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y daughter, Kaila, surprised me for my special day this year with my first skydiving experience. Parachuting out of a plane used to be on my bucket list long before her arrival 22 years ago, but I’d since determined to forgo the adventure and play it safe. Then, a couple of months ago, as we were discussing bucket lists, she secretly thought the solution to be to do it together. Wisely, rather than keeping it as an onsite surprise, she scheduled in a week to mentally prepare. During the first few days, the concept randomly came and went in consciousness, mostly accompanied by a wave of uncertainty. At this age and point, it was tough to imagine actually doing this even though I’ve always thought of myself as adventurous. Parenting responsibilities seemed to be taking precedence. Jumping together both did and didn’t make sense. As I mulled the “what ifs”, Kaila was constant in her confidence that everything would be fine and fun. I finally figured that the experience could be potentially freeing, complement my current transitional state and even help with the ascension to a higher way of being I’m endeavoring to achieve. I thought “Anything to expedite the growth process can’t hurt.” Now my preparation became several days of all-day meditation and grounding in Spirit. When at last the jump day arrived it felt surreal, like a dream. A few moments that I still can’t explain that occurred minutes before I flew weightless through the air felt like a raw rush of emotion—not fear or sadness, just a well in my chest I could barely contain. I managed to get it together to clear my goggles when they began to fog and jumped on cue. Irish, my instructor, is a cool cat. You can’t help but love his accent offering a pleasant and calming influence benignly coupled with a witty and matter-of-fact personality. His laid-back demeanor created an invisible cushion to lean on and his confident expertise put me at ease. Even though I normally need lots of details on what to expect to wrap my mind around something, the quick breakdown of next steps somehow proved to be sufficient as I breathed throughout the process, trusting that I was clear on what was needed…. and obviously I succeeded! When I heard, “Okay, go ahead and hang your feet out the door,” thank goodness I tipped the right way. It proved to be a live-out-loud weekend in Lake Tahoe and a tipping point in my life ably companioned by my all-time favorite and only daughter Kaila, a memorable adventure that I will forever cherish. I can now confidently say that I can get behind the idea of jumping with Irish if you ever feel the desire to taste this rush. To living out loud,

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Health Coach Offers Discounted Private Grocery Tours

ertified health coach and yoga instructor, Alexandra Le Ny, currently offers 60-minute private grocery tours at Whole Foods, in San Ramon, for a reduced price of $129, regularly $149. Le Ny’s grocery Alexandra Le Ny tours include shopping lists, menus, recipes—and encouragement. “This is the easiest investment you can make for your health and get you started on your health journey,” says Le Ny, who recommends private grocery tours for clients who feel overwhelmed by grocery shopping, menu planning and cooking. Under Le Ny’s guidance, clients navigate a health food store, discover new foods, and learn ways to create quick, easy, healthy and delicious meals that are budget and child-friendly. Le Ny draws from her expertise in the areas of nutrition, supplements, herbs, aromatherapy and homeopathy to support her clients’ healing with diet and lifestyle modifications. Le Ny also offers in-person, phone or Skype consultations, cooking classes and group classes that focus on specific health topics including diet, exercise, digestion and gut healing, food intolerances, detox and green living, stress and sleep management, personal growth and more.

newsbriefs Tap Into Health Water Club Offers Free Trial of Alkaline H2O

or East Bay residents looking to avoid pollutants potentially lurking in municipal tap water, alkaline water may be the healthiest way to hydrate—if it’s the right water. “Not all alkaline waters are created equal,” warns Elon Rosenthal, owner of Tap Into Health Water Club, in Concord. Rosenthal’s store offers a free 20-gallon trial of energizing, electrolyze-reduced alkaline water that’s free of harmful chemicals. Alkalized water, or ionized water, is water with a pH of eight or greater. Anything less than a seven pH is considered acidic. Says Rosenthal, acid in water and other beverages cause inflammation and inflammation-related illnesses that plague Americans. As a result, Rosenthal has seen an increase in the demand for alkaline water. “Drinking alkaline water has become the hottest health trend since the nation went glutenfree,” says Rosenthal. A recent influx of alkaline bottled waters can be found at retailers everywhere, from specialty organic food stores to big-box warehouses. According to Rosenthal, those alkaline waters are not as healthful as they appear. “They’re created using a chemical process akin to adding baking soda to tap water,” says Rosenthal. “It can wreak havoc on the body, causing a condition known as alkalosis, where the blood is too alkaline.” Rosenthal’s store carries only top-quality alkalized water, purified by Kangen technology. Kangen is a Japanese word meaning “return to the origin,” which speaks to the purity of ionized water after pollutants are removed through the technology. Widely used in homes and in hospitals throughout Japan, Kangen technology filters tap water, producing clean, antioxidant-rich, alkaline water, ideal for drinking, cooking and cleaning. Rosenthal offers also offers low-cost Water Club membership opportunities, ongoing information sessions and a wholebody vibration machine used by astronauts. Says Rosenthal, “Our bodies are 70 percent water, and that water should be clean.” Location: 2190 Meridian Park Blvd., Ste. H, Concord. For more information, call 925-609-4426 or visit TapIntoHealth.com. See ad, page 19.

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Green Festival Expo Celebrates Sustainability

reen Festival Expo stops at the Cow Palace in Daly City, from noon to 6 p.m. on November 13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 14, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 15. With a wide selection of products and services to work green, play green and live green, Green Festival offers something for everyone. Special B2B sessions kickoff Friday’s festivities with plenty of networking opportunities for local and national businesses. Attendees can browse and buy thousands of sustainable and green products and services from more than 250 sponsors and exhibitors representing fashion, body care, home and garden, transportation and renewable energy services. Hungry patrons can snack on vegan, vegetarian and organic foods, and learn from hands-on cooking demonstrations. The expo covers three pavilions and green-theme stages, including a Family Fun Pavilion with interactive educational activities and entertainment for kids; a Yoga Pavilion that offers free yoga instruction and classes; and a Green Festival Stage and Lifestyle Pavilion that highlights green business entrepreneurs, community leaders and environmental experts. Volunteer opportunities are available for adults and children 10 years and older. All volunteers receive free admission and a Green Festival T-shirt. Natural Awakenings East Bay readers can save 20 percent on tickets by using promo code SFNA15 here: GreenFestivals. org/SF/San-Francisco-2015. Location: 2600 Geneva Ave., Daly City. For more information, visit GreenFestivals.org. See ad, back page.

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Milestone Year for USHS Graduate Divinity Program

he University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism (USHS), in Pope Valley, this year celebrates the 10th anniversary of the school’s Masters of Divinity degrees in Peacemaking, Spiritual Healing and Counseling and Ministry. The university is currently enrolling for classes beginning in November. USHS’s graduate programs apply ancient mystical wisdom to modernday challenges, preparing students for transformative careers in mediation, healthcare, spiritual counseling, ministry, public service, corporate services and others. Students learn heart-centered spiritual solutions that traditional Western services have yet to solve. “At a time when there is so much suffering and fear in the world, many are being called to serve through Divine Love, Peace, Mercy, Compassion, Justice, Equality and True Freedom. These are the tenets of USHS,” says Mastura Debra Graugnard, a healing practitioner and former USHS student. USHS faculty members are teachers, healers, transformational leaders, therapists, medical and alternative health professionals and business leaders. Each member has extensive field and teaching experience, and has travelled the inner journey to personal transformation and spiritual development. At USHS, teachers guide students on their own experiential journeys to connect with the Divine Love within their own hearts and bring their unique gifts into the world.

newsbriefs Family-Friendly Kidical Mass Promotes Safe Streets

ast Bay cyclists gathered last month for Kidical Mass, a global group ride to promote safe cycling for kids, teens and families. On September 19, more than 100 community members, including kids, teens and their guardians, rode safely through trails and residential streets from Pleasant Hill BART Station to Todos Santos Plaza in Concord. “We ride safely, legally through town, while making motorists aware that kids, teens, and families are traffic too,” says Brian Dayton of Oakland SPOKES. Bike Walnut Creek member, Kristin Tennessen, adds that rides like Kidical Mass provide comfort in numbers and allow motorists to perceive kids on bikes, possibly for the first time. Bicycle groups including Bike Concord, Bike Walnut Creek, Bike Lafayette, Oakland SPOKES and Bike East Bay work together to build awareness about road safety and advocate for safer cycling infrastructure in the East Bay. Smitty Ardrey, co-founder of Bike Concord, points to their recent success on Detroit Avenue in Concord, which later this year will become the first street in central Contra Costa County with buffered bike lanes and green paint to alert motorists and bicyclists where their paths cross. Concord resident and mother, Ady Olvera, says, “I joined Bike Concord because they offered safe ways to ride with my children, and they advocate for bike lanes and other ways to make roads safer for people bicycling, walking, using wheelchairs or driving.” While Kidical Mass has been leading group rides since 2008, this is Contra Costa County’s first year participating in the national effort to make roads safer for everyone. For more information, visit KidicalMass.org.

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2015 study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has found that more than half of American children are dehydrated. The research analyzed data from the 2009-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for children 6 to 19 years old. The study also found that boys have a 76 percent greater likelihood of being dehydrated, and African-Americans were 34 percent more likely to not drink enough water compared with U.S. Caucasians. “Dehydration accounts for hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations each year due to a number of illnesses that can lead to depletion of fluids and electrolytes from the body,” says Dr. Daniel Rauch, associate professor of pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City. It can be difficult for parents to gauge the level of hydration in children. Researchers from the University of Arkansas have determined that urine color provides a reliable indicator of hydration levels, with darker urine indicating increasing levels of dehydration.

2015 study has found that larger opioid medication doses increase the incidence of depression in a Veterans Administration study of 355 pain patients. An opioid is a pharmaceutical compound, such as morphine, that produces an analgesic effect in the nervous system. The study, published in the Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain, followed patients with low-back pain for two years. The patients were taking varying doses of opioid pain killers, rated by their morphine-equivalent dose. The researchers found that higher doses resulted in a doubling of depression incidences. According to Dr. James Duke, author of The Green Pharmacy, natural herbal alternatives to painkiller drugs that are free of the side effect include meadowsweet, ginger, willow bark, clove, lavender, eucalyptus, red pepper and rosemary.

