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Celebrate peace—a simple concept for a complex world filled with anger, hatred, misunderstandings, power struggles and Jim Irwin and Peggy Malecki disasters. It’s often hard to keep peace

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elebrate peace—a simple concept for a complex world filled with anger, hatred, misunderstandings, power struggles and disasters. It’s often hard to keep peace in our minds and hearts when our daily lives can be such a struggle.

Each year, the United Nations leads the world in observance of the International Day of Peace on September 21; devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. This year’s theme, unanimously adopted by all members of the UN General Assembly in 2015, is The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace, part of the UN 2030 goals (UN. org/en/events/peaceday) to end poverty, protect the Earth and ensure prosperity for everyone. Think of it as a to-do list for a more sustainable and equitable planet.

Many local groups will be sponsoring Peace Day activities, and more information is available at InternationalDayOfPeace.org. The easiest way to join right in is to consciously observe a full minute of silence at noon on September 21. Meditate, daydream, go stand outside, breathe in awareness or otherwise reflect on what peace means to you and how you can keep it in your daily life. Then share that with loved ones, students, coworkers or perhaps simply your own journal entry for the day or a social media post.

As we transition from summer to fall, try to take a minute each day to observe what changes and what stays the same. Take a simple breath to rebalance. Notice the colors, the sounds, the birds and animals, and the plants around you, no matter how deep into the city or how far into the rural areas you may live.

Like so many aspects of living a more conscious lifestyle, it’s these moments of awareness and attention that lead to bigger shifts. We may not be able to give peace to the whole world, but we each are capable of bringing inner peace to our own lives and helping to bring peace into the lives of those we share. There are many events that are beyond our control, but we are in charge of ourselves.

Savor summer’s life force, because it’s still gorgeous here in Chicago. Get out there and enjoy!

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Reconnect With Nature in City or Suburbs

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ature therapist Kim Spelman leads multiple outings in September.

Have a bit of wine and learn how to build, start and maintain a fire at 1 p.m., September 3, 10, 17, 24 or 27 at Camp Alphones, in Palatine. Also, learn how to identify trees at 4 p.m., September 6, 7 or 8 at Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve; mushrooms at 4 p.m., September 13, 14 or 15 at Cuba Marsh; insects at 4 p.m., Kim Spelman September 20, 21 or 22 at Deer Grove East Forest Preserve; and birds at 4 p.m., September 23, 24 or 25 at Deer Grove West Forest Preserve.

Through simple walks in the city or in a more traditionally natural environment—or even indoors—Spelman guides participants on an adventure of rediscovering and watching life with a low-impact workout that relaxes the body, mind and spirit. With his company Woodland Walking Workout, Spelman helps people of all ages, including individuals, couples, families and groups, to unplug and reenergize by connecting with the natural world.

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For more information and directions, call 847-361-1616 or email KimSpelman@yahoo.com. See ad in the Community Resource Guide.

Pick a Local Beach and Help Clean it Up

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lliance for the Great Lakes volunteers of all ages will roll up their sleeves to make a favorite Illinois beach or shoreline even better by participating in its 25th annual Adopt-a-Beach event on September 17. Thousands more in six other Great Lakes states will also join in on the Alliance event as part of the International Coastal Cleanup.

Adopt-a-Beach volunteers keep trash off Great Lakes beaches and out of our water. Each year, nearly 15,000 clean up thousands of pounds of litter, leaving beaches cleaner and healthier. Everyone is welcome to join in, including individuals, families and groups.

To find a nearby clean-up, visit GreatLakesAdopt.org.

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Local Farmers Host Open House

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he annual Farm Stroll and Market, a self-guided tour of 12 McHenry County family farms hosted by the nonprofit McHenry County Farm Bureau and the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners, will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., September 25. There is no beginning or end of the tour; just choose which farms to visit. The stroll is free and individual farmers will be selling products and produce for cash. Restrooms are available at select farms and some will conduct tours and demonstrations.

These are working farms; for safety, follow each farmer’s instructions, be respectful of the animals, control small Photo Courtesy of McHenry County Farm Bureau children at all times, wash hands after exposure to livestock, wear sturdy shoes and don’t bring pets. Apple orchards, vegetables, cows, goats, chickens, turkeys, horses, alpacas, grapes, sustainable agriculture, hydroponics and more will be featured.

Participants include Patyk’s Farm, Von Bergen’s Market, Harvard Eggs & Feed, Cashmore’s Produce Ponics, Cripple Creek Ranch, ALsPACAs, RowSchell Ridge, Cody’s Farm and Orchard, Cherry Lane, Prairie Sky Orchard, Marwood-Ridge Dairy and Loyola Retreat.

For more information, call the McHenry County Farm Bureau at 815-338-1520 or visit McHenryCFB.org.

Learn to Incorporate Permaculture into Daily Life

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earn how to use permaculture on a daily basis at The Resiliency Institute in September and October with classes that include Intro to Permaculture and Plant Identification, as well as instruction on growing a fruit tree guild, herbalism, and edible wild plants walks.

Those that enjoy gardening can volunteer to be a “forest garden friend” and gain hands-on experience managing two public edible forest gardens in Naperville. These projects demonstrate how lawns and underutilized properties can be transitioned into food-producing systems that regenerate soil and enhance ecology and biodiversity while growing community food security at the same time.

At The Resiliency Institute, visitors gain the skills needed to grow an edible forest garden in their own yard or community and contribute to the transformation of the suburbs into resilient permaculture communities.

Location: 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville.

To register for a class, sign up to be a Forest Garden Friend or make a donation, visit TheResiliencyInstitute.net.

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NowStudio Expands to The Loop

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ors Beatriz, healer, owner of NowStudio and creator of MojoOwl, a line of healing jewelry, has opened a new office location at 79 West Monroe Street, Suite 827. For September and October, special pricing will be available for first-time clients on a one-hour session for $80 ($110 value), focusing on CranioSacral Therapy and intuitive work. She says, “It’s my nineteenth year in business, and it’s something I’ve been wanting to do to make it easier for clients that live and work downtown.

I hope many new and potential clients will find the location convenient to take a break from work and come in for some much-needed Nors Beatriz healing.”

Adults of all ages can benefit, and Beatriz is also trained in pediatric CranioSacral for children, from infants to 16 years old. “It’s very safe and children incorporate it very quickly, so sessions are much shorter than for adults, that need more time to shut their brains off,” she says. “NowStudio has always been about being present. When you are present, you can do more and be more fully aware of what needs to happen in your life. You take better care of yourself, too.”

Original location: 2515 N. California Ave., Chicago (Logan Square). For appointments, call 773-276-5278 or visit NowStudio.co and schedule online. See ad in the Community Resource Guide.

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newsbriefs Everyone Gets Manic for Annual Vegan Festival

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he eighth annual Chicago VeganMania, a daylong celebration of vegan culture, commerce, community, cuisine and couture, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 1, at the Broadway Armory, where a massive food court will be sporting a wide variety of vegan food for all tastes. Vegans, vegetarians and omnivores alike are invited to attend.

Speakers include Gene Baur, founder of Farm Sanctuary; TV journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell, from HLN; and David Carter, a former pro football player known as “the 300-Pound Vegan”; plus many more.

There will be dozens of cruelty-free vendors, live music, discussion panels and cooking demonstrations by YouTube sensation the “Vegan Black Metal Chef” and others.

Admission: Free with $3 suggested donation. Location: 5917 N. Broadway, Chicago. For more information, email John Beske at John@VeganStreet.com or visit ChicagoVeganMania.com. See ad on page 47.

Farm Sanctuary Walk and Fun Run to Benefit Farm Animals

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he 2016 Walk for Farm Animals and Fun Run will take place at Grove 13, near Belmont Harbor, on October 1 to raise funds and awareness for the national nonprofit Farm Sanctuary, which works to protect farm animals from cruelty and change the way society views and treats these emotionally complex animals through rescue, education and advocacy. Anyone can participate with friends, family and neighbors for Farm Sanctuary President and a two-mile walk or run along Chicago’s lakefront.

Co-Founder Gene Baur Registration runs from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m., with Meg the cow followed by an opening ceremony at 8:45 a.m., featuring Farm Sanctuary president and co-founder Gene Baur, author of two national bestselling books: Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food and Living the Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Mindfully, Living Longer, and Feeling Better Every Day, followed by the Walk and Fun Run. Chicago VeganMania commences at 10 a.m. for a daylong celebration of compassionate living.

Currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, Farm Sanctuary boasts more than half a million members and supporters nationwide.

For more information, visit Crowdrise.com/2016WalkforFarmAnimals.

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Rock the Green Sustainability Festival Returns

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he third Rock the Green Sustainability Festival will be held on September 17 at Reed Street Yards, in Walker’s Point, Wisconsin. Partnering with 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, the main stage will feature music from national acts Lord Huron, Robert DeLong, Best Coast, The Heavy, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down and Trapper Schoepp.

Milwaukee artists Siren with New Age Narcissism, Great Lake Drifters, Foreign Goods, Evan Christian, NO/NO and Eagle Trace will perform on the Pedal Power Stage, presented by Educators Credit Union.

Other highlights include the new Eco-Kids Stage, presented by Rexnord, with programming from Schlitz Audubon Center, Urban Ecology Center, Teens Grow Green, OmTown Yogis and more; locally grown, sustainable and healthy cuisine in the Farm to Fork area; and a gathering of 20 local nonprofits providing environmental education in the Eco-Champs space.

Rock the Green, recognized as one of the greenest festivals in the world by the UK-based A Greener Festival, boasts numerous past benchmarks: 93 percent of generated waste composted or recycled; 100 percent of food scraps processed and upcycled into fertilizer; only 13 trash cans sent into the landfill; and each attendee producing about one ounce of waste, compared to a U.S. Environmental Agency estimate of 16 ounces per attendee for most festivals.

Cost: $35/general admission; $75/ VIP admission; each ticket comes with a refillable aluminum water bottle for use at the Badger Meter Free and Fresh Water Stations on the festival grounds. For more information and tickets, visit RockTheGreen.com.

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newsbriefs Guided Tree and Prairie Walk in Centennial Park

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o Green Wilmette will add a prairie walk to its fourth annual guided tree walk from 1 to 2 p.m., October 2, in Centennial Park, to highlight the success of this mixed-use parkland’s wide variety of trees, two-acre prairie garden and community gardens. Participants will learn to identify a variety of trees and native plants that thrive in northern Illinois.

Go Green Wilmette is partnering with the Wilmette Park District and the village of Wilmette for this family-friendly event that will cover the basics of how to protect trees against environmental stresses, the benefits of planting native trees and plants and which of those might work best in our own yards.

Admission is free and dogs on leashes are welcome. Meet at the park north of the Centennial Pool at 2300 Old Glenview Rd., in Wilmette. For more information, visit GoGreenWilmette.org.

Bio Informational Technology Advances Self-Healing

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ernard Straile, DC, a clinician, author and developer of the SHOW Method, an epigenetic healing technique, will host a seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 8, at the Courtyard Chicago Deerfield.

Participants will learn basic muscle testing/kinesiology skills; principles of energy medicine with a focus on epigenetics; and how Bernard Straile, DC to interact with cellular DNA per subtle energies through software, achieving successful allergy elimination, emotional balancing and immune system modulation. Attendees will be scanned for thousands of allergens, pathogens, environmental chemicals and emotions, plus experience a feedback treatment. This seminar/workshop is for both practitioners and people interested in self-healing.

Straile explains that his technique enables the practitioner or self-healer to listen to the body’s cellular communications and recognize the quirks of metabolism that trigger inflammation. He then shows how to put together an effective modulatory quantum biofeedback to harmonize metabolism and permanently eliminate inflammation such as allergies and sensitivities, improve and activate the immune system and de-stress emotional trauma.

Cost; $98. Location: 800 Lake Cook Rd., Deerfield. For more information and to register, call 315-430-4211, email DocStraile@gmail.com or visit imaet.com. See ad on page 29.

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Infinity Foundation Opens Doors to New Expanded Space

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elebrating their 20th anniversary this year, Infinity Foundation is opening a new center next door to the former building. The new space has a large classroom with state-of-the-art sound, a lounge area, four bathrooms and a kitchenette. Infinity annually offers more than 200 courses in personal and spiritual growth with bestselling authors.

Check out the new sacred space by registering for one of their exciting courses. One upcoming workshop features Raphael Cushnir, a leading voice for emotional awareness and author of Surfing Your Inner Sea. He will speak at Infinity Foundation from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 8, on the next wave in emotional intelligence. Cushnir shares step-by-step methods that allow us to feel emotions fully and release the resistance that can hold us back.

Cost: $110/$85 10 days in advance. CEUs available.

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he Dynamic Professional Women’s Network (DPWN) will present its annual Dynamic Women’s Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., October 14, at the Meadows Club, in Rolling Meadows, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the DPWN Angel Foundation. This year’s edition offers a unique mix of learning from inspirational keynotes, mingling with other like-minded professionals and participating in exclusive VIP opportunities.

DPWN founder and President Christie Ruffino will spotlight the DPWN Angel Foundation, a nonprofit, service-oriented organization with a mission to make a significant impact in the lives of mothers that don’t qualify for government assistance, yet need support during a temporary life transition. The goal is to help these mothers by leveraging DPWN connections and resources to give them a hand up, not a handout.

Based in West Chicago, DPWN is an industry-exclusive networking organization for the entire Chicagoland area for professional, dynamic women to create partnerships and generate ideas, alliances and revenues.

Sponsored in part by Natural Awakenings Chicago and Chicago Western Suburban editions, the conference is open to all; attendees don’t need to be DPWN members. Location: 2950 W. Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows. Register at DynamicWomensConference.com. For information about the DPWN Angel Foundation and to support their mission, visit dpwnangels.org. See ad on page 21.

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Know Your True Self Class Enrollment Begins

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olful Gifts, in Wheeling, is hosting a six-month Know Your True Self program with the first class starting from 7 to 9:30 p.m., October 18, and continuing on subsequent Tuesdays. Offered only four times a year, it takes participants on an amazing journey to connect deeper with who they truly are and learn to forgive themselves and others, understand their emotions and intuition, the balance between feminine and masculine divine energies, and most importantly, to love, accept and value themselves unconditionally.

Mind transformation coach Oksana Gritsenko says, “Whether people are lost, confused, at the crossroads, feeling anxiety, sadness, depression or anger, wanting their life to be better in different ways or to step into their true power, this course has something different and magical for everyone.”

Location: 1040 S. Milwaukee Ave., Ste. 130, Wheeling, and virtually for remote participants. Sign up at SolfulGifts.com/products. For more information, call 847-924-5708.

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hales are the largest mammals on Earth, and while they may seem far away from the Midwest landscape, their lives interact with us all,” says Mary Rondenet, owner of Blooming Rose Healing. To help us gain a better connection with the whales, Rondenet and DonNette Rizzo, of Goddess Circle Chicago, are leading a Magical Grey Whale Experience, in Baja, Mexico, from February 12 to 16, 2017, where Midwesterners will have a chance to view whales in their natural environment and discover a deeper meaning in their own lives.

Space is limited for this empowering journey, which includes lodging in Loreta and Baja, Mexico, plus most meals, ground transportation, daily boat whale trips and ceremonies to bring participants into a sacred circle with the whales. An optional blue whale excursion is also available.

Rondenet says, “Experience the elements of earth, water, air and fire as we honor the majestic gray whales.

I invite you to come and join us to discover your own special power and to nurture your soul. Embrace your connection to spirit and feel the magic that unfolds!”

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Dr. Pugliese is Leading by Example octor of Naprapathy Antonio F. Pugliese, LAc, owner of Franklin Park-based Driven Wellness, has been practicing since 1985 and performing acupuncture, which he notes has treated billions of people safely and naturally for 5,000 years, since 1990. Pugliese is also a board-certified diplomate in nutrition. Patients come to Driven Wellness for one-on-one nutritional counseling and help with ailments such as back pain, sexual disorders and anti-aging, as well as Tourette Syndrome.

Pugliese has been a power lifter since 1980 and an athlete his whole life. He has followed a strict, lifelong Antonio F. Pugliese regimen of exercise, nutrition, natural prevention and healing. He states, “Our health, fitness and attractiveness are important areas of our lives. You must have goals and be driven to achieve and maintain your health and fitness. Without this, any other success you have will be bittersweet.”

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Research Supports Herbal Menopause Relief

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atural Health International’s (NHI) Femmenessence, an herbal formulation that has been shown in clinical studies to significantly reduce menopausal symptoms for up to 80 percent of women, is now available locally at Fruitful Yield stores in the Chicagoland area.

According to a study in the International Journal of Biomedical Science, Maca-GO, the proprietary ingredient in Femmenessence, was observed to reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes, excessive sweating, interrupted sleep pattern, nervousness, depression, headaches and loss of libido/interest in sex.

Researchers further concluded that full benefit could only be achieved after two consecutive months of use.

“The transition to menopause should be relatively symptom-free. After all, it’s not an illness, despite what women have been led to believe,” says Jan Roberts, pharmacist, clinical nutritionist and bestselling author.

According to a company spokesperson, “Femmenessence is organic, kosher, vegan, pure, global trade and environmentally friendly. By establishing infrastructure and manufacturing operations in Peru, NHI has created industry with year-round employment while engaging in environmentally sustainable and organic farming practices. Femmenessence is packaged in the United States in a GMP, organic and kosher-certified facility utilizing oxygen-barrier blister packs, which keep the product stable for up to three years, versus six months for packs or bottles.

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andhill Family Farms co-founder Peg Sheaffer has become program director for farmer training at the Angelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC). She says, “I am passionate about creating partnerships among farmers that strengthen the economic viability of the traditional family farm business model.

“I hope to contribute to AOLC’s farmer training program a keen understanding of small farm financial management and a familiarity with the financial tools and support systems that farmers need in order to make their businesses truly sustainable.” She will continue to operate Sandhill at the same time.

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Vitamin C-Rich Produce Guards Against Cataracts

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esearch from King’s College, in London, shows that dietary vitamin C reduces the development of cataracts that interfere with vision by obscuring the lens of the eye, keeping light from striking the retina.

The researchers followed 324 pairs of female twins for 10 years. Food questionnaires were administered to each pair to determine their intake of dietary nutrients.

The researchers also examined each of the twins’ eyes for the development of cataracts. The scientists found those that consumed the most foods with vitamin C had fewer cataracts than those that ate foods with less of the vitamin.

These findings did not apply to supplemental vitamin C, helping researchers better understand the superior nature of natural vitamin C. Natural vitamin C contains multiple bioflavonoids, rutin and several co-factors, such as factors J, K and P, tyrosinase and ascorbinogen.

Senior study author and eye surgeon Dr. Chris Hammond says, “The findings could have significant impact, particularly for the aging population, by suggesting that simple dietary changes such as increased intake of fruits and vegetables as part of a healthier diet could help protect them from cataracts.”

Less Sleep Brings on the Munchies

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ecent research from the University of Chicago’s Sleep, Health and Metabolism Center has found that not getting enough sleep increases a cannabinoid chemical in the body that increases appetite. The result is a lack of control in snacking.

