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uddha called it the “monkey mind,” all those thoughts and feelings and observations and anxieties that are jumping around in our heads at any given time. (Can’t forget to pick up dry cleaning on the way home! Whoa, is that a water spot on the ceiling? I hope I didn’t hit “reply all” by accident! Did I always have that weird mole? Ugh, that thing I did in third grade—so embarrassing!) Add to those voices all the voices outside our heads— texts and emails, family members and coworkers, talk radio and 24/7 news—and it’s no wonder most of us are stressed out. There’s real healing to be found in silence, and while a walk in the woods is a great start, the most restorative silence is the one we create inside ourselves. So our gift to you this holiday season—speaking of stress—is information to help you tame your monkey mind. That’s usually not easy; for most people, it takes some practice. Whether your chosen method is prayer or meditation or mindfulness, or some combination of the three, you’ll find tools you can use for a lifetime to grow healthier inside and out. In our feature story “Awakening to Spirit,” page 12, spiritual life educator Richard Davenport offers fascinating testimonials to the life-changing effects of connecting to a higher power, particularly through prayer or meditation. These two techniques are very different—loosely put, one is “ talking” while the other is “listening”—but both are viable paths to peace and healing. In Knoxville, we are fortunate to have many options to follow those paths. For those who want to enhance their prayer lives without dogma, a church like Unity Transformation might be a good spiritual home. In fact, Unity’s Rev. Lora Beth Gilbreath is a fan of both prayer and meditation as complementary paths to spiritual wholeness. See page 25 for her article about how meditation helped her find fulfillment in her own spiritual journey. We’re also delighted that local meditation teacher Kelly Savell was generous enough to share her personal story for this month’s Inspiration column. She endured the sort of long-term stress that many women face as they attempt to balance work outside the home with the responsibilities of caring for family (in her case, her aging parents). For Kelly, meditation became a lifesaver, a way to defuse the chronic stress that had morphed into chronic health problems. Read her column on page 15, and be inspired! Here’s wishing you a serene and blessed holiday season.

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newsbriefs Cozy Throws Make Welcome Gifts

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utting on an extra sweater may be enough to keep us warm while we go about our daily tasks. But when we finally stop and sit down to read, knit or check our email, we need a little more. That’s when a throw comes in very handy—and helps keep our thermostats down. The Ferrell Shop, located in Historic Jackson Square, off Broadway Avenue in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, carries a line of throws from New Hampshire that come in many neutral shades as well as bright, rich colors and textures. Prices start at $52. Owner Barbara Ferrell says customers often buy them as gifts. “They are warm yet light weight, and they’re washable,” she says, “so they’re perfect for wedding and housewarming gifts. They’re also comforting for anyone who is ill or who has suffered a loss.” The shop will gift-wrap purchases. She notes that placing a soft throw on the back of a sofa or over the arm of a chair generates a cozy and appealing ambiance, especially in winter. “A throw adds style and warmth to any room, and a beautiful textured one can soften the look of leather furniture and add a welcoming feel for family and guests,” she says. “Throws can also help us enjoy our porches or outdoor living area a little longer.” The Ferrell Shop, established in 1982, is located between Dean’s Restaurant and the Oak Ridge Playhouse. Hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact the shop at 865-483-0961. See ad page 23.

Holiday Focus, Services at Unity Transformation

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uring the Advent weeks before Christmas, Unity Transformation’s Sunday lessons will focus on the classic Unity book The Trip to Bethlehem by Hypatia Hasbrouck, who approaches A Positive Path For Spiritual Living the Christmas story from a Jungian perspective, presenting the story’s traditional characters as spiritual archetypes. “Unity teaches that everyone is a spiritual being,” says Unity Transformation’s Rev. Lora Beth Gilbreath. “It also teaches that everyone has an indwelling divinity that it refers to as ‘the Christ within.’ As a positive path for spiritual living, Unity invites individuals to delve more deeply into the experience of the indwelling Christ. The depth of this inner contact is a precious gift of this season.” During this holiday season, Unity will observe three special services. Unity Transformation will celebrate its 6 p.m. Christmas Eve service at Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pike, Knoxville. The 7 p.m. New Year’s Eve “Burning Bowl” service will take place at Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Court, Knoxville. Unity will celebrate its “White Stone” service on January 3 at 10:45 a.m. at Open Chord. Unity Transformation, affiliated with Unity Worldwide Ministries, meets every Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at Open Chord, directly across the street from Books-A-Million. Unity is known for its inspiration magazine, Daily Word (DailyWord.com), and for its 24/7 prayer ministry, Silent Unity (1-800-NOW-PRAY or SilentUnity.org), which has been in nonstop prayer since 1890. For more information about Unity Transformation, call Gilbreath at 865-809-5207 or visit UnityTransformation.org. See ad page 13.

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he Healthy Living Expo will return to the Knoxville Convention Center the weekend of January 2223—from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 pm on Saturday. Visitors can get free health checks, taste nutritious foods, try fun fitness activities and take part in prize drawings, including fitness memberships given away each hour. Expo features for 2016 will include a natural health pavilion, nutrition and fitness stages, more than 130 companies exhibiting wellness products and services, and hundreds of prizes given away both days. Natural Awakenings, a leading advocate for natural health in the Knoxville community, will sponsor the pavilion, which will showcase companies with products and services promoting a healthy mind, body and planet—everything from household products to nutritional supplements to local “green” suppliers. Nutritional and fitness segments will be offered both days of the expo. Local celebrity chef Walter Lambert will be among the culinary and nutritional experts appearing on the Eat Right Stage, while fitness experts will lead live demonstrations on the Get Active Stage. Each presentation will conclude with a prize drawing for those attending. Expo tickets are available at TheHealthyLivingExpo.com. Expo organizers encourage making and sharing copies ahead of the event. Tickets will be $10 at the door. For more information, visit online at TheHealthyLivingExpo.com. See ad pages 16 & 17.

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newsbriefs Special Holiday Events at CFP

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he Center for Peace—a holistic, nondenominational spiritual center located in Seymour, Tennessee—is hosting a special holiday shopping day and a Christmas Eve celebration in December, followed by a January 1 sweat lodge to start off the New Year. The CFP’s shopping day will take place December 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CFP cofounder Jeanne Robinson says items for sale are typically half the price of similar items sold elsewhere, and many are one-of-a-kind. Among the offerings are quality pendants, bracelets and earrings (mostly silver and semiprecious gemstone combinations); healing tools; Native-American-type feather fans and rattles; rocks, minerals and crystals; locally handmade pottery; and drums. The public is invited to the CFP’s Christmas Eve celebration from 7 to 9 p.m. The event will include caroling, a candle-lighting ceremony, shared holiday treats and a gifting ceremony based on the Native American Giveaway. “Those of all beliefs can participate, because everyone’s traditions are respected,” Robinson says. On New Year’s Day at 10 a.m., CFP will host a sweat lodge, which is a physical and spiritual prayer service. Participants may offer prayers for their envisioned future as well as for healing, forgiveness and celebration. Again, prayer is nondenominational, and all are welcome, Robinson says. CFP is located at 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., about 45 minutes from downtown Knoxville. For more information, call 865-428-3070 or visit CenterForPeace.us. See ad page 9.

