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lying into Phoenix in 1986, I got excited by my first view of Camelback Mountain through the airplane window. I decided, “That’s the peak I want to climb.” The next day, as I stood at the base gazing up the face, I felt ready to take on the challenge, no problem.

About three quarters of the way up, however, I ran into a steep rock wall at least 40 feet high. With no ropes or guide at hand, the best course seemed to be climbing back down a little in order to try a freestyle ascent a few hundred feet to my right. Glancing down I could see that it was a 30-foot drop to the next comfortable spot to begin a descent. Sitting quietly for a bit, surveying the situation again, I eventually discovered a path that would lead me to the summit.

Putting together this issue of Natural Awakenings has reminded me of that climbing experience. What began as excitement about publishing our first local Green Directory has presented unexpected challenges that have had me metaphorically staring at a sheer rock wall with no way to re-establish our ascent except altering our predetermined path.

The answer this time was to save the submissions we received for our November issue, while relying on October’s Environment issue to serve as a powerful precursor. Thus, we explain some key actionable environmental issues this month that “set the table” for many more sustainable solutions to come. We will save the practical steps we can each take for our November Directory and Simple Living Issue.

Bill McKibben urges us all to “Be a Climate Hero,” on page 26, explaining why climate change is the single most vital issue facing Earth’s environment today. On page 30, local clean water advocate Cathy Frankenberg explains the expanding damage to our local environment due to the fracking process (hydraulic fracturing of rock formations) that energy companies use to tap natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation in Central and Western Pennsylvania. We are blessed with some local wisdom regarding the cumulative effects of exposure to agricultural toxins in our food, on page 40.

Please join us this month, next month and every month as people here and around the world do what we urgently must do to reverse the negative impacts the humans have had on our planet and, ultimately, on ourselves. Together, we can make it happen.

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Integrative Health Center near Fogelsville have teamed up to offer new yoga classes to residents on the west side of the Lehigh Valley. The partnership will offer Power Fusion, a challenging vinyasa flow class that emphasizes core and upper body strength at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Prenatal yoga classes will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursdays.

“We are pleased to broaden our yoga class offering to meet the demand for individualized needs and fulfill our mission to be help people live a natural, healthy lifestyle,” states Twin Ponds founder Carolyn Reese. “By adding these specialized classes we can offer even more options to help residents find the practice that is convenient and best suited to their objectives and physical needs.”

“By are offering two of our most popular classes at Twin Ponds, we provide a convenient alternative to those living west of Allentown,” adds Jacque Porterfield owner of Lehigh Valley Yoga. “The Twin Ponds cooperative partnership expands the success of Lehigh Valley Yoga Studio classes in of Natural Awakenings and may not be reproduced in any other publication without permission the beautiful, tranquil setting at Twin Ponds Integrative Health review the proof carefully. Natural Awakenings is not responsible for any error not marked. This Center.”

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wo new series of healing movement classes will be held throughout October and November at The Gentle Spirit in Hellertown beginning the week of Monday, October 4 and again the week of November 2.

Each four-class session meets weekly. Available days and times are 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. or 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on Mondays or Thursdays.

The classes will include a combination of dynamic movement, meditation and self-healing practices along with an open forum discussion.

Class leader Jennifer Bartholomew will integrate yoga, qigong and other practical movement therapies to open the body and mind of participants, promote self-healing, and cultivate spiritual enhancement. “This freedom of movement will be the medicine that you want to take everyday as it will provide you with a clearer mind, more energy, and body rejuvenation,” says Bartholomew.

Cost: $40 per session. Advance registration is required.

Location: 800 Main Street, Suites 101 and 105, Hellertown 18055. For information, call 610-838-4975 or visit TheGentleSpirit.com. See ad, page 12.

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The workshop will be lead by Bob Bednar, a longtime student of Mitch Nur, PhD., an authority on singing bowls and other Tibetan and Himalayan metallophones. According to Bednar, in a harmonic therapy session, the client lays on a massage table with metal bowls placed around, under and sometimes on him or her. The bowls are rung in harmonic sequences, gently guiding the mind into a variety of sub-conscious states. From these coherent states, the mind has the space to accept and release mental and emotional triggers of stress, fear, anxiety and disease. As an independent therapy, he says it enhances relaxation, sharpens focus and can lead to a cessation of symptoms, and as an adjunct to other therapies it enhances and speeds the healing process. “It is common, in these sessions, for clients to fall into a deep and relaxing sleep, awakening at the end of the session alert and renewed,” notes Bednar.

Bednar has been studying harmonic therapy since 2002 and assists Nur in his master class program and teaches his level one class. He is supported in his work with a harmonically tuned set of almost two-dozen antique bowls.

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Ruiz is a Toltec teaching master whose book, The Four Agreements, was on the aus, PA 18049 • P: (610) 421-4443 • NY F: Times (610)bestseller 421-4445 list for seven years. Walsch is a modern day spiritual messenger whose words continue to touch the world in profound ways. His Conversations with lawakeningsmag.com • www.NaturalAwakeningsMag.com God series has been translated into 34 languages, touching millions of lives and inspiring important changes in their day-to-day lives. Neale’s newest book, When ® awaken l ngs Everything Changes, Change Everything, speaks to the heart of every person who has of for Natural Awakenings – Februarylost 2008 Issue their bearings in the aftermath of a major life change—and to those who would ural Awakenings and may not be reproduced in any other maus, PA 18049 • P: (610) 421-4443 help • F:them.

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ngrid Geronimo, president and founder of Dancing Dragonflies Wisdom, will hold a Neuro-Linguistic Programming™ (NLP) workshop noon to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 17 at the Unity Spiritual Center in Asbury.

According to Geronimo, the workshop is especially for women who tend to take on the role of caregiver, but have difficulty heeding their own wisdom. The workshop will use NLP, which is based on thoughtlanguage-behavioral patterns, to at conversations and behavioral patterns that keeps one stuck in our their ‘programming’ and helps create new ways of understanding how verbal and non-verbal communications affect the human brain. “It presents us with the opportunity to communicate better with others, and teaches us to gain more control over automatic functions or learned behaviors,” explains Geronimo. “The workshop is instrumental in changing conversations such as ‘I’m not good enough.’ You will leave with tools such as specific personal positive affirmations and support in creating the life that you have always desired.”

Cost: $20. Location: 453 Bellwood Avenue Asbury, NJ 08802-1207. For information, call 908 730-8792 or 908-213-3214 or visit DancingDragonfliesWisdom.com.

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Participants will learn practices to live a more balanced life and take an active role in their own healing and selfdevelopment. Each workshop includes Breema exercises, the Nine Principles of Harmony, and guided support to establish mindfulness and increase vitality. “The workshops allow you to experience a new energy in the body, leading to mental clarity, emotional balance, and deep relaxation,” says Tousignant.

Breema is a natural form of touch and body movement This ad is the property of Natural Awakenings and may not be reproduced in any other publica supported by universal principles. According to Tousignant, its of the publisher. Please review the proof carefully. Natural Awakenings is not responsible for any underlying purpose is to create harmony and balance between ad will be published as it appears if the proof is not returned to us. If there are any questions a your mind, feelings, and body, and in relationship to yourself, call or email. to others, and to all life. Breema’s practical wisdom supports the body’s instinctive healing energy, nurturing vitality instead of focusing on symptoms of illness or imbalance.

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Thermography is a safe and noninvasive infra-red technology that is FDA approved for detection of breast diseases, chronic pain syndromes, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, thoracic outlet syndrome, peripheral neuropathies, fibromyalgia and others. Dr. Philip Getson D.O. is a certified Thermologist with over 25 years of experience in evaluating thermographic scans.

The technology has no radiation, compression or harmful side effects and can detect changes in breast tissue 8 to 10 years earlier than any other test.

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he 18th annual Women’s 5K Classic will be in the Little Lehigh Parkway on October 16 at 9 a.m. This fundraiser is one of the largest women only races in the country. Money raised goes to help local programs.

“Some races are for kicks, some are for glory, this race is for life,” says Board member Sue Kovacs. “Through a unique community effort including sponsors such as KNBT Bank and Josh Early Candies, this race supports our overall mission to promote fitness among women and invite women to participate in running and walking to enhance their physical, mental and emotional well-being.

We strive to support women with breast and female cancers and their families and to contribute to funding for related programs and research in the Lehigh Valley while educating women about cancer awareness, prevention and treatment.”

For information or to register visit womens5kclassic.org. See ad page 3.

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olistic Medicine champion and gynecologist, Dr. Helene Leonetti MD has relocated her practice to 3330 Hamilton Blvd in Allentown. A board-certified OB-GYN physician and self-described “gynechiatrist”. Dr Leonetti is certified by the American Board of Holistic Medicine and is a certified Perfect Health Instructor through the Chopra Center.

Her practice is focused on joining the best of conventional medicine and holistic treatment, while awakening all women to the healing power of self-love and acceptance.

“The new practice location will allow me to continue to shine light like a beacon to my soul sisters who need nurturing, healing and reminders that they are indeed magnificent”, states Leonetti. “My belief is that our birthright is perfect health. While my teachers include Deepak Chopra, Dr. Richard Schultze, ND, David Winston, and fellow herbalist Doctors from the American Holistic Medical Association, I learn much from my patients.”

Dr. Leonetti is an accomplished author and internationally recognized authority on the use of Bioidentical Hormones and natural transdermal progesterone cream for treatment of menopause. Her books Menopause: A Spiritual Renaissance and Hardwired for Love: Nurturing Yourself to Vibrant Health have guided women to higher levels of wellness through selfawareness. Dr. Leonetti also holds women’s empowerment workshops and seminars at local wellness centers.

Dr. Leonetti conducts private consultations at 3300 Hamilton Blvd, Allentown Mondays through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 484-707-8927 or visit helenebleonettimd.com for more information. See ad, page 19.

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imply Successful Life announces the upcoming Success In a Handbag workshop series beginning on October 5 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continuing on every other Tuesday at Anthony Ashley Hair Designs in Allentown. Presented by local entrepreneur and success coach Elizabeth Sanchez, the workshops teach significant tools to help participants move from conceptual goals to real measurable results. “Coaching is no longer for just athletes and executives of Fortune 500 corporations�, states Sanchez. “Small businesses are expected to become an economic engine in upcoming years. Business and Lifestyle coaching is for the aspiring entrepreneur looking to find the perfect niche or build the business plan; and at the same time for the seasoned entrepreneur that is looking to increase their current business.

Consultants, sales reps, and individuals can also gain insight about how to advance in their careers or their personal life. Coaching simply puts a voice to your goals and dreams and offers you the answers to get on task, stay on target and achieve what you set your mind to believe.�

Join one or all of the Success in a Handbag events by registering with Elizabeth Sanchez at 610-417-0665 or by emailing simplyheal@aol.com. Cost is $25 for each event or $225 for the 10 Week series. Anthony Ashley Hair Designs is located at 1740 West Allen Street in Allentown. See ad, page 52.

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Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation begins at 7 p.m.

Kevin Brown, CPT, CNWC, president of Liberation Wellness and co-author of the Liberation Diet, will discuss his nutrition plan. He and is wife are Palmyra NJ chapter leaders of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Diaz is a certified Liberation Wellness nutritionist, educator, and cooking instructor and Gettysburg Area/Franklin County Chapter Leader of the Weston A. Price Foundation. She will discuss implementing Liberation Wellness/Weston A. Price principles in daily life, and provide â&#x20AC;&#x153;many helpful tips, solutions, and ideas about how to transform your life into one of vibrant health.â&#x20AC;?

Local producers may bring grass-fed, organic, and/or biodynamic products for sampling or sale to the event. Attendees can check out the produce tables before and after the presentation. Books and videos will also be available.

Location: 53 East Lehigh Street, Bethlehem 18018. For information, contact Alan Stangl, DC, at 610-434-7562 or Martin Boksenbaum at 610-767-1287, or visit LiberationWellness.com.

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The Career and Life Transitions Center for Women has been serving displaced homemakers in Warren County for more than 25 years. The mission of the Center is to provide services that assist women in gaining personal and economic self-sufficiency and reaching their potential through education, training, job readiness, referrals, and supportive services. Proceeds from this event help displaced homemakers in Warren County make the transition from financial distress to independent living.

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To register call 610-837-4166 or visit EagleLife.com and BrainwaveTraining.com for more details, a free guided meditation or to watch an informative video. Pennington is also leading a three-week brainwave meditation course on Tuesday nights from 6-9 p.m. beginning on October 12 at Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Rd in Bethlehem. Cost is $59 per session plus $20 for the take-home workbook and CD. Register in advance by calling Northampton Community College at 877-543-0998. See ad, this page.

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“Parents know their children better than anyone,” states Bley. “But getting them to do the things you ask is another story.

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The researchers discovered that during both normal and cancerous cell growth, a cellular process takes place that involves both glucose and glutamine, a common amino acid found in many foods. Glucose and glutamine, both essential for cell growth, were thought to operate independently.

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Ginger Eases Muscle Pain

For centuries, ginger root has been used as a folk remedy for various ailments, including colds and upset stomachs. Now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found that daily ginger consumption also reduces muscle pain caused by exercise. Ginger that’s been heated, as by cooking, might even increase the root’s pain-relieving effects.

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Microbiologists from the National Food Institute at the Technical University of Denmark fed rats a diet rich in whole apples or apple juice, purée or pomace. Another group of lab animals was put on a control diet. The researchers then analyzed the animals’ digestive systems to see if eating apples had any impact on the amount of friendly bacteria in their gut.

“We found that rats eating a diet high in pectin, a component of dietary fiber in apples, had increased amounts of certain bacteria that may improve intestinal health,” says co-researcher Andrea Wilcks. “It seems that when apples are eaten regularly and over a prolonged period of time, these bacteria help produce shortchain fatty acids that provide ideal pH conditions for ensuring a beneficial balance of microorganisms. They also produce a chemical called butyrate, which is an important fuel for the cells of the intestinal wall.” Ultimately, a healthy digestive tract translates into a stronger immune system.

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In recent years, multiple studies have touted the benefits of following a diet rich in antioxidant vitamins such as C and E. Now, new findings show that while antioxidant-rich foods are fine when eaten in large quantities, taking too many antioxidants in supplement form can put our health at risk.

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute report that many people take way too many vitamins, believing that if a little is good, a lot must be better—but that is not the case. “If you are taking 10 or 100 times the amount in a daily multivitamin, you may be predisposing your cells to developing cancer,” warns institute Director Dr. Eduardo Marbán, who led the study.

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Second Patch of Plastic Soup Spotted in Atlantic A rising tide of consumer plastics, jettisoned into the oceans via rivers, storm drains, sewage overflows and windstorms, is devastating the environment across the world, says Charles Moore, the ocean researcher credited with discovering a vast, plasticsinfested area in the Pacific Ocean in 1997. Now, his Algalita Marine Research Foundation researchers have defined a second vortex of garbage in the Atlantic Ocean. The soup of confetti-like bits of plastics stretches over thousands of square miles of the western North Atlantic, with the densest concentrations between the latitudes of Virginia and Cuba, including the unique Sargasso Sea ecosystem.

Sea Education Association (SEA) oceanography faculty member Kara Lavender Law, Ph.D., clarifies: “There’s no large patch, no solid mass of material.

If it were an island, we could go get it. But we can’t; it’s a thin soup of plastic fragments.” SEA, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, which has monitored the North Atlantic for 22 years, expects that several such areas exist in the world’s oceans.