The researchers tested 14 young adults by comparing the results of four nights of normal sleep with four nights of only four-and-a-half hours of sleep. The researchers found that after reduced sleep, the subjects’ hunger increased significantly and their ability to resist afternoon snacking decreased.

This surge in snacking urges also matched significantly increased circulating levels of endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol, which peaked in the afternoon, coinciding with the increase in snack cravings.

“We found that sleep restriction boosts a signal that may increase the hedonic aspect of food intake,” concludes lead study author Erin Hanlon, Ph.D., from the University of Chicago Medical Center.

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Astaxanthin Aids Muscle Recovery

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study of Serbian soccer players has found that astaxanthin can significantly decrease inflammation and improve the rate of muscle recovery. Astaxanthin supplements are derived from golden microalgae such as Haematococcus pluvialis.

Conducted by researchers from the University of Belgrade School of Medicine, the double-blind study tested 40 young athletes for 90 days.

The players were recruited from a Serbian soccer club and split into two groups. Half were given four milligrams of astaxanthin per day, while the control group received a placebo.

After three months of astaxanthin supplementation, the researchers found that muscle enzymes had decreased, indicating the rate of players’ muscle recovery had improved. They also found decreased neutrophils and C-reactive protein (CRP), both markers for inflammation, signifying a corresponding reduction.

In addition, the group taking astaxanthin showed significantly higher levels of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), an immunity defense system in the mucosal membranes of the mouth, digestive system, lungs and other regions. Increases indicated a rise in first-defense immunity among these athletes. This same group also showed significantly lower oxidative stress levels, contributing to an improvement in exercise recovery.

Black Raspberries Bolster Heart Health

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esearch from Korea University Anam Hospital, in Seoul, South Korea, has found that black raspberries significantly decrease artery stiffness and increase heart-healthy endothelial progenitor cells (EPC), which assist in repairing damaged blood vessels.

The study tested 51 patients that met at least three criteria for metabolic syndrome, including waist circumference measurements, high triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and/or symptoms of glucose intolerance. The subjects were split into two groups; one received 750 milligrams per day of black raspberry extract for 12 weeks, while the other group received a placebo.

The researchers assessed the radial artery augmentation index, a measure for blood vessel wall stiffness, and values for this measurement decreased by 5 percent in the black raspberry group.

The placebo group’s levels increased by 3 percent.

In addition, EPC counts increased in the black raspberry group by 19 microliters, versus a drop of 28 microliters in the placebo group. Black raspberries contain a number of heart-healthy compounds, including phenolic acids, resveratrol, flavonoids and tannins.

MS Patients Improve with HighTone Electrotherapy

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esearch from Poland’s Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, in Lodz, has determined that a pulsed-frequency electrotherapy treatment can significantly improve the functional abilities of multiple sclerosis patients.

The researchers tested 20 multiple sclerosis patients randomly divided into two groups. For 60 minutes, one group was given the frequency therapy and the other underwent exercise therapy. The frequency therapy group showed improvement in nine of 10 different evaluation tests of each patient.

The patented High Tone Frequency technique was developed by Dr. Hans-Ulrich May, a professor of medical engineering from Germany’s University of Karlsruhe.

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eventbrief CorePower Yoga Teaches Master Class at Soul LOVE Fest

by Lainey Doremus

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Field Museum Seeks Local Input on Monarch Conservation The iconic monarch butterfly and other pollinators are in trouble—their habitat, including milkweed host plants and nectar food sources—has declined drastically throughout most of the U.S., along with population counts. However, we can all can play a part in reversing this trend, including those living in cities. By adding plants monarchs need to survive, primarily milkweed and other native flowers to home gardens, schools, offices and farms, we can create the best conditions to bring back the monarch.

The Field Museum’s Keller Science Action Center is developing a conservation strategy to guide this important work. The Center specializes in connecting people to nature in urban areas using ecology, social science, mapping and community engagement, and is partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives and partner organizations in Austin, Kansas City and Minneapolis on a year-long project to answer key questions about how best to conserve monarchs in urban areas along the monarch’s central flyway.

They want to determine how much urban areas can contribute to overall monarch conservation efforts; where the best places are to create monarch habitat within urban areas; the best ways to do that, given the city’s diversity of people and places; and what the other benefits are of creating monarch habitat in cities.

The Urban Monarch team is surveying and interviewing people engaged in a wide range of environmental practices that include land management, education, monitoring and others that relate to the success of monarchs and other pollinators. The need public input to develop a successful monarch butterfly conservation strategy.

To participate, visit FieldMuseum.org/monarchs and take an online survey.

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ikki Panfil, E-RYT-200, an instructor and manager of CorePower Yoga Naperville North, is excited to take part in the inaugural Soul LOVE Fest, a two-day event that takes place on September 17 and 18 at Arranmore Farm & Polo Club, in Oswego. Attendees can participate in yoga sessions, exercise classes, meditation workshops, wellness and nutrition classes, and lectures.

Soul LOVE Village vendors will sell samples of their products and services.

Entertainment includes headliner MC Yogi, an emerging voice in the genre of conscious music.

His engaging performances blend hip-hop, reggae and yoga.

Panfil guides students through their yoga journey to help them heal, love and grow. She has led multiple rounds Nikki Panfil of yoga teacher training at CorePower Yoga as an experienced, certified and registered yoga teacher; a level I and II Usui reiki healer for the past seven years; and a Transcendental Meditator.

With a foundation built on power vinyasa yoga, hot traditional and restorative/yin yoga, Panfil believes the way to most nurture the soul is through nature and human connection. She strives to become more humble and inspired with every class taught and taken. Her goal in the near future is to build the Om Home, a sanctuary for abused women and children to find shelter, resources and a renewed sense of what life truly has to offer.

Darcie Purcell and Susan Marzano, who have worked together for 10 years planning events and building culinary brands, founded Soul LOVE Fest. The two had long desired to form a space that allows people to pause from today’s hectic world and awaken the mind, body and spirit connection.

Lainey Doremus is the Publisher of Natural Awakenings Chicago Western Suburbs. Core Power Naperville North is located at 790 Royal Saint George Dr., in Naperville.

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Holistic Nurse Practitioner Empowers Women

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n her 30 years of practice, Dr. Leta Vaughan has treated women with a wide variety of conditions and ailments. It’s her focus on wellness, not illness, however, that makes the connection with her patients so special.

Vaughan holds a doctorate in nursing practice (DNP), is a board-certified midwife, serves on the faculty of the University of Illinois and is a licensed advanced practice nurse. She currently sees patients at WomanCare in both the Schaumburg and Palatine offices, specializing in women’s health and gynecological issues.

WomanCare is an alliance of healthcare professionals around the northwest suburbs. With experts in issues like bladder control, bone density, breast health, gynecology, emotional health, prenatal and postnatal care, medi-spa and weight loss, they are fully equipped to address a woman’s unique heath concerns. They also offer workshops and seminars to facilitate wellness in the community. “Our focus is to help women feel the best that they can at every stage in their lives. We guide patients on how to age well using a holistic approach,” says Vaughan.

As a DNP, Vaughan spends more time face-to-face with her patients than a doctor might, and forming relationships is one of her favorite aspects of the practice. “I love being able to connect and relate to women. Patients come in and want someone to listen to them and to take their concerns seriously.

Sometimes, just giving them that time and attention can help them feel better,” she says. Although Vaughan looks at all aspects of patients’ health, her areas of focus are bioidentical hormones, holistic lifestyle, fertility, diabetes management, metabolic syndrome, menopausal issues, supplements and nutrition.

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Vaughan believes that treating patients holistically and comprehensively is the most effective and therapeutic approach. At WomanCare, she works in conjunction with fertility experts, acupuncturists, massage therapists, social workers and others to help address all of a patient’s needs. “Treating ourselves to the best in life does not mean the most expensive or the rarest. The best means the best for ourselves, and that is something we as women tend to avoid.

We are great at taking care of others, but fail many times at taking care of ourselves,” she says.

As women age, their bodies have different needs, and it can be difficult for them to address those changes.

Vaughan helps her patients through fertility, weight management, menopause and other transitions. “Through the use of supplements, a healthy diet based around whole foods, a regular exercise program and other positive lifestyle choices, women can make real changes in their health. But they need to be ready

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and they need to be supported,” she says. Someone might come in wanting to lose weight, but before she talks to a nutritionist, she may need to talk to a counselor to work through other barriers that are hindering her progress. Vaughan helps to put all those pieces in place.

With self-help and medical websites so prevalent, Vaughan says many patients come in with preconceived ideas of what might be wrong with them. While it’s important to be aware of how they’re feeling, often websites often provide conflicting, inaccurate or misleading information. “There’s so much confusion out there. I try to provide evidence-based research to guide my patients on the right path,” she says.

Vaughan is especially sensitive to how milestone health transitions like going through menopause affect her patients’ overall well-being. “There are so many layers when a woman experiences menopause. In addition to the physical changes, she might be an empty-nester for the first time in years or relating to her spouse differently. There are hormonal changes and things can feel out of control. She may be slowing down and not able to do all the things she used to do. There are lots of products, including supplements, which provide some physical relief. It’s my job to listen to what she needs and offer support and guidance. Sometimes just having someone to talk to makes the transition seem more manageable,” says Vaughan.

Treating her patients holistically allows Vaughan to obtain an accurate overview of their needs, as well as their concerns. Taking the time to develop relationships helps them feel empowered and valued. “I love being able to guide women on a natural path to health and well-being and ultimately, helping them feel happy and fulfilled,” she says.

WomanCare is located at 814 E. Woodfield Rd., in Schaumburg and 355 N. Northwest Hwy., in Palatine. For more information, call 847-221-4800 or visit WomanCarePC.com. See ad on page 23.

Carrie Jackson is an Evanston-based writer and frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings Chicago magazine. Connect with her at CarrieJacksonWrites.com.

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Inside the Chant with Krishna Das

Kirtan Music Transports Listeners to a Deeper Place

by Robin Fillmore

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How would you introduce your music?

Across the country and around the world, yoga practitioners are chanting the names of God in tongues including Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi and English. They’re taking kirtan music out of the temples and the yoga studios and into dance halls, universities, cathedrals and other unexpected places.

In the last decade, India’s traditional call-and-response form of chanting has been reinvented by modern devotional artists blending traditional kirtan with modern genres such as rock, rhythm and blues, hip-hop and electronica—breathing new life and devotion into yoga’s sacred chants.

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nfluential spiritual leader Ram Dass has described Krishna Das (Jeffrey Kagel) as an example of someone whose “heartsongs” open channels to God. The Grammy-nominated kirtan artist, long considered yoga’s rock star, consistently plays to sold-out crowds worldwide. The Long Island native’s journey has gone from being a member of a popular rock band to going to India, where as a student of spiritual leader Neem Karoli Baba, the trajectory of his life and music shifted and expanded.

His 1996 debut album, One Track Heart, focused on updated chants from the ancient tradition of bhakti yoga, followed in 1998 by Pilgrim Heart, with a guest appearance

by Sting. Since then, a steady stream of 14 albums and DVDs produced on his own label have provided the soundtrack for yoga classes everywhere; the soothing rhythmic chants performed in a deep, rich timbre complements instruction in the spiritual element of the exercise.

Das’ specialty, kirtan, updates an ancient tradition of devotional chanting as meditation accompanied by instruments. A kirtan concert invites audience members to join in the experience through chanting, clapping and dancing and is characterized as a journey into the self that also connects us with each other.

What does kirtan mean to you?

For me, kirtan is all about the music.

The more ways I practice sustainable health, balance, love and music and immerse myself in a spiritual life, the more I realize that all issues distill down to simple facts. Everyone wants to be loved and happy, and to avoid suffering and being judged.

Looking at our lives, we start to see how we hurt ourselves and others and how what happens to us in daily life can be difficult to deal with. We recognize that we must find deep inner strength so we don’t get destroyed by the waves that come and try to toss us around.

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Little by little, all of our awakening practices work to transform our life. They move us from being externally oriented and reactive to being established within and quietly responsive. We come to have a wider view that life can effectively contain and envelop the different facets of ourselves and the world.

Why do many consider a kirtan event a transcendent experience far beyond the music?

There are two things: the music and where the music is carrying us. In this case, it’s the names of God, of divinity, that are real and inside us. We can call this higher sense anything we like and aim in that direction according to how we identify with it.

If we want peace in the world, then every individual needs to find peace within. We can’t create peace or happiness with anger and selfishness in our heart and mind. We can release ourselves from a limiting storyline, whatever it is, and touch a deeper place for a while. Then, when we return to our day, we are standing on slightly different ground because we have trained ourselves to let go a little bit. It’s a gradual process that takes time and effort, but it’s a joyful practice.

Do you see a shift in thinking echoing that of the 1960s that positions us to do better this time?

In the 1960s, everyone thought they were going to change the external world, but they forgot they have to change themselves, too, and little work was done inside. Today, while most people keep trying to first rearrange the outside world, more are now doing the necessary inside work, as well.

The key is to understand what’s truly possible. If we don’t understand how we can be happy and at peace in the middle of a burning fire, we won’t recognize the tools available to create that kind of light for ourselves and others.

Robin Fillmore is the publisher of the Natural Awakenings of Washington, D.C., edition.

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Lynda Dresher on Nurturing Creativity in Kids

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s an artist, cantor, musician and writer, Lynda Dresher taps into her creative side every day.

Helping other people harness that is a passion of hers, and her new book Jackie and Creativity Go to School teaches children to value and discover their own Creativity. The book is the first in a series called The Creatively Creative Story About Creativity, a tool for children ages 4 to 8 and their parents to explore together.

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How did you become interested in the idea of Creativity?

The concept of Creativity has been an integral part of my life since I was young. My mother and I would take art classes together and spend hours discussing the book The Art Spirit, by Robert Henri, who proclaimed, “Life is art, and art is life!” I went on to study at the Art Center of Design, in California, where I further explored the idea of art psychology and how to foster Creativity. It’s very tied into our emotions. I

use this knowledge in my work today, which includes leading meditation groups, serving as a cantor, running a grief recovery program and facilitating a wise aging program. I always felt strongly that Creativity needs courage to succeed, and fear will hamper it. My own idea of Creativity has evolved over the years, but I’ve always been interested in the feelings associated with it. My own daughters, who are now adults, constantly remind and help me express myself and keep exploring.

How does your book help children learn about Creativity?

My book follows a boy named Jackie, whose Creativity is challenged by his parents’ and teachers’ unimaginative perspectives. I give life and personality to these emotions in the book through the characters. Courage, Hope, Happy and Joy help Jackie tap into his Creativity, while Fear, Hate, Anxiety, Gloom, Despair, Bigotry and Jealousy distract him. These are feelings that children deal with on a daily basis but may not fully understand. Through the story and the pictures, they can identify with what Jackie is feeling and thinking. I also point out that Creativity isn’t just about art. At school, Jackie uses Creativity in looking at math problems and critical thinking. It teaches children to approach their lives differently. I also want it to be interactive, so I have coloring pages and other resources that parents can get on my website and upload their children’s work to share when they’re done.

Why is Creativity so important for children to learn?

Children are innately happy, but parents need to foster that instead of shut it down. So much of parenting is saying “No,” or “Don’t do that.” Children need

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hole body thermometry (WBT) is a safe, accurate, hasslefree way to scan the body for functional imbalances. WBT is a gentle modality that assesses the stressors at the core of many health challenges, and enables the overseeing practitioner to address these issues with more specificity. Founded on 30 years of research by European integrative doctors, WBT is the next generation of integrative scanning technology.

MRI, mammograms, thermography, CT/CAT and PET scans all record detailed images of anatomical structures at one moment in time. Whole body thermometry, though, is a functional test that measures how organs and related systems adapt to stress. Chronic illness develops over time, and WBT can discover and prioritize disturbances that are critical to address right away in order to help prevent disease from occurring and restore the body to optimal functioning.

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To prepare for an in-office scan, patients should not shower, exercise, drink hot, cold or caffeinated beverages, smoke, brush their teeth or apply deodorant or body lotion on the day of their appointment. Clients are asked to wear a loose-fitting, button-down shirt (ideally, women should not wear a bra to their appointment, if desired, they can bring one to put on after the scan is completed). Room temperature food and fluids are allowed prior to the test and it is

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Using a wireless wand with an infrared heat sensor at one end, a technician measures the temperature of 120 specific points on the skin. The client disrobes to their boxers, briefs or panties and then stands quietly for 10 minutes to allow skin to come to room temperature. Then the technician measures the 120 points again after exposure to room temperature air on bare skin. The data is then sent to the WBT computer server, which analyses the temperature readings taken of the skin, and prepares a detailed report of the results in just minutes.

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Music as Medicine Music Soothes, Energizes and Heals Us

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s primeval drumbeats echo across an African savannah, the rhythms circle the globe, picked up by the chants and rattles of shamans gracing Amazonian jungles and Siberian tundra. They’re repeated in Gregorian chants filling medieval cathedrals and “om” meditations sounding in Himalayan caves and yoga classes everywhere.

They gently echo in the repeated tones of mothers’ lullabies, happy hummings as we go about our day and the melodies of Mozart.

Music is the soundtrack of our lives, whether we’re aware of it or not.

It exists within, uniting and guiding us, and has helped heal body and spirit since the dawn of humanity. National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists recently discovered that the universe itself has a song.

Pioneering Practitioners

From the soothing tones of a harp to the jarring screeches of a construction site, the stress-reducing or stress-producing properties of sound are familiar to us all.

“Stress is an underlying cause of the vast majority of all illnesses, and sound and music are effective in relieving stress and bringing stillness,” says Jonathan Goldman, an internationally recognized pioneer in harmonics and sound healing and director of the Sound Healers Association in Boulder, Colorado.

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Healing, Goldman is convinced of the profound effect sound has on the human organism. “The simple chanting of the sound ‘om,’ or ‘aum,’ in addition to instilling calmness and relaxation, causes the release of melatonin and nitric oxide. It relaxes blood vessels, releases soothing endorphins, reduces the heart rate and slows breathing,” he explains.

“Sound can change our immune function,” wrote the late Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, former director of medical oncology at New York’s Weill-Cornell Medical College for Complementary and Integrative Medicine in his book The Healing Power of Sound. “After either chanting or listening to certain forms of music, your Interleukin-1 level, an index of your immune system, goes up between 12-anda-half and 15 percent. Further, about 20 minutes after listening to meditative-type music, the immunoglobulin levels in the blood are significantly increased. Even the heart rate and blood pressure are lowered. There’s no part of your body not affected. Its effects even show up on a cellular and sub-cellular level.”

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Consider some of music’s scientifically validated health benefits:

Stress: Singing, whether carrying a tune or not, is a powerful way to combat stress, according to many studies. A recent joint study by German and British researchers published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience confirms that

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simply listening to soothing music results in significantly lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. The more intense the experience is in singing or playing an instrument, the greater the stress reduction. A collaborative study by several Swedish universities showed that group singing caused participants’ heart rates to synchronize, producing relaxation effects similar to that achieved through group meditation.