Free Performances of Amahl and the Night Visitors

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arble City Opera will produce Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian-Carlo Menotti, presented by St. John’s Cathedral in Knoxville, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. and December 6 at 3 p.m. This free, familyfriendly production will feature some of Knoxville’s favorite talent, including bass-baritone Daniel Webb and artistic director Kathryn Frady Marvel, as well as young rising stars Josiah Mustaleski and Joseph Coram, who plays the title character, Amahl. Marble City Opera was founded in Knoxville in May 2013 with the goal of making opera accessible. MCO has enjoyed significant growth in attendance this season, as well as approval from local arts critic Alan Sherrod. Writing for ArtsKnoxville, Sherrod described the performance of soprano Kathryn Frady in MCO’s 2014 production of Amelia Lost as “a sensational theatre experience.” In January 2015, he wrote that the cast of MCO’s La Femme Bohème “was vocally fabulous from top to bottom.” (Read more reviews at ArtsKnoxville.com.) Amahl and the Night Visitors, considered Menotti’s masterpiece, is a unique Christmas story about a young disabled boy and his mother who are visited by three kings, and the miracle that follows. Tickets are free and can be acquired by contacting St. John’s Cathedral at 865-5257347.

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he Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission are inviting Knoxville-area artists to submit work for consideration for the second annual Gallery of Arts Tribute, a juried exhibition developed to recognize local artists and honor the life and times of King. Some 25-40 fine art works will be selected for display in the Atrium and North Wall galleries of the restored Emporium Center at 100 South Gay Street, Knoxville’s downtown arts anchor location, from January 8 to 29. Artwork should be delivered January 4 or 5 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The exhibition seeks to feature: 1) works by African and African American artists living within 50 miles of Knoxville; and/or 2) works by any artist living within 50 miles of Knoxville that pertain to the themes of unity, community, love, reconciliation, social justice and civil rights. Each artist may submit up to three works. Entries must be original, be completed within the last five years, and fit one of the following categories: 2-D (painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, photography) or 3-D (sculpture of all media). There is no entry fee. Download an entry form at KnoxAlliance.com/MLK.html or send an SASE to Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901. For more information, contact Suzanne Cada at 865-523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com.

Unique Gifts, Big Discounts at Hemp Monkeys

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he holy grail of holiday shopping is eclectic gifts at discount prices. That’s what shoppers will find throughout December at Hemp Monkeys, which is moving a few doors down from its current space and having a storewide sale on hemp clothing and accessories, jewelry and other unusual finds to reduce inventory for the move. Hemp Monkeys co-owners Amber Keirn and Amanda Keller say that along with changing spaces, the store is changing its focus to essential oils, which have become an increasingly important part of their business. “When we began offering essential oils at our shop, we had no idea of the impact it would have,” Keller says. “Hemp Monkeys has become the area’s most resourceful place to find information about and to try essential oils, and we teach everyone we can about their amazing health benefits. We spend many hours a day with our customers talking about the oils, and it is not uncommon for a one-on-one conversation to develop into an hour-long, individual mini-class.” In late December or early January, their renamed business, Knox Essential Oils, will switch places with Crossfit Bearden at 4928 Homberg Drive, Suite 5. Keller and Keirn will keep their printing and graphic business, which will be known as Hemp Monkey Graphics. “Since we are both graphic designers by trade and have a good clientele developed, this will also be part of the change,” Keirn says. They will also continue to sell their current line of soaps and lotions, locally handcrafted body products and herbal teas, and Himalayan salt lamps.

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Spirituality is Beneficial Potatoes Don’t Pack on Pounds for Cancer Patients

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Meditation Linked to Telomere Integrity in Cancer Patients

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aintaining telomere length has been directly linked to longer lifespan in a number of studies. A telomere is the structure at the end of a chromosome that protects it from deteriorating or fusing with other chromosomes. Its length is being used to measure the potential success of integrative therapy for recovering cancer patients; now University of Calgary research has found that mindfulness meditation helps. The researchers tested 88 breast cancer survivors with a previous diagnosis of stage-one to stage-three breast cancer. The patients’ telomere lengths were tested after either group-support therapy or mindfulness meditation training that included gentle hatha yoga exercises. Results showed that while the control group’s telomere lengths decreased over time, both the mindfulness group and the support therapy group were on average able to maintain their telomere length throughout the testing period.

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AWAKENING TO SPIRIT Prayer and Meditation Heal and Free Us by Richard Davenport

By its intimate connection with divine love, Spirit infuses human experience with qualities of amazing grace—unexpected clarity, vision, wisdom, peace, compassion, emotional release, inspirational epiphanies, deep understanding and comprehensive healing of mind, body and soul.

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hile society abounds with scientific research, products and practices that promise to enhance our mind or body and the mind-body connection, without Spirit in the mix, neither rises to its full potential. A heart open to a higher power exponentially multiplies the effects of this crucial connection. “Just as a candle spreads light in a darkened room, people who are living in-Spirit give off a higher energy that can bring light to our hearts and minds. In other words, we can be inspired just by being in their presence,” according to renowned bestselling author Wayne Dyer, Ph.D. Experiential, non-verbal and lifechanging encounters with the unbounded power and presence of Spirit in prayer and meditation are difficult to analyze in the same way as mind-body

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science. However, Dyer points to the works and outcomes of Spirit as visible evidence of how it lifts us up. We see individuals with rapturous hearts sending out signals that they love the world and everyone in it. Those that live in Spirit tend to see the world as a friendly place, are at peace with themselves, appear to be open and accepting rather than judgmental and harsh, and often report being healed of all sorts of diseases, relationship challenges, career fluctuations and questions of purpose and direction. They attest to how Spirit shines a triumphant light in the midst of dark nights of the soul, redefining the essence of life itself and declaring us worthy in our innermost reaches.

