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The spiritual awakening of an entrepreneur

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Forgive and gain access to the energy of spirit

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well remember the hype that led up to the turn of the century a little more than a decade ago.

Reports on TV suggested we should have extra cash and food on hand just in case the bank machines and other essential systems went down at the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999.

consultant to help me explore new concepts to enhance my life. I had no idea what to expect, but I was open. Her observations of the home I share with my husband were somewhat overwhelming, but in the end, they were very empowering. Her knowledge and gentle approach gave me insight.

On the 10-year anniversary of Y2K, a wired.com article recalled how, “Y2K fears were real enough to make governments around the world take remedial action before the event, which had the unintended benefit of actually strengthening the existing computer infrastructure.”

We had accumulated a collection of sentimental items throughout our 20-plus years together, and a good number of these treasures had made their way to an overflowing arrangement atop the hutch of our office desk. She pointed out the symbolic importance of some of these items, and I recognized how their placement was actually causing grief in certain aspects of our life. We explored several areas of our home and backyard that day, and I immediately made adjustments and continue to do so today keeping the concepts of feng shui in the forefront.

I personally anticipate December 21, 2012 to come and go just as Y2K did—without incident. The key to surviving the challenges of 2012 will be in our own preparations. During the months and years leading up to Y2K, governments took action. “Systems were upgraded or, when they couldn’t be replaced, were given additional backup,” wrote Tony Long in the wired.com article. “Billions of dollars were spent fixing the original source code in older computers.”

It’s very easy to get caught up in the global hype and drama that seems to surround us at times. Mary Rose Lessoway, in her article “2012 and Beyond” published in our Winter 2010 issue, wrote, “If you watch the Hollywood version of the movie 2012 or any other fear-based propaganda, remember that we need to be aware of what we take on as our beliefs, what we are creating in our individual and collective realities. We don’t know what will happen; we only know what is happening.”

The new paradigm or shift promises to bring more peace, joy and love to the world. So ask yourself this, “When that happens and the whole world is all happy and full of bliss, where will you choose to be? Stuck in misery, or happy and in harmony with the world?”

A few years ago, I hired a feng shui

Can we upgrade our own internal software and systems just as the government upgraded software in preparation for Y2K? We can—by taking courses on topics that will support the growth of our own infrastructure. Attending seminars, expos and workshops will also serve as backup as we prepare for the future and the changes ahead. Seeking out healers, teachers and consultants (techies) will provide us with the emotional and spiritual (software) support we so desperately deserve.

We can also examine our personal relationships with others and, of course, that all-important relationship within ourselves. What are your greatest desires? When was the last time you did something just for you? Ask yourself, “What is my soul seeking today?”

And let’s not forget to maintain our hardware (physical body) while we’ re at it. Add nourishment, regular exercise and hot sex to the routine. If and when you feel guilty about any of these things, give yourself permission. It’s okay to be kind to your soul!

“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinion drowned your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become.

Everything else is secondary.” ~ Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

My wish is that you will discover something within the pages of our Winter 2012 issue that will assist you with upgrading your software and enriching your soul this season and throughout the year!

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rouched on the floor on hands and knees, I cupped my head in clenched hands as I took a few long, deep breaths, hoping the excruciating pain would disappear. I noticed how soft the plush, cream-coloured area rug felt against my forearms and how it comforted my knees and protected them from the hardness of the wood floor.

I listened to the familiar noise of morning rushhour traffic outside my window and meditated on the swoosh of the cars as they drove by. I wondered if the people driving into work had smiles of joy on their faces or if they were just going through the motions of another day.

Completely aware of each sensuous inhale and each soothing exhale, I continued to breathe, absorbing all the sounds around me. Kneeling on my living room floor, I was in a state of bliss. The pain was gone.

Those are the words of Jackie Dumaine. Minutes earlier Dumaine had stubbed her toe on a steel coffee-table leg, an action that in the past would have triggered a series of expletives. But Jackie is different now, and it’s yoga that has changed her life.

“Yoga is what gave me the courage,” says Dumaine, 38, a yoga instructor and entrepreneur who lives in Calgary with her 19-year-old son, Trey. “I teach this to my students all the time: When you are in a challenging or uncomfortable situation in yoga and you push through it, you come out stronger. Yoga started making me believe I could do anything and it still makes me think that.”

And Dumaine has done a lot. Sitting in a Calgary café, munching an apple and eating peanut butter by the spoonful—a little nourishment before her evening yoga class—she goes back to the beginning of what she refers to as her awakening.

