugly American.” The easiest ecotravel tips are these: 1. Pack lightly.

2. Find a “green” hotel/eco-lodge.

3. Book a downtown hotel that is walking distance from sights.

4. Take short showers, reuse towels and switch off lights, heat and air conditioning when leaving the room.

5. Ask if the hotel recycles, and participate.

6. Take a non-plastic water bottle that can be refilled.

7. Use public transportation.

8. Eat vegetarian, or at least meals comprised of local meats and produce.

9. Always stay on marked trails and be respectful of nature and wildlife.

10. Buy locally produced gifts and souvenirs to support the local economy.

Sources: MSNBC.com/Green Travel, Geekabout.com, IndependentTraveler.com

ore liberal arts students seeking an academic break, meaningful work or training and engagement in social change are headed to farms this summer. It’s a way to act on their growing enthusiasm for locally raised food, concerns over food safety and the environmental impact of conventional agriculture.

The New York Times reports that interest in summer farm work among college students has never been so high, according to dozens of farmers, university professors and people who coordinate agricultural apprenticeships. Katherine L. Adam, of the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, says that 1,400 farms sought interns this year; that’s almost triple the number two years ago.

Stipends are generally modest, with room and board included. Academic credits may also be offered.

Find internship directories at organicvolunteers.com and attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/ internships. Some of the area’s organic and CSA farms featured in this issue might also sponsor internships.

Country Life Where to Have Fun on the Farm

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ach year, 62 million people enjoy finding things to do at farms, farmhouses, ranches and wineries as guests, visitors or volunteer workers, according to RuralBounty. com. Agritourism is often a fast-growing dimension of regional tourism. Many family farmers now welcome the public onto their properties so they can sustain their agricultural lifestyle.

From hayrides to cattle drives; from gathering freerange eggs to sugaring maples; and from picking cherries to walking fields of lavender, it’s all available and waiting. Inquirers can tap into a vast array of local food production and garden nursery experiences at AgritourismWorld.com. Here, they can search by category or specific interest, as well as state or country. Information on tours is also provided.

Vacation Biking Rent Any Type of Bike Onsite Online

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oast-to-coast, independent bicycle dealers in 144 cities now make it easy to hook up with everyone’s bicycle of choice by the hour, day, week or month.

Reserve anything from a comfort or recumbent bike to a road, mountain or kid’s bike at RentaBikeNow.com. Trailers and accessories can be specified right along with destination and travel dates, like with booking a hotel or car. Route information, too, is available at a click of the mouse. The new service addresses three critical issues making headlines these days: environment, gas prices and health awareness, notes company president and founder George Gill.

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healthbriefs

Smile to See the Military Trains Doctors in Bigger Picture face of a happy, smiling kid on the Acupuncture Therefrigerator door might do more than

make us feel good; it might help us make better food choices, say researchers, who discovered that positive moods increase our ability to understand the big picture. Being in a good mood both helps us think at a more abstract level and allows us to step back emotionally. When we can do that, we can see the larger picture.

A positive mood, the researchers explain, encourages broader, more flexible thinking and increases our openness to information, which in turn allows us to adopt a higher order of future goals and work harder toward attaining them. It all enhances future well-being, providing more reasons to surround ourselves with positive things.

Source: University of Chicago Press Journals, 2008.

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he ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture is catching on in the military as a pain treatment for wounded troops. While only a handful of medical centers currently use acupuncture, Walter Reed Army Medical Center has considered it a viable treatment since the 1980s. Now, Andrews Air Force Base is boosting interest by training doctors to take acupuncture into war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.

In a pilot program started in March, the military is preparing 44 U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army doctors to use acupuncture as a part of emergency care in combat and frontline hospitals. Air Force physician Col. Richard Niemtzow developed the battlefield acupuncture method in 2001; based on traditional ear acupuncture, it uses shorter needles, to fit under combat helmets.

Niemtzow says that most of his patients report a decrease in pain within minutes. Acupuncture treatment also allows troops to reduce narcotics prescribed for pain, giving physicians a more accurate assessment of any underlying brain injury. Plus, according to Col. Arnyce Pock, medical director for the Air Force Medical Corps, acupuncture’s pain relief avoids traditional painkillers’ side effects.

Source: Military.com, 2009

healthbriefs HAPPY AT WORK

To find more happiness in your work, pause to remember what it is you love about what you do, and you will be a happier, more productive employee. A recent study by the University of Alberta demonstrated how a shift in thought was all that was needed to drop employee absenteeism by 60 percent and turnover by 75 percent in two Canadian long-term healthcare facilities.

Phosphates Alert New research suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, found in a variety of processed foods, including meats, cheeses, beverages and bakery products, might speed the growth of lung cancer tumors and may even contribute to development of such tumors in individuals predisposed to the disease.

Source: American Thoracic Society, 2008

Lose Anger, Lose Weight

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en who are angry and hostile pack on more pounds over time than women or their less angry, more laid-back peers, suggests a French study, which found that the more hostile a man’s personality, the more his body mass index (BMI) increased during an extended period. The researchers noted that hostility could affect weight in many ways; for example, hostile men may be less likely to follow dietary health guidelines, tend to exercise less and are more likely to be depressed—all factors known to contribute to unhealthy weight gain.

Researchers reviewed data on 6,484 men and women participating in a U.K. study of socioeconomic status and health. Participants ranged in age from 35 to 55 at the study’s outset. Results culled over a 19-year period showed that, while the relationship between BMI and hostility remained constant for women, hostility seemed to accelerate weight gain over time in men.

—Source: American Journal of Epidemiology, 2009

The “It” Nutrient

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itamin D is quickly becoming the “It” nutrient of our time, promising health benefits for chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer and now, diabetes. Researchers from Loyola University Chicago’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing recently reported that vitamin D may prevent or delay the onset of diabetes and reduce complications for those diagnosed with the disease. In those suffering from diabetes, vitamin D is crucial in preventing and managing glucose intolerance, because it plays an integral role in insulin sensitivity and secretion.

Many of the 23 million Americans with diabetes have low vitamin D levels, which results in part from poor nutrition, one of their biggest challenges. Another culprit is reduced exposure to sunlight.

To control blood sugar and prevent complications from diabetes, vitamin D may be a simple and cost-effective treatment, say the researchers. They suggest a combination of dietary sources of the vitamin, reasonable exposure to sunlight and perhaps vitamin D supplements, based on the advice of an integrative physician.

—Source: Loyola University Health System, 2009

BLACK RASPBERRIES FIGHT CANCER Not only are black raspberries packed with vitamins, minerals and cancerfighting phenols and phytosterols, but freeze-drying them concentrates these compounds, increasing the berries’ cancer-fighting properties tenfold.

Source: Ohio State University, 2008

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Health Freedom

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Protecting The People’s Right to Self-Direct Care

The most basic of human rights is the right to determine what is done to or goes into our bodies; especially how we decide to treat or not to treat our own health. Today, continued legislative attempts to control these rights are underway at the state, national and international levels.

OpenSecrets.org, a nonpartisan guide to financial influence on U.S. elections and public policy, reports that in recent years, no interest group has spent more dollars lobbying Washington than the pharmaceutical/medical/hospital industry (reference OpenSecrets. org/lobby/search.php). Legislative strategies are clever. Here, we consider how citizens can take a stand in their state to retain or regain their right to direct their own health care.

Taking a Stand at the State Level Dietitian-Licensing Legislation

by Dian Freeman

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urrently in the United States, dietitian licensing bills are being passed or proposed at the state level that would designate dieticians as nutritionists, thereby legally limiting the dispensing of nutritional recommendations and advice solely to registered dietitians who adhere to the tenets of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). When passed, these bills typically charge each state’s dietetic licensing board with the authority to determine the legality of all health practices regarding nutrition, including food, diet, supplements and weight loss. This could curtail regis-

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other natural practitioners still remain free from ADA restrictions because they license dieticians in dietetics only, not in nutrition. Only four states (Arizona, Michigan, New Jersey, Wyoming) have no licensing in dietetics or nutrition.

tered dietitians’ individual freedoms and activities, while also effectively prohibiting thousands of natural health practitioners and nutritionists from legally speaking, teaching or counseling in their professions. In other words, no one but medically trained/licensed dieticians could discuss food, nutrition, supplements, and weight loss on any level with any person. Besides current practitioners, personal trainers and even executive chefs could be affected.

The ADA website, EatRight.org, shows that such bills already have passed in 17 states (see endnote for link). In 29 states, nutritionists and

The ADA has published position papers publicly favoring the use of prepared foods, medical diets and procedures and disfavoring the use of supplements beyond the government’s Recommended Dietary Allowance. The ADA counts among its corporate sponsors and partners many giants in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Those listed on its website include Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Mars candies and Kellogg’s; many fastfood chains also exhibit at the ADA’s annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Such products generally don’t embody the types of nutrition recommended by many nutritionists, and some dieticians might agree. (Reference EatRight.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/ hs.xsl/home_10575_ENU_HTML.htm) I am glad to report that I am periodically contacted by ADA-registered dietitians who take exception to any inference that they are not natural practitioners, do not recommend organic foods and alternative diets and are not schooled in the use of supplements for immune building and disease prevention. Apparently, there are individual dietitians who have sought out dietary, herbal or nutritional training that goes beyond their medical nutritional training. I always tell them it is a freedom they could lose should their state legislators grant a dietetics board governing authority over what forms of nutritional practices they follow.

In 33 states, these dietician natural practitioners, as well as herbalists, clinical nutritionists, certified nutritionists, naturopaths, doctors of nutrition and naturopathy and holistic health counselors of all kinds, are currently free to practice based on whatever combination of training they feel works best for their clients. In states where registered dietitians remain unlicensed as nutritionists, ADA members, like other trained health professionals, can make use of the wide array of nutritional information available today.

New Jersey: A Case Study

Fifteen years later, the Ohio board continues to sanction dieticians and other practitioners for talking about nutrition in a way that does not comply with the ADA line.

For example, in New Jersey, I enjoy the freedom to combine my modern clinical and orthomolecular nutritional training with traditional practices used by healers for thousands of years, Maintaining Health Freedom including herbology, homeopathy, aromatherapy and energy medicine. ADA Many practitioners, including myself, position papers on dietetics and nutrihave chosen not to join the ranks of tion do not allow for the integration of what the ADA refers to dieticians as: these traditions. medical nutritionists. My clients choose But, if enforced the way they are me as an alternative voice to the modpresently written, proposed New Jersey ern medical view of nutrition. I see the bills that designate dieticians as nutriADA’s argument that a dietetics board tionists could criminalize any person overseeing nutritionists would “protect whose credentials, words or practice the public” as one that in reality, would are not approved by the board. eliminate competition and establish a The proposed legislation in New medical monopoly over all nutritional Jersey seeks to establish a dietetics information. board to govern dieticians and all nuResidents of each state need to tritionists by licensing watch for dietitian bills dieticians in dietetics Legislation could curtail that would infringe and nutrition (access at upon their right to registered dietitians’ njleg.state.nj.us/bills/ determine their health BillsByNumber.asp, individual freedoms and care and natural practithen search S1941 or tioners’ right to speak. activities, while also A2933). Health freeCitizens of New Jersey dom advocates have must take a stand now effectively prohibiting proposed an amendto maintain health ment to this legislation freedom. Vigilance is thousands of natural that would license the key elsewhere to health practitioners and ensure that such bills dieticians in dietetics, as is the case in the nutritionists from legally are not passed in other other 29 states, and not states. speaking, teaching as nutritionists.

Ralph Fucetola, a To find out a given or counseling in health freedom attorstate’s status on this their professions. ney in New Jersey, in a issue, visit EatRight. letter to the New Jersey org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/ legislature, writes, “It hs.xsl/login_search_ is my opinion that the bill, as written ENU_HTML.htm?dosearch=1&search=s without the Health Freedom Amendtate+licensing. ments proposed, clearly violates federal case law protecting constitutional Dian Freeman gives nutritional classes rights.” and private consultations in MorrisOhio, a state in which similar town, NJ. She is working towards a legislation has passed, provides another doctorate in medical humanities. Concase study. Nutritionist Pamela Popper, nect at Dian2@WellnessSimplified.com Ph.D., reports that she and her practice or visit WellnessSimplified.com. was under investigation by the Ohio Board of Dietetics for several years, Natural Awakenings invites written which cost her tens of thousands of opinions on health freedom, a topic dollars. “I was threatened with criminal of broad interest to our readers.