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Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas, and was undergoing initial medical and psychological screening, she was identified as having body and mind issues that would require her to be separated from the service. These problems included organ failures and spinal misalignment, as well as severe consequences of an emotionally abusive upbringing. It was determined that she could not handle the physical and mental demands of military life. Because the policy was to not treat such problems if identified upon entering the service, authorities allowed her to remain in training until her separation from the Air Force could be processed. The woman was impressed and also distressed by the finality of the verdict and assessment tools used by mind and body experts among the medical staff. In talking with a chaplain on the base, she came to understand that she could choose to appeal her case to another jurisdiction, a “higher” court of Spirit. Focusing on the voice of divine love, she grew to see Spirit as more than a higher power. She saw Spirit as a higher authority. She surrendered to divine love’s authority as ultimate law, supremely qualified to reorder her whole being. She trusted that aligning with spiritual power could change her view of her identity and the seemingly inescapable consequences of genetics, environment and human history denying her desire to serve her country in this way. Listening to a higher witness testifying on her behalf and identifying her authentic being as the magnificent expression of the magnificent Creator, she felt encouraged to the point that her mind and body stopped arresting her progress and became more effective servants, responding with greater freedom and joy. One limitation after another fell away, and the military and medical authorities seemed pleased with her progress as she neared completion of training. Finally, performing a mile-and-a-half run within a required time remained the only obstacle to graduation, and she was still 45 seconds too slow. This helpful passage from the Hebrew prophet Isaiah became central to her prayer and meditation as she approached her last running attempt:

Young people will get tired; strapping young men will stumble and fall. But those who trust in the Eternal One will regain their strength. They will soar on wings as eagles. They will run—never winded, never weary. They will walk—never tired, never faint. ~Isaiah 40: 30-31 (The Voice) She passed her final attempt with 18 seconds to spare, running on eagles’ wings. So, how can we all discern such a divine witness to our original authentic being amidst loud testimony of all the voices and labels shouting in our head and body, including those imposed by others?

Prayer and Meditation There are two approaches to listening to the voice within, whether we name it God, higher power, Spirit, grace, Eternal One, or divine love or Love. Complementary, rather than mutually exclusive, both approaches require a capacity, gained through patient practice, of quieting the inner and outer chatter and learning to hear that which calls us to be more than what human experience suggests is possible. It’s who we are in the eyes of grace. Sanford C. Wilder, of Grafton, Illinois, author of Listening to Grace, offers

To feel Spirit’s presence, we must surrender our own sense of how it will work, its timeline and the impact on our ego or status quo. As with anything worthwhile, conscientious practice is essential. personal growth and development programs through EducareUnlearning.com that encourage prayer and meditation that emphasize listening. He practices both approaches and makes distinctions between them. “When I pray, I am directing my thoughts toward God, listening and often affirming what I know to be divinely true. I am yearning to surrender my will and affections in conscious connection with the divine such that I or another receives a blessing,” shares Wilder. In such prayerful listening, he hopes to gain something, often a new insight and corresponding manifestation.

“When I meditate, my intention is to sacrifice every thought, concept, image and feeling to God, the only consciousness. I trust that listening and observing with nonattachment helps me release conscious and unconscious conditioned thought patterns permeated by a human sense of self.” Through meditative listening, he hopes to release everything rather than receive anything, accepting that everyone is equipped and able to be open to, witness and experience nonstop blessings. Helen Mathis has been an educator in the Philippines and Swaziland as well as the U.S., including an instructor of religion at Principia College, near St. Louis; she is now part of a Centering Prayer Circle in Stockton, California. She explains that centering prayer may be seen as a hybrid that embraces both prayer and meditation, nourishing what’s beneath the preoccupied self to awaken a deeper and vastly more authentic self. Mathis appreciates what Cynthia Bourgeault explores in her book Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, that, “This confusion between small self and the larger Self… [the] ‘True Self,’ ‘Essential Self’ or ‘Real I’—is the core illusion of the human condition, and penetrating this illusion is what awakening is all about.” Like Bourgeault, Mathis believes that it’s not about the absence of

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Through conscious listening we discover that our true nature—as witnessed by Spirit—though sometimes obscured from view, is never altered from its original beauty and wholeness. ~Helen Mathis thoughts so much as detaching from our thoughts, trusting that we can let go and be safe, consent to surrender human will and forgo personal agendas. Only then can spiritual sense come into play. “The goal is to awaken to, open to and get in touch with our innermost being and Spirit,” Mathis affirms. “Clearly, centering prayer assumes we each have a spiritual awareness of the divine within us that acts, as Bourgeault puts it, as ‘a kind of interior compass whose magnetic north is always fixed on God.’”

Core Shift We often approach a Spirit dimension with the attitude of “what it can do for me.” The higher practice that mystics and other deep thinkers of various faith traditions ultimately arrive at instead centers on transforming our whole self to align with Spirit’s purpose for us, which changes everything. Reverend Dr. Michael Beckwith, founder of the New Thought Agape Spiritual Center, in Los Angeles, and a spiritual mentor to Oprah Winfrey, believes, “The relationship we have with the infinite is more about how we are to serve it than it is to serve us.” Beckwith describes three primary stages of realizing the power and purpose of divine Spirit expressed as our spirit. The first is that of a victim (feeling powerless, unable to effect change). The second is when an individual learns the existence of universal law that responds to our thinking, emotions and attitude; we learn how to use it to stabilize life structures and demonstrate health and well-being.

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“Ultimately, in stage three, we become a vehicle of life in service to life. Instead of using the law, the law uses us. Life fulfills its own nature through us,” he says. “All of life is conspiring for our freedom, liberation, wholeness and health.” He urges us not to stop and stagnate at stage two, using divine laws only to manifest personal conveniences, stuff and even people for our use; this can hijack views of abundance into materialism and consumerism. He quips, “We are not here to go shopping.”

Dwelling in Spirit Grace and Spirit work in us, through us and between us, yet we can’t simply summon them up or outline their outcomes.

To feel Spirit’s presence, we must surrender our own sense of how it will work, its timeline and the impact on our ego or status quo. As with anything worthwhile, conscientious practice is essential. Life, defined by Spirit, gives fresh strength and impetus to mind and body. All three are vital elements of the dance of life. Richard Davenport is a spiritual life educator (HigherGroundForLife.com) and the founding executive director of an inclusive nationwide Bible and spiritual life community (BibleAndSpiritualLife. org). Now based in St. Louis, MO, he is a retired Air Force chaplain, having served at Lackland and other U.S. Air Force bases on three continents.

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rayer from a heart willing to surrender, change, learn, grow and bless others works to keep us centered on pure motives like wellness, wholeheartedness and compassion. Such prayer can help us progress spiritually. These five forms of prayer, found in the Bible, have a universal application to any spiritual practice. Although differing in their approach, all share the purpose of creating a fuller mindfulness of our true identity and relationship to the divine, while enhancing our capacity to bless all creation. If we are not feeling the desired breakthroughs using one form, perhaps the one most familiar or comfortable to us, we might do well to explore others. Praise – a posture of adoration, honoring and surrender to a power, vision, and authority greater than our own. Thanksgiving – or better yet, for its consistency and permeating of our whole self, thanks-living. The garden of our spirit is enriched by embracing a gratitude attitude in all we do. Petition – a relational posture that opens our heart as we learn to ask for help, to seek perspective beyond a limited self, beyond a smaller, egodriven orientation.

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Intercession – praying for others; blessing, honoring and cherishing them as God sees them. When we feel burdened and blocked by our own trials, expressing empathy and compassion for others can unlock our heart and mind. We can lovingly witness the true nature of those that are seemingly tangled in forces blocking or opposing their higher good. Affirmation – release and rest in divine authority, acknowledging the uni-verse as literally one song reflecting the singular harmony that Spirit knows and is unfolding in every moment to meet our need in forms we can see and feel right now.