Three years ago, as she drove to her job in radio sales on a cold November morning, her

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life changed forever. A new position with a new company, so she thought, was going to make her life better. Yet she found herself parked at the side of the road, frozen with fear, hands gripping the steering wheel. Her BlackBerry, to which she was conditioned to respond like Pavlov’s dog, was repeatedly sending messages, all of them ignored.

“I was shaking, trembling. I was cold. I was afraid,” says Dumaine. “I didn’t know if I was dying or having a heart attack or going crazy. It still makes me want to cry when I think about it,” she says, her voice wavering and tears welling up.

“I remember thinking, ‘Is this what life is supposed to be?’” She knew that her career and work environment were killing her spirit a little more each day.

Dumaine spent four hours in this altered state, and then she began to notice a shift. Her breathing became deeper, warmth returned to her body and, as if on cue, the sun appeared from behind a nearby building.

“Everything just seemed so bright. As corny as it sounds, I felt the sun was talking to me and it said, ‘Good morning, Sunshine. Glad to see you’re finally awake.’”

Letting go of the steering wheel, she wiped the mascara stains from her face, grabbed her BlackBerry and headed into the office. But things were different. Dumaine knew she would now be planning her exit strategy.

Dumaine began taking little steps to bring about change. She discovered yoga at a new studio near her home, a new antidote for her sadness that allowed her to eliminate the anxiety and antidepression medications her doctor had prescribed only 2 weeks earlier. She connected with an American businessman looking for a Canadian distributor for his line of meditation furniture—an association that led to the creation of Stillness Room.

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In the summer of 2009, as yoga was becoming Dumaine’s new medication for happiness, she came across a flyer for yoga teacher training in India. The face on the flyer belonged to instructor Vishva Ji, and his warmth and smile were irresistible. After some consideration, she put down a deposit for the training. As a result, more shifting occurred.

“I think that’s a lesson in life. When we commit to something fully, the universe then conspires to make things happen for it.”

Her sales job was lucrative but Dumaine knew that to pursue her new life, she had to change the way she thought about money. She was a spender, with a nice car and designer clothes and bags, who attended VIP parties and client dinners.

“I knew that I had six months to drastically change how I was living and how I was spending,” she says.

In January 2010, Dumaine left her job. Her 37th birthday found her on a plane to Delhi.

From there she journeyed 250 kilometres to an ashram in Rishikesh, where she studied yoga and meditation with the World Conscious Yoga Family. She gained a new appreciation for many things, including the joyful colours of the saris worn by the women, which brightened an otherwise bleak landscape, and the happiness of a child playing with only a ball and a stick. She learned about eating in silence (you slow down, taste the food and

actually eat less) and how to connect with nature.

In her yoga training, Dumaine became intrigued by the philosophies behind the asanas, or postures. This ancient wisdom, thousands of years old and referred to as the yamas and niyamas, spoke to her heart and reminded her that there is so much more to yoga than the physical movements.

Back in Calgary, Dumaine frequently found herself on the Douglas fir trail in Edworthy Park, where her daily walks or runs became her meditation. Now teaching yoga and with her meditation-furniture business successfully launched, she yearned to branch out like the trees in the forest she was so connected to.

Her entrepreneur brain kicked in and an idea for a workshop based upon the ten principles of the yamas and niyamas came to her.

“There were all these posture-based workshops held in Calgary—this style of yoga and that style. But nobody was teaching the philosophy behind it,” says Dumaine. “I started to think of how I could put a Western twist on each of these principles so they would be understandable to people in the West and easily applicable to their lives.”

The result is The Yoga Code, Dumaine’s adaptation of the yoga principles. The code is a tool, she explains, that makes life less of a struggle. “These ten principles are like a blueprint for how to really observe your life,

how to make decisions, how you treat people, how you react in challenging situations, and how you treat yourself. It’s really nothing new, but it’s something that we forget to apply in our lives.”

Dumaine’s passion for yoga and her entrepreneurial spirit have inspired many new ideas—a book in the works, expansion plans for The Yoga Code workshop, travel workshops and yoga-inspired life coaching among them.

Dumaine says that her gift is something she must share and she won’t let the fear of what others might think stop her. A quote by spiritual activist, author and lecturer Marianne Williamson, sums up how she feels about hiding behind a curtain or playing small: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.”