Brain-Lymphatic Discovery May Hasten Science

study at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine has found that the brain is directly connected to the body’s immune system through a previously unknown set of lymphatic vessels. The discovery furthers the understanding for medical scientists of how the brain’s immune system works. While it’s been known for decades that lymphatic vessels transport immune cells through the rest of the body, confirming that this also occurs within the brain has been elusive. The discovery is attributed to Antoine Louveau, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at UVA. He says, “It changes entirely the way we perceive the neuro-immune interaction. We always perceived it before as something esoteric that can’t be studied, but now we can ask mechanistic questions.” According to researchers, physicians can now examine the physical connection between the immune system and the brain instead of only studying how the brain responds to immune issues; it might also improve how diseases like Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, autism and others are understood and treated. natural awakenings

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Smell-Based Pheromones Offer Pesticide-Free Bug Control Semios, a Vancouver, Canada, provider of realtime agricultural information and precision pest management tools, has been given U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for the first aerosol pheromone-scent products shown effective in disrupting the mating of the codling moth and oriental fruit moth by attracting males to the females’ scent in spots devoid of mates. Pheromones are natural chemicals that many animals use to communicate within their species. Unlike pesticides that kill a wide variety of insects, each pheromone targets a single pest species, leaving beneficial pollinators like bees and predators such as ladybugs unconfused and unharmed. One dispenser is hung in each acre and nothing is sprayed directly on the fruit. Pheromones don’t affect any other organisms, including humans, and can be used by both organic and conventional growers. David Knight, owner of Knight’s Appleden Fruit, Ltd., in Colborne, Ontario, has used the Semios system for two seasons as part of a regulatory trial. He says, “I could see this technology becoming completely mainstream in our industry in the next five or six years.” Traditional insecticides are expensive to buy and time-consuming and laborintensive to apply. Because they’re toxic, workers can’t enter the orchard for a specified number of days after spraying. Knight adds that fruit growers that rely heavily on pollinators to produce their fruit are also keenly aware of the environmental risk posed by pesticides and welcome a natural and less costly alternative; only tiny amounts are needed. Kirk Hillier, Ph.D., a biologist at Canada’s Acadia University, in Nova Scotia, who studies how insects communicate with pheromones, confirms that such scents have also been shown to be effective in both controlling a wider variety of agricultural and household pests and monitoring insects destructive to forests. Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company

New York State Bans Fracking The Empire State has now officially banned fracking after a sevenyear review process. New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens states, “After exhaustive research and examination of the science and facts, prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing is the only reasonable alternative. Highvolume hydraulic fracturing poses significant adverse impacts to land, air, water, natural resources and potential significant public health impacts that cannot be adequately mitigated.” A findings statement concludes, “There are no feasible or prudent alternatives that adequately avoid or minimize adverse environmental impacts and address risks to public health from this activity.” Two groups heavily involved in the campaign, New Yorkers Against Fracking and Americans Against Fracking, praised the decision. Industry groups have threatened to sue, but the attorneys at Earthjustice (Earthjustice.org) are confident that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s exhaustive review will withstand any legal challenges and the nonprofit pledges to stand alongside the state in case of such actions. Vermont outlawed the practice in 2012. Source: EcoWatch.com

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communityspotlight Dr. Michael Rehl: Finding the Root Causes of Puzzling Pain

ability before performor Michael Rehl ing muscle strength of Walnut Creek, testing, the basis of holistic healing AK. “There is strong is like solving a jigsaw interplay between puzzle. With expertise muscle support stabiin chiropractic, kinelization and chronic siology, physiology health issues,” says and nutrition, Rehl Rehl. “Muscle testing identifies and concan help determine nects the interrelated a hidden health or puzzle pieces to see nutritional problem.” a complete picture of AK is a non-invaeach patient’s health sive system of evaluand uncover underlyation that involves ing causes of pain and testing the body’s remalaise. sponses to slight pres “People come to sure applied to a large me with unresolved Michael Rehl muscle. While muscle chronic problems and strength indicates a don’t know what to do healthy connection between the body’s next,” says Rehl. “I use advanced adjusting techniques to adjust all joints of muscles, organs and glands, muscle the body, not only the spine. But when weakness can signal underlying issues, a patient doesn’t respond to chiroprac- including nutritional deficiencies, food allergies, or the presence of viruses tic or other types of body work, I can and bacteria. Rehl also uses muscle also help identify reasons why.” strength testing to evaluate the body’s Rehl’s search for answers started early, with his childhood science kits— response to supplements. “Using muscle testing, I can idena hobby that undoubtedly inspired his tify muscles that are not working well,” future career choices. Rehl began his explains Rehl. “Muscles move bones professional life as a middle school and affect the joints, so an underlying science teacher in North Carolina through Teach for America. His interest weak or inhibited muscle will cause chronic joint problems.” in both science and bodywork later Muscle inhibition, says Rehl, can brought Rehl to the Bay Area, where come from three kinds of stressors: he practiced massage therapy and neuromuscular reprogramming, taught Pilates, and studied applied kinesiology (AK). Looking to expand his holistic practice, Rehl enrolled at Life Chiropractic College West and became a doctor of chiropractic in 2008. Today, Rehl uses his diverse skillset to address the root causes of pain, not merely treat the symptoms. He thoroughly reviews his patient’s health history and charts their heart rate vari-

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Teachers and Parents Working Together by Sandra Yeyati

ana Jain, a first-grade teacher and founder of the Singing Stones School, in Walnut Creek, recently met with a first-grade educator frustrated with the curriculum she is mandated to deliver at a nearby public school. Says Jain, “In a gentle, almost apologetic manner, the young teacher described her love of teaching and her hopes and dreams for the children in her class who she clearly loved and understood. Tears welled up in her eyes as she described one young student that she feared would continue to tune out in school. ‘He is just not ready for what we are asking of him,’ she said. ‘There is nothing wrong with him, but he just looks forlorn and plays with little scraps of paper inside his desk.’” Jain and the frustrated teacher sat together in the faculty room of the Singing Stones School. “The sound of children’s voices pealed down from the garden where sunflowers spilled over the top of a six-foot-tall deer fence,” Jain recalls. “Wild calls and joyful laughter sounded cheerfully from among the five acres of rolling hills surrounding us on this rare, protected wild space that is the school’s campus.” The teacher described how her student, a completely healthy young boy, could not access the abstract, information-driven material simply because he was too young for the intellectual approach. She became a teacher so that she could teach, she protested, but increasingly, her time was spent dealing with paperwork requirements for curriculum and accountability. “Her

profession sounded more and more like that of a clerk’s. There seemed little space in it for enthusiasm, creativity or the children,” Jain says. “After a couple of generations of education out of this failed approach, have we become limited in our thinking and afraid to employ common sense and creativity? Have we abdicated the sacred responsibility of educating our children toward free, fearless, creative, critical, innovative thinking because we ourselves have forgotten how to think that way? This is not true of the parents at Singing Stones

School,” she says. Jain is grateful for the families that choose to bring their children to the Singing Stones School, which follows Rudolf Steiner’s Waldorf method of education. “A substantial number of them are educators themselves in the public school system where I began teaching, but these and the rest of the parents come here for an education that celebrates human values and recognizes the capacities and qualities that are unique to childhood; qualities and capacities that are honored, supported and developed here,” she says. “The parents come for a rigorous, profound, artistic education; one that truly is able to leave

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no individual child behind.” Jain expresses admiration and gratitude for these parents that actively participate in their children’s education. “The parents sit in a circle with teachers to learn from each other, explore the curriculum and work together,” she says. “They extend their trust, allowing teachers to practice the art of teaching. They are courageous and determined in their quest to educate their children. They bravely seek, in full consciousness, a kind of learning that helps to inspire freethinking, warm-hearted human beings who will want to be ennobled by work that makes a difference for others. They embody our grandmothers’ and grandfathers’ old-fashioned idea that if you can’t find the right thing, sometimes you just need to make it yourself.” The young teacher with whom Jain spoke came to learn more about the Waldorf teacher training programs. Perhaps she will become a Waldorf teacher. “I hope she becomes one,” Jain says. “I would love to work with such a sweet and dedicated teacher one day. But I wish something more for her and for the children she will teach. I wish for her the joy of teaching in concert with parents like those who are here. Because of them, my colleagues and I eagerly look ahead to the new school year and give thanks every day for the honor and privilege of doing this joyous and fulfilling work.” Singing Stones School is located at 2491 San Miguel Dr., in Walnut Creek. For more information, call 925-948-5006, email Info@SingingsStones.org or visit SingingStones.org. Sandra Yeyati is a frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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AWAKENING THE GLOBAL HEART Compassionate Activists Unite to Write Earth’s New Story by Linda Sechrist

s individuals and in groups, more people today are expressing deep inner caring and compassion for fellow humans and all life on this planet by hitching their heartfelt energies to powerful actions that hold the promise of a sustainable future. In This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, author Naomi Klein attests that the power of ferocious love is underestimated by companies and their government advocates. Suggesting that climate change be considered a framework for broader social improvements instead of a single issue, she invites “seizing the moment of discontent” to advance healing the planet and its broken economies and communities. Stories about how ordinary people are energizing local and online communities of practice to improve intergenerational communication, eliminate monetary influence in politics and

restore democracy, and support social justice, community wealth building, independent media, sound health care and clean food and water are frequently missing from mainstream media. Pioneering efforts by activists such as Mario Tigueros, Pachamama Alliance program manager for the Game Changer Intensive; Joshua Gorman, founder of Generation Waking Up; and Cole Kleitsch, founder and director of Walking Civics, warrant widespread attention and support.

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When hundreds of participants in Pachamama’s Awakening the Dreamer symposium, held in cities throughout the U.S., kept asking “What’s next?” Tigueros facilitated the creation of Game Changers, which explores present challenges and possibilities and ways to create a new future. He says,

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“We wanted to help them in awakening to their personal qualities and strengths before setting out to change the world. While engaging with others and creating a global society for all beings to flourish is a goal to strive for, we came to recognize that it takes a collective and collaborative approach within a community of practice to keep the message alive and implement what’s learned in the 12-week training.” A love for social justice prompted Tigueros to recognize the corporate capture of America’s democracy. “Suggesting that symposium participants work with Move to Amend and Citizens’ Climate Lobby made sense,” he explains. One is a nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals seeking to end corporate personhood and demand true democracy; the other empowers individuals to exercise their political power. It takes love to inspire the youth of GenY, Generation We and the Digital Generation, all names for the Millenials, to create a new story and transform their lives and communities. Gorman is counting on his peers to help make it happen. “We’re writing a different story than the worn-out one we’ve been led to believe is inevitable,” he says. Some of Generation Waking Up’s young leaders have formed local communities of practice that campaign to get big money out of politics, pressure universities to divest fossil fuel investments, build local and just food systems, end mass incarceration, enroll residents to go solar and inspire everyday citizens to live in more just, sustainable ways. “Young people have a leadership role in spearheading the change our world is calling for. Ultimately, it will only come about with every generation working together,” observes Gorman, who operates from Oakland, California. He’s encouraged when Generation Waking Up members say they want to learn from older adults that spent decades struggling for positive social change. A deep love for the potential of civic engagement prompted Gladstone, New Jersey, resident Kleitsch’s Walking Civics initiative. The intergenerational nonprofit, endorsed by the Campaign

People have the power, when we choose to use it, to act on it, to dedicate ourselves to change. ~Rebecca Solnit for the Civic Mission of Schools, trains military veterans and students as young as 16 as poll workers. “I want to inspire future voters by letting them learn how to do the job competently and with integrity, and lead them to participate in democracy’s most cherished act of voting,” advises Kleitsch. It’s currently active in several jurisdictions across the country and will scale up for 2016 and beyond.