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through various resources, I actually opened those books, which had been accumulating dust, and I began finding the answers I had been seeking. In April 2013, my journey took me to the Chopra Center, where I learned about the history of meditation and the physical and emotional benefits of being still, and I began my mediation practice in earnest. During the following months of stillness and restful awareness, I was led to discover a new purpose for my life. My own years as a caregiver had given me insight into the support and resources caregivers need to keep themselves healthy, both physically and emotionally. As meditation became the answer to my prayer, it also became my new vocation and calling: I became a certified meditation teacher, completing my studies with the Chopra Center in June 2015. Thanks to my meditation practice, my health continues to improve—there are far fewer pill bottles on my bathroom counter than there were two years ago. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned on my journey is that anyone can meditate. If you’ve got five to fifteen minutes each day to scroll through Facebook, you can meditate. And the most important lesson I’ve learned is this: be still. Blessings.

rayer is cine bottles. By talking the time my role to God; as caregiver was meditation is listenover, I was taking ing for God.” two different pills This has long for high blood been one of my pressure, plus pills favorite quotato sleep and pills tions, because it for severe depresdescribes so well sion, and I’d been how meditation diagnosed with has enriched my post-traumatic life spiritually, stress disorder and emotionally and adrenalin fatigue. physically. My prayer I found medilife was active. It tation as a resource “My prayer life was active, consisted of a onefor healing after word prayer: Help! consisting of a one-word spending a very The answer to chaotic eight years prayer: Help! The answer this prayer was Be as my parents’ still—and meditato this prayer was Be still.” tion was introsole caregiver. When my caregivduced into my life. Kelly Savell teaches Introduction to Meditation, ing journey began, I just assumed that Throughout those caregiving Group Meditation, Primorlife would move along as usual while I years, I’d collected several books on dial Sound Meditation, occasionally accompanied my folks to self-care, hoping to find my way back workshops and corporate doctor appointments and helped them to a healthier, less stress-filled life. The events. Contact her at with tasks like managing their prescripcommon theme was stillness, a practice kellysavell@choprateachers.com. See tions and balancing their checkbook. I’d avoided quite successfully for the ad, page 19. However, the life I knew as a business majority of my life. Now as I searched owner, wife and mother quickly evolved into 24-hour care, and within two months after my mom’s second broken hip in two years, my caregiving duties were at the forefront of my day-to-day life. The following years were a blur of days and nights: doctors, hospitals, caseworkers, Alzheimer’s units and as,ĂƌŵŽŶLJ ǁŝƚŚ EĂƚƵƌĞ sisted living facilities. Meanwhile, the stress and daily chaos I experienced tĞůůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŽĚLJ WĞĂĐĞ ŽĨ DŝŶĚ were taking an unseen toll on my own ŽŵĞ ũŽŝŶ ƵƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƋƵŝĞƚ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ŐĞƚĂǁĂLJ Žƌ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ǀĞŶƵĞ ĨŽƌ health. There were still doctor visits and LJŽƵƌ ŶĞdžƚ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĞǀĞŶƚ͕ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ͕ ƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ Žƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƌĞƵŶŝŽŶ͘ prescriptions, but now it was my name ǁǁǁ͘tĞůů ĞŝŶŐ ͘ŽƌŐ ϰϮϯͲϲϮϲͲϵϬϬϬ ƉĂƩLJΛtĞůů ĞŝŶŐ ͘ŽƌŐ too on the medical charts and medinatural awakenings

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Sharon Salzberg on Mindfulness Simple Ways to Be in the Present Moment by April Thompson

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ew York City-born Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood full of loss and upheaval, losing her parents and living in five different household configurations. In college, she discovered the power of meditation to transform suffering and cope with life’s neverending changes. Born into a Jewish family, Salzberg first encountered Buddhism in 1969 in an Asian philosophy class, inspiring her to undertake an independent study program in India, where she was initiated into the practice via an intense 10-day retreat. “It was very difficult and painful. I sometimes doubted that I’d succeed, yet I never doubted that there was truth there,” she says. Upon her return home, Salzberg dedicated herself to the path of vipassana- (insight) meditation, becoming a renowned teacher and co-founding the Insight Meditation Society, in Barre, Massachusetts. Today she teaches and speaks to diverse audiences worldwide about the power of mindfulness. Salzberg has authored nine books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness, Real Happiness at Work and Lovingkindness.

Is it possible to be mindful without having an established meditation practice?

Yes, theoretically, but I suspect it’s hard. I honor my own meditation practice for making mindfulness highly accessible for me. It doesn’t take many hours of prep work and is open to everyone. It’s really a practice, like strength training—you have to exercise the mindfulness muscle to reap the benefits.

What’s the best way to arrange time for meditation, and what can motivate us to practice regularly? Having a sense of structure has helped me the most. I believe strongly in the value of a daily practice, however simple or short. We can ritualize certain practices to help remember to pause and be mindful. For example, every time the phone rings, let it ring three times and use that as a trigger to breathe. When you’ve finished writing an email, take a few conscious moments before sending it. There are lots of ways to cut through the momentum of the busyness and craziness of our lives to return to mindfulness. Make a commitment to practice for a certain period of daily time for a month or two, and then reassess. Look

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for changes during the active course of daily life and query: How am I speaking to myself or to others? Am I more present? Am I more at ease in letting go? It’s important to look for these subtle changes rather than to set unrealistic expectations for ourselves such as being mindful all day.

Do you have other enabling practices for people new to the state of living mindfully? Movement meditation is a good place to start; if you’re walking somewhere, try to be more present and feel your feet against the ground. Also, just focus on one thing at a time; instead of multitasking, just drink the cup of tea. We can also use breath to focus concentration. The breath is a tremendous tool, it’s always with us. If you’re in a contentious meeting and tempers flare, you don’t have to pull out a meditation cushion and sit in a funny position; you can work with your breath right where you are.

How can meditation help to ease suffering? Sometimes, we think we can ease suffering by only having pleasant feelings and beautiful thoughts. Rather, we can ease suffering by changing the way we relate to our thoughts and feelings. If something unpleasant is happening, most of us flip into an internal monologue about how, “Bad things always happen to me,” or “This is my fault,” or “I shouldn’t feel this.” We compound our suffering by adding judgment and by pushing away discomfort. Instead, we can learn to observe our reactions and release them. We also tend not to feel pleasure fully or think that something else or more should be happening instead of simply enjoying the moment. We wait for some sense of intensity in order to feel alive, rather than experiencing the ordinary to the utmost. Meditation trains us to be present with pleasant, unpleasant and neutral experiences and stay connected, no matter what’s going on. Reach freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