On that bleak November day in 2008 when the sun appeared before her, Jackie Dumaine saw her light, and now she’s headed straight for it. ✾ Jennifer Worley is a Calgary-based writer with more than twenty years in the media industry. She has written on a wide range of topics, including health and fitness, travel and fashion. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including the Calgary Herald, the Calgary Sun and Flare magazine.

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time for stillness every day, whether it’s five or ten minutes of meditation, practicing yoga or sitting quietly in a park.

“If you’re a busy person and you can’t find that time, drive in silence,” suggests Dumaine, a self-described Type A personality. “Get quiet. It’s in the stillness that the answers come.”

Other sage words of advice? Think before you speak. As the Indian spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba said, before you say anything, ask yourself this: “Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?”

Dumaine says, “If we asked ourselves that every time we said something, the world would be a different place.”

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After this enlightening read, I can now say that I am a fully converted tap water drinker with a “Bottled Water Free Zone” sticker on my refrigerator. This book is a serious habitchanger.

Elizabeth Royte is well-known for her previous books Garbage Land and The Tapir’s Morning Bath: Solving the Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest (both New York Times Notable Books), and her articles have appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic and other prestigious magazines.

In Bottlemania, Royte dives into the complex world of commercialization of one of the most basic human needs: drinking water.

Her journalistic adventure starts in Maine, where water trucks drive 24/7, pumping and transporting water from aquifers around the state. These aquifers have the potential to deliver clean spring water to the citizens of Maine for many thousands of years; however, the 700 million gallons a year that Nestlé pumps from Maine is creating an uncertain future for the state.

The author paints a lucid and compelling picture of Fryeburg, Maine, the town that is trying to stop Poland Spring (a division of Nestlé) from “stealing” their water. Nestlé buys the water at the same price as any resident of Fryeburg; they then bottle and sell it back to consumers at rates approximately 4,000 to 6,000 percent higher. When the author arrives on the scene, the town is in an all-out water war.

Neighbours are mad at neighbours. Gossip of secret meetings creates an on-edge atmosphere for the town of 3,000. The ecology of their lakes is changing; fishing and swimming are no longer possible because of ever-polluted waterways.

In this divide, the author stands clear: Fryeburg water should not be for sale.

The author further explores the issues of marketing, the environment, economics and health surrounding water in a captivating manner. Bottlemania is a well-balanced pageturner that leaves the readers to make up their own mind about the water debate; and there certainly is a debate raging. By mid-read I was leaning towards my trusty glass of tap water for the ethical and economical reasons alone.

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The answers to these questions were fully developed by the author and left me satisfied. The issue of the environment and the safety of bottled water cannot be explored without mentioning the bottles themselves. Approximately 40 billion bottled water containers are thrown into landfills or recycled every year in the U.S. alone. Do the chemicals from bottled water leach into drinking water as it is transported to store shelves? Absolutely, according to Royte. The longer bottled water sits in plastic before you consume it, the more BPA and other hazardous chemicals move from the plastic and into your water.

Rotye does not hide the fact that she is a tap water drinker and even comically filled up her Nalgene in front of Poland Spring higher-ups. It is no wonder that she included an eye-opening safety comparison in this concise read. Tap water in New York City has 2.8 parts per million of nitrate, while Perrier carries about 18 parts per million (much higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s limit of 10 ppm). What about bacteria? My tap water, for example, is processed four kilometres from my home, then runs through the tap and into my thirsty mouth. Is there time for bacteria to multiple and wreak havoc on my body?

Nope. Now Evian, for example, is bottled about 8,000 kilometres from my house and sat on a store shelf for an unknown amount of time in a toasty room temperature environment in which bacteria love to multiple. I’ll choose the faucet on this one.

Water is an essential human need that we are not thinking enough about. Bottlemania is an eye-opening book that will compel you to stand on one side of the water war or the other. As for me? I haven’t touched a plastic water bottle since finishing the book.

Water Aware Stacey Olson wanted to find more out about the tap water she ingests eight to 10 times a day. One simple phone call and she was touring her local water treatment plant. To her surprise, cleaning water to make it potable is a relatively, well, clean process.

One issue she was keenly aware of on the tour, however, was fluoride. While three chemicals are used to treat water, fluoride is added to treat people. The fluoride debate has raged for years in Canada.

Last spring, Calgary city councillors voted to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water, and last November, a bid to do the same in Fort St. John was defeated in an election referendum.

Stacey Olson wants the issue on the public agenda in Grande Prairie.