The plastic soup has essentially become a permanent part of the ecosystem, posing harm to the entire marine food chain. The only remedy is to halt the influx of consumer plastics by producing less of them and recycling them all.

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75th Anniversary

The Wilderness Society Celebrates Nationwide Successes Fresh from a major achievement in 2009, The Wilderness Society has not been resting on its laurels in this, its 75th year of striving to protect our nation’s public lands. Following last year’s passage of the largest land conservation bill in decades, permanently protecting 4 million acres in 11 states, it’s had more than a dozen wilderness bills in the works this year.

Current campaigns tackle global warming, fossil fuel drilling in public lands and re-vegetating unused forest roads, as well as wilderness protection.

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BE A CLIMATE HERO Act up. Act now.

by Bill McKibben

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t any given moment, there are a thousand things going wrong in the world. If we were to list just major environmental problems alone we could go on for a long time, citing everything from toxic contaminants in our food to the scarcity of safe drinking water.

This past summer, we all stared in horror at the slowly blackening Gulf of Mexico as the Deepwater Horizon oil slick spread on and below the water’s surface. Making such a list is such a depressing exercise that the temptation is to just walk away from the task. We might feel like a surgeon at a wartime field hospital, forced to do major triage.

Where do we turn first?

The half-good news is that our planet’s mounting environmental troubles aren’t isolated, individual casualties. If we can figure out what the keystone is, then we can collectively start to work to cure a bunch of the most pressing problems at once. By the same token, if we guess wrong, we can labor for years to correct a particular woe, only to have our hard work over26

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whelmed by the underlying infection.

Based on the scientific evidence, I think it’s pretty clear that the most crucial of all the complex issues we face today revolve around the causeand-effect relationship of burning fossil fuels and the accelerating changes in Earth’s climate. In short: If we can’t deal with global warming, nothing else we do will really matter. To put it more positively: If we can remove the needle from our arm that feeds society’s addiction to petroleum products, many of our other troubles would begin to wane.

Signs of the Times Let’s start with the hard stuff: Global warming is the first crisis we’ve ever faced that has the potential to shake our civilization to its core. So far, human beings have burned enough coal, gas and oil to raise the temperature of the planet about one degree Fahrenheit.

That’s already been enough to cause all manner of troubles: n The Arctic icecap is melting, and quickly. By summer’s end in 2007, a

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record-setting year, the northernmost continent, which moderates air and water temperatures for the whole planet, contained 25 percent less ice than the year before. As of this writing, the 2010 melt was outpacing that of 2007. n The Earth’s hydrological cycles are undergoing a dramatic shift. Because warm air holds more water vapor than cold, the general atmosphere is about 5 percent moister than it was 40 years ago. This means more evaporation, hence more drought, in arid areas.

But on the rest of a planet, where what goes up must come down—we’re witnessing extraordinary increases in flooding. This year, for example, we’ve seen record (and lethal) rainstorms in Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arkansas, just within the 1.5 percent of the planet’s surface comprised by the continental United States. n Overall, temperatures are rising to near unbearable levels as that single degree average increase on the thermometer reverberates in savage heat waves. This past spring, India experi-

enced weeks of record temperatures that beat anything recorded since the British started measuring them in the early 1800s. Early this summer, seven nations smashed all-time temperature records.

In Burma, the mercury set a new alltime record for Southeast Asia, at 118 degrees. In June, Pakistan went on to establish a new benchmark for the highest temperature ever recorded at any time, anywhere in Asia, of 129 degrees.

All of this is due to a single degree of global temperature increase. The climatologists have warned us that if the United States, China and other countries don’t make a super-swift transition from the use of coal and oil, the world’s collective temperature will climb something like five degrees before the century is out. If one degree melts the Arctic icecap, we don’t want to see what five degrees looks like.

So, that’s the bad news. Here’s the good news.

Alternate Scenario Let’s imagine we took the most significant step we could to speed the worldwide transition off of fossil fuel. Let’s imagine that the U.S. Congress and the United Nations managed to agree on a national and international scheme to set stiff pricing on coal and oil that accurately reflects the damage these fossil fuels are wreaking in the atmosphere. If that happened, then many other things would follow.

The most obvious is that we’d see lots more solar panels and wind turbines. Suddenly, anyone with a spreadsheet would be able to see that it no longer makes sense to invest in a coalfired power plant. Anyone building a new apartment complex would immediately understand that it’s in his or her best interest to install solar hot water tubes on the roof. In China, the world leader in total energy use, yet also in renewable energies, 250 million people now get their hot water this way. But, such a simple and effective solution still has to fight against the force of economic gravity there, as elsewhere. As long as coal-fired electricity is absurdly cheap, renewable energy sources will stay marginal.

The effects of a widespread switch

to clean and renewable energies wouldn’t be confined to the energy sector. Think about farming. We’ve spent half a century building a giant agro-industrial complex that runs entirely on fossil fuel.

Yet author Michael Pollan recently calculated that it takes 10 calories of fossil energy to produce one calorie of food. Because that growing complex is a machine, not really a farm, the food it produces is terrible in terms of taste and nutrition, and includes toxic residues from pesticides, herbicides and chemically synthesized fertilizers.

The ultimate irony is that we now devote the best farmland on the planet, the American Midwest, to growing highfructose corn syrup. It’s a prime culprit in our country’s diabetes epidemic. The ripple effect goes on and on.

On the other hand, consider what would happen if the price of oil went up high enough that this nation could no longer afford to farm in the manner preferred by agribusiness behemoths?

What would happen is that we’d need more Americans engaged in healthier farming, with human labor and ingenuity replacing some of the fossil fuel.

That would increase yields per acre and also increase the quality of the foods we eat. Research studies reported

by Jules Pretty, pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Essex, UK, in his book, Agri-Culture, have proved that small farms around the world are routinely as productive as agro-industrial lands, and that low-input farming, too, can feed the world with a wholesale switchover.

Again, this is already starting to

happen: Farmers’ markets continue to be the fastest growing part of our nation’s food economy; the last agricultural census found that the number of farms in the United States is increasing for the first time in a century-and-a-half.

That’s good news and potentially great news, but small farming, co-ops and organic production will remain a small, marginal trend until the price of energy changes. The day that happens is the day that everyone finds their way to a local farmers’ market.

Helpful changes roll out, from bus and train commutes replacing cars to the rising popularity of densely inhabited urban blocks, as cul-de-sac suburbia loses its appeal. Local storefronts naturally get the nod over big box chain stores, too, and so on.

The Key to Change How do we make it happen? How do we change the price of energy, which is what almost every observer thinks is the only way we can make a real change in the physics and chemistry of the current global warming phenomenon, and make an effective difference in the short time allowed before the harmful consequences explode exponentially?

If only everyday people could do it solely by making personal energy improvements around the house, at work and in their communities—through such steps as switching to more energyefficient light bulbs and riding our bikes to work. Such changes are good to do, of course, and it all helps, but we don’t have a century to turn around our global situation. Which means we also

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need to engage in… politics.

We need to put the pressure on our leaders now to change the price of energy now. Remember—they’re getting plenty of pressure from lobbyists pocketing profits on the other side.

Because of government subsidies and cartels, fossil fuel is the most profitable industry humans have ever engaged in; last year, Exxon Mobil Corporation made more money than any company in recorded history. That buys them a lot of power.

We won’t be able to outspend them, so we will have to do what people have always done when they have found themselves needing to take charge of their future: We must build a movement. Politicians won’t change because scientists tell them we have a problem—they’ll change because enough people tell them they have to, or they’ll lose their jobs.

Building just this kind of movement is entirely possible.

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Scientific data shows the ocean becoming more acidic at an unprecedented rate as surface waters continue to absorb approximately a third of manmade atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions. ~ National Research Council, Ocean Acidification, 2010 the rallies were orchestrated by poor, black, brown, Asian and young people, because that’s what most of the world is made up of. Six weeks later, at the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, 117 nations endorsed that 350 target, which was good; except that they were 117 poor and vulnerable nations, not the richest and most addicted to fossil fuels. So, we fight on.

This October, we’re holding a 10/10/10 Global Work Party. It’s set to spread around the world, too, with people in thousands of communities doing something practical: putting solar panels on local schools, harvesting community gardens and planting mangroves along rising shorelines.

In Auckland, New Zealand, they aim to repair every bicycle in every garage. The intention will be twofold. Point one is that bikes are good. Ditto solar panels. We need both in our communities. Point two acknowledges that we know we can’t solve climate change one bike path at a time.

So we’re also intent on sending a strong political message to our leaders: If we can get to work, so can you. Right now.

If I can climb up on the roof of the school to hammer in a solar panel, you can climb to the floor of the Senate and hammer out some helpful legislation. It’s time to shame our government and corporate leaders a little, and maybe

Two years ago, a few concerned citizens joined me in launching 350.org, a wholly grassroots campaign that takes its name from a wonky scientific data point. NASA scientists led by James Hansen have published reams of data showing that, “Any value for carbon in the atmosphere greater than 350 parts per million [ppm] is not compatible with the planet on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted.”

It sounds like an unpromising banner to rally people around—too serious and too depressing, because we’re already well past the 350 mark.

The atmosphere is currently at 392 ppm carbon dioxide, which is why the Arctic is melting. So far, we’ve racked up some successes; in October 2009, we held an International Day of Action that created some 5,200 demonstrations in 181 countries. That’s a lot—in fact, CNN called it, “… the most widespread day of political action in the planet’s history.”

Online images posted from those events banish wrong preconceptions people might have about who is and is not an environmentalist. Most of 28 Lehigh Valley www.healthylehighvalley.com

inspire them, too.

We all need to get to work addressing climate change right where we live, in our communities. We need to build towns and cities that make sense and create jobs for families. We also need to build a world that works, because the best organic gardener on Earth won’t be able to cope with 30 straight days of rain, or a month with no rain at all, without helpful policies. That means resorting to politics, which is another way of saying that we must work together as people for better solutions to climate change than what we have now. It can be beautiful.

If you don’t believe me, check out the pictures at 350.org.

I dare you.

Bill McKibben is the author, most recently, of the bestselling Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. He’s the founder of 350.org, and a scholar in residence at Middlebury College in Vermont. The Boston Globe this year described him as “…probably the country’s leading environmentalist,” and Time called him “…the planet’s best green journalist.”

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f you read the newspaper or watch the news, you have probably heard the words “natural gas,” “hydraulic fracturing,” and “Marcellus Shale.”

Depending on your viewpoint or if you actually live here, natural gas is either the best or the worst thing that has ever

happened to Pennsylvania.

The Marcellus Shale is a 400 million year-old deposit of natural gas trapped inside the shale level thousands of feet below the Earth’s surface.

It spreads across the majority of Pennsylvania as well as parts of Ohio, New York, and West Virginia.

People have extracted natural gas from the Marcellus for decades, but it has only recently gained widespread media attention as new technologies have made more natural gas accessible. Natural gas advocates say gas from the Marcellus Shale could meet our countries energy demands for 10 years or more and that natural gas is a clean-burning fuel that will bridge the gap between fossil fuels and clean energy like wind and solar. Advocates also suggest that it will solve the budget crisis and make landowners rich. Yet, as we drill for this resource under our farms, forests, and cities, ugly truths are bubbling to the surface.

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extract as much gas as quickly and as cheaply as possible utilize a mixture of sand, water, and chemicals to force the gas out. This process is called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The fracking solution is designed to open the porous rock substrate in the earth to allow the trapped gas to escape the formation and flow into the drilled pathway so that it can be captured at the wellhead at the surface. Unfortunately, the fracking solution also creates pathways for the gas and solution to travel laterally for miles or horizontally up into water wells, water aquifers or even to the surface where the methane gas and fracking solution chemicals are released into the atmosphere.

Another unspoken truth about fracking is that it requires up to 7 million gallons of water to frack a well once. A well can be fracked multiple times, so with thousands of wells in Pennsylvania, and thousands more proposed, that means we will be redirecting our drinking water supply to the natural gas industry by billions of gallons.

In addition, pollution from gas drilling is dangerous to public health. The fracking solution is considered proprietary and the exact chemical make-up is not available to the public. (See PA DEP compilation of chemical MSDS used in fracking operations). Some of the chemicals stated on the list may actually have no value to the fracking process.

Dr. Theo Colburn, the president of the Endocrine Disruption Exchange and one of the foremost experts on the health and environmental effects of the toxic chemicals used in fracking, has done extensive research that shows numerous minerals in the fluid are endocrine disruptors and carcinogens, often causing residents who live near gas drilling operations to suffer with conditions such as headaches and dizziness to spinal neuropathy.

When accidents occur, and they have, these chemicals spilled into our waterways. People like Norma Fiorentino of Dimock, Pennsylvania, have their water wells explode from leaking methane. And that’s just what happens on the surface.

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explained how pesticide exposure contributes to birth defects, autism, hyperactivity, diabetes, reduced fertility, obesity and cancer. It’s no wonder that the President’s Cancer Panel Report recommends choosing foods grown or produced without pesticides.

Genetically Modified Foods: An estimated 70 percent of common processed foods lining supermarkets shelves, including Halloween candy, contain at least one genetically modified (GM) ingredient. Yet, genetically modified crops and foods (GMOs) have never been tested for long-term safety.

Since the introduction of GM crops 13 years ago, Benbrook says pesticide use has increased by more than 300 million pounds. Because GM crops are designed to withstand pesticide spray, over time, weeds and pests naturally develop resistance, requiring more and stronger chemicals.

Mercury Rising: Recent U.S. Geological Survey research found mercury contamination in every fish sampled from 291 streams nationwide.

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ur little ones, masquerading this month as ghosts and goblins, only look scary. What’s really frightening are the toxic chemicals lurking in our families’ food and water.

Pregnant women, infants and children are most vulnerable, because expectant, young and growing bodies are less able to break down and excrete toxins. Halloween screams for a list of valid fears, plus strategies to keep our families safe.

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and Trade Policy (IATP) found mercury in assorted products containing high fructose corn syrup, likely the result of the sweetener’s manufacturing process, says Renee Dufault, a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration health officer.

David Wallinga, a medical doctor and director of the Food and Health program at IATP, says mercury is a toxic, heavy metal that harms brain development; no exposure level is considered safe.

Plastic Poisons: Like pesticides, plastics can release endocrine disruptors such as bisphenol A (BPA) into food and water. Even more scary, “These compounds are biologically active at extremely low and previously undetected levels,” says University of Missouri biologist Frederick vom Saal.

Food Dyes: The Center for Science in the Public Interest reports that common food dyes can pose unnecessary risks for cancer, hyperactivity and

allergies. Each year, approximately 15 million pounds of synthetic food dyes are added to foods that are heavily marketed to children.

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BANISHING THE CANDY MONSTER n When goblins come a-knocking, offer stickers, pencils, crayons or childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party favors. n Host a haunted dinner party with a creepy twist: Serve guacamole (aka â&#x20AC;&#x153;frogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gutsâ&#x20AC;?), spaghetti with tomato sauce (â&#x20AC;&#x153;bloody brainsâ&#x20AC;?) and organic cranberry juice mixed with warm spiced cider (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Draculaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bloodâ&#x20AC;?). Eat by candlelight or around a fire pit and howl at the moon. n Make up spooky stories.

n Emphasize the dress-up factor.

