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Publisher’s Corner The greatest gift you can offer is a healthy, whole you Do you remember reading your first Healing Springs Journal? It may have been quite awhile ago, as this issue marks the 13th birthday. In celebration, we are trying a glossy cover to see how you like it. Perhaps it inspires you to finally call the advertisers that speak to your heart and soul. I love the sounds of songs whether from a human, bird, or coyote. Yet, extraneous noise insults my senses. Today noise is everywhere, from the hum of appliances to the constant barrage of pop-up messages and offers. We hope not to add to the cacophony, but contribute valuable content that empowers you to know yourself as the healer of your life and body. With another anniversary, I am struck with how things are seemingly always the same while also constantly changing. Trees teach this as they go through each season—every day different, yet each phase of the cycle exactly like the year before. To give some perspective of time, the first issue of The Healing Springs Journal was in 2002, Facebook began in 2004, iPhones came out in 2007, and we survived the prophecy of 2012. Even with these societal changes, the Journal remains the same. Or so it seemed, until I pulled out the first issue and saw it was all black and white, all newsprint, only 16 pages long and I won’t even go into the design. Over the years many people have asked how I started the Journal. It makes me smile to tell the story, for it reminds me that while I followed an impulse it was something beyond me that created The Healing Springs Journal. I had left my 9-5 job a year prior in order to work for a photographer. While I enjoyed the photography, the environment was not a good fit for me. So, I left there and took on a few other jobs looking for one that felt like more than just work. I was always interested in healing modalities and yet couldn’t tune into the one that felt like my path. One day I was in the Reiki Room with my friends Terry and Sue when Mark Tolstrup came in to introduce himself as a Tai Chi practitioner. Somewhere in the conversation he suggested that our healing community needed a newsletter. Interestingly enough, I had the skills to create such a thing. When I left there I remembered a few weeks prior a friend had mentioned he had a computer his company was throwing out. I had turned it down at the time, seeing no good reason for another computer. Right then, I called him and lo and behold the computer was still in his car waiting to find a home. It was loaded with Quark, Photoshop and Word, giving me the ability to start the Journal with no financial investment. After putting together some materials, I called acupuncturist Michael Wayne to tell him my idea. He invited me to a meeting of local practitioners that just happened to be taking place the next morning. Almost every person in attendance wanted to advertise in the first issue, and The Healing Springs Journal was born. While I did the work needed to make it something you can hold, this story exemplifies the connection the Healing Springs has with the world beyond the physical. I am the caretaker and hope to continue hearing its messages and follow its longings as an entity of its own. Over the years, I have written 79 Publisher’s Corners. I’ve been slowly compiling these essays with the idea of putting together a book. While reading, I see themes repeat; two of the many are connection and wholeness. The essays are written from my personal experience, yet they represent what The Healing Springs Journal is about as well. Connection arises in my writing primarily in reference to animals and nature. Its role in the journal is the connection of practitioners and ideas with its readers. Here

The Healing Springs Journal is an independent publication committed to printing articles regarding the wellness of body, mind, spirit, and environment. It is a free publication supported by its advertisers. These advertisers must be judged on their individual merits, The Healing Springs Journal is not responsible for their claims, conditions, products, or services. Our articles reflect the opinions of their authors and not necessarily those of our publisher. We do not claim to diagnose illness, but offer an open forum on complimentary & alternative therapies. Serious ailments should be checked out by a physician as well as by the healers you feel compelled to learn more about. We reserve the right to refuse advertising and are not liable for any errors within the ads themselves.

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are a few ways I’ve mentioned connection.... June/July 2004; “Being with nature is my connection to the divine. I could live without this connection, but that’s all it would be—living, surviving. When amongst trees, birds, earth, water, my spirit thrives. Every thing is simultaneously sacred and commonplace.” In June/July ‘12 “It seems that I came into the world with a longing in my soul... There are periods when the ache is at bay, yet it inevitably returns. I now see a consistency between the longing’s fulfillment and my being immersed in the inherent connection of nature—feeling welcomed by a tree as I lean my back up against its trunk, engaging with a hawk in flight, going to sleep under the stars or being in silent communication with my horse.” Feb/Mar ’14 “Turns out, wearing feathers and deerskin are unnecessary to show a connection to the world. All we need is to play our song.” Wholeness is mentioned in our mission statement and parallels healing. It is so important we chose it as the theme for the Healing Springs Symposium on May 9th. References to whole and wholeness.... Aug/Sept ’07 “I cannot be fully integrated, while compartmentalizing myself and believing that only parts of my whole have any true value.” June/July ‘10 “A sense of fullness and wholeness took over and I stopped thinking at all. I simply walked in unity with all this beauty—feeling the sun’s warmth, hearing the leaves sing in the breeze, seeing the animals simply living. This is where I know unconditional love.” June/July ‘12 “For years I have been seeking wholeness. It is now apparent that I had mistakenly believed being whole would mean perfection by human standards. Yet with time behind me, what sages have been saying for eternity rings true in my bones. Totality comprises everything, including that which could be thought of as opposites; soul and ego, spirit and matter, light and dark, greatness and mediocrity, joy and anger, motivated and lazy.” Oct/Nov ‘14 “Human life is full of paradox, as exemplified in breathing, the very thing that keeps us alive. For we can not breathe in without breathing out and vice versa. There is nothing better about in or out, they are equal in their opposites. Embracing this, and its implications, may be a giant step to wholeness.” Dec ‘14/Jan ’15 “There is a cultural ideal of seeing only the positive or looking at things from a spiritual paradigm... In a world of pain, this positive or spiritual bypass is a constant temptation. Yet, it can be a detour on the path to genuine happiness and wholeness.” Another repetitive theme is authenticity. I’ve run out of room, however, so we’ll leave it for us all to live genuinely rather than reading my musings about it. Please remember that The Healing Springs Journal is brought to you exclusively by the support of its advertisers. Let’s keep things connected and whole by showing them our love.

Contents articles 10 12 14 16 18 20 24 26 28 30

How to Process Pain by Peter Guare Relabeling the “March Against Monsanto” in Your Mind by Abigail Thurston What is Leaky Gut by Kathryn Kos The Miracle of Spring by Wendy Ball The Emotion Code by Dr. Karen Kan A Blue World to Save by David Helvarg Couples Massage by Gwendolyn Guirino Oseopathy for Animals by Lisa Hardies-Hoffmaster Surrendering to the Chaos by Allison Petroski Shift From Pissed to Blissed by Bob Sima

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6 Our Community 23 Ask The Practitioner by Gregg St. Clair 32 Your Astrological Forecast by Arlene DeAngelus 34 Calendar 36 Directory Healing Springs Mission: With knowledge comes choice. Our mission at The Healing Springs Journal is to address the whole person by providing articles and stories that allow the reader to make empowered lifestyle decisions in relation to the wellness of their mind, body, spirit, and environment.

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Community Living on a Plant Based Diet Monthly Gathering If your looking for support as you change your diet, or if your living on a plant based diet already and want to meet others living it, come gather with us! The following diets will be the focus of the meeting: Raw food diet, High Raw, Vegan high Raw, Vegan or Vegetarian who eats a high plant based diet, Dairy Free and Gluten Free with a high plant based diet. Basically if your into vegetables and fruit as your predominate calorie source come and hang out! Come get support, make some friends or support others just beginning. We meet the 4th Wednesday of the Month 6:30-7:30 pm at Four Seasons Cafe on Phila Street- Grab a juice or dinner and join us for a chat. Hosted by Heather Stewart, owner of Pre K in the Park a high fruit and vegetable Pre School. www.plantbaseddietgathering.blogspot.com

You Glow Girl Summer Camp! Announcing You Glow Girl Summer Camp! A camp celebrating teen girl wisdom and empowering every girl to love herself. June 28th- July 3rd, 2015 at Wiawaka Center for Women on Lake George, NY. For girls entering grades 6-10 in Fall 2015. You Glow GirlTM celebrates teen girl wisdom and empowers every girl to love herself. Facilitated through workshops at yoga studios and schools, girls are given tools and skills to cultivate selfcare, body awareness and support in the trials and tribulations of growing up. Glow girls evolve from a solid foundation of selflove and bright sense of knowing herself. The strength from loving one’s self paves an open path to endless possibility. Founder, Meredith Shorb is a Licensed Yoga Instructor, trained by Gopi Kinnicutt with a Certification in Restorative Yoga under Judith Hanson Lasater. Meredith is a Souluna Life Coach through her teacher, Coby Kozlowski and holds a BA in Urban Studies from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Meredith can be found teaching regular classes at Yoga Mandali in Saratoga Springs, NY. With over fifteen years of experience as a Nanny, she is a Lifetime Member of Girl Scouts and recipient of the Gold Award, the Highest Achievement in Girl Scouting. While serving in Americorp at Edison High School, in Minneapolis, MN, she cofounded Girl’s Group, a weekly club for girls to share food and conversation. Her honesty, positive body image and commitment to self-expression make Meredith a positive role model for girls. You Glow Girl Summer Camp is a week of non-stop glowing!

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Camp is centered in yoga, in addition to focus and programming in meditation, nature, art and health. Asana practice (the physical poses of yoga) with yoga philosophy woven in will be offered each day. The sequence of poses is designed specifically for teen girls and taught with safe, clear instruction. Meredith will be joined by guest yoga teachers specializing in a variety of yoga traditions, and workshop teachers who will teach specific subjects including Juicing and Mindfulness. There will be fun! Swimming, delicious, healthy meals, free time (Siesta), and group glow girl day and night activities that dive into expression and creativity. There will be time for girls to turn inward during solo activities, work one on one with a partner and reflect in smaller and larger groups. Teachers and counselors will be there for campers throughout the week. A Nurse and Lifeguard will provide a high level of safety and health at camp. Girls will gain a fresh perspective on what it means to be a teen girl and be inspired to embrace this special time in their life. You Glow Girl Summer Camp is an immersion into a strong and nourishing community of girl power for the soul. Girls will connect with their spirit. You Glow Girl Summer Camp will offer your glow girl an empowering, fun and cool week of exploration into soul-searching and wellness. For details and to register go to www.meredithshorb.com or contact Meredith at meredithshorb@gmail.com, 518-641-9671 with questions.

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Saratoga Integrative Medicine Education Network Upcoming Programs

Dr. Richard Aulicino

The Saratoga Integrative Medicine Education Network, or SIMEN, has two upcoming programs scheduled. Both will occur at the Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., in the Community Room, and are free and open to the public.

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The first program occurs on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:30 pm and is entitled, “ADHD: Overcoming It Without Drugs.” If you ask veteran teachers if children’s behavior and attention has deteriorated over the past 30 years, they will wholeheartedly say yes. It is not that we are better at diagnosing, instead something has changed in our children over the past two generations. What is it? ADHD did not suddenly appear in an adult or child’s life. Parents will tell you that their child has always acted this way. This means that the ADHD condition is developmental – the adult or child never developed the ability to pay attention. And there are many ways that ADHD rears its ugly head – hypersensitivity to sound, having racing thoughts, a wandering mind, and more.