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At 15, Kelsey Juliana’s love of family, friends and future generations far outweighed any trepidation she felt in acting as one of two plaintiffs in a legal strategy to protect the atmosphere, guided by Mary Christina Wood, a law professor and author of Nature’s Trust. Wood created the Oregon nonprofit Our Children’s Trust, now operating in all 50 states and internationally, to enforce the duty of government to protect natural resources for present and future generations. It supports youth in bringing legal action in courts, administrative agencies and local legislative bodies. In local Sierra Club chapters, organizers work with facilitators to educate and empower youth to lead campaigns with town councils, legislative chambers and the courts. Mounting research is confirming what many have long suspected— extensive media coverage of negative news can trigger stress, fear and trauma. Images & Voices of Hope (ivoh) Executive Director Mallary Tenore cares deeply about how the media can benefit the world by catalyzing change and meaningful awareness of issues such as those raised by Our Children’s Trust. “At ivoh, we believe in focusing on the world we want to live in—not only problem-solving in the world we have. We are currently helping our global community of media practitioners

tell ‘restorative narratives’, stories that show how people and communities are making a meaningful progression from despair to resilience. Instead of focusing solely on tragedy and trauma, these narratives extend the storyline by showing signs of renewal, recovery and restoration,” explains Tenore.

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The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children. ~Bill Mollison, Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual to found the Evolution of Medicine Functional Forum, a monthly educational Web show for health professionals and industry insiders. After becoming captivated by functional medicine at a trade show, he developed this fresh, high-tech concept that combines the latest health news, functional medicine research, practice developments and health technologies in a mixed-media format. Offered free on YouTube, it combines interviews, TED-style talks, videos and audience interaction. “With health politics raising more questions than answers and with technology changing the healthcare landscape, there’s never been a more ripe time for health innovation and accelerating a shift toward what works for most doctors,” remarks Maskell, who also recently collaborated with the Institute for Functional Medicine to live-stream Genomics and Functional Medicine, the most cutting-edge clinical Functional Forum to date. Andrew Brandeis, a licensed naturopathic doctor in San Francisco, developed a challenging new skill set in creating the easy-to-use, mobile Share Practice app, launched 18 months ago and now also available on the Internet. It’s already used by 15,000 doctors nationwide to rate and review the effectiveness of drugs, herbs and supplements. They also ask questions and receive quick feedback about patient treatments.

Brandeis sees an even bigger future opportunity. “As we spot trends and see what is working where and why, we can direct research dollars. There are all kinds of off-label uses for drugs, herbs and supplements that we’ll support when we see that 10,000 doctors are using them in the same way for the same thing,” says Brandeis, who enjoys the meaningfulness of this collective contribution. Gery Juleff, of Hopewell, New Jersey, reinvented himself and his career to serve a greater good. Seeking to inspire change through intelligent discussion on environmental issues he founded and hosts the Green Radio Hour broadcast on GreenHourRadio.com. He was formerly a member of the British Foreign Service, serving for 25 years as a diplomat, mostly in Africa and Brazil. In Juleff’s last London foreign office assignment, he dealt with policies on climate change, renewable energy technology and energy security. “My love of Africa, the continent likely to be affected the most by climate change, quickened my sense of needing to do whatever I could to limit any negative effects,” he says. Even though he was innocent about the scope of such an undertaking, “When the station owner suggested I use my knowledge to host a radio show, I said yes.” In What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution, economist and co-founder of the

Corralling Ocean Plastics Boyan Slat, 21, of the Netherlands, has devoted his youth to founding and forwarding The Ocean Cleanup, a system in which plastics in our oceans, driven by currents, would amass in accessible zones, reducing cleanup time from theoretical millennia to a manageable period. Leading a team of 100 scientists and engineers for one year, they turned the concept into a potentially viable method to clean up half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 years. Crowdfunding will launch the pilot phase in Japanese waters in 2016. Slat has been named a United Nations Champion of the Earth. The Ocean Cleanup is a recognized Design of the Year by the London Design Museum.

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Democracy Collaborative Gar Alperovitz provides many examples of successful community wealth building. He’s been part of a team partnering with others in cities that include Cleveland, Ohio; Jackson, Mississippi; Rochester, New York; and Washington, D.C. As co-chair of The Next System Project, he’s dealing with the bigger picture of long-term systemic change. “The economics of sustainability focus on partnerships with local assets like universities, hospitals and cultural institutions to facilitate broad-based economic security for the entire community,” says Alperovitz. He’s deeply committed to the concept of an ecologically sustainable society, where problem-solving activities nurture democracy.

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This small sampling of individuals whose actions are affirming their heart’s directives is not random and signals a larger movement. It represents author Anodea Judith’s explanation for the evolution of our human journey, captured in the title and essence of her book Waking the Global Heart: Humanity’s Rite of Passage from the Love of Power to the Power of Love. James O’Dea, author of The Conscious Activist, says, “As we evolve, we recognize that it’s the heart which holds the great key to our collective healing, to real civility, the courage to face our own shadow and true progress.” Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAbout We.com for the recorded interviews.

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Working Together From a Spiritual Perspective by Paul Werder

f we are willing to closely examine how we work with others, we might find that our routines and habits produce harmful side effects that compromise our personal well-being. We may attempt to work around dysfunctional teams, politically toxic cultures and partners we do not trust, or work faster and harder to keep up with or sustain a level performance that is both stressful and exhausting. What is the medicine for this phenomenon? If stress creates illness, the opposite could be the cure. Love and harmony come to mind. Spiritual healing is based on the idea that we come from and return to an experience of divine wholeness. The core of this wholeness is the gnosis or experience of deep love and peace with who we already are underneath our egos. If this sounds too mystical or not practical in the real world, try an experiment. There is a Sufi practice called Remembrance that allows us to intentionally connect our hearts to the Divine Wholeness or Love, that is paradoxically already in our hearts. When we feel distress from working with others in an unproductive way, before we react from a state of upset, we can simply notice the physical, emotional, and mental stress as a temporary moment in ourselves. Then we can practice Remembrance by quietly repeating the name of the Divine in whatever spiritual tradition we prefer, and allow the love and light that is already in our hearts to reawaken. There are many traditions that all lead to the same unconditional love. Examples of names for the divine from sacred languages that have spirituality woven into their sound vibrations include Elohim (Hebrew), Alaha (Aramaic) and Allah (Arabic). Each name is translated

workers and remembering our divine purpose generates an attractive and engaging presence in the world that allows us to be more productive and influential. When one person full of love enlivens another person to become full of love, they genuinely accomplish more than three overextended people working from their egos. Many of us know that half of the experiment all too well. Is it time for a new experiment? to mean the “one love”. Once we return to our heart’s experience of love in a real and tangible way, it is possible to take actions that will create a more peaceful outcome. Whether it’s in the form of patience and compassion or tough love truth-telling, our actions inspired by love have a much greater chance of allowing us to work productively with others, as opposed to the workarounds. Loving our work, loving our co-

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Safe Alternatives to Antidepressants by Kathleen Barnes adness darkens the world of the 16 percent of Americans diagnosed with clinical depression and the untold millions more that try to cope without a formal diagnosis, according to a University of Colorado study published in Clinical Therapeutics. Just as daunting, an estimated 30 million Americans take prescription antidepressant drugs for premenstrual discomfort, chronic pain and anxiety, as well as depression, according to Dr. James Gordon, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He founded and directs the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, in Washington, D.C., and is the renowned author of Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression. While conventional medicine offers a smorgasbord of antidepressants, many are ineffective or produce harmful side effects. One University of Pennsylvania study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found scant evidence that they benefit people with mild to moderate depression because the drugs work no better than a placebo in at least 80 percent of cases. Side effects of traditional antidepressants included nausea, headaches, weight gain, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, agitation, irritability, anxiety and even violent behavior and suicidal thoughts, according to the University of Colorado research involving more than 40,000 patients. It further showed that nearly 70 percent of patients stop taking the prescription drugs within three months, largely because of intolerable reactions. Some safer and healthier alternatives exist. “We know that depression is more a symptom than a diagnosis,” says Dr. Hyla Cass, author of numerous related books, including Natural Highs. “It’s a sign of imbalance in biochemistry, caused by any number of factors that we can determine and often correct using the right approach.”

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Curcumin, the rhizome of the turmeric plant that gives curry powder its distinctive yellow color, addresses both the symptoms of depression and its underlying causes, says Ajay Goel, Ph.D., director of the Baylor Center for Gastrointestinal Research, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. A recent study by Goel in Phytotherapy Research showed that this natural spice helps generate new, properly functioning brain cells that manufacture mood-elevating neurotransmitters. Along with being as effective as Prozac (fluoxetine) without the side effects, curcumin can neutralize the suicidal thoughts and violent behavior sometimes displayed in people with major depression taking prescription antidepressants. “We also know that prescription antidepressants become less effective the longer you take them,” says Goel. “Curcumin doesn’t lose its effectiveness over time.” Rhodiola rosea, the well-researched root of an Arctic plant, has brought relief even to some of Cass’ severely depressed patients. Cass points to its ability to help balance stress hormones and stimulate production of the feel-good brain chemical serotonin, much like the claims of prescription drugs, but without any known side effects. A new study published in Phytomedicine confirms that rhodiola is at least as effective as the prescription antidepressant Zoloft (sertraline) in fighting major depression. Cass also recommends 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan), an extract of the seeds of an African shrub that produces the critical serotonin with no negative side effects. A recent Indian study from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences comparing the effects of 5-HTP and Prozac confirms that “5-HTP definitely has antidepressant effects in patients with depression.”