“I decided that if I was going to drink tap water, I wanted it to be as clean as possible,” says Olson. “The choice of which medications enter my body is mine alone.” She has started a petition entitled Stop Fluoridation in Grande Prairie’s Water and will be presenting it to city council in early 2012.

The Rabbit Hole in Grande Prairie has the book Bottlemania: How Water Went On Sale and Why We Bought It in stores now and also has copies of the petition available to sign. She is inviting people to sign the petition online at www.fluoridefreegp.tk or at any health food store around Grande Prairie.

Stacey Olson is a teacher in and around the Grande Prairie area. She continues to spread the word about fluoride in her community and hopes to have it removed from the water by the end of 2012.

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Forgive and gain access to the energy of spirit F doesn’t help, what does? Are we ever able to redeem ourselves? If those around us do not practice forgiveness, we may start to avoid taking risks because we are scared of being wrong. We don’t admit our mistakes, we never feel that we are good enough and we have trouble maintaining relationships. However, we can forgive ourselves. This empowers us to create the changes we want in our lives by accepting full responsibility for our thoughts and actions.

orgiveness is the act of releasing our pain and anger over the past. It is a choice to live in the present, to let go of what—or who—was right or wrong in the past. By forgiving, we gain the freedom to live our own lives, no longer allowing someone else to control them.

The act of forgiving others releases their hold on us. When we choose not to forgive others, we allow them to hurt us over and over again. It is important to understand that forgiving others does not mean that we condone their behaviour. Nor must we continue a relationship with them or forget about their actions.

Many of our fears, anxieties and even physical health problems originate from an inability or unwillingness to forgive. When we forgive, we gain access to the loving energy of spirit, which can heal our deepest physical and mental wounds and help us create a future leading to love, health and happiness.

Forgiving becomes easier when we release both the expectation of an apology and the need for others to understand us or for us to understand them. In many cases, we need to forgive the person all over again each time we think of the situation. Over time, our anger and bitterness fades, eventually disappearing, and we are able to look at the situation with a soothing sense of peace.

Radical forgiveness enables us to view any situation with spiritual understanding.

We recognize that life is divinely guided, unfolding for each of us exactly as it should for our highest good. We see that everything happens for a reason. Spirit does not make mistakes. We are able to surrender to the flow of life and to learn that, ultimately, there is nothing to forgive.

The act of forgiving ourselves is one of the most loving things we can do for ourselves, but it can be harder than forgiving someone else. Forgiving ourselves does not necessarily mean that we would act differently given what we know now; it just means that we are willing to go forward and focus on the future.

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hen I am asked to provide a feng shui consultation in a home owned by a couple, I insist that both partners be present. This is because both of them use, are affected by, and influence the space, and because both likely need to agree on any feng shui adjustments for their home. I find that this approach creates the most powerful opportunity for change.

When I ask couples to explain what has drawn them to explore feng shui, the women often say something like “I really resonate with the philosophy,” while the men tell me that it was their partner’s idea. At first, the men reluctantly go along but, thankfully, they usually gain interest and show enthusiasm when we begin to discuss the effects their home might be having on their life.

Often, the man comes on board when I introduce the concept of the command position. Desks, both at home and at work, should be placed so that you have both a solid wall behind you and a clear view of the door, without being in direct line of the door.

Placing your desk in this position can directly affect your finances, success and influence at work.

I ask my clients to imagine walking into the office of Donald Trump. Where would the desk be? Would he sit facing the wall, with his back to the door? No, of course not.

Executives do not work in such a subordinate position. They command the room from their desks. This is an unspoken corporate rule— and for good reason.

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Mia Staysko is a certified feng shui professional, an interior designer and a Red Ribbon Professional member of the International Feng Shui Guild. Through her company, White Lotus Interiors, she guides others in creating space for powerful change.

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Feng Shui pronounced ‘Fung Shway’ translates as wind and water. These two elements indicate a flow. The movement of ‘Chi’, the breath of life, through our lives and through our homes. Wind as the unseen flow, and water as flow manifested. A cycle, ever changing.

Feng Shui can be used to enhance every aspect of ones life encompassing: Family and Community Wealth Health both physical and mental Helpful People and Travel Children and Creativity Skills and Learning Fame and Self-knowledge Relationships

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Microphages are small cells that destroy bacteria, foreign particles and debris from other cells.

Honey has long been a staple in traditional medicine. Its effectiveness for treating infections—including gastroenteritis, bacteria-induced gastric ulcers, infected wounds and the superbugs that increasingly plague hospitals and care facilities— is now receiving scientific support.