Visit a secondhand store and create Signature: unique costumes, complete with homemade masks, face paint and hairdos.

n Celebrate the season with true treats, like time with family and nature. Take a treasure hunt hike to search for leaves, feathers, rocks and seedpods. Decorate small pumpkins or gourds from the farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market, dunk for organic apples, carve jack-o-lanterns and toast pumpkin seeds. Yum. natural awakenings

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FUN FALL MIGRATIONS A PERFECT FAMILY FIELD TRIP by martin miron

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his year, why not make the most of a long weekend by taking the family on a short trip designed to give kids a new, vibrant connection to nature? Everywhere across North America, birds, insects, animals and sea life are repeating their annual rituals of migration, a vital call of the wild that has been enriching life on Earth since long before humans appeared on the scene.

This outing doesn’t have to mean sacrifice, either; you can still visit Aunt Stella or go waterskiing. Planning ahead makes it possible to include unforgettable memories of wildlife in action, as adventurous observations of the animals create family lore, educate and perhaps, bring life lessons.

at NationalZoo.si.edu kids can search “Wanda” to help Wanda the wood thrush find her way home to her nesting site, and listen to songs from the bird of the day.

making Plans First, pick a destination. A little research may reveal that you live close to a place where butterflies congregate, birds flock or the antelope play. Start

Quite simply...feel great!

with likely local sources of information like a nature center or county extension service, or even parks and recreation staff, for news of animal activity close to home.

The Internet is a great resource to tap into the big picture of animal migrations. Good places to look include the nonprofit World Wildlife Fund (WorldWildlife.org; enter “migration” in the Search Site box), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (fws.gov; choose a region from the dropdown menu), and the kid-friendly Nature Rocks (Nature Rocks.org), where entering a local zip code pulls up all sorts of nearby resources. Plus, community and school librarians are sure to be helpful.

Once you know where you are going and why, a strategy is in order.

The best natural migration corridors are along mountain ridges, river valleys and coastlines, yet it’s possible to see migrating animals just about anywhere.

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Every year, starting in October, a spectacular congregation of 25,000 monarch butterflies takes place in Pacific Grove, outside of San Francisco.

The overwintering insectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; habits are so reliable that the city calls itself, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Butterfly Town, USA,â&#x20AC;? and levies a fine for bothering the bugs.

Each fall in Ohio, huge flocks of southbound shorebirds put on a show in several areas along Lake Erie known for superior viewing. Observation points include the Magee Marsh State Wildlife Area and Ottawa Wildlife Refuge, both part of a national Regional Shorebird Reserve, as well the Kildeer Plains and Big Island wildlife areas further inland.

Seasonal residents in Florida arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t called â&#x20AC;&#x153;snowbirdsâ&#x20AC;? for nothing. This subtropical peninsula is either a destination or way station for hundreds of migrating species. Fish, too, perform their own annual odyssey. Down in the Florida Keys, sailfish, grouper, kingfish and cobia are around in the fall and winter, species that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch in the summertime.

Bison, which once numbered in the millions and roamed the central and western plains from Colorado to Texas before being hunted to near extinction, have recovered in managed herds in Yellowstone National Park and on private ranches. These splendid animals, along with elk, pronghorn antelope, mule deer and bighorn sheep, undergo an annual altitudinal migration among mountain foothills in the face of winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival. They do it not so much because of the temperature change, but the impending scarcity of food. Park rangers can tell you the best spots to observe this vanishing phenomenon.

Look up over New York and Toronto to witness thousands of Canada geese making their seasonal pilgrimage in their signature, V-shaped formations marked by unmistakable honking. On their way from Hudson Bay to sunnier climes, migrating geese can become

an iconic symbol for young children, graphically pointing out the way that wild animals move about the Earth.

Scores of them land for a pit stop in the Chesapeake Bay region and near Midwest lakes.

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itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to see migrating animals just about anywhere.

As many as 25 migrating species of birds fly to Puerto Rico en route to their winter quarters further south. There, thousands of American coots and American wigeons, northern pintails, blue-winged teals and other waterfowl present delightful displays.

What to Bring Binoculars are a must for any wildlife trip, together with a field guide for identification, camera and journal.

Bring along art materials and kids can have fun creating a work of art or sci-

ence fair project. Scouts can work on assignments for merit badges, too.

Afterward, back at home, review what each child thinks was the best part of the experience and discuss where they might want to go next.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll discover that for nurturing a meaningful bond with Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creatures, nothing can replace witnessing nature in the wild.

Martin Miron is a freelance writer in Naples, FL. Connect at emem.creative@ gmail.com.

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Maulfair Medical Center: Putting Patients First

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70-80,000 chemicals invented by man. r. Conrad Maulfair has spent 46 Chemical contamination originates years of his life as an osteopathic from actual work place exposures, physician. About 35 years ago, he cleaning products and other commonly began to reevaluate how he practiced used chemicals in the home, personal medicine. He listened to his patients care products, perfumes and chemicals who wanted fewer drugs, less surgery we ingest from the foods we eat and and comprehensive diagnostics to air we breathe. The body is unable to find the root cause of symptoms. He cope. He says it is the accumulative listened and he changed. effect of these chemicals that is a major Already certified in family practice cause of chronic degenerative diseases and radiology, Dr. Maulfair trained and the aging process. in alternative disciplines in order to Metals, such as lead and cadmium, bring the best of both worlds to his mercury and arsenic, can be very toxic. patients–conventional medical practice Although the body is smart and does combined with alternative, compleits best to eliminate these substances, mentary therapies. Now, he and the what it cannot eliminate immediately, staff at Maulfair Medical Center listen it stores in fat tissue and bone. Thereto patients and make them a partner in fore, as people get older and develop healing. He offers traditional medical osteoporosis, as an example, some treatments when called for, but cares lead that has been stored in the bone for patients with non-drug approaches is released into the body, contributing to healing first. to vascular diseases and high blood “Every medication is toxic, it’s a pressure. chemical,” says Maulfair. “The dose Dr. Maulfair recommends cheladetermines toxicity and all have side tion therapy or sauna detoxification as effects. Its not food, and your body a way of deburdening the body of toxic knows that.” chemicals and metals and claims they He goes on to explain that the both can have a significant impact on source of toxicity in the body is not creating a “zip and zest for life.” just limited to medical drugs, but to the 36 Lehigh Valley www.healthylehighvalley.com

He has been utilizing chelation in his practice for over 30 years as a means to remove toxic metals from the body and is confident in its results. “The science abounds with studies supporting the benefits of chelation for reducing heavy metal toxicity, improving vascular circulation and improving the delivery ofl oxygen and vital nutrients to the entire body,” states Maulfair. “Good health requires that we address the cause of chronic problems which can be treated or prevented with a comprehensive chelation therapy program..”

L. Ron Hubbard describes the sauna detoxification method that is used at the center in Clear Body Clear Mind. It has been extensively researched and utilized for over 40 years as a proven way to eliminate toxins and drug residues.

It takes advantage of the body’s natural detoxification pathways and in a few weeks significantly reduces the levels of stored toxins. It is a precisely monitored and supervised program to ensure optimum results.

“When patients become ill, they often have impaired digestion blocking the ability of the body to gain nutrients from the food they eat or even benefit from their supplements,” states Maulfair. “Nutrient support is essential to healing.” The center offers intravenous treatments to help boost health as well as individual oral nutrient programs.

For Dr. Maulfair, his patients are the most important aspect of his medical practice. He treats the whole person using diagnostic testing that actually shows how the body is functioning.

Most importantly, he listens to his patients and takes the time to find the underlying reasons why their body is not in tip top health. “To me, it is a shame that some physicians do not take the time to listen to their patients,” observes Maulfair. “If you listen long enough, they will tell you what’s wrong.”

Maulfair Medical Center is located at 403 North Main Street, Topton 19562. For information, call 610682-2104 or visit DrMaulfair.com.

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Embrace Fish Oil or some women, the thought of breast cancer elicits fears reestimates that roughly one-third According to a recent report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevenlated to body image, surgery and of all cancer deaths may be tion, women who regularly included mortality. It has likely affected every a fish oil supplement in their diet had woman in this country, either through diet-related. To help decrease a 32 percent reduced risk of breast the trauma of personal experience or cancer than those not taking the through another’s trials. a woman’s risk, The Cancer supplement.

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), some 207,000 new Cure Foundation recommends Take Up Tea cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in U.S. women this year. adding foods containing cancer- Green tea, the most widely consumed beverage in the world, after water, Despite this staggering number, there is good news. The ACS also reports fighting properties, including fiber, reportedly contains the highest concentration of polyphenols, powerful that after increasing for more than two seaweed and whole soy products. antioxidants that help fight off the free decades, the incidence rate of female radicals that scientists believe conbreast cancer recently has been decreasing, by about 2 percent per year tribute to the aging process, as well as from 1999 to 2006, which may indicate that we are adopting the development of many health problems, including cancer. more effective prevention methods.

According to a new study led by Martha Shrubsole, an as Here are some natural ways to keep breast tissue healthy. sistant professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, regular consumption of green tea may reduce a Get a Move On woman’s risk of breast cancer by as much as 12 percent.

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onate time and money for your own cancer prevention using what we already know from research. According to the American Cancer Society, one in two men and one in three women will have some form of cancer in their life, and two in three families will be affected. With an estimated 1.2 million new cases of cancer each year and more than $110 billion in total health care costs, studies are

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showing the growing connection between diet and health.

Since WWII three major factors have negatively impacted our health and environment: large quantities of highly refined sugar have been added to our diet, harmful chemicals have been added to our methods of farming and raising animals, and in addition to chemicals in our food, we ingest chemicals used in other areas of production.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, unhealthy eating and physical inactivity are leading causes of death in the United States, contributing to 310,000 to 580,000 deaths each year. Believing that food plays little to no role in our health is a grave falsehood. In fact, a healthy diet will give the body what it needs to stay healthy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the right amount of energy, raw materials, phytochemicals, antioxidants and other nutrients.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. has identified 148 toxic chemicals present in the blood and urine of Americans of all ages. In the name of convenience, our food is genetically modified, x-rayed, sprayed with pesticides and herbicides, demineralized, hormone and antibiotic injected, and highly over-processed all in an effort to make our foods better for us. We fail to account for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;cocktailâ&#x20AC;? effect of these processes and substances in our bodies and the links to disease.

In an extensive study by Cornell University professor, T. Collin Campbell PhD, linking cancer and the diet, he found that if a tumor is provided with a healthy environment and devoid of the inflammatory conditions needed to grow, it will not succeed in spreading.

To get started, first you must not be overwhelmed. Every step you make, no matter how small, will bring you closer to better health. Begin by reading labels. Eliminate anything that has artificial flavors, then preservatives, then artificial coloring and so on. In the beginning, reading every label is time consuming but you will find yourself quickly navigating through the pitfalls of the store aisles like a pro.

Next, try not to microwave. It can zap the nutrition out of foods and changes its chemistry, rendering it not only nutritionally devoid, but also harmful. If microwaving is a must, never microwave anything in plastic.

When storing or cooking food, avoid using plastic containers. Plastics are fat-soluble, are easily absorbed in high fat foods and are hormone disrupting. Use only glass or ceramic bowls, wooden spoons, stainless steel utensils and cookware.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are often in the news, and issues surrounding their safety are a source of ongoing debate. GMOs are crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques. These plants have been modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits such as increased resistance to herbicides. Crops such as soy, corn, cotton, and tomatoes have all been altered with this technology, despite the growing concern that introducing foreign genes into food plants may have an unexpected and negative impact on human health. The prevalence of GMOs in supermarkets is more widespread than commonly thought. Currently, genetically modified products do not have to be labeled as such.

Buying and eating organic foods is more important than ever. When a food is labeled certified organic it is free of

hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, herbicides and genetically modified organisms. Studies are proving the nutritional values to be much higher in organically grown foods.

Eating more cultured products is also recommended. Live cultures as we know them today are found in milk products (yogurt, kefir), soy products (soy sauce, miso, tempeh), vegetable products (sauerkraut, kim-chi), and certain starches (sake). Fermentation occurs in beverages such as beer and wine, as well as grains, herbs and modern antibiotics. Culturing foods has been done for over 5,000 years worldwide and was utilized not only for storing and preserving foods but also as a good way of building proteins and vitamins from low-grade starchy foods to render them more nutritious. The good bacteria supplied by this special class of foods are very beneficial to balancing our entire digestive tract, which in turn enhances our health and immune system.

Eating a colorful rainbow of foods is also beneficial. Not only does the color of a variety of fruits and vegetables appeal to the eye but it is also indicative of the endless sources of antioxidants, vitamins, nutrients and fiber they possess–making them cancer fighting and cancer protective. Red foods are rich in caratenoids, lycopene and anthocyanins. Orange and yellow foods are rich in caratenoids, flavanoids, vitamin c, fiber, and complex carbohydrates. Green foods are rich in caratonoids, folic acid, minerals, fiber and chlorophyll. Blue and purple are rich in antioxidants, anthocyanins and phenoloics. The indole and sulfur compounds found in cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, brussel sprouts, and collard greens) make them especially worth mentioning. These compounds fight cancer and are full of nutrients.

Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils made from trans fatty acids of vegetable oils are very damaging and could negatively impact the heart.

An abundance of Omega-6’s found in many oils including corn, sunflower and cottonseed, can increase inflammation in the body. Saturated animal fats are high in cholesterol. Organic, cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil, an omega 9, is a good choice to use in cooking.

Ghee, or clarified butter, is a healthy alternative to butter. It contains no transfatty acids or oxidized cholesterol, is lactose and casein free and is nonhydrogenated.

Omega-3 and Omega-6 are two important essential fatty acids (EFA).

Essential fatty acids are essential to life and health. Scientific research continues to link an impressive list of health problems to EFA deficiency and imbalance. According to the American Heart Association, Omega-3 and Omega-6 imbalance is responsible for many chronic heart conditions. Omega-3 is found in fresh cold-water fish, flax, wild game, sea vegetables, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, walnuts, free-range organic poultry and their eggs.

Refined sugar and white flour should be avoided not only for their empty nutritional values and calories but also for the devastation they perform on the body. Immune, endocrine and hormonal disturbances created by these substances provide the perfect environment for disease and cancer to grow. Unfortunately, they are found in most prepared and packaged foods making up the majority of the American diet today.

In the book Ph Miracle, Robert O. Young PhD and Shelly Redford Young, describe that the measure of the Ph level in the blood can also reflect proper functioning inside the body.

According to Young, cancer as well as many other diseases, thrive in acidic conditions. Eating Alkaline refers to eating a diet which enables the body to maintain an optimum Ph level between 7.3 and 7.4. Alkaline foods are fruits and vegetables. Acidic foods are fats, grains, sugar, pasta, meat, dairy, poultry and eggs.

Grains and beans on their own are not a complete protein but when you combine any whole grain with any dried bean you get a complete protein.

By using this combination your body receives essential fatty acids (EFA’s) and protein as well as fiber and complex carbohydrates.

Nuts and seeds are also a great source for essential fatty acids and protein. They are high in fiber and complex carbohydrates. It is especially important that they are fresh. The oils found in nuts and seeds can easily spoil if left un-refrigerated for too long.

Almost all spices offer the special gift of life along with flavor. Not only are they flavorful and fragrant but also they are rich in antioxidants, anti-microbials and cancer protective properties.

To curb your sweet tooth, try tooth with organic dark chocolate without added refined sugars. Not only will you benefit from its high antioxidant content but it will also satisfy your cravings. As is with everything, it should be eaten in moderation.

Drinking one cup of organically grown coffee without cream and sugar has been shown in studies to have some health benefits, but anything beyond this should be avoided. Sodas, including regular, diet and caffeinefree, have no nutritional or caloric value and should be avoided.