Email NAeditor@NaturalAwakeningsprosecution, as well as incarceration, for refusing to comply with the terms of Mag.com. We will be featuring opinion pieces on proposed and pending one of their subpoenas,” writes Pophealth-related legislation for the next per. Fortunately, her practice afforded several issues. her the resources to fight for her rights.

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Five Water Workouts to Keep You Fit and Cool In hot summer weather, when the scorching sun and out-of-control humidity threaten to take a toll on your fitness routine, one good solution is to hit the pool.

by Jodi Helmer

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ou can tailor a water workout to all fitness levels,” explains Jane Katz, a doctor of education, longtime professor of physical education and athletics with City University of New York and author of Your Water Workout. “It’s perfect for someone who doesn’t exercise and wants to get started, as well as elite athletes who need a new challenge.”

Water provides up to 15 times more resistance than air, so the body has to work a little harder to complete each movement. The result is a workout that improves cardiovascular fitness, builds strength and develops flexibility—while you feel like you’re barely breaking a sweat.

Here are five water workouts that will inspire you to stay fit and cool for the summer:

Swim Like Fish Swimming is one of the best water workouts around, working all the major muscle groups as the repetitive motion of gliding through the water puts you in a state of zen. “Focus on being long and relaxed in the water,” advises Desirée Ficker, professional triathlete and co-author of The Waterproof Triathlete. “Form is more important than speed.”

Swim 100-meter laps, alternating between a front stroke, like the crawl, and a backstroke. Aim to swim at least 20 laps, with a 15-second rest between each lap. Two lengths of the pool, from one side to the other and back

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again, counts as a lap. As you become more proficient, add more laps and fewer rests. Swimming works shoulders, triceps, biceps and abdominals.

Reward: Burn up to 563 calories in a one-hour workout.

Take a Class Aqua aerobics isn’t just for senior citizens in rubber bathing caps. These low-impact fitness classes offer a variety of effective, all-over workouts. Most fitness centers that have pools offer water aerobics and fitness classes, in addition to their lap lanes.

One of the biggest benefits of aqua aerobics is having someone else design the workout; all you have to do is play follow-the-leader.

“Water aerobics is a great starting point for someone who’s new to working out in the pool,” says Katz. “The instructor can offer suggestions to make the movements easier or more challenging, so you can tailor the workout to your fitness level.”

Reward: Burn about 285 calories per hour.

Kick It Belly flops off the diving board aside, falling into the water is painless, so it’s a great place to work on balance; all you need is a kickboard. Warm up by holding the kickboard out

in front of you and use flutter kicks to swim five laps. Then, sit on the kickboard with your legs dangling over the side. Kick your legs and flutter your arms to propel yourself around the pool. Continue for one minute, then rest for 15 seconds. Do three reps. This exercise works arms, chest, back, abs and legs.

Next, hold the kickboard under the water and place your feet on opposite ends, as if you were surfing. Slowly stand up, extending your arms to your sides to tread water. Bring your legs toward your chest, and then lower them again. Do 10 reps. Benefits include improved balance and stronger abs.

Reward: Burn as much as 246 calories in an hour.

Race for the Finish Line When the pavement is hot enough to cook an egg, an afternoon run is out of the question. Hop in the pool, instead.

“Use the same running motion you would if you were running on the road,” advises Ficker. “Emphasize high knees and drive your arms forward to keep you above water.”

A half-hour jog might not seem like much, especially if you’re used to putting in more time on the treadmill, but it’s long enough to give your back, abs, glutes, hip flexors and quads a solid workout.

Start with a five-minute warmup, walking in place in shallow water. Move to deep water and, with or without a buoyancy belt, begin jogging. Set a goal to run for 30 minutes, followed by a five-minute, shallow water cool down.

Reward: Deepwater jogging burns about 340 calories per hour, 100 calories more than jogging on land.

Feel the Burn To look even better in your bathing suit, go with a cross-training workout that both burns calories and builds muscle.

Katz recommends this 60-minute cross-training workout, which is challenging enough for experienced athletes. In shallow water, start by walking in place for five minutes. Next, move to the deep end and alternate five minutes of treading water with five minutes of jogging, for a total of 20 minutes. At the edge of the pool, place palms flat on the pool deck and push yourself upwards as high as you can go. Now, lower yourself until your arms are at a 90-degree angle. Do 20 reps. Back in shallow water, stand with feet shoulderwidth apart. Squat low enough to submerge your shoulders. From there, jump straight up, bringing your legs together at the top of the jump, to land in the starting position. Do 20 reps to firm thighs and butt.

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Reward: Burn an average of 520 calories per session.

Note: Calorie counts are based on a 155-pound woman.

Freelance writer Jodi Helmer is the author of The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference. Connect at Green-Year.com.

Poolside Must-Haves Water Bottle: Working out in the water is cooling, but your body still sweats. Take regular breaks to hydrate during a water workout, just as you would at the gym.

Waterproof Watch: It’s easy to lose track of time when you’re in the pool.

It helps to wear a waterproof watch, especially if you’re moving between activities.

Sunscreen: Sun reflects off the water, increasing risk of sunburn. Stay safe by applying waterproof sunscreen before you get in the water.

Source: Jane Katz, Ph.D., All-American, World Masters and World Senior Games champion swimmer and author of Your Water Workout and Swimming for Total Fitness.

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safefireworks

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he Fourth of July is right around the corner and you know what that means …

FIREWORKS! Though they can be exciting, festive and fun, it is important to remember that fireworks can be dangerous. Typically, 60 percent of injuries from fireworks in the United States occur in the month surrounding the July 4th holiday.

The U.S. National Fire Protection Association and CDC strongly recommend that fireworks be used only by professionals.

If this 4th of July you are somewhere that permits you to use fireworks please make sure you follow these safety tips.

• Obey local laws and burn bans that might be in effect.

• Use fireworks outdoors only.

• Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Have a “designated” shooter.

• Only use fireworks as intended.

Don’t try to alter them or combine them.

• Do not ever use homemade fireworks or illegal explosives; they can be unstable and unsafe. Report illegal explosives to the Public Safety Department (Fire/Rescue) in your community.

• Only a person older than age 12 should be allowed to handle sparklers of any type.

• Never try to re-ignite fireworks that have malfunctioned. Soak them with water and throw them away.

• Keep a bucket of water or fire extinguisher handy.

• Only light fireworks on a smooth, flat surface away from houses, dry leaves and any other flammable materials.

• Watch what you wear. Loose clothing can catch fire and should not be worn while handling fireworks.

Have a Happy and safe Fourth of July!

Information taken from the Center for Disease Control and the U.S. National Fire Protection Association. Courtesy CHOICES, Alachua County’s Health Education and Wellness Program (visit acchoices. com).

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Money Is My Heart

by Cynthia Christianson

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oney is my heart.” This message came to me recently after my morning body sensation contemplation and it’s just getting better and more clear in its power since that moment. I have been musing over the concept of what money means to me and how I felt about it for a long time. Finally, though, I really “get” how money manifests— and although the concept is simple, the manifestation takes a lot of personal work.

Much on this subject is available from the self-help community. It’s wonderful that so many teachers are trying to share the art of attracting abundance and help lift others to receive it. I, too, have spent time studying and applying the principles of affirmations, visualizations, and other techniques. Although

I never had much success with those strategies, perhaps the teachings led me to this “aha” moment.

Money is my heart means to me that the more I love myself, the more money flows. That’s a good simplistic interpretation of these words. But it’s oh, so, so much more! This kind of love is primal—it’s the fabric we are made of, that creates and sustains us. There are many labels or names that have been used to make sense of this force. The term that resonates with me is Presence. The power of Presence is an unconditional, nonjudgmental part of ourselves that is the essence of who we really are.

This beautiful, loving being is way past any thoughts, beliefs, opinions, and book-learning ideas. It just is. You don’t have to do anything to yourself to be it. You don’t have to fix, change, discipline your thoughts, repeat an affirmation, tap a point, lose weight, go to a conference; it isn’t about searching outside of your heart. Just go slowly and drop down into a quiet spot inside and start to feel how special you are.

Spend time pulling up feelings of acceptance, feeling valued, feeling cared for, and just be with these feelings of love. Use past memories that felt good or focus on a pet or person with whom you’ve had loving moments. Allow this feeling to just keep growing stronger until you feel it all over your body. Allow tears, sadness, anger, doubt to float in, giving unconditional love to all these exiled parts of you. It takes practice, but there is no hurry here. If you can only sit for five minutes and it becomes too intense,

then stop. Presence is always present, and it loves you whether you are being with it consciously or not.

As you start to shift into this safe space and you discover feelings of resistance, then your job is to get the baggage cleared out. Presence can only flow in where there is no resistance. Money is the same way. It flows in direct proportion to this same energy because everything is made from the same source of Presence.

Let’s create a visual example: See yourself like a container that is mostly filled with dirt (desires, thoughts, wishes, wants, needs). Let’s say it’s 80% dirt. That’s pretty typical of an adult who has spent years in school learning to shut down the heart and learn to identify oneself with a performance mode of success such as grades, sports, mates, houses, cars, jobs, income, etc.

The other 20% is water (Presence).

Your goal is, you want the dirt to mix with the water and become soft enough to sprout new growth. But the dirt is so compacted, so old and dry, that the water can only soften the dirt slowly, a little bit at a time. That’s like our desire for abundance. We know it’s there and we hope, wish, pray and wait that it will enter our lives. Or the water may just sit on top of this dirt, and go nowhere, waiting for a crack in the foundation. That’s like when we are so clogged with past beliefs, pain or resentment, love just sits there quietly waiting to be invited back.

To me, self-hate means anything that doesn’t feel good, because Truth always feels loving, nourishing, nurturing and safe. So if you are hanging on to some anger from a past relationship or family member, that’s allowing Presence to flow only in what space is left. But then you also have fear too.

Fear is a big real estate owner in our hearts. Keep going—what else are you hanging on to that doesn’t feel good?

Do you wonder why you can’t manifest abundance? There’s no room!

I think you understand what I am saying here. I spent years working on the outside with abundance goals, —Continued on the next page

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askthepractitioner

by Dr. Nathan Schramm

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What can I do to protect myself from swine flu? Can it affect my eyes?

The flu, common cold, or “swine flu” can infect the eyes as well as the body. There is not yet a vaccine for H1N1 “swine flu.” So, here are a few simple ways to reduce your chances of infection.

1. Wash your hands often. When washing hands, a little friction goes a long way. The use of regular soap and water is all you need. Hand sanitizers are fine to use when you don’t have soap and water. Also, keep your fingers out of your eyes, nose, and mouth. Do not put items such as pens, pencils, or eyeglasses in your mouth.

2. Take a refrigerated probiotic (“good bacteria”) or eat yogurt daily.

It is essential to promote a healthy immune system. I recommend at least 3 billion live cultures per dose (pill) or an organic yogurt.

3. I really like vitamin D and zinc for eye and immune system support.

The data is very good for supporting a healthy immune system. Zinc supports wound healing, while vitamin D helps regulate more than 100 functions in the body, including blood sugar, blood pressure, and immunity (to name a few). Both supplements are good for macular degeneration. Be sure to get an absorbable zinc supplement. In my

“Money Is My Heart” —Continued from Page 17 strategies, processes and techniques, but I was so clogged with my own pain, nothing could manifest until I spent time healing this pain. I had to learn to love myself, not just through my ego or looking at my body parts.

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opinion, opti-zinc is best. Don’t overdo it; 80mg or more per day of zinc oxide has been linked with increased hospitalizations from urinary tract infections (UTI) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). 20-40mg a day of zinc and 1,000 IU of vitamin D3 is best. A young person sunbathing can produce more than 10,000 IU within 20 minutes. Sunscreen blocks vitamin D production. However, never allow the skin to burn, and always exercise caution in the sun if you have a history or family history of melanomas or as directed by your dermatologist. UVcoated sunglasses can help protect the eyes from cataract formation.

4. There is also good data on vitamin C; it is an essential supplement

to my true heart where only the pure, positive, holy Presence is. I also now see that without doing the body sensation work and acknowledging that any pain is my self-hate, I would still be struggling to manifest abundance.

Money is my heart … money is my heart … say it to yourself and see if it resonates or triggers a little something inside you. If you get this down to your

in addition to probiotics, zinc, and vitamin D. You are not going to get adequate amounts of any of these from food because our food supply is so depleted. You need a good supplement.

A minimum of 400mg of Vitamin C has been shown to slow down cataracts.