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An integrative approach that emphasizes physical activity and a meditation or other spiritual practice can be highly effective in treating all levels of depression, according to Gordon. “It’s a way to get unstuck, to help us move through and beyond depression and other difficulties in our lives,” he says. Exercise triggers rises in mood at least equal to those generated by antidepressant prescription drugs, according to new Duke University research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. People that are depressed often don’t want to move, Gordon comments. “Start with what you can do. Walking a couple of blocks a day is a good beginning.” He notes, “I teach specific meditation techniques such as slow, deep, soft-belly breathing and mindful walking and eating. All have been shown to decrease levels of anxiety and stress, enhance mood and optimism, and promote greater emotional stability and more reliable judgment.” A healthful diet emphasizing vegetables, fruit and healthy fats; strong support from friends and family; creative activities; and connecting with a higher power comprise Gordon’s integrative prescription for a happy life. Kathleen Barnes is author of numerous natural health books, including Food Is Medicine. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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ever stop taking prescription antidepressants cold turkey. Intense depression and other dangerous side effects might result. It can cause severe depression, anxiety, intense agitation and even suicidal thinking. As suggested in my book, The Addicted Brain and How to Break Free, it’s best to slowly wean off the medication with the help of a qualified prescribing healthcare practitioner. The process may take several months, but it’s time well spent and safer. Consistently eat a healthy diet rich in antioxidants, healthy fats and clean protein. To help create a firm nutritional base, add a basic supplementation program with a good multivitamin, vitamin C, optimal amounts of B vitamins and omega-3 fats like those found in clean fish oil.

GMOs Link to Depression Monsanto’s genetically modified organisms (GMO) go handin-hand with the company’s patented Roundup-ready crops, and therein lie the seeds of depression, says Jeffrey Smith, founding executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology and producer of the award-winning documentary, Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives. Several studies—beginning with one published by German researchers in 1980 and most recently reinforced by Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists—show that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, ingested with our food, disrupts the shikimate pathway. “Monsanto has bragged for years that the shikimate pathway is why Roundup kills plants, but has no impact in humans, since we don’t have the shikimate pathway,” says Smith. But our gut bacteria do use this pathway to produce the amino acid building blocks for mood-lifting brain chemicals. “Since glyphosate blocks the shikimate pathway, it can impair the ability of intestinal bacteria to produce the ingredients for the production of the neurotransmitters serotonin, melotonin and dopamine. Their deficiencies are linked to depression and other serious health problems,” he explains. Consumers need to understand that Roundup is sprayed on nearly all GMO crops to control weeds, and the doses continue to increase; it’s further used on wheat, rye, rice, lentils, barley and numerous other non-organic crops just before harvest to accelerate drying. Glyphosate has been widely found in water, rain and air samples, plus in breast milk, blood and urine, meaning virtually everyone has been exposed to this toxic chemical.

Spiritual Community: A Natural Antidepressant by Arlene Thompson

2014 study by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research found that belonging to a social group helps to alleviate depression. In fact, the closer the tie to the group, the better the result, including preventing relapse. “We were able to find clear evidence that joining groups, and coming to identify with them, can alleviate depression,” says psychologist, Dr. Alexander Haslam. Researchers will also study factors that encourage people to engage with a group and internalize its identity, and how this leads them to develop a sense of support, belonging, purpose and meaning. We must ask ourselves if perhaps identification with a group or community is even more important in this time of human history when people do not have as strong a fabric of familial and personal connections as we once had? Even if we have a number of acquaintances, neighbors, and co-workers, we may lack the more supportive connections that come with knowing people on a deeper level. Our lack of community can foster loneliness and depression. Says writer Andrew Solomon, “Depression is a disease of loneliness.” And as we all know, anyone can feel lonely, even in a crowd. There are, of course, many ways to reach out and attempt to make meaningful connections, including finding people with similar interests. However, just having a similar interest does not guarantee close bonds or deep friendships. But when we connect spiritually with someone, it usually goes beyond shared interests or hobbies. A spiritual connection usually means sharing deeper things, like that sense of support, belonging, purpose and meaning the researchers discussed. One way to connect personally and spiritually with others is, in fact, to find an open, friendly, supportive spiritual community. It’s out there! For example, Rev. Karen Epps, minister of Unity of Tri-Valley, in Dublin, says that her spiritual community is a place “to know and be known,” to be seen as who we truly are, accepted and supported. Besides Sunday service, there are many ongoing groups intended to foster meaningful connections with other people. Says Rev. Epps, “We are indeed a welcoming faith community.” In a very real way, meaningful, supportive connections, whether in a spiritual community or elsewhere, serve as a natural antidepressant. Arlene Thompson is a frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings. For more information about Unity of Tri-Valley services, visit UnityOfTri Valley.org. See ad, page 38. natural awakenings

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Of the many cases you cite of the EPA failing to curb industry wrongdoing, which one most compellingly signals the problem? It has to do with laboratories that test

for human health and environmental effects of chemicals used by farmers and drug manufacturers. Adrian Gross, at the EPA, accidentally discovered the greatest fraud [in this field], committed by a massive laboratory outside Chicago named Industrial Bio-Test that was confirmed by inspector colleagues at the Food and Drug Administration and eventually the EPA. It was being paid by the industry to test their chemicals, and instead of doing an honest accounting of chemicals registered with and approved by the government, they would fix the numbers to secure approval for the drugs or chemicals. The EPA shut down this laboratory in 1983, yet continues to outsource much of its responsibilities. Despite this and other illegal and criminal activities, the government still allows the chemical industry to test its own chemicals. It casts tremendous doubt on the reliability and credibility of the process. It’s the Achilles heel of the regulatory system. Science has been the greatest victim of this manipulation. Industry should be forbidden to test its own products and we need to establish truly independent laboratories. photo by Sonja Stump

.G. Vallianatos firmly believes that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is failing to adequately protect us. His deeply rooted conviction springs from 25 years of working for the agency. His latest book, Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA, co-authored with environmental journalist McKay Jenkins, chronicles what he attests are numerous cases of lack of enforcement, corruption and misuse of science and public trust that have transformed it into a “polluter’s protection agency.” He especially documents the dangers of chemicals that enter our air, soil and water every day that are either approved—or sometimes ignored—by the agency. He’s the author of four previous books, including Harvest of Devastation and This Land is Their Land: How Corporate Farms Threaten the World, and blogs for The Huffington Post. Vallianatos, who transitioned from championing integrity from inside the EPA in 2004, recommends ways to change how the agency operates. Key needs include improved site selection for garbage dumps, oil refineries and manufacturers; and strong support for organic, sustainable and small-scale farming.

widely used chemicals such as Monsanto’s herbicide glyphosate. Breast milk has been contaminated by what mothers eat, breathe and drink. Even beyond milk, they have no option not to pass on what’s in their bodies to their newborn. We have forced women to put the next generation at risk. If anyone wants to know the biggest factor on why the healthcare system is failing, this is it.

Fracking is the latest crisis of which the EPA is, in your words, “once again looking the other way.” How can we halt it? Fracking sends tremendous volumes of water mixed with more than 100 toxic chemicals deep into the Earth using intense pressure, smashing bedrock and other sediments to release gas and perhaps petroleum. Fracking not only contaminates groundwater, escaping methane gas is entering the atmosphere and warming the planet. It also causes lots of earthquakes. People can demand a ban of fracking in their neighborhoods. States and communities are beginning to do so.

Is it possible that the EPA can become truly independent, and how can we move forward together toward integrity?

In Poison Spring, what do you mean by, “Women have long been getting the brunt of global pollution”?

As more people are affected by the way industry is poisoning our environment, they’ll face the reality that we need the EPA to be much more strongly protective and isolated from the political corruption that’s been tying its hands. I love that the EPA employs many vitally important and capable scientists. Criticisms stem from its overall corruption by the political system. We need to have a Supreme Court-like EPA with an overall administrator appointing deputies, people with integrity that are open-minded as to what must be done if this country is to be healthy.

In 1977, a former colleague testified to Congress on the discovery of DDT and other chemicals in mother’s milk. Today, we find it includes many more

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EARLY PUBERTY The New Normal? by Kathleen Barnes

puberty before its natural time. “There’s certainly a link between these persistent pollutants and obesity,” Murray observes. Antibiotics contained in commercial meat and dairy products may be a greater risk than the added hormones, says Greenspan. “Chronic, low-dose antibiotic exposure could affect the body’s microbiome [the microorganism colony in the digestive tract], which can lead to obesity and may also influence puberty.”

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21st-century girls are reaching puberty at dramatically earlier ages than the notion that excessive stress early in life can affect the timing of puberty,” their mothers and grandmothers.

any American girls today are experiencing budding breasts and pubic hair before they are 7 years old, according to the government’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The threshold age has been steadily falling for decades, with the most dramatic decrease between 1997 and 2011. A pivotal 2011 study from the University of Cincinnati showed that U.S. Caucasian girls on average entered puberty at 9.7 years old, three to four months younger than the average age reported by University of North Carolina scientists 14 years earlier and much younger than data from the 1960s. Girls of other ethnicities are also entering puberty at earlier ages, but at less dramatic rates. A 2009 Danish study also showed that their country’s girls were developing breasts a full year earlier than those born 15 years earlier.

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The rise in childhood obesity is the major culprit in today’s lower ages of puberty, according to the 2011 study’s lead researcher, Dr. Frank Biro, director of adolescent medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He explains, “Body mass index [BMI] is the overwhelmingly predominant factor in the age at which a girl reaches puberty. It’s become more important

than race or ethnicity. Heavy white girls and heavy black girls are all maturing earlier.” Science has long shown that fat tissue produces hormones, including estrogen, that can accelerate the process of puberty, especially early breast development, according to Dr. Louise Greenspan and Julianna Deardorff, Ph.D., authors of The New Puberty. Greenspan specializes in pediatric endocrinology at San Francisco’s Kaiser Permanente Hospital; Deardorff is a clinical psychologist researching pubertal development at the University of California, Berkeley. They cite one foundational study from the 1980s that showed for every BMI point increase, the age of first menstruation dropped by about one month.

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Ubiquitous hormone-disrupting chemicals are undoubtedly a culprit in the early puberty epidemic, says Doctor of Naturopathy Michael Murray, of Phoenix, Arizona, who publishes widely on the topic of natural medicine. Endocrine disruptors that trigger the body to produce excess amounts of estrogen include chemicals in clothing, especially children’s sleepwear, furniture and carpets, anything plastic, personal care products, cleaning solvents, glues, dry cleaning chemicals, pesticides, herbicides and non-organic meat and milk. Collectively, they trigger

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says Greenspan. Stressors can range from sexual or child abuse to stressful family relationships, low emotional investment on the part of parents or a depressed mother. “Girls that grow up in homes without their biological fathers are twice as likely to experience early menarche as girls that grow up with both parents,” advises Deardorff. Biro points out that stress is associated with higher levels of cortisol and obesity. Cortisol, the stress hormone, has been directly related to belly fat in numerous studies.

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“Early puberty also increases social risks,” says Deardorff. “Girls that develop ahead of their peers have more anxiety, a higher incidence of depression, poorer body image and more eating disorders.” Research from St. Thomas’ Hospital, in London, reports that reaching puberty early may also increase risks for diabetes and breast cancer later in life, says Biro, the latter “possibly due to greater lifetime exposure to female hormones and the susceptibility of rapidly developing breast tissue to environmental toxins.” Framingham Heart Study results published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism support earlier studies that found menstruating before age 12 may contribute to a 23 percent greater risk of developing heart disease and 28 percent higher risk of dying from heart attack or stroke.