As David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD says in his book Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life, we have the privilege of choosing our foods and the power of defending our bodies against cancer.

And as Hippocrates said, “With every meal, every snack, every day we can let our food be our medicine.”

Elaine Kilgannon is a Clinical Herbalist and owner of Second Nature Health Foods, 329 Main Street in Kutztown. Elaine and her staff are available for herbal and nutritional consultation most weekdays between noon and 4 p.m. Call 610-683-5020 for more information.

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Clearing the Emotional River

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including the body. From this perspective, while we feel individual, we are actually connected to all of existence.

It is from this perspective of non-duality that emotional healing through energy work begins.

Most are accustomed to thinking of the world as solid and largely unchanging, with definite rules that keep it functioning in a certain way. Our daily lives still rely mostly on this view of the world and this is generally comforting.

We experience our physical bodies in a mechanical way. Our experiences are defined in terms of the absolute, threedimensional space and linear time. As a result, it is easy to see ourselves as mechanical and lose sight of the deeper human experience that lies within each of us, but there is another level of reality, another level of being human that we are not always aware of or connected with.

In her book, Hands of Light, wellknown energy healer Barbara Brennan says our emotions and experiences are reflected in our aura, or energy field. Consider this. It’s as if the body is the riverbed, and the energy moving

ow many of us have walked into a room and immediately felt drained but not known why? Or perhaps even discussed getting bad ‘vibes’ from someone? Most of us have, but what is it that we are talking about?

The bottom line is that there is more going on in the human experience than we can perceive with the five senses. Specifically, the human energy field is affected constantly by the surroundings and experiences. Recent discoveries in physics allude to a truly holistic connection between everyone and everything in our environment.

To understand the nature of energy we must first let go of any ideas that involve the body being a collection of parts that work independently, and let go of the idea that we are all separate and individual from one another. Dualistic thinking has served us for many years of human progression, but a new way of thinking is upon us.

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through it is the water. When it flows freely the river is healthy and the water is clear. When something blocks the flow, the water can become muddied and the health of the river can be impacted. All kinds of things can affect this energetic river and cause changes in the body–emotional hurts, painful memories, and as some believe, traumatic events from past lives. Clearing these out can have a huge impact on health.

Louise Hay, author of Heal Your Body, makes the connection between physical ailments and one’s emotional condition. For example, she connects gall bladder problems with the emotion of anger. Affirmations can help release this emotional pattern, but if the emotion can move out energetically, it can bring faster results. Since all emotions carry an energetic vibration, clearing out the emotion allows the body to return to its natural, normal state.

How does energy healing work?

What happens when the healer works on someone? If we accept the idea of a non-dual universe, we know that we are all inseparable parts of the whole.

Rather than look at the client as a separate entity made from separate biological systems, the healer seeks to enter into a holistic state of being where we connect energetically with the creative powers of the universe and instantaneously heal anyone anywhere, which is why distance healings are also effective.

Energy work is humanistic in nature and healers are most times highly empathic. Energetically, the facilitator locates, identifies and releases from the client emotional obstacles so their energy can flow freely. In many instances the healing can happen very quickly.

The technique is effective for helping individuals, active children and family groups find new clarity in their lives.

Energy healing is only really beginning to be understood but it is a powerful, versatile form of healing that is much needed in the world at this time.

Patricia Kramer and Andrea Ecke begin an ongoing workshop series beginning in October. For more information call 484-464-8164 or visit www. clearingtheriver.com

Stress, Its Biological Affects, and Natural Treatments

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ife is stressful. How many times have you heard or said the phrase “I’m so stressed out?” Given the types of lifestyles we live, the concept of stress has invaded our social and biological view of being human. However, what most don’t realize is that there are many natural treatments for stress.

Stress presents itself in mental, emotional, and physical forms. In response to stress, the human body is perfectly set up to provide a constant feedback messenger system from the brain to the adrenal gland. Since adrenal glands help us cope with stress by secreting numerous hormones such as cortisol, DHEA, aldosterone, epinephrine, and norepinephrine, the body’s ability to deal with stressful situations is greatly affected if the adrenal gland is not functioning properly.

When called upon in stressful situations, the nervous system (NS) innervates the adrenal gland and changes heart rate, breathing, digestion, and blood pressure. Commonly called “the fight or flight response,” the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is the body’s alarm clock for rapid thinking and acting. This is of great use to us if were running from harm, in a car accident, or even preparing for a presentation. This response prepares our body to fight, to be able to withstand injury and to be able to flee with enough energy and ability to run from a dangerous situation. However, modern scientific research suggests that factors moving us away from our normal life expectations trigger this same stress response.

The bottom line is that we overuse the adrenals.

Everyone is affected by stress, yet it is how we perceive and respond to the stressors in our lives that can have a big impact on our health. If the adrenal gland and the SNS are

in constant use, there will be eventual health consequences, which are manifested differently for each individual. Three main states that can occur: adrenal over-functioning, adrenal resistance, and then adrenal exhaustion. To determine how you respond to stress, answer the following: • Are you easily overwhelmed by everyday tasks that once were a breeze?

• Do you get angry over things that never used to bother you?

• Have you gained weight around your middle?

• Is your sleep not as regular or as restful as it once was?

• Is it difficult for you to concentrate on important tasks?

• Do you crave foods that you know are unhealthy for you?

• Are you catching more colds than before?

• Has your libido decreased?

• Are you easily irritated?

• Do you feel as if you have no energy by the middle of the afternoon?

• Are you using coffee or chocolate to make it through the day?

• Are you drinking more alcohol to relieve stress?

• Do aches and pains linger longer than they once did?

If you identify with several of these questions, your body’s system for adapting to stress is not responding optimally. If you identify with more than three or four of these statements, your body is sending signals that life’s stresses are overwhelming its ability to keep up. Taking the steps to eliminate stress and following an adrenal recovery program can be very beneficial.

For instance, did you realize that eating habits also activate the adrenals? Blood sugar and inflammation control is very important. Avoid excessive fats and carbs, and when possible eat organic foods, especially vegetables, as much as possible.

Eliminate sugar, caffeine and alcohol.

Exercise should be a part of your daily routine. Exercising regularly releases endorphins, which helps you feel good and feel healthy. There are also a variety of herbs that are known to relieve stress, including chamomile, lavender, and lemon balm. A cup of hot chamomile tea can work wonders at the end of a long day.

Furthermore, anyone suffering from an inflammatory disease will benefit from following an adrenal recovery program. It is important to note that every person is different and each situation is unique and complex.

Testing adrenal hormone levels is recommended. Once saliva lab results are interpreted, specific natural products for individual constitutions can be suggested and a supportive nutrition plan can be designed to restore vitality and optimal health.

Rebecca Cox, PharmD, Dorneyville Compounding Pharmacy, is trained to help address personal adrenal recovery needs and offers holistic ideals and natural treatment options specific to each individual. She also specializes in formulating Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, and correlates sex hormones and thyroid hormones with the adrenal system.

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im Ogden-Avrutik, animal communicator and author of Ask the Animals, satisfies her own curiosity on the subject every day during her client consultations. Says Ogden-Avrutik, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I find that animal guardians consistently demonstrate that their animal friends not only feel their emotions, but also their aches and pains.â&#x20AC;?

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A female Dr. Doolittle who can cite numerous examples, she mentions in particular a client named Sandra, who felt guilty about pinning down King Tut, her little Yorkshire Terrier, during a dog show. Tutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog trainer had insisted Sandra needed to show the terrier â&#x20AC;&#x153;who was boss,â&#x20AC;? after he snapped at Sandra and growled at a judge.

Sandra suspected the problem was not simply a dominance issue and called Ogden-Avrutik for insight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;King Tut sent me an uncomfortable sensation in his lower back and communicated that he was in a great deal of pain then, and while he was in the show,â&#x20AC;? explains Ogden-Avrutik. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He also sent me clarification that he was afraid that the judge was going to hurt him when she ran her hands over him. He snapped at his guardian for the same reason. When I relayed the information to Sandra, she shared that she had a long-term pain exactly where Tut suffered his.â&#x20AC;?

A month later, Sandra called Ogden-Avrutik again, about Tut and an upcoming show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to force him to participate if he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel well,â&#x20AC;? says Ogden-Avrutik. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I conveyed to her Tutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message of an uncomfortable sensation in his lower left jaw, as well as pain in the left side of his middle back. Sandra responded that she had just had a root canal done in the left lower side of her jaw and added that her mid-back was hurting on the left side.â&#x20AC;?

In Ogden-Avrutikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience, animals can act like tiny barometers, reflecting back to us what we are most often feeling and thinking. While that insight may be comforting, it requires an awareness that transmitted emotions can be negative, as well as positive. This is why OgdenAvrutik insists that it is important for animal guardians to be aware of their thoughts and feelings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leftover stress and anger from work should be checked at the door for the benefit of our beloved animal friends,â&#x20AC;? she advises. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My goal is to heighten peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awareness of their animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; intelligence, sentience and compassion,â&#x20AC;? Ogden-Avrutik concludes.

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How She Began Working with Animals: A natural psychic clairvoyant, young Lorraine knew what was going on in an animal’s head.

As an adult dog owner, she would tell her show dog handler the source of problems. Other handlers began to request her help, and more clients followed. Her animal work meshed well with her practice as a human metaphysical counselor. She appeared on Animal Planet, and is featured regularly at Cherrybrook Pet Supply in Washington, Bedminster, and Garfield, N.J.

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What’s Important to Know about Animals: “Animals keep it simple,” Lorraine observes. Humans create drama that animals don’t understand. When human requirements place an animal in an unnatural situation, problems begin.

How Animal and Human Consciousness Differ: Animals communicate among themselves constantly. Are they predator or are they prey?

Some are always prey; others vary by their surroundings. Many animals regard humans as predator and will stay away. Many, but not all.

Best Way to Improve Communication with your Animals: “People underestimate how telepathic animals are,” Lorraine notes. “Owners tell me all the time, ‘My dog knows what I’m thinking.’ See your pets in a different light – not as a ‘dumb animal.’ Try to understand the source of their behavior.”

How to Find Her: Call for info or an appointment. Works by phone or in her office. 908-689-8554.

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Local Animal Communicator – Trudy Fatzinger

How She Began Working with Animals: While an apprentice in human energy healing techniques, Trudy noticed her guide dog, Morgan, followed her commands before she spoke them. Trudy opened herself to working with animals, and opportunities multiplied for her to practice the work. She now does readings, both human and animal, more than bodywork.

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What’s Important to Know about Animals: “Communication does not equal control,” Trudy states. “They have certain needs that are like ours, others that are not.”

Trudy sees this as a difference in culture. “We expect them to comply with our wishes even when they don’t understand why.”

How Animal and Human Consciousness Differ: “Animals nearly always live in the present,” Trudy notes. They may have fears originating in past experiences, but “they don’t worry about the future. They don’t ruminate about the past.”

And: “Animals don’t fear death. They have a self-preservation instinct, but if they’re taken out of their body, they know it’s just a transition.”

Best Way to Improve Communication with your Animals: “Imagine what you want—not what you don’t want,” recommends Trudy. Animals are sensitive to their owners’ thoughts, feelings, and worries. “Picture a positive outcome.”

How to Find Her: Call or e-mail for info or an appointment. Works mostly by telephone. 610-868-3573 or Tfatzinger@verizon.net. natural awakenings

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Peace by Deborah Broughton The stunning beauty of Australia’s East Coast is celebrated in Deborah Broughton’s vivid paintings, which reflect a love of her home’s flora and fauna, and celebrate its beach and surf culture.

Peace was inspired by

a Buddha statue Broughton admired in a friend’s garden. “It was surrounded by frangipani (plumeria) trees, and some of the fallen blossoms had gathered at the feet of the sleeping Buddha,” she recalls.

The painting’s rich, saturat-

ed pigments and flowing curves are characteristic of Broughton’s contemporary style, as are the frangipanis, a beloved flower.

“My favorite part of this artwork is the tranquility of the facial expression,” she advises. “The painting is really meditative.

Whenever I’m stressing out, I just glance at it to feel calmer.”

Broughton believes that

we all need to seek, then follow, our individual paths to fulfillment. “Art is definitely my path,” she says. “I’m happiest when I’m creating art, and being able to bring inspiration and happiness into other people’s lives is the icing on the cake.”

View the artist’s portfolio at ArtOf Australia.com.au.

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EXERCISE FOR SPINE HEALTH SMART TRAINING BEATS BACK PAIN

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s exercise reaches beyond the realm of pure athletics to include fitness fans everywhere, people have noticed that their efforts to stay in shape often are thwarted by back pain. That’s why knowledgeable trainers counsel that any well-designed workout must honor the health and mechanics of this important part of the body.

Dr. Karen Erickson, a New York City-based chiropractor and spokesperson for the American Chiropractic Association, sees firsthand why alignment is crucial, especially if an individual has a history of back pain.

“Good stability and good flexibility are the big factors for keeping the spine healthy,” she says. No matter what exercise modality one chooses to practice, Erickson advises beginning conservatively, as benefits can be achieved without pushing the level of difficulty.

Core Strength Counts Developing muscle strength throughout the torso is key to maintaining the correct spinal curvature for a strong back. In addition to the muscles that directly attach to the spine, the spine is also stabilized by deep stomach strength, strong pelvic floor support and the upper thigh muscles. Pilates is well-known for its focus on such core conditioning.

“Pilates uses apparatus expressly designed for working the abdominals and the back,” explains Lolita San Miguel, from her studio in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. “Most of our work is in the supine or prone positions [lying down], so that the vertical pull from gravity is lessened, and the body can be worked with a more correct alignment, and thus more effectively.” One of a small group of active practitioners who studied with Pilates method founder Joseph Pilates, San Miguel is a living testament to the benefits of the practice. When this 75-year-old isn’t doing her daily Pilates, she’s engaged in other physically demanding activities. “Pilates makes life sweet for the senior,” she says.

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Posture Matters Despite well-meaning parental advice, it turns out that good posture entails more than just pulling our shoulders back.

Alignment practices like Restorative Exercise and the Alexander Technique were designed to develop an awareness of full-body mechanics as we go about daily activities.

Annette Cantor-Groenfeldt teaches the Alexander Technique in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

“The central theme of the technique is the spine, learning how to maintain length through the spine as you move,” she advises. “It is used extensively by actors, dancers, musicians and other high-performance people whose activities depend on postural alignment.”

In 2008, the Alexander Technique was the subject of a yearlong study published in the British Medical Journal, where it was shown to be effective in relieving lowback pain. The system focuses on both mental and physical aspects of movement, and usually includes passive treatments on the massage table, where the

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“People spend 90 percent of their waking hours in positions that compress the spine—in how they sit, how they stand, even how they do backbends in yoga class,” she observes.

“Part of a good yoga practice is to create length in the spine, create a feeling of spaciousness in the body.”

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Restorative Yoga Workshop – Treat yourself to an afternoon that will open the body, clear the mind, and heal the spirit. Great for anyone who needs to slow down, unwind, and reconnect with their true nature or is recovering from injury or illness. 1-4pm. $40. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

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Affiliated with “The Studios at the Heritage House” Come together in a fun class for teens to explore creativity with body movement while building confidence and making new friends! 3:30-4:25pm.

Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610746-5852.