5. Try to get adequate sleep. This helps heal the body. Continue a normal exercise routine unless you’re sick— then, it’s more important to get rest.

6. Use Echinacea only when sick.

Many people take Echinacea every day as a prophylactic (prevention). I don’t recommend this form of prevention.

Echinacea kills the normal flora (good bacteria) in your system, and will throw your immune system out of balance. If you feel a cold coming on, then take it.

I prefer liquid (dropper).

And if you do get a cold or flu, grandma’s chicken soup really works.

Research shows it triggers production of white blood cells which fight the infection.

Dr. Nathan Schramm, O.D., C.N.S. is an Optometric Physician and a Certified Nutritional Specialist.

He practices in Gainesville, Ocala, Summerfield, The Villages, and Inverness. He can be reached at 888781-2020 or gr8eyedoc@gmail.com.

This article is not intended to replace a full eye examination by a qualified medical professional.

core, then you don’t have anything to worry about. This is the “all is well” place where manifestation happens.

Reside in your loving heart, and watch your life reflect it back in ways you can’t even imagine.

Cynthia Christianson, M.A., CCC, is a self-help coach based in Gainesville, FL. Visit www.AvantiCoaching.com.

healthycommunity

by Kim Sandstrom

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estled in a tree-filled campus on the northeast side of Ocala, a remarkable community of counselors, teachers, and residential and administrative staff keep the needs of at-risk children paramount in their mission of providing the highest quality of care and shelter. There is a daily buzz with classes, outings, the Tim Postema Garden, and the popular basketball court. A sense of peace and hope meets visitors who drive the winding path to the Arnette House.

In 1981, Gary Arnette was a young man who was loved by his family.

Creative and inventive, he particularly loved the thrill of surfing and became adept at crafting state-of-the-art surf boards. With all his energy, he was a challenge for his parents, who tried many ways to help him reach a successful adulthood, but tragedy transformed the Arnette family when Gary died at the age of 24. For Gary’s parents, Sara and Vernon Arnette, transformation would mean more than a quarter-century of outreach to other Marion and Lake County families so they might be spared the grief that had struck them.

The Arnettes and their supportive friends in the community sought to alleviate some of the problems that beset troubled families by offering respite shelter and counseling. As the program grew, it came to include homeless youth and other at-risk teens from the community.

From that time, and with an outpouring of community support, the first Arnette House Shelter was born on 8th Avenue in Ocala. Since then, the Arnette House has branched out to include a Transitional Living Program, emergency shelter services, an Independent Living Program, permanent

group home living, family counseling, and Safe Place coordination to nearly 100 business and civic partners such as the YMCA and the Boys & Girls Club.

Cindy Hayes, an at-risk youth and family counselor at the Arnette House, sparkles with enthusiasm as she described the recent progress of a 16-year-old boy and his new, positive outlook for his future.

Every counselor has stories like this that affirm the work they do. Group Home Coordinator Dennis Mowry says, “Kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” With commitment such as this, it is no wonder that many young people come back to the Arnette House to “give back” and share the strong positive influence the Arnette House had on them.

Success stories abound at the Arnette House, including Julie, who is affectionately called “Jules” by Denise Paradis, the resident director of the Independent Living Program Apartments for young adults ages 18-21, a joint effort of the Coalition for Youth and the Arnette House. Julie came to Arnette House at 17 after the tragic loss of her parents in separate incidents within two months. She was alone, without family and not enrolled in school when she came to the Arnette House. Carefully, over time, Denise developed a rapport with Julie and they got to know each other through Julie’s habit of taking long walks when she had things on her mind. When Denise started joining her for the walk and talk, Julie opened up and the relationship blossomed.

Julie is now nearly independent at 18, working, paying her own bills, going to school, and about to have her first written works published.

The Arnette House is a partner with Silver River Mentoring and Instruction for both the Independent Living Apartments, which opened in 2008, and two new group homes for youth ages 13-17, newly opened March 2009.

Volunteers work with staff to host an array of events including the annual Sports & Leisure Auction Mardi Gras-style, the Vernon Arnette Memo-

rial Golf Tournament, the Gingerbread Project, and the Brickpaver Project, which lets members of the community purchase a customized brick for their loved one to be placed in the garden.

In addition, plans are underway for a Starlight Scrabble/Casino Night at Juliet Falls in September, and a downtown block party with entertainment, cosponsored with the Downtown Business Alliance set for the first weekend in October. And no winter gala season would be complete without the Endowment Cocktail Party in February.

Because of the business, civic and faith-based support for Arnette House, the program continues to thrive despite the budget cuts that many non-profit agencies are feeling.

Under the guidance of Sara and the late Vernon Arnette, the current leadership of CEO Kevin Priest, and a dynamic board of directors, most of whom are longtime members of the Marion County community, the Arnette House has garnered the respect and cooperation of many.

From the Arnette House’s first shelter, to their expansion to group homes and Independent Living Apartments in 2008 and 2009, the Arnette House continues to evolve its mission to protect the community and to shelter and counsel at-risk youth. Youth and their families can depend on the Arnette House to be there for them and to meet their changing needs in the community. Youth are referred to the Arnette House from a variety of places such as the Department of Juvenile Justice, Kids Central Inc., and the Department of Children and Families. Youth and families are also encouraged to contact the Arnette House directly.

To speak to staff about a youth or family in need, call 352-622-6135 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you would like to volunteer or have your business become a community partner by sponsoring an event, please call 352-622-4432.

The Arnette House can also be found on Facebook. The Arnette House is located at 2310 NE 24th Street in Ocala (www.arnettehouse.org, ksandstrom@ arnettehouse.org).

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How Artwork Affects Energies in a Space

by Aileen Soo

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any people love, respect and collect art. Many homes and corporate offices I’ve visited are filled with original oil paintings by renowned or upcoming local and international artists. Some people also decorate their spaces with sculptures, vases, and art motifs. Some homes display replicas of works by Monet, Van Gogh or Picasso.

However, many paintings on view might be interpretations of something not auspicious. Although they look good to the eye, or the colors look nice, they can have some “poison arrows� or negative connotations, sometimes, without our even knowing it.

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area in our homes or work space does affect the energy of a space and our overall luck. For example, if we fill our space with pictures that are depressing and dark, that depict sadness, illness, loneliness, tears or fright, then those energies surround our living or working space and in turn our lives.

On the other hand, when we surround our spaces with uplifting art pieces that depict abundance, clarity, love, peace and happiness, we create those energies to surround us. This in turn makes us luckier in all aspects of our lives. In the workspace, auspicious art often improves employee productivity and work flows.

I once visited a business which had a piece of art at the reception area that was beautiful but was actually made of dead butterflies. It was the greeting piece in the entryway of the business, the main piece of art, and the first thing every client saw as they entered the space. The company had excellent products and a great team, but seemed to be unable to take off. I did my best to convince the owner to get rid of the piece with dead butterflies.

It was indeed a masterpiece, and it looked beautiful, but it was filled with the bodies of 20-30 dead butterflies.

How auspicious of an entrance piece can that be? I explained to the owner that the piece in particular emitted too much yin energy, or dead energy, which could stagnate and hinder progress, especially in an area where it is important to invite growth, clients and good fortune.

The owner took my advice to replace that entrance piece with another piece from the office I had suggested that was more appropriate for that wall, and has subsequently taken the business to the next level with tremendous growth and great increase in profits.

Another example is of an art piece given as a gift to the CEO of a company

during its ribbon cutting. The oil painting, created by a well known international artist, was of a man holding a machete with plantain trees behind him. The machete was actually painted in a way that it gleamed and stood out in the picture. As it was a gift from an important business associate, the CEO placed it on a main wall of the corporate office.

First of all, it is very inauspicious to give knives as gifts, as it cuts friendship.

Hanging the piece on a prominent wall indicated the scenario of a knife harming and endangering the business daily.

The next innocent mistake was made when the company created postcards featuring that art piece with the machete and sent them to all their clients and contacts. I received one, and immediately made a trip to visit my client to help them correct their problem.

In China, symbols of good fortune are revered and displayed in homes, businesses and palaces alike. Horses symbolize success, birds bring opportunity and upward mobility, and flowers bring romance. It is, however, very important to have appropriate pieces in appropriate places. A picture with beach scenery might enhance peace and prosperity in certain areas of the home but may create financial loss in some others. As with all Feng Shui applications, the best and most effective results are achieved by precise placements in each space.

Originally from Malaysia, Aileen Soo is trained in psychology and holds an MBA in Human Resources. She was trained in Feng Shui by Master Lillian Too, and applies the Eight Mansions Method and the potent formulas from the Flying Start School of Feng Shui.

Visit AileenSoo.com for more information including examples of auspicious art.

Brain Plasticity and Movement Improvement

by Josie Davenport, LMT LCSW “I have long been intrigued by this subtle form of retraining the nervous system, which I currently recommend to patients whose movement has been restricted by injury, cerebral palsy, stroke, fibromyalgia, or chronic pain. (I find it to be much more useful than standard physical therapy.) I also believe that the Feldenkrais Method can help older people achieve greater range of motion and flexibility, and help all of us feel more comfortable in our bodies.”—Dr. Andrew Weil

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ood news for kids with neurological challenges, artists, musicians, athletes and the elderly. Scientists have redefined our brain’s ability to change, create new pathways, and to keep learning and changing right into old age. Basically our brains love to learn as long as we set up the learning in an interesting and digestible way.

So how does the brain learn the best and easiest way?

Let’s take an example of a child who can’t sit up due to a neurological disability. First of all, if I just prop the child up, no learning occurs at all, or the child learns to make themselves rigid like a block or a triangle in order to keep from falling over.

But what if I help that child to feel the movement possibilities of all the bones they have in relationship to a specific function? Beginning with the easiest functions, like flexing or rolling, I help the child build slowly more complex movements. By moving them delicately and pleasurably and not overriding their system, the child can learn to feel the possibilities of movement in relation to the specific task that matches their interest.

I move slowly at first, and make it easy to do. Children then get the feeling of ease and safety and can digest the movement into the possibility of a movement repertoire.

I help them feel how to let go of the powerful muscles around their pelvis and abdomen, and then they can begin to use those powerful muscles to their advantage which can begin to translate into sitting on their own. This learning to

let go comes only through safe, small, playful, easily digestible movement.

Children with neurological difficulties can learn the timing of turning one vertebra at a time, they can learn to lean through their skeleton and use gravity to their advantage in order to feel light. Moshe Feldenkrais said, “The body reflects attitudes of the mind; improve the function of the body, and you must improve the state of the mind.”

“Movement is the language of the brain,” states Anat Baniel. And motor learning can cause increased learning, including verbally and cognitively. Please visit Anat Baniel’s web page at anatbanielmethod.com; several videos are available there, including remarkable footage of this work with a patient named Carter, who has cerebral palsy.

Josie Davenport, LMT LCSW, co-owner of the Florida School of Massage since 1987, is a Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® and an Anat Baniel Method for Children® practitioner.

Josie offers free children’s clinics three times each year to give parents and children the opportunity to experience this innovative and gentle method. The next Free Children’s Clinic will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To schedule your child’s appointment, call Josie at 352-514-5076.

Josie also teaches Transformational Movement Lessons for adults and elders including musicians, singers, dancers and other professionals who would enjoy moving with greater fluidity, power and pleasure. The next series of Transformational Movement Lessons will be held on five Wednesdays, Starting Sept. 30th, 2009 from 3 to 4 pm at the Florida School of Massage. Call Josie for more information.

Recommended reading: The Brain that Changes Itself, by Norman Doidge, MD; Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain,

by Sharon Begley; and Move Into Life, the Nine Essentials for Vitality, by Anat Baniel. Visit JosieDavenport.com, FreeChildrensClinic.org, FloridaSchoolOfMassage.com, AnatBanialMethod.com. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor, Feldenkrais.com.

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greenliving

Cornell University Recycles Half Its Garbage into High-Quality Compost

by Krishna Ramanujan

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ornell University’s composting operation does more than turn food scraps and animal bedding into nutrient-rich compost: It reduces the university’s total waste stream by half, making it Tompkins County’s second largest recycler.

For these efforts, Cornell’s eight-acre composting facility received a 2009 Environmental Quality Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency April 24.

Cornell Farm Services, which runs the operation, trucks some 8,000 tons of organic garbage from 57 campus waste streams—from dining halls to greenhouses—each year to its composting site a mile off campus. Time was when that waste would travel 65 miles to a landfill, incurring fees of more than $50,000 a year.