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Many of us find comfort in a hot drink of tea with honey when we have a cold or reach for the honey jar to help ease a nagging cough. And for good reason, it turns out. Honey has been shown to be extremely effective in treating respiratory infections and in relieving their symptoms.

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Let Earth and Water Comfort You Balancing the kapha dosha in winter and spring A

s I was writing this article on a cold, dry winter day, I had a peek at Facebook. My friends’ posts made me smile: “Making homemade soup and buns.” “Filled the crockpot with stew and the oven with biscuits.” “Chili and buns for dinner tonight!”

The balance of sweet, sour and salty tastes my friends were creating is perfect for the vata (wind season), or winter, months. This made me realize just how in tune with nature many of us are and how well we listen to our body’s needs. As we move from winter into spring (kapha season), we need to adjust our lifestyle to keep our dosha (body constitution) in balance.

Kapha (earth and water season) is almost two seasons in one. The heavy, cold dampness of the late-winter months transitions into the warmer dampness of spring. While it is still cold, we should continue with a diet of warm foods and drinks, as the kapha dosha does not agree with cold. To help balance the kapha in your body as the weather warms up, reduce or eliminate dairy products, salt, sugars, fermented foods and heavier meat products; these foods—known as the sweet, sour and salty tastes—build up congestion in your respiratory system. Changing to lighter foods with pungent, bitter or astringent tastes keeps springtime illnesses at bay.

The pungent tastes in foods such as hot peppers, herbs, spices and garlic energize digestion and metabolism. Bitter tastes, found in herbs and dark, leafy greens, lighten and detoxify tissues.

Astringent tastes, found in legumes, herbs and raw fruits and vegetables, tighten the tissues and absorb water.

A cleansing detox can also help in the seasonal transition. This can be as simple as a one-day-a-week cleanse in which you ingest only liquids or liquefied foods (soups, juices, fruits and veggies) for 24 hours. Or consider a sevenday cleanse to kick-start your metabolism.

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active and eating lighter will help you to shed off winter and approach the warm days of summer (pitta, fire season) feeling clearer and lighter in the mind, body and spirit.

To learn more about Ayurveda, your dosha and the role of foods in maintaining dosha balance, some great books are Perfect Health: The Complete Mind/Body Guide by Deepak Chopra, MD, and Eat·Taste·Heal by Thomas Yarema, MD, Daniel Rhoda and Chef Johnny Brannigan.

Interested in alternative and holistic health, Tracy Persson learned the Usui System of Reiki, eventually becoming a Reiki master teacher. After discovering Ayurveda in 2008, she began Perfect Health teacher training through the Chopra Center. She is a certified instructor in Primordial Sound Meditation and the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga from the Chopra Center. Tracy grew up in Slave Lake and now lives in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

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Tastes of Winter Winter Energy Cookies INGREDIENTS 1 cup unsalted butter

Recipes provided by Allrecipes, www.allrecipes.com, the world’s largest social networking site for food enthusiasts.

Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/3 cup molasses

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/3 cup smooth peanut butter

2 teaspoons diced onion

2 eggs

1 teaspoon Dijon-style prepared mustard

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

2/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

1 cup toasted wheat germ 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 ounces shredded Swiss cheese 1 cup cashews

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup dried cranberries

2 cups rolled oats

1 apple - peeled, cored and diced

1 cup raisins

1 pear - peeled, cored and sliced

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped walnuts DIRECTIONS Cream the butter, sugar, molasses, and peanut butter in a large bowl. Blend in the eggs and vanilla. Mix the flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture, until evenly blended.

Stir in the oats, raisins, choc chips, and nuts. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

DIRECTIONS In a blender or food processor, combine sugar, lemon juice, onion, mustard, and salt. Process until well blended. With machine still running, add oil in a slow, steady stream until mixture is thick and smooth. Add poppy seeds, and process just a few seconds more to mix.

In a large serving bowl, toss together the romaine lettuce, shredded Swiss cheese, cashews, dried cranberries, apple, and pear.

Pour dressing over salad just before serving, and toss to coat.

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Shape dough into large balls using 1/4 cup of dough per cookie.

Place on greased cookie sheets, leaving 3 inches between them.

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3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons honey 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 cup grapeseed oil 2 tablespoons poppy seeds DIRECTIONS Whisk together vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, honey, onion powder, and salt in a bowl. Slowly drizzle in grapeseed oil, whisking constantly, until combined. Stir the poppy seeds into the mixture.