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hen my health hit rock-bottom at 21-years young, I knew it was time to reflect on the choices I had made. I found myself in the hospital with a stage-1 tumor the size of a golf ball in my lymphatic system, glandular fever, chronic fatigue and on the verge of leukemia. For five years prior, I secretly binged on junk foods on a daily basis. I had nutritionally deprived my body, filling it instead with chemicals, preservatives, toxins, poisons and genetically modified organisms. I came to realize that somehow, someway, I would break my addiction to junk foods and end this vicious cycle of suffering. I looked at my major obstacle: desserts. I could literally eat pounds and pounds of sweets in one sitting, enjoying the sugar high but never being fulfilled. I knew it was not possible for me to live a life without cookies, cake, chocolate, ice cream and candy, but to heal myself and strengthen my immune system, I had to take extreme self-care measures to meet my daily nutritional needs. I started to live by the philosophy of eating whatever I craved, as long as it was made in the most natural way possible. I asked myself, how can I enjoy my favorite foods while nourishing my body? I experimented with recipes for raw chocolate using real, whole ingredients including cacao, maple syrup and almond meal. I made cheesecake using whipped cashews, lemon and coconut oil that provided my body with protein and antioxidants, while providing that warm experience of real cheesecake. I made cookie dough from almond meal, real salt, honey and cacao nibs that provided both antioxidants and a comforting experience. At every dessert sitting, I contemplated the nutritional value. When we get vitamins, minerals and nutrients from our favorite tasting desserts, we

get total fulfillment as well as peace of mind. With so many healthy delicious dessert options, there’s no longer a need to eat sweets full of gluten, dairy, refined sugar and soy. I made a choice to skip all those exhausting ingredients. Life is too short to be weighed down by chemical laden desserts when natural recipes exist to satisfy our dessert cravings. Finally, we can have our cake and eat it, too! The following recipe is an excerpt from The Earth Diet, published by Hay House.

Make the base. In a bowl, combine the almond meal, maple syrup (or honey), and coconut oil. The mixture should be dry, but moist enough to hold together. Turn the base mixture into a deep pie dish (large enough to hold 2-½ quarts) and press it evenly to cover the bottom and sides of dish. Set aside. Make the cheesecake filling. Put all the ingredients in a powerful blender and blend until filling is very smooth and light in texture. Pour the filling into the prepared crust. Freeze for 4 hours. Once set, cut into slices and serve. Tip: To make a smaller cheesecake, halve the recipe. Variations: Spoon 1Tbsp of cheesecake filling into each of 32 paper baking cups for mini cheesecakes.

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Use vanilla beans if possible. If not use vanilla extract without added sugar— check the ingredients on the back! If using vanilla beans, scrape the beans from one pod and use them in this recipe. Substitute raw honey for the maple syrup if you prefer. Substitute coconut sugar for the maple syrup if you prefer. Use 3 Tbsp of coconut sugar and 2 Tbsp of water. You can make this recipe without the cacao nibs, however the nibs are what make it “chocolate chip.” These can be made without oats; just use 2 cups of nuts.These are also great made with almonds instead of cashews. Variations: Add 3 Tbsp peanut butter to make Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls.

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Chocolate Balls Yields: 12 servings Total time: 5 minutes Making healthy chocolate is easier than you may think. This is one of the most popular recipes I offer. This chocolate can stay fresh in the fridge for 14 days and in the freezer for three months. 1 cup nut meal (finely ground almonds or other nut) ½ cup cacao powder 3 Tbsp maple syrup or raw honey Mix the nut meal, cacao powder, and maple syrup in a bowl. With this mixture, roll into balls. Tip: Add ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract for enhanced flavor. Calories: 69 | Total fat: 4g Carbohydrate: 8g | Dietary fiber: 3g Protein: 3g Liana Werner-Gray is founder of The Earth Diet, Inc. For more information, call 347-255-7046, email Liana@TheEarthDiet.org or visit TheEarthDiet.com.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Oakland Art Association Painters | Oakland Come out to see paintings by members of the Oakland Art Association. You’ll be quite amazed at some of the exhibits. You can view the pieces of art on the 2nd floor of the art gallery. Rockridge Branch, 5366 College Ave, Oakland. For more information you may call 510-597-5017.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 Family Cycling Workshop: Monument Carnival of Health | Concord 10am-1pm. This event is open to the public, fun for the entire family, and instructions are in English and Spanish. Suggested age of children is 2nd to 6th grade. Youth bikes and helmets are provided, or bring your own. Free. Meadow Homes Park, 2199 Sunshine Dr, Concord. Bike Theft Prevention Workshop | Berkeley 2-3pm. Everyone should learn how to protect their belongings from theft, so let’s start with your bicycle. Learn locking techniques, secure parking, bike registration, and how to recover your bike if it is stolen. If you attend, you’ll get a free Bike-Link starter card. This gives access to bike parking lockers at BART stations, and other places in the Bay area. Berkeley Main Library, 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 Urban Cycling 101 Classroom Workshop | UC Berkeley 6:30-8:30pm. Learn the basics of cycling on the road with other bikes and vehicles. Learn to properly fit your helmet, lock your bike, avoid crashes, and so much more. No bike needed. For teens and adults. This class is part of a program allowing ticketed cyclists to have their fines reduced. Wheeler Hall, 2222 Bancroft Way, Room 20 (basement), UC Berkeley.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 Presence Through Movement and Touch | Oakland 6:30-8pm. Breema introduces you to non-judgmental touch and universal principles that make it possible to relate to people in a completely new way. $10/first class free to newcomers. The Breema Center, 6076 Claremont Ave, Oakland. 510-4280937. Breema.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 Learning to Love Yourself: Healing Shame & Self-Blame 5pm. University of Spiritual Healing & Sufism presents Kamila Shenmen, Ph.D., Dipl. O.M. (NCCAOM), M.Div. Kamila spent the first 50 years of her life believing she was unlovable. Then she embarked on a spiritual healing journey that brought

her transformation beyond her imagination. She returned to a knowing of the love she carries inside. A love she is made of, an unquestionable connection to divine essence. Join Kamila to learn how you can heal shame and self-blame, and learn to love again. Tele-class is free. bit.ly/journeyhomeseries.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 Wasted: A Green Noir Mystery | Berkeley 7-9pm. Author John Byrne Barry will be sharing his new novel Wasted, where a murder takes place in the Recycle Berkeley yard. An exciting who-dun-it you don’t want to miss. This event is wheelchair accessible. Free. Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley. For more information please call 510 548-3402. Store@EcologyCenter.org.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Family Bike Ride | Dublin This is a great family fun-filled day. A social 88-mile ride around the town to celebrate Walk & Roll to School month. Free. Starting at Dougherty Elementary School, 5301 Hibernia Dr, Dublin. 510-845-7433 X 2. Robert@BikeEastBay.org. BikeEastBay.org/ DublinRide.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Crystal Fair | Walnut Creek Through October 11. 10am-6pm. Sunday 10am4pm. Be mystified by the beautiful and magical mix of minerals, crystals, jewelry, beads, and so much more. $8/ 12 and under free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek. 415-383-7837. CrystalFair.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 Sound Healing & Sacred Chants Workshop | Dublin 1-2:30pm. Indian music therapist Dr. Hari Haran, will lead a workshop on the healing powers of Indian Music Therapy. It will include live music, mantras, and sacred chants. Following the workshop, he will present Kirtan singing and a Healing Music concert. $20/suggested offering. Unity of Tri-Valley, 7567 Amador Valley Blvd, Ste 108, Dublin. 925-8292733. UnityOfTriValley.org. Kirtan Singing & Healing Music Concert | Dublin 3-4:30pm. Dr. Hari Haran will be presenting Kirtan singing and a healing music concert. Also at Unity, Dr. Haran will be the guest musician at the 10am service, where Rev. DeeAnn Morency will be speaking. Following the service will be an Indian meal around 11:30am in Suite 120. $15/suggested offering adult, $5/child. Unity of Tri-Valley, 7567 Amador Valley Blvd, Ste 108, Dublin. 925-8292733. UnityOfTriValley.org.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 Vedic Astrology Sessions | Dublin 10am-4pm. Dr. Hari Haran, Vedic astrologist will hold one-hour individual Vedic astrology sessions. He will provide a birth chart, and the client may record the session if desired. Dr. Haran needs only date, time and place of birth. Cost is $90. Unity of Tri-Valley, 7567 Amador Valley Blvd, Ste 108, Dublin. 925-829-2733. UnityOfTriValley.org.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 Singing Stone School - Enrollment Tours | Walnut Creek 11:45am. A brief orientation followed by a “peek” into the on-going Kindergarten class. Parents will then be given a personal introduction to Waldorf education by one of our staff members. Please double check the school calendar to confirm. RSVP at 925-948-5006. SingingStones.org

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Fall Breema Intensive Weekend | Oakland Through October 17. A Breema Intensive is an opportunity to support your health and your wish to know who you really are, via practicing body-mind connection and universal principles. Beginners welcome. Many attendance options. CE available. The Breema Center, 6076 Claremont Ave, Oakland. 510-428-0937. Breema.com. 7th Annual Wheels for Meals Ride | Livermore 7am. This family fun ride will have you riding through the beautiful Livermore Valley, then finishing with a post-race party of BBQ, (vegetarian options), entertainment, and so much more. The Alameda County Meals on Wheels will be looking after all the riders. 15 miles, 35 miles, 50-, and 70mile races. To register or to get more information, go to WheelsForMealsRide.com. Adult Learn-to-Ride Class | Berkeley 10am-1pm. Designed for adults and teens. Do you need a refresher course on how to ride? Or perhaps you need assistance with peddling, balancing, or steering. Maybe you’ve never learned to ride a bike at all. This class is for you. Our trained teachers are patient and friendly, and will assist in getting you started off safely. You must pre-register, and rental bikes and helmets are available for your convenience at a low cost. Class is free. Berkeley High School parking lot, Milvia St & Bancroft Way, Berkeley.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 Oaklavia, Sunday Streets | Berkeley 11am-5pm. A day when the streets are closed to autos. Walking, cycling, strolling, dancing and playing in the streets from Rose to Haste, on Sattuck Avenue, is what it’s all about. Come out and join your friends and family. You may start a new tradition, and look forward to this day every year, to play freely in the streets. The event is free. Taking place on Shattuck Ave and Rose St, Berkeley.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 Urban Cycling 101 Classroom Workshop | San Leandro 6-8pm. Learn the basics of riding your bike on the road

with other cyclists, and other vehicles. This workshop is indoors, and no bike is needed. You’ll learn to fit your helmet properly, how to equip your bike, avoid theft, prevent crashes and so much more. All who attend will receive a reflective vest. Free. Boy Scouts of America office, 1001 Davis St, San Leandro.

only will you find arts and crafts, but there are more than 200 artisans at this event. Don’t forget to try the many food items, while listening to the music and entertainment provided. Free to the public. For more information please call 915-837-4400. DanvilleAreaChamber.com.