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Finding Your Voice – A Friday night delight! In a playful setting using creative movement we’ll explore the throat chakra and all the ways we do or do not use our voice. We’ll allow ourselves the creative freedom to express ourselves completely as a way to discover the ways we hold ourselves back. 7-9pm. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E. 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

Anusara Inspired Mixed Level - Anusara Inspired Yoga is the practice of hatha yoga, harmoniously aligning the body, heart, and mind.

The practice follows the Universal Principles of Alignment(TM), while celebrating the heart and beauty in all. 8-9:30am. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-746-5852

suNdAY, octoBer 24 Prenatal Yoga – With Dorothea Ritchie. This program will help strengthen the uterus and pelvic muscles, improve circulation, aid in digestion, exercise the spine and increase overall comfort.

No yoga experience needed. Please note: A caregiver/doctor’s note required. 4:30-6pm. $15 or $62/5wks. Easton Yoga 524 Northampton St., Easton. 610-923-7522

suNdAY, octoBer 31 Kundalini Yoga: Har Aerobic Kriya – With Iris Bunk. It’s that time of year again!! Time to open the body to the vital energy of the Har Aerobic Kriya.

This is a yoga class like none other. Working up a sweat has never felt so good, the energy in a room has never been greater, and to top it off it all will happen on Halloween. All levels welcome. 2-4pm. $30 before 10/24, $40 thereafter. Easton Yoga, 524 Northampton St., Easton. 610-923-7522

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Classes That Inspire & Lift Your Spirits Now accepting applications for both 200-Hour (Primary Level) In-Depth Yoga Study & Teacher Training, and our NEW additional 300-Hour (Advanced Level) Teacher Training Programs

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Kundalini Yoga - Use movement, sound current, breath and meditation to relax and heal your mind and body. Kundalini Yoga, is a great way to recharge and heal your body quickly. Improve strength, flexibility, center the mind and open the spirit. Everyone can do it! 10-11:30am. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-746-5852.

Pre/Postnatal Yoga – For pre and post natal moms – babies welcome in this class! (pre-crawlers only).

6-wks/$75. Call to register. The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St., 3rd Fl. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

Core Vinyasa Yoga — 9:00-10:30am. This flowing, challenging class will invigorate and energize as it brings flexibility, endurance, and core strength. Some previous yoga experience recommended. $15 dropin. Kula Heart Yoga. 103 South Main St., Nazareth.

484-547-3325.

Beginner’s Yoga 101 — 11:00-11:59am. Looking to try yoga but don’t know where to start? Learn basic yoga poses and breath work, while being introduced to various yoga styles. $85 for 8-week session begins 9/19 or $15 drop-in. Lehigh Valley Yoga. 1701 Union Blvd., Allentown. 484-547-3325. $5 Community Classes – Great for beginner yoga students as well as an opportunity for more experienced students to deepen their practice. Blossoming teachers in the process of completing, a certified yoga school program, teach this class. $5 cash only, 5:30-6:45pm. Easton Yoga, 524 Northampton St., Easton. 610-923-7522.

moNdAY Yoga - Improve overall well being, alleviate back pain, relieve stress, increase flexibility, & build strength through yoga focusing on proper alignment.

Level 1-2 at 5:30-6:45pm and Level 1/Beginners at 7:15-8:30pm. Near Bethlehem Wegman’s. Yoga with Stephanie Snyder, a Registered Yoga Teacher, call 610-867-0116.

Stretch & Relax Yoga – All levels. 1st class for free to new students only. 7:30-8pm for 6 weeks at $35 for series & $7 for drop-ins. Bloomsbury United Methodist Church, in Bloomsbury NJ. Must pre-register by emailing Jen James at zumbapilatesyoga@gmail.com

Gentle Hatha Flow Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gentle vinyasa flow yoga for mixed levels. Take time to honor the body and the spirit. Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township every Monday 7:15pm-8:05pm. $5/walk-in. 610-252-2098.

Movement as Medicine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cultivating inner knowledge and a method for moving into an ancient way of physical, mental, and spiritual cultivation. 9:3010:45am & 5:30-6:45pm, $40/4 classes. The Gentle Spirit, 800 Main St., Hellertown. 610-838-4975 Ashtanga Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Come and practice Ashtanga yoga with Randi every Monday morning 1011:15am. Ideal for yoga students with some experience. Lehigh Valley Yoga, 1701 Union Blvd, Allentown. 610-776-2676.

Kundalini Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This energetic class incorporates movement, breath work and more, and is designed to target specific body and mind functions for optimal health. Taught by Prem Siri Kaur. 5:30-6:55pm.

The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St., 3rd Floor, Bethlehem, 610-867-YOGA.

tuesdAY Power Fusion Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jacque Porterfield. Develop strength, balance, flexibility and endurance to benefit you in all area of your life. This class pushes you to your limit and leaves you feeling light and centered. 10:00-11:15 am, $75/ 6wks, Twin Ponds, Fogelsville, Pa. 610.395.3355 Cardio Walking Class â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roe Davis. Join us for this indoor, low impact walking class which will provide a warm up, brisk walk and a cool down.

Also included, is muscle toning and stretching to complete your workout. 10:00-11:00 am (call for other times) $80/ 6 wks, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 610.395.3355 Mat Pilates â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roe Davis . A conditioning exercise that incorporates resistance, balance, and stretching with emphasis on the core of the body. This form of exercise strengthens every muscle in the body.

Better posture, stronger abdominals and back are a few of the benefits.6:00-7:00 pm (call for other times), $80/6 wks, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355 Gym Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9:30-10:30am. $15 drop-in mixed level vinyasa yoga class plus all the amenities of a gym (machines, cardio, sauna, etc.). Must mention instructorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name at check-in desk. Steel Fitness Riverport. 15 West 2nd St., Bethlehem. Call Joe for more info at 484-547-3325.

Core Power Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10:00-11:15am. Like the challenge and flow of an Ashtanga class, but seeking a more varied, personalized practice? This class emphasizes building core strength and self-awareness.

Be prepared to sweat and work out! $15 drop-in.

Lehigh Valley Yoga. 1701 Union Blvd., Allentown.

484-547-3325.

Kundalini Yoga Foundations - Kundalini yoga is the most powerful and effective forms of yoga known today. Students will enjoy lectures, kriyas (sets of exercises) and meditations that will explore the roots and fundamental basics that comprise kundalini yoga technique. 11:00am -12:15pm. Call 610-865-2523. The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St., 3rd Floor, Bethlehem.

Zumba Gold â&#x20AC;&#x201C; All levels. Low impact dance aerobic. 1st class for free for new students. 6:30-7:30pm. $12 for drop-ins & $110 for 12-class card. Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church, in Stewartsville, send an email to Jen James at: celestialyoga@ embarqmail.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special Needsâ&#x20AC;? Support - Taking care of a child or elderly family member with Special Needs? Let us help to support you and nourish you with gentle yoga, meditation and a support group. Isabelle Godin will share all her gifts as a teacher/meditator and a loving mom of a child with special needs. Come together and uplift each other. 10-11:15am. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-746-5852.

Mixed Level Yoga Classes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With Dorothea Ritchie.

Suitable for all levels and physical conditions.

Tuesdays, 6:45-8:00pm. $10 per class. Forks Township Community Center. 862-354-3704.

Slim Yoga Series â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This one-hour yoga class takes principles of safe and effective asana practice and integrates them with the concept of High-Intensity Interval Training which has been shown to increase metabolism around the clock. 5-5:55pm. The Yoga Loft. 521 E. 4th St. Bethlehem.

Gentle Hatha Flow Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Take time to honor and connect with this Gentle vinyasa flow yoga for mixed levels. Charles Chrin Community Center, Palmer Township. 9:30am-10:20am. $5/walk-in.

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Mat Pilates: Core â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With Paola Montes. This class integrates Pilates Principles to awaken and connect with your core, increase strength and flexibility, improve inner focus, and more! 5:30-6:30pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

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Kids Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ages 3-6. A fun and interactive way to let your children explore body awareness as they move and grow into their youth. Great way to build new friendships!. 4:30-5:25pm. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-746-5852.

Core Power Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Like the challenge and flow of an Ashtanga class, but seeking a more varied, personalized practice? This class emphasizes building core strength and self-awareness. Be prepared to sweat and work out! 7:30-8:30pm.$10. Lehigh Valley Yoga. 1701 Union Blvd., Allentown. 484547-3325.

Kundalini Yoga with Ravi Hari - Join veteran certified instructor and psychotherapist, Ravi Hari for this dynamic blend of movement, breath, postures, and sound. 25 yrs exp. Prepare to move and to be moved. All levels. 6-7:30 pm. $15. North Bethlehem location. Call for information and directions.

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Gentle Hatha Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Beginner friendly class will leave you refreshed, recharged, and happy. Class incorporates restorative postures and guided relaxation. 10-11:30am. $10. West End Yoga, 2333 Highland St., Allentown. 484-547-3325.

Tai Chi â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With Hilary Smith. Tai Chi, often called moving meditation, is a discipline that integrates mind, body and spirit as you practice a series of slow-moving martial arts exercises, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;formsâ&#x20AC;?. 6:30-7:45pm The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E. 4th St. Bethlehem.

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WEDNESDAY Gym Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 8:00-9:00pm. $15 drop-in mixed level vinyasa yoga class plus all the amenities of a gym (machines, cardio, sauna, etc.). Must mention instructorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name at check-in desk. Steel Fitness Riverport. 15 West 2nd St., Bethlehem. Call Joe for more info at 484-547-3325.

Gentle Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10:00-11:15am. Beginner friendly class will leave you refreshed and recharged. Class incorporates restorative postures and guided relaxation. $10 drop-in. West End Yoga Center. 2333 West Highland St., Allentown. 484-547-3325.

Power Yoga Intensive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 6:00-7:00pm. Short on time? This intense vinyasa-flow work out cultivates core strength, flexibility, and inner peace. Be prepared to sweat! $15 drop-in. Lehigh Valley Yoga.

1701 Union Blvd., Allentown. 484-547-3325. $5 HourYoga/Foundation Class - One hour yoga class - great for beginners and the whole family. Perfect for those wishing to start a practice without any commitment. Every class will be the same sequence to build a strong foundation.

7:30-8:30pm. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-746-5852. $5 Kids Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ages 7-11. A fun and interactive way to let your children explore body awareness as they move and grow into their youth. Great way to build new friendships!. 4:30-5:25pm. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-746-5852.

Tai Chi â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Moving Meditation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hilary Smith.

Learn to keep the muscles active but relaxed, the mind alert but calm, and body movements flowing but well coordinated. 5:30-6:30 pm, $84/8 wks, call for start dates. (QIGONG Monday eve) Twin Ponds, Fogelsville area. 610-395-3355 Power Fusion Core Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Joe Premecz. This is an extremely vigorous and challenging practice that concentrates on strengthening the core. Your body is pushed to the edge of endurance while the mind is challenged to remain calm and focused.

5:30-6:30 pm, $75/ 6wks, Twin Ponds, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355

Kundalini Yoga - This energetic class incorporates movement, breath work, and much more, and is designed to target specific body & mind functions for optimal health & well-being. Taught by Prem Siri Kaur. 5:30-6:55pm. Call 610-865-2523. The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St., 3rd Floor, Bethlehem.

Belly dance with The Goddess Workout â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Belly dance is a total workout for the body, mind, and spirit. It provides a thorough, non-impact, and fatburning exercise that tones and sculpts your muscles.

Taught by certified Goddess Life Instructor (as seen on Sex in the City), Prem Siri Kaur. 8:15-9:15pm.

Call 610-865-2523. Inspired By You Spa & Studio, 50 East Broad Street, Bethlehem.

YogaRhythms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A yoga flow choreographed to music combining asana with movement. Definitely fun, challenging and different than anything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever tried before. 7:30 pm. Lehigh Valley Yoga, 1701 Union Blvd., Allentown. 484-547-3325.

Kundalini Yoga for Beauty & Wellness â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Do for the inner body what a trip to the spa does for the outer body. Perfect for those looking to practice yoga that is specific for staying youthful, beautiful, fit, and attractive. Thyroid, circulatory system, and entire inner organ systems will be rejuvenated! Taught

by Prem Siri Kaur. Call 610-865-2523. 10-11am at Inspired By You Spa & Studio, 50 East Broad Street, Bethlehem.

THURSDAY Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yogaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bonita Cassel. Attention to alignment and self love make this class a perfect one for those beginning or challenged with limitations. Also available Wed & Fri, 5:45 -6:45 pm, $75/ 6 wks, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355 Gentle Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For anyone with illness or injury who would like to work at a slower pace, or anyone who has not been active in a while and wants to ease back into being active again. Ongoing, drop-in anytime!

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savethedate Sound, Asana, and Meditation Workshop Saturday and Sunday November 13th & 14th Co-creator of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Off the Mat Into the Worldâ&#x20AC;? with Seane Corn The Yoga Loft Presents Suzanne Sterling. Saturday: 1:00-4:00pm, Saturday evening Kirtan at 7:30pm , Sunday: 10:00-12:30pm.

Finding and Embodying Your Purpose: Sacred Activism and Yoga. You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss these inspirational, life changing opportunities with a well- known, knowledgeable, fun loving teacher! The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem. 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem PA , 610.867.9642, www.theyogaloftofbethlehem.com

Prenatal Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This is a gentle class with postures that will help prepare the body and mind for the arrival of your little one. Good for all stages of pregnancy and for postnatal recovery. 6-7pm. $75/6wks. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area. 610.395.3355.

Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bonita Cassel. Attention to alignment and self love make this class a perfect one for those beginning or challenged with limitations.

5:45 -6:45 pm, $75/ 6 wks, (Beg class on Friday am) Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355 $5 HourYoga/Level 2 Flow - An early morning class to start the day with a challenging class to build strength, flexibility and stamina. A wonderful way to get your energy flowing! 7-8am. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth, PA 610-746-5852.

Yoga & Nutrition - Jeanne Smith, CYT & Licensed Nutritionist will teach you how to move your body and learn to live in all aspects of your life mindfully, including what you eat and drink. Learn what foods are nourishing and what should be avoided to support a healthy and fit body. A life changing class to help you live a healthier lifestyle. 10-11:15am.

Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610746-5852.

Gentle Restorative Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Restorative yoga uses props such as blankets, bolsters, and blocks to create a practice of mindful relaxation. This practice is for everyone wishing to bring serenity to body, mind, and spirit as we bring calm and peace to self. 6:157:30pm. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth PA, 610-746-5852.

Core Power Yoga â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 7:30-8:30pm. This challenging, vinyasa-flow class cultivates greater core strength, serenity, and self-awareness. Be prepared to sweat and work out! $10 drop-in. West End Yoga Center. 2333 West Highland St., Allentown.

484-547-3325.

Mat Pilates: Core â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With Paola Montes . This class integrates Pilates Principles to awaken and connect with your core, increase strength and flexibility, improve inner focus, and more! 5:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:30pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St. Bethlehem.

610-867-9642.

Tai Chi – With Hilary Smith. Tai Chi, often called moving meditation, is a discipline that integrates mind, body and spirit as you practice a series of slow-moving martial arts exercises, called “forms”. 6:30-7:45pm The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E. 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642

Pranyama (Breathing Class) – With Megan Ridge.

Learn how to breathe for relaxation, focus, increased oxygen intake, and overall health and inspiration!

This class in ongoing – drop-in anytime. 10:4511:45am. The Yoga Loft. 521 E 4th St. Bethlehem.

610-867-9642.

Chakra Yoga - This kundalini yoga based class incorporates all the best of yoga philosophy and ancient yogic techniques to balance, awaken and clear the chakras, the energetic counterparts to the physical body’s glands and nerve networks.