Cancer: Gaynor used music to treat even advanced cancer patients for decades, considering it a “disease of disharmony.” He advocated re-harmonizing the body with sound vibrations that affect virtually every cell, especially enhancing immune function and potentially preventing cancer from spreading. Gaynor primarily used crystal bowls to produce deep relaxation and harmonize dysrhythmic cells in patients, but also confirmed the healing effects of certain vibratory tones of drumming and Tibetan metal gongs.

Several studies confirm that listening to any kind of soothing music relieves anxiety in cancer patients; a large study from Philadelphia’s Drexel University confirms that it also relieves pain, lowers blood pressure, improves breathing and minimizes nausea associated with chemotherapy.

Depression: Drumming can better counter depression than the prescription drug Prozac, according to a recent study by England’s Royal College of Music. Those that participated in a weekly drumming group experienced significantly reduced symptoms compared to a control group.

Substance Abuse: University of California, Los Angeles, scientists found that drumming was especially helpful for a group of Native Americans struggling with such issues.

Smartphone Addiction: Korean research found that music therapy is helpful in overcoming this condition.

Immune Dysfunction: The same British study of drumming’s antidepressant effects saw similar improvement in immune function, plus an anti-inflammatory response that continued for at least three months after the study period.

Neuroendocrine Disorders: Researchers at Pennsylvania’s Meadville Medical Center Mind-Body Wellness Group found that drumming effectively

Free Eben Alexander meditation recording: SacredAcoustics.com/ pagesfree-download-sign-up helped drummers (skilled and unskilled) suffering from neuroendocrine disorders such as pituitary tumors and intestinal issues caused by disconnections between the endocrine gland and nervous systems. They further confirmed that group drumming reduced stress chemicals such as cortisol in the drummers.

Muscle Tension Dysphonia: Even tuneless humming sounds like “umhum” can have a measurable therapeutic effect on individuals that have lost their voices due to overuse.

Pain: When a group of British citizens suffering from chronic pain joined a choir, a Lancaster University study found they were better able to manage their condition for improved quality of life.

Just listening to harp music for 20 minutes decreased anxiety, lowered blood pressure and relieved pain in a group of U.S. heart surgery patients with short-term pain participating in a University of Central Florida study in Orlando.

Alzheimer’s Disease: In addition to reducing the agitation and anxiety frequently accompanying Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at Florida’s University of Miami School of Medicine found that a group of patients that participated in music therapy for four weeks experienced increased levels of the calming brain chemical melatonin.

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“Humming or singing causes longer exhalations than normal, helping to naturally eliminate toxins and acidity,” says Dr. Madan Kataria, of Mumbai, India, who has spawned 5,000 laughter clubs worldwide.

“We started experimenting with the vowel sounds and humming sound.

An early unpublished humming study I did in Denmark showed that people that hummed anything for just 10 minutes were able to reduce their systolic blood pressure by 10 to 15 points, their diastolic by four to five points and their pulse rate by 10 beats per minute.” Kataria found that people with breathing problems like asthma and emphysema natural awakenings

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In Nigeria, we say that rhythm is the soul of life, because the whole universe revolves around rhythm; when we get out of rhythm, that’s when we get into trouble. ~Babatunde Olatunji, drummer and social activist experienced especially positive effects because it strengthened belly muscles used in breathing.

Kataria is also a fan of kirtan—Hindu devotional call-and-response chants often accompanied by ecstatic dancing.

“Kirtan takes away self-consciousness or nervousness and anxiety,” he says.

Dr. Eben Alexander, who recorded his near-death experience in Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, says the “indescribable” cosmic music he experienced has helped him come to understand the effects of specific sound frequencies on the brain. He now provides audio tools to help bring the brain to a higher state and help it match that higher and more conscious state. In his medical practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, he often employs music from a patient’s past to help them emerge from a brain injury

or coma and even “reconnect pathways in a damaged brain.”

Alexander explains that binaural beats and other sound effects combine to create “brain entrainment” and also in theory, “monotonize” it to free awareness and access realms other than the physical. “It’s magical what the right type of music can do to the brain stem to free up our consciousness,” he observes.

No Talent Needed

Experts agree that people without musical talent are able to experience the same benefits as virtuosos, based on their degree of engagement with music. Anyone can hum, and most research confirms that benefits are enhanced in creating music rather than merely listening to it.

Group singing has become increasingly popular, especially following the hit TV show Glee. Time magazine reported in 2013 that 32.5 million American adults sang in choirs, up about 30 percent from a decade earlier.

The choice of musical genre matters. Recent data from Montreal’s McGill University shows that types of music tend to have specific effects; for example, blues slows heart rate and calms an anxious person, rock and punk can boost energy, and reggae can help control anger.

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The spiritual aspects of virtually all types of music cannot be underestimated, says Michael Hove, Ph.D., a cognitive neuroscientist affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Fitchburg State University, in Massachusetts.

His research has primarily focused on drumming to induce altered states of consciousness that shamans from diverse cultures use to bring about

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Nature’s Healing Sounds The calming sounds of rushing water and gentle breezes are well known; science is now confirming the therapeutic effects of singing birds.

Belgian researchers confirmed that bird song helps drown out the stressful effects of traffic noise, and Korean scientists found it makes people feel less crowded. A study published in the American Journal of Physiology showed that it can even help regulate participants’ circadian rhythms, contributing to restful sleep and overall wellness.

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physical and emotional healing. What Hove calls a “boring and super-predictable” drumbeat of 240 beats a minute induced a deep trance state within minutes in most subjects, and brain scans confirmed that it enabled them to focus intensely and block out distracting sounds within eight minutes.

This aligns with Alexander’s view that, “The sound of music is absolutely crucial in launching us into transcendental awareness. For the true, deep seeker, sound and vibration and the memory of music can serve as a powerful engine to help direct us in the spiritual realms.”

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Relax and Unwind Restorative Yoga Poses Foster Healing

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n classical yoga, teachers often sequence instruction toward reaching a pinnacle pose such as an inversion or arm balance. In restorative yoga, the peak pose is savasana—in which the practitioner fully relaxes while resting flat on their back. Leeann Carey, author of Restorative Yoga Therapy: The Yapana Way to Self-Care and Well-Being, explains, “This passive asana practice turns down the branch of the nervous system that keeps us in fight-or-flight mode and turns up the system allowing us to rest and digest. It feels like a massage for the nervous system and encourages self-inquiry, reflection and change, rather than perfection.”

The physical, mental and spiritual benefits are similar to those of active yoga, but because poses are held longer and supported by props such as bolsters, blankets, belts and blocks, “There’s no stress on the tissue and joints. Each pose gifts us with longerlasting benefits, including more time for the mind to unwind,” advises Carey.

“Restorative yoga allows both muscles and the brain to recover from fatigue, so we are stronger, sharper and better able to act in the world afterward,” explains Roger Cole, Ph.D., a certified Iyengar yoga teacher in Del Mar, California, and a research scientist studying

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the physiology of relaxation, sleep and biological rhythms. He attests that it also serves as preparation for pranayama (mindful yoga breathing) and meditation, which require a clear, well-rested, focused mind.

Perfect for beginners and used by longtime practitioners to complement other yoga styles, restorative poses are designed to accurately realign and reshape the body. They also can be therapeutically tailored to support natural healing for issues related to tension, premenstrual syndrome, weak immune functioning, back pain, pregnancy and recovery for athletes. “Poses for healing may require targeted gentle stretching, but prop use will coax the body into desired positions without requiring muscular effort,” says Cole.

An early student of B.K.S. Iyengar and familiar with props, San Francisco resident and co-founder of Yoga Journal magazine Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., found herself leading her first class comprised entirely of supported poses during a power blackout at a 1980 workshop. “I didn’t want people walking around in the dark, so I improvised a restorative class and everyone loved it,” she recalls. She revisited the idea several years later when she personally

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felt the need for physical, emotional and spiritual restoration.

For a year, 90 percent of her practice was supported poses, and the switch helped her so much that it inspired her first book, Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times. She’s since written more books and trained teachers in restorative yoga around the world.

As in classical yoga, a restorative sequence should be balanced with asanas (positions) from all pose classifications—backbends, twists, inversions and forward bends. It takes time for the body to comfortably settle deeply into a pose—as long as 15 minutes— therefore, a 90-minute restorative class may include only a handful of asanas.

Lasater says, “Most people don’t need more of anything from the culture in which we live. They need much more to learn to be still and at ease.”

In today’s yoga world, which seems to emphasize power and action, “Restorative yoga has become imperative to balance activity and ambition with stillness and being,” she continues. Lasater notes that while many classes are reducing savasana to as little as three minutes, students need 20 minutes.

Carey clarifies that because this approach focuses on opening and letting go, rather than striving for the biggest stretch, “Sensation-seeking yogis may need to shift their perspective. The biggest challenge is often quieting the mind while the body is still. When a student is uncomfortable because the mind is screaming, it helps to compare it to having tight hamstrings in an active class. We’re not chasing relaxation; just breathe, feel and watch,” she says.

“Eventually, everything will let go.”

“The more our mind rebels against relaxing, the more we need it,” observes Lasater. Students often turn to yoga as a strategy for feeling whole, and she suggests that one of the best ways to find clarity within is to listen in stillness, one savasana at a time. “It’s a gift to ourself, our family and the world,” she adds. “When we feel rested, we’re more compassionate and ready to serve the greater good.”

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Everyday distractions can cause us to forget to slow down to enjoy moments.

The secret to sublime living is to pay close attention to the sweet pleasures of life, no matter how small, and savor them before they pass. There is no way to know which weather-perfect day will be the last before the season shifts. Enjoying such a fleeting, sublime moment may mean discarding the day’s plans, but the delights of life do not always come around again.

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t’s tempting to leave our summer tomatoes, cucumbers and squash in the ground, giving up on our vegetable garden after Labor Day, but fall is the prime time to work on our vegetable garden, getting the most out of the growing season by adding cool season crops.

There are a few tasks that are best done before the beds are cleared, and the first is to document the good, the bad and the ugly from our summer garden. Walk around the garden taking notes, drawing pictures and photographing to document challenges and successes, problems, tasks and ideas for next year. Mapping the planting plan helps a vegetable gardener maintain a healthy crop rotation when things look different in the spring. Think through which plants grew well and should be repeated in next year’s garden. It’s good to note planting dates and seed sources, spacing, beneficial combinations, harvest dates and productivity.

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Gather stems into bunches, secure with rubber bands and hang them to dry. Harvest herbs to dry, freeze or use fresh.

If there are warm season crops in the garden that performed particularly well, it’s possible to harvest the mature vegetables and save the seeds. Those from heirloom, open-pollinated tomatoes, beans and lettuce can be saved, dried and stored for next year’s garden.

Only then should beds be cleared by removing debris, leaves, clippings, fallen fruit and tired summer vegetable plants; this mindful garden sanitation removes the overwintering habit for many insects. Cucumber beetles and squash bugs overwinter on leaf litter and create problems in the spring. Space is then created to tuck in cool season plants that successively produce up until the first frost. Take advantage of the cooler weather when weeds are slowing down and moisture is plentiful, making maintenance easier.

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suburbs and a bit later in the city. Vegetable varieties have differing tolerances to frost and vary in the number of days they need to fully mature. When allowing plants to mature while there is enough sunlight and warmth, the timing must be calculated by counting back from the frost date.

A general indicator for the ideal time to plant cool season crops is when the first warm season crops are slowed by disease or peter out. Slow-growing early cabbage, broccoli, kale and collards should be transplanted into the garden in mid-August, 60 to 70 days before frost arrives. It’s important to note which plants are slower starters versus those that grow quickly by checking the days to maturity printed on the seed packet. Subtract that number, plus a few days for germination, from the frost date to find the start date.

Cool weather brings out the sweetness in vegetables, particularly root crops. Beets are frost-tolerant and mature in 60 days, while radishes can take a hard freeze and are ready in just 30 days. Carrots can be directly sown for a fall crop of sweet crisp roots in 60 to 70 days and harvested as baby carrots if a hard frost comes early. Asian greens, mustards, tatsoi and mizuna can be sown with only 45 days to frost.

Fall is also a great time for success with salad plants. Lettuce grown for baby greens can be planted well into September.

Red varieties ‘Red Rosie’ and ‘Red Salad Bowl’ are a bit more tolerant to temperature extremes, as are the buttercrunch varieties. Arugula and spinach are plants that are adapted to mature in cooler temperatures and can take a hard freeze. Plantings made two weeks apart stagger and extend the harvest.

Season-extending techniques allow gardeners to cover and protect tender vegetables from being damaged by the first frosts of fall. It’s even possible to extend the growing season of hardy crops by protecting against a season-ending hard frost.

Row covers, garden blankets or light Agribon floating row cover cloth (available online) thrown over small hoops or raised beds will extend the season to eke out a few more harvests.

One of the last planting tasks in the autumn vegetable garden is the sowing of edible bulbs. Garlic, shallot and onion sets should be planted by Halloween for overwintering and harvest next year. In Chicago, hardneck garlic varieties are best purchased directly from a garden center or certified seed source. ‘Music’ and ‘German Extra Hardy’ are varieties that grow well. Divide heads into individual cloves with the papery wrapper still attached and plant them two-to-threeinches deep in rows a foot apart.

Reveling in the garden successes of summer reminds us that fall and winter gardens are our link to spring.

Lisa Hilgenberg is the horticulturist at the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden in the Chicago Botanic Garden, located at 1000 Lake Cook Rd., in Glencoe. For more information, call 847-835-5440 or visit ChicagoBotanic.org.

Planning a 2017 Garden A new class, Vegetable Gardening, taught by Lisa Hilgenberg, will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m., January 21, with Planning Your Vegetable Garden for Seed Saving from 1 to 3 p.m. ChicagoBotanic.org has details.

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Stateline Farm Beginnings Seeks Future Farmers

Protect. Enjoy. Celebrate.

Give the lakes some love on September 17!

Join together with thousands of people on all five Great Lakes for the annual September Adopt-a-Beach clean-up event.

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Farmer John Peterson(R) leads the Farm Machinery Field Day on Angelic Organics farm

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ngelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC) is accepting applications for Stateline Farm Beginnings, its yearlong program that has trained more than 250 sustainable farmers in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin since 2005. The course attracts rural and urban participants, with students hailing from Chicago, Rockford, Milwaukee, Madison and surrounding communities. Applications for the 2016-17 course are available through October 1.

Stateline Farm Beginnings is part of the Farm Beginnings Collaborative (FarmBeginningsCollaborative.org), a national network that trains new farmers. The course is farmer-led, community-based and focused on sustainable agriculture.

Unique to Farm Beginnings is the opportunity for students to join a farmer network right away. While taking classes, students form relationships with farmers in the community where they often launch their farming business.

The program begins October 8, with 10 course sessions that meet biweekly on Saturdays at Angelic Organics Learning Center. In the second half of the course, students are matched with a farmer/advisor and they attend field days.

Location: 1547 Rockton Rd., Caledonia. Apply at LearnGrowConnect.org/SFB or call 815-389-8455. Visit IllinoisFarmBeginnings.org to view programs offered across Il. Kathleen Bolin is communications coordinator for Angelic Organics Learning Center. Adapted from an article originally posted on ChicagoFarmReport.com.

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VEGAN LUNCHBOX Plant-Based Choices Provide Midday Boost

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e all have good intentions to eat more fruits and vegetables, and it’s easier if we start with just one plant-based meal a day— lunch. Natural Awakenings has enlisted the help of vegan lunchbox experts to help us all enjoy easy-to-make and colorful feasts good for home, office, school and on the road.

“Vegan food offers so much variety, especially at lunch,” says Johanna Sophia, of Pine Plains, New York, who recently hosted the online series The Raw Lunchbox Summit. “A vegan lunch gives an extra boost in the middle of the day for more brain power, clarity and energy.” She and her two children operate Johanna’s Raw Foods, which makes vegan fast food such as veggie burger bites and carrot crackers, available at health food stores.

Laura Theodore, the vegan chef and recording artist who presents The

Jazzy Vegetarian PBS television program, lives and works in the New York City area. After a childhood dominated by bologna sandwiches for lunch, she gradually changed to vegan dishes. “I began to notice a difference when I ate mostly plants,” she says. “I could do more and think better.”

Theodore favors colorful and delicious vegan foods that travel well in a lunchbox with a cold pack, so she can take them to rehearsals or wherever else she goes. She creates her zucchini fettuccine with a vegetable slicer and loves to end a meal with something naturally sweet, like her maple-raisindate truffles. Such experimenting in the kitchen led to her newest cookbook, Vegan-Ease: An Easy Guide to Enjoying a Plant-Based Diet.

Brandi Rollins, Ph.D., a researcher at Penn State, in State College, Pennsylvania, found that switching her

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lunch habits to plant-based dishes made her feel better. The author of Raw Foods on a Budget determined that one of her favorites is a quick raw vegan pizza. She first marinates ingredients for 20 minutes: three medium mushrooms, thinly sliced, with oneand-a-half tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, one tablespoon of olive oil, one minced clove of garlic and a big pinch of Italian herb seasoning. Then she spreads half of a mashed avocado on a four-by-four-inch flax cracker and tops it with the marinated mushrooms, plus chopped tomato, peppers or other favorite options. Rollins advises, “You can pack all of the components individually, and then assemble the pizza at work.”

Health Foods Chef Catherine Blake, in Maui, Hawaii, studied with renowned plant-based nutritional scientist T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. She urges her culinary students to ask, “What can I do to sparkle a little bit more tomorrow?” The author of Healthy Recipes for Friends, answers the question in her online presentation, Cooking for Brain Power, at Tinyurl.com/ChefBlakeBrainPower.

Blake’s favorite brain-power luncheon booster is a wrap with antioxidant-rich fillings, accompanied by homemade almond milk, sunflower seeds or walnuts for vitamin E and some favorite blue berries or purple grapes. She makes fresh almond milk by grinding raw almonds in a nut grinder, and then adding them plus an equal amount of filtered water to a high-speed blender. After processing and straining out the solids, the resulting nut milk is perfect for smoothies.

Changing our diets one meal at a time gives us an opportunity to see if we can feel the difference, as our vegan lunchbox experts have, while we ramp up our taste for healthier eating.

Judith Fertig writes award-winning cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS. Connect at JudithFertig.com.

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more water if needed to achieve desired consistency.

Lots of Garlic Hummus Yields: 4 servings Accented with the tangy taste of fresh lemon juice and a bit of heat from the chili powder, this is an easy, readymade sandwich spread for a lunchbox.

Transfer the hummus to a decorated bowl and sprinkle the top with a pinch more chili powder to taste for a festive presentation.

Recipe by Laura Theodore, Vegan-Ease: An Easy Guide to Enjoying a PlantBased Diet

Grill-Roasted Acorn Squash with Garlic and Olives Yields: 6 servings This side dish, full of surprising flavors for fall grilling, also happens to be vegan and gluten-free.