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The presenter, Kathy Johnson, MS Ed, of Pyramid of Potential, has helped people for over a decade improve brain functioning, including ADHD. She will walk you through the development of the brain and what could keep someone from being able to focus. She addresses many types of ADHD, and will give you some therapeutic activities to do at the presentation to change the brain, no matter what age. The second program, which occurs on Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30pm, is entitled “Sex is Energy: Intimacy and Eroticism From the Orient.” There can be an attraction between two people so powerful it might completely change the direction of one’s life. We can’t force it to happen and we often don’t see it coming, but once established it can make moving to Alaska to be with what is 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15 I Healing Springs

Deep Relief Vibroacoustic Therapy Become aware of how A World of Vibrations, Sound and Music, can: • reduce stress and anxiety • improve sleep • alleviate pain from arthritis, injuries, cancer and its treatments; reduce blood pressure and aid circulation; reduce symptoms of MS, Parkinson disease and many other conditions.

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essentially a stranger, even though we hate the cold and dark winters, all of a sudden sound like a really great idea. Many people are hoping for that singular life event: a Big Bang that will create a new cosmos in which to delight and play. In our contemporary culture, the idea of finding the “One” is often believed to be necessary for personal happiness and there is a plethora of dating sites available to help achieve this goal. If sex and attraction are so powerful in the beginning, and we desire so strongly for the relationship to work out, why does it often become so difficult? The presenter, Gregg St. Clair, M.S., L.Ac., has been studying Oriental Philosophy since 1983; practicing Tai Chi, Qi Gong and traditional Taoist sexual techniques since 1991; and is a licensed Acupuncturist with his Master’s in Traditional Oriental Medicine. For more information on either program, call 210-1557.

Locally-Made Soaps For Dogs & People Just months after launching an online store, Cohoes-based Junie B Love is breaking into the brick and mortar retail space with its “Dirty Dog Soap” and “Mountain Dog Soap.” The line of all-natural goat milk soaps, for both dogs and people, is custom made in the Rensselaer County Taconic mountains. The soap started appearing on the shelves at the flagship Orvis store in Manchester, Vt. “This is exciting, to be expanding into physical brick and mortar retail,” said Alana Sparrow, owner of Junie B Love. “We are starting with the Manchester store. Then, as our company grows, we plan to expand into other Orvis stores that carry dog products.” The soaps contain 100 percent raw liquid goat milk and use only essential oils and natural ingredients. There are no added colors, perfumes or fragrances. As the owner of a Welsh Terrier, named Junebug, Sparrow wanted to create a soap that would be gentle on her dog’s sensitive skin as well as her own. But the special formula has other benefits for both dog and human as well. "Natural soap lathers very well, but it also rinses in about half the time as regular dog shampoo,” Sparrow said. “Dogs love water and swimming, but I don't think they particularly like the shower spray because they’re not in control. A quicker shower time creates a more pleasant bathing experience for dogs and those who wash them.” In addition to the Manchester Orvis store, the soap is available for purchase online now at: http://junieblove.co/shop/bath-apothecary/dirty-dog-soap/

Spaces Filling for YMCA Camp on Lake George Day and Overnight Camp

YMCA Camp Chingachgook on Lake George is still accepting registrations for this summer for its premiere summer camp program. The camp often fills to capacity long before the official opening on June 28, and with camper spaces filling fast, this year promises to be much the same. Open Houses will also be held every Sunday at 2pm starting April 12th through June 14th. For more information about the Open House Sundays and other pro— Manisha Thakor, grams, please call YMCA Chingachgook: (518) 656-9462 or visit CFA, Founder & CEO MoneyZen Wealth Management the website: www.LakeGeorgeCamp.org. Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15

Healing Springs Symposium A festival opening up our path to wholeness

Saturday May 9th at Gideon Putnam Resort $59 preregister, $75 at the door

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10:15- 11:45 Keynote Speaker, Susun Weed, is an extraordinary teacher with a joyous spirit, a powerful presence, and an encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and health. She is the voice of the Wise Woman Way, where common weeds, simple ceremony, and compassionate listening support and nourish Health and Wholeness. She has opened hearts to the magic and medicine of the green nations for four decades. Spirit and Practice of the Wise Woman Tradition, the oldest form of health care on the planet which offers us a different approach to our health and healing. Noon — 1 Panel Discussion ~ MC Katrina Clay Nini Gridley, Shari Parslow, Heather Loucks, Dr. Michael Wayne, Cindy Aldrich, Jerome Pindell 1-1:45 LUNCH available for purchase $15 Healers Co-Op, promote/share your healing goods and services. 1:45 — 3 Breakout Session choose one 1 ¥ Menopause Metamorphosis with Susun Weed, Change your story of the Change of Life. 2 ¥ Luminous Being with Shari Parslow, Weave your evolutionary path from the uniqueness of your spirit. 3 ¥ Listening: Working a Multi-modal Approach with Jerome Pindell, Active listening is at the core of a successful approach to using alternatives. We will explore this from the physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual perspectives for both practitioners and users. 4 ¥ What Horses Teach Us About Wellness and Wholeness with Cindy Aldrich, Horses have many things to teach us - by their way of life, their way of being, and their powerful presence. Allow the energy of horses to teach you another way of moving in the world, of connecting to your body, connecting to your breath. 3:15 — 4:30 Breakout Session choose one 1 ¥ Bach Flowers to the Rescue with Nini Gridley, In this informative and lively workshop you will learn from an expert about the original Bach Flower Remedies, a simple system of emotional healing developed in England by Dr. Edward Bach over eighty years ago. 2 ¥ Designing our Dreams with Heather Loucks, We will create Our Divine Dream Vision Board. All supplies will be provided. Please bring your imagination, highest hopes and open willingness to allow our Divine Nature to manifest into this New Way of Being. 3 ¥ How to Access Your Leading Edgewith Dr. Michael Wayne, This program will help you find your leading edge, understand what the power of Quantum Transformation is, and help you embark on your own personal revolution. 4 ¥ Reclaiming Your Ancient Soul with Katrina Clay, The modern world has caused parts of the human being to go dormant. In this workshop we will touch that ancient awareness through nature and guided journeys to reclaim our innate wholeness. 5:00-5:45 Gong Lab with Sound Healer Diane Simpson Feeling Tones for Relaxation & Meditation. The Gong Lab is an experimental sound and vibration group that uses gongs and singing bowls to create a sonic environment that allows the participant to feel submerged in sound. Gongs produce an elemental sound similar to Om or Aum. The Singing Bowls are tuned to balance each of the Seven Chakras. Experiencing these fundamental sounds in a context that envelopes the listener seems to put us in touch with something primal and opens the door to meditation and inner exploration. A few of our community s authentic healers leading us to wholeness —individually and collectively. 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15 I Healing Springs

How to

Process Pain

for Lasting Release

by Peter Guare ain is born in the brain. Sensory neurons send information to the brain about the state of the body, and the brain interprets those signals as best it can. Usually it is on target; but sometimes it isn’t. And how we interpret the brain’s interpretation adds one more opportunity for error.

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Take, for example, muscle pain. Because pain and strength use the same neural pathways, pain pre-empts strength. But strength also pre-empts pain. In my Ki-Hara Resistance Stretching classes, participants learn how to diagnose whether the pain is really weakness, and what to do about it. In this case, the brain is giving us important information about the problem. It’s up to us to choose the appropriate solution. But most of us don’t care enough to fix the problem, so we cover it up with drugs or just stop doing the things we used to do. And now we’re old. Sometimes pain is a function of the brainimproperly processing the information; phantom limb pain is one example. Here a problematic limb has been amputated, but the brain continues to sense pain in the limb that is no longer there. Fibromyalgia is another case where the pain is a result of inaccurate processing. Trigger points, a very common cause of pain, are the result of the brain telling muscle fibers to continue to contract, rather than relaxing until they need to work again. That area of the muscle becomes too dense to eliminate waste products and absorb blood, and a referred pain pattern is generated, sometimes far away from the trigger point. Reprogramming brain responses can be done in several ways. In the March 2015 issue of Scientific American, neurosurgeon Kevin Tracey discusses the use of vagus nerve stimulation to treat a man crippled with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Within weeks, he was sufficiently pain free that his doctors cautioned him not to resume the more strenuous activities he had given up until his body had strengthened sufficiently.

But there are other ways to change brain responses. One of the most exciting uses dual attention stimuli to simulate the processing that happens during REM sleep, when the eyes dart back and forth as the sleeper dreams. These eye movements, called saccades, are what give rise to the name Rapid Eye Movement. EMDR, eye movement desensitization and retraining, utilizes this technique. And an even more effective technique consists of tapHealing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15

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Would not Miss it- amazing! I ve been to twoSo much Energy & Vendors Galore! C.H. $6 in advance/ $8 at door, for 1 Day OR $10 in advance/$12 at door for 2 Day Admission ¥ Over 22 Free Workshops from Renowned Spiritual Teachers over two days! ¥ Unique Metaphysical gifts, jewelry, scarves, crafts, crystals, herbs, incense, healing regimens & more ¥ Sunday Live Music; Answer The Muse For additional fees. . . . Henna Tattoos ¥ Private Tried & True Psychic Readings ¥ Personal Sessions with Great Energy Healers ping on specific acupuncture areas in patterns that stimulate precise areas of the brain and help it finish processing pain information. This is different from Emotional Freedom Technique, which I also do, but doesn’t use dual attention. I suspect that they are related, as in the end it’s all energy, but I’ve found this process to be more effective for functional pain relief. And it appears to have other benefits, which I suspect are all related to the release of inappropriate muscle tension; muscle tension that restricts the flow of energy and is itself a stressor when chronic. Here’s an example of how I use this powerful technique in my classes. You can try it and see how you like it:

Lie on your back, and raise your legs up as close to vertical as you can. Squeeze your feet together, activating your inner thigh muscles or adductors. Place your hands on the insides of your thighs and use them to pull your legs apart, while resisting. Note what your range of motion is. Now tapabout 5 times using your right fingers on your right foot in the general area of Liver 3, about an inch above where your big and second toe meet. Then tap in the same way (either hand) in the same place on your left foot. Repeat this sequence several times. Now do the stretch again. Notice any difference? My stretchers –and myself – all notice an increased range. That should correlate to better liver function, as we’ve released chronic muscle tension blocking energy flow. And you’ve strengthened and stretched your adductor muscles.