Provides an amazing workout for body, mind, and spirit. Taught by Prem Siri Kaur. Call 610-865-2523.

Class runs from 7:15-8:45pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St., 3rd Floor, Bethlehem.

Hot Yoga- Come and practice Hot Yoga with Randi every Friday nite atBox 6:00 pm.

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Slim Yoga Series – This one-hour yoga class takes principles of safe and effective asana practice and integrates them with the concept of High-Intensity Interval Training which has been shown to increase metabolism around the clock. 5-5:55pm. The Yoga Loft. 521 E. 4th St. Bethlehem.

Gentle Hatha Flow Yoga - Gentle vinyasa flow yoga for mixed levels. Take time to honor the body and the spirit. Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township every Thursday 9:30am-10:20am and 7pm-7:50pm. $5/walk-in. 610-252-2098.

Movement as Medicine – Cultivating inner knowledge and a method for moving into an ancient way of physical, mental, and spiritual cultivation. 9:3010:45am & 5:30-6:45pm, $40/4 classes. The Gentle Spirit, 800 Main St., Hellertown. 610-838-4975

fridAY Yoga/ Feldenkrais® - Carol Siddiqi. To rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit, join us to experience the three powerful disciplines of Yoga (incl. Chopra’s Seven Spiritual Laws), Feldenkrais and breathing techniques. 11:30 am-12:30 pm, $75/6 wks, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 610.395.3355 Happy Hour Yoga – Start your weekend off right!

Join us for a mixed level flow yoga class with 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher Brian Toseland. 5:306:45pm. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E. 4th St. Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 FREE Intro to Yoga – Every First Friday. 7–8pm.

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Movement as Medicine – Cultivating inner knowledge and a method for moving into an ancient way of physical, mental, and spiritual cultivation. 9:3010:45am & 5:30-6:45pm, $40/4 classes. The Gentle Spirit, 800 Main St., Hellertown. 610-838-4975

Finding the Goddess Within through the Power of the Horse. – A women’s equine assisted growth & learning experience. Join us for drumming, meditation and equine assisted learning activities to help you refresh, restore and reconnect with your inner power. Contact drjenniferweeks@ gmail.com or www.blackhorseeap.com for more information.

savethedate Patient Appreciation Week October 4-8.

All copays or $50 of deductibles from new patient exams will be donated to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley. All existing patients will receive 20% of supplements, a special thank you give and there will be snacks available all week. Also Thursday October 7 a seminar on Foam Rollers: What are they and How do you use them will given at 7pm. This presentation is open to all patients, family and friends however space is limited so we ask please RSVP at (610) 841-2204 Lindsey Zerdecki, DC, CACCP. Complete Chiropractic, 5930 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown.

savethedate A Natural Health Forum Wednesday, October 20 - 6pm Join us for a free, informal Question and Answer Forum with Dr. Michael Jude Loquasto ND, PHD, DC. Bring your health related questions and benefit from Dr. Mike’s 45 years of experience in Natural Health. Understand how chiropractic internal medicine, custom herbal formulations and non-invasive oral chelation can benefit you.

All are welcome. Held at A Natural Health Clinic, 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27, Bethlehem. Call 484-821-1460 for more information.

savethedate FIRST AID - CPR - AED COURSE Could you ease the pain or save the life of a loved one, friend or coworker? This two night class will give you the information, skills and confidence you need to make a difference when faced with accidents, injuries or life threatening emergencies.

Certification through American Heart Association.

Wed. Oct 6th & 13th 6:30 - 9 PM. $45 per person. 3400 Bath Pike (Rt 22 & 512) in Bethlehem.

To register or for more info call 484-274-0469 or email gatewaytolearn@gmail.com Other courses for Healthcare Professionals, Medical Offices, Daycare Centers and other groups available at our convenient Bethlehem location or yours.

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Fall Fashion Swap – Free accessories swap. Come find some “new to you” accessories for your Fall wardrobe. Shoes, jewelry, hair accessories, purses, belts and sunglasses accepted beginning 9/28.

Contributors can then return to participate in the swap and are entered into drawing for a gift basket.

Refreshments. LUX - The Eco-friendly Salon, 648 New St. Bethlehem. 610-625-4500.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 Simplicity Parenting – Lecture with author Kim John Payne hosted by the River Valley Waldorf School. 9am-1pm. Call 610-982-5606 to reserve tickets $15 or $25 for Sat/Sun. Visit rivervalleyschool.org for details. River Valley Waldorf School, 1395 Bridgeton Hill Rd. Upper Black Eddy. 610982-5606 Ending The Sadness Dog Rescue – Help S&L Rescue find homes for deserving pets. 11am-2pm.

Cherrybrook Pet Supplies, 459 Route 31 South, Washington, NJ 908-537-2400.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 Movement as Medicine – Cultivating inner knowledge and a method for moving into an ancient way of physical, mental, and spiritual cultivation. 9:3010:45am & 5:30-6:45pm, $40/4 classes. The Gentle Spirit, 800 Main St., Hellertown. 610-838-4975 Cooking Alive – A series of healthy cooking classes using live and raw ingredients. Each Monday in October 6:30- 8pm. Pathways Holistic Center, 4833 Chestnut St, Emmaus. Call 610-966-7001 Reiki I Course – Learn the basics of Reiki and decide if this ancient healing art is right for you.

Prepare for advanced level courses. Two days October 4 & 5, 9am to 5pm. $125. Healthful Hands, 30 E. 4th Street Bethlehem, Call 610-882-1100 to reserve or for more information.

TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5 Success In a Handbag Workshop – Business and Lifestyle coach Elizabeth Sanchez guides the entrepreneur to grow their business or advance in their careers . Walk away with significant tools that will take you on the path to becoming the success you envision. $25 or $225 for the 10/ wk series. For more details or to register please contact Elizabeth Sanchez at 610-417-0665. Held every other Tuesday 7-8pm. Anthony Ashley Hair Designs 1544 W. Fairview Street, Allentown

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifically validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep! 7:30-9:00 pm, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds, Fogelsville area. 610.395.3355 Awaken Thyself - Gain understanding about the path of the initiate and how the ancient path can be utilized to transform and empower in these modern times. Experience authentic Mystery School ‘Energy’ and Journey to Your Sanctuary & Higher Self. Allentown, PA area, 7 pm – 9:30 pm, $55. Lee Culver 610-888-4606

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Max Meditation System™ - Join us for a 2 week introduction. Discover how to meditate with the Modern Mystery School method. A fusion of ancient methods for the beginner or advanced meditator.

7:00pm – 8:30 pm. Donation $10/wk. Allentown Area. Lee Culver 610-888-4606 Essential Oils in your Everyday Life – A Wellness Gathering. Come Sniff, Taste and Learn!! 68pm. $10.Contact 610-641-1116 to register. Drop Ins Welcome. Location- Amber Connection, 3136 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown, Pa.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 Your Immune System and Your Health – Become familiar with your immune system and how it works.

T-Cells, B-Cells, Helper Cells, Suppressor Cells and Natural Killers Cells are immune system components. These may seem complicated but when you understand their role in immune function it is easier to follow the science. The scientific community has demonstrated immune benefits with the use of certain foods. 6:30-8:00 pm. $10 include store voucher.

Nature’s Way, 143 Northampton St. Easton.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 Greyhound Friends of New Jersey Rescue – Finding homes for ex-racing greyhounds is a labor of love. Greyhound Friends of NJ is a non-profit organization that relies on funds generated through adoptions, grants, donations and fund-raising events throughout NJ. On arrival, dogs are spayed or neutered, inoculated and heartworm tested. Come meet these wonderful dogs today! 12-3pm. Cherrybrook Pet Supplies, 459 Route 31 South, Washington, NJ 908-537-2400.

Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifically validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep! 9-10:30 am, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds, Fogelsville area. 610.395.3355 Empower Thyself Program – 2 Days. Advanced Spiritual Training with the Modern Mystery School and Initiation into the spiritual lineage of King Salomon. A shift that will last forever! 10am 6pm. $650 includes Class, Manual, Initiation & 1 yr. “Magus” subscription. Allentown area. Preregistration required: Lee Culver 610.888.4606, ALightTouchLLC.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 Laughing Yoga - Carol Siddiqi, Yoga & Feldenkrais® Practitioner. Join us for a fun and health producing laugh/movement session that will get your endorphins flowing. This easily learned skill has powerful preventive and therapeutic values. (also Oct 25), 6:30-7:30 pm, $7.00, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610.395.3355

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Healthy Aging Seminar – Dr. Maulfair will present a seminar discussing the problems of aging including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and lack of energy.

Explains the causes of these problems and they are not what you have been led to believe. Learn the reasons chelation therapy works as a treatment and a preventive program for problems of aging. Free as a community service. 6:30. Maulfair Medical Center Auditorium, 403 North Main St., Topton.

610-682-2104 Weight Control Group Program – 4 sessions.

Tues. October 12th & 26 and November 2nd &16th.

6pm. $175 includes Manual, CDs, & DVDs. For more information or to register contact Bev Bley at C.H.A.N.G.E. 610-797-8250. 2020 Downyflake Lane, Suite 302B Allentown.

The Dynamic Duo – Learn how the conscious and subconscious minds can work in unison and harmony to enhance your health, happiness and productivity.

7:30pm. $25. For more information or to register contact: Bev Bley, L.P.N., C.M.Ht. at C.H.A.N.G.E. 610-797-8250 change@4change.com. 2020 Downyflake Lane, Suite 302B Allentown

WEDNESDAY, OCT 13 Green Drinks – This environmental cocktail hour is an informal monthly mixer that brings together folks who are interested in sustainable business, policy and living. 5:30 pm every second Wednesday of each month. Allentown Brew Works, 812 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown Max Meditation System™ - A 2 week introduction, Oct 13 & 20. Discover how to meditate with the Modern Mystery School method. A fusion of ancient methods for the beginner or advanced meditator. 7:00pm – 8:30 pm. Donation $10/wk.

Allentown area. Lee Culver 610-888-4606, ALightTouchLL.com.

Observation Morning – River Valley Waldorf School. This is a terrific opportunity to learn more about Waldorf education, visit the classes rooms, see children’s work and get your questions answers by teachers and staff. Adults only please. 9:30-11:30am.

Call 610-982-5606 to register. River Valley Waldorf School, 1395 Bridgeton Hill Rd, Upper Black Eddy.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 Max Meditation System™ - Join us for a 2 week introduction. Discover how to meditate with the Modern Mystery School method. A fusion of ancient methods for the beginner or advanced meditator.

7:00pm – 8:30 pm. Donation $10/wk. Allentown Area. Lee Culver 610-888-4606

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 Rhythms of Wellness - Suzanne Hastie. Learn 10 unique developmental rhythms in a fun way to understand yourself and children (from embryo to adulthood). Learn your strengths and how to relate to each other. 10:00 am-12:00 noon, $45, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area.

610.395.3355

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 Walking Mechanics Workshop – Betsy Wetzig.

Join us to learn simple, easy movements that coordinate the mechanics of your bones and

muscles. This helps to enhance physical abilities and talents, prevent and relieve pain, increase and renew strength and balance. 9:30-Noon, $30, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355 Using Stress for Health & Harmony – Betsy Wetzig. Learn simple, easy movement exercises to access and better utilize the body/mind link. Learn how you were built to handle stress positively and learn, as you deal with others, to enhance your relationships and communication. 1:00-3:30 pm, $30 (both workshops $50), Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355 Harmonic Therapy with Himalalyan Singing Bowls – Free Workshop & Demonstration. 1pm.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to 610-398-6800.

Journey Within, Center For Massage Therapy, 5930 Hamilton Blvd, Suite 110 Allentown.

Tibetan Bowl Class – Experience this ancient form of vibrational healing. Noon to 5pm. $50. Healthful Hands, 30 E. 4th Street Bethlehem, Call 610-8821100 to reserve or for more information.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 Script Your Life Workshop – Eliminate Limiting Self-Talk and Create the Life You Want. Working past any limited self-talk that you are living with.

3pm. $20. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave, Asbury, NJ 08802-1207. RSVP to Ingrid Geronimo at 908-730-8792.

Essential Oils, A Class in Advanced Health Care Assisting People Diagnosed with Cancer using Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils – Nancy Weber.

Learn why Oncology Departments in major hospitals and universities are researching and using these precious life protecting products. 2:00-4:00 pm, $15.00. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355 Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Table, OPEN HOUSE – Dr. Tom Wachtmann, D.C. Help us celebrate this new cutting edge chiropractic procedure. Learn how a combination of techniques that include spinal decompression, oxygen therapy, brain- based therapy and other procedures can help solve many physical conditions.1:30 pm. Twin Ponds, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Essential Oils Seminar – Learn how Essential oils can be used for health and home. 6:30-7:30pm. Pathways Holistic Center, 4833 Chestnut St, Emmaus.

Call 610-966-7001 to sign up.

Medical Alternatives – What’s the difference?

Dr. Maulfair will be discussing the benefits of Alternative Medicine and how you can incorporate alternative medicine choices into your care. Great seminar to share with loved ones, family and friends.

6:30pm. Maulfair Medical Center Auditorium, 403 North Main St., Topton. 610-682-2104 Success In a Handbag Workshop – Business and Lifestyle coach Elizabeth Sanchez guides the entrepreneur to grow their business or advance in their careers . Walk away with significant tools that will take you on the path to becoming the success you envision. $25 or $225 for the 10/wk series. For more details or to register please contact Elizabeth Sanchez at 610-417-0665. Held every other Tuesday 7-8pm. Anthony Ashley Hair Designs 1544 W. Fairview Street, Allentown

savethedate Greenshire Arts Consortium

Upper Bucks, Near Lake Nockamixon 3620 Sterner Mill Road, Quakertown PA www. greenshirearts.org 215-538-0976 Please register for all activities.

Vitalize, Balance, Relax with Breema1® Workshops for the Individual - Experience mental clarity, emotional balance, deep relaxation. Learn tools and practices to live a more balanced life, taking an active role in your own healing and selfdevelopment. In private one-on-one workshops, we work together transforming conditioned, selflimiting physical, emotional, and physical patterns.

Each workshop includes Breema body/mind exercises, the Nine Principles of Harmony, and guided support to establish mindfulness and increased vitality. Matthew Tousignant, M.A., CMT. www. breema.com. Day or evening workshops. Contact Greenshire to schedule. $75.

Staying Healthy in a Stressful World, October 2, 9:30am – 5pm - Learn 6 self care techniques to balance your brain, strengthen immune system, think clearly, feel calmer, align muscular/skeletal systems, care for physical trauma. Combining western science, eastern philosophy, Jungian Psychology and energy healing modalities, BodyTalk has been used throughout the world with great success. Lecture, discussion, practice.

Useful for service and healthcare providers, therapists, parents, teachers. Jalma Marcus: RN, MS, BodyTalk Practitioner, Life Style Educator. $150.

CE credits +$25.

Love Your Body – It Believes Every Word You Say - October 3, 10am – 1pm - We have physical responses to every emotion and thought. What is your relationship with your body? What are you saying to yourself? If our words and thoughts can make us ill, they can also make us well. The body “thinks” and our DNA shifts and changes in response to our thoughts, feelings, environment.