1 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp filtered or spring water, plus more as needed 5 cloves garlic, chopped 2 Tbsp sesame tahini 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice ½ tsp chili powder, plus more for garnish ¼ tsp sea salt

¼ cup olive oil 3 large garlic cloves, sliced 3 acorn squash, stemmed, seeded and cut into 2-inch slices 20 black, dry-cured olives, pitted and halved 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme or ½ tsp dried thyme Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Place all the ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Add a bit

Prepare a medium-hot fire in your grill.

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the oil and garlic together until the garlic is fragrant, about 4 minutes.

Arrange the squash slices, olives and thyme in disposable aluminum pans.

Drizzle with the olive oil mixture, and then season with salt and pepper.

Place on the grill, close the lid and grill for 20 minutes. Open the lid and turn the squash slices over. Close the lid and grill for 15 to 20 minutes more or until the squash is fork-tender.

To serve, transfer the squash slices to a platter and drizzle with the juices from the pan. Sprinkle the olives over the pumpkin and serve warm.

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Healthy Fermented Food Trend

creations along the way to see how the flavors evolve. Refrigeration will slow the fermentation process.

Most importantly, don’t be afraid to try fermented foods, says Andrew Sauter Sargent, owner of Spirit Creek Farm, in northern Wisconsin. Sauter Sargent calls his business “your basic local, organic, probiotic, live, raw, vegan, gluten-free, Northern-most Wisconsin-based, family-owned, lactofermented sauerkraut, kimchi and other fermented food producer.”

He says, “There’s never been a reported case of food-borne illness from fermented foods. That’s a pretty amazing claim. You’re making foods safer by increasing the pH. You’re killing all these bacteria. You’re doing something to make it better.”

When it comes to eating these fermented foods, it’s best to think of them as condiments or side dishes. That way, it’s easy to add them to everyday meals without relying on special recipes.

Sauter Sargent adds some to his eggs for breakfast. For lunch, he often has a kimchi quesadilla, and for dinner, he likes a side of fermented green beans or beets.

King says, “Americans think in terms of recipes and dishes. You need to have an Asian approach to eating, of shared foods served family-style.”

She likes to mix kimchi with her rice or meat, use it as a sandwich spread or with a stir fry or soup. “When you first start eating fermented foods, it’s very physically compelling,” she says. “You start to crave it. You start to want more. I eat them every day.”

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Another benefit of fermented foods is that it’s the perfect way to preserve locally grown produce. That’s one of the missions of The Brinery (TheBrinery.com), a quickly growing fermented foods business in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Last year, the Brinery Photo Courtesy of The Brinery preserved about 175,000 pounds of local produce, says David Klingenberger, owner and “chief fermenting officer”.

Klingenberger became interested in food preservation and fermenting about 16 years ago while working on a farm.

He said he’s experienced improved energy and better digestion, among other benefits, over his years of daily consumption of fermented foods. “You get some super powers,” he says. “You get a healthy vibrance on a cellular level. It’s linked to cancer fighting, to digestion, to happiness.”

Fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi are fun and easy to make at home. Recipes abound online, but the most basic involve simply massaging cut cabbage with a bit of salt until it releases liquid. The resulting mixture is left to sit and ferment for days or weeks.

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Spirit Creek and The Brinery products are available at many local outlets, including most area Whole Foods Market stores, Dill Pickle Co-op, in Chicago, Sugar Beet Co-Op, in Oak Park, Local Foods, in Chicago, and Standard Markets, in Naperville and Westmont.

Ozuke products are available online and in several WI locations, and plan to enter the Chicago market soon. Visit their websites for a full list of retail outlets.

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here’s nothing new about fermentation, but this food preservation technique that’s been around for thousands of years is winning new fans as more people embrace the health benefits of the probiotic “good bugs” that thrive in fermented fare.

Foods like sauerkraut and kimchi owe their distinctive flavors (not to mention lengthy shelf lives) to the process of lacto-fermentation. Produce is salted to kill any harmful bacteria, allowing gut health-boosting bugs like lactobacillus to flourish. Many fermented foods are raw, and proponents say, packed with nutrients that would otherwise get destroyed via pasteurization, canning and similar techniques. Other popular fermented foods are tempeh and kombucha.

“Our bodies are craving it, quite frankly,” says Mara King, owner of the Boulder, Colorado-based pickling business Ozuke (Ozuke.com). “A lot of people are craving these foods and looking for them, almost out of desperation.”

King, whose company name means “the best pickled things” in Japanese, started the business five years ago after working as head chef in several Colorado sushi restaurants. Ozuke grew 100 percent each year for the first four years. She sells roughly 2,000 cases per month of fermented creations such as citrus-ginger sauerkraut, gingery kimchi and garlic-packed pickled beets. “This is a process of making food that actually makes it safer,” says King.

Heather Lalley is a Chicago-based freelance writer, culinary school graduate and author of The Chicago Homegrown Cookbook. Follow her on Twitter @Flourgrrrl.

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Fermented Tomato Salsa

Yield: 6 large or 10 smaller sandwiches

Yields: depends on amount of produce used

In a medium pan, heat the oil and sauté the onions and green pepper until the onions are translucent.

Add the tempeh and cook, stirring occasionally, about five minutes.

Stir in tomato sauce, tamari, vinegar and honey.

Once well mixed, add in remaining dry ingredients and cook for seven minutes to allow flavors to meld.

Serve immediately on buns, transfer to a slow cooker to keep warm or refrigerate for the next day.

Recipe courtesy of The Brinery.

Ida’s Udon Kimchi Salad 1 pkg cooked udon noodles or rice noodles ¼ cup hijiki (seaweed) ½ cup chopped green onions ½ to 1 pint of kimchi (depending on taste preference) Dressing: ¼ cup sesame oil 1/8 cup rice vinegar Salt and pepper to taste Mix first four ingredients and then make dressing and add to noodle mix. Serve immediately or chill and serve later (best if taken out of the fridge for a little while before serving to soften noodles) Recipe courtesy Jennifer Sauter Sargent and Sarah York (collaboration), Spirit Creek Farm.

Yield: 4 to 6

This is a simple recipe, and one that has a lot of flexibility, too. It can be spicy or mild, red or green (tomatillos), garlicky or garlic-free.

2 Tbsp vegetable oil (or sesame or coconut oils), divided 1 onion, chopped 4 oz chopped pork loin (or 1 pkg tofu, cubed or 2 eggs) 3 cups cooked rice, any variety 2 green onions, chopped 1 cup kimchi with lots of kimchi liquid Salt to taste

2.5 to 3 lb. tomatoes 1 or 2 yellow, white or red onions ½ cup or more fresh cilantro 1 lemon, juiced 2 or 3 limes, juiced 2 Tbsp sea salt Salt and pepper to taste (cumin, oregano or powdered chili optional) Sweet or spicy peppers

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in medium sauté pan. Add the onion and sauté for three minutes. Add the pork or tofu and fry for five to eight minutes or until cooked through and slightly golden. If using eggs, scramble them.

Chop tomatoes, peppers, onion, cilantro and (optional) garlic.

Add remaining oil, rice, green onion, kimchi and kimchi liquid and cook until warmed through. Salt to taste and serve with extra kimchi and chili-garlic sauce.

Toss all ingredients into large bowl and add the citrus juice.

Photo Courtesy of Ozuke

Cooking oil 1 medium onion, diced 1 lg green pepper, diced 1 lb Traditional Brinery Tempeh, thawed and coarsely grated 2 cups tomato sauce 1 Tbsp tamari or soy sauce 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 Tbsp honey or sugar 2 tsp powdered garlic 1 tsp powdered yellow mustard 1 Tbsp smoked paprika 1 tsp coriander 1 tsp thyme 1½ tsp cumin Salt to taste 6 large or 10 small soft sandwich buns

Quick and Easy Kimchi Fried Rice

Add salt, pepper and other spices and pour into quart or halfgallon mason jars and cap.

Leave on the counter for approximately two days.

After fermentation is complete, store in refrigerator for up to nine months.

Recipe courtesy Ozuke, adapted from Quick and Easy Korean Cooking, by Cecelia Hae-Jin Lee.

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The Cruelty Solution

Animals raised for food deserve a decent life.

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~ Jessica Chipkin, Crate Free Illinois founder and president

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riscilla Reynolds was by her own admission a “mindless meat eater,” but when a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) came to her central Illinois county, a switch flipped in her brain. Experiencing and then understanding the repercussions of its effects on the community, environment and the animals themselves brought her to a new awareness and caused a permanent shift to buying only ethically and humanely raised meat for her family.

Now vice president of the nonprofit advocacy group Crate Free Illinois (CrateFreeIl. org), Reynolds hopes more people will make the switch to clean meat, thanks to the group’s Crate Free Illinois mobile app, listing local farmers that sell meat, dairy and eggs. They plan to add retail stores and restaurants, too. So far, approximately 1,000 people have downloaded

the app since its rollout at the end of last year.

Presently, about 450 farms across Illinois are listed in the app’s database, as well as a few from surrounding states. “People are so ingrained in their diet choices. Too may people are mindlessly purchasing and consuming,” says Reynolds. “I was just a thoughtless consumer; I’d buy whatever was the lowest price, and meat was a central part of every meal.”

Crate Free Illinois, started in 2014, also wants to raise awareness of what they believe are the dangers of large-scale factory farms that can span thousands of acres and which have developed a reputation for polluting surrounding areas and confining animals in high-density living conditions. “One of the major problems is people who are completely unaware of what happens to food animals,” says Crate Free

Illinois founder and President Jessica Chipkin. “People are very disconnected from what happens to the animals.”

Chipkin, who does not eat meat, calls herself a realist when it comes to getting people to change their dining habits, noting, “Pushing people away from factory farms requires us to embrace meat eaters and encourage them to purchase from local farmers who pasture raise their animals. That’s the only way we’re going to make changes.

If we did to dogs and cats what we do to pigs and chickens on factory farms, we’d be charged with animal cruelty.

Animals raised for food deserve a decent life.”

The Crate Free Illinois app came about last summer after Chipkin, who works in marketing and public relations, met with David Jelinek, one of her clients. His company, Creatix (ThinkCreatix.com), which designs apps and software, was in search of a nonprofit to partner with. The app filters entries by animal product type from bison to veal, as well as eggs and dairy, and allows users to contact small farmers near them that provide the food.

Crate Free Illinois is always looking for volunteers. Download the app at Tinyurl.com/CrateFreeIllinoisApp. For more information, visit CrateFreeIl.org.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Law of Attraction Workshop at Enlightened Balance – 6pm. 1st Thurs. Intensive workshop providing you the ability to manifest the life of your dreams. $30/class. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. Registration required: EnlightenedBalance.com.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Labor Day Campout at Angelic Organics Farm – Sept 3, 2pm-Sept 5, 12pm. End summer with a family camping trip on the farm. Meet our farm animals, explore the creek, and hike the forest and fields. We’ll cook using ingredients fresh from the farm and enjoy good times around the campfire. $85. Angelic Organics Learning Center & Farm, 1547 Rockton Rd, Caledonia. 815-389-8455.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Malcolm Smith, International Healer – Sept 6-8.

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Psychic Holistic Fair at Enlightened Balance – Sept 10 & 11. 9am-6pm, Sat; 9am-4pm, Sun. 2nd weekend each month. Readings, body balancing, artist trunk shows, classes. Free to enter; Classes starting at $10, Private Sessions starting at $20.

Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815307-1180. EnlightenedBalance.com.

TheosoFEST Mind, Body and Spirit Festival – 10am-5pm. Hosted by the Theosophical Society in America. Free, familyfriendly event celebrates the wisdom of the ages, the unity of all life and spiritual transformation.

Learn about meditative practices from many traditions and experts; stroll through the labyrinth; try qigong, yoga and tai ji; participate in a drum circle; or visit the Kids Korner. Vendors on hand offering demonstrations and food samples. $5 parking. 1926 N Main St, Wheaton. 630-668-1571 x 315.

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Fall Yoga Teacher Training Immersion – Saturdays, Sept 10-Nov 19. 11am-4pm. With Lisa Faremouth-Weber. This is Level One on the journey to your 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification accredited by Yoga Alliance. Heaven Meets Earth Yoga, 2736 Central St, Evanston. 847-475-1500.

HeavenMeetsEarthYoga.com.

Psychic Holistic Fair at Enlightened Balance – 11am-6pm. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa offers monthly Psychic Holistic Fairs on the 2nd full weekend each month. The majority of our practitioners have been featured on TV, radio, podcasts, magazines and books. Each day of the event has many options and each day the options are different. Our Retail Boutique is open during the event and we also have different Artist Trunk Shows out front each day.

First come, first served. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. For more offerings: EnlightenedBalance.com.

Chicago IANDS – 2-5pm. Support/study/resource forum for near-death, out-of-body, and spiritual experiences, losses. Guest Speaker: Eben Alexander III, MD; NDEr, neurosurgeon, author of Proof of Heaven, with Karen Newell. $20 suggested donation.

Evanston Hospital, Frank Auditorium, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston. 847-251-5758. ChicagoIANDS.org.

Energy Belly Dancing Class – 5:30-6:30pm. Energy Belly Dancing teaches you an attitude, a new way to open yourself into your divine feminine. It is a healing dance that opens your chakras and balances your yin/yang. Come join us and discover a new way of opening yourself up to your true self. Attire: Tshirt, yoga pants, and scarf for your waist (optional).

Instructor: Linda Roberts. $15. Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi, 1947 Cherry Ln, Northbrook. RSVP: 847-562-9642.

Tarot Fundamentals – 6-8pm. Beginners welcome. Class seating is limited & requires preregistration. $25/person. The Lady of Light, A New Age Boutique, 3441 N Broadway, Chicago To register: 206-605-1752. InspiredNewAge.com.

FOPCON’s 30th Anniversary Celebration – 6-9pm. For 30 years, the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory has been instrumental in making the Oak Park Conservatory a place where visitors can come together as a community, relax with family and friends and learn more about the world around them. Join the 30th Anniversary Celebration, to help us maintain our roots, sow seeds and nurture what grows. Bountiful hors d’oeuvres, open bar, online & silent auction, music. For more info: fopcon.org.

Drum Circle – 7-9pm. No experience needed.

Bring own drum or borrow one of ours. We begin with intention setting, stretches, and then drumming with a closing meditation. Open your heart and relieve stress with us. Suggested donation $10.

Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi, 1947 Cherry Ln, Northbrook. RSVP: 847-562-9642.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Eid Ul-Adha (Islam) Intuitive Dreams – 9:30am-1pm. There are many kinds of dreams, but intuitive dreams are often remembered after they come true. Intuitive dreams are the soul’s way to send you messages that are often vivid and in color. Find out how to discern a dream from intuitive dream. Bring a snack. CEUs available. $65, $55/10 days advance. Infinity Foundation, 1282 Old Skokie Rd, Highland Park. 847-831-8828.

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Hogs for Dogs (and Kitties Too) Charity Ride – 10:30am, registration; 11:45am, ride. Leisurely ride will wind through the northern suburbs, approximately 70 miles, ending at the after “Paw-ty” at Side-Outs Bar and Eatery, 4018 Roberts Rd, Island Lake. Food and live music. Heartland Animal Shelter, 2975 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook. Registration & more info: HeartlandAnimalShelter.net.

Psychic Wellness Fair – 11am-4pm. Variety of healing modalities and readers. Schedule a reading to bring perspective and solutions to your personal issues and circumstances. Get a healing session to experience love and healing energy. Free snack, beverages and raffle. Choose any 3 services 15 min each for $50; or 1 for $20. SunGates Center, 395 E Dundee Rd, Ste 500, Wheeling. 847-345-0988.

SunGatesCenter.com.

Migrating Monarchs Celebration – 12-3pm. Learn about this amazing globe-trotting butterfly and trace its migration route through fun activities, crafts and displays. See how monarchs are raised and tagged for tracking. Learn how you can help monarchs and other pollinators. Free. Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave, River Forest.

708-366-6530. fpdcc.com.

Trauma Release Exercises – 1-3pm. TRE invites you to release stress, tension and trauma which creates armoring within your body and emotions. re:fit welcomes Alyce Sorokie, founder and director of Partners in Wellness, to introduce you to this healing modality. $50. re:fit, 901 Waukegan Rd, Glenview.

847-657-0881. ReFitInc.com.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Metabolic Makeover – Tuesdays, Sept 13-Oct 18. 5-6pm. Learn how chronic disease, lifestyle choices, and stress affect your overall health. This 6-wk course focuses on tools and techniques you can use to help prevent and manage metabolic syndrome and related chronic conditions, such as diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and weight gain. Raby Institute, 500 N Michigan Ave, Ste 2100, Chicago. RSVP: 312-276-1212.

RabyIntegrativeMedicine.com.

Green Drinks Libertyville – 6:30pm. 2nd Tues.

Like-minded people meet to discuss issues of environmental importance and build awareness.

O’Toole’s Pub, 412 N Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville.

For more info: Facebook.com/greendrinkslibertyville or GreenDrinks.org.

The Babushkas of Chernobyl Film Screening – 7-8:45pm. Winner of over 6 awards and multiple sold-out showings at the Gene Siskel Film Center, The Babushkas of Chernobyl explores the lively existence of a group of elderly women who refused to abandon their homeland after the meltdown after the Chernobyl disaster. Free. Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette. 847-256-6952.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Leadership in Business & Personal Education: Business Transition/Succession Planning – 7:309am. Join fellow business owners and operators for our Leadership in Business and Personal Education (LiBaPE) series of breakfast seminars. Sept topic is planning for business transition and will feature Barry Goodman, Principal of Birkdale Transition Partners and Jeff Sweno of our wealth management. Discussion on transition/succession planning for closely held businesses including how value is enhanced when a transition is successfully planned for and executed. Free. Highland Park Bank & Trust, 1949 St. Johns Ave, 2nd Fl Board Room, Highland Park. HighlandParkBank.com.

The Babushkas of Chernobyl Film Screening – 1-3pm. See Sept 13 listing. Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette. 847-256-6952.

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Free Bio-Electro-Magnetic Field Sessions – 4-6pm. Free 8-min sessions on the Bemer 3000 Professional. Come any time. Increased blood flow, more energy, 1 million in use outside of USA in hospitals, doctor’s offices, clinics and in homes.

Garrett Wellness, 3020 N Kimball, Chicago. Tom Masbaum: 708-955-3634. EFT-Tom.com.

Free Discussion & Literature: Spiritual Changes Coming – 6:30-8:30pm. Nothing to join. Lots of “food for thought”, including St. Malachy, the Catholic Bishop in 1139 A.D. who prophesied that the present Pope is the last pope (The second coming? when he will not be needed as a representative?).

Also included are pictures and information about crop circles, UFOs and lots more. An interesting evening. Garrett Wellness, 3020 N Kimball, Chicago.

Tom Masbaum: 708-955-3634. EFT-Tom.com.

Decluttering as a Happy Spiritual Practice Workshop – 7pm. Workshop based on the book, The LifeChanging Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. The Kon-Mari Method offers simple tools for discarding and staying tidy, once and for all. While this workshop builds on classes offered earlier this year, we welcome new and returning students. Free-will offering. Unity Northwest Church, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines.