Last year, the facility received 850 tons of food scraps and biodegradable utensils from 11 dining halls and other food locations; 3,300 tons of animal manure and bedding; and 300 tons of plant material and soil from greenhouses.

“It’s far more cost effective to send this waste to our composting site than to send it to the landfill,” said Andrew Lewis, director of agricultural operations for the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. “Plus, we only haul a mile to the site, reducing our overall carbon footprint.”

The site produces up to 6,000 tons (4,000 cubic yards) of garden-ready compost each year that is used to nurture plant growth on campus or sold to local landscapers, garden centers, vineyards and farms for $15 per cubic yard.

Through compost sales and tipping fees for moving the waste, the compost site is largely self-funded and is set up to run as a not-for-profit facility. “If we make a profit in a given

year, the following year we lower tipping fees,” said Lewis.

Composting on such a scale requires a lot of cooperation. Cornell Dining, for example, sends both waste from food preparation and plate scrapings and compostable packaging, cups and cutlery made from corn or potato starch from dining halls to the compost site.

“The biggest challenge for us [at dining] is raising consumer awareness and encouraging people to separate their waste,” said Doug Lockwood, office manager for Cornell Dining. Two Cornell Dining student coordinators have the job of raising awareness about composting in all dining halls and campus food retail outlets, working to educate diners about separating trash from compostable and recyclable items.

Also, the dining hall kitchens use pulping machines to turn food waste into a sort of “salsa” before it is trucked away.

“Because of the high volume and large-production kitchens in the ‘all you care to eat’ dining halls, we have these pulper machines in place,” Lockwood added.

Once at the compost site, the material is spread into 18-foot-wide, 7-foot-tall windrows, the length of a football field. About 15 such windrows sit on a four-acre gravel pad reinforced with an impervious geotextile fabric.

Gary Tennant, Farm Services manager, explains that the fabric and berms that create channels along either side of the pad direct excess water into a 250,000-gallon retention pond. The water from the pond is then pumped back onto the windrows to keep them moist. The water is also sprinkled on a 30-acre field on a hill above the windrows where grass and soil filter the water before it re-enters the watershed.

The containment pond is home to muskrats, frogs, geese and turtles, but not fish, as the dark water has low oxygen levels.

In the windrows, microbes heat the decomposing waste to 150 degrees Fahrenheit, and each week the facility’s staff uses a large compost turner with a rotor to churn and aerate the rows so the microbes get the water, air, carbon and nitrogen they need.

In six to nine months, the compost is ready.

Courtesy Cornell University’s Cornell Chronicle Online, May 29, 2009. Photograph by Jason Koski/University Photography, of Gary Tennant, Farm Services manager, standing on a windrow of compost. Visit news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/ compost.kr.html.

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schoolbytes Rethinking Education Essential Skills for a Fast-Changing Century

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n a knowledge economy, the ability to articulate and solve problems, generate original ideas and work collaboratively across cultural boundaries is essential, and growing exponentially in importance. The challenge facing schools is to find ways to shift from traditional rote learning to integrate these skills into core curricula, all while giving due diligence to the three Rs. nnovative teachers have long proven the value of moving beyond the world of academia to engage students in

real world projects and practical applications of new technologies. But the United States should have “a system built around the idea that every kid needs to be able to critically think and problem-solve,� maintains Ken Kay, president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a national advocacy group in Tucson, Arizona, which includes businesses, educational organizations and policymakers.

To do this, Kay says, teacher training, state curricula and testing all need to align with partnership goals. So far, 10 states have signed on: Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For information visit 21stCenturySkills.org.

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healing foods exploring the raw life

by Lisa Turner

I went raw once, and did so with a great deal of enthusiasm for the health benefits I would accrue. Certainly, eating only uncooked food seemed easy enough. Make a bunch of salads, gorge on apples and oranges, eat raw nuts, sprout some beans—piece of cake, I thought.

After three weeks, all I wanted was a piece of cake. And bread. And hot, hot soups. Slowly but surely, after two months I returned to my old eating habits and to my beloved stove.

I didn’t know what I know now: With a few simple tricks, we can conquer cooked-food cravings, as well as other common obstacles to a raw foods diet.

Multiple Benefits The payoff for eating raw foods makes it worthwhile. When you cook food above 114 degrees, it destroys the enzymes that help you digest and assimilate the food. High temperatures also alter the chemical structure of vital nutrients. Overall, “You lose 50 percent of the protein, 80 percent of the vitamins and minerals and about 95 percent of the phytonutrients,” says Gabriel Cousens, a medical doctor and author of Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine.

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allow the body to spend its energy on other important functions. “If the body’s working on trying to digest heavy, difficult-to-process food, it can’t focus on healing,” says Natalia Rose, author of The Raw Food Detox Diet.

The potential benefit of going raw is more radiant health. Says Cousens, “A live foods diet decreases inflammation, slows the aging process, increases immunity and energy and results in increased mental, physical and spiritual well-being.”

Keep in mind though that cooking your food does carry some advantag-

es—besides the yummy taste. Heat actually makes some nutrients, like lycopene, in tomatoes, more bioavailable by breaking down the plant’s cell walls. Cooking also destroys so-called “anti-nutrients;” for example, phytates in grains and legumes, which block mineral absorption, as well as trypsin inhibitors in nuts and legumes, which hamper protein digestion. However, soaking and sprouting raw food helps break down these compounds, too.

More importantly, raw foods don’t work for everyone. Both traditional Chinese medicine and ayurvedic traditions

teach that uncooked foods cool the body and may actually require more energy to digest. Thus, people who naturally tend to feel cold or dry should avoid them.

“For certain body types at certain times of year, a raw food diet could be the best medicine,” says John Douillard, Ph.D., doctor of chiropractic and author of The 3-Season Diet. “But, during cold winter months, for certain body types, it can cause trouble.”

Getting Started In general, most people can eat raw foods with glowing results. Plus, the regimen doesn’t have to be an all-ornothing proposition. Depending on our constitution, we can choose how raw we want to go.

“Most people won’t do a 100 percent raw diet, because it’s too painful,” says Susan Schenck, a licensed acupuncturist and author of The Live Food Factor. “Most people do better on an 85 percent raw diet.”

Whether going all the way or taking the middle path, these seven surefire tricks make going raw easier: Constant cravings – Overcoming an appetite for bread, cookies, pasta, chips and most candy doesn’t come easily.

The raw solution: “If you’re missing carbs, you can make satisfying substitutions from raw foods,” says Brigitte Mars, author of Rawsome! “Dates stuffed with almond butter or cookies made from raw, ground nuts and dried fruit can satisfy a sweet tooth. You can have flax crackers instead of chips or bread. And, you can make ‘rice’ out of cauliflower or rutabaga, and ‘pasta’ from zucchini strips.”

Social support – Food provides more than physical nourishment. “It’s tied up in all kinds of social cues, holidays, mother’s love and childhood memories of being loved and nurtured,” observes Schenck. Foregoing those comfort foods can make us feel alone and isolated.

kitchen essentials

by Lisa Turner Just because we’re not heating up a stove to prepare raw food doesn’t mean we don’t need the proper kitchen equipment. A blender and standard knives would probably suffice, but a variety of tools facilitates preparation of a wider variety of foods. Good starters include: • A great knife. Raw foods cooks slice and dice a lot, so invest in a chef’s knife, small paring knife and serrated knife, all of which should comfortably fit the hand. Wusthof, Henckels and Shun are good, long-lasting choices.

• Food processors. These work better than a blender for grinding nuts and seeds and making soups, sauces and spreads. Opt for a high-quality one (Cuisinart is always a safe bet) that has attachments for shredding and slicing vegetables. A mini-food processor also helps in chopping garlic or grinding nuts and seeds.

• A dehydrator. Although a dehydrator isn’t a must, it’s a help. Use it to make raw cookies, crackers, breads, fruit leathers and even ersatz burgers.

The Excalibur dehydrator has a fan to distribute heat evenly and a temperature gauge to help judge how hot the food gets—important with a raw foods diet (ExcaliburDehydrator.com).

• Spiral slicers. Great for cutting long, thin strips of butternut squash, zucchini or other vegetables to decorate salads or make raw ‘pasta.’ Joyce Chen makes a good, simple version (JoyceChen. com).

• A juicer. A good basic juicer is available for $100 to $150.

Or, go for the gold with a Green Star juicer (GreenStar.com), a high-end model that actually presses, rather than grinds, the produce.

This creates less heat, which increases the juice’s quality.

The raw solution: Get support. Tap into the area’s raw community. Check local newspapers for notices of raw foods potluck groups, or start one.

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Dining out dilemmas – Nibbling on crudités at a restaurant, while fellow diners cozy up to burgers and fries, tempts even the most devoted raw-foodist.

like avocados and nut butters, and add warming spices, like cinnamon, ginger and garlic, to dishes.

Try grating apples, tossing them with cinnamon and ginger and warming them slightly in a dehydrator; no need to wait for winter. Yum.

The raw solution: Schenck suggests printing small cards that say, “I’m a High temperatures raw foodist; please prepare a large salad alter the chemical Time crunch – Raw for me, with fresh, structure of foods do take lonraw vegetables, nuts, vital nutrients. ger to prepare, at seeds and avocado.” least initially—and Ask the waiter to dethat alone sends liver this special remany people back to the microwave. quest to the chef. At cocktail or dinner parties, call the host and ask to bring a The raw solution: Spend a couple hours dish to share. Then, whip up a favoron weekends making enough food to last ite raw foods dish that will help keep several days. Focus on easy raw dishes, temptation at bay and may introduce like blended soups or nut pates, and take someone new to raw foods. advantage of time-saving equipment (see sidebar). Also, find a raw buddy for a The salad rut – If our daily raw foods meal-exchange program: Each cooking diet consists mainly of lettuce and partner makes double or triple quantities grated veggies, we’ll get bored fast. of raw dishes to share.

One can only do so much with a bowl of Romaine.

Commitment phobia – Following a raw foods diet requires discipline in The raw solution: Get creative. Invest in a few great raw foods recipe books. Seek terms of time, energy and attitude, all out raw foods classes to learn techniques of which challenge most of us. for preparing a variety of dishes—and The raw solution: Lighten up. “Remeet new friends in the process. member that the raw foods lifestyle is a choice, not a religion,” says Renee Needing the heat – Eating raw seems easier in warm-weather months, especial- Loux, author of The Balanced Plate. ly when farmers’ markets call. But, when “There isn’t one thing that works for everyone, and part of the journey is colder months return, we tend to crave learning to listen to your own body.” warming meals, like soup and creamy foods. A plate of sliced apples just doesn’t have the same comforting appeal as a slice of warm, organic apple pie.

The raw solution: Eating foods raw doesn’t mean eating them icy cold. Most foods can be warmed to 110 degrees without damaging their enzymes. Also, eat high-fat raw foods,

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P.S.: If you can’t live without one or two goodies, like Aunt Marge’s chocolate truffle cake, have a tiny bit, mindfully and moderately.

We won’t tell.

Lisa Turner is a nutrition writer, personal chef and food coach in Boulder, CO.

raw foods film documents diabetes turnaround The recent independent film, Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days, documents how holistic physicians Gabriel Cousens and Helen Ross are helping Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics to reverse their disease naturally, without prescription drugs. Ages of the five patients participating in the filmed 2008 study ranged from their early 20s to late 60s. According to a company spokeswoman, they are representative of several dozen cases that have been treated at Cousens’ Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, in Patagonia, Arizona.

During the study, the subjects ate only organic, vegan, uncooked raw foods for 30 days. Researchers report that by the fourth day, three people with Type 2 and one with Type 1 diabetes were off their insulin completely. By the end of the 30-day retreat, these four had stabilized blood sugar, and the remaining Type 1 patient was down to one-fifth of his usual dosage of insulin.

“It’s not just diabetes,” says Cousens. “Everything went back to normal.”

According to the American Diabetes Association, 23.6 million Americans, or 7.8 percent of the population, are living with diabetes. The International Diabetes Federation estimates the worldwide number at 246 million.

Cousens states, “We need to wake up to the possibility that simply changing our diet can significantly reverse, and even cure, this disease.”

Sources: RawFor30Days.com and TreeofLife.nu. Also see There is a Cure for Diabetes, by Gabriel Cousens, M.D.

10 tips for eating raw

by Chef Matthew Kenney

1 | start with shopping.

The best way to start eating raw is to visit local farmers’ markets in season. The abundance of produce—sweetsmelling fruits, glowing heirloom tomatoes and vibrant greens, none of which have seen the inside of a refrigerator—is better than the best gourmet shop. Let taste be your guide.