Explore the amazing evidence that your body thinks and feels, and how your thoughts and beliefs can change your health and your life. Dr. Susan Burger. $57 Write your Life Memoirs, Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 19, March 10, 6:30pm – 9pm- To get in touch with your life and share it with others, write it down. In this hands-on workshop, learn to write experiences of your life in the timeless organizational system of the Story: Why is Story an important tool for organizing memory? How can you mine your memories? Learn to find the shape of the stories within the facts of your life and organize them on paper. The group will also connect through email to share questions, comments, writing. Jerry Waxler M.S. Writing coach. $150/six sessions The Art of Feminine Presence - Sunday, Oct 24th, 10am -1pm - Are you a woman who has achieved success with vision, action, and purpose, but find yourself wanting to be more connected to your feminine? Learn how to develop a strong magnetic feminine presence and become the empowered feminine leader you choose to be. As we bring forth our feminine essence we balance and heal ourselves, inspire others, and change the world. Dr. Susan Burger $57. Reiki Healing Certification - Level I: October 23, 10am – 5pm. $100, Level II: November 13, 10am – 5pm. $200

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 Making Sense of Food – Part 1- Dr. Helene Leonetti & Greg Schweitzer, DAy. Deepak Chopra, M.D. states in his book, “Perfect Health,” that there exists in everyone of us the place called perfect health. You will leave this workshop inspired,

savethedate Walk Now for Autism Speaks Kutztown/Tri-County area Saturday, October 9, 2010 We are all working very hard to raise autism awareness in our community and ask you to help us do so! The Kutztown Area will hold its own walk for the first time. We are creating a fun community event with food, live music, fun activities for all ages, an auction and a community craft fair! It is going to be a great time, and hopefully a great event for the community for years to come, but we can’t do it without you! www.walknowforautismspeaks. org/kutztown

savethedate WOMEN’S WISDOM & WELLNESS with Dr. Helene Leonetti & Tahya Saturday, October 23*, 2010 SANKOFA ABAN ~ Brooklyn, New York Celebrate your body’s wisdom, elevate your self esteem and liberate new dimensions of self-expression. Journey toward relaxation, healing, joy and vitality.

Interactive program in beautiful historic Brooklyn B &B invites you to tap into your wisdom and personal power as you learn how to achieve perfect health of mind/body/spirit. $45/pp *Special Event offer: Join the fun at Sankofa’s Friday Jazz & Fish Fry + enjoy luxurious accommodations + Saturday’s WOW program ~ all for only $120/pp (shared accommodations).

For more info. call 610-776-7045

savethedate PEACE BEGINS WITH YOU SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 11:00 am – 5:00pm A community Fundraiser supporting a mission of Community Outreach and Global Peace 1 pm - Opening Meditation. Relax, De-stress and Connect to your Inner Peace and Joy 2 pm - Sound Healing Music with local artist Mike Snyder 3 pm - Global Peace Message from renowned Spiritual Ambassador and Shamballah Tribal Community Member Yoko Nakamura 3:30 pm - Sound Healing and Vibrational Tones followed by a Special Water Blessing Ceremony by a Dr. Emoto certified HADO instructor $10 (covers admission to full day group events and a $10 coupon towards first service) (REGISTER in ADVANCE and receive a $15 coupon toward first service) Contact: Karen at 973-902-2209 or Marcella at 610-248-2358 Holiday Inn Express 90 Kunkle Drive, Palmer Township, Easton

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motivated and prepared to take immediate steps to align your life for Perfect Health. 6:30-8:30 pm, $25, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville, Pa. 610.395.3355

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifically validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep! 7:30-9:00 pm, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610.395.3355

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22

Living Healthy in a Toxic – Coleen Maulfair will help you understand how you can live healthy in a toxic world and some seldom understood facts about how your body stores toxins. Find out how toxins affect your health! 6:30 PM. Maulfair Medical Center Auditorium, 403 North Main St., Topton.

610-682-2104 Smoking Cessation Group Program – 3 sessions.

October 26th and November 2nd & 16th. $100 includes Manual, CDs, & DVD. For more information or to register contact: Bev Bley. at C.H.A.N.G.E. 610-797-8250. 2020 Downyflake Lane, Suite 302B Allentown.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23

Sustain-a-Buzz at the Bethlehem Brew Works – Join the Sustainable Business Network of the Greater Lehigh Valley for discussion, presentations, networking, and of course great food & beer!

Don’t forget your business cards & promotional materials to share! Every fourth Wednesday of the month from 6:30pm-8:30pm, join us downstairs in the Steelgaarden Annex For more info: sbnlv. org, or sbnlv.janessa@gmail.com. People * Planet * Profit

13th annual Mind Body Spirit Expo – see FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 listing

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30

13th annual Mind Body Spirit Expo – Bestselling authors Don Miguel Ruiz and Neale Donald Walsch headline the largest alternative health expo in the Northeast United States, taking place at the Valley Forge Convention Center. 10/22 through 10/24.

215.627.0102 for tickets, or visit the expo website at www.mindbodyspiritexpo.com.

Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifically validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep!

9-10:30 am, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610.395.3355

Halloween Gathering – Come together with other holistic minded individuals and enjoy healthy treats and service samples. 9pm until ?, $20 (free to Reiki or Tibetan Bowl participants). Healthful Hands, 30 E. 4th Street Bethlehem, Call 610-882-1100 to reserve or for more information.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Sounding into Health: The Cellular Effects of Tone, Rhythm & Music – Meg Deak. Learn how music and sound can enhance your health. Experience vocal toning, Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, drumming, guided imagery & music and more. 10:00 am-2:00 pm, $75, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355

Movement as Medicine – Cultivating inner knowledge and a method for moving into an ancient way of physical, mental, and spiritual cultivation. 9:3010:45am & 5:30-6:45pm, $40/4 classes. The Gentle Spirit, 800 Main St., Hellertown. 610-838-4975

Ayurvedic Pulse Course – Dr. Shekhar. Learn to detect ongoing physiological changes and imbalances, eliminate toxins, enhance digestion, verify levels of toxins, observe and understand the organs and tissue pulse, and much more! Sat. & Sun., 10:00 am-5:00 pm, $295 (lunch incl.), Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355

Success In a Handbag Workshop – Business and Lifestyle coach Elizabeth Sanchez guides the entrepreneur to grow their business or advance in their careers . Walk away with significant tools that will take you on the path to becoming the success you envision. $25 or $225 for the 10/wk series. For more details or to register please contact Elizabeth Sanchez at 610-417-0665. Held every other Tuesday 7-8pm. Anthony Ashley Hair Designs 1544 W. Fairview Street, Allentown

A Past Life Transpersonal Workshop – Rich Stammler, PhD; Annelie Shultz, MA, CHt. Transpersonal Psychology transcends physical reality into the spiritual. See this bigger picture of your life. Experience two guided regressions (self-generated). Learn how to manifest what you desire for a healthier you!

9-5pm, $100. Emmaus. 610-433-3260.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 13th annual Mind Body Spirit Expo – see FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 listing

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26 Oils of Ancient Egypt Aromatherapy Gathering -- with Lucey Harley. Learn about the wonderful world of aromatic molecules and how to incorporate them into your everyday life. 6:30-8:30pm. $5. 610641-1116 to reserve your spot & Questions. Drop ins welcome. Location - Inner Light Holistic Center, Gilbertsville, Pa.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Movement as Medicine – Cultivating inner knowledge and a method for moving into an ancient way of physical, mental, and spiritual cultivation. 9:3010:45am & 5:30-6:45pm, $40/4 classes. The Gentle Spirit, 800 Main St., Hellertown. 610-838-4975

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Care Alternatives Volunteers – Care Alternatives is actively recruiting Reiki Practitioners, Certified Massage Therapists and Comfort Volunteers to impact the lives of Hospice patients. 866-821-1212.

Bodywork & Massage – over 20 different types are now available in our safe and supportive environment to help you achieve a relaxed and healthier mind, body and spirit.

Call for appointment. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610-395-3355 Insomnia Relief – Experience deep healing sleep! Vibro/neuroacoustic technology retrains your brain and central nervous system to go into the deep rest of delta sleep, which allows you to be at your best during the day.

Call for appointment. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610-395-3355

SUNDAY Labyrinth Walk – 4th Sunday of every month from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Public welcome. Donations accepted to support to outside labyrynth construction project. The Labyrinth is a tool for embracing spirituality. Contact Beverly Marriner, certified Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator at 610 625-4010.

Sunday Services – Metaphysical and non-denominational. Rev. Lloyd Moll, Pastor - Unique Sunday services 10:30 am. St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington Street Allentown PA. 610-776-7211. All are welcome!

Energy Exchange Workshop – New time, 6:30pm on second and fourth Sundays. Learn a generic and effective way to experience and benefit from the energy of Universal Intelligence from trained and dedicated facilitators. One-on-one sessions personally tailored and confidential. Be a recipient or bring a friend. Offering received. Unity of Lehigh Valley, Emmaus. 215-679-6051.

MONDAY Meditation & Buddhism classes – Current series “The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness” -Improve relationships, awaken the compassionate heart, love without attachment. Drop in meditation classes at CACLV Community Room, 1337 E. Fifth Street. Bethlehem. Everyone welcome. Call 609-397-4828 for more information.

Gentle Therapeutic Yoga – With Silver Kim. Using the Universal

Principals of Alignment (TM) from the Anusara method, we bring healing to the body as we align the body in it’s most optimal blueprint of the individual bodies. This practice is also beneficial for those with pain, discomfort and injury in the body.

9:30-11am. KinderCare Available.

Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-746-5852.

Community Exchange Time Bank - When neighbors exchange services everyone benefits. Group Orientations held on the Third Monday of each month at The Center for Healthy Aging at LV Hospital, 17th and Chew Streets, Allentown. 610-969-2486 for more information.

Energy Exchange Workshop – Second Monday of each month. Learn a generic and effective way to experience and benefit from the energy of Universal Intelligence from trained and dedicated facilitators. One-onone sessions personally tailored and confidential. Be a recipient or bring a friend. Offering received. 1 pm.

School of Nursing auditorium; 17th and Chew Sts, Allentown. 215-6796051 Group Therapy – Dr. Laurane McGlynn, Clinical Psychologist.

Join us to experience WOMEN’S HEALTH & WELLNESS PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP, 6:30-8, $25, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355

TUESDAY Restorative Yoga – A class designed to relax and rejuvenate the body.

These comfortable restorative postures are crated by using blankets, blocks and other yoga props. Gentle breathing techniques are also utilized.

Learn how to open your body, relax and relieve chronic pain. No yoga experience necessary. 7:30-8:45pm $14. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E. 4th St. 3rd Floor, Bethlehem.

610-867-9642 Coordination Pattern™ Movement Training – Betsy Wetzig. With simple, easy exercises, learn to understand and use the essential connection between your movement and your mind to improve the way you function, both physically & mentally. 6:45-7:45 pm, $75/6 wks, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610-395-3355 Group Coaching – Create The Results You Want in Your Life with Gail Nape. Your potential is extraordinary and you have within you, right now, the ability to create almost any result you want in your life. Are you ready? Call for days/ times/ fees of

teleconference coaching groups.

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 610.395.3355

WEDNESDAY Max Meditation System™ - Discover how to truly meditate with the Modern Mystery School method.

7:00pm – 8:30 pm. $10. Mastery of Life Prep School, Schnecksville, PA. Lee Culver 610-888-4606.

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy - Camille Llewellyn. A deeper connection with self is experienced using assisted yoga techniques and elements of contemporary body-mind psychology. Focused breathing then fosters release, personal growth and healing. $80/ session. Call for appointment, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355 Spiritual Healing and Meditation – 7 PM - 9 PM - 2nd Wednesday of the months of October thru June.

Weather permitting. Everyone is welcome. St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington Street Allentown PA. 610-791-2641 Group Therapy – Dr. Laurane McGlynn, Clinical Psychologist.

Join us to experience holistic group psychotherapy: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, 5:30-7pm or General therapy Group for Men and For Women, 7-8:30pm. $25. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area. 610.395.335 Gentle Therapeutic – Using the Universal Principals of Alignment (TM) from the Anusara method, we bring healing to the body as we align the body in it’s most optimal blueprint of the individual bodies. It is a practice for those that have pain, discomfort and injury in the body. 12:30-2:00 pm. Kula Heart Yoga, 103 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-746-5852.

Free Mind and Meditation Workshop – Join us for a free, hour-long Mind and Meditation Workshop in-

volving Yoga, breathing techniques and meditation. Learn about the internationally acclaimed Art of Living Course, which has benefited over 30 million people in 150 countries. Allentown and Bethlehem locations.

Call 484-695-6880 for more info.

THURSDAY Group Therapy – Dr. Laurane McGlynn, Clinical Psychologist. Join us to experience holistic group psychotherapy: Chronic Medical Illness, 5:00-6:30 pm or Transitions group for recently separated or divorced individuals. 6:30-8:00 pm, $25/hour, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355 Coordination Pattern™ Movement Training – Betsy Wetzig. With simple, easy exercises, learn to understand and use the essential connection between your movement and your mind to improve the way you function, both physically & mentally. 7- 8 pm, $75/6 wks, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area.

610-395-3355 Free Herbal Consultations – Learn a natural way to address health and wellness issues. Herbalist available for Free Mini Consult, Every Thursday 11am -5pm. David Harder RH (AHG) at Nature’s Way, Easton. 610253-0940.

Community Exchange Time Bank - When neighbors exchange services everyone benefits. Group Orientations held on the 1st Wednesday of each month 6-8pm at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenburg Campus, RT22 and Shoenersville Rd, Bethlehem.

610-969-2486 for more information.

SATURDAY Mini Spiritual Holistic Fair – 2nd Saturday of the months of March, April, June, August, October, and November. 10 am to 3 pm. St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington Street Allentown PA. 610-776-7211

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community resource guide

LISA BAAS ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MEDICINE 860 Broad St., Suite 100 Emmaus, PA 18049 610-967-0515

Board certified and licensed Acupuncturist with 20 years of holistic healing, offering Acupuncture, bodywork therapy, Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs and homeopathic medicines.

Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community.

To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email LVsales@ naturalawakeningsmag.com to request our media kit.

ACUPUNCTURE CLASSICAL 5 ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE

J.L.Collins M.Ac.,Lic.Ac.,NCCAOM Diplomat 2020 Downyflake Lane Allentown, PA 18103 610-317-6064

5 Element Acupuncture addresses the deepest level of disharmony in the body/mind/spirit, known as the causative factor. Relief for acute conditions and chronic conditions.

Practicing for 26 years. Certified in Chinese herbal pharmacology and current graduate student at Moravian Seminary. This study is enriching my practice with a holistic spirituality and embracing of GOD. [Heavenly Qi]

LEHIGH VALLEY ORIENTAL MEDICINE CENTRE Ming ming and David Molony 101 Bridge Street Catasauqua, PA 18032 610-264-2755

Acupuncture and herbal medicine with capable, experienced practitioners. Practicing acupuncture in the Lehigh Valley since 1988. Acupuncture, herbs, dietary consultation, and other aspects of Oriental Medicine provide a complete healing system for health and regeneration, enhancing the outcome of Conventional care

LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC

Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd.

Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509

LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com LiveWell Integrated Health offers traditional Chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, body work, and nutritional and lifestyle coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle choice.... choose to LiveWell. See ad page 24.

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ANTI-AGING Dr. Robert Morgan PhD 1212 Eagle Drive Emmaus, PA 18049 610-928-7570

Get the most out of life and maintain control of your own health with a wholistic approach to diminishing the effects of aging. Dr Morgan will guide you from assessment of current health issues to a comprehensive plan to move forward in a healthy energetic way. It’s never to soon or to late to get started. See ad page 49.