847-297-0997. UnityNorthwest.org.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Hispanic Heritage Month begins Zero Balancing I – 9am-5pm. With Sheila McCarthy-Daskovsky. Zero Balancing is a bodymind therapy that uses skilled touch to balance the relationship between body energy and structure to amplify wellness. Learn to work with both structure and energy consciously and simultaneously to identify and touch the energy movement in bone and joints. $595. Zero Balancing Wellness Center, 809 Ridge Rd, Ste 200, Wilmette. 847-920-9292.

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Enlightened Balance Community Meetup – 5pm.

3rd Thurs. Casual spiritual meetup, open discussion format, bring your thoughts and ideas, all welcome. Free. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. EnlightenedBalance.com.

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Integrative Aesthetics Info Session: Rejuvenate Your Skin, Rejuvenate Your Life – 5:30-6:30pm.

Learn more about the latest FDA-approved laser technology for tattoo removal, body sculpting, skin rejuvenation and vaginal health. The Raby Institute is among the first in the Midwest to offer these services. Find out how they work in conjunction with our detox program, which prepares the body to strengthen and re-build itself. Each treatment takes 15-25 mins, with no downtime and little to no discomfort. Attend this info session for more information on these non-invasive treatments that can help you look and feel your best. Free. Raby Institute, 500 N Michigan Ave, Ste 2100, Chicago. RSVP: 312-276-1212. RabyIntegrativeMedicine.com.

Grow a Fruit Tree Guild – 7-9:30pm. Did you know you can grow peaches, nectarines, pears, plums, cherries and apples in your yard? When grown as a fruit tree guild with companion plants maintenance is minimized, nutrition is increased, and diseases and pests are managed naturally. Learn how plants work harmoniously to create a miniecosystem designed to be self-sustaining. $25. The Resiliency Institute, 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville. 630-425-4285. TheResiliencyInstitute.net.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Mexican Independence Day Moon Festival (Chinese & Vietnamese) OSHO Retreat – Sept 16-18. 10am-12pm. Come experience powerful Active Meditation techniques of OSHO an enlightened mystic accompanied by the live music of Milarepa and One Sky Band, an international group of musicians. Allow the mysteries to unfold thru singing, dancing, meditation and celebration. N2270 State Rd 67, Walworth, WI. More info: 414-828-0004 or oshochicago.org.

The Heart Matters – 12-6:30pm. All answers lie within. We will talk about how the heart matters and it’s a place within that guides us. We will learn how to listen to this guidance, this infinite intelligence that lies in the heart. A course on strengthening your trust, intuition and inner guidance. $144.

RUAH Center, 1110 N Washington St, Naperville.

Registration required: 630-210-8688 or Heather@ GraceAngels.com.

Explore Your Lakes and Rivers Series: Humboldt Park Lagoon – 3-7pm. Explore the Humboldt Park lagoon while paddling a large voyageur canoe. No experience necessary; guided by expert paddlers.

Free. Humboldt Park Lagoon, Boathouse, 1400 N Sacramento Ave, Chicago. More info: Openlands.org.

Energy Healing Energy Medicine – Sept 17 & 18. 9am-4pm. Energy healing uses a light touch or no touch above the body to influence and balance the harmonics of the body’s energetic field. Learn about energy and how it heals along with several techniques to change the vibration of someone’s field. You will be able to do energy healing as well as receive energy healing in class. We will also use essences. $333. RUAH Center, 1110 N Washington St, Naperville. Registration required: 630-210-8688 or Heather@GraceAngels.com.

2-Day EFT With A Guarantee Certification – 9:30am-5pm. Learn the basics of EFT plus how to guarantee success in personal sessions for yourself and for clients. 13 CEs available for psychologists, MTs, yoga teachers and reflexologists. Besides learning EFT, you will experience the same benefits yourself as you will have the equivalent of a number of personal EFT sessions during the workshop. $195, $225. Soderworld Wellness Center, 16 W 501 Nielson Ln, Willowbrook. Tom Masbaum: 708-955-3634. EFT-Tom.com.

A.R.E. Holistic Fair – 10am-4pm. A wide range of remedies, techniques and methodologies associated with health and personal growth, based on the work of Edgar Cayce. A well-stocked bookstore, free short lectures and meditations. $35/25-min sessions. Edgar Cayce Holistic Center and Bookstore in Unity Northwest Church, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines. 847-299-6535. HolisticCenterChicago.com.

Autumn on the Prairie – 10am-5pm. Activities include 40 guided tours of the prairie and savannas, educational exhibits, butterfly hikes, self-guided prairie plant exploration hikes, rides through the prairie, and an opportunity to see Nachusa’s bison herd. Additional activities include local artists at work, a children’s tent and a live raptor display. Free.

Nachusa Grasslands, 2075 S Lowden Rd, Franklin Grove. tinyurl.com/zg4bcgu.

Hula Hooping Fun for Families – 1-2:30pm.

Creatively move with the hula hoop, learn games, and have a hula hooping contest. Kid and adult hula hoops provided for the class, or bring own. All levels welcome and no experience necessary. For children age 11 & older. $35, $25/10 days advance; 10% discount for siblings, adults accompanying children free. Infinity Foundation, 1282 Old Skokie Rd, Highland Park. Space limited; register: 847-831-8828 or InfinityFoundation.org.

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25th Annual Adopt-a-Beach Clean-up – Illinois Alliance for the Great Lakes volunteers of all ages will hit the beach and roll up their sleeves to make a favorite beach or shoreline even better. To find a nearby clean-up: GreatLakesAdopt.org.

Rock the Green Sustainability Festival 2016 – 2-11:30pm. World-class music, zero waste efforts, local and organic food. Line-up: Lord Huron, Robert Delong, Best Coast, The Heavy, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down and Trapper Schoepp. $35/general admission, $75/VIP. Reed Street Yards, S 3rd St & Freshwater Way, Milwaukee, WI. Info@RockTheGreen.com. RockTheGreen.com.

FamilyFarmed’s Urban Ag Bus Tour – 9am1:30pm. Tour 4 of the leading farm sites, community programs and sustainability incubators in Chicago and experience some of the most amazing urban ag projects in the nation. Tour locations include: Windy City Harvest, Growing Power, The Plant, Growing Home. $80. Bus pick up at Kitchfix Gold Coast, 1165 N State St, Chicago. Showclix.com/event/ familyfarmed-urban-ag-bus-tour.

Family Pizza Night on Angelic Organics Farm – 4-7pm. Guests will use farm fresh tomatoes and goat’s milk to make sauce and cheese from scratch and then bake the pizza is outside in an Earth oven. Also enjoy the beauty of nature and interact with adorable farm animals. $18. Angelic Organics Learning Center & Farm, 1547 Rockton Rd, Caledonia. 815-389-8455. LearnGrowConnect.org.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Hyde Park Handmade Artisan Bazaar and Farmers’ Market – 11am-4pm. Meet dozens of vendors at the indoor crafts and farmers’ market while listening to Hyde Park’s finest deejays spinning jazzy, soulful soundtracks to your shopping. Promontory Restaurant, upstairs lounge, 5311 S Lake Park Ave W, Chicago. 312-801-2100. Facebook.com/ HydeParkHandmade.

Monarch Festival – 11am-4:30pm. A celebration of the Monarch migration down to Mexico plus all things harvest. Join us for a family-filled day of activities including our butterfly tent, children’s crafts and hayrides. Also be a crafts fair, food vendors and canoe rentals. $6/person, free/age 2 & under. Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens, 7402 W Lake Katherine Dr, Palos Heights. 708-361-1873.

LakeKatherine.org.

Monarch Tagging – 2-3pm. Every fall, monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains make an incredible journey to their overwintering sites in Mexico. From Oak Park, that is 1,728 miles. Join us as butterfly enthusiast Janie Grillo explains this amazing event. She will also discuss how citizen scientists assist in learning more about this migration by tagging monarchs for Monarch Watch.

Nature permitting, live monarchs will be tagged and released from the conservatory. 615 Garfield St, Oak Park. Register: pdop.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Ending the Inflammation Cycle – 7pm. Richard Bisceglie, ND, CNS, discusses the role of inflammation in pain and chronic disease. Inflammatory processes can include: irritable bowel disease, allergies, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain syndrome, chronic headaches, muscle pain/aches. Gain an understanding of how inflammation affects their lives and create a plan to minimize the process.

Free. Center for Holistic Medicine, 240 Saunders Rd, Riverwoods/Deerfield. RSVP: 847-236-1701.

Holistic-Medicine.com.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Rights-of-Way: New Lifeline for Pollinators – 7pm. In May 2015, The White House issued the National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators, outlining priorities and actions to address severe declines in pollinator populations. Transportation and utility rights-of-way play a unique role in the initiative. Iris Caldwell, Research Engineer at the University of IllinoisChicago Energy Resources Center, will discuss steps being taken to turn these properties into pollinator conservation corridors that promote vibrant ecosystems across a range of landscapes. Free. Heller Nature Center, 2821 Ridge Rd, Highland Park.

For more info & complete schedule, Rena Cohen: 847-831-0331. LakeCookAudubon.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Int’l Day of Peace Medicine Cabinet Makeover with Essential Oils – 7-8:30pm. Libertyville High School, 708 W Park Ave, Libertyville. Payment & RSVP: comed128.org.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Autumn Equinox World Car-Free Day Free Shiatsu Intro – 10am-12:30pm. Learn the fundamental techniques and philosophies of Zen Shiatsu and chat with current students and instructors. Zen Shiatsu Chicago, 825A Chicago Ave, Evanston. 847-864-1130. ZenShiatsuChicago.org.

The Other Allergies – 7-8pm. Katie Bogaard, naturopathic doctor, will address the allergy that no one likes to talk about. IGG or delayed allergies are common and often times curable when properly treated. When left uninhibited they can cause unrestrained and unexplained inflammation in the body.

Learn what IGG allergies are; What the symptoms look like; Laboratory testing is available; How to make a plan to get you on the road to feeling better.

Free. Center for Holistic Medicine, 240 Saunders Rd, Riverwoods/Deerfield. RSVP: 847-236-1701.

Holistic-Medicine.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 How to Identify Birds Walking Workout – Sept 23-25. 4pm. Deer Grove West Forest Preserve, Deer Grove West off Dundee west of Quentin, east of rte 14. More info, Kim Spelman: WoodlandWalkingWorkout.com.

Autumn Equinox, A Shamanic Journey – 7-9pm.

Mabon, the Autumn Equinox, is a time for harvesting and reflecting on the past year. Considering the theme of the balance of light and dark, we will take a few moments to contemplate the contrasts in our own lives. A guided Journey creates an opening of consciousness for participants to receive the seasonal guidance for their goals. Afterwards, everyone shares their experience in an atmosphere of support and comraderie. $22/advance, $29/at door.

Zen Shiatsu Chicago, 825A Chicago Ave, Evanston.

847-864-1130. ZenShiatsuChicago.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Fall Detox – Saturdays, Sept 24-Oct 15, 11am12pm; Wednesdays, Sept 28-Oct 19, 5:30-6:30pm.

This unique group detoxification provides a comprehensive plan to follow during the four-week course.

Integrative medicine experts and industry leaders will teach you about the body’s detoxification process, as well as the role of food and supplementation.

Also learn how inflammation and environmental toxins impact the body. Raby Institute, 500 N Michigan Ave, Ste 2100, Chicago. RSVP: 312-276-1212.

RabyIntegrativeMedicine.com.

Emotional Enlightenment And Awakening Our Radiant Heart I Workshop – 11am-6pm. Healing our Inner Child’s Heart and Inner Wounded Self for Optimal Spiritual Development presented by Steven Hanauer. The first in a series of comprehensive experiential training workshops for spiritual enlightenment and Divine Self Realization; offering everything you need to know and do for becoming enlightened, including the essential soul skills, techniques and practices necessary for optimal soul growth and development. $65, $50/A.R.E. members.

The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center and Bookstore in Unity Northwest Church, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines. 847-299-6535.

Healing & Health Workshop – 2-5pm. How we pick up other’s energy and how to protect ourselves.

Experience EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques (with guaranteed success). Applied Kinesiology (muscle testing) to tap into your intuition, and free sessions on the Bemer Pro Set. $20. Heaven Meets Earth Yoga, 2736 Central St, Evanston. Tom Masbaum: 708-955-3634. EFT-Tom.com.

HopStop Craft Beer Festival – 4pm. Sample offerings from micro-local craft brewers such as Brickstone, Lake Effect, Lagunitas, Aquanaut, Kinslahger, Pipeworks, BuckleDown, Miskatonic, Marz, Hailstorm Brewing and Riverside’s own Quincy Street Distilling, among others. 100% of the proceeds go to the Olmsted Society in preserving and promoting Frederick Law Olmsted’s vision and fostering a sustainable future. Riverside Train station. More info & tickets: RiversideHopStop.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 McHenry County Farm Stroll and Market – 11am-5pm. Free, family-friendly, self-guided tour of 12 family-owned farms in McHenry County, including Richmond, Hebron, Harvard, Marengo, Union and Woodstock. Showcasing local organic and sustainable fruits, vegetables, animals and more.

Bring cash to purchase farm-grown food and farmrelated products. More info, McHenry County Farm Bureau: 815-338-1520 or mchenrycfb.org.

The New Human Workshop – 12-2pm. With Dr. Michael Cotton, Founder of Higher Brain Living Institute in Chicago. Discover the missing link in spiritual awakening. Research has shown that many years of intensive meditation can lead to increased energy in the higher brain, but what if you could skip the years of intensive practice and awaken the higher brain instantly? Free. Bodhi Spiritual Center, Vittum Theater, 1012 N Noble St, Chicago.

773-248-5683. BodhiSpiritualCenter.org.

Calandra Acupuncture Open House: Arlington Heights – 1-5pm. We invite you to stop by and see our new space. Meet the practitioners, ask some questions, and enter for your chance to win a raffle.

2015 S Arlington Heights Rd, Ste 111, Arlington Heights.RSVP: CalandraAcupuncture@gmail.com.

Private Sessions for In-Depth Healing and Heart Awakening – 2-6pm, by appt. With Steven Hanauer. Including healing the hurt and fears of your inner child and generating coherent healing heart states. Topics: learning to develop greater self-acceptance and self-love, deepen your heart connection with others and following the wisdom of your heart’s inner guidance for greater spiritual growth, happiness and fulfillment in your life. $70/ hr. The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center and Bookstore in Unity Northwest Church, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines. 847-299-6535.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Soma’s Health & Wellness Coaching Certification Program Begins – Are you ready to step into your passion of helping others? Would you like to transform your own health and life? Do you want the flexibility of being your own boss? Make the move to help others. The Soma Institute, 55 E Jackson Blvd, Ste 300, Chicago. 312-878-4636. Soma.edu.

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Mindfulness in Daily Life – 7-8:30pm. With Ann Letourneau, CSJ. Mindfulness, learning to pay attention, without judgment, to the present moment, is a simple practice that can change one’s life. Scientific research has shown that practicing mindfulness can help manage stress and increase quality of life.

During this introduction to mindfulness learn and practice some basic mindfulness techniques. $15.

The Well Spirituality Center, 1515 W Ogden Ave, LaGrange Park. 708-482-5048. csjthewell.org.

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Attorney Sally Wildman explores fundamentals of adopting a child and basic legal steps of this process. Highlights include different types of adoption, resources for initiating a search for an available child, and today’s trend of “openness.”

Program open to public; preregistration necessary.

Course #163-753 under “ONE OF A KIND” in the catalogue. $18/person. New Trier Extension Community Education, New Trier High School, 7 Happ Rd, Northfield. Registration closes Sept 26: 847-446-6600 or NewTrierExtension.org.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Hypnosis Certification Training – 11:30am-8pm.

Hypnosis remains the most powerful means of affecting personal development. Induce trance in others. Learn self-hypnosis. Create suggestions for positive change. Profoundly useful in stopping fear, anxiety, bad habits. Attend this 3-day intensive certification training. Bring a guest, save 50%. $795. JW Marriott, 151 W Adams, Chicago. 312-854-2270.

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Transforming Pain into Purpose Seminar – 7-9pm. With Uma Girish. Understand your approach to pain by discovering your relationship to both pain and pleasure. Gain some ideas on how you can transform the pain of your individual experience into purpose to bring more meaning and joy into your life. Free-will offering. Unity Northwest Church, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines. 847-297-0997.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Kendeñhgo:nah (Deer Has Full Tail, Winter Far Moon) Fall Native Tree and Shrub Sale – Sept 30 & Oct 1. 9am-6pm, Fri; 9am-12pm, Sat. Large selection of native trees and shrubs at our 4th annual fall sale.

Conserve Lake County, 32492 N Almond Rd, Grayslake. 847-548-5989. ConserveLakeCounty.org.

12th Annual Lightworkers Conference – Sept 30-Oct 2. 3pm, Fri-6pm, Sun. Features high-energy lectures, shopping and live entertainment. It showcases bestselling authors, leadership coaches, spiritual entrepreneurs and channelers commenting on pertinent, cutting-edge topics. Speaking topics include spirituality and personal growth, holistic healing, angels, near-death experiences, quantum psychics, past lives, hypnosis, releasing poverty consciousness, and experiential exercises.

Cost varies. Benedictine University, 5700 College Rd, Lisle. 630-579-8184. LightworkersConference.com.

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DIY Dinner Date on Angelic Organics Farm – 6-9pm. Make several seasonal soups and salads using fresh organic produce from Angelic Organics farm. Then head out for a sensory evening hike around the farm, meet farm animals and enjoying the beauty of nature. BYOB. $50. Angelic Organics Learning Center & Farm, 1547 Rockton Rd, Caledonia. 815-389-8455. LearnGrowConnect.org.

BIO Feedback – 7:30pm. Have you ever wondered about BIO Feedback and how it can benefit you in your life? Renata will teach how Bio feedback works, answer questions, time permitting will have demonstrations. She will also share some of the great highlights from a seminar using BIO Feedback to help heal certain body imbalances. Time permitting guided meditation. Bring pot luck item to share. Location TBD. RSVP: 847-509-8289 or MicheleHeather1@yahoo.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 2016 Walk for Farm Animals and Fun Run – 7:45am, registration. Raise funds and awareness for the national nonprofit Farm Sanctuary. A 2-mile walk or run along Chicago’s lakefront. Grove 13 near Belmont Harbor. For more info: Crowdrise. com/2016WalkforFarmAnimals.

Chicago Vegan Mania 8 – 10am-5pm. The ultimate celebration of compassionate culture. Open to all: vegans and omnivores alike. Speakers include Jane Velez-Mitchell, Farm Sanctuary co-founder Gene Bauer and James Loomis, MD. Speakers, cooking demos, free goodie bags, live music, exhibit hall and giant food court.

Free. Broadway Armory, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago. ChicagoVeganMania.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 Nature as our Pharmacy: Intro to Herbs & Herbal Preparations – 9:30am-3:30pm. In this hands-on, highly interactive workshop, you will be introduced to 5 valuable plants readily found in our area through a plant walk and in-class herbal remedy making.