ecotip Shipping News Early Bird Gift Shipping Saves Stress, Money and Resources Last-minute online shopping can be costly in both dollars and pollution. Choosing nextday delivery puts purchased products on a plane that burns far more carbon-producing fossil fuel than ground transportation. But there’s a better way, and how we package gifts for shipping counts. Order and ship early. Building in more lead time affords less costly shipping options. Eco-wise, if the shipper has some freedom in scheduling deliveries, it can choose to hold up a delivery truck until it’s full, rather than sending one out half-empty. Also, if a package doesn’t have to reach its destination by a particular day or time, the company can choose the most efficient local delivery routing. A recent University of Washington study found that a community using grocery delivery services slashed carbon emissions when compared to individuals driving to the supermarket. Plus, they achieved their biggest gains—80 to 90

percent lower emissions—when they could plan deliveries around customer locations, rather than precise delivery windows, thus minimizing driving distance and time on the road. Seek out available boxes. Many grocery and beverage stores don’t immediately break down incoming cardboard shipping boxes. Ask a store attendant if they have any available. Reusing saved paper bags from checkout (for those that don’t bring reusable bags) can serve to cushion gift-wrapped boxes. GreenAmerica.org suggests repurposing gentlyused wrapping paper or old fabrics, newspapers, magazines or calendars for a creative look. Return any foam peanuts in received packages to a pack-n-ship shop for reuse. Know the options. While U.S. Postal Service (usps.com) Priority Mail offers flat rates to any state regardless of weight (up to 70 pounds), package tracking and other year-round features, the cost of using other carriers varies by destination zip code, package size and weight. Verify price and timing options, making sure packages arrive in good time to be under the Christmas tree before December 25.

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whiff of sweetness can communicate a personal signature of tranquility, alertness or romance, or it can cause a bout of miserable sneezing, wheezing or nausea for those in the vicinity and even the unwitting wearer.

Commercial Chemicals “When you see ‘fragrance’ on a personal care product label, read it as ‘hidden chemicals,’” warns the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit watchdog Environmental Working Group (EWG). “A major loophole in the [U.S.] Food and Drug Administration’s federal law lets manufacturers of products like shampoo, lotion and body wash include nearly any ingredient under the term fragrance without actually listing the chemical.” Companies that manufacture personal care products are required by law to list the ingredients they use, but fragrances and trade-secret formulas are exempt. What’s known as a dirty little secret in the fragrance industry is the unlabeled presence of toxic chemicals not only in perfumes, but in any personal care product that includes a scent. Lab tests commissioned by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and analyzed by the EWG confirm the presence of parabens NaturallyKnoxville.com

that interfere with hormone production, cancer-causing phthalates, and synthetic musks that have been linked to hormone disruption, among many other ills.

Naturally Safe Scents “Opting for natural scents from organic essential oils not only offers a toxinfree alternative, the oils’ aromatherapy benefits have time-proven therapeutic value,” suggests Dorene Petersen, president and founder of the American College of Healthcare Sciences, in Portland, Oregon. Recent research from the Pontificia Universidade Catolica, in Brazil, confirms that lavender oil has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and pain-relieving properties similar to those of a mild-dose narcotic. Plus, it smells heavenly, says botanical perfumer Roxana Villa, of Woodland Hills, a California-based spokesperson for the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy. “Considering the part of the plant used will give you an idea of its therapeutic value,” says Villa. “A root base will be good for grounding. Since bark is like skin, oils such as birch will benefit skin and muscles. Oils from flowers are excellent for anything related to the head and mind.”

Oregano and cinnamon oils have powerful antifungal properties, even against Candida-type fungi resistant to prescription drugs, according to Brazilian research from Universidade Federal. A groundbreaking study from the Slovak University of Technology, in Slovakia, even suggests that rosemary oil can kill cancer cells. These are all scents that can be the foundations of do-it-yourself perfumes.

Customized Blends “It’s fun to experiment with organic essential oils and create that unique blend that becomes a personal signature,� says Charlynn Avery, an aromatherapist with Aura Cacia, in Norway, Iowa. She explains that essential oils have three basic “notes� and blending them correctly will result in a fragrance suited to last throughout the day. “The base note is heavier and lasts the longest. Patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood, cedarwood and jasmine hang around longer in the atmosphere and on the wearer,� she explains. Blending the base with a slightly lighter middle note like lavender, rosemary or clary sage and

a light and short-lasting top note like orange, lime or peppermint will create a complex and pleasing blend. “That’s the beauty of the art of it,� says Avery. “You can create synergistic blends that harmonize and complement the attributes of each to such an extent that you may not be able to detect the scents of the individual oils.� There are no hard and fast rules, but our experts offer a few guidelines for creating our own unique blends that will be well-received as holiday gifts. Use a base of oil like jojoba or sweet almond to create a perfumed oil. Note that oils undiluted by a carrier can burn the skin. For oil-based blends, use a ratio of 50 drops of bottom note oil, 30 drops of a middle note and 20 drops of a top note in two ounces of carrier oil. Another option is to use an alcohol base of either isopropyl rubbing alcohol or 85-proof vodka to make a spray perfume; the alcohol will evaporate quickly. Alcohol-based blends generally last

longer, especially with fragile citrus oils. A usual ratio is 10 to 20 drops of essential oil per ounce of alcoholbased carrier. Oil-based blends are ready to use almost immediately. Alcohol-based blends should age a week or two at least and will become more strongly scented in time. Store fragrances in bottles in a dark, cool place. Bottles with tiny rollon caps are commercially available. “It’s very much trial and error to arrive at a preferred scent, so be creative and keep careful notes of experiments and improve on them as you gain experience,� counsels Avery. “If you crinkle your nose at patchouli, you probably won’t like an oil blend with it, either. Choose scents you like.� Kathleen Barnes is author of numerous natural health books including Food Is Medicine. Connect at Kathleen Barnes.com.

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inter is the time of year to slow down and enjoy being indoors. This makes appreciating the changing energy patterns (chi) in our homes and workplaces even more important than at other times of the year. Feng shui principles state that energies move from the outside to the inside through windows, doors and even walls. To determine the energy in your house, sketch a to-scale floor plan of the structure, with the front door at the top. Next, visualize how energy from the land moves into and through your home via windows and doors. These different energies enter your house as eight equal wedges (like pie pieces) pointing to the exact center of the house. Place the top wedge over the side of the house that includes the front door; then the seven other wedges (directions) will fall into place. Standing in the center of your home, use a compass to obtain the direction for each wedge (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW). Until early February, when the 2016 Chinese New Year begins, avoid spending time in the West (potential calamity) or East (potential sickness). In addition, don’t trigger calamities or health issues by disturbing the soil outside the house or renovating the structure (inside or out) in the due-East or West sectors (called San Sha). If you can’t avoid the areas, just make sure to avoid sitting with your back to the West. Below are some recommendations for places to spend time in your home and corresponding remedies for the remainder of the year. The accompanying chart offers general guidelines for where to spend time until February 2016. Try to sleep and spend time in positive (+) areas and avoid negative (-) ones. Neutral areas (+-) might work for some people but not others. For example, an area that’s neutral or negative for children might be positive for adults. Energy patterns are actually quite discriminating!