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Your Body’s Reaction to Stress

Promoting balance through alternative therapies “H

and physical stressors that disrupt this balance. Primary-care physicians report that 75 to 90 percent of all patients’ visits are in some way related to long-term sympathetic Let’s start with a simple reactions to psychosocial stresses. definition of stress: Stress is Consider a patient who has been anything that throws your body coping well with a physical problem out of balance. Unfortunately, only to have his or her pain flare our bodies do not distinguish up during a stressful event, such as very well between mental and a divorce or the death of a loved physical stress. The mental stress one. The effects of these stressors you feel when caring for a sick build up over time, meaning that as child can affect your body as the population ages, we are seeing easily as the physical stress of a higher rates of chronic health sore back due to lifting a heavy problems due to accumulated stress.

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DR. BRETT HESSEL, The goal, then, is to reduce the CHIROPRACTOR Our bodies strive to maintain activity of the sympathetic nervous a constant internal balance system and encourage that of regardless of what happens around us the parasympathetic nervous system— physically or mentally. The scientific term that is, we want to decrease the fight-orfor this internal balance is homeostasis. flight response to long-term stress and Maintaining homeostasis is the responsibility increase the restorative responses of resting, of the autonomic nervous system, which is repairing and eating. Treating stress gives divided into two components: sympathetic different health-care professionals an ideal and parasympathetic. opportunity to work together. The following types of practitioners can help you improve The sympathetic component produces your health by reducing the negative impact the well-known fight-or-flight response to of stress on your body: stressors. For example, if you encounter a physical threat, like an angry, barking dog, • Chiropractor: Research your body gets physically excited, preparing has shown that chiropractic to run away from or fight the threat. The adjustments of the spine can parasympathetic component complements reduce sympathetic reactions. the sympathetic component, responding • Acupuncturist: Similar to stressors through eating, sleeping and repairing the body. When you are hungry, results have been shown your body reacts to this physical stress by for acupuncture. Many increasing your appetite. Likewise, when acupuncture points you are physically tired, the parasympathetic that are traditionally component encourages you to sleep in order used to balance the body are essentially to help restore balance. sympathetic or The autonomic nervous system copes well parasympathetic with short-term physical stress, but it is not switches. good at dealing with ill-defined, long-term Sedating mental or physical stress. For example, the sympathetic physical stress of bending over a computer all week is much harder to balance than the sudden stress caused by a barking dog. Over time, long-term stress pushes our bodies into a long-term sympathetic, or fight-orflight, reaction, which leads to a breakdown of homeostasis. That is, long-term or chronic stress causes physical problems that throw our bodies out of balance. ow does stress affect my physical health problems?” This is a question I get asked almost every day at the clinic.

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switches or activating parasympathetic ones promotes homeostasis.

• Reflexologist: Stimulating selected points in the feet calms sympathetic reactions and promotes parasympathetic responses • Massage therapist: Therapeutic massage treatment of tight and dysfunctional muscles quiets the sympathetic reaction.

• Counsellor or psychologist: Counselling can help you deal with the mental triggers of sympathetic nervous system reactions.

• Dietitian: Good nutrition nourishes your body. A dietitian can help you craft a nutritional program to promote homeostasis.

• Yoga and meditation instructor: Yoga and meditation enhance the parasympathetic component, helping it to balance an overactive sympathetic component.

While long-term mental and physical stress can lead to or aggravate physical health problems, many alternative therapies can be used to control or remove the stressors and heal our bodies. Talk to your healthcare practitioner to identify how stressors are affecting you and which therapies can promote balance in your body.

Brett Hessel, DC, CAFCI, graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto and the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute (AFCI) for medical acupuncture. Brett has also trained with the AFCI for traditional Chinese medicine and with the China Shanghai International Acupuncture Training Centre.

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Winter is often the most difficult time for us to exercise outside, but it doesn’t have to be uncomfortable. Here are some things that keep me moving and energized outside during the winter months.

New Year’s resolutions often come from your good intentions, but if you don’t also change the way you think and act, you will only end up in the same place you were last year. If you take the time to think about the place you’re in now, however, and how you can actively bring about the change you want to see, real change is possible.

I call this “REAL Motivation.” It’s visualizing your goal, mapping out proper actions and behaviours to get you there, and hanging on to this motivation for lasting change. It’s based on four factors: the reality of your present life, the events that brought you here, the attitude you have about your situation, and the identification and letting go of past limitations or self-defeating beliefs. Try it yourself. Review each one of these factors, write it all down and, above all, be honest.