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1-5pm. For families with children in the 5th grade or younger. Celebrate Halloween with a costume contest, games, entertainment, and so much more. Downtown Livermore. For more information please call 925-373-1795. lms@LivermoreDowntown.com.

6:15pm. Tailored to women who seek their own rhythm in holistic wellness, with a personalized daily regimen of essential oils. Find out how to address mood and emotional issues safely and naturally. Participants will engage in hands-on demonstrations and receive DIY recipes and a Mood and Emotions Manual. You must register to attend. $20. Class held in Pleasant Hill. 925-997-2226. EssentialWell nessHub.com/Events.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 Consciousness & Living Peace 5pm. Dr. Davies, LL.B., M.Litt., M.S., Ph.D., is a faculty member at the University of Spiritual Healing & Sufism, and is Co-Director of the Partners in Conflict and Partners in Peacebuilding Projects, at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland. He has dedicated his life to empowering people, organizations and communities in all cultural and spiritual traditions to create sustainable peace, wholeness and personal growth. Join him to discuss how to deepen your experience of divine love and connection, find peace and contentment in all areas of your life, and live the peace you wish to see in the world. Tele-class is free. bit.ly/journeyhomeseries.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 9-10:30am. Start your morning off right, with meditation. Doing qigong exercises, breath work stretches, and sound healing with chimes, tuning forks, and Tibetan bowls. $16. The Berkeley Sauna’s Massage & Acupuncture, 1533 Shattuck Ave, (upstairs), Berkeley. If you would like more information please call510-845-2341.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 Scary Stories & Spooky Halloween Party | Oakland 4-5:30pm. All ages are welcome. Come in costume if you like. Have some fun around the campfire while you hear scary stories and have some treats. If you’re in costume, there will be a Trick or Treat parade around the library. Also, there will be refreshments. West Oakland Branch, 1801 Adeline St, Oakland. For more information, please call 510-238-7352.

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Teen GameZone | Oakland 3:30pm. What a great place to hang out with friends, or by yourself. You can play video games, board games, or just read a book. There’s even snacks! Free. Oakland Public Library, Eastmont Branch, 7200 Bancroft, Ste 211 Eastmont Town Center, Oakland. 510-615-5726.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 Ecstatic Dance, Dance Jam | Berkeley 8:30-11:30pm. It doesn’t get any better than this! All ages welcome to this no-alcohol, no shoes event. Great sound from professional DJ’s, using fantastic equipment. Dance the night away on bamboo floors, listening to Soul, Disco, Techno, Funk, Ambient, and the list goes on. You don’t want to miss this. $15. Studio 12, 2525 8th St, Berkeley.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Fall Crafts Festival | Danville 10am-5pm. Let the kids start off with a Halloween parade at 10am. They’ll get to enjoy trick-or-treating safely, all through the day at this location. Not

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Sunday Morning Qigong Meditation | Berkeley

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 2pm. No matter what level of learning English that you are at, this group is for you. Fun and informal. You’ll have the opportunity to listen and practice speaking. No registration required. Free. Main Library, Bradley Walters Community Room, 125 14th St, Oakland. 510-238-3134.

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11am-4pm. What better way to celebrate Halloween, then to be on the water front, with your fur-kids. Celebrate trick-or-treating by dressing up your dogs for a creative dog costume contest. Your fur-kids can try their paws at paw painting, or try out the pet psychic, maybe you’d like to try out the pooch photo booth. Whatever you decide, you and the fur-kids don’t want to miss out on this event. This celebration is free. Jack London Square, Embarcadero West, Oakland. 510-645-9292.

planahead WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Spiritual Healing for Physical Illness 5pm. Susan Rahima Schmall, PhD. R.N., is a psychologist, registered nurse and master spiritual healer who has successfully brought spirituality into her clinical practice and teaching for over thirty years. She is also a faculty member and department head of the Spiritual Healing and Counseling for Physical and Emotional Well-Being program at the University of Spiritual Healing & Sufism, and the director of the Healing Intensive Retreat Program at the Shadiliyya Sufi Center. Join her to learn how spiritual connection affects illness as it manifests in the physical, emotional and mental bodies. Learn how spiritual healing can be incorporated to bring about complete healing for the physical body. Tele-class is free. bit.ly/journeyhomeseries.

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7-8:30pm. October 5, 12 & 26. Working with the Nine Principles of Harmony while practicing Breema and Self-Breema in class, creates an excellent foundation for bringing presence to our lives. $10/first class free to newcomers. The Breema Center, 6076 Claremont Ave, Oakland. 510-4280937. Breema.com.

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for introduction is required for first-timers at 4pm. 2910 Camino Diablo, Walnut Creek. 510-917-2349. Ellen@TrikaShala.com. Barefoot Boogie | Berkeley

Tibetan Nyingma Meditation | Berkeley 9am. One of the best ways to take care of yourself, is through meditation. All are welcome to clear your mind, and to grow with inner tranquility. Each session has a brief instruction of Nyingma meditation, then silent sitting. Tibetan Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley. For prices or more information, please contact 510-809-1000. Soul Sanctuary Dance | Berkeley 11am-1pm. All ages are welcome to dance to the blend of funk, soul, world music, positive hip-hop, reggae, dance classics, jazz, blues, electronica and other music to free the mind, body and soul. Wheelchair accessible. No scented products please. Shoes optional. Donations accepted. Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley. SoulSanctuaryDance.com. Nia | Berkeley 12-1pm. Also Friday at 8:45am. Expand your dance, increase your joy. Give your body the gift of learning the Nia language with teacher Alexis Mulhauser. Namaste Yoga, 2820 7th St, Berkeley. Info@ FloraMotion.net. FloraMotion.net. Let Love In/Dating Again | Tri-Valley 2-4pm. We meet on the last Sunday of the month. Relationship, meet-up group. MeetUp.com/Let-LoveIn-Dating-Again-Relationship-TriValley-Meetup/. Shamanic Drum Circle | Dublin 3-4:15pm. Second Sunday of every month. With Ashleigh Pevey. A trained clinical certified hypnotherapist, Shamanic healer and Reiki practitioner. Drumming helps you gain access to your inner guidance and learn to work with your helping spirits. Enhance your relationship with yourself and spirit. Move from just trusting that your guides are there, to knowing and working with them. Allow the mystery of life to unfold. One of the great benefits of shamanic journeying is learning that we are never alone, and are loved unconditionally. $10-25/suggested love offering. Unity of Tri-Valley, 7567 Amador Valley Blvd, suite 108, Dublin. 925-829-2733. UnityOfTriValley.org. Community Lounge Rumba | Berkeley 3:30-6pm. 1st and 3rd Sunday each month. Rumba is the word used for a group of related communityoriented music and dance styles in Cuba. These jam sessions welcome drummers, singers and dancers who perform rumba. Free. La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley. 510-849-2568. LaPena.org. Free Kundalini Meditation | Walnut Creek 5-6:30pm. Kundalini meditation is an ancient Tantric practice that allows each individual to deeply experience their direct, inner connection to the divine. Class includes shaktipat transmission, guided meditation and discussion. Scheduled appointment

7:30-11pm. Enjoy freestyle dancing in a casual, friendly environment. Boogie is a healthy alternative to the club scene. Smoke, scent and alcohol free. The first hour is slow music for stretching and unwinding, and then the pace picks up to an aerobic, ecstatic high. Our DJs play a great mix of Latin, African, Funk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Blues, house, pop, oldies, and more. This is real music for real people. $8-$15/sliding scale; $5/first-timers. 8th Street Studios, 2525 8th St at Dwight, Berkeley. SFBarefootBoogie.com.

monday Private Grocery Tour Need help navigating your health food store? Discover new foods and create quick, easy, healthy delicious meals. Budget- and kid-friendly. The easiest investment to make you get started on your health journey. 60-minute private Grocery Tour. $125/complete grocery lists, menus and recipes. Alexandra Le Ny, CHC. 925-858-2133. AlexandraLeNy@Yahoo. com. AlexandraLeNy.com. Radio Show-Life Insights Live, Personal Growth Radio 7-8am. This week featuring Practical Mystic, Scout Bartlett. This will be replayed on Wednesdays from 7-8am. Various topics of self-understanding, personal growth and spiritual perception discussed. A 2-½minute group meditation each Monday at 7:30am. We are on the air broadcasting to the Bay Area on KEST, 1450AM. Simulcast and archived for later listening on IfIdKnownThen.com. Teen Art, Music & Writing Club@West | Berkeley 4:30-5:30pm. Come alone or bring your friends. Share your art, music, and writing projects that you’ve been working on in your spare time, or for school assignments. You can feel proud of your work when we put your favorite creations in the West Branch Teen Zine. Popcorn provided. Free. West Branch Berkeley Library, 1125 University Ave, Berkeley. For more information call the main number at 510-981-6270. Laugh Together for Happiness & Health | Oakland 7:30pm. October 12 & 26. Laughter Yoga combines playful easy laughter exercises with yogic breathing to lift your mood, reduce stress, lower blood pressure and boost your immune system while you have fun. No mats needed. Wear comfortable clothing for easier laughing. Drop-ins welcome. Free/donations accepted. Kaiser Permanente Medical Building. 415-505-7941.