2 | stock up on condiments.

Keep a variety of condiments in your kitchen, including raw cashews and macadamia nuts, almond and hazelnut butters, dried sweet dates and seaweeds and nut and olive oils. They make it easy to dress up simple raw dishes and enhance the appeal of salads and raw nori (seaweed paper) rolls.

enhanced with green powders. You can mix fruit with fresh collard greens, kale or Swiss chard in the blender.

Sometimes, I also add soy or nut milks to smoothies, rather than fruit juice.

6 | practice some of the world’s simplest recipes.

Take gazpacho, for example: Simply blend vegetables, including tomato, cucumber, a bit of fresh red chili, sea salt, citrus or vinegar and perhaps a garnish of diced avocado, and you’re done. It makes a meal in five minutes. Use gazpacho as a jumping-off point for other raw soups.

7 | indulge in fat.

Start with a powerful blender, a food processor and sharp knives. Advanced cooks also use a dehydrator, which costs about the same as a high-quality sauté pan.

Raw fats from high-fat plants are actually great for you on many levels. For a delicious and nutritious meal, try a small salad dressed with cold-pressed nut or olive oil, and a bowl of homemade guacamole with raw chips, which are now appearing in major organic markets everywhere.

4 | perfect your own smoothie.

8 | have an all-raw day.

Simple variations can be made from unpasteurized fruit juices (perhaps made at home). Mix with other fruits and natural sweeteners, such as agave nectar or honey. My favorite is a rich blend made from banana, cacao powder, agave nectar, raw almond butter and either water or coconut water. Use common sense when measuring.

It’s decadent, delicious and nourishing, and easy on the digestive system. This shake will power you for hours.

The results of a single raw day will amaze you. Try a green smoothie for breakfast, a big salad or a homemade nori roll for lunch and maybe raw lasagna for dinner, with fruit and nut snacks during the day.

3 | get the right equipment.

5 | build up to greens.

Green juices can be challenging to prepare at home, so it may be easier to prepare smoothies that are fruit- and berry-based, and then

9 | the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

For the more adventurous cook, a raw food “pudding” takes no more than 15 minutes to make. Blend young Thai coconut meat, agave nectar, sea salt, vanilla and raw organic cacao powder. This rich, delicious and healthy dessert has no refined sugars. All it requires is a good knife or cleaver to extract the meat from the coconut.

10 | not yet convinced?

Eat one whole piece of fruit before every lunch or dinner for one week. It might be an organic apple or peach, a papaya or mango, or whatever is in season, but it will make for a life-altering experience.

Matthew Kenney is an award-winning chef, restaurant entrepreneur and international consultant. His cookbooks include Raw Food/Real World and Everyday Raw. For more, see MatthewKenneyCuisine.com.

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consciouseating

What’s Ripe Now?

Summer Bounties from Local Farms

by Susie Ruth

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hopping at local farmers’ markets and with community supported agriculture suppliers are two simple ways to shorten the distance between ourselves and nutritious foods.

When we buy fresh food locally, we eat well, support local farmers, encourage diversity of available foods, preempt polluting long-distance transport (typically up to 1,500 miles or more) and keep money working hard in our own community. It’s fun to see and sample what’s coming into season; we can even buy enough goodies to freeze for later. Plus, it’s a perfect venue to consult with the folks growing our food and to meet with neighbors.

It’s no wonder that the Department of Agriculture reports that the number of farmers’ markets continues to grow, reaching 4,685 last August. That represents a 56 percent increase since the Agricultural Marketing Service first counted 3,000 farmers’ markets nationwide in 1994.

Resources Q Local Harvest. This is a website that maintains a nationwide directory of small farms, farmers’ markets, CSAs and other local food sources. While a small farm may not be certified organic, many alternately advertise as pesticide-free or no-spray; just ask. Link: LocalHarvest.org.

Q National Resources Defense Council. Find out what’s ripe now by state and season. Link: NRDC.org/health/ foodmiles.

Q Robyn Van En Center. Locate CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture farms). Link: CSAcenter.org.

Q Veggie Trader. Register on this free site to swap, share and sell excess garden crops with neighbors. Link: VeggieTrader.com.

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Organic Food Directory Some of these farms offer food and fun on-site. Others offer drop-off points, subscriptions, and much more.

Please visit websites for further information. We look forward to bringing you an updated Organic Food Directory again soon. Send corrections/additions to Carolyn@NaturalAwakeningsNCFL.com. Enjoy!

CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) 4 Arrows Ranch 4135 East Hwy 318 Citra, FL www.thegrassfedgourmet.com Meats SEE AD, this page Duck Haven Farm 6920 NW 35th Ave E Rd Ocala, FL 352-867-5593 Muscovy ducks Govinda’s Garden 9111 NW 222 Ave Alachua, FL 352-246-3654 Free-roaming dairy cows’ products Hillcrest Plantation Growers 22100 N US Hwy 441 Micanopy, FL 352-591-2079 Vegetables Magnolia Farms 12886 87th Rd. Live Oak, FL www.magnoliafarms.org Vegetables, goat products SEE AD, this page Nix Beef Cattle Farm 6114 SE CR 234 Gainesville, FL 305-205-3036 Organic beef

Papa Bear’s Plantation 899 NE 95th St Ocala , FL 352-351-1010 Pecans Plowshares CSA 1717 SW 120th Terrace Gainesville, FL www.plowsharescsa.org Vegetables and fruits Spring Song Organics Alachua, FL 352-262-3002 springsongorganicfarm.com Vegetables

Farmers’ Markets Alachua County Farmers’ Market 5920 NW 13th Street Gainesville, FL www.441market.com Year-round Saturdays, 8:30-1:00 Alachua Sunday Market 17303 NW 112th Blvd Alachua, FL Year-round Sundays, 4-7 p.m.

High Springs Farmers’ Market James Paul Park, N Main Street & NW 2nd Avenue High Springs, FL farmersmarket.highsprings.com Year-round Thursdays, 2-6 p.m.

Organic Co-Op Citizens Co-Op Gainesville, FL 352-379-6124 www.citizensco-op.com

Organic Farms

Leesburg Saturday Morning Market 111 S 6th St Leesburg, FL www.leesburgsaturdaymorningmarket.com October-May Saturdays, 8-1

Crones Cradle Conserve 6411 NE 217th Pl Citra, FL 352-595-3377 www.cronescradleconserve.com SEE AD p.28

North Magnolia Farmers’ Market 834 North Magnolia Ave Ocala, FL Year-round Fridays 8:00-1:30

Promised Land 20410 NW 91st Alachua, FL 352-258-6159

Union Street Farmers’ Market 111 E University Ave Plaza Gainesville, FL www.unionstreetfarmersmkt.com Year-round Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m.

Rosas Farms 13450 N Hwy 301 Citra, FL 352-812-9463 www.alrosas.com

Circle Square Commons Farmers’ Market 8405 SW 80th Street Ocala, FL www.circlesquarecommonsfarmersmarket.com Year-round Thursdays, 8-12 Haile Village Farmers’ Market SW 91st Terrace Gainesville, FL www.haileguide.comYearround Saturdays 8:30-noon Hawthorne Farmers’ Market 7225 SE 221st Street Hawthorne, FL October-June Saturdays, 8-12

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schoolbytes E-Transport: Zippy Electric Commuter Bikes

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hile soaring pump prices raise even mass transit fares, and Oslo-based Think Global prepares to mass market its $25,000 electric cars—with a range of 110 miles per charge—electric commuter bikes, good for 10 miles, or up to 25 miles if using it only for uphill assists, are picking up speed. More good news is that Currie Technologies’ Mongoose Motorcross and Razor’s Dirt Rocket models can be found for just $150-$350 (Treehugger.com reports that other e-bikes start at $700). Currie even offers an E-zip Mountain Trailz edition. Mongoose users report that the standard battery takes two to three hours to come to full charge. The battery detaches for convenient recharging at home or office. A second battery is optional.

Resume Rep FastWeb Helps Scholarship Seekers

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astWeb.com, the Internet’s leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, funding tuition, and finding jobs and career-launching internships. Last year, one out of three college-bound high school seniors used the site, which lists 600,000 scholarships and insights into 3,600 colleges.

“I have found FastWeb the single most useful scholarship search program in 38 years of working with high school students,” says Gary Williams, past president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. “It provides high school members with materials that simplify the counselor’s role in managing the confusing and time-consuming, but critical, information.”

This year, the site went further, launching its FastWeb Volunteers resource to also connect students with volunteer opportunities. “Volunteer experience is becoming increasingly important, and often a prerequisite, in the scholarship application process,” notes Amanda Joyner, vice president and general manager of FastWeb. Internships help students enhance their candidacy for scholarships and college admission, and can lay the groundwork for entry into the workplace.

Membership is free to students. Connect with opportunities at FastWeb.com and FastWeb.com/fastweb/resources/volunteer.

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schoolbytes 21st Century Tutor: Increase

in Virtual Schooling

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ducators at the Hoover Institute, a conservative think tank at Stanford University, predict that by 2019, half of courses in grades 9 to 12 will be delivered online to homeschools and virtual classrooms. Everything from books and microscopes to radish seeds will arrive via brown trucks. Last year, enrollment in online classes reached the one million mark, 22 times the level of 2000, according to the North American Council for Online Learning.

Online learning is proving more efficient than traditional schooling, enabling teachers to rely on computers for lecturing, so that they can better attend to students’ individual tutoring, mentoring and motivational needs. Most states mandate a minimum quantity of hours of instruction. Quality could be better tracked, proponents admit, by tracking course materials completed.

At Idaho Virtual Academy, for instance, teachers monitor student progress by tracking their performance on quizzes after new lessons. “It’s not overly absurd for a kid to show up in a bricks-and-mortar school and do practically nothing,” comments Cody Claver, head of the academy. “In our school, it is out of the realm of possibility.”

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Videophilia

No Child Left Inside

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odern society’s pervasive “look but don’t touch ethic” is stripping many kids of the rich benefits of adventurous play in the great outdoors.

National and state parks report attendance is off 25 to 50 percent since a generation ago, and alarmed conservationists are launching programs to reverse the trend. Meanwhile, more kids are

intensely wired, highly scheduled and subject to asphalt-only neighborhoods.

Interaction with nature is no longer a given. Patricia Zardic, co-author of a new study by the Nature Conservancy, urges other parents to get outdoors with their children.

“The kids are going to do what you do,” she says. Family biking, hiking and digital photography outings make fun day trips. Inviting friends to come along add incentive.

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

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wisewords be certain that it was because of the principles. In 1969, my total income was $8,000, so I set my annual earnings goal at $100,000. For the next three years I became an ardent student of prosperity, writing about my goals in great detail. I held tightly to positive expectations, visualizations and affirmations.

When I reached my goal, I knew that the principles, which are the foundation of the Law of Attraction, were the reason I achieved it.

A Conversation with

Jack Canfield

by Linda Sechrist

Q: How does having a clear vision help goals to materialize?

A: Only three percent of America’s

population have a vision, a dream or an intention that they have taken the time to put in writing. Just having a clear vision that supports your goals makes you more likely to achieve them than someone who doesn’t.

The time we invest in envisioning—whether it is cutting-out sup-

Originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, success coach and author of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Q: What incident in your life awak-

ened you to the concept that we are all active participants in the creation of our own life story?

A:

In 1968 I was a new teacher at an all-black inner city high school when I read Think and Grow Rich,

by W. Clement Stone and Napoleon Hill. Eager to learn how to motivate my students so that they could achieve success, I took a seminar in the success principles of Think & Grow Rich. After a year of practicing the principles in the classroom, I consulted Clement to determine how I could challenge myself to prove that applying them produced positive results.

Clement advised me to set a goal so big that when I achieved it, I could

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portive images from a magazine and imagining what it feels like to already be living the dream, or reading a vision statement and talking about it as if it is happening now—signals the subconscious to solve a problem and produce a result. In terms of brain science, research has affirmed that the brain’s reticular activating system filters out things that are unrelated to an individual’s vision and allows things in that help them to achieve it. Without a vision, the subconscious has no direction. Envisioning works.

Q: What part does gratitude play in the process?

A: Gratitude amplifies thoughts and feelings, which are really waves of

vibrations. When we think appreciative and grateful thoughts, we send out an energy wave that corresponds with the feelings we will experience when we have whatever it is that we want to manifest.