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The differences between the two will be very clear and will allow you to visualize what you want and what you need to change to get it.

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• Layers, layers and more layers! It may be tempting to throw on one bulky piece to keep you warm, but don’t forget that you will be sweating, so you’ll want to peel off a layer to help regulate your temperature. Invest in some thermals.

• A good pair of warm mitts and a toque.

Don’t worry about how they look; they’re just there to keep you warm!

could be anything from a new haircut, a massage or even a pair of warm winter hiking boots.

Your theme song. Create a soundtrack of your all-time favourite tunes and make it a new playlist on your mp3 player. Chose songs that inspire you, then pick one that you can call your Theme Song for Life—it will get you going!

Me time. Make the shift in your mindset that allows you this time for you. No roles of mother/father, wife/husband, employee. No fires to extinguish. This is a date with you and you only. Get to know yourself.

Find inspiration. Use this time to discover what inspires you. Periodically repeat the four factors of REAL Motivation exercise.

Daydream without limitations and write it down. Be real and honest with yourself.

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They’re great for traction in icy areas.

They can be purchased at any sportswear store • A water bottle with a plastic, rather than a stainless steel, rim. Your lips will stick to stainless steel in the cold.

Now you’re ready to go! Investigate your surroundings before you begin your workout to make sure everything is safe and there are no icy spots. Bring a small flashlight with you if you plan to be out during winter’s long dark hours.

Always warm up for five to 10 minutes.

You can do this with a walk to the nearest park. Feel the fresh air, your living breath. Enjoy the unique and beautiful gifts of winter outdoors. You don’t need to be a hero, and nobody’s expecting you to run a marathon. Listen to your body; start off slowly if you need to. Burning fat and strengthening muscle take time. Just be patient, be present, and have fun! This is the first step to your stronger self. In 2012, you will be unstoppable!

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Train Your Taste Buds The ethical side of sugar H

alf the white table sugar manufactured in the United States is cane sugar and the other half is beet sugar. Beet sugar accounts for about 40 percent of the world’s sugar, contains 16 to 18 percent sucrose and grows in 13 U.S. states. The country is its third largest producer.

Sugar cane, which contains 12 to 14 percent sucrose, is a tropical grass and is grown in four states: Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana and Texas.

Both cane sugar and beet sugar are considered among the “purest” foods available because they are 99.9 percent sucrose.

The primary distinction between cane sugar and beet sugar is the processing method.

Unlike beet sugar, cane sugar processing typically takes place at two locations, the sugar mill and the refinery. During the final purification process, cane sugar is filtered through activated carbon (charcoal), which may be of animal, vegetable or mineral origin. This step is unnecessary for beet sugar. More than half the cane refineries in the United States use bone char (charcoal made from animal bones) as their activated carbon. The bone char used in this process is so far removed from its animal source that cane sugar processed in this method is deemed kosher pareve according to Jewish dietary laws, meaning it contains no meat or milk in any form. Some vegans disagree with this perspective.

Consumers cannot discern differences between beet sugar and cane sugar in taste, appearance and use. Beet sugar is frequently not labelled as such—the packaging may just list “sugar.” Cane sugar is more often labelled specifically, but not always. For consumers wishing to differentiate, the issue has become

convoluted. Many vegans prefer to avoid white table sugar altogether rather than chance using a product filtered through bone char.

table sugar—about 96 to 98 percent sucrose.

Brown sugar consists of sugar crystals (cane or beet sugar) combined with molasses for taste and colour. Confectioner’s sugar (also known as powdered sugar) is white table sugar pulverized into a fine powder and sifted.

Some vegans replace white table sugar with unbleached cane sugar or dehydrated and granulated cane juice. Both are available in natural food stores. Most of these products can replace white sugar measure for measure for general use (on cereal or in beverages) and in recipes. These products are typically darker in colour than white table sugar— ranging from light amber to rich brown—due to their higher molasses content. This can sometimes alter the flavour of recipes and may affect the colour of the finished product.

Unbleached cane sugar is considered by some to be more healthful than white table sugar. Although it may contain minimal trace nutrients, one would have to eat massive quantities to obtain any reasonable nutritive value. And, of course, there are numerous drawbacks associated with the overconsumption of sugar, including tooth decay and obesity.