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East Bay Biodanza Class | Berkeley 7:30-10pm. Biodanza, which means Dance of Life, is a system that integrates music, movement and authentic interactions to provide experiences of intense perceptions, of being in the here and now. Mixed beginner/intermediate level. Registration required. Sliding scale: $20-$25/single session; $65$80/monthly pass. Finnish Hall, 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley. Biodanza.us.

tuesday Yoga at Bishop Ranch 15 | San Ramon 12:05-12:50pm. Also Thursday, same time. Take a midday break to reconnect with yourself while you relax and rejuvenate with 45 minutes of Gentle Yoga. Build strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. Deepen your self-awareness and inner peace. Please bring a mat. All levels are welcome. Please arrive a few minutes early. $42/5 class package, $75/10 class package, $10/drop-in. Bishop Ranch 15, 12667 Alcosta Blvd, Ste 135, San Ramon. 925-895-6220. Info@EnchantedMats.com. EnchantedMats.com. Yoga for Kids | Walnut Creek 4-4:45pm. Ages 4-8. These engaging classes explore yoga poses, cooperative games, breath, and relaxation exercises, as well as convey lessons in self-expression, body awareness, and social skills. Non-competitive and fun, the classes help students develop strength, flexibility, concentration and confidence. Cost varies. Bloom Retreat, 1444 S Main St, Walnut Creek. 925-939-6262. BloomRetreat.com. Teens, Come and Make Some Things | Berkeley 4-5pm. Come to the library and express yourself through arts and crafts. It’s a laid back, self-paced workshop where you can have some fun, and meet and make new friends. South Branch Library, 1901 Russell St, Berkeley. 510-981-6260. Team Lemon Run Club | Walnut Creek 6:30pm. Social and fun run for all levels of runners. Runs are 3 or 5 miles through downtown Walnut Creek and along local trails. Pace is moderate. Free. Lululemon, 1201-A S Main St, Walnut Creek. 925274-1253. Lululemon.com/WalnutCreek.

wednesday Code Self Study | Berkeley 10am-1pm. If you are interested in computer programming as a beginner or at an advanced level, this class is for you. Learn to build websites, study and work through programming books as a group,

and meet new people who all want to help each other. Use class as a career builder, a business aid, or just for fun. Berkeley South Branch Library, 1901 Russell St, Berkeley. For more information call 510981-6260. CodeSelfStudy.com/. Transcendental Meditation | Berkeley Noon. Learn about transcendental meditation. Berkeley TM Center, 950 Gilman St, #100, Berkeley. 510-872-2287. Berkeley@TM.org. Berkeley Juggling Club | Berkeley 6-8pm. The circus arts aren’t just for clowns anymore! Learn things; including how to juggle, unicycle, aero-balance, slackline or just about anything you’ve seen under the big tent. Free. UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley. BerkeleyJuggling.org. Turn ON San Francisco | San Francisco Preferred arrival: 7:15pm. Doors locked: 7:30pm. Through three guided round-robin style games, you’ll express yourself and gain new (and maybe surprising) insight into yourself and others. All this in a room full of cool, fun people engaging in honest, humorous, playful conversation. Topics are based on thoughts that we only would have in our head. Singles and couples welcome. Registration preferred. Those without reservations will be put on a wait list until 7:20pm. 47 Moss St, San Francisco. 408-390-2095. Awakening360.com/event/99#sthash. ostqQT4Y.dpuf. East Bay Biodanza Class | Berkeley 7:30-9:30pm. Also on Thursday. Beginner level, open to new participants. Biodanza, which means Dance of Life, is a system that integrates music, movement and authentic interactions to provide experiences of intense perceptions of being in the here and now. Sliding scale: $20-$25/single session; $65-$80/monthly pass. Jeffery Bihr Studio, 5390 Miles Ave, Berkeley. 415-717-3578 or 415-505 9482. Biodanza.us.

thursday Beginner Computer Class | Berkeley 10-11am. Learn the basics of using a computer. You will be taught to correctly use a mouse, the keyboard, how to set up email, and also to search/surf the internet. Free/drop-in classes. Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley. 510-981-6100. Yoga at Bishop Ranch 15 | San Ramon 12:05-12:50pm. See Tuesday for details. Please arrive a few minutes early. $10/drop-in, $42/5 class package, $75/10 class package. 12667 Alcosta Blvd, Ste 135, (BR15), San Ramon. 925-895-6220. EnchantedMats.com. Youth Yoga | Walnut Creek 3:45-4:30pm. Ages 5-8. 4:45-5:45pm. Ages 9-11. Members and non-members welcome. This class is designed to work with pre-teens in developing a strong sense of self. Students are taught relaxation techniques, yoga postures and breathe work. Age appropriate activities are used to promote self-love, community, and an awareness of the environment. No yoga experience necessary. $12/class; $38/month. Yoga Works, 1131 Locust St, 2nd Fl, Walnut Creek. 925-478-7272. InfoNorCal@YogaWorks.com.

Weight Loss Class | Castro Valley

Drop-In Volleyball | Walnut Creek

6-7 pm. Come to the Nature’s Sunshine Health Center weight loss class. We are currently working on a oneon-one basis. $25/week. Nature’s Sunshine Health Center, 21709 Redwood Rd, Castro Valley. Please call to schedule your appointment at 510-582-8482.

7-10pm. Open to the first 45 participants. $5. Tice Valley Community Gymnasium, 2055 Tice Valley Blvd, Walnut Creek. 925-256-3572. WalnutCreekRec.org.

Change Your Water, Change Your Life | Walnut Creek 6:30-7:30pm. Join us for a presentation to learn how alkalized, ionic Kangan water can bring your body into a state of balance. Eliminating toxic pesticides and household chemicals from your daily life. RSVP. 925-609-4426. Free Kundalini Meditation | Berkeley 7pm. See Sun listing for details. Free. Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way at 6th St, Berkeley. 510-486-8700. Ellen@TrikaShala.com. Lake Merritt Oneness Blessing and Meditation | Oakland 7-9pm. The purpose of Lake Merritt Oneness is to support the awakening of humanity; by cultivating direct experience of oneness consciousness through universal teachings, meditation and oneness blessings. The Oneness Blessing is the sacred technology that advances each person’s journey into the direct experience of awakening. This gift to humanity helps to deepen our personal connection to the divine. These blessings have catapulted many people from around the globe into an awakened state and deeper awareness. The Blessing allows us to completely experience and dissolve old hurts, fears, and worries. It also silences repetitive thinking. Suffering decreases naturally. Lake Merritt Church, 1330 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland. LakeMerrittOneness.org East Bay Biodanza Class | Berkeley 7:30-9:30pm. Beginner level, open to new participants. See Wednesday listing for details. Sliding scale: $20-$25/single session; $65-$80/monthly pass. Jeffrey Bihr Studio, 5390 Miles Ave, Berkeley. LauraLouc@gmail.com. KRohnem@GalileoWeb. org. Biodanza.us.

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Ecstatic Dance, Dance Jam | Berkeley 8:30-11:30pm. It doesn’t get any better than this! All ages welcome to this no-alcohol, no shoes event. Great sound from professional DJ’s, using fantastic equipment. Dance the night away on bamboo floors, listening to Soul, Disco, Techno, Funk, Ambient, and the list goes on. You don’t want to miss this. $15. Studio 12, 2525 8th St, Berkeley.

saturday Fun Run with Fleet Feet | Pleasanton 9am. Distances range from 2-8 miles, and is great for everyone with a pace from walkers on up. It’s always a fun time! 925-699-4926. EthanFalls@Comcast.net. Basement Pilates | Walnut Creek 9-10am. All levels welcome. Bring mat, towel and water for Pilates class by local instructor. Free. Sports Basement, 1881 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek. 925-941-6100. Pleasant Hill Farmers’ Market | Pleasant Hill 9am-1pm. Support your local farmers by purchasing their fresh and tasty produce. Enjoy the live music and special events that the market has to offer. Trelany Rd, (next to City Hall), Pleasant Hill. For more information go to PCFMA.com. Health & Awakening | Oakland 10-11am. Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St, Suite 290, Oakland. 510-637-0455. Info@Shaolin Master.org. The Non-Judgmental Touch | Oakland 10-11:30am. October 3rd, 10th, and the 31st. The principle of no judgment supports us to let go of concepts and expectations, allowing us to respond to life instead of reacting to it. This class is an opportunity to work with no judgment in touch, bodywork, and all aspects of life. The Breema Center, 6076 Claremont Ave, Oakland. 510-428-0937. Breema.com. Castro Valley Farmer’s Market | Castro Valley

Nia | Oakland 8:45am. See Monday listing for details. Namaste Rockridge, 5416 College Ave, Oakland. Info@ FloraMotion.net. FloraMotion.net. Concert in the Park | Pleasanton 7-8:30pm. Enjoy an eclectic mix of music from the 50’s, 60’s, rock, and soul. West Grand Boulevard has performed for a countless number of people at weddings, festivals, fund raisers, and clubs. Support your local restaurants by picking up some dinner to bring with you. Concert is free. Lions Wayside Park, 4401 First St, Pleasanton. Black Light Art Show | Danville

10am-2pm. Join us very week for the freshest and the best produce and baked goods our state has to offer. Many vendors to choose from. Open all year round. Castro Valley BART Station, Redwood Rd and Norbridge, Castro Valley. If you have any questions or would like more information, please call Ron Radini, 510-745-7100. Bloomin’ Belly Flow Prenatal Yoga | Walnut Creek 11am-12:15pm. See Wednesday for details. Bloom Retreat, 1444 S Main St, Walnut Creek. 925-9396262. BloomRetreat.com.

7-9pm. Middle school aged kids need some fun too. Ages 9-14. Let yours come and enjoy friends, games, food, and have a good time. Every week is a different activity. Pizza and drinks included with your registration. Release forms are available for downloading. $10. Diablo Vista Middle School (Teen Center). DanvilleRecGuide.com. Use barcode # 38918.

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communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural health care and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide, email Publisher@NAEastBay.com to request our media kit.

BUSINESS

acupuncture EASTERN MEDICAL CENTER

Dr. Teresa Shen, LAc, PhD China 5933 Coronado Ln, Ste 100, Pleasanton 925-847-8889 EasternMedicalCenter.com Award-winning natural family healthcare clinic brings 5,000 years of traditional Chinese healing and 4 generations of expertise including acupuncture, acupressure, cupping and herbs. See ad, page 17.

Savvy Selling NOW! Leslie Ellis 925-338-2924 office 925-299-1920 mobile

As a healer, you love helping people! Do you enjoy the business side of your practice? I work with entrepreneurs to help them become more comfortable with all aspects of sales. If you are going to be wildly successful, you need to be good at selling! Contact me for a free strategy session. Leslie@ SavvySellingNow.com or 925-338-2924.

ALKALINE IONIZED WATER chiropractor

TAP INTO HEALTH

Elon Rosenthal 925-609-4426 TAPIntoHealth.com TheNewEraOfWater.org

Change your water, change your life. Treat your body to a 21day trial of healthy alkaline Kangen water—the advanced Japanese technology. Experience deep hydration at the cellular level. Expel toxins and acidic waste. Improve immunity, digestion and elimination. Return the body to homeostasis. Neutralize free radicals. Improve your sleep, energy and compliment. See ad, page 19.

AYURVEDA & HOMEOPATHY RASHANA RAUNIAR SHARMA (BHMS, CCH, AWP)

Chetna Center for Health and Wellness 110 Ryan Industrial Ct, Suite #1 San Ramon, CA – 94583 925- 255- 5375 ChetnaCenter. com Certified practitioner of Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Reiki serving the Bay Area for over 15 years. We provide safe and natural health care alternatives for all ages with concerns on digestive issues, stress, anxiety, allergies, recurrent cough and cold, constipation, insomnia and other immune related issues. Therapy is designed and customized per individual’s unique body constitution and includes Natural and Herbal remedies, Diet & Lifestyle changes and Meditation. We also provide Reiki initiation and healing. Consultation can be given in person or via Skype or phone.