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There is a similar technique that generates a powerful relaxation response by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system. I use it in my classes to reset breathing patterns for optimal recovery and stress reduction. Several practitioners have reported success with calming autistic children. And one of the parents who comes to my Alpha Athlete training with her daughter reported major relief of her crippling chronic low back pain after a brief Far Infrared Sauna session and thirty seconds of tapping on precise areas of her upper back. These techniques are usually not one-shot cures, a big reason why I integrate them with my Ki-Hara classes. Several applications, however, often bring lasting relief; and when they don’t, the techniques can often be self-administered. After having struggled with crippling chronic pain myself, I’m ecstatic to find advanced techniques to address the causes of the pain. And the only side effects have been improved function and stress reduction. This is the forefront of mind/body solutions to mind/body problems. To fix the system, address the system. Peter Guare is the Founder of Human HyperFormance Holistic Health and Fitness in Glenville. After sixteen years of coaching championship track athletes, he finally decided to work on himself. For more information, call 727-6233 or visit www.humanhyperformance.com.

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Re-Labeling The “March Against Monsanto” In Your Mind by Abigail Thurston s the title of the event, “March Against Monsanto” a turn-off to the Albany food activists?

If you don’t know who Monsanto is… Monsanto was the manufacturer of “Agent Orange” used in the Vietnam War, which devastated the environment and the health of many. This giant business currently controls the seed supply for the US and many other countries, legally forcing farmers to plant Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops, and lacing our food supply with bee and butterfly killing pesticide formula known as, Round Up.

due to the poison so liberally spread on lawns, gardens, crops and plants one can buy at the big box stores. Monsanto’s deep pockets and political alliances make it difficult for farmers to raise and sell affordable, organic, non-GMO food. It’s reported that 93% of Americans want GMO foods labeled. 50 countries worldwide have already banned or require labeling of GMO foods, including China. Our state neighbor, Vermont is the first state in the union to pass a bill requiring GMO labeling.

There are potential health risks associated with eating engineered foods designed to withstand high levels of toxic pesticides. Current studies point to Monsanto’s GMOs and pesticides (that are the mainstay in America’s diet) as the cause of multiple autoimmune diseases. Our pollinating insect friends are vanishing

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Perhaps, you’re like me and find the title of the upcoming, “March Against Monsanto” on May 23rd to be distasteful. I’m a holistic practitioner, environmentally friendly and a spiritually conscious individual who strives to live a life of loving-kindness and compassion. I understand the power of words in manifesting a desired intention (aka, the law of attraction). To be “against” something can create the potential for more of it.

I’d rather be for the desired result. I am for… the right to know what’s in my food. I am for… taking action steps to make my food safe. I’m for… the beautiful pollinating work of butterflies and bees. I am for… affordable, safe, organic food for everyone. I felt discouraged by the lack of turnout at last year’s (2014) rally. Only 150-200 people gathered to get the attention of the New York governmental leaders. As co-director of Saratoga Integrative Practitioners Network (SIPN), I know hundreds of local holistic practitioners. Yet, I didn’t see a single familiar face showing their support. Perhaps the vibe of the name lacks the positive results desired and repels the health foodies from gathering? Despite the unfortunate name, are YOU willing to re-label the “March Against Monsanto” in your mind and attend the “Future of Your Food Safety”? The annual “March Against Monsanto” takes place in Albany on May 23rd at the Albany State Capital.. Check Facebook for details. Make This Event Positive & Fun! • Wear a creative costume! Bumble bee… Butterfly… Cornucopia of Fruit… • Invite friends for support • Bring an instrument or sing a song • Chant a prayer with your beads • Teach a yoga/dance/movement class on the lawn • Coordinate a flash mob • Bring your sage, drum or tuning forks to realign the energy • Make a sign/t-shirt about WHAT YOU’RE FOR • Create a taste test challenge of GMO vs. Non-GMO food. Additional ways to support GMO labeling in New York; 1. Please write your NY assembly-person and senator to let them know, you deserve to know what’s in your food. (add the names of Senators and assembly people with phone #s) 2. Vote with your dollars by buying foods that are committed to GMO safety for you. Abigail Thurston is the owner of www. SavvyHolisticWoman.com in Clifton Park, NY. She offers body based emotional stress release techniques for women who are juggling their fast-paced modern life and need to refill themselves. Abigail’s certifications fill a binder and include, PSYCH-K, Touch For Health, EFT, LifeLine Technique, Reiki and more… She uses muscle testing to access the subconscious mind of her clients and holds space for them to be where they are at now, while helping them create a bridge to the happier, lighter life their heart is yearning for.

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by Kathryn Kos, Primal Bliss Nutrition he health of your digestion is a key factor in the health of your body. 70-80% of our body’s immune system lies within the gut.The term “leaky gut” or “permeable gut” is very common now in the alternative healthcare community. However, what exactly is a leaky gut? What causes leaky gut? How can we heal the gut? In this piece I will shed some light for you, and give you some recommendations that I make to my clients when working with them to heal and seal their leaky gut.

If the mucosal lining of the intestinal wall becomes weak or has never fully developed, foreign invaders can easily pass through the intestinal wall and into the bloodstream.

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The small intestines are naturally permeable to very small molecules in order to absorb nutrients. Regulation ofintestinal permeability is one of the functions of the cells that line the intestinal wall. However, larger proteins that are difficult to digest or foreign, can break apart these tight junctions in the intestinal wall. Typically individuals with a leaky gut are sensitive to gluten, and possibly other proteins found in certain grains. However, there are many factors that can contribute to this mechanism,such as: poor diet (heavy consumption of modern grains that are not soaked or sprouted to remove anti-nutrients, processed foods, and bad oils), infections, toxins, too little stomach acid, deficiency of good bacteria (gut flora), not beingbreastfed (breastfeeding promotes the closure of the inner luminal layer of the intestinal lining), consumption of medications and anti-inflammatory drugs, alcohol use, stress and age can also cause these tight junctions to break apart.

Once these tight junctions become broken apart and larger proteins can pass through the walls of your gut, you haveleaky gut. When your gut is leaky, toxinsfrom medications, bacteria, Contact Jennifer Monroe for more andundigested food particles, pass through the gut junctions, and information at 956-2818 or just drop in. into your bloodstream. Your immune system seesthese "foreign invaders" as pathogens andbegins an immune response or attack on them. This immune response is like a bunch of soldiers trying to protect your body. However, these “soldiers” cannot always decipher between healthy organs and pathogens. This increases inflammation in the body, and inflammatory responses such as food allergies, food sensitivities or intolerances, environ— Mark Nepo asthma, mental allergies, and autoimmune conditions. 14 Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15 You choose what to pay, weekly or monthly. 25% of the total collected will be donated to a different cause each month.

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Signs that you have a leaky gut • Any issues with digestion (bloating, indigestion, gas, diarrhea), and IBS • Food intolerances and food allergies • Seasonal and pet allergies • Diagnosis of an autoimmune disease, for example: hashimotos thyroid, lupus, sjrogren’s syndrome, celiacdisease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis • Skin conditions like eczema, redness,and acne • Mood and behavioral issues or changes

Steps to healing the gut I work with my clients on an elimination diet, removing the most difficult to digest foods, such as gluten, dairy, and soy,replacing them with nutrient dense, easy to digest foods. I recommend recolonizing the gut with good bacteria through fermented foods and quality probiotic supplementation. I also recommend takingdigestive enzymes with meals to help breakdown any difficult to digest foods. There are some foods and supplements that help to heal and seal the junctions in the gut, such as bone broth, increasing healthy fats, l-glutamine powder anddeglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL).

diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, I follow a specific autoimmune protocol with them that involves eliminating more foods for a period of time. Now that spring is here, you mayencounter many coaches and practitioners trying to sell the latest shakes, detoxes, diets, cleanses etc. However, many of these protocols do not focus on food quality or nutrient density. Therefore, many cause more harm than good. If your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize it as food, it probably isn’t. Stick to eating real food, and preserve the health of your gut! Chronic stress also contributes to a leaky gut, so be sure to take time out each day to nurture your inner child! Now that spring is finally arriving, getting outside to play isa great way to nurture your mind, body, and soul! Walking, hiking, biking, or playing with children outside each day can help tremendously with chronic stress. Wish you all things happy and healthy,

Kathryn Kos is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) through The Nutritional Therapy Association, and a Certified Lactation Educator/Counselor through The University of San Diego. Her undergraduate degree is in Movement Science from Westfield State College. Her Master’s If a client is experiencing symptoms of lowstomach acid (heart- degree is in Rehabilitation Counseling from burn, indigestion, and bloating after meals), I recommend gentle Springfield College. She specializes in healing methods of stimulating their stomach acid production, such as digestion, balancing blood sugar, balancing apple cider vinegar in a little water before meals, or a drop of bit- hormones, and autoimmune conditions. Call ters on the tongue before meals. If an individual has been 260-9749 for a free consultation 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15 I Healing Springs 15

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The MIRACLE of S p r i n g & Embracing Awareness of Cycles: a shamanic healing practice... by Wendy Ball hose of us who live in the East are coming out of a long and very cold winter. Each sign of new life in the bushes and sprouting from the ground seems nothing short of miraculous after a winter that some of us thought would never end. And yet winter inevitably gives way to spring and new life. The warmth and color and fragrance of this time of year intoxicate us and renew faith in our ability to endure difficult and barren times.

new moon brings new energy that grows to fulfillment at the time of the full moon, which then is integrated and releases to new possibilities at the time of the next new moon. Growth begins in the spring, burgeons and flourishes and comes to a peak in the summer, and begins to gather into itself, releasing it's outward manifestation in the fall, to become dormant and rest in the winter, gathering potential for new growth the following spring. Life cycles, cycles of fertility, circadian cycles - we humans are cyclic creatures. Embracing and developing awareness of how cycles impact, even structure our lives, can be comforting or reassuring, helping us orient. There is a time to build and grow a life, a family, a career; and there is a time to take life at a slower pace, to let ones children go, to let go of a career or begin to harvest it and share the gifts with others.