Nutritionally speaking, sugar is sugar is sugar, whether white table sugar, maple sugar or a natural alternative. A 1948 federal law requires all products sold as sugar in the U. S. to be at least 96 percent pure sucrose, so even “raw sugar (sometimes called turbinado sugar) is by law compositionally close to white

Beyond the bone char concerns and healthrelated issues, there are many factors to consider when purchasing sugar and products that contain it. The vast majority of sugar cane is not organically grown, and most sugar plantations employ environmentally unsound agricultural methods, such as heavy insecticide and pesticide use and crop burning, which negatively impact soil, air, water and the health of workers. Sugar cane production is labour and energy intensive and uses large amounts of fossil fuels in processing, filtration, packaging and transport. Plantation owners typically pay meagre wages and provide no benefits, while workers are forced to endure brutal, substandard conditions.

A prudent approach may be to reduce our use of all types of sugar, including sugary processed foods, and to train our taste buds to more fully appreciate the natural sweetness of fresh and dried fruits, grain sweeteners and other whole foods. Still another option is to purchase granulated natural sweeteners such as maple sugar, granular fruit sweetener and date sugar, or to use natural liquid sweeteners such as pure maple syrup, agave syrup, malt syrup, brown rice syrup and mixed fruit juice concentrates. These products are available in natural food stores and many supermarkets.

Jo Stepaniak is the author and co-author of 17 books on compassionate living and vegan cuisine.

She is also the senior editorial director at Book Publishing Company, a vegan publishing house, and an international business dispute-resolution specialist.

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SOUL REMEDIES Tracy Persson, Chopra Centre Certified Ayurvedic Health Instructor, Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor, Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Instructor and Reiki Master. Discover the tools that Ayurveda provides by incorporating teachings that help you find the balance necessary in your life! Personalized individual sessions available. Grande Prairie, AB 780.933.6388 tracypersson@choprateachers.com www.soulremedies.com

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THE HEALING I Empower Yourself! I will guide your healing journey and help show you how to realize your personal potential through Workshops, Healing circles and Individual Energy Therapy sessions. For more in-depth workshop information and prices please contact; Tanis McRae, Intuitive Healer.

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Psych - K HALEY’S COMET COACHING Discover how to make positive changes in subconscious beliefs, which may currently be holding you back, through weekend workshops and one-on-one sessions. Experience for yourself the power of re-programing yourself for success with Hemi-Sync! Serving Okotoks and Calgary, Alberta.

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Reiki BEYOND BELIEF Reiki is a non-invasive, gentle, hands on, energy balancing skill. Reiki causes the energy channel through the crown chakra to open, clear and cleanse the chakras, making the universal energy flow very strong for the individual. Reiki Sessions, Sound Reiki, and all levels of classes available. Call Sandra today. Calgary, AB 403.306.0034

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VAL MAJEAU Reiki Master , Certified Angel Practitioner and Medium offering assistance to find balance through Reiki for you or your pet, intuitive angel card readings, mediumship, workshops and meditations. Contact Val Majeau at 403.803.7912.

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Yog a JACKIE DUMAINE Trained in India and a Certified Akhanda Yoga Teacher, Jackie combines the physical postures of yoga along with calming meditation, inspiration and the 10 Sacred Secrets of The Yoga Code. Register for a class or workshop near you. Calgary, AB 403.860.7700 jackie@jackiedumaine.com www.jackiedumaine.com YOGA SOUL CENTRE Formerly GP YOGA ZONE. Yoga Therapist Candace McKim teaches all-level VINYASA YOGA movement linked to breath. Receive modifications and personal instruction to enhance your practice.

Yoga Soul Centre, 9022B-108th St., Grande Prairie, AB 780.814.9645 info@candacemckim.com www.candacemckim.com ZERO POINT PERSPECTIVES Kundalini Yoga Classes, Workshops & Retreats; PSYCH-K™ Belief Repatterning; Spiritual Response Therapy; Quantum Vibrational Pendants. Remove the blocks – CHANNEL YOUR TRUE SELF. Contact Angela Ditch. Grande Prairie, AB 780.882.2664 angela@zeropointperspectives.com www.zeropointperspectives.com

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PEAK YOUR PERFORMANCE Learn to use your whole brain to make quantum leaps in personal development and growth.

We invite you to our second annual Mind, Body & Spirit Expo!

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Even if you’ve never stepped into a yoga studio, the 10 Sacred Secrets of The Yoga Code workshop will provide you with a simple blue print to achieving more clarity, health, awareness and freedom.

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