Q: Why is it so important to clearly

write out a description of one’s vision?

A: Scientists, such as Masaru Emoto,

have demonstrated how powerful our thoughts are. Writing a detailed description of what we want to create in our life sends a message to the universe. Individuals who daily read their intentions and imagine what it will feel like to live them are aligning with their vision, and sending out vibrations that attract synchronicities, opportunities, happenstances and resources designed to help them manifest the vision. Looking at a vision board that has images and words representative of the things desired amplifies the possibilities.

My wife and I set aside three days every January to write out our individual goals and create vision boards.

My staff has a vision party. Even my children enjoy doing it.

We used to glue everything to poster boards and laminate them.

Because they were such a mishmash of images from various magazines, we kept them in our bedroom and only looked at them a few times a day. Recently, I created the Dream Big Vision Book, a portable tool that creates a private, sacred space in which to define my goals and dreams. I take it with me when I travel and lay it open or closed on the coffee table, nightstand or in my office. It’s a visible reminder that my life becomes what I focus on and think about, and that my dreams are becoming a reality.

For information on Jack Canfield or the Dream Big Vision books for children, teens and adults, visit JackCanfield.com.

globalbriefs Gender Bender Pollutants Cause Global Feminization

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report based on 250 scientific studies around the world has concluded that male fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals—including humans—are being feminized by environmental pollution. Common culprits include phthalates used in plastic food wraps, cosmetics and other products; flame retardants; and many pesticides. The new report was released by CHEMTrust, a British organization that advocates for protection of humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals.

The report follows a U.S. study that shows baby boys born to women exposed to such chemicals while pregnant have smaller penises and feminized genitals. A British newspaper, The Independent, also notes that women in communities heavily polluted with such chemicals in Canada, Russia and Italy have been giving birth to twice as many girls as boys, perhaps helping to explain a shift in sex ratios worldwide. At the same time, studies in more than 20 countries show that men’s sperm counts have dropped, from 150 million per milliliter of sperm fluid to 60 million over the past 50 years.

Source: DrWeil.com

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healingways

Hypnotherapy Subconscious Beliefs Rule

by Brigit Ingram

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he 1984 Olympic Games made Mary Lou Retton’s name a household word, as the first American woman to ever win a gold medal in gymnastics. Afterwards, the diminutive champion surprised many Time readers by sharing one of her secrets in a magazine interview. During the nights leading up to her win, she lay in bed, mentally rehearsing her routine hundreds of times, visualizing a perfect performance down to every minute detail. In effect, she was practicing self-hypnosis.

Practitioners explain that hypnotherapy can help an individual access their belief system anchored in the subconscious, a storehouse of memories, habitual self-talk and negative messages. Then, guided by professional counsel, the person is able to create new behavior patterns that help them reach their fullest potential.

The gold medalist believed in the process of mental conditioning and affirmation. “Since the mind doesn’t know the difference between fantasy and reality, Retton’s self-hypnosis helped her to do more effectively what she was already good at,” says Master Hypnotist George Bien, a nationally recognized professional hypnotherapist, with a doctorate in educational psychology and communications.

“Often the best candidates for hypnosis are highly motivated and intelligent people like Retton, because of their ability to focus and concentrate.”

Since the introduction of hypnosis in the 18th century, outdated images of a hypnotic trance-like state, induced by swinging watches and spiraling devices, have been replaced with the concept of concentrated focus and visualization

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techniques. The belief that the unconscious mind was creative and solutiongenerating led Milton H. Erickson (1901-1980), an American psychiatrist and author, to elevate the use of hypnosis in his practice; he became known as the father of modern hypnotherapy.

By 1958, the American Medical Association approved and endorsed the use of hypnosis in tandem with medicine, with the American Psychological Association following suit in 1960.

Since 1995, the National Institutes of Health have recommended hypnotherapy as a treatment for chronic pain.

Many dentists also use it to reduce the fear and anxiety that accompany uncomfortable procedures.

Today, this natural state of heightened awareness, in which an individual easily relaxes, accepts suggestions and listens to the profound guidance of their own inner wisdom, is used as a powerful tool by practitioners of healing arts.

Vivian Smith, owner of the Agape Healing Center in Bonita Springs, is one of them. After 19 years as a board-certified master hypnotherapist, Smith has noticed an attitude shift in her clients.

“In recent years, they are less skeptical,” she says. “Many of my clients have already tried traditional methods for dealing with health challenges, such as managing stress and anxiety or eliminating habits like smoking and overeating. Most have read about the benefits of hypnotherapy and consider it as a serious alternative.”

Bill McLaughlin, a certified clinical hypnotherapist, agrees, noting that he has successfully used hypnotherapy with clients committed to smoking cessation. Recently, local public television affiliate WGCU-TV taped a live session in his Naples office for their program, Connect: a Study of Alternative Health.

“The client, previously addicted to smoking, had not smoked for three weeks after his first session,” comments McLaughlin. “I also work successfully with clients who suffer from obesity, poor self-esteem and low self-confidence in the areas of dating and other social settings.”

“The longest journey we take is inward,” advises Lynn Thomas, a registered nurse, nationally certified hypnotherapist and energy healing practitioner in Naples. “In adulthood, the mind’s ability to create detours and obstacles along life’s journey is so powerful that many of my clients use hypnosis to rid themselves of old childhood beliefs that impede their happiness and success.” She concludes, “Regardless of what we think, rationalize and will ourselves to do with the conscious mind, it is what we believe subconsciously that determines the course of our lives.”

Practitioners explain that hypnotherapy can help an individual access their belief system anchored in the subconscious, a storehouse of memories, habitual self-talk and negative messages. Then, guided by professional counsel, the person is able to create new behavior patterns that help them reach their fullest potential.

Hypnosis cannot negate a person’s principles or moral convictions, the experts assure us, nor does it put an individual to sleep. Rather, it creates a deep state of relaxation, allowing the subconscious mind to accomplish permanent change.

“Willpower is only good for the short term,” Thomas observes. “Old habit programming always wins out, unless it is replaced with a new suggestion to the subconscious.”

“Imagine a career where you can set your own hours, be your own boss, and go home every day knowing that you truly transformed the lives of those you encountered,” says Matthew Brownstein, director of the Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy in Gainesville. “Having been a hypnotherapist for 12 years, I can honestly say that this is the most rewarding and fulfilling career I could ever have imagined. I have

now logged more than 10,000 hours of clinical practice and never cease to be amazed at the miracles that occur through the use of the hypnotic state, combined with truly effective transformational techniques, which create awe-inspiring change.”

He continues, “Healing is now beginning to be seen as not just the removal of symptoms, but also as a way to transform a person on many levels so that natural health becomes the model and not just the treatment of a disease. Symptoms of ill health often arise from emotions and beliefs that have been suppressed and stored in the deep recesses of our mind. Yet even when an illness is not caused by the mind, the mind can play a major role in helping a person to heal.”

The Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy was the first school in the state of Florida to become state licensed and is the only school in Florida certified by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. The school offers a six-month training program with 400 classroom hours. The Institute itself only offers training “in-house” because of their conviction that hypnotherapy should be learned under direct supervision through qualified teachers and approved examiners, and in a caring and loving setting that promotes personal growth, excellence in training and the highest standards in the industry.

Accessing the power of this subconscious core can create positive outcomes. Just ask a certain 1984 gold medalist.

For more information or to find a local hypnotherapist, visit the National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc. at ngh.net. For more information about the Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy, visit www.tfioh.com.

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fitbody

Functional Fitness exercise that translates to real life

by Lisa Marshall

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o, you can bench press 200 pounds, run 10K in 45 minutes and turn heads when you slip on your Speedo.

But, can you hoist your suitcase into the overhead compartment without throwing your back out, or squat to tie your toddler’s shoes without grimacing? According to advocates of “functional training”—predicted to be among the hottest fitness trends in 2009—these are the questions and answers that really matter.

“Functional training is about doing exercises that assist you in performing activities of daily living more efficiently,” says Fabio Comana, an exercise physiologist with the San Diego-based American Council on Exercise (ACE).

The notion of practicing everyday movements during a workout, rather than just bulking up with weights or slogging away on the bike, is not new.

Professional golfers and skiers have long mimicked swings or turns in the gym. Physical therapists often ask rehab patients to practice the motions they perform most at work. But, through an hour-long class using functional circuit machines called Kinesis,

FUNCTIONAL FITNESS PROGRAM AT HOME Consider a trainer: Functional training requires balance, stability and coordination; it can be more challenging than using machines that support body weight. A personal trainer can start you off right.

Use your body for resistance: Squatting, standing on one leg or standing on one leg and reaching for a lightweight object on the floor

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only in the past decade has the idea of functional training reached the general population.

The updated philosophy has transformed everything from the way some weight machines are made (with more freedom of movement) to the equipment used in classes (think lightweight medicine balls, kettle bells, resistance bands and Bosu balls) and the everyday moves trainers ask clients to do.

In November 2008, the IDEA Health and Fitness Association, a trade group for health clubs, listed functional training among the top trends for 2009.

This spring, the nonprofit ACE will travel the country, hosting workshops from Ann Arbor, Michigan to Portland, Oregon to teach personal trainers how to safely incorporate functional fitness into their classes.

“It’s a whole new paradigm in fitness,” observes Juan Carlos Santana, a Florida-based trainer who creates functional fitness videos. “It can be done with easily accessible equipment that is not intimidating to the regular Jane or Joe.” Walk through RallySport Health and Fitness club in Boulder, Colorado, on any given day and you’ll find svelte men and women doing squats (handy for tying shoes) and overhead reaches (for pulling a plate from the top shelf) with 2- to 4-pound medicine balls.

They also perform squats or stand on one foot, atop an unstable surface, such as a DynaDisc or Airex pad, to train their bodies to maintain stability; it’s a good skill to have when traversing an icy parking lot.

In an adjacent studio, trainer Erin Carson leads women in their 30s to 50s

with one hand or foot, promotes balance.

Once mastered, add more resistance.

Add a little resistance at a time: Lightweight medicine balls, dumbbells or kettlebells add resistance while allowing freedom of movement. Resistance bands, anchored to a stable surface such as the pole on a stationary bike, can lend resistance for stationary running or upper body exercises.

Throw in an unstable surface: After mastering the moves, try them on a balance pad or wobble-board. Ultimately, add some weight, but avoid injury by using wisdom and not upping the ante too soon.

through an hour-long “Kinesis” class using functional circuit machines. They are honing oft-neglected stabilizing muscles and refining their coordination.

“When you do a bench press or a seated chest press on a conventional machine, you are training your muscles like a bodybuilder, making one muscle perform the same range of motion over and over again,” explains Carson. “That’s good for building muscle and strength, but it’s not how people move in daily life.”

Instead, the Kinesis machines employ pulleys that allow a full range of motion and force the user to stand while lifting.

In this particular class, the women work through a series of exercises that resemble movements in a busy parent’s day: a “single-leg dead lift with a reach,” looks a lot like leaning over to pick up a kid’s toy; a “lateral lunge with an overhead press,” mimics reaching into an overhead compartment; and a “lateral lunge with a decline press,” resembles pushing a vacuum cleaner.

Functional fitness group classes have proved a hit among seniors, too, with YMCAs from Atlanta to Albuquerque joining in. One recent study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, found that adults ages 58 to 78 who engaged in functional training three times a week showed greater improvements in upper and lower body strength, cardio-respiratory endurance, agility and shoulder flexibility than those who stuck to lifting weights and cardio training.

No one has to convince Cindy Cruz-Mazzei of the benefits of functional fitness. She says she’s seen her training translate to real-life, time and again: “We were in the grocery

store once when my daughters were little, and both of them jumped on the cart on one side. It was about to tilt over on them, when I grabbed the cart and flipped it back,” she relates. “My body just instinctively did all the right things it was supposed to do, and I didn’t hurt myself. It just kicks in.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance writer in Estes Park, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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Easy Breathing Aids Dog Training Paying attention to the breath is one of the best ways to increase concentration, and the single most important tool in developing and maintaining focus and control when interacting with a dog in any manner.

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verything we do—work, family activities, sports, playing a musical instrument—is directly affected by our ability to concentrate and focus on the task at hand. Concentration and focus are equally vital when working with a dog, not only for safety, but because dogs thrive on attention. By focusing on the task at hand during a training session, we enable the animal to learn more quickly and with much less stress.

All this can be achieved more quickly when we learn to breathe properly.