Learn how to identify these plants, when to harvest, how to grow them, and how to prepare them for nourishment and healing. $78. The Resiliency Institute, 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville. 630425-4285. TheResiliencyInstitute.net.

Guided Tree and Prairie Walk in Wilmette – 1-2pm. Join friends and neighbors for a free, guided tree and prairie walk and learn how to identify trees and native plants in your yard, neighborhood and parks. Discover the basics of how to protect your trees against environmental stresses and the benefits of planting native trees and plants. Family-friendly event presented by Go Green Wilmette in partnership with the Wilmette Park District and the Village of Wilmette. Dogs on leashes are welcome. Centennial Park, 2300 Old Glenview Rd, Wilmette. Details: GoGreenWilmette.org.

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Herbal Traditions Retreat with Rosemary Gladstar & Friends – Oct 7-9. Retreat for women. Participants will choose a learning track and will have time with Gladstar during evening activities. Camp Helen Brachman, Almond, WI. For complete schedule & registration: MidwestWomensHerbal.com/#!registrationherbaltraditions retreat/c8i5.

Professional Feng Shui Training – Oct 21-23.

This is the first 24 hrs of “In Person” Professional Certification. $738; save $99 for early registration. Oak Brook location. Info & register: 630-279-8870, LauriePawli@gmail.com, TheFengShuiSchoolOfChicago.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 Epigenetic Healing Method Seminar – 9am-4pm.

With Bernard Straile, BS, DC and developer of the SHOW Technique. Learn: basic muscle testing/ kinesiology skills, principles of energy medicine with a focus on epigenetics, how to interact with cellular DNA per subtle energies, allergy elimination, and immune system modulation. Participants will be able to be scanned for thousands of allergens, pathogens, environmental chemicals, emotions and experience a feedback treatment. $98, light, healthy lunch provided. Courtyard Chicago Deerfield, 800 Lake Cook Rd, Deerfield. For more info & to register: 315-430-4211, DocStraile@gmail.com or imaet.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 Dynamic Women’s Conference – 8:30am4:30pm. A unique mix of learning from inspirational keynotes, mingling with other like-minded professionals and participating in exclusive VIP opportunities. Portion of the proceeds to benefit the DPWN Angel Foundation. Meadows Club 2950 W Golf Rd, Rolling Meadows. Register: DynamicWomensConference.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 30 Days of Doing – Oct 15-Nov 15. Peterson Garden Project is seeking sponsors and partners to support 30 Days of Doing, an action campaign, to build new Pop-up Victory gardens, harvest existing gardens, donate to food and nutrition partners, learn about how food gardening and home cooking education makes a difference in people’s lives and raise funds for scholarship and Grow2Give programs for 2017. For more info: 855747-4769 x 5 or PetersonGarden.org.

All Angel Day – 10am-4pm. One day to focus on connecting your total being with the angelic realm.

The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center and Bookstore in Unity Northwest Church, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines. 847-299-6535. HolisticCenterChicago.com.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Nutrition Myth Busters Course – Tuesdays, Oct 18-Nov 8. 7-9pm. Harper College Adult Enrichment Course. Whether it is an old food myth or one started by a modern fad, myths have no place in nutrition. You will engage with a nutritionist in this class to help you determine the best balance for your own nutritional needs. Instructor Madelaine Schaufel a registered dietitian nutritionist. Register, Course LIO0149: GoForward.HarperCollege.edu/ce/index.php.

Pregnancy Massage and Women’s Health Continuing Education Course for Licensed Massage Therapists – Oct 21 & 23. 9am-5:10pm. 16 CE hrs.

The Soma Institute, 55 E Jackson Blvd, Ste 300, Chicago. 312-878-4636. Soma.edu.

Feng Shui in a Day – 9:30am-4:30pm. Learn to create a nurturing environment in your home with this eye-opening class. $108. Oak Brook location. Info & register: 630-279-8870, LauriePawli@gmail.com, TheFengShuiSchoolOfChicago.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 McHenry County Green Living Expo – 10am-3pm. Community members interested in doing business with local eco-friendly professionals. Individuals who wish to educate themselves about topics like local food options, eco-friendly businesses and shopping, energy savings, sustainable principles for daily life. People looking for new ways to incorporate sustainable principles into their lives. Free admission. McHenry County College, Gymnasium, 8900 U.S. Hwy 14, Crystal Lake. 815-455-3700. McHenry.edu/ GreenExpo.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 The Courage to Be You – Nov 12-13. Downtown Chicago. Register for Early Bird savings: iiee.training.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Chicago Food Tank Summit – Features heroes like Denise O’Brien and Fred Kirschenmann and food leaders such as David Barber, Monica Eng, Rick Bayless, Angela Mason, Ben Burkett, Alesha Black, Joseph Erbentraut and others discussing topics ranging from running an agricultural business to transparency in the food system. After the panel discussions, a reception at 5:30pm held and then a 4-course plated dinner at 7pm.

Gleacher Center, 450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago.

For a complete schedule and to obtain $100 off tickets, use the promo code ONEHUNDRED: eventbrite. com/e/2016-food-tank-summit-chicago-il-tickets-20817007229.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Globalfest – 5:30-9pm. Join Chicago Fair Trade and help celebrate our 10th anniversary. Hosted by Jerome McDonald. National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W 19th St, Chicago.

Tickets & more info: ChicagoFairTrade.org.

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daily all month $25 Off Whole Body Check Up with Naturopathic Doctor – Thru Sept. Receive a whole-body evaluation by Dr. Alla Arutcheva. 4 different tests done: a Metatron-Oberon diagnostic bio-device, microscopic blood analysis, nail and tongue analysis, and iridology. Antalee Wellness Spa, 1834-36 Glenview Rd, Glenview. 847-486-1130. Antalee.com. $45 Spa Manicure + Pedicure – Thru Sept. Enjoy getting your fingers/toes soaked, nails filed, and cuticles trimmed. Hands/feet exfoliated and massaged to hydrate, nourish, and protect from environmental stress. Antalee Wellness Spa, 1834-36 Glenview Rd, Glenview. 847-486-1130. Antalee.com. $45 Swedish Massage – Thru Sept. Receive a 50-min Swedish massage. This classic form of soft-tissue massage relaxes the body, increases blood circulation and lymph flow, enhances range of motion, and eases muscle aches and tension. Excellent for first-time clients. Antalee Wellness Spa, 1834-36 Glenview Rd, Glenview. 847-486-1130.

Antalee.com. $59.99 Body Exfoliation with Feet Treatment – Thru Sept. Body exfoliation is a reviving treatment that returns that youthful glow, as the entire body is exfoliated to buff away dead skin cells with a blend of our special exfoliating products. Antalee Wellness Spa, 1834-36 Glenview Rd, Glenview.

847-486-1130. Antalee.com. $75 Anti-Aging or Ultrasonic Facial – Thru Sept.

With a revolutionary, non-surgical approach, and the help of anti-aging masks, serums, and Vitamin C & K concentrated ampoules you will see an increase of collagen production, and your skin will regain elasticity and plumpness. Facial also includes the use of galvanic/ultrasonic machine that helps ampoules penetrate deeper into the skin layers. The last touch is a special facial & décolleté massage using our unique technique that improves blood circulation, and prevents further aging. Antalee Wellness Spa, 1834-36 Glenview Rd, Glenview. 847-486-1130. Antalee.com. $155 90-Minute Massage & Organic Deep Cleansing Facial – Thru Sept. Receive any 90 minute massage of your choosing, followed by an organic deep cleansing facial. Massage options include: Swedish, deep tissue, aromatherapy, reflexology, sports, prenatal, and hot stone. Customized facial offers deep exfoliation, hydration, and extractions, using all-natural and organic ingredients. Antalee Wellness Spa, 1834-36 Glenview Rd, Glenview.

847-486-1130. Antalee.com.

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Complimentary Anti-Aging Consultation and Skin Analysis – With Dr. Promila Banerjee. Learn about the new revolutionary Scition® Dual Wavelength, most advanced FDA-approved hybrid laser along with Broadband Light. Zero downtime. Halo Laser & Aesthetic Medicine, Waukegan Rd, Northfield. 847-260-7300. ChicagoHalo.com.

Free 15-Minute Phone Consultation for Health & Success – Discover how you can achieve ultimate happiness and health with InteriorWerx. Clear emotional and energetic abnormalities that cause dis-ease, such as anxiety, pain, sadness, discomfort, allergies, recurring physical injury and more.

There is immediate relief from symptoms, bringing health back to true form. 312-479-7893. RSVP: InteriorWerx.us.

Free Communication, Cognition or Swallowing Screening – 7-10pm. By appt Mon-Fri during the 2nd week of each month. For all persons 18 and over. Your skills quickly assessed by a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist. Payne Wellness Center, 830 E Higgins, Ste 111Z, Schaumburg.

847-275-8517. PayneWellnessCenter.abmp.com.

Have a Welcoming Nest Playshop – Gather your friends for a fun and nurturing experience as you weave and craft your very own Welcoming Nest.

Perfect for a baby shower, house warming event or birthday party to welcome something new and precious into your life. TheWelcomingNest.com/ Playshops.

Heal Chronic UTIs – End the UTI cycle for good and enjoy a more vibrant life. The UTI Soulution is a 4-session holistic healing program that allows for emotional energy flow and helps you discover your body’s personal health blueprint. Schedule your free 20-min consultation today. Meryl Feldman, Mind-body Coach: 773-609-3770.

BlossomWithinCoaching.com.

NowStudio Special – Sept-Oct. For first-time clients, a 1-hr session for $80 ($110 value), focusing on CranioSacral Therapy and intuitive work. 79 W Monroe St, Ste 827, Chicago; 2515 N California Ave, Logan Square. For appt: 773-276-5278 or NowStudio.co.

The Grief Recovery Method Outreach Program – Groups forming now. The action program for emotionally moving beyond death, divorce and 42 other losses. People say you have to let go and move on in your life, but they don’t tell you what you need to do to accomplish that. Highland Park. Register & more info: 847-373-7456 or Cantor@Har-Shalom.com. LyndaDresher.com. ®

AKASHIC RECORD READING – Open the record of your soul’s journey to find information to support you in your life right now, heal your past and help you into your future. Heal. Grow. Investigate. Find direction. Lin Ewing: 847-609-0034.

AstrologicalDetails.com.

ASTROLOGY ASTROLOGY – Understand yourself, your motivations, your feelings. Recognize your talents, strengths, successes. Overcome difficulties and confusion. Astrology can help pull it all together. Relationships. Career. Plan the future. Serious astrology for serious seekers. Private, personal consultations.

Lin Ewing: 847-609-0034. AstrologicalDetails.com.

classes and workshops BECOME A LICENSED TEACHER IN LOUISE HAY’S PHILOSOPHY – Complete manuals and materials provided plus extensive follow-up.

Cost includes hotel lodging in San Diego and meals.

This training is approved by Louise and authorized

by Hay House. October 22-29. HealYourLifeTraining.com/Teacher-Training.

donate your car GOT AN OLDER CAR, BOAT OR RV? – Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society.

800-433-8641.

emergency preparedness Emergencies can strike at any time – Wise Food Storage makes it easy to prepare with tasty, easy-to-cook meals that have a 25-year shelf life. Free sample. Call 800-620-8157.

health products GOT KNEE PAIN? BACK PAIN? SHOULDER PAIN? – Get a pain-relieving brace little or no cost to you. Medicare Patients call Health Hotline now!

1-800-589-0629.

Theta Healing/Emotional Blocks – With Agnes Loughlin, RN, NP. Feel radiant and powerful.

Discover the blocks in your subconscious mind that interfere with your health or relationships.

Change limiting beliefs about loving yourself, receiving love, feeling worthy, trusting, anxiety, emotional energies that cause pain, and many more. 773-791-9590. AgnesLoughlin@comcast.net.

MiraclesInWellness.com.

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sunday Wise Aging 6-Wk Peer Group – Groups forming now. With trained facilitator and Jewish cantor Lynda Hope Dresher says. The Wise Aging program provides new resources and support to live the later years with spirit, resilience and wisdom. Highland Park. Register & more info: 847-373-7456 or Cantor@Har-Shalom.com. LyndaDresher.com.

Wicker Park Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 30.

8am-2pm. Local and regional farmers, food producers and processors sell handmade and homegrown fruit and vegetables, baked goods, meats, cheeses, flowers and more. 2nd & 3rd Sun includes children’s cooking classes and live music and theater performances. Free. 1425 N Damen Ave, Chicago.

WickerParkBucktown.com.

Sunday Celebration Services – 9 & 11am. Led by Greg Barrette and featuring music by Megon McDonough. Unity Northwest is a center for spiritual growth, offering tools for living at every level of expression. Free-will offering. Unity Northwest, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines. 847-297-0997.

UnityNorthwest.org.

The Mike Nowak Show Radio Program – 9-11am.

Weekly local radio show focused on gardening and the environment, with lots of humor to wake us up on a Sunday. Author and garden guru Mike Nowak hosts a variety of guests and weatherman Rick DiMaio in live show, also available in Podcast on Mikenowak.net and streaming live on Que4.org, Que4’s Facebook page and the TuneIn radio app.

Glenwood Sunday Market – Thru Oct. 9am2pm. Providing local, sustainable foods that are also organic whenever possible. Held at the southbound Glenwood between Morse & Lunt on the west side of the CTA tracks, Rogers Park.

GlenwoodSundayMarket.org.

Jefferson Park Sunday Market – Thru Oct. 9:30am1:30pm. 2nd & 4th Sun. Food and craft vendors and entertainment. Jefferson Park, corner of Lawrence & Long, Chicago. 773-282-3879. jpna.net/fm.

Angel Intuition Insight 101 at Enlightened Balance – 10am. 1st or 2nd Sun. Learn to trust your own intuition and your Angel guides during this fun interactive class. $20/class. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. Registration required: EnlightenedBalance.com.

Sunday Celebration Service – 10am. We exist to reveal love, honor all paths and celebrate life.

Youth programming available for ages 0-18. All are welcome. Bodhi Spiritual Center, Vittum Theater, 1012 N Noble St, Chicago. 773-248-5683.

BodhiSpiritualCenter.org.

The Power of Crystals at Enlightened Balance – 10am. 3rd or 4th Sun. Discover the benefits of crystals and receive your personal crystal “prescription” channeled from spirit. $20/class. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. Registration required: EnlightenedBalance.com.

Ki-Hara Resistance Stretching Class – 11am12pm. Stretch and strengthen your hips and shoulders using the revolutionary flexibility method, Ki-Hara. Increase range of motion and decrease pain in half the time of yoga. $5 for first class.

Stretch Chi, 410 S Michigan Ave, Ste 841, Chicago. Advance registration required: 773-750-5031.

StretchChi.com Out Chicago Radio Program – 11am-1pm. The only local and live LGBT radio show in the Chicago Metro Area. Focuses on LGBT life, current events and civil rights hosted by Scott Duff, a Chicago-based actor, comedian, theatre educator and activist. On WCPTAM 820, WCPT-FM 92.7 (North), WCPY-FM 92.5 (West), and WCPQ-FM 99.9 (South). Call-in: 773763-WCPT. ChicagosProgressiveTalk.com.

Yoga for Strength and Silence – 12-1:30pm.

Begin your week with bliss. Enjoy a rejuvenating hatha class closed with restorative poses and guided meditation. Align body and mind for the days ahead. $10. Urban Escape Healing, 1049 N Ashland Ave, Chicago. 312-547-9247. UrbanEscapeHealing.com.

Ecstatic Dance – 1-3pm. Gather in our sacred space, set intention, move, dance, sweat, let go, energize. It’s a fun free-form workout meditation. $15 or class pass. Heaven Meets Earth Yoga, 2746 Central St, Evanston. 847-475-1500.

HeavenMeetsEarthYoga.com.

monday Gluten-Free Monday – 10am-8pm. All gluten-free grocery items 10% off all-day long. Free. Earthly Goods Health Foods, 6951 Grand Ave, Gurnee.

847-855-9677. Earthly-Goods.com.

Community Acupuncture – 11am-1pm. $20$40. Nirvana Naturopathics, 1500 Shermer Rd, Ste LL29, Northbrook. 847-508-1470.

NirvanaNaturopathics.com.

markyourcalendar Footbath Detox Mondays – 11am-6pm. Sluggishness, fatigue, low energy and poor sleep? A 30-min ionic footbath stimulates cells to release toxins and rebalance the cellular system that is responsible for overall health. The process continues after the toxins are dislodged during treatment, allowing your entire body to function optimally. Save $10. Nutritional Health Solutions, 480 Elm Pl, Ste 108, Highland Park.

847-207-2034. DigestiveHealthSolutions.com.

Community Acupuncture – 2:30-6pm. A powerful way to experience the healing effects of acupuncture. $30-$50. Be Optimal Holistic Health Center, 1249 Waukegan Rd, Glenview. 847-486-8000.

BeOptimal.com.

Free Walking Clinic – Thru Sept 29. 5:30-6:30pm., Mon & Thurs. Learn how to get the most out of walking as exercise. All fitness levels welcome.

Meet at Wallace Bowl, Gillson Park, Lake & Michigan, Wilmette. pftl.net.

Logan Square Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 30. 10am-3pm. Food, music, entertainment, socializing, fun. Held on Logan Blvd from Milwaukee Ave to Whipple St, Chicago.

LoganSquareFarmersMarket.org.

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Meditation Mondays – 7-8pm. Enjoy the art form of meditation and reiki to cleanse, clear and balance your chakras, mind, body and spirit through guided meditation. $12; Punch cards available for purchase on website. Themes: 5/2, Cleanse and Clear; 5/9, Intuitive Connection; 5/16, Love All; 5/23, Wealth and Abundance. Motherella Metaphysical Center, 810 Arlington Heights Rd, Ste 4, Itasca. 630-306-0055.

Motherella.com.

An Exploration of Meditation – 7-8:15pm.

Space limited. $20/session. Libertyville location.

RSVP, Carla Gorsky, CMT: 847-367-8842 or Carla@ThePeacefulHeart.com.

Mindfulness Meditation – 7:30-8pm. A true beginner’s meditation class to help you explore a diverse range of concentration and meditation techniques from the kriya yoga tradition. No experience required. Free. Aayu Clinics, Lakeview Immediate Care, 1645 W School St, Chicago. 773-227-3669.

LakeviewImmediateCare.com/aayu-yoga.

tuesday Beginning Mat Pilates – 10-11am. Amanda Kantor, Certified Pilates Instructor, leads a beginning level mat Pilates exercise class. Limited enrollment. $100/4 wks. re:fit, 901 Waukegan Rd, Glenview. For more info & appt: 847-657-0881. ReFitInc.com.

Community Acupuncture – 1-2pm. $20$40. Nirvana Naturopathics, 1500 Shermer Rd, Ste LL29, Northbrook. 847-508-1470.

NirvanaNaturopathics.com.

Plant Clinic Hours – 2-4pm. Held year round. Gardening or house plant questions? Our horticulturist can help. Bring in photos or a sample of your plant for identification or disease diagnostics. Complimentary houseplant potting service available, for a suggested donation. You provide the plant and pot and we provide the soil and expertise. Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St, Oak Park. 708-725-2400. pdop.org.