Part of the shamanic world view is a deep and abiding connection with cycles. One that each of us is intimately connected with is our breath: breath in, breath out; breath in, breath out. There is magic in pausing to notice Embracing the dynamic of releasing and bringing in, can be a the moment of stillness that valuable healing and spiritual practice. It can be done at Solstice resides in the space between and Equinox times of year, or at the time of full and/or new the in breath and the out moons. It can be done any time one feels stuck, burdened, or breath, the out breath and aware of a lack or something missing. I invite you to take a the in breath. To experience moment, right now, to reflect on whatever feels heavy in your any type of cycle is to expe- current experience. Is there inertia, or guilt, or judgment? Use rience bringing in and your breath to release whatever it is into a stone, or a toothpick. release or letting go. The Put the stone on the earth and ask her to take your heavy energy Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15

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and mulch it, digest it, transform it. Or light your toothpick in a candle flame and let the energy of fire release your heavy energy. Now take a moment to think about what you want to bring in to your life. Is it energy, or self-acceptance, or a feeling of being able to move freely toward what you want? Use your breath to blow this into a stone. Place it on the earth and ask her to help this wish germinate, take root, and grow. Or use your breath to blow your wish into a toothpick and allow the transformative power of fire as you light it in a candle flame give your wish wings. Don't underestimate the power of consciously and prayerfully identifying what wants to be released, what wants to be brought in, and finding a way to symbolically do that. Where there has been trauma or chronic stress it can be difficult to relax into and trust a cyclic perspective. One can experience fear that lows will last forever. Highs are sought in ways that send our mind/bodies further out of whack. Almost all of us these days suffer from some degree of chronic stress. Before we can become available to a more natural relationship with life we may need to adopt practices that allow our nervous systems to re-set, that allow us to relax and feel safe in the moment. This is why meditation is so valuable for those who can do it. Those of us who can't are like a cat up a tree that is spooked and glued to the branch it is clinging to. It takes a lot of patient soothing talk to get a cat out of a tree. Likewise with ourselves, it takes deliberate self-soothing to bring ourselves back into balance. Cultivating healthy self-soothing practices can be a life-saver. Belly breathing, hands on connection with heart and belly, forms of conscious connection with the earth, conscious focus on a soothing activity, soothing selftalk. There are so many ways to re-set, but one has to be willing to tear oneself out of the magnetic grasp of fear-based reaction and re-focus on action and thought that supports one to come down out of the tree. Finally, acknowledging self for any and each instance of attitude and behavior that supports healthy re-balancing is as good as 1/2 price off the second effort.

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The Emotion Code “I have witnessed profound healing using the Emotion Code. In one case, a female patient was having years marital discord with her husband and upon releasing thirty three generations of the emotion “unsupported” she suddenly noticed how wonderful they were getting along. What used to take years of therapy to heal can now be accomplished in an instant. The Emotion Code can be done remotely as well with the practitioner in a completely different country from the patient/client, which makes it very practical and convenient.” by Dr. Karen Kan ost people are aware these days that emotional stress can cause or contribute to physical illness. For decades people have gone through psychotherapy and counseling to heal from symptoms of depression, anxiety and general unhappiness by talking about their problems. Having an empathetic counselor helps validate their emotions and helps them feel understood and supported. More recently, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as Tapping, has been popularized by wellness and spiritual teachers worldwide as a way to release trapped energy behind uncomfortable emotions. By tapping on acupuncture points while a person expresses the emotion, he can release the intensity of the emotion. For many people, the results are instantaneous.

So what happens when you don’t know you have emotional baggage that is contributing to a specific symptom or illness? Say you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a complex disorder I used to have myself, that involves symptoms of chronic pain, insomnia and fatigue. Is it possible to release the fear, anger and sadness that contributed to it or developed from having it? Well, the answer is yes of course, but it helps to first become aware of the so-called negative emotion(s). Many emotions may be buried so deep in your energy field that you don’t feel them or know they even exist. What if you absorbed them from someone else during your childhood or inherited them from your mother or father? In my experience this kind of emotional baggage can’t be as easily healed through talk therapy or tapping. In my holistic medical practice, I use a technique called the Emotion Code, pioneered by Dr. Bradley Nelson, which lets me easily discover and release trapped emotions even if my patient is unaware of them. These include emotions that have been inherited. The Emotion Code utilizes muscle testing, also called applied kinesiology, as a way in which the practitioner can tap into the patient/client’s subconscious mind to determine the trapped emotion and any details surrounding the emotion before releasing it. Of course muscle testing, like most every technique, is not 100% accurate which is one of the reasons practitioners say a prayer or ask for guidance from Source before starting each session. For example, I see a lot of people with autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis resulting in low functioning thyroid and adrenal glands. Using the Emotion Code, I can ask the patient’s subconscious mind if there are any trapped 18 Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79

emotions causing this problem. Eighty percent of the time, the answer is “yes”. Before we even discover which trapped emotion it is, I can ask the subconscious mind to tell me how severe the autoimmunity is in my patient. “On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most severe, how severe is your autoimmunity?” Amazingly, the subconscious mind will answer with a specific number. Once we’ve determined there is a trapped emotion we can release, we use the Emotion Code chart and muscle testing to determine the exact emotion, who it originally belonged to, and where it is lodged in the body. Within a few seconds, even inherited trapped emotions can easily and permanently be released. I have witnessed profound healing using the Emotion Code. In one case, a female patient was having years marital discord with her husband and upon releasing thirty three generations of the emotion “unsupported” she suddenly noticed how wonderful they were getting along. What used to take years of therapy to heal can now be accomplished in an instant. The Emotion Code can be done remotely as well with the practitioner in a completely different country from the patient/client, which makes it very practical and convenient. To learn more, download a free electronic copy of Dr. Nelson’s book The Emotion Code at www.karenkan.com/emotioncodebook. Experience the Emotion Code by participating in the Holistic Health Retreat & Conference May 16 &17th at the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat Center near Lake Placid. In addition to learning about the Emotion Code, there will be workshops in muscle testing, anti-inflammatory nutrition, healthy gluten-free cooking, drug-free natural pain relief and more! To register and take advantage of early-bird discounts, go to www.KarenKan.com/conference. This retreat is sponsored by members of the Adirondack Wellness Network www.adkwellness.org. Dr. Karen Kan is a holistic physician and acupuncturist specializing in energy and spiritual medicine. She is the author of the Amazon #1 Bestseller, Guide to Healing Chronic Pain – a Holistic Approach and is a certified Emotion Code practitioner. To get a free excerpt of her book, go to www.KarenKan.com.

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A Blue world to SAVE by David Helvarg, author of Saved by the Sea t’s hard to believe that in the blink of an eye in which I’ve led my life half the world’s tropical corals have died along with 90 percent of the big pelagic (open ocean) fish. Humans have spent the last half-century taking from our living seas while giving back mostly plastic, oil, chemical and nutrient waste. We won’t kill the ocean because the ocean endures with or without us, but if we don’t turn the tide of our behaviors we’ll surely impoverish our own lives and the lives of those who follow.

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A few billion years ago, when the Moon was closer to Earth, its tides ripped minerals from the land, turning the primordial seas into a chemical cooking pot that led to the emergence of life on earth. When the tides and continents met they also created friction 10:08 PM that slowed the spin of the planet and lengthened the days of our lives. Now that the Moon has retreated and the waters have slowed, it’s hard to imagine what those early seas must have been like except in a few special places.

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One night a group of us landed at the dock in St. Andrews, Canada, at 10 P.M., having sailed across the Bay of Fundy from Maine. The next morning at 8 A.M. we had to climb twenty feet down the now steeply angled dock ladder where the tide had dropped out from under our small ferryboat. Sailing back to Maine, we saw harbor porpoises feeding near big whirlpools in the bay’s tidal bore, where billions of tons of water rush in and out every twenty-four hours. Talk about sea power (and potential clean energy)! In the Southern Ocean, below the Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties but north of the Antarctic convergence, I spent several days the same gray-green color as the thirty-foot seas that broke over the bow and rolled across the deck of our research vessel like Neptune’s angry fists. Forty- to fifty-foot seas, with the occasional seventy-foot rogue wave, are not considered that unusual at the bottom of the world ocean.

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I remember flying from California to Washington to ride on one of the Coast Guard’s big icebreakers heading north. As I looked down at the snowcapped northern California mountain ranges, I was reminded of great white-capped ocean waves. Actually, they’re not unlike waves in geological terms, bridging up across the landscape, surfing the magma where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates collide and subside beneath them. Mountains are the rippling breakers of the planet, though functioning in a time frame that makes our species as transitory as mayflies or molecules. Only

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evolutionarily hardened species of marine life such as horseshoe crabs and nautiluses have been around long enough to see mountain ranges rise up and erode away again. While thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sense of solidity in the mountains, the ocean is in a constant flux from winds, tides, and currents, upwellings and mixings both chemical and biological, both sensuous and predatory. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the oxygen pump that never quits, the maker of atmosphere, rain, and fog and the buffer of chemical balances, the paddle wheel of circulating vapors that is the bouillabaisse and the crucible of life, both the soup and the pot it comes in. Some people love the mountains and some people love the sea. Some like the steady companionship of dogs and some the mercurial nature of cats.

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In order to make solid progress we needed to work with the body’s time-scale and administer massage to target areas at least once or twice each week. If stress-relief was the goal then massage needed to be available, even if for just a few minutes, whenever it was needed. So, I enlisted my clients’ loved-ones. I brought them in for a small group session where I taught the most basic of Swedish massage techniques in a manner that would easily translate for home-use. Here was how to massage the back of the neck when you noticed you partner working late at her desk. Here was something for the forearms to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. And Voila! In 2006 Couples Massage Workshop was born! The information was so intuitive that with just a little guidance I had

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clients reporting that they were finally making progress with longstanding issues. And then I had a sweet surprise when I came to understand that truly, the greatest benefit of this experience was even beyond physical relief. It was the connection made between loved-ones. Clients were reporting feeling more supported and cared-for. They were communicating more clearly with their partners during massage trades than they had in years. In receiving massage there is a special opportunity to enjoy the physicality of the body. In our modern world with its limitless distractions, this moment of self-revelation is priceless. Now, imagine adding to that the ability to reconnect with your loved-one. The simple truth is that basic, kind, and non-sexual touch brings us back to reality. And if that reality includes loving feelings for your partner, trading a massage can reveal all.

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Couples Massage Workshop quickly became my favorite work. It’s now taught in small group sessions and as private tutorials all over New York State. This year I even debuted an instructional DVD! I had been teaching my Couples Massage Workshop for many years before I had my own loved-one to trade massages with. As much as I believed in my mission to spread the word about the benefits of massage, it wasn’t until I gave and received massage with him that I really understood the affects. There’s no need to take my word for it because the proof is waiting at home for you, today! To expand Gwendolyn Guarino’s vision and bring this knowledge to even more people, Guarino deputed her Couples Massage Workshop video. The DVD is 45 minutes of instruction, is scored by local musicians, and is for sale for $20 through Amazon.com and CouplesMassageWorkshop.com.

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OSTEOPATHY by Lisa Hardies-Hoffmaster hat is osteopathy? It is a way of evaluating and treating disease in humans and animals that has been in use for over fifty years. Human osteopathy began with Andrew Taylor Stills in Missouri in 1874. From there, Dominique Ginaux began to develop osteopathy for horses. According to Ginaux “...osteopathy is an approach to the equilibrium of a living organism and its pathology...and uses various manual manipulations to do so...” It is Janek Vluggen of the Vluggen Institute of Equine Osteopathy and Education who has carried on with this vital work today.