Few individuals have considered the idea that the simple act of observing and changing their own breathing patterns could affect their relationship with their dog, but it does. Paying attention to the breath is one of the best ways to increase concentration, and the single most important tool in developing and maintaining focus and control when interacting with a dog in any manner.

Whenever I teach a nonviolent dog training class, my first advice to participants is to breathe and relax. I say, “You can’t expect your dog to be in control if you are unfocused and out of control.”

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breathe. Fortunately, the reverse is also true. Our breath affects how we feel and our ability to perform. Changing our breathing patterns, from shallow and short, to slow and deep, easy breathing, not only relaxes us, it has a tremendous effect on the dog we’re working with.

An easy breath must be relaxed and unstrained, with the inhalation equal in force and duration to the exhalation. For example, try breathing in for three seconds, then breathing out for three seconds. Avoid holding your breath when you breathe in and out; instead, make the transitions gentle and continuous. Breathe through the nose, with the mouth closed.

Easy breathing is particularly good for the body because it oxygenates the blood and energizes every cell. I recommend doing three or four easy breaths whenever possible: while driving, watching TV, upon awakening and before falling asleep. The more often we practice easy breaths, the better the results.

With continued practice, inhalations and exhalations naturally and

automatically become extended, which deepens relaxation and concentration.

I promise my students that within a few weeks, they’ll be able to comfortably breathe in and out for 10 to 20 seconds or more. However, the length of the breath is not of primary importance when first starting to practice—focusing on smooth and relaxed breaths is the key.

This is done by consciously listening to the breath as it moves in and out of the lungs. As we become more familiar with the sound of our breath we can consciously relax into it more and more. With continued practice, we are able to relax our breath at will. Both you and your dog will benefit.

Paul Owens is the author of The Dog Whisperer: A Compassionate Nonviolent Approach to Dog Training and The Puppy Whisperer. His dog training DVDs are The Dog Whisperer: Beginning and Intermediate Dog Training and The Dog Whisperer Volume 2, Solving Common Behavior Problems. For details visit DogWhispererDVD.com for details.

calendarofevents July Tuesday, July 7 Incredible Edibles Collection and Preparation Workshop, 9-12 pm. Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville. 352-754-6722.

Friday, July 10 Spider Prowl by Mark Stowe, 8-10 pm. Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville. 352-7546722.

Saturday, July 11 Hot Dog Picnic & Opening Reception For Exhibit by Linda Blondheim, 10-6 pm. Melrose Bay Art Gallery, state road 26, Melrose. melrosebayartgallery. com. Exhibition July 1-31, free.

Laying on of Stones: A Synthesis of Intuition & Intent Workshop w/Sharron Britton, 1-4 pm. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-454-8657.

Open House & Barn Sale, 11-3 pm. Horse Protection Association of FL, 20690 NW 130 Ave, Micanopy. www. hpaf.org Tuesday, July 14 Florida Snakes by Jim Mendenhall, 7-8:30 pm. Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville.

352-754-6722.

Friday, July 17 Introduction to Kinesiology Workshop with Vickie Haren, 2-5pm; $25; 5162 SE Abshier Blvd. (Hwy 441), Belleview; pre-reg required; 352-3913040.

Saturday, July 18 Armand & Angelina Concert, 7 pm, Love Offering. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 Ave, Gainesville.

Sunday, July 19 Native Flute Playshop, Armand, 1:15 pm, Love Offering. Unity Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 Ave, Gainesville.

Wednesday, July 22 Metaphysics, 5-Week Class w/

Norm Bogert, 7-9 pm, Love Offering.

Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd, Ocala.

352-687-2113.

Spiritual Film, 7:15 pm, Love Offering. OakBrook Life Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. 352629-3897.

Thursday, July 23 Project WILD/Aquatic WILD, 9-3:30 pm. Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville.

352-754-6722.

Saturday, July 25 Chord Cutting Ceremony, 5 pm, $20. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-4548657.

Holotropic Breathwork w/Karen Castle, 10-7 pm, $135, $50 dep req’d by 7/12/09. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 Ave, Gainesville. 352-3731030.

Reiki I with Vickie Haren, 9 am-5 pm; $85; 5162 SE Abshier Blvd. (Hwy 441), Belleview; pre-reg required; 352391-3040.

Tuesday, July 28 Big Pine Wildflower and Tree Walk, 9-11 am. Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville.

352-754-6722.

lunch, snacks, mat’ls incl. It’s All Perfect, SE Ocala. 352-804-9006.

Friday, August 7 Ocala IONS: Exploring Global Coherence Initiative & HeartMath w/ Barclay Braden, 6:30-8:30 pm, donation. OakBrook Life Enrichment Center 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. 352-7328527.

Tuesday, August 11 Florida Alligators by Jason Waller, 9-11 am. Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville.

352-754-6722.

Saturday, August 15 4T Prosperity 12-Week Program, 10:30-12:30 pm, $49.50. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 Ave, Gainesville. 352-373-1030.

Chord Cutting Ceremony, 5 pm, $20. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-4548657.

Introductory Archery Workshop, 9-11 am. Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville.

352-754-6722.

Thursday, July 30 Stress Reduction/Integrative Relaxation with John Ernest Hiester, 7-8:30 pm, Downtown Public Library, 401 E University Ave, Gainesville. FREE. Dress warmly and bring a light blanket. jehiester@amrityoga.org.

Friday, July 31 Sound Healing Workshop w/Rosie Warburton, 10-8:30 pm, $125 prepaid, reg. req’d (bring lunch, dinner included). Grace Unlimited, 94 Lake View Dr E, Ocala. 352-369-3029.

August Saturday, August 1 Reiki Level I Certification w/Kim Marques, 10-5 pm, $100 pre-reg req’d,

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calendarofevents Friday, August 21 Introduction to Reflexology with Vickie Haren, 10am-1pm; $25; 5162 SE Abshier Blvd. (Hwy 441), Belleview; pre-reg required; 352-391-3040.

Saturday, August 22 Pioneer Day Demonstrator Training, 9-2 pm. Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville.

352-754-6722.

Reiki Master Level with Vickie Haren, 9 am-5 pm; $85; 5162 SE Abshier Blvd. (Hwy 441), Belleview; pre-reg required; 352-391-3040.

The Stones of Summer - Exhibition of the New Crystal Finds from the Summer Shows w/Sharron Britton, 1-4 pm, $20. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-4548657.

Thursday, August 27 Stress Reduction/Integrative Relaxation with John Ernest Hiester, 7-8:30 pm, Downtown Public Library, 401 E University Ave, Gainesville. FREE.

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Dress warmly and bring a light blanket. jehiester@amrityoga.org.

Friday, August 28 Big Pine Night Walk, 8:30-10 pm.

Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville. 352-7546722.

Healing with Tapping Techniques with Vickie Haren, 10 am-1 pm; $25; 5162 SE Abshier Blvd. (Hwy 441), Belleview; pre-reg required; 352-3913040.

August 28-29 The Zero Stress Zone: The Healing Power of Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Yogi Amrit Desai. Unity Church of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 Ave, $25. Register online at www.amrityoga.org or call 352-685-3001.

Ongoing Sunday Celebrating Community and Inspiring Message, Meditation 9:45 am,

Sharing the Science of Mind and Spirit 10:30 am, Youth Celebration 10:30 am, Love Offering. OakBrook Life Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. www.olec.org.

Guided Meditation and Spiritual Lesson, 10 am (children’s church & care avail), Love Offering. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd, Ocala. 352-6872113.

Spiritual Living - Studying the Science of Mind and Spirit - 1st Sun, 2 pm, Love Offering, Gainesville. 352336-9783.

Monday Amrit Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Shivani, Om Yoga Studio, 14616 NW 140 St, Alachua, 6-7:15 pm, $8.

Free Wuji Gong Instruction w/ Miranda Smith, 7 pm instruction, 7:30 pm practice. Florida Institute for Hypnotherapy, 4051 NW 43 St, Suite 37, Gainesville. 352-642-6477.

Gentle & Hatha Yoga Classes w/ Marilyn, Gentle Yoga, 8:30-10 am, Hatha Yoga. 10:30-noon & 7-8:30 pm, 8/$80, 8/$56 if over 60. OakBrook Life

calendarofevents Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. 352-369-0055.

Yoga, 6-7 pm w/Joanna; Yoga, Ayurveda & Meditation, 8-9:15 pm w/Richard, $8. Ayurveda Health Retreat & Spa. 14616 NW 140 St Alachua. 352-870-7645.

Zumba, 4-5 pm. Lincoln Middle School, 1001 SE 12 St, Gainesville. 352-334-8889.

ZUMBA fitness w/Shannon, Wed, Fri, 9-10 am, $5/class.

Wellness Spa of High Springs. 340 NW 1 Ave, High Springs.

386-454-8889.

Tuesday Amrit Approach to The Course in Miracles with Charlotte, 6-7 pm, Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, donation.

352-685-3001, www.amrityoga.org.

Amrit Yoga with Senior Staff, 7-8:30 pm, Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, donation. 352-685-3001, www.amrityoga. org.

Amrit Yoga & Yoga Nidra w/Shivani - Tue & Thu, 9-10 am (Yoga), 10:00-10:30 am (Yoga Nidra), Free. Turkey Creek, Alachua. feryle.wright@sfcc.edu.

Amrit Yoga w/Prakash & Priti, 7-8:30 pm, donation. The Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs. prakash@amrityoga.org.

Hatha Yoga Classes w/Marilyn, 10-11:30 am, 8/$80, 8/$56 if over 60. OakBrook Life Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. 352-369-0055.

S.T.A.R.S. Sticking Together And Reducing Size, Tue & Fri, 12-1 pm. D’Acosta House, 703 NE 1 St, Gainesville.

352-334-8889.

SalsAerobics, Tue, Wed, Thu. Various locations & times.

Alachua & Gainesville. 352-334-8889.

Sivananda Yoga w/Vaisnavananda, 6-7 pm, $8. Ayurveda Health Retreat, 14616 NW 140 St, Alachua. www.AyurvedaHealthRetreat.com.

Smoking Cessation Classes & Patches - 2 & 4 Tues. Alachua County Health Department, 224 SE 24 St, Gainesville.

Yoga Classes Level II Intermediate w/Susan, 6-7:30 pm, $10/class. Wellness Spa of High Springs. 340 NW 1 Ave, High Springs. 386-454-8889.

Zumba, 6-7 pm. Alachua County Downtown Library: 201 E. University Ave, Gainesville.

pm. Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy/Anahat Center. 4051 NW 43 St, #37, Gainesville. 352-378-5746.

Goddess Enrichment Group w/Kim Marques, 11-1 or 1-3 pm, $40/4 wks or $15/wk. It’s All Perfect, SE Ocala location.

352-804-9006.

Mastery Language w/Janet Slimak, start July 1, 6-7:30pm, $20/wk or $100/6 wks. Mystic Realms, 3315 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala. 352-857-9398 Meditation and Visioning, 6-7 pm, Love Offering. OakBrook Life Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. 352629-3897.

Pilates - 2nd & 4th Wed, 6:30-7:15 pm. Springhill Missionary Baptist Church, 120 SE Williston Rd, Gainesville.

Science of Mind Magazine Discussion - 2nd Wed, 7:15 pm, Love Offering, OakBrook Life Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. 352-629-3897.

Silent Unity Meditation Service, 12-12:30 pm, Free.

Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd, Ocala. 352-687-2113.

Spiritual Enrichment - Studying the Science of Mind and Spirit - 2nd & 4th Wed, 1:30 pm, Love Offering, Lady Lake Library, 225 W Guava St, Lady Lake. 352-629-3897.

Spiritual Film - 4th Wed, 7:15 pm , Love Offering.

OakBrook Life Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala.

352-629-3897.

Tapping the Void: an EFT Tapping Circle, $10. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4225 NW 34 St, Gainesville. 352283-3909.

Wednesday Believe In You Business Mixer Network, 12:30-2 pm, Free. Las Palmas Restaurant, 506 S Pine Ave, Ocala. 352207-2198.

Deep Heart Peace Centering Meditation w/Rev. Marciah McCartney - Wed, start July 23, 6-6:45 pm. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 Ave, Gainesville.

Drumming - 3rd Wed, 7:15 pm, Love Offering. OakBrook Life Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. 352629-3897.

Free Anahat Meditation w/Matthew Brownstein, 6 pm.

Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy/Anahat Center. 4051 NW 43 St, #37, Gainesville. 352-378-5746.

Free Course in Miracles w/Matthew Brownstein, 7:15

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calendarofevents The Quest Study Group, 7 pm, Love Offering. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 Ave, Gainesville.