Shiatsu Student Clinic – 7 or 8pm. Clients receive a 45-min session from an advanced Zen Shiatsu student. Sessions are performed in a group setting with instructor observation. $35/45-min or $90/3 treatments. Zen Shiatsu Chicago, 825A Chicago Ave, Evanston. Availability limited; for appts: 847864-1130. ZenShiatsuChicago.org.

Wise Woman Gathering – 7-8:30pm. Strengthening intuitive wisdom, authentic greatness, personal empowerment and self-esteem in a supportive, natural environment. The Dance Building, 1330 Webford, Des Plaines. 847-258-7225. wwwwomenswisdom@aol.com. WomensWisdom.org.

Tai Chi Class – 8:15pm. See Sat listing. Whole Health Acupuncture, 50 Turner Ave, Elk Grove Village. 847-357-3929. WholeHealthPrograms.com.

wednesday Green Youth Farm – Thru Oct 12. 9am-1pm. Teens from low-income communities work at the Green Youth Farm in Lake County to grow produce while gaining paid work experience, entrepreneurial skills and exposure to healthy foods and cooking. Fresh produce available for purchase. Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 N Green Bay Rd, Chicago. lcfpd.org/ preservation-foundation/green-youth-farm.

Where words fail, music speaks. ~Hans Christian Andersen

Happy Hour Free Acupuncture – 11am-12pm.

Initial evaluation and treatment for instant pain relief or any health concerns. For videos look up Deerfield Community Acupuncture on YouTube.

The best doctor is in your body. Get well naturally. Free. Deerfield Community Acupuncture, 405 Lake Cook Rd, Ste 211, Deerfield. 847-845-4090.

DeerfieldCommunityAcupuncture.com.

Community Acupuncture – 11am-1pm. $20$40. Nirvana Naturopathics, 1500 Shermer Rd, Ste LL29, Northbrook. 847-508-1470.

NirvanaNaturopathics.com.

Magical Tarot at Enlightened Balance – 4pm.

Also Thurs, 10am. Increase your tarot knowledge through this discussion of symbols, colors, meanings and cards. Bring a deck or purchase one of ours. $10/class. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. Registration required: EnlightenedBalance.com.

thursday Mindfulness Meditation Sessions – 5:30pm, every other Thurs. Join Cantor Lynda on a silent Botanic Garden walk and meditation. Mindful meditation practice focuses your being in the here and now where miracles live. If you want to experience the beauty of nature, exercise your body, and rejuvenate your spirit, join our wonderful community. Highland Park. For location & schedule: Lynda.Dresher@gmail.com.

Stretch Thursday – 6am-5pm. Chain Reflex® Stretch Therapy can help. Looking to reduce pain especially in your lower back and neck? Interested in increasing flexibility and mobility? Suffering from pain? Want to move better and feel better? Stretching benefits: improved posture; reduced risk of injuries; releases endorphins which are natural pain suppressants; decrease stress and muscle soreness. Whether its golf, tennis, running or sitting these activities can often lead to unwanted stiffness or injury due to a lack of mobility and flexibility. Introductory offer: $65.

3330 Dundee Rd, Ste S5, Northbrook. For an appt: 847-272-3700. ChainReflex.com.

Community Acupuncture – 1-2pm. $20$40. Nirvana Naturopathics, 1500 Shermer Rd, Ste LL29, Northbrook. 847-508-1470.

NirvanaNaturopathics.com.

Low-Line Market – 3-8pm, thru Sept 1. 3-7pm, Sept 8-Oct 13. An experience where neighbors can meet and gather while having greater access to a collection of high-quality produce, proteins and artisanal foods from local farms and vendors. Held at the auxiliary exit of the Southport Brown Line CTA Station (just north of Southport & Roscoe), Lakeview. LowLineMarket.com.

Shamanic Instruction at Enlightened Balance – 6pm. 2nd, 4th or 5th Thurs starting Sept 22.

Practical mentoring style instruction to help you start, continue and meet others on your Shamanic Path. $20/class. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. Registration required: EnlightenedBalance.com.

friday Manifestation Meditation at Enlightened Balance – 10am. Also Sat, 10am. Join us for this meditation with a purpose, reveal hidden resolutions for your unique situation. Registration preferred but walk-ins welcomed. $10/class. Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, 30 N Williams St, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. EnlightenedBalance.com.

Community Acupuncture – 11am-1pm. $20$40. Nirvana Naturopathics, 1500 Shermer Rd, Ste LL29, Northbrook. 847-508-1470.

NirvanaNaturopathics.com.

Mindfulness & Wellness: Managing Stress, Creating Health, Encouraging Balance – 1:15-2:30pm.

With Archana Lal-Tabak, MD, and Jim Lal-Tabak.

Learn about the mind-body connection and a variety of mindfulness exercises. Experience natural stress reduction strategies and tools. Each class is selfcontained and a new wellness-educational topic and mindfulness technique presented every week.

Scholarships and work study available. Series of 4 classes or individual classes. Drop-ins welcome.

Heart of Transformation Wellness Institute, 1618 Orrington Ave, Ste 206, Evanston. RSVP & for cost info: 847-425-9355, LalTabak@mac.com.

saturday Mighty House Radio Program – 8-11am. Funny, friendly experts with answers and ideas to help with all of your home improvement projects. Join Ron Cowgill, Robbie Ehrhardt, Rich Cowgill and the Mighty House team each Saturday morning to get help with all your home improvement and repair issues. On WCPT-AM 820, WCPTFM 92.7 (North), WCPY-FM 92.5 (West), and WCPQ-FM 99.9 (South). Call-in: 773-763-WCPT. ChicagosProgressiveTalk.com. MightyHouse.net.

Evanston Farmers’ Market – Thru Nov 5. 7:30am1pm. 58 vendors: fruits, vegetables, meat, flowers, cheese, milk, eggs and bakery items. Reusable and biodegradable bags sold on site. LINK cards accepted, and the Friends of Evanston Farmers’ Markets offers matching funds. Intersection of University Pl & Oak Ave, Evanston. Info, Myra Gorman: 847-448-8045, mgorman@cityofevanston.org.

Glenview Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 8. 8am12pm. Locally grown fruits and vegetables, as well as meats, dairy, baked goods, fresh cut flowers, and much more. Historic Wagner Farm, 1510 Wagner Rd, Glenview. GlenviewFarmersMarket.org.

Homewood Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 8. 8am1pm. Features activities for families, a wide assortment of regional farmers, non-profit organization booths, live music and more. Last Saturday of the month features the addition of a Hunt & Gather market for unique vintage and hand-crafted wares.

Martin Avenue Square, across from Village Hall, 2020 Chestnut Rd, Homewood. 708-798-3000.

HomeSweetHomewood.com.

Tai Chi Class – 8:45am. Also Tues, 8:15pm.

Reduce stress; increase flexibility and balance; improve muscle strength and definition; increase energy; stamina and agility. Wear flat-soled shoes and loose fitting clothes. $10/class. Whole Health Acupuncture, 50 Turner Ave, Elk Grove Village.

847-357-3929. WholeHealthPrograms.com.

Nia Technique: The Original Barefoot Mind-BodySpirit Fitness – 9:30-10:30am. Also Tues & Thurs.

Nia tunes your mind as it tones your body. A joyful way to get fit, with it you gain flexibility, mobility and strength. Nia combines the precision and power of the martial arts, the self-expression and freedom of the dance arts, and the wisdom and flow of the healing arts to achieve profound results for all bodies, all ages, all abilities. Bring a mat for floor work.

Led by Aliess Kime, Certified Nia Teacher. $14/ drop-in. Raydiant Day Center, 1400 Greenleaf St, Evanston. RSVP: 847-869-6477. RaydiantDay.com.

Community Acupuncture – 11am-1pm. $20$40. Nirvana Naturopathics, 1500 Shermer Rd, Ste LL29, Northbrook. 847-508-1470.

NirvanaNaturopathics.com.

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communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural health care & green living in our community.

acupuncture WHERE “WELLNESS DRIVES YOU” 3535-A Rose, Franklin Park 60131 847-233-0806 • Cell: 708-308-8669

Acupuncture has treated billions, yes billions of people for over 5000 years. Depression, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, weight loss, back pain, addictions, infertility, cosmetic acupuncture.

WHOLE HEALTH ACUPUNCTURE 50 E Turner Ave, Elk Grove Village 847-357-3929 WholeHealthPrograms.com

Offering community acupuncture on a sliding scale from $15-$40.

Acupuncture is most effective when done consistently and for a full course of treatment. This brings faster relief, so you can get back to work and the things that you enjoy. Pricing lets you afford to have acupuncture simply because it feels good.

acupuncture & traditional oriental medicine LANA MOSHKOVICH, LAc, ND, MSOM

1500 Shermer Rd, Ste LL29, Northbrook 60062 847-715-9044 Nirvana.Naturopathics@gmail.com NirvanaNaturopathics.com Trained in both Western and Oriental Medicine, I use acupuncture and a dietary approach along with herbal remedies to resolve musculoskeletal pain, internal medicine health issues, insomnia, anxiety and women’s health. Schedule your initial appointment on NirvanaNaturopathics.com to find out if acupuncture can help you. Get a healthier and alternative approach to your chronic health conditions.

angel readings ANGEL READINGS

BY SOPHIA Intuitive Resources 847-564-6159

An Angel reading gives insight to issues regarding loved ones, family, career, etc. Will help guide and connect you with your guardian angels. Over 17 years experience in mastering the art of Angel healing and readings. See ad on page 51.

animal communication Whispers of Love

Linda Roberts 312-231-5607 Linda@TheWhispersOfLove.com TheWhispersOfLove.com Helping people and animals to heal their past, present, and to live healthy lives is Linda’s passion. Animal Communication provides assistance with behavioral issues, recent adoptions, illnesses, allergies, medical concerns and more. Communication coupled with energy work may benefit all family members. Linda performs and teaches energy sessions, animal communication, Shamanism, Reiki and Belly Dance.

astrology & numerology Psychic & Astrology Readings

Look for the Little Purple House 20406 Rand Rd, Kildeer 60074 847-764-2700 Psychic, clairvoyant and medium will answer any and all questions providing you with insight regarding relationships, career, family, etc.

bodywork Roth Structural Integration

Diane Roth, BCSI Highland Park, 60035 847-533-3213 • RothSI.com Structural Integration (SI) realigns, rebalances and re-educates the body through manual therapy and movement education. Chronic pain, bad posture, tired and achy bodies are signs that the body is out of balance. SI benefits include decreased pain, injury rehabilitation, improved posture, ease in movement, and increased flexibility and stamina.

ZEN SHIATSU CHICAGO

825 Chicago Ave, Evanston 60202 847-864-1130 ZenShiatsuChicago.org You’ll feel the stress melt away like the snow in spring through our relaxation-focused shiatsu massage practice, which offers the same energizing benefits as acupuncture combined with the restorative power of yoga poses. Dress in cozy threads, shiatsu is performed on fully clothed clients. Professional and student therapists available.

See ad on back cover.

Zero Balancing Wellness Center

Mary H. Murphy, LMT, CZB, CST-D 809 Ridge Rd, Ste 200, Wilmette 60091 847-920-9292 • ZBWellness.com Zero Balancing (ZB) works with the flow of chi through the skeletal system. Gentle, and energizing, a ZB session leaves the client with a wonderful feeling of body-mind integration and energized relaxation. ZB can help relieve body pain, emotional distress and boost well-being. Received clothed, ZB addresses the whole person.

PSYCHICS OF CHICAGO

allergy relief Calandra Acupuncture South Loop and Arlington Hts 312-515-9492 CalandraAcupuncture.com

Offering a variety of modalities to help you feel better, including NAET Allergy Elimination, acupuncture and Reiki. We thrive to work with your primary medical doctors to offer the highest quality complimentary care and welcome patients who haven’t found relief through traditional Western medicine. Also offering informational and certification classes.

5732 W Belmont, Chicago 773-263-4072 6429 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 773-664-3620 7936 W Ogden, Lyons 708-447-3152 PsychicsOfChicago.com Facebook (Sara’s Botanica - Psychic Sara) Solve all problems. Multiple locations open 8am11pm with three walk-in locations and free parking. Fifth-generation psychic specializes in reuniting loved ones, plus palm tarot and psychic readings, reiki, chakra and aura cleansing.

brain health Marny Turvill, MD Evanston 60201 847-644-8540 DrMarny@gmail.com DrMarny.com

Has your life been taken over by PTSD, a concussion or other TBI, chemical sensitivities, anxiety, or a child with learning or behavior problems? If you are ready to take back control and thrive, contact Dr. Marny now! You can feel better, think better and behave better without medications!

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coaching & counseling CENTERED COACHING

Dr. Robbie Maller Hartman, PhD, PCC 847-831-5660 CenteredCoaching.com Professional certified life coach and licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience in health and wellness. Specializing in emotional eating issues, non-dieting weight loss, healthy lifestyle coaching, mindfulness meditation training, and stress management. Mentored by bestselling author Geneen Roth, as seen on Oprah.

Call for a complimentary phone consultation.

CLEAR CENTER COACHING Rev. Jacki Belile, CPC LivingWellMinistries.net “Clear the Clutter, Find Your SELF”

Are you overwhelmed with the demands of your full life or the bold decisions that beckon you? Do you need help living from your core values (Center) in your high-stress leadership role? I specialize in customized plans for slowing down, listening deeply and acting decisively—day in and day out. Single sessions and discount packages both available to meet your needs.

RESOLUTIONS COACHING & CERTIFICATION TRAINING Tim Marshall, Hypnosis/NLP Trainer 25 E Washington • 233 E Erie 312-854-2270 Tim@ResolutionChicago.com

Achieve higher performance and motivation. Do you want peace of mind eliminating uncontrollable fear, anxiety, stress, sadness? Or are you hungry for inner calm? Stop smoking. Eat less. Reduce compulsiveness. Enjoy life more with greater success. 30+ years hypnosis and NLP experience.

Free phone consultation. Near Millennium Park & Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

compounding pharmacy SAVE-RITE PHARMACY & COMPOUNDING

Jim Kolar, Rph 3479 N Broadway, Chicago 60657 773-525-0766 • SaveRitePharmacy.com Save-Rite is your locally owned compounding specialist in Lakeview. Besides dispensing traditional medication, we work closely with your doctor to customize medications for pediatric care, sports medicine, pain management, veterinary needs and a wide range of hormone replacement therapies (BHRT). We also offer a variety of medical equipment and daily living supplies so that you’ll always enjoy a healthy lifestyle. Free delivery to Lakeview and surrounding areas. See ad on page 32.

craniosacral therapy Nors Beatriz

NowStudio Two Chicago locations 773-276-5278 NowStudio.co

EFT (emotional freedom techniques) TOM MASBAUM, EFTADVANCED

CranioSacral Therapy Practitioner. UpLedger trained. Pediatric and adults. Natural, gentle healing methods. Beautiful private studio in Logan Square and Thursday sessions downtown in the Loop. Reflexology and intuitive readings available also. Book online or call.

crystal healing

708-955-3634 EFTWithTom@gmail.com EFT-Tom.com EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, is a simple, gentle and very effective tapping procedure on the acupuncture spots, or acupuncture without needles. In individual EFT sessions Tom offers a 100% guarantee of success or no charge. 6,000 individual sessions, mostly on the phone. Emotional and many physical issues fade away. Initial call free.

ROSLEY’S ROCKS AND GEMS

4344 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618 773-561-7200 • CrystalMaster.com

essential oils

Founded in June of 1993, we are the premier mineralogical boutique store in Chicago, specializing in geological specimens and ancient healing stones. We are a multi-generational family business. Owner and founder Steven Rosley uses his expertise in the physical and spiritual restorative properties of gemstones to bring you The Center, a place for education, healing, meditation and shopping.

Check out extensive selection of chakra stones and make sure to stop in for one of our classes, workshops or events.

digestive health specialist Reneé S. Barasch, LDHS

480 Elm Place, Ste 108, Highland Park 60035 847-207-2034 • DigestiveHealthSolutions.com Digestive problems? Acid Reflux/ GERD, IBS, Crohn’s, colitis? Let us help you naturally achieve nutritional balance, feel better and enhance the quality of your life. Improve digestion while reducing discomfort and bloating so you can eat the foods you love again. Certified digestive health specialist/enzyme therapist. See ads on pages 7.

energy healing CANDACE

650 Meacham, Elk Grove 60007 Call or text: 847-564-6159 Balanced internal energy (your chakras) can lead to positivity in our lives. Candace will help you shed negative energies from past relationships, family issues, past lives and negative experiences. Using her intuitive abilities, crystals and other tools, Candace will discover where imbalances lie, and then work with you to realign your energies for overall well-being and positivity.

See ad on page 51.

DoTERRA Essential Oils Allison Lutze MyDoterra.com/AllisonLutze

Need help with seasonal threats?

Breathe easy with Breathe® Respiratory Blend, made by dōTERRA. Use aromatically and topically to maintain clear airways. Also works well for the snorer in your family leading to a better nights’ rest, for everyone.

Visit website for more information.

fairs and expos Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa 30 N Williams, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake 815-307-1180 EnlightenedBalance.com

Psychic Holistic Fairs: Many different psychic intuitive, body balancing, trunk shows & classes and our boutique is open, too. Upcoming dates: Sept 10-11, Oct 8-9, Nov 12-13, Dec 10-11.

feng shui Laurie Pawli, Certified Feng Shui Consultant

The Feng Shui School of Chicago LauriePawli@gmail.com CreateTheFeeling.com TheFengShuiSchoolOfChicago.com

You can now learn feng shui in the Chicago area. The Feng Shui School of Chicago is recognized as a Gold Level School, the highest standard established by the International Feng Shui Guild. We teach basic “Feng Shui in a Day” classes, as well as a comprehensive 77-hour “Certified Feng Shui Consultant Training Program”. A “layering” approach is taught using Form, Best Personal Direction, and Front Door Bagua placement. Laurie is a student of Grand Master Professor Lin Yun, Katherine Metz and Denise Linn.

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green real estate KATIE HAUSER

Baird & Warner Green Broker 847-212-5214 Katie.Hauser@BairdWarner.com I understand that heating, cooling, energy efficiency and commuting distance are important to your home buying and remodeling decisions. As a NAR Green Broker, I’ll help you find the dream home that meets your sustainable lifestyle. Working together, we’ll locate the best resources to make green improvements and sustainable renovations.

holistic dentistry DR. ALLA AVER, DDS

2400 Ravine Way, Suite 400, Glenview 60025 847-998-5100 GlenviewSmiles.com Stay healthy with a whole-body, preventative care approach. We use non-fluoridated ozonated water, periodontal herbal treatments, and gluten-free herbal paste. Restorative options include: safe amalgam removal, BPA-free fillings and sealants, non-metal crowns and bridges, sleep apnea and TMJ appliances, and non-acrylic night guards, partials and dentures.

Our conservative approach includes: digital X-rays and intraoral camera, non-surgical gum therapies including laser and ozone, and herbal irrigation.