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Beginning December 7: The South has abundant and quite sexy energy for the month. Add a little red to enhance this, and enjoy the results. Southwest should be a happy area but could include drug abuse or potential eye problems. Avoid red here; the energy is strong enough already. Another festive area that could benefit from adding red, such as Christmas decorations, is in the North. Areas to avoid include the Southeast, where the energy could include sickness, and the East, where the energy could work against a marriage. Remedy both areas with metal. Some sort of moving metal (such as a pendulum clock) in the center of the house could help both these areas and also the West sector, where the “cranky ole emperor” and year San Sha resides. If necessary, it’s better to face this direction rather than sit with your back to it. The Northeast has “clashing swords,” or verbal abuse potential; actual water, the colors blue or black, or scenes of water in nature reduce this negative energy. Finally, metal, the sound of chimes or a pendulum clock could help the Northwest sector, which typically has better energy than it has this December. Beginning January 6: Wow! This is a double-hit month, where good and bad energies are twice as intense as in the previous month. The yearly energy in each sector is repeated in the monthly energy. Be very careful where you spend time in January. Really good festive, fiery energy is in the Southwest, an area that also should include happy times—party hardy! The East is good for art and academic achievement, while the North has a preponderance of abundance, making it also a

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The South has abundant, sexy energy for the month. Add a little red to enhance this, and enjoy the results. great place to run your business. Add actual metal, such as a bowl of pennies, in the East, and fire, red or lit candles in the North for increased business. Areas to avoid in January include the Southeast, which has sickness energy, and the West, which is described as disastrous—definitely not a good office space or sleeping place for the month. It’s okay to face West; just don’t have your back to this direction. Both areas are remedied with the sound of metal coming from the center of the house, such as a pendulum clock that is key-wound or pulley-driven. Wrap up these last two months of the Chinese calendar with carefully placed remedies, and get ready for big changes in the New Year, which begins February 4. Nancy Canestaro lives in Knoxville and practices classical Chinese feng shui and space clearing professionally for clients all over the United States. To learn more, visit her website, FengShuiFYI.com. Also see resource guide listing, page 29.

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Prayer and Meditation Fill the Spiritual Whole

by Rev. Lora Beth Gilbreath

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ach year as we enter the holiday Unity’s teachings, began to fill my season, I remember the beautisoul’s longing for a direct connection ful downtown window displays with God. from my childhood. As a girl, I would Revelation 3:20 tells us, “Listen! stand on the sidewalk and delight in I am standing at the door, knocking; the magic of the scenes. But what I if you hear my voice and open the really wanted was to climb into the door, I will come in to you and eat displays—to touch, feel and directly with you, and you with me.” I memoexperience each scene. rized that scripture as a child; as an Growing up, adult I came to “I compare my early I avidly attended understand and church activities believe that the spirituality to the way with my family— presence of God I felt admiring those everything from dwells within me Sunday school and every one of downtown holiday to vacation Bible us. Taking time for displays—like I was on the regular prayer and school to church camps. While I meditation opens outside looking in.” generally enjoyed the door to greater these activities, good in our lives. there seemed to be a piece missing in Knots start to untangle. Synchronicimy soul. ties occur. Dreams may become more I compare my early spirituality to vivid. Our vitality may increase. I the way I felt admiring those downam pleased that during my lifetime, town holiday displays—like I was on meditation—once reserved for monks the outside looking in. Even as a child, and yogis—has become a mainstream I longed for a firsthand experience. practice. Now, as a Unity minister, I am From a very mundane standpoint, often asked how I came to Unity. I prayer and meditation embody Sterecount the window display analogy, phen Covey’s Habit #7 in his Seven and then I explain that prayer and Habits of Highly Effective People. meditation, which I learned through Covey advises us to “sharpen the saw.”

How often do we keep “sawing” through life, claiming we are too busy to stop and sharpen the saw, when if we only took time away for prayer and meditation, our lives, our relationships and our health would improve considerably? How do you begin a meditation and prayer practice? Start by reserving a certain time each day—maybe 15 or 20 minutes—and keeping the appointment. Second, choose your meditative word or phrase. I began years ago with “Be still and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10). Set your intention to focus on your meditative word or phrase. When your mind wanders, bring your attention back to your practice. Finally, I suggest that when you close your prayer time, you read or speak the names of individuals for blessing. In our culture that argues against stillness and reflection, I would like to propose, this “holy days” season, that a consistent practice of prayer and meditation might be the best holistic gift we can give ourselves. It’s no coincidence that the words holy, holistic and wholeness share the same linguistic root. As songwriter Rickie Byars Beckwith sings, “Oh let me live in a wholly, holy way.” So this holiday season, I quiet my mind and listen within. And I find inner peace. Lora Beth Gilbreath is senior minister of Unity Transformation in Knoxville. To hear some of her meditations, visit UnityTransformation.org/SundayMorning-Meditations. See ad page 13.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 Drumming, Meditation and Channeling – 7:309pm. Weekly gathering. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

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Heart of Creation Sue Halstenberg After graduating from the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, Southern California native Sue Halstenberg worked as a department store fashion illustrator for several years. Her drawings regularly appeared in the Los Angeles Times and she enjoyed career success— but lacked inner fulfillment. Eventually' she decided to leave the commercial art world to create paintings possessing deeper esthetic values for her, as well as lasting appeal for her audiences. A signature member of the Pastel Society of America, Halstenberg now specializes in spiritual art at her studio overlooking California’s Ojai Valley, which she describes as “magical.” A dozen of her paintings are featured in Doreen Virtue’s Hay House card decks, and her original work was recently exhibited at the Agape International Spiritual Center, in Culver City, California. Halstenberg’s newest works reflect her continuing journey of self-discovery. “I start by energetically connecting with something that I’m deeply attracted to: an inspiring symbol, statue or myth,” she explains. “Then, I let go and allow the creative force to flow through me. Often, I don’t even feel like I’ve done the painting, but that it’s painted itself.” Halstenberg uses dramatic light and shadow to express the inner emotions of the spiritual beings she paints. Of Heart of Creation, she observes, “The Earth and stars are born through her protective hands, at the heart of a goddess.” View the artist’s portfolio at SueHalstenberg.com.