JANE H. BAXLEY, D.C.

In Balance Chiropractic Certified Advanced BioStructural Correction™ (ABC™) Practitioner ML830 Cold Laser Therapy 931 Hartz Way #120, Danville 925-406-3222 JBaxleyDC@gmail.com DrJaneBaxley.com Dr. Baxley combines cutting-edge postural and pain management technologies with ergonomic training to provide immediate and lasting improvement. Breathe easier and stand straighter with less effort starting with your first visit. Patients report relief of issues including neck & low back pain, knee & foot pain, sciatica, whiplash and carpal tunnel syndrome in addition to improved health, function, and sports performance. See ad, page 8.

HEALING ARTS CHIROPRACTIC

Katie Sokolski, D.C. 187 40th Street Way, Oakland, CA 94611 510-356-7832 Dr.Sokolski@gmail.com HealingArtsChiro.com Healing Arts Chiropractic offers a whole-body approach to wellness that utilizes applied kinesiology, personalized nutrition programs and massage therapy. Our holistic treatment plans are designed to facilitate wellness from the inside -what you feed your body, as well as the outside—keeping your mind, body and spirit moving in a healthy way. See ad, page 39.

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MICHAEL REHL, DC

Chiropractic & Advanced Holistic Health Care 1280 Boulevard Way, Ste 211, Walnut Creek Michael@MichaelRehl.com MichaelRehl.com Offering a holistic approach to chiropractic care, Dr. Rehl incorporates nutrition, applied kinesiology and deep tissue work into his practice. By treating the whole body, Dr. Rehl’s treatment plan engages his patients so that they are an integral part of their healing process. See ad, page 13.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY MARCHELLE MILLIGAN, MS, CMT

3189 Danville Blvd., STE 250E Alamo 925-286-6237 TheRhythmWithin.org Craniosacral therapy encourages the body’s natural healing abilities and internal pharmacy to regain health and balance in a gentle way. CST can help with headaches, back pain, whiplash, TMJ, trauma, and sleep issues plus many more.

EDUCATION Singing Stones School 2491 San Miguel Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca 925-948-5006 SingingStones.org

Singing Stones School will provide an education based on the Waldorf philosophy from kindergarten through high school for children in the Tri-Valley area of Contra Costa County. It is holistic in nurturing the whole child and also in terms of its commitment to community. See ad, page 15.

University of Spiritual Healing & Sufism (USHS) 800-238-3060, option 5 Outreach@SufiUniversity.org SufiUniversity.org

USHS offers transformational programs for those who want to be agents of divinely guided healing. Programs are based on establishing a deep connection with Divine Love. See ad, page 2.

A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. ~T. Guillemets

ENERGY HEALING SARIANNA SMITH, RN, CHT Energy Healer Walnut Creek, CA 561-324-5344 SariannaS@gmail.com

Many modalities for healing: Acupressure, Cupping, Life Activations, Energy healing, Hypnotherapy and more.

ENERGETIC INTEGRATION DEBRA MOORE

415-320-4041 Dmoneness@gmail.com AlunaHeart.com A private session will identify and dissolve energy-backed programs allowing a return to your authentic nature. Working through the heart and higher self, the energetic process takes you from where you are stressed, out of alignment in your life, with your emotions, or with pain in the body to being released & integrated. Session by phone or in Vallejo, CA, Office.

ESOTERIC HEALING GENTLE TOUCH HEALING

Bonnie K. Dysinger B.Msc., CPEH, C.Ht. 517-281-1706 GTheal.com Esoteric Healing and Reiki healing facilitator, practitioner, and teacher. Promotes health, well-being, emotional, and mental balance. Distance or inperson sessions. See website for additional information.

HEALING CENTER M.T.O. HOLISTIC MEDICAL CENTER 400 El Cerro Blvd, Ste 105, Danville 925-362-4686 Mtohmc.com

At M.T.O., licensed physicians merge rigorous diagnostic training with medically recognized healing modalities such as Acupuncture, Low Intensity Laser Therapy, Chelation, IV Mineral and Vitamin Infusions. Work with our medical staff to create an effective and individual treatment program in a rejuvenating natural setting. Experience a complimentary personal 20-minute consultation and tour of our holistic medical center in beautiful Danville. See ad, page 39.

HOLISTIC VETERINARIAN

HOLISTIC DENTIST NEW ERA DENTISTRY

ALTERNATIVES FOR ANIMALS

Dr. David Partrite, DDS 520 La Gonda Way, Ste 103, Danville 925-837-3101 Info@NewEraDentistry.com NewEraDentistry.com

Jennifer Luna-Repose, DVM 919 Moraga Road, Lafayette 925-283-6160 AlternativesForAnimals@gmail.com Alternatives4Animals.com

Whole-body dentistry approach; David Partrite, DDS, facilitates your bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s detoxification through a mercury- and fluoride-free practice, utilizing the most bio-friendly materials and a clean, safe environment through filters and ionizers. From cosmetic dentistry to safe mercury filling removal to working closely with your other holistic practitioners, every visit is a healthpromoting experience. See ad , page 25.

We are one of the few veterinary clinics in the Bay Area that is exclusively dedicated to Holistic Medicine. We offer acupuncture, chiropractic, Chinese herbal medicine, homeopathy, Bioresonance therapy, nutrition, flower essences and laser therapy. Our treatments address the whole animal and the root cause of disease, not just the symptoms.

COLIN YOSHIDA, DDS

Fremont Dentistry 3885 Beacon Ave Suite C Fremont 510-745-1800 FremontDentistry.com

HYPNOTHERAPY

Fremont Dentistry is a comprehensive holistic dental provider using options such as Ozone Therapy, safe mercury amalgam removal, Laser Gum Therapy, minimally invasive restorations and an overall bio-dental health experience. Give us a call to schedule your next holistic dental appointment today. See ad, page 7.

ARLENE THOMPSON CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPIST, C.HT., M.ED. 925-485-7997 Pleasanton Arlene_Thompson@att.net ThompsonHypnotherapy.com

Get rid of blocks to your personal growth, by harnessing the power of your subconscious to reach your goals. Full-service, individualized hypnotherapy, 19 years in business.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

INTUITIVE WHOLE HEALTH

HOLISTIC HEALTH COACH ALEXANDRA LE NY HEALTH COACHING

SUSAN Z RICH

As a certified Health Coach with the AADP, clients are guided in improving their health and happiness through dietary and lifestyle changes. With support and direction we focus on balancing their primary foods (work, relationships, spirituality and exercise) and secondary foods (diet). This is achieved through a holistic approach on health, taking into account diet, lifestyle, environmental toxins, and disease prevention. Healing is supported through knowledge in nutrition, supplements, herbs, aromatherapy and homeopathic options.

Learn to listen and communicate with your body, mind, emotions and spiritual insight. Changing your thought processes and belief systems to bring about self-empowerment. Take charge of your life, your health and find inner peace. A strong and compassionate approach to life's challenges will give you an authentic long life journey with a healthy body, joyful relationships and rewarding creativity. See ad, page 11.

925-858-2133 AlexandraLeNy@yahoo.com AlexandraLeNy.com

SZRich@aol.com 407-862-6902 SZRWhitewings.com Jusuru.com/szrich

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. ~Maya Angelou

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SOMATIC therapist

nutritionist NUTRAPARTNERS

Kathy Napoli, Registered Dietician 3189 Danville Blvd, Ste 260, Alamo 925-831-3900 KNapoli@NutraPartners.com NutraPartners.com Restore health and vitality through personalized nutrition and lifestyle programs, including the 8-wk program Lighten Up. Kathy’s clients achieve increased energy; improved blood sugar and lipid levels; and relief from digestive issues and food allergies. With 20 years experience as a clinical nutritionist and nutrition consultant, Kathy teaches workshops throughout the Bay Area on topics such as Age-Proof Your Skin, Get Lean and Strong and Stop Inflammation. She holds a Masters of Arts in Holistic Health Education from JFK University.

products ESSENTIAL WELLNESS

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. ~Henry Ford

ROLFING/STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION MEDICINEVOLUTION

Chris Corrales 925-922-2246 Chris@MedicinEvolution.com MedicinEvolution.com

780 Main St, Ste 201, Pleasanton 925-963-9786 NWinblad@NWinblad.com NWinblad.com

Somatic Experiencing is the gold standard for resolving complex trauma. In most cases trauma is quite easy to treat, doesn’t require a lot of talk and doesn’t need all the emotional catharsis so common in psychotherapy. Call me today for a free consultation and sample session. See ad, page 29.

PLEASANTON FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER

UNITY OF TRI-VALLEY

7567 Amador Valley Blvd, Suite 108, Dublin 925-829-2733 UnityOfTriValley.org Are you seeking a progressive, welcoming community and consider yourself spiritual but not religious? We may be the perfect fit for you.

SPIRITUAL HEALING HOLLY M. COOK

925-354-4508 SacredHeartAscension.com Holly@SacredHeartAscenion.com

Expand your potential! Experience greater health & empowerment in mind, body & soul with these once secret, ancient lineage classes, activations & healings. Proven for over 3,000 years, these ancient wisdoms create transformation & greater energetic flow in all areas of life. Kathleen is a Healer, Guide & Ritual Master in the Modern Mystery School from the lineage of King Salomon.

WELLNESS CENTER

SPIRITUAL CENTER

Kathleen Beaulieu, CMT, IMT 1491 Cedarwood Ln, Ste A Pleasanton 925-600-0503 Kathleen@PleasantonWellness.com PleasantonWellness.com

Discover your body’s healing potential. Nutritional and diagnostic counseling for lifestyle changes including weight loss, gastrointestinal, thyroid, hormone, allergies and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Expert massage therapy, 20 years experience specializing in pregnancy, automobile injuries and post surgery recovery.

Change your time line to fit your spiritual desires. Clear deep beliefs and trauma that hold you from moving into your true essence. Specializing to connect physical and emotional dis-ease with energy/ soul blockages, Holly can help you move forward and clear the past allowing you to create a desired future. Her clients have experienced shifts in their consciousness, spiritual awakening, cleared family issues and have overcome physical and emotional pain. Explore a blended session of shamanism, theta healing, Reiki, chakra clearing and more. Also available for phone sessions.

Deemed a master by his peers, Chris Corrales’ 15 years of private practice have given him a reliable reputation as one of the best massage and bodywork practitioners in the Bay Area. His ability to discern and treat the causes of injury and imbalance has proven unique and profound. Chris’ application of Rolf Structural Integration empowers clients with a rich, insightful and rewarding personal experience that permeates their entire lives. See ad, page 10.

925-997-7518 Kathleen@A-Beautiful-Light.com A-Beautiful-Light.com

NEAL WINBLAD, MFT, SEP

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