Wellness Talk - 1st & 3rd Wed, 6-6:30 pm. Springhill Missionary Baptist Church, 120 SE Williston Rd, Gainesville.

352-334-8889.

Yoga w/Ania, 6-7 pm, $8. Ayurveda Health Retreat & Spa. 14616 NW 140 St, Alachua. 352-870-7645.

Thursday Amrit Yoga Nidra, 6:30-8 pm, Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, donation. 352-685-3001, www.amrityoga.org.

Amrit Yoga w/Veda, 5:30-6:30 pm, free. Downtown Public Library, 401 E University Ave, Gainesville. 352-3784423.

Crystal/Reiki, 3-6 pm. Mystic Realms, 3315 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala. 352-857-9398.

Hatha Yoga Classes w/Marilyn, 10:30-noon & 7-8:30 pm, 8/$80, 8/$56 if over 60. OakBrook Life Enrichment Center, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala. 352-369-0055.

Self-Realization Fellowship Silent Meditation (practices of Paramahansa Yogananda), 7:15 pm, Love Offering. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd, Ocala. 352-687-2113.

Sivananda Yoga w/Hita, 6-7 pm $8. Ayurveda Health Retreat & Spa, 14616 NW 140 St Alachua. www.AyurvedaHealthRetreat.com.

Yoga w/Mary Ann Holden, 6 pm, $5. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd, Ocala. 352-687-2113.

Friday Amrit Yoga w/Veda, 2:30-4 pm, residents, free. Oak Hammock, Williston Rd, Gainesville. vedalewis@aol.com.

Gentle Amrit Yoga w/Veda, 11-12, Turkey Creek Forest Clubhouse, 441 N, Gainesville. vedalewis@aol.com.

Guided Meditation Followed by Drumming, 8-9 pm, donation. Soul Essentials, Ocala. Jennifer 352-236-7000.

Kirtan - Devotional Singing, 8-9 pm, Free. Ayurveda Health Retreat & Spa, 14616 NW 140 St, Alachua. 352-8707645.

Labyrinth for Walking Meditation, 7 pm & by apptmt, Free (call 1st). Wellness Spa of High Springs. 340 NW 1 Ave, High Springs. 386-454-8889.

Saturday Abraham Study Group with Vickie Haren, 11 am-12 pm; love offering; 5162 SE Abshier Blvd. (Hwy 441), Belleview; pre-reg required; 352-391-3040.

Amrit Yoga w/Veda, 10-11 pm, $10-$12/class. Haile Plantation Community Club, 5400 SW 88 Ct, Gainesville.

352-335-1481.

Amrit Yoga & Yoga Nidra w/Veda, 12-1 pm (Yoga), 1-1:30 am (Yoga Nidra), $10 non-members. Gainesville Health & Fitness Women’s Center, Thornebrook. vedalewis@ aol.com.

Reiki Circle with Vickie Haren, 1st and 3rd Saturday, 12:30-1:30 pm; love offering; 5162 SE Abshier Blvd. (Hwy 441), Belleview; pre-reg required; 352-391-3040.

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ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Center Elsa Archbold, AP Dipl., Acu., CH. (NCCAOM) Paddock Office Park / 2534 SW 27th Ave. Ocala, FL 34474 / 352-291-2554 Vast knowledge and experience in the field of Rehabilitation as an Occupational Therapist, Massage Therapist, Energy Healing.

Training in Biofeedback with the EPFX and SCIO.

CHEF Vegetarian Cooking Classes, Demonstrations, Raw Food Preparation 352-378-9943 / Gainesville linklouise@bellsouth.net Louise Link, Ph.D., Food Therapist, Nutritional Educator & Counselor, Vegetarian Cook, Personal Chef for 20 years. Holistic Cooking Classes, Private Demonstrations, Group Sessions available weekly. Easy and Simple Keys to Healthy Vegetarian Food Preparation, call: 352-378-9943 in Gainesville.

COLONICS Gentle Waters Healing Center 352-374-0600, Gainesville info@gentlewatershealing.com The therapists at Gentle Waters Healing Center will assist each individual with detoxing using colon hydrotherapy, Far Infrared Sauna, and/or Aqua Chi Lymphatic Drainage. We also carry probiotics, digestive enzymes, and other products for overall health. Proud sponsors of Barley Life Nutritional Products. Call Dawn Brower for more information or visit www.gentlewatershealing.com. MA41024, MM15426.

Aaron Perry, AP, LMT Life Family Practice Center 1501 U.S. Hwy. 441 North The Villages / 352-750-4333 Focusing on your health and well being, I integrate acupuncture, massage, homeopathy, colonics and NAET

(allergy elimination) to enhance your quality of life. Medicare, Insurance accepted.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY Rose Dotson R.N., B.H.A Energy Healing, Reiki Master Teacher 6528 C.R. 248, O’Brien, FL 32071 386-935-2972, rdotson@isgroup.net Experience gentle handson healing. Effective for chronic neck and back pain, scoliosis, migraine headaches, TMJ, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and Central Nervous System disorders.

EFT Carla Burkle, EFT Practitioner 1135 NW 23 Ave. Suite F Gainesville, FL 32609 352-283-3909 / www.carlaburkle.com As an EFT practitioner, it is my passion to assist you in finding relief and healing from your pain, and to bring understanding and dignity to the process. In my practice I focus on working with people with chronic pain and illness, from migraines to cancer, and even just a bad case of the Mondays. What if you could live a life unfettered by pain and illness? In our work we can explore the possibilities.

Sandra Wilson, MTT/EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques Practitioner/ Hypnotherapist 352-454-8959 / www.SandraWilson.org After you’ve tried everything else, call me about EFT—the painless, drug-free technique that’s brought relief to thousands. Check website for specials. Evenings and Saturdays by appointment.

HEALING FACILITATOR Christine Rossiter, MCHt 352-625-6924 1-800-376-0997 cjrossiter@yahoo.com As a healing facilitator, I assist people in discovering ways to

help the spirit, mind and body heal. I use hypnosis, energy healing and education. I get to the root cause of problems.

HOLISTIC MEDICINE Michael J. Badanek BS, DC, CNS, DACBN Chiropractic Physician, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition 3391 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Suite #B Ocala, Florida 34470 / 352-622-1151 www.alternativewholistichealth.com www.ocalaalternativemedicine.com Proudly serving Marion County for 28+ years with alternative holistic complementary health services. “Helping patients achieve optimal health using Alternative Complementary Medicine with State of the Art Technology.” Treating the body to support all health challenges with Holistic Integrative Medicine. Treatment modalities include, but not limited to: Chiropractic, acupuncture, applied kinesiology, EAV testing, nutrition, physiotherapy, massage therapy, functional medicine diagnostic testing, laboratory testing, heavy metal testing/ treatment, detoxification. Available to lecture to groups/meetings. Same day emergency appointments; courtesy consultations available.

Nelson Kraucak, MD, ABCMT Life Family Practice Center 1501 U.S. Hwy. 441 North The Villages / 352-750-4333 Look into Holistic Integrative Medicine for your health. Chelation is a holistic approach for heavy metal toxicity and is believed to benefit those with heart disease. Neurotherapy, acupuncture, and many other services available.

Hanoch Talmor, M.D. Gainesville Holistic Center 352-377-0015 www.betterw.com We support all health challenges and the unlimited healing potential of God’s miracle: your body.

Chelation, Nutrition, Cleansing, Homeopathy, Natural Energy Healing, Detoxification, Wellness Education and more.

HYPNOTHERAPY Matthew Brownstein, CHt Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy and Associates 352-378-5746 / 800-551-9247 www.tfioh.com / info@tfioh.com Offering the complete line of hypnotherapy services and statelicensed training to become a

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communityresourceguide clinical certified hypnotherapist. Free lectures every month.

JEWELRY REPAIR AND LOANS Frank Cafaro Jeweler and Pawn 5445 S.E. 111 St. (Hwy. 441 behind Checkers) Belleview, FL 34420 352-454-2791 Need cash now? Let your Gold, Silver, Costume Jewelry, Crystals or other ??? work for you! Expert jewelry repair on Gold, Silver, and some Costume and Crystal jewelry. On site repairman with respect and concern to necessary time and elemental setting. Whileyou-wait and watch Appointments available.

Always a nice variety of Replacement Gemstones and Crystals in stock. We buy or You Can Trade your unwanted pieces for something from our vast unusual inventory, or you can take a short-term loan using one of your pieces as collateral. Mention this ad for 15% off any repair or loan charge.

LIFE COACHES Cynthia Christianson, M.A., CCC Inner Relationship Coaching Body Felt-Sense Therapy / 352-374-7982 www.AvantiCoaching.com www.KeepMovingForwardBlog.com The process of self-improvement starts with a healthy inner relationship. If you feel stuck; want a way to handle overwhelming emotions; release blocks or addictions; release self-criticism; increase self-love and acceptance; make clear and centered decisions, then let the wisdom of your body teach you what it feels like to be happy.

Vickie Haren, CCLC, CCHt 352-502-3898 / www.VickieHaren.com Office and classroom: All About Art/Enrichment Room, 5162 SE Abshier Blvd. (Hwy 441), Belleview Vickie is a holistic health educator and co-owner of Endless Journey Retreats. Clinically Certified as a Life Coach and Holistic Health Practitioner with studies in Hypnosis, Reflexology, Reiki (Master/Teacher), Neuro Linguistic Programming, Non-Directive Imagery, EFT, Body Talk, Psych-K and Somatic Healing. “I believe that healing and self-empowerment occurs when the underlying emotional component of an illness or condition is released through education, holistic practices and spiritual counseling.”

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Kim Marques, CHt, Reiki Master Teacher 2106 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala 352-804-9006 Change your vibe, change your life!

Free Info and Spiritual Energy by appointment. Embrace the mind, body and spirit with hypnosis, energy sessions and training, spiritual guidance, Life Wise workshops and support groups, meditation, Goddess Weight Loss, attraction power kits and more.

MASSAGE Tiara L. Catey, LMT Center for Balance 1705 N.W. 6th St., Gainesville 352-642-4545 / www.tiaracatey.com Cultivate relaxation, relieve pain and manage stress by including massage as an essential part of your self-care practices.

Relaxation and therapeutic massage ($60/hour), lomilomi ($80/hour), shiatsu ($70/hour), includes aromatherapy. Holistic approach. NY massage education. See www.tiaracatey.com for more details. MA41831.

Clark Dougherty Therapeutic Massage Clinic 850 N.E. 36th Terr., Ocala 352-694-7255 / www.ClarkDougherty.com Offering a variety of therapeutic massage techniques for pain relief, improved flexibility, and other wonderful benefits. PIP and WorkComp always accepted, also group/private insurance in some instances. All credit cards accepted.

MA27082, MM9718.

Flying Horse Healing Arts Valerie Macri, LMT MA54723 Ocala / 877-762-4535 toll-free www.flyinghorsehealingarts.com Rejuvenate body, mind and spirit with a therapeutic massage. Deep tissue, Energy balancing, Reiki, Aromatherapy.

Holistic stress and pain relief for you and your horse.

PERSONAL FITNESS Hip Moves Fitness Studio Rona Bennett, BS, CPT Holistic Health, Personal Fitness Coaching 708 N.W. 23rd Ave., Gainesville www.hipmoves.com / 352-692-0132 An intimate fitness studio focusing on creativity and holistic health.

Classes and private lessons in Belly Dance, Yoga, Pilates, and Personal Training. Rental space available.

PUBLISHING Diane Childs Editing, Writing, Consulting, Research 352-375-1120 / Gainesville editordiane@cox.net Impress agents, publishers, customers or employers with professionally written books, articles, marketing materials or resume. Nonfiction or fiction.

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ROLFING Carol L. Short Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Craniosacral Therapist Gainesville and North Central FL 352-318-0509 Rolfing® is a system of body restructuring through systematic manipulation of muscle and fascial tissues. It promotes the release and realignment of long standing patterns of tension and dysfunction, bringing the body to greater balance, mobility, vitality, and ease. A holistic approach to mobility, vitality and balance. MA16337/ MM18921.

YOGA Hot Yoga Big Ron’s Yoga College 519-D NW 10th Ave., Gainesville 352-367-8434 / www.bigronsyoga.com Total physical and mental conditioning. 100 minutes, 100° heated class. All fitness levels welcome. Certified instructors. Unlimited classes only $100 per month. Visit www.bigronsyoga.com for schedule.

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