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Manifesting Life Class – 6:30-7:15pm. With Victoria Leigh Farley. Learn what may be blocking you from the life of your heart’s desires. $22 prepaid or $25 at the door. Preregister online via PayPal. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 TN Massage Law and Professional Ethics – 6-10pm. Charles West, LMT, instructor. At Massage Institute of Cleveland, Cleveland, TN. 2 CE hours each. $50 for one or $90 for both. Info and registration: MassageWorksTN.com or 865-694-3144. Developing Your Intuition 101 – 6:30-7:30pm. With Victoria Leigh Farley. Embrace your special gifts! Victoria will share fun and simple ways to connect with and improve your intuition. $22 prepaid or $25 at the door. Preregister online via PayPal. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com. Amahl and the Night Visitors – 7:30pm. A production of Marble City Opera, presented by St. John’s Cathedral, Knoxville. This family-friendly Christmas production features some of Knoxville’s favorite talent. Tickets are free through St. John’s Cathedral at 865-525-7347. Info: MarbleCityOpera. com or 646-217-1580.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Muscle Energy Technique – 9am-6pm. Charles West, LMT, instructor. 8 CE hours. $150. At Massage Institute of Cleveland, Cleveland, TN. Info and registration: MassageWorksTN.com or 865694-3144. Christmas Craft Expo – 10am-6pm. Illuminations’ first annual Christmas Craft Expo featuring unique, locally made gifts. Intuitive readers offer insightful direction as you navigate the obstacles and embrace the joy of your life’s path. Admission $5. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com. Candle Making Workshop at Marble Springs Historic Site – 11am. Hands-on workshop will teach visitors about lighting sources of the 18th century. Learn to make beeswax candles by the open hearth. Bring a lunch. Reservations required; space limited. $20 includes materials. 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville. Details subject to change. Info: 865-573-5508, info@marblesprings. net or MarbleSprings.net. Art Show at Illuminations – 6-8pm. Collections by Wendy West, Barry Donaldson, Lynda Best, Meei

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 Second Sunday in Advent – 10:45am. Unity Transformation will focus on the archetypes of Herod and Mary from A Trip to Bethlehem by Hypatia Hasbrouck. Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pk., Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or UnityTransformation@gmail.com. Amahl and the Night Visitors – 3pm. A production of Marble City Opera, presented by St. John’s Cathedral, Knoxville. This family-friendly Christmas production features some of Knoxville’s favorite talent. Tickets are free through St. John’s Cathedral at 865-525-7347. Info: MarbleCityOpera.com or 646-217-1580.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 Fire Ceremony – 6:45-7:45pm. Ceremonial fire is perfect for insight, releasing and transmuting what no longer serves you. Center for Peace, 880 GravesDelozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace. us or Katy Koontz at 865-693-9845.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 Feng Shui 101 – 6:30-7:45pm. A shift in feng shui energies is coming early in February. Join Nancy Canestaro, DArch, certified feng shui practitioner, to learn more about feng shui, and particularly what to do about these energy shifts. Bring a floor plan sketch of your home and the direction your front door faces. $25. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: n.canestaro@fengshui ladies.com or 865-789-5856.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 The Art of Allowing – 6:30-7:30pm. Could you or someone else be blocking the flow of love or abundance in your life? If so, join Victoria Leigh Farley for this insightful class and get in the flow of allowing the best “next” in your life. $22 prepaid or $25 at the door. Preregister online via PayPal. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 An Evening with the Divine Council – 6-7:15pm. Victoria Leigh Farley channels her divine council. Receive your personal message in this supportive group setting. Fast paced, fun, informative. Space limited. $30. Preregister online via PayPal. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 Acupressure for Stress – 9am-6pm. 8 CE hours. $150. MassageWorks, 318 Erin Dr., Suite 5, Knoxville. Info and registration: MassageWorksTN.com or 865-694-3144.

intuitive, to celebrate the almost-winter solstice at Well Being Conference Center in Tazewell, TN. Info: WellBeingCC.org/events, 865-208-9206 or karlalanhess@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 Holiday Art Blitz! – 10am-5pm. All-day small gift-making workshops. $25. All pro-ceeds beneďŹ t Fountain City Art Center, a 501(c)3 nonproďŹ t. Sign up in advance. Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., Knoxville, next to the park. Info: 865-3572787, fcartcenter@knology.net or FountainCity ArtCtr.com. Developing Your Psychic Abilities: Clairaudience and Sprit Writing – 1-4 pm. Spirit writing is the process of receiving and writing information directly from your higher self and/or spirit guides. This ancient practice is an invaluable tool for spiritual growth and strengthening the connection to the soul. $33 preregistered. The Healing Classroom, 428 East Scott Ave., Knoxville. Info: Theresa Richardson.com. Christmas Candlelight Tours at Marble Springs – 4-8pm. Experience Marble Springs State Historic Site through the soft glow of candlelight. The historic buildings will be decorated with fresh greenery. Music, open hearth cooking, baked goods, warm drinks. Details subject to change. Suggested $2 donation. 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville. Info: 865-573-5508, info@ marblesprings.net or MarbleSprings.net.

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Sweat Lodge – 10:30am. Experience a deeper spiritual awareness through this ancient form of prayer and puriďŹ cation. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 Fourth Sunday in Advent – 10:45am. Unity Transformation will focus on the powers of joy, zeal and strength from A Trip to Bethlehem by Hypatia Hasbrouck. Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pk., Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or UnityTransformation@ gmail.com. Vision Board for the New Year Party – 2-4 pm. Join Theresa and Charlaine for their annual manifestation fun. Snacks and all supplies are provided, but participants are welcome to bring special pictures to add. $25. Please preregister. The Healing Classroom, 428 East Scott Ave., Knoxville. Info: TheresaRichardson.com.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 Winter Solstice Celebration and Potluck – 6-8pm. Fun for all ages! Bring your favorite yuletide dish and join in the holiday festivities. Admission is your covered dish. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

Holiday shopping day – 10am-5pm. Best prices around on Native American style items, jewelry, stones, rocks, crystals, books, pottery, etc. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

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Third Sunday in Advent – 10:45am. Unity Transformation will focus on the powers of imagination and love from A Trip to Bethlehem by Hypatia Hasbrouck. Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pk., Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or UnityTransformation@ gmail.com.

Christmas Eve Celebration – 7-9pm. Family gathering, caroling, candle-lighting ceremony and giveaway. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 GravesDelozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace. us or 865-428-3070.

Twin Flame “ReConnect� Gallery Reading – 2-3:15pm. Join psychic mediums Randy and Victoria Farley for this opportunity to reconnect with a loved one who has crossed over. $30 prepaid or $35 at the door. Preregister online via PayPal. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 Manifesting Your Soul Mate through Astrology – 6:30-7:30pm. Tired of looking for love in all the wrong places? Join Randy Farley for this exciting class and learn how to manifest the one you’ve been searching for. $10 prepaid or $12 at the door. Preregister online via PayPal. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-8019194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 Almost Winter Solstice Weekend Retreat – Dec. 18-20. Start your New Year feeling renewed and refreshed. Join Karl Hess, Reiki master, tai chi teacher and meditation guide, and Daniel Webb, Reiki master, yoga instructor, meditation guide and

save the date FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 New Year’s Day Sweat Lodge – 10am. Experience a deeper spiritual awareness through this ancient form of prayer and puriďŹ cation. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 Unity White Stone Ceremony – 10:45am. Unity Transformation will host Unity’s traditional White Stone Ceremony, where participants prayerfully receive their new “word� or “name� for the New Year with a White Stone to write on as a reminder for the coming year. Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pk., Knoxville. Info: 865-8095207 or UnityTransformation@gmail.com. Positive Thinking Series (4 of 6) – 1–3:15pm. Introduction to making your world a better place by shifting into positive mode. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 The Healthy Living Expo – 9am-3pm Jan. 22 & 9am-4pm Jan. 23. Free health checks, nutritious foods, ďŹ tness activities, 130+ companies exhibiting wellness products and services, hundreds of prizes given away both days. Free tickets available at TheHealthyLivingExpo.com. $10 at the door. Knoxville Convention Center. Info: TheHealthy LivingExpo.com.