What does the osteopathic approach to health entail? Our main goal as osteopaths is to restore balance to the animal so that he/she can self-heal. Osteopathy is an alternative to traditional medicine that allows the body to find its own healing resources.Equine osteopathy is an emerging field in the area of equine well-being where the whole horse is taken into consideration. We observe and feel the whole animal. We observe how the animal moves and take special interest in what is not moving. Overall our hands are our tools. We feel the animal in ways that tells us what is happening physically and

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“Osteopathy can and does compliment other alternative approaches (i.e. acupuncture, homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine) as well as traditional veterinary practices. Osteopathy prepares the body so that the effect of other approaches can be enhanced.” mentally. The osteopathic premise is structure determines function; function determines structure. Basically, if the structure is altered in any way, the function or how that structure functions is also altered and vise versa. There are five systems that concerns an osteopath: the vascular system, the nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, the visceral system, and the musculoskeletal system. Since every system of the body is dependent on each other to work efficiently, malfunction of one system can lead to the immobility and decreased function of another. We call this an area of congestion or a "terrain". Let's take a look at how this might happen—starting with an alteration to an organs position and or possibly a bone that has changed its normal position; a decrease in blood supply to that area occurs (congestion) due to muscle contraction directed by the gamma nerves from that spinal segment); this decrease in blood supply alters the function of the nerves to that altered area relaying pain to the autonomic nervous system; that pain leads to change of internal organ mobility and motility; this change in organ function can lead to a change in musculoskeletal function or how the animal moves. This process can also lead to compensatory changes in other areas of the body including behavioral and emotional issues. As this illustrates, it is a vicious circle of compensation that not only keeps the initial problem in place, but may also magnify it. If the osteopath can interrupt this circle by affecting anyone of the five systems that keep it in place, the horse may be able to progress in healing itself. A horse that

bucks maybe trying to tell you more than you think! What is our goal in osteopathy? To clear the "terrain" and to restore balance in all systems thereby restoring the animal's vital force or Chi. Our treatment toolbox includes cranial sacral work, myofascial release, visceral manipulation, joint mobilizations and various manipulation techniques. We also emphasize good temporomandibular joint (TMJ) function, good teeth occlusion as well as good hoof maintenance. The whole body and all its vital systems should be moving and operating in harmony. with no restrictions, creating balance in the animal. Osteopaths also evaluate the animal's social environment, living quarters, nutrition and occupation since these factors can also affect the wellbeing and health of the animal. Osteopathy can and does compliment other alternative approaches (i.e. acupuncture, homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine) as well as traditional veterinary practices. Osteopathy prepares the body so that the effect of other approaches can be enhanced. In summary, equine osteopathy can enhance your horses health and well-being and should definitely be considered in their overall care. Lisa Hardies-Hoffmaster can be found online at; www.balancedhoofandpaw.com

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by Allison Petroski e are grateful for this opportunity to communicate with you, where We join in a state of Higher Consciousness. Any time that you are opening yourself up to a new, higher perspective, you are raising your vibration. Any time you drop your own mental constructs around an experience, you are opening yourself up to release old beliefs and step into a new perspective.

This is happening all of your time; in every circumstance you are choosing whether to open up to a new understanding of yourself or to continue to believe in and function in the programming you have lived under in a less conscious state. As a child you are programmed by the beliefs that your immediate surroundings teach you. As an adult, you are capable of reprogramming your brain with beliefs and patterns that are of your choosing. You do not have to be a passive to your reactions- you can choose how you are going to show up to your life, in every moment. Many of you may have already begun to feel the discomfort of continuing to stay in patterns that are no longer serving you. And that is not to make them bad, for they did serve you at one point. However, with the momentum of energy pouring through the planet, clearing the Earth and Human Consciousness, raising the vibration of both, you may be finding yourself in a state of frequent unease. As if the old no longer fits and the new isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite known. This is because linear thinking, from point A to point B does not exist in the same way that you have known it to serve you in the past. As your consciousness evolves, especially in conjunction with the rising awaking energies, your awareness becomes multidimensional. You are perceiving with more advanced forms of observation. You are feeling your way through situations- someone may speak certain words, and you may hear or feel something quite different. You may be challenged by decisions around what to do next in your life, with career or a relationship- you feel one thing, but logically you can rationalize why to do another thing. This is where the chaos is beginning for most of you.

In the coming years, it is very important to learn to deeply connect with that inner voice that will help you feel your way through your life. Logic and rational are useful tools. But with an awakening, you are each looking for deeper connection to that Higher Aspect in you, to your Soul, which resides deeply within you. The chaos most feel right now is due to this shift from logical, masculine, Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;15

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forceful thinking, to heart-centered, allowing and feeling. This is an opening to the totality of human consciousness. It is a balancing of the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine Energies. The planet has lived in a Masculine dominated mind set for a long time and it feels uncomfortable and chaotic as you forerunners make changes that the rest of the world may not quite be willing to allow at this time. You are opening your heart to your Soul and calling in Divine Feminine. This is to those forerunners, blazing the trail for the Divine Feminine to enter into the consciousness of all human kind, thus creating an Age of Enlightenment. This is to men and women alike; Divine Feminine is being balanced in both sexes. Open yourself up to the chaos that is occurring. At this time, fighting anything will only create more of an attachment to what you do not wish to be experiencing. You cannot fight away, will away, or force away the chaos or discomfort. But you can settle into your heart, breathe in light, and say, “I see you fear (or anger, or sadness, or chaos, or debt, or resentment…) I hear you, I am not going to fight you. I accept you. I accept every part of myself. And I call in my soul to be here with these feelings.” Activate your soul in everything you do. And then release what no longer serves you. If you are angry, call in your soul to be angry with you. If you are sad, call in your soul to nurture you while you cry. Your soul does not want to destroy who you are, your soul wants to be a conscious part of you identity so that you no longer associate life with suffering. So that you can live in the state of grace that is available. The reason you suffer is because you have been taught to believe that you are forced to deal with things on your own, and often times the inner environment of thoughts, beliefs, patterns that you are working from are not very supportive and nurturing to the magnificence who you are. Open your heart to your soul. Surrender to the chaos within, and outside of yourself. To surrender is not to give up or become weak, it is to accept, allow, and support yourself regardless of what is occurring. And you don’t have to do it alone anymore- your soul is here, right now, to be with you. Most people abandon themselves with their own internal judgments. Stand by yourself. Invite your soul in to stand with you. It is already there, you just need to become conscious of it. Eat the bag of cookies- and love yourself through it. Tell yourself that you won’t abandon yourself, your soul is there, loving you, even when you do something “bad”. This is where transformation happens. This is the Divine Feminine coming into nurture and provide for you. This is rebuilding your internal foundation in which your Soul is the groundwork and the mind is a tool to build your dreams with. Many Blessings.

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5 Lenses That Will Shift Your Mood from Pissed To Blissed (Excerpted from Bob’s Sima’s AcousticEpiphany: A SongBlog)

by Bob Sima, The Transformational Troubadour nger, disappointment, frustration – most of us spend wrapped up in these emotions. The more we indulge in these negative feelings, the worse our lives become. But what if we can go from pissed to blissed just by taking our cues from music?

As a singer-songwriter who travels the world performing and whose inspiration comes entirely from spirituality – what I hear from ancient and modern masters and what I perceive through meditation and spiritual connection – I believe that music can give us new perspectives for transforming our lives. You’ve heard it said that “music is the soundtrack of your life” which means that music can be a teacher in our lives. For example, you might often think that life is piled up against you, but what if it is “Happening for You?” (http://www.bobsima.com/my-blog/5lenses-will-shift-mood-pissed-blissed/.) Click on each audio prompt to hear the lyrics referenced in this article. ) Imagine, it’s Monday morning and you are driving to the airport – tunes cranked, windows down, spring air crisp and full of possibility. You are feeling bliss at its depth, knowing that this day – this trip to interview for your dream job – is the start of a whole new chapter. As you enter the freeway accelerating, you notice that the car is not quite getting up to speed and you hear the dreaded thump thump thump. No! This is not happening. Yes, it is. You are standing on the side of the freeway, tire iron in your hand, staring down at the lifeless flat back left tire with the rim kissing the ground. One-by-one the 18-wheelers are thundering by, making you feel pretty small and insignificant. The 8:40 flight? Might as well forget that. It’s not going to happen because you didn’t leave time for this little disaster. You planned for this trip for years, you built your skills, you upped your game. For what? They are making their decision today and so this opportunity is going to be gone. The flat tire says it all. Deflated. You’ve rapidly gone from blissed to pissed.

for a reason, suck it up, kiddo.” I am talking about a radically different perspective – one that frames the happenings in your life with a whole new light. It’s time to go from pissed to blissed. Feeling bliss can be unconditional--not based on events, but based on a higher perspective. It’s the perspective that views the events, the relationships, the hirings and firings, the ups and downs, the births and deaths – all of it – as your supporting cast that leads to your ascension and rise to a higher level of consciousness. Oh yes! This is a much grander view, a bigger picture, a more powerful story, the soul’s journey. This is the view of the enlightened ones – the path to your soul’s growth – all done within the framework of being the beautiful human that arrived on the planet. It’s time for a shift, a shift in perspective, a new pair of eyes. Here are some New Lenses for you to view your life experience, based on lyrics from my song “Happening For You....” After reading these lenses, I invite you to download the song so that this teaching is activated and reinforced on each listen.

Lens #1there are no coincidences, and there are no misIt’s Happening For You: There is no chance,

takes. Try this: take a deep cleansing breath and think back on a challenging event in your life. Discern, for a moment, what value this event added to your life. The salient ones are guaranteed to pop to the surface in a flash of insight. You can see clearly that it wasn’t as “bad” as originally thought. It actually fed your soul in some way that it needed for ascension. The interesting thing is that it is much easier to see it from the aftermath of the event. LYRIC: “…this can’t be happening to me tonight. Well, it isn’t my friend. It’s happening for you…”

Lens #2Everything is a Miracle: As Einstein said,

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Choose everything as a miracle. Why? Because you are one. We are living a great miracle and, with this viewpoint, nothing can be seen as anything other than it is: a true miracle. Applying this is miraculously healing. For example, when someone close to you dies, instead of seeing the loss, think of the miracle that brought your two lives together in the first place. Events and happenings are one great miracle; the fact that you are here is miraculous, as the chances of being born into a body are 1 in 400 trillion. Try this: take a deep conscious breath and ponder the events that had to take place to create your soul in this body: the chemical reactions, the dividing of cells, the strands of DNA, the twinkle in your mom’s eye that attracted your dad, the sonoLiving this paradigm sets you up for continual disappointment and grams, the birth, the growing up, the events all along the way. All defeat. It’s time for a new perspective, a new paradigm, a brand of those events that led you here, right here and now. If that’s not new set of lenses to view the world. I am not talking about fram- a miracle, then what is? So, yes, YOU are a miracle, as is everying things to make them look better, like some sort of philosophi- thing you see and experience. LYRIC: “…lifetimes of memories, cal Photoshop. I’m also not talking about the cliché “it all happens rushing rushing rushing at you.” 30 Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15 It’s in these moments that we lose hope. We feel totally defeated. Why is it so easy for us to get rattled, to go from blissed to pissed, from serenity to insanity? We often feel that life is a just a meaningless set of arbitrary events which happen to us. Our perspective is simple. We view the events dualistically, as sometimes “good” sometimes “bad.” And it is exactly this attachment-based, dualistic thinking that leads to suffering. When we get what we want, we are happy; when we don’t get what we want, we are not happy. Some days you’re the hammer and some days you’re the nail. So we walk through life with a sense of dread, wondering when the next shoe is going to drop. All the while feeling that life is pretty meaningless and insignificant, and that there is no sense of what it’s all about. No sense of a bigger picture.