Material reactivity testing, saliva pH and microscopic plaque analysis are available. Our natural approach includes dental homeopathy, craniosacral therapy, and nutritional counseling. Dental discount plan available and PPO insurance plans accepted. See ad on page 27.

K. BOEHM, DDS, & Associates

1585 N Barrington Rd, Ste 106, Hoffman Estates 60069 847-884-1220 1440 Maple Ave, Ste 2A Lisle 60532 630-810-1280 • KBoehmDDS.com

State-of-the-art holistic methods of dental care in a relaxed environment. Having extensive knowledge of the correlation between oral and overall health, Dr Boehm offers bio-friendly materials compatible with your body. Services include mercury-free fillings and crowns or bridges, safe mercury removal, fluoride-free office, electrodermal screening, homeopathy, cranial osteopathy, orthodontics and jaw orthopedics, laser treatment of gum disease and ozone therapy.

Holistic Dentistry Chicago Elizabeth Strzelecka, DDS 7460 W Belmont, Chicago 60634 773-745-3636

As a Biological dentist, I recognize the impact of toxic substances and only use materials and procedures that are systemically compatible with your body. We offer a wide variety of procedures from general to cosmetic, ozone therapy, laser dentistry, safe mercury removal, TScan bite adjustment for TMJ, Earthing chair, infrared sauna and restoration of porcelain implants, all in a safe and relaxing atmosphere.

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MIDWEST INTEGRATIVE DENTISTRY 11952 Oak Creek Pkwy, Huntley 60142 847-659-8500 • MidwestDentistry.com

Dr. Sukel is a holistic general dentist, cosmetically restoring teeth without mercury or fluoride. Our digital X-rays and CT cone beam provide 3-D views for detailed diagnosis of root canals, laser gum treatment, missing teeth, implants and dentures. Sleep appliances and TMJ treatments for head and neck pain are also available.

Dr. Andie T. Pearson

holistic health practitioner Blossom Within Coaching Meryl Feldman 773-609-3770 BlossomWithinCoaching.com

Dear Awesome Women: I help you tap into your abundant healing capabilities and intuitive wisdom to get clarity and vitality for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. For menopause challenges, relationship difficulties, pain relief and trauma these gentle Soulution sessions give you what you need. Curious?

Schedule your complimentary consultation.

Gaiamed Dental 929 Ridge Rd, Wilmette 847-977-1655 HolisticDentalChicago.com

TOM MASBAUM, EFT-ADVANCED

Holistic dentistry involves an awareness of care that relates to the entire person. Gaiamed is a full-service practice using the most biocompatible dental options. Our services range from nonsurgical gum care to mercury-and-PBA-free restorations, crowns, bridges, partial and full dentures, children’s dentistry, braces, implants, dental homeopathy, and CranioSacral therapy.

WRIGLEYVILLE DENTAL

Dr. Bernice Teplitsky, DDS, PC 3256 N Ashland, Chicago 60657 773-975-6666 WrigleyvilleDental.com In addition to state-of-the-art technology and methods offered by most holistic dentists (microscopes, ozone therapy, etc.), we treat you as a partner. We thoroughly explain your unique situation, provide treatment options and keep you comfortable with Netflix, music and paraffin wax treatments. Located off the Brown line.

Free garage parking.

holistic eye care

708-955-3634 EFTWithTom@gmail.com EFT-Tom.com EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, is a gentle, simple yet very successful process for releasing emotional and many physical symptoms.

Every session, mostly on the phone, has a guarantee of success. It is that wonderful. Over 6,000 individual sessions and hundreds of classes over the last 11 years. Tom Masbaum, EFT Advanced, is the Founder of EFT With A Guarantee™.

re:fit-restoring and enhancing through fitness and integrative therapies Loribeth Cohen, PT Studio Director Mimi Abrams, PT 910 Waukegan Rd, Glenview 60025 847-657-0881 • refitinc.com

At re:fit, we believe that the body and mind interact to create health or “dis-ease.” We address both the underlying causes of pain and the body’s potential for healing. We offer many techniques for treatment and encourage the client to engage in their process of healing by combining physical therapy, IMT and exercise.

Feel the difference!

EVANSTON EYE WELLNESS

Whole Life Chiropractic

Deana LaBrosse, OD 716 Main St, Evanston 60202 847-350-7952 EvanstonEyeWellness.com

Healthy eyes, “Look Great, See Great and Feel Great!” We help get you there by providing a highly personalized eye examination with a holistic approach. In addition to glasses and contacts, we offer medical eye care and a Dry Eye Treatment Center. All ages welcome. Insurance accepted. See ad on page 47.

Christopher Codina, DC 2500 W Higgins Rd, Ste 420 Hoffman Estates 60169 WholeLifeChiroHE.com

Constantly foam rolling or taking meds to get through the day, just for it to come back? Learn how something that is easily treated and commonly found in the body may be the reason for your pain. Schedule your free consultation today to learn more. Conveniently located and insurance accepted.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

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~Jim Rohn

holistic medicine DR. NICK LeROY, DC, MS

IL Center for Progressive Medicine 1002 W Lake St, Chicago 60607 312-243-3338 • DrNick.net Dr. LeRoy has 20 years of experience in collaborating with his patients to determine why they are not well. He specializes in investigative work that includes a detailed discussion, examination and laboratory testing, then creates an integrative treatment plan that often includes diet and nutrition changes, acupuncture, chiropractic and other lifestyle modifications. Dr. LeRoy is best known for breast thermography, HPV treatment and GI problems. See ad on page 47.

DR. KIM MARTIN, DC, FASA, BCIM, CFMP, CGP

North Shore Health Solutions LTD 1446 Techny Rd, Northbrook 60062 847-715-9060 NorthShoreHealthSolutions.com Are your hands or feet burning? Do you have numbness or tingling or pain? Problems sleeping? Are you having regular bowel movements or digestion problems? Previously diagnosed with a Neuropathy condition?

Did you know that these issues can all be related?

See ad on page 25.

holistic medicineayurveda Monica Yearwood

3807 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60618 773-697-3640 Info@HamsaCenter.com Monica Yearwood is an ayurvedic practitioner who empowers her clients with experiential practices. Her focus is digestive health, detoxification and lifestyle. Monica’s programs integrate diet, herbology and practices that cultivate awareness such as meditation and yoga. She runs programs out of her ayurvedic center, Hamsa Ayurveda & Yoga, in Chicago.

holistic physical rehabilitation LIFEWAVE INSTITUTE, LLC

Dr. Andrew Serlin, DC 3113 Dundee Rd, Northbrook 60062 224-723-5693 • LifeWaveInstitute.com Pro athletes heal quickly with aquatic therapy and so can you at one of the only facilities in Chicagoland with a warm water pool featuring an underwater treadmill. LifeWave Institute combines chiropractic, massage, aquatic and land-based rehab with practices of T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Chi Kung and acupuncture to deliver comfortable and effective muscular and joint pain relief.

holistic SERVICES Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa 30 N Williams, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake 815-307-1180 EnlightenedBalance.com

Every day we offer: chakra balancing, cord cutting, energy balancing, guided meditation, biomat ion therapy. Rotating offerings include: shamanic sessions, sound immersions, quantum touch, bodytalk, totem discovery. Call for today’s offerings. Appointments recommended, but walk-ins welcomed.

independent media WCPT, CHICAGO’S PROGRESSIVE TALK

820 AM Streaming live: ChicagosProgressiveTalk.com Chicago’s Progressive Talk is a whole lot more than just a radio station. It is a community of several hundred thousand people who are sustainably inclined, environmentally responsible, community conscious and socially engaged. Monday through Friday the program lineup features national show hosts who broadcast from various cities across America. From the very political, to the very serious, to almostover-the-line edgy, they talk about what matters to you. On the weekends, specialty shows cover home improvement, gardening, Chicago politics, and much more. Listen on the radio or tune in online at ChicagosProgressiveTalk.com. See ad on page 63.

THE NEUROSCIENCE CENTER

440 Lake Cook Rd, Ste 3 (Bldg 2), Deerfield 60015 847-945-7284 Neuroscience.md

Specialists in treatment of complex and treatmentresistant neuropsychiatric disorders and chronic pain conditions for all ages. We offer a distinctive, thorough approach to patient evaluation, with proven cutting-edge treatments including BrainSPECT functional imaging and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, with the Chicago area’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber. See ad on page 9.

RABY INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AT NORTHWESTERN

Michelle Goebel-Angel, LAc, MSOM 500 N Michigan Ave, Ste 2100 Chicago 60611 312-276-1212 RabyInstitute.com

Michelle Goebel-Angel, LAc, MSOM, is board certified in Chinese Medicine and focuses on an anti-inflammatory lifestyle and functional medicine. Her passion and style reflect one that builds an open, trusting relationship with each patient. Acupuncture programs at the Raby Institute include detoxification, optimizing fertility and reducing stress, anxiety and chronic pain. Each program involves a unique approach and includes acupuncture, herbal medicine and nutritional and essential oil therapies. See ad on page 2.

integrative medicine LAKEVIEW INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Silvia Panitch, MD, Medical Director 3344 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60657 773-525-6595 LakeviewIntegrativeMedicine.com

integrative psychotherapy David H. Johnson, LCSW

Balance your spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical well-being, and get the tools to heal. We integrate Western medicine methods of functional and internal medicine with modalities including acupuncture, biofeedback, chiropractic, nutrition, enzymes, amino acids, bio-identical hormones, homeopathy and neurotransmitters. Specializing in women’s health, weight control, pain management, gastrointestinal issues, adrenal fatigue and food allergies.

847-475-3017, voicemail David@DavidHJohnsonLcsw.com DavidHJohnsonLcsw.com People of all ages come to me in pain due to trauma, childhood issues and addiction. My holistic approach helps to resolve wounds of the mind, body and spirit where recovery is not only possible but inevitable. Lasting results for happier, productive lives is the goal of my body-centered psychotherapy.

Call for free initial consultation.

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ELLEN KATZ, MS, LMFT

Clinical Director, Inner Balance Northbrook, Chicago, Palm Springs 847-224-0244 InnerBalanceNow.com Ellen’s 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist integrates a conscious approach to healing old patterns through a mix of trauma and mindfulness-based psychotherapies, HMR, Lifeline, The Work (Byron Katie), energy medicine and somatic awareness. Join Meetup.com “Inner Balance Meditation” for updates on her events, and visit her at EllenKatz.net.

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intuitive consultation HEATHER FAUN BASL

630-210-8688, 312-502-1539 Heather@GraceAngels.com GraceAngels.com Specializing in intuitive counsel and psychic work including Akashic records, card readings, connection with loved ones, home and business readings/clearings, energy healing, personal mentoring and angel work with children. Working with individuals that have health concerns, mental stress and/or want to find clarity with their life situations.

MICHELE HEATHER

847-509-8289 MicheleHeather1@yahoo.com MicheleHeather1.com Do you feel stuck? Mentally blocked or can’t make a decision? Michele helps you identify and release issues keeping you from full expression of your Essences. Surround yourself by the love of your Guides to release issues for an awesome, humbling and life-transforming experience.

Michele is also psychic and a Reiki Master Teacher.

intuitive health & success advisor INTERIORWERX WITH SUSAN CURRY

Lincoln Park (Chicago) 312-479-7893 Sessions@InteriorWerx.com InteriorWerx.us Expand your health and happiness by raising your vibration to its highest potential. InteriorWerx clears emotional energetic abnormalities that cause dis-ease, such as anxiety, pain, sadness, discomfort, allergies, recurring physical injury, etc. This natural modality provides optimum health for body and mind with proven results. Free 15-min consultation (schedule online).

legal THE LAW OFFICES OF CINDY CAMPBELL

208 S Jefferson St, Ste 204, Chicago 60661 866-566-9494 CKCampbell.com Our practice focuses on helping people who want to reach a resolution and stay out of court. Some of our services include mediation, collaborative famly law, adoption, guardianship, and wills and trusts.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~Vince Lombardi

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life coach law of attraction CANTOR LYNDA DRESHER Highwood 60040 847-373-7456 Lynda.Dresher@gmail.com

Do you know you create your own reality? Are you seeking happiness and joy in your life? If not, why not? The Law of Attraction is always operating in your life, but if you’re not aware of how to use it, you could be attracting what you don’t want instead of what you do want. I can teach you processes and techniques so you can start manifesting what you desire in life; a loving relationship, a better job, more money… you name it. Join our group today and see what unfolds for you.

metaphysical spiritual boutique Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa 30 N Williams, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake 815-307-1180 EnlightenedBalance.com

Metaphysical and spiritual supplies, daily intuitive and body balancing, vast crystal and rock shop, natural French market products, 50 local artists unique items. Open daily Tuesday through Sunday.

nature therapy Kim Spelman

lifelong learning & personal growth THE EDGAR CAYCE HOLISTIC CENTER AND BOOKSTORE At Unity Northwest Church 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines 60016 847-299-6535 AREChicagoCenter@gmail.com

Full-service bookstore, Cayce remedies, spiritual growth study groups, monthly programs, workshops and holistic fairs, intuitive skills development training, knowledgeable seekers, intuitives, healers and more. Call for hours. See ad on page 29.

INFINITY FOUNDATION

1280 Old Skokie Rd, Highland Park 60035 847-831-8828 • InfinityFoundation.org Offering more than 200 Courses for Life in personal, professional and spiritual growth and development. Retreats with Gary Renard, Achieving Enlightenment, August 13-14 and Sharon Salzberg, Cultivating Loving Kindness, August 20-21. Call or email for a free course guide. CEUs available.

Reasonable practitioner and classroom rental. Call or email for a free course guide.

Medical herbalist and chiropractor DR. LEON KOLODZIEJ

7742 W Addison, Chicago 60634 773-589-9996 NaturesHealingRemedies.com Dr. K treats chronic and non-responsive conditions using chiropractic care along with acupuncture, physiotherapy, herbs, diet, nutrition, supplements and cleansing of the liver and colon.

A master medical herbalist and chiropractor with over 30 years’ experience, Dr K formulates and uses herbal supplements for internal cleansing, healing and weight loss.

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Woodland Walking Workout 847-361-1616 Facebook: @KimSpelman Benefits of a simple walk on the land are astounding. Enjoy low-impact guided physical, mental and spiritual activity that begins our recovery from the day’s stressors and reconnects us to what we are–life.

Whether you’re in the dumps or on top of your game, walking in nature makes everything better.

City, suburbs, inside or outside.

naturopathic consultation DR. ALLA ARUTCHEVA, MD, PhD, ND

Associate Professor, Rush University Med. School Antalee Wellness 1836 Glenview Rd, 2nd Fl, Glenview 60025 • 847-486-1130

When your body is in an imbalanced state, your health is compromised. Dr. Alla Arutcheva’s Full Body Check Up is a non-invasive, highly reliable test that can provide you with a snapshot of your current state of health. She can also identify which supplements your body needs for optimal healing benefits.

nutrition Eating with Ease

Charlotte Hammond, MS, RD, LDN, RYT 150 N Michigan, Ste 800, Chicago, 60601 312-547-9247, EatingWithEase.com Registered and Licensed Dietitian providing integrative nutritional counseling and Medical Nutrition Therapy for weight management, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, osteoporosis, special needs, bowel disorders, vegan/vegetarian diets, dietary transition, mindful eating, detoxification, safe supplementation and more.

Also available for grocery store tours, cupboard clean-out, menu management and seminars.

ENHANCE NUTRITION, LLC Marcy Kirshenbaum, MS, CCN, CNS, LDN 847-987-1128 EnhanceNutrition.net

Get lasting relief from symptoms of chronic and autoimmune conditions, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, IBS, migraines and Parkinson’s. Finally take control of your weight and energy levels. Working together, I’ll help you make practical and do-able dietary and lifestyle changes.

Ready to feel better? Call me today to schedule a consultation. See ad on page 25.

Dr. Kristen HaLLAND, DC

2500 W Higgins, Ste 420, Hoffman Estates 847-310-0303 The BalanceDoc.com

Our wellness clinic averages only a 5-minute wait time before you’re getting natural, safe, and effective treatment with the Doctor. Dr. Kristen specializes in acupuncture, lowforce chiropractic care and food intolerance testing, and uses unique diagnostic tests to uncover the real cause of your health concern. Located at the corner of Higgins and Barrington roads. See ad on page 4.

organic mattresses & bedding NORTH SHORE BEDDING 984 Willow Rd, Ste H, Northbrook 60062 847-291-6770 NorthShoreBedding.com

We offer a safe and cost-effective alternative to conventional mattresses, in a low-pressure, relaxing sales environment. Full selection of only allnatural and organic latex mattresses, pillows and accessories, including Natura and Savvy Rest. Locally owned and operated since 1983. See ad on page 31.

palm readings Palm readings by Lauren 407 E Main St, Barrington 60010 Call or text: 224-622-0115

With over 50 years of experience, Lauren specializes in palmistry revealing past, present and future with pinpoint accuracy.

preventive medicine DR. LYNNE BELSKY

Living Well MD 806 Central Ave, Ste 204 Highland Park 60035 847-433-2013 LivingWellMD.com Care for body, mind, and spirit with personalized, integrative medical care. Concierge physician dedicated to helping you stay healthy, prevent disease, and feel your best. See ad on page 47.

Psychic & medium astrologist, medium & psychic CANDACE 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove 60007 Call or text: 847-564-6159

Help to reunite loved ones, inspire joy and find love in your life. Find answers to your challenges with the help of a psychic and medium reading with Candace. Her readings reveal past, present and future with extreme accuracy. Find sincere guidance and answers regarding life’s challenges, such as love, relationships, family, health, career, coworkers, etc. Over 23 years experience.

See ad on page 51.

Astrology & Psychic Readings by Sarah

312-933-9950 • 847-470-0049 PsychicReadingsGlenview.com Over 25 years of experience. Using my intuitive gifts of prayer and meditation I can help bring clarity to those in need of my services. Call today to find out about love, health and career. Tarot card and crystal energy readings, chakra balancing, aura cleansing, spirit communication, past life regression. Available for parties, 3 locations. First-time client special: $99 Energy healing.

Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa 30 N Williams, Brink Street Market, Ste F, Crystal Lake 815-307-1180 EnlightenedBalance.com

Every day we offer: card readings, channeled intuitive sessions, problem resolution readings, spiritual guidance.

Rotating offerings include: mediumship sessions, akashic records, palm reading, shamanic channeling.Call for today’s offerings. Appointments recommended but walk-ins welcomed.

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spiritual & life renewal Bodhi Spiritual Center

Vittum Theater, 1012 N Noble St, Chicago 60642 (services) See website for classroom location on Augusta Blvd 773-248-LOVE BodhiSpiritualCenter.org Check out our Sunday Celebration Service at 10am each week. Enjoy a dynamic, conscious community rooted in universal spiritual principles that Reveal Love, Honor All Paths and Celebrate Life. Safe and loving childcare for children ages birth to 4, and playful and rich youth programming for ages 5-18. Amazing music, inspiring message and a loving community awaits you.

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