Unity Transformation Christmas Eve Service – 6pm. Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pk., Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or UnityTransformation@ gmail.com.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 First Sunday after Christmas – 10:45am. Unity Transformation will focus on the Christ Child’s safe journey to Egypt. Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pk., Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or UnityTransformation@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 Free New Year Silent Retreat – Dec. 30-Jan. 3. Enjoy an enriching few days in silence with silent sittings, dogma-less guided meditations, walks out in nature (weather permitting), a little movement, good food and authentic sharing. Please provide and prepare one meal. Well Being Conference Center in Tazewell, TN. RSVP by December 27. Info: Patty at 423-626-9000 or Patty@WellBeingCC.org.

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ongoingevents sunday Unity Transformation – 10:45am at Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, with Rev. Lora Beth Gilbreath. Join us each Sunday for rockin’, reverent music, meditation, and Unity teachings with renewal and inspiration for your soul’s journey. Info: 865809-5207 or UnityTransformation@gmail.com. Eckankar Center Sunday events – 11am. First Sunday of month: worship service. Second Sunday: spiritual truths for personal growth discussion. Third Sunday: book discussion, Journey of Soul by Harold Klemp. Fourth Sunday: HU Sing. Eckankar Center of Knoxville, 301 Gallaher View Rd., Ste. 226, Knoxville. Info: 865-622-7685 or Eck-Tenn.org. Circle Modern Dance Class: Ballet Barre – 1-2pm. Basic ballet class open to all levels. Socks or ballet shoes recommended. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (ďŹ rst class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com. Circle Modern Dance Class: Modern/Contemporary Dance, Open Level Technique– 2-3:30pm. Taught by rotating core members and guest artists of CMD who will present a variety of styles and techniques. Open to anyone. Comfortable clothes; no shoes necessary. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (ďŹ rst class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com. Circle Modern Dance Class: Improvisation – 3:304:30pm. Classes vary each week with a different core member to facilitate and bring new focus or improvisational structures. No dance experience necessary. Comfortable clothes; no shoes necessary. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (ďŹ rst class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com.

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Sunday Serenity Yoga – 3:33-4:44pm. Sandy Larson leads class to melt away stress, replenish energy, awaken inner guidance with gentle postures, stretching, poses, deep breathing, calming music. Bring water bottle for complimentary water. Drop-in price $20. Six weeks $90. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

tuesday 8 Move Tai Chi – 11am-noon or 6-7:15pm. Delivers physical/mental beneďŹ ts in as few moves as possible. Taught by certiďŹ ed instructors from Clear’s Tai Chi. Clear’s Silat & Street Kung Fu, 113 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. $69 for six weeks. Info: Richard Clear or Roland Jackson, 865-379-9997 or MaryvilleTaiChi.com. Drumming, Meditation & Channeling – 7:309pm. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 GravesDelozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace. us or 865-428-3070.

wednesday Circle Modern Dance Class: Modern/Contemporary Dance, Intermediate/Advanced – 6-7:30pm. Taught by rotating core members and guest artists of CMD who will present a variety of styles and techniques. Primarily intermediate but open to anyone. Comfortable clothes; no shoes necessary. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (ďŹ rst class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com. Belly Dancing – 7-8pm. Taught by Sandy Larson of Sandsation Dance and Yoga. Great workout tones hips, abdominals and upper body while empowering you and boosting your self-conďŹ dence. Drop-in $20. Six weeks $90. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com. Circle Modern Dance Class: Open Level Ballet –7:30-9pm. Basic ballet class open to all levels. Socks or ballet shoes recommended. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (ďŹ rst class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com.

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8 Move Tai Chi – 11am-noon or 6-7:15pm. Delivers physical/mental beneďŹ ts in as few moves as possible. Taught by certiďŹ ed instructors from Clear’s Tai Chi. Clear’s Silat & Street Kung Fu, 113 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. $69 for six weeks. Info: Richard Clear or Roland Jackson, 865-379-9997 or MaryvilleTaiChi.com. A Course in Miracles – 6:30-7:30pm. First and third Thursdays. Victoria Farley leads this thoughtprovoking interactive class. Suggested donation $10. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

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Pendulum Divination with Jim Goin – Connect with your higher self and ďŹ ne tune your intuition. Pendulums available for practice and purchase. A fun and insightful experience. $10. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info and preregistration: IlluminationsKnoxville.com or 865-801-9194.

saturday Visiting hours at Gentle Barn – 11am-1pm. Meet the Gentle Barn’s rescue animals: cows Dudley and Destiny; horses Worthy, Indie and Chris; chickens Rick SpringďŹ eld and Jesse’s Girl; and pigs Horton and Henry. Feed them treats and enjoy family fun and vegan food. Tickets and information: GentleBarn.org. Intuitive readings with Theresa Richardson – Come explore your options and opportunities for growth and enlightenment. Readings address work, relationships, life purpose and how to align with your most positive future. Questions welcome. Call for appointments. Info: 865-705-2525 or TheresaRichardson.com.

weekly Intuitive counseling sessions with Pamela Nine – Receive relationship, life-lesson, career and lifepurpose guidance and further your personal, professional and spiritual growth through professional intuitive counseling. By appointment at Nine Wellness Centre, 3113 Gose Cove Ln., Knoxville. Info and appointments: 865-531-9086, PamelaNine@ msn.com, PamelaNine.com.

monthly Astrology class – 6:45-8:45pm. Every second Thursday. Please see Radiant Light Astrology website for details and class topics. Classes are held at the Oasis Institute, 4928 Homberg Dr., Knoxville. Info: RadiantLightAstrology.com or 865-719-2049. Spiritual Apprenticeship program – Advance your personal, professional and spiritual path; promote healing; develop inner awareness, intuitive and mediumship abilities through a one-on-one learning experience. Available for 3- and 6-month terms. Limited-time discount. Pamela Nine, Nine Wellness Centre. Info: 865-531-9086, PamelaNine@msn. com, PamelaNine.com. Monthly meeting of Holistic Moms Network, Knoxville – 11am. Follow the natural path to parenting. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at Bohemian Baby, 6907 Kingston Pk., Unit 4, Knoxville. Info: Mary at 865-356-7987 or KnoxHMNLeadership@gmail.com. Knoxville Lightworkers Social – Every ďŹ rst Tuesday. 6:30-7:30pm. Join the ever-growing metaphysical community in Knoxville. Free. Illuminations, 8078 Kingston Pike, Ste. 119, Knoxville. Info: 865-801-9194 or IlluminationsKnoxville.com.

communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in this directory each month, call 423-517-0128 or email KnoxvilleNA@epbfi.com.

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