Lens #3see pain as a negative. We clearly don’t want

Pain is the Great Awakener: In our society we

anything to do with it. Painkillers are the number one prescribed medication on the planet, for both physical and emotional pain. I’m not advocating against medicine, as it has its benefits and usefulness. But it is through pain that transformation can fully arise. Pain is the great awakener, so have a listen. A pain in your body is telling you, “Hey look at me. I need some care.” Pain in the emotional body or soul is talking as well, so have a listen. Try this: next time you are triggered, depressed, drained, anxious, angry, or hurt, take a deep cleansing breath when a pain arises and just feel it. Be with it. Listen to what it is telling you. It is there for your highest good with a message for you. Breathe, allow, and listen. LYRIC: “…this pain, this thing is gonna have a talking to you…”

Lens #4

It’s a Lesson or a Blessing: Here’s a new way to see, and it’s a win-win because both ways lead to clarity and purpose. Perhaps the flat tire led you to a different job, one that was even better suited to you than you could have ever imagined. So in that case the flat tire was a blessing. However, perhaps that flat tire was a result of a lack of maintenance that was suggested to you by a mechanic just two weeks earlier. Consider now that the lesson is to better listen to the advice of those around you. Try this: go back and look at some of the events in your life that may have been perceived as traumatic and discern the lesson and/or blessing in each event. This practice will lead to gratitude, which is the virtue among all virtues for creating peace and meaning in your life. LYRIC: “…lessons and blessings disguised as disaster...”

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Astrological FORECAST April & May, 2015

Using Standard Time locate your Rising Sign or Ascendant. If your birth time is Daylight Savings Time, subtract one hour. Your actual Rising Sign or Ascendant may differ depending on certain time of birth and dates; however, not to confuse the nonastrologer use the sign indicated for your Forecast. This placement is similar to the transiting planet’s location in your Natal Chart, except for exact degrees, and will correctly indicate your Forecast. For example, if you are a Gemini born at 6:38 P.M., your Ascendant is Capricorn. IT SHOULD BE NOTED: In April, the Total Lunar Eclipse and Full Moon occur on April 4th at 14:21 Libra. Jupiter turns Direct on the 8th in Leo and Pluto goes Retrograde on the 16th in Capricorn. In May, the Full Moon occurs on the 3rd at 13:23 Scorpio. Mercury turns Retrograde on the 18th in Gemini.

ARIES ASCENDANT APRIL: Self-awareness, personal expression and appearance are important for this month. After the Full Moon on the 4th, you balance your needs with those of another. Jupiter turns direct on the 8th and brings you enjoyment with your loved ones. Career options, or the equivalent, need to be analyzed carefully before any final decision after Pluto goes retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Financial matters, securing assets and material rewards are the focus for this month. A new budget may also be in order. After the Full Moon on the 3rd, you can settle old debts and commitments. Mercury turns retrograde on the 18th and you find it difficult to settle down and relax. You meet new friends and reconsider attending a workshop or formal classes.

self. Following the Full Moon on the 3rd, you have a better understanding of your relationships. Mercury goes retrograde on the 18th and suggests that you read all contracts carefully before signing them. This is a good time to begin a new budget.

GEMINI ASCENDANT APRIL: Developing friendships, group affiliations and future goals are a focus for this month. After the Full Moon on the 4th, you will enjoy helping another complete a creative task. Following Jupiter turning direct on the 8th, you remain more flexible and open-minded. Putting your debts, shared moneys and assets in order are a priority after Pluto goes retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Spiritual growth, understanding oneself and hidden abilities are favored for this month. A retreat or spiritual circle is inviting. After the Full Moon on the 3rd, you work to improve your health through exercise and diet. Mercury turns retrograde on the 18th and your mind is more active. You are able to express yourself freely, however remember to think before speaking.

CANCER ASCENDANT APRIL: Career ambitions, social status and receiving recognition are favored for this month. Following the Full Moon on the 4th, you give your attention to your home and family. Jupiter goes direct on the 8th and you seek ways to increase your assets and security. After Pluto turns retrograde on the 16th, relationship issues should be addressed, but may not be resolved. MAY: Hopes and wishes, forming friendships and philanthropic aid are important for this month. You will become involved in a community event. Following the Full Moon on the 3rd, you enjoy helping your loved ones and children with their projects. Mercury goes retrograde on the 18th giving you a desire for solitude and a time to think or study. This is a time for meditation.

LEO ASCENDANT APRIL: Seeking knowledge, foreign cultures and spiritual growth are important for this month. After the Full Moon on the 4th, you catch up on paperwork so that you can enjoy friends. After Jupiter turns direct on the 8th, there will be new opportunities for you to consider. You may be inclined to overwork, but you can rebuild your body after Pluto goes retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Recognized achievement, career demands and social status are issues for this month. There are opportunities for your advancement. After the Full Moon on the 3rd, there can be some subtle changes in your personal matters. Mercury turns retrograde on the 18th giving you a time to analyze your long-term goals and make any changes. You also help friends with projects.

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APRIL: Joint assets, fulfilling commitments and property matAPRIL: Spiritual enlightenment, karma and the inner child are ters are highlighted for this month. Following the Full Moon on explored for this month. Following the Full Moon on the 4th, you the 4th, you analyze your spending and saving habits. Jupiter seek ways to improve your work or services. Jupiter goes direct goes direct on the 8th and you experience a time of inner peace on the 8th bringing you more contentment with your home and and healing. You revisit the things you once enjoyed such as art, family. You will examine your philosophy on life and spiritual music and hobbies after Pluto turns retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Prophetic dreams, life’s philosophy and acquiring knowlbeliefs after Pluto turns retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Self-development, personal matters and inspiring others edge are important for this month. New studies or formal classare the highlights for this month. You find it easy express your- es are possible. Following the Full Moon on the 3rd, you enjoy 32 Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15

taking part in a neighborhood project. Mercury goes retrograde on the 18th and you begin new studies that will help your career, or the equivalent. You also take part in neighborhood projects.

LIBRA ASCENDANT APRIL: Legal agreements, relationships, both business and personal, are favored for this month. After the Full Moon on the 4th, you put your own needs first, but you consider others, too. After Jupiter turns direct on the 8th, friends involve you with their humanitarian projects. Personal issues from the past resurface and can be resolved after Pluto goes retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Partner’s property, settling debts and shared resources are activated for this month Your interest will turn to the mystical. After the Full Moon on the 3rd, you seek ways to increase your personal finances and assets. Mercury turns retrograde on the 18th and you seek further knowledge as you begin to expand your horizons. Workshops and formal classes become inviting.

SCORPIO ASCENDANT APRIL: Work relationships, job environment and health care are the focus for this month. Following the Full Moon on the 4th, you revisit meditation, yoga and spirituality. Jupiter goes direct on the 8th and expands your opportunities for your career or the equivalent. You reconsider classes or formal studies that you may not have completed after Pluto turns retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Partnership’s principles, attracting partners and professional assistance are the focus for this month. You will compromise with others. Following the Full Moon on the 3rd, you express yourself in a secure and assertive manner. Mercury goes retrograde on the 18th allowing you to reflect truths about yourself. This is a time when you can settle old commitments.

SAGITTARIUS ASCENDANT APRIL: Emotional needs, life’s pleasures and creative talents are the highlights for this month. After the Full Moon on the 4th, you examine your achievements to see if changes are needed. Following Jupiter going direct on the 8th your attention turns to your place in the universe. You examine and change your spending and saving habits after Pluto goes retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Developing efficiency, solving problems and improving oneself are favored for this month. You may begin a new diet or exercise program. After the Full Moon on the 3rd, you seek out your inner child and develop your spirituality. Mercury turns retrograde on the 18th and allows you to clearly discuss any problems in your relationships, but allow it to be a two-sided conversation.

retrograde on the 18th allowing you to rethink your body’s care and diet. This is a time for mental and physical efficiency.

AQUARIUS ASCENDANT APRIL: Communications, mental pursuits and everyday environment are important for this month. After the Full Moon on the 4th, you consider a workshop or formal classes as you expand your horizons. After Jupiter goes direct on the 8th, there is a new relationship or commitment. Hidden feelings are analyzed and brought into the open after Pluto turns retrograde on the 16th. MAY: Home-front activity, feeling secure and family ties are favored for this month. You enjoy family gatherings or events. After the Full Moon on the 3rd, you receive recognition for a job or project well-done. Mercury turns retrograde on the 18th and brings you a time for just having fun, but do not be insensitive with loved ones and children. You begin a new hobby.

PISCES ASCENDANT APRIL: Personal assets, financial security and one’s values are examined for this month. Following the Full Moon on the 4th, your interest turns to abstract topics and new-age studies. Jupiter turns direct on the 8th bringing renewed interest in your work or the services provided. Your interest turns to community and humanitarian groups after Pluto goes retrograde on the 16th. MAY: One’s neighborhood, educational pursuits and short trips are the focus for this month. This is the time to bring paperwork and calls up to date. Following the Full Moon on the 3rd, you become interested in foreign cultures and religions. Mercury going retrograde on the 18th allows you to assess your personal and domestic life to see if it is fulfilling your needs.

Arlene is an Author, Astrologer and Para-Consultant and has studied and worked with astrology for more than forty years. She has also CAPRICORN ASCENDANT been a professional astrologer since 1980. Arlene has a Certificate APRIL: Family relationships, personal matters and security of Merit from Ivy Goldstein-Jacobson (CA 1982) and a Certificate of needs are favored for this month. Following the Full Moon on Proficiency from the Mayo School of the 4th, you put your best foot forward. It’s your time ‘to shine.’ Astrology (London 1985). In addition, she Jupiter turns direct on the 8th and brings a period of positive holds certifications from the National change and healing. You rethink your appearance and inner feel- Spiritualist Association of Churches (1982ings for possible changes after Pluto goes retrograde on the 16th. 2016) as both a Medium and Spiritual MAY: Creative hobbies, good times and expressing oneself are Healer (Lily Dale, NY). Arlene can be enjoyed for this month. You help your loved ones and children reached at Astrological Concepts, with their projects. Following the Full Moon on the 3rd, you ana- Telephone (518) 371-8097 or Visit My Web lyze your past achievements and set new goals. Mercury goes Site at: http://www.yourstarsite.com 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15 I Healing Springs 33

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ONGOING Tune In To Wellness Today TV Show, with LisaMarie Tersigni. Meet local wellness providers and learn the benefits of natural wellness modalities, services and products available. View 24/7 at SACC.TV 4th Wednesdays Living on a Plant Based Diet Monthly Gathering If your looking for support as you change your diet, or if your living on a plant based diet already and want to meet others living it, come gather with us! The following diets will be the focus of the meeting: Raw food diet, High Raw, Vegan high Raw, Vegan or Vegetarian who eats a high plant based diet, Dairy Free and Gluten Free with a high plant based diet. Basically if your into vegetables and fruit as your predominate calorie source come and hang out! Come get support, make some friends or support others just beginning. We meet the 4th Wednesday of the Month 6:30-7:30 pm at Four Seasons Cafe on Phila Street- Grab a juice or dinner and join us for a chat. Hosted by Heather Stewart, owner of Pre K in the Park a high fruit and vegetable Pre School. www.plantbaseddietgathering.blogspot.com Mondays and Wednesdays Gentle Kripalu Yoga Classes -4:00-5:30 PM, First class free! Join Nini Gridley for a compassionate blend of warm-ups, sequenced asanas, shavasana, pranayama, and meditation designed to pacify the “Vata” energy through a well rounded yoga practice that is relaxing yet energizing for all levels of practitioners. Beginners are welcome. It’s gentle for every body. www.yogamandali.com

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class. journeying and helping spirits Amejo Amyot, Ph.D. aamejo@gmail.com. held at Stillpoint Retreat Center, 10am—5pm Tuesday, April 14 ADHD: Overcoming It Without Drugs –a program that looks at the growing scourge of ADHD and looks at non-drug approaches to overcoming it,, with presenter Kathy Johnson. 6:30 pm, Saratoga Springs Public Library. Free. Sponsored by Saratoga Integrative Medicine Education Network, or SIMEN. 518-210-1557. Saturday, April 18 Introduction to Eden Energy Medicine 101, 9:00 to 5:00 Cost: $125, Contact: Marion Bergan 518-229-8188 or berganacupuncture@yahoo.com New Moon today at 2:57 PM EDT. It is the BEST time for fresh starts and new beginnings! Make your MoonWish! Contact Nini Gridley for details on the New Moon Meditation - 518 573-0571. Sunday April 19 The Regenerating Body, Continuum Movement classes with Robin Becker, in Cambridge, New York. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For information about Robin and Continuum Movement go to robinbeckermovement.org For class information, please contact Anne at anneperrys@me.com Introduction to Eden Energy Medicine 102, 9:00 to 5:00 Cost $125. Contact: Marion Bergan 518-229-8188 or berganacupuncture@yahoo.com April 25-26 SHIFT Holistic & Psychic Fair, Oneonta Holiday Inn, 5206 State Hwy 23. Questions? Call Diana Friedell, 607-4332089. Listings/details/bios & Advance Tickets @ ww.SHIFTNewYork.com

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Sunday, April 12 Shamanism Training: for personal healMay 8 -10 ing in body, mind and spirit. Become your Girlfriends Getaway in Bolton Landing, own shaman and live closer to Source. 1st Motivational Talks, Women’s Wellness, 34 Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15

Workshops, Fitness Classes, Luncheon and Fashion Show. Reduced Spa Treatments and Room. Rates at The Sagamore Resort, $100 For tickets contact the Bolton Landing Chamber of Commerce, 518.644.3831, www.girlfriendsgetawaybolton.com Saturday, May 9 Healing Springs Symposium, Join a few of our community’s inspiring healers as they lead us to wholeness – individually and collectively. Keynote with Susan Week; Spirit and Practice of the Wise Woman Tradition, the oldest form of health care on the planet which offers us a different approach to our health and healing. Susun Weed, is an extraordinary teacher with a joyous spirit, a powerful presence, and an encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and health. Afternoon Choose 2 of 8 Workshops Closing A Gong Bath. 10am-6pm $59 pre-register, $75 at door. Call today and register; or Kim Rossi; 518.226.4790,krossi@delawarenorth.com Sponsored by Roosevelt Baths & Spa and The Healing Springs Journal. Wednesday, May 13 Sex is Energy: Intimacy and Eroticism From the Orient— a program that looks at relationships, what attracts people, sexuality and intimacy, and what Asian philosophy has to say about it, with presenter Gregg St. Clair. 6:30 pm, Saratoga Springs Public Library. Free. Sponsored by Saratoga Integrative Medicine Education Network, or SIMEN. 518-210-1557. Sunday, May 17 Shamanism Training: for personal healing in body, mind and spirit. Become your ownshaman and live closer to Source. 2nd class. finding a teacher Amejo Amyot, Ph.D. aamejo@gmail.com. held at Stillpoint Retreat Center, 10am—5pm Monday, May 18 New Moon today at 00:13 AM EDT. It is the BEST time for fresh starts and new beginnings! Make your MoonWish! Call Nini Gridley for details on the New Moon Meditation - 518 573-0571. Tuesday, June 16 New Moon today at 10:05 AM EDT. It is the BEST time for fresh starts and new beginnings! Make your MoonWish! Call Nini Gridley for details on the New Moon Meditation - 518 573-0571.

Healing Springs Symposium A festival opening up our path to wholeness Saturday May 9th at Gideon Putnam Resort $59 preregister, $75 at the door

Susan Weed

10:00am

Shari Parslow

Jerome Pindell

Cindy Aldrich

Nini Gridley

Heather Loucks

Michael Wayne

Katrina Clay

Diane Simpson

Welcome, Intention, Introductions

Gong Lab with Sound Healer Diane Simpson Feeling Tones for Relaxation & Meditation. The Gong Lab is an experimental sound and vibration group that uses gongs and singing bowls to create a sonic environment that allows the participant to feel submerged in sound. Gongs produce an elemental sound similar to Om or Aum. The Singing Bowls are tuned to balance each of the Seven Chakras. Experiencing these fundamental sounds in a context that envelopes the listener seems to put us in touch with something primal and opens the door to meditation and inner exploration.

A few of our community s authentic healers leading us to wholeness —individually and collectively. 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15 I Healing Springs

DIRECTORY GLOSSARY and

ACUPUNCTURE Michael Wayne, Saratoga Springs & Clifton Park, 518-210-1557 The Acupuncture Studio, Glens Falls, 518-615-0505 Cheryl Wong, ND, LAc, Saratoga Springs, cheryl@cherylwongnd.com, www.cherylwongnd.com, 518-288-7083 Ageless Acupuncture, Bridgette Kinder, Saratoga Springs, 518-538-6568, www.agelessinsaratoga.com Acupuncture Nirvana, Glens Falls, 518-409-6993 or kat@acunirvana.com or www.acunirvana.com ANIMAL CARE Jill Stewart, Equine Sports Massage Therapist and Canine Massage Therapist, Certified Aromatherapist 518-339-4348, Jillstwrt@yahoo.com www.Privatelabel-aromatherapy.com

Raindrop Therapy, Reiki, Young Living aromatherapy products, 518.587.7680, essence2essence@yahoo.com ASTROLOGY Arlene DeAngelus, ADeAngelus@aol.com, www.yourstarsite.com

518-371-8097,

BACH FLOWER REMEDIES Nini Gridley, MS Ed, BFRP, Consultations by appointment, in person or over the phone. 518-573-0571 or fullspectrumhealing@gmail.com, www.ninigridley.com, CAREER COUNSELING Penny Loretto, 518-798-6057, career@careerchoic.com, www.careerchoic.com

Susan Hamlin, The Saratoga Animal Whisperer Animal Communication, 518-245-8010, www.animal-whisper.com

CENTERS Still Point Interfaith Retreat Center, www.stillpointretreatcenter.com, 518-587-4967

Kristina Dallas, DVM. Ancient Arts Veterinary Acupuncture. Saratoga Springs, NY. 727-2940. Holistic care for pets. House calls.

Kawing Crow Awareness Center, 518-893-2620, www.kawingcrow.com

Andrea Gray, Healing Touch for Animals® Practitioner, Lake George, 518.798.6193, wellnesshta@gmail.com, FB: Wellness Through Heart Centered Healing Touch AROMATHERAPY Jill Stewart, Cert. aromatherapist, full line of human and animal aromatherapy products, single essential oils and custom blends Gift baskets and party favors available 518-339-4348, Jillstwrt@yahoo.com, www.privatelabel-aromatherapy.com

New Thought New York, classes and workshops, 518-384-0942, www.newthoughtnewyork.org CHELATION THERAPY Dr Andrew Garner, Glens Falls, 5187989401, www.drandrewgarner.com, agarner@roadrunner.com CHIROPRACTORS Delmar Chiropractic, Delmar, 518-439-7644 Dr. Lynn Allison, Saratoga Springs, 518-268-9542, knotdr@juno.com

Andrée Fucci, Clinical and Holistic COACHES Aromatherapist, classes, consultations, Donna Bird LCSW, CCH, Coaching and 36 Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15

Counseling: Stuck? Coaching with counseling helps open up blockages to success, so you can reach your highest potential. Blending traditional and complimentary modalities can help you to become successful at whatever you strive for.www.donnabird.com 518-584-0698. Cate LaBarre, Personal and group coaching by phone and teleconference. Workshops in Saratoga Region. http://TheFordInstitute.com/CateLaBarre 518-882-9880, http://CateLaBarreCoach.com catelabarre@gmail.com Barbra Gilman, Energetic Coaching, Learn to change anything in your life that's not working, like deleting files from your computer…. with ease! Saratoga, Capital Region and Telephone BarbraGilman.com, AccessConsciousness.com, Barbra@BarbraGilman.com, 929-777-0873 Angela Kaufman, moonlighttarotllc.com. trionfi78@gmail.com. (513) 622-9178. COUNSELING Avis Burnett, Clifton Park, 518-371-0579 Breakthrough Counseling Center, Saratoga, 518-683-2202, www.breakthroughcounselinginc.com CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY Margery Chessare, LMT, BCST, Sessions and classes in the Saratoga area, 518-893-0421, ChessareMargery@gmail.com Linda Thompson, 518-885-3707, www.holistichealingartssaratoga.com Dr. Lynn Allison, Saratoga Springs, 518-268-9542, knotdr@juno.com Sue Coughtry, LMT, www.suecoughtryLMT.com, Delmar, 518-689-2244, www.stramcenter.com Wendy Wood Ordway, OTR,CST The Body’s Rhythm-at the Garden. Saratoga Springs 518-588-4466, wendyordway@gmail.com Cathy Saladis LMT, Albany & Clifton Park, 518-229-0741, www.headtotoe123.com DENTISTS Dr. Richard Aulicino, Lake George 518-668-9888, www.lookingoodnewsmile.com con’t

DENTISTS CON’T Dr. David B. Presser, Clifton Park, 518-371-5113 ENERGY Jack Treiber, 518-225-4692 Energy4HH@Yahoo.com, www.saratogaintegrativepractitioners.com/treiber.php www. energyforhealthandhealing.com, energyforhealthandhealing.com

HOLISTIC PRIMARY CARE Jessica Davis, MD. Stillwater, NY. drjess@jessicadavismd.com, (518) 6646116. www.jessicadavismd.com, HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE Larry Malerba, DO, DHt, Guilderland, NY. 518-357-4210 Jerome Pindell, Clifton Park, 518-3745492, www.jeromepindell.com

Nina Lockwood, Healing Touch and Integrative Energy Medicine, 518-7915120, nina.lockwood@gmail.com.

Claudia Ascione, MA, MS, CH, Niskayuna, Manhattan and Ardsley, NY. 518 372-7023.

Helene Brecker, Malta, 518-331-4859, heron@spa.net

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS Private Label Aromatherapy: Laundry Soap, Dish Soap, All Purpose Cleaner, Household Cleaner, Essential Oil Deodorizing Sprays, Essential Oil Blends for Laundry and Dryer, Hand Soaps and more. Custom products also available. Jill Stewart 518-339-4348 Jillstwrt@yahoo.com, www.PrivateLabel-Aromatherapy.com

Terry Fluri, LMT & Elizabeth Marsh, LMT, Reiki, Chakra Balancing at A Peaceful Place (518) 371-2225 Shari Parslow, Shamanic Services & Intuitive Massage, 518-879-9365, shariluminous@gmail.com, l uminiousenergymedicine.net Christina Elizabeth Manning, Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master, 518-496-0221, CEManning2005@yahoo.com, www.ChristinaElizabethManning. com, Albany, Troy, Clifton Park, Saratoga Barbra Gilman, BarbraGilman.com, AccessConsciousness.com, Barbra@BarbraGilman.com, 929-7770873, Saratoga/Capital Region EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY Adirondack Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, LCSW, Fort Edward, NY, www.AdirondackEAP.com, info@AdirondackEAP.com FENG SHUI Brenda Cary Jenks, Hudson Falls 518-321-5940, www.fengshuibcj.com

HYPNOTISM Donna Bird LCSW, CCH, Specializing in the mind-body approach to wellness with hypnosis. Eliminate eating issues, addictions, stress, panic, depression, overeating and more. Produces and sells hypnosis CDs & MP3s at www.donnabird.com Saratoga office 518-584-0698. George Guarino CH, offices in Delmar and Clifton Park, 518-256-6549 www.HypnosisWorksWell.com, george@HypnosisWorksWell.com Barbra Stevens, 518-755-5053 INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE North Country Holistic Care Center, Glens Falls, 518-745-5889 Ann Carey Tobin MD, Delmar, 518-506-6303, atobin.pih@gmail.com, www.partnersinhealing.info

HEALING TOUCH Nina Lockwood, Certified Healing Touch Practitioner/Instructor, 518-7915120, nina.lockwood@gmail.com

INTUITIVE/PSYCHIC CONSULTANT: Barbara Allen, BA, PTC. 518-587-2583; barbaraln@nycap.rr.com

HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS Evan Lawrence, Shaklee Independent Distributor. Healthy weight, nutrition, beauty, and home. Cambridge, (518) 6775662, healthyevan@verizon.net, http://healthyevan.myshaklee.com.

LIGHT THERAPY Dr. Lynn Allison, Saratoga Springs, 518-268-9542, knotdr@juno.com

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE Sue Coughtry, www.suecoughtryLMT.com, 518-755-8843

LMT, Delmar,

MASSAGE THERAPY Linda Thompson, 518-885-3707, www.holistichealingartssaratoga.com Healing Path Massage, Schenectady, 518-374-8654, www.healingpathmassage.com Sue Coughtry, www.suecoughtryLMT.com, 518-755-8843

LMT, Delmar,

A Peaceful Place, Clifton Park, 518-371-2225, www.peacefulplace.com Sheila Cote, 518-369-1094, www.sheilacote.com, sheilacote@hotmail.com MATRIX ENERGETICS Rowena Fay, Still Point Interfaith Retreat Center, www.stillpointretreatcenter.com, 518-587-4967 stillpt423@aol.com MUSIC THERAPY Dennis Dominick, 518-361-5343, Djd1948@roadrunner.com MYOFASCIAL RELEASE Virginia Touhey at A Peaceful Place, (518) 371-2225 NATURAL FOOD STORES Four Seasons Natural Foods Store & Cafe, Saratoga, 518-584-4670, wwwFourSeasonsNaturalFoods.com Pure-N-Simple, GlensFalls, 518-798-4047 SenibiliTeas, Glens Falls, 518-824-1290 NATUROPATHY Joanne Halloran, ND, Saratoga Healing Arts, 518-369-7080, www.doctorjoanne.com Cheryl Wong, ND, LAc, Saratoga Springs, cheryl@cherylwongnd.com, www.cherylwongnd.com, 518-288-7083 NUTRITION The Natural Improvement Center, Queensbury, 518-745-7473

Healing Path Massage, Schenectady, Kathryn Kos Primal Bliss Nutrition; 518-374-8654, www.primalblissnutrition.com or e-mail www.healingpathmassage.com primalblissnutrition@gmail.com. 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15 I Healing Springs 37

ORGANIZATIONS Saratoga Integrative Practitioners Network (SIPN), www.saratogaintegrativepractitioners.com PHARMACY Fallon Pharmacy, compounding in Latham, Saratoga, 518-220-2005, www.fallonpharmacy.com PHYSICAL THERAPY Integrative Physical Therapy, 518-373-0735, www.inspiredtherapy.com PSYCHIC INTUITIVE CONSULTANT Diana Friedell Phone or in Oneonta Office, 607.433.2089 PSYCHOTHERAPY Donna Bird LCSW, CCH, Certified in EMDR, Hypnosis and Wave Work. Specializing in managing anxiety, depression, addictions, eating issues and trauma. Produces Hypnosis and Guided Imagery CDs & MP3s for health and wellness. Available at www.donnabird.com Saratoga office - 518-584-0698. Wendy Ball LMHC, certified in EMDR and Hakomi therapies, specialize in trauma related disorders, couples counseling and life transition coaching. Albany office. 518813-8524. www.wendyballcounseling.com

Penelope Jewell Reiki classes and sessions www.ReikiWorks.info, www.penelope.org 518-480-9118

Asian Arts Tai Chi Center, Albany, 518-489-1458, info@AsianArtsGrp.com, www.AsianArtsGrp.com

Sue Coughtry, LMT, www.suecoughtryLMT.com, Delmar, 518-689-2244, wwwstramcenter.com

TAROT Joan Scannell, www.joanscannell.com

REFLEXOLOGY Cathy Saladis LMT, Clifton Park and Albany, www.headtotoe123.com, 518-229-0741

TRAVEL Learning Journeys, Call or click for a free brochure at 888.884.8259, Info@LearningJourneys.com, or www.LearningJourney.com/Wellness

RETAIL Magic Moon, Saratoga Springs, 518-5832488 Among Angels, Clifton Park, 518-357-8196, www.amongangels.com, info@amongangels.com Tushita Heaven, Saratoga Springs, 518-450-1622, www.tushitaheaven.com ROLF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION Nick Pavoldi, 518.389.2200, BodyworkProfessionals@gmail.com SPAS Roosevelt Baths & Spa, Saratoga Springs, RooseveltBathsAndSpa.com, 877-313-2709

RAINDROP THERAPY Sheila Cote, 518-369-1094, www.sheilacote.com, sheilacote@hotmail.com

SPIRITUAL SCHOOL School of the Golden Rosycross, a gnostic spiritual school for our time. Lectorium Rosicrucianum Conference Center, 21 Bushnell Avenue, Chatham, 518.392-2799, www.lectoriumrosicrucianum.org, chatham@goldenrosycross.org

REIKI Linda Thompson, 518-885-3707, www.holistichealingartssaratoga.com

TAI CHI The Tai Chi Center, Saratoga Springs, 518-583-9315, www.the-taichi-center.com

Joyce Willson RN, RMT, The Art of Reiki, Troy, 518-271-7802, www.theartofreiki.com Joan M Frederick Classes/Treatments 518-829-7400, ProvidenceReiki.com

The Lemon Tree Yoga and Healing Arts Studio, Glens Falls, www.lemontreeyoga.com, lemontreeyoga@yahoo.com, 518-301-3291, 301-3293

518-428-8655,

TREE SERVICE Foothills Tree Service, Practicing sustainable tree managment, 518-893-2620, www.kawingcrow.com VIBROACOUSTIC THERAPY Dennis Dominick, 518-361-5343, Djd194@roadrunner.com WELLNESS CENTERS A Peaceful Place, Clifton Park, 518-371-2225, www.peacefulplace.com Healing Path Massage, Schenectady, 518374-8654, www.healingpathmassage.com YOGA Yoga Mandali, Saratoga, 518-584-0807, www.yogamandali.com, Saratoga’s longest continually running studio serving our community for over 10 years True North Yoga, Schroon Lake, 518-810-7871, www.TrueNorthYogaOnline.com The Lemon Tree Yoga & Healing Arts Studio, Glens Falls, 518-301-3291, www.lemontreeyoga.com Yoga with Jen, Warrensburg & Minerva, 518-956-2818 Namaste Yoga, Saratoga Springs, namasteyogasaratoga.com or 518-222-7470 Sisters Rock, www.sisters-rock.com

518-229-9149,

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do we as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." – Helen Keller 38 Healing Springs I 13th Anniversary Issue, #79 April/May ‘15

Among Angels Metaphysical Center Watkins Plaza, Clifton Park, NY www.AmongAngels.com info@AmongAngels.com

518-357-8196 A complete training program to help you develop and expand your natural intuitive and psychic ability.

Level I Intuitive Development Training 10 week session Weds. evenings beginning April 22, 6:30 - 9:00 pm $25 per class; drop ins welcome

Awaken Your Abundance Evening Workshops Do you feel free? Are you living the full potential of possibility in your life? What is holding you back from experiencing the fulfillment of your dreams? Begin to release yourself from those deep inner beliefs that limit your experience. Guided visualizations, chakra clearing, essential oils and self hypnosis will also be used. Join us and see what wonders are waiting to appear in your life!!!

April 2, May 7, and June 4 â&#x20AC;˘ 7 to 9:30 PM $49

Gift shoppe open 11 am to 7 pm, Wednesdays â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sundays Among Angels offers the following services: intuitive and astrological consultations, energy healing, hypnotherapy, past life regression, Reiki and Tarot card readings. Workshops are ongoing and posted on our website.

Angel circles are every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7 pm Conductor schedules are posted on www.AmongAngels.com.

To register for workshops call 518-357-8196 or email us at info@AmongAngels.com