AROMATHERAPY LUCEY HARLEY

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Save $$ Join my Wholesale Buying Club. Specializing in Young Living Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils, Individual & Group Classes, Workshops, Gatherings, Custom Blends, Body & Skin Care, Pet Care, Essential Oil Enhanced Nutritional Supplements, NingXia Wolfberry & Thieves Blend Products. Over 16 years experience studying, practicing and teaching Aromatherapy and many other energy modalities.

BODYWORK DIANE MARCHESE NCTMB Allentown, Pa 18104 610-366-7414 www.MFRJourney.com

While Myofascial Release may share some commonalities with traditional massage, it is a modality that reaches deeper & creates lasting change. Helps to relieve the tightness & pressure from your body, allowing strength & function to return in a natural manner. I believe in the innate ability of every person to heal, & I know personally the profound & long-lasting results with MFR.

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MARIE RUXTON THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Marie Ruxton CMT, CN 628 Chestnut Street Emmaus, PA 18049 610-965-2500

Marie is a certified massage therapist trained since 1997 in Advanced Myofascial Release Therapy, Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Ear Candling, Homeopathy and Holistic Nutrition. Offers comprehensive custom bodywork for those wanting to overcome chronic pain and movement problems. Sessions range from a (2 hour) Head to Toe meltdown massage to “Just Neck and Head” massage for those needing stress relief. Gift certificates available. See ad, page 21.

MODERN CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY David Nemeroff, NCBTMB 2008 Eberhart Rd, Whitehall, PA 18052 610-737-4212 www.therapy4healing.com

Restore balance to your body and decrease pain with the power of Craniosacral Therapy. This gentle and non-invasive western osteopathic technique can help relieve many pain issues including migraines, back pain, neck problems, vertigo, TMJ, stress, neurological issues and much more. David Nemeroff also works with your pet’s problems like hip dysplasia, mobility issues and cribbing. See ad, page 41.

CHIROPRACTOR LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC

Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd.

Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

LiveWell Integrated Health offers traditional Chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, body work, and nutritional and lifestyle coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle choice.... choose to LiveWell. See ad, page 24.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY PATHWAYS HOLISTIC CENTER 4833 Chestnut St. Emmaus, PA 18049 610.966.7001 www.pathwaysholistichealing.com

Cleansing and rebuilding the colon is one of the most essential steps to enhancing your health & well-being and reclaiming your life. Safe, effective method of removing waste from the large intestine. Full services available on site, in addition to educational and teaching seminars to certify interested parties.See ad, page 22.

FUNERAL SERVICES

NICOS C. ELIAS FUNERAL HOME, INC

Nicos C. Elias, Supervisor Allentown, Pa. 610-433-2200 www.eliasfuneralhome.com

Mr. Elias offers several different green and eco-friendly funeral plans using biodegradable caskets, preservation without chemicals, and earth friendly paper goods. A natural, back to the earth approach. Biodegradable urns for those choosing cremation.

Also offering assistance with homebased funerals

HOLISTIC CENTER GREENSHIRE ARTS CONSORTIUM Institute for Holistic Studies Directors: Jim and Arlene Curley Quakertown, Pennsylvania 215-538-0976 GreenshireArts.org

Dedicated to helping people improve the quality of life while they strengthen, revitalize, and explore new horizons through holistic studies, creative arts, conversation, retreats and community involvement.

In a nurturing atmosphere, individuals are invited to experience Greenshire’s space for peace while awakening to the Art of Inspired Living. See ad, page 55.

PATHWAYS HOLISTIC CENTER 4833 Chestnut St. Emmaus, PA 18049 610.966.7001 www.pathwaysholistichealing.com

Combining a variety of the finest holistic healing methods, we help shape your new path to reclaim life and become balanced & whole once again. Over 15 years of restoring health from within by cleansing, nourishing. Comprehensive physical, mental, spiritual and emotional healing services offered plus nutrition programs, prepared foods, retreats, catering services. See ad, page 22.

TWIN PONDS INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTER Fogelsville Area, 610395.3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

Over 25 practitioners offering techniques for stress management, relaxation, movement problems, coaching, counseling, weight management, exercises including aerobics, chiropractic, food preparation and much more. Call today for more information or to register for a private session, class or workshop. See ad, page 7.

HOLISTIC HEALTH DANCING DRAGONFLIES WISDOM Ingrid Geronimo Founder & Life Coach 908-213-3214 www.dancingdragonflieswisdom.com

Intuitive Life Coach to help you uncover and overcome the limited self-talk that has kept you from living the life you’ve always desired. Let me guide you to your next best life.

Your best thinking has gotten you where you are, let me show you how much further you can go!

HYPNOTHERAPY C.H.A.N.G.E.

Beverley S. Bley 2020 Downyflake Ln., Allentown, PA 18103 610-797-8250, www.4change.com

Certified Master Hypnotherapist.

Control stress and anxiety, depression, pain and anger. Lose weight, eliminate smoking. Hypnotherapy certification and hypnobirthing classes. See ad, page 16.

Jeanette Egan MS, LPC, CAC-D 860 Broad Street, Suite 106 Emmaus, PA 18049 610 965-3635

Hypnotherapy can change your life by healing the trauma and wounds where they are stored in the subconscious mind. Release your anger, pain, sadness, anxiety, fear, abandonment, guilt and shame. Heal the wounded child with-in. Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist & PA Licensed Professional Counselor.

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Those with high stress lives and poor diets tend to have excess waste products in their bodies. These wastes can attack joints, tissues, and organs causing dysfunction. Why not try a safe, relaxing 30 minute Ion Cleanse® which may help rid those unwanted wastes?

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Life Coach Annette Carpien,

Certified Master Relationship Coach For relationships that thrive, for singles and couples Annette@greatrelationshipscoaching.com 610-428-2755

Want a loving relationship that is happy and successful over time and through challenges? If you are single again, dating, or “taken”, call Annette for relationship coaching for communication enhancement & love that lasts.

MASSAGE THERAPY THE SANCTUARY FOR HEALING THERAPIES FreeDom Danielle Platia 860 Broad St. Suite 114 Emmaus, PA 18049 610-965-7980

A decade of experience. We offer Swedish massage, deep-tissue therapy, myofascial release, reiki, trigger-point therapy, and neuromuscular therapy. Nationally certified with advanced training; we also carry herbal remedies. By appointment only.

MEDITATION & WELLNESS EFFORTLESS MEDITATION

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley 610.670.6700 or 800.376.3530 www.StressReductionResources.com

Destress, revitalize and be healthier with scientifically validated and physician recommended Effortless Meditation. Experience rest deeper than sleep! Greg Schweitzer taught for Deepak Chopra, M.D. and other notables for 30+ years. Introductory classes and a 10-hour course.

NATURAL DENTISTRY BEATA A. CARLSON, D.D.S. Cosmetic and Natural Dentistry 2600 Newburg Rd. Easton, PA 18045 610-252-1454 www.beatacarlson.com

Dr. Carlson begins with a Natural or Holistic approach to enhance your physical health and eliminate any compromise to the immune system.

Mercury free, non-surgical periodontal treatment, tooth whitening, cosmetic makeovers and herbal support in a gentle, relaxing and caring atmosphere. See ad, page 13.

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MILAVEC DENTAL CARE Daniel J. Milavec, DDS 1855 Washington Ave. Northampton, PA 18067 610-262-7829

Holistically oriented dentistry realizes that the mouth is connected to the whole body.

Mercury free. non-surgical gum disease treatment with nutraceutical programs to support healthy smiles. Complete smile makeover with High Speed Braces™ and tooth whitening. See ad, page 5.

NATURAL FAMILY MEDICINE A NATURAL MEDICINE CLINIC

DR. MICHAEL JUDE LOQUASTO, ND, PHD, DC Lehigh Valley Professional Center 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27 Bethlehem, PA 18020 * 484-821-1460 www.drmichaelloquasto.com

Specializing in Natural Medicine for over 25 years, Dr. Loquasto holds doctorates in Naturopathy, Nutrition and Chiropractic Internal Medicine. He is also a Master Herbalist as well as a certified Clinical and Dietitian Nutritionist. Dr. Loquasto offers custom formulations for specific conditions and non-invasive chelation therapy. In addition the following tests are done at the clinic: live cell microscope, circulation testing, EKG, pulmonary lung testing, bone density, x-ray, scanning for foot & ankle problems, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels and blood testing for diabetes and other health issues. The goal is to restore and/ or maintain a healthy lifestyle.

MAULFAIR MEDICAL CENTER

Conrad Maulfair, D.O. 403 North Main St. Topton, PA 19562 610-682-2104 www.drmaulfair.com, www.purelyyoudetox.com

Dr. Maulfair is an Osteopathic Physician bringing four decades of knowledge and experience in alternative, complementary medicine to his patient care. Help for all conditions and all ages. Offering Chelation Therapy, Hubbard Method Sauna detoxification – Purely You, and many other treatment programs. Maulfair Medical Center brings the best of both worlds to their patients. See ad, page 20.

WOODLANDS HEALING RESEARCH Family, Environmental and Preventative Medicine Nicholas DiMartino, D.O. 5724 Clymer Rd. Quakertown, PA 215-536-1890

Woodlands Healing Research Center is a family practice supporting individualized natural approaches to health. We offer lifestyle and nutritional consultation to achieve optimal health and vitality. We also offer complete women’s services including GYN, menopause, osteoporosis and bio-identical hormone therapy. See ad, page 14.

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE Chiropractic, Naturopathy, Massage Therapy, Nutrition Dr. Merlin L. & Donna Haas 2358 Sunshine Rd., Allentown 18103 610-966-3235 www.haascare.com

31 Years of service using natural and energetic techniques to uncover the root cause of an illness. We offer chiropractic care, swedish/therapeutic/ raindrop massage therapy, Nutrition Response Testing, Accelerated Allergy Elimination Technique and much more. Call to learn about stem cell renewal.

DALLAS WELLNESS CENTER, LLC

Debra E Dallas, MS, MIfHI, DCNT 4048 Freemansburg Avenue Easton, PA 18045 610-253-1977, dallaswellnesscenterllc.com

Dallas Wellness Center is an integrated therapy and diagnostic center. We offer Iridology, Thermographic Imaging, Nutrigenomics and Nutrition, nutraMetrix, Homeopathy, Herbology, Blood Typing, Hair Analysis, Ion Cleansing, Reflexology, Reiki, and Qi-Cultivation classes. When people have been everywhere else and are still sick, they come visit us. See ad, page 49.

Robert E Hartzell RPH, CCN Shelley Surber RD, LDN 300 American Street Catasauqua, Pa 18032 610-264-5471 ext 237

Offering our successful (FLT) First Line Therapy, and Ultra Lite therapeutic Life style programs. Our programs will help with weight concerns; blood sugar concerns, cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure. Let us help to implement healthy changes into your life. Change your life, Take back your health.

Call for an appointment See ad, page 35

THE GENTLE SPIRIT 800 Main St., Suite 105 Hellertown, PA 18055 610-838-4975 TheGentleSpirit.com

Sharing both the mysteries and the very practical uses of the metaphysical arts and sciences of China. Offering Acupuncture, Bodywork, Qigong and Yoga. See ad page 12.

TWIN PONDS INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTER

628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

Let our world class practitioners help you relieve stress, renew your over-all health and achieve more in your life. Our services are appropriate for people of all ages. Call today for more information or to register for a private session, class or workshop. See ad, page 7.

WELL OF LIFE CENTER FOR NATURAL HEALTH Cynthia Hofmann,CN,LMT, NRT, NTP Anthony S.Blasco, Jr.,DC,NRT Tiffany Guerreiro, NRT, NTP 3172 Route 212 Springtown, PA18081 610-346-9080

www.welloflifecenter.com Tired of treating your symptoms? Looking for answers? Come to the Well of Life Center for Natural Health. Proverbs 10:11

NATUROPATH NUTRITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Nicholas Theodorou ND 5 Stonecroft Drive Easton, PA 18045 610-258-1894 Nutritek.net

“Dr. Nick” Traditional Naturopath.

Get and stay healthy. Proven FivePoint Program teaches you about eating a wholesome diet, prudent exercise, the proper use of supplements, getting quality sleep and reducing stress. Internationally recognized expertise on nutritional supplements including glutathione enhancement!

Free mini-consults! Call or email for information.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION Gale Maleskey, MS, RD Licensed Wellness Coach 610-554-9406 www.galemaleskey.com

Live your dream of sane, healthy living! Let me help you develop and implement a Wellness Vision that includes great nutrition, physical activity, peace and enjoyment. Whatever your health concerns, I can help you to make the most of beneficial diet and lifestyle changes.

NUTRITIONAL NEEDS

Michele Varley Certified Nutritional Counselor 105 Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA 570-325-2277

Let me help you find the balance your body needs to thrive by overcoming nutritional deficiencies.

Proper nutrition can literally save your life. Preventive maintenance begins with proper nutrition.

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PAT SULLIVAN MS RD LDN Nutrition Counseling 6083 Hamilton Blvd.

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Stay on track with your health goals.

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STUCTURAL INTEGRATION ANDREI KAZLOUSKI Whitehall, PA 18052 484-695-8265 www.rolfway.com

A physical therapist with 17 years experience, including special education in canine anatomy and conditions for the past 10 years. Utilize many of the same rehabilitative techniques and therapies used for years with humans to help your animal companion recover from injury, surgery, or to improve their quality of life in the golden years.

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VETERINARY CANINE REHABILITATION Pamela J. Mueller, PhD DVM 3247 B Wimmer Road Bethlehem, PA 10820 610-865-4348 www.AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Kula Heart Yoga

103 S. Main St. Nazareth, PA 18064 610-746-5852 www.kulaheartyoga.com Facebook: Yoga at Kulaheartyoga

“Kula” means community, family, like-hearted. New Student Special - First Class Free. Diverse yoga classes from beginners to advanced with certified/ registered yoga teachers. Certified Yoga Teacher Training, ongoing workshops, and specialty classes such as Anusara Inspired, Therapeutic, & Kundalini - KinderCare Available for some classes. Art, Dance & Creative Writing Classes for children and adults.

THE YOGA LOFT

Dr. Mueller is a veterinarian with advanced training in exercise physiology and canine rehabilitation. We welcome dogs with neurologic problems, sports injuries and following surgery. Aquatic exercise can rejuvenate geriatric pets and condition competition companions.

VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE ANIMAL THERAPY CENTER Danielle Dulin MVB,CVA 3247 B Wimmer Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348 AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Beth Kenny M.P.T 3247 B Wimmer Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348

521 E 4th St., 3rd Floor (above Cantelmi’s Hardware) Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-867-YOGA (9642)

www.theyogaloftofbethlehem.com The Yoga Loft offers quality yoga instruction for students of all levels in a variety of styles. We also offer workshops and other special events, Certified Yoga Teacher Training, Belly dance, Tai Chi, Kids Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Hooping, and Mat Pilates. See ad, page 50.

Yoga for Creativity

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Acupuncture has been used in humans and animals for over 4000 years and is a good adjunctive therapy to western treatment plans to increase overall vitality and energy and produce profound changes on physical and emotional levels.

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Roberta Carter 610-653-6959 Skylar1965@hotmail.com

Customized individual or group yoga instruction. Specializing in corporate settings. I am a professional writer and artist and Certified AAAI yoga and mat pilates instructor. Let me help you climb out